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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-07
TODAY's MARRIAGE LICENSES

Charles H. Thurman 7O5 x 10th st., and Bessie
l.. Jones. 1909 Carpenter st.
Charles Oettle, 2H2i ID st., and Lcona plcicr,
Benjamin Banks, 1910 Alter St" and Carrie
Frederick d. Burk, 'Atiantic Ci,y, y j., and
Mary YGRsle Iis2 HeTihaiI i,imao 81, .ra
FRANK Enseikrant $50 n iad ~o% ST. and cordela
Breosie WSoiiord, aSa y. clarlen ST.. and Ida
HaIsey. isos addison ST. "'''' ''' ""' ''"''
Samuel Lernsr 1885 Snyder ave- and Anna
Nate Goodman. ll43 Germantown ave, and
Celeste Kaplan, l43 Germantown ave-,
Emil Plank aois Marshall ST. and Ella L.
Albert sss't H., wi Wishsm st. Petersburg, Fla. and
sarah - clsIS RaSnse serini Ts,rmount ave and
'0fs1a ssrtha a N. I lewis, Media. Pa anu
NE FSIs%ag iisS IstaE s5IilfP.1 sna Maaa
line NJ Muller ss51 NJ Marshall st. $50. ''''''
0esrss II sss JseSsoaRi ees Green st. and Mary
dIssn hsrs sss Ss,ows M siS asss salmon st. and Mar
Charles Roseman, 5i6 Wilder ST.. and Beckie
I. Goudey 4309 Pechln st
William clark, 1918 Durfor ST.. and Katherine
sre,sco ssSi, iyis sto pIrs liSs Juniper St. and Pom
march esa esssa$. issi South St. aud Hattie Wei
Eiwosd sudler. iess $. camac ST.. and Ella
ysssph n's orkin, go n 9th st.. and Rose Lubin-
~ Mo Hsss II esn :asoo n. l7,h st.. ana Ada
- faI}ssf;i.A' : 7os 5asf' 8 po,h a., ana julia
~ d; ~. '..-'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-07
ELKTON MARRIAGE LICENSES
Philadelphia Constitutes Large Pro
portion of Today's Applicants

ELKTON. Md, May THE following
marriage licenses were issued here today:
Abner b. Daily ana Marian f.. Lorimer,
Thomas NJ. Eastwood and Ilida f.. Stoncly.
John Schug and Mae Wi'tent Wilson q.
Howell and Anna Kcmler George coasdale
and Edna TaZer. John j. Volta and Irene
Conlan, Leonard Pals and Jennie Iiserman.
William i. Brown and Anna VI Walsh,
Frank f.. Macliey and Florence a Mar<ley,
Frederick T. Stencil and Rose Grecnberg.
all of Philadelphia. Paul : Foreman and
Anna l. FeltonberGcr. Reading; George
Faulkner and Mabel Burris, Northned, y.
j. Edward Il. HaaE ana Catherine r. Roll
land Reading Charles Dunus and Marian
Danner, Collingswood, y. j.: William h.
Croft and Helen 5. Essingtou. camden, \.
j. Charles Carr and Stella Erush Trenton
Benjamin II. Craig and Leoua t.. Cnsworth,
Atlantic City John G. Delaney and Hannah
McKeone, Chester, and Levin +. Taylor,
Chestertown, Nd, and Catherine NJ.
Whippe, Bridgeport, Conn
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-07
ENGLAND NOT POOR /,
AS RESULT OF WAR
Many of Poorer Glasses Bet.
ter Off, Says Lord Eus-
tace Percy
PIANOS HELP EFFICIENCY
WASHINGTON, MAY

WASHINGTON, Nav
War has not brought poverty to Env.
land. In fact. many of the pooer classe.
are living under better conditions than thov
were before the war. That may he stated
of the British mission a leading economist
and trade expert of England.
81 have an intimate knowledge with
settlement work In London" said Lord
Percy today. "and I can assure Won tba,
many of the people of the lower districts
are living in comparative luxury to what
they were before the war.
This Is due partly to war wages 10
course, the population of these lower dis
tricts is now largely composed of women
and children, for most of the men are at
the front But the men who are left behind
and are working in the industries are re-
ceiving war wages far better than thoss
they received in antewar times.
an the instances of many wives WIN
have been left behind. they are living In
comfort which they never enjoyed when
their husbands were at work. They receivs
a separation allowance from the Govern.
ment, which for one person far exceeds that
which their husbands formerly brought
home as wages. Then these women havs
been diverted into the industries and ara
now receiving good wages for war work.
I'hIlIk tut llN DtIlbu Oh lle war
found that this sudden flood of oppulence
was bringing extravaganza into the lower
districts. The poor who were for the 1r,t
time receiving high wages were squander-
ing it for cheap icwery and pianos and the
like. All of this has stopped now, since
the poo+ realize that the economy which
is being praCticed in England reacts alike
on both the rich and poor I am not so
certain that this seeming extravaganza was
not "A good thing either, for | am rather
inclined to believe that a piano for in
stance. increases the efficiency of Il work.
i,uman.
England is, however not country with
out luxuries. Although our economy has
led US to do away with many bits of luxury.
still we find in our shops expensive cloth.
ing and so forth. Yet the class who con.
tinue to buy luXuries of this sort are not
the truly patriotic people. There are some
luXures which we could well do without
Confectionery, for instance--this consumes
an enormous amount of sugar. and large
quantities of confectionery are used; in
fact, the problem of confectionery has be.
come almost as serious as the problem of
drink was. But sweetmeatS seem to be
almost necessity to many people. When
| was connected with Belgian relief work
know that | found it hard to prohibit starv-
ing people from using their flour for
pastries.
"Of course, we are all under an enormous
physical strain, but nevertheless England
isn't the gloomy poverty-stricken land some
would have you in America believe"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-07
SHORE JITNEURS DRIVEN
FROM ATLANTIC AVENUE
Operators Make Final Appeal
Against Law That Threatens
Their Existence
ATLANTIC CITY, May

Warfare of shore authorities against jit.
ney men, who are fighting for an existence
in endcavorlng to maintain their right Of
operating on Atlantic avenue the towns
main business thoroughfare. entered its
final stage today when the resorts police
power was eXertcd in behalf of the Attain
tic city and Shore Railway. That cor
poration, which has been In the hands of
eN-Judge Clarence Cole as receiver for
more than year. operated at IL loss of
$4,000 during the twelve months ending
with March, and served notice upon the
city commission that it must be freed of
Jitney competition or go out of business
altogether.
Flurried citizens IN great hurry to get
somewhere waited on Atlantic avenue cor
ners this morning for titneys which failed
to appear. The reason was that a mobiliz-
alton OF police reserves ON Atlantic avenue
at midnight frightened 200 itney men into
submission to the law forbdding them to
run there. which became effective today
John Gibson, the driver selected to make a
test case, was promptly seized by bluecoats
and rushed to Jail. lie obtained his re.
lease by offering a cash bond
Today the jtney association will asl;
Vice Chancellor Leaning for a rule COM
pelling Mayor BacharaCh to accept a petit
ton signed by 1000 citizens demanding a
special election upon the approval or re-
lection of the anti-jitney law. The city
holds that the bill was drawn under n
general state law and that the referendum
feature Of the Walsh commission act does
not apply in the controversy.
The Atlantic city and Shore Line placed
a two-minute car service in operation today
under IT'S contract with the commissioners
Free transfers to and from the beach front
were substituted today for eight-cent ex.
change tickets to the boardwalk,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-07
CAMDEN


ORDINATION OF Robert q. W. VIII
liams. for many years lay reader in charge
of St Andrews Mission, North Creamar
street to the position of deacon took place
this morning at st. Paul's Protestant Epis-
copal Church, Market street above Fourth
The Right Rev. Paul Matthews. Bishop OF
the Diocese OF New Jersey, oniciated. The
new clergyman has been named rector of
ST Wilfrids Church, East Camden.
DOMINICAN SISTERS OF the Perpetual
Rosary held their annual May Sunday
service In honor OF the Virgin Mary yes.
terday at their convent. Hadfon avenue,
Parkside. The Rev. Brenden g, Shea,
QlapIain delivered 3 pers4,on 2p Tpe Qussn
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-07
Zeppelin to Aid in PetrOgrad Drive

STOCKHOLM, May "A Zeppelin air.
ship of the biggest and latest type has
been observed near Stockholm, evidently
coming from the direction of the Gulf of
Bothnia, said the newspaper Tylsvendka
Dagblad today. The appearance of this
aerial warcraft was taken for partial con-
frmation Of reports that the Germans are
preparing for a demonstration In the Baltic
simultaneously with the reopenng of
drive on the Riga front and Petrograd.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-07
HVRNS RECEIVED WHILE HE lay un-

conscious from a fan downstairs with
lighted lantern caused the death Of Harry
swanson. IA watchman. in the continental
Dye WORKS at MaScher and Thompson
streets when Swanson failed to register
at midnight he was traced and found at
the bottom Of stairs in the works lie
died shortly after his admittance to ST
AIurv'S HOSPITAL
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-07
PATRIOTIC ORDER sons OF AMER.

lea houored the memory Of George wash
iugton yesterday when they placed wreathS
on his Statue in front of Independence Han
The Rev pr Louis g. WashbuTu rector Of
old Christ church. conducted the services,
Calvin Straycr. the national president.
placed the wreath ou the statue
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-07

7
of panhandlers and professional beggars, de-
tanners were placed today against many ar
! lested yesterday at the request of the COM
mittee recently formed under the auspices
of the Charities Branch of the Chamber Of
Commerce. In "A statement issued regarding
the beggar nuisance, Superintendent of Po-
lice Robinson said: "rhere Is plenty of
work for all at this time, and no occasion
for any one TO beg"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-07
RrMNxI,N JEWS DEDICATED II new

synagogue for III" POrath Joseph COngrc-
cation az Third and Fitzwatcr streets, yes
terday with procession and exercises in
which ,i-ht hundred downtown folk par
tioipatrd. Rabbi T.. l.. LeNonthal, solomon
Simon, president Of the synagogue, and
benjamin. DomOSCh, led the procession.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-07

Mrs Sarah j. Holland. hfty.two years old,
Of gNiG North Reese street and rendered
her husband unconscious. Police believe
the man turned on the gas to heat the
room and forgot to appl, match.
Physicians at the Episcopal Hospital, where
he was taken, expect him to recover.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-07
BIRTHS or PuILADELPuIN children

are frequently not recorded, according to
Director of Public Health and Charities
Kruscn and for this reason he urges regis
tfatlou Of an births at city Hall Many
parents and family physicians fail to file
certificates. causing much trouble.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-07
LABOR MEN HAVE PASSED resolu,

LABOR MEN HAVE PASSED resOlu-
tions demanding "A Federal inquiry into
charges of conspiracy surrounding the sem
tencc of death imposed on Thomas j.
Mooney. the San Francisco labor leader
The resolution was adopted at "A meeting
last night in the Metropolitan Opera House
under the auspices Of the Central Labor
Union. the United Hebrew Trades. the
United German Trades and the Socialist
party.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-07
MNTCmES SET FIRE TO THE clothe, of

three year-old William Snyder, of l09 Pegg
street and burned him so badly that he
died in the Roosevelt Hospital Screams
of the child attracted the attention Of his
mother who ran with him to the hospital,
hut he was burned from head To foot and
lied within an hour.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-07

ANSINERsARY of the tOrpedoing OF the
I.usitana is being observed today. The
ship went down off the Irish coast two
years ago today with 1900 of the pas
sengers and crew among them 1870 Ameri.
cans Philadelphians who were victims of
the tragedy numbered twenty-nine men and
women.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-07
!. RUSSELL SMITH. chairman of Il

J. tSNEIL SMITH. chairman of the
Commission ON Agricultural Service of tin"
Philadelphia school mobilization commit
tee, has issued an appeal to help solve the
wartime food problem. BESIDES Offering
vacant, land for cultivation. Mr. Smith said.
the commission would welcome offers Of
cash service or of automobiles or other
assistance Money is needed for the plow-
ing and fcrtili2iug fund he said,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-07
City News in Brief

EDwIN SMILEY. son Of Dr Anne T..
Smiley, 52o3 Iiavcrford avenue. has sailed
for England with a Y. NJ. g. y. unit for
worl, in English hospitals Smiley is a
graduate Of central High School and the
University ur Pennsylvania.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-05
CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES
WILL BE BULLETINED
Reformer to Receive Reports by Innings
Covering Principal Plays Of Worlds
Series Contests.

Tomorrow is the opening day of the
big world 5 series baseball games be
tween the White Sox Of Chicago and
the New York Giants There will be
games tomorrow and sunday in the
Windy City, and then the scene will
shift to New York, after a lay-ofr over
Monday.
A. in the past wears The Reformer
will have telegraphic bulletin service
by innings covering the principal PLAYS,
which viii be given TO the public bv
means OF The Reformer bulletin board
ut the northwest corner Of the American
building
Bulletins VIII be received on Sunday
as well as on weekdays. ARRANGEMENTS
having been made with Manager $. T..
Mccarthy OF the local office OF the West
ern Jaion Telegraph Co, to have the des-
patches received Sunday afternoon.
On account of the difference i'm time
the reports from the Chicago games
viii come about an hour later than if
the games were played in the east.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-05
VERMONT INSURANCE MEN DINE
Annual Meeting at st. Johnsbury; c. C.
Graves Elected President.

ST. JOiNSBCRY. Oct. 5.-The 18th
annual meeting of the insurance agents
of Vermont closed last night with a
banquet at the st. Johnsburv House.
After the banquet. addresses touching
matters of Importance to insurance men
We're given by Joseph q Brown of
Montpelier, Vermont commissioner of
insurance, and William n. Bament, gen
eral adjuster of the Home Insurance
company of New York.
The business meeting was held in th-
afternoon with - men i'll attendance.
These officers We're elected: President
{. G. Graves of Waterbury; vice lresi-
dents, T. L. Walker of Bellows Falls
and ;. :. Watson Of St. Adams; seere-
tary. Harvey w. Eaton Of Bradford; !;
treasurer. f. :. Leonard Of Bellows
Falls; executive committee, A. b.
Moves Of st. Johnsbury. q. F. Davis of
Windsor, W. A. Clark Of Rutland. G. II.
Powers of Bennington, G. II. Pare Of
Barre and \. y. Atwood of st. AIbans.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-05
RED CROSS WORK FREE.
Ne Salaries for SIT Employees Now in
France.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 5-Since its ar
rival IN Paris last June the American Red
Cross Commission to France has built up
an organization of SG4 persons to handle
its work for the American eNpeditionaly
forces and the French people
In making public last night the details
OF the organization, the Red Cross war
council said that 5l7 members of the
commissions staff arc serving without sal
any on living allowances from the Red
Cross Among these volunteers are prom
lnent American business men, technical
experts and women experienced in the
handling OF relief supplies The average
wage paid to the remaining 347 persons
is $500 year
The expenses Of the infant welfare unit
are met by spe al gift by Mrs William
Lowell Putnam OF Boston while the $780,
600 obtained by private subscription in
this country by Major Grayson, NJ. p.
Murphy. head Of the commission. is APP
piled to the commissions expenses. The
headquarters in Paris arc i'm ample quar-
tiers, furnished rent free by one member
of the commission
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-05
NIGHT SESSIONS IN
BUSINESS SCHOOL
Over 40 Young Men and Women in
Evening Glasses Just Opened at
Clawson- Hamilton College.

The Clawson Hamilton Commercial col
lege, branch Of Bay Path Institute d
Springfield, Mass, opened evening schoo
TINS week with an enrolment of over A
students Intense interest characterizes
the work Of these energetic young busi
ness men and women who believe that tc
earn more one must learn more.
Iwohour sessions are held on Tuesday
end Thursday evenings from 80 to $50
All the courses Of the day school are
gwen, and in addition the special courses
that students desire.
The Civil Service course bids fair to he
one q the most popular, owing doubtless
to the fact that out Of Mr.. Speer's class
OF y in Bay Path Institute who took this
AL passed the government examination.
one is now IN Washington at a salary Of
81 GOO year and the II others have been
asked II they would accept positions
there
G. I. Gaugh, vice principal Of the BAY
Path Institute, visited the classes last
evening Miss Gladys Morrill, Of Brattle-
boro, graduate OF the Bay Path teach
en- 5 course, Is assisting Mr. Speer in the
evening school work, and other teachers
Will be added as frequently as tie increas-
ing enrolment demands
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-05
T0EDT OPENS HIS
PEN OF POTATOES
Ore Bushel from Half Bushel Of Seed
Expected More but Is Content at
100 Per Cent Increase.

FL. F. G. Toedt s experiment with a
potato pen, which he entered into so
enthu .astieallv al planting time, the
progress Of which many have watched
very closely, was not so productive as
his autimism had led him 10 believe it
would he, and he WAS not very optimis-
tir either When the crop was gath
cred .his week ii yielded just one soli-
tarE bu-htI of spuds. Inasmuch as one
halt bushal of seed potatoes were plant.
cd df Toedt seems content To rest on
the fact that the pen developed 100
per cent. He says he has no excuses to
offer and no explanations to make, be
cause it was Just an experiment on his
part The idea OF a pen was taken from
70 music trade Journal and while he did
expect to reap at least five bushels Mr.
Toeat Is not in the least disappointed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-05
WHAT OF DEPOT BRIGADE?
That at Westdeld Camp Badly in Need
of Men

WESTFIELD, Mass, Oct. ). The
exact status Of the depot brigade Of the
26th division, encamped here, is more
uncertain than every before 1t had
been planned % fill the ranks from draft
army contingents forwarded from Aver
and then ship the brigade to France
Later it was announced that probably
the brigade would 90 south first for a
period of training. 1t is now stated
that draft army men will probably not
be used to fill the ranks. and camp of
ficers are entirely up in the air as to
what Will he done with the units. as an
Organization without men is Of little use.
1t had been Brighten. f. LEROY
Sweetser 5 plan to fill the unit with
draft men and he had been working
ON the project for weeks. 1t now ap-
pears that he has failed III this effort
due to the desire of the officers at Aver
to keep the men they have there. Gen.
Sweetser is still in Boston. although
Col William II. Perry OF the Sth Massa-
chusetts infantry, who had been in con
ference with him for some time. re
turned to camp yesterday. Col. A. T.
Balentinc. camp commander III the gen
cral 5 absence, could she'd no light on
the situation. He apparently was as
much at loss as the rest.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-05
RESENT SHIP RESTRICTIONS.
swedes Express Anger at Steps Taken
by the Allies.

STOCKHOLM, Oct. 5-The detention
OF Swedish vessels by the United States,
France and Great Britain and the capture
of Swedish coal ships on the Rotterdam
.oothenburg route by the British is caus-
ing much Indignation here. even among
those Swedes most friendly to the allied
cause The Swedish press unites in ex-
pressing its displeasure
Typical comment appears in the So
'cial Demakraten, which says:
Aggression OF this sort is certainly
the poorest possible way to maintain the
idea that there is any real difference be-
tween one bclHgerent group and the other
IN the mscrupulousness with which they
wage war. After all the attacks on Won
Bethman Holweg's words about neces-
Isity knowing no laws the people on the
entente side should avoid letting their
need for tonnage lead to such obvious
violations OF neutral rights
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-05
Speech of La Toilette to Be
Subject of Inquiry Or
dered Today
SCOPE OF INQUIRY
SHARPLY LIMITED
Committee on Privileges and Elections
Decides Against Investigation into
Speeches of Senator Stone After
Hearing Charges Against Him.

WASHINGTON, Oct. "a formal pre-
,Iminaly inquiry into the alleged dislogal
speech Of senator La Toilette OF Wiscon-
sin made before the Nou-PaItisan league
at st. Paul. Minn, a fortnight ago. was
ordered today ty the senate privileges and
elections committee Appointment of a
subcommittee oi five members was di-
rected with authority limited first To in
Iqure into the correctness OF Senator
Ia Follette's speech and second into the
correctness OF his statements made there
in The limited scope of the inquiry was
Iregardcd as temporary action upon the nu-
merous petitions presented to the senate
ior the Wisconsin senator's expulsion
The subcommittee. which probably will
be appointed during the day and will be
headed by Senator Pomerene OF Ohio was
ordered to report at the December session
.of congress. The senate committee took
.up petitions charging senator Stone oI
Missouri, chairman OF the senate foreign
relations committee. with djsloyal state
ments and acts and decided that the
charges made did not warrant any inyes-
tigation of the Missouri senator
The committees action both as to SEN
.ator La Toilette and Senator Stone was
unanimous No record vote was taken
While the course Of procedure has not
been definitely outlined, the sub-committeo
purposes To asl, Senator la Toilette To APP
pear He viii be asked whether the eopy
of the St Paul speech before the com
mTttcu is ais he delivered it.
The subcommittee also purposes to call
William J BRYAN To question him on Sen
ator Ia Follctte.s statement that MIR
Bryan several times urged President vii
son To prevent the sailing ot the Iusitauia
because it was alleged an ammunition can
go was aboard
Senator Ia Toilette refused to comment
on the committees actions bat it was nm
derstood it would not change his plans
I To make an address in the senate before
adjournment regarding criticisms made
! The senate met TODAY tor the Gn9l
icleanup of odds and ends OF legislation
and other matters awaiting disposition
before the end of he present eytlaordj
nary session oi congress which is expected
/ tomorrow. Arrangements had been made
To take up for immediate passage at the
lleauc-t of President Wilson the house
bin permitting foreign-bwIt vessels to en-.
ten American coastWisc trade