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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-11
Power OFF; Trolley Cars Stop

Trolley SERVICE on different routes in
South Philadelphia was completely at
a standSt'll for about fifteen, minutes
w." ",""o'ng ,vhco the power was sud-
Denly shut off. Between and Sis
q clock hundreds of ears crowded with
passengers on their way to work fail
ed to move. Many passengers left the
cars and walked.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-11
Honor Herbert w. Biddle's Memory

Memorial services In honor of quar-
termaster Herbert W. Biddle. L. $. NJ
Capes, were held yesterday at the
Temple Lutheran Church Eulogies py
the pastor. the Rev. A. Pohman, W. y
Wenrich, of the Sunday school class |.
Lieutenant David Hauseman, or tne
u. s. N: Drew Morgan. for the Boy
Scouts, and John Aiker were heard. the
Biddlc family and sailors from the navy
yard We're in the audience.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-11
HUNS CAPTURE AMERICAN BOY
Corporal Hitchcock, II Years Old,
Reported a Prisoner

Westbury. l.. L., March 1i.-corporal
Thomas hitchcock Jr., seventeen-year-
old son or the turfman and polo PLAYER
OF that name. has been captured BY the
Germans somewhere In northern
France" according to wire message
received at the family home here today
confirm the report
far behind tn 'y5&rnan liaes and IL sun.
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-11
TALKS ON JERUSALEM
Lucy Wilson Lectures to Daugh-
ters of Beth Israel

(, ,'I<ucy l.. Wilson. principal of the
80 High School for Girls. was the
II q meeting Of the Daughters
fsrael In the Assembly Rooms
remple at Thirty-second street
1tgomery avenue. Doctor Wilson.
~ travelled extensively In the
ana In Egypt. spoke on "Jeru-
knd the Surrounding Country"
3@frRted her talk with lantern
Xb4 Illustrations portrsyed the
0vsr which the British army
Mo II now passing and the
nochern. its northern objective.
uoIle Cohn. president OF the
U001 = number OF lefterr re-
- -fhs esnRregstiap
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-11
Teuton Airmen Again Bomb Naples

Naples. March 1i.--Naplcs was at
tackled by Teuton aviators carly thls
morning. About twenty bombs were
dropped in Il residential quarter. The
victims included seven occupants OF
IusD,tnl
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-11
THREE BOYS DIE WHEN
WIND TOPPLES WALL
Another Seriously Hurt, and
Wreckage Fills Streets as
Storm Subsidies

There was = ii.dcsrec drop in tenn.
perature in twonty.four hours. The
thermometer registered 60 degrees at
o'clock yesterday morning and at
the same hour today il was down to
~. The worst of the cold spell is over,
according TO the Weather Bureau,
which predicts warmer weather.
The Hartford republican., 1918-12-20
A KID IN COURT.

The youngest oldest married man
ever arranged before the Ohio coun-
ty court was before Judge Cook, a
few days ago, on a charge of desert
ng his infant children. John Harrel,
of McHenry, married a few days be-
fore he was fifteen years old, and al
though not yet twenty one, has been
married more than five years. He
still looks the kid. He and his wife
seem to have formed the separating
habit, and after a recent separation
she had a warrant issued charging
him with failing to provide for their
two infant children. Harrel waived
examining trial and was held under
bond to answer at the next term of
circuit court.
The Hartford republican., 1918-12-20
MOVES TO OHIO COUNTY.

Ex-Sheriff, Ed F. Evan and son
Bertram and two children moved
Monday, to a farm in Ohio County
near Hartford, which Mr.. EVAN re-
Gently bought. Before leaving Mr.
EVAN expressed his regrets at hav-
ing to leave Hancock county and said
that he had tried to find farm in
the county that would suit him, for
sale at price that he could afford to
pay, but that he had not been able.
There is probably no better known
or more highly respected man in Han
cock county than Ed Evan. He serv-
ed the people of this county as De-
putty sheriff for eight years and for
the past four years served as sheriff.
During his long tenure of office he
managed the affairs of his Office in
such a way that he made many
friends and few enemies.-Hancock
Clarion.
Mr.. Evan bought Mr.. Tom Dukes
farm, near Sunnydale.
The Hartford republican., 1918-12-20
THE DOCTORS COMBINE"

On another page of this paper the
reader will find the doctors defense
of the Combine" written by DR..
Oscar Allen, of Cromwell. The Doc
tor indeed undertakes a defense of
the physicians just right to collect
his accounts right we in no way
attacked-but does not attempt an
pology for the principle of the Com
bine," the object of our denunciation.
Having some notion of the meaning g
of words we brought this un-
equivocal indictment: Combinations
to force individuals to a given action,
whether it is undertaken by captains
of industry or neighborhood regula-
ple." There can be nothing am
biguous about. that statement, but in
order to avoid possible misunder-
standing of our purpose we said,
with the doctor, as with others CIV
ing service, the laborer is worthy of
his hire, and we have no argument
to offer against the justice of such
payment. He has a right to warn his
patient that his labor must be paid
for under penalty of withdrawal of
his services" With this plain state
ment before him DR.. Allen was forced
to strain his logic to read in what we
said defense or an apology for men
who refuse to pay their doctor bills.
The principle of business combina-
tions for the purpose of raising prices
is odious to public sentiment, and has
been prohibited by legislation by the
federal congress, as well as by the
legislatures of most of the states.
lowing to the scarcity of doctors they
will make an increased charge for
night calls" There we have it in
unblushing terms-an agreement to
increase prices with the frank state
ment that it was done because the
doctors are scarce. The combine was
entered into before the war closed.
The length of the harvest ahead
might be a long one. But now the
war is over and the doctors VIII soon
be home again. And they will come
with increased prestige. Few of
them. we take it, will join the Com
bine"-we assume as much because
pub bile sentiment in regard to the mat
ter has been freely expressed.
We note the Doctor says "The real
scientific doctor who is at the same
time good business man, is the ex-
ception. rather than the rule" The
Doctor thus states great, unvarying
law of the human mind, and appar-
The Hartford republican., 1918-12-20

I emily without grasping its signifi-
cance. The mind that is scientifical-
ly great can not be mercenary. To
such a mind money-getting is mean
necessity. The man devoted to his
science, whom nature endowed with
ranscedant genius may, by the very
excellence of his labor, become the
favorite rather than the builder of a
fortune, but the humber genius,
though no less earnest in his effort to
become a benefactor of his fellow
men, is by the very earnestness and
singleness of purpose a poor finan-
cier. II is the rule rather than the
exception in the practice of medicine
that the better the doctor the poor
er the financier. The reason is not
far to seek. His thought, energy,
time, pride-indeed his very soul is
dedicated to the single purpose of
achieving what really great minds
hunger for-excellence in his pro-
fession. The purely mercenary mind
should not enter upon any of the
liberal professions. It's place is on
the stock exchange. We have the
highest respect for the medical pro-
fession, and we are now defending it
against its attack upon itself. We
were once in a doctors Office when
he received call (from a poor fami-
ly) some miles away, to see a child
that was struggling with a foreign
substance in its throat. The doc
tor called back "How are you fixed
for paying" ! said to him "You
ought to have been with the Money
Changers who were whipped out of
the temple" No, Doctor, we have
no defense for those who will not pay
their doctors bills, but we do pro-
test against sixteen members of your
profession reducing it to the level of
a trade.
Doctor, we want to assure you that
the men who have condemned our
course are not Hit dogs" 1t would
not be a justice to them perhaps to
publish their names, but if you will
call on us in person. we will give you
large number of them. A young
farmer in your own community came
into our Office since we received your
letter-and he never wanted for a
dollar in his life, and is perhaps a
patron of yours-and paying his sub
scription remarked,"I will pay up for
another year. If you send the paper
blank for the remainder of the year
your roast of the doctors combine
was worth the price of years sub
scription."
The Hartford republican., 1918-12-20
EVERETT TAYLOR DEAD.

Mr.. Everett p. Taylor died sudden
ly. Sunday morning, at West Frank
fort. Ill. After eating breakfast Mr.
Taylor started to his store and died
suddenly while on the way, death re-
sulting from heart failure. His re-
mains were brought to Beaver Dam
for burial, Tuesday. The burial was
conducted by the masons, of which
Mr.. Taylor was an honored men,
ber Mr., Taylor was for many
years a druggist, and later post
master, at Beaver Dam. About
three years ago he went into
the drug business at Nortonville, and
later engaged in the same business
at West Frankfort, Ill. Everett was
one of the best of Ohio county's citi-
zens, and a host of friends will join
the Republican in sincere expressions
of coincidence to- his wife and chill
dren.
The Hartford republican., 1918-12-20
DOES OFFICIAL DUTY.

Esquire w. S. Dean, of Dundee, is
the first Ohio county official to i'm
pose fine on an automobile driver
for speeding. A young man, Mr..
Murphy we understand, drove his
machine through Dundee at a racing
speed, and the Squire had him arrest
ed and brought before the court for
trial. and imposed a fine for $25 and
the borderings. This offense has
been committed with great frequency
in every section of the county, but
other officials have been derelect of
duty in not bringing the offenders to
justice. Human life is too sacred to
allow reckless drivers of automobiles
to endanger 1t with impunity, and
now that Squire Dean has shown the
way we hope our other officials will
join In the crusade and break up the
dangerous practice. The public will
commend Squire Dean for breaking
the official ice.
The Hartford republican., 1918-12-20
HENRY PIRTLE INJURED.

Mr.. Henry Pirtle came very near
losing his life Monday afternoon,
when tractor he was driving turned
over and all but crushed his life out.
Mr.. Pirtle attached his tractor to a
threshing machine preparatory to
moving the machine for the purpose
of threshing peas. on Prof. Henry
Leach's farm. In hitching the chain,
attaching the tractor to the machine,
he hooked the chain over instead of
under the axle of the tractor, and ap-
plying his power the tractor reared
and fell backward, catching Mr.. Pirtle
under it. badly crushing the upper
parts of his body and head. One arm
was broken, his shoulder bone was
fractured and he received a severe
and painful cut ON his head. Henry
Leach and Virgil Elgin were present
and lifted the heavy machine off the
injured man. Physicians adjusted
the broken bones, and Mr.. Pirtle will
soon recover from his injuries.
The Hartford republican., 1918-12-20
RECENT WARRANTS.

The evil doers, like the poor, we
have always with us. Among those
charged with evil doing recent we
note the following:
Il. b. Harrel, of McHenry, has
sworn out a warrant for the arrest
of Charlie House, alleging that House
purloined s51 dollars from his trunk.
and skiddoed.
Denver Coots, of Sunnydale, is
wanted by the county officials on a
charge of housebreaking. 1t is
charged that he broke into George
Hickey's store, at Dukehurst, and
carried away quantity of goods.
Coots is reported to have left his
community Saturday night and has
not since been seen.
The Hartford republican., 1918-12-20
EX-OFFICIAL DIES.

Mr.. Sam Leach died, at his home
south of Beaver Dam. Saturday, and
was buried in the family burying
ground Sunday. Mr.. Leach died of
pneumonia following an attack of in
iuenza. He was sick about ten days,
Sam Leach was one of the best. as
well as one of the best known, citi-
Gems of the county. He was at one
time Assessor of the county, and later
served as justice of the peace. He
was man of wide information and
public spirit, and always took an ac-
tive interest in the welfare of his
community and county. The Repub-
lican extends sincere coincidence to
his bereaved family.
The Hartford republican., 1918-12-20

made in your paper, a clipping OF
which was inclosed in a letter from
my wife this morning. In this con-
nection I will state that the BLACK
Devils" have produced and delivered
everything that was expected of them.
There have been some very trying
times, especially while crossing when
we had a submarine attack, about ten
o'clock one morning, while passing
through the Irish sea, just day be-
fore landing, and of all feelings, that
one is not the best; especially when
It Is not known just how badly the
ship Is damaged. But they stood
the test. ! knew from that minute
that any "Boche" who faced them
would be good one" (only dead
ones) and II am not very much mis-
taken there are several good ones"
registered in some book, not in this
world, due to the efforts of the
BLACK Devils" II might be of in
terest to you to know that my bat
tallion was named THE Battalion
From He'll" 1t was. and we gave
them a hell of time. We did our
best, and / am happy to say we shall
all return, with the exception of few
who have made the supreme sacrifice,
that liberty might live.
1T is finished; we'll done thou good
and faithful servant" are the words
/ can imagine l hear from the God
dess of Liberty as we approach the
native shores again. II was grand
finish. We are happy; we feel proud
of the wonderful achievement of the
folks back home. We knew that we
could do II; the folks back home were
our hackers. Now since we suffered
and bled, no mercy-nOt one dot to be
taken from the terms of the armis-
tice. II is the Huns own bitter dose.
Make him take il.
Now on behalf of the BLACK De-
wills" thank you very kindly for your
little mention. They appreciate it.
Wishing you and all of my friends
a merry Christmas and happy New
Year.
/ am very truly yours, Sincerely,
JOHN l.. LALLENGER,
Major S14. Bat.
The Hartford republican., 1918-12-20
HEARD THE LAST GUN.

Young man who saw the end of the
great conflict writes interesting let
ter to his parents.
Somewhere Near Germany.
November Ia, 1918.
Mr.. Lee Mason,
Centertown, Ky.
Dear Father:-Just a line to dear
old Dad to let you know that / am
still living. and heard the fatal shot
that brough peace to this old world
once more. am proud to say l saw
the final end, and that l am still liv-
ing, and helping the American Ex-
peditionary forces to rejoice over our
great victory
This is great time in France now.
Wish you were over here to help us
rejoice. l know you are some happy
people in the states, but just think of
us over here. Don't you think we
are the ones to be happy?
am only waiting until | can hear
that big snip call us aboard for the
grand old United States. And it is
then | shall be happier than ever. |
think by the time we sail ! shall
have seen as much of this country as
ever care to see. | shall then be
ready to stay at home the rest of my
days with Papa and Mamma. But if
il is ever to be done again don't think
shall not be ready to come back. l
am just like | was before came. ]
wanted to come, and | told you all
the time did, but l really don't think
you believed IL. o.
Your Only son in France,
STILLIE.
The Hartford republican., 1918-12-20
CHARGED WITH BUTTING.

Agnes Brookins, colored, of Hayti,
must answer to the commonwealth on
the unusual charge of butting. Bas
Lawrence's wife alleges that Agnes
assaulted her by butting her, in billy
goat fashion. The county attorney
will carefully scan the statutes to see
If the law has provided any special
'enalty for butting, but il it developes
there is no special statute covering
the case Agnes will be prosecuted for
Just plain breach of the peace.
The Hartford republican., 1918-12-20
ADJUDGED INSANE.

An inquest was held in county
court Tuesday, to inquire into the
sanity of Pete Norman, of Cromwell.
and after hearing the evidence Of
witnesses, the jury adjudged Norman
of unsound mind and he will be sent
TO Hopkinsyille Asylum. Norman
was sent to the Asylum last spring
but after a few weeks CONTINENT,
his condition appeared improved. and
he was returned to his home. Re-
Gently he became violently insane
again, and 1t was thought 1t unsafe
to keep him at homes ne is a single
man and lived with his brother-in-
law. Norman was a member OF the
Kentucky state Guard, and was with
the Ohio County Company on the
Mexican border, two years ago.
The Hartford republican., 1918-12-20
THE SEASONS SALES
OWENSBORO MARKET

The tobacco sales on the OWENS
boro loose leaf market, to the close
of last week, since the season opened
2, at the. various houses
we're:
West Ninth-Street House.
1,393,605 pounds, average $16.03.
Lancaster House.
93S,605 pounds average $15.05
Daviess County House.
579,s5O pounds, average $14.97
Equity House.
295,390 pounds, average $15.46.
Field Bros.
116,540 pounds, average $15.22
Electric House.
66,255 pounds, average $14.61
Total Sale For The Season.
3,3S6,245 pounds, average $15.43
The Hartford republican., 1918-12-20
OUR HONOR ROLL.

The names below are those of our
soldier boys who were killed or died
of wounds in France, and are the
names that will be inscribed on the
monument to be erected here. We
made a diligent effort to make this
roll complete but are not sure we
have done so. If there are any other
martyrs to their country, whose
names we did not get, friends or
relatives will please be good enough
to report them. We want the names
of those who were killed or died
of wounds received in battle.
Arthur B. Laws.
Robert Davis.
Sergt. Eddie Lee.
Cecil Draper.
Lee Kieth.
Oscar Durall.
John Crow.
Chester Reed.
Sergt. Chas. c. Main.
Malin A. Benton.
Cyrus Williams.
Dudley Evans.
Douglas Taylor.
Clarence Gabbert.
The Hartford republican., 1918-12-20
NEW BANK FIXTURES.

The Bank of Hartford has bought,
and will install by the first of the
year, complete new fixtures. The
new bank fixtures will be the most
costly and attractive of its kind to
be found in a small town bank in
Kentucky. The base is finely polish
ed marble, and the wire casing above
is modern design of very attrac-
tive character. But with all the
added dignity of the Banks appear
ance, "Mut" Hunter will still wear
that oldtime farm boy smile while
waiting on the customers Of the "Old
Reliable"
The Hartford republican., 1918-12-20

of not more than 500 and impris-
onment of not more than thirty days
for any dog owner who does not COM
ply with the law, and also provides
a penalty of from five to twenty five
dollars fine for the sheriff or his
deputy who does not impound any
dog found without tag. Dog own
ers should take warning and provide
their dogs with tags before the first
day of January.
The Hartford republican., 1918-12-20
MAJ. LALLENGER WRITES
LETTER FROM FRANCE

Somewhere in France, Nov. "a.
Editors Republican,
Hartford, Ky.
Gentlemen is no greater
experience than letter from home
none greater than news of the loved
ones left behind. That happy ex-
perience was my lot this morning, in
the far away land where our boys
have so bravely fought, defended and
attained the one and only object
that of putting the dastardly Hun
where he can in no way ever again be
a hindrance to civilization and liber-
~.
am penning you these few lines
thanking you for the kind remarks
The Hartford republican., 1918-12-20
DOG DAYS OVER.

With the new dog tag law going
into effect January /, and less than a
hundred tags sold, II looks like the
dog days were about over. The law
makes it the duty of the sheriff to
impound all dogs found without tags
after the first of the year, and allows
him fee OF three dollars for his
trouble.
The law provides penalty OF a fine
The Hartford republican., 1918-12-20
FIDDLE SPREADS FLU.

Mr.. Billie Boyd, a Centertowu &
chant, is an excellent fiddler. an1
exercise of the art always brinn
crowd of willing listeners. "A
nights ago while playing in his ~
a goodly number OF citizens gath1|
in to enjoy the music. Among
number was a young man with
flu. Twenty Of the persons pre-
now have the disease, and five q
Of pneumonia have developed.
incident should serve as a We
to the public to avoid congren
The Hartford republican., 1918-12-20
FOR SALE.

Lot and two story brick storehouse,
good condition and most desirable To-
cation. Address Box S21, Hartford,
or apply at this office. 21tf.
The Hartford republican., 1918-12-20
THE Rush TO MARKET
CUTS TOBACCO PRICES
Markets Thronged And All
Grades Suffer In
Slump.

Owensboro. KY, Dec. 17.-Sales Of
1,I1O.OOO pounds of Pryor tobacco
for S175,OOO were reported by the
managers of the Owensboro loose
leaf houses to-day.
The general average of $3.50 per
hundred pounds is from 81 to SO
under the prices paid for the weed
last week.
The market continues flooded,
there being so much tobacco in Ow-
ensboro that local buyers are find
ing trouble taking care of 1t.
The bidding was spiritless to-day,
only three or four Of the big buyers
being much in evidence.
The Hartford republican., 1918-12-20
Bowling Brecn.

Bowling Green, KY, Dec. 1.-THE
three loose leaf warehouses to-day
sold 400, 900 pounds of tobacco at the
following prices: Leaf. $12 to $24;
lugs. $40 to $23; trash. 50 to SIS.
Tobacco is coming in fast, and
there will be sales daily.
There will not be any hurley sales
until after January 10.
The Hartford republican., 1918-12-20
MadiiSonyille.

Madisonville, Ky, Dec. 1.-THE
top price for tobacco on the Burch-
field floor to-day was s27.50. while
$3.50 was the highest price reached
at Wakes floor, the offerings being
not quite so good Monday.
More than 200. 900 pounds were Of
fered. and the floors had to close
their doors this morning, many
wagons being unable to unload un-
til tonight.
The average to-day was about SIS.
The Hartford republican., 1918-12-20
Hopkinsville.

Hopkinsville, KY, Dee. 1.-THE
loose tobacco floors are so crowded,
both with weed, growers and buy
ers that nothing like complete sales
can be had. To-day only five Of the
eight houses were yisited.
Tomorrow. in order to relieve the
situation. sales will start at \ o'clock
and continue until dark.
About 100000 pounds were sold
to-day All were of lower types
Prices ranged from 50 to S2G
The Hartford republican., 1918-12-20
Glasgow.

Glasgow. Ky. Dec. 1.-THE Glas-
gov market opened again today after
postponment of a week owing to
unsatisfactory prices offered. No
hurley was sold. The dark brought
an average of about $3.50.
A committee of ten farmers Is
watching the sales with a view of
making some recommendations to
farmers to procure better prices.