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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-08
MAN AND WIFE HELD .
AS CHECK SWINDLERS
Eleven Allegations in Charoe
Against Them-Wanted
in Other Cities

Tho police believe they have in c,.
tody "A man aud woman wanted in evor.
big city of the country for passi,.
worthless checks. They are Dr. Olive,
=. Psrkcr, alias oliver S. Hudson ana
a beautiful woman, Mrs. Bessie Uudso,
said to be his wife, VINO are held on 4,
fewer than eleven allegations Of fraud
involving forty-five counts. They vars
arrested yesterday, charged with passing
a worthless check on the firm Of Nav
son e De Many, 1115 Chestnut strea,
after they had purchased valuable ar.
tiClCs ~
The Department cf Justice is also IN.
terested in Doctor Parker who has bssn
posing Us an inspector of opium FOR
the Internal Revenue Department. and
also as physician in charge Of hygiene
Papers, said to be spurious were found
on his clothes. d
The prisoners, who assert their home
is at Hinton, Okla. in the night court
last night We're held under $500 bail for
further hearing next Thursday
At I o'clock this morning tho turnkey
at city Hall passed parker's cell and
found him lying unconscious on the floor.
and as he regained consciousness he ex-
planned that he knew his remedy. being
n physician, and asked for a hypodermk
injection Of morphine. lie declared Il
was the only thing that would save him.
The police proved that his advice wasn't
correct as he still lives and all he got
was a drink of water and a little set.out
of ham and eggs.
The police today declared that the
bank whose checks Parker used had a
balance of siXty-eight cents in his favor.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-08
FIRST ARREST MADE
in STACKER HUNT HERE
Negro Locked Up as Coal
Thief Is Charged With Evad-
ing Draft Registration

Tho first Philadelphian +" he caught
In tho nationwide Stacker hunt was
arrested today by the police Of the
Thirty-sccond street aud Woodland ave
nuc police station.
He was picked ur' for stealing coal
from the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks
at Thirty-aecond and south streets.
Police viligancc in looking for draft
cvadors soon established the fact that
he had failed TO register
The alleged Stacker is Joseph Meyers.
q negro, Twenty-Five years old. Of
Seventeenth and Naudain streets. Magis-
tratc Harris held him in 500 bail Tie
will 10 turned over to tho Federal au-
thoritcS.
Mcvcrs said he failed to register ho-
cause he was in the west on rcgistra-
tiun day.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-08
LICENSE REFUSED
AFTER FRAUD CLAIM
Court Turns Down Appllca-
ton of Cohen & Grad;
Hear Other Cases

Judges shoemaker and Vessel VII"
ara rrcsiding over tho License Court.
failed n bc impressed today by the arGu-
ncnts made by attorneys in brhalf ol
.Tns,uh Grad, who. with samuel 'nhch'
53i South street. applied for Iluu"'
license under tho name Of Cohen " tfad'
II SO happened thaat both of the judges,
while practicing law, had Represented
clients who were defrauded, according
to their claims against firms that GRAD
was associated with. The license WAS
refused
Grad for years had been assoriated
with the old firm Of Gillandcr & Grad
which was later Hart & Grad. II was
Grads claim that hc had made every
effort to locate his partner Hart whcn
he disappeared after their customers
claimed to have been dcfraudcd.
Another effort was made 10 revive
the license formerly located a. so" wal
nut street, next to the Casino Theatre.
After hearing the testimony presented
the court held the matter under advise
mcnt.
Vincent Marano. who is associated
with his father in the grocery business
at 7tI-f6-4S South Seventh street, ap.
piled to the Judges for wholesale
license. t., bc run in connection with the
ureseut business. Tho Marano cstab-
lishmcnt Is now closed by the Govern
menrs order
Hearing i'm tho ease of tho rcmou-
STRANGE against owen MCGoldrick, who
conducts a saloon at 1900 and l102
Market street brought forth testimony
that mon in uniform had bcon served and
81. 11GnT1pTlI
parties in the room on the second floor
The Judges held tho case under advise
ment.
4 remonsiraut to the transferring of
the license at the southwest corner OF
Thirtieth street and Columbia avenue
from John W. iIasall to william r.
clark, was too late aud the application
was granted without his being heard
without hearing from several remon.
strantS who were IN court 20 fight the
transfer, Judges Shoemaker and Wesse
refused to grant the Application of John
f. Leonard. now at 100 East Passyunl
avenue, fora change of location TO 593G
Market street.
Tho remonslranCe against the renewal
Of the license formerly held by Morris
Schiff at iiG5l Miner street. was heard
and held under advisemcnt. Schin''S
application for the renewal OF his H.
censo, that was revoked last year foi
selling liquor on Sunday, was based OF
his plea that he had not sold liquor OF
Sunday and was acquitted on the charg,
by jury in the criminal court.
\ remonStranCc filed against the place
Of George W. Brunell. 360l Wissahickor
avenue, by the Midvalc Steel Company
was withdrawn. The rcmonstranc,
stated that the license was not noccs
sity.
There were n6 remonstrancee agains
the following applications which were
granted.
Carl A. SChonbcck. ll1-l3 Souti
Tenth street. to James *. Smith
Antonio ciallella, southwest Corne
Seventh and Ellsworth streets. from
wholesale to bother.
Charles calidona, 57oi Vine street
from wholesaler to bother.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-08
WORKERS FLEE FLAMES
IN MANAYUNK MILL
Fire Attributed to Foreign Ar
ticIe in Machinery Working
on Government Contract

Fire and water caused moro than
S3o,"o0 damage TO tho first thrcc floors
Of the George w. Davis Missouri Yarn
Mills, iil6 Main street, Manayunk, today,
destroying lare" quantities Of blanket
yarns, ordered on Government contracts.
officials of the company say the blaze
started from q spark struck from some
foreign article passing through yarn
machine ON tho first floor Of tho picker
building The loss is largely covered
by insurance,
At the time of tho fire, twenty mon
w'r" at work on the first floor Of tho
building. Tho blaze spread through
In" du3t-ladon atmosphere with great
rHn.dtN. and it was not long before
the entire first floor was ablazc All
of the workmcn escaped There are
"ightE-iirc men employed in the plant.
Tn" two floors above the first floor wcrc
damaged mainly by water aud smoke
IN" plant has been in operation for
forty years.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-08
PATIENT POLICEMAN
NABS SALOON VISITOR
Man Held for Court When Caught
in Front Street
Barroom

Thirty minutes vigil Oh soap box
by a policeman resulted ~ IN" arroSI
today of Eugene DoUuclly Howard ana
Cambria streets accused of robhtnE q
saloon, conducted by Gcorg" Schneider +
at Front and Cambria streets
Patrolman Schumu, of the Front ana
Wcstmore land streets station. inund we
salnou door unlocked He looked into
the darkness of the harroom. but saw
and heard nothing. II was then thht
the soap box vigil began, across the
street.
Next event was the climbing of Don
molly through tho transon. SChumc
searched him and found several ilask'
of liquor as we'll as $40 In change. car
ricd i'm two small bags MAGISTRATE
Wrigley held him without BAN iol
court
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-08
SEES DISEASE LURKING
IN FILTH OF STREETS
DR.. Howard S. Anders Pre-
diets Widespread Epidemic
if Action Is Not Taken

Backing up protests from three Of the
most prominent women Of the city Dr.
Howard :. AnderS sounds n warning
against the disease breeding condition
Of the city streets.
At the same time Common Council
man Charles Schwarz. chairman OF
Councils Committee on street Cleaning
wants to know why anybody should get
excited about dirty streets. In the
opinion of Schwara. who is saloon
keeper. everything will come round all
right"
"Whv get excited about it?' asked
Councilman Schwarz "Thcrc's no use
Of Il lot of notoriety. I seen party last
night and they told me everything would
he o. X. I'll get the boys together some
time next week. maybe. BY that time
everything will be q, X. They can't get
labor nowadays. That will bc all right
We won't have to do anything Every
thing will be o. X"
what I'VE seen today forcshadows a
widespread epidemic OF diseases unless
Immediate and effective action IL taken
to thoroughly clean the City's streets
Doctor Anders said, Immediately attet
AN inspection tour made with Mrs. mo
gen r.. oakley. representing the 'hah.
Der of Commerce committee on s'ree'
cleaning.
THE Indications are that VII tunI'y n'
street cleaning has been done since 'l'
snowfall except what nature has don"
/ The filth everywhere will soon bo CRY
dust, ready to be carried on every bf''"'
into the throats and lungs of the pco
/ pie. causing all kinds Of diseases
"Only Providence seems to be keepins
/ our streets clean" he commented tc
/ Mrs oakley. AS mile after mile OF sunle
mud and rubbish was covered In theil
/ inspection.
A dire train of tonsillitis, grip pneu
monia and tuberculosis cases may W
looked for in April as natural SequeI
he predicted.
"It Is "A public outrage" the physician
concluded.
This denunriation from one OF IN
city's leading medical me-" gains specli
Significance. following lose on the hccl
! of a public protest made by thre" "i IN
city's social leaders, Mrs. George l.. ilar
risOn. Jr., 2003 DE lanCcy street; MrS
John = Ncwbold. 2Ol South Twentiet
street. and Mrs. John Cadawalad"r, Jr
I 323 South Sixteenth street. all noted 10
their active interest IN civic work.
Condition of the streets they dcnOunr
in their protest as "deplorablc,' zap
palling," "a menace to the "ity's health
and "a blight on the citys fair name
Every pubic-spirited citizen mus
join US in our fight for improved cond
tons" Mrs. Harrison insisted. ITS
; health as well as a civic campaign W
are waging."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-08
TO REVISE GRAIN STANDARDS

Farmers, nilIcrS, merchants in
Spr'torS, WarChouscmcu ana others in
t"rost"d have been invited tn attend a
publiC meeting to he held in room "Oi
Bourse Building. on March II, to hear
suggestions as to revision of 1he oC-
hcial grain standards of tho limited
states for wheat.
The meeting is called by officials or
the Department of Agriculture. In tho
bulletin containing the official, notice il
IS explained that war conditions have
hrough' about entirely new standards
which ncccssitate change i'm existing
regulations. similar meetings viii he
held during this month in IndiananoIis
Kansas city. Spokane and Minnea poiis'
Drafts Of the tentative revision have
been sent out through tho Bureau Of
Markets VI
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-08
MOTHER DIES AS WORK
WINS HIM RECOGNITION
Dr.. John Meighan Gets Drop
sic Degree and Goes to
Her Bier

/ For years the mother or tho Icv.
list Church. Finy-siNth and vino streets
watched patiently his work OF dcciphcr-
Ing old cunleform records, and looked
| forward to the time when he would como
to he recognized in tho world of higher
learning.
She urged ehlm on TO tho rulnlmont
Of his ambition, but he remained OBJ
scure, and plodded along, patiently,
quietly, investigating tablets Of the an
clients substantiating old biblical stories,
on the eve Of his rccoEuition-hc was
honored last night with u doctors de-
gree for his work by Dropsic college
the inother--Mrs Margaret Mcighan-
died And after the honor was be-
slowed. the young clergyman went TO
his homo at 1856 North Fifty-s'venth
street to make preparation for the
funeral. which will he held today from
tho church Of which he Is pastor.
Tho result Of Doctor McighauS rc-
scarch--he IL now a doctor of philosophy
has aroused the enthusiasm OF S'hol
ara here and elsewhere as ContounnlnR
certain historical so-callcd higher crit
les"
You have prepared thesis on He
brew and Aramaic words recovered from
the cuneiform records which, when pun
lishcd. Is expected to prove contrlnu-
ton TO Semitic philolgy, saln Ut
cyrus Adler. president OF inc co"'B'
In bpstowing tho homer.
Other scholars went further 10 asSeL
that Doctor Moighan9 thesis. going ba'k
of even tho old Testament records Tor
i's sources, will put to rest tlnagN su'n
theories az those represented by l'r.
Morris Jastrow. ot tho University OF
Pennsylvania, that parts Of the Oid
Testament narrative were invented ny
nious priests Of the eighth century, h. -
For several years Doctor Meighan pur-
sued these painstaking ihVcEtisalIoi'H
during such time as he could spare
fror, his pastoral duties For a while
no followed his studies AZ scholar III
Sep,itics at the University of Pennsyl-
yania lie supplemented this work as
n follow in the department of cognate
languages at Dropsie.
Records from the time, of DARIUS IT,
in tho fifth century. y. G.. to the Gays
Of Manishtusu, in the twcnty-eiShth cen
fury II G., were ransackcd IN MS SearcT
/ for details bearing on the olu lcS'a-
ment narrative. -
These records he followed from the
| cuneiform writing, through the lieor'W
/ and Aramaic words. until ne arrive" ~
the conclusion that these words III inc
ancient cuneiform corroborate the nus
/ torical aspects of the earliest RECORDS
! that the old Testament gives concerhihs
! ihc vibrations of the Hebrew people
| The higher critics hold that the accounts
of these mgrations were the Invention
of later age.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-08
DARBY BOY CAN'T
HELP GROWINC;H HE
GAINS SIX INCHES
Charles, Ill. Goes to Bed.
When He Receivers He Is
Taller

There's a hoy In Darby who just can't
stop growing.
Hes made tho doctors and surgeons
for miles round sit up and take Official
notice because he's grown six inches
taller In the short space Of seventeen
weeks
a little more than four months ago
Charles Kelly who lives in Fourth street
near Main. became i'll. Tho parents OF
Charles put him to bed and called a
doctor.
There was nothing serious the matter
with Charles. But the doctor said ho
must remain IN bed And lie did.
Recently Charles got well enough to
be taken down into tho parlor and meet
his boy friends.
Then his parents discovered that he'd
unexpectedly developed into quite u
young man.
He was six inches taller than when
he went to bed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-08
TRANSIT COMPLAINTS
TO BE HEARD THURSDAY
Public Service Commission Fixes
Date for Business Mems Kicks
on P. R. T.

The Public Service Commission has
fixed next Thursday as the date on
which II will hear complaints Of the
United Business Mems Association
against alleged inadequate trolley SER
vice In this city The session will be
held In this city.
In the complaint the company Is
charged with utterly failing to render
proper service" on a number OF grounds
one of the most important OF which Is
the claim that the new green cars are
inadequate. The document was signed
by Edward T. Noppel. president Of the
association. representing 80 the state
ment asserts consolidation "f seventy
FIVE business and Improvement associa-
tions, with total membership of more
than 10000 citizens.
Specific Instances of faulty service as
charged include untitled cars passing
crowds at street corners without stop
ping. insufficient inspectors to regulate
traffic and the failure of the company
TO keep od-style yellow cars in repair
Lack of proper service on the Sixtieth
street and Fifty-second street lines both
of which are feeders for the elevated. IL
dwelt upon. as is also the car shortage
on Germantown avenue. The statement
goes on to say:
"On other routes. such as TO Fox
Chase, where the people were virtually
dependent on the surface cars for trans
portatiou. the traffic stopped altogether
on many days and nights.
The operation OF the so-cailed green
cars when crowded Is such as to bring
great inconvenience and annoyance to
passengers. Passengers board and leave
the car at the front entrance When the
car Is crowded passengers in the rear OF
the car are compelled TO plow their way
through the crowd In order to reach the
exit at the front Of the car This often
carries passengers beyond their destina-
tion and the ear is delayed while the
passenger Is vainly endeavoring to push
his way through the mass of humanity
iammed In the car.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-08
CALL COUNCIL SCOFFS
INSULT TOU. s. WOMEN
Miss Ingham Declares Whole
Republican Party Will
Suffer as Result

"Chick. chick, Chick" was tho tune
to which two members Of the congress
Siouai Union for Woman Suffrage I'i
common Council chamber last evening
after they had watched the 'oln'ilnol'
reject resolution iudorsing the natloh-
at amendment for woman suffrage.
Tho behavior of members was so pro-
uotuccd as to cause President Gleason
to apologize to the disgusted visitors
who sat through three hours Of the hot
test political warfare. only 10 see their
pet project scoffed and laughed at.
Tho women subjected TO the chahing,
some of which was good naturcd ana
some Of which was not, were MISS 'arn-
line Katzcustcin and Miss Mary u.
lngham, members Of tho party Of women
who pickctod' tho White House.
Mary H. lughauL state chairman ol
the National Womcu's Party. today vs.
sued this statement covering the action
of Councils;
"1hc action. was an insult 10 the
women of America which Is likely 10 he
remembered not against the members
Of Council, but against the Republican
party which controls them.
"Tho Republican party in PcnnSylNa
mia IL on trial before the women voters
Of tho country and such action a. oc-
CURED in the Council chamber ycstcr-
day. can only bc redeemed when Scna-
tor penrOSc and senator KnoN Not" for
the passage Of tn" federal suffrage
amendment and when pennsylvania ratt-
ncS tho amendment,
"Tcunsylyauia Republicans Of all
factions must rouse thcmSolVCS. Suf-
fragc IS no longer TO be iecrcd at. II r.
u political iSSuc Of national and intcr-
atinnal importance 80 politicians in
America can afford to he recorded
against u measure which has been
adopted as u war measure by our Allies
in Great Britain and Canada. by all the
national parties III America and 10y the
President of the United States and
which has behind 1t the power Of eight
million women voters"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-08
WANTS SIDING IN STREET
But Downingtown Citizens Oppose
Giving Trolley Company Privilege

Citizens Of Downingtown today ap-
ueared before Public Service Commits
,sioncr James Alcoru and protested
against tho West Chester Street Rail-
way Company being allowed to con-
in Downiugtown
Attorneys for the company explained
10 Commissioner AlCorn, sitting in the
Finance Committee room in city Hall,
the needs of the company for the extern
sion and supplemented their petition by
argument
The protest of the citizens was based
largely on the congcstcd traffic Condi-
tions already existing on Brandywine
avenue Among those who opposed the
BiCking. representing the BOwninEtOwn
National Bank; Frank Miller. of the
Miller Paper Company, and Dr, Joseph
HuCgins The commissioner took the
quest ion under adNisemcnt
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-08
CLARKSON MADE LIEUTENANT
Y. M. C. A. Education Director Now
Gas Expert

j. Leeds Clarkson. widely known as
an educational director In Y. NJ. G. a.
work at the Central Branch. who went
20 France as an educational secretary
has been made first lieutenant in the
National army.
Clarkson, who Is native OF Lewis
town, studied chemistry for several
years and when IN France saw the OPP
portunlty OF using his training In the
gas activities Of the army, both for
attack and protection against the at
facks OF the German. He made ap-
pIication for e2Iistment IN France and
Until hls departure tor France about
sSp,Is ~ ssss, ls21''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-08
SCOFF AT SUFFRhGlSTS
Common Councilmen Dcrisive in Re
iecting Endorsement

"Gh,rl chick. chick was the tune to
which tWu members Of the tOugrcsg inual
Union for Woman suffrage left common
Council chamber last evening after they
had watched the touncilmcn reject =
resolution iudorsing tho national amend
ment for woman suffrage.
The behavior of members was 80 pro-
rouuced as to cause President Gleason
to apologize to tho disgustcd visitors,
who sat through three hours o( the
hottest political warfare, only to SEE
their pet project scOffed aud laughed
at.
The women subjected 10 the chatting.
some of which was good naturcd and
some of which was not, were Miss csrO-
line Katzenstein and Miss Mary II
InEham. members Of the party of women
who pckcted tho White House,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-08
INSPIRED BY LIBERTY BELL
"Woud Make Even Stacker Jump
at German" Says Enthusiast

"That hell could even make "a Stacker
lmD al the throat of a German. was
the way one of the scventy-hve sailors
from California explained his feeiiheS
when he was allowed to kiss the liher-
Is Bell, today, in independence iiall
The sailors from several or the western
States are on their way to tane MAY
to prepare to sail for France. Tney lett
California nine days ago.
Reserve Policeman James Orr who
has been stationed at Independence Hall
for more than twenty years, said that
This was the most enthusiastic group
Of persons that ever visited the "tradle
Of Liberty"
First thing they wanted to sec was
,he Liberty Bell" said the veteran
guard. "and when pointed it out, every
one of them Suuted.'
None of tn" sailors had ever been In
Philadelphia before. The men were in
charge Of petty officer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-08
SHOT TO DEATH BY GUNMEN

BOSTON. March S.--Ciunmen either
from New York or Philadelphia. hired
for the purpose. are believed today to
he the murderers of q man. said TO be
John Pamco, of New York city, who was
last night.
Two men were arrested and held for
examination, Three revolvers, from each
Of which two bullets had been fired, were
found near the body.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-08
Licensed at ElktOn to Wed

ELkTON, Md. March S.--Tho follow
in Emarriagc licenses We're obtained here
today: George j.. Nubcr and EVA NJ
Dugan. Philadelphia William Mays,
Port Deposit Md. and Marguerite
Birckctt. Philadelphia: Orlo g. Str,Ink
and Katherine Glasser, Pcn Argyll, Pa. /:
George II. MunCy and Nellie V, Hem
driNson, wilmington William NJ. Twad-
dell and Bertha Denny, Newark Del.
and John llagcrty and Annie Hurfelt,
Earlevillc Md
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-08
Frank McNichol in Aviation Service

Frank McNichoI son Of the late
James t. MoNichol left this morning
for Mlncola, \. Y. where he viii become
n member of the aviation corps there
Young McNichol made up his mind
monthsmonths ago to he au aviator, hut
desired to assist i'm finishing up some Of
the business OF his father before he
took up the work. \ score OF hls
friends rendered him rousing scnd-off
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-08
Negro Struck by Train

William Brown, n negro. thirty years
old. "OO7 Eaudain street, was struck by
a train today at Twenty-thlrd street
and Washington avenue, lie Is in the
Polyclnic Hospital suffering from
broken legs and bruises about the head.
brown was on his way to work at Hog
island when the accident happened
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-08
Falls Ten Floors to His Death

BUFFALO. March S.--t'dward :. 4.
Mcleod. siNty-fivc real estate dealer,
fell to his death from window on the
tenth floor Of the Mutual Life Insurance
Building today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-08

oouests OF $4,000 TO the Order OF the
Cross. West Park, NJ r., and S35O0
~ Church Of the Ascension. Atlantic
I0Fo included In the viii OF Emma
l@fce. 1<S North Forty-hrst street.
/11o{o disposed Of Is valued at SiS.-
IS b6er6man, 7o5i tulip