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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-11
BUSINESS men ACT
ON TRANSIT PROBE
Petition Asks ouashing Of Writ
Delaying Action on Under
lying Companies
FAITH IN SUPREME COURT

Counsel for the United Business
Mems Association will take another
step In a few days as means OF ex-
pediting investigation Of the underlying
companies of the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit Co.
A petition to the Supreme Court to
uuash n writ Of supersedeas granted by
the Superior Court which halts i'm
mediate investigation of the companies,
will be filed by G. Oscar Beaslcy and
William A. Magee.
Mr.. Beasley said the action Of the
Superior Court in preventing the com =
mission from making an immediate in.
vestigation was big surprise to all
interested in the present controversy.
Such action to my mind" he said,
"makes the commission almost useless.
believe. however. that the Supreme
Court will take different view Of the
matter.
IF the Supreme Court does not rem l.
cdy this situation IL Is altogether likely
that the underlying companies lawyers
will be able to drag the hearings, pro-
tests and red tape along until next year
and postpone almost indefinitely the
settlement Of this vital question. But
have no doubt that the Supreme Court
will put summary stop to this whole
process of procrastination.
The directors Of the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit Co. will meet on Mon
day afternoon, but so far as has been
disclosed have no special administra
tion program to consider.
At special meeting in Harrisburg
yesterday the commission received no
ticc Of the write of supersedeas and
directed its counsel. =. II. Evans. to
on the question before the Superior
Court during the week of October 4.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-11
OFFICIALS TURN BROKERS
Three Offices to Be Opened by For.
mer United States Grain Directors

Three grain brokerage firms will be
started by former directors of the
United States Grain Corporation. ac-
cording to an announcement made yes
terday.
One will open Offices in Philadelphia.
under the direction Of II. Dewitt Irwin.
former vice president of the United
States Grain Corporation. Before en-
tcring the government service during
the war he was member of the firm
Of L. G. Irwin Sons, Of this city He
will also be vice president of the Bal
timore firm. This firm will be in charge
Of George S. Jackson, for many years
in the grain business Of that city, and
he in turn will be vice president of the
Philadelphia concern.
The policies of both firms will be di-
rected from the Office of Julius II.
Barnes. of New York. Mr.. Barnes was
former director of tho wheat division
Of the United States Grain Corporation.
The three organizations. while sep
arate, will 70 operate as much as pos
sible in each others interest.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-11
NOISY MOTORISTS
WILL Be ARRESTED
Special Police Squad Will Be on
Lookout for Excessive
Horn Sounding
MANY RESIDENTS COMPLAIN

Superintendent Of Police Mills has
announced that a special squad of po-
lice will be detailed on the streets to
arrest violators of tho law restricting
excessive sounding of signal devices on
motor cars.
He said the men would be instructed
to devote their entire time to watching
for violations Of the ordinance. lie eX-
pects to see big batch Of examples
before the magistrate in central police
court in City Hall before the end Of the
week. ..
The word first went forth from Di-
rector Cortclyou. Of the Department of
Public Safety. that the violations OF
the law must cease. "Philadclphia is a
noisy city" he said. "brt much of the
racket is unnecessary and will have to
stop. Every day there are numerous
violations of the motor vehicle laws and
the law restricting the unnecessary sig
nails is the most universally disobcycd,
believe. Many residents have com
planned they are unable TO sleep at night
because of the racket.
Supprintendent Mills's special squad
probably will appear tomorrow. WINE
they will not confine their enforcement
Of the vehicular ordinances to tho clause
restricting excessive horn blowing. 1t Is
believed that will be the principal viola
ton against which their efforts will b'
directed.
There is no law prohibiting blowing
horns on automobiles. Mr.. Mllls
pointcd out. I'm fact, there is an or
dinanCe requiring that every motor Vc'
hicle shall carry a danger signal device
of some kind. There are times. un-
4 tknun Sbnnll hn sounded
vigorously, But there are countless oc'
casions as well. when the drivers enjoy
playing jazz tunes on their horns fol
| their own amusement and to the dis
| comfort of irate hOuseholders.
1--WE are going to turn our attention
| to those offenders. For a time aftel
complaints began coming in we were to'
busy with the longshOrcncn' = strike ant
other things to bc able to devote spe
cial men to the cases. We ordered tn,
reserves and traffic policemen to watcl
! for vioators. but they already were too
busy to give more than passing atten
| tiOn to the work.
AT that time we adopted n policy o
making an occasional arrest which wen
! almost unnoticed but served to SHOW
playful motorists that their noisy horn
| were a nuisance to the citizens Of Phila
dolphia and that there is law to put ,
stOp to that nuisance.
"Now we are prepared to make I
more rigid enforcement Campaign-on
that is likely materially to red ucc th
! noise. The complaints we have been re
| ceiving have not been very definite
We would like more of them and of
more specific nature. OF course. ever
time citizen is awakened by the OBJ
noxiouS noises he cannot run to the win
dow and get tho number OF the car, bu
many cases could be reported along tn
streets in the daytime.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-11
STANDARD OF GAS CUT
BY NEW JERSEY BOARD
Utilities Commission Reduces
Requirement rs Thermal Units
and Approves Price Boost

The heating standard Of gas used
throughout Now Jersey has been low
cred from GOO British thermal units to
525 British thermal units, by order of
the Public Utilities Commission.
Furthermore. the board has allowed a
rate increase to the Public Service Gas
Co. from 81 10 per 1000 cubic feet Of
gas. to 81 40 per 1000 cubic feet. in all
Territory as far south us Camden dis
trict.
The change in the heat units is to
commence at once. and must be COM
pleted by November |. All necessary
changes in gas heaters and ranges 10
ACCOMMODATES them to the now standard
must be made by tn" gas company at its
expense. The company had asked an
increase to 81 .55 per 1000 cubic feet.
The board said in its decision "Thc
increasing demand for Kas oil. it's CON
sequent growing scarcity. and resultant
increase in cost greatly affect the cost
Of manufacture of wafer gas. Three
quarters of the gas manufactured in this
state is water gas. The rest is coal gas.
"Coal gas is made from the ditilla-
tion of coal, and is not ordinarily en- e
riched by the addition Of any other ma .
terial. Water gas Is made by the dis :
association Of steam in the presence OF
incandescent carbon, which produces
a gas having n calOrifc value between
800 British thermal units and 325 Brit i,
ish thermal units. To this gas is added
a sufficient quantity of vaporized oil tto
bring the gas up to the required chlorine
or candlPpower standard as IN" case
may be.
Sin the manufacture Of carbur"tt"t
water gas having IA calorihc STANDARD
~ 600 British thermal units, about toul
gallons of gas oil are required per 1000
cubic feet. -,
Under the new scale Of cost to th'
consumer the large manufacturing cs
Establishments are granted lower rat
than the individual consumer, base'
unon their gas consumption.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-11
ENGLISH INSTITUTE URGED
English Speaking Universities Are
Asked to Foster lanauaae

Toronto, Aug. 1l.-Suggestion that
English speaking universities through
out the world co. operate in establish
ment Of an English institute" to set a
standard for the written and spoken
language and do for it what the French
Academy has done for French was made
yesterday by Robert Donald, chairman
of the Empire Press Union and dele
gate to the Imperial Press Conference.
While 200 1000, 900 persons now using
English take what liberties they like in
coming new words and expressions,
there is no standard and no authority to
watch over its growth and maintain its
purity. Mr.. Donald said. The institute
he proposed should have headquarters,
he said. In London and Washington and
branches in every center where English
is spoken.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-11
TO PROBE CLUB MYSTERY
Witnesses to Tell Of Fight In Which
McGraw Was Involved

New York, Aug. 11.-(By A. P.)-
Several witnesses were summoned nv
District Attorney Swami today to tes.
tify concerning the incident in tbs
Lambs Club last Sunday morning when
John G.. Slavin, well known comedian
suffered fracture of the skull and
other injuries.
Mr.. Slavin has since been uncon.
sCious in st. Luke's Hospital. pbv.
sicians at the hospital expected he would
rally sufficiently today to give an ac.
count of the alleged fracas, from which
John J. McGraw. manager of tho New
York Giants, is reported to have en-.
erged second at fistcuffs with n fellow
club member.
A o. Brown, head of the house com ~.
mittee of the Lambs. said the oue,.
tion of suspension of Mr.. McGrau
from membership would be considered AZ
a meeting of the committee tomorrow
He said Mr.. McGraw had lust been
reinstated after three months sus.
pension.
McGraw had not yet made any stat..
ment.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-11
G. 0. P. ARRANGESL LIST
|. OF WOMEN SPEAKERS
Several Prominent >on Stage
and In Literature Offer
Services

Chicago, Aug. 11.-(By A. PA
list of the women speakers who will
tnke the platform In the interest Of the
Republican presidential campaign was
announced today by Mrs. Manley l..
Fosseen. Of Minnesota, CO. chairman
with Senator Harry s. New. of In
diana, Of the speakers bureau Of the
Republican National Committee.
Among those named are the follow
ing: Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton. Of
Ohio, vice chairman Of the executive
committee of the Republican National
Committee; Mrs. John G. Smith, Of
Kentucky, assistant secretary of the
national committee Mrs. Fosseen, Mrs.
Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, of New
York; Mrs. Arthur Livermorc. Of New
York. and Mrs. Medill Mccormick. of
Illinois. of the executive committee
Amelia Bingham. actress Mary Roberts
Rinehart. novelist: Mrs. Alexandria
Carlisle Pfeiffer. Of Massachusetts. nc.
tress: Mrs. Robert j.. Burdett. widow
Of the humorist: Mrs. Raymond Robins,
social service worker; Mrs. G. A. Sew.
erance, Of st. Paul: Miss Adelaide
Park. of Connecticut: Mrs. Margaret
Hill McCarter. Of Kansas. Mrs. Mar
shall Coolidge. Of Minnesota: Mrs.
Fletcher Dobyns. Of Illinois, and Mrs,
James Morrison. Chicago.
They will speak in various parts OF
the country. but the dates have not yet
been announced. They will appear on
the same platform with men speakers.
it was said at headquarters today.
Pennsylvania women will not be
among the list of women speakers pub
liShed by the Republican national com
mittec, according to Mrs. Barclay War
burton, Of the womcn's national Rcpub
lican committee.
Speaking of this today. Mrs. War
burton said: There are no plans that
| know of for women of PENNSYLVANIA
mounting the speakers platform in be-
half of the Republican candidates in
the coming campaign The women OF
many states have the vote and are
qualified to get into the campaign as
active factors. II we had the vote in
Pennsylvania, something might be
done
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-11
ROAD KICK IN WILMINGTON
Citizens Deplore Construction Delay
Of Main Thoroughfares

Wilmington, Del. Aug. II. - The
Wilmington street and sewer directors
meeting yesterday faced storm of
protest over the condition of the high
ways leading into the city and the
main thoroughfares along which motor :
lists making through trips must pass.
The Chamber of Commerce protested
the city merchants are losing heavily
as result of the delay in completing
the Newark Wilmington loop Of the
Lincoln Highway. The Capitol Tour
Association also registered complaint.
The closing of the Washington and
Van Burcn street bridges over the
Brandywinp during the construction of
the new Washington street bridge was
also protested. The Washington
street bridge commission urged that a
foot bridge be built at West street
to accommodate pedestrians during the
construction.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-11
ACCUSE FIVE IN LIQUOR CASE
Unlawful Possession and Transpor.
tatIon Of Whisky Alleqed

Information charging unlawful trans
portation and possession of intoxicating
liquors will be presented against five
men today by Assistant United States
Attorney II. W. Braude, he announced
this morning.
The men against whom the bills will
be presented to Judge Dickinson in the
United States District Court are James
Frazier. Rodman street above Twelfth
Abe Berman, 412 cambridge street
Irving Herman, $50 North Twenty
seventh street; Arthur Clark and John
Goodwin, Dover, Del.
In each case there is, according tc
Mr.. Braudc, no evidence of sale and i,
is the first alleged offrnse of the de-
PENDANTS. In cases where informations
are filed by the federal prosecuting at
torney. Mr.. Braude said, the men arc
subject to a fine if found guilty.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-11
TO NOTIFY "DRY" NOMINEES
Ceremony Today Puts Third Ohio
Man In Presidential Race

Germantown, o.. Aug. 11.-(By A.
pD-With representations from oil
over the country expected to be in at :
tendance, DR.. Aaron s. Watkins, Pro =
hibition party candidate for President,
and d. Leigh Colvin. his running mate,
will be formally notified of their nomi :
nation here today.
Doctor Watkins is Ohio's third pres
idcntial candidate. Mr.. Colvin, al
though n resident of New York. was
born in Ohio. Doctor Watkins lives in
Germantown. He Is pastor of the NJ. f.
Church and professor of English at
Miami Military Institute here.
The notification ceremonies are to
take place at sep. M, preceded during
the afternoon by parade at 3 o'clock
Following their notification, speaking
tours of the candidates are expected to
cover almost all parts Of the country.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-11
BORROWED FINE FEATHERS
Girl Says She Took Mrs. Stetson's
Jewels to Impress Friends

domestic employed in the country
home of Mrs. 6. Henry Stetson on Old
York road at Ogontz. is committed to
the Norristown jail on charge of
larceny. preferred by the Ogontz police
The girl was arrested yesterday and
1t Is said she had jewelry valued at 5000
belonging to Mrs. Stetson in her pos
session. She is said to have told the
Ogontz police she had no intention of
stealing the jcwclry
She declared she wished to impress
her boy and girl friends at n party she
attended several days ago and merely
borrowed the jewclry to wear on that
occasion.
Mrs. Stetson missed the jewclry and
called the Ogontz police. Mrs. Stetson
refused to discuss the case today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-11
HEAT AFFECTS FIREMAN

Battalion Chief George Nollingcr, Of
Truck Company No. IL. stationed at
Fiftieth street and Baltimore avenue,
has been removed to the home Of his
daughter in Bala. suffering from an III.
ness attributed to the heat of the past
few days. Nolingrr, veteran fire
fighter. was to have had his day off
Yesterday. but he persiSted In remain
ing at work until Chief Engineer MIR
rhy. of the bureau Of fire. ordered him
relieved Of duty temporarily.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-11
PENTECOsT FUNERAL TODAY
Services Of Pastor Held This After
noon In Brooklyn

The funeral of the Rev. DR.. George
F. Pentecost, Of this city. who died late
Saturday night on a railroad train be-
tween Connecticut and New York will
be held in the Tomkins Avenue Con-
grcgational Church, Brooklyn, this aft
crnoon.
A committee to represent Bethany
Presbyterian Church, Twenty second
and Bainbridge streets, of which Doctor
Pentecost was pastor, will attend the
funeral. This committee consists OF
John Wanamaker, Robert NJ. Coyle
Francis p. Gallagher, Mr.. William Nc
Laughlin. DR.. Samuel w. Gadd. Mr.
Charles Colgan. Mr.. James Johnston
Francis G. Gallagher, Esq. Mr.. George
G. Embick. the Rev. Austin b. Dicker
son, the Rev. William r. Jordan. the
Rev. William Graham, the Rev. Asa J,
Ferry.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-11
ALLOW "BLANKET" TERMS
Permission Given Railroads In Filing
OF New Rate Schedules

Washington, Aug. 11.-(By A. P.)-
Special permission to file blanket sched =
ulcs to make effective the new passen
ger, Pullman. excess baggage and milk
rates recently authorized was granted
the railroads today by the Interstate
Commerce Commission. Similar per-
mission as to blanket schedules cover :
ing the increased freight rates already
had been granted, and the roads are
preparing to put all of the new rates
into effect on August 20.
Under the commissions order the
roads are required to issue the regular
printed schedules, local tariffs by March
!. 1921 intcrdivision tariffs by June |,
1921. and interlinc or joint tariffs by
October |, 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-11
ILLINOIS FREIGHT RATES UP
Intrastate Passenger Fares How
rver. Not Advanced at Present

Chicago. Aug. 11.-CBy A. P.)-Thc
state Public Utilities Commission yes
tcrday granted railroads operating in
illinois a 33 1.3 per cent incrensc in
intrastate freight rates and denied a
petition that passenger rates be in
creased to sc cents per mile.
The passenger rate decision was rem
dered on the ground that the commls-
sion did not have authority under the
state law. which fixed the rate at two
cents mile. to grant a rate beyond
that amount.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-11
Miner EIeetroeuted BY Wire

Pottsville. Aug. 1l,--Whcu Anthony
Gidza. a miner employed at the Buck
dny. he touched a high tension wire.
Nearly 1000 volts passed through his
body and death was almost instanta :
neols. He IL survived by one daughter
at HazIeton. the remainder OF his fam :
ily Of ten being in Eurspe.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-11
Woman Found Dead From Poison

Mrs. Margaret Delaney. sixty years
old. of lS4O Fast Nonango street, was
found dead in her home yesterday after
noon. She was taken to the Frank
ford Hospital. Police of the Frankford
station said that she committed suicide
by drinking bottle Of crcosote and
attributed dependency over a long i'll
ness as the reason for her act.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-11
Phone Companies Increase Rates

Harrisburg, Aug. 1,-The Strouds-
burg and Bushkill Telephone Go. has
filed notice with the Public Service
Commission of increase in its rates,
with an added service charge of So for
inside moving. The Peoples Ideal
Telephone co. has advanced its rates
for Columbia. Montour. Northumber
land and Lycoming counties. The fol
lowing companies have also filed notice
of advances Sayre Electric. Wood
Street Electric, Pittsburgh, Erie County
Electric, Norwich Oil and Gas, Wind
fall Gas. Of Eldred Mexican county
Windber Heating and Orbisonia Water
Huntington county.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-11
Remorse Drives Gypsy to Suicide

Berwick, Pa, Aug. 11.-Remorse of
the desertion of his wife. who left him
to return to her parents. caused Archie
McGill, aged twenty. member of n
gypsy troupe mere with carnival, to
commit suicide by drinking poison.
Wierd songs and prayers were heard in
the gypsy camp yesterday. The body of
the boy, will be taken to Philadelphia
for burial.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-11
COMMISSIONER SWORN IN
James s. Benn Officially Begins His
Ten.Year Term

Having been technically out of Office
since July %, when he resigned from
serving his abbreviated term, Public
Service Commissioner James s. Bcnn. in
Harrisburg has now been sworn in for
his ten year term.
Commissioner Benn was appointed by
Governor Sproul on July |, 1919. for a
two year term but recently the Cover
nor signficd his intention of making
Bcnns term one Of ten year duration.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-11
ALFONSO WARNS SPAIN
Decreasing Birth Rate Is Grave
Danger, He Says

Santandor. Spain. Aug. 11.-Grave
warning to the Spanish nation concern, {,
ing tho decrease in the birth rate and
the high rate of mortality throughout
the country was uttered here yesterday
by King Nlphonso in the course of his
address opening the medical and social
congress. The king pointed out that
within the last few years the birth
rate in Spain has fallen from thirty &.
eight to thirty three per thousand OF
population, while the death rate has
increased.
Giving concrete instances, he said
that in Madrid and Santa Cruz de Ten
eriffc the number Of deaths during
March was greater than the number oi
births
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-11
THUGS BEAT BRAKEMAN
Three Jump Man In Manayunk an
Injure Him Severely

Three young thugs attacked Edward
McSorley near the West Falls bridge.
Manayunk. at midnight last night and
beat him severely with blackjaCks. They
obtained no money.
McSOrley Is twenty seven years old
and lives at 2550 North Eighteenth
street. He is brakeman Of the Phila :
dolphia and Reading Railway, and was
on his way 10 work at the West Falls
yards when attacked. He was sent tc
the Memorial Hospital. Surgeons there
sny his skull NAV be fractured
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-11
cve,,,t chsrasd With MansIaushter

Reading. Pa. Aug, ll.-lnvoluntary
granddaughter was charged against Irwin
II. stcffy when he waived hearing. on
x charge Of driving motor vehicle while
under the influence Of liquor. The case
h the outgrowth Of the death of Ray
mond s. Marrks, on the. Harrisburg
nike AT West Lawn several weeks ago.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-11
LABOR IN RUSSIA STUDIED
League Of Nations May Send MIs.
sion Into Country

Washington, Aug. 11.-A scientific
study Of all available sources Of in.
formation on labor conditions in Rus.
sia il now being carried on by the
Russian inquiry section of the inter.
national labor Office of the League a,
Nations. according to information
reaching the Department of Labor Of
this government, made public yester.
day.
The governing body is now consider.
ing the advisability of sending a com.
mission to Russia in line with this
work, the department further learned,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-11
MlIItlamen Leave Riot Zone

west Frankfort, ILL.,. Aug. 1l.--(By
Al PD--Withdrawa of Illinois militia
wen who shave been on duty here since
M anti Italian outbreak last week,
will be started today, Brigadier Gen
erai Frank p Wells. commandinS, an ,
!. All nerd last night. General Wells said
about haif ef the 700 militiamen will be
.en,oyed Today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-11
Steel Plant Changes Hands

Hagerstown, Md, Aug. 11.-The
Maryland Steel Products Co. Is a new
$500. 900 corporation, which will &C.
quire the plant of the Maryland Pressed
Steel Co. here. 1t is expected that
before long 1000 men may be EN-.
ployed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-11
Saloon TIL Looted of $40

While one customer enticcd Joseph
Koisichi into the back room Of his
fathers saloon at Front and Christian
streets, another man riiled the cash
register of $40 and escaped. No arrests
have been made.