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The Era-leader., 1919-04-24
THE oBELIsK.

The Obelisk was presented to the City
~ Now York by tho Khedive OF Egypt.
The Era-leader., 1919-04-24

Everyone is interested in sa|
item of local news. If you know
,f any local happening that \
.notgenerally known, communl
cate the fact to this Office.
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Become a stockholder in the
United States--buy War Saving
Stamps,
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Hardwood Logs Wanted.

Highest prices paid for al
kinds of hardwood logs. Apply
to A. L. Hickman, Supt.,
Richard P. Baer & Co.,
Bogalusa, La
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-07
WOMEN TO RETAIN WAR JOBS
DESPITE MALE APPLICANTS
EMPLOYEES Who Took Places Of Serce Men and Who Are Giving
almost Universal Satisfaction viii Not Be Dispossessed
Says Federal Employment Service Chief

Women Of Philadelphia are not being
Obliged 10 give up positions assumed
during the war to make place for re-
turning service men. on the contrary
there are hundreds OF positions in Of
fees and factories open for both men
and women.
This announcement was made To-Day
by Miss Juliet Stackhouse. assistant TO
the federal director of Pennsylvania
women's division OF the United states
employment service.
Women, she believes, will continue to
hold their place In fields which were
never open to them TIL the war. They
are still being employed as elevator
operators, messengers and machinists.
They will not be discharged in any large
numbers from these or clerical positions
unless incompetent The demand for ex-
perienced women stenographers, book
keepers, milliners, machine workers
factory and laundry workers Is FAR
greater than the supply
There has been the idea among some
EMPLOYERS and some service men, said
Miss Stackhouse. that the thousands
of women who took wartime jobs made
vacant when the men were called into
service should be ousted now TO make
room for the discharged soldiers. That
would be the worst thing imaginable.
II would serve only to swell the army
OF unemployed without supplying the
need OF employers
Some believe that the release OF
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-07
COATESVILLE WRECK
DELAYS P. R. R. TRAINS
Main Line Passenger Traffic
Blocked When l5 Freight
Cars Jump Switch

Fifteen freight cars Of the Penusyl-
Nania Railroad. loaded with steel prod
ucts, were derailed early this morning
by a defective switch at Sixth and Ma In
streets, Coat, sVille.
The locomotive remained on the
tracks. The wreCkase was not iguired
and. according to reports received at
the Broad Street Station mere. no mem
her Of the freight crew WAS killed or
injured.
According TO reports received here,
the freight was running slowly when II
struck the switch, which was not tightly
locked. The engine passed safely over
the defective switch. but the foremost
freight car jumped the tracks. taking
those behind along with it.
Because OF the unusual weight OF the
loaded cars the wreCkiug crew is eu-
cOuntering the greatest difficulty in
clearing the tracks on the main line. All
traffic has been diverted. bound
trains being halted at Parkesburg, wost
of the city, while west-bouud trains are
being stopped at DOwuingtown.
Working Al top speed. II is not be-
lieNed possible TO clear the right Of way
before sundowu.
When the first freight car left the
tracks the train crew in the caboose
jumped to sa afety and escaped without a
scratch. The engineer. after hating the
locomotive a few yards from the wreck
went back to warn other trains.
The wreck occurred at l 80 q. m.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-07

women from these wartime jobs would
solve the domestic problem. | do not
believe so. The type Of women in the
offices and factories Is not the domestic
servant type, on the whole"
Most OF the women who apply for
Jobs now are young and unframed" said
Miss Stackhouse. "They went to work
Tor the first time during the war in
munitions plants, They received good
salaries despite their inexperience, and
II has spoiled them. They come now
demanding places as clerks or stenogra-
piers. Most OF them have not had high
school education. Some never finished
grade school. Wherever possible we
urge them to return 10 school. The
others we are trying to place with em-
ployers who are willing TO train them.
"our field agents are trying to interest
employers more In these unframed girls.
We are trying to get more openings for
them. .
II do not believe that this class
OF girl and she is the type OF unem-
ployed women today. is any menace TO
the returning service men. Neither do
believe that trained women. already
holding jobs, are going to seriously ar
feet The welfare OF the young men re-
turning from camps"
The domestic servant situation has
cleared somewhat in Philadelphia during
the last few weeks, according 10 Miss
Stackhouse. larger number Of appli-
earts have been placed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-07
POLICEMAN SET FREE
FOR KILLING FUGITIVE
Coroner's Jury Compliments
Patrolman for Performing
Duty in Shooting Negro

A policeman who in the discharge of
his duty Kills the man he is attemptine
to. arrest should not be arrested himself,
SAYS Chief Deputy Coroner Arthur Sell
ers. He made this statement today IN
the case of Jacob Greenewald. a police
man, at an inquest In the death OF Nun
roe Hall. negro, shot while evading cap
ture for alleged robbery.
There is no question that when
Greenewald shot this man he did so In
the performance of his duty" said Mr.
Sellers. "If every policeman who per
forms his duty is held for trial and made
20 60 through a lot Of trouble, it will
lessen the efficiency OF the police de-
partment.
"If We are going TO arrest every
policeman who shoots man in the
performance Of his duty the police will
lay down II We have more efficiency
OF this kind there will be less crime.
hereby recommend to the jury that you
discharge this policeman
The jury, who discharged GreenewRld
exonerated him from all blame. ana
oomplimented him for reforming his
duty.
Former Judge SulzbeTger. some years
, ago. decided that a coroner had no right
to discharge man who Killed another
but the deed must be followed by arrest
and trial by jury. II is a question now
whether the District Attorney will not
challenge the action OF Chief Deputy
Cornorer Sellers, who has taken the con
trsry stand.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-07
OVERDUE CARGO SHIP
REACHES DOCK HERE
NictoriO Emanuel Sd. in Port,
Disabled-ArundO. Ex-
pected Tomorrow .

The army cargo ship Nic;orio Eman-
rusry y. locked at pier So South
wharves. today, eleven days after It was
due to arrive.
The Dutch steamer Artmdo which left
Nantes on January 2S, will arrive to-
morrow. March | this vessel signaled
that is was without coal and provisions
and badly disabled as a result of gales
and high seas. 600 miles Off Bermuda.
The Swedish steamer Drotting Sophia
went to the Arundo's assistance and
towed the vesse! 20 Bermuda, where
it was provisioned, coaled and repaired
The ArundO was due AT this port twenty
days ago.
With a broken rudder and badly dam
aged by storms. the Transportation, OF
the Coastwisc shipping Company. due at
this port several days ago, was towed
into Bermuda this morning. The vessel
left st. Nazaire, France. on February <.
The derelict schooner Joseph y.
Cooper. whose wanderings since 1t
was abandoned several months ago in
a waterlogged and supposedly sinking
condition caused II to be known as the
unsuitable ship" IL still afioat, accord
ing to news brought 10 the Branch Hy-
geographic Office in the Bourse by mas
tars of incoming vessels, The craft Is
reported to have been floating about the
ocean as late as February about $50
miles east Of Cape Hatteras.
Another derelict. the British schooner
Charlevoix, bound from st. Andrews,
Fla. to San Domingo. abandoned by Its
crew in February. is still Rfoat. IL was
last seen March 3, about 1bo miles east
of Jacksonville
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-07
LICENSED NURSES,
RED CROSS PLAN
Miss Clara ID. Noyes Points
Out Need at Meeting
Here
STATE LAX ON SUBJECT
Public Health Service for Poor
Is Advocated by An.
other Speaker =
STATE LAX ON SUBJECT

Nursing should be made a licens.e
profession. says Miss Clare ID. Noyes.
assistant director OF the department OF
nursing OF the American Red Cross.
She addressed a conference of Red
cross workers today in the rose room
of the Bellevue-strstford Hotel
Since the strength of nation de-
pends upon the health OF that nation,
isn't 1t remarkable that 80 little stten-
tion has been paid to the nursing pro-
fession?" asked Miss Noyes.
She then went on to say that training
schools are an absolute necessity and
urged the enrolment OF student nurses
by all Red Cross chapters.
Following the same general subject,
Miss Elizabeth Fox spoke on public
health service. This. she explained is a
plan whereby the poor and the public
NJ large can have treatment and examin-
atloh The movement is being carried
on under the auspices OF the Red Cross
The lack OF nurses will not be a seri-
Gus problem, according to the speaker.
after the return OF the 10000 who are
serving abroad. II Is planned to give
all such who wish to engage In this
public health service work a scholar
ship In nursing schools TO At them for
the work
One of the most enthusiastically re-
ceired speeches was that of Miss Ina
Taft, Of the Bureau OF Chapter Pro-
duction from Headquarters. Miss Taft
has just returned from France and she
told of the reception and uses VI Amer
ican-made refugee garments over there.
Miss Taft branded as absolutely false
the reports that these garments never
left the country and also that they were
entirely altered on arriving at their des-
tination. Uniformity was necessary.
however" said Miss Taft when ii was
considered that earlier in the war French
mothers would entirely refuse to allow
their children to wear the strangely
modelled American clothes.
children who did not wear the con-
ventional black satin aprons were ostra-
czed." went on the speaker. Lately.
however, our models have been accepted
and a very great work remains to be
done in the making of these clothes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-07
Aid FOR TWIN DRYDOCKS
Fleet Corporations Favor Toward
improvements at Gloucester

Gilbert Smith. president OF the new
Girard Drydock and Construction Com
pany, has announced that favorable ac-
tion had been taken by the fleet cor
poration toward the granting of con
tract TO the company for the building
of twin drydocks at Gloucester city The
fleet corporation accepted the companys s
evidence of clear title TO the neces-
sary property.
lie also announced that the cost Mould
Be about $4,000. 900 instead of IS, 200, 900.
as originally estimated. owing to the
fact that the corporation had insisted
upon certain alterations in the plans.
The work will be advanced sufficiently
In six months to permit the repairing
of ships, provided the pontoOns for the
docks are furnished by the fleet cor
poration. The docks will be entirely
finished in nine months.
The change or plans makes it neces-
sary 10 place the docks next to Pusey
& Joness shipyard, where a much larger
and more effective beIthing space will be
obtained. To build the docks the COM
pany will have to erect a plate and
angle shop. blacksmith, machine. forge
. sheet metal, electrical, carpenter and
joiner and paint shop, an office build
'ng, a power house, a garage, n storage
mouse and a marine railway 1000 feet
long, capable of handling ships of 5000
tons. The fleet corporation will lend 20
per cent on the cost of the property.
docks and improvements,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-07
OWN WATER SUPPLY
AS RATE RISE RETORT
Step to Rebuke Springfield
Company Proposed in
Lower Merton

Lower Merton township officials are
asked to consider the question OF estab-
fishing township-owned water supply
system by the Ardmore Civic Associa.
tion, which severely condemns the pro
posed new schedule Of rates asked for
by the Springfield Consolidated Water
company in its annual report just made
public.
The Springfield Consolidated water
Company the report says. having
failed thus far In making the different
townships pay the large amount charged
70 them for the use OF water for fire
purposes, now proposes 10 shift the bur-
den back 10 the householdeTs IL has
MED new schedule OF rates with the
Public Service Commission, effective In
April. 1919"
The report then quotes the new sched-
ule, which returns to the old rate OF SIS
year for fire plugs. but increases do
nestle rates by reducing the amount OF
water allowed.
1T doesn't seem" the report con-
tinues. as though all our efforts in the
past have gone TO naught. II the water
company il allowed thus 10 increase it's
rates TO householders. although. II no
protest or action had been taken in the
past and the rates had been left to the
company there Is no telling TO what
amount the charges might have arisen
by this time.
There Is no doubt that a necessity
to the community such as water should
be supplied and the plant owned by thS
municipal authorities"
A committee OF the association has
the present plan and the. question raised
by the new water rates under considera-
tion. IL will present II at the next
meeting OF the Lower nerion Township
Commissioners.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-07
WOUNDED HERO HOME
Surgeons Call Joseph d. Chicano
Marvel for Surviving Injuries

After being made to crawl a half
mile to German prison camp after
being shot through the left eye and right
hip at Chateau-Thierry, Private Joseph
ID. Chicano, sol Hall street. has re-
covered and Is at the convalescent CEN
ter at Camp Dix awaiting his discharge.
thicano's experiences we're marvel
TO the American surgeons to whom he
reported after beng released by the
Germans. Either OF Chicano's wounds
was sufficient to kill an ordinary man.
the surgeons said. and yet he recover
ed after neither wound had received any
treatment except the first aid work done
on the battlefield by comrades.
According to Chicano's sister, Mrs
Louis Cumberto. with whom he lived at
the Hall street address. Chicano was
wounded during the Chateau-Thierry
hghtinE. Brought down by a German
bullet, he was captured and kept pris-
oner by the Germans for several days.
lie managed to escape, however, al
though suffering terribly from his
wounds. and for four days cr8wled
through the shattered Geripan lines and
crossed No Mans Land to his comrades
During those four days he was virtually
without food and had very little water.
Chicano was attached to the machine
gun company Of the Thirtieth Infantry.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-07
LODGERS SILVER 4
in MIDNIGHT FIRE
Blaze at 900 Vine Street
In,perils Eight Sleeping
Occupants
CHAMBER OVER ROOF
Damage Confined to First
Floor Occupied by Chain
Grocery
Chamber OVER ROOF

Eight adults fed in their nightclothe,
this morning from their rooms at eos
Vine street when fire on the first floor
sent clouds OF smoke through the house.
The blaze was confined TO the first floor,
occupied by the american stores COM
psny.
The second floor was occupied by Mrs.
George johnson and by Mr.. and Mrs.
samuel Lutktn. On the third floor were
George Morris, lodger: Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Timer, their six-months-old
daughter Rose and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
ana their two-year-old son Milton.
Mrs. johnson was the FIRST to detect
the fire. Smoke poured into her room.
She aroused the other dodgers by her
cries. Some of them climbed from upper
windows to adjoining roofs.
F1remen were summoned by Golden.
patrolman Of the Eleventh and Win.
ter streets station. The iremen s,io-
ceeded In checking the flames before
they could spread TO the upper floors
The dodgers shivered in the early
morning air for more than ten min
utes before neighbors were aroused and
gave them temporary shelter.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-07
PATROLMEN SUSPENDED
Grocer's Charges Result in Three
Being Ordered Up for Trial

Three patrolmen We're suspended this
after lOJn by Superintendent Robinson
and ordered TO appear before the police
tria BOARD next Thursday.
Tie suspension follows Police Captain
James Hearns investigation of the al
les ions of George Haag, Twenty-third
and Vine streets, who charged that the
men, under the guise Of Investigate
roDberies. entered his store and helped
themselves to food. a.... ..-.i
The suspended patroffnen are William,
Buckley and John Egan. of the Fifteenth
and Vine streets station, charged with
intoxi"ation and neglect while on duty.
and Franz Wendell, OF the TwentiAth
and Buttonwood, streets station. accused
Of disobedience of orders and neglect OF
duty.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-07
WANT BETTER FIRE STATION
Tioga Business Men Urge I'm
provements for Engine Co. 80

A movement TO obtain improvements
for the station OF engine company No.
80, 3546 Germantown avenue, was start
ed by the Tioga Business Mems Asso-
citation at a meeting last night.
IL was decided TO make an appeal
through the Councilmen OF the Thirty
seventh and Forty-third Wards. in order
TO have conditions in the frehouse bet
tered.
At presen< the house Is in deplorabIe
condition. II Is said. The plaster and
even the brickwork are constantly fall
ing. and the roof leaks so badly that
every time IL rains the firemen are
forced to move their beds to avoid get-
ting wet. The battalion chiefs quar-
ters are no better than those OF the
men.
IL asked for transfer just to get
away from the house" said one Are
man who had formerly been stationed
there, although | like the neighbor-
hood and would be glad to go back II the
place is fxed II IS in terrible shape
now"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-07
HOG ISLAND RIVETS
DRIVEN BY SENATORS
Fifty Members in Legislative
Party on Tour of Big
Shipyard

ON the state senatorial inspection
trip to Hog Island today Lieutenant
Governor Edward Beidleman. Senators
Richard Baldwin and Edwin n. Ware
ana Colonel Sheldon Potter all drove
rivets on one Of the hulls.
The party. which included fifty state
senators, former senator's and invited
guests. boarded the police boat Ash
bridge at the Chestnut street wharf this
morning. They We're accompanied by
Matthew G. Brush president of the
American International Shipbuilding cor
poration.
Among those in the party were SEN
ators Charles II. Kline, Allegheny Toun-
~. James Campbell. Mercer County /:
Frank 4. Baldwin, Potter County Rich
ard Baldwin. Delaware County. Frank
smith, Dauphn County; Charles t.
Sunes. Lycoming r.. E. Jones, Susque-
hanna former Senator T. : james. I.u-
.>Eerne county Senator Robert iieaton,
Schuylkill County; former senator
, Charles +. Brown, Philadelphia Sens-
tor Horace NJ. Srnantz. Lehgh County /:
Former Senator Herbert Washers. York
! county; Senator Scott Leidy, Cumher-
land County; former Senator Nose
Schields. Wyoming County: George
Gray. Samuel Salus, william McN!chOl,
, Edwin Patton, all of Philadelphia for
ner Senators Jchn Fisher. Indiana
County, now state banking commits
sioner :; George H. Wertz, Cambria Coun-
| tyi Edwin Blewitt. I.ackawanna COm-
ty: William T. Gallagher, Wilkes Barre,
chief clerk of Senate +. b. Bears, adju-
tant general Of the state: Senator !.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-07
FORESEES BOON
: IN PROHIBITION
Bishop Talbot Says People
Should Give Thanks
for Law
NOON SERVICES HELD
DIR. Carl +. Grammer Asserts
Right of Church in Political
and Social Matters
NOON SERVICES HELD

The people of this country should be
deNoutlr thankful that the prohibition
amendment has been passed" declared
blshop Ethelbert Talbot, Bethlehem
q" al the Lenteu noon service at the
farrICk Theatre this afternoon.
II Is great boon 10 this country
that the temptations and evils, both
moral and spiritual. viii be removed By
ths operation of this law"
Bishop Talbot said
Let us be temperate in all things
business and, pleasure, and learn to con-
trol our appetites in these directions.
Let us profit by the sermon that ST.
raul preached 10 FeliN when he was
brought before him for trial. and above
an let us not put off the opportunity
tor aolhs good when It presents Itself.
for delay ~ often fatal"
The right OF the church to interest
iself IN political and social matters was
enunciated by the Rev. Carl f. Grammer
IN his Lenteu sermon at ST stephen =
Episcopal church, Tenth street above
Chestnut, today
Saying hat the church is in the world
10 help and serve the world" Doctor
hrammer added that wherever it's force
can be used Ia better conditions the
church should not hesitate 20 act
consequently, he went on. f. was not
wrong for the church TO advocate n
league of nations. He did not believe
that an attempt should he made 10 say
what form the league Of nations should
take
But" he said "in the interest Of
peace thrOughout the world the church
is well justified IN stand 10 promote
UNDERSTANDINGS between nations The
form with such means by which the
end Will be accomplished W. can leave 70
men better able to know than our
selves"
The "oId club philosophy" expressing
belief in the right Of each man to look
out FOR himself alone, ignoring the needs
of his fellows, is an exploded philosophy.
SAID Doctor Grammer II became mani
fest I'm badly governed cities before the
world war he said. and it was the the
orN of life that was directly respouS ib.e
for he war itself
We mus. not 1--we in ourselves alone. 20
he said. There are duties which we
owe to the world if We would uphold
the kingdom OF God on cath. At no time
in Christian history, more than today,
Is there imperative need for the strength IA
o' men and women TO bring about bet
termeut. throughout the world"
The Rev. John ", Walker. church OF
the Holy Comforter spoke in old Christ
Church. Second street above Market.
He said the Bible was code
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-07
BUSINESS MEN WAIT
SKTP-STOP OUTCOME
Councils Unfavorable Report
Has No Bearing on Sus-
pended Judgment

Befor" making any further protests
the Emitted Business Mems Association
Is going to give the Rapid Transit Com
pany a "try.out' period to prove the
worth Of its sliip-stop system.
Edward A. Noppel. president OF Ia"
association aud chairman Of the special
committee that has been comforting with
transit officials. made this statement
today. He was asked Il the unfaNura-
bic report made on the skip-stop ordi-
nance by Councils street railways COM
mittee would inspire further action by
the business men.
The association decided to give the
transit company reasonable time 10
prove that the skip-stOp system not only
saves money for the company, but is
not entirely satisfactory to the public.
We did this with one proviso. IT
large number of complaints come IN
again We will fee justified in resumins
our fight on the skipsstop system at any
time"
Mr.. Noppel said the "try-out" period
for the company would be from three
to six months.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-07
BURLESON SURE OF PROSPERITY
Says Increasing Postal Revenues
Are Certain Barometer

Postmaster General Hurleson today
stated that Increasing postal revenues,
"one of the most accurate barOneters
of present business conditions forecast
A period Of pronounced industrial pros
perity.
4 concur in the opinion OF the execu-
tive head of one of the greatest corpor-
ations of the world, who prophesies
large business prosperity ahead" Mr..
Burleson said Admittedly. the reve-
nue. Of the postal service is one OF the
most accurate barometers OF present
business conditions, because the postal
the United States.
In January and February, he said.
revenues greatly exceeded for those
months the average annual Increase In
the last thirty years.