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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-01
FiUe Fiyen,en Hurt
in S5OO,OOO Blaze
Continued from Pagc One

Continued from Pngc Ono
building extends through to Hamilton
street in the rear, and Jacoby used that
entrance in coming to work this morn
ing. He said he went TO the second
floor to inspect the burglar alarm, as
is his custom, and then went down
stairs to let in John Berry, the fire.
man.
Just as Berry entered the door q
heavy explosion shook the whole build
ing. Apparently it came from the
basement, and both men ran for the
stairs. When they opened the cellar
door heavy cloud OF smoke rolled in
their faces. They started downstairs
but were driven back before they could
reach the bottom.
Alarms Are Sounded
They ran into the street where Ja-
Coby pulled fireboX. When the fire.
men arrived the whole building was
ablaze, so quickly had the flames been
fed by the acids. The fremen immc-
dintcly turned in three more alarms.
+. Weber Company is owned by f..
Weber and Il. G. Weber The company
also has retail store at 1925 Chestnut
street. They were on the scene early
and said the stock was worth $500 200
and the building about $150,000. The
company deals in paints. brushes, draw =
ing boards, paper, ink and other artists
supplies. The owners said paints were
stored in the basement and that that Is
whore the fire probably originated.
Fire Chief Ross Davis said he be-
lievCd the explosion took place in the
pile of paint in the basement. His
theory was that the paint became ig-
nitcd through spontaneous combustion
and then the explosion came.
Chief Davis was loud In his praise
Of the fremen, saying that it required
the highest sort of courage to fight just
that sort of n fire. There was consid-
cradle arsenic and other chemicals,
which give off terrible stencil. 1t was
the courage Of the men forcing them
selves forward into this appalling
thickness, Chief Davis said, that caused
so many to be overcome.
After the fire was under control
Frank Weber made an inspection tour
of the building. He said it was his
theory that a pocket of coal gas must
have formed in the night, becoming in
! tlammable through the addition of the
fresh air when Jacoby opened the door,
and later being ignitod from the fur
mace, causing the explosion that was
the start of the blaze. He said that the
course the fire took supported his theory.
Weber said that this water had done
more real damage than the fire itself
! Between $500, 900 and 5000, 900 worth
Of stock was in the place he said, and,
although il is impossible to estimate the
damage as yet, he believed that less
than 500, 900 worth of 1t would be OF
any use.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-01
EXAMINATION OPPOSED
Want Assistant Superintendent OF
Police on Exempt List

Tho Civil Service Commission held a
hearing .oday on motion to have the
once Of Assistant Superintendent of
Police exempt from a civil service exam
nation.
The position was made vacant by the
promotion Of Captain Tempest, now As.
sistant Director of Public Safety. Cap
tain Kenny is Acting Assistant Super
tnfendent.
Direcsor Cortelyou, Assistant Direc-
tor Tempest and Major Barclay IL.
Warburson, Special Police Commits
x;oner. urged the commission 20 place
The lob on the exempt list. Decision
nnn resefycda
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-01
TEN AUTOMOBILES STOLEN
Police Asked to Trace Cars Taken
In LAST TWentY.four Hours

The theft of ten automobiles was re-
ported by tho police today. Tho rames
and addresses of the owners and the
value of the cars taken nrc ms follows
Theodore Lenhardt, 32i South Forty
sixth street, $3.50; David Kern, 6O25
Market street, $1,000; Alfred Cohen
5211 Chestnut street, $2lO0; J. b.
Muslin. 5501 Wayne avenue, $3.50; ur
nue., 5000; j. II, Chadwick. GS00
Cresheim road, $1,000; Sol Massors.
2GI5 South Sixth street, 500; Samuel
Cohen, All North Franklin street.
$500 Michael Patrone, 1880 South
Seventh street, $G25; Grant G.
Sehwartley, Huntington Valley, 5000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-01
SACCO AND VANZETTPS
SENTENCE IS DELAYED
Convicted sIayers' Counsel to File
Petition Based on Exceptions


Dedham, Mass, Dec. 1.-(By a. p
Judge Webster Thayer, of the Su-
perior Court, today extended until De-
cembcr 20 the time allowed counsel for
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Nanzetti
to file II petition based on exceptions
taken by them during the trial in which
the men we're found guilty of murder in
the first degree for the killing of a pay
master and his guard at South Brain-
tree. The time limit originally set ex-
plrcd today.
District Attorney Frederick G. hatz-
man agreed to the motion for an extcn.
sion, which defense counsel explained
was made in order to allow them further
time to prepare and file the necessary
papers. Decision of Judge Thayer in
motion for new trial is still pend :
ing. Meantime sentence of the con-
yictcd men has been deferred
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-01
Mrs. Gait at 1ryn Mawr

Tonight Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait
will speak IN the gymnasium of Bryn
Mawr College on "How to Become a
Good Citizen" This will be the con-
clusion of her course of lectures on the
Anna Howard Shaw Memorial Fund.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-01
Or. Butler Dies at Age Of 81

Keene, n. H., Dec. 1.-By A. p
DR.. John f. Butler, ninety one years
of age, the oldest physician in Cheshire
County and one Of the veteran doctors
in the State, died here yesterday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-01
WANT 10000 MEMBERS
U. Of P. Alumni Society Starts Cam.
paign Today

Members of the General Alumni So
ciety Of the University Of Pennsylvania
will meet this afternoon at o'clock
at the University Club to start a cam
paign for 10000 new members.
The campaign has been planned for
some time, and with the increased
membership, the Alumni Society feels
it will be in position to get behind any
plans looking to the future welfare of
the University.
At today's meeting message from
General Wood will be presented, to the
effect he will be at the Provost's desk
at the University in September,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-01
TO DISCUSS SKIP STOPS
Northwest Business Men Wan.
2. r. 7. to Make Changes

Plans for compelling the Rapid Tran
sit Company to eliminate eight objec-
tionabc "skip stops" will be discussed
tonight at meeting of the Northwest
Business Mems Association in Master
Playermen's Hall, Seventeenth and
Fontaine streets.
An amendment to the constitution
changing the date of meeting will be
voted upon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-01

Fall Injuries Spinal Column
Georgetown, Del, Dec. 1.-Falllng
on a pavement here Tuesday night,
Mrs. Aivan Reynolds was seriously In
jured.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-01

Bandits Raid Mine; Get $4,000
Jackson. Calf. Dec. 1.-(Ry \. PD
A months cleanup of gold amalgam,
valued at approximately $4,000, was
taken from the Argonaut mine here to-
day by eight men who bound the two
mill men on duty, blew open the safe
and escaped in automobiles.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-01
APARTMENTS
REAL ESTATE FOR RENT

UP-To,DATE apartment, 70 rent, 5 rooms
and bath. Apply 27ii N. llth st. Ola.
inond $500 W.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-01
RnsIn. as PronartIea and Stores

PROVISION store. soft. front. 1904 SOM
eraet st one door west OF busy Gtn. ave.;
splendid location; ,sibo per month. Z
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-01-27
BEFORE DAY OF GUNPoWDER
Soldiers Were Capable Of Doing Con-
siderable Execution With the
Bow and Arrow.

The first gun" used In warfare was
undoubtedly the Observation-Disclosures
Of the type having a reflex composite
bow made OF wood, sinew, horn Or
whalebone, and wound up with =
rachel or "cranne0Iin," which slipped
on over the stock and was held In
place by a loop controlled by q trans
verse peg in the stock just behind the
lock.
This weapon reached its highest
development in Germany under Maxi
milan, when 1t had q steel bow Of
immense power. There Is one In the
Boston museum with a bow Of over
two and one-half inches wide and near
ly three-fourths Of an inch thick. In
central Europe France and Spain the
bow was not used much save by the
people who came under Mohammedan
influence. The cross-bow being a much
easier weapon to use, 1t was forbidden
in England to anyone not having 3
certain income, in order that the yeo-
men and common people should be
forced to use the long bow. which in
military purposes was vastly superior
on account Of the rapidly Of its FIRE,
although outranged by the erossbow.
1t had one great advantage Of light
ness. A military crossbow with wind
lass weighs about 20 pounds.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-01-27
Up a Tree

While In Africa recently Mr.. A. 8
lie Souef, director of the Taronga
ZOO (Sydney), saw plenty Of elephants,
which were destructive to the crops
put In by the natives Of the Uganda
country. He also observed the body
Of q small antelope about IA feet up
a tree. The carcass Of the antelope
Ind been put In this position for
safe keeping, by leopardS. These
members Of the cat family are hand
rome, and extremely active" says Mr..
lie Souef. They play about in clear
places In the forest, tear up the
ground. and spring far up the trees.
They are most active, but they do
not readily attack humanity. unless
1t be child at evening. and they
are hungry. The beauty Of their fur
makes them desirable for q 200 and
for rugs, but the number that may be
killed II limited. saw the beautiful
Colobus monkey, which, In spite of its
striking blackand-white coloring, was
dimcult to observe among the Juniper
trees from whose branches hung long
pieces OF lichen."
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-01-27

Records Tell Of Uprising Which Evil
IDENTIFY Ended UnhappiIy for the
RebeIIious Citizens.

A recently deciphered papyrus
shows pretty revolutionary spirit
among the Egyptians in the year 1000
B. c., or nearly 1000 years before
the French thought of an upheaval.
The period Is between the old and the
middle kingdom, and an Egyptian
sage plaintively invites the king to
save his people in telling him Of the
conditions of the country. He tells
him that that is past which yester-
day could he seen. The land turns
like a potter's wheel. The noble cry
out and the poor are full Of Joy. Each
town says, Let us drive the strong
from without our midstr Those who
wore clothes are now in rags. Noble
women trail through the land, and
housewives say. Had we only some
thing to eatr The poor pos
sess lordly things, and those who
could buy themselves no sandals now
have treasure. The people
have dethroned the king and perse-
cuted his officials" That the revolu-
ton was a success seems hardly to
have been the case. for the papyrus
goes on to say that laughter has gone {;
miser, Is in the land; big and small
say, III only / were dead"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-01-27
Kid Gloves from Whale Intestines.

Soft, pliable kid" that is as strong
and durable as its genuine prototype,
from the intestines OF the whale; thick
sole leather of excellent quality from
the lining of the whales mouth; FIVE
or more huge split sides Of tough
leather from the skin of the beluga,
the common dolphin of the North
Pacific: these are only a few OF the
many revolutionary products obtained
from aquatic leather, the manufacture
OF which has become one of the new
important industries of the Pacific
Northwest.
From an embryonic idea three years
ago to a practical method OF utilizing
annually millions of dollars worth OF
otherwise wasted by-products, and sup
plying new source of sorely needed
material, the advancement of the in
dustry has ben phenomenal.
The latest development is the utiliza-
ton of the skins of sea lions and seals,
and the intestines and mouth skin OF
the whale. The intestineS OF a Colt.
whale measure 60 to IS fl. in length,
and about in. in diameter, or, when
opened and spread out fiat, about Is
in wide. A satisfactory process has
been found to tan this material, pro-
ducing fine substitute for kid.
The lining or wall of the whales
stomach, in some species huge sack
several feet in diameter, is converted
into a leather, which in thickness.
texture, and strength resembles the
Alpine chamois or kid, but is superior
to it in being of uniform strength
throughout. The machine which splits
this has loft. rolls and works with re.
markable precision.
The inside of the whales mouth
furnishes a skin which is tanned ant
finished into a material that resemble;
side of sole heather from a bull
hide, differing only in a RIB" whic
runs through it at intervals of hal.
inch. This makes an artistic and prac
tically indestructible bag leather.
The beluga measures Is to 25 #
in length and weighs around 1000 TBS
Its hide can be split five or six times
each resulting layer the thickness o.
calfskin, with the added advantage tina
all parts of every split are strong anc
| pliable. and CAPABLE of being worked
up and utilized in practically ever!
manner that calfskin can.
All types of sharks-mud, sand
hammerhead, white, basking or gian
shark-furnish valuable leather, anc
the grain of this tough product make:
trunk covering, etc. The skin of thu
average deep-sea shark, which is II
to IL #. in length, measures abou
IS So. #. This is split as many a:
eight times.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-01-27
No Mans q Hero 70 His Wife.

While the Are that destroyed the
four-stcry Stillman department store
In huncie recently was at its height
an excited woman called police head.
quarters. saying that her husband. a
workman. was supposed to be repair
Ing the roof on the Stillman building
and she feared he might have persisted
IN the flames. A policeman who in
Vestigated found that the man in ques-
ton not only had escaped but had
helped to save a woman clerk who was
In danger. The officer informed the
wife Of this, thinking she would not
only be relieved but proud Of the hus.
band. Instead she snapped back:
what was my husband doing on the
roof with a woman7"-Indianapo
News
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-01-27
Why Women Suffef'
'lany Shepherds!Own Women "'
Learning The Cause.

Women often suffer, not knowing '"'
,auSe.
Backache, headache, dizziness nsr
business, ~.
Irregular urinary passages We"N
eSs, languor-
Foch a torture of itself. .,-..
Tpgether hint at weakened kidfeas,
Strike at the root-get TO me Vau 80.
No other remedy more hlgnY :"
dorsed than Doan's Kidney Pits
Recommended by Thousands
Endorsed at home.
BY a Shepherdstown citizen :,
Mrs. Frank Carter, Princess .osy
says: Last fall suffered with Nl" i.
trouble. Ny kidneys were veIn .,nv
regular in action and annoying IN 'I orb.
ways. had a dull, STEADY AZ
through the small Of my back , V;io.y
| had often heard Of Doan.S AI Me-.
Pills, got a supply at Hits Pla,'', con.
The hrst box helped me ana ! ,he
tinued their use until cured. From
results obtained in general, cel, sne
think Doan's Kidney Pills arc " "
kidney remedy" Ma, sim.
Price 6Oc, at all dealers. Don ! s Get
ply ask for kidney rcInea' ,Sa.
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same c..
Mrs. Carter had. Foster-Mil0U' "
Mfrs, Buffalo, N. Y.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-01-27
Auto Bandit Chaser For Denver.

With the widespread use of the auto.
mobile the motor bandit has come into
existence as the modern successor oil
the old-time knight of the road, says
E. c. MacMechen in the February Pop
ular Mechanics Magazine. The auto
bandit is the most daring, ingenious
and swiftly moving hold-up of all time
and payroll messengers, banks, and
trains are his prey.
The city of Denver has made special
provision for the construction of an
auto bandit chaser, 9O-hp. armored
car with racing ability. This car, il
Illustrated in the article, is under con-
struction now. The manager of safety
procured a standard chassis and en-
CINE, and the special body is being
built in the city shops.
The features OF the car are:
1t has no windshield.
There are three tiers of seats, eacl
holding officers armed with trench
guns.
On wide running boards, just ir
front OF the rear tenders, are singh
chairs with shoulder rests, each hold
ing an officer with a trench gun.
The wheels are protected by armor
plate tenders, reaching we'll toward the
axle, so that the bandit chaser NAV run
against fleeing car and force it into
the ditch.
The radiator is guarded with stee
plates, and the car has a steel ram
capable OF knocking down board
fence, or breaking through a barbed
wire fence, if the bandits take TO the
open prairies to the east of Denver.
The tiers of seats-each enabling i,s
occupants to shoot over the heads Of
those in the seat before them-and the
side seats, allow eight officers to shoe,
at a car ahead with high-power rlGes
The car has no top to obstruct vision
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-01-27
Catarh Deafness Cannot Be Cured.

We will give One Hundred Dollars
by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portions Of the ear
There Is only enc way to cure catarrhal
deafness, and that is by a constitution
al remedy. Catarrhal Deafness is
caused by an inhamed condition OF the
mucous lining Of the Eustachian Tube
When this tube is inhamed you have
a rumbllng sound or imperfect hear
ing, and when it is entirely closed
Deafness is the result. Unless tn,
Inflammation can be reduced and this
tube restored to its normal condition
hearing will be DESTROYED forever
Many cases OF deafness are caused b
catarrh, which is an inhamed condi
ton OF the mucous surfaces. HALF
Catarrh Medicine acts thru the blood
on the mucous surfaces OF the system
We Will give One Hundred Dollar.
for any case OF Catarrh Deafness tina
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrf
Medicine. Circulars free. All Drug
gists, 75c.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-01-27
The Dufur Orchard Company in

The Dufur Orchard Company in
Oregon, owning 1000 acres, of which
$500 acres are planted in eight-year-
old trees, said to be the largest appla
orchard in the world, was forced into an
involuntary receivership upon petition
Of creditors. The big orchard tract
lies in Wasco county. The land has
zen valued at S5OO,OOO for wheat
rowing purposes. Including great
"arehouses and other equipment, the
'alue has been increased, it is said %
more than 81 100000. A. c. Churchill
manager OF the company, was appoint.
Il temporary receiver. Poor marSsss
are said to be directly responsible 10.
ne trouble, as the company could nv
sell at sufficient profit to meet its o.
cations.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-01-27
Length Of Life Extended.

In 1850, 25.OO0,0O0 deaths from
the plague or "black death" occurred,
which was one-fourth of the entire
population of the world at that time.
The average length of life In the sly
teenth century was only 81 years.
while In this. the twentieth century,
the svelag' re is forty-five years In
India, h"w YER, the average life
today Is nly twenty-four years.
We are - ID to see what the SCI
ence OF l. line Is accomplishing In
more CIV countries, where igno-
rance nm n"rstition do not prevail
to any gr' Xtent.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-01-27
The World of Make.Beli.,

for 49, vas IA an OLD lady Of eighty ~,
lot years had not walked a 5o,a: y NO
without assistance. He w.. STEPS
boy of seven, with a cripole : sa'n
VINO could not move withon, :, 'n'
OF crutch. And these tyo 1t Use
ing hide-and-go-seek toge,he- Pay
You have three chan.
boy. SAID the
The old lady chuckled. aR.1.-,
bush," she guessed. ''"- ne
"No."
Back of that chair on the ni,,,.,
mo- but you're getting warm y
Il know, under the couch '
The boy laughed gleefully
you've caught me-" he said N
us your turn to hide, Gran51, . '''
All the afternoon the Old Ja4,.
the boy of seven played the game ~ :.
gether without moving from -, "
chairs. They might have sat ,t |:.'
SICK and heartsOre because O, ,b. .'
Limitations, but instead they e,..' .',
the world of make believe ar5 ~
hours were full Of sunshine '
What an example for those mo.
women who are continually comnI,'"
ing and bewailing what fate s.
brought them! "4S
IL you have big troubles. little ma.
or imaginary ones, good way to cb.,,
them from you is to take trim i,,.
the land of make believe.
Perhaps you are a man or woman :,
country town, tied there by force n
circumstances over which YOU b,v.
no control. You are doing your hs.,
but the way seems irksome. You Iono
for wider range of vision, to travel
and see the things which have :,
far been denied you. You want scenes
besides those which are pertinen, n
your everyday life.
Make books your companions. When.
ever you are weary of the things tba,
are, read one which deals of dstar,
lands. Put yourself in the place 0,
the author and see the things he tell,
about, through his eyes. Make believe
you are there yourself. One such triu
week will give you a new interes, in
life, and make the drudgery of you-
commonplace life easier to bear.
Perhaps you are bound to the cin.
with its rush and hustle and exactiu
conditions. You long for the hills al.
the fields, and day after day you NUS,
be at your desk, in the factory, the Of.
fee or the store. At night take up
book like Van Dykes Little Rivers"
and visualize the scenes which he
depicts. 1t won't be long before YOU
can hear the purl of the brook and the
singing of the birds in the trees, in.
stead of the noise of the street cars,
and can breathe the perfume OF the
flowers which nod their heads in the
warm summer breeze. Make believe
you are there, with the man who tells
the story, and feel the exhilaratiOn Of
it all.
II your troubles are real ones, and
you are confined within the four wall,
Of your room, don't sit in gloom and
count the figures on the wall paper, II
won't do you any good. Take courage,
and a trip to the land Of make-believs
through the medium Of books, maya.
zines and pictures. Let poetry unfold
to you a new region Of thought and
purpose which you have never ex'
plored before. Think of the old lady
of eighty and the boy Of seven who
could not walk, but who found hap
piness through playing hide.and'go-
seek, through make-believe.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-01-27
ocious Youth.

Mary D. Ruth were discussing
plans for r'.ng house and Mary said,
It'll be the mother and you be my ~.
tie girl"
NO." snId Ruth. II want to be the
father"
oh" said Mary. Tets play we've
got plenty of money, and then We
won't need a father"
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-08
JAPAN EEABLE TO NOVEMBER ii
,Ry Associnted Press

TOXIC, Aug. S.-Newspapers an nounce that Japan has agreed to November II as the date for hold ing the conference at Washington.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-08

sa,...i..,C .L appIupi iatIun UI SlZ5,UUU TOT est-ynsnIhg ucM llus to naNl. gduon and for improvements to eX. IstmB aids in Alasha, thls item being .Nu. Iu, in htUup i, under Works Urg ent!y Necessary for the Safety or I'm meulate Needs of Navigation, etc, this estimate includes, among other Items, the one for Point Retreat re ferred to m Item above. No funds can be obligated under this estimate until congress shall have made the neces- sary appropriation; should the appro- priation be made, 1t Is intended to es- tablish a number of asetylene lights, tablish a number of acetylene lights, on Cape Junken, Pye Island, Point Mckenzie and Egg Island
 Respectfully,
 J. s. CONWAY,
 Acting Commissioner of lighthouses.