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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-06
CONNELLY GOING TO FRANCE
City Solicitor to Be knights of Co.
lumbus Field Secretary

without resigning from his position
as City Solicitor, John p. Connolly is
preparing to leave for France to become
a field secretary for the knights of
Columbus. While away, he will draw no
salary from the city as he recently de-
cided that the work which he plans
doing permits merely of a leave of alb
sence without city pay.
Mr.. Connolly Is expected to take UP
his new work the middle or latter part
of the month and in the meantime will
continue to have part in the prelim-
mary plans for the annulment of the
subway contracts and other city work
which 1t is planned to abandon until
after the war. Later, it is expected, he
will turn over these duties to Assistant
City Solicitor Lowengrund.
It is probable that Mir. Lowengrund
will have charge of the office during the
absence of his chief and the council
manic bills giving the City Solicitor
power to act as negotiator for con-
tract settlements. is said to be broad
enough to allow his assistant to act
in this important capacity.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-06
KHAKI ITS OWN CAMOUFLAGE
Marine Corps Officers No Longer
Object to Varying Shades

Recent observations in the field by
officers of the Marine Corps have shown
that an old argument against the use of
khaki as the Marine Corps uniform is
really an argument in favor of its use.
After the adoption~of khaki as the
Marine Corps standard there were many
protests because a uniform shade of the
cloth could not be procured.
The present war and the attention the
conflict has brought to the art of camou-
fage have shown this apparent lack OF
uniformity to be a blessing in disguise.
II is now found that a body of marines
garbed in varying shades of khaki is
far less easily observed than a like body
clothed in a uniform shade. The darker
and lighter hues serve well to break up
the outlines of the unit. and the whole
body merges more naturally with the
landscape.
ESTIMATING the number Of men in a
unit thus clothed was found to be ex-
tremely difficult. officers who formerly
protested against the issuing of uni
forms of different shades now request
that for field use the shades be as varied
as possible.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-06
E. TUCK FRENCH TO WORK
Millionaire Who Married Phone
Girl Misses Allowances

Boston, July 6.-Edward Tuck French.
heir to millions. will abandon society.
After a months vacation in Manchester,
~ H., where Mrs. French was formerly
Tot" Harrington, pretty telephone
operator, the couple will live the simple
life.
In his suite at the Copley-Plaza he
called his one-time Newport companions
"insincere and superficial" He said he
is through with high society"
Mr.. French was chagrined at the loss
of his weekly check from home. but
took the loss of ready money in a philo-
sophical way
You know, 1t is rather inconvenient
to be without funds" he said, and to
have to get along without a good sized
weekly check"
The bridegroom said he is going to
look for job. He wants to be a news
paper reporter and will seek a position
as such after his vacation in Manchester.
Tot and / are just going to take 1t
easy up there in her apartment" said
Mr.. French. I'VE can manage to get
along until / get a job. l. will not let
Tot go to work again"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-06
POSTAL SALARIES RISE
Virtually All Employees Here En-
loving Increase Recently Granted

Salary increases for virtually all the
employees in Philadelphia of the Post
office Department are now in effect by
virtue of the 1918 postoffice appropria-
tion act The same increases are in ef-
feet for all first and second-class post
Offices
Assistant postmasters, supervisors,
special clerks, clerks and carriers who
on June 80 were receiving $500 a year
or less will receive 5000 additional.
Watchmen, laborers. printers, mechanics
and skilled laborers will receive an in
crease of fifteen per cent, regardless of
what they We're receiving on June 80.
Postmaster Thornton has received in
structions from Washington to compute
the salaries of all employees according
to the increase provided in the new act.
der the preceding act will not be con-
sidered. however. so In many cases an
increase that appears on its face 70 be
5000 will be only $leo
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-06
TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES

Oliver. K. Cannon. s94s Filbert St. and
Sadie Drummond, 3840 Filbert St
Mathew Rhodes, 1913 Victoria st, and Alice
V. Paige, 1716 Atlantic St
Harry L; Johns999aS II29 Edwin St. and
Dorothy Josephs. 1905 s. Orkney ST.
Ellwood s, Cadwalader, 613O Rising Sun
ave, and Virginia C. Foreman. sos N.
Wallace h. Lister Egg Harbor. N. J.. and
Martha c, Loppe, Davenport. Ia
Francis p Mccarthy Camp Meade and
Mary A, Donovan 22lh Race St
Gerald w. blanchard. u. s. M, barracks
Navy Yard, and Ella Broughton, Spring
Jesse Coz, 5i2 $. 18th ST.. and Bessie Har.
rell, $40 s. 18th st.
William n. Black IT'S N 8Ist St, and
Cecile @. Strang. Ills N. 8lst St
Frank Frugol. GO3l jefferson ST. and Clair
X. Summertime. 1927 Miffin St
Thomas Solesik. 1898 Toronto st and Katie
Grauziski. 362s Toronto St
Thomas J. McCann. Jr, 526 s, 56th st, and
Elaine NJ Lechleitner. 232 s. 54th ST
Aaron Brantz. 1888 s. 7th ST.. and Esther
Silver, T05 y. I'd st.
Ncrmsn a. woIfkiil. U, s. NJ. c.. League
Island. and Anna p. Hill 30 N. Peach st
Elwood Achsnfelter. 695f Recent ST, ana
Eehei 2, Goodwin: t2as 8. sOth IT.
Kerrcn fasfer..; iti, p. Wit st.. and Edna
/. q ~ '' p 7< = Nrr0pu 1t
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-06
CAPTAIN FULLER KILLED
Marine Casualties Include 3 Phil
adelphians and Darby Resident

Three Philadelphians and resident of
Upper Darby. are included in today's
official casualty list
Captain T. c. Fuller, 'of the marine
corps, killed in action. was the son of
Colonel Fuller. commandant of the
marine barracks at the Philadelphia
Navy Yard and made his home there.
Word of his death came to his father
ten days ago, but the official announce
ment did not arrive until today
u. f. Hartley. private in the marine
corps. who lived at IS New street, Up
per Darby, died of wounds.
Lawrence Ludovici, of 1886 North Van
Pelt street. also a private in the marine
corps, was severely wounded.
Corporal Leroy T.. Congleton, of the
marine corps. who lived at 922 South
Yewdall street West Philadelphia. who
had previously been reported missing, is
a prisoner in Germany. according to
later information secured by General
Pershing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-06
SUBMARINESTII
! NURSE TO ENLIS
Leaves Tomorrow to Hel6
Avenge Sinking of Hos
pital Ship
TO TAKE SISTER ALONG
Miss Ruth Wood Aroused BY
German Outrage on
Llandovery Castle
TO TAKE SISTER ALONG

To help avenge England for the sink
ing by German submarine of the Brit
ish hospital ship Llandovery Castle. Mis-
Ruth Wood, of 251 North Eighteenth
street, former queens nurse" in Enr-
land, will leave tomorrow for Ottawa.
Can, with her sister. to enlist in ths
Canadian Red Cross for active servfcs
in the field.
Every fresh German outrage makes
me more determined to go back home
and serve my people" declared Mles
Wood today.
When / heard of the sinking Of, the
Llandovery Castle. with its freight or
wounded and the nursing contingept.
felt that the last shred OF my patience
was exhausted; that ! must go back at
all costs" she continued.
Insists on Place for sister
Miss Woods efforts have been blocked
in many quarters not because her SER
vice would be unwelcome but because
she supulatcs that her sister. who il
not nurse. must return with her.
Il am graduate nurse" she declares
1t has been explained to me that the
Red Cross would willingly accept me on
mat score But. you see. my sister ie
with me- She came to America because
OF me, and we have only each other
mere. How can I leave her? She would
be miserable without me. She is willing
10 do anything If they will only let her
cross She would go as voluntary
aid or in any capacity.
Her Brother Wounded
But I must take her with me-" This
Is the ultimatum laid down by the young
Englishwoman who nursed the sick ana
poor of England for five years as one
OF those nurses established by Queen
victoria on her fiftieth anniversary
when, with the fund accumulated
through gift from ha'penny to shilling
ny the women of England, she gave to
her country the Queen Victoria Jubilee
Institute for Nurses. Miss Wood also
served for three years as nurse In
the York Home for Nurses, in Canada
as a private nurse and in Baton Rouge
La. as hospital superintendent
My own brother lies wounded in Eng
land,' continued Miss Wood II hear.
Few details of his condition, for they
cannot let me know very much. His
lungs are affected now. 1t was gassins
that caused it, I believe My nephew.
just seventeen, has been with the Sea
Scouts for more than year"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-06
RESERVE MILITIA OFF To CAMP
Pennsylvania Regiment Departs
for Mount Gretna for Training

The Pennsylvania reserve militia is
moving to its first annual enCampment
at Mount Gretna today.
Shortly before 6 o'clock this morning
a special train on the Philadelphia and
Reading Railway pulled out of the Read,
ing Terminal, carrying Companies + and
F, which We're Joined later at Hunting
don street station by staff officers and
Companies A, B, G, and ID. Company
entrained at Norristown, and Company
X. of PhoeniXville and Pottstown, at
those places.
Lieutenant Colonel Charles J, Hendler
of this city, will be in charge of Gretna
Camp. Major Henry will be commander
of the first battalion, The senior company
commander will temporarily command
the second battalion.
The members will undergo training
such as was INDUCED in at Gretna bS
the Pennsylvania National Guard pre-
vious to its being federalized.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-06
PUPILS TO RAISE FLAG
War Gardeners of Sheridan School
Hold Rites TODAY

In pursuance of their patriotic work
in war farming, the pupils of the Sheri-
dan School will hold flag raising this
Tioga streets.
At four o'clock procession headed by
the Boy Scout band and including the
Junior Red Cross and members of the
Sheridan School war Garden Associae =
tion, will march from the school to the
""rdens, where the flag is to be raised
The banner was purchased with the pro-
ceeds of the renting of war garden lots
at 81 each. A collection is to be taken
for the Red Cross
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-06
lO,OOO-TON ship A DAY NOW
Schwab Says Yards Are Turning
Out Vessels at That Speed

San Francisco, July 6.--The "Emerg-
ency Fleet Corporation has given us the
equivalent of one 10,000-ton ship for
each day of the last sixty days and
$50, 900 tons deadweight in the last two
months" said Charles NJ. Schwab, d-
rector general of the Emergency Fleet
Corporation at a luncheon here.
Mr.. Schwab said the nation had no
greater stimulus in its great undertaking
than that of the press. He declared
against any spirit of "carping criticism, -
and said that although fame may come
to some persons because of their prom
inence. the real honor in shipbuildng
should go to the workmen who actually
turn out the ships
Mr.. Schwab drove the first rivet
in a big steel tanker at the Moore ship
building plant in Oakland.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-06
DEDICATE new PLAYGROUND
Thousands of Children Will
Parade to Francisville Center

A parade of several thousand school
children will precede the dedication to-
day of the new Francisville playground,
at Shirley and Francis streets.
The dedication will be under the aus
pices of the Paramount Business Mems
Association and the speakers will in
clude former State Senator Ernest l..
Tustin. Alexander Colville, James Car
son, Jr., president of the business mems
association. and others.
The playground was opened week
ago and more than 5000 children have
already taken advantage of it, The
business mems association, for many
a playground in the district because of
the numerous accidents to children play
ing on the streets. The new playground
has every modern Improvement for the
enjoyment of the children.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-06
FIXES CHEESE PROFITS
Food Administrator Heinz Acts I,
Prevent Profiteering

Regulations governing the handling
and sale of cheese TO prevent profiteering
have been issued by Howard Heinz, Fed
eral food administrator for Pennsyl-
vania In computing cost. shrinkage
must not be included in weight. but
transportation charges, storage charges
terest on money invested after thirty
days may be counted as part of cost.
Maximum profits shall be three-quar-
ters of a cent a pound on carload lots
and three cents a pound on less than
5OO-pound lots, with a sliding scale be-
tween these prices.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-06
FREDERIC B. PEAKES DEAD
Well-known Instructor of Sing.
ing Dies in PRESBYTERIAN Hospital

Frederic Bosworth Peakes, we'll
known instructor of singing, died Wed
nesday in the Presbyterian Hospital
after an illness covering many weeks, x
Mr.. Peakes, although a New Eu1t9
lander. had been a resident of Philxde&
phia for many years, during thef}aM
Chester avenue. His musical career
began at Boston, when he was sixteen
years of age an organ pupil of Eugene
Thayer, and A piano pupils of Stephen
Emery. graduating from the New Eng
land Conserva tory of Music with honors.
While in Boston, he was music director
for many Of the prominent artists
After this. he spent several years Of
study in Italy, France and England
While living in London. he played in
concert with Nine. Melba and was pre-
sented to the King and Queen, who
complimented him highly.
His teaching of singing has developed
many of the well-known singers of the
present day.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-06
SHIELDS BOY WHO SHOT HIM
Harry Eberhardt Dies, Maintain
ing Secret of Fatal Wound

without divulging the name of COM
pnion who is alleged to have shot him,
Harry Eberhardt, sixteen years old, 1910
North Twenty-second street, died at the
Northwestern General Hospital today.
He was shot in the abdomen during a
Fourth of July celebration, and is the
first to die as the result of Philadelphia's
1918 observance of the day
According to the police. the shooting
was accidental. This much the boy vic
tim told them after being removed to
the hospital. but though every effort
was made to obtain the name of his
companion, the boy maintained strict
silence, II was reported at the hospital
The police have been making an in
vestigation since the shooting occurred,
but today they were not near a solution
of the mystery.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-06
REJECTED. HE TRIES AGAIN
Turned Down Once More, Will Train
for Army Service

northumberland, Pa, July 6.-Hon-
orably discharged from Camp Lee, be-
cause OF his physical condition, Harold
J. Glass. Northumberland, went to Fort
Slocum. n. Y, at his own expense. and
tried to enlist He was rejected there
also.
Glass now says he will not give UP
but will take medical treatment in order
TO qualify before Fritz is whipped, and
asserts he hopes to live long enough tc
be able to bring home lock of the
kaiser's hair.
defective heart action.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-06
TO DISCUSS FRANKFORT 81"
Citizens Meeting Thursday Night Will
Urge Early Completion

Citizens interested in the early COM
pletion of the Frankford elevated line
are urged to attend a meeting for the
discussion of this subject, which will
be held next Thursday night at the
Free Library Building, Frankford ave-
nue. and Overington street
Notice of the meeting was sent out
today by Edward A. Noppel president
of the United Business Mems Associa-
tion. Representatives of all business
and Improvement organizations of the
northeast will attend.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-06
CAMP AWAITS MILITIA
Equipment Sent to Mount Cretna by
Motortruck
u. Il n

Harrisburg, Pa, July 6.--Nearly ALL
the equipment and supplies for the en-
campment OF the Pennsylvania militia
have been moved from the State arsenal
here to the encampment ground AZ
Mount Gretna by motortruck The final
shapntents will be made early next week
Io0rdinarily the supplies are shipped bv
train, but owing to the great transporta-
tton demands Adjutant General Bearv
decided to use motortrucks, five being
placed in service. The encampment, the
first of the militia. will open next Sat
urday and continue a week
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-06
INCREASE in PERSONALLY
Philadelphians Own Taxable Securities
Totaling s7Ol, ,568,2l2.7I

An increase in the iast year of s54.-
974,146.02 in the value of taxable secu-
rites held by Philadelphians is shown In
report of the Board of Revision of Taxes
just forwarded TO the State Internal Al
property includes money secured by
mortgages and money invested in stocks
and bonds of other than Pennsylvania
corporations.
y7O1. .56s.212.71. The highest figure for a
residential ward is fer the Twenty-sec-
cnd, which includes parts Of German
town. Mount Airy and Chestnut Hill. II
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-06
WARD FANCIED ROSES
Dead Admiral's Gardens Known
Throughout America and Europe

Roslyn, l.. L., July 6.-Rear Admiral
aaron Ward. u. S. n. (retired, who
died Yesterday. spent virtually all his
time since retirement in the cultivation
of roses at his place here.
HIS garden was known tbrouebout
tNs country and Europe. He kept a log
III which he recorded the date of plant.
lrg of each rose bush and its progress
he wrote little book called "One Year
or RoSe Work. the proceeds of which
he gave to the American Ambula nee
Fund. In his garden he had more than
5000 rose bushes, and when he exhibited
It for charitable purposes persons came
Rear Admiral kept ship barometer in
his garden to guide him in his planting
and Cultivating
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-06
BADGES FOR WORKERS
Men on Government Contracts to &c
Service Bars

Washington, July 6-Plants holding
Government contracts and carrying out
the program of the war labor board
have been authorized by Secretary Will.
son to award war badges to their en-
ployes.
To be eligible to receive a badge an
employe must have served for four con-
secutive months. Service bars will be
given for employment beyond that time.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-06
HELD FOR MAIL THEFT
Special Delivery Messenger Arrested
by Postoffice Inspectors

Elwood Becker, Twenty-fourth street
near Wolf. a special delivery messenger.
was held for court by United States
robbing the mails.
Postoffice inspectors testified that the
hnding of twenty-five opened special de-
livery letters behind postoffice radiator
Ied 70 an INVESTIGATION and the arrest of
Seeker. They testified several more let
ters were found at Becker's home TO-
gether with a G. Q. D. packaRe
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-06
Picketpockets Return Purse

Wilkes-Barre. Pa. July 6.-Matthew
Huvlier, of Forty Fort. is satisfied that
there is honor among thieves. Huvlier
had his pocket picked of a purse contain
ing a $50 bill and a check for $50.
Afterward mailmen found the purse In
q msil box and returned II 10 Huvliog.
Only the so bill was missing,
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-12-07
SHATTERED TRADITIONS OF THE SEA

Germany spent decades in creating that navy which it
has surrendered or is surrenderng. And during all those
years on every German ship and wherever naval men congre-
gated on land they drank, at stated times or often, a toast to
"Der Teg," to 1.-The Day"-what day? Why, the day when
the Germans would make themselves masters of the seven
seas. They envied England it's naval power and it was their
dream to destroy it and replace the Union Jack of England by
their own flag. And so at stated times they drank a toast to
that wish, that hope, that anticipation.
The British navy had never interfered with a German
merchant ship. German merchants could send their goods III
German ships to any British port, whether a home port or a
colonial port. There was not a restriction placed upon them.
If it is true that the British were almost all powerful at sea, 1t
is equally true that Great Britain did not misuse that power.
She did not use it even to foster her own trade and to the dis
advantage of competitors.
A more ignoble surrender of a great fleet, or of any fleet,
was never made. Without a struggle and without an effort
the ships were given over to the enemy nations. That is not
according to the traditions of the seas. When the Spanards
were bottled up in Santiago in the war with America, they did
not submit to surrender, but against odds that were insur-
mountable they sailed forth, made a blow for liberty and per-
ished in the attempt. In the Russo-Japanese war the same
sort of thing happened. The Russian fleet sailed half way
across the world to meet its fate, but it at least persisted fight
ing.
Germany is the only great nation that has ever enacted a
surrender such as the one of the present. It would be in
comprehensive in human affairs did we not know that the
German navy was commanded by such men as Won Tirpitz,
who abandoned every sense of honor and decency and sought
to win the victory at sea by policies of "spurlos versenkt" and
literal baby-kiling.
Commanders who do such things are all yellow they
they are not merely streaked with that color. In the end they
The British or the American navy would have preferred to go
down to the bottom of the seas, extinguished but not dishon-
ored. Don't give up the ship" has passed into a proverb in
the western world.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-12-07
rnE GoLDFlELD NEWS ArID WEEKLY Tribune

who submitted a report to his department Ecu ~ ar 49,.
ms individuals in San Francisco connected with the Mooney
prosecution and published the report before IL was gwen W
the department. He then left the state and is now refusing 10
appear before the grand jury, the only BODY 'ha ID po"0i F."
sft his charges.
In the meantime the officials of the federal department oi
Justice have a lot of questions they want to ask Mr. Dehsmore
regarding his alleged interference with the WORK Vi uen 40
nartnont in annrabandino others of the general class of those5
who were most active in the German-Bolshevlk propaganda
To what extent, if any, was the president imposed upon
when he interviewed in Moneys behalf?
The question seems to be growing more and more acute,
whether the people of California are going to be permitted 10
maintain their courts and elect their court offlcers IL us'al
them or surrender all to a department at Washington that has
fallen largely under the control of the American Bolsheviki.
The Tribune will withhold an answer to the question pending
the outcome of Mr.. Densmores defiance OF the grand jury tnat
has asked his attendance at its sessions.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-12-07

The Germans are sending so many distress messages
broadcast that they may yet affect world public sentiment, and
that, we take it, is the primary idea of these messages. It is
not that they are so hungry as that they are anxious to influ-
ence the world. But there ought to be an end to this wireless
sObbing now that it has been announced that food is already
en- route to Germany. And that makes us wonder whether
Germany would have been as anxious about the hunger of it's
enemies if it had been successful in the war. We wonder
and we Opine not.