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Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1919-07-25

oni znaji politiku rozlicnych narodH
lepe nez kazdy ten narod sam. Oni
zachranili Americe ohromne Milo
ny. neivice je mrzi. ze pry anne.
ricky kongres jeste bruei. kdyz je
ma dopraviti dom6.
Lituji vsak nejvice. ze museli O.
pustiti ty bratry tam ma Sibifi.
kterych je tam iest6 ma 10000. O.
nj pravi: my isIn- zde. vsak my
slenky nase jsou mezi bratry ma ST.
bifi. Tam je jeSte moe prace.
Kdyz byli vsickni. ma lodi zazpi-
vail nam pochody a "Kde domov
mnj' mezitim co zpivali, jeden
skocil do vody nebyti male lodic-
ky dole u pieru. tedy by sc byl uto-
pill.
Byl to ieden z tech dvou. kteri
Sc ma ceste Vladivostoku zhlaznili.
Ten zpev nan 1cinkoval tolik. Ma
rychlo udelali jsme malou sbfrku
kterou zde udavam. Ma mal5 mas
pocet je uspokOjiva.
Gustav Rokos,
Newport News. Va.
(Vysledek sbirky priste.
Angle prOti Rampant "Snchych"
Sir William Osler. vehlasny all.
glicky lekar byvaly Glen John
Hopkinsovy nemocnice. lice pom9ry
Anglie. pravi. ze Anglie nikdy ne
bude nem1ze nasledovati Ameri-
ku otazce prohibice ze "a nyn9i-
sich pomer1 bylo by velice nehodn5-
m nejakou proti saloonickou kam-
pan tam zahajovati. DR.. Osler jest
pro vychovu lldu We smeru tomto a
ne pro nasilny zakaz.
TreStanci ma StavCe.
Dva tisice pet set trestancn We
vladimir vezeni Leavenworth,
Kans.. vyslo We siavku dtery ode.
prenim iiti do prace. Skorem cd
jednoho vsichni zdstali ce!ach
svych. Vybor II odebral sc ku We.
liteli, kol. Rice pozadavkem. aby
uveznenym zkraceny byly pracovnf
hodiny pridano ma potrav9. Stav-
kari jsou vsichni vojensti trestanci.
mnozi Mich odsouzem byvse We
J F'rancii. Dvanacticlenny vybor
sozen byl po vatsine radikaln v
cizine zrozenych.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
WILL BENEFITS CHARITIES
Jane McGinniss Makes Bequests to
Catholic institutions

Several Catholic institutions benefit
by the will of Jane lcjiinniss, 323
South Nineteenth street, which was ad-
mitted to probate today.
The will leaves $1,000 to st. Johns
Orphan Asylum; 5000 each to the St.
Joseph's Orphan Asylum. st. Joseph 5
House for Boys. st. Nincent's Home
and st. Nincent's Home and Maternity
Hospital and $500 to the Little Sisters
of the Poor Eighteenth and Jefferson
streets. The remainder Of the $50, $50
estate goes to relatives.
Other wills prObatcd were those of
William S. Brelsford. former cashier of
the Quaker City National Bank. who
died in the Samaritan Hospital, leav
ing an estate valued at $50, 900 to rela
tives John Leighcad Forty sixth
street and Maplewood avenue, leaving
an estate of $16, 800 to relatives; Sam
uel Andrews, 5311 Warren street, S13.
500 to relatives Charles Il. Stilwell,
Bryn Mawr Hospital, $4,000 to rcla
tives Ernest G.. Miller, 4J42 Mitchell
street, $1,000 to relatives; Martha
Beatty, Episcopal Hospital, S3665 to
relatives, and Walter Shine, 1914
Ridge avenue, $500 to relatives.
The estate of William W. Carr,
former judge of Common Pleas Court
No. 1, has been appraised at S6152.GG.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
GRUENBERG RAPS
CHARTER T|NKERS
Blames Revisers for Paving
Problem-City Can Only
Use Taxes, He Says
WALTON TO ABIDE BY LAW

Under charter provisions, revenue re-
that can be used for the repair and re-
paving of streets, in the opinion of
Frederick p Gutenberg, director of the
Bureau of Municipal Research.
The blame for the financial problem
arising out of the necessity of appro-
priating millions for badly needed street
repairs out of current revenue is placed
by Mr.. Gutenberg upon city and state
officials who ripped out the accounting
and business financing scheme originally
included in the charter.
Declining to comment upon the
adequacy or inadequacy of the Sl00,O00
for street repairs and the 81 800 ,O0O
for repaving. the head of the bureau
takes the stand that the city will be
better off in the future if repaving is
done from current revenues in order to
catch up with time lost by reason of
the war.
Mr.. Gutenberg, who is a property
owner. declared today he would rather
shoulder an added burden than have
posterity pay for repairs and repavlng
that would be automatically cared for
had the charter tlnKerS kept haHus oll
''Had Connolly, Walton and Schaf-
fer not ripped out sections of the char
ter that would have allowed the city
a modern system of financing, such as is
recognized and used by public corpora
tions." he said, sb'depreciation would
have cared for streets needing repaving
and the work could be done as cap
ital outlay instead of out of current
revenues.
"If the system of financing had been
left intact, provision would have been
made whereby deprecated street paving
icould have been written off the books as
Of no value, thus permitting of a capi-
raj outlay. AS such was not the case,
.he charter specifically provides that
sepaving and all work of n similar ma
ture must be met by current revenues.
The present situation is serious one
and probably can only be met by an
Increase iu the tax rate.
Chairman Gaffney, of Councils
finance committee, takes the stand that
streets requiring an entirely new pave
nent should be paid for out of long
Term loan funds and that only repairs
and small sections of repaving need
come from current revenues raised by
taxation. Notwithstanding this view,
Chairman Gaffney has agreed to an ex :
penditure of $1,000. 900 during 1920.
When visited by Chief Dunlap, of the
Highway Bureau, Controller Walton
insisted that he would comply with the
exact letter of the charter and will not
approve any warrants for street re-
pairs or street repaving from funds
other than current revenues.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
SOCIALIST METHODS
URGED FOR CHURCH
Chicago Clergyman Tells Meth
odist Episcopal Missions Board
That Work Must Speed Up

The Methodist Episcopal Church
needs TO be spccdcd up by methods
such as used by the Socialists and La
boritcS.
This was the thought expressed at
the annual meeting of the Board of
Home Missions aud Church Extension
of the church, held in the Wesley Build
ing, l70l Race street. by the Rev. John
Thompson, of Chicago.
MIR. Thompson recommended that
such methods be used after a report
read by DR.. G. G. Dean. Of tho cen
tcnary committee, showed that Social
lists and Ldboritcs had improved their
strength by rs per cent during the last
year, while the Protestant Christian
church showed a growth lof 22.5 per
cent.
81 have worked and spoken among
Socialists and laboritcs and the church
would be improved by the introduc-
ton of their cooperative and efficient
manner of working, >, he said.
The Rev. -. G.. Nogcl said that a
to win the working men and women Of
the country.
The Rev. DR.. Edgar Blake. executive
secretary of the centenary fund. said
that but half OF the members of the
Methodist Episcopal Church had con
tributcd If all hat contributed at
the rate Of | per cent of their income,
the desired sum would have been over
subscribed, re said.
Tho church will hold campaign to
get 900 900 new members between
January | and June 20 Of next year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
SlSTlNE SINGERS DELIGHT
Bring Music Usually Associated
Only With Ancient CathedraJs

The Sistine Quartet brought to a large
audience in the Academy Of Music last
night the sort of beauty that one as
sociates with the impressive. resound-
ing, mysterious spaces of a great cathe-
edral.
male soprano and male contralto
are rarities to the concert stage of this
country. However, the mellownesss of
Senor Luigi Gentili's 'contralto and the
rich vigor and bell toned soprano of
Senior Alessandro Gabrielli proved as
delightful as most rarities are.
The art of the Sistine Quartet is
very striking and very unusual, and
the numbers of their concert were care
fully selected. The program was di-
vided into two parts. During the first
part the quartet appeared in crimson
vestments. The selections in the sec
ond half were pastoral.
Palestrina's LA cruda mia nemica, :"
which is the lament of youth over the
coldness Of his sweetheart, held within
it the grief of all lovers. 1t was sung
with high charm.
But the "Motteto," by Nittoria, which
is sung on Holy Thursday, and which
is cry of grief of the Virgin Mary
before the lifeless body of Christ, sur
passed the Palestrina selection in poig
nant charm. 1t is significant that the
ecclesiastical selections in every in
stance seemed far superior to the lay
lyrics.
Muller's III ritorna del gregge," a
concluding number of the program, was
tone picture of the return of sheep
to the fold. The sound of tinkling bells
about the sleeps necks is pictured with
delightful color in this poem.
A novelty which paired in a fashion
with "Il ritorna" was Lasso's LA
Cauzone del Follone," madrigal,
throughout which one hears the beat
ing of worker in felt on the cloth
with his stick.
The concert ended with "The Star
Spangled Banner" sung in Italian.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
BELL co. CUTS SIXTH
FROM PHONE BILLS
Public Gets First Benefits This
Month From Rate Ruling Of
Service Commission

Thousands Of Bell Telephone sub
scribcrs who received their monthly bills
today or yesterday found n welcome
rubber stamp notation on the bills de b.
ducting one sixth of the amount owed
The deduction was the result of the
Public Service Commissions recent or
der restoring the pre- war rates for Bell
Telephone service. Under government
control the rates had been boosted 20
per cent.
Service was billed at the war time
rates, with an added notation that one
sixth of the total amount was deducted
Because of the food Of bills which
had TO be gone over in few days some
errors "rept into the notices sent out.
One subscriber, whose Pre- war rate was
$3.50 month, and who was paying
So 40 n month under the revoked rates
was billed at 50.
In such cases where clerical errors
occur the company explained today
that the subscriber need pay only the
amount of the revoked rate, less one
sixth of the total, thus bringing the rate
back to its pre- war status.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
LAUNCHING AT HOG ISLAND
Mrs. Philip S. Collins Christens Cold
Harbor, Yards 72d Vessel

Hog Islands seventy second vessel,
the steel cargo carrier Cold Harbor
slipped down the ways today, sponsored
by Mrs. Philip S. Collins. of Wyncote,
of the Curtis Publishing Co.
Accompanying Mrs. Collins on the
sponsors platform were Mrs. Alan
Reed, of Wyncote, wife of the assistant
general business manager of the Curtis
Publishing Co. O. F. A. Sandberg. of
London. who has been in this country
since 1914 as steel expert representing
the British Government: Edward Lee,
of London NJ. G. Brush, president of
ing CORPORATION +. w. Wood. vice
president j. NJ. Eaton and Il. c. King
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
CITY PAINTERS WIN
AT ART EXHIBITION
Emily Drayton Taylor and Al
fred Hayward Are Among
Prize Getters
REUTERDAHL ALSO HONORED

Two Philadelphia artists. Emily
Drayton Taylor, 1904 Pine street. n
painter of miniatures. and Alfred Hay
ward. 200 South Fifteenth street, are
among winners of prizes Mt the annual
water color and miniature exhibition of
the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
Arts. The list of prize winners was
announced today.
To Emily Drayton Taylor, who has n
number of miniatures on exhibition
fails the coveted miniature painters
media of honor. This is awarded for
nigh achievement at the discretion
of the officers of the Pennsylvana SO t.
ciety of Miniature Painters and may be
awarded only once to the same person
Other holders of the medal are Laura
toombs Hills. Lucy May Stanton and
Margaret Foote Hawley
Mr.. Hayward won the Beck prize of
500. awarded each year through the
liberality of Charles W. Beck. .Jr. II
is given to the best work in the exhibi
tion which has been reproduced in
color.
The Philadelphia -Wator- Color Prize
Of 5000 was awarded Childp Hassam.
of New York. This prize is awarded To
that ArF'rican or resident foreign
artist showing the strangest water col
or or group of water colors in the OK
hibition. Mr.. Hassam's group of mic
lures which won for him the homo,
comprise a series of five paintings OF
Rockport Quarry.
Lieutenant Commander Henry Rpu
terdahl, .. s. n, famous marine artist
won the Dana Water Color Medal. The
Dana medal is awarded for the best
work in water color, and is based or
boldness, simplicity and frankness OF
work.
The one of Mr.. Reuterdahl's picture.
on exhibition of the navy during tb,
war which won the honor for him i,
entitled THE Destroyer Patrol"
1t shows an American DESTROYER M
troll off the British coast in the Nortl
Sea. The little craft is fighting it's way
through a heavy sea.
Prizes for the water colors wer,
awarded by the following jury of selecH
tion of the Philadelphia Water Color
Club; Arthur -. Carles. Charles De
muth John ]. Dull, William l.. GRAY
+. Walter Taylor and NJ. W. Zim
norman.
The jury of selection which awarded
the miniature painters medal of homo
consists of Alexandrina Robertson
Harris, Jean Williams Lucas, Rebecct
Il. Peale Patterson. Edna Heusti
Simpson and F. Walter Taylor.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
AUTO WHEEL HURTS 3
Three Chauffeurs Victims Of Pecu
liar Accident In Camden

Three persons We're injured and the
garage of the Schroeder Auto Service
Fifth and Royden streets, Camden
damaged by fire last night. when the
wheel of speeding automobile of the
Welsbach Co, of Gloucester. came of
and plowed through bulk window oil
the garage Office.
The injured are: Daniel Patterson
573 Royden street, decorations of the
face and head; John Chew, 562 Girard
place, decorations of hands and race,
Harry Schmidt, 1401 Park Boulevard
bruises of legs.
When the heavy wheel went through
the window 1t struck the three chauf
feurs, who were seated about the stove,
which was turned over. The hot Goals
set the floor abaze, but the flames were
extinguished with fire extinguishers, The
three injured men were treated at the
office of DR.. Thomas kain. The driver
of the automobile, Leon Van Hest, OF
Gloucester. and passenger in the car
escaped injury.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
MEETING IN GERMANTOWN
Improvement Association to Hear
Civic Questions Discussed

The annual meeting of the German
town and Chestnut Hill Improvement
Association will be held tonight in the
auditorium of the Germantown High
School.
There will be short business session
for the election of officers.
Miss Georgia A. Bacon, vice presi-
dent of the National Federation of
Women's Clubs. will give an address on
"The Need of the Hour
Charlton r. Davis, chief of the Bu-
reau of Water, will speak on "Phila-
dclphia's Water Supply" The address
will be illustrated by lantern slides.
Chester r. Albright, chief of the Blu
zoting commission, will speak on the
"Zoning System as Applied to German
town and Chestnut Hill" Special Ian
tern slides of local interest will be
shown.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
GREEK AND JAP "CUT UP"
Cook Resents Aspersion on Food.
Tosses knife-Nose Cut

Jim" Kallakin. a sailor on the
steamship Orona, now unloading near
the foot of Catharine street. appeared
before Magistrate lmber, at Second and
Christian streets. today, with his nose
badly cut.
Kallakin is Greek. Skick lecci,
the ships cook who is accused of hav-
ing cut Kallakin, is japanese.
After long delay, during. which
search was made for interpreters II
was decided to hold Gecci.
The story. as translated from the
Greek and the japanese, is that kal-
lakin returned to the ship last night
and criticized the food. The japanese
cook threw a knife in the air and it
unluckily descended upon Kallakin s
nose, cutting it. The wounded nose
was stitched together at the Pennsylva
MIA Hospital.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
"sANsEvERIA" SHIRTS NEXT
Commercial Museum Shows Rota
rlans New Yucatan Fiber

A new fiber which may take. the place
of silk, cotton or linen was brought to
the attention of members of the Rotary
Club today at their luncheon at the
Bellevue Stratford by DIR. William p.
Wilson, director of the Commercial Mu-
scum.
The new material. which is known as
"sanseveria." comes from Yucatan and
Brazil. 1t aroused considerable inter
est among the Rotarians, and many pre-
dicted that it would help to deal a hard
blow at the high cost of living.
Doctor Wilson exhibited pieces of the
fiber in the raw and refined state. 1t
has the luster of silk and the durability
of fine linen. he said He predicted
that it would revolutipnize the fiber
industry. The natives of Yucatan and
Brazil, he said. were the only people
who cultivated the fiber at present.
The Commercial Museum, he said,
served as model for similar institu
tions in Mexico, Brazil and China. Re-
Gently, thirteen tons of samples were
sent to the museum in China for ex :
hibition purposes
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
Discuss Civil Service Men

Charles Nceld, merchant who lives
in the Forty second ward, and Regis
tration Commissioner Woodruff are
mentioned for the civil service COM
mission which the new Council will
elect. The commission will be com
posed of three members and will have
full say over the army of city employees
under the civil service provisions.
NIayor elect Moore recently announced
that these provisions would be adhered
to rigidly
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
CHRISTMAS BUYING
BREAKING RECORDS
Luxuries and Clothing Lead in
Unprecedented Purchasing,
Banks Report
MOTOR DEALERS RUSHED

The greatest volume of Christmas sea
son business in Philadelphia S history is
forecast by the Philadelphia Fedora
Reserve Bank in its report on condi-
tions throughout this reserve district.
The report was made public today.
In a review of numerous branches OF
commerce. the Reserve Banks invcSti -
cations disclosed that ''rctail sales arc
large and show no tendency TO fall oil.
High priced goods and luxurics COM
mand much attention. Clothing sales
! have shown particular increases. The
/ price tendency in nearly all lines is
/ steadily upward, but this is particularly
| true of textiles. and many retailers are
predicting large advances in the spring
( One index to the general business
/ prosperity is found in the reports OF
collections in this reserve district. me
/ bank found that accounts of two or
| three months standing are exceptional.
/ Purchasers in many lines. it found, are
! awaiting themselves of every possible
| discount.
MotOrcar Men Swampcd
Automobile dealers are being swampcd
officials. Pleasure ca" dealers are said
to be far behind in their deliveries
Cars of every quality are being pur-
CHASED hy the public in great numbers.
Discussing building conditions in this
city, the Reserve Bank pointed out
that during the month of October last
| 100 building permits We're issued here.
/ The permits represented an estimated
building cost of $40 .005, compared
with 333 permits in October. IDS,
with a total estimated cost of SS43,0
Food Demands Heavy
The present sugar shortage, bank
officials believe. will not be relieved
until February next. Discussing the
foodstuffs situation. the report stated ::
"The demand for commodities is uu
usually heavy and people seem to buy
without much reservation. Prices have
not shown much change within the last
three months. Most goods can be Sc
cured with n fair degree of ease, though
some popular brands are not in suffi-
cient supply. The sugar situation has
been especially serious and shipments
have not in any way been commen
suratc with the demand this scarcity i
expected to last until February of next
year. at the least.
Meat prices. according to the report
are lower than the prices prevailing a
month ago. The meat shortage that
manifested itself to some extent was
attributed to labor troubles at various
/ packing plants.
So. 900 Work in Shipyards
Employment figures in the shipyards
of the United States. bank officials
declare, show that $4,000 men are
EMPLOYED in the Delaware river district
ont of total of 226,0 900 men for the
country as n whole
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
Deaths Of a Day
William Ellis Rice

Worcester, Mass, Dec. William
Ellis Rice, eighty six years old, for
merly one of the most widely krown
wire manufacturers in America. died
at his home here yesterday. He intro
duced the continuous rod rolling system
for producing rods of small gauge and of
longer lengths than had been produced
in this country. He was the first Amer
ican consumer to import direct rolled
the American Steel and Wire Co.
Among his children is Christine. wife
Of Frederick II. Gillett, speaker of the
House of Representatives.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
George w. Hall

George w. Hall, ninety one years
old, widely known as an old time min
strel, died Monday night at the Odd
Fellows Home, Seventeenth and Tioga
streets. Mr.. Hall was for many years
in PHILADELPHIA, He was a member of
the Decatur Lodge, No. 33, /. Q. o. #.
He is survived by a son, William, a
member of the bar, and two sisters in
Washington, d. @.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
WOMEN POLITICIANS QUIT
Three Leave Club Because of Mrs
Harmon's Aspirations

Three "'charter members of the
Women's Republican Club resigned last
night in the wrangle over the political
aspirations of Mrs. Archibald r. Har-
mon, and it is reported today that two
others intend to retire from the organi
cation.
The three who sent their designations
to the meeting of the club at the
Adelphia Hotel last night We're Mrs.
c. Stanley Hurlburt Mrs. f. NJ. Moll,
and Mrs. NJ. Y. Smith.
The two who may resign are Mrs.
George W. Urquhart and Mrs. G, G.
Fraser.
Mrs. Urquhart said that to remain a
member would be an insult to her
womanly intelligence.
Open attack upon Mrs. Harmon was
made in the letter of resignation sent
by Mrs. Smith.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
Mrs. Kathleen T. kopp

Mrs. Kathleen T. Kopp, widow of
! Matthew j. Kopp, died suddenly OF
pneumonia on Monday at the home of
her son, Daniel j. Kopp, 5335 Balti
more avenue. She is survived by two
sons, Daniel Kopp aud Nicholas ].
Kopp. Solemn reqIiem mass will be
held tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock in
the Church of the TRANSPORTATION
Fifty fifth street and Cedar avenue.
Interment will be in New Cathedral
Cemetery.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03

William Smith. thirteen years old,
26O2 Salmon street, returned home yes
terday after a trip as far as Burling
was not cut out for the life of wan =
derer. Tired and hungry the boy was
picked up by the police of that city.
He said he ran away from home. He
was returned home last night.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
Camden Boy, Aged g, Hurt by Aut

Durham BaiGel, nine years old. 93S
Cooper street, Camden, was struck by
an automobile this morning at Eighth
and Cooper streets. Camden, and cut
about the head and body. He was taken
to Cooper Hospital by Herbert Tarels,
$50 Cedar street, Camden, driver of the
car, who told the police the boy ran
directly in front of his machine. The
boys condition is not serious.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
Franklin v. Shannon

Franklin V. Shannon, formerly a
member of the Shannon Hardware Co.,
died Monday evening at his home. 5617
Pine street, following a long illness.
Mr.. Shannon retired from active bust
ness in 1915 on account of poor health.
He is survived by a widow, Mrs. Cecilia
n. Shannon, and three children.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-03
Mrs. Loretta Lendback

Tamaqua. Pa, Dec. 3.-Mrs. I.o-
retta Lendback, ninety two years. old f,
died here yesterday She was a
daughter of Burkhardt Moser, Ia
maqua's first settler.