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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-12
HANDWRITING EXPERTS
DISAGREE IN NOTE CASE
One Declares Signature Is Genuine and
Another Says 1t Is
Forgery

LEBANON, Pa, May 1.-Two fhiadel.
phia handwriting experts. Edward A.
Melcher and r. ~, Mccool, opposed each
other in case before Judge Charles "
Henry in the Lebanon County court in
which the genuincness Of the signature TO
promissory note for 5000 is the issue
Melcher declared the signature 10 be that
of Christian Gingrich, Of Lawn. who died
several years ago, leaving an estate esti-
mated at $4,000 McCool pronounced the
signature a forgery.
The suit was brought by Dr. j. H. Mease
as attOrney-in-f fact for his sister. Mrs
Ellen NJ. ferberich. of East Hanover who
IL blind. Doctor Mease declares he gave
the money to Gingrich in 1908, taking from
him the promissory note. and produced
William Bechtel, OF this city, who testified
that he signed the note as witness to the
signature Of Christian Gingrich whom he
positively Identified by means of a photo
graph as the man whom he saw sign the
note Bechtel, who was then a fourteen
year'old boy, signed his name as Willie
Bechtel"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-12
PITTSBURGH LIFE STOCK
PAYMENTS REFUNDED
Two More Former Directors Re-
turn Money Paid by Birdseye,
Indicted Promoter
PITTSBURGH. May u.

PITTSBURGH, May IL
Two more former directors VINO SOU
their stock in the Pittsburgh lhfe ana
Trust Company to Clarence +. Birdseye,
the indicted New York promoter. refunded
tbe amounts they received from BirdseNe
70 state Insurance commissioner - Neil
receiver for the company, today
W. L. Bergman sent a check Tor s"--
gGO. and W II. Self one for si2i" repre-
senting half payment of $50 share prom
ised on respectively. Ss4 and 1O6 shares
of the company. Yesterday w. Howard
Nimick former president OF the Pittsburgh
Life. returned s2is24 paid him for e2l
shares and W. w. Blackburn $4,000, paid
to him for $40 shares
commissioner O'Neil accepted the checks
AS receiver. After a long conference today
he announced that preparations are being
made for the prosecution Of Brdseye and
his Ave New York associates, thirteen for
mer directors Of the company. the last of
whom surrendered and was released on
bond this morning. and others for whom
warrants will be issued next week
District Attorney jackson will leave for
Harrisburg tonight and on Monday will
present TO Governor Brunbaugh papers for
the issuing of extradition papers on Gov
ernor whitman. of New York for the re-
turn to Allegheny County Of the Birdseye
group.
Special state Prosecutor Rowand is pre-
pairing the prosecutions.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-12
BEARS u. s. FLAG IN FRANCE

MONTCLAlR, y. j., May 12.--Residents
OF this place are elated over the fact that
Edward Tinkham, one OF her sons, led the
first armed American force that marched
through Paris OH its way to plant the Stars
Union Jack on the battlehelds of Franc.
Tinkham led the recently organized snuni.
tions division of the American Ambulanc.
Corps He is the son OF Julian r. Tinkham
of Upper Montclair, and is a graduate OF
Montclair Academy. He entered Cornell
after he left the academy, but interrupted
his studies twice to 60 to France In IN.
ambulance service. He spent many months
on the French front last year. rsturnsA to
Cornell and then quit college 4 secon6
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-12
TRANSFERS OF SALOONS
MEET REMONSTRANCES
License Court Receives Objections to
Enlarging One Barroom-Kopp
Opposed Again

RemOnstrances have been filed in the
License Court against four holders of re-
tail liquor licenses who are seeking trans
fers from their present locations. The petit
TONERS whose licenses are opposed are
Joseph Maloy. of 1913 Race street. who
wishes to enlarge his place to include 1915
Race street: Patrick Cohen, of 769 East
Passyunk avenue. who wishes to transfer
TO the northeast corner of Watts street and
Oregon avenue; Frank Coscarello. of 631
south Ninth street who wishes to locate
at the northwest corner of Front and Skunk
streets, and Daniel j. Kopp, whose former
place at 4O-42 North Broad street. is being
demolished and who wishes TO locate at a15
South Broad street
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-12
BLANKS SENT OUT
FOR ARMY DRAFT
Washington Distributes Pa
pers for Registering Ten
Million Men
RECEIVED AT CITY HALL
Regular Election Boards En-
pected to Card-Index Men
Liable to Service
WASHINGTON. May -.

w NASllINt IN. May -.
THE Government today tool, its first pre-
lminary step toward putting into effect
tho selectivc service system Tor raising an
army or 900. 900 men.
Certain Of speedy action bv Congress
on the army hill which came up for final
debate in the House al 1890. the war Dc-
rartment today FASTENED distribution or
lo,ooOooo registration blanks TO sherins
aud mayors Of hundreds of communities
The cards contain blanks for fourteen
uuestions-cvery detail the Government
wishes TO know about it's potential soldiers
ana query whether exemption is
claimed
y nau absent from his home state will
he required to procure u card wherever he
may he ana mail II To- tine county clerI, at
home.
Distribution or the blanks is expected TO
hr completed within few days
According TO estimates complied by the
Bureau of Census. New York city alone
should register 62i.1Uo men Of between -
+" 20 years, inclusive; chicago. 900 500 !:
fhlladclpha. lIl.SUo: 81 Louis Sl.gOO /:
Boston. I'.So0; Cleveland 500: Balti-
more ''.""", and Pittsburgh, G1.2oo
STATE ApPORTIONMENT
The figures given by the bureau are based
"n tn" average annual numerical increase
IN population for the different cities and
states since 1910, when the last accurate
census was complied
New York stat" leads IN the country in
available material for war with approX-
'mateIN l.otN,O00 mon subject TO selectvc
service. Pennsylvania is next. with s74 600
ana Illinois third with G3g 5Up
The registration possibilities for other
states compiled az follows by the bureau:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-12

end her life. To-day she admitted to Prose
cutor Kraft that she had thought she had
nothing to live for. The girl came here
from Russian Poland. Tales OF prosperity
In the United States led her TO believe
she would be able to earn plenty of money
and send some to her struggling parents
In her native land But luck was against
her from her arrival She finally obtained
position waitress at McClure's Hotel
in Darby. While there she met Young
Russian who was captiyated by her en-
gaging manner Soon they became engaged
and II had been planned TO have an early
wedding
But when Russia entered the war her
lover felt that II was, his duty TO rally to
his countrys cause When he sailed away
he said he would return and make her his
wife. His letters stopped and now she
does not know whether he is living or dead
The letters from her relatives in Rus
sia also ceased. and to make matters worse
one or two relatives here moved away with
out telling of their wherea bouts.
The girl brooded constantly over her
plight and decided to end her troubles She
rode to Camden late one day and then
took a trolley regardless of where IL was
going. The car stopped near Newton Creek.
The shining water offered a quick way Of
solution Of her trouble. With prayer on
her lips. she plunged into the stream She
win be plaes1 temporarily In an institu-
ltOxA
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-12
REVENUE AGENTS PROBE
DOPE RING IN PITTSBURGH
Federal Operatives Find Astonishing
Evidence Of Illicit Drug
Selling

pIrTSBrRGH. May l2.--Revenue Agent
F.. l.. Boyd, known in Kentucky still regions
as the 'moonshine chief" continued today
his investigation into the operations Of an
alleged Pittsburgh dope ring Further
arrests were expected TO follow the taking
into custody Of Dr. jim T.. Moy. Chinese
physician DR.. Ellsworth Trader. examining
physician for the United States Marine
Corps here. and the leading officials OF an
old established drug house.
Those men were out on bail aggregating
S2S.O00 today.
The revenue agents "wreCking" crew, which
included Ralph Toledo johnny Oyler and
W. f. Virginia slim" Truxton. noted
'moonshine chaser" gathered in enough
morphine alone to make 100000 one
fourth grain doses at the drug house. Doc
tor Moys files showed that he had written
1900 narcotic prescriptions, the most Of
them for opium tablets, since March. 1915
Within a single year Doctor Traders files
showed lie was written 5000 prescriptions
for dope mostly morphine.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-12
POTATO CROP PLAN7S|
BY BRYN MAWR CRI,
Young Women Work IN n
Sharples Farm to Helm :"
School "a
WOULD SUPPLY SCHoo,
Sweet Corn, Beans and Other "
tables to Be Grown-Mav '~
Now Lawns

twenty Sweater-clad. grmy-handoa
Mawr students had their first rea, ~
with the soil today. out in thu ,,,-,.s
Of West Chester they got bacLao..
dirty faces and they didn't care r
acres of the huge farm Of T.. NJ s.
was the scene of this the frs, arr,..,,' NV ~"
session Mr.. Sharples offered the lana :
the college for cultivation a few d,,. "
and the pan was promptly seized r,..
At S:lh TO the minute the s,ra.-.
stepped off the train armed with
knives-this was potato day-and ,wo
billions The first was 10 raise enough VA.
etables TO feed 3ryn Mawr al, ne,, ,.,.,'.
and the second. to help the college mcs, a.
100000 to 100000 deficit OF next wear
Help Uncle Sam and alma mater +, %.
farmers slogan.
Professor Cromwell of the West cb0s,..
state Normal School. and Miss M,,,.
Thomas. a member of the advisory ho...
OF Bryn Mawr supervised the first f.-,,
lesson. II consisted chiefly in cutting no,,
toes and in getting the knack Of plantlc,
them. Professor cromwell and Miss Thor.
as are in charge of the land for the en,Ir.
season.
Five acres of the land are to be plan,.a
with potatoes. five with sweet corn ty.
with beans and thercmainder with yer..
tables that have proved popular with Brn
MUwr appetites.
For the present the student farmers will
only make Saturday visits to their lanA
Early in June. however. they will becom.
real resident farmers. The cd waens
house, a landmark OF West Chester. is h
process of being made ready for their len.
ancy. Each morning trucks will conye,
the girls to and from their jobs. A garaea
on the farm has been converted into
storehouse for all vegetables grown, and
complete 'cannery.' too. is in 'procs,
OF remodelng. The girls will preserv.
virtually everything they grow in one BIZ
effort to feed Bryn Mawr next winter
The girls who are wrestling with West
chester soil are not the only Bryn Mavr
students who are flockiug to the aid OF ,h.h
college. Some enthusiastic undergraduat.,
have suggested that they reduce the forr
employed on the college campus by operat
ing the motor-driven lawn mower Other
have volunteered to so in for domestic sery
ice. This latter plan. however is frownsd
upon by the faculty Bacon is no lone,,
served at breakfast and dry cereals hau
been largely given up.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-12
ROSARY'S HOLY POWER SAVES
DESPONDENT GIRL FROM SUICIDE
Waters of Newton Greek Closing Over Disraught Young
immigrants Head When Beads Recall Her From
Desperate Deed-Cries for Help Summon Rescuer

A little pearl white rosary given TO her
when she was a child by her mother saved
the life of Helen Gray. She sought death
ing below the surface of the water when
the crucifix at the end OF the pearly beads
lightly touched her face.
II was like a message from her mother
In far-off war-rdden Russia. Often she
had told the girl never to give way to
despair. Her parting message was. in fact.
to have faith in the power which Is beyond
that OF man and remember that sunshine
often lurked behind a cloud.
Instead of resigning to the gradual EN-
brace Of death in the dark waters Of the
creek. the girl struggled and shouted
through the darkness. Feeble as the cry
was II was heard. nevertheless, by Harry
Petit. of Oaklyn. He plunged into the
stream and swan in the direction of the
sound. He saw the dim outline of the
girls head she was struggling. She
fought death with a strength born Of de-
Termination. Petit. who is a good SWIM
Iner. was soon by her side and brought her
safely TO shore. on realizing that she had
been taken from the very shadow Of death.
the girl burst into tears. She was grateful
beyond words to her rescuer and repeatedly
lkinped the shimmering little rosary which
revived hope when there was nothing but
& >15ps wsa taken to the Capzden police
- Glyen dry cssfbiue, epdfastly
- ~ Nhst l(p hsr 70
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-12
"Kdiser Must Co."
Socialists Say


defeats 1t is fully half Of what Is needed
Hut il is not sufficient. The liohenzolerns
must go.
THE rest of the world realizes. whether
the German people realize or not. that ill.,
erty in Germany and peace in the world
must remain a sham as long as the Iiohen-
zolerns and their supporters retain any real
power.
We have reason to suppose tina, the
most courageous and representative
spokesman of the German people also held
this view before the war when "a half a
hundred opposition Socialists compelled the
whole Socialist group to demonstrate their
republicanism an virtually had to commit
the crime OF I.se ma iestr by remaining
seated and silent in the Reichstag when
cheers for the Kaiser were called for at
the close of the session"
Signed to the cable were these names:
Winfield e. Gaylord Robert Rives La
Monte Charles Edward Russell. A. NJ ST.
mons. william English Wa)lng. i. g.
Phelps Stokes. W, !. Ga mt. and others
Morris liillquit, national rhairrp II the
Socialist party" and the party terna-
'ions! secretary, repudiated tine lessaee
az not representing the opir' nl g." he vast
ma jority of American SOC. We be-
lieve that the Kaiser and uII,.. n, must
go. he said. but we ma. a. y that th.
German people alone must bring about this
happy event. Just as the Russian people
themselves accomplished the downfall Of
the car and c2arism. To say that the war
must go on indefinitely until the Allies
overthrow the Kaiser is a most reckless
utterancc. The continuation of the war
indefinitely would, perhaps, bring the de.
struction of kaiserism. but il might also
mean the destruction of the whole of clvili
zation. the gentlemen who signed the
cabegram represent no one but themselves
the cablesram in my opinion, is an inn
pertinence'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-12
SEEK TO SETTLE DILLON ESTATE
Court Asked to Restrain Brother in
Ale House Proceedings

Proceedings have been brought against
Thomas Dillon, brother Of the late Edward
F. Dillon, asking that he be restrained from
interfering with the executors of his
brothers estate in their plans to wind up
the business Of Diilon's ale house. an old
landmark al l2 South Tenth street.
Petitions filed explain that the Dillon
brothers conducted the saloon under an oral
agreement for many years and that the
business netted clear profit OF $1,000
yearly. Edward Dillon died last March
and the brother continued to run the saloon
1t is alleged that he acted arbitrarily in
regard to making settlements to the estate
the executor OF which believes that a rem
resentative OF the court in the person OF a
receiver should be delegated with the power
OF taking charge Of the liquidation of the
tavern business.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-12
AUTO WAR AMBULANCE
TO BE TESTED TO-DAY
New Device Will Undergo Trial at
Fairmount Parkway Be
Used in France

\ device that converts an ordinary auto
mobile into an ambulance with greater
capacity for wounded men than an am
bulance will be tested out by United States
army officers and automobile men this
afternoon on Belmont plateau, Farmount
Park.
The test will be conducted with view
to deciding the practicablity of using the
contrivance in France II will be in charge
of Colonel Henry Page. of the army
medical corps. Others who will be present
are DR., w. W. Keen. Major Setter. Major
Jobson. captain &. j. Franklin, Captain
:. l.. Cans the inventor: Robert Hooper
president of the state Federation Of Motor
Clubs: Stedman Bent. president Of the
Automobile Club of Philadelphia, and Paul
T. Huyette. president of the Quaker City
Motor club. Rain previously interfered
with the test
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-12
OUer Roosevelt
House Struggles


voted against the principle of 'h, Ruusv-
Welt amendment when the army bnI was
pending here stood by the instructions
Of the House although I favored then aud
! favor Now the volunteer system in prefer
ouce To- the Scl"ctive draft.
There is no logic whatever in voting for
tn" srlcctNe draft. ia saying that the vol
uutoer system is AN wrong and the draft
is right ana then turning around here today
and saving that We shall giNc special
priv ilcEr To- volunteer To- some favored
person
Representative Cramtuu Of Michigan. IN
teruptcd with the statement that several
hundred thousand volunteers are to be al
lowed IN the National Guard
What will be the harm IN permitting a
f." more volunteers" he asked
WHY PEEFERENcE?
II you are going to lot q few. you
should let all" replied Dent. Why show
preference TO The Roosevelt voluntccrs?"
Dent aroused considerable applause. esp.-
cially from the southern members when he
said the conierecs had agreed on "A pro-
"ision for the appointment Of civilian boards
in every county to supervise the enroll
ment and draft of men eligible For service.
II was decided he said. that this work
should be performed bN civilian rather than
military boards
You say YOU stood hy the House d..
c.Ston ON the Roosevelt amendment" COM
planned Mr. McCormick. of Illinois
IF YOU viii turn to the record YOU Wili
see the House voted go TO i for the
twenty-one to forty years age limit for
conscriptiOn. Vet you have changed draft
ages To tweuty-one to thirty"
That was question of compromise be-
tween the two houses" said Dent. You
have to give and take in conference. Il is
not similar proposition to the Roosevelt
proposal which involves "A principle"
In addition iuterjected Congressman
Fields. of Kentucky. this big vote in the
House on the age limit was against rsduc-
ing the age to take in nineteen year-old
boys. That was why il was so large The
proposition was nineteen to twenty-five
years not twenty-onc TO forty
II believe there is tremendous Senti-
ment in the House and senate and in the
country at large in favor of sending "A large
force to France" said Representative An
thony. II don't believe il will he possible
to send force to the front within the time
suggested by Marshal Joffre If we wait
for the raising of an army by conscription."
is the General STAFF in favor of the
Roosevelt division interrupted Represent
ative Brtten, of Illinois.
II don't know what the General StaT
wants" said Anthony. but | know the
people favor the Roosevelt division"
Representative Austin, of Tennessee. au-
thor Of the Original Roosevelt amendment
which was stricken from the bill in the
House said:
II we are Ia have no politics in this iat-
ter, ! appeal TO you to give this great typical
American chance on the French front.
II We adopt this amendment we shall have
a division in France before YOU will have
time to complete the census provided in
the draft bill"
Representative Greene, of Vermont, menu
Der of the Military Affairs committee, op-
posed the Roosevelt amendment. He said
it might be magnificent, but il was not war.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-12
CITY AGAIN TURNS DOWN
BID ON ELEVATED WORK
McClintic. Marshall Offer Exceeds by
Several Thousands Estimates on
Frankford 81"

For the second time the Department Of
City Transit has rejected the bid of the
Mcolintic-Marshall Company for appurten-
ance steel work on the Huntingdon street
station Of the Frankford a."
Both times the bids were advertised the
company was the only bidder. and it's price
of $4,000 exceeded by several thousand
dollars the estimate of city engineers. TO
accept n bid that exceeds the estimate is
Illegal. and so when the department opened
the bids for the second time Director Twin
Ing went to City Solicitor Connolly and
asked what could be done. connolly re-
Piled that nothing could be done, so once
more the bids will be advertised
II is probable that the cost now will be
much greater than when first proposed
with the cost Of materials and labor in
creasing
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-12
FETE AT HAMMONTON
School Children Participate in Nav
Events Today

HAMMoNToN, y. j., May 12.-Fifteen
hundred school children and their elders
are ahxiously awaiting today's fete
when an elaborate program will be carried
out here, The events include the crown
ing OF the May Queen. Miss Marie NJ
Govern; procession of twelve chidren
presentation Of the Board of Trade and tba
Board OF Education trophies in the countv
singing contest and an athletic meet IN
which more than 200 will participate.
IL is expected that record -brea,siny
number Of students will assemble fron, -
parts of the county ="
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-12
PLANS IN PHII.AuEl.pUIA

When lhe blanks arrived request was
made TO keep the matter from the public
as the army bill was at that time NOT far
advanced i'll either branch Of Congress
Chief Clerk Dram, of the MAYORS denart.
ment, rushed the mail sacks into a yauIt
and the utmost secrecy was maintained
Now, however, plans for the registry will
be speedily shaped so that no time will be
lost in taking the count in Phladelphio
Under the Government provisions the
registration will be conducted by the munic-
ipalty and members of the Board of Regis
tration will probably be entrusted with the
plans. Whether or not volunteer registrars
will b" called for has not been determined
il has been suggested that the present
force of registrars be used to do the neces-
Sary work Of investigation. These men are
familiar with conditions in the more than
1900 election districts of the city and could
If authorized, conduct the registry with
dispatch
In Camden, provisions for the army regis
try are progressing rapidly. and election
officials have held "A number OF meetings
with q view to deciding on the most expedi-
tious manner Of taking the count.