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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-01
To RUSH BYBERRY Line
Mayor Determined to Have Sur.
face Route Finished Soon

Mayor Smith Is determined to have
completed as soon as possible the sur
face line which is to extend from oxford
road, Frankford, to Byberry, Thirty
fifth Ward. a distance of about ten
miles, which is provided for in the
ordinance authorizing the construction
of the high-sp lines. He has conferred
with Director Twining, of the Depart
ment Of City Transit, and the plans for
the line are almost completed.
To start operations, 1t has been de-
cided to construct the road from Frank
ford 20 Bustleton, distance of five
miles. The plans for this section have
been completed by the department and
Director Twining will advertise for the
work early next week. The plans pro-
vide for the laying of girder rails in
the entire section to Bustleton.
The road will be single line of
track, with numerous turnouts. II was
originally intended TO lay a double
track, but the amount available In the
transit loan. 81 100000, would not per-
NIT IL.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-01
SCHOOL PAY RISE
TOBE EXPEDITED
New Teachers Salary Bill
Will Be Before Legisla-
ture Next Week
SLIDING SCALE PROVIDED
Lower Paid and Rural Force
Especially Are
Benefited
SLIDING SCALE PROVIDED

Provisions of the new teachers salary
bill which il to be introduced in the
Legislature next week, have been agreed
upon. according to Representative Will
liam T. Ramsey, of Chester.
II will provide for a graduated scale
instead of a fiat increase of 25 per cent
which is provided in the measure now
before the Legislature. 1t will supplant
the former bill
Among it's provisions are: Raising
the minimum salary Of all teachers hold
irg provisional certificates from $40 to
500 per month teachers holding profess
sonal and normal certificates from 500
to SIS a month and those holding normal
and college qualifications from $50 to
SS5 a month
Rural teachers. in scattered districts,
who handle all grades in one, two or
three rooms, will receive an additional
increase of $40 monthly, in conjunction
with the minimum salary.
Teachers who receive up to 800. a
month will get boost of 20 per cent
under the new bill those receiving sloV
to $3.50, 20 per cent; $3.50 to s2)O' 10
per cent. and 10 per cent for all ABOVE
$500.
The state will poy 10 per- cent OF the
increase and the local school districts
must pay the remainder. An additional
annual appropriation of $4,000.o00 from
the state will be necessary to care Tor
the increase.
The state expects TO supply its portion
by pairing expenses in other departments
From the State Highway Bureau alone
a reduction of s3,000,O00 is expected to
be made in the annual appropriation.
Legislative leaders plan quick action.
Governor Sproul is said to have agreed
to the schedule and 1t Is said to meet
with general favor among teachers. as
the scale is somewhat similar to the
provisions of bill which has been
drafted by Prof. w. r Zimmerman. as
sistant superintendent of the Dauphin
County Schools.
Another bill will be introduced to care
for proposed increases for Philadelphia
school nurses.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-01
MADRID is RULED
BYMARTIAL LAW;
ORDER RESTORED
Troops Patrol Streets Following
Riots Against Food
PrOfteers

Madrid, March 1.-(By a. P)--AIar-
tial law has been declared in Madrid,
and troops are patrolling the streets
Order has been restored. put some thea
tres have been cioEed.
This action was the result of rioting
against profiteers. provision and butcher
shops being attacked by mobs. The
government has taken possession of all
bakeshops.
Premier Romanones has issued state
ment saying that protests against pro-
vision dealers has assumed such an
aspect that 1t was necessary to take
serious precautions and that martial
law had been declared so as to enable
the government to work better for a
settlement of pending social questions.
King Alfonso yesterday signed a de.
cree suspending constitutional! guaran-
tees in the province of Lerida, Cata-
lonia.
The workmen of the water supply
company at Barcelona have struck. ac-
cordirg to information received here
and the municipal council has threaten
ed 20 resign unless help is sent.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-01
TO SELECT SHIPS NAME
Liberty Loan Workers Also Will
Decide Who Shall Be Sponsor

Advised that he has been given the
honor of naming a vessel to be launch
ed at one of the Eastern shipyards.
Paul Jones, a Jenkintown banker and
chairman of the fourth Liberty Loan
committee, southern district of Mont
gomery County, has arranged for a
meeting of his colleagues on that COM
mittee and of the women workers. to be
held In Jenkntown, to select the name
of the ship and the sponsor.
Il won't take the responsibility
alone" said the banker yesterday
Those who worked to give the district
the record made in the last loan drive
should, co-jointly. have their say In the
matter of selection of ship name and
sponsor"
An allotment of sl.s65,5oO was given
the Southern Montgomery District.
Total sales approXimated $4,000. 900,
W tn an unusually large total OF sub
scribers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-01
SAILS ON NORTHLAND
TO TEACH ABSTINENCE
Capt. B. C.. Colvin to Ask
Yanks to Prepare for
Dry Nation

Captain Il. G. Colvin, of the war
navy, new organization operating
under the auspices of the army and
navy and the Y. NJ. G. A., sailed on the
Northland today for Liverpool, whence
he will go to France to spread total
abstinence propaganda among the
United States troops
The captain, an American army man,
will urge the men not to drink in
Europe. since to do so would foster a
habit that must be given up when they
return to America
The Northland sailed at 10 o'clock
from Pier SO, South Wharves. Washing
+on avenue. carrying fifty-fve passen-
gers. She is the ship that on February
81 arrived here with 1851 United States
troops. She will return early in April
with more troops.
The purser of the Northland is Ma jor
Geoffrey p. Rogers, who saw service at
Ypres in the famous I'ifty-ffth British
Division. His regiment was cited for
gallantry. He said the Americans were
the best soldiers in the war. The sailing
list follows:
Mrs. Wilbur Bassett, Master Wilbur
Bassett. Charles w. Bell. r. f. Camp
bell, George Smith Coverly, Captain D..
l.. Colvin. Mr.. and Mrs. j. Darmody.
Master William Darmody, Miss Wilfred
Darmody, G. A. Davis. Mrs. Helane
Deighton. Master John Deighton. Master
Louis Deighton. Manuel De Sousa, John
NJ. De Sousa. w. =. De Beliot. 7. r.
Dayken, Pearl T.. Graydon, Edward Page
Castor. Miss A. III. Hammett. Mrs. Ada
Hirst, Mrs. Olive Harrison Miss Grace
~ Harrison, Master Fred. l. Harrison.
Miss Ruth r. Henderson, DIR. e. 3.
Hough, Louis Kubey, Mrs. Louis kubey,
Miss Emily Menzies, Mr. and Mrs. w. s.
Merriman Miss Ellen Maynard, Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert McKeeman. Mrs. Emily
Oliver, Miss d. NJ Phillips. Miss Jessie
Parks. Mrs Fannie Ross, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Scions, George Simpson.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-01
MICROSCOPE SAVED WORLD
Zoologist Says Influenza Would
Have Destroyed Civilization
Without It

The microscope saved our modern
civilization, which but for this instru-
ment would have been destroyed or en-
feebed for centuries by the influenza
epidemic, according TO DR.. Clarence +.
McClung, professor of zoology and di-
rector of the Geological Library of the
University of Pennsylvania, iecturing
this afternoon in the Houston Hall
auditorium.
Doctor McClung alluded to a plague
in Athens at the time of Pericles, be-
fore which the Greek civilization, un-
able to learn it's nature, went to pieces.
In our day, while We did not know
the specific cause of the disease, the
microscope enabled us to know the or
ganism that caused 1t and therefore
we knew how to act against it," said
Doctor McClung.
The speaker said that through the use
OF the microscope We have discovered
much of the mechanism of heredity. and
we can exert a definite influence on the
character of succeeding generations.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-01
URGE MUNICIPAL AIRDROME
Aero Club Votes Approval After
Sites Are Suggested

The Aero Club of Pennsylvania will
go before Councils to urge a municipal
airdrome for this city. The decision
was taken last night at the monthly
meeting of the organization in the
Bellevue Stratford.
Lieutenant Ralph T. Folwell. of the
naval aviation corps, read report on
available landing fields in and near
Philadelphia. He mentioned one near
the Sixty-ninth street elevated railroad
station, measuring 145 acres, and for
which the owner, p. G. Lawler, of Bala,
asks $145,O00. The second Is at Van
Kirk street and the Second street pike.
embracing 5000 acres. for which no price
has as yet been set. The third Is
fifty-seven-acre tract of land near the
Sixty ninth street elevated station,
owned by George A. Drovan, and val
ued at $164,0O0. 1t was also suggested
that the city might give the field from
Thirty-third street to the schuylkill
River and from the East Park river
drive to the river for the purpose.
The reason for the move. Lieutenant
Folwell explained, is that 1t IL estimated
100. 900 aviators will return to this coun-
try who will desire to remain in flying
activities.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-01
THERE! THE SECRETS OUT
ABOUT MRS. WILSON'S HA T
EuequeThus the Name OF the Color Shade Of the Paris Creation
Worn by the Presidents Wife When She Aued With the
Countrys Chief Executive From the Peace Conference

could be seen. And everybody won
dered just how to classify the color. II
was new, strange, irresistibly becoming
and stirred the hearts OF onlookers with
a desire to have one exactly like 1t.
The secret of the color has just been
revealed by a millinery buyer who ar
rived on board the Rochambeau after
several months in Paris selecting
dresses, hats and coats.
It's eveque.
The very word conjures up tones Of
ecclesiastical brilliance which have not
often been seen in the fashionable
Chestnut street throng. but which Will
generously sprinkle the great Easter pa
rade
Eveque threatens to be the favorite
hat coloring for some time. There have
been forerunners of this bright head
wear in the trim little turbans OF rust
color. henna and various other shades
verging on purple. red and orange, but
Mrs. Wilson has by cleverness or intui-
ton selected the one that will outrival
them all.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-01

Tenth and Reed streets. and was trans
ferred to the New County Prison as
deputy superintendent when the latter
institution was completed some years
ago. During his career as a keeper he
had many criminals under his charge.
among them being some wcll-know n
characters.
Mr.. Barnard was widely known in
liolmesburg and was veteran of the
Civil War. He was member of ,Jerlsa-
lem Lodge No. sos. +. and A. NJ; Phil
adelphia Consistory. A. A. S. Il NJ.
Thrty-third degree and Lu Lu Temple
and other organizations. He was a
widower.
1t is expected that the funeral sery-
ices tomorrow will be largely attended
by attaches of the both prisons in ad-
dition to members of the organizations
TO which he belonged. The interment
will be private.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-01
NEW REVOLUTION !
IN GERMANY NEAR
Scheidemann Resigns Post.
Hunger Prevails-Soviet
Martial Rule in Bavaria
ANARCHY LOOMING UP
Reds Declare Martial Law in
neutrality-suspicious. Lose
Dusseldorf
LOOMING UP
BY the Associated Pres.

London. March IA further revolu-
tionary movement in Germany is immi-
nent, according TO report reaching
LONDON through the Netherlands today.
II is added that Chancellor Scheidemaun
has resigned.
Ominous signs show a tendency
toward anarchy in Germany. according
to other dispatches. There is internal de-
moralizaton and dangerous growth of
Bo.shevism as the result OF the lack of
food and increase in Unemployment.
Discomfort is growing and the peopIe
are hungry neurasthenic and dispirited.
II the Allies do not send food imme-
diately there will be no Germany 10
deal with, as anarchy will prevail, says
one correspondent.
Spartacans are planning another out
break for March s, Berlin dispatch
says. The Prussan Diet session, set
for that date, has been postponed. A
search for arms is being made In Ber-
lin.
Paris. March. 1.-(By A. P.)-The
Soldiers and Workmens Congress at
Munich has declared martial law for all
OF Bavaria, according to a Zurich dis
patch to the Matin.
The Munich council has discussed q
constitution for Bavaria and declared
that for considerations Of safety and
by reason of the confused situation
of the country the Barvarian Diet Is. ad-
journed and the soldiers and workmen's
assembly shall be known as the provi-
sionaf national council until a new con-
gress. which will be summoned later,
meets The soldiers and worlSmen's
congress has assumed supreme power a
provisional national council exercising
legislative functions.
Copenhagen, March 1.-(By A. P.)-
Government troops entered Dusseldorf
on Friday and occupied the railway
stations and public buildings. SPARTA
can leaders escaped and the town 10
quiet, according to Berlin advices re-
ceiVed here,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-01
OPPOSE LABOR LAW CHANGE
Consumers League to Protest Bill
Abrogating Women's Hours

The Consumers League is planning
vigorously to protest a bill now pend
ing in the state Senate which would alb
rogate women's labor laws for short
season hotels.
The bill was introduced by Senator
Barnes. of Wayne County, and the Con-
sumers' League believes 1t is virtually
the same as that known as the Hackett
bill, which met defeat both in 1915 and
1917.
The league maintains that the short
season hotel men have redress for the
difficulties of which they complain
through the industrial board of the de-
partment of labor and industry. This
board has ruled that women employed
in short-term hotels and such hostelries
that employ no more than ten women
may work seven days a week. provided
they are not employed more than seven
hours a dav.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-01
TAKES DISTANT POST
Capt. Koran, Marine Corps, Sails for
Virgin Islands

Appointment of Captain Leo i. s.
Horan, OF the marine corps. as legal
aide to the Governor of the Virgin ISL
ands has just been announced. He
sailed yesterday to his new post of duty.
Captain Horan formerly was a Phil
adelphia lawyer, living at 6004 Jeffer-
son street. and since winning a COM
mission in the marine corps he has been
stationed at Philadelphia Navy Yard
For the last eighteen months he has
been judge advocate at the marine bar
racks at Quantico, Va. The Virgin ISL
ands are now being polced by the ma.
rines. They are part of the Danish
West Indies and recently were pur-
chased by the United States.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-01
READY FOR WAR WOUNDED
Reconstruction Section of Cen
eral Hospital Complete

Work Of fitting up the soldiers recon
structlon section of the Philadelphia
General Hospital. at Thirty-fourth and
Pine streets, has been completed and
everything is in readiness for the re-
ceptIon of wounded and convelescing
men.
Major Bachmeyer, who is in charge
OF the section. assisted by thirty-five
nurses and 235 enlisted men. has ar
rarfesd. with the War Department the
details as to how the men are to
Be brought there and when and where
they will arrive. There are accommo-
dations for between $50 and 500
patients.
phians and as many as can be taken
carr or fronN his state who are wounded
and are still>\q need of treatment. to
- brought to ne Reconstruction Hos
niial. 20 that tAry can be near their
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-01
MORE PAY FOR PASTORS
Methodists in New Jersey Grant
Considerable Salary Advances

Methodist Episcopal churches of the
New Jersey conference. with the excep,
ton of about 10 per cent. have granted
salary to the pastors for this year, ac-
cording to the reports of the district SUI
perintendents. which will be submitted at
the annual session of the conference,
which begins March 12 I'm Ocean Grove.
The ministers of the Bridgeton district
have decided to protest the transfer OF
DR.. Alfred Wagg. Superintendent OF that
district to the New Brunswick district:
The Rev. Alexander Corson, pastor OF
the Broadway Church, Camden, Is slated
TO be made superintendent of the district.
The official board of the First Church,
Camden, will ask the conference TO APP
point an assistant pastor of the church
this year The pastor, the Rev. Holmes
f. Gravatt, Is i'll. and the congregation
wants to give him a rest.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-01
SAVES $1,000 IN HOLD-UP
Mill Owners Son Hands Bandit
Paper Wallet Instead of Cash

Presence OF mind of John l.. Best Jr..
son of the owner of the Best silk Manu-
featuring Company. 272l Jasper street,
in handing a bandit a wallet filled with
paper when he was held up In his au-
tomobile at Seventh and Westmoreland
streeas, yesterday afternoon. saved
more than $4,000 which he had obtained
from bank to pay the employees of
the ,lant
light with scores of pedestrians within
callin distance. Mr.. Best. who lives at
1929 Erie avenue. drew $4,000 In bills
and more than 800 in small change
from the North Philadelphia Trust Com
pany shortly before three o'clock. The
thief, according to Mr.. Best. crawled
into the car while II was standing at
the bank and hid himself under blankets
in the tonneau.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-01
BOYS HAD YEGG OUTFITS
Police Find Youths Hiding With Masks
and Black Jacks

Two seventeen year-old boys were
held In $1,000 bail each today by Magis-
trate Costello in the Frankford police
station, accused of attempted highway
robbery. The prisoners gave the names
of Thomas Hart. Meyer street above
Berks, and John Morris, Waterloo street
above York.
The boys were found hiding near
Kensjngton avenue and Frankford creek.
Patrolman Jackson found one of the
lads stretched vn the ground with a
black mask concealing his face. His
companion was found hiding behind
house the police found a coil Of rope
and blackjacks.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-01
MISS MARY G. KELLER WEEDS
Merton Girl Is Married to En-
sign Edward p. Somers

The marriage of Miss Mary Gertrude
Keller to Ensign Edward p. Somers,
U. s. n. II f., took place this morning
in st. Margaret's Church. Narberth. The
ceremony was conducted by Monsignor
Crane, assisted by Father Cowley, rec
tor of st. Margaret's. and Father Han
rey. of st. Francis de Sales.
Breakfast for relatives and a few
close friends of the bride followed at
the home of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
William II. keeler. Merton.
The bride was given in marriage by
her father, and was attended by Miss
Emma Love as maid of honor. Miss
Florence Eckel, of Niagara Falls Miss
Louise Keller, Miss Alma Keller of New
York, and Miss Christine Magee. of
Hastings-oD- Hudson bridesmaids. Mas
ter Frederick Keeler was the page.
Mr.. Somers had as best man Lieuten-
ant Philip McNally, of Easton. -Four
brothers of the bride served as ushers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-01
WOMAN KILLED BY ADMIRER
Alleged Murderer Said to Have
Confessed to Camden Police

Mrs Helina De Grassl. thirty-two
years old. Of 1924 Salem street. Cam
den. was stabbed to death by Gaetono
Ii Palo. twenty-eight years old. OF the
same address, following a quarrel which
they had last night. The alleged muir
derer. who has confessed, the police
say, lies in the Cooper Hospital in a
serious condition as n result OF self-in-
f,icted knife wounds.
According to the story told the police
by Ii Palo. he and Mrs. De Grassi have
lived together since she left her husband
In this city two months ago, taking her
two children with her.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-01
BATTLE DEATHS
TOTAL '7,354,OOO
Russia Sustained Biggest
Loss in War, L. S. Small
est. Says March
GERMANY SECOND HIGH

Washington. March battle deaths
during the war among the participants,
so far as available statistics show. were
given today by General March as
7,35i.OOo. This represents only men
killed in action or died OF wounds.
In the list prepared by the general
staff, Russia led with a total of 1.700.-
900: Germany was second with 1900
900. and the United States last with
$4,000.
Approximate figures for other nations
we're: France, 1885, 900; Austria
Hungary. 100000; England, 706,7o0; /;
Italy, 100000; Turkey, 400, 900; Bel
GUM, 1922 900; Rumania. 100, 900; Ser
bia and Montenegro, 100000; Bulgaria,
100000
rehabilitation of the American army
had released. up to yesterday. 1.301,959
officers and men. General March an
nounced today. OF the total, 1882 were
officers. Demobillzation orders now have
reached n total of 1871 900.
OF the total of 391S Distinguished
Service Crosses awarded for gallantry
in action TO American soldiers. General
March also announced 664. or more
than double the number given to any
other division. went to the Second regu-
lars The First Division of regulars
came next with 800 crosses awarded to
its members. The Third regulars, with
233. was third.
The Twenty-siXth (New England Ma
tional Guard), the fourth in the list with
229 awards, led all national guard and
national army divisions. The Forty-sec-
ond (Rainbow) came next with POS, and
then the Thirtieth with III. The
Twenty-seventh Division CNew York
National Guard now on the high seas
returning home) received 1879. The
Seventy-seventh (also New York divi-
sion) received 146.
The Seventy ninth Division. which in
cludes Pennsylvania men who trained
at Camp Meade. was fifteenth, with
eighty crosses. and the wenty-eighth,
composed of Pennsylvania Guardsmen,
eighteenth. with fifty-eight awards.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-01

Will be held tomor-
row afternoon from
his residence, Tor
re s Il a | e avenue,
above Rhawn street.
HOimesburg. Mr..
Barnard died We'd
n G s d a y from a
heart attack. He
had been in failing
health for some
time, but despite
this he insisted on
attending to duties
at the prison.
in point of serv-
ice Mr.. Barnard
was one of the old
est attaches of the
county prison. For
a long time he was
stationed at Moya =
mensing Prison.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-01
Man Dies al 2. & r. Station

While waiting for train at the Hunt
ingdou Street station of the Philadelphia
and Reading Railway William Fouser
sixty-two years old. 1893 West Cumber-
land street, dropped dead today. Death
is believed to have been due to heart
disease.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-01
The secret is out.

It's eveque.
Yes, that's the proper name for the
color shade of Mrs. Woodrow Wilson's
new hat imported from Paris, which
has caused II stir because no one. APP
parently. could figure just what was the
color. It's not maroon and it isn't rose.
It's a sort of cross between the two.
Anyhow it's eveque.
No woman could return from Paris
without at least one new and striking
acquisition In the way of feminine APP
parel, and certainly the wife of Presi-
dent could hardly resist the temptation
to introduce fashion novelty with the
promise of its proving to be the seasons
drawing card.
So when Mrs. Wilson stepped ashore
at Boston the other day, upon the presi-
dental party's return from France,
every eye that belonged to member
of her own sex followed her as far as
the striking color of her new Paris hat
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-01
Give 10000 Surgical Dressings

furnished TO hospitals and the Red Cross
during the last six weeks. is the record
of the Pennsylvania Railroad womens
division of war relief, which is an asso-
ciate committee of the Emergency Aid.