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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-22
RUTH CHESTER HAS
A PEACH PLETHORA

One OF the youngest old ladies In the
world Is coming 20 the Garrick Theatre
Tuesday night. She Is Ruth Chester, the
MA" Bascom in Turn to the Right"
For ten years Ruth Chester has had to
cover her auburn locks with a white
wig during performances, and It is
doubtful II ten out of Ale thousands of
persons who see her before the foot
lights would recognize her on the street.
James X. Hackett brought Miss Chester
to this country az the mother in The
Walls of Jericho and after that every
manager put her down, in his beoks as
the ideal stage mother" She played
maternal roles In THE House Next
Door" THE Common Law" White
Magic" and stop Theft Winchell
Smith and John L. Golden saw her in
the last-named play and decided that she
was the one woman in the world to
create the rode OF Mrs Bascom in Turn
to the Right" Her success was marked,
In spite of her success in her present
role Miss Chester has a serious griev-
ance Mrs, Bascom. IN the play, achieves
fame for her wonderful peach jam and
ever since Turn to the Right. had its
premiere Miss Chester's friends insist
upon making peach jam. peach Jelly,
peach tarts, peach pies and other peach
pastry the feature of the breakfasts,
luncheons and dinners given in her
honor. The young actress admits that
she Is fairly fed up" on peaches. Deli
cacy forbids her to show how tired she
q OF these everlasting peachy meals and
she has about concluded to forgo ac-
ceptance of all hospitality until long abb
stinance revives lier appetite for the
luscious fruit
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-22
MARSHAL KILLED; MOB
SHOOTS PRO.GERMAN
Officer Attempts to Arrest Man
Who lnsulted Uncle Sam After
Red Cross Appeal

MAIDEN, Mo. Dec %. r, s, 81.
Clair. marshal of Maiden. was killed and
his slayer, l.. II. Wissman. of Havana
ILL.,. Is said TO be dying
According to several witnesses. Wiss-
man. when appealed to by Red Cross
workers, made remarks derogatory to
the Government. The city marshal SGT
out to arrest the man. overtaking him
at the outskirts Of the town. Wissman
resisted and, according to persons who
were present. fatally shot St Clair.
Wissman then fled into New Madrid
County Posses captured Wissman and
brought him here.
A crowd gathered and threatened to
storm the jail While the Sheriff and
his deputies held them off some one
fired through the Jail window, fatally
wounding Wissman, according to CCyo-
ner Harrison Wissman Is of German
parentage.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-22
WHY IS FAT FUNNY?
ASKS BULKY ACTOR
Corpulent Comedian Philoso-
phizes on Ties Between
Girth and Mirth

Why do people laugh at a fat man
when he finds himself In an embarrass-
ing position on the stage?
That Is the question that Rapley
Holmes, one Of william Golfers chief
aides In Nothing But the Truth has
peen trying to answer for a good many
years. Holmes is fat. there is no deny
Ing that, for he even admits II himself.
he looms large on the stage and large
or the stage
Being a comedian he Is supposed TO
De funny when he Ia on the stage. on
stage he Is a pretty serious individual,
who conserves his energy and Hoover
ICES as much as a fat actor can be cx-
pected TO do. But, II Holmes were to
diet too much. he might get thin and he
would have to begin his stage career all
over again. For It Is as n rotund COM
edian he Is known and liked
He and Maclyn Arbuckle are men Of
the same physical type, with Holmes
having little the better of 1t so far as
the scales are concerned. Both have
starred In "The Roundup" where each
made a Misunderstanding cowboy. Put
800 pounds Of solid flesh In chaps and
woclen shirt and you have some bulk,
even II 1t is evenly distributed no
II doesn't interfere with locomotion.
t1oiIneh UPS the scale over tho SUu marx,
but he won't tell how much.
Every time I meet a scale face to
face I turn away" said Holmes. BE.
cause It's embarrassing. When l was
suniciently Interested In my weight to
climb on a scale with some regularity
/ was sure to attract a crowd II tried
to weigh myself in a public place. Did
you ever notice how people rubber at
a fat man or woman when they want
to weigh themselves. No matter how
busy people are, or what they are doing,
they will stop and try to see what the
dial registers.
'If fat man slips on the street
every one In sight thinks It's funny They
will feel sorry for him q minute after
they begin to laugh at his plight In
case he is hurt, but II he escapes un'
injured they begin TO grin again It's
the same way on the stage. n fat
man assumes rage, for instance, an audi
ence laughs at him. They seem to glory
In his troubles Fat and bulk tend to
make laughter. but the why's and where
fores of 1t are beyond my understand
ing"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-22
w. J. FLYNN MAY BE
POLICE CHIEF OF N. Y.
U. S. Secret Service Head Has an
Hours Conference With Mayor
Elect Hylan

NEW YORK. Dec. 22.-There is a
strong probability that the next police
commissioner OF New York will be Will
liam j. Flynn, now chief of the United
States Secret Service. He passed an
hour with Mayor-elect Hylan yesterday
at the latter's request, following a confer
ence between Judge Hylan and Charles
L. Murphy
After the Hylan-Murphy talk it was
said that Tammany and the Judge had
come to an agreement on the names OF
fifteen men to be appointed to city Of
fees Nobody was willing to admit that
one was Flynn; but there are circum-
stances apart from the latter's visit TO
the Mayor-elect indicating that at least
a tentative offer has been made to the
Secret Service man.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-22

A communication has reached us from
Mr.. Timmler, civil servant in British
conquered territory, German East Afri!
ca, New Langenburg, on the subject OF
the destruction of tsetse flies II is the
somewhat surprising one of "gassng''
the flies with gas preferably inocuous
to man, but fatal to the flies, or II dead
ly to man and flies, the use Of masks,
eto, would become imperative while
operations were proceeding. The suggcs-
tion Is that the monsOons would carry
the gas across the fly-infested areas
We regard the proposal as impracticable,
hut an experiment would he better than
any expression Of adverse opinion
From Nature,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-22
"Show of Wonders" at Midnight

On New Years Eve special mid
night performance of the New York
Winter Garden SHOW of Wonders" will
be given at the Chestnut Street Opera
House. This is said to be the first time
a similar performance of this kind has
ever been given by legitimate theatre
in Philadelphia, although the vaudeville
and burlesque houses have done so on
several occasions. Promptly after the
close of the regular show the audience
will be admitted to the theatre and
will be entertained by orchestral selec-
tions until the rise of the curtain at
1880,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-22
YuIetide Generosity at the Stanley

The employees of the Stanley Theatre
who have been In the service Of the
Stanley Company, under whose direc-
tion tho theatre is conducted, a year or
more were given a merry, Christmas
surprise yesterday by Stanley ". Mast
pany, who presented Them each with
substantial sums of money In appre-
citation of their services during the last
twelve months. The distribution of the
bonus to the employees was made yes
tsYday In order that the recipients
might have a change to do Christmas
shopping.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-22

s;Lvenls :. Threatened with revolution.
are resdy 70 overthraw the. mcrsres%y ~ srG r,
gNrss!s'% NSSn rssue,,S % .,, ~ kS" ds"th nr1 II.
srsnd.o., ffkRb!pSs rSS' sSB wiz LIAM oTTS;; OTTO;
Crown Prince Of Iivepia, !. only eirnt
yeers old. The time Is prcritlous for ce,
volt and the KIrr and his CHANCELLoh
METTLICH know H.
,,In, In ord. e :s,,syaya tns MI, hs,rtstm f n.
q Young officer, Is ordered 70 w.t.n osr
otto. Milky. Ia In love With NEDWu'
NRCHDicHEss xNNUNCiATA = the
sgrandaunt Of the Cyown rr,Tesr-oscccrtt accpt
are 70 have Redwir marry Mn. MANI
OF kARNA, " neishboring NrsoSSm' NS amJ arJ
so .trensthen internal affairs th"' inc
.COTNTESs OJGk LOsCHEk', IN love
with karl. and q fsliewev q We Wsr, t.,,'re
hin, OF the arransemerts. pEIrT NJ
nuRG. q clerk; Is he THrsenarr vvR ar AGENT ~
the Reyolutloni,ts, and hsncnman .S
BLACK HVNRFRT. n giant ieeder VI '"o
enemies of the throne
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-22
JacObinOff to Be Heard Again

The Socialist Literary Society an
nounces concert for the evening of
December 81 at Moose Hall, Broad. near
Master street. Sascha Jacobinoff and
1dette Finmain, a young French pianist,
who may be remembered as solost at
one of the Philadelphia Orchestra Sum
day concerts last season, and an Amer
lean soprano in the person of Mary
Brooks Thompson will be the soloists,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-22
Food Economy in Germany

1t Is reported in ''rhe Lononn|
Times" that notice has been given ~
the general in command OF the Munstot
Army Corps District that the consumD-
restaurants and other establishmenoD
must this winter not exceed one-ha.e -
the consumption In the winter OF ls16-1o.
All the military and civil authorltloo
businesses and other private undertsIex
ings are required TO alter their of12o'
house. from October onwards, 20 ~
time between s a. m. and 4 p -
Schools VIII keep the same hours. -
lighting Of shop windows and TIA -
~ passenger elevators are forbi&1cm
Z e ;;ss2Ys ''s Z q: 2 = /.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-22
Two Drown When Ice Breaks

on the ice in the Mopongahela River to
see IL any barges had been delivered to
the tipple Of the Gallatin mine In For
ward township. Allegheny County. Frank
Romeo, thirty years old, and Joseph
MIXERS, lost their lives when the ica
broke and they were thrown into TIE
river The bodies were recovered several.
hours later. "A
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-22
African Labor Used in Italy

A statement issued by the official
Italian agency announces that the EN-
ployment of African labor in Italy has
given excellent results. More than 1000
Libyan workers are now employed in
military establishments In Italy and al
together more than $4,000 have enrolled
for service Gazette.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-22
Huns Use Zinc Coins

Germany has added zinc coins to the
aluminium aud iron subsidiary coins al
ready IN usc.--New York Railways En-
ploycS' Magazine.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-22

Mrs. Vernon Castle. In
Sylvia Of Secret Service
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-22

Marguerite Clark. In
Bab's Burglar
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-22

Ethel Clayton. In
The Dormant Power
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-22

Elsie Ferguson. In
Rise OF Jennie Cushing
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-22

In the boudoir the Archduchess had
picked up some knitting to soothe her
tangled nerves. You may play now.
Hilda," she said.
Into Hildas care-free young life came
two bad hours each day. One was the
dinner hour. when she ate under her
mothers pitiless eyes. The other was
the hour after dinner, when, alone in
the white drawing room beyond the
boudor with the sliding doors open,
she sat at the grand piano, which was
white and gold. like the room, and as
cold. and played to her mothers pitiless
ears.
: She went slowly into the drawing
room. Empty, it was dreary place
The heavy chandeliers of gold and cut
glass were unlighted, The crimson and
gilt chairs were covered with white
linen. Only the piano, a cleaning oasis
in a desert of polished floor, was lighted,
| and that by two tall candles In gilt
candlesticks that reached from the floor.
Hilda. going reluctantly to her post, was
the only bit Of life and color in the room,
At last Annunciata dozed, and Hilda
played softly. Played now, not for her
mother, but for herself. And as she
played she dreamed; Of Hedwig's we'd
ding, OF her own debut, of Karl. who
had fed her romantic heart by treating,
her like woman grown.
The Countess's opportunity had come
She put down the dreary embroidery
with which she filed the drearier eve
nings, and moved to the window. She
walked quietly, like a cat.
Her first words to Hedwig were those
of Peter Niburg as he linked arms with
his enemy and started down the street.
"A fine night, Highness," she said
Hedwig raised her eyes to the stars.
''It Is very lovely"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-22

Julian Eltinge, In The
Clever Mrs. Carfax
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-22

Star Cast. in A Mar
riaEe OF Speculation
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-22

Jackie Saunders. in
Miss ia ckie Of the Army
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-22

Dustin Farnum. In
The Spy
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-22

Mrs. Vernon Castle. In
Sylvia of Secret Service
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-22

Star Cast. In The
Marriage Speculation
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-22

Nine. Petroys. In
4 Daughter " pestiny
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-22

Mine. ystreys: n
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-22

vivlsn Martin. In
Mollie Entangled
Evening star., 1917-09-17
NEW CABINET is UPHELD
BY PRESS OF PETR0GRAD
Taken to Mean Fight to a Finish
Against All Counter
Revolutions

PETROGRAD. September 1.-THE
socialist newspapers generally are IA
vorable in their comment on the new
government. The 1svestia. the organ
of the workmen's and soldiers dele
gates. says that the ministerial crisis
has been settled in manner satisfac-
tory to the demands of the democracy
and adds:
"This fact is a good omen, for it guar
antees not only the complete suppress
sion of the Korniloff adventure, but
also a fight to the finish against all
counter revolutionary attempts"
The Dele Naroma. the organ Of the
social revolutfonists. approves. but
warns the cabinet of five against the
temptation of degenerating into a die
tatorship.
The middle class and Independent
press is more reserved. expressing the
opinion that the new eaoinet Is merely
terial crisis They declare that there
is no chance OF matters being settled
defnitely unless the government is
sunnorted by all classes.
Evening star., 1917-09-17
STATE CENTRAL KITCHEN
| IN STOCKHOLM SUCCESS
Supplies Good Ieals to Thousands
Of Poor of the City at
Low Price.
BY BASSETT DIGBY.
lBpeeiAl Correspondence OF The Even
Tag Star and Chicago Daily News.)

3 STOCKHOLM. Sweden. August Ii
Stockholm is successfully operating a
public meals system the center kitchen
pf which has now been properly estab-
;lished at the Nurnberg brewery 1t
supplies good cheap meals to the poor
hot food daily. The queen has visited
IL and expressed her satisfaction with
the food and arrangements.
( The meals are sent from the central
Kitchen to centers In the poorer parts
of town. where it Is bought and fetched
at vartain. where. owing to the short
ege of provision stores, the residents
have had to waste much time in travel
ing to and fro between home and the
city In quest Of edibles.
. 1t IL Miss Gertrude Bergstrom, inspec-
tor Of school kitchens. whose ideas and
hard work led to the establishment Of
this useful aid for graphing with the
high cost Of living, or. as the Swedes
say. dear times"
/ The only complaint from the clientele
of the kitchen is the color OF the pea
meal soup.
II must admit" says Miss BerKstrom.
that IL looks anything but nice But
all our eXertions to make il look nicer
have failed SO far. However, 1t tastes
good What the public likes best ia
pea soup with pork: what they dislike
most is the unfortunate peameal SOUP.
y can't give my husband stuff looking
like that. although it tastes nice,' say
the women.
Tho demand for food differs greatly
on various days. We do not announces
the menus beforehand. Folks have to
and pork were served the frst Thursday '
we were dsluged the following Thurs
day by q crowd who thought thew
would get the same fare again"
Evening star., 1917-09-17
DR.. ALFRED De CARRIE DIES
AFTER A LONG ILLNESS
Was Treasury Department Employe
and a Resident of Washington
for Many Years.

DR., Alfred De Carre, a resident of
Washington for more than thirty years
and an embloye of the Treasury De-
partment for number of years, died
his residence. 1922 13th street north
west. Funeral services are to be held
this afternoon at o'clock at Lees un-
dertaking establishment, on Pennsylva-
MIA avenue.
DR.. De Carre. who was in his sixty
eighth year. was born in FRANCE. He
was a veteran OF the Franco Pfussian
war. He came to this country in 1871
and graduated from Columbian, now
George Washington, University.
DR.. De Carre is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Rosa De Care, and two sons, both
the latter being in the military service
Of the United States. They are Capt.
now at Ell PAso. Tex, and Capt. Al
Ohonso De Care. U. 3. NJ. c.. SOME
whefs In TfAncA" -
Evening star., 1917-09-17
RUSSIANS MAKING STAND
ON THE NORTHERN FRONT
Petrograd Reports Repulse of Ger
man Assaults in Neighborhood
Of Riga.

PETROGRAD. September 17-Stub-
born fghting is in progress on the
northern end of the front in Russia.
Yesterdays official statement says the
Russian troops are fighting with de-
termination, repelling German as
sauits. Attacks on the Rumanian front
were beaten back. The communication
follows:
western front: In the direction of
Riga and on the Pskoff road, in the
region Of the Zegevold farm, stubborn
battle IL proceeding. Our troops are
showing great fifmness and stability,
repelling attackA In the region north
OF Lake Petchur our scouts found the
burned remains OF 4 German airplane
which our hrs had brought down. On
Evening star., 1917-09-17
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
IN NATIONAL BODY
CONTINUED from First Page. }


there were not more women present,
and consequently changed the speech
she had minded making. delivering a
frank appeal for woman suffrage.
'Organized labor has quite generally
indorsed woman suffrage" said the
woman member Of Congress, but 1t
seems to think all 1t is called on to do
is to pass a few resolutions. 1t has not
actively supported equal suffrage.
For example, 1t was the votes or the
workers that built up a majority
against the enfranchisement Of women
in Butte last year. yet the women al
ways have stood by the workers. Fed
eral employees should be particularly
disposed to woman suffrage, for 80
many men in the government service
are disfranch.sed, either because they
live in the District of Columbia and
have no vote. or because they are in
the railway mail service and cannot
get to their homes on election days.
There was no excuse for the wo-
men losing out In Maine in the recent
election, except that the people were
not interested in the question. and it
was not agitated enough among the
workers. There is nothing that will
help the workers everywhere like the
enfranchisement Of women. They will
always stand by the men. willing to
make any sacrifice for the common
rood"
Evening star., 1917-09-17
RUSS NAVAL OFFICERS SHOT.
Had Refused at Helsingfors to Sign
Pledge of LOYALTY,

PETROGRAD, September 17.--It Is
reported from Helsingfors that the ac-
ton OF the general assembly OF demo-
cratic bodies in calling upon officers of
the army and navy in Finland to sign a
pledge of fidelity to the provisional
government has resulted in a misunder-
standing on board the Russian battle
ship Petropavlovsk. Four officers who
refused to sign the pledge, were shot by
members of the crew.
The Helsingfors revolutionary COM
mfttee subsequently published an ap-
peal of the ships crews, condemning
the action of the men on the Petro-
pavlovsk.
Admiral Verdervski, minister of ma
rine. has telegraphed to the central
committee of the Baltic fleet. calling
on IT to prevent all excesses which dis
organize the navy and diminish its
capability to meet the expected Ger
man offensive.
Evening star., 1917-09-17
Growth of Organization.

Mr.. FIaherty contrasted the present
assembly with the first organization of
federal employees eleven years ago,
when the hrst group of postal employees
got together There were seven dele
gates to that convention. he said. and
they crept up to a back room in a Chi
cago hotel surreptitiously for fear their
activity would cost them their posi-
tions.
In a brief talk on the machinery of
organization, Mr. Morrison said that the
collection Of dues was a matter calling
for great patience and energy on the
part of local and national officers, and
said that even now the Washington local
was carrying many persons on its rolls
who were In arrears with their financial
obligations.
]. W. Giner of the supervising archi-
tect's Office, Treasury Department. was
made chairman of the credentials COM
mittee. The other members are W. L.
San Francisco: A. NJ. johnson. Calves
ton, Tex, and +. g. Swanson OF the
Panama Canal Zone.
There are now more than $1,000 mem
bers OF federal employees unions. each
local being associated directly with the
American Federation OF Labor. About
half Of the membership belongs to the
Washington union, Of which H. p Nc
Larin is president. Mr.. Gornpers an
nounced today that after the national
nliated with the American Federation
Of Labor that does not belong to the
National Federal Employer Union.
The principal business OF the conven-
tion this week will be to adopt a name.
agree on q constitution and bylaws
and elect national officers. As the call
for it's organization was sent cut by
the American Federation OF Labor. Mr..
Gompers will preside until the national
officers are elected.
Evening star., 1917-09-17
AMERICAN TROOPS
HOLD DF|E[DDAY
Expeditionary Force in France
Entertains N. Clemenceau
as Guest of Honor.
MEN PRAISED BY premier

By the Associated Press.
AMERICAN TRAINING CAMP IN
FRANCE. Sunday. September 10
American infantrymen of the expedi-
tionary army held their first field day
today since their landing in France.
with Georges Clemenceau, former
French premier. as the guest of honor.
A battalion of an infantry regiment
gave demonstrations of machine gun.
rifle and bayonet assaults. concluding
with a genuine American athletic pro-
gram. including hundred-yard dashes,
tugs of war and boxing bouts.
The entire battalion that participated
in the program lunched in the open air.
NJ. C,emenceau being the guest Of Gen.
Sibert and the French officers dining
with the American brigadier generals.
In an address to the American omcers
n. Clemenceau said:
'I feel highly honored at the privi-
lege of addressing YOU. l know America
well. having lived in your country
which I have always admired, and am
deeply impressed at the presence of an
American army on French soil in de-
fense of liberty. right and civilization
against barbarians. Ny mind compares
this event to the Pilgrim fathers who
landed on Plymouth Rock seeking lib
erty and finding it. Now their children
children are returning to fight for the
liberty of France and the world
Later NJ. Ciemenceau addressed the
entire battalion. saying: You men
have come to France with disinterested
motives You came. not because you
were compelled to come. but because
you wished to come. Your country
always possessed love and friendship for
France. Now YOU are at home here
and every French house is open to you.
You are not like the people of other
nations. because your motives are de-
void of personal interest and because
you are filled with ideals. You have
heard Of the hardships before you.
but the record of your countrymen
proves that you will acauit yourselves
nobly, earning the gratitude Of France
and the world"