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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-20
MRS. PHI2IP lEIDY DIES
Widow Of Noted Physician Was In,
valid Fifteen Years

Mrs. Philip Leidy. widow of DR..
Philip Leidy and widely known in the
social life of this city, died this morn
Ing in her apartment at the Gladstone.
She had been an invalid fifteen years.
Mrs. Leidy was Miss Penelope Fon-
taine Maury Polk, of Virginia. She
met her husband during the Civil War,
when he went to Winchester. Va. with
the federal forces.
Mrs. Leidy remained in her old home
at Winchester during the war, though
the little Virginia town was in the
thick OF the fighting,. being captured
and recaptured by the opposing armies
seventy-two times.
Following her marriage to Doctor
Leidy, who was a brother of Joseph
Leidy, the famous scientist, she came
to Philadelphia to live. Mrs. Leidy
Is survived by two sons and two daugh-
ters-Dr. Joseph Leidy, DR.. Clarence
Fontaine Maury Leidy, Miss Gertrude
Harwood Leidy and Mrs. VAIN Nor
gan Churchman. There are five grand =.
children-Mrs. Hamilton Cheston,
Philip Leidy, Carter Randolph Leidy,
VAIN Morgan Churchman,. Jr., and the
little daughter Of DR.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Leidy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-20
GETS 3 YEARS FOR
HIGHWAY ROBBERY
Judge McCuIIen Sentences
Other Prisoners-One Year
for Man Having Drugs

Judge McCullen today, in Quarter
Sessions Court, sentenced Daniel j..
Dougherty to three years in the county
prison for highway robbery.
Dougherty was convicted of holding
up Charles Geary, 534 North Thirteenth
street, on the night of June 10, at
Thirteenth and Spring Garden streets.
Judge McCullen also sentenced Sam
uel A. Dave to fifteen months in the
county prison on charges of larceny
and false pretense. DAVE was arrested
July 25 following complaint from sew
eral dealers in electrical supplies of a
man defrauding them by using order
blanks of wellknown concerns and
bogus checks for payment of the goods
obtained on the order blanks. The de-
fendant pleaded guilty to a number of
charges against him.
George Wilson was sentenced to fif-
teen months in the county prison after
he pleaded guilty to attempting to enter
a business place at South Strawberry
street.
John Watson pleaded guilty to having
drugs in his possession and was sen
fenced by Judge McCullen to one year
in the House of Correction.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-20

Ellton, Md, Aug. 20.-The follow
ing marriage licenses were granted here
today: Thomas II. Andrew and Sarah
Dallas, Norman Massey and Bertha T.
Parkhfll, Charles 8. Goodman and Jo-
ssphtne O. Robinson, Michael NJ. Years
and Margaret Schoffer, Joseph Weist
and Agnes Hanlan and Frank j. Keskes
and Helen U. Merry, all of Philadel-
phia; Kenneth B. Kerr, Camden, and
Esther NJ. Bond, Philadelphia; Albert
Farullo, Philadelphia. and Evelyn M.
Walters, York; Herman Dilsheimer,
Sr., Philadelphia, and Christina NJ.
Hensel, Easton, Pa; Nathan NJ.
Hsuschsr and Iva NJ. Davis, Hatboro ;
Robert r. Barrow and Eva M. Rink,
Rising Sun, Nd; Thomas Hutchinson
and Marion Callahan, Glassboro, N.
j.; Marian F. Brumfeld, Colora, and
Violet s. Creswell, Rising Sun, Md.
William W. Ramsey and Manola Null
len, Wilmington; Grover @. Reasler
and Viola Rigfuss, Reading; Joseph
Youcknavicz and Hilda Mitzner, Sha-
mokin, and Emory G. Lowe, Whining
ton, and Dorothy Diggs, Northeast
Md. .
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-20
KILLED ON HER HONEYMOON
Mrs. John Foster Sanger Victim Of
Motor Accident

a telephone message was received
today by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Burgess.
6672 Lincoln drive, apprising them of
the death near Denver, Col, of their
daughter. Mrs. John Foster Sanger,
who with her husband was on an auto
mobile trip. They were on their hon
eymoon.
At the Burgess home it was learned
that all the message had said was that
Mrs. Sanger had been killed in an auto
mobile accident on Sunday. No men
ton was made of Mrs. Sanger's hus
band. so it is assumed that he escaped
uninjured. An effort is being made to
ascertain the details of the accident.
Mrs. Sanger was bride of two months.
Before her marriage to Mr.. Sanger
she was Miss Dorothy Abbot Burgess.
and was socially prominent in German
town. Her husbands home is in New
York. The couple announced their en-
gagement April I and were married in
June.
Mr.. Burgess is an official of the
Quaker Lace Company, Fourth street
and Lehigh avenue.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-20
PREFERS D. S. C. TO
CROIX De GUERRE
Sergeant Flanagan Says He
Made Up His Mind to Get
American Honor-Got II

a Croix de Guerre was awaiting Ser
gcant James Flanagan, winner Of the
Distinguished Service Cross. at the army
recruiting station when he applied for
transportation to Camp Humphries, W.
Va, where he will join the Second
United States Engineers. Sergeant
Flanagan, whose home is at 1880 South
Taylor street, received the decoration
from the French Government for un
usual bravery shown on July IS, 1918,
near Scissors.
,'I had received word that I had
shown great bravery when I went ont
and brought in n few Of the wounded
men of my company while the shells
were niussing things up" said Ser
gpant Flanagan.
What prize most is this" and
he pointed to bit of Colored ribbon
with tiny silver star in the center.
That's the Distinguished Service Cross,
and it's what I made up my mind to
land when l enlisted in 1898"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-20
KEPHART IN MEETING
OF BANK PROBERS
State Treasurer Asked to Aid
Investigation by Giving
Data He Has
MYERS RETURNS TO CITY

Rumor that another former state off
cial would be arrested in connection with
the wrecking of the North Penn Bank
swept through the City Hall this after
noon when State Treasurer Kephart
arrived from Harrisburg.
He went to District Attorney Rotan's
Office, where several county and state
officials were assembled for the pur-
pose, 1t is understood, Of considering
additional arrests in the bank case.
1t is understood that Mr.. Kephart
has been called to give any data he may
have concerning a former official. 1t
is known that he gave considerable in
formation to the probers regarding the
Amber transactions.
Deputy Attorney General Myers re e
turned to the city today following his
conferences with Attorney General
Schaffer at Lake Placid, n. Y. The
attorney general announced that he had
given Mr.. Myers authority to vigorously
push the prosecutions.
Assistant District Attorneys Taulane
and Gordon went into conference with
Mr. Myers at 2 80 O'Clock.
'Will there be more arrests In the
case soon?" Mr.. Myers was asked.
Silent on Arrests
The deputy attorney general said
that he had been out Of touch with the
situation and could not answer the
question until after the meeting.
The name of the other x-officer to
be arrested has not been announced by
the state probprs, but Mr.. Rotan said
last week that two ''cx officials" would
be arrested Onc-Charlcs A. Amber
former speaker of the House and insur
nnCc commissioner under Governor
Rrumbaugh, has been taken into Gus =
tody and held in S15,0 bail for fur =
ther hearing on September .. 1t has
been hinted by several of the probcrs
that the other politicians would be
brought into court in the near future.
Collapse of the Seneca Fire Insur-
! ance Company, the second of James J
Boland's promotions to be taken over
by the Insurance Department of New
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-20
CARDINAL GIBBONS HERE,
FAVORS WAR ON PROFT7EER.S
PreIate Visits Archbishop
Dougherty on Way Home
From Spring Lake-CaH Is
Personal
Silent on Politics and League
of Nations ISSue-"Matter
Rests With President VII
son." He Says

Cardinal Gibbons, in this city today
to pay n short visit to Archbishop
Dougherty, declared 1.-THE government
is doing exactly right in going after
the food profteers.
The Cardinal believes all profiteers
should be punished, without regard to
how powerful or how small they are.
''The merchants and dealers can he
expected to receive fair profit in max
ing their sales he said, but those
who take advantage of the times and
conditions and ask and receive more
than a fair price for their goods should
be punished"
The cardinal has been visiting at
Spring Lake for the last two weeks and
stopped off in this city at Q 80 o'clock
this morning to call upon the arch
bishop.
Won't Discuss League
When questioned about his views on
the League of Nations. he said he did not
care to discuss that matter at this time.
1T is my hope that President Will
son will be able to complete treaty
which will be satisfactory to the ma
tion and which will give the world
real and lasting benefits. This has
been my hope from the beginning. But
l do not wish to comment upon the
treaty as it now stands or upon the
discussions concerning it. The pro-
posed covenant is before our officials.
chosen to act well and wisely in such
matters. l hope that they will act
we'll and wisely"
When asked what he thought of such
world treaties in the light of his study
of history, and particularly the history
of efforts to bind the world to enduring
peace. the cardinal said:
II do not wish to go into the mat
ter of old time leagues or treaties
Other efforts are interesting, of course
but the isues of today must be con
sidered from the viewpoint Of the condi
tions of today"
He added that he hoped good treaty
would be made that would benefit this
nation and be of everlasting good to tn,
world at large.
Regarding prohibition, the cardina
said:
1T is now up to the people to act a
they see fit. / do not care to discus
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-20

my view on this subject again. Every
one who is interested knows how | stand
in the matter
Cardinal Gibbons previously stated
that he was opposed to prohibition, as
he believed in giving the people their
choice in the matter.
Despite his. age-he is eighty five
years old-Cardnal Gibbons appeared
to be in excellent health. AS he alighted
from an automobile at the archicpiS-
Copal residence. Logan Square, he de-
clined offers of mid and walked unat-
tended into the house.
There were several priests in the
house ut the time of the cardinal : ar
rival. and at these he smiled affably.
Then he shook their hands and com
mented on the unusual weather which
marked his visit here.
Won't Discuss Politics
The cardinal was asked to comment
on the general political situation. but
ment on the general political situation,
he declined.
MY visit to Archbishop Dougherty. y
said the cardinal, lis entirely II per
sonal matter. Therefore. do not care
to discuss at any length matters not di
rectly related to my Philadelphia visit. y
Cardinal Gibbons, when he greeted
Archbishop Dougherty. congratulated
the head of the Philadelphia archdio
ccse on the fifty fourth anniversary OF
the latter's birth, which was celebrated
here several days ago.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-20
NO 5TH WARD TACTICS IN 4TH
Slogan Adopted Today by Moore
Car1paIaners


aNo Fifth ward tactics in the
fourth ward
This is the slogan adopted at the
Moore headquarters in the Liberty
Building, this afternoon, following the
visit of three delegates from the. Fourth
ward.
The delegation asked that Moore
organization be started in their ward
for instruction of the Italian voters
there.
The visitors were Joseph Bartelucci,
Louis Zimmerman and Ralph Tanzello.
They said Ware men had been telling
Italians, unlearned in the English lang
uage, that penalty of 500 would be
attached to any one voting for Moore
After hearing what the delegates had
to say the Moore war board decided to
start an organization in the ward, using
the above slogan.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-20
sIaamIst Gets Eight Months

After a severe arraignment from
Judge McCullen, William Fox, who
was convicted of a charge of bigamy,
was sentenced to term of eight months
in the county prison. Fox was married
the first time on January 10, 1919.
He left his wife about three years ago,
and on August 20, 1917, he married
Minnie S. Burkley, 2523 North Sew
enth street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-20
Got In the WRONG Car

For attempting to steal an automobile
standing outside the Bourse Building,
William Austin, seventeen years old.
today was sentenced by Judge McCul-
len, in Quarter Sessions Court, to the
Huntington Reformatory. The prison
er, a negro, was arrested on July /,
after he had tried to start the machine,
which was the property of Garvey &
Co.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-20
Carriers Plan Convention

Nine subcommittee of Keystone
Branch. No. 157, National Association
of Letter Carriers, reported at a meet
ing in headquarters. 1901 Green street.
on plans for the convention to open in
this city September |. One feature will
be Labor Day parade in which east
ern Pennsylvania will be largely rep
resented
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-20
LAST DAY OF BLANKET SALE
Reclaimed Coverings Selling at Rate
Of $1,000 an Hour

This is the last day to buy reclaimed
army blankets at IS apiece.
The sale, conducted at the quarter
masters depot, Twenty first street and
Oregon avenue, has been in progress
since last week. Its popularity with
thrifty housewives is indicated by the
fact that the quartermaster' clerks
have been taking cash in exchange for
blankets at the rate of $1,000 an hour.
The blankets are described as wool"
blankets, though they are not pure
wool. They are not new, but are in
good condition and have been sterilized.
The quartermaster announced the
sale would be discontinued at the close
of business hours this afternoon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-20
Family Association Elects officers

John F. Engart, of Philadelphia.
was elected president of the Wilson
Thompson Family Association at the
annual reunion on the country place
Claxton. vice president; Mrs. Kathryn
A. II. Thompson, secretary, and Lydia
N. r. Thompson. treasurer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-20
Election Petitions Open to serutIn,

Petitions filed yesterday in the coun-
ty commissioners Office are open for
public inspection beginning today.
Workers for the Republican city com
mittee and the Republican Alliance are
examining tha patiHons.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-20

these Suits are the Cream of our Spring
and Summer Stocks. Many of them are
silk trimmed, shoulder lined with iridescent
silks seam piped and elegantly finished.
They are the highest quality of workman
ship in Mems Clothes that you can buy
anywhere, bar none. Our Fit, our Style,
our Comfort combined.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-20
Special Drive
on Our
Finest Spring and
Summer Suits
It Remarkable Reductions!

q We Will Sell Our Finest
S65 Suits at S48, SIS, $58;
Our Finest $50 Suits at $45,
$4S, $50; Our Finest SIS
Suits at $40, S45, $48; Our
Finest $50 Suits at SIS, S38,
$40; Our Finest S45 Suits
at $50, S32, S35; Our Finest
$40 Suits at S28, $50, S32.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-28
Talk of High Cost of
 Medicine


 Although 1 paid only $2.0e for ? bottles of Mayr's Wonderful Remedy I wouldn't take S1Oo for what 2 doses have done for me. My partner also has taken dose with wonderful re- suits He was threatened with an operation for stomach and bowel trouble and is sure he will be right now. We both suffered from indiges- tion and bloating with gas" It is a simple, harmless preparation that re- moves the catarrhal mucus from the intestinal tract ana ailsys practically all stomach, liver and intestinal ail- ments, including appendicitis. One dose will convince or money refund ed.
 Sold by Lowell Drug Co. and drug gists everywhere.-Ady.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-28
CHAMBERS IS MATCHED WITH
 1. 4. BOXER

Despite the seeming discourage ment which met them in their initial venture in the fight promotion game, o. s. French and Frank Loughery, manager and matchmaker. respect lively, of the Bisbee Athletic club, have listed for the main event on the card for November perhaps the best welterweight material to be found in the southwest. Russell Chambers, of Douglas, who is recog- nized as conner of the first water, and Johnnie Celmars, the Los An geles scrapper who stepped ten of the fastest and hardest rounds ever wit messed in Bisbee when he tangled with Loughery on Friday night, signed articles yesterday. Chambers will weigh 145 pounds at p. m. of the day of the fight, and Celmars will weigh 14S pounds ringside.
 The disparity in the time of weigh.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-28
EATS Is DOUGHNUTS AFTER BIG
 MEAL AND WONDERS WHY THE
 LAST BITE WENT DOWN so HARD

rant looked up, the fair waitress appeared as though she were about to ring for the police, and the doughnut flends companion inter jected:
 ''l ou cant eat dozen and half of doughnuts. You've just eaten more for dinner than the ordinary railroad brakeman. If you eat those doughnuts. I'll pay for them. and, in addition, I'll pay for the meal you's just eaten"
 The offer was accepted. The waitress piled up Is doughnuts on the counter, and, slowly and delib- erately, the doughnut champion be- gan to eat, and he never stopped until the last one had disappeared, not even the hole remaining,
 As he and his companion stepped through the door, the friend pointed to large cake in the window and said:
 That's real sizable cake in there"
 Yes" replied the doughnut king, as he gulped a little, but there's nothing in that window half as big as the last bite of that last dough nut I put away. Let's go"
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-28
House Passes
 Bill Over Veto

Continued From Page One)
 Representative Walsh, Republican of Massachusetts, moved to table the Volstead motion. Most of the mem bers did not seem to know what this meant, but it was evident that MT. Walsh was trying to force an immed- fate vote.
 The hubbub and the wrangle kept going while Republican Leader Mon deli demanding the right to be heard, ahead of 50 others, who were trying to catch. the speakers eye. finally got the floor, told how the prohibition bill affected .ther welfare of all the people. which made it necessary that the house have everybody present when voting time came This plea was made after Chairman Volstead lad asked unanimous consent to withdraw his motion.
 There were many motions after that and a number of roll calls, until the final vote was taken at 2 o'clock
 The galleries were deserted. The crowds that used to sit through weary hours of prohibition debate had not heard, of course, that the final fight was at hand and John Barleycorn's wake, if 1t was that, was unattended On the floor a handful of members who had stood up against rne ury rhalanx, edged in a word now and
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-28

ing comes from the fact that Celmars will not have the requisite training facilities in Bisbee to bring him to the , o'clock scratch, but the weights at the rfngside will be, it is believed, practically the same. Both fighters have posted $1OO forfeits that they will make the respective weights. Celmars, according to a telegram re- ceiYed by Manager French yester- day, will arrive here in plenty of time to be in the best of condition for the go.
 Interest also attaches to the seim- final. Manager French and Match maker Loughery burnt up the wires yesterday trying to get a suitable opponent for Bob Collins, whofi in the opinion of many Bisbee fans, is deserving of semi-final honors after his showing with Al Mauch Friday evening. If the club owners are sue
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-28

They were two young men of the ordinary garden variety, and they were eating the same kind of a meal in the same kind of restau- rant. And they appeared perfectly normal, too; that is, normal until one of them spied some doughnuts under the glass case behind the counter. Both had finished their dinners, and the thought struck one, as he slid from bis stool, that few of these might 30 we'll if one should feel a little hungry later on.
 Gimme some doughnuts," he said to the waitress. Gimme a dozen doughnuts. .or mabe a dozen and a halfir
 Il can't sell them to you" the damsel of the lover easy" replied When the stock is low, you have to eat 'em here or go without"
 TSo?' queried the diner. Well under the circumstances, I'll eat 'em here. Gimme those dough nuts
 How many?,'
 "oh, dozen. or a dozen and half" s.
 The other patrons of the restau-
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-28
DISAGREEMENT
 IN SUIT FOR
 B|G DAMAGES

Standing nine to three in favor of the defendant. a jury in the case of Ed Tam against the Phelps-Dodge corporation at Tucson yesterday re- ported that it was unable to agree. It had deliberated upon the case for ten hours when notice of disagree ment was served.
 In his allegation against the cor poration. Tam declared that his back had been injured while he was work ing at the Holbrook shaft in 1917. and he asked for damages in the sum of SSO,O0O The company an swere1 that he had not been injured as he claimed, nor was he in the employ of the corporation at the time alleged in the complaint
 This is the third case of the same kind which has been tried in the United States court lately, with the Phelps-Dodge corporation as defend ant. In the other two the company was awarded judgment.
 The corporation was represented by Attorneys Clifton Mathews and John Sanders of the legal firm of Ellinwood & Ross, Bisbee, while Tams interests were in the hands of the firm of Struckmeyer & Whit ney of Phoenix.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-28
Watch the Little Pinples;
 They are Natures Warning

can cause unlimited trouble. This remedy is the greatest vegetable blood purifier known, and contains no minerals or chemicals to ipjure the most delicate skin.
 Go to your drug store, and get bottle of s. s. $. today, get rid of those unsightly, disfiguring piru- pies, and other skin irritations. It will cleanse your blood thorough ly. For special medical advice free, address Medical Director, fl Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-28
COAL STRIKE
 INEVITABLE
(ConLinued from Page Cnel

(Continued from Page Cne) to their jobs despite the order to quit work Friday night.
 Attorney General Palmer and Sec retary of Labor Wilson talked over the situation and outlined a plan of action which will be presented to the cabinet tomorrow Members of the cabinet, while declining to discuss any phase of the impending strike, showed they were grimly determined to stand out for the rights of the public, which would be ruthlessly ig- nored with the shutting down of the mines.
 Representative Connally, Demo- crat, Texas, said solid support of congress should be given to Presi- dent Wilson. Later he introduced a joint resolution "pledging the re- sources and powers of congress in support of the president"
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-28

then and tried to appeal for upholding the veto, but they were unable to make themselves heard above the din.
 At the end not more than score Of hands clapped. The house went about its work with considerable Slee, but there was no heart in the feeble cheer that followed announce nent of the final vote.
 If the senate also oyerrides the veto, the country will go on one-half of one per cent alcoholic content beverage basis. In the only test vote on the bill the senate gave it five to one majority and dry leaders pre- dict tine next test would reveal a similar strength for their cause.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-10-28
40 Successful Years
Impure and Poisoned Blood No Longer Terrorize Those Who Know
 of "Number 4o'

This is the record of the famous old prescription known as Number 40 For The Blood" Successfully employed in diseases of the glandular system, in blood poison, nercurial and lead pois- oning, rheumatism. catarrh, constipa- tion, indigestion. stomach trouble, ma laria, toxic poisoning hepatic conges- tions, scrofulous enlargementS, sores, ulcers, mercurial and lead poisoning. Number 4O'' is made by J. c. Menden- hall, 40 years druggist, Evansville, Ind.
 Sold by Lowell Drug O., Central Pharmacy.-Adv.