ANT BRINGS DEATH
(SICKNESS TO MAN,
miOLOGIST FINDS
riments Conducted in Pan-
j.1 T.nnn Show How
pjuai"" "" r -"
pportant - --
Binate inis juutie jtuoi
WITH PLIES
SSED
. t.iAti until lately had arisen
Vm Industrie"" ant might upon occn-
I " ..- n Irfindon Lancet.
J wjwn that some species, such as
Pli,ft ant has very nesirucuvo ien
Si n certain parts of the- tropics, and
1T.SS deal of general disturbance,
"".r.f.j. wiih falntness and shtvei-
W "r.imts with temporary paraly-
Fimi was also known that soma savage
fcv:.i the dried bodies of ants, beaten
a . Baste, as an arrow poison, but It
..J.t i.m that suggestion has been
. . ill i-f tnlffht convey natho-
i Victerla to man.
"J. nt ts commonly found In and
Land the dwelling of people residing In
Effiw. It Is, Indeed, a matter of dim
Ev la Veep this Insect away from food
Kr. In such houses, and It Is equally
Kit to keep the ant away Jrom refuse
ErtMse are not properly disposed of
uiMt It cannot bo doubled that tho ant
Efths opportunity of carrying from In
rja excreta the specific organisms of
s to the food stored In human dwell
Ev. itjltle or no experimental work, how
iir hd been done to obtain proof that
tnln. Jbut In 1912 Dr. L. D. Batca,
idertologlet to Ancon Hospital In tho
Zina Canal zone, undertook a series
7 MMriments with a view of putting to
test whether or not the ant acted as
itrwsmlttlng a8cnt of suoh Infections as
!riCWerana Qnuuuirj- uyocmuij'. nits
Jfttlons were curricu out wiui ma
rillow ants which nro found In and
dfthe houses In tho canal zone
)V fed a number of theso Insects on
lOSKea Wlin cuuurua ui uuvihuh
Ms for nvo days, killing and ex
Infsome of them at certain Intervals,
gt In no Instance was no nuio to recover
Urphold bacillus from tho intestines
fitits ants. Tho experiment was care
ts repeated with like negative results.
i( then tried to determine If the ant could
utry.Uw specific organisms on Its legs
rjjodln a purely mechanical way to
nn food.
To this end a number of tho lnsecti
rem dropped Into a broth culture of the
uphold bacillus and allowed afterward
j crawl out and walk over dishes In such
v&T that their footprints could bo
snltlvtcd" for bactotla. The typhoid
lelltos was easily found In evory in
lets. This experiment was repeated
iyral times, and In tho majority of
ues positive results were obtained.
)" CONVENTION WILL
BENEFIT ENTIRE CITY
ilmost 28,000 of Fund for Ex-
pense3 Collected, but $50,000
Is Wanted
"The business men of this city nro
ntliar 'with certain forms of advertls
; and all the progressive ones spend
-go amounts In this wny. But when
vopportunlty to get hundreds of thou
idj of dollars' worth of advertising for
i-clty at a relatively small cost pre
ils.ltself. It Is v,ery hard for many of
in" to see that they will benefit Indl.
oally as much as If they advertised
Wdually "
IWs was the way a member of tho con
itlon committee put It today In dls
slng the convention of the Associated
remains Clubs of the World, which
Ubo held hero next month, nml the
',000 campaign to finance It
The mistaken Impression Is held by
ithat the Poor Richard Club will de
rail tho boncflta from the convention,"
continued. "I cannot be too emphatic In
toff that this has no foundation what
r'ln fact. The Poor Richard Club took
Head In bringing the convention hero
',ln conjunction with business men
TJ,all parts of tho city, will net ofll
ly as host. But even' In this the club
sigers nro only taking the lead. They
ud like for every Phlladelphlan to act
host to the 10,000 delegates. Every
tness concern in the city will benefit
ctly from tho convention. Everybody
his country during tho big week will bo
nng Philadelphia' and if that won't
i DiwInesiMiero I don't know of any
ig that will. We havo the Industries
ijacllltles and are readv fnr n. Inr
"ease In business."
bout JS8.000 has been raised for tho
ventlon.
errnan Ships in American Ports
he German passenger and merchant
is now In American porta aro not In
Kd. Their status Is the same as that
merchant ships of any country, and
would be given clearance papers
never their omcors asked for them.
The British Throne
M.V?Lgltlmlst" or Stuart "heir to tho
W throne" ia Prince Rupert of Bava
ana. his Queen. Maria Theresa. Arch
il of Austria, and descendant of
?..! ' E"8land. The Kaiser Is the
,.Ia " Wer sister of the lata King
'rd of England.
Cow Chorister
ccordln? in thiu n.i.,A-.inA .
!jS,,country paper some ono has a
A? uf '" Possessed of rare accom
aaebtB: "Wanted A steady, respect-
""? man t0 ,00k ter a garden
.we ror a cow who has a good voice
'tceustomed to sing In the choir.1
SHIPPING NEWS
.POUT OP PHILADELPHIA
, .
ft Steamships to Arrive
hi SBEimiT
ih.. f miri L .
ta From.
H9 ..,. ...Santa. Mart
3. CaV.Vf' tendon ....
Muffi"1. "' ....
inn. ... ..London ....
Balled.
.Apr. 10
.Apr. 13
.Apr, U
Iht ."" Narvik ,,.,,, .Apr
iti ::::: LluA',va .....I.Apr
. .Apr. ii
10
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Newport
Apr. i
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tea ..Sand
?,' ...parry
.Apr. 30
'Blant
.....Apr 20
.....Apr. 21
K.ty
"lo citV"""",rJn.InU' ....Apr ja
'rPonfoy NEW YORK
l Steamships Due Tpdsy
ij, i ..Froin. Steamed.
wfcr:::-.::: -fiSsa . :::::& It
Y l Steamships to leave
S "? tt
ui " Bordeaux Slay a
notterdam May 6
r Movements of Vessels
M1!i1iJ? ?w1',,, Rotterdam.
rWyi P'm Hkwt,r at
l;tfcadelphirVor JacluonvUle.
DIPLOMATIC SECRETS
GIVEN TO ERRAND BOY
AT GERMAN EMBASSY
Von Bernstorff's Doorman Mis
takes Messenger, Sent by
Newspaper to Get Matter
for Publication, for a
Telegraph Boy
MESSAGES "DECODED"
The Oerjnan Embassy telephoned the
Washington Bureau of the St. Iouls Post
DLspatch and New Vork World recently
that tho Ambassador wanted It to have a
copy of tho memorandum that he had
given to Secretary Lansing regarding the
O-boatRltuatlom A telegraph boy was
called nnd Instructed (o go to tho Em
bassy and bring back whnt "they will
glvo you there."
Tho boy, being wlso In the way of diplo
mats nnd newspapers, followed Instruc
tions to the letter. He brought back what
tho doorman of the Embassy gave him,
but It was not Count von Bernstorft's
statement Intended for the public.
WHAT THU BOV GOT.
What tho boy brought baclf was con
tnlned in two telegraph envelopes which
upon being opened wero found to contain
cablegrams signed by the Ambassador
and addressed to ofllclals of his Govern,
ment. There was not tho slightest diffi
culty In "deciphering the messages," be
cause they wero In plnln English
Tho attention of the embassy was called
to the obvious orror, the telegrnms re
turned nnd tho statement Intended by Count
Von Bernstorft for publication brought
to tho bureau ofDco by tho ever-Intelligent
messenger. Tho latter threw considerable
light upon tho transaction.
"Well, you see, I Jes' went up there and
rung the bell, and a man como to tho door
and gnvo me somethln'."
"Did you tell him what you wanted?"
"Naw. Ho didn't ask me. Ho Jeit
glvo mo them two envelopes nnd I brung
them back to you like you told me."
EMBASSY EXPLAINS
Tho explanation nt tho emhassy was
that tho doorman thought tho mes.icngor
"Just an ordinary telegraph boy that had
como for some telegrams."
That's where they made -a mistake.
This messenger was no ordinary telegraph
boy; as a matter of fact ho ns rather ex
traordinary. Tho Ambassador may rest assured, how
over, that his Fecrets will never ba di
vulged to a prying world.
Name Docs Not Denote Value
Tho orlglnnl Detft pottery Is undoubt
edly of great value to collectors of an
tiques, oh It dates from tho fourteenth
century, but tho name proves nothing, as
any colored glazed earthenware made
after tho Delft patfern may benr that
name.
The Real Need
"Do you bellevethat wo should havo
a more elastic currency?" asked the man
who Is always talking national finance.
"Not much!" snorted tho man with the
shiny clothes. "It's elastic enough now.
What they ought to do H make It more
adhesive."
Weather .Note
"This weather must bo terrlblo for the
poor soldiers In tho trenches " .
"Uh-huhl It's pretty tough on the
crowds In front of tho war bulletin
boards, too."
Matter of Argument
If you don't agree with n man as to
tho way to havo peace ho Immediately ac
cuses you of wanting war.
Plant That Counhs
In Africa a French botanist hns dlscov
covered a plant that literally coughs to
clear Ha leaf pores of dust
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which Include everything worth while.
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Wo have lots of new Inventions de
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VEKING LDGEBFHILADELP.HIA, lBtt)AYt MAY 5,
SAIOOiNS AND CLtlBS CLOSED
ON CC0UNT OF STRIKE
Police Precautions Taken nt Now
Kensington, Westmoreland County
NEW KENSINGTON, Pa.. May 6. All
ftatoons and clubs hero wero closed today
by order of county ofnclnls, following tha
strike yesterday of 2000 employes Of tho
Aluminum Company of America and
strikes today at two plants of tho Amer
ican Sheet nnd Tin Plate Company. There
has been no disorder. Tho plant has been
shut down.
Two hundred men walked out at he
Pennsylvania plant of the American Sheet
nnd Tin Plate Company thin morning, and
an equal number left tho Pittsburgh plant
of the same company. Both plants aro lo
cated hero. While the dissatisfied em
ployes havo made no formal demands upon
the company, they aro striking for shorter
hours with moro pay.
BEES JOIN ARMY RANKS
TO SERVE FATHERLAND
AS SWIFT MESSENGERS
Treasured Secret of U. S. War
Department Discovered by
Dutchman and Printed in
Holland Journal
IMPORTANT DETAILS SAFE
News that will be of Interest to all
army men was contained In a copy of La
Gazette do Holland. Tho Gazette, which
Is published at The Hague, has discovered
a secret long cherished In the War De
partment the use of bees ns messengers.
No longer will tho aide-de-camp spur
his staggering horse through shot nnd
shell to carry tho message to the front
Instead ho will don his gloves and mask
and, going to tho portablo bechtvo back
of headquarters, seize ono of the faithful
little Insects nnd send tho well-trained
messenger through the nlr
"Whoever possesses a receiving outfit
can read the socrots of the whelcss," says
La Gnzctto ! "ono can cut the wires of the
ordinary telegraph, tho pigeon does not
always escape tho bullet. Thercforo other
means havo been searched for In Amer
ica tho General Stfltt drenms of using, ns
a dispatch bearer, the bee.
"Tho bee. like the homing pigeon, guided
by his marvelous Instinct, returns to tho
"hive from wherever ho may bo liberated.
Tiny dispatches, which can be deciphered
with tho magnifying glass, can bo at
tached to Us breast.
"But something better still lias been
found By an Ingenious process the wings
of the tiny Insect are sensitized and by
means of microscoplo photography tho
message Is Imprinted on the wing, doing
away with extra weight"
"And there you are," says La Gazette
do Hollande, "tiny neroplanes of wnr."
Tho secret Is out, but alt Is not lost
Ln Gnzctto do Hollande has not discovered
tho wonderful process by whlph to dis
pose of tho fireflies that an up-to-dato
onomy would send to ruin the sensitized
wings of tho trained bees.
The details of course cannot be divulged.
Suffice It to say that an soon as an enemy's
firefly roached the dark hive where tho
bees aro watting to have their wings
photographed. Its presenco Is mado known
by tho action of the metal selenium, which
ts sensitive to light, and the alarm Is
given to a corps of trained dragon flics,
who speedily make away with the In
truder. Financial Centre of World
Authorities seem to agreo that London's
position as tho financial cantro of the
world Is not bo much duo to the amount
of trado carried on between tho British
Isles and the rest of tho world ns to the
enormous lending power of Lombard
Btroet' As soon as New Vork establishes
her ability to maintain supremacy as a
leader sho will havo attained to the posi
tion of financial centre of the world.
urpees
oeeds
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iSt iarrow
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Prtt-OC- wa will mall ono packet each
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Bantam Sweet Corn, the ear licit and beat
first early; BunrE&'s Black-Red Bali,
Debt, deeply colored ffeth and fine sweet
flavor; BunrEE'a Earliest Wayaiiead
Lettuce, the earlleat butterhead variety;
Cualk'3 Early Jewel. Tomato, earlleat
first class tomato in tha family garden;
BimrEE-lMraovED liven Liiia JIean, pods
are enormous and well flMed with delicious
beans. 25c buys all tho above. Flee col.
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As a Compliment to the Ladies we In
clude with each collection a regular 10-cent
packet of our Fordhook Favorite Asters.
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quality and will save their cost ln
labor, ln satisfaction and by actually
outlasting cheaper mowers.
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WMINGHOUSE STRIKE
MAY BE COMPROMISED
BY PEACE CONFERENCE
Company to Treat With Men
Today and Week May
See Plants in
Operation
LITTLE DISORDER NOW
PITTSBUnOH, May B. Westlnghouse
strikers will treat for peace with tho com
pany, today nnd tho week may seo them
back at work.
Thcro was little disorder this morning.
Not until tho Westlnghouso strike has
been nettled will the troopi be rocatlcd,
In the opinion of General Logan. Ho nald
that tho resumption of work In tho plants
closed earlier In the week had been ac
complished without disorder of any kind.
"" Sheriff ItlchnrdB, who has sworn In 1S00
deputies during the reign of lawlessness
In the Turtlo Creek Valley, sent a number
of them to McICcc's Hocks, on tho other
side ot this city, whoro 3000 employes of
the rresed Steel Car Company nre on
strike. While the attitude of tho strikers
ln seeking arbitration of their differences
with the company gives no Immediate
concern, the Sheriff said he wanted the
deputies on the scene In tho event ot
trouble
Almost two dozen Informations were Is
sued Inst night against the strlko lenders
nnd rioters now ln Jail and against tho
eight wounded strikers In the Ilrnddock
General Hospital, All aro charged with
being accessory to murder, both before
nnd nfter the fact.
Among thcBO Is Anna Holl, the 20-yenr-old
girl who, It Is alleged, was In tho fore
front of all the riotous demonstrations at
Turtlo Creek Valley on Monday nnd
Tuesday. This girl, who Is pretty and
vivacious, will not be prosecuted with tho
rigor which tho county officials will exor
clso In their court action against the malo
leaders of tho mob. It was Intimnted.
Coroner Jamison was busy touring tho
strlko zono until late Inst night. Alt the
prisoners wero rrrested nt Ills Instruc
tions Deputy Sheriff Frank Morgan,
however, voiced what Is considered the
opinion of nil tho county ofnclnls concern
ing the girl. "She Is simply a notoriety
J--'r ".
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The Lusitania White Book
Sunday next, May 7, is the first anniver
sary of the sinking of the gigantic Cunard
liner "Lusitania." To mark the day the
Public Ledger will issue a
Special Free Supplement
to be known as "The Lusitania White Book." It
will contain the whole of the correspondence
between Washington and Berlin on the U-boat
question the evidence on which the next
great Peace Conference will define the legiti
mate uses of the U-boat in future naval war
fare. ' When that day dawns, you will need
this White Book. Order your copy now.
SUNDAY'S
PUBLIC
seeker," h nald, "And Is considered feehte
minded by all tho ofllclals who havo Inter
viewed her Sho has no following nmong
the Btrlkera not even nmong the glrla
In the Westlnghouse plant who worked
with her."
When she was ted from the Coroner's
6fflco sho sat on the stono steps just be
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fore the start was made for Jail. When
she arrived at the Jail she asked permis
sion to sit on the steps there a moment.
"I had the glory of sitting on tho Cor
oner's office steps,1" sho said, "and I want
tho glory of sitting on the jail steps."
An attempt was made yesterday by At
torney William M. .Prfltt to obtain tha
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release of six of the meri In jaii Who are
regarded as leaders. Judge Ambrose U,
neld, In refusing tha petition, said:
"I Will not set these men free so that
they can go out and Incite tho workmen
to further disorder and riot and bloodshed."