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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-05
n. ]. ship CANAL
WILL Be INDORSED
Waterways Convention Opens
and VIII Support Project ,
for Better Water Route
SEE e.o.P.WcToRY IN SOUTH
By a sto6 Correspondent

Atlantic City, Oct. 5.-The proposed
ship canal across the state Of New Jcr-
sey, uniting Philadelphia and New York
by a direct water route. will receive
a special impetus at the thirteenth an
nual convention of the Atlantic Deeper
Waterways Association, which opens on
the Steel Pier this afternoon. Mayor
Moore, Of Philadelphia, president Of the
association, will open the convention,
preside over it's actions and sound the
keynote. Now that the president OF the
association Is Mayor Of Philadelphia,
Mr.. Moore plans to make the organiza-
tions even more powerful In the growing
waterways movement. His election
as president Is regarded as certain by
delegates who began pouring into the
playground OF the world this morn
ing.
A notable list Of speakers is sched-
uled for the convention. Tomorrow
Governor Sproul will speak. 1t is prob
able that the Governor aud the Mayor
will also take advantage of the con-
vention to confer on the legislative
program for the Forthcoming session OF
the Pennsylvania Legislature. Later
in the week the Mayor and Senator
Penrose expect to talk over political
conditions. Senator Penrose's advice
to the Mayor in the present political
turmoil in Philadelphia, 1t Is under
stood on high authority, is: -,
Don't yield an inch to the Wares.
Delegates to the convention from
southern states bring word that the
the Democratic ticket is to be shattered
in the coming presidential election.
They predict that il one or more states
are not carried by Senator Harding that
at least the vote will be split. Richard
Murray, a transportation manager from
Mobile, Ala. and Avylen II. Brook,
representing the Chamber Of Commerce
of Fort Lauderdale, Fla, were among
those gathered early at the Steel Pier
who look for Republican gains in the
South. Both Brook and Murray said
that the increase Of the electorate BY
the addition Of colored women will not
affect voting to any great extent In the
South.
They don't care to vote" remarked
Mr.. Murray with smile, ''and as
for men," he continued, "all they are
interested in Is the union they belong
to-"
Southern delegates are using the
probability of Republican gains as a
| quiet argument in favor of holding the
next convention in the South, as was
| the case last year when Charleston, 8.
c., was the convention city. Savannah
| is one of the leading candidates for
the convention of 1921. Delegates stress
! the point, however, that their move
nent Is nonpartisan and Is primarily
| interested in solving the transportation
problem with the aid Of more inland
waterways. Many delegates were under
the impression that the convention was
to open at 10 o'clock this morning. The
| first session begins at 2 80. An informal
| reception and dance is on the program
for tonight. The women always pro-
| vide attractive social features for the
| delegates.
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KEEN FIGHT IN OKLAHOMA
Democratic Party 10 Divided or
Nomination of EerrIa

! ... Nomination OF Ferris
Chicago. Oct. 5.-Prom'nent Okla
homa Democrats are up in arms over
the nomination of Scott Ferris, Demo-
crat, for the United States Senate, and
have organized the Jeffcrsonian Club
to support Representative Harreld, the
Republican nominee for the Senate.
w. B. Groves and Clark Hudson,
of Oklahoma City, are president and
secretary Of the club respectively. Both
have long been prominent in Democratic
circles.
The club has just issued statement
reviewing the recent contest In which
Ferris defeated Senator Gore. 1t de-
clares that II the tactics resorted to by
the Ferris men to win his nomination
continue in that state the party will be
ruined. Also it refers to assaults made
upon the men who supported Senator
Gore.
The statement says that throughout
the senatorial campaign Ferris's cam
paign managers asserted that the nom
ination of Senator Gore would mean
the support of the Republican nomi-
nee. Now. the Jeffersonians say, they
are only following In the path Of the
Ferris supporters by declaring them
selves for Harreld. The closing para =
graphs Of the statement reads:
1--WE urge Democrats In this state
who believe In preservation Of those
rights which come to us as a heritage
from Thomas Jefferson to resent the
ruthless violence by Scott Ferris and
his partisan followers in securing his
nomination and to reject him at the
pOlls."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-05
ASKS PROBE OF SHlPWRECK
Only White Woman Aboard Lost,
While Negroes Were Saved

New Orleans, Oct. 5.-(By A. P.)-
Details of the sinking Gnriug last week s
tropical hurricane of the steamship
Speedwell in the Gulf of Mexico were
expected today from the steamer Lake
Superior, due at Santiago, Cuba, and
the oil tanker Sunoil, reported nearing
Tampico, Mexico.
IIInterest was added to the case last
NIGHT when George w. McDuff, father
al Mrs. Edward NJ. Richardson, be-
lisSed to have been the only white
woman aboard the vessel, telegraphed
to Secretary of State Colby requesting
mn Investigation of what he suspected
was foul play among the members Of
the crew.
TMr. McDuff stated he was unable to
reconcile himself to the fact negro and
Mexican members of the crew were
saved while the only white woman
aboard probably perished.
NThe Lake Superior picked up thir-
TEEN survivors, including one passenger.
the Sunoil has four survivors aboard.
,rhs bodies Of five persons were in the
boar which she picked up, two OF them
WOMEN. Captain johnson, Of the Speed
we'll, was reported to have gone down
with his ship. ...
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-05
1919 SERIES FIXED
t. BY MASTER MIND

New York, Oct. 5.-District At
torney Swami asserted yesterday he was
coavinced there was a master mino be-
hind the fixing of last years worlds
series baseball games and shat he had
good idea who this man was. He re-
mhrted it was peculiar circumstance
thAk persons in certain circles were
hdttening to absolve the man he had in
mind of all connection with the scan
Mr.. Swami declared he was unable
to- GO through with the grand jury pro-
ceedings he had planned for Yesterday,
because he could not get hold of GER
tain witnesses. OF these. he said, Abe
Attell, the former prizefghter and
gambler, for whom process servers had
been searching with grand jury sub
poenas, wa the most important.
He had also been In touch with 1.-TWO
very wealthy. but none too wise. gem
tlemen nf the city," who lost $50. .00U
and $4,000 respectively on last year s
world series. They had been persuaded
to- bet on Chicago against Cincinnati
bY the man who Swami believes to
be- the master mind of the fixing deal
and who got the suckers money. The
District Attorney says he is unable to
persuade these two men to tell him
kuC anu pcSuuoc thVs
are unwilling to let it be known that
they were taken it. They deny, too, all
knowledge of the fixing.
For the first time a member Of the
bench was dragged into the scandal.
He is said to have been present at the
Hotel Astor when Arnold Rothsteir
was approached by the would be fixers
and with whom. runs the story. he
nearly came to tlows in turning down
the proposals. Mr.. Swami said that
he would present case against any
man, however prominent, as SOON az
his Office obtained the necessary infor-
nation.
It was reported yesterday tha,
''Rachie" Brown, gambler known tc
have been associated with Rothstein
departed hastily on liner Saturday tor
Europe. 1t is possible that Brown
knew something of the throwing Of last
years baseball games, and that he left
the country to escape questioning. il
was recalled that man known simply
as Brown" had been indicted by tht
Chicago grand jury in connection with
the fixing scandal.
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keeping the night alive and North War
mock street awake with his notes.
Unable to sleep and driven to desper-
alton, score of residents between SOM
erset and Cambria streets petitioned the
police and Mayor Moore to quiet the
animal. Their pleas were unanswered.
The complainants even invoked the
aid of the muses. to soothe their feelings
and the following bit of rhyme was COM
posed:
There are cats that sleep, roam,
scream and fight
But that's heavenly music compared to
the dogs that howl all night"
Feeling became SO intense that fac
lions were formed, one led by Duffy and
the other by Hughes, who staunchly
upheld his dogs right to continue his
bowling. =.
The crisis was reached several days
ago. Duffy called on Hughes to make a
final effort to have The dog muzzled at
nights. An argument ensued in which
half a hundred residents joined.
And then they went to court.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-05
BASEBALL PROBE
sRESUMEDB Jury
Gleason, McGraw. Jennings and
Eddie Collins to Appear Be-
fore Investigators

Chicago, Oct. 5.---Resumption Of the
Investigation into alleged "fxing" of
major league baseball games today
brought several more baseball notables
before the grand Jury, which was re-
taiued as special body to conclude the
baseball hearings after its regular ses-
sicns ended last week. Only matters
pertaining to baseball will be considered
BY the Jurors. n...
Manager John J.. McGraw, Of the
New York Giants; Manager 'Kid'
Gleason, Of the Chicago White Sox. and
Manager Hushie Jennings. Of the De-
trcit Tigers, were scheduled to appear
today, and others who have already ar
rived to testify or are expected soon in
clude Pitcher Fred Toney and Out
fielder Kenny Kauff, Of McGraw's club.
Jean Dubuc. former Giant pitcher,
was .'also expected to testify today.
Shortstop Arthur Fletcher. of the
Phillies. formerly with the Giants, and
Tip O'Neil, former president of the
Western League and now in the busi-
ness Office of the White Sox, viii also
beiwitnesses soon.
captain Of the White Sox, and Ray
Schalk, catcher, will be called later.
Assistant State Attorney Replogle said.
to discuss technical baseball and show
how q seemingly slight error might have
q deciding effect on the result Of a
game. They will also be asked whether
they believe games were thrown by
meHbers of their team this year.
McGraw's men. II was said. are ex :
tected to tell Of alleged attempts by
ual Chase and Heinie Zimmerman to
hduce them to throw" games in the
National League.
IA Dnbuc was in conference with As
eistant State Attorneys Lightfoot and
Replogle yesterday and was said to have
given them information that ,corrobated
'Rube" Benton's testimony that the
1919 world series was "fxed" for Gin
cinnati to win. Dubuc said he and Billy
Bnrns. Giant pitcher, had heard rumors
that the series was to be thrown
and that Burns had gone to Cincinnati
cinnati."
Manager Gleason Is expected 10
testify concerning alleged dishonesty
among the players during the 1920
season. Reports that this seasons world
SERIES was "fxed," however, were de
clared to be untrue in a telegram sen,
to New York authorities yesterday by
State Attorney hoyne. present mem
bers of the White Sox team, however
have charged that their former team
mates, who were suspended when in
dlctments were retained against them
threw" games on the last eastern triy
in order to insure Cleveland's winning
the American League pennant.
President Heydler, of the Nationn
League, and President johnson, of tn,
American League, are expected to ap.
pear before the grand jury again aftel
the world series.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-05
PLAN CHRISTMAS SEAL SALE
Anti.TubereuiosIss Society. VIII Also
,,ao Offer. Bond Issue .,,9


The executives of the Anti-Tuber-
culosis Society yesterday afternoon 1ut-
lined arrangements for the sale Of
Christmas seals and bonds at a meet
ing in the City Club.
The seals. automobile stickers. stuff
ers and posters, all carrying the same
brilliantly colored jolly Santa holding
a letter on which n child is fastening
seal, will be distributed to the sub
agents and subcommittee about the
middle of the month.
To avoid conflict with public interest
in politics. the intensive publicity cam
paign will not be instituted until No
vember s. The posters are to be dis
played in stations, stores and other
places November Is, and the actual
sale OF the seals and bonds will begin
November 30.
December 3 and have been selected
az Tuberculosis days" in schools and
churches, respectively. Physicians and
nurses will be called on to make special
addresses those two days, explaining
the great necessity for the fight against
tuberculosis.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-05
ANYIPUMPMEN''
CONTINUE AT MINES.
Few Answer Call to Strike: po,,
Icy Committee to Summon ,
Tri-District Miners
WILL MEET ON OCTOBER d
BY tho Associated Pres. .

Wilkes. Barre, Ps., Oct. 5.-Fi,o,.
Of No. 9 colliery of the Pepnsvlv,sa
Coal Co. were the first to answer -.
call Of strike leaders for all pumn,.' Wv
and firemen to lay down their too,.
Seven firemen quit today.
Foremen and clerks were sent n -.
ash pits to take the places Of tho A.,
perienced workers. Foremen were Al.
assigned to the pumps. Many pumr
men and firemen did not quit.
Canton, o., Oct. 6.-(By Ap,
The policy committee Of the antbrsc,,.
mine workers has been asked to ss,, ny .
tri- district convention of the Penns,,
vania hard coal workers to consider K.
authorization Of general strike in ,,a n'
test against alleged discriminationp I.
mine operators against monthly wo,I,
ers in the Shamokin mining fields
This announcement was made b...
today by Christ J. Golden, presids,at' wv ~
District No. z, United Mine WorLs,u. VI
which includes the Shamokin fields whs
Is here attending the conference of n.
policy committee with Secretary Of Is' ,s'
Dor Wilson.
The committee, Mr.. Golden said Win
issue the call for a tri district conve..
tion within the next few days. WbiS
will probably be held at Pottsville. Pa
on October "a. N''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-05
PASSAGE OF LOAN
URGED BY MAYOR
Moore Uses More Moderation In
AZ Criticism Of Ware Men
In Council
CITY WAGES IN BALANCE

Mayor Moore Is anxious that Council.
at its meeting this afternoon. pass the
$4,000. 900 temporary loan bill.
He Issued statement today. before
he left for Atlantic City, urging that
passage OF the loan was necessary for
the citya's welfare. i@v,
The Mayor spoke with more moder-
alton than usual Of the councilmanic
opposition, referring to the Ware mem
bers as "the men In Council who have
been fighting the administration" He
points out that they did not provide suf-
hcieht funds to pay the salaries OF the
police and firemen. Councilman Gaffney
and Hall indicated that they would
vote against the temporary loan when
1t comes up for passage today.
The Mayors statement follows:
THE passage Of $4,000 tenn
porary loan Is necessary to pay the
wages Of the policemen, firemen and
other city employees until the first Of
the year.
men In Council who have been fighting
the administration Is most peculiar and
anomalous. The old Councils, Of which
they were members. failed in the budget
passed last year to provide pay for
poncemen, firemen and others for the
last three months of the year.
The only way we can pay these
men Is to get the money through this
temporary loan. If threats to defeat this
loan are successful, which I do not be-
Eeve they will be, the failure to pay
the wages of policemen and fremen for
the balance of the year will be due to the
insurgent group.
'They failed in their budget last year
to make good to the policemen and fire.
men this year. to the extent Of 81 .300.-
O0O. We have got to make this good
now by a temporary loan, or have our
public servants 80 unpaid until the new
budget goes into effect"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-05
DEATHS

ADE.-On Oct. 0, MARY. widow OF Henry
AIDE, aged 80 years. Relatives and friends
IL. Iited to services. on Fri, at p. M, ut
1881 N. Redheld ut. Interment private,
- coPE:Loc, 3 a., at Pisman' rnna n; J., EMMA
Emma II. Turkington, formerly OF Ceilings.
wood. N. j., In her ssth year. Funeral
services on wsa' Fast:r at 2 p soS m % az the par
coIinssTo0ss oRIiYnHsSsT%osadseniy. Oct william wRHlYa.
husband Of Laura c. Ryan (nee Mc0aryey'j
Relatives and friends, also all societies OF
which he was q member, Invited 10 attend
msfr sts residenoe. aC2S e. Hlfhart At, from HIN hs
mass at Church OF the Ascension, AT 10
m. Interment Holy sepulchre Cemetery,
BoWEN.--suddsnly. at Atlantic CITY. N.
j., Oct. 4. JOHN DIsHPHAIN BOWEN. .on M;
OF the late Smith and Anna 8 Bowen. Fu. Flu.
neral services on Thurs. at 10 a. M at ths
e407 Wayne ave-. Germantown. Intermeht
EATANAcH Oct. 8. MARTHA T. ctrp
IT'S. widow Of John A. Catanach. hRsd ~
years. Relatives and friends are invI,aa
residence. 2Ie South sad st. inteTm,ssn1ss fer ,s1s
LHUdsToRF; -, October 8. MINNIE
Laugstorf. Due notice OF funeral viii be-
HoFFNAGLE.-on Oct. 4. 1920 pnA,,
wife Of lie Roy Hoffnagle (nee Miiieri lats =;
Wayne. Pa. Relatives and friends inyitsS -
late residence, 1929 Glenn st., 'Chs..as' p pner
Interinent ATlinston Cemetery. Remain.. 80, 80
pe viewed Thursday evening 'n~'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-05
PARK WORKERS GET LOANS
Commission Secretary Says Day La,
borers Have to Pay Interest .

Day laborers employed by the Fair
mount Park Commission have been
forced to pay a percentage Of their earn
ings to loan agencies for advances of
their wages while waiting for the Park
Commission to pay them, according to
Colonel Thomas s. Martin, secretary of
the Park Commission.
Colonel Martin said business man
in the northwestern section of the CITY
has been especially active in lending
money and levying on the pay of the
employees. He also stated that the Park
Commission has been endeavoring to
treak this up, but without success.
Accord ng to employees Of the com.
mission, blame for the practice Is at
trituted to the regulations of the com
missioners, which require payment Of
wages monthly instead Of semimonthly.
as in the case of other city departments.
Those same employees declare they must
wait from ten days to two weeks after
the completion Of their months labor
before getting their wages.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-05
cows RIB GRATED
INTO MANS SPINE
Fourteen Inches Used-First
Operation Of Its Kind in
This Country go.

Lynn, Mass. Oct.' 5.--William Co.'S
grove has returned to his home here
after undergoing an operation at the
Massachusetts, General Hospital, where
surgeons removed fourteen inches Of his
spine and substituted cows rib Of
equal length, the surgeons declaring II
to be the first operation Of it's kind in
the country.
The operation was necessary as a
result Of kick from a horse which
Cosgrove received ten years ago. While
ing of the machine lately resulted in
partial paralysis.
The cows bone was boi'ed for forty
eight hours, then chilled and filed into
shape, Cosgrove watching the work oi
preparation before going under the
knife.
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Chairman Hays Predicts
Big Sweep for Harding

Chicago. Oct. 5.-(By A. P).--
will II. Hays, Republican national
chairman. today issued the follow
ing statement on Senator Harding's
prospects in the race for the presi-
dency:
Harding will carry all the New
England states. and New York
New Jersey, PENNSYLVANIA, Della
ware. Maryland, West Virginia.
Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky,
Wisconsin and Illinois, and he
has a good chance to carry Tennes-
see and North Carolina. West OF
the Mississippi he will carry every
state but Arkansas, Louisiana and
Texas, and Texas just now Is q
doubtful state" ~ y ~ it~.s
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-05
MAN FOUND DEAD IN BOILER
Germantown Mil Engineer Burned
on Breast; Physicians Puzzled

Joseph Miller, fifty four years old, Of
443 East Chelten avenue, Germantown,
an engineer at the plant of Joseph
Scatchard Sons mills, on Chelten ave
nue.. was found dead yesterday.
The mill was shut down yesterday for
temporary repairs. Miller went into one
of the cold boilers to make an inspec-
ton, taking with him an electric light
on a long cord. After some time his
brother, entering the boiler, found him
with a burn on the breast. At the
Germantown Hospital, where the body
was .taken. physicians could not deter
mine whether death was caused by an
electric burn or by heart disease, for
which he had been treated there.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-05
TopAY's MARRIAGE LICENSES

Harris Price, 03l Passayunk ave-. and Ida
Greenberg. 831 Rltner IT.
J. Lloyd Meyer. .28l7 N. Goth st., ana Isabel
Al Brooks, 84i2 Em,yood st.
sklarz, 1854 N. 9th st.
Charles W. Donahue. 2442 Kimban st. :. and
Mary D.. Higgins. 288b N. Woodstock ST.
Thomas Owens, arrishurg. Pa. and Es-
tella Davis. Harrisburg. Pa.
Louis Hartley. Ocean City. N. j., and
Martha Boyer. 2es8 N. Front st.
Harry Il. Ross, b848 Montrose st.. and Bessie
Conlon, 5052 Carpenter at.
Vincent sohwarz bridgeport. Conn. and
Wilma Glatz, 1000 N. 9Th st.
MnrilI NJ Keeler, 2720 Cabot st., and Helen
strohm, 2T20 Cabot ST. - :
Edward Hawthorn: Duncannon, Pa. and
George g. J. Mortimer, 4i27 Frankford ave.
and Anne y, .Donnelly. 2ols E,khart st.
Ph lip g.. MeNally. New York. N. r.. and
'Margery Waters. ise Queen lane.
Francis p. McNee. e182 Kingsessing ave..
and Margaret A. Schneider, Darby. Pa.
rwilliam piassy; .o so5, Wider s,r sRA Clara
Alphonis Helmis. iiSs N. 9th st.. and Sara
! A. Fiahsrty. bsS6 N. BrosH st
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-05
Volunteer POLICE FORCE
Detroit Organizes $500 Men to Com.
bat Crime Wave

Detroit, Mich, Oct. 5.-(By A. P.)
of the Metropolitan Club
2500 active and retired policemen, fire.
men and mail -carriers--and several
hundred business men yesterday offered
following call by DR.. james W. Inches,
police commissioner, Tor volun eer
force to aid In ridding the city of crimi-
nails. Organization Of the volunteer
force will be comnleted today.
Commissioner Inches's call for men
was made yesterday in statement
declaring liquor smuggling across the
border to be chiefly responsible for an
influx of criminals and the recent In.
crease in, law breaking here. Nearly
all of the Metropolitan Club members
have had police department training.
The business men offered either their
personal service or the use by special
officers of their motorcars.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-05
peacrlbes France Today

CAPTAIN G. w. Beerworth, formerly
of the Canadian engineers, now of the
Department of Archives and History
of Tennessee, spoke last night at the
meeting of the 3l5th Infantry
Association In the p. II. r. Y. NJ. g.
A. Major Francis V. Lloyd described
a trip through France just completed,
during which he traversed the same
territory covered by his battalion during
the war.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-05
3 HURT IN SHORE JITNEy
Haste to Catch Train Causes A.
Iantlo CITY Accident

Atlantic City, Oct. Sin his haste
to accommodate two passengers. anxious
to catch a train, Louis Hyman drove
his iitnev through the no ice ropes
around the new Rrunstein- B!att de,
nartment store building today. ripped
the top of his car and injuring two
Of his passengers, Julia and Abraham
Frohsin. and himself. The rope caught
Hvman In the mouth and tore out most
of his teeth. Instead of catching thelr
train. the Frohsins were taken to tho
City Hospital.
A hundred men working feverishg
through the night braced the sacglns
seventh and eighth floors of the big de-
partment store structure, which threat
ened to fall into Atlantic avenue.