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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-02
ARGUMENT COMMENCED n
IN LIBRARY CONTRACT
Complainant Asks That City Be RI.
strained From Executing -
Agreement

Argument was begun this afternoon IN
Court No. in a suit brought BY wa,t.~
r. Taylor, asking that the municipal an
thorities be restrained from executing An
agreement with John N. Gill 4 Sons. A
Cleveland which has contracted to erect
the main building of the new free library
on the Parkway at a cost Of $2,635,o00.
The Gill concern agreed to use stons
cut within the city limits. This IL in ac.
cordance with an old ordinance Of Councils
of 1894 and 1895.
Another bid Of s2,416.ooo was made bv
George A. Fuller & Co. This pro.
yided that the contractor had the option Ia
cut the stone for the building anywhere
outside the city limits Attorneys Linn
and Gill, who appeared for the complain.
ant, maintained that the ordinances specify
ing that the stone for municipal buiidnes
be cut here were invalid, because they IN.
fringed on the Constitution Of the STATE
and the Federal Constitution. City Soiici.
tor Connolly filed a demurrer to the Taylor
bill on which the argument was predicated
Another tax payers suit attacking the
library contract was entered in Court No 1
some time ago by John F. Flynn Il Wa
dismissed by Judge Patterson, but on an
appeal to the Supreme Court the lower
Court was reversed and an injunction
sought by Flynn isued The questions
raised in both suits are similar.
Judge Audenried held the case under
consideration.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-02

eighteen and thirty-five as Red Cross
nurses and showed cards from the Amer
lean Red Cross Society commissioning him
as an instructor and from the Philadelphia
Home Defense Reserve as an authorized
representative.
The witness said she was very anxious
to obtain Government position to aid in
Red Cross work. She submitted to physi-
cal examinations in the presence of her
mother. she continued. and was pronounced
physically At with the exception of weak
lungs. which Smith said he could cure IL
she would submit to his treatment She said
his conduct was that of a gentleman and
her mother confirmed this.
Detective Beckman testified that when
he had called at the house Smith was in
his shirtsleeves examining Miss Hilton, who
was in bed. Detective Freund on the
stand. said that he wuuid produce nine
young ladies of the Calvary Lutheran
Church who had met Smith in various ways.
Attorney Lipschutz counsel for Smith.
objected to the lack of evidence and the re-
quest to continue the hearing that other
witnesses might be heard. He character
lied 1t as 'reprehensible TO the fundamental
principles of law" Magistrate Watson
agreed and ordered the case to court
Captain Of Detectives Schrcgler, in Cam
den, today telephoned to the local detective
bureau that he thought Smith was the same
man whom he had arrested some time ago
in Camden for working "fm-fam" game
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-02
CITY HALL TOWER
TO BE MADE SAFE
Property Bureau Chief Arranges
for Needed Repairs to
Structure

Extensive repairs are to be made TO City
Hall tower within the next few weeks, In
order TO make the structure safe" It was
announced today by Chief Cummiskey, OF
the Bureau Of City Property.
As a preliminary step Robert F. Atkin'
son, the "steeplejack." who has been max
ing an examination Of the tower. today was
Professionally appointed superintendent OF
repairs to City Hall tower at n salary Of
$500 a month, TO direct the repairing. At
kinson lives at 5915 Washington avenue.
The plans for repairing the tower do not
include repainting the dome Chief Cum
miskey said today that there are no funds
on hand at present for this work. Several
years ago Joseph F. widener offered to
bring an expert from Europe TO Philadel-
phia to gild the dome at his own expense,
but the war interfered with these plans.
The Bureau of City Property has an APP
preparation of S22,500 with which to do the
work. This sum will be expended for re-
pairs on the outside of the tower. In ad-
dtion, Councils granted $4,000 for repairs
to the inside of the tower. principally for
repainting the interior
The tower has been considered unsafe
for years. Large pieces of coping and OF
the iron and steel structure that supports
the statue of William Penn have been fall.
ing from the tower frequently and endan-
gering the lives of pedestrians.
The tower needs repairing at once"
said Chief Cummiskey today THE struc-
ture that supports the statue is badly IN
need of repairs. The statue itself, how
ever, is in good condition and needs only q
few minor repairs
The work that we are planning to do
on the tower is really only temporary
Within a few years the city must spend
at least 100000 to make the structure
absolutely safe"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-02
CHILD SUICIDE MESSENGER
Mother Gives Note to Six-Year-Old
Then Takes Own Life

six-year-old Dorothea Nefferdors. of 22os
Mascher street. stepped up to a man who
was passing her home today and handed
MIN crumpled piece of writing paper.
riease read 1t SAID the child II hope
zoo WIN forgive me for what I intend to
90 and hope that the world is good N nv
httle Dorothea," was the message.
Ine man rushed with the child to tbe
Fourth and York streets station and after
sne had given her name the police went 10
her nome They found Mrs Ida Nefferdors.
motner OF the child, lying across bed on
me second noor Of the house One end of
: gas tube was in her mouth ana the ntLo.
connected TO an open gas cock The nolica
eurteon sad that the woman had been dead
enout Two hours. The child said that her
mother wrote the note after breakfast ana
told her to give II to the first man She mat
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-02
ALLEGED GAMBLERS HELD
Three Accused of Running Gaming
Houses Clients Fined

Three men accused of having been pro.
pretors of a gambling house at sos South
Ninth street were held under $500 bail for
trial today by Magistrate watson at the
City Hall Police Court Besides the pro-
pretors. thirty-three clients of the house
were in court. They were each fined SO
and costs, despite strenuous objections by
a number of lawyers who came in to repre-
sent them.
The three prisoners are Bruce Burke, 1872
South Twelfth street; Angelo Pinto sos
South Ninth street, and Dominic Tetti, SIS
Carpenter street Detective Souder. head
of the Mayors new gambling squad, and
Detectives lie Strange and McCarty ar
rested the men last night after watching the
gambling for some time from a window
across the street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-02
SPROUL AUTHOR OF 30 LAWS
Delaware County Senator Most Pro
life of States Legislators

HARRISBURG. Aug. Thirty of the
laws approved by Governor Brumbaugh
during and following the session of the
Legislature were presented by Senator Will
liam c. Sproul, the largest number accred-
tied to any member of the House or SEN
ate. Senator Sproul was the author also
Of two constitutional amendments which
were passed, but which do not require ex-
ecutive approval Sproul presented in all
forty-sx bills. of which eight were vetoed
one was defeated in the House. one
stricken from the calendar in the House,
five left in the Senate committees. one left
in the House committee and the remainder
signed
Senator Ware was the author Of twenty
seven bills, most of which passed and were
approved by the Governor and he was
closely followed by Senators Beldleman,
Buckman, Salus, Kline and Snyder now
Auditor General
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-02
MAYOR TO CLEAN
CITY BY RAIDS
Decides to Abolish Quaran-
tine System of Disorderly
and Gambling Houses
NEW DRIVE ON VICE
Town-Wide Sweep Planned to
Put Lawbreakers Out
of Business

Mayor Smith today decided to abolish the
present system of quarantlning dsorderly
houses and gambling places and substitute
a system Of city-wide raids In an effort TO
rid the city of lawbreakers.
He notified police lieutenants in every
district in the city that they must clean
out" every disorderly house, speakeasy and
gambling joint and keep them cleaned. He
placed Detective Alfred /. Souder. former
chief of detectives, now head Of the "fy-
ing squadron" in charge of the proposed
drive against vice and instructed Charles
Lee. head of the vice squad. to cooperate
with Souder in rounding up gamblers, dis
orderly women and Tenderloin characters
One of Souder's squad is Detective Thoin-
as Walsh, who has wide knowledge of the
Tenderlon and who knows by sight most of
the gamblers and women in that district
This knowledge of Walsh's will be utilized
to make the cleanup" thorough.
1t was brought out at recent vice hear
ing before Magistrate Watson that II cost
the city from $3.50 to $500 per week to
quarantine illegal resorts in one city block.
Under the quarantine system policemen
were stationed outside of the resorts, with
instruction to allow no one to enter. 1t Is
the opinion of the Mayor that raids will be
more effective and less expensive than the
quarantine system.
Magistrate Watson was today summoned
to the Mayors office, and when he left he
said that the Mayor was too busy TO talk
to him just then. He would not say what
the Mayor wanted to talk to him about
Today he presided in Central Station in
place of Magistrate Collins, Around City
Hall it is believed that Watson has been
ordered to Central Station for the purpose
of cooperating in the plan to rid the city
of vice
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-02
HEAT ACTS AS INCUBATOR
Twelve Chicks Hatched Out in Consign.
ment of Eggs

The excessive heat hatched twelve chicks
TO-DAY IN consignment of thirty crates of
eggs received by F. E. Lamb butter and
egg merchant, 229 Callowhill street, from
Charlestown, W. Va
Lamb was preparing to inspect the eggs
when he was startled by series of familiar
peepri" Half suspecting that the heat was
causing him to hear things" he ripped the
cover from one of the crates. and therein
1w dozen yellow downy objects-all
opening their tiny bills and "peepine,, for
dear life Lamb procured a mother hen
Tor his new charges and placed the chicks
ana the hen in the front window of the
store with this sign:
Hatched out by the heat the only time
was ever done without mother hen or
m Incubator" "
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-02
GETS S3251 JUDGMENT
AGAINST T. LARRY EYRE

A Judgment Of s3251 has been awarded
to George Ewing Ross, lawyer. by Judge
Martin In Common Pleas Court No. In
a $4,000 judgment note which T. Larry
Eyre, Republican leader Of Delaware
County executed twelve years ago to
George r, Hopes.
hoopes had indorsed the note and de-.
livered 1t to the First National Bank Of
Logansport, Ind, as collateral for another
note of $4,000. signed by him to the order
of the bank This was one of series Of
renewals Of Hoopes's indebtedness to the
bank Ross bought the note at auction
for $500
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-02
Daniel NJ. Haggarty Is Dead

Daniel NJ Haggarty, who for many years
was leading citizen of the Fifth Ward
died on Monday at the home of his sisters
451S Chester avenue. after a brief Illness
Mr.. Haggarty was planning to spend the
summer at the family home at Wildwood
n. j., and was visiting his sisters when he
was stricken. He was the son of the late
Michael Haggarty, Democratic politician
OF the old school, who was Police lieuten-
ant under Mayor Fox, and whose three
brothers, the late David, John and Corne-
Illus Haggarty, were prominently identified
with Democratic politics.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-02
Women Enistments Mayor Favors Abolishne
SHOT IN SALOON DISPUTE
Argument Over Payment for Drinks
Cause of Fight

Anderson Turner. twenty years old. of
1870 Lombard street. was held without bail
today by Magistrate Baker. of the Seventh
and Carpenter streets station. to await the
outcome Of injuries received by Franklin
Scott Of tire same address.
The two men were IN downtown saloon
and. In the course of an argument as to
which should pay for n drink. Turner shot
Scott. according to the police. His condi-
tion is not serious.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-02
Reading Railway Offices rIoved Here

The Reading Railway announced today
thai the offices Of Assistant General Man
ager F. NJ. Falck and Inspector of Trans
portaton A. T. Dice, Jr,. would be moved
from Reading to Philadelphia. effective
August 6. The transfer is made to bring
the offices into closer contact with the
Office Of General Manager c. H. Ewing
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-02
AiF Mastered by American Ala

aug 2-compiete Allied mas
@X OF the air has been achieved on tha,
2euon Of the front where the Lafayette
ecaorille OF American air lighters IA To-
~ Dispatches from the squadron head
tsrs today declared on Monday the
Myers OF the Lafayette corps. including
Ii rnenauit, Lieutenant rhaw, Lieu
ons and Willis. had fown a distance
44nty niles behind the German lines
put ever sighting an enemy plane.
og the reconpaissance was over GER
exlAtion neids but the enemy declined
1t u am thirsting for q good old
oned nGhti complained one LAFAYETTE
y message received here today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-02
Gets One Day for Failure to Register

BALTIMORF. Aug 2. = Maximilian I.
Sendtler, a German subject, who has been
in this country for twenty years and Is
the manager of a dental establishment here,
Is today serving a one-day sentence, i'm
posed for failing to register in the selective
draft Sendter said he thought he was
not obliged to register, being a German
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-02
U. s. SCHOONER SUNK
vessel Torpedoed July 27-was Owned
in Philadelphia

3 - JOHN, N. B.. Aug. 2-rb. Torn.do.
WI on July ~ Of the American schooner
fpnn Twohy was reported today.
4ne schooner was owned in Philadelphia.
was last reported at Mobile. Ala,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-02
To Cremate Body of Doctor Jones

The body Of DR.. Richard Mott Jones'
headmaster of the William Penn Charter
School, will be cremated and the urn con-
tanning the ashes buried in his native town.
South China Me.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-02

DOCTOR" AND HIS VICTIM
Miss Jessie Hilton, 17O1 Green
street, and Edward Franklin Smith,
whom she accuses of posing as a
physician seeking young women
for the Red Cross.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-09-20
GRANT THREE PAROLES
BOARD OF PARDoNs ACTS ON
SEVERAL CASES.
Two Men Serving Sentences for Muir.
der and One for Holding up sa-
loon Extended clemeney.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver.-At the regular monthly
meeting Of the State Board of Par.
dons the board granted an immediate
parole to Peter Wakelin, who was
serving ten-year sentence ON q
charge of holding up Telluride sa-
loon In 1915. Tony Bertino and San
tiago Tafoya. serving life terms on
charges OF murder, were also paroled.
In the case of Benjamin o. Cook.
serving term of from twenty 10
twenty-four years for the murder of
Charles Cope in Salida In 1909. tho
application was denied The applica.
tion of Jacob H. Shirley, convicted and
sentenced to life Imprisonment In
Brighton for the murder In 1918 OF
Jacob Zabrinski, was denied, and he
will not be subject to apply for par.
don for two years.
The following applications for par
don were denied: George Harlan, life.
murder; Orla p. Weir, life, murder:
Charles Cronin, twelve to fourteen
years. murder; John Frazier, life, mur.
der: James II. Williams, ten to four.
teen years. murder and James Staon,
nine TO ten years, larceny
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-09-20
Changes Made in Game Season.

Colorado duck and grouse hunters,
who are oiling up their shotguns pre-
paratory to their annual fall sport, will
have less time in which to enjoy their
sport and will have new bag limits to
observe. Walter B. Fraser, state game
and fish commissioner, is advising all
sportsmen that the duck hunting sea.
son opens this year on Sept. 16 and
closes Dec. 81, In accordance with
amendments passed by the last Legis.
lature. Hitherto It has extended from
Sept. to April Is. Hunters will be
allowed to shoot twenty ducks in any
one day and to have In their possession
only thirty-fiye ducks at any one time.
The limit on the killing Of ducks was
not changed, but that on the killing Of
grouse was. The season for hunting
prairie chickens, mountain grouse and
willow grouse opened Sept. Is and ex-
tends only to Oct. l. 1t was consider
ably shortened. Hunters will be al
lowed to kill only ten prairie chicken
or grouse In any one day and to have
only fifteen in their possession at any
one time. The state regulations on
duck hunting now conform with the
federal law.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-09-20
May Double Output Of Mint.

Denver.-Mint officials received
word from Director OF Mints r. b.
Baker in Washington that the capao-
ity Of the mint will be greatly in.
creased--probably doubled-for the
next several months. No additions to
the machinery, however, will be ne.
cessary, il was stated. Local govern
ment officials say that the war has
been responsible for greater de.
mand for silver coins; In addition, at
this time of each year, when crops
begin to move, the demand for silver
coins is increased at least rs per CEN.
The output of the Denver mint is in.
creased by operating longer hours
The present eight-hour shift probably
will be doubled II the present daily
output is not reduced, the 1916 record,
which was the best in the history OF
the Denver mint. will be outdistancei
in 1917 In 1916 the Denver mint
turned out l.0l4,400 half dollars,
3270,400 quarters, 264.000 dimes,
35,956,000 pennies. Mixed coins OF the
value of $6GG.650 were manufactured.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-09-20
STRIKES
TIE UP WAR WORK
COAST LABOR TROUBLES HALT
$15o.ooo, 900 IN SHIP coNsTRuc.
TIoN IN UNITED STATES.
$4,000 MEN Walk OUT
MANY REPORTED INJURED WHEN
THRoNes TWICE ATTACK
STREET CARS.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

western Newspaper Union News Service
San Francisco, Calf. Sept. 49,
Disturbances in various parts OF the
city marked the strike begun Monday
OF approximately $4,000 metal trades
mechanics in San Francisco and near
by cities. Numerous arrests were
made. Most of the disturbances were
In connection with the strike, now in
Its sixth week, OF majority OF the
employees of the United Railroads
Company and with whom the striking
metal workers have expressed SYM
pathy Mondays strike caused a tie.
up of sl50,000.000 government ship
building and engine construction con-
tracts. At first only the shipyards
and a few large machine shops were
affected. but the strike spread quickly
to other shops.
Conferences between employees and
representatives of the women and EN-.
ployers continued but without reach.
Ing basis for settlement.
Sporadic street rioting closely fol-
lowed the walkout of sympathizers of
one group attacking United Rail.
roads street car and beating two sub.
stitutes replacing platform men, ac-
ccrding to police reports.
While some Of the unions are ask
Ing for an increase in pay OF 40 per
cent, the majority of the crafts are
demanding an increase Of so per cent.
Pattern makers are demanding 81 a
day. The crafts who are demanding
So a day, an increase of so per cent,
include: Machinists. molders, boiler
makers. blacksmiths, stationary engi-
neers, sheet metal workers, copper
smiths, electrical workers, steamfit-
tiers, metal polishers, shipwrights,
caulkers and joiners, structural iron
workers, pile drivers, ship painters
and shipfitters.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-09-20
LARGE YORKSHIRE, SPLENDID TYPE FOR BACON.

Flowing under and pasturing are bet
ter, but they also involve some waste.
On the other hand, ensIling the
stover means that its feeding value Is
utilized to the full. A quantity OF
roughage Is provided which lessons the
need for expensive concentrates and
makes the proSSa,,-a Of meat more
profitable by l6Ssrfng the cost Of
manufacture. Obviously, this is
stimulus to the keeping of live stock,
which from every point Of view Is
most desirable.
In preparing stover for feeding, chop.
ping or shredding increases It's palata-
bility and enables greater quantity to
be stored In given space. Both of
these methods, however. involve the
use Of additional labor and can only
be recommended when labor and power
are cheap and abundant. Cutting and
shocking, on the other hand, involve
some waste, but In general this is off,
set by the saving In labor.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-09-20
PRODUCE MEAT AND
AID SOIL fertility
Putting Corn Slower Into Silo Is
Most Economical Way to Han
dIe-Never Burn Stalks.

tFrom the United States Department of
Agriculture.)
The most economical way of ham
ding corn stover is to put 1t into a
silo. II generally adopted, this prac-
tice would end waste through wrong
methods that now amounts to 35 per
cent Of all the stover fed, says the
United States department Of agricul-
ture. It would place at the disposal
Of the farmer an enormous mass Of
roughage to cheaper the cost Of pro-
ducing meat and to maintain soil fer
tility In the most economical Of all
ways-by the production Of manure.
That the value Of stover as feed Ia
recognized to some extent Is Indicated
by the fact that s1.5 per cent Of what
is produced is fed In some way. FIRE.
quently, however, 1t Is not the right
way. For instance. such practices as
pulling the fodder" or topping" the
corn are most wasteful, but approx
mately 30 per cent Of matured corn
Is handled In one Of these two ways.
The stalks that are left standing In
the field are pashred, plowed, under
or burned.
To burn stover is a crime against
intelligent agriculture for which 1t Is
difficult to find any explanation ex-
cept obstinate ignorance on the part
of the perpetrators. 1t offers n quick
and easy method Of clearing the
ground for plowlng, but that Is a small
Offset for the waste of good material.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-09-20
From the United States Department Of
Agriculture.)

From the United States Department Of
Agriculture)
Swine are profitably grown In prac-
tically every locality and on almost
every type Of soil in the United States
Although the most heavily stocked re-
gion is found In the corn belt, the East
and the South are increasing the num-
Der Of their swine at rapid rate, very
largely because Of the use of pasture
crops to replace part Of the grain ra-
tion. In fact, hogs are grown un-
der many different methods of farming
and fed upon great variety of crops,
showing that they are well adapted to
almost any condition found upon the
farms Of this country.
Ideal Location.
An ideal location Is on well-draln-
I'd farm possessing rich soil that will
produce grasses and other forage as
well as the grains needed for fatten-
ing the hogs. This does not mean,
however, that only those farmers hold
ing rich, level lands should raise
hogs. for, as matter Of fact. hogs
are most easily handled on farms that
are somewhat rolling. For the pro-
duction Of forage crops the rolling
farm Is often as good as the level one,
and frequently has the added advan-
tage Of shade and a better water sup
ply. The hill farmer does not have
the best Of 1t In all things, but In
many instances he has certain advan-
tages which he does not appreciate.
In locating. the question of a mar
ket also must be considered. and the
facilities for reaching 1t. Most COM
munities are connected with the large
central live stock markets by the rail-
roads, but these will be of little avail II
the roads to the railroads are poor.
Good roads are Of lnestimable impor-
tance, for, among other things, they
enable the farmer to market his prod
ucts at any and all times.
Right Number Of Hogs.
The number Of hogs for each farm
must be determined by a study of To-