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The herald., 1917-04-19

100000 from 1000 acres Of potatoes
So much for the romance Of the hum
BILE tuber, the staple food Of so many
hundreds of thousands Of poor people,
who will soon grlmly wonder where
the romance comes in, if today's abb
normal prices are not Immediately re-
adjusted, and potato exploiters taught
that there is a limit to profit monger-
ing, even although the nation is in
the throes of a great war;"
The herald., 1917-04-19
AM FORTUNES IN BRITAIN
enss In Manufacture Of War
stions and in Other Lines
OF Industry.

G,st n iostunes are being made In
nan !. 'aln' says the Edinburgh Scots
Il =. ,ne manufacture Of munitions
o,ds. - ~ shipping, In coal, in many
-. mat have been stimulated to
6 -. Energy and by fishermen-by
4 ~. VINO have been left to carry
'auustry. Trawler shippers
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-24

Peter Schoenhoten Theurer. the pop
ular president of the Peter Schoen.
hofen Brewing Company. is a progress
sive and public spirited leader in Chi
cago affairs.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-24

The following proclamation calling
attention to the city ordinances gov.
erning motor and horse-drawn We.
hicles has been promulgated by the
Police Department for the regulation
of street traffic in Chicago:
Article I--Definitions.
Section 1. The word vehicle" in.
cludes equestrians, led horses and
everything on wheels or runners, ex-
cept street cars and baby carriages.
Sec. 2. The word "horse" includes
all domestic animals.
Sec. 8. The word driver" includes
the rider or driver of horse, the
rider of wheels and the operator of a
motor vehicle or street car.
Article ii-Obedience.
Section 1. Drivers of vehicles and
street cars must at all times comply
with any direction, by voice or hand,
of any member of the Police Force,
as to placing, stopping, starting, ap-
preaching or departing from any
place. the manner of taking up or
setting down passengers, loading or
unloading goods in any place.
Sec. 2. Ignorance of these rules
shall furnish no excuse for disregard.
ing them.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-30
Licensed at ElktOn to Wed

ELkTON, Md, July 3O.-The following
couples were granted marriage licenses
here today Harry c. Kircher and Marie
A. Engelmann, Elmer Hubert and Matilda
c. Provence and Earl r. Ncherson and
Rosanna M. Kelly, all of PHILADELPHIA :
Thomas r. Hassen and Lillian NJ Rawley
Chester; George j. Cramer. Chester, and
Helen " Fahey, Ocean City, n. j.; Harold
Z. Jemison and Sadie Van Ness, Trenton
John y, Mather and Clara NJ. Morgan
Hamilton Square, N. j.; Guy Christy and
Frances r. Parker. wilmington; Albert B
Boulden, Havre De Grace and Mary ]. Bow.
land, Elkton; Thomas M. Hickman and
Florence Mills. Camden; Stacy d. Lippin.
colt and Catherine Foster, Burlington
N. j.. John A. Marks, Danville, and Emma
l. Flecks, Riverside, Pa. Harry Goegringer
and Jennie Smith, Camden Charles E
Lacy Richmond, Va, and Rae E. Bohette
Coatesville Millard H. Rockefeller and
Ellen M sommers, Stroudsburg. Pa and
Howard johnson and Marie Wing Will
mington.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-30
GREATEST ELECTRICAL
POWER NOW DEVELOPING
ALONG DELAWARE RIVER
Vast Industrial Area in Philadelphia, Extending
Into Delaware County, Will Reflect Un-
precedented Municipal Progress

far as the Remington Arms plant 1t Is of
the three-phase system, carrying $4,000
volts between the middle and outside wires,
over structural steel towers ranging in
height from 10 to Is feet for the most
part, but reaching more than 200 feet along
the Schuylkill River The route lies along
the roadbed of the Philadelphia and Read.
ing Railway most of the fifteen miles be-
tween the two terminals.
The average span between towers Is AIS
feet Seven hundred and sixty-nine tons Of
steel are being used in the towers, and
12,120 porcelain insulators each one tested
to load of 100000 volts. The wires are
suspended by groups of never less than six
and upward Of ten insulators.
The commercial circuits of the company
on which the power is transmitted to the
various plants carry only 24O0 volts. This
voltage, for instance, supplies 10000 horse
power to the Remington Arms and Eddy
stone plants together, 10000 to the Viscose
plant and 5000 to the Chester shpyards. in
Guiding the new development
The new power station in South Chester
at Front and Ward streets will be the
largest electrical plant in the country, ac-
cording to the company engineers. The
first unit, a 30000-kilowatt turbine, will be
set up on the present foundations and in
operation by January, 1918 a temporary
housing being built until the permanent
superstructure is completed. The total ca
pacIty of 10000 klowatts will be supplied
by three additional steam-driven dynamos
similar to the initial unit.
The modern concrete building that will
house this $11,000,000 equipment, as de-
signed by John T. Windrim, the noted
Philadelphia architect, will include the
boiler house, with river frontage of 1876
feet and reaching back 256 feet turbine
hall, 400 feet by 200 feet, and n switch
house, with the necessary offices and rest
| rooms The distance from the surface of
the pier to the cornice will be ninety-six
feet, the windows will be twenty -four feet
wide and seventy-fve feet high, admitting
maximum light on all sides
All the tons upon tons OF coal that will
be used at this station will come In by
barges, be unloaded by mechanical convey
ors, go direct from the towers to the boil
| ers and be mechanically fed to the fires
without hands touching It at any time The
ashes will be removed entirely by mechani-
| cal means iuto barges lying in the canal at
the other side of the pier
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-30
|l0R TO GET
TRANSIT LEASE
ming and Lewis Rush
Work on New Propo-
sitiOn
ELIvERY TOMORROW
yncessions Asked by Contrac-
d tors Concern Time Limit,
Not Price

~ transit Director Twining will tomorrow
x Malt to Mayor Smith n final draft of the
e. |1o1t lease. This was announced today
the Mayor. Director Twining and vii.
- Draper Lewis, legal adviser on transit
the administration, worked Saturday
AL day yesterday perfecting the lease
N 4t was learned today that the concessions
b. pc asked Of the city by the Keystone
rte construction Company, which received
41~r OF the six new transit contracts. will
time limit concessions and not financial
Inc nnal adjustment Of the differences be-
sen the city and the Philadelphia Rapid
3rAnsit company over the terms of the new
~ ensit lease Is so near, 1t was learned to-
&~y, tnat the new draft will be ready to
peent to Councils by the end of this week
ov1ded the city has been able by that time
~ adjust few difficulties on it's own side
- the slate.
The terms of the agreement between the
Gy and the company have been fully
Agreed upon and all of the technical details
lave been completed by Transit Director
4wining and A. L. Drum. consulting engi-
ueer for the transit company. There are
lev points affecting the city alone. however
which must be settled by the City Solicit
tor's ONCE before the draft of the new lease
an be put into final shape.
.N " n. Louchhem, president of the Key.
stone State Construction Company, said to-
DAY that he had everything in readiness to
lay before the city authorities a statement
- the terms and conditions upon which the
company will undertake to carry out the
-FOUR big subway contracts awarded last
week. He said, however. that he would not
do this until he could see Joseph p Gaffney
cnAirman OF Councils Finance COMMITTEES;
City: Solicitor Connolly and Mayor Smith,
The City Solicitor is in Atlantic City today
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-30
u. s. BEGINS TO CALL
NEW NATIONAL ARMY
WASHINGTON. July 20

America began calling out men for her
new national army today All over the
country prospective Sammees are at atten-
ZION.
The nations capital, one of the first to
be ready. called it's initial group for exam
ination at a. m. The response was with
out hesitation, and authorities, while on
the lookout for slackers, anticipated virtu-
ally no shirking.
other eastern cities also had their first
calls.
In other parts of the country examina-
tions will start as soon local boards
get their official lists checked up and their
notices mailed. By the end of the week
this step should be accomplished all over
the land
AS men came up for physical examina-
ton, early reports indicated a heavier per-
centage than anticipated will result from
the tests.
AS a result, exemption boards have been
instructed to be especially careful as to
freeing men on claims. Each case must
be carefully examined and there must be
no favoritisn.
There had been changes, however, In the
general plan of exempting those with de-
pendent families or those indispensable to
Industries vital to prosecution OF the war
As matters now stand. II Is doubtful
whether the hrst army will be encamped
before October !, inasmuch as cantonment
construction started 80 late that II 10 almost
impossible to have things ready before that
date.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-30
Draft Revision Likely,
Woodruff Believes
Continued from Page Ono

young men into the national service will be
brought out this afternoon when the exemp-
tion boards meet In Common Pleas Court
No. 8.
At this meeting Major Charles B. Warren,
Judge Advocate, officers reserve corps, and
other army officials from Washington will be
asked to explain how Philadelphia's quota
was fixed
1T Is very apparent" said Mr.. Cattell,
that our quota for the city is too high.
To begin with, thousands of aliens were
permitted to register and considered eligi-
BILE for the national service when everybody
In Washington was aware that not one of
the aliens could be drafted. Philadelphia 6
quota was hxed on the basis of expanded
population and the Governments estimates
concerning the city's population were based
upon the national service registration Now,
II every man registered had proved to be
eligible for service, the city's quota could
have been fixed in the manner devised by
the War Department Instead of that we
have thousands of aliens who must be
stricken from the draft list. and as a result
the city's quota has been boosted For ex-
ample / will cite one district which has
eighty aliens and twenty citizens. Assum-
ing that the quota of that district has been
fixed at ten II means that 80 per cent of
the el.gibles must be drafted. Now II the
aliens had not been registered the quota
for this particular district would have been
fxed on the basis OF it's real eligible list
and naturally would have been much
smaller.
This is the condition that we find I'm the
cities like Philadelphia where big foreign
colonies are the rule In most sections
where the number Of aliens is small, there
Is little cause for complaint. For instance.
town which has registered 100 men will
hnd little fault II ten aliens must be elm
mated, for II the towns quota is ten, 4,
A,l v.lv. .Af.
that rural community will send just one
out OF every nine Of it's young men TO war
where the city district will send one out Of
every two.
by considering the city's vast population
e s''sns our our s euots hs: :, been plssse ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-30

could examine them. Mr.. Woodruff sent
them down. until the lineup wound It's way
up the stairs and back again into the court
room.
BY the time the afternoon arrived seven
teen of the forty-eight summoned were
shown to be stiIl missing, OF those who
came at the first call six were rejected.
They were John Ware 266 South Van
Pelt street; Edward Gilmer. negro, 70S
Mole street; William Q. Gowens. negro,
1886 Walnut street; Luther Sampson,
negro, 1929 Spruce street Marion Withers.
negro. 513 South Sixteenth street and
Patrick Concannon. 1877 SAMSON street.
Those who passed were James r. Allen,
SO9 South Smedley street; Clarence d.
Feavil 2l7 South Ninth street; Thomas
Brink, 6il Markoe street; Frank A. Stew
art 1924 Waverly street; Arnold Quice.
244 South Tenth street; Samuel Barfeld
negro. 235 South Ounce street; James
Harvey. b25 South Seventeenth street ;
Leon Hayes, negro, 521 South Sixteenth
street; Benny Brown, negro, 1884 Naudain
street; b. Shelby negro 2032 Waverly
street: r. NJ. Spacht, 1920 Chestnut street /:
A. Davis negro, 10 South Ninth street !;
James j. McClane. 2529 Lombard street :;
Robert Hester. 925 Lombard street Francis
b. Dickson, 2501 Naudain street Nick
Kereazakon. 500 Locust street Alfred H.
Jones. 1915 Waverly street Robert Jack
son. negro, zoos Addison street Melvin
Hackett. negro 1919 Lombard street An
drew Jackson, 1912 Lombard street :;
Charles Arye. 500 Pine street; Lawrence
Mack, 1925 Rodman street and Nathan
Hazen. 1928 Chestnut street.
The latter caused a ripple of laughter to
run through the room when he told Mr.
Woodruff that he was sponger and claimed
exemption therefore.
What kind of a sponger?" he was asked
Il spope Goth for the Government
Nevertheless he was sent to the base
ment and passed the physical examination
as Hercules might have.
The Sixth Division, which was the first
to be called for examination, includes the
Seventh and Eighth Wards and extends
from Seventh street to the Schuylltin and
from Chestnut street to South II is one
Of the most thckly populated parts of the
city.
Doctor Taylor was assisted in examining
the men by DR.. f. j. Klopp, 1898 Sprucs
street; DR.. Henry l.. Gowens 1892 Walnut
street; DR.. Clarence u. Smith, TAI Spruce
street, and DR.. Henry A. Newbold, 22l9
st. James place.
1t is expected that sixty days will be
needed to complete the work of exemptions
and when man has finally been declared
physically UNIT or exempt for some other
worthy reason he will receive little bronze
button which he can iaunt In the face of
the hasty ones who taunt him with
Stacker"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-30
TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES

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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-30
FIRST-AID TREATMENT
FOR SUNSTROKE AND HEAT
Health Director Krusen Recommends
Methods and Pronounces Black
Clothes Warmer Than White

Sunstroke and heat exhaustion should be
given different first-aid treatment accord
ing to Health Director Krusen, briefly, as
follows:
Sunstroke--Skin dry and hot sponge at
once with cewater; later plunge into bath
tub Of cold water; apply ice cap to head
give cold drinks freely after consciousness
is regained; keep in quiet, cool room.
Heat exhaustion--Skin cold and moist (;
cover at once with blankets; apply hot
water bottles to feet; give hot tea, coffee
or lemonade If conscious; place aromatic
spirits of ammonia on bit of cotton near
nostrils
In either case, first remove victim to cool
place and loosen clothing, then send to hos
pital II possible. Dark clothing absorbs the
suns rays and is thus warmer than light
apparel, the Director says.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-30
WAR DRAFT BOWL WILL
BE BROUGHT BY DONOR
Charles B. Morris Consents to
Deposit 1t in Independ-
ence Hall

Mayor Smith today received letter from
Charles B. Morris of the Provost Marsha
Generals office at Washington, who has hat
possession of the glass bowl from which th'
10000 numbers for the draft were drawn
consenting to send the bowl to Philadelphia
1t will be deposited In Independence Hall.
In his letter. Mr.. Morris said
Permit me to thank you for the honor
you have conferred by requesting the
deposit in historic old Independence Hall
of this relic which happened to be mine.
| had hoped to have the pleasure of keep
ing 1t as a memento of n most wonder
ful occasion, one which / took a very
active part in and the mechanical fea-
lures of which / was the originator. How
ever, / realize that to hoard it away IN
my home would be selfish and I shall
send. or bring. with the bowl the wooden
ladel with which the capsules were stirred
and shall have mounted on card the
first eight numbers drawn and the last
one out of the bowl. / had also thought
to have the bottom of the bowl filed
partly with dummy capsules to show how
they appeared What do you think Of
this latter scheme or would it be better
to have the bowl empty?
As to the inscription, you may do what
ever Is customory. 1t VIII be an honor
Of course, to have my name mentioned as
the donor, and 1t might no, be improper
to mention that the scheme of incloslng
the numbers in the capsules and drawing
from the glass bowl originated with me,
as that fact is recognized by General
Crowder and others
hope to bring the relic to PHILADELPHIA
personally as soon as work here will
permit. In the meantime l am giving
the people of this city an opportunity OF
seeing 1t.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-30
CALLSFOR HALT
OF WATER WASTE
Chief Davis Estimates Need.
less Daily Loss at
50,000,00O Gallons
CITY FACILITIES STRAINED

Fully 5o,o0o,oo0 gallons of wat.r
being wasted in Philadelphia every tvsn,vs
four hours, according to a statement ma.
today by Chief Carleton e. Davis, of ,ha
Water Bureau. He called upon the rae,
dents and the proprietors Of manufac,r,
ing establishments to conserve the sunn,,
Chief Davis declared that because Of ~.
extraordinary demands that the hct weath..
Is causing to be made on the supplv a.,
many districts where, the pressure ord,rs
rily Is low the bureau is unable nov 20
force the water above the second floors os
homes and factories
There is plenty Of water in the Delava-.
and Schuylkill Rivers. he said, but he adde6
that before the heavy demands were made
on the supply the city has had difficulty
in maintaining an ordinary supply, because
the water equipment is such that the city
cannot pump, filter and deliver the water
fast enough.
'I believe that fully 100000 gallons
of filtered water is allowed to run to waste
every twenty-four hours in PHILADELPHIA, !"
said Chief Davis. This Is not necessary
and II the waste Is prevented this amount
of water could be available for use in sec
tions which are not receiving a full suppv
We receive from seventy-fve to one hundred
complaints every day Of householders al
lowing their hydrants to run continuously
"In addition to this, there are more than
100, 900 defective and leaky appliances in
dwellings and factory buildings throughout
the city, and unless these conditions are
remedied the waste will continue
"a considerable amount of the enormous
waste is due to the action Of people turning
the water on from the fireplugs and allow
ing the water to run for an hour or two at
a time. The use of the freplugs except for
fire purposes is prohibited by law. In two
instances last week the sudden turning Off
of the water after It had been used for this
purpose caused two breaks to occur in the
mains In the northeastern section"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-30
WOULD GET CONSENT
TO CONSCRIPT ALIENS
President Informs Congress of His
Preference for McCumber
Resolution

WASHINGTON. July 30.-Presdent
Wilson. through Acting Secretary of State
Polk. today indicated to Congress his
preference for the McCumber resolution
over the Chamberlain resolution in dealing
with the alien draft question.
McCumber's resolution would direct the
President to start negotiations with allied
Governments to obtain their consent to the
drafting of their nationals residing In the
United States 1t was reported favoraby
today by the Foreign Relations Committee
The Chamberlain resolution, reported
favorably by the Military Committee, fatty
declares aliens. with certain exceptions. sub
ject to draft.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-30
City Property Used Resort Rent Free Bake War Bre
MAYOR MUNCHES FIRST
LOAF OF ARMY BREAD
Turned Out by Pennsylvania
Field Bakery Company in
Oven Near City Hall

AT sunrise a batch OF water, flour, sugar
and salt bubbled in a pan In tent OF the
Pennsylvania Field Bakery Company al
Broad and Fllbert streets, opposite CITY
Hall. 1t rose to dough before O'CLOCK was
browning in an army oven at 10, ana petore
noon was undergoing the mysterious trans
formation into the thought-power that rules
more than one and a half million people.
II was Mayor Smith who munched II ;
and he said Il was good. He was supposed
TO have gone direct to the oven and pulled
the loaf out for himself. but the weight OF
city affairs kept him in his office. SO r.
j. Cattell, city statistician went across the
way and shed some perspiration ana pulIed
the MAYORS six loaves out of the oven Tor
him. The thermometer registered 700 de-
grees Fahrenheit, so Mr.. Cattell says.
II the Mayor got pain from eating
fresh bread he didn't say so. The army
regulations won't permit an enlisted man
to eat bread until II has been twenty-four
hours out of the oven.
The army bakery company is supplying
bread for the Second Pennsylvania Field
Artillery at the Jenkintown camp, and 1t
will supply all other local units when they
get into camp.
The chief purposes of pitching camp near
city Hall is to recruit bakers for the army.
Captain Frank NJ. Mueller will recruit his
company to 1O1 men and recruit enough to
form another bakery company.
The requirements for bakers are even
more strict than for the ranks of the army
Only perfect men are taken 1t Is not
necessary than men be bakers or cooks, as
Captain Mueller will soon train them to
bake.
A full company Of bakers with fifteen
ovens can turn out 10000 loaves a day. 1t
will use five carloads Of flour a week and
about the same amount of frewood.
Rules for the bakers are strict. A
shower bath must be taken before and
after man goes on his shift" Finger
nails must be trimmed close and clean,
and clean clothing used.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-30
LEAVES ALL TO CHILDREN
Seven Benefit by Will of Mrs. Mary A.
Schoettle

The estate Of Mary A. Schoettie. late Of
Philadelphia. who died on July 21 at Bay
Head. N. j.. valued at more than s136,o0o.
is bequeathed to her seven children. The
will was admitted to probate today.
Other wills probated included those of
Emma c. Seeger, late OF 1725 North Eighth
street. who left an estate valued at $4,000 ;
David Weigand, 2oii 81. Adams street.
$500; John Kay. Tinicum, Bucks County.
Pa. otsO0: Annie r. Rogers. 1b Queen
street. olsos; Frank X. NJ Wardeli. 1908
oa1lDrs Strset, e31s0. and Frederick w. De-
uoea We1eh and Ashton roads $4,000. The
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