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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-30
PLAN SUIT TO HALT
GRAB OF FURNITURE
Publisher to Start Action Against
CounciImen-Asks Why Don't
They Take Safes
DRAW PRELIMINARY PAPERS

BARLEY j. Doyle will institute q tax .
payers SUIT TO prevent the councilmanic
grab of furniture. Mr.. Doyle is pres
ident of the Keystone Publishing Co.
The 145 members of retiring Couu.
ellis might just as well vote themselves
the city safes and sinking fund as the
desks and chairs they used," he said.
Mr.. Doyle already has employed
counsel. and preliminary papers in the
suit are being drawn up. Action will
be started before January 5, the day
on which the counciimen retire and on
which the city is scheduled to lose part
of its property.
1T is an outrage" said Mr.. Dovlc.
for these men to take the furniture
the citizens paid for. OF course. it is
the province. of the present city officials
to prevent this grab, but. being politi-
clans. they will do nothing.
why don't the councilmen 60 down
into the City Hall COURTYARD and each
take an automobile? While they arc
about it, they might just as logically
take home a safe as memento of their
service in Councils. I am taking this
action solely out of civic pride and to
prevent an imposition on the citizens
of the city by the men they have elected
to Office
1t was said that still another
gift will be voted to the retiring
councilmen bv themselves at the seS !,
Sions this afternoon This will be in
the form of resolution proposing that
The city fathers have presented TO them
selves engrossed resolutions felicitating
them on their, honorable and faithful
services to the city.
That action, if successful. will cost
the taxpayers an additional $4,000.
The plan was advanced some time ago
and referred to the finance committee.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-30
REPORTERS FIND
FUGITIVE WOMAN
Denies Part in Mount Clemens.
Mich. Mans Murder.
Will Surrender

Chicago. Dec 3O,--rocl Beutrcc
Nc-lcr, for whose olrr,t ON charga
of having murdered j. Stanley Brown
at Mt Clemens. Mich. warrant was
taken out yesterday. has been located
by reporters and will surrender to Mt.
Clemens authorities SONG time today.
the Herald and Examiner announced to-
day. Mrs, Ncstcr denied that She was
implicated in the killing of Brown. The
urwspapcrs recently solved two murder
mysteries,
The newspaper did not reveal the
Whrrcabou-s Of Mrs Nester. but said
that her trail was picked up in chi
cago. and that she was with her grand.
mother wien found.
Mrs. Nr-ter admitted friendship with
brown. according to the Herald and
Examiner. and had been to several
purtics at his home. But Mr.. Brown
never paid any particular attention to
me or courtrd me in any munner. Mrs.
Nestcr was quoted as saying
She said that the last time she saw
Brown was three weeks ago yesterday
according to the alleged statement.
Brown was killed week ago.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-30
PROBE BLIND HOME CHARGES
Board Of Managers Names Commit
tee TO Investigate Complaints

Charges of mismanagement, made by
Bind Blind Men. Thirty sixth street % and md
Lancaster avenue, will be investigated
by committee of the board of man
ayers.
Six blind men appeared before the
board yesterday and made charges
against Frederick II. Mills, superin-
tendent of the home, whom they ac-
rused of subordinating the broom max :
ing activities of the home to those of
two private broom factories of which he
is the head, and of other irregularities.
They also demanded a union wage scale.
J. Henry Scattergood, J. T. Bailey
and Carroll Williams will probe the
charges for the board of managers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-30
Girl Consulted
Seer, Friends Sdy
Continued from Page One

Continued from Page One
She taught last year. Previously she
had taught al Lawrence College. Wis
conSin. and also in Lake Erie College.
She spent one year in South America
acquiring locaismS in Spanish. She
came to Buckncll last October under
one year contract, but all understood
when she left here before the HOLIDAYS
that she would not return, as she was to
be married Her leaving was regretted
by faculty and students alike, but every
one wished her happiness
Associates Express Regrets
DR.. Leo Rockwell, head Of the Span
ish department, and Mrs. Rockwell
were friends of Miss Kccncy. aud at
tended a novelty shower" given for
her just before the holidays. Both ex-
pressed their regret over the turn of
events.
1--WE have heard nothing from her
since sh' went home to be married. and
all we know Of tho case is what we
have read in the papers, said Mrs
Rockwell today.
Miss Keeney was in every way a
splendid young woman so far as We
knew. She probably was thirty years
old. attractive in appearance and Vi
vacious Of manner
1--WE heard little personal detail con
ccrning the bridegroom to be- And we
were all surprised to learn of the diff
ference in their ages. We cannot un-
dcrstand the situation, but our conf e.
dence still rests in Miss Kepney."
Students who spoke of the case to e
day told how they liked Miss Keeney
as teacher.
"She was Jolly and good natured. -
said a pretty little sophomore girl, who
has bccn taking Spanish. Every one
liked her, and we had regular
mourning bench when we found she
was to leave. She was showercd with
gifts.
Miss Bromley another member of
the college faculty, was Miss Kccney' s
closest friend here. Miss Bromley is
now at her home in Reading and will
| not return till the close of vacation,
/ January q. Miss Kecney was most
popular as chaperon at college parties
! and her companions regarded her as
one of the best entertainers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-30
TWO HELD IN MANS DEATH
Police Say Fight Grew Out of Strike
Ar1ument

Two men are being held by the police
in connection with the death of Charles
Tori, of 932 Montroso street, who
died in the Pennsylvania Hospital from
knife wounds said to have been received
at the hands of Salvatore Nacauto, of
1909 Federal street, Friday night. Va
cauto is in the hospital suffering from
bullet wound and stabs about the
body.
Arcedraconi and Tony Zapilda. Accord
ing to the police, Tori was weaver
and had refused TO go on strike with
the other men. He died after a fight
with Vacanto. Tho police say the men
under arrest were known to have in
quired at Torri's house for him on sew
eral occasions late at night, some time
before the fight
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-30
Deaths of a Day
w. Marcus Stephenson

The funeral of w. Mdrcus Stephen
son, widely known as a rare culturist.
florist and landscape gardener. will be
held this afternoon at p. M, at his
home. 1000 Old York road. He died on
Saturday. The Rev. Philip J. Stein
metz, Jr., rector of st. Paul's Epis-
copal Church. Ogontz, will officiate.
Interment will be in st. Paul's
churchyard. Mr.. Stephenson, who was
bachelor, is survived by two sisters,
Miss Elizabeth Stephenson and Miss
Leah Stephenson. He was n director
of the Jcnkintown National Bank.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-30
JUMP IN PROPERTY VALUE
Parcel, 18th and FlIbert Sts., Brings
100000 More Than Year Am

a group Of properties at the south
east coruer of Thirteenth and Filbert
streets was reported sold yesterday for
more than $4,000 above the price bid
d year ago.
The group includes the five four story
store properties at 21-31 North Tbir-
teenth street, with frontage of los
feet on Thirteenth street and an aver
age depth of seventy two feet, The
total assessed value of the properties is
SAL 900 and the price paid by the pur-
chasers is reported at, $535,0 900.
torney for the Buck estate, was Of
fered $425, 900 for the group.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-30
Samuel HolIyer

New York, Dec. 30.--Samuel Holl-
yer, one of the last of the old school of
engraving. which photoengraving vir-
tually has supplanted, died here yester-
day at the age of ninety four. He was
born in London and came to the United
States in 1851.
The first signed engravings by Holl-
yer are said to have appeared in 1912
After that time he worked continuously
at engraving, etchings and mezzotints.
Biography and publishing. Among his
finest and best known engraved plates
are "The Flaw in the Title" Charles
Dickens in His Study and ''The
Cleaner" Z"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-30
HAD W0MEN'S CLOTHES
Two Men Arrested in Overlook
With Suitcase Full Of Presents

Noticing two negroes acting in what
he thonght a suspicious manner. Patrol
man DAILY. of the Sixty fist and
Thompson streets station. arrested them
last night on Sixty first street. in Over
brpok. The men had suitcase with
them in which they said they had
clothes.
When taken to the station, the suit
eake was found to contain quantity
Of women's wearing apparel, to which
was attached Christmas cards. Ar.
raigned before Magistrate Harris TODAY
they gave their names a. David Harris
and Richard Mauldin, of Wood street j..
near Eighth. The men insisted they had
bought tht clothes, but the Magistrate
oWned that they came off somebody IS
Christmas tree. and held them in $1,000
bafl each for further hearing Janu-
arF 4.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-30
Frank Was Riqht!

Frank was right. The Christmas
mail "ain't all delivered yet" One of
the agents of Santa Claus, using the
initials 80. r. g." as signature.
sent a dollar to the EVENING PUBLIC
LEDGER to "help buy Frank n pair of
shoes" Frank, who is seven years old
and has tuberculosis, asked Santa for
shoes so he could attend the children S
clinic at Phipps Institute.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-30
STOREH0USE BURNS
Reflection Of Flames Near PauIsboro,
N. j., Seen Here

A storehousc for nitrates belonging
to I. =. Thomas & Sons Co., located
between Paulsboro and Billingsport,
\. j.. was destroyed by fire last night,
the blaze causing a glow in the sky that
was seen plainly from South Philadel-
phia.
The fire began in the sulphuric acid
department of the storehousc. There
were other raw fertilizing materials in
the building. other than ntrates, and
cral workmcn had no difficulty in cs-
Gaping.
The structure destroyed was near the
river front opposite point below Hog
Island.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-30
DR.. ELLA R. ZIEGLER DIES
She Was "a Years Old and Pioneer
Woman In Medicine

DR.. Ella Ridgway Ziegler, a pioneer
in women's medical profession and one
of the first women practitioners in the
country. died suddenly last night at her
home. 1927 Frankford avenue. Death
was due to apoplcXy,
Doctor Ziegler was seventy four years
Of age. Her husband is Doctor William
II. Zicgler, police surgeon Of the Twen-
ty- fourth district. Belgrade and Clear
field streets - '''' he has been at
tached for thirty years,
Doctor Zieglr. " - member of the
Philadelphia County Medical Society
and several other organizations.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-30
Mrs. Briqitte Lana

Mrs. Brigitte Lang, the wife of Colo
mel Jerome Lang, and the mother of
Lewis NJ. Lang of this city, died
Christmas morning in the home of ner
daughter. Mrs. e. Il. Lion. in New
York. Mrs. Lang was seventy five
years old Funeral services were con-
Quoted in Baltimore Sunday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-30
Hand Hurt BY Machine

Matthew Gordon, eighteen years old
17t5 South Orianna street, had his right
hand badly mangled when ii was caught
inl mRehnery at manufacturing plant
lsanlden, early today. lie was taken to
The Cooper Hospital, where it was
lohnd necessary to amputate the injured
hand
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-30
CAMDEN WOMAN ENDS LIFE
She Becomes Oespondent Over III
Health and Commits Suicide by Gas

Health and Commits Suicide by Gas
Mrs. Adolf Weber, forty nine years
old 2740 Cleveland avenue, Camden,
committed suicide early this morning
by turning on the gas in the dining
room OF her home.
She had been despondent over illness
and while her two children were up-
stairs and ner husband away at work,
she closed the doors of the dining room
and opened the gas jet. She was found
some time later by a neighbor.
Coroner Bentley issued a certificate
of death by suicide.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-03
MAJORS WILL NOT
DRAFT THIS YEAR
Minor League independence
Should Encourage Men
Who Back Game

Chicago, September 2.-The National
and American leagues will not draft
star players from the minor LEAGUES
this fall. This was decided tonight
when the national baseball commission
recommended that the privileges OF the
draft be suspended for 1919 because OF
the uncertainty now existing between
the major and minor leagues"
The commission ruled, however, that
the major league clubs be permitted to
continue the purchase of players
President Tearney of the Three and
Western leagues, who led the fight
against the practice of the major
leagues in drafting minor league talent
said the action meant the minor
leagues will mt be able to build fences
for themselves instead of for the major
leagues. 1t means also that the minor
organizations will have control over
,, their own property and the action will
encourage those interested in minor
league clubs financially to support the
game, which, as everyone knows, has
been losing venture"
Some minor league clubs have been
able to survive only through the sale of
star players. There have been more
players sold from the minors this fall
than any previous year"
A ghost OF the Federal league fight
was brought up by the commission. who
ruled that the old International league
still was indebted to the commission
| to the extent of $500. The commits
sion served warning that unless this
was paid within 80 days the territorial
rights of the cities comprising the In
| ternational league circuit in 1914 would
not be respected The money Is a part
| of funds loaned the organization to OPP
pose-invasion by the Federal league !,
MR.. FULTZ SPEAKS
BY Associated Press
| New York, September ANY at
| tempt by major league owners to draft
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-03
b EXHIBIT LOCAL
PRODUCTS At FAIR
FOR HOUSEKEEPERS
he Chamber of Commerce
Will Boost Articles
Manufactured
Here

what Birmingham offers to Bir-
ingham Housekeepers" will be the title
a Chamber of Commerce exhibit at
be Alabama State Fair, which begins
ctober 6.
Cooperating with the Chamber of
commerce, Mrs. John B. Reid of the
labama State Fair is calling on all
manufacturers of Birmingham house
eeping supplies to send their goods
the Alabama State Fair for a Bir-
bingham housekeepers' exhibit. That
Birmingham makes nearly every prod
i let used in the home is shown from
Hrs. Reid's preliminary survey of local
manufacturing plants. Here are a few
IF the commodities which will be on
Exhibition. They are all made locally
Brooms, mattresses. meals. grits,
chicken feed, macaroni. cakes, crackers,
handy, grain, beds, furniture. bags,
trunks, coffee. cold drinks, ice cream,
meats, pickle, syrup, embroidery and
many others.
Mrs. Reid will place a well known
in charge of each exhibit
Every day of fair week. This house
keeper IN ADDITION TO explaining nef
stock to sightseers, will distribute pam
phlets to housekeepers showing just
what Birmingham makes in the house
keeping line.
Very often a housekeeper in plac-
ing her order doesn't specify the brand
of commodity she wants." says Mrs
Reid. Many of them when they want
meal, just ask for meal instead OF
naming the Birmingham brand. We
want to show them what Birmingham
so they can buy Birming
ham made goods"
Mrs. Reid is finding the manufacture
ers very ready to cooperate, already a
long list having pledged themselve to
show their goods in the Chamber OF
Commerce booths.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-03

II Atlanta wins another game of her
remaining five, New Orleans can't pos
sibly grab the pennant. The Pels have
TO win five straight while the Crackers
are losing the same number to get the
rag Yesterdays battle in the gin fig
burg all but completely settled it. Tom
Sheehan, undoubtedly the best pitcher
in the league, was invincible as he near
ly always is, and the Dobbers didn t
have look-in. They say sheehan is u.s.
ing emery, paraffin, resin and everything
else on the ball to make it fool opposing
teams. If SO, he and Hub Perdue fought
yesterdays battle out on even terms.
Hub is the guy who is supposed to have
introduced the emery ball this season.
Ira Flagstead, former Chattanooga
outfelder, was the star of Detroit's To-
hit for four bases and broke up a pitch
ers' battle between Emhke and Kerr
Dick Kerr will be remembered as the
little lefthander who used to beat the
Barons regularly when pitching for
Memphis. The Sox are now only six
games ahead of the Indians and six one
one half ahead of the Tigers. An in
jury to Collins, Jackson, Cicotte or some
other of Gleason's stars could easily ROT
them of the pennant.
Elmer Ponder, former Baron, lost an
other close game yesterday. the Cards
beating him 2 to l. Ponder can't win
for losing since he returned from
France.
The Barons and the Bears play double
! bill in the Gulf City today, after which
Moley's men will return home and take a
! day off Owing to a fire which destroyed
the Mobile grandstand, the present series
came very near being transferred to Biz
mingham, but President Logan objected
and the move was not made. Hence pa
irons of the game yesterday were forced
| to sit in the bleachers or among the
CHARGED remnants of grandstand.
| Cy Slapnicka, Baron pitcher, who is re-
Isiding in Birmingham at present, says
he is anxious to get into the oil game
| Slap made little investment in oil q
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-03

minor league players will be fought In
the courts and by other means, accord
ing to a statement here tonight by
David L. FuItz. president of the new
International league. The statement
did not specify what the other means
were. but declared that there is a rem
edy available to the minors in addition
to court proceedings. which we believe
would effectually convince these major
clubs that they had done very poor
piece of business
Mr. Fultz asserted that the major
league owners entered into an agree
ment with the minors not to draft their
players and that August Hermann,
president of the national commission.
confirmed this agreement. Mr.. Herr
mann" the statement said, has gone
on record as denying any such agree
ment was made with the minors but as
we have numerous unbiased witnesses
to whom Mr.. Herrmarn personally con-
firmed the agreement the proof is a
very simple matter"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-03

ure 1t resuires but a glance to see
that the lines of the proposed county
strikes at the heart of the Industrial
centers of this city. 1t gives Birming-
ham no direct way to the Warrior, for
which open road we have so long work
ed and fro mwhich we expect so much.
And Furthermore it would effect bust
ness in Birmingham by taking from us
that which is rightfully ours. There
is no logic in this movement to spit
our county up in such an unfair man
ner. Let's keep the county together and
make old Jefferson the greatest of all
great counties"
]. MERCER BARNETT
IF Pettus county is formed in the
course of time the Birmingham district
will be transformed into the Twin
Cities" and it will be the ruination of
Birmingham. The people of Bessemet
are not contented with a mere county.
but they want the richest portion OF
Jefferson county, including the right of
way to the Warrior river. although
they would be willing for Birmingham
would choke the life out of Birmingham
in that the trade in short time would
be carried to Bessemer.
IF Pettus county is formed in accord
ance with the proposed line of division
80 per cent of the ore mines and so per
cent of the industries will be included
therein. About all we would have left
will be few small Industries in East
and North Birmingham. If Bessemer
would be contented with a county with
medium facilities and wealth, / would
be in favor of the division in order to
get rid of this constant diSsension."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-03
BILL NOT
REACHED IN THE
HOUSE YESTERDAY
BY w. j. BOLES

Montgomery, September Especially
The Pettus county bill was not reached
today, being temporarily sidetracked by
the revenue bill. 1t follows the SOL
diers' poll tax exemption bill. which
will probably be disposed of within
short time after the revenue bill is
out of the way. Both delegations,
those for and against the Pettus coun-
ty, have been working hard today and
tonight they are giving their attention
to the members of the legislature. 1t
Is impossible to say tonight how the
vote will be in the house. Undeniably
enough votes were assured to put the
bill through up to this morning, but
the county opponents claim tonigh.
that they have made inroads on the
other side. Representative Ross and
his Bessemer crowd have worked hard
all day to hold their ground and they
claim victory tonight with apparent
confidence.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-03
PLAYER LIMIT IN
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
MAY BE RAISED

Mobile. September 2.-(SpeciaI)
President John ID. Martin of the
Southern association while in Mo-
bile stated that the season now
reaching n close had been one of
the most successful in league his
tory, and that was now believed
baseball was back on a sure foot
ing after the shaky times during
the war period.
MIR. Martin stated that in all
probability the Class II ruling would
he greatly altered next season. He
said that the majority of the club
owners seemed to be in favor of
raising the number of Glass A men
to 10 and raising the player limit to
10, which would give 10 Class A
men and five Class players.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-03
WORLD SERIES MAY
Be HEIGHTENED
National Commish Recon-
mends Nine Instead of
Seven Came

Chicago, September 2.-Because
of the unprecedented demand Tor
world series seats this fall. the
national baseball commission to-
day recommended that the series
be increased to nine games instead
of the usual seven. The proposal
was sent tonight to the club own
ers of the American and National
leagues for immediate ratification.
Under the proposed plan, the rival
clubs would share in the receipts of
the first five games. instead of the
first four. as in former year. The
victoriou team would have to take
five of the nine contests to win the
worlds championship. Heretofore the
championship was decided when one
of the clubs won four of the seven
contests. The players would divide
their apportioned share of the five
games on so and 40 per cent basis,
60 per cent going to the winning club.
August Hermann, chairman of the
commission, explained that the recon-
mendation was made to benefit the
public by permitting larger number
of persons to see at least one of the
games. Although the Cincinnati club
has not clinched the National league
pennant. Chairman Hermann, who
also is president of the Reds, said he
had received $4,000 applications for
seats outside of Cincinnati
There are more than 10000 per-
sons in Cincinnati who want to see
the series, and it will be an impos-
sibility to accommodate a third OF
them under the seven-game plan,' he
said The city is baseball wild. II
seems that the entire south is plan
ming on coming to Cincinnati if we
are so fortunate as to win the Ma
tiona, league flag
Chairman Hermann announced that
plans for the series would not be made
until the pennant races were definite
ly decided. which probably would not
be for 10 days or two weeks.