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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-24
Ballot in Jersey
Hdndicdps HOOUer

Continued from Page One
drive for the states delegation to the
Chicago convention. The Californian
speaks this afternoon at Perth Amboy
and tonight at Orange.
Six Candidates Pledged
Of the ten candidates for delegate at.
large. with four to be chosen--"the
big four''--four candidates are in the
open for General Wood and two for
Johnson.
United States Senator's Edge and
Frclinghuysen, slated by the organiza
ton. are unpledged.
The Republican fight in New jersey
is sharply defined between Wood and
johnson. Wood has the advantage and
probably will win most of the dele
gates. But even organization leaders
admit johnson Is gaining ground. The
western senator's recent successes
throw the national spotlight on his
fight in New Jersey. A victory in this
state would make him formidable at
Chicago.
The slated big four candidates,
other than the New Jersey senator's. arc
former Governor Stokes. Republican
state chairman, and Thomas l.. Ray
mond, city commissioner Of Newark.
Stokes and Raymond want Wood.
Soon after the two senators declined
to commit themselves to candidate.
two other important figures in state
politics entered the race for delegate
at large.
The added starters are State Sen =
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Voters Of ~. j. May
Nominate Johnson
Continued from pase On.

Continued from PAGE One
imperils President Wilson'S control Of
his own party at San Francisco.
William Randolph Hearst, who IL
JohnsoD's chies newspaper supporter
everywhere, is troubling the peace Of
the Republicans with the third party
editorials. Mr.. Hearst announces that
he Is for Senator johnson In whatever
party he runs, but that IL the Re-
publicans do not name johnson there
should be a third party Mr.. Hearst
is ready to sacrifice himself on the
altar once more and head third party
himself. All this Is intended to make
the Republicans worry over third
party movement led by johnson. The
general opinion is that johnson will not
lead third party, but that IA no rea
son why his supporter, Mr.. Hearst,
should not make a loud noise about
one. It Is good tactics to do so.
Bitter Democratic Fights
In the Democratic party sharper
fights are developing than in the Re-
publican party. The Wilson adherents
in Missouri have just disciplined Sen
ator Reed, Mr.. Wilson's most PERM.
cious foe, but 1t was machine pro-
ceedipg, pure and simple. There was
no popular primary. The issue of sup
porting the administration never went
to the people. Reed will 20 on the
stump about what has been done to
him and will split his party to pieces.
Missouri disappears from the Demo
cratic column.
In Georgia there is likely to be a
bitter fight. The Wilson people con-
tend that the mere plurality Palmer
got Of the delegates to the state con-
vention entitled him to the states dele
gates to San Francisco. The Hard i
wick Watson people say that Georgia s
convention is like any other convention
and only majority Of it can choose
combination with either Hdke Smith
or Watson there likely will be two
conventions and two sets Of delegates.
Meanwhile. n fight even bitterer than
that in Georgia is going on in Texas,
| where ex- x-Senator Joe Bailey is trying
I to initiate Bryan and come back into
power. There are good prospects that
he will succeed.
IL Bailey wins the anti Wilson peo
pie will probably present a strong front
in San Francisco.
The situation in the Democratic party
is Of the band wagon sort. All that
is needed is one or two more events
like Bryan's victory in Nebraska and
Watson's popular success in Georgia
TO start formidable movement against
Wilson's control of his party.
johnson Hurting Wilson
Johuson's repeated successes on the
anti league issue are hurting Wilson
In Nebraska, Senator Norris, cam
paigning for johnson. spoke Of only one
thing. the league, attacking it bitterly
The Germans of Nebraska quit Hitch
cock and beer to vote for Johnson and
against the league. And Bryan, pro
league but against the President on the
league, won on the Democratic side. In
Georgia, Watson, anti league, got NOR,
popular votes than Palmer, pro league
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burg recently In the interests Of more
and better roads was a prominent mer-
chant who dealt In furniture, farm i'm
plemcnts, wagons and buggies. The
commissioner asked the delegation If
they thought he was justified in going
ahead with road construction when the
cost had so greatly increased. He was
met with an instant and unanimous
affirmative. Then the merchant spoke
up:
"Ten years ago 7 sold buggy to
farmer for S120 A few weeks ago he
wrote and told me that he wanted a
new buggy Of the same style and make.
wrote him that new buggy now
would cost S210. He replied by calling
me a proftcer and a cheat, and said he
would buy one elsewhere.
"In looking over my books | founu
that when he purchased his buggy ten
years before he had paid me in wheat.
I answered his indignant letter by say
ing that | was willing to sell him the
buggy at the old price of S120 and take
my pay in the same number Of bushels
of wheat as he had given originally.
That, in addition, | would also make
him a present of the finest parlor chair
in my establishment.
"He saw the point and purchased the
vehicle at its present price and con
fessed he had not looked ut It in that
light"
"You can see" said Commissioner
Sader with smile, why we can go
ahead constructing roads of the latest
engineering excellence. using as our
basis of cost a bushel of wheat at it's
present price,
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ator William ". Runyon, Of Plainfeld,
who was acting governor, and John w.
Griggs, former governor and former
United States Attorney General.
Runyon Is an out and out dry but
has strong following. Griggs has not
been active politically for some years.
His candidacy is in the nature OF a
come back"
Entrance Of Runyon and Griggs
pledged to Wood is attributed to state
Chairman Stokes who wants big
four" tied tightly to Wood.
The situation has spiced the primary
battle apart from the significance 1t
holds for the national convention. The
state leadership il at issue. New Jer-
sey politicians are more interested in
that angle than in the Wood johnson
contest.
The johnson candidates for the big
four" are Thomas II. Iayden, Pater-
son. and AIulford l.. Ballard. East
Orange. The johnson committee has
pledged its support to Edge and Fre-
linghuysen, who are unpledged.
Back Two Senators
This move Of the western senator s
supporters il expected to counteract
the orga nization "split" attributed to
Stokes. II is expected to clinch the
election Of the New Jersey senators.
The Johnson men are not missing any
moves.
sew Jersey is entitled to twenty
four district delegates to the Chicago
row WOW. The organization candidates
pledged to Wood have little opposition
| in evidence. The only formidable con
test Is in the Tenth congressional dis
trict, embracing Essex county.
The organization candidates in that
district are Edward ID. Duffield. vice
president Of the Prudential Insurance
Co., and William Glorieux. Major
Everett Colby, who gained national
prominence as a Roosevelt supporter. is
running Independently for district dele
gate. II he wins IL won't change the
district result. lie is pledged to Wood
also.
The Essex county Republican com
mittee was addressed here last night by
Senator Edge. He reiterated his oppo :
sition to the Volstead act and declared
| for "state local option In establishing
the lawful alcoholic content Of bev-
erages.
Edge Awaits Preference
Edges announcement was contrastcd
with the Endorsement given recently by
colleague.
Edge asserted he wants instructions
from the voters and promised to abide
by the primary result. He denied the
big four" fight could be construed
as a contest for state leadership, but
added such fight would be good
thing for the Republican party.
Edge declared federal taxes would
20 even higher II the Democratic party
won in November. A change is needed
he said, because there Is too little
business in government and too much
government in business"
While the county committee was
meeting with much expensive Wood
literature in evidence, a Wood mass
meeting was held on a roof garder
nearby.
The Hoover committee will meet next
Friday in this city. F. Wayland Aver
Of Camden. is a member, as is Frank
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trifiing sum compared with the main
tenance Of the old composite roads"
aside from their permanence, what
effect will the construction Of this kind
of road have on the general policy Of
your department." ! asked.
This effect" he replied. ''It is not
contemplated to vary our original pro
gram except to coDfine our work more
closely to the great artcrial lines; the
more important highways connecting
large centers Of population. This is
absolutely necessary due to increased
cost, which has in instances almost
doubled. Permanent concrete roads
that two years ago cost $4,000 a
mile now cost from 100000 to SIC. 900.
"But with our experience, with n
perfect engineering and construction or
ganization, with the money on hand and
the people demanding more and better
roads, we must keep right ahead.
But" and the commissioner spoke with
an air Of finality, 1--WE must first get
our arterial system Of roads completed,
and after that we can take up the sec
ondary or smaller roads"
1T was auto trucks on state high
ways that carried food to New York,
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh during the
recent stri1o, and these roads will
prove avenues Of safety should similar
conditions arise in the future. We
must have permanent highways capable
of sustaining the burden placed upon
them, no matter IL they do cost more
than the old ones.
Trenton Road Lesson
THE failure Of the Philadelphia and
Trenton style of road, which was
thought some years back to be Of the
very best. has taught us fresh lesson
aud confirmed our ideas on the subject.
j went over section of IL beyond
Philadelphia recently and in short
stretch found four trucks ditcbed or
overturned. It was n practical demon =
stration Of the folly Of constructing such
roads in the future.
"Still another thing to be considered
is the phenomenal increase in automo-
biles." continued Commissioner Sadler.
Over four times as many pasSengers
we're carried In automobiles In this state
last year as were carried by the rail-
roads. Automobiles made 4.OOO.O 900, :
600 road miles of running in that time.
"In 1912. when the present high
way bill was passed, $4,000 autOmo
biles were licensed. Last year more
than 100000 were licensed. Farmers
everywhere are abandoning horse drawl
vehicles for automobiles and trucks
Every great interest in the state is
calling for better roads. and it is the
duty Of this department to answer that
call. Not with inferior and temporary
thoroughfares but with such as will
meet the heaviest demands and the test
of years of usage"
A new basis for estimating costs has
been formulated by Commissioner Sad
Ter. II is original and unique. In
stead of using the deprecated dollal
as the unit of the present era of higt
cost of material and labor, his basis vii
be bushel Of wheat. How he arrived
at this decision is an interesting stor!
and one that appeals to the city maj
as well as the farmer.
Among a delegation of citizens from
an Indiana county that visited Harris
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-24

or Hoke Smith, who was mildly anti
league.
The Democratic party is rebellious.
IL was rebellious in the Senate when
Wilson forced IL to reject reservations.
IL wants to throw off Wilson's control.
And IL is encouraged by the success Of
anti league and reservntionist candi-
dates. The party Is in the mood Of
1895, when IL reached the end Of Cleve-
lands second term, had an unpopular
President on its hands, and was full Of
the disaffection of farmers oppressed by
the high prices of what they, had to
buy and the low prices Of what they
had to sell. There was fare up In
the Democratic party in 1896. Cleve-
lands leadership was repudiated aud
Bryan was nominated. There may be
flare up this time which will leave
was left OF Cleveland and bis machine
twenty four years ago.
Signs Hard to Read
The signs are hard to read. Few
could see what was coming in Michi-
gan. No one saw Watson in Georgia.
Little has been said about La Toilette 8
success in Wisconsin. but It was like
the Watson success in Georgia. The
deeps opened and revealed something
unpleasant down below. No one can
foretell what New Jersey will do Grad :
ually Washington is coming to know
that the high cost Of living and the
profound establishments following the
war have affected the masses of both
parties.
This spirit Of disaffcction may
frighten the Republican convention. II
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-24

lin w. Fort, sonsof former Governor
Fort. II. w. Jeffers, Of Plainsboro, is
chairman.
There is virtually no contest for
Democratic delegates at large. The
slate consists of Governor Edward J..
Edwards James Il. Nugent. leader of
Essex county; Mayor Frank Hague,
Jersey City. and Mayor Frederick Don :
nelly, of Trenton. The last three have
declared for Edwards. The governor
nodestly refrains from announcing his
favorite for the Democratic presiden-
tial nomination.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-24
Candles Set Fire to Homo

Two candles, left burning last eve
ming. according to Jewish custom in
preparing for the Sabbath. in the home
of Max, Stein. 1888 Stanley street, when
the family went out, caused fire that
resulted in several hundred dollars
worth Of damage. The candles. which
were placed on top of refrigerator in
the kitchen, set fire to n cloth and the
flames spread to the rest Of the room.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-24
THE SIXTH NATIONAL BANK

TIL, nj, PHILADELPHIA. April 29 1920
,onliannIarfe nrfee3qrs i have this day declared a
~, 1920. W '''e""o'ue's oi recoru Aprh
Nhccks viii hr mailed.
WILLIAM sALTER. Cashier
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-24
npucATYosAL
AUTOMOBILE sCHOOf.

Enroll now. New day cissses open May iH<
daily except Sat. TO Q, for two nscnt1f
eilitles for teaching Ignition. startins. and
llsh,ing systems, Ph9nS p,nP Poplar % sl9s ,er
"TWE SCHOOL OF RESULTS"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-24
FINANCIAL
Annual Meetings
OFFICE OF
The United Gas Improvement
Company
N. W. cor. Erosd and Arch sts.

N. W. Ges; Gess;, BEoSS as,sS,s and Arch :,';
Tho Annual Meeting Of the StOckhoidsrs
Of The United Gas Improvement Company
will DO held at the office Of the Company,
Northwest Corner Of Broad and Arch strests
Philadelphia. on Monday. May y. 1870. nj
10 o'clssk noon; for the purposes Of eieetins
The ensuing year: q eonsldsrinF and acting
tRe authorized capital stock Of th, Company
from i.221 400 sharss Of the par value Of
$50 each to 1881. 45e shares OF the par
value OF s5c each. all Of which increass
shall be Seven Per Cent Cumulative Pre-
ferred Stock also entitled to preferences on
liquidation TO the par value tn sreof and
accrued unpaid dividends. to DO redeemabls
In whole or In part at S55 per share and
accrued unpaid dividends. to havo the same
voting rights as the Common Stock. and to
have such other rights, privileses. prefer:
Of said meeting; of authorizing the issue OF
100, 900 shares OF said Preferred Stock to Be-
issued and disposed o. by the Board Of
Directors at such time or times and upon
such terms and conditions as said Board
shall approve provided. however, that said
shares shall first be offered to tho stock.
holders pro rata for subscription at par;
the balance OF the authorized shares Of said
Preferred Stock to be issued from time to
time, but only when and as author zed at Q
subsequent Stockholders meeting. and Of
srly come before the meeting.
The stock transfer books will bs closed
from Iago 2 p, m. April 81, until !. m. NsS
By order Of the Board Of Direoto-s
q. w. CURRAN. Secrstary
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THIRD NATIONAL BANK

A. FhTHdeIDhIa, ADrII u, 1920.
ro;a a. p regular meeting OF the Board OF Di-
dIyidepssGp dIps Of thls bank held today a .semiannual
"S "SS me earnings OF the last SIX months, free
a, tsI, payabls May /. 1920, to stockholders
Sheeks will be mailed
W. CLIFFORD WOOD.
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tSSS TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE
PENNsYLXANA coal. AND COKE

Take notice that the annual meeting OF
The stockholders Of the Pennsylvapla Coal
principal office OF said corpora tion. on the
10th floor OF the Land Title Building. in the
srd day Of MaSi 1870. at $50 o'clock il in the The
afternoon, for the purpose of ele,,ting a
bDard Of nine directors to serve for one year
and for the transaction Of any and all other
business that may come before said meeting
ALBERT q. EDWARDS. Secretary,
Pennsyvani Coal and Coke Corporation.
Dated April 3. 1920.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-24
Dividends
THE LAND TITLE AND TRUST
COMPANY
March 81. 1920

SSap,tal '''.,....,,....... 100000
nuIplus OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 100000
'ndl"ided profits .,..... 675.098,56
,r, The Board of Directors Of The Land
dN,e and Trust Company has this day
IeGiared quarterly dividend Of Five
"o'lnrs u, per share, payable May I. 1890,
A. 25t0,Ekholders of record at 3 p. NJ,
april 10, 1890.
LEWIS r. GEIGER, JR..
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lInnAKY co, OFF PHILADELPHIA. n ".

llBRARY co. or PHILADELPHIA. N. W,
Cor. Locust and Juniper sts., Philadelphia.
Treasurer of the Library Co. CT Phiiadei-
pha, WIN be held at the Library on Monday,
the third day Of May next, at 8 O'Clock In
the afternoon. when the Treasurer will at
tend to receive the annual payments.
As there ale several shares on which fnss
sentatiyes. are hercty notified that they win
be forfeited aBreeaoly to the Charter and
Laws OF the company, unless the arrears are
Pa on on the third day OF May or within
Ten days thereafter.
FRANCIS RAwLE.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-24

sfS9 A MEETING OF THE sTOCKHOLD-
- ers Of tho Northern Liberties Gas
20 TO elect two trustees win be held at
The office Of the company. No. 80 Laurel St,
on Tuesday, May II. 1920. at a;3O o'clock
r GEORGE l.. sCHAUT Secretary.
Pmlad"lnha, April 81. 1920.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-24

sSS7 CAMBRIA STEEL CO.-The Annual
o. Meeting OF the stockholders Of the
O. the company No, lGoo Widener BuIldinG,
SHnipor and Chestnut SITS. phlladelphia, Pa.
p m, when an election win bo held for
ihre" directors to serve for the term Of three
expire
D. BREWER: GEHLY.
Secretary
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-07
MEIGHAN IN
CHIEF ROLE IN WIN.
DE MILE PICTURE

Thomas Meighan. who large
a factor. recently in the success Of
George Loanr fuckers The Miracle
Man and Cecil B DeAiille's Male and
Female. Is the featured player IN the
perturbation Of Edward Peple's well
known play The Prince chap IL
will be shown at the Deluxe theatre
Sept II. - Is and 1s.
Nh Meighan Is another OF those
Young men who became actors when
their fathers advised them to be some
thing else The elder Meighan sent
Thomas to college with the idea or
making physician of him Instead
the Youthful graduate broke into dra-
mates in a small part with Henrietta
Crossman In Mistress Nell" Sub
sequently he played opposite Grace
George and william Collier and went
to London IN the leading role in The
College Widow He returned to
America and took up screen work. APP
pearina opposite practically every
prominent feminine star Of the cine
ma and becoming noted for his clear
cut Intelligent performances in roles
VARYING from buffers and master crook
70 ex-ary captains and society men
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-07
1Wln City
Neus Notes

Two q the city's best Well known
young men, David T Rosenthal and
Krank r Keenan, have departed for
various points in ohio Indiana. aud
Kalamazoo, While in Cleveland they
VIII be the guests III Never Fitzpat-
rick, secretary TO the mayor Of Cleve-
land. who is a former army buddy or
Mr. keenan, AT French Lick they
viii visit with Olaf McGinnis for
mer classmate of Nh. RoseRthaI's at
the University Of Michigan. Upon their
return to this city Mr.. Rosenthal VIII
begin his senior year At the Northw es-
tern University school Of law and MI
Keenan, viii enter the junior class at
Kent College Of Law.
Mrs James McNIins Jr., Of North
Forsythe ave. is having her cousin.
Mrs VIM Hickman and son. kaiman
from San Bernadino, Cali. for few
weeks
John J. Jones. respected citizen
Of this city for nearly thirty years
and a former employee OK the Republic
Mills. passed away at his home. 10Uz
lash ST. late Saturday a.t,tr0on II IN
a. ma..Xnant rlasv siG cendis-on which
closely confined him to his home for
mora than fifteen months during winch
times he's underwent several operations
In hope that relief could be obtained.
Surgery Ssva 81 perfected at Chicago
hospital Rand ne was brought TO his
home here ato be ministered BY The
members or hts large family Of which
there are seven grown children, among
them Mrs. James Price. Mrs Robert
Livingston,gNIrs Fred Marshall Rob
ert Jones. Thomas Jones. James ana
He is survive, ~
his wife. A,Irs~, Elizabeth Jones and
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-07

The following new cases have been
filed In the East Chicago city court
and VIII come UP for hearing tomor-
row
Joseph Doppler through attorneys
3Iey Helnbron Dyer and Reed asks
1898 for damages 70 his automobile
when hores belonging 70 Israel Seg
a became frightened and ran into the
machine.
Louis Szuag9i, through Atty W a.
Fuzzy. Is sue'ng TomaKozas for possess
ion of the building at 1926 Cedar street
and asks SIS damages
Carl otto paulson by Atty W. r.
Van Horne asks for payment OF *155
for which ne holds promissory note
of Earl Ii Cluhtue
atty W Van Horne acting FOR
himself Is seeking 10 collect a promis-
sorry note Of s5s from Edward v. Wal
ton
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-07
LIVE NEWS
FROM THE
TWIN CITIES
1HEFrs ARE REuoRrED

East ChicAgo polisce We're kept busy
during the Labor Day week END with
several rports Of thefts, a couple of
hold-ups accidents and gambling, moth
tng especially startling but enough 10
Keep the members OF the force on the
Job
Gorge Mirkov who conducts a Mems
furnishing store at Sl17 Block avenue,
was robbed Sunday night when some
one tore the iron bars from the win
aow and took about 5000 worth OF his
c iotnmg and about $40 in cash
The house of Harry Ridenger at
ST25 Parrish avenue was entered and
a wrist watch and necklace taken. The
house Of Frank Janka. at 1923 Beacon
street was entered through back win
cow and the thieves took 500 in cash
and four checks aggregating S3S
" Mitchell. zoos ls7th street, IN
diana Harbor. Is looking for his 1915
Chalmers automobile which ne left ia
front OF the Columbia Hall. on Nc
Cook avenue sunday night
william Green. S427 Elm street. IN
Diana Harbor, reported that he was on
his way 70 the lake front at twelve
O'Clock Saturday night when some one
hit him on the head and took away $50.
his coat and his pocketbook.
Ca-hrles /. Railsbach. $50 Columbia
avenue. Hammond. was struck by a mo
torcwcle on Chicago avenue near Nc
Cook avenue Saturday evening J.
Roberts who was driving the motor
cycle stopped and after putting the
man IN the sidecar drove him to the
police station After examining him
by Or. n. 4. Given. it was found that
ene man was more drunk than hurt 50
ne was arrested on acharge of drunk
ensss. Roberts was released
sEordan voJka wa sarrested for keep
dnENa gambling house at s47T Pennsyl-
wanna avenue and was also charged
with violation Of the liquor laws 8
men weret arrested for gambling.