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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-31
"BOY! PAGE MIR. 5. HOLMES"
''Mystery of the Hotel Bed" Baf.
fles Detective Skill

Visions of a hidden wireless, operated
by German spies, flashing messages to
submarines at sea, came viyidly into
the mind of Theodore Morgan, a men,
ber of the Legislature from Mercer
County, who is a guest of the Bellevue
Stratford Hotel. early today.
A peculiar clicking, seemingly coming
from beneath his bed pillow, and sound
ing much the same as wireless in
strument in operation, was the cause of
the legislators vision.
So mystified was he that he got out
of bed. snapped on the electric light and
started to investigate. But the clicking
ceased when he arose, only to return
when he had again crawled into bed.
the same result, and then came the
vision-also call to City Hall for the
police.
Two patrolmen and plainclothes man
responded, investigated. even to lying
on the bed, then departed, without solv-
ing the mystery.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-31
US. TO EXPEND
$24,OOO,OOO HERE
Great Warehouse and PieI
Project to Cost That
Amount
$50, ,345, 1853 IN STATE
Quartermaster's Depot Store,
rooms at Greenwich Point
Estimated at $2O,OOO,OOo

More than $4,000, 900, about one.
eighth Of the total amount beinssex.
pended by the United States Government
In the erection of warehouses. piers
wharves and improved harbors through,
out the country. is to be spent in thii
city. The improvements are designed t..
speed up the handling Of war material,
for ", of the army overseas.
Are souncement of this was made BY
the War Department. The amount al
lotted for Pennsylvania Is $30.345,S63
OF this sum $24,432.523 is to be spent
here.
Cost of enlarging the warehouse spac.
constructing new wharves and piers, anc
for harbor dredging throughout tht
country will be approximately s21s,ooo,'
900, according to the War Department.
announcement. More Of this money
being spent in this city than in any othei
city in the country
Twenty million dollars Of the allot'
ment for this city is being spent on thu
construction of the great quartermas'
ter's depot at Greenwich Point.
Largest In United States
Work on this depot, which is designed
to be the largest in the United states
was started last week. The work In
wolves dredging a thirty-foot channe
to two piers. Pier No l will have ar
area of ss2, 800 square feet, with a re
enforced concrete building. three storiei
high, having an area Of 264,000 squart
feet Four tracks will lead to this pier
Pier No. 2 will be even larger. Tne
pier itself will have an area Of 436.00'
square feet. while the building. three
stories In height, will have an area oi
four railroad tracks leading into Il.
The railroad yard to be constructed In
connection with the depot will have Q
capacity Of 500 cars.
Construction Of this depot is in addi
ton to a general interior storage depot
constructed at an estimated cost OF
SO, ,4Os.973. and an expeditionary storage
depot. which was completed early in May
at a cost Of s1,o23,55o.
other stSrehouses
At Middletown. Pa, there have beet
completed warehouses for the sigma
corps at a cost Of $1,s0o,000. They arr
two in number, the largest the sigma
corps possesses, and are each 2s0 by 81
feet. Work was started March 16.
Ten buildings for a quartermaster In.
terror storage depot at New Cumber'
land, Pa, will cost $4.113.330. Construc.
ton is now under way at New Orleans
Boston, Chicago, ST. Louis. Schenectady
N Y; New Cumberland, Pa, Columbus
O.; Charleston. S. c.: Norfolk. Va
Philadelphia. Newport News and Littlt
Rock, Ark. Warehouses have been com.
pleted at Philadelphia. Pittsburgh. Bal
timore, Hoboken, Jeffersonville, Ind.
Port Newark, n. j.: Americus, Ga. Sar
Antonio Dayton, O.; Richmond, Va.
Chicago and Middletown. Pa.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-31
CUT SUGAR USE,
COOKIES APPEAL
Don't Help the Kaiser, He
Asks, Urging Greater
Economies in Homes
MUST SUPPLY TROOPS
Crocers Urged to Prevent Any
Discrimination or Favoritism
Among Customers
MUST SUPPLY TROOPS
Don't help the. Kaiser"

Don't help the. Kaiser"
This is the appeal of County Food
Administrator Cooke. who today re-
qussted Philadelphans to cut their sugar
consumption TO two pounds per person
month
Soldiers fighting in France must be
given full ration. that their heroic
achievements of the last few weeks may
be continued Mr. Cooke said He asked
those at home not to impair the food
supply 10 the trenches even though it
he necessary TO sacrifice some special
commodity entirely.
Mr.. Cooke also appealed to the retail
grocers. asking them to cooperate so
that an equitable distribution of Phla-
delphia's sugar allotment be made. He
urged that no discrimination or favorit-
ism be shown
Can Be Bought for Canning
Sugar for canning and preserving can
still be purchased in quantities up to
twenty-five pounds. the food administra-
certificates provided for that purpose
The purchaser must not use the sugar
for any other purpose than canning, Mr.
Cooke warned
I'm requesting that the people of Phil
adelphia confine their sugar consump-
tion to two pounds per person per
month"; said Mr.. Cooke, s"I do so with
supreme confidence that they will answer
yes willingly. as they have done so
many times before
That an equitable distribution of
Philadelphia sugar allotment be made,
I ask every grocer in Philadelphia to
see to 1t that no discrimination or favor
itism be shown.
Correst Misunderstanding
IF there is any misunderstanding
sin connection with the use of sugar for
preserving purposes, the food administra-
tion wishes to correct It. Sugar may be
obtained for canning and preserving in
lots of twenty-five pounds or less by
using the special certificates obtainable
from any grocer.
Food Administrator Lloyd, Camden
today introduced a record of sales sys-
TEN in all Camden stores dealing in
sugar
Every purchaser of sugar will be re-
quired to fill out report blanks. giving
name. address, date of purchase and
quantity purchased. These reports will
be collected from the dealers, turned over
to the food administrator and tabulated
In This way violators of the sugar re-
striCton will be exposed, and prosecu-
tions will follow.
Today fifty pounds of sugar were
found in the home of Mrs. Emma Miller
332 North Thirty-seventh street, Cam.
| den. Mrs. Miller was ordered to give
| the sugar to the Cooper Hospital. -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-31
COAL FOR NORTHEAST SECTION
Extra Supplies for Tacony, Tor.
resdale, Frankford and
Bridesburg

Beginning today, Tacony Torresdale,
Bridesburg and Frankford will receive
extra supplies of coal. 1t is The plan
of the county fuel administration to
give special attention to one section at
a time till all are covered. During the
month of August 10000 tons above the
amount shipped last year have been re-
quested OF the anthracite distributing
committee for this section.
list of the dealers, with their ton
mage on hand and their untitled orders.
was filed with the committee, and 1t has
allocated the needs to the various oper-
ators. The fuel Administrations plans
to get the sections with important war
industries supplied first Next will come
in the winter months. Including Chest
nut Hill. Manayunk and Wissahickon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-31
ODD FRANKS
Demolishes Chimney, Stuns Man a
Block AWAY and Knocks Over a Cow

Harrisburg, July 31.--(By I. N. So
Lightning played a peculiar prank here
during a thunder storm which passed
over the edge of the city.
A bolt struck the chimney on the
residence of William Ebersole and de-
molished it. Then it passed along tele-
phone wire for a block and struck the
Hahn, who at the time was. getting some
water out of rain barrel with tin
basin. The bolt stunned Hahn for a
short time. Passing on its way, the bolt
ran across to the yard at the rear of
James Bush's home and struck a COW,
knocking it over. The COW was not
seriously injured.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-31
FIND WATERED BUTTER HERE
State Dairy Commission Orders
Prosecution of Sellers

Prosecutions for the sale of butter
containing as high as 80 per cent of
moisture have been ordered in this city
by State Dairy and Food Commissioner
FouSt.
There are indications that butter is
being watered." he said today. "and the
reports show that instead of | 3 per cent
of moisture it is double in some samples
bought"
Arrests have been ordered in Lacka-
wanna and Luberne Counties for the Sa le
of ice cream which does not contain the
State standards Of butter fats. which
means that it. too has too much moist
,,rn
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-31
MOTHER OF JUDGE DEAD
Mrs. Mary Morris Patterson Dies
at Langhorne at ~

Mrs. Mary Morris Patterson, mother
of Judge John NJ. Patterson, died last
night at the summer home of her son in
Langhorne.
Mrs. Patterson was seventy-two years
old. and Ieaves besides her son, a
daughter, Mrs Frank S. Barber. The
funeral arrangements have not been
completed. but the interment will be
in Westminster Cemetery. Friday.
Judge Patterson received many mes
sages of coincidence today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-31
Fabrics Worth $500 Stolen

Accused of stealing a team with $500
worth of georgette crepe from the
Shanahan Teamster Company, 246 North
Eleventh street Arthur Johnson, negro,
Seventeenth and Brown streets, was ar
rested today According to the police
pal of Johnson obtained a job yes
terday with the Shanahan company and
disappeared when sent tc freight sta
tion for the cloth. The police are look
ing for him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-31
Low FARE DENIED SOLDIERS
Railroad Administration Against
Penny.a-Mile
By the Associated Press

Washington, July 31.-One-cent fare
for all soldiers on leave probably will
not be established by the railroad admin
istration, officials said today, because II
Is believed this would result In crowding
trains in camp districts beyond limits Of
the ability of passenger resources.
A number of members of Congress
have urged this proposal A special rate
of one cent a mile now is allowed to
soldiers on furlough with special certifi-
Gates from commanding officers. Nearly
three million application blanks for this
authorities have asked for more.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-31
Motorman Held Pending Inquest

George Colebaugh a motorman. was
held 10 await the action of the Coroner
suit of the death yesterday OF John
Denton, forty-five years old. 1917 East
Cambria street. Denton was riding In a
motorcar on Frankford avenue and was
almost decapitated when he looked out
the aide and Was struck by car oper-
ated by Colebaugh. =
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-31

George T. r. Knorr. seventy-six years
old, for twenty-five years an accountant
in the Chy Controllers office and many
years ago choir leader of the old Arch
Street Presbyterian Church, died last
night at his home, 1926 Mount Vernon
street, after an illness of eight months.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-31
HIGHER PAY ON GREAT LAX

WeshingtOn, July 5I'-RepresentatlVes
of independent ship owners on the Great
Lakes and of the seamen, fremen and
stewards met today with the labor ad-
justment commission of the shipping
board to consider wage increases for the
men. Advances OF $40 a month for fire.
men and stewards and $40 to seaman are
asked. - 4 81 Z, I. =. 49,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-31
CONGRESS MAY RUSH
ENLARGED ARMY PLAN
Likely to Resume Session
Soon-Senators Favor Force
of at Least 100000
BY the United Press


Congressman may hasten back to
Washington before the END Of their
recess to begin work on legislation that
will provide an enlarged army.
Minority leaders in the Senate favor
such action, and Senator Curtis (Kan.)
Republican whip" proposes issuing a
rallying call to Senators of his party
to return here. Under the recess plan
regular business may be resumed should
quorum give it's unanimous consent.
Senators in Washington today believe
that the exact ages to be fixed by the
draft are lees important than enacting
the necessary legislation promptly.
Favor Twenty-to-Forty Plan
Senatorial opinion inclines to ages of
twenty to forty as the proper figures
Some big army" advocates insist that
eighteen to forty-five would be better.
Another class believes that thirty-five
or thirty-six would be high enough, and
Secretary Baker according to congress
sional belief, favors the latter view.
An army of 100000 men, at least,
finds favor with the vast majority. 9th
ers favor 'the sky as the limit" and
quote the Presidents why stop. at
5000. .o00?"
Even should the most conservative
charges be enacted in the age limit an
army of well over 100000 could be
provided easily.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-31

TOOL DESIGNERS AND CRAFTSMEN
MUST BE EXPERIENGEEBB ON
ZIG AND FIXTURE MOEku,rs
APPLY AT ONCE WITH REFERENCES
,,nvA1p STEEL ktfhNS khNp ORDNANCE co
MipF|1E 1EhDpYSToNE RIFLE PLANT
EDDYSTONE. PA.
Plant employment hours-Daily. a. m. to
p. m. except Sunday SATURDAY a.
to IL a. m. ~,
PHILADELPHIA OFFICES:
Woodland ave. and Island rd.
52O3 Market st.
1913 Arch st. 80,
Office hours-6 a. m. TO p. n osy, y,oen
cant Saturday until IL O'CLOCK noon
Sunday, 10 a. m. to p. H.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-31
Death to Foes
Aim of Battle
Continued from Page One

conversion of fifteen National Army cav
airy regiments. numbered from 3Ol TO
ais, into field artillery. These will COM
pose part of the artillery units for the
new divisions
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-31
Nothing on Casualties
! PIssoersphsr. Here to Organize

&1fn6elphia photographers will meet
n a form chapter OF the Pho
MI Association Of America az
lnut street similar chapters
pfmed throsghont the country.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-31
Every Man in "U. s." Army

olos INTO uelu dIllIleIH' lHeSe Will Soiit-
pose part of the artillery units for the
new divisions.
Every Man In IT. s." Army
The chief of staff said that, in carry
Ing out the new policy of "one army"
the War Department intends to put the
letters .U. S." heretofore reserved for
the regulars, on the collar of every man
serving in the military forces of the
United States.
The subdesignations of ~. c." for
National Guard and IN. A." for Ma
tfonal Army. will be abandoned. In the
eAfne connection, General March an
nounced that the twelve major generals
and the thirty-siX brigadiers necessary
for the new divisions will be selected
from all elements of the service.
This statement was taken to mean
that both National Guard and National
Army officers hereafter will be eligible
xnr promotion to the rank of general
o(Elcers. even in regular army divisions.
In response to question, General
Uarch said that where a division COM
mander was selected to he a temporary
corps commander. the command OF his
division passed to the senior brigadier.
He had no information as to the location
at present Of the eigfry-ninth National
Army Division,
Nothing on Casualties
(, General March had nothing to reveal
- to the extent of the casualties suffer-
"a by the American forces in the re-
oant fghting. He said, however, that
General Pershing had been ordered to
cable the casualties as received. and
that these would be given out here at
once He added that there would be no
l1>lribution of casualties over long
1ridd hereafter,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-31
DEATHS

MosTELLER.-July 81. at GAL N. 40tl
ST., JOHN H.. husband Of the late NATL.
NJ Mosteller (nee Marts) and son OF Emma
D and the late Frederick w. Mosteller.
Notice Of funeral later
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-31
HELP wANTED-MALE
ACETYLENE wELDERS

Experienced on cast-iron and Job work
Good wages and steady work
Apply at once with references
N1DvALE STEEL AND ORDNANCE co
EDDYSTONE RIFLE PLANT
EDDYSTONE. PA.
plant employment hours-Daily. a. m. TO
n. M, except Sunday. Saturday. a. m
to IL a. m.
PHILADELPHIA OFFICES;
Woodland ave. and Island rd.
52O3 Market st.
1919 Arch st.
Office hours--6 a. m. to p; m. daily except
Saturday, until IL o'clock noon. SundaN
10 a. m. to p. m
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-31
OH THANKS, MIR. POTTER!
Darker Nights on Georges Hill
Appreciated

To the Editor Of ErcriUO Public Ledger:
Sir--Of course we will Young lady has
less light Romance and excess light do not
jtbs. Georges Hil with be darker hereafter
lightless nights. Very truly yours,
WILLIAM POTTER.
Federal Fuel Administrator.
BY r. l.. Cole Director,
Conservation Division.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-31

Dear Mr.. Potter:
You are a good scout
And "" thank YOU
For them kind words.
When we wrote you
Last week about those three
Very bright arc lights
In that band pavilion
on Georges Hill we knew
That you were a good fellow
And would catch our point
OF view. Az we said
In our letter. those arc lights
Drew the MOSQUITOES, and besides
AS we also said before.
They made II very public.
The love light in her eyes
Is enough. Mr.. Potter.
And again
We thank you.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-31
100000 Now in Army

Already, including July quotas. more
than 100000 men are enrolled In the
armies OF the United States. OF this
number 100000, approximately, have
been drafted The rest are volunteers.
Under the present law 641.12S men
may be added to these figures, bringing
the total approximately to 3,s75.000. To
these may be added the, volunteers to
the regular army.
To increase the total armed forces to
100000 would require in round figures
1,126,QQ0 men. TO be obtained from the
The Washington times., 1918-07-10
AL JOLSON SINGS FOR
COLUMBIA RECORDS

Al Jolson, central figure in "Sin-
bad at the New York Winter Gar
den, is a generous contributor to the
Columbia talking machine records
for August, according TO announce
ment today by the Columbia Record
Review
Broadway versatile black face
idol sings "Rock-a-bye Your Baby
With a Dixie Melody" on the record
It is equally as interesting and en-
tertaining, the Review says, as wheI
ne brings applause and laughter
from the big Winter Garden audi
ences in "Sinbad."
Another of the August hits of the
Columbia Graphophone Company is
THE Daughter Of Rosie O'Grady,"
sung by Robert Lewis, accompanied
by violin music. Another Columbia
record released in August will be
The Cotton Pickers' Ball." by the
Marimbaphone Band, which is de-
scribed as new feature. Harry
Fox has sung I'm Always Chasing
Rainbows" for the Columbia records.
Fox won fame by his singing in "Oh,
Look" New York's latest musical
success.
The Washington times., 1918-07-10

Ice Tea Sets, S2.1O-In-
cludes G tall glasses, covered
glass jug. with grape design
cutting; o glass sip co 10
pers and tray. All for OH'AV
The Washington times., 1918-07-10
HERE'S HOW BOOZE
IS SOLD TO PUBLIC
IN DRY CAPITAL

Camouhsged whiskey sellers is the
latest trick OF the trade as revealed
to Detective Ira Sheetz, OF the Ses0nd
precinct.
This latest quirk in evadinG the
tolls OF the law requires the services
OF four men and a goodly knowledge
Of the vernacular "es she is spoke
II was brought to light when the de-
tectIye investigated a case wnerc a
negro had purchased a quantity OF
liquor, but could not accurately Iden-
tify the seller.
Detective Sheetz explains the new
scheme this way. -Four men pool
their resources and purchase a guam
tity of whiskey. They operate in the
neighborhood OF a convenient alley.
One man acts as a salesman and ap-
proaches the prospective consumer
with the cryptic inquiry, I'm the
iron man. DO you want to see the
doctor?"
II the answer is in the affirmative,
the consumer is told to walk quietly
up the alley. The second man of the
combination approaches and receives
the purchase price as agreed upon by
the salesman. He departs and still
another delivers the liquor. while the
fourth acts as cashier and hides the
money. This last department OF the
trade is brought into play to defeat
the marked money sometimes used to
prove a sale BY the detective depart
ment.
'AlI the earmarks OF a department
store specializing in the sale of Illicit
whiskey." said a detective today.
You have the sales department, the
delivery department. the collection
department, and the auditor. Can
you beat it?"
The Washington times., 1918-07-10
CO. BUYS
APARTMENTSFOR
Use OF EMPLOYEES

Two apartment houses have been pur-
chased by the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company for use as hotels
for their employees, it was announced
today.
Considering the need for housing and
the apparent inability Of the employees
OF the company to find adequate living
quarters, the company purchased the
Alabama and Monroe apartments for
approximately $4,000. through Weaver
Brothers. realty agents. The Alabama
apartment is at Eleventh and n streets
northwest, and the Monroe at Fifteenth
and NJ streets northwest.
The first was purchased from John L.
Warren and Bates Warren. joint own
ers, and the second from John L. War
ren. Il is understood that possession
will be given the telephone company as
soon as release OF the present leases
OF the tenants can be arranged.
An official OF the company said today
the apartnents would be used by women
employees Oaly. The company Is. con
Etantly forced to import women from
other districts because Of their increased
business and other causes, and is now
forced to find living quarters for them.
The company must not only have suf-
ficient room to provide living quarters
for its female employees, but must have
that room near the Offices Of the COM
pany. The two apartments are expected
to be overfilled before the big dormitory
the company is constructing on Thir-
tenth street, between G and H streets,
Is completed. The company is looking
after about 1850 employees.
The Washington times., 1918-07-10
PRESIDENT LAUDS
4AD" MEN FOR AID
IN WAR DRIVES

SAN FRANCISCO. July 1o.-"When
this war for freedom is won" said Her
bert s. Houston. New York publisher.
in an address before the war conven-
ton Of the Associated Advertising Clubs
Of the World Germany must not be
allowed to prepare for another war by
growing rich in competition with ma
tons whose Industries she has all but
destroyed in this war. That would be
permitting the robber 10 set up business
in the store he has robbed"
When the late Lord Rhondda, British
food controller. after hearing a dis
couraging report on wheat imports, said.
THE war Is over; we are beaten" the
people OF America saved the day. Ralph
p Merritt. food administrator for Cali
fornia, told the convention.
The vital part taken by advertising
in developing Americas prosecution Of
the war was noted in a telegram from
President Woodrow Wilson. The tele-
gram said, in part:
II realize how squarely and spon-
taneously the advertising men Of the
country have stood behind the war.
want in particular TO bear witness TO
the service which advertising has rem
dered in directing the prosecution Of
the war through what It has done for
the sale OF liberty bonds and war say
ings stamps, and in behalf OF subscrip-
ton funds for the Red Cross and the
Y. NJ. c. A, not to speak of many other
forms Of service.
ut was with real satisfaction that |
created by executive order the Govern
ment division of advertising as a part
of the committee on public information.
The men appointed as members OF that
division are all members Of your or
Eanization. and the work that has been
done has been OF far-reaching service
and value"