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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-11

CAPTAIN Charles e Boyd. l2l2 South
Ffty-frst street. Phadel lpha.
LIEUTENANT - Harold l.. Reese, Ma
hanoy City.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-11

McGrGART. - April 10 ELIZABETH
HELEN DAUGHTER of George and Rose Me-
Gugart NEE Steyenson). aged 81. Relatives
and friends. Sodality Of the Visitation
parish invited TO attend funeral. Mon, $40
a. M. residence OF parents. 3O7 i. Lehigh
ave Solemn requiem mass Visitation
y. V. NJ. o a. m. Int New Cathedral Gem.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-12
THREE BROTHERS HERE
FOR M. E. CONFERENCE
Bawden Family Claims a
Unique Distinction Among
Clerical Delegates

Three brothers will be present among
the delegates at the Philadelphia Con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church which opens today at Spring
Garden Street Church, such a repre-
sentation being unique on the records of
the denomination in this state.
They are the Rev. Edward Bawden,
pastor of First Church, Lancaster; the
Rev. Ernest Bawden, pastor of Oak
Lane Church, and the Rev. william
Bawden. who is now connected with the
faculty of the Bangor High School. An
other brother, Alfred, will be lay dele
gate Friday evening.
The Rev Edward Bawden, the eldest
brother has been preaching for more
than twenty-five years, and for the last
seven years has been located at Lahcas-
Ter. Previous to that he was located in
ana near this city, each of his appoint
mehts being over number of years.
The Rev. Ernest Bawden, who has
been preaching more than twenty years
has been pastor of the Oak Lane church
for five years, coming there from Roy
ersford.
The third brother. the Rev William
Bawden, left the pastorate at Fern Rock
church six years ago and became a pro
fessor of English at Bangor, but is still
actively engaged in church work, and
is named as delegate TO the conference
each year.
The father of the brothers. the Rev
Josiah Bawden, died three years ago
His last appointment was as pastor OF
Clearfield church. The three brother,
were ordained in this city. They are al
married.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-12
COMMISSION BIGGEST
BATTLESHIP FRIDAY
Idaho, Most Powerful Afloat,
to Be Turned Over to Gov
ernment by Builders

The Idaho. greatest of all battleships,
will be placed in comm mssion at 9:30
o'clock on Friday morning with short
but impressive ceremonies.
The monarch of the seas" under
Of Captain c. T. Vogelgesang,
will be taken from the plant of the
builders, the New York Shipbuilding
Company, Camden, to the Philadelphia
by a working crew of sailors and ship
yard employees.
On Friday morning the vessels com
plement of 400 men will be lined up in
mass formation, on the deck while the
Idaho's band of twenty pieces plays
lively airs. This band was recently
transferred to the Idaho from. the naval
air station at Pensacola, Fla.
Rear Admiral c. +. Hughes. COM
mandant Of the Philadelphia Navy Yard,
will receive the vessel on behalf of the
government from the officials of the
New York Shipbuilding Company. He
then will read the orders from the Navy
Department directing him to place Cap
tain Vogelgesang In command of the
vessel. Captain Vogelgesang will then
read orders from the Navy Department
directing him to place the vessel In
commission
The ceremonies will close with the
raising of the Stars and Stripes and the
Union Jack on the stern Of the Idaho
and the playing of the Star Spangled
Banner" while the men stand at atten-
ton.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-12
GROCERS HEAR PLAN
OF CHARTER REVISION
Ernest L. Tustin Asserts Four
Evils Holding Back City
Would Be Corrected

Charter revision for Philadelphia as
proposed at present will prove a great
boon and will correct the four great
evils which have done more than any
thing else to hold back this city" said
Ernest L. Tustin, today.
Mr.. Tustin. member of the Philadel-
phia Board OF Trade, and vice president
of the Pennsylvania food commission,
made this assertion in his address of
welcome to the members of the Whole
sale Grocers Association of Pennsyl-
vania. New Jersey, and Delaware at the
Bellevue Stratford Hotel.
First. chamber session will provide
a. smaller council he said. and thus
eliminate the inefficiency of the present
large body. A city is in reality nothing
but a huge corporation and should be
governed as one. and no corporation
would have such a cumbersome advisory
body.
Another municipal objection is the
contract system, a curse which has been
handed down for generations What the
city needs Is home rule. and let the
public work be carried on under a sys-
tenn of honest bidding, which does not
insure the placing OF the contracts In
the hands of the same men, year after
year.
Another good feature of the revision
plan is the policy to remove the fremen
and police from politics. They should be
separated so far that they could not
see each other with a telescope. No
man on the police force Is going to do
his best when he knows that advance
ment depends on pull rather than abll-
ity and faithfulness.
"And the last of the four evils which
the revision will correct Is the present
financial system. Nothing would sc
handicap crooked politicians and helI
the financial standing of this city as the
budget system which has heen pro-
posed" E.e
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-12
JOKE BILLS GET
LAUGH in HOUSE
Old Wallpaper Off Before
New Is On. One Macs.
ure Provides
GRADE CROSSINGS BACK
Another Legislator Asks $500
for State Milk Exhibit
in New York
BIZ a star Correspondent

Harrisburg. March t2.-Some one
turned the jokcsmiths loose in the
Legislature today
REPRESENTATIVE II. J Bechtold, pauph-
in County. put in the first measure TO
draw a laugh from the legislators II
provides that in re-papcriug the walls
OF "A dwelling. store or any other habitat.
the old wallpaper must be removed.
Anyone who slaps new wallpaper over
the Ola in repapering, would be subject
To a fine of $50, II the Bechtold bill
became 4 law.
Next Representative Albert v, Rim,
I,ehigh. stepped forward with his hi
enuial measure TO abolish all grade.
crossings In Pennsylvania. II would
cost the railroads a few billion dollars
to carry such a program into effect
a similar bill, introduced by Rim four
years ago, passed the House unani-
mously, but Cn a reconsideration the
members all asked to have their votes
changed to may"
Another bill introduced by Allan
Miller. Susquehanna, would appropfl-
ate $500 to defray expenses Tor an
exhibition in New York city by the l'e-
partment of Agriculture and state Col
lege on April -, when the National MIX
and Dairy Farm Exposition is held in
tndI Guy
Why the state should spend its money
on exhibitions i'm New York city, when
it has the large cities of Philadelphia
and Pittsburgh within it's confines, $
more than the legislators can under
stand. The argument in behalf of the
bill is that New York city consumes
81, 900 900 worth of milk from PennsyI-
vania annually
Then Edgar r. Smith, Bedford, the
baby member of the House. stepped
forward with a bill making theatres re-
sponsible for reporting to the govern
ment salaries paid to actors as means
of preparing tax assessments.
Legislators would like to know if th'
bill would compel actors to diNulg'
where they get their fur-lined over
coats.
Representative Benjamin II. Colder
Philadelphia was appointed chairman
of a sub committee to consider the meas
ure.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-12
VOTE-ASKING SISTERS
FADDTTS,' SHE SAYS
Aged Pittsburgher Fires Oppo-
nents' Opening Gun in Har-
risburg Campaign
By a Stdn Correspondent

Harrisburg, March 12.-Anti-suffra-
gists nave begun their fight against the
suffrage Legislation which Is expected to
be introduced in the House next week
by Representative W. T. Ramsey, Of
Chester. Mr.. Ramsey will sponsor a
resolution to amend the constitution to
permit woman suffrage.
The opening gun against suffrage has
been fired by Miss Eliza d, Armstrong
of Pittsburgh. who leads the anti-suf-
frage forces.
For number OF sessions past Miss
Armstrong has been picturesque figure
on Capitol Hill, where she appears every
two years as an ardent opponent Of votes
for women. She is seventy-four years
old and a member of one of Pittsburgh's s
first families.
Miss Armstrong is one of the most
active lobbyists around the Capitol.
Every day that the House is in session
she can be found at a post of vantage
in the lobby or along the side aisles.
where she corrals Legislators. and axis
them to oppose suffrage.
II have no fault to find with VIII
Ramsey" said Miss Armstrong today
in discussing the proposed constitutional
amendment to permit suffrage. Pos
sibly he is acting at the behest of others.
insist that women do not want the
ballot.
Il am at a loss to understand the
words of women who want the ballot.
To save my life cannot find sentiment
among women for this masculine privi-
lege. They do not discuss the matter at
all and what women do not discuss they
are not interested in"
"Faddists'' is the term applied by
Miss Armstrong 10 women who seek the
ballot. Their type, she declares, can be
recognized at a glance.
These faddists." she continued, 'art
! for suffrage, but the cradle-rocking
bread-baking type is not The motherly
| type, whose sole thought Is her husband
her children and her home, has no time
| for such didoes"
| Miss Armstrong scored the womer
who recently burned the President;
| efiigy
Personally. / think some OF thost
women have good sense and the Others
are splendidly mannish, but I always
picture them mentally as creatures who
must have muscular arms and square
jaws" t.
| Is here with Miss Armstrpng to opposs
nuFroGe Tn<y reff6tent the Naticnn
1 A1ft-<ln1faoo AssocisiIonj 4
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-12
HOUSE BILL PROVIDES
FOR TAX EXEMPTIONS

Harrisburg, March IA bill eX-
empting from taxation all public prop
erty used for public purposes, actual
places Of religious worship burial places
not held for private or corporate profit
and institutions of purely public charity
was presented at the opening of the
House session today by Mr.. Cans, Phila-
delphia.
MIR. Bechtold. Dauphin, introduced a
bill requiring that before any wall pa
perng is to be done all old paper shall
first be removed from the walls.
An increase of penalties for any per-
son operating an automobile or truck
under false number or without consent
of the owner or running a car whose
license has been revoked is provided in
a bill introduced by Mr.. Cox Philadel-
phia. The maximum penalties are
made $1,000 fine or three years in jail
or both
Mr.. Miller Susquehanna, read a bill
appropriating $500 for the state De-
partment of Agriculture or State College
TO make stated display at a national
exhibition in New York in April.
Provision for doubling state aid for
fairs and an appropriation of S2OO,0
for the purpose are contained in bills
presented by Mr.. Hess, Lancaster.
Mr.. Dawson, chairman of the Ways
and Means Committee, presented "A bill
repeating the act of 1913 devoting all
personal property tax TO counties and n
companion measure providing that one
half of such revenue shall go to the
state. This will mean over $1,000, 600
more income for the state. The repeater
was passed to enable Philadelphia to
construct transit lines and other coun-
ties to engage in various public works.
Mr.. Dawson olso presented bill for
all unclaimed deposits to 60 to the state
without escheat.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-12
PLAN TRANSFERS
FOR 100 PASTORS
Many Changes Necessitated
by Those at Two Phila.
delphia Churches
ONE MINISTER RESIGNS

About a hundred pastoral changes will
delpha Methodist Episcopal Conference.
whole session began today in the Spirit
Garden Church. Twentieth and Spring
Garden streets
Two city churches and two upstate
churches will be the pivotal points, 1t is
said. around which many of the trans
fers will revolve. one OF the local
churches is the Columbia Avenue Church
Twenty-ffth street and Columbia ave-
nue; the other, the Fletcher Church
Fifty-fourtt and Master streets
Filling the pulrits of the churches at
Pottsville and Lancaster Will lead TO
shifting of many pastors.
The pastor OF the Columbia Avenue
Church. the Rev Dr. F. w. Hart, died
several months ago. The pulpit has
been filled temporarily by tie Rev. Dr.
George Burns
Wells to Columbia Avenue
4 call to the Columbia Avenue church
will be extended to the Rev DR.. X. =
Wells now pastor of Tabernacle Churcn,
Eleventh and oxford streets. Doctor
Wells is assured Of reelection as con-
ference secretary.
Unless something unforeseen develops
in the next few days the Columoia
Avenue Church will be the only large
church in Philadelphia to be affected oy
the pastoral changes with the DIE
Methodist centenary drive on for iunus'
il Is felt that the best results can De
obtained by shifting the preachers as
little as possible.
The Central Church of Roxborough
also will be knotty point for the
bishop and his cabinet If the Rev, Dr..
s NJ Vernon persists in refusing 10
withdraw his resignation because OF
advancing years. Doctor Vernon has
filed the Central Church pulpit for years
with great satisfaction to his congrega-
ton and ecclesiastical superiors.
Bishop Berry and the Ave district su-
perlntendents virtually have completed
a tentative draft of the appointments 10
be made. But, clergymen point out, the
discovery that single man Will not
be able to accept an intended appoint
ment will cause readjustment OF al
most the entire slate
Other Changes
New pastors are to be ass igned TO the
Dauphin and Lansford churches, and
the Rev. Charles Roads, of the Will
Jamestown Church. Is to be charged at
h own request The Millersburg church
will get a new pastor.
The Rev. A. f, Taylor will be moved
from the South Chester church and the
Rev. w A. Lewis from the Upland
church at their own request. Vacancies
exist in the Landenburg and Flint Hal
churches.
Il. c. Dahns. supply pastor at the
West Grove church, sent there on the
death of the Rev. J. c. Wood, is likely
| to be continued there. 1t Is understood
! that the Rev. r. J. CARRIER, pastor al
Mariners Bethel, Washington avenue
| below Third street. will be given another
pastorate.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-12

ment a schedule was laid down for the
meeting in Pittsburgh.
resolution was adopted specifying
that the hearing is to open at o'clock
Monday morning. Advocates of the bill
will be given the first opportunity to be
heard. They will be allotted one hou,
to present their arguments.
Opponents Of the bill will be given
a similar period to state tfeF argument,
and then the advocates of the measure
will have twenty minutes for rebuttal
Representative John r. X. Scott,
chairman of the judiciary special COM
mittee, announced today that when the
committee holds its final meeting on
the bill to decide whether it shall be
reported to the House with an aftirma-
tive or negative recommendation. the
proceedings will be public He said a
resolution would be presented next
week calling for public vote or the
measure '.-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-12
HOG ISLAND PLANS
WERE in GERMANY
Maps and Other Informa-
ton Found by Army (.
and Navy Agents
SENT BY SPIES HERE
Arrests During War of 254
Enemy Aliens Working in
Yard Announced Today

Complete plans OF the entire ship
building project at Hog Island, with
valuable information of the work being
accomplished and that to be undertaken.
were found in Germany by agents OF the
army intelligence corps.
This was made known today after
officials of the Fleet Corporation an
nounced that 254 men, classed as dan
derous spies. who succeeded in getting
employment at Hog Island, were ar
rested and prosecuted during the war
The Hog Island guard and secret serV-
ide engineered the arrests, with the heip
OF agents of the Department Of Justice
and members of the intelligence corps OF
the army and navy.
The plans were obtained and forwaru-
ed to Germany despite the most e1ncien.
work by the guards and secret agents
at the plant, but they did not se.
through in time to allow the war
lords" to plan measures that wouio NM
der operation of the yard.
The plans were detailed, but snowe.
by their errors that those VINO nau
drawn them up had evidently peen
forced to do their work away from the
inspiration and actualities of the yard py
the vigilance of the guards AS mat
ter of fact, q high official of the com
pany said today, the plans served ohiy
the purpose of letting Germany KNOW
what was already suspected-that the
United States was sparing no expense
and no resource in its determination 70
overcome the central powers.
The 254 men arrested as spies were
Germans, Austrans and Turks. Unoer
the guise of common laborers they
gained access to the plant and were un-
discovered for some time.
An elaborate system Of espionage was
established at the yard to keep a con-
slant watch on the workmen in search
of dangerous aliens or spies. In all l4'-
s93 arrests we're made by the 645 MEM
bers of the guard and detective force
at the island during the war. Many OF
these were for minor offenses, made more
to preserve the morale Of the workmen
and to get suspected dangerous char
acters away from the yard than with
any hope Of ultimate conviction.
But in each case where a man was
charged with being a spy It was shown
that he was an unnaturalized alien en-
emy and substantial proof to back the
charge was produced. AS result or
the evidence many of the men are now
serving sentences and Others are await
! ing trial.
Some of the best known finger-print
experts in the country were employed
| in the work at Hog Island. Every man
who applied for work was made to sub
nit to full Bertilon measurement.
/ This record was compared later to po-
! lice records and in this manner many
| important arrests were made.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-12
WOUNDED DOUGHBOYS
RELISH EATS" HERE
Returned Veterans at Phila.
delphia Hospital Respond
Vigorously to Mess Call

Mess call was answered with vigor
veterans of the Argonne Forest and
Chateau-Thierry, today at the rehabiita-
ton unit of the Philadelphia General
Hospital, Thrty-fourth and Spruce
streets. Attendants were busy serving
the noisy soldiers, who contrasted break
fasts this morning with those eaten in
the trenches
French cooking may be all right"
said one husky doughboy," but give me
American eats every time"
The men at the hospital constitute
Phfladelpha's first contingent Of
wounded
Two groups of men arrived yester-
day, being taken direct to a PennsyI-
vania Railroad siding at the institu-
tion. The first group of sixty-fve
landed early in the afternoon, and the
second. 1870 strong, an hour or two
later.
Many of the men were on crutches,
many walked with canes, a great num-
ber wore bandages and many showed
the evidences of gas poisoning or of
shell. shock. They came from every
state in the Union and included men
of all branches of the service.
The men were taken in immediate
charge by Red Cross ambulances and
by the medical forces under Major
Bachmeyer. of the United States Medi-
cal Corps, Cincinnati, o., who has been
placed in charge of the rehabilitation
| hospital. The new base Is known as
General Hospital No. %.
The men represented many of the ia
mons diyisiOns--thp Tweuty-eiRhth the
Seventy y-ninth. the Ninety-second and
the Seventy each bore the
peculiar symbol of his individual serv-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-12
TO PUSH DOCK CONTRACTS
Coonley IL Determined to Have
Them Signed Before He Retires

Howard NJ Cooney, vice president
in charge of administration of the Emer-
gency Fleet Corporation. went to Wash
ington last night to begin the clearing
up of his work before retiring from the
feet corporation the latter part of the
month
Mr. Coonley said. before leaving. that
he intends to make similar trips every
week until he has turned back all his
work to the executive board of the
United States shipping board to have 1t
in readiness for his successor.
Il expect to leave the Emergency
Fleet Corporation between April is and
May /, But before | go | am determined
to have a contract signed for two dry
docks for Philadelphia"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-12
HALT CARS In l4l N. ]. TOWNS
Strike Ties Up Traffic in North
ern District

Newark, n. j.. March 12.-tBy a. ~
Virtually all the surface-car lines of
the Public Service Railway Company,
which operates through 14l cities and
towns In northern New Jersey, were tied
UP today by the strike of 1900 employees,
who are affiliated with the Amalgamated
Association of Street and Electric Rail-
way Employees of America.
The walkout began at a. m. and al
terrbon reports indicated few cars We're
running Union recognition is the chief
demand OF the men, with a demand for
a nine-hour day. with pay for ten hours
Newark and its suburbs were without
trolley service.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-12
Seek to Cure World
at NJ. E. Conference

Continued from Page One
~ saw The thought behind the Bishops
words-joy over the nations victory IN
the war and Joy because or the victory
of prohibition in the United States.
Bishop Berry called the conference TO
order at 9:O5 a. m. In the chancel was
displayed a service flag with forty-two
stars, six of them silver, Behind the
Bishops desk were small flags of the
Allied nations. In front was a large
brass vase filled with pink carnations.
The Rev DR.. S. NJ. Vernon and the
Rev. DR.. j. r. T.. Gray led the confer
ence in prayer, after the members had
sung IT Love Thy Kingdom, Lord DR..
Vernon voiced the belief in his prayer
that the conference Opened a new era
for the Church in Philadelphia" while
DR.. Gray asked the Divine guidance for
the members of the Peace Conference
in Paris, 80 that never again would
the world know war" The prayers were
followed with the hymn, MY Faith
Looks Up TO Thee"
Members of the conference stood while
the Rev. Robert C. Wells, secretary of
the conference, read the names of ten
members who had died since the meet
ing of year ago. There will be a
| commemorative observance tomorrow.
Committees Confirmed
After rollcall. Bishop Berry confirmed
various standing committees, and named
the Sabbath committee, which was the
only committee TO which new names
were added.
John H. DUNCAN, president OF the
board of trustees CT the Spring Garden
Church. where the conference is being
held, was 10 have pronounced the ad-
dress OF welcome 10 the members H<
was M and unable 10 attend. His place
lwas taken BY W. ,. Harris. vice prVe1-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-12

Harrisburg, March 12.--The Boland
bill, providing that legal advertisements
and official notices shall be published
only in newspapers printed in the Eng
lish language. was ordered afflrmatvely
reported by the House Judiciary Local
Committee after an extended discussion
The vote was 10 to 3.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-12
KISS AND MAKE UP
wife Has Militant Spouse Arrested for
Beating Her, Then Forgives

John Liswewicz. fifty-two years old.
Warsaw street. Camden. today locked
arms with his. wife. kissed her and
walked out OF the Camden police court,
where he had had hearing on the
charge Of beating the woman and pulling
out her hair.
Recorder Stackhouse told the couple
that In view Of the fact that they had
two children he. could not impose any
nentense and he begged them to make
up and live In peace In the future
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-12
JAIL INSTEAD OF GRAVE
Camden Judge Gives Would.Be
Suicide Three Months

Townsend Dodd. fifty-one years old.
who on January 21 attempted suicide.
jumping overheard at the Vine street
Ferry. Camden, was sentenced today to
three months In the Camden city 1ail
He told Recorder Stackhouae that he
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