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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-01
Women's Shoes $3.85
Pair

In this lot are lace and
button Shoes. such we'll
known makes as Fosters.
Red Cross. Wichei't &
Gardiner and others.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-01

1000 Hats to choose from in
Women's and Children's
Styles. Trimmed, Banded
and Untrimmed Hats of
VeIuet, Hatters' Plush and
Velour in a good Uariety of
coiors.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-15
HOWARD, SALVATION
ARMY LEADER, HERE
Philadelphia Corps Plan Big
Reception for English
Commissioner

Commissioner r. Henry Howard, Of
London, England one of the most dis
tinguished leaders of the Salvation
Army, will arrive in this city this after
noon. He is making an official visit
to the army in the United States and
Canada.
Eminent as an administrator, author,
preacher and traveller. Commissioner
Howard is second in rank to General W.
Bramwell Booth, head of the Salvation
Army throughout the world. The VEN
cradle commissioner is greatly beloved
both in. this country and Great Britain
Commissioner Howard will be accom-
panied by Brigadief Joy and Captain
Cutshun, of London; Colonel William
Peart. chief secretary of the United
States; Colonel A. NJ Damon, field sec
retary: Colonel Thomas Stanyon and
Major Walter Mabee. the noted tenor
singer.
The commissioner will deliver ad
dresses at three services tomorrow in
Memorial Auditorium. Broad street and
tairmount avenue. In the afternoon he
will speak on THE Army of the Helping
Hand Colonel Richard T. Holz. com
mander of the Atlantic coast province,
will preside.
the entire twelve corps in this city
VIII participate in the rallies. Three
brass bands and several songster brig
ades VIII furnish an elaborate musical
program.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-15
PENDULUM SWINGS RA OK
AND JERSEY TO WV IS GLAD
y Shouts A,cakened Benefng BY Zone Tro
ley Fare Plan Proposed Unmindfm Of Calls for Aid
From Haddon Heights and Other Neigtbors

, told the committee they were opposed
to any change. Their business interests,
they said, were against II. The Haddon
Heights High School might lose thirty
students from outlying towns, grocers
and coal dealers might lose patrons, the
bank might lose depostors, all because
people might not stop off at Haddon
Heights. but might go on 10 Camden or
Philadelphia to shop.
The Mayor let the committee down
very easily, It is said He admitted
that harrington had just kick, that the
town had hopeful future, but--business
is business.
Now the tables are turned somewhat
Haddon Heights might have to pay an
eleven-Cent fare and Haddon Heights
citizens are doing the kicking against it.
harrington, on the other hand, Is rest
ing on its oars The town will benefit
by the zone plan. and its citizens favor
il, providing the first zone limit for
five cents is extended, which means a
further reduction. At the present time
commutation fares are four cents less
than the fourteen-cent trolley fare TO
Darlington.
Camden County is mobilizing to pro-
test against the zone-fare plan at a
hearing to be held in Newark on March
20 Under the direction of Mayor Ellis.
of Camden. tho Chamber of Commerce
and Real Estate Board a public DEM
onstration and protest will probably be
staged All towns whose rates 60 up
under the five cents for the first mile
and one cent for each additional mile"
proposition will lend their voices to tho
protest
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-15
EMERGENCY BODY
TO AID ,JOBLESS
Civic Organizations Join
Government and State to
Help Service Men
ORGANIZED AT CAPITAL

\ Government emergency employment
service will take over the work Of the
Federal Employment Bureau to find jobs
for returning soldiers and sailors.
Eighty per cent of the employees of the
bureau will be discharged on March %
because of lack Of funds to finance the
organization.
Governor SprouI and Mayor Smith, as
well as the Chamber Of Commerce,
Council Of National Defense and other
representative organizations, Will be
asked to cooperate with the ne" or
ganization and lend efforts towards ITS
success. The employment boards Of
the Y. NJ. c. A.. knights Of Columbus,
Jewish Welfare. Salvation Army and
other welfare organizations will work
in conjunction with the new bureau
thus avoiding duplicated effort.
The bureau was organized at WASH
ineton with Colonel Arthur Woods. spe-
cial assistant to the Secretary OF war.
annointed TO handle employment tEou-
bles of discharged soldiers and sailors.
The comTnittee includes Franklin ID.
Roosevelt. Assistant Secretary OF the
Navy: +. ~. Hurley. chairman of the
shipping board: Nathan S. Smyth, De-
partment of Labor; q. Cristie, Assist
ant Secretary of Agriculture: B. S.
Cutler. chief OF the Bureau of Foreign
and Domestic Commerce Mathew VOL.
American Federation of Labor: Elliot
Goodwin, general secretary Chamber
of Commerce of The United States; II.
p. Bush, Industrial board OF the Depart
ment of Commerce Z. ]. Ayers, Interior
Department: John w. Hall Lowell of
Boston, and CSrosvcnor B. Clarkson di .
rector of the Council of National De-
fense. The secretary of the committee
will be F. e. Greenwood. who has been
associated with the Department of Labor
in its employment work. A representa-
tive of the railroad administration prob
ably will be designated later
The Federal Employment Bureau in
Pennsylvania was made the subject of
a scathing attack by Frank B. McClain,
former Lieutenant Governor. who char
acterized it as inefficient and extrava-
giant.
Mr.. McClan issued his statement
when he learned that the work of the
bureau would be curtailed because of in
sufficient funds. The work of the federal
bureau, which has a monthly payroll OF
$4,000, does not compare favorably
with that Of the Pennsylvania Commits
sion of Public Safety and Defense, doing
a like work on an annua. payroll OF
se5O0. he said.
political potentiality rather thar
efficiency in the wor kfor which they
we're Selected" said Mr.. McClain. wa:
the rating upon which the personnel o
the Employment Service was selected FOL
this state"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-15

harrington y. j., awakened by the
noise. rubbed its sleepy eyes.
Wake up" shouted Haddon Heights,
Audobon, west Collingswood and other
small towns outside of Camden: Help
us protest against the zone fare plan oi
the Public Service Railway Company
THAT so? Didn't know had so many
friends" remarked harrington. sheep
ishly. "'Spose you do II yourself.
and forthwith 1t yawned, sighed. Sawned
again, and went back TO sleep.
The reason was explained thus: Bar
rington gets two-Cent reduction under
the rlan. Lawnside, the next town, pays
one cent less. while Magnolia will still
ride to and from its work at the same
price. fourteen cents.
harrington station is in the far cor
ner Of Haddon Heights borough. When
the trolley company was given the right
of-way TO double track it's line through
Darlington. 1t was with the understand
ing that the then existing f1ve-cent fare
limit should be extended to the bor-
ough line.
harrington had the five-cent fare for
a few days some years age. Then
Haddon Heights got busy and back went
the nve-ccnt fare from Station avenue
over the three-quarters of mile run to
the borough limit of Haddon Heights.
or, in other words. to harrington.
Two weeks ago n committee from
harrington appeared before the bor-
ough Council of Haddon Heights and
asked them to state their position with
respect to the single fare for Darlington.
Mayor Dallas and the other members
of the Haddon Heights Council frankly
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-15
SALOONKEEPER HELD
IN POLICE Staying
PatroIman James Hess Fatally
Wounded by Own Pistol,
Say Probers

Patrolmau James Hess. Of the r'if-
teenth street and Synder avenue sta
ton. died in the St Agnes Hospital last
night. the victim, it is believed, Of a
bullet fired from his own revolver. a
saloonkeeper. it is alleged, fired the
fatal shot.
The shooting occurred about 4
o'clock Yesterday morning in the saloon
Of Sperandino De Gilda, 1906 Dick!n-
son street. The proprietor is under
arrest charged with murder His bar
tender Angelo De Amato was held
without bail by Magistrate Baker as
a material witness 10 the crime.
Twenty minutes after Policeman
Hess had been shot down, Lieutenant
Garlin and Detectives McCollum and
Gallagher. of the Fifteenth street and
Snyder avenue station. placed De Gil
da. and De Amato under arrest. They
alleged that they took Hess's revolver
from De Gilda's pocket that there
we're two empty shells in the cham
bers, and that the barrel was still
warm.
Two shots had been fred One lodged
I'm the ceiling, the other entered Hess s
chest, Just under the heart, plowine
through his left lung and emerging
under the shoulder.
According TO less own statement
made in the hospital, he entered De
Gnda's saloon shortly before o'clocR
and ordered two sandwiches. De Anna,
TO refused TO serve him, An argument
followed and then both the bartender
and proprietor jumped upon him. They
elected him from the saloon.
A few minutes later, when he hac
resumed his beat, Hess missed his re-
volver and returned 10 the saloon tc
demand. The argument then was re,
sumed. he said, and DE Gilda clinched
moment later two shots rang out, tht
second wounding him. When the police
arrived they found Hess lying uncon
ciouss on the floor.
Policeman Hess was thirty-one Year,
old and went on the police force las
May. lie lived with his widowed
mother Mrs. Ella Hess, at 24l0 Soutl
Mole street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-15
WILSON TO PROBE
WOMAN'S INSULT
Couple Humiliated and
Husband Arrested for Re.
senting Police Slur
LIEUTENANT is RETICENT

Director Wilson said today he will
rigidly investigate the alleged insult
and arrest by a patrolman of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. B. Wrogg, of 1891 Chestnut
street.
The Wroggs said that they were wait
ing for a trolley car at F'ifty-siXth and
Spruce streets early yesterday morning.
when they We're insulted by the police
man.
The man and his wife We're taken 10
the Fifty-fifth and Pine streets police
station but were permitted to go after
they had been Slated" The police on
releasing them begged them not to say
ANYTHING about their experience to the
newspapers.
Mr. Wrogg declared he will put his
case into the hands Of an attorney. He
and his wife had been visiting their son,
Richard Wrogg, SAP Pine street, a few
doors from the police station. They left
the house shortly before o'clock yester-
day morning and had to wait so long
for an eastbound ca" on Spruce street
that they crossed to the southeast cor
ner TO get protection from yhe wind
While they were still waiting patrol
man approached and wanted TO know
why they were standing on the corner.
Mr. Wrogg explained that he was wait
ing for a car. We'll" said the patrol
man, two cars passed why didn't you
get on one?" Mr.. Wrogg explained that
he was going cast and the patromar
then wanted to know what he meant by
being out "at that time of night"
An oastbound car came long and ter.
minated the argument Tut just az Mr..
wrogg was assisting his wife into it the
patroiiran shouted after him:
Who's wife are YOU out with any
how"
Mr.. Wrogg then turned around and
called the patrolmsn all the names he
could think of, and was arrested. But
when rhe party got near the police sta
tion the patrolman began to lose his
nerve.
you can beat it now" he said
Mr. Wrogg refused to be released and
insisted on going into the station Tho
patrolman took him through a bsc,,
alley, showed him through a door ami
slammed It in Mrs. Wroggs face, The
house sergeant realized that a mistake
had been made and refused to let the
patrolman talk, but Mr.. Wrogg insisted
that his name be placed on the slate
Lieutenant Jeffries refused to tell the
name of the patrolman. In tho faco
of statements by Mr.. Wrogg and bis
son that they had seen the name on the
slate, Jeffries fatty denied that any name
had been taken.
"I wouldn't give you any information
ANYHOW" he shouted. IF knew vo,, !
/ might tell you some things, but anv tin,e
! 7 get information that will hurt the do,
partment I'm going to send IL over ths
river to City Hall and let them give +,
out, If they want to- That's orders
anyhow"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-15
WOMEN WELCOME 100
ALIENS AS CITIZENS
Hospitality Must Not Be
Abused. Judge Warns. at
Philomusian Club

I Hundreds Of persons assembled last
night al the PhiIomusian club. 894+ Wal
nut street. to Welcome one hundred new
, citizens. who received their certificates
| Of citjzcusniu
\ fine, sturdy aud intelligent Iool>iug
body cf men they were rs they marched.
one by one. TO receive citizen papers
from George Brodbech. r'"rk of the
United States District court. Duo hum
dred times the audience heartily ap-
pauded as each recipient took his
papers the seal Of covenant with this
country
A chorus Of West Philadelphia High
School girls sang tn" national songs
Of England. Belgium. France, Italy and
America, with a display Of each ma
tiOnal banner by girl of the blood
Of that particular country whose song
was sung Then Mrs Walter &. Ham
cock president of the Philomusian club,
gave greeting to the new citizens.
The object of Amercanization," said
Mrs. Hancock. is the union of many
peoples into one nation with the use Of
the English language throughout that
nation. and the adoption of American
standards Of living and American ideals
by every resident in the country.
AT the same time it becomes the
duty of Americans to assist in the alb
sOrptiOn of the foreign -bOrn into the life
of the country by recognizing them and
welcoming them into our civic pand in
dustrial life. The action taken by the
Philomusian club tonight in the well
coming Of these new citizens is an illus
tration of what wOmens clubs through
out the United States could do toward
the unification Of the many peoples in
this country"
Mrs. Hancock concluded with a stir
ring recitation of the poem, "Your Flag
and My Flag"
Judge J. Whitaker Thompson. Of the
United States DISTRICT Court. addressed
the new citizens.
The United States has been a re
public now for nearly $50 years. Judge
Thompson said. our government has
been a success; it has proved itself
better than any yet tried. on the whole,
| people are happier here than in any
| other country. the proof of which is
that every year people come here from
! all countries whereas Americans emf
CRATE very little. Our ancestors de-
! Tended this country; the newer citizens
| have done SO likewise; and YOU, our
newest citizens. must do the same.
"Our hospitality is open to all who
come here for the better opportunities
Of living and the education of their
children and the future of those children
for which they come. But our hospital
ity must not be abused. If you come as
guest to a. man YOU would not think
you had the right to tear his house
down because it did not suit you
! Singing, moving pictures, in which the
struggles of the early settlers We're
shown. and the Star Spangled Ban
ner," in which the audience joined, con-
+ Cuded the evening
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-15
p. r. r. TO BORROW
S p, 100000 TO
AID GOVERNMENT
Directors Approve Plan Toward
Speeding Payment of. Over.
due Bills

tine Pennsylvania RalIrOaG Will bor-
row sum not in excess of $4,000
600. to assist the railroad admins
tration in paying obligations incurred
by the government operation of the
Pennsylvania system, according to an
announcement made by President Sam
ueI Rea.
The money is to be. used chiefly in
the payment of overdue federal Vouch-
ers. including purchases of fuel, ma
terial and supplies and expenditures
for improvement and betterment work,
SO as TO assist in the difficult govern
ment financial railroad situation incur
red by federal operation.
OF these vouchers $13.0OO.OOO applies
to the lines east. and $5.OOOO0O to
the lines west.
There are more than 5000 separate
overdue and unpaid bills incurred in
governmental operation Of the Pennsyl-
vania system.
The board of directors has author
lied the borrowing of the sum not ex-
ceeding S22,000.00O. and the payment
Of same to the railroad administration
to be used exclusively in paying these
vouchers and thus not only ease the
flnancial strain, but assist those doing
business on the lines of the system
Arrangements have been made for
the immediate payment of a sufficient
amount to meet the more urgent cases.
The director general has approved the
foregoing plan and is willing. upon ap-
preparation by Congress from sums
available for that purpose. to promptly
make payment of the S22,000,0 900 II
then due the companies in the Penn
syivania system on account of com.
pensaton.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-15
WOMEN TO AID jOBLESS
100 Form Organization and Seek Funds
for Soldiers

A woman's auxiliary to the Federal
Board for Vocational Education was
formed yesterday by 100 women who
met in the Junior Room of the Bellevue
Stratford Hotel.
The women desire to raise $50, 900 to
pay for advertising of tne work and Jobs
needed for the returned soldiers, sailors
and marines trained to overcome diff
cultles arising from the battlefield. A
fund is to be created also to make loans
TO these men during the first month of
their training in the vocational schools.
DR.. A. ]. Rowland opened the meet
ing. Mrs. George T. Lang was elected
temporary chairman and Mrs w. II.
Heulings, Jr, temporary secretary.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-15
THREE MEN KILLED IN AUTO
Wife of One. in Philadelphia.
Hears of Jersey Crossing Tragedy

Red Bank. y. j., March l5.-Thrce
persons were killed at the railroad
crossing north of the Little Silver sta
ton at 1925 o'clock last night when
a delivery motOrcar was struck by a
soJthbound Pennsylvania train. The
dead are:
Isaac n. Straus. forty-two. of West
Long Branch, a Newark leather manu-
iacturer. and Boy Scout commissioner
for Monmouth County; Watson Gienger,
thirty-two, Of North Long Branch,
principal Of the Seabrght Public School !:
John Witzenbocker, fifty, of West
Long Branch. chaufferg for Mr.. Straus
The men were on their way home
from Red Bank, where Mr.. Straus and
Mr. Glenger had attended a Boy Scout
rally.
The three men were thrown far from
the tracks. They were taken aboard the
train to the Long Branch Hospital. The
chauffeur died while being carried from
the train to the hospital. Mr.. Straus
suCCumhed just as he was being taken
! into the hospital. Mr.. Gienger lived
until midnight.
Mrs. Straus, who was visiting rela-
tives in the Rltz-Carlton in Philadei-
pha, was notified OF her husband q
death at midnight. They have no chill
dren
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-15

To raise their status in every way,
salaries being only side issue, is the
object of men and women teachers in
the public schools of Philadelphia who
are preparing an organization which has
adopted the platform of the American
Federation of Teachers. II expects
shortly to become incorporated with
the American Federation of Labor.
The charter Of this organization Is
now being constructed and as mass
meeting, which is to be held on March
oS. at the New Century Club. every
teacher in this city will be asked TO
become a member of the union. The
object is to raise the status of the
teacher in every way. an increase In
salary being only one OF the issues.
The work of organization was stated
five weeks ago by one OF the teachers
of this city, and the movement has be-
come generally popular. Already it has
enrolled a number of charter members.
Each Friday for the last five weeks
meetings have been held at the Phila-
delphla women's Trade Union League.
and last week 1000 copies of educational
literature were distributed among the
schools.
Last night plans for the mass-meet-
ing were arranged by the committee or
charter members and it was announced
that several nationally known speakers
are expected at the meeting. These
include Miss Margaret Haley, of the
American Federation of Teachers. Chi
cago. 1t was also $announced that the
charter would be ready for endorsement
at that time.
why should We not organize asked
one of the teachers at the meeting last
evening. In every other large city of
the country the teachers have formed
some sort of union so that they may
be protected against just the sort of a
system which exists here, where the
teacher is regarded as sort of an
inferior being, and not a force in the
community at all Only last week the
entire faculty Of the University of ILL
nols organized and joined the Teachers
Federation"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-15
46TH WARDERS TO dine
Redemption of City Goal in Drive
for Independent Votes

independents OF the Forty-slXth Ward,
preparing for the mayoralty campaign,
at St Patrick's Day dinner at the
Hotel Adelphia on Monday night, are
to inaugurate a movement to get 10000
voters registered in the ward for the
September primaries.
Under auspices of the Citizens Com
mittee Of One Hundred of the Forty-sixth
Ward. which has as its object "Phila-
delphia redeemed" the dinner is TO be
given to the Town Meeting party work
ers of the ward. George w. Haney, of
6231 Washington avenue, chairman of
the committee, in the invitations TO the
dinner, SAYS: AT this dinner will be
fred the opening gun In the coming
mayoralty campaign to redeem Philadel
phia from contractor rule"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-15

TEACHERS AIMING
TO RAISE STATUS
Salary Boosts Only a Side
Issue of School Labor
Union Here
PLATFORM ANNOUNCED
Complete Charter Will Be
Drafted at Mass-Meeting
March %
PLATFORM ANNOUNCED
SeUen Issues Embodied
in Platform Proposed

Platform issues embodied in new
labor union among school teachers
here:
Minimum salary Of $1,000 for all
teachers.
A teacher member OF all boards Of
education.
An advisory council elected
among teachers to consult with
school administrative officers.
A similar advisory council in
each school.
Teachers to be urged in demo.
cratic procedure toward pupils, so
that realization of responsibility of
the individual may become ap-
parent in early life
The school to become in spirit
and actually part of the com.
munity, cooperating with civic
organizations, affording meeting
meeting places for the public,
providing for instruction in indus
trial history, economic study, etc.
A high standard of teaching ef-
ficiency to be maintained in normal
AND other training schools for
teachers, and all appointments of
teachers be made probationary, so
that efficiency be guaranteed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-15
TO URGE CHANGES IN LEAGUE
Argentina Seeks Support of Other
Neutrals in Proposals

Buenos Aires. March 15.-(By A. P.)--
The foreign minister held a long con-
ference with ministers of neutral powers
yesterday afternoon. The neutral min
listers were informed that Argentina will
answer the invitation from Paris to join
the league of nations, which Foreign
Minister Pueyrredon said was accepted
In principle by this country.
He said, however, that some changes
would be suggested Senior AlVar,
Argentine minister at Paris, has been in
/ structed to sound the delegates" to the
conference, and especially neutral OBJ
servers, regarding these changes. No
details of the suggestions will be made
known until Senior Alvar acts. After
the conference the foreign minister
cabled Instructions to Senior Alvar.
1t 10 understood that the object of the
ccnference was TO seek the support OF
other South American neutrais for
Arxentina's proposals.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-15
SCHENECTADY GIRL SPONSOR
Mayor Attends Launching of
Ship Named for CITY

Many prominent citizens of Schenec-
tady including Mayor Charles A. Simon
and +. W. Rice, Jr., president of the
General Electric Company, witnessed the
carrier Schenectady at Hog Island ship
yard
A delegation of twenty-five came from
Schenectady to see the ship glide down
the ways, Miss Miriam Rohrer. daugh-
Company. christened the craft A large
party OF Philadelphians also were on
hand for the ceremony.