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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-28

Tomahawk-The rear end of south
bound extra freight went into the ditch
fifteen miles south of here. Ten cars
of logs were badly damaged. No one
was injured, but traffic was tied up
for twenty hours.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-28

Sheboygan-The stations of the Nil
waukee and Northwestern roads at
Plymouth. have been combined, IN an
order received from the general man
ager, Uncle sam. Hereafter, tickets
for both roads VIII be sold il the c,
II. & st. p. station.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-28

Madison-There will be no change in
the amount of sugar per capita during
the MONTH of September. This an
nouncement was made by A. H. Mel
vile. secretary of state food admins,
tration. Mr.. Melville said he had re-
ceived telegram fixing the Wiscon-
sin allotment for September at $780,
600 pounds. This is $4,000 more than
the August allotment. During Sep
TENDER people will be allowed only
two pounds per capita.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-28

Oshkosh = Winnebago county need
not worry about the wolf being at the
door as the county treasurer has re-
ported regular funds of $260,341.24 and
special funds of S72,0S9.49.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-28

Ii Crosse-To a La Crosse sculptor
goes the honor this year of winning
the George D. Wideher memorial gold
medal at the annual exhibition of
the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine.
Arts. His name is Albin Polasek, who
began his artistic career carving fig
ures on church affairs in a local fac
tory.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-28

Marinette - Postponed indefinitely
because of lack of evidence was the
reason given by the justice in the case
of two farmers in which one was
charged with maliciously cutting off
the tail of the others COW. 1t was de-
cided that the missing tail was neces-
sary as evidence" Search. however.
failed to produce the missing append
age.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28
WAR HERO'S WIDOW
ENLISTS IN CAUSE
Mrs. r. Hugh Knyvett, Whose Husband
Gave Life, Takes Up Relief
Work

New York. May 2S.-Within week
of the death of her husband Mrs r
Hugh KnyVett actively took UP war
work, trying to contribute as much as
she could to the cause for which her
husband gave his life
After Captain knyvett had sufficiently
recovered from the twenty wounds he
received, he came to this country to
reCuperate. intending. as soon as DOS
While he was lecturing in San Fran
Cyril Maude. the actor, and shortly after
they were married Captain knyNett
was an indefatigable worker, leCturing
every night and all day writing on his
book. over There With the Aus
tralians." which was published by the
Scribner's two days before his death
II was his wife who took his diCtatlOn.
typing the entire manuscript and offer
ing many helpful suggestions.
Mrs. Knyvett is now doing seCretarial
work for the American Fund for French
Wounded and intends to stay in New
York as long as the war lasts and as
she says, when it is over hope to be
able to do something to help relieve
who have lost their all al the hands of
the Huns, | am especially glad that |
have been permitted to join the work.
rooms Of the American Fund for French
Wounded. because II is responding
splendidly to the need Of the moment
and rushing supplies to the hospitals in
France which are filled with the sick
and wounded from the French. British
and American armies"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28
BIBLE CONFERENCE
OPENS AT ACADEMY
Noted Clergy Come From Far
and Near for Three-Day
Session on Prophecy

Bible conference on "the return OF
our Lord" opened today at the Academy
of Music. and will continue until Thurs
day night
This conference indirectly grew out
of a British manifesto issued last fail
by a number of English clersymen. That
manifesto issued a call" for a united
meeting" to study the present world
crisis in the light of the Holy Scrip
lures.
The conference will emphasize the
fact that the Scriptures do not tell the
time" of the Lords return. The em-
phasis in the teaching will be upon the
fact" of the great event.
Those responsible for the conference
believe the war has resulted in a great
awakening of interest in the prophetic
scriptures.
Morning. afternoon and evening ses
sions will be held on all three days at
the Academy of Music The topic of to-
days sessions was Teaching Funda-
mental to the Return of Our Lord" To-
morrow's topic will be THE Return Of
Our Lord as Related to Present Condi-
tions," and The Return of our Lord
in the Program of Prophecy" will be
discussed Thursday.
sions are such authorities upon the Bible
as the Revs S. l. Scof1eld, Douglastown,
l.. L. w. B. Riley, Minneapolis lead
ing Baptist minister of the Northwest ;
Mark Mathews, of Seattle. former mod
orator of the Presbyterian General As
sembly: Harris II. Gregg. Chicago: Will
liam Pettingill, Philadelphia Charles
NJ. Alexa nder who will conduct choir of
500 voices and A. e. Thompson, field
secretary for the American committee
for Armenian and Syrian relief.
Evangeistic meetings will be held at
| the Garrick Theatre during the three
days of the conference.
In view of the day of humiliation and
prayer set aside by President Wilson for
Thursday the conference probably will be
open all day for meditation and prayer
Prayer for the nation and her soldiers
and sailors will be offered at the con-
| ference.
The indications are now that the
Academy of Music. with its seating ca.
pacity of 5000, will be filled at the night
services and the overflow will be accom-
modated at the Chambers Wylie Pres.
byterian Church Responses from 'al
parts OF the Atlantic States and the
! Middle West indicate that almost 20OC
persons from out of town will attend the
| conference.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28
MORE WESTINGHOUSE CARS
Train Service to Plant at Lester
Also Forced to Improve

Owing to the rapidity with which the
number of employees has recently In
creased in the Westinghouse works at
Lester, Pa, the company has been com
pelled to obtain additional accommoda-
tons on trains and street car lines. In
accordance with arrangements just com
pleted. these improvements today went
into effect Two special cars have been
added to the regular schedule from
Chester, leaving Third and Market
streets for the Westinghouse works at
6:39 a. m.
From Philadelphia, in addition to
regular fftean-minute schedule, which
is now operated from South Forty-ninth
street and Woodland avenue to the Es-
sington works. five special cars leave
South Forty-ninth street for the west
inghouse plant at $40. $50. $50 and
$50 a. M, while another special car
for the accommodation of the Office force
leaves Thirteenth and Market streets at
1850 a. m.
In the evening five extra cars leave
the works al intervals between o'clock
and $50.
The Philadelphia and Reading Rail-
way now operates three trains between
South Forty-ninth street and the West
inghouse works in the morning, leaving
Forty ninth street at 5:46, 6: 80 and 6 40
o'clock, and a special. leaving the works
at $50 p m.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28
THIEVES RUFFLE EX-GOVERNOR
Not What They Stole, But They
Messed Things Up
dn't It make you mad

Wouldn't II make you mad
If you lost diamond-studded watch
given you as the most popular man in
Philadelphia. which you had carried for
twenty-eight years;
And thieves entered in the night and
made away with $1,000 in cash;
And they also found time to get away
with $500 worth Of Liberty Bonds be-
longing to employees of a store owned by
your brother;
AND then It took you more than
day and half to straighten out the
little Of your private papers the thieves
left behind" wouldn't that make you
sore?
Former Governor Edwin S. Stuart. in
formed that the safe of Leary's book
store had been broken, the above arti-
cles taken and his papers left in a tan
ged and ruffied mass. expressed little
concern about the loss OF the watch,
theft Of the money or the Liberty Bonds ;
what got" him was the poor housekeep-
ing OF tie villains.
Ieary's store is located at Ninth be-
low Market street and Is owned by n
firm of which the former Governor and
his brother, William Stuart are MEM
bers. The theft was discovered Sunday
morning. MIR. stuart said the Liberty
Bonds would be made good by the firm.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28
NEW THERAPY TO AID
CRIPPLES FROM WAR
Philadelphia Women Promot.
ing Selective Occupation
Idea as Healing Help

Philadelphia women are to be taught
The practice of occupational therapy by
he National League for women's Serv-
The league will hold a meeting at its
headquarters, 1880 Walnut street. to-
morrow afternoon. Mrs Herbert Wads-
worth will speak. Mrs. Wadsworth will
tell of the use of this means of treating
returned cripples from the battle front in
other cities.
Such course has been started in
Boston. Only women twenty-five years
Of age or older are taken into the
course. They must have previous expert
ence in the craft in which they are to
leach.
Occupational therapy is the science of
assisting in the healing Of the wounded
through keeping their minds busy with
some occupation. There are three stages
Of II, beginning with the man under sur
yical treatment on the hospital bed. 1t
then progresses on through until the man
Is convalescent, when it becomes more
strenuous. The final stage leads the
wounded man into workship where he
becomes economically useful to himself,
The plan is to gather in a class in
this city. Courses in the teaching of
oasketry. knitting. weaving woodcarv-
ing and the like are given. Lectures in
psychology are also included.
At the completion of the course the
successful candidates are given work in
hospitals where wounded men of our
lighting forces are cared for. They will
nave a uniform and will have a rank
similar but not the same, as that of
Tained nurses.
At their work they will be paid $50
4 month, with board and lodging They
will be housed in the hospital at which
they are stationed.
The League for Women's Service has
taken this up as patriotic duty toward
the men who return MANNED and dis
abled from the battlefelds of Europe.
The personnel of the committee in charge
of the work has not yet been named.
The site for the new school has not
oeen selected. Several buildings nave
been offered to the league.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28
RED CROSS DRIVE GOES
OVER TOP 81 MILLIONS
Closing Day Of Campaign Secs
s32.0O0,00O Added to Nations
Contributions
Contributions

Washington, May IS. -- Germanys re-
newal Of the offensive on the western
front was answered by the American
people with an outrourins of more than
80 100000 mercy dollars. swelling the
American Red Cross second war fund to
sl44.O0o,000 Reports still were coming
in from some districts this morning. and
the final total of the hive viii not he
known until tomorrow.
The oNersuhsCription was much larger
than to the first SlON.oNo.O0O fund last
year and was believed by officials to have
reflected the determination of the people
of the nation to see that the Red Cross
work not alone among the American
troops, but among the civilians of
France. should he extended. Speakers
in the campaign made effective refer
ences to the hombarding by German air.
men Of hospitals and unprotected towns
and the torpedoing of hospital ships by
subparincs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28
FORTY YEARS OF TEACHING
LEAVE PROF. FLACK YOUTHFUL
Ruddy Cheeks of Retiring Head of Arlington Schools Do Not
Jibe With His Tales of Stage.
coach Days

den, game in many ways resembling
baseball. In the winter time the big
fellows played shinny, more elegantly
termed hockey these days. The girls
amused themselves playing house or
tag
Many Sotables His Pupils
While the old standbys. 'readin'.
writin and rithmetic.' are still taught
in much the same manner as forty
years ago, many new subjects have been
added and the courses broadened No
languages were taught till a one-year
high school course was installed in 1898
We have had a special music teacher
for fifteen years. but drawing, domestic
science and commercial courses are late
additions. The four-year high school
course was added five years ago"
In the first twenty-five years of his
teaching Professor Flack missed only
two days from school, and those were
self-decreed holidays, and not caused
by illness. From the teacher OF a mot
ley group of pupils in one room, the
veteran teacher became supervisor of all
the schools in Arlington township and
remained such for twenty years. He is
quite proud of the fact that many of
Pennsylvania's leading statesmen, physi-
clans. attorneys and teachers of today
were given their fundamental training
in his schoolrooms.
In recognition of Professor FIack's s
splendid work the school board is making
arrangements, which will insure him
the full benefits of the State retire
ment system when he leaves his work
next month,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28
BOYS OF TWENTY-ONE
ENLISTTNG BY SCORES
Hasten to Sign Up Before Reg.
istration Day in Order to
Pick Service

simultaneously with the announce
ment that the privilege Of enlisting in
desired branches Of the United States
military service will be denied men after
they register June 3. recruiting offices
here of the army and the marine corps
became iammed with appliCants-vouths
who have reached their majority since
last June :.
Activities begun yesterday in the
army recruiting office continued at top
speed this morning. Eighty men were
passed yesterday. and nearly half that
number had been examined at noon
today.
There is an urgent need for skilled
workers The marine station today re-
Ceived word from Washington that eN-
pert electricians are needed in the
searchlight battalions This branch of
the marine corps will require several
hundred men.
Experienced and efficient telephone
men also are needed by the marine corps
for the signal battalions. Applicants
must have a knowledge of line work
and how to operate telephones in the
field
The extensive Operati tions of the army
overseas is causing shortage in tele
| phone men there and the call has been
! sent to all recruiting stations to enlist
! this branch of experts
A halt has been called on enlistments
| for the aviation section of the signal
corps. The air service is filed, and
until further orders the army station
here will not enlist any more aViatOrs.
Since the call for boys between six
teen and eighteen years for hugle and
drum corps branches Of the marine
corps. the Philadelphia office has sent
200 lads to training camps. The service
now is closed.
Skilled labor is needed by the Twen-
ty-siXth Engineers. in training in Camp
Dix. WriGhtstown. The Twenty-seventh
Engineers. Camp Meade. also requires
skilled workmen. and the Twenty-eightr
I Engineers. training AT ACCetink. Va
needs quarry men.
The army station now wants besides
skilled workers for the engineer regi.
ments mon for the cavalry field artil.
lery. coast artillery. infantry, medica
corps. Quartermaster department and
the ordnance corps.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28
ct BEG pardon, Mrs. GotroX,' said a
Well-modulated voice from the per

I" BEG pardon, Mrs. GotroN' salu d
L well-modulated voice from the per-
COLA entrance of the GotroX summer
thirty-room cottage on the Main Line
Mrs Gotrox allowed the electric auto
matte combination carpet sweeper and
hardwood polisher to slip from her be-
jeweled hands
"Oh, Mrs. Havemoney, do come in,
she cried as she united her apron pre-
paratory to a friendly peck at the car
mine lips Of her dearest and wealthleSt
neighbor. i've just been sweeping up
the drawing room floor you know, we're
entertaining Prince Katchemall this
evening It's such a bother, don't you
think" she added as she led her visitor
to the kitchen.
Come in here where | can get the
things ready for the cook, and we can
talk. hear Mrs Neurich found
serving man and a second houseman in
Africa-oh, my dear it's highly exciting
And a gardener ~
Not really-surely-surel the draft
board"
And a butler"
Yes, I fancy they had been in serv-
ice in this country before going back
to Afrca-her husband always was the
incest mamie finds everything in the
world she wants for her
MY dear. I've just run over for n
moment to tell you the wonderful news:
George is going to find a butler and a
chef for inches going TO try to bring
over some wounded servants from
France and"
But the best st-laid plans of mice and
men-and wealthy Main Line leaders
Of society-sometimes go astray as did
the plans of Mrs. Havemoney
That isn't the opening chapter or a
novel based on domestic economics in
the year 2Ols. when the big war comes
along. 1t is probably what will happen
when the draft boards finish classifying
the servants of the big Main Line sum-
mer homes and fnd other and more ma
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28
"HELP WANTED" CRY ISSUES
FROM BEREFT MAIN LINERS
Uncle Sans Inroads Upon Army of Domestic Servants Drive
Housewives Frantic. While Wealthy Husbands
Go Chauffeurless

tionally profitable work for the sup
porters of the wealthy aud socially eX-
elusive.
considerable common sense will he
needed to work this matter OUT Doctor
Hoffman. secretary of Local Board No. l..
of Ardmore. said today. But this
board will make a systematic survey of
the questionnaires Of the men who have
not yet gone to camp, SO We Will have
a complete list of men engaged in the
nonuseful occupations or who are nor
employees at all
The primary purpose of the new
draft plan is to get the men who fall
in the last class-the unemployed or
the spasmodically employed-but there
will have to be wedding out of do
mestiC servants. even If It does cause
discomfort among their employers.
In our own district. particularly in
this one, I think. it will principally af-
sfect Chauffeurs. whose services must be
spared. The Government and various
war-furtherng activities are badly in
need of Chauffeurs and the average Main
Liner will have to drive his own car.
There will be few exceptions to this
rule. There are quite a few men of
large affairs on the Main Line who re-
quire the services of chauffeurs.
Some house servants and chauffeurs
are British subjects, and these will be
safe for a time. but there is need for
action very soon by the authorities of
the draft on the subject of friendly
aliens. II is not fair that such men
should be absolutely free to take the
places of Americans sent to the army"
So the Main Line is quaking at the
outlook It is reported that a number
of domestic science classes among the
upper strata are in the course of hectic
organization: and numerous men are
asking invidous questions about the
operation of their Cars-and hgh-priCed
chauffeurs questions of their draft
boards.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28
DRUGS IN MANS ROOM:
LOOT. POLICE SUSPECT
Lodger Under Heavy Bail While Pos.
session Of $4,000 in Chemicals
l. investigated

John D'ponnell. arrested in room at
Seventeenth and Arch streets. was ar
raiEncd today before Magistrate Fen
mock on a charge Of having drugs valued
at between $1,000 and $4,000 in his
possession. He was held for court in
$4,000 bail
Further investigating the case Of
OpOnnell. against whom three charges
are pending. the police say that among
the drugs and paraphernala found in
O'DonneiIs room we're many things
similar to articles reported as in the
loot of the recent robbery of the Ameri-
can chemical company, 1873 North sixth
street.
About three weeks ago O'Dounen was
arrested on the charge of bribery. It was
alleged that he gave a policeman $50
to let him go. Bail in this case was
fixed at $500. Later he was arrested on
the charge Of having drugs in his
possession, and vas released on bond
of $4,000
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28

TJO LOOK at his ruddy face ana
L twinkling blue eyes. you wouidn' I
dream Prof f. l. Flack had for more
than forty years been pounding the run
danientals of civilization into the heaos
of several generations of Abingdon cti-
zens. But he admits 1t openly. just as
he admits he is nearly sixty, at the same
time declaring he is ready for re"
years of peace and quiet.
Professor Flack has resigned after
serving forty years and two months as
an instructor. For more than twenty
wears of that time he has been super
visor of the Abingdon schools The frst
two months of his career he was sup
,,Iy teacher in a one-room country school
at s25 month.
'Teachine was the last thing in the
world I expected to do" Mr.. Flack eS-
planned today. II was reared WITHIN
half a mile of this place and educated
al North Wales Academy L had just
completed my course, when the teacher
here resigned. and they asked me 10
All in the last two months. the next
year Mrs Jones and Mr.. Brown coaXed
me to take the school till Mary or john
ME had finished. So the parents have
asked me each year to stay, till have
taught the multiplication table to sew
erai generations of the same family.
Recalls stage Coach Days
Naturally the changes have been
marked in these forty years, but sup
nose l have noticed them less than out
siders, because to me they came grad
ually. Arlington was a mere village In
the midst of a great farming country In
1878, and stage coaches carried passen-
gers and mail to and from Philadelphia
and other towns. Our pupils walked to
school from miles in every direction II
was a shifting enrolment, because the
little folks couldn't come during the
hard winter months. and the big ones
couldn't come in fall and spring, because
they were needed or the farm
His first school was stone one"roon
building, heated by a coal stove so yol
froze enc side while you baked on tn
other. There were only four teacheri
and about zoo pupils In the entire town
ship then. while Mr.. Flack estimates
there are about forty-eight teachers an'
1928 pupils in the township today.
,'Raseball?" The pedagogue smiled
reminiscently at the question. Fort!
wears ago / lad never heard of such {
thing. There wasn't any organized pia,
or athleticn But the boys had gooc
deal of excitement over Townsend
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28
DISCUSS WARS EFFECTS
Episcopalians of Bethlehem Diocese
Would Conserve Spirituality

PottsviiIe, Pa. May 2s.-War, as af-
fecting the church. particularly the con-
servation of spiritual forces during the
shock of the great worlds contest, was
the principal theme at the opening of
the forty-seventh convention of the Prot
estant Episcopal Church. diocese Of Beth
lehem here. The Rev. Karl II. Block
chaplain at Camp Dix, was one of the
speakers.
A reunion of the alumni Of the Gen
eral Theological Seminary. New York
took place in the afternoon. The Rev.
CYRUS Townsend Brady spoke last night
on Gods Will or Mans: Which Will
Preyail?"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28
FILL WAR CHEST QUOTA
General Employees Division First to
Complete Allotment

The general employees division Of the
War-rhest campaign was the first
group to announce that its quota had
been subscribed This announcement
was made by Herbert J. Tiy. of Straw
bridge & Clothier's. who is director Of
ing to $429.7o2 had been turned in The
quota was $42S.OO0.
The Chairmen for the general en-
ployes' division are as follows: Assistant
director. Roy T.. Clark financial and in
surance. Freas r. snyder; Wholesale
Frank s. Evans, miscellaneous. NJ. W
Montgomery publishing. Jarvis 4.
Wood allied printing trades. Robert NJ,
Fell automOtive industry. Lee j East
man: building trades. J. Benton Hoover
In this group are included the en-
ployes of the Philadelphia daily news
papers. 1t is estimated that the en-
ployes of the dailies will contribute
$4,000 to the War Chest,