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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-17
MRS. F|SKE AGAINST
EATING OF MEAT
Actress Also Condemns Killing
Of Fur-Bearing Animals for
Fashions
CITES VICTIMS SUFFERING

why eat meat?
Maeterlinck, Bernard Shaw, Haupt.
mann and many others are nonmeat
eaters.
Tolstoy, "a wonderful EXAMPLE Of
physical and mental strength said
that he believed the first step toward
spirituality was the ccasing Of meat
eating.
This is the argument OF Mrs. Minnie
Maddern Fiske. noted actress, who has
issued scathing indictment of meat
eating and of the killing of fur bearing
animals "for fashions sake"
''If we had to witness the horrors OF
the slaughter house; If we had to listen
TO the shrieks of the terrified, protest
ing animais-creatures already dis
tracted by the tortures of transporta-
tion and all that word implies-if we
had to look on at each successive scene
Of the bloody business we should not
be quite so serene in asking the blessing
above the meat.
"No thinking being could con
scientiously play a part in that little
act of saying grace IL he had to trace
the blessed animal from frontier range
to the dinner table.
but we are beginning TO think OF
these things. When women learned Of
the manner in which the aigrettc was
obtained tho feather was virtually
abolished. The aigrette was torn from
the living mother bird during the nest
ing season. The mutilated living body
Of the bird was then tied in the marshes
where, lingering to be devourcd by the
ants, its cries reached the starving
young in the nest, the young whose
answering cries attracted other birds
for which n similar fate 10 that of the
mother was in store"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-17
SON DIES AS PARENTS WAIT
Soldiers Relatives Were Expecting
Him Home on FurIough

1t was while they were awaiting with
joyous anticipation the arrival from
Vermont of their soldier son, Corporal
Gottleb Fisher, that the news of his
accidental death reached his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Fisher, 1858
North Sixth street. The body of the
son reached home last night. Hc was
scheduled to arrive here yesterday on a
furlough.
Corporal Fisher was killed by an
army truck while on duty at Fort Ethan
Allen. He entered the service last July
Id, after repeated reflections for being
below weight and height. He was as
signed to the commissary department
at the fort.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-17
WILL HELP SERVICE MEN
Frsnkford Fathers to Raise 100000
for Clubhouse and Grandstand

The project to erect a $50, 900 grand
stand and $4,000 house, the lat
ter to be dedicated to the service men
Of Frankford, at the Community Ath-
letic Field. was advanced at the monthly
meeting of the Fathers Association of
the Frankford High School, Oxford
Park and Wakeling street, last night.
About 900 persons attended the affair.
will be carried on co -operativeiy by all
the organizations in that part of the
city. Already students of the school
have subscribed $1,000.
The association added 110 members
last night. 1t wss decided to change
the time of meeting from the second
Wednesday of the month to the third
Thursday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-17
TO WAR ON BOLSHEVISM
officers Of Great War Demand Active
Campaign Against AeItators

Defeat Of bolshevism and anarchy was
the main topic of discussion last night
at the meeting of the Philadelphia chap
ter of the American Officers of the Great
War. A resolution was adopted com
mending Attorney General Palmer and
Senator Walsh, of Massachusetts, for
their antagonism toward direct ac-
ton"
Passing resolutions is not enough /;
this organization should actively com =
bat anarchy in every shape and form, -
declared George f. Lippincott, member
of the board of trustees of the organi-
zation. "Bolshevism is being propa-
gated in this country under the guise
Of 'uni,nism' and 'Fosterism.' and it
should be torn out at the roots
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-17
Store Open All Day Saturday
Store Hours-9 to $50

The son of the founder of famous manuactur-
ing plant has started up in business for himself
These hundred and fifty dresses bid for
Gmbel busness-ofered us at big price concession.
IA And that, in a nutshell, explains
The very superior quality of the trcotne;
The completeness of the sizerange in each of the
FIVE fine styles;
The very exceptional making-seams carefully bound
"pnked";
Good quality linngs buttons properly sewed on; little
'nreties" everywhere
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-17
Five Smart Styles
All in Crow-Blue

A-At S25-Ceverly embroidered in a queer little gold
thread effect-around the neck; around the hem.
B-At $25-Black, silk -embrodered-n Mexican motifs.
C-At S25- ndescrbably smart of drape and with the
famous "Toreador Sash"
Dat S25-Braid embrodered-not only around the
colarless neck, but on the whisk broom pockets
Eat $25-Braid embroidered; button -rimmed string
belt; distended pockets.
-CiimbeIs, Salons Dress, rd floor
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-17

Same style in dark tan calf, at $3.50; in
gun-metal calf, at ST.
Mems Shoes, at Sc. $3.50 and 81; cordotan calf
gunmetal calf glazed kid; conservative or narrow
toe Engsh-stye.
Mems Work Shoes, at $3.50, $6 and $3.50; in tan
black; oil-grain leather; made over the famous
Munson army last; solid leather soles and heels
These Shoes priced less than today's wholesale
Mems high-grade House Slippers, at SO. $780,
81 and $3.50; kidskin; tan, wine black.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-17
Prohibition Ties Up
Millions of Gallons
of California Wine

III San Francisco, Aug. i6--Millions of
MSallons of wine remain unsold in Cali
fornia. and the owners are turning TO
Np6agible markets In which to sell what
was left over on July /. An unknown
quantity Of beer, some of 1t running
over per cent OF alcohol, is held by
kthe brewers.
Should the government not declare
Rehabilitation effected before the ma
Etional prohibition amyndment takes
effect next February. the wine men
will look to foreign. countries and TO
Fthe drug trade to absorb their stocks
In recent years the export trade in
California wine has grown to rather
barge dimensions.
Il In 1918 the. total exported was g.
sl72,S47 gallons, valued at s1,4i9.87T.
Not a drop of II went to Europe. The
S5Argest buying countries in order were
Japan. China, Tahiti, French East In
dig and Dutch East Indies, Smaller
Samounts were sent to over twenty diff
4erent countries European possibiii-
Mes are considered good now that the
Europe by way Of the Panama canal
after an interval OF about four years
Il Beer exports in 1918 We're valued at
37i7,Ss6. consisting OF 422,476 cases
~ bottled beer and 1893 gallons of bulk
beer. The Dutch East indies was the
s8tggeSt foreign market for American
screwed beer, taking sa2s,24s worth
large exports were made To British
INDIA. Singapore China and Hong
kong and Tahiti
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-17
LEAVES
FOR HOME SEP.

Paris. Aug. 16.--'I am very glad tc
be able to start for home on Septem
Der L. said General Pershing tonight.
"Refore leaving am going 70 make
short visit to Italy. The f,rst thing
I intend to do after reaching America
Is to take months rest, visiting rela
tives and friends in Laciede, Missouri
and in Cheyenne"
Speaking of the American cemeteries
In the battle areas. General Pe.shing
said:
The cemeteries are in good shape.
The A E. F. has the best record OF
any Of the armies in the Identification
OF the fallen. That should be a source
OF gratitude to the people at home"
General Pershing favors the erection
of a monument on top Of the hill at
Landres-St George where the First and
Forty-second divisions fought. He re-
CARDS this sector as the most difficult
piece of territory on the whole battle
front and thinks the achievements OF
the A. f. r. there were worthy of a
permanent monument.
In Italy General pershing is to dis
tribute decorations among number OF
Italian Liason officers and aviatore.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-17
and free press? Governments.
"Hungriest Parasites"

and free press? Governments.
''Hungriest Parasites"
Who are the biggest. hungriest
parasites on earth? Governments.
Who send men and women to jail
for merely trying to educate their fel.
low creatures? Governments.
Who are constantly in many ways
interfering with the free and natural
development of the people? Govern
ments.
Who has taken away your beer,
etc. The United States government
Who denies to the workingman
the knowledge and means 10 control
the number of his children? The
United States government
Who are SO foolish as to create
and support governments? The peo-
pie.
Who are so silly as to go to the
polls on election day and vote to put
men they know nothing about IN Of
fice to rob and tyrannize over them?
The people,
who allow governments to hyt,no-
the them with brass bands ind ora
torical clap-trap into dumb obedience
to their autocratic demands? The
people
rs it not about time the people
woke up to the above facts and did
little something toward reducing
and ultimately eliminate govern
ments?
Let men learn that a legislature
is not our God upon earth though
by the authority from 1t, they would
seem to think 1t Is. Let them learn
rather that 1t is an institution serv-
ing purely temporary purpose
whose power, when not stolen. Is at
the best borrowed nay. indeed have
we not seen that government is es-
sentially immoral. 1t is n mistake to
assume that government must neces-
sarily last for ever. The institution
marks a certain stage OF civilization
lis natural to aparticular phase OF
human development. 1t is not essen
tlal, but Incidental
HERBERT SPENCER.
Eternal vigilance is the price of
liberty efferson.
Signed
"HERBERT A. THORPE
mo. ~ Clendenny avenue, Jersey
City, N, J."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-17
INTENSIVE FIGHT
CONTINUED from page -

tn, gauge Of battle thrown down
by the president In his instruSfioas g
Senator Hitchcock yesterday VIII IN
all probability be reflected In the CON.
ference which the foreign relations
committee u to, have with the presi-
dent at the White House next Tues
day. The president stated his partic-
ular opposition to the shantung
amendment proposed by Senator Nor
ris ana the amendment providing for
equal representation for tho United
States and Great Britain in the league
Of nations assembly. which Will %
offered by Senator johnson. ~.
1t is certain that the president VIII
be questioned on the matters COW
cred by these proposed amendments.
Moreover. the committee proposes to
fortity itself on the Shantung matter
by calling as a witness Monday morn
and writer. who has an intimate
knowledge OF the whole Chinese
JapaE csc situation.
| A specific line Of questions mas been
mapped out which will be PROFOUND
ed to Mr.. Willard to develop all the
facts regarding the Shantung settle
meat With Mr.. Millard.s answers to
these questions, the committee will 20
to the White House prepared to draw
from the president his views respect
ing the entire subject.
The committee has arranged for
the interview with the president BY
apportioning the questions among it,
members. so that each member on
the Republican side will have dem
mite line Of questions TO ask OF the
president
The intimation given to Senator
Hitchcock by the president that in
the event the treaty should be reject
ed or amended by the senate he would
send Senators Lodge and Knox to
Berlin to negotiate new one IL no.
taken with great deal OF seriousness
by the senator's Senator Lodge him :
self would not comment on II. 1t IL
generally believed the president was
merely INDUCING in bit of humor In
making the statement.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-17
Red Orator Courts Death
in N. Y. Financial District

New York, Aug 1s.--"You have
nc idea how close you carne to being
the star actor in a frst-class hang
ing said a policeman after he had
rescued from a mob a man who de-
scribed himself as Herbert A. Thorpe,
of No. rs Clendenning avenue, Jersey
City.
Thorpe's case was more than of
passing interest as showing, first. the
attitude of mind of certain class to-
ward all governments-which Thorpe
described as immoral--and, second.
the attitude of the average man on
the street toward the person who
yiilifies his Uncle Samuel.
Thorpe appeared in the financial
district bearing an armful of printed
dodgers attacking the United States
and all governments.
In the financial district people s
minds are trained to work quickly,
and a few moments after Thorpe
was hemmed in by mob of about
1000 excited persons, some of whom
were calling for "a rope.
Lynch him! String him up"
shouted some hotheads.
Saved From Crowd.
II was at this juncture that po-
'liceman arrived. He rushed the critic
of government through the crowd and
hurried him off to the Old Slip Sta
ton.
"G'wan. you're hs nding out invita-
tons to your funeral" said the police
man. The American people are in no
kind of humor for such stuff. A score
volunteered to swear II to charges
against the prisoner of distributing
seditious literature.
Here Is a copy of the dodger:
GOVERNMENTS.
Who started the diaholical war
just ended? The German govern
ment.
Who were too >>ninally stupid to
prevent it? The all ID governments.
Who caused the loss of millions OF
lives? Governments
Who caused the waste OF billions
of dollars? Governments.
Who are causing the high cost of
living? Governments.
Who are causing the high rents
Governments.
who are suppressing free speech
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-17
Fatal Fat
Unhealthy Fatness Shortens
Life. Reduce Weight

Would you like to reduce your weight
10 to 60, or more, pounds in q simple,
safe, comfortable way7
Do you want to become healthier, to
look younger, to be sprightly, to be more
eficlent, to possess . good figure with
out wrinkles or fabbinessf
Then stop harmful drugging; do not
follow any starvation plan or tedious
exercising, but adopt the delightful,
guaranteed, korein reduction system.
Stand by your window or in the open
air each morning and evening, taking
seven deep breaths. Use oil Of korein
and follow the other simple directions
Of tho system, that come with it.
You will reduce your weight, or 70
ceive = forfeiture in cash under 500
guarantee. Go to tho drug store and
get small box Of oil Of korein (in cap.
sules), now sold at lowest before.war
price, or write to Korein Company,
NB-69, Station F, New York City, 70,
free book, "Reduce Weight Happily. N
Amaze everybody by attractive hgurc
vigorous health and strengthened per
sonality. Show othars this adv't.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-17
SHENANDOAH BAPTIST
ASSOCIATION N LURAY

Luray. Va, August 1.-THE thirty.
seventh annual session OF the Shen.
andoah Baptist association will con.
vene with the Main Street Baptis
church, Luray. next Sunday The SEES
sion promises to be'one OF the mos,
Important ever held by the organixa.
ton, and a large number OF the lead
Ing ministers of the denomination
are on the program for discussion oil
many phases of church work
Rev. DR.. G. w. Mcdaniel of Rich.
mond. is on the program for two ad.
dresses-"Our Great Campaign" and
The Majesty OF the Law"
Captain r. S. Parks, former state
senator from this district, will de-
liver the address of welcome and the
response will be made by the Rev
S. Buyck, the annual sermon be.
ing preached by the Rev J. r. Tucker
CT Shenandoah, va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-17
FARMERS DEMAND
Continued from Page one.

clude a plan for financing the wool
and cotton crops in the same man
ner as the wheat yield was handled.
Without this financing arrangement
they say, the extension Of the law
would be an empty power which
spectators could use to hammer
down the market
The penalty feature al proposed in
the draft OF the amendments SUBJ
mitted by Attorney-General Palmer.
it is declared. includes every farm
organization. cooperation agencies
used for collective sales, and organi-
cations which determine questions OF
reducing acreage or holding move
ments
This feature will not be retained,
the farmer congressman are determ-
ined unless all farm organizations are
exempted.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-17
THE WEEKLY JAZZ
(Blucpenciled by the Man About Town.)

Dear jazz been reading In the
wall paper that a bill called the plum
bill is being discussed by the legisa-
ture. will you please dfssertate on it
for the delectation of a bunch OF boil
sheviks, living in the vicinity of scale
house corner, and let us know what a
plum bill is and what it's connection
with pork barrel is. If any? BY
so doing you will enlighten the minds
of lot of benighted voters who have
supported Hirschberg for anything ne
wanted even the administrative board.
Thanking you iii advance and hoping
you will send us one OF your photo
gratis to hang up in our club room, we
beg leave to make our cross mark.
SANrTAS.
sanitas is right The plum bin has
a very close connection with the pork
barrel He guessed ii right the very
first time. When a man gets at the
head of anything especially a big
crowd OF boobs like a bunch of work
ing men. who don't know what to do
with all the money they are making.
he shakes the tree and lot Of plums
fall. and being a man of much segac-
ity, he has his great big sombrero in
the way. and catches all the plums.
He shakes it so hard that the branches
creak and break and die away, and
finally the tree itself becomes worth
less. Then the man with the plums
goes thence. seeking other plum trees
or pork barrels and tho fellows that
planted the plum tree stand around
and bemoan their fate. and kick them
selves in the bosom of their frayed out
trousers, and have to start all over
again. by planting another plum tree
Il x,,[t -
ough TO produce fruit. Like the man
golden eggs. the poor booms allowed
their own sustenance to be destroyed
while the fellow who told them all
about the plum tree lines his pockets
and flies away, Or words to that eff
feet
We suggest to our good friend SAM
tas that he steer clear of the fellow
who wants to monkey with his plum
tree.
We have heard it said that ii might
be a gold thing If some orchestras
went on a strike, which is good stuff
coming in connection with the report
that the orchestras are going out in
sympathy with the striking actors We
opine that most of them will come
back like McInheath and Tires
Georgia Ministries
Wonder II the actors we saw here
one cold night last winter in a play
full of wild west stuff. are among
those who are pedestrianating the
sidewalks OF New York. II so, we are
willing to ship in to help get them
some coffee and crullers.
BY the time the city council gets
with the ordinance granting
Director Myers power to designate
streets for Fairgrounds. ALL the chill
dren will be grown up. and won't want
any Fairgrounds.
Wonders! Doug Freeman hasn't
made a speech this week
Glad the war camp folks have de-
rided 10 give us some more concerts.
We certainly love to hear that man
with the big horn In Nose Stems band
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-17
Soldier Wounded
in France Cured
by Local Remedy

A bursting shell during one Of the
battles in France 10 badly lacerated
the heel OF soldier now In Richmond
that he was under treatment for nine
months. being invaded back to Rich
mond for further attention.
The wound persisted in It's refusal
to heal. Some one told this suffering
soldier OF the remarkable results OBJ
tanned from the use Of Twentieth Gen.
fury Liniment. and he Immediately
begun the treatment. A few applica
tions gave great relief and in two
weeks a permanent cure was effected
Get a bottle OF this Imminent and
keep II in the home. Al druggists or
200 East Marshall street--adv
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-17
|HO[D STUDENT FOR
|. GRAND JURY HEARING

Ithaca. n r.. August is.-Donald
w. Fsther. the dappsr young Cornell
University student charged with
numbering his sweetheart. 1S-year-
old Hazel GRANGE, wilted. perceptfbly
tonight when Justice Of the PeAce
Henry Williams held him for the
Sc ptember grand jury OF Tompkins
county, remanding him, to jail with
out ball.
The decision was rendered after 4
dramatic scene. The attorneys en-
gagged In a wrangle in which legal
etiquette neared the strainlng point
and friends OF the accused student,
anticipating his release, left the court
room and crankec their cars. expect
irg to bear him in triumph back to
the campus
In holding Fether for the grand
Jury In connection with the death of
the beautiful young girl on the night
OF July 10. Justice Williams said /:
According to the evidence before
me there has been no. testimony that
any one other than Father handled
the trousers found in Cayuga Lake
Thursday evening. They are knotted.
for reason that IL unknown to me,
hut there must have been some
reason and some crime by virtue OF
the trousers, ideLtined as Fether's,
being knotted. shall have to hold
the defendant for the crime Of MUIR
der in the flrst degree and without
tail for the grand jury
Fether's examination was conduct
ed In , picturesque old edtflce, q
two-storied colonial structure used az
c town hall in the village Of Ulysses.
It is eight miles from ithaca and
about two miles from the spot where
Fether says he and Miss GRANGE,
whom he had known less than ten
days, were tipped into the water OF
Cayuga Lake AZ they embraced ono
another.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-17

~ ChtcAgo, San Diego. KAnsAs
~ Louis, and Bosfon, while IN
30ek many agencies. federal and
1870 ~ work gathering evidence
9ol1>sres Of stored foods and prose
Dae Of hoArders.
k3vexo Of milk wagons in New
tetved notice yesterday that af-
3etober when their contracts ex-
Id they will demand $50 a week,
sI&f cent commission on sales. six
~ cay. time and half for over
~ ana double time for Sunday
j yk33ne. The drivers now get from
"a ~ .315 a week and / per cent
rnlssion.
sFssz 2&olnnnen OF the Pacific Electric
A1lNxy. a Los Angeles interurban
u JUe0en. and the Los Angeles railway
~ lines, went on strike. The Pa
SM&ac electric system was practically
- M. The city lines ran many cars
EM& were considerably hampered in
Ev1ce.
S# Ch1rged with proateering on a
n 100000 sugar sale, John +, Campbell.
S4eooident. and John Il. Bunker. treas
a1t0r, OF the John r. Campbell COM
SHAny, of Chicago. were arrested. They
SNop1 charged with securing sugar for
SD3sp9 per cwt. and selling 10 retailers
10 serious is the labor situation
s3Onaidered that Samuel Gompers, ii
IT. reported, has been requested 10
seMQ HIS European trip and return
zAome at once.
At American Federation OF Labor
headquarters in Washington last
Night II was announced that Gompers
will leave Bresi this afternoon on the
Transport George Washington ard
Noxr al 90 a
Will 80 direct to Washington TO con-
Ter with Secretary Of Labor Wilson
c0ncern.ng the labor situation, and
nm endeaeor will he made to prevent
ms general tie-up OF Industry.
Hundreds Of carloads OF perishable
t6oodstu1s, have been ruined. IL was
soNciared at Columbus. Ohio. because
the cars were permitted to stand ten
1Ays after being ready for unloading
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-17
CoSsacks Kill Bolsheytsts

Copenhagen. August l6.-CoIonel
HadJelachs. cossack arrested In
stockholm. is reported to have signed
a confession that he and number
OF fellow officers killed the three Boil
snevlsts whose bodies were found in
lake OF Stockholm. Colonel Had
jelachs is quoted as saying that the
ann OF the Russian league to which
ne and his companions belong Is ia
conquer the Bolshevist terror in Rus
STA and wreak revenge for the muir.
ders OF officers of the old regime
The confession asserts that of the
$4,000 officers in Petroerad last year
only 1000 are left and that not less
than 10000 were killed