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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-03
ToDAY's MARRIAGE LICENSES

John ]. Golfer, 145 Porter ST.. and Mary E.
BerEin, 9I57 +. LetteFly ST.
John II. Nadine, Atlantic City, ". j., and Jen-
Hie NJ Cooke B15 $. 52d st.
Horace T.. FleisheF 223 Green ST.. and Eliza
beth II. Hirsh, t2t5 Green st.
Josapas sOsauskts. 1927 Wood St, and Anna
okabowskaite. 1919 Wood ST.
Wllbert swiggett. 100 S, Bancroft ST.. and
Margaret ID, Hatton. s1s S. Smedley ST.
Harry chazen, Freeland, Pa, and Jennie Lie
boyich 2120 s. 9Th st.
Josef BussemeT, 221s s. 5th st.. and Sophie
spuehler 1924 s, Goth ct.
Ray Haley, Gladwynne, Pa. and Frances l.
Gackle. Gladwynna Pa.
Herbert A. Rosenberger, Iyyland. Pa. and
Emma Ernest, Iyyland Pa.
Ignatius LOhr, 25BO n. Corlies st., ana Ber-
tina Eldridge. 3t53 Bambrey st.
William Smith. 1880 Olive St, and Clara
Eickle, 1850 Olive ST.
Steve Humenick. ALSO Bermuda ST., and Tekla
Paeroka. 1862 Tucker ST.
Norris Frledland. $40 n. Randolph St, and
Leike Senator, 450 N Marshall st.
James T. Delaney, 21Oa N. Lawrence ST.. and
Sarah Dowd. 1881 N. 10th ST.
Archie c, Diks, 53 n. 10th St.. and Carrie N
Stauffer, 1881 Ludlow 81.
Daniel Gintyllo. 22S Catharina ST.. and Adel-
phina karpawiez. 22s cathaTine St
Philip +, LaEerkon. 1928 n. 4th ST., and
Esther Bababan. sos N. Marshall ST
Robert j. Janlson 1915 Parrish st.. and Sadie
Forsyths. MekeespoFt Pa.
| FTitz Boehme, 1904 Vine st.. ana Winifred
Egan 2i8 s. Ath 81.
N shingie. i240 n 1lth 81.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-03
ARCHBISHOP 73 TODAY
Head of Philadelphia Archdiocese,
Now Absent From City, Receives
Congratulations on His Birthday

Archbishop Edmond f. Prendergast to-
day Is celebrating his 73d birthday. The
venerable prelate is not i'm this city but
is attending a meeting of the trustees
of the Catholic University at Washing
ton. kilograms of congratulation from
members of the clergy and from prominent
laymcn throughout the diocese are arriv-
ing at the Archbishop's residence, Race
street near 18th, to await his return to-
night,
Archbishop Prendergast was born in
Clonmel, ireland. He came to this coun-
try with his parents in 1859. He studied
at the Ecclesiastical Seminary of st.
Charles Borromeo and was ordained priest
in 1865. lie was an assistant priest at
st. Paul's Church, of this city, and later
at Susquehanna Depot. Pa. He was made
rector of st. Marks Church, Bristol,
where he spent four years. after which
he was transferred to Allentown. He
came to this city in 1874 and was sta
toned at St Malachy's Church. In 1897
he was consecrated auxiliary bishop of
Philadelphia and was appointed arch
bishop In 1911, following the death of the
late Archbishop Ryan. He was Vicar
General of the diocese from 1895 to 1897
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-03
PUBLIC REQUESTS IN WILL
Orthopedic Hospital and University
of Pennsylvania Benefit in
Document

The will of Mary d. Tenbrook, 63O1
Overbrook. avenue, in disposing of an es-
tate valued at "S115.OO0 and upwards"
leaves $4,000 in public bequests. The
instrument probated today leaves $500
to the Philadelphia OrthOpedic Hospital
and like sum TO the Presbyterian Hos
pital to establish free beds in memory of
Henry Davis. Mary S. 3. Davis and May
Davis Tenbrook.
other public bequests include $4,000
to the University of Pennsylvania, the
income to be applied in aiding worthy
pupils in obtaining an education, prefer
ence being given to residents of the State
of Maine; $4,000 to the Merchants Fund
$4,000 to the town of Mt. Vernon, Maine !;
$1,000 TO the Philadelphia Home for In
curables $1,000 to the Haverford School,
Haverford, Pa.
The will of Sarah Cresson. 244 West
School lane which disposes of property
valued at "over $4,000" leaves $4,000 to
the WOman's Southern Homeopathic Hos
pital; $4,000 TO the Pennsylvania Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty TO Animals
to erect drinking fountains for the use of
horses and dogs, and $1,000 each to the
endowment fund of Calvary p. F.. Church
and the endowment fund of the Historical
Society of Pennsylvania.
Other wills probated today were those
of Elizabeth Belden. s19 South 49th
street which In private bequests disposes
of property valued at $4,000; Ellen NJ
Costello. 2232 West Lehigh avenue, S10,-
500; L. II. Lieberman. 2T2O Somerset
street $4,000 Isabel ], Roberts. Pennsyl-
vania Hospital, $4,000; Henry w. Metz,
3s19 North 18th street. $4,000; Robert f.
NoWland, Oak Lane avenue and 10th
street. s4so0; Mary MeHugh, 70s North
18th street. $500; Ellen Gee, SO Man
helm street, $4,000, and Fannie Wolfe, 22I
South Attn street, $500.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-03
PACT ON VILLA PURSUIT
PLEASES U. s. OFFICIALS

WASHINGTON, May 3. - President
Wilson, Secretary of War Baker and Sec
retary OF state Lansing planned to con-
slider today the report of General Scott OF
the agreement reached at his conference
with General Obregon.
Inasmuch as this agreement retains the
American expedition in Mexico and gives
it permission to utilize the railways for
moving supplies to the base at Colonia
Dublan, as we'll as assuring cooperation
between the forces of the de facto gov
ernment, it is expected that 1t Will be
formally ratified without loss of time.
Meanwhile it is understood here that
Obregon will carry back to Mexico City
with him accurate knowledge that until
Villa either is killed or captured the
American forces will remain in northern
Mexico.
Although officials were greatly relieved
today to find that the conferees were
able to reach an amicable agreement, II
was generally accepted that the general
Mexican crisis has only been postponed.
The CarranZa government again is on
trial 1t must demonstrate now:
First. That 1t is sincere in its
promise to aid in eliminating Villa
and all other bandits in Northern
|, Mexico.
Second That it commands the con-
fldence of the country and can really
bring about a restoration of industry.
Third. That it can command the
money needed to rehabiltate the Gov
ernment and in every way protect
foreign interests along the lines prom
ised when recognition was accorded
CarranZa.
There is an admitted element of doubt
in offialdom here as to the ability of the
de facto Government to do this.
Conditions admittedly are bad all
through Mexico. Hundreds are dying of
starvation and of disease. and so far there
has been no organized effort on the part
of the de faeto Government to combat
these conditions.
While Carranza is having his inning,
1t is understood that the United States
will make preparations for any eventu-
ality.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-03
U. S. FORCE BARS CARRANZA
ARMY MOVE IN CHIHUAHUA

DOUGLAS, Ariz., May 3.-An attempt
by body of Carranza cavalry, the ad-
vance guard of General Arnulfo Gomez s
force, to enter Chihuahua through Pulpito
Pass, was blocked today by American
troops, according to reliable report re-
ceived here from American sources.
The Mexlcans according to the report,
were under command of Colonel Jesus
Maria Aguierre. and had penetrated 1S
miles into the pass before their movement
was discovered by n United States milf
tary aeroplane, which reported their pres
ence to the American commander.
The American troops are said to have
been drawn up in strategical formation to
hold the pass and Colonel Aguierre did
not attempt to press forward, but went
into camp and dispatched messengers to
the rear. presumably to communicate with
General Gomez.
Colonel Aguierres advance into chi
huahua is believed here to have been the
forerunner of general movement.
Pulpito Pass is narrow break In the
mountains which form the border line
between the States of Sonora and Chihua-
hua and is approximately 40 miles south
of the American frontier. The advance
of General Gomez's forces from Sonora
through the pass would bring the Mexi-
cans in close touch with the lines of COM
munication between Columbus, n. NJ, and
General Pershing's advance base.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-03
THREE IRISH LEADERS
SHOT; BIRRELL QUITS
Continued from Page One

Continued from Page One
been found by the police and military
authorities in the houses of prominent
Sim Fein members in Dublin. 1t is re.
garded as possible that this may furnish
the Government with ground upon which
10 ask the United States Government for
the extraditlon of Irish plotters in Amer
lea.
Dispatches from General Sir John
Maxwell, British commander in Ireland,
state that normal conditions prevail in
the afsGoted districts. Soldiers are being
used to clean up the city of Dublin, the
central s-yre of which is n mass of ruins
A number of bodies found in the streets
were buried outside the city by troops
during the night. No attempt was made
to identify them on account of the condi-
ton of the corpses.
1t is estimated that there are now be-
tween 1000 and 1900 prisoners in the
hands of the military authorities, more
than half of whom have been sent to
prisons in England Some of them are
still held on warships in Dublin Bay.
The English troops have collected more
than 5000 rifles and few old pieces of
artillery with which the rebels in the Irish
capital and Dublin County were armed.
Some of these will be used as exhibits
against the separatists when they are to
be tried.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-03
FUN AS SALUS FIGHTS
TO KEEP NAME ON LIST
Anybody Might Prefer to Live
in Delicate Germantown"
Says Woodruff

Efforts to show the Registration Com.
missioners today that state Senator Sam.
ueI w. salus is no longer resident OF
the 4th Ward but makes his home in a
delicate" section of Germantown devel-
oped more humor than the serious out
break which had been predicted.
Commissioners Woodruff, Pierre and
Green gazed down upon the proceedings
quizzically and County Commissioner
Robert ]. Moore's personal appearance for
the prosecution" was overshadowed by
the laughter which punctuated much of
the testimony.
Salus himself, while on the witness
stand, became involved in the only incl
dent that threatened to Jar the peace
and ss1enlty of the proceedings.
Isadore Stern, of counsel for the PEN
rose-McNichol faction. suggested that
Salus' preference for Germantown was
due to social aspirations. Pounding upon
the railing of the tiny witness stand in
anger, Salus retorted: you are a mon
grel. a dead pup, an migrate. Where
would you have been without me? l made
you what you are. If you can't ask
questions like n gentleman ] will take you
outside away from this crowd and clean
you up"
Stern made a brief retort and the
menacing atmosphere was cleared with
out further hostile outbreak.
After considerable testimony to show
that Salus occupied his 4th Ward house
for much of the year the commissioners
took the case under advisement.
The Penrose-NfcNichol element of the
Republican organization is seeking to
show that 6IS Lincoln drive, in the 22d
ward and beyond his district, is Salus
permanent abode He contends that he
still resides at Ga South 11th street, which
is in the 4th Ward.
william Woodward, a negro witness,
who lives at 6t2 South 18th street, was
asked II he knew Salus as a next.door
neighbor. mot since last November,
right after the election he replied.
'T haven't seen the Senator since that
time" added Woodland. I'm not ashamed
Of him as n neighbor, but he seems to be
Of me-"
The witness denied any personal griev-
ance against the Senator and denied an
imputatlon that he had been threatened
IL his testimony did not favor Salus
Commissioner Moore who Is the Nc
Nichol leader of the 4th Ward, declared
that he had heard Salus on four or five |
occasions refer to his Lincoln Drive house |
rs his home |
Anybody might we'll prefer to live in |
delicate neighborhood Hike Germantown"
nterjected Commissioner Woodruff, who |
presided over the hearing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-03
HOSTILE VOTES KILLED
In BALLOT MUTLATON,
i SAYS WARE DESERTER
Councilman Trainer Declares
Porter Was Cheated Out
of Support of Twenty
seven Men
sEGER JOINS IN ATTACK
HotO to Count EN- Out;
Vdre's Victory Recipe

"From one man alone, | learned
that in the last election % ballots
were double-crossed in one division.
ga ballot is found to be marked
only one way, the party square. 1t
is simple matter to mark another
cross somewhere on the ballot.
Then it is questioned before the
election board, which promptly
throws it out as invalid.
"It is not difficult to imagine the
great number Of votes destroyed in
a great section like South Philadel-
phia, if the practice is resorted to
generally, as it was in the division
referred to."-From the speech of
Harry j. Trainer, Select Council
man from the Sd Ward and Pen
-McNichol follower, in a speech
delivered last night in the 36th
Ward, Ware stronghold.
"Your Congressman (Vare) tcld
me the reason did not win my di-
vision in the 7th Ward was because
| did not follow his method of
surrounding the polling place with
90 or 80 men with badges on. He
says he puts badges on every one
of the fellows who are with us and
stands them about the polls from
the time they are opened in the
morning. Them" he said, "the
other fellows say what's the use?"
From speec made by
"Charlie" Seger, anti-Vare Select
Councilman from the 7th Ward,
under similar auspices.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-03
U. s. TROOPS CONTINUE
PURSUIT OF VTLLISTAS

Continued from Page One
eral Scott in obtaining permission to use
the Mexican railways for transportation
OF supplies to the Pershng forces.
Official comment on the compromise
was forbidden by n side agreement be-
tween General Scott and General ObreEon.
When sked for the details of the COM
promise General Scott said:
we have agreed not to discuss that.
Both General Obregon and I are report
ing to our governments. For my part,
the details of the conference must be
given out in Washington. All I can cay
is that Il terminated pleasantly for all
concerned"
General obregon was 5ust as uncom-
municative. but his manner indicated that
he had obtained as good terms as he had
expected when he came to the border and
announced that his one and only demand
was that American troops be withdrawn
from Mexico.
"This ought to end all the tales of fric-
ton" he said. I'VE were all satisfied
with the agreement reached. 1 have sent
my report to my people,"
The agreement was reached shortly
before midnight after n conference be-
ginning at noon yesterday In the Hotel
Del Norte. Obregon and Scott emerged
smiling from the conference room at the
conclusion of the meeting.
General Funston was eliminated from
the meeting This was Obvious, though
no official intimation of objection to his
presence was given out Funston str lied
about the lobby of the hotel during the
waning hours of the meeting and his
absence from the conference was pointed
to as an indication that the negotiations
had lost their military aspect. Funston
is persistently reported to lave clashed
with Obregon during the first conference
held in Juarez over the War Minister'S
contention for the expeditions withdrawal
and the Carranzistas' ability to control
the situation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-03
REIMBURSEMENT PLAN
OF MARINE PROVIDES
LIFTING RECEIVERSHIP
Bondholders of Big Ship Com
pany to Get New Securities,
Cash and Back
Interest
FUND FOR DIVIDENDS

NEW YORK, May 3.--The plan OF re-
adjustment of the international Mercan-
tile Marine Company, which has been
prepared by the Preferred Stockholders
Protective Committee and which has been
submitted to the Bondholders' Committee
for approval, contains the following pro-
visions:
First. That the receivershlp be vacated
and that the property be turned back TO
the stockholders, the same as before the
appointment of the receiver.
Second. That new issue of 100000
900 of refunding bonds, s2O,00o,0Oo of
second mortgage flve-year per cent. notes
and St7, 900 cash from the company's
treasury to be turned over to the a II and
5 per cent. bondholders in exchange for
their present securities, together with back
interest.
Third That no dividends be paid on
the preferred stock on account of deferred
payments until after n fund equivalent to
the S2O.OOO,000 of five-year 6 per cent.
notes shall have been provided out of flu
ture earnings for the retirement of the
notes.
Fourth. That regular per cent. divi"
dends on the preferred stock may be re-
sumed as soon as the plan is declared
operative.
1t is hoped that the receivership may
be vacated by July / next and the plan
made operative by that time. 1t was
pointed out today that 1t would require
at least six weeks to secure the con-
sent of all the bondholders of the COM
pany, the intention being to send n copy
of the plan to each bondholder for ap-
prevail Up to the present time the Bond
holders Protective Committee has not
formally approved the plan, although 1t is
understood that it has signified a willing
ness to accett the terms proposed in the
latest plan outlined by the Preferred
Stockholders Committee.
There are at present outstanding s52,
$4,000 collaterp, trust Az per cent.
bonds and S17, $500 International Navi-
cation per cent. bonds, making n total
of $70,226,000. The back interest on two
issues of bonds now amounts to about
$685., 900, making a total obligation of
the company to the bondholders to be
met through the medium outlined above
Of S76,5s1,000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-03
MINERS QUIT PENDING
AGREEMENT ON HOURS
10000 Pottsville Workmen Mis-
understand Terms of
New Pact

PoTTsvILLE, Pa, May S.-Misunder-
standing over the eight-hour work day. as
provided in tentative agreement now being
considered by the tridistrlct miners con-
ventIon in this city. resulted in a walkout
Of about 10000 miners in the anthracite
region today
The Bast and Potts collleries OF the
pbtIadeIpbia and Reading Coal and Iron
Company, near Ashland, also are idle the
workers declining to go to work until
after the eight-hour work day matter has
been cleared up
The Reading company has not yet put
into operation the elght-hour day, ana
oftlcials today announced that orders for
a change in working time VIII ne Wltn-
agreement by the miners convention.
The misunderstanding is expected to be
amicabfy adjusted.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-03
TOBIN SEEKS WRIT
OF HABEAS CORPUS
Philadelphia Lawyer Says His
Arrest in New Jersey Was
Illegal

TRENTON, N. J., May a Francis
Tracy Tobin. well-known Philadelphia
lawyer. who is confined in the Burlington
County Jail on an Indictment for con-
spiracy in connection with the trial and
conviction last fall of the late Edgar c.
Murphy for the murder of Herman Fisher,
today made application to Supreme Court
Justice Kalisch for a writ of habeas
corpus for his release. The application
is based on the grounds that his arrest
was Illegal in that he was privileged
from arrest at the time he was taken
and that the bail fixed, $4,000, is excessive
and unlawful
Tobln's bondsman, John j. Flynn, de-
sired to surrender the bond, Tobn says,
and he, Tobin, came to New Jersey to
attend the formal proceedings in this
connection. when. he alleges, he was il
legally seized and placed in the Burling-
ton County Jail. As party to civil
action, he claims he was privileged from
arrest. as the court had refused to receive
him from his bondsman.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-03
NEGRO METHODIST
CONFERENCES OpFO
Centenary of National ~,
and 25th Quadrennial of f''
Same Organization

A street procession In wh,cb I,
and more than 1000 delegates pa,,,s,s'l s'aaols
was feature of the Centennial coas'p' ,,'pa'ss
OF the African Methodist EpisconsI c''' V
In America and the 25th auadrers,s, s@uf'a
ference Of the same orpaniza,,S.. : = IN
were jointly opened today In potu,, WhiFh
can Methodist Episcopal Church AZ, Aifl-
Pine streets. 'on' 9Th atd
Singing Onward, Christian so,,,
the parading delegates set out Slulefs- els
front of the church, in which tos I'm q
ago the first negro Methodist yeaH
ton IN America was organized ms ~. ~
OF march covered nearly every stssN. w
the southern part of the cltv IN ~ 2
negroes reside. The turnout wac Mna
by thousands of persons along tba sewsa ss
Following this public demons,s..,
the bishops and delegates passed in,e suea y
church, where n devotional servina .as as
the hrst number In program wbict ~ ~
extend over aiperiod of three weeks H@
Bishop 3. Il. Lee, of wllberforco :
presided. The quadrennial address y, Y,
delivered by Bishop II. Blanton par,. ~
Chicago. who urged "preparednes.Da
the part of Negro ministry and iat..
the great national crisis. and cal,ad \. Y
them to do their part in the event of 1poa ~.
tilities or other national demand, u's
Bishop Parks also paid tributa % !,
memory of the Rev. Richard Allan AZ.
negro bishop in America. who nil. Ha I.
members, organized Bethel conerosa.,i''
and built the church now known as sss
Cradle of African Methodism" I25 VIZ
ago. 's1'
Reports fro mthe IL connectionsi i,
partments of the conference were M
mitted by their respective seere,a,i..
These showed the conference to emhr...
23 district conferences in America ans \
in Africa. The membership to,.al
100000, with 5000 local ministers =,
S12,OOO,OOO in church property. Thers -
1000 missions, Is colleges and other I,~'
tutions of learning, attended bv Iss,
teachers under control of the confersr,.
These reports showed the status N y,
various branches to be encouraging y,
their growth steady. ~
The union of negro Methodsm ana q.
election of four bishops are among *.
chief matters of business TO he take, u
in the business sessions.
In addition to those mentioned the M,
ops present at the conference are BIsbon.
Evans Tyree, of Nashville, Tenn /, r I
Smith, of Detroit; Levi j. Comm !,
Philadelphia G. r. Shaffer, of Chicsss,
j. S. Flipper. of Atlanta, Ga. AM
Johnson of johannesburg, South AfrS,'
William II. Heard, of Monroyia W.
Africa; John Hurst of Baltimore jJoshn
II. Jones, of Wilberforce, Ohio; Wlllsr
d. Chapelle, of Columbus, Ga. J. M. Con.
ners, of Baltimore. and B. S. Taunsa
CretiredD, of Philadelphia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-03
REGULAR REPUBLICANS CLAIM
VICTORY In CALIFORNIA
Incomplete Returns Show Lead for
Convention Delegates

SAN FRANCISCO, May a. Returns
from 2249 out of 4347 precincts in Cali
fornia indicated today that the regular"
Republican candid5t te delegates to the Re-
publican Natioua. CsyMention at Chicago
June have besa elected by pluralities
exceeding $4,000. Republican Chairman
Francis Keesling claimed plurality of
10000.
Twenty-siX candidates of the united Re-
publcans were defeated.
The Democratic candidates were pledged
to support President Wilson.