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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-22
.F|UME AS neutral
MAY GO TO ITALY,
Supreme Council Nears Agree
merit InternationaIizing
Docks and Rails
OCCUPIED AREA WIDENED

Paris. Sept. 22.-There were indi .
cations today that the Supreme Council
might agree upon settlement Of the
Dalmatian question on the basis of a
formula making Fiume. Italian. but
neutral--that is. not allowing Italy to
keep troops there and internationalizing
the docks and railways. thus safeguard :,
ing the Jugo Slav and central European
interests.
This plan was submitted to President
Wilson on September II and is awaits
ing his decision.
France and Great Britain have ap-t
proved of the plan and the Jugo Slavs
are reported to be favorable to it. all
though awaiting the American decision
before giving their reply.
The Italian forces are maintaining
the blockade of Fiume now in effect, it
is learned. the allied navies merely
standing by as observers.
General Badoglio's' ultimatum to
Major Gabrielle D'Annunzio's soldiers,
giving them until Friday night to leave
Fiume. is said to have been modified
so that the time limit would expire last
night
Although Fiump Is closely invested,
numbers of volunteers have eluded the
vigilance of guards and Joined the
D'Annunzio forces in the beleaguered
city, according to reports received here.
Personal friends of Major D'Annunzio
notified him they have sent supplies to
the city and expressed the hope that
their ships may run the blockade.
Food for 46, 900 persons must be dis
tributed daily in Fiume.
Troops under Gabrielle D'Annunzio.
insurgent Italian commander at Fiume,
have begun extending their zone of oc-
cupation into Jugo -Slav territory, ac
cording to the Jugo Slav delegation in
Paris. They penetrated seven miles into
Jugo Slavia on Saturday. occupying the
heights at Risniak, dominating the sur
rounding country.
The Jugo- Slavs did not clash with the
D'Annunzio forces executing this move
ment, the delegation stated.
Washington, Sept. 22.-(By A. P.)
No report of the landing of American
marines near Fiume has been received
at the Navy Department. Secretary
Daniels said today. however, that Rear
Admiral Andrews, commanding the
American squadron in the Mediter-
ranean. had full power to use American
naval forces as. might be needed. The
United States has several cruisers and
smaller vessels near Fiume, but the
total force they could put ashore would
be small, naval officials here said.
London, Sept. 22.-(By A. P.)--
American navy headquarters here, which
is in direct communication with Adriatic
ports. has no confirmation of the re-
port from Rome last night that Ameri-
can marines have been landed at Buc-
carl, near Fiume. Naval authorities
here are not inclined to credit the re-
port, there being no reason for the
United States to interfere.
The fact that an American ship is In
the harbor of Fiume is of no signif
cance, in the opinion of naval officers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-22
NC-4 AT SHORE TODAY
Atlantic City Plans Rousing Wei.
come to Transatlantic Filler

Atlantic City. Sept. 22.-Atlantic
City is thoroughly aroused for the
community welcome to be extended to :
day to Lieutenant Commander AL.
fred C\ Read and the transatlantic
flying ship NC-4. which is coming here
to launch q recruiting campaign for the
naval air forces.
George Francis Kerr, chairman of
the aviation committee of the Chamber
of Commerce, has fixed II o'clock
this morning as the probable time
of the NC4's arrival from Far Rock =
away. News of the coming of the air
liner will be flashed ahead from Beach
Haven. All bans upon noise have
been shelved Every whistle and bell
in the town is to be turned loose. School
will be suspended and business halted.
Lieutenant Commander Cooper, who
is in charge of air recruiting in Phila :
delphia, arrived here yesterday with a
detail of twenty three men to assist in
caring for the famous flying ship dur
ing it's stay in Atlantic City. The craft
will be berthed at the Atlantic City
Yacht Club, under guard of the navy
men.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, assistant sec
retary of the navy, who was to speak at
the community banquet, will be unable
to get away from Washington. He will,
however. send message. The NC-4
will leave tomorrow for Portland, Me-,
on the first leg of its coastal tour.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-22
BREWING FIRM DENIES
IT PLANS TO SUSPEND
Bergner & EngeI Company Says
II Will Wait for Govern
ment to Act

Denial was made today by officers ot
the BPrgner & Engel Brewing Company
that the corporation would discontinue
brewing beer because of the impending
enforcement Of national prohibition un
der the constitutional amendment This
denial was made to put an end to re
ports that the brewery would be closed
in preparation for the dry eva begin
ming on January 16, 1920.
1--WE will brew beer said George
W. B. Fletcher, treasurer of the Berg
ner & Engel Company, "as long as the
government permits us to continue in
business. We have not planned to dis e
continue brewing, and there is no basis
for the reports that we are preparing to
close.
1T is true that we will sell at auc =
tion next Wesdnesday the accounts
of about seventy two saloonkeepers,
amounting to total of about $3.50 900.
But this is merely an incident of busi =
ness. We have tried to collect these
accounts and have been put off with
various excuses. So far as we know,
the saloonkeepers are able to pay. We
are going to sell the accounts because
we wish to get them off our books. 1t
is course sometimes adopted to avoid
troublesome collecting"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-22

decide not to lay off. Like the idea
of Johnsons touring the country ex-
ceedingly well.
few days latcr-After highly sue
ccssfu speaking by johnson. ex Sena E
| tor Root arrives Washington Mys-
teriOuS prrand.
Next day--WiIl II. Hays arrives
Washington.
Same day-Spnate cloakroom buzzes
with talk Of progress Johnson is making
as candidate for Republican nomination
for the presidency. Conservative scna .
tors talk to their newspaper rorre-
spondont friends "Marvplous how
Johnson is getting hold Of the ncorlc.
only two real candidates. johnson ana
Lowden. Well | am conservative.
but if johnson ran get it, I'm for
hlm' This is known as getting ready
an alibi
Same day-Hays has conference with
Lodge. Reporters wait outside door Of
Mr. Lodges room. Hays departs bv
hr"- eSrape mr. window. dodging report .
erS' oihclnI explanation of HAYS pr-
ldhd /" get prompt action on
treaty. Took to FIRE escape after this
h1EhI\ important bit of advice.
sam" day-"It became known
phrase should be quoted to he annreci
atcd-''it became known" that the Re
rubIi"ans would lot the Democrats
beat the Johnson amendment. and then
Johnson would have fine issue to 60
70 IN" country on Much considera
ton of johnson evinccd in that last
touch.
Same day-Conference Republican
leaders. All reported to have looked
regretfully at empty place in committee
on senatorial page tooth brushes
Many said "too late!"
Same daY-Busy day wasn't it9
borah sends telegram to johnson ad
vlSlng him to come home and look after
fate of his own amendment in person,
Everybody Friendly Now-Perhaps
Next day-Aftcr reading Of Borah's
telegram conservative senator's decide
on action. Senator Knox. evidently
CHOSEN Tor purpose as only conservative
senator who is a real personal friend Of
johnson and likely TO be trusted, sends
telegram advising johnson not TO come
back, his presence not needed hut to
60 on to coast
same day-Johnsor decides 10 come
back.
Next day-Democrats after two davs'
brown study Of preceding events decide
that senatorial courtesy should inter
vPne and that Johnson should keen the
road, going into California and undoing
the work there of President Wilson
as much as possible. The President
suspected of having advised this course
Of action.
Who is Johnson's friend? Every
body. Borah, Knox and now Wilson,.
it's unanimous.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-22
OFFICIALS DISCUSS
PLANS TO SIMPLIFY
FINANCING OF CITY
Mayor, Controller and Council
man Gaffney Consider New
Charter Terms

Cry financing under the new charter
was the subject of the first of series
of conferences today in the Mayors
room, city Hall. The Mayor. Con
trollcr Walton and Chairman Gaffnpy
of Councils finance committee. at
tended.
At the end of the conference it was
announced that at the next meeting ni
Councils. October 3. Mr., Gaffncy will
introduce resolution to clear the way
for Simplifcation of the system.
Under the Bullitt bill. departmental
heads submitted their annual budgets
to the finance committee for approval.
After that committee revised them they
were submitted to Councils.
The new charter provides that the
budgets be submitted to the Mayor not
later than October 15. He will examine
and revise them and then send them to
Councils. where they will be referred to
the finance committee.
1t is estimated that the total amount
10 be asked for in this years budgets
will approximate, 500. 900 900, an in =
crease over thej expenditures of last
year. The additional funds are needed
to finance new positions and purchase
supplies. it was said.
The subject of increases for fremen
and patrolmen was discussed in gen
cral way today The Department of
Public Works and Department of Health
g. l..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-22
NATIONS BIG BUYERS
IN CONVENTION HERE:
Purchasing Agents Open Three
Days Session in Work
shop of World"

The National Association of Purchas
ing Agents went into convention in
the Bellevue Stratford this morning.
The convention will last three days. The
convention will continue tomorrow and
Wednesday, The session this morning
is being devoted to routine business.
There will be another business meeting
this afternoon and a smoker this eve
ming in Scottish Rite Hall.
An annual buying power of more than
81 900 100000 is represented by the
purchasing agents assembled. During
the stay here the agents will be given
opportunities to view the workshop of
the world with the thought that some
of the business now done by them
through other cities may be diverted to
Philadelphia.
Several chances for the manufac-
turers to meet the buyers have been
provided for and the convention is
expected to have a materially good ef-
feet upon local industries.
Tomorrow afternoon the delegates will
be taken for a boat ride on the Della
ware river. There will be n banquet
in the evening at the Bellevue Strat
ford.
Officers of the National Association
of Purchasing Agents are d. D. Ran
ken, of Wilmington, Del, president: f.
j. Solon, of the Owens Bottle Machine
Company, Toledo, o., first vice presi-
dent; j. A. Whaling, of the Solvay
Process Company, Syracuse, n. Y,
second vice president V. W. Bergen
thai, of the Wagner Electric Manufac :.
turing Company, ST. Louis, third vice
president u G. Dinsmore, OF the Uni
yersity of Eaicaso, treasurer. and L.
+. Bohes VI Rev York, secretary.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-22
WILLS PR0BATED TODAY
Church. Educational and Charitable
institutions Receive 5eouests

Gifts for church, educational and
charitable work were made in two Wills
filed for probate today.
Matilda A. n. Todd. of 1903 South
Twentieth street, left $1,000 of her $12, .
1853 estate to relatives. She provided
that $4,000 should be paid to the Mary
vile College, Tennessee, and that the
remainder Of her estate should go to the
Rev. John Grant Newman. pastor of
the Chambers Wylie Memorial Church.
Thomas F. Dolan, of 5447 Chester
avenue, who left an estate Of $4,000
provided that 5000 should be paid to
the Home for the Aged, Fifty fourth
street and Chester avenue. and $500 to
the Church of the Blessed Sacrament,
Fifty sixth street and Chester avenue
The remainder Of the estate goes to
relatives.
Estate of the following were be-
queathed to relatives: Emily Bradford
245 South Forty fifth street. $4,000 :;
Jacob Herr, 1929 North Fourth street, ,
$4,000; Henrietta X. Moses, 526
North Thirty fifth street, $500: Annie
d'I, Tiers, 46 Fast Washington lane.
SIS 900.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-22
SOLDIER OF FORTUNE
FOR 80 YEARS BRINGS
BRIDE TO HOME HERE
Alexander n. Bowman, of This
City, Has Had Thrilling and
EventfuI Career

Alexander H. Bowman, of this city.
who has been a soldier of fortune for
the last thirty eight years, has brought
back to America souvenirs and tales
of romance and adventure from every
part Of the world.
But Bowman was never so proud or
so happy as today when he landed in
Brooklyn from the transport President
Grant with "the most beautiful bride"
in the group of $50 who came on the
troopship from Liverpool, clinging to
his arm.
Smiling and blushing, Mrs. Bowman
told of her romance. 1t started many
years ago when Bowman made trip to
Southampton, England, and met the
pretty> Annie Blanchard. Then the
sweethearts lost track of each other
till the world war in which both served,
brought them together again.
Bowman has been soldier for
thirty eight years, and has served five
countries. He had been an officer in the
Mexican army, the Chinese army and
he served in French, British and
American armies. He had been an officer
IN both American army and the marine
corps. He is now a marine gunner, and
as soon as he is demoblized expects to
go into service in the Philippines.
Bowman has been awarded the
Colonial Ribbon. the Croix De Guerre
and the Legion of Honor.
At Verdun he was gassed. in 1916,
and was temporarily blinded. But an
operation performed on his eyes at the
Philadelphia Navy Yard made him fit
again and he enlisted in. 1917. He
got to the front just eight days after
the armistice was signed. Since then he
has been an embarkation officer at
Liverpool.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-22
CITY HIGH SCHOOLS
OPEN NIGHT TERMS
Record Enrolment This Year in
Evening cIasses-Many New
Courses to Begin
5tst YEAR AT CENTRAL HIGH

The doors Of all city high schools
will he opened tonight with the largest
attendance in the history of the city.
1t will be the seventeenth year for
the William Penn Evening High School,
at Fifteenth and Wallace streets. Here
the subjects of instruction will be Ian
guages. letter writing. mathematics. his
tory and civics. commercial subjects.
household arts. physicaf training, mu-
sic. physiology and hygiene. and special
courses consisting of any nonconflicting
combination Of certain courses.
The South Philadelphia High. at
Broad and Jackson streets, opens its
tenth year as an evening school to-
night.
Northeast High
So does the Northeast Evering High
School. mt Lehigh avenn? and Eighth
street. The subjects taught at these
two institutions are somewhat similar.
They include languages, particularly
English. mathematics, science, CONNER
rial subjects and household arts. At
the South Philadelphia High School in
dustria branches are taught.
The West Philadelphia Evening High
School will make it's sixth annual bow
to the studious in the neighborhood of
Forty eighth and Walnut streets. The
curriculum is rs comprehensive as in the
other schools. with some extra stress
upon economic geography.
The Frankford Evening High School.
at Oxford and Harrison streets, is the
newest in the field. Besides languages
and mathematics, courses are open in
science. commercial subjects and house
hold arts.
Oldest School In City
The Oldest of all the evening schools
is the Central Evening High School,
at Broad and Green streets. which en-
ters upon its fifty first year. The en-
rollment here is heavier than at any
other evening school. In the industrial
courses. special attention is paid to
blueprint reading, painting, plumbing,
electrical construction. electric wiring,
etc. A number Of prizes are awarded
annually to students in industrial
courses at this school for excellence
in work and regularity in attendance.
These prizes are the Murrell Dobbins
endowment prize, the Master Plumbers
Association prize, the Master Sheet
Metal Workers Association prize, the
Richard II. Watson prize and several
prizes from the John r. Lewis Bros.
Company.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-22
5000 Fire Damage In Cafe

Fire in the kitchen of the restaurant
of Charles s. Aitken, 6134 Lansdowne
avenue, early last night caused by grease
boiling over on the stove, caused $500
damage. Aitken. who was cooking at
the time, is an old time fireman. The
burning grease, spreading rapidly, con
vinced him the fire could not be put
out by his own efforts. He telephoned
the firehouse at Sixty first and Thomp-
son streets and the fremen soon con :
auered the blaze.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-22
EX-JUSTICE FELL SINKING
Physician Abandons Hope Of Retired
Jurlst's Recovery

y. Newlin Fell. formerly chief jus
ticc of the Supreme Court of Peunsyl
vania. who has lain unconscious at his
home, "Hnlicong.' near Buckingham
Bucks county, since last Friday, is
sinking rapidly.
His physician. DR., William s, Erd
man. said today he had no hope of his
recovery. Former Judge Fell suffers
from heart ailment, the shock received
upon receipt of news that Mrs. John
D. Ruckman. daughter, had met with
an accident last week.
Judge Fell served as member of the
State Supreme Court after a long serv-
ice on the bench of Common Pleas Court
No. .. From 1910 until his retirement
in 1914. he sat on the bench as chief
Justice.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-22
TANKER NINE DAYS OVERDUE
Grave Anxiety for Larlmer From
Texas to This Port

Grave anxiety is felt in the shipping
circles of this city for the safety of
the American tank steamship Larimer,
bound from Port Arthur. Tex. to this
port with cargo of crude petroleum.
The ship is nine days overdue. The
Larimer left on her voyage just prior
to the hurricane. which wrought such
havoc in the Gulf of Mexico.
In command of the Larimer is Cap
tain Braun, and many Of the crew of
thirt%-threc men are said to be Phil
delphians. She carried 81 900 barrels
of oil, consigned to the Gulf Refining
Company at Gibson's Point on the
Schuylkill river. She has not been
sighted since Septcmber s.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-22
"AND NO PLACE TO GO"
Moore Campaign Headquarters Lease
Expires and No Substitute Appears


Expires and No Substitute Appears
Congressman Moore, Republican nom
inee fqE Mayor, lis up against the same
proposition that faces many men and
women who rent their homes.
His campaign headquarters furniture
is ''all dressed up and no place to go.'' \
The first floor of the Liberty Build
ing, northeast corner of Broad and
Chestnut streets, was leased for the pre- )
liminary campaign for the nomination..
but the lease has expired and headquar-
ters must be established at some other
place.
But there's the rub. Joseph G.. Cos
tello and. others connected with the
campaign committee have canvassed the
central section in a vain effort to find a
suitable building.
The furniture is being moved from
the old quarters in the Liberty Building
to Congressman Moore's private offices
in the Crozier Building, which are rap
idly assuming the appearance of stor-
age room.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-22
'BR|CKLAYERS FIND
EMPLOYERS FIRM
Sixty-five Concerns Hold Out
Against Demand for
SIPS an Hour
ONLY FIVE COMPROMISE

| Sixty five builders and contractors Of
the city are standing firm against the
demands of their striking bricklayers
for 81 - nm hour. Five operative
builders have compromised upon S1.10
an hour. but the rest hold out.
A meeting Of all the builders will he
held tonight at the Master Builders
Exchange. whore a plan Of action will
he agreed upon. A bitter fight between
the builders and unions is forcshsdowcd
Lieutenant Colonel r. y. Morgan.
I. S. A.. Vuartermastrr corps. in
charge of government terminal building
at Greenwich Point, hired nonunion
hricklaycrs today.
"Thp strike has cost the government
SO 900 to date" he said This is
actually Liberty Bond money of the
people If these conditions continue it
mcans industrial disaster
The bricklayprs went on strike four
weeks ago for 81 % an hour. They
were receiving eighty seven and a half
cents,
The i've builders who agreed to the
81 10 scale took such action secretly,
according to p. r. Kelly. a contractor.
AT open meetings of the builders or.
ganizations said Mr.. Kelly. "thcso
men strongly opposed the bricklayers
and afterward in secret agreed to rav
the 81 10 figure. As an excuse for their
action they said. what's the difference,
it won't cost us any more we are going
to tack the extra cost on the houses. "
IF we had agreed to the demands Of
the bricklayers for 81 % an hour we
would have been deluged with strikes
The carpenters were preparing to de.
mand 81 an hour, hod carriers 81 an
hour and stoncmasons were planning
to demand S1.10."
1--WE will not reccde from our posi-
ton. We will not only protect our own
interests, but we will protect the in
tercsts of the public as we'll"
The sixty five builders holding out
against the striking bricklayers' de
mands made an agreement with the
brirklayers in April. 1919, fixing the
rate Of pay at eighty seven and one
half cents an hour. That agreement
was to remain into effect until April
80. 1920. Then in August the brick
layers struck for the $1.25 rate.
AT rnion headouarters todav tbe
hrickIavcrs declined to discnss thc mat.
tor in anv way, Orders 70 This effect
havc beon given hv the leaders of ths
nnion II was ssid
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Johnson Menace
Frightens Leaders
Continued From Page One

Continued From Page One
now telegraphed advising johnson to
continue on his trip to the coast means
that the Borah Johnson movement, hav-
ing shown its teeth to the conservative
Republicans and frightened them, now
is all for peace and harmony.
The Republican party has seen a
crack. very small crack, to be sure.
but still a crack. They sought for
some putty to fill it. The Democratic
leaders smilingly offered them a little
senatorial courtesy by the way of putty
A little paint will be added and it will
be hoped that no one will be able 10
discern the crack in 1920.
johnson Chronology
Here is the chronology. or rather the
order of the incidents in the Johnson
Borah affair which will be we'll to bear
in mind in 1920. 1t is likely to be in.
teresting:
1912-Johnson commits the offense Of
running for Vice President on the Bull
Moose ticket.
1916-Johnson commits the further
offense of carrying his state for senator,
by large vote, while that state goes
against Hughes for President.
1917-Johnson arrives in Washing
ton as senator, much hated and feared
by Republicans. Assigned to such i'm
portant committees as those on waste
paper baskets and on seeing that the
Senate pages keep their teeth brushed
Republicans plan to keep him in back
ground.
1919-All rest of events in 1919 and
happening fast. Big fight on Wilson
Republican managers want to use
Johnson's force. Take him off com
mittee on brushing teeth of Senate
pages and put him on foreign relations
committee, largest extant collection of
Republican candidates for presidential
nomination. Feel they can handle him.
Think that he will be lest among the
mere numbers of that vast collection of
candidates.
little later-Fight on Wilson be-
comes the johnson -Borah fight. No one
else heard of.
A little later - Bitter enders meet
and decide to fight Wilson on the stump,
sending johnson and Borah out on the
tour.
Twenty four hours later--Conster-
nation among conservative Republicans
throughout country who have preserved
their sanity and are not so busy fighting
Wilson as to forget everything else.
Rush TO Washington of Hays, Root,
Haghes and others, saying Lay off this
stuff. Haven't you advertised johnson
enoughg Do you want to make him the
Republican candidate for President in
l920is Bitter enders decide hastily
and perforce lay Of.
Two days lAtsr 5ehnsqn and Borahl