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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-08-23

Mss HELEN Mcbride of okiahoms
City Is spending week slih hel
cunt Mrs Y l. drown.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-08-23

When he Is baall tha, way. she H.
called skinny 'tili she is above IA and
from that time on she is called dainty
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-25
SANE SOCIAL SEASON
URGED BY SUFFRAGISTS
Mrs. j. VI. Gazzam Issues Plea for
Prohibition, Early Hours and Sim
plicity in Dress for Young

National prohibition. early hours at
Young peoples entertainments and sim
plicity In dress and food are suggested
in tho patriotic appeal for a sane social
season made today at the Woman's Suf-
frage Headquarters, 1921 Chestnut
street The plea, which Is made public
by Mrs. Joseph NJ. Gazzam, is addressed
to all leaders Of society and thoss In
terested In the social life Of Philadelphia.
One OF the plans by which the ideal
social season Is to be carried out Is the
organization of a Young Peoples Com
servation League. whose efforts will be
TO conserve health, strength, morals,
nerves. time. money and food.
Supplemcnting the appeal Mrs oaz-
zam said: II believe In closing the door
of intenpcranCe 10 the youth Of America
for all time. To that end | shall never
offer intoSicants to young people ana !
shall thus safeguard the young girl Just
making her entrance into the social
world and the young boy at the college,
away from his home"
The suffrage appeal also urges That
the after-the-ball breakfasts be cast into
the ashcan as a careless habit or so
ciety, also that sobriety Is one Of the frst
steps of preparedness and that TO con-
serve health is the best patriotism.
Leading churchmen have approved the
appeal as well MS q number OF physicians
who have indorsed long statement as
t. the evil effects of drink, embodied IL
the appeal for better living In the coming
social season,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-25
REPUBLICAN UPHOLDS
WILSON IN CAMP SPEECH
Congressman Farr, Of Scranton, Tells
Soldiers President Has Backbone.
Lauds United States Women

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2o.--presldent
Wilson was generously praised by Con-
greSsman John X. Farr. of Scranton. Pa.
IN a speech made last night to the SOL
ders at Camp Meigs.
81 am a Republican said Farr. Il
recall that Colonel Roosevelt in The last
campaign said President Wilson had
single track mind. lie las. When he
chooses an objective ne sticks to II. He
may change his method Of approach. I
believe II Is fine thing for Americans
at this time that we have in the White
House man with an objective and the
backbone to hold to IL
Congress Is behind every one of YOU
In everything you or your families need,
continued Farr.
Prolonged applause greeted his state,
ments Mr.. Farr was again applauded
when he paid tribute 10 American
women. He said that in England women
, now could construct a vessel without the
hand Of one man touching It,
81 trust the time will not arrive when
that will be necessary In America he
said But your wives, mothers and
sweethearts are ready for any sacrifice
The spirit OF American women has been
nne. 7 have heard no mothers complain
OF sending their sons to camps.
when II comes to question OF rlght
women will fight to the last ditch
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-25
PEANUTS PROVIDE CLUE
TO ROBBERY OF BOX CAR
Cop Does a Sherlock Holmes in APP
pretending Band Of Juvenile
Raiders

II Sherlock Holmes had seen u peauut
on the pavement lie probably would not
no, by jove he possibly could not
have done Il better detective job than
did Policeman McCloskey. as 1t turned
out today.
McCloskey. strolllne along Woodland
avenue near Fifty-eighth street late yes
terday. espled n peanut on the sidewalk.
HIN :" he said and picked II UP. true
10 Instinct He broke the she'll The
kernels were raw Also. they were oval
and yellowish. with red skins. like paper
"Ha " calculated McCloskey. lie saw
another And another. And still more.
All were raw. \ distinct trail of goober-
peas stretched before him. The blue
'oat followed the trail for two squares.
II ended at y box car on "A pennsylvania
Railroad siding where there was pile
Of peanuts oozing from broken door.
The trail continued The first clue
was u silver caudelabra then came four
alarm clocks and finally ten shoes all
for the left foot McCloskey cogitated
moment He saw three small bows.
Zach had two legs and two feet. But
vcar-old Noble Wallace eight -year-old
James Noble and thirteen ypar-old
James Daniels all OF near Woodland
avenue and South Alden street---denied
they had done u. But this morning the
police of the siNty-ffth street and wood
police of the Six'y-ffth street and Wood
year-old Tony Bransky Of near sixty
| first street and fray's avenue and he
| implicated siN other white boys and a
negro in the ear robbery. These are be-
| ing sought.
The police are said also TO be looking
for a. family composed of onc-legged per-
sons,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-25
Hog Island Visit
by Senators Secret



and see the yards on other days. but
you cavnt today" That settled it.
As II. matter Of fact. 1. number Of
Washington newspaper men had come
UP from Washington to observe the Sem
ators investigate. and they We're forced.
by the adm,rais order. to 60 to the
Bellevue or the Ritz or the Adelphia. or
some such pace to get their luncheon
and forgo the Hog Island rcpast
As for the curious Philadelphia news
paper mcn--wel. they are Hooveri2ing
anyhow. SO they were not sore"
Anyhow. the Senators arrived and
said they would depart late this aft
crnoon. The only thing really known
about their itinerary Is that they drove
direct from the West Philadelphia sta.
ton to some shops on Market street 20
buy gum boots fer each member OF rhe
party. Who paid for these gum boots
is not known. 4 facetious person un
kindly remarked that IL should have
been gum shoes''--so like Admiral
Bowles's personally conducted tour
don't you know.
Senator Nardaman said: 81 am here
to get personal survey OF Hog Island y
Senator Reed said "T am here to get
a personal survey of Hog Island"
Senator Harding said: II am here &c
get a personal survey of Hog Island.
SO said they ALL
Not one of the Senator's was per
! ceived to have a compass. a transit ol
a tripod-no. not even a fieldglass. L
was assumed that these instrument,
would be supplied by Admiral Bowles
Il was also suggested that the Adlnira
might supply magnifying glasses to hi
guests: then again it was hinted a
microscopes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-25
FRIENDS CENTRAL WINNERS
Beat Lsnsdowne High in Aquatic
4 Meet, 35 to 1S

Friends central swimmers defeated
Lansdowne Iiigh School this afternoon
in a dual aquatic meet IN the Central
Y. VI. g. A. pool by the score of % TO Is
points Andrews and Paul were the
stars.
Andrews. sporting a Friends Central
jersey won three events, ffty-yard and
20O-yard dashes and the fancy diving
event. while Paul. the suburban lad, an
nexed the twenty-hve-yard and 100-yard
swims.
Summaries:
@O0-yard relay race--Won by Friends Cen.
trail tSchwart2. Ministcr. Cook and An
drewsl: second. Lansdowne Dunn. McMullan
Damon and Paul Time. 2:24,
Twenty-nye-yhrd dash--Won by Paul
I.ansdowne; second. Andrews. = g, third
Damon. Lanadownc: Time. ~ Al.
Fifty-ysrd dash--Won by Andrews. p. G.
second. Paul. Lansdowne; third, Damon
Lansdowne. Time, :2B 20.
100. yard dash--won by Paul, Lansdowne
ssSoHsS; S,sovss sehwEir,s Tims 81 third Damon
Fancy dlying-;Won BY Andrews, =; G.
| downe,
second. Schwartz. j.. c. Time. a4s.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-25
FOWLER RAPS WARE
POLITICAL METHO1
Councilman, Denied Speech
Flag Raising, Charges
Apti-Patriotism

Ware politics interfecs with patriotls1(
according to Common Councilman WI|
liam T. Fowler. OF the Thirty-eisl(
Ward. VINO said today he would A1lf'
Councils to make an investigation a. p
why he was not permitted TO speak W.
terday "a a flag raising at Twenty-s1x{
ond auG Cambria streets. Mr.. Fowl&f
who is anti-vare in politics. wss asl<1
10 add1ss a meeting in connection wIth
a flag raising at the place mentioneI
but on arriving there was inrbrmed that
he was not to speak, 4
"rhe committee gave no reason fer
making such request. said Fowler hut
intimatcd that ! had gone 20 the wrvnx
meeting. John Lamond, who was per-
mitted TO speak. was defeated at the
last election. He was invited TO speak
a few hours before the meeting by the
Ware leader Of the ward, William r.
Benhan. My speech was prevented. 4
Fowler added. probably because they
did not desire me TO have any protuf-
nence in affairs Of the ward. but ! pro-
pose to take the matter up with Coun-
ellis"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-25
COAL ADMINISTRATION
WARNS OF SWINDLERS
Fake Agents Of Emergency Aid Col
lccting Money by Fraudulent
Representations

The Emergency Aid coal admin,stra-
ton urges all citizens OF the city to be
on the lookout for swindlers who are
said TO be using the name Of the ad-
,ninistratIou to obtain advance pay
ments on fake coal orders, II is re-
ported that already $50 has been thus
obtained from unsuspecting persons, and
that there are undoubtedly many more
instances of sw!ndling which have not
yet come to light.
1t was stated this afternoon at the Of
fice Of the administration in the city
Hall that It Is the practice Of these
swindlers 10 represent themselves TO be
agents OF the administration. They call
on some family hard up" for coal and
get their order representing that they
can supply their coal needs. Payment
for the order Is then collected and
the agent" departs. but fails TO return.
No person should be given money for
coal unless able TO furnish full and suf-
fieient proof that they are agents OF the
Emergency Aid coal administration.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-25


conditions Of the deepes, humiliation for
Russia.
\ dispatch from Petrograd. stating
that the Bolshevik GCvernnrut mad
agreed to accept Germanys latest peace
terms was followed by report from
Brest-Litovsk that virtually all of the
members OF the new German peace dele
CATION Will be army officers.
The German Government officials vino
headed the first delegation from the tea.
tral Powers are now said to be In Ru-
mania carrying on a parlcy with rep.
resentatives of the Rumanian Govern.
nent, Chief of these envoys are Docto-
Won kuehlmann, the German Foreign
Minister. Count Czsrnin. tnl Austrian,
Foreign Minister, and Premier Rado-
slavom Of Bulgaria.
Petrograd repArts that the Bolshevil<
enNoys viii reach Brest- .itovsk some
time this week carrying credentials em-
powering them 10 make peace upon the
terms announced by Germany. The de-
ciston to reopen the peace conference
was reached sunday morning after nn
all-night session of the central executive
committee OF the congress of Sovieta. In
the meantime the Austro- German armies
continue their advance into Russia over
"A wide front.
The German War Office stated that
/ the German troops are almost to Reval
and. owing to the absence of Russian re =
. slstouce, II Is expected that this ppr,
Will fall within very short time.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-25
NEGRO BABY BURNED
Children Start Fire Upstairs in
Mothers Absence

Albert Baxton, fifteen months old Il
negro. was so badly burned this after
neon In a fire In his home. 37iS Mount
Vernon street, that he probably will die
The child's mother, Mrs. Mary. Baxton.
had left him and his brother John. three
years old, at home alone. In her alb
sence the children started a fire in an
upstairs room. The curtains and bed
clothing caught fire.
Policeman Almenrsder, of the Thirty
ninth street and Lancaster avenue po-
lice station, heard the children scream,
broke open the door and rushed upstairs.
where he found the younger In flames
from head to foot. while the elder was
cropping about the smoke-illed room. He
put out the. flames by wrapping the child
in his overcoat and then carried both
downstairs. A fire alarm was turned In
and the FIRE put out with little damage
to the house.
Albert was taken to the Presbyterian
Eospital, where II was said he would
probably die. His mother reached home
iust as he was being taken away. She
tainted and the services Of a doctor were
required TO restore her.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-25
COAL CONSUMERS WARNED
Must Economic Because of Use Of
Anthracite on Ships

IF coal consumers at home do not
they will face II shortage III
anthracite coal" said Benjamin T. John,
Il member of the Federal fuel admins-
tration and treasurer Of the Joseph II.
Brown Heating and Ncrtilating COM
pany. at today'a luncheon OF the city
Business club, held in the Adelphla
Hotel
In his tall; Of coal Mr.. John en-
plalncd Philadelphia coal crisis. lie
said that 90 per cent Of the anthracite
mined in Pennsylvania is consumed in
the homes OF Philadelphia and vicinity
owing to the existence Of the submarine
zone. il was found necessary that ships
going through those waters should burn
anthracite coal, which Is smokeless The
Government will use this coal during tn"
duration of this war. Therefore, II Il
necessary that consumers avoid waste or
else face a coal shortage. lie also stated
that 80 per cent of the ashes wasted
can again be used.
A short talk called Mans Persona!
Equation in business" was given by
Thomas May Pierce. III, treasurer Of
the Hercules Cement Company.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-25
WHERE FOUR SENATORS
STAND ON SUFFRAGE
France and Smoot for 1t, Page on
Fence; Penrose's Secretary
Dodges for His Chief

Miss Mary II, Ingham. Pennsylvania,
chairman of the National Woman's
marty, received four replies today to her
letters to United States Senators asking
for support for the Federal suffrage
amendment when II comes up In the
Senate. The replies we're from;
Senator France Maryland), who Is
for il;
Senator smoot tUtah), who is for. 1t (;
senator Page Vcrmoup, who ~ on
the fence and
Senator Penrose's secretary, who said
that the letter would be brought to the
Seantor's attention"
Mrs. Lawrence Lewis, member of
tbe state executive committee. tele-
graphed headquarters here that Phila'
.delphians would hold a suffrage amend
ment meeting at Palp Beach, Fia'' to-
morrow
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-25
TO SELL CARR's PROPERTY
Widow Gets Order to Meet Claims
Against Estate

\ petition fled in the Orphans Court
by Mae T. Carr. widow and administra-
trix of the estate Of John ]. Carr. serg-
caut-at-arms of Common Council. asking
leave to sell the real estate left by hcr
husband TO pay Off some OF his debts
shows that the only real estate left by
carr il the premises. @i19 Carpenter
street. Of the value of which no estimate
Is given. while claims against his estate
of which his widow has knowledge alone
amount to upward OF $4,000.
Besides hts widow. Carr LEFT iiye minor
children. At the time of his death he
was engaged in the real estate business
at SEQ South Twentieth street.
The petition Of the widow sets out
that in addition TO the house on car
penter street her husband left personal
property appraised at SsiO.4S.
Carr died on March >. 1917, intestate.
fudge Anderson allowed the petition
authorizing the Offering Of the property
AT public sale after due and legal notice.
The sale Is subject to the approval and
confirmation OF the courts,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-25
Tuesdays Havana Entries

First race, three ycar-0lds ana upwaId'
c,aIming, purse s&00. furlongs--Dnra COLI
lns iosi Water Wirss 10; Gssh Ipi iouieG uiS
Start, iii: Mary Nsila. III Hattie burton
HI: Pare White. iio: Sandei. i1s.
c,s;%ins, SeeGma purse $500. furlonEs-conn.cs :
Peschie' los; Margaret r.. III; Lyndors.
ilsl,' III; Raiph s., lis; Colonel Matt ii3;
Morristown. lis; wodan. li3; Wizard. 1ls;
sa19nII TnIrd race. three-year. .olds and upward.
fls'mRsi ios; FssidsT IL io9 Duas.s: io, RlsiHhR
0,Dsy,, y! i9' Aissfdi. MssSsii III.
topFT, opFTo,,,rth race three-yeeer- -elds and upward
cla,%ins' i purse ,4o6; 2 furlonEs--'Eeklc
csnn lG9; ne ios; milestone. ii2 yams;. ii2; Bey'
.ttY lanes, liz; James Oakley. itn.
iEEifth race, three year -olds and upward
claiming, purse stoo fvEF.ensspEtt:r Frans pstt.r
son. i9i yiSs,r0ihn ySs! h.ay loi ispeenSshrft. Sf iS4
is%ii: fSs.i:rs. @, ,Ss sTlss ,SS SisssSi's. ito
c,aiminr, purse s46o. III miles-1,Tipps
shorpe. i0i; sLchsnsrin, .l0si niyhland Las
~ I10e; sGrasmere.. Ill; Cot Marchmoaf
ilssj pesst ppersntics allowance cirsmea. ~
weather, clear; tisek. fas'' t{a. 1sf 81.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-25
WILL IRWIN DESCRIBES
ITALY'S RECOVERY
Correspondent Tells How Army's
Morale Was Nearly But Not Quite
Destroyed by German Cunning

Picturesque incidents of warfare were
flung off like sparks from an anvil this
afternoon by VIII irwin. war CORES
pondent, before an audience of the Red
Cross Auxiliary. COS Chestnut street,
How the Italian morale was close 10
broken down for all time by the sheer
deviltry OF German cunning In forging
newspapers and circulating false rcporta
OF peace conferences and treaties end
ing the war; how the whole right wing
OF an Italian army was lost in tangle
OF mountains and a oity-full OF little
children and women In evening gowns
were struck down by the roadside-ali
this he recounted with lightness OF
touch that could not disguise the dram
attic quality of his narrative
"And II was no cowardice on the part
Of the Italians, but the damnable cunning
of the Germans that caused the Italian
retreat at Caparetto," Mr.. Irwin. in
sisted. Every one In Italy had been
firmly convinced by German propaganda
that the war would be over last Decem'
ber
What's the use of fighting II the
wars all fixed up?' was the question We
heard on every side. oh, they're damn
ably cunning, clever these Germans, Dp
one thing they had forgotten about Italy
that she's 60 per cent pride" Mr.. irwin
declared. They dealt her an unearthl!
wallop In her pride. and she came back
Yes, thank God, she found herself II
time to save her national pride"
With n vibrant note of pride he tol'
the story OF how the Italian troop
met the Germans on the banks OF tn
Piave and drove them back.
Such victory on the side of tn
Germans" he said. ''would have beel
advertised throughout the nations MI
Irwin drove home the contrast wit
punch. "The Germans know the ar
4 OF self-advertislng. The French ant
Italian don't"
4 IAN the great inventions OF this wal
includ, the airplane, have been create
by Americans and then seized by tn
Germans for their own use, against u.s.
Mr.. Irwin ended.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-25
ROMA. % febhrnio

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ei , aa o,ar,,J ~ s,a,o couuni-
haUaElla' Y "' 'N"' - -
cato dal quarter Genera'e lt"h'uo' 81
rileva che fattivitH combattiVa pteSso
le liree italiane 81 G. lmitata principal
,.,o,,o , duelli di or.iplieria duali In
',' ',,a,I oonn .,ati freo,enti @ yio-
,.,t Nv
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ccntrazionc al iuoco hella rcsIohe VI en-
tale dcl nuine pr'h'a' "'a !" -,
mente cCntrobattuta daiIc pat'eile HaH-
ane,
yivaci duoln li artiglieria 81 vertical
,ono sull'altipiano di Asiago, nclla re-
.jone Giudicarla O nei settogi d! Val
Dnbbiaders q di Montello.
rinorti di incursione . L. pattuglie
4, ricognizione furono attivssimc da ann
hn 10 narti. I,ungo IL medic corso del
pi,,o ira detti riparti @ pattuglie si
,.,rtac,rono parecchi scontri 1 quail I'm
,rono semnre con esito fayorevole per gli
itai,ani
I'm reparto di fanteria italiann compi'
felicemcnte una ricognizione verso lie
posztoni ncmche di fronte n Capo Slle
torno' conduccndo parecchi prgion-
Teri
t.cco il ,csto del communicate uficiaIe
,,hhlicato teri dal NlnIstcro della Guer-
y. In poma.
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nunti nd nriente deI Rrnuts Oussto
divenne piu frequente vioento nella
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-25
PAPER PEACE" LIKELY
TO BE SHORT LIVED
By ]. W. T. MASON


-
The Russian Far .Soviets' acceptance
of Germanv's latest peace terms by
majority OF only fifteen out OF y total
executive committees membership OF
2S7 strongly indicates that a paper peace
at this time Will not permanently adjust
the east front situation.
AS soon as Germany's intentions of
crushing Russia by new diplomatic
offensive are realized by the masses OF
Russia there is a strong possibility OF
another revolutionary movement Won
Uindenburg can only hold the Russians
to his terms by making Russia con-
auered province and thus limiting the
number of east front troops available
for the west
The new offensive Of German militar-
Isl dlplomats has for its object the
elimination 81 the Bolsheyiki from any
participation in the "self-detsrnlination
OF Poland and the Baltic provinces. This
policy does not necessarily entail an
neYatIon OF western Russia to Germany.
Even the German militarists are learn
ing that too much ruthessness doesn't
Nay. But BY making Germany resrons'-
bic for the fate OF western Russia Won
IJiuCanhurg wants to turn Poland and
the Baltic provinces into vassal states
OF the Hohen2ollerns, probably with
self-govcrnruent under the direction OF
German prlncslings. This would give
Germany control Of tho trade of that
vast region.
Russia IL thus facing q new issue OF
self-p-eservat,on with the Ukraine
largely cutting of Russia's former com
nlete access 70 the Black Sea and WIN
the Finnish coast line no longer In rus
sia's pnsscsson. the severance of the
Baltic provinces would cut Russia's wa
ter outlets very nearly to tho point OF
| cXtInction. russia would become al
most an inland Power.
| The self-determination which the Bol
snevilI demand for small nationalitie!
would be denied 20 the Russians them
| selves. The existence not only of th'
I revolution. but also of Russia as a ma
/ tiou. is at stake. II IL impossible 70
/ Russia to accept any such permanen
/ settlement ag this.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-25
ACCUSED OF FALSE PRETENSE
Ruse Traps Man Charged With OBJ
tanning Money by Telegraph Fraud

Herbert Burke, OF De Furial Springs,
Florida. was held in $500 bail by Magis-
trate Watson today for court on IL charge
Of obtaining money under false pre-
lenses. preferred BY Leigh l.. PolE. OF
Purviss, Miss. chief pharmacists mate
at the Naval Hospital. Iiray's Fcrry
road and FitZwat"r street.
Polk says that Burke used to be in
tn. navy and that he became acquainted
with him while he was in the Naval
Hospital. In some manner he got hold
Of the name and address Of Polk's father,
DR.. l.. l.. Polk, and wired him. us,nS
Folks name. to send him sixty dollars
TO the Hotel Walton: that he was ili
His father, says Palk. became suspicious
and wired Doctor Bachmann, in charge
OF the naval hospital. VINO told young
Polk. The latter went 10 the Western
Union and investigated. and finally
wired his father to send the money on
This was done and when Burke went fol
it he was arrested