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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-09
JOHN NJ. HAMILTON WINS
ACADEMY GOLD MEDAL
Philadelphia Artist Has Painted
Many Men Of Notable
Distinction

John McLNrc Hamilton distinguished
artist OF Philadelphia has been awarded
the gold medal Of honor of the Pennsyl-
vanid Academy Of the Fine Arts ac-
cording to announcement made today.
The medal ~ cne of the most sought
art houors in America. rewardinE cspc-
cial distinction in the art world.
MIR. Hamilton. who was commissioned
to paint the corongtion Of King George
V of England. was born iu this city in
1853. After attending the academy here
lie went abroad. studying at Antwerp
and Paris and settling in London In
1873. He returned to his native city
Il year ago. taslIg up lis residence at
1904 Spruce street.
Many houors have been won by Mr..
Hamilton, whose works hang in great
galleries in this country and abroad.
Among the noted men he has painted
arc King George. Gladstone. General
Booth. Lord leighton. Onslow Ford.
Professor Tyndall. Richard NauX and
Cardinal Manning. one Of his three
portraits Of Gladstone hangs in the
Pennsylvania Academy, on exhibition
there now is a striking portrait of Judg.
Brcgy by the medalist and also n por-
trait of the painter himself by Wayman
Adams. The gold medal Of honor was
founded In 1899 by tn" late John II.
Converse.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-09
DENY OFFERING BURIAL
LOTS TO SOLDIERS KIN
Receipt Of Advertising Circulars Un-
intentional, Says Attorney for
Camden Cemetery

The fiarleigh cemetery Associ ltion, Of
camden. bitterly resents the charge that
il Is fostering sentiment against partici-
patton of tic United states in the war
by sending buria!-lot advertisements To
families of men in service.
Following reports that such circularS
had been mailed, William g. Jones. att
torney for the association, made indg-
nari denial.
"'t is a shame and an outrage that
such charge should be made" said
Mr. Jones some people Ave very
littl" to do when they start such re-
ports and people should look into a
matter little more carefully before
they bring such accusations.
"The fact is that :he association has
sent out circulars directing attention to
the fact that II has good buri Il lots
for sale. About 1900 such circulars are
sent out every year. We are not per-
sonally acquainted with every family
to which we send circulars. It hap
pcned that some Of the families we sent
them to did have members I'm the serV-
ice. have since found III It out. We
did not know ii al the time. 1t would be
quit" remarkable If you could mail any
thing 10 Il list Of 1900 families without
reaching some who had members in
service
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-09
JUST THRUST CASH ON HIM


Residents Of the Oak Lane section for
several weeks have been providing Al
fred Cohen. Of New York with food and
money, the latter Ia pay his passage 10
the Metropolis. according To the police.
but Alfred likes Philadelphia so well
that he appears unable 10 leave IT, So
the kuu-hrarted police have arranged Il
SO that he probably won't have 10 leave
it for some timc TO come.
Cohen was arrested last night AT the
home Of MaX :. Apt, 6129 North Th!r-
teenth street. where he had called asking
for money TO pay his way to New York,
also for food 10 sustain him pending de-
parturc. Apt's daughter recognized the
man as on" who had told her the same
tale some weeks before. Other Oak Lane
residents identified Cohen as IL man who
told them Il similar tale of Woe and had
received money and food
His tale was that he was thrown off
a train here and wanted to get to New
York. where lie had rich relatives.
District Detectives Graham and
Dougheriy arrested Cohen and Magls-
trato Pennoch a. his office .in German
town held him In 5000 bail for court.
Cohen says that he did not ask for
none, or food but that the generous
Oak Lane residents thrust it upon
him"
The witnesses were many and all said
that when money WAS refused Cohen
would lie down in the street and yell
and threaten 10 commit suicide, raising
such 4 hullabaloo that they oftcu gave
him what he asked for
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-09
HONOR BOYS AND GIRLS
WHO SELL WAR STAMPS
Rainbow Regiment" of Children
Who Sell More Than $lOO0-Salcs
Total 1887, ,79S

y junior rainbow regiment" Is being
formed by William West, county chair
man of the war savings committee. ac.
cording to announcement mad" today
This Is to he composed Of all boys and
girls selling more than $1,000 in war saw
ings or thrift stamps, The officers will
he chosen by ratings based on the
amounts Of sales by the individual child,
large quota of Boy and Girl Scouts Is
already sligibl" for the hnunr, the an
nouuccment says.
Thrift Week," which began last Mon
day, has 80 far shown an increase of
almost 500 per cent in sales over those
Of the previous week IN Philadelphia
alone. The war savings committee has
conducted No strenuous campaign dur
inG the week. and believes that this city
is beginning to wake up 60 the ncces-
sIty Of subscribing TO this fund.
The entire eastern district of Penn
sylVania has contributed an average Of
-iXty-thrc" cents per person to date. Tho
total allotment il SllG,000, GOA. There
are said to be 7.692,37G persons living in
this district. Your share is, therefore,
approximately $i5. If You have not
to get busy"
The Federal Reserve Bank reports
to date; War-Savlngs stamps, Sl.o31,-
19S,sT. on consignncntS to agents.
S22t.lGl.a2: : and thrift stamps. S23G,0ST,
on consignmcnls to agents, Sl7.2?5.25.
Tile postoiliCc gives sales for ycstrr-
day as: Waf-savings stamps $500
thrift stamps, s23Gi.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-09
NOTABLES TO ATTEND BALL


Atiache- ot the embassies of the Allied
nations are expected to attend the forty-
first annual phllopatrian ball aud recep-
ton TO be given Monday night at the
BelleVue-S,ratford for the benefit of the
Knights Of columbus war fund. Many
persons socially prominent in Washing
ton, New York, Pittsburgh and Cleye-
land will be present.
Admissions for more than 1900 per-
SONS have been issued by the commit
tee in charge OF arrangements. Phila-
delphia society is well represented Ia the
reservations already made.
Featuring the reception will be a
patriotic concert given by an orchestra
OF serenty-two musicians. The decorl-
tions will be elaborate, but along pa
triotic lines. Judge John Monaghan,
chairman of the reception committee,
said last night that the attendance will
surpass the expectations Of those who
have been actively inter,gttd In m liking
the even. a Success.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-09
HIGHER FARE RISE HINT
At p. AND w. HEARING
Company'S Representative Says
Construction Cost Inquiry Would
Increase Rates Considerably

"If Wcs ever do go into the costs Of
construction. rates will be great deal
higher than they are now" said J. T., u,
Cunningham Of Harrisburg, representa-
tive for the Philadelphia and Western
Railway Company, today. ut a hearing
before P,AIic Service Commissioner
Michael ]. Ryan. at the Land Title
Building. in which the third Of n series
of hearings was held In the protest
being mad" by patrons against the in
crease In rates recently put into effect
by that road.
This statement was made during pre-
seutatiOn of figures taken from the books
of the company by Arthur r. Cameron,
expert accountant, and introduced to
show cost of construction incurred by
the company. expenditures during GER
tain periods and also expenses, Cross
examination for the commuters or
patrons of the lines in question was
conducted by Harold T, Shcrz. repre-
scntng the Ardmore Park Improve
ment Association and the Philadelphia
and Western Commuters Association.
Hearings win he resumed next Friday at
! p. IN.
Al the conclusion Of the meeting
agreement was reached between COM
missioner Ryan. Mr.. Sherz and Mr..
Cunningham, representatives, for the
railways and the people respectively,
that Alr. ShcrZ shall confer with his
clients. the patrons Of the road. and get
them 10 reach an agreement as 10 what
actually constitutes the cost of con-
structlon, opeTatlng expenses and def
ciencies OF tho railway company. This
matter will then be taken up again next
Friday.
These points were more or less dis
.puted during the hearing, hut 1t was
stated by counsel for the railways that
no matter whether the commuters were
satisfied or not with figures taken from
the books of the company. II the matter
Of costs was ever fully and actually
investigated, rates will go still higher.
Mr.. Sherz stated that he did not think
the people should be made TO pay
for mistakes Of either the present COM
pany or the concern from which the
present company was derived, lie also
attacked the company's accounts as pre-
sented in the report of the certified ac-
countant.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-09
DENIES DRAFT BOARD
BARS WAY TO NAVY
Chairman of Local Body Says He
Never Refused Letters 10 Pros
pcctivc Sailors

:. j. Buck. chairman Of Ioc4,i Board
No. ~, Fourth street aud Snyder ave-
nuc, today denied a report that NOM
bers Of his board had obstructed plans
Of men of draft asr who W .nted to enlist
IN the naval reserve force. Nuotuer
loca! board mentioned "a refusing 10
give letters to drafted mon So that they
could join the sea service WAS No. 30
which H. also stationed at Fourth street
aud Snyder avenue,
According to the story, Lieutenant
Commander r. Il. Payne. senior enroll
ing officer for the naval reserve fore" in
this district, denounced" the practice Of
local draft boards which II Is alleged
refused TO give letters to men Of drarf
age.
TT is too bad that Efforts are being
made 10 create a controversy hrlw"ru
our board and the Government" said
MIR Buck today.
What we have done was only the per-
formaucc Of our duty. Draft boards
wrr" created to aid ia establishing a
new National Army. l. iS true that we
have refused To- give letters 20 men IN
the draft age, but in doing SO we were
only performing our duty in accordance
with our oath. our board IL composed
OF patriotic men. who are ready TO do
everything that will prove 20 be- of some
benefit to the country at the present
crisis. The draft boards weren't eS;tb-
llshed 10 create navy and It Is untrue
that We have cout"ndcd that enlistment
in .hc naval rescrv" force meant that
the men who entered that service would
have Il snap"
Lieutenant Commander Payne. 10
whom was attributed a statement which
denounced the practices Of local draft
~ al In, N,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-09
DIES IN BASE HOSPITAL
Sergeant Major Orville S. Kidwell
OF West Philadelphia, Fever Victim

IN" death Of Sergeant Major Oryil.
= i\'dwell' at Camp Johnson, Jackson
VILE. Fla, was reported today IN n to-,.
Gram TO his parents, Mr and Mrs. Franz,
W. kidwell. 52S2 Kinecssng avenue. IIo
uicn Thursday Of scarlet fever.
Inc pody will be brought home bv hje
WHc' who was at Augusta. Ga, when no
dled' Sergeant Major KidwelI. who wac
,wehty-seren years old. was a bugl.r In
the FIRST city Troop until the cayaIrv
was dtsoanded. and previously had
served three years with the First Penn
sylNania Infantry, National Guard IL
was Il clerk with the philadelnh,o g.
tngs Fund Society.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-09
EXPECT WAR LOAN"
FOR CITY VOTED ON
Proposal TO Raise Ten to Fifteen
Million May Be on Ballot
at Primaries

Although no city official will act as
authority for IT," statement that Il war
loan will be submitted to the people
- tic May rimaries. such move is con-
sidercd likely by many familiar with
municipal finances The loan Is vari-
oUslr estimated al from Slo,o0O00o 10
sl5.O0t.0U0.
fhe need of money Tor many expenses
incident 70 the war and for others over
looked Two years ago when Councils
and the voters authorized loans for
$4,000, GOO Is not denied, but nuanCiecs
point out the present a. an unfavorable
time 10 increase debts. Nearly 100000
900 Of loans already authorized have not
been foHt"d, partly because the work
cannot he continued throughout the war
ON" fact tEat Is expected to have con
siderahl" weight in the final decision
relative to a war loan" t. that at the
present city bonds are selling below par
and no effort Is being made to load the
mar;.t down with loans The most
recently authorized loan has not aud will
not be offered 10 the investing public
until more favorable time arrives
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-09
BROTHER ON TUsCANIA.
PHILADELPHIA ENLISTS
Frank Doesn't Wait to Learn Fate
OF Sergeant Lambert, but Seeks
Vengeance

Frank T.. Lambert. Of 3739 Ludlow
street u brother Of Sergeant William ]
Lambert. Of the Twentieth Engineers,
who was one of the Philadelphia boys
on hoard the Tuscania at the time she
was sent to the bottom by Hun sub
marine. yesterday gave his answer e"
The challenge of IN" Eoghc by en- lgtiug
in the army of t'rc'r S.rn for vcryiyc
overseas.
80 new bad h-ci received a. 10 tuc
fate of sergeant Lambert at tho tim,
that his brother made up his mind as to
the course h" should pursue. Tho fact
that the 1uscPuia had been sunk. how.
ever. and that member Of the family
wtS aboard. Was enough. and Franz;
Lambert did not stop 10 argue "a" matter
out. lie simply went aud enlisted. and
IL his brother Should turn out - b. nro
Of the victims Of th" Gla.trr. tl.e Iiur
VIII have Frank Lambert to settle with.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-09
PENROSE CONFERS HERE
WITH HIS LIEUTENANTS
Discusses Feasibility Of Appoint
ment of Ware Followers on
"50-50" Basis

+. Senator Penrose is in town today,
having arrived last night, and will spend
theday here, leaving for ST. Louis to-
night, where he will attend the meeting
there of the National Republican COM
mittee. which will elect n new chairman
Many more or Legs important Repub.
hcans from various parts of the stat"
met him here. notably Auditor General
Snyder. OF Harrisburg. There has been
quite discussion as to the appointing
of Ware and Penrosc men in equal pro-
portions for the positions in the office
sof the Register of Wills. which have to
do with the collection of Internal revenue
and the income tax returns. ,nasnuch
as these men are already appointed.
senator Penrose said there was little to
sa1 about the matter. He said "au1-
dates should simply announce themselves
as such and await the coming prim 1rics
for the decision.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-09
||llLOFFICJAL'
INSPECT PORT.
&irman Franklin, of
~ Control Committee,
Accepts Invitation
ING WITHIN TEN DAYS

| 3X X MuIford chairman of the For-
~ Trade Bureau of the Chamber of
r1ncrce today announced that y, y
~ nllip. chairman of the committee
min control OF the United states
11oD5uK Board had accepted an mNt-
I1om to come to philadelphia % Inspect
~ tpfesentatives Of the ship control
-rS{ftec will come ia this city TO
~ frrt-band knowledge of the ship
lAr facilities offered here. The date
~ the visit has not been arranged hut
F, <He frjp will be made within the next
( {rtok or ten days, according TO Mr.. Null
One of the purposes of the bringing
Y ~ the ahip control men to nhiladel-
nhja is to put them definitely on record
IN reeard to the port The Chamber
~ Commerce. and Director George s
yrebster. of the Department of Wharves.
Doclxs and Ferries. have been comforting
with William !. Love. recently called 10
Washineton TO aid the ship control
cosnmittee.
" Nfr Love was Philadelphia head of
-Furness. witty & Co. Ltd. one OF the
main Steamship lines handling the Eng
Iish munition transportation since the
beginning Of the war. Through Mr.
Love the Phladelphians have been lay
ling their propositions to the ship con-
troI committee.
THE work of having the port or Phil
adelphia used 20 greater extent Is GO
ing along famously." Mr.. Mulford said
today. but there IL 10 bc no let-up
Ia n, We are going along quietly hut
steadily. and we will gain what We want
before we stop
We are going TO bring to philadel-
phia the men who are now responsible
FOR the handling of all the shipping
going out of and coming into the coun-
try. They have been given complete
control over the ALLEGATION Of the ships
ana have gained the cooperation ot
the railroad administration for the plac-
ing of cargoes at the seaports.
We are first going to SHOW these
men just what facilities there are here
IN Philadelphia.
Then we are going to place the com.
mittee on record as to just what is
needed to handle things that they say
We cannot now handle. We are going
TO make them point out TO us just
what is needed. II will then he up to
us to get busy to put in what is pointed
out as necessary for lettering the al
ready excellent conditions of this port.
"One of the things that may be ncCcS-
eary4is floating crane of possibly 80
or 100 tons capacity. This would be
used for loading the heaviest cargoes
thAt,we would he called upon to handle"
The plan now is to have ship-control
men come to Philadelphia and go thor
ouglily into conditions. 1t Is planned
to take them over 4 tour of inspection.
They will be taken to the docks and
along the waterfront. IL Is likely that
one of the city's iceboats will be used
for part OF the trip.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-09
WORK ON $1O,OOO,OOO
MUNTTION PLANT STOPS
Camp Dix Water Supply
Threatened by Browns
Mills Sewage
CONTEMPLATE NEW SITE
Deserted Village" May Have a
Rival--Lakehurst a Pos
siblc Substitute

GoldsmitiLs deserted Village may
have an American rival by reason of IN"
sudden discovery th8t the streams sup
plying Camp Dis with water would b"
polluted by sewage from the new
$l0,000.000 ammunition plant IN course
OF erection near Browns Mills. y. j."
which discovery has caused tho stop
page Of the work ther" and Il search for
now site. probably IT, hc at Lake
hurst. y. j.
After two wc,ls' worl,, the Employ
m"n' Of forty engineers. u score 81
clerks and stenographcrs. several hun-
dred laborers. and the establishment Of
large offices In Ia" pOstctilcc building at
Erowns Mills. the sudden cessation Of
the work comes as "a surprise. IL had
been planned ia have a larg" plant there
and a town Of several thousand men.
with a 600.foot railroad siding and all
the appurtcnaucrs Of small village.
The work has baeu IN charge O: super
lntcndcn' Engineer H. l.. boring WITH
Construction Eng n"Cr> T.. H., Whitcomb
and T., j.. Wcscptt under him. while tn"
Drdnanc" department Of the United
States army has been represented by
Captains rlarl; and Nash. Rnsid"uts say
that never Ia u.eir experience has work
bccn done 80 oNpcditiously and 50
economic lily as the work ~ Browns
Mills by these men ana tho sudden stop
page surprised them greatly. Tile
caus" given for stopping the woIl; Is
as great n surprise to them.
II is said that the plan of diggius
arteslan wells is being discussed b.
army mon and that one we'll OF a depth
of $50 feet has ailradv been dug at
Camp Din. but is not being used at
present. If the artesitn well supply is
obtained it Is said the present plan Of
having the ammunition plant at Browns
Mills will 60 through undisturbcd
IN the meantime, sizes are being con-
aidcrcd at rhatsworth, Whiting, Toms
Eivcr and l.akehurst, with th" latter
having th" best OF Il. iu the opinions
Of fhusc Interested. The only objection.
army men say, TO the closc-to- -th"-"cean
sites is the possibility of German raid
ers being enabled to get clo'e enough
80 shell the plant.
\ meeting is being held this after
noon at the offices OF the Atlantic Load
ing company at which Engineer r. l..
Wcscot will be present to discuss the
stsS to be chosen. The Atlantic COM
pany IL the general agent Of the 'iov-
ernuent while tho actual work has
been under the supervision Of tho Evans
Engineering Company OF New York.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-09
DENIES BRISTOL SHIPS
CAN'T BE LAUNCHED
Official of Corporation There
Says First Vessel Soon
Will Prove Facts

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''''''''o''S 9'''.' .,' '''"
commerce committee III Washington
that none of the ships being constructed
at Bristol can h. launched becous, the
=, -.
"a''' ~ '""' P'''e i 10" S"'''o" was
rcfptcd in statement made today by
an official Of the Merchants Shlphulldlnr
,,,,-,.,,,-., ,...a.., p,i,,., -,.,.
C'' "''0''' ''' '"''" "' '''''''' MS W.
fetal said That the testimony given yes
tcrday would "ral fla;" In the near ru-
,,,o ,,ro,, the C,s, shin ,.o,,ld In
i"uh'h"d'
Witncsse ia Washington testified yes
terday that none of the ships at the Bris-
tol yards can be launched because they
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-09
RECEIVER NAMED
FOR RUBBER CONCERN
Pearce Corporation Tempo
rarily Embarrassed on Ac-
count of War Conditions.
COULD NOT GET COAL
Freight Congestion Also Response
bic for Present Inability 10
Meet Obligations

lnaOiJty. TO act 'oo, tp operate H.
piant coupled with ether unusual con.
diuous .V". 10 the war. l., one Of tive
causes that brought about tic appoint.
uout Of % receiver for thr P,Jroc Rub.
b.r Corporation. a SLo"o,ooo "aucnru,
bv Judge Thompson iu ju' F'doraI
rowl 'otay
ON bill i equity iacd 10y A. tiu-
coin Pcarcn. Of this city, president Of
The concern. and charles y. luN, OF
.irdmois. Pa. stockholders. judy.
Thompson appointed lIcnry g. ThDmp.
fon. Ir. temporary receiver, aud fixed
his bond at $40. 900. Judge Thompson
has set February - for a hearing ''
decide whether th- appointment should
DE made permanent
The Pelrrr Rubber Cooperation H.
lei ware corporation and has its prin-
,iral plant for the manufacture "t tires,
rubber aud kjudr"d commodities At
Twenty y-Grs, and Ilcariicld streets. The
company formerly operated u plant at
500 East l;ltt"nhousr street. German
town. but was forced to vacatC on Jan
uary | last. WAcn ~ lease expired. II
contemplated continuing business az
r,,,,t,. Grpt ,,I tn.arr.'d ytr.rty hut
rop,,i,c.,,i,,,y ,r,,., ,I,at has ,or,nd tno
rnrnorai,nn io remain ltlIc sine. the frs,
of fine year causing a sAricus financial
eubarrasaurcrt rlnueh cr',. ten,noror,.
ON. "f ,hc 0rs, nhstac.es .ho rnrnnr,-
tior mot ,ras Ic ipuhiIi.y 10 r,t .nl
h.c,,y, ~ a.. ,,,..I r,,,i,o &, a. d..
,l,r,d ,rn.r.r. ,,.,,, ,L, rot,rrc of nov.
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IN. r.,.i,,.,. ro,. -, ,.,,,,,,,,,,. ,,.hii, /, ID
sold IN. nr.,,ts., ., ,,n p,,rc, ,,,,,.
,,.,.,, anal ,,t,, ,,,I .,t,.,s,,. -
was ,l,. ia,.', az i,,',.diat, y,,,Gs ,o ,,,'o,
prcsrut and n,aftrIuc oIl,ya,iors
ON tor ,r lhcg, ',opdi,Jn,,, ,,r,,f,
creditors obtained i,d,n,.r,y ,c,i,s, tb,
rubber ,omptuy yhirb brouyht ahou,
II financial crjsiq reuulrlng IN. npnnlnt.
mcnt of q receiver by the Federal Court
to conserve the assets of the corupapy
for the benefit of ,tncl,ho,ders aud
creditors alike
In It's present financial statement, II
Is asserted. the company would be uu,bl.
to continue business. but II It IL operated
under the direction Of tn" court. through
IN" appointment of Il receiver, the prob.
abilities are In favor of the CORPORATION
being re-estahlishcd upun a sound fuau-
c!al footing. Il is declared
Tn" corporation. through Mr.. Pcarcc.
filed an answer admitting tn" av.rments
or tn" bill whicl. h" aud Mr. I'oX flied
hs stockholders, and submitting itself to
any order Ia" court might malls.
heh inc corporation moved from