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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-25
Many RObberies
Stir Merchants
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system, where a man holds his job and
is advanced on merit rather than politi-
cal influence and pull, Philadelphia
would be an undesirable rendezvous for
criminals.
with the police put upon that basis
we would not have the annual influx
of criminals into the city. They would
soon find that this was an undesirable
camping ground for the plying of their
trade.
with the present system, with the
police so thoroughly entangled in poll
tics, we can hardly expect any better
ment of conditions
Among the. business mems assoca-
ton seeking protection from the Grim
inals operating In the city are the Elm
wood Improvement Association, the
Clearvew, Woodland Avenue and South
western Business Mems Association, the
East Germantown and the Oak Lane
Improvement Associations, the United
Business Mems Association and the
Northwest Business Mems Association.
Officials of these organizations, in ad-
dition to urging greater police protec-
ton. complain that the lights in various
sections OF the city fail. making the
operations of criminals comparatively
easy,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-25
CITY'S SOLDIERS
BACK AS HEROES.
Lieut.. W. B. Ruff. Who
Uowned Three German
Planes. Reaches L. S.
MECHANICAL MEN USED
Philadelphia Tells How Fake
American Soldiers Cowed
Enemy Forces

Lieutenant w y. Ruff. 322i Mont
gomery avenue. Philadelphia aviator
who downed three Germans in France.
has arrived at New York aboard the
transport Goentoer, one of seven Nes-
sells with troops aboard which have ar
rived at that port in the last twenty
four hours.
The Goentcer also brought back the
Fortieth Engineers Regiment. which
played a big part in fooling the Ger
mans with camounage. According to
Phiadelphians in the regiment, the
Americans surpassed the Germans in
this art. II. s. Connell 1890 North
Twenty-first street. formerly an adver-
tisng man here. told OF the manner in
which the Americans used mechanical
men to fool the enemy. These mechani-
cal men were placed in sight Of the
Germans and were moved about in II
manner giving the boches the impress
sion that large force was opposing
them.
Captain Frederick Drayton, Nine
teenth ard Walnut streets arrived at
New York aboard the Mercy. Other
Philadelphians who have reached the
port and the vessel on which they ar
rived are as follows:
On the Mercy--Captain Frederick
Drayton. Nineteenth and Walnut streets
Lieutenant James *. Stoddard. 1890
Green street. Daniel Caporali Gl6o
Glenmore avenue: Nicholas tapural.
l423 South Juniper street Morris Lesh-
ner, 63 North SiXty-second street
Thomas Kennedy 524 North Fifty-fourth
street and John r. kech, 1552 North
Lawrence street: Lieutenant Theodore
Rosen. 22l7 clifford street.
On the C,OetOer--Maip ipr IOulOp =
kraieski 3l4th Infantry. of 6469
Paschall avenue Lieutenant Oliver
Larsen. graduate Of the class of 1916
of the University OF Pennsylvania Ser.
geant Francis J. Cragger, of 456 North
Hicks street, and Privates Walter :
Bruce, of 1858 Imbria street .Tamer
Bennett. 3i30 North Second street
George r. Mudd, ASIA Merton avenue
Albert T. Dick, 26T1 Emerald street
Rosarius Falchctto, 1898 South Fifteenth
street August =. Lord. 1903 Porter
street; Corporal Albert T.. Horn. i11t
l.ouden street; Corporal John p. Wylan
21O1 East Orleans street Corporal Al
bert j. Nuss, oO4 North Thirty-third
street. and Privates George j. Dujali
174s Juniata street Frederick j. Kilgus
1923 Girard avenue Joseph Smith. 1885,
Walnut street George ID. Morgan. ia3:
North Sixteenth street: Paul Dedul,
4 1858 Mercer street; Theodore u. Be
bow, 23iI Nicholas street; Howard 4
Patterson, 1892 Green street; John w
Beverley, 5114 Ludlow street. and Louis
Greenblatt, 3ll0 Montgomery avenue
Corporal Bryan Dagney. 5"2S Malcolm
street Company A. 10th Infantry
Samuel r. Alliband. 1880 Morris street
10th Infantry; &. j. Hartmann, Con'
! pany ID. 3ljth Infantry 1872 Bristo
street.
on the battleship I.ouisiaua-Cap,ail
| Il. II. Wigham, of Cheltenham.
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and he wrote under great handicaps
He was an optimist in spite of gloomy
environment.
Often in jocular mood he predicted
that his birthday would come to be
noted among other remarkable events.
He died in poverty. and rs his bank
account was somewhat lean he gave the
physician who attended him n pair Of
pistols for his services.
Burns might have been an American
poet. He came very near II. In 1855
he had disappointment in love. which
was unusual for Bobbie. and engaged
passage for the West Indies Then he
had a change of heart and decided to
remain in Kilmarnock and console him
self by printing his poems.
Had he gone to the West Indies he
would have eventually have come to
the United States in all likelihood. and
might have had his poems published in
this country.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-25
TOOK SUICIDES CLOTHES
Alleged Thief Tells About II in Letter
Signed "Slipperv Tommy

,Wikes-Barre. Pa, Jan. 25.-'Tt takes
all sorts OF people TO make world"
read letter received by the police
here to explain the disappearance Of
clothes and a suitcase left on the river
bank by Mrs. John Lu<as, of Scranton,
when she leaped to death in the waters
or the Susquehanna River. A man who
signs himself slippery Tommy" wrote
the letter. the first knowledge the police
had of the woman's death
The thief explained that he had visited
the river late at night and found the
suitcase containing clothes also a letter
which he inclosed with his own and
which declared Mrs. LulSas preferred
death to the troubles Of life Because
the clothes looked good enough to At
woman OF his acquaintance. the thief
explained in his letter. he took them
away with him. No trace OF the
womans body has been found
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-25
STEFANSSON RAPS
MISSION WORKERS
They Cause Disturbance
Among the Eskimos. Says
Arctic Explorer

Activity of missionaries among the
Eskimos was deplorcd by Vilnialmur
Stefansson, Arctic explorer and dis
coverer of the Blonde Eskimo" at the
annual dinner of the Geographical So
ciety of Philadelphia last night in the
Bellevue -Stratford
There is no law among the Es-
kimos. but Lublc sentiment and public
opinion always support the dissatisfied
member of the pact" lie said. The
work of the missionary has caused more
domestic disturbance, and. in my opin-
ion, the change has been very much
for the worse"
The missionary has stepped in and
interfered with the marriage customs of
the people and changed things" he said.
I'm many respects the change has been
very much for the worse. As result of
the freedom among the Eskimos with
which women can leave their husbands.
men treat them well. There are more
women than men, and women are never
hard up for husbands.
Under the influence of the missionary
and American life divorce only can be
obtained at Nome, Alaska, and much
trouble has been caused by the mission
ary telling the Eskimos that a first mar
riage stands.
Some things that men like Tolstoi
dreamed of are in natural operation
among the Eskimos.
The occasion was the presentation of
the Elisha Kent Kane medal. which is
awarded each year for distinguished
work along geographical lines
An innovation was made this year at
the request of Mr.. Stefansson Instead
of the medal being Of gold IT was made
Of bronze, the difference in value. at the
explorers request. being sent TO the
mother of Henri Beuchet. who lost his
life when the karluls. which carried Ste
fansson and his expedition. was wrecked
in the Arctic seas in 1914. Mrs. Beu-
chet is left destitute in Paris
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-25
COODw1NS FIFTH Wife REWED
Marjorie Moreland Becomes
Bride of Lieut.. Cilson

New York. Jan. 25.-Marjorie More
land NTH wife of Nat Goodwin, who
divorced the actor little more than a
year ago, was married in the municipal
puilding chamber Monday 20 Lieutenant
ray Gi.son, U. s. A., IL Is announced
Inc officer, who recently left the
service, is at the Hotel Netherlands
win ms wife. Both confirmed the story
or n romance over the telephone, but
had little to say about 1t further than
that they would depart in a few days
ioI ram Beach on their honeymoon.
Lieutenant ellison is a New Yorker.
he served with the Thirty-seventh Di-
vision OF the 125th Infantry, and was
injured at Chateau-Thierry, returning
home December 26.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-25
AVERFORD'S MEM
Mill NOT PARADE
Embarkation Officials Say
Soldiers Can't March
s Through Streets
TELL MAYOR TO OBEY
Don't Want Soldiers to Come
in Contact With the
Public

"a Troops aboard the Haverford will not
parade through the streets of Philadel-
phia when they arrive here January 30.
~ Major General David G. Shanks. of
Hoboken, in charge of debarkation for
the Department of the East. in n letter
10 Mayor Smith said that he must en-
kborce the debarkaton regulations that
will prevent contact Of the troops with
The public while passing through Phila-
1elphia." Mayor Smith assured General
Bhanks that his order would be carried
Atut.
~ No welfare workers except a limited
tnumber CT Red Cross workers will be
Epermitted to offer the soldiers cigar
&ettes and refreshments.
These orders of General Shanks are
0irectly contrary to the rules enforced
mt New York and conflict with the ex-
4 nressed desire of Secretary of War
Baker to have troops parade in the
utreets at the port at which they are
1Anded.
|sR General Shanks explained enforce
2nent of the strict regulation in Phila-
2 telphia by saying that the landing of
tkroops here from the Haverford is really
~ test of whether the landing of re-
Fhrning soldiers can be properly handled
~ this port.
NJ Shanks Urges Protection
"I am particularly anxious said
\ General Shanks. ito have the deparka-
4 ZION at Philadelphia accomplished salts
lactorily to higher authority, because
k&here have been some doubts as to
y neither It was practicable to carry out
\ II isbarkation regulations at ports not nav
ing a permanent special organization for
handling returning troops. In one in
X stance, at least, at another port the
eesults have not been satisfactory. This
J, bfice. based on experience last year in
vending troops from your port overseas
has put itself on record as stating that
& 1t can be accomplished, and that. II
properly understood. full cooperation of
\ al concerned at Philadelphia could be
bxpected.'
.sH} Welfare Board Protests
The Jewish Welfare Board was the
] brst to protest against the order forbid
Hing welfare bodies from welcoming the
polders. Special permission was asked
Tor the Philadelphia branch of the board
4 10 go down the river to meet the Haver-
ford and give the soldiers cigarettes,
\ food and candy.
The boat which is to meet the Haver-
ford will accommodate 1909 persons. Ad-
mission will be by tickets, some of which
are still to be obtained at the Office of
the Philadelphia council of national de-
Tense in the Liberty Building.
Among the organizations which will
be represented on the boat-but not on
the pier-are
The Mayor and his directors of de-
partments. the entire membership of
! Councils. the various county officials.
the Philadelphia council of national de-
tense, the peace jubilee committee, war
l work organizations of both men and
women, selected Liberty Singers" rep
resentatives OF service clubs and cam
teens. judges of the ,ity and Federal
courts, officers of the various arsenals.
newspaper reporters and photographers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-25
Local Cunners Outside Money

Pinehurst, y. G., Jan. 25.-Duncan
Livingstone, Of New Middletown, O..
won the preliminary handicap at Fine
hurst Yesterday by breaking 96 targets
from the 1S-yard line. second money
was divided between \. NJ Heilman. OF
Butler. Pa, a l7-yard man, and D. A..
Deem, Of Jacksonville, shooting from
eighteen yards. both of whom broke 50.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-25
Another Victim of Oil FIRE

The body Of a man believed 10 have
lost his life during the FIRE at the Point
Breeze Oil Works on January l6. was
recovered from the Schuylkill River last
night by the crew of the police boat
II is thought the man was
member of tine crew of the oil tanker
Roald Amundsen. Four bodies are still
missing out of a tota. of ten men who
lost their lives during the fire.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-25
Grier Quits Fuel Body

william r. Grier has resigned as
aEecretary of the anthracite committee
of the United States fuel administration.
effective February /. Notice to such ef-
l6act was issued yesterday to all pro-
aucers and distributors by j. b. Dick
GDon. s. u. Warmer and W. +. Rich
ards. who comprise the committee,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-25
Ends Life When He Loses Job

Worrying because he had been dis
charged from munition plant and was
unable to find other employment, George
konyory, twenty-seven years old, be-
camo despondent and shot himself
through the head with a 3s-caliber
revolver. He died almost instantly In
his room at a boarding house at 1899
South Second street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-25

Motor bandits have stolen more than
$4,000 worth Of valuable cloth in Phila-
delpha since the first of this year.
The robbers mazda n speciality OF high
class tailoring shops and textile mills
and on two occasions have been watched
by women as they calmly backed their
automobiles in front of tailoring estab-
lishments. After gaining access. they
carefully selected nothing but the best
cloth in the shops They then loaded
the bolts of cloth into the automobiles
and drove away before the arrival of
the police.
The shop of Robert o. F. Stuart. Fif-
teenth street and Columbia avenue, is
the latest visited by the gang. Two au-
tomobiles backed up TO the store about
330 O'Clock in the morning and after
one was loaded with about $4,000 worth
of valuable woolens. they drove away.
Police say the thieves evidently are
cloth experts. since they select nothing
but the best materials and best pat
terms.
NeighbOrs Saw Robbery
The establishment of W. B. Thomas,
a tailor at Germantown avenue ana
Church lane, was robbed IN a sihiI"
manner on January ). Mrs. 1hoinas
was awakened about $3.50 in the morn
ing by noises in the store. She went 10
I, ne front window in time 10 see sereral
men completing the loading of an auto
mobile with valuable cloths leap in an
other machine and drive rapidly away
As in the case of the Stuart robbery
the intruders took nothing but the most
valuable cloths, no woolens worth less
than $3.50 yard being taken lhat
they took their time and worked calmly
was shown by the fact that most OF the
goods in the store had been carried INTO
the light so better selection could be
made. The STOLEN woolens were valued
at $4,000. No arrests were made,
Textile mills in Frankford and the
vicinity also have been victimized. More
than $4,000 worth of materials have
been stolen from the various mills, the
police report. Two suspects were ar
rested and held for court in these rob-
berries. The police say there is we'll
worked system by which the thieves dis
pose of their stolen materials through
corps of efficient statesmen, who see TO
Il that the robbers get a price that
matches that prevailing 10 the open
market,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-25

The following officers we're elected
at the fifth annual meeting of the
Compass club last night in the Belle
vue-Stratf, I'd: II. :. Leary. president
Alexander S. Groves, vice president
Arthur l.. Leary. treasurer, and Frank
lin W. Yeutter. secretary. The club
was active in the Liberty Loan and Red
Cross drives
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-25

Bridgeton, y. j., Jan. 95--Rufus
Green, aged ten. who recently was con-
Nicted Of fatally shooting his playmate.
Ephraim Pierce, at GUuldtown last No
vember, was sentenced to the State
Home at Jamesburg by Judge Loder
in the cumberland county Court yes
terday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-25
FIRE AT BOWERS BEACH
Delaware Bay Resort Threatened With
Destruction as Cottages Burn

WIImInEton, Del. Jan 25.-BOwers
Beach. the largest bay shore resort In
Delaware. was threatened with destruc-
tion by fire which started late last
night in one of the many cottages
Swept by a brisk wind the flames spread
to adjoining cottages until within o
short time half dozen were in ruins
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-25

.S1The fc rtieth anniversary of the Berean
Presbyterian Church, Nineteenth street
md College avenue together with the
fortieth anniversary of its only pastor.
the Rev. DR.. Matthew Anderson. is be-
ing celebra ted by the congregation to-
day and tomorrow. Today is Doctor
"a nderson's seventy-first birthday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-25
Two Automobiles Used

The shop Of Patrick J. Connolly,
Emerald street and Lehigh avenue, was
visited by the thieves. They got cloths
valued at about $4,000. Again nothing
but the best in the house was taken
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-30
Major Frank Broderick
Resigns Hospital Post

Carlisle, May 22.-Major Frank
Broderick, chief of the surgical staff
at the local Government hospital No.
81, and one of the most popular off,
GERS connected with the institution,
has been discharged from the serv-
ice.
Major Broderick, a skilled surgeon
and head of the Bergen Sanitarium,
at Jersey City, N. j., came to the
Carlisle hospital after a service OF
twenty years in the National Guard
of New Jersey.
For many years regimental sur
geon of the 4th New Jersey Infan-
try, and later surgeon-general of that
State. the outbreak of the world war
called Major Broderick to General
Hospital No. 10, at Often, n. c..
where he headed the surgical forces
of that institution. Major Broderick
arrived in Carlisle on February 20
Lieutenant A. d. L. Bell, X-Ray
specialist, has also been released
from the service.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-30
U. S. Army Wants Band
Men For Posts Abroad

Col. James B. Kemper, in charge
of the Harrisburg recruiting district
with stations at Allentown, Altoona,
Chambersburg, Johnstown, Lancas-
ter, Lebanon, Pottsville, Reading
York and Harrisburg, has received
word from the War Department to
use every effort to enlist musicians
for bands in the Canal Zone at
Panama, Hawaii, Philippines and
China.
In the Canal Zone musicians of all
kind are required for the 5th band,
Coast Artillery; the 10th band. Coast
Artillery, and for the 3S4 Infantry
band. Vacancies are in the 9th band,
at Fort Mills, the Philippines. The
18th Infantry band, stationed at
Tien Tsin, China, needs musicians.
The 18th band, Coast Artillery, and
18th Cavalry band, at Honolulu
wants musicians.
The enlistment period is three
years for this foreign service. Sew
eral vacancies in the non-commis-
stoned grades exist, and opportunity
for promotion is offered.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-30
Visitors Entertained by
.Kiwanis Club at Lunch

Returned members of the Cover
nors Troop, of the old Pennsylvani
National Guard. and other men in
uniform, gave a military touch to
the nocnday luncheon of the kiwanis
Club yesterday at the Penn-H arris
Hotel. The men were the guests Of
Williarn Strouse. j. Q. Rutherford
won the attendance prize, an order on
Fred Harry for a hat, given by Lieu
tenant Frank Fahnestock. Charles K.
Boas, cral booster of the day. spoke
on the mining and manufacture Cf
silver.
The three members of the club who
were in attendance at the national
convention at Birmingham, Ala, gave
an interesting report of their trip.
The delegates were L. f. Neefe, vice.
president: C. C. Merrill and II. Lutz,
Jr. AL. X. Thomas. president, pre-
sided,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-30
ROLLED DOWN

Not long ago the editor of an
English paper ordered a story of
certain length, but when the story
arrived he discovered that the au-
thor had written several hundred
words too many.
The paper was already late in go
ing to press, so there was no alter
native-the story must be conden~Sd
to fit the allotted space. ThereforN
the last few paragraphs were cut
down to a single sentence. 1t read
thus
THE earl took a Scotch highball,
his hat, his departure, no notice OF
his pursuers, a revolver out of his
hip pocket, and finally, his life. =
Journal of the American Medical
Association.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-30

Frank A. McCarreIl
in Final Spring Recital

Tomorrow afternoon, at o'clock,
the Sixth and final recital of the
Spring Organ Recitals will be given
in Zion Lutheran Church. by Frank
A. McCarrell, organist of the Pine
Street Presbyterian Church, assisted
by Mrs. James G. Sanders, contralto
soloist of that church. The program
will be as follows:
Prelude and Fugue in sharp
minor-Brosig: Choral prelude, Be
hold the Saviour Comes" and "Fugue
in G major"-Bach song for contral-
to, pity, o Saviour" - Stradella;
Nuptial March, Canzona. Finale in e
flat-Guilmant.
Choir rehearsal at the Zion Luth-
eran Church will be held tomorrow
evening at s o'clock.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-30
Miss Lena GarGnkle
Entertains at Home

Miss Lena Garfinkle. 1919 North
Second street, whose engagement
was recently announced to John Els
enberg of this city. entertained at
her home on Wednesday evening.
Among those present were Mrs. Ber-
nard Handler. Mrs. A. Katzman, Mrs.
Annie Roth Mrs. Lewis Matthias, Miss
Goldie Katzman, Miss Goldie Roth,
Miss Lille Roth, Miss Tina Garfinkle,
Miss Sadie Bell Baltimore, of Dur
yea; Adolph Katzman, Lewis Nath-
ans, John Eisenberg. and DR.. and
Mrs. B. NJ. Garfinkle.
Miss Garfinkle was a former resi-
dent of Philadelphia, but has made
her home with her brother. DR.. B.
M. Garfinkle since last summer. Her
marriage to Mr.. Eisenberg will be an
early June event.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-30
Wedding Announcements
Are Of Interest Here

Cards have been received here an
nouncing the marriage of Miss
Hazel May Lockard, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. James S. Lockard, of Indi-
ana street. PunXsutawney, to Henry
Wilson Brown. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Clay Brown, of that city.
The ceremony took place at the
brides home with the Rev. S. s.
Clark, pastor of the, First Baptist
Church. of Punxsutawney, officiating.
and was attended by many friends of
the young people. The decorations
and the gowns were elaborate and the
reception one of the most beautiful
ever held in the city.
Mr.. Brown is known here as a
grandson of Judge Henry Wilson, his
mother being Mrs. AIDA Wilson
Brown. who frequently visited here
during the residence of her sister. the
late Mrs. David Mccormick. He served
as an ambulance driver in France be-
fore the United States entered the
war, and afterward was a sergeant at
Fort Oglethorpe.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-30

music committee. Mrs. A. Boyd Tam
ilton, Mrs. Guert w. Ensign. Mrs.
Harry F. Beck, Mrs. William r.
Denehey.
In the lounge and on the porch
the members and guests enjoyed
cakes and fruit-punch with Mrs.
James l. Chamberlin and -1rs.
George Preston Mains, hostesses, as
sisted by the younger matrons of
the chapter. Garden flowers in large
baskets and vases graced the rooms,
with flags both large and small.
Mrs. BENJAMIN E. Long, and son
Benjamin, of Landisville, are the
guests of Mrs. Nicholas, 216 Herr
street