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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-15
VOTERS WARNED
TO STOP FRAUD
10000 Posters Announce Re-
wards of $780, 900 for Evil
denoe Of illegal Voting
ELECTORS ARE TOLD RIGHTS

Ten thousand posters announcing re-
wards Of 500, 900 for evidence leading
to the conviction of persons guilty OF
ballot frauds are being put up in all
parts Of the city today by the COM
mittee of seventy, under the direction
Of q. l.. D. Roach, secretary. The
South Philadelphia wards, said Mr..
Roach, will be thickly posted with the
warnings.
Warnings to election officers were
also mailed by the committee of sew
enty. At a primary election, says the
warning, no voter is entitled to assist
ance unless he first makes an affidavit
as to the character of his disability.
The only disability which permits as
s~istance is the voters inability to read
the names on the ballot or by reason
of a physical disability to mark his
ballot.
Judges Of election violating the law
governing assistance, the COMMITTED
points out, is subject to a fine of SloOO
and a years imprisonment.
Persons guilty of threatening or in
timidating watchers are liable to the
same penalty.
Police officers shall remain 100 feet
away from polling places except in case
of casting a vote or making an arrest.
Under the new charter any police
man or fireman injecting politics into
his work is liable to a fine of $4,000
or Imprisonment for two years or both
In the discretion of the court. Other
employees Of the city, guilty of cleo
tioneering, are subject to summary dis
missal.
The committee of seventy calls fol
a prompt report on all violations of the
election law.
''Those who violate the law says
\ the committee, twill do so at theii
peril and with n full knowledge tina
they will speedily be brought to jus
tice."
District Attorney Rotan says he vii
''use the whole power of my Office t.
prevent election crimes at the primaries
He holds up the Fifth ward RECORD
Of eighteen convictions out of nineteel
prosecutions for 1917 election crimes a
a. warning to those who contemplate
election crimes and emphasizes that hi
office will keep special watch tomorrow
to prevent any repetition of fraud.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-15
SUPPORT FOR WOMEN
CANDIDATES S URGED
Educational Clubs Appeal to
Voters to Cast Ballots for
Them Tomorrow

Voters are being urged by members
Of the Civic Club, New Century Club
and Public Education Association to
cast their ballots tomorrow for women
candidates for school visitors.
Miss Elizabeth Kirkbride, chairman
of the Civic Clubs committee, and
Mrs. John Ihlder, Mrs. William e.
Lingelbach and Bruce NJ. Watson, rep
~resenting the joint committee, have
issued letters to all voters including the
names of the women candidates for
school visitors. These are:
Sixth ward-Miss Julia Junve, 1C
Vine street.
Seventh ward-Miss Helen I. Dun
can, 2601 Lombard street.
Thirteenth ward-Mrs. Maurice q
Levitt, 625 Green street.
Fifteenth ward-NIrs. Alice Purdy
1890 Mt. Vernon street.
Eighteenth ward-Mrs. II. w
Myers, 1851 East Montgomery avenue
Twenty second ward-Mrs.. Georg'
| c. Emlen, 600 Sullivan street, anC
Mrs. Frederic Landstreet, 81 Eas
Benezet street.
Twenty fourth ward, Mrs. John II
Neal, 65S North Thirty third stree
and Miss Mildred W. Wilson, $40 NORTH
Thirty second street.
Twenty fifth ward, Mrs. Z. NJ. Jack
Ell, 2022 East Allegheny avenue.
Twenty sixth ward, Mrs. Andrew S
Lippi, 1449 South Thirteenth street.
Twenty seventh ward, Mrs. Georg,
Morgaa. i41S Usage avenue.
Twenty eighth ward, Mrs. Mabel S
Ulman, 1920 North Twenty mint
street.
Thirty first ward, Mrs. Anna L
Donaldson, $500 North Twenty nintl
street.
Thirty fourth ward, Miss KatLerin
o. D. Tullidge, S43 North Sixty. thir,
street, and Miss Annie Hargravcs, 90.
North Sixty-sixtb street.
Thirty fifth ward, Miss Anna Rich
ardson, Academy road. Torresdale.
Fortieth ward, Mrs. Jean A. Dull
1858 Willows avenue.
Forty sixth ward, Mrs. A. S. Cap
we'll, 1921 Hazel avenue, and Mis-
Charlotte G. McFarlare, :J21O Locus
street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-15
Moore Campaign Buttons
Worn by His Colleagues

Moore campaign buttons bearing
the photograph Of Congressman
Moore ara being worn by several
members of Congress as we'll as
page boys.
Representative CLAUDIO Kitchin.
formerly chairman of the ways and
means committee, a Democrat, had
one on the lapel of his coat. Some
one said to him:
What does this mpau?"
81 am so much in favor Of Phil
adelphia getting an honest Mayor
that l am in favor of Moore's nomi-
nation and election ever though he
is a Republican," he replied.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-15
Motorcyclist Injured

John Gunnett, 1917 Green street,
is in che Samaritan Hospital with con-
t~usions and decorations of the leg as
the result of an accident yesterday
afternoon at Sedgley avenue and Sixth
street, in which the motorcycle which
he was riding collided with a motor
truck.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-15
DIRECTOR WILSON TO QUIT
Says He Won't Take Office Agar
"Under Any Man"

On the day the next Mayor of Phil
adelphia takes Office, William II. Will
son, director Of public safety, will step
down and out of public Office, to re-
sumo his private practice of law. He
wouldn't take the job again to ''scrve
under any man."
That is the statement of the director
in reply to Congressman Moorc's fire.
quent declarations that, If he is elected
Mayor, Director Wilson's head will be
"the first to CO."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-15
PATTERSON SEES LANDSLIDE
Predicts Sweeping Victory for Var,
Ticket Which He Heads

Confident of victory, Judge Patter-
son predicts a landslide tomorrow for
the ticket which he heads.
Estimates given out by Republican
organization leaders indicate that they
share the confidence of the mayoralty
candidate.
Judge Patterson made his final speech
OF the campaign Saturday night, when
he addressed a crowd Of 5000 at the
Italian Republican Club, Sixty fifth
and Vine streets, in the Thirty fourth
ward.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-15
Calls Waterways Convention

An official call for the twelfth an
nual convention of the Atlantic Deeper
Waterways Association has been is
sued, by Congressman J.. Hampton
Moore, who is president of the organ
isation. The convention will be held
at Charleston, s. c., November 10
to IS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-13
Trucks For Road Work.

Uncle Sam is going to give the several states
$4,000 900 worth of motor trucks which have
been bought for in the war, to be employed
in road construction. There 10000 of them
and about half are new and half have been
used The capacity ranges from two to five
tons. Distribution already has been begun.
On the average there will be nearly mil
lion dollars worth of trucks for each state, but
of course distribution will be made\ according
to needs of the various highway departments
as recognized in the federal aid law passed
in 1916. Only states taking advantage of fed
eral aid will get trucks, and they may be used
only on roads built wholly or in part with
funds to which the government contributes.
The trucks will not be given to counties
or to individuals, but will be issued on requi-
sition from the state highway departments.
The only cost to the state will be loading and
freight charges.
Distributed on the basis of population I1li-
nois' share of these trucks would be 500 or
more, which would give each county about five
Used properly each truck is capable of giving
on an average $25 worth of service a day.
Five trucks would be worth 1925 per day, which
is more than the average Illinois county exz
ponds upon it's roads, day in and day out
IfShis equipment were distributed by coun-
ties, manned and used solely for maintenance
purposes it would be of incalculable benefit
Trucks could be used to pull drags and to haul
material to fill up chuck holes. They would
be especially useful this spring. when mud
holes are common in almost every direction
and often entirely stop motor traffic for days
at time. In most places these bad spots in
the roads are neglected because township
thorities are sh0@t of funds and the farmers
who do most of the road repairing when they
have nothing else to do, are busy in the fields.
It is absolutely impossible to keep dirt roads
in any sort of shape depending alone upon the
farmers. Equipment must be furnished and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-13
Today's Anniversaries

1S17-The Pennsylvania Society for
the Promotion of Public Econ
omy was formed in Philadef-
phia. I
1S36-The Roman Catholic dioces~
of Montreal was established.
1S44-British parliament passed a
bill for the regulation of, hours
of labor in factories.
1S91-One hundredth anniversary
of the first state legislature OF
South Carolina celebrated at
Columbia.
1S9S-Resignation of the Earl of
Aberdeen as governor general
of Canada.
190S-The conference of governors
on the conservation of natural
resources met in Washington.
1915-President Wilson sent Lusi-
tania note of protest to Berlin.
1916-Heavy infantry assaults and
artillery commandments round
ed out Verdune's twelftb<week
of constant battle without con-
elusive result
Submarine sheds, reported de-
stroyed in British naval attack
on Zeebrugge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-13
In the Days News

Few people know that Major Gen
eral Leonard Wood, now mentioned
as a likely candidate for the Re-
publican presidential nomination
next year, was the son of Cape
Cod country doctor, who humbly
drove his gig back and forth in thu.
little village of Pocasset. After the
death of his father Wood entered
Harvard medical school, where with
tutoring and doing outside work he
got through and paid his own way.
Shortly afterwards, in 1885, he was
appointed an assistant surgeon In
the army. His success in the mir
itary field was meteoric in the speed
in which he climbed to the top. In
less than u years he rose from the
post of surgeon to that of chief OF
staff of the army. He was first in
command of the Rough Riders in
the Spanish American war and
later was military governor of Cuba
and a commander in the Philip
pines. From 1910 to 1914 he was
chief of staff. In later years Gener-
al Wood has held the command of
one or another of the important Ce-
partments of the army. During the
war with Germany he was in COM
mand of Camp Funston.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-13
X.Ray Evidence Confirms.

Tell me, a great many readers
ask, is an X-ray picture always re-
liable? Does the roentgen mega
tive positively determine whether
one gallstones? Will you kind
ly inform me whether an X-ray
photograph. would show what
causes my stomach trouble? And
many other questions indicating
vague conceptions of the nature OF
naive ideas of the method of pro-
cedure to be followed in undergo
ing such examinations.
Before an X-ray examination can
be made it is necessary to have a
fairly definite purpose. Unless the
patient has wealth and time to
squander it would be ridiculous to
have an X-ray examination of the
whole body made, in the vague
hope that it might throw light on
the cause of some obscure disturb
ance of health. Only the kind of
charlatan that utilities the X-ray
Tor make-believe X-ray appara-
tus) as a means of attracting the
gullible victim would pretend to
make such an examination.
! Even a serial or general examin-
alton of the intestinal digestive ap-
paratus requires many negatives
and many hours or days to COM
plete. A single look, such as the
quack pretends to take, is practi-
cally useless.
q oI OF
always reliable. They are not reli-
able at all unless interpreted by an
X-ray worker of considerable eX-
perience. To the average practic-
ing physician an X-ray negative is
as SO much strange scenery until
the X-ray man points out for him
the significance of the various
trifiing features OF detail, of light
and shadow.
A good X-ray negative will show
gallstones, if present, in probably
about one-half of the cases. If the
gallstones happen to contain COM
paratively little lime Calcium
they may make no impression on
the negative. Therefore, in such a
case a-negative is not negative,
though Va positive negative is posi-
tive proof of the presence of gall
stones. (And gallstones develop
in the gallsac or gall-bladder, not
in the kidneys or urinary bladder;
stones in the>latter organ are COM
naratively rare and in no wise SIM
liar TO stones in the bile reservoir
The evidence obtained by means
of X-ray examinations, either flu
or Toentgenographic is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-13
Brad'sBit O. Verse
THE MODERN WAY.

Oh young LochinVar galloped out
of the west and through all of that
region hfs horse was the best. But
wise guy remarked: Put the
skids to that steed and go hire a
machine that has action aad speed;
for methinks the fair Ellen would
long chew the rag if you rode TO
her door ORA wheezy old nag" So
the kid got car of the speediest
make and the rules of the road he
Proceeded to break. He spurned
the long hill and he slid down the
slope as the maid was in waiting,
all fixed to elope. One squeeze 20
her hand and one word to her ear
as they reached the front gate and
the auto waSDear, then he fastened
his goggles and kicked the speed
clutch and they burned up the
highway three miles at a touch.
Said the swain to his charmer,
They're minus a bride; for no fleet
steed can follow our jolly joy ride"
There was mounting in haste of
the swift motor cops, the highway
was cluttered with noisy pop-pops;
but away sped fair Ellen and young
Lochinvar, with eighty wild steeds
harRessed up to their car.
GLEN BRADSHAW. y
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-13

Dean Davenport Of the Illinois College of
Agriculture figures that it is costing the Amer
lean farmer $2.47 to produce a bushel of wheat.
Almost simultaneously with the publishing of
his estimate comes a statement from the Inter
national Farm congress estimating the cost
at S1.52 The former proves to his own salts
faction that growing wheat to be sold at $226
is a losing game, while the iatter's computa-
ton indicates fair profit With the eminent
authorities quoted showing~a discrepancy of
nearly a dollar on SO small and simple an item
the average farmer is not to be blamed if he
is unable to so keep his accounts that he can
be certain at the end of the year whether he
has grown richer or poorer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-13
AlIaying French Fears.

II Germany makes an unprovoked attack it
is proposed that the United States and England
enter into a special agreement promising to
at once go to the defense
Under the terms of the league of nations
covenant the United States. England and every
other subscribing country will be pledged to
interfere the moment Germany starts getting
ready to attack France, any other country.
1t is not plain how. the safety of France
triple alliance than it will be under the gen.
eral plan. The French insistence upon such
an arrangement seems to be the result of a
case of nerves. The French have lived for
so long under the shadow of the Prussian army
that they cannot get rid of the image, even
though the reality no longer remains.
So far the United States is concerned it
matters little whether the desire of France
be gratifed not. If we become signatory
to the league of nations compact we accept
the obligation anyhow, and we can hardly af-
ford to try to escape it, Experience and COM
mon sense tell US that any nation which makes
ceeds in its objects will thereupon be in posi-
ton to dictate TO England and to challenge
America, which would be the logical succeed
ing steps Self-nterest, if nothing else would
dictate the course to which the French ask US
to pledge ourselves.
Popular sentiment in this country, however,
is likely to be against any specific promises
along such lines. The president, it will be
noted, has assumed no responsibility and has
volunteered no assurances.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-13
Milk, or Beef?

From some source yiolators of the liquor
zone regulations in this city seem to have been
assured that they would not be heavily penal
lied by the federal court at Peoria 1t is said
that some of the defendants neglected to pro-
vide attorneys considering the proceedings a
mere formality by which they would be mulcted
of a nominal sum easily betrayed out of the
profits of tho business.
Whatever the ground for their msappre-
tensions they know better now. The federal
courts never have been noted for their lenience
where intent to violate the law is plain, and
they are showing even less indulgence than
formerly in cases of this kind. 1t is growing
evident that Uncle Sam means business in
undertaking prohibition. The sooner the fact
is realized the more money some of those who
prospered greatly in ~the closing. months of
the legitimate saloon will have left to invest
in other kinds of business.
1t is to be hoped that the city ordinance
to deal with bootlegging which Mayor Schriver
is fathering may be framed after the pattern
of the federal statutes. Instead of milking
the animal and turning it loose to Craze let
us make beef of it on the spot.
1t is unfortunate that neither the city nor
the government has jurisdiction to cope with
the gallon houses which are fourishing
so numerously in South Moline. Their pres
ence of course makes enforcement of law in
the city more difficult. They ought to be de-
cIared public uuisances
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-13
THQE5 DAILY SHORT STORY

as the young man completed his
task. On. the table inside was q
steaming coffee pot and a plate OF
sandwiches. The young man dis
patched the meal with zeal that
showed how much he needed and
appreciated the lunch.
Il noticed q card in the win
dow" he said. N"You have a room
for rent. If you would take q
homeless fellow like myself and
the charge is moderate, I'd be glad
to stay here. l have to earn each
day enough to carry me, but
won't leave you in the lurch as to
the pay"
"Oh, 1 would be glad to trust
you" said Ada, and Bruce arrang-
ed to become a rOomcr in the
house and went out to seek new
work. That evening he divided
his days earnings and paid ahead
for half weeks room rent. He
carried in some fuel from the
woodshed and seemed happy and
comfortable to find himself under
a hospitable roofA He frankly told
his story to Ada
1--we been a., wanderer for a
wear" he recIted. "Quarreled with
my father and made a fool of my
SELF generally. I'm wiser now, anu
l wrote home, a week ago telling
the folks so. I'm expecting an an
swer any day"
Bruce was up bright and early
the next morning. He came into
the hoAse flushed with the exercise
of cleaning the garden walk, a
snow-dampened paper in his hand.
81 think ! have found something
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-13
ONE SNOWY DAY.
By Eta Deane Rossiter.


Copyrighted. 1919, by Western
Newspaper Union.)
"Oh, come into this house
please, please!"
A girl who had just entered an
old and weather-beaten cottage
came running out again to its
front doorway with --blanched
face and the appealing cry. She
threw out her hands pleadingly to
a Young man passing along the
street. 1t was showing steadily
and he carried a shovel over one
shoulder, his overcoatless figure
suggesting a man out of work and
looking for the same. At once
Arnold Bruce threw down his
shovel and FASTENED to the porch
where Ada Wayne stood.
at is my fatheri" she fluttered.
Il left him alone for half an hour,
but now l found him lying on the
floor senseIess. He may be dead"
The young man followed her
into a room, where, as if slipped
from an. armchair at d table, a
floor. Bruce leaned over him.
men ne CdSI HIS cy Is dI IuS tdDAe-
Upon it was an empty bottle and
two glasses. and pen and ink.
Bruce lifted the senseIess form to
a couch, shifted the air, and said:
He is only overcome-Dy drink,
! should say. young LADY,
Tears came into Ada's eyes. HE
has been writing" she said. Some
ano bI ought him the cruel drink he
has kept away from so long Who
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-13
HQdrt 0oHOm0.
71,!5DHODCO111eG y
" Il MRS. ELIZABETH THOMPSON
by TEMPLE

Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am a
married woman IS years. old and
would like to know how to clean
my face of bIackheads, as it is
nearly covered with them,
have tried massagfng, but it
does not help very much.
HEART AND HOME READER.
Try the green soap treatment for
a~bad case of biackheads: Tinoture
Of green soap, two ounces; distilled
witch hazel, two ounces. Let this
mixture stay on only a few mo
ments, then wash off with hot
water.
If the green soap initiates the
skin, as it sometimes will, use it
every other day. Apply a cold
cream.
Green soap may be purchased at
any drug store. 1t is not a regular
cake" soap, but. is of about the
consistency of custard.
Open each seed with the point of
a fine cambria needle. The hardened
mass must be pressed or picked out.
The empty sac of the gland should
then be bathed with a little toilet
vinegar and water, or with a very
weak solution of carbolic acid. Ster-
iliZe the needle before using it by
dipping into boiling water.
Probably a member of your fam
ly can assist you in squeezing out
the blackheads It is little difficult:
ito do it to ones gym face.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: l am going
with a very nice young man in this
city. We think a great deal of each
other and he is very good to me, but
his one great fault worries me. He
is never on time. His excuses are
always good, but can you tell me
some way to make him more
prompt? Am l too particular?
BLUE EYES.
The young mans fault certainly
must be annoying. Tell him how
you feel about his coming late. Say
that you are going to expect him to
be more prompt, but if he is late
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-13
Today's Events

AM election of city officers will be
held today in Galveston.
Rt. Rev John Grimes. Catholic
bishop of Syracuse. today celebrates
the tenth anniversary of his conse-
Grafton
A reconstruction convention" of
the American booksellers assocla-
ton will meet in Boston today ana
continue in session until Friday.
Chicago is to be the meeting place
today of the annual convention of
the International Association of
Garment Manufacturers.
Lieut.. Gen. Sir Robert and Lady
Baden-Powell are to be the guests
OF honor at a large reception to be
given in Washington this evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-13

could it be? Oh, my worst suspi-
ciOns are confirmed Richard
Markham has been here taking ad-
vantage of my absence. and there
is no telling what he has induced
father to sign"
Father! Father!" she cried
touching his arm vehemently
Has Richard Markham been
here?"
Yes, he came to see me. he
brought me some liquor. he prom
iset me money if I'd sigu-' and
the drowsy tones died away.
Your father will be all right in
a short time" encouraged Bruce.
Can 1 be of any further assistance
to you. miss?"
Il think not" replied Ada bro
kenly. Il thank you for your kind
ness"
Arnold Bruce left the house, re-
gained his shovel and went to the
next house. There he received an
order to clean the snow from tina
Sidewalk Half an hour later, COM
ing to the end of the lot, he found
Ada gazing ruefully at d broken.
rusty old snow shovel with which
she had been trying to clean the
pavement in front of her own
home. Bruce eagerly pressed his
services upon her.
Your shovel is out of commits
sion for good, miss" he observed.
While 1 am at it, may as well
clear your little patch"
~"Pu+ Iva canuot Afford he
gan Ada in an embarrassed way.
'Oh, that trifei" and he set at
work. and Ada came to the door