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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-04
NINETEEN WARRANTS
FOR ELECTION FRAUDS
ALLEGED AT PRIMARY
Secretary of Seventy" An
nounces Impending Arrests
p of Division Officers

u Nineteen warrants for the arrest Of
election officers and others on charges
of alleged violation Of tine election laws
In the late primary have been issued by
4 Magistrates Stevenson and Renshaw.
according to announcement made today
by r. J.. II. Roach. secretary Of the
committee of seventy.
ON the affidavit of Ralph NJ. CuStel
lanO. six warrants were issued for men
in the nineteenth division of the Second
ward. The six are; Vito I}aldi. Beuia
min F. Cortcse. Charles Leone Michael
Romano, Albert Tumolli and Joseph
Rodano. The charges include conspiracy
TO procure false election. to prevent "A
voters.
On the affidavit of Frank Fogol war
rants for the arrest of Harry Cipct and
Nathan Ciplet on charges of Illegal as
sistance in the seventh division of the
Fourth ward. In this same division,
Charles Dannehower. the election Judge
Nathan Ciplet and David Narhman arc
charged by Fogel, in another warrant.
with conspiracy to procure Il false reg
istration and fraudulent return of az
election.
On the oath of John !. Hurley q
warrant was issued for the arrest OF
George b. Grover, of 2O3 lIampder
street, Narberth, on the charge of reg
istering in the twenty ninth division ot
the Twenty sixth ward. 1t is charged
that he did not reside in that division,
A similar charge il the basis for d
warrant for Nelson Il. Marshall. ot
1912 South Markoe street. Frank J
\ Keough charges that Marshall violated
the personal registration act and tha
he moved into the Markoe street hous'
on election night.
Warrants for six men in the first di
vision of the Forty seventh ward wer,
based on an affidavit sworn TO by Hugl
j.. Gallagher. Edward Gallagher ant
James Lynch. He preferred charge
OF conspiracy to prevent a free cleo
ton AID illegal assistance against F
II. G. Neubauer, Albert Blum, William
Walker, Mortimer Wilson, John +
S-=non and John Fretz.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-04

think James NJ. Hazlett, regular
Republican candidate for recorder OF
deeds, and William II. Knight, Re
publican candidate for coroner are. in
tho language of Northumberland
county colloquialism, "being put upon.
That is, they are being assailed for
something of which they are not tech
nically guilty
When Joseph S. MacLaughlin started
ont to gather up the political odds and
ends with which to form his Charter
party ticket he invited certain of the
Republican candidates to take front
row and end seat places on his belated
band wagon.
Thomas w. Cunningham and others
of the successful Independents declined
the invitation by the next mail.
For the Mclaughlin ticket is not
Irregular" 1t is hybrid. 1t doesn't
represent anything or anybody much
except Frank ]. German. who is stand
ing in the middle of the political high
WAY Nllu II WISH bbliNi hpl''hts 'i"'
the skies will rain soup in the shape of
a county commissionership. If he can
defeat the Democratic nominee, which
he expects to do, he will thereby become
the minority commissioner and the hoped
for shower of consomme will descend.
Neither Accepted Honor
When it came time for Messrs Haz-
lett and Knight to respond to Mr..
Mac. I.aughlin's invitation they simply
smiled and let it go at That. For be
il observed and remembered, that nei-
thcr of the gentlemen namd has as yet
accepted the doubtful honor that Di-
rector MacLaughlin would thrust upon
them.
1t is a safe assumption that they will
not accept. They are clever rather than
foolish as some people imagine them to
be- 1t is more than possible they are
acting under instructions. | believe
they are. Some one higher up is sus-
picious and afraid.
There are some people who are not
good sportsmen.
Judge Patterson. for instance. is n
good sportsman. He mantully ac-
knowledges defeat with smile and
settles down again to writing Judicial
opinions.
Senator Ware is suspicious. He is
suspicious that the Moore leaders will
try to put one over on him to trick
him by pre- -empting an additional
party name and put J. Hampton Moore
at the head of it followed By the names
of some of the defeated candidates on
the Independent ticket. notably Colonel
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-04
MEN ROB WOMEN IN AUTO
Victims Accept invitation to Ride
Home-Are Attacked on Way

Two women, who met two men in a
fashionable Broad street tea room, &C
cepted an invitation of a drive to their
homes in big limousine with gray side
curtains. Later they were robbed by
their escorts. The assault and robbery
occurred while the car was speeding
along Northeast boulevard
The complainants, who told the police
the story of their experience last night
and lodged a charge of robbery against
the two men, are Eleanor White, OF
551O Chancellor street. and Mrs. Laura
P0ss, 1882 Mount Vernon street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-04
PRICES FALL AT HOG ISLAND
New Company Store Opened and
Helps Hundreds of Workers

Another jolt was given the high cost
of living today. This time the blow
was dealt at Hog Island.
A big grocery store was opened by
the American International Shipbuilding
Corporation and the prices remind one
of the times when all the WORLD was
happy and protiteers had not been heard
of.
Present day prices are shot to pieces
at the yards big store. Employees can
buy canned goods and other groceries
at figures which city stores cannot ap-
proach.
Hundreds of employees took advan
tage of the stores opening this after
noon and crowded the counters.
Canned fruits, vegetables, milk, fish
flour. beans and other good things were
lugged home by the workers.
The store was opened through ar
rangements made by Matthew G. Brush,
president of the American International
Shipbuilding Corporation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-04
WILD BULLET HITS WOMAN
Trolley Car Explodes Cartridge and
Pedestrian is Slightly Hurt

Victoria Kohony, twenty seven years
old, of 1896 South Tenth street, today
narrowly escaped serious injury when
a trolley car exploded cartridge which
boys are said to have placed upon the
rail at Ninth and Ellsworth streets.
The bullet struck Miss Kohony a
glancing blow over her left eye. She
fell to the pavement. and bystanders
notified the police of the Seventh and
Carpenter streets station. The woman
was taken to the Pennsylvania Hospital
Her wound was treated and she was
sent home.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-04
.AlL EoH CAR SMOKER

Thomas Hamilton. 2B4S Chadwick
street. will spend the next five days
In the county Jail, because Of his re-
fusal to throw away lighted cigarette
while riding in trolley car. The
sentence was meted out to him today
BY Magistrate Grelis at the Nineteenth
ana Oxford streets station. /
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-04
TWO HELD IN STORE THEFT
Robbers Get 500 From Cash Reg
lister In Camden

After some one had taken sos from the
cash register in the store of. James
Thompson, Haddon avenue and Line
street, Camden, the police arrested
Harry Sears, twenty years old, of Elev-
enth and Cooper streets, and John
Glenn nineteen years. of Eighth and
Line streets. The two were held under
$500 bail each by Acting Recorder De
Ungcr.
The police say that Sears admitted
having robbed the cash register. telling
them, they declared, that he hid on the
stairway until he found way of getting
at the money and then dividing with
Glenn.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-04
ITALIAN BRIDE is MISSING
John Farino Hunts Dark-Eyed Wife
of Eighteen

Has any one seen n young Italian
maid who will fit this description?
Dark complexion, coal black hair and
eyes and, when last seen by her friends
and a worried husband, wearing a dark
velvet hat, dark blue skirt and a pink
waist.
Her name is Mrs. Josephine Farino.
She is eighteen years old and the wife
of John Farino, of 23S South Sixth
street, who will be very grateful for
any information which will help him
TO find his bride. She has been missing
from her home since Monday
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-04
Asks $4,000 for WIfe,s Love

William Neville, 504 South Third
street, Camden. entered suit today for
$40, 900 damages in the district court of
Camden county against William Baum
bartel, of Cedar Brook, N. j., his
brother in law, charging the latter with
The alienation Of hfy wife's affections.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-04
THIEVES CARRY OFF SAFE

Thieves entered the restaurant of II =.
G, Davis, 81 South Twentieth street
early this morning and carried off the
safe containing $3.50 and two 500
Liberty Bonds, three watches and an
expensive signet ring,
Entrance into the restaurant was
gained by means of a false key. The
theft was discovered by attendants
coming to open the establishment for
the day.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-04
HELP WANTED-MALE

YOUNG MAN TO assist in estimating de-
partment of large manufacturing COM
many; state age. experience and wages de-
sired in first letter no attention will be
paid I 90 p o. Box 34S4
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-04
REAL ESTATE FOR RENT,
OFFICES. BUSINESS ROOMS. ETC

40, 900 FEET undivided, of the highest class
the most central part OF business Philad eli :
phia. For particulars address 407. Ledger
office
GROUND FLOOR, store or office: the most
desirable space available in Philadelphia
suitable for bank or trust company. banker.
broker or exclusive business: the new finan-
Ledger Office.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-16

JPEEK-A-BOO" CHARMS LARGE
AUDIENCE AT THE MAJESTIC

"Peek-a-Boo." Jean Bedini's new re
vtew,- more than lives up to the adver-
gttsements, hat 1t is the show of quail
ltty and quantity. This was the verdict
given by all those who were privi-
legged to attend dress rehearsal in the
Majestic theatre last night. Never be-
fore, and possibly never again will
hPerth Amboy see such an array of
broadway talent or O show that Is so
gorgeous, and 1t is through the desire
pr Columbian and Shannon, to give the
1patrons of their theatre here a chance
To view an extraordinary attraction
Ithat the wonder show, which will be
Ethe summer attraction at the Column
Ibia theatre in New York gives its first
Performance here. This was made
possible only by the fact hat Count
han and Shannon have purchased an
Jnterest in the production and wished
10 give Perth Amboy a chance to see
the attraction first.
Jean Bedini has met with great sue
oess producing this show. Bedini's
name at the head of an organization
of itself is a drawing card, as he is
Recognized as M of the most success
tfu1 producers of the burlesque of to-
day, and fbr cast, magnificent seem
cry, customs and book, he has out
done his best efforts. The lyrics and
music are by Michael Zelenko, and the
production is staged by Larry Cebal-
1 AOS.
There are two acts in the revue, tn
There are two acts in the revue, the
FIRST being a health farm, down east.
kQhere are five other scenes in this act,
while the second act there are three
Ecenes. The circus scene and Milady's
EBoudoir, in tn first act are we'll worth
1.-THE price of admission alone, and the
interior of the gymnasium on the
thealth farm, and a Persian" Garden,
in the second act were voted by all
lpresent to be two of the finest scenic
reflects ever produced on the Majestic
Istage. 1t would not be fair to either
you. who expect to attend the show,
or to the company, to go into details
over the production. 1t is safe to pre-
dict that 1t is a show that will be tho
talk of New York during the summer
season and meet with great success
when it goes IN tour.
y With a company, consisting of such
headliners as Clark and Mccullough,
Ben Grinnell, Joe Cook, Jim DeForest,
university trio. Miss Amy Barber,
Miss Lalla Selbini, Miss frankie
flames. Bolzar Sisters. Ben Harvey,
FHarlen f. Knight, Miss May Myers,
Miss Lillian Mcneil, Three English
Rose Buds. Seven Musical Spillers.
sKelso Brothers. Victoria and Geor-
fgett and a chorus of thirty of the
lprettiest and ioveliest girls ever seen
ION any stage in this city, it is a show
that no n should miss seeing.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-16
BE PRETTY TURN
/ GRAY HAIR DARK
Try G~randmother's Old Favor
lite Recipe of Sage Tea
and Sulphur.

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1Yfngs back the natural color ana ius-
TO the hair when faded. strsaksd q
ny; Years ago the sIiy Eay e 81
kdeys, by asking Ct any drug store fqy
#yeth's sage and Sulphur comp9unda
xfu Will get . large portle OF this IA
1llson G os s ssS:P' in ingaSxss u q M sso ri
Ebon't stay grayl Try 81. No enc
IA possibly tell that you darksnsa
ar sAir; Z. 4 doss II 90 nnss.aiiy s5s
f6sh with It and draw This through
2 hair. taking one small strand AZ
tsi by morning ths grty. hair ~
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-16
Daily Thought.

Daily Thought.
Let us consider the reason Of the
case. For nothing is law that is not
feason.-Sir John Powell.
The Washington times., 1919-07-27

mouth. The touch of her cold fin
gers sent a shudder through me
just as that Of a serpent would.
Mrs. Brane's first housekeepec
was young and nervous, and had a
high, breathless manner of talking,
and she was bent upon efficiency.
Well, so was l." continued my cap
tor. 81 had decided that, outside
Of the wall, there were two rooms
in the Brane house that must be
thoroughly investigated-the book
room where Theodore kept his col
lection of Russian books, and the
room upstairs in the north wing
which he had used as a sort of den
and which, after his death. Mrs.
Brane had converted into
nursery.
Il think she must have had a
case of nerves after her husbands
death, for she was set on having a
hOusekeeper and a new nurse for
Robbie, and she was always fitting
about that house like a ghost
Maybe, after all, he had dropped
her a hint about some money or
Jewels being hidden somewhere in
the house! That was Maida's no
ton, for she says Mrs. BEane was
as keen as Sara about cleaning
out the old part OF the house, and
never left her alone an instant.
ITO get back to the first days |
spent in this accursed wall. That
housekeeper gave me a lot Of mis-.
cry. In the first place she slept in
the north wing, the room you had,
janice was almost accustomed
to this horrible past tense she used
toward me; / was beginning to
think Of my own life as a thing
that was past-"and she was a ter
ribly light sleeper
Twice, as | was sneaking along
HonvriSht 1910
The Washington times., 1919-07-27

She was sufficiently comfortable
and very much pleased with her
self. Toward morning she went to
sleep, and slept far into the next
day.
$50 you see, Janice, there | was
in the house, and ! was sure that
not far from me was Brane's treas
ure trove. This double wall of
which he had evidently made use
he had built up that queer flight OF
steps and made floor and an in.
clined plane-convinced me that
was hot on the track of the Jewels.
You can guess how l worked to
find them. But all to no purpose.
Il had to be very careful. Rats,
to be sure, make a noise in the
walls of old houses. but the noise
is barely noticeable, and it does not
sound like carpentry. However,
had convinced myself by the end
of the third dreary day that If the
robe and crown were hidden in the
double wall they were very secretly
and securely hidden, and that I
should need some further directions
TO find them.
at was annoying, especially as
my provisions had given out, and
] knew that / should have to ven
ture down into the kitchen at night
and pick up some fragments of
food. was glad then, and all the
time, that Mrs. Brane's servants
were such decrepit old bodies, half
blind and half-deaf, and altogether
stupid. Many's the time I've
crouched behind the junk in that
closet and listened to their silly
droningi But il gave me a sad
jump when I heard the voice Of
Mrs. Branes first housekeeper."
Here she paused TO adjust the
gag more firmly over my aching
The Washington times., 1919-07-27

Il stopped her mouth before she
could squesl, and l carried her back
to the end of the passage here, and
l talked to her for about five Sec
onds. At the end of that time every
bone in her body had turned to
water. She had sworn as though
to God to hold her tongue, and to
get out Of the house; to keep her
mouth shut for ever and ever
amen. And let her go.
"She scuttled out of the closet
like a rat, and / heard her tell
Della to leave the place alone. The
third housekeeper left the next day
and, as / heard by listening to kit
chen gossip. she gave no reason for
her going.
But, Of course. l had had a ter:
rible experience myself. | wasn't
going to risk anything like that
again. Besides l was sick Of living
in the wall.
Il got out that night-half the
time Della forgot to lock the out
side door, and always blamed her
own carelessness when she found
it open in the morning.
Il had decent clothes with me,
and tramped to a station at some
distance and went up to New York.
I'd decided to take a few of my
pals in on the game. l had several
old pals in New York, and some in
Productions.
And there, my girl, took the
trouble of hunting you MP.
1T wasn't because / meant to
Use you at the Pines. II was just
out of curiosity-motherly love" |
wish l could describe the drawing
irony Of the expression on her lips.
You are one of the people I've
kept track of. always felt you
might be useful, that might be
able TO brighten you into useful
ness.
'Many's the time I've seen you
when you we're child. and. later,
when you we're working in Paris.
Not much more than a child then.
but such a slim, little, white-faced
The Washington times., 1919-07-27

that passageway trying to locate
the rooms, she came out with a
candle in her,hand and all but saw
me.
Il decided that my only chance
to really search the place lay in
getting rid of the inhabitants of
that northern wing. l thought per-
haps | could give that part of the
house a bad name. Once it was
empty I could practically live
there. | hadn't reckoned with that
bulldog Of a Mary.
at was easy enough to scare the
housekeeper. I found out just
where the wall Of her bedroom
stood, and I got close behind it
near her bed and groaned. Tha.
was quite enough. Two nights and
the miserable thing left.
Mrs. Brane got another woman
at once, lazy, abSent-minded
woman, and wasted no time get
ting rid Of her. simply stole near
to her bed one pitch black night
and sighed. She left almost at
Onne.
Then Mrs. Brane, confound her!
sent to New York to Skane for a
detective, and he played houseboy
for a fortnight. had to keep as
still as a mouse. ! was almost
starved, for | didn't dare take
enough food to hoard, and for a
while that detective prowled the
house all night. l must have come
near looking like a ghost in those
days.
Thank God, the entire quiet
bored Skane's man, and treasured
the rest of the household. When
he had gone l didn't try ghost
tricks for some time. | fed myself
up and did a little night prowling,
down in the book room, and in
v Star Counnanv GrAat Britain
The Washington times., 1919-07-27

labor. And she lit upon the kitchen
closet.
Fortunately, Della and the
other two women were so annoyed
by her methods that they didn't
take up her instructions to clean
out the closet with any zeal. So,
one morning, l heard her in the
kitchen scolding and carrying on.
You lazy women, I'll just have to
shame you by doing it myself
Now, while l crouched there,
listening to her, it occurred to me
that / had heard her voice before.
racked my frightened brains.
had never seen the woman, but
was certain that the voice, a pecu.
liar one, belonged somewhere in
my memory.
81 decided there might be some
useful association. I risked COM
ing into the closet and taking a
look. Then fed back and
laughed to myself.
q had known that little wax
face when she was a very great
somebody's maid, and knew
enough about her to send her to
the chair Wasn't it luck! went
back into my hole for all the world
like a spider, and sat there waiting
for my prey.
She did a lot OF Gathering
around in the closet, then | knew
by the silence that she'd lit upon
the hole. l crept near and waitel
for her, crouched in the dark. She
came crawling through the hole-I
can see her silly, pale, dust
streaked face now! And I bounced
upon her with all the swiftness and
the silence Of a long-legged taran-
lula.
The Washington times., 1919-07-27
CHAPTER XVI.
The Second Candle.

<lTFHE next morning, again
l was listening to the
= story, Mrs. Gaskell left
Pine Cone to the regret of all it's
inhabitants. l doubt ii ever there
has been a more popular Summer
visitor.
"Not many days afterward a
gypsy woman came to the Pines to
peddle cheap jewelry. Old Della
was in the kitchen, and old Della
refused to take any interest in the
wares. She told the woman to
clear out, but she refused to 90 I'M
til she had been properly dismissed
by the lady of the house.
at last, TO get rid of her, Della
went of TO speak to her mistress,
and no sooner had she closed the
door when the gypsy slipped across
the kitchen and got herself into
that closet. And the odd part of it
is that she never came out.
when Della returned with more
emphatic orders Of dismissal. the
peddling gypsy had gone. Nobody
had seen her leave the place, but
that did not cause much distress
TO anyone but Mrs. Brane.
Il think that she was disturbed;
at least know that she ordered a
thorough search Of the house and
grounds, for footsteps we're run
ming all about everywhere that day,
and lights were kept burning in the
house all night. | think, perhaps.
some of the negroes sat up to keep
watch. But the peddlar made not
so much as a squeak that night.
She lay on pile of blankets she
had carried in on her back. and she
ate a crust Of bread and an apple.
The Washington times., 1919-07-27

beauty. What was It. the work?
o yes. you were a little assistant
milliner, and you turned down the
chance Of being Monsieur le
Baron's maitresse, and lost your
job for the reward Of virtue-little
fool. knew you had gone to
America. but 1 had lost track Of
your whereabouts.
Il soon picked up your tracks,
though, and found out that you
were in New York looking for
work Your beauty has been
against you, Janice; it's always
against moral and correct living.
It's a great help in going to the
devil and beating him at his own
game. however, as you might dis
cover if l were immoral enough to
let you live.
The instant / set eyes on you in
New York and saw what a ridicu-
lous copy Of your mother you had
grown to be, l felt that here was
an opportunity Of some sort if
could only make use Of it. l racked
my brains, and, as usual, the in
SEPARATION came.
Il got Mrs. Brane's advertise
ment. so far unanswered, and l
handed it to you myself in the
street. AS soon as / was sure that
you had got the job I left for the
Pines. l slipped in like a thief at
night, one Of the nights when Della
forgot to lock the back door.
Il had Swallowed you pretty
closely those days between the
time you answered the advertise
ment and left for the Pines, and it
wasn't a difficult matter for me to
get copy OF your wardrobe. You
don't know what a help it was to
me that you chose a sort Of uni
form. | knew that you'd be wear
ing one OF those four gray dresses
most OF the time.
After you we're in the house
grew pretty bold. and it was then I
decided to get Robbie out Of that
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DSLOI0 sue can carry In6m away
her double appears and over
powers her. While she is bound
and gagged the girl learns that
this creature is her own mother.
She cannot leave till daybreak,
so the woman decides to tell
Janice the story Of the treasure
before killing her, as she must
do. to avoid capture. With the
help Of faithless priest she had
robbed "the Virgin of Jewels"
in Moscow and secreted the plum
der in Theodore Brane's baggage
and had since been unable to
recover it. After his death she
makes a desperate effort to re-
gain the. treasure.