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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-07
WAR ON PENROSE
IN SENATE ENDED
Regular Republicans Convince
Progressives Harmony Is
Necessary in Party
HE WILL BE FINANCE HEAD

Washington. May Z. 49,. The fight
rs the pext chairman of the powerful
finance committee of the Senate has
been definitely dropped by the group of
progressive Republican senators who
last fall launched fight against his
selection.
The Republican leaders of the Senate
have convinced the group of Progress
sives that party unity and harmony are
necessary If the Republicans are to
maintain control of the next Senate,
and the Progressive senator's during the
last few days have agreed TO drop the
fight against Senator Penrose. they
said today. So that the Republicans in
the Senate could present a united front
in a fight against the administration
during the coming session of Congress.
Seek to Avoid Split
The Republicans control by the mar
row margin of two votes. Senator Pen
rose has the support of Senator Lodge,
the Republican leader. and majority
of the Republican senator's for the place
of chairman of the most powerful com
mittee of tho Senate. aBi the Progress
sivcs have become convinced that a
party split would result from their car
rying the fight against PcErose to the
floor of the Senate.
The Republicans must control the
committees on foreign relations. which
will pass upon the treaty Of peace and
the league of nations covenant, the
commerce commission, the finance com
mission and the other important com
mittees which will have charge of the
reconstruction and fiscal legislation. il
they are to carry out their legislative
program during the coming session, the
Progressivcs pointed out today. Rather
than endanger the chances of the Re
puhlicans to control legislation in the
Senate. they have dropped their fight,
they said
Reason for Fight
The fight against the selection of
Senator Penrosc was launched imme-
diately following the November cleo =
tion. Senator's Borah and Kenyon or
ganized the fight on the grounds that
it would hurt the Republican party s
chances in the presidential campaign of
1920 to have Senator Penrosc too
prominently identified with the tariff
and other financial legislation that
would be drafted by the finance com
mittec.
Eleven of the forty nine Republicans
in the next Senate originally joined the
movement against Penrose. They have
agreed now that they will not vote
either for or against the election of the
senior Pennsylvania senator as chair
man The plan adopted by them is
either to absent themselves from the
party conference. which will be held
Just before the new Congress convenes,
or not vote on the Craftsmanship of the
finance committee and then abide by the
decision of the Caucuses. Their de-
cision insurcs the election of Senator
Penrose. as the Progressives are in the
minority in the party conference.
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THREE AGED CIRCUS CLOWNS
ARE CONSISTENT OP7IHISTS
Al Miaco H. Jules Tnom o. and George HarSeH 50, Get
Real Fun Ont of Their Oon Side-Splittng Antics

coast of Florida for thirty seven days
I was with Tom Nixon's troupe and
We were headed for Texas. When we
were picked up by United States man
o war. the cook gave us n side of beef
and couple gallons of coffee. I can
remember vet how Sam Houston, gov
crnor of Texas. spent his time whit
ting little thing he called rudder
And how Captain Gale Borden handed
around samples of condensed milk
Try this. folks. try this with the cof-
fee. hc said to each one of us. 1t was
the first condensed milk we had ever
tnstcd
Meets Future Wife
I've were towed into New Orleans
and we gave our show that night in the
old st. Charles Theater, I met Laura
Smith there. We married later. and
she became my Columbinc, She's in
valided in New York now, bless her
heart. and my sons over there with
her.
jules Turnour. who has been with
the Ringing Brothers for the last
twenty nine years aud who is co author
of The Autobiography of a Clown"
with Isaac Marcosson. is man with
out n country
II was born in the business said
this little dignificd old man, who in his
street clothes seems college professor
of profound philosophy, while my
English father and French mother were
touring their circus through Spain. |
speak English. French. German, Ital-
ian. n little Russian. q little Spanish
and have smattoring of other Ian
guages. And I've lived in every part
of the world but Observation-Disclosures
III like TO go TO Jerusalem. My home s
in Michigan now. And I have a family
two boys and n girl-living there. '
The millionaire clown" George
Hurtzcll. native of Philadelphia denies
that he is a millionaire at all. "I'll
never starve, however" said this
youngest of the oldest merry andrews.
Fact is, money hasn't been the thing
that's kept me clowning. It's the laugh =
ing youngsters and the fun that | get,
that keeps me mentally above the knocks
of the game,
II began thirty odd years ago play
ing Othello. Richard III, and Julius
Caesar at the old Walnut Street Thea
tor. But I liked pantomime better then
and do now-only in the arena you
have the audience all around and YOU
have TO be funny on every side of you.
Eyes, | want to die in the harness.
And when death comes, hope it catches
me right in the midst of my work-with
the laugh on my lips and the happy
shricks of the kids in my cars.
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WILSON IS CALLED
JEKYLl-HYDE MAN
BYPAPERS IN JAPAN
Anti-American Campaign in Nip
pom Increases Over "RaciaI
Discrimination Issue

Toxic, May 7.--(By A. PD-Thc
anti American campaign in the Jap
anese press continues with renewed
force. Up to the present no serious
overt acts have been committed against
Americans or American property. Evi-
dence exists. however, that the news
paper agitation. which has spread to
virtually all the leading journals Of
the empire, is melting popular feeling
against America and thus paving the
way to possible open demonstrations.
After declaring that renewed attempts
for anti Japanese legislation on the
Pacific slope indicate that the Ameri-
cans persecutc Japan in everything,
while wearing the mask of liberty and
fairRcss. the Hochi Shimbun charges
the Americans with having melted the
Chinese to make the secret treaties pub
lie and also accuses American mission
aries of fomenting the Korean insurrec-
ton.
The Yorod U Choho says the Ameri-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-07

DEHIND their marble white faces
- and their comical antics trio of
harlequins at tho circus grounds. at
Nineteenth street and Hunting Park
avenue, arc hiding brace of years
that would reach back further than
the days of the Revolution. They are
Al Miaco, seventy foslr years old; jules
Turnour. siXty-two years old. and
George Hartzcll. tifty-thrcc years old.
In Clown Alley" between turns in
the ring, these rran, who represent the
best in pantonimc. and who arc the
Oldest on the hot. take their little
stretches of leisure seated on their
locker boxes. Around them fifty or
moro merry cut ups are laughing with
each other. rubbing cold cream into
their cnamClcd skin or leaning over
their wash buckets and splashing suds.
Outside the ''all"y" among the gaily
colored wagons in the "padroom =
which isn't n room at all, but an open
air approach from the dressing tents to
the misunderstanding fairies in pink
tights and tinscl muscle bulging Sam
sous, LilliputiauS. iugglcrs, arc waiting
their cues.
Been sixty years p8ntomimist. -
said Al Miaco. who apprenticed out to
Yankee Robinson. famous comedian
and manager. in 1879. "Tn,those early
days we modelled on the Shakcspearcan
jester. We studied great truths by great
authors. we studied local probems-bc-
ing very careful not TO use names of
people in way that would offend the
fastidious. trained my mind to act
quickly, to take advantage of every
little incident to draw laugh. And I
can do that sort Of thing yct-but l.
don't have to here.
My name is really Albert Frisbie
and | come from New York. II WIS
in Philadelphia, however. at George l.,
fox's Casino Sixth and Chestnut
After trial performance they swamped
me with bouquets and plaudits. How
brown they did things up in those days.
Fox signed me up for long contract
then and there. but with this proviso,
that | would let him give me foreign
name.
Next day. on the center bill board
blazed a six sheet picture done in two
colors. reading. Alfred. the Great
Miaco. worlds foremost gymnast. con
tortionist. clown and pantomimist.
There. you big Swcdc, shouted George
That S your name hereafter And
Miaco it's been over since.
1--WE had my share of excitement,
too. Once away back | drifted in
rudderless steamer without food off the
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Baron H. 3. L. Won StenaeI

Berlin, May Baron II. B. l..
von StengeI, secretary of the German i'm
perial treasury from 1903 to 1908, is
dead.
Baron Won Stensel was eighty two
years old. In the autumn of 1907 the
financial affairs of Germany were in
such state that Baron Won Stengel had
trouble in getting taxation measures
through the Rcichstag. The situation
was further complicated by differences
between. Baron won Stengel and Prince
Won Buelow, and on February O, 1908.
Won Stengel resigned.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-07
PLAN MENNONITE FUND
$4,000 viii Be Devoted to Recon
struction by Eastern District

Quakertown, Pa, May 7.-Sclccting
Soudorton for its 1920 meeting place
the eastern district Mennonite confer
cnCc ended its three days gathering at
Bethel Church, Perkasic. yesterday.
A $4,000 fund, largely for recon
struction, will be raised in the next
two years by this conference. Young
Mennonites are urged to take a prom
incnt part in reconstruction here and
abroad.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-07

Miss Bessie Hcntz Baltz died yester .
day at the home of her uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas J. Berry, with
whom she lived at 1913 Pine street.
She had been i'll about a week. Miss
Baltz was a daughter of the late Will
liam p. Baltz and Mrs. Lille b. II.
Baltz. Her father. who died several
wears ago. was the treasurer of the J
& =. Raltz Brewing Company, of which
his father, Peter Batz, was one of the
founders.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-07
Severe Quake Recorded

Washington. May T.-An earthquake
Of unusual severity was recorded late
yesterday by the seismograph at George
town University here.
The first quake was recorded at :02
and the treinors continued until . 1850
o'clock. The most severe shocks oc-
CURED al 4,51 O'Clock.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-07
CURB ON PARIS RIOT O. K'D
French Deputies Almost unanI-
mousIy sustain Government Action

Paris. May Thy A. PIN the
Chamber of Deputies yesterday there
was discussion of the incidents which
arose during the May Day demonstrs-
tions in this city. After an explana-
tion Of the measures taken by the gov
crnmcnt for the maintenance of order
by Jules Pans. minister of the interior,
the chamber adopted, 356 to 1, reso-
luton Of confidence in the government.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-07
Deaths of a Day
REV. HUGH A. GALLAGHER
Augustinian Dies in ST. Agnes's Hos
pital

pital
The Rev. Hugh A. Gallagher. o. s.
A. one of the most eminent priests of
the Order of st. Augustine, whose
mother house. study house and novitiate
for the United States are at Villanova,
died of heart disease yesterday in st.
Agnes>s Hospital after eight months
illness
Father Gallagher, who was sixty one
years old. had been connected with the
monastery at Nillanovn since he was
eighteen. From 1902 until 1915. when
he was compelled TO resign on account
of i'll health, he was prior of the order.
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Thomas Flaherty

Thomas Flahcrty died of pneumonia
Yesterday at st. Joscph's Hospital after
brief illness. He was sixty two years
old. He was a member of the firm Of
Thomas Flahcrty Brothers, which, for
more than forty years, has been in the
livery and garage business in South
Philadelphia. He is survived by three
brothers. Peter, Michael and John. The
funeral will be held from the home of
his brother, john Flahcrty, 5017 Chester
aVpDup
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-07

Lyman Frank Baum began news
paper work in 1880 He edited the
Dakota Pioneer from 1883 TO 1890 at
Aberdeen. :. D.. and the Show Win
dow, Chicago. H.. from 1897 to 1902.
He was a member of the Press and Ath
Players. of New York.
For the past twenty years he wrote
children : and other stories for Youth y
Companion. Harper's, st. Nicholas
and other periodicals. His best known
works are those relating to The Won
derful Wizard Of o." He also wrote
poetry and plays. Among his produc-
tions are The Woggle Bug musi-
cal extravaganza, produced in Chi
cago in 1915. and Mother Goose In
Prose" popular book for children.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-07
L. FRANK BAUM
Creator of "WIzard of Or" Dies of
Heart Trouble In Los AnueIes

Los Angeles. May T,--(Bv \. P.D-
L, Frank Baum, author of The Wiz.
ard of or and many other plays aud
books. died at his HON" here last night
of heart trouble. He was born in
Chttenango. \. Y, May II. 1856. He
is survived by a widow, who was Miss
Maud Gage. of Fayetteville, y. Y, ana
four children.
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TOURS

Small party saiiins from San Francisco July
30 and October II per y. 8; Korea, 1e,00e
Booklet on, request. FRANK C.. CLARK.
Times Bldg. N. Y. City. Philadelphia Agent.
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SPRING LAKE. n. }.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-11
Building Aids Reconstruction
in Many Different Ways

Portland, Oregon. which is one OF
the cities that has led in building
since the armistice, is supporting the
"Own Your Own Home" campaign OF
the United States Department of La
Dor in a way that has proved most
stimulating to the whole state, George
L. Baker. mayor of the city. has writ
ten commencing the campaign as fol-
lows:
Building of homes during the pre-
sent reconstruction period serves
many important purposes. In the first
instance IL furnishes employment at
a time when industry is undergoing its
change from a war to a peace basis,
the time of all times when there must
be no unemployment. Secondly 1t in
stills in the minds of the people the
importance Of home owning. home
building. and home upkeep al a time
when they are particularly susceptible
to suggestions Further, 1t encour-
ages home owning and the attendant
stability against the irresponsible eie-
ment which Is seeking at this vital
period TO undermine our Government.
our peace, and our social system. II
encourages thrift, economy. and in
terest in the home and home life.
And last, but not least, 1t Is the only
way at III command of defeating the
curse of rent profiteering."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-11

Nearly all of the cities of America
are today confronting the same prob
lem.
The soldier and sailor must be help
ed to a job and reamalgamated n
the community life. This that
adequate and comfortable housing
must be available. Moreover, there
is abroad in the land a great deal of
restlessness and discomfort. To re-
lieve these social and national dan
gers, there is no surer way than that
of providing housing accommodations
of a suitable and satisfactory sort
such as will afford to the laborer
and his family what nay properly be
called a home. Increasingly 1t is be-
ing realized that there. is a very
close relationship between industrial
efficiency and housing conditions.
Wide-awake employers are realizing
that no less attention should be
given t the housing of the worker
than is now being paid to housing
of the machinery hat runs the plant.
In short, there are a variety OF con-
siderations which cause the housing
problem to be one of the most i'm
portant questions which Industrial
cities are today called upon to face.
The situation is a serious one, for
the shortage in houses is unprece-
dentediy marked and the condition of
properties is less satisfactory than
in some years past.
Evidence ~ these facts m all
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-11
NEW YORK'S
BIC PROBLEM
Fund Proposed to Build Model
Houses In This Great
Crisis

Since the housing shortage has be-
come 50 serious in New York CITY
that three different agencies have
been appointed to deal with the prob
lens due to it, many suggestions Tor
the prevention of profteering have
been male. While the mayors COM
mittee. the State reconstruction COM
mission. and a joint legislative COM
mittee are making surveys and in
vestigations public spirited citizens
are discussing methods by which
homes at reasonable rentals may be
provided for wage n
one OF h ideas presented by Her.
pert r.. Ldmburg Is that a fund of
$io,0Oo,000 be provided for the p,--
pose OF building model houses Ac-
cording to an outline Of this plan.
sent to the United States Department
OF Labor. Mr.. Limburg would have
bankers. representatives of insurance
and civic organizations CO.
operate In a project hal would as
sure sanitary conditions, fair rentals
ana general comfort for persons of
moderate a He believes that ar.
cnitects n engineers who have had
experience IN group construction at
me war industry plants should be
empioyed In working out the best
construction schemes for what Ia now
world. "e
IN this connection the fact that
many model tenements built In re-
cen years have been found to be-
by childless families and un-
married persons who desired to econ-
omize' instead of by families with
many children. is much discussed In
place OF the workers for whom the
model tenements were blame ino
vestigation committees have found
mat professional men and women
renred them and made them popular
Tor persons who were willing to save
money and thereby promote a fad
Tor the simple life at the expense Of
we n that really needed tha
eeaan.rt and c~onvenience provided az
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-11
Sees Building Expansion

NEW YORK. June 11.-Indications
are that by midsummer we shall wit
ness the actual beginning of a long
and active period of construction
work In all parts OF the country
said 8. W. Straus. banker. yesterday
with regard to the building situation.
Building operations have greatly
increased in the last thirty days. and
there mas been a pronounced increase
among inquirers for capital to be
used in construction for industrial ex-
pansion. These inquiries are of such
a nature and represent so many varied
interests as to indicate a strong UNI
dertone of national optimism with re-
gard to immediate bushes prospects
and a rapid approach toward general
sterilization.
Reports from the principal bust
ness centres show that resumption Of
building operations on an extensive
scale have begun and there is eas
to believe hat the present month may
be the best June in point OF building
contracts yet. unless labor disturb
ances or some other unfavorable CIR
cumstances preuzntz~
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-11
WORKMEN AND FAMILIES must
RE PROPERLY HOUSED, CLAIMS
FEDERAL COMMITTEE WORKERS
Returning Fiohters Will Need Better and Increased accom-.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Now is the Best Way to Better All
Conditions.

most daily to the Washington office
| from the local committees on
United States Homes Registration
Service. The last report from New
port. r. l., indicates that, although
the registry has for months MADE
every effort to secure a comprehen-
sive list of vacant properties, 1t was
able to meet only about o~ne-fourtn
of the requests for apartments or
flats and about one-flfth of the ap-
plications for light housekeeping c
commodations. Forty-eight OF the
APARTMENTS of the United States
Housing Corporation are already rent
ed. None of the houses are as yet
completed, but for them the local
representative of the corporation re-
ports a large waiting list. One OF
the lading real estate men OF New
port wrote to the manager or the
local United tSates Homes Reglstra-
ton Service that he has been COM
PEELED to turn away some 300 apph-
cants for houses or apartments since
october 1, 1918. Another prominent
real estate operator stated that he is
compelled to refuse from 10 to 10
applications every day.. He cited IN
stances in which families were COM
PEELED to move to Fall River, although
the wage arne were employed in
Newport. A number of houses are be-
ing erected in the northern part OF
the city, but IN nearly every instance
the house is rented before 1t reaches
completion.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-11

Sales aggregating $35.800 have
been reported n the local real estate
market during the past few days:
Louis Alpern with Alpern and Com.
pany reports the following sales:
Lille Callard Koch to George F
Reynolds. two lots in State street
consideration $500.
8. Splitter to H. K. Golenbock. a
one-family brick house at 22S Rector
street. Consideration. $4,000.
c. A. Wright to G.. Reynolds, two
lots In State street Consideration.
$500.
c. M. Peterson to Wiliroy W. Lock
wood. a ~onefamily frame house at
$4,000.
Massopust Brothers G Company re-
port the following sale:
Louis Szonbat to James Garas. a
Leon avenue. Consideration $4,000.
Peter A Peterson has sold q brick
residence at SIS Gordon street to Hugo
Goidstein of 205 Broad street. The
consideration Is $4,000.
The following have been filed in the
county clerks office at New Bruins
wick:
Agreement between J.. Chakosky
and wife to Charles Plitzer. land, 272-
- 1fOAaO &~ASAA
5000.
Contract for property: Citizens
Building Loan Association to Jacob
Sher, west side Front street 100 feet
north from north side, Smith street,
| also land west side Front street 1873
feet north from Smith street. Con-
s~ideration $4,000.
Lease: Barney Fleischman and
| wife to Nathan Oknowsku, $50 Oak
street. entire building. stable. barn
In real thereof for three years from
| June 1. 1919 at yearly rently of 5000;
| payable monthly in advance.
TRANSFERS
The real estate transfers filed In
the city collectors office during the
past few days follow:
Angelina and Angelo Deindicibus
to Rosina p. and Grovanni Peta, block
112. lot I, New Brunswick avenu
Louis Szombat to James Gavas,
block 325 N, lot 26s, Leon avenue,
through Massopust Brothers.
Joseph Rosenberg to John ",
Schmidt. block "a. lot rs, State stree,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-11
Real Estate and Building
News Here and Elsewhere

through Leo Goldberger.
DEEDS
h following deeds from this city
have been recorded in the county
clerks Office at New Brunswick:
James Christopher to Emanuel
Pico, west part lot 2, block 80, 100
feet west from west side Woodbridge
at its intersection with Paterson
street.
Citizens Building Inc Loan Associ-
alton to Ida Silverman. lot 10. block
4, west side Cornell or Campbell
street.
Angelina D~eiudicibus and husband
to Rosina Peta and husband, lot 1,
map Haines and Campbell. so feet
from southeast corner New Brunswick
avenue and Ogden Place.
Max Goldberger and wife to Perth
Amboy Beef Company, lot As, west
side Division street.
Nathan Morrison and wife to George
Popovics and wife, on line Division
street north 125 feet from north sids
Washington street.
Perth Amboy Evening News Corr
pany to Perth Amboy Beef Company,
lots rs, 76. south side Jefferson street
Martin Srpris and wife to Antoni
Turczeniewicz and wife, lot 26, block
20. revised map estate Of John Ar
mold.
Peter Skovboe and wife to Mis- T..
Hansen and wife, lot 5 and north one
half lot 4. block $50. west side Am
boy avenue.
Charles L. Steuerwald. Inc, to Jo-
seph Toborovsky, lot 11s, east side
Park
Mollie Koch and husband to Char
les L.. Steuefwald, Inc. lot 118, east
side Park avenue.
Frederick Brown and wife t. Con-
gregation Sharai Tefiloh, lots 23 to
26, east side Florida Grove.
Joseph Massopust and wife and
others to John Totin and others, lot
9, east side Sherman street.
Raritan Construction Company to
Adolph M. Metzendorf, southwest
corner Smith street and Madison ave-
nue..
Morris Eager and wife and others
to Jacob Fogel, lots 1919, block ID,
east side Grace street.
Nellie Rtyely and husband to Harry
Ffshkoff. lot At, west side Brighton
avenue.