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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-23

ing of the German language from the
schoolrooms. German classes now run
ming in the high schools and normal
schools must be abandoned at once for
full compliance with the act. They may
be replaced by classes for the study Of
other foreign languages.
why pick out German exclaimed
Senator Schantz. in pleading for the de
feat Of the bill. why not French
Greek and Italian? It's unfair"
The reason II doesn't cut out those
languages is because they are the Ian
guages Of civilized nations" replied
Senator Barr. of Allegheny, pushing tho
bill. THE German nation has been
barbaric and the German language has
been the language of barbarism from
start 10 fnish.'!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-23
Oldest 33d Degree Mason Buried

Edward $. Wyckoff. who died at
Beverly. y. j.. Sunday at the age Of
ninety two years. was buried today
Mr.. Wyckoff had been associated with
j. II. Schenck 4 Sons. Sixth and
Arch streets. for sixty five years. He
was the oldest living thirty third de .
gre" Mason and the oldest living mem
Der of Jerusalem Lodge. No. 10. He
was also member Of Montgomery
Lodge. No. 10. F. and 4. NJ. Har-
mony r. 4. Chapter No. - St John
Commandcry. No. 4. X. r.: Philadel
rha Consistory. A. and A. Rite. an,
the Masonic Veterans.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-23
DUST GERMAN LANGUAGE
Ban Enemy Tongue From Schools
hY Bill Just Passed

Harrisburg. April 23.-lso Of tn"
German language in Pennsylvania =
public and state normal schools is pro
hbitcd by action of III" Senate in pass
ing the Davis bill by final vote of 4"
3. The measure has already passed tn"
House and needs only Governor SnrouI
signature TO make its provisions Of
fective.
The three votes against the bill were
cast bv Senator Samuel w. SaIus. OF
Philadelphia Senator Haskell. "t
Northumbcrland and Senator S"hantz'
Of Lehigh.
The measure aims for tho quick oust o
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-23
NEW YORK SHIPYARD READY
FOR GREAT TASKS OF PEACE
Employs $1,000 Men, Compared h 1000 Before ar,
md Is Increasing Force by 1000 a Month

EROM employing 1000 mon before tn"
war. the Now York Shipbuildins
Corporation is now employing $4,000
men. and adding t" these 1000 new
workers every month. During tho war
it built n considerable number of the
dcstroycrs for I'nclc Sam. who's" ad
vent into the war slew tho submarine
menace. and thereby contributed greatly
to tho Allies success. Now. rs
peace has its victories no loss rc
nowncd than war" the chief task of
this great Shipyard is TO build tho car
ricrs of the country'~ commerce
70 this sid" Of tho shipyard over =
hundred acres. running for mile and
half along the river from the Allan
Il" city Railroad. 14OO modern homes
have been built for tho employees Each
home contains six rooms or more aud
u bath: it is electrically lighted. with
all modern Improvements. \ house
rents from 500 a month up. depend
ing upon the locality: lJ.wM mon
means total family population Of
-. 600 or NOR" than half the r0pula
tiNn Of camden More and more work
crs arc coming 10 take advantage of
Tia" excellent living conditions at the
ward. the well being If whose employees
keeps busy mn industrial service depart
mcnt consisting of Staf Of fourteen
persons under the supervision Of Harry
II. Humphreys. its manager and vice
president of tho Fairviow Realty Com
u"uN. which huilt tn" Iorkship Vii
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-23
REFORMS AWAIT
CHARTER HEARING
Penrose and Ware Fight to Draw
in Legislature Battle at
Harrisburg
AMENDMENTS EXPECTED

81 n SfOT orr 'NDT.N'N'
Harrisburg. April % Further prog.
ress on Philadelphia < reform legislation
has been blocked until after the hearing
next Tuesday on the Woodward charter
bills.
No further move is expected from
either the Penrosc or Ware factions until
after the hearing. The bills will then
be reported out Of the Senate commit
tee for final action in the Senate.
They will then br sent TO tho House.
where the real fight m charter revision
Is to take place Tho first move will
probably he an attempt by both sides
to amend the bills.
"All of the philadclphIa bills will
have been enacted and will be before
the Governor for his conSidcrati ion
within three weeks. was tho way Sen
ator Ponrosc summed MP the situatlon
Narc men are understood to hr pre-
pairing series of Amendments and arc
confident that the Governor will ,upDO.
their program.
Their amendments. il il understood
will be- made to conform :, ith the IDEAS
outlined by tho Governor in his inter
view in tho EvINING PI BIC lIDrEE
on Monday \ small ,ounril. with a
membership based on ward representa-
ton: elimination Of the police and fr"
mon from politics and change in tho
city's fiscal system is understood t" h"
the program which tn" Nar' forces
will stand for.
Ware Men Confident
If thc Pcnro>o supporters aud 'nd"-
pendcnts decline to compromise and in
sist on the Woodward bill going through
in its present shape, Narc men are con
fdent that the Woodward measure will
be defeated in the House.
Up TO the present the pCnro~e men
have declared against any CompromiS"
and have insisted that any amendments
TO the charter bills must he made by
the 'friendS' Of the measures.
So far the rival factions appear t"
have fought n draw. Senator rem
rose has tho satisfaction Of knowing
that the charter bills were advanced on
the Senate reading raIcndarS and that
the Daiy bill to incrcaS" the force of
the district attorney j. out Of commit
tee.
On the other hand. Senator Var" j.
credited with having STAYED of final
action 10 the Senate on the Woodward
bill for another week.
BY that time Governor Sproui is OK
pccted to bc on the scene of action. Tn"
Governor. according t" attaches Of his
Office, will reach the capital Monday
from Hot Springs, Va.
Senator Pcnrosc has issued state
ment expressing qualification over the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-23
Community Square

This school will bo 10 the side Of the
community square. which forms a great
Yorkship Village converge On this
hub Of the little city are now building
an apartment house for tho accommoda
tion Of 100 families. hotel for single
mon. a theatre. bank lodge rooms and
ScNnral stores.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-23
LIFE INSURANCE PLAN
BY STATE PROPOSED
IN R0RkE MEASURE
Philadelphia Representative
Drafts Bill Modelled After
Laws Of Western States
Bv n StoG Correspondent

Harrisburg. April ga life fund
for the purpose for paying insurance
and annuities. TO be administered by
the state. is provided in bill to be in e
troduced in the House today by Repre-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-23
Man Attempts Suicide In Saloon

John German. thirty ono years old,
of 100 Brown street. attempted suicide
by taking poison in saloon at Second
and Brown streets. last night. He was
taken to the Roosevelt Hospital. and
later was arrested
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-23

Tn" village rOvNr> over 300 acres. II
ha> eight miles of concrete streets. with
y Width Of from 20 10 200 fcet Elm
aUpl" and other trees have heen literally
planted. 4 boulevard eighty feet wild"
runs through the heart Of the village
for II mile. Trains and trolors con
n""t tn" village with tho yards and
Camden outside. The transportation
system is in charge Of Samuel Weiss.
and runs 50 efficiently that the - 900
workers are got out Of tho yards within
tW"lv" minutes after the whistle has
blown.
Scattered Fairgrounds for the young
~t"rS. common for the older folks. aud
an athletic field which will bc second
I" non" when complctc. and which
covers eighteen acres. arc among the
outdoor features Of life in the Now
York Shipbuildng yards. The athletic
association has just been reorga nizcd :
two days ago it started now member
snip enlistment. In tho two davs il
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-05
TRAITORS TO i. 6.
WORKED IN PRISON

Paris, Feb. 3-Traitors to the United
States worked among American pris-
oners in Germany endeavoring to win
them to the German cause.
When they failed to convince them
of the right of the Hun. other agents
sought to spread the doctrine Of Boil
shevism.
And when this failed every effort
was made to break the morale of the
man imprisoned, through cruelty and
abuse.
Sergeant Edgar NJ. Halyburton. Of
the 10th U. S. Infantry. who was
prisoner in the camp at Rastatt, Ger
many. tells the story of the German
propaganda there and OF the disloyalty
Of two American soldiers.
According to Halyburton. Private
Nicholoff, 23rd infantry, and Private
Halas, 18th infantry, We're traitors to
the United States and co-operated
with Captain Won Taucher, the Ger
man propaganda chief at the camp, to
reduce the morale of the other Ameri-
cans.
Neither Nicho1off nor Halas were
Americans. NichoIoff. whose real
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-05
LOCAL DISEASE
ORDIN ANCE TO
RE DRAWN SOON

An ordinance providing for ths
treatment. cure and prevention q
venereaI diseases in The city of Pensa-
cola viii he drawn up by the hoard of
commissioners and City Attorney John
3. Jones some time this week This i
in connection with the work which has
been planned by the city clinic
The Jacksonville ordinance will
serve as a model for Pensacola. but the
local one viii be much less drastic in
several OF its sections. The city attorn-
ey has given the opinion that they d.
not meet the conditions as they exist
here, and that several OF tho provisions
OF the ordinance governing Jackson
vile are illegal ana that lie doubts
tile validity Of others The remainin2
sections viii probably form the basis
FOR similar ordinance 10 be adopt
ca here.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-05

agency under the control and super
vision of the Postmaster General. and
the agents and employees OF the tele-
phone company, in a sense are loaned
to federal control; and the company
is not responsible for the regulations
or attempted regulations. complained
OF in the bill"
Diemisses the Bill.
The judge decided for this reason
that: 1T follows therefore, that the
Bell Telephone company is not a
proper party to the bill and as to it,
the bill should be dismissed. AS to
the defendant, Burleson. in the alb
sence of his consent. the court is with
out jurisdiction, and the bill must be
dismissed as TO him."
Attorney DeVane, OF the state rail-
road commission, held among other
points, that the resolution of congress-
under which the Postmaster General
was designated for federal administra-
ton by the president, limits his au-
thority to government communications
and censorship. and reserves and con-
tinues the law of the state and au-
thority of complaints for rate regula-
ton over telephone lines in Florida
he L. attorney on benaII or
| the defendant, BurleScn, filed a writ
! ten objection to the granting of any
/! injunction against the latter, because
| it appears by the bill, that he is an in
; habitant pei t3nalIy and officially of
/ the city of Washington. District of
| Columbia, and objects to being sued
| in the northern district of Florida or
! elsewhere than in the district whereof
/ he is an inhabitant"
| State Cites Brown.
The state contended that there had
/ been no other supervision of the OPP
Grafton of the telephone company in
| Florida than the state railroad COM
! mission. since federal control went
! into effect. Further, they contended
! that the state had Jurisdiction since
| the operation of the Bell lines in this
| state was made known to the state
| commission by j. Eppes Brown, first
! vice president of the Southern Bell
! Telephone and Telegraph company and
not by the federal government All
| such contentious of the state were
! denied by Judge Sheppard.
L. :. Attorney John l.. Necley rep
resented the government and acted
for A s. Burleson. w. A. BIount and
Fred Myers appeared for the tele-
: phone company. Attorney a. DeVane
! of the state railroad commission, pre-
| sented the arguments of the state.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-05
HEAD STUFFED FROM
CkTARRH OR A COLD
Says Cream Applied in Nostrils
Opens Air Passages Right Up.

Instant relief no waiting. Your
clogged nostrils open right up; the air
passages of your head clear and you
can breathe freely. No more hawking
snuffing. blowing. headache, dryness
No struggling for breath at night;
your cold or catarrh disappears
Get small bottle of Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist now. Apply
q little of this fragrant, antiseptic.
healing cream in your nostrls. 1t
penetrates through every air passage
IF the head, soothes the inflamed or
ywollen mucous membrance and relief
homes instantly.
It's just fine. Don't stay stuffed up
With cold or nasty catarrh-adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-05
CLAIM ATTEMPT TO
WRECK AFFAIRS OF
u. S. BEING MADE

Washington. Feb. 4-Sweening in
designations Of Bol9hevik L ". w,
and other propagandaists was ordered
unanimously by the senate after two
hours tempestuous discussion in which
several seators declared the organiza-
tions are plotting 70 overthrow the
American government by violence
The senate judiciary subcommittee,
which for more than year has been
Investigating the pro-German ana
brewers propaganda. was authorized
by the senate resolution TO conduct
new inquiry. The committee will be-
gin work probably next Friday: The
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-05
UNITED FRUIT co.
TO BEGIN TO u Sc
DAY DURING JUNE

st. Andrews. Feb. A. specially
Juneo this year it is expected that
the United Fruit Company will begin
the use of this port for the tranship-
ment of fruit. Crawford II. Ellis Of
the company. has announced that it
is probable the use OF the port will
begin with the arrival of one steam
shi every two weeks. The use of the
new ort is not exected to affect the
ort of New Orleans in any way.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-05

tual damage inflicted by the
enemy, although il has been sua-
gested that adjustment ot this
question might be facilitated by
the adoption of an estimate of the
gross sum. based on the arelimin-
airy examinations which already
been made by army officers.
One way of solving these p-ob-
lens which may be adopted, will
be through the creation of various
commissions to work after the
final adjustment of the peace con-
ference, with full powers to en-
force the execution of their de-
crees.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-05
FIG CITY FARMS
WILL PRODUCE
SIMILAR CROPS

Fig City farmers. organized recently
into a growers association. viii plant
similar crops at certain stated times
for the spring and summer harvest.
/. w. Hardy. pres dent of the
growers association. Will instruct the
farmers at d meeting which viii be
held tomorrow night, with a view TO in
creased production.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-05
4 | CONGRESSIONAL
MEDALS ARE GIVEN
3 T A V z TROOPERS

Washington. Feb 4.-The award of
forty-on congressional medals of
honr, Americas highest military
decoration, which had previously been
given to only three men for service
in the great war was announced by
the war department today. The lists
included eight officers and thirty three
enlisted men.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-05

senator's Joined in an impassioned de
nunciation OF alleged propa ganda and
alos of meeting held here last sun
day at which the Russian soviet GOV
eminent was praised a. superior 70
tile American form OF government.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-05

washington, Feb. American mer-
chant sailors must pass swimming
tests before getting their degrees. the
shipping board notified its merchant
marine schools today. Swimming les
sons will be provided Immediately ana
swimming tests set up which the stu
dent sailors must pass before beln6
granted their graduation certificates.
New Orleans, Feb. 4.-Rains in the
belt and the announcement that gov
eminent restrictions had been re-
moved from English mills put the
price of Gotten higher today. In the
first half hour Of trading the active
months rose 81 to 80 points higher.
Berne. Feb. ALBERT Thomas the
French socialist, and former member
of the war council, offered a motion
at the socialist conference today, plac-
ing at the head of the program ques-
lions of the responsibility for the war
and the future of socialism.
Buenos Aires. Monday, Feb. 4.-Dis-
patches from Chile tonight report an
alarming situation at AntOfaGasta.
where, 1t is said. that disorders have
taken an admittedly Bolshevist turn.
1t is said that agitators are demanding
the establishment of a new govern
ment there. The police are said to
have captured documents showing a
long list of business houses which are
to be sacked and destroyed by mobs.
Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. 4.-William
c.. McAdoo was retained today as
counsel by a recently organized NOV
ing picture company. Mr.. McAdoo is
spending the winter near here.
Washington. Feb. 4.-Award of con-
gressional medals of honor. the high
est American military decoratio to
two officers and twenty nine enlisted
men of the army in France, was an
nounced today by the war department
Only three of the medals had been
awarded previously for service in the
great war.
Nantes, France, Feb. 4-General
Pershing arrived here last evening
After a short stay in the city. he left
for Tours, where he will inspect Am
erican environments and depots.
Lunenburg n. S, Feb. 4.-The
schooner William Duff. of this port
has been abandoned at with q
cargo of salt from Turks Islands. ac-
cording to information received to-
day by the owners. The crew was
rescued by the steamer Philadelphia
New Yor kbound from Curacao. The
Duff was a new vessel and registered
All tons.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-05

To Cure HabituaI Consumption
Take "L.AN-FOS WITH PEPSINs for
two or three weeks. \ Liquid Tonic
laxative Pleasant TO take soc. l.
Regulates ADV.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-05
Qunine That Does Not Affect Head

Because Of its tonic and laxative eff
feet. LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE
(Tablets) can be taken by anyone
without causing nervousness or ring
ing in the head. There is only one
"Bromo Quinine." Z. ". Groves Sig
nature Oh the ba1. COO.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-05
-. and at big RI. stations
in New York, Chicago, ETC., etc.

II TAcf:
railway stands sales reports received BY US
the following printed evidence that
large part of the travelling public, east-the
preference Fatna is equally strong East and West:
YoRk-Pe HvanaI biggest seller
YoRx-G Cenrasa 'Faam elsanyth
CHICAGO Par r Static tira st
u Station: tlma lea a oil
La st Depot" atna sci among brands
PuAp ElpuA-B Breads St Station: TINA il second {
ATIAsr Cry Reading alton: Fairai IS biggest
ArAx1 cCIrY-Pe Saton:fF aima is best sci
Grand Central Penn
- Depo"F atn,a lead a he brands n
CrtrlR K atom: Faim ! ae
rrnsofNY Y. N. & H R. Afo
aSadon:t Faimas largest cigarette.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-05

Hartford, Conn, Feb. 4.-By vote
of 20 to IA. the Connecticut senate
this afternoon refused TO ratify the
federal prohibition amendment.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-05
Ne,Us In Brief
From All Over
The Universe

Jersey City, y. J., Feb. 4-Dr George
PIERCE. of Montclair, N j., research
chemist for the Colgate Soap Manu-
featuring plant here, and VINO was
burned in the chemicals explosion at
the plant Yesterday, died today of his
injuries.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-05
PRESIDENT PRE-
SIDES IN NIGHT
SESSION OF MEET

Continued from Page One.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-05
INJUNCTION IS RE
FUSED IN RAIL CASE

Continued from Page One.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-05

Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. 4.-William
c. McAdoo was retained today as
counsel by a recently organized NOV
ing picture company. Mr.. McAdoo is
spending the winter near here.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-05

Berne. Feb. ALBERT Thomas, the
French socialist. and former member
of the war council, offered a motion
at the socialist conference today, plac-
ing at the head of the program ques-
tions of the responsibility for the war
and the future of socialism.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-05

Nantes. France. Feb. 4.-Genera
Pershing arrived here last evening
After a short stay in the city. he left
for Tours, where he will inspect Am
erican environments and depots.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-02-22
French Army Band Veterans
Are To Be Salem S Guests

One of the big features Of the Fourth
Liberty Loan was the appearance Of the
French army band in many eastern
cities, an organization of battle-scarred
veterans from the trenches. Vast sums
were raised by their patriotic music
Now that peace has been declared
they have been granted an extensio
Of leave by their government in or
der TO make a tour Of America visitin'
our important cities to further cement
that entente cordiale (which has SO
long existed between the sister repub-
lies.
Many musicians wear soldiers uni
forms, but there is only one band
whose members not only are veterans
of the war, with medals for bravery
under fire, but also musicians Of the
highest rank, graduates and prize-wis
ners Of the Paris Conservatory.
II is said that man can express
truly only what he has himself expei
fenced. Consider, then, the wild exul
tation of t'IIa Marseillaise hlarinf
from the trumpets of heroes of Franc
or the splendid fire and rhythm of tn,
g Sambre ct Meuse." which battle
march is the war-cry of the Poilu.
The French army band veterans have
heard the tearing crash of shells; they
know tho deadly vapors of poison gas
they have felt the weight Of Germany :
gray-gr lines; and have throw
them back; they have given themsclve
to France, heart and soul and body
What they have seen and felt and don't
is expressed in their incompatible
music.
| Captain Fernand Plolain, the direct
or, won these highest musical honor
of the European continent in ante bel
lum days. in war time he was decor
ated for bravery, for valor while lead
ing his men to battle, And now h,
brings to us this organization of battle
Scared men of France, to show tn
tentente eordiale' between Franc
and America
1t is an event Of a lifetime to hea
| these heroes, and we are fortunate in
dc " having them come TO our city
We shall hear them play the Sta
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-02-22

salaried clerks as well as men with
trades own and operate them.
In many instances they have been
the means to more economical and bet
ter living, enabling their owners 10 nvC
in rural districts where rents and liv
ing is cheaper and vet reach their place
of business easily every day. The same
is true of the business man wno has
found the automobile an invGiuablt
business assistant, actually saving hiu
much in time, energy and money.
A recent investigation into the usC
Of automobiles in farming districts, re
vealed the fact that the passenger auto
mobile is used ninety percent of thC
time for utility purposes.