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Methodist Episcopal Church

g a.. 4. MacLean, Pastor
See and hear the illustrated sterop-
ticon lecture next Sunday evening, on
Korea. the Herit Nation" A feature
of the lecture will be the singing OF
"Greenland's Icy Mountains" illus
trated with twenty beautiful slides,
with orchestra accompaniment. The
best hand painted slides are used in
this lecture. Miss Virginia Bohen will
give a violin solo. The usual junior
chorus and orchestra The pastors
subject at the morning service will be
The Task OF Four" Music by the
senior choir.
Sunday School at 12:0 noon. That
was fine last Sunday. Make 1t as good
or better next Sunday.
Epworth League at GAS D. m. Ser
vice at Mencur school house next Sun
day ut 800 p. N.
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81 Head Pure-Bred Hogs
Destroyed In Fire

Flandreau, Feb. 25.-Fire ON the
farm of Edward Gray, in this MOODY
county burned to death, "a head of
pedigreed Poland China hogs belong
ing to Harold N. Axtell, which were
TO have been sold at auction a few
hours after the fire broke out and
burned them.
Axtell's loss is estimated at $4,000
while Gray sustained a loss of % 1900.
Preliminary to the sale the hogs
were placed in the barn. which hat
been arranged as A sales pavilion and
seats built in for the auction sale The
barn and other property was complete
ly destroyed.
Both men carried insurance in farm
ers' mutual companies.
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Farmers Meeting AT
Costain Hall Saturday

J.. NJ Browning, of Watertown. will
I've the speaker at a meeting to be held
at the Costain Hall. Saturday after
noon, at 200 o'clock. Mr.. Browning
is a farmer and his subject will be
Farm Conditions" He will address
the business men at the Commercial
Cllb rooms Friday evening. and will
be at the Sunbeam church Thursday.
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Champ Clark Is In
Critical Condition

Washington. March 1.-hope for re-
covery of Representative Champ Clark
virtually was abandoned today by his
physicians. The democratic house
leader and former speaker. who is i'll
with pleurisy and a compl ication Of
other diseases. remained In a comatose
state most Of the mornins and appar-
emily was losing ground,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-03-03
SHIPPING ASSN AT ROCKHAM

Friday, February 18th, at Rockham,
a Joint meeting Of Faux and Hand
County farmers perfected a live stock
shipping association representative OF
the entire community. The Farmers
Union offered considerable opposition
to the organization of this association
Tor reasons that could not we'll be
understood. However, the will of the
majority prevailed and an association
was perfected in which any one, re-
gardless of afiiliation with farm or
CARNATIONS, may belong and have
something to say in it's operation.
Fred Belau is President and Frank
Buss is Secretary. The other members
of the Board of Directors are Kenney
Linn, Mike Haber, Scott Morris, L. Z.
Ruskell and Kenney Thomas
The Directors meet Wednesday to
select a manager.
This completes the Cooperative Live
stock Shipping Association ~organiza-
ton work in Hand County. Shipping
Associations are actively i'm operation
now at Miller, st. Lawrence, Vayland
Rec Heights, Orient and Rockham.
The total business already done
since August by the combined associa-
tons is well over $3.50, 10000 1921
should show much progress in the CO.
operative marketing of not only live
stock, but grain as well.
f. III. Aicher,
County Agent
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-03-03

Mr.. and Mrs. A. III. Churchill enter
tanned a party of friends at their home
last Wednesday evening. The evening
was spent in playing progressive 500.
AT a late hour a dainty lunch was
served to the guests.
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SOCIETY NOTES

Mrs. Will Collins entertained a COM
pany of young ladies at a six o'clock
dinner Monday evening complimentary
to her daughter, Mrs. l. Lawler of
Highmore. Covers were laid for
twelve. The evening was spent in
playing progressive 800"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-03-03

Mrs. w. ID. Johnson entertained
eight friends at cards Friday evening.
At the close of the evening a dainty
lunch was served.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Rasmus Anderson en-
tertained a number of friends at their
home Monday evening. Progressive
800" was played. At a late hour a
lunch was served to the guests.
Mrs. A b Catalan and Mrs. w. G..
Redmond were hostesses at a party
Monday evening, at the home of the
latter, complimentary to Mrs. Roger
Campbell of Aberdeen.
Members of the o. e. S. Lodge en-
~tertained the Masons at a party at the
Masonic Hall Tuesday evening. The
evening vas spent in playing progress
sive 800" A dainty lunch was served
at a late hour.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-18
FIREMEN ARE PALLBEARERS
FOR THEIR DEAD MASCOT
Engine Company 2s Pays Last
Tribute to Rags

Four fremen were pallbearers today
for Rags, mascot Of Engine Go. ~.
Tenth and Buttonwodd streets, who died
of pneumonia Saturday night. Rags
contracted the ailmCnt while running to
n fire with the firemen, who turned out
to a man to witness the dogs funeral.
The funeral services were very sim.
pie. The dogs body was placed in q
soap box and covered with a -four sack.
The pallbearers, IIosemen Wishhart,
Riley. Gallagher and Martin. then car
ried the "cofiin' TO n lot near the fire
house. A grave was dug BY the fremcn
and the dog was lowered into 1t. \
marker was placed over the grave with
the simple inscription, Here lies Rags,
a faithful companion and n true friend.
Rags was more than n year old and
was found half starved by IIoseman
Cullman about eight months ago. The
firemen fed him and became so attached
to the animal that they made him the
company's official mascot.
They taught him many tricks. such
as catching rats, sitting up, shaking
hands, jumping rope. carrying news =
papers and smoking pipe. He was
also taught to sit the dog watch at
night with the fireman on duty to re-
ccive alarms of fire. When an alarm
came III hdkS WDHlu uNuh'H Ih' p'''P
ing firemen by barking.
lie was a peculiar animal lie looked
like a poodle, only much larger; had
black hair Of three varieties and twu
different kinds Of teeth. His mouth was
coal black. which indicated according
to dog fanciers, that he was of ful
breed.
The fremen recently placed Rags il
dog show, and he won one silver cuI
for being the ugliest animal present ant
another for his tricks.
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ENLARGE SEAMEN'S WORK
Institute Perfected Plans at Van
Rensselaer, Home Today

The annual meeting Of the SCamen'S $
Church Institute was held this after
noon in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alexander Van Rensselaer,. 1901 Wal
nut street.
Two matters Of importanc" were
acted upon. the first being the amalga
nation of the old Scamen's Institute,
Second and Queen streets, with the new
institute at Second and Walnut streets.
the former association having turned
over its work and resources to the man
ayers of the latter organization after an
existence of ScvCnty-tiyc years and the
new organization becoming affiliated
with the National SramCn'S Church In
stitutc of America.
The Rev. George e. Gibbs. SCcre-
tary of the national organization. spoke.
Thomas Bruggy. chief engineer of
the Prince Eitcl Frederic after she
was taken by the United States, made
an address. as did the Rev. Percy
X. Stockman, acting superintendent of
the institute. Plans also were made
to take w the options on the remaining
property in the black bounded oy Sec
ond. Walnut. Dock and Moravan
streets. where the new Si0l 900 building
for men of the merchant marine vii!
be erected
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HERE'S A BALD STATEMENT
Skin Specialist Says Business Worry
Is Making Heads Hairless

Come in and take off your wig and
we'll talk over that deal"
The broker of the not so distant fu-
ture will extend the invitation prob
ably to one of his financial associates.
because all the business men will have
worried themselves bald at an early
age, DR.. Charles +. Pabst. of Brook
iyn. skin specialist. predicts.
Ihls authority says that the stock
ticker. financial worries and business
depression are driving the nation gray
headed. He chcrrfully comedies that
there is an outbreak of skin diseases.
including those which cause premature
badness and gray hair. He says all
'heSC distressing conditions are attrib-
VtaDIe TO business worry.
Dr. +. Grocer Knowles. 2022 Spruce
street. declares badness Is hereditary
rather than acquired through persistent
hhanca worries. He believes the
shape OF a mans head is more RESPONSE
o'e Tor the quantity Of his hair than
the shape Of his wallet.
Dr. Alfred Gordon. 1912 Spruce
Nreet' diSbeIiovcs in the theory that
worry causes ba ldncss. He says worry.
financial or otherwise, cannot bring
spout any condition in man that Is not
"rrcady "XiStcnt in some form or other.
=. one thing is certain in the midst Of
vi the discussion. it's not financial
Sorrv that causes such widespread
badness among babies.
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They then Kicked him about the face
and body and fed.
Occupants Of the house at 316 Brown
street found Obr9bov and notified the
nolirp
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avenue station believe the assailants
were friends Of John IIolop, who lives
ut 316 Brown street, and who is under
arrest charged with having stolen Sl4
from Obradov on Sunday night. Obra-
dov, the police say, failed TO identify
Holop as one of his assailants when the
accused man was brought to the hos
pital but Magistrate Yates held IIol0p
in 5000 bail TO await an investigation
of the attack.
About 10 o'clock last night two men
visited Obradov. according to Lieuten-
ant Steckel. "Wc are detectives from
City Hall. How much will you take TO
settle the case against IIolop." police
say Obradov was asked. On refusal to
withdraw prosecution, the visitors re-
pcated their request relative to settle
ment Of the case. and offered Obradov
$40. which he refused.
The men then attacked Obradov. one
striking him over the head with a
blackjack, knocking him unconscious.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-18
CITY CLUB HAS DINNER
Officers Are Observation-Disclosures
Uraed to Greater Service

The annual dinner meeting. Of the
City Club last night was preceded by
election of officers. tn" polls b"ingfopen
from noon until s O'Clock. While the
votes were being counted several ad-
dresses were made. Joseph ii, ilage-
dorm said some members take it upon
themselves to go about doing things tho
club does not stand for. lie as" urged
that the club get behind the Bureau of
Municipal Research and similar orsnni-
cations.
Frederick =. GruCnhorg. director Of
the Bureau of Municipal Research,
PARSED the City Club for what it did in
regard to constitutional revision. Sam
ucl Il. Scott spoke Of tn" dcSirablity of
revising the state constitution.
Election of officers resulted rs foly
lows: President. William K. NichOl-
son vice presidents, George Burnham,
Jr., and Joseph VI. Steele; directors,
Samuel c. Edmonds, Bishop Thomas J.
Garland, Henry II. King, DR.. +. +:
Montgomery, George w. Norris and
Howard Il. Sheppard; membership
committee, Joseph l.. Dunwoody, John
f. l.. Morris and Warren II. Walker.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-18
FLORENCE PARBURY
HERE TO STUDYUS
Noted English Authoress, Paint
er and Composer Gathering
Material for New Book
ElRST OF HER SEX TO FLY

Miss Florence Pnrbury. painter. com
poser. nuthorcss. globe trotter and ayi-
atrix. whose home is in London, is visit
ing Philadelphia for n few days. Mlss
Parbury Is seeking material for q new
book, "Atmosphering in America.
atmosphere and the vastncss OF your
country have made n great impression
on me-" said Miss Parbury today. Mu-
sic. aviation and motion pictures are
three distinct atmospheres here and Will
remain so. am especially keen on
flying. and what it is going to do to-
ward establishing real friendship be-
tween the two great English speaking
countries. We speak of each other as
cousins, and it is time that we forget the
relationship and become friends
Determined from child TO '.do
things" and refusing to allow wealth
and social position to interfere. Miss
Parbury, n descendant Of Alfred the
Great on her mothers side, and Will
liam the ConqucrOr on her fathers, has
acquired more than a superficial knowl-
edge of everything she has adopted.
Criticism Of her ability rs an organ
ist and violinist. coming as they do from
masters, would be satisfying to most
persons, but this particular British sub
ject has not stopped with two accom-
plishmCntS. She was among the first
of her sex to tax" up aviation. Speak
ing Of il. she said: -
1T was q great disappointment TO
me, during the war to be unable to do
my bit AZ an ace, but they would not
permit women to pilot machines then.
As nurse in France, however, and
working later for the entertainment OF
the soldiers. | realized that the biggest
and best thing to come out Of the awful
maclStrom, was the foundation of q
friendship between England and Amer
lea such as they had not enjoyed be
fore.
"I am working now in the interest
of friendship clubs to be established II
| these two great countries. The per.
sons working with me in this, and
| the League of Nations but the tern
! is 80 huckneycd now that we may
change it to the League of Notions. y
When Miss Parbury was asked t.
express an opinion on prohibition IL
this country, she replied:
81 am strongly in favor of abolish
! ing intoxication. but by dealing will
the offender and the persons who ma!
be responsible for his condition. But
the man who takes the juice of the crap,
away from his fellow men, must thinl
he is greater than Christ, who turned
the water into wine, and gave us th'
grape to use.
Miss Parbury has been more thar
kindly treated by the fates that be
4 distinguished looking woman with I
wealth Of auburn hair. graciou
smile. and the happy faculty or putting
persons at their ease. this clever woman
creates an atmosphere herself. Bes
of all. the appreciation that has com
has left Miss Parbury quite unupoiled
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-18
PENN SENIORS TO DINE
Football and Soccer Players to Be
Guests Of Honor

The senior class of the University
Of Pennsylvania will hold the first of II
series of dinners tonight at the Hotel
Normandic. Thirty sixth and Chestnut
streets.
Th, purpose of these dinners is to
enable members of the class to form
aS close associations as possible pre-
lnrntury TO its ACKNOWLEDGMENT in June.
The dinner this evening is called the
"F0otbull Soccer Diunor" in honor of
those two teams. Robert H. Hopper
and Arthur NJ. Binus respective cap
tUinS of the two teams, will make ad-
dresses.
The speaker for the evening. H..
Laussat Gcyc'in. for many years prcSi
dent of the Athletic Association. will
talk upon sports at the college.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-18
BARES DRUG RING
AND ADMITS GUILT
p,other of Alleged Dealer
Changes Plea and Gives
Facts to Authorities
POLICE ON LEADERS, TRAIL

story that is said to contain
ns,ortIing disclosures pertaining to the
"druc ring operating in this city has
,oor told to the district attorney by
Harry Cohen. alias Aaron Silver and
c,sob of Twenty second street above
rairmount avenue.
Cohen pleaded guilty today before
.mdgp Ferguson IN Court NO. to- the
oSorgc that he. had in his possession
yn",s yn"re yoIucd at S25 900. Sentence was
Idofcrrcd until the district attorneys
oeico cor investigate the mans story.
Iost Friday the defendants counsel.
1ohn Il. X. Scott. announced Cohen
.,nnId change his previous plea Of mot
rrit" and would dvulge all the infor-
nation he had of the drug tratiickcrs.
7, was expected the story would be
tsought ont in court today. but instead
Chen hns made his admissions to AS
.iStont District Attorney James Gay
Carbon, .Ir.. behind closed doors.
Trail "New York Jack"
Cohen is known to the police as n
hrothcr Of New York Jack" Gosch.
now a fugitive from Justice. said to be
onc Of the big drug operators in the
rountry. Detectives say they are on
tho attrr's trail and hope to arrest
him soon. On information given by
Cohen other arrests are looked for
within the next few days.
Cohen was arrested last month when
nolicc Mdcd his rooms on Twcnty-scc-
and street. across the street from the
Eastern pCnitentiary. and found the
large Guantty of drugs. Mr.. Gordon
sod today that sufficient evidence had
bcrn found to make his conviction ccr-
toin. Keys to the storeroom of the
drugs were found in Cohen possession
Az well as letters from Jack Gosch.
which Indicated that he. the latter. was
the owner Of the narcotics.
Morris parcman. the owner of the
house in which Cohen was arrested.
was taken to the courtroom this morn
ing from the Samaritan Hospital to
testify. lie is still in weakened con-
dition due to his attempt at suicide
following the raid on his house.
Two Held for Selling
Charged with selling narcotic drugs.
Joseph +. BnrtolinN. seventy years old,
and his son. Leo. prOprictOrs of gro-
Gerry store at Ninth and Christian
streets, rnch were held in S2JOO bail by
Magistrate Mcclcary this morning at n
hearing in Central Station. Three
other men who gave their names as
Dominic NavarinO. Frank A. Bartolino,
and Joseph Lcngino. were held in $1,000
hail for court on the charge of aiding
and abCtting the sale. The five were
captured in raid on the store last
night by detectives of the narcotic
squad According to Detective Brcnd-
ley, one of the raiders. twelve bottles
Of drugs were taken from behind a
counter in the store with number Of
labels marked Cocaine IIydrochlor-
ide "
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-18
ENLARGE FRANKLIN FIELD
Varsity Club Urges Immediate Ac'
ton by Penn Trustees

Plans for the immediate increase Of
tho seating capacity Of Franklin Field
were laid yesterday by the board or
trustees Of the University of Pcnnsyl-
vania at it's regular monthly meeting in
College Hall.
\ resolution from the Varsity Club,
urging that this be done, was adopted
and referred to special committee.
Other changes in Weightman llall-the
gymnnSium--w were authorized.
James Richardson, n student in the
School of Architecture, was awarded
the Woodman travelling scholarship.
Four members Of the board of trus-
toes were elected to the board Of man
ayers Of the University Museum. They
are Charles &. Harrison, John Cad
w"iadrr. Fouls &. Madeira and Judge
john Marshall Gcst.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-18
MAN BADLY BEATEN
FOR REFUSING BR|BE
Two AssaiIants Posed as Detec-
tives and offered Money to
Have Case Dropped
WERE PRISONERS FRIENDS

Two men. posing as detectives from
City Hall. beat and seriously in
jured Papi Obradov. twenty eight
years old, whose home is in a court at
the rear, of $40 Brown street. late last
night. :. -.
Obradov is in the Roosevelt Hosp,
tal. with concussion of the brain and
injuries about the head and face. His
condition is serious.
Police Of the Third and Fairmount
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-18
GIRLS HEAR EAST INDIAN
Bombay Native Talks at West Phil
adeiphia Hiqh School

Students of the West Philadelphia
High School for Girls heard lecture
To-Day on "Thc Life and Customs of the
RIoplp of East India"
The lecturer was y. X. Dhalwani,
OF bombay, India, who with his wife,
is in this country masking descriptive
addresses before high school students in
several cities.
Both Nix and Mrs. Dhalwani APP
pcarcd brfS'c the students in the cos
tunes worn by natives of India.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-18
COULDN'T MAKE ARREST
'ra''Ic Patrolman Unable to Leave
Nost to Catch Alleaed Robber

frank Cohen. owner of dclicntcsscn
wore at G@Gl I,imckiln road, entered
,"Slaurant at 49, Market street yes
eruay afternoon and recognized n pa
Iron os on" Of two men he alleges held
mm up and robbed him of so in his
''IEe r,n en- tn" night of Drcpmbcr IS. /,
Noheh ran out to the corner. told n
isserVe patroIman, who was unable to
sn ave ms post, and Cohen then trlc-
pU. p"onfd the nearest police station. 4
"TIolman nI was sent to the restaurant
Cohen. "" iu'"'i'''" pS
,LilnrS LinS alleged rohber said he is David
nMoorahams, IT, of Tasllcr street near Eiahth
Nv NJ was held in $500 bail today by
S"1Jorat" SSJ%trat" Price for further hearing
tdbu"uay. n" uSSy; lie denied participation in
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-18
Railway Coach Burned

An old style passenger coach owned
by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
and used to carry employees. was de-
stroyed by fire shortly after o o'clock
this morning near the Girard avenue
station, Thirty first street and Girard
avenue. An overhcated stove is be-
lieved to have been the cause Of the
blaze.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-18
SHOOTS OFF HIS FINGERS
Revolver Is Discharged ss Youth
Cleans Il, WoundIna Sister

When the revolver he was cleaning
was accidentally discharged In his home.
1914 North Front street, Jack Rosen-
stein, nineteen years old, lost the index
finger Of his right hand and the bullet
lodged in the right arm OF his sister.
Eva, sixteen, who was lacing her shoes.
Jacob Ruben, 3100 Kensington ave :.
nue.. took tho two to st. Joseph's Hos
pital, where Rosenstein's wound was
treated and an X-ray taken Of his sis
ter's arm in IN effort TO find the bullet.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-18
Wills Probated Today

Wills probated TODAY with the Regis
trar of Wills at City Hall. are the fol-
lowing: Patrick X. OBrien, 214i
North Twenty seventh street. S13. 900 :;
Edward l.. Golf. 421 South Sixty sec
ond street. $500: Isaac Edwards. G233
Catharine street. 10000; George II.
Gilmour. 4GS5 Adams advenue, $lJ.
3O0 Charles EsChcnbruecher. 440O
North Eighteenth street. 1900.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-18
AUTO HITS POLICEMAN
''nden patroIman Run Down by
var Driven by State senator

poIi"O 'oIman man Andrews. of the Camden
sIiphtl, TParuhcnt, was struck and
Sonnt"n W.T. W.T. by the automobile of State
Tho W HIlworth, early this morning.
of tbo %rrld"ht happened almost in front
worth nLen ,amden City Hall, Senator Wall
turnir'," VINO was driving the car, was re.
HaddoSs from Trenton to his home in
strncE stEy.n'ia' n Patrolman Andrews wa,
Senota"S. as ny stepped from trolley car.
pstroImoorr Wallworth took the injured
phys"i"nunn 10 Cooper Hospital, where
cpiy i'osohs ot ms said his injuries consisted
and NJ" NJ so., cuts and bruises about the body.
- "o serious results were expected.