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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-11
CITY OWES U. S. FOR WORK
Bills In Excess Of $5oo,ooo Go over
to Moore Administration

More bills for the Moore administra-
ton to meet come forward. They ex-
ceed $500. 900 900 to be paid to the
United States Government for munic-
ipal Improvement during the war.
Director Datesman, of the Depart
ment of Public Works, introduced
this afternoon in Councils an appro-
priation to the bureau Of surveys of
s216 062. 80 to pay the long delayed bill
for grading and sewer work done by the
Federal Government during the war on
the Elmwood tract in the Fortieth
ward, between Sixty first and Seven
tieth streets.
He also introduced an appropria
tion to the bureau of highways to pay
the United States Government 500.
p"t go for highways constructed and
water pipes laid by the government
luring the war.
The bills were presented with the
understanding that they will be part
of the first loan program under the
new administration. They were re
ferred to the finance committee.
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Tiger Is Cheered
by London CrOWd
Continued From Page One

Genus visit to London, which places him
in the British capital ut the same time
with Foreign Minister Scialoia. OF Italy,
has given rise to talk of the possibility
Of the forming of new triple alliance.
with the object of securing the execu-
ton of the German peace treaty and
effecting other objects on the league of
nations program.
In the opinion of French newspaper
writer's. notably "Pertinax" in the
Echo de Paris. and st. Brice, in the
Journal. the departure of Under Secre-
tary Polk and the other American del
egates from Paris closes one stage of
the Peace Conference stage of the
while 'the hollow shell of the league
NAV perhaps remain. the era of alliances
has returned" and NJ. Clemenceau goes
to London to tighten up the entente
cordiale.
"But with America" 4" remarks Per
tinax." at will be more difficult. The
French people. and even the govern
ment, labor under the delusion that it
liz only necessary to revel in idealist
programs to be assured Of American
assistance. This is quite untrue. Amer
leans are fond of humanitarian senti-
ments. but believe that charity begins
at home"
NJ. Clemcnceau' paper. L'Homme
Librc, however, takes an optimistic view
of the situation, saying: ''The Amer
ican Senate's attitude, although con-
trary to the veritable interests of the
worlds peace, is not representative OF
the American peoples sentiments to-
ward US. Business is business, but
the time has passed when nations con
tent themselves with dealing strictly
with business.
"America. which made war 30 well,
came into it late, but regained the
time lost. America is coming into the
peace also belated, but when she does
she will enter the league Of nations, in
cluding Il financial and economic al
lance with all democracies, with .vigor
energy and efficiency"
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WOULD MAKE WORLD DRY
Wayne Wheeler Urges Churches TO
Unite In Campalan -.

Baltimore, Dec. 11,-(By A. P. -
That the churches should unite to drive
the liquor traffic from the whole world
was the recommendation made at the
meeting here today of the federal coun 80
Gil Of churches by Wayne B. Wheeler,
attorney for the Anti Saloon League.
Mr.. Wheeler declared that the only
way to enforce the national prohibit
ton amendment would be through the
building up on the part of church people
of great militant public sentiment
for law and order"
1.-THE government" he added, sis 60
ing to ask every church in the United
States to get back of the amendment" t"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-11
FIRE IN TOOL WORKS
Blaze Quickly Halted In Griffith
Plant Tempering Room

A fire which started in the tempering
room of the Griffith Tool Works. Sec
ond and Duucannon streets, shortly be-
fore midnight last night, caused a
$1,000 loss and was only prevented from
destroying the entire plant by quick
work on the part OF Engine Co. No. 5l.
The blaze, which was discovered by
John Stroud, night watchman, and
Patrolman Gessner, of the Branchtown
police station, gained headway because
Of the quantity of oil saturated mate
rial in many rooms. The cause Of the
fire is undetermined. Work will be
carried on as usual today.
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Outside influence
Says Moore in ROuU
centanued From raso One

Continued From PaSe One
night from a duck hunting trip aboard
Commodore Louis H. Eisenlohr's yacht
In Chesapeake bay.
David J. Smyth, who will be his city
solicitor; Thomas w. Cunningham,
clerk of courts and president of the
Republican Alliance, and George W.
Coles, chairman of the Town Meeting
party. were his companions on the trip.
Mr.. Moore was asked if he knew
that leading independents had started
new movement TO have Mr.. Coles
named director of public safety in rec
Dgrition of his campaign work.
Coles and Cunningham "SpIendid''
''Bfr. Coles is o good campaigner and
q splendid fellow" was his comment.
.sHow about Mr.. Cunningham 2" was
asked.
s'Mr. Cunningham is good cam
paigner and splendid fellow" was
the reply.
''As to reported breakers ahead :"
said the Mayor elect, when asked IL the
incoming administration was threatened
with opposition, ~ have heard little
and care less.
"The Philadelphia ship of state is
in new hands and will be steered in a
straight course, despite the rocks or
pitfalls or traps that have been pre-
dicted. Resisting elements, if there be
such, will learn this sooner or later.
The Mayor is not impotent and four
years is long while to be on bad
terms"
Names His Majority
Mr.. Moore named the majority Of
eleven members of the new Council who
were elected on his ticket. They are
In the Fourth district, Francis F..
Burch, George Connell and James A.
Develin; Sixth district, Sigmund J.
Cans, William w. Roper and Charles
II Won Tagen; Seventh district Alexis
j Limeburner, Hugh L. Montgomery
and Richard Weglein, and Eighth dis
trict, William r. Horn and Robert 7.
Patton. '',Those eleven men were
elected on the same ticket with the
Mayor ne said "and stood squarely
for the things he stood for In the cam :
pai!sn .,,.,. ..u -,.,,,s,..,
stitute minority Of the body as elect
ed, we have from the First district Ed
win r. Cox, William +. Finley anC
IQNtDu lAVliA tue pttOuN
district. Charles B. Hall and William
McC|oacb; from the Third district. Isaac
10. HetzelI. from the Fourth district
David g. Frankenfield from the Fifti
district, Eduard Buchholz and SimoI
Waiter, and from the Eighth district
John j. Mckinley, Jr.
s'Not one OF the above twenty on,
members has expressed to me any sigl
whatever that would lead me 10 believ
shey proposed to attack or obstruct th
inconning administration. On the con
4rary. all those to whom l have spokei
have expressed willingness TO serve
These men will be bound together wit
fht Mayor for four long years. Is |
ennceiyable that any of them, or par
= ficuiarly minority Of them, woul
seek to oppose the city charter unde
4hich they were elected and put them
Sel4ee In opposition TO the administra
ilan without good public cause at tn
tsfl outset of four years term. durin
2IIch they must confer moreSor les
fft1is NiIh regard 70 Official aifairsg
81 teg heI'sfs islRnd 4 Anfnet going L
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WHO SHOT Mo0RE'S DUCKS7
Mayor.elect, Back From Cunning
Trip, Tells Of CanVasbacks

Who shot the ducks Mayor elect
Moore and his party enjoyed while on a
hunting trip in Chesapeake bay?
"We ate canvasback ducks every
day" Mr.. Moore said this afternoon,
and he added that seven ducks had been
shot.
did you shoot any?" he was asked.
1T brought home two" he replied,
emphasizing brought"
He also announced that George W.
Coles had " brought home two ducks. "
Then he admitted that "a heavy fog
set in over Turkey Point just as MIR;
Coles went into action with the gun; "
II is whispered that Colonel Bill
Douglas, a former county commissioner
in the city and now an expert duck
hunter, "advised" the Mayor elect s
party how and where to slay the ducks.
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CLOTHING AGAIN TO SOAR
$50 VIII Be popular" Price for
Suits Next Spring

Chicago, Dec. 11.-(By A. P0-.
Clothing prices will continue upward
next spring. Charles E. Wry, secre-
tary of the National Association of Re
tail Clothiers, announced today, explain
ing steps taken by the association to
assist Attorney General A. Mitchell
Palmer in combating the high cost of
wearing apparel.
The causes of high prices are beyond
the control of the retail dealers, Wry
declared, but members of the associa
ton are preparing to hold further price
advances to the minimum, at the sacri-
fee of their own profits.
Popular priced suits. which sold be-
fore the war at 500 and now retail at
$50 will bring $50 or more next spring,
WrY said.
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Offices to women? That phase of the
question we shall thresh out at future
meetings.
I'VE arc abolishing what we deem
obsolete and antiquated as we are add
ing what we consider progressive. Take
the subject of dueling. Our present
constitution disfranchises the duelist.
Our committee already has decided to
urge the elimination of that clause"
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Wilson Reverses court.MartIaI

Washington, Dec. 11.-(By A. P.)-1
Court martial sentence of dismissal
imposed on Lieutenant Colonel Vir-
ginius e. CLARK, signal corps, formerly
head of the engineering section of the
aviation service has been disapproved
by President Wilson and the officer re-
stored to duty. The President held that
the evidence was insufficient. The
charges were not made public.
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NEW YORK SEEKS RELIEF
Easing Of Coal Restrictions Asked
BY Local AdmLnlstrator

New York, Dec. 11.-(By A. P.)-.
Permission to allow department stores
and office buildings here which depend
upon the use of soft coal for light,
heat and power to keep open regular
hours, provided they cut down their
of the fuel administration at Washing
ton today by Lewis Nixon, fuel di :
rector for New York city. He ex
pressed the opinion that coal restric-
t&hB Of some kind will be necessary
sd&til early liz February
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-11
ALL is WELL, SAYS LANSING
No Difference With Wilson Over
Mexican Situation, He Declares

Washington, Dec. 11.-(By A. P.)-
There is, not and never has been any
Wilson and the State Department on
the handling of Mexican affairs, Sec
retary Lansing said today.
Mr.. Lansing was discussing published
reports that the Presidents attitude on
the Fall resolution requesting break
with the Carranza Government was q
reversal of the policy adopted by the
department.
Dispatches from Washington yester-
day told of rumors in the capital that
Mr.. Lansing, nettled by the alleged
overthrow of his Mexican policy by the
President, might leave the cabinet.
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DEATHS

Jones) widow OF Charles II. ouarles. nela-
tives and friends invited to funeral services,
Fri. 2 y. M. 6647 McMahon ave. Int. pri-
DE cosTA.-Dec. 10 JUILBTTE BID
DIE. wife Of Charles Frederick Pc Costa
Pa. st; lsth: 3 n. Int. Good samsri-
tan hn1fLINfR LhSNIsHi Mbec. ii, HERMAN, husband
OF "a MANI t.ii ! Mllner. aged 1s Relatives and
friends, also. Sons Of Halbertsteip lFrieds
Sited 70 funeral services. Fri. p. M. At
1925 N. s2d st. Int. Har Nebo Gem. Kindly
0l'ioi pr MA MA :ssApsc. IA. ALEXANDER, hus-
hand .of Annie Dunlap, aged ~ Hsdlatiysss d. 9.
Car harm. r r. T, and atonemen Fsl-
iowship qf Darby. invited e funeral. Sat.
Nj Zion Cam. Friepdp may call Ert Z
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u. s. run Reported Lost

Halifax, n. s., Dec. 1.-THE United
States shipping board tug Bison bound
from the Great Lakes for halltax, has
been lost, according to reports received
here
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-04-11
To Be Visited BY
Tank in Actieh.

A real bona fide bsttle-tank
made BY uncle Sam to xancqi1h
HIM. win be seen n IAi5
on Wednesday. April Is 1919.
This tank will be one Of the
features Of the Victory Loan special
train that will visit Lexington on
the date mentioned. It weighs
more than seven tons, is armored,
and is about is feet long and 10
feet high. 1t will be carried on a
special flat car, and under its own
power will parade the streets Of
the city.
The special train will arrive at
800 p. m, and will leave at 1890
p. m.
The tank will be manned by SOL
diers who have seen actual service
overseas. Brief addresses will be
made by the soldiers and civilians
who are on the special train.
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Good Roads
MASS Meeting.

Ii response to call by Gov Rob
eris 6 the D psople in each of the
Us Counties to come together II a
mass meeting last monday for the
purpose of passing on the prop.
osition to issue Good Roads bonds
to the amount Of fifty million dol
lars, Henderson county responded
in meeting of exceedingly credit
able size and undisputed progress.
iyeness.
The meeting was presided over
by County Judge L. B. johnson
with Joe A. Deere and 7. M. Hanna
as Secretaries.
Speeches fayoring the enormous
Good Roads bond issue were made
by Hons. 7. A. Lancaster, f. W.
Essary, F. M. Davis, all of whom
have represented Henderson county
in the Legislature, and Hon. j. L.
Jones of Sardis, who at one time
when living in Decatur Co. was
elected to the State Senate. All
made excellent speeches, but Mr..
Davis was the first to express the
belief that Henderson county did
not have a citizen foolish enough
to oppose good road from Jack
son to Lexington. from Lexington to
Perryvill, via Parsons and from
Lexington to Savannah via Reagan
and Sardis the final vote
showed there are some, a very few
Representative A. S Montgomery
was present and made a very
lucid explanation Of the bill
satisfactorily answering all questions
After speech making closed a
motion instructing Hon. A. S
Montgomery to vote and work fol
passage of the Ca nero MI o n
Good Roads bill was carried over
whelmingly almost unanimously
There was a little opposition in the
vote but none outspoken. The
principal disgruntlement seems tc
be on the West side of the count,
where many complain that the
roads have been sadly neglected.
The chairman was authorized
and did appoint several cit
liens TO attend the great State
Good Roads meeting to be held IL
Nashville on the 10th inst. Thursda!
OF this week. -
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Dead For Twen-
ty-Five Years.

| WASHINGTON, D. c.. April d.
To have constituents calling on him
to transact their business 25e'years
after he is dead, that is a reputation
any congressman should be proud
of. +
Today an elderly man entered
the House Office building and in
quired Of Capt. Irwin, the guard, for
The Office of Judge L. c. Houk Of
Knoxville, Tenn"
There's nobody in Congress by
that name" said the guard.
oh, you can't fool me. recon |
know who is the congressman from
my own home town." reiterated the
visitor hotly.
His son is here" the guard re-
piled. i Will call him.
i don't want to see his son"
tested the visitor. Il want to see
the old gentleman himself"
Capt. Irwin sent for W. c. Houck,
assistant to the superintendent Of
the House Office building, to con-
vince the man. Mr.. Houck said
his father had been dead Is years
and quit Congress 2S years ago,
or in 1891. Five men have held
his seat since he retired.
"Shucks," said the old man. And
I've been voting for him all that
time"
He then sought a live congress-
man to help him in his troubles.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-04-11
Memphis Makes
| Royal Welcome,

Last Sunday the citysof Memphis
1.-THE metropolis Of Tenn had ,ns
business and tperhsps little fsiisioh]
except to make welcome the boys
Of the 115 Field Artillery regiment
back to Gods country"-and il
Memphis left anything undone that
she might have thought Of to make
the boys at home and to furnish
them plenty Of the rarest Of good
things to eat and to drink, she will
apologize and promise to do better
next time-for Memphis. never
falls down on a thing that is by
way Of appeal to her patriotism OF
charity.
The three trains or sections OF
the same train, carrying the boys
(of whom about $50 came fron
Memphis and the immediate vicin-
ity) reached Memphis at about 8
o'clock and relatives of the home
soldiers were admitted to the Union
Station to see their sons and broth
esrs who had been away some 18
months. The first entertainment
offered the boys was by the huge
Red Cross canteen, after which the
day was rapidly passed. the parade
lasting from IL. noon, until 1:30,
winding up at the Scottish Rite
Cathedral, where the principal ban
quet of the day was spread-but
the Y. M. c. A. kept open house all
day, the Home Of the Knights Of
Columbus spread wide its hospital
doors under the overseas K-C sign,
EVERYBODY WELCOME AND
EVERYTHING FREE. There were
fraternal clubs that WED with each
other in entertaining the returned
heroes. the Street Railway Com
| pany furnished each one book Of
car tickets and the theatres and
picture shows were wide open to
the ST. Mihiel and the Argonne
Woods heroes. We must not forget
the 1,250 layer cakes that were
made by the hands OF Memphis
women and were on the various
tables at which the soldiers were
entertained throughout the city.
Col. Harry Berry. commanding
the 1l5tb. while in the city was the
guest of Col William j. Bacon, a
Memphis man, who before he went
into the war was the City Judge Of
Memphis and Clerk Of the Criminal
Court of Shelby county-a man Of
whom Memphis is Justly proud and
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-04-11
Burglars Make
$l,4OO,OO Haul.

Possibly the biggest burglary
ever pulled off In Lexington occur
Ted Monday night at an unknown
hour, when the Watson Drug Store
on the West corner Of the Public
Square was entered by the from
door and watches, morphine etc
removed to the value of $1,400 OF
more.
The robbery was discovered al
about 700 o'clock Tuesday morning
when DR.. Watson found the door
not locked but that it did not open
readily and two tablets were in the
way of its opening.
The watches, usually kept on dis
play in a glass case in the front Of
the drug store. were kept at night
in a locked wooden cabinent in the
prescription department at the
rear of the main room Of the drug.
store.
AL these watches were stolen
likewise a lot of morphine and other
dope" by breaking the lock after
Intellectual search for the key to the
cabinet, as evidence by the small
drawers left open.
Blood hounds were procured
from Jackson and arrived on the
8 a. m. train Tuesday morning but
they found no trail.
On Monday afternoon two strange
men stood on the pavement at the
drug store and Van Watson remark
ed to his father that one of the
men was evidently a dope fiend.
1t is also rendered that the
same two men were in the drug
store Monday afternoon and made
small purchases.
The night train is doubtless a
great help to such thieves in max
ing their getaway.
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How Our Boys
Smashed line.

KpQ2yille. Tenn April s..
|Thlee things.a terrific bolnbards
|mdnts q heavy fod and the splsi q
the soldiers to do or die-Brie. Gen.
l. D. Tyson. commander lof the
59th Brigade, gives credit for the
breaking in the Hindenbure line.
The battle of Bellicourt and
Nauroy, which was fought on Sept.
26, was. in my judgment and also
in the judgment of the highest
British military authorities one Of
the most important battles of the
war;" said Gen. Tyson Saturday.
Bellicourt and Nauroy were two
email towns situated just behind
the strongest point 1.-THE linden
burg line. The defenses in front of
these towns were said to be as
strong as they could be made. In
fact, the defenses along the linden
burg line from St. Quentine to Cam
bri were extraordinarily strong by
virtue Of the St. Quentin canal.
This canal was very deep-at points
it was rs feet deep and about $50
feet vide and was almost impass-
able in ordinary times In front of
BeIlicourt the canal was covered
and within the tunnel were impree-
nable positions which accommo-
dated approximately $4,000 men.
Within the interior Of the canal
were innumerable machine gun
replacements. 1t was impossible
to shell'the Germans out and they
did not believe that any force could
take them.
There were four separate series
of trenches, each Of which was
separated from the Others by bar
bed wire so thick that it seemed
impossible to get across one series
of trenches much less four.
The 30th Division attacked this
position at 6 O'Clock on the morn
ing of Sept. 2S, after a lombard
ment Of 60 hours and in which
1900 guns were engaged. many Of
the shells being gas shells These
1900 guns extended over a con-
siderable front between ST. Quen-
tin and Cambria OF course we
were aided by the British on the
right and the 9th on the left,
which division was futher aided by
British troops on the left.
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Valuable Property
Changes Hands.

Esq. J. c. Peterson has sold bis
farm Of about $50 acres, near Hin
son Springs and some 2h miles
West Of Lexington, to j. Milton
Buck. a fprmer Of the old 18th dis
trict, for the consideration Of $4,000.
Mr.. Buck has sold out his land
holdings of 212 acres in the old
1lth to Mr.. George Henry Buck
and his son, Jordan Buck, for the
consideration OF $1,000 for 40 acres
and S4.500 for 172 acres.
Neither Mr.. Buck nor Esq. Peter
son will be required to give possess
ion until next fall. Esq. Peterson
has not decided what he will do
after be gives possession Of the
farm.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-04-11
Good Roads Bonds
Loose Over State.

First reports from over the State
indicate that the Fifty Million DOL
lar bond issue for Good Roads in
Tennessee lost last Monday. On
the face of the proposition it seems
a Godsend to the poorer and back
wood counties especially, but many
were afraid Of it for various reasons.
Madison county went 7 majority
against the bond issue. East Ten.
nessess was for it-but Middle
and West reported as anti.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-04-11
Hon. 7. B. Carroll
Urges Cooperation

JACKSON, Tenn, April 4.-The
Banker and the Farmer" was the
subject Of a very fine paper before
the Poplar Corner Community Club
last night read by Thomas B. Car
roll, cashier Of the Peoples Savings
and likewise farmer on a large
scale. The paper pointed out the
absolute necessity Of the farmer
and banker working together in
reconstruction times. just as they
did in war times,
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-04-11
whom she will in future delight t

whom she will in future delight to
honor.
Memphis counted on a crowd of
125,OC0 to greet the boys-and il
is our guess that that figure would
have been left far behind if there
had been a count Of noses. Mem
phis has done such a fine part by
the returned heroes Of the World
War that at least all Of West Ten
nessee IS proud Of its big. patriotic
and enterprising city.
Miss Mildred Mccall vas in
NJ
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-04-11

Oscar Roberts returned home
Sunday, after spending two weeks
or more at Hot Springs. Ark.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-04-11

Mrs. Willis Jones spent last week
end at Yuma and Wildersville, visit
ing relatives.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-04-11

Its smooth shaving with an Elk
Safety Razor.-Elk Drug Store.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-04-11

Miss Mildred Mccall was in
Memphis last Sunday.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-04-11

II won't come of"