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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-03
Can,n Girls VIII Meet.

Miss TTr,lvu rrrnahan Will entertain
= rrnur Of ,-ir'.; on Saturday evening Mt
her home. y. lI"i. Fifteenth street
Tho ;,urstS viii 10 the young ladies
with whom Miss Carnahan spent her
,ar,Iinu at Nanowcli camp IN August.
an evening Of informal social diver
lions featured with stories Of camp
If. will be- enjoyed and light refresh
rrnts Will ho scrvrr. at the conclusion
# tho evening.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-03
TREATY SIGNED.

WASlIINETnN. $"ut c.--Th" treaty
between tn" United stat. Grcn, l;r.;-
ain and Canada. FOR tn" Protection of
Suck-ryrd salmon lsh'r:"s on tn" FRA
@rr river. and um'irun@s waters N
I:~itish columbia and the state Of Wash
inrton was signed ii the state depart
ncnt today.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-03
Miss Kloin Camping.

Miss Elizabeth Klein. daughter or
Mr.. ana Mrs Charles Klein. left ycstcr-
day for Dr. Srrg"Huts camp ut Ict"r:N
hnruu,:h Mass. wh"r" sh" will begin her
studies IN physical training. Later
Miss KLEIN viii =" L" tn" nr. Sergeant
School Of Physical Education, at Cam
bridge, Mass.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-03

Mrs J. Byron NirkjSVn entertained
group e.! friends with luncheon ycst"r-
day at the Country club. Luncheon WAS
served NJ one o'ri"rn with covers laid
for five ;"i">ts. later an interesting
:, SION 90 hridg" Wa enjoyed.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-03

NCsdartl"S:
Mrs, Ricci Homo.

Air. Rlccardo Ei"ri has r";uTn"H
from N.y York. where SHE has spent the
Summer months and Is hack at h"r SUI
I.n =. arly for Tn, now seasons lessons
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-03

Mr.. GcorEr V. McFadG"n entertained
Tho members Of her bridge CIuh H"*i"r-
ta,- nfirrun"u at her HON" on N"r'h
Front S:r ct Til" early hours w"r" de-
voted t. thus interesting paStim" ana
thu~,. nrtriu. NIX tn" highest scores w"r"
AWARDED clever trophies arranged by The
hostess. At o'clock light luncheon
was served with most beautiful appoint
nlrutS apparent.
Th. following members w"r" In at
tendance.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-03
Kenny-Monahan Wedding.

"f tho games refreshments will be scrr-
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lily WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
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Buy WAR SAVINGS STAMH5.--
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-01
JULY ESTABLISHES
RAINFALL RECORD
Month Was Hottest Since 1918;
Sunshine" All But
One Day
T0DAY's FORECAST COOLER

July established a record for heavy
rainfall here. The average temperature
for the month was 1.66 degrees above
normal, making 1t the warmest in six
years.
This is according to Weather Bureau
records made public today. Cloudy and
cooler is today's forecast.
The first six days of the month the
temperature was above normal. Every
day the thermometer registered above
w, and on two days, the 4th and 9th,
over 100. From the 9th to the 22d II
was normal or below. From the 22t
to the 10Th above, and from then on tc
the end below normal again. The
average for the month was l SO degrees
above the July normal.
Not so the rainfall. Before the rainy
season" started 1.47 inches of rain
fell, and by the end of it 1917 inches
showing precipitation of $40 inches
in eleven days. Not counting yesterday
the rainfall for the month was 10. &c
inches, record for July. The closest
approximation to it was July. 1872
when 9.20 inches fell. In forty nine
years there have been only three months
at any season to the year which ex
ceeded ten inches. two Augusts and one
September, the topnotch being only
1910 inches.
The winds have been moderate. high
est on the 25th, lowest on the 21st.
As to sunshine, there was only one
day when there was what the weather
man calls "none."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-01
BAIL DENIED Z HELD
IN policeman DEATH
Judge Says There Are Elements
Of First-Degree Murder in
Staying Near Trenton
STOLEN AUTO WAS USED

Judge Joseph P. McCullen, recently
appointed to Court of Common Pleas
No. 4, today refused to admit to bail.
pending trial, Leonard Murphy and
Henry A. Rick, accused Of murder
in causing the death of Ahnor X.
Braun, a motorcycle patrolman, OF
Trenton.
Braun was shot while he was pursu =
ing the men, whom he had first seen in
Trenton, jon the Northeast Boulevard
They we're driving n stolen automobile,
and their actions in Trenton had
aroused the suspicious Of the police of
that city.
In dismissing the writ of haboas
corpus asking for the release of the
men on bail, Judge McCullen decided
that there were elements of first degree
murder in the commonwealth S case and
the defendants would have to remain
in Jail they are tried, which will not be
before September.
Assistant District Attorney Welsh
opposed the attempt to have the men
admitted to bail. Mr.. Welsh said ii
was the intention of the prosecution 70
press for conviction Of the men OF
first degree murder.
Witnesses testified that earlier in the
day a policeman in Trenton had tried
to place the men under arrest, but when
the policeman jumped on the running
board of the machine the men put or
more power and threw the policeman
from the machine, the rear wheel of the
car running over him, but not seri
ously injuring him.
Motorcycle Policeman Braun took ur
the chase Of the men at the Trenton
bridge.
In statement signed by both Muir
nhy and Rick and read by Detective
Belshaw, the men said they thought
Braun was hold-up man, and Muir
ply, without meaning to harm him, but
to scare him, put his hand out OF the
car and fred a revolver.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-01
Patterson GiUen
Praise by Ware

Continued From Page Ono
as the city's leading law officer and
ten years in Councils, the last four of
which he was chairman of the finance
committee.
'W. Freeland Kendrick. or present
receiver of taxes, who has had a wide
experience in public affairs, and has
collected $3.50 900 900 Of tie city :
| money without one penny going aStray,
also would make capable Mayor. He
ran 5000 votes ahead of the tirket the
last time he was a candidate two years
ago.
Last but not least by any means,
George Wharton Pepper, one of the
most able lawyers in the country and a
very popular man among the masses in
the city, also would make a splendid
Mayor.
Speaking for myself. l shall do
nothing toward helping any candidate
for Mayor until public sentiment
crystalizes around the man and not then
until the members of the Republican
central campaign committee have had
full opportunity to express their
thoughts in the matter"
Mr.. Kendrick declared today that he
would announce his decision at the
proper time.
Mr.. Kendrick, some months ago, was
| held up by Senator Ware as a type
of candidate" the Wares would like to
see in the mayoralty race. Recently
Mr.. Kendrick announced he might be-
come a candidate, if he could find
time" to do so.
Petitions urging Mr.. Acker to run
are being sent broadcast over the city
for signers. These petitions, which
first made their appearance in che
Thirty eighth ward, Mr.. Acker's home
| ward, are said already to contain 10, =
900 signatures.
Those backing the Acker boom conf :
| IDENTIFY assert that the number of sig
| natures will be swellcd to 100, ZOO
within a week.
| Called Gang Republican"
At a meeting of Forty second ward
Independents in Lyceum Hall, Park
avenue and Nedro street, Mr.. Ackei
was termed a gang Republican.
Select Councilman Harry J. Trainer
| Charles Seger and Joseph c. Trainer
also were denounced at the same meet
ing, which Endorsed the selection O.
either Thomas f. Armstrong or John c
Winston for the mayoralty.
'Why it is necessary to name M
old gang Republican," asked Arthur
G.. Graham, n prominent Independent.
"Acker never did anything when hi
was sheriff for the Independents" Ora
ham continued.
His remarks caused a stir amoni
the big crowd of Independents.
Norris J. Bilworth, another Inde
pendent. followed with a denunciatior
of the Republican Alliance.
Harry and Joe Trainer have never
changed their stripes" declared Bill
worth. Neither have Seger and Hal
or Jimmy Carey"
The independents reiterated their for
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-01
Barnes Heads Committee

John Walton, chairman of the com :
mittee of one hundred, expects to com
plete the make up of the important sub
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-01

committees with the announcement to
day of the members of the senatorial
district committee.
This committee will select the coun e
! cilmanic candidates from the eight dis
tricts.
John Hampton Barnes heads the exec
utive committee which will suggest
mayoralty candidates to the main com
mittcc.
Other members are Mrs. Edward w,
Biddle, Alfred +. Burk, George w.
Coles, J. Howell Cummings, William
A. Disston, Vivian Frank Gable, Bay
ard Henry, Robert E. Lamberton
David LAWS, James W. Rawle, Ernest
L. Tustin, John c. Winston, Thomas
Raeburn White, Alexander NJ. De-
Haven, and Chairman Walton.
Other committees are:
| Finance-Richard L. Austin, John
Hampton Barnes, George Burnham, Jr.
Morris L. Cooke, Charles r. Carpen
ter, ]. Howell Cummings, William D.
Disston, James A. Dcvlin. = Powell
Evans, Nathan T. Folwcll, Alfred +.
Burk, Charles NJ. Horter, George w.
faney, Frank l.. kenW"rthy, Harri-
son S. Morris, William r. Nicholson,
Mrs. II. S. Prentiss Nichols. Francis
3. Reeves, w. Frederick Snyder, Marc
\. Schoottle, Calvin NJ. Smyth. Ro =
land l.. Taylor. DR.. George Woodward,
John c. Winston, Charles J. Webb,
Clarence Wolf, Frank w. Jones, Hugh
McIlvain, Edwin F. Morse, James w.
Rawlp, the Rev. Samuel J. Jones, Her =
bert d. Altman, John Fisler. William
Freebooter. Joseph II. Hagedorn, Ar
thur II. Lea, Theodore J. Lewis, Mrs.
Max Margolis, J. Henry Scattergood
and John Walton, ex oficio.
Platform-Thomas Raeburn White,
Powell Evans, Mrs. Cornelius Steven
son. the Rev. DR.. Carl f. Grammer,
Charles l.. McKeehan. John NJ. Scott,
Augustus F. Daix, Jr., A. Merritt
Taylor, George W. Coles and John
Walton, cx officio.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-01
FRIENDS SEND MISSION
FOR RELIEF OF SERBIA
Two From This Section in Party
of Six That viii Aid
Reconstruction

Six members of the Society of Friends.
including two from this section, sailed
for Patras. Greece, where they will un-
dertake relief and reconstruction work
in war torn Serbia. The American
Friends service committee has sent
some 400 men to France and small
relief party to Russia, but the party
sailing today from New York is the first
TO minister old to any of the south
Slav countries.
The expedition is headed by J. Law
renee Lippincott, of Riverton, N. j.,
q prominent member Of the Philadelphia
branch of the Society of Friends. CO.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-01

equal with Mr.. Lippincott in the mis-
sion is Alvin II. Wildman, of Silma,
O. The other members of the party
are Andrew Pearson, Of Swarthmore !;
Philip Furnas, Of indianapolis, Ind. |;
Ellwood Thomson, of Springfield, Ia,
and Arthur Il. Rawson, of Lincoln, Va.
Members Of the Friends expedition
reported the steerage crowded with
Greeks, Serbs, Armenians and Slavs,
All Of them said they were coming back
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-01
Deaths of a Day
JOHN E. KERN

Member Of Shoe Firm Dies at His
Country Home
John E. Kern, for years member
of a shoe firm in this city, died yes
terday at his country home in Wyncote,
Pa. He was eighty six years of age.
For at least quarter of century he
spent his summers in Monroe county.
He was member of the Art Club of
Philadelphia, president of the Toby
hanna Rod and Gun Club, member
Of, the Wyncote Whist and of the
Sttoudsburg Industrial Club. Mr..
Kern married Miss Mary e. Stuart,
of Brooklyn, n. Y, who survives.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-01

to the United States In company with
their families. As one Serbian said,
"All--whole ship--eome back. No can
live there after been in America"
The Friends Serbian relief expects
to arrive in Patras, Greece, about the
middle Of August. From there II will
proceed to a territory south of Nish,
which has been allotted It by the Ser
bian Government for reconstruction
work.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-01
PalmIro AIeottl

Omaha, Neb., Aug. I. - Palmiro
lAleotti, twenty nine years old, a grand
opera singer, died yesterday of heart
Idisease at the county Jail, where he
was being held for investigation of his
sanity.
Signor Aleotti was taken from a
Union Pacific train Tuesday on report of
railroad officials that he had broken q
window and attempted to throw him
self under the wheels.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-01
Robert A. Drake

Gloucester City, n. j., Aug. l.
Robert A. Drake, night sergeant of the
Gloucester police department for ten
years, died early yesterday morning at
his home, 207 South King street, from
cancer. He was member of Cloud
Lodge, No. 101, F. and A. NJ, and of
the Gloucester Historical Society.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-01

mer stand against Andrew Froesch, Re-
publican Alliance leader of the ward,
and served notice that they would re-
fuS0 to work with him
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-01

mer stand against Andrew Froesch, Re-
and served notice that they would re-
fuse to work with him.
Coles Urged for Sheriff
George W. Coles was Endorsed for
sheriff, Robert f. Lamberton for re-
cordcr of deeds and Walter Brown, a
member of the ward committee, for
magistrate.
The petition Urging Mr.. Acker to be-
come a mayoralty candidate reads as
follows:
1--WE, the undersigned citizens of
Philadelphia, having the best interests
Of our city at heart and desiring that
conditions heretofore existing be dis
continued, desire to express wish that
you will consider the lending of your
name as a candidate for Mayor of the
city of Philadelphia at this time. We
desire to express belief IN your loyalty
to the best interests of our city. We
have faith in your integrity and believe
that if you were selected as Mayor you
would place the city in the first rank
of American municipalities. Our pur-
pose in urging you to consider this is
due to the fact that we understand that
you have no desire to run, but we be-
lieve that you possess the essential
qualifications for this high office and
therefore we respectfully urge that you
at this time consider our appeal.
Your standing in the business com
munity is sucn that it entirely warrants
our soliciting you from patriotic
standpoint to allow us to present YOU
name to the committee of one hundred
which is at this time considering candi.
dates for this high office"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-01
Andrew T. Rehn

Andrew T. REIN, 710 North Thirty
sixth street, died suddenly at his home.
IIIe was thirty seven years old and Is
survived by his mother, Mrs. Mary
REIN, and Harry REIN, brother.
)Hhe funeral will be held Monday in
t. Agatha's Church, Thirty eighth
Gnd Spring Garden streets, and inter
Iment made in Holy Cross cemetery.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-01
William Miller Hannum

- William Miller Hannum, eighty five
years old, died on Wednesday at his
home, Valley Green, Delaware county.
He was county tax collector for many
years. He was a native of Concord,
Delaware county. His wife's death
preceded his by several years. He is
survived by son and two married
daughters, all living in Haddon
Heights, n. J.
Evening journal., 1919-08-12

\. F.. 4 Special to The Evening Journal.
Don't laugh al the idea of an actor 5
strike. because it's really happened, and
it's an honosi-to- goodnes strike, with
all the trimmings,
why did we join with Labor saws
Francis Wilson. Because We wanted
simple Justice. We asked only equity,
fairness, a square deal from the man
ayers, a thing any man who works has
a right 10 ask of his employer, and
they refused our demands
Probably the "Gayeties Of 1919 has
the highest paid striker in the world.
Ed Wynn, who gets $1,000 a week for
being funny less than two hours a day,
lightly tossed up his job and went over
10 the strikers side. When distracted
managers attempted TO put on a sub
stitutc, the audience walked out on EN-.
There are dozens OF little unknowns,
living in hall-bedrooms in shabby
Evening journal., 1919-08-12
4. 4. s. Honor inquired Dae 10 hdt
Discipline Of Troops in Siberia

the town twice each day. There were
no regular military police then.
called on Major William Graves and
asked him Why there were no NJ. P.'s.
Il have ideals about the American
soldier, replied General Graves. Il don't
like TO think il is necessary TO put a
military policeman over man to make
him do his duty as a protector Of life
and liberty
70 was a sweet thought and ! know
the general was sincere. but very
shortly after our conversation his pro
tectors OF life and liberty" had wrecked
La building, been mixed up I'm several
shooting scrapes and had become SO
reckless that he found 1t necessary lo
sidetrack his ideals for a while.
This was not done, however until the
Russian people have been thoroughly
disillusioned about the Americans.
All during that bong bitter winter our
men stayed in barracks in NladiNosiok'
The CZechs whom we were supposed TO
have relieved at the front starved TO
doth and froze TO death because their
supplies did not reach them We were
dickemng with The Japanese for control
Of the railroads
In all The months ! spent in Siberia
never saw a drunken Czech soldier.
They maintained The best discipline OF
any OF the eight expeditions in siberia.
At Nagasah. Japan, saw Czech
troops returning to their country via
America. They proceeded through the
streets IN orderly groups singing their
national songs and went back to The
L. s. transport on which they were
travelling. in am orderly and sober fash
ion. At the same time Americans from
the same ship were staging individual
battles all along the main thorough
fare. saw three nghting with a Jap
anese barber over The price Of a shave.
Several had congcgated i'm a beeT~4all
and were in an argument which they
were trying to settle with their fists.
Farther down The street three soldiers
had more than they could carry inside
and were scrapping over a bottle one
carried on the outside.
Evening journal., 1919-08-12
any. / don't live in New York;
But listen. gentle reader. listen

any. l don't live in New York.
But listen, gentle reader, listen
II the managers won't give in, and
the actors can hold out--with a mill
lion dollar Federation orLabor fund
backing them-the fling may reach
every ten-twenty-t vaudeville
house in the country. And then maybe
The orchestra won't play and the scene
shiflers won't shift and the electricians
won't light up and-oh. crowning hor-
maybe the operator in your fav-
orte movie house will refuse to turn
the crank, and the show'n be dark, and
youll have nothing to do but go home
and think about prohibition and the
high cost of living
Evening journal., 1919-08-12

side streets, men and women who spend
The year out somewhere in the small
road shows, and then stake their
years savings trying 20 get job on
Broadway In the summer. For them
this may be Tie end OF long days OF
tralnping from office to Office. 1t may
mean the chance TO play a lead or
Broadway, even If one had to be a
"scab' TO do IT,
You're thinking, at doesn't bother me
Evening journal., 1919-08-12
BY PEGGY HULL,
The Girl War-Correspondent Of tae
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Who Has lust Returned
From siheria

From siberia.
The policy adopted by the govern
ment when American troops were sent
IL siberia has cost us the faith of We
Russian people and TO great extent
3he respect Of the Czecho-Sloyak forces.
mo conduct Of American soldiers after
tbev reached siberia has embittered NE
neonle who once loved his as a nalloh
ana looked upon us as The greatest
people on earth
what would we think II the Russians
had sent an army OF 5000 TO our shores
~ helm US. and instead Of moving 10
Inc, places where they were needed
fhx calmly settled down in san Fran
cisco. occupied the best buildings IN
fown and the best barracks. while our
own soldiers slept in box cars = How
would we feel If their automobiles and
trucks raced through the main street
regardless Of hummlife9 II Their sol
diers insulted eur Women-and our
cafes were filled with drunken Tor
eigners who made life miserable for
everyone?
Yet this Is exacHy what happened in
Nladiyostok And after rly experience
NTH the army on the Mexican border
and IN France / feel that fsm qualified
10 Judge fairly
Nladivostok is, with one exception,
1he worst port in the world. Port said
is the only place which surpasses u IN
Nilcness and wickedncss. Thousands OF
criminals were turned loose during The
revolution They flocked TO the nearest
BORT and the city became the center 81
iheir operations Dens Of vice were ~
ablshed because The disorganized aud
Inadequate police force could not cope
with the situation "k0peck Hill The
center OF immortality, nourished with
but restraint Murders occurred every
hight
lt was into this port Of degradation
and chaos that our soldiers were landed
Tor their first Far Eastern duty. Nladi-
Aoslok was said 10 be dry. but vodka,
which proved 10 be - per cent pure
elcohol. could be obtained without diff
Hculty. Il was sold to the soldiers m
little tin cans. similar 10 our old-fash-
loned coal oil cans C0gna could be
bought al some of the restaurants, and
With these two liquors available the
Americans proceeded 10 forget their
old trouble and create new ones.
When ! arrived ia Nladiy0st0k an
American provost guard went through
Evening journal., 1919-08-12
RADIATOR BREAKS BABY BOYs LEG.

Henry Maguire, lwo-and-a-half years
old, met with a peculiar accident at the
home of his parents, West Twenty
fourth street, and is now in the Homeo-
pathic Hospital. The child was play
ing about Il hot water radiator in his
parents home and gave it a pull with
the result that il fell over, upon him
and broke his leg. II was not known
that the radiator was loose.
Evening journal., 1919-08-12
iris
Beautiful Actresses Say
n short Massage with Howard's But
termilk Cream at Night Before Re
firing is All That is Necessary"

No matter whether Won are trouhtcd
with q. pocr complexion. wrinkles. puffness
around the eyes. freckles, crows feet or
lines around the mouth, ugly finger nails
or Just simple rOuglness of the face.
hands or arms caused bf wind or sun. vou
VIII mud that any or all Of these troubles
VIII quickly disappear with the use of
Towards Butterniik Cream.
To prove this 10 your complete satisfac-
ton. get small quantity TODAY ut n H.
Danforths with the understanding that
they viii freely return the purchase money
to any dissatisfied user Be sure 10 get
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1919-04-17
LEMONS MAKE SKIN
WHITE, SOFT, CLEAR
MAKE this beauty lotion for a few cents
and see for yourself

What girl or woman hasn't beors a.
lemon juice to. remove complexion blcm.
'SheS' to whiten the skin and TO brirr
out Inc roses, the freshness and tbe
hidden beauty? But lemon juice alone
~ acid' therefore Irritating, and should
De mixed with orchard white this wav
Strain through fine cloth the Juice Of
TWO fresh lemons into a bottle contain
Ing about three ounces Of orchard
"hlte' then shake we'll and you have
a whole quarter pint Of skin and com.
plexlon lotion at about the cost mo
usually pays for small jar Of ordipary
cola cream. Be sure to strain II,
lemon juice so no pulp GETS into II,
bottle, then this lotion will remain
pure and fresh for months. When A..
Piled daily to the face, neck, arms and
nands it should help to bleach, cles-,
and beautify the skin.
ANY druggist will supply three ounces
u orchard white at very little cost and
ne grocer has the lemons.