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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-18
POLITICS IN CHARGE,
DRUGGIST INTTMATES
Accused of Threatening Pres
ident, He Tells Of Work
as RefOrmer

Continuance for week has been
granted in the case against Dr. Theo-
dnre Sprissler. druggist of Ninth and
South streets. who was called before
L. $. Commissioner Long. to answer a
charge that he had made threats against
President Wilson.
j. A. MCCarty. counsel for Doctor
Sprissler. arrived i'm Philadelphia from
New York to defend the druggist when
il became known that Commissioner
Long would begin the taking Of testi-
mCny at once. Doctor Sprissler and
his counsel both asserted that the order
originally received cited Sprissler Ia
appear on charges Of disloyalty. When
Doctor Sprissler appeared he supposed
he was to undergo a questioning.
Instead Of this. he asserts, he was
confronted with three witnesses whom
he had never before seen. the chief of
whom was Gertrude Detts, a negress
who claimed that while in his drug
store she heard him say: ITS shame
we cannot train a gun on Washington
from here and get President wilson
Doctor Sprissler limited today that pol
itics might be playing part in the
charges against him. II was pointed out
that Doctor Sprissler has for Ions
time possessed some influence among the
voters of the Fourth Ward. He was an
active worker In the reform movement
and supported Rudolph Blankenburg
when he ran for Mayor
81 cannot imagine who would want tC
bring such baseless charge against
me-" he said, 81 was born in this coun'
try and am widely known here,
His friends point to the fact that ht
recently purchased $500 worth OF LID
erty Bonds and is "A worker for the sue
cess of the Government war thrift stamr
sale
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-18
CATHOLICS IN STATE
NEARLY TWO MILLION
Official Church h Directory
Shows Big Increase for Year.
Nation Has l7,416,303

There arc nearly 2.OOO,O00 Catholics
in pennsylvania, according to che
figures Of the official Catholic Directory
Tor 1918. The figures show a big in
crease compared with last year.
In the United States it Is reported there
are l7.i1G,3O3 members Of the faith
n neg increase of 393i24 within a year
The directory shows that 26.266, ,Gi2
Catholics are under the protection of tho
Stars and Stripes and S,S5o,339 are com
miniCants Of churches i'm American
foreign possessions Twelve States oi
the country have a Ca,holic population Oi
mar a million or more.
Figures compiled by the directory o..
Cials also show there has been an IT,
crease Of 3,53S,S77 in the number Ul
catholics during the last ten year
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-18
US. STATION
SHIFTS TROLLEY LINE
New Route Begun to Avoid
National Park Loading and
Distributing Post

To eliminate accidents. and keep
strangers from the new ammunition
bag-loading and distributing station
being constructed by the Government
at Washington Park on the Delaware
River, the Public Service Railway Com
pany today began to build new road
way for its trolley line to National Park
and Woodbury.. Tracks Of both branches
Of the trolley road from Camden now
pass through the center Of the grounds
and the Government has deemed it nee
essary to have these tracks removed,
not only to eliminate danger possibil-
tiles, but to make way for large build
ings
More than 500 new employees were
put to work constructing the buildings
for the Government at the old park site
during the last three days. one OF the
buildings will he a mile long and there
will be goo smaller structures. There
are now more than 1000 men engaged.
Large groups Of new employees are ar
irving daily Many of them are coming
from the upper end of the state and are
finding trouble in obtaining accommoda
tions. Dwellings IN Woodbury., Westville,
National Park and other suburbs are
being transformed into apartment
houses.
The Government intends to load bags
with powder as well as load the shells
at the new station. There will be NO
powder or shells made there, but the
shells and powder will he shipped to the
station in large quantities.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-18
CHARGE COAL DEALERS
FAIL TO UNLOAD CARS
Reading Railway Complains
That Consignees Won't
Take Orders

on the eve Of conference set by the
fuel administration to arrange for heav-
Ter shipments Of family coal into this
city. che Philadelphia and Reading Rail-
way announced it would be impossible to
get more fuel here unless means were
provided to force dealers to accept ship
ments on arrival
According to the Reading tho failure
Of dealers to unload cars has resulted
already in holding great deal Of coal
out Of Philadelphia. In outlining the
situpatton the company said:
What good is it for us to bring coal
from the mines # It is allowed to remain
on the cracks? The city is ConEested
with freight and both the Pennsylvania
road and ourselves placed an embargo
on general freight about two weeks ago.
Coal was exempted.
We can bring in plenty Of coal, but
1t must be unloadCd, The negli~"""" of
dealers to aCccpr shipments began about
the time the weather moderated, Their
attitude has been more or less Indifferent
ever since. Last Sunday we were viz
tually caught up that IL, We had onIN
fifty cars or so at the St Clair yards
destined for Philadelphia. Since then the
accumulation has increased. The dealers
say they haven't the labor 80 unload the
coal"
\ conference has been called for today
to discuss the situation by Francis A
Lewis. city fuel administrator Mr.
Lewis will meet w. j. Richards, preSi
dent of che Reading Coal and Iron Com
pany: S. D. Warriner. president of the
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
and j. r. Dickson, Of DicksOn-Eddy, OF
New York who compose the Fedora
anthracite distribution committee.
Rumors have reached this city cha
some of the soft-coal operators were dis
obeying the regulations calling for clear
coal by shipping poor fuel on the as
sumption that the Government would
reject it and turn it over to the second
class bunker coal pool for ships at q
price higher than that allowed for do
mestiC purposes.
We are going to put stop TO this
scheme" Mr.. Porter said. We now have
a general inspector who is active a. des
, tination. The demand that this practice
be stopped is imperative"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-18
PROPERTY PROFTTEERS
CAUSE APPEAL TO U. s.
Tenants Ask for Federal Law
to Prevent "Buy-or-
Vacate" Methods

A bill making property speculation
unlawful. TO prevent wholesale eviction
Of responsible tenants will he intro
duced in the House Of Representatives.
nv Congressman George 2. Darrow, Of
the sixth District, II he answers favor
ably the request Of some $50 West Phil
adelphians who decided to take a step
toward invoking Federal aid at a meet
ing at Liberty Hall, Slxtieth street and
I.archmont avenue.
United States District Attorney Kane
has also been appealed to as result Of
notices from landlords in sections Of
West philadelphia that tenants must
either buy or vacate-and buy at large
increases in price.
Real estate speculation with renting
properties is said to be the cause of the
alleged home prOhteering' by landlords,
because Of the shortage of renting prop
critics due to the influx OF labor and the
increased production programs for war
/ material plants.
/ II is asserted that some real estate
speculators have registered their houses
near Hog Island at rents from so to zoo
per cent higher than the occupants now
are paying
The meeting. held last night, was
called by Howard T.. Bernheimcr, Re
publican committeeman from the thirty
eighth division of the Forty Ward
J. ]. FuChion and f. u. Rice. Many in.
stances Of raised rents were cited and
the plan OF the real estate spectators
was denounced by fifty men and womei
renters.
The tenants affected are in pCmhertor
street. from fifty-SeNenth to Fifty
eighth; Walton avenue, from Fifty-sev
enth to Fifty-eishth Norfolk street
from Fifty-eighth to Fifty-ninth; Web
ster street, from Fifty-cighth to FIFTY
ninth; Rodman street. from Ffty-sev
cnth to Fifty-eighth, DE Lancey street
east Of Fifty-ninth and Pine street be
tween Fifty-ninth and Sivtieth
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-18
Wv. C. A. MAY CHOP
OFF REBEL BRANCH
National Body Meets Today in
New York Following Charges
and Dissension

p.cont disclosures Of dissensiou in
a. philadelphia branch of the Young
women's Christian Association and
.,.rves Of inefliciency and mismanage-
rsrt in the control of the local organi-
,a,lon eliminated in special meeting
n the national executive committee.
| Asng held in New York today. with a
,,sw TO taking steps to "6lsassociate the
l,csl from the national organization in
the public mind
The local association has already voted
h disconneCt itself from the national
hody and il Is believed probable that
M Business Women's Christian League
Vii he asked to affiliate with the ma
,,onal Y. W. G. \. and step into the
pace Of the body that heretofore has
heen known as the Philadelphia branch.
charge by Mrs. Frederick NJ. Paist
chairman Of the executive committee
N the national board Of the Y. w, G. A.
hat efforts by national leaders Of the
association to straighten out the tangle
IN the Philadelphia situation were
blocked by local leaders is a late de-
yelopment in the Y. w. G. \. muddle
According to Mrs. Paist, controversy
as 70 whether the proposed investiga-
ton Of conditions in Philadelphia should
BE- held in Philadelphia or in New York
vas the rock on which the split came,
heal leaders declaring that the confer
ences should be held in New York,
while the national leaders insisted that
he only logical place to make the in
yestigation was in Philadelphia,
aThe utter lack of anything like
proper management" said Mrs. Faist.
mas given the national Y. w. c. a. a
black eye throughout the city. This is
most unfortunate. for the national Y. W.
, Q. A. is engaged at present in many
tremendous war enterprises which
deserve public support. The plan of
having hostess houses and of training
iris for special war work has been con-
fucted in many cities VITA the Co-opera-
ton Of the Federal Government, But
when a resident of Philadelphia is APP
Preached by one of our secretaries he
miles and says Eighteenth and Arch
n a tone which shows that no aid is to
. Be- expected from him"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-18
COL. MACARTHUR BRINGS
IN CAPTIVE BY EAR
American Officer Uss Riding Whip
to Take Big Bavarian Officer
Prisoner

Washington, April 1s.-New details
we're brought by members of Secretary
Bakers party in Europe about the eX-
plot Of Colonel Douglas Macarthur,
formerly War Department censor, who
recently Joined a French company i'm
storming "A trench and came back with
a prisoner.
Going wieh the French by special per-
mission, the colonel was missing when
the action was over. He soon reap
pcared, leading a big Bavarian officer
by the ear with one hand and swinging
riding whip with the other. Colonel
Macarthur, who is chief OF stan Of one
Of the American divisions, was dee.
Grated with tho French Cross Of War foI
The part he played.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-18
DRIVE POSTPONED
Camden Welfare Unit Will Wait for
Loan Campaign End

The Childs welfare unit in Camden
of the Chidren's welfare department Of
The Council Of National Defense is ready
to conserve the lives Of our children. hut
will give way to the third Liberty Loan
campaign and will begin its drive for
the child conservation just as soon as the
last Liberty Loan bond goes over the
top. This unit is composed Of men and
women interested in ;he different phases
Of rhild Mclfare.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-18
LOSS IN NET INCOME
BY ROCK ISLAND
Operating Revenues Increase lO.S
Per Cent, but Expenses Gain
1919 Per Cent

Chicago. H.. April iS.--Tho Rock Is.
land and Pacific Railway Company's an
nuai report shows decrease Of 81
per cent in net operating revenue
Operating revenues increased los and
operating expenses 1919 per cent, leaving
net operating revenue of $23, ,6l7.
The company cNtricated itself from
the reCeiyerShip by its own efforts paid
n dividend on the preferred stock Of
S1779.773 and carried a balance Of in
come to profit and loss Of $5,7i7,371.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-18
GIRL AUTO VICTIM
AWARDED $4,000
Cripple Gets Large Verdict in Cam
den Against Philadelphia
Pork Packer

\ jury in the Camden Circuit Court
yesterday awarded one Of the largest
verdctS in years when it gave Miss
Catherine MCAllister. Of Camden $4,000
against Bernhard Ernst Brothers,
Philadelphia pork packing concern.
The suit grew out of an accident which
happened on october 19 1916 Miss
MCAllster was on Federal street walk
when an autotruck owned by the de-
PENDANTS slidded and struck Miss Meal
lister, painfully injuring her and shat
tering her nervous system.
There was some dispute between med.
Cal experts as to whether the injuries
were permanent
Miss McAllister, whose home is at i0i3
South Fifth street. has not been able 10
walk since the accident and was brought
to court in a wheel chair.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-18
GOT CHILLY RECEPTION
o. Engineers Not Welcomed by
Russians at Vladivostok

a Nsnadian Pacific Port, April 1S.-
ssh, ne M bner brought back twenty.
r,ss oHcers of the United States en-,
IN eorps who went to Viadivostok
R,..,"'V r,oVem6er to help reorganize the
tscha americans said when they
rsoi ladivostok there was no one
AZ. .hossNe them, and the Bolshevill
~, We're not hospitable. After
'bsr Oh three days they left tor
1,ersi their stay in VladivostolS
It, ~ russian officers were killed. As
1.,s the Amerlcars put il. 1T ap-
I'M $40 20 be an open season for Rus
co,s.rs onIeers ANY Russian who held
IN ks'esion s,s was a poor insurance
ana was killed on sight."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-18
CAMDEN. COUNTY LOAN
NEARS S3,000,000
R,272,45O Reported Does Not In
elude All Large Subscriptions.
Small Buyers Cooperate

camden County's subscription to the
liberty Loan is on its way to the three
billion mark, The figures reported at
me headquarters Of the Liberty Loan
mmnlttee on Tuesday night total
>szsi2'i5O. And the best of it is, these
nslres do not include many large sub
sgrptions.
Inc greater part of this total is made
/ y OF $50 and 800 subscriptions
/ which shows'the spirit of cooperation Of
ne masses in the effort to finance the
va and help bring victory The result
Camden County to date is a splendid
sNoence Of the spirit backing up the
ncys who have gone. and since it is as
.Weo that the households are going to
e.eh the loan there Is no doubt as to
"nat the county total is going to show.
Aerchantville, BlaCkwood and Oaklyn
" the first three towns in the county
leaeh their quota and go "over the
" Ihese towns have already reported
mS,e than their quota and honor flags
w oe at once given them by the Lib
w Loan committee, This does not
man mat the effort will cease I'm these
~Nhs' Tor in addition to the honor flag
80 are stars given by the committee
9Pecihed amounts realized above the
VIVA and naturally all towns will want
osplay as many stars on the honor
'agas they can.
ne results on Tuesday from she
-o.ns OF the womens Liberty Loan COM
met realized S17,5OO additional, as
saosh oy the reports from the various
~sus' as follows: Camden Safe Deposit
,ssao rust Company, Miss Irene Welsh,
,''VOi Pennsylvania Railroad Ferry No
MIS- Fisher, $500; Amory, Mrs.
Helmbold, Jr., $3.50; Pennsyl-
a railroad Ferry No. 1. Mrs. Jessie
NJ. slzbO; Munger & Long. Miss Ada
nsn' sll50; Paradise Trust Com
s Florence Cannon, $11OO; Court
Il 5'Ss, MISS Mildred Jande, $3.50; Board
eeoa a'S1e' S' Janet Bradley, $25O; post
Frs MS, MISS Christine Crate, $500; Bader.
~ MISS Helen Shackelford. $3.50.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-18
Camden's Camp Dix Quota Is 1856

Camden city win send to Camp Dix
on April &c 100 white men and fifty-fve
negroes They will leave Camden in a
special train at 2:4O y. m. The draft
boards of Camden set the machinery in
motion yesterday to obtain skilled men
i'm most ali trades for service In France.
AN the men of the selected service age
are eligible except those in the quota
which Is to go away next week.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-18
Aircraft Heads Offer to Resign

Washington, April iS-Onicials now
engaged in the Governments airCra II
production program have EXPRESSED their
Willingness to President Wilson to re-
sign If he desires them to, preliminary
to his expected reorganization Of this
branch Of the war work
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-18
Four Win Appointments

city appointments today include
Harry Piper. 11iO GlCnWood avenue,
battalion chief. Bureau Of Fire $1,000 /:
Charles H. Myers. Jr., $3.50 Girard
avenue. captain. Bureau Of Fire. &l5OO.
and Joseph SChurr. 3O2l North Percy
street. carpenter, Bureau Of Charities,
81 day
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-18
AaI0r Day Wounded. but Safe

,.,s maven, Conn, April lS.-A ca
'sm has been received wh,ch re-
u anxiety as 10 The woun6s Of Major
1sl Yale man, who is serving
british camel corps Of the ex-
| !ofee IN Egypt IN fight
T.. |H'ff he sustained fractured
H.a shouller but hss condl-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-18
Perry's

sports" COATS
Yoke Back with four small
tucks at yoke without waste
of fabric; ConcaVe Military
shoulders; skirt cut off all
around; raised welt seam at
waist line to simulate belt.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-05-14
For Sale by ChenauIt & 0rear

This is the record of woman suf-
frage workers to date Twelve states
full suffrage, two states primary
suffrage; two with Presidential suf-
frage; three with Presidential and
municipal; two with municipal suf-
frage in charter cities;- one WIN
municipal suffrage; fourteen with
school bond or tax, and the re-
naming twelve states with unin-
croached upon man suffrage. Ar
kansas and Texas are the primary
suffrage states. They are dominat-
ed by the Democrats, and a nomi-
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-05-14
ORIGIN OF REp CROSS EMBLEM

in answer to inquiries frequently
made, as well as to correct an ima
preston regarding the original sig
nifcance of the symbol that APP
pears TO prevail in some quarters,
the following facts concerning the
adoption Of the Red Cross emblem
are presented;
The Red Cross was founded
through diplomatic convention
held in Geneva, Switzerland, in
1864. The treaty of Geneva or, as
it is sometimes called, the Red
Cross treaty, provided for flag
for hospitals and conveys and an
arm badge for persons. The de-
sign proposed was a red cross on
white ground. This was in com
pliment to the country in which the
congress was sitting, the Swiss flag
being white cross on a red ground.
The Red Cross flag, therefore, is
the national flag of Switzerland
with the colors reversed.
Inasmuch as the cross symbolizes
the Christian religion, the idea pre-
walls with some persons who are
unfamiliar with the early history
of the Red Cross, that the emblem
has a distinctly religious signii-
cance-that in adopting it the sig
natories to the treaty had princi-
pally in mind the hamanitarianism
of Christianity But the universal
ity of the undying idea, embracing
all nations and all religions, divorce
ed it from any such significance. In
other words, the particular cross
that suggested the Red Cross en-
blem was heraldic rather than re
ligious.
1t is true that the Mohammedan
antipathy to the cross in, any form
subsequently caused Turkish repre-
sentatives to protest against oper-
ating under the emblem, and it was
specially provided that the organi-
cation in Turkey should have a red
crescent for a symbol. But Japan
and China have the red cross for
an emblem, and all the other coun-
tries of the world, in short, recog
nize it in its true nonsectarian and
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-05-14
w. S. S.

Some Berlin newspapers predIcr
"a new and mighty blow on another
part of the front, which will tear
a new hole in the already pierced
enemy line" This will send another
four hundred thousand German sol
diers to bloody graves. 1t will fill
the hospitals Of Germany with
manned militarists. 1t will hasten
the end of the mad dog of Europe
and his merciless commanders.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-05-14

Russia betrayed her allies. Rus
STA bartered her liberty for Ger
manic gold. Russia made it posi-
BILE for the two emperors of autoc-
racy to prolong the war. Why
shouldn't the traitors to the cause
of Liberty receive their just punish
ment?
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non religious significance.

non-religious significance.
At a banquet given for the dele
gates to the original convention of
1864 there was in the center of the
table a large piece of confection,
representing a fortress with its gar
rison and sanitary workers, distin-
guished by the red cross brassard,
pursuing their functions. The tow
err was. surmounted by small silk
flags of the Swiss Republic and
Canton Of Geneva, around the cent
raj flag, red cross on a white field,
the emblem of neutrality just adopt
ed. After the first toast this flag
was taken from its place by the
president of the convention, who,
turning to the representative of the
United States Sanitary Commission,
presented it to him as token of
appreciation of the Commission
labors for the good Of humanity.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-05-14
w. S. S,

If a man does not make new ac-
quaintances, as he advances through
life, he will soon find himself alone.
A man should keep his friendship
in constant repair.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-05-14
w. S. S.,

You can't take Time by the fore
lock. The fellow who snatched
Time baldheaded died too long ago
to talk about.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-05-14
w. S. S.

Five million American soldiers
are needed in France and 100000
more are needed in American train
ing camps, thus Major General
Leonard Wood advises the Senate
Committee on Military Affairs. Gen
eral Leonard Wood is warrior of
vision. Kaiser Wilhelm will sur
render after his country has been
invaded, his armies destroyed, his
navy dismantled and the Allied
flags float over Potsdam. This is a
.men-and-munitionS movement, and
America must furnish the men and
the money and the munitions.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-05-14
w. S. S

Something to Think About: The
last lap of a JOY Ride is often taken
in q Hearse.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-05-14

There is rest for the weary at
the end of the way, but too many
get in the weary class before they
have gone ten miles on the way.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-05-14

You can't profit as much by your
mistakes as others do.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-05-14
w. s..

When you are tempted to let
them grow, always remember that
it wasn't wearing his whiskers that
way that made Abraham Lincoln
famous.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-05-14

nation is equivalent to an election.
The women are certain to turn
many familiar faces to the wall
W. S. s.
Mr.. Hoover says "eat hash," just
as if hash wasn't the old, sweet
story of life.-Memphis Commercial
Appeal. Hooyey wants us to go
gack to the Stone Age Stuff.