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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-05
WIDOW AND DAUGHTER,
TRAPPED BY FLAMES,
RESCUED BY PASSERBY
Fire Cuts Of Escape Through
Rear and Front Door
Refuses to Open

with the rear exit Of the house
blocked by fire and the lock on the
front door refusing to yield, Mrs. Eliz, z,
abcth Rricketto, of 1916 South Thlr'
.teenth street, experienced several OK
citing minutes today before a passcr' .
by released her from her burning house.
Mrs. Brickctto and her ten year -oId
daughter. Marie. moved into the house
Yesterday. and last night was the FIRST
spent in the new home.
This morning Mrs. Bricketto was
awakened by the smell of smoke. She
awoke her daughter and found that pa e
per from the walls of the kitchen was
on fire. The front Of the house was
blocked by furniture and the intricacies
of the lock on the front door were too
complex to permit hasty exit.
A passcrby came to the aid Of the
widow, forced the door, and turned in
the fire alarm.
Mrs Brickctto believes rats Snawcd
at box of matches and started the
blaze. which was fed by tho nearby
scraps of paper. Tho kitchen was bad
" burned, but tho fire did not extend tC
the rest Of the house.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-05

Quite a number OF towns will hold
meetings this week to decide just what
they will do on the trolley fare rise
The State Public Utility Commission
is supreme in such matters, and there
is no redress, but some other action may
be- agreed upon.
The towns do not want to employ any
experts to gather data, as such work
runs into heavy expense. which is shown
in the present application before the
state commission, and no decision has
been rendered as yet.
The people Of Camden, with the e1-
ception of those in the outlying district,
such as the old town Of Stockton and
the lower end. are satisfied with the
new rates. because they will ride for
three and five cents and it is not likely
that any protest will be made by the
Camden city officials.
Large numbers of voters say that they
will quiz the "a ndidates for governor
and other Offices this year on their atti
tude toward the public service trolley
question. They openly assert. both Re
publicans and Democrats, that they will
support the candidates who promise to
give them square deal on the question.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-05
FAMILY REUNION HELD
Hartranft krIebel Clans Meet al
Pennsbure

Hartranft krlebel Clans Meet at
Pennsbure
The thirty second annual reunion ot
the Hartranft family, in connection with
the fifteenth annual reunion Of the Kric-
bel family. is being held at Perkiomcn
School. Pcnnsburg. today. Addresses
will be delivered by Rev. o. S. Krie-
bel, Harry Hartranft, Bellefoute :;
George Kriebcl. Jr.. Ccdars, and How.
ard v. Kriebel, Pennsburg. The pro-
gram will be interspersed with music,
1t will be an all day session. At the
same time an inspection of the Schwenk
fielder Historical Library and Museum
will be made under the direction of DR..
+. +. s. Johnson and Miss Selma Ger
hard. This will afford an opportunity
for the guests to see the mass of Corpus
SchwenkfeIdianoru Library recently
brought from Germany. A special fea :
ture will be the exhibition of portrait
of Schwenkfcld, also brought from Ger
many during the past months.
4 luncheon will be served at the noon
hour.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-05
MORE TRAINS SOUGHT
IN CAMDEN FARE RISE
Many HaddonfieId and Haddor
Heights Folk Refuse to
Use Trolleys
TO BE ELECTION ISSUE

The Reading and Pennsylvania Rail
roads will be asked to run more local
trains between Haddonfeld and Cam =
den and Haddon Heights and Camden
to take care Of the increasing traffic,
which is due to people refusing to use
the trolleys Because Of the increase in
fare which will 60 into effect next
month.
The town officials and commuters say
that the traffic is increasing every morn e.
ing because the people are beginning to
boycott the trolleys. and they want more
trains run during the rush hours in the
morning and afternoon.
There is no doubt but what the trolley
traffic in Camden will be increased. but
the rooNlc of the suburbs say that the
increase will not overcome what will be
lost from the county.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-05
THIEVES ABANDON 3 CARS
Robbers In Willow Grove Section
Escape Police, However

Thieves stole touring car owned by
II. Haldeman, Ivyland, Pa. Coming
south on Old York road the car was
ditched at Highland road by the thieves.
who escaped. Motor thieves broke into
the garage owned by Anthony Horan,
Jenkintown. and stole motortruck
valued at 5000. The garage of John
Lee, Willow Grove, was broken into
and a $500 car stolen. The machine
was found hidden in grove, several
miles distant. Tools, curtains and ac-
cessories were stolen from a car owned
by Warner Murphy, Willow Grove.
Near Hatboro, Otto B. Vanberger
was struck by an automobile driven by
William E. Yelverton, of 1911 + street,
n. W., Washington. Vanberger was
taken to the Arlington Memorial Hos
pital. Yelverton was released when
Vanberger declined to prosecute.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-05
;f|REMEN OF CITY
ASK PAY INCREASE
Wage Rise Only Inducement
That Will Keep Men on
Job, They Say
SEEK S1400 AS STARTER

The fire fighters Of the city want an
increase in pay.
According to the firemen. tatter pay
envelope is the only inducement that
will hold the present personnel to their
Jobs, as long as there are no adequate
municipal laws to safeguard the lives
Of fire fighters.
Ap ordinance introduced before
Councils and now in the hands of the
finance committee demands S3Oo-a-
year fat increase in salary for the bat
talon chief down TO the ordinary hose
man and ladderman. along with four
months back salary. due since 1918.
because the authorities did not adopt
the two platoon system in January OF
1918.
The ordinance provides that fireman
start with a salary not less than Sl4OO
a year. and that after years expert
ence, he receive full pay at Sl6OO.
'We have no occupancy law here
which would do much toward safe
guarding the lives of our tirCmen,
said J. NJ. Sinister, president and busi-
ness manager of the City Fire Fighters
Local Union No. %, with Offices at 1O9
Nortn broad s.,ee,' >n !aio. o.,"pa", g
law wouiu ProV'ue 'or d" 'uslv ,,G.' ~
q building every time new DuslnrSS business
moves into it. There would be no walls
collapsing then, because building was
made to hold more than II cou'u SalelS
carry. we nave no such ID" hert'
tbo Arc brroan and ieonardize their
safety unless there is some inducement
,,
oe''er 'Na"s "''i'e'
Until we can get adequate hre laws
it's got to be made worth fire fighter
while to risk his life. and that can be
done by giving him a more comfortable
salary. And more comfortable salary
will make him better able to live de-
Gently.
Even with the increase we ask the
salaries will not touch those of other
cities. We ask for S14OO to start
we used TO receive S1100 to
start, with an increase TO $1,000
after five years service. And W.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-05
predqe Hand Lost In schuyIkill

Frank Sloppy, an employe of r. W.
Wiener & Co.. drcdgers, drowned in
the Schuylkill at Penrose Ferry bridge
and Gallows lane. sloppy slipped while
at work on the drcdge. His body was
recovered several hours later. Sloppy
livod Mt 1914 Naudain street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-05

Parala, twenty seven years old, and
Herman Shoeman, twenty eight years
old, both of New York, were given five
days each in the county Jail, by Magis-
trate O'Brien.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-05
Jailed In MIX Theft Case

Two men were arrested today, charg.
cd with stealing bread and milk from
door steps in the neighborhood of Rit-
tenhouse square. The men, Marcus
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-05-15

when we talk OF them and 10 We can
keep records of theirperformances and
degree of usefulness.
Farmsteads, however. are talked
about a whole lot Just as we talk
of the various animals in the individ-
ual home, SO does the public talk about
the various farm homes in the COM
munity. without a name. farm homes
are awkwardly discussed. Shade
land" "Riverdale," "Brookdale,'
"Sunnyset," and "Stockdale," are
names which a community soon learns
for designating various farms. Such
appropriate farm home names lend
themselves to desirable advertising.
Such names give the stamp of per-
manency, of business and system to
any farm place.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-05-15
EACH HAS INDIVIDUAL c0L0R
Cities by No Means Alike In Huos
Which Attract the Eye Of
the Traveller.

"Have you ever noticed how cities
sometimes seem to have their own spe-
cial ~colors?" asks Julian Street N
American Adventures" the book n
which he and Wallace Morgan 70
corded, in words and pictures, Whist
they think is the most picturesque part
of u countryside South.
paris is white and green-even
more so. / think. than Washington
Mr.. Street continues.
Chicago is gray; so Is London usu-
ally, though 1 have cen 1t bun at the
beginning of a heavy fog. New York
used to be a brown sandstone city,
but is now turning to one of cream
colored brick and tile; Naples is bril-
liant with pink and blue and green
and white and yellow; while as fo4
Baltimore, her old houses and hef
new are. as Baedeker puts II, Of cheer
full red brick'-not always, of course.
but often enough to establish the color
of red brick as the city's predominant
ing hue. And with the red-brick
house-particularly the older ones
go clean white marble steps. on the
bottom one of which. at the side, may
usually be found an old-fashioned iron
'scraper,' doubtless left over from the
time (not very long ago) when the
city pavements had not reached their
present excellence"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-05-15
Germany Will Have
Week Of Mourning

Berne, May 11.-Press comment and
other news concerning the peace
treaty as sen here by the German
semi-official news agency suggests
that a campaign has been started to
entice German public opinion against
acceptance of the treaty, or, perhaps,
which is more likely, to give Count
Won Brockdorff- Rentzau manufactured
popular support in demands he may
make for alienation of the peace
terms.
The closing of the stock exchanges
in Berlin, Frankfort and elsewhere,
and the government appeal for q,
week of mourning" is taken here to
indicate that there is a we'll coordin-
ated movement to influence the Ger
nan people.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-05-15
Camp Meeting PARK Notice

The following rules apply to the use
of the Park for the year 1919:
1. All picnic parties OF Social Gath
erings of any kind must first get per-
mission to use the Park before doing
so. This Park is private property and
we only ask this courtesy for the pro-
lection of the property. We are spend
ing time and money trying to beautify
our park and surely the use Of it is
worth the asking. For Park privileges
see r. l.. Shepherd, st Lawrence.
2. Automobiles r prohibited from
parking inside the wire. Keep out.
Our reason. the dripping Of oil and
grease kills the grass, and makes 1t
an unfit place for dinner parties to
eat or children to romp.
3. Camp-fires are prohibited In the
Park-proper. All fires to be built on
South or East side Of creek. Use no
material belonging to the property to
make fires. tThis rule will be rigidly
enforced.)
In conclusion: We believe all are
Interested in making our Park a beau
tiful place in which to meet, but some
times we become careless. Rules are
essential for an institution of this kind
but unless they are obeyed they are
worthless. The taking care of the
Park is neither an easy or altogether
pleasant job, but we are doing our
best to be fair to all concerned and
kindly ask the cooperation of all con
cerned in the keeping up OF the
grounds.
Very respectfully,
C. l.. Starr,
.25tf Supt. OF Grounds.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-05-15
USE CENTURIES 0LD METHODS
ceyionese Reap and Grind Drain IN
Much the Same Way - In
Biblical Times.


At Handy, Ceylon. the entire method
of planting. reaping and grinding grain
is conducted as q religious ceremony.
The work OF carrying the sheaves 10
allotted to the women, and II L. a pic
turesque sight to q them bearing
away the huge bundles OF sheaves on
their heads. At egentide teams Of buff
falo as innocent Of muzzles as though
subject to Mosaic law, r brought to
the threshing floor and driven over
this paddy to the accompaniment OK
a. community chorus. When well trod-
den by The herd, the buffaloes are driv-
en- away to their respective swamp
Walls The straw Is 10 removed
By the women from the paddy. ana
the latter famed free If rubbish. The
grain is next tossed and famed Oh
winnowing trays. entirely by hand.
The methdi takes some days. When
completed, and ready for the "gran-
ary' 1t is stored in large urns called
.'bissa," which are protected by a thick
coating of mortar. The 'bissa" looks
like a small matched cottage, but Il
Is really a miniature silo. When need
ed for breads or curry. the grain u
ground by the women on huge iaf
stones much like the 'metate" OF tho
Mexicans, another round stone resem-
bling n rolling pin In shape, being USED
to crush the grain. 1t is then cookies
in various ways.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-05-15
Dexheimer Reports Good Sales

Dexheimer Reports Good Sales
Mr.. B. r. Evans,
Chicago, Ill.
Dear Sir:
Our pigs are coming OF in fine shape
and are having q big inquiry thru u
adv in the Bulletin for our fall boars.
I beg to report thru your paper the
sale of an outstanding May pig sired
by Pathfinder Giant out of a Col Pro-
lection dam to MI. e. w. Schmidt. OF
Redheld. s D., for $4,000. Mr.. Schmidt
is a new man at the game and has
gathered around him a great bunch OF
sows and realizing that the herd boar
was more than half the herd. he start
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-05-15
South Dakota Troops
Docked Thursday Night

Philadelphia, Pa. May 13.-The bat
tleship Congress, having on board the
147th field artillery of South Dakota,
passed into the Delaware Capes at
moo today. The men will disembark
at Philadelphia about 9 o'clock tonight.
Governor Peter Norbeck, of South Da-
kota, and a welcoming committee from
that state, are here to greet home
coming soldiers.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-05-15
Designate Your Farm
4 By Giving 1t A Name

Prof. c. Larson, director of extern
sion at South Dakota State college.
offers the following reasons for Civ
ing names to farms:
We name our children. u horses.
u cows and u dogs. Why not
name u farms? We name our ami
mails so we can designate them in our
conversation, 80 they will respond
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-05-15

ed out to buy the best that money
could buy and he certainly got him in
this great SOW of Pathfinder Giant.
He stood 81 inches high at III months
OF age and stands on as good a set
of feet and legs as was ever put under
a hog. We also sold one of these good
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-05-15

May pigs to Mr.. Oscar Stagberg, of
Baltic, S. ID. for $500. He is of strict
ly big type and will develop into one
of the big boars OF the breed.
Yours very truly,
G. p. Dexheiner.
Duroc Bulletin Spencer. s. ID.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-05-15
Righteous Indignation

Mrs. Jones--I wonder what makes
baby SO wakeful.
Jones (savagely)-Why, it's heredi-
tary, of course. That's what comes u
-FOUR sitting up nights waiting for me-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-10
REPEAL OF BILL TO HALT
TRUCK GIFTS PROBABLE

WASHINGTON, sept. 10. Ospi)ARes
peal Of that provision OF the suldry
civil bill which stopped the. distribu-
tion OF motor vehicles and supplies
from the war department 10 the states
FOR road building purposes. was re-
diiested Of the military affairs commit
tee today by Henry r. Sherley, sec
Rotary Of the federal highways comrniss
Although this distribution was au-
thorized under the postofflce ~appropria.
tlon bill ana some 5000 Of the. $1,000
machines allotted were 50 distributed,
the process was stopped on the pass
sage Of the sundfy civil BILL. Mr., Sher-
ley pointed out that many states had
made I'D budgets on the assumption
that this equipment would be donated
and that road work Is now being held
Up In these states. Action on the re-
quest was deferred until Secretary Ba=
ker could be heard, but the sense Of the
committee is that the resolution will be
reported out favorabiy.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-10
Upton COUNTY VOTES
$155,00O BOND ISSUE

CONVICTION. Tenn Sept, 10. (spl)-
At n special meeting of the county
court which was held In C~ovlngton
MONDAY the court voted BY a majority
Of 80 to 0 In favor Of a resolution passed
by the court at It's july, 1919, term,
which resolution called for the issu-
ance Of Si55, 600 in bonds. which amount
was to be added to by the government
in like sum.
A great deal of interest was mani
tested Up the court meeting and long
before the call to, order was made the
courthouse was filled to overflowing.
The court then proceeded to take up
the bond issue and, speeches were made
for, reconsidering the Issue and placing
II before the people at the polls at a
called election for that purpose.
Speeches were also made to maintain
the former resolution, and after u
wrangle from 10 o'clock until 2 In the
afternoon the resolution was passed for
the maintenance by a unanimous vote,
The purpose of the bond issue, is to
improve the jeff Davis and Bristol
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-10
Pershing Thanks
Children For Bio
Patriotism ShOWn

NEW YORK, Sept, Outstanding be-
fore a veritabie forest Of American
flags. held 10 the hands OF more than
10000 School children IN Central park
Yesterday. Gen. John J. Pershing per-
sbnally thanked them FOR their patriot,
Ism during tha war.
THE patriotism Of the children OF
America he said, 'has been an in
spiration not only to the grown ups but
9 the boys who carried the rifle at
Gen. Pefshlng's air o. embarrassment
when appearing In public vanished last
night when he carried his famous smile
70 the greatest reception In the history
pf local ElkdomZa reception given IN
big honor by officials Of the grand
lodge.
Responding to the address OF well
come, Cen Pershins said,
Il know Of no greater order in pa
trlptism, loyalty and benevolence con
ttibutihg e. make. that q possibility
results OF your efforts, ! Wish TO thank
you In the name OF those two million
men who accompanied me. abroad and
made possible the victory which we
brought home TO present to you"
Gen. Pefshihg Was taken to n movie
as the concluding event on the after
Moons program, and much to his sur.
prise the, drama was a history OF
his own life. He was seen to chuckle
With glee several times as different
pictures aroused memories.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-10

We've got to be either provincials,
or statesmeni. we've got to be either
ostriches or eagles" said the president,
adding that he meant by ostfiches those
who "snbmerged their thinking apparat-
In referring to the possibilities Of
revolution over the world, the president
made it clear he did not advocate that
method Of stabillzihg conditions.
II am not speaking revolution" he
said. II believe that the most disas-
trops thing that can happen to the
Hndefr1an, to the man who Is slffefing,
to the man who has not had his rights,
Is to destroy public order, FOR That
makes 1t certain he never can get his
rights. am far from intimating that
but / am intlnating this, that the PEG.
kind Of experiment except the Sns We
are going to try, have called II An
| experiment; / frankly admit that 1t Is,
but 1t is, a very promising experiment,
because there is not a statesman in the
world who does not know that his peo-
In two addresses earlier yesterday In
| st. Paul, the president declared read
| justment of the cost Of living must
await the establishment Of b complete
peace basis which will put labor and
capital on their feet. He asserted that
/ the connection between acceptance Of
| the peace treaty and amelioration of
| living conditions was a direct one and
| that the world was looking TO America
to take the lead In restoring the world
! to. q sound economic basis.
Mr.. Wilson spoke in the morning at a
| special session Of the Minnesota legls.
lature and In the evening at \ public
meeting at the st. Paul auditorium.
| During the afternoon he also addressed
a meeting in Minneapolis.
People With Him.
Saying that, Of course, the league
would not be an absolute guarantees
against war, Mr.. Wilson asked whether
1t would not be worth while II IL re-
dvced the probability ever by 10 per
yes" ov@- the hall and then a burst Of
cheers. The crowd cheered again when
the president added II think 1t reduces
1t about 80 per cent"
The president said 1t was a duty OF
the United States to lead the way II
done best under the labor section OF
the treaty. Under that section, he said,
a great International labor conference
would be held In Washington October,
whether the treaty had been ratified or
"rhe only question is," said he,
whether we shall have a seat in the
conference or one on the. outside"
An absolute, uneioaded confidence"
that the treaty would be ratified was
expressed by the president, and he
asked the people TO assert their ihflu-
II know what you want he said,
Say it and get It. Tell me you don't
want to do what I'm Urging and I'll
s'TheFe we're cries Of mo- and go TO
IT, and the crowd rose and cheered.
After the president sat down. Mayor
Hodgson asked the crowd TO signify "by
saying aye II they we're In favor OF
the league OF nations covenant. A treA
nehdous chorus Of ayes" was the re-
Spouse,
President Wilson was smiling as he
left the auditorium.