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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-23
ARREST REVEALS TWO THEFTS
Jewclry Aggregating 10000 Stolen
bv Negro. Police SAY =

Thefts totaling approximately $4,000
from the James y. Gillies jewelry store,
Broad street and Susquehanna avenue,
were discovered today following the ar
rest OF Henry Harris. a negro employed
al the place. Harris had eighteen pawn
tickets for pieces of jewelry, most of
them pledged for sums ranging up to
S15. the police say.
Harris, who lives In BeeChwood street.
above Montgomery avenue, was arrested
on a charge of robbng the cash drawer
Of Henry Sohl, restaurant man at
Tulip and Clearhcld streets. Harris
was eating in tho place at the time the
robbery is alleged 10 have taken place.
4 search of Harris revealed the pawn
tickets AND disclosed his employment at
the jewelry store. Gillies was notified,
and he with Detective Irving Dogole,
made an inventory of the stores stock.
Forty gold watches. diamond rings,
necklaces, bracelets and brooches were
found to be missing from the stock.
Harris was held in $500 bail on the
robbery charge preferred by Sohl.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-23
COSIMA WAGNER DIES;
WIDOW OF COMPOSER
Called Empress of Bayreuth''
Because of Her Autocratic
Sway in Music
Amsterdam, Dec. 20.

Cosima Wagner, widow of Richard
Wagner. the German composer, is dead,
according to dispatch received from
Bayreuth today.
The death of Frau Cosima Wagner,
widow OF the great German composer
and sometimes called the Empress OF.
Bayreuth' by reason of her autocrauc
rulings of the musical performances
given In that place, removes from the
world one OF the few survivors who fol.
modern music to emancipate itself from
the pedantic imitation of the classic
forms. The daughter of Franz List and
the Countess dAgoult. she was married
she was separated in 1859. Her fathers
mighty championship of the illustrlous
radical Richard Wagner, at a time when
the great composer was without money
and almost without friends is an inter-
esting page Of history of modern music.
Cosma's marriage to Wagner took place
on August %. 1870. The residence at
Bayreuth and the initial performances
years Immediately following marked the
most brilliant period OF their lives.
After the death of Richard Wagner in
1888, Cosima Wagner asstme6 n sort
performances of the Wagnerian music
dramas, using her power In an autocratic
way sufficient to incite even royalty to
envy, No singers appeared in these per-
fcrmances without her permission, her
arbitrary rulings in matters artistic hav.
ing received as much ccnsure as admira-
ton. Around the American production
of "Parslfal." which took place in 1908,
she waged what she believed doubtless
to be holy war carrying her pro
tests to the Kaiser. Powerless to prevent
the infringement of the composers regu-
lations regarding the performance Of his
last great work. Frau Wagner declared
boycott against Herr Conried and
every singer who took part in the New
York production, which blacklist she
cher shed with grim determination until
the last. With her death. the scepter
af Bayreuth passes into the hands of
Segfried Wagner. the only son OF the
composer. and himself musician of
distinction.
The latter was a party to a suit
brought by his mother shortly before the
outbreak of the great war against his
sister Isolde, wife of Herr Biedler. con-
ductor Of the Royal Opera in Munich.
to prevent her from using nee Wagner"
after her name. Frau Wagner based the
suit on her contention that Frau Bieder
was the daughter of her first husband
Won Buelow, having been born In 1865.
five years before her divorce. Wagner
and Cosima had lived so long together
before the legal separation. Won Buelow
iewing their relations philosophically be-
cause OF his admiration for the great
composer that the son Siegfrled and
his sisters. Eva and Isolde, had always
! been regarded as Wagner's children un-
I'll their mother challenged their pater-
nifty in the courts. .'''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-23
EIkten MarriaEe Lieen,ss

Hjkton. Nd, Dec. 23.--The following
nlnrrihge licenses were issued here 10
the following couples Alfred Taylor and
Nona Barliess Emmett Sturts and Nellie
SHADE. George y Baldt and Catherine
4utt. Phliadslphla Roy wallace st.
rhia Conrad Miller, Paterson, N. j.,
ana Ethel Morrison. Philadelphia Lloyd
~ SAWYER, Richmond, Va, and Harriet
teI. phfladelphia. and Leah HedrlclS,
a9rinH City. Pa; Thomas G. Courtney
and Ella Jones, Philadelphia; Norris s.
of|ck. pa. Harold 70. atratton, HAM
In1fd, Ind, and HaSel Griner, Salem, N.
n 1pot j. Jenkins And Emma Cramp,
f.2f{ Ffeme, Camden Harold g. Hoag
|H N|la NJ Bates. Athoi, Mass, [.
t1ENtf VI Cooke and Gather Kerher,
ff/IHf Y'n4; Charles I. Grimm and
%o|'|t smith. Port DsBosit, MI Francis
1ktf. and Edna ~ dsrris. Philar
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-23
CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR SICK
Visiting Nurse Society Plays Santa Claus
to Families

Many sick folk who have been de-
pendent upon the Visiting Nurse Society
because of Illness were made happy this
afternoon, when Christmas baskets and
bundles OF toys and candies were sent
TO their families under the direction Of
the. Visiting Nurse Society.
Members Of Emergency Aid oommit-
tee and the NntiSnaI SiniS ,ss, Ls,sgue for
fore the Visiting Nurse Society head
quarters, 1910 Lombard street, this aft
efnooa and played the part Of santa
Claus 10 deliverlnE packaseA
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-23
LISTED MISSING :
WAS IN HOSPITAL
Corporal's Parents Were
Unable to Obtain In 4
formation About Him
REPORT Ill FROM HERE
Daughter Born to Ensign Basil
l.. Steel on Day He Died
of Pneumonia

For two rontbs corpnraI Vincent p
Crubo Ia, - ,,s..,an ,..t,a, ~.
10y III r'en'' "oSp''"i' ms
u'lhd blank from shell-shock.
The War Department failed to notify
his parent, ,b., ho had hoo,, iri,,rad
ord 80. -, ''o
ot nearing from }ne young soio'er
hlmseIf FOR so long. they became frantic.
"Ho 'elegrains were showereu
v" .'e washington authorities put 10 no
avail Not until December 13 did any
information arrive and then II was
stated tb.+ cornor,, cr,,ho ,aa ha.,,
po'a' ''"o '"
later a letter arrived from Corporal
CRUDE himself exn,aininp. his lonrt
s,or,o M I,' ,,,.. 40, >..,,,
rour,L ,,r, p"'e"'s '''e a' 'Oi 1''
~, street -. 49,.
s,sn pasJ oesU"er .; tne same aay unal Ell
pa.,er 10, .i oef'' az t a','a,S,,,p,,io p
nj Cardifr w.ie. I, danvhtor was horn
TO his VIII, In ,his ottv 1hIs tragic
coincidanco haoa,,,o I,nr,,, ',,c.terdav
when word ~ tha ,,o,,n, of,,sr's death
reached HE ,athor ,ho 6ev Shario. +,
steel . RECTOR ~ ,ho Caivary Eniscon,i
church E'or+,,ers, ara pcnn,- strost. =
Ve.t rhi,aaoin,,ia
Ensign Steers w,fa bsforo bsr mar
riepe was Miss M GLADYS stepbens She
is a daughter of the Rev. ]. nj. Stephens,
OF Jenkintown, Their childs name lis
Mary Louise
Before the war Ensign Steel was n
student of the University of Pennsyl-
A.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-23
WAR RANK MAY Be PERMANENT
Baker Asks Congress to Continue
Generals in New Dignity

Washington. Dec, 2s,--CRy A, RI
Bestowal Of the permanent rank OF GEN
eyal on John j. Pershing. commander OF
the American forced In France Peyton
@ Niarch, chief OF stan and Taylor H.
Bliss, military representative at the
rank OF Lieutenant General 70 Hunter
Ligkett and Robert l.. BuHard, com
innnding the Flrst and Second Armies,
was asked by Secretary Baker today N
Z letter @ Chairman Dent OF the Houke
Nlli,afg cpmmlttee
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-23
SOLDIER FOUND DEAD In ROAD
Post-Mortem Examination Will
Be Made Today

Andrew Eskowicz, a soldier, 1887 Ruff
rer street was found dead on a pile of
bricks today at Fern Hill and Abbotts-
ford road. There were no marks of rlo-
lence on the body, and a post-mortem
will be made to determine
the cause OF death.
The body was found by Patrolman
Rolay, Of the Germantown police sta
ton. and was sent to the Germantown
Hospital. ... ,,a,.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-23
COL. KENNEDY COMING HOME
Head of Cumberland Valley Rail.
road to Return From France

=, ChambsIsbuTg. p; Dec: SssEiCoIonel
London that he will arrive home on De-
cember 81 after reporting at Washing
ton. He will come here 10 Ragged Edge.
his home His family will return from
Virginia at once.
Colonel Kennedy has been with Gen
eral w. W. Atterbury In the transporta-
ton service In England and France. He
will resume his duties as corporate
at once.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-23
100000 IN FURS STOLEN
Atlantic City Store Is Stripped Of
Everything of Value

Atlantic City. Dec. 29.--Furs, reported
10 bs valued at more than yi6O, 900.
were stolen when the store of Cohen a
gettelmen, 1li1 Boardwalk, was entered
BY burglarsN somstime since yesterday
morning
A score OF detectives working on the
case have made no arrests. IL is Thought
Che thieves used an automobile truck 10
remove the loot, as almost very article
~ value II miDninE.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-23
CHRISTMAS AT GREENBAUM'S
Several Hundred Employees Re.
ceive Gifts From Management

Several hundred employees Of Green
baum and Company, Twenty-second and
Arch streets, made merry at their GUS
tomary Christmas celebration, At 10
O'Clock all work at the plant was stop
ped and the employees adjourned to the
laundry where a dance was held and
other exercises appropriate to the sea-
son were carried out.
After members of the firm had made
addresses Il buffet lunch was served
Each employe was presented with a sub
stantlai money present. 1852
on Monday next the same program
Of exercises win be carried out at the
firms plants In Bridgeton and Minotola,
New. Jersey and on Tuesday at the At
lantic City plant - l- --'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-23
GIRL FOUND SEVERELY BEATEN
Means Lead Camden Police TO
Discovery in Deserted House

Stripped Of all her clothing and badly
cut and bruised from head to foot, Miss
Jessie Bowland, thirty years old, 1888
Point street, was found unconscious to-
day IN the abandoned Cooper Mansion,
Point and State streets, Camden. ..
Low means attracted the attention of
Motorcycle Sergeant Kay and Patrol
man Boyd as they we're passing the de-
serted house, rapidly falling into ruins.
They found the girl lying on the bare
apparently had been beaten
The policemen removed her to Cooper
Hospital where she is in seml-con-
scious condition and unable to sell what
happened. .'.t
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-23
PREMIER KAROLYI TO RESIGN
Head of Hungarian Cabinet Says
Government Lacks Cohesion

Zurich. Dec. 23,-Count Karolyi. ad-
dressing the Hungarian Cabinet. Satur-
day, announced his intention TO resign
as Premier, according to a Budapest dis
patch received here today.
Previous DISPATCHES have quoted Count
karolyi as saying, that the lack OF
cohesion of tbs various political fac
tlons, added TO the. food and economic
sitnatlon eventually would compel him
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-23
DEATHS

FoRCUM. DEC, 10. at charlottesville.
va, ELizA.RRETH u wife Of WI p; For
neral services, Tues. l p. m. from Cares
HSt' 92iS Jefferson IT. Int, private, North
w9SRR 9TSRRIhlSs..-Dec hSsu %. AMELIA E.. widow
Of Joseph +, HEries, Relatives and friends
from 64ii Rats st. High mass at the Lady
Of Victory church a i0emga Int prNS,ns priySS,ts
st. THOMAS MEANY sr, Notice OF flu
neral later. L ... s
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-23

For the benefit of the British Red
Cross and other British war relief organ-l
izatIons. Captain Alfred F. B. Carpentery
tho heroic commander OF the Nindictve.
which figured prominently In the Zee
brugge raid. will speak at the Metro
politan Opera House next Saturday eve
ming Arrangements for the benefit are
he'rr made nv the British war relief
committee of the Emergency Aid.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-23

Divorces as follows were ErRnted today;
James Lawrence from Irene Lawrence.
Emiiie NJ. Herbst from George w Herbst
sylvia y, Iotslsg from. li9rry y Boteler
laura Nj Vivian from Howard vivian
MshnI u I,yon, ,1roin Vernon G.. Lyon
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-23
LOST AND FOUND,

NONEY,-Lost, small roll of notes and a
cheek; liberal reward II left at 4108 Bal.
tImore ave. Loecher. ..f-.. ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-23

Cosima Wagner, widow of Richard
Wagner, the German composer, is dead,
according to dispatch received from
Bayreuth. today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-23
CITY'S ONLY ACE
RECETVESOVATION
Thousands Cheer Major C.
j. Biddle as Red Cross
Speaker
ADDRESSES NOON RALLY
Business Men Vie With Ste
nographers and Office Boys .
in Shouting Welcome
ADDRESSES NOON RALLY

Francis Farquhar, Christmas roll
call chairman for the Red Cross dis
trict composed Of Pennsylvania and
Delaware, announced in Harrisburg,
at noon today, that the total men,
bership'reported up to that hour was
s87,227.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-22
0BSEQUIES NOW
Baseball Died UntimeIy Death
by Order Secretary of War.
Over 800 Players Released ''fOr
Useful Employment"

For the season of 1918, baseball in
these United States is dead and nearly
ready for burial. All reports from the
east concur in announcing that the
leagues stand ready to take official
action. and were preparing to hold
the obsequies of the game today and
Tu> sday.
The American association owners
have already sent out their announce
ment that the season has been brought
to a close. Sundays games in the
American association parks was the
last appearance CT the teams in base
ball uniforms. Very shortly now, a
majority of the players will don the
khaki or the overalls of the shipyards
and munition plants.
President Ban Johnson, of the
American league called a meeting of
his club owners at Cleveland today
noon to hold the inquest of the league.
Promoting announcements of the
owners indicate that the American
league gates will be closed.
In the National league. the emer-
gency created by Secretary of War
Bakers Interpretation of the work or
fight order was deemed great, SO the
owners in a special meeting pro-
nounced the season as finished.
Dispatches from New York state
that at least 800 major league players
will be affected by the early closing
of the leagues and will be under neces-
sity of finding useful employment"
at once.
Chicago, July 22.-In compliance
with Secretary Bakers work or fight
ruling, there will be no more baseball
in the American association during
the war.
At a special meeting here yesterday
the league directors unanimously
agreed to President Hickey's recon-
mendation that the league season oe
closed following yesterdays games.
The pennant was awarded to Kansas
City, the leading club. The associa-
| ton was the first league in organized
baseball to take official action on
Bakers ruling.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-22
have own lines
Two Chicago Golf Clubs Pos
sess Private Electric. Lines.
Railways Serve Public "on
Nothing a Year" Revenue.

Chicago, July 22.-Two golf clubs
in the suburban region of Chicago
have private railroads leading to their
links, which with their palatial club
houses are sequestered far from the
ordinary channels of travel
Both private lines use electric
power, altho the Midlothian Country
club line formerly employed small
steam locomotive to haul members
from a station on the Rock Island line
to its club house.
The other golf railroad is a cross
country line, running to the Glenview
club from the aristocratic north shore
suburbs. 1t also serves the Westmore-
land Country club, where the Western
open championship was won last year
by James Barnes with a record score
of 2S3 strokes for ~ holes. This road
bearing the pretentious name, North
Sho- e & Western railroad, recently is
sued the following notice describing
its physical, financial and service
status:
1t Caters to Cemetery.
I. patrons should not ride over this
line in a: spirit indifference, ennui
OF balance. It l. four miles -ong
four feet eight and one-half inches
wide and has al ambitious name. 1t
also has two standard streaks of rust
covered by an ample mortgage. It
h but two paid employees, and its
president and an ger serve for Story
only. 1t does not pay dividends but
has escaped receivership and govern
ment control. it has not escaped anv
other torment, tax or tribulation. 1t
caters to two golf cluOs and one .em-
etery; incidentally, it serves the pub
lie. 1t has a future, great expecta-
ton and complacent stockholders.
You will note, in passing. truck
gardens of great fertility, a cemetery
rapidly increasing in population. and
from the zenith of the trestle another
standar,. railroad, no wider but long
/ er t.lan the one over which you are
! privileged to ride.
Near the western terminal, after
, entering the forest pI eserve, you cross
fork of one of the branches of the
Chicago river, which is not very vide
IF yet ry deep. but GIBBS and flows
| with rainfall. The terminal itself IL
lmediately adjacent, or. rather. con-
| veniently contiguous to the nineteenth
| hole of the Glen View club
Patrons arr particularly requested
not to complain or comment adversely
| upon the service We are doing the
| best we can on nothing a year"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-22
KUMAGAE is ON WAY
Jap Tennis Champ VIII Reach United
States This Week.

New York. July 22.-Ichiya Kuma-
gae, who holds fifth place among the
ranking tennis players. Is on his way
to the United States, according to
friends in this city. He is expected to
reach this country the latter part of
July. Kumagae is the only one of the
ten ranking players who Is not IN war
service with the allies.
Since his return to Japan late IN
1916 there have been various reports
that Kumagae would come back for
another try at the national tennis
championship, but until this season
his business duties prevented. Now,
however, his associates in the Mitsu-
bishi banking firm say that he has
been transferred from the Toxic office
to the New York branch, and that he
papers just received also state that
Kumagae was to leave Toxic about
the time of their issue, to make the
trip to the United States.
Was Star His Last Year.
Kumagae's playing was the sensa-
ton of the 1916 season, for he won
the Newport, New York state and
Central state tournaments. He beat
William NJ. johnson, Clarence J.
Griffin, Nat W. Niles. E. H. Whitney,
Craig Biddle, C. C. Gamer. J. S. Can
non. Roland NJ Hoerr, w. s. McEllroy,
Leonard Beekman, James O'Neale,
Vernon S. Prentice, E. P. Larned and
many others. George NJ Church. R.
Lind1ey Murray. Joseph J. Armstrong
and Watson NJ. Washburn took his
measure at various times, Church S
victory in the national championship
being one of the sensational matches
OF that tournament.
His friends declare that Kuma gaze
has played cough tennis to keep in
faiTlV good form. there iS
to anticipate that he will make good
progress in the August tournaments,
providing that he Is able to enter those
events.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-22
BRAVES LOSE, GARDENERS
Ruth Has Baseball MEMBERSHIPS
Bases on Wrist.
BY JACK VEIOCK.

New York. July 22.-The Boston
Braves suffered hard blow recently
by the enlistment of Outfielders Joe
Kelly. Ray Powell and Walter Rehg
in the naval reserves
Manager Stallings had built up a
young outficld by the acquisition Of
these three players, who formed the
fielding talent, along with Wickland.
Had 1t not been for wartime condi-
tions Stallings could have stood pat
on his outfield for some seasons to
come, providing the trio delivered as
they had been doing this season prior
to quitting the team.
The Braves are the first team in
either league to lose a complete set of
outfielders or infielders thru enlist
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-22

Miss Claren says that she never
takes any extra ordinary exercise and
eats what she pleases. However, she
has certain rules which may be con-
sidered rigorous for women who wish
to retain their beautiful figures. She
is in bed every night at 10 o'clock and
sleeps until z. She never has tasted
intoxicating drinks and she so regu-
lates her life and habits that the sim
plicity might be appalling to those
Who find pleasure in the social events
OF the city.
dissipation will ruin any girls
form in six weeks" says Miss Claren.
Il have seen it happen SO often that l
know. Hundreds of girls have come
to me perfect and 1 have seen their
beauty fade in less time than you
think it possible. A few weeks of
nights without sufficient sleep, and in
divine form will show unmistakable
signs of decadence"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-22
May PLAY MORE?
Elimination of Draft Players
To Be Gradual Process.
Worlds Series in 8 Weeks
After 100 Games Played.
BY H. c. HAMILTON.

New York, July 22.-Guided by the
belief that the ell: nation of its draft
age players from baseball into some
useful occupation will be gradual
process, arrangements were being
made today by magnates OF the two
bie leagues to go ahead with their
schedules. Ban -ohnson's order di-
recting that ell American league parks
be closed at once. has been with
American league club owners will
meet today in Cleveland. 1t is e
Ieyed they will reach a decision to
struggle along until a certain number
of games have been played. with the
worlds series to come Immediately
afterward. It is entirely probable
that things will be speeded up. 100
games gotten out of the way, and the
worlds series played within three
weeks.
The National league, 1t was an
nounced today. will hold its meeting
to-1or- ow noon il, Pittsburgh instead of
in New York as originally announced.
The call for his meeting was correct,
ed today in a telegram received by
John Heydler, secretary and treasurer
of the league. Governor Tener, pres
ident, is now in Pittsburgh.
Garry Hermann. president of the
Cincinnati club. suggested that the
meeting to be held today was obvious
" impossible on such short notice.
The worlds series will be practical
Iy war benefit in its entirety. Bos-
ton and Chicago would participate.