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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-22
THREE KILLED WHEN
TRAINS HIT MOTORS
Auto and Fire Engine Wrecked
Near Bristol When Struck by
Locomotives.

Three persons were killed in the vi
cinty of Bristol, Pa, last night by trains
of the Pennsylvania Railroad which
struck motors in which they were riding,
one touring car and tho other an auto
mobile chemical engine. The dead are:
James l.. John and his housekeeper, Mrs.
Emma Mayer. of Newtown, and Walter
II. Moore, foreman of Bristol Fire Com
pany No, !,
John, who was 60 years old, and Mrs.
NIyer. 40 years old, We're killed when
their car was tossed like a shuttlecock
by two locomotives. Johns 12-year-old
son. Leland. the only occupant of the car
TO escape death, was thrust out of danger
by Mrs. Myer.
John, an insurance agent and travel
ing salesman, was covering his regular
route with his housekeeper and his son
as passengers. AS the car was approach
ing Tullytown at $50 o'clock. one of the
headlights of his automobile gave him
trouble and he allowed the machine to
come to slow stop on crossing of the
New York division OF the Pennsylvania
Railroad. Almost as soon as the auto
stopped two trains approached, side by
side, OF parallel tracks. A west-bound
mail train struck the automobile and
luIlel II III front Oh lne OlHeF tram,
fast freight.
The engineer of the express did not
know of the accident and the crew of
the freight did not see the automobile
until 1t has been shunted to the track
by the mail train. The freight train
made a fast run to Bristol with the
bodies. They were thrown 20 feet from
the tracks and were badly mangled. The
boy was unable to talk of the accident.
The machine was found demolished 100
yards from the crossing.
The automobile apparatus of tRe fire
company was hit by westbound freight
train at Haunted Lane Bridgewater, at
ll:i5 o'clock. Moore, who was driving,
was ground to pieces beneath the wheels
of the engine while Melvin Jeffrles suf-
fered a fracture of the skull. bruises and
internal injuries. Robert Clark and Theo-
dore Roper, who were on the machine,
leaped and saved themselves
The company was summoned to assist In
putting out blaze in row of lighthouses
along Neshaminy Creek at Bridgewater.
The driver of Engine No. l did not see
the locomotive, and when 1t struck the car
the machine was hurled 20 feet and the
chemical tank 40 feet. The tank exploded
when 1t fell, Moore, who was instantly
killed, was a former fire chief and is sur
vived By his widow and seven children,
only one of whom is old enough to work
A benefit is planned for the family and
steps are being taken to organize a fire.
mems relief association at a meeting OF
No Company Friday night.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-22
DIR. PHILIP B. HAWK
SUES FOR DIVORCE
Names Six Correspondents.
Wife's Attorney Says He "In-
humanity Turned Her Out"

Doctor Philip B. Hawk, professor OF
Medical College who brought suit for
divorce against his wife, Ellen Henrietta
Hawk, naming six correspondents, is as
sailed for "lnhumanly turning his wife
out of doors" by ex-Attorney General
John c. Bell, attorney for Mrs. Hawk
to whom Mrs. Hawk referred questioners
today. The names of the six correspond
ents. which Doctor Hawk says he will
make public If the case is tried In court,
are still kept secret. They are under
stood to be prominent and well-knowr
socially.
Mrs. Hawk has been living with her
mother, Mrs. l.. J. Benton, of 420 South
Broad street, for the last week. She
refused today TO discuss the case.
According to Mr.. Bell. Doctor Hawk left
their homo at 1927 Baltimore avenue in
January while Mrs Hawk was at a
BILLY" Sunday meeting in the tabernacle
Proceedings were begun for Mrs Hawk
yesterday to recover her two children, Z
and years old, who are with their
father at their home.
WIFE'S ATTORNEY DENIES CHARGE
ut has never been my practice to try
my cases In the newspapers" Mr.. Bell
said this morning. "I shall not do so in
this instance All that 1 will say is that
Mrs. Hawk is absolutely innocent of the
charges made against her, Doctor Hawk
threatened TO give publicity to his false
and defamatory charge IL she dared To
make defense.
, "She has at all times protested her
innocence, and he and his counsel were
notified that she would undoubtedly de-
fend the case. Thereupon, in accordance
with his threat. he has resorted to pub
licity. He seems to lack common
decency and to be without respect for
his children.
He left their home in West Philadel-
phia the latter part of January without
a word of explanation, while Mrs. Hawk
and her mother were at the tabernacle.
"She returned and resided with her
children for some 10 weeks, when he in
humanity turned her out of doors, though
sho was i'll In bed and under the care of
physicians and was taken then to the
Jefferson Hospital where she was under
the same physicians care for week. He
took possession of the children.
Though still weak, she left the hos
pital and went to her mother on Sat
urday last, where she is now residing.
Her mother with her daughter, saw me
at the beginning of the week. and yes
terday we began proceedings for the re-
cOVery of the children. In due course
and at the proper time | shall defend
the divorce case against her. But as
/ said at the outset, l do not wish to
try the case in the newspapers and will
simply repeat that ] am confident that
in the hearing OF the divorce case I
shall establish her complete innocence. "'
In the libel filed by Doctor Hawk, his
wife is accused of unfaithfulness. Stories
OF affairs during summer vacations form
the basis of the complaints against her.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-22
BILLY" Is IMPATIENT
ATTACK OF CONVERTS
Sunday Openly Shows VeXation
at Failure of "Trail-hitting"
Program.

PATTERSON, y. J., April 22.-One hour
and q minutes OF preaching and praying
netted Billy only nine converts yester
day. That was the coolest response he
has received so far in his Paterson cam
pagn, and though" he won 2lS more
souls at night, he was discouraged, for
never in his more than 20 years of evan
as only nine converts on the "sawdust
trail"
The smallest number of trail hltters at
any one service in Philadelphia was "a.
When "Bnly" got out of bed this morning
and wrestled with a recalcitrant grape
fruit he didn't like to think of the nine
on the contrary. he was prone to think
rather of the petition sent to him by
scores of ministers of the city that he
should allow them to hold evangelical
meetings in their churches every Sunday
from now on. while he preached to the
men who were fortunate enough to get
into the tabernacle.
BILLY" has not yet decided whether he
will allow the churches OF the city to
swing open their doors while the taber-
nacle services are on Sunday afternoons
and nights. 1t is likely that he will, for
the point has been driven home to him
that about 10000 men last Sunday were
unable to near Chickens Come Home to
Roost" and 1t Is more than likely that an
equal number will De turned away from
the pine doors when he breaches "rhe
Devils Boomerang, or Hot Cakes OFF the
Griddlc" on Sunday.
The ministers OF this restless city are
saying, Nothing ever wakened Paterson
as Billy" has wakened 1t. We've got TO
have more churches just to accommodate
the overflow from the tabernacle"
BE that as it may, billy felt pretty
bad last night when not one of the Pas
sale County courthouse employees at the
tabernacle hit the trail" There were 800
such in a delegation there, and they were
led by Sheriff Amos Radcllfr, of Passaic
County, BILLY" exhorted them to Init
the trail" and lmplored Radcliff TO lead
them down to take his hand. but nary a
man stirred from the seat in which he
comfortably sat singing Where is NY
Wandering Boy Tonight"
Everybody here is talking OF that in
effectual call, just as everybody Is talking
Of the coming to Paterson pom Saturday
OF 100 girls from Philadelphia. The girls
were workers I'm the campaign in the city
of Brothery Love, and this Jersey town
is prepared 10 do almost everything for
them, The houses of the wealthy VIII be
thrown open to the young women, and at
the tabernacle they will be called upon TO
pump real enthusiasm into the meetings
with the famous hymn, "Chrlst for Phila-
delphia."
Their coming and preparations for il
concern Patersonians today more than
the threats of another anarchist invasion
led by Emma Goldman and Benjamin
Reitman.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-22
McNICHOL FIXED" LOCAL OPTION,
SAYS DISGUSTED VARE COHORT
Whisky Glass Henchan of DontoUn' Leader BetCas
Waning Power-Neuer Doubt of Legislative Victory for
Ram Hosts After They Got MACS" Support.

The question was: What do the people
whom the saloon hurts most think Of the
victory the saloon won In the Legislature
yesterday. these people being the men and
| women who are called, roughly speaking,
"the poor" (and entirely too roughly, by
! the way, very often). when and where
could they be expected to express them
selves most aptly on the setback OF this
local option movement? Evidently last
night, In the saloons they frequent, when
the news was hot from the griddle Of the
evening newspapers of this city
But what l can't see." said the man
who conceived this inquiry to the man
who was called upon to make It, "is how
you, teetotaler, can get these people
to express themselves naturally over their
beer"
The greatest living journalist instantly
replied:
II shall felgn a semi-intoxlcated condi.
tion and go from saloon to saloon asking
for lemon and seltzer an absolutely nom
alcoholic beverage often mbibed by men
attempting to recover from the effects
OF liquor. Thus they will not suspect me
and will talk 1uently, believing me to be
sympathetic with them in their vile tastes.
] shall report to you at an early hour,
cir"
you will find local option the sole topic
of conversation" said his superior OFF,
Ger, "ln all the saloons. Don't exagser-
ate; simply repeat accurately what you
hear"
The following scenes were observed
and conversations overheard in the bar
rooms and at the times Indicated:
SIG y. m.-Front street and Fairmount
avenue. Stevedores and seafaring men
The bartender: Come on now, Jo, wull
v behave? Hey, quit lurching UP agin
the genlman the like O. that! Nav, We
don't get no more whisky; yell be get
ting out into the street In a minute"
Tall drunken man (beaming upon the in
vestlgator): "SnIce boy. isn't he? Was
sah III sody water drink nice boys got
in front of him? Eth, lemming m sitter?
What's that fertile consumption? Well,
maybe it's better'n lettin' them doctors
cut you up, boy. Fer them doctors is
crazy with their knives"
The bartender pouring a steady stream
into the Investigators other ear): He
goes down to Havre de Grace with $50 in
his pocket and drunk at that. An he gets
n 50-to-1 shot and wins. Then he comes
back to Phily and makes a book down
Chestnut street on races and baseball, too.
And while he's still drunk he makes s2O,-
90 Then he goes to Palm Beach,"
The investigator Cafter pause):
well. they put one over at Harrisburg
today" (Note-This is barroom way of
saying. Local option was defeated in
House today
The bartender Instantly grave. as
though n great breach of etiquet had oc-
Cured. but nevertheless determined to be
polite):
"oh, yes; yes, sir" Walks coidly away.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-22

It's bad enough to be lame, with one
arm broken and one eye under a green
patch, but when in addition to that
fellow has lumbago and is out of work,
the combination is enough TO make one
slightly gloomy.
This is a brief outline Of the troubles
OF Richard Flynn, and he looked like
walking hospital as he unfolded a long
tale of misery to passers-by In the neigh
borhood of 4th and oxford streets. The
plea managed to draw considerable loose
change from those approached and then
Policeman Kayser questioned Flynn. lie
noticed on close inspection that the eye
under the green patch was perfectly
good. also that the fingers al the end
OF the broken arm moved too nimbly for
such a condition. When he asked the
unfortunate beggar how he broke his
arm, the man seemed dazed and couldn't
tell clearly how the accident happened.
Nor did he know the name OF the hos
pital where il was treated.
II think you need a home" said the
cop. and he took Flynn to the Front and
Master streets station.
The beggar told Magistrate Scott that
he lived near 18th and Winter streets.
at live in Summer street In the winter
time" he said, while in the spring
live out in the Falls"
At this point the prisoner dropped
dime on the floor and in his haste TO
pick Il up he forgot he was lame.
The policeman then reminded the Judge
that Flynn's arrest had suddenly cured
him of all his Ills
That's true" said the magistrate. "and
IN view OF the high cost OF living l will
send him 10 a cheap summer resort
known as Holmesburg- -on-the-D Delaware"
And that's where Flynn will spend hts
week-ends and mid-Weeks. too. for three
months.
When a man likes booze better than his
children he cannot expect mercy from
Magistrate Scott. The Judge lost hiH
Eood humor quickly To-Day Whsn he
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-22

! $50 D. m.-Fourth street and Fairmount
avenue-SiX men playing pinochle around
n table, bartender watching.
The tnvestigator-"Well, see they beat
them on this local option business"
The Bartender-"1Tey. vos you say?
Vos? Local option? Nos is It, a new
game of carts?"
$40 p m.-Eighth and Buttonwood
strects-Men I'm shirt sleeves throwing
darts at a target marked with figures.
Player-"Sav kid, you'll have to shoot
some to win this drink"
Man standing near players talking
about getting up early In the morning to
20 to church There seemed no prospect
OF local option being mentioned.
S;55 p. m.--Ninth and Vine streets
Twenty-one sailors of the U. s. s. Con-
necticut, Crowding about the bar, dozen
civilians being pushed aside, mutterlng
angrily.
The bartender (to group Of sailors,
choosing names for them at random) !:
Hey. Whitley, whatll y have? Hey,
Shorty, whatll " have?'
whitey-"Glmme a whisk I"
Shorty---"Gimme a whisk -
Civilian-"well. what about local option
now7"
Bartender-"Here, you, IL YOU want to
lust talk, go and stand against the wall
Don't be taking UP room from people that
want to BUY drinks
9:to D. m.--10th and Race streets-Marines
and sailors sitting at tables with girls in
smoke-hlled back room.
A marine (at tho bar--Well boy, are
you going to buy drink?
Second marine-Naw, kid: lookahere;
jush got 'nough get back to the ship; see
dime?
800 p. m.--sth and Noble streets-No
local option talk.
The bartender Cspeaking in intense
undertone to patron)-I'l make him eat
them words up. He's got to take them
words back. II he don't I'll catch him
here in Noble street or in Percy street
and I'll beat him up-I'll beat him up
like he's never been beat up before.
10 p. m.-4th below Morris street down
town)--Tall man dominating entire bar,
all others being reduced to silence.
Tall man (bawling at top of lungs)-"I
say you can't get nothing down here
from the Wares. but you got TO so to Nc
Nichol. Jim McNichols got this town
buffaloed. Tom went to the ward leader
down here in the First. He says I'D like
to go on the force Did he get n? Yes,
but he had to go UP in the 10te Ward to
do IT, Two weeks in the 10th and Nc
Nichol puts a uniform on him, and there's
six voters in the house and we can't get
nothing. What's that? Me brother-in-
law got job? Yes, he got a job-l9
years ago.
Investigator: Did you expect local
option TO be beaten?"
Tall man: Ibid anybody expect local
option TO win? Everybody knew what
was going TO happen. McNlchol wouldn't
have cared what Ware said or did. Nc
Nichol had II fixed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-22
LOCAL OPTION HONOR ROLL
IN PENNSYLVANTA ASSEMBLY


Here " the roll OF honor IN the
Pennsylvania House OF Representa-
tires. the members tchosc names
arc appended all rotin0 for the
Williams county unit local option
biH, so heartily espoused bU Gorer-
nor Brpmbdu0h:
Adams Ielghner
Arnold Love
Barnett Marvin
Beck Mather
Bergv McClintock
Blackburn McCurdy
Brosius Mckay
Brownlce MCNiCar
BrumbauRh Mellott
Bungard Metzenbacher
Jas. O Campbell Myers
Goldsmith Oaks
corbn Phillips
Cox Reel
Cromer Rhoads
Davis Rich
Dell Rudisoll
Ebv SampPoi
Eppley Shaaber
Evans Cbas. a, sharer
Fruit Shoop
Gibson Ghowaltcr
Glngerich Lee Smith
Glenn snyder
Goodwin Spencer
Goodyear Statler
Graham Some
Greenwood Nickermau
Harper Walsh
Herman Walter
Holman Walton
Holllnssworth watson
Huber Weaver
Jack whitaker
ia f. Jones Williams
Kuhn VIM. n. Wilson
Kunltlc Wood
Lands Wylie
Lanius Speaker Amber
Tho names set in heavy-face type are
those OF Philadelphans.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-22
JrTNEY 7RAFrto RULES

No pehicle carrying passengers
shall permit such passengers TO Ttde
on the running board.
But one passenger shall be per
nitted to ride alongside the drtver
of such Uehicle.
No such UehicTe shall be permitted
to take on or discharge passengers
tChile In motion.
All passengers must be received
and discharged on the curb.
All signs or other distractions
pldced on the 1Oindshieid 1Chich
icould cut off the UietU Of the driUer
shah be removed.
In order to dvoid congestion al
street corners, dH such Tehtcles 1CfH
be required to stop at least rs feet
from the near side corner OF the
intersectinp street IN order TO re-
ceire or discharge passengers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-22
RUM CROWD TRIED TO BRIBE
TWO LEGISLATORS, CHARGE

HARRISBURG, Pa. April 22.--The rum
interests are jubilant today over the de-
feat OF the williams county local option
bill by the House of Representatives yes
terday They consider the defeat decisive
and the issue disposed of, regardless of
Governor Brumbaugh's plans to continue
his fight until local option has become a
reality in Pennsylvania.
The bill no sooner had been defeated
yesterday than the scores of liquor men
who came here to witness the struggle in
the House fiocked to the barrooms and
cafes. and until long after midnight wine.
beer and whisky flowed in a continuous
stream in celebration OF the victory"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-22
ROOSEVELT ACCUSED
OF BEING TAX DODGER
Continued from Page One

Continued from Page One
making him a lieutenant colonel in the
United States army. The commission
stated Theodore Roosevelt was a resident
of Washington.
Court then recessed for luncheon.
The defense scored a big victory when
court reconvened this morning, and JUS
tice Andrews admitted that part of the
Balm legislative report, dealing with al
legged crookedness in State printing
Barnes was referred to as the most con-
spicuous example of corrupt boss in
New York, and the demand was made
that the Senate do something to break
up the printing ring"
The report also charged Barned with
prohttng from grave Irregularities in
connection with State printing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-22
THE WEATHER
Official Forecast

WASHINGTON, April %.
For eastern Pennsylvania and New Jer-
sey; Partly cloudy and somewhat warmer
tonight. probably followed by showers in
the early morning or on Friday: moder-
ate southeast and south winds.
The eastern area of high barometer Is
passing on the north Atlantic coast this
morning and cloudiness Is increasing rap
idly at its rear The temperatures are
stiil low along the coast but are rising
throughout the Middle West, where a
moderate excess Is general. Showers COW
cred a large portion Of the Central Val
leys during the last "a hours and the rain
area has spread northeastWard into the
southern portion of the lake region. Light
rains are also reported from the Plateau
States and large portion of the Rocky
Mountain region and OF the Missouri
basin,
u. S. Weather Bureau Bulletin
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-22
China and Pottery Exhihlt

Hundreds of pieces of china and UNIQUE
pottery were on view today at the 9Th
annual exhibition of the Philadelphia
Ceramic League, which opened last night
at the Fuller Building, 10 South 18th
street, The exhibition will continue to-
day and tomorrow.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-22

When a man likes booze better than his
children he cannot expect mercy from
Magistrate Scott. The Judge lost hiH
EO0d humor quickly toaay Whsa he
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-22

Tho names set In heavy-face type are
those OF Philadelphans.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-12-25
FARMERS 0UTLAWED
BY NEW BANK LAW
Senator Marion 3utler Urges
Change to Extend Credit
to the Farms,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2s.-In a let
ter to the joint congressional committee
on rural credits, Ex-United States Sen
ator Marion Butler of North Carolina
urged financial system for farmers,
who are declared to be "outlaws," &C.
cording to the national banking law,
which prohibits national banks from
accepting land as a security for loans.
Reference is made to the increasing
trend from country to the cities, which
calls for something more definite, he
says, than "palliatives to check this
ominous evil.''
Referring to our commercial banking
system, Ex-senator Butler writes:
"Our national banking law has ex-
pressly prohibited national banks from
lending money on land; thus, the farm
ers' security, which is the best in" the
world, has been outlawed. The six
months land loan provision of the fed
eral reserve act does not afford any
essential relief. Thus it is evident that
the farmer has SO far been ignored and
left to shift by himself, with none of
the benefits of organized society, but
that he has also been Disseminated
against and made an outsider in our
financial system; indeed; he has been
penalyzed, apparently, for being a
wealth producer, and this neglect and
discrimination is driving him from the
SOIL"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-12-25
DO YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOP.
PING AT THE BIG DULUTH.
MOTHERS PENSIONS
SAVE STATE MONEY
Kansas Charity and Correction
Head Condemns Separation
of Children.

TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. 23.-"The pub
lie should demand that the practice of
separating mother from her children
on account of poverty be stopped in
every state" said President Bowman of
the state conference of charities and
corrections.
1T costs $3.50 week per child for
schooling, care and maintenance at
state home. The public has to pay this
billiard later bills that might not &C.
crue if the child has a mothers train
ing. But even putting it on the money
actually spent, why not do the humane
thing and pay this money over to the
poor mother who otherwise is compe-
tent to rear her child?"
President Bowman pointed out that
a child reared in state home gets what
he termed the institution viewpoint.
He gets the community idea, but from
the wrong angle. The institution child
is used to be waited on and provided
for. When he does leave the institution
he is lost, as rule, and waits only
chance to be sent back, or to some other
place where it will not take any initia-
tive or Independent thinking or working
on his part to get his daily bread.