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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-21
WOUNDED In FRANCE
Two Philadelphians Reported in
Casualty Lists

Corporal Howard ID. Dorsey. Company
81. Fifth Regiment. Second Battalion,
United States marine corps, one of the
Famous Seventy-six," who went to
France to complete the first regiment OF
marines at the front, was severely
wounded in action June I. according to
advices to his parents. Mr.. and Mrs
John Dorsey, 42i6 Wyalusing avenue,
from the War Department today.
Another Philadelphia marine. John
Heeran, 2l2a Appletree' street, was also
reported severely wounded" in action.
Dorsey's brother Edward, twenty
three years old, who enlisted at the same
time and also went over as one of the
"Seventy-six" is a member Of the same
company. They have another brother,
John g. Dorsey Jf. in the marines He
enlisted March 25. 1918, and is in the
marine recruiting office at Broad and
Arch streets.
Corporal Dorsey enlisted April 20,
1917, and was trained at Philadelphia
| Navy Yard He had been employed by
the Simmons Hardware Company. 425
Arch street, and had been well known I'm
ba sketball circles, playing with the
Pennsylvania Railroad y. NJ. C. A. and
the Calvary Lutheran Church teams.
His last word to his parents was his
Mothers Day letter, in which he de-
seribed his first visit to the trenches.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-21
G. 0. P. WON'T BACK FORD
Michigan Leaders Resent Wilson
Anproyal as Interference

New York, June 2l.-Michigan's Re-
publican organization will not back
Eenry Ford's candidacy for the United
States. Senate. Further. the party re-
sents Indignantly President wilson's in
reference in it's affairs.
John d. Mangum, chairman of the
Republican State committee. consulted
Will II, Hays chairman Of the national
committee, on the situation which the
Democrats have created in Michigan.
After the conference Mr.. Mangum was
asked what attitude had been decided
upon. He replied:
THE Republican organization in Mich
iean will certainly not indorse the can
didacy Of Mr.. Ford, or Of any one else.
The interference by the real head of the
Democratic political organization in the
country in an effort to control the Re-
publican party's affairs in state OF
100 900 Republicans will. not affect US.
"A Republican viii he nominated VINO
is supremely pro-American. This Re'
pubiicsn will be elected as Republican
United states Senator from Michigan
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-21
S. S. BUILDING FINISHED
Dedication Will Be Held at Mt
Calvary Sunday

Mt. Calvary Sunday School building
Seventy-seventh street and Lyons ave-
nue.. will be dedicated next Sunday
afternoon al 40 o'clock. This building
has Just been completed by the trustees
of the Presbytery OF Philadelphia and
has been erected to provide church and
sunday school accommodations for the
many new families in this neighborhood,
which is not far from the great ship
building yard AT Hog Island.
The pastor. the Rev. Frank Werner.
will preach historical sermon, sunday
morning. Addresses will be made in the
afternoon by Rev. Guido Bossard.
George NJ. Magee, James a, Hayes and
Rev William +. Fulton. Monday night
will be "Neighborhood Night with ad-
dresses by neighboring pastors. Rev.
Lord Gilbertson, Rev. William G. Weiss
Rev Edwin ]. Jones, Rev. George w.
Tompkins, Rev. A. L. Latham. Tuesday
night will he "Presbytery Night" when
| greetings from the Presbytery will be
| conveyed by Rev John A. MacCallum
| u. d., Rev. Matthew J. Hyndman, d.
! D., Rev. Warren r. Ward, Rev, John
| Grant Newman. u. ID. The dedicatory
services will close with "A sociable and
I entertainment Wednesday evening.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-21
EXPECT TO TEACH WOMEN
WORK THEY BEST CAN DO
Federal Employment Station
Demonstrates Need of Occn.
national Instruction Glasses

is looking toward that reconstruction
period that follows he war.
"In a training school to he established
by Uncle Sam. women will be instructed
in theory and practice of employment
branches Of all kinds. Three months
will he given to the work. which VIII
consist both of theory and practice.
Students will learn to examine appli-
cants for positions, to direct them in
filling these positions; to analyze appli-
cants and to analyze positions.
For instance she continued, sup
pose | wanted girls for work on doubling
machines: ! must know the character
istics best suited for this work. know
a tall girl is required and | must see
her reach high. She must raise her
feet: unless her legs have developed
considerable muscular strength she
would not be suited for this work. An
employment examiner would soon learn
whether she would be suitable or could
be used otherwise to better advantage.
Bureaus will be established when tn"
women are ready to take care of the
college woman. the nurse. the teacher,
the stenographer, the bookkeeper, the
seamstress, the housemaid, the indus
trial worker the cook and every other
worker. including the woman of brawn
and heart who has not utilized her
strength or her sympathy to worldly ad-
vantage, but is willing to be schooled
so that she can. Tho school Will be
opened as soon as building has been
selected some time early in July, | be-
lieve''
Mrs. Slater has had wide experience
in both social service and industrial
work. She is vocational specialist.
Specializing in psychology and in So
I'nirargitv n ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-21
WAR STAMP SALES
BOOM RAPIDLY HERE
Eve Of National Pledge Day
Finds Philadelphia and Dis
trict High in Rank

The Eastern Pennsylvania District
has mounted from seventeenth to sixth
place in purchases Of War Savings and
Thrift Stamps. according to announce
ment from the War Saving Stamp head
quarters in Philadelphia. and the plans
that are being made here for observance
Of National Pledge Day for War Saw
ing and Thrift Stamps-June ss-indi-
cate that even higher ranking will be
gained
Reports of sales during May in the
ffty-one districts into which the United
States was divided show that the pur-
chases in this district were exceeded by
those of only five districts.
Sales in the district for the week end.
ing June Is show slight increase. The
total per capita sales up to and includ-
ing June Is were $3.33. The Philadel-
phia per capita sales were s3.13: Bucks
County. $3.2S: Chester. sass: Delaware
County, $3.50; Montgomery County
S3.29.
A number Of War Saving Stamr
pledges in large and gratifying amounts
have been received from Philadelphia
railroad employees in response to Sec.
employees invest as much as possible oi
their increased pay in the stamps.
Churches and motion picture theatres
will cooperate In the pledge drive fol
June 2S. Sunday there will be Wal
Saving Stamp sermons in many church
es. The motion picture theatres vii
show slides calculated to stimulat'
pledges and will circulate pledge cards
through their audiences. Four-minut'
men will also ask the audiences to sub
scribe, appearing in the theatres ever!
evening next week Policemen haN'
distributed $4,000 posters urging staml
buying. These will be displayed il
stores. billiard halls and other places
where people gather.
A bangle bearing the inscription. wv
S. S.-Pledged for 1918" will be givei
each person who signs one of the mil
lions of pledge cards that will be. cir
culated through the forty-eight count'e
comprising the Eastern PennsylNani;
District,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-21
June 2I in the Great Var

A YEAR AGO-The French recap
tured the western end OF the
Chemin -des- Danes and gained In
the Champagne.
The Russian Pan-Soviet voted for
resumption Of the Russian often
sive.
TWO YEARS AGO-The Russians
crossed the Styx River but were
sdriven back with the loss Of 1000
prisoners.
The French repulsed German at.
: tacks on both sides Of the Meuse
and I'm the Verdun sector.
THREE YEARS AGO - The Aus.
tro-Germans had Lemberg hem
med in on three sides. The
civilian exodus from the city
began.
The French took German trenches
north Of Afras In bayonet attacks
and made slight gains in Lor-
raine and the Vosges.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-21
CRUDE on. BASIS
Will, BE FIXED
Petroleum Representatives to
Suggest Plan for Price
Stabilizing
Washington, June 2t,

The oil division of the United States
national petroleum var sorvic. commit
tee to cooperate in the development of a
comprehensive plan &c stabilize the price
of crude oil and to establish definite and
fixed differentials for the various quail
ties Of crude.
The war service committee Is making
a study of the subject. and with the as
sistance of its advisory committee Is con-
sulting the various factors in tho indus
try with a view to suggesting a plan
which will stimulate maximum output
and give reasonable earnings
NJ. l.. Requa. director of the oil divi-
sion Of the United States fuel adminis-
tration, In letter to A. e. Bedford.
chairman of the national petroleum war
service committee. states his belief that
such a program can best be outlined by
the committee rather than by the Gov
ernmeht.
Mr.. Requa suggests consideration OF
the California plan under which a base
price is established for oil OF given
gravity with additions for every degree
OF higher gravity and deductions for
every degree of lower gravity than the
established standard.
But adds Mr.. Reaua, Il believe tbs
committee should approach the problem
without much, If any, suggestion from
the division. keeping in mind. however,
the one general thought that Il Is de-
sirable TO have the oil industry, as a
whole. firmly committed to certain rea-
sonable and stabilized base prices with
certain manufacturing differentials and
regulations that will permit of reason
able and maximum output without add
ing to the price Of the finished product"
Mr.. Bedford. in making public receipt
of the letter from Mr.. Requa. said: =,
''The national petroleum war service
committee is only too eager to cooper
ate with Mr.. Requa i'm seeing to It that
competition in the payment Of premiums
should be, as far as possible. eliminated.
We feel that the distribution of petro-
leum should be governed primarily by
war necessities. that every refiner should
receive the share of available crude
which he has been accustomed to- re-
ceive and that there should be no occa-
sion for any refiner paying unusual
prices in order TO obtain such share"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-21
WAR PROFITEERS USED
METHODS OF "TOUTS"
Had No Hesitancy in Double.
Crossing Manufacturers,
p, Officials Show
Washington, June 81,


Contract profiteering. disclosed by
papers seized by the Department of
Justice in it's recent raids. has revealed
that the so-called commission agents
had no hesitancy in double e-crossing'
manufacturers they purported to rep
resent in Washington and in mulctins
the Government at the same time, ac-
cording to official information obtained
today at the department.
The contract profiteers used many
ingenious methods of getting theirs
both from manufacturers and the Gov.
ernment, officials of the Department OF
Justice assert, but not the least oi
these was the adoption Of the system
Of the tout" when that individual
was at the height Of his prosperit,
during the flourishing days of race
track gambling.
A contingent fee agent. it is alleged
represented a number OF manu-
facturers bidding on the same con
tracts, and in some instances, no mat
ter who was the successful bidder, th'
agent collected his fee. This is but
sample Of the methods employed In th'
'antic plot in which American man
ufacturers were Uncle Hirams," Will
the Government paying the bills.
Manufacturers who supposed tina
the commissions, fees or profits goint
to the commission men were effectivel!
applied to the obtaining Of contracts
have paid thousands Of dollars To-
purely. imaginary services. and II
many instances their commission
agents have been an actual detrimen
to them, II was said.
Another favorite plan, an official said
was to get quotations or options from
several manufacturers, who were thu
eliminated from direct Government bid
ding. The agent, with the advantag
of this place knowledge. would then biz
in his own name and If awarded thu
contract proceeded to fiji 1t by exercising
the option given by the manufacture
who quoted the lowest price to him
| The benefits of the competition wer
thus appropriated by the agent instea'
of resulting in low prices tc the Govern
| ment. o..
Under another plan the agent procure'
bids addressed to the Government fror
several concerns. These prices then wer
| communicated to the favored bidder
who presumably paid the largest con
mission, so that he could revise his biz
with those Of the competing clients be
fore It was submitted TO the Governmen
by the agent: -. ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-21
BOYS Brigade Has New Colonel

Jacob T., Bender. of Camden, was elected
colonel of the Third Regiment. United
Boys Brigade of America, to ri the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
Colonel James Calvin. OF Oaklyn. Col.
at a meeting of the officers. Bender has
been one Of the most active officers OF
the regiment for six years. and the whole
command anticipates a big revival OF
activity Plans were made for the
Younger boys annual camp at Florence
Heights the last week IN July. 1t will
be named Camp Barnes for Lieutenan,
Colonel Barnes.s who Is serving in the
army Reports showed fifty-five mem
more than thirty of whom are In France
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-21
Mrs. Edith Spaulding Slater
VIII Direct Government
Training School Here

MRS. EDITH SPAuLDlNG SLATER,
4Vl field agent of the United States
Government in the employment depart
ment will be placed in charge of train
ing school shortly to be opened in Pail
adelpha to prepare wsnen for employ
ment work. This Is another step which
will result in fitting women for the work
they are best prepared to do and in the
selection of the right women for the
right place in the shortest possible time.
An essayist describes the unfortunate
consequences resulting from the attempt
to fit the round peg in the square hole
or the square peg in the round hole.
Now that the Government is voicng
the need for thousands of women in in
dustry where but tens were needed be-
fore the war. that big question of the
ill-fitting neg must be dealt with before
the wheels of industry and trade may
be made to revolve smoothly, and the
best efficiency from American woman
hood be achieved.
Employment stations established this
week to recruit women for a big UNI
form factory have demonstrated the
need of such an institution as the one
proposed, Mrs. Slater, who has spent
much of her time this week in the Fed
eral employment station here says there
is no doubt women are alive to the iabo'
situation and are anxious to give theii
services, but many are uncertain OF
their ability and unable to decide wha'
they are best suited for.
There are many college women sh'
said, land others who have never fol
lowed profession or trade that arr
responding to the call for employees ant
want only to be shown where they car
help before they give themselves un
aualifiedly. There are also women wh'
have been In industry for years and ar'
oaering their services to the Govern
ment for use in essential. rather thar
uonessential industries because of thei
appreciation of present need. A thir'
class might be termed the dissatisfied
class. who have mistaken idea o
what their work should be. Some wh'
have been operating power machine
are applying for clerical jobs. not be
cause they have any training for cleri
| cal work, but because they want t.
/ change. 49,
"Regulations of these labor condition
| is necessary,if we are to have the mos
| valuable service, not only now, bu
after the war. For everything we d
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-21
WAR BARS OPENING
OF RECREATION PIERS
Will Remain Closed All Sum.
mer Because of Law Ex-
cludins Aliens

Because OF Federal restrictions cover
ing presence of foreign along the
Delaware River waterfront, the recrea-
tion piers at the foot Of Market and
Race streets will not he opened this
summer. This was announced today by
the Board of Recreation
with the closing of the public schools
summer Fairgrounds will he opened to
children in the following recreation
parks during the coming week:
Belheld Playground Twenty-first
street and Nedro avenue Chestnut Hill
Playground, Hartwell lane and sullivan
street: East Germantown Playground,
Chelten avenue and Anderson street ::
Haddngtor Playground. Fifty-seventh
street and Haverford avenue; Stenton
Playground. sixteenth street and Wyom-
/ ing avenue: Niaduct Playground, Ninth
! and jefferson streets; Womrath. Ken
/ sington avenue and Adams street /:
| Thomas r. Smith. Twenty-fourth and
! jackson streets; Francisville, Shirley
! and Francis streets; tohockstnk. Ann.
! Cedar and Cambria streets; William
! McCoach, Seventeenth and Fitzwater
| streets.
| Additional swimming pools have been
| provided for the Thomas Il. Smith. Will
| liam McCoach and the Cohocksink Play
grounds.
! To instil patriotism in the children
who frequent the recreation centers and
! Fairgrounds every morning at o'clock
/ flag raising exercises will be held in all
! the Fairgrounds. With hoistipg of the
| flag, THE Star Spangled Banner" will
| he sung to be followed with ether patri-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-21
SHIP BY MOTORTRUCK,
ADVICE TO FARMERS
Food Administrator Here
Plans Campaign to Move
Produce Crops VI,

\ truck by truck" campaign is soon
ton here to encourage the use Of motor
trucks by farmers in nearby territory.
II is planned to prevent any possible
transportation tie-up Of fresh Vegetables
and dairy products during the summer.
with the development OF the motor
truck lines the rates on produce, dairy
products. fruit and other eatables pro-
duced in huge quantities within easy
hauling distance of the city are expected
to be standardized within certain limits.
The trucks engaged in this important
class of hauling will be given special
rights on the states highways and the
license charges will not be made on the
theory that the trucks do all the damage
to the highways. -
The new scheme o. farm transporta-
ton will be of the greatest benefit to
the small producer. it is predicted. The
man of limited means who grows gar
den truck and fruit and produces milk !:
poultry and eggs has always been At
a disadvantage when II came to market
ing his products. Even the larger grow
ers. owing to the railroad congestion at
various points. are having their own
troubles. ,.
When perlShapIes Cannot NC uulch'S
shipped into the city markets they are
lost on the farms. At the same time, II
they are shipped and reach overcrowd-
cd terminals, the chances are that a
large percentage of the perishables Will
be spoiled before they can be moved out
and sold to the consumer. 1t is expected
that the use of motor trucks. which the
Food Administration is going to en-
courage from now on, will not only act
as Il food conserver and boost tho in
creased use of fresh vegetables here. but
will give impetus to the construction OF
better roads throughout the state.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-21
SONS OF VETERANS In ARMY
Loss of 500 Members Attributed
to National Service

Scranton. Pa. June 2l.-The Sons OF
Veterans closed their State convention
with election of officers. s. w. c. Mabte'
of Philadelphia. was elected vice COM
mander and John L. Wightman division
treasurer The Ladies' Auxiliary elected
Mrs. Margaret Stech. of Roxborough,
president. and Mrs Margaret Campbe'i,
Greensburg. division vice president. The
candidacy Of Police Captain Francis
Callahan. of Philadelphia, for com
mander-n-c of the national DIVISION,
was indorsed. The election takes place
In August at Niagara Falls.
A decreas> =. 80 in membership as
compared villa .-:r ago shown in the
report of Division Secretary McNulty, OF
Philadelphia. was attributed to the large
number of Sons Of Veterans Reserves
joining the colors ana other conditions
resulting from the war. The report OF
Division Treasurer Wightman. OF Mt
Carmel showed cash balance OIL
S35l.s7, and Mrs. Libbie Meis, of Phila-
dephia. State treasurer Of the aux
Hilary. reported balance of sl5OO, after
$3.50 had been given to three homes con:
Quoted by the organization and Sl2oo
toward furnishing an ambulance unit
for service with the American forces ir
France.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-21

wUNK. J0sEPH w.. Maha6ey, Ps.
GRAVES, HARVEY C.. Blacksbure. Va.
HALL. JESSE A., East St Louis. Ills.
HOLLAND. wM. H.. Ottumwa. Iowa.
CADMAN, SETH C., Portland ore.
BOWERS. LAWRENCE, Fairmont. W. Va
LANCASTER, RALPH L.. Council BLUFFS
Iowa.
MuLLINTX. LAFAYETTE, Casey Creek. Ky
BURTON, FOSTER j.. Martins Ferry, Ohio
MCCLELLAN wM, s.. Colfsx. Ills.
BARCHUS. BURRAS. Blackwell, Mo.
wIBLETT. RICHARD r, North Henderson.
III.
FIELDS, DANFoRTu w, Minneapolis.
MINI.
THOMPSON. DONALD. Maple shade. n. !.
PICKERING, JAMES HENRY. Wcidman,
Mich.
WOODBURY.. CHARLES H., Norfolk Va
MARTIN. PATRICK H.. Salna, Kan.
NUGENT. EUGENE G. BERGEN. n. Y.
NAPLES, GERALD V. Omaha, Neh.
GORMIEY. WILLIAM J., New Berlin. Ill.
GERAGE. ANTHONY. Brooklyn.
BROWN. DAVID e, Chsmlee, Ga.
HAMEl.. EDw. O.. Toledo, O.
PECSENYE. EDw. J., Detroit.
LuLOFF. ZALME. 8. I.
HEBERT. CLARENCE H.. Berkeley, Cal.
GALPRATTH. HUGH, Mic. Mich.
INGHAM. NERGTb V, Hopkins, Mich.
CApY. PETER J. J.. Beaumont. Tex.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-21
BABE In JAIL WITH MOTHER
Brings Sunshine to Inmates OF the
Northumberland County Prison

sunbury, Pa. June 2l.-Northumber-
land county prison is believed TO De the
only jail in the State in which two
year-old baby girl is held. she Is Ea'th
Long, daughter of Mrs. Edith Long
twenty years old. OF Paxinos, who is
awaiting criminal court trial on charge
of stealing jewelry from Mrs. NJ. r.
Adams. at Paxinos.
Fair OF face and curly-haired, the IN
fant prsttles about the cell where her
mother is held. and seems TO thrive on
prison fare. plus the little daintles that
are supplied by the matron. she mas
become favorite with the prisoners
and they vie with each other In fur.
nishing entertainment for this bit OF
sunshine that has come unexpecteaiy
| into their lives.
When the mother WAS committed she
| had no place to leave her onsprine.
1 Warden Barr was In a quandary, ne
said, whether to order her placed In
| the hands OF the poor district or 70
let the mother keep and care ,,s for s her
| in jail. After consultation with Mrs.
| Barr It was decided that the little one
I! would be better on with her mother.
The father. 1t V ppderstood' y IN tne
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-21
Y. p. S. C. f. ELECTS
Pennsylvanians Honored at Close Of
Annual Convention

York.. June 2I.-The annual election
Of officers of the Pennsylvania branch
Of the Young Peoples Society Of Chris
tian Endeavor. which closed IN this city
yesterday. resulted as follows:
President, the Rev. d. B. Rojahn, of
Yoe: vice president. the Rev. Paul IL.
Koontz. of Lemoyne :. recording secre-
tary. Miss Helen Lechthaler. Of New
Cumberland corresponding secretary
treasurer. r. w. Wright. of Gardeners 4:
Junior superintendents. Mrs, w. a: Cook
erly, of New Cumberland. and Clarence
Myers. of York missionary superintend-
ent. the Rev. II. T.. Krone. of Myersville,
Md. Christian stewardship superintend-
ent. the Rev. G. G. Daugherty, of Green
mount. Md: quiet hour and life work
superintendent the Rev a. c. Krone: of
Red Lion eXecutice committee. the Rev.
W. r. Glen. of Gettysburg and the Rev.
w. NJ. Beatty, of Green Castle.