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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-28
STRIKE INQUIRY BEGUN
U. S. Jury investigating Chicago
Yardnen's Walkout

Chicago, July 2S.-(By 4. PIN
vestigation OF the recent strike of the
Chicago Yardmen's Association. was
begun today before federal grand jury.
About sixty who were subpoened by
the government reported.
The investigation will be conducted
by +. l.. Humes. special assistant at =
torncy general from Washington, and
District Attorney Charles +. Clyne.
John Grunau, president of the Yard
mems Association. who was served with
subpoena. appeared with books and
other records of the association.
Tho present investigation. it is be-
lieved, Is for the purpose of determining
whether federal laws have been vio-
lated by the striking switchmen.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-28
MAY PUT "KICK" IN PASTRY
Revenue Department Ruling Brings
Joy to Shore Chefs

Atlantic City, July 2S.-Pastry cooks
and ice cream venders received cheering
news from Washington yesterday.
Deputy Revenue Collector Charles
Lafferty stated that he had received
notification that new rule had been
promulgated in the capital, permitting
the limited use Of intoxicants in pastry
and ice cream. He stated that he was
not in a position to say today how
much Of a ''kick' would be permitted
in the use Of these delicacies until he
had received a copy of the new order,
which he understood was now on its
way from Washington.
He stated that it would be necessary
for all chefs and others engaged in
the making Of delicacies to obtain a
copy of the order, in order that they
might know exactly how to proceed.
Laffcrty said that the original ruling
prohibited the use of wine or hard
liquor in bisquc cream, and hard cider
and rum in mince pies. He did not
know why modification of the law
had been made.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-28
MAN HURT IN BLAST BETTER
Physicians Believe They Can Save
Hoffman, Hurt by Shell

Bpntly Hoffman, twenty years old, OF
Fishing Creek village, near Cape May,
y. j., who was injured when sup
posedly unloaded three-inch shell 'eN-
plodcd and killed one man at the Beth
lchcm Steel Co.'S proving ground there
yesterday, is much better today.
Hoffman was taken to the Cooper
Hospital. Camden. 1t was thought both
legs would have to be amputated, but
today the physicians predict his recoy-
cry with limbs intact. Raymond West,
twenty eight years old, 119 North
Dcarborne street. this city, was the
man killed in the accident. Funeral ar
rangcmcnts are being made today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-28
cox AT WORK ON SPEECH
Governor Devotes Entire Day to
Address Of Acceptance

Dayton. July 2S.-(By A. Pan
all day stretch debating to his secretary
his address for August 7 accepting the
Democratic presidential nomination was
the exclusive but formidable affair today
before Governor Cox, 1t was the first
day since his nomination that his en-
gagcment list was blank. and he planned
10 make the most of the opportunity to
work unnterruptedly on the acceptance
speech. InstaImcnts Of the address were
to begin going to the printers today,
with arrangements for strict secrecy.
While some of his main subjects. like
the League of Nations. industrial af-
fairs. campaign contributions and others
are patent. the governor is keeping close
counsel regarding their details. He has
given no intimation whether he will
discuss the prohibition question in the
address. but his friends believe he will
ignore that subject until he begins his
public addresses.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-28
BRITISH BANK STILL LEADS
Does Not Bow to Wall Street, Says
Returning Financier

The Bank Of England has not bowed
in Difference to Wall street as the finan-
cial center of the world. according to
Edgar Ross, manager Of the foreign de-
partment of the Philadelphia National
Bank, just back from Europe. Accord
ing to Mr.. Ross, it is only necessary to
spend an hour in the London financial
district to see the absurdity Of the as =
sertion that New York is the greatest
money market.
Gold still can be obtained at the
Bank of England against presentation of
Bank of England notes" said Mr.. Ross
yesterday, "but they will generally ask
you what you intend to do with it."
Portugal is suffering from a period
of ovcrbuying, Spain shows intense
commercial development, while France
is facing an insufficient harvest and in
dustrial troubles, due to the failure OF
the Germans to carry out the treaty
provision in regard to coal, according
to Mr.. Ross.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-28
HARDING TO COOLIDGE
Heartened by Acceptance Speech ot
Vice Presidential Candidate

Marion, o., July 2S.-(By A. P.)-
The following message was sent by SEN
ator Harding today to Governor Calvin
Coolidge, who formally accepted yes
terday his nomination for the vice
presidency:
1T is heartening to all America to
read your sterling speech Of acceptance.
1t adds to confidence in the Republican
purpose to repossess the people with
their government and it emphasizes my
conviction that as Vice President you
will be asked to make your official serv-
ices comport with the second highest
place in the government Of the repub-
lie"
Preliminary work on his first front
porch speech, to be delivered Saturday
to a delegation from Mansfield, o.,
was begun today by Senator Harding.
He indicated that he would make only q
short address, however, and he did not
interrupt his schedule of callers during
its preparation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-28
MAYOR SIGNS CONTRACTS

-Four contracts totaling Sl33,l77
we're signed today by Mayor Moore.
The contracts were, $5S, 200 to the
O'Eeill Co.. for the construction of a
branch sewer from Fourth street on
Wyoming to Annsbury; $50 300 to IN"
Barber Asphalt Paving Co, for the
erection of municipal mechanical
asphalt plant for the Bureau OF High
ways: S23, 800 to Peter Ellis for the
construction of branch sewer on Park
avenue from Olney avenue to Grange
street: Sll77 to Grogan & CO., Ia
furnish cast iron plug cocks for the
Bureau of Water.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-28
Arrest EmpIoye at BaIdwln's

Repeated thcftS of tools in the Bald
win Locomotive Works resulted in the
arrest today Of Abraham Cohen. TWEEN.
ty one years old, Franklin street above
Girard avenue.
Cohen, who is employed as a runner.
has Il pass permitting him to leave the
building at any time. according to 4.
]. Philip. 062 North Penn street. who
caused his arrest. When arrested Cohen
had a satchel filled with drills in his
nossession. the police saw.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-28
FIRE DESTROYS B0ATHoUSE
Valuable Motor Craft Is Rescued at
Tacony Club

4 penthouse at Princeton street and
Delaware avenue, Tacony. was de.
stroyed by fire last evening with a dam.
age of between $500 and $500.
Firemcn of the Tacony Engine Co.
rescued a valuable motorboat from the
house which belongs to Louis Ilaigh,
37O9 Madison avenue. Quick work
by the fire company prevented the blaze
from spreading to neighboring boat
houses and the many boats moorcd
along the shore at this point.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-28
SYRIAN ARABS BALK
Refuse to Abide by French Terms
Accented by EeIsal

Constantinople. July 27.-(By A. P.)
The entire Syrian situation is again in
confusion as a result of the Arabs re-
fusal to abide by Prince Feisal's accept
ance of General Gouraud's terms and
the French march on Damascus.
The French have sent several thou
sand senegalese endorsements to
Adana, relieving the situation there
somewhat. Nevertheless, Adana is
without food and the American commits
sion for relief in the Near East is en-
deavoring to send -four, which the
French say they can send by rail, from
Mersina as they now have enough forces
to control the railway.
Travellers from Oulakishla, 100 miles
north of Adana, say that fortnight ago
the turks brought there many rench
prisoners captured ten miles north OF
Adana, which was hard pressed on all
sides by Nationalists.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-28
ADMITS SENDING POISON
Husband Of Insane Woman Said by
Police to Have Confessed

Nashville, Tenn, July 2S.-(By A.
PD-George Littural, young farmer
of Summer county. has confessed, ac-
cording to the police here, that he sent
the poisoned candy to his wief, Mrs.
Susie Littrual, an inmate of the Mid
die Tennessee Hospital for the Insane,
which resulted in the death last week
of Mrs. Lizzie Brooks. another inmate,
and the serious illness of Mrs. Littrual
and two hospital attendants.
The confession was made public by
the police quotes Lttrual as saying
that he had communicated his intention
TO attempt to poison his wife to a young
woman neighbor whom, it was stated,
he had planned to marry.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-28
Dies From Suffocatlon

Mrs. Mabel Sharp, forty -four ye,r
old, 221 South Sixty second street, died
from suffocation in her home this morn
ing. According to the police Mrs..
Sharp placed gas tube in her moutn,
and turned on the gas. It is ALLEGED
that she had been Respondent for SOM,
time. DR.. Edmund L. Graf, Sixtsh
street and Washington avenue, va
called and pronounced her dead.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-28
Youth Hurt by Doctors Auto

Marshall Tnruh, seventeen years old.
404S North Reese street. was struck by
an automobile driven by DR.. William
Patterson. 2141 Christian street, at
Hunting Park avenue and Broad street,
last night. Unruh was taken by the
doctor to st. Lukc's Hospital suffering
from contusions and abraSions on the
head and body. Doctor Patterson ap.
pearcd before Magistrate Wrigley and
was released upon his own rcCognizance.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-28
Woman Shot at WInslow. N. J.

Mrs. Agnes Webb, colored, forty
twice in leg last night while walking
along the streets of the town.
Mrs. Webb. in statement to DR..
Anthony Estosito, of Hammonton, who
treated her, declared that she was shot
by two white men in a passing auto
mobile, but eye witnesses claim that a
negro did the shooting. The police OF
Hammonton and surrounding places are
looking for a negro named Frank Hall,
of Chesilhurst believed by them to be
implicated in the affair. Mrs. Webb will
be taken to hospital In Camden to-
day to be treated.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-28
HONOR DOCTOR McCOMB
Haddontield Man Made County
Sunday School Superlnte NJ dent

The Rev Kcmper G. McComb, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur NJ. McComb,
of 123 MOuntwcll avenue. Haddonfeld,
n. j., has been appointed superintend-
ent of the Somerset County Sunday
School Association.
Doctor McComb, who is an unusually
young man for the position, formerly
preached in the Presbyterian Church,
of Darlington, y. j., and later went
to north Jersey. His present duties
will consist of preaching in different
Sunday schools of the county, and
taking charge of their religious -educa-
tional work.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-28
Trolley Victim Identified

Identification was made today of the
body of the man killed last night by a
northbound trolley car at Eleventh and
Commerce streets. He was Martin Nc
Avoy, forty five years old, of Westville,
y. j.
The mans legs were cut off by the
trolley car, and he died few minutes
after he was admitted to Jefferson Hos
nital
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-28
STEWARDS GO ON OUTING
Philadelphia Branch Of Association
Has Annual Picnic

The midsummer outing of the Phila-
delphia branch of the Stewards Asso-
citation is being held today at the South
Philadelphia Schuetzen Park, Eighty
third street and Tinicum avenue.
A baseball game, running races and
boxing bouts will be the features Of
the program, and refreshments will be
provided at noon. A full attendance
of the club is expected.
The committee in charge of the outing
consists of Arthur p. McCaffery,
Claude Mohr, Herman Freed, Teddy
Laws, Fred Menge, Allan Moore and
William p. Barry.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-28
oLYMPIC'S FAST TRIP
oII.surnlns Steamer Crosses Allan.
tic In 6 Days, 2 Hours, 40 Minutes

New York, July 2s.-(By A. P.)-
The British steamship Olympic arrived
here today from southampton and
Cherbourg, making the passage in the
fast time Of 6 days hours and Al min
utes.
This was the liners second trip as an
oil burner. She carried $50 first and
4TCI second cabin and 1000 steerage pas
sengers, with mails and miscellaneous
cargo
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-28
Mayor and Holmes Debate
ILL WOMAN ENDS LIFE

Despondcnt over a year of continual
illness. Mrs. Mabel Sharp. forty four
years old, 22l South Fifty second
street. committed suicide last night, the
police report. She was found by her
husband. Gilbert G.. Sharp, lying in
bed in the second floor front room of
their home with a gas tube in her
mouth. The coroner gave a verdict of
suicide following an inquest this morn
ing
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-28
WILL LAUNCH DESTROYER
Sturtevant viii Leave Ways at New
York Yard Tomorrow


York Yard Tomorrow
The United States torpedoboat de-
stroyer Sturtevant, named after the late
Albert d. Sturtevant. an ensign in the
United States navy who was killed dur
ing the war, will be launched at the New
York shipyard, Camden, at o'clock to-
morrow afternoon.
Mrs. Curtis II. Smith, of st. Albans,
Vt, who is sister of the late ensign,
will be the sponsor. She will be accom- :
panied by several relatives and will be
met at the shipyard by delegation OF
naval attaches.
The 10000 ton combination cargo
and passenger steamship Granite State
will be launched at the Camden ship
yard Saturday afternoon at 2:2d
o'clock. A sister ship, the Empire
State, will be launched on Wednesday
of next week at the south yard.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-28
City Will Be Ready
for WOmen's Vote

Continued from Page One
but Mrs. Nichols asserted the women
could not be segregated. o
"If the women want to VOTE said
Mrs. Stevenson, ''they should vote in
the same way as the men, without favor
or privilege"
This led the Mayor to observe that he
favored equal pay for equal service.
Yes" added Mrs. Stevenson, "and
accept the same disagrceablc features
in the voting as the men have to face.
Mrs. Nichols pointed out that the
polling place in her division was
plumbers shop which she was accus-
toned To visiting quite often. She said
she could just as easily visit that shop
for the purpose of voting.
Question Of Time
Mrs. Warburton declared tho real
question was how quickly could the nee
eSsary machinery be placed in motion.
Commissioner Holmes replied:
The first essential Is to have the
women assessed. II must be decided
whether the 300, 900 women are to go to
the polling places to be assessed or
whether an extra force of assessors
should be engaged for the purpose of
Canvassing the women as the men are
Canvasscd.'
When reference was made to reg
istration the Mayor remarked, with a
smile. that registration involved an
swering good many personal ques-
tions.
Commissioner Holmes resumed his
discussion and urged an appropriation
to pay for the extra assessment. He
said this would cost $4,000 and that
it might be necessary to call special
session Of Council during the summer
recess to provide the funds.
Mayor and Holmes Debate
The Mayor and Commissioner Holmes
then engaged in what threatened to be
sharp debate over the question OF
the Mayors jurisdiction in the matter.
The Mayor asked the commissioner il
he had received sufficient information
on which to go ahead and assess the
women.
Mr.. Holmes replied he had not.
81 have long since learned" said the
Mayor, 'to wait for official information.
Suppose that suffrage does not become
legal and VIC have gone ahead and set
up the machineryY
Commissioner Holmes suggested to
the city executive that City Solicitor
Smyth be sent for to give advice on
these points.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-28
MAYOR AND M|TTEN
TALK SHOWDOWN
Confer Today on Definite Prop
osition by p. R. T. on Frank
ford 81" Plan
cT0TEcpIIpy Mhy pETllRM
ST0TESBURY MAY RETURN
p. r. T. Stock Hits I3;
New Lou Mark Set

Philadelphia Rapid Transit stock
showed renewed weakness today,
selling at IL. a new low figure for
this movement. The stock opened at
Ia, last nights closing price. The
first sale was a loss of one half
point There was n slight recovery,
followed BY the record slump.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-28
AUTO INTO STORE WINDOW

An automobile crashed into store
window at the northeast corner of
Thirty fourth and Chestnut streets this
morning when rear wheel of the ma
chine broke. Thomas Thee, of the Nor
mandy, Thirty sixth and Chestnut
streets, the driver. was uninjured, The
window was in the store OF Max
Krause.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-28
Fall Fatal to 15.Year.old Worker

Harold e. Mum, fifteen years old,
an employe Of the New York Shipbuild- :
ing Co.. died in the West Jersey Hos
pital, Camden, yesterday, as the result
Of fall five days before while at work.
His mother, who never left his bedside
for the five days, was with him when
he died. Eight months ago she lost an :
other son, who died of pneumonia.
Funeral services will be held today at
the home of his parents, Kings highway
East Haddonield.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-28
You Yin, Mister Mayor,
We're Polite FellerS:

The women may have to take
their place in line at the polling
booths" Mayor Moore told pros
pcctivc feminine voters today, "but
with the men as polite as I think
they will be, women will be invited
to 90 TO the head Of the line."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-28
Fall at PLAY Serious to Child

Four year old Mollie Purnell. OF 1914
South Aldine street was taken TO
University Hospital last night with
probable concussion of the brain as the
result OF fall while playing on the
before her home.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-28
Bows Skull Fractured

An eight year old boy. Julius Lang,
sustained a fractured skull when an
autotruck at Ashbourne, near Willow
Grove, hit the automobile in which he
lend his father, j. NJ. Lang, were riding.
cBoth were thrown into the road. but the
&er Of the boy escaped injury. A
ing machine took the boy to- the
lital. ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-28
APPROVES
GRATz PAY PLAN
Indorses Suggestion That citi-
zens' Committee Take Up
Part of School Loan
S216 FOR EACH TEACHER

George Wharton Pepper, a member
Of the citizens committee on school
teachers pay, approves plan sug-
gested by Simon Gratz, president Of the
Board Of Education, to get more money
for the teachers.
Mr.. Gratz said that members Of the
citizens committee might subscribe to
500, 900 Of the recent 81, ,000, 900 school
loan which failed. This 500, 900, plus
$500, 900 from the sale of certain prop
critics, would be sufficient to give the
teachers an increase Of $500 each with
out delay.
THE suggestion of Mr.. Gratz is one
which ! am sure the committee will
carefully consider" said Mr.. Pepper.
'1t will be remembered that our original
proposition to the board included the
underwriting of the entire loan.
That proposition having been de-
clined, the underwriters were released,
and IL is now question whether we
can rcassemble them. One thing is GER
tain, however. and that is that we
should make IL condition that the
Board of Education would make distri-
button among the teachers according to
Mr.. GRATIS plan, and not according to
the so-callcd Dick schedule.
1900, 900 for Teachers
"The S24O, 900 item from the state
appropriation, plus $500, 900 from the
sale of the boards real estate and the
S700, 900 which it is proposed to divert
from the school loan. would take care
of nonteaching employees and leave
about 81 300, 900 for the teachers.
distributed equally among 5000
teachers. this would be about $216 per
teacher, a sum far less than the desired
S400 apiece. but still enough to be a
great deal of help.
"The high cost of living affects all
alike, and we cannot Aclp or facilitate
any distribution that is not absolutely
equal.
"I am going away on Saturday for
short vacation. And it will be desir-
able, Of course, to transact any of this
business at short distance. But IL the
board, individually or collectively, would
give any assurance that they care to
wouldn't let time or distance inter
fere."
What the Dick Plan Is
There are 1000 nonteaching employees
in the public schools of Philadelphia,
including engineers and janitors, cleri-
cal assistants and others.
The Dick plan figures on a gradual
rise after 1922 in some teachers
salaries, giving a maximum of from
$1100 to $500 a year. The increases
are to be divided over period of three
years, the first being given last year,
the second due the first of this year and
the third the first of next year.
A plan was approved by the board
advancing the schedules for these pro-
posed increases one year. The Dick
plan has been greatly criticized by
teachers, owing to what they term its
inequality, in that it provides little
| for some teachers and none for others.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-28

The vote on Mr.. Gaffney's resolution
was a factional line up, with Eduard
Bucholz, member from the Fifth dis
trict, voting with the administration
majority.
Later, an ordinance appropriatng
$50. 900 to finance the city's fight
against higher street car fares, through
the employment Of engineers, account
ants and other experts, was unanimously
passed.
Arizona republican., 1920-08-15
WHITE SOX TO MIX
 WITH TEMPE TO-DAY

TEMPE. Aug. 15.-Tempe and the White Sox of Phoenix will meet on the local high school field this afternoon in a league game of the Central Arizona series Last Sunday with Big Lefty Lush in the box for them, the White Sox administered defeat to the before Inbeaten Tenpeans and according to members of the local club just revenge will be gained against the white hosed men in today's battle
 Tempes old reliable. Good Ole Beechy Oviedo. is slated for duty on the mound with Shumway as his battery mate.
Arizona republican., 1920-08-15

Hubbard will work on first with Waf ford at second: Pafford at third and Brooks on short. In the outfield will be Seaman. Nichols and Nevitt or Lescher.
 The game will be called at o'clock on the Tempe high school field. Um- pire Spencer of Phoenix will handle the indicator
 The White Sox defeated Tempe last Sunday and the game today is ex- pected to prove one of the best of the
Arizona republican., 1920-08-15

season. The management of tho White Sox requests that all players be at the Union Auto Stage depot not later than 1:30 o'clock this afternoon.
 The lineup of the White Sox follows:
 Football second base; Haldeman, right field; Chino. left field: H. West fall, catcher; Orduno. center field; Hickey, -shortstop: Bates. third base; Harris. pitcher: Grassie. first base; Brown. pitcher. and Brawner, pitcher
Arizona republican., 1920-08-15
BOSTON PUNCHES HITS

s PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 14.-Boston won the deciding game of the series from the Athletics by a batting rally in the seventh. Keefe held Boston scoreless until the seventh when a wild throw and several hits got him into trouble and Rommell was rushed to his rescue. Six hits gave Boston the lead. Score:
 R. H. F. Boston . 900 900 510-6 F 1 Philadelphia . .002 O10 O00-3 8 ? Batteries: Bush and Walters: Keefe, Rommell and Perkins.
Arizona republican., 1920-08-15
lANGFORD WINS

CHICAGO, Aug. 14.-Sam Langford won a newspaper dec1sion over Sam McVey today at East Chicago, Ind, in a slow and uninteresting ten round tight. The crowd booed McVey re- peatedIy because of his stalling tactics Langford forced the fighting and was credited with winning seven rounds Many spectators left before the fight ended