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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-18

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the city of Petrograd was still
progressing favorably at the latest
advlces. Some reports of his adj
vance, however, have apparently out
run his actual progress. There ap-
peared for instance, some doubt today
whether the fortress of Kronsadt,
outpost at the water approach to
Petrograd, had capitulatea to British
naval forces, as indicated in reports
during the night. The British ad-
mlralty had received no confirmatory
advices and the accuracy of the news
was questioned in admiralty circles.
Dispatches from Scandinavia have
announced the capture of Gatchina,
rs miles south of Petrograd by the
Yudenitch forces and stated that
Yudenitch was advancing on Tsar-
skoye-Selo, former summer residence
of the late Emperor Nicholas, and
Krasnoye Selo, nearby.
Reports of the capture of these
places by the anti-bolsheviki army
however, seemed of doubtful accuracy.
A bolshevik wireless station is located
at Tsarskoye-Selo, and announce
ment was made by the wireless press
here this morning that the bolsheyiki
were apparently still in possession
OF it, as soviet propaganda was yet
being sent out from the station dur
ing this forenoon.
General Yudenitch's army is pene-
trating eastward well to the south Of
Petrograd, according to advices re-
ceived by the war office here. It's lat
est information showed the North
wesern Russian army had reached a
point within three miles of Luga on
line directly south of Petrograd and
about 80 miles from that city.
The war office made it known tina,
it had no confirmation of the re-
ported capture of Gatchina by the
anti1bolshevik forces or of the evacu-
alton of Petrograd by the bolsheviki
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-18
Contradictory Renorts

Stockholm, Oct. 17.-Reports re-
garding Pekov are contradictory,
some declaring that the town has
been taken by the Esthonians, and
others that it's capture has been de-
layed owing to the destruction of the
railroad tracks.
The stations both to the south and
north, according to advices received
here, are known to be in the hands
of the white forces.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-18
ANTI-BOLSHEVIK
ARMY IN SUBURB
OF PETROGRAD

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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-18

Try the Classified ads.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-22
MERCHANTS ON HIKE
ALONG WISSAHICKON
Chestnut Street Business Men
Take Ramble Through Ger
mantown Byways

what's better on a spring day than
brisk walk through beautiful Phila-
delpha.
Those who spend most of the time
eibowin2 their way through the business
center of the city and lodging trolley
cars are not aware, perhaps. Of the
picturesque scenic treat which may be
obtained by the investment of a little
energy.
Members Of the Chestnut Street Busi-
ness Mems Association. however, know
of the scenic attractions which may be
viewed hereeabouts and fully two-sCore
of them will start this afternoon on a
hike through the wooded dels and lanes
which edge the city.
The hike will start from Queen Lane
Station and the travellers will take the
following route: Queen Lane Station.
Germantown, up Wissahickon avenue to
Lincoln Drive, to Wissakickon Drive to
Valley Green, to St Martins Station.
From there a train back to the city will
be taken bringing the hikers back to
Broad Street Station at $40 p. nj.
The travellers will meet al Broad
street Station at ZIG this afternoon to
take a train for Queen Lane. Should
It rain after o'clock this afternoon.
the hike will be postponed until next
Saturday afternoon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-22
PRESBYTERIAN DRIVE OPENS
Elders Begin Canvass Tomorrow
for S38.OOO.OOO in Pledges

Under the direction of the New Era
committee of the Presbytery of Phila-
delphia, $500 Presbyterian elders will
make an every-member canvass through
out the city tomorrow TO solicit weekly
pledges from every Presbyterian man.
woman and child
The canvass is. part of national
movement, and the goal is s38, ,OO0, 900
for church work for the year beginning
April |. OF this amount $4,000, 900
will go to the board engaged in be-
nevolent work and s25.OOO.0OO will be
used for congregational purposes. Phil
adelpha's allotment is s456.240.
The Rev. DR. William Hiram Foulkes,
general secretary of the New Era move
ment believes that the 10000 Prcsby-
terian churches of the country will go
over the top" for more than $50. 900. 900.
The visits will be made between 3
and o'clock and, in addition to OBJ
tanning pledges. canVassers will sign I'D
volunteers for the work of the church,
for prayer and other forms of religious
service.
The allotment amounts TO about
eiShteen cents per member per week
for year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-22

There is not a similar stone in tho
world It is said.
Ills scarf pin Is a rarity in precious
stones. 1t contains four diamonds of
'ifferent colors. There is a canary yell
.ow. white blue, and brown. This
brown one is another of the rare stones
"Bill' owns.
Most of the stones he wears are con-
taned in the diamond monogram on
his watchchain. A huge diamond but
toniere flashes from his coat lapel and
dangling on the chain above his left up
per coat pocket Is a fash of light two
inches square in which 125 diamonds
form the letters NV. c." In the pocket
Is a square Brazil watch that Bill ad-
mits cost $1,000.
The cuff links are set also with
Brazil diamonds, small but beautiful.
His shirt. though covered with vest.
has two diamond buttons lie carries a
gold lead pencil on the end of which is
another large diamond.
These were the diamonds on Mr.. Craig
today. In his trunk were as many more
waiting their turn in adornng his per-
son. Many of them he never wears
just Keeps them to live with he says.
Leaped From Taxi to Escape Robbers
lie has never lost a diamond nor had
one stolen. once he took a taxi In New
York and started for a hotel He dis
covered that he was being taken through
narrowing streets and, just as the ma
chine entered a narrow alley, he leaped
from the car and escaped. Since then
he will not ride anywhere In taxicabs
at night. and rarely leaves the lobby of
his hotel.
He laughingly called himself the sue
cessor of Diamond Jim Brady today.
Il guess Jim wore more than 1 do, but
I knew his diamonds"
After all this 1t Is rather difficult to
ask man who he is. But Craig laughed
at that.
II have been almost everything, all
over the world, but ! was born IN
Allentown, Pa" he said. Il have sold
soft drinks with a circus and have been
press agent with Buffalo Bill all over
Europe. l have ranches in the West
and have hunted diamonds over halt
the earth. Yet l am only salesman
a salesman of poultry supplies at that.
Most of the sporting people know me.
Once I promoted fights and races But
that was some years ago.
AS he left TO catch his train. Joe
who knows everybody and all the best
trains, turned from his porter's desk
with the observation:
Isn't Bill the queer one? We went
to school together. If l had his dia-
monGs-well, wouldn't wear them. But
Bill couldn't live without them
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-22
N. W. AVER & SON
TO OBSERVE JUBILEE
Former President Taft to At
tend 5Oth Anniversary of
Founding Advertising Firm

The advertising firm OF y. W. Aver
& Son on April will celebrate its fif-
tieth anniversary with a golden jubilee
dinner attended by many of the nations
biggest publishers. advertising men and
other business executives.
Former President Taft, a close per-
sonal friend of f. Wayland Aver.
senior member of ne firm. will be one
of the guests and iAsxpected to make
an address.
Among the other prominent men who
will attend the dinner in the Bellevue
Stratford Hotel are Victor Lawson. pub
lished of the Chicago Daily News Earl
y. Babst. president of the American
Sugar Refining Company; \. G. Kings
bury vice president of the American
Telephone and Telegraph Company, and
Edward Box.
Arrangements are being made to en-
tertain between 500 and 900 guests.
Publishers and editors of numerous i'm
portant newspapers and periodicals will
be present.
X An unusual entertainment, with adver-
tsins as the central theme, will be pre-
sented at the dinner
The Aver firm was founded in 1869 by
y. W. Aver and his son. +. Wayland
Aver. The senior Mr. Aver died n few
years after the business was established.
The firm now consists of F.. Wayland
Aver, Wilfred w. Fry, Albert G. Brad
ford, Jarvis A. Wood and William NJ.
Armistead. The Aver headquarters are
at Third and Chestnut streets.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-22
PUSEY & JONES YARDS
MOVE TO CUT EXPENSE
Shifting of Department Heads
at Gloucester Will Reduce
Shipbuilding Cost

During the present week plan OF re-
organization was put into effect in the
PuseY Jones shipyards, Gloucester
City. by orders of William G. Coke, now
IN charge of the plants of the Pusey
Jones Company, in Wilmington and
Gloucester.
Numerous changes of officials were or
dered and will take effect on Monday 70
reduce the cost OF construction of ships.
None of the men who held important
positions since the war started have boen
laid off, but some have been transferred
| to other jobs.
H. \. Chem. superintendent OF the
New Jersey yard, has been placed in
charge of the store department, and
Ihomas F. Kelly superintendent of the
pennsylvania yard, will have charge of
both the New Jersey and PENNSYLVANIA
yards and look after the construction
as we'll as the fitting out OF ships. The
other changes are of men who hold
lower jobs
Mr.. Coke declared today that the
changes are being made to cut down
operating expenses and he believes that
the Gloucester plant will receive many
private contracts after the government
relinquishes control. Three more keels
will be laid within a short time. he said.
The last two days about 200 employees
were laid off. The majority of them
were in the pipe-titting department. NJ.
l.. Davis the general manager OF the
Gloucester plant. Is away on a trip for
his health. and Joseph S. Stull, the gen
eral Superintendent, is assisting Mr..
Coke TO look after the two yards.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-22

Deafness of course Is a handicap but
1t need not spoil ones life. That Is
what we are trying to instill into the
members of the club and their friends.
Many of the men and women who come
to us have been ostraCized from social
life for years because of senstiveness.
They have felt they were burden on
their friends
I'm order to give them self-confidence
and JOY in life We are opening this
center. We hope to establish every
phase of education and entertainment
of clean, wholesome sort. and to aid
them in every way. We want to reach
rich and poor alike. Their handicap Is
what interests us. not their position in
business or social world"
Samuel Wagner has been appointed
librarian of the club and a beautifully
furnished, well-liRhted room is being
fitted with books and periodicals for the
benefit Of club members and friends.
The Tulip Tearoom will be formally
opened to the public Monday Mrs.
James y. Holloway is chairman of the
tearoom committee. The social service
department. under the Chairmanship of
Miss Margaret Neall, is broadening its
work. A Red Cross auxiliary will be
started soon to make refugee garments.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-22
CRAMP MEN CHEER
FOR OPEN SUNDAYS
Speeches Advocating Rorke
Bill Received Enthusiastic
cally by Shipbuilders

Speeches defending the Rorke bill
amending the Sunday blue laws were
cheered by 5000 workmen at a monday
luncheon meeting at Cramps shipyard
yesterday.
A resolution was adopted declaring
the Sunday 'blue laws" were uncon-
sttutional in that they violated the
American citizens guaranteed right to
life. liberty and the pursuit of happi-
ness, and demanding the passage of the
Rorke bill. Union men are all for 1t,
the speakers declared.
Card petitions were distributed among
the workmen and returned signed to a
committee composed of William Il.
Dunn. chairman and principal speaker
F. A-McGlade, George W. Hapgood and
Jacob Kliga. Many Of the men asked
for ca rds to take home for their. neigh
bors to sign, declaring they were de-
termined to prove that the attitude of
labor in regard to the Rorke bill had
been misrepresented.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-22
SOLDIER AND SAILOR
CHUMS WRITE HOME
Lieutenant c. o. Walgran and
Machinist's Mate, J. McMul.
Ian, Describe Experiences

Lieutenant Charles o. Walgran. Com
pany c. 3l1th Machine-Gun Battalion
and First-class Machinist's Mate Joseph
Macmillan, have written home telling
of experiences abroad after the signing
of the armistice.
Lieutenant Walgran was promoted
from second to first lieutenant on the
battlefront of Verdun. October 2S of last
year. Young Macmillan received his
first-class rating on the L. S. s. Ontario
and when the war ended was serving
with the American mine fleet in Irish
waters
Lieutenant Walgran wrote of his ex-
periences to H. A. Macmillan, a mem
ber of the firm Of Henry A. Hitners'
Sons Company, where he was employed
before he entered the officers training
camp at Fort Niagara. Joseph Mac
Mulan, the young sailor is Mr.. Mac
Mullan's brother. Soldier and sailor
were friends before the war. BY an odd
coincidence Lieutenant Walgran in
France was the ranking officer of Henry
A. Hitner, Jr., son Of a former member
of the same firm.
Machinist's Mate Macmillan has sent
home a detailed account of his adven-
lures in the navy. Among other things
he helped convoy a fotilla of twenty
Six submarine. chasers, two supply ships
and four big navy tugs. They went
by way of Bermuda and the Azores,
thence to Brest, France.
For five months Macmillan worked
with the mine fleet from Queenstown,
Ireland, principally salvaging ships that
the Germans Summarized. On two occa- :
sions he was able to pay brief visits to
relatives in ireland, once by making
a railroad journey of $50 miles.
Lieutenant Walgran. who graduated
from Girard College in 1906 and was
secretary Of his class, wrote shortly
after the armistice was signed:
Here I am at the end of the game
in excellent health, and outside of being
cootie' infested. cant complain. We
took a little, walk up this hill about
two hours before hostilities ceased, and
while it seemed foolhardy at the time,
still I AMIN fact all the boys are
glad we made it. as we were in the line
at the last minute and under fire until
the guns stopped
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-22
DECLARES FLYING SAFE.
Manufacturing Repre-
sentative Predicts Stations Here

Philadelphia will have two real "open
for business airplane stations in the
near future, according to George s. Ire
land, of the Curtiss Aeroplane Company.
Mr.. Ireland spoke at the meeting Of the
Aero Club of Pennsylvania in the En-
gineers' Club, 1917 Spruce street, last
night.
Flying, in Mr.. 1relands opinion, Is
safer than riding in an automobile, and
he said there is no reason why airplanes
could not be used for commercial and
pleasure uses the same as motorcars.
The Curtiss Company, he said, expects
to open its first two stations somewhere
on the outskirts of the city, where DEM
onstrations in freight and passenger
carrying will be given. Members of the
Engineers Club were invited to visit the
stations. Another feature was the con-
sideration of an offer from the Engineers
Club to have the Aero Club join forces
with II.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-22
TAX REVISION PLANNED
Councils Committee Would
Counterfeit Liquor License Loss

Revision of the personal property
tax act and a bill making real estate of
public service corporations subject TO
taxation are the two methods looked to
by Councils legislative committee to in
crease the revenues of the city to a
point that will more than offset the
s1.900,000 in license fees that will be
lost to the city by the closing of sa-
looms.
Another possible source of revenue lies
In the plan to have introduced In the
Legislature next week bill giving cities
and counties part of the mercantile
tax, which is now paid into the state
treasury.
The plan to tax real estate of public
service corporations has been under con-
sideration for years, and the committee
hopes 10 be able 20 make it effective
before the close of the present session.
A number of bills carrying out the views
of the councilmanlc committee are sched-
uled for early introduction at Harris
burg. They will be backed by Joseph
p. Gaffney, chairman of Councils finance
committee, and by members of both
branches.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-22
SLEEPING SICKNESS SCARE
Supposed Gases Prove to Be
Something Else

Several cases of supposed sleeping
sickness reported Yesterday and today
to the health authorities. have been
found to be merely maladies out of the
ordinary and difficult to diagnose. So
far Director Krusen. of the Department
of Health and Charities, says he has
not had any cases of the disease re-
ported to him.
In speaking of the possibility of sleep
ing sickness in Philadelphia, the Direc-
tor today said:
There Is no reason why We should
alarm the people A number of cases
have been reported by physicians. and
they either have been or are now being
closely Investigated. Many of the cases
have turned out to be meningitis and
others kidney trouble. l am issuing a
bulletin on sleeping sickness that will
explain it fully. AS a matter of fact,
it is not definitely known to be con-
tagious."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-22
START EPISCOPAL DRIVE
Prominent Clergymen Will Lead
Districts in ''WOrld Week" Plan

The Rev. DR.. Robert w. Patton. ma
tional leader of the Protestant Episcopal
Every Member campaign, will arrive in
this city today to conduct the World
Week" program Of the movement, lin
which $50 parishes throughout the Dio-
cese Of Pennsylvania are engaged.
Doctor Patton will be accompanied by
a group of prominent. clergymen, who
will act as world leaders, in, the nine
district centers Of the diocese.
At the conclusion of World Week,
Sunday, March 80. thousands of men
and women will make an 'every-member
canvas of Episcopal homes in the city
and four adjacent counties.
Doctor Patton will be "world leader"
at a series of meetings next week for
churches of the South Central District
in Holy Trinity Church, Rittenhouse
SQUARE. World Sunday" will be OBJ
served tomorrow with special services
Doctor Patton will preach at the morn
ing service in st. James's Church,
Twenty y-second and Walnut streets
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-22
RECORDS BROKEN
AT TRUCK SHOW
Annual Motorcar Exhibit
in Commercial Museum
Closes Tonight
MANY SALES RECORDED
5000 Crowd Through Cates
During Last Two
Days
MANY SALES RECORDED

PhladeIphia's fifth motortruck show
at the Commercial Museum, Thirty
fourth street below Spruce, will close to-
night. 1t was the most successful Phila-
deIphia has ever held. The last two
DAYS have witnessed at attendance never
before seen at a commercial car exhibf-
ton in this city. About 5000 persons
nave passed through the gates on these
two days, The show will close at 10:3O
tonight. Scarcely an exhibitor can be
round who has not made at least one
dlrect sale. Many have made several
ana none has failed to secure list or
i've prospects. The show has been un-
usually productive of new dealers In
outlying territories
Every trip through the show reveals
something not seen before. The visitor
can, can see there every possible type of
livery to the dreadnoughts OF the road.
Ihey are displayed in various states or
TSo.npieteness, from stripped chassis to
,!ard ,u%urloIs looking paneled-body moving
vans. Until one visits the displays ne
mas scarcely any conception of the uses
70 WHICH the motortruck can be adapted
iist me VIII see there hydraulic hoists that
,ne ar to make it easy to discharge o
@ ,oad OF coal. dirt, sand or whatever II
may carry. He will also see the 80
called light delivery wagon. intended to
CONVEY convey quickly the lighter types of mer-
Ihere is one interesting exhibit that
emphasizes the size and carrying capac-
NY of the big trucks. This concern
makes a complete line of light and heavy
trucks, They have mounted a giant
panel body and have cut into the rear
ana side an entrance and exit door with
steps leading up to the floor OF the
truck. in which is displayed a complete
chassis of their smaller model tilted
at an angle and under a glare of cleo
tric lights. so that it's details may be
inspected. There is ample room for o.
dozen people to stand inside of the panel
body without crowdlng.
Many of the exhibits are merelv
chassis exhibits to show the mechanical
construction of the frame and other
parts. Some have cut away motors
another removable motor lifted out by
an electric hoist. There is much new to
be seen of a mechanical Character,
showing the radical improvements that
have been made within the last year in
engineering and designing, for balance
and load carry, for protection of the
vehicle from abuse by inexperienced
drivers. for quick and efficient brake
control.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-22
DEBATE ON LIBERAL; STUDIES
Philadelphia Society Holds March
Meeting at Houston Hall Today

The March meeting of the Philadel-
phia Society for the Promotion of Lib
eral Studies will be held today in Hous-
ton Club. of the University Of Penn
sylvania.
After business session and an elec-
ton OF officers, Miss Florence A. Fonda
West Chester High School, will speak
on vitality Versus Mortality in High
School LATIN" Miss Mary c. Burchinpl
Of the West Philadelphia High School
for Girls, on How to Make the Teach
ing of the Classics Vital" Professor
Lane Cooper. of Cornell University, on
Things Old and New" and DR.. Tai
colt Williams, of Columbia, on The
Great War in the Light of Greek and
Roman History"
Il. Mckinley. professor of history at the
University of Pennsylvania, will sneak
on "Educational Reorganization During
and After the War" This Is one Of the
series of lectures in the Public Lecture
Course.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-22
DEA F7NESS NEED NOT SPOIL
LIFE IS VZEWAT NEW CLUB
Bat Let Ohio Wona OsraciSed From Life Many Years
Tell HoU Set.Confdence and ambition Is Restored to
Members al 1906 Locust Street

She wasn't old, nor homely, nor un-
attractive, SO the several women gath
cred round her were rather astonished
when this woman from Ohio said It was
the first time in fifteen years she had
worn colored dress.
She was one Of the students at the
speech Reading Club, of Philadelphia,
ana the occasion was a simple after
noon gathering of club members today
IN the long drawing room at 1906 Lo-
Gust street.
'All these years I have felt SO in the
way at home" the little woman as
serted TT just seemed l couldn't take
part In things. 1t was always so much
trouble for the family to make me un-
derstand what was going on. so I Just
gradually dropped out of social life AS
sociation with other deaf people here at
the club has meant everything to me
and I'm beginning to enjoy life again"
the dress she wore was soft dark
purple. not in the least conspicuous,
but she said she felt almost immodest
she hadn't worn anything but black for
so long.
Sheets just one illustration OF what
our club center means TO the deaf" eX-
planned Miss Cora Elsie Kinzie, director.