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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-09
THUGS BEAT AND ROB MAN
One Of Alleged Assallants Is Cap
tured-HeId Without Bail

Matthew Pankor. thirty eight years
old, 420 South Second street, was at
tackled by four thugs at Dock and Mora
Wan streets last night, and after beinig
badly beaten, was robbed of his pocket
book containing S7l. lie raised All out :
cry as the highwaymen made their es-
cape, and night watchman came to his
assistance and pursued the thieves, fir
Ing shots after them.
After chase of a block one man gave
himself up and was taken to the Third
and Delaney streets station house. He
gave his name as William Cory, TWEEN
V'slx, Second street near Pine. He
was held without bail this morning by
'MaglStrat" Ol'rien on n charge of
highway robbery.
several witnesses identified him as
one OF the men who attacked Pankor.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-09
DOG FIGHT INFECTIOUS
Spectators Take Up Battle and Land
In Jail or HospjtaI

,,o Two fighting l dogs star started a battle
Kensington. The fight followed effort,
Of several Of the men to separate tn,
dogs. Their methods wyere taken cx.
ception to by others. with the result
that Frank Zuiku. 4523 North eau
street, and Joseph Autenbrian. a neigh
Dor. were taken to the Frankford Hos
pital by police of the Trenton anG
Dauphin streets station and three Others
were arrested. who were fined $40 ant
costs by Magistrate NDietz at the station
house this morning. He warned them
next time to let the dogs fight it out
alone.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-09
PAWNED FUR COATS: HELD
New Yorker Is Accused of Burglar,
OF Elliott Home

John Smith. of New York. was held
today by Magistrate Harris at the Thir-
ty second street and Woodland avenue
station in $4,000 bail for court charged
with breaking and entering and lar
ceny.
Smith was arrested Saturday ni"'
when he tried to pawn two fur coats
at Nineteenth and South streets.
Detectives Mcdowell and Baker, OF
the Thirty. second street aud Woodland
avenue station. identified the coats as
part of $1,000 worth of loot stolen from
the home of George Elliott, 4l05 Wood
land avenue, last week.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-09
To Report on Political Activity

The report Of the Committee Of Sew
cnty in reference to political interfer-
ence in police circles probably will be
Thursday or Friday. On July 2S a
special investigation was ordered made
of the charges of interference with the
police of the Fourth street and Snyder
avenue station by John NJ. Smollock,
Republican Alliance leader of the Thir-
ty- ninth ward. f. l.. ID. Roach. ex =
ccutive secretary of the committee, is
directing the investigation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-09
MUTES TO WED TODAY
Girl, 1s, and Groom, q, viii Be
Married by Deaf Priest

Girl, ID, and Groom, q, VIII Be
Married by Deaf Priest
A deaf and dumb girl will be married
to a man similarly afflicted today by a
priest wdho is deaf.
The bride is Miss Anna X. Robinson,
daughter of Mrs. +. +. Robinson, 'of 30
North Fifty sixth street. and the bride :
groom is Anthony r. Grundy, of $50
Tyler street. Trenton, y. j.
The unique ceremony will be solemn :
lied in the Catholic Church Of Our Lady
Of Victory, Fifty fourth and Pine
streets.
The Rev. Father Burns. of Trenton
will offciate, and his words will be trans
lated into the sign language by, the
brides mother.
Mr.. Grundy and his bride have been
swcpthcarts since childhood. They at
tended the same school at Trenton. She
is eighteen years old and he is twenty
one. Both are athletes. They will live
in Trenton.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-09
DISH SMASHERS MUST PAY
Magistrate Orders Men to compen-
safe store Owner for Damage

Charged with having smashed glasses
and dishes in the ice cream store of
Theresa WeTth, 2l50 North Twelfth
street, last night, two young men were
ordered to pay the damage, amounting
to so, by Magistrate Oswald today.
in the Nineteenth and Oxford streets
station.
The men werc James Rice, twenty
two years old. 1911 Germantown ave
nue., and James Tygh. twenty five years
old. 2137 North Eleventh street. They
became abusive over the phone at first. +.
It was testified. and when demonstrated
with by the proprietor of the ice cream
store. broke the crockery.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-09
ACT TO END ruling
0NP.R. CONCERNS
Business Men Expect Supreme
Court to Force Hearing on
Transit Rentals
METHODS ARE ATTACKED

Steps were taken today by G. Oscar
Beasley and William A. Magee. coun-
sci for. the United Business Mems As
sociation, toward quashing the super
sedeas granted by the Superior Court
last week in connection with the un-
DERIVING companies Of the =. II. T.
The business men some time ago
asked the Public Service Commission
to take action toward regulating the
rentals paid by the p. X r. to the
underlying companies. 1t was contend
ed these rentals were exorbitant and in
directly responsible for the transit
company's action in seeking higher
fares. The underlying companies filed
demurrer in which they contended the
commission had no jurisdiction. This
| demurrer was overruled by the commits
sion and the companies were ordered to
make reply to the complaint.
Instead of doing so they appealed to
the Superior Court and were granted a
writ of supersedcas by Judge Linn stay
ing all proceedings before the commits
sion.
After announcing they would take &C :
ton to quash the superscdcas. counsel
for the business men expressed the belief
today that the Supreme Court of Penn
sylvania would not sustain tho action of
the Superior Court in halting the com
missions = hearing of the rental question
Mr.. Beaslev. counsel for the business
men, based his prediction as to the out
come on recent action taken by the
Supreme Court.
This action was in the case of th'
Peoples Natural Gas Co. before thu
| Public Service Commission.
! Mr. Beasley said:
"The Superior Court last year uphel,
an appeal in the case of an intcrlocu
tory order. but the Supreme Cour
within the last month reversed the Su
perior Court in a per .curiam opinion '
Shows Copy of Opinion
To bear out his statement Mr.. Bcas
ley showed copy of the opinion.
The Supreme Courts opinion in par
follows:
THE order of the Public Servic
Commission Of which the Peoples Nat
ural Gas Co. complains of in these ap
peals is not final one.
at merely directs the company (,
file. post and publish its schedule o
rates.
when there is final determination
by the Public Service Commission o
the matter complained of, an appea
will lie for the correction of any wron
that may be done to the gas compan!
and this appeal is dismissed as Pein
premature
Mr.. Beasley characterized the meth
ods resorted to by the attorneys in OBJ
tanning the writ Of supersedcas from
Judge Linn in his chambers at Cit
Hall last week as ''contcmptible. Mr.
Beasley said he was on his vacation
and just happened to be in the city a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-09
HIGHWAYMEN GET $44O
Washington Man Held Up at FIJI
teenth and Filbert Streets

Two negro motor bandits held up
and robbed a Washington man of $40
at Fifteenth and Filbcrt streets last
night. .
The victim was William Agncw. of
81 South Second street, Southeast,
Washington, ID. G.
One Of Agncw's assailants showed n
revolver in his face while the other re
iievcd him of his cash, watch and other
jewelry.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-09
Deaths of a Day
Sheppard G. Younq

ot THGopnard 6. Young, an old resident
GsiWoua'h Ei"u'hwark and for many years in
bomoo b,o'Ss there, died Saturday at his
Hn w,o ol" south Forty second street
'V Ms"S was seventy six years old
manbo. mb io.ng served two terms as n
FO"m1,rrr OF City Councils from ths
Late. ward during the early seventies,
Of f Dr.. ne was member Of the board
sdm;mi Mardens and under Cleveland $
nrais,na"'ration served as n port m.
fce of ne was connected with the of
Mr. n" receiver Of taxes.
aTuhg was member of the
and pGNNT"rk NTrk Hose, Volunteer Firemen,
A A" Mozart Lodge, No. 1876, +, and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-09
Girl Fractures Arm In Fall

Christine Routh. eleven years old.
was swinging about on the railing of the
steps Of the Gonzago Memorial Home
for Orphans yesterday when she slip
ped and fell down the steps. She was
taken to the Germantown Hospital.
where it was found that her left elbow
was fractured.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-09
Wilson Names PatentAoHicers

Washington. Aug. 0.-By A. P.)-
Edward s. Whitehead, of Virginia, was
named today by President Wilson to be
commissioner of patents. to succeed
James p. Newton. resigned. Melvin
COulston. of New York was named as
first assistant commissioner of patents.
to succeed Mr.. Whitehead. Both were
recess appointments.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-09
Yellow 1921 Auto Tags for Penna

Harrisburg. Aug. 0.-The Highway
Department has adopted yellow tag
with black lettering as the type for
PENNSYLVANIA automobile and truck
registration for 1921 and orders for
Manufacture will provide for greater
quantity than ever before owing to the
numerous new registrations continually
bcing made. The yellow and black tag
vas first used in this state in 1908 and
again three years later.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-09
John McCoy HaIev

sOIio OIio%n IN Mccoy Haley died at his home
fron fTn North Thirty fifth street, last nipbt
bcom' b' u, complication of diseases. lie Ind
In nLn lii SIX years. He was well knnwn
Tho t,ladrlphia as n newspaper man
,uncra will take place Wednesday
viii w6EI'hhoGn noon from his home. Intcrmcnt
w IN Mourt Moriah Cemeterv
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-09
Band Concerts TopIab,

nirht or ralrmount Park Band plays to-
Bsnd vi Heorge's Hill. The Municino,
betwsopp' p'ays tonight on venango street
'"sSn seventh and Eighth.
Evening star., 1920-05-29
FIERCE BATTLES RAGE
ON 220-|M|LE FRONT
Bolshevik Offensive Against Poles
Repulsed, Washington Is
Informed.

Advices to the State Department
from the American charge at Warsaw
report that the bolshevik offensive on
the entire front has been repulsed
with the exception of the Minsk Sec
tor, where the bolshevik forces have
made slight gain and captured one
town.
Violent Fighting Goes On.
WARSAW. May 29.-Russian boil
sheviki reinforcements are being
brought up everywhere in the offen-
sive against the Poles. which is in
creasinG in violence along the north
ern sectors of the front. says an Of
fcial statement issued At Headquarters
here today. Fierce combats are rag.
ing from the Dvina river, on the
north. to the Pripet river, on the
south. q distance Of approximately 220
miles. and the soviet armies are
launching attack after attack
Prisoners captured by the Poles west
OF the Beresina river. the statement
says. include 400 Cossacks cut of from
the rest OF the bolsheviki army in the
drive toward Minsk.
Positions Change Hands.
LONDON. May 2s.-Furious fighting
Is in progress on the left bank Of the
Dnieper river where the bolsheyiki are
attempting to dislodge the Poles from
their fortified positions. according to
an official statement sent out by the
soviet government at Moscow FRIDAY
The Poles are offering stubborn re-
SiStAnce. the statement says. first one
side and then the other holding the
first-line positions.
Evening star., 1920-05-29
THE WEATHER.

District of Columbia-Fafr tonight
and tomorrow; little change in tenn
perature; gentle north and northeast
winds.
Maryland-Fair tonight, slixhtlv
cooler in east portion: tomorrow fair !:
gentle north and northeast winds.
Virginia-Fair tonight and tomor-
row: slightly cooler tonight In east
central portion; gentle north and
northeast winds.
West virgipia-Fair tonight and
tomorrow: slightly warmer tomorrow
in west portion.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
Thermometer-Yeste 4 PM, 81;
8 pm, 75; IL midnight. So. Today. 1
am. so; 8 am. 65: noon. n.
Barometer-Yesterda 4 pm. 1884;
8 pm. 1888; IL midnight. 2S.s4. To-
day. 4 am. 1884; 8 am. 1912: noon,
1880.
highest temperature. 81. occurred at
4 pm. yesterday.
Lowest temperature, so, occurred at
1 am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Highest, SO; lowest, So.
Tide Tables.
Compiled by United States coast and
geodetic survey)
Today-Low tide. 1916 PM: high
tide, 5:35 am. and 500 pm.
Tomorrow-LoW TIDE, 1I:Zo an 1no
1:02 pm; high tide, $50 am. and 6:4s
pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 4:46 am; sun sets.
7:25 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 4:45 am; sun
sets, 1926 pm.
Moon rises, 4:46 pm; sets. 2:4s am.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star., 1920-05-29
EMPLOYERS OF WOMEN
PROTEST $16.5O WAGE
Resolution Declares Law Places
Women Back Where They
Were rs Years Ago.

Employers of women in the Dis
trict, as represented by the Associa-
tion of Cafe. Cafeteria and Tearoom
Managers. strongly protest action by
the minimum wage board in fixing
the basic salary for women employed
in hotels and eating establishments
at $3.50 per week. The opposition Is
set forth in resolution adopted at
a meeting of the association.
I'VE resent the necessity of sub
mitting simple contracts between
women who are able to decide for
themselves the price they wish to pay
and wages they are willing to re-
ceive to a board Of determination -
states the resolution, thus treating
women as wards of the state and sub
ject to guardianship of a govern
mental board"
This law places the women back
years ago. the resolution states, after
a struggle for years to get out of
the n-compos-mentis class"
AS women are entitled to their con-
stitutional rights. the resolution
women to work with them on terms
that are mutually satisfactory"
These women now must be discharged,
states the resolution, and men en-
ployed in their places. Ito whom this
law ooeS not Apply anu with whom
we are at liberty to contract"
In conclusion the resolution states:
I'VE resent the suggestion that the
guarantee of liberty of contract under
the Constitution of the United States
does not apply to women, and at
tempts to place women, who are soon
to be given full sovereignty with re-
spect to the franchise. in the class of
lunatics and infants in the matter of
their contract. We believe that the
values of labor should be based on
efficiency. and not on sex, just as the
right to vote should be placed on in
telligence. and not upon sex"
Evening star., 1920-05-29
MEXICO RESTRA|NS
|TSM|N|STERH HERE
Fernandez Told to Take No
Action in Name of His
Government.

The Mexican foreign Office is report
ed by the Mexico City press to have
instructed Daego Fernandez. Mexican
minister in Washington and charge
of the embassy here. and Minister Ar
redondo in Madrid to refrain from any
action in the name Of the Mexican
government.
The Mexican senate has appointed
Supreme Court Justice Gonzales as
president and Senator Lugo as secre-
| tary of the commission to investigate
the death of Carranza and to report
their findings in fifteen days.
Insist CarranEa Killed Self.
The press also quotes Gen. Herrero
as insisting that Carranza committed
by the surgeon who embalmed the
body Of Carranza that he will make q
report proving beyond doubt that
Carranza had committed suicide.
A statement signed by Berlanga,
former premier Of the Carranza cabi-
net, former Director General of Rail-
roads Fontes and six Others declar-
ing that an examination Of the
wounds OF the body revealed that the
wound IN his breast was made by his
own pistol, was also quoted in yes
terday's Mexico City press.
Gen. Pablo Gonzales is reported to
have delivered his command to Gen.
Jacinto Trevino. announcing his in
tention to retire to private life. Gen.
Gales. supreme military chief at Mex
leo City. is said to have 1000 men
with him at the Mexican capital.
Decree Making President.
The Mexican congressional! decree
OF May "a. stating that "the congress
Of the United Mexican States. under
the authority granted it in article 81
OF the constitution" declaring that
Adolfo de la Huerta is Substitute
President" of Mexico. that his term
Of office will expire November 80,
and summoning him to appear be-
fore congress to take the oath Of
office. has been forwarded through
the dean of the diplomatic corps at
Mexico City to the American en-
bassy. The decree was sent by the
Mexican congress to Juan Sanchez
Azcona. temporarily in charge Of the
Mexican foreign office. and trans
mit,ed by Senior Azcona to the dean
OF the diplomatic corps with the re-
quest that he bring the matter to
the attention of the heads of the
diplomatic missions in Mexico.
Evening star., 1920-05-29
BrownIow Regrets
Defeat of Van Schaick

A statement lauding DR.. John Van
Schaick, 5r., and vofcing regret af
the Senate's action in rejecting his
nomination to be Commissioner wa
given out today by Commission er
hrowniow. Mr.. Brownlow's state
Il regret more than I can saw the
action OF the Senate in rejecting the
nomination Of John Van Schaick. jr..
a man admirably equipped in every
way for the position Of Commissioner r
OF the District Of Columbia. For
twenty years John Van Schaick has
given. without price. and without
stint, of his brain and his muscle for
the upbuilding Of the people of the
District of Columbia.
L cannot but believe that many
senators were deceived by the un-
truthful statements given by and in
spired by persons who were unsuc-
cessfuf candidates for the position to
which he was appointed. The high
character Of the services rendered to
the people Of the District by DIR. Van
Schaick will build for him a monu-
ment in the esteem of thoughtful and
informed persons who are not de-
ceived by campaigns of envioul
slanderers and propagandists.
mo citizen Of the District of Colum.
bia gave more splendid service te
humanity than did DIR. Van Schaick a.
Red Cross commissioner for Belgium
during the late war. His services fol
the good of the country. at home and
abroad, place him above and beyond
the slings and arrows Of outrageous
political fortune: The action of the
Senate, in my Judgment. has deprived
the District Of Columbia of a great
constructive municipal administra.
tor"
Evening star., 1920-05-29
GOV. ALLEN TOPRESENT
NAME OF GEN. WOOD
Kansas Executive Consents to Act
in Support Of Army Officer at
Chicago Convention.

NEW YORK, May 20 (by the Asso-
ciated Press).-Gov. Henry J. Allen of
Kansas, who has himself been men,
toned as a presidential possibility.
has consented to place the name Of
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood before the
republican national convention in Chi
cago next month for nomination for
the presidency of the United States.
The matter of obtaining Gov. Aliens
consent to make the Wood nomination
speech has been pending for some
time. His consent was obtained this
morning at a breakfast attended by
Col. William c. Proctor, head of the
Wood campaign forces.
The governor later made the fol-
lowing statement concerning the re-
suit Of the breakfast parley:
II received a telegram from Gen.
Wood, dated at Charlottesville, Va, last
night as I was starting for my debate
with Samuel Gompers, president Of the
American Federation OF Labor" said
Gov. Allen. Although have not yet
replied directly to Cen Wood. I got in
touch this morning with Col. William c.
Proctor. in charge Of his pre-convention
campaign. and assured him I would con-
slider it q great privilege to present the
generals name"
The telegram. which he had received
from Gen. Wood. the governor said. was
in the nature OF a personal invitation.
1t was to the effect that Gen. Wood and
his friends, after considering the most
desirable men to place his name before
the convention, had agreed that the gov
ernor was tho most fitted.
Evening star., 1920-05-29
REGRETS AMERICA is OUT
OF EUROPEAN AFFAIRS
M. Painleve' Former French Pre-
mier, a Visitor Here, Discusses
Results Of World War.

Regret that America had withdraw W N
from affairs in Europe was expressed
by Paul Painleve. former premier OF
France. who visited Washington yes
terday together with members OF the
French educational mission to China
NJ. PainIeve and his party departed
for San Francisco last night, en- rout e
to China.
The former premier, commenting Z
upon the results of the war, declared
that Germany has taken everything
and given up nothing" This fact, he
averred, might serve to explain the
keen apprehension experienced in
France when Germany refused to ful-
ill "either the moral or material
guarantees" set forth in the peace
treaty.
While France is unwilling to oc
"the goat" Of the war. she is not
anxious to be blamed for the creation
Of discord among the allies by stand
ing firm for the enforcement OF the
treaty terms, he said
NJ PainIeve declared that q disin-
terested ard unselfish viewpoint "such
as only America can present us with
.s what is needed looking for the
settlement of that terrible period (tbe
war;"
Evening star., 1920-05-29
ADOPT MEASURES
T0ENDFRE|GHTJ Jam
Railway Executives Aid in En-
forcing Orders of Interstate
Commerce Commission.

Action to prevent further congestion
Of freight and to untangle the present
transportation jam was taken today
by the Association Of Railway Ex-
ecutives in its appointment of q
special committee, representing the
carriers. with authority similar to
that Of the railroad war board Of 1917.
The committee will serve as a con-
Meeting link between the Interstate
Commerce Commission and the rail-
roads and will enable the commission
to carry out its orders relating to the
congestion Of freight. Easier move
ment OF freight to points whore ROLL
ing stock is most needed win result.
1t ts expected. from the cooperation
Of the committee and the more salts
factory pooling of rolling stock.
Members Of the Committee.
The members of the committee are
Daniel Willard. president of the Bal
timore and Ohio: A. H. Smith, presi-
dent Of the New York Central lines;
c. H. Markham. president Of the H.
linois Central; Hale Holden, president
road; w. B. Storey. president Atchi-
son. Topeka and Santa Fe railroad
b. F. Bush. president Missouri Pa
cific railroad; E. ]. Pearson. president
New York, New Haven and Hartford.
and Howard Elliott. chairman North
ern Pacific railroad.
UnloadinE Ordered.
The commission yesterday ordered
the immediate unloading of 400
cars loaded with grain at Galveston.
Tex, and the release Of those cars for
service elsewhere. This action was
taken as warning to shippers that
they must cooperate with the COM
mission and with the railroads in
breaking the jam.
Although there has been no oficial
announcement by the commission that
it would act similarly In other cities,
use Of freight cars A. public ware
houses" by shippers or consignees of
freight will not be tolerated. 1t is
stated. Conditions prevailing in CAL
weston, which led to. the order yes
terday. are said to be duplicated in
other cities.
In its order yesterday the commits
sion announced that the expense of
unloading the grain from the cars
would be borne by the shippers and
that the grain, most OF 1t wheat.
could be stored In any available space.
Washington merchants. 1t was
stated today. are cooperating with
the local terminal committee and, are
unloading their cars as they arrive.
A number were warned yesterday to
free cars held from twelve to four
teen days here with unloaded freight.