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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-04

fourteen of the councilmen would be
chosen from the West Philadelphia
Germantown and northeast districts.
The discussion in some cases harked
back to the vote on the Beidleman- Scott
fight for nomination for lieutenant gov :
ernor in the 1913 primaries. John II.
X. Scott, now floor leader in the House
at Harrisburg for the Ware forces, had
the support Of the Wares for lieutenant
governor.
1t was pointed out today that Lieu :
tepant Governor Edward e. Beidlemsn,
In that primary contest, won plurality
over Scott in Germantown, West Phila
delphia and the northeast section.
In the Fourth senatorial district, or
West Philadelphia, Beidleman's vote
was 1885 to Scott's 14,076. In the
Sixth senatorial district, or German :
town, Beidleman polled 14,941 to his
opponents 1922. The vote was very
close in the northeast, Beidleman cap
turing 1851 to Scott's 14,011.
The primary vote figures in former
Congressman Scott's battle for nomina =
ton for the second highest Office in the
state are considered somewhat of O
gauge of the fight that will develop over
the proposed new Council in the election
next fall.
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BIC DISTRICTS FAVOR
81 MEN IN COUNCIL
Change Made to Please Senti'
ment, Declares Winston

The change from twenty -one to
twenty seven members of tho proposed
single chamber Council for this city, &c :
cording to charter revisionists, was
agreed upon because the large resi-
Dental districts here desired bigger
representation.
''Thc sentiment in the large resi-
dental districts has been very insistent
upon larger representation in the new
Council" declared John G. Winston,
chairman of the Philadelphia charter
committee.
1T was in difference to this senti
ment." he continued. "as we'll as to
the opinion of those helping us in the
Legislature, that the committee con-
cluded it was in the best interest of the
fullest and best representation of the
citizenship of Philadelphia to reduce the
unit of councilmanic representation from
20 900 assessed voters to 10000"
The councilmen are to be elected from
the eight senatorial districts in Phila =
delphia. Under a membership plan of
twenty seven, each senatorial district
will elect the following number of coun
cilmen:
First district, three; Second, two
Third, two; Fourth, six Fifth, three
Sixth, four; Seventh, three, and Eighth,
| four.
The composition Of the new Council
was discussed informally today by men
interested in the possible political com :
plexion of the city's proposed legisla :
tive body, which is designed to supplant
the present Select and Common Councils
with their big membership.
One point discussed was that under
the present twenty seven member plar
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u. s. Government
to Curb "Reds"

Continued From Pasc Ono
Justice are the same now as they were
before, which was. In turn, followed by
statement telling Of the creation Of a
new bureau by the department, with
William J. Flynn as its head and which
will have as its paramount duty the
crushing of the anti government move
mcnt in this country, agents of the fed
eral government throughout the country
and detective forces In this al d scores
of other cities today renewed with vigor
their efforts to run down those response
BILE for Monday nights bomb explosions.
"Chief" Flynn Starts Work
Although the authorities are working
behind a tightly drawn veil Of secrecy
for obvious reasons, II was stated that.
despite intimations yesterday that the
identity of the man killed here by his
own bomb when he attempted to assas
sinate Attorney General Palmer had
been established, no tangible clues that
might lead to apprehension of the plot
ters had been found. Chief Flynn,
regarded as the foremost authority in
the country on anarchists, has caused
persons known to be radicals to be put
under surveillance by agents of the
Department of Justice in virtually every
city the Reds frequent.
Reorganization of the Bureau Of In :
vestigation OF the Department of JUS
tice. which has been under way for
some time. is announced by Attorney
General Palmer. Francis p. Garvan,
of New York, becomes assistant attor-
ney general in charge Of all special in
vestigation work and special criminal
prosecutions, and will retain also. the
duties of alien property custodian, in
which he succeeded the present attorney
general.
John r. Creighton, of Springfield,
ILL.,, will be special assistant attorney
general to assist Mr.. Garvan.
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plosive had instructions to bomb some
other place and simply became con-
fused. Either this or he had reason TO
dispose OF the thing In hurry and
threw it, not knowing or caring where
II struck. 1 know of no explanation for
the bombing Of the Church of Our Lady
of Victory other than the well known
hatred on the part of anarchists for
established religion. They are all athe-
lists and take great pleasure In wrecking
churches. However, at this stage Of
the proceedings we can deal only in
theories and generalities. We must
wait for further Developments before we
can make any definite assertion"
Italian residents of good standing in
the southeastern part of the city de-
scribe their section as being "full Of
I. w. WIS and "other radicals" and
regard as plausible the theory that
somewhere in the district there is a
secret headquarters from which bomb
outrages OF national scope are directed.
Two groups Of radicals here have
been active for some time--the italian
and the Spanish.
Denies Blame
Duke" Passos, one of the leaders
Of the Spanish group here, was found
at the I. W. w. headquarters, at S2S
South Second street, yesterday. He
denied that his followers had anything
to do with the bomb outrages. In fact,
Passos asserted that the explosions
were only part of counter plot against
the I. w. W., to get them ''in bad"
and to direct federal and police activity
against them unnecessarily.
The headquarters where Passos was
talking is one Of the first places put
under surveillance yesterday.
In addition to this headquarters,
about a dozen or fifteen other places
were virtually picketed by the police
and secret service men from the Fed :
eral Building. One of these, on Reed
street near Fifth, is the headquarters
of the Arbeiter Ring, or the Workmen' s
Circle.
The police, too, watched the home
Of the New Russian Soviets, which is
near Eighth street and Fairmount ave
nue., and other places where strictest
vigilance has been exercised include
''1'he Peoples Forum" on Girard ave
nue. near Forty second street; ''The
Revolutionary Workers Club" Ken
sington the "Open Forum" near Ninth
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naval base between the fsh pier and
Commonwealth drydock, which the
state is building and has nearly hn-
ished, to carry on naval work In con
junction with the Charlestown Navy
Yard, farther up the 'harbor, and the
Victory destroyer plant at Squantum
several miles below.
Several million dollars will be spent
on new buildings and other construc.
tion. The Federal Government Is said
to be ready to pay the state $1,081,
600 for thirty acres that it desires, but
demands that the land must be ceded
first. This step was started today.
1t was said by Mr.. Cole that the
Navy Department is going to purchase
the Commonwealth drydock as soon as
it is ready for use, and, as it has al
ready been flooded, this should be with
in few weeks. This dock is about
100 feet long inside, equaled by only
one now in use on this continent. The
price to be paid is 50, 3,190, 900.
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Vare Men Fail
to Sidetrdck Charter

Continued From PAGE Ono
adelphia, appealed from the decision Of
the chair.
Representatives James A. Dunn and
Edward W. Wells, Philadelphia, ap-
pealed to the members to overrule the
speaker.
Mr.. Wells declared that the speaker
was trying to "dictate" to the House.
He characterized the ruling as 'un-
just"
Mr.. Wells said only three members
of his district had asked him to vote
for the charter.
Representative James J. Heffernan
Philadelphia. asked the House mot to
humiliate the speaker"
Heifernan Called to Order
On a point raised by Representative
Byron Miner. Mr.. Heffernan was or
dered by Representative w. Heber
Dithrich, Pittsburgh, who took tine
speakers chair during the debate on
the appeal, to confine his remarks to
the question of appeal.
Making the civil service clause
apply only to policemen and firemen,
and not to other city employees.
Striking out the section Of the bill
merging the tax receivers Office with
that of city treasurer and keeping the
tax receivers Office elective.
There were only five votes in the
committee for the amendments-Ram-
sey's and those Of four Ware men. Ram
sey disclaimed all responsibility for the
amendments, saying they had beer
handed him by The attorney general.
Then the amendments of the revi
sionists were offered and were accepted
by the same vote by which the othel
amendments were defeated.
Mr.. Hefferman had started to talk OF
the meeting of the municipal corpora
tons committee yesterday, when thu
Woodward bill was reported out.
Mr.. Cox followed Hefferman. Fl,
said an appeal from the decision of thu
speaker was not unusual and involved
no humiliation. Mr.. Cox said he ap'
pealed in all sincerity, because he be
lieved the speakers ruling to be wrong
REPRESENTATIVE Milner asked permis
sion TO interrogate Floor Leader Ram
sey. He asked what constitutional au'
thority he had for his point.
Mr.. Ramsey explained tnat the cit!
of Philadelphia gets its charter right
from the legislature and that the as
sembly has no right to delegate tina
right.
Representative Herman Dilsheimer
Ware member, was called to order ro'
|, not confining his remarks to the appea
on point of order raised by Representa-
tive James V. Lafferty, Penrose mem
ber. Mr.. Dilsheimer said the bill wa
drafted by $50 called reformers.
Glass Reads Court Ruling
, Mr.. Glass read Supreme Court rul
ing to show that his resolution wa
constitutional. He declared the speake
, was wrong and could not support hi
' position.
!, Representative Miner made forma
= call on Speaker Spangler to explain tn
a authority for his ruling.
= The speaker took the floor, and sal
that in 1913, when the form OF govern
ment for third class cities was drafted
the question of submitting the commits
sion form Of government to the peopI
of those cities was considered.
'r "We looked up various legal authori
ties" said the speaker, ''and found
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COSTUME CONCERT
.Spupils Of Mrs. Phillips Jenkins Ap
poar at the Bellevue -Stratford


pear at the BeIlevue.stratford
The advanced pupils of Mrs. Phillips
Jenkins gave an interesting scenic and
costume concert at the Bellevue STRAIT
ford last evening. They were assisted
BY the Victor Orchestra, and Wassili
Leps conducted the two numbers, which
were given in costume.
The first of these was the little
operetta of Offenbach, "Chanson de
Fortunio," which was we'll staged and
creditably presented. Those in the cast
were the Misses Alice Thwing, Mar
enerite Palcho, Kathryn Martin, Enola
MacIntire and Eva Cherry. Miss
Cherry was especially good as Toby,
the Office boy, not only as to voice but
also for her self possession on the stage
and the manner in which she acted a
Gifhcult comedy part.
After the operetta came several re-
cital numbers sung by the Misses Ade-
line Jason, Hilda Reiter, Naomi Frs
ner, Regina Victor, Mary Clarke, Mar
euerite Abel, Dorothy Fox, Eleanor
Gray, Sarah Murphy and Mildred
Warner. Several good voices were
shown as we'll as some unusual tech
nidue, among the numbers being, "Lo,
Hear the Gentle Lark" Una Voce
Eoco Fa," ''Charmant Oisseau" and
other difficult concert numbers used
ordiparily by the best artists.
Then came Weeping Pierrot ans
Laughing Pierrot," comedy with
music excellently sung by the Misses
Amelia Hallen, Lillian Kremer ant
Adeline Jason. This also was accom-
panied by the orchestra and led by Mr.
Leps. The last part Of the program
was patriotic, consisting of a solo b.
Kathryn Mckinley and two choruse
and a sextet from the cantata, 18th
Song Of Victory" all of which wer
well given. They were conducted b!
Mrs. Jenkins.
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FOODSURPLUS SEEN
INCOMING HARVESTS
ArnerIcan Bumper Crops to Exc
Out European Needs,
Hoover Says
PEAcE BRIeHrENs VISTA

paris. June 4.--There is a sufficient
1nsplus of food indicated from the com
ing harvests to supply Europe and meet
the needs of the world, unless some un
expected catastrophe happens to the
worlds harvest, according to state
ment issued here Tuesday, by Herbert
{ Ct Hoover, the head Of the allied relief
organization.
The bread budget balances, but the
surplus of the American crop of wheat
and rye this year will be needed. The
statement says that most of the trading
In wheat and rye will be in the hands
OF the governments.
Other figures gained from the survey
made by the organization and various
sovernments. indicate that the sugar
crop in eastern Europe this year will
be 65 per cent of pre-war normal, the
wheat and rye crop II per cent, and
the vegetable harvest about normal.
Since the war, it is estimated, Europe
has lost 1S. 400 900 cattle, $4,000, ,00O
hogs and 100000 sheep.
After estimating the European con
sumption of wheat and rye at 2,25O,
I 0OO, 900 bushels. Of which between 700,
! 900 900 and $4,000, 900 bushels will
have to be imported, the statement con
stinues:
"The available breadstuffs TO Europe
from the producing countries will prob
ably lie between 20, 900, 900 and $50,
DO0 900 bushels. 1t would appear,
therefore, that the worlds bread budget
will balance next year, but within mar
row margins. In any event, the present
Indications are that the American
bumper wheat and rye crops will be
needed. The principal importing Eu-
ropean governments have all guaranteed
their farmers prices at higher levels
than the American guarantee, and al
2 are involved in bread subsidies. There
will not be much likelihood Of much
private trade in wheat next year outside
Of government buying.
Cattle Recovery Slow
"while theoretically the cattle OF
Europe could be restored in two years
and the swine in one year, if no ami
mails were killed. such course would
entail no local meat supplies, and the
natural course will be slow recovery
over many years.
At the present moment, while the
number of cattle shows a decrease oi
20 per cent, the dairy and beef produc
ton probably is not more than 90 pei
cent because of the bad condition of the
animals. If the supply of foodstuf'
&c n
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PHILA. CONSERVATORY
GIVES ITS FINAL CONCERT
Exercises Take Place
Before a Large Audience

arc FIdSC
Before a Large Audience
The Philadelphia Conservatory of
Music, which is under the direction of
d. Hendrix Ezerman and Hedda van
den Beemt, gave its final concert and
commencement last evening at Wither
spoon Hall before large audience.
Teachers diplomas for piano were
awarded to Misses Frances B. Fricke
and Margaret Goodwin and for voice to
Misses Ruth r. Carmack and Ethyl
NJ. Smeltzer. Those who appeared on
the program were Mary NJ. Rifhards,
Ruth Carmack, Wolfgang Richter
Betty Stine, Isabel Bloomberg, Marcus
Blitzstein, Ethyl Smeltzer. Frances
Snyder, Leon Zeitzew and Edward
Lane.
The compositions played were above
the. average difficulty for pupils, both
for the violin and the piano, among
them being the Prelude, Choral and
Fugue of Franck, the G minor piano
concerto of Saint Saens, the Symphony
Espagnol of Lalo for violin and other
works of equal difficulty. All the per-
formers acquitted themselves well,
bringing the school year to a successful
close.
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PLAN IMPROVEMENTS
FOR BOSTON HARBOR
Navy Department Plans to
Spend Several Millions on
important Construction

. Boston, June 4.-Plans for great
improvements in Boston harbor were
made known yesterday by John N.
Cole, chairman of the Massachusetts,
waterwayssco in speaking be-
fore a legislative committee in favor of
a bill which the committee afterward
favorably reported, giving the right to
cede certain state lands to the United
States Government.
Mr.. Cole said that the Navy De-
partment plans to construct great
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Wilson Opposes
Change in Treaty

Continued From Page One
noon. Experts on territorial questions
and reparations met with the council.
1t is understood that the clauses of the
Austrian peace treaty dealing with rep
arations now have been completed.
The atmosphere is full of speculation
as to notifications of the German treaty
but nothing tangible is expected to de
velop until the outcome of the joint
meetings of allied experts becomes
known. 1t is expected that some OF
these meetings will be held today. At
the meeting of the Council of Four
yesterday afternoon President Wilson
made another effort to bring about Ill
agreement as to the principle of the
reply to the German counter proposals,
hut the meeting ended without an agree
ment.
Favor Part OF Loaf
The offer Of a hundred billion mark,
by Germany surprised some of the En-
tcnte financial experts, who, all along
had believed that the chances of get
ting much more from Germany were no
particularly good, but who now thinl
that, with some concessions as to til,
payment of interest, which is not in
cluded in the German proposal, the of
fer is perhaps acceptable.
These experts argue that, from tn,
viewpoint of world credit arrangements
it might be better to base the futur,
financial plans of the Entente govern
ments upon a definite sum of one hun
dred billion marks, voluntarily offered
than upon an indefinite assessmen
which the Germans might accept onl.
under protest.
The possibility of the acceptance o
the German proposal would involve dis
solution of the allied financial commits
sion, to which the Germans strongl,
objected. 1t is understood that thi
proposal has strong support in certain
quarters.
Jonkheer Won Karnebeek, Dutch min
lister of foreign affairs, appeared befor
the council of foreign ministers yester
day and delivered the reply of the Meth
erlands Government to the suggestion
of Belgium for a revision of the treatie
of 1880. 1t is indicated that an agree
ment on the subject has not been reaches
and that the discussion will be con
tinued today.
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ARMY AVIATOR KILLED

Plane Takes Fire After Taii.SpIn
Fall
San Diego, Calf, June 4.-(By A..
p. P.)-Second Lieutenant Arthur O..
Kent, Pine Brook, n. j., army aviator,
was killed at Rockwell Field late yes
terday when his airplane went into a
tail spin and fell 400 feet.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-04
WOMAN COMMITS SUICIDE
husband Finds Wife In Room After
Gas Jet Had Been Opened

Mrs. Charles Bonner, twenty eight
years old, 500s North Nineteenth street,
died at her home early today from in
haling Illuminating gas.
Charles Bonner, twenty one years old,
tie husband, was awakened shortly after
o'clock by the odor of gas. He traced
& TO the bathroom, where he found his
wife on the floor and the gas jet open.
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German Coast Defense
Directed to Be Prepared

Paris, June 4.--(By A. PA
report has reached Peace Conference
circles that Gustav Noske, the Ger
man minister Of defense, recently
made tour Of the German coast de-
fense and directed the personnel to
be prepared for emergencies.
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THE MOST DANGEROUS
OF ALL DISEASES

Get some GOLD MEDAL Haarisa
tsi.d prsp.r:tien y ~; used l al q" over r. 81 sas
world tor centuries. They contain only
sid-fasAieosd soothing eils combined
With strength. giving and Vstsm. cleans.
Ing hsrbs, veil Known anA used By ~.
acians IA their daily practice. GOLD
MEDAL Haasism on Capsules AZ u.
ported direct from tAs hbosatoriss Il
Holland They ass eoavsaisae y tsks.
~. ;se =. .o.:1 :1;a IN E ..l:sz. sszzR =
then q any drug store, but - ssss
to ct tAs original imported 0o&0
MEDAL brand Accept NO suhseat01sA
II sealed packagss. TArss siseA
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No organs q tAs AumaA beAy sss -
important 70 health anA 1oas NE - The
Eoneys. When they allow. up An4 eoa:
mence to lag IN their duties, look eae,
Danger 10 IA aeht.
End out what the treakls is~With.
out delay. Whenever yea tel neEyoua
Or hays pain, 4 tAs h:si, wsss up e
sfe not psrformins thsir ta1cfiosl
properly. They are eoI AaH deaAG
Their work and are allowing tmpuz1tsel
10 accumulate and b eo1vsete1 l1Ae
uric acid and other poisons, Which
afs causing you distress and VIII d.
otroy you unlssa thsy are driven esea
your system.
The Arvada enterprise., 1919-07-24

With your angsrsi You can lift OF
any hard corn. soft corn, or corn be-
tween the toes, and the hard skin cal.
luses from bottom Of feet.
A tiny bottle Of "Frsezone" costs
little at any drug store: apply q few
drops upon the corn or callus. In
stantly it stops hurting. then shortly
you lift that bothersome corn or callus
right OF. root and all, without one bit
Of pain or soreness. Trulyi No hum.
bugi
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The Right Contempt.

All the world Still talks abOut tho
insult TINT Count Won BrOckdOffY. Rant.
Eau put upon the allies by making his
preliminary speech ut the peace con.
ference without rising from his chair.
But one Of the diplomats dismissed
this insult In the c0nternptu0us man.
ner II deserved.
'Pooh!" he WINS heard to murinur
when the counts speech ended. Ties
got 10 take his medicine. We'll. what's
the difference whether he takes II
standing uD or sitting downr'-Dctr0it
Free Press.
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Question Of patrletlsm.

Virginia was trying to persuade her
mother to 60 to the homecoming cele-
bration and stay all day. "But 1t will
be too hot, dear" mother remonstrated.
"WeM Just go up for q while IN the
morning while It's cool and then we'll
come home for dinner and rest during
the afternoon"
But Virginia was not persuaded. and
continued the arguing. Father CHANGED
to overhear her. whats the matter
In here?" he asked. coming into the
room. "What's the difference between
you twof"
Quickly came Virglnia's retort.
TITS Just q difference In our patriot
ism; mothers only patriotic In the
morning and am all day."-Indian-
ap0lis News.
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Restaurant ows1 Them Money.

Restaurant Owed Them Money.
"What became Of that odd restav.
rant you used to have here. where they
weighed you on entering aud leaving
and charged you for the difference In
weightf"
Had 10 close up. Fellows used 10
go In with bricks concealed under their
coats and after eating ieav. the bricks
under the table. They weighed isss
going out than when they entered."--
Boston Transcript.
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1he Rlsht Man.

Applicant-0ot . Job for n soldier
that went through the Hindenburs
linef
Proprietor and Editor Of the Crirni.
nal 0ulch whoop (wesriiy)-i have
that very thing, young man. I'm dead
tired from nopping up infuriated read.
srs and sprns poets. Take on your
coat and % on sentry duty.--Bufsslo
Expesss.
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Mloht Reoret Il.

Aistress-Im afraid my poor, dar-
ling little Topsy will never recover. Do
you know. Bridget, I think the kind
est thing would be to have her chloro-
formed and put out Of her miseryi
Bridget wouldn't do that. mum.
Sure. she might get better. after all.
an then ye'd be sorry ye had her kill.
ed.-Boston Transcript.
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n Wishes Wsrs passss,

Wiliie-1cc! ! wish ] hsd \ million
dollars! ia 10 10 the picture show
every day.
Tommy-You'd take me With you
wouldn't you. Williaf
WiliIe-Naw! n you'rs TOO lazy "a
wish little for yourself yos csn stay
at home Film Fun.
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Nothing makes woman with . new
hat 30 angry as to have another won.
an pass her without noticing It.
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The Main Question.
"The doctor has ordered ~ b b.
rubbed with alcohol"
"What percentager