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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-08
Decide on Homes
of Shipn,en TODAY
Continued from Page One

their hands full supplying the plant
with freight to keep the men busy. with
out undertaking the problem Of hauling
a major portion Of those who will work
in the plant
This talk about frame and concrete
houses is about as reliable as the trans
portation expressions" said Mr. Flan-
merry, when he was asked if concrete
houses had been definitely decided upon
IF the houses are built in Philadelphia
they viii be permanent houses. as good
as most of the houses built under con-
tract nowadays and they will more than
likely be built Of brick" He said he
thought no difficulty would be expert
enced here in getting the necessary
brick
This phase of the building idea meets
with approval on the part of city or
ficials. fer this will assure that the
houses will be permanent and that they
will not dcpreciate much before the Gov
eminent has finished its Shipbuilding
schedule made necessary by the en-
trance of this country into the war.
Blue prints for the streets. water
mains. sewers, gas mains. etc, have
been made by the city departments and
ar. being furnished the housing experts
along with figures, Mr.. F'lannery is
silent on the fulnor tnat idhd SpeCula-
tors have brought the tract of $50 acres
on which It is proposed to build the
houses Neither will the heads Of city
departments discuss this phase Of the
propositIon. II is assumed. however,
that reasonable figure can he reached.
otherwise tn. plan would he abandoned
now. II II also possible that the GOV
rrument expects to commander the
ground IL il is determined upon as the
most favorable site. 1t is located be-
low ElmwuOd avenue aud extends down
to the Philadelphia delaware County
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Due Problem SOIUed
by American Wit
Continued from PAGE One

ufacturers was for alizarin wool colors.
Alizarin Is "A substitute for madder
The great bulk OF this had been coming
from Germany. The American chemists
were equal to It, and we are now using
dives of all colors and hues just as good
as those we formerly bought from Ger
many We oven have blacks that arc
as fast black as the best blacks ever
made in the Fatherland. And the same
is true of the high colors, reds, greens
etc
"The first demand in the cotton colors
was for black. Iogwood dyes were
FIRST tried. but they proved to be un-
satisfactory. as they leaked, to use II
commercial term. sulphur black was
originally made in Germany. For four
or five months the logwood dyes were
used and then the chemists discovered
the sulphur black For long while
certain greens and reds and other high
colors could not be had, no matter
what the price the manufacturers were
willing to pay, but we have them now.
I'VE also have the union dyes, by
which fabrics containing both wool and
cotton are dyed together. The manu-
facttrers Of these dyes can supply them
i'm any shade or color, hut the prices
as vet are virtually prohibitive. But
this shows in any event that the
chemists have solved the problem.
PROTECTIVE TARIFF NEEDED
"Our great problem after the war will
be the tariff. Previous to 1883 there
was a tariff duty on dyes of 30 per
cent ad valorem and fifty cents pound
specific. Then came the Aldrch law,
which left only the 3j per cent ad
valorem duty and rate and which fixed
n 20 per cent duty on the intermediary
products. leaving only II net protection
of 10 per cent, which Immediately stop
ped the dye industry here. The ap.
paratus used in making dyes is
elaborate and expensive. If the Gov
ernment grants protection in tariff, and
protects the American dye manufacturer
from the underselling Of the Germans
we shall be independent for all time
against German encroachment.
But under old conditions after the
American manufacturers had begun to
make dyes just as good as those made
in Germany the Germans would begin
price cutting. If the Americans were
getting sixty cents a pound the Ger
mans would cut it to forty and keep il
there until the Americans were ruined
Then they would force 1t up To seventy
five cents a pound. This was done in
scores of instances. The American
never had "A chance.
But you can say that woolen and
cotton manufacturers are getting today
excellent dyes, American made, and they
are every bit as good as formerly bought
in Germany. OF course, they are higher
in price. but chemicals have gone up
in prices and the cost Of
production of nearly everything is much
greater than ii was two or three years
ago, as we all know"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-08
MANS TALE AND GARB
ARE PUZZLE TO POLICE
Stranger, Partly Attired as Soldier
and Carrying Army Blanket
Must Explain

\ man who gave his name as Herbert
Craig. his age as thirty-four years and
his residence as indianapolis, was ar
raigned before Magistrate Collins, at the
Nineteenth and oxford streets station,
today and was held for further in
vestigation until the police can COM
municate with the military authorities.
When arrested by Policeman Nc
I.aughin, of the Twenty-eighth and OK
ford streets station. Craig professed to
believe that ne was in indianapolis and
expressed surprise at learning that he
was i'm Philadelphia. He was partly
dressed in the uniform of United
states soldier. but wore civilian hat
and coat lie carried a bundle in which
was an army blanket.
Craig told the Magistrate that he was
"A vaudeville actor and dog trainer. He
also stated that he was on his. way TO
purchase ticket for the West when
arrested He had sixty cents in his
pocket.
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FIRST MAIL IN TWO WEEKS
LEFT FOR EUROPE TODAY
Liners Resume Sailings as Coal Is
Furnished, and Freight Con-
gestion Is Relieved

NEW YORK, Jan. S.-sThe first mail
TO leave for Europe in two weeks was
on it's way today. Liners and merchant
ships which have been tied up for that
time due to lack Of coal received good
supply during the last twenty-four hour
and saiings will he resumed as rapidly
as possible This will relieve the con.
gestion at the docks and piers here,
where thousands of tons of supplies have
piled up,
Every ship arriving or departing from
New York will soon be examined as
closely as at Halifax or other ports of
call. \ special searching squad of 400
men is being organized to board every
ship as ii enters or prepares to leave
this port.
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MAYOR VIEWS ice JAM
AT HORSESHOE BEND
Trip Arranged to Boost New
Iceboat Proposal--Some-
what Colder Tonight

Colder weather today. following the
thaw of Yesterday, has restored Wca'he'
conditions in philadelphia almost y"
normal \ few minor accidents que W
falls on slippery paVements carry tnI"
morning. were reported by the hoSpltaIS,
but In the main the streets were IN souu
cordttion
Mayor Smith. accompanied by plrec-
tor Datesman. Public Works ana Wen
stcr Wharves, Docks and Ferries touaE
went down the Delaware River on tno
iceboat John Weaver, to view 'ne zee
lam i'm the Horseshoe bend. Director
Webster arranged the trip with N,tN
of obtaining an Appropriation i"r '"e
building of new ice boat
Danger of pneumonia Is now re-
rarded NJ the most serious feature OF
the weather situation, and Director OF
Public Health and Charities krusen mas
sounded a warning to citizens urging
them to keep their feet dry. have plenty
of fresh air in their bedrooms ana aNoiu
congested places of amusement.
AT noon today the temperature was
slightly below freezing, and the forecast
for Philadelphia is for fair weather TO-
night and Wednesday with colder
weather tonight reaching minimum OF
90 degrees. From Washington. how
ever, came the announcement that the
weather bureau has ordered storm
warnings displayed from Sandy HOOK
to Nantucket.
More ice than yesterday choKed tne
Delaware River today. But IL was, II
ANYTHING a looser procession of foes and
small iccbcrgs that held up vessels and
impeded ferryhoats
Two outgoing ocean ships. two tugs
and two tugs pushing coal barges. were
frozen fast in Horseshoe Curve, below
gloucester city. y. w., this morning leo
boats went to their rescue. tearing open
water pathways
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AIRMAN'S HOPE UNREALIZED
Chicago Man Dies Before Dropping
100000 Bombs" on Germans

CHICAGO. Jan. S.---Sergeant George
Houdck of the Thirteenth Aerial Squad
ron. is dead today Somewhere in
France" without having realized his am.
bition to drop about 100000 bombs
on the Imperial German Government"
Houdel's relatives here have received
word that he was killed in an airplane
accident In France. January 4. \ few
days previous they had received a let
ter from him in which he told of plans
for his first flight.
when ! do that wrote Houdek. "t'll
be the happiest little 'soldat' in the army
I'd like to drop about 5000. 600 bombs
on the Imperial German Government
and, by the gods, we'll do it"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-08
l25 IN RED CROSS CLASS
Girls Club at Church of st. Luke
Begins Active Work

A Red Cross class Of 1875 young wom-
en- has been formed from the member
ship OF the Church of st. Luke and the
Epiphany, Thirteenth street below
Spruce. and the members have begun
active work under the direction of two
graduate instructors from Red Cross
IL is contended that this
Is the largest Red Cross class distinct
lively associated with any church In
Philadelphia
The members of the class formerly
constituted girls club of the parish
which met once week for training In
sewing, cooking, dressmalSing. dancing
and gymnastics. Following a New
Years Eve watch night party It was
decided to transform the club into q
~ cross class aud 70 devote eli IT,
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N. b. CO.'S SERVICE FLAG
703 Biscuit Bakers Have Responded
to the Colors

one Of the most interesting OF the
many service flags that has been un-
furled In Philadelphia is that of the
National Biscuit Company at the local
headquarters Of the company. Thirteenth
street and Glenwood avenue.
The nag has 703 stars in honor of the
employees Of the company in twenty-seyen
states OF the Union. comprising about 6
per cent Of its total force Of employees.
who have answered the cali OF the
colors. About one-fourth Of the employees
Of the National Biscuit Company ara
women The nag In one Of ninety that
have been vpfnrled Al al the brancf,
9 Z ee%ssny . 2 y !. e I yD|11<
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-08
d. l.. OWEN HERE TONIGHT
U. S. Senator From Oklahoma to
Speak at DRemocratic Club

United states Senator Robert l.. Owen.
of Oklahoma, one of the sponsors of the
Glass-Owen Currency bill. will he tho
principal speaker tonight at the aJck-
son Day celebration of the Democratic
club at its headquarters, 227 South
Broad street
Thomas +, MacMahon and several
other speakers will also deliver addresses
appropriate to the occasion. There are
indications of large attendance, and
number of prominent Democrats from
various parts of the State are eXpected
to be present
John r. Somers. president of the Dem.
ocratic Club, will preside
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-08
100000 for Mrs. Pierre du POnt

SCRANTON, Pa, Jan. S,-Accordinr
to the will of Henry Belin. Jr.. filed
here, the powder manufacturer leaves
an estate valued at sl,O0O.OO If was
the first important will filed here under
the new State inheritance-tax law
Among the bequests is one for 500 O0o
TO be placed in trust for his daughter
Mrs. Pierre du Pont, wife of the vii,
mingtonian. When he died Mr.. BelIn
was president of the Du Pont Powder
Company of Pennsylvania.
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Federal Examinations

Civil service examinations for the D,
sitions of die sinller. s7.G7 per dien
examiner of textiles and mechanical a,
pliances. S5.4i per diem. February /
are announced by the United Stat,
Civil Service Commission. The date ,
the examination for copyist, topograph
craftsman, s11OO to $1,000. will be al
nOuuccd in few days.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-08
Bethlehem Steel Buys Quarries

HANOVER, Pa, Jan. S.-The Retb-
lehem Steel Corporation has purchased
the Bittinger stone qulrries near here
for $141,000 and assumed control
Modern machinery will be installed and
the quarries operated On a large scale,
The stone will be used for fiuxing pur-
poses.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-08
Struck By Auto: Rushed to Hosni.,l

Harry Mccain. twenty-six years old.
OF 1905 south Broad street. was struck
last night AT Broad and Morris streets
by an automobile driven by Harry Ball
OF ESQ North Twenty second street
Bali took the Injured man TO 81. Agnes
Hospital where II was found he wax
1pGering from : slight contusions Of AZ,
- - e<sk nell x.4 hsld y sslS
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-08

A0o, Jan. Z. = Before leaving
eo11ght for the meeting OF the
8oneball Commission B. b.
1nenber Of the schedule COM
y The American League, re-
o1Yr1n from barney Dreyfus.
Y4IIe9(inl that the sched-
The Mankato free press., 1918-06-21

Center Sunday, H. H. Ponw1th and
family, Henry Stotz and family, Jo-
seph Ballman and family and JOSEPH
Stotz and family of st. Peter.
5 Miss Nina Cheadle returned home
Friday from a few days stay in Man
'kato.
A farewell reception was held al
the Christian church Mondays even
ing in honor of Rev. G. L. TRULY
who left Tuesday for Iowa to visit
relatives before going in to the army
Y. M. c.. A. service over seas. He
was presented with a purse OF
money from the church and a COM
fort kit from the Christian Endeavor
Miss Dorothy Jager. arrived here
Friday from Mankato to spend few
weeks with relatives before return
ing to her home at Dent, MINI.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Chambers of
Mankato are spending the week with
relatives here.
Mrs. Lou Bartlett and Mrs.
Charles Cheadle attended the state
Sunday school convention at Worth
ington Wednesday and Thursday.
The Mankato free press., 1918-06-21
Rapidan>Decoria

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Jepsen and two
children went to Hanska last week
to visit relatives and to see Mrs
Jepsen's cousin who is seriously i'll.
Mrs. Charles Samuelson has re-
ceived two letters from her brother
who enlisted from Truman a short
time. ago. He is in the Coast Artillery
stationed at Brooklin, N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. A .Hoff, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Hanson and Miss Inga Hoff
were entertained at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Hjelmar Hoff Hast Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cotton and
children visited at the II. L. Cotton
home Sunday afternoon II
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. SamueIson were
callers at the Cotton home Sunday
afternoon. sIu s seL
Mr.. and Mrs. Carleso Webber OF
Decoria held open house Saturday
evening to aacrowd ofpfriends who
gathered at their home to have a
farewell party for, Frank Burk Of
Mankato, who will leave for Chicago
ILL.,, Monday where he will visit his
parents and enlisted as a machinest
in the army. Mr.. Burk is an in.
dustrious and enterprising young mer
and his many friends whom he has
lnade here the past few years wish
him every success and hope to wei.
come him back again in the not dis.
tant future. The evening was pleas
antly spent in. dancing and social in.
tercourse and a nice lunch was served
at midnightAe Charles pWebber anG
Edwin Bohlke furnished the music.
H. L. Cotton went to Sterling Mon.
day evening to see his son Grant who
resides there and took in the Ole
Settlers picnic at Old Mapleton Tues
day. -
Everyone is glad to see the sun.
shine after SO much rain. The corr
will grow now with the thermomete,
at this writing Monday afternoon a
80 above.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Crosby AM
their son George of Winnebago visit
ed Saturday, night and Sunday fore
noon with Mr.. and Mrs. C. Samuel
son. Mr: and Mrs. Crosby are uncle
and aunt of Mrs. Samuelson. They
came in their car.
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Rapidan''a

Mr.. and Mrs. John Sletta and Miss
Julia Skov returned home Monday
night from Minneapolis where they
went to attend the funeral of Mr.. Slet-
/ ta's brother in law.
Mrs. Grover Wilson was calling or
friends in this vicinity Monday.
Clifford Barnes and family and Mrs
A. M. Kendall motored to Blue Earth
city Sunday to visit relatives.
Mr.. Kriel and family spent Sunday
with friends near Good Thunder
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Harves return
ed home from st. Paul Monday, being
called there Saturday by the serious
illness of the, formers mother.
Lynn Hesson and Clifford Reubel
motored down from Hector Saturday
to spend Sunday with the formers
cousin Claude Nelson. They were ac-
companied home by Miss Ferne Hes
son who has been attending Com
mercial college in Mankato.
0. M. Hoxie and family of North
Mankato and Earl Duffield and wife
of Lewisville were guests of,Mr. and
Mrs. M. Weir last Sunday
Mrs. Sarah Mckinney is spending a
few days in Mankato visiting friends
Ole Kvana has bought a new Over
land car. Ke
Mrs. Guy MendenhalI has just re-
ceived the sad news of the death oil
her brother Garhard Thllgen who was
serving with the colors in France.
Carl Larvick Of North Dakota spent
a few days here recently with his
brother and father. His father, Nels
Larvick, who has been suffering with
! blood poison in one of his hands, is
much better.
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by Michael Grimes of North Mankato,
who was with the party.

by Michael Grimes of North Mankato,
who was with the party.
1t is said that while the trial was
in progress. Mayor William Haze
secke and several other promi-
nent citizens of st. Peter went
to the Jail and requested that the
matter be dropped Justice Miller,
who is also captain of the home guard
company in ST. Peter, refused to let
the matter rest and continued with
the trial. Mr.. Grimes, who paid the
fines of Aldo and Glennan. stated
this morning that the ST. Peter au-
thorities did not give the men an op-
portunity to raise any money and that
when he arrived at the Jail two men
were already locked in cell.
Approved of PICNIC Grounds.
The Nicollet County Safety COM
mission as we'll as the st. Peter city
council agreed to lei the eaguers
picnic in Gornan park Sheriff Oh
son of Nicollet county approved of
this action, it is said. During the
afternoon, when the rumpus started
all the saloons in st. Peter were clos
ed. Quarry workers along the road
from Mankato to ST. Peter are re-
ported to have despatched the Non
partisan machines with yellow paint
and to have pinned signs on them
reading, "Vote for Hindenburg, Lun-
deenburg and Lindenburgh. Let's all
go to hell together"
The Mankato free press., 1918-06-21

The Winnebago Rebecca team did
some work at the 10. o. F. hall
Tuesday night.
Elder Mathis and daughter with
Professor Vessey are doing some ex-
cellent work in the new tabernacle.
A good attendance is desired and the
preaching and singing couldn't be bet
ter
Sheriff Osten was caller in Am
boy on Tuesday, shaking hands with
numerous friends who are going to
give him good sendoff for sheriff
again as we all know there is no bet
ter man in the county.
Jeff Collins who has been staying
at the poor farm left without notice
and came to Amboy several days ago
He went down to the river and built
shelter under a grapevine. He man
aged to get some paris green which
probably was taken from the pool
The Mankato free press., 1918-06-21
Cleveland

Miss Celia Hermel spent Tuesday
with Mankato friends.
MRS. A. Rohlfing and Miss Dorothy
Flowers srent Thursday in Minneap-
oils.
Rev. and Mrs. Teede and family
OF LIE Sueur Center were entertained
at the nome Of Mrs. c.. Hermel
Sunday.
Mrs. H.geA Zimmerman, Jr., and
daughter Kathleen Marjorie, Mrs. C..
Hermel and daughter Celia, and Mrs
CHARLES Block spent Thursday with
st. Peter relatives.
! A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Knox Sunday, June 9.
| i. J. Lloyd made a business trir
to the cities Tuesday.
Lieutenant Crawford, formerly OF
Mankato now of Camp Greene, N. c..
spent the week end at the Hermel
home.
j. w. Lloyd was kicked by a horse
Monday. He received broker
cheek bone and other injuries about
the face.
Mrs. C. Hermel entertained Mrs
Chris Koppleman and son Chris and
Mrs. c. A. Pettis at her home Mon
day.
| Misses Ellenora Groh and Agnes
Matejeck spent Sunday at the 10.
seph Schab home
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Marshins
and daughter of Waterville spen
Sunday at the Joe Groh home.
Clark Rogers and family, Miss
Retta Smith and brother, Gilbert
were entertained at the George Car.
ter home Sunday.
/ The following were guests at tn.
William Sapp home near LIE Sueu
The Mankato free press., 1918-06-21
farm. He spread this paris gre

farm. He spread this paris green
around his shelter upon the foliage
and grass with the object of killing
bugs and snakes. From the result OF
this scattering of poison. Henry Crook
has lost three valuable cows and will
probably lose more. The authorities
have taken Collins to Mankato.
Will Hensline and wife spent Tues
day at Fairmont fishing and went to
Mankato on business Wednesday aft
ernoon.
A. G. Gilmore and family and Mrs :.
j. w. Heritage and son Maurice
spent Tuesday in Mankato, going by
auto.
Henry Crook and family and Paul
Latin and wife went to Mankato by
the auto route Wednesday
A large number of Amboy people
spent Tuesday at the Mapleton pic
mic 8
The Mankato free press., 1918-06-21
in France have been leased by the
govegnment for a period Of seven

in France have been leased by the
govegnment for period of seven
years and that the quartermaster's
premises have been leased for nine
years" 1t. is only necessary to point
out, in reply to this absurdity, that
revised statutes 3679 and $500, as
construed by the attorney general,
prohibit any agent of the govern
ment entering into any contract or
lease that binds the government be-
yond the fiscal year in which such
contract or lease is executed Further
more, General Pershing's headquarters
are no more stationary than any other
military headquarters behind a
changing battle line. The story is
a ridiculous pro-German invention
designed to convince the American
people of the recognized impossibility
of defeating the kaiser's forces with
out an interminable conflict.
All such stories as these should be
reported TO the committee on public
information, Jackson Place, Wash
ington, d. c., in order that authorita-
live denials may be promptly OBJ
.ained and circulated.
The Mankato free press., 1918-06-21
DRAFT AGE AT foRTY-FIvE
That Suggestion Has Bene Made By
the offieiaIs.
UNITED Press DISPATCH

Washington. June 13.-That the
war department will charge the draft
age to make the selective service act
include all men fron, eighteen to for
ty-nine years seemed probable tolay.
This would make the>ages in America
and the allied nations the same and
would greatly help the nations in
working together. General Crowder
states also that the men in Glass
have been nearly depleted and that
he does not want to call the deferred
men. Such being the case it is likely
that new class will have to be call
ed to the colors.
The Mankato free press., 1918-06-21
Money for Power sites

Washington, June 13.-Funds total
ling $2O0,000,000 have been requested
by the government to increase the
power sites in industrial cenrers. This
is to insure greater production of
wartime necessities.
The Mankato free press., 1918-06-21
Pershina Adopted War Orphans.

UNITED Press DiSpatch.l
Paris, June 13.-General Pershing
has adopted two French war orphans
dispatches today state. One Ohio
regiment adopted over fifty.
The Mankato free press., 1918-06-21

The committee on public inform
alton has received a report of story
circulating in Chicago to the effect
that General Pershing's headquarters