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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-29
SETTLEMENT IS SEEN
IN SCHUYLKILL STRIKE
Traction Company Offers Com.
promise and Men Will Con-
slider Action Tomorrow

Prospects of the settlement of the
strike on the Schuylkill Electric Rail
way increased today when it was
learned that the company had submitted
a compromise agreement to the strik
ing motOrmen and conductors.
The workmen. who are members OF
the Amalgamated Association of Street
Railway EMPLOYEES of America, will dc =
eide at meeting tomorrow night at
Mahanoy City whether they will accept
the company's offer.
John J. S. Rogers. commissioner of
conci!iation of the United States De-
Dartmcnt of Labor. will be present to-
morrow at Mahanoy City when the offer
of the company is considered. He said
today that until the offer had been con :
iGered by the men it's conditions would
be kept secret.
Powell Evans. president Of the line.
said today that he hoped the strike
could be settled without resorting to
any sort of extreme measures to get
the line running again.
He added that future action would
depend upon the outcome OF the meet
ing ut Mahanoy City tomorrow.
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MOSES AMENDMENT
TO TREATY |SL0ST
Senate Votes Down Last Of 46
Changes Suggested by
Lodge Committee
LABOR SECTION ATTACKED
BY the Associated Press

Washington, Oct. 29.-Thc Moses
amendment to the peace treaty, last OF
those proposed by the foreign relations
committee. was rejected today by thr
Senate. Like the Johnson amendment
deteated last week, it dealt with voting
power in the league of nations.
VI those supporting the Moses
amendment, three were Democrats,
Gore, Shields and Walsh. Mass. Nine
Republicans, Colt, Edge, Hale, Kellogg
heyes, Lenroot, McNary. Nelson and
sterling, voted with the Democrats in
opposition.
In preparation for n vote on the
Moses amendment, the Senate voted
down, 81 to 40, substitute proposed
by Senator Shields. Democrat, Tennes-
see, under which the British domiuions
would vote collectively and have one
vote in the league.
The Moses amendment would have
excluded all of the British Dominion
from voting in any league of nations
controversy to which one of them was
party.
A subject not touched by the commit
tee was injected into the fight today by
senator Gore, Democrat. Oklahoma
who presented an amendment 3. Article
MI proposing that under the league, no
nation would go to war until an ad-
visory vote of the people shall have been
taken" as au additional condition
after arbitration had failed.
The debate Ccntered during much OF
the session around the treaty's provi-
sion for an international labor organiza =
tion. Efforts to alter it are to be made
by several Senators.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-29
J. D. RYAN BLAMES
PROBE ON SOREHEADS
Attacks Congressional Subcom'
mittee Investigating Army
Air Service

New York, Oct 29.--(By A. P.)-
The congressional committee inyestigat-
ing the army air service was vigorously
attacked today by John d. Ryan. for
merly director of aircraft production.
for having made intimations against
''persons whose services had been of
value to the government" on the testi-
mony of "soreheads who failed to OBJ
tain government contracts
Mr.. Ryan appeared as witness be
fore the subcommittee, which is hold
ing hearings here.
The probers are inquiring particu-
larly into the construction of govern
ment railroad. thirty eight miles long,
at cost of $4,000, 900 in Washing
ton state, connecting with the Chicago,
Milwaukee and ST. Paul Railroad. Mr..
Ryan is director of the railroad. He
told the committee it was unfair to have
him testify in New York when his rec
ords were in Washington.
II am at distinct disadvantage,
he said.
The ou.y thing Mr.. Ryan had to dc
with the spruce railroad, he testified
was to telegraph to Colonel Bryce r
Disque in response to an inquiry as tC
the kind of rails to use that the cost
of the road must be kept as low as
possible
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EIkton Marriage Licenses

ElktOn, Md. Oct. 29,---Ihc following
marriage licenses were issued here to-
day: Benjamin J. WHEELER and Mary
Walls. Leo Vincent Torpcy and Marie
+. Moore, Howard u. Reinert and
Mary A. Lutz, Charles Nctncr and
Ruth Nickalson, Harry Ncrna and
Philomenia Coseuza, George d. Ebert
and Edna A. Varney, Harry A. Quit
meyer and Rose a. Carbin and Harry
II. Diddlebock and Ethel VI. Higgins,
all of Philadelphia Augustus Iapp,
Philadelphia, and Sadie Fisher, River
side. y. j.. Ernest Rushton and Helen
L. Hand, Trenton Howard A. Lovott
and Marian 4. Lee, Wilmington Del. :;
Francis J. Delaney and Arabella FL
ner. Germantown, Pa; Joseph c..
Somers, Wilmington, Del, aud Laura
!. sheldon, Rowlandyillc, Md. Harold
W. Porter, Norristown, Pa, and Flea
nor Il. Detwciler. Eagleyillc, Pa. /;
Robert j. Bloxsou aud Alice Euppell
Camden; Harry T.. Scott aud Minnie
Williams. Wilmington, Del, aud How
ard q. Gise and Dorothy Potter Bal
timore
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WILL QUIT
". "a. COAL MINES

Charleston, W. Va, Oct. 20. .--(By
y. P.)--Forty thousand union miners,
employed in 466 mines in West Vir.
giuia, will quit work next Saturday if
the general strike order is enforced.
Their idleness will cut tho coal produc-
tion 3,lOO 900 tons month.
These. figures, given out by coal
mining interests, are disputed by union
leaders who claim 1900 members of
their organization in the state.
The union fields arc Kanawha. New
River. Fairmount, Piedmont, while the
nonunion fields are Guyau Valley.
Thackcr. Pocahontas, Tug River, Wind q
ing Gulf aud Elk River. They employ
approximately $1,000 miners. operators
say.
Of the organized fields all are operat.
ing under tho government agreement.
which federal authorities hold is to re
main in operation until March, 1920.
or the termination Of the war. with the
exception of the New River field. Here
new contract was made last month.
by which operation is to continue with
out modification for two years.
Columbus, o., Oct. 90 (By :. P.N
If the strike of soft coal miners be-
comes effective Saturday it will infect
more than 10000 miners in Ohio, will
close down more than 1900 mines In
thirty y-one Ohio counties. aud will stop
an average daily production of uearly
80, 600 tons of coal, according to Off
cials of the United Mine Workers Of
Ohio.
a strike of any duration, miners Of.
fcials declared. will work hardships on
the homes and factories of the state.
Homes are said TO be especially poorly
stocked
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-29
VENUS SHINING BRIGHTLY
IN EAST, PUZZLES MANY
Pennsylvania and SCdrorc Astronomers Say Planet Is Nou
at It's Brightest Being in Position Nearest Earth and Sun

It gets closest to the earth. or about
30 600, 900 miles away, II is not az
bright as at present, and when it is
furthest away, or about 100, 900 900
miles. it shines less brilliantly.
at present Venus might hc likcned
to n brilliant arc light. 1t is the near.
est to the earth Of all the planets"
"lf folks bad gotten up early enough
last week aud If there had been no
clouds in the sky, they would have seen
a much brighter Venus than they saw
today" snid Professor John Pitman,
observer at the Swarthmorc Astronom
ical Observatory. Professor Pitman
was n the tower studying the brilliant
planet this morning.
"On the 10th of this month Venus
was ia position nearest the earth and
nearest the sun, and she looked most
brilliant on that day. She is growing
fainter and fainter. The naked eye
saw today round light like star,
only more intense. AS matter of
fact, through the glass Venus Is Gre
cent today. And II changes It's shape
like the moon does from time to time. ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-29

\ great white star, the planet Venus.
shining with the briiiiarcy Of big orc
light, attracted the attention and puzzled
hundreds Of persons who retired latc
last night or arose early this morning.
II shouc in the East, and it was
visible all along the Atlantic coast.
Philadelphia received queries from
towns aud cities all over New Jersey
and from places as far south a, Wash
ington asking information about the
phrnomNon.
Professor Eric Dooittlc, OF tho Uni.
versity of Pennsylvania, said today he
was convinced that it was the planet
Venus, called the "sistcr planet Of the
earth" because ii is about the same
size rs the earth. and in other ways
resembles this plauct.
"Vcuus is now about IL 900 900 miles
away from the earth" said Professor
Doolttle. 'and is quite bright three
hours or 80 before sunrise. 1t will re.
nair visible when all other stars dis
appear. 1t is II white star
"Nenus is now very bright When
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-29
u. S. OFFICIALS HOPE
MINERS WILL YIELD

Washington. Oct. 2a.-(By A. P.)-
Officials, hopeful that the strike of btu =
day turned their attention TO Indian
apols. where the executive board OF
the United Mine Workers of America
was called to meet. While some Off
cials were not optimistic, in other quar-
ters there was evidenced distinct feel
ing that the miners answer to Presi-
dent Wilson's appeal would be favor
able.
Should the executive board decide ad
versely on the request of the President
that the strike be called off, the gov
ernment, it was indicated after yes
terday's cabinet meeting, at which the
situation was canvussed, was prepared
to deal with any situation that might
arise.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-29
NEW CLUES TO LOST BOY
Latest Evidence Indicates Bill!
Oansey Was In Newark, o.

Clues. which it is believed may lead
to the whereabouts Of Billy Dansey, the
three year-old boy who disappeared
from his home in Hammonton. n. j..
two weeks ago. have been found by At
lantic county detectives, according to
dispatches received today. Information
to this effect came to the police of Ham
monton.
Detectives engaged in the search
wired that they had almost positive
proof that a boy. recently taken to Il
Newark, O., department store, by II
we'll dressed woman, who bought Iim
a new suit was Billy Darsey, Miss
Mona Miles clerk in the store who
made the sale. said the boy bore very
marked resemblance TO the picture, OF
the Dansey boy in the newspapers; The
boy, it is said. told Miss Miles his name
was Billy Pittsburgh
The detectives also are investigating
a report that a boy bearing a striking
resemblance TO Billy Dansey arrived
with man aud woman yesterday Mt the
/ Phoenix Hotel, Walton. Kentucky Inc
couple, it is said, called the boy
| BILLY
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-29
GOV ERNOR DEFIES
ATTEMPT TO FREEZE

Tacoma, Wash, Oct. 2o.--(By A..
p. - Members of District No. 10.
United Mine Workers of America, to-
day received formal notification from
Governor Hart that the state of Wash
ingtou would not tolerate any attempt
to freeze the government into sub.
mission to demands being made by
the organized miners, under threat 10
strike November |.
The governor declared he would not
argue how the state can protect itself
and its citizens,
Governor Hart's message said:
so far as ! can ascertain the coal
miners of the state of Washington have
no specific grievance. Whatever may
be the demands of the coal miners in
other states, citizens of this state
should not be required to suffer from
cold and hunger by reason of your
afiliation with residents and organi-
cations of other states who would use
you in an attempt to starve and freeze
the government into submission, and
yielding of it's proper constitutional
functions TO an unauthorized body"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-29
HOUSING EXPERT SPEAKS
British Adviser Talks at Chamber OF
Commerce Luncheon

The October luncheon meeting of the
Members Council of the Chamber of
Commerce was hold ut the Ritz Carl
ton today. Thomas Adams, of Toronto,
Canada, housing advisor to the federal
Government of Canada, spoke on "Sug
gestions for Constructive Housing
policv."
Mr.. Adams. before coming to thi.
country. was the practical housing man
of the English local government board.
He hdd charge Of the governments
great housing schemes. which involved
fhe expenditure of vast sums. Under
his supervision were dcveloned many
Of the garden suburbs and villages for
workingmen that have become famous
as models the world over. He has been
an active participant in the significant
new development in England and
Canada.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-29
PEASANTS SAVED FRANCE
French FInsncier Declares Banks
Here Overlook Small Investors

Heads of great banks in America
make a mistake in not keeping in closer
touch with small savers, in the opinion,
expressed today, by Maurice Boyer, of
the Banque de Paris ct des Pays Bas,
a noted Fren1h financier who is here
with the eighty six French, British,
Belgian and Italian delegates to the
international trade conference.
II have observed while in America, I"
said the French banker, THAT there is
lack of CO. operation between the great
American banks and the small saver or
investor. Too many of your large banks
refuse to accept small deposits and the
result is that the small saver is u
stranger at your large banking institu
tions.
"Iu France $4,000, 900 of the peas
ants, the poor people, made il possible
for France to pull through the war.
These small investors hold 50 per cent
of the French debt.
"In France every large bank has
numerous small branches scattered
through the villages aud towns
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-29
ONE 4OAS|S' HERE
us. CAN'T TOUCH
"Grog Line" Of Thirsty Men
Forms and Each One Gets
Real Liquor
LUCKY ONES ARE HAPPY

There is an oasis in this one. hall
of l per cen, desert Of Philadelphia.
On this driest OF all days grog
line of happy, thirsty men formed for
the MONDAY cheer. and in spite of
Ephraim Lederer and the rest of the
internal revenue agents, they got what
they were waiting for--pints and quarts
of real liquor.
All this happened along Delaware
avenue, where all things may happen.
at distance of about six nautical inches
from Philadelphia board the Italian
steamship Corca. The Corea dockcd at
Pier "a, south wharves this morning
with load of cork and carefrce con
tempt for oil dry laws. For the Corea
carries her own little shot on her
hip.
The italian mariners had been work
ing all morning in cloud of cork dust
and were little more thirsty than usual
when eight bells rang. AS they knocked
off for chow, each seaman broke out his
bottle and joined the line forming on
the starboard side Of the galley.
Happily chatting in their native,
liquid tongue, as is the way of men of
the world over who know that the de-
sired ''jolt" is Forthcoming. they
the tall, slender wine bottles of for
eign lands. The steward, in an ire
.proachable -barroom manner put
funnel in the neck of each bottle and
filed it from a bucket of wine.
Then each man placed his thumb pro-
tectingly over the mouth of his bottle,
tucked it in the crook of his arm, and
strolled contentedly aft.
This scene from happier world, en-
acted in the clear, bright sunlight on
the Delaware, brought tears TO the
eyes of a few American workmen who
were making repairs on the ship They
stood as though fascinated, like way
farers watching from n lonely shore the
far, ebbing tide of Green river.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-29
moore MAY BACK
TAUGHT AND ritter
Congressman's Talk Of Civil
Service Commissions lmpor-
tance Leads to Speculation
WEBSTER WANTS TRANSFER

Congressman Moore has made it plair
70 his supporters that while the next
civil service commission will, under the
terms of the new charter, be elected by
the new Council, he would like to have
q hand in determining the appoint
fnents.
He has indicated he will have such an
opportunity If sympathetic Council
is elected next Tuesday. He has also
said that if control of Council should
rest in the hands of his opponents the
intent of the new charter would be de -
feated and civil service held down to the
plane Of ward and division politics.
Today. therefore, politicians were
specializing on Moore candidates to be
elected to the Civil Service Commits
sion by the new Council. 1t is un
derstood that Albert Smith Taught,
who is active in civil service reform,
is favorably viewed by Mr.. Moore.
Ritter Is Suggested
Another candidate suggested is Frank
M, Ritter, who was civil service COM
missioner by appointment Of the late
Mayor BlankenburS. MIR. Ritter has
called on Mr. Moore at headquarters
once or twice and his name was
promptly coupled with gossip about the
complexion of the commission. Horace
W. Reilly, secretary of the Town Meet.
ing party and chief aide to George
W. Coles, has also been put forward in
this connection
One of the active booms which is
being felt by Moore leaders is that of
Director Webster, of wharves, docks
and ferries. for n transfer under the
Moore administration to the post of
director of public works. 1t has been
learned, however, that this boom is
meeting with strong opposition in Moore
headquarters.
Rating Vote Getters
Interesting in connection with the ap-
pointments under the Moore sdministra
ton to which practical ward leaders
will be eligible is, the fact that Mr.
Moore is having statistical record made
of the vote getting power of every so
called Moore ward and division leader in
the city. A complete record along this
line of the vote in the primaries is now
being compiled. A similar record will
be made from the vote cast next Tues
day. The two will then be available for
comparison aud reference.
The recommendations of ward aud di-
vision leaders in the matter of appoint
ments, it was explained, can then be
considered in the light of the weight
Of the "leader' making the recommen
dation. This weight will be quickly
obtained by referring to the little
book"
OF course, it is known that Mr.. Moore
will not be bound by such figures and
recommendations in the matter of cabi-
net appointments. On that subject, one
OF his close friends said today, Mr..
Moore's mind was an "open book"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-29
RUBBISH BEING REMOVED
End Of Drivers Strike Results In
Collections of Waste Matter

Ashes and garbage, left TO accumulate
because of the strike of drivers, began
disappearing today from the streets Of
the city.
been made for more than week. Many
householders, aware of the strike, did
not set out their refuse along the curbs
but held it in cellars or back yards,
There was a large accumulation of
rubbish at upward Of 100 scattered
points throughout the city.
The condition sgas more pronounced
in certain sections of South Philadel-
phia than in any other part of the city.
At Seventh and Carpenter streets there
were scattered heaps of rubbish through
which boys and ragInen prodded for old
shoes. paper and other sal4ple articles.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-29
MAYORS SON WEDS TONIGHT I
Davis Page Smith and Miss Rutt
Horner to Be Married

Davis Page Smith, son of Mayor
Smith, and Miss Ruth Horner, daugh =
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. George G. Hor-
ner, of Burlington. n. j.. will be mar
ried tonight in st. Mary's Episcopal
Church. Burlington.
After the honeymoon, part of which
will be spent in Porto Rico, Mr.. and
Mrs. Smith will live at the Mayor IS
home at Atlantic City until their house
in Glenside is completed.
The Rev. Charles r. Lewis, rector of
st. Marys, will officiate at the we'd
ding.
Matron of honor to the bride will
be Mrs. James NJ Nogdcs, of Edge
water Park, and the two bridesmaids
will be Miss Margaret Horn, of Bristol.
and Miss Elsa Collins, of Edgewater
PARK.
Harvey Smith, brother of the Bride
groom, is best man. The ushers will
include William Robertson, German
town; Stanley Broza, Genside b.
rrank Atkinson Burlington and
Frank Horn, Bristol
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-29
STICK TILL TUESDAY,
NEW MOORE SLOGAN
Congressman Urges Citizens to
Make Use Of Ballot and
Take No Chances
DEHLIN DEFINES "RAT"

Stick till Tuesday. Mr.. Citizen
Stirl tiu ru.sdororL yo+or,
~, '''' 'e'u"' anu w, ,..... Ill
IhlS was the slogan ana TullSlhs ''h
sounded by Congressman Moore, lte-
nuhican nominee for Mavor, today.
Next Tuesday il election day. Mr..
Moore in his statement calls the voters
to arms and TO use the best weapon they
possess, tho ballot. against the forces
working against the new Ci;y charter.
.S,s,. we S.a,fment .ii, ir,, follows d dan. stor
then, Kind words are welcome. but it s
votes that count we have no fear of
the result but arc taking nothing for
granted The thing for nil good citizens
to do is "a vote Notc once md vote
early but vote Ms tho ono vote that
tolls the story It's thc one vote that
reveals the interest or tho Indifference of
The citizen MS The ono vote that de-
termines the control Of our great
municinolity, rs the one vote that
stands for good or had government
.'That ono votc NJ Citizon is vour
vote, You own that vote and can uso
If 70 good advantage or YOU can abandon
IL to Tho other fnIiow In contest like
tbis rnur % ono yoto i Tho oreotnst t,~
uooron va, ,lossess Cor tbn rrotoction
tho nropress and tho good ronnte of your
city 1f you tbrnu, n auor ths rn :
smuoSnsihiIity ;s , rnUrs OwM yorr rA roto
caet vo,,r vote MAKO yonr Totn Count
1t is important to you and it is essen
tlai TO good government. lou nave only
rev more DAYS TO decide upon your
course only a iew GAYS more pelore
the die IS cast. Next TUESDAY VIII de-
eide. 1t is the great goal toward which
we have been hghting'
"R.t" Won't Take Orders
, n',.' r ~
James \. Deyeiln' one Oh IN" iour
kepuollcan nominees rs i9r tnc nc" oouh
ell from the west inliadelpn,a % %glstrirI'
SAID today that senator .aTS re desGr,p-
ton OF two OF me west fniladelphia
candidates as ratS "ould greatly
help the Moore candidates
Francis +: Burch: also candidate
from the west Philadelphia district
said he had the same thought on the
subject. 1t is generally understood that
Develin and Burch were in the sen
ator's mind when he contributed the
rat description TO the termlnology OF
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INDUSTRIES OF CITY
SUPPLIED WITH COAL

Philadelphia industries are reported
to be we'll stocked with coal supplies,
and the bituminous dealers here are
optimistic as to the outcome of the
threatened strike of the union workers
in the soft coal fields.
Virtually every plant in the city is
said to have supplies on hand to last
from thirty to sixty days, and some
have even larger stocks.
A statement issued today by the
Wholesale Coal Dealers Association
shows that Philadelphia shippers have
been preparing for the threatened strike
for some time.
philadelphia industries will he taken
care of if the strike occurs" the state
ment says, ''if the miners are not idle
too long. Some plants here have suf-
ticient coal TO last until April. If any
consumers have scant supplies on hand
ii is their own fault.
"Overproductiou of coal during the
last month helps the situation. The
production of btuminous coal has been
greatly increased because of the strike
threats
1t is explained that, should the
threatened strike last more than sixty
days, some soft coal could be shipped
here from the fields in western Mary
land, where nonunion miners are en-
ployed. Steam sizes of anthracite coal
could also be used in the local indus
tries
The coal dealers association decided
at a meeting held last week to keep the
prices of the bituminous product down.
and the statement issued today declares
they are doing all in their power to see
that Philadelphia industry is supplied
at fair rates. 1t wa' pointed out the
association members must have the CO.
operation of the consumers. Reports
have reached them that some few dealers
have taken advantage of existing coudi
tons and the threat OF strike and
greatly advanced their prices. The as
sociation urges consumers to refuse tc
pay the advances and thereby aid in
keeping the prices down.