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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-04
Child Struck by Automobile

While crossing Wood street, near
Seventeenth street, last night, Mary
Bradley, eight years old, 1446 Callow.
hill street. was struck by an automobile
and taken to the Mcdico -Chirurglcal
Hospital, suffering from a fractured
skull and internal injuries. Frederick
u. Bepheim, of East Walnut lane,
driver of the machine, was arrested by
the police of the Ninth district. and
will be given hearing this morn
ing
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-04
FAVORS GREGORIAN CHANT
international Congress Asks Pope ia
Give II Supreme Place

New York, june 4.-(By A. PD-
Restoration Of the Grcorian chant N
the supreme place assigned to il in the
liturgy without prejudice to other tynes
of music permitted by regulations of the
Catholic Church was urged in rcso.
luton forwarded to Pope Benedict XV
following the close here today of the
International congress Of GrcCorian
chant.
Preparatory training in this class Of
sacred music for students in parocbiaI
schools aud the training of choir mas
ters in each diocese through schools of
liturgy and ecclesiastical music cstnb.
lished on the principle of the pontiHrnl
school of sacred music at Rome also
was asked.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-04
DISCUSS TEACHERS PAY
Committees Hold Conference on In
crease Today
DO we look discouragpd?"

10 we look discouraged:
Edward BOX. chairman of the ct-
Zens' committee that conferred with the
finance committee and the special COM
mittec on teachers salaries Of tho
Board of Education, today had nothing
more to say at the end of more than
two hours session, behind closed doors
The meeting was held in the council
room Of the administration building Of
the Board of Education.
1--WE talked and confcrrcd-we won I
mention any digresSionS-a we are
going to meet again next Wednesday
afternoon at 3 o'clock, was as much
as Simon Gratz, president of the board
would venture.
The six members Of the citizens com
mittee We're present and John Wana-
maker, chairman of the finance com
mittee, presided. Gratz. Wanamakcr.
Stoddard, Smcdlcy. Catherine, Smith
and Dick represented the board and the
citizens committee members were
Edward Box. Georgc Wharton Pepper.
George W. Norris, Z. Pusey Passmore,
J. II. McAllister and Maurice Fels,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-04
ARRESTED ON DRUG CHARGE
Second Time Man Is Accused Of OF.
fense in Week

Arrested for the second time within
week upon n charge of peddling
cocaine. Buck" Denni, twenty four
years old. of Twelfth and Spruce
streets, will be arraigned before United
States Commissioner Manlcy in the
Federal Building.
Denn was arrested last night by
agents Unfrced and Dotson. of the mar
cotic division of the revenue service.
When accosted by the agents at Sixth
and Catharine streets. according to
them. Denni tried to escape, and wound
up in the Pennsylvania Hospital. When
searched, it is said, he had a quantity
Of drugs in his pockets.
The man was held under $1,000 bail
last Saturday upon a charge of peddling
cocaine.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-04
'S|NN FE|NERS GAIN
N|R|SH ELECTIONS.
With Nationalist Aid, They Con.
troll County Tyrone for
First Time
KEEP GRIP ON FERMANAeu
BY the Associated Press

Belfast, June 4.--As a result .,
county and district council elections tbs
Sim Fein- Nationalist alliance has ca.
cured control in county Tyrone for tbs
first time. In addition, IL hns maine
tanned its hold on county Fermanash
by a majority Of $50.
Kcenest interest was taken in thess
elections because both counties are In.
cluded within the Ulster area outlined
In the Irish bill now before the British
Parliament.
Various election tricks were rcyiyed
one woman Disgusting herself and voting
as her own mother. Another woman IL
said to have voted several times. The
northern ireland was the ascendancv
gained by the Sim Feiners over the fol.
lowers of Redmond.
The strike committee in Dublin yes.
terday issued a manifesto to the work
crs in Great Britain, asking them 10
support the Irish position by refusing
to handle munitions destined for Ire.
land. The manifesto referred to the at =
titude of the labor leaders Ia England
against the handling OF munitions for
Poland, and declared that the action Of
Irish labor in the matter was justifablc.
strip your minds of the religious
and political aspects Of this question !"
says the manifesto. "and face II in the
same light you did when you landed
on the shores of France to fight tf6
Prussian there v
London, June 4.--(By A.. P.)--.
Premier Lloyd George yesterday re-
ceived a deputation of the National
Union of Railwaymen with reference
to the movement of munitions 70 Ire
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-04
UNRESTRICTED DELEGATES
New Mexico Chooses Six to Demo
cratic National Convention

Roswell, n. NJ, June 4.-(By A.Pl
Tho Democratic state convention in
session from yesterday until carly TODAY
named six uninstructcd delegates to The
Democratic National Convention.
United States Senator 4. 4, Jones.
permanent chairman, ruled out of order
an attempt TO instruct the delegation
for w. G. McAdoo for President.
The delegates are to vote las n unit
as the majority Of those attending the
convention may vote.
Resolutions were adopted indorsinp
President Wilson and opposing any at
tmcpt to insert a wet plank in the party
platform.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-04
POLICE BARRACKS BOMBED
Rifles Also Used In Attack In Nun
ster, Ireland

CappaghNhite,. Munster. Ireland,
June 4.--lBy a. PA large number
Of men armed with bombs aud rifles M +.
tackled the police barracks here this
MOI ning. The police garrison. con :
sisting Of two sergeants and eight con :
stables, replied with similar weapons
from the roof.
The courthouse adjoining was set on
fire and fierce battle cnsucd. The
raiders finally withdrew.
The bomb explosions were heard in
Tipperary, seven miles south of here
from which place police were hurried
The endorsements encountered some
Of the. raiders on, the way. The LAT .
ter were pursued and several were ar.
rested. Sergeant Sullivan was slightly
wounded.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-04
R. R. PAY DECISIONS SOON
Labor Board Expects to Make Tenn.
porary Adjustment

Chicago, juno 4.-(By A. Pl-
Judge r. NJ. Barton. chairman of the
United States Railroad Labor Board.
announced this morning the board
would try to make a temporary dcci-
sion on wage demands within week
The board then adjourned indefinitely.
f. T. Whittier, chairman Of the con e
ference committee representing the
railroads made his reply this morning
to the train dispatchers' argument for
an increase.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-04
ASPHALT CONTRACT SIGNED

The Mayor this morning signed
contract with the CARRIER Asphalt Paw
ing Co. for the construction of mu-
ncipul asphalt plant. The contract
price is $50 800 aud the plant is to be
erected at the foot of Fairmount avenue
and Delaware river. When this new
plant is in operation the city expects to
save thousands of dollars annually by
repairing its own streets.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-04
U. s. to Sell Housing Land

Bethlehem, June 1. The United
states housing corporation tract of 376
acres in East Bethlehem. known as
Pembroke village, which cost the gov.
ernment about S2,S00,O0 up to the
armistice, which amount included
$ST8, 900 paid by the corporation to the
Bethlehem Steel Co.. former owner, the
tract will be sold through the housing
corporation of Bethlehem, capitalized
Mt $50, 900, of which John F. Stefko
owns the majority stock.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-04
REV. J. M. GROTON TO WED
Engagement OF JenkIntown Rector
to Rhode Island Girl 10 Announced

Tho engagement was announced today
OF Miss Anngenettc COttrell, daughter
of Charles p. Cottrrll. of Westerly. IT,
l., to the Rev. John Mansfield Groton'
rector of the Church of Our Saviour
in Jepkintown.
Miss Cottrell attended Miss Porter =
school in Farmington. Conn. Mr.. Gro
ton is the son of the Rev. William
NJ. GrotOn who was dean of the Phila :
delphia Divinity School. During the
war the young man served overseas a.
chaplain with the Episcopal Hospita'
unit
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-04
Son Finds Mother a Suicide

Mrs. Mary Brigg, seventy years old;
Of Thirteenth street north Of Girard
avenue, was found dead In her room
this morning by her son. Albert Brigg.
She had placed n gas tube in her mouth
and opened the jet. She had been dead
three hours.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-04
VERA CRUZ PLAGUE GROWS
Authorities Burn Buildings in At.
tempt to Stop Disease

ISI0pt 10 StOP CloCdSC
Vera Cruz. June 4.-(By \. PD-
Four new cases of bubonic plague were
discovered here today. Three of the
victims were soldiers and the fourth
was an aged lauudress. One of the
plague patients who was taken to the
hospital a few days ago died today.
Buildings on the municipal dock and
several structures nearby were burned
today by the authorities in an effort to
eliminate possible centers of infection.
Mexico City, June 4.-iBy A. P.)-
General Rodolfo Hcrrcro. commander of
the revolutionary force which shot and
killed President Carranza ar Tlaxcalan-
tougo on May II. is expected TO be here
today.
General Alvaro Obrrgon has retired
from the army, according to the Ex-
celsior.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-04

THE DEVON HORSE SHOW n
page OF beautiful pictures In no(
days Pictorial Sectionot the PuzLd9< -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-04

~ rHE AMERICAN HENLEY
"a u1n<orrEQus boat races on the SchuylkXj
s}'ss:sd y ~ ts.lS = nsis f.SSss ssas.E pie'0ri
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-17
lnterIockinG Eriek.

Burned walls falling all around INN
during the great fire in san Francisco
gave an Arizona man the idea Of self
binding and interlocking brick, q type
Of building material which promises &c
revolutionize brick construction work
the world over. The principle. OF the
brick is decidedly simple. On one size
of the brick are two annular bosses
which are concentrically located op-
bosite two annular deDressions OF the
other side of the brick, SO that Wnen
The bricks are laid the bosses register
with the depressions. II that way the
bricks are locked into the wall ana
none can be removed unless all me
bricks above ii are first taken away.
In sections of the country where moi
low-wau construction has come into
nopularity the interiocking brick
seems likely to prove the most pop
ular. because it can be used IN tying
the two walls together. The bricks can
he extended across the open space
and made to lock together ana act rs
binder. Hollow-walls are desirable
because of their GOODNESS in sections
where humidity prevails.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-17
checkinn Advance Of Sand.

The distribution Of sand on the coast
deSends. in the first place, on marine
currents and the Typographical aspects
o. the coasts /, emselyes. Where there
is no protection in the shape OF Gins
3ie coasts are covered with enormous
ouantit;es OF sand but lis advance is
checked by plants and vegetable
rrowths. sprouts, trailing vines or
dragging roots serve the purpose ct
keeninr the sand in place and giving
consistency to the appearance OF the
average beach Of these vegetable
rrowths. those are calculated to serTe
the purpose hest which are most abin-
dont ard whose resisting power Is
strongest. n the time of Elizabeth 4
law IN England was passed prohibiting
the destruction Of such beach plants
az they tended 10 keep back the sand
otherwise carried by wind and rain to
the cetriment Of crops.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-17

HELP BUSINESS TO Pa0s?EE
Matter Of Vital Interest to WIS %
Community Tha: IS Industries
Snail Flourish ard Grew.

There is an old saying among mer-
chants that there are just two ways
~ increase their volume Of business
,a-3ay.ks carl Hunt in The Nations
business. one is through the sale o.
merchandise TO more people; tue other'
through the sale Of more merchandise
to present customers.
What is the community doing to
help present industries? Is some man
ufacturer handicapped through the
lack Of street car transportation for MS
men. or through the need Of railroad
switch that a stubborn city council mas
declined to authorize, or through some
restriction which might easily anG
3ronarly be removed?
Or could additional capital be in
vested in the present enterprises Of the
CITY. 10 the benefit of the community,
and the profit of local investors!
am well acquainted with a small
Indiana city which IN time past has
undertaken to be the home or roll
Ing mill ana a large tin-piatc mill,
IflOlZn iitEc WttS ilo lt'EeANAit
why either should have been situated
there. Both cf them failed.
In the meantime, the whole com
munity stood upon foundation OF
stone which was of excellent quality
for paving purposes, and from which
lime could bc, and later was, produced.
TIE one man who entered the stone
business there eventually had t1riF-
ing trade which later, passing into the
hands of outside people, grew sun
larger. with fuel-a good grade OF
coal-but a few miles away, and win
such stone deposits, this community
y might have developed along this Inc
had local capital become interested, q
had the community made serious ans
! well-directed effort to interest stone
men from other places, for the city hfs
excellent railroad SarviCe-three mar
iines-and is within easy shipping dis
lance OF several important cities whicf
afford d large market for crushed
stone.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-17
L. Care in Selecting plants.

fn selecting plants enc is governed
largely by the sell and climatic condl-
tons, position of buildings, walks.
drives. fountains, bodies Of water aad
the surrounding area. Soil conditions
may tie changed by tie addition o.
nenlre or commercial Iertiiizefs, ~
ten the amateur is rot fain-ii;if WIZ
lie various kinds OF plants, ana =
unable to make the proper selectlcn.3'
For such individuals it IS adyisapie
for them to visit the parks and 9th
err wen planted landscapes. This VIII
enable one to become familiar Wlt1
the plants and their na:nes' ana VIII
aid greatly in the selections Of shrub
berry TO suit his particular needs Net
al tags giving the technical and Gem.
mon names are attached to many Of
the plants in the parks which VIII be
found helpful to the amateur.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-17
Famous Boundary Line.

In 1TG3. en- the fifteenth of Noreni-
her Charles Mason and jeremiah DIN
on noted English surveyors. arrived ~
philadelphia to, establish the bound.
arg between Pennsylvania and Mary
land. They worked for four years sur
veyine the boundary. The line ran
nasty through the wilderness They
returned ~ England in 1857. The SUI
vey of the last &c miles WAS com
Melted by Alexander McLean Of Phiia-
delphia. Until the Civil var the MA
son and Dixon line was accepted Dy
general consent as being the hoiiniaFE
line between the North and the Sou II
--petween slave and free territory.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-17
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER.

Constipation invites other troubles
which come speedily unless quickly
checked and overcome by Green's
August Flower which is gentle laxa-
tive, regulates digestion both in
stomach and intestines, cleans ana
sweetens the stomach and alimentary
canal. stimulates the liver to secrete
the bile and impurities from the blood.
It is sovereign remedy used in many
thousands of households AL over the
civilized world for more than half q
century by those who have suffered
with indigestion, nervous dyspepsia
sluggish liver, coming up of food. pal
pitation. constipation and other III
testinal troubles. SOLD by druggists
and dealers everywhere. Try bottle,
take no sabStitute.--Adv.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-17

Black Draugl1t Given High Praise
as a Stomach and Liver hiedi-
cine by Weii-N1oun Old
Gentleman VINO Has
Used Il.

MIneola. Tcxas.-The Rev. Nj. q,
Jenkins, retired minister Of the IL.
e. Church South, living in this city
savs: 81 have used Black-Dr2neht -
. stomach and liver medicine, a.
have never found its equal.
Once suffered for two months with
cramps and pains, tried everything j
could hear Of without avail, but Black
Deau?ht was dead shot
| am known here and al over the
state for my honesty and truthfuness'
am IS years old and have used Black.
Draught for years.
can highly recommend it to any
one as q liver medicine that has no
equal. 1t is excellent for stomach
liver and other ailments. ! use It for
a bad taste in the mouth, headache
and ether sicknesSes that come from
the disorders of the liver
Thedford's Black-Draught is purely
vegetable, and acts actively on the
bowels, gently stimulating the liver
and helping 70 increase the normal
discharge of bile into the intestines.
1t assists in the digestion Of food
and relieves constipation in prompt
and natural way.
Try Black-D raught. Buy a package
of BIack-Draug ht today.-Adv.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-17
Catarrhal Deafness Caunot Be Cured

by local applications a 5 they cannot reach
the disea 5e1 portion Of the ear There is
only one way 20 cure Catarrhal Deafness,
and that is by a constitutional remedy
HALLS CATAERH MEDICINE acts
through the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
Of the System. Catarrhal Deafness is
caused bv an infamed condition Of the
mucous lining Of the Eustachian Tube
When this tube is infiamed you have
rrnuhlng sound or imperfect hearing. ana
v hen il Is entirely closed. Deafness IS the
result Unless tile Inflammation can be re-
dtlced ana this tube restored TO It's nor
NIL condition hearing may he destroyed
forever. MANY cases of Deafness are
caused by Catarrh, which is an int1amed
condition of he Mucous Surfaces.
0N-E HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR any
case Of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
he cured b. HALLS CATARFlE
MEDICINE,
All Druggists 75c. Circulars free.
Z. ). Cheney q Co. Toledo. ORIG.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-17

With the antiseptic. fascinating Cutt-
cHra Talcum Powder, an exGuisitely
scented convenient, economical face
skin, baby and busting powder and
perfume. Renders other perfumes SUI
perffuous. One of TIE Cuticura Toilet
Trio tSoap, Ointmeat, Taicuml.-Adv.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-17

Being out of debt is the hes, thin.
out
Women are 10 have az impor;sn
part in enforcing the anti p:oGteer!q,
&c: in England.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-17

Put It on freely, Don't yat i in.
Tast let It beretre's naturally. What ?
sense al soothing -clief soon follows !
External aches, stiffness, soreness,
c-arqped muscles, strained sine"s,
back "cricbs ''-,oose ailments can
feht off the relieving qualities Of
,ioau's Linimcut. Clean, convenient.
economical. Sc, 70c, Sl.4Q.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-17
LIGHT Waves Pressure.

BY the use of delicate apparatus
which he invented a Russian scientist
has demonstrated that light waves ex-
ert a measurable mechanical pres
sure.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-17
Their Job.

s.There is a chorus of butchers and
bakers in that vaudeville net
Il suppose they are feeders for the
star.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-17

Church-My SpectacIes are my best
friends.
Gotlam-But you forget them at
times do Won not?
"Why, yes; who doesn't forget his
best friends at timeS?"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-17
New "ArjstCcracy."

lis no longer the movie" if the
motion picture engineers have their
way. "Cinema" IS the correct term.
" 21oyla" is TOO plebeian.-riitsburs
is0zet te-Times.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-17
Hair Tonic.

Hair tonic, sir?"
"Yes."
"InSide or out?-JudEe.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-17

IT. Peery's Dead Saot" IS not a 'lSzaage's
CT syrup bit 81 resi- oId-fasaie-.ed dose OF
medicine which cleans out Worms oT Ta3s-
worm with 3 single dose. Adv.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-17

These concrete tables and benches
have been built in picturesque canon
by the people of San Bernardino, Cal,
as a convenience to picnickers and mo-
tor tourists.-Popular Mechanics Mag
azine.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-17

Yes. Haz"i when n9rr1e,J man
toses anything. he accuses his wife OF
f.t,+'t1er 81
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-17
Vacant Lots Eeau1;fied.

Vacant lots in q western ctJ arg
made attractive By transpiantAis WIG
Covers upon them.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-17
SCRAPS

In England a the prescn: time there
GRO I SSS coo more females than there
are males.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-17

vorito 2TescriDtion' adV".T.1I 5N-s U.I14 ~.
to give it a trial. II c"mt.'teiF or Z ~, ~
GOOD baaith. IN RS. ALIu-S 81 sCAcL1.
1919 9Th Ave-. \.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-01-17
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Ia Z G : y q e B
-. e. s.r.r % w ssss7

5 s+s o q 60 g e ~ 9 = .ysss
~ 4 20 = So z EysFSfs ~ 3 .fs Z. ss
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-11-11
Mosnuitoes and coIors.

The Misunderstanding mosquito. 1t
appears, is attracted by certain colors
and repelled by others. Experiments
have been conducted in gauze tent,
one end of which was formed by large
windows. Into these the sunlight
poured on bright days. Large stone
basins were placed on the floor for the
mosquitoes to breed in. II was imme-
diately noticed that when person en-
tered the tent chad In dark gray
clothes, the mosquitoes settled on the
cloth. When the person who entered
was dressed in white flannel. they did
not approach him. A number of boxes
lined with cloth of various colors were
placed In rows upon the floor, and IL
was noticed that great numbers Of
mosquitoes entered the box lined with
dark blue. Fewer of the insects sought
the boxes lined with the other colors.
the number diminishing In this order:
Dark red, brown, scarlet, black, slate
gray, olive green. violet. leaf green,
blue, pearl gray. pare green, light blue.
ocher, white and orange No mosqui-
toes whatever were found In the box
lined with yellow.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-11-11
Efficiency.

"'Pears like Polk Sawney. that runs
the store at the crossroads. haln't over
rid with enterprise" commented a cit
lien of Fiddle Creek, Ark. "Tother
day, frinstance. went there In the
middle Of the afternoon to buy a little
something. talk few politics, and SO
forth. When sa'ntered in nobody
was 10 sight on the place. But after
Ia tromped around for a spell a
sleepy voice from under the counter
sorter snarled:
"lf you're drummer that aims to
sell me something. don't want II:
and II you're customer that is fig-
germ on buying something, why in
fury can't you just as well come
around some time when hain't plumb
yaw-w-w-wn l--wore outf"