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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-11
U.S. TAKES OVER
1928 SHORT LINES
Belt Line Here Among Little
Railroads Embodied in
Federal System

Washington, JNly 1l.-One hundred
and twenty-eight short line railroads,
definitely retained and made "A part of
the Government system, were classified
regionally by orders issued by Director
General MCAdoo. Seventeen of them are
placed in the eastern region, under the
regional director a. II. Smith
The status of all of them Is definitely
settled. Whether or not Federal man
ayers for each Sf them are to be ap-
pointed has not been determined Their
employees, however will get the increases
in wages provided in genrl ordi 2S. cd.
The short lines in the eastern region
are the Akron and Barberton Belt Rail
road, Akron Union Passenger Depot
Company. Boston Terminal Company.
Brooklyn Eastern Dfstrict Terminal
Railroad, Buffalo Creek Railroad. Cen
tral Union Depot. Of Cincinnati; Dayton
and Union Railroad. Dayton Union Rail-
way. Detsoit, Bay City and Western
Railway. Detroit Terminal Railway. In
dianapolis Union Railway. Jay Street
Terminal Railroad, New York Ken
lucky and Indiana Terminal Company,
New York Company Railroad. Toledo
Terminal Railroad. Troy Union Railroad
and GAINESVILLE Terminal Railroad.
Those included in the Allegheny re-
gion are Buffalo and Susquehanna Rail-
road Corporation, Cherry Tree and Dix
onville Railroad, Cumberland and Penn
sylvania Railroad Huntingdon and
Broad Top Mountain Railroad, Long Is-
land Railroad. Mononsahela Railway,
Philadelphia Belt Line, Pittsburgh.
CHARTERS and Youghiogheny Railway,
Staten Island Rapid Transit Railway,
Union Railway Pennsylvania) and
Washington Terminal Railway.
The Ashland Coal and Iron Railway is
included in the Pocahontas region.
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TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES

Henry ksag9Id "a sss 5s. SI}s and Mary
BENJAMIN II. Roe. u! $. NAVY, and Eliza
beth Webster, Rochsstsr, y,
and Margaret b. Wood, iiOG s. RInggold
James F. snoderass. 2643 F. Huntingdon st
and Jennie NJ. Clouser. sac Meyer st.
william d. ThEasher. 25l8 W, oskdae St
r,bsrts. and Marion Randall ISlI N soth St
James F. squires, Chester, Pa, and Laura
@. Eisfetter. sGS2 Poweiton ave ''''"N
Max Paul, 2i2a S, Orkney ST., and Sophia
George s1E +. Eises aS iSi4 Reno st, and Lillian
Iunker. ll0l Msrlborongh st.
- Edns stuart. 81 W. LOGAN 81 So anu
~, Kathryn DSbei, sos 8. 10th st
and Lucy F. Lawrence, s7o2 Frankford
Gladstone D.. Humphrey. princeton. y. J..
and Zells 3. Case. New York City
Hebron, 82s y, Cemac 81.
NJ. PIT 2o5c -crsthaTine st.
Jones. a7sS Titan 81. A" '''' ana MSEs'e
Edgar Oversight. Pittsburgh, Pa. and Anna
p. Lau, 8133 Jasper a..
Isaac Relaff, 5oI ". Vogdes St. and Sadie
Frsdssiek a., Pfeiasf. isss n. Goth st.. and
Elnathan A. Fowler, 12i IL asd At ana
Gertrude c, Kelly. Swarthmore Pa
Alhert =. Dineen. Camden. ~ j. and Ella
Hsyenthal. Camden. y. J.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-11
BABY SHOW AT CARLISLE
Large Grows Attend to See Exhibits
Large Crowds Attend to See Exhibits

carlisle, Pa. July 1.-THE Baby Saw
ing Show being held here under the
auspices OF the woman's committee
Council of National Defense. is being
largely attended at both the afternoon
and evening sessions. The exhibits of
model Kitchen and sleeping rooms as
contrasted with those unIidy and dirty
attracted much attention. DR. Harvey
Basehore. or the State Department Of
Health. spoke last night outlining the
purpose of the exhibits which he said
were to conserve the man-power of the
nation by saving the babies. John
Molitor, chief of the Bureau of Housing
OF the Department OF Health spoke on
the necessity of well-Iighted and we'll
aired homes. At tonight's meeting a
community chorus will sing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-11
LUTHERAN MERGER AGREED On
Committee Decides OH Plan fol
Unity of Three Branches

Atlantic City, July ia merger oi
the three principal branches OF the Lu.
theran Church in America was virtu.
ally effected at Yesterdays session OF
the ways and means committee. repre-.
senting all three branches, at the Hotel
Chelsea. The meeting at which the
merger will become a reality will be held
In New York next November. when dele
gates will assemble to incorporate the
United Lutheran Church of America,
This will bring to a close difference
that has existed between the three
branches since the days of the Civil
War. All three number approximately
100000 members, with 5000 churches
twelve colleges and ak seminaries.
The new arrangement, It was pointed
out by noted churchmen In session here
Will make possible many economic,
through the elimination of overlapping
boards and united work in the home
and foreign mission fields. Far create,
results will also be achieved, it is pre-,
dicted, when the three branches unit,
for erangelistic purposes.
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CROWDER SUSPENDS
BRITONS' INDUCTION
Canadians Also Privileged to
Enlist in Own Army Be.
fore Draft Here

According to an order telegraphed by
Provost Marshal General Crowdcr to all
local draft boards, all Britons and Can
adams in the United States, whether
declarants or otherwise, may enlist in
the British or Canadian army before
being drafted into the United States
army.
The local boards are instructed to Sus-
pend the induction of British or Cam
adian subjects into the United States
army until further notice.
The draft convention between the
United States and Great Britain, which
has just been approved by the Senate,
applies to all British and Canadian sub
jeCts between the ages of twenty ana
fourty-four inclusive. The convention
will be ratified within the next few days,
which allows all eligible men from sew
enty to eighty days in which to make
their choice
They must enlist in the British or
Canadian forces. or else at the end of
the stated period they become mmedi-
ately subject to draft. According to
General Crowder's message TO the local
boards every possible effort has been
made to allow Britons to join their own
forces. In Philadelphia and district
nearly buVo men VIII ne aHecteu. by
application to the British and Canadian
Recruiting Mission. Sixteenth and Chest
nut streets, they can get all informa-
ton.
All Colored persons who are British
subjects, who speak and understand
English. and who are not permitted by
religious convictions to eat ordinary
army rations, can now he accepted for
enlistment in the British army. All
colored men between the ages of twenty
and forty-four inclusive, may be posted
to any unit for which they possess the
necessary qualifications.
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GIVE CROWN PRINCE HIS DUE.
HIS FROG TALE MAY BE TRUE
For Experts Say That Up in Air Their Sounds Are Clear
Day, So There! They Likewise
Hint at Clue

TNNESTIGAT1ON Of the tale the Ger
l. man Crown Prince told his papa, the
Emperor, about the pro-Gorman frogs
which croaked loudly enough to cover
the sound of Teuton guns, shows the
Prince must have been up in tho air
when he heard tho batrachian chorus.
The Prince declared that the frogs
croaked so loudly al the battle of Chem
indies Danes that the Germans were
able to bring up their guns and batter
les without discovery. Furthermore. he
asserted that when the attack was
launched the frog oratorio drowned the
sound of the laundering guns.
Aerial experts of Philadelphia say
the crca< of frogs may he heard 5000
feet in the air. often more distinctly
than when one is on the same level
with them. This is borne out by a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-11
WOMEN PROTEST
RENT INCREASES
Visit kane's Office Carry
ing American and
Service Flags
CALL LAWS INADEQUATE
Added Charges Outrageous"
Assistant L. S. Attorney
Declares to Delegation
CALL LAWS INADEQUATE

Carrying American and service flags
block on South Stanley street between
Wharton and Reed streets marched in n
body today TO the office Of United States
Attorney Kane and made vigorous
protest against what they termed "ex-
cessive" rent increases
The women told Assistant United
States Attorney Sterrett, who received
them, that the rents for the four-room
dwellings in which they live had in
creased from Sl1 on April I. 1917. TO
sli n month. and n new notice raises
the rent to f15 n month on August /.
Ihe houses, the women said. are
owned by the Perrella Realty Company,
or which Nichola Perrella. with offices
at sixteenth and Moore streets. is the
nedu' FerreIla. the women charged. told
them they were lucky" when they nrn
tested against the rent increases ord
sara theE would be paying 500 n month
before the winter was over. because the,,
nave no place to move to"
OnIess action is taken quickly M-s
= = senfiie russell, who acted as spokesman
lot the crowd, told Attorney Sterrett a
PdtFol wagon will be needed
Most or the women in the crowd have
either husband or son in trr,nca lr
Else else their husbands are employed in
'oiIe "ar-essential Industry, ono
'.o moi'an, ", Mrs Armblade. just recently
was discharged from a hospital
Sn enc mas two young children and her
.uSpand mas been drafted and SEM to
Iraihihg camp. Another Mrs Ellen
,aNe, ,nr . a widow sixty years old. has
'ei Two sons in the military service
assistant District Attorney Starrot,
,olo the women that the laws at presen,
we're inadequate and afforded little re-
lei to the victims Of rent profteers Io
'alu a general increase of 10 per cent
,osI,.i, ou,u De lair' but termed the raises
described by the women as 'outrageors
Increases s'uS
ne suggested that they appeal to Con-
,ress' The women told him thev wojld
several announced that they were even
,.a. ling 10 go to France and fight" but
,ere determined not to pay the rent
demanded Of them. ''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-11
TRANSMIT POWER
INSTEAD OF COAL
Plan Would Save 100000
Tons and Obviate Ship
ping of 100000
ENGINEERS END SURVEY
State Fuel Administration
Considers Project Of Link.
ing All Dynamos

The annual saving of 100000 tons OF
coal and obviating transportation Of
100000 tons are planned by the Penn
sylrania fuel administration by linking
power plants SO that coal may be used
at the mines TO generate electricity,
which will be transmitted instead Of the
fuel.
William Potter. State fuel administra.
tor In explanation of the project issued
this statement:
Engineers. who have been busy for
several months surveying the mine-power
project, have reported to this admin,
istration enormous savings that can
be effected by interccnnection of exist,
ing plants to the territory that II is
proposed to serve with the mine-power
project. II is estimated that 1t will
require 100000 kilowatts to operate in
dustries in the so-called war zone, which
includes eastern Pennsylvania, Mary,
land. Ohio, Delaware. New York and
possibly part Of New England.
Means Big Saving
Engineers estimate that the saw,
ings that can be effected will amount
TO 10000 kllowatts minimum. and
maximum of 100000. The amount o!
money that would otherwise be in,
vested that can be diverted by tha
method would be more than enough tc
pay for the high voltage transmission
lines, step-up transformers and step,
down transformers, together with the
buildings required to house the equip,
ment.
THE generating of from 100000 10
$50, 900 kilowatts at the mine will result
in q net saving of transnortinp | 000 00n
net tons OF coal annually from the mines
to industries. This saving in railroad
would be more than
enough to pay for the investment In
lines. The transmission
would thus fulfill two functions, either
one of which Independently would bs
more than sufficient to justify the in
vestment or the demand upon our man,
ufacturing resources and man-power,
In addition to the mine-power scheme
for generating energy and transmitting
1t to industries, engineers have COM
pleted surveys of every source OF water
power in the State for this adninistra.
ton. They estimate that there is avail.
able about 100000 to 10000 horse
power from the natural resources OF
this state that can be delivered into
the war-industry zone. All this infor.
nation is being placed before Congress-
and an appropriation of 5000, ,000. 900 has
been asked for in bill that is ready to
be presented to Congress"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-11
NINE PHILADELPHIANS
WIN RANK In ARMY
Henry J. Raymond and DR..
Philip D. McMaster Among
Recipients of Commissions

Nine Philadelphians are among sue
cessful applicants for commissions an
nounced by the adjutant general.
The local men commissioned include
Henry J. Raymond. who is made a first
lieutenant in the quartermaster's Corps
and assigned to Camp Holabard, Col
gate Creek. Nd. Raymond was general
superintendent of the du Pont powder
works at Parlin. y. J. He is a member
of the Union League. Of the Military
order of the Foreign Wars and of the
Princeton Club of New York. He was
graduated from Princeton in 1905. Fis
parents are Mr.. and Mrs Henry W. Ray
mond, of 6335 Burbridge street. German
town,
DR.. Philip y. McMaster. 2109 De Lam
cey place, who has been commissions
ed first Lieutenant in the medical
reserve corps Of the army. is a son of
John Bach McMaster the historian lie
is a graduate Of the medical school of
the University of Pennsylvania receiv-
ing his diploma at the commencement
last June.
James +. Shcehan. 1886 Porter street.
has received a commission as first lieu
tenant in the engineering corps Lieu
tenant Sheehan, who is thirty-fve years
old. is graduate of the Central High
School, of this city, and of BuClnell COL
lege, where he took a course in engineer
ing. He is an all-round athlete. and in
1906 was captain of Bucknell.s baseball
team.
Other Philadelphiars who received
commissions are Robert u. Hamilton,
7Ol2 North Twelfth street, captain Of
ordnance Raymond Stanley Schofield,
1927 Borie avenue, second lieutenant,
engineers; John A. Conwell. 317 North
Sixteenth street, and Walter Thomas
Starr. 500 North Twenty-fourth street.
second lieutenants, quartermaster's
corps John II. Hartwell, 33O2 North
Board street. first lieutenant medical
corps; George A. Klenk, 4744 North
Marvine street, Logan, first lieutenant,
quartermasters corps
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-11
U. S. LAW RULES CHILDREN
Supercedes Labor Statutes Falling Be
low Its Standards
By the 4ssoci1fed Pros.

Washington, July 11.-Federal EN-
ploynent directors in all States in which
the standards of the State child labo,
laws are below those established b,
the Federal law recently declared uncon
stitutional by the Supreme Court wer,
advised by the Department of Labor TO
day to observe the former Federal stan
dards.
Their attention was called particulars,
to the section Of the, old law forbidden,
employment of children under sixteei
fourteen in canneries. mills, worksbops
factories or manufacturing establish
ments
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statement by Camille Flammarion on
sound travelling. In view of the strategy
employed by the Germans some military
men believe that the frogs may have
been carried along to furnish the oral
Camou1age.
A psychologist here who is also a med
'cal authority said after careful re-
Election today that the Prince was evil
IDENTIFY suffering from a disease known
as pretaricatitis, which Is due to lack
OF coordination of the brain cells and
Inflammation Of the imagination.
one very candid military authority
IN our midst said the frog statement
may have been due TO too many hops
III the Crown Princes beer, causing him
to see and hear things he would like to
have happen.
But the Emperor, who believes that
nothing but truth could come from a
Hohenzollern. swallowed the tale just
as he would one of the frogs had it been
served at his imperial dinner.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-11
TENER WON'T TALK
Has Said Enough and 1t Is In
to Johnson

Atlantic City, n. j., July 11.-Neithe,
President John X. Tener. OF the Ma
tonal League. nor August Hermann
chairman of the National Baseball Com
mission, yesterday would discuss further
about by President Tener's Statement
that lie was through with the National
Commission unless its decision In ths
scott Perry case was enforced
Of silence in the matter and fiatfy de-
clines even to admit that baseball ha,
come to IL crisis.
There Is nothing more to be said"
said President Tener. IT have stated
my position after long and serious cor
sideration and it Is now distinctly up tc
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-11
OLD YORK GREETS U. S. TROOPS
English City Holds Holiday and
Supper for Americans
By the Associated Prose

York. England. Wednesday TuI,. IN
Inns ! ms city today observed a special hoI-
lday IN honor of American tro0ps. 500
o, or t., nose soldiers paradlng through The The
celved at the Guild Hall bv The or5
GMayor., the Archbishop. of York and
n,Trhhlet OF the northern district
tse American Embassy conveying Presl
i9ent WILSON'S thanks for the helpful
TTisit OF the Archbishop of York to The
lnited States last March. ''e
After the parade the Americars ,,ar.
entertained by sight-se tours and a
supper in a local park '"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-11
TAKE 500 IN GAMBLING RAID
Jersey Militia Aid Sheriff in
Descent on Hotels
By the Associated Prose

Hackensnck. y. j.. July 11.-More
man 5Oo persons We're arrested yester-
day when Sheriff Courier. with i've
companies of state militia. raided three
Bergen County hotels. where. il was
alleged gambling was being conducted
soldiers in uniform. with fixed bay
onets. We're thrown around the hoteIs
and turned back all who attempted to
escape. The men arrested were brought
to Hackensack for examination sixty
heing held FOR trial today. Four truck
loads of gambling equipment were con-
fisCated
Among the prisoners seized it Is said
are many gamblers well known to the
nolice and the district attorney of New
York.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-11
NUNS RED CROSS NURSES
Birmingham, Ala. Sisters of Charity
Prepare for Service Abroad

New York. July 11.-Ten Sisters or
marty the first American nuns TO en-
,,ri. ,,st as as nurses since the war began. com-
prlslhg the Loyola unit. have arrived in
New York from st. Vincent's HospItai
eSiriningham Ala. and are being out,
htted al the Bureau of Nurses Eouin.
nent: 222 Fourth avenue, preparatorv
to sailing for France. '''
Headed by Sister Chrysostom this
unit contains, besides the nuns. a djetj1
tlan, laboratory assistant. secretary and
ninety Red Cross nurses When thev
reached New York the question Of ont
n.Ilng the nuns came up for the first
Iine IN the history Of the Red Cross
The sisters affirmed. however, that thev
had enlisted with the understanding thai
they should retain their official habit of
dark blue. with large white coronet. In
an other respects they will follow Red
Cross rules.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-11
BEQUEST To HOME
Presbyterian Institution Benefits
by Will Probated Today

>. A bequest of 5000 to the Presbyterian
Home for Orphans is contained in the
-treet probated today Aside from n
few minor bequests to relatives, the tes-
tatriN leaves her $1,000 estate to the
same institution.
Directing that she have an automobile
funeral and that her grave be planted
with English ivy, Emily Cassin. who died
n the Germantown Hospital, in her will,
left TO relatives, an estate valued at
sl2.500.
Other wills probated today were those
Of Josephine Schimpf. Atlantic city,
$4,000; Robert Walker. 243 Roxbor.
ough avenue, $4,000: Catharine
Grumm. 1888 North Sixtieth street
$500. and Clara X. Hammett, 625 West
Sedgwick street, $4,000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-11
ESTIMATE FRUIT CROPS
Pennsylvania Will Harvest l,25l.OOO
Bushels Of Peaches
By the Associated Press

HarrIsburg, Pa. July 1l.-Pennsyl-
vanias peach crop of 1918 is estimated
at 1851, 600 bushels and the apple crop
at l6l4O.OOO bushels by the State Ag-
riculture Department statisticians, who
have been getting reports on the fruit
prospects.
Reports on the Pennsylvania canning
industry are that 143l acres of toma toes
have been contracted for. together with
39i2 acres of corn, S25 of peas and PCS
of beans.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-11
FANORS SUNDAY BASEBALL
Reading District Attorney Says He
Won't Prosecute PLAYERS

Reading. Pa, July lin answer 70
an attack by clergymen on Mayor L II
Filbert and District Attorney Wilson s
Rothermel at a Sunday baseball hearing
mere District Attorney RothermeI has
issued the following statement:
II wish to be left entirely ont of tbis
matter. / will certainly not prosecute n
man for playing bah on the Sabbath If
the reverend gentlemen of this com
munity see fit to remove from the work
ing man the only opportunity he has of
some enjoyment by witnessing a hail
game on the Sabbath. let them proceed
and 1t Will be for the courts to decide
the issue"
Rothermel. known in his college days
as SHORTY, was a baseball player of
much repute at Albright and other in
stitutions.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-11
NAVY BASTILE DAY PLANS
D. S. Ships Will Be Dressed and Tri.
color Saluted
BY the Associated Press

Washington. July 1l.-Plans for OBJ
tile Day. the French Independence Day
were outlined here today by Secretary
Daniels in message to all ships and
stations.
They include the dressing Of ships
and the national salute to the tricolor.
and commanding officerseare directed 10
cooperate in connection With local eel
ebrations.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-11

City appointments today include Cliff
ton Bull, 81 Ma!olewood avenue, cap
tain. Bureau OF Fire, $500; John NJ
Bureau of Police, Sl4OO: George o.
Greeny, 1925 North Percy street, ma =
chinist. Bureau of Charities, S425 a
day; Elizabeth l.. PluCker. 1853 East
Herman street. and Florence F.. Mar
ton, 1921 North Fifty-fourth street, as
sistant teachers, Board of Recreation
$500 each.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-11
MOTOR SALES co. HEAD HELD
Accused With Salesman of Oh.
tanning Auto by False Pretense

The president and salesman of the
American Motor Sales Company, 1910
Market street, today were held for court
under $500 bail each on charges of
obtaining an automobile under false pre-
lenses and operating a company without
first having registered the concern with
the State.
John West is the president, and the
salesman held is Frank j. Page. North
Nogdes street
Daniel Kline, 25o5 South Darien street =.
testified before Magistrate Pennock, Cen
tral station, that he sold the concern an
automobile for 1855. accepting a thirty
day promissory note. He tried to nut
the note through his bank but It was
returned twice. he said. The note was
dated June 3, and West did not register
MS company until June 6.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-11
PLAN "SKIP-STOP" SCHEDULE
Examinations Probably Will Be
Announced Tomorrow

The number of stops that are to bs
eliminated by the ''skip-stop" schedule
ordered by the fuel administration will
probably be announced tomorrow
Francis A. Lewis, fuel administrator
for Philadelphia, is today comforting
with railway and police officials in an,
effort to prepare a list of stops that are
70 be eliminated. About 150 will have
been cut out when the schedule goes
into effect Sunday
other eliminations will be made from
time TO time, and when the entire sched-
ule is completed, there Will probably be
about 1000 stops cut from the list, ac
cording to the fuel administration.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-11
TRAWLER SENT DOWN
Collides With Steamship of Boston
Harbor-Crew Saved
By the limited PrexS

Boston, July 1.-THE steam trawler
Seorg-a, OF Boston, was sunk of this
harbor today in a collision with the
steamship Bristol, bound from Norfolk
for this port.
The Georgia's crew was saved and
landed here. The accident occurred dur