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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-12
GERMAN ARRESTED
PRAISES THE KAISER
Emperor Best Man in World,
Says Man Believed
Insane

Marcus Mund fifty years old, a Ger
man. was sent to the Municipal Hos
pital today for examination as to his
sanity.
He was arrested near the wharf al
Delaware avenue and Spruce street,
after he had stated he wanted to send
wireless message" to Germany. He
refused to tell his address
Patrolman McGoldrick, Of the Third
and Delaney streets police station ar
rested Mund after ne had loitered about
the dock for several hours. He made
no secret of his pro-Cierman syn'pathtes
and declared the Kaiser the best man
in the world.
He is going to save the world"
Mund said. and | want to get back to
Germany TO help him
Mund said he came TO this country
when sixteen years old and had taken
out his first papers. He said he had
torn them up since the United States
entered the war.
Mund is the third German to be ar
rested here within the last three
months who has displayed traces of in-
sanity.
A man who has escaped from Cam
den. institution for the insane was the
first arrested He was sent back to
Camden.
The second man was a German physi-
clan, who had a college diploma. His
case was handled by the Department of
Justice and he was found insane. All
the men were about the same age.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-12
MAJOR BERRY SAYS
GERMANS FEAR Us
Bocbe Learning Americans
Can Whip Them. Writes
Port Collectors Son

4 The Germans are beginning to learn
time and any place" Major Benjamin
3. Berry. Third Battalion. Fifth Reg-
ment. United States Marines. in France,
declares in a letter to his father. William
II. Berry, collector of the port of Phila-
1elph!a
The letter is the first word the coll
lector has had from his son since the
major was wounded in action June 6,
when he was struck by several machine
gun bullets.
Two weeks before he was wounded
Major Berry received the French war
GROSS for bravery. making him one of
the first marine officers to he honored
by France. The cross was given to him
for his conduct when he, two officers of
his battalion and twelve enlisted men,
wthstood a German attack in April
: Major Berry's letter follows:
II am writing this in bed so my pen
manship will necessarily be very poor
This is the first moment since | was
wounded on June tmy birthday, by the
way) that | have been free enough
from pain to attempt anything.
During tn" week previous to June e
| had no chance to write. We were
going too fast and strenuous, and I
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-12
THE BRIDGE or SHIPS AND ITS BUILDERS
FINISH FIRST GROUP.
OF HOG ISLAND WAYS
Contractors Fulfill Big Cow
tract After Encountering
Many Difficulties

Completing the first groun Of shin,
ways at Hog Island from No I 10 No.
10. inclusive. the Snare e. Triest Con-
tracing Company has uut the island
being the first sub-contractors TO fulfII
their contract
They drove 1000 piles. used a.Oon. .OOo
cubic feet Of lumber. eXCaVated 40 OOO
cubic yards Of earth and set 35oO cubic
yards Of concrete foundations since No
vemher :, 1917.
The first set of keel blocks and the
first keel at Hog Isla nd were laid by
workmen Of the Snare G. Trest Com
pany, who constructed the first groun Of
shipways to have it's ways filed and
from which the first ship probably will
he launched early in August
This company sent its first group of
workmen to the island on September
81, 1917. and these men. besides meet
ing the usual obstacles to the compile
ton Of such a contract as their compa n v
held, had TO combat the rigors Of the
most severe winter weather experienced
here in hundred year-
Often II was necessary to thaw out
the ground with steam before doing ex-
cavating. with the earth itself frozen
to depth Of fort, -,wo inches. piles
frequently froze TO the ground. All
these difficulties were overcome. how
ever. and the first keel was laid on
shipway No. I on February -.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-12
FOUR BROTHERS ENLIST
Wait Till Youngest Comes of Age
Then Join Up in Bunch

Four sens of william A, Reckley. 1903
South Fifteenth street, have enlisted all
in a bunch" at the British Canadian re-
cruiting mission.
The boys are Enoch, twenty eight
years old Stanley, twenty-five; Charles,
twenty-three, and Harry, eighteen.
They are now en- route for Canada,
from where they will go overseas to
join the British army.
i II wish j could give more, or that
IL could go myself" declared the elder
Reckiey. who travelled from Miami Fla,
/, TO see his sons off, when Captain W. p.
Latham, in charge of the recruiting mis-
sion, praised the loyalty of the four
sons,
The reason they had not enlisted be-
fore, they told the recruiting officers,
was that they wanted to wait until "ths
kid"-Harry-was old enough to go
along.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-12

purchase bent. but she had not gone far
when brilliant thought struck her
"1'll get Fernando and We'll 60 see the
world. I won't buy any shoes with this
money" she thought.
And straightaway she suCcumbed to
the temptation and hunted her boy
friend" Fernando was struck with the
idea. too. and together they started on
their journey.
They boarded trolley and went to
Collingswood, \. j.. where. after wan
dering about, they came to the Ceilings
farm at dusk Fearing to start them on
the return journey to their homes, the
residents at 'Collings's farm kept them
for the night Yesterday morning the
child world tourists" were placed on a
car and started for Camden. but upon
arriving there Angelina found she stiIl
possessed IS cents of her 50.
philadelphia" was her next thought.
and ferry accomplished the purpose.
And together the children wandered un-
I'll late afternoon, when tine last penny
of the money was spent for sweets or
movies Then came the food Of tears,
the desire to go home. and. finally. the
kindly policeman. And here ended the
childish romance.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-12
WANT TO BUY WASTE WOOD
Shipworkers Would Pay for Ma,
tcrial Now Burned

Many shipyard men who live in the
lower part Of Camden and Gloucester
City have been trying TO buy waste wood
at the building operations where new
ehipyards and new homes are heing con-
stfucted
The wood is piled mp each day and
burned under an order Of the Govern
mpnt, and the contractors refuse to let
any one have it The shipyard men find
it hard to &C, dealers to supply orders
for winter coal and they say that il
they could get the waste wood they
would he willing to pay for il and haui
1t away,
The matter will he taken mp with the
proper authorities.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-12
STOLEN CAR STRUCK BOY
Five Uninvited Occupants of Physicians
Auto Held for Court

Five men alleged to have been occu-
pants of stolen automobile which
struck six-year-old John Orr, Of 1903
CIrard avenue. were held in bail for
court this afternoon at a hearing before
Magistrate Pennock In Central station.
The automobile belonged to an up
town physician and was stolen, accord
ing TO the police, while standing at Sec
ond and Cumberland streets.
The prisoners were Henry Booth, OF
Iehigh avenue and Hancock street, who
was held In $1,000 bail Cyril Gleason,
Arthur Mackley, Henry Brown and
Jacob Yorston. all of Thirtieth and Cum
berland streets, each of whom was held
in $500 bail The boy, who suffered Sc
we're bodily injuries, Is in st. Josephs
Hospital.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-12
28,50O WORK AT HOG ISLAND
Force Larger Than at Any Time
Since Shipbuilding Started

Hog Island has now larger work
ing force than at any time since the
big shipyard started actual ship con-
strUction.
Al present there arc @s,5o0 men and
v omen on the payroll. When work
reaches capacity, With fifty Ship"ays
ia operation. several thousand more viii
he added
Keeis have been laid so far for thirty
Ave 75O0-ton cargo carriers. The keel
for the Shandaken was laid Yesterday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-12
MOONEY DAY PLANNED
Central Labor Union Will Hold Mass
Meetings for Convicted Man

The Central Labor Union OF Ph'ladel-
phtn will join with labor organizations
throughout the country in observing
Mooney Day" on July 2s. when mass
meetings will be held in all big cities
preparatory to sending delegation to
President Wilson in another effort to
save the life of Tom Mooney,
Edward Keenan,, president of the or
ga snizstion, has been selected as the rep
resentative of Philadelphia unions.
Mooney is now under sentence of death
in California for throwing a bomb into
a preparedness parade" which resulted
in the death of several persons.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-12
EAGLE-l LAUNCHING SIMPLE
No Ceremony as First Ford
Chaser Enters Water
Rv the Tinted Press

Detroit. Mich. July 12.--EaEle-l, the
first of the latest type Of. submarine
chasers to he built. nestled proudly on
the waters of the River Rouge near the
Ford plant today.
A new mode in launching was intro
duced when it was put into the water
at o'clock last night Instead of slip
ping down the ways as the larger lake
and ocean vessels are launched. the
Ea gle was carried out above the waters
on a huge trestle and then lowered.
No ceremony was held. \ few inVit-
cd guests, newspapermen, and a crowd
of workmen watched the making Of an
epoch in history. Henry Ford was
present.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-12
SEIZE 5000 In STACKER HUNT
Chicago Roundup Finds Many
Without Their Registration
Cards
By the Associated Press

Chicago, July IL,
Up until midnight approximately 5000
young men of draft age had been seized
nv Government agents and police in a
campaign begun against suspected
slackers.
The first move was male AT the
National League ball park, whore more
tltan 500 young mel warh taken into
custody At might cabarets, moving
ricture theatres, elevated railway sta
tions and the streets were patro)led and
hundreds more taken to )vert1owirg po-
lice stations, where .elatives swarmed d
about endeavoring to OBTAIN release Of
many of the prisoners.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-12
DIR. REITNAN TO BE FREED
Was Sentenced TO Workhouse for
Spreading Birth Control Propaganda
Bv the 1SSoCiated Press

Cleveland. July i2,---Dr Ben Reitman.
Of chicago, serving a six months sen
teuCe in the Warrensville workhousc for
spreading hirth-ContrOl propaganda, was
to be released today. according to
Superintendent Burns. of WarrensVille
farms.
Seven hundred dollars of the $1,000
fine attached to the sentence has been
paid by Chicago friends. Burns said,
and two months have been taken off
the sentence for good behavior. Reit
man says he will return to Chicago
Immediately
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-12
PROSECUTING FIANCE HELD
Girl Arrested for Larceny Be.
comes Accuser When Discharged

The role of accuser was switched to
that of defendant today for Joseph
Ben njamn. of York and Thirteenth
streets. who had caused the arrest for
alleged larceny, of his former tiancee,
Beatrice LABEL
The young woman was discharged to-
day at a hearing in Central Station.
where Benjamin testified that she had
taken 5000 in jewelry and 500 in cash
from him before disappearing on the
eve of their wedding.
Benjamin was arrested by an agent
Of the Department of Justice on a charge
of viola ton of the Mann act.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-12
PATROLMAN INJURED
George Tuck Struck by Auto-Driver
Gives Himself In

George Tuck, a patrolman of the
Fifteenth and Locust streets station,
was seriously injured today, when he
was struck while attempting to cross
Eleventh street at Walnut, by an auto
mobile driven by Ernest Norton, 1908
Arch street.
Norton took Tuck in his car to the
Jefferson Hospital, where he was found
TO have suffered lacerations OF the head
shoulder and left arm. Norton then
gave himself up to the police, but was
released on his own recognizance to
await the outcome of Tuck's injuries.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-12

Burglars entered three residences IN
Camden today. At the home of l. s
Flsck. 42S North Third street, silver
ware and other articles were taken Al
the home of William Hanbrecht, t2i
North Third street. S25 was taken and
a. the residence of Laura Matthews
SIS st. John street, a watch. clothing
and S45 in cash We're stolen.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-12
CAFETERIA FOR SHIPYARD
New Convenience to Be Erected
for Gloucester Yards

Announcement is made by an official
of the welfare department of the New
Jersey and Pennsylvania shipyards,
Gloucester. that Captain F'roelich Han
sen, the managing director of the Pusey
& Jones Company, has authorized a lib
eral appropriation for the construction
OF a new cafeteria at the yards.
There is now a restaurant in the ha Sc
ment of the main office. hut il is not
large enough. 1t is believed the new
cafeteria will be built close TO the main
Office and that the men will bc served
at cost price.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-12
Woman Swallows Poison

Domestic troubles influenced Mrs.
Yetta Decker. of 4O3 Christian street,
10 attempt suicide by swallowing poison,
Tile preparation was not strong enough
e. say sss. sfu,nu' insI Hospi,sL hsr% Ar' Decker
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-12

The 7n00-ton tanker Brandywine will
be ready for launching At the PennSy)-
vania shipyard during the next ten days.
II will be only short time before an
other mine sweeper is launched
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-12

Regular vacations having hsen banned
on account Of the war. many of the
office employees of the Pussy & Jones
Company are arranging fishing and
weekend trips to the seashore points.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-12
RUSH POWER HOUSE
Other News Of Shipyards and
EMPLOYEES

Rapid progress is ho'ng made on the
brick building for the new power nouse
Of the Pennsylvania and New Jersey
shipyards, which is being built on the
old Gloucester baseball grounds The
plant is expected TO he ready for Use
within the next two months
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-12

Frank Stewart. the manager Of tho
baseball Team of the main office. is try
ing to re1uvenate his team. In the last
scheduled game the players all failed
to appear and the game had To be for
feited to the Burners. II Is likely new
players will appear tomorrow
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-12

There is great rivalry between the
Pipe Filers' baseball team and the Hull
Department team. and every time they
meet there Is much money bet. In the
last two games the Hun players have
led until the ninth inning, when they
we're noSed out
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-25
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING.
BY Henrietta Grauei-
WAR TINE QUERIES.

"How cnn Madeira center pieces he
ironed so they will lie flat2 ] have tried
many WAYS, but they billow and bulge.
Reply-If properly made, such center
pieces should lie fiat. Iron while quite
dnmp, on n soft pad, on the wrong side.
Iron the center first and work outward.
Do not go over one spot more than once.
You surely pull the centrepiece when
ironing it,
please advise me how to rid a pet
cat of fieas. My kitten IS three months
old and is sick from these pests. Will oil
of penny royal, applied to cloth and tied
to the kittens tail, hurt HIM, and will 1t
drive away the fleas?"
Replv-The oil of penny royal sounds
reasonable and should not harm pussy.
cannot say If it will discourage fieas or
not Ruv n box of iiea powder from the
nearest druggist and use IT as directed
"If YOU have n recipe for making crullers
with dark rnoasses, will YOU please pub
lish it?"
Reply have no such recipe, but will
publish it gladly If any other reader will
send one in TO this department
''Is il true that If YOU sign n sugar card
YOU must send IN n list of all the fruit you
can with this sugar
Reply This is not true, and has been
denied many times.
"AlI the fruit | canned by sterilization
IS keepingsplcndidlv, but that canned bv
old process IL leaking at the JOINT OF nd
and Jar: why is this
Reply Defective rubbcrs cause thls
Oh hp IIoaI nvpry gpugDn
When lars are sierili7cd the heat softens
the rubhcrs; and when tho lids are fastened
finally. the rubber hardcns into cement,
making leakage impossible Open the
defective Jars, rehcat the fruit. can II
over and put on new rubbcrs, seal the
lids ms tight rs you can, and there should
he no more trouble
"Please tell ne where can get a rcgi-
lar course in cootlng}
Reply Write 10 the State nlversitv
They offer an excellent course
kindly tell me how to remove STAINS
of citrate Of IRON IN grape Jnlce, FROM iieecy
blankets The stains are large and dark
and the blankets costly
Reply The ONLY suggestion can
offer Is that you ask = chemist about this
unusual stain ANYTHING ! could offer
might rum the wool
Have YOU directions for making what
wa used to call lection white beer
Tins was made Of sassairas, or winter
green. and was sweet and eifervcscenf
and was sold IN heavy stone Iugs Ted ~
in the Down last WAY with Goldfish tine
Tho beer looked white and sticky but
was sweet and cooling and delicious
summer drink when cool Please Try 70
get the receipt for making this for Old
Newport Resident
Has any reader tins beverage IN their
list of homemade brcws' If You have.
please mail II to this office for Miss GraIei
This does not come under win the
var slogan, but ! will ask Won anyway
Whcrr can | sell a stamp collection and
what prices should enc ask for several
hundred American stamps
Reply Stamp collectors advertise N
Young peoples periodicals. and will send
You catalogue Of prices on application
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-25
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTEBOOK
Byj Lee Pape.

Some lady came to see ma today bring
ing prtty little gerl with her almost as
pritty looking ms wat Mary Watkins IS,
and ina sed. Benny, this is Beetrice, you
must take her out ON the frunt steps and
cntertane her vile her mamma and are
tawkinR
And me and Bcetrice went out on the
friInt steps with cushions and sat down
ON them and | started To look at her and
then look away agcn as If co'Ildent think
OF cDything 10 say, wich | couldeut, and
she Jest kepp on looking prltty looking,
with out saying enything, and after a
long vile | scd, I've lived hcer in this
house longer than ! ever lived enyware,
! was born heer and bin hcer ever slnts
Beeiricc not saying enything, and we
sat there IA vile lawnger. me thinking, q,
this IL fearse, she must be deef and dunn.
And after another long wile ] sed, Wunt'
had n big boil rite in the middle Of the
back OF my neck, and maybe IL didcnt
hcrt
Bcctricc Jest keeping on not saying
enythlng and thawt, gosh, I'm dong all
the tawking, this amt eDy fun And | kcpp
on trying 10 think of s'mthing clts 10 say,
Wich after another long vile | did, saying
Did you know they make paper out oi
old rags
No. sed Bectricc Being all she sed and
not reminding me Of enythng clts To say,
and all of a suddin herd the fellows play
ing prizzners base Ground the corner, and
! sed lxcusc me "A minnit And ! got up
with IMPRESSION on my face as II Jest
thawt Of sumthing and quick wawk cd
down the street and erround the corner
and goi m The game
proberly not bong very polite hui "f'o
wouldcut Of
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-25
THEIR GOOD BEHAVIOR
MEANS THEIR FREEDOM
Court Gives Prisoners a Chance 70
Win Retirement of Pend
ing Indictments.

Samuel Papcck, Young man who some
months ago was arrested and taken 10 the
workhousc on charge of violating the
State drug act with reference to the ad
minlStratlon of heron, and at the time OF
his incarceration was IN q most plinhlc
physical condition was before Judge
Conrad in General Sessions Room Ne |
Yesterday afternoon, in answer 20 a hlll oi
indictment alleging hc had broken the
law regarding heron
But instead of tring pltiable sight,
he looked healthy. strong and vigorous
Attorney General Re!nhardt told Judge
Conrad hat Papcck had been under treat
mcnt at the workhousc. had gotten the
vicious drug out of his system and was
now IN good physical condition I)r
kracmer, the wurkhouSe physician, SAYS
he has recovered Mr. RcInhardt thought
that under the circumstances. the prison
or. who was said TO have administered
the drug TO a companion, who. IN turn
administered II 70 him. might be freed
uDOn his own rccoCnlZanCc until the No
vcmbcT term, at which time, Il he has
not suffered 3 relapse into the heron
habit and has behaved himself. the case
against hIm may bc retired Judge on
rad acQmesced in the continuance Of
the ease and the form n which II took and
Papeck went ON Of court looking pleased
Judge Conrad also set Tree under
similar circumstances. q Young colored
man named William >eeney, under in
dictment for wife heating Seenev al
ready had been IN jail ior some months
and Mr. Reinhardt thought it might he
wise to let his case 20 over until the No
vember term The court ordered him 10
report at that time and then. if his con
duct in the interim warrants the addition
al cemenc, the case viii he retired
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-25
A Splendid Hair Grower
and Wonderful Beautifser

Whcn your hair becomes faded drl
.trcakcd and scragglr when It falls ont
badly and new hair cannot grow the
roots should he immediately vltaIzed and
properly nourlshcd To 10 this quickly.
afely and II little expense. there j.
nothing 20 effective as Partisan sage
liquid form which you can gcf II \ y
Danforth J and all good druggists
Its guaranteed 10 abolish dandrun
stop scalp itch ard falling hair and pro
mote 4 new growth or money refunded
Its IN great demand bv discriminating
women because il makes the hair 80 soft
and lustrous and appear heavier than Il
really IL
4 massage with Parisian sage il a real
delight easy 10 use. not sticky or grcas4
aad delicately pertumed Ii you want
good looking hair and plenty II it use
Parisian sage "A little attention now IN
sures heauflftl halr fer rcars n come
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-25
To HELP SUFFERERS.
Campaign for Winter Clothing for Stricken
Belpians

The ten million imprisoned people IN
occupied Belgium and France are facing
Shame suffering disease and souo of
them death for lack Of clothing this
winter They must be helped The Red
Cross will undertake = renewed campaign
to obtain this clothing IN America H.
ean come only from as The first campaign
welded magnificent results bringing IN
fully 100 tons of clothing IN good con
dition But much more Iz needed il
these war ravagcd people arc to get
through the winter IN deccncv and safety
In the face Of brutal coercion and spiritual
suffering they remain splendidly courage
otls fhi4 courage challenges our charity
I"i rs match the courage Of Belgium bv
the generosity of America
This second Rcd Cross drive to aid the
Belgian Relief starts IN Delaware on
September 30 and will continue for one
week Delaware quota Is 20 tons Head
quarters arc at Sixth and King streets