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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-04
SPROUL TO Be MOORE'S GUEST
Congressman Will Give Banque,
at Washington

Governor-eleCt William c. Sproul will
be the guest OF honor at a banquet to
be rendered him next Wednesday in the
Hotel Raleigh, Washington, by Congress
man ]. Hampton Moore.
All the members of the Pennsylvania
congressional delegation. prominent
State officials. the two United States
Senators from Pennsylvania and State
Senator Edwin II. Ware are listed among
the guests.
Considerable interest is attached to
the function because of the dinner ten
dered Governor Brumbuugh four
years ago by Congressman william s.
Ware in the Willard Hotel. At that
banquet Governor Brumbaugh was
boosted as presidential timber.
While classed as a PenroSe man.
Congressman Moore has managed TO
rival Republican factions in Philadelphia
and Is one of the big figures on the
Republican side of the House.
Governor-elect SprouI is booked for n
series of dinners before he assumes the
office of Governor On Saturday eve
ming he will be the guest of the Five
o'Cibck Club in the Bellevue-Stratford
Hs~will attend an informal dinner iI
the Union League Monday following the
election of officers and his retirement as
president of that organization. Tues
day evening he will attend the charter
revision dinner of the Committee of Sew.
of honSx at the Moore dinner in Wash
ington and on Thursday he will tender
a dinner to the Union League off1cers
who served with him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-04

Overjoyed to be back to the old job
again, the merchant service, after four
years of sea thrills in command of army
transports, Captain B. Woolfen6er,
rray-bearded English skipper, sailed out
of this port today in command of the
11,O0o-ton steamship City Of Florence,
carrying grain to England.
Captain Woolfender did yeoman work
for the Allies during the last four years.
He left the merchant service at the out
break Of the war, and for two years
carried British troops from England to
France.
A big portion of Kitchener's first hun
dred thousand" owed their sea safety to
this skipper. He carried troops on
transports to virtually every war zone,
. and on the Inflated Mesopotamia expedi-
tion. s,.
Submarines sank transports around
me-in fact. one ship sang alongside of
me-" said Captain Woolfender. II heard
many clashes between patrol craft and
German undersea boats-pur, would you
believe me when"I say that never saw
one in the open sea-
However, Captain Woolfender had
other dangers that he did see. He heard
the whizzing of Turkish shells on the
Mesopotamia voyage and stood by to
carry hundreds of British soldiers-some
wounded-from the scene Of the un-
successful expedition while the enemy
:loosened fury on the British ships.
But l had a more gratifying trip to
the German East African colonies, where
| carried troops that defeated small
force of enemy defenders and seized the
colonies" added the veteran skipper.
IT took several ship loads of troops
through the INST dangerous sea zones en-
voyage to Archangel and various Rus
sian Baltic ports. Big forces crossed
the Atlantic with me from Montreal to
virtually all of the fighting zones-in-
cluding Ireland" he added with a merry
smile.
The skipper referred to the time of
the Irish revolution, when a movement
was afoot to secure German assistance
in order TO obtain the freedom of that
island.
But the big feature of Captain Wool
tenders experience was his command of
the rescue ship sent to bring back the
that was sunk by a submarine. The
British sailors landed on the African
coast and were captured by the Senusl
tribe. He said:
when we got the men aboard we
(, found that they had not bsfn fed by
their capfors but existed on leaves ana
roots They fell rather than walked
aboard tl'e shipn-lssn, Faunt men WITH
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-04
PUSSY-FOOT SLEUTHS FAIL
IN QUEST OF MISSING RUBY
painty They Follow Clues From
Canury's Stomach to Pet Cats
MaD
Stone From Lieutenant Boston's
Ring Is Recovered in Corner OF
Room

Find the cat which swallowed the
bird which swallowed the ruby that
belonged in the ring OF Lieutenant Bos-
ton.
This was the task assigned to two
detectives of the Thirty-second street
and Woodland avenue station by Lieu
tenant Boston.
The canary, Dick" had a misceI-
ianeous appetite. Although he ate regu-
lar bird seed, he had an extreme fond
ness for peanuts, which did not in the
least affect his digestion.
When the lieutenant missed the stone
from his ring he was greatly puzzled.
The ring was found on the floor among
some peanut kernels. AS the bird had
been eating peanuts. one Of the station
house sleuths made the deduction that
Dick had pecked the stone from the
ring and swallowed It accidentally. The
mystery was intensified by the disap-
pearance of the bird.
While the police .were pondering ovei
the matter, Dixie" a cat, belonging to
Lew Longacre, a nearby business man.
wandered into the station house Dixie.
face wore an air of contentment, anc
she smacked her lips as though sh,
had just had a good meal
A horrible suspicion entered the mind
of the lieutenant. Had Dixie" eater
the bird that swallowed the ruby7 wa.
the thought that flashed through hi
mind. The cat seemed to scent an un
friendly air in the station house, and
turning abruptly. left the place.
1t was then that the two sleuths wer
sent to follow her. in the hope tina,
she would return to the scene of tn,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-04
CHARTER DEBATE
ON AGAIN TODAY
Committee Formed by City
Solicitor Holds Sec
ond Session
WILL PICK SECRETARY
Definite Program Expected to
Be Decided on This
Afternoon
WILL PICK SECRETARY

Charter revision plans we're expected
TO receive added impetus this afternoon
when City Solicitor Connellys committee
of representative citizens held its Sec
ond meeting in the City Solicitors office.
At the first meeting the committee con-
tented itself with organizing and hold
ing an informal discussion on proposed
changes in the present form of municipal
government.
A definite program on charter revi-
sion was expected to be laid before the
committee at its meeting today.
A number of suggestions we're sub
nitted to the committee for consider
alton by Solicitor Connolly at the first
meeting
They included a proposal to strip the
Mayor of much Of the responsibility now
attached to his office, the substitution
of a single chamber council, members of
which would be elected at large, for
the present dual system based on ward
representation and a complete overhaul
ing of the city's present system of
finance.
One of the duties of the committee to-
day is the election of a successor
TO Thomas Raeburn White as secre-
tary.
Mr. White protested when he was
unanimously elected at the first meeting
and announced that he would retain the
Office only on the condition that it did
not interfere with his other duties.
Since then he has resigned.
He has been assisting the Committee
of Seventy in its charter revision plans
and finds that the duties involved by the
two committees conflict.
Tho best way, Of course" said Mr.
White. "would be for the two COM
mittees to cooperate. but IL this can
not be done they can work Independently
and at the conclusion Of their labors
we can take the two sets of recon-.
mendations and find which contains the
better ideas for a revision of the
charter"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-04
Small Blaze 23d and Market Streets

A blaze in a pile of rubbish in the
plant of the Vim Motortruck Company.
Twenty third and Market streets. was
discovered today by a watchman! The
fireproof construction of the building
prevented spread Of the flames and they
were extinguished with small loss.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-04
FOOD SCARCER IN BERLIN
War Cripples Kept From Enter
ing Streets of City

Berlin, Dec 4-The food situation in
Berlin is rapidly becoming more serious.
Since Friday the price Of an ordinary
meal has increased six marks.
The military governor of Berlin. COM
manding ten thousand Republican
troops, has the only force available to
preserve order in case Of disorders. In
an interview the commander declared
that should there be an outbreak of
Bolshevism in Berlin and Germany the
Entente Allies must hold themselves
responsible, because they have not sent
foo
o. the outskirts of Berlin corre-
spondents saw thousands of legless and
armless war cripples They are not per-
mitted to enter the streets Of the city,
evidently for fear their pitiful appear
ance will infiame the populace.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-04

ment. in which he said he had met Sal
voliana and Bykola in saloon and
that he thought they were the men who
assaulted him.
A negro burglar shot and seriously
wounded William Nagle, an aged watch
man, at the Old Mans Home, Thirty
ninth and Barring streets, early today.
shortly after 4 o'clock Nagle discov-
cred the intruder in the office Of the
institution, and when he challenged the
negro he received a bullet in the
stomach.
The watchman, who Is seventy-fve
wears of age, was removed to the Pres
byterian Hospital, about block away
from the home. The police Of the Thir-
ty-ninth street and Lancaster avenue
station, located but blocks distance
from the scene Of the shooting, are
searching for the negro, who Is believed
to be the thief who has been making
many nightly raids on West Philadel-
phia residences.
Calls TO Intruder
Nagle told the police that while
making his rounds on the first floor OF
the home he heard a slight rustlng
sound. which he first attributed to rats.
However, to make certain, he shouted:
Come out of there"
A negro stepped from behind a parti-
ton with a dark-barreled gun in his
hands.
What are you doing there" asked
Nagle.
The response was binding flash and
a bullet that sent the aged and unarm.
ed watchman to the floor.
Noise of the shooting brought resi-
dents and the police TO the scene, but
the negro ran out a rear door of this
home, crossed the lawn. leaped over a
fence and dashed south on Thirty ninth
street.
Several OF the aged inmates OF the
home came downstairs to help the watch.
man when they overheard the burglar
challenged, but arrived too late to be
OF assistance
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-04
TREADS OLD QUARTERBACK
AFTER FOUR YEARS IN WAR
Thrills Encountered by Captain Wooender Transport
Service Covering Four Continents Sink in Joy by Return to
Command of Merchant Vessel Leaving This Port Today

tight-drawn faces from hunger-every
one of them from the captain down."
But what was really your biggest
danger in all the war;" he was asked.
THE Influenza" he replied. IT bur-
led thirty men at sea during one voyage
in the transport service. MostN Of them
were soldiers going to the fighting zones.
AT times 1t seemed as II we would be
paralyzed from the ravages of this dis
ease. Big numbers Of the crew were
stricken; some died.
Medical officers fought bravely in
cramped quarters against the malady
that was raging among the soldiers.
But like everything else, that cleared
UP after weeks
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-04
Entertainments Today
for Service Men Here
IN THE NAVY YARD

IN THE NAVY YARD
7:3O D. m. Bible study Glass and Song
Service--Y. NJ. c. A. Annex.
7:3o p. m. Educational Program NJ.
7:S0 D. m. Ten, Acts vaudeville---Navy
and Marine Corps recreation center.
OUTSIDE THE NAVY YARD
y. m. Dancing Class-Beglnners.
S;3O D. m. Dancing Class--Advanced.
Athletic Recreation Park. Twenty-sixth
and Master streets.
D. m. Dancing Class from to $50.
All the latest up-to-date dances taught.
followed by dance at 80 p. IN. Ship
and Tent Club. 2232 Christian street.
Twenty-Five cents,
8 D. M Dance and Refreshments-Rotar
Army and Navy Club. % South Van
8 p. m. Keith Evening--smokcs and
eats, Old st. Stephens Club. 10 South
p. m. Religious and social-Bethany
NJ. Il. Church, Camden, n. J. Fifty
men invited. Meet Dad Butler at Navy
Yard gate. Z p. m. liberty.
Basketball
D. m. Victrix Catholic Club va. Mid
vale steel and Ordnance A. A.: Naval
Aircraft A. A. VS.. J. 4 ]. Dobson A. A.
Both games played in Traymore Hall.
southeast corner Franklin street and
Columbia avenue. For tickets see MIR.
Hayes, Y, NJ. c. A. Annex. near Navy
Yard gate.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-04
CHILD'S BURNS FATAL
Girls Clothing 1gnited by Brand From
Bonfire

Four -year-old Mary Smith. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Smith. 2l2 Grove
avenue, Cheltenham. was fatally burned
when her clothing caught fire last night.
The child died in the Jewish Hospital.
According to the Ogontz police, the
girl was playing with other children
near a bonfire. A flying brand ignited
her clothing. and she ran screaming
towards her home. Neighbors respond
the child's body. After treatment by
Dr. A. A. Johnson, of Cheltenham, the
child was taken to the hospital.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-04
THOMAS GREAVES DEAD
Retired Manufacturer and Prom
inent Methodist

Thomas Greaves, a retired knit goods
manufacturer of Germantown, died last
night in his home, 156 Mannheim street.
Mr. Greayes was born In Derbyshire.
England, and came to this country in
early manhood. For more than fifty
years he conducted factory on Wake
field street, Germantown, retiring less
than a year ago.
He was we'll known in Methodist cir
cles and was a member of the Church
of the Advocate. He was a member of
the Society of Sons Of St George and
vived by a widow.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-04
Appointed to City Positions

City appointments announced today
were as follows: Floyd II. Erickson,
2943 West Clementon street, assistant
inspector Of the Bureau of Health, sal
ary 1920; Benjamin Joplin, 4945 Chest
nut street, messenger, Department OF
Transit 5000; Edward Wrinkle, 1147
West Erie street, clerk of Bureau OF
Health. $1,000; William Marshall, 57O3
Leonard street, engineer, Bureau Of Sur.
veys, $1,000, and William c. Smith. 1850
Conestoga street, clerk, Bureau of Chari.
ties, $1,000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-04
DISCUSS FOOD SAVING
Howard Heinz Speaks at New Cen
fury Club Meeting

Howard Heinz, food administrator for
Pennsylvania, and Mrs. Charles NJ. Lea.
chairman Of food conservation for
Council of National Defence spoke
at a meeting at the New Century Club
this afternoon.
This meeting was held in COM
pliance with the request that all women s
organizations set apart today as a means
of special observance Of the General
Conservation Week for World Relief.
Mrs. H. S. Prentiss Nichols. president
of the New Century Club was as
sisted in receiving by Mrs. J. Willis
Martin. Others who will assist are Mrs.
Theodore Lewis. Mrs. John c. Gallaudet.
Mrs. Albert Brubaker, Mrs, Frank G..
Blank, and Mrs. Frank c. Roberts.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-04
ROBBERS SHOOT 2:
VICTIMS MAY DIE
Highwayman's Bullet Fells
Resisting Pedestrian
Downtown
WATCHMAN IS WOUNDED

Two men we're shot and will probably
die as the result OF encounters with
robbers early this morning. One at
tao koccurred downtown and one in a
west Philadelphia home for the aged
In both cases the assailant escaped.
Five men were arrested on suspicion
or being implicated in the downtown
robbery.
Aleck Soporsky, thirty-three years old,
zoo st. James street. was shot through
the abdomen when he fought against
the attacks OF two highwaymen. He
Is in the Pennsylvania Hospital, where
he was taken after the holdup.
The robbery occurred at Second and
cambridge streets. In resisting the
robbers who rified his pockets, the
victim struck one across the face 81
hard that he bled. The robber fred
Soporsky was found some time later nv
Patrolman Wirtschafter and sent TO the
hospital.
Arrested on Suspicion
Five men arrested on suspicion were
held without bail for a further hearing
next Wednesday by Magistrate Inber
One of the prisoners, John Salyoliana n
Norwegian sailor. carried a revoIver
with two exploded shells the police say
and showed evidence Of having bled from,
blow on the mouth. The others beId
are Oscar Bykola. of South Howard
street; Matthew Graf, New York and
Thomas Flynn and George Bradley ~
the vicinity of Second and Bainbridpe
streets.
soporsky made an ante-mortem state.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-04
NAVAL HERO AT SHIPYARD
Captain A. F. B. Carpenter, British
"Hobson,' at Hog Island

Captain Alfred +. b. Carpenter. the
British naval officer who won fame by
his exploit In bottling up the German
U-boats in the harbor Of Zeebrugge, in
spected Hog Island this morning.
At noon he was the guest of Or.
Charles d. Hart at luncheon in the
PHILADELPHIA Club
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-04
Accused of Having IIleg gal Drugs

Edward Joffe, Franklin street and
Girard avenue, was held in $500 bail
by Magistrate Mecleary. at Central
Station today, on the charge of having
illegal drugs in his possession. Jofte
had two cans of opium in his pocket,
it is charged.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-04

killing. But they could obtain no evil
dence against Dixie" and returned
somewhat nonplussed.
When all hope OF solving the mystery
had been abandoned the bird was found
alive in one of the pollcemens discarded
helmets. The canary chirped his ind'g-
nation a. being awakened, but seemed
normal. And to add further JOY to the
situation the missing ruby was found
in a corner on the floor OF the station
house.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-10-25
TAKE NO ADVANTAGE OF FOE
FeudIsts In italy and South America
Display senss Of chivalry That
Is Remarkable.

Before one can truly realize the ter
rible depravity to which human nature
can occasionally descend one has TO
obtain just an inkling into that horror
of horrors known by the name wen
detta." The misery, the suffering, the
fear sometimes engendered by these
awful feuds 1t Is impossible to pant
in language too denunciatory, observes
writer in London Answers.
A gentleman not long returned from
South America described the other DAY
the end of vendetta he once had the
misfortune to witness in the Boca Glow
est quarter) of Buenos Aires. The an.
tagonists had their knives strapped TO
their hands so that the weapons could
not possibly drop from their f1ngers
however badly injured they became
Before the police had separated them
one of the luckless combatants had re-
ceived no less than IL wounds. ON De-
ing examined it was discovered that
this individual had a loaded revolver
In his belt.
"Whyever did you not use your fre-
arm?" asked the project of police.
"No; 1t was a fight with knives" ex-
planned the other, with gasp, and the
next moment he sank unconscious to
the ground. II
In Naples, where warning of ven
delta is almost invariably given in
private. a member of the Camorra Is
sometimes called in to settle dispute,
and in this way occasionally what
might otherwise have been a brutal
feud ends in the chink of glasses at
sumptuous banquet. If d Camorrist
meets his death at the hands of foe
1t becomes the bounden duty of some
other member of the Camorra to
avenge it, notice being almost invarl-
ably given to the relatives of the de-
ceased that it is absolutely unneces-
sary for them to take any steps in the
matter whatever.
In Naples, curiously enough the SYM
pathy of the people is much more with
the murderer in these cases than with
the victim, judging that If he had had
no grievance the former would never
have barred his blade; and it is quite
surprising how far people are prepared
to go in order to protect him from the
police.
1t is an unwritten law among the
hot-blooded races among whom the
vendetta still exists that, in an open
street fight, no adversary must be as
sailed with a knife until he has had
time to unclasp his own.
Not the least extraordinary feature
of several of the vendettas Is the re-
fusal on the part of its dying victims
to disclose the name of those who have
MORALLY wounded them.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-10-25
Here He b, Keeper.

Yesterday being Sunday and every
thing we took little stroll to enjoy
the ocean breeze along East Washing
ton street. A white object lying IN
the street attracted our notice. we
went to It's rescue. We picked it up.
IT was a strip Of white paper pro-
claiming itself in large black letters to
be q Doctors Car" We rushed to
the sidewalk, fearing that somebody
would came along and try to deprive
us of it or else we might be stricken
to the dust by another Doctors car
and have our skin lacerated, causing
doctors scar-but no matter. 1t
really was something to worry about
because 1t had belonged to real doc
tor. We know because the dern thing
had been stuck on with adhesive tape.
indianapolis News.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-10-25
A New Fuel.

Because of the fuel shortage that
is facing the United States and Canada
new fuel is to be introduced known
as "carbocoal." A plant is being
erected in Virginia for the protection
of this substance which is by-prod-
uct. It's use has been tested by the
United States navy and two railroads,
which pronounce it valuable smoke
less fuel. BY q new process bitumin-
GUS coal is treated in such manner
as to recover greater quantities of such
valuable by-products as tuloul, sui
phate of ammonia and valuable oils.
From the residue is made the smoke
less fvel "carbocoa" In the form of
briQuetteS.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-10-25
JUSTICE ACCORDING TO TURK
idea of Fairness Held By Sultan's
Courts on Par With Those OF
Kaiser Wilhelm.

There are many entertaining stories
Of the tobacco smugglers of Mosul, one
of which Mr.. William Warfield in,
cludes In his book. "The Gate of ASIA"
In Turkey, as the author explains, the
government farms out the tobacco mo-
aopoly to a company called the regie,
which has the sole right of manufac-
turing and selling that valuable COM
modify 1t handles the tobacco at
great profit both to itself and to the
government. The company has its
own force of Inspectors, guards and
police. #
One day the police and guards at
tackled caravan that belonged to the
leading smuggler of the city as 1t was
passing through the streets. In the
skirmish d policeman was killed, a
Fact that could not be overlooked even
by the authorities, who were accus-
toned to receive their cigarettes from
the great smuggler without charge
and without the stamp Of the reggie.
1t happened that the fatal bullet was
of peculiar type that fitted only one
rifle in the city, a rifle that belonged
to the great smuggler himself, who
never allowed it out Of his reach.
Furthermore, there were those VINO
had seen it's owner upon roof that
overlooked the scene Of the fracas.
Under such provocation that person
age had to be arrested. But he was
not kept in durance vile; the police
allowed him to sit at the door OF the
coffee house outside the city jail,
whence he set his friends and adher-
ents to oppose those who came to
make complaint against him.
At the trial it was held that the
policeman was guilty Of contributory
negligence because he got In the way
of bullet that was going about Its
business in the open street, as 1t had
perfect right to do. Are not the
streets free to all? AS for the evil
dence regarding the bullet and the
man seen on the roof, it was ruled
out, for these matters were the prl-
vate matters of the gentleman at the
bar, and it was not right that the law
should pry into them.