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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-10-04
ELOCIAN AL COMlTE
MEXICANO P0R SU
ORCANIZACION
Esta campaila serVlra
para unir a los lGlexi-
canos de todas las
facciones

| Tcr.a,aua Eap.r;,L pc,u Id PRENS.l.
NUEVA YORK, octubre 3.-La
division de Lenguas Extranjeras
dependiente del Comite General del
Emprestito de la Libertad. Sc haIla
altamente satisfecho con la organiza-
cion del Comite Meyicano, integrado
por las personals cuyos nonbres dlo a
conocer LA PRENSA.
Una publica expression de su agra
decimiento V satisfaction ha hecho la
Division referida, por medic de los
periodicos de esta ciudad, qulenes
envi:s un informe en- ell que dec!ara
que esta campana emprcndida pof el
Comita Mexicano nara, mas que cua-
lesauiera otra, en- favor de la union
de los meXicanos de todas las facclo-
nes uuc sc encuentran EN- este pals.
De la misma opinion participant los
periodicos cue han hecho notar que
por primera vez Sc han undo Ell un
solo grupo los mexicanos que mas dis
tanciados habian estado por sus ideas
politicas. Que aparecian como ire
conciliahles.
Ell Comite Mexicano para el en-
prestito de la Libertad decide hoy
extender sus actividades todos los
Estados Unidos, Y 81 es possible, hasta
Mexico mismo.
Acordose, tambien, que Sc celebra-
ran mitines publicos y probablemente
ell primero tendra lugar el sabado
proximo.
LA PRENSA inpitada q cooperGr.
En- la junta ce1ebrada hoy por ei
Comite Mexicano Sc acord6 dirigirse
q LA PRENSA solicitando su coope-
raci6n para trabajar activamente GER
ca de todos los mexicanos que reciden
en- los Estados Unidos. en- favor del
Emprestito de la Libertad.
Ell presidente del Comite de lnfor-
'macion publica Y representante de LA
PRENSA en- este puerto, DR.. Luis
Lara Pardo que Sc hallaba presente
dijo que ell referido periodico mexica-
no de San Antonio, Texas, ayudaria
en- todo cuanto fuera necesario Y con
Ia mejor voluntad y entusiasmo para
la referida campana.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-10-04
TGLESIAS TRATA
DE UNIR A T0DOS
LOS MEXECANOS

TeIegran,G Especial parG la PRENSA.
NUEVA YORK, octubre s.
Santiago Iglesios. quie,e arrioo hd-
&c pocos dias de Mcgico, donde
iu6 en representation de la Fede-
raci6n Americana del Trubaio, hi
20 circular hog ma iavitaci6n en-
ire los mericunos de todos los par
tidos po!iticos, RESIDENCES en- csta
ciudad. una junta que deberd
reriticarsc maiiann en- las Ofici-
Nas de la FederGcion.
IgLesiaS dice en- So circular, que
es 81. proposito. AMIR q los meaica-
nos dc todos los pdrtid0s "pdru
trabajar por la salvacion de Nc
rico"
Sc cree que el mitiR "a estar
nl.y coaeu1rido.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-10-04
FUE PUESTO LZBRE
EL REVOLUCIONARIO
CORTINAS
No Ie encuentran I1lngu.
ma culpabihdad en- Ia
subleyacion
cabaIlerIsta

LAREDO, Texas. octubre %.-EI
genera; caballerista Ricardo Cortinas,
a uuien Sc tenia priSionero en- la c!u-
dad de Monterrey para quien ha-
bia Sido pedida Ia pena de muerte
por el Fiscal nihtar, fue absuleto Y
puesto en- libertad inmediatamente
El Consejo de Guerra que 10 juzgo
Dor Ultima vez encontro que el Jefe
revolucionario no era culpable de Ia
sub!evacion contra el gcbierao ca
rrancista. pues que Sc habia entire
gado a las fuerzaS de! gobierno Ell
cuanto estuvo fuera del alcance Dc
Caballero = Lopez, habiendo Sido e!
unico que atendi6 al llanado hecho
por Dieguez.
El licenciado Galdipo P. Quinta.
nilla (defensor del general Felix
Diazl fue quien logr6 Ia liberacion
De Cortiuas, basando 81 defensa e..
cue el iefe caballerista. al sublevarse
habia obrado bajo Ia preston de sus
iefes, Y que en- cuanto pudo rece
brar SU iloertad de acc!on, no titu-
5e6 en- atender al llamado cue Die
guez hizo los insurreccionados para
que depusieran las armas. como tam
POGO titubeo en- entregarse a Guien
habia sido comis!onado para aniqui-
lar el levantamiento armada por me-
dio de la fuerza de las armas.
Cortinas ha quedado reSidiendo en-
Monterrey, Y parece que no tiene
el p-op6sito de regresar Tamauli-
pas. por tenor Ia venganza de los
caballeristas. Espera, sin embargo,
que el gobierno carrancista acepte
nuevamente sus servicios en- el ejer-
cite. V le de el mando de una CO.
lumna. En- este case 81 Sc resolve
ria ir Tau1aulipas Y i contrihuir a
la campana contra los caoalleristas,
sus antiques companeros
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-10-04
ESTA SERIAMENTE
ENFERM0 FL REY
DON ALFONSO XIII

p~r Ss~-fe.c Csp,.ici pGrs IL PRhESi.
MADRID, octuhre $.-EI Reg
for alfonso tsro hog uno reroidc
fe 'r qfcccior dc pflHeHS7 G"" t'
,,,,,o ~ raac kocc Gig,,ros d'G& y.
81 csiqao. Scg1,n el boistfH erpe-
lido Dor, los ,,;s6icos, j'tsP'rG Ser'os
-siGcdcS. ,
II tcpc1. RoticiC del cStGdo del
,sopqrcc. les r,,isn,bros Ge Ia tG'rE-
liq reel Guc Sc e1'controbGn t"e'-u
ie Fqd,jd, sGiieroe ltmedtHtanIs"-
tr purG esta Capital
Los boletweS e,rpediGos hoy daH
cacrta dc qrc bGs.G el medic d'a
Dor Alfonso tnco 1913 grades De
tsn,pcyat,oa = gre eH Ia tGrdc cS-
td SWb;0 1928.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-10-04
SALIO CABRERA De
NUEVA YORK PARA
MEXICO
TeIegran,a Especial porr Ia PRENSA.

Telearan,a Especial porr Ia PREESA.
NUEVA YORK, octubre 3-Luis
Cabrera sali6 hoy para Washington,
de donde proseguira su viaje a Me-
xico, reuniendosele en- Ia frontera los
altos empleados de la Secretaria de
Hacienda que han estado laborando
con el en- las negociaciones de carac-
ter financiera cue han sido empren-
didas en- esta ciudad y en- la capital
americana.
I'm informe de caracter semEofi-
cial dado a conocer hoy aqui por los
agentes del tgobierno carrancista, re-,
fiere que, por prinera vez desde que
el actual gobierno tomo possession, los,
egresos han sido equilibrados y que
Sc espera que los ingresos Gel presen-!!
te ano serviran para cubrir los eyre.
SOS.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-10-04

hemos dicho. a la mencionada pre-
gunta.
Los mexicanos que al contcstar su
QUESTIONABLE, no esten seguros de qIe
han dado respuesta a Ia mencianada
pregunta, pueden acudir a las ofici-
mas del Ctnsulado, para que ahi Sc
haga la revision de sus contestaclones
cada una de las interrogaciones
del aludido documento.
En- case de que haya en- el la omi-
sion a que nos referimos, ella serl
inmediatamente corregida, Y el re-
gistrado no tendra que sufrir sus con-
secuencias.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-10-04
AIJMENTAN Los CASOS
De INFLUENZA
lguaimente um emit la
proportion de las
defuncioneS

Tsl-.rarr EsDs,.,ci pa,r "a i'IsENSA.
NUEVA YORK. ocCubre 2,-Aun-
QUE Egeramente. han aumentado du-
rante las ulJimas veinticuatro horas
los caSoS DC influenza eSpanola en-
la ciUdad. En- las veirticuatro no.
ras que terminaron d las diez dc Ia
manana de hcy, sc regiStraron, Segun
los aviSoS oficialeS, novecientos tres
nueyos caSos, y cuarenta Y uno de
puln1onia-
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-10-04
Muchos n1exicanos no han contestado
una pregu,lta de los cuestionarios
ES DE I'M P 0 RTANClA
SUMA PARA La
EXCEPCEON
Debe tenerSe un especial
cuidado para euitar
los traStornoS que
pIdieran penir

Segun todaS pueStraS informaclo-
ncs sobre el particular, Ia gran ma
yoria. por no decir todoS, los meXi-
canoS uItimamente regiStrados Y a
ouieneS Sc erviaron los cuestiona-
rios respectivos. han sabido cumplir
cor las prescripcioncs legales, con-
testardolos en- la forma Y termino fl
iados por el MariScal Preboste &c.
neral.
Quienes no han sabido contestar-
los por 81, han acudido a perSoras
competentes que les han brindado
ayuda Immediate y gratuita y para Il;
fecha ofic;almente senalada, Ia ma
yor parte de los cuestionarios ha Sido
devuelta.
Como es esta function trascendental
an la que es necesario poner todo ell
mayor cuidado, Y Ell Ia que hay que
aiustarse en- todo a las disposiciones
sobre el particular, nosotros desca-
nos insistir cerca de nuestros con-
+erriineos. acerca de un punto espe-
cialmente intereSante en- 10 que hace
los cuestionarios.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-10-04
prerunta que debe contestarse

STegunta que deoe cohteslatse
Ha llegado a nuestro conocim!ento
cue algunos mexicanos, al contestar
as preguntaS de sus cuesho1arios,
han onitido la respuasta, en- una que
es por todo extreme interesante.
La pregunta que nos referimos
es la precisa 81 el registrado, como
mexicano que es, pide por tai motive,
que Sc considere exento del servicio
miiitar.
\ esta pregunta, Ia cual debe
contestarse afirmarvamente, algunos
de los mexicanos que han enviado va
sus cuestionarios, no han dado res
puesta ninguna, 10 cual deja en- pie
que no hacen tai solicitation.
Esto, como Sc comprendera, in
fluye directamente sobre la clasiil-
caci6n. por cuanto que el registrado
no declara su deseo de quedar fuera
del servicio por So condicion de me-
xicano, puede dar lugar mas tar
de a tramites Y procedimientos acla-
ratorics largcs Y dificEes, que Sc evi-
tan csntesssndo ea las lorna en- que
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-10-04
MON S E NOR CORDOVA
ESTA RECOBRADO
En- la proxima semana dara
una conferencia en-
Nueva York

Tclc7rama Especial para La PRENSA.
NUEVA YORK, octubre 3.-Mon-
sefor Cordova, Arzobiso de Yucatan,
quien enferm6 hace varios dias, en-
cuentrase va restablecido por COM
pleto de sus males que al principle
Sc juzgo serian sumanente peligro-
SOS.
Monsenor C6rdowa ha anunciado
que la proxirna semana dara una
conferencia en- esta ciudad.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-10-04
D'ANUNZZIO REGRES0 4
TURIN EN- EAR0PLANO

, Del Se-r;eio E-pee;al PAD Ia PEENsA.
ROMA, octubre S.-El poeta avia-
dor Gabriel D'Anunzzio lego Turin,
en- aeroplano. procedeute del frente
frances. habiendo hecho el vuelo, a
traves de los Alpes, en- solo tres no
ras diez minutes
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-10-04

Pasa a la 5a. col. ia.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-10-04

Compre usted sus Ebros en- espa-
mol Ia Casa Editorial Lozano, lis
n. Santa Rosa Ave-, San Antonio,
Texas. ES Ia mas barata. - -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-30
TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES

'ossRn ia. BoqfaSE,s b TaSpSr iG!t H J. ,sih IL" m
man. T0s cantreii st.
H$5%sn Iin Jis; JHsi,sT; .sIS ,flsyssPd ave-, ana
?Sis Marie Vi r. Nssrss slTan !5 5oss s Nay s and
IySF AsResrSs MnssrSs synS S2s n ,lh st. and Clara
James c. kinsley. L. $. ). South Carolina.
:. and Magrlne /, Poorman. i42 Mannheim s.
and Addie NJ. Myers Fort Washington, Pa.
Adolph fSrkes 3!2s y EnTliSl" IT" and
% Helc M Porter. Porter 5fai 4. & %'H'I coiorado st. st. W.
William II. Hyde. St. Lawrenr@. \. v. and
Charnry, $50 y. FRANKLIN st.
'mHia Lillian iIa i4aS q y MTF1H% dh st. st.
Jennie Mel: Russell. 5000 \. 18th q.
and Alice NJ. White. 10 u. Wtstmoreland
Louis schechter, ei37 I.atona st., and Celia
George Elsslcr, .9O5 Frankford ave-, and
Carrie n Isa6e ,oS Si2S Emersld St, STA oor
trude Burnett. 80 :. Colorado st.
Louis N. ,!ochr!ng PITTSBURGH, IA, and
James I.awer. All .hur's lane. oud Anna
Farrell. 1910 y, 10th ST.
Clayton J. Bare. 40 SaviIlc A., and Cora
Alexanier ls b b. Graz. Graf" 400 @ w. Dover st. and
Agnes NJ Curdy, L632 Arch st,
George Wollerton. 1854 \. Reese st. and
Florence b. Anderson, Sd and Wingohoclt-
Louis 4. Rieffel. 4se T. Garfield s.. and
willie go Green ss,a s4ol ,Ia na!p6ridso St. % Rosie
Thomas p Campbell. 45 4t55,N n 6ist St: and
John p. yi!lamil, Y, $; navy. and Jeannette
Josephine Bingenheimer.. 1924 stiles st.
Wesley T.. Lock: 6el5 Paschall ave. and
Margaret Il. Wibberley. G4O9 Buist ave.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-30
w. S. STENGER DEAD:
WAS NOTED DEMOCRAT
Former Congressman and Secretary
of Commonwealth Had Been Ill
Three Weeks

William 5. Stenger, former Congress-
man and Secretary of the Common
wealth. and one of the best known law
yers in the state, is dead at his apart
ment in the Tracy, Thirty-sixth and
Chestnut street. lie had been i'll for
about three weeks.
Mr.. Stenger was. one of the War
Horses of democracy during the DO
litical heyday of Governor Robert T.
Pattison. He was born in Loudon.
FRANKLIN County near the birthplace of
James Buchanan
lie was admitted TO the Lancaster
County bar when he was twenty years
old and afterward formed a partner-
snip with his brother. He became in
terested in politics early and in 1852 was
elected District Attorney of Franklin
County over Jere Cook. when the county
was believed to be safely Republican.
Three years later he was reelected
over u. Watson Rowe and three years
later received a third term, this tine
overcoming S. Wilson Hays. lie became
the county chairman and leader Of his
party but went down 10 defeat when
he VOICED for the Fifteenth Amendment
to tn CONSTITUTION of the United States,
whic gave the ballot to the negro. In
1874 Pr. Stenger was elected to Con-
gress winning over General Langhorne
Wist, by surprisingly large majority.
lie sosSed two terms for the district
normally Republican, hut was defeated
by the votes of the 'GreenbaCk Demo-
Gratis when he sought n third term the
victor, liorai o @. Fisher, winning by
201 votes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-30
FUEL SCARCITY DELAYS
STEEL FOR HOG ISLAND
ConnellSville Field Mu s t
Speed Up Coke Production
to Keep Mills Busy

IN" United states Shipping Board, In
dorsing the order of Rear Admiral
Bowles 20 stccl manufacturers that ship
m"nts for the Hog island plant be rush
ed, has traced the source of tho hold
up TO scarcity OF fuel
Consequently, a conference has been
arranged with representatives ot tho
fuel administration, 80 that the Connclls-
villc field. which supplies most of tho
steel mills with fuel, must speed M coke
production TO keep the mills busy.
An cNtensiou of time has been granted
by the Emergency Fleet Corporation in
submitting bids FOR the 200 homes to
be erected in the Fortieth Ward 10
house the Hog Island workers.
The bids must be in the hands of t.
NJ. Hepburn, chief engineer. by 3 o'clock
this afternoon, instead of this morning,
as originally planned. They will then
b" taken to New York 10 owen Brain
ard. the engineer. who will 20 over them
with the housing committee ut Wash-
lngtuu ON Monday.
The contractors have been asked TO
bid two ways. first. 10 estimate on the
houses IN the entirety, and. the other
TO furnish Il bid for the work with tile
Government furnishing tho material.
force under Chief Albright, Of the
Bureau Of Surveys. is laying Off the
streets 80 that the beginning Of build
ing operations may start at once.
The Hog Island shipyard Is 90 per
cent completed, Read Admiral Bowlcs
announccT yesterday. The laying Of llocls
is up to the original schedule, he said
Five have been laid, the first ON Feb
ruary Is and the ilrth on March 2S.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-30
EXEMPTION URGED
FOR COAL MINERS
Labor Shortage Causes Oper-
ators to Make Urgent Re-
guest of Government

The Government Is to be asked %
exempt from military service thousands
OF coal miners. and operators are pre-
pairing 10 ask for the return of ,nan,.
more already taken by the selcctiye
draft.
lhis became .nowu today Wien the
General Anthracite Operators Commit
tee issued statement giving figures on
the number Of men needed by the mines
and the number needed to keen uroduc-
ton at the point necessary to supplying
the country with coal for next winters
needs.
With the new requirements of the
country for coal the need for more mine
workers in the anthracite region be-
comes more apparent" the statement
reads. There is now a loss of $4,000
men in the regions due to the draft and
other causes. The normal mino work.
crs' army in 1916 was $4,000.
THE operators are signng hundreds
of afidavits for employees in the draft
asking for deferred classification on tho
ground that the men are skilled la
borers. 1t Is felt that these absent
men. If returned. could aid the nation
more effectively by mining coal so es-
sential for war needs than by being
used IN another branch Of the national
service.
'If the supply of anthracite is to be
increased, which is very necessary.
every citizen should support the thought
that the mine labor force In Pennsyl-
vania's anthracite region should be
maintained and. as far as possible. be
increased TO meet the constantly grow
ing demands"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-30
HARDING TO PICTURE
u. S. TROOPS IN WAR
Noted illustrator of Philadelphia and
Ardmore Made Captain by
General Pershing

George NJ. Harding, one of PhiladeI-
phia's foremost artists and illustrators,
has been commissioned captain by
General Pershing, being a member of
the commossion of artists to visit Euro
pean battle-fronts and preserve in water
colors, sketches. and oils the history of
the United States in the war.
Notice of the appointment of Mr. Tar-
ding was received today in II Washing
ton Dispatch which states that among
the artists chosen for this great work
Is George II. Harding, of 19 South
Eighteenth street. Mr.. Harding could
not be found at his studio. but friends
were sure that he had not yet learned
OF the honor conferred upon him by the
chief of the United States armies. He
resides in Ardmore.
Mr.. Harding is "a member Of the Art
Club, the Sketch Club, the Philadelphia
Water Color Club, the American Society
oil illustrators, and many other art clubs
and societies. His paintings have been
hung in the galleries of the Academy Of
Fine Arts, and he is known throughout
eastern United States as an illustrator
and painter of distinction and ability
Some of the largest and finest hotels and
public buildings of this section contain
Mr.. Harding's work. Professor Dawson.
OF the University OF Pennsylvania Art
department, expressed great satisfaction
this afternoon when Informed of the APP
pointment of Mr.. Harding.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-30
MOONEY CONFIDENT
OF HIS VINDICATTON
Believes President Wilson Has
Conclusive Evidence of His
Innocence of Murder

san francisco. March 30.--'I am con-
ndcnt tho special mediation commission
has presented conclusive evidence to
President Wilson Of my innocence and
his action in urging upon Governor Ste
phcns that ! be pardoned is Il natural
result" was the statement made by
Thomas J. Mooney in his cell at the
county jail when informed Of tho Presi-
dents telegram TO Governor Stephens
asking that clemcucy he extended to the
condemned man.
''lhe President wishes my guilt or in
noccnce established Ivy the court and l
feel that the President wants me par
doned on this particular charge in order
that / may ba given a just trial on ono
or the other murder charges pending
against me-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-30
81 NOTE RAISED TO $40
PUTS SOLDIER IN TOLLS
"Usaac' at Allentown Held on
Charge of Passing of Spuri-
Gus Money

At hearing before United States
Commissioner Turner this morning
Charles Copley, Il soldier Of tho United
States ambulance service at Camp
Crane, widely known as a football play
er. was held In $500 bail on q charge
Of having passed in an Allentown saloon
a oue-dollHr bill clevCrly raised 10 a
twenty. The arrest Of Copley created
Il sensation. For several years he was
Il player on the MuhlenberG eleven
under Coach Tom Kelly, who took him
along to the Missouri School Of Mines,
whose team that season scored 500
points to nothing for all their opponents.
For several years Copey did detective
work in summer and in the fall was
scout and played tackle for the famous
professional eleven at Massillon. Onto
During n game last season he received
IL telegram announcing the death Of hls
wife in Allentown and after her funeral
he enlisted in the ambulance service
For some time good deal OF spurious
money has been floating around Allen
town, mostly ones raised TO nNes and
tens. Copley al first denied passing the
raised twenty, but when shown q was
the only twenty in the place, said he
had received IL in Reading. Commits
sioner Turner made the bail exceptions
ally low. because he is in the Uuited
States service His mother. who lives
in Shamokin. where he halls from a good
family, went On his bond. The trial is
TO take place in the United States Court
in Philadelphia in June.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-30
OvERMAN BIZ
TO CONTINUE MOND
Price Fixing Measure and
Compulsory Food Saving
Bill Discarded
Washington, March 80.

WotutuRtOUt MNTCI UU..|
n one-day arnistlce was in effect m
the Senate today after week OF th6
bitterest fighting the upper hous3 81.
Congress has seen IN long time. The
contest will be renewed Monday when
tho Administration forces bring up tnr
overman bill giving the President broad
powers to reorganize tho war govern-
ment. ~
The bill has been made the unfin.
ished business which gives IL right at
way over all other legislation until n
reaches IL vote. Administration leaders,
confident of its final passage. neverthe-
less admitted that several weeks de-
bato probably will be required TO get
the measure through the Senate. 1
Two Administration bills. described
two months ago as "imperatively nec-
essary 20 the successful prosecution Of
tho war; were in the discard today,
They were the comprehensive price-fix.
ing bill. handed by President Wilson
to Chairman Lever. OF tho House Asri-
cultural Committee. with n request for
speedy enactment, and the Hoover COM
pulsory food conservation bill. f4
Exactly what the price-hxing bili'
contained has never been disclosed. The
suspicion that il carried authority 70
fix prices on cotton aroused 20 much
opposition on the part of .ldministrnr
tion supporters IN both houses, Chair,
man Lever virtually declined to intro
ducs the measure, feeling II had no
chance of passage Tho last heard OF
the bill IL was being studied" by an
obscure division OF the war industries
board
When the compulsory food conserva-
ton bill was introduced, Food Admins
istrator Hoover hurried TO the Capitol
and asserted that delay in enactlng II
into law would seriously endanger tn.
success Of his food program. The bill
gave authority to compel conservaticsi
of wheat aud meats in all public eating
places.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-30
ALLEGED HIGHWAYMEN
CAUGHT AFTER CHASE
Three Men Arrested After Pursuit
Of Six Blocks--Petty Robberies
Reported

Three men who, the police say, were
detected in the act Of holding up Harry
Carr, 2414 Ridge avenue. this afternoon,
ut Twelfth and Spring Garden streets,
we're held in $1,000 bail for court by
Magistrate Baker in the Tenth and But
tcnwood streets station.
They described themselves as Frank
Doyle. thirty-siX years old. Of Eighth
street and Paramount avenue: Frank
Guinan. tWenty-one, of Twenty-fourth
and Moore streets; and John Connolly.
twcnty-one. of Eleventh and Green
were arrested after a chase of n half
dozen blocks by four city detectives.
A thief who does not believe in meat
less days broke a window in the butcher
shop of Simon Ducket, Nineteenth and
Carpenter streets. and escaped with
scVt nteen hams valued at S45.
Boys are supposed TO be responsible
for entering the home of Joseph Boure,
2S03 Cantrell street, and escaping with
three boxes of candy, two boxes of toy
balloons two candy Easter eggs, several
boxes of tobacco and fourteen pounds Of
copper Boure places the value Of these
goods as $1,000.
The home of Mrs S. Cook, 5000 cath
arine street, was forced last night by
thieves. who escaped with s75,
\ suitcase containing wearing apparel
AMI two checks amounting to 500. be-
longing TO Henry y. knade. 203l North
twentieth street, was taken tillS morn
ing from the waiting room in Broad
street station.
City detectives recovered two auto
mobiles today. one car, valued at
$500, Was recovered abandoned near
Nineteenth and Poplar streets 1t had
been stolen last night from outside the
Church of the Gesu, Eighteenth and
Stiles streets. The automobile was the
property of George A. Heinrich, 74is
Devon street.
a ear belonging to George Beiderman,
G122 Walton avenue. stolen from Eighth
street and Susquehanna avenue last
night, was recovered by the police.