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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-22
LIGHTNING STRIKES MAN
DURING FREAkISH STORM
Heavy Downpour Visits City Without
Warning and Causes
Accidents

Lightning. rain and mist during the
storm which ragged here early this morn
ing resulted in a number Of accidents
william hneemeir, seventy years
"aretaker Of the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit lightning arresting station in
the terminal at Torresdale avenue and
tOttman street vas knocked unCOn-
sCious when lightning blew out two
transformers in the station. He was
attended by physician and sent home
The rain last night was peculiarly
freakish one in the estimation of the
Weather Bureau. II was totally un-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-22
AIR RAIDERS BOMB COLOGNE
British Fliers Do Extensive Dam
age to German CITY

Iondon. May @2.--AdNir"s to tn" I'aIlN
t,ypress from Geneva report enormous
damage 70 the German city Of cologne
as a result of the recent British air rad
Bombs struck the town hall, me har-
racks and the railway station, hui ~"
airmen were careful to avoid hitting tn"
rathedraL Many recruits Wcr" killed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-22
THREE MEN BREAK JAIL

Lancaster. Pa, May 22.-Three des-
perate criminals broke Jail here early
this morning with the use of cell-made
keys and escaped after scaling a thirty
foot wall The leader is supposed to
have been Albert LANCER. New York
gunman. who was recently paToled from
the Eastern Penitentiary and rearrested
for robbery. He was to have been taken
back to the penitentiaTy this week The
others are John Hearst, serving seven
teen years for arson, and John Garner
Both have criminal records
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-22
Heads Tax Commission

westmont. y. j.. May 22, = James
ST. c. Williams, Of Westmont. was
elected president OF the Commissioners
OF Camden and Haddpsl townships, ap-
pointed TO adjust the taxes for 1914
and the portion OF the bonded indebted
ness that Camden must assume They
will meet tonight IN Camden
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-22
War Multiple. Vineyard Profit.

Amsterdam. May 22,--The Frankfort
zeitung reports that profits made out Of
the wins-growlng industry In Lover
less than tf.ooe. 200 IN ~ year 1reced-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-22
IL NEMICO SPAZZATO
DA MONTE SPINOCCIA
Gil Italiani Occupano lie Forti,
fcazioni Austriache Ami
chiIendo la Guarnigionc
SUGGEST A CAPO SILE
La Fanteria Italiana Estendc lc
sue Posizioni Nonostante rAu-
mentata Attivita dell'Arti-
glicria

Published and Distributed Under
PERMIT No. 341
Authorizod nv tho act of October q.
1917. on fle az the Postofice OF Fhila-
de- 'nhia Pa.
Fly order Of tho Prrsidort
4 s PTRLESON.
postmaRtcr General
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-05
"SLACKER CASE" FAILS
Soldier Denied Habeas Corpus to Get
Out of United States Army.

Kansas City, Kan, Jan. 5.-The ap-
plication for a writ of habeas corpus
releasing Robert Cox, 81, Richmond,
Mo, from the national army, was de-
MED by Judge John c. Pollock of the
federal court today. Attorneys for
Cox gave notice of appeal. They said
the case would be carried to the
United States supreme court.
In denying the application the court
sustained the governments motion to
dismiss. The petition conceded the
constitutionality of the selective draft
law so long as the drafted men were
used on American soil for repelling in
vasions, suppressing Instructions and
enforcing laws. 1t was commended,
however, the government contemplated
sending Cox, who is a member of an
artillery battery at Camp Funston, to
France "in violation of his constitu-
tiOnal rights"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-05
CAPTIVE ARTISTS BUSY
Hun Officers Utilize Opportunity to
Have Portraits Painted Cheap"

Paris, Jan. German officers at
prison camps where there are French
artists are forcing such prisoners to
give the Fatherland all their handi
work possible.
A French painter recently returned
from one of the prison camps told the
story here today. When the first
French prisoners arrived in Germany,
the officer in charge of the camps at
once inquired whether there were any
artists among the captured. 1t should
be remarked that Germans have al
ways had an enthusiastic admiration
for work of French painters
If the officer found portrait artists
among the prisoners, these were i'm
mediately commissioned" to execute
likenesses of the "herren unteroffi-
siere." An extra bowl of soup was the
price for the portrait
The success of this salon was so
great that the officers became clients.
In one camp an artist of international
reputation was given orders by the
general in command of the district
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-05

and all his subordinates. at $40 per
canvas-and the artist had to provide
his own paints and canvas. One of
the colonies generously added 50 extra
for his likeness.
command organized a regular tarts
and crafts" industry among his pris
oner artists. Fifty of them. painters,
sculptors, designers and skilled crafts
men. worked for him a whole year.
They got nothing.
a general placed an order with two
we'll known sculptors for a drawing
room suite, for which the stipulated
price was $50. When the order had
been carried out the artists received
SIS They very respectfully suggested
there had been a mistake in payment
and the next day were transferred
to work in a salt mine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-05
IT'S A WAR PROBLEM
Warming Against Maintaining Child
and Maternal Welfare Issued.

Washington. Jan. 5.-The increas-
ing necessity for maintaining stand
ards of .:hild welfare during war time
was pointed out today by the chill
dren's bureau in a New Years warn
ing, calling the attention of American
citizens to the disastrous effects of
exemption from child labor regula-
TORS in foreign countries.
Foreign experience shows that
countries which permitted special ex-
emptions from child labor standards
the statement says, have almost with
one accord regretted them as both Ing
furious TO the children and inefficient
as regards Industrial results. The i'm
mediate penalty has been a swelling
stream OF child offenders pouring thru
the courts.
"ProtectiCn of babies and little chill
dren and of their mothers-a first es-
sential in war time is to replace the
wastage of human life on the battle
field-demands local provision for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-05
JUDGE LEAVES FIRM
Oscar Raines Opens Law Office of
Own in Topeka.

Judge Oscar Raines has withdrawn
from the law firm of Crane, Raines &
hayuen and mas opened d law office
at room PIP in the New England
building.
Judge Raines was district judge in
the jefferson Jackson district for eight
years and in last January quit the
bench to resume the practice of law
He was the presiding judge at the
time Tillotsen and Gentry were pros
ecuted for kidnapping little Marian
Bleakley. The cases We're tried at
Holton in a change of venue from
Shawnee county. Practically all of his
DECISIONS were upheld by the supreme
court.
He is well and favorably known
over the state man OF high char
acter and fine integrity.
He will engage in the general prac-
tice of the law. His acquaintance and
his experience on the bench will be
valuable aids in building up sue
ceSSful practice
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-05

ADEQUATE nursing and medical care.
Fec era1 protection not being available
as yet, the full burden rests with each
state and community. Shortage and
high prices of milk in many commun-
tiles also is {. matter of grave concern.
Upon each community also must
lie the responsibility seeing that moth
er5 are not driven by want to leave
their children and go to work. The
fathers wages must keep pace with
the high prices and if he is called to
the army and the family's separation
allowance is inadequate. the commun-
ity cannot afford to shift to the moth
err the burden of supplementing this
allowance.
Neither must the burden of sup
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-05
CONGRESS is PEEvED?
Senator Pans Wilson for Not Reap
pointing Cabinet Members.

Washington, Jan. 5.-Declaring
President Wilson displays an Openly
contemptuous attitude" toward con-
gress, Senator Hardwick, Georgia, TO-
day introduced a resolution calling on
the president to explain by what auth
ority members of his cabinet hold Of
flee.
Hardwick said the present depart
ment heads are 'holdovers' and must
be confirmed by the senate Presi-
dent Wilson did not renominate his
cabinet at the opening of his second
term.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-05
INQtNNYS ADJUSTMENTS

Vaudeville.
MAJESTIC-The Ruby Darby com
pany in musical tabloid.
ORPHEUM - Dorothy Dalton in
THE Price Mark
IRIS-Francis Y. Bushman and
Beverly Bayne in The Adopted
Son."
COZ-Pauline Stark in Until They
Get me-
GEM-Feature pictures.
BEST-Motion features.
YSTAL-Motion features.
KELLAM HALL@Dancing tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-05

Topekans. patrons of the Orpheun
theater, will enjoy a rare photodrama
treat next Monday, Tuesday and We'd
nesday when Lima Cavalieri comes in
her first picture under the direction of
the Paramount corporation, a dra-
matte play, The Eternal Temptress"
Hundreds of thousands of people
pay fancy prices every year at the
Metropolitan opera house to see this
world famous beauty. Yet she comes
to the Orpheum in something better
and the cost is so small in comparison
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-05

to the price of admission in New York
that it is scarcely to be compared.
Wherever language is spoken, Lima
CaValieri is known. Reinforced by
beauty, vibrant personality and grip
ping art, this prima donna in play
Ike The Eternal Temptress'' becomes
OF as great interest as her personal ap-
pearance in song
me Ofpheum program, beside
GaValleri will be the Burton Holmes
1raVelogues, Pathe News and a com
edy at the end of the week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-05
AT THE THEATERS

brought back to life are doomed to
disappointment. The theater seems,
during the present season, to be Civ
ing the public what it wants. For
the last two weeks the Ruby Darby
company has been packing the seats
daily. A new show, the Blanchard
Mcdonald Musical Revue, with a cast
of twelve will open Monday after
noon. The usual policy. two shows a
week and a new line of songs and
Dances will prevail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-05
hIR-,A ~ c 90 q
Ecv,ON "a ~ FOX

who is led from simple country life
into the ways of hurrying commun-
ity.
The girl is grought to the city by a
mans false promise to marry her
When the man is murdered she fees
from his house and attempt to make
an honest living. Charles Clary CO.
stars
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-05

Environment and the evils to which
i'll surroundings lead one form the
theme of the William Fox drama star
ring pretty Miriam Cooper which will
be shown Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday at the Iris. THE limo
cent Sinner is the name of the pic
ture and the story is of a young girl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-05

Comedy, sentiment, romance and a
thrill of the dramatic are blended in
"Pollyanna,' a production which
Klaw e Erlanger and George c. Tyler
will present at the Grand January 81.
The story is from Eleanor H. Por-
ter's glad girl writings. Helen
HAYES will star
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-05
DEATH.
BY IMRI ZUNIWALT.

Behind the distant, timbered hills
The rugged, snow-capped mountains
Rear their awful forms
Above the clouds and drifting mists,
Vast, blue and silent
Swept by mighty storms.
Behind that towering granite wall
An unseen country lies,
Wide, voiceless and unknown.
Beyond those solemn, glistening peaks
Travellers pass, but none
Comes back unto his own
Yet as the sun goes slowly down
Behind those somber ranges
And the day is gone.
God paints upon their SUBMITS high
A mystic halo, in
The golden hues of dawn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-05

Ethel Clayton will appear at the
Gem Monday and Tuesday in Easy
Money" The story is of a girl who
married man she did not love. The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-05

Lorraine Frost, who plays the role
of Jordan" in Johnny Get Your
Gun" which is coming to the Grand
January T. is one of the youngest ac-
tresses on the American stage. Miss
Frost began her career at the age of
in a minor part in Audrey" and
her first appearance in New York was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-05

thru their first offering. "Elevating a
Husba nd" John Rae plays the part
of the husband and Fern Wilson that
of tbs, wife. The part of the mother
is played by Miss Marie Agnes The
production is mostly comedy, yet there
is a tinge of ''meller- drammer"
1t seems that those who prognos-
tlcated that the Majestic could not be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-05

Love That Lives starring Pauline
Frederick, will be shown Wednesday
and Thursday. Miss Frederick is one
of'the screens most popular emotional
actresses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-05

in the small role of Nora" in "The
Little Princess" She was the original
Emma Jane Perkins in "Rebecca of
Sunny Farm" creating the part
al the Republic theater in 1910. She
was engaged by Manager Cort to
create the part of Jordan" in the first
production at the Criterion theater,
New York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-05

port nor the pressure of demand for
labor be allowed to rest upon the chill
dren themselves"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-05

Jan. Johnny Get Your Gun.
Jan. 11-Washburn Dramatic club
Jan. 14-Oliver Players begin a run
of dramatic stock.
Jan. 19-"Have q Heart"
Jan. 21.-"Pollyanna."
Jan. 24-Max Figman in Nothing
hut the Truth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-05

Historic characterizations do not
figure largely on the stage of today,
because it is difficult to secure artists
that can portray men of fame with the
success demanded by a critical audi
ence. However, Edgar Murray, ST. is
rated as one of the few figures in
vaudeville who are capable of these
charaCteriZationS. He will appear at
the Novelty the first half of next week
I'm a portrayal of Lincoln, the HUI
man" Another big act, Tina Mays
circus. will also appear. other acts
will include the Melvilles in "A Study
in Electrics," Fisk and Fallon and
Emily Darrell and company. THE
Fountain of Love-" a musical comedy
with a cast of nine people will be the
feature act of the last half of the
week.
Laugh and grow fat, also love and
you'll roar and then cry little. That
is the message the Otis Oliver players,
who open at the Grand in stock pro-
auctions January IA, say they guar
antee to bring to Topeka theaters
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-05

The eccentric Eva Tanguay ism
saying when or whether she'll dive
into matrimony again She does say
she's happy as can be-" even though
she has divorced the Ford-John,
dancer-she married for a Joke. The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-05
The Novelty.

Five acts of vaudeville and the third
episode of THE Seven Pearls.
The Majestic.
Musical tabloid. The Blanchard Nc
Donald Musical Revue.
Other Theaters.
Orpheum-Photo features.
Iris-Photo features.
Gem-Feature pictures.
Cozy-Feature pictures.
Best-Motion features.
CrystaI-Motion features.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-07-26

apples. called to see it. Mr.. Beatty,
who now lives on the place. says
when he moved there last winter the
tree had fallen down and was rotting.
He burned it up, but before doing so
he measured it and it was twenty
eight inches in diameter. If any of
our readers know of a larger apple
tree. or an older one. l would like
for them 20 tell me ABOUT it, so | Can
visit it. This tree must have been
over seventy five years old.
J. D. Foster owns fine farm near
the mouth of Kellogg on Bayou
Meto. I got there late one afternoon
and after greetings he got me a dol
lar then grabbed UP his gun and
started out | thought it was time
for me to leave. I asked him where
he was going. He answered, you
are going to spend the night with me
and | am going to shoot chicken for
supper" His little girl, Maxey Belle,
about thirteen years old, is his house
keeper and we had good supper, but
first we had watermelon.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-07-26
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The
PuIaskiian
4 RETURN TO PULASKI.


Having received word from Pulas-
III County that it was dreadfully dry
there and to hurry over l got on the
train and fastened to Little Rock
Friday, July II. I had business that
kept me there until Monday and
liked to have starved to death. Each
day l had to tighten my belt a hole
and if had not left would have had
10 make more holes in it.
took the train for Camp Pike Mon
day morning and visited with a
friend until noon. l tell you it did
a fellow good to see what Uncle Sam
is doing there. But my friend, you
should see him He had only been
there short time Every day he has
I'd let out his belt hole and nearly
all the boys are fattening up. He
said he would invite me to dinner, but
his barrack was quarantined and ne
was not allowed to-
AS the boys came marching in for
dinner some companies were allowed
TO talk and they certainly held some
conversation. Two women hunting
for their husbands were greeted with,
Hello, girls!" and man from Texas,
who had come to visit mis- brother,
was addressed, ''Say you fellow with
the white hat on. you'd better enjoy
yourself and have a good time while
vDu can" Then one company broke
out in song and company after COM
snAny took IL Nd
Then there were the complaints of
The people who had come from East
Tennessee and other far away points
TO visit their friends and found them
in quarantine. | felt sorry for one
Did man who had come TOO miles TO
see his son. He found out where he
was quarantined and was making for
asle barracks regardless when a sol
der punched him out to the line with
mis- bayonet. We'll" he said,
guess that fellow had to do that"
Then all the soldiers when work
ing or practicing had on either blue
or brown overalls. Uncle Sam has
Thought every yard of this stuff and
when your merchant tells you that he
cannot buy any more when he sells
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-07-26

The Morgenschorers were the next
people to receive the blessings of the
Wandering Fairy. Although Mrs. Nor
genseorer was born in Germany she
feels American and with her two sons
in the army she is happy to think IN
Gle Sam took all their land except
two acres east of the road on 10
which lie moved their house and is
paying her rent for same
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-07-26
CHERRY BROS. WIN.

In this section is real black land
in the Arkansas river bottom. Every
thing is looking green and fresh. Cot
ton is good and the boil weeyil are
nearly all dead. Wheat is cut and
threshed. The yield was poor, great
deal only making three or four
bushels to the acre. Cherry Bros. had
two acres which made twenty-eight
bushels, fourteen to the acre. Sor-
ehum is fine The old alfalfa has
been cut three times and the young
twice already and fed to the stock.
The owners are all colored. While
was getting this information from
J. C. Cherry an aeroplane came into
sight. Griffin Mcdaniel, aged ten
was travelling the road in front of the
house when the aviator made a tail
spin and Owed toward the earth the
boy became frightened when he
heard me say he is coming down.
Cherry hollered at him to hurry that
he was after him. The boy tried to
open the gate, bur cid not have time
SO he climbed over it and ran 10 us.
He sure was heightened
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-07-26

Leaving Camp Pike the first sub
seriber l found was Mrs. Burton, but
the last time I saw her she was the
Widow Bobbitt The next was Miss
Beulah Davenport, She is now Mrs.
some one, but she would not tell me
her new name. She said she had
never missed a copy of The Pulaskian
since she subscribed and she thought
the old name was the best for it to
come in. Her soldier husband has all
his pay sent to her and the other
lady's man has put her in possession
of his good farm. SO girls, if you
want TO get married inside of twelve
months just send me dollar for The
Pulaskian.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-07-26

Mrs. ----, with her hus
band. settled in the woods where they
now live, about nine years ago. Short
ly afterwards she had long spell OF
sickness during which time she
dreamed three nights in succession OF
peculiar people dressed in red dig
cling near a tree a few steps east of
the house. Afterwards she examined
the place and found tree which evi
IDENTIFY had a round hole made in 1t
when it was young and as the tree
grew a large, rough, excresence grew
I'D around it. Examining the ground
in front of it where she in her dream
av the people digging she found
squared rock of about fifteen inches
in diameter buried. The trees all
around this place were also marked.
She got boy living with them TO
dig up the rock and dig down a little
under it. Her husband admitted that
the earth looked different as though
it had been dug in, but she could
not get them to dig on and see what
was buried there. The tree had be-
come hollow and the top had blown
off. In her dream she had seen them
dig up small hickory tree. Later on
the ground was cleared and her hus-
band dug up the hickory but found
nothing, but digging down beneath
the rock he struck large rock and
clearing the dirt off 1t over two foot
square place he gave it up as bad
lob. ! believe there is something val
liable or interesting under the big
rock and Mr.. ------- has prom
ised to dig it up and see, provided |
will come around at the right time
and boss the job. which l certainly
intend to do.
was informed that there was an
apple tree on Mrs. Crone's place that
vac large full grown tree twenty
eight years ago and was still bearing