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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-22
AUTOMOBILE TRUCKS
BURN IN GARAGE FIRE
Blaze in American Express Co.
Building Causes Loss of
100000

The garage Of the American Express
Company. at Twenty-secnnd and Arch
streets, was badly damaged bv fire last
night and forty-six Of the fifty automo-
lille trucks stored in the building were
destroyed. The loss was about S2OOOOO.
The fire which started near the gaso-
'irc tank was discovered by emp Dyes.
who endeavored TO eV,'rguish I with
buckets Of water. Finding that this
could not be done. they set themselves
to the task of rescuing as many Of the
machines Tas possible, and managed to
pull four trucks out of the building.
Policeman Callahan. Of the Twentieth
district. turned in the alarm.
The building was owned by L. NJ.
Harris. a real estate operatnr, ADgar
4 Edgerton, who conduct motortruciS
service, were owners Of number Of
the cars which were destroyed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-22
SALUS OUT AGAINST
MOOREFOR CONGRESS
Ware Lieutenant Plans Hot
Fight for Seat in Third
District

State Senator Samuel W. Saius has
been put forth as can 'idatc against
Congressman j. Hampton Moore for Con-
gress in the Third District, which Cum-
priSes Delaware River wards lust below
Chestnut street, and a lively fight has
st ,rted. Salus's candidacy was made
public by the action of the ward Com-
mittec Of the Fourth Ward, of which he
is leader, at a meeting last night.
There have been REPORTS for some time
that Congressman Moore would be OPP
posed to the last ditch by the Ware
Smith forces. but it was not definitely
known who would be selected to oppose
him, though It was generally believed
Salus would be the choice, owing TO his
faithful work in the Fourth aud al io'n-
ing wards. The Ware forces carried the
district at the last election, 50 it Is
thought Congressman Moore will have
the hardest fight of his career 10 land
the nomination at the coming primaries
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-22
NAMED TO ANNAPOLIS
Southern High School Boys Win
Congressman Wares Appointments

Samuel Grccnwald, sI2 Morris street.
was given the principal appointment TO
the United States Naval Academy by
Congressman William :. Ware. Of PhIla-
delphia, in his appointments sent 20 the
Navy Department today. The uppOiut-
nent was made upon the advice Of the
principal and faculty NJ the South Phila-
lclphia High School for Boys to which
institution Congressman Ware turns over
all Of his military and naval academy
appointments.
The first alternate appointment was
given to James Il. Doak, 1l41 South
Cleveland avenue; the second to Lewis
Goldberg. 2452 South Philip street. and
the third to Frank Baldino, 1914 Castle
avenue, The appointment Is Il special
one provided for in an act signed by
the President last month and was turned
over to the school by Congressman Ware
1t Christmas,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-22
PRESS AGENT TURNS TRICK
Book Mutilation Story Proves to Be
Clever Advertisement

Countless stories in newspapers,
magazines and other publications to the
effect that many books on chemistry
the one big weapon Of all the nations
participating in the world war in
Libraries throughout the country had
been mutilated, presumably by Ger
man agents, have been traced TO cum
ming press agent
These tales caused much anxiety in
PHILADELPHIA libraries. Search of shelves
showed no trace Of mutilated books.
Then some one, almost as wise as the
press agent discovered that every tale
featured the name Of Il well-known
chemist and a book recently written by
him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-22
T. ROOSEVELT BRINGS
BLIZZARD TO CAPITAL
Tickled Half to Death Over Row in
Congress, He Will Answer
Stone Later

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. 49, Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt arrived in the capi-
tai today-at the height Of the worst
blizzard Of the winter-ready and APP
parently eager to swing his big stick III
the political DonnybroOk fair Senator
stone started with his speech In tie Sem
ate. The Colonel was In high spirits
when his train pulled in and mani'Astly
enjoyed the impromptu reception accord
ed him by persons in the station. He
Immediately proceeded to the home Of
his son-ln-law, Representative Nicholas
LongWorth.
Tho former President had no comment
to make on the war that has finally
broken out between the Administration
and certain elements OF Congress, but he
intimated he would have something TO
say later. E.e did not conceal his sat-
lsfactlon with events In the Senate, and
Il was understood he was preparing q
hot reply 70 Senator stone,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-22
Credit Men Dine Tonight

The second quarterly dinner Of the
Association Of Credit Men
will be held at the Bellevue -Stratfor6
Hotel at 6 o'clock this evening. 'Tbe
speakers will bo Dr ]. r
Holdsworth, Of the University OF pitts
burgh; George Wilson, agent Of the
Union Bank of Canada at New York
and speaker, whose name has been
withheld, who has seen actual service
ut the fighting front in France. Doc
tor Holdsworth and Mr. Wilson will
both discuss trade acCeptances.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-22
ROAD TO COST sssO,OOO
State to Be Asked by Derks County
to Advance Federal Fund

READING, Pa, Jan. Representa-
tIveg 81 the William Penn Highway As
ISOLATION and boToughs along the former
Rerlts and Dauphin turnpike and the
Berks County Commissioners held a
meeting here relative To improving
twenty miles Of main post road from
the Berks-1ebanon line 20 Reading at
$4,000 a mile,
The county will ask the state n Il win
advance the Federal post roads $4,000
4 mile and bear half of the balance. This
would leave $4,000 TO be paid by the
state. II Highway Commissioner O'Neil
agrees 10 this, the road will be rebuilt
ihia year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-22
FOOD LADEN AUTOTRUCK
Is DESTROYED BY FIRE
Much Excitement Attends Backfring
Of Stalled Apparatus
on Street

4 bacAtirc from n stalled autOtruclt
laden with groceries at Twenty.slXth and
lngersoll streets early today. combined
with an excited passerby, caused eight
tire companies, a hospital ambulance and
the police Of two districts to congregate
at that corner.
when the got there they found the
ruined body of an autotruck belonging
10 the Bell Food Company, Of Twenty
second street and Indiana avenue. The
driver was missing and has not been
seen since.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-22
Detective Frozen to Death

PITTSBURGH Jan. 20. - Richard
Conley, fifty years old. widely known
OF western Pennsylvania, was
frozen 10 death while searching for
near Mcdonald IIs had
been missing since Saturday and his
body was found yesterday. Conley had
been a policeman, constable and de-
tectiYo and solved many murder cases
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-22
Priests Hurt in Collision

Two Catholic priests were slightly in
iured in 4 collision between two automo-
hiles at Frankford and Lehigh avenues.
They are the Rev, Edward j. Curran,
OF ST. AIMS Catholic Church, Lehigh
avenue and Memphis street and the
Rev. r. Harkins, Of the Church Of st.
Edward the Confessor, Fourth and York
gtreets.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-22
Engineer Falls From Ladder

John Brayman, forty-two years old.
Of 2S5s Howard street, and engineer at
the brickyard of Joseph Byrne, at
Twenty-ninth and Clearfield streets, fell
from a ladder while at work this morn
ng in the boiler room and was badly cut
about the head. He was removed 10
he Samaritan Hospital in the patrol
wagon from the Tg,'rty-sixth district
station where It is said he will recover.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-22
LOdger Is Asphyxiated

Edward Taylor. aged sixty years, was
found dead IN bed at his boarding house.
S22 Columbia avenue, this morning by
his landlady, Mrs Fridley. and another
boarder. who smelled gas and traced II
10 the room OF the dead man. The door
70 the room was broken In and the
mans body found lying across the bed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-22
ChlId seriousIy seaIded

Mason Gord0ns eight years old. S56
fI0nfroee street. was severely sealded
about the arms and body last night
when. IN attempting 70 move pot oi
hoiline water on the stove ln the kitchen
oI hin home. the vessel Was overturned
I|d lhA water poured over him. The
.|.I|d was taken 20 Mount Sinai Hospi-
t.| 0Itro 4 was said that he injuries
- tt|I1s t4I not fatal
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-22
JAMES Z. HOLME DIES
Was Executive of Big Leather In.
dustry for Thirty-eight Years

James L. Holme, for thirty-eight years
an executive Of the big leather industry
of the Standardization Company, Inc,
died late last night at his home, All
North Fifth street Camden, lie was
siXty-nine years old.
Mr Holme, who was 4 native of New
York, was one Of the oldest members Of
'he Second Baptist Chucr, Philadelphia.
He is survived by his wife Arrange
ments are being made for the funeral,
which will be held Thursday, with burial
In New York.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-22
-Four Saved From INSTRUMENTATION

Catherine +. Wurster, twenty-nlpe
years old, Of 24I1 Sheridan street, and
her three children, Catherine, eight years
oldi Wilhelmina, ten years old and
Marie, six years old, had narrow escapes
from asphyxiation when a neighbor, de-
teeung the odor Of escaping gas in their
room, aroused them.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-22

Three hundred production clerks, not
more than $500 n year.
Two hundred clerks qualified IN status
tics or accounting, Sii0O to $500 year.
One hundred statisticians. SlsVO
year
one hundred multigraph operators
omen and women), $1,000 to $1,000 a
year,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-22
Bandit Leader Ge.s Long Term

Big John" McGonigle. alleged leader
OF during gang Of automobile bandits,
was given a sentence Of from ten 70
fifteen years In the Eastern Penitentiary
after pleading guilty 10 highway robbery
and other charges. George Gaskin.
John Frazier and John Davis. arrested
with McGOnigle. were given sentences
ranging from two 20 i've years
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-22
Admission ChapIain Dismissed

HEADQUARTERS BLUE AND GRAY
DIVISION. Camp Mcclellan. Admission.
Ala. Jan. 21.---Chaplain Chas. w. Gulck
II Dumont, n. j., assigned TO the Hath
infantry, was discharged from the army
yesterday for physical examination taken
N September. Chaplain Gulick, prior TO
being placed with the l14th. had been
with the Fifth New Jersey Infantry III.
teen years.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-22
U. S. Interns Austrian Sailors

Thirteen Austrians. part OF the crew
Of the steamship Atamahala, engaged In
the coastwise trade. have been interned
by the Federal authorities. New men
win be shipped 70 tal& their places.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-22
.K. of c. ssO. .OOO Fund Grows

The campaign TO raise $4,000 In Cam
den County for the war work OF tho
knights OF Columbus Is we'll under way
and substantial progress Is reported by
the committee In charge Of the work,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-22
Railroad Makes New Record

The number Of stockholders OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad has for the hrst
time passed the 100000 mark. according
to the last monthly statement Of the
company. the exact nnmker being lOO,-.
oes Of these ap,ae2 wonen
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-22
STRAWBRIDGE 6 CLOTHIER
Announcement for TO-day-TueSday
Golden Values in WOmen'S Fine FurS

the $82 Funed at $1,000
let remarkably
sable
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-22
Find Missing Man a Camden

Frederick I.avanee, living near Jack
s0nville. Fla, for whom search has been
made for more than a week on account
Of a legacy left 70 his daughters
Eleanor and Mildred. has been loQted
near Camden. III,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-15
MICHIGAN FLOOD
DAMAGE IS HEAVY
Estimated That Property Held
at Upwards of 100000
is Destroyed.

DETROIT, Mich, March 10. -
Property damage estimated at up
wards of 100000 was done
throughout lower Michigan by an
unusually heavy rainfall that began
late yesterday afternoon and con-
tinued for is hours. The greatest
damage was done in the valleys of
the Huron, Kalamazoo and Grand
Rivers. in the lower part of the
state. Swollen by the heavy rain,
the streams left their banks. Hooded
boiler rooms in factories and drove
scores of families out OF their homes
10 higher ground. At, Ypsilanti and
Ann Arbor citizens were rescued
from the second story windows in
boats. Sections of Eaton Rapids,
and Allesan also we're under water
to.ay
Long stretches OF track on steam
and electric roads were washed out.
traffic being seriously affected dur
ing the morning. A high wind that
accompanied the rain also did con-
siderable damase. wire communi-
cation for a time being demoralized.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-15
ID HFfP IInI.,

plants from the hotbed or window
box. radishes. collards. onion sets,
early smooth peas. kale early po-
tatoes, turnips and mustard.
Group two includes those crops
that may be planted about the date
Of the last killing frost. Beets. par
ships, carrots, lettuce, satisfy. spin
ach, wrinkled peas cauliflower
plants. celery seed. onion seed, pars-
ley. sweet corn and Chinese cab
bage fall in this classification.
Group three, including snap
beans. ol<ra. and tomato plants
should be planted about two weeks
after the last killing frost in spring
Group four includes those plants
that can not be planted until the
ground is well warmed up. This as
about a month after the last hard
trosts. Lima beans. pepper plants
eggplant, cucum bers. melons, squash
and sweet potatoes are included IN
this group.
Exceptions in south.
In the southern portion of the
country many vegetables such as
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-15

Earliness is much desired by most
gardeners. Ii has been found that
the earliest safe dates for planting
garden crops can be determined
from the average date Of the last
killing frcst i'm spring. The accom-
panying map divides the eastern
portion Of the United State into
zones with "A difference of about two
weeks in the average date OF the
last killing frost between zones
These dates. while a guide i'm plant
ing, cannot be depended upon as ab-
solutely safe, as in some years very
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-15

late frosts may occur. They do in
dictate when the chances are in fay-
or of no more killing frosts.
Make Sure of Frost Line.
There is, moreover a difference Of
several days within the zones them
selves. owing to differences in ele-
walton and i'm latitude, and proximity
to bodies of water. In cases where
the inexperienced gardener is il
doubt. he should consult one more
experienced, or should ask advice
from the nearest weather bureau
station or from the L. 5. depart
ment Of agriculture.
Garden crops may be divided into
four groups, the first including those
crops that may be planted some two
weeks before the last killing frost
in spring, or as soon as the ground
is i'm condition.
Group one includes early cabbage
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-15

cabbage, kale, spinach, etc. may BE
planted in the fall. For this reason
the groupings given will not apply
in the case of the more hardy crops,
especially in the extreme southern
portion embracing zones A and B.
The plants referred TO may be plant
ed in the fall as far north as por-
tons of zones c and d.
BY referring to the map il is pos
sible TO ascertain, save in the case
of the exceptions noted, the prop .r
dates fer planting the various
groups. In portions of zones T and q
the growing season is in some local.
ties either too short or the tempera-
ture too low for maturing certain
crops. Sweet potatoes will not thrive
in parts of these zones. The sam
is true TO a certain extent Of egg
plants, peppers, tomatoes, and sweet
corn.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-15
VERIFY, MUD Is
RAINED FROM SKY

COLUMBUS. O.. March 15.-Mud
was raincd from the. skies here to-
day was the assertion made by ".
IT.. Alexander, local United States
weather fOrecaster. Hundreds OF
housewives inquired OF newspapers
why their windows had been be
spattered with yellow clay.
This phenomena was due. &C.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-15

cording 10 Mr.. Alexander. 10 the
tornado which swept northwestern
Ohio Saturday night. He stated this
dust had been carried into the air.
high above the cloud strata, was
held there by the wind.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-15
HORTIkULTUR.

The weather never meets The
specifications of the lazy garden
err.
Little backs don't have TO
bend so far 90 get the weeds.
\ drop of solder on the water
ing can? Efficiency plus.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-15

"It the duty Of the individual that afford encourage
that industry individual buying the machine that he
aford-AND EVERY MAN CAN AFFORD SOME MACHINE
NOW.
Only the whose time has value, whose brain
to little whose energy not worth while truly say,
4 do not need an automobile
"BUY YOUR AUTOMOBILE NOW"
Reprinted froma IN
Great Matt onalN
The Washington herald., 1918-01-22
A Wild DaY.

The President has stopped from his pedestal to
take hand in the muddled war situation.
He gives quarter to the critics of his ad-
ministration, nor asks it. More clearly than ever
is it written that he is determined to dominate; to
do things in his own way without advice sugges-
ton or cooperation from extraneous sources.
1t is inbred, ingrowing, self-sufficent, self
satisfied administration that he pictures-one which
is quite able and willing to conduct this all by
itself, if you please, without advice from former
Presidents, captains of industry, Senators, Repre-
sentatives, military critics, or anybody else.
1t is the spirit behind the statement, not its
text, which is most significant and most amazing,
for it says almost in many words that CRITI
CISM is NOT WANTED and almost lends sup
port to Senator Stones blasts about "sedition re-
garding Col Roosevelt and others who are talking
right out in meeting.
AS if this were not enough the President says
something which will be nothing less than a red
rag to Congress, and says it in the bluntest of
blunt ways
"The investigations drew indispensable officials
OF the War Department constantly away from their
work and officers from their commands, and
tributed a great deal such delay and confusion
had inevitably arisen"
This is just as extreme in its way Senator
Penroses characterization OF Col House
Texas lobbyist" and believe there will be
unanimous agreement to the effect that it is the
weakest, most petulant and most ll-considcred
tencc that the President has written since he
tered the White House.
The statement under other conditions might
the political destruction OF Senator Chamber
ain but today it is likely to harden his supporters
and the Republicans in the belief that they are
right, and it is certain to draw the issue squarey
between those who support Secretary OF War
Baker and those who do not. 1t was certainly
good politics not to force this issue at present
The President has spoken, and he speaks not
in the spirit OF conciliation, but OF anger because
Senator Chamberlain, a member OF his party
and chairman OF the Committee Military Al
fairs. had spoken his honest convictions about the
efficiency" OF the War Department and has
iathcred a bill providing for "war cabinet" in
direct opposition the wishes OF the administra-
ton.
It will lose more supporters than it will gain
Tor him. and it that the critics OF the ad-
nlinistration will become more violent than ever
knowing that the only way they can get results
is not by appealing in Washington, but
by increasing political pressure from the country
1t is mistake to stand pat" on the present
personnel and organization 1t is going
to cost everybody concerned dearly.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-22
In Petrograd.

The Duma runs afoul of Lcnine and Trotzky;
and therefore it has to go.
1t is characteristic of all revolutionary history
that representative government is Scrapped until
the destructive energy of mobocracy is spent.
Russia a nation of political illiterates and eco
nomic visionaries, is exception to the rule.
The Bolsheviki won power through the forc
BILE overthrow of moderate Socialist government;
they will hold power strive to hold power, by
exactly the same methods which German mill
tarism uses to enslave Germany. Revolution knows
no other language than force.
The dissolution of the Constituent Assembly
may shock Russia into realization OF its real
helplessness a nation and as people 1t can
not function in the ordinary political and legal
channels. Government considered strictly gov
ernment has ceased entirely within its boundaries.
Despotsm is succeeded by the neo-despotism Of
individual and class, group, will Any Constt
Assembly which is simply compound or
blend of the conflicting class forces is bound to
meet the fate of the present one, for compromise
and adjustment between these forces is impossible
until the decadent energy of the revolution has
spent itself.
The Bolshcviki typiiy the ideal revolutionary
class-the old French mixture of Rousseau ideal
ism and brotherhood OF man" spirit with brute
force, the craving to smash and destroy all the
repressive forces of law and order. They have no
use for the modified form OF pure democracy that
the United States stands for. A system of checks
and balances is not for them. The whole spirit of
legalism is abhorrent to them. They have mes
sage for the world-a really significant message
for world torn and exhausted by war. If it were
not held in the sky by the red torch it would meet
with lar reader acceptance
The Washington herald., 1918-01-22

the hospitals about which the Widow Smith has
read pass before her eyes as if film reel of a
movie. She sees her boys bloody bandages, and
covers her eyes with her trembling hands. Her
boys groans thunder upon her eardrums, and
she would still them by burying her head in her
pillow. He was hers to suckle at her breast, hers
to teach to walk to send to school, to work Tor,
to help live clean, to sacrifice and worry and pray
for, by day and by night, through the years. And
now she is alone. and they will not let her have
him!
Yesterday, there came this:
"H Smith in St. Mary's Hospital, New York
City. Operation for appendicitis satisfactory Home
on months leave, when fit. (Signed) Official"
Say, fellows, heaven forbid that ever again the
widowed mother of a soldier boy come into our
sanctum to show her happiness over her only son!
You simply cannot swing your hat, hurrah Tor
mothers, and write dignifed editorials at one and
the same time; and it works against the proper dis
cpline of the staff to give joyous but fearful evil
dence that you were once the only boy OF mother.
yourself.