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Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1919-11-13
SpectacIes.

The word is derived from the Latin
Spectacular" which means show,
exhibition, display for the gratitca-
ton of the eye, etc. The word easily
accommodated itself to describe the
glasses invented in the thirteenth CEN
fury, some say by a Florentine monk
named AlesSandrO di Spina, and 9TH
ers by Roger Bacon. They surely ere
ated spectacle for persons long in
flicted with defective sight.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1919-11-13
organ for the music.

C. C. Sullivan and John Haymart
of Lake Como spent Tuesday putting
the lighting system of the church in
order, so good lights next Sunday
evening are assured.
w. S. Middleton spent last Friday
in Jacksonville, transacting business.
Five auto loads of Pomonaites were
in Palatka Saturday shopping and
otherwise putting in the day.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-06
THREE new FREIGHT
STEAMSHIP LINES
Opening of Service to Scandi-
l1avian Ports and Increased
Sajlings Announced
OBTAIN PIERS IN DELAWARE

Substantial addition to the commerce
et the port of Philadelphia was indi-
rated in the announcement Of the Pacat
Steamship's Corporations of the cstab-
tshment of freight service from this
port to Copenhagen, the opening OF n
freight service from Philadelphia to
Sweden and Finland, by the Swedish
American and Transatlantic Line. and
increased sailings from Philadelphia to
Bergen, Stavanger and Christiania by
the Norway, Sweden and Gulf Line now
located here.
Blmonthly sailings will be maintained
by the Pacat Company in its service TO
Copenhagen. This corporation. which
js located in New York. will route two
steamships on this line. expanding it
as diversions of freight warrant.
M The first vessel in the Copenhagen
service will be the Japanese steamship
Xxi Maru. $500 tons, which is sched-
uled to sail May 20 from the Inde
pendent Pier Company's pier, 81 south
wharves.
Officials of the corporation say there
y also under consideration the cstab
Iishment of q French service out Of
philadelphia which will make Bordeaux
/And Lehavre. The Pacat Company now
has d similar service out of New York.
a Among the services now operated by
this company are lines from New York
70 Copenhagen. Christiania. Rotterdam.
Antwerp and Helsingfors. Finland. The
company announces that it hopes to
build up all of these lines from the port
of Philadelphia.
The Swedish American Line will be
gin its service from Philadelphia early
In June. As planned by the projectors.
the line will have fortnightly saiings
between Philadelphia. Gothenhurg,
Sweden and HelsingfcS. Finland.
Freight will also be received for other
ports in Sweden and Finland. The
Steamships which will be placed on the
line and whose names will be given out
later will all be modern vessels and
will make the run in from twelve to
fifteen days.
Through arrangements made by +. A.
Mccarthy, general freight agent. the
new line, for the present. will use as
terminals at this port. Pier p. north
whnrves and Pier c. Port Richmond.
two of the Philadelphia and Reading
Railway Company piers in the Della e,
ware river. The latter pier will be used
for loading of outward cargoes and the
former for the discharge of all inbound
carsoes.
So encouraging has been the support
given BY the merchants of this city and
vicinity, that the directors of the Nor
way. Mexico and Gulf Steamship Com
pany. of which +. A. Mccarthy is also
the agent. have decided to increase the
service by putting on several more
q steamships.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-06
FACES OF HEROIC 'FLREMEN
BURNED INTO PANEL DESIGN
Charles Dugdae DeepSea Fisherman Depotes Spare Time 10
Unique Memorial to I3 Men Who Died in 1910 Holocaust

A FTER three years Of effort between
"A his fishing trips and work at Hog
Island. Charles Dugdalc. 2O2 Front
street, Darby. has completed a burned
wood relief of the thirteen firCmcn who
died as a result of the Bodinc street
fire Of December 81, 1910.
Pictures of the fircmen. set in line in
the wooden panel, were made from
newspaper photographs of the men pub
lishcd at the time of the fire, and bear
striking resemblance.
The work is all the more remarkable
because Dugdalc never had the advan-
tages of even common school cduca
ton, but developed sketchinG and wood
burning between fishing seasons, having
followed deep sea fishing f"r forty three
years. For the last year, however, he
has been doing his bit at Hog Island.
The relief, or 'picturc," ms he calls
it. measures three feet by twenty three
inches. In the center is n fire engine
and on each of the lower corners Of
which is the figure of a fire department
horse. The whole piece bears the in
scription. "Our Departed Brothers.
Above. pictures of seven of the men
are set in raised wooden circles. The
other three on each side are set two,
then one, in perfect alignment. On
each of the lower corners of the panel
the dates, December II ID. 1910, ap-
pear. A decorated border inrloScS the
whole,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-06
WHISKY SAVED MANY
LIVES, DEALERS HEAR
lnfluenza Ravages Discussed at
Annual Conference of
Liquor Men

atlantic City. May G.-Confidcncp
that with peace at hand President vii
son will issue an order abroga ting war
prohibition was the KEYNOTE Of the
twenty sixth annual conference of the
National Retail Liquor Dealers As
sociation at the Traymore today. Neil
Bonner Is here with the PENNSYLVANIA
delegation.
President William Seckel of Clevr-
land. in his annual address. rebuked
the retailers at large because the first
call to imam the pumps to save the
booze ship" was responded 10 with
reluctance" Overconfidence on the
part of saloon men. he maintained.
gave the prohibtionists an advantage
it win be difficult to overcome.
Delegates cheered the declaration Of
President Seckel that the mortality of
influenza would have been infinitely
greater IL it had not been for whisky.
4 the target of the anti saloon league.
''This life saving fluid" he said sis
claimed by physicians to have been the
boon Of humanity during this epidemic.
and many were the lives saloonmen
saved who might now he in the great
= .rheyond. Nevertheless. in many eases
saioops were forced to close and re-
ports now show that deaths in dry
communities greatly exceeded mortality
in wet territory.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-06
PARADE FOR HEROES
DESPITE UNION BAN
Readings Reception Committee
Decides to Have March,
Ignoring the Boycott

Reading, Pa, May 6..-Thc Carpcn-
ter Steel Works strike, as a sequel to
tho discharge Of 800 employees for par
ticipating in the May Day parade Of
union labor here, is taking n serious
turn in its effect on the reception to
the former Company I. of the National
Guard. on its return home from over
seas this week.
f.. ]. Poole. superintendent Of the
works. will remain on the reception
committee and there w. ne n parade,
even if union bands refuse to furnish
the music. This decision was made by
the citizens patriotic committee last
night.
4 heated discussion ensued after
George w. Snyder. president of the
musicians union, read the communCa =
ton from the union to Mayor Filbert
saying union bands would not partici-
pate in the parade if Poole was on the
reception committee. Mayor Filbert
ended the matter by saying there would
be parade and welcome to the sol
dicrs with some kind Of music. They
would parade even if there were no
bands, he said.
Mr.. Poole will not resign from the
committee.
eliminate Poole or we take no part
in the demonstration, was the unani.
nous sentiment of four local fire com
panies last evening. Employees of the
Reading Railway, who suggested send
ing special train to Camp Dix to
bring home the soldiers. will not parade
or take part in the demonstration if
Poole is on the committee. This action
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-06

dale said today. "I have lot OF
friends in Engine Company No. 40, at
Sixty fifth street and Woodland ave
nuc. and I wanted to try making
group picture Of the oldest men in the
service. The chief thought the Bodine
street fire heroes would make better
picture. so | started it in my spare time.
used only the usual platinum point
and bcnzinc after skctching in the
whole in lead pencil
The picture is to be chanced of
among the members of the Fire De
partmCnt on May 81 at Engine Com
pany No. 40. and the proceeds will go
to the FirCmCn's Pension Fund.
The name, position and company to
which he belonged is burned around the
picture of each man as border. The
men included are Frederick Koberer,
John Collins. Harry Bcrtolct. George
Matchinsky. Charles w. Edleman,
William Mcconnell. Gustavc Wittig,
Thomas Pass, John +. Carroll. Samuel
Park, Thomas Entwistlc. Robert Stew
ar" and William Bchmaicr.
Dugdalo in addition to skctching
and woodworking. this year made thou
sands Of Tin soldiers for next
Christmas. lIc is ffty-ninc years old,
and boosts that he has n Public Ledger
of 1861. giving an account Of Lincoln s
assassination. Last year, while com q.
ing to This city from AngClsCa in his
- foot bank skin. he nearly lost his
life when four bullets pierced the boat
as he passed Cape May. He had come
,r;.I,i,, rn,,rn Of tI,r ''Upbs' ,rnrt ip; ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-06
BONDS STOLEN IN BANK
Union National Reports Theft Said
to Total S2500

The Union National Bank. Third and
Arch streets, reported at city Hall to-
day theft of Liberty loan bonds from
the institution yesterday afternoon.
According to the police, stranger
went into the bank and walked ont
again with handful of bonds which he
took while the clerk walked over to a
safe in the bank of the office.
1t is alleged that the amount Of bonds
stolen totals $500. The bank officials
would make no statement.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-06

was taken at last nights meeting Of
the Reading Railway patriotic commit
tee.
The cigarmakers' union last evening
imposed fine of 800 for any member
who participates in n parade Poole is
connected with and one of So for any
member attending ball game of the
International League as long as Poole
or j. Turner Moore is connected with
the local organization.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-06
PORT FACILITIES PROVED
Director Webster Says Record Is
Made in Debarkina Troops

That we have unsurpassed port ia
cilitics here was exhibited Saturday,
when the troopship, with 5000 men,
dockcd at Pier rs, South Wharvcs, at
the foot Of Snyder avenue, and the sol
dicrs were discmbarkcd in one hour and
ten minutes" declared George s. Web
ster, director of the Department Of
Wharvcs, Docks and Ferries, today.
~ believe this is a record. We have
the facilities and every natural advan-
tagc. IL the business men, and par
ticularly the manufacturers, will only
back mp the port workers by importing
and exporting their goods through Phil
adclphia, the development Of our ship
ping interests will be marvellous"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-06
Maurice F. Eean at Houston Club

Maurice F. Eean at Houston Club
Maurice Francis Egan, former United
States minister to Denmark, will speak
in tho Houston Club of the University
of Pennsylvania Friday at 4 o'clock,
under the auspices Of the Arts hssocia -
ton. He will relate his diplomatic
experiences in neutral lands Mr..
Eagan is a Philadclphian who was ap-
pointed minister to Denmark by Prcsi-
dent Roosevelt in 1907.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-06
Woman Sues Hotel for Gem Theft

Mrs. Mary W. $. Hamilton has
brought suit against Il Boston apart
ment hotel to recover for tn" loss Of
$500 in jewels, which. she says, were
stolen from her suite on April I. Mrs.
Hamilton formerly lived at 2024 Spruce
street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-06

"rhe picture was suggested by Chief
Baxter about three years ago, Dug
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-18
SKELETON MYSTERY "
IN NEW YORK POINTS
TO PHILADELPHIA
Man Of This City Believed Muir
dered and Body Taken to
Gotham for Disposal

Detectives of the local murder
squad" are operating with the New
York city police in an effort to solve
the mystery surrounding a suitcase
found at the Mills Hotel. New York
city. containing the skeleton of n man
Detective Oswald. Of the New York
city district attorneys staff. brought the
suitcase to this city and located the
manufacturer. leather company here
4 representative of the leather firm
said that the suitcase was made by
them. but that il must have been man
ufacturcd prior to 1919. as the man who
made that particular bag died that year.
As the bag bears no sign of ever having
been used. except for the one purpose.
detectives believe that the skeleton must
bc that of some Philadelphian. who was
murdered here and his body taken to
New York for disposal.
At the Mills Hotel. in New York,
there is no record of when the bag was
left there. It was stored in a cellar along
with lot of lumber and junk and was
discovered only by accident.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-18
FLIER'S FUNERAL HELD
Friends Pay Tribute to Man Killed
In Seaplane Fall

The funeral Of Coxswain Herbert l..
Souder. one of the young men killed in
the seaplane which dropped in the Del
aware river Monday afternoon after
leaving Philadelphia navy yard. took
place this afternoon at the home of
his father in law Harry L. Ulrich, Sec
ond street and Monument avenue, Ma
tional Park.
Services were held by the Rev. G.
l.. Southwick. pastor of the National
Park NJ. F.. Church. and interment was
made in Mt Moriah Cemetery. this
city The body was on view last night
and several hundred persons passed by
the Caskct. which was surrounded with
floral tributes sent by organizations and
friends of the young man. who was
popular in the camp meeting town.
Abraham Council, Junior Mechanics
of Camden. held services over the body
The members of the National Park
branch of the United States Volunteer
Life Saving Corps. of which the young
man was one of the first members and
obtained the first rescue on July 6,
viewed the body and were followed by
the officials of the borough. Much
sympathy is felt for the eighteen year
old wife and three month old child OF
the deceased
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-18
SEARS PLANT HERE
TO COST $3,000,000
S4O,OOO,OOO Worth Of Business
Expected to Be Handled An
nualIy by Firms Branch

The plant Sears. RoebuCk & Co.
proposes to erect here will cost S.
0QO.0O 1t is to be used as an eastern
distribution center for the company s
mail order business. The new plant
will handle $40, 1000. 600 worth of bust
ness annually. according to word re-
ccived from Chicago.
\ couple of weeks ago thirty to forty
acres of land were purchaser by Sears.
Roebuck & Co. along the Roosevelt
Boulevard and opposite the Friends
Asylum for the Insane. Both the Read
ing and Pennsylvania Railroads pass
through the property.
Approximately 5000. 900. 900 worth
of business is handled annually by the
company in its Chicago plant. which
has 5000 employees. The Philadelphia
branch will probably employ several
thousand people.
1t is planned to beautify the sur
roundings of the new plant and estab-
lish recreational facilities for the en-
ployes. Housing conditions are being
looked into and with city co operation
adequate housing facilities for the EN-
ployes and their families will be pro
vidcd in the vicinity.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-18
RATE-MAKlNG RIGHT UPHELD
Service Commission Has Power,
SUPERIOR Court Judges Say

The right of the Public Service Com
mission to fix the rates of fare for pas
senger railway companies throughout
the state has been upheld in the Su-
perior Court in opinions filed by Judges
Trexler and Williams.
The court rules that contracts en-
tered into by any municipality with
such companies or local ordinances can
not interfere with the police power of
the state vested in the commissioners.
Such power was claimed by the Public
Service Commission when it refused to
sanction the lease between the city OF
Philadelphia and the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit Company.
Judge Trexler's opinion dealt with
the appeals taken by railway compa-
nies in Pittsburgh. Reading. Mckees-
port. borough of North Braddock and
Williamsburg and Harbor Creek town
ship. Judge Williams decision was
filed in the case of Charles 5. Foltz,
who complained of the increase of
street car fares in Lancaster, Pa, from
five to six cents.
In the latter case the commission
held that the raise was not unrcason-
able and dismissed the complaint made
against it.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-18
MULLER LEAVES $4,000
Wife, Son and Daughter Get Estate
Of U. of p. Professor

Professor W. Max Muller. professor
of Oriental languages at the University
of Pennsylvania. who was drowned at
Wildwood Saturday. left a $4,000 es-
tate to his wife, son and daughter.
who are now, living at s North Fifteth
street. His will was probated today
Other wills permitted were: Emily
R. Acker. 1S45 Tenango street. wife
of A. Lincoln Acker, S0952 estate,
private bequests; Margaretta NJ. Rob
ertson, 3615 Barring street, S27 900 :;
Mary p. Green, S11 500; Archibald
Mitchell. S4500; Mary c. Doughsrty.
$500; Johnson Henaman. of Palmyra.
y. J.. S4150; Anna X. Bailey. $4,000.
Letters of administration were grant
ed for the 500, 800 estate of. Hannah G.
A. Cooper The personally of the
estates of the following were appraised :
Charles W. Irwin, S66. .932 SO; Henry
Fost, SS411 .03; and Elizabeth Zook,
S320S. 90.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-18
ALBERT W. BCCKNER
SERGEANT BUCKNER DEAD
Soldier, Long Missing, Succumbed In
France to Wounds

News finally confirming their worst
fears has reached the parents of Ser
geant Albert W. Buckner. III Tulip
street. TaCony. He is reported as hav-
ing died Of wounds sustained in France
on September .. 1917. No official word
of his having been wounded was roceiv-
ed until May II, although he had been
given up for lost after n long period
when no response came to their letters
Sergeant BuCkncr. whose father is
Joseph BuCkner, was we'll known in the
Tacony district. He leaves a widow,
Mrs. Margaret BuCkncr, and son.
Albert, Jr.
Sergeant Buckncr enlisted in the Ma
tional Guard in February. 1916. scrv-
ing on the Mexican border, and was
called into service again in July. 1911.
After a month with the old First Rcgi
mcnt at Lansdowne he was transferred
to Camp Hancock in the newly organ
lied 1O9th United States Infantry. He
sailed for France in May. 1918. No
word was received from him between
September 1, 1918. and May II, 1919.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-18

anything without Mrs. Morrell around?
And there was no meeting last night
II didn't know the girls were dis
satisfied" said Mr.. Weston today.
There is new schedule we've been
thinking over, but we're not certain
when it will be put into effect. But
the new arrangement will not affect
the welfare of the cashiers in any way.
They will work for nine hours and
they will get paid for nine hours. OF
course. few of the extras will be laid
off-the girls at League Island, for
instance, and at Hog Island. Now that
the war rush is over the conductors can
very easily collect the fares themselves.
Perhaps in rush hours we may need a
couple girls at the gates.
But if we don't need all of the
girls now. certainly we cant use them.
The change is a perfectly natural eco
nomical change"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-18
FIGHT WITH KNIVES
AND PISTOL SENDS
TWO TO HOSPITAL
Revolver Aimed at PatroIman
Wrenched From Owner-One
Arrested, Later Released

A fight with knives. in which a pistol
was fired, sent both combatants to the
West Philadelphia Homeopathic Hos
pital early today.
They are John Webb. thirty three
years old, 4112 Reno street, and Ed
ward Chisel. fifty three years old. col
orcd, III Lex street. Wcbb's left arm
and chin are cut. and Chisel has wounds
on the scalp and chest. The cause of
the fight was not learned.
Michael Kelly, of Aspen street neaer
Fiftieth, heard the Sighting in front of
his home and interfered in time, ac.
cording to the police, to wrench a pistol
from Chisel's hand as the latter aimed
it at Patrolmen Schad and Niscardi, of
the Fifty third and Media streets sta
ton. Kelly was arrested. but was re-
leased on his own bail by Magistrate
Harris. at the Thirty second street and
Woodland avenue station for further
hearing July "a.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-18
CASHIERS OF P. R. 7.
FIGHT NEW SCHEDULE
May Be Required to Work Fifty
Minutes Longer Daily at
Same Pay
SOME WILL BE LAID OFF

The girl cashiers of the p. r. T. are
up in arms,
They object to the new schedule"
which will make them work fifteen min
utes more day at no increase in pay.
and which will necessitate the dropping
of forty or more of their co workers.
According to the cashiers, Charles
Weston. the manager. whose Offices are
at the Sixty ninth street terminal, is
about to put into effect a new schedule.
planned to cut expenses by reducing the
help.
Where our hours used to be from
6 a. m. to 3 80 p. m. or from o a. m.
to p. m., explained one of the girls.
I I'VE would, according to the new sched e
ue. work fifteen minutes longer, that
is, till 3 :45 p. m. or I 10 p. m. We
have been working. actually. eight and
! three quarters hours a day and we were
! paid for nine hours at the rate of thirty
two cents an hour. According to the
new schedule We will work the full nine
I hours and receive no increased pay.
''On one run. that at the Fifteenth
/ street station. which is regarded as
one of the hardest and busiest. the new
! schedule will make the cashier work
! from 6 a. m. to . 80 p. m. before she
is relieved. We think that is too siren
uous. Heretofore the shifts at such
busy places have been shorter
The girls had planned a mass meeting
to arrange for protest to the manager
at the Sixty ninth street terminal last
night. but at 3 o'clock members of theil
executive committee called off the meet :
ing. saying they were ordered to meet
the companys department heads al
1 o'clock.
The committeeman came out of that
meeting with their mouths gagged
said one of the cashiers. They were
sworn to secrecy. The only thing thcy
told us was that Mrs. Morrell, head
of the welfare department, whom We
had counted on at our meeting, wa!
going to make n flying trip to Chi
cago-to study railway methods there
we think But how can we girls dc
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-18
BREAD-WElGHT BILL VETOED
No Law Should Regulate Quantity on
Article, Declares SprouI

"No law should be passed specifically
stating that quantity of an article of
merchandise which can or cannot be
sold," says Governor Sproul in vetoing
the bill making it unlawful to make or
sell a loaf of bread weighing less than
pound.
There are thousands of people who
do not want to purchase loaf of bread
weighing a pound as they may not use
that quantity within certain time and
the unused portion will become stale, "
says the Governor.
"If a small loaf of bread is obtain
able it gives an opportunity to the pur =
chaser to obtain loaf of fresh bread
oftener. There are many bakers who
are awaiting the opportunity to make
a good small loaf of bread that can be
sold for five cents, but if this bill were
approved it would prevent the manu-
facture of a fve-cent loaf, thereby
taking away from the very poor people
the opportunity to obtain a fresh loaf
of bread at frequent intervals.