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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-24
DTSORDERLY TENANTS
0USTED BY LANDLORDS
Dozens of Owners Comply
With Police Vice Order
Under Swift Act

Complying with the Swift act. property
owners have begun to evict persons who
have police records and are known to he
inmates or keepers Of disorderly houses.
Dozens Of evictions have taken place
within the last forty-eIght hours Those
that were eviCted were persons who re-
fused to move when ordered to do So
A week ago Mayor Smith served notice
on 2l9 property owners That they must
evict persons from their proper ties They
were warned that unless they obeyed the
Swift act court proceedings would be
started against them.
Conditions have greatly improved
within the last few days" said Acting
Superintendent Of Police William r.
Mills today. We are going along quiet
ly in our work and I have received re-
ports that the Swift act is being obeyed
by persons who rented their properties
to those who used The premises for dis
orderly resorts We are accomplishing
more in quiet way than through spec.
taCular ways or with brass hand tactics"
Denial was made today by Harry A.
Mackey, chairman OF the Workmen's
Compensation Board that he was using
his political influence to save Lieuten-
ant John J. BisbinE. Of the Fifty-ith and
suspended as result of the vice in
vestgation and summoned before the
police trial board. There was report
that petition was being circulated in
the FOrty-siXth Ward in BiSbings be-
half. MaCkey said he did not know the
nature Of the charges against Bisbing
and that he did not circulate any petit
tidns or authorize one to he circulated.
A. j. Ilinkadc, CHIEF investigator for
the wartime commission of the Inter-
church Federation who investigated
conditions in this city before the Fos-
dick report became public, this after
noon will make a supplementary report.
This report will he read at a meeting of
the federation, which will take place at
$3.50 o'clock in the Roger Williams
Building, Seventeenth and Chestnut
streets.
The Rev Samuel ZanC Batten. Of the
Interchurch Federation, predicted today
that important action would be taken
at the meeting after Knkade's report is
heard
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-24
QUARTERMASTER'S DEPOT
IN CHARGE OF CIVILIAN
Benedict NJ Holden, General Man.
ager Here, Assumes Duties and
Reorganizes System

Benedict NJ. Holden, an attorney or
Hartford, Conn. and New York, has
been appointed general manager OF the
Philadelphia depot of the quartermas-
ter's corps, His appointment was made
April IA and he has already assumed
his duties.
Mr.. Holden is one of the few civilian
executives i'm ar work. and his an
pointment was ! 9 . by Major General
Goethals becaus IT his association in
an advisory capacity with many Of
the large business houses Of the Coun-
try
Mr.. Holden, since taking charge here
has established system whereby an in
dividual becomes responsible for each
operation in the establishment There
are seventy-seven officers Of the regu-
lar and national armies and rcser""
officers in the Philadelphia depot 4
each is responsible for his departmeI.
"A great expansion of the depot will
take place soon" MIR. Holden said Il
expect to see the output increase several
times by the end of June. Colonel Ia
linski, who built up a wonderfully eff
cient organization here has been sent
overseas at the request. of General Per
shing, but several of the best and most
efficient men Of the army are still here.
and ! hope will remain"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-24
DIR. GORDON HONORED
BY TEMPLE STUDENTS
Dean Emeritus Given Surprise Party
on Attaining His Seventy
fifth Birthday

Five hundred members Of the student
body Joined with the faculty Of Temple
University in giving a birthday PARTY,
to DR.. John Gordon, dean emeritus OF the
theological department OF the university.
this morning Immediately following the
chapel exercises in the forum I'm honor Of
Doctor Gordon's seventy-hfth birthday
anniversary.
Or William Krusen, Director NJ
Health aud Charities and vice president
OF the university, presided and In the
opening remarks feiicitated Doctor Cor
don on his long career as dean OF the de-
partment OF theology. Other speakers
included James VI. Dunham dean al the
College OF Liberal Arts and Sciences. ana
DR.. Laura II. Carnell, dean Of the uni-
versity.
feature OF the party. which was ar
ranged as complete surprise 10 Doctor
Gordon, was a number OF presentation
The department OF household science
gave him a birthday cake decorated with
seventy-fve candles, the kindergarten
department presented a basket hlied with
candles, the business school q basket 81
fruit the university men 4 bouquef of
carnations and the university women
basket Of snapdraEon, and other flowers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-24
DR.. HENRY VAN DYKE
CHAPLAIN IN u. S. NAVY
Speaks at Navy Stations-Says Few
Religious Hymns" Written
During Wartimes

Princeton, y. J.. April 2i.-Dr Henry
van Dyke has just returned from an
extended trip over all the Atlantic coast
naval station. on which he addressed
many thousand soldiers, sailors aud Off
GERS Dr. van Dyke Is an eX-Ambass
dor to Holland and now is chaplain with
the rank of lieutenant commander In the
United States navy. He is also pro-
fessor of English literature in Prince
ton University
My next order will probably take
me to the Great LaKes and the sta
tions there, and from there to stations
on the Pacific coast" he said.
Doctor van Dyke Is on leave of alb
sence from his work AS professor Of
English literature in the Princeton Uni-
versity.
In an interview with DR.. John Timo-
thy Stone. who lectured at the Prince
ton Theological Seminary, Doctor van
Dyke stated that very few religious
hymns seemed to come out Of trouble
some times such as these. but that poets
and composers did moro N time of peace
and meditation, than i'm troublesome
times when existence and living were
higher for poets and musicians. lie
stated only the great marshal hymns
arise in these times.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-24
POTASH is DISCOVERED
IN GOLD MILL REFUSE
6 overnme ent Investigators
Find Quantities in Colorado
Dumps

Denver. Col. April 2i.-It Is only re-
Gently that the presence Of potash in
commercial quantities In many OF the
Cripple Creek god ores has become
known, and there seems every probabil-
ity that the camp will develop into a
steady producer Of the product. This
belief is strengthened by news from col
orado Springs toeth effect that The
dumps or the Portland and Golden cycle
reduction mills west Of Colorado
Springs. contain approximately 5000. 900
tons of sand. carrying from to 10 per
cent or pure pota sh. according 10 Gov.
ernrnent experts who have haen Al work
on experiments for the last four months
In the Golden Cyc'e dump alone. II
is said, there are about 100000. .00o
pounds OF pure potash. worth around
seven cents pound or S39.200,000.
From developing this newly discovered
treasure heap. officials estimate the net
profits will he from $4,000 900 to S25.-
OoO. 0OO for Golden cycle shareholders.
\. H. Carlton. president OF the Golden
Cycle Mining Company. the Holly Sugar
Company. the Colorado Midland Railroad
and other enterprises. was seen In Dem
YER and personally confirms the figures
as given. The value Of the Portland
dump has not been stated. but II is be-
lieved to run into millions of dollars.
or course, the question Of what the
process Of recovery will actually cost is,
after an the hiR thing. There are
numerous sources OF potash in the
pensive that me process is not com
mercially possible
Since tine FIRST Of the current year
millions Of oil shares have been alb
sorbed by traders on the four oil eN-
changes Of Denver, which daily are well
attended Despite the large number of
shares traded in. however. prices have
remained virtually stationary and ~
low level. except in such issues where
favorable news has justified an advance.
Since January l. up to the present writ
ing, tOS oil companies have been incor-
poratcd i'm wyoming. with an aggregate
Of S66.955,O0O. Transac-
tons on the Denver exchanges are not
confined to the Wyoming issueS--they
take in the Midcontnent and other oil
thereby supplying An album
dance OF fodder for the bulls and bears
Colorado made good record in coal
last year. according TO the
annual report Just issued by the state
coal mine inspector. The output OF the
mines i'm 1917 was l2,5l5,305 tons. as
compared with only l0,522, 1855 tons dur
ing the preceding year At least 1000
U0O tons more would have been mined
the report AYERS, but for a shortage of
railroad cars. -
There were 1888 fatalities recorded IN
the coal mines in 1917 OF this number
l2l occurred in the Hastings mine dis
aster Of April : During the year forty
one new mines were opened and develop
ment work in old and new mines cost
S6S739j
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-24
AMERTCANTZE ALIENS;
TEACH THEM ENGLISH
New Hampshire Committee
Plans to Reach Every Alien
in the State
Concord. Y. H., April %.

Concord, v. H., April %.
New Hampshire's public safety COM
mittee is formulating plans TO Ameri-
csnize every alien In the state. Efforts
are to be directed to about forty places
where aliens congregate The work has
heen divided into four departments. each
10 he under direction OF committee.
One department will endeavor to popu-
larke American ideals, one TO educs te
alien children. one to educate alien
housewives and one TO educate alien fac
tory operatives. New Hampshire state
authorities believe that the frst thing 10
do is to teach English TO all inha bitants
who do not already know Il.
The depa rtment Of popularization of
American ideals will work through Ave
sgencAs-the press, to interest citizens
and such aliens as now use the English
language, in the proposed work; motion
pictures. 10 present American history
and ideals church and patriotic organi-
zstions to instruct their members and
followers. and employers and labor
unions. 10 provide noon talks on con-
crete duties Of citizenship
The department on alien children will
work Though the public and private
schools. All illiterate children between
eight aud sixteen years are already IN
some schoOl This is State law and is
strictly enforced Most Of the schools
teach patriotism. thrift and obedience.
The state saw governing private schools
provides that every child shall he in
s,ructed in the English language in the
common ETNlIsh branches" This latter
provision ofithe law is not universally in
force
The department Of education Of alien
housewives has found that the needs
n the latter are help in sewing and
garment making. directions in American
cooking and instructions in the care OF
children An. effort to meet these needs
will be made Through home visits after
noon classes ant school sewing rooms and
neighbOrhood classes in cooking
The department. of education of alien
factory operatives has reported that at
the last census there were in the state
! 1886 illiterate persons more than ten
years Of age, OF whom S4l3 were Hitter.
ate men of voting age, virtually all for
eign born and English speaking.
Night schools are run for from ten to
tweniy weeks in ten cities and towns and
have reached $1,000 illiterate adults. At
tendance is not compulsory. There are
six cities with no night schools with a
fore ign-born population of more than
/ 600 each.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-24
6 MUTINEERS JAILED:
TWO ARE IN HOSPITAL
Crew of Cuban Steamship
Adelheid Quit Work Pass
ing Through U-Boat Zone

Mutineers Of the Cuban stear,s,,i,
Ndelhe'd VIII have hearing before
commissioner Long today Six of the
rinEleaders are awaiting trial in Nova
mensing Prison and two otbers 49,.
dangerously wounded at the Peprsv-
vania Hospital.
AS soon as the Adelheid entered Dela-
ware Breakwater late yesterday Cor-
tain f. G. Barry informed naval ori
GERS Of mutiny in the fireroom that
had occurred while the ship was hoins
chased by German submarine in Mai
terranean waters on March 30 Irrtad
states Deputy Msrshals Kelly mud A.,
CAREY with a squad Of policemen
placed the mutineers under arr.s. :.
soon as the ship made port
The Adelheid, which was bound 10, =.
port III ltaIy' sighted a giant subma rirs
m 1m the vicinity or Gibraltar March 10
lhe submarine gave evidence - -
preparing for attack. Aftsr was was
moments torpedo fired at the daI
held missed her by few feet a,d ,I,.
L-Boat Immediately began sheIIing the
fleeing Cuban vessel 'he
captain Barry telegraphed N the
englneroom for all speed ahead rho
engines produced little speed and Can
tam Barry went TO the room 10 Io6k
into the cause OF the trouble ,rIH
chief engineer and the first assistant
accompanied 'him
They found the crew OF the freroor,
motley conglomeration OF an ns,io,'
alitles, creeds and degrees, armed u,itb
slices bars, shovels and iron. prenarino =
TO resist, A fight ensued when thaS,
charged the officers and tried 10 dr;vs
them up the ladder. '''I
In desperate effort to save his shin
Captain Barry whipped out his revolvsr
and hred. @. Ricco and G.. Richterri
fell badly wounded
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-24
ACCIDENTS DECREASED
IN ANTHRACITE MINES
Cooperation Between Opera
tors and Inspectors Making
Industry Safer

Precautions taken by those engaged
IN the anthracite coal industry have
greatly decreased accidents and fatal
iles, according to a report issued today
by the state Department OF Mines.
which shows that much progress has
heen made in making the industry safer.
This Is due to the spirit Of cooperation,
it Is said, between the operators and
mine inspectors
The report OF the Department of
Mines in part follows:
During the seVcnteen-vesr period OF
lS99-19l5, the mine production of an
thraCite was l.3O6.g76.649 tons The
number Of lives lost was 9665, or 7.39
per l,0O0,0Ob tons produced The pro-
duction per life lost for this period was
l35.22S tons In 1878 the production
was S9.377,7O6 tons of anthracite. The
number Of lives lost was 5SS. with
the output of 77,752,3l5 tons for the
l9l7-lSlS Goa year, there were 5Sl
deaths, "A gain Of seven lives saved
There was also \ decrease iu minor sc-
cidents which shows a lettering Of mine
safety conditions on February |, 1918,
there were i2.63S miners holding mine
certificates from the state and trained
in mine safety conditions aud mine res
cue work More than $4,000 additional
men attend lectures as to the scientific
development of the anthracite industry,
Mine accidents are caused in many
ways and. in many cases. due to per
sonal carelessness on the mine workers
part not obeyng all the ordered pre-
cautions As laid down by the operators
Many explosions are caused by over
eagerness of the men for an increased
daily output The accidents on inside
work come from gas and dust explosions
powder and dynamite blasts, electricity,
blasts. falls into shafts aud slopes, suf-
location by gas and other causes, col
lsions Of trip cars in runaways and
coal rushes ON the outside of the mine
proper the greater part of the deaths
come from the faulty handling Of cars,
machinery, electricity and suffocation in
Chutes."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-24
AMERICAN ARCHITECTS MEET
War Work Chief Topic at Asocia.
ton Convention

war work Of American architects was
the keynote Of the opening session Of the
American Association Of Architests con-
vention today at the Art club.
Frank Miles Day. former president
Of the association delivered the opening
address He was followed by John Law
renee Mauran, present head of the aSso'
citation.
This afternoon the Philadelphia chap
ter members WI be hosts to the dele
CATION. They will he taken to interest
ing points in IN city in automobiles,
Ounce street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-24
GIRL OF Il TO MARRY
Grandmother Herself Welded at l6,
Consents to Match

Mary T. Rimke, only fourteen years
old. OF 339 Lansdowne avenue, in COM
pany with Frederick j, Mccarthy, seven.
teen years old, Of $40 Lansdowne ave.
nue.. applied at the office of City Clerk
Brown for a marriage license
Accompanying the young couple was
the girls grandmother. who. as her
guardian. gaveconsent 10 the contem-
plated marriage. The youths parents
also gave their consent
~ was married at sixteen and my hus-
band was seventeen years old and we
lived happily until the Lord took him
away from me-" said the grandmother.
placing her approval upon early mar.
rlages.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-24
RESTAURANT CLOSED BY U. s.
Federal Food Regulations Violated
at York

York, Pa. April 24,-Grier Hersh, food
administrator has ordered the Crystal
Restaurant, this city. closed for a period
Of two days. II having been proved the
food regulations had been violated. II
is said by Mr. Hersh that more than
two ounces of wheat bread were being
served at meal to each patron. The
food administrator says he had fire.
ouently warned the proprietor, Harry
Stathopulous, he was violating the regu-
lations.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-24
Crochet New Edge on Napkins

When the fringe on your tea nap
kins wears out and becomes ragged look
ing don't feel that the napkin Is ready
to be. used for a duster. Just cut on
all the fringe evenly, get small ero-
chet needle and a ball Of silk and oro-
chet a plain border all round the nap
needle and crochet.a hump2 chain stitch
that fastens into the border at about
every other stitch and makes 4 dainty
pieot edge 10 perfectly good tea nap.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-24
TURKS REPORT ADVANCE
''Fighting Way to Kars," Says Off
cial Dispatch

Londom. April 24-An official eommu-
nieation received from Turkey says:
I'VE are fighting our way TO Kars lin
the caucasus) and have occupied Ozur-
gad. thirty kilometers (nearly nineteen
miles) northeast Of Batum."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-24
PHILADELPHIA Aviator Killed

Lieutenant George b. Bell, an aviato
OF this city, was instantly killed yester-
day when the airplane in which he was
giving instructions to Cadet Hardy NJ.
Benson, OF Clarendon, Tex, fell near the
Benbrook hangers. Cadet Benson suf-
fered only minor bruises.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-24
Arehdukes Called to Conference

Zurich, April 2i.--The Archduke Eu-
gene has summoned all the Austrian
archdukes to Vienna for a conference
on urgent questions Prague news
papers declare.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-24
OeNeiI Starts on Campaign Trip

HARRISBURG. April Estate Highway
a. Susquehanna County IN the interest
~ Ms campaign for Governor. Thursday y
hc will-sDen0 the day IN Bradford County.
Friday ~ viii 80 20 dubois ana Sstur-
IA and Monday ne will cnrry his cam
-. IS |nIo phIla1nlnhIa and. May 2 ~
+. If .I|'|I IA I.atfrnt County nno Nay 4
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-24
Gov. Brumbaugh Finds
Cause to Criticize
Loan Response
SPEED UP" HIS DEMAND
Rural Pennsylvania's Bond
Campaign Emphasizes
Tagging Here
Philadelphia Sill Ninth
In Liberty Loan Drive

Latest Treasury figures covering
Liberty Loan subscriptions in the
various Federal Reserve districts.
with percentages OF quotas rea-
lized. follow:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-24

The Liberty Loan committee on the
oil trade and parages has completed its
quota and completely canvsssed its field
The work has been 80 thoroughly done
that this branch of the commercial and
Industrial committee has now turned In
10 help the committee working the
chemical trade
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-24
Ship Redistribution Planned

Paris. April 2i-The inter-allied
economic committee is comforting on re-
distribution of tonnage among the Allies.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-24
DEATHS

HANSBURY. AT Cleveland. o. April ~
HANNAH +. widow Of Peter r. Hansbufsl
Relatives and friends are Invited to sertlcls
Fri. y. M, At the OliyCr II. Bair Bdr,
$50 Chestnut 81. Int. private.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-24

LommltIee on OF Iduts dnd
garages (to dateD .........Sl. zoe. 600
Franklin Sugar Refining Co.. 800, 900
A. j. Reach 90. ........... 100. 600
First Catholic SlOvak Ladies'
Union ...........a....... 100, 900
Pennsylvania Warehouse and
Safe Deposit 60. Cemployes) $1,000
Pennsylvania Warehouse and
safe Deposit Co (hrm) ,.. so. 900
John Illingworth Steel Co... 10000
Committee on brooms and
brush trade 60 dste) .... 10000
Pottstown Iron Co. ....... $4,000
Hotel Adelphia ..,........ 10000
George Craig 4 Sons (addi-
tionaD Observation-Disclosures. 20, 0O0
Horace T. Potts co. ....... 10000
L. ~ Parker a co. ,....... 20, O0O
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1918-02-20
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