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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-31
BIG REAL ESTATE DEMAND
''Own Your Home" Campaign
Stimulates Investments Here

"A broad and unselfish civic move
ment," Is the way Philip N Arnold,
general chairman. describes the "Own
Your Home" campaign in this city, in
committee by Joseph N Hagedorn, al.
rector of civic affairs for the City Club
mot in a generation, has the real
estate market in Philadelphia Men 10
active" said Mr.. Arnold. mo campaign
of this kind is needed to stimulate it.
To all fair-minded men this is suffi-
Client answer to the suggestion that the
campaign has been started by real es-
tate men to sell houses at high prices.
We do not expect single additional
sale at the present time to result from
this movement, but we do expect and
feel assured that the desire to own
your home will be implanted In the
hearts of scores of thousands of Phil
adelphians and that results will be man.
ifested even in the next generation"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-31
DISMAL WELCOME FOR YANK
Killing of Son Follows Death of
Wife and Daughters Illness

sWhen Joseph Waltree returned from
service with machine gun company
overseas Il few days ago he found his
wife had died Two weeks before his
arrival and his daughter was seriously
i'll in hospital. Yesterday his nine
year-old son, Joseph. Jr., was killed by
an automobile driven by Isaac Halbein,
1909 Moyamensing avenue, near the
Diamond street entrance TO Falrmount
Park.
Witnesses say the boy with some COM
panions had been playing ball on Dairy
Field The game had stopped and theg
had started across the driveway when
the accident occurred
Mr., Halbeln took the victim to the
Mary DreXel Home, where he died a
few minutes after being admitted. The
driver will be given a hearing at the
Thirty-ninth street and Lancaster ave-
nue. police station this morning.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-31
MILITARY BAND COMING
Glessner's Army Organization a,
Academy on Thursday

Philadelphia audiences this week will
hear Glessners Military Band composed
of forty musicians, who have Just re-
turned from the army in its initial ap-
pearance Thursday in matinee and night
concerts at the Academy of Music
The premiere here is the beginning of
national, tour. Lieutenant Glessner,
who is known as the peer Of army band
conductors, having sent thirty of the
zoo bands he trained overseas during
the war, has in the personnel of his or
ganization musicians formerly con-
nected with the best bands OF Sousa,
Pat Conway, r. B. Hall, Creatore, Innes,
the Victor Record and Columbia and
other symphony orchestras.
The special solo work in connection
with the Thursday concerts will be
partly done by John Dolan, one of the
cornet soloists. Mr.. Dolan for twelve
years was cornet soloist for the Pat
Conway Band
one of the solo features will he Miss
Madeleine MacGuigan, of this city. who
has appeared at various times with the
Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra
Miss MacCiuigan plays a violin worth
$4,000, which was made by Joseph
Guarnerius, at Cremona. Italy, in 1879
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-31
ESCALATORS RUNNING AGAIN
Wars Over-Two Subway Nov,
ing StairWays 0. K.

Two of the moving stairways con-
meeting the surface-subway car en-
trance with the elevated train station
at Market and Juniper streets being al
ready In operation, the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit Company announced to-
day that the third escalator of the sys-
TEN, at Market street and Delaware
avenue, will resume service within two
weeks. -
The escalators had been out of sery-
ice since shortly after the United States
entered the war. officials of the p, r.
Il. claimed that the mechanism was
out of order and that 1t was impossible
during the war to have necessary parts
made. Meanwhile. patrons of the com
pany have been obliged to climb and
descend lengthy stationary stairways
New machinery for the operation Of
the moving stairway at Market street
and Delaware avenue has been shipped,
according to c. b. Fairchild, executive
assistant to the president of the COM
pany. and will be Installed within a
fortnight. E'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-31
TO STUFF ANKLE-BITINC MONK
Media Pet That Died of Gas Sub
loot for rTaxidarp,;at

"Timmie," the pet monkey Of DR.. and
Mrs Phelps Dickson, of Media, WHO
ended his life on Saturday by turning
on the gas, will be stuffed and given
an honored place in the Dickson home.
'Trimmie' first came into prominence
eight years ago when he figured in a
long drawn-out suit for damages, orlgi-
mated because he climbed into a neigh
ssring bathroom and bit the ankle of
n woman there.
"Timmle's' owners had TO pay Mrs.
Henry C, Snowden, Jr., wife of a promi-
nent merchant. s25 as the result OF the
escapade. Jimmie" found his liberty
was curtailed by a collar ana length of
chain
Later, however. Doctor Dickson
bought the Snowden home and then
'Timmie" was once more allowed to
follow his own happy way. He delighted
to play with cats and dogs and he
and pet goose OF the Dickesons were
the best OF friendA
-Timmie" wSs found beside the open
gss 5st by Doctor Dickson. He made
erery effort to save him. but discovery
~ hfn too late.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-31
43 MILES OF STREET WORK
improvements to Cost $4,000, 900
Planned by Director Datesman

Plans for grading fifteen miles Of
streets already laid and eighteen miles
OF new streets and the repaving of more
than ten miles of old streets, are in
cluded in the street Improvement pro-
gram of the Department OF Public Works
pending the tlotation of the proposed
S12, ,750,00 city bond issue.
Director Datesman, in apportioning
his anticipated funds bases his estimates
on the belief that 100000 of the bond
issue will be get aside for street grad
ing, 100000 for, building new streets
and about $1,000,000 for repaving work.
In addition there is an item of 81, ,000, 900
for street mainter.. nee.
The new street, Lretto be constructed
In sections Of the city where the erec-
ton of buildings has already begun or
will be started as soon as Councils take
definite action on the passage of the
proposed municipal loan.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-31
Federal Building Clocks
Set Right by Court Order

In the Federal Building, where
the business of the national gov
ernment is conducted they missed
the federal governments daylight
saving order today.
The clocks in the Federal Build
ing pointed to o'clock when every
other clock in the city said it was
8 a. m.
The difference in time was no.
ticed when Judges Thompson and
Dickinson appeared to preside at
their courts. The courtroom clocks
said it was o'clock. The judges
watches showed the time was 10
o'clock.
Court attendants were called in
and the daylight-saving order was
forthwith complied with.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-31
If forgot to fix my clock.

- forgot to fix my clock.
After one day of daylight saving and
In spite of liberal advance warning, there
were hundreds of persons offered that
excuse at o O'Clock today. They should
have been at their desks at s o'clock.
According TO old Sol WiseaCrc. the
reason for the lame excuse was that
those who offered it stayed out until
the "wcc small hours yesterday morn
ing and then slept all day yesterday.
Despite the wind those who tried the
new order of things for the first time
yesterday experienced nothing except a
little seepiness. All those who went
to bed at s o'clock Saturday night were
"ft as a fiddle" and in church on time
yesterday morning.
The others, however. roamed in about
the time Of the doXology amid the grins
of their more knowing brethren and
were chided afterward for their fore
sight
The only person who did not pay mich
attention to the matter of earlier rising
that Is, rising a the same hour but
an hour ahead according to natures
laws-was the farmer, He got up an
hour later (under the present system),
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-31
TARDY EMPLOYEES CANNOT
BLAME IDA YLIGHT SA VING''
Fogo Fix Cock Merely Excuse for Those Who Didn't Van
to fttend Church Anyioay, Useacre Explains While
Al but Farmers Speed Timepicccs

but at the same time that he always
crawls out.
The reason for this hardness is that
the farmer works by daylight. He
Usually gets up at o'clock in the morn
ing TO milk the cows and feed the
horses, and by daybreak is out in the
fields This morning. however, he arose
at s 50 that he wouldn't have to waste
an hour in the darkness.
The Country's misunderstanding plan
was put into effect for the second time
at o'clock yesterday morning. There
was not n hitch so far as has been
learned. and everything moved like
clockwork. Promptly at the time indi-
Gated all of the railroads, city. state
county and federal offices officially
moved forward the hands of their
clocks.
A few seconds before o'clock the
City Hall tower was in darkness
Promptly at 2 o'clock, under the usual
order of things, the lights were thrown
on and the hands of the big timepiece
registered 3 o'clock All travellers ar
irving here after 9 o'clock found them
selves an hour late. There was no
confusion in traffic, railroad men re-
ported.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-31
IDENTIFIED AS BANDIT
IN HOLD-UP OF TAXI
Driver Accuses Man Whom
Victim of Robbery Fails
to Recognize

John Carver, Eleventh street near
Poplar. was held without bail by Magis-
trate Pennock today. accused Of robbing
George l., Derrickson, of 1888 North
Broad street, of s10O and jewelry, in a
taxicab driven by Joseph Day of Fiji
teenth and Callowhill streets on March
Q.
That is the man who did it," said
Day, when Derrickson was unable 10
identity Carver. Day, who was ar
rested in connection with the holdup,
was released after furnishing $4,000 bail.
He said the machine was hired by
Derr.ckson at Twelfth and Vine streets
and that Carver jumped on the running
board while it was proceeding out Vine
street and instructed Day to. drive
slowly. At Broad and Pearl streets, ac-
cording to the testimony, a revolver was
pushed into Derrjckson's face and he
was relieved Of his cash and jewelry.
rerrickson alleged he was thrown from
the machine, and that the chauffeur then
drove off.
Thieves entered a freight car In the
Pennsylvania Railroad yards at Els
worth street and the Schuylkill River
today and stole automobile accessories
valued at between $500 and $4,000, ac-
cording to the police.
James Bull, who gave an address in
Baltimore, was arrested shortly after
the robbery was discovered by Railroad
Detectives Strubaker and Gall. He was
held in $500 bail for court by Magistrate
Pennock in Central Station today. Two
other men. who are accused of the
theft, escaped. .r..
Arrested as he was carrying a crate
OF eggs on HIS back down Thirtieth
street today, Richard Williams. a negro
who said he lodged at the Inasmuch
Mission, was held in $500 bail for court
by Magistrate Pennock. Traffic PATROL
man White testified that the eggs were
stolen from the Pennsylvania Cold Stor-
age Warehouse, at Thirtleth and Market
streets
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-31

MORE PATROLMEN
URGED BY WILSON
Additional Fireboats, Sta
tions and Motor Apparatus
Also Recommended
ISSUES ANNUAL REPORT
Force Increased by 500 When
Members Return From
Overseas
ISSUES ANNUAL REPORT

Director Wilson, of the Department OF
Public safety, in his annual report just
issued, emphasizes the need for more
policemen.
The report which has been sent 10
Mayor Smith. also recommends the pur-
chase of automobile fire apparatus to
take the place of the present horse
drawn equipment, and asks for more
ffreboats for the Delaware ard Schuyl-
kill Rivers. The Director urges an ap-
propriation 10 reconstruct the culIre
police and fire signal system recon-
mending that the wires be placed under
ground The report says:
"'The work of the members OF tte
Bureau of Police, upon whom fell the
burden of maintaining law and order IN
r. notably critical time, was highly 'reu-
table and deserving of the utmost COM
mendation.
Five hundred and two members Of
the bureau entered the military ano
naval service OF the United States, ana
this, together with the eXtraOrdlnarl ue-
tnands for special details by the war
served to deplete the force far below the
nlfnDeC uSUanufu Wy VIC 'SH''' -'''~'''>
of normal times
With the return from military s"rN'
ice of the members Of the bureau 10
the duties Of civic positions. tho munich
pality will gain the advantage Of the
800 additional patrolmen authorized oH
Councils in 1917.
II am of the opinion. however, that n
further increase in the number of pa
trolmen should be provided. This in
crease is, in my judgment, necessary TO
keep pace with Philadelphia increas-
ing population.
81 urge an appropriation of 100000
for the purchase Of motorized fire equip
ment so that the bureau may continue
its unexcelled service to the municipal
ity in reducing destruction by fire to q
minimum.
The installation Of modern elevator
service in City Hall is an imperative
necessity to accommodate the increasing
traffic I, therefore, recommend an APP
preparation of $4,000 for the installa
tion of new electric elevators In the
northeast, northwest and southwest cor
ners of the municipal building. These
elevators have been in operation for
periods covering from twenty to twenty
Ave years and are completely out of date
in point of service, capability, efficiency
and equipment"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-31
ADMIRAL sims OFF FOR U. S.
Given Rousing Send.O Of on De.
parture From London

London. March,, 31.-(By A. P)-
Vice Admiral William S. Sims, who
commanded the American naval forces in
the war zone was given a rousing send
off at naval headquarters this morning
when he sad farewell as he was about
to leave for the United States. The
streets about the headquarters were
packed with soldiers of all nationalities.
while the entire headquarters staff turn
ed out for the occasion. Scores of cow
bells mingled their noise with the
crowd goodbye,
Vice Admiral Sims will sail from
Southampton on the Mauretania tonight.
Accompanying him are Captain Richard
H. Leigh, Dudley w. Knox and Joel r.
p, Pringle. Commanders Fairfield and
John v. Babcock, and Lieutenant Com
mander Edwards. ..,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-31
HID NEAR PRISON, |
ESCAPED BOCHE
Ardmore Man Tells Of
Final Recapture, However,
of Five Americans {
LED BY PHILADELPHIAN
Need of Police Control of Air
Shown by Returned
Pilot lI

How Philadelphia aviator and four
other Americans who escaped from a
German prison camp at Rastatt evaded
German searching party consisting of
ground details directed from Ave air
planes, Is told by Charles Wayne Ker-
wood, Of Ardmore, former sergeant
pilot in the Lafayette Escadrille.
Sergeant Kerwood was prisoner at
Rastatt when the five Yanks. led by
Sergeant Leslie Byers, 1923 South
escape. The Germans had a highly or
ganized pursuit system that enabled
them to comb the country and make
hiding virtual impossibility. i
But Byers. who was also q sergeant
in the Lafayette Eecadrille, knew the
value the Germans put upon airplanes
In directing the search for escaped pris :
oners,' Sergeant Kerwood said, and
aid not make the mistake of many other
prisoners who succeeded in temporarily
eVading the vigilance of the guards. >
Instead Of directing his party away
from the camp and putting as much
distance as possible between themselves
and the prison, Byers and the other men
hid near Rastatt, and as a result the
minute search. which included airplanef
observation over all the surrounding
country, was unsuccessful. The Gers
mans had this form of search down to
a science, and as a result none of the
prisoners who escaped and tried to-
make their way across the surrounding
country to safety was successful. VI,
"Byers and his companions hid near
the prison for several days, and then
began the perilous trip to the French
lines. They were finally captured be.
cause of their weakened condition, due
to lack of food" slf y
Sergeant Byers is twenty-four years
old, and was graduated from the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania in 1915. His
father is general manager of the Abrs-
sive Materials Company, Frankford,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-31
MEAT COMPLAINT CAME LATE
Federal Commission Dismisses
Case Involving Unfit Product

Washington. March 31.-tBy A. PD-
The Federal Trade Commission today
announced the dismissal of a complaint
against Morris & Co, of Chicago,
charging unfair competition.
The offering for sale in November
and December, 1917 at Texas army
camps of meat, which the commission
said was proved unfit, was the basis for
the complaint Today's order said
wholesome meat was substituted or no
charge was made for quantities that
were rejected, and that an order to cease
and desist would not now serve a useful
purpose.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-31
Seal Catch Is Poor

st. Johns, n. f., March 31.-tBy
A. P.)-The steamship Sable, the first
of the seal-fishing feet to return from
the hunting grounds. arrived here last
night with 1000 pelts. about one-tenth
the normal catch. Prospects fer the
rest of the fleet were reported excep-
tionally poor, and 1t Is probable that
unless the situation improves.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-31
OLDBATTLESHIPS
ARE DEMOBILIZED
Flags Hauled Down on
Iowa, Indiana and Massa-
chusetts at Navy Yard
SERVICE in TWO WARS
Second Time Vessels Have
Passed Through Ceremony
of Being Retired

Uncle sam demobilized three of his
oldest fighting ships today at the Phila-
delphia Navy Yard.
The flag went down for the last time
at l l o'clock this morning On the Iowa.
Indiana and Massachusetts, three vet
Grams Of the Spanish and European wars
AS the bugler sounded TO the Colors,"
the quartermaster on each of the old
hattleships slowly hauled down the com
mission pennants from the mainmasts
Will" the depleted crews stood at
salute in the passing Of the veteran
fighters.
Twice these old ships have passed
through the ceremony of being deserted
by their bluejaCkcts. Robbed of naval
rank in 1914 they all had vigor enough
TO come back TO help beat the Germans
at sea and today thea naval service
died with all of them looking their
trimmest and brightest, valiant veterans
Of a quarter century service on the sea.
Fighting Bob" Evans's Old ship
The ceremonies were directed from the
Iowa. the largest of the three and the
H"sS"ip Oh rear NdmlfaI H. II. whey.
,O.'','""u'F ol l'NISIoh Is OF Inc ifSi
',oou.p = 'ouP' ne IOWA was flsh''
ing hoo Evans s nagshlp in the span
sn'+A'hetican war and hred the hrst
shot against Cervera s fleet at Santiago.
On the deck of the Indiana the cerc-
mony marked the passing of Uncle
SANS Oldest fighting ship Laid down
IN 1891, the Indiana put to sea in 1895
as a commissioned battleship, the FIRST
tbor ,,au, A,.,o,,t,,.,' '''o w i'"u' y" VI t"c
Tho uass,ohr,o...
the indiana h,,iit t,,.o S'' su'p ~
alongside tho Tou.o os 49, ,," ''l
nut ont % oos,ii hn '''e ."ree were
siIert ,,,or,oI oI''i','iSs'on' ,'is" @ All are now
iIians WAITING uaohi,r. 'S Ds navy var" CIV
whether tbeT ogaj, a,t u 'Ne'' "S ~
a new nap or 1,n =, ~ ~ SGD u'iuer
offer u tar,o, H.. 50 "p'''"P OF
of thc na,v ,,,,,, Ian,' Nv" Eou"sS'crS
buIVs-cvc ~ '''' '"'
nj,
, ,""' mas IN" most cNentful his
,,bi, ,,,,, ,,n .lee were were bullt in Philadel-
rra,,r ,hi,, o'n ana 1897 at the
,,,ai, ii ne iowa with four
,rr,,,,,,t anu II large lesser
Rohley ~ tr,.o ~ 'o','''iahd OF captain
Coryero,s eaot n santiago Wheh
1sos ri. - ou' OH july j,
that opgagor1nr,, @ m.eu me nrst shot in
fleet had been corrlntaI,. ,'u spanish
action WAS seIoc,ad o ~. ouI vi
have the honor of conyo,.;,,o eSsel ~
ish admiral as n prisoner re ,ho ,.,p,.l, npan
States. In 1914 the low, wos ,,.;,t,
drawn from the navy, register and Iay
for three years along the docks a.
League Island with the Indiana and
Massachusetts.
brought 'esse's Out
win the war against Germany the
call Tor more ships brought the three
oiu veterans @pto service again. The
lo"d was 1nade the training ship for
engineers ana fremen and sent to do
palroi uuty or Hampton Roads. In
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-31
THIEF "JOSHES" VICTIMS
Readings Musical Burglar Also Leaves
81 Change With Note

Reading, March -"Sleepers-here
ID a dollar left Count your photograph
records. See how many are left, Learn
"WIDE AWAKE"
This was the note musical burglar
left lying beneath a pocketbook under
the pillow OF bed in an upper room
in the house of Harry D. Mengel after
he stole SIS ou. of purse and $40 worth
OF talking machine records from the
front room downstairs during the night.
Every letter was carefully printed with
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-31
Troops Back From Var
and HOmelCard Bound
ARRIVED

la Lorraine. at New York, from Havre
with 2sI troops. sIl casuaIs; including casua
CAROLINA. Nebraska and OF the regular army
Alaskan. at New York. with National
sssMiPpi The o ship vas originally destined
Third BattsIions, headqus rters' onn companyl Ini
supply and medical detachments. and Com
RnG RSGfS fss msn sS % d RssSG Inc 4Sh snt %
seventh Division. After going to Camp Mer-
r,tt, n. J.. these arrivals will be dIstrb-
bFoasht Sitosether 22ie troops. Of fH'TfSan Whom
aPIsI Maui ~. At Nts New 's YorF with Brgadler San.
fSrd fSdd r. Stan69y, the Seventy
following organizations: One Hundred and
forty-slxth infantry. field and star. head
medes sh9s Snd ana SuPP
e 9 6dsrs E F. and q !5l7 Il MEN * III Sd 4
South SsToiiGSs: ,i3i5 iS2s' Illinois; s1d 10
snty.third fnfantPy Brigade Headdauai rts sgs-
hftseq casual IefficeTs and Brest conyaiesceat
and Ss a SfE sSsd sEf Sa ssR dSsTs
ssSP,nps.Iss sS,tS dSs # nifty oissFSS sRs sRs
medical ,detachments, headauarters supply aiS
and mashine gun compa nies and Companies
ana 2odS me- mem @ casual T. comPSnS gSne si SflSSsTS Ssw
York SPECIAL casual companies 81s and
No, 131 and two casual officers.
DUE TODAY
Henderson, at Nsy York. from Bordeaux.
SsIa osland' d. at New YORK. from @ 'st" 81. NazaIrs
March ~. with one casual officer. Air Serv-
Roma, at New York. from Maraeillss
March - With S76 oificera and men.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-31
DEATHS


LlNDsLEY-March8 30, at the residence OF
sid, MT nephew % Herbert A; Seymour, IQI Wood
widow Of j. II Lindsiey. Reiatives md md
friends friends invited 10 funeral services, wed.
I;S:s10 I:s0 p; m, at the Oliver II. Bair Blds. !.
Laurel Hin Gem -'' '"'e' "''s
HARTMAN.-March3 40 ISAAC NEWTON.
husband OF Laura u. Hartman (nee Molafill
and son Of Priscilla and the late Jeffry
hiartman. Relatives and friends. also Court
Coopermens Bible Glass. Invited to funeral i
services; We'd. 2 p. M. 3Oi N 65th II.
!rm:. 1nu: arlington Gem. Friends may call on