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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-04
INTERFERENCE BY ART JURY
ROUSES BABY SAVERS IRE
Arrest of Sign Hangers, However,
Due to misunderstanding

Workers in the cause of baby saving,
who have been arranging for the baby
saving week which began today in this
city, are severely Criticlsing the art jury
because 1t is charged that the jury inter
fered with the plans for the baby saving
crusade in the arrest of persons who were
hanging advertising signs about the city.
1t was explained that the signs were not
artistic and Jared on the esthetic sem
sbilities of the members of the art jury.
II is said three men were arrested.
They were trying to hang banners across
the street at Front and Market streets
and I'd and South streets. DR.. William
Duffeld Robinson, chairman of the Com
mittee on Publicity for the BabySaving
Week. says the Art Jury thought the ban
ners would spoil the beauty of the neigh
borhood.
Doctor Robinson got in touch with
Andrew Wright Crawford, secretary of
the Art Jury, and protested against inter-
ference with the work. He pointed out
that it was permissible to hang political
banners across the street. 1t is said that
Mr.. Crawford replied that the political
banner represented liberty" Doctor
Robinson is understood TO have urged
the point that human life is as important
as political liberty.
Doctor Robinson brought the matter up
dJ meeting OF tne BaDV week Commit
tee, presided over by Howard b. Franch
president of the Chamber of Commerce
1T was a spirit of petty interference
and adherence TO red tape which led the
art jury to block the plans" Doctor Rob-
inson said. our workers were humili-
ated and arrested as If they were crimi.
nails, and taken TO City Hall. The thing
is inexcusable, and l cannot see how
department Of the city could be so small
and so lacking in understanding"
DIR. Wilmer Krusen, head of the De-
partment of Health and Charities, was
present at the meeting. He explained that
the arrest of the men hanging the signs
was due to a misunderstanding. He said
that although the Baby Week Committee
had obtained the verbal permission of the
city authorities TO hang the banners no
formal permit had been taken out
Work of hanging the signs will be con-
tinued today A permit was taken out
yesterday.
The campaign was inaugurated this
morning, when in the services in the syna-
gogues throughout the city. sermons on the
Importance of baby-saving work were
preached.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-04
WAR DEPARTMENT
LOOKING UP MEN OF
MILITARY TRAINING
Countrywide Inquiry Begun
With View to Ascertaining
How Many Are Available
for Army Commissions
SPANISH WAR OFFICERS
Holders of Commissions in That Con-
f1ict First on List of Possible
Service

! WASHINGTON, March 4. - The War
| Department determined to be prepared for
any eventuallty has ordered n country.
wide inquiry to ascertain how many men
of military experience would be available
for commissions in the army, should their
service be needed. This inquiry has been
directed first to all commissioned officers
who saw service in the Spanish war Each
has been asked whether he can be depend
ed upon to return to the colors should
this country call him.
In addition. inquiries have been sent to
all of those who informally offered their
services to the United states when the
Mexican situation was most acute about
two years ago. At that time the war
Department looked up and listed n vast
number of engineers and other technical
experts, whose services would be invalu-
able in war. To all Of these the inquiry
has been renewed and each has been
asked to inform the War Department
whether the tender of services made in the
former Mexican crisis holds good at pres
ent
AS further means of increasing the
commissioned personnel of the army.
should ned arise, the department is MAX
ing a very careful study of the lists of
those attending the students military
camps and the business mems military
camps. notably that held at Plattsbure
last year. The ratings attained by all
of these participants are being gone over
to show just how many and what char
acter of officers could be commissioned
from this source. The other reliance of
the War Department outside of the reg
ular army is the organized militia and
adjutants generals of the various States
will report just what could be expected
from their organizations by way of Off
GERS and enlisted men.
To complete this tactical peace 'nobil-
ization, the experts of the quartermaster
corps of the army and the ordnance de-
partment are again listing the various
plants of the country to
know what their output of munitions and
war supplies probably you'd be. Last
year former Secretary Garrison directed
that such an inquiry be made. To get
this phase of the work further in hand
the Commerce and Treasury Departments
have been asked for the figures showing
just what the exports of munitions and
other war supplies to the European bellig-
erents have been. From these reports 1t
will be possible to deduct just what the |
total American output would be, should |
the United States need its own war pro- |
ducts to fight its own battles
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-04
SENATE IN TANGLE
OVER ACTION UPON
GORE RESOLUTION
Members Still Trying to Find
Out Just What They Did
in Tabling Oklahoman's
Bill
"CH1CANERY" DENOUNCED
Leaders Claim Victory,
but All Washington Is Befuddled
Over Result

WASHINGTON, March 4-The Senate
was still trying today to find out what
II really did yesterday in tabling the Gore
resolution. SO was the House, the White
House, State Department, newspaper corps
and, presumably, the whole American ma
tion.
Everybody at the Capitol was doubtful,
befuddied and also argumentative. The
white House was satisfied that the Presi-
dent had been supported" How far the
Senate's support was actually recorded
was still an issue which promised wordy
wars for many weeks.
"If Senator Gore, a blind man, so tan
gled up and mixed up the supposedly all
wise and all-knowing Senate what would
have happened through Senator with all
his faculties?" was the humorous query
asked today.
Administration supporters today de-
nounced Cores clever parliamentary move
in forcing his substitute resolution to the
fore and ditchlng his original warning
resolution as "chicanery" They insisted
It did not affect the real result of an Ad-
mlnistration victory. other Senators as
vociferously asserted today that many
really did not know what the effect of
their votes would be. 1t was admitted
that many voted merely ito stand behind
the President" and others to shelve the
whole business in one fell swoop by killing
tne NTOre llS
garding warning Americans and also the
McCumber warming resolution.
The McCumber resolution bobbed up
today to harass the Administration forces
A legislative ghost, 1t refused to be
downed. BY recessing last night, instead
of adjournng, the Senate was able to
prevent II from coming up. Republicans
denounced this as "arrant cowardce."
Aftermath today of the Senate vote
was the campaign of Administration Sena-
tors to spread opinion that the vote was
an Administration victory. Senators
James and Hughes. Administration strate-
gists, worked with the newspaper cor
respondents to explain how the vote
Is an Administration victory" They
rushed to the press galleries Immediately
after the vote in an endeavor to insure
that the fright impression" was given the
country through the press.
Other Senators declared that it ap-
peared that some votes were parrot-like
1t was suggested that the Senate was
prined to vote on tabling some sort of a
resolution-the original Gore plan eX-
pected Senators ready to vote AYE" for
tabling something or other had been wait
ing for days to vote AYE" and possibly
without being exactly sure of its effect,
voted Just that way in the pell-mell parlia-
rush and tangle, trusting to the
hope that way was the right way to stick
by the President"
Today, despite the confusion, the Senate
was disposed to stick steadfast and stand
by whatever it was 1t voted yesterday
unless the President decides he wants
more clear.cut vote. Regardless of yes
results, leaders of all factions ad-
nit that the Administration has enough
votes in the Senate to kill any and all res
outons on the warning question-now.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-04
THIRTY KILLED
WHEN PARIS ARMS
PLANT BLOWS Up
Fully 125 Hurt in Exr,.
sion Due to Careless d.
Handling of Grenades
FLAMES SWEEP R u1No

Thirty bodies have been reco,,a.'
100 wounded are in morgues. Tho r.'',a ~ aM
the munition factory explosion tbot sun sun q
ed the double crown" defenses ~ o.. Wreck.
st. Denis, on Paris northern outst,,,is on IN
day. N'ohlfw 70.
The fire was still burning with -
Gus explosions this afternoon Doa.lt' nulnst'
efforts were being made to nro,,5psu nrsps'su
spread to other forts across the ross ~
An hour after the first exn,os,su
bodies had been recovered from tbo ~
and more than 12s persons had been tsns ,sslS
to Paris hospitals. Fourteen NJ ~. aAea va
bodies recovered were those Of soisN N
who had been working in the faotorr' 'l'1 NJ
Ing their convalescence after snS.u,n w
wounds at the front. 'nt
Minister of the Interior MaIvv ,,.,,..
the scene and later announced tbs, y.
disaster was accidental having ~
caused by the careless handling ~ ~
AIDES. a
BY the explosions in the factory. Viii.
stood to the east of the forts near :
Denis known as the double crown !, =.
north," many civilians in the nevbh..
hood were injured. Other imnort,i
workshops nearby were shaken. bnt nv.
suffered no material damage.
President Poincare this afternoon v,,,
ed several hospitals to which the wo,,rd.i
were taken and personally expressed n,
sympathy for the victims.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-04
MISS CROKER, EX-BRDE
OF HORSEMAN, MARRIED
Daughter of Former Tammany
Chief Weds Tom White,
Rich Clubman

NEW YORK, March 4. Miss Ethel
Croker youngest daughter of Richard
Croker, was secretly married this week to
Thomas White, wealthy young man of
Cedarhurst, L. I. He is we'll known in
Long Island, Westchester and Palm Beach
society circles. His father, Thomas F.,
White, left a fortune OF fully S2,ooo,oOO.
The widow, Mrs. Katharine White, lives
at Cedarhurst.
1t was impossible to get details of the
wedding. One report was that Mr.. and
Mrs. White had gone to Cold Spring Har-
bor, l.. l., to spend their honeymoon and
another that they had gone to Palm
Beach, Fla.
Intimate friends of Miss Croker said
she had freely admitted her marriage to
Mr., White to them, but had enjoined them
not to reveal the details of the ceremony.
Thomas Whites father was known as
"the man who owns Barren Island" At
the White home in Broadway Cedarhurst
last night servants refused to answer
the doorbell. Mrs. white had her phone
cut off too. The White and Croker fami-
lies were already related, as Howard
Croker the youngest son of the retired
Tammany chieftain, married Miss Ger
trude White.
John j. Breen, riding academy groom
was Ethel Crokers first husband Her
family steadily refused to recognize the
marriage, which took place on April %,
1910. Soon the bride left her husband and
made her home with her mother and How
ard Croker at East 74th street. Breen
sued Richard Croker for 100000 for
alienation of affection. Mrs. Breen sued
twice for divorce and eventually got a
decree Breen's suit was never brought
to trial.
Inquiries regarding tine marriage, made
at the offices of Richard Croker, Jr., yes
terday, were answered by his secretary,
with the statement that Croker was out
of town.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-04
Pair Held in Tailor Shop Thefts

Two men accused by the police Of
victimizing many tailors in the north
western section of the city were arraigned
today following their arrest last night
on Identification of Warren Yeager, a
tailor at 1906 Columbia avenue. The
police had sent out descriptions of the
men to all tailors in the city, warning
them II was the mems custom to ask
for samples and. while the proprietors
back was turned to pick up valuable
cloth. The men are Henry Stewart, OF
1888 South 31st street and Marcus Jen-
nings at 5465 De Lancey street They
were held under $500 bail at the 18th and
oxford streets station.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-04
Mrs. Elizabeth P. Osman

Mrs. Elizabeth p. Osman widow OF
Joseph r. osman, OF this city, will be bur-
led In Mount MoFiah Cemetery at o'clock
Monday afternoon. Mrs Osman died at
the home OF her son, Francis S. osman,
IN Richmond, Va, where she had lived
several years. She had suffered an at
tack OF heart disease, but was resting
comfortably in her room yesterday. A
cup Of coffee was sent to her, and the per-
son carrying Il found that she had died
during . short time that she was left
alone In her room.
airs. Osman was So years old. She Is
survived by the following brothers and sis
ters IN Philadelphia; William Sutter, 205l
Camac street; John Sutter, 2ll6 North
Vernon street Mrs Mary Smith. 100 La
Grange stIeet Mrs. Margaret Lowry, 1917
than sire. Funeral services viii be
conducted Ia RiehnQnd tomorrow by the
Rev. j. WIhslow Clarke, an Episcopal
clergy man
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-04
TRAPPED BY WIFE NO. 2
Trolley Conductor Confronts Her and
Her Predecessor in His Home

Detective work by Mrs. William Head
ley No. 2, Of 4647 Frankford avenue,
found Mrs. William Headley No. /, of
National Park, n. J., brought her home
and resulted today in the arrest OF Will
lam Headley, trolley car conductor, when
he came home from work
Headley was held in $1,000 bail for
court, on a bigamy charge, at the Frank
ford station.
II wanted home" he said in defense
you know what love ls Judge"
mo, I don't" said Magistrate Borie
Headley was trapped by So, which be
sent weekly TO his first wife Mrs Head.
ley NO l. with her two children, arrived
last night on the invitation of Mrs Head
ley No 2 and both wives faced HeadIsv
in court today Headley married bis
first wife in 1905. left her in 1912 and
married again, December 12, 1914, cboos-
ing Miss Ethel Grey. The ceremonv SI,s !.
performed by the Rev, w. E. p Haas. Of
the Frankford Methodist Church. "
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-04
Victim of Exposure Dies

William Sholtfield. a utility man EN-
ployed by Newton NJ, Comley, Grant ave-
nue. west Of Ashton road, Bustleton, died
today in the Episcopal Hospital from ex-
posuTe he suffered two weeks ago, when
both his feet were frozen. Sholtfisld was
taken to the hospital last Wednesday in
q taxi and left there without any word
as to who he was. COmley who en-
ployed the man for year said he had
ordered Sholtfeld taken 10 the hospital
when his condition grew serious Sholt-
neld has no relatives, II Is said.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-04
MAN 95 YEARS OLD A SUICIDE
David A. Merritt, Former Philadel-
phian, Kills Himself in Bed

David A. Merritt. 95 years old, former
Phladelphlan, shot and killed himself at
his home in Salem, Mass. early today.
Despite his advanced age, Mr.. Merritt had
never known serious illness until several
days ago, when he called in a physician
to treat him for stomach trouble Though
assured that the ailment was not serious,
Mr. Merritt became respondent, and his
act is attributed to that cause.
Mr. Merritt was born in Philadelphia.
son of Susie NJ. and Charles S. Merritt,
living here up to 1853, at which time he
went to Salem, joining his uncle in estab-
fishing local express business retiring
and selling out to the Monroe Adams Com
pany in 1904. He is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. Mary II. Burton, of Lynn,
Mass, and one son, Everett r. Merritt, of
Lancaster, Pa.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-04
COP HALTs MIMIC DUEL
Shattered Glass Bulbs Wrecked Auto
Tires; Hence Arrest

Hugh Unger. II years old. of 274O Polk
avenue, Camden, and William Fields, lS
years old. of S14 North cath street. Cam
den, fought mimic duel in front of the
New York Shipbuilding Companys plant
in Camden today, using discarded mean
descent electric light bulbs as weapons.
The boys had lots of sport" for when
automobiles would run over the flying
glass there would be punctuTes galore
The motorists couldn't see where the fun
came in. so they notified Policeman Wal
ter Smith. who arrested the bulb throw
ers They were taken before Recorder
Stackhouse, who released them with a
warning.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-04
SHOOTS BROTHER IN FIGHT
OVER $4,000 ESTATE
Cut Off With $500, Assailant Brings
Gun Into Play

SCRANTON. Pa, March 4.-Gustave
Brennaman, 81 years old, of San Fran
cisco. was shot through the lung today
by his brother, Charles d. Brennaman,
4S years old, of this city. He is dying
at State Hospital. The shooting took
place in the office of Charles Soper, an
attorney, the brothers quarrelng over
the distribution of the $4,000 estate left
by their father, Daniel Brennaman,
blacksmith.
Gustave was given but $500 in the will
A few days ago he came here from the
West, where he had been away 10 years.
and demanded more. The brother offered
him $4,000, At this meeting today, Gustaye
answered this by flashing a revolver and
firing two shots at his brother. He then
fired at the lawyer, but all the bullets
went astray. A third brother present,
expecting trouble, was also armed. He
got his revolver into play and at the
first shot Gustaye fell.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-04
PHILADELPHIA CONCERNS.
COLLINGSWOOD TO ENFORCE
SUNDAY CLOSING ORDINANCE
Fight to Repeal Measure Ends in De-
feat-Town to Have New Library

COLLINGSwOoD, N j., March A.
Collingswood Borough Council at its reg
ular monthly meeting last night, refused
to repeal the stringent Sunday closing
ordinance, which has been in force here
for years and which, after having been
abused for years by three or four local
Mayor Thomas Jack This ends a two
months fight for the repeal OF the ordI-
nance. which was passed a decade ago
for the purpose of breaking up Sunday
golf playing at the club grounds of the
old, disbanded Camden County Country
Club.
Borough Council also passed a resolu-
tlon accepting $4,000 offered by Andrew
Carnegie for the erection of a new library
building on a site which must be provided
by the borough, which must also agree to
maintain the institution with at least
$500 annually,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-04
Plan Campaign . AZ Hospltal

LLERSYILLE, Pa, March A.
Every community OF the upper North
Penn section has promised to cooperate
in a whirlwind campaign TO raise funds
scope of the Grand View Hospital here.
The start Of the fund was furnished by
Charles N. Cresson and b. Frank Cresson.
OF philadelphia, who gave S12,000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-04
Elmendorf Lectures on HOLLAND

The pIcturesque and Artistic delights OF
Holland were shown last night by Dwight
Elmendorf In the course OF his lecture on
the land OF dykes. canals cheeses, bulbs
and Rembrandts at the Academy OF
Music. The lecturer was afforded many
unusually favorable opportunities for OBJ
tanning intimate still and motion pictures
and the former. colored, were veritable
gems in their subdued tones and artistic
composition. The travel-talk win be re-
peated this afternoon and next weeks
subject will be switzerland"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-04
Hold OId Man VINO Kissed Corpse

Michael Emma, the 60-year-old man
who kissed the corpse OF Rita Ross when
he was shown her body In the morgue,
was held by Magistrate Pennock today
for a further hearing on Thursday IN
the same case Cologerie Costa had al
ready been held for a further hearing
Neither man Is accused OF the murder
but they are being held for investigation
Detective Glonetti who arrested Michael
Emma testified today that the old man
w3s with Rita Roes Tuesday night She
Vas murdered early Wednesday mornlns
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-04
Ann Broken Seventh Time

The unluclkiest boy in Gloucester, NJ.
J., was in the Cooper Hospital. Camden,
today, with both bones OF his right fore-
arm broken, for the seventh time within
two years. He Is Norman Thaekston, II
years old. who lives at 216 Essex street,
Gloucester. This time he fell on the ice.
The other fractures occurred when he
fell on the roof OF his home. dropped
out OF a tree. fell downstairs ana coli
lided in football games
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-04
Fire Destroys Hammonton Hal

b. HAAIIONTON, N. j., March4.-tn
unknown origin this morning desuyi''
Romeo's Hall, a favorite italian mesua
place, and badly damaged the reslaspa
Frank Romeo, adjoining. The eaulpns.a
of the Columbus Band was largely 4
stroyed A heavy layer of snow asss..
the firemen in preventing the hanlss y
spreading.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-04

Horati4 MaFgau has conveyed 10 Ben
jamin ners ~ 20 mortgage Of
f8l 500 3 uI9t 81 srlni on the east side
81 54il ~. est between W2rrngton and
81 sHsl asenaes h4Y.ua 4 ffontage ot
5ls l-el n 5lth hlfeet HLfa a deptl e
f4 H E8s E4 eantainHk@s lots
rkl1h alli 1z Ian.-.sI wth as & iiuEs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-04
SOC, ,OOO Va Plant Burned

CHICAGO, March 4.-Fire DESTROYED
the plant Of the Hirst-Begley Linseed
Company In the heart OF the northwest
side manufacturing district today The
loss was 100000. The company Is ~
ported to be hliins large orders for ths
EuroDean belllserents, but L Is Believed
the ne sas not ineendiaTy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-04
Maryland May Tax Racing $500 a Day

ANNAPOLIS Nd, March 4. - Among
the most important bills 70 be reported
back TO the Senate next week by the Com
nittee on Finance Is the race track com
mission bin. introduced by Senator Frick
The committee has converted Il into . rev
anue measure Il viii provide. among
5Iher things that al raeins associations
aust pay : license e fses psF day