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Meade County news., 1918-01-17

ward into our very faces. l dropped
upon my knees, shading my mouth as
best might, and sought to peer down
into the black void between decks.
Away forward a red eye winked out of
the darkness, then another, and third.
1 leaped to my feet, realizing there was
no hope, nothing we could do but get
away allve--and, If we were even to do
this, every second was worth kings
ransom.
"She's af1re forward" exclaimed,
striving to control my voice. "That is
where the fellow was, and he's done
the job; there's no stopping her now"
"There's plenty Of hose forward"
"But the donkey engine is not con-
nected, and we dare not take chances
with all those explosives below. Heav-
ems, man, we may go sky high any Sec
ond. Don't stand talking; get over the
dinghy, it's the only boat we have;
haul her aft and swing her to these
falls below the after-hatch-that will
give us a chance to get away, perhaps.
Jump now, the three Of you. Mol wait
Red and Leayord can rig the boat, and
I'll give you hand when you hook
on. McCann, get a beaker of water In,
and some biscuits, wen have no time
for anything else. Hurry men there's
fame breaking through now"
There was; a red serpent, sticking
Its ugly head up the hatch opening, the
CHASTITY light gllmmerlng in our faces.
The men seemed fairly paralyzed at
this sudden outburst of new horror, but
l drove them, even using hands and
feet in my mad desire for action.
"Aft with 1t now-aft with 1t. All
will be a mass of flames amidship in
keg, Mccain? Then throw 1t inl-now
the biscuits. Miss Carrington-Vera y
"Yes, Captain Hollis"
"Can you hold to the wheel few
moments longer?-till come for your"
"Yes."
"Call down the tube to the engine
room; tell Masters and Olson to come
on deck at once-as quick as they can
foot the ladder"
Eyes, SIR"
The cool quietness of her voice
calmed me as though she had pressed
her hand on my brow in fever. I
sprang to the help Of the others, as
sisted to hook the light dinghy onto
the falls, lifted 1t clear of the deck,
and swung II outward over the rail.
The flame streaming up the main-hatch
by this time gave us light enough, and
helped hurry our movements. / saw
Masters and Olson emerge from the
shaft, stare at the red glare, and run
toward us. have vague impression
that McCann burst out of the compan-
ion, bag of sea-blscuits in his arms,
and flung it into the stern-sheets Of the
later the biscuits were there. But it
was impossible to think of these things,
to see clearly, to realize just what was
happening. Every second I expected
the ships deck to rend asunder under
our feet, blowing every human being
aboard into atoms.
"Overhaul those pulleys, Leayord
no, We'll load at the rail, and lower the
boat itself-are there oars? that's 1t
stow 'em. Olson, to the wheel with
you; take couple turns about 1t with
ropes end, and help the girl down.
Over the side Red, and ship the tiller
now lads, over with you. Masters, you
and Leayord lay hold Of the ropes
don't lost your heads now and lower
too fast. Here, Red, help the lady;
step quick, dear; yes, I'll come-are
you all in? now where's McCannT
CHAPTER Xxx.
Meade County news., 1918-01-17
Must Have the Bronze.

A second requisition of church bells
has taken place in Austria to the sor-
row Of the Catholic population of that
country, according to advices received.
The government came to the cOnclu-
sion that further requisitloning was
necessary. with the result that the
church has had to sacrifice many more
of its familiar and cherished bells to
the never-satisfied Moloch of war.
The idea Of substituting steel bells
for bronze has not yet eventuated, ow-
ing to the onerous conditions stipulat-
ed by bell manufacturers, who de-
manded, among other things, that the
price should be paid in foodstuffs for
the workmen in the factories.
Knowledge Is the root. will Is th0
Meade County news., 1918-01-17
Without Hope.

He-"Suppose we have a jokeless
day?" She-"How can we while you're
living"
Meade County news., 1918-01-17

Fireproof buildings are protected
with fire escapes, just the same.
Meade County news., 1918-01-17

SOAP Is STRONGLY ALKALINE
and constant use will burn out the
scalp. Cleanse the scalp by shampoo
ing with La Creole" Hair Dressing,
and darken, in the natural way, those
ugly, grizzly hairs. Price, $1.00.-Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-23
FRANCISCO VILLA
 PLUMBERS THE TOWNS IN MEXICO

. Chihuahua City, Mex, Oct 23- Francisco Villa and his band again have been on the warpath and have left a trail of death, destruction and desoaation in their wake. With the departure of General Francisco Mur- guia, the northeastern zone com- mander. for Mexico City, Villa re- sumed his guerella warfare on the towns and small settlements in Chi huahua state. Making a feint on Chihuahua City to draw in federal troops from outlying garrisons, he then dashed at Parral, was driven off and attacked Jimenez junction.
 He held Jimenez for 12 hours dur ing which his men footed stores, kill ed soldiers and civilians, poisoned one family and hanged another, including an eight year old girl. Driven out by General Joaquin Amaro, the Dur ango Indian with his cavalry, Villa at lacked Jimenez the second time. Be- lore he could re-enter the plaza Gen eral Murguia arrived from the south with endorsements and drove Villa into the hills
 One of Villas typical tricks was ex- ecuted against federal force garri- soning Parral. The garrison com mander received a letter written on official government stationary and signed with the name. of General Pe- dro. Favela, ordering him to proceed to Pillar de Concho to form junction with Favela's force in pursuit of Villa. A signal fire on the pillar of the Con- chos river was to be the signal for the junction of the two forces. The federals marched to the appointed place, the signal fire appeared on the limestone pillar and the ParraI com mander advanced without advance guards or f1ankers. They were am- pushed and almost annihilated.
 Villa had written the letter on cap tured federal stationary, had copied Favela's signature from an old order taken from a prisoner and had set the trap for the government force
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-23

Julien -Estrange, 42 years old. a widely known actor, died of pneu- monia.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-23
PLANS TO KEEP
 STATE HIGHWAYS
 FREE FROM SNOW

Hartford, Oct 23-The highways transport committee of the Council of National Defense has informed the transportation department of the Connecticut State Council of Defense that its help will be desired during the coming winter in keeping the main highways of the state free from snow. It was pointed out that this matter was of especial importance in Connecticut because of the large amount of motor convoy traffic pass ing through this state.
 The highways transport committee has arranged with Prof. Charles $. Marvin, chief of the Federal Weather Bureau, to have forecasts made from different observation points in tho territory expected to be covered this winter by motor truck routes at least three days in advance of the starting of the trains. In this way it is hoped to be able to anticipate con- ing snow falls in such time as to make it possible to guard against them
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-23
VISITS SCENE OF
 TRIAL FOR MURDER

William Thomas, knewn as "Baby Doll'j recently acquitted in the Grim inal Superior court on a murder charge, was a visitor to the court building yesterday, calling at several of the offices. It is said Thomas will seek to renew his license for a liquor club. Others connected with the case who visited the court build ing were Sergt. James Burns, who re- covered his revolver, put in as an exhibit, and Policeman Thomas N. McNamara, whose trousers and over coat, pierced by bullets. were also in evidence in the case.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-23
JUDGMENT GIVEN
 AGAINST NICHOLS

In decision handed down by Judge J. R. Booth of the Common pleas court judgment is given in fa- Vor of Isaac Levy of New York to recover damages of S439.67 from Nor ton c. Nichols, a wealthy resident or Greenwich. Foreclosure upon property on the Boston Post Road in Greenwich is also granted provided Nichols does not pay the Judgment by the first Monday of January next. The suit was to recover payment for antiques purchased by Nichols from Levy.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-23

Fifth Liberty Loan will be in March or April.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-23
WEEPING ECZEMA SOON RELIEVED hP0Tt0Ct Treatment For This
 Distressing Complaint

" ASING. T had an attack of Weeping Eczema; so bad that my clothes would be wet through at times.
 Isufered terribly. I could get TO relief until I tried 'Fruit-a-tives tor FrHfs Liver- Ta6Eets) and 'Sootha salva'. The first treatment gave me relief. Altogether, I have used three boxes of 'Sootha Salva' and two of 'Fruit-a-tives', and am entirely well''.
 G. ". HALL. Both these remedies are sold by dealers at 50c. box, for $2 30, or sent by FRUIT-A-TIVES Limited, OGDENsBURG, NY.
 "Fruit-a,tives" is also put up in a trial size which sells for 25c.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-23
ONLY POWERFUL
 MEDICINE WILL END RHEUM

It matters not whether you have nao agonizing pains from rheumatisp Tor 70 years or distressing twitchings TOT 20 years, Rheuma is strono enough and mighty and powerful enough to drive rheumatic poisons rom your body and abolish all misery or money back.
 Hartigan's Drug Stores and all druggists sell Rheuma on a no-cura- no-pay basis. A large bottle is in expensive, and after you take the small dose as directed once a dav for two days you should know that at least you have obtained a remedy that will conquer rheumatism.
 For over seven years throughout America Rheuma has been prescrih- ed and has released thousands from agony pain and despair.-Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-23
GERMAN MARKETS
 BARE OF FOWLS

New York, Oct. 23-German ef- forts to obtain geese from Poland and Ukraine virtually have failed and the German market is practically bare of the fowl, says the Cologne Gazette. An organization charged with the duty of arranging imports of geese from Poland. and other occupied ter ritories in the east stated that be- tween 4O0,0OO and S0O.oOO geese had been ordered in those districts but the actual receipts amounted to only 50,- 900. Ukraine had promised to ex- port 100000 geese but owing to un- expected difficulties, not one was sent to Germany.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-23
"TOM" SPELLACY CANDIDATE
 OF DEMOCRATS FOR GOVERNOR
 WAS HUSTLER FROM BOYHOOD

Early Started to Earn Own Living and Received First Weeks Wages When He Was 12- Started School Magazine When IA, and Effected Some Important Reforms - Newspaperman Later Before He Prac t1ced Law-Declined Lucrative Office and Army Commission to Aid Department of Justice in It's War Work
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-23
FACTORY EXPLOSION.

Basel, Oct. 2S-Seventy persons were killed and fifty wounded in an explosion which occurred in a fac tory at Dessau, on the Elbe sixty seven miles northwest of the Rhine. Other cities are supposed to be in ruinS
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-23
Consulted SneciaIists.

MT. Spellacy believed walls should be tinted for another reason. He went
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-23
Democratic State Ticket

For Governor Thomas J. Spellacy of Hartford. For Lieutenant Governor Charles D. Lockwood of Stamford.
 For Secretary of State Harry l.. Brooks of New Haven
 For Treasurer Chas. S. Avery of Norwich For Comptroller Chas. B. Pinney of Stafford.
 For Attorney General Harrison Hewitt of New Haven. For Representative In Congress Lester O. Peck of Bedding. For Senator Fist District
 William T. Hincks.
 For Senator, 22d District
 Lawrence T. Gallagher For Senator 23rd District
 George B. Clark.
 UT 1hcI)FeSenjatiVeS
 Irving Bison Francis J. Breen
 For Judge of Probate
 Samuel B. PIotkin
 For Board of Education
 Dr. c. E. CauIl1ins.
 Joseph ". Whitcomb, For Justices of the Peace William W. Bent, John H. Casey, Philo c. Calhoun, John A. Cornell, Harry A. Goldstein, John O'Rourke, George r. Mara, Samuel MelIitz. stephen Siksay, Vincent l.. Keat- ing, Henry J. Waters, John J. Doyle, Irving Bison.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-10
TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES

=, .Adelene H; Pfeifer. Andalusia. Pa.
william c. Duty, Camp Crane. and Marie
Walter McLauehiin. 1908 Jefferson st.. and
Jane 3. Gassett. 848 N. Alder st.
Charles f. Weston, Camp Meade. Md. and
wills E1Iis e, !. tSng %n .,,n Allentown Pa. - -,
-, Hattie Il. Hahn. Lehighton. Pa
William $. Thomson; 43s Belgrade ST.. and
rn,,I anna Isvsr G; sagsT3 Ssss Malcolm ST. ,,.
cns F. r,sl shay, New York si,y,
Joseph W. Case. ASS n. 5oth ST.. and Isabel
Gsr ances sG% aa.ha 1909 Ssl%%n saInSrdse st. and
James b. Macarthur. Wa shinston. D.. c..
g. and Isabel Pechin. Washington. d. c.
:, Evelyn n. Sims. ,ss0!7 salmon st.
Myrti. Seal, Slss Lancaster ave. e'' anu
Jacob j.. Nirdina, Pennssrove y, J.. and
George ,notska. IsSs Ridge e. ave. a and ID Ta.ia
He,rv MernsS. ias n. 18th St. and Mary
-, Burns, 5c1g Wayne ave.
Mary s. Wilson. sharon Hill. Pa.
Philip A: Walker. sos Fitzwater ST.. and
ANNE Anna 6. Donahue. los Lombard st. ~
Mas RSrteS STaFse ,ss NJ psSns sssS d st.
;, Rsba Goidbers, 4o4 Miniin st. " '''' anu
william Ian ID Drasmel New York city, and Ella
David 7. KoSisr. Ss ~ a&Sds & Baldwin at, and
=, catharine Deisman, 24s0 oakdsie st.
Rubenstein. s5ii II. III asSeF *. st. ana Alice
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-10
SHIPWORKERS STUDY ENGLISH
1000 Alien Employees at Chester
Yard Improving Leisure

Imagine close to 1000 aliens of many
nationalities who can neither speak nor
read more than a few words of English
hard set to the task of assimilating
500 words from an English dictionary,
and you will have a mental picture of
a stunt now in full swing at the Chester
Shipyard
These foreigners have been impressed
with the Importance of going through
with this course. They have been told
1t means better jobs and more money
to the successful ones. Besides they
understand 1t means American citizen
ship. The company has undertaken the
huge task of improving the leisure time
of foreigners to mutual advantage The
company wants the best service 1t can
get from them on the ships.
Evening schools have been established
and competent teachers instruct them
in their respective trades. The English
lessons are prepared so they can be
directly applied to the daily work.
Glasses are held each Monday and We'd
nesday evenings at 7.30 in the Indus
trjel building, in the yard. Easy lessons
in arithmetic are also forced upon the
aliens and they try hard and some
succeed.
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Draft Inquiry
Is Started Here

Continued from Page Ono
Smith and Magistrate Watson. the Ware
boss CT the Germantown ward" The
statement in part follows:
! mfr. wizard, the chairman of District
| Board No. ?. is quoted as saying that his
| board will welcome an investigation of
! the charges our board has made. This
/ is exactly what he said last January
when the charges were referred to Gov
ernor Brumbaugh. But there has been
| no investigation ! do not know that
! the fact that Mr.. Willard is one of the
! Ware leaders of the Twenty-second
| Ward, that he is close political asso-
ciate of Mayor Smith and Magistrate
Watson. the Ware boss of the German
town Ward, has anything to do with
this. But the fact is that the efforts of
District Board No. 10 defeat the work.
ings of the selective service regulations
were proceeding without official inter-
ruption to a successful conclusion until
Provost Marshal General Crowder made
the announcement, last week, that all OF
the men placed in deferred classes in
violation of the regulations would have
to be returned to the classes in which
they belong
1T became necessary for me, in an ef-
fort TO halt this disposition. to deal un-
fairly with the young men in our district,
to appeal directly to President Wilson,
which l did; and the President, without
days delay. ordered the investigation
which followed, and which was conduct
ed by General Crowder's office. the Pro-
vost Marshal personally taking a hand
in II.
In that case District Board No. ..
after holding in its office over three
months the appealed case of a young
man who claimed that his mother was
mainly dependent upon him, despite the
fact that she had an independent income
of 5000 year and had three other
sons, granted his appeal and exempted
him from army service.
Il took this case. with that of another
young man in our district who had
claimed exemption on the ground that
he was the support Of his mother, a
widow. without any trust fund income,
to President Wilson to illustrate the at
titude of District Board No. .. called
attention to the fact that District Board
No. . had exempted the man whose
mother had the 5000 income independent
of his support and had denied exemption
to the son of the mother who had no in
come except that produced by the daily
toll of her offspring.
"Our country Is worth fighting for
but those who represent the country in
enforcing the draft law passed by Con-
gress would be unworthy the trust re-
posed in them If they permitted such
rank injustice. Those who thought Pro-
vost Marshal General Crowder was 60
ing to stand idly by an6 permit such a
game to be played to the end mistook
the man President Wilson has assigned
to represent him in the enforcement of
the draft regulations"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-10
FINAL RULING NEAR
ON TRANSIT LEASE
Decision Expected to Follow
Meeting of Public Service
Commission Tomorrow

A final decision as to the transit lease
Is expected to result from a meeting
of the Public Service Commission in
Harrisburg tomorrow. All the public
hearings are over. and It Is now up to
the commissioners TO annul or ratify
the contract approved by Councils.
Since the lease was approved by Coun-
ellis and signed by Mayor Smith, the
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company has
appealed to Councils to change the basic
fare from five to six cents. Nothing
has been done in the fare increase propo-
sition pending the disposition of the
lease for all the lines the city is to
build after the war. Public hearings on
this question may be held during the
summer and early fall.
Opposing claims made by those for
and against the lease brand the move as
a war necessity" on the one side and
a move that should not be considered
now because there is no immediate pos
sibility Of making it effective on the
majority of lines. The plan to complete
early the Frankford elevated has re-
suited in the argument being advanced
for a short-term lease with the transit
company for the operation Of this one
city-built line in conjunction with the
Market street elevated.
Members of the commission hold that
the question of increased fare is one
that they have the power to deal with,
no matter what action Councils may
take. They also claim the right to
review the action of Councils on any
proposition involving a change In basic
fare, despite the fact that the city Is
a partner with the company under ex-
isting leases.
Councils this week will approve the
resolution giving Mayor Smith. City So
licitor Connolly and Director Twining the
power to cancel existing contracts for
subway construction work. but the
money to pay the contractors for their
probable losses will not be available until
after the city sells $4,10o.00o worth OF
bonds for transit work. This move waits
the sale Of 35.500.00o city bonds for
mandAmus and other purposes on Wed
neoday. zft t.1.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-10
COURT WON'T STOP
WOMAN'S EVICTION
Judge Shoemaker Learns
Mother of Soldier Was in
Arrears for Rent

After being fully informed of the fact.
surrounding the eviction of Mrs. Anna
Thomas, mother of soldier in active
service, from her home at 6o4O Hayer.
lord avenue, Judge Shoemaker. in Quar-.
Ter Sessions Court No. 1, today refused
TO interfere further with the proceed
| ings.
Saturday afternoon the Judge, on mo.
ton of counsel representing the woman
ordered the sheriff to stay his action
until the validity of 1t could be tested
1t was alleged at that time that Mrs
Thomas was an aged woman and also
that she was not in arrears with hei
rent.
Joseph Moss. representing the landlord
however, differently informed Judge
Shoemaker today. and as result, the
court will permit the sheriff to pro-
ceed. Mr.. Moss said the woman was
now seven months in arrears with her
rent. Instead of being an aged woman
he said she was middle-sged and active.
He said his client, the landlord, offered
to pay her $40 to move and cancel all
the rent arrearages. She promised to
accept this on one occasion. it is said.
but when the day came for her to move
she refused to do so
The anti-rent-raising measure spon-
sored by Representative George p. Oar
row is expected to stop any rent profit
eering which may exist here. The
Bowles. assistant general manager of
the Emergency Fleet Corporation, for
final approval.
District Attorney Kane as we'll as
Admiral Bowles is interested in the bill.
Representative Darrow win confer with
both Of them today. Following the
conference Mr.. Darrow expects to take
the measure to Washington for imme-
diate Introduction into the House,
I'VE have endeavored in this bill to
prevent rent profiteering by the simplest
methods we could devise" Mr.. Darrow
said. mo additional legal machinery
has been provided for. The measure
makes all due allowance for Just in
creases. but will protect renters doing
Government work. and any one else.
All persons who have been made the
victims of unscrupulous landlords are in
vited to attend a meeting Thursday of
the joint councilmanic committee inves-
tigating profiteering. II Is the inten-
ton of the committee to summon the
landlords later and hear their testimony
The members OF the councilnanc
committee. appointed to investigate rent
profiteering is composed OF Common
Councilman Colborn. chairman: Charles
II. Won Tagen. Forty-second Ward Al
bert NJ. Greenfield. Thirty-ninth Ward !:
James II. McGurk, Nineteenth Ward /;
William Fl. Tyson. Twenty-seventh
Ward: Select Councilman William +.
Finley. Thirty-ninth Ward; Eduard
Buchholz. Nineteenth Ward: Richard
weglen, Twenty-ninth Ward Charles F..
Gill. Thirty-fourth Ward, and George c.
Ulrich, Forty-second Ward.
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ARTISTS CONDEMN MEDAL DESIGNS
FOR REWARD OF WAR BRA VERY

Continued from Pcge One
many of the soldiers abroad who had
seen the medals were disguised Will,
them because of their asserted crudity
and lack of meaning
One sculptor, criticizlng the oak leaf
effect, said even mint or tobacco leaves
would have been more appropriate II
the metal designer were determined to
have shrubbery of some sort.
Another said For an archbishop It
might do. provided the archbishop didn't
have much artistic taste but for SOL
dier-never
National Disgrace, Says Secretary
1T amounts to n national disgrace
declared Augustus Likeman. secretary
of the National Sculpture Society, in
New York. that our boys who risk life
and limb and brave the tortures of he'll.
should receive in return insignia that
are positively contemplate. from the
artistic standpoint, in comparison with
the decorations awarded to the soldiers
of our Allies.
I'm France. Italy and England 1t is
recognized that the very highest artistic
talent Is none too good for the devising
of decorations that shall cmbody the ma =
tion's appreciation for deeds of con-
spicuous valor. There are plenty of men
here able to design fit emblems, and
they are only too eager to give their
services gratis. If need be. to this work.
but the trouble is these men have never
been consulted in this matter.
Under President Roosevelt start
was made toward establishing national
commission of fine arts in this country.
Under President Taft that commission
was given an authoritative standing.
The commission was to be consulted on
memorials and all matters Of national
artistic import.