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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-20
3 HELD IN $500 BAIL EACH
Charged With Larceny Suspicion.
Took Orders for Tailor. Made Suits

Three men. who gave New York ad
dresses as their homes, arrested as they
went from door to door in Eensington
taking orders for tailor made suits. were
held in $500 bail each today by Magis-
trnt" Costello at the Front and West
moreland streets station.
The charge against the men was sus-
picion of larceny. They will be given
a further hearing Monday before
Magistrate Costello. after an examina-
ton is made at City Hall.
The prisoners describe themselves as
Andrew Wraggs. twenty six years
old; Charles Dinkelman, forty years
old, and Edward Emmick, forty years
old. They We're arrested yesterday by
Detective Auty. An automobile. bear
ing the New York license No. 4226So,
was used by the men in soliciting the
neighborhood The prisoners claim to
be Now York business men. carrying
samples Of cloth from which they said
thcv were able TO make clothing at a
lower price than that charged in the
stores.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-20
BIG LOSSES CLAIMED
BY BELL COMPANY
Phone Concern Says It Is
Forced to Raise Rates Because
of Increased Expenses

Increasing cost Of labor, material,
equipment, etc, is set forth by the Of
ficials of the Bell Telephone Company
as the reason for their 20 per cent rate
increase.
This increase, which was put into
force last Monday, affects all local ex-
change service rates with the exception
of those for what is known as "city
local messages" from public telephones.
In a statement to the chairman of
the public utilities committee of the
Chamber of Commerce, L. II. Kinnard
vice president and general manager of
the company, says that the rate in
crease has not only been made at the
order of Postmaster General BurlesOn,
but that conditions have become such
that it is no longer possible to conduct
the telephone business without heavy
losses.
nard says. the company would have
requested approval for such revenue in.
crcascs from the State Public Utilities
Commission. Now, however. as the
company is under government operation.
the case was laid before Mr.. Burlcson
and approval obtained from him.
Mr.. Knnard says that in order to
illustrate something of the recent ten
denotes that have been steadily alb
sorbing all the former margins afforded
by the business, the following figures
are of interest:
"During the four years of 1915. 1916,
1917 and 1918 our total number of en-
ployes increased 52.92 per cent our
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-20
TENANTS DENOUNCE
US. HOUSING REPORT
Association Demands Removal
of Federal Investigator as
Unified for Position :.
HIT OWN YOUR HOME DRIVE

RESOLUTIONS denouncing the report
made by Ethelbert Stewart. Department
OF Labor Investigator, were adopted by
the United Tenants Protective Associa
tion at n meeting in Room No. sos, New
stock Exchange Building, last night.
MIR. Stcwart's reference to rent riots
and serious trouble, which he intimated
: would result from the various tenants
movements now in progress, was what
aroused the ire Of II. v Kenny. chair
man of the organization committee. by
whom the resolutions were drafted.
Aftcr indorsing the work Of all "who
are trying 10 countoract the abuses of
Own Your Home advocates, who are
lnhatlng values to such an extent that
1t is impossible for the ordinary work
ing class TO buy Il homc,' the resolu-
tlons contain the demand that "the said
Ethclbort Stewart hc removed from his
position as being totally untitled for it. -
The Department of Labor is asked to
appoint man who will confer with the
United Tenants Protective Association
anu III' iiDOI NlEuIlHhl ions, 10 S'I dl
the real facts. SO that intelligent action
may be taken in the matter and pre-
ventives employed against the suffer
ing that would otherwise cnsue during
the coming winter from the many evic-
tions threatened by the protiteering
landlords "
Attention is called TO n shortage of
25 900 homes in Philadelphia and the
Department of Labor is asked to use its
influence to start Immediately the build
ing of small sanitary houses to be rented
to the workingmen of Philadelphia at a
legal rate Of interest.
It was planned to arrange a large
mass meeting to be held at Cramps
Shipyard.
On Saturday. June 2S. it was an
nounced the Tenants Protective Associ-
alton of South Philadelphia will have an
all day outing at Eighty fourth street
and Tinicum avenue, at which an ad
mission fee of twenty five cents will
be charged in order to accumulate
funds for the legal battles the tenants
in that section may have to wage
against profiteering landlords.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-20
SPLLNTERS, GRASSHOPPERS
WOO PICNICKLNG DANCERS
Oh Yes and They Took of Their Socks Played Baseball and
Dared Death Horses-Those of fleryGoRound Vintage

past ten. Billie Andrews, Phoebe Ap-
pleton, Florence Darling (who was
strong for walking mid sylvan glades,
etc.. Ella Evans, Clarice Miller,
Pauline Markham, Florence Nelson,
Jack Pollen also ran.
s. q. S. Socks. Sacre bleu, we'll,
rawthcr. Yes. Renee Adorce. vous
avcz bicn connu-you did so. Think
the world had gone blind? And Ma
Bcllc-and
Well. tho fact is simply this. Miss
Anna \Cttigan, who is wardrobe
mistress. was along, and it is up to
her to explain where the other half Of
those hose went Or maybe the other
halves never were Oh. yes they were.
too. in some instances, but a fashion
is fashion. You know, and it happens
TO be the truth. the whole truth and
nothing but the truth, that about three
of that aggregation wcrc caught shame.
lcsslv rolling ON down to the modish
height. which is slightly er--a-. The
only bad feature Of it is that the grass
is tall in some places, and full of ambi
tious young grasshOppcrs, who hop, and
cling.
Well. Billie Andrews said that she
could realize what hard war it must
have been, with the co"tios intruding
on your personality and everything
A baseball game was staged. Batter.
les. Murphy and Dryer. Francis and
Cooper. The less said about the game
from sports standpoint the better.
Tho box score could have been best
recorded on phonograph, and the
percentage on motion picture film.
Frank Fay's perfectly lovely lace
cap made him scenic wonder in the
pitchers box. and his delivery was al
most as good as Mr.. Rurloson's. Muir
ply was slightly strong on curves, but
as this concession had been allotted to
the fair rooters early in the day he
left the curvcttins up to them and
stuck to hot stuff
Yes, an excellent time was had by
all. But the necessary high kicking
last night, And tn" ambitious grass
hoppers. And the sockcttcs. Curtain.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-20

Islands few days ago. He was tired Of
being British subject, and wanted to
make the United States his home. Hid
den amid crates of bananas, he lived
day in safety in the dark, until the
boatswain's mate made cargo inspec-
ton. Now Mckenzie is at the Gloucester
immigration station and he's going back
to the sovereignty of King George.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-20

payroll increased 1O4.12 per cent.
"The increased costs Of material en-
tering into our work was greatly in
excess of even the high increase in
labor costs.
Telephone revenues of all sorts in =
creased 31.5 per cent, while telephone
operating expenses went up 74.15 per
cent.
"It must be self evident to everybody
that under conditions of this sort tele-
phone rates would have to be advanced.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-20
ATTACKED BY BULLDOG
Animal Beaten OF by club-Vlctlm
Suffers Severe injuries

\ bulldog attacked George Turner,
3o>T Terrace street, on Hollow road
West Manayunk, today, and inflicted
severe injuries.
Mr.. Turner's cries for help were an
swered by John Murphy, 562 Monastery
avenue. He beat the animal off with
a club and assisted Mr.. Turner to a
drug store, where his wounds were
dressed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-20
TODAY'S CASUALTY LIST
Six PhIadelphians in List-Two
Dead, Four Wounded

Six Phiadelphans are named in the
casually list made public by the War
Department today.
Privates Frank Contriciano, GALS
Vine street. and Fred S. Jainett. ad-
dress not given. are reported killed in
action. They had previously been re
norted as missing in action. Corporal
Charles c. Brewer. 421 North Tenth
street. is named as wounded, degree
undetermined Privates James 7. Cal
lahan. 1856 Woodland avenue; Sudncy
r. Eglof, 254 Cambria street. and
Leo A. Moran, 1907 North Palcthorpc
street. have returned to duty. They
had previously been reported as miss,
ing in action.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-20

We refrained- from increasing our rates
just as long as It was possible to do so,
resorting to the most far reaching econ
omies in all branches of operation and
only took the step when it became i'm
peratiye and unavoidable"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-20
PouItney Bibelow Improved

Kingston, \. y. June 20.-The con. =.
ditiun Of Poultncy Bigelow, author and
traveller, suffering from tetanus, had
slightly improved last night, although
his condition was still serious, accord
ing to his physician.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-20

stowaWay to Make Return Trip
Levi Mckenzie, twenty three years
old, slowed away on the United fruit
steamer Juan when it left the Jamaica
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-02
THE WORLD OUTLOOK
(By the Associated Press.)

Auss delegates at St. German received today the terms or
the formulated the allied associated The
treaty entirety clauses be-
ing communication the representa-
tives
The presentation occurred in the St. German palace drawing
brief address President Cmenceau president OF the
brief address PRESIDENT Cemenceau president OF the
conference Austrian b
the terms presented todays session.
Meanwhile situation which affect the settlement
with Germany proclamation ndepend
republic the Rhine province stretching along the frontiers Of
Holland Belgium uxemburg extending from the owlands
Dutch the hills the This province
tans fields of coal and industrial cities and the
te Of OF the most important textile manufactures in Ger
Announcement that such declaration be made has been
reports Belgium Holland Ber
lin eecng the mminence OF of great Importance Last
behind declaring traitors the father
land 1t charged the French active IN propaganda work
in province alleged that Mangn command
at Mayence, the prime mover.
Rhineand becomes independent buffer state
will between Germany and France Belgium the
control state
lost all possessions Of the Rhine Bremen
West Prussia possibly other provinces In Germany said
be contemplating similar serious step which might the
6ntegration of Germany.
Recognition government omsk headed by
reached
President Wilson various Russian
said Admiral Kochak
m for a modification of the conditions
Ignace Jan Paderewski Polish premier,
commission
mistreament Of Jews in Poland.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-02

President Wilson's automobile mtshAp
occurred at ST Cloud. While the pune
tured tire was being mended an army
car passed. II was Communicated by
the presidents party and the prest-
dent and Rear Admiral Grayson drove
at high speed on to St Germain.
The Austrian rep, esentattves arrived
at 1222 O'Clock, entering the chamber
by rear entrance. The delegates were
attired In conventional morning dress,
The Austrians were escorted by an
Italian officer.
Immediately upon their arrival the
session was formally opened by an
nouncement OF the head ushed. Pro-
mier Clenmenceau, president OF the
conference, at once began his address
Clemenceau spoke only three minutes
The hail was densely packed, many OF
the secretaries having been admitted
TO the chamber and tho denseness OF
the throng detracted somewhat from
the imprAsslveness OF the ceremony,
The entire peace treaty was not pre-
sented to the Austrians today and the
Is days stipulation with regard to their
reply thereof, refers TO only the por-
ton OF the terms handed them at to-
days session.
Paul nutasta, general secretary Of
the peace conference, presented the
peace terms to the Austrians at 1881
o'clock, Or. Karl Renner, the Aus
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-02
DAN BLACKWELL KILLED
BY ILLINOIS POLICE

Daniel Blackwell aged about 35 years
old, wanted here for highway robbery
and other offenses. who escaped from
the McCracken county jail four days
ago by digging his way through a
Constable Jim Bailey, at Grantsburg
ILL.,. early Sunday.
Blackwell resisted arrested in house
on the outskirts of Grantsburg! w. II.
Gerk, of Chicago, In the Paducah jail
on charge OF obtaining money, was
captured and brought back. Gerk and
two negroes. one held for murder, made
one of the most daring Jail getaways in
recent years. Blackwell and another
prisoner still at liberty, stole touring
car from a local garage last January
and held up a saloon with reyolvers
escaping with $500.
The news of the death Of Dan Black
we'll, local product who went down
fighting, was no surprise to Memphis
detectives and policemen, who predict
ed he would not be taken without a
battle.
Blackwell was arrested Feb 8, 1919
at the Union depot by Detectives Fop-
piano and Miyelaz for the Paducah
police and taken back to that city
where he was charged with two hold
ups, executed within 10 minutes time
When Foppiano stepped from post
at the depot and confronted Blackwell
the latter endeavored to pull a pistol
from his belt.
Blackwell resided on Front street
near Vance avenue and had been ar
rested charged with various offenses
by the local police. While he was In
jail at Paducah $500 diamond stud
he is alleged to have stolen from a
man whom he had chlorofonned, was
hu nafartiya EOpniapo
Blackwell was we'll connected in Mem
phis and leaves .. wife. At one time he
was a member of the Memphis fire
department.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-02
QUINN GETS BUT
LITTLE INFORMATION

The facts of the booze situation In
Memphis, so far as local city official
dom Is concerned, still remain tightly
locked In the breast of the United
States department OF justice at Wash
ington.
Charles b. Quinn, city commissioner,
who went to the national capital re-
Gently for some reason or other con-
nected with the report OF booze con-
ditions here, returned to the city hall
Thursday morning, bearing with him
only the comforting assurance OF fed T.
eral officials that I'VE already have
taken hand In Memphis"
Whether this means that the gov
ernment will stay with the booze probe
to the limit-going so far as to ap-
point a special prosecutor-Quinn did
not know, he said.
will they name a special investI-
gator7' Quinn was asked.
II understand that already has been
done" he answered, referring no doubt
to the now famous report on condi-
tlons in Memphis hich is in the hands
Of federal officials.
Quinn's only answer as to what he
learned while In Washington was that
he was informed on all sides I'VE al
ready have taken a hand"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-02
BONDS SMILES WHEN
DENYING BAD CHARGE

Harry Bonds, charged with attempt
to commit a heinous offense. smiled
when the clerk read the indictment
against him Monday on arraignment in
First criminal court and pleaded not
guilty to the charge,
Robert Newton pleaded guilty to car
rying pistol and Tom Morgan ad-
mitted he had whisky in his possession
when arrested, but denied he had sold
any Of the liquid.
william Jenkins, alias Jim jenkins.
denied strenuously when araigned that
he stole an automobile valued at 81, ll5
from Robert Cohen, Odie Hunt pleaded
not guilty to a charge that he assaulted
George Ragland with knife in an at
tempt to commit murder, and Richard
Greer denied that he used T. II. Hayes
automobile without his consent.
Two negroes believed by the officials
to belong to gang of negro house-
breaking thieves were arratgned. Roth
were charged with stealing three sacks
of CHECKED feed valued at S12 from the
Sessums Grain and Coal company, One
OF the negroes, charlie Phillips, pleaded
not guilty TO the charge, Curley Wat
klns, the other negro, did not plead, his
attorney asking that his arraignment
be postponed
Mr. Sessums shot and killed negro
several days ago while the gang was
attempting to rob his warehouse The
negroes arraigned Monday are believed
by the officials 70 have been working
with the negro killed by Mr.. Sessuns.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-02
City Claims Car
Company Has
Not Made Case

The case of the city against the Mem
phis street railway on the company's
petition for a 7-cent fare and a cent
extra for transfers was completed at
Nashville last week but the argument
Of lawyers for the company will not
be completed until Thursday.
Meanwhile the issues between the
receivers for the company and the - ~
Fesentatives Of the city are cI Y
drawn. Receivers for the company j.
resented to the state railroad and pub
lie utilities commission that they are
entitled to have thei- contract with
the city for 5-cen are abrogated
because Of an emerE which arose
during the war, causing decrease In
revenues, the passing OF both dividends
on common stock and of interest on
bonds. Of which about s10,e0000o are
outstanding.
II. ]. Livingston, city attorney, ar
gued that the commissioners have uni
versally held in all similar recent liti-
cation that, the war being over. no
war emergency can exist, and that the
company can not claim an emergency,
but It's request for increased fares must
be considered in connection with its
present condition and earnings, and
that II must present an appraisal of
its plant to show actual value, none
OF which was done In this case
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-02
ALLIES GIVE AUSTRIA TI5 DAYS TO SIGN TER
Hunter Rdine
I. viii Be Tried
Last OF june

Hunter Raine. who served aterm in
the federal prison at Atlansai n3r using
the mails 10 defraud in oonNection with
2 local bank OF which he was presi-
dent for many years, viii he tried in
the Second criminal court on Monday,
June 30 The specific charges against
hin are erlhe9zlement. fraudulent
breach ~ trust and receiving deposits
n bank, knowing the instlsttion TO
be insowent,
Hugh Mageyeny. Mr.. Ralnes attor-
ney, sought 10 have the eases tFset for
the term, possibly in the lete gsil, but
,, Q. Bates, states attorney aposed
such q sdeiss Mr. MagevenT argued
that he would have 20 dispose nf the
ray ~ Hazen case and would be uu-
able to reach the Raine easas<Ht this
ume. The states attorney I'd Mr..
saiasevsny tAsit agreed to put me mat
TER up TO Judge Harsh. The Judge
picked june, 80. as the date for the
hearings to begin. b
Mr., Raine Is in New YorB He is
enjoying splendid health, accOfdiug to
his attorney MIR, Mageveny said his
client would como to Meiniihis and
stand trial.
Claude Anderson cashier OF the same
bank with which Mr., Raine Mas assoc
ciated, and who was also tiled on a
charge OF being an aecompiife OF Mr..
Ratne IN the alleged mail ftauds, was
acquitted IN federal court. The state
has two cases against Mr. Anderson,
Mr Anderson Is at present IN the
United States army Caruthers Ewing
was bis attorney at the last setting
o. these cases, The cases against AM
dafNpn have not yet been set
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-02
AGElAA|BEiAIEN
BY NEGROBAND|TS

Beaten over~the head with iron bars
until he was unconscious Louis Scrini,
aged 70, woodworker for the Cole Man
ufacturfng company, residing at s7Sh
South wellington street. is at st, Jo-
seph's hospital where his condition is
so critical that he Is not expected to
live. Serini was attacked shortly after
midnight while he was asleep Nin bed
at his home and the negro bandits,
estimated to number five, escaped after
taking $35 from his room and after
robbing the cash register Of the Solari
grocery store, on the ground floor, OF
The screams Of the aged man as he
was beaten, awakened Mike Cicalla, a
clerk in Solari grocery, VINO was sleep
ing In an adjoining room. When the
cries CT the aged man had practically
ceased, the negroes attempted to break
into Cicalla's room but he frightened
them away by decla-ingG he would
- s'ioot the first man who entered
Tho bandits then went down stairs
and rifled the cash register OF its con-
tents and then fled through rear
window. Entrance to the bedrooms up
stairs had been effected by means Of
. a4-fcot ladder which the police found
standing when they arrived few min
utes after the robbery.
Serini has resided In Memphis nearly
a half century and he's been an en-
ploye of the Cole company for more
than 40 years.
In robbing Joseph Cuoghi, grocer
dealer, BIS East Iowa avenue. Satur-
day night, two negro unmasked BAN
dts battered their victim severely with
tho butts Of big pistols and Cuoghi came
near meeting similar fate as Isaac
Levy. Ths negroes got away with SEQ,
taken from the cash register.
Cuoghi was serving customer when
the two negroes entered his store.
without warning they thrust pistols
against Cucghis body and warned him
to hush yo haid.
- The customer darted from the door.
While one negro held pistol at Cuo-
gbis head, continually humping him
behind the ear with the barrel. the
other black bandit emptied the con-
tents OF the cash register into his
Use ready for ye to knock him now, -
said tho negro at the cash drawer
with a swing the other negro brought
the, hand;e of the pistol down Cuoghi 8
head, 5owling him to the floor. When
the merchant regained consciousness
tn, negroea had disappeared
Policemen Taylor and Brunner. OF
che emergency squad, raced to. the
soene In a police car, but could get
no. trace OF the negroes trail.
Two negroes whom he met at Ala
barna and Jackson avenues, bowled
over c. L. Clinton, 9S3 Decatur street,
at 1 a. m, Sunday, by swinging pis-
toi on his head. Then while one Of
them held him to the ground, the other
took his money. amounting to around
IS from his pockets.
The negro who held him tried or
Clinton's hat during the meantime and
being satisfied with the fit, took IT
along, stuffing his own hat into pocket
Of his coat. Although badly dazed
Clinton made his way to a telephone
and gave the alarm to the central po-
lice office