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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-08
MRS. VANDERBILT
WINS DIVORCE ON
DESERTION CHARGE
Left Stranded in Paris, Ignored
in New York Says
Wife

Newport. X. T.. oct >--NirS. Rcgi-
maid G. Vanderbilt, formerly Miss Cath
lcen Nielsen, was granted an interlocu-
tory decree of divorce with the custody
of her fifteen year old daughter, Cath
lccn. in the superior Court yesterday,
The decree, which was granted on the
ground of dcscrtion, was based ON three
short depositions filed 10y Mrs Wander
bit There was no defense. The de
cree will be made final in six months,
after which both parties will he free to
marry.
No alimouy was asked for, Mr. Van
derblt having settled sum Of money
on his wife for her own support and
the maintenance and education Of their
daughter Fhc amount is said To be
large enough TO make both independent
for life
The depositions in proof Of Mrs. Van
derbilt's claim Of descrtion were by the
plaintiff, Mrs : B. Preston. Of New
York, and Mile. Gabrielle Amuur, GOV
erness of Cathlrcn Vanderbilt.
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WOME,N,S REPUBLICAN CLUB
NOT BOUND BY FACTTONALLSM
Mrs Archbad r. Harmon President Of First Feminine Po'
cal Organization Here-Seek Charter

Members of the Women's Repub
lican Clue will not be bound by any
factional fight" says Mrs. Archibald
X. Harmon, president of the new or
ganization, which is seeking II state
charter. This is the first womcn's S
political club in Philadelphia and it
plans to spread not only through every
ward of the larger cities of the state,
but also through all the senatorial dis
tricts for the education of women in
their responsibility of elcctorship.
Our first meeting for the formation
of by ylaws will probably be held next
week, says Mrs. Harmon. and we
shall then take up the question of dues
and clubhouse. We expect to have n
home of our own, probably somewhere
ON Broad street near the center of town.
I'm the city our organization will be
by wards. The chairman of each ward
will be member of the executive com
mittee. We shall spread throughout
the state
"Our purpose is to carry on educa :
tional work for the Improvement of
citizenship, to unite in fellowship the
Republican women of Pennsylvania,
teach parliamentary law, the inspira
ton and value of pulling together and
educate tho women TO assume their re =
sponsbility of dictatorship. We intend
to CO. operate for the good of the com
munity and social helpfulness.
"rhc influence of the whole associa
ton will be for the CO. ordination of this
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-08
MAYOR SMITH VISITS
ITALIAN WAR VESSEL
Greeted by Admiral Ugo conz
on Board the Conte di Cavour.
Expresses His Pleasure .

Mayor Smith paid an official call upon
Admiral l'go Conz. commandant of, the
Italian cruiser Conte d Cavour. lying
at Christian street wharf, today. He
was accompanied by other city officials.
including Director Krusen, of the Health
Department; Director Datesman, of the
Department of Public Works. Director
Twining, Of the Department of City
Transit. Director Wilson, of the Dc -
partmcnt of Safety; Director Mac
Laughlin. Of the Department of Sup
plies, and Joseph Smith the Mayor S
secretary,
,Ehc crew of the cruiser drawn up
Lupon the upper deck, stood at salute as
the Mayor and his official associates
boarded the vessel and were met by
Admiral Conz. Their stay on board
was brief and on departing. Mayor
Smith declared his visit had been en-
joyabc.
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great commonwealth into a better and
greater state.
As outlined in the charter, the new
club is an association "for social ENJOY
ment. the advancement of good citlzen :
shin. the promotion of patriotism and
the general welfare of its members by
means of literature, lectures, DEBATES
and to urge its members TO honest and
unsefish. active participation III the
nomination and election Of worthy can
didatcs for public otficc.'
The local organization has been un d
der way for some time. and the active
narticipation is expected to commence
in time to affect the coming local cleo
ton.
The petitioners for the charter in
clude Mrs. Archibald Il. Harmon. pres
idcnt: Mrs. George Bowler Tullidge,
vice president; Miss Mary Collins
Lucas, recording secretary; Miss Helen
O'Conncll, financial secretary. and Mrs
BENJAMIN Sharp. treasurer. Directors
Mrs, Michael GOglia, DIR. Mae l.. Myers
Mrs Thomas *. Obcr, Mrs G. Stanley
Hurlburt, Mrs. Frank Il. Stocklcy
Mrs. Elizabeth A Cummiskey, Mrs
Thomas B. White. Mrs. Thomas Firth
Miss Esther X. Shcr. Mrs. Edward NJ
Mall, Mrs. George W. Crquhart, Mrs.
Margaret Mullen, Mrs, Andrew Lippi
Mrs. Laura 4. Stone, Mrs. Charles
Spsslrr. Mrs Wilmer Krusen. Mrs
Robert G. Parrish Mrs. NJ. Y. Smith
Miss Ccccla Bass. Miss Caroline X
Kenworthy and Mrs. Evan Pennock.
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ADVOCATES SCHOOLS
FOR HOTEL WORKERS
Speaker at Convention Here
Says They Would Produce
Better Trained Employees

Establishment of schools for training
hotel employees was urged today by a.
Conrad Ekholln. president Of the Avenue
Hotel Mems Association of Atlantic
city. He was speaking before the Penn
sylvania Hotel Men 5 convention at the
First Regiment Armory. Broad and Cal
lowhill streets. Mr. Ekholm also ad-
vocated more extensive use of vacation
clubs which provide fund for vacation
time III summer.
OF the employees training school. Mr.
Ekholm declared such II practice would
provide better employees for the hotels
of the country and also eradicate many
of the radical tendencies that now pre-
vail among such workers. He said the
course Of instruction should be so de-
viScd as to provide for all classes OF
hotel employees.
The vacation club proposal struck a
popular chord with the convention at
t"ndants He said;
Il would not be surprised if some
day of, the not distant future we will
have vacation clubs operating in diff
fcrcnt parts of the country much the
same way us we now have Christmas
clubs.
Il believe we will have some enter
priSing company or companies spring
up under some such name as the First
National Vacation Insurance Company
or the Vacation Insurance Company OF
America. Why not? | believe people
will invest more readily in an insur-
ance policy guaranteeing an enjoyable
vacation to the beneficiary than in in,
surance policies which promise somt
benefit to those who are left behind. >
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-08
F|REMEN FIGHT /
VOTING BY PROXY.
Attacked in State Convention
as Unfair to Candidates G.
for Office NJ
H0LSTElN VS.. B0NNIWELl I

Spocidt Dispatch TO Ebonino PEbhc LedrcrU
Lancaster. Pa, Oct. S.-N otiDg by|
proxy. which has always been the ruiz
of conventions held by the PennsylvaniQ
Firemen's Association. was subjected
to attack this morning when delegate1
resumed their sessions in Fulton Opera
House. 1t was argued that under the|
present plan candidates for Office cam
virtually stuff their pockets with proxiesl
and prevent opposition. and delegated
seemed ipsistent that the direct bnllot
be used. and only delegates in the con 4
vention hall be allowed to vote. Nothing
definite had been settled at the noon
adjournment.
1t will probably be late afternoon be :
fore it is known whether II. G.. Hol-
stein, of Harrisburg. has defeated Judge
Eugene c. Bon6iwell in the presidential
contest.
Among officers re elected this morning
are Oliver T. Weaver. of Allentown,
secretary and treasurer; Charles r..
clark. Wayne financial secretary, and
Rev. Samuel H. Stein, of York, chapI
lain.
Resolutions condemning recent radiA
'hl movements III iulS Stdlt, IOBetHeI
with n solemn pledge of their support
to quench such threatening fires" are
to come before the convention.
Action in the subject is deemed most
essential in view Of the stirring speeches.
against radicalism made yesterday aft !
ernoon by Judge Eugene G. BonniweliI
former Lieutenant Governor Frank Bl
McClain and the Rev. lsadore Rosen 4
thai, who addressed the first days ses \
sion.
Interest in the resolutions which will
| sound a keynote OF Americanism is
about equaled by that of the presiden 4
tial fight between Judge Bonniwell and
II. o. Holstein, of Harrisburg, who is
striving to be the next leader.
! Red shirted fireighters by the hun
dreds are pouring into the city to-
day for the big parade, which will
be held tomorrow afternoon. Among
the delegations was Greensburg, who
| will stage a big Surprise" show OF
their own late this afternoon. More
than a thousand York countains will
arrive late this afternoon
| These officers have been elected by
the womcn's auxiliary: Mrs. will
liam r.. Keiscr, Allentown. president
, Mrs. Aaron Henry, Harrisburg Mus
| William Kuhl. York, and Mrs. John
Musser. Barnesboro. vice presidents
Mrs. Louis Kewler, Pittsburgh, treas
urer Mrs. John sWaltcr, Lebanon, and
Mrs. George +. Seitenberger, Norris
town, secretaries.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-08
BUYS BIG COAL LAND
Syndicate Acquires Thompson Prog.
erty for Development

Early development OF a large area OF
coal lands near Frackville. Schuylkill
county, is indicated today by the p,ir :
chase by G. Wilfred Conard, of F'bila :
delphia, of 0S57 acres comprising what
is known as the Thompson property. /.
Mr. Conard bought the land for capital
lists whose names he will not disclose.
The price paid was $500 900.
"Whie | do not wish at present to
tell the names of the principals, said
Mr.. Conard. there is no reason why
should deny that the property has been
acquired for the purposes of develop
ment. 1t is in n wild, mountainous re :
gion, and in the coal section. Naturally
it would not be interesting to others
than those desiring to develop the land
for COAL
The property lies on Broad Mountain
and extends roughly from Gordon to a
point east of Frackvillc.
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ANOTHER SMASH-UP'
ON GRADE CROSSING.
Truck Hit by P. and R. Train
Two Miles From Where Two
Women Were Killed Monday -
DRIVER IS SLIGHTLY HURT

Another grade crossing accident oc
CURED today within two miles Of the
spot where two women were killed in a
similar accident on Monday.
Peter Orator, thirty years old, a
chauffeur for the John Schlemire Con-
struction Company, drove large motor
truck directly in front of Reading
Railway express about fifty yards from
the Ardsley station.
The truck was carried more than 80
feet by the engine and was smashed to
bits. Orator was dug out of the wreck
age with only II few bruises. He refused
to go to hospital.
! Orator was on his way to Ardsley,
near Glcnside, and was going down a
steep grade along the Edge Hill road.
The Reading tracks of the Willow
Grove division cross the road north
of Ardsley Station.
The grade crossing at that point is
unprotected. There are no warning
signals or watchman.
The engine had not put on full speed
when the crash occurred The truck was
badly smashed and the wreckage carried
along by the engine.
Orator managed to retain his seat in
front of the truck.
He said he. did not seen the approach =
ing train until after he had started
to cross the tracks. 1t was then too
late, he said.
The crossing where the accident oc-
CURED is two miles from Oreland sta =
ton, on the North Penn division of the
i Reading Railway, where Miss Eliza
beth -. Lockwood and Miss Julia b.
Lear were killed Monday night when
their auto was struck by train.
The accident today has stimulated
business mems associations and i'm
, provcment bodies in the York road sub
urban section to demand immediate re-
", moval of all grade crossings along the
Reading lines.
Funeral services for Miss Lockwood
: and Miss Lear will be held tomorrow
, afternoon. at o'clock.
Miss Lockwood, who was forty tiv'
years old. will be buried from the hom'
of her mother at 1911 st. Martin lane
: Intermcnt will be private. Miss Lea
will he buried from the chapel of How
ard W. Atkinson at Doylestown. In
tcrment also will Be private. Miss Lea
lived at the School Lane Apartments.
Means of putting an end to the rail
road grade crossing peril will be dis
: cussed at a special meeting of the
Chestnut Hill Business Mems Asso-
citation at s 80 o'clock Friday night.
The meeting will be held at the hom'
! Of Councilman pringle Bortwick, S01S
! Germantown avenue.
| James McCrea. chairman of the as
! sociationS grade crossing committee
and others who are interested in th
fight against dangerous crossings vii
deliver addresses.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-08
HOSPITAL OPENS DRIVE
6ryn Mawr Seeks Fund Of 100000
for Maternity Department

Beginning today, prominent women
along the Main Line will make drive
for 100000 with which to complete a
maternity department at the Bryn
Mawr Hospital. The drive will con-
tinue for ten days.
Mrs. Paul ID. Mills is chairman of
the campaign committee, which will be
divided into districts as follows :
Merton, Mrs. Edward Box; Narberth,
Mrs. Edward G.. Town; Wynnewood.
Mrs. Grenville u. Montgomery Ard
more, Mrs. Stacy b. Lloyd; Haver-
ford, Mrs. J. Heron Crosman, Jr.. and
Mrs. j. Stanley Reeve Bryn Mawr,
Miss Louise Rawle; Rosemont. Miss
Anne Vauclain; Villanova, Mrs. j.
Kenton Isenbrey; Radnor, Mrs. Il.
Truxtun Hare st. Davids. Mrs. '.dolph
G.. Rosengarten; Wayne. Mrs. W. Allen
Barr and Miss Grace Roberts; Straf-
ford, Mrs r. ". Mcclure; Devon, Mrs.
Frederick Embick and Mrs. Lewis c.
johnson Berwyn. Mrs. w. Paul Nor
rs and Mrs. David s. Sharp; Paoli,
Mrs. Arthur G.. Dickson Newtown
Square. Mrs. William du Pont, Jr.
and Llanercb, Mrs. George J.. French.
The executive committee is composed
of Mrs. Paul d. Mills. Mrs. l.. ShippeH
Willing, Mrs. George r. Packard, Mrs.
George c. Thayer Mrs. Charles Sin
nickson and Mrs. Edgar c. FELTON,.
Mrs. Henry G.. Barnshaw. of Bryn
Mawr. is chairman of the committee on
publicity, the other members including
II. l.. Wittmore, of Ardmore; Mrs
Archibald Parklie and Mrs. Alexander
| Brown.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-08
Those Wicked sophomores

Freshmen at the University of Penn
sylvania are being watched over today
by vigilance committee" to prevent
necktie cutting by sophomores. Their
complaint is that the hazing of the
older students causes expense which
some students are not able TO bear.
The embattled freshmen have the sup
port of some of the sophomores and
the Pennsylyanian, the students daily
newspaper.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-08
Seek Fund for Actors Here

Subscriptions for the Actors Fund,
appeals to he made on the ground of
war services given by members of the
profession. are shortly to be asked of
PhiIadelphians. Daniel Frohman, Oliver
G. Jones and W. Ward Smith will come
to this city tomorrow to make final ar
rangements for the drive. Governor
Sproul one of the thirty two members
of the governors committee of the fund,
has been advised of their coming. The
drive in New York began Yesterday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-08
Joins Polish Air Service

II made my way to Paris again and
this time my friends helped me enlist
in the First Polish Infantry. wa,
wounded in the hand By a Shrapncl
shot a few weeks later and succeeded in
joining the Polish aviation service when
released from the hospital"
He modestly rcfraincd from telling
that part Of the story which Senator
| Chamberlain emphasizes.
! While serving with the aviation unit
! to which he was attached he brought
down three German airpIaneS and was
! awarded the CroiX de Gucrrc and other
! decorations
| After the armistice was signed he
went to Paris on "A visit While There
he was all but appointed as mem
| Der Of the staff of the American gen.
eral who signed his prison sentence, To
! go into Poland with the general and
act rs an Interpreter. when he was
recognized.
lie was again placed under arrest in
an American prison camp, the two
days trip being made in a railway
coach where, in his French uniform
and hero's decorations, he was oynosed
to the humiliation of parading before
civilians and soldiers in manacles
when the matter of that bow wa,
taken up with the War Department bt
was houorably discharged, with char.
acter excellent" Senator Chamberlai,
told the Senate, yet he goes out inf,
the world with the stigma of convic
( tion upon him, with his decoration
earned upon the battlefield taken ava,
from him, his Croix de Guerre, Go,
! alone only knows where il is now. an
) $500 worth of uniforms and propcrt
t taken from him as he entered the prisoI
/ in France"
, The case of the stuGont was called t
+ the attention of the Senate as on
Q best describing the great need of court
: martial reforms in the army.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-08
Taxi Hearing Here October 24.25

A two days hearing on the local
taxicab situation was announced today
by Samuel NJ. Clement, Jr.. of the
Public Service Commission. Commits :
sioners Clement and Benn will sit in
City Hall, October "a and %, and in
vestigate rates charged in this city.
Companies that will be summoned to
appear, will be the Quaker City, Ameri
can and Liberty, while more than 300
independents who have no regular
stands will be given an opportunity to
be heard.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-08
SEEKS LEAK. BANG!!!
Baker Crawls Under Auto With
Liohted CandIe-Now in Hospital

Harry Schwartz. fifty four years old,
500 North Eleventh street, got under
his automobile today with a lighted
candle in search Of n leak in the gaso
line tank.
He found the leak and afterward
found himself in the Women's Homeo
pathic Hospital, where he is expected
to recover from severe burns about the
head face and shoulders.
The automobile was badly damaged
by the explosion, which. fortunately
ward.
The explosion occurred at Opal and
York streets. Schwartz is baker and
the machine was truck used by him
in delivering orders.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-08
FOREIGN DELEGATES COMING
European Business Men Will Reach
Philadelphia October 2e

The party of French, English, Italian
and Belgian business men who will tour
America this month as guests of thu
United States Chamber of Commerce
will arrive in Philadelphia on October
2G and remain until October 2S.
They will come here from Atlantic
City and will go from here to Balti-
more.
Philadelphia will be the first of the
great cities visited. The party will
reach Chicago on November II and New
York on November %.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-08
Park Guards Amounted

Five vacancies in the ranks of the
park guards, due to designations and
deaths, have been filled by the com
mittec on supcrintendence and police of
the Fairmount Park Commission! The
new appointees are Joseph NJ. Kelly,
j. f. Welsh, Glare Baldwin, George II.
Lawrence and Elmer Brock
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-08
Edwards to Speak in Camden

Edward | Edwards, the Democratic
candidate for governor of New Jersey,
will visit Camden county on Monday
next. He will visit Camden and Glou-
ccStor. He will probably speak at both
Of the shipyards and, according to the
advance information, he will tell the
Shipyard workers and others that he will
20 after the Public Utility Commission
and sec that the peoples interests are
well taken care of if he is elected next
month.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-08
Fined on Cruelty Charge

Frank Andrilla, twenty years old, of
Montrose street near Twelfth. and
Nicholas Andrilla. seventeen, of the
same address. were fined SO and costs
by Magistrate Wrigley at the German
town avenue and l.ycoming street sta :
ton today on the charge of cruelty to
animals. The Andrillas were arrested
yesterday by Patrolman Winchester
who charged that they We're driving
horses greatly overloaded.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-08
Ware COMEDIES
COUNT IS CORRECT
Declares Efforts to Secure a Re-
check of Ballots Were
Fully Justified
COMPILING OF VOTE DRAGS

Senator Ware in an interview today
commented on the result of the official
count in confirming 'hc nomination of
Congressman Moore for Mayor and dc
clarcd that the efforts to secure cor
rect count were fully justified.
The senator's point Of view was
summed up in this sentence:
at makes every one feel that the
count at least is correct.
Friends Of the senator pointed to the
phrase, ''thc count at least
The senator's comment was in reply
to a question asking for statement ON
the results Of the count in the light Of
what had been expected by Ware sup
portcrs.
Ware Writes Answer
Senator Ware said he would reply
and write down the answer himself,
/ Thcrcupon he took pen and wrote the
answer, rs follows:
The count just about closing shows
that there was not much gain for Pat
tcrson and Wade. 1t was good thing
however. to have the boxes opened and
rccountcd where the police returns
showed apparent shortage or mistakes.
at makes every one feel now that
the count Mt least is correct. and when
it is considered that the change Of
less than 1000 votes would have changed
the result it was all the more necessary
to do everything needed to show those
who won by n few hundred and those
who lost by few hundred that the
count was correct.
1T will be remembered that at the
last county election the o-callcd iudc-
pcndents caused to be opened more than
100 ballot boxes. Notwithstanding that
w. ireland Kendrick had 5000 major
! ity. After the opening of the boxes
Mr.. kendrick had more than 10000
MAJORITY
Claim Stevenson Win Win
As the official count Of the returns
of the September primary reaches its
close. Republican Alliance leaders are
| claiming that Magistrate Maxwell Ste L.
veuson will beat Magistrate Robert
! Carson by about 100 votes for fourth
place on the Republican magstcrial
/ ticket.
Nine divisions now hold up the com
| plction of the count. Election officers
of these divisions were sent for to
make certain explanations desired. and
as the proceedings were held mp until
their arrival. the court gave the clerks
a recess until noon.
The divisions to be completed are tn,
twenty first, of the Forty fifth ward
the thirty seventh. forty fourth, forty
sixth fifty sixth and fifty eighth of tn,
Forty sixth ward; the first and tn,
third of the Forty eighth ward,
\ recount of the eighth division o
the Forty sixth ward gave Patterson ;
gain of nine and Wade gain of eigh
votes.
Computation Of the official returns
may take day or even two days longer
The election return court has beer
sitting almost continuously for thro
weeks, but opening of the ballot boXc
by the Ware organization and the fuilur
of election officers to comply with tn
new Daix Brady law and return uu
used ballots has delayed the count
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-08
E. <. Rennlnaer In smaah.lln

Frank Y. Renninger, assistant dis
trict attorney of Montgomery county and
Republican nominee for district attor
ney, was slightly injured last night,
when the automobile in which he was
riding with his brother Harry, met in
collision with an ambulance at Mar
shall ane DeKalb streets, Norris
town. I
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-08
Penn Hero Cited
in Senate Fight
Continued From Page One

to get his case rcopened, but was Uu-
successful.
After four months of hard worT,
with a pick and shovel, I decided to
make break for it. he said today.
"and shortly after. when the squad in
which / was working was passing a
forest. l ducllcd into it, right under the
pycs of the guards.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-08
THIRD GAME
FOURTH GAME

Played at Chicago.
Score-Cincnnati, 2; Chicago, D.
BATTERIES
Cincinnati-RinE and Wingo.. Chicago
CicOtte and SChalk.
Paid Attendance, "a 1868. ~
Gross rent. exclusive of war tax. $9l MOI .W
Clubs share .352I0.52
National Commission's share 0,180. 20