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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-28
THIS IS THE LIFE! GIRLS
REVEL AT ELLIS COLLEGE
Fotherless Children Taught Work and PayCottages to
House Fifteen viii Be Erected

1t was the homiest, coziest sort of n
picture.
Eleven pretty. clean, happy little girls
laughing and chatting over their work
on a wide screened in veranda overlook
ing acres of velvety lawn. meadowland
and, in the distance. waving cornticlds.
Some of the larger girls were ctencil-
ing linen pillowtops. Several were
making baskets of willow And the
smaller tots were busily knitting tam
O shanters for their dolls.
Certainly they looked anything but in
stitutional in their becoming frocks and
their general air of being at home. They
were the "chartcr students of the
Charles T. Ellis College for the Edu-
cation of Fatherless Children on the
Disston estate near Chestnut Hill.
"I never had doll before" whis-
pered Amelia. the newest conner. Her
names Margaret and she sleeps with
me. and I'm making her this blue and
red tam" This last she rushed out all
in one breath, and then she -urried up
stairs to find Margaret, so the visi
tors could see her.
But She's Different Now
"I wish you could have seen Amelia
when she first came to US" said one o
the teachers, when a visitor wondered
how on earth tie s., hcol happar"l T.
&c, group of s".b lc"d looking Chi
dren. "I'm certain her dress wa
made from an old lace curtain. l
reached to her shoetops, and there wa
faded, soiled sash. Her hair wa
matted, and altogether she was tn
sort you wanted to put immediatel,
in the bathtub with plenty of disin
fectant. She looked like differen
child when she was cleaned up.
1--WE bought her this blue ginghar
frock to match her eyes. She is jus
past six years old and bubbling owe
with life. When she got up from tn
dinner table the first day she was her
she turned to the girls and whispered
"Oh. gee I'm fraid I'll bust -
AInelias side partner and companio
nearest her age is Emmy. Emmy ap
peared today in cunning pink ginghar
rompers, with her blond hair tied bac
by a big pink bow. When she frs
came to the school Tk2mas g. Paris
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-28
PROBE WOODBURY. DEATH
investigation Begun Today in Sat
urday's Shootinq Case

An investigation into the death of
William Casperson, eighteen years old,
who was shot and killed in Woodbury.
Saturday night. will be made at the
Woodbury. courthouse today
The police have been unable to deter
mine whether the shot was fired from q
revolver in Caspcrson' own hand. OF
one held by Alexander Morgan. seven
teen years old.
Casperson resided at the Morgan
home on West street and was employe ed
as truck driver on the new road be
ing constructed between Woodbury. aut
Mullica Hill.
The two boys were looking at re.
volvcrs in second hand store. Eacl
was examining a gun when it exploded
Casperson ran from the store. witt
Morgan after him. A passing auto
mobile was summoned. but Caspersol
died before reaching the nearest doc
tor.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-28
JAIL ENDS SAILORS
ROW AT WILDWOOD
Gobs Beat Up Negro on Board
walk, Resist copette and
Come to Grief

Wildwood. n. j.. July 2S.-Three
sailors. W. G. Burns. Guy Montgomery
and s. o. Locke, from Cape May naval
base. got the choice Of a 500 fine or
ninety days in the county Jail from
Mayor F. f. Smith last night for being
drunk and disorderly on the Boardwalk.
The fight which caused their arrest
was witnessed by hundreds of prone
naders According to witnesses the
sailors began taunting Robert Thomas.
colored Thomas paid no attention to
them it is said. One Of the three struck
the negro and when he endeavorcd to
defend himself the others also attacked
him and later threw him over the
railing of the Boardwalk to the beach
below. Thomas was taken to the hos
pital. but later went to his home.
Mrs. Lillian NJ. Fisher. a police
woman ran up on the walk to arrest the
sailors. BY this time the gobs had
entered the store of ]. I. Schwartz.
Mrs. Fisher told Montgomery he was
under arrest The sailor grasped the
wrist of the policewoman and began
twisting her arm. Men and women
came running from all directions.
Schwartz attempted TO assist the cop
pctte and was struck by the prisoner.
Leslie Hoff. one of the beach guards,
subdued Montgomery. Meanwhile the
other sailors were fighting with other
mcu. one of whom was Paul Shontz,
$500 North Twenty sixth street, Phila
delphia. Shontz received bruised nose
in the encounter.
Shortly after the sailors were jailed
friends tried to saw the locks of the
cells and liberate them. To prevent a
iaiI delivery, Chief Smith took the sail
ors to the county Jail at Cape May
Court House.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-28
STEWP0T TO BOIL AT
DARBY GYPSY CAMP
Music, Song N Everything to
Celebrate Engagement Of Two
Boys and Two Girls

A big stewpot, with everything" in
1t. will boil tomorrow at the celebration
of the engagements at the gypsy en-
campment at Darby.
You can believe the everything, "
for Chief johnson is in town today to
do shopping for the event, and several
of the women are also expected to make
a number of purchases.
II am here to order tho music, said
the chief this morning. Il shal spend
$1,000 on stuff for the celebration. There
will be three truckloads sent out to the
camp.
One of the women mentioned a va =
ricty of foods that would be prepared
and included wine At first the chief
looked nOncommittal. but then his face
broke into a wide smile and he gave a
hearty. understanding laugh.
There is considerable doubt ms to just
when tho celebration starts. According
TO some. it. will begin tonight; accord =
ing to others. it will be in the morn =
ing but there is no possible doubt that
celebration is being planned.
Don't you believe the story about
the $4,000 for bride" said one of the
women when questioned about the
dowry. IF boy likes a girl and she
likes him and their parents say it's
all right. then there is no money. Don t
you believe about the money. That s
all wrong.
But whenever the party starts, it is
sure to last quite while. Sometimes
II has hrrn known to last three dayS
There will be dancing to music and
singing and eating, besides the church
ceremony.
The participants will be Eli John
son. fifteen years of age, who will be-
come engaged to Annie Bobb. fifteen
and John Johnson, sixteen, to Rosie
Annie, fifteen.
Ii ,..ill he sot,,n nnrI.-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-28

superintendent. gave her the new :
comer's usual interview.
well. young lady" he said in sol
emn tones. though his eyes were twink
ling. what do you think you can do out
here?"
Scrub" answered the child in
Stantly.
"Whew." whistled the superintend- :
ent when he regained his breath. For
how long, Emmy
"All day" she answered You'll
keep me, won't you?"
Needless to say Emmy is just as
happy to know she doesn't have to
scrub. She is beginning to lose some
of the seriousness that clouded her
seven year old face She is one of a
large family and has played little
mother to several younger brothers and
sisters
Fills College may be an institution.
but it isn't an orphan asylum. The
will of the late Charles F.. Ellis pro-
vided virtually 81 900. 900 for the main
tenance of the school. which is to pro-
vide free education and maintenance
for white fatherless girls. Within q
few years the college will be able to
care for 250 such children. First pref
erence is to be given children born in
Philadelphia and Philadelphia county.
but if the school is not filled by such
applicants others will be taken in.
Application for entrance is maGs
/ through Miss Anna r. Wetherill. see.
retary of the board of trustees. II.
Commonwealth Building, and she inyes
! tigates each case before it is reported
| to the board.
Each child is given mental and phys
ical examination because only normal
healthy ones are accepted. Applicant
must be between six and thirteen year
of age and they are to remain at tn
college until they are seventeen. The
may visit their parents or relatives
and be visited by them in turn, so 1t
not breaking of home ties. In fac
love Of home and relatives is fostere
in both work and recreation at tn
school. The first comers have bee
there only three weeks, but they hav
made all sorts of pretty baskets, an
other artcraft articles which they ha,
proudly stored away as "ChristIne
surprises" for mother or sister.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-28
TooAY's MARRIAGE LICENSES

William D, Hines Shepherdstown, w. Va.
and Lois z. Burrows, Washington D q
Richard H ocher, z0l1 Flora st, and La.
vina 8. James POLL Flora st
Jenes z. Patterson. 2l21 Latona ST. and
Sara L. White, 5l3 s. 18th st.
Robert J, Oswald, 1l3+ Pearl st, and En-
HE V. Brice. West Chester. Pa
William II. New, 2e08 N. Front st, and
Maria Scott. 2O47 y Kip ST.
Carl w. CarolsOn. 7l2S Germantown ave-
and Berthl c, Basford. 1lS z. Moreland
Edward G. Heilsberr. brooklyp., N. Y. and
Lewis I. Bennett. .23ll Mirtlin st, and Ger
Hugh W Mcclsrln Columbia. Pa, and
Marion y. Stone, 4522 Paul ST, and Elizabeth
"A Rhenn, 1910 Buist ave.
George Il. Coed Reading. Pa, and Eva
n. b. Hickman, Reading, Pa
Louis v. Chicone, 1loI Christian ct. and
Eva A. Sandowsky 723 s. nth st.
Henson Prather, Ia09 Naudain ST., and
Clarice G. Wells, 1409 Raudain st.
Michael Komarnicki. Monessen. Pa, and
Julia Matkoska. 2l7 spruce 81.
Robert r. Armstrong. 73e Mexican ST. and
Edith NJ Lipsett, 1928 s. Percy st..
Julius Moscow, 425 Cantrell st, and Anna
Shinder. 526 Ritner st.
HARRY lay, 1912 WBllace ST, and Margaret
VI Daniels. 1872 Hilton 81.
etellando Fornicola. III r Chelten ave, anc
Laura Armstrong, 253 Montana st.
Jcasphine Way. 2s16 Z, Harold st.
lecspa sisisss ssoe ss2a 9la 2osss ssr4 Eos ras
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-28
ITALIANS AT SERVICES
Four Meetings Held by Presby'
terlans Are Largely Attended

Z More than 2000 Italians Yesterday at
tended the Presbyterian tent and open
air services in four Italian centers here.
Since their institution many years ago
these annual summer services have led
TO the organization of four Italian Pres
byterian churches.
At Tenth and Kimball streets the
Rev. Angelo Centanni conducted a stere =
opticon service last night which was
attended by 450 persons. Many of the
Italians who attended are members OF
the First Italian Presbyterian Church
which recently erected a $50. 900 edifice
The Second Italian Presbyterian
Church. at Sixty fourth street and
Westminster avenue the Presbyterian
italian Chapel in Germantown and q
similar chapel in Bristol are all out
growths Of the summer services con :
Quoted by the Presbyterian Evangelistic
Committee
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-28
UNTERMYER STOUTLY
DEFENDS WILLIAMS
N. Y, Lawyer Tells Senate Com
mittee Comptroller Is lone
Of the Best"

Washington. July 2S.-CBy A. PD-
John Skeltou Williams was described
before the Senate banking committee to-
day by Samuel T'ntermyer, of New
York, as lone of the best comptrollcrs
of the currency the country ever had.
The committee is considering Mr.. Will
liams'S rcnomination.
Untermyer denied testimony of Frank
x. Hogan. counsel for the Riggs Ma
tional Bank. that he had suggested that
federal indictments charging bank Off
cials with perjury might not be returned
if they would resign He told the com .
mittee the comptroller had shown great
mugnanimity" in renewing the Riggs
Bank charter after the Riggs case had
ended. adding:
II don't believe l would have
done it.
Mr.. Tntcrmyer said he was counse
for the committee of creditors of the
closed First National Bank of Union
town. Pa. He thought the comptroller
was a "littlc unfortunate in the selcc-
ton of a receiver for that bank.
Questioned rs to the salary he re
ceived as counsel for the government IL
the Riggs case. Mr.. Cntermyer said be-
cause of his friendship for former Sec
retary of the Treasury McAdoo, he haC
offered to act without compensation, bu'
finally had agreed to accept $4,000.
Mr.. Williams followed Mr.. Inter
myer, resuming his defense of his actor
against the Riggs Bank. He presented
What he said was conclusive evidence
that the bank had engaged in rea
estate and brokerage business ana de
clared that since the government mac
forced the bank to discontinue thes'
oneraticns its business has greatly IN
creased. This showed increased conn
denre on the public's part. he said.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-28
Robbed Of 80 Cents; $se Overlooked

Archie Osborne. of 1876 Rochelle ave-
nuc. Wissahickon, was attacked near
Main and Dawson streets and robbed
of eighty cents and bundle of shirts.
The highwaymcn overlooked $36. which
was in his watch pocket. Detective
Green. of the Manayunk police. arrested
William Cornman. twenty-five years
old, of Manayunk. and Clements Mil
Ter. twenty three years old. of North
Front street. Cornman was identified
by Osborne as the man who had struck
him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-28
TAPS FOR DEAD YEOWOMAN
Military Honors for Navy Yard
Worker-GIrIs Guard Coffin


The first military tribute to be Civ
en- woman in this city took place to.
day at the funeral srevices of Miss Mar
garet NJ. Carol, who died at her home.
210S South Rosewood street. on We'd
nesday after a brief illness
Miss Carol enlisted a year ago as
yeowoman and was assigned to the
Philadelphia navy yard.
At 10 a. NJ. solemn requiem mass
was celebrated in her honor at st. Mon
ica's Church. Seventeenth and Ritner
streets. a guard composed of yeo-
women attended and accompanied the
flag draped casket to the Holy Cross
Cemetery. Six yeowomcn acted as pail
bearers. Marines fired salute over
the grave and taps" was sounded.
Miss Carol is survived by her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Carol and
her sister. Catharine. Miss Carol was
a graduate of the South Philadelphia
High School for Girls.
She was taken i'll with acute appen
dicitis last Monday. She died within
three days.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-28
NEED FARM LABOR IN STATE
U. S. Employment Directors Say Sit.
uation Is Due to Harvestinu

Shortage of agricultural labor
throughout Pennsylvania is noticeable
at the present time. but directors of
the United States employment service
here see nothing alarming in the situa-
ton. 1t was explained today there is
always n shortage in farm labor at this
season Of the year, because of the in
crease in the work Of harvesting.
The annual report of the division of
operations of the employment service.
made public today. shows not only a
shortage in farm, but in common labor
throughout the western and southern
states. There is said to be n general
surplus of professional and technical
men and of clerks.
Statistics made public by the Depart
ment of Labor show that 10000 men
were placed each working day during
the eighteen months since the employ
ment service was organized.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-28
PLAYGROUND GIVEN TO CITY
Jacob and Mary Dlsston Estate Do.
mates $4,000 Plot

A gift of a piece of ground valued at
more than $50. 900 has been made by
the Jacob and Mary Disston estate TO
the board of recreation as a result of
Mayor Smiths recent approval of an
ordinance passed by Councils providing
for the condemnation of a small piece
of adjoining property valued at less
than $1,000.
The gift property and the piece to
be secured are Immediately adjacent
TO the Disston Recreation Center, at
Longshore and Dittman streets. Tacony
and they will double the area of the
playground and athletic field.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-28
$4,000 FOR ROAD WORK
Highways In Abingdon to Benefit
Under Bond Issue

Highways in Abingdon township will
be reconstructed as the result of is
suance of bonds to the amount of $40.
600. under an ordnance recently
approved by the board of commission
ers of that district. Highways first to
receive attention are main roadways
over which there is heavy motor traffic
to and from Philadelphia.
The roadways are: Edge Hill road,
from the Willow Grove and German
town turnpike to Susquehanna road :;
Meeting House road, from Jenkintown
road southwark; Washington lane,
from Greenwood avenue. Jenkintown,
northward. and Noble road, from Rydal
road to Grove avenue, Noble.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-28

Funeral services of James Emott
Caldwell, of J. f. Caldwell & Co.,
who died at his Ventnor summer home
Thursday night, will be held at noon
today at the Protestant Episcopal
Church of the Redeemer. Bryn Mawr.
Only relatives and close friends of Mr..
Caldwell will attend the services. The
Rev. DR.. George Carter will officiate
Intcrment will be in the South Laurel
Hill Cemetery.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-28

Mrs. Zimmerman passed the night
with the matron at the Twenty sixth
and York streets station, because she
said her husband had told four
teen year old stepson to beat her IL she
came home. The son agreed TO obey
orders. Il Is said. and Mrs. thinner
man, accompanied by police escort.
went to her home last night, procured
some clothing and returned to the sta
tion house.
Mrs. Zimmerman showed numerous
scars and discolorations on her body.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-28
HALL JANITRESS DIES
Mrs. ouIee. Sc, Fourteen Years I,
Service, Dies Of Apoplexy

After fourteen yers as janitress at
City Hall. Mrs. Martha c. Quigg,
fifty six years old. died yesterday as a
result of II stroke of apoplexy.
During her long service. Mrs. Quigg
became we'll known and was we'll liked
BY the offficeholders in the building.
Mrs. Quigg was stricken on Satur-
day while at work in the Office of Mu
nicipal Court Judge Charles l.. Brown
at 500 City Hall. She was removed tC
the room of her sister, Mrs. Margaret
Cooper. matron of the Central Police
Station and was attended by DIR. John
Eagan. Later. Mrs. Quigg was taken
to her home at 2025 West York street
whore shielded yesterday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-28
Italy Seeks Philadelphia Business

The Italian American Banking Cor
poration. of Milan, Italy, has advised
the foreign trade bureau of the Cham .
Der of Commerce that it is in position
to transact business with Philadelphia
banks. The corporation gives as ref
erenccs the American Chamber of Com
merce, of Milan, and the ltalo Czocho-
Slovaca chamber of commerce, of Milan,
and states that it has been indorsed by
the Italian Institute OF Credit for For
cign Commerce.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-28
MAN HELD AS WIFE BEATER
Woman Afraid to Go Home Lest
Child Also Abuse Her

Accused of having beaten his wife
Ann, twenty six years old, every day
for the last eight months and Of con
tinuing the process last night in Fair
mount Park, Samuel Zimmerman,
forty five years, 3014 York street. was
arrested last night by a park guard.
Zimmerman was taken to the Woodford
guardhousc.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-28

Magistrate Coward today, held Domi-
mic Aillo, fifty years old. of Sixth and
Pemberton streets, in $500 bail for
stabbing Giuseppi Marano, forty six
years old. of SO Carpenter street. The
stabbing followed fight in "a house at
Fifth and Carpenter streets.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-28
WARES PUSH FIGHT
FOR REGISTRARS
Alliance Candidate, Clad in Un-
dershirt, Opposed Case Held
Under Advisement
ARRESTED ONCE, HE SAYS

The expected squabbling over the ap-
pointment Of new division registrars did
not matcrialize in full strength today
because of the Republican Alliance pol
icy of not trying TO fight appointments
where the Wares admittedly held the
upper hand"
The full board of commissioners was
present when the hearings opened in
the commissions rooms on the sixth
floor. and the. proceedings are going
along much faster than was supposed
would be the case.
Ware forces. however. were not so
passive. and many protests were heard
against Republican Alliance candidates
i'll the First. Second, Third, Fourth and
Fifth wards. where the Wares hold the
whip hand.
The first objection raised was to the
appointment of Michael DiGianamo,
1871 South Camac street. Fifth ward.
an Alliance candidate
Have YOU ever been arrested?' Leo
pold Glass. Ware attorney. asked.
Admits Arrest
The candidate admitted he had been
and to further questioning said he had
been charged with robbery.
DiGianamo appeared before the com
mission wearing short sleeved under
shirt. with no topshirt or coat.
His case was held under advisement.
Another protest that met the same
fate was the one against Oscar Pippit,
l222 East Moyamcnsing avenue.
Pippit appeared as candidate for the
job of registrar in the Fifth division
OF the Second ward. Organization at
torncys tried to prove that the signature
of Gordon McClain indorscd on his
petition was a forgery. McClain. they
produced witnesses to show. is in the
government service and has not been
/ in Philadelphia for moro than six
months
/ Two other Republican Alliance men
whose candidacy was fought were .Jo-
seph !. Scrutzro and Joseph Massa
both of the Twenty first division of the
Second ward. Nicholas ri Gregorio
$40 South Hess street. appeared ant
testified that signature of his name or
their joint petition was forgery. The
case was held under adviscmcnt. be
cause both men had the required mum
bcr of signatures without the disputed
one.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-28

Archibald Philips. $3.50 Pemberton
street. was elcctrocuted at Hog Island
late Saturday afternoon when he came
into contact with high tension wire at
the shipyard More than $4,000 volts
passed through the mans body.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-28
Policeman Commended

Lower Merton township commissioners
recently established precedent when
they passed resolution commencing
Policeman Latimer McCoury for his
arrest of two burglars at Montgomery
avenue and Cheswold lane. The arrest
enabled police to recover several thou
sand dollars worth of stolen goods.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-28
EDUCATIONAL
Music
ZECKWER--HAHN
phIladaInI,ia Mnsleal Academy

10th sea son begins Sept. 3 A few vacancies
for advanced pupils under eminent artist
tsachers Theory. Instrumental and vocal
students symphony Orchestral and recitals
branches in West Phila. and ntoga.
FOR prospectus address
CHARLTON LEWIS MURPHY.
Managing Director
l017 Spruce Street
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-28

William f. Finley. high in the af-
fairs of the Republican city committee.
was present during the hearing of ap-
plicants from his" ward, the Third.
The Republican Alliance was repre-
sented by John A. Voorhees,, executive
director: J. Claude Roth. J. Louis
Breitinger and other attorneys.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-28

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