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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-01
HOUSED $4,000 WORKERS
Shipping Board Recounts Results
Obtained by A. Merritt TAYLOR

Results obtained by A. Merritt Taylor,
who has just retired from the manage
metn of the passenger transportation
and housing division of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation. were reviewed today
in a statement issued by the United
States shipping board. Mr. Taylor was
presented with a travelling bag and a
gold eyeglass case by his associates.
Since joining the Emergency Fleet
sast April, Mr.. Taylor controlled the
building of twenty-four housing projects
on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, the
Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes. The
building projects which he supervised
had housing capacities for more than
$1,000 persons. The allotment for the
projects aggregated $65,SS3,S45. Mr.,
Taylor also provided transportation for
l67 900 shipworkers daily.
Among other things. he improved
street railway schedules to forty yards
and steam railroad schedules to twelve
yards Mr. Taylor has been succeeded
by j. Wilson Smith, vice president of
the Land Title and Trust Company, for
merly assistant manager of the division.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-01
LIEUT.. SKILLERN
Is PRAISED AGAIN
Local Naval Officer Com.
mended for Fighting In.
fuenza on Ship
STAMPED OUT EPIDEMIC
Previously Won Approval
When Depth Charge Ex.
ploded on Orizaba
STAMPED OUT EPIDEMIC

Lieutenant p. G. Skillern, Jr., 24l
South Thirteenth street, again has been
commended by his commanding officer.
this time when acting as senior medical
officer on the U. S. S. Orizaba.
1T appears pertinent" reads the re-
port, ito invite attention to the devoted
work of the senior medical officer and
his entire force OF assistants in their
constant efforts to restrict the influenza
epidemic. The measure of their success
appears to be indicated by the fact that
the sick list on the return trip has been
the lowest that I have witnessed dur
ing my experience of five months in the
transport service. Influenza is appar-
entity stamped out on board for the
present"
Lieutenant Skillern has just returned
from Copenhagen. his ship being the first
American vessel to make that port since
the outbreak of the war, as Well as the
first to cross the North Sea mine fields
at night. He has been temporarily or
dered to duty at the United States Naval
Hospital. Brooklyn, n. Y, before return
ing permanently to Philadelphia.
Lieutenant Skillern was previously
commended for duty when five Philadel-
phia sailors and several from nearby
places were injured in the explosion of
a depth charge on the U. S. S. Orizaba
last August IT.
The Philadelphians injured at the
time were John F. Jawers. quartermas-
ter, 1920 North Marston street; Stanley
e. Daut, 523 Rockland street. Olney
Robert II. McCracken, 66 North Thirty
fourth street: Earl O'Brien, 1921 Ridge
avenue. and Samuel Stewart, 4044 Pow
elton avenue.
Commander White of the Orizaba, at
the time Of the explosian said:
II wish especially to invite attention
to the work of Surgeons Wimn, Skillern
and Krepps. These officers worked in
cessantly from the time of the explosion
until daybreak the next morning. The
most modern methods were employed,
and many men who might have suffered
serious consequences were about the
decks the next day, manning their guns -
Lieutenant Skillern is thirty-six years
old and a son of DR.. Penn Gaskell Skill
lern and Anna Dorsey Skillern. He re-
ceived his preparatory education at
Penn Charter School and graduated
from the medical department of the
University Of Pennsylvania In 1903.
He is a mernbe of the Philadelphia
Academy of Surgery, County Medical
Society, Pathological Society Of Phila-
delphia, and the American Medical Asso-
ciation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-01
MAN SHOT; DIDN'T KNOW IT
Victim, With Bullet in Lung, Col.
lapses After Fifteen Hours

Unaware that he had been shot fifteen
hours before, Robert Duffy, twenty-seven
years old, collapsed at his home, 1922
North American street, and is in st.
Mary's Hospital today with bullet
wound in his right lung. His condition
Is critical.
The police have arrested Dominick
Paris and woman, who gave the name
of Mary Smith, in connection with the
shooting.
Duffy, according TO the police, left
saloon at Second and Thompson streets
early yesterday. He had walked short
distance, he said. when he heard a shot
ana felt sting in the shoulder Look
ing around, Duffy explained. he saw
man shooting after woman who was
running up an alley.
Patrolman Mahoney was attracted by
the shots and arrested the man with
me revolver, who gave the name OF
farls. The woman escaped. The man
was arraigned on the charge of carryins
concealed deadly weapons and was held
In $500 bail for court.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-01
TO RAISE $l5O,OOO FUND
Mrs. r. E. Strawbridge Honorary
Chairman of National Y. W. C. A.

Mrs. Robert t. Strawbridge. Mea-
dowbrook. Bryn Mawr, is the honorary
chairman for the drive to raise s15O,0O0
for the benefit of girls and women in
the vicinity of Philadelphia, which will
be launched Monday and continue until
February 12, under the auspices of the
east central field committee of the Ma
tional Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation, the Business Worlen's Christian
League and the Y. w. c. A. Of Ger
mantown.
The vice chairman is Mrs. William
Boyd, of the field committee. Mrs w
Reynolds Brown is vice chairman in
charge of Germantown, Dr. Ellis b.
Everitt is vice chairman in charge of
the Business Woman's Christian League
and Mrs. William l.. Mclean is vice
chairman of the field.
Members of the executive board of
the Emergency Aid Of Pennsylvania
voted to cooperate with the three or
ganizations. The resolution stated ex-
plicit.y that this has no connection
whatever with the association at Eigh-
teenth and Arch Streets"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-01
SIX in ONE FAMILY
SERVING COUNTRY
Wars Ending Brings Happi-
ness to Mr.. and Mrs. M. H.
Rickert. Sellersville

The ending Of the war brought great
happiness TO Mr.. and Mrs. Mahlon II.
Rickert. of Sellersville. Bucks County,
who have three sons, a son-in-law and a
daughter in the service of their country.
j. Lloyd RiclSert, graduate OF Frank
lin and Marshall College, enlisted De-
cember. 1917, and was trained at Fort
Oglethorpe. He arrived in France in the
spring Of 1918. He is serving as an X
ray technician in field hospital.
II. Stanley Rickert. senior at
Franklin and Marshall, enlisted in De-
cember. 1917, received his training at
the same camp and arrived in France
with his brother Lloyd. He is con-
nected with Mobile Hospital No l in
the same capacity as his brother. On
October 90 he was cited for heroic work
at Chateau Thierry.
Corporal Alton G.. Rckert graduate
Of Temple University is in the person.
mel office of the Ordnance Department
at Metuchen, n. J. The youngest son,
James r. Rickert, was until recently
In the S. A. T. G. at Swarthmore
W. Russell Green, son-in-law OF MT.
and Mrs. Rickert, of Trenton. \. j..
graduate of Swarthmore College and
University of Pennsylvania Law School,
class of '16. was superintendent OF \.
NJ. c. A. entertainment at Camp DIX
Later he trained at Camp Wadsworth,
s. c., and In early September sailed WIN
the Headquarters Company, OF the
Fourth Corps Artillery, for France.
Mrs. w. Russell Green is a graduate
dietitian Of Temple University. Before
her marriage she was in charge OF the
dietitian department of the Norwegian
Hospital, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Following the departure of her hus-
band for France she again assumed the
same position.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-01
SALVATION ARMY WORKERS
TELL OF ST. MLHIEL DRIVE
of American Soldiers and Recount Story Of Ho
Girls Carried Three Hundred Wounded Dough.
boys Safety

The story of the st. Mihiel drive ana
Of the fighting at the Argonne and
Cantigny,was told by Captain Violet Nc
Allister and Lieutenant Alice Meal
lister. sisters. of Los Angeles. Cal, men,
bers of the famous "doughnut brigade"
of the Salvation Army, who are in this
city for a few days before sailing for
France to join the army of occupation.
They served eight months in France,
almost under constant fire.
In describing the st. Mihiel drive,
Captain McAlister said:
I'VE Travelled for hours and hours
The men had been hiking up for days.
The night of the drive was the blackest
have ever seen. In little groups the
boys were singing. I shall always re-
member that night.
When the division arrived in posi-
tion," she went On, my sister and l
laid down on our cots, determined to
get UP when the barrage started. We
were awakened by heavy guns. Only
the dead could sleep after those guns
began to speak. We donned our he'll
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-01
U-BOAT DECOY AT NAVY YARD
Robert II. McCurdy to Be Re.
paired and Then Sold

One of the two unamed American
U-boat decoys, the four-masted schooner
Robert H. McCurdy, which sailed from
I.ewes. Del, at the beginning of the war
Is now at the Philadelphia Navy Yard
undergoing repairs before being sold by
the government.
The oddity and danger of its allotted
task was revealed today by John Bach,
abI2 South Carlisle street, who served
on the shin as uuarterma s,ter. The yes.
sci. accompanied by American subma-
rines. would sail UP and down the main
shipping lanes Of the Atlantic. thus try
ing TO lure the German U-boats, which
regarded an unarmed sailing vessel as a
choice morsel easy to digest.
ID sailed through storm and stress
ready TO offer itself TO destruction, IL by
SO doing one of the U-boats could be
,'spotted" The vessel was purposely
made aIluring for attack The Robert
VI. McCurdy was under fireI but sighted
no submarines. II was utterly defense
Iess. not carrying even bomb.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-01
MARRIED FIFTY YEARS
Mr.. and Mrs. Zeal Gealt Cele.
brate Anniversary

Married at eighteen, fifty years ago,
Mr.. and Mrs. EzeaI Gealt, 1905 South
Fifth street. will celebrate their golden
anniversary tonight They are a very
happy. very active and. according to
Miss Minnie Geat, their youngest
daughter. very young" couple.
papa Is and always has been very
patriotic," said Miss Gealt tooray. my
parents arrived In this country from
Kishineff, Russia. In 1891, and Ave years
later papa took out his second papers,
which made him a citizen of this coun-
try.
six children and fourteen grandchildren
gather here that day, as many of them
as can, and make double celebration
of that date. In fact, we always say
that that is why the American people
celebrate July 4, because my patriotic
father landed here on that day"
one of the grandsons, Jacob Gealt,
son of Harry l.. Gealt, of 521 Green
street, has made a notape record at
Central High School He was not quite
eleven years of age when he entered
ii, and now, at the age of fifteen, when
many boys just come in, he is looking
forward to his graduation in June.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-01
TURKS ATROCITIES FILMED
"Ravished Armenia" Exhibited for Ar.
menian and Relief Fund

"Ravished Armenia" a film illustrat-
ing the sufferings of Christians in Ar
menia under Turkish and German op.
preston, was exhibited for the benefit
Of the Armenian and Syrian relief COM
mittee at the Bellevue-Stratford last
night The committee in charge CON
sisted of Mrs. George Horacs Lorimer,
Mrs. j. Willis Martin, Mrs. George
Wharton Pepper. Mrs. Cornelius Steven.
son, Mrs. e. r. StOtesbury anf Mrs. Jo-
seph T.. Widener.
The picture is the story of Aurora
Mardiganian, an Armenian girl, rescued
by American missionaries at Tihis and
brought to this country. The scenario
was written by Miss Nora VAIN, of this
city, from the description given by Miss
Mardiganian.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-01

NETS. raincoats and gas masks and
went to a meadow where we got an
unobstructed view.
'Twenty-seven miles of shells exploding
thick and fast. I shall never forget IL.
1t looked like a huge volcano. Dawn
came. We went back feeling our work
was about to begin. The roads were
SO torn up that the ambulances could
not bring the wounded in, SO we jumped
on a truck that was carrying supplies
and went to the boys. That day we
served not less than ten thousand SOL
diers with doughnuts. There were two
lines of men, three or four blocks long.
We were too busy to eat"
Captain McAllister told how a few
Salvation Army girls, with the assist
ance of an army surgeon, carried 800
wounded Americans from their tents to
safety dugout in twenty minutes dur
ing the fighting at Argonne Forest. The
sisters were standing with a few other
Salvation Army girls near the opening
of a tent. assisting Major Wilson, an
army surgeon, when an eight-inch shell
struck few feet away. Because of
the deep mud. they were uninjured.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-01
EDUCATORS ELECT TODAY
School Boards in New Jersey Meet to
Organize

The Boards of Education in each town
and city in New Jersey organize and
elect officers for the year today. In
some towns the election was this after
noon. In others, it will be tonight.
The school directors in townships and
boroughs are elected by a vote of the
people on the third Tuesday of this
month. Women can vote on school ap-
propriations and can become candidates
for school directors, but they cannot vote
for themselves.
The Gloucester City Board of Educa-
tion will meet to night and organize.
The retiring member, William ]. How
arth. a Democrat, will be succeeded by
be Republican this year. George c. Cub
bier will probably be elected president F;
Mason C. Lafferty, secretary. and Harris
G.. Powell. treasurer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-01
ALL TROOPS OFF
STRANDED SHIP
1000 BritOns Saved From
the Narragansett,' Aground
on Isle of Wight
RESCUE IN SNOWSTORM
Another American Ship, the
Piave, Breaks Up Near Deal.
All Believed Saved
RESCUE IN SNOwSTORM

southampton, England, Feb. Try
A P)-All the troops on board tn.
American transport Narragansett, which
ran aground last night on the ledge Off
Bembridge Point, at the eastern end OF
me Isle of Wight, have been removed
by tugs and tho local lifeboats
The removal was effected while the
steamer held fast on the ledge, despite
the snowstorm and high seas that pre-
vailed.
The Narragansett was lent to the
British to bring across the Channel
troops who have received leave. Among
those aboard were sixty Americans who
were coming TO England on furloush.
The sixty American soldiers on board
attcr landing at Southampton from a
Iesculhs craft. proceeded toward Lon
Later information corrected previous
reports that the Narragansett had struck
twice. 1t appears that she met with
only one accident when She missed the
channel in trying to make her way into
southampton and struck bottom. It was
a nud bottom, however, and II is not
believed there will be much difficulty in
hoating her when the tide rises.
Deal, England, Feb. 1.-The Ameri-
can steamsh Piave, which went
'ioll'l = near leTt W buUtSudY
parted amiGships last night in a
fierce storm. accompanied by a blind
ing snow, and is a total loss.
Two boats capsized while being low
cred, but their occupants were rescued
by a lfeboat. Thirty of the crew have
been landed at Deal and twenty-nine
have been landed at Dover, and 1t is
believed the remainder have been picked
up by rescue boats that are still in
the Downs.
Washington. Feb l.--(By A. P.)--The
American steamship Narragansett was
assigned December I, with the steam
ship Or.zaba, to the work of repatriation
of French prisoners of war Files of the
general staff here do not show that
she has been withdrawn from that serv-
ice, and there is no report showing what
American troops she may have had
aboard.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-01
DR.. DEARDORFF RESIGNS
Secretary of Municipal Research
Bureau Also Gives Tn Office

Or. Neva r. Dearborn, an assistant
director in the Bureau of Municipal Re-
search. has resigned and will remain per-
manentlY with the Red Cross i'm Wash
ington, where she has been at work dur
ing the war Sedley Hopkins Phinney.
secretary of the bureau also resigned
and will join the New York Bureau OF
Municipal Research
Both designations were announced to-
day. William G. Boyer has been ap-
pointed to succeed Doctor Dearborn and
Edward Thurber Paxton, a specialist in
engineering and economies. viii succeed
Mr.. Phinney. During the last two
months Mr.. Paxton has been acting sec
retary OF the New Jersey state League
of Municipalities and of the state conn
Gil OF defense
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-01
CHARITIES TO SHARE $4,000
Will of Louisa H. Bullitt Benefits
Three Institutions

In disposing Of an estate valued at
more than $4,000 the will Of Louisa
H. Bulltt, 222 West Rittenhouse Square.
leaves $4,000 each to the Door Of Bless
ing and the Mignonette Violet whelen
Home. 3611 Barring street. and $4,000 to
the children's medical ward of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania. The bulk of the
estate goes to children OF the testatrix.
Otker wills probated today were those
of Joseph s. Potter. 225 West Tulpe-
hocken street, which, in private be-
quests, disposes Of property valued at
$4,000; Jacob Kerler. 6265 Rising Sun
avenue, $4,000; Margaret Durkin. 1905
North Dover street, $4,000. and Mary j.
McCoombs, who died in st. Mary's
Hospital, $3305.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-01
2 CHILDREN HURT BY AUTOS
Girl Hit by Taxi, Boy Falls From
Car

Two children are in hospitals today
suffering from injuries received in auto
mobile accidents.
Eight-year-old Elizabeth Doke. of
1908 North Nineteenth street, was run
down by taxicab at Nineteenth and
Master streets within a few doors of
her home. George F. Mowers. OF San
som street near Forty-sixth, the driver
of the taxi. drove the injured girl to st,
Joseph's Hospital. and then surrendered
to the police. He will be arranged be-
fore Ma gistrate Collins. At st. Jose ph's
Hospital, the girls condition was said
to be serious
A fall from the running board OF an
automobile on which he was taking a
ride seriously injured Nicholas George,
five years old, of 243 North Vincent
street. Lewis Dimaio, Sixty-sixth street
near Haverford avenue, the driver of
the car, picked the injured boy up and
took him to the West Philadelphia
Homeopathic Hospital Dimaio was ar
rested by the police Of the Sixty-fifth
street and Woodland avenue station and
later released to appear at a hearing
before Magistrate Harris.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-01
2 PHILADELPHIA
MEN NAMED ON
CHARITIES BOARD
Howard B. French and DR.. Peter
F. Moylan Are Appointed by
Governor Sproul

Two Philadelphians named BY Cover
nor Sproul to membership IN the State
Board of Public Charities are Howard
b. French and DR.. Peter F.. Moylan.
Mr.. French was formerly member.
hut was dropped by former Governor
Brumbaugh to mako place for William
III. Ball.
Mr.. Ball. who was Mr.. Brumbaugh's
secretary, has been dropped from the
new board and Is succeeded by the man
he replaced last summer. Judge Isaac
Johnson, of Media, will be the new
head of the board, succeeding Francis
]. Torrance, Of Pittsburgh, who died
recently.
There are ten members of the board,
and at this time Governor Sproul makes
appointments for six of he places, as
follows:
Reappointments--Ju johnson, of
Media: Lewis Wolf, Elkins Park, and
pr Daniel j. Mccarthy, Philadelphia
New members--William Price. Pitts
burgh, and Mr.. French and DR.. Peter
r. Moy.an, Philadelphia
The holdover members Of the board.
whose commissions have not expired.
are Patrick C. Boyle, Oil City; DR.. John
A. Lichty, Pittsburgh; Norman Mac
Leod, Philadelphia, AID Laning Harvey.
Wilkes-Barr Bromley Wharton. the
secretary, is a membr ex-officio.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-01
SLAYER OF 3 IN HOSPITAL
George V. Lembo Taken to PhiladeI.
phia Institution for Insane

George " Lembo. the crazed man
who shot and killed three persons on
Monday and wounded five others, is now
at tho Philadelphia Hospital for the In
sane. He mad been in the Garretson
Hospital since he was wounded and cap
tured on Monday His injuries, a gun
shot wound of the left leg and bruises
on the head were improved to an extent
where his removal was possible, and
hospital authorities complained that his
continual screaming annoyed other
patients.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-01
TEACHERS INCREASES URGED
H. H. Hubbard Wants Salaries
Comneusurate With EAc;apcxy

phia school teacher should start at a
liberal increase over the present prevail.
ing rates, and the graded increase per
annum should be so fixed as to be
more commensurate with increased eff
cheney and personal responsibility.
H. H. Hubbard. former member of
the Board Of Education, advocates this
in an open letter In behalf of teachers
nent @ men and women are urging % early
action in obtaining higher teachers sal
aries.
So many opportunities have opened to
the girl hlgh-school graduates, Mr.. Hub
bard points out. that there will be a
falling Off in the number who study
to become teachers There is danger
he said, of a collapse in the educational
system.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-01
ASK FOR NEGRO EDUCATION
Necessity for More Schools Is Urged a,
Meeting

protection by the law of every man
who Keeps II and punishment by the
Jaw OF every one who breaks it. is the
ldeal civilization under a democratic
government, said Leslie Pickney Hill,
principal OF the Cheyney Training
school for Teachers. Cheyney. Pa. in
Witherspoon Hall last evening. The
meeting. held under the auspices Of
nlnety-four patronesses, was in tho in
terest of negro education.
Mr. Hill said that of the 10000, 900
negro residents of the United States.
only 100000 were being educated in
schools and that the schools have less
than half enough teachers.
The other speakers were Dr. p. r
ClaXton, United States Commissioner of
Education, on The Education of the Ne
gro, who asserted the negro race must
stand or fall by the negro teachers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-01
WANT DRAFT WORK RUSHED
Local Boards Asked to Speed
COMPLETION of Certain Lists

Mayor w. G. Murdock, State draft
offices. has issued a circular to local
boards calling upon them to complete
at the earliest possible time the work
assigned on certain lists. 1t is also
stated that boards cannot give out
names of inducted men to individuals
or societies without the authorization
Of the provost marshal general.
Attention Is called to the fact that re-
ports on delinquents and deserters must
be made up at once.
Local Board No. is of philadelphia
has informed the State headquarters
that of its registrants of June 5, 1917
June 5, 1918 and August "a. 1918, 43
per cent were in various branches at
the close of the fighting.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-01
FRANKFORT WAR MEMORIAL
Community building in North
wood Park Planned at Meeting

Frankford will erect community
building in Northwood Park as a memo
rial to her sons who died in the Civil
War, the Spanish American War and
the war just ended. This was decided
last night at a meeting In the Frankford
Free Library. attended by representa-.
tives of different organizations.
William S. Gray. president Of the Phil.
adelphia Sketch Club. showed plans for
a memorial of the type that the comnu-
nifty will build. Another speaker was @,
l.. Lewis, director of the war camp
service here.