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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-06
JOnesbOrO After
Return Game With
Park Field AUiatOrs

JONESBORO, Ark, Feb, 6. (Spl.)-
Secretary Burl Smith has just closed
a contest with Lieut.. Clint Young for
"a return game of basketball with the
officers of Park field to be played in
Memphis on Feb. 10. These birdmen
came to Jonesboro Just before the holi,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-06
MIKE finn DRAWS
UP TEXAS SCHEDULE
Magnates Will Vote on Ac-
ceptance Or Rejection.

HOUSTON, Texas. Feb. 6.-After
having carefully perused several tenta-
tive schedules for the Texas league
race for the 1919 season, drawn up by
Doak Roberts, secretary of the Hous-
ton baseball club, and Mike Finn, man
ager of the San Antonio Bronchos. the
visiting magnates left town for their
respective bailiwicks to await a copy
Of the Schedule and vote on it.
The dPafters of the tentative sched-
ules worked increasingly for several
days but none OF the drafts drawn were
entirely acceptable. Roberts and Finn
finally finished one which seems likely
to be accepted and the magnates will
make ANAL vote IN IL.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-06

Pat Moran deserves the distinguished
service medal or some other %recogni-
ton for his bravery In taking the Job
Of managing the Cincinnati Reds, The
deal was closed recently, when Garry
Hermann failed to hear from Christy
Mathewson in answer to a query as to
his intentions. Managing the Reds has
proved the toughest job in baseball.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-06

MARRIED IN DENVER.

COLUMBUS, Miss. Feb. 8 (spll-
nouncing the marriage Of his daughter,
Miss vivian, to George W, White, which
was recently solemnised In Denver,
Col, Mr.. White Is engaged in bust
ness at Fort Worth. Tex, where he
and. his wife will reside.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-06

~ - oBILE, ALA. may or
may not %relinouish her
berth in the Southern
AW league, but in case the
gE& Bay City sewers its con-
RFA nection with the Sun
T/H land circuit. there will
be no trouble at all In
W@ p securing a very accept
able city TO take its place.
At present there are four cities which
have long been seeking an opportunity
Louisville, KY, has always had an en-
vious eye on a Dixie major franchise,
while Montgomery, Ala, which was a
member of the league several seasons
ago, is again perking up and citizens
and fans of the Alabama city are anX-
ious to again enjoy professional base
ball. Shreveport, La, which Is In the
Texas league, is another city which
has a decided leaning toward the Dixie
major, And there is Macon, Ga, which
has been making things hot during
the past few weeks in Its efforts to
buy the Mobile franchise.
Whether the Mobile club owners are
going to give up the franchise or
known at Southern league headquar-
ters. for President John D. Martin Is
absolutely In the dark as to the inten-
lions OF the Mobile club owners, and
whether they mean business in stat
ing that their franchise is for sale ID
not known. The league president, how
ever, has had several letters and tele-
grams from the Macon boosters rela-
tive to the Georgia city taking over
the Mobile franchise.
Regardless Of whether Macon buys
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-06
% TRUE BILLS FOUND

MERIDIAN, Miss, Feb. 6. tSpll-
The criminal grand Jury has returned
20 true bills, Included IN the num-
Der Is an indictment against Beaman
BoatriHht, the negro, who shot and
killed Constable Ben Culpepper In a
fight on the mountain,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-06
-Four Cities, Would Take
Berth If Mobile Vdcates
Shreveport, Macon, Louisville and Montgomery Sitting by
and Watching Developments. o
BY BOB PIGUE.

the Mobile franchise. the Southern
league Is well heeled in the way OF
other cities to succeed Mobile In case
that city desires to- get out, and II Is
assuring to the Sunland major that
there are four high-class towns which
are anxious to get in the league. Presi-
dent John Martin. Of the Southern, Is
for anything which will help the league,
and II Macon buys the Mobile fran
chise and the league club owners agree
to admit the Georgia city, there will
be no n who viii give the newcomer
president. But as things now stand,
Mobile is still In the league and will
be until all club owners have admitted
another city, which will be either Ma
con, Louisville, Shreveport or Mont
gomery, Shreveport is in the Texas
and Louisville Is in the American asso-
to succeed Mobile are Macon and Mont
Eofnery,
President Martin has received letters
from the four cities mentioned regard
ing proposed berths in the league and
when the league club owners come to-
gethet to take up the proposition OF
able that representatives from at least
two of the cities will be present to
press their claims. In the event that
the club owners for any reason were
aSAinst admitting any city, that city
wouldn't have a chance to get In, re-
CARELESS Of whether it had already
bought the franchise or not,
There is a persistent report that Mo-
bile may yet retain her franchise and
put another club In the league, for
the %slumbering civic pride of the Bay
City has at last been awakened and
II is understood that some OF the real
live wires OF Mobile are fostering a
plan to buy the franchise from the
present owners on the same plan that
Macon Is Working on. Community own
ership Is how Macon Is figuring on OPP
Grating, and Mobile fans are mobilize
Is not out Of the range Of probability
that the franchise viii remain in the
Bay village.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-06
Smartness and Economy.

A smari {ailored suit correctly Iltteu
lasts longer and gives the wearer better
satisfaction throughout the year. j, II.
Mortarty & Son, Tailors, 81 South Main
street. adv.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-06

Urban RED" Faber. recently dis
charged from the United States naval
service. dropped into Chicago a few
days ago from Cascade, Ia, had a
the White Sox, and signed a contract
to pitch for the Sox next season. This
is the same Red" Faber who helped
the Sox win the p%ennant in 1917 and
then got credit for winning three Of
the four victories in the worlds series
against the New York Giants. So the
Sox fans feel pretty cheerful.
Faber quit the White Sox in the
early part of last season and entered
thu naval service and since that time,
until only a few weeks ago, was a
yeoman in the Great Lakes naval train
ing station. ,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-14
MARINERS CHURCH PLANS
TO ENLARGE ACTIVITIES
New Hotel Proposed Will Not Af.
feet Old Organization,
Leader Declares

With its centennial celebration only few
months off the Mariners Church and the
Seamen's and Landsmens Aid Society, S32
South Front street, will remain open in the
future and expect to do more work than
ever before, according to Howard Preston
McHenry pastor Of the church and super
intendent Of the society.
Reports that the organization intended
closing its doors got abroad recently when
1t was announced that new mariners hotel
would be built to look after sailors in Phila-
depha.
Such hotel is needed" said Mr. Nc
Henry, "and We welcome 1t here. But it in
no way touches on the work that Is being
done either by the Mariners Church or the
Seamen's and Landsmen's Aid Society. Our
work is peculiarly the moral uplift of the
sailor. We also furnish him with help in
time Of distress. Our headquarters is
equipped with writing paper. books and
games and gives to the sailor who Is visiting
Philadelphia place where he can spend
his hours.
'"rhe boarding houses for sailors which
may be opened cannot supplant this institu-
tion. That is why we are looking fdrward
to many more years of usefulness"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-14
THE READERS VIEWPOINT
Letters to the Editor Topics of General Interest

teachers were made to wait until January
FOR their December pay. Those getting the
highest salaries were paid on Christmas Eve.
but those with small salary and needing it
the most had to wait.
Teachers who belong to building societies
that meet early in the month are penalized
Tor the delay Of these clerks who want US to
snow them what we have shown them once.
Further. an actuary declares the Teachers
Pension Fund to be in condition bordering
on bankruptcy, and so per cent of the teach
ers have voted to merge with the state as
they were asked to do, but the clerks OF the
board still continue to deduct from our
meager salaries before they are paid to US
1 or 2 per cent to be paid to this bankrupt
pension fund that actuary tells US can
not pay, US anything back.
We do not need professional agitators, we
are already agitated enough.
Do you know that last month in this city
there were several classes Of children who
received $40 worth Of teaching? That is all
the teacher was paid for teaching forty,
fifty or more children a whole month.
Teachers are trying to qualify for other
positions where they may ask fair treat
ment SQUARE DEAL.
Philadelphia, March H.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-14
PLAN FREE SUPPLIES y
FOR TEXTILE STRIKERS
Woman's Trade Union League
Solicits Financial Aid
for 5000 Workers

free commissary store for the assistance
OF textile strikers in Kensington is being
planned by the Philadelphia Women's Trade
Union League.
Miss Frieda Miller secretary, and Miss
Paulne Newman. organizer, of the league
IN this city, said today that they would seek
pledges Of financial support from wealthy
women Of Philadelphia. who have interested
themselves in the cause of the strikers
so far" said Miss Newman "the strikers
have been able to. get along unaided. In
the event that they need help, however, we
are preparing to open a store in Kensington
where those who are short of funds can get
groceries and other necessaries of life free
ON two previous occasions. in New York
and in Chicago, the local organizations of
the Womens Trade Union League rendered
this assistance to strikers. It was a help
appreciated, as it gave them courage to con-
tinue their fight
"The strikers are fighting for principles
which we consider just, and we want them
to be able to 60 on.
Miss Newman has been keeping in touch
with the situation in Kensington. There are
at present, she says, about 5000 men and
women Of various textile trades out on strike
Some OF the strikers, in the stocking indus
try, have been out since January. They are
seeking an increase in wages. Others went
out, or were locked out, when the textile
workers enforced their countrywide demand
for forty-eight-hour week.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-14
GIRLS DID MOST WORK
PICKING PRODUCE IN 1918
Report of Surplus Committee
Shows Achievements in
Conserving Food

The second annual report of the surplus
produce committee is Just out and shows the
enormous amount Of work done in 1918
toward conserving surplus garden products
A large part of the picking was done by
Girl Scouts, Junior League girls and boys
from the Home Of the Good Shepherd at
Rosemont. The girls and boys worked dur
ing the hottest weather, and among other
products, collected 2O39 ears of corn, 179
bushels of apples, 40 punches Of carrots,
761 lunches of beets and 445 cabbages--all
of which would have been wasted otherwise.
After the vegetables were collected they
were delivered to volunteer Canneries to
camps or to social settlements, where they
were received eagerly
A new plan is on foot to apply the same
method to flower conservation. over 10000
roses died in the national test garden Of
the American Rose Society In Washington
last October during the time when hospitals
were crowded with influenza patients. When
the surplus flowers are picked they can be
sent to hospitals and other local institutions.
Tho executive committee on surplus pro-
duce is headed by Mrs Andrew Wright
Crawford, president; Mrs. Joseph Parker
Norris Jr., secretary; Mrs. Francis NJ.
Brooke. treasurer; Miss Elizabeth Chew.
Mrs. Morris L. Clothier, Miss Gertrude Ely,
Mrs. Ledyard Heckscher, Miss Josephine
Mather, Mrs. Phineas Prouty, Mrs. c. A.
Service, Mrs. George c. Thayer, Mrs. Isaac
Blddle Thomas and Mrs T. Meller Tyson.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-14
100 TO GET CITIZENSHIP
AT >PHLOMUSIAN CLUB
U. S. Judge Thompson and Clerks
Will Be There Tonight to Ad-
minister Oath

The Americanization committee of the
Philomusian Club has turned the club house
into court room for tonight, and Judge J.
Whitaker Thompson and clerks Of his court
will be there to hand the final naturalization
papers to one hundred would-be Americans
- The one hundred foreigners who will be-
come Americans are all from the Allied ma
tions. They include Italians, Irish, Greeks,
Russians and Scotch. In this number there
are very few laborers and there are ninety
nine men and one Russian woman teacher.
The Philomusian Club will entertain their
guests by showing two moving pictures that
are coming from Washington--one patriotic
film and one comedy
A chorus from the West Philadelphia High
School will sing the national songs Of the
Allied nations and when all the naturaliza-
tion papers have been given, the whole club
will sing the Star Spangled Banner"
This is the beginning Of large Ameri-
canization movement which the Phiomusian
Club is starting to welcome the foreign born.
They expect to have mothers meetings for
the wives of the new citizens.
Mrs. Herman B. Allen Is chairman Of the
committee on Americanization and is assist
ed by Mrs. B. F. Richardson, Mrs. Geo. W.
Smith, Miss Marcella Harris Mrs Louis
Silance. Mrs Charles f. Michener, Mrs.
William Dill and DR.. Maud Hansche. Mrs.
Alfred p. Lee is chairman Of the educational
committee, Of which Americanization is a
part.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-14
$5OO,OOO FOR REPAIRS
NEEDED, SAYS CARRIER
Amount Would Only Cover Press.
ing Demands, Asserts School
Superintendent

According to DR.. John p CARRIER. super
intendent Of schools, the Board Of Education
needs 100000 Immediately for painting and
need Of putting certain schools In the city
into anything like a proper state, he said
yesterday, was very great, and IL the Scott
bill, which would increase the tax, passes
he thought the board would be in position
to start some of the work before the end of
the year.
THE survey is being made and urgent
cases will receive attention as soon as funds
are available" he said. THE law prohibits
the Board Of Education to 60 beyond its in
come in expenditures and It is not allowed to
contract for new school buildings without
having the money in hand or available by
the time payments must be maue.
IN my opinion, the Board Of Education
mas done well with the funds since It has had
control We are educating our boys and girls
at little over an average expense OF $40 q
year An equally good education in a pri-
Vate school would cost 5000 a year"
prominent teachers throughout the state
who have been watching school legislation
at Harrisburg have decided to push the
woodruff bill providing for increased SAL
aries rather than the Weaver bill. to which
the administration is opposed. The latter
measure provides for an appropriation of
]!0,oOo'Oo0 to give the teachers an increase
or 25 per cent Governor Sproul has said
ne ne considered the proposition Of a 25 per cent
i increase as impracticable. The Woodruff
Dill appropriates from $4,000 to $4,000, 900
a year for salary increases
Efforts will be made to have the Wood
rum Dill reported to the, House by the Com
mittee on Education next week. II NAV not
pass as written, but will be the basis OF Ieeis-
lation providing for increased salaries for
teachers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-14
Thanks :!

To the Editor Of the Evenim9 Public LEDGER:
Sir-All winter I have been intending TO
write to you the appreciation of myself ana
some of my friends of the very excellent
musical criticisms which have been appearing nj:
In YOUR paper. However, l have put IL OH
until now, when my admiration Of the criti-
cIsm of the concert of the Philadelphia Or
chestra in last Saturdays paper must hna
expression. 1 think, it the best piece OF
musical criticism I have ever seen.
The article in question condemned the
Ornstein compositions very severely and as
It seems to me, deseryedly SO. but the point
make is that there was definite and CO.
herent reason given for the condemnation
somethinp that no other music critic in this
cty has ever before attempted, at least to
my knowledge .,o
I wish also to express to you my apprecia-
ton of the very readable and inforInatory
musical articles which you have been pub
fishing in your paper each Saturday after
noon They are the first thing that read
in the Saturday paper. and I find that am
not alone in this. ! have kept copy OF
aach ~ them. r. P. WILSON,
PHILADELPHIA, March II.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-14
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
T,co Weddings Take Place in -Croome-Teague and
Crane-Putnanr AHiances-HaUertord Boys to Play in
Germantown Mother and the Goldfish

= entertain at cards tomorrow afternoon at
her home
Mr. and Mrs. Peter C. wynkoop have re-
turned from their wedding trip and are at
home at 5s25 Pentridge street, West Phila-
delphia. The bride was Miss Isabelle NJ
Wilkins, daughter of Mr.. Victor wilkins, OF
Media, Pa.
Among the early summer weddings will
be that Of Miss Emily Wilson, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs Coffin Colket Wilson, of Swedes-
FORD road Paoli, and Ensign William Latta
Nassau Of Germantown Ensign Latta has
returned from Virginia to the University of
pennsylvania, where he will be graduated in
June. He enlisted in 1917 and entered the
naval training school at Portsmouth.
The Sixteen Club will give dance at the
City Club, 313 South Broad street, tonight
The members of the club include Miss
Eleanor Baker, Miss Anne Cleeland, Miss
Marion Cummings, Miss Elizabeth Engle,
Miss Harriet Fiees, Miss Rose Gleason, Miss
constance Hubbard, Miss Erma Lewis. Miss
Grace Mills Miss Mabel Peterson, Miss Flor
ence Ruhl Miss Beatrice Siegel, Miss Mar
garet Thompson, Miss Alice whitcraft, Miss
Ruth Haight, Miss Mary Hall and Miss
Alice Childs
Mrs. George Q. Nuneville, Of 642 North
Fifty-hfth street, West Philadelphia, gave
Il
Lieutenant Edward A. Davies, of Company
b, ol6th Infantry, and his comrade, Cor
poral William Devine. Among those present
We're Mr.. Charles Fuller, Mr.. Alex Valentine,
Mr. George Alber, Mr. John Carlyle, Mr..
Charles Donohue, Mr.. Thomas Mcdonald,
Mr.. Walter Smith and Mr.. Walter Eastburn.
Mrs. Frederick Strawbridge and her
daughter, Miss Anna Strawbridge Of Tor
worth. School House lane and Wissahclson
avenue, Germantown, will leave next week
for New York, where they will spend several
days.
Mrs Herbert Heston of Stein Court, is
spending a few days in Washington as the
guest of Mrs. F. Gait Parsons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Latmer Painter Smith will
be at home this afternoon from to Z o'clock
at their home, 1921 Lancaster avenue, Over
brook. Mrs. E. Percival Neall, Mrs. Baldwin,
Mrs Frederick S. Giger and Miss Ruth V.
Neall will assist in receiving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel NJ. Rhoads Jr., of
464s D street. are being congratulated upon
the birth Of daughter, Regina Mary
Rhoads. Mrs. Rhoads will be remembered
as Miss Regina McCusker.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-14
Thinks Negro Unjustly Accused

To the Editor Of the Evening Public Led9ef:
Sir-Your readers may call to mind the
recent incident of the man with black face
mustache and white ears" who stole the
Ginsberg car, driving off with it while Rosy
and Sara Ginsberg were asleep under a robe
in the back of the car. The affair is OF more
than passing interest to members of the
Armstrong Association, which desires that
the colored people of the city shall be granted
fair play Evidently the car thief tried to
hide his identity with burnt cork, and forgot
to include his ears in the smpdge hence the
discovery that he was of the white race.
Now the probability is that this Is not an
unusual practice of the law-breaking fra
ternity, and, therefore, the negroes are very
often given a raw deal. If the reporters,
when they record the alleged tyansgressions
OF negroes, would either be sure that the
suspected one actually is a negro, and not a
make-believe, or not mention any race at
ali. the ends of justice and fair play would
be met am convinced that some of the
preiudice that exists against colored people
is created and maintained by the custom of
reporters ascribing alleged crimes to persons
of the colored race, sometimes when they
only surmise that negro is involved.
WILMER ATKINSON.
Philadelphia, March ~.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-14
In Praise of Jim Couzens

To the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
sir-we were very much interested In
your editorial of Friday, March Z, headed
Have We a Jim Couzeps?' We most hear
tily indorse your opinion and statements con-
earning Mr. Couzens as we have the pleas
ure Of knowing him personally.
He is a man of modern times. and his
thoughts and ideas are modern TO the minute {;
he has got the backbone and bulldog tenac-
ity to fight for that which he believes Is
right. ,,,
Here's hoping that Philadelphia will
awaken some Individual, Of whom there are
many in your city, who is so situated that
he can devote his time to the Weltare on
YOUR good city Remember though tnere ID
only one Jim Couzens. IL. H. HAIL. HAIL
Vice president and general manager
I,ewis-Hall Iron Works.
Detroit Mich, March IL.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-14
Teachers Salaries DELAYED

To the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
sir-In the morning papers an employe of
the Board of Education asks the teachers to
tell him how to perform his duties, or rather
the duties he 10 paid to perform. Well. he
thinks he knows how to run the schools so
we will help him out on this Teachers are
supposed to be able TO do anything.
Long ago this same complaint was made,
the same reply given and the teachers got
busy and requested information from the
then Mayors clerk as to how the policemen
are paid on the first of the month or
earlier.
The Mayors clerk gave the teachers COM
rnittee full particulars of the system used by
his office.
That information was given to the clerks
in the office OF the Board OF Education, but
they will not use IT. II they will use the
information given them once the teachers will
not bSt2sto complain Of tardy payment.
Last Shristmas Eve the teachers salary
checks were in tho desk in the office, but the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-14
QUIET WEDDING sOLEMNIZED
Mrs. Margaret Dodds Wright Becomes the
Bride Of Mr.. E. George Seward

The wedding of Mrs Margaret Dodds
Wright. daughter of Mr.. John Dodds, 5935
Spruce street. and Mr.. T. George Seward of
West Philadelphia, was quietly solemnized
on Wednesday evening at $3.50 o'clock. The
Rev. DR.. Nevin, pastor Of the Steele Memo
rial Church. Ffty-ninth street and Larch-
wood avenue, performed the ceremony
The bride wore her travelling suit Of dark
brown velour and a dark brown hat to match
a corsage bouquet of Bride roses. She was
attended by Mrs. Helen Rodman, who wore
a dark blue dress and corsage bouquet of
pink rosebuds
Mr.. Louis s. Dodds was best man. After
the quiet ceremony Mr.. Seward and his bride
left on their wedding trip. They will be at
home in the spring at 5933 Addison street.
West Philadelphia.