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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-29
MINISTER'S SON KILLED
IN FALL FROM WINDOW
R. F. Tyler Thought to Have
Been Temporarily Derarged.
Subject to Commissions

Robert F. Tyler, thirty five years
old, son of the Rev. Thomas b. Tyler,
pastor of the Church of God, German
town avenue and Berks streets. was
Killed late last night by a fall from a
third story window in his home at 201O
North Sixth street.
Mr.. Tyler's mind is believed to have
been temporarily deranged. Deputy
Coroner Greenhalgh. who investigated
the case, said the man had been sub
ject to convulsions at frequent intervals
since he was five years old At that
time it was said he was badly fright
ened by some children who appeared be-
fore him with sheets over their heads
and said they were ghosts.
Last night Mr.. Tyler suffered one of
these attacks. He was comforted by his
father and then retired. A short time
later the Rev. Mr.. Tyler heard crash
on the pavement outside the house,
followed by groans. He investigated
and found his son. The body was re-
moved to the Episcopal Hospital but
Tyler was dead.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-29
zoo CAND|DAT FOR
REGISTRY JOBS HEARD
Quarters Of Commission Are
Again Crowded by Applicants
for District Positions
DAYS SESSION is TAME

More than POO candidates for the DO .
sitions of division registrars in the
Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth,
Eighteenth and Nineteenth wards were
heard by the board of registration com :
missioners today.
The full board sat and the rooms of
the commission on the sixth floor of
City Hall were again crowded with
candidates.
The session today, however. lacked
the aggressiveness that featured the
work of the rival attorneys yesterday
and was comparatively calm. Few OBJ
jcctiOns were made.
Many young men just relieved from
military service appeared, and in each
case were allowed to 60 unchallenged
Lieutenant Edward F. Shearon. of the
Forty first division of the Fifteenth
ward. who is stationed at Camp Mer
ritt. was one of those accepted with =
out question.
Edward J. Hasson. of the Episcopal
Hospital, appeared in an invalid
chair. No opposition developed.
Representative William j. Brady
joint author of the Daix Brady regis
tration law, under which the commits
sion is operating, appeared as counsel
for the Republican Alliance. He heads
that party in the Fifteenth ward.
More than 1000 candidates are to bt
heard by the commission this week
The hearings were resumed this after
noon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-29
BELIEVE CLOTH THEFTS
END WITH ARRESTS
Two Of Four Men Arrested in
Baltimore Linked With
Robbery Here

Further information linking the
four Philadelphians under arrest in
Baltimore for stealing cloth with nu-
merous thefts here was uncovered to-
day.
Abe Miller. a teamster, of Lawrence
street north of Poplar, and William
Hessler, a chauffeur. are under $1,000
bail each for alleged participation in
a S21 900 cloth robbery in North Phila
delphia.
The two other Philadelphians. Rubin
Lazaroff and Max Levin. are not known
to the police here. Lazaroff is said to
have made confession.
Hessler and Miller were arrested after
the warehouse Of the Hinsdale Trans
portation Company, Old York road and
Glenwood avenue, was robbed of cloth
valued at S21 900 last year.
The truck which carted away the
material was seen by passing trolley
car conductor and later proved to be
Miller's. Another man, Louis Kelchin
sky. chauffeur, confessed at that time
but Jailed to appear to help the prose
cution when the case was called for
trial last December He did, however
help the authorities to locate a store OF
stolen cloth in New York.
In his confession he implicated Hess
Ter and Miller in the robbery of the
cloth shop of Maur Levan. of Fifth ant
Walnut streets, of $4,000 worth Of
cloth, which resulted in Levan's sui
eide.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-29
CHAMBER WILL URGE
BUILDING LINER HERE
Executive Committee Wants
Delaware Yard to Produce at
Least One 4-Day Ship

The executive committee of the Cham
Der of Commerce, will meet today to
start campaign urging the United
States shipping board = build here at
least one of the new 1000-foot ocean
liners, booked to cross the ocean in
four days.
"The Chamber of Commerce" said
Ernest T. Trigg, president of the or
ganization. lis heart and soul behind
the proposition to have these new ships
that are to cross the Atlantic in four
days built along the Delaware. I know
of no reason why they should not be
built here.
THE work that we have done here in
helping to win the war is certainly suf
ficient reason for our claims that we
should be allowed to build at least one
OF these ships here.
"I do not know what the chamber
will be able to do in the matter, but
you may be assured that whatever is
possible for us to do will be done"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-29
FRIEND HELPS Y. w. C. A.
Anonymous Benefaetor Provides Ad.
ditional Facilities

An anonymous benefactor has come
to the aid of the Germantown Young
Women's Christian Association and has
voluntarily agreed to provide neces-
sary additional facilities.
Important extensions are to be made
to the building A fourth story will be
built. 60 by $50 feet and the building
will be extended at the front up to the
line at Germantown avenue. thus pro-
viding for new front and additional
rooms on every floor. Work has already
commenced on the contemplated i'm
provements.
The new fourth floor will be for the
associations cafeteria. now conducted
at the boarding home at Market Square.
An elevator will be installed to provide
ready access from the street. 1t was
announced recently that the cost OF the
improvements will be borne by friend
of the association, whose name is not
to be made known.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-29
ENGINEER WHO AVERTS
WRECK COMMENDED
Road Officials Cite Reading En-
ploye and Passengers Give
Him $125 Purse

Engineer Frank Kinds. who runs the
40 express on the Reading Railway
from Camden TO Ocean City. was today
commended by o. A. Widener. assis-
tant superintendent of the road. for
preventing a wreck at Magnolia yes
terday after two large trees were blown
across the tracks.
The engineer was presented with a
purse of S125 by passengers on the
train.
1--WE get paid for this Kinds said
today. There's nothing unusual
about it. We left Camden at 80
O'Clock. When We got to Lawnside I
saw the green signal that meant some
thing was worng. Then we ran into
the big storm. 1t looked as though a
solid sheet of water was falling.
II was then going thirty five miles
an hour, and began to slow down. I
wasn't taking any chances, as there
were 800 persons on that train, and l
knew | had their lives in my hands.
Just south of Magnolia, while was
making from twenty to twenty five
miles an hour, I saw the tree across
the tracks. 1t was fifty feet away9 I
threw on the emergency brakes. and
brought the train to n stop ten feet
from the tree. The stop was so sudden
the passengers were thrown out of their
seats. They got out of the coaches and
it took us an hour to cut the tree away.
Then I started off again. going
slowly. About half a mile further on
there was another tree across the
tracks. We cut that one away and then
went on to Ocean City. arriving there
an hour and a half behind time
Engineer Kinds, whose home is at
2030 Arlington street, Camden, has
been with the Reading Railway since
1897, when he was employed as wiper
boy. He has been an engineer since
1903.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-29
TRAINMEN HELD GUILTY
Enaneer and Conductor Blamed for
New Haven Wreck

New Haven, Conn.,. July 20.-(By A.
P.)-Engincer Tomas NJ. Darigan. of
New Haven. and Conductor Daniel Sui
livan. of Westfeld. Mass. are held
criminally responsible in a finding an
nounced by Coroner Nix for the wreck
of a New York, New Haven and Hart
ford Railroad work train at Montowese,
near here, on July IA, which caused the
deaths of two men and the serious in
jury of six men and the serious in
van have been held in $2500 bonds since
the accident.
The coroner finds that Darigan and
Sullivan did not use proper precautions
in entering a siding with their work
train. carrying forty eight employees Of
the railroad. that the airbrake of the
train was only 40 per cent operative.
while the railroads rules call for 100
per cent. and that main track switch
was set contrary to the rules of the
system.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-29
H. H. ROBERTS IS BURIED
Manager of Iron Age Died at Atlantic
City After Brief illness

The funeral of Henry II. Roberts,
Philadelphia. manager of the Iron Age.
was held today at his summer home at
Atlantic City. y. j.. where he died Sat
urday following an illness of several
weeks. 1nterment took place this after
noon at Mt. MOriah Cemetery.
Mr.. Roberts was born in I'hiladel
phia fifty five wears ago. He was grad
uated from Girard College and entered
the employ of Il drygoods firm, later
becoming assistant to Thomas Hobson.
the manager of the Iron Age Office here
Mr.. Roberts later represented the Iron
Age in Chicago and st. Louis and re
turned to Philadelphia about six years
ago as its local mapager.
He was prominent in the Manufac
turers' Club. He resided at 603 South
Forty eighth street.
Mr. Roberts leaves widow and three
children, Ella. Fanny and Henry II.
Jr., the latter having recently returned
from overseas service.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-29
MERCHANT SEAMEN RETURN
Virtually All Demands, Including an
Increase, Are Granted

Merchant marine workers in this
port are back on the job today. after
having been on strike for more than
three weeks. Virtually all the demands
of the strikers have been granted, In
cluding increase in pay, establishment
of the three watch system for firemen.
oilers, watertenders and seamen. and
better living conditions for all hands
The order to return to work was
issued to the men yesterday, and the
United States shipping commissioners
were busy signing up crews for vessels.
More than 1000 men were affected by
the strike, and ships plying between this
and ports in all parts of the world
were tied up during the deadlock.
A demand made by the men for a
closed shop was refused, but shipping
owners have agreed to recognize the
Marine Firemen's, Oilers and Water
tenders Union and the Seamen's Union.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-29
GEN. HUNTERL|GGETT
LOST IN WEST PH|LA.
PatroIman, Ex-SoIdier, RES
cues" Head Of First Army.
On Way From Reading
OFFICER H0NoRs OLD TUTOR

Lieutenant General Hunter Liggett.
U. 8. A., who directed the assault of
the First Army against the Germans
north of the Marne year ago, got lost
Somewhere in West Philadelphia, - in
the early hours Of today.
The stretches Of West Philadelphia
we're far more unfamiliar to him than
were the reaches of No Mans Land In
far off France.
Patrolman Reavy, who served year
and half overseas as a military DO
liceman, rescued the gallant soldier
acting as liaison officer, and directing
the officers course to the West Phila-
delphia station of the Pennsylvania
Railroad .aa>
Reavy espied the motorcar of General
Liggett beneath the elevated structure
at Fortieth and Market streets, about
80 O'Clock this morning.
''Sacre Bleu," exclaimed Reayy,
making use Of the only French expletive
he knew. 'It's General Liggett."
Advancing, at salute, he made his
identity known and soon the distin-
guished officer was on his way to the
train and en- route to Washington.
General Liggett was returning from
Reading by automobile. He had been
the guest of the people of his home
town. at public reception yesterday.
On the way to this city General
Liggett ordered his auto halted
about midnight at St. Michael's grave
yard, just below Birdsboro.
While his companions wondered the
general left the car, carrying a huge
armful Of American beauty roses. He
entered the lonely graveyard and
walked among the tombstones until he
came to one which bore, in faint let.
tering. the name III. G. Hunter"
There he stood moment in rever-
ence, as his memory drifted back to
the childhood days when he played as
Indians with other boys from II. G.
Hunters school. He placed the wreath
of roses tenderly on the weatherworn
tombstone and he returned to the ma
chine. -.
"He was my old teacher" he ex-
planned. "He gave Inc my chance in
life and I owe him very much. He
coached me for the West Point examin
alton. My Christian name came from
him." Then the party proceeded.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-29
REPORTERS FIGHT BLAZE
Men Who Write About Fires Have
Chance to Put One Out

The men who write stories about
fires and things in the newspapers
were given an opportunity to fight a
blaze today in the reporters room en-
the sixth floor of City Hall.
The fire is believed to have been
started by a cigarette. or crossed cleo
tric light wires, or something. Frank
Denny. off duty for the time, was the
only one "among those present" He
was reading an article written by his ia
vorite author, when, about IL O'Clock he
found the curtain around shower
bath in the room in flames.
Joseph NJ. Nichols, another fire
writer" volunteered as a firefghter
and ran to the sixth floor for the water
buckets and chemical extinguisher.
When he returned, the reporters room
was crowded with volunteers and spec
tators.
Then the blaze was put out. IL has
not been determined whether the chemi :
Gals did 1t, or whether II was smothered
BY the crowd,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-29
KANE IN WASHINGTON
TO GET LIQUOR DATA
District Attorney Summoned to
Capital for Conference With
Frierson
II MORE WARRANTS READY

Procedure to be followed in the prose
cution Of brewers and saloonkeepers
here. charged with selling 2ai per cent
beer, will be outlined by Assistant
United States Attorney General VIII
liam l.. Frierson, of the Department of
Justice. at conference with United
States Attorney Kane today at Wash =
ington.
The summons to tho Washington
headquarters urged Mr.. Kane TO go to
the capital at once. It is the opinion
in and about the Federal Building that
the summoning of Mr.. Kane was due
largely to the announcement that he
had agreed to accept the offer of the
Philadelphia Retail Liquor Dealers As
sociation to furnish evidence against a
thousand or moro beer sellers.
Repudiate Agreement
The Department of Justice subse-
quently issued statement repudiating
any such agreement between Mr..
Kane's Office and the saloonmen.
Many Of the saloonmen believed that
by furnishing such evidence to the gov
ernment they would be immune from
further arrests and could go on selling
beer until a final decision was handed
down in the beer test case by the
United States Supreme Court. Mr..
Kane denies having made promise to
the head of the saloonmen's organiza p
ton. Neil Bonner. of suspension Of
prosecutions in return for being given
evidence the authorities seek
Twelve More Warrants
Twelve additional warrants for sa :
loon proprietors and bartendprs will be
served today. This will make the total
number of prosecutions in Philadelphia
thus far for beer selling. seventy five.
Despite the arrests, few. if any, of
the saloonmen. arrested and held in bail
for court, have closed their places OF
business.
The liquor dealers of Pennsylvania
will discuss the situation confronting
them at the annual convention of the
Pennsylvania State Retail Liquor Deai
ers' Association. to be held at Reading
August -. Twenty delegates will rep
resent the Philadelphia Retail Liquor
Dealers Association.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-29
EXPECT DEMOCRATIC TILT
Judge BonniweIl Announces He win
Take Hand In Primary

Trouble is threatened in the Demo
cratic ranks at the primary. Municipal
Judge Eugene c. Bonniwell has served
notice that he will take a hand in
Democratic affairs.
The judge denies that he will be a
candidate for the mayoralty nomina
ton, but will support any of his friends
who arc candidates for county commits
siouers and magistrates He declined
to say whether he would enter the race
for place on the Common Pleas bench.
Il am not a candidate for Mayor,' -
said Judge Bonniwell II am not saw
ing that | may not be candidate for
some other office. but if I am, will
announce it in time.
IF any of my friends desire the
Democratic nominations for county
commissioner or magistrates. will be
for them and my friends will be for
them.
Judge Bonniwell was the Democratic
nominee for Governor last fall. He was
opposed by the Democratic city com
mittec at the primary. but carried the
city by 2 to ! majority.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-29
City Appointments Announced

Municipal appointments announced
today included those of Wenzel J. Huff,
1920 North Twelfth street, who was
made an assistant stenographer In the
Bureau of Surveys, at u salary Of $1,000
year, and of Miss Dorothy Hendricks.
2O10 Bainbridge street. and Miss Anna
Porter. 80 South Ruby street. who
were appointed assistant teachers in the
Bureau of Recreation, with salaries of
5000 per year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-29
GEO. STOREY, ARTIST, DIES
British Authority on Perspective
Succumbs at London Home

London, July 29.-(By a. P.)--
George Adolphus Storey, the famous
artist and authority on perspective.
died at his residence here this morning.
George Adolphus Storey was born
in London. January Z. 1894. He re-
ceived his art education in England aud
exhibited his first picture in the Royal
Academy in 1852. Since 1914 he had
been professor of perspective Of the
Royal Academy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-29
Freiahter to Be Launched TODAY

The 5000 ton freighter Iceland will
be launched at the yard of the Chester
Shipbuilding Company this afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock. The sponsor will be
Mrs. Lester H. Monks, wife of drec-
tor Of the Shawmut Steamship Com
pany, for which the vessel il being
built. The Iceland is 40 feet long,
54 feet beam and moulded depth Of 80
feet o INCHES.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-29
Daniel A. Ro.henbsrssr Dead

Reading. Pa, July 29.-Daniel A.
Rothenberser, aged sixty one, serv-
ing his fourth term as legislator at
Harrisburg in the House, which re-
Gently adjourned, died at his home in
Obey last night. He was unable to be
present during the last two months of
tho session owing 70 Illness. IS
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-29
U, S, Air Pilot Killed

Mineola, N. Y, July 29.-Second
Lieutenant stephen b. Johnson, Of
IIvalde. Tex. a pilot. was killed and
lieutenant Amos G. Payne. an observer.
was slightly injured at Hazlchurst
Field yesterday when their airplane fell
200 feet as they attempted to make D
landing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-29
Gloucester Home Is Robbed

Burglars entered the home of George
Taylor, 224 South Fourth street
Gloucester. and stole silverware and
other valuables. The family was absent,
having gone to Brooklyn, N. u, Q few
days ago on q visit. Ak,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-29
Baby Drinks Kerosene, But Lives

baby UrIHks NeToseHe' But lives
A swallow of kerosene nearly proved
fatal to two year old Mary Ciocca. O29
Kater street. The child took the liquid
when the parents were out of the room.
Quick action on the part of the mother,
who rushed Mary to the Pennsylvania
Hospital, saved the child's life.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-29
Berlin Electrical Strike Ends

Berlin, Monday, July 2S.-After a
conference at the labor ministry the
strikers at the Siemens Schuckert
electrical plant have agreed to resume
work Tuesday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-29

Man Struck by 3. and o. Train
Patrick Shields, fifty eight years old,
address Unknown, was struck and seri-
ously injured by Baltimore and Ohio
express train at Thirty first street and
Girard avenue. He was taken to the
Lankenau Hospital.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-29
isIiiTii7A~ToNs WaVTrn-WlT.E

ACcoUNTAN NT---collese graduate, expert
snoed In handling large ONCE. roe-stly em-
,.l,ved ~ auditor; Is years expef,f \ Bon
1851. borsand ADV Asency' Atithr' City,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-29

PEARLS, JEW ELS,
WATCHES, SILVERWARE
CLOCKS, STATIONERY.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-12-04
PIERCE PREDICTS WAR
WITH YELLOW RACE

The Dalles, Or, Dec. 4.--"The con-
test between the white man and the
Mongolian has to be met sooner or
later and IL by no other alternative
than by war, then the sooner the bet
ter" declared Delegate Walter Pierce
of Ba Grande, Or. speaking at the
annual convention of the Oregon and
southern Idaho division of the Far
mers Educational Il Cooperative I'm
ion of America here.
"The Japanese has absolutely no
moral or honesty standard contln-
ued Pierce, who was Democratic can
didate for governor during the last
Oregon campaign. HE will break a
contract at the slightest provocation,
and cannot be trusted II allowed to
spread he will soon control the agri-
cultural activities OF this state.
II urge stringent laws to protect
American property from the incur
sions OF Mongolians The east and
west can never mix"
The farmers union Is expected to
pass resolutions before adjournment
urging the legislatures of western
states to pass laws absolutely pro-
hibting Japanese from holding lands
either individually or In corporations.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-12-04
FAST SHIPS SOUGHT
FOR IRANS-PAC|FIC
LINES OF AMERICA

washington, Dec. 4.-Representa.
,,ves of every seaport on the Pacific
coast Ms well as OF Hawaii and the
philippines appeared before Chairman
payne of the shipping board Wednes.
day in a plea for fast freight and pas
senger ships to take care OF the rapid
ly developing trade In tho Orient.
DR.. Paul 8. Reinsch, former United
states minister to China, was spokes-
man for the delegates and outlined in
detail the trade opportunities in the
Orient. He stated that a two week
qeryices had been established to the
Orient for passengers and freight and
n three-route service which would
reach Viadivostok. Kobs, Japan, Ma
Mia and the Philippines should also be
established.
Two vessels on each route would be
necessa ry to maintain the business that
would ordinarily go to foreign bottom
he said.
Relnsch declared that tho Orient
was willing to work closely with the
United States and IL America failed to
grasp this opportunity the trade
would be snapped up by other coun-
tries.
Chairman Payne In answering the
delegates stated that the first suit
able ships available for Oriental serv-
ice would be allocated to the Pacific
but the boards first task was South
America and next the Pacific. Payne
chant marine must be established and
that he would make every effort to
have congress back him to establish
one
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-12-04
Medley Mixed
In Proposing
His Amendment

Evidently J. e. Medley of rortlano
got his wires crossed when he proposed
to amend article one OF me s.a,e con-
stitution by adding another sec..on u
be known as section SO.
There are already two SECTIONS so ol
article l, according to le.,ei wihch
Attorney General Brown has wiit.ei
calling Medley s attention 10 hs error
One Of these sections proilDi.s lnt
manufacture and sale of iI.oA4uatht
liquors and the other pron4DI.s th'
death penalty within the SAFE Oh ore
gon. Both of these amenu.4ents weIt
added to the statutes In 1914.
Medley's proposed a..endnen
would establish minimum waee OF o.
for an eight hour day for men ana d
wage of 20 for q week of Az nous ir
women.