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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-13
STAMP DRIVE MARKS
PERSHING'S BIRTHDAY
Commander of L. S. Forces
Abroad Is SO Years
Old Today

Every person buy thrift stamp on
Pershing Day."
That is the slogan in Philadelphia to-
day, when the fifty-cighth anniversary
of General Pershing's birth is being cele-
brated by special war-savings stamp
drive in public schools, theatres, business
houses, industrial plants and ship
yards.
In virtually all the schools patriotic
rallies have been arranged in observance
of Pershlngs birthday and the sale of
war-savings stamps will be pushed.
Choosing the American commanders s
natal day as fitting time to begin, war
savings stamps committee members will
carry on a vigorous drive during the re-
mainder of this and next week.
More than $4,000 posters have been
distributed to augment sales and work
ers will be in all public buildings as well
as in all industrial plants. The city Hall
plaza will be the center of the evening
drive and programs are being planned
to attract the public there each evening
next week
Many womens organizations have
Planned bazaars and parties. the pro-
ceeds of which will be used in war
work or in the purchase of war-savings
stamps. Members of the Tacony branch
of the Needlework Guild will give A
party on the lawn of Mrs. W. f. Portefss
home. $500 Frankford avenue. and the
birthday gifts" of money will be used
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-13
POLICEMAN KILLS ONE
OF TWO ASSAILANTS
Attacked by Pair When He
Asks Why They Try to
Scale Fence

Patrolman James Gray, of the Twen-
tieth and Buttonwood streets station.
shot and killed one of two men who at
tackled him when he discovered them
trying to scale fence this morning at
Eighteenth and Carlton streets.
The dead man was Daniel Cassidy.
Meredith street near Twenty-fourth.
Cassidy's alleged companion, Charles
Kelly, Nineteenth street above Fair
mount avenue, is under arrest, charged
with assault and battery. and also is
held as a material witness. Patrolman
Gray was held without bail by Magis-
trate Pennock.
The police say Gray came upon the
two men shortly after 6 o'clock this
morning. He ran up to them, and they
turned on him. The patrolman was be-
ing beaten when he managed to draw his
revolver. Cassidy dropped with % bull
let in his chest.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-13
Kaiser's "Dear Friends"
Speech Criticized

Amsterdam, Sept. 13.-"Does the
Kaiser feel his throne is no longer
firm?" the newspaper Nieuw Van
denaag asked today commenting on
Wilhelm's speech to the Krupp
workers.
"The almost pleading tone of his
speech is a significant sign of the
position Of Germany in these criti-
cal hours. 1t is far from being a
happy utterance for the promotion
Of peace
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-13
GORKY NOW BOLSHEVIST
Converted by Attack on Lenine,
Russian Admiral Slain
By the Associated Press

Stockholm, Sept. 13.-Reports from
Petrograd state that Maxim Gorky, the
Russian author and revolutionary, has
accepted the post Of director of Boil
shevik propaganda. The reports add
that Gorky declared that the attempt on
the life of Premier Lenine caused him
TO decide to cooperate with the Boil
shevik government.
Dispatches received in Copenhage.,
last month from Russia stated that
Maxim Gorky had been ordered arrested
by an investigating committee of the
Soviet government and that his news
paper had been suppressed permanently.
Stockholm, Sept. 13.-Rear Admiral
A. V. IRazvozoff. former commander-in-
chief of the Russian naval forces in the
Baltic, was murdered In Petrograd
Wednesday, according to dispatch
from Helsingfors
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-13
BOY BURGLARS CONFESS
Camden Lads Admit Robbing
Seven, Including Jail Warden

Fiur boys. from twelve to fifteen years
old, arrested today in Camden, admitted
they had robbed five houses, a cigar
store and bakery, taking valuables
worth several hundred dollars. One of
the victims was Jail warden.
The boys are CLARENCE Reed, twelve
years old, Kossuth street; Irving Brown,
fifteen, South Ninth street; Isaacc
Hardy. twelve years old, Miller street.
and Orville Perry, fourteen, milford and
Van HolSe streets.
The places robbed were those of David
Logue. warden of the county Jail, S25
Penn street. William Miller. 1918 Fill
more street, Mrs. Robert Gardner, 1893
Cooper street. Clarence Coventree, 424
Pine street, William j. McGovern, 1903
Federal street. Mrs. Henry Kemmer,
Eleventh and Federal streets and Mrs.
Charles Reed. 224 North Ninth street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-13
OUT. THERE! BE CAREFUL!
DON'T MOVE WITHOUT THINKING!
Let Caution Be Your Wachword and Hesitation Your Policy
For Reason See Top of This Page
or Read Below

CUPERSTITIOUS persons are. going
~ about today with feeling of dread
because it is Friday, the 18th.
Some would not get married, sign a
check or take a new job today; yes, and
would even be suspicious of any new
acquaintances they chanced to meet.
Few good housekeepers would hire a
cook on this date.
Many great men have died .on the
18th and great men were born on the
same date. Then, too, a great many
men have had the best of luck on this
selfsame day and date.
Who. then, Is authority for the hunch
that it's day of gloom and trouble?
While it's n matter that could not be
proved in court, nevertheless IL you pick
out a stray dozen acquaintances they
will tell you that they intend to lie low
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-13
MURDERERS BREAK JAIL
Cracksman Beats Up Guard at Chicago
and Releases Trio
By the Associated Pre-,

Chicago, Sept. 13.-Two convicted
murderers awaiting execution. a safe
blower and another prisoner escaped
from the fourth floor of the county iail
last night by sliding down a rope, while
nearly a score of persons watched them:
the quartet away.
Joseph Moran, well-known cracksman.
beat a guard insensible and, with his
keys, released Earl Dear and Lloyd
Bopp the murderers, and Frank McEr-
lane, alleged accomplice of Bopp. They
tore away window bars that previously
had been sawed nearly in two and pro-
duced the rope that carried them to the
street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-13

ard emulate the turtle as nearly as pos
sible.
Should any practical American be
nursing this horror of the 18th just let
him bear in mind that the figure is con-
nected very emphatically with American
success.
There are thirteen letters In the words
Woodrow Wilson and T. Pluribus Unum,
also in Yankee soldier and, best of all,
in Victory Allies" Many of our pres
18th.
This country started with thirteen
States and grew to be the most pro-
gressive and best country in the world.
So IL you are an American fearlessly
take a black cat in your arm, walk
under a ladder with thirteen cents and
break a mirror on the head of any boche
or traitor that comes your way.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-13
to purchase DUNE bags for the Tacony
soldiers.
ALL HAIL TO PERSHING,'
UANAMAKER GREETING

"All Hail to General Pershing." is the
birthday greeting of John Wanamaker
to the American commander abroad.
"He knows what he is about. His
foresightedness and farsghtedness have
been proved. The millions of Americans
stand up around him today. which is his
birthday, to say, God bless you and keep
YOU safe and well for your great work
as commander -in-chief of the army in
the field
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-13
CITY'S SALOONS
SHORTEN HOURS
Will Open Later and Close
Earlier to Save
Coal
STATE PLAN TO LEWIS
''Lightless Night Violators
Are Asked to Contribute
to Red Cross
STATE PLAN TO LEWIS

Saloons in this city will open later
and close earlier, as fuel saving meas
ure.
The new hours will be decided at a
meeting of the Philadelphia Retail
Liquor Dealers Association Sunday.
This move is suggestion of the as
sociation. A committee of saloonkeepers,
headed by Neil Bonner, president. con-
ferred with Francis A. Lewis, county
fuel administrator. this afternoon.
The committee asked Mr.. Lewis to
suggest the change in business hours. He
promised to notify the association of his
desires tomorrow, SO action may be
taken at Sundays meeting.
Five asserted violators of the light
less nights edict had hearings this af-
ternoon and were requested to con-
tribute to teh Red Cross.
Is Fined $3.50
S. l.. Reiser. 1870 South Fifty-second
street, who has been warned three times
against using entrance lights. was fined
$3.50. This case may be turned over
to the United States District Attorney
Kane for prosecution under the Lever
Act. as Aeser says he is determined to
find out what authority the fuel ad-
ministration had to order suspension Of
his lights. The Philadelphia Electric
Company was ordered Ito discontinue
Reiser's current for the next two weeks.
The other violators are B. Dobkin.
Seventeenth and Lombard streets. SO
Corinthian Publishing Company. S34
Chestnut street, $50; F'lack & Seibert,
Fortieth and Chestnut street. $25; and
Logan Auditorium, 1910 Broad street
$25,
Coal officials Move
The domestic fuel division of the con
i Il Lie 4
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-13

ministration, which has had its head
quarters in the county fuel office here,
moved today to the sixth floor of the
Shubert Building, 24O South Broad
street.
Fuel conservation throughout the
country will be directed from this office
T. c. Mahady, c. A. Sawade and Jerome
Carson are in charge. They are directly
under p. B. Noyes, director Of national
conservation, whose ohce is in Wash
ngton.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-13
Veteran House Sergeant to Stav

Shortage of men in the Police Bureau
caused Samuel Lukens. house sergeant
at the Germantown avenue and Lycom-
ing street station, who resigned a few
days ago, to reconsider his action He
will remain in his present position in
definitely. Sergeant Lukens has been
connected with the bureau forty-two
years.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-13
Appoinied to CITY Positions

City appointments today include Sieg-
fried MulZerstedt. 90S Huntingdon
street and John F. Moore. 514 Stan
wood street, inspectors, Bureau Of High
ways, $500 each. and George Starr,
1915 Ludlow street, clerk, Bureau of
Water $1,000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-13

As result of attempts to kill Soviet
Commander Berlin and Military Coun-
cllors Smilgin and Goloshltin. seventy
three ionists have been
executed in Petrograd, according to in
formation here TO-DAY. Chinese mercena-
ries carried out the death sentences
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-13
REPORT 40 BRITISH MURDERED
German Papers Spread Rumor of
Massacre at Petrograd
Ry the United Press

London, Sept IS. - German news
papers, it is reported here today, have
learned that forty Englishmen were in
cluded among the 500 persons massacr
by the Bolsheviki at Moscow.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-13
Coal officials Move

The domestic fuel division of the con-
servation division of the National Ad-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-14
Shutting off the Sugar.

A new code of sugar distribution in
hotels and restaurants obtains to-day.
You will have to ask for the sugar, and
your total at any one meal will be linn
tied.
But why serve it at all7 Plenty of
people, in orr own and other countries,
get along without sugar in tea and cof-
fee, or on fruits and cereals. These peo-
pie say they like the natural Aavors
better Sugaring cereal, anyhow, is
much like buttering doughnut; it sim.
ply affords an excuse to avoid chewing
and so extracting the natural sweet
ness Of the grain If you like tea and
coffee, do you not like them without
sugar. Properly ripened fruits ought to
need no sweetening, and those not prop
erly ripened we ought not to eat,
What an interesting experiment it
would be, for all of us, to 60 without
sugar-except that which is cooked into
foods-and see how we like the change.
The probabilities are that we should
never go back to the old practice of
loading down everything we eat and
drink with sweetening, to the disar
ranging Of our natural appetites, and
to the possible risk-although not vet a
scientific certainty--of inviting those
"degenerative diseases" that have grown
alarming in recent decades, of which
diabetes is the chief--Boston Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-14
Loans TO Farmers.

President Wilson has placed at the
disposal Of the treasury and agricultur.
al departments s5,O00,000 TO enable thom
to furnish aid to wheat grows in Ger.
tain sections of the West w have lost
two successive crops by winter killing
and drought The federal land banks
will act as financial agents of the gov
eminent to make and collect the loans
This fund is not intended to be lent
TO farmers who have banking collateralj
the action of the war finance corporation
in urging the banks to finance such farm
ers and its promise to support them in
such financing, it is believed, will amply
provide for them.
Loans from this fund will be made
TO individuals who have not banking
collateral, and only where 1t is neees-
sary TO enable farmer to continue
to grow food products. The money will
be advanced upon the crop Of wheat or
substitute grains planted on the land
and no loan will be in excess Of IS per
acre and no applicant financed beyond
100 acres.
The use of the fund win be under the
Joint control Of the treasury and de.
partment Of agriculture; as the maehin-
cry for the work is already in existence,
no substantial delay Is expected.
The cooperation of local banks and
local associations and individuals is
looked for.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-14
COLLEGES AND THE DRAFT EXTEN-
SION.

For the first time since America en-
tered the war there is serious prospect
that college. enrollments the country over
may be depleted. 1t is with sound rea-
son, therefore, that prominent educators
are urging the adoption Of uniform
standard for war study Lowering of
the draft age now seems certainty and
in educational circles no attempt is be-
ing made to disguise the fact that it may
have disrupting effect on college at
tendance. Our colleges would fare poor
ly, indeed, were it not for the students
whose ages range from Is to q. Per-
hitting young men to prosecute their
studies until they are drafted will be an
aid in the solution of the problem, yet
the uncertainty of the future will not
tend to make student more studious,
and it is to be doubted whether average
enrollments can be preserved anywhere
near intact unless the college authorities
produce a curriculum which shall give
credit for military training. To be sure,
credits of this kind are being granted in
many institutions of higher learning, but
the very lack of uniformity in the prac-
tice, if continued, viii make for the dis
ruption which the educators greatly fear.
Late in June the war department an
nounced plans for the organization of a
new arm Of the service to be known as
the students army training corps. Units
of this organization are assumed to be
enrolled in college and as college stu
dents they are subject to active service
at the call Of the president. Undoubted-
ly the plan contemplated the return to
college of students under draft age, al
though at the time it was announced the
draft limit remained at 81, with no inn
mediate prospect of being lowered.
Nobody can question the loyalty of
our colleges in the great war, II there
is any criticism of the conduct Of the
CplleRlhte dubHoIitlts IL 10 IOVlcu III Inc
conviction that they did not act with
one accord in the matter Of introducing
military course, and now that the way
is opened for uniformity of action it is
to be hoped that the opportunity viii be
heartily embraced, 1t should be taken
for granted at the outset that the whole
program of military training in the col
lege should be subject to governmental
review, without which a good deal Of the
organized effort probably would 90 for
naught Assignments Of credit for pro-
ficiency in military training and close
federal supervision viii solve trying
problem for the colleges, and such a
course viii convince the country that the
colleges are an essential industry" to.
ward winning the war and Loyalty dedi-
Gated to cooperation in the scientific
mobilization of the nations manhood.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-14
CURRENT COMMENT

Tale mining is becoming an important
industry in Vermont The Granville
company has three big mills in opera
tion, two in Granville and one in Roches-
ter and another concern is doing large
business In Johnson, Leading business
men Of Waterbury have formed com
pany to develop the immense tale de.
posts which are situated in a corner
touching on the towns Of Waitsfeld,
Moretown, Fayston and Duxbury. Right
here in Windham county, in the town Of
Windham, are some Of the richest tale
deposits in the country. An attempt at
development was made about ten years
ago but was abandoned within a short
time. The Windham mines are rather
inaccessible, the nearest railroad station
for the delivery of the product of the
mines being at Chester.--Brattleboro Re-
former.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-14
DIED OF WOUNDS.
Pvt. George E. Mylotte, Wounded in Ac-
tion, Died Aug. 3.

Rutland, Aug l4.--Mrs. Nellie Mylotte
of this city received telegram from the
war department Aug l2 announcing the
death of her son, Pvt. George f, Mylotte,
from wounds received in action Aug 3.
Had he lived until to-day, he would have
been 20 years old.
He was born in Stony Creek, Conn,
but for IL years had lived in this city,
being employed for a time by the Rut-
land railroad and most Of the time for
the last three years in New Haven,
Conn.
He enlisted In Rutland in February,
1918, to become a member Of the 57th
Pioneer regiment which was stationed at
that time at Camp Greene, Charlotte,
n, c., and where he went for his first
training. He was transferred to the
47th infantry and after receiving further
training at Camp Greene his company
was moved to Camp Mills, Garden City,
N. j., where they remained until he went
to France early last May.
Besides his mother, Private Mylotte
is survived by two sisters, Misses Min
ME Mylotte of Wallingford and Helen
Mylotte Of this city, and two brothers,
Francis Mylotte, who is stationed at a
naval aviation base in France, and Har-
old f, Mylotte Of this city. He was a
member Of ST. Peters church.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-14

It's evident purpose of meeting real
need IS the most attractive feature Of a
request issued to relatives of soldiers
over there in which the Red Cross asks
that persons seeking information of
kinsmen make inquiries through its own
bureau of communication. The request,
coming from Red Cross headquarters at
Washington, makes it known that many
Of the private agencies receiving appeals
for information of this character event
ually turn over the requests to the Red
Cross. The bureau OF communication
has developed special facilities for OBJ
tanning information of those reported
killed, wounded, or missing, and those
from whom letters have not been re-
eeived. When handled by the Red Cross
inquiries for information are speeded
abroad where representatives Of the
same organization gather every reliable
rrumb of information from the soldiers
associates, and then, if possible, visit
The man himself. The function of the
bureau is to give relatives all possible
Information which will lessen anxiety.
Congestion Of cables and loss Of time are
.aused by making inquiries through the
wrong channels, and it is to be expected
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-14
SOUTH CABOT

w. j. Houghton returned from Little
ton, N. H., Saturday, where he has been
working for the past few weeks.
Mrs. Ernest Brown came home from
the Mary Fletcher hospital Saturday
ID, A. Colberth went with his family
to Barnet Saturday, where he is to
do a lumber job.
Mrs. Newell Somers and children Wis
tied her mother, Elsie Bovee, the last
part of the week.
Some over one hundred attended a
party at O. j. Clark's last Saturday
night, given in the honor of Carroll Peck
of Cabot, who is in a training school
at Burlington, and was at home over the
week end
Helen Lamberton of Marshfeld hill
was at w. K. Tibbetts' over Sunday
Gilbert Needham and Lewis McLaugh-
lin of Peacham were visitors at W. j.
Houghton's over Saturday and Sunday.
Eric Bovee and wife have moved to
Barnet for the fall and winter.
w. A. Hanscome of Littleton, n. H.,
was at E. f. Kidder's Saturday.
e. NJ, Putnam and two children and
VIII Dalton was in Lanesboro over Sat-
urday and Sunday,
Alonzo Foster and family Of Cabot
visited at Jack Fosters over Saturday
night.
A car driven by Gordon Young Of
Peacham was crowded off from the road
Wednesday night down on the Corliss
fiat. Mr.. Young had party of young
people from West Danville and was driv-
ing at slow rate when he met this
car and the driver wanted all the road.
No one was hurt and the car was ex-
tracted from the ditch after quite task.
The car was not damaged.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-14
GRANITEVILLE

Meeting of branch No. ~, Q. w l. y.
of N. T., will be held in Miles hall
Wednesday evening, Aug. IA, at 1880
o'clock Important business. All mem
bers be present. Per order secretary
Mrs. Charles johnson Of Fitchburg,
Mass, arrived here Monday night to
spend two weeks with relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Miles left yester-
day on a motor trip through New Hamp-
shire
John Morrison, who has been employed
in Hartford, Conn, has completed his
duties and is now spending few days
at bis home.
The Presbyterian Sunday school picnic
was held yesterday at N. L. Murray's.
The Eastman and MacFarland trucks
carried them over, one truck making two
trips.
William Mcleod, who recently pur-
chased the Marion lunchroom In Barre,
removed his household goods to South
Main street yesterday.
Mrs. William Alexander and son left
yesterday for 10 days visit with rela-
tives in Springfield and Roxbury, Mass.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-14

When common laborers are command
ing $3.50 and $4 per day, it is not too
much for scrubwomen to ask for 80 cents
per hour, and il the average person 3
knowledge Of the women who do this
mental work may be used for criterion
the increase over the present wage will
not be misspent by those who receive it.
Before the minimum wage commission in
Massachusetts the question of an in
crease is being argued pro and con.
Both sides are we'll represented, for it is
too much to assume that employers
would voluntarily make the concession
without hearing Many of the women
are scrubbing that household may be
maintained while sons and brothers are
fighting in France. Women do not
usually elect scrubbing as a life work be-
cause it is attractive, and the inference
may be drawn that in very few cases are
the scrub people other than thrifty,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-14
Card of Thanks.

We wish to express our thanks and
appreciation for what our neighbors ard
friends did for US at the time our home
and contents were destroyed by fire.
Also to the Red Cross Of Cabot and
Marshfeld, who SO kindly contributed
for our comfort and welfare, and to all
who in any way aided us.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Colberth.
South Cabot.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-14

Some Burlington merchants are finding
it profitable to shorten their business
hours by opening at Q a. m, and closing
at in the afternoon. The experiment
has convinced them that business is
hrisker and that the returns are quite
as satisfactory as when shopping began
an hour or two earlier in the day and
ceased at 8 p. m, And while the results
may not be apparent in dollars and cents
it may be imagined that the clerks find
themselves more enthusiastic about their
work.