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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-22
EVENING LEDGER -PflILADELPHIA. TIURsDAY,

Several hundred women assembled IN q
synagogue at Sixth and Slgel streets, IN
"A hastily organized meeting last night ana
concurred with the chairman, Mrs. Pauline
Goldberg, 449 Durfor street. when she de-
clared that drastic measures would naNs
to be taken to bring down the price OF the
two staple articles of their diet
"If we have potatoes and onions ana
little barley" she said. 1--WE can do with
out meat forever but with potatoes AZ
seven cents "A pound where they used to be
two and three cents and onions at sixteen
cents when they used to be Ave and six
cents. we cannot live. our children ana
our husbands are not getting enough TO
eat. It's up to us to do something
This Is what they have planned to do
To warn the small retailer not TO
buy potatoes or onions at present
prices.
TO warn the housewife that If she
is unwilling TO cooperate in the tenn
porary boycott, the boycotters viii re-
lieve her by force If necessary of the
potatoes aud onions that she pur-
Chases,
The riots in New York" Mrs. Gold
berg said in explanation OF the proposed
action of the South Philadelphia women
have not influenced us in the least We
are not going to raid shops or to riot
We do not expect to have to use force
Already we have got in touch with about
ate with MS The others will have to CO.
operate with US. We are going to make
them 30. | don't think the police VIII
interfere with us They are pretty tired
Of paying high prices themselves
The 400 blocl, of Durfor street is agog
with the resolution that has been taken.
Scarcely housewife was to be found
I'm her home yesterday afternoon, They
were out advertising the place of the
meeting. And, although the air was red
oleut with the unmistakable and pungent
aroma OF the bulb which we are told Is
a lily. Il was stated that this was some
thing in the nature Of farewell cele-
bratiuu.
cit will come hard" Mrs Jacobs. Of 4i3
Durfor street said, for we cannot have
a meal without onions or potatoes. but we
are determined to do without them to see
II something can't be done. II this plan
works and we get potatoes and onions
down. we'll live on them entirely for a
while and get busy on eggs, meats and
chickens. We're i'm this tuing in dead
earnest
Plans to extend the boycott are being
considered by Mrs. Goldberg.
Some Of us will give our time" she said,
TO 90 around in other neighborhoods and
speak to the women there. They all know
done quickly--to bring down prices and I
think every woman will be willing to hedp
us"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-22
Call Mayor Home
In Crisis on Food

Continued from Page One
men we're thrown along the street above
and below Morris street to guard against
further outbreaks.
The trouble began this morning when
the marketing housewives. who have de-
clared boycott against the high-priced
foUdstuffs discovered that the prices of earn
had mounted overnight from 10 cents to S
cents pound and that onions once selling
for 2I2 cents pound, had gone to II cents
a pound.
Enraged at the prohibitve prices of these
staples, which are the principal ingredients
I'm the dish "gefiIte-ish," the women held
war" councils in little groups. Presently
one Of the groups made a concerted rush
for a shop. Other groups followed and
soon the entire street was a mass of eX-
cited women. bare-headed and shouting
Many of them carried babies. and little
children scampered and lodged in and about
the crowds.
In the shop Of Hyman Zebulsky. 1886
South Seventh street the live carp we're
thrown against the walls and into THE street
The proprietor, protesting, was brushed
aside by bulky housewife. In Louis De-
tofsky's meat shop, at 1884 South Seventh
street a more severe battle ragged Eero-
sene was thrown upon the floor in the melee
and pint bottles of the oil SeCreted about
the womens clothes, were broken. Outside
the pushcarts of produce on the curb Wee
overturned.
Some one teephoned to the Third and
Dickinson streets police station. \ squad
Of bluecoats were rushed to the street and
the women were driven from the shops
Whereupon they congregated in the street,
shaking their fists at the policemen and
shopkeepers
We must have food :" they shouted You
are trying to starVe us. You are robbers
We won't be robbed"
The riot, which was the outcome Of a
meeting last night at which a boycott was
agreed upon. represents the feeling through
out that section. Philadelphia's entire
southern section is aroused
To be found in the vicinity of Sixth and
Wolf streets in the course Of the next three
or four days with potatoes onions in
ones market basket. or in the crown of
ones hat or the pocket in ones petticoat
will be to expect from cooperation of
housewives of that neighborhood much the
same treatment that an Ally spy would be
accorded II found with matches in the
environs of a German munitions factory.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-22
ONE KILLED THIRTY INJURED
AS STRIKERS FIGHT POLICE

1Ii3 South Front street; shot in the arm
Pennsylvania Hospital
KAILowEz. CLEMENS, a striker; twenty
three years, 20 Cathsrine street; shot in the
hand Pennsylvania Hospital.
ROGERS, WILLIAM policeman, thirty years
Third and Dickinson streets station; con
fused scalp: Mt. Sinai Hospital.
SMITH, WILLIAM policeman. twenty;six years
80 Slgel street, connected with Third and
DEJSn bESEb yHhsG sa5 fTae'gTsd m soa ni
pital.
COHEN. PHILIP. district detective thirty.
three ySars; sl4 S;,l Reed street lacerated
RIvEL, CHARLES. patrol sergeant, hfty;one
omr, s2$ MGoTG Street CONNECTED With
injured leg; Mt Sinai Hospital.
DAILY. LEE S H., H., ssrEeGnt OF the Trafac G
knocked out by brick and leg injuredi Mt.
Sinai Hospital.
Five policemen were injured but were
not taken to hospitals. They are:
CROOKS. WILLIAM. Fifteenth street and sny-
der avenue station.
QUIGLEY, WILLIAM Fifteenth street and sny.
der avenue station.
FIELDS, CHARLES, Fourth street and sny.
der avenue station.
HOLLORAN, WALTER, Fourth street and Sny-
der avenue station.
PHIPP, JAMES, Fourth street and Snyder ave
nue. station.
GIVE rs FOOD"
Tying blNt US IOOu, many women,
come carrying children. jeered at the po-
lice and urged the strikers on to battle,
The riot started after a meeting held by
wives of striking employees 1t soon as
sumed such proportions that even the fire
apparatus was called into service, 1t was
put down only after hundreds Of shots had
been fired on both sides.
Firemen did effective work in driving in
furiated men and women from the streets.
They stood by with high pressure hose
ready virtually for any emergency. Super
intendent Of Police Robinson ordered out
the firemen when rumors spread that an
attempt would be made to burn the re-
finery
For several weeks past a strike has been
in progress at the Franklin Sugar Reln-
cries and two others in that neighborhood.
The workmen who went out maintained
peaceful methods until few days ago.
when negro strike-breakers were brought
to this city to work in the plants Since
that time the former employees have become
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-22

discontented and several minor outbreaks
have occurred. To handle this situation
Sergeant Gunnlson OF the police station at
1907 Moyamensing avenue the Twenty
fifth District. has had a detail of eight or
ten men on hand every evening at O'Clock,
when the day and night forces change.
The start Of last nights riot. however.
was In meeting held by the wives and
female relatives OF the strikers These
women gathered In Lithua nian Hall. Moya-
mensing avenue and Christian street where
the police say they were addressed by Mrs
Sholde. who urged her hearers to adopt
militant methods to drive out the strike
breakers. She insisted that the strike was
driving the families of the locked -out men
to the verge Of starvation, and declared
that unless their husbands were victors
their wives and children would starve
Shortly after o'clock II few women
walked down Reed and the adjoining streets
and met at Front and Reed streets All
carried pepper shakers come Of these car
ried babies In their arms. Others trundled
them in carriages, while another group had
the youngsters by the hand They talked
together eXcitedly for time with Mrs
Sholde, who the police declare. was the
principal ag.tatOr in this group. A few
minutes later dilatory women joined the
crowd, and when there were thirty or forty
OF them together the police believed IL was
time to disperse the gathering.
The neighborhood was soon In an uproar
Women men and-"chdren came to the
streets TO watch the battle. but when they
heard the spat OF the bullets and saw the
rain of bricks they fed TO shelter. Several
of the women tainted and had to be carried
to their homes. while numerous children
were so badly frightened that they could
not be Gained Many OF the persons I'm the
vicinity hid in places OF refuge until the
shooting was over.
Others, frankly sympa athetC with the
strikers. Joined in the melee and hurled
bricks with the strikers. Lieutenant DAILY.
however. had his riot call sent in and all
available men south of Market street were
sent as rc-Snforcenerts
By this time the mob was fully 1000
strong, the police asserted. and throngs
were hurrYing to the place from nearly
very direction. The mounted men, however.
proved too valiant foe. and their first
charge dispersed the rioters with the cN-
ception of a few scattered groups. one Of
these knots surrounded Mrs ShOlde. whom
the police were determined to capture as
the instigator Of the riot
Lieutenant DAILY and Special Policemen
Cohen and Alburger located her and began
a handto-hand fight to arrest her. Mrs.
Shode screamed and fought madly while
the three policemen were the targets for
showers of bricks. They struck right and
left with their clubs and finally drove tie
protecting crowd away from their prisoner.
As Cohen arrested Mrs Shode a bricl;
struck him on the back Of the head and he
went down While the lieutenant. using
his revolver as club. fought his way out
with the woman, Alburger covered his
partner and kept the crowd at bay until
he was able to bring him to "A patrol wagon
which was being sent to the hospital with
additional wounded.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-22
BY w. S. FORREST

4 PARIS, Feb. Eff Germany is build
ing hopes that her new submarine blockade
will cut off the Allies supplies. decrease
their military strength and thus end the
war. these hopes are misplaced The block
ade will never succeed
(, Admiral Lacaze, Frances Minister OF
Marine gave this reply today when the
correspondent asked him for a message to
America on how France Views the German
submarine war.
"It was German tr.ckiness that inau-
gurated commercial submarines astensibly
to carry merchandise. but in reality to sup
ply war submarines on the open sea- he
declared. at is impossible for me to see
how competent German officials believe
their move--which IL said to be aimed prin-
cipally at France and Italy-can achieve
the hoped-for results" he continued. "On
the whole, II cannot change conditions
much from the past
III the German people are looking to the
submarines for peace, let them take cogni-
nance Of the fact that since the beginning
Of the blockade on February 1 about the
same number of French mercantile ships
have been arriving at our ports as before.
''The total was more than hundred
daily. That figure is immutable.
II do not believe conditions will change
much from 1916, when the average of
French imports doubled-from two and
one-half to five million tons monthly,
ALSO since the beginning of the war
We have doubled our seaboard imports
The blockade may reduce the present fig
ure somewhat. but II Is materially impos-
oible for the Germans to abolish these inn
PORTS
Take the two main French imports
coal and -four. The enemy has been able
10 sink only a little over half of one per
cent-.0o53 is the exact figure-of the
general average on coal while the -four
II less than one per cent.
This -four boss does not equal the
amount the French baker normally wastes
This is the third time the Germans have
announced mercless submarine warfare
Twice climaxes OF violence were briefly
reached-then they subsided.
The loses of worlds tonnage In the pas
has never been such as TO bring about
critical condition. far as the Allies sup
plies are concerned
Even suppose that the German subma
rines destroy more than formerly, the stu
alton simply resolves itself into the ques
tion to who is able to hold out the long
est.
"Germany, long immersed in economic
difiiculties is now deprived of all sea trad'
except that Of Scandinavia.
The Entente's margin on the other hand
is still of the widest,
"The worst that can befall us Is NOR,
rigid restrictions TO civilians Rest assured
well keep all necessities.
but this is merely hypothetcal-w'
haven't begun to worry about supplies"
& The Admiral reiterated his disbelief tina
the protagonists of ruthless summarizing
were ever greatly opposed in German Off
cialdom.
my opinion is," he explained. that sucl
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-22
Germany Releases
YdrrOlUddLe CrelU


Continued from PAGE One
ing Austria TO clear up her position on
Germany's C-boat decree and her own
pledges to this Government on U-boat war
fare
The Austrian Government is portrayed
as struggling hard to prevent the threatened
break That she must and will support
the German decree is the official fear here.
should she do this, It is taken for granted
President Wilson will Immediately order
passports to Austrian representatives here
and request the withdrawal Of United States
Ambassador Penheld from his post in Vi
emma.
II is felt certain that a break with the
other Germanic Allies would shortly follow.
Brt while the grea, paniomime goes for
ward II Is allowing time for movement Of
thousands of Americans trom Central Power
countries.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-22
PHILADELPHIA MARK ETS

The banks and trade exchanges are
closed in observance of Washington's Birth
day and wholesale business in most lines is
virtually suspended. In the absence Of fresh
information on which to base reliable quo
tations. our usual market reports are
omitted from tuday's issue.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-22

PHILADELPHIA ORCHETsRa cav. II.
second campus concert of the season ~ ~
Weightman Hall, University OF ponn.,!,
vania. Miss Mae Hotz, Philadelpbi, y.
prano, as soloist. sang numbers 80
Strauss and Weber. ''o"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-22
B0AT WAR DOOMED TO FAIL,
z FRENCH ADMIRALTY CHIEF SAYS
Germany's Hopes of Starving Out Allies by
6 Blockade of Frightfulness Misplaced, Official
View of Minister of Marine Lacaze

toiocin0
significant toiowng Of Sir
Of
: cdrdr
BY w. S. FORREST
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-22
City News in Brief

COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, otology
and laryngology section, held symposium
on hay fever at the college, Twenty-second
and Chestnut streets. Or. Seymour Oppen-
hemer, Of New York, told OF the use of a
serum made from plants which cause hay
fever. while Dr. A. Parker Kitchens
described the preparation of the serum
Other speakers were Or. Charles r.. DE M.
Sajous and DR.. Joseph Sailer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-22
TWO GyPsIEs. alleged .hon,.,,. -

TWO GyPsIEs. alleged shopIsfter,. u...
held in $500 bail each today bv Msnir
trate Beaton at the Central Station as
cused OF taking $50 worth of lingerie in
department store. The prisoners C,,n
crime John and Catherine Merinlo or,
South Eleventh street, were accomn,n,.
by twelve-year-old gypsy girl bn, .su
child was not arrested '"e
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-22

delphla held its monthly meeting at the
Hotel Adelphla. Fear of accidents. eighty
five per cent of which are caused by reck-
less driving. is harmful 10 the motor
truck business through keeping manufac-
turers from installing motor service. ac-
cording to Lee ]. Eastman. Other speakers
were A. l. Il. Jackson attorney for the as
sociation. Il. j. Cattell, John Sparhawk. Jr.,
and Judge Bonniwell, of the Municipal
Court.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-22

gave washInston's birthday celebrat,or
In the Ritz-Carlton. Rowe Stewart, presI.
dent or the Poor Richard Club, impersonated
Washington and former Congressman
Washington Logue made an eulosistIc al.
dress on the first President A Washing.
ton supper and Colonial bail followed
FIRE TRICKED the engine comn.
from Tenth and Buttonwood streets wh,as
responded to an alarm In a loft buIdin. -.
122 North Eleventh street. The flames dis
appeared after the hose had been nla.ns
and the company was about to depart VIZ
the flames broke out anew. A second aIa".'
was sent in and the flames were soon unaaa
control. The damage to M weins,a,a,I
factory. on the second floor amounted 80
approximately $4,000. The Eagle Furniture
damaged by water. e"'y
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-22
WILMER ATKINSON, founder an

WILMER ATKINSON, founder and
editor of the Farm journal. announced his
retirement at celebration IN the Farm
Journal Building, West Washington Square
Hereafter he will serve editor emeritus"
G. f. Jenkins will become managing editor.
The publication was founded forty years
ago
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-01-01

past season street Laurel
Central with satisfactory results.
permanent Franklin
needed
Broadway part of shetuce manner
pavement The results far promising.
Perhaps greatest Improvement many
a at
southery High street sidewalk six
by special city meeting has been supplemented by promised
$4,000 the cooperation Highway
contributing onethd of the of Part
to held
there but which will
demnation proceedings Work
excavang the winter
the ledge where set back the houses
nosh those which to down. and get in the retaining
walls 1t is the hope of the administration that this
whole completed walks
be laid during the spring and of 1917.
Substantial repairing and
renewing the defective sidewalks business
city The walks Main from
building possible
into frscass condition
laid under the order of the of council
with commendabe
owners Material along the
street also Lower Broadway Union street Broad
hill, Upper Broadway.
preston Improvement perhaps the salts
flying to the general public which has
the plan of the administration
streets as soon as the weather permits
Through the enforcement of
Improvement has been made traffic conditions
or several silent policemen OF signs calling attention to the
ordinance of showing safety
places,
have been much improved
DISTINCTIONS contrary
the ordinance have been sidewalks
mess section OF the from the vicinity of Frank
lin fruit
walks materially Posts in the curbng supporting signs the
nave also removed overhangng
of
nature that the benefit to outweigh the detrnens of the
encroucent the public streets either
removed in the near future under the ordinance
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-01-01
NORWICH HOUSING COMPANY EXPECTS
TO PAY DIVIDENDS THIS YEAR.
Organization Now Has Total of Forty Apartments
Over Half of Which Are Occupied and the
Others VIII Probably Be Taken in Near
Future

Norwich Housing organized in October,
building accommodate the
Arms company A careful
apartments
in material increase
building houses in Norwich for
company capitalized at 100000 earnest
publc-sprited
Hopkins Allen
erecting twenty of
delivered the
in July August and September and the contracts
October 1916
of which occupied and it is hoped and
the
confident that the
return Of the
opinions.
dividend of
existence
par of
dividends paid
reaso
section of the city developing
at additional
facilities
PRESIDENT Daniel T. Shea vce-presden Shepard B. Palmer
is secretary Of the
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-01-01
NEW SACRED HEART CHURCH
AT TAFTVILLE IS COMPLETED
Handsome Structure is Ornament to the Village
and Credit to the Pensioners.

A few months the
pleted this
church at
Of Merchants Hunters
124
feet The material used in its construction is wire cut Burlington
brick with Gotta cornice
frame Granite steps the front three
windows
with veptator. is in
marble
ditorium is constructed of wooden
The stone of the Sacred
Sunday afternoon
then bishop of Bishop Terney dedicated chapel
of church November u.
Belerose
which
congregation possible
through Father
completed
funds the completion
the entire church 1t remained for Rev u o. Bellerose
completion
building a structure,
village a credit to the church parish.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-01-01

Considerable attention
about the and they condition
the repairs
the bridges
the
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-01-01
Y M c. A. NEEDS LARGER AM MORE
ADEQUATELY EQUIPPED BUILDING.
Hope of Directors That Ways and Means VIII Be
Found Whereby Norwich May Have Thor
oughly Up-to-Date Structure ForaAssociation
Work. .

Norwich Chris
association
the duties
of special membership campaign held during the
gratifying
association IDEAL development body,
spirit" been constantly sight
cheered
twelve
apparent and it is the hope of
ISOLATION that before another passed
will have been found whereby Norwich have thoroughly
association building.
committed
of and lookn
the
organized.
We have been most in having the loyal and hearty
of
to them desire publicly
citation the assistance
continuance OF the
Il. CASE President.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-01-01
GROUP INCLUDES A NUMBER OF NORWICH GIRLS


of that
repairs
J. B.
has AS
during frewood
delivered Alnshouse
inmates
it. The cost to the thus
needed occupation number Of the
willingly those
ABOUT by
of house for the storage of the Towns
expendi
Alnshouse
building for patients suffering
contagious
A1mshouse already
certain of necessarily incurred in
epidemic
states To
sum the has a
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-01-01

themselves their dependents for indefinite
/. Valuable this by
public health it through her, follow
sanatorum with
the institution of the m
Of the patients whose disease has
They thereby enabled to employment
continue conditions which
both a hygienc medical Standpoint.
kindness solicitude. H.
Richard Graham religious
intervals that spiritual comfort
well
he legislature will be asked provide
needed additions. Among
extremely sick and for The
sent for males and females woefuly
the spiritual
medical
and these rninistrations~ the
a against
prinker system quite essential
fronts enclosures needed
would protect the nfar porches from southeast
a m
sleeping porch the the
n building in maintaining the good
|
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-01-01
)ENING OF THAMES STREET
BIG IMPROVEMENT FOR CITY.
Fathers Hope Work Can Be Completed So
That Walks and Pavement May Be Laid This
Coming Spring and Summer.

tnces Mayor Allyn l. Brownand the the
Mt city administration
lplished in the of improvements for the
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-01-01

Baltic and to AIyns
miles each day
stations which
branch station having
Big Increase in Parcels Post
The largest increase the
deliver packages Since the change the ruling
increasing
packages being received for special delivery There
Numerous and extensive improvements
building made, with
plumbing building
giving
unsuitable have
post basement with
driveway making the loading of the