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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-27
BANKERS IN BALL GAME
Teams Representing Brown Brothers
Meet at Curtis Country Club

Bankers aud brokers of this city,
members of the local branch of Brown
Brothers & Co, crossed bats with the
nine from the New York house of th"
firm at the Curtis Country Club
grounds at Lawndale this afternoon.
Captain Eddie Boyd, of the Philadcl
phia office, sent out Eugene Arnold
to Oppose Captain Gray's star twirler,
Woodlock, of the New York office. Ar
mold had A. Strouse holding the big mitt.
Boyd covered the first sack. with Ben
Mosser at the sCmitiual sack. The New
York team arrived Mt North Philadelphia
Station on the 1 p. m. train from New
York, and were escorted to Iawndale III
autos.
After tho game both the teams and
employees will be rendered a dinner at
the Curtis Country Club.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-27
FUSION IS PLANNED
BY NJ LAUGHL|N MEN
independent Asks Republican
Nominees in County Offices
to Join His Ticket
TO FIGHT FOR CoUNC NCIL

A fusion movement f& the Novembe'
election with the object of clecting Jo-
seph S. MacLaughlin, present director
of supplies, as Mayor, and MacLaughlin
candidates for Council was put under
way today by the MacLaughin cam
paign committee.
The MacLaughlin committee has in
vited both Ware and Moore candidates
for county Offices who were nominated
in the recent primaries to accept nom
nations on the MacLaughlin ticket.
The Moore candidates, Thomas w.
Cunningham. for clerk of Quarter Ses-
sions, and Robert II. Lamberton for
sheriff, have indicated that they will
refuse to go to the new party and it is
believed that the Ware candidates will
follow suit. This attitude toward the
MacLaughlin ticket is understood to be
independent of any action which may be
necessary, in the way of filing pre- emp
tiOn papers, in the event that the Re-
publican nominations should become in :
volved in litigation.
Invitations to run on the MacLaugh-
lin ticket were contained in letters from
J. Frederick Jenkinson, secretary
treasurer of the MacLaughin committee.
to Coroner Knight and Recorder of
Deeds Hazlett, renominsted by the Ware
organization aud to Lamberton and
Cunningham, who had the support of the
Moore forces.
City Controller Walton, who had the
! joint support of the Ware and Moore
elements, was also invited to take a
place on the new ticket.
These Republican nominees were
given until noon today to accept or re-
iect the MacLaughlin offer. In his
letter. Mr.. Jenkinson wrote that his
committee was wholly concerned in the
election of officers coming directly un
der the charter government and re-
gardcd the selection of candidates for
county offices as secondary in impor
tance to the candidates for Mayor and
the new Council.
Mr.. Jenkinson said that the accept
ance of the offer assured the election of
the candidate invited In the event Of
declination to make the candidates.
in question nonpartisan, added Jenkin
son, 1--WE propose to place in nomina
ton" candidates in opposition on the
MacLaughlin ticket.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-27
Bertha Deccu Ordered oeported

Miss Bertha A. Deccu, sister in law
of Captain Jansen, who won fame by
bringing the Finland into port after the
Vessel had been torpedoed, has been
ordered deportod by the Bureau of I'm
migration at Gloucester. Miss Deccu
is eighteen years old and arrived here
from Belgium last Wednesday. Her
sister, Captain Jansen's wife, lives in
Ridgeficld Park, n. J., and will appeal
the case at Washington. The girl may
be released under bond.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-27
OBSERVE SABBATH sHueA

Hebrews today are celebrating the
Sabbath Shuba, another penitcntial hol-
iday of the ten day period which began
last Wednesday and ends II week hence
at sunset These are the most i'm
portant holidays in the Jewish calendar
and are strictly observed by those of
that faith, Nom Kippur being the most
solcmnly observed holiday of the year
From sunset next Friday untl sunset
the following day all Jews will fast and
their places of business will oc closed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-27
MINERS LEADERS TO CONFER

The presidents of the three anthracite
districts of the United Mine Workers,
together with John l.. Lewis, acting in =
ternational president of the miners
union, will confer in this city on Mon =
day with committee of hard coal oper
ators as to the sixteenth demand of the
recent tridistrict convention of mine
workers at Wilkes Barre calling for /
continuation of the terms of the pres
ent supplemental agreement until March
81, 1920.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-27
MAY CHANGE WARE SLATE
Rumored Finley May Cult couneil-
manic Race to Retain Present Office

manic Race TO Retain Present Office
Rumors of changes in the Ware ticket
for the new Council in the First SEN
atorial or South PHILADELPHIA district
we're current today. It was suggested
that William Il. Finley, executive sec.
retary of the Republican city commit
tee, who was nominated in the pri-
maries, would withdraw in favor of
Common Councilman John II. Bailey,
of the Thirty ninth ward. It was said
Finley preferred the higher pay of
$500 which he receives as mercantile
apnrrIscr to the $4,000 salary of couu-
cilmeu.
The ticket in this district now is COM
posed of Finley, Joseph 7. Gaffney.
chairman of Councils finance commit
tee, and Edwin II. Cox. Before the
primaries there was considerable con-
test in this district for places on the
Ware slate. In the event of withdraw
ais, the vacancies would be filled by
the ward conn ytteeS'en of the whole
district meeting in convention.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-27
Memorial for Hero Dead

Memorial services for American SOL
diers who died in service, will be held
at the Strand Theatre, Germantown
avenue and Venango street, tomorrow
afternoon by American Legion Post No.
oO5, and the Tioga Business Men, As
sociation. All service men and their
friends are asked to attend.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-27
GIRL DIES OF BURNS
Clothing Ignlted by Matches With
Which She Was Playing

Helen Robinson, ten years old, of
1910 Haverford avenue, was fatally
burned last night when her clothing
was ignited by matches with which she
was playing.
The child's screams attracted Patrol
man Jason Hudson, of the Thirty ninth
street and Lancaster avenue station,
who hurried to her rescue. She was
seriously burned before he could extin-
euish the flames. She was taken to the
Presbyterian Hospital, where she died
n few hours afterward.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-27
WHO'S GOT THE BOOZE?
Six Barrels Are Stolen From Bonded
Warehouse

Don't be surprised if n detective
stops you and shifts your breath. Five
barrels of good whisky have just been
stolen and they gotta find it.
TO make it worse barrel of spirits
was stolen, too. State police and in
ternal revenue agents are on the trail.
The treasure was removed by dark
of night from the Eddington bonded
warehouse near Bristol. A crowbar
was used, to pry open the door, and
then the precious fluid was hauled away
in truck.
The sleuths say it was n truck just
big enough to carry six barrels. 1t
would have carried off more if it could
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-27
oUENCHlNG FOREST FIRES.
Thousands Of CaIIfornians Meet With
Success

san Francisco. Sept. 27.-(By A.
P.)-Thousands Of men fighting forest
fires in three sections of California,
aided by airplanc patrols, are nearing
victory. Tho two worst fires, one of
which had cut its way through the Los
Angeles national forest in southern
California and the other partly cncir
cling the California Red Wood Park, in
Santa Cruz county. were reported under
control after having ragged unchecked
for more than week.
The third, encircling Placerville is
expected to be cxtinguishcd today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-27
THREE INJURED IN CAMDEN
Youth and Two Men Victims Of
Motor Accidents


Charles Mickelsedler, seventeen years
old, 1916 Broadway, Camden. was
struck by n motortruck near his home
last night. His right leg was injured.
He was taken 20 the Homeopathic Hos
pital.
Robert Mcclure, fifty eight years old
Fourth street and Kaighn avenue, Cam
den, suffered injuries to his legs, con
tusions aud decorations when struck by
an automobile near his home last
night.
Edward Stout, 432 South Fifth
street, Camden, received injuries to his
arms and legs when run down by a
motortruck of the Bell Telephone Com
pany, on Burlington pike last night.
He was taken to Cooper Hospital. The
driver, Clyde Filterman, of Riverton,
was freed on his own recognizancc for
Il future hearing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-27
Struck by Auto, Skull fractured

mes IL. Lersart, 1918 North Fifty
sew nth street, suffered fractured skull
aud severe cuts and bruises last night
when he was struck by an automobile
at Fifth and Market streets. The driver
Of the machine, Earl Jarvis, Fifteenth
street near Huntington street, took
Lersart to the Jefferson Hospital and
later reported TO the police.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-27
Miss Mary Ann Jones

Funeral services for Miss Mary Ann
Jones, who died Wednesday at the age
of ninety three years, will be held this
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home
of her nephew, Edward M. Jones, ia
West Coulter street, Germantown. Miss
Jones was member of one of the old
Quaker families of Pennsylvania.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-27
Chinaman Beaten; Saves Money

Charles Wing, Chinese laundryman
at $50 East ChcltCn avenue, saved his
money but acquired n black eye today
when two negroes entered his place and
demanded his cash. A customer en-
tered at the time. The negroes hit
Ying and the men fed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-27
Archbishop to Lay Cornerstone

Archbishop Dougherty will lay the
cornerstone of the new Franciscan mon
astery of st. Glare, at Girard and
Corinthian avenues, Tuesday. Friends
and benefciaries of the monastery will
participate,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-27
West Phila. Brigade Boys to- AIk

The Brigade Boys of West Philadel-
phia will open the fall season today
with hike through the country. The
boys will assemble with full equipment
at Sixty ninth aud Market streets at
3 o'clock and will be inspected by Col
oncl III. J. Janton. After the inspec-
tion they will hold short reunion and
thep set forth for their camp site.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-27
Woman Hurt hY Fall

Failing through a skvlght on tho roof
of her home. late yesterday, Ella Da-
vern, 1913 Winter street, suffered a
broken arm. severe cuts and bruises
and probable internal injuries. She was
taken to the Hahnemann Hospital.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-27
Mrs. Mary c. GiIpin

Mrs. Mary G. Gilpin, widow Of
Richard Arthington Gilpin, died yester-
day at her home, 904 Clinton street.
Before her marriage she was Miss Mary
c. Watmough, She is survived by sew
eral children, one of whom is Mrs.
Montgomery, wife of DR.. Thomas Lynch
Montgomery, state librarian; MISC
Maria J. Gilpin and Miss Elizabeth
Gilpin, daughters, live at the Clinton
street address.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-27
Rev. Brother Tobias

Baltimore, Sept. 27. - The Rev.
Brother Tobias, one of the most noted
OF the Christian brothers, is dead here.
He was ninety years old and formerly
president of Rock Hill College, Nd, and
st. Johns College, Washington.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-27
Mrs. Eugene S. NewboId Injured

Mrs. Eugene s. Newbold, of Villa
nova, was injured yesterday when she
slipped on the front steps of Memorial
Hall, is photographers were taking the
picture of captains and the canteen de-
partment of the Southwest Chapter Of
the Red Cross.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-27

of demonstrated ability in soliciting money
in order TO successfully prosecute the fight
tendent OF one OF the largest State Leagues
has said: 1.-THE securing OF adequate finan-
cial support Is the greatest thing yet to be
done for prohibition" state experience, low
eat salary above expenses to commence and
~ - - IIR. ' st~er nff7ea
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-27
Deaths of a Day
Miss c. Rosalie Morris

New York, Sept. 27.-Miss G.. Rosa
lie Morris, we'll known in Baltimore and
Philadelphia society, and a descendant
of Lewis Morris, first Lord of the Manor
of Morrisania, died Wednesday after a
brief illness. Services will be con-
Quoted this morning at 10 O'Clock in
st. AIMS Episcopal Church, 140th
street and st. AIMS avenue, the Bronx.
Interment will be in the vault Of the
crypt where members Of the Morris
family have been buried since 100.
Miss Morris was forty six years of
age and lived at 20 Forty sixth street,
Neponst, l.. I. She was born in
Brighton, England, while her parents
we're touring the world. She was edu-
Gated by private tutors in this country
and studied abroad, later winning rec
ogniton as a color painter. Miss Nor =
ris Travelled extensively, and on her re-
turn from Pacific tour, including
China and Japan, her painting received
much comment when exhibited at the
Philadelphia and Baltimore Water
Color Clubs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-27
Mrs. Anna Mcdonald

The funeral services of Mrs. Anna
Mcdonald. wife of William J. Mcdonald
and sister Of Joseph McGurk. we'll
known Philadelphia cartoonist, were
held this morning at, the home of her
mother, Mrs. William McGurk, 1442
North Second street.
The services were attended by mem
bers of the congregations of st. Mich
acl's Roman Catholic Church and the
Church of the Ascension. Interment
was made in the New Cathedral Gene
terry. Solemn requiem mass was held in
the morning at st. Michael's Church.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-23
ASKS BUGBEE TO QUIT
OFFICE OR BANK JOB
King Calls Connection Of N. J.
Officials With Financial tn-
terests Public Scandal

Newark. Aug. 23.-Statc ComptroI-
leF Newton A. X. Bugbce. candidate for
the Republican nomination for COVER
nor of New Jersey. was called upon
today to resign his Office or to sever
his banking connections. The same de-
mand was made upon State Treasurer
William r. Read.
The challenge to the two state off
cials was made by Warren C. King.
another candidate for governor. who in
formal statement. declared that the al
legged alliance between high statc off
cials having the custody of state funds
and certain New Jersey banking inter
ests constituted public scandal, Mr.
King said:
MIR. Bugbec is director of the
Mechanics National Bank of Trenton
of which former Governor r.. c. Stokes
one of his chief hackers. is the preSi
dent. and which institution. am in
formed. has had an average of 81 900.
600 of state funds on deposit during the
past year uDon which it has paid :
per cent interest.
State Treasurer William T. Read i,
the first vice president of the First Ma
tional Bank of Camden. of which for,
mer United States Senator David Bairt
is president. This institution is ais,
depository for state funds and has
! am informed, had an average of S506,
600 of state funds on deposit during
the past year. ~
"Anothcr institution which has beer
favored with large state deposits is thu
Fidelity Trust Comnany. of Newark
of which Vzal McCarter. brother o
Thomas y. McCarter. president of th'
Public Service Corporation. is the presi
dent. This institution. ! am Informed
has had an average deposit of stat
money during the past year amounting
to 81 800. 900"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-23

PHILADELPHIA station Strang recognized
it. "North Philly. It's sure good to
get back to the old home town." ,
He cnllod "Ah, there ~ and flirtcd
his hand in playful greeting as the train
passed the familiar West Philadelphia
station. -
Before il had reached Broad street,
Strang had looked at himself in the lit
tie mirror between the windows and
combed down, his smooth and shiny
hair and Charlie Chaplin mustache and
had invited the two detectives to a
dinner. "whcn this thing blows over.
You've treated me fine, even though
you rinchod Inc"
Chief Cortclyou was the first man to
step up to Strang rs he alighted from
the train which pulled into Broad Street
Station at 1885. Strang shook hands
with him.
Ralph II. Meyer. the banks cashier
out on S25 900 bail. was waiting out ;
side the gates. When he spicd Strang.
he rushed through the gate past the
railroad guards. and graspcd his paying
teller'S hand with kind Of hysteria
ooh. FL" he cried with much feel
ing. "I'm glad to see you ~
A lawyer who was waiting with
Meyer attempted to talk to Strang, but
Detective Friedman pushed him away.
The detectives led Strang away for
conference. He was held in their
custody last night. and is expected to
l. ia, -,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-23
MFOR THE TICKET
UNCLE DAVE INSISTS
Won't Support Cunningham, No
Matter What Republican
Alliance May Say
AS FOR GARMAN -P0UF!

Atlantic City, Aug. 23.--'Tn|
Dave Lane enunciated n campaign slo
gan for the machine Republicans Of
Philadelphia at his summer headqrar-
ters today, and declared himself upon
the Cunningham situation.
'!Uncle Dave will not support
Thomas w. Cunningham. for clerk Of
Quarter Sessions Court, he says. no
matter what the Republican Alliance
may announce.
He has no particular enconiums for
whom the Varieties are going to try to
put across for that important office,
but
"I'm for the ticket" Uncle Dave
said succinctly.
II cannot speak for Senator Martin,
and will not attempt to do so," he said
but for myself, am for the ticket
from top to bottom"
Asked whether that included Daniel
F. Wade, lately Democrat. whom the
Varieties have decided to nominate for
sheriff, if they can corral the votes, the
veteran ex-city chairman said, quite
firmly, that it does. 81
II do not know anything about
Wade" he conceded. 81 presume those
who took him up knew what they were
doing. | know that he ran for an i'm
portant office on the Democratic ticket
not very long since and received large
number of votes.
That may explain his presence upon
the ticket. / do not say that il does.
but | have confidence in the judgment
of the men who made up the ticket reg
ular. Republicans are asked TO vote for
In the primaries next month.
Uncle Dave" IL not at all alarmed
over the defections from the Ware coun-
cilmanic slate of Ira Garman and John
Sparks.
'Garman has been rated as an inde
pendent" Uncle Dave said "If the
Wares considered taking him up us a
candidate for Council they probably had
designs upon the independent vote.
Presumably, Mr.. Garman may have
viewed the proposition with some favor.
There are considerable number Of
'irritatpd' independents in Philadelphia.
"If, as reported. Mr.. Garman has de-
cided to stay in the independent camp
and boost for Congressman Moore. the
natural assumption would be that the
Independents have soothed his irritated
feeling in some satisfactory fashion.
Possibly he has been promised an office.
Political Office is n powerful remedy for
many ills.
'As for Mr.. Sparks, know nothing.
He also may have been considered by
the Wares. I'm not going to say he was
not; However, there is no reason for
anybody to become alarmed. Mr.
Sparks is not what might be called
factor
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-23
HELD FOR At TACK
ON MOORE WORKER
Man Charged With Striking
Cripple Under $500 Bail.
Politics Feature Hearing
OTHER WARE MEN ACCUSED

Politics again figured in the story OF
the alleged attack by Samuel Semple,
of 1914 NIifflin street, upon George
Mans. a sixty nine year old cripple. OF
1915 Miffin street. when Semple ap-
peared today before Magistrate Briggs.
Scmple was held under 5000 bail for
trial
Two stories were told Of what hap
pcned when Mas was knocked from his
Wheel chair.
Maas. said Semple. came up to him.
saying:
You cant get away with that boost :
is my friend and will take care of
me whatever | do
Then. said Mas. Semple pushed him
from his. wheel chair by pressing his
hands against the cripples face. Mas
added thatS.some children helped him
to his feet.
Semplc said that he had owed Mas
S15 for long time. and that the man
asked him for it whenever the two met.
When he was passing last Thursday
afternoon, he said. Mas wheeled his
chair against him and knocked him
down. He denied there was any talk
of Ware protection.
: More "Strong Arm" Methods
More changes of ''strong arm" meth
ods of clectioneering have been made
against Ware followers by Independent
Republicans.
John Grasso. of 11G1 South Seventh
street, an Independent political worker
| in the Fifteenth division of the Second
ward. took the fragments of Moore
campaign poster to the Moore head
quarters today as proof that organiza =
ton workers in that section of the city
are destroying the congressman's ad
vertising matter.
He said the picture of the con-
! gressman was in the store window OF
| Carmon Branactto. of 1851 South Sew
enth street. A Ware worker, he said
entered the store. took the poster from
the window and tore it up. Mrs. Bra
nactto entered the store at that time, he
said, and when she protested the Ware
worker is declared to have thrown the
scraps of paper on the floor.
Only Sample Of Work
This is only q sample of the worl
that is being done BY the organization
in his ward. Grasso said. He charge
that he has been told to turn in fo
Judge Patterson or be forced to clos
his paint and hardware shop. Grasso
who is a candidate for division regis
trar, added that all the men who signct
his nominating petition are being urge,
by Ware workers to support the organi
zation at the polls.
According to Independent leaders
Harry Brant, Town Meeting com
mitteeman of the Forty fifth ward, wa
assaulted last week by Aleck Schwarz
brother of Fred Schwarz, Ware can
didate for Council.
1t was said that when Brant In,
structed a friend of his named Rey
noids, who had been appointed a regis
trar, not to sign the nomination peti
tion of Fred Schwarz. Aleck Schwar
struck Mr.. Brant several times an,
later had warrant issued for him
accusing him of uttering threats.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-23
VETERAN BACK IN FIGHT
Doctor Jacobs, Political Warhorse,
Out for Council In Lansdale

Lansdale. Pa, Aug. 23.-Dr. John
n. Jacobs, the veteran warhorse OF
politics of this section Of Montgomery
county and former county controller, is
back in the game. 1t was thought that
the Civil War veteran, banker. physi-
clan aid politician was about to relin-
quish the political reins. However,
Eccentric Jacobs" as he is known In
county politics, is back. 1t seems that
the borough of Lensdale-the town is
his hobby-will again see Doctor
Jacobs in the midst of one of the
fights" that made Lansdale famous in
elections of yesteryear. II.
Doctor Jacobs has filed petition for
the Republican nomination to Iansdale
borough council. Opposed to him Is
Charles II. (SQuire) Miller. Fighter
of the old school. A third candidate for
the Republican nomination is Menno 8.
Meyer. -