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MRS. PHOEBE HEARST
DIES IN CALIFORNIA
Mother Of Newspaper Owner
Succumbs to Illness That
Lasted Many Weeks.

PLEAsANTviLLE. Cal. Apil 13.-Mrs
Phoebe Elizabeth Apperson Hearst,
wife of the late George Hearst of Cali
and mother OF william Randolph
Hearst, owner Of many magazines and
newspapers. died at her home here to-
day after an illness OF several weeks.
She was 7s years old.
Mr.. Hearst was,with his mother when
she died.
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sketch of Mrs. Hearts, Life.

Mrs Phoebe Hearst was one OF the
best known public women OF California.
Her charitable and philanthropic gifts
were many and varied and by no means
confined TO institutions of the state of
her adoption.
Mrs. Hearst was born in Franklin
county. Missouri. December 8, 1912. the
daughter OF r. w. Apperson, a vlrginian
who had settled in Missouri. Her mother
was Miss Whitmire OF South Carolina.
She was named Phoebe Elizabeth in
honor of the late Senator Hearsts
mother, who was neighbor.
One of Mrs. Hearst's chief philan-
thropio interests was n the maintenance
OF kindergarten classes in San Francisco.
which she established and supported for
many years. She also maintained n
training class for kindergarten teachers
IN Washington for nearly ten years after
tho appointment OF her husband to the
United States Senate. Mrs. Hearst's in
terest in kindergarten work was doubt
loss the result OF her own experiences as
a teacher for year or more prior to her
marriage to George Hearst.
While she was still Phoebe Apperson
young George Hearst migrated from Mis-
souri, to California, found success and
made a fortune. He returned to Mis-
souri, In 1862 and they were married.
:
born In San Francisco in 1863, was the
only child. The late Senator Hearst
died in 1891.
Mrs. Hearst became a member OF
Washington's official social circle in
1887 and at once assumed a position of
prominence in the social life OF the cap
ftal. Her entertainments were unr!valled.
and her position as the wife OF one OF the
| wealthiest members Of the Senate gave
hA, IL
of charitable and philanthropic nature
in the national capital. She also es-
tablished kindergarten classes at Lead.
S. D., where her husbands chief mining
interests at the time were located She
gave 3250000 to build the national
Cathedral School for Girls in Washing.
ton. and built. equipped and maintained
for several years a free library in Ana
conda. Mon. finally presenting the insti-
tuition TO the municlpality
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mortal for Husba n d.

Mrs Hearst also equipped and main
tained a free library at Lead. s. D.. and
betrayed the cost OF n competition among
the best architects in Europe and Amer
lea for plans for the greater University
OF California and later erected and
equipped the mining building OF the
university as a memorial 20 her husband.
In 1911 Mrs. Hearst equipped and pre-
scented as a further memorial to her hus-
band the Hearst Memorial Building. one
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And while this horde of officials were
proving what a success they were at
giving a dog good time the crowd
In the grand stand-especially the
younger set--were released for the Sc
rious business OF life, which meant flow
ing on TO the field and shaking hands
with Benny Leonard, az we'll as Willie
Richie. And they overlooked with such
persistence that 1t was found hopeless
to thrust them back, and 1t was decided
to call the game a draw and the day a
success.
The subscribers for private boxes
included Judge Ebert II. Gary, Sir
Thomas Upton. William z. Corey, Col.
Jacob Rupert Archer NJ. Huntingdon.
Peter Cooper Hewitt, Percy Straus. +.
c. Converse, Chauncey NJ Depew, Sam
uel w. Fairchild. Henry SelIgman, NJ l..
Morgenthau, u. A. Schultz. Adolph
Lewisohn. judge Otto 4. Rosalsky,
Lionel f. Straus and Mrs. Julia Sellg-
man.
Among those present IN baseball uni
forms were: Actors--Donahue, SIS
Webb. Oh. Davis. r.f: Donlin, ID.
Mack, CT; Stanton. If; Lewis, c.
Katz. 3b. ; Robinson, p. Song writer's
Ritter. -b; Schenck, 1b. ; Lponati, Oh.
Phelan, c. Schoenbaum. CT. Grossman n,
If: Pianados. r.t; Eastwood. 3b. ;
Smith, p.
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say the market is advancing and there
is good demand.
The review, continuing, goes on to
say:
Local cotton yarn dealers report
conditions during the last week salts
factory. Prices are firm and there has
been a good inquiry, especially for 3O-2
warps and there is a great variety OF
prices quoted and paid; also the 2-ply
combed yarn situation is growing
better. Buying is good and prices ap-
pear to be advancing. Conditions gen
orally are satisfactory.
There has been considerable i'm
provement in the worsted yarn market.
Spinners report they are receiving
large orders and within the next three
months, believe their business will ex-
ceed that of the war period. The mar
ket is firm and prices are advancing.
Manufacturers of waists and
dresses state that there is a good volume
of business offered them, but they are
unable to fill their orders owing to
their inability to obtain competent
help. The season has been very salts
factory one. There is fair demand for
ladies suits.
/ The hardware line shows some in
crease in the volume of business being
done. Purchases are in larger Quan
titles and the general business condi-
tions appear more steady. Prices re-
main firm and collections good.
''The leather market continues ac-
tive and prices firm. There is good
demand for all grades.
'Glazed kid manufacturers are in =
creasing their output as raw material is
obtained and report large orders on
hand. Shoe manufacturers have
larger orders on hand and report good
demand for all grades.
Millinery dealers report sales larger
for the present season than for some
years previous
| There has been little more activity
| in the domestic leaf tobacco business
during the last week. and fair inquiries
made for old grades of Pennsylvania
aud Connecticut, but prices still con-
tinue high. Sumatra and Havana have
been moving little more freely, but
purchases are principally for present
requirements. The large cigar manu-.
facturers arc fairly active in making up
goods. but the business has fallen of
to some extent and stock is moving very
lively. The local retail trade is re-
ported in fair condition. Collections
are somewhat slow.
'Wholcsale grocers are quiet with
prices firm. Purchases are made for
immediate requirements only Re
tailcrs report satisfactory business. Col =.
lcctions are good.
Spot coffee is dull, Cost and freight
offers are irregular. Futures are spas
modic. Prices are firm
Tea is satisfactory with a good de =
mand in the cheaper grades. Coilec-
tions are satisfactory.
Sugar is quiet but firm on basis
of nine cents
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Taylor spent such warm night. had
proved adequate. The great difficulty
lay in the maintaining communication
for the line was long and across shell
swept fields. 1t was when trying to
repair breaks in this line that Privates
Roland o. Watson and Harry A. Pat
terson had very close call. There
were two breaks in the wire just on
the brow of hill and every time" Rol
ley and Pat" would try to approach
them they would be snipcd by Ger
man a shells.
Finally after long waiting and careful
crawling each succeeding in reaching
a break they were about ten yards apart
when shell fell between them aud
cut the line again. This line was
broken so often by shellfire that all
attempts to keep it in order were futile.
so tho wire was laid to the now OBJ e
servation post and instruments and mon
moved there.
II was my good luck to be sent out
thcre~with Corporals HemperIy. Stuart
Taylor and Private W. Britich. under
GribbeI.
Never will forget that first view
of the German lines. 1t was so diff.
fcrcnt from what 7 had expected. for
there was nothing to be seen but hills.
Everything looked so quiet and peace
full that it seemed ridiculous that our
infantry could not walk over the Ncslc
and ur the hill at will. The enemy
was well under cover. but every ditch
and clump Of trees held its machine e
gun nest or battery of guns.
The o. p. itself was we'll hidden by
terrace Of ground covered with shrub
berry and although shells frequently fell
near us. for the enemy. every now and
then. sheIlcd the hills at random: none
came near enough TO cause uncasiucss
The work at these posts consists not
only in directing and observing the fire
of the batteries to which they arc at
tachcd, but also to keep constant
watch on the enemy and report any
thing Of the slightest interest. That
night. when I happened to be on. my
peaceful scene of the previous day was
greatly changed. The dark hills were
stabbed with flashes of light as the Ger
man batteries came into action and the
shells constantly sung overhead on their
way to the rear. Occasionally one
would drop on the hillside and send n
sprinklng Of dirt up around us. For
nearly two weeks we lived up there on
the hilltop. sleeping in another hob
about 100 yards to the rear and going
back in turn aud bringing up mess to
those on duty.
One afternoon Lieutenant GribbeI
noticed some Germans crossing field
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-16
NG PUBLIC LEDGER-PHIIA DELPHIA FRIDAY MAY

haze cleared away could see through
where the house had been into the fields
beyond.
The noise ! thought at the time was
tremendous, and the shrieking of shells
overhead filled me with a sense of com
fort. for they were all going, not com
ing.
When the sun came up the infantry
started TO advance, and the Germans
could, be seen going up the hillside,
faces toward Berlin. They left many
machine guns and gunners back, and
slowly the infantry went on. wiping
out these pests one by ono. They
reached the hill across the Neslc and
started up. The Germans laid down
counter -barragc. but they seemed to
walk right through It unscathcd. as
wave after wave reached the top and
went over. Soon the ambulanccs came
back on the road with the toll of
wounded that paid for the ground gain
ed. and without doubt there were many
unseen khaki forms that would never
be brought back. In the meantime the
First and Second Battalions had been
from its position in n woods just to
the right Of Courville doing excellent
work. b Battery had on August 10
fred the first shot from the regi-
ment The honor of doing this fell to
Corporal William Smiley. who at the
time was acting section chief. Battery
A was close to 3, while G and d Bat
teries we're on the heights just behind
Mont sur Courville. where they could
easily reach the enemy lines. One even
ing while in this position Corporal
Roggenburg. Of A Battery. was out re
pairing a broken wire when some shells
came too close for comfort. He start
cd to speed down the hillside, when
suddenly the ground gave away beneath
him. He scloscd his eyes as he felt
himself slipping through space. when
he opened them he found he was IN a
French first aid station. having enter
cd by means of the roof. Just how he
was never able to clearly tell, for the
French thought it was case of shell
shock and proceeded to fill him up with
cognac and wine. When he got back
to his battery he was very happy, but
with only a hazy recollection of what
really happened. That line thereafter
was always a popular one. but no one
else had n similar experience.
CONFINED TOMORROW
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ported heavy firing on all sides. He
looked rather sick. What's the
matter Duck" some one asked, "A
little scared last night?" mo" says
Murphy, mo more than usual--1'm
last night and was chewing tobacco tc
keep cheerful. A jerry two-tcn landed
not far OF. ! didn't mind it. Then
another came closer and gulp-down
went the tobacco. that's all, only il
made me sick" II was later dis
covered that n mule belonging to the
infantry that occupied the hill in front
Of the guns had been hit in the thigh
so the doughboys had to put him out OF
misery. He was led out into the valley.
near a shellhole. and seven short stac.
cato barks told that an automatic had
been cmptied. Mr.. Mule. however
raised his head from grazing, gave a
qucrulous glance at the man with the
'Gat' as if asking what all the rocket
was about. He then turned back to
his grass. Finally. after a discussion
a doughboy brought up rife and
standing directly in front fired. Mr..
Mule looked up for the last time He
was duly buried and thus cheated the
thousan of f1ics that quickly gathered
And let me say here, those flies could
gather. Any of the A. f. r. will say
there are moro flies and yellow jackets
in France than in all the rest of the
world combined. Just nut a little
syrup or jam on n piece Of bread. Be =
fnrn I, q,
couple would be wriggIinp in the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-16
HUNDRED AND EIGHTH
! CARRIES ON AT FRONT
Soldier Chronicles Stirring Adventures With Field
Artillery Regiment, Formerly the old Second
National Guard OF Pennsylvania
BY ERIC SANVILIE
battery +. tOSth z. 4.

opened up, another fell right near the
guns and when stock was taken it was
found that one thcrmos mess can and
two canvas water bags had been dc
stroycd. This damage cost the govern
mont about $50, as against about
S50,O worth Of ammunition spent by
Germany TO inhict it.
That night the enemy artillery had
been extremely active and Corporal
Eugene c. Murphy. better known as
"The Duck" though why he got that
name no one knows. who had been re =
pairing wires during the shcllng re =
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One night two six inch rifles we're
hrousht into the valley and untor-
fnnntely dawn broke before they were
cornpietely camoufaged. jerry i'm
mediately opened up and succeeded in
Managing the tractor of the ono placed
In the upper end. He then started to
search for the other. At various times
during the day he sent shells, but after
dark fell he started in real earnest In
two hours 5S2 shells fell in the valley
and another hundred as day dawncd.
They had fallen everywhere. just out.
side of dugouts huge craters were
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-16
CONTINUED TOMORROW
TRADE IN WAISTS ACTIVE
Shortage Of Competent Help flinders
PROMPT FiIlinq Of Orders

The volume of business being offered
manufacturers of waists and dresses is
large. according to the weekly review
of trade for the Philadelphia district
by r. G. Dun & Co. although some
difficulty is being experienced in filling
these orders owing to shortage of
competent help.
Manufacturers of mems and boys
clothing are well sold up. They also
complain of the labor situation and of
their inability to obtain sufficient guam
titles of piece goods to fill their orders.
Jobbcrs of woolcns and cotton goods
The Washington times., 1919-07-31
HAPPENING IN SOCIETY
Mrs. Baker Leaves TOwn-Cuban Minister Sailing.
Mrs. Bertman Married in France.

by the former ambassador, DR.. Ro-
mulo Naon.
CunIbertis Sail For Italy.
Mr. Fernando Cuniberti. of the
Italian embassy staff, and Nine.
Cuniberti, will sail from New York
on August 10 to return to Italy. They
will be greatly missed in Washington
where both are extremely popular
Nine. Cuniberti has been very active
in the splendid work of the Italian
Committee for War Relief, of which
the Countess di Cellere, the ambas-
sador's wife, was the head.
The latter, by the way, was the
honor guest at a brilliant dinner
given by Mrs. James Mcdonald, i'm
mediately on her arrival at Newport
early this week.
DR.. Hans Sulzer, the minister of
Switzerland, who, with Nine Sulzer,
has been travelling through the West
in the party with the Secretary Of
Agriculture and Mrs. Houston, is ex-
pected at the legation on Tuesday
next. Nine. Sulzer will not return
to Washington just yet but is go
ing to Nonquitt, Mass, where their
boys are eSCaDlSneQ lot the SuluHiOA'
Mr.. Frederic Oederlin, who has
been attached to the legation as COM
mercial adviser, will leave for New
York almost Immediately on the re-
turn of DR.. Sulzer, to sail thence for
home. Mr.. Oederlin spent the last
weekend, at White Sulphur Springs,
and was among the large number Of
Washingtonians at the BABES in
Toyland" dinner given there on Sat
urday.
DR.. Hubscher. counselor of the lev
cation. is starting tomorrow for his
vacation. He will join Nine. Hubsch-
er and their children in the Adiron-
dacks where they have been since the
beginning Of the summer, with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Kelsey Schoepf,
of Cincinnati.
= Mrs. John Watson Foster, Mrs.
Lansing's mother. who remained in
Washington to welcome the Secretary
of State and Mrs. Lansing on their
return from France, is leaving today
for her summer home at Henderson
HaFbor, where others OF the family
have been gathered for some time.
Col House At COOIidEe's Point.
Col. and Mrs. z. NJ. House are at
their summer home at Coolidge's
Point, Manchester, Mass.
The new United States resident
The Washington times., 1919-07-31
EntertaIn De RIchelIeus.

Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley have
as their guests at their place in the
Thousand Islands the Due and Ouch
ess de Richelieu.
Former Postmaster General Robert
]. Wynne has with him for some
time his daughter, the wife of Col
Frank Smith, Of the British army.
Mrs. Smith formerly was Miss Ruth
Wynne. She and her sister, Mrs. Hugo
French, formerly Miss Ida Wynne,
were bellies in official society here
and IN society in London when their
father was United States consul gem
eral there. Major Hpgo French ar
rived in New York recently and Join
ed Mrs. French, who has been there
for some time. They will make
visit to Mr.. Wynne here shortly, in
his home at 1911 Park road.
Senator Truman Newberry is Join
ing Mrs. Newberry and a family
house party for the weekend at their
summer home at Watch Hill. Mrs.
Newberry has as her guests her
daughter, Mrs. Frank w. Brooks, jr,.
and their children and her daughter
in-law, Mrs. Phelps Newberry.
ANdgiuonu DdkeTs director or the
mint. has left Washington for Nara
gansett, where he will join Mrs. Ba-
ker at the summer home of her
father, Capt. Isaac Emerson.
Mrs. Francis S. Nash, and Miss
Carolyn Nash have arrived at White
Sulphur Springs. where they Joined
Mrs. Benjamin Nash, of Richmond.
Captain and Mrs. Fairfax Downey
the latter formerly Miss Mildred
Adams, whose marriage was one of
the important social events of last
October-are now residing in Kansas
City, Mo.
Mrs. Francis Bacon James and her
daughter, Miss Teresa James, have
arrived at Rarragansett to spend some
weeks. They entertained at dinner
at the Casino on Tuesday evening.
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RS, NEWTON DIEHL BAKER,

N L
MI wife of the Secretary of War,
4N4 and their three children, are
leaving today for Chautauqua Lake,
n. Y, where they will visit Miss Han
nah James Patterson at her home at
Bemus Point. They expect to remain
through August
Ralph Leopold, Mrs. Bakers brother,
who has been staying wan them sI.ice
his release from the service a few
weeks ago, will leave Washington to-
morrow for Cleveland, where he viii
make several visits, later going to To-
Iedo, before returning to his work in
New York.
Secretary Baker remains in Wash
ington for the present. Next week he
is to go up to Buffalo, where, on Au-
gust Z he will address the Knights Of
Columbus peace convention, in session
in that city August 8, 6, and z.
The Cuban Minister and Nine. de
Cespedes, accompanied by their niece,
Miss Anita de Lima. will sail today for
France. They expect to be abroad
for some time, and to travel in the
countries of the allies, making es-
pecially an extended stay in Italy.
DR.. Thomas A. LIE Breton, the am
bassador OF Argentina, has given up
the rooms at the Shoreham which he
has been occupying since his recent
arrival from France, where he was
attending the peace conference, and
taken possession of the house at
1000 New Hampshire avenue, occupied
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commercial commissioner in Belgium,
Charles E. Herring, is leaving today
for New York for short stay before
sailing for his post of duty in Brus-
sells. His mother. Mrs. NJ. S. Herring,
will accompany him and stay several
months with him in Brussels.
Nine. Emil Hugh, of Berne, Switzer-
land, formerly Miss Ethel Camp, OF
Washington, very we'll known in
musical circles here. has reached the
city, and is with her mother, Mrs. Z. A.
Camp, for a considerable visit.
RuddeII-Bertman
Word has just reached Washington
Of the marriage of Mrs. Blanche Bert
man, widow of the late Capt. Myron
Bertman, u. S. A, and Capt. James c.
Ruddell, Coast Artillery Corps. u. S.
A.. of ParkerSburg, w. Va. The cere-
'mony took place on July 16 in the Of
f1cers' Club at the Grand Hotel, in st.
Nazaire, France.
Chaplain Irwin, on duty at Camp
Monitor. at st. Nazaire, offlciated at
the religious ceremony and United
States Consul Walter S. Ruffner at
the civil one, which the French law
also requires.
Captain Ruddell, a graduate of
West Point, in the class Of 1916, is
amting adjutant to Col. w. c. Brad
ford, .. S. A, commanding Camp
Monitor, at st. Nazaire. and Colonel
Bradford gave the bride in marriage.
Captain Rafferty,, classmate of the
bridegroom at West Point, acted as
best man, the ushers being Lieutenant
Griffin and Lieutenant Wilson, both
OF whom had served with Captain
Rudden. The bride was unattended
and wore her Red Cross canteen work
ers uniform and carried an armful
of roses, the gift OF Col. Frank Geere,
inspector general of the base section,
Mrs. Ruddell, as Mrs. Bertman, was
well known in Washington, where she
lived for several years while her hus-
band was attached to the engineers
corps and. stationed at Washington
barracks. He was sent to France
very early in the war and died soon
after his arrival there. Ehe went to
France about six months ago as a
Red Cross canteen worker.
Mrs. William Haywood was among
the guests at a beautiful luncheon
given in the Greenbrier, at White Sui
phur Springs, on Monday by Mrs.
James R Thomas, OF Charleston. She
was also among the guests at a de-
lightful luncheon given at Hates
Mountain Club on Tuesday by Mrs.
Henry S. Priest, who entertained in
honor of her step-dauhter-in-law Mrs.
George Priest, of st. Louis, who is &C.
companied here by her sister, Mrs. f.
G.. Fuller.
The Washington times., 1919-07-31

early this morning escaped from
guards who were taking him TO the
Ringgold county Jail at Mt Ayr, and
committed suicide by hanging him
self under a highway bridge.
The Washington times., 1919-07-31
SLAYER KILLS HIMSELF.

KELLERTON, Iowa, July 31.-Roy
Emerson. of Creston, / owa, recently
convicted of numbering his mother,
The Washington times., 1919-07-31

The new United states resident
The Washington times., 1919-07-31

Nine. Emil Hugh, of Berne, Switzer-
land, formerly Miss Ethel Camp, OF
very we'll known in
musical circles here. has reached the
city, and is with her mother, Mrs. Z. A.
Camp, for a considerable visit.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-11-22

A letter was received yesterday by
his relatives from Mr.. S. A. Moses,
who at the time of writing was in
Beyroot, Syria. Mr.. Moses was well
anG having a good time, but writes
that Americans know nothing of high
prices. People in Syria are paying
three and four times as much as they
do here. The Moses Bros. on the
same day received an order from
Philadelphia, asking for a small con-
signment of sugar, showing that that
big city was worse off than our little
one.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-11-22

The mule races at yesterdays fair
were conceded to be the most anus
ing of the series. The dashing riders
were r. L. Anderson Jr., F. r. Hooker,
L. E. Futch, R. B. Bullock, L. w. Du-
val. S. T. Sistrunk and DR.. j. H. Wal
tiers. Mr.. Sistrunk won the prize. but
al, the jockeys distinguished them
selves, in spite of the unsportsman-
like conduct of the mules, each of
which tried to bolt the track and carry
his rider on a Paul Revere ride to the
nearest barn. The mule races were q
great attraction. all except the mules
entering into the spirit of the thing.