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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-09
TAXI INQUIRY HERE
Commission viii lnvestlg ate Rates
and Service TO Public

Commission viii Investigate Rates
and Service to Public
The most extensive inquiry into any
service of Philadelphia outside of the
railroads or trolley system will start
here shortly when taxicab rates, CON
tracts and service will bc put OH the
grill.
A special commission Of the State
Public Service at Harrisburg will con
duct the investigations The inquiry
was ordered following the oral report
of Commissioners Samuel y. Clement,
Jr., and James S. Benn.
The state investigation is aimed not
only to show the relation between taxi
companies and hotels, but will develop
how riders know how much they are to
be charged, what service is given and
how it can be bettercd.
Machines running without certificates
will be brought under the law and taxi
meter and insurance requirements
established for public protection. it is
said. Accountants, examiners and in
vestigators will be sent here
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-09
POLICE STATION SALE :
OF u. S. FOOD SUCCESS
Supply Of Canned Goods Of
fered at Cut Prices Sells
Out Quickly

The police station at Twentieth and
Federal streets became a public mar
ket today in the fight to cut down high
prices. The assembly room at the sta
tion was used in the sale of surplus
army food by the government. Long
before the hour set for the sale a
crowd of women gathered with bas-
kpts. 4 few men were also in the
crowd.
1t did not take long to dispose Of
the food on hand, which amounted to
about a car and n half of canned goods
tomatoes, beans, corn, peaches, soups,
fish and sirup.
Policemen helped in arranging the
improviscd grocery store and in the
sales.
Articles sold and prices we're:
Nutmeg. quarter pound can. twelve
cents; three cans to purchaser.
Prepared mustard. half-pound jar,
eighteen cents; three jars to purchaser.
Vanilla tiavoring, two ounce bottle,
twelve cents; three bottles to customer
Corned beef. No. can, fifty five
cents; three cans to purchaser.
Soup, eight cents per can; three cans
to purchaser.
Sirup. eight and one fourth pound!
can. forty.tw cents; one can to pur
chaser.
Baked beans. No ! can, four cents
twelve cans to purchaser. NO. cans
nine cents; six cans to purchaser.
Evaporated rruncs, apples ant
peaches. ten pound bags; prunes, ht
teen cents pound; apples and peaches
twelve cents pound; one ten -pounc
bag of each 20 purchaser.
Another sale Of army food will b'
held at the Gimbcl store tomorrow
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-09
LIEUT.. CROMWELL RETURNS
Son Of Mrs. Stotesbury Aboard
LeViathan With PershInu

Lieutenant James II. Il. Cromwell.
son of Mrs. L. I. Stotcsbury. returned
from overseas on the transport Levi
athan, which brought back General
Pershing and his staff. Lieutenant
Cromwell, who is listed as casual, is
in the naval service.
Other Philadelphians, members of
"Pershing's Own" we're aboard the
transport.
Among the officers IN the regiment
who returned today were the following
with Philadelphia addresses:
Major Paul J. Mcdonnell. 1OS South
Thirty eighth street, formerly a mem
ber of the Fifty fourth Infantry and
now on the headquarters staff outfit
Major John +. Corby, 5226 Columbia
avenue, a medical officer. formerly at
tached to the Fourth Corps in that
capacity. and Lieutenant Louis T.
Tiers, IS West Walnut lane.
Other officers returning as casuals
were Captain De Iano Andrews. 1900
Land Title Building, Philadelphia ;
Captain Albert Cassidy 215 Walnut
lane. and Lieutenant James Cromwell.
1925 Walnut street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-09
SHE SCRATCHED HER ANKLE!
Knights "Fayre Ladye" Finds Wax
Work Is Real

What beautiful wax work, How
natural :"
And visiting sir knights "fayrc
ladye' stopped suddenly before shop
window of a furniture store. In the
window were the complete furnishings
Of an up-to date study.
And in tho nicely grouped chairs sat
man and four women gazing intently
toward tho street where the knights
were passing by TO the beat of martial
music.
But at the instant of the woman s
exclamation Of delight, one of the fc-
male figures III the window reached
down and scratched her ankle, her eyes
still fixed on the passing knights.
"Why. they're people" gaspcd the
''fayrc ladye, and, bushing, hurried
on.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-09
Push Frankford al" Work

Effort is being made by the Depart
ment of City Transit to push the work
on the Frankford a." with view to
having the road in operation before the
close of next year.
Proposals will be opened today for
completing that portion of the super
structure on Front street for aSdistance
of III lineal feet, south from Arch
street, where connection will be made
with the Market street subway line.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-09
THOMAS B. BROWNE DIES
Philadelphia Broker and Prominent
Clubman III Short Time

Clubman Ill Short Time
Thomas Beaver Browne, bond
broker and member of the Philadelphia
Stock Exchange, died last night in Bryn
Mawr Hospital. Mr.. Brown was in
good health until last Saturday. when
he suddenly became i'll. He was taken
to the hospital, where an operation was
performed for appendicitis. A second
operation was performed on Sunday.
Mr.. Browne lived in Wynnewood. He
was born in Philadelphia in 1874. His
father was William Hardcastle Browne,
a prominent lawyer and author of sew
eral books. The son was active So
cially. He was a member of the Rae
ouet, University and other clubs here,
and also member of number of clubs
in New York.
He was trustee and treasurer Of
the First Presbyterian Church. Ard
more, and an officer and director of the
Ardmore National Bank. He leaves a
widow and three children.
The funeral will be next Thursday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-09
COAST GUARD IN HOT PLACE
Transferred From Navy to Treasury
Department Under Glass

\ friend of Captain +. S. Van
Boskerck, L. s. G.. G., Captain of the
Port. walked into his Office at 241
South Second arcct today.
81 see," he said, that the Pres
dent has taken the coast guard from
the navy and returned it to the Treas
ury Department, of which Secretary
Glass is the head.
That is true" said Captain Van
Boskerck.
"Then, are you sprouting or grow
ing?"
II don t understand what you mean, :"
said the captain.
"Welr, I see that you are under
Glass"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-09
STEEPLEJACK ENTERTAINS
Thousands Watch Man Do "Stunts''
on Top Of City Hall

Thousands ofpersons were entertained
for several minutes today by thrilling
exhibition by "Steeplejack" Hassler
on top of City Hall.
The steeplejack, who is engaged in
repairing the statue OF William Penn,
began his unannounced aerial acrobatic
exhibition at 10 80 o'clock.
Swinging from a long rope, which
had been fastened about the statue, he
did several stunts, in one of which he
hung downward. Several times he
swung around the base of the statue.
During the exhibition large Ameri-
can flag waved from n pole on the top
of William Penn's hat.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-09
N. ]. VOTERS REGISTER
Both Parties Campaigning to Get
Out Record Number OF Electors

Out Record Number OF Electors
The first registration of voters in
all cities of more than 5000 population
in New Jersey takes place today. AS
a governor will be elected this year,
the registration is expected to be heavy.
Both parties are appealing to the
voters to register today. The Repub-
licans are conducting an active cam
paign in Camden county, and every
voter of that party has received n card
appealing to him to register today. The
registry boards will sit at 3 o'clock
this afternoon and remain in session
until 0 o'clock tonight.
The registry boards in Gloucester
city organized last night. The Glou-
cester Republicans say that they will
support Newton X. Bugbee for the
Republican nomination for governor
and give him n majority over the
present acting governor, Runyon, It
is expected that James Nugent will
have a majority for the Democratic
nomination.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-09
HAY KELLYS LOSING FAVOR
Dumpcart Loaded With "Straws" Is
Sian That Day Is WANNA

The day of the straw hat is waning !.
An ash cart rolled formally along
Moyamensing avenue today toward the
dumps" in the lower part of the city
And pedestrians were moved to mar
vel at its strange burden.
Piled high in the cart and blazing in
the sun were hay kellys-near pana J.
mas, stiff hats, soft straws, waving
brims. straight brims.
They had been gathered from the
streets and from the ash boxes during
the mornings rounds and were headed
for the dumps whence nary a straw
lid returneth.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-09
KENSINGTON DOCTOR DEAD
Body of Joseph V. AntllI Found In
Bed by His Son

DR.. Joseph V. Antill, Fifth and
Dauphin streets, for forty years a prac-
ticing physician IN that neighborhood,
was found dead in bed early today by
his son, George. upon his return home
from a week end visit to the seashore.
DR.. Charles L. Mercer, 2jj4 North
Eighth street, whom the son summoned
when he found his father dead, believes
death to have been due to natural
causes.
Doctor Antll was more than sixty
years old and while apparently in
health, recently gave up all outside
practice. attending to the needs of pa
tients who called upon him either at his
house or at the pharmacy which his son
conducts.
Arrangements for the funeral have
not yet been made.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-09
Historic Band In Parade

Conspicuous among the many bands
in today's Knights Templar parade was
Doring's Band, of Troy, n. Y, which
headed Apollo Commandery, of that
city. Doring's has history dating
back to the days of the Civil War,
when it was an. army band. In the
last half century it has had only two
bandmasters, the late Charles Doring,
and his son, George F. Doring, the
present leader.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-09
AID FOR NAVY YARD
League Island Booked for Big Share
of Fleet Repair Moneys

That Philadelphia will receive a sub
stantial share of the request for SIS
600 900 made on Congress by the Navy
Department for feet repairs is antici.
pated by Congressman Ware. The re-
quest is now before the House appro-
priations committee. Out of the re-
quest of $1,000. 900 for yards and docks
the Philadelphia Navy Yard should re-
ceive at least $3.50, 900, he said. and
out of the request for $6,500,OOO for
reconstruction the Philadelphia yard
should receive at least 81 900, 900.
Rear Admiral Hughes, commander OF
the navy yard, told Congressman Ware
that an additional 100000 could be
used for the payment of labor at the
navy yard here. That amount would
be in addition to what has already been
appropriated for the present fiscal year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-09
.TRAUBEL, DISCIPLE
OF WHITMAN, DIES
Biographer Of Noted Poet Was
at Bon Echo, Ontario-Had
Been III a Year
HAD BEEN POOR ALL LIFE

Horace Traubel, disciple and biog-
raphcr of Walt Whitman and Bohc-
man without fear and without re-
proach," is dead.
Word reached, here today that Mr..
Traubel, perhaps the most singular and
interesting figure among Philadelphia
and Camden's literary men, died yes
tcrday at Bon Echo, Ontario a colony
of Whitman devotees. He was editor
of the Conservator. publication
edited here, which is unlike any other
in America. He was also one of Whit
mans executors. The other was Thomas
B. Harmed.
Mr.. Traubel had been i'll for
year. He went to Canada toward the
end of the summer in the hope of re
gaining strength. Heart trouble is said
to have been the cause of death. He
was sixty two years old.
Poor All His Life
Mr.. Traubel was poor almost all the
days of his life. He had chosen Il
career of what he believed to be public
service and, although he could have
prospered in business had he desired.
never turned from the path he had
chosen, even when beset with heavy
trials.
Virtually all of his life was spent in
| Camden, but he was known through
out the country. When 3 young man
Mr.. Trarfbel went to work in q bank.
An attack upon an institution in which
| the bank was in some way interested,
it is said, caused him to lose this posi-
ton. After that he lived as best he
could.
He was a young man when he first
met Walt Whitman. The poet was
about forty years older than Traubel
and was an OLD man when they met
already "the good, gray poet" Trau-
bel became an ardent admirer of Whit
man. When paralysis confined the poet
to his room, in the closing years of his
life. Traubel went to see Whitman
every morning.
He felt he was ministering to one
of the world immortals and made note
of their conversations and preserved
papers which the aged poet, in his
disregard of trifes, was disposed to
throw away.
Wrote Three Volumes
It was from these notes and papers
that Traubel wrote his biography of
the poet. With Walt Whitman in
Camden" Three volumes of this biog
raphy had beer completed at the time
of Traubel's death. He had expected
to add to these. Admirers of Whitman
find these three volumes a mine of
interest.
When Whitman died Traubel be-
came a leader among his disciples.
He was poet, too. and much of his
poetry was in the Whitman style and
the Whitman vein. Every month in
the Conservator Traubel had n poem.
= The Conservator, being solely an ex
preston of Traubel's individuality in
his crusade for a better world, was no
, success and the editor was always
| troubled for money.
, He was fortunate in having gen
erous and sympathetic printer, Will
liam Innes, who helped him through
many troubled periods.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-09

The women's committee of the com
mittee of one thousand supporting
Judge Patterson's candidacy, will be
hostess to visiting Knights Templar and
their ladies next Saturday afternoon in
the Adelphia Hotel. The reception will
be held at 3 o'clock. Judge Patterson
will make an address.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-09
MOUNTED PATR0LMAN HURT
Tries to Pull Team Out Of Mud, Ia
Run Over

John Uttley, thirty one years old, of
592 Martin street, mounted patrol
man of the Roxborough station. was
seriously injured when he tried to pull
team out of the mud. He is in the
st. Timothy's Hospital, suffering n
broken leg and possible fracture of the
ribs.
The team was driven by John p
Nolan, of Ga Church lane, German
town, and was stuck up to the hubs in
the muddy road. When Uttley dis
mounted and put his shoulder to the
wheels the horses baked and threw
him. The wheels of the wagon passed
over his body.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-09

There were comparatively few COM
plants made to the Department of Pub
lie Works of failure by contractors to
clean streets and remove ashes and
rubbish during the month of August,
and. as consequence. the penalties
imposed by Director Datesman
amounted to $207. 10, the lowest in any
corresponding period, for more than u
Npar
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-09
Wife Missing Three Months

Tony Camponizzi has requested the
police to institute search for his wife,
Lucy, who disappeared from his home,
rear of SO2 South Sixth street, nearly
three months ago. She is thirty three
years old. With the disappearance of
his wife, Camponizzi said, he missed
$500, watch and two chains.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-09
Ice Wagon Drivers Strike

Many residents of Chestnut Hill and
Mt. Airy were without ice yesterday,
hot as it was, and the scarcity continues
today, owing to strike of wagon
drivers and helpers at station No. 10
of the American Ice Company, at Armat
street and the Reading Railway. They
want two helpers on a delivery wagon,
instead of one, and help in loading the
wagons.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-09
$500, 1000 Grain Loss In Fire

Pittsburgh. Sept. 9.-Fire that began |
here yesterday in the engine room Of the
Central Elevator Company, wholesale
grain dealers, caused a loss of 800 900
bushels of grain. valued at $500. 900 !
The blaze spread to the MaCkntoSh-
Hemphill Company, engine builders.
nearby. Both buildings were total
loss.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-09
HumorIst Addresses Klwanls Club

Douglas Malloch, of Chicago, former
president of the American Press HUI
morists, widely known journalist and
after dinner speaker, will address the
kiwanis today.
He will speak at luncheon at the
Bellevue Stratford at which Thomas
Shallcross, Jr., president of the club,
will preside.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-09
Deaths of a Day
w. n. FRANCIS DEAD AT 80
Had Been Police Lieutenant Here
for ThIrty-five Years

William H. Francis, who was the
Oldest police lieutenant in point of serv-
ice who had ever served on the police
force Of Philadelphia at his retire
ment eight years ago, died yesterday
at his home, 857 North Twenty fourth
street. He was eighty years old.
Appointed to the police force under
Mayor Henry, in 1867, Mr.. Francis
served as a patrolman until 1876, when
he was made a lieutenant and assign
ed to the Centennial Exhibition. So
well did he perform his labors that
he was given a medal by the Mayor
for efficiency.
For thirty-fve years Mr.. Francis
remained lieutenant. Part of the time
he was assigned to the harbor police,
and the rest of the time was spent in
the Twentieth and Buttonwood streets
precinct. In 1911 Mr.. Francis re-
tired because of old age, and went on
the pension. He went to live at the
home of his son, Phillip, at the North
Twenty fourth street address, from
which he will be buried on Thursday
at IL a. m. Interment will be made
In Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
Mr.. Francis was many times com
mended by his superior officers for
bravery and for the number of impor-
tant arrests that he made.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-09
THIEF INVADES CITY HALL
Bicycle Stolen While Policemen and
Guards Are Near

A thief stole a bicycle from City Hall.
Policemen were twenty feet away.
The bicycle belonged to Harry Bush
2435 South Sixteenth street. He went
inside to pay his taxes at the northeast
corner of City Hall.
When Bush complained of the theft
he was promised there would be an in
vestigation. 1t is still going on.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-09
JOSIAH QUINCY

Boston, Sept. 9.-Josiah Quincy, for :
morly mayor and for time, in 1898.
first assistant secretary of state, died
at his home here yesterday, He was sixty
wears of age. Mr.. Quincy was active
for many years in the conduct of ma )
tional and state Democratic campaigns.
and eincs 1898 had been member cf
the Boston Tsepsit Commission.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-09
Engineers Luncheon TODAY

DR.. H. NJ. Chance, a mining en-
gineer, will be the speaker today at the
weekly luncheon of the Engineers
Club, 1917 Spruce street. His topic
is present Fuel Supply From an
Engineering Standpoint"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-09
John o. Hatdorf

John o. Batdorf, widely known
throughout the state as a manufac-
turer of medical preparations, died on
Sunday morning at his home, 1919
West Cambria street, from a complig
cation of diseases. Mr.. Batdorf was
born In Milton, Pa, and was fifty six
years of age. He is survived by
widow, three sons and two daughters.
The Morgan City daily review., 1919-02-12

Mr.. /. S. Wooster left today for
New Orleans to attend to business
there.
The Morgan City daily review., 1919-02-12
THE UNITED STATES RAIL-
ROAD ADMINISTRAT TION
MORGAN'S LOUISIANA &
TEXAS RAILROAD AND
STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

Earnestly solicits the production of
cross ties at the liberal prices offer
ed by the United Staes Government;
to be made from native woods in this
locality, list of which together with
prices, specifications and grades will
be cheerfully furnished by NJ P. Ran
dolph, Purchasing Agent. Room No.
7O2 Metropolitan Bank Bldg, New
Orleans, La. l-20-30c
The Morgan City daily review., 1919-02-12
9th Federal Reserve Dis
hict Making Plans to
Laun ch ''Victory''
Liberty Loan
Four-Minute Men not to Wait
for Drive to Start before
Opening Campaign for
Fifth War Loan

Preparations are being made
on a more extensive scale than
ever before for presenting the
Fifth or ''Victory Loan through
the use of speakers Carroll
Smith, head of the speakers
committee for the Sixth Federal
Reserve District, is to make a
tour of the military camps and
hospitals to arrange for the SER
vices of soldiers returned from
France, and he expects to g
gage a hundred or more.
"Home boys" who have been
over there and seen what war
really means will be invited es-
pecially to lend their services
once more to their country, and
show their friends and neigh
bors how important it is to Gin
fish the job" There is nobody
who can talk quite so forcibly
for Liberty bonds as the men
who risked their lives for their
country, and it is believed that
the message will be Of especial
force when delivered by a man
personally known to this au-
dience.
The speaking campaign will not
wait for the opening of the ac-
tual "drive." Four-Minute Men
and other speakers will devote
their energies in advance of the
actual campaign to organizing
the forces in industrial plants,
business houses, and other places
where many men or women are
at work together.
The Morgan City daily review., 1919-02-12
Centevine Jottings

Mr.. w. Maddox of Brookhaven,
Mississippi, was the guest f Mr.. +.
N. West last week. Mr.. Maddox
left this morning for his home.
Messrs. l. S. Wooster, F. N. West
and L. c. Grevemberg were in Frank
lin Mnday where they attended a
meeting of the Police Jury to discuss
good roads.
Mr.. and Mrs H. S. Nordyke have
returned from New Orleans, after a
very pleasant stay there for few
days.
The friends of Mrs. Ruth Hopkins
are very glad to learn that she is i'm,
proving rapidly after severe attack
of the influenza.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Champagne and
two little daughters, Joyce and Cen
evieve and Miss Olive Champagne
spent the week end with relatives
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie Dautrieve and
!4ittle Eddie, Jr., of Adeline were
guests of Mrs. v. A. Bowman Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Clausen and
| children are all confined to bed with
the flu, attended by a trained nurse.
Mr. Clausen returned from New Or
leans i'll with the flu.
A very pretty christening ceremony
was that of little Lucille Wooster,
which took jlace at the Presbyterian
Church Sunday mrning. Burwell
Boudreaux and Katherine Wooster
stood sponsors.
Mr.. Evest Adams of Patterson is a
visitor in our town today.
Mr.. l. S. Wooster left today for
New Orleans to attend to business
there.
Mrs Alvin Gachez of Berwick is
the guest Of Miss Augustine Dugas
and Mrs. Laura Simoneaux this week
M. and E.
The Morgan City daily review., 1919-02-12

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