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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-04
"MELTING POT" DRIVE
OPENS FOR "SMOKES"
Rich and Poor Alike Eagerly
Give Jewelry That Sammees
May Have Tobacco

''rhe Melting-Pot" caimaign opened
with rush today. when society rub
bed elbows with the workman and his
children in order to contribute their
very all that the American soldier and
his Allied fighters in the front-line
trenches might get their "fags" regu-
larly.
All came for the same purpose Some
brought little articles of discarded jew
clry. others brought cuff links hat pins
and silver thimbles. while still others
took their rings from their fingers ana
cast them into the huge copper melting
pots which have been distributed
throughout the city.
Long before tn emeitinG-pot campaign
headquarters opened, in the offices Of
the overseas committee Of the Emergency
Aid. 1928 Walnut street. quite a group
Of persons lined the door. The first one
to gain admittance was Mrs. Pere Will
mer. 3l0S West Coulter street without
asking any questions she walked NJ to
the pot and cast into 1t three heavily
silvered forks,
These we're taken from my table. and
| only hope they will he useful to give
some loyal soldier much-needed
smoke" she remarked. 81 made up my
mind that would be the first one to
start this campaign along and hope that
I have succeeded"
Mrs. Stanley F'laGg, NillanoNa, had
the honor Of being the first one to start
the pot in the caldwell store going,
shortly after 10 o'clock she placed some
antique jewelry in II, closely followed
by little girl. no more than thirteen
years of age. The young girl. CARRIED
in working clothes, took three thimbles
and an odd piece of jewelry from her
handbag and cast them into the pot.
The campaign, started today. will last
until March 2s when all the jewelry col
lec;ed will he taken to the mint ano
coined into United states currency. This
will be used to purchase smokes foi
the fighters in France.
Mrs. William G. Warden. chairman
/ of the tobacco fund committee of the
/ Overseas Emergency Aid. characterized
the opening of tile campaign as Aus
picious."
philadelphia have never yet failed
20 lend II helping hand" Mrs. Warder
said. "and 7 do not doubt but that ou
ambition of raising several Thousand
dollarS for the benefit of this tobacco
fund will be realized.
II am proud to be working with sucl
a grateful people, and with such re
sponses, as is evidenced today, I ca,
readily see that every American boy ant
French lad will receive at least one pacl
of cigarettes"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-04
NO FREEDOM FOR VARIED
ALIENS AT GLOUCESTER
New Arrivals at Immigrant Station
More Restricted Than lntcrncd
Germans-Many Dangerous

The 80 miscellaneous aliens newly
arrived at the United States Immigration
Station, Gloucester city, " J.. will not
be accorded the same liberty enjoyed by
tust-departed 200 German prisoners of
war and interned enemy aliens, officials
said today.
The reason for the change IN policy. It
was said, lies in the fact that among the
new arrivals are many classed AS dan
Rerous criminals. The l20 men and
thirty women and children mostly
Greeks. Italians and Germans. arrived at
Gloucester from Ellis Island Saturday
night. All OF them are to bc deported
as soon as war conditions allow. Some
of them immigrated to this country since
the declaration of war and others were
arrested in various parts Of the country.
Because Of the presence of fclonS among
the new inhabitants of the detention
station. they will not bc allowed to eNer-
else on the lawn aud wharf. as wero the
interned Germans. but will he kept under
lock and key with the privilege of eXcr-
clsiug in the roof garden.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-04
NEW JERUSALEM CHURCH
GETS LEGACY OF $4,000
William Burnham Bequeaths Portion
of $230,000 Estate to First
Congregation

The will of William Buruhan. i3ul
'SnrtlCc street leaves $4,000 to the
First church of the New Jerusalem
CSwcdenborgiau), this city. The most
OF the estgte left by MIR. Burnham. who
was a former chairman of the hoard or
directors of the standard steel Works
and Il director Of the Baldwin Loco
motive Works, goes to relatives. The
personally is valued at over 100000
and the realty at 100000.
other Wills probated today included
those of MF jor charles :. Turnbull. 1888
Chestnut street, which in private he
quests disposes of property valued a.
$4,000; Dorothca e. Norris, who died
ut the Aldine s5l,35O; Ida Burtis,
colonial Apartments. $1,000; Archibald
Cook T2S North Thirteenth street, $4,000,
and Gottlicb Kull, 2Ol3 North Fifth
street. S3l5n.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-04
RIVERS AND HARBORS
BILL UNDER HOT FIRE
Wisconsin Congressman Says
Sl9,227.900 Measure "Reeks
With Extravaganza"
wNSuINGTON. March 1.


\ .uarp attack ON the rivers and
harburs appropriation hill was subu4tted
to tho House this afternoon in a min.
GRITTY report written by Representative
Frear. OF Wisconsin lie took issue wlth
tho majority report Of the Rivers and
Harhors Committee that the appropri-
ations had hceu "Cut to tho home" de-
Clarlng that tho Si9.@21.9ou measure
"recks with cAtravagaucc.
F'rcar found no fault with tho siNty-
five harhor and deep water way oppro-
priations Ills criticism was lcrolcd
principally AZ proposed Improvements
to rivers
NO river. canal or inland waterway
carries Commcrch justifyiug many cN-
travagant expenditures carried in tho
bill" he said. For illustration, tho bill
appropriated SJ,OOO,Oo0 fur tn" ohio.
$500. 900 for the Missouri, 100000 Tor
the Allegheny. $500, 900 for the Beaufort
Canal, $343.0OO Tor the TCnueSSC" ana
sg,4I2.0OO for the Mississippi. at "A tim"
when the Government is strainiug every
nerve to raise money by direct taxation
for war purpuses.
Frcar pointed out that twenty times
as much money was appropriated for
rivers carrying i.0O0,000 tons Of COM
merce. hauled an average of thirty-cight
miles, rs for dccp-wator projects over
which I0,o0O.o0O tons are iloatcd 500
miles
what possible defense can 10 offered
for such expenditures in wartimcS, or
any other tines lie asked
Frcar took up the various river prof.
ccts in detail and showed that while
the Government has spent hundreds ot
millions Of dollars improving tho great
rivers commerce upon them has dropped
off from so IA 95 per cent lie insisted
that theoretical army engineers whose
advice was taken by the committee
are not competent to judge the value Of
the projects undertaken.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-04
U. 5. ORDNANCE BASE
BUILDING in FRANCE
Huge Plant Costing $780,
100000 Will Include Great
Repair Shops
wASEItNGToN. March 4

An ordnance. base costing approNl-
matcly S25.O00,o00 Is under construction
in France and Is well under way, the
War Department announced today,
II will include about twenty large
storehouses twelve shop buildings. 100
smaller shops and magazines and ma
chine and tool equipment costing about
$4,000 900
Approximately $50 officers and l6 900
men will be required for the maintenance
of tho base. Eight thousand of these
mon had been enlisted by January |.
More than 500 guns may bc refined
each month at this base. Besides this
gun-rcpair plant. the base will include
a large carriage repair and mothr-r"-
hicle repair plant. capable of ovcrhauling
more than 1900 vehicles a moath. The
small arms repair plant will have
capacity for repairing about $4,000
small arms and machine guns month
and there will he large shop for the
repair of infantry equipment and II re-
loading plant capable Of reloading about
l0O.C9 artillery cases a day.
In addition to these there will be forgcs,
carpenter, shops and other auxiliary
buildings. Priority orders from the war
industries board have placed much OF
the construction material and equipment
in France. Actual construction Of the
base was begun several weeks ago
Tho British army learned in the war
that much valuable military equipment
which was left on the battlefield ana
along the roads. where II was thrown
after becoming damaged. could he saved.
So the British instituted a plan Of bat
tlcrsld salvage" which has been the
means of saving millions of dollars. They
built repair factories at many places
hack of tho lines, and even went to the
extent Of talvaging badly torn uniforms.
TY,o Americans have adopted this
salvage plan, 50 far as ordnance is con-
cerncd
Through this method it will be posi-
bile to cut down to II very great extent
the shipment of ordnance to replace that
damaged in any way, thus saving Valu-
/ al,I. tonnage i'm shining.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-04
T. r., FEELING BULLY"
LEAVES N. Y. HOSPITAL
Colonel May Be Permanently Deaf in
One Ear as Result of Recent
Operation

NEW YORK. March i-Smiling
broadly and declaring in vigorous tones
that he felt bully" Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt this afternoon left the Roose-
welt Hospital. where he has been for
several weeks, and went 70 the Hotel
Langdor, After resting at the hotel for
few days the forms' President viii
return to his home at oyster Bay.
Colonel Roosevelt declined to make
any statement 70 interviewers Ills
physicians had nothing to add to their
statement Of last night that the Colonel
may he permanently deaf In his left
ear as a result Of his illness
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-04
"FINE.MINUTE WOMAN" HERE
She and Her Sisters Will Explain
Patriotic Topics

Tho "nVc-miuutc woman began her
career today. The uprOOt'iC of scditiun
and repantinE Of patriotism is her work
and she's right on schedule time with
her spiel Hasn't she been rehearsing
it, watch In hand. for the last ten weeks
Mt the College club, not to mention
trying It" on the home circle? She
knows II now SO thoroughly that not
even q mouse or Teuton army Of mice,
turned loose on the stage, can nustcr
her.
She made her debut this afternoon at
Wanamakers, and she, or several of her
will tell you all you ought to know
about food conservation. Liberty Bonds
and other kindred topics in space of
time not exceeding five minutes. Among
the orators listed are Mrs. owen Phn.
lips, Miss Elizabeth Eirkbrdc, Miss
ley.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-04
4 DEAD, 7 HURT,
IN DAYS ACCIDENTS
Rabv Dies in Auto Crash.
Motors and Trolleys Injure
Several Others

Three dead and seven moro or less
seriously injured in highway accidents is
the record for Philadelphia aud vicinity
for the last tVenty-four hours. Another
death resulted from an accident IN an
industrial plant.
while driving her car near Middle
town. Del. Mrs. William L. Tyrcns. 20oi
Mutter street, tried to avoid collision
with another automobile, and as result
drove into the abutmcnt of the Cattail
pridpe, The car was overturned and
Mrs. Tyrcns's fourteen-month-old son,
william T., Jr, was instantly killed
tyrens, who had the child in his lap
vas mined under the car and seriously
injured, .and u thrce-year-old daughter
m the seat beside him was slightly hurt.
N,s Alice Woods. thirty-eight years
o,d died in the Presbyterian iiospital
esrly today as the result of injuries sur
fored when she was struck ny II uolleF
car at Forty-eighth street ana Lancaster
avenue. Her daughter, Mice Erlcksoh'
fourteen years old, is suHerlns IRON
s.rlous injuries received at tn" same
her head striking the curb. Her daush-
,or was caught by the fender ana
s.orco5 for nearly 200 feet before the
car could be stopped ,.
Six-year-old John Smith, W., OF Sou'"
Media died in the Media liospitai 70
dav MS n result of injuries received ny
bejnC run down by an automobile driNeh
. bv Mrs. Maurice B. Saul, or Moyiah'
wife of Maurice B. saul couhSel i"r
John w. Converse in the divorce
proceedings brought by the latters wlie'
The accident occurred Saturday eve
ming. Mrs Saul. accompanied ny one
Of her little children, promptly p'rNeu
IN the child and rushed it To the nos
pitaI The case has been reported 10
Coroner charles +. prcweS, in l'arhE'
but II is not believed that Mrs. saul
will be prosecuted. because witnesses
said Mrs Saul was driving the car az
a moderate speed and the cnllu ran III
front Of the machine.
s Frances and Elizabeth Brod. sisters
i eighteen and twenty years old, respec-
lively. 2939 East NenangO street. were
injured when the automobile in which
they were riding last night with Law
renee kUwnacki. 23T2 orthodox street
and Joseph Barriusii, 26l2 Minor street
collided with a car driven by Nllliah
Hazard, of Trenton. y. j. They were
taken to Frankford Hospital llazaro
surrendered to the police.
Howard Aaronson. five years old. lloO
Barring street, and Melvin Birchall' three
years old Kaighn and Mount Ephrain
avenues, Camden, were struck by cars
in that city and suffered serious in
juries The left leg of the older boy
was broken while the younger was IN
iured about the body. Young Birchal
was struck by jitncy belonging to
Martin CampolO, 1916 South Tentr
street. and Aaronson by car belonging
to George Rich, 127 North Twenty
seventh street. Camden.
Michael Analiu. thirty-ninc years old
Of 1882 carp street, was hurt so badly
he died when he was caught and crushed
in coal conveyOr at the United Gas
Improvement CompRny's plant at Thirty
second street and Passyunk avenue.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-04
DOGS TO FIGHT KAISER
Patriotic Animals May Be Enlisted.
No Dachshunds Need Apply

Dogs are being enlisted in the fight
against the Kaiser. The Society for
the Prevention Of cruelty to Animals has
worked out a plan to Use them as dis
patch carriers, sentinels. conveys to
small vehicles, ammunition guards and
destroyers of camp rodents
The dogs first undergo AN cNamina-
tion and then are sent TO Ccnters for
instruction. preparation and training for
their new war duties The Blue Cross
has founded kennels at army bases and
the front. Phladephians with patriotic
dogs desiring to enlist should inform
Mrs. Elphinstonc Maitland 55 East
Ninety-third street. New York city. the
American representative of the work
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-04

Puzzling problems in soldiers and sail
ors' insurance will be solved for families
of fighters at the home service station
of the Southeastern Pennsylvania
cnapter of the American Red Cross,
1907 Walnut street. tomorrow afternoon.
IL was announced today. From 2:30 to
$50 p. IN. an expert in the provisions
of the Federal act providing insurance
alIotmcnts. allowances and compensation
will be in the office to answer ques-
tionS.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-04
Memorial for John S. burns

4 memorial tablet to the late John 3.
Burns, for forty years a member and
mems leader at the lcbenezer Methodist
Church, was unveiled at the church,
Fifty-seCond and Parrish streets. yester-
day. The services were conducted by
the Rev. DR.. Frank Il. Lynch. pastor.
assisted by the Rev Henry FARMLAND,
the Rev. Robert l.. johnson and the Rev
Or. George w, Babcock. former pastors.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-04
JACk.O.ALL TRADES
AND EXPERTS WANTED
General Pershing Calls for Me-
chanics, Typists, Cooks and
Wireless Men

NEW YORK. March 4.--General FER
shing wants men with special technical
knowledge He has put in a request for
hundreds Of men. trained to do a great
number of things most urgently in need
of being done, and the office of the
adjutant general has undertaken to sup
ply the men asked for.
AS part OF the contract il has assumed
the adjutaut generals office vans 500
general engine and special automobile
mechanics or repair men. 13s gunsmiths,
typewr!ting machine makers or re-
pairers. 100 stenogruphers, 700 cooks
and los wireless constructors.
II Is expected that New York city
alone will supply onc-half of these par
ocular quotas. The call for volunteers
has been sent broadcast through the
country.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-04
FLAMES DESTROY CREAMERY
Fire at Douglassviile, Berks County
Causes $4,000 Loss

READING, Pa. March i--Fire of un-
known origin destroyed the creamery of
Harry S'hurr. situated along the Fem
sylvania Railroad at the Douglassrille
station. early this morning.
The loss is estimated at approximately
$4,000
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-04
City Hall Appointments

>, City appointments today include
henry II, Loeb, 1913 Winghocking
street clerk. Bureau. of Water, salary
slooo: and Harry Wolford. PSI South
rrweltth street, boilermaller, Bureau of
water, si7j a day.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-04

( Single-breasted and double breasted Over
coats; plain backs and belters; full lined or
only skeleton lined-Suits of worsted of
cheviot, Of cashmere; blues, grays, browns
greenish mixtures and novelty patterns
some of them, the renainders of our most
popular sellers this season, now at the
The Washington times., 1918-11-02
REDGROSSAANS
SCHOOL At MEADE

cAAfP NEAEs. Nd.. NoT. %. "A
Red Cross training school for the en-
tire country. win be opened here a.
soon as buildings can be erected.
Major Lewis W. Ripley, field direetof.
Is in charge OF the enterprise. Arehi-
teets. who have been so successful IN
designing of pretty ssnd ssrvieeehls
Red Cross, buildings; have drawn the
plans. The school vilI'be an adjunct
of the .ratioual iheadquArtersl in
Washington.
= The organization expects to have q
big hand In the welfare activities OF
the reeonstructioH period IN the war
zone and IN countries that Rave been
80 harassed by war. The. scope %
the work therefore will be broad
ened BY peace. and after the war the
demand for traiaed leadership wa be
greater than ever.
The opening Of the school iss sx-
pected to be an event of great I'M
portauce and may be marked by q
ceremony with prominent men In at
tendance. It was decided to have the
school here rather than. In Washing
ton because Nth camp work here a
model candidates could more rsad-.
Ily grasp this feature Of the work ;
s The building viii be in the center
Of the camp, where are located the
gpostoffice, ''Y". auditorium, theater,
Knights OF Columbus, and Jewish
main buildings.
The Washington times., 1918-11-02
RELY ON president,
SAYSD. C. VETERAN

American soldiers in France are
back of President Wilson in any
move he makes. according to Irwin
Jacobs, twenty years old. a former
employe of The Times. who lived At
IT2T North Capitol street. with Ms
mother, Mrs. Carrie c. Hutchinson
Jacobs is a veteran OF the oattle
of St Aiihiel He wrote letter to
his mother on October 10. shortly
after returning from the battle front
and while the American soldiers
were discussing peace news from
America
In his letter, he says:
sAll of the boys around me are
Specializing on what Wilson is going
to do with regard to a general peace
or armistice. We have just received
news of peace moves being made
by the enemy. When we were fight
ing at st. Mihiel our battle cry hap
pened 10 be one of General Pershing .
sayings, Heaven, He'll. or HoboAep
by Christmas and we all want TO
be home by that time or as soon
as Uncle Sam can ship US back.
Swe boys over here are depending
upon President Wilson. II he says
continue, continue We will: ne
says stop. stop we will Whatever
he does, over here we all know that
he is doing II for our benefit and
for you back home, and we have un-
limited confidence in his ability"
The Washington times., 1918-11-02

Copyright, s1o1S, by King Feature
Syndicate, Incl
One OF the funny things about
the storage battery is the fact
that it doesn't store a solitary
thing. The name Is just another
case of the laymani mixing up
cause and effect. The fact Is the
storage battery performs its work
through what the chemist would
call an electro-chemical reaction,
which differs radically from any
process of storing up energy to
be given out later, as the name
seems to imply.
The manufacturers of storage
batteries tell us that the life OF
the average battery is rather less
than twelve months. The reason
for the short life of the unit is
simply that It does not get the
care and attention II ought to
have at the hands of the average
owner. By giving the battery
proper care the owner can easily
extend its life to fifteen months.
and even to eighteen months.
When It is considered that the
average cost OF batteries Is up
around $50, 1t will be understood
that a saving of from three to six
months in the life OF each battery
means a large aggregate saving
in money.
The electric storage battery as
IL is commonly used on the motor
car comprises a battery box, in
side Of which are plates OF a lead
composition, submerged in a solu-
tion of sulphuric- acid and water,
generally known as electrolyte.
This battery liquid has a specific
gravity OF 1.30, when II Is at 20
degrees F. There are two kinds
of plates in the battery, positive
and negative. The plates ARE
made in the form of grids, the
inter-spaces being filled with a
composition of lead. The positive
plates are filled with lead parox-
ide, which Is a peculiar reddish
brown in color. The negative
plates have a filler OF a sort Of
spongy lead. go.
. The plates are separated by
strips Of wood. :, which have. been
treated to resist the. action of the
battery fluid The positive and
negative plates are inclosed in
hard rubber jars which contain
the sulphuric acid solution. The
technical name for these jars is
cells, and a, battery may have
from one to. as many as are need
ed to produce the power required.
In operation the battery pro-
duces current because a chemical
reaction is going on between the
eIectrolyto And the active mate
rial OF the plates. This action is
always going on. even when the
battery is lying idle, which is why
the unit requires attention even
when it is being laid up. As soon
as a demand for current is made
on the battery. the chemical action
The Washington times., 1918-11-02
BACK TO SCHOOL"
DRIVE IS PLANNED

A "azsk to sehoolS drive has been
started by the chIldren's Bureau of
the Department OF Labor IN Washing
ton.
Every effort win be made to keep
all children between twelve and six
teen years at school, That high wages
being offered children between twelve
and sixteen years has lured over 5000
children from their studies, is the sub
stance OF a report OF Investigations
made to the department
Plans have been made for canvass
for the purpose of urging parents to
return. them to school.
The number OF children between the
ages Of twelve and thirteen who were
granted working permits in this city.
is 1,0o5. This is a gain OF 200 per
cent over the number in 1916-1T. The
number of permits granted to child
rem fourteen and fifteen years is 1917,
an increase Of 164 per cent over 1874
IA.
The Washington times., 1918-11-02
HUGE FLOOD DAMAGE,

MONTGOMERY. Ala. Nov. Dam
age to crops and property in Alabama
lowlands BY floods OF the Alabama,
Tombigbee, cOosa, and Warrior. rivers
will reach several millions, according
to reports received here today, Thou
sands OF Bushels OF corn planted in
the lowlands along the Warrior river
have been washed away. In Hale
county seNlry bridge was sweep away
and over SOC, 900 bushels OF corn lust
Heavy Losses in lowland crops and
timber stocks are reported in Hale,
Tuscaloosa and Green counties.
The Washington times., 1918-11-02
DIES AT THROTTLE

cHIcAGo,i Nov. 2.-wIth his hand
stilI grasping the throttle. Charles
Carpenter. veteran engineer ON .
Northwestern passenger train, was
found deadsin the engine cab by the
fireman early today.
. The train shortly before haltedsin in
the station and the passengers. had
aIighted. When, the train failed to
stop 1.-THE customary place affit was
being backed cut OF the sheds, the
fireman investigated