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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-21
|406TH BAT 7TAL|0N
TO PARADE IN CITY
Big Telegraph Unit, Landed
Yesterday, Will March Some
Day This Week
MANY ,PHILADELPHlANS

The 4O6th Telegraph Battalion, which
landed at New York yesterday from
overseas services. will parade in Phila q
dclphia soma day this week.
The battalion was recruited from
among the employees OF the Bell TeIe-
+ phone Company in Pennsylvania. Com
+ pany n of the battalion is made up en- =
tirely of Philadelphians, while virtually
every other company in the outfit haf
fair, representation Of Phifadelphians
in its ranks,
Following the parade the men will be
the guests Of the Philadelphia branch
Of the telephone company at reception
and dinner at Scottish Rite Hall. Ar
rangements for the celebration ar"
awaiting final action in naming tho day
by the military authorities. who have
already promised that the arrangements
will be made.
The 406th landed from tho transport
Seattle yesterday and were sent to Camp
Merritt, Yaphank. l.. |. The stay there
will be short and the men will he trans
ported to Camp Dix early this week.
Tho unit will be dcmobilz"d there.
Base Hospital Unit No. -, or
ganized at the Episcopal Hospital, and
the 111th Transport Corps originally
the Nineteenth Engineers. recruited in
{ and around this city, arrived in New
York aboard the transport Walter g..
L.uckenbach.
Major Alba r. johnson. .Ir.. son Of
the president of the Baldwin Locomotive
Works, is commander Of the transporta
tion unit. Many employees of tho com
pany of which his father N president
Joined the unit when it was recruited
here.
The base hospital unit returned un6er
the command of Lieutenant Samuel II.
Geller, of Mannheim. Both the hospital
and transport unit saw the hardest kind
Of service an6 Philadelphians returning
in their membership were loud in their
rejoicing at being back in this country
again. The men will be discharged
some time this week, prob91ly from
Camp Dix.
Major Thomas ". Gilkyson. n
lawyer, with offices at 1911 Chestnut
street, Philadelphia, also returned after
an interesting experience as a diplo-
matte courier for the Peace Confer
ence. He went to France with the
ordnance department fourteen months
ago and was stationed at Tours. When
the big fight started in the Argonne he
was assigned to that area.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-21
CHALLENGES STATES
POWER OVER PHONES
Counsel for Postoffice Depart
ment Argues Lack of
Jurisdiction
U. S. ASKS INJUNCTION

Pittsburgh, Aprfil 21.-C. NJ. Brace
len. special counsel of the Postofice
Department, before Judge Burlington.
of the United States Circuit Court OF
Appeals. and Judge Dickinson, of the
United States District Court Of Phila :
delphia, and Judge Thomson, of Pitts =
burgh. contended that the state OF
Pennsylvania has no juridsiction in the
matter or regulating telephone rates of
the Bell Telephone Company because
that company is merely acting as an
agent of the federal government in this
state.
The argument. was on the govern =
mcnt's application for an Injunction
restraining the State Public Service
Commission and Attorney General
Schaffer from interfering with the gov
ernments wire rates. Attorney Gen =
eral Schaffer. with several assista nts
and special counsel, represented the
state.
The United States will lose $40, ZOO
daily unless the injunction it asks is
granted Mr.. Brace!en said in the course
of his argument. He said the govern
ment asked not only for an Injunction
in this special case, but an injunction
restraining the state authorities from
interfering in other cases.
Attorney General Schaffcr said il
was the intention of the state to seek
injunctions against the Western Union
Postal Telegraph and independent lines
Judge Burlington interrupted Mr.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-21
GIRL RESCUED BY MARINES
Service Men Overcome After Fight
ina Blaze on North Front Street

Two marines. one from Paris Island. =.
s. g.. and tho other from Key West
were so overcome with smoke while
lighting North Front street fire last
night that one became unconscious
and the other. in worse condition. was
taken to tho Episcopal Hospital.
The fire occurred at the home Of Mrs.
Sarah Thompson, 3513 North Front
street. Mrs. Thompson had sent her
little girl upstairs with lighted lamp
and in some manner the blaze was
started.
The two marines. Charles Bauer,
344G North Water street, and George
Abrams. heard the alarm and arrived
| before the firemen. They carried the
ChITd rom me HOUSE HuG prOCrpued n
put out the fire. Bauer was taken tn
! the hospital and Abrams was treated on
the spot.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-21
SUMMER SCHOOL. CHANGES
Courses Added to Penn Session
Which Opens July

The fifteenth annual session of the
summer school of the University of
Pennsylvania will open on July I, ac-
ding to a statement by DR.. II. Lamar
Crosby director of the session.
As n result of the changes brought
about by the war, many additional
courses are in demand among those
who have signified their intention of on
rolling. More Spanish courses will be
offered this year, under the charge of
DIR. Romera Naverro. French is, also
in great demand. German is continued
although indications are that the classes
will be smaller.
The growing demand for professional
instruction for teachers has been recog
nized by the school of education, and
every member of it's staff is to offer
summer work. A special feature of this
work will be school of observation and
a demonstration high school. both OF
which will be held in the Newton Pub
tlic School.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-21
ATTENTION, FICTION FANS!
MEET A REGULAR HERO!
Cotoboy, Sailor, Soldier and
Sleuth. Who Escaped
Shrapnel, Tictim Of Cupid
4luon p. Mosier " ouldn't Let
Gee
Enemy Get Him: Miss Anna
Williams Bride.to-Be

Ladies and gentlemen. this will in
troduce Alvion T. MoSier. city do
tective. once cowpunrhcr. later q
man of warsman. still later n regular
in Pershiug's army-uow home again
from the wars. wounded, but back on
the job rounding up crooks as h" once
used to round up steers with n "lifc
behind as full of adventure ms one
of Zane Gray's or Richard Harding
Davis's novels.
That romance should not h" lacking,
here. too. is Miss Anna Williams.
step. daughter of Captain Boyd, Of tn"
Philadelphia and Reading police force.
who was engaged to Mosier when h"
went off and got wounded the. last
time. aud who is making plans for a
wedding possibly in June.
Mosicr still walks with II linn from
a wound in tho thigh, where German
shrapnel got" him. and sometimes
his voice is II little husky from thr
effects Of German gas.
His mouth is half full Of new teeth
that replace those Dominican inSur
gent shot away, but othNrwiS" h" is
Just rs good as over.
\ Life Of Thrills
His life is full Of dramati" high
lights He has circumnavigatcd the
globe twice. crossing the Paciti" twice
and the Atlantic six times. and has
been shipwrcckcd. scald"d, shot and
otherwise muSSod up. He was hero
before the hero business began on
wholesale scale in tho late unpleasant
moss.
Nosier. who is IS Years old, halls
from near Southard. Oklahoma. where.
among the ArapahocS and stem wind =
ing rattlcsnakcs. he kept his father s
hoCks, like Ossian s hero. Away out
there on the range the sea cntiCcd
him and hc embarked in the United
States navy. in which hN has done two
bitches. seeing about all there is to
sec.
In 1916 Moser was on the armored
cruiser Memphis, formerly the Ten
nessee, when a West Indian hurricane
flung it on the rocks off Santo Domin
60 city. 1t was some blow.
The impalcd Memphis lost about 100
men.
Swat for the SpiggoIies
The crew campCd ashore. Ono da Y
the marines. nearby. got into scrap
with some of the black "spiggotty' rev
olutionists in those parts, and Mosier
although n blucjackct, got into the row
unofficially. He took from one two
gun man couple of gaudy, silver
plated six shooters, which he p-izes as
trophies today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-21

Moscr got into tho road of DO =
minican bullet. however. and 1t ripped
away half mouthful of teeth. Sur
geons and dentists made n good job Of
patching him up.
For awhile he was personal body
guard to Ambassador Horrick at the
American embassy in Paris at the be-
ginning of tho world war in 1914.
He was on the transport Hancock at
the taking over of tho Danish West In
dies by l'nclc Sam about the time the
United States entered tho war. Later,
on the Hancock carrying troops to
France. he was among those present
when a main stcampipo burst. lie was
long i'll. with more bois than Job had
sixty five on his back alone. 1t came
near being keno for him.
Gets Arrow Wound
Mosicr needed n rcst Ills term oi
enlistment being up. ho Joined the
Reading detective force, later becom
ing n city detective attached to head
quarters but assigned to the Sixth Dis
trict. Eleventh and Winter streets.
II was then. too, hc proposed to Miss
! Williams. He says il was the most
daring thing he over did
When this trouble hunter of peace
times finally accepted wars challenge
he soon became sergeant. after the
usual painful preliminarics in Texas
camp. and went over with the Seventh
| Division. While on Lorraine sector
near ThierCourt he engaged in night
reconnaissance with another three
striper, who went down before q shrap-
uc shell. while MOsior was badly
wounded in the thigh. Four inches Ions
was the orifce where the jagged meta
| entered and twelve inches where i
emerged Somehow he made his way
| back and sent others out for his com
panion's body. On the way back to tn,
hospital he was gassed, face laceratior
making it impossible for him to weal
mask.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-21

TUIlaueiDnldns HOIne again
The Philadelphians with the 406th
Telegraph Battalion on the Seattle fol-
low:
Robert W. Mcoill, s3ss, Ross street, Ger;
svenue:.. BeSjamin S. Thorp. 5Oi2 Penn
Sa VET 4.afs Eirs sss sssSy s,sss
ninth street; #. BsuSier, 81 81 PeIhsm road ;
RSSs urer s25 hsd a South
xieert gsnholzer, 1925 ,S S2rtH y., gamsgsy $ssy
strsst: Hsrsy HSGsT. F TSniii1F. Ds1iins 5snE!ntSyn
Sds Edwara Hammsn Sos7 HszGi .rIss syeTpe VIZ
.% 81 s
h'AfFa RSss ass' Asss $?FS
avenue; John 3. Armstrong. 564s Stewart
wiiiism m pobbIe. s4s6 Market street; Frank
S. Kneder: S54 North Pexson street. ,v,,
SF D%ssn tgant Gr:G .5S! So;!h SistS s,res!; t.,
nue. James r CannSn' 1872 Wood street street;
cG.s. 3sH ss SsZ NoEh Hno Penn e. Ms4sst sTsst
175 West Clarkson avenue.
Fred J, Manrada. 5214 Race street; VII
s S Egyd ,rset Thomns Tom
inson, SoS East Washington lane. German
town.
John A. Dwyer. 5aO5 Baynton street, Ger
mantown Frank NJ, Hall 5s3? Lansdowne
:, Jacob Kline $500 West York street: vii;
street street. ehH %"Se9 Ross Roi&2 SSse
street Charles ,ssymopr a. N9sth s1 siN,iX sDaib
Fifty sixth street.
Archie L. Lewis, Green sburg; Raymond J
McDonald fennelton; Almon D. Mckay
Ray ,$eiber,, East Brady; Lcsie e ThSmp, ON ,,
Francis q. Riley Fennelton: Matthew II.
Robinson. Port Royal: George D. Reid New
.ss ASsr tSs GSnses ms HssT
Gesrse A. panSsush., wornsleySurg: WsI-
ter w. Pyner; Woodbine: Ray G. Trittie:
MsFry g Ga4ssn Gsn TTGSS e' j. FSH
RSS Sn g. pSSSsm }SS% mcKrss's FTrss
,?NR f; KIshj l,anesstsI; JOIN MeG EEsSSSss1i ESSsTi
lane. Germa ntown; Joseph 7, Lord ARD Ard
more; John z Lyons, o,o ~ Armatt Rsonor street
Mari spr" swarthmore: William E simmer
Harry L. spanGer Ghn SprTF hur
Sorristo|n: : ri:s ' Clarence B. Vance, Buffers.
Tony GaIow BTock%fEyilIsi S,ii.. HGmTy MGrcomG &
Braydenviiie; clyde L. Russell. GreensbuTs
Left H. Hallgren;, Younssviile: Glen c: Sc
bring sehseT GhaTnGeYF YFenSe50n Mam wSn
RsEiH c0GEszl cSsEles Car
| Green, Fennellton.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-21
s5oy Dies After Fall in GARAGE

William F.. Murphy, Ir.. 2l1 South
Willow Grove pike. Glensidc. Pa, died
today in the Arlington Memorial Hos =
pital from injuries received on Satur-
day when he fell from the second floor
Of the garage of W. f. Brrcht to the
cement floor below. The boy was play e
ing in the garage at the time of the ac-
cident. He suffered a fractured skull.
He was the son of William +. Muir
ply, general passenger agent of the
Philadelphia and Reading Railway.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-21
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Sale of Silks

Genuine Chinese Shantung Pongee, 33-nch all
silk, excellent for waists, dresses, skirts; o.
$1.25 grade for, yard .................. OOc
Black China Silk SO inches wide, Lyons
dye, spot-proof; regularly $500 yard 81 IS
White Silk Broadcloth, a high grade weave
for waists, dresses and suits, 31-inch; 81 QE
$3.50 quality, for, yard .............. Loo
Radum Silk in black and navy; high grade,
popular weave; 40 inches wide; $3.50 81 *
Black Satin Princess 36 inches wide; a weave
which drapes beautifully; $3.50 grade - 20
Black Satin Duchesse; 35-inch; makes up into
gowns suitable for all occasions; $3.50 81 or
value for, yard ...................... Loo
Tub Silks in many pretty stripe patterns; for
waists, dresses and mems shirts; 32- 81 2E
inch; $1.75 grade foE ................- AsJO
Georgette Crepe in white and flesh color; 40
inches wide; suitable for waists, dresses 81 cE
and lingerie; 1926 grade for ........ 1sVO
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-21
Cingham Week

This week emphasizing the merits OF
Gingham whether in yard goods or made-up
dresses.
Gngham is material which combines beauty
with utility and because of its excellent launder
ing qualities is admirably adapted to summer
frocks
In our Cotton Dress Goods Section we can
supply the famous D. & J. Anderson Cling
ham, made in Scotland, at $1.25 yard, 80 inches
wide. Tootal's Engsh-made Gingham, S2 inches
wide-$125. Glen Roy, the best American-made
Gingham, so inches wde-75c yard. Other Amer-
can-made Gnghams, 80 inches wide, low price but
of good quaity-3sc yard.
Very attractive Porch and House Dresses for
women, made of gingham-$3.95 to $11.0O.
Gingham Dresses for little girls Of 2 to years
at $325 and $685..
For girls of to IA, Gingham Gowns at 1896
to $11.50; for misses-$975 to $3.50.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-21

Aaron Shapiro. thirty five years old
Of 1927 Viola street. was given ten days
in the county jail by Magistrate Harris
al the Thirty second street and Wood
land avenue station, this morning. for
pasting up general strike propaga nda
in a westbound Girard avenue trolley.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-21
Sewerage Concern Must Cut Rates

The Public Service Commission. in
deciding the first complaint brought be-
fore it against rates charged by sew
erage company, directs the Wayne
Sewerage Company. operating in Della =
ware county. TO submit E>v rates to
the commission. These rates are to
yield an annual income Of SIS 100.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-21

len said: ''No law ever enacted in this
state gives the public service commission
the power to regulate Federal agency.
and the telephon and telegraph system
is such an agency. 1t is no more sub
ject to the jurisdiction today than is
that part of the post Office department,
which happens TO be within this state.
The telegraph and telephone systems in
this state, as well as in the United
States, are now being operated by and
for the government Of the United States.
Washington. April 21.--Upon the
governments motions, the Supreme
Court today agreed to hear on May
5 next arguments in test cases from
South Dakota and Massachusetts involv.
ing the right Of Postmaster General
Burleson TO interfere with existing in .
trastate telephone toll rates.
Lawyers familiar with the courts
procedure said today that in view oI
the importance Of the question involved
It was possible that decision might bs
given at this term.
The South Dakota suit resulted from
State Supreme Court DEGREES enjoininr
four telephone companies in that stat,
from increasing their toll rates as or,
dered by the postmaster general. Simila,
proceedings have been instituted il
twenty one states. in nine of which
decisions against the postmaster genera
have been rendered while in eight they
have been in his favor. Four cases ar,
now pending.
The Supreme Court also agreed t.
review Massachusetts Supreme Cour
DEGREES dismissing proceedings instituted
by the State Public Service Commission
to prevent the New England Telephon,
and Telegraph Company from incrcas
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-21

the ocean and the trenches overseas.
Colonel Roosevelt was introduced to the
audience by Lieutenant Colonel !.
Leslie Kinkaid "the fighting judge ad
vocate" of the Twenty seventh Divi
sion.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-21
Flint Doesn't Wait; Is lover Top

Flint. Mich, April 21.-(By A. P.).
The city of Flint, with a quota of
So. 3.156,931 in the Victory Liberty Loan,
yesterday subscribed nearly $500, 900,
while other cities were preparing to
open their campaigns today. The vol
unteer booth plan was used and only
five hours was required to reach the
quota.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-21

others returning were: John Cordes;
Lar,downe; Kenneth y. Butler. 4s1 Wesss
south sixtsenth street; Earle, A. Cleaysrr,
Thomas r. Jenninss 1870 South Third
5sss, sTsss Ss5TTett I9yce GsfmsMndiSwnd MdSsTd
Zeldler 2s1 Fontaine street; John J. kes-
Esn, 1880 Mulberry street: Edward T. hoop'
2300 South Twentieth street. Reuben Alper;
as3 Wharton street Elmer. y: Karr. $50 40
son. 231S Watkins street: Richard 4. Branca.
S2s Wsshinston avenue Robert Moo Mooney;;, A. A.
street; Charles j. Morgan. 2ols South sixty
l sishh 81 street; Fred a Miller Jersey shSre Ibr
Mccsrty 1853 NSS,h Fitty,seSS9SS e2S .trsst street
Henry $. Rittner. Germantown; william w.
Back 3oos North Fifteenth street, Xineenzo
Nolpe. 1913 Dickinson street: william j.
Patton. 200s East Huntington street; Frank
4; Meyer, 1907 Rush street: John .. ClearSE
1871 Hollers street: Joseph r. Shannon. 2bO2
south Eighth street; Joseph & Sesf @ sos2 Helen pcn
street; lard W. Craig 1889 East Allegheny
avenue. and Michael J. Calby. 32l5 irving
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-21

Nearly a hundred gowns and frocks
have been marked at this special
price. There are tailored frocks of
plain or dropstitched tricolette and
of embroidered serge. Also includ-
ed are afternoon gowns of crepe de
Chine, satin, tafcta and foulard
combined with Georgette.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-21

About seventy-hve exclusive models
in embroidered and beaded satin.
chiffon tafeta, Georgette and crepe
meteor, all Of which have been
marked at far higher prices. Every
gown is designed with that distinc-
ton which is traditional with this
establishment.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-21

The Philadelphians with the 4O6th
'elcgraph Battalion on the Seattle fol-
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-05-03

aged by the war. We are richer by
far in national way than before the
war.
On last Tuesday we had an in
spection of the camp by several mem
bers of the Interallied Commission
Major Thorton of the British army
and Major Sylvester of the Ameri-
can army. Both were very interest
ing officers and stated that we had
the best prison camp in Germany.
On Tuesday night, we had the Ger
man Commanding officer Of the Pris-
on Camp as our guest for dinner.
He was a naval captain during the
war and told us some very interest
ing facts concerning the German Ma
Wy. He Stated that after the sea battle
of Jutland in which the British ma
Wy was victorious, the German feet
realized it could never combat with
the allied fleets and therefore never
came out. 1t is certainly interesting
to- hear these different stories and
get their different views of the war.
On Wednesday night we were in
vited into the city for dinner with a
German we have met named Fritz
Schuburt. His wife had prepared
lovely dinner for us: Asparagus
soup, beef steak with potatoes, peas,
carrots, turnips and then fruit, cher
ries and pears, then pudding and then
different kinds Of cheese and coffee.
Quite nice dinner and served in
such a lovely manner.
On Friday we had visit from a
Roumanian lieutenant, 1t. Stanesco
who has been here searching the camp
for Bessarabians, who are to be re-
patriated at once. He spoke French
and German but not English, but of
course, by speaking French and Ger
man we managed to get along with
him all right.
Yesterday two Red Cross officers
from the general depot at Berlin Wis
tied us. Capt. Nuns and Capt Pratt.
They also state that our camp is one
of the best they have seen.
And now your letters. Am glad
that you all are well, but sorry to
hear that there is so much flu in the
city and county. hope it will soon
cease. You make me so anxious to
see Baby Margaret. l want so much
to see her before her cute baby-tricks
are over. am so glad you had
such a nice time at the reception
given the new Baptist Minister. I
know you enjoyed it and wish / could
have been there.
/ hope that Mrs Dabney will some
time hear somthing of Frank, but af-
ter such long time it seems hardly
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-05-03

possible. If / were still in France I
might be able to learn something,
but here it is impossible.
About my trip to Italy-it was.
news to mel would like to go there,
but Charles has never written to me
about it. However, l hardly thj.k
there is a chance because am COM
ing home as soon as l can get away.
| do want to get home, mother
dear, but feel that with such won
derful opportunities, can wait few
more months. The papers make con-
ditions so much worse than they real
ly are. The people do not need, food
1t is deplorable-but we have been
treated most courteously all the time.
Hope by this time father is well of
his cold.
As far as my seeing any of my
friends in Germnay--that is an inn
possibility unless / go back to Cob
LEM on the territory West of TIA.
Rhine--occupied by the Americ3n
army. You see in Germany proper
there only only one hundred of us
officers and five hundred enlisted
men.
Well mother, dear, there is no more
to tell you this time. I hope all of
you are well. Lots Of love for grand
mother and granfather and all the
folk. For you and father kiss and
q hug around the neck and lots Of
love. Your affectionate son,
HERSCHEL.