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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-31
WORK ON 5OOSTREETS
CALLED FOR IN LOAN
Ward Leaders Promised I'M
provements as Result Of Sup
porting $14,75o,ooo Measure
ACTION SET FOR THURSDAY

Councils street paving program,
based upon the success of the proposed
S14 ,750, 900 loan, calls for the improve
ment of sections of 500 different streets
throughout the city. Many ward lead
ers are being promised improvements as
the result of support for the measure.
Robert Smith, chairman of Councils
highway committee, has ready for early
action bills providing for paving, grad
ing, etc., in many central and outlying
sections. The loan items providing the
money includes 81 ZOO, 900 for the main
tenance Of asphalt streets; $3.50 900
for paving and 81 ZOO, 900 fer repaving.
In the improvement program for West
Philadelphia, sections of fifty one streets
are provided for; 142 in the schedule are
located in the northeast and the down
town leaders are after large apportion =
ments. Sheriff Ransley is after i'm =
provements for twenty nine streets in
the Second ward. The Salus leaders
want twenty two streets in the Fourth
ward, and Mayor Smith, as the recog
nized leader of the Twenty eighth ward,
is after improvements for thirty two
streets. The campaign for the Twenty
eighth is being conducted by Councilmen
and by Milton Reedmoyer, who has
acted as ward leader during the Mayor s
official term.
Magistrate Watson. the Ware leader
in the Twenty second ward. has been
chosen to select the street improvements
in that independent section. Watson is
after eighteen different improvements to
thoroughfares. Other ward leaders ant
Councilmen are making their bids for
favor and promises of improvements
have been made in return for support
of the loan bill that comes up for action
at a session of Common Council next
| Thursday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-31
|PHZLA. GIRL WANTS TO "HOP"
OVER SEA, BUT FLLER SAYS NO
Nineteen YearOH Miss Informed by Aviuor That Extra Sea
in Plane Is Needed for Use of Navigator

her mother. Mrs. Ernest Kirtson, she
''has been just crazy to make that
fight"
II had no objection to her writing
the letter. Mrs. Kirtson said today,
because I didn't believe there was q
chance of her application being nc
cepted. I didn't consider whether she
would be permitted to go If the appli
cation were accepted. for I never be
lieved that to be within the realm OF
possibility"
From Newfoundland comes the news
that rapid progress is being made as
sembling the planes which are to start
in the next attempt to cross the At
lantic. Besides the Vimy Vickers, the
lIandley Page and Martinsyde entries
are being made ready. The Vimy-
Nickers crew hope to have the machine
ready for an exhibition fight Tuesday
King Georges birthday, but it is doubt
ful whether the bomber will be ready
before Wednesday or Thursday. A
hangar is to be built for the plane.
Fred p. Raynham. whose Martin
'ydc plane was partially wrecked wher
it tried to ''hop off" the day Hawkcr's
Sopwith took the air for its i'll fatet
fight, is hard at work repairing hi,
machine. A new engine and other part.
have been dispatched from England.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-31

Miss May Kitson, nineteen year =
old girl who lives Mt Erdenheim, Pa,
wants to make the transatlantic air
fight to prove that American girls have
pluck.
Miss Kitson, who is a native of Eng
land and an athletic young woman. is
spending the week end at Atlantic City
with a brother, Lieutenant Percy Kit
son. She has two other brothers also
in the military servicc-Sidney Kitson.
who saw overseas service with the
Twenty sixth Division, and Arthur II.
kitson, with the Twenty eighth Di-
vision.
The young woman, it was said at her
home today, has never had any expert
encc ut flying.
She wrote to Captain Jack Alcok, who
is busy assembling his Nimy Vickers
bombing plane at st. Johns, n. F., 70,
the attempt to fly across the ocean, that
she would like to be carried rs q pas
sengcr in his machine.
Captain Alcock replied diplomatcally
that he really couldn't oblige Miss
kitson because his plane seats only
two. and he needs the second seat for
his navigator. Miss Kitson wrote tha
she had been unable to enter the Amer
ican air service because of her sex.
Miss Eirtson is staying at the Tray
more, Atlantic City, and according t
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-31
3 HURT IN AUTO MISHAP
Machine Loses Wheel on Thirty first
Street and Crashes Into Pedestrians

Three persons are in the Women s
Homeopathic Hospital today suffering
from injuries received when Harry
Lachenmayer. druggist of Twenty
second street and Allegheny avenue, lost
control of his automobile.
The injured are Mrs. Anna Smith
sixty nine years old, of Warnock street
near Berks; Philip Parkcnhaur, fifty =
five years old, of Ninth street above
Noble, and Mrs. Anna Thomas, fifty
one years old, of the Mannheim Apart
ments, Germantown.
Mr.. Lachenmayer was driving his
car at a normal rate of speed along
Mount Peace Cemetery, Thirty first
street and Lehigh avenue. yesterday
afternoon, according to the police, when
the steering wheel refused to work. He
tried to adjust it, and then one of the
wheels came off. The auto got beyond
control, and it crashed across the street
striking the three persons.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-31
DEMANDS ICE CREAM
AT POINT OF PISTOL
CroUd Flees Glasses Crash Patron Yields Gun to Obtain
Seruice-T,Uo Held in $500 Bail

others eating cooling ice cream appeared
to increase his rage. Rose, it is said,
drew revolver. Like a fash all the
customers deserted their plates of crea m
and rushed for the street Just then
Mr.. Schmidt arrived. Seeing an angry
man and big revolver he turned out
the lights and dropped behind the
counter.
Meanwhile the customers reached the
street, breaking many glasses in theii
retreat and watched.
But Rose was not satisfied. I'll,
rushed out fourishing his revolver ant
drove them off the sidewalk.
81 want orange water ice." he hisset
again, when he re- entered the place
No one replied in the deserted ice cream
saloon. While Rose aud Malegle wer,
venting their wrath a squad of patrol
men that had been summoned captured
Rose and Schmidt and took them to tn,
Germantown police station.
The prisoners were each held in $500
bail for further hearing by Magis
trate Pennock Rose said he lived a
Hunting Park and Wayne avenues.
1--WE didn't have orange water ice, >
said Schmidt meekly, 'and didn't gel
chance to say So"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-31
RELIGIOUS LIBERALS
CONVENTION OPENED
Congress at Longwood Aims to
Promote Religious Life by
United Testimony

The Ninth Congress of the National
Federation of Religious Liberals opened
with the Progressive Friends at Long
wood, Kennett, Chester county, Pa.
The purpose of the conference. which
was organized in this city in 1908, is
to promote the religious life by united
testimony for sincerity, freedom and
progress in religion. by social service
and a fellowship of the spirit beyond
the lines of sect and creed. The presi-
dent of the federation is DIR. Jesse II.
Holmes, of Swarthmore College.
These sessions today were at 10 a. m.
and 2 p. m. At this mornings session
the topic under discussion was '"The
Supreme Loyaltics. =" The speakers were
Prof. Paul NJ. Pearson. Prof. Leslie p.
Hill, Prof. Anna Garlin Spencer, the
Rev. William L. Sullivan and DR..
day the topic was National Tasks That
Await U.s." The speakers were Fred
erick Lynch, Emerson p. Harris, the
Rev. J. Clarence Lee and Prof. Morris
Jastrow.
Tomorrow morning the Rev. Frank
lin c. Southworth will deliver an ad :
dress on "The Nature and Possibilities
of Inredenominational Fellowship
Anna Garlin Spencer and other friends
will speak at a cpmmemoration Of Fred
erick A. Hincklcy, late president Of the
Society of Progressive Friends. In the
afternoon the topic, .'The Sympathy
of World Religions will be discussed
by Charles w. Wendte, Henry Berko
witz and Gilbert Reid.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-31

A cleaning revolver in the hands of
an angry mana crash of glass-angry
oaths-shouts for help aud cries for
police-sounds like a movie scene in a
tough saloon-but it WASH tit all hap
pened in an ice cream parlor.
When Joseph Rose yearns for ice
cream he demands it quickly, especially
when it's hot night.
Rose, together with Angelo Malcglc,
entered the ice cream parlor of Alex
ander Schmidt, 2O1 West Clapier street
late last night. The men sat at table
and waited for the waiter while their
collars wilted. The waiter didn't seem
to see them waiting. According to
Rose, others who came in later were
waited on ahead of him, while the waiter
looked at Rose and his companan and
yawned indifferently.
Then Rose arose. "I demand orange
water ice" he is alleged to have said
Malegle seconded the motion. Ever
this did not seem to affect the waiter
Rose then struck the table with his
fist. it is alleged, and declared that HI
would have attention. Mrs. Schmidt
tried to pacify him, but the sight OF
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-31
HOG ISLAND RECORD
NEVER APPROPRIATED
Five Ships in Fifty Minutes
Broke All World Records.
Three Next Best
110 MEN HANDLED WORK

No other shipyard in the world ever
approximated the record for launchings
made by the Hog Island yard, when FIVE
ships were put into the water in less
than an hour yesterday.
Fifty minutes was the official time
consumed in the accomplishment of this
feat, according to an announcement to-
day by Matthew G. Brush, president of
the American International Shipbuild- =
ing Corporation.
The next best records were made
July 4, 1918. by the Bethlehem Union
yard at San Francisco, the Moore Ship
building Company at Oakland, Calf.
and the Great Lakes Shipbuilding Com =
pany at Ecross, Mich, each of which
launched three vessels that day and
the Submarine Boat Corporation n,
Newark, n. j., which launched three
$500 ton ships yesterday.
| Within an hour and a half after the
first vessel was launched at Hog Island
yesterday all of them had been towed
into the wet basin and had tied up at
the outfitting piers to await the in =
stallation of their turbines and gears
All of them are 90 per cent complete
and will be ready for delivery to the
United States shipping board in five
weeks.
Hog Islands thirty fifth ship will be
launched next Saturday from way No.
! 10, and other ships of the 1900 ton
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-31
PARK CARS ARE DELAYED
Falling Of Light Wires flinders TroI.
Ieys on Way From Willow Grove

Thousands of people were unable to
get away from Willow Grove Park last
night because of n tie-up of trolley cars
due to the falling of light wires which
run under the bridge just after the
tracks leave the park station.
Early in the evening the supports of
these wires under the bridge gave way
and all the wires broke. They crashed
to the ground in tangled mass. It
was just at time when great crowds
were leaving the park after spending the
holiday there.
For more than two hours all the cars
were tied up. Although the p. II. 7.
made hasty efforts to repair the dam
age the park crowd grew impatient.
Many were forced to ride home in the
trains. which were dangerously over
crowded. while others either tried to
walk or else engaged automobiles or
wagons. 1t was late in the evening be
fore normal traffic was resumed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-31
VALLEY FORGE DEDICATION
New Hampshire Folk Attend Cere
monies at Historic Chapel

More than 400 persons attended the
dedication of the New Hampshire bay
in the cloistcr of the colonies of the
Washington Memorial Chapel at Valley
Forge yesterday. Included in the audi
ence was n delegation of thirty persons
from New Hampshire.
The presentation was made by Arthur
Emmons Pearson, of Newton, N. H.,
in honor of the New Hampshire troops
who suffered with Washington at Valley
Forge. Addresses were also made by
Hobart Pillsbury, deputy secretary of
state, representing Governor Bartlett,
of New Hampshire. and the Rev. DR..
Samuel Atkins Eliot, president of the
American Unitarian Association.
The bay was accepted by the Right
Rev. Thomas j. Garland, bishop suffra-
gan Of the diocese of PENNSYLVANIA.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-31
RED CROSS WORKER SPEAKS
The Rev. John II. Chapman, Of
Chestnut Hill, to Tell Experiences

The Rev. John II. Chapman, rector
of st. Paul's Church, Chestnut Hill.
who spent one year overseas as Red
Cross chaplain, will be the speaker to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock ut an
open air service on the site of the pro-
posed Episcopal Cathedral on the Park
way. He will deliver an address aP-
propriate to Memorial Day, speaking
of his experiences with the American
expeditionary forces in France.
The choir of the Church of the Good
Shepherd, Kensington, under the diree-
ton of Frank Longshore, will lead the
singing. .
Churchmen from all parts of the
city attend these popular Sunday after
noon services. There will be process
sion by the vested choir and clergy
from the market house on Spring Gar
den street across the greensward to the
site of the cathedral.
On Sunday afternoon, June 3, there
will be an elaborate musical service by
the combined choirs of the diocesan
Church Of st. Mary and the Church OF
the Good Shepherd. Bishop Garland
will deliver the address.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-31
KILLED IN CRAP GAME
Negro Shot While Rolling Dice.
CompanIon 10 Held

Parker s. Green, negro. sixteer
years old, G20 South Nineteenth street
was shot through the head and in.
stantly, killed last night during quar-
rel over dice game at Eighteenth ant
Kater streets. Joseph Page, also q
negro, seventeen years old, Lombard
street near Nineteenth, is under arrest
charged with the shooting.
Page will be arraigned for hearing
today in Central Station. According
to the police, the prisoner said he had
not intended to shoot Green. The po
lice have been unable to learn whether
Green was playing in the game. Fol-
lowing the shooting he was taken to the
Polytechnic Hospital and pronounced
dead.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-31
LAST KHAKI AND BLUE DANCE
War Camp Community Affair to BE
Held In Mercantiie Hall

Mercantile Hall tonight will witness
the final war camp community dance
to be held under the joint auspices OF
the Knights Of Columbus and Jewish
Welfare Board. These dances have
been very popular with the men in all
branches of the service, which has
been demonstrated by the large at
tendance. Tonight the dance is given
in honor of the Twenty eighth and Sew :
enty ninth Divisions.
There will be continuous music by en-
inrged double orchestra, special song
numbers by Feist artists. Those in
charge of the affair are Il. Reuben
Hartley, Walter Dorsey, Charles Horn,
Irwin l.. Stone, o. l.: Mccormick and
Calvin Lewis. N
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-31

class will be launched, one each Sntuf \
day following. VA
After yesterdays launching carnival
at the worlds greatest shipyard Mr..
BRUSH personally congratulated tho
launching gang of 40 men, led hy
'Bill' Fortner. Fifty Of these men
were distributed among the Eve ways.
while the other sixty, who helped launch
all five ships in order to set the worlds
record, had to run after each launching
from one way to another. The distance
covered was 1900 feet. Though be H.
well past middle age and portly, Fortner
himself outstripped his gang In the
sprinting.
The Memorial Day launchings were
suggested by the EVENING PUBLIC
LEDGER.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-31
SAILOR DROWNED IN RIVER
Fell From Canoe - Park Guards
GrappIe for Body

Park guards are graphing in the
Schuy|kill river today for the body OF
John II. Ludwig, seaman of the U. s.
s. Michigan, who fell from canoe near
Columbia bridge last night Several
persons along the river bank saw the
canoe upset. The sailors head struck
the edge of the craft as he was thrown
into the water. He never reappeared.
The crew of the police boat Rescue
and several park guards grappled for
the body for several hours last night
and resumed the work this morning.
Ludwig's nearest relative lives at S2t
South Charles street, Baltimore, Nd.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-31
LIQUOR MEN PAY FEES
1897 Retailers Make Payment fol-
June to City Treasurer

Most of the retail liquor dealers.
wholesalers, bottlers and brewers had
paid their license fees to City Treasurer
Shoyer before noon today. This in
sures the continuance of their business
for the month of June.
A total of 1887 retailers paid the
S05.442 fee required for June, and 240
wholesalers, twenty two bottlers and
thirty one brewers paid the fees that
go to the state. The retail fees are paid
to the city. A force of clerks wac kept
busy today deceiving payments from
the liquor dealers and it was said at the
treasurcr's Office that there would bs
few II any delipquents when the final
list Il made up.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-31
WILLS PRoBAIED TODAY
First Presbyterian Church, Atlantic
City, Receives $25oo 6equest

~ The First Presbyterian Church, At
1antic City, is given $500 by the will
of Clayton r. Uhler, who died recently
at the Pennsylvania Hospital. The will,
probated today. leaves an estate valued
at $40, 900 to relatives of the testator.
Other wills probated were those of DR.
Frederick r. Henry, ia South Eigh :
teenth street, which, in private bequests
iisposes of property valued at SIT 200
james w. Courtney, 4610 Westminister
avenue, $1,000; Lucie s. Young, 10
South Sixty first street. $4,000; DR..
Valentine j., Bold, 3206 North Fifth
street, $4500; Bridget II. McCloskey
2l35 South Fifteenth street, $4237, and
Emeline Coar, 10 North Sixty fourth
street, $3400.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-31
FRENCH CITE DARBY MAN
Rescue Of strstcher Bearer at Marne
Last July 10 Acknowledged

William Aldridge, of Lawrence ave-
nue.. Darby, has been notified by the
War Department that he has been cited
for bravery by Field Marshal Petain, of
the French army, for rescuing stretch
er bearer at the Marne last July dur
ing heavy German shellfre.
Aldridge brought the stretcher-
bearer back Of the lines safely only after
he received wounds that almost cost him
his hfe.. lie was later taken prisoner
|! BY the Germans. and was released at
the sisn{pg Of the xrmistice
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-31
CUT WIRE RATES PROMISED
Mackay Says Drop Of 20 p. c. viii
Come With Private Control

Clarence II. Mackay. president of the
Postal Telegraph Cable Company.
promises 20 per cent reduction in teIe,
graph rates when the wire systems are
returned to their owners.
Mr.. Mackay made the promise in a
letter written to each member of Con-
gress urging the prompt passage of the
Stevenson resolution providing for the
immediate return of the wire systems.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-31
TROOPS TO- TAKE BOAT RIDE
Electric Light Association viii q.
Host at River Party Tonight

Many boys who have recently re-
turned from France will be guests of
honor on the moonlight ride and dance
given by the National Electric Light
Association. There will be big feast
on the boat and musical features as an
added attraction.
The boat leaves Arch street wharf
this afternoon at 3 o'clock. stops at
Chester at and then proceeds down
the river, returning at II o'clock to-
night.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-31
PHARMACISTS TO GRADUATE
Baccslaurate Sermon viii Be De
lIvered In Church Tomorrow

The graduating class of the Philadcl-
phia College of Pharmacy will attend in
a body, services at o'clock tomorrow
afternoon in the Church of st. Luke and
the Epiphany, Thirteenth and Spruce
streets, Mt this time the annual bac-
calaureate sermon will be preached by
the Rev. DIR. David NJ. Steel, rector Of
the church.
This is the nineteenth year that the
graduating class at this institution has
attended service at this church. They
are accustomed to don their caps and
gowns at the school building and march
in procession with their friends to the
church.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-31
DEATHS OF WEEK
4so Persons Died, as Compared to
se3 Of Previous Seven Days

Deaths throughout the city during the
week numbered $50. as compared with
500 last week and 45S during the cor
responding week last year. They were
divided as follows: Males, 243 females,
237; boys, 5S, and girls, 4s.
rrho couses of death were:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-31
slowing Curtain Catches Fire

A lace curtain blowing against a
burning gas jet caused fire at. the
home of Mrs. John Lynch, 231S
Waverly street, early today. A local
sIarIn was turned in and the engine
sompsnjes quickly extinguished the
hIsze. 1be damage WIS slIskt,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-31
AN ANNOUNCEMENT

E. F. Houghton & Co. announce that
on June I'd, Sd and 9TH, 1919, the Com
pany's American and Foreign Sales
Agents will hold a Convention in
Philadelphia at the Executive Offices
of the Company. During the Conven-
tion the Officers of the Company and
General Sales Manager will not be
available for telephone or personal
interviews.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-07
Bret City News

Have Root Print It-Beacon Press
Vacuum Cleaners-Burgess-G -Grandsn Co.
Demobilize Service FIag-1n cele-
bration Of the first anniversary OF
armistice day the service flag at
Temple Israel will be completely
demobilized and deposited in the
holy ark at the services at to-
night. Rabbi Frederick Cohn Will
preach on zone Year After"
Plan for Exposition-omaha Is
included among cities in the pro-
posed plan Of organization OF the
Mississippi Valley exposition to be
held at st. Louis, March 1-1S, 1920.
The plan provides that one or more
members Of the board OF trustees
may be appointed by the Chamber
of Commerce in each city repre-
sented in the organization.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-07
LIQUOR THIEVES
i'm TWO RAIDS ON
|OMAHA EASEMENTS
One Successful, Others Escape
Empty-Handed Under
Fire.

Liquor thieves invaded two Ona-
ha homes Wednesday night, making
a successful raid on one and escap-
ing from the other under shotgun
fire.
The robbers made their getaway
from the home of Henry Hitler, re-
tired liquor merchant, 1921 Farnam
street, sometime during the night,
after stealing more than $500 worth
of choice wines and whiskies, &C
cording to Mr.. Hitler. Police have
received no report Of the theft.
Entrance was gained through a
basement window by means of a
jimmy" evidence showed. A heavy
steel door leading into the wine eel
lar was forced open Mr.. Hitler said.
The thieves took everything in the
line of liquor except two bottles of
beer, he declared.
All the liquor had been stored in
Killers home before the state went
dry, he said. The loot consisted of
two cases of champagne, two cases
of whisky, case of beer and a box
of assorted wines, according to Mr..
Hitler. ..-..
Family Was Asleep.
The family was asleep at the time
of the robbery, Mr.. Hitler stated.
1t was not learned whether the
thieves used all automobile truck
as in the case of three recent rob-
berries of liquor from the residences
OF Louis Nash, Charley Garvey and
E. c. Goddard.
Fred Busch. 831 Pine street, be-
lieves he shot one of two unidenti-
fled burglars, escaping from his
basement yesterday morning at 2:30,
according to police reports.
Escaped Under Fire.
He told the police he heard a
noise in his basement, got up and
secured his shotgun, and when the
men appeared fired at them twice.
Both men escaped.
II know | hit one of them" !"
Busch told police.
A door leading into a wine cellar
in Busch's home was ''jimmied," :"
the police report states. Several
cases of whisky and wine were in
the place, police have learned.