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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-01
BILL TO REORGANIZE
MILITARY OF STATE
Measure Being Prepared for
Legislature in Line With
Sprouts Request

Harrisburg, March Bills for the
reorganization Of the military depart
ment of the state government in accord
with the desire of Governor Sproul for
new business methods. are being drawn
for early presentation to the Legisla-
ture.
The bills will call for the bureau
system, including administration. which
will handle the business of the depart
ment under the immediate direction Of
the adJutant general; records, for the
preservation of the military records OF
the state in all OF its wars and the
collection of data relative to the war
with Germany. and accounting. which
will handle the equipment and mill
tary stores.
1t is possible that a reorganization of
the state arsenal TO provide for addi-
tional repair and maintenance will be
worked cut. The state has number
Of motor ambulances and transport
trucks stored in the arsenal but has no
funds for n regular force of mechanics
Since the completion of the new arsenal
the work at the establishments has ex-
panded and uniforms and equipment are
not only repaired but manufactured.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-01
NAMES OF ANTI-VARE
VOTERS ARE RESTORED
Registration Commissioners
Lose Contest Staged in
Spring Primary Fight

The Superior Court has dismissed the
appeal Of the Board of Registration
Commissioners from the decision CT Com
mon Pleas Court No. 4, which last May
ordered the commissioners to restore to
the voting list nearly 1000 names. These
names had been summarily dropped
without notice to the electors.
The decision of the lower court was
rendered in the proceedings brought by
John c. Winston and others for an in
junction against what was alleged to be
a ware scheme operated by the commits
sioners. The complaints attacked the
jurisdiction of the commissioners to
make revision Of the voters list at any
time they pleased prior to election. 1t
was argued that the meaning of the act
was limitation of these powers 10 a
certain period prior to election day.
II was further argued that the Regis
tration Commissioners could not walt
until almost the eve of election and then
on their own violition start to probe the
assessors lists.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-01
DEATHS

PATE. % daughter OF Clara and the late Deeon
IL steemetz. Relatives and friends invited
TO funeral, Mon. p. m. 1919 West Erie
a vi cHRTHY.@Feb,. gs, MARY, widow of
Charles Mccarthy. id OF ph3 T. sd sEed = REL Rsls-
s:So a. M. residence of son. Burt Mccarthy.
Ss8 Harrison ave, Clifton Heights, Del. Co..
pa High mass st, charles's Church. 10
a. m. Int ST. Charles's Gem
KRAEMER p,s FeS 2s' VIA PAVtlSE ~ SS. r.
Krsemer. % ased IS, Relatives and friends
Invited to services Tues, p. M. Sbsi N.
Lee st. Int, Fernwood Gem, Friends may
'"i "GiERLiNGER.- I. at .es7 n. 4ith
St, ANDREW, husband Of Msrssrst r.
Gsr,inssr imn.r, (nss Is;.r Emmsro' aged a. Notice
cIhIhLiiz L IEhLiizaBETHI. Widow Of Paul Glen:
ants, aged II Relatives and friends invited
% funeral services. Mon; 1880 ?. M. at
high ave, Plea asantyille, \; j. Int Glen
wGGda GTaMIIrol Gn% Phila fIss ST. Asness s. Hospts
March /. the Rev. RICHARD HAMILTON
~ Atlanta Ga Friends In the clergy and
laity invited 10 funeral Mon morning. sol
emn mass OF requiem at the church OF the
Most Previous Blood, 10 a. M pNine rss onGe OH,
begins at $50 a. m. INT Holy cross Sem'
ava AIRtSRssMSUssEN. = Feb 2s. CHRISTINE.
wife OF Rasnus Rasmussen, aged ~. Due
notice Of the funeral Will be given from
the residence OF daughter. Mrs MARY Kline
i'%S9f '%S9fPfPEs'mAt pr Spring House JOHN NOR,
10 Relatives and friends invited to fun,
tuesday, at the Gulph Church .. m. Int.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-01
TO BOOST BALA.CYNWYD
Officers Chosen for Newly Organ
lied Chamber of Commerce

The Bala-Cynwyd Chamber of Com
merce has been formally organized
AT meeting attended by ffty busi-
ness men, held in the Union Fire Asso-
citation Hall, the following officers were
elected: Luther C. Parsons, president /;
L. Stanley King, vice president Alfred
James. treasurer. and James +. Dolan,
secretary.
Mr.. Dolan acted as chairman of the
meeting and John j. Devine as secre-
tsry. Addresses were made by Richard
J, Hamilton and j. B. LaProtze. presi-
dent and secretary respectively OF the
Ardmore Chamber of Commerce.
The new organization will meet on
the first Monday of each month. The
following committees were named by
Mr.. Parsons: Membership. Messrs.
Rainey, Mower, Jorgenson, Reichner,
William s. Smith. Bylaws. Messrs
King. Sheppard and McDe-mot.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-01
BOY SCOUTS CALLED
BETTER THAN SCHOOL
Speaker at Confab of District
Officials Says Lads Get
Better Education

Members of the Boy Scouts have re-
ceived better education from that or
ganization than they have ffom the pub
lie schools" declared S. l.. Parlles, scout
executive, of Reading, in an. address be-
fore the conference OF scout officials of
the third national district this morning
at the headquarters, 925 Walnut street.
Thousands of dollars are wasted all
over, the country every wear in training
children along lines which they never
intend to follow" he continued. "The
Boy Scout receives a practical educa-
ton, and is given help in the choosing
Of his future career.
Every one Knows just how hard the
boys worked in the interest OF the
Liberty loans. War Saving Stamp drives
and other national issues during the
period of the war. They have been OF
service to the public in many ways, and
last summer they were very successful
in combating the forest fires around
Reading and Wilkes-Barre In the lat
ter place they put out twenty fires
often being called out late at night TO
take up this work.
The boy OF today il the man OF
tomorrow, and the future OF our coun-
try depends on the way that our boys
are raised. The main aim of the Boy
Scout organization is to train the boys
to efficient mahood, so that they may
take their proper place in the years to
come"
Donald Gulick, of Scranton, and d.
Milligan, Of Wilkes-B Barre, also made ad-
81
scout program, both TO the boys and &c
the public II. NJ. Butler. National Field
Scout Commissioner, presided over the
morning meeting.
The conference was continued thi;
afternoon and will be this evening ir
the auditorium of the S. p. c. A, at 81.
North Broad street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-01
COL. GLENDINNING
WINS AIR RECORD
Philadelphian Back Again
After Distinguished
Service Oversee
DECORATED BY ITALIANS
Major Frank MacCuire and
Col. Isadore Miller Also Re-
turn on Acquitania

Lieutenant Colonel Robert r.. Glen
dinning. Philadelphia banker. clubman
and aviation expert. is back from over
seas with a record OF having been In
charge OF American balloon work in the
big drive at Chateau-Thierry and at the
Toul front. He commanded also the
American air service IN italy, where he
supervised the work OF fifty-seven Amery
tcan pilots in the army and navy.
with Colonel GlendInning on the
Aquitania, came Major Frank MacGuIre,
his partner in the banking house of
Robert Y. Glendinning & Co.. Fourth
and Chestnut streets.
Colonel Glendinning was promoted
while abroad. where he went as a major,
attached 10 the aviation service. Both
he and Major MacGuire we're decorated
by the Italian Government
Lieutenant Colonel 1sadore 4. Miller.
OF Narberth, who had been in France
for seventeen weeks with a motor trans
port corps. came over On the same
vessel with Colonel Glendinning and
Major MacGuire.
In June, 1917, Colonel Glendinning,
then a major. went TO France with four
other officers on a special mission for
the United States Government and
studied the progress that the Allies had
made in aviation.
During the course OF my service" he
said, 81 found that the American boys
were extremely adept in learning the
art of aviation and that they fought
bravely when they became active pilots.
The men fought and acted in a way
that would make Americans proud"
Major MacGuire went abroad in
October, 1917, as captain IN charge OF
eight squadrons which trained at Kelly
Field, Texas
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-01
Woman Is Robbed
on Chestnut Street
Continued from psse One

Continued from Page One
on the police. AS Hall reached toward
his pocket Grlswold drew his revolver
and fired.
The negro had broken into the home
Of Isaiah Gibbs, negro Of e93o Edgeley
street. the police charge \ revolver
found in Hairs possession was identl-
fed as the property OF Glbbs. 1t was
loaded.
Bans Git Fund
r. A. Taylor. secretary OF the Mary
land Coal and Coke Company, who lives
at 5l4 East Sedgwick street, German
town. has withdrawn his plan TO OBJ
tain 81 per month from his neighbors
to make a present TO policemen OF the
Germantown police station for special
protection. He will return what money
he has already collected to those who
have sent II to him.
In making the announcement today
Mr.. Taylor said that his letter TO resi-.
dents of the Sedgwick and Stenton dis.
tricts OF Germantown had been mis-.
construed and that the only idea he
u
tesy for special attention" withou,
knowing that 1t was against police rules
Suspected of being responsible for
several hold-ups In the northeastern Sec
ton of the city, Thomas Hart, of East
Meyer street, and John Morris, of Water.
loo street near York. both boys sixteen
years old, are being detained by the
Frsnkford police pending identification
by alleged victims The boys were ar.
rested last night on the charge of having
held up Harry Schaeffer, of 3s43 Area.
dia street, on the bridge over Frankford
Creek, at Kensington avenue and Nice.
town lane.
Phi. Topham. night manager OF a
garage opposite the Satterlee Apart
ments, Forty-fifth and Chestnut streets,
was held up and robbed of SEQ on Thurs
day morning, it was learned today
Topham is the man who led posse in
search of the thief who snatched a
handbag from Miss Marion Jones, of the
Satterlee Apartments, two weeks ago.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-01
LEAP PSAVESLIFE
OF MAN AT FIRE
Servant Jumps From Win
dow of Burning Jenkin-
town Home
FAMILY OUT OF TOWN
Low Water Pressure Handi.
caps Fighters of 100000
Morning Blaze

r. G.. Gray. a servant was forced to
jump from a second-story window to
escape a FIRE which destroyed the home
OF L. p. Fcrtner, Summit avenue, Jen-
kintown, early today
Gray was cut about the face and body
by glass
The Fortner family is spending the
winter In the South, and Gray had been
left in charge OF the house
According to Gray, he went TO bed
last night after locking the doors and
windows and fixing the fire. About half
past 4 O'Clock he was awakened and
found his room ablaze and filled with
smoke. He tried TO reach the door, but
was forced back by the flames.' Finding
his escape cut off by the stairs he
jumped through the window To- the
ground.
A watchman, seeing smoke coming
from the house, sounded an alarm. and
engine companies from Glenside. Jen-
kntown, Ogontz, Elkins Park. McKin-
ley Lamott, Edge Hin and Weldon re-
sponded.
There was little water pressure and
the firemen experienced difficulty getting
the fire under control
on one side of the Fortner home is
the Selder estate. while the adjoining
property is occupied by Louis Bremen,
Jr.
The heavy rain soaked the surround
ing houses and kept the flying sparks
from igniting the roofs.
The Fortner home Is located about two
square from the Jenkintown railroad
station, and three squares from York
road. The origin of the fire Is unknown,
and the loss is estimated at 100000.
Mr.. Fortner is a dealer in dyestuffs
with offices located at 235 Dock street
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-01
BAPTISTS REINFORCED
Presbyterian Churchmcn Likely
to Join Better.City Campaign

Another religious denomination-the
Presbyterian-plans TO join with the
Baptlsts in the cty-wide campaign for
civic betterment.
The Rev. DR.. William Barnes Lower.
pastor of Holy Trinity Presbyterian
Church. Logan, said today the decision
Will be made next Monday morning,
when the Presbyterian Ministers Asso-
citation meets in Westminster Hall.
Powell Evans, secretary OF the char
ter revision committee, will speak to
the Presbyterian ministers, outlying to
them the objectives sought by the back
ers of charter revision, which include
removing the police from politics. a clean,
business-lke administration In City Hall
and an opportunity for Philadelphia to
rid itself of contractor rule.
Mr. Evans Will lay emphasis upon
the evils of the system of awarding
street-cleaning contracts.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-01
Germany Must
Advance Mden,nitY
Continued from PAGE One

Continued from PAGE One
and nothing to lose by. an invest CATION,
provided IT is practical and thorough" ="
he added. We court an Immediate
Investigation in northern Russia of all
vital questions"
Zionist Ask all Israel
Doctor Sokolow. head of the Zionist
delegation to the Peace Conference, said
today referring TO the appearance OF
the delegation before the Peace Confer.
ence, the council of ten gave attentive
hearing to the Zionist case, and that as
far as lie could judge the prospects
were good for favorable action. lie
summed up the aspirations of the Jews
as follows:
Recognition of the historic title of the
Jewish people 10 Palestine and the right
TO reconstitute there their national
home"
Doctor Soko!ow said the Jewish dele.
CATION holds that Palestine should com
prise the whole territory within the his
toric boundaries of the ancient Land Of
Israel, with an outlet to the Red Sea
as in the time of King Solomon. The
delegation also asks that sovereign pos
session of Palestine be vested in the
league OF nations with the duty left
TO a mandatory power to prepare the
country for the establishment of a
Jewish national home and ultimately
making possible the creation of an au-
tonomous commonwealth.
The promotion OF Jewish immigration.
with the financial aid furnished by the
Jewish masses of the world .is one of
the principal things the mandatory
power would have 10 consider as also
would be the matter of the number of
Jews the country could accommodate
Doctor Sokolow said that. on the es-
timation. of experts. the population of
was from five TO seven million persons.
while now the Jewish population is 10
more than 100000.
The Peace Conference plans to reach
agreements on more important ques-
tions between March and March
Is, according to Captain Andre Tar
dieu, one of the French delegates.
He said the conference had four
vital problems TO solve-the Franco
German frontier, tho Adriatc situation
the Russian frontier and freedom of the
seas. All these questions probably will
be completed in fortnight.
Captain Tardieu said France does moi
desire 10 annex the left bank Of the
Rhine, but only wants guarantees tc
prevent its use as a base for attacking
France. The Russian question will be
considered late next week.
Premier Clemenceau resumed his usua
work yesterday and appeared 10 be com.
pletely restored to health. lie arrived
at the Ministry of War at $40 a. m
and conferred with Foreign Minister
| Pichon, NJ. Leygues, Minister OF Marine
and NJ. Loucheur, Minister OF Recon
struction. Afterward he received tn,
members OF the Superior Council OF AL
SAGE Lorraine.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-01
P.R.R. BUDGET
NEEDS IS MILLION
Vast Sum Planned for 1919
improvements and
Extensions
MOST ON EASTERN LINES
Much of the Work Was Au3
ihorized in 1918, but
Not Done

The Pennsylvania Railroad this year
will need about s75.o0o,ooo for equip,
ment and extensions. according to it's an
nual budget.
or this sum, it is figured the lines
east of Pittsburgh will need nearly
$50, 600, 900. 4
The estimates of the federal msfagef]
for the lines east of Pittsburgh were
passed over to the corporate managers,
early this week for recommendations
suggestions and approval. In round hg-i
ures, the program for the eastern partI
Of the big system foots up between!
s4o,ooo,oo0 and si5,000. 900.
In addition to that is s11,000,000 ~
the cost OF that part of the 1000 new
freight cars allocated to the eastern
lines by the railroad administration.
Much Work Already Authorized
A large part of the work in the pro-
gram for this year ls that left over
from 1918 uncompleted or not started.
although authorized. The lines east COM
pleted about so per cent of the 1918
program, which, as authorized up to
December 1 last, involved s100,600, 900.
For tile entire Pennsylvania Railroad
system the 1918 program as first sharp
ly contracted by the railroad admnis-
tration, and subsequently expanded a.
the need became manifest. totaled S12s.-
100000, That sum included $s6,fo0,.
600 for additions and betterments, $36,-
100000 for equipment and $500, 900 for
new lines and extensions.
Labor shortage during most Of last
year difficulty In getting supply ma
terials and the financial troubles Of the
railroad administration, which at the
close OF the year owed the railroads Of
the country s3s1,so7, 900 on rental ac-
count, held up a big part OF the pro-
jected work.
Work Expected Authorized Soon
With the $3.50, 1000. 900 additional ap-
preparation to the railroad administra-
ton revolving fund II is expected that
the Washington authorities will au-
thorize general resumption of work cut
Off a few weeks ago, when funds ran
out.
At that time about s15,000,o00 Of
construction work on the Pennsylvania
lines east of Pittsburgh was stopped,
and several thousand men thrown out
of employment. Traffic on the Penn
sylvania Railroad now is reduced to
about 20 per cent In volume of what it
was last fall. Thousands Of cars and
scores of locomotives are laid up idle
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-01
BUNGALOW SCHOOL OPENS
Lower Merton Innovation Praised
as Having Many Advantages

a bungalow school which cost $780,
900. one OF a few of its kind, has Just
been opened by the School Board Of
Lower Merton township. II Is the Ash
land School, Ashland avenue and WASH
ington street, West ManayunK.
The school Is a one-story pressed brick
building and occupies 10000 square feet
OF surface. II has twelve entrances and
nineteen rooms, with q capacity for 500
children, and an auditorium Tor that
number. Three hundred and Atty boys
and girls are in attendance. The prin-
cipal is Miss u. Jones.
The advantages of the bungalow school
are that II saves climbing, makes sani-
tation easy, and Is safe from fire. as
through its twelve exits the school can
be instantaueously emptied. The chill
drcn need no fire drill Tho Community
\cighborhood club of st. Andrews
chapel was active in this Improvement
for Lower West Manayunk as in most
improvements for this district
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-01
SCHOOL DOCTORS OUT
Twenty Adhere to Strike Resolution
and Quit Today

Twenty school medical inspectors who
notified Director Krusen of their inten-
tion TO Quit today unless their salaries
We're raised from $500 a year TO $1,000,
adhered 10 their declaration and are now
out of the service and pay OF the Board
Of Education.
An equal number who originally Joined
in presenting their designations with
drew them and will remain in their posi-
tlons at the present salary. Eight sub
stitutes were promoted and a dozen new
appointments have been made, 1t was
stated, from the ranks of medical men
returning from war service.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-01
Elkton Marriage Licenses

Eikton. Nd. March 1.-The following
marriage Licenses were secured here this
morning: Rudolph Jacobson and Mary
Wells Thomas Flanagan and Alice
Mcclellan, Amos opdyke and Mary Lee,
Philadelphia Walter Harner. Birdsboro,
and Sarah wentzel, Lorraine. Pa. Ray
mond coldren, Birdsboro, Pa. and Pearl
Quinter, Gibraltar, Pa; George w.
Towles and Shirley Scott. West Point,
Ma. John A. Wells and Kathryn Helms,
BFdsboro, Pa; George Wilson, Kemle-
vile. Pa, and Louise Gregg, Providence,
Md. George c. Fisher and Nora Eng
lish, Clayton. n. j.; Antonio Ardiring
and Elvira Girarll, Camden: William
Wallace and Rachel Weeks Bristol, Pa. II;
John Watson and Hattie Maloney. Mar
Gus Hook; Arthur T. Preston and Flor
ence NJ Taylor, Trenton George Koe-
bernick ana Marie Craig, Brldgeton. N.
j. Harry Harrison. Baltimore, and Ma
belle Williams, Morristown. n. j.. Henor
Harrison and Effie Harrison. Baltimore;
Albert Brady and Sarah Scholz. Amber
pa. and Walter LecoInpte and Oneita
Willie. Wilmington. Del . I.4
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-01
BUSHNELL TO PILOT U-BOATS
Mother Ship Will Leave League
Island for England Next Saturday

The mother ship Bushnell will leave
the Philadelphia Navy Yard next Satur-
day to proceed TO England TO act as
escort back to this country of six Ger
man submarines to be exhibited and
studied.
At least one of the German sub
mersibles will be assigned TO League
Island Visitors will have an opportu-
nifty to visit the craft under the guidance
of sailors expert in the workings of the
underwater boats. who will explain the
complicated mechanism.
The Bushnell will carry delegation
Of army and navy men on the trip TO
England Some Of the sailors will be
transferred to the German boats to
bring them back TO this country under
convoy of the Bushnell
The Bushnell spent more than year
in Irish waters as mother ship to a
fotilla of American submarines operat-
ing out Of Queenstown.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-01
TODAY's MARRIAGE LICENSES

joseph stone, 1eSJ FoslkTIS;d g. and cathe-
Ro5Srt rfgsan MssGhap,yiIIs ss,s N,nnSs n j. and
szsSc,sld, SOL, Almond 4. St., :, 80,
A'RsT' E,s g g. BAY SsEeHSsi4 SScsi4 VA Walnut % St. " anu
MaGssl ,NCS!r SoSsmsSR S sKsn snyder ave- and
o'Isf: sFHsE GsEnse Fs' sslf ."a
FSnos Walsh 0GnR 5Is siacSm NfcSST'n and kathryn
Jossrh s. .spds .sd az az s 9Th st. and Stella
5na Sssss H2SaTS New pSs Wss'isr ss Fannie s
AntonetS PsTs $0Sao soGa MayGsls u s.;s =. and Dom
Jossph ssGG dSo Ro6er 90 Ne% @ MsrRet ST. and Rose
rb6m Cohen wS;e lgaS ds5TnfGTS s7Io Pgineeso s
ssS T..G as II and Jana Msn.
William J. tarrgthore. 1910 oS webster St, and
william Mckinley strunk, Pottstown., Pa.
and Minnie g, shonsmsn. Roysrsfordi Pa,
John Fl. Tsts sl.,s Sss isss csssSsT csa%Ssr St and A
John ", Plat: Jr; ia scyynT,E,,d' yynv,,,s and Msrsue-
william FIls n o. TPGS Hume, i1o4 Arch St. and Name
q. Boyle, lIszsiton, Ps n. -. x.h
chsrlci 5yq = H. 1'SG %ilton. wiismsport Pa. and
As.snas aIs: g. ss.s E;.sf aes yaBBsRSSTk Pa
and a,b G,sTs HOtP s,s s,s T. s ION ana a. Ami.
Guy sr"s'' z. swan wa wiimisston. Del and Nellie
osSrsI pays Z RdSS.r IsSS Arss g + assmop, st. and
Ruth Mi9ssr SSs wilTinston III .IS Del rlorsno.
Hairy 'psaapsk. Sis Wood ST.. and Katie
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-01
SAVINGS STAMP RECORD
City Sales $4S7,560, Averaging % Cents
Per Capita

The sales TO date of war savings
stamps in this city total $4s7.56O, or
twenty weight cents for each resident, ac-
cording to an announcement by T.. Nc
Lain Waters, director OF the Third Fed
eral Reserve District, or this amount
s3e, 900 has been sold to thirty-nine
limit holders of $1,000 at the local head
quarters on Walnut street.
1t was also announced that the third
Liberty Bond interest coupons. due
March Is. may be invested directly in
thrift and war saving stamps. Post
offices throughout the country have been
notified TO accept as cash coupons rep
resenting interest due on Liberty Bonds