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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-14
URGES DELAWARE
TO VOTE DRY"
Governor Townsend Asks
Legislature to Adopt the
Federal Amendment
WANTS WOMEN TO VOTE

Dover, Del, Jan. 14.-Governor Town
send, in his biennial message personally
delivered to the State Legislature in
joint session today laid especial stress
upon the reconstruction problems that
confront the State.
This period Of rcadjustment in the life
OF our institutions and Government, the
Governor said. challenges our best
thought and energy. Among these prob
lens the Governor included health, edu-
cation, child welfare, Americanization,
good roads and labor end capital.
The Governor praised the war work
Of women OF the state, saying they had
proved their value and ability in the
actual duties of citizenship. In simple
justice to them, he said, they should be
given the right of franchise.
Asks Ratification
on the question OF temperance the
Governor said:
'Noicing. ! believe, the opiri Ton of n
large ma ority of the state electorate,
as well as the whole people, and express
ing the decided trend Of the times.
recommend that such ten perance legis-
lation be enacted that will make this
state by statute, in keeping with the act
of Congress and that the manufacture
and sale of Intoxicating liquors be made
Illegal on and after July !. 1919"
The Governor recommended that per-
mancnt honor be accorded the states
war heroes by erecting an addition to
the State House.
Physical training and military dis
cipline in the public schools were recon-
mended.
The Governor announced that the
Farmers Bank. in which the State Is a
stockholder, had agreed to pay interest
on Stcte and county deposits. He re-
ported an approximate balance of siT5,-
900 in the general fund at the close of
the fiscal year.
The Governor recommended the crea-
tion Of State detective bureau, the ap-
pointment of an additional deputy at
torney general, an amendment to the
drug act providing greater penalties and
substantial increases in the salaries OF
the judiciary.
Little Routine Work
The Senate and House met shortly
before II o'clock this morning and trans
acted little or no business prior to going
into joint session. In the Senate the
officers elected at yesterdays session
were sworn in and assumed their re-
spective positions.
In the House Representative McNabb
called for a vote on the resolution pre-
sented by him at yesterdays session
limiting the time for receiving new busi-
ness at the present session of the Legis-
lature, which was fixed for February 7,
Representative Lyons. Republican, OBJ
jccted to the vote, stating that while he
agreed that there was no politics in the
resolution, yet there were some members
Of the House who were not ready as yet
to take a vote.
Representative McNabb called for a
vote, claiming that this action had to
be taken at some time during the ses-
sion and why not now. A vote being
taken. showed a strict party vote of
twelve yeas. Democrats. to twenty nays. |
all Republicans, three members being
absent.
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VOLUNTEER WRECK RESCUERI
RECEIVERS BODY OF OWN SON
William Beche Of North Wale Attracted Scene Of Tragedy by
Sound Of Smash Shocked Find Nineteen Raymond
-. BechteL Dead in Wreckage

William Bechtel. one Of the first vol
unteer rescuers to reach the scene of
the Reading Railroad wreclt at North
wales, found the body Of his own nine
teen-year-old son, Raymond. in the
wreckage.
Father and son lived In North Wales.
where William Bechtel Is hauling con
tractor. The father was driving one Of
his own trucks home along a road near
the railway line when he heard the ter
rifle rending crash of the Scranton flier
ripping its way through the Doylestown
local
Unknown to the father. Raymond
Bechtel was riding homeward on the
rated rear coach of the local train.
d, Tho older man instantly turned his
machine toward the point whence the
appalling sound had come. He guessed
rightly that there had been a wreck and
Knew that the help OF every man who
could get there would be needed
He Sped his truck to the scene Of the
disaster. sprang out and almost before
the dust and steam of the collision had
cleared away was working in the wreck
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-14
STOLE CARS FOR JOYRIDES
Harrisburg Police Believe Boys
Borrowed" Score of Machines

Harrisburg, Jan. 14.-Four boys, two
fifteen years old and the other two each
sixteen years old, have been arrested
here. charged with being the auto
bandits" who have made away with
more than twenty automobiles during
the last six months. The auto thefts
have kept the Harrisburg police on the
jump, several men being detailed to the
work of running down the robbers. The
fact thar puzzled the police was that
the machines were generally recovered,
much damaged. In some out-of- the-way
place.
II appears that the auto bandits"
never contemplated stealing the ma
chimes. They simply wanted to use
them. The four would pick up an
automobile. make run to some nearby
town. give the girls there few 10Y
rides and then return, attempting 10
secrete the auto in the woods along
some unfrequented road, for use on
some future occasion.
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she was identiged as Miss Saxton. Miss
Saxton and Miss Saylor were unhurt.
Arthur Clayton. another hurt in the
wreck, and nov in the Chestnut Hill
Hospital. is the son OF the cashier OF
the Citizens National Bank at Lans-
dale.
Clayton was returning to his home
in Lansdale from the Howe Addressing
Company, this city, wheie he is a print
cr. He was seriously injured. lie is
twenty-four years old.
Clayton has dislocatcd hip, frac-
tured arm and cuts and bruises.
Lloyd Huston, of North Wales. who
was killed, leaves a wife and baby.
The victim, who was twentyfour
years old, was employed in the electri-
cal department of the Midvale plant
The wife is grief stricken.
Huston was well known as an athlete.
He was member Of the Lansdale base
ball team. He died at the Samaritan
Hospital from burns and injuries.
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PUBLIC FUNERAL,
NORTH WALES PLAN
Town Lost Seven in Wreck. as
Many as in
War

North Wales is discussing public
| funeral for the wreck victims from the
/ little town.
/ Seven of the dead in the wreck come
from North Wales. The Scranton nier
that crashed into the Doylestown ac-
commodation near Fort Washington last
evening took as heavy a toll of lives
from the town as did the war.
At Walnut and Main streets, in North
Wales, floats big service flag, bearing
stars for the boys who left their homes
in the town to go into the army or
navy. In the middle of the flag is a
cross. bearing seven gold service stars,
in honor of those who made the last
sacrifice for their country.
The reason why 50 many North Wales
people were in the last coach of the
local was explained this afternoon. The
station is so placed that when the train
stops the last coach is at the towns
main street. 1t is a short cut for the
North Wales passengers to get off at
this street, and therefore most of the
commuters from the town usually
sought seats in this coach
Town In Mourning
The town Is in mourning for its dead.
There are only 1000 persons living IN
North Wales, and many families num-
bercd among the dead or injured a rela-
tive or a friend.
The bodies of Norman johnson and
Frank Fry, two Of the dead, were taken
TO North Wales during the day. Mrs
Fry was in Philadelphia yesterday. and
was to have returned home. on the ac-
commodation. She had an engagement
to meet Miss Hazel Rudolph, but missed
the train because of a trolley tie-up. Miss
Rudolph was killed.
Mrs, Frys brother. Maurice Jones.
was in the rear coach, but walked to
the front platform when the train stop
ped few moments before the collision
lie escaped with a severe shaking up.
Ernest Mason. Main street, North
Wales, a diamond salesman at Wanna
had been riding hom con the
rear coach Of the accommodation every
day for three months. Last night, for
no reason that he could assign today,
lie moved to one of the forward coaches.
He was thrown out OF his seat, but
escaped injury
Another man who walked into danger
instead of away from it was Hugh
Julius, one of the injured. He had been
III IL lbINdIN tOdCH anu went 10 lllt
rear, greeting Mason as he passed.
Julius, who is an electrician employed
by the Mtdvale company, was burned
about the face six months ago by an
electric flash.
Penn stenographers Escape
Miss Pearl Lcatherman, 202 School
street, North Wales, niece of T.. l..
knause, a merchant in North Wales, and
employed as Il stcnographer at the Uni
vcrsity Of Pennsylvania, took a seat in
the rear coach before it left the Read
ing Terminal. She moved TO a car ahead
after the train started.
Three girls who had seats in the last
coach Of the local had the same initials
"E n s" They We're Edith a. Saylor
Eleanor \. SaXton and E.ia 5. Stong
Miss StonE lived at Amber, the others
are from North Wales.
Miss Stong was killed. She wore some
Jcwelry with her initials, and at first
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age. dragging the bodies Of dead ana
wounded from the path OF the names
that already added to the horror OF the
disaster.
The contractor had extricated several
living victims from the mass OF
splintered wood and twisted metal OF
the rear coach when he came across u
form he recognized even amid the grow
ing darkness. ...'
With fear gripping his heart the
father tenderly lifted the body OF MS
boy out Of its resting place in the wreck
age. A glance was enough to show the
youth was beyond the help his father
had given TO many others. Raymond
Bechtel probably had died In the first
moment of the terrific impact that tore
the wooden passenger coach to pieces
Realizing he could do nothing for the
one victim who was his own son. the
father labored on heroically helping
those who still lived, and saving the
bodies of the deed from the flames
Finally. when he had done all that he
could do to give aid. the father went to
his home to break the terrible news TO
his family.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-14
JEWISH CHARITY
DRIVE WILLGOOl
With $75O,OO0 G GA
Passed, Effort to Get
Million Begins
POOR GIVING FREEL1
Unsolicited Donations FrO1|
Many Sources Help to Swell
Total for Federation
POOR GIVING FREELY

The campaign of the Federation
Jewish Charities has passed its s75O.Oo
goal and II has been unanimously az
cided to make every effort to raisE
81 900, 900 by tomorrow night, when th{
campaign closes. I
When Colonel Samuel d. Lit, head
the drive. announced that the s75o,oY
mark had been reached the more tina
600 volunteers at yesterdays luncheoy
jumped to their feet and cheered fo
fully five minutes; Gayety was added
the manifestation by the waving
American flags with which all I'll
workers were provided.
After announcement Of the success
the campaign had been made tabulatio|
of the days contribution was resume
and nearly $4,000 more was added
the grand total, which was placed
s759,415. Tho total for the day wa
S1O7,6lO. To this amount the ment
division contributed s76.641 and tn
women's division s30,969.
To inspire the volunteers for their fui
ther work to obtain s1,000,000, Ellis a
Glmhei captain of team No. IS. read
telegram from Julius Rosenwald. OF Chi
cago. president Of Sears, Roebuck Col
and president of the Chicago Federated
of Jewish Charities, In which he chal|
lenged the Philadslphians to surpass thI
grand total of s914,000 obtained In thu
recent Chicago drive for the Jewisf
charities there. Colonel Lit moved thai
the challenge be accepted, which wal
done amid cheers and applause from
the men.
Representative william S. Ware was
the speaker at the luncheon.
Isaac Gerstley. captain of team No
II, afterward announced a contribution
for $1,000 from Mr.. Ware and his broth
err. Senator Edwin II. Ware.
Among the unsolicited donations re-
ported was one for $500 from ]. Miller
Frazier. manager of the Bellevue-Strat
ford; another for $500 from Keith's
Theatre. which will be made annually
from now on, and one for 500 from
Judge Charles L. Brown, president Of
the Municipal Court. Eli NNeinman, O
member of Jacob y. Lit's team. an.
nounced contribution from w II
Bowers. Of Twenty-ninth street and
Gray's Ferry road, in the form of 9
$1,000 Liberty Bond
Colonel Lit told the workers thai
many poor people whose names were
not listed on the prospect cards com,
daily into campaign headquarters q
contribute their mite. He took this a.
an indication of the unity which 1.
being effected through the drive for q
100 per cent federation.
Doctor Krauskopf read letter, which
accompanied $500 check from Straw.
Drid;c & Clothier.
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List of Victims
in Reading Wrecks


Continued from Page One
daughter of John Fisher, Amber, cu'
about face and head; taken home.
Miss Cora Meyers. eighteen. Amber
cut about face and head; taken home.
CHESTNUT HILL HOSPITAL
Miss Ada q. AiIebach, nineteen, Nortf
Wales, scalds of face and hands.
Arthur Clayton, twenty four, Lans
dale, printer, Howe Addressing Com.
pany, dislocated hip. fractured arm
cuts and bruises.
Samuel Miller. thirty-four, East Third
street, South Bethlehem, cuts on body,
shock.
Victor II. Yellovitz. thirty-three. Da-
mand street, South Bethlehem, cuts
and contusions about head and body.
ST. LURES HOSPITAL
Frank Coulston, forty years old. fire.
man. ABA North Franklin street; cuts
and contusions and shock.
Is. II. Beaver. ffty-five, North Wales,
cuts and shock.
JEWISH HOSPITAL
Rabel Hoss. thirty-five, North Wales :
feet and legs scalded.
John Saulman, thirty-two, north
Wales legs fractured, cuts about body
ana shock.
Wesley Holland. twenty-five. North
Wales; scalded about legs and shock.
Mrs. a. W. stevens, Cambridge, Pa. :;
shock and cuts
Paul Wahlbach, North Wales; cuts
about head.
Monroe Van Billiard, North Wales.
severely injured. Removed to home.
Leonard Davis, cuts and shock
Taken home.
Injured in the Penbrook wreck:
Frank Madatta. thirty-siX years old,
I.ansdale, cuts and shock
Reuben Detwiler. thirty-four fore
man. crew Of work train, cuts and
bruises about body.
Elmer Frick, twenty-nine. of I.ans-
dale, fractured shoulder blade, cuts and
bruises.
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NURSES VOLUNTEER
AID TO VICTIMS

Among those first 10 tender their
services as emergency nurses were Mrs
ing, both of Bethlehem. who were oc-
cupying seats In the Pullman Of the
flyer when the crash came and who
were hurled from their seats They
rendered invaluable aid.
"It was terrible" said Mrs. Wholng
THE dead were everywhere and the
wounded were crying pteously for
help. ] saw one man extend his hand,
almost torn off, from beneath the
wreckage and plead for aid. did every
. thing / could until men and women,
stronger and possibly Injured to terrible
sights, came"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-14
EMPLOYERS OPPOSE
S-HOUR TEXTILE DAY
Manufacturers Adopt Resolu.
ton and Hear Crundy Ask
Protection of Industry

Opposition to a demand for an eight
hour day by TIE United Textile Workers
Of America was expressed by the Manu-
facturer's Association yesterday in a res
olution adopted at Il meeting in the Man
ufacturers Club,
The workers campaign for an eight
hour day was inaugurated at the con-
vention Of the textile workers last No
rember in New York A resolution was
adopted demanding basic eight t-hour
day for all textile trades in the United
states. For years the workers have been
fighting for this
Locally committee to further the
movement has been organized by the
Philadelphia District Council Of Textile
workers. il is made up of representa-
tives from various locals in the city.
Kensington Organized
The textile workers in Kensington
already are wearing eight-ho day but
tons, and meetings are being held and
literature circulated in furthcrance of
the movement.
on February 3. next, Textile Work
ers' Eight-liour Day" will be observed
throughout the mill district. The leaders
plan 20 have all hensington participate
IN n peaceful demonstration then
The resolution Of the manufa cturers
in opposition to the demands of the
workers was unanimously adopted. II
was introduced by Joseph $. Rambo. of
Norrstown
Nearly 100 manufacturers attended
the meeting, which was preceded by a
meeting Of the organizations Insurance
company.
Grundy in Appeal
Following adoption of the resolution,
Joseph L. Grundy, president of the as
ISOLATION, appealed for protection Of
American industries by Congress and
urged the Legislature to refrain from
impo. 'ng further burdens on employers
Of labor
The following were elected 10 the ex-
ecu'!ve committee Mr.. Grundy, John =.
Wood, Justus II. SchwacIe and W. Park
Moore. of this city, George McCandlesg
and .. NJ Hagen, Pittsburgh; Joseph
: RambO and H. B. Tyson Nnrristown :
Otto q, Hitchcock, Erie; Charles T..
l.cippe, Reading; K, T. Gephart, York /;
T. 4, Solclac, Allentown: William y
Todd, Beaver Falls NJ J. Beach. Ridge
way and George w. Crooks. Williams
port All We're reelected except Mr..
Crooks, who was chosen TO I'LL the va
Cdncr caused by the death of J. Lewis
IIough, Of WillidmspOrt The committee
viii also meet in a few days 10 elect
officers, and Mr., Grundy will likely be
reelected president.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-14
RUFFIAN SHOOTS PATROLMAN
Mounted Officer Questions Sus.
pect, Who Fires and Flees

Gattlieb Klemmer, a mounted patrol
man attached 10 the Tacony district.
was shot and seriously wounded this
morning by man who was acting sus-
piclously in the neighborhood Of Rising
Sun road and Old Soldiers lane.
Kemmer accosted the stranger and
asked his business. The man drew a
revolver and. saying This is nv busi-
ness" fired four shots pointblank at
the officer.
The first bullet passed through Klem-
mer's shoulder, the second lodged in his
breast and the third struck his left arm
The last shot went wild, and the man
escaped. Plummer is in the Frankford
Hospital.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-14
TCCkAHOE AT HALIFAX
Transport Towed Into Port in a Leak
ing Condition

Halifax, y. -, Jan. 1.-THE American
transport Tuckahoe, which had been re-
ported IN distress. was towed into Hail.
fax harbor last night
The Tuckahoe Sunday reported by
wireless that she was putting into Hail.
fax in leaking condition, and a naval
tug was sent TO meet her. She was bound
from New York for St. Nazaire, France.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-14
COL. CREBLE WOUNDED
Has Been Commanding l08th Field
Artillery Of Iron Division

Colonel Edwin st. John Greble. Jr.,
commander OF the lOsth Field Artillery,
has been slightly wounded IN action In
France. The loSth is made up mostly of
the old Second Regiment, N. G. p, and
is part OF the Iron Division.
Colonel Greble is the son of Brigadier
General Edwin ST. j, Greble. u. s. A..
retired. He was graduated from West
Point in 1909. and assigned as lien
tenant In the Third Field Artillery. He
resigned this commission, but at the out 4
break OF the war went with the Penn
sylvania Guardsman to Camp Hancock
as q major. While there he was made a
col2nel and given command OF the I0Sth.
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wedge that crumbled the citadel OF Hun
defiance at Grandpre. that when hos
/ tilities ceased II was the Jersey dough.
| boy who was right at the heels of
= autocracy's forces, fleeing In disorder
across the Meuse and beyond.
| "Ungrateful, indeed. we would be II
we did not take every means to demon
strate our appreciation.
| "All of us are 30 proud of the
courageous achievements and recognized
efficiency OF Jerseymen in the war 80
deeply apprcciative Of their noble sac
rif1ces, that we would do more than
celebrate, erect memorials and provide
opportunity In civil life for those so
fortunate TO return to us. We would
collect and preserve and hand down to
posterity the glorious record Of their
unselfsh dedication and fine patriotism.
I most earnestly ask for leg Station
authorizing and financing the prepara-
tion and publication OF an official honor
roll which will contain n complete his
torical sketch of every Jersey soldiers
participation in the greatest war of all
history.
Legislation tending TO further remove
the schools from political control and to
attract TO the teaching profession
through adequate salaries and congenIal
environments men and women of high at
tainment and ambition TO serve COM
mensurate with their ability. will assist
us TO reach the goal so much sought in
public education
po..,,y,,,e. y, ueoI,, I,.urapcs
.rIo,,,b i,s,-,,co ,yo,,ld .o.,,, 70 IA.
even more vitality important to any pen
sion system than New Jersey has found
insurance TO be to its
compensation system in fact,
health insurance would provide addi-
tional supports for our workmen's COM /,
pensation system by conserving the ply
sical vigor of our people against the |
increasing demands of in
lustry upon physical endurance. II IL |,
our duty II seems to me, to take into |
at this time the fact that
uttered living conditions, involving
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home, but the family had already heard
that the wreck was near Fort Washing
ton and our machine was on its way.
"Of course. We were all rather ex-
cited and. must admit. my nerves were
somewhat shaken. II was rather a
reunion and / hadn't been away from
home long either. We were all safely
back In Amber by 1890 o'clock last
night. and am ceiling fine today"
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u. s. Opposes French
Plan For Poland
Continued from Page One

Continued from Page One
tion turned to Germany for sup1
port, and border states, controlled
by the landed proprietors and sup
ported by German arms, were Sc,
up. Now that Germany has become
radical the landed proprietors are
looking to France for support. ApI
parently France, acting on the bal J
ance of power theory, is trying I'd
set up governments controlled BY
the conservative interests, which
will regard France as their patron
and friend.
u. S. Opposes French Policy
The American policy brings Amer,
lea into opposition to France all
along the line. 1t is opposed to the
balance of power and the fictitious
Governments set up for the purpose
of creating a balance of power. The,
American demand for no interfer-
ence with the Governments created
by the people, coupled with Ameril
can food, is likely to make the new
countries of Europe look to America
as their friend and to feel the sand
gratitude toward America as Bell
gium now does.
The Peace Conference is findinpI
specific issues in Europe that must|
be settled before agreeing upon gen-|
eral issues, like the league of ma
tions. 1t is impossible to go forward
with the league of nations idea and
at the same time, to mediate war
upon Russia simply because OF
disappearing the form of Gov
eminent the Russian people choosl
to adopt, or to mediate forcing a
Government upon Poland from out
side. The Russian-Polish issues
have to be cleared up first to make
clear thinking in the Peace Confer,
ence possible.
Need for Sane Policy
Moreover, there is an immediate
and pressing need for a sane polio
in regard to Bolshevism. Englan
recognizes this need and demand
immediate action as the first dut
Of the Peace Conference. In an
sane policy regarding Bolshevisn
the important part must be a definit|
policy regarding Poland. If a mis-
take is made, Poland, the only bal
rier between the Russian Bolshevis
and the German Bolshevists, will B
swept away.
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Need for Sane Policy
Woman, Despondent, Tries Suicide

Desp9ndent over the death Of hid
caused Mrs. Bridget Lynch, forty.ninS
years Old OF l36 North Eleventh Street
camden, to attempt suicide TO-DAY b|
taxing gas. The woman Is in a critica
Gonditioh conc at the Cooper Hospital, Cam
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