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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-13
TO COUNT MAYOR VOTE FIRST
Election Officials to Deviate From
Practice Because Of Interest

Philadelphians will learn of the cleo
ton Of either Congressman Moore or
Judge Patterson on Tuesday next, be-
fore the returns Of nominations to other
offices will be. counted.
This is the first time in the history of
mayoralty elections that returns of the
mayoralty contest will be available be-
fore the rest of the ticket. The change
in the customary method was made be-
cause of the unusual interest in the
campaign. and because of the heavy
registration.
Superintendent of Police Robinson
today sent the following order to all
police districts:
You will instruct patrolmen detailed
on Tuesday at election polls to request
the judge of elections in each division
to count first the votes case for Judge
Patterson and Congressman Moore for
Mayor, and give the results to the
patrolmen.
'As soon as the patrolman re-
ceiveS the information from the judge
Of election he will telephone it imme
diately to the house sergeant at the
police station who will tabulate the
votes for the mayoralty candidates by
wards. And as soon as the ward is
complete the house sergeant will tele
phone the total vote to. City Hall"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-13
WELCOME HOME SOLDIERS
Clarksboro and PauIsboro to Honor
Service Men Today

Clarksboro and Paulsboro will off =
cially welcome home their soldiers and
sailors today in an all day program,
including a parade in the afternoon and
banquet at night.
The parade will begin at > o'clock
from Mount Royal and terminate at
Michleton. Weather permitting, the
program and banquet will be held in
the grove at Michleton. If it rains,
Clark Hall, Clarksboro, will be the
scene of the festivities.
The speaker of the day will be for
mer Congressman Crowther
John B. Stratton, who is chairman
of the committee on arrangements, will
present each of the twenty six service
men with a signet ring as gift from
the citizens. Music will be furnished
by the East Greenwich township band.
The banquet will be served by members
of the Red Cross.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-13

Wan and nervous after her expert
cncps Of tho last twenty four hours.
Ethel Grace Wilmot, the seventeen
year old stenographcr accused OF steal,
ing S140N worth of money orders and
bank bonds from the postofhce OF
Gravity. Pa. maintained today that
she had no statement to make.
As she sat in the United States
marshal's Office in the Federal Building.
following a night spent in the House OF
Detention. the girl nervously twisted a
bit Of string about her finger. She was
dressed in a plaid shirtwaist and black
silk skirt and wore a purple velvet hat
and black patent leather oxfords and
silk stockings.
She hung her head and answered, II
don't know to the most casual ques-
tions
The girl did say she wanted "a clean
dress The one she had been wear
ing, she said, had been badly mussed''
and "isn't very presentable.
A deputy marshal agreed to accom- :
pany Miss Wilmot to her boarding
house. In about an hour she returned
to the Federal Building dressed in a
fresh suit of blue.
Miss Wilmot is the daughter of Mrs.
Maude wilmot, postmistress OF Gravity,
in the Scranton division. While clerk
in her mothers postoitice Miss Wilmot
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-13
SERVICE MEN BARRED
FROM STATION HOUSE;
BLAME WARE LEADERS
Legion Members Say Presence
Of Judge Brown on Program
Caused Opposition

Politics is blamed for the calling off
of n meeting of Post 26, American Le-
gion, which was to have been held in
the Twentieth and Buttonwood streets
police station, last night, although Di-
rector Wilson had sanctioned the gath
ering.
A committee selected by the former
service men will call on the director
Of public safety today and lay before
him their complaint against Lieutenant
Marple. who refused to allow the re-
turned soldiers to enter the station
house.
The veterans say Ware workers be-
came incensed when they learned Judge
Charles L. Brown, of the Municipal
Court, was to address the meeting and
took the steps which resulted in the
lockout. The address Of Judge Brown.
the men say. was to be patriotic one
and nonpolitical.
Lieutenant MARBLES statement that
he barred the men because the meet
ing was to take on the nature of n
smoker, with vaudeville and "eats,' Is
dismissed by the legion members with
the assertion that Director Wilson had
that knowledge when he issued the per
nit.
More than 700 former service men
were disappointed for a time when they
were refused ndmittance. The Rev.
Joseph O'Kerfo. rector Of st. Francis
Xavier's Church. came to their rescue
with an offer of the Use of the school
hail at Twenty fourth and Green streets.
The offer was accepted and the meet
ing and smoker held as planned.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-13
WOMEN DOCTORS TO MEET
DR.. Rachel Williams TO Attend In
ternatlonaI Conference in New York

Dr. Rachel r. Williams. of this city.
will be among the women physicians
who will attend the international CON
ference of women physicians to be held
in New York from September Is to
October 81 under the auspices of the
social morality department of the
Young Women = Christian Association.
This proposal TO call council of
women physicians from thirty two ma =
tions to discuss health for the woman
hood of the world originated with the
social morality committee of the war
work council of the Y. w. G. A. of
which Mrs. Edwin G. Grice, of this
city. is a member. Mrs. John Meigs,
Of Pottstown, Pa. is likewise mem
Der of the committee. which includes
Mrs. JoSephus Daniels, wife of the Sec
retary of the navy: DR.. Katharine 3.
Davis. New York Miss Mary Woolley
of South Hadley. and Mrs. Francis
Hyde. of Plainteld. y. j.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-13
u. S. COAL HIGH TO GERMANS
Costs 500 Marks to 20 for Native
Fuel. SAYS Rhenish Expert

Berlin, Sept, 13.--CBy 4. P.l-ln
portation Of American coal in quaint
ties sufficient to relieve Germany's need
is regarded by the press as incouceiva
BILE. owing to the cost.
Coal experts of the Ruhr district are
against the movement to import foreign
coal. especially American Peter kloeck
ner. one of the leading Rhenish indus
trialsts. recently declared American
coal costs 5000 marks, against 20 marks
per ton for German coal.
While recording Il similar opinion the
Tossische Zeitung reports that Hugo
Stinnes. director of the Woermann
Shipping Company. has already con
tracted for American coal at 4T0 marks
per ton.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-13
PETER PAM ATTRACTS
AT RUTLEDGE EXHIBIT
Animals as Well as Garden
Products ShoWn-Prizes to
Be Awarded Today

"PCtcr Pan. a Belgian hare of un
usual pedigree. is Primo" Charming of
tho annual community garden exhibit
which opened today in Rutlcdgc Fire
Hall
The garden exhibit is under the aus
piccs OF the Woman's Club of Morton
and Rutlrlgc. And. while it is in
tended to display community success in
the cultivation of fruits and flowers and
vegetables aud the making of confcr
tious domestic animals of extraordinary
breeding are nor barred.
peter PAN is sharing honorS with
eight other little Belgian harcs and a
number of ducks.
The fire hall itself is Smothered in
decorative green's, autumnal cornStalks.
bunting and flaming rcd flowers The
display on rows of tables ranges from
onions through rich list Of pics. cakes,
canned goods. flowers and fruit, all the
way 70 ducks.
Prizes win be- awarded this af
tcruoon. Visitors al" invited any
tim" during the day or evening. Mrs.
Augustus Theggrn is chairman of the
civic committee of the Woman'S Club.
which has made all the arrangements.
The committee includes Mrs. Il. I.
Wilson. Mrs. $. c. Burton and Mrs. 4.
Plet. Mrs Frank Harding is president
of the club.
Most Of the prizes are ribbons.
though several books will b" given to
children competitors and a cut glass ice
tea ret il first prize for the women S
exhibit.
Mrs. NJ A. Wilson. EVENING
PUBLIC I.hpGER culinary expert. will
act as judge Of the cooking exhibits.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-13
SENTENCED TO SPANKING
Lower Merton Boys and Girls /
Court for Fighting

Three girls. who are said to be
fighters, and four boys. of Lower
Merton. are in danger of spanking today
following the admontion of Magistrate.
Stillwagon when he discharged the
seven after they had appeared before
him, five as defendants and two as
complainants.
James and Thomas Srott and
Thomas. George and Helen Brown were
accused Of attacking Hazel and Mary
Brown. who are not related Ia the
other Browns.
The five defendants asserted the
plaintiffs were of the fighting kind.
too. The magistrate decided that such
wars among children should be ended
by good, old fashioned spanking
And the 'daddies" of the scrappers
took them directly to their homes.
and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-13
CURTIS CARNIVAL STARTS
Annual Festival at LawndaIe Club
to Last Two Days

Gayety reignS al the Curtis Country
Club. Lawndale. where the annual
carnival. which began last evening. iS
open to visitors today and tonight
The walk in front of the clubhouse
has been converted into great white
way. with special lights and dozens Of
attractive booths. where Souvenirs
fancy work. home cooked goodies
and dolls Nre on sale.
Miss Anne ShaughuesSy is in charge
Of the cake booth; Miss Adelaide
Haines. candy: Mrs. Edward Laws.
fancy articles: Miss Lillian Haynes.
flowers: Mrs. Kiehl. special supplies
r. Electro. miscellaneous. and Louis
De Wald, dolls
There will be dancing tonight in sd
dition to other entertainments
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-13
CITIZENS OF PASCO
CONFESS TO WILSON
President Learns "Band Is Worn
Out" and Takes Grit
to Live Here"
SPEAKS AT TACOMA TODAY

On Board President Wilson'S Special
Train, Sept. 13.-when President Will
sons special train stopped for a few
minutes at Pasco, Wash, last night
crowd surrounded the private car May
flower. and the President came out
n, shake hands and exchange greetings
with them.
After telling several stories he wound
up by making short speech, in which
he said the war was unfinished until
the United States had assumed respon-
sibility for its pledges that future wars
should be made impossible.
When he asked how so large a crowd
had gathered without having the band
out Mr.. Wilson was told by one of the
boys present that ''the band wore OUT
Another boy, wearing n faded band
mans uniform, was thrust forward
then and presented as "the sole mem
ber of Pasco's brass band" The Pres
ident remarked that he did not look
as though he had wind enough, and
then an old inhabtant confided that
"he had given the band SIS not to
play tonight
Country and People Full OF Grit
Tho talk then turned to the prevail
ins dry weather, Mr. Wilson remarking
it was a sandy country.
Yes" said a man in the crowd,
I'VE have to have lot of grit to live
here"
One of the Presidents stories which
got long laugh was about q man who
played golf and always said "Assouan"
when he missed the ball. When asked
why. he replied that "Assouan was
the biggest dam in the world
As the train slowly got under way
and Mr.. Wilson was waving good by to
the cheering crowd, his attention was
attracted to a man who ran along the
track in an evident cndeavor to over,
take the reccding rear platform. When
the President turned to him inquir-
ingly. he puffed:
Don't mind me: only promised
to get the last look at you from Psso,
and I've done it."
Doesn't Fear British Votes
In his speech at Spokane yesterday,
the President replied to objection that
Great Britain would have preponder-
ance of voting power in the league Of
nations assembly. He said any possible
danger on that score was removed by
the fact that decisions must be unani-
nous.
The President. speaking of the diff
Guilty of defining the Monroe Doctrine,
said:
''InaSmuch as you cannot or would
not define the Monroe Doctrine-at
least l would not because / do not
know how soon we may want to extend
| it-inasmuch as we do not want to de-
fine it. what moro could you say than
that nothing in that instrument shall
impair the validity of the Monroe Doc
| trine?''
President Wilson will speak at Ia
coma today.
Seattle. Sept. l3.--(By A. P)-
Paths of President Wilson, journeying
through the West, and Secretary Daniels
and the new Pacific fleet, touring the
coast. will cross at Seattle today.
Aboard the historic battleship Oregon,
President Wilson late today will review
the new feet off Seattle's waterfront.
Accompanied by Secretary Daniels, he
is to board the Oregon for the review.
! Tonight he speaks at the Arena.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-13
SEES HIDDEN PLAN
IN ALLIED DEMAND
Writer Of German Constitution
Says Entente Aims to Dis
credit infant Republic
FAVORS AUSTRIAN UNION
by the Associated Press

Berlin, Sent. II ,Drlavcdl DR..
Hugo PrruSs. who drafted tho now
German constitution recently prumul.
fgatcd at Wpimar in a statement to-
dny to tn" Associated Press severely
Hrraignrd the demand made by the
peace conference that Germany must
amend the constitution SO ms 10 pre-
vent Austrian representation in Ger
man parliamentary affairs.
II must emphasize first, he said,
that this is not question of law.
Legally 1t is clear and simple. III"
way III which our opponents brought up
III" matter shows th"N are t"'l""lnS
entirely dlfFr"n' purposes than IN"
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great VaIu" ana Wou'd be or wonderful
Importance to IN" young German dem""'
racy, as it would bring about a UNITY
which bismarck Statecraft and PruS-
sian weapons failed to accomplish.
"When the peace terms were tormu e
! lated the German people established
their republic. We knew at that time
. that with this peace instrument in
! hand the Entente could disrredit the
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-13
.GOUGERS RAPED
BY REALTY BOARD
President Of Body Says It Hopes
for Their Exposure and
Punishment
DOUBTS TENANTS FIGURES

Profiteering landlords were denounced
and the hope of their early punish
Sncnt expressed today by William c.
Benkert. president of the PhiladNl-
phia rcal estate board.
Mr.. Benkcrt Giffrrs with the rr-
port made to Governor Sproul that
there are approximatply 1000 untcn
anted houses in Philodcipnin Isaac
l.. s. Smink. president Of the Forty
eighth Ward Tenants Protective As
sociation. made the report while urging
an appeal for help from the state.
'Thc number is greatly cxagECr-
ated. Mr.. Benkcrt said. "T wonld Ger
tainly know about it il there were any
where near that number Of empty homes
available.
~ do not know just hoW Governor
Sproul can set the states Law De
partmcnt at work to punish tn" prof
teers. as he has promised Mr. Pen
kert added. but do hope they can
be reached and properly punished.
Speaks for Whole Board
In issuing his statement. Mr. Ben
tert said it came from him as prcsi-
Dent Of the real estate board, and was
indicative of the unanimous sentiment
OF its $50 members.
"Thc Philadelphia rea estate board.
to the last one of its members, is
emphatically opposed to rent prohtoer-
ing, or TO any cxaCtion Of unfair
profits in any real estate transaction.
Certainly there is not a known protteer
among us. but the board does not in
clude every one of the more than 5000
men listed in the directory as realtors,
he said.
Mr.. Benkcrt declared the members
of the board nrc in favor of fair ad-
vance over old rental rates. and said
such an advance was a necessity grow
ing ont of tho levying of increased
taxes and other increasing costs.
Alleges $500 900 Profit
Mr.. Smink. in his interview with
Governor Sproul. said a syndicate Of
New York men had purchased more
than 5000 homes in Philadelphia du"-
ing the last three months and made
profits totpiing between 81 800 900 and
$4,000. 900.
He also told the Governor there was
floating population" Of empty
houses in the city averaging 5000. and
asked if some steps could not be taken
to force these homes on the market "a
renters.
Proof of the guilt of the New York
clique gambling in Philadelphia homes
was laid before Governor Sproul. Mr..
Smink said. Many OF the homes pur
chased by the syndicate werc. bought
through the aid OF local building and
loan associations. he charged.
Virtually half of the $50 building
and loan associations Of Philadelphia
sre dominated and controlled By the
New York syndicatc.' Mr. Smink said
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-13
WARE STILL WONDERS
OVER HIS VOTING RIGHT
Senator Waits for Judges De-
cision on Qualifications to
Participate in Primary

Senator Ware does not yet know
whether or not he can legally vote in
the primaries next Tuesday--an cleo
ton in which so much of his political
fortunes are tied up.
Today, it is expected, Judges Mona
CHAN and Stake, sitting in Court Of
Common Pleas No. 5. will hand down Il
decision on the vpxed question. Mean
while. the senator wonders If he faces
arrest for Illegal voting If he should so
much as try to vote next Tuesday.
Judges Monaghan and Stake were
appealed to by the senator yesterday
to review the decision of the rcgistra-
tion commissioners. This decision set
forth that the senator was properly
registered and dismissed the petition
20 have his name removed from the
registry list of the Fifteenth division
Of the Thirty ninth ward.
Bat and thereby hangs the tale-the
commissioners said the senator was
qualified to vote in the November elec
tion. Now it happens that the senator
is more Interested in the primary next
Tuesday than he is in the election next
November. The registration commits
sionprs, however. on advice of counsel,
left the primary status of the senator
unsettled, all Of which has unsettled the
senator.
Owen j. Roberts. counsel for the pc
titioner in the strike off proceedings be
fore Judges Monaghan and Stake, de
clared the court had no jurisdiction,
and the senator had no basis for his
appeal Francis Skunk Brown. counsel
for the senator, insisted that the SEN
ator was entitled TO know what the
commissioners really meant by their
registration decision.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-13
GOLD AND BLOOD FOR ERIN
New Jersey Hibernlans Roar Ap-
provaI of Irish Republic

Atlantic City, Sept. 13, - Militant
delegates to the annual convention of
the Ancient Order of Hibernians in New
Jersey in resolution today pledged their
last dollars and their blood, If neces
sary. to the establishment of the Irish
republic.
The resolutions. adopted with roar
OF enthusiasm, call upon New Jersey
members of Congress to "do everything
in their power to correct the errors of
the Peace Conference from purely
American point of view" by aiding any
steps now being taken to insist upon
England Withdrawing her army of oc-
cupation from ireland and the recogni-
ton of the Irish republic, establish
ed upon President Wilson's fourteen
points.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-13

Surprised in an alleged attempt last
night to rob one of the rooms at the
Episcopal Mems Service Club, 900
South Broad street. and escaping after
being pursued by several service men,
n man who described himself as Daniel
Sweeney, of Hazleton. Pa, is said to
have returned to the house later and
attempted to register as guest. He
was arrested and given a hearing this
morning before Magistrate McLcary at
Central Station. who held him under
$500 bail.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-13
TROPICAL STORM ADVANCES
Moving NorthWard Into louisiana.
Shipping Endangered

New Orleans. La, Sept. 10. Bl \.
P.J-The tropical storm iS moving
northward into Louisiana. west of the
mouth Of the Mississippi. Dangerous
eastery gales. probably reaching hur-
ricane force Saturday and Saturday
night. changing 10 westerly on the west
and southerly Oh the east coast Sunday
morning are predicted.
Passengers arriving from gulf coast
points reported high tides.
The only vessel for which anxiety
is felt is the Northeastern Navigation
line steamship Mexico, du" Thursday
from Progreso via Merida with gem
rral cargo and passenger list.
Steamship officials heard from the
vessel few hours after she left Merida
and were hopeful that she put back.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-13
CARDINAL MERCER RESTING
Belgian PreIate Prepares for Busy
Week In Baltimore

Baltimore, Sept 13-(By A. P,J--
Cardinal Mercier had no engagements
for today and planned to rest as much
as possible in preparation for the i'm
portant events. in which he will be the
central figure, which begin tomor-
row and continue during the remainder
Of his visit to Cardinal Gibbons.
He and Cardinal Gibbons will Oc-
cupy seats in the sanctuary at a solemn
hilh mass at the cathedral tomorrow,
and Cardinal MERCER will speak briefly.
On Monday evening there will be n
big reception to Cardinal MERCER at
the Fifth Regiment armOry, and on
Wednesday evening he will deliver his
address at the Lyric Theatre.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-13
LIQUOR LICENSES REFUSED
Camden County Dealers Say They
VIII Appeal

Renewal of liquor licenses was re-
fused today to twelve retail and three
wholesale liquor dealers in Camden
county by Judge Hates, sitting in the
Liquor License Court at Camden.
The dealers, whose licenses expire
tonight, say they will appeal to higher
court.
The retail dealers refused licenses
were:
Agnes e. Toby, Berlin; Frederick Fl.
Grieb and Charles Crecellius. Centre;
Charles P. Schmidt, Chesilhurst: Mat
tie G. Thomas and Oscar NJ. Hansen.
Clementon Louis ]. Eichman, Della :
ware; F. w. Wiedemann and Samuel
Zeff, Pensauken; Emile Lelache, Wat =
erford, and Eliza A. Holland, Winslow.
The wholesale dealers refused were {:
Harry Hayes, Jr., Centre; Ina
Kiehne, Berlin, and Harry Hayes,
Pensauken.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-13
To unveII -Four Statues

-Four statues will be unveiled and
blessed tomorrow afternoon at the
DofninicaD Monastery OF the Pcrpet
'nal Rosary. at Camden. The statues
are of the Sacred Heart, the Queen Of
Peace. St, Dominic and St. Catharine
II Sienna. The Rev. Gregory Il.
SeSoiz. rector of the Holy Name
f'hurch. viii deliver the sermon. aud
ihc etatuee Will be unveiled and blessed
hs ths Rev. iisrtholonew Reilly, chap
lin Of tbs monastery.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-13
Italians Use AirpldneS
TO Raid Capri Gamblers

Naples. Sept. 13..-The Italian pc
lice raided fashionable gambling
den on the island Of Capri from tho
air. descending IN seaplnnrs in the
darkness and hoodwinkinS employees
Of the gambling house who were
watching for steamers. They ar
rested the principals, male and fe-
male
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-13
Man Shot During Argument

As a result of an alteration Charles
Nase, thirty six years old, of 1920
Manton street, is now in the Howard
Hospital with bullet wodnd in his
stomach. His condition is serious. Pat
rick Kelly. 1922 Federal street. who
was with Nase at the time and is ac-
cused of having shot him, had a hear
ing before Magistrate McCleary today
at Central Station and was held with
out bail for a further hearing.