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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-20

Members of the firm and store and
department, officials formed the review
ing party at the exhibitionD drill last
night of the Hid Marching Club, con-
Quoted by Lit Brothers social organiza-
ton. The drill was given in Mercantile
Hall and was followed by a dance.
In jaunty military uniforms the 1S0
women of the marching club responded
like veterans TO the commands of Mrs.
A. T. Hid. commanding major. They
went through all the formations of the
regulation infantry drill and then intro
duced some new ones not in the regula-
tions.
The drill came to a grand finale with
the forming Of large a. the firm
initial
George Raich is drillmaster of the
marchers. In command OF the two com
panies were Mrs. Carr, captain OF COM
pany A, and Miss Bowen, first sergeant
Miss Hammeker. captain of. company b.
and Miss Bertrand. first sergeant.
The reviewing party occupied the bal
cony. of the hall 1t was headed by
Colonel Samuel d. lit. honorary presi-
dent of the club, and Jacob ID. Lit, hon.
orary vice president. AT the conclusion
Of the drill Jacob d. Lit said:
The drill was excellent. They
marched like veterans and they have
been drilling for only four weeks. The
| girls have taken this work seriously ant
are showing the benefits of it. They arr
showing a better carriage and are show
/ ing the good effects generally
Others who watched the marcher
We're Abe Lyon, general manager of th'
! store: Charles p. Ruckdeschel, stor,
superintendent; II. Goodman, assistan
general manager; A. l.. Isaacs, A. Ii
and David j. Lit.
Officers of the club are Mrs. Hid
president $. c. Perry, vice president
B. A. Lehr, secretary, and Miss A. v
| Gowran, treasurer. The music was fur
nished by Lit Brothers thirty-four-piec
band, directed by Charles Bowman. Mis-
Ada Weber aided in making the occa
sion a success.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-20
WOJ NDED ENTERTAINED
Jewish Welfare Board Gives Program
at Philadelphia Hospital

Several hundred persons attended the
first entertainment given last night un-
der the AUSPICES OF the Jewish Welfare
Board in the Philadelphia Hospital for
the benefit of wounded men who served
in the American forces in Europe and
are now at the hospital receiving treat
ment. The affair was given under the
dire ection of Mrs. RebeCCa Goldsmith.
According TO plans now made, the en-
tertamments will be weekly features.
The section of the hospital in which the
returned wounded men are confined is
known aa Army Hospital No. % and is
designed to receive those men who have
seen active service on the European
fronts About 400 men are confined
there
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-20
BATTLE TO SAVE
BANDITS VICTIM
Clerk, Who Futilely De-
Tended $4,000 Jewelry,
May Recover -.
WOMAN AIDED ROBBERS

George Waller the clerk who was at
tackled and beaten by motor bandits,
who escaped with nearly S2o,0OO worth
of jewelry from the store of George s.
Katz, 1943 Germantown avenue, will
recover. according to physicians at the
Samaritan Hospital.
An %-ray will be taken to determine
the extent of his injuries. which at first
were adjudgcd serious by the physicians.
woman aided the bandits in the
light yesterday, according to the police
Pedestrians in the immediate vicinity
were unaware of the robbery which was
carried out with deliberation.
The robbery. covered up by the police,
became known after Waller. who lives
to the hospital.
Woman at Wheel of Bandits Car
The bandits drove to the store in a
closed car, the woman at the wheel. ac-
cording to the police. She remained in
the car The two men entered the place
and asked to be shown some watches on
a tray back of the counter.
As Waller turned, one Of the men
struck him on the head with black
jack They then beat him and dragged
him under the counter.
Without any show of undue haste, al
though working swiftly. the men cleaned
out the window and show case, carrying
their loot to the automobile in the trays
Mrs. Katz, who was ON the second floor
came downstairs sometime later and
found Waller, still unconscious, under
the counter. DR.. W. r Rodgers 6lt
Norris street, was called, and he sen,
Waller to the hospital.
District Detectives Lyons and Cliff
ton, Of the Fourth and York streets sta
ton. have been unable to obtain state
ment from Waller because of his con
dition.
Valuable Goods Recovered
With the recovery of costly wearing
apparel and other merchandise. Naluet
at several thousand dollars. from the
home of Mrs. Barbara Fisher, forty
seven years old, of Eleventh street neal
Green, the police say they have located
fence" The goods recovered consisted
of about forty silk dresses, beaded
handbags. gloves, silk underwear ant
stockings, umbrellas and bolt of blu
silk plush. According to Detective
Carr, Welsh, Clark and Mccarthy, "h'
made the arrest, department store tag
were still on some of the goods
Mrs. Fisher was arrested.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-20
EDUCATORS MAY
SERVE AFTER 70
amendment Provides Rails
ing Retirement Age
for Principals
MANY HERE AFFECTED
Proposed Change in Law Does
Not Extend to School
Teachers General,

prIncipals and heads of deuar,meuts 9
in the citv high schools who have reach
ed seventy years of age may not have
to retirement under the provisions of
the state retirement fund
With hte authorization of tile Board
of Public Education. .he Philadelphia
teachers retirement fund will be merged
with the state retirement fund This
WOULD make teachers here amenable TO
the state regulation. which Compels re-
iirement at seventy.
An amendment 10 the existing state
law is now before the Legislature which
VIII exempt from the compulsory re-
tirement provision principals and heads
OF departments IN nigh schools ana
heads or high schooI astrohomical oo-
servatories The amendment has been
passed by the state Senate and IS no"
IN the educatiohal committee "i 'h'
House. A publ" hearing mas peetI
promised on II bel"Te the hlH - re-
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-20
STEEL CONFEREES
NEAR AGREEMENT
Price Sterilization Basis
Expected to Be Reached
Before Tonight,
SCHWAB GETS OVATION
Leaders of Industry Cheer
"Charlie" as He Enters
Meeting in New York
SCHWAB GETS OVATION
By the Associated Press

Washington, March 20.-Conferences
between representatives Of TIE steel in
dustry and the industrial board of the
Department of Commerce were con-
tinued today with "A probability that
an agreement might be reached on .
basis for stabilization OF the steel trade
before the end Of the day.
Proposals were submitted to' the steel
men by the board yesterday, after which
the manufacturers had separate con-
ference. The attitude of the industry
toward price stablization and reduction
has not been made known by the steel
men themselves, but the members Of the
board said an entire willingness to CO.
operate had been shown.
The steel men assembled in the board
room for the joint meeting at 11;4b.
ocock. Charles NJ. Schwab. E. g..
Grace, Of the Bethlehem Steel Corpora.
tion. and James e. Boniter, Of the
United States Steel Corporation, were
present for todays session. Mr.. Schwab
received an ovation as he entered the
room.
The steel men had a long conference
among themselves that upset arrange
ments for the expected early start In
the industrial board headquarters.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-20
"KIMONO GIRL" ARRAICNED
Fashionably Attired, Is Held 70,
Further Hearing

Attred in latest spring creations, Ella
Walters, known also as Cleo Miller. "the
Kimono Girl" was arraigned before
Magistrate Pennock in Central Station
today on suspicion of larceny.
She was arrested several days ago al
the Hotel Walton, after diamonds and
other jewelry had disappeared from the
rooms OF guests. This was the second
hearing in the case. The prisoner was
held in $500 bail for a further hearing.
Detective Woodruff. who arrested the
young woman, testified that none OF the
stolen jewelry or other wissing articles
We're found on her Counsel for the
defendant asked for her discharge. He
said she was innocent
1t was reported that several nfiuen
tial persons would come to the pris
oner's aid.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-20

The battleship Idaho, largest war
craft now afioat will not leave the
yard of the New York Shpbuilding
Company today as planned. High
winds along the Delaware River front
prevented its transfer to the Philadelphia
Navy Yard at League Island, where
il ls scheduled to be turned over to
Uncle Sam next week
Thrice postponed because the date CON
ricted with navy superstition, the big
battleship will make its first trip across
the Delaware River on Saturday at the
earliest
It was originally proposed to send the
Idaho down the river last Thursday, At
the last moment somebody discovered
that this was a deadly date for an
initial trip. 1t was the thirteenth day
of March. Then a not-too-inttlligent
landsman suggested that the trial trip
be postponed one day, and the Idaho
make her trip to Camden on the four
! teenth.
The roar of protest which greeted this
| suggestion made the original yell sound
! like q mere whisper
The fourteenth was Friday, and Fri
! day, AS every seaman knows, is ths
| arch Jonah day of the mariners calep
dar.
! So deeply imbued are the workers o
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-20


Major Wiederseim died Monday night
at his home from heart disease. He
was eighty years old. He was an
authority on precious stones and main
tanned an association with the firm OF
Bailey, Banks & Biddle.
Shortly after the outbreak of the Civil
War he was commissioned a second lieu
tenant in the 119th Pennsylvania In
fantry, and advanced by grades to the
rank Of major. He was commended
for gallant and meritorious services
! before Petersburg" before the battle
of Little Salmon Creek, Virginia,
in 1866,
Major Wiederseim conveyed the news
of the impending disaster to the Union
army at Cedar Creek, which resulted in
| the famous ride of General Sheridan
! from Winchester.
| Major WiederseIm is survived by a
widow and two sons, William c. Vie
! derseim and Theodore Il. Wiederseim.
He was a member of the Fairmoun
! Park Association, the Union League. The
Loyal Legion. the 18th Pennsylvania
| Military Association, the Society of thu
Army of the Potomac. the Sixth Corp
Society and the Pennsylvania Historica
! Society.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-20
SEVENTY-NINTH HOME IN JUNE
Returned Officer Says Liberty Di-
vision IL Slated to, Sail

The Seventy-ninth (Liberty Division)
the first drafted organization TO be
formed and trained at Camp Meade,
will be ready to sail for home about
the middle Of June, if plans are no:
changed. ....
Captain Arthur L. Bagans 59Gt Drexel
road. Company b. 3l5th Infantry
C"Philadelphias OwnD, who arrived
in New York yesterday aboard the
anxious to get started, and already are
preparing for the trip back home
captain Bagans was wounded in the
hip on November 4 in the Argonne. The
Seventy ninth made itself famous dur
ing that engagement, he said. Its fafnt
as a fishting unit spread throughout
the Allied armies because of the manner
in which its part in the advance was
performed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-20
JOSEPH /. KUN HONORED
Unanimously Elected to Presi
dencv of Jewish Community

At a special meeting of the Council
of the Jewish Community Joseph J.:
Kun, formerly Deputy Attorney General
of the state of Pennsylvania and prom
inently associated with communal af-
fairs in Philadelphia. was unanimously
elected to the presidency Of the Jewish
Community to succeed the late Louis
Edward Levy.
The officers and executive council are
now made up as follows: President. Jo-
seph L. Kun; vice president, Harris j.
Cohn; treasurer, William tierstleY. and
secretary, Henry w. Braude.
Members of the council Cyrus Adler.
Max Apt. NJ. Y; Belber, !. !. Burnstine,
3. is-Cohen, Leon Fl. lIlnaleh, Adolph
E'ichholz. A. NJ. Ellis Max Behrend.
B. l.. GorGon. Joseph Gross, Bernhard
Harris. Isaac Hassler, Ephraim Lederer,
d. L. Levinthal, william Morris Mar
YIN Nathan, Morris Rosenbaum, Louis
s. Rubinsohn j. Soils Cohen. Jr.. Mayer
Sulzberger Henry y. Vessel and Albert
Wolf.
A public memorial meeting for the
late president, Louis Edward Levy, is
being arranged at the Broad Street
Theatre, Broad and Spruce streets neXt
Sunday afternoon at O'Clock
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-20
FRANCE ESTABLISHES
EMBARGO ON IMPORTS
W ashington Sees Evidence of
Allied Reconstruction Plans
Beneficial to L. S.

Washington. March 2O--Imposition by
the French Government of an imports
embargo similar TO the British is re-
garded by government officials here as
evidence that the Allies have completed
their plans for industrial reconstruction,
and now are proceeding to put them into
effect
Great Britain and France have eS-
tablished a pool i'll this country to con-
troll whatever purchases they need to
make, and Italy is cooperating with
them to Il limited extent. AS result,
trade experts do not think there will
be much sale for American finished
products in the European countries ful
some time to come, it being the an
nounced policy Of the Allies to do with
out those articles which they cannot
manufacture at home Basic materials
still will be obtained in the United
States, and probably much machinery
into the making Of which technical skill
and scientific knowledge enter but it /!
believed the great bulk of American
goods will have to be marketed else
where.
A distinct advantage for the unitet
States is seen in the policy of the Allies
who necessarily must curtail their com
petition in the foreign field in order t,
take care of their home population. TIL,
Allies dependence on this country 70
basic materials and machinery to star
| their. commercial life anew may develol
a new role for American capital il
| financing European industries. revers
ing the condition which prevailed unit
| the war began.
laO 4
any other country, officials say, and cal
relieve the European scarcity by takin
industrial bonds at profitable rate o
| interest Or government bonds at lowe
| rate. in either case contributing to
revival of business, which would meal
greater value for the millions Of fOreig1
securities now held in the United tSates
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-20
HENRI, PAINTER, AT ACADEMY
Sketch Club Talk Will Follow
Program This Afternoon

Robert Henri, a widely known painter,
will deliver an address this afternoon at
the Academy of the Fine Arts and will
also speak tonight at the Sketch Club.
Following his talk at the Sketch Club,
Mr.. Henri will be the honor guest at a
dinner TO be given by the exhibition
committee, of which Harrison Morris
is chairman. At the club there is a
public exhibition of pastels which Mr.,
Henri made in New York state last
summer.
Pupils of the School of Design for
Women where the painter formerly was
an instructor in portraiture. are especi-
ally inv. ID TO the talk at the Academy
Mr.. Henri had his first art training al
the Academy of Fine Arts in this city
He subsequently attended the Beaus
Art in Paris. and also studied in Spair
and Italy. He is especially npted fol
his paintings of the human eye.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-20
REAL ESTATE men ASK AID
$4,000 From Councils Sought for
Own. Your-Home" Campaign

Councils are asked by a committee
Of Philadelphia real estate dealers to
appropriate $4,000 for advertising and
educational purposes in connection with
the own Your own Home" campaign
started recently by the real esate men.
The request is signed by William H.
Ball. who was private secretary to Gov
ernor Brumbaugh. Chairman Gaffney,
of Councils Finance Committee, will in
troduce the measure this afternoon. II
will be referred to his committee.
Requests Of a similar character have
been denied by Councils in the past on
' the plea of poverty. They declined to
make an appropriation for the Philadel-
phia Orchestra when that organizat tiOn
asked for city aid
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-20
1EX-BANK CHIEF ARRESTED
Accused of Cooking Books" Of Robbed
Institution

/, ~su York, March 20.--(By A. PD--
csorge q. Williams, WHO reBlgned re-
GENTLY as president ot the Cosmopolitan
Bank in Ike Bronx after that institu-
ilUs had been robbed Of approximately
$4,000 on March IL, was arrested here
}9ss n,ght on O. bench warrant. charging
haelf's books
~ cle saIae time that four men, IN
cind5ag Samuel Smith. formerly paying
,t:ss OF toe b:nh. were indletsd yes
hank OF $a6,o09, of which 900 WAS
rec0ysred. an indictment was returned
an1inet williams. This indictment.
{ .'aid 70 have no connection with the
,heft or the. s26, ,0e0, charged AIr will
RAMS with having made false entries
- pecember q involving s7soo
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-20
WOMAN'S CHARGE DISMISSED
No Testimony Taken in Case of
Five Patrolmen Before Board

Charges made against five patrolmen.
summoned before the. policet rial board
today on complaint OF Mrs. Jacob Will
ker, 712 Pine street, We're dismissed.
The men who were accused are Samuel
Severn, Charles Olsen Joseph ]. Owens,
Campbell, all of the Fourth street and
Snyder avenue station.
Mrs. walker. wife of DR.. Jacob
Walker. complained that Severn insulted
her while she was waiting in an auto
mobile for her husband.
No testimony was taken at the hear
ing. Mrs. Walker simply requested that
the charges against the men be dis
missed.
Asked why she had withdrawn the
charges Mrs Walker said "a satisfac-
tory explanation had been made"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-20
TO DISCUSS LEAGUE
Three Large Women's Organizations to
Meet for Purpose Sunday

Three large wOmens organizations are
arranging public mass meeting foi
$50 O'Clock Sunday afternoon to discuss
the league Of nations. Taking the initia-
tive is the Philadelphia branch of the
Association of Collegiate Alumnae, COM
prising members from all the local alum
nae organizations of all the recognized
womenS colleges.
Cooperating with this association are
the Women's Trade Union League and
the Pennsylvania League of Women
Workers Clubs. Miss Elizabeth Kirk
bride, president of the College club and
chairman of the local alumnae council OF
the Association of Collegiate Alumnae
has been appointed chairman in charge
of the meeting. 1t will be held in the
ballroom of the Bellevue -Stratford Hotel
Other members of the committee and
speakers will be announced later
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-20
HAS CHARITY FINANCE SCHEME
Committee Will Submit Propose
to Society Today

A proposal for financing the affairs of
the Society for Organizing Charity will
be submitted by the committee of eight
men appointed to formulate the scheme,
at a public meeting TO be convened at
four o'clock this afternoon, in Wither-
spoon Hall.
The committee has thoroughly investi-
gated the affairs of the society and has
canvassed the general situation affecting
the care of families in Philadelphia.
Members of all of the more important
charitable and civic organizations of the
city will attend the meeting.
The committee is composed OF John
Hampton Barnes, J. r. McAllister, Nor
ris l.. Clothier. Bishop Thomas J. Gar
land, George l.. Harrison, Jr, Charlton
Yarnell, John $. Newbold and Arthur w
Sewall
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-20
MRS. TERRAZAS dies
Aged Wife of Former Mexican
Governor Expires in Exile

u Paso. Tex, March 20.--(By A. p
Mrs. Luis Terrazas. wife of General
Tsrrazas, former Governor of Chihua-
hua. Mex. died last night at hey home
here. With her husband and family.
Mrs. TerraZas has lived in exile in Ei
Paso since they were driven from their
chihuahua home when the city was
occupied by Villa in December Of 1918.
She was eighty-fiYe years OF age and
had. been the wife of General Terrazas
for sixty-seVen years.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-20

sixty-tirst birthday
and he was dis
posed to be as
easy" as the case
brought before him
would permit.
Those guilty of
serious 5 offenses,
however. got full
doses of justice.
The Judge" re-
ceived the congrat-
ulations from men
in all walks of life
and also IA number
OF floral tributes. A
dinner in his honor
will be given at
the Bellevue STRAIT
ford next Thursday
night.
Magistrate Ne
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-20
WANTS ACTION ON FOOD PROBE
Sponsor for House Resolution to
Call Up Measure Monday Night

ny SfuU Correspondent
Harrisburg. March 20.--Representa
tive Leopold e. Glass, of Philadelphia,
said today that ne would call I'D his
concurrent resolution to provide com
mission TO investigate coal and food
conditions in the state on Monday night
for first reading.
The resolution. which suppants a
bill put in by AR Glass on January 90,
was introduced Monday night, II was
the intention to call II UP Yesterday.
but because Of the small House no ac-
tlon was taken.
The resolution provides a commission
Nided in the bill originally introduced.
Representative Glass believes that
quicker action can be obtained on a
concurrent resolution.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-20

civil war, VIII De
held this afternoon
at his home, 2033
spruce street. Bur
ial will be in
Laurel Hill Gene
terry.
The honorary
pallbearers will in
clude G. en- q 7 a |
James w. Latta,
Colonel J. p. Mich
olson. Colonel j.
Campbell Gilmore
Judge William Fl
Stake. NJ a J o
Charles W. Bailey
Andrew Alexander
William e. Aumont
Richard NJ. Shoe
maker, Walter
Clothier, David S
ConoVer and II. J
nax.te Vr
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-20
DEATHS

COOKE.-March 70. NELSON II. COOKE
aged 81. Relatives and friends. also Had
all other orders OF which he was a member,
invited 'u to funeral ceryces. Sat; 8 p, M.
field. y. J. Int. private Harleigh Gem.
PtL.LINER.,-,March 90. Mrs. ANNA NJ
PitLINER; Funeral services Sat; p. nj.
flowers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-20

Z SO1'-N -1f7e CIeuTV VAS DOTI 1T
the Thirty first Ward. where he has
lived since. Before being elected TO the
JnagistCacy he was a clerk in the office
/ Of the City Solicitor. a member Of the
LEGISLATURE and chief clerk OF the Bu-
reau of Building Inspection.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-20

Brockton, Mass, March 20.--A second
case Of sleeping sickness" was reported
yesterday. The patient is a Bridge
water man, who Is at a local hospital.
A child died of the disease Monday IN
this city.