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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-03
SPECIAL TEACHERS MAY GO
'oard Expected to Eliminate Fourth
Grade Instructors -"

School officials expect the Board of
ducation to. assent to the recommended
'on-of the elementary schools commit
ee that all special teachers of handwork
md sewing in the fourth grade be elimi-
ated.
This will come before the board at
the January meeting. to be held next
Tuesday. 1t is one of the many steps
being contemplated in the campaign 70.
economy,
Contrary TO custom. Edwin Wolf
president of the board and n member
of the various committees ex offlcio, at
tended the elementary schools commit-
tee meeting yesterday. He has been
conducting q, rigid investigation of the
school system and attends these conf
'nittee meetings 10 prevent the recon-
mendation of expenditures not absolutely
needd -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-03
OLD YORK ROAD
ENDS TOLL GRABBING
Historic Highway Passes Into
Control of the State and
Will Become Free
FORMAL SALE RAT11FY
Change Costs $1Os,0OO in Which
Bucks and Montgomery Counties
and State Share .'

Old York road, one Of the historic
highways bf the state and the Oldest
fol, road of the Commonwealth, went out
of existence, in technical sense at
least. this morning when confirmation
of the sale OF the road to the State
Highway Department was ratified at
meeting Of the stockholders of the Chel-
tenham and Willow Grove and the Hat
boro and Warminster Toll Companies.
Consideration in the exchange OF owner
ship Of this famous highway was siob.-
900. of which amount the officials of
Bucks County have agreed to pay sa2ai
% their share. Montgomery County 90
ner cent of the remainder, and the state
Highway the remaining So per cent.
making the shares Of the last two s5l,0oo
each
1t Is understood that the Montgomery
County officials have sent out circular
letters TO all of the boroughs. town
councils, etc, of that district asking
them to assume n proportionate amount
OF the expense incurred by the entire
county. TO date there have been few
responses. and the outlook at present Is
that the entire amount will have TO be
paid BY the county.
Settlement for the purchase price Is
to he made by February IL at the
latest. and on or before that date all
toll charges on this road will auto
matically become void.
The toll companies above named have
been in control OF ten and one-quarter
miles Of this road since 1913. and since
that time toll rates have been in effect.
The change in ownership just consum-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-03
YACHT LYND0NrA SAFE
AFTER 8 DAYS OF PERIL
Philadelphia Vessel Which Was
Crippled in Snowstorm Reaches
an Atlantic Port

The Philadelphia yacht Lyndonia is
safe In an Atlantic port after having
dIrfted heiplessly for three days In the
ocean as n result Of the blowing out OF
Its boilers. Nobody was injured. accord
ing TO reports received here. but the ship
was 70 seriously damaged that II will
have To be virtually rebuilt
The Lyndonia was on patrol duty for
the United States Government! having
been bought last spring from Cyrus II.
X. Curtis She was 900 miles Off the
coast and In n binding snowstorm when
the boilers were blown out. crippling
lighting and heating plants and putting
the wireless out Of service. II was after
tho vessel had diifted for three days and
nights. including Christmas that an
Italian trawlcr found her and towed her
to port.
The news came In a letter to Harry
Gimbel from Chief Machnist's Mate Wal
ter j. Yates. Lieutenant i. II. Babcock.
commanding the Lyndonia, telcgraphed
Ghnbel 10 forward clothing. Mr.. Curtis
sent twenty suits of dungarees and
$3.50 for the crew.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-03
THE WEATHER
Official Forecast

80" .'h WASHlNGTON, Jan. ..
The STORM that was central oter Ken
lucky yesterday was forced southeast
ward and lies off the Florida coast this
morning. 1t caused a light To mod
crate snowfall over most of the eastern
portion Of the country. and has, been
followed by large area of high barom-
eter that extends in ridge from the
upper Lake region to Texas. As a re-
suit the temperatures have fallen
throughout the central valleys. the cot
ton belt and most of the Lake region
and the cold is. intense in all Of those
For eastern Pennsylvania-Fair and
continued cold tonight and Friday; mod
crate north winds. -.
For New Jersey-Fair tonight, ex-
cept probably snow on the coast; Fri
day fair and continued cold north winds
strong on the coast. ..-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-03
IlODEAIH.
aslnage Homes
lsiness Estab-
llhments
-
~ ovERwoRKED
+ ---------- .--.------.-
Y OvERwoRKED
sews Near Exhaus-
Through Frequent
Alarms

&nn was burned 10 death and
cn,es and business establish
~ badly damaged by fire early
G1|Rercnt sections of the city.
r. - fourth day Of unending
ths f1re department and the
q many engine companies are
~ exhaustion. Failure of the
1ument to comply with the law
y roeponsible for the great bur-
~ placed on the fireighter~.
\ 3<von1an who met death was Anna
<n. sixty years cid, n negress, of
5oeth Norwood street. While she
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-03
PROTESTS AGAINST.
kRKET STREET BUFFET
|lfon for Removal of Saloon wiz
~ Granted Unless Remon-
strants- Appear - - 81

NJ petition OF John r. Leonard. o
l1H4keeper of 7G9 passyunk avenue.
Gunoval Of his location 10 1929 Mar
: 6trset win be heard in the License
~ tornorrcw, and unless remonstrants
11ar In person TO object to the new
11E1pn the petition will be granted, as
k1rm0nstrances have been filed in WRIT
be<ore the court.
~ other applications for change
" been filed with the court. the list
111E ne follows: ~ -. ,'.'
I&omas A. Schmitt. 1i6 Market street.
Ahriel p. Callahan: Harry A. Wood
~ South Twenty-thiiyi street. TO
|Gm III. Storkey: William a. Brady,
|31<z1-23 South Eighth street, 10
NJ =. King; Vincent J. Torpey. 1922
1Ee avenue. to John j. Torpey .
161 Allekna. southeast .boflpef Second
Master streets. to Harry Rolsen :
~ Henry. II East Chelten avenue.
llAn T.. Harkins: Michael Tom
g17 North Fourth street, to .2s4o
- street; Carrie Miller Mengis,
1Ct corner Twenty y-ninth and
D9on street.. to Frank Mengis;
& Xo4gers (owner), 1914 South
j1(h street. to Harry j. McGinnis
~ Leonard. 76s East Passyunk
~ to s23s Market street.
WHOLESALE
Ham Aldworth. bother. 21l5 Ann
~ 70 3034 Boudinot street
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-03
BOY HIT BY AUTO.
Jumped OFF Trolley and Ran in
Front of Machine, Is Report

Stephen MacGargee, thirteen years old,
of 4Gl3 Woodland avenue. is being treat
ed at the University Hospital for II
fracture Of the leg, fracture of the jaw
and probable fracture OF the skull. re-
ceived when he was run over by a
motorcar driven by William Irwin of
Chester. Irwin was placed under arrest
but has been re'eased on his own recog-
nzance. witnesses stating that the oc-
currence was entirely accidental.
The accident happened at Forty-slxth
street and Woodland avenue.
1t is said the lad was riding on the
rear of a trolley car and jumped off
directly in front OF the automobile.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-03
gIE STARTS BOOM
FOR WAR GARDENS
! Requires Each Commu-
N1ty to Raise It's Own : :. .
+..[l -. ..
Vegetables
HARRISBURG. Jan.

{. 8taae Department Of Agriculture
|oHod q statement urging residents
\ fommonwea1th to start at once
~ war gardens. While there is
y of measuring the, effect -tbe ones
~ had on vegetable prices. the
liant believes food costs would
Ven greatly Increased In these
\ months had no use been made
- yards and yacant-iots.. :
IL not too early to make plans
y var gardens Of 1918" said Il. B.
~ director OF the Bureau Of Mar
He continued:
!, ~ business men OF towns and
- from 5000 to $1,000 inhab-
D <puld make, n ! survey. OF The
1o1 products consumed IN tiisir
cofnmunities each year, and
FtAln how Inany OF these could
~ within easy reach. 1t would
~ food distribution. problem
~ for those In charge.
nck only = waste OF time, en-
y money TO have shipped into a
11ocfs that could be grown near
Ioauires additional freight and
1ins that now should be used
1nr1,osef.
1ld while it,Mould not be
i&rgs cities. the smaller ones
1nia can. through orsanisa-
1neQgh vegetables 80 II would
1nry IN 1913 for shipment to
- the ordinary vegetables
~ possible for q system OF
~ - worked out" he said
kns5p>rt. of nearby com,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-03
Civil Service Examination Dates

Examinations will be held under civil
service regulations on january 20. Feb-
ruary. and M1rch 6, for multigraph
operator. at a salary Of $1,000 to $1,000
n year. An open competitive examina =
tion has also been ordered for physician
in the Indian and Panama service.
with salaries ranging from $1,000 tC
$500 q year. 80
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-03
Boy Hit by Automobile

Stephen McGarge. fifteen years old, of
1919 Woodland avenue. suffered a frac-
tured skull last night when he stepped
from behind trolley car and was
struck by an lutomobile going In the
opposite direction on Woodland avenue
at May street He was taken to Uni
ver;Jity Hospital.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-03
Maine Guests at Lecture

~ hundred marines from the League
ri Navy Yard will be guests of
"a David Fallon, NJ. c., tonight at
cAdemy Of Music. where he will
~ = lecture entitled -"Fighting
Wu4 He'll" Captain Falfon, who
n with the British and Australian
|krXas wounded and Inealided home.
19ftute is an account. of his personal
<<tnoes an. the war. ?, .-.. ,,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-03
PRETTY GIRLS AT SKATING CARNIVAL

The carnival was held yesterday
afternoon at the Palace Rink,
Thirty-ninth and Market streets.
for benefit of the navy auxiliary
wool fund and army motor kitch-
en-. Miss Elizabeth Ford Mar
tin, on the left, and Miss Louise
Kerr Lippincott are shown rs
they appeared in the candy
booth.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-03
ARMY MEN TO HOSPITALS
Officers Will Be Given Medical In
struction in Philadelphia

Several officers in the National Army
have been assigned to various Philadel-
phia hospitals TO receive medical in
struction.
Major II. e. Herrick goes 10 Pennsyl-
vania Hospital. After receiving instruc-
tion he win go to Fort McEIenry with
General Hospital No. 2.
First LieutenaIts +. l.. Eyestone. II.
Smith. NJ. c. Hunter and W. c.
Tilden are assigned to University Hos
pital,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-03
Marine Engineering School Open

The first meeting Of the first ella Of
the marine engineering school, under the
supervision Of the Shipping Board, was
held in the assembly room Of the Bourse
last night.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-03
.Pinehr.t Golf Postponed

PINEHURST. n. C.. Jan. "A cold
southeast wind. with it's attendant dis
comfiture, this morning caused further
postponement Of the midwinter golf
tournament.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-03
Governor Praises Doctor Stone

Governor Brumblug has issued n
statement bestowing warm praise on
Captain II. e. Stone, founder of the
Stonemen's Fellowship. who has gone TO
France as a chaplain. on account of sery-
ices rendered TO the people CT Pennsyl-
vania.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-03
Funeral u ChaEIes Abel ;

The funeral Of Charles Abel. who died
suddenly Monday night at his home. 800
viii be held at I o'clock today from his
home. Mr. Abel was one OF the ten
founders Of the Columbia Club. Broad
r1 o1fefe strests snd ~ ea1dseted 3
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-03
! England on u. s.. Mission

p. Smith & Co.. this city. has. ar
~ n England on. a special mission
~ United States Government, ac-
~ to advioes'. received here.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-03

Captain Weston ksep!ng and the crew
a @v1rr9ch =. .. have reached Phila-
I<1@ }(1li5n c(eemahip after
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-03

Ham Aldworth. bother. 27l5 Am
~ 70 3034 Boudinot street.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-09-17
YOUNG GIRL SHOT TO
DEATH IN JITNEY CAR
Search Being Made for Thomas
Brown. Suspected Of Murder
/, nf Mary lone CroWder.

Petersburg, Va, Sept. I.ESearcn, .., - -
being made in various Virginia citlcs
and towns today for Thomas Brown, OF
Buena vista, Va. who is wanted here
under suspicion of having murdered
Mary lone Crowder. 16 years ola, VINO
was shot while riding In jitney AUTO
mobile last night, dying shortly aiter,
ward, No motive has been assigned
for the killing.
JOSEPH Crowder the girls father'
said she left home with Brown to at
tend a moving picture show. Two
other occupants of the automobile,
John Watts, the owner and driver ana
Albert H. Lafortune, a passenger VINO
occupied front seats at the time OF the
shooting, said they heard the shot and
at first thought it was the noise OF an
exploding tire. LaFortune turned and
saw that Miss Crowder's dress was
hurning and sought to extinguish the
tiames. La Fortune and Watts re-
moved the girl to physicians ONCE
where she died, her escort disappear
Ing. <t.'
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-09-17
DESPERATE STRUGGLE
TO MAINTAIN CONTROL
Bolsheviki Arranging for New
Treaty Designed to Secure
German and Austrian Aid.

Washington, Sept. 17.-Desperately
struggling 10 maintain control of at
, least part OF Russia, the bolshevik
government today is reported TO be ar
ranging q new treaty with the central
powers. This treaty is believed here
to be designed TO secure German and
Austrian help TO try and regain con-
troll of the territory where the rcvo-
lutionary movement daily is gaining
strength. Amsterdam dispatches today
iSake plain the position Of the German
controlled bolsheviki. Nikolai Lenine,
the bolshevik premier. is quoted as
saying:
"Thc position on the Czecho- Slovals
front is daily becoming more uger-
Gus. We are daily becoming incrcas-
ingly aware that alone we are power
less. For the soviet government there
is only ono way, out. to conclude a
defensive. and offensive alliance with
another power"
The power he means. officials say
| naturally is Germany. But 1t is con
sidercd hore as very unlikely that
Germany can spare any men to ANAL
gamate with the Russians 1t also is
by no means certain that the Russians
Will follow Lenine and Trotzky much
farther Confidential information reach
ing this city shows that they are main
tanning most precarious hold by
force. They have slain every leader
that they could capture that opposed
them. AS n result .he aItibolshcvik
movement is so strong that many
diplomats here believe that .he end
of the present regime Is in sight.
A Polish army is about to join the
.Czecho- -Slovak forces in Siberia. Har-
bin advices say that this after army
will exceed 100000 and will be avail
able almost Immediately. In addition
there Is n well-defined revolutionary
movement In the Ukraine, which Is
daily becoming more and more for
midable. Tho entire general Russian
situation. officials, here believe. Is be-
coming less and less favorable to the
central powers and 1t will he utterly
impossible to organize the Russians
as an Austro- German reserve.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-09-17
SHELLS DID NOT EXPLODE
U. S. Artillery Officers Say OF
German Missiles in Marne
Retreat

With the American Army in France.
Sept. 6.-(Correspondepce A. P)-Amer'-
can artillery officers estimated recently
that at certain stages of the German re-
treat north OF the Marne from SO to 70
per cent. of the enemy shells failed tn
explode. One night after the Germans
crossed The Nesle tho enemy fired seven
ty-two shells of large calibre into a
wooded tract where American troops were
supposed to be quartered and artillery eX-
perts reported that only four exploded.
None of the American officers suggeste
that the German shells were deterorating
generally. There had heen day after day
OF rain during the reareat. and it was be-
lieved quite possible that in the with
drawa the Germans had not been able
to take tae usual precautions against
dampnees q.
One officer suggested that possibly the
Germans had been firing old shells rather
than no shells at all, the officers realizing
that only d few were exploding, but pre-
ferrng to keep the big guns pounding
away merely in an effort to keep UP the
morale of the rear guards. The average
number Of faulty shells generally is from
2 to per cent. I.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-09-17
NEGRO WOMAN KILLED;
HUSBAND DISAPPEARS
Millard Simpson Accused Of
Shooting Wife-Body Found
- Lying in Pool Of Blood.

with bullet holes in her neck and
arm, and with her head showing un-
mistakable evidence of having been
beaten, presumably with the butt of u
revolver, the wife OF Millard Simpson,
,colored, was found Tuesday morning
lying in pool of blood. The corpse,
which was discovered in a house in
Carr street alley. was very bloody.
Evidently the bullet that passed en-
tirely through, her neck severed the
jugular vein. II appeared that she had
been killed some time during the night.
Her husband was hot to be found, but
he is accused of committing the crime.
and a warrant charging him with
murder has been sworn out by rela-
tive of his wife.
At police headquarters and from an
other source II was learned that Simp-
son has been In police court on several
occasions for alleged abuse and mis-
treatment Of his wife. The cause for
the killing is not known.
The body OF the woman was removed
to Wann's undertaking establishment.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-09-17
BULCARS REACH
WESTERN FRONT
Regiments Arrive at Maubeuge
TO Cooperate With Ger.
man Troops.
FRENCH CONTINUE GAINS
Haig's Forces Progress in Di-
rection of lie verquier and
in Flanders.

Amsterdam, Sept. 17.-Bulgariar
regiments have arrived at Maubeuge 7,
cooperate with the German troops oil
the western front, according TO tn,
Echo Beige.
London. Sept. 17-Last night wit
messed a further closing in OF the Brit
ish lines northwest OF st. quentin
Field Marshal Haig In his report TO.
day announced that the British had
made progress In this area in the di-
rection OF lie Nerguier.
The British also improved their po-
sitions slightly yesterday and during
the night northwest of Hulluch (be-
tween Lens and la Bassee and north
east Of Neuvechappelle tFlanders
'front.'.
Paris, Monday. Sept. 17.-The French
official statement today reads
Between the Oise and the Aisne
French forces continued their'progress
during the night. East of Vauxaillon
we have taken Mont -des- Singes and
captured more than 800 prisoners
Farther south we have taken Vailly
'.In Lorraine we carried out n num- :
Der of raids in the region OF Leintrey
and captured prisoners
600 captives in One kiIometer.
Paris, Monday. Sept. 16.--Tonight
French official statement follows;
During the day our troops conun-
ued their attacks in the region north !.
east and east of Sancy. In spite oil
the resistance of the Germans, we nave
advanced one kilometer on a front OF
about four kilometers. Six hundred
prisoners, two cannon and 105 machine
guns were taken.
"Eastern Theater. Sept. 15-This
morning, after violent artillery prep
aration. French and Serbian troops at
tackled enemy organizations IN inc
mountainous region of DobropolJe. Tne
whole first positions of the enemy over
n front of eleven kilometers were car
ried in spite of the difficulties OF the
ground. A number of prisoners ana
pieoes OF artillery fell into the nands
OF the allies. The operation continues
to develop favorably. On other parts
Of the front there has been hveiy ar
tillery activity.
serbian and French aviators paruci-
mated in the battle and efhciently as
sisted the infantry, bombardins inc
enemy lines Of communication.
~ Within Mile Of hooge.
s with the British Army in France,
sent. 17.-(AP.)-The advance OF the
Rritish Yesterday in Flanders was
dressed along the Ypres- Menin roao
and carried the British to within d
mild Of Hooge.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-09-17
BURNING TOWNS
ALONG MOSELLE
Germans Intend Withdrawing
Behind Hlndenburg Line
in Lorraine
If PRESSED FURTHER R
So Indicates Accumulating Ev.
idence-Pont. A. Mousson
Shelled by Foe.
If PRESSED FURTHE R

American Army Headquarters in
Lorraine, Monday. Sept. l6.-tEve-
ning.)-( (Reuter's. )-Evilence Is accu-
mulating that the enemy intends with
drawing behind the Hindenburg line
In Lorraine II he Is pressed any fur
ther. He Is burning towns along the
Mosclle.
Little Infantry Activity.
With the American Army In Lor-
raine, Monday. Sept. 16.-G p.me-
Today was the Quietest day on this
front since the beginning OF the often
sive last Thursday. Thcre was little
infantry activity and only moderate
artillery action.
Pont- a -Mousson and Dleulouard,
four miles to the south. were shelled
by the enemy. who mixed In few
mustard gas projectiles with his other
shells.
The Germans apparently were dig
ding themselves in behind the linden
burg line today.
Entire Division Captured.
Prisoners taken report that the en-
tire artillery of the Thirty-firs Ger
man division was captured In the
American operation on this front.
The division that was used to bear the
brunt of the attack in the lunge In
the salient east of st. Mihiel II appears
was the 35th Austrian division. II was
ordered to maintain a holding action
until all the German troops were with
drawn. In consequence of this IT suf-
fered very heavy losses, especially In
prisoners.
Get Practical Experience.
The German prisoners said they had
received orders to mold their positions
unless strongly attacked. The nom
commissioned officers were from an
officers school in the vicinity OF Con-
fans They said they had been ordered
to the front for practical experience.
Pershing's communique.
Washington. Sept. 17.-Local COM
bats in which enemy prisoners we-e
taken and a further increase In ar
tillery and aviation activity In the st.
Mihiel sector are reported in Gel.
Pershing's communique for Monday
Non-Coms Captured.
With the American Forces in I|or-
raine. Sept. 17.-(3 p. mia. P)--
An American patrol in a raid made
early this morning in The general re-
gion of Haumont, northwest Of Thiau-
court, captured five non commissioned
officers and killed seven other nom
commissioned officers.