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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
TWO 5TH WARD COPS
ACCUSED OF ATTACK
Another Case of Unwarranted
Beating Before Magistrate.
Heavy Bail for Patrolman

Patrolman Albert r. AFFORD and Pa.
troll Sergeant Coleman Bookbnder. Third
and De Lancey streets. Fifth Ward were
held for court today by Magistrate Ste
venson. S9i7 Lancaster avenue. on
charges Of assault preferred by Morris
Levy, 6O5 South Fifth street. baker.
AFFORD was held in $500 bail and
Bookbinder in $500 bail
Mrs. Rose Horganstein. mother-in-law W
of Levy, also appeared against Afford.
charging him with pushing her and
causing her to fall
According to Levy. on July I he found
that two policemen-Arford and a
negro--had gone to the basement of his
shop. Levy was told by them that two
Of his men had driven a wagon On the
sidewalk and had dragged bags of -four
over the pavement.
when he asked for the patrolmen's s
warrant to arrest the men, Levy testi-
fled he was struck by Afford, who de-
clared, That's my warrant"
When the patrol arrived, Levy charges,
Bookbnder grasped him, sinking his
tingernails into the prisoners flesh.
When Magistrate Stevenson fixed bail
for Afford Harry Felix, counsel for the
defendants. asked if the magistrate were
aware Of law which permits prisoner
TO sue a magistrate for fixing excessive
bail
Yes. | am said Magistrate Steven
son. II suppose if a man spits on a side
walk in that district 1t gives a police
man the right to beat him. shoot him or
Kill him. | want to serve warning that
the next case of this kind I get will re-
suit in bail being fixed at $4,000"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
DETROIT STUDIES CITY TRAFFIC
Police Chief. Councilmen and
Motor Club Secretary Here
to Get Ideas

TRAFFIC conditions in Philadelphia are
being observed today by officials from
Detroit, who are making a thorough
tour of the city.
The party win visit New York, Bos-
ton. Baltimore and other cities to obtain
the best ideas in traffic management
The visitors are Chief of Police William
Rutledge, who is also First Deputy Com
missioner. and Councilmen John Kronk.
Joseph Walsh. James Couzens Oscar
Riopelle Fred NJ. Wentzell, Charles
kotchner. Herman +. link and M. A,
Waitell.
Chief Of Police Rutledge rose from
the ranks and was the first official to
signals
Alfred o. Dunk. secretary of the De-
troit Automobile Club accompanied the
party. Several of the Councilmen said
labor was so scarce in Detroit that la
borers We're getting eighty cents an
hour, while mechanics were earning
from Sc to s12 a day
This afternoon the visiting officials
were the guests of Harry Davis, Assist
ant Director of Public Safety, at Shibe
Park: for the game between Detroit and
the Athletics.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
REFUSING EXEMPTION.
RUSSIANS GO TO CAMP
Twenty-Five Former Subjects
of Gar Leave With Eighth
District Men

Although they had been exempted
from the draft. twenty-young Russians
volunteered to go and today en,raned
for Camp Wadsworth. S G.
The patriotic association of the Eighth
District Draft Board. Tenth and Button
wood streets, gave reception and en-
tertainment n night or so ago for the
drafted men. Edward +. Swift, chair
man of the board, pointed to the young
men who were TO answer the Govern
ments call. and asked those in the
crowd Of friends and relatives whether
any there wished to help The boys who
were giving their all for the country.
Immediately the twenty-five Russians
present stepped forward to join the Sc
lected men, and their official godmother
Mrs. Edna Broad the president of the
patriotic association, who has worked un-
tiringly for destitute families of those
. in camp.
This morning, when the district board
sent its 1OO-odd men to Camp Wads-
worth, the twenty-five Russians were on
hand, and left the station with the
cheers of the crowds ringing in their
ears. District s has sent nearly a
thousand men.
More than 500 Philadelphia youths.
including those of the Eighth District
Board, left this morning for Camp
Wadsworth.
The men cntrained at the Baltimore
& Ohio Station, Twenty-fourth and
Chestnut streets.
The largest delegation was that from
Local Draft Board No. 40. Fourth street
and Snyder avenue. There were 191 men
In this detachment. Many were from the
foreign sections of this city and helped
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
Wife sues OTHER WOMAN
Asks $500 for Loss of Police
mans Love After "a Years

A suit by wife to recover damages
for the alleged alienation of the affec.
tions of her husband, was started in the
Municipal Court today by Emma c. Fit
ton. 1926 East Sepviva street, against
Sophie Fitton, 2529 West Coral street
sister-in-law of the plaintiffs husband
Edward Fitton, policeman.
The plaintiff was married TO Fittor
twenty-four years ago and lived happily
with him until the summer of 1911 AT
that time his brother was taken ill., and
he was asked to nurse the sick man by
the patients wife, Sophie Fitton.
The latter's husband died. however
defendant, started to wean away the
love of the policeman from his wife.
The plaintiff says her husband took
5000 of their savings 10 escort the widow
to pleasure resorts. She asks $500
damages. Judge Cassidy issued a
capias for the arrest of the defendant,
fixing bail at 5000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
NO 25-POUND LOTS OF SUGAR
FOR CANNING UNTIL AUGUST
Food Administration Also Recommends Individual Bowls
Contain Weekly Allotments- Further More Drastic
Regulations Expected

tity sufficient when placed in common
pool, to provide for the needs of family
cooking.
When the new restrictions limiting
sales of sugar to three pounds per person
a month went into effect July the
guard was relaxed sufficiently to permit
householders to buy sugar In twenty
five-pound lots for canning purposes.
But as the sugar situation is so acute
and the early canning season is over
and will not be resumed until next
month. the food administration found it
necessary TO eliminate this provision
until August l. At that time peaches
and some other fruits will he plentiful,
and unless sugar becomes more scarce,
householders may again buy sugar far
canning.
Elimination of the canning provision.
it was intimated, was hastened by the
unpatriotic selfishness Of few con-
gumers vino obtained the sugar and
then used it for other purposes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08

Elimination of all sales Of sugar in
Twenty-Five pound lots for household
canning and suggestion that separate
sugar bowl containing weekly allotments
be used by each member of the family
are the latest sugar conservation meas
ures of the food administration here.
These additional restrictions on the
sale and use of sugar to householders
are believed to be merely forerunners to
mored rastic measures to stave off the
threatened shortage. officials of the food
administration make no effort to conceal
the seriousness with which they regard
the sugar situation
In the separate sugar-bowl suggestion,
Jay Cooke, administrator for Philadel-
phia. hopes to have the public use even
less sugar than is allowed each indi-
vidual. Each bowl is to be marked with
the name of the user and contain only
three-quarters Of pound, less guam
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
$50 WOMEN ENROLL In SCHOOL
Registration for War Emergency
Instruction Ends

n Six hundred and fifty women make
up the complete personnel of the war
emergency summer school, for which
registration ended at noon today.
With the exception OF registrants for
drawing, who will be enrolled through
out the week on application, no other
students will be accepted for the school,
whose summer term opened last Mon
day morning.
stated today that the need for women in
draughting. preparation of blue-prints,
tracing and like work is so great and
the period in which they have been ac-
ceptable for this service has been so
limited that the school will continue
to enroll for these classes until the
end of the weeks
To prepare women for positions va
Gated by men who have. been called
to arms, and also to train women in
wartime housekeeping, are purposes of
the war school.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
MEMORIAL FOR AVIATOR
Germantown Youth, Who Died
for Elan. Honored at Church

Memorial services We're held in the
Calvary Episcopal Church, Mannheim
street and Pulaski avenue, German
town, yesterday. for Lieutenant Paul
Borda Kurtz, of Germantown, an avia-
tor. who was killed in France May %.
: Lieutenant Kurtz was a son of WILL
lam b. kurtz, member of the firm of
T.. w. Clark & Son, bankers, and lived
with his parents at 507 Mannheim street.
He was a graduate of Harvard, and in
July, 1915, Joined Field Section No. /,
American Ambulance Corps. but re-
turned to Harvard to take his degree
in June, 1916.
Returning to his unit. he saw service
until 1917, when he was given per-
mission to enlist in the United States
Aviation Corps, and arter attending gun
merry schools in England and Scotland.
won commission as first lieutenant.
He returned to France the latter part
of March, and at his own request was
assigned to service on the front
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
TEACHERS MAY NOT RETURN
Young Women in Shipyards Like
" to Remain There

When the public schools of Philadel-
phia and nearby towns open in the fall
there will be many new teachers, accord
ing to present indications.
Scores of teachers have gone into the
shpyard offices to work, and declare
they will not go back to school. APP
parently It is entirely question of
money with these women. They say
they are underpaid in the schools. and
that their requests for more money
have not been given proper considera-
ton.
the younger teachers went to the ship
yards. A few left the schoolrooms some
time ago. Their new work is still strange.
Very few of them know anything about
stenography, but all are gradually fit
ting into clerical positions. which pay
them much more than they had been
receiving.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
FATHER ASKS FOR CHILD
Mother Resists Application in
Caughn Divorce Action

Atlantic City, July S.-Mrs. Freda
Watkins Caughn, formerly of Phfiadel-
phia. defendant in an action for divorce
on the ground of deserton. threw her
arms impulsively about her five-year-old
son today, when eX-Judge C. d. V. Jo-
line, special master in the suit of her
husband. Walter Gaughn. served notice
upon the latter's counsel that nothing
short of exceedingly strong arguments
would persuade him to take the boy
from his mother.
Gaughn, a contractor, is asking for
custody of the child. asserting that Mrs.
Gaughn is not In position to provide
properly for the little hoy.
The Young defendant wept with joy
when Special Master Joline expressed
the opinion that she was good
mother" He added that he believed
both parties desired freedom, but that
he will be governed by the law in his
decision. He will hear argument in
Camden, on July 26
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
LABOR SAFETY MEETING
New Committee to Prevent Accident.
Will Confer Tomorrow

The first meeting of the new Pennsyl-
vania labor safety committee. appointed
to cooperate with the State Department
of Labor and Industry in reducing acci-
dents and safeguarding the interests of
the workmen, will be held tomorrow in
the office Of the Department of Labor
and Industry here.
The members of the committee were
chosen by Lew r. Palmer, acting Com
missioner of Labor and Industry. and
Samuel Gompers, president of the Amer
icsn Federation of Labor. They are d.
A. Post, United Brotherhood of Carpen-
ters and Joipers of America; Elmer
Spahr, International Union Of BriCklay-
ers. Masons and Plasterers William
Kelton International Association of Ma
chinists; Francis Feehan and William
Young, of the Department of Labor and
Industry
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS IN SHOPS
More Than 200 Man Machines
to Strike Blow at Kaiser

More than 200 of the city's high scnoo,
boys began work today on what will
Kaiser
In manual training shops in three high
schools they took places at lathes and
other machines and started production
of parts for turbines to be installed in
transports and cargo carriers being
built for the Emergency Fleet Corpora
tion.
All arrangements were completed by
Anthony G. Neary. who conceived the
plan of utilizing the equipment of the
manual training shops for war indus
tries, and everything was in readiness for
work when the boys reached the West
Philadelphia. South Philadelphia and
Northeast high schools today.
The boy workers are known as the
junior war workers. They will work
eight hours. reasonable salary will
be paid them.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08

Camden county, y. j., farmers were
given a demonstration of peach packing
on the farm of Anthony Rice, at Elm,
was in charge of Herbert r. Cox, Cam
den county farm demonstrator. Ad-
dresses were made by Professor NJ A.
Blake and William NJ. Mcintyre. of the
State Experimental Station at New
Brunswick n J.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
SUGAR FROM CUBA BY RAIL
Cars Ferried From Havana tc
Tracks at Key West

For the first time in history, sugar is
being brought into this city from Key
West. Fla, by an all-rail route.
Shipped by way of ferry steamers
from Havana to Key West, 10000 900
pounds have reached this city by the
all-rail route. Safety from submarines
in shipping sugar from Cuba is assured
by this route.
The sugar is now loaded in cars at the
plantations in the north of Cuba, in the
vicinity of Cardenas, Havana and
Sangua- -Grande The cars are bonded
and not opened until they are examined
here under supervision of the customs
inspectors.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
WOMEN INSPECT STABLES
Tuberculosis Society Nurses Aid
Fly determination Campaign

Two nurses from the Philadelphia
committee of the Pennsylvania Society
for the Prevention of tuberculosis to-
day began an inspection of more than
800 stables in Manayunk.
They are Miss Jennie A. Ferris and
Mrs. o. f. Gayton. The women will act
in cooperation with the fly eNtermina-
tion committee, of which Thomas l..
Hodge is chairman.
The inspection will extend over a pc
riod of more than a month and will be
conducted to determine whether stable
owners are obeying regulations of the
Bureau of Health
The inspection marks the opening of
the fly determination campaign in Mana
Yunk,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
COP AND FUGITIVE SHOT
Two Negroes in Hospital After Gun
Play in South Street

Policeman Paul Massey of the Twcu-
tieth and Ftzwater streets station, and
Carl Jackson, Eighteenth street below
South. both negroes, who were shot
during a running fight in South street
near Nineteenth yesterday. are reported
improved today.
Massey was shot by Jackson in an
effort TO avoid arrest after shooting at
another negro. Policeman McCuslker,
attracted by the firing. shot jackson
in the stomach after the latter had
wounded Massey in the jaw and hip,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
WATERWAYS MEN MEET HERE
Delaware River Committee Holds
Session at Union League

The Delaware River. committee of the
Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association
met today at the Union League to dis
cuss means of promoting inland water
ways communication along the Atlantic
coast.
Thirteen of the fifteen members named
recently by Congressman j. Hampton
Moore, president of the association. were
present Edward +. Henson, of the Board
of Trade, presided.
The discussion was informal and nc
definite actions We're taken Great in
terest was shown in the discussion OF
the necessity of mpressing Congress
with the advisabilty of acquiring the
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
CRASH SHOWS DRYDOCK NEED
Ship Damaged in Collision Goes
TO New York for Repairs

Need of a drydock here was brought
out forcibly yesterday when the steam.
ship Nelson. which was damaged in col
lision with the Neponset, when the latter
put out for New York for the needed re-
pairs.
NIT the ship TO reach New York.
The navy ward and the Kensington
ehipyard drydoeks are The only ones on
the Delaware River. Both are now
overburdened with work and could not
lupair the Nelson.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08

rctty offenders in Tinicum township
hereafter will be tried in most suitable
courtroom now being fitted out on the
second floor of the postofiice building
there. Justice of the Peace Thomas II.
Dennis will continue to hold court once
day at Hog Island.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-08
BROTHERS IN U. 5. SERVICE

BROTHERS IN u. 5. SERVICE
The three sons Of Mrs. Anna NJ.
PAIL, o0i North Forly.second street,
are serving with General Pcrshing
in France. Reading downward are
Carl PAIL, who was studying civil
engineering before he enlisted in
the engineer corps; William.
graduate Of the University of Penn.
sylvania. who also is in the engi.
neer corps. and Frederick. who is in
the medical corps
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-12-27
"HEARTs OF THE WORLD" o. w.
GRlFFiTH'S LATE MASTERPIECE

The biggest event IN the entire
season in the world of motion pic
lures will be the presentation of ID.
w. Griffiths latest film masterpiece,
Hearts of the World" at the Males
tic Theatre January q and IS,
Hearts of the World" required
eighteen months in the making and
many of the scenes were taken OF
the actual battlefields 81 France by
Mr.. Griffith, with the official aid of
the British and French governments
Mr.. Griffith, however. is anxious to
remove any apprehension that
Hearts of the World is primarily a
war picture. 1t is, he announces, pri-
marily a love story, in which war
figures as the grim background, 1t
may be called ''the story OF village"
and for more than forty minutes dur
ing the exposition of the story, there
is not a cannon shot, not a sugges-
ton of wars alarms. There is the
pretty romance of two girls, each in
love with the same man; there is the
quiet and peaceful atmosphere of a
small French town before the holo-
caust of the war. Then comes the
conflict with its ensuing effects upon
the futures of those in the little
village. The battle scenes shown are
actual battle scenes taken right in
the trenches during the death strug-
giles of the French and the Germans;
only occasionally has it been found
necessary to piece the story of the
battles together by means of actual
scenes. Thus one sees the life in
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-12-27
COUNTY DEPOSITORY

Notice is hereby given that the
County Court of Lee county will, on
Monday, January 9th, 1919, receive
propositions from any bank, banker
or trust company in said county, that
may desire to be the depository of
the public funds of said county, in
Guiding the school funds.
Any such bank, banker or trust
company, desiring to become such
depository, shall on or before the
first day of said term of Court
January 9Th, 1919, file with the clerk
of said court a sealed bid stating
the rate of interest offered to be paid
by such bidder for the two years
next ensuing, upon the county funds,
including the school funds, that may
be deposited in pursuance to such
bids. Each bid shall be accompanied
by a certified check for $3.50. The
successful bidder will file bond for
an amount not less than the total
revenue of the county for the years
for which said bond shall be given.
Interest to be computed upon daily
balances and shall be payable to
county treasurer quarterly. The
court reserves the right to reject any
and all bids.
(21S) E. w. KING, Clerk
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-12-27
HORRORS OF
BAD BLOOD

"All maladies of racking tortul
qualms, joint racking .rheums, fierce
catarrhs, intestine stone and ulcer
collie pangs, marasmus, dropsies, as
thmas, pining athrophy, moping mel
onchoIia moonstruck madness, what
miseries ?"-Milton.
This % the state of man or wo-
man suffering from blood poison.
Read what the u. s. Dispensatory and
other authoritative books say in re-
gard to the ingredients entering into
Number 40 For the Blood EN-
ployed in diseases of the glandular
system, in blood poison, mercurial
and lead poisoning, rheumatism, ca
tarrh, constipation, diseased liver,
kidneys and spleen. Under its use
nodes, tumors, sores, ulcers, mucous
patches, copper colored spots and
scrofulous engagements disappear as
if by magic" Insist on Number
40" Made by J. G. Mendenhall. Ev-
ansville. Ind, 40 years a druggist
Sold by p. r. Turner Drug Co.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-12-27
TRUSTEES SALE

Whereas, on January 5, 1914, Martin
" Exum made, executed and deliver
ed a deed in trust on the lands mere
matter described, to secure the pay
ment of certain notes therein men
TONED, which said deed in trust is
now of record in Book So, on Page %
OF the Lee County records, and
Whereas, said deed in trust pro-
Vides that in case of default the
trustee should, after giving ten days
notice of the time, terms and place
OF sale, and of the property TO De
sold, sell said lands at the 'front.'
door of the Court House in Marian
ma, Lee County, Arkansas, for cash
In hand to the highest bidder, and,
Whereas, default was made in the
payment OF the said notes. and the
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-12-27
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AU-
THORITY TO SELL REAL ESTATE

Notice is hereby given that /, ID.
W. Mckenzie, as administrator of
the estate of j. NJ Mckenzie, deceas-
ed, WILL on the 25th day of January,
1919, apply to the probate court of
Lee County, Arkansas, for authority
to sell the following lands of the
estate, to-wit:
Lot one "a block one % Harris
& Burke Woods Addition to the town
(now city, of Mariana, Ark
And north half (N1-2) lot ten QO)
Block C of Griffis' plat, according to
said plat, which is of record in book
AZ, page q, Lee County Records.
The said sale will be made for the
purpose OF paying the debts of the
estate OF j. M. Mckenzie, deceased.
Given under my hand this the 21st
day of December, 1918
ID. w. MCKENZIE,
Administrator for the estate OF j.
NJ Mckenzie, deceased. (219)
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-12-27

the trenches; the charges of the
hand conflicts and the thrust of bay
onets; the murderous shells; the
great guns in action; the tanks; the
attack by liquid fire; the charges and
the retreats; the German pill-boxes;
the flight of the villagers; the ruth
less destruction of property; the
treatment of young girls who fall into
the hands of the Germans; and other
things too numerous to mention, the
whole eliminating in the arrival of
the American troops, of ultimate vic
tory and hint of future happiness
for those who have endured this
terrible struggle.
Mr. Griffith is ANXIOUS 10 have it
understood that while Hearts of the
World deals with war and love, it
is a drama he has staged, rather than
propaganda film. No one can sit
through his wonderful pictorial rep
resentation of the tragedy of Bleeding
France, without going forth more de-
termined than ever that this conflict
MUST be won, that the allies must
triumph over their adversaries, and
that such grim horrors of war must
never happen again in the history of
the world
Prominent in the cast of Hearts
of the World" are the beautiful Gish
sisters, Lillian and Dorothy, Robert
Harron. George Fawcett, George Seig-
man, and other wellknown players.
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