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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-23
j. S. EXPLAINS WHY
REDS ARE EX|LED
State Department Tells Foreign
Capitals Deportees Are
Undesirable"
ENEMIES OF GOVERNMENT

Washington, Dec. 23.-An explana-
tion of the deportation of the 249
radical Russians on the transport Bu-
ford was cabled by the State Depart
ment today to various foreign cap
itals."
The departments message follows:
There are being deported from the
United States to soviet Russia about
25O citizens of Russia who are undesir-
able here. These persons. while enjoy
ing the hospitality of this country,
have conducted themselves in most
obnoxious manner, and while enjoying
the benefits and living under the pko-
tection of this government, have plotted
its overthrow. They are menace to
law and order. They hold theories
which are antagonistic to the orderly
processes of modern civilization. They
have INDUCED in practices which to tend
to subvert the rights which the con-
stitution of the United States guaran-
tees to its citizens. Thev are arrayed
in opposition to government, to decency,
to justice. They plan to apply their
destructive theories by violence in de-
rogation of law.
"They are anarchists. They are per-
sons of such character as to be unde-
sirable in the United States of America
and are being sent whence they came.
The deportation is in accordance with
the law.
'Precaution has been taken to re-
quest for them safe conduct and hu-
name treatment at the hands of the
authorities under whose jurisdiction
they will pass en- route to soviet Rus
sia.
Conditions found on her arrival in
Europe and future orders which may be
given while she is en- route will govern
the destination of the transport Buford,
Anthony Caninetti, commissioner gen
eral of immigration, said today.
Chairman Lodge, of the Senate for
eign relations committee, today appoint
ed Senator Moses. Republican, New
Hampshire, as head of subcommittee
to conduct the investigation of Russian
propaganda and activities of Ludwig
c. \. X. Martens. lf-styled ambas-
sador to the United States from soviet
Russia. Hearings are expected to begin
next month. Other members appointed
were Senator Borah, of Idaho, and
Knox. of Pennsylvania, Republicans.
and Pomerene, Ohio. and Shields, of
Tennessee, Democrats.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-23
TOLAUNCH RELIEF
AT NAVY YARD HERE
Wife Of Rear Admiral Braisted
to christen Hospital
Ship Today =
VESSEL CARRIES 500 BEDS

The Relief, said TO be the first vessel
in the world to be built as. hospital
ship, will be launched today at the
Philadelphia Navy Yard.
The sponsor will be Mrs. William G.
Rraisted, wife of Rear Admiral Brais-
ted, surgeon general of the navy. The
rear admiral will be present at the
launching.
There have been many ships fitted out
for hospital purposes, but they have
been merely adaptations Of existing yes
sells.
The Relief is of 10 900 tons displace-
ment and is 4S3 feet in length, is tur-
bine- driven, twin screw and oil-burn-
ing. She is designed TO carry a patient
capacity of 500 beds. She will be fitted
with thoroughly equipped. operating
rooms and the various specialists rooms
required of modern hospital, together
with the equipment necessary for the
handling of sick and injured. She also
carries a complete field hospital equip
mcnt for advanced base work. and this
permits of establishing a foreign shore
hospital on days notice.
The Relief will carry full staff of
medical officers, female nurses and hos
pital corps men, in addition to the reg
ular crew. The construction of the YES
stl 10 suCH tudJ bne 10 suUulNiutu lhIO
numerous wards or departments for the
treatment and segregation of the sick in
accordance with the best approved mod
ern methods.
In general appearance the ship sug
gcsts the conventional passenger type !;
she will, however, be prominently
painted with the wide green stripe and
red cross as prescribed by international
rules for the protection. Of hospital
ships; Furthermore, the ship may be
illuminated at night with distinguishing
marks for protection from air attack as
well as from other ships.
The ship receives its name from the
former converted hospital ship Relief,
which saw service in the Spanish
American War and which accompanied
the United States fleet on its cruise
around the world in 1908.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-23
GABLE OUT FOR $4,000 JOB
Former Senator Suggested as sher-
IFS Real Estate Deputy

Former Senator Vivian Frank Gable
is being mentioned as the probable an
pointee of Sheriff elect Lambertop TO
the post of sheriff's real estate deputy,
paying $4,000 year
Mr.. Lamberton has number OF
names under consideration for the va
rious jobs at his disposal. 1t is re.
garded as likely he will announce no
appointments until shortly before he
assumes office.
For the post of solicitor in the
sheriff. Office, paying $4,000 "A year,
now held by George S. Russell, the
name of w. W. Mentzinger, Jr., COM
mon councilman from the Twenty
second Ward, has been persistently
mentioned. Others suggested for the
Office are George W. Coles, chairman
of the Town Meeting party, and j.
Louis BreiSinger.
Friends of Magistrate Robert Car
son, who failed TO De nominated for
ieagistrate at the primary, are urging
his selection as sheriffs special deputy,
a $4,000 place.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-23
SHERIFF'S JOBS DISCUSSED
Moore and Lamberton Confer-coIes
May Have Choice of Position

Appointments to various posts in the
sheriff's Office We're discussed today at
conference between Mayor elect
Moore and Sheriff elect Lamberton.
After the meeting Mr.. Lamberton
said that George W. Coles, chairman
of the Town Meeting party, could have
any position in the sherff's Office that
he desired. He said: IF Mr.. Coles
wants the sheriff solicitorship at $4,000
he can have that or else he may want
the real estate deputy post at $4,000.
or sheriff's deputy at $1,000
Mr.. Lamberton told Mr.. Moore that
he favored Horace Reilly, secretary of
the Town Meeting party, for place
on the Civil Service Commission. He
expressed the belief that Mr.. Reilly
would make a good commissioner.
The following are being considered for
the post of real estate deputy in the
sheriff Office should Mr.. Coles not de-
sire that position: Vivian +. Gable.
Blakely d. McCaughan, Twenty fourth
ward John A. Voorhees,. executive sec
retary of the Republican Alliance Ar
thur Graham, Forty second ward and
Edward Ward, of the Forty second
ward.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-23
"N1ERRY CHRISTMAS" TOKEN
HANGS IN HOME OF POVERTY
oher' Doughery, Crippled Widoto, CHEEKY Though FiUt
Children Face Hunger in OneRoom Shack

In the room that serves as kitchen,
dining room and living room for the
Doughcrtys, 1924 Wood street, there
is one window. And somehow that
window today symbolizes the spirit of
the little household.
One pane in the lower sash is gone.
but the landlord has been SO good about
letting Mother" Dougherty pay the
rent in instalments that she hates to
ask favors of him. a much folded
newspaper keeps ont the cold. Above
the patched pane hangs n CHEEKY red
wreath with the slogan: Merry
Christmas
That's just the way with the Dough
ertys, and there arc six of them. count
ing Mother
Mrs. Agnes Dougherty. the mother,
has been cripple for years. Two
years ago her husband died leaving her
with no money and five children. But
the optimistic, CHEEKY spirit of the
pretty little woman was not to be
dauntcd 4 most intricate operation
was performed on her feet at the Or
thopcdic hospital. and She is able to get
around much better now.
BY scrubbng and cleaning offices
early in the morning and again late in
the evenings, she has managed to earn
50 week and still be at home during
most of the day to take care of her
children.
"It would break my heart to part
with them" she said today. 81 won't
give them up if I have TO crawl on my
knees to get them bread. Thank good
ness they are all strong and healthy,
and now that we have II stove we can
keep warm"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-23
SMOKE CAUSES FIRE ALARM
Faulty Draft Gives Man a Scare and
Ennlnes Futile Run

James Foster went into the parlor of
his home. 4452 North Colorado street,
this morning to build fire to warm
the room while he arranged the Christ
mas decorations. Soon after he ap
piled the match the room filled with Il
dense smoke. This spread to all parts
of the house.
Mr.. Foster gathered together the
Christmas presents and ran outside. An
alarm was turned in. Firemen fought
their way through the smoke until they
came to the stove. 1t was smoking
from every crevice, but there was no
fire.
The firemen decided the smoke was
due to a faulty draft and a clogged
chimney.
After assuring Mr.. Foster that his
house was not burning down, they de-
parted.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-23
GRAND Jury PROBE
OF PRISON IS ASKED
Dunlap Formally Demands In
vestigation of Conditions at
Eastern Penitentiary
CALLS AT R0TAN'S OFFICE

Fovmal demand was made today by
William A. Dunlap, prisop inspector
for Grand Jury investigation of con
ditions at the eastern penitcntiary.
Mr.. Dunlap called on Assistant Dis %
trict Attorney William Tindley Brown
and James Gay Gordon. Jr.. at City
Hall, at noon, accompanied by the Rev.
Joseph Welch, Methodist clergyman,
assigned to the penitentiary as "moral
instructor" Mrs. l.. V. Howe. a mem e
Der of the Prison Reform League, and
Francis c. Menamin. an attorney rep
resenting eleven fraternal organizations.
Mr.. Brown, after the conference. said
the statements made by Mr.. Dunlap and
his associates would be embodied in u
report to District Attorney Rotan. who
then will take such action as he thinks
the circumstances demand.
No Immediate Action
AS Mr.. Rotan is out of town and will
not be back until after the holidays.
there will be no immediate action taken.
The conference in the district attor-
ney's office lasted for more than an
hour. Numerous letters written by
convicts are said to have been the main
evidence offered.
Mr.. Dunlap would not comment on
the meeting, saying that any statement
must come from Mr.. Brown. Before
entering the conference room, however,
he asserted he had letter from a con =
vict recently released, in which the
convict complained he had been held a
day after his term expired in an effort
to force him TO sign a paper giving
the penitentiary clean bill of health.
Asserts He Saw Water Cure"
The convict, according to Mr.. Dun
lap, asserted he had seen William Steh-
lk, whose death will be investigated by
u coroner's jury tomorrow, subjected to
the water cure" The letter charged
also, it was said, that the writer had
seen whisky and drugs sold in the peni-
tentiary.
The inquest tomorrow will be held at
the penitentiary instead of in the cor
oner's office, as it will be necessary 10
summon some of the convicts as wit
nesses, and it was thought undesirable
to take them downtown.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-23
COUNCILS TODAY
TO CLEAN STATES
Both Branches Plan Action on
Pending Measures, lncIud-
ing Transit Ordinances
WATER RATE BILL UP

A conorol unloor ,,n,, or o,t.in,,I
;ra ,"ansip,os npnroJ Ip ~ gu.''1uu Pun NJ,
brsrchnS bs "f ConnciIg r tndnr M Nto.t pooIf OF
III" bii, ontiou to%E nre of "a, Eno' W
riaI @ cha rbaractnr nItbnigh two arr Sc ivan trom-
sir measures irtroduced at Tho rounnst
of Tbomas Il Milton rrcsidcnt of Tho
Ranid Transif 20
The financial hills ipclude transfers
and authorizations of bills incurred by
dpnartments without anv specifc finan
cial proyision having been made for
them. The finance committee will re-
port favornbly on the payment of $4,000
on old advertisement bills claimed by a
number of newspapers.
Previous to tnc Ireetng of Councils,
members of the street railway committee
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-23

The stove came yesterday. after the
home had been visited by Probation Of
hcer Mrs. Edith Pierce. Mrs. Pierce
found the children shivering over a heap
of sheet iron that once had been a
stove, but was patched and broken be
yond recognition. There wasn't any
fuel left and just trash was burning.
So Mrs. Pierce found d second hand
stove and made the first payment on 1t
yesterday. Six dollars remains to be
paid. The children are poorly clad.
There isn't any fuel except what wood
they can pick up on the street. There
aren't any groceries in stock and there
isn't any Christmas in sight. At least
that is what most people would say. But
the Doughertys sturdily and cheerily go
on believing that there is Christmas
wherever there is good will and happy
spirit. Now that they have warm
room 60 play in the little folks have
been having a good time, and Mrs.
Dougherty has been able to wash some
things.
The oldest child is fifteen and he does
odd jobs that bring in little money T."
help the family. But every time he gets
n real Job the truant officer makes him
go back to school. After December q.
when he will be sixteen years old, he
will get real job, he says, so he can
help the family lot,
Charlie, the youngest, is nearly SIX
years old and hasn't started to school.
1--WE wuz cold last week " Charlie in
formed visitors, 'but amt VIC got q nice
stove now!'
Mrs. Pierce is hoping someone will
help the Doughcrtys TO have merry
Christmas.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-23
CADl|ES LAY ASIDE
STICKS FOR 'F|X|NS'
Wives of Members Serve Christ
mas Dinner to 200 Phil
mont Attendants
OTHER CLUBS ENTERTAIN

Caddics substituted knives, forks and
spoons for nibicks, mashies and bras
sizes this afternoon at three country
clubs, ate all the turkey and "tixin 81
they could hold, saw vaudeville shows
and received cash and other prizes.
At the Philmont Country Club 200
caddies were guests of the men for
whom they tote golf bags over the roll =
ing green of the club course. Wives of
the members served the dinners.
Each caddy received $3.50 in cash,
sweater and candy. In addition,
seven who made records for efficiency,
were awarded extra cash prizes ranging
from So to SO.
The seven prize winners were Theo-
dorc Lawrence, NJ. B. Ward, George
Smell John Cooney, John Connolly,
Harry Boyle and John Warden. War
den, who is sixty eight years old, IS
said to be the oldest caddy in the coun-
try.
Henry Strousc was in charge of the
dinner and show Mt the Philmont Club.
Addresses were made by Ellis A. Gin
bel T.. X. Selig and Benjamin Wasser-
man.
At the Old York Road Country Club,
Jenkintown, 103 caddics feasted on
Christmas "eats." After a number of
prizes had been distributed the guests
we're taken to a vaudeville show in
Jenkintown.
The committee in charge of the York
Road Club dinner consisted of j. i.
Hallowell, H. +. Hall. II. II. White,
John B. Mclean and DIR. George G.
Parry.
A cash prize of So is to be awarded
Mt the club for the best letter written
on golfng by Il club caddy.
There are fourteen contestants and
the winner is to be announced late this
afternoon.
The members of the Huntington Val
ley Country Club at Noble entertained
$50 caddies. There was a dinner, a
show and distribution Gf sweaters and
cash prizes. II. Il. MacFarland, chair
man of the greens committee, was in
charge.
Incidentally, these three clubs have
an annual caddy payroll of $50 900.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-23
PARTY AT HOSPITAL
Hahnemann Institution to Entertain
Mothers and Their Babies

There is to be a Christmas party at
Hahnemann hospital this afternoon fo-
the mothers and babies who usually at
tend the Well baby class each week.
One of the hospital physicians will be
Santa Claus, and there will be Christ
mas tree. toys, candy and popcorn for
the kiddies, and a gift for each of the
mothers. More than sixty are expected
to attend.
Since the Well baby class was organ
lied last February, more than 200
babies nave been cared for. The
mothers come each Wednesday after
noon to have their children examined.
weighed and given individual atten-
ton. The mothers are also given free
instruction in the care of children.
The class is made a social event, too,
by the serving of refreshments each
time. and it is feature in many of
the women's lives. There is one
mother who comes from Camden every
week, and there are others who come
long distances.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-23
MAIL RUSH SETS RECORD
1000, 900 Pieces is Days Handling
at Postoffice Here

Mail handled at the Philadelphia
postofice yesterday broke all records
here and still greater achievements are
being made today. This was the state
ment of Superintendent of Mails John
son this afternoon.
Parcel post packages handled at the
postofice yesterday totaled 200. 900. But
that was only one item. The total
number of pieces of mail handled was
1000 900.
.'Despite this great volume of bust
ness" said Superintendent Johnson,
"there was no congestion. Every piece
of mail is being sent promptly on to its
destination or delivered here. We will
make all deliveries in time for Christ .
mas If they reach our hands in time. -
Long lines stand at the postoffice
windows waiting to buy stamps. 1t was
estimated today that 25,OOO persons
visited the postofice yesterday and that
even more persons will transact bust
ness there today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-23
Highways Are Reported
Slippery in Some Gases

Condition Of highways this morn
ing as reported bv the United STATES
Weather Bureau CO. operating toith
the Stdtc Highpay Department:
Lincoln Highway (Trenton to
Chambbersburg), mostly fair, slip
perry in parts of Chester, Delaware
and Montgomery counties where
covered with hard packed snow.
William Penn Highway (Easton 10
Chambersburg), conditions similar to
those on Lincoln Highway, snow
having been removed where very
deep. Some thawing yesterday fol-
lowed by formation of icy surface in
a good many places.
Philadelphia and Reading pike, no
information received.
Lancaster and Harrisburg pike, no
information received.
Tomorroio
Much of the road surface will be-
come dry this afternoon under the
influence of thawing weather and
sunshine, except where rough and
not we'll drained. Slightly higher
temperature is probable on Wednes-
day.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-23
HOG ISLAND LAUNCHING
Miss Elizabeth c. Stone to Chrsten
American Press

Named in honor of the 100 per cent
Americanism displayed by the news
papers of the United States during the
world war the American Press will glide
from the ways of the Hog Island ship
yard this. afternoon.
The vessel will be christehed by Miss
Elizabeth e. Stone, daughter of Mel
vile Il. Stone, general manager of the
Associated Press, in the presence of
members of the press association and
the newspapers, members of Mr.. Stones
family, officials of the United States
Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Cor
poration and the American Interna-
tional ShipbuiIding Corporation and the
sturdy shipbuilders who constructed the
vessel.
The American Press, the seventy
sixth launched from the ways of the
Hog Island shipyard, is q steel cargo
carrier of 1925 deadweight tons.
Included in the sponsors party will
be Mrs. NJ. e. Stone, mother of the
sponsor ]. r. Youatt, treasurer of the
Associated Press; Herbert Stuart Stone,
Jr.. Melville Il. Stone, Sd, and Miss
Noel Stone, grandchildren of Mr.. Stone,
and Mrs. J. NJ. Pratt and Miss A. NJ.
Boyd all of New York city. Mr.. Stone
is ut present in Europe and will be
unable to attend the launching
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-23
SAYS AUSTRIA IS DESPERATE
Polk Urges Allies to Unite in Send
ina Financial Aid

Washington, Dec. 23.-(By A. P.)
United action by the allied and as
sociated powers in rcfnancing Austria
is the only way of saving that country
from utter chaos and economic wreck
age, Frank l.. Polk. under secretary of
state and head of the American peace
delegation at Paris, said today on his
return to Washington.
The chief reason for Austria's des-
perate situation. Mr.. Polk said, is that
the arteries of commerce connecting
Vienna with the rest of the world have
been cut or paralyzed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-23
BARS MERCHANT OF VENICE
Newark School Board Drops Play
for Sake of Children

Newark, n. j., Dec. 23.-(By 4. P
Merchant of Ven
ices is to be dropped from the litera
ture studied in Newark public schools,
''because of its effect on the minds of
ncn- Jewish children"
In approving today a request from the
Anti Defamation League of Chicago
that the play be banned, the Board of
Education's instruction committee as
serted that its action was not based
upon 'the embarrassment which may be
caused Jewish students in the class, I"
but because non Jewish children Sub
consciously will associate in their minds
the. Jew as Shakespeare portrayed him
with the Jew of today"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-23
Woman Cut by Windshield

Miss Sarah Manley, Of Clifton
was cut about the face when
she was thrown through a windshield
in an automobile accident near Media.
She is in the Media Hospital today.
She was hurt when a motorcar driven
by her father, Philip Manley, an ex-
service man, was struck by car driven
by l.. C. Ford. of Media. Miss Mary
O'Reilly and Miss Agnes Manley were
also injured, but not seriously.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-23
WALDRON DEFENDS BILL
Water Charge Reduction Not Meant
to hamstrlna Next Administration

Select Councilman Alfred NJ. Wal
dron, Thirty first ward, sponsor of an
ordinance designed to reduce excess
water charges from forty to twenty
cents per 1000 cubic feet today, denied
his bill was meant to ''hamstring the
incoming municipal administration"
In an open letter Mr.. Waldron de-
clared: 81 seriously believe the whole
sale users of water in Philadelphia are
being extravagantly taxed in their use
of water, if not penalized. He said his
figures placing $9,62 as the cost of pro-
ducing l 900, 900 gallons of water were
obtained from the 1913 report of Chief
Davis. of the Bureau of Water.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-23
Arrested In Jewel aobbsrx

Arrested an hour after ne is alleged
to have committed robbery early this
Theodore Burton was held
without bail for court by Magistrate
Mecleary. According to the police, Bur-
ton was arrested in vacant house at
Carlisle and Duncannon streets. In
his possession was found $500 worth Of
jewelry which was identified by Gustave
Blank OF 5242 Carlible street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-23
Stands by Ship In Distress

Halifax, N. S., Dec. 23.-The Brit
ish steamship Mesaba, bound from
London to New York, reported by wire
less today that she was standing by the
British steamship Kamarima, which
terday and rolling dangerously $50
miles southeast of st. Johns, n. f.
The Kamarima's circulating pumps
are broken and the Mesaba said she
expected to take her in tow.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-23
DEATHS

HAMILTON. Dec. 23, HARRYE (nee
aged A years Relatives and friends are in.
vited to attend services Friday, Dec 90
2 D. m from 900I Carman st. Camden, N i
Int Arlington Gem Friends may call Thurs
day evening.
REED Dec 20, JOSEPH A. REED. aged
Gowen ave. Mt Airy. Int private.
BOYLE Dec. %, RACHEL A. wife Of
the late James Boyle. Relatives and friends
Invited TO funeral services Wed. al 2 o, M.
at 1910 Dickinson Ut. Int. Arlington Gem.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-23
Man Ends Lie In clubhouse

Albert Bebler, sixty years old, of
h51 North Fifth street, committed sui
eide early this morning by hanging him
self. Bebler's body was found in the
bathroom of the Comet Club. 557 North
Fifth street, by Gustave Ansen, stew
ard. According to Ansen. who was
friend Of the dead man, Bebler attempt
I'd suicide by gas poisoning year ago.
He was despondent, the police say, on
account Of lack of work. He was
pAfternmaker.