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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-17
SPENT $46O FOR CANDY
Child Finds Money Hidden in
Observation-Disclosures Arrested

Charles Giobasky. four years old, dis
covered s46O hidden away in dresser
drawer at his home. 1914 Winter street
and spent it at tho candy store Of Mrs.
Edith Angelo, Fifteenth street above
Race
Mrs Angelo was arraigncd before
Magistrate Beaton at Tenth aud Button
wood streets police station today on the
charge of taking the money from the
lad for two small sacks of candy She
was held in $500 bail pending an in
vestIgation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-17
WAR CHEST PROGRAM
NEARING COMPLETION
Final Plans for Great Drive TO
Be Made at Meeting
Today

Final preparations for tho war chest
drive, May - to -. will hC mad" hl
the central district team at ~ meeting
in the Strawhrtdgc & Clo,nt"r res
taurant this afternoon More than 5oo
persons are included in TN" central
teams
1h" musical festival ia he n"'d a'
Franklin f'ieid Sunday afternoon. May
-. at I O'clock. will ho zinc "f Tn" hrG
r'St patriotic demonstrations yet staged
in lhtladclphia.
Three hundred musicians under the
ic"d"rshjp of Leopold StoNoWSh'. cow
durtor "f the Philadelphia orchestra,
will give an opCu-air concert a. tn" main
feature Of the demonstration. \ tdhlCau
Of III" nations at war and associations
that will benefit through the War chest
will be staged by the fnur-minute men
Of the committee Of public safety Of
PENNSYLVANIA
Red Cross nurses. Y. NJ. t. \. and
y. NJ II. A. representatives. knights Of
Columbus. salvation Army members aud
Boy Scouts win 'lymhuli2" thc War
Chest hcncticiarics
Suuth Philadelphia teams Wll h"Id An
important meetings in tho RroadWaN
Theatre sunday afternoon at - o'clorh.
Judge John NJ Patterson will lrcsId"
ana prominent citizens VIII mnN" ad-
dresses in TN" Interests ur lh" War
Chest.
The executive committee Of tho Wa"
Cucst has decided that NO t:"I> T. of
admission VIII be- issued Tor TN" orem-
air concert aud Iahlcau u, Franklin
Field. The public is asked t" attend
SIS3,OOO Already Pledged
Including tho pledge Of 5000" from
/ citizens of Mcrion recorded last week.
Il total of $4,000 has been pledged t"
the war chest already. This VA an-
nounccd following the action of the di-
rcctors of the Commercial Trust COM
pany in authorizing a contribution Of
/ $4,000 The Grard Trust Company
| followed suit with a contribution Of So
/ 00O and otto EisrnlOhr q Brother
= announced Il contribution of HlS""N.
Absolute s,rrcc.sS for TN" war chest vas
predicted today by Frederick y. MIL
. Ter, manufacturer Of columbus, .,
| who was chairman of tn" budget COM
! mittcc of tho war chest in that rIiN
where a successful war chest campaign
. has just been completed.
Original Organization Intact
"rhe original War chest organization
Is alive and intact in COlumhuS,' Mr.
Miller said "aud We hold patriotic mass
, meetings constantly. Th" whole body
| of the population joined in III" drive
The fact is that any community taking
on the War Chest idea would not h'
without it. And predict that is tn" way
your community will feel about it wh"r
| the drive Is completed.
"A great mass of your people are
going to rush and dump their pledges
for monthly payments into your chest
Just as our people did" he said. "Nor
are out not only for about eight times
as much money as We asked for, but
you have about ten times as many people
/ to call upon"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-17
Can't Get Gas, Complain,

harrisburg. Pa, May i1.-compla int
has been fled with tn" Public Service
Commission that the rPnnsylNania Gas
Company. operating in Warren County.
has refused to furnish citizens of Say
main with gas. and as the company
contends that 1t must conserve in accord
with public policy the question of what
should constitute service will be threshed
out
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-17
THE GREAT FREDERICK
MAY SERVE AMERICA
Gallinger's Resolution Proposes Statue
Be Melted Into
Bullets

Washington. May II. - senator Gal
Iinger has introduceds a resolution pro-
posing that the statue of Frederick the
Great, recently removed from the War
College grounds be melted up and con-
yerted into munitions of war.
The resolution would have the Senate
Military Committee make plans for dis
poSal of the statue.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-17
l4OO CONVICTS: ONE MAID
Lone Woman to Have Position al
Sing Sing

New York. May 1I-Sng Sing IL to
employ a lone woman. She will be the
only one among 14OO men, including
prisoners and attendants. Provision was
made in the new appropriation bill for
maid for Warden William Meyer.
Sing Sing has had but one woman sta
toned there before. Miss Matte Roosa
was switchboard operator for three
weeks when G.. w. Wirchwey was war
den. but tired of so many men looking
at her, she declared, and quit.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-08
Little InlenieWS
City Reaor Says June Trad Better Than For Many Years
Enforcement OF Food Rules Should Be Pride OfEI Pasoans

80 fCNl business this year was better
than thar Of any June in my ex-
pellencs IN several years" said d.
J. II Rigdon, realtor. II had the
work Of concluding a large number OF
deals during June. Many OF them in
rolved valley lands and the price in
all cases was satisfactory. OF course.
often a transaction is in the form OF
trades, but. nevertheless cannot
complain that business is not good"
Every nov and then some one
makes a complaint at the office Of
the local food administration that the
lood regulations are more rigidly en-
forced in Fl Paso than at other points,
particularly outside OF Texas said
~ x Ramsey. This may or may not
be true II il is true. &c should be a
matter Of pride 20 FL Pasoans, not a
matter Of complaint. Since the wheat
less program in Texas has been lifted,
the food rules and regulations, win
certain minor differences, due TO To-
cal conditions. are the same through
ont the country. II there is any dif-
ference in enforcement, IL is a differ
rnce either OF administration or OF
the spirit in which people observe the
regulations. The plain truth is that Fl
T'aso is going over the top on matters
81 food conservation. just as she has
zone over the top in every Liberty
bond. Red Cross and T. II. c. A. drive
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-08

from the Palace Of Art during the
exposition. and people by the thou
sands gathered on the hillside, q nat
ural amDhithearer. 20 watch the
marching throngs pass and later
watch and hear-ir possible-rhe 1es-
tivities that followed the parade. In
hollow square, roped of and guard
ed by what looked like a regiment OF
police. the flags OF all the marching
societies were taken as the various
conungents marched past Such a
commiugling OF color would be hard
70 imagine. for there were flags Of all
the allied nations and flags Of all the
participating societies and hundreds
OF American flags-everything was
there except the German and the Irish
flags, even a hungarian flag carried
by Hungarians who bore a placard as
sertlng that their cOuntrymen were as
much oppressed as the Belgians.
After the festivities. everybody
went 10 the grand municipal theater,
where a big patriotic pageant was
presented at night, with the natural
scenery Of the park as background
This rheater is a wonder Constructed
Of concrete on a hillside like FL Paso' s.
high school stadium. though not so
large, a stage is built upou the ground
at the bottom and growing shrubbery
forms the background. A ditch runs
below, where the performers. instead
OF going behind curtain, drop out Of
sight down concrete steps From the
ditch they make their way back
through the shrubbery 20 the dressing
tents and buildings concealed by the
trees and shrubs I'm small valley
The pageant was called Fighting foV
Freedom and Robert Edeson, Hen
rietta CrOsman and Helen Ware, NOV
ing picture stars. were featured All
the other talent was from ST. Louis
The receipts were for ST. LOuis's
organized war activities, one fea-
ture OF which Is the maintenance
Of club for soldiers and sailors
downtown on Olive street, right in
the heart Of the city. No club IN
the country is more handsomely
furnished. Leather chairs and
dfVans are everywhere. with novv-
ers and ported plants and n biz
grand plano and two Photographs,
writing tables Billiard and pool
tables and everything man could
wish for.
Think Of going 20 your bath room
and turning the faucet and drawing
q glass OF ice cold distilled water. then
turning the same faucet another
notch and drawing cold water for your
FACIAL ADDITIONS. warm water by turn
ing 20 the next notch II YOU wish and
then turning IL another notch and get
ting not water Tor your shavei With
the exception Of the ice water. what
~ your bath tub worked on the same
principle2 Rather luxurious. YOU
would say. Wen. a St Louis hotel has
such a luxury On the tiled bath room
that goes with every bedroom and in /
side the room YOU have a telephone {
and an electric fan in the same finish f.
as the bed YOU sleep upon and an in J
direct lighting system thar doesn't I
tire the eyes II you wish TO lie down I
md read while you rest There is I
pin cushion with pins, safety and the I
unsafe. needles, thread and buttons
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-08
Little InterUiews

and just as she viii so over the top
on her war savings stamp quota and
all other demands that viii be made
upon her
People living In FL Paso who are
complaining Of the heat at this time
really know nothing about heat or
hot " Gather" said Juan Martinez. "If
You want TO see really hot weather
you must go TO Phoenix or Yuma
AriZ- ] was in Phoenix one day last
week when the district court was
too hot to think At noon in front OF
the Jefferson hotel under the shade
OF a porch, the thermometer reg
istered ia degrees. but the people o.
the city seemed TO mind It very little
II any"
Whenever / hear people talking
about hot weather il reminds me OF
Las Vegas, Nevada" said William
Boyle. Il was there one summer when
Sc was too hot for flies. II was so hot
in a kitchen that the common house
flies simply would not come in. A
strange thing about Las Vegas is
that nearly every one in the town has
hay fever"
"As p result OF the Rotary couven-
ton in Kansas City, I know Of at
4Ea1- 8--E man u ~ M4AA Ill--E 10 A-A4a
city in the fail and make an invest
ment Of several hundred thousand
dollars" said Douglas G. CrowelL
During the time I was in Kansas
City I got acquainted with a number
OF the big financiers OF the city and
in effort 20 interest them in south
western investments several Of them
viii come here and make invesuga-
tons OF what we have 20 offer. The
man have reference to Will come
here with considerable money that he
will be willing 10 loan 10 promote
legitimate enterprises"
"The brotherhood Of barkeepers IS
becoming sadly depleted said jim
Cramer. since FL Paso went dry 1
have noticed by the neurological
columns Of the daily newspapers that
at least six former sWabbers Of the
mahogany have passed over the great
divide. and several OF my own ac-
qutintances in the profession have
passed out Many othere. like myself,
have quit the old business and have
become soda dispensers. or have gone
into other lines OF endeavor. The old
trade is doomed, and 1 am afraid II
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-08
Short SnatCHeS
From EUe1yWhere

Austria-Hungry is the new spelling
Boston Transcript
Pave is Italian for 1T rains"; for
the Austriaus it means the deluge.-
Springfield Republican
How different we are from Wilhelm
we are content with a modest place
in the shade.-'St. Louis star
say Reims to a German. during the
next 100 years. ~ you want TO see him
squiru-- springfield RepublicaE-
One troubIs with the house OF rep
resent1tives is that it is equipped
with a mighty small kitchin--Mil-
wauzee Sentinel
It's hard % see how anyone could
expect the Central Powers kings 20
win over the Allies aces.-NashFllla
Southern Lumberman.
Considering that Foch has no re-
serves and there is no American army,
the Allies are holding we'll The Ber-
liners must wonder how they do it
Chicago Tribune.
More food riots IN Austriai What's
the matter with those peoDle2 Al
ways thinking Of their stomach when
the fate Of the German emperor is at
stake--Pittsburs Gazette-Tiuss-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-08
Free Information

Each reader Of The FL Paso
Herald is offered the FREE and
unlimited use OF the largest In
formation Bureau in the world
II can answer practically any
question you want TO ask, but IL
cannot give advice, nor make ex-
haustfve research
The Fl Paso Herald pays for this
splendid service in order that
every one Of its readers may take
come 10 use it as often as you like.
Write your request briefly. sign
your name and address plainly. en-
close q three-cent stamp for return
postage, and address THE FL
PASO HERALD INFORMATION
BUREAU,
Frederic j. HasIslu, Director,
Washington, ID. c.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-08

viii not be many years before the
gentle art Of drink mixing viii have
become one Of the lost arts OF the
ages
In six months the man out Of uni
form viii be conspicuous" said a. g..
Miller. Already the young man in
civilians clothing is looked on
askance by his associates, and unless
he has a good reason for not being in
the army he isn't popular. The Ameri-
can people have reached q realization
Of what this war means that will
brook no yelloWness among any citi-
zens, whether il be Of young men in
the DRAFT age. or among men who are
too old 20 fight. and who are back
ward in other war work This is no
time 10 bubble or discuss technical
ties. Many man is in the army with
a wife and family dependent on him,
while others Of his c0untrymen are
still at their civilian pursuits because
they contribute a few dollars a month
to their mother. OF some other rela-
tive. such conditions as these viii be
made mighty scarce by popular opin-
ion in the very near future, and q LOT
Of these backward boys will be fam
to accert a their next fan suit free
from Uncle sam"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-08

As YOU roll opt OF bed in the morn
ms, you find the Gl0be-DemOcrar
under your door and Good morning
printed across the margin. Along
with IL is q menu card telling you
what sort Of q breakfast you can get
for so cents. for 20 cents and for So
cents. and q little slip saying that
there is no mail for YOU but il any
comes in. it VIII be sent 10 Your table
IL you viii notify the mail clerk
The beauty about IL is that you
can have all this for $3.50 day as
long as you want Il and there Is
card on the table in the room
asking you TO make suggestions
for the Improvement Of the ser
vice.
You couldn't blame a fellow for
staying month"; his house was all
lowing his expenses.
st. Louis is ahead Of US with that
Statue Of Liberty we are figuring on
for Pioneer plaza A big one has been
erected at the crossing Of 18th and
Olive streets America Defending
Civilization it is called. and Liberty.
some so feet tall holds aloft an uu-
and forms a big room which IS used
for Liberty bond and war savings
stamps committees.
You can't set away from "tag day
for they have IL everywhere They
have just had one here for the y. A.
C. A.. and pretty girls we're as active
in behalf Of the sale OF the tags rs
they were in selling savings stamps.
in Kansas City last week.
TT Paso autOmobllists will be
interested TO know that the fluid
that makes engines 30 f. selling
here for = cents. Seems rs 81
six cents e. a lot Of freight from
st. Louis 90 FL Paso on n gallon
Of EHs-
All the little boys up here are wear
ing khaki or sailor suits. A sidewalk
often looks like a miniature army and
navy parade
Big league baseball results at
tract less attention than casualty
lists these days. 81, Louis has
lot Of men asoVer there with
PershinE and the casualties are
beginning 90 ahit home.-
NO ST. Louis restaurant viii serve
any customer with more than two .
ounces Of wheat products for any one .
neal The big hotels let You sweeten +
your own coffee or tea or cocoa. but .
The clerk behind the counter does this {
FOR you In the popular priced places. I
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-08
Will Good Looks Decide?

IT IS claimed by the Hudspeth managers that the newly
enfranchissd voters Of e. Paso viii vote for her
candidate because he is Of larger stature than Zach Lamar
Cobb and because he is efficient They apparently have
forgotten that size is index Of character and that
efficiency has value only when directed toward praise
worthy ends There is efficiency Of various sorts. The
German army is efficient" but admirable There is
denying the efficiency Of Mr. Hudspeth Nor is there
any denying the efficiency Of Mr. Cobb Both often have
directed their efforts toward audable achievement Mr.
Hudspeth, however has lot done invariably his
record suffrage and prohibition indicates.
It for the voters of this district to decide from the
records Of Mr. Cobb and Mr. Hudspeth which has displayed
the most well directed effort and which viii be capable
Of most ably representing Texans in the national house Of
representatives.
Meanwhile, It is compliment to the women Of Texas
to suggest that greater physical bulk viii get their votes
Such slur places the estimate upon their inte
gence upon their capacity TO the ballot in
Dictated by Nj. Hudspeth in opposing suffrage.
It may be taken for granted that when voting time
comes, the Of this congressional district viii be
too busy thinking Of Mr. Hudspeth record suffrage and
prohibition, especially Of his connection with the liquor
interests Of the state time when the fate Of prohib
ton pendant in the balance to think Of his admitted
physical attractions.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-08
Roundabout The Country
No Doubt OF The Loyalty OF Our Foreign Born
If St. Louis Is 4 Criterion, For They Are Genuine

CT LOUIS. No, July ST any
y American doubts the loyalty Of
our foreign born citizens he should
attend a patriotic celebration in one
OF the big cities Of the country
where the foreign population IS large.
I had the pleasure Of seeing St
Louis celebrate the Fourth and no
more inspiring sight could have been
Witnessed anywhere. Taking IL for
granted that the ST Louis spirit is
typical OF the country. the foreign
population is loyal for the parade
here. forming in the shadow OF the
memorial erected to Thomas Jefferson
in Forest park. had ten times as many
foreign born participants as native
born Americans. Outside the soldiers
from jefferson barracks and the ma
val detachment here on recruiting ser
vice and the Shriners, who, in their
natty uniforms made a brilliant show
ing. the big parade that was over an
hour in passing was made up Of men
born In some other country. Joined by
their families many OF them happy
FACED boys and pretty girls and young
women
Greeks by birth: Americans By
Choice" said the banner at the head
Of the Grecian contingent. The Greek
and American flags were carried side
by side and just behind the two
number Of veterans Of the
wars Of Greece in uniform one of
these limped and carried a banner.
which, while not original seemed ap-
propriate, for it read: United we
stand; divided we fan"
Every European nationality except
German and Irish was represented IN
the parade-even the Chinese. in gor-
geous Oriental splendor. TO the number
OF 200 or more. followed By their
American wives and half breed fami-
lies in yellow taNicabs ticking of
fares at the rate of a dOl{a every few
Ekrania and Lithauia were
represented by several hundred. Rus
slams and some OF the prettiesr girls
In the entire line Of march walked
proudly behind these banners. JugO-
SlaTs with banners asserting that
we fight with America 20 make the
world free marched MS proudly as the
men who bore aloft a banner stating
that we are class 4 men in the draft
studying radio operation
The sailors, with a contingent OF
John Phillip Sousa's band from the
Great Lakes naval training station.
led the parade followed by the sol
1iers with an armored truck that got
more applause than the civilian grand
with his wide red sash and
shiny beaver hat, evidently a politician
Of prominence from the manner fin
which he was greeted by the people
the parade.
Beautiful Forest park. where St.
Louis gave the world the Louisiana
Purchase exposition. was chosen for
The patriotic festivities for Liberty
lay" as they called &c here. The re-
viewing stand was erected at the bot /
.om Of the incline down which the
,ascade poured its Elisteuinr waters J
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-08

holding together and guiding the activities Of great mass
Of people Just emerging from medievasm There is IN
japanese thought of the savage lust for dominion
which the Teuton nation manifests.
The ravshment of Belgium, the destruction Of SeTa,
the wsnon brutality exhibited in France by Germany are
all abhoreut to the japanese mind Just they TO
ou1s The japanese had their eyes opened the horrors
which await them should the monster Of Europe break
through into Asia They realize the national
of it. and the Japanese fervdly patriotic people
Whatever threatens their national existence is TO
them deestabe beyond words. It idle to entertain the
possibility Of union Of Japan and Germany Japan would
not care for the association.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-08
BY DUNK Bolts.

/ CRICKET HICKS was among those
- present at preaching, last Sunday.
He observes that there are lots Of
whwite hosiery being worn this sum
mer, which certainly puts, the fleas in
the Hmelight Of publicity.
One day this week Clab Hancock put
on his other pants, got into a pig path
and struck out to see his relatives in
the Calf Ribs neighbOrhoOd. . .--...
Slim Pickens was out last night
smoking a cigsret.. lobe Moseley's
wife saw it and thought she was about
to meet a lightning bug.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-08
~ van Denatmed Poem.
Uplifting Talk

THOUGH thrones crash and Kingdoms ts delegates when they
ngho sabers they'd
hen pains and ah about their and and flon
yelling the a folk always dwelling their ping ills;
bilious pills Upon the aIp lOie gore goitre
medicine they're drinking by gallons piHts quarts
Copyright WALT MASON
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-08
If You've Been In Hospital Yourself
You're Willing To Write 4 Guy There

AND WENT out in tie han.
TO ANOTHER room
AND THERE vas a man 81 -r-
WITH TYPHOID fever.
AND HE was dsliTi0us-
AND on the table
THERE WAS some barley Dro-l
AND took the barley.
AND WAS feeding 1t to the m7
ONE GRAIN az a time.
AND THE nurse came in
AND SHE SAYS I told her
THE MAN vas a bird
AND ANYWAY.
THE BOTH OF US lived
AND THE next week
WHEN was getting stronger
FELL in love with the nurse
AND ASKED her to marry ne
AND SHE said she would
AND A few days later.
THEY TOOK ne home.
AND 1 never saw her again
AND WE didn't set married
AND 1T was just as vel
BECAUSE SHE was getting sra~
AND I vas a kid
AND WHOEVER it was.
WHO WROTE me the letter
FROM THE hospital
III HE'LL ten me HIS name.
I'll GO up and see him-
BECAUSE I'VE got another story
KNOCK him out OF bed
AND can't ten it here
BECAUSE q travelling
MAN TOLD it to me-
1 THANK you.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-08

IN HIS letter.
HE TELLS me-
THAT I'VE A lot Of friends
IN THE hospital
AND WONT I please
WRITE ONE Of my columns
JUST FOR them
AND OF course I viii
BECAUSE ONCE upon a time
WHEN was boy.
1 WASN'T feeling ven
AND FATHER came Up.
AND LOOKED at my tongue
AND WENT downstairs.
AND GOT a pal
ONE OF the kind
THAT WE always used
AND BECAUSE he thought
HE Gould cure me quicker
IF HE'D mash It up.
HE DID that
AND WHEN I got t.
1T WAS almost a powder
AND anyway
TWO HOURS later
WENT to the hospital
AND I'VE always believed
IT WAS the taste OF the pill
AND I stayed there
FOR FOUR or. five weeks
AND PART o.. the time
{ WAS often my nut.
AND ONE aisht
{ HAD an .ds.
{ WAS out in a park
AND THE nurse wasn't Iookinz.
md [ got up.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-08
NameSIn The Ne1CS

EnnlHdinE fire-is fire from the
flank. parallel or nearly so 90 the line
against which it is directed. such fire
Is always guarded against carefully
as being particularly effective and
demoralizlng TO the troops so at