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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
CHICAGO TRAINS CUT so P. C.
All stores and Theatres Also Hit by
Fuel Restrictions

Chicago, Dec. s. (By A. PO-Fifty
per cent reduction in the number of
steam suburban railway trains, closing
Of all department stores two days each
week and all theatres one night weekly
and the limitation Of business hours for
all stores to between II a. m. and 3 80
D. m. were among the measures ordered
today for Conservation of fuel by the
Chicago Public Utilities Commission.
Trains on elevated roads are 70 be
reduced TO one ear except during tho
rush hours, morning and evening.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03

The Moore campaign committee was
busy today preparing it's expense re
port to be filed tomorrow with Thomas
w. Cunningham, clerk of Quarter Ses-
sions Court Tomorrow is the last day
for the filing Of such reports, which
must be all recorded within thirty days
after the election. The committee
(which directed Joseph S. mclaughlin S
Charter Party campaign also will file
it's reDOrt
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
Board to Go
First of the Year
Continued From Page One


retail stores throughout Philadelphia
and its vicinity.
At some stores it is impossible to OBJ.
tain even this small quantity. A repre-
sentative Of the American Stores Go.
said there is little hope of increasing
this allotment at present,
Distribution was started today of sev %
eral carloads Of beet sugar which ar
rived from the Middle West. Approx
imately 30 900 bags. each containing
so pounds, are being apportioncd TO
manufacturers in all sections of the
city. This. however, is drop in the
bucket and will bring little or no relief.
While the beet sugar is being dis
tributed four ships are unloading raw
sugar at wharves along the river front
This sugar will be refined as quickly
ms possible and will be distributed next
week 1t will total less than 1000, .
600 pounds and will not allow two
pounds per person.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
School Balance Is $1,os1,ss1

The Board of Education balance on
December is announced as 81 ,0S1 ,631,
deposited as follows: Central National
Bank, S225 900; Franklin National
Bank, S275, 600; Market Street Ma
tional Bank. 5000. .000 Philadelphia
National Bank, $35, ,0S3; Commercial
Trust Co.. S150,000; Penna Co. for
Ins., $3.50, 1000; cash in treasurer's
hands, S46,54S.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
CHILD DIES FROM BURNS
His Blazing Clothing Sets Fire tc
Furnishings In Home

William Apland, three years old, 1927
Napa street, died today in the Poly
clinic Hospital as the result Of burns
sustained when his clothes caught fire
at his home. The child, negro ran
through the house and the furnishings
caught fire. The blaze was cxtiuguished.
Slight damage was done.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
S13,4O4 MORE FOR HOSPITAL
Total in osteopathic Campaign foT
100000 Now $33,17s

At the 100000 campaign luncheon
of the Osteopathic Hospital of Phila =,
dcphia in the Adelphia today, total
of $13. .404 was announced by team cap,
tains for the day. This makes n grand
total of S33.l7S
W. r. Nicholson, chairman. pre-
sided, and announced that of the sub :
scriptions received today, one was of
$4,000 from Mrs. Isaac Schlichter, OF
Frankford Junction, and one of SlooO
from Mr.. and Mrs. Townsend Wright
of this city.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
Arrest of Mine
Workers Ordered


Meanwhile the government was show
ing no relaxation in the enforcement
of strict coal rationing. In addition to
the orders already sent broadcast over
the country. Director General Hines, of
the railroad administration, authorized
the regional directors to curtail pas
Senger trains where they could he sus-
pended without hardship to the public.
Although continued optimism in Off T.
cial circles is marked. production fig
urPs available show no increase yet in
daily tonnage. This is now estimated
semoficially at better than 10 per
cent of normal.
Operators representing the Alabama
fields. said production. which had been
normal there. had dropped TO about 50
per cent, union representatives being
active in attempting to call men out.
Central Pennsylvania mine owners re .
ported partial production. while West
, Virginia Kentucky and Tennessee rep
resentatiyCs were confident that the
| mine outputs soon would be back to
normal.
| From the Far West came reports
| of breaks in the organized miners ranks
! and the trend of developments gave the
/ -
| IMPRESSION in Washington that the
| tensencss of the situation was passing.
Operators from all parts of the coun
try gathered here today to work out
! details OF the IA per cent wage III
| crease. While the sessions officially
were restricted to operators located III
! the central competitive field, represen
tatives from the other sections We're on
hand to gather facts on which to baS'
'"It' I+ ,,"s won .oid that Tho finding. of the
,o,,t.oi fe,J co,nmittae nrobnhiy woult
ho o"', snhnoitted NJ 70 FneI Administrator
GoIJ for rotifcatinn hut that sey.
,',I do,-, would ho ncaded IA work out
rohro,,Is nrcSentod
In tbo eastern mart of the countr,
where thc effects of the strike so IA
%aro M" NOT bcen CeIt os heavily as farthc
wcst tho RethIchcm Steel Co, toda,
bad haen forced to order banked one o
IFS North Lebanon, Pa, stacks.
was announced that unless there was al
carly delivery of coal the stack would b
blown out, and that because of the fue
situation no additional men now wer
D''"H '"'''''
Gary. Ind. Dec. 3.-(By a. P.)-
Eight thousand steel workers wer,
Thrown out of work here today wheI
1.-THE American Shcct and Tin Plate Co.
the largest manufacturing concern o
its kind in the world, was forced {,
close because Of the coal shortage. Al
mills of the company were forced to b
shut down completely and report
NJ EIwood Ind. cmploying 1000 T.
1000 persons, also had banked thci
! fires.
Charleston. W. va, Dec ".E by ~
r PA majority OF the union eoal lnihe
, in the New River fields continued I
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
karoIyi Barred From Casino

Budapest, Dec 3.--(By A. P1-
Count Michael KarolHi, former Hun
The nnfional casino on 4 charge OF hay-
ing committed "treaso2 }ble ofenses.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
Watts Hits "Pink Tea BolshevIsts''

Harvey Watts. in an address before
the members of the New Century Club
today, pleaded for more rational view
of matters on the part of the women OF
this country. His address was entitled
"pink Tea Boshevism." He argued
that a great amount of sympathy is
always shown to everything new.
"Such," said he, sis the case of the
parlor bolshevist. You arc not really
in sympathy with them. it is simply be-
cause of the newness of it.
Technology Club Meets Tonight
! Members of the Technology Club OF
Philadelphia will meet tonight at the
Engineers Club.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03

Continued From Page One
position that Mexico has every right to
declare ali property of public nature.
Gland. mills. mines, oil and other
mineral deposits" subject to national
izatiOn'' or Specialization. The right
of Foreigners owning property to pro
InSt is rilirmlrn-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03

Mexico City, Dec. 3.-(By A. P.)-
The solution Of difficulties arising out
of international affairs with the United
States was entrusted to President Car
ranza without legislative intrusion by
the senate at secret session yesfrday
Relations with the United Stafa sero
desslered during the spssioN 4 X
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-07

when it comes to mosquitoes. These
are of the high-power variety with
bills like pneumatic riveter. Ana
they are so thick you breathe them
and eat them-why you almost grow
to ignore them-almost, but NoT
QUITE.
When l get back there-some DAY
when you are down-hearted and sad'
lust remind me to tell you OF my
skeeter and wood-pile experience
coming up the Yukon. When ! have
finished, if you haven't decided that
you are living in paradise with no
troubles at all there is something else
the matter with you besides blues.
The war being about over, of course
we are all figuring on when we will
be discharged but it is still an "un-
known quantity" for they cannot get
anyone in here to relieve us before
next summer and consequently I do
not look for my "buzzard" until prob
ably in June. Would like awfuliy
we'll to get few words from you
sometime when you are taking
breathing spell (under protest..
It only takes thirty days for a let
ter to come from Lakeland, you know.
I received one letter the other even
ing which had been coming since the
first of August, which is a trifle long
err enroute than usual, but not much.
Going to be dinner time shortly and
must 60 and doll up"-"dollirg-up"
consists principally of diligent
search for the mittens somebody took
or banking fires as it is too cool to
try to look real pretty. So long, Old
Pard-I'm coming back some time.
THE sand has sheen within my shoes"
With best regards to everybody.
Yours, WALKER.
Second Service Co., U. s. Signal
Corps, Fort Gibbon, Alaska.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-07

Want nice, easy job? Crysta!
River is advertising for a town man
ager, to perform the duties of clerk
and assessor, collector, treasurer and
marshal. The advertisement adds
that the fishing and hunting are good,
so the applicant will not be deferred
by the fear that time will hang too
heavily on his hands.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-07

Now and then some, who seem in
terested in leaving the visiting crooks
undisturbed, intimate that our re-
repeated references to them is bad
advertising for the town. Maybe so.
But when such papers as the Chicago
Tribune and the New Orleans Ficay-
une come out with glaring stories OF
the work of these crooks In Lake
land, Florida" that's not very good
advertising, either, is it, Isn't It
better to repudiate these people and
show that we do not want them to do
things, that are heralded all over he
country to the discredit Of our city's
name!
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-07

We hand sprig of lilac to the sher
if Of st. Johns county. When those
six crooks who were arrested at st.
Augustine and taken to Jacksonville
gave cash bonds Of $4,000 each, and
stepped gleefully out of jail to 60 and
hunt some other victims, the st.
Johns sheriff nabbed them and took
them to st. Augustine Jail, on SINH
lar charge Of crime committed in that
county. They will now have an op-
portunity of putting up another
$4,000 cash bond, and when they do
this the resourceful sheriff will doubt.
less be on hand to worry them bit
more. His alertness is most COM
mendable.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-07
THE GREAT REACTION Is HERE.


1t was something of shock an9
grief as we'll when the first cutting
females first crossed the horizon.
What was the cause of all this? What
had happened to our enfranchised
goddesses that they should stride
along like creeping beetles? The
Truth came and the fashion has now
spread and SO all the trains on Mr..
McAdoos railroads are late and all be-
cause Of the new tight skirts Ac-
cording to one Of our regional direc-
tors and an infallible one, says that
the average stop at way stations has
by the reason of the tight skirt been
increased from AZ seconds to 90 Sec
onds When lady would alight from
the Pullman she has to hurl herself
right into the porter's arms in order
to reach terra firma safely. We have
come to learn much by the late war
The men will never again be Just the
same and the women will never re-
turn to the old cramped life. The
clarion cry is 81 want free life and
want fresh air, and they thought they
had all this until a dressmaker some
where said no-what they really
wanted was the hobbled skirts and
the quicker the better, for they were
passing into stage of dowdy old
stuff If they didn't adopt the newer
form Of skirt. And so today we see
about as much free life for a woman
in the matter of walking as for a pa
poose or a Chinese lady of the Chan
Lung Ming dynasty. 1t looks like that
the hobble has come to stay or until
some other dressmaker proclaims a
new style to take the place Of this
present tight style. Reforms in al,
matters is always in order, I believe. |
W. s. B.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-07

One thing we can say-you never
hear Of Cracker getting stung by
any Of these confidence games. Nor
do you ever hear Of one trying such
dealings on others. In every case
that has come to light both stinger
and stung hailed from the North,
where we are told now and then the
people are much superior to ours in
honesty and enlightenment We are
rot making invidious comparisons
we are merely stating stubborn
fact.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-07

We have information that hutter
has dropped fourteen cents in Jack.
sonville during the past few days and
that some other commodities are al
SO on the down grade, but we haven't
heard of the arrival Of any lower
prices in Lakeland. Perhaps they'll
get down here yet on some OF these
late trains.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-07

The Federal Food Office for Flori.
da closes business February Is. 1t
has undoubtedly been a great protec-
ton to the people of Florida against
profteering during the war; 1t has
had big man at the head of 1t in
the person Of Braxton Beacham, and
whether they realized it or not, the
people Of this State owe him a big
debt for his unselfish service.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-07

Printers in Havana are out on q
strike, and the city is without news.
papers or printing service of any
kind. And all because they were not
paid double time for working on the
day of Roosevelt's funeral That
isn't the spirit that helps unionism
to win its proper and legitimate OBJ.
jects.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-07
Have
You One?

Have you a Checking AcCV'
the First National Bank? Al'
person Of some Means y
mana farmer? You have AZ
OF trouble keeping your .,
straight-don't you? Lots u
men are not skilled in keep
counts. II you deposit your p'
our Bank as it comes to Do.
pay bills by check you will DIV
OF your present troubles vanS'
bookkeepers look after this
Tor you-you know at any y
actly what you have banked
exactly what you have draw
We give you a Statement
time. 1t costs nothing to @
Checking Account.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-07
Do You Need
Information?

Frequently you may desire conf
dental and reliable information as to
man or firm located in some other
place. By means of our Correspon-
dent Banks we can at any time furn-
ish our customers with such informa,
ton without charge. This is often
one of the most valuable items of
Service it is possible to render a Gus,
toner. When in doubt as to any one
you do not know personally call on
us.
We can get in immediate
tucoh with upward Of 'S0,-
900 Banks located in every
part of the United States.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-07

Parks Bred-to-Lay BarredRocks
Eggs $500 per setting. Hoosier
Grove, Geo. E. Cox, City. S495
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-07

The sun has shown symptoms the
past few days of having Joined the
ranks of the 81 Won't Work"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-07
Former Lakeland Man
Writes Entertainingly
From Parkway Alaska

Mr.. George B. Walker. who lived
here for a short time near Lake
Parker, has written his friend, Mr.. e.
G.. Cowden, the following interesting
letter from Alaska, where he has been
the past year in the radio service Of
the army. He says:
Port Gibbon, Alaska.
Dec. Is. 1918.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-17
Japan at the
Cross Roads

THE STAR has for some time been pointing out
the danger of Japanese penetration of the Pacific
eoast-a danger TO which Seattle and the state gen.
orally was unaroused. but which today is recognized
generally.
Now The Star desires to give the state n funda-
mental review of Japan she is today; Japan at
home abroad; Japan as seen from the inside by
Oriental authority
The Star has secured from Rodney Gilbert. former
associate editor of the Far Eastern Review and one
dealing with Japan
These articles will be interesting informative, and
no hitherto published articles have approached them
in value
These articles written by unbiased observer;
Japan given credit for what she has accomplished and
is analysed fairly and finally
This is not propaganda but ii Is all the more valuable
to doubling for that reason.
Tomorrow the first Gilbert article will be published
Don't miss it,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-17

In the United States district court
with violating the Harrison anti.nar-
cotic law. held up small bound
volume. tas,ily printed In Chinese.
Your Honor" he Grated. II wish
to place this small volume of Chinese
In evidence. and ask that II be
labeled Defendants Exhibit b
Il object. your Honor!" pipcd up
Miss Charlotte Kolmitz., assistant dis
trict attorney The evidence is clear
~ incompetent. immatcrial and ire.
levant. and not proper material to
place before the jury"
objection overruled." hummed
Judge jeremiah Netercr The book
Is admissible here. II must be pre-.
sented for the consideration of the
jury"
Attrnev sullivan glanced at Miss
Kolmitz triumphantly.
MIR. Sullivan viii read the book. !"
continued Judge Netcrer, gazing at
the ceiling.
But Jack hastily withdrew the
evidence
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-17
POLICEMAN IS
FOUND GUILTY
Boggess, Dry Squad officer,
Loses in Court

Robert L. Boggcss. former po-
lice sergeant. Was declared guilty
Of keeping liquor with intent 10
dispose Of II. when a Jury re-
turned iis verdict In Superior
Judge J. r. Rausid's court Wed.
ncsds,. The jury deIibersted
five and q half hours Tuesday
night and reached AN agree
meiH nj lbs q. M. The verdict
was read "Wednesday morning.
BoRgess WIS accused OF offering to
soil seven gallons OF grapo 20 Charles
Aibcrtson for szs0. Albertson. who
In In the employ OF the dry squad,
testified that Police Lieut.. T. c. Col.
lier. head OF the dry squad. gave him
$500 In marked money. and that he
bought the whisky from Boegess the
night OF November s. and then drove
with Boggess to Fifth ave. and Bell
st. where Collier placed Boggess un-
der arrest
The whole Zeal vTss branded as a
frame-up by Bogges-,. who said he
was trying to get evidence on a
gang of bootleggers
On the stand. he declared. Collier
said To him, after he had been ar
rested: "I'vc been trying 10 get you
for 10 years. and at last I've got
YOU
state witnesses testified Boggess
was drunk the night OF November s.
While admitting he took one drink.
BoggeSs said he was sober
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-17
Halp! Halp! Stop It!
We've Got Enough

Hmp' Halp' stop Il, We've got
enough,
The Merry Christmas company
has acquired enough money. and
then sorne. 70 put over the scheduled
Christmas dinner FOR Firlauds hos
pital patients.
Don't send any more. Joe New.
berger. manager ~ the company. b.
tired ~ counting it The fund now
amounts 10 slO7 Manager New.
berger is trying TO figure out how 20
spend the 81 over subscription.
All beta made by the Merry
Christmas company that tho world
wouldn't come 70 an end are called
off Losers need not pay with too
much money in the treasury already.
the only thing that could b. done
with the winnings would h. to Use
IL for Christmas presents for some
u the Firlauds kiddies
An in "a bunch "wednesday the
guests living az the Hotel Living
ston 1881 First ave. s"nt IN donn.
tions 10 the Christmas dinner fund
The following guests Clipped in:
Miss Alma Anderson. Peter Ran
don. ia Erickson Harold Larson.
Olaf Hcnricson. Va Nicholson. Mrs
Seena Anderson, oscar Swan. Nan
T.. Beail Leo johnson. Mrs. -. T.
shriver. ~ Dallas. ore. oscar WI
liamsou. Lloyd Evans Dan Aston.
W n Eldridgc. peter Hagen and
- Friend
Besides inclosiug g 10 rcprcscnt
Hubert and myself" Mrs Kathryn
ODonncu Miracle. f3f0 l1th ave n
b.. offers her services IN a musical
capacity on the vaudeville program
o. be- staged at Firlands Mrs Mir
acle is concert singer and Irish
harplst
Monte Carter. Mrs Monte and
Mis- Louise Carter. another friend q.
Crawford White. attorney. Mr. and
Mrs McEinuon or the Mckay
apartments Alfred Irwin shopera.
agcd g.. paul Berkmap. 1107 seth
avo ~. Ruby ". SandriE and olive
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-17
Grim Fight
for Life at
Hospital
Seattle Infant Given Bichl0r-
ide by Older Brother, Who
Mistakes for Candy
.IT is F0UR-DAY BATTLE

City hospital physicians
are fighting with all their
skill today to thwart the
deadly mercury poison
that threatens the life of
Baby Robert George
Sanholm, 11-month-0ld
son of Mr.. and Mrs. c. d.
Sanholm, Gil 22d ave.
Baby Robert gleefully
munched bichloride Of
mercury tablets as fast as
mis- 3-year-old brother,
Buster, could extract them
from the bottle he found
in the medicine chest
Tuesday night.
See" called Buster, as his
mother came to investigate,
brother likes these! Candy!
He held up the uncorked
bottle, half filled with the
death potions.
Grief stricken, the mother
called upon the city doctors
to help save her child.
Little Robert was taken by ambu-
lance to the City hospital.
Four Days Anxiety Ahead
Physicians applied stomach pumps
and then began their careful tests in
an effort to determine Just what
chance little Bobby has for his life.
Bichloride OF mercury is a subtle
poison.
II will be four days-perhaps
longer--before medical experts can
tell the grief-Stricken mother that
her child viii live-or die.
Mother Lingers In Hope
The mother. gripped in the sus-
pense Of waiting. struggled bravely
"Wednesday morning to hope for only
the best. as she fingered at the bed
side.
Little Robert lay wide-eyed In =
tiny crib. unmindful OF the tragic
scientific combat waged in his be-
half
The creeping. grim symptoms were
at times gloomy. then hopeful.
No Commissions
Stomach convulsions--an indica.
ton Of deadly effccts--did not de-
velop.
Yet the chemists found other In
dications 49, less hopeful - showing
that the poison was slowly tighten
ing its grip.
The doctors would make no predic-
tions.
IL may be four days before tbs
little arteries harden. or providence
may decree that the bundle of infant
humanity has conquered
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-17
Strap Hanger Soon
to Be Extinct Bird

The strap hanger viii soon be -
memory.
within the very near future the
spectacle ~ commuters swinging
from straps in our street oars like
hams on strings win pass into his.
tory
The unsightly strap is 10 be rc.
placed by hand rail. according to
Superintendent Of Public Utilities
Thomas T. Murphino
Cars now under repair and rccon.
atructiou az the Georgetown shops
are 10 be- equipped with hand rails
instead ~ the frolicsomc strap
The hand rail. explains Murphne.
is safer. more sanitary and will do
away with tho grabbing which fca
tures M" daily lostle and push for
straps.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-17
Gold Miners Say
Bankruptcy Now
Staring at EN-

WASHINGTON. Dec. II Cold
mine owners and operators now
are clnmoring To b. permitted to
boost the price Of gold. which is
fixed by law az t20.67 an ounce.
Agitation FOR the increase tx In
tense here Government offices
are cloggod with pamphlets and
statistics showing that gold mines
are running in the hole.
Rising cost Of labor and sup
plies hns made the business IN.
profitable. mine owners say. and
many have closed to escape bank
ruptcy
The picture as painted indicates
that tho popular conception OF
gold miner aA millionaire II all
wrong