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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-11

diers in this state, but also shows n sur
prising lack Of knowledge OF the needs
and desires Of the government ip raIs-
ing the army" said William G.. Muir
dock, state adjutapt Of the Legion. Mr..
Murdoch served as major and state
draft officer.
He asserted that IL the judge made
the remark attributed TO him 1t was
uncalled for and stamps him rs "a man
of such temperament as TO be unfit for
judicial duties.
Judge Rogers denied making the re-
mark.
Rats. Bunk" he at first replied
when questioned
Finally he said, "You can say for
me that it is plain, distorted lie. You
can say for me that there is absolutely
no truth in it."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-11
MAY MOVE LIFE STATION
Inquiry Shows Point Where Phiia.
Bows Were Lost Is Unseen by Guards

Location Of the coast guard station
at Longport, n, j., near which Ray
mond Iszard and John Ledbetter, two
Philadelphia boys, perished in an open
boat, may be changed.
Investigation as to conditions around
the station was made by Captain Ran
dolph Ridgely, chief inspector of coast
guard stations, and today he sent u
report to Washington.
1t is understood that he suggested the
advisability of changing location of the
station. At its present location the
view of the lookout from the station is
obscurcd by several buildings. An omen
view of the sea would be great aid
to the guards in preventing accidents.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-11

rectors OF the Pennsylvania Society Of
Sons Of the Revolution, the state and
county officers, and the commander OF
each post Of the American legion in
Philadelphia county to the thirty first
annual church service Of the society, tC
be held this year in st. Stephens Prot
estant Episcopal Church. on Tenth
street above Chestnut, Sunday, De-
cember IA, at 4 O'Clock p. m"
The invitation comes from Clarence
Payne Franklin, chairman of the com
mittee, and contains a request TO guests
to arrive at 3 80 O'Clock.
Post No. 1873, which is comprised
principally of members of the gas de
fense service, has been named the David
W. Jameson Post. Mr.. Jamecon died
from the effects of gas in January, 1918,
while in service with the Philadelphia
branch of the gas defense service. The
officers elected by this post are as fol-
lows:
Louis s. Potsdamer. commander ;
Frank ]. Bowden, vice commander ;
Morton A. Meter, adjutant; Thomas
]. Hurley, Jr., finance officer; Jacob
r. Balta, Arthur j. Boyer. Robert A.
G.. l.. Winelander and
Bertram X. Wolfe, executive commit
tee.
A meeting was held yesterday Of the
representatives of welfare and service
Inen's organizations at the headquarters
of the home service section of the Red
Cross, 1907 Walnut street. to perfect
plans for the war risk insurance re
vival campaign in January. Meeting
places were determined upon, and it
now remains to fix the date. The Legion
is represented in these conferences by
Vincent A. Carroll. of Post No. go,
who will direct the campaign.
Representing all Of the posts of the
American Legion in this city, special
committee met last night at the Adel-
phia Hotel with representatives of the
Philadelphia tuberculosis committee
and completed arrangements for local
Legion aid in the Red Cross Christmas
seal campaign. Frank w. Melvin pre-
sided.
Post 1876, American Legion, has
elected the following officers for the year
1920: Commander, Daniel A. Cart
land; vice commander, Frank A..
Clan domenico; adjutant, John A.
Martin finance officer, John ]. Henry :;
Joseph Clark; delegate to
the county committee, Daniel A. Cart
land and executive committee, John
J. Fitzpatrick, Harry A. Summers,
Thomas J. Feeney, John Hutchinson
and John T. McCotter.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-11
AMERICAN LEGION
NIGHT AT BAZAAR
Veterans Appearing in Uniform
to Be Admitted Free at
Armory
POSTS IN CITY ARE ACTIVE

Any member of the American Legion
In Philadelphia who appears in uniform
tonight at the bazaar of the veteran
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Price SIPS. $40 Down

No interest. No extras. Solid mahog-
any cabinet. As inches high. 20 inches
wide and 81 inches deep.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-11
DRIVER HELD IN BOYS DEATH
Man Who Ran over Child VIII Have
to Face Coroner

Daniel Hays, a truck driver. 03C
Reach street, was held without bal
for the coroner by Magistrate Baker
today because of the death of William
Baird. thirteen years old of 1920 Dud =
ley street, who was run over by Hays S
cor.
The boy was running in Mexican
street, near Nineteenth, when he saw
the truck. He was running so fast
it is said, that he could not tsop in
time and was crushed. Hays is said
to have tried to stop his car, but was
unable to bring the vehicle to halt
before it struck the boz.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-08
MARSHALL ACTS FOR
WILSON AT FUNERAL
Congressional Party Leaves
Capital for Oyster Bay in
Special Train.
OFFICES CANNOT CLOSE
Law Prevents Departments
From lIonoring Former Gov
ernment Officials.
OFFICES CANNOT CLOSE

WAsHINGToN, Jan. Vice President
Marshall. acting as the personal repre-
sentative OF President Wilson commit
tees OF the Senate and House and repre-
sentatives of the State, War and Navy
Departments left Washington tonight
for oyster Bay TO attend the funeral to-
morrow OF Theodore Roosevelt
Presiden, Wilson at Paris sent per-
sonal cnblf gram to Mr. Marshall To day
skiing thu. he attend the funeral az the
Presidents representative.
Inquiries as to why Government De-
nartments were not ordered closed dur
ing the funeral revealed that an act
passed in 1898 forbids such marks OF
respect to former Government officials
SO far az possible, however, Government
activities will cease. The Senate ad-
journed over tonight until Thursday
and the House will meet for a brief ses-
sion only. Most committee hearings set
for tomorrow were abandoned
Gen. Peytor c. March, chief of Stan,
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will represent the war Department at
the funeral, Assistant Secretary William
Phillips the State Department and Rear
Admiral Cameron MGR. Winslow the
Navy Department.
About forty Senators and Representa-
tives comprised tho Congressional
funeral party which left here In three
special cars, accompanied by Senate and
House Sergeants-at-Arms and other GIN
GERS. The Senate delegation. with SEN
ator Lodge (Massachusetts). the Re
publican leader, as chairman, included
Senators Calder New York;, johnson
(California), Knox (Pennsylvania) KEEL
lcgg (Minnesota), Poindexter (Washing-
tom, Curtis tKsnsas), Harding (Ohio),
Chamberlain tOregon), smoot tUtah)'
Phelan California;. Henderson tNe-
vada), Gay OLouisiana), King tUtah). .
Martin tvirstnta), New tIndiana) and
West virginia). Other Sem
ators left on later trains.
The Senate committee was enlarged,
under revised plans made to-day, be-
cause eome Senators originally ap-
pointed on the committee were unable to
leave. including Majority Leader Martin.
while others were absent from Washing
ton.
Members OF the House conmitee III
cluded Speaker Clark and Representa-
tives Sherley (Kentucky), Webb tNorth
Carolina), Flood tVirginia), Dent
(Alabama), Sherwood (Ohio). Padgett
tTennessee), stedrnan (North Carolina),
Estopinai U>ouisana). Riordan (New
York;. MoAndrew (Illinois), daliivan
tMassachusetts). Smith New York;,
Mann Gllinois). Fordney tMichigan).
Gillett (Massachusetts). Volstead MIN
nesota) Cooper tWisconsln), Kahn
california; Butler (Pennaylvania),
Mott New York;. Hicks (New York;,
Chandler New York;. Cannon t1lli-
NOISY. Rodenburg tIllinois) and Bowers
west virginia..
Representative Kitchin North Caro-
iina), the Democratic leader, who is at
the bedside Of his daughter in Richmond,
Va, was unable to accompany the party.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-08
COURT OF APPEALS HALTS.
Sessions WIN Resume After Fu-
neral of Col. Roosevelt.
Special Despatch 10 THs SuS.

ALBANY. Jan. : THE Court OF APP
peals adjourned to-day out OF respect to
the memory OF Col. Roosevelt and will
not convene until ) o'clock tomorrow
afternoon, an hour later than the time
set foe the funeral.
He was not only a citizen 81 this
state, hut for a term he sat az Governor
In this city saii Judge II scock. land
as such Governor he and this court were
coordinate PARTS in the government OF
he State. Under those circumstances il
would seem especially appropriate that
this court should pay tribute 10 his mem
DRY and give some token OF the grief
which Is felt at his death"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-08
S TOBE At COLONIES FUNERAL

and Dean Robbins the Cathedral of ST.
John the Divine in New York. These
tenders were gratsfuliy declined. No
church on earth would be large enough
to accommodate a fraction of those who
would like to be present. Mr.. Talmage.
the rector of Christ Church, said yes
terday that he thought the present ar
rangements we're the most fitting that
could have been made.
1T is such a funeral as in keeping
with Col. Roosevelt's character" he
said. HE was the most modest of men.
II was characteristic of him that he
should have chosen to sit In pew near
the rear OF the church, that he should
have selected as his resting place the
simple plot on the top OF the hill out
there"
Rough Riders to Attend.
Last night 1t was announced that
group of Rough Riders will have places
OF honor at the funeral OF their old COM
mander. Among them are: Lieut.. Col
John G. Greenway Of Bisbee. Ariz., ia
nous football and baseball player IN his
Yale days. who returned recently from
service in France Major Roscoe Chan
ming, former Princeton halfback Major
Robert Claiming, one time tennis
player; Capt. w. Z. Dame OF Las Vegas,
NJ NJ. and Capt. Arthur F. Crosby,
active In the work OF the Military Train
ing Camps Association during tn, war
Others are George and Charles Il. l.nob-
LAUGH, Charles Mills, Edgar Knapp J.
orimer Worden w. A. Davidson. Kea-
meth D. Robinson and Guy Murohie.
At noon yesterday there were with
Mrs Roosevelt at Sycamore Hill Mrs
Alice Longworth and her husband. Capt
Archie Roosevelt, Mrs. Theodore Roose-
welt, Jr., and sMrs. Corrine Roosevelt
Robinson, Col. Roosevelt's sister.
Oher of Troops as Escort.
A. the request OF Secretary of War
Baker. Mai Gen. J. Franklin Bell Com
mander OF the Eastern Department, tel
ephoned to Sa gaanore I'M yesterday "A
formal offer of United States troops for
duty az guards and escorts az the fun
eral The message was transmitted to
the family by Col W. A. simpson. acting
Chief OF Staff 1t elicited the statement
Of Capt. Archie Roosevelt heretofore
printed as well as acknowledgment and
thanks sent through the Eastern Depart
...ent to Secretary Baker.
Ali over the United States each troop
OF Boy Scouts OF America will p'an
trees in memory of tho former Pre-
dent. The National Council Of the or
Hanzatjon said in a telegram to Mrs
Roosevelt:
an losing Col, Roosevelt our boys
and indeed the whole world. have sus-
tanned great loss. But a spirit like
his does not die and the National Coun-
ell of the Boy Scouts OF America will
endeayor in every way within its power
to see that his memory IL kept alive ard
his splendid qualities emphasized to
serve To stimulate the boyhood of our
country and the world TO better citizen
ship"
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merly OF Huntington. and the Rev.
Charles ]. Caravan OF st. Dominic's
Roman Catholic Church in oyster
Bay. Father Caravan spoke Of the
Coloners breadth OF mind and of the
inspiration he had been TO other
parishes as well as his own.
Inscription on CONN.
The body of Mr.. Roosevelt will be
placed this morning in a plain oak
collin with silver handles and a silver
plate lettered:
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a few Oyster Bay people. old family
friends. went up the hill and were ad-
mitted to the house for "a moment or
two A few from outside the town called
to pay their respects. Three of these
represented Cuba--Carlos Manual Ces-
pedes. Minister to the United States !;
Alfonso ForCede. secretary to the Cuban
House Of Representatives.. and Cayetano
de Quesada. Nice-Consul. They told
Capt. Roosevelt that Cuba Libre. through
it's Senate, had already voted to erect In
Havana a monument In memory OF the
Colonel and the republic that he helped
to establish.
Another visitor was William Loeb,
President Roosevelts first secretary and
later Collector Of the Port OF New York.
Col. Alexander Lambert of the Medical
Corps, long time Chum as we'll as physi-
clan OF Col Roosevelt. WIS also there.
He reported that Mrs Roosevelt got
some sleep Monday night and was bear
ing up as well as could be expected. He
said that her strength of character was
supporting her now and that the Amer
can people little realized how much the
former President had depended upon his
wife
Three Catholic priests walked up the
winding drive TO the house on the hill.
one OF them was the Rev. John l.. Bel
ford. formerly pastor OF the church In
oyster Bay, now OF the Church OF the
Nativity IN Brooklyn. BY hobby ne Is
a naturalist. with special leaning to-
ward bird lore Tie and the ornitholo-
gist Of Sycamore Hill had great walks
and talks together in the Old days.
His companions yesterday were the
Rev. John c. York Of Brooklyn, for
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-08

NEW worms LEADIN TT
EAplRE H'way and 10 st. Ewes. at 20.
6N'I suI Mats. To-day 4 Sat. 80.
Cl LEVTE COMEDY ! PRUVUS
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-08
Inscription on Col Tin /.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
October 81. ls5s-January 9, 1919.


There will I've no honorary pallbearers.
II Is understood that only the under
takers assistants will carry the coffin
out of the house. to and from the church.
and to the grave. All the vehicles IN the
cortegewill be automobiles.
death mask was made yesterday by
Charles Il. Fraser of Macdougal
street, Manhattan, a sculptor who had
known the Colonel for many years
Some time when Col. Roosevelt was sit
ting for bust Mr.. Fraser made minute
measurements of his head, hands and
shoulders. These, as well as the death
mask, will be available for sculptors
chosen 10 model the statues of Col
Roosevelt that will be erected in New
York and elsewhere.
All day yesterday three airplanes from
Roosevelt Field, near Mineola-named
for Quentin--circled above Sycamore
Hill, lying so low at times that the
breath OF their propellers famed the
bare tree tops. These aviators dropped
wreaths AID bowers. and to-day they
Will offer their tribute from on high
above the grave on the hilltop above
Oyster Bay Cove.
All day small black terrier oscillated
between the edge of the lawn. where the
slope OF Sycamore Hill begins, and the
porch OF the Roosevelt home Below at
the entrance TO the cove a wh.stling
buoy was moaning at intervals as the
buoy swung TO and fro. Whenever the
buoy spoke the little dog raised his muz-
Gle and echoed its voice with his own
Between times he scampered back 10
the porch and kept vigil AT the front
door The dog was Shady Mrs. Roose-
veits pet. 1t disappeared three weeks
ago, as told In THE SUN yesterday. and
Mrs. Roosevelt advertised, Offering a re-
ward for its return 1t was thought the
dog must have been stolen. as the ami
NAL was too devoted to Mrs Roosevelt
and her husband to go OF voluntarily.
hut yesterday morning when Hallett
Bum. the stable boy, went TO the ken
mel, there was Shady. roll leather collar
and all. The stable boy could only sur
mise that whoever carried Shady away
couldn't bear to keep him under the
present circumstances
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-08
COlOncI's saddle Horse.

Bum said that Col Roosevelt. when
hiring him year ago, cautioned him
most especially to take good care of the
Colonels saddle horse Truxtun, n dark
bay Virginia hunter whose arched neck
snd contour OF shoulder attest the thor
oughbred. Whatever happened. Truxtuu
was TO get plenty Of exercise. so yester-
day morning out in the field hack Of the
house there was the stable boy riding
the horse around for an hour while Al
gonquin the Shetland rony which Kermit
once rode.up the White House steps and
INTO the sick room OF his brother Quentin,
cropped the frostbJ,n grass.
Algonquin Is something over twenty
wears old now and Is retired on a pen
sion and is the ward Of another genera
ton of Roosevelts. Cob Roosevelt rode
Truxtun the last time on November 10.
the day before he went to Roosevelt
Hospital. Since then the stable boy has
cantered about on him for an hour every
morning
Many larger churches than the one
on East Main street have been offered
for the funeral service. Bishop Burgess
offered the cathedral in Garden City
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-08
People around here don't say much
but they feel 1t just the same.
Used TO Help boys.

People around here don't say much.
but they feel 1t Just the same.
Used TO Help Boys.
Why, when he was President he used
to come home and throw of his coat and
help the boys over to the flrehouse when
ever there was "A shindig. Teddy was a
hghter, he was Tammany Hall called
him a kid glove politician, but they
soon learned better-you bet they did
II heard he had rheumatism. I have
u too and | was going to ask him how
he got cured.
Quentin? oh, say, what "a boy he is
he was. He could take an automo-
bile and spin the wheel around. You
know what ] mean. Not lift the whole
thing. but one corner, and spin the
wheel to. What do you think Of that?
He was more like his father than
any OF them, Quentin was God rest
himi"
Others recalled. the Colonel's geniallty
ana wholesomness with HE neighbors
and strangers too. Not so long ago an
old couple registered at the Oyster Bay
Inn and made known that they wished
to visit the Colonel. They said they
lived on the adjoining ranch to his in
North Dakota and that they had mes.
They were taken up the hill and the
Colonel received the strangers joyously
lie took bhem into the famous trophy
room. where followed talk OF old
ranching days that warmed their heaPts
An'hour, then two passed, and when the
couple left they carried with them auto
graphed pictures OF the Colonel and
messages to the hoys.
1t is not hard TO find one who speaks
glowing!y Of Col. Roosevelt in Oyster
BAY. 1t Is impossible to find one who
does not
Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth and
her husband. Representative Longworth,
arrived at Sycamore Hill yesterday from
Washington. The Colonel's other daugh-
ter, Mrs. Richard Derby, was expected
from Aiken. s. c., last night. Cant
Archie Roosevelt received n cable mes
sage from Lieut.-Col. Theodore Roose-
Welt, Jr., saying that he and his brother,
Capt, Kermit Roosevelt both with the
American forces in Francs, were to-
gether. The message also said that
Lieut. Richard Derby of the Medical
Corps, the Coloneis son-in-law, was re-
turning to America at once.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-02-03
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the An
nual Meeting of the Stockholders OF
The Virginia shipbuilding Corpora
ton, will be held at the Of
flee of the company, in the city OF
Alexandria, Virginia, on the 31st day
of January. 1919, at II o'clock a. M,
for the purpose of electing Board of
Directors and for the transaction of
such other business as may properly
come before the meeting.
Dated this Goth day of January,
1919.
By order of the Board.
20-8t F. H. HIGGINS, secy
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-02-03
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Fatalities caused by automobile &C
cidents in 1918 in New York State
show 1889 persons were killed. Of
these, TAG were killed in New York
City. The number of deaths in 1917
was S37.
Ex-Emperor. Charles, according to
Prague Tageblatt, is contemplating
divorce action against former En-
press Zita. An alleged intrigue on
the part of the ex-empress in connec-
ton with the famous peace letter 20
Prince Sixtus will be the basis of his
action, the paper asserts.
A huge barrel arrived in Detroit
several days ago and the railway
workers bored hole in it and pure
alcohol poured forth. Joyfully they
drained the barrel and rushed the
~alcohol home where it was turned
into the stuff with a kick AMI con-
sumed yesterday. The barrel was
broken open and out rolled two large
human skeletons. The barrel had
been shipped to medical board.
And row the raiders want to know
what effect alcohol, after being used
as ealbalming fluid for human skele-
tons, will have on the human Sys-
tenn.
Resolutions calling upon Congress
to grant $500 increase in wages to
every government employee were
adopted yesterday afternoon at a
mass meeting of more than 3,GC0
workers at the Liberty Hut, Wash
ington. This action was taken follow
ing addresses by Representative Ed
ward E. Heating, of Colorado; Sec
rotary Frank Morrison, Of the
American. Y Federation Of Labor;
Representative Jeanette Rankin, of
Montana; Luther c. Steward, presi-
dent of the National Federation of
Federal Employees Unions; George
w. Batson, president of the War
Risk branch of the Federal En-
ployes' Union, No. 2, and DR.. w. Car
son Ryan, president of Local No. 2.
Cannibalism,. according to Fred
Fredctte, Canadian army deScrter,
kept six survivors Of the wrecked
Dumaru alive during twenty four
days Of drifting in lifeboat. Fred
cite said the Dumaru was abandoned
after it was struck by lightning Oc-
tober 16. In eleven days sixteen in
his boat persisted. Then, according
to the deserter, the eight remaining
agreed that the bodies Of the next to
die should be used for food. Accord
ingly, he SAID. tin RECEPTACLE was
prepared, and when the chief ensi-
neer and deck boy died their hcsh
was boiled in salt water and eaten.
The six, including Fredette. after
drifting 1900 miles, landed in The
Philippines,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-02-03

am; who was caught at Eleventh ana
Spring Garden streets after a chase
bv Policemen Barron and Murray, IS
Fa2io S.ano. Is years old, also OF
Coatesville.
According to the police, there were
three men in the store Of Sefiden
Yiener when Stano entered. Bech
S7ano. No. 44S North Eleventh street
was seated az table talking to Salim
and the proprietor. Stano drew an au-
tomato pistol from his pocket and said
he was going 10 shoot somebody. He
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-02-03

fred a shot which struck Salim in
the head and he died on the way to
The Hahnemann Hospital. He fired
two other shots at the other men who
we're crouched behind the table, but
both shots went wild.
He then fed from the store and the
police. hearing the shots and seeing
the man running, pursued and caught
him. II is thought that the men had
a disagreement in a business deal.
Wiener and Bech Stano were also ar
rested as material witnesses.