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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-04
VETERANS OF WAR
SEEK CENSUS JOBS
Robert J. keegan, Supervisor
for Philadelphia, Will Give
Them Preference

Former service men are applying for
jobs as census enumerators to Robert
J. Keegan, who today received his COM
mission as census supervisor for Phila
delpbia.
The fourteenth decennial census be-
gins January / when more than thou
sand enumerators will go forth into the
highways and byways of this city count
ing noses for Uncle Sam.
Supervisor Keegan announced today
he will open temporary offices next
week on the 6rst floor of 134 South
Second street, headquarters of the
United States appraisers office. Later
he will establish headquarters at some
more central location.
The first step in the count that is cx-
pected to determine this city's popula-
tion well above the two million mark
is the preparation of big maps. Two of
these maps are being made. one for
Washington and one for the local CEN
sus office.
Mr.. Kcegan, who is customs
DlOhtI Win ul vi Nt uI -o Dpulu II lltu
street, resides at 1443 Cayuga street.
For fourteen years he was silk ex-
aminer in the appraisers office here,
entering private business in 1907.
81 already have large number of
applications for the position of enum-
orator." he said. MANY of them are
from former soldiers and sailors. There
area number of women candidates and
some of the applicants say they served
ms enumerators in 1910. Preference in
the appointments will be given to
former service men.
Mr.. Keegan's commission was signed
by Secretary Redfeld, of the Depart
ment of Commerce, and came through
Director Rogers, of the Census Bureau
at Washington.
incidentally, an army of clerks will
be needed for census work at Wash
ington. Examinations for census clerk
ships at Washington will be held here
October IS and November 10.
The positions are open to men ant
women and the entrance salaries range
| from 5000 to 5000 year. Promotions
through the various grades to $10S0 ant
$3.50, it is said, will be reasonably
rapid In addition, an increase of $2(
a month, beginning with the sec9nt
month of service. will be allowed t
those who qualify.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-04
TAKE NURSING COURSE
Eleven Graduates of Hospitals
Choose Two Months, Training

Taking advantage of the opportuni-
tics offered by the Visiting Nurse So
ciety. eleven puDil nurses from various
HOSPITALS in Philadelphia have enrolled
with the society for two months to OBJ
tain expert instruction in public health
nursing.
Pupil nurses are eligible for this
course of training during the last year
of their courses in nursing at the hos
pitas. Should these pupil nurses desire
to take post graduate course at the
pennsylvania School for Social Service
upon their graduation from a hospital
they will be given credit for the work
done while attending class at the Visit
ing Nurse Society.
Announcement was made by the So
ciety today that Miss Harriet Frost Is
dividing her time supervising the work
az fac post graduate nurses at the So
ciety headquarters and at the Penn
sylyanla School for Social Service.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-04
PLAN TO REMOVE
SAMSON ST. TRACKS
Trolley Cars May Be Rerouted
Over Locust Street it
Change Is Adopted
POTTER PROTESTED TO P.R.T.

Trolley tracks may be removed from
Sansom street by the Rapid Transit
Company and cars rerouted over Lo-
Gust street.
William Potter, head of the board
of trustees of Jefferson Medical Col
legc has protested to the company that
noise made by the trolleys in the block
between Tenth aud Eleventh streets is
annoying patients. He asked that the
cars be rerouted "along some other
street"
The company says it is not averse to
the suggestion and points out that such
q plan for rerouting has already been
taken up in view Of the unusual con-
gestion in SAMSON street caused by de-
livery wagons and parked automobiles.
Councils will probably be asked to
authorize the laying of tracks along Lo :
Gust street between the blocks now COW
cred by trolleys that make the loop into
SAMSON street. These blocks are be-
tween Tenth aud Eleventh streets !;
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets, and
Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets.
Would Eliminate Delays,
The plan is part Of the company
general scheme to improve trolley serv
ice through elimination of delays IN
running time of the cars. 1t argues
that congestion by teams and automo
biles along business streets ana the
.dragging'' of cars causes not only a
heavy financial loss to the company Dut
nuts trolley riders to much inconven :
ience.
Thomas f. NTitten, president OF the
company, takes the stand that better
service would increase the number OF
trolley riders and increase the com
pany's income from passenger trafhc
so as to make permanent the five cent
fare rate, Mr.. Mitten has virtually
committed the company to main =
tenance of this rate of fare.
Baltimore Seeks Information
From Baltimore comes the suggestion
that the city authorities there delegate
directors of the United Railways Com
pany, of that city, to visit Philadei
phia and 'see how Mitten does it.
The suggestion was made to Mayor
Broening, of that city, by W. ii
Logue, Jr., its industrial agent.
"NIay l suggest" wrote Mr.. Logu'
to Baltimore's mayor, that the city
of Baltimore send the United Railway:
directors to the city Of Philadelphia
so that they may have the opportunity
to learn from Mr.. Mitten how rea
street railway system is operated?'
The suggestion has not yet beer
adopted.
In Mr.. AIittens opinion 'hones
dealing, efficient management and eff
fcctive workers" is the solution of the
problem.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-04
HELD IN PAWNSHOP HOLD-UP
West Philadelphia Man Arrested
Throuuh a Police Photograph

Detectives who have been investigating
the $50 900 pawnshop robbery Mt Eighth
and Federal streets several weeks ago
today arrested Bernard O'Donncll
twenty one years old, of Cedar avenue
near Fifty fifth street No specific
charge was made against O'Donnell, but
Magistrate Baker. before whom he was
taken in the Thirty third district police
court. Seventh and Carpenter streets,
held him without bail for a hearing
tomorrow.
The arrest was made by Detectives
Rago, Hardimon, Geonotti and Pag-
liotti working under the direction of
Lieutenant Kerns, of the Thirty third
district.
The police say O'Donnell was ar
rested in 1915, and that they have his
picture at police headquarters. This
picture was shown to the clerks in the
pawnshop of Charles Livingston when
the place was held up by eight bandits.
The clerks said, the police assert, that
the picture resembled one Of the eight
men,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-04
TWO PATR0LMEN ARE CITED
Safety Director and Police Superln
tendent Refer to IHerolsm

Conrad Kaspar and Silas Combs, pa
trolmen in the Twenty second street and
Hunting PTk avenue police station,
were commended for bravery today in
letter signed by Director of Public Safe
ty Wilson and Superintendent of Police
Robinson. read at the rollcall of that
station house,
On September 81 the policeman ar
rested George Chenowith and James
,Jeffrics and recovered suitcase con-
tanning clothing and jewelry valued at
$1,000, stolen from the residence of
Frank +. Thomson, so East Sedgwick
avenue. Mount Airy.
On the way to the station house,
Chenowith, who has three aliases, drew
n gun and held it to Coombs's chest.
Quick action on the part of Kaspar
saved his fellow policeman's life.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-04
WOMAN DIES FROM INJURIES
Mrs. John overn Never Fully Recov.
cred From Accident Last AUGUST

Mrs. John Overn. fifty years old. died
early this morning at her home. 2O26
Diamond street. Her death is attributed
to injuries she received August 6 when
she fell from sight seeing bus at Port
land, Oregon. Her husband was at her
bedside at the time of her death.
The accident occurred during n tour
Mrs. Overn was making in Oregon,
when she fell from sight seeing bus
near Portland Although not com
petcly invalided, she never fully re-
covered from the shock.
Mrs, Overn was horn and raised in
Philadelphia, She was member of
the Union Methodist Episcopal Church,
which is across the street from her
home. Besides her husband, she is
survived by two brothers, DR.. A. r..
Rainear AMI G. j. Rainear.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-04
u. S. FOOD STORE TO open
viii Operate at Sixteenth and Arch
Streets Next Week

The government food store at Six
tccnth and Arch streets will be equipped
for operation by next week, according
to an announcement by Major Charles
+. Jones today. Because of the limited
space in the building, it will be neces
sary to restrict selling to about three
days n week. the other days being used
for restocking purposes.
The Third Regiment Armory will be
vacated on Wednesday, according to or
dcrs of the board of trustees. and the
blankets. undercothes and other sur
the Schuylkill Arsenal under the same
arrangements.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-04
STRIKER HIT BY TRUCK
Run Down and Leg Broken Just
After Collecting Last Pay

John Catardi, fifty six years old
GG00 Ross street, was struck by motor
truck driven by Matthew Berenato,
nineteen years old, 1927 South Clarion
street, on Penn street near Beltield
avenue today.
At the Germantown Hospital it was
found that Catardis leg had been
broken. The driver will have hearing
tomorrow ut the Germantown police
station.
Catardi, It is said. is a member of a
local union of umbrella frame makers,
number of whom, employed at the
National Umbrella Frame Works, Penn
street and Belfleld avenue, are on strike.
This morning the strikers went to the
works to be paid off. They We're walk
ing along Penn street ON the narrow
sidewalk and part of the street, when
Berenato came along driving a light
truck, said TO belong to George Alien
Chestnut street above Twelfth. In th,
confusion Catardi was knocked down.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-04
TWO LAUNCHINGS TODAY
Sea Fiahter and Cargo Carrier Leave
wavs in Jersey Yards

Two launchings were held at snip
wards on the New Jersey side or the
Delaware river this morning A ~
SCOT cargo carrier and torpedoooa'
will take their first dips.
The first launching took place at
the New York shipyard, Camden AT
10 40 o'clock, when the unlteu states
tornedoboat destroyer Reuben James.
named after q deceased boatswain OF
the United States navy, left the ways.
The sponsor was Miss Helen Strauss,
Of Washington, d. c., daughter OF
Rear Admiral Strauss.
The cargo carrier Andrew Jackson
was launched sideways at the Pusey
& Jones shipyard. Gloucester. at IL
o'clock. The sponsor was Mrs.
George C. Oiler, wife of the office man
ager of the Emergency Fleet Corpora
ton.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-04
PLACE A SURPRISE,
STODDART ASSERTS.
New School Board Member Says
Appointment Was "Unsought
and Unexpected"
KNOWS NOTHING OF WORK

Harry T. Stoddart, an attorney, who
lives at Hamilton Court, said today he
was "astounded' when notified that he
had been selected member Of the Board
of Education to succeed Henry II. Ed
munds, for many years president Of TIE
board. Mr.. Edmunds resigned because
of age.
Mr.. Stoddart added that he had never
taken any particular Interest in school
matters and that his appointment was
altogether unsought and unexpected.
II never was so surprised in my
life he added ''as when | was told
| had been named to the board"
Mr.. Stoddart's selection was made
by the board of judges. The board
also announced the selection of Charles
Hand Edmunds. also an attorney, to
succeed John Story jerks, who also
resigned because of age.
Mr.. Stoddart forty three years old
He is now the youngest member of the
Board of Education. Mr.. Edmunds is
fifty seven years old.
"I would rather not say anything at
this time about what should be done
by the Board of Education said Mr..
Stoddart. ~ don't want to make prom
ises and then fail to deliver the goods.
rrbore hos hoap foo much Of that around
pb;lodolnbio already. I NAV say that
T have tho utmost rcspect and conf
dence in the members of the Board OF
Education. and believe they have done
all in their power to better school con
ditions here"
Mr. Stoddart is an executor of the
estate of former Mayor Rudolph Blank
cnburp and an indepepdent Rcpubli-
can in politics. He backed Congress
man Moore in the recent primary fight
He is n director of the Union League. q
member of the Five O'clock Club, the
Lawyers Club, the Historical Society
of Pennsylvania. the Philadelphia Coun
try Club ard the Law Association o.
! PHILADELPHIA.
Il shall do everything in my
power to see that every child in
Philadelphia has an opportunity to at
tend public schools. and that our
! schools arc kent IN with the most nro t.
pressive Of the country,
Tbis ,ros tbo .totomont today ot
CborIos Had Edr,,,nds
"p.rbon, ,bolI ho o,ossod o,,oro
tho ia fo,;a, ,, ao,,t;,,,,aa N,. 81
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"phsdliohS WIFI d VIII anu Shall give
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-04
SEES HER FUR ON ANOTHER
Girl Who Lost NeckpIece Causes Ar
rest of Woman on Market Street

A few weeks ago Miss Marie REIN
lost her fur. 1t disappeared While she
was attending dance. She gave up all
hope of recovering the neckpiece and
intended to buy another.
But last night Miss REIN noticed a
collar, resembling the one she lost, en-
circling the neck of girl at Tenth
and Market streets. Close inspection
convinced Miss REIN that the neckpiece
really was hers. She complained to
Acting Detectives Fries and Abbott who
arrested the girl wearing the fur. She
was taken to City Hall whore she gave
her name as Sophie Titlebaum. She
will have a hearing today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-04
Rally Day at Sunday School

Rally day and harvest home will be
celebrated at the fall opening of tho
Union Tabernacle Sabbath School. East
York and Coral streets. tomorrow aft
ernoon at . 80 o'clock. Features of
the program will be an address by the
Rev. Roy I. Brumbaugh, pastor of the
Bethesda Presbyterian Church; vocal
solos by Miss Frances Lyons, introduc-
ton of new classes and rewards for
summer attendance.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-04
Thieves Leap From Burning Auto

Two men. believed to have been auto
mobile thieves. leaped from n car which
had caught fire at Ridge avenue and
Calumet street, Falls of Schuylkill last
night. The machine, which. according
to the license number, belongs to Daniel
Burger, 916 Spruce street, was only
slightly damaged.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-04
Another Healer to Lecture Here

DR.. Frederick i. Rawson, of London.
England, noted scientist, metaphysi-
clan, author and healer, will visit Phil
adclphia Thursday and Friday, Octo-
ber o and 10. lie will lecture at the
New Century Club. under the auspices
of the International New Thought Al
lance. on "Thc Miracles of Jesus. :"
This lecture deals with divine healing
as demonstrated by Jesus Christ.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-04
DEATHS HERE DECREASE
Fewer This Week Than Last
Greatly Under Last Year

Deaths throughout the city during
the week totaled 341, compared with
1181 during the corresponding week last
year. The influenza epidemic estab-
lished record breaking October figures
in 1913.
Last week the deaths Numbered 413,
or seventy two more than this week $
low record. Deaths were divided as
follows: Males, 1913; females, 14S !;
boys, So; girls, 81.
The causes of death We're:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-04
ELLIS SCHOOL OPENING
Institution for FatherIess Girls Held
Exercises This Afternoon

The formal opening of the Charles f.
Ellis School for fatherless girls took
place this afternoon, with fitting exer-
cises. The purpose of the foundation
of the school is to provide free educa-
ton for white fatherless girls between
the ages of six and thirteen years.
Girls are maintained until they reach
the age of seventeen years, when under
the terms of the will of the patron of
the school fifty dollars is presented to
each girl providing her conduct has been
satisfactory to the principal.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-04
Plan World Trade Congress

According to an announcement re-
ceived by the Chamber of Commerce
from Homer L. Ferguson, president of
the Chamber of Commerce of the United
States, the first general session OF the
international trade conference in At
lantic City will be called on October
22x
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-04
STOLEN CAR is BURNED
Thieves Escape When Machine
Bursts Into Flames

Two men in their attempt to get
away with an automobile belonging to
Jacob Berger. 80 Spruce street, last
night, set fire to the machine.
A pedestrian turned in an alarm of
fire. Firemen extinguished the blaze
with slight damage to the automobile.
The car was stolen from in front of
the Hotel Majestic at Z o'clock last
night. 1t caught fire at Ridge avenue
and Calumet street. Two men in the
car escaped.
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Many of the best lots are lett and c,cr,j

Can be built this addition with all the requirement, necessary >
your children healthy and motcr-n-au satisfied Gail II, for
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u Satisfied Purchasers
That Was the Result o the Opening Of
CUR NEW ADDITION-FAST LAWN

seven %idons-cNey one of which has proved profitable
we lots four blocks from line one paved street another
IN he north by Tenth street the by Albert Pike Highway
Vain
The sun., 1919-09-14
THE BEST OF THEIR KIND.

Mare Nostrum (Our Sea-, by Vicente BIasco
Ibanez. German submarine warfare in the
Mediterranean. A novel as tremendous as
his The -Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
The Ord Madhouse, by William De Morgan.
Lasting charm, and mystery story so fine
that even Mrs. De Morean's final chapter
cannot spoil it. |
The Moon and Sixpence, by W. Somerset
Vaughan. Candid novel of a genius. There
are few men to whom love is the most i'm
portant thing in the world, and they are
not very interesting ones"
Mary Olivier: A Life. by May Sinclair For
those to whom introspection and memory
are the breath of life. ~.
A Woman's Woman. by Nalbro Barley. An
American family from 1901 to 1918. More
truth than eXaggeration. - o.
Ramsey Milholland. by Booth darlington An
American boyhood matured into manhood
by the events of 1918.
The Young Visiters, by Daisy Ashford. A
nine-year-old's novel of a social climber.
The Recreation of Brian Kent, by Harold Bell
Wright. For those who enjoyed the authors
other books. .t, 49,. '.s..t 1851
The sun., 1919-09-14

i'll All the other Englishmen write prefaces for
MERRIcK s novels which are then brought out here
with bang. America at once puts MERRIcK on its
literary map. Does anything like that happen to
an American writer in London9 1t does not, or
did not until HERGEsHEIMER' s English debut this
year.
The machinery for securing for an English
writer his full American public is perfect We
arc not allowed to forget Mr.. WELLS for moment.
we get GILBERT CANNAN with pomp and circum-
stance new English novelist quite naturally
feels he is the heir to all the ages But an Amer-
can novelist, contemplating England, is timid as
mohse. Through he compass the walls Of this
Jericho seven times to the sound of trumpets they
will not fall for him over there The only Amer
lean writers who are sure of English audiences are
those whose stories contain the elements of widest
appeal and whose popularity can triumph over an
insularity unparalleled on the face of the globe
GENE. STRATroN- PORTER sells heavily in England
ETHEL DELL sells heavily here The difference is
that we read ST. JOHN G. IRVINE. They have never
heard of CHARLES G. NORRIS s Salt: The Education
of Griffith Adams.
We look forward with pleasure to the prospect
OF seeing some day literary letters from America in
English pages devoted to books and reading These
letters will TELL week after week. of the latest tr
un.phs of English writer's in Americana, in "the
daughter country"
The sun., 1919-09-14
AN ENGLISH ENTENTE.

Q ONE weeks ago we printed letters received by
~ Mr. BARRETT H. CLARK from English authors
respecting the opportunities they for effecting
an intellectual entente" between England and
America. The letters spoke for themselves and we
are not going to comment on them. But it has long
been in our thoughts that the surest step toward
an intellectual entente between England and Amer
lea would be an improved acquaintance on the part
of Englishmen with American writing
1t is true that ARNOLD BENNETT had to introduce
THEonoRE DRESSER to Mr. DREsER's fellow-coun-
trsmen. And whatever disagreement there may be
about much of DRESSER s work. few will now dis
pute the extraordinary worth of Sister Carrie.
In spite of this instance we believe Englishmen
generally are vastly more ignorant of contemporary
American writing than Americans in general are
of contemporary English writing
All the English writers of any distinction-and
some of none-have American readers. The living
American writer's who have English readers can be
counted on the fingers of one hand
Some Englishmen have read novels by WILLIAM
DEAN HowEIIs. This year, the English publisher,
HF!NEMANN aided by Mr.. GAIswoRTHY, made
famous shove with the novels of JosHEPH HEROES
HEIMER. AS result Java Head got reviewed from
London to Manchester and was actually read by
section of the English public. By concentration on
American writer year, heavy publicity and
impassoned effort it might be possible gradually
to penetrate the English consciousness witlrBooTH
HARRINGTON, MARY S. WATTS, VILLA SBERr
GATHER, ELLEN GLASGOW, CLARENCE BUDINaToN
KELLAND and couple of dozen others whose work
is whit inferior to that of ARNOLD BENNETT
EpFN PHMLPoTTs and other English writer's per
fectly well known and habitually read on this side
of the ocean.
The difference in receptivity is something to mar
vel at. Is LEONARD MERRIoK little overlooked in
An.ericag! By Jove, something must be done about
The sun., 1919-09-14
Copyright, 1919, by David Morton.
STILL THE BEST OF THEIR KIND.

WE found ourselves wondering the other day
w if we should not occasionally make room
in our list on this page of The Best of Their Kind
for an old book. There is nothing in the list s title
that would prevent the inclusion of such story as
The MoonstOne by WIIKE COLLINS, which is still,
in our considered opinion the finest mystery story
we know of. Of course The Moonstone is much more
than mystery story, but the mystifcation of the
reader is its predominant appeal. And, once in
WHILE to name some older book in this way, cheek
by jowl with the best of the newest books might be
quite as serviceable to readers If, for example,
naming The Moonstone in this way should induce
one single person who had not read it to do so, to
his immense satisfaction, we would feel we had done
happy thing and thing well worth doing.
Now we have spoken of this matter and we shall
leave it to our readers and our own later impulse
whether revive an old book, from time to time
not.