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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-23

bedded seventy eight Captain Gordon
said today that was merely an "appe-
tizer." Incidentally he is suspicious.
It Is possible that Newark Is sending
out false figures to hide its real strength.
, incidentally the fame which the
head OF the worlds champion pile
driving crew enjoys has its drawbacks,
says Bill. The crew was criticized by
unpstriotic persons for its great ac-
tivlty. "A paclfst poet complained"
said Bill, that ! had deprived song
birds of their orchestra seats by putting
so many trees away"
But such things do not deter Cap
tain Bill and his coworkers. They are
ready for the fray. OF course, IL would
be impossible to tote the huge piles
from one shipyard TO the other. but
Bill has plan which will simplify
matters.
Let one OF our men go TO Newark
and make a record of what their men
do in an hour he says. "and then LET
one of the Newark fellows come here
and watch what we do In an hour"
Incidentally. confidence reigns amorti
Captain Bills Grew. And they're smack
.ipg their lips fpg ~ barbsoss
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-23

son and she knelt before the high altar
Of St. AIMS Church and vowed that il
the operation proved successful they
would take il as evidence of divine inter-
ccssion and that the son never would
undergo another operation The opera
tion was performed and the boy recov-
cred
Mrs. Lyons said the charge of
"sackerism' had crushed her and the
boy; that he really wants to fight for
his country, but that he could not vio-
late his vow to do this.
Priests at Camp Meade. however, say
that Mrs Lyons has misinterpreted the
teachings of the Catholic Church in this
respect, as a vow that interferes with
ones strict obligations is not valid, no
matter how sincere the intention of
one making it.
Although Mrs. Lyons insists that
her decision to refuse TO allow the boy
TO undergo the operation, even should
the case be reopened. il irrevocable.
priests at the camp said they would
urge the mother to forget the vow she
and her boy made under these circum-
stances, 1t is probable when this is
done the mother will ask reopening of
the case.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-23
TAGEBLATT MEN
TAKE NEW HOPE
Ruling of U. S. Judge in
Civil War Days
May Aid
DOES NOT WORRY KANE
u. S. Attorney. Prosecuting
German Editors for Treason,
Believes 1t Does Not Apply

\ jury instruction made by United
states Circuit Court Judge in the early
days OF the Civil war, ruling that
words alone cannot constitute an act
OF treason" will he the principal areu.
mcnt used by attorneys defending the
editors Of the Tageblatt Louis Werner
and Dr Martin Darkow the
treason trial Is resumed Monday before
Judge Dickinson in the United states
Court.
Poring over old law records. Henry
j. Nelson, one Of the attorneys for the
defense, found the ruling by the mcrest
chance. He stopped to read a jury
charge rendered by Judge Nelson. OF
the Circuit Court of the Southern Dis
trict of Ohio simply because he recalled
him as q distant relative Of his father.
He and William A. Gray. chief counsel
regard the decision as the biggest point
on which they will hinge the defense of
the editors.
Government attorneys. however. when
they learned OF the plans of the de-
Tending attorneys. placed little impor-
to be able to convince the Jury that il
does not apply here.
with the resumption Of the trial Mon
day, 1t is expected real blows will be
struck at the editors, with the reading
Of all cleged seditious articles that ap'
peared in the German language news
paper so far admitted in evidence. The
first witness to take the stand Monday
will be Leonard a. Peck, instructo,
of German at the Episcopal Academy
He had not finished his testimony whcr
court adjourned yesterday until ter
o'clock Monday,
Professor Peck is one of the transla
tors produced by the Government, who
converted many Of the alleged sedi
tious articles from German into Eng
lSh.
So far the jury has seen only the teen
nical struggle between the lawyers tc
get the evidence in. and has been in
formed that news articles were taker
from other papers by the Tageblat
editors and then changed from harmless
news stories into strong pro-German anC
anti-American articles.
with the conclusion OF ProfessGt
PeclSs testimony, however, the ful
significance ana purpose of the prelim
mary points made by the Government
will be brought before the jury, as thu
work of reading the many translated
articles will begin.
1t IL also expected that Judge Dick
inson will instruct the jury Monday re
garding whether the publication of TIN
speech made by Senator La Toilette o
wisconsin made in the Senate Angus
81, should be given consideration a
an covert act"
l hA 'pll lao
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-23
NAVAL OFFICER WEDS
PHILADELPHIA GIRL
Lieutenant Patton and Miss Ruth
Haertrich Married at Brides
Home

Lieutenant Robert " Patton, L. S. ".
and Miss Ruth Haertrich. daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George Haertrich, of 4554
North Thirteenth street. were married
at 1915 this morning by the Rev John
p. n. Schweitzer, at the home Of the
brides parents. Miss Euneita Haert-
rich sister of the bride. was an at
tendant.
Lieutenant Patton Is native of PEN
dleton, Ore. and while student in the
medical school of the University OF
Pennsylvania. met Miss Haertrich. The
couple left this afternoon for New York
where they will remain until Lieutenant
Patton's ship receives sailing orders.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-23
GOOD PROGRESS MADE
BY WOMEN WORKERS
Team Captains Report Collections Of
S2O11 for Day at
Luncheon

Today's reports Of the team captains
in the ten-day campaign TO raise $780,
600 for the Philadelphia School for
Women Christian Workers, at the
luncheon held in the Belevue-Stratford
showed collections Of s9441, making the
grand total to date SS6.7O5. Mrs. vii.
liam Boyd, captain Of team No. S
brought for the fund $2Oll, which won
the championship banner for the day
Short talks were delivered to the cam
naigners by Mrs. Charles Il. Bronson
paul s. Leinbach and the Rev, William,
Hiram Foulkes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-23
CAMDEN MAKES PLANS
FOR MEMORIAL DAY
Committee Named to Arrange for
Appropriate Cele-
bration

Preliminary plans for an appropriate
observance of Memorial Day in Camden
were discussed today by citizens COM
mittee at City Hall.
In addition to n parade of the vet
Grams of the Grand Army of the Re-
public in which the school children will
participate, there will be patriotic eX-
ercises at the First Methodist Episcopal
Church at which numerous men of
prominence will deliver addresses,
Officers of the committee which was
appointed by Mayor Ellis are as fol-
lows: Chairman, Frank W. Tussey
Secretary, Charles NJ. Curry; treasurer,
Clifford X, Beacon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-23
Dealers Defend
Rent Increases


should pay such tax. lie admitted he
had no indication that there would he
any taxes, but il was a "long shot
as safety first" measure.
Real estate men have apparently left
no stone unturned TO protect their in
terests since the opening of the war
The lease known as the w lease +"
which has been in effect since NAV.
1917. is now being generally used be-
cause of the National Army draft sit
uation.
The new lease is now used for men
renting houses who are liable to milf
tary service or who have any .intention
Of going into service. The renter signs
an agreement waiving any right to re-
frain from paying his rent because of
his military connections.
w Gordon Smith. an Overbrook real
estate man, today said that the now
clause az regards military men was
simply one slipped in" for it's general
effect
Victor II. Simon told of how he paid
$50 monthly for his own home i'm wal
ton avenue. near Ffty-eighth. two
years ago. Then came a raise to $3.50
and now. he declares. he must nav
$3.50. In commenting cp it he said
.'If ] don't like IT, l can get out. The
landlord gives me that privilege Rents
Il
West Philadelphia, and are not high
enough to pay for proper repairs"
IF a butcher wants TO charge you
so cents a pound for meat and YOU
don't like it, you'll refuse TO pay won't
you? Then you'll move on Well, it's
the same with houses
Mr.. Simon said that small houses
renting in West Philadelphia at Sl7
had been increased to as high as Sat
la IA, i.,
''Just."
oliver A. McMullen. of 6O25 Market,
a real estate broker said, Some homes
have always been rented too low They
are now where they ought to be. which
gives the owner only fair profit" He
admitted that houses handled by him
had had an increase of from So to SIS
per month.
Tonight's public meeting will be held
In the home of ]. j. Fuchin, 5734 Penn
berton street.
Fuchion is one of thrty-four house
renters In the 800 block on Pemberton
Roach, 113 South Fifty-second street,
and G. r. Williams. 439 Real Estate
Trust Building. notifying them that the
purchase OF the buildings had just been
4 consummated and they would have TO
r buy the houses or move.
1 Similar action is being planned by a
number of tenants on Walton avenue.
y between Fifty-sixth and Fifty-seventh
streets. according TO David Mahoney.
$3.50 Walton avenue. Mahoney assorted
that his rent had been raised twice
since the first of the year
Nahoney asserted that a score OF
renters had been forced TO move from
that section because of the demands of
y the landlords The same story is being
told In otner sections of West PhIa-
dciphis.
Many OF the renters declared that. it
VAS up TO the city to protect them
ogninst increased rents. as Congress
< found II necessary TO protect Washing
t<on employees of the Government by the
@nnnage of an act prohibiting increases
llae District of Columbia. except un-
~ stipulated conditions This act not
~ relieved the situation for the future,
forced landlords who had already
1eased their profits To refund large
~ Of the sums they had received.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-23
COLONEL MAPES INJURED
Leader in Reform Politics Hit by
Market Street Car

Colonel George f. Mapes. seventy
eight years old. of 1899 North Twenty
second street. is in Jefferson Hospital in
"A critical condition as a result of in
juries sustained when he was knocked
down by an eastbound Market street troll
ley car. He received a fracture of the
collar bone and right elbow, besides
bruises on the face and body
Colonel Mapes has been for number
of years prominent in reform politics in
Philadelphia and influential in State
journalism. His injuries were subjected
TO an N.ray examination today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-23
Senate Passes Drastic Bill
against Flag Decorators

Washington, NJ arch 20 S'N
months' Imprisonment or fine or
$500 was prescribed for desecrators
of the American flag under a SEN
ate bill passed this afternoon The
bill also provides that the bill shan
not be used for advertising pur'
poses or mutilated- in any form,
Senator Gallinger CNew Hamp-
shire, asked II the bill would pre-
vent the names of political candi'
dates for Office being attached TO
the flag in such manner that 1t be
not defaced. Senator chamberlain
toreeon, who introduced the bill.
said no such prohibition was IN
tended.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-23
PAWNBROK Err GETS SURPRISE
Applies for License and Instead Gets
Summons for Court

When Morris Haas, who has con-
Quoted a pawnshop at Il21 Poplar
street for many years past, attempted
to obtain a renewal of his license to-
day at city Han, he did not get the
license.
But he did get n summons to appear
'hefore Magistrate Watson, who, after
hearing the evidence of the police, held
him i'm $1,000 bail for court on charges
M receiving stolen goods and of other
Violations OF the pawbroker license laws.
Complaint against Haas was entered by
Assistant District Attorney Taulane,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-23
SERGEANT ACCUSED
ON BIGAMY CHARGE
U. S. Artilleryman, Home on Fur
lough, Arrested in
.' Camden

James G. Hand. sergeant of artillery
at Camp Mcclellan. Ala. was arraigned
before Recorder Stacllhouse in Camden
today accused Of bigamy.
Mrs Sadie Smith. 422 Main street.
Camden. who caused Hands arrest, said
that he married her daughter eight years
ago and disappeared after living with
her short time.
Hand was arrested al 602 North Third
street, Camden, where he was living with
a young woman, who said he married
Elsie Goldenberg The sergeant was
home on furlough and recognized on
the street by friend of the Smith
family who. it is said. was aware of his
first marriage Hand had nothing to
say and was held in $500 bail for court.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-23
STOLE CHILD'S BEADS
AND PURSE, is CHARGE
Police Take Man Described as
"Meanest Thief in }
Town"

Samuel Tolle, forty-fve years old, of
Eleventh and Locust streets. whom the
police term the "meanest thief in town" {"
was arrested this afternoon at Ninth
and Market streets accused of stealing
a pocketbook from fifteen-year-old
Helen Waldron, of Conshohocken.
Detective Sergeant Ayres, of the
Fourth detective precinct. arrested
Tolle, IN whom he says he recognized an
old offender. When he saw Tolle delib-
erately pick the pocket of the child he
arrested him and found the pocketbook.
In the pocketbook were only a few
beads aud the child's carfare back to
her home.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-23

WILMINGTON TEAM LEADS
Meadow Springs Trails in League
Shoots by 461 to 420

The Wilmington team held a big lead
over Meadow Springs in League shoot
at Bellevue. Del. this afternoon and
with only few more gunners to com
pete. led by A61 to 40 This victory
will clInch second place for Wilmington
in the league race.
e. g. Marshall. with n score of a.. was
high gun for Wilmington. while Doctor
Harvey's 80 was the best score among
the Meadow Springs shots.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-23
CLEARNIEW GUN CLUB
DEFEATS CAMDEN I6l-456
Victors Take Undisputed Possession
of Seventh Place in Trap
shooters League

The Clearvicw Gun club took undIs-
puted possession Of seventh place in the
Trapshooters League this afternoon by
defeating the representatives Of the
Camden Gun club in a league match ~
Iolwyn by the score Of t6l to ijG
W Bcnner and Haincs. Of the Clear
view. smashed IS targets. as did j.
WGrSlow and BauGhan. Of the camden
club. The scores follow:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-23
U. s. WON'T HEI y
HOUSE WORKERs
Director Eidlitz Warn.
Communities to Provids
Homes for Men
NO CONTRACTS, pENA,.,,
Governments Appropri..,..
Inadequate to Furnish ,lI' All
Dwellings Required


'nlladelphia and other o.
where war ,o,,,,t,, communts
creaeod ,,o -, nave greatly IN.
"u''oer of workers -
''"'e the housing facilities to-,
are advised in n sta,ano,,. 'quau
by Otto NJ l,d,i,. ISSUED today
,,,, -. 'H' olrector Of hous,rs
~ toha, 'dt'oh OF the Depar,r.-..
''dt so Tar as possIb,s ~.
'ocal interests should tala y"
"aros sheltering the men ana y
entlre'N upon the Goyerrr,a,'. no' fer
"',n houses, iu'
'Iector Eldlitz. who IL I'm ot.
'ne pans for housing the Goya.se o.
No,herS' sounds warning ,h,, w. nea
d'tlonai contracts for Goyernn,an, w ~
WORK may be given TO manufan. ~
mere or in other localities whs.V m
enlploNcs are unable TO find sha,,.e
IT is quite reasonable for ~ W.
ment to expect that communi,iss ovs,E w.
are benefiting by having c,wa.ka .nka
contracts placed among their ,nan,.ss
turers and by reason of an i'ae ina..".
population spending their earn,ns. :
that locality will make an effort 70 - =
VIDE housing facilities and No, d...N.
entirely upon Governmen. aid NJ nv
ltta asserts '''
AS means OF relieving tha ,o,.,-.
situation he suggests that neon,. ~ ~
have never before taken in bo..s'H
now open up their homes 10 ths -.
ers: that available houses or ,n.,,.s
tions be converted into shelters ~
them, and that the Transportation f.su.
tiles to outlying districts be imnrov.s
SO that large numbers of the wo,v..s
can go and come from homes al a..
tance.
His statement reads as follows.
ut is a matter of much concern /.
all governmental departments jn,.s.
ested in housing that the yarioue c.,..
munities are getting wrong jde, !.
TO the intent of the Government In co,.
nection with relieving the demand \,
housing in certain localities. NJ
Communities should realize that an
TO the hlgh cost OF building materialp
ana lanor. housing generally through.
| OUT the ,h'ted states has been 10.
adeoua'e 10 meet even tne normal
growth OF the various localities and Of
course the introduction OF war work has
acce tuated inns SITUATION However. Il
must pe reHie'rpereu tnat our Situation
II an e"'erse',! one ana 'nat CON-
/ muh''y uluS' 40 ltS utmost IN thc way
OF prCNlaihg houses ior lnuustriai wcs
ers engaged IN war work. tnrough 10
ducihs tnoSe VINO uid not iormeriy aM
IN poaruerS 10 open 'ne'r MONIES ourm
'his war e'hersehc! 10 'nese ~n
WORKERS, ---..-
Furthermore II mere are any avaa
aoie houses or institutiCns wnich couA
ne readiIy converted INTO reasonaDs
housing ror WORKERS, t'lls snou,o oe COM
AGAIN II WORKERS can pe INDUCED y
come from ou'lSine towns CT na'nsu
and Transportation can pe improved Y
/ enaoie lhese Worhe,S 10 reach .ne ~
/ dustrial piah,s in ,ne iocan'y aIso'oe'
THIS method shouid oe elhpio!ea N".y
happen that reaSohao,e alnoun. =
/ temporary puiluiiis may pe ih.,oau0ss ss
( TO meet the. emergency anu tame "'e p'@-
load.
''In any event ,new houses should nol
be considered until every other mean
bas bpeu exhausted -tt
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-23
"wHITE WINGS" ARE DARK
Negro Women Employed by Penn.
sylvania Railroad at Ferries

Negro women as white wings" and
ferry boat porters is the latest innova-
tion of the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad.
Pedestrians were surprised this morn
ing TO see, instead OF the familiar fig
ures of the husky male sweepers. negro
women busily engaEed IN proving that
Fifty dollars = month II the sum
psgro women WIN y ~ - ~ ferrien.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-23
Rothacker Wins Beiderman Shoot

George RothaCker, of Philadelphia won
the weekly shoot Of the Beiderman Gun club
held this afternoon at Cramer Hill, Cam
den. by mashng ~ Of his 80 targets. Fuller
was second with II and Clark third with
3s. Some OF The other scores follow: Berger.
80, Gilbert 81: Stockton, 81: kendrickson,
-. and Fletchcr. 81
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-23
sl5O.oOo Fertilizer Plant Burn.

Concord. Mass. March aa.--The fer
Rendering Company at Concord June.
tion was destroyed today by Are Of un-
eeterFiee4 qoQao RelEof foRfstlycs =
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-23

~ Shortage Closes Steel Works
1e1n. D. March 3s.--The freigat
r11rre no, closed twepty-rour OF
&rc< plLih at the Waifen
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-06-11
A SPLENDID EXAMPLE.
(From the Dayton News)

(FrOm the Dayton NewS)
 Eugene Hale, jr, of former member of the United States senate, has furnished example which should not be permitted pass unnotced Mir Hale is Al years old and millionaire He strongly in favor of having this country get into the before break with Germany occurred Like many other good Ameri- he felt that it duty to assist in beating Germany, and he did not hesitate to say When got into the he gratifed because he foresaw then that the freedom of the world to be preserved But he did lapse into inactivity being satisfied to leave it to others go the Atlantic and do the fighting.
 Mr. Hale enlisted in the army private, the other day, having secured a waiver his age 40 being the enlistment limit
 There in this country hundreds of thousands of strong between the of 30 and 40 who to hear that Germany has been beaten, who insisted long before got into that it duty to enter the war; and who hate the kaiser most fervently By fol lowing Mr. TIaes example these could be of wonder full help in bringing the quickly to close They would thus give the best possible expression to their patriotic sentiments, and the time they could satisfy their longngs for vengeance against the arch enemy of liberty. How many of them will follow Mir Hale into the fight!
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-06-11

when you are all stirred up. For examples: When girl is in love and she expects the fellow to "pop the question" or when the installment on your Liberty bond or your income tax comes due when you had forgotten all about 1t. The feeling that you experience then is called emo- tions. Science tells us that something cannot come out of nothing, yet emotions seem to do just this. Emotions are felt, but not seen; although some men can avoid emotions when they see their wives, they can never avoid emotions themselves when in the bal-headed row. Emotions are not only of various kinds but they are expressed in various ways. Some express them in their tenn per which they never control. Slanderers ex- press them with their tongues, policemen with their clubs and dogs with their tails. Some phone, like the woman the other day who called us up and began to give us scolding for being "hot" on the trail of the slackers. When she was asked her name. Her reply was '1ts none of your d. business and wish the Germans would come over here and blow your d-- head off, and dropped the receiver. That woman had emotions the we felt; and what is more, we are sure that she will have more emotions if we ever discover who she is.
 From reports coming these days, it's a cinch that if the Kaiser had to begin over again his ruthless warfare against the nations with which he is at war at the present time, he would doubtless follow that brief but valuable advice that we see on all transportation c.rculars which is See America first'
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-06-11
GERMANY'S BROKEN WORD.

It is said that the Canadian forces in France have long since quit making prisoners of their enemy. They shoot them down. This IS sald to be as reprisals for atrocities perpetrated on the Canadians by the Germans. Unprintable treatments were accorded Canadians. This in the face of the supposed sacred agreements en- tered into at the Hague in 1907. In that year at conference, Germany agreed to certain def mite rules of war; Among them were these:
 "No employment of deleterious gases No bombardment of unfortifed towns No pillaging. No levying of illegal contributions in occupied territory. No seizure of funds belonging to private persons. No collective penalties for individual acts (prohbiting shooting of host ages) No terrorization of country by out rages on it's civil inhabitants.'
 Every one of these provisions has been de- liberately violated by the Germans violated as deliberately as the neutrality of Belgium was violated Can wonder that the Canadians have labeled them "Oblteration
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-06-11
AT THE CHURCHES
EPISCOPAL CHURCH

II a. m. Morning Prayer, and ser mon. Sunday School at 12 7:3O D. m. Evening Prayer and. sermon.
 The Boys Club meets every other Tuesday at 7:30 p. m. in the Guild room. The Ladies Giuld meets every Thursday at 2 p. m. in the Giuld room.
 REV. R. c. JENKINS, D. D.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-06-11
THEY ARE ALL WELCOME.

From fairly reliable sources, we have earn- ed that within short space of time; three, and possibly four newspapers will be competing for the business of the town. But while this is more than the average number of newspapers found in any community in the country the size of Ketchikan; we frankly admit that there is room for all, and more; because the population of the town is made up of people with big hearts and are always ready to share with their fellow men. In the first place, there is plenty of elbo- room and plenty of sunshine. As a matter of fact, enough for the world, so far as that goes. As to the rain as little as we get, the people so big hearted that sure they are willing to share in that aso-and so are we. Then why shouldn't they all be welcome?