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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-05
PENROSE AND BONNIWELL DENY
-. TRUTH OF PALMER'S CHARGES

told me he (BonniwelD was on the
Republican payroll when picked as
Democratic wet candidate" did
not make that statement. Neither did
/ make any statement from which
such conclusion could be drawn. It
Is untrue,
Mr. Palmer is further reported as
saying, "Sinnott a Penrose lieutenant
said Penrose selected Bonniwell."
did not use Senator Penrose's name in
any way during the conference to
which he refers. The statement is
without foundation. 1t is false.
The only fact connected with the
whole story is only that part of the
statement which says the ,'object Of
my visit was to persuade him to CO.
operate with Judge Bonniwell" This
fact. ] argued, could be done for har-
mony and without injury to his leader
ship in the Democratic party.
Referring to all the other reported
sayings in the articles which appeared
In yesterdays afternoon Philadelphia
papers, insofar as they purport to be
conversation with me. and SO far as
they further purport to put sayings
into my mouth, they are untrue in toto
and are absolutely not the facts of
any conversation l ever had with Nit
chell Palmer.
Ryan Issues Denial
Mr. Palmer yesterday said Sinnot
told him that he (Sinnott) had pai
Michael ]. Ryan's campaign expenses in
Cured in the gubernatorial campaig
of 1914.
Mr. Ryan today denied Snnott ha
paid his campaign expenses. He sal
he did not know Sinnott, would no
know him if he saw him. and that Pal
mer's charges. in so far as they relate
to him, were without foundation. II
knew nothing of the other allegation
made by Palmer affecting BonniwelL
The Public Service Commissioner
without showing visible anger, gave th
impression of being deeply incensed a
Palmer's references to him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-05
DEAD BEHIND HIS COUNTER
Woman Shopper Discovers Body
of Camden Merchant

A woman customer went into the store
Of Abraham T.. Jones, 42s Mickle street
Camden. today, and after waiting several
minutes. went in search of the proprie-
counter, where he had fallen, stricken
by heart disease.
Jones. who was 73 years old, lived at
333 Ransom street. His wife died three
months ago, and since then his health
has failed rapidly.
Mrs Rosa Burga. 304 Cherry street,
Camden. fell dead of apoplexy at her
home today
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-05
STRIP TICKETS FOR, SHORE
Good on Two Lines-Rates .Ef.
fective Tuesday

Effective next Tuesday, sixty-trip
monthly tickets and 150-trip season
tickets between Philadelphia and At
lantic City. Ocean City. Sea Isle City,
Wildwood and Cape May will be good on
trains of either the West Jersey and Seq
shore Railroad or the Atlantic City Rail
road
The order of c. II. Markham, regional
director, granting this additional priv
ilege to seashore commuters, applies to
ali the southern New Jersey seacoast
points, which are common to both the
West Jersey and Seashore Railroad and
Atlantic City Railroad apd are reached
by the trains of both lines
Only communication tickets are made
interchangeable regular one-way and
round-trip tickets and twenty-trip family
tickets will continue to- be good only
on the line over which such tickets read.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-05
FLAGS FOR DOCTORS AUTOS
lars Will Fly Green Pennant on
"Gasless SUNDAYS"

Philadelphia physicians compelled to
answer calls from patients Sundays will
sport a green flag on the front of their
automobiles as long as the "gasless"
ruling on Sunday motor rides stays in
effect. it was announced at the Offices
of the Philadelphia fuel administra-
ton this afternoon.
SO many doctors reported they had
been hooted and even had stones and
bricks thrown at them last Sunday. al
though most of them had Red Cross
painted on the sides of their machines
that 1t was decided some more obvious
svnhOl was necessary.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-05
10 DENY SHIPMEN
DOLLAR AMOUR
Wages in Delaware River
Yards Not Likely to Be
Changed Much
SOME MAY GET 80 CENTS
Machinists, Riveters and Tank
Testers Alone to
Benefit

The scale of wages for the shipyard
workers in the Delaware River and Balt-
more districts for the next six months
will, in all probability. not vary mate
rally from that now in effect.
The demand made recently by the
hrst-class machinists for a fiat rate of
81 an hour and double pay for overtime
and holidays. with half day Saturdays,
will likely be denied
The machinists are now receiving
about seYenty.live cents an hour, but
may be raised to eighty cents.
The labor adjustment board of the
Emergency Fleet Corporation is at work
on the scales OF wages to apply to the
shipyard workers of the SDelaware River
and Baltimore districts for the next six
months and expects to make its an
nouncement by September 3
The wages of the tank testers and
riveters in this district. who receive
seventy and seventy-two and one-half
cents an hour probably will be increased
TO eighty cents, but no changes are OK
pected to be made in the wages of the
numerous other shipyard trades
The present scale of wages in these
districts, which was agreed to Febru-
ary IA, was to continue in effect six
months. making a readjustment possible
on August IA.
The Labor Adjustment Board held a
series of conferences with the various
shipyarG craft unions in August, during
which wage adjustments were discussed
at length. The figures Of the cost of
living today compared with six months
ago in the Delaware River and Balti-
more districts did not show any war
rant for materially increased wages. it
is learned
With regard to the request of the
first-class machnists for a wage Of 81
an hour. it is said that a comparison of
living costs SIX months ago and today
give little ground for the proposed
33 1-3 per cent wage advance
To grant this request without any
substantial basis, it is said would COM
pletely unstabilize wages for the other
shlpyard trades and create a chaJt
condition in all Yards
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-05
TO HEAR ALLEGED SLACKERS
Forty Men Arrested in Raid
Taken to Federal Building

Forty men without draft classification
cards, seized in a raid on poolroom
on Ridge avenue, near Columbia avenue,
were taken to the Federal building to-
day for hearings. The raid was made
last midnight by Department of Justice
agents assisted by a detail of police
men from the Nineteenth and oxford
streets station. hirty-eight of the men
under arrest are negroes.
Most of the men in the poolroom were
found to be without classification cards
The raid was made without disorder,
all OF the men submitting to search
quietly
The prisoners were held overnight at
the Nineteenth and oxford streets sta
ton.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-05
FOUND DEAD ON HIS DOORSTEP
Another Victim of Heart Disease
Lifeless on Sofa

An inquest was held today into the
death of Theodore Merschcr, fifty years
old 2s31 Cumberland street, who was
found dead on the doorstep of his home
shortly before last midnight by his
sister.
A physician said death was due to
heart disease. MersCher was stricken
aDDarently as he was about to open the
door. having his keys in his hand
For twenty years he was chief cutter
and designer at the marine corps quar-
tcrmaster'S depot Broad street and
Washington avenue. He is survived by
a widow and two children
James Barron, seventy-two years old,
2o3S North Orianna street, was found
dead on a sofa at his home last night.
Ills death was also due to heart disease.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-05
BIGGEST U. S. HOSPITAL HERE
Buildings at Byberrv Best Taken
Over So Far -

The five new buildings on the city
farms near Byberry. which have been
leased by the Government as hospital
for wounded soldiers. are the largest and
best fitted the Government has taken
over according to II. A. Mcdonald,
Government representative, who came to
inspect the property.
Planned primarily as a hospital for
the city's male insane, the buildings are
thoroughly modern. The hospital will
accommodate 1900 soldiers.
The buildings are expected to be COM
plcted by January l and will be imme-
llately taken over by the Government.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-05
OUR AIRSHIPS AID CANADA'S
Dominion Minister Thanks Amer.
lea for Equipping Service
Ry tho 4ssoci1fpd Press

Ottawa, Sept. Sc. c. BalIantyne,
Dominion Minister of Naval Service,
announced here today the establishment
of the Canadian Royal Naval Air Serv-
ice and declared that. thanks to Amer
ica's aid, machines are flying along
the Atlantic coast, ready to bomb hostile
submarines, escort conveys and perform
other services"
The United States. he said, had gen
erously consented to supply the per-
sonnel for Canada's royal naval air
service until such time as a Cana
dian personnel could be properly trained
to take their places"
Also, he said, the United States had
supplied the necessary machines. which
included arplanes. arships and kite
balloons. ----..- .-.. .e."..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-05
Philadelphia Soldiers
in Toddy's Death List

Lieutenant Gail Hamilton Alex
ander. 2I27 Spring Garden street.
Corporal j. Palmer Fullerton,
Jr., 900 South Forty-seventh street.
Private William Carly, Highland
Park.
Private Louis Gordon, 400 Wolf
street.
Private Jesse Vandergrift, 2217
HawOrth street.
Private Edward b. Pascoe, 1901
North Sixty.first street. Canadian
armyJ
September 5, 1918.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-05
ROOSEVELT TO BOOST BONDS|
Colonel Will Open Loan CAM
paign in Baltimore With Speed
By the United Press

will open the fourth Liberty Loan cam
paign in Baltimore on the afternoon
September 2s. with an address from TIL
base of the Washington monument therI
it is announced today by the Nationd
Security League.
Cardinal Gibbons, other prominent Gil
liens and number Of wounded soldieI
now at base hospital near Baltimof|
will attend.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-05

Fire on the third floor of the Pennsyl-
vania Bag and Burlap Company build
ing, 1907 Germantown avenue. this af-
ternoon did $500 damage. The origin
of the fire, which started among bags
and burlap in storage, has not been
learned.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-05
NORTH OF RUSSIA
CALLS ASSEMBLY
National Constituent Meet
ing Will Be Held at
Archangel
TROTSkY is WAR CHIEF
Soviet Meeting Puts Him in
Full Control of Its
Forces
TROTSKY is WAR CHIEF
By the United Press

ArChangeI Sept. ,.
The provisional government of North
ern Russian announced today that a
Russian constituent assembly will meet
in Archangel shortly.
Archangel since its occupation by the
Allies. is the rallying place for anti
dispatch. it appears that a Russian Gov
ernment in opposition to the Bolsheviki,
is about to be launched under protection
of the Allies.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-05
By the Associated Press

Copenhagen. Sept. 5.--LeCn Trotsky.
the Bolshevik Minister of War. has been
elected president of the Russian Su
preme War Council at meeting of the
Soviet executive committee. according TO
Berlin Wolff Bureau dispatch from
Moscow. The Lettish leader. WaZzettes,
has been elected cr-in-chief for
all the Russian fronts.
The supplementary agreements to the
Brest-Litovsk peace today, the dispatch
says were ratified by a unanimous vote
of the Soviet executive committee with
two abstentions More than $50 persons
were present at the ratification.
War Minister Trotsky then gave
report Of the situation at the front, which
he characterized as on the whole. favor
able.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-05

BOOKKEEPER-A large corpora tion Is in
need of a capable bookkeeper: state ex-
perience edlca tion. salary. last employer.
Rox u 3O4. Ledper Office
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-05

GIRL Is years OF age and active women
wanted in assembling and machine depart
ment OF II. T. Paiste Co., 3oO1 Arch. Ap-
nly to " s. Fnnlovment Service Office
l35 s. 18th. OF 1911 Arch ST. Bring this ad
and ask for Mrs. Hobson
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-14

lngton in less proportion, for the reason
that the greatest expansion in the field
has been in the large manufacturing plants
of the war and navy departments, where
thousands of mechanics and laborers are
employed III shipbuilding and in manu-
featuring ordnance and other war mate
rial Women are not available for EN-
ployment in trades positions Il any great
extent, but their services are being u
tilted in every way that is practicable.
The United States civil service commits
sion IS calling for women for government
work of not less than Go different kinds
| The list includes stenographers, typsts
| bookkeepcrs, other clerks of a score or
more of classltcations which require train
! ing IN some special or technical line,
| statisticians, operators of various kinds
of calculating, addressing, and duplicating
machines; proof readers, law clerks wei
fare executive secretaries, craftsmen of
a dozen kinds, telegraph and telephone
operators, trained nurses, chemists, phys
icists, library assistants, inspectors of
undergarments, fnger-print classitiers, and
| many others.
The commission urges women to offer
their services to the government at this
time of great need As men are called
to the colors, women must take their place
and keep the machinery behind the armed
forces moving at the maximum of effci
cncy Representatives of the civil serv
!, ice commission at the postotices in al
] important cities are prepared to turnisi
definite information and application
, blanks
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-14
SUGAR BEET SEED
FOR DISTRIBUTION
Government Trying to Induce Vermont
erS to Raise Beets to Be Con
verted Mostly Into Syrup.

The United States department OF Ag
riculture has sent the extension service OF
the University of Vermont and state ag-
ricultural college limited quantity OF SUI
gar beet seed for free distribution III con
nection with the Boys and Girls club
work
This will be put out pound or more IN
a community. 1t is suggested that sugar
beet clubs be organized with five to ten
members, each member to plant and care
for one or more ounces of seed. Those
who are enrolling in garden work can do
this work with sugar beets.
There will be two requirements of each
person who secures this free seed:
| First. each person will be required to
| raise sugar beets and convert the most OF
| them into sugar beet syrup for home use.
i Second, each person will be required to
raise sugar beet seed next year in at least
a sufficient quantity to return what was
given him free this year.
| The process of sugar extraction is very
| simple. Anyone having soil adapted tc
| growing sugar beets should try a few rows
| this year. They yield heavily and should
prove cheap source of sugar In thi,
| year of war sugar beet syrup might be
made to help out The sugar you can
buy"
The sugar beet does best on a rich, deep
loose, permeable soil A light, rich, sand,
| soil furnishes beets rich in sugar.
heavy clay soil is not apt to produce gooo
sugar beets Rocky or stony land mus
be avoided. as it produces misshapen root
hard to clean. Wet, low lands are, o
course undesirable Greensward is not con
| sdered as good as old land A shalloN
soil, or one having hard sub-soil, woul
not be recommended for growing suga
bects. Have a good, deep soil Most {
our Vermont garden soils would gro,
good sugar beets
If one has the right soil conditions an
is willing to produce sugar beet syrup tn
year and sugar beet seed next year,
return for free seed this year, he shoul
write to the State Club Leader, Vernon
| Agricultural Extension Service, Burlin
ton, He can thus secure not only fir,
seed, but the directions for planting ar
care and for the extraction of sugar be-
| syrup next fall He will be told also no
to raise the seed next year The fir
to make request naming best condition
will have first consideration.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-14
BRATTLEBOROLOCA

Troop No. | Boy Scouts, will not meet
tonight, but will meet tomorrow evening
at 730 in the parish house
There will be meeting of the board of
directors of the board of trade at 80
tonight in the board of trade rooms.
The funeral of George NJ. Gilbert will
be held THURSDAY afternoon at
o clock at l6 Williston street Rev.
Richard II. Clapp, pastor of the Centre
Congregational church, will otiiciate
| and the body will be taken to Putney
| for burial beside his mother.
The meeting of Brattleboro chapter. D
A. r.. listed in the year book for today
will be held at the Unitarian parish
house Thursday evening, May %, wher
| Mrs. c. W. Stewart of Springfield tNt.
will give a paper on Pioneer Women, II
Illustrated by tableaux and songs.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-14

Moore. Mr.. and Mrs. Moore accom-
panied her to West Brattleboro, re-
turning today.
The West Brattleboro and Centerville
parent-Teaeher association will hold Il
meeting this evening at 5 O'Clock IN
the Centerville schoolhouse. The fol
lowing program will be given: Song,
There's a Long, Long Trail Winding,
by Miss Anderson, all joining in the
chorus; business; reading by Mrs. G..
b. Hunter; solo, Hazen Stoe kwell; ad-
dress, The Beginning of the Parent
Teacher association in Vermont and
What II Has Done for the Child, by
Superintendent of Schools IL. L. Motiitt
A social time will follow
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-14
MILITIA MoBILIZED.
Two Hundred Soldiers Drilled at TIL,
State Fair Grounds.

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, May
accompanies I, X, L and NJ OF the
third battalion of the Vermont Nolun-
teer militia modified at the state fair
grounds about clock Sunday morn
ling. The morning was occupied with close
order and battalion drilling. Dinner was
served at the Junction House and in the
AFTERNOON guard mount and further pat
talon drilling took place. There Were
about 200 men present VINO were
brought from Montpelier, Bradford
Bellows Falls and Springfield IN auto
I, mobiles furnished by the boards o.
trade of the respective towns.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-14
WEST BRATTLEBORO

Mrs Ellen =. Ellis opened her home
on South street today for the summer.
Slr and Mrs. r. X. Mann were called
Sunday 10 Greenfield on account of the
critical illness of George G. Andrews
James LcRay and housekeeper, Mrs.
Boyd, and her daughter, Hazel, went
Saturday to jacksonville, returning
sSuuday.
Albert WrislCy, who recently finished
work as motormau on the electric ears,
is working for the Vermont Printing
company.
Miss Eta Sandersou went to Putney
TO remain over Sunday with her par.
ents Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sandcrson, at
Elm Leigh farm.
Hazen Farr and whitney Prouty, mo-
tormcn on the electric road, will finish
work for the Twin State Gas & Electric
company this week Saturday.
John S. Wood, who was confined Il
the house all winter on account of il
health, is able TO be out again and ex
poets TO visit at the east village thi
week
The members of the Woman 8 asso
citation of the Congregational churcl
will go TO the Red Cross rooms in tn
Federal building Thursday to work, in
stead of working here.
Miss Nellie Mooney is guest of Mis-
Minnie Stockwcll Mrs. John Manlcy
Henry Stockwcll, Miss Minnie Stock
well and Miss Mooney went Saturda,
by automobile TO Townshend
Mrs. Emma Niles was discharged to
day from the Brattlcboro Memorial hos
pital, where she had been for mediea
treatment, She will stay for the presen
with her sister, Mrs. Alice Richmond.
Mrs. G. S. Rider has returned fror
Bennington, where she had spent seve
weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Lou
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-14
NEEDS THOUSANDS OF WOMEN.
Government Depending Upon Them fol
Work in Civil Branches.

WASHINGTON, May 14.-AIore and
more, as the war program progresses, is
the government depending upon women
to perform the tremendously increased
volume of work in the civil branches. The
force of civilian employees in Washington
increased from 10000 to approximately
10000 during the first year of our partic-
ipation in the war OF this increase of
40 600 more than $4,000 are women Won
en- make up the increase in government
offices and establishments outside of Wash.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-14
TO OFFICERS SCHOOL.
Sergt. r. P. Thayer Among the Soldiers
to Have Special Training.

Six hundred young soldiers at Camp
Devens have been recommended to attend
the fourth officers training school in
the expectation that they, on graduation
will be commissioned second lieutenants.
Among the Nermonters are the following:
Sergeant Robert p Thayer Of Brattleboro,
Sergeant Bailey F Brown of Jericho,
Private Melvin H. Damon of Bellows Falls,
Sergeant Henry St Pierre of Williams
town, Sergeant Roy ID. Harris of Mid
dlebury. Corporal Eugene II. Urann OF
Derby, Private John r. Duck OF St Al
bans. Private Andrew c. y Houston of
Enosburg Falls, Battalion Sergeant Ma.
ior Albert W Goddard Of Ludlow, Ser
geant c. Manley OF Ludlow, Corporal vii
lard H. Ward OF ST. Johnsbury.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-14

Real patriotism is not easily blurred in
times Of emergency
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-14

Man can seldom climb to fame twice OF
the same ladder
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-22
own GUNS SLAY FOE
Yankees Take Weapons and
Turn Them on Hun.
Run Out Of Ammunition and MakJ
Night Raid on Trenches
for More.

With the American Army in France.
guns back on him is the newest and
favorite stunt in a certain American
outfit.
The boys just stumbled onto this
sport, and they like it,
Recently in raids the boys brought
back some German machine guns, after
driving the Germans away from their
own strongholds.
"Why not use these German guns
on the Heniss?' one thinking dough.
boy asked his pals.
you're crazy; we haven't any ara.
munition that'll fit them"
"Why can't we go over and get
some?" replied the thinker.
"Never thought Of that" replied the
others; "we're on"
That night they raided the German
trenches and brought back plenty of
ammunition and mother German ma.
chine gun. Next day the guns were
playing on the 'Heinies."
"They're darned good machine
guns" said one chap enthusiastically,
'but the Heinies don't know how to
use them. We do, though, We're get
ting little low ON ammunition. Guess
We'll have to run over to Germany to-
night and make 'em hand out somd
more"
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-22
Penny POSTAGE Gone in ENGLAND.

Penny postage, which disappeared
at midnight Sunday June 2, was one
Of the great triumphs of peace, and
succumbed only to the demands Of
war. Although the price has gone, the
principle remains, and nothing has
been truer index to the march of
progress than the penny stamp. Its
first use in 1910 for inland postage
amounted almost to 4 revolution. That
date fixes the "grCat divide between
the old postal systems and the new.
The penny stamp, probably more than
any other influence, exercised power
in holding together the scattered bonds
of kinslip and acquaintance through
out the far-lung British empire, and
as factor in imperial trade it pro-
vided the facilities upon which modern
trading depends.
Many years ago King Edward, then
prince of Wales, said he looked for
ward with hope to the day when every
English-speaking man. in whatever
part of the world he might be, should
be regarded as being as much an Eng.
lishman, SO far as the penny post was
concerned, as if he lived in Kent or
Sussex.