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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1919-07-03
(By Associated Press)

Berline, Wednesday, July 3.--Fray
GIeta Dorlbluss, one of the German
peace delegation secretaries. who it
is said has been struck on the head
by stone after leaving Versailles is
reported to be in a precarious condi-
ton. The blow is said to have caused
conclusion of the brain.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1919-07-03
FRENCH BATTLE
LOSSES NEARLY
MILLION HALF

Paris, July 3.-The French losses
in killed and missing on land and
sea was officially obtained up to the
date of the armistice amounted to
1,366,235. Those figures were given
to the chamber of deputies by deputy
Louis Main.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1919-07-03

London. July 3.r-The forces OF
General Denehine, the anti -bolshepik
leader. in southern Russia, have oc-
cupied Tzaritzin on the Volsa river,
south at Saratov according TO a K,n.
sian wisless. The city had previously
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1919-07-03

10y ESSOCIateU TFtssJ
Toledo, July at is said the
betting on Willard and Dempsey
is surprisingly light, Dempsey
hackers have been offering even
money, but are now asking that
Willard men lay ten to eight bets.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1919-07-03
(By Associated Press)

London, July 3.--The British diri-
gible had reached a point approxi-
mately half way to New FoundlaHd
early today. The British warship Be-
nown, stationed mid-Atlant;c, re-
ported the barometer steady, but the
wind was blowing about four miles
an hour from the northwest while
the sky was very clear and visibility
good. The air ministry announced
this morning that it is expected the
dirigible would reach st. John, Fri
day morning and Long Island early
Saturday.
st. John, July "A wireless sta
ton here reported that it heard the
signals of the British dirigible last
night and that all was we'll and the
airship was continuing westward. Hex
position not was not reported.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1919-07-03
BRIT bL|MP'
WILL ARRIVE
IN NEW YORK
I ON 0RR0W
First Dirigible to Attempt
Trans Atlantic Flight
Nearing New York Coast
(By Associated Press)

At midnight last night the dirigi-
BILE was approximately $50 miles off
the Irish coast.
St. John, July 3.-Vice Admiral
Mark Kerr has announced he aban--
doned the proposed trans Atlantic
flight in Handley-Page bombing
machine, that instead he will fly to
Atlantic City, probably this afternoon
if weather permits.
Mineola, N. Y, July 3.-Lieut. c..
Frederick Lucass in charge of the
British Admiralty arrangements for
the reception Of the dirigihe RIA
after it's flight across the Atlantic,
announced today that, unless unusu-
ally heavy winds or storms were en-
counered the dirigible would arrive
over Roosevelt field early Friday
afternoon.
No attempt would be made to land,
he said, until evening, because too
much hydrogen gas would be wasted
in making a landing during the hot
hours of the day. There is a bare
possibility, however, that with favor
able winds the giant craft will arrive
Friday morning and land immediate
ly.
Everything was in readiness to-
night for the big dirigible's reception.
Two hundred mechanics trained in
the handling Of lighter than air air.
craft, and seven provisional army
balloon companies Of three officers
and 100 enlisted men, each, have been
brought here and placed at the dis
posal of the British officers, who will
direct the landing and mooring of the
R-34.
The length of the dirigible's stay in
this country will be determined at
conference between Maj. H. j..
Scott, her commander, and American
naval officers. The airship will be
able to replenish her fuel and start
on her return trim within six or eight
hours after her arrival.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1919-07-03

Washington, July 3.--Justice Palm
er has ordered an investigation in
regard to the reports of liquor selling
at Atlantic City and ordered mmedi-
ate federal prosecutions if the condi-
tions are as reported
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1919-07-03
(By Associated Pressl

New York, July 3.-Chief of stats
tician of the water department bureau
announced that 23,000,0O0 gallons of
water were consumed Tuesday, the
birthday of the great drought than
on June 30.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1919-07-03
EX-RULER AND
ARMY HEADS
WILL BE TRIED
(By Associated Press1

(By Associated PressJ
Washington, July Sit is eX
pected that President Wilson will
land at Hoboken Tuesday at 2:3O,
after a reception and brief address at
Carnegie hall will leave for Wash
ingtOn.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1919-07-03

New York. July Secretary Tu-
multy has the entire supervision of
arrangements for the reception of
President Wilson when he lands Mon
day. If the president decides to be-
gin speaking tour with an address
here. there will probably be a meet
ing arranged for Monday afternoon
or Tuesday.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1919-07-03
lnvalided Czechs
Reach Port.

(By Associated Press)
San Diego, July 3.--The steam
ship Nanking, formerly Pacific
coast liner, arrived from Vladivostok.
The ship brought more than LOO in
valided Czech Slovak soldiers.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1919-07-03

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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1919-07-03

USE PRESS WANT AIS
=.
They work for you and
get results.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-27
MEDALS FOR CHILDREN
WORKING FOR CHURCH
Ten Thousand Awards Struck
for P. f. Every Member
Campaign

Ten thousand bronze media lions are
being awarded to children of Sunday
schools of the Protestant Episcopal
Diocese of Pennsylvania N connection
are presented to children who attend
three cateChetical services for instruC-
ton in the work Of the Episcopal
Church throughout the world.
The medallion, inscribed with the
Western Hemisphere covered by Il large
cross. was designated by the Rev.
Horace w. Stowell field secretary for
missions of the province Of Washington
and executive secretary of the Every
Member campaign. 1t is awarded to the
little winners" those ready to enroll
as winners of the world" Each child
who attends three winners services,
learns q catechetical statement of the
Church's world program, reads certain
Scripture passages and offers a daily
prayer is entitled to a medal.
Special attention is being given to
work among the $4,000 children of this
diocese in the EveryMember campa ign.
The Rev. DR.. William Cleveland Hicks.
provincial secretary for the province of
Washington. which includes the diocese
of Pennsylvania, is empha sizing the
children's part in the campaign
Mass will be conducted to-
night in nine district centers through
out the diocese. Addresses will be made
OH the world program of the F,piscopal
Church.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-27
HOUR OFDA YLIGHT SA WING
WITH US AGAIN ON SLNDA Y
Remember ahead Siriy Minutes at NJ
You May Go Along Uncontused With the Rest of the
United States

and women got their first recreation.
that traffic congestion was ended. that
everybody in fact got something big be
cause Old Man Time stumbled over the
daylight saving string and dropped out
an hour to everybody.
II is all here aain with the watch
turning stunt at a. m. Sunday. Gar
dens which have been ailing. IL started.
may now receive attention. Lawns will
he moved at with the sun still at
6. Alarm cocks will ring at S that
men may see a o'clock sunrise.
1t is n simple thing. as everyone
learned last year. There Is no confusion
IL one but turns the watch ahead--not
backward an hour and goes along with
everybody else in the we'll known con-
spiracy to beat eternity out of an hour.
Daylight will he saved thus for six
months. The hour taken away from
Father Time must he returned promptly
al : a. m. on the last Sunday morning
of next October when clocks and the
sun are better synchronized than !hey
are in the summer time.
AS matter of fact. in all fairness.
II should be said that Mother Nature is
all wrong again in this sun of hers. II
is winter sun which agrees with the
clocks in the dark months, but is all
out of step when life is most worth
stepping. This new kind of summer has
1t all over the good old summer time
for 1t is just a day longer.
That is IL YOU don't forget to turn that
watch forward an hour. Don't forget
the hour. a. m. Sunday morning BE
up and turning
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-27
DARLINGTON COMPANY
EXPLAINS ACCIDENT
No Customers or Employees
Hurt in Collapse of Store
Balcony

Following the collapse of a balcony in
The store of Joseph G. Darlington e. Co,
Inc, 1926 Chestnut street. yesterday. in
which sixteen girls. applicants for en-
ployment, were injured. the company
Issued the following statement: Yes
terday in preparation for our anniver-
sary sale. which starts next Monday, we
advertised for additional saleswomen.
There was large response to this
advertisement and while the applicants
were being received on a small balcony
between the first and second floors,
through some unexplainable reason a
portion of this balcony collapsed and
a number of people on 1t at the time
were thrown together and some of them
sustained injuries. No customer was
hurt nor any of our employees.
THAT this should have occurred Is, of
course, matter of extreme regret to
us, and we desire in this public way
to express our sympathy with all those
who were in any way injured.
ut is important to state. however.
that the accident, while deplorable. had
nothing of the nature of a catastrophe,
and we think 1t proper to make this
gerated reports which prevailed for a
few hours following the occurrence.
ITO aliay any excitement We thought
1t desirable to- close the store for few
hours, but resumed bust ess shortly after
noon, and will be at st4r service today
the same as usual" "
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-27
PLO WING OF VACANT LOTS
FOR GARDENS BEGINS TODA Y
Earth Be Turned Hundred Plots Assigned amateur Farmers
and Farmereues to Make Ready for Seeding Time.
More Than 10 4cres Ardiablc

The pleasant odor Of good brown
earth being plowed in readiness for
seeding time will be like the perfume OF
spring herself today on a hundred va
cant lots IN this city assigned to anna
teur farmers and farmerettes.
The garden plots where the season S
ttlling will begin are on the old Dobson
estate at Thirty third street and Alle-
gheny avenue.
Through the Vacant Lots cultivation
Society more than 10 acres of vacant
ground will he available this year for
the City's amateur farmers. This is an
increase in acreage available last year
when 1856 families raised approximately
100000 of garden truck on the little
farms assigned to them.
The little truck farms average about
100 by 60 feet in size. For the use Of the
gardens the lads and lassies Of the rake
and hoe pay 81 the first season, 81 for
the second season and about Sc a sea
son thereafter For this fee the gar
deners receive their seed and have their
land plo~ed and fertiized. In addition
they receive the benefit of expert advice
given by employees of the Vacant Lots
Association.
The demand for the vacant lots this
year is greater than ever before, ac-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-27

The season Of when two and two make
hve will be here again at . o'clock Sum
day morning
After you have properly set your
watch and hail clock an hour ahead Sun
day morning the six months of extra
daylight which wartime daylight saving
gave the world will be yours.
Sunday is the day when trains leave
on schedule but an hour ahead of time.
II is the day when you go to church
in time for the benedction 1t Is the
day when you lose out on that weekly
big sleep.
The extra hour of daylight which
saved millions of tons of fuel and helped
win the war in the garden before sup
per. last summer is to be with us again.
Officially all clocks watches, time
keepers and wristlets must move from
two to three at two o'clock Sunday
morning. There Is no law against turn
ing the hands around before YOU go to
bed If you are not praCticed at sitting
up till two on Sunday morning. You
run a chance on missing church If you
wait till Sunday morning. Just put the
watch ahead an hour sometime soon be-
fore or after two n. M. Sunday and
you'll move along with the rest of the
world to the enjoyment OF earlier hours.
longer days and all the other panaceas
of daylight saving.
II was estimated last year that the
war has helped to the extent of SAC. 900,
600 in fuel saving, that gardens which
otherwise would have failed were
worked to a finish; that rushed men
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-27
3 OLD BATTLESHIPS
TO BE MUSTERED OUT
Indiana, Iowa and Massachu.
setts to Go Out of Commits
sion Monday

Three battleships, all of them built
in this city. will go out of commission
Monday at League Island.
One of the three. the Indiana IS the
oldest battIeship in the American navy.
and participated in the battle of San
tiago The other craft doomed to GO
out Of service are the Iowa and Mas
sachusetts. The latter is a sister ship
Of the Indiana. while the Iowa is IN
class by itself
The three were built at the Cramp
shpyards and have topched almost every
port in the world They are still able
to attain high speed. but the Navy Board
of Inspection and Survey decided that
they could no longer meet the modern
standards of construction and gunnery.
On the Indiana last night Captain
George B. Landenberg gave II dinner to
mark the passing of the ship from the
realm of war. The wardroom officers
also gave a dinner. at which the guest
of honor was Andrew Lufberry. 41Ol
SAMSON street. president of St. Stephens
Club. which has entertained officers and
enlisted men,
The gunners who protected the trans
ports that conveyed the American army
safely to France We're trained on the
Indiana. which also served during the
war In guarding New York harbor. The
Navy Department has not yet decided
what is TO be done with the abandoned
ships but it is reported that all three
will be "scrapped." 4 ma jorty of the
crews kave already been transferred to
ether boats.
When the commission pennant is
lowered from the Indiana Monday the
last man to leave the ship will be Lieu
tenant John A. Mulholland. of Chicago,
the only officer now aboard it who was
on duty on the ship when it was COM
missioned
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-27

Cording TO James II. Dix. superintend-
ent of the Vacant Lots cultivation So
ciety. Mr.. Dix estimates that fully 60
per cent of the Cutivators this year
will be men and women with one or two
seasons experience in the work.
The school gardens also are being
prepared for a big season and bumper
crops of garden truck. Last year 1875
children. working in fourteen school gar
dens, raised 100000 of produce in their
war gardens." This year an even
greater number of children will till
Victory gardens"
Miss Ella s. carter. supervisor OF
school gardens. says the local school
garden authorities will be affiliated with
the United states School Garden Army at
Washington. 1t is hoped TO begin work
on the school gardens April /.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-27
PENN ALUMNI CRITICIZED
Provost Smith Charges Members
Are Lax in LOYALTY

Pennsylvania, in an address at the din
ner of the Senior, Glass in Houston Hall
last night, charged that the alumni Of
the University were lax in their loyalty
to the institution.
7 "On Alumni Day. February &C." he
said, "there were only about 100 pres
ent out of a membership of thousands.
This certainly shows that the alumni
are not backing up the University"
About 100 were present at the dinner.
The officers for the 1919 class were
elected as follows: Prophet, Clair Will
cox poet, Edward s. Bradley; valedic-
torian. George Rudisell; writer of ivy
ode. Philip Price; ivy orator, l.. B. Fell
bert
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-27
dies AFTER WARS PERILS .
;Phila. Soldier Escapes Bullets to
Succumb to Pneumonia

After passing through the fighting at
Chateau-Thierry and Verdun without re-
ceiying as much as scratch, Private
stephen Richardson, of 208 South Thr-
ty-seventh street, a member of Battery
r, 1OSth Field Artillery. died in Laval,
1 France. of pneumonia. on February 28.
This was the word recently received by
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs A. Richardson.
IA widow and a child born since Rich
jardson went overseas survive him.
Young Richardson saw service at the
Mexican border with the Pennsylvania
National Guard. Before going he train
ed at Camp Hancock.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-27
I LET CONTRACT FOR T. PIERS
King-Brown Co. Successful Bid.
der to Construct Foundations

A contract has been awarded by Di-
rector Twining. of the Department of
City Transit. to the King Brown Con-
tracing Company for constructing
sixty-eight piers and foundations for
that section of the Frankford l. line
south from Callowhill to Arch street
where the road will connect with the
Market street subway The contract
price is $29,s0O.
Director Twining said the contract
will be executed in few days, so that
operations can be started and pushed to
completion as rapidly as possible. When
this work is finished proposals will be
asked for the erection of the columns
and superstructures of that section, the
plans for which have been completed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-27
MOTORTRUCK KILLS GIRL
Driver Held for Coroner After
Manayunk Child Dies

Harold T.. Maiden. driver of an ex-
press truck that ran over and killed
Fannie Pastelli, seven years old, Of 4717
Umbria street. last night at Umbria
and Wright streets. Manayunk, was
held today for the Coroner when ar
raigned in the Manayunk police station.
The chiids mother sent her to a store
early last evening. Instead of cross
ing the street at the regular crossing
the police say, she ran directly in front
of the motortruck. A rear wheel crush
ed her stomach. Death resulted in
few minutes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-27
Child Killed by Auto,ruck

Annie Pasduella. seven years old,
Az Cmbria street. Manayunli, died on
her way TO St Timothy's Hospital last
night from injuries received by being
struck by motortruCk at Jmbria and
Wright streets. The child was playing
in the street, according to the police,
when the truck. driven by Harold T..
Maiden, 167 Shurs lane, suddenly turned
the corner
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-27
MERCHANTS TO HIKE AGAIN
Chestnut, Street Pedestrians Out for
Good Fellowship

The chestnut Street Business Associ-
alton will hike again.
saturday at o'clock the mixers will
hit the open road along the WissahiCkon
and will walk until they are tired. aC-
cording to the announcement of G. A.
DROWN, secretary of the organization.
"'rheSe hikes are not for the purpose
Of out-of-door recreation," said Mr.. Dro-
vim. but are intended primarily as a
manifestation of the social aspect of the
association. They bring the members
into closer personal touch with each
other and foster business and personal
intimacies."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-27
TO HOSPITAL FROM TRANSPORT
Eight Returning Philadelphia
Soldiers Are "Out of Luck"

Eight. Philadelphia members of casual
companies We're landed at Newport
News from the transport Pastores and
taken to the base hospital there yester-
day.
The men are Charles ". Neely. 2504
Sharswood street: Charles Faeroer. $50
West Clearfield street; Samuel +. Dins-
more, 2236 South Twelfth street; j. r.
Rhodes. 1905 East Chelten avenue Will
liam Powell, 1926 North Fifty-ffth
street; John +. Smith, 1927 Upland
street George NJ. Riggs, 2239 South
Croskey street, and Lazare FaZio, Ills
Montrose street.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-07
ANOTHER Bic
DEFICIT SHOWN
FOR j. {. ROADS
THREE MONTHS SHORTAGE
ALMOST EQUAL TO 1888
Loss Sustained By the Govern
ment For 1919 Amounts
to S192,O00,00O

WASHINGTON. May 6.-Dircctor
General Hines in discussion of recent
railroad earnings tonight disclosed that:
The governments deficit in operating
the railroads for the first three months
this year. or the difference between net
earnings and nne-fourth of tho guaran-
teed annual compensation. was about
Sl9o 900 900 for all roads under federal
management.
The governments loss for 1918 was
so2S 900. 900.
The entire government loss incurred
in fifteen months Of federal operation
was s41S. 100000.
Marked reductions of freight traffic
under records Of similar periods Of the
last two vars were responsible for the
bad financial showing. and conditions in
April. though not yet reported fully.
show no promise of Improvement.
Despite the big government deficits.
the director general does not contem-
plate any general increase in the level
of rates. but prefers TO await restora-
tion of normal business conditions
The government also incurred de-
tici, of about s14.5+n.oho in eight
months operation Of tho American
Railway Express company. the consoli-
dated Express corporation. up TO March
!, 1919.
Tho present unfavorablc results
naturally lead to agitation OF tho oues-
ton whether there ought to hr an in
crease OF rates. said Mr.. Hines in his
statement My own Judgment is that
tho present conditions are too abnormal
10 serve as Il basis for any general
change in the lerol cf rates. and that
il is prefcrable to defer action on that
subject until there shall har" hern a
fuller opportunity to got NOR" reliable
and possibly a more normal measure OF
tho conditions. meanwhile rrsortins to
every practical economy. studying tho
situation with tho greatest care and
keeping tho public fully informed as 10
Developments
Tho deficit of $l92.nn0.n .n00 incurred
bv tho government in January. February
and March. as figured by Mr.. Hines
greatly exceeded tho estimate mad" pub
lie earlier IN the day by the bureau OF
railway economies because Mr.. Hines
calculated tho guarantees! compensation
for the three months lS thrrc-twelfthS
Of tho annual compensation. The bureau
Of railway economies calculated each
months share on the basis Of I'll" aver
age for that month in tho thr"" rr"-war
years. The railroad administration fig
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-07
VICTORY LOAN
APPEAL MADE
BY DR. D|CKEY

"If the United States had floated this
bond issue. carrying z per cent interest
among the capitalists exclusively. the
pcoplc of this country would have made
Il a political issue in the coming cleo
ton and fought ii out on that issue,
said Dr. Dickcy. chairman Of the ONO
County Victory Liberty Loan commit
tee. yesterday.
"a few days. ago in Detroit two large
subscriptions by automobile concerns
ono of s20.000.D00 and the other OF slU'-
0O0--put that city over the top. If this
had ben done in Ohio county without
giving the people a chance 10 subscribe
t. the loan there would have been
howl that would have been heard in
Washington. Tho public would have
felt outraged
You remember the cry against the
bondhodcrs in the days gone by. You
remember when Grover Cleveland. as
president. sold several millions in bonds
bearing per cent ut private sale. and
there was a righgtcous howl went up
all over tho land.
This is essentially the peoples loan.
Returns Ia headquarters show they arc
taking advantage of tho opportunity To
make an investment thar is Gilt-edEed.
High rntc Of interest. short term and
in fact everything that would appeal
to tho small investor as well as the
largo ono. Tho government wants the
peonlc to invest in this loan, and am
glad To 500 SO many. Of our citizens
showing such excellent business judg-
mcnt as we'll at pairiotism."