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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-02
BENEFIT FOR ABINGTON
HOSPITAL ATTENDED BY 500
Enthusiastic Crowd at Jenkintown
Aids Maternity Ward Fund

The "vaudeville extraordinaire" given
at the Jenkintown Auditorium last night
to raise funds for the Arlington Memorial
Hospital maternity ward was attended by
an enthusiastic audience of more than 500
persons. The program included readings
by TON" DAILY, of the EVENING LEDGER :;
musical selections by q triple quartet from
the Choristers' Club an Interpretation Of
a one-act Rostand play by Miss Julia
Mallaby. of Beechwood; a piano mono
logue by Miss Jean Wilson, classic dances
by Miss Myrtle Mckee and Miss Helen
Herr and songs by Augustine Garcia,
boy soprano,
Between the numbers flowers were sold
by girls Of the younger set. They were
Miss Clara DePuy, Miss Marjorie Kent.
Miss Doris WetheTbee, Miss Helen Nash.
Miss Julia Beck Miss Mary Mulford, Miss
Eleanor Jones and Miss Dorothy Null
ford
The patronesses of the entertainment
were Mrs. Edgar S. Nash. Mrs. George
Horace Lorimer. Mrs. Cyrus II. X Cur
tbs, Mrs. Joseph l.. Jones, Jr.. Mrs. George
A. Elsasser, Mrs. W. II. Weihenmayer,
Mrs. Harry Il, DePuy, Mrs. Louis r. Dut-
ton. Mrs. Milton *. Neiffer, Mrs s. X.
Altman, Mrs. j. Smylie Herkness, Mrs.
Henry c. Spauldng, Mrs. Milton f. Bar
niger. Mrs. Alan II. Read, Mrs. Charles
w. Beck, Mrs. Robert Sewel and Mrs.
Marmaduke Tilden, Jr.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-02
DENY FOREIGN INFLUENCE IN
IRISH AMERICAN CONVENTION
Mclaughlin and Mccarthy Resent
Charge of New York Hibernians

Petty jealousy in Irish American ranks
was the reason asCribed today by joseph
Mclaughlin national president of the An
cient Order of Hibernians, for a resolution
framed by lrish-American societies in
New York denouncng the convention of
Irsh-Amerlcans to be held in that city
March 4 and +.
THE committee which drafted it repre-
sents but a handful of people," said Mr.
Mclaughlin, who denounced the resolu-
tion at headquarters, 1919 Chestnut
street. 81 can challenge the resolution as
far as our order is concerned. Roderick
J. Kennedy, president of the New York
order of Hibernians is one of the promot-
ers of the convention. Personally, | know
that 30 per cent of the men in the order
throughout the country are in absolute
sympathy with the meeting"
He denied that the convention was in
any way indebted to a foreign Power as
was intimated in the resolution drafted
by the New York Order Of Hibernians,
the New York Municipal Council of the
United Irish League and the Board of
Erin.
1.-The convention is pro-Irish and is in
terested in the fate of no country save
Ireland" he added.
First of all, we're Americans today"
declared Joseph Mccarthy, another Irish
American. IT'S a story like that that
necessitates making clear the truth about
Ireland TO Americans who get their stories
about Ireland from the English and Eng
lish symputhizers. We realize the disad-
vantage the Irish are under in getting
their side of the question to the world,
and we mean to help our country and the
rest of the world to learn the truth about
Ireland"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-02
U. OF P. PREPAREDNESS
CAMPAIGN BEGINS
Brisk Recruiting for Plattsburg
Expected After General
Woods Address

Preparedness advocates at the Univer.
sity of Pennsylvania opened their cam.
paign for recruits to the Plattsburg en-.
campmcnt today. The University sent
about 100 men to the camp last summer,
and IL IL the ambition OF the preparedness
men to have 200 go next summer.
There were 1920 young men in the force
contributed by the various colleges and
universities last summer 1t Is believed
that there will be nearly 5000 this year
The students camp will last from July
to August 8.
A great burst of recruiting activity is
expected ut Pennsylvania following the ad-
dress soon to be delivered there by Major
General Leonard Wood. General Wood
was to have spoken for preparedness at
the time of the bowl fight, but his visit
was postponed because of the death of
student as result of that fight.
The qualifications for recruits are that
they be citizens of the United States. in
sound physical condition and with normal
eyeSight; that they be either college or
university undergraduates or members of
the class graduating in June. 1916, or that
they be seniors or graduates, under 81
years of age. of high schools.
if military training is undertaken at
Pennsylvania the students who have been
to Plattsburg will become the officers Of
the university regiment.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-02
SUNDAY CONCERTS OPPOSED
BY SABBATH ASSOCIATION
Councils Asked to Halt Appropriation
for Series

The Philadelphia Sabbath Association
today filed protest with Councils against
the proposed appropriation of city funds
for free Sunday concerts of the Phladel
pl1ia Orchestra to be held next winter
The communication gives the following
reasons against the plan:
First Such concerts are a desecration
of the Lords Day; they tend to break
down all reverence for the day and all
inclination toward the worship of Cod
they are, therefore, a violation of the law
of God.
Second. 1t is manfestly improper that
Christian people who are conscientiously
opposed to such concerts should be com
PEELED by taxation to finance that which
they regard as morally wrong. This be.
comes a serious consideration when II Is
remembered how large a proportion of the
taxpayers of our city are cnurch.going
Christian people,"
The communication, after being read,
was referred to the special committee APP
pointed to consider the question of ap-
proving city aid for the concerts
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-02
VACCTNATE 400 PERSONS
in WEST PHILADELPHIA
City Doctors Scratch Many
Arms When Negro Minister
Contracts Smallpox

The fourth smallpox quarantine cstab.
lished in this city since Sunday was put
into effect early today when more than
400 persons worn vaccirated by 25 ply
siciaus appointed by tic Department of
Public Health and Charities in the section
bounded by Preston, Atst and Spring
Garden streets and Havc"ford avenue.
The cause was the discovery OF case
OF smalip1y at 531 Bud1 street. where
Armstead Duncan, a negro minister. de-
veloped the disease. which he contracted
in Wilmington. The quarantine was lifted
shortly after o'clock from all except
one house.
That house. iO7i Haverford avenue.
the home of Walter NJ. Scott. president
of the Penn Smelling and Refining Com.
pauy. 90G Filbert strecr, is being closely
guarded by the police. Mr.. Scott refused
to allow himself or his daughter Alice
to be vaCcinated.
He is said to be a leader of the Apos
tolic Faith Assembly a divine healing
cult. which meets in the building Unless
he agrees to vaccination the house will
be quarantined for u days, the health
officials said.
At the optical case factory of William
Birmingham & CO., i054.56 Haverford
avenue, so girl employees hesitated before
entering. Five of them, fearing vaccina-
ton, went home.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-02
CAMDEN COUNTY Nov
HAS WOMEN'S CHAPTER
FOR NATIONS DEFENSE
Branch of New Jersey Divisiou
for Preparedness ORGANIZED
and Will Cooperate in
General Movement
ISSUE CALL TO DUTY

The women Of Camden County h...
organized for preparedness. They bav.
formed the Camden County Chapter M {,
OF the New Jersey women's Divlsio,, D..
Preparedness.
Nearly all the women clubs in t,ar,as.
County participated in the fornatior s,
the new chapter. The new orpani,aifso v Y,
was planned along the lines of Tho pos.5H
sylvania Women's Division for Nationa,
Preparedness The Camden woman ,,..'
suited with Miss Elizabeth Hill and Me-,
George Qulntard Horwitz. of phuada,
phia, on the details Of organization.
II was explained that the ntt,.nos.
the chapter would be to wield the won,sr
OF the county into a body prepared In ~
in meeting. quickly and intelligentlv anv
national emergency which might arise
Miss Elizabeth Cooper Reeves. of soi
state street Camden, where the organiza.
ton meeting was held last night WA.
elected chairman of the chapter.
Mrs. william Il. Read. wife Of sts,.
Treasurer. elect Read was elected secrs'
tary. Five different divisions were or.
ganized and leaders elected as follows
Division for social service work Mrs
Joseph Koebus, 4th and Spruca streets
Camden; division for surgical sipniies
Mrs. Robert p. Finley. SO West Maple
street, MerchantNille; division for niessenll
ger service, Mrs. Richard NJ. Cooper, Ash.
land road, Haddonfield: first aid division
Mrs Paul NJ. Mecray. 4O5 Cooper street
Camden; division for collecting. preparI
ing and distributing food supplies. Mrs
Charles H. Hilman, 2i7 Kings Highway.
Haddonfield. . ...... .. th
Other departments which are planned
have not vet been organized. 1t is likely.
that leaders for these divisions will be
chosen early next week at meeting to be
held in the Cooper Library
The formation of the chapter came as
the result of a movement started by the
Nassau and HaddonfieId chapters ofsthe
Daughters of the American Revolution.
Efforts will be made to have the d. A. r.
chapters all over the State start similar
movements in their localities, and to bring
this about Miss Reeve tomorrow will ad-
dress the State Convention of the ID. A. r.
at Trenton to ask support.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-02
BIG MANUFACTURERS
SEEK TO END EMBARGO
More Than 100, Employing
Thousands of Men, at Work
on Freight Congestion

More than 100 leading concerns of the
city are engaged today In a concerted eff.
fort to smash the frsig-iT Jam which has
resulted in the most serious embargo in
the history of Philadelphia. The work
is being directed by the Commercial Traffic
Managers Association of Philadelphia, a
force of several thousand freight handlers
and scores of motor trucks and teams are
hard at work in Pennsylvania Railroad
freight yards all over the city unloading
cars.
The aim Of the -assOciation' is to cut
down by one-half within 4S hours the
number of cars, l1,0O0 or more, which
are stalled on sidings in Philadelphia w
G. Grieves president of the association.
said today that If the number of stalled
cars was cut down by SO per cent. the
blockade would be broken. Failure to lift
the blockade in 4S hours he said, would
result in the absolute cutting off of coal
and steel and other raw materials from
the city
Among the concerns that responded to-
day to the appeal Of the association are
the S. l.. Allen Company, manufacturers
Of agricultural Instruments; the Barber
Asphalt Company, the Scott Paper Com
pany, the Baldwin Lnc1ro;ive Works and
the ]. G. Brill Car Works.
Manufacturing plants in Tacony have
combined today in an effort to break the
congestion in that section. They have
several hundred men at work unloading
cars and are employing auto trucks and
teams These concerns are the Henry
Disston Saw Works, Delaney & CO., man
ufacturers of glue; the Philadelphia
Forge Company, Quaker City Rubber
Company. Ross CrUCble Company Gil
lendger g. Sons. glass manufacturers II.
II. Barton Co., manufacturers of sand
paper; Erben- Harding Company, worsted
manufacturers, and the Lardner's Point
pumping station.
Joseph Biles, traffic manager of the
Disston plant. said today that his COM
pary had more than so cars of coal and
steel tied up in the jam. THE industries
of this city" he said, cannot act too
quickly in an effort to relieve the situa-
ton. In 10 days time, If the embargo is
not lifted, Philadelphia will face dis
astrOus industrial tie-up. Incoming cars
are adding TO the jam daily, and we have
got TO make big hole in the congestion
If we are to escape a tie-up of many
weeks"
The Pennsylvania Railroad announced
this afternoon that 1850 stalled cars had
been unlOaded yesterday. but that lO.45n
were still stalled, unloaded In the 1850
there We're so, 900 tons of freight
and If this ratio were applied TO the
1O.45O ears, 1t would mean that there is
now about 100000 tons of freight stalled
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-02
RICHMOND FORMS A CHURCH
Suspended Rector Organizes St
Johns Independent Parish

St. Johns Independent Protestant Epis-
copaI Church, the first Of new denom-
nation. saw the light of day for the first
time today. and the Rev. George Chalmers
Richmond suspended rector of Old st.
Johns Protestant Episcopal Church 90
and Brown streets, will preside as bishop
of the denomination and pastor Of the
church.
In a cold, dimly lighted basement room
of Old St Johns Mr.. Richmond and 22
gray haired men and women, some of
them lfe-long members of the church.
last night organized the parish. These
aged members and their families all
vowed that they would never enter the
church again. They also blamed Bishop
Rhinelander for the suspension OF Mr.
Richmond as rector Of their parish.
The last piece OF coal was shoveled into
the furnace Of the church yesterday after
noon, but the Goals were burned out when
the little meeting of Mr.. Richmond's fol-
lowers assembled. This morning the
day II Is probable that the Rev Henri NJ
C. Hun, who was named minister-in-
charge last spring, will preach When ne
attempted TO do 50 last June Mr. Rich
mOnd prevented him from entering the
churchyard. Hereafter, according to a
statement made BY the militant clergy
man, he will devote his time 70 construe-
tive work as a minister and viii make no
further attacks on Bishop Rhiuslander
The new congregation Will meet for the
present ia Eldridge's Hall 1911 North
Logan square.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-02

his Lordshp suddenly discovered that he
did not have time TO send a package
containing about a dozen letters by mail
so they would go by the American Line
steamship Philadelphia. The ship was due
TO leave that day at noon
He considered the letters important
enough to send by special messenger to
Satch the steamship. Cooper, who has
been a bellhop at the hotel for years, was
chosen to go on the mission.
The Q o'clock train from Broad Street
station landed the bellboy- dispatch
bearer In New York at II o'clock. He
took the Hudson tube and reached the
Hobolen side In a few minutes. few
moro precious minutes were then required
to land him at Pier So.
lie rushed up the gangway, but the
ships officers refused to receive the pack
age until the letters had been postmarlSed
In the office on the wharf The letters
were then stamped and taken aboard just
before the lines were cast Off. one OF
the letters was said to bear the address
"The Lord High chancellor Of ireland,
Dublin and another the name Asqilith.
Hence the reward. the amount of which
Cooper refuses to, disclose, and tho
clothes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-02
SQUADRON OF ORATORS
TO URGE U. s. DEFENSE
Security League Plans City
Wide Campaign for
Preparedness

A city-wide campaign Of experimenting
to arouse enthusiasm for adequate
national defense measures among the peo-
pie of all Philadelphia is being planned
bv the Speakers Bureau of the PhiladeL
phia Branch OF the National Security
League. The campaign will start in about
two weeks.
More than 100 speakers will be enrolled
by the bureau. They will be instructed
i'm the gospel of preparedness, and fur
nlshed with all the statistics, facts and
even their speeches. If they want them.
The managers of the campaign will them
selves arrange no meetings, but will con-
fine themselves to sending speakers to
wherever a body of persons congregates
The object of the campaign is to
arouse the people of the city to the needs
of the country in the matter of defense.
Few people, say those who have inspired
the campaign. have any idea of the eN-
tent to which the country is lacking in
means of support.
Politics will be avoided by all the
speakers. Ii is said that no one will be
attacked there will be no such thing as
putting the blame on the Administration.
and there will be Stric; observation of
neutrality. But the speakers will point
TO F;ngland's experience In the war as an
indication of the need for preparedness
in the United States
Preparations for the campaign have
been carried on for two months by the
speakers bureau, of which George Went
worth Carr is chairman. OF the 100 or
more men, % will come from the debating
council of the University of Pennsylvania,
which has offered to help in the campaign
to this extent. Men connected with religi-
Gus organizations fraternal orders and
any other bodies will be used if they have
ability as speakers.
1t is planned to address hundreds of
during the campaign. No limit
has been set to the length Of the cam
paign. but it is thousht that it will con-
tinue five or six weeks.
The speakers will endeavor to invade
banquets. church organizations, meetings
Of business mems associations, and both
mems and womens clubs. An effort will
be made to interest both sexes in the
movement for adequate preparedness.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-02
MAYOR WILL APPROVE
TRANSIT PLAN CHANGES
Draft of Proposed New Fea-
lures Will Be Completed
Today

The engineers of the Transit Depart.
ment expect to complete today the draft
of the proposed changes in the Construc-
tiOn of the Broad street subway and the
central business loop, 50 that the dia-
grams and complete plans can be laid
before Mayor Smith tomorrow for his
formal approval. That the Mayor will
indorse the proposed notifications was as
sured last night when he said that. even
before he had assumed office, he felt that
some changes should be made
In addition to saving the city more than
S3,O00,0 900, and improving operating and
distribution facilities in the central busi-
ness district. engineers who have consid.
cred the new plans feel that their adoption
will mean saving OF several months in
the time required for the completion of the
high.speed subway system.
The new plans, it is said, eliminate vir-
tually all features which were regarded as
difficult problems from AN engineering and
construction point of view.
The modified plans, as they viii be sub
mitted to the Mayor tomorrow, provide
for:
a city Hall subway station at the
western side of City Hail. instead of
under the building
a four-track subway system on
Broad street south to Fairmount ave-
nue..
A two-track line from that point
around the western side of City Hall
south to League Island.
A two-track subway distribution
system for the business district, from
Broad street at Ridge and Fairmount
avenues. south under Ridge avenue
to Sth street. south on Sth street to
Walnut street, west on Walnut street
to 10th street, north on 10th street to
Arch, where it will connect with the
proposed RoXhOrOugh-Mana line.
A series of underground stations
and platforms connecting the 18th
and Arch streets station. the City
Hall station of the Broad street sub
way and the present 18th and Market
streets station of the Market street
subway.
That there will be some opposition to
the proposed changes was indicated today
by President II. j. Berlet, of the Walnut
Street Business Association. Mr. Berlet
said the association was opposed to NOV.
Ing the southern leg of the loop from
Locust TO Walnut street. The association
he said, will take steps next week to op.
pose the adoption of part of the proposed
1t was learned today that the State
Public Service Commission will not be re-
luired to pass upon the notifications 10
be made upon the plans for the Broad
street subway at City Hall. The commits
sion, IL was pointed out, approved the
plans along general lines, and left the de.
tails to the engineers This will obviate
any delay in resuming the construction
work at City Hall as soon as the Mayor
viii have formally approved the changes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-02
PRESIDENT THE PIVOT
IN HTTERPARTY FIGHT
AMONG NEW WORKERS
Republicans Base Campaign
Against Wilson's Foreign
Policy-Democrats for It.
Defense at Issue
TARIFF WILL BE ASSAILED

NEW YORK March Tissues for the
coming Presidential campaign In New
York were laid down on unnistakabie ie
lines today. as "A result OF the Republican
and Democratic state conventions select
ing delegatcs.at.large to the national meet
lnss
The keynote speeches and platforms
have resulted In putting the greatest stress
upon the Wilson Administrations foreign
policy.
The Democratic view as expressed at
Syracuse. is virtually that the pen Is
miEhtier than the sword in the present
situation in that President Wilson has
preserved peace and at the same time up-
held tho nations honor by the directing
OF numerous notes to the warning Euro
pean Powers.
The Republicans will attack the Ad-
ministration's policy as inefficient, ana
drifting toward war instead OF maintain
ing peace.
The Democratic reply will be that the
more radical policies advocated by the
Republicans would lead to certain partici-
patton in the European struggle.
The Republicans will attack President
Wilson'S preparedness plans as made
Guate. The Democrats will express con-
tinuod confidence I'm these plans as suili-
cient to guarantee the defense of the
nation without turning to militarsm.
on the tariff the Republicans will de-
clare that only a stimulated prosperity
due to the extraordinary muntion and
other exports as result Of tho war. has
saved the country from financial disaster.
This the Democrats will deny. and in
addition, will assert that only the fore.
sightedness of the Administration in en-
acting the new currency laws aVertcd n
panic at the outbreak of the war,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-02
nm. SHEIP LEAVES $13O,OOO
TO WIDOW AND CHILDREN
Cigar Box Manufacturers Will Pro-
bated-Appraisals

An estate valued AT $4,000 is dis
posed OF in private bequests by the VIII
Of Henry IT. Sheip. founder and presl
dent of the Henry IT. Sheip cigar BOX
company. who died on February "a az
his home at Oak lane and York avenue.
The will probated today leaves the bulK
Of the property TO ella y. Sheip, widow
of the testator and TO a son ana dausn'
ter. IT.. 90
other Wills probated were those OF
william r. Collum. 2515 North Broad
street. $4,000: Margaret 70. Smith. 10
North 5Oth street. $33,725; Ella c. Rush'
etts Locust street. 10000; Rcbecca >.
NIcCaugh. 3152 North Broad street, $1,000;
MARY J. Roche, 2t2 Govern avenue S6l5O'
lena Kris. 1914 Patten street, S49OVi
I,lizabeth Brockerman, $50 Fairmount
avenue, $4,000. and Emilis Tersone, f3S
south 9th street, $4,000.
The personal effects or Virginia c. Tart
ter have been appraised at S23,755; Mary
D. whitaker. s23.O43.9O; Henry Il. Bow
man. $22,3s6.43; Jennie 7. Cryer'
s534O.5O: Valeria WALTON, $5225.5s; Henry
CilazIer. si579.s6; Ida r. Burkhart,
Slig5.52. and Andrew stoop s3o6O
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-02
GAR FERDINAND REPORTED
ILL AT COBURG, GERMANY
Bulgarian Ruler Said to Be Suffering
From Assassin's Wound

r."NNrN. March .. Reports from
Amsterdam. Rome and Zurich received
has- tpaAy tell of the serious illness of
the Bulgarian Gear Ferdinand, who is
said to have been taken i'll while en- route
home from a trip to Berlin and Vienna.
one report said Ferdinand is now in bed
in Coburg, Germany. Rome heard ru-
NOR that he had been wounded by a
would-be assassin.
Ferdinand arrived in Germany about
three weeks ago and was the guest of
the Kaiser at headquarters in Pless. Siliia.
From Pless he went TO Coburg to visit
the Grand Duke Of SaXe-Coburg- Gotha
He planned to go directly from Coburg to
Sofia, via Nish.
The ostensible purpose of the Bulgarian
rulers visit to Germany was to thank
the Kaiser for naming him a field marshal
i'm the German army. II was reported
that the real purpose of the visit was to
acquaint the Kaiser with his plans for
making Bulgaria the dominant Power in
the Balkans, by annexation of parts OF
Serbia and Albania,