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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-11-28
RANcn AND FARM

RANCH AND FARM
For salc-lrrge and small highly I'M
proved: pest loCrtlsn In state; specials,
40 900, $50 and 200 acres smooth, all
tlllahlc, 100 acres wheat nothing bWter.
J. BoEarth. Okmulgse, Okln.
FOR sALE-A well improved farm "
so acres, one mile from town, price SIS
m acre no trade considered. owner
Box i22, Alex, okla
800 ACRES improved, bA miles Of Rlnger,
okla, 10 acres IN cultivation Of which
20 acres Ia good bottom land. price IS 900.
win sell on good terms or trade for mer.
chnndise, Homer Thomas, Ringer. Okla,
~ ACRrS timber land taclede county
Mo, NOO: so acres In Camden county,
Mo. for 81 500 lncumbr1nce 5000; ~
acres In Crawford county Mo, for 81 .1b0;
want 10 deal one or Rll for Oklahoma
city property, merchandise or Rutomo-
blles. and will give good deal VIII he
Rt,2lb Ice Bldg until Saturday, coms
In and see me- l.. W. Fisher
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-11-28
OIL LAND. LEASES AND STOCK.

WE buy and sell oil leases around drll.
ing wrllu. n Interested. write us rbr IN.
formation. Ryan Il Glyens. IloldCnyillc.
.IIlY
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-11-28
Arkansas


go acres OuaChltl river bottom farm,
aDD acres In cultivation; mile from
Nrkudelph'a, on autOmnhle road. no
overflow: big bargain. f. Regnn. Arka.
'olphIdL Ark.
800 ACRES " land on the Saline river.
s miles northwest OF Dlerks; something
over iO0 acres In cultivation: some fine
bottom lard. between lb00,0'0 and 1900
600 feet OF good timber; fine piece to
raise stock. fine FREQ rnnRe. lots ot good
water; the entire tract Tor il]h0l For
further Information see me or write me
T. T.. Wcsthrook. Dlerks, Ark.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-09
TOWN MEETING PARTY
PLANS FIGHT TO FINISH
Form Permanent Organization
and Appoint Committees to
Continue War on Wares

\ permanent organization of the
Town Meeting party. to carry ON finish
fight against Vare-Smith domination Of
Philadelphia and to bring about munic-
ipal betterment. has been formed.
At n meeting Of representatives of
twenty-seven wards and the executive
committee of the new party held in the
Hotel Walton. plans for the future Of
the independent organization were en-
Enthusiastically discussed and committees
Of organization. rules and registration
appointed.
The proposition Of clean government
throughout the State will be taken ZIP
at later date. II was said, the chief
concern of the conferees being the Phil
adelphia situation. The object Of the
meeting was to form strong organiza-
ton for the spring primary campaign.
The organization committee members
appointed are Charles ). Schofeld.
Twenty-first ward; Xilliam II. Horn.
Twenty-third Ward Frederick :. Drake,
Thirty-fourth Ward q. Douglass Bart
lett, Twenty-seventh Ward, and Carl
Rottman, Forty-siXth Ward.
The committee on rules consists OF
Thomas +. Armstrong. Thirty-eightli
Ward: George j.. Porter. Twenty-second
ward and Claude l.. Roth, Fortiett
Ward.
Chairman George W. Coles was au.
thorized to appoint a committee on
registration. which will be announced
later.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-09
JUDGE ISSUES WRIT
ON FIREMEN'S PLEA
Mayor and Director Must Ex-
plain Failure to Enforce
Two-Platoon Act

Judge Shoemaker has issued "a writ
Of mandamus, returnable January 81.
calling upon Mayor Smith and Public
Safety Director Wilson TO show caus
why they should fail to obaJ the pro-
visions of an act OF the last State
Legislature for a two-platoon system
in the Philadelphia Fire Bureau. This
action was taken following the filing of
a suit filed by State Representative
Isadore Stern in behalf Of the Fire
mems Protective Association.
Representative Stern said the act was
mandatory and that Director Wilson
should have put Il into effsct the first
OF this year He Ia acting for the City
Firemen's Local Union No. 1910.
American Federation of Labor. Under
the law the men are to work in two
shifts of ten and fourteen hours, one
from a. m. TO p. III. and the other
from y. m. to a. IN. Under the
present system the men work twenty
hours. with one day off each week
James NJ. Sinister, president OF the
City Firomen's Protective Association
says there will be greater difficulty in
getting men at this time because of the
increased cost Of the uniforms Until
the first Of the year these could have
been bought for about $40. but the price
has gone up to S1l. Director Wilson
stated some time ago that he had been
unable to put the two-platoon system
into effect because Of the shortage OF
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-09
PIERCE GRADUATES
TO HEAR ROOSEVELT
Former President Will Be
Orator at Commencement
in Academy Tonight

Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, former
President Of the United states, will be
among the speakers at the fifty-second
CT lduation exercises of Peirce School,
which will be held tonight at the Acad-
emy of Music.
The Colonel will discuss the war and
Is expected TO offer suggestions and ex-
press his views on the plans followed by
the Administration up TO the present
time.
1rr. Roosevelt Is expected TO reach
Philadelphia late this afternoon and will
be taken Immediately TO the home of
Mrs. Thomas Robins, 1919 Locust street.
whose guest he will be while in this
city.
The exercises will be opened with a
prayer by Monsignor Drumsoole, of st.
Charles Seminary. Overbrook, after
which Prof. John a. Luman. vice prin-
cipal Of Peirce College, will present the
diplomas.
The ColoneIs address will follow the
presentation of the diplomas and 1t is
mighty probable that he will have some
advice TO give the graduates directly.
The Rev. DR.. George Edward Reed,
former president Of Dickinson College.
who has not missed Peirce graduation
exercises in the last thirty years. will
offer the benediction.
William Draper Lewis. ormer de IN Of
the Law School OF the University OF
Pennsylvania, win preside.
Prominent educators, business men
and representatives Of commercial and
Industrial activities will attend the cxer-
cises.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-09
PICK OF 200 PIGEONS
OFFERED TO NATION
F. S. Groves, Jr., Philadelphia
Broker Tenders Flock for
War Service
NEEDED IN A Walton n
Birds, Properly Trained, Can Be
Used Where Wireless and zsle-
phone Fail

The pick of flock Of homing pigeons
has been offered to the United States
army signal corps for war service by
f. S. Groves, Jr,, a Philadelphia insur-
ance broker.
The offer, which Is good for the bes.
Of the carrier pigeons in his flock of
nearly zoo. was made in response to Il
call from Washington for 1000 trained
birds to augment the radio service of
the American aviGtDrs in France. Pig
cons can do their bit where wireless
falls in the air service.
The volunteer flock is housed at Riv-
erton. ~ j., the home of Mr.. Groves.
who has Offices In the Widener Building.
Several of the birds have good records
for covering ground.
Officers of the aviation section of the
signal corps, under the command of
Captain C. Clothier Jones at the army
air school at Essington, are glad to get
pigeons of the carrier breed, provided
the chief signal officer at Washington
auth prizes the acceptance of the birds.
Trained pigeons are desired, but If the
birds are of the carrier strain. which is
a type of homing pigeon, they can be
trained for war service.
At the Essington air camp-the old
Philadelphia School of Aviation-ofiicers
=
service In Fraace. The birds. novlces
and experts, are undergoing their war
schooling side by side with the human
fiiers. This Is literally true, for in
their military sducation the pigeons are
taken high into the air in the trial trips
of the battle planes and released by the
aviators during the journey, their duty
being to return to the base with mes
sages."
Some OF the pigeons have made ex-
cellent flight records, returning from a
starting point among the clouds above
Washington to heir base at Essngton IL
three and ha. Sr four hours. That Is
an airline trip of about 1876 miles. winged
at rate of between thirty and thirty-tivc
miles an hour. a few have done better
time" than this. coming from points ir
Virginia. below Washington. without
alighting. Some of the birds. not yet
thoroughly trained, stop to roost late in
the afternoon instead of plugging along
but they usually show up the next day
In actual warfare. above the ground
each air squadron has a flock of pigeons
The birds accompany the airmen In theiI
perilous observation and fighting flights
across the enemy lines. serving as means
of communication with the aviator's
base. II the aviator IL shoe down. the
returning bird brings the tidings Of O
mishap overtaking Its master. Use OF
carrier pigeons In the present war has
demonstrated their value In cases where
the telephone and even wirelss teie-
graph cannot be operated to advantage
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-09
WOODRUFF QUITS
DRAFT BOARD NO. 6
Chairman of Local Body I'm
dergoes Operation-Appeals
of ii Men Are Rejected

Clinton Rogers Woodruff former
chairman of the Board of Registration
Commissioners, resigned as chairman of
local Draft Board No. TO undergo an
operation today at St Agnes3 Hospital.
Mr.. Woodruff withstood the operation
well, according TO report from the
hospital 1t was for an internal COM
plant and was performed shortly be-
fore 10 n. IN.
Mr.. Woodruff. w,;o had been i'll fog
some time. received permission from
Governor Brumbaugh Il few days ago
TO retire as head Of the board. which
sits at the Twelfth and Pine streets po-
lice STATEN. taking in the Seventh and
Eighth Wards His successor probably )
will be named today by the Governor.
Fourteen Philadelphians for whom ex-
emption from the draft was asked by
their employers on the ground that they
are engaged in necessary Industrial
pursuits have had their appeals rejected
and must go into the service. Severa
OF them are engaged either in the manu-
facture Of munitions or In other work
of an important character for the Gov.
ernment.
The appeals taken were from the dc.
cisions of District Board No. :, and the
rulings made indicate that it is the
policy of the President to uphold the
exemption boards in all cases except
where it is plainly shown that Il mistai,
has been made, and that the employC
for whom exemption is asked is indis
pensablc to the Government.
Among those whose appeals We're re-
fused are two employees of the Cramps
Shipbuilding Company George IT,
Campbell, of 6l9 East Flora street. and
Michael j. Campbell, of 1926 Swain
street. The former Is employed as ship
ping clerk and the latter in the first
aid department.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-09
DEMOCRATS ARE URGED
TO ORGANIZE PEOPLE
Senator Owen Points Out Way
to Win State in Address
Before Club Here

1n a Keynote" speech before the
Democratic club. 927 South Broad street.
United states senator Robert J." owen
of Oklahoma. told how the Democratic
party will he able to carry pennsylvania
at the Gubernatorial election in the fall.
Forget the Offices" he said, Organize
your people along the lines of popular
government and ask the people to trust
you. Assure them they will be given the
means whereby they can govern them
selves. And when you do that you Will
sweep the state. For that is how Roose-
welt did It. lie convinced the people
that he was in sympathy with them. and
they believed him and voted for him
In Pennsylvania
The speaker predicted world democ-
racy at the close Of the war, saying
that the German Democrats will be in
control of their Government He said
that the Russian revolution resulted
from the gagging OF Trotsky's socialistic
writings and speeches in New York. He
was forced back to Russia with the i'm
preston that American autocracy reigns
and that it may cost thousands Of Amer
lean lives" he said.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-09
CHINA BORROws s5,OoO,OOO
Loan Signed by japanese in Name OF
International Group

PEkIN, Jan. 9.-Financiers in Japan
have signed in the name of the inter-
national group of bankers a 100000
yen $4,000 gold loan to China. The
terms OF the loan are that it shall run
one year. with interest at per cent
and bank commission of / per cent.
The security given is the surplus OF the
salt revenue. The loan will be used to
increase the value Of the notes of the
Bank OF China.
4 dispatch from Pekin December 81
announced that Japan was negotiating
an advance to China of 100000 for
improving the status of the Bank Of
China. The negotiations the dispatch
said. were being carried out with the
knowledge Of the Ame-. ian. British,
French and Russian banking groups
formed before the war to finance China.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-09
SHIPMENTS HONIB
TOBE BUILT HEN
Virtually Assured Thu
Government Will Erect
1900 Houses in Citv 4
MAKE DECISION FRIDAv

The 1900 homes to house the mar:
thousand workers employed at the ~
Island plant OF the American Inte,,.
tional Shipbuilding Corporation will 4.
constructed in the Fortieth Ward. in ~
opnlon of tho city officials and o,hs..
In close touch with the situation. 3
Definite assurance that the homes a..
TO he built here has virtually been riv..
Mayor Smith and other city official, -
the housing commission of the uui,ed
states shipping Board following n tu..
day conference with the officials anx
representatives of the Phladelnh,.
Rapid Transit Company.
j. Rogers Flannery, OF PittsburrS
chairman Of the commission, admitfsd
that Philadelphia was the logical ~.
for the homes. lie said that his A.
cision to come here was dependent -
conditions which he was sure would ",
mel. and that decision will be made Nc
day. Work, then, may begin next We,
Mr.. F'lannery pointed out, however. In,
the possibility OF switching TO a NJ.
Jersey site still existed. "a
eve will come TO Philadelphia n -.
are given certain things we have ~.
auested, and II we can buy the land "
it's real value" Mr. F'lannery said. .srhsI
Mayor and all your officials have shows
surprising amount of willingness snl
cooperation. ! believe they will rvs
us all we asked. A
/ 'Mr Albright, chief of the Bureau X
Surveys. is compiling data which will N
/ forwarded to me. My decision depend
upon the nature of the facts presented
This il, perhaps, the biggest s,ns,.
housing project in the United Stats
and we want all the infoiS ,ation ~
hand before we make our decision.
plans for building in New Jeryev
have been worked out in as great detan
as they have here. But we haven't ID,
n moment considered Philadelphia anS
the Jersey shore on an equal level,
consideration Of Philadelphia va
taken up at so late a date because -
didn't believe certain difficulties hefs
could be overcome until we had sent On
own architect and engineer to look oyeS
;he ground. / am sure now they can h
overcome.
There are no building restrictions 4
us in New Jersey. and the constructIoa
of necessary utilities there is possibik
Even here we will have to pay our shan
of the assessments toward such improvtj
;nents." III
Through Mayor Smith the Covers
ment agents were offered all the facn.
tiles Of the city. that the project may
be completed by June /. The bulk d
the expenditure, according TO discussioa
at a series of conferences. will be borne
by the Government after the Shippng
Board acts ON the recommendation a
the special housing commission, It wa
said.
While the exact location is being ken
secret pending the official Governmenl
announcement, Mr.. Albright said thaI
the 500 acres were included IN an afol
of zoo acres bounded by Sixty-ffj1
street. Elmwood avenue, Bottom m
md Chester Branch road. a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-09
GRILL NEGRO ASHMEN
IN CONRAD MYSTERY
Discrepancies Found by PO-
lice in Stories Told by Sus-
poets Held Without Bail
MORE JEWELRY MISSING
Robbery Believed to Be Motive for
Strangling of Aged Tioga
Woman

Two negro ash collectors are being
tion about the strange death OF Mrs.
Serena Conrad, seventy.nine years old.
who was found lying in the hallway
Of her home, 1856 North Fifteenth
street, Monday night, presumably stran-
eled.
An opening into the mystery is seen
by the police in the conflicting stories
told by the prisoners, who are William
Banes, Sss7 Nice street, and Charles
Gibson. 1899 Nice street. Both of them
said they removed ashes from the Con-
rad home Monday. but each asserted
that IL was the other who entered the
cellar. To add to the diverging lines
in their story the police assert that
no ashes at all were taken away.
The pair - Banes small and shrewd
looking and Gibson big and apparently
frank-were held without bail today by
Magistrate Price. at the Twenty-second
street and Hunting Park avenue sta
tion. for further hearing next Saturday.
They were taken then to City Hall,
where city detectives put them through
the third degree"
Discovery today that n diamond
brooch, a bracelet and a gold watch were
missing furnished a motive of robbery
for the supposed murder. The Intruder
or instruders In the Conrad home over
looked Sl050 In bills and some jewelry
secreted under mattress.
Finger prints on the wall were photo
graphed for Bertillon measurements.
Possibly the marks were made by an
intruder. the police believe.
The two negroes. who were arrested
yesterday by Detectives Pendergrast and
Leibrandt when they called at the Con-
rad home to be paid for removing the
ashes, told the police that they took FIVE
cans of ashes from the cellar Monday
Mrs. Conrad unlocked the front cellar
window for them. they said, taking @
candle and a key with her. These were
found tightly clasped in her hands wher
the body was discovered. and the cellar
window was locked. Through the win
dow they took the ashes out, the pris.
oners said.
which one OF you went into the
celiar?" asked Magistrate Price.
Gibson" said Banes.
1T was Banes." stoutly asserted Glib.
son.
Detectives said that five cans and two
boxes. all full OF ashes. are In the cellar
at the present time
Gibson told the Magistrate that the
visit to the house was about 40 D. M
Banes said he thought It was later
about 1:30 y. m. The body was found
at o'clock by Mrs. Conrad's husband
Edward Conrad. when he returned home
Evidence that Mrs. Conrad was alive q,
late Ss IL o'clock In the morning wal
ofrsr, hv Iaenh EeIlal .,.lif~ I.oao,.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-09
DEATH IN AFTERMATH
(. OF THE COLD WAVE
Pneumonia and Other All
ments Attributable to the
Scarcity of Fuel
BILLY SHERIDAN VICTIM
Veteran Employe of Police Bureau.
Delaware River Shipping at
Standstill

whiIa tha extran,a cold y-aNa has
pissd' its ai'erma'h 10 appaFe"' III 'he
effect on the public health the reports
~ deaths from nneumonia and the
"a, -,
serious 'iipAH ''e"' Vi '"ei "a'"o i'o'h
floating ice. Incidentally, the faiiufe 10
provide sufficient fuel for the police
.,o,,o,. a,r,rv ,,a oo,a reo,her hos
resulted IN the dea'h OF one policeman
and the illness of number of others
po,,ce William y Sheridan. known
49,, .,,...,. ,,,,,,...,
throus"out 'ne "'N'' "aiu as p'iis
Sheridan. best friend or children and
horses. and one of the most popular
,,a, r.no .var s,tsred ,bo sarvics n, Oh,
n'e" ""o ''e' '' u '"e
Police Bureau In Philadelphia, is dead
OF pneumonia. victim. OF the coai
shortage ana the bitter cold wave that
recently visited the city.
Sheridan was hostler at the Fourth
street and Snyder avenue station and
was veteran OF the service He came
on the force August ., 1885, and in a
rev months wouid nave Deeh entitled TO
a pension. Exposure' due TO lack or
proper heating faciiities at the station
where he was located. caused him to be
taken III during the cold weather OF last
week and on MONDAY ms illness devel'
oped into pneumonia. his death came
III less thah TWO Gays a,ter"ara;
sher'oan u suf.Neu y! "iuow anu
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-09
CALLS SCHOOL SYSTEM
INEFFICIENT, ROTTEN"
Children Being Robbed and
Sighted, Declares Mrs. Grice.
Investigation Is Demanded

"Autocratic. inefficient and rotten"
were the words used to describe the
Philadelphia school system in general
and the Bo ard Of Education in particular
by Mrs. Edwin g. Grice, president of
the Home and School League, at the
meeting of that organization.
Mrs. Grice declared that unprecedent-
ed Generalization and restlessness now
prevail in the educational system of the
city, and that the children are being
robbed and sighted She strongly
urged the necessity of using the school
as a community center in order to fur
nish II means of diverting young people
from the evil influences of the street.
III we do not meet the problem of
child protection that the war has forced
upon US" Mrs. Grice said. 1--WE shall
reap a harvest of child delinquency"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-09
MASEFIELD HERE FEBRUARY /
English Poet Will Lecture Before
University Extension Society

The University Extension Society re-
ceived word from New York today that
John Masefield. noted English poet ana
author, would lecture IN this city Feb
ruary !. Mr.. Maseneld was scheduled
TO appear here next Friday evening but
was delayed in arriving In this country.
He is now in England and will sail
for this country in few days. accord
ing to message received from the
other side by his New York represen-
tatives. Mr.. Masefield win lecture at
witherspoon Hall, under the auspices
of the University Extension Society
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-09
AUTO DRIVER HELD
Reckless Driving Charged After
Collision With Trolley

Charles Camen. thirty-four years o'u'
1913 North sixth street, was helu ~
$500 bail today by Magistrate colllns,
of the Nineteenth and oxford stree,a
station. for further hearing next Mohu"s
on n charge Of reckless driving.
Camen was the driver Of an automooiis
which collided with n trolley car a'
the corner OF Girard avenue and SIN
teenth street yesterday, causing serious
injuries to W. q. Henry. forty-seven
years old. Of Lyon station, Berks County.
Pa. Henry is in st. Joseph's Hospital
suffering from badly lacerated scalp
fracture Of the skull and internal In
juries.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-09
CHARGE DRIVER KEPT 5000
Gloucester Man Held on Fruit Deal
er's Accusation

John Anderson. twenty-five years old.
o3e Louis street. Gloucester, y. j.. was
hbld this morning by Recorder Stack
house In $500 bail for appearance at
court to answer n charge OF embezzle-
mont. preferred by Israel Asbeli, a fruit
wholesaler, Of 1114 broadway, Glouces-
Tor.
Asbell states that Anderson. who was
. driver for his concern. kept moneys to
the amount of some $500, collected by
him from customers. l
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-09
SUBURBAN OFFICERS NAMED
Cheltenham Township Commission.
ers and Jenkintown Council
s Organize

John a. stahr. Of Elkins Park. has
been elected president OF the Board OF
Commissioners Of the Cheitenham town.
ship. Charles W. Bosler. OF Ogontz. was
named vice president Harold Pike. OF
Cheltenhani. secretary; Samuel II. High
Of Jenkintown. solicitor. and Pau
Longsdorf, highway engineer.
At Jenkintown Charles Il. Swartz.
former sberiff OF Montgomery County,
was reelected president Of the Town
Council; George Rubicam was made
secretary; A. A. Keiser. Borough Treas
urer. and Samuel II. High. Borough
Solicitor William Lukens was reap
pointed Highway Commissioner.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-09
Cen. Grossetti, Marne Hero, Dead

PARIS. Jan. 9.--General eros settl IL
dead at the age Of fifty-1ve. He COM
manded the Forty-second Division under
Foch In the battle OF the Marne and
executed the famous hank movement
which decided the fate OF Fere Cham
penoise and the victory Of the Ninth
French army. General Grossetti took
part In the operations In Champagne and
At verdun and subsequently commanded
an army at salonica. He relinqulshed
this command last October on accoun,
- Illness and returned home.