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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-12
|PbIENS HOMES
EARLY FINISHED
rventy in Fortieth Ward
Will Be Ready in
Ten Days
HUSH WORK ON OTHERS
Henry P. Schneider Com.
pIeting Houses Three Weeks
Ahead of Contract Time

Seventy houses in the big building
0peration in the Fortieth Ward that Is
Aeing rushed to completion for Hog
Ia1hnd workers will be ready for oc-
cupancy within week or ten days.
These homes are in Sixty-first street
near Woodland avenue and are being
constFucted by Henry p. Schneider. He
has q contract for Ala houses. Moss.
Taylor and Crawford. who are building
44e houses in the western section Of
the Eimwood tract. will also have sew
enty houses ready for the shipworkers
early In August.
This early completion Of the first
batch of the houses is far beyond the
most sanguine hopes OF officials of the
Emergency Fleet Corporation. When
the contracts were awarded. little more
than ten weeks ago, a stipulation was
made that the first of the houses must
be completed within ninety days from
the time work was begun.
Three Weeks Ahead OF Time
Schneider got an early start and broke
ground a few days before the other con-
txacting firm. When the first of these
houses are finished. next week, he will
have bettered the terms of the contract
by about three weeks. The same ratio
of speed has been maintained by Moss,
Taylor Crawford, and their record
of completion early In August is on a
par with the record established by
Schneider.
In normal times, with fairly good wea-
ther and steady shipment of materials.
builders have never established such a
record for fast construction. And the
many difficulties faced, such as poor
building weather and inability to obtain
equipments as fast as needed, even
though priority orders were granted for
all shipments for the operation. serves
to show further the wonderful progress
made.
The houses that are nearing compile
tiop are not the only signs of the inten.
sity with which the builders have rushed
the work. Cellars have been dug ana
foundations laid for nearly all of the $50
houses included in the operation.
Schneider has foundations up for more
than $50 houses, and the foundations
for the houses in the western end of the
tract number more than 800.
Quality Doesn't Suffer
Although the work is progressing at
= rapid rate, every care is being taken
70 see that the specifications are being
followed closely. Although speed is the
slogan of the builders, quality work
manship has not suffered in the least.
Early next week. the city will begin
paving the section of Sixty-first street
Included in the operation. SO that BY the
time the shipworkers are ready to move
into their new homes they will not be
inconvenienced by dirt street
All OF the houses are two stories high
They have six rooms and a bath anC
space for a good d-sized lawn in the from
and rear.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-12
DIX SOLDIER KILLED
UNDER TRAIN WHEELS
Death Overtakes Private Steal.
ing Ride to Rejoin His
Detail at Camp
Camp Dix, Wrightstown, y. j., Jul!


12.
Recruit Thomas r. Ryan, of Boston,
Mass. was ground to death yesterday
beneath the wheels of a fast freight at
Pemberton. a few miles from camp. while
he was attempting to steal a ride in or
der to make quick journey to Dix and
to join the detail from which he had
taken French leave a few hours before.
Just before he was killed. Ryan mailed
to his wife and mother letters, which
gave a clue to his identity. An am
bulance was summoned from the camp
and the body brought here. After an in
vestigation it was shipped to his home
Ryan. with Albert J. Peterson. was
detailed to assist in handling sand. He
came down here on June 26 and was a
member of Company Thirty of the Depot
Brigade. Evidently firing of his work
the two slipped away to Pemberton, clad
in their fatigue uniforms, and 1t was
in an endeavor to make quick journey
back that the youth lost his life.
Curfew outwitted Cupid in their first
meeting here and as a result of a COM
bination of a missing jitneyman and
Father Time, wedding that was
scheduled for Wednesday evening was
| not performed untlI last Elkht. n'
contracting parties were Private Ira
Johnson, of Birmingham, Ala, and Mis-
Winnie Nash. of Mississippi. The of
ficiating clergyman was Chaplain l.. G
Gartner of the 336th Field Artillery.
Everything was in readiness for thu
ceremony the night before and th'
bridegroom and clergyman waited II
vain for the bride. The curfew warning
sounded and it was not until Sis p. m
that the first word was heard from th
BRIDE who was marooned in Wrights
town. with not a jitney in sight. A
she could not make the trip here and ge
married in fifteen minutes, il was de
cided to call the ceremony off and
was not until last night that the bride
groom got enough time off TO have tn
ceremony performed.
The Fifty-ninth Pioneers took
lfifteen-mile hike yesterday in order L
get practice at travelling through a sup
posed enemy's country. The officers ant
men worked out number of field prob
lens and at noon messed along the road
after an outpost had been placed. TIL
Fifty-ninth Pioneer band gave a con
cert which was enjoyed by the men,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-12
FLIER FROM HERE HONORED
Lieut.. Este Pilots First Amer
lean Plane Assembled in France

Word has just reached this city that
the honor of flying the first American
airplane assembled In France and equip
ned with a Liberty motor made in this
country fell to Philadeiphian,
was Lieutenant j. d. Este, well known
here as the president of the j. D. Este
Company and a member OF the Racquet,
philadelphia Country and Princeton
clubs. He is son of the late Charles
Este.
Mr.. Este. although past the draft age,
enlisted in the aviation service a few
days after war was declared. For sew
eral months he had been In training at
the aviation school at Essington and
later he was transferred to Newport
News, where he was stationed at the time
he received his commission, In the sum.
mer OF 1917 he was transferred to Fort
Kelly, where ne completed his training
and sailed for France last September,
| Since his arrival in France, Lieutenant
| Este has been detailed on work oi
training and orsanizins the aviator
1 branch a the American forces. This u
a service switch has taken him TO Eng
land frequently upon special missions.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-12
BERGDOLL WANTS TO BUY
IMMUNITY WITH AIRPLANES

believes the fugitive maybe in or near
Buffalo or Chicago.
The letter follows:
Somewhere in U. s., July 8. 1918.
Dear Sirs I just read in the PUBLIC
LEDGER of The arrest of my mother,
Emma C. Bergdoll, on the charge that
she assisted me in evading the draft.
This il a downright lie, invented by
the Federal authorities so they could
save their reputation, which Is sadly
shot to pieces since they failed to even
get a trace OF me in the last year! The
facts in the case are these:
I'm the early part of August, last
year, l started on an auto tour of the
Middle West. At the time left l knew
absolutely nothing about being drafted.
nor had / received a notice of any kind
On September /, 1917, l returned to
Philadelphia, and as / was driving up
Baltimore avenue, / met friend who
informed me of the ,nings which had
happened while l was away. This
friend also told me of Mr.. Dryers
threat to prosecute me Immediately on
my return. As soon as / discovered
this, I turned around and drove out of
the city without even seeing home.
Since that time no one in Philadelphia,
neither my mother nor any one else, has
ever known where l was located.
Financed for Ten Years
And as for assisting me, that is fool
ish What assistance would l need
when I have enough money with me to
last ten years? When first left Phlla
delphia on the trip, l intended purchas-
ing q ranch out West and consequently
had a large sum of money with me
As / did not purchase a ranch l still
have the greater part of the cash ir
my possession. This, no doubt will ex
plain what your paper calls the 'mys
terry as to how ] manage to get alone
without outside assistance!
"If Mr.. Dwyer OF Board No. 30 hat
not made his threat about sending me Il
jail for a year. I would have returned
home long ago Even now am read,
TO return and do my bit providing tn,
u S. District Attorney announces il
your paper that I will not be arreste,
and prosecuted on my return, and | will
be permitted to enlist in the aviation
/ corps as flying instructor This is m,
! offer and, II the Feaeral authoritie
/ accept It, / will retLrn as soon as
r hear OF 1t,
: "Your paper calls me a pro-German
but ! will say nothing more than tina
, statement is an Infamous lie and RAM
v faisehood.
. II am merely a victim of cIrcum
E stances and II the authorities act hal
decent, will show them all thing o
. two! Yours respectfully. y
: ''GRovER G, A. B4RGDoLL-"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-12
NO VESSEL SUNK OFF CAPES
Dynamiting of Old Piling Blamed
for RumOr

Cape May, y. j., July 12.-Rumors of
the destruction by a mine or torpedo of
a large fishing steamer ten miles off
Cape May late yesterday wer denied
today by the naval authorities.
They announced an investigation
showed the supposed blowing up of the
vessel was nothing more than the de,
struction by dynamite of old piling used
by fishermen in fastening down their
nets
The explosion was heard distinctly by
other fishermen not far distant from
the spot, and alarmed them. Pieces OF
the piling which they believed to be
wreckage of a torpedoed or mined ship
few high into the air. with great col
umn of water. They did not investi'
| gate further. but made for port and re-
| ported the incident to the naval oase
| here.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-12
HURT WHEN PATROL UPSETS
Father Of 1t. Smiley Victim of
Mishap in Fairmount Park

David s Smiley. 6139 Girard avenue.
suffered fractured shoulder toda Y
when the automobile patrol of the
Twenty ninth District, SiXty-first and
Thompson streets, slid into a ditch and
turned turtle near Belmont mansion.
Other members of the patrol crew,
Sergeant William J. Whalen, 1918 Red
field avenue, and John J. White, 1928
North Fiftieth street, the driver, were
unhurt.
Smiley is the father of Lieutenant
George Smiley. of the Twentyl-ninth
District He was take nto the Presby-
terian Hospital.
Whitet ried to turn aside to avoid
another car and the steering gear locked,
causing the patrol to turn over.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-12
Continued from Fage One

Continued from Fage One
the papers in any of the hearings to date
and Mr.. Sterrett today refused to dis
close whether they incrimnated the
mother Of the Rergdoll boys.
Every investigating branch of the
Government is moving today in the new
nationwide effort to apprehend Grover
Bergdoll.
The American Protective League, with
thousands Of members, and private
citizens the country over are moving in
a similar direction at the appeal OF
United States Attorney Kane, following
receipt by the Public Ledger yesterday
of the daring letter from the missing
draft registrant.
His arrest within forty -eight hours is
predicted by Charles a. Mallet. special
agent of the Department Of Justice.
AbsoIves His Mother
Absolving his mother from blame in
connection with his disappearance, Berg
dolls letter declares he is willing to treat
with the Federal authorities and to re.
turn to this city, providing he is given
a place in the army as a flying instruct
| or and Is not arrested and prosecuted
as ad raft evader.
Il will show them all thing or two
| BergdolIs letter concludes. after stating
the writer believes himself victim o.
| circumstances.
"I want to say that the United
| States will make no bargain with Berg
doll and we won't compound this cas-
| in any way. He will have to come bacl
| here and take such chances as an!
| other man for whom the Federal au
thorities are searching, and on tn
same grounds"
This was United States Attorne!
Kane's answer to Bergdoll's appeal 70
a treaty of peace with the Federal Gov
| ernment.
Mr.. Kane started the nation-wid
search as soon as he had finished read
ing the letter.
He communicated with A. Bruce Bic
laski. chief of the Department Of Justic
intWashington, and James T. Cortelyou
chief postofflce inspector, informing ther
of the receipt of the letter and urgin
that every man who could be spared b
placed on the trail.
Believe Friend Mailed II
According to Mr.. Msllett, Bergdo
probably used friend in mailing tn
letter in order to throw the Feders
authorities off the track. The lettt
was mailed on the Erie Railroad, bs
tween Jersey City, New York and Sals
, manaca, n. Y. II was posted on trai
No. 3, which left New York Wednesda
! at IL a. IN. and reached it's western tel
I niinal twelve hours later. 1t bore ii
, date of July 8.
MsIlet believes Bergdoil sent the lett.
Ito friend asking him 70 mail II. Il
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-12
WILSON DRAFTS WHEAT VETO
Bill Likely to Be Re.enacted With
Clause Eliminated

washington. July 12.-Members of
Congress were informed today that Pres
fdent Wilson has begun drafting a mess
age to Congress vetoing the S2S. .OOO. 900
agriculture appropriation bill because of
the amendment providing for increasing
to $2.40 per bushel the Government
minimum guarantee for wheat
Although an attempt may be made
~ members from wheat-producing
states to override the veto. il Is gem
orally believed the bill will be re-
enacted with the wheat amendment elm
fnafed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-12
TO REOPEN PAPER CASE
Federal Trade Commission 9cceeded to
Manufacturers Request
Rx rho Assorioted Press

Washington, July 1.-THE Federal
Trade Commission will reopen the print
paper case July 90. at the request of the
manufacturers, who asked that the COM
mission take cognizance of the recent
decision of the war labor board award
ing employees of paper mills increased
wages.
The trade commission fixed a price of
3ls cents pound for print paper before
the wage-increase was granted.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-12
EIGHT HOURS TO RULE WAGES
War Labor Board to Make Short
Day Scale Basis
By the United Press

Washington, July IA fiat declara-
ton for basic eight-hour day for the
adjustment of wage scales is being pre-
pared by the National War Labor Board
today.
The position taken by the board may
result in a readjustment of Government
contracts and subcontracts which are
now on a basis of "A ten-hour day.
If adopted by the Government, the
boards decision would affect hundreds
of thousands of workers In private
plants engaged on war work
The board now is preparing awards
in controversies between twenty-eight
street car companies and their employees
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-12
Leave All in Private Beques!s

wills probated today include, those of
Margaret NJ Ogelsby 1922 Wallace
street, which. in private beouests, dis
poses of property valued at $4,000; Jo-
seph c. Duerr, 1907 North Twenty-hrst
Buckius street. $500; William Henry
Robotham, 6646 Germantown avenue,
$500; Anne Wilkinson. 2l1S Berks
street, $4,000; Robert Wliiiainso; VINO o'eo
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-12
n EW S!

Readers of the EOenins
Public Ledger are kept
Informed, hour by hour,
by an unparalleled news
service, of every great
event at home and abroad.
The Associated Press,
the United Press, the Cen
trial News, the Interna-
tional News Service and
the ablest special CORE
spondents in Europe tell
YOU what is happening
/ Everywhere.
The Evening Public
Ledger has news facilities
unequaled in the afternoon
field.
Mirror ihe Woridp
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-12
PAY in INSTALLMENTS
Insurance on Soldiers After Death Not
Met by Lump Sum
By the 4s,ociafed Prex

Washington. July 2.-Widespread i'm
pression that insurance of men in the
military service Is paid in lump sum
afer their death led the War Depart
ment to make the announcement today
that payments of benefits under the war
rtak Insurance act are made over a Pc
riod of twenty years
The insurance is payable. on the death
Of the insured, on the basis of 1915 per
month for each $1,000 of insurance for
2fO monthly installments. Fer the max
imum of $4,000 the beneficiary would
receive a payment Of $3.50 per month
for twenty years.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-12
New Soldier Killed by Train

Mount Holly, n. j., July 12.-Thomas
F. Ryan, twenty-six years of Charleston,
Mass, attached to the $3.50 Depot Bri-
gade at Camp Dix, was killed by q
freight train near North Pemberton yes.
terday. His body was cut in twain at
the chest. Ryan had been in camp two
weeks, and he and a companion. Albert
]. Peterson, were still In civilian clothes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-12
Order Your Newspaper
In Advance!

The United States Government,
through the War Industries Board,
has issued the following order:
1t is necessary that all news
papers put the following econ
omies into effect Monday, July
IS, 1918: Discontinue the ac-
ceptance of the return of un-
sold copies; discontinue the
use of samples or free promo
ton copies; discontinue all
buying back of papers at either
wholesale or retail prices from
newsdealers or agents.
In compliance with the above, all
morning, Sunday and evening news
papers of Philadelphia and elsewhere
throughout the United States will
discontinue all returns, beginning
Monday, July IS, 1918.
The public is requested to CO.
operate with newsdealers by giving
them, before that date, definite ad-
vance order for the Evening Public
Ledger to be served at home or re-
tanned for them at the newsstand.
This will insure regular service and
enable the newsdealer to adjust his
order to the actual demand.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-12
DEATHS

THOMSON. 8. July 10. 81 GEORGE a;
'MEiRvINE. July -. at 2si Buckinghsm
place ELIZABETH KING widow Of william
Robert p, and Elizabeth King aged II.
of funeral la ter,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-12
HELP WANTED-FEMALE

roI ,DING PAPER BONES = Experienced
s,rinners wanted to null loose pieces off
foIdins boxes Brown Bailey Co.. 40 N,
Franklin,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-12
HELP WANTED-MALE

SALESMAN. leather belting: splendid oppor'
tunty for live man TO connect WIN re-,
Iiabie weli-estab blishsd firm in Philadelphia
branch for local territory. Lawrence Beltlns
Company 149 N 4th St
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-12
SITUATIONS wANTED-FEMALE
lost AND POUND

CHILDNURsE-Wido with child. want
position. Address c. 225 5. Sd st.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-12

BAG-some one picked up by mistake 4
valuable papers at West Phiia. station
Wedne sday night at II o'clock. Reward u
returned to Supt office ith moor. fiaunerss
Raa-ah Market 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-14
TOO BUSY FOR REPORTS
Solicitor Of Navy Department Has
Been Unable to Review Work
on Account of War Duties.


Judge Graham Egerton, solicitor of
the Navy Department has informed
the Secretary Of the Navy that the
entire energies of his Office during
the past year have been directed to
the foremost duty on handwriting
the war" Therefore, he says, it had
been impossible to spare the time for
the collection of data for the usual
annual report.
For the reason given it was con-
sidered that there is ample justifica-
ton for the postponement until less
strenuous season of the history of
the Offices achievements.
I'VE really cannot devote time just
now" he said, ito the pleasing occu-
patton Of patting ourselves on the
back or the self-gratifying perform
ance of blowing our own horn"
Solicitor Egerton took occasion,
however, to- express his appreciation
"of the faithful and loyal efforts of
the little band" composing his Office
force. Overtime service, he said. has
been voluntarily and cheerfully rem
dered. No one asked for the usual
annual vacation, and the energy of
each has been bent to the satisfac-
tory discharge of ever-increasing
duties.
zach employee. the solicitor said
has tackled his or her task as if
obsessed with the idea that it took
that to win the war"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-14
WHOLESALE CURESDUE
TO NEWS Of ARM|S7|CE
1900 Victims of Shell Shock Re.
cover Immediately Upon Hear
ing It Is Signed.

How announcement Of signature of
tho armistice effected a wholesale
cure Of about 1900 Americans of the
expeditionary force, who had been
suffering from shell shock, was dis
closed yesterday by Surgeon General
Ireland to the Senate military COM
mittee.
He said the War Department was
advised that Of $500 shell shock cases
on hand, 1900 recovered, almost i'm
mediately, over the armistice news.
The others are being sent to this
country.
1T was the greatest experience in
sycho-therapeutics known" the COM
mittee was told.
Plans of the Army for dealing with
shell-shock cases was explained by
the surgeon general and assistants.
The principal hospital for such cases.
the committee was advised, is at
Plattsburg, N. Y, where virtually all
patients are first sent. A large ma
Jority completely recover, it was
stated, often within twenty-four or
forty-eight hours, and, If recovery is
slow. many patients are sent to asy-
lums.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-14
N0N-EssENTIAL CROWDS
OPPOSED BY PHYSICIANS
Responsibility for Influenza Unde-
termined, Says Health Associa-
ton Committee.

CHICAGO. December 14.-Recommen.
dation that non-essential gatherings Of
crowds should be prohibited to prevent
the spread Of influenza was made in a
report OF e committee appointed by the
American Public Health Association,
which closed Thursday. The committee
held that the closing Of schools should
be left with local authorities.
The committee reported that "a micro
organism, or virus, primarily responsible
for this disease, has not yet been identi-
fed" but that deaths resulting from in
fuenza commonly are due to the devel-
opment Of pneumonia. The report also
stated that evidence as to success of
vaccines was contradictory and irrecon-
cilable, as also was the evidence regard
ing the beneficial results from the use of
masks. The report, however, recon-
mended compulsory wearing of masks in
hospitals and by BARRIERS and dentists.
AS a method of prevention the COM
mittee recommended breaking the chan
nels Of communication by which the in
fective agent passes from one person to
another, rendering persons exposed to
infection immune, or at least moro re-
sistant by the use of vaccine and by
augmented healthfulness.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-14
JAIL PROVES GOOD FIELD
FOR R0BBER ACTIVITIES
Employees Locker In D. o. Prison
Rihed Of valuAb1es-other
Thefts reported.

Thomas P. Magett, employed In the
District Jail, yesterday afternoon
learned that the prison WAS not safe
place to leave valuables, even under
lock and key. His locker was opened,
he reported to tho police, and robbed
Of q gold watch and purse contain
ing So in change.
Mrs. Margaret J. Jones. II LIST street
northeast, last night about 1890
O'Clock was robbed Of her handbag at
I'd and b streets southeast by ono OF
three colored boys. The bag con-
tanned a $40 bill. ring and papers. One
Of the boys was arrested.
Miss r. Wells, 1923 18th street, re-
ported the theft Of $29 from her home
by an unidentified colored girl.
Theft of a gold watch and chain
valued at $40 was reported by Miss
Annie Page, 1905 10th street.
George Shamas, sol B street, told
police of the sixth precinct that
show window at his place Of business
was broken yesterday and SO worth
Of cigarettes stolen.