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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-28

Prominent local specialists in ncurotic
cases cannot see anything new in the
claims Of Cincinnati, o., for n proposed
free clinic for the treatment of per.
sons contemplating suicide.
Philadelphia physicians are divided in
their opinion of the efficacy of such
clinics, which, they declare. are already
established here In several hospitals.
DIR. Charles X. Mills maintained that
the scheme as outlined by DR.. John
NJ. Shalter. president of the Cincinnati
Society of Applied Psychology, to pre-.
vent suicides by diverting the minds
of the persons contemplating such an
act in free clinics, contains nothing
radically new.
1--WE have such clinics here" he dc
clared. ''In several hospitals, includ
ing the University and Jefferson. and in
the well known Pennington Clinic.
However, l EN-. / must confess. Il
little doubtful whether the people whC
commit suicide would be the kind who
would ever come to free clinics. 1t has
been my experience that there are com.
paratively few suicides In the slums
and among the people too poor to pay
for treatment It seems to me that
the majority Of suicides occur among
classes Of people who would be abl'
and would prefer to take private treat
mrrt in hoSOitals or institutions"
DR.. F. Y. Dercum, In commenting
on the Cincinnati statement. also en-.
phasized the fact that clinics of thi'
nature are already established in thi'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-28
ANT!|-AR0N feeling
GROWS IN HIS WARD
Only Personality Of "Uncle
Dave" Lane Seems Holding
Organization Together
MAY LEAD TO NEW TICKET

Max Aron. Republican nominee for
The state Senate in the Fifth Senatorial
district, and Uncle Dave" Lanes
lieutenant, is being opposed in his can.
didacy as a successor to the late Scna
tor Martin
This movement may take the form
even of new ticket being placed in
the field for the November election or
the united backing of the anti -Aron
men of Norris Wilson Campbell, the
Democratic nominee.
Politicians asserted that there is con
siderable feeling among Lane followers
against Aron. Up to this time, Lane
men have supported Aron only for the
reason that Mr.. Lane himself had de-
sired it,
But yesterday. friends of Mr.. Lane
returned from Atlantic City with the
statement that Uncle Dave would sacri-
nee Aron If this would aid in party
harmony.
Mr.. Lane had favored Aron, il is be-
Heved because of the latter's work in the
1915 session of the State Legislature. In
that session, Aron, then a state repre-
sentative, aroused storm of public
Indignation when he brought down from
Harrisburg to this city one of the i'm
portant transit measures then being
y.
vocates of tho measure at that time
charged that the bill had been stolen
for the purpose Of delaying action
Mr.. Lane. however. highly indorsed
Mr.. Aron's action at that time Irclar
ing that the Young legislator merely
wanted to STUDY" the Bill
D,r;n, NJ Iono,a .aao.. u,,os.
vben he n.as oanEn.J ee. Hne"s HneS
Hnsn;,ai .ho '4u Sani;n W Ss. MarH
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thct thn ,nnSn p'tsm ~ Wa 'uei
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A,i;arn" dars ,vH W .iJaa u ipuoi'cI, y,
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.aa;nnt J.; N'' "o"'' w put III 'he he'o
"', "i'''
Inc packing OF the democratic nomi =
nee was also possibility. ..
several years ago somewhat similar
situati1n arose ana hichard v. Far
ley, democrat, was elected state sen
ator over William ii. heyser, who was
the Lane candidate.
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-28

time to the subject and have them treat
persons suffering from depression" he
said. of course. there would be many
practical handicaps, but l believe much
good could be accomplished.
Doctor Shalter said. during discus
sion on Seasonal Suicide" before the
society, he had found depression grow
ing out Of low spirits over real or i'm
aginary troubles always preceded a sui
What we would do would be to as
certain, IL possible, the cause of the
depression, whether bodily or mental,
or both, and endeavor to build up the
patient and get his mind on another
subject, Doctor Shalter said.
lie said he had found love disap.
pointments one of the chief causes Of
suicide.
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Arrested as Piekpoeket

John Wilson, twenty. six years old,
Front street near Vine, vas arrested this
morning. charged by John Martin, a
produce dealer, of Delaware avenue and
Dock street. OF having picked his pocket
OF gold watch and chain, valued at
S75. 1t is alleged that Wilson feigning
intoxication staggered into Martin, and
when he went on his way the watch
was missing. Wilson was held under
$500 bail for a further hearing BY
Magistrate Harrigan at the Third and
De Lancey streets police station.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-28
CLINICS TO TREAT WOULDBE|
SUICIDES ARE NOT NEW HERE
Prominent Philadelphia Nemoogists Say Cincinnati Idea Is
Old and Express Doubt Of Merit in the Plan

city. but he was inclined to differ with
Doctor Mills on the question Of the
value Of such clinics.
Persons so depressed in mind as to
contemplate suicide seldom come to
clinics or take any set treatment what
soeyer, Doctor Dercum declared. "It
is usually their friends who bring them
to the attention Of medical authorities.
The clinics in the various hospitals here
have long since proved themselves of
great value in such cases"
Doctor Shalter, who is conducting the
plans for n free clinic in Cincinnati,
explained his idea as follows:
I'VE would enlist all the practitioners
we could get to agree to devote some
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-28
GETS WASHINGTON PORTRAIT
Painting by Archibald Robertson IL
Given to New York Society

A rare and comparatively unknown
portrait Of George Washington. painted
in oils on marble slab. by Archibald
Robertson, in this city, has been depos.
tied in the New York Historical Society
by Tarrnnt Putnam. q descendant Of
the artist, IL was announced today.
The colors Of the painting arc said to
be rs bright as IL II had been just com.
pleted. and shows Washington clad as a
civilian In pale brownish coat with
broad, while ruffles down the front.
A notation by the artist on the back
board filling indicates the portrait was
painted in Philadelphia In December,
1871. The artist had written that when
the painting was made Washington did
not wear his false teeth.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-28

and Peter Tboll, thirteen years. old,
both of Belmawr. They were arrested
BY Deputy Sheriff H. @. Nichols.
According to the police, the boys
broke into the Brooklawn general store
building last Sunday, took several dol
lars In cash and regaled Themselves on
candy, fruit and vegetables. They will
be held to await the action OF Prose-
cutOr Wolverton.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-28

the ward opposed to both Aron and
Marcus insisted that Marcus be with.
drawn as city committeeman and Mr..
Lane re elected.
This is pointed to by politicians as an
illustration Of the statement that Mr..
Lane IL the only power which can hold
together the present ward organization.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-28
BURY WAR VICTIM nssr

Sylvester Ptsskiewuez, killed /,
France In the battle OF verdun. W. "a
buried ut the Most Holy Redecmss
Cemetery, Monday, following funere,
services attended by members of Amer;
can Legion Post Nc. sO6: Ptaskiewue,
was killed october y, 1913, and his bod
was brought to his home, 28s3 Brids,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-28
TAKE BOYS AS THIEVES
Three Youngsters Charged win
RobbInu Hrooklawp. NJ. i. cx...

Three boys, the Oldest fourteen years
old, were arrested BY deputy sheriff
and taken to the county Jail at Brook.
lawn, N. j., today charged with enter
ing and robbing the town store of money
and eatables.
The boys gave their names as William
Farrell, eleven years old, Of Brooklawn,
and George Roome, fourteen years old,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-03
Premier of China
Has Given Up Job

Honolu4u,T. H., March 1.-The
premier of China has resigned. &C.
cording to a special cable from Toxic
today to Nippu Jill, Japanese langu-
age newspaper here.
Formation of a new cabinet under
Gneral Chin Yum Peng, former acting
premier, early last month was con-
sidered as final step toward COM
posing differences between political
factions in Peking and establishing
a stable regime in China. Observers
professed to see behind the formation
of the Chin cabinet the influence of
Tuan Shih Jul, once Chinese premier
and believed to be one Of the most
powerful politicians in that country.
General Chin Yum Peng held in ad-
dition to. the premiership, the port
folio of minister of war.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-03
SEVEN PERSONS LOST
WHEN STEAMER GOES
DOWN NEAR SHORE

Halifax, N. S., March 2.-Seven
lives are believed to have been lost
when the crew Of the Leyland liner
Bohemian, abandoned their ship as
she>Ewas breaking up on the Sambo
edges this morning. Several others
we're injured. .,
The ship, which was bound from
Boston to Liverpool, ran aground in
a binding snowstorm while endeav-
oring to put into Halifax harbor ear
ly yesterday. Sixty-four passengers
were taken off in safety in the morn
ing, but most Of the 120 members Of
the crew remained on board all day.
Three Boats Got Away.
Late last night strong swell de-
veloped and the ship began to pound
heavily on the rocks. At 4 o'clock
this morning it was decided to aban-
don her. Three Of the ships boats
gots away safely, but the remainder
of the men were unable to take to the
boats, according to the reports receiv-
ed here.
The tug Roebling came as close to
the stranded ship as possible and the
transfer Of those still on board was
attempted by life lines 1t is believed
that the loss of life occurred during
this operation.
Soon. after the crew had left the
vessel she broke in two and sank.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-03
FIRE IN GREENVILLE

Greenville, S. c., March 2.-Fire OF
undetermined origin this morning de.
stroyed the Meyers-Arnold Company
department store on North Main street
seriously damaged the adjacent Gar
ing Theatre and caused damage by
smoke and water to Craig-Rush Fur
niture Company and Yeager's Quality
Shop entailing a loss estimated at
100000, covered by about $150,O00 in
surance. -
Greenville, March 2.-(SpeciaD -
The stock Of goods of the Myers Arm
o.d Company, valued at S150,00u or
more, was completely destroyed by a
fle which apparently began in the
basement Of the building this morning
about o'clock. The flames would
have spread rapidly to adjacent pro-
perty but for the fire walls, however,
the Caring theatre was damaged a.
bout $4,000, the Craig-Rush Furniture
Co., and Yager's Quality Shop a small
ler amount from water and smoke. The
exact damage to the last two named
has not been estimated, but the a.
mount is thought to be small. .
The Myers-Arnold building, which
extends a block from North Main to
Laurens street, was completely gutted.
The company carried 100000 ilsur-
ance on the stock.
The blaze ragged for four hours be-
fore it was finally under control.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-03
FRENCH RAILROAD STRIKE
HAS BEEN SETTLED

Paris, March 2.-The strike of rail-
way men throughout France was set
tied last night on the following points
The right for men to organize Wi
b. respected through the railroad sys-
TENS of France. The railroad men ac-
cept arbitration on points not as yet
settled and an immediate study of fu
ture rules of railroads will be begun.
The companies will not pay wages %
the men for the time lost during the
strike. but disciplinary penalties for
n0n-resumption of work after the men
had been summoned will be cancelled,
Directors of companies will revise
N:hor penalties in the spirit Of JUS
ttce
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-03
Former Bank RObber
Leads a Mob in
. \. Capture of Negro

Shawanee, Okla, March 2.-The fate
of an unidentified negro taken by a
mob searching for Gap" Davis, negro
charged with. attacking a school tea
cher near Stroud and who was SEN
fenced yesterday to As years in the
penitentiary after he had been cap
tured in the day by posse led by
Henry Starr, former bank robber, re-
Gently paroled, had not been determ-
lied early today. The mob, failing to
find Davis, took another negro from
tie Jail here and started for Chand-
Ter.
Another section of the mob headed
for Wewoka ip an effort to intercept
deputies taking Davis to the peni-
tentiaRy at McAlester.
A telephone message from Deputy
Sheriff Burgess at that town said ne
groes there had stolen two automo-
biles and armed with rifles and shot
guns had started to meet the mob.
Eluded the Posse. a..
Wewoka, Okla, Mar. 2.-Eluding
what appeared to be a lynching party
Sheriff H. l.. Brown, of Chandler,
Oklahoma, and his prisoner, Cap
Davis, a negro sentenced to forty-five
years in the state penitentiary yester-
day for an alleged attack on Chand-
ler school teacher, are today headed
for McAlester and excitement has en-
tirely subsidized.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-03
Republicans Probe
HOey Election

Washington, March 2.-Agents Of
the Republican congressional CAM
paign committee have begun an inves-
tigation Of the recent special election
in the Ninth North Carolina congress
sional district. Representative Fess,
Ohio, committee chairman, announced
today that it was not planned to con-
test the election of representative
Hoey, Democrat, over his Republican
opponent, John Morehead, but to dis
close acts, which he said, were COM
planned of by Republican workers in
the district. Although declining to
outline specific charges, Mr.. Fess is
understood to have complaints of IL
legal voting and alleged intimidation
of voters by election boards. ..s
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-03
PERSHING SAYS COUNTRY
FAYORS MILITARY SERVICE

Washington, March 2.-Retention Of
sufficient wartime posts and war
plants to permit rapid expansion OF
the army and resumption OF produc-
tion ofswar materials at full capacity
will be recommended by General Per-
shing, he indicated today on his return
to Washington after three months
tour of inspection Of camps, canton
luents and supply depots over the
country. I'd f- i--4 u
There is strong sentiment through
cut the United States in favor of uni
versal service of some sort, General
Pershing said, based on rec 'gltition of
the benefit to the men themselves and
also on the fear Eve might l.nt have
allies to hold the lin. for us In the
next war" ,9
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-03
POLISH UPRISINGS HAVE A
BOLSHEVIK APPEARANCE

Warsaw, Saturday. Feb. 2S.-NeWs
paper advices and official statements
relative to the mutiny of Polish troops
at Kovno show discrepancies which
tend to confuse the public as to the
real situation there. 1t is reported in
official quarters the revolt has been
completely suppressed, but messages
TO newspapers declare the trouble is
continuing and that the uprising has
in many cases taken on Bolshevil
characteristics. 1t is said several
hundred Bolsheviki prisoners of war
have been released by insurgent Pol
ish soldiers who later induced the
liberated men to Join in the ranks.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-03
Livestock Men Say
Packers Are Not
True to Their Word

Washington, March 2-Charges that
the big Five" meat packers had bpok-
en- agreements with representatives
of livestock organizations not to op-
pose congressional investigation of the
packing industry were made before
the House agriculture committee today
by E. G. Lassiter, of Texas, represent
ing livestock organizations.
"The packers and their attorneys
are not creditable." Mr.. Lassiter said.
"It is useless for this committee to
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-03
S5,0O0,000 DAMAGE
To FLORIDA FRUIT
Lowest Temperature Ever Re-.
corded at Miami-Vegetable 3Ei 3
Fields Wiped Out-Hghest
Temperatures are Fore #
cast. e5(S

Washington, March 2.-KiIling
frosts in southern Florida with a.
minimum temperature of 81 degrees
lat Miami, the lowest March tempera-t
ure Of record for that vicinity, was5
oted in today's weather bureau re-
port.
Higher temperatures are forecast
or the Atlantic and Gulf coast states.
$5:000.00O Damage.
Miami, Fla, March 2.~6amage es-
timated at over five million dollars
was done to the fruit and vegetable
fields of South Florida by the ex-.
itremely low temperatures of last,
night. Vegetable fields north Of
of Miami were practically wiped out,
while early reports show the damage
to the south to be about rs percent.
Bloom on the grapefruit, avocado ard
mango trees was destroyed
Temperatures last night were the
lowest ever officially recorded here
or March, "a degrees.
Not So Bad at Tampa
Tampa, Fla, March &C. E. Stew
art, of the Florida Citrus Exchange
said today that the citrus crop for
next year in this section could be
little damaged by the cold wave which
swept over the peninsula last night.
At Sanford, trucking center, the tenn.
perature went to % last night but sub
irrigation saved much of the crop. s5
February had been 81 degrees be
low normal in temperature and grape
fruit and orange bloom had not de-
vcloped sufficiently to be damaged by;
the present cold weather. Neither was
fruit on the trees damaged.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-03
General Denikine's
Army Trapped

London, March 2.-General Deni-
kine's army has been trapped in the
Kuban peninsula southeast of the
Sea of Asov, it is claimed in a Russian
soviet official statement dated Sun
day and received today by wireless
from Moscow.
A Bolsheviki communique received
Yesterday announced the capture OF
Stavropol in the Northern Caucasus
the soviet forces defeating Denikine's
troops and annihilating the first Ku-
ban corps. The statement at hand
today shows a Bolshevik advance OF
some ninety miles to the northwest
and announces the capture of Tx
horetskaya; a railroad junction point
so miles northeast Of Yekaterinodar'
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-03
Will Name Tribunal
For Wage Demands
At An Early Date

Washington, March 2.-President
Wilson is preparing to set up the tri-
bunal provided in the railroad bill
for considering the wage demands of
the 100000 railroad employees.
1t was announced at the White
House today that he was writing to
the unions and railroad companies
asking that they nominate represen-
tatives to the wage board.
Under the law the unions name six
representatives and the roads six.
From each of these groups the Presi-
dent will select three and in addition
he will name three representatives of
the public. The board Of nine as
thus constituted will be subject to
Senate approval.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-03
New Jersey Democrats
Must Have Their
'PersOnal Liberty

Trenton, N. ], March 2.-The Demo
cratic state committee has declared
itself in favor of a plank in the plat
form to be adopted by the Democratic
national convention at San Francisco
for "the restoration of personal lib
erty" and the abolition Of the prohi-
bition amendment aad for the right of
the states to legislate upon prohibi-
tion. The state committee pledged it.
self to the support of such plank
and requested the delegates selected
to represent the Democratic party in
New Jersey at the convention to advo-
cate the plank and instruct their rep
resentatives on the resolutions commit
tee to insist upon the adoption. The
state committee also indorsed the wet
policy Of Governor Edwards.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-03
Attorney General Has
SHED His Hat Into
Presidential Ring

Washington, March 2.-Attorney
General Palmer has declared himself
as a Democratic Presidential candi-
cate.
In telegram to Hiram L. Gardner
secretary of the Georgia STATE Demo
cratic committee, Mr.. Palmer i1eclar-
ed that IF the Democrats of Georgia
see fit to select me as their choice,
shall receive the honor with deep ap-
preciation," holding it to be highly
important that an opportunity be CIV
en- in the primary ito directly pass
upon the record made by the present
administration"
Mr.. Palmer's announcement, it was
believed, will open the way for other
Democrats to announce their candl-
dacies.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-03
GERARD AND MONROE
TO HAVE JOINT DEBATE

Sioux Falls, S. D., March q
James w. Gerard, of New York. a
Demolratic candidate for Presidential
preference at the March primaries,
will debate with James o. Monroe,
of Chicago, independent Democratic
candidate, here tonight.
The debate will be under provisions
Of the Richards Primary law, which
"rnuires Presidential candidates to
debate national issues. This Will be
the first Presidential debate under
the law.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-03
INQUIRY
INTO COMBED YARNS
is BLOCKED TODAY

Washington, March Am effort
to have an investigation by the fed
eral trade comission Of increased
privS, =. vombed cotton yarns was
blocked today by Representative
Walsh, Republican, Massachusetts,
who would not permit immediate con-
sideration Of the resolution of Rep
resentative Tilson, Republican, Con-
necticut, calling for the inquiry.
Mr.. Walsh said that the members
had had no opportunity to consider
hearings that prompted the inter
state commerce committee to report
the resolution favorably.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-03
CONTEMPLATING DOUBLES
IN LAST SIX MONTHS

Washington, March 2.-Counterfeit-
ing has doubled in the last six months
due to the circulation of a greater
number of government securities, in
Guiding federal reserve notes, Chief
w. M. Morah, of the secret service,
told the House appropriations commit
tee today in asking for increased ap-
preparations for rounding up counter
feiters. The raising of federal re-
serves notes is one of the most COM
mon acts of the swindlers, he said.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-03-03
NEGRO is HANGED FOR
MURDER OF WOMAN

Washington, March flames Henry
Jackson, a negro, who shot and killed
Miss Lillian Hood, of Brownsville,
Tenn, here more than year ago.
was hanged today at the District Jail.
Jackson was in the act Of robbing the
house in which Miss Hood boarded
when she was awakened. A desperate
struggle between the negro and the
girl followed, the man dragging her
through a window into the back yard
after shooting her.