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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-03
ONE DEAD, 5 HURT,
TOLL OF ACCIDENTS
Three -Year-OId Child Is Fatally
H. Injured When Run Down
by Trolley
AUTO CRUSHES BOYS LEG

A child is dead and five persons were
injured as the result Of street car and
automobile accidents in this city and
Camden yesterday.
Three year old Louis de Philipo, 240
Royden street, Camden. was run down
by trolley car running south on Third
terday afternoon. sThe little fellow,
who had left the house only few mo.
mcnts previously. suddenly darted
across the street and before the motor
man could reverse his brakes, the child
was under the trucks. He was hurried
to the Cooper Hospital, where he was
found to be suffering from a fractured
skull and other injuries. He died early
today.
Elizabeth Sanders. thirty -one years
old. 1923 Marion street. Camden, was
struck by an automobile near her home
late last evening. She was taken to
the Cooper Hospital, where her in
juries. consisting of lacerations and
bruises. were treated. The driver of
the car. DIR. Frank Stone, 2O11 East
Allegheny avenue, was released in hrs
own recognizance.
John Byrne. sixteen years old, OF
2jOS Thompson street, sustained a badly
crushed leg when run down by an au
tomobile at Broad and Oxford streets,
lie was taken TO st. Joseph's Hospital
A sOuthbound trolley car at Eight
and Moore streets ran into the auto
mobile of Samuel Burke. Of 1929 Soutt
street. Mr.. Burke and his wife wer,
both slightly injured and were taken t.
st. Agnes's Hospital. Their. two chill
dren escaped injury. Later Mr.. aut
Mrs. Burke were sent to their homes.
1t was explained by Mr.. Burke tha
he did not know the corner was a skip
stop and had driven ahead. expecting
the trolley car to stop. No arrest
were made.
Battalion Chief Colgan's AUTOMOBILE
was badly smashed at Margaret an,
| Darrah streets when it collided will
the car of John Stevens. 3421 Nortl
, Fourth street. Stevens's car was ais
| badly damaged. but no one was in
! jured. Chief Colgan is stationed a
the house of Engine Company No.
at Paul and Rhawn streets.
Norman McKernan, of Fairviey
Village. a shipyard worker. was ar
rested and held under $500 bail for
! further hearing after his automobil
! had colided in Gloucester with tn
team of Lemuel w. Pike, of 400 Roy
! den street, Camden. Pike was cut an
| bruised and one of his horses killed.
Don McKenna, who was in the auto
mobile with MCKernan, entered int
an argument with Councilman Charlie
MaiIley and wound up by paying
! fine of SJ.75.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-03
POLICE AND PISTOLS MINGLE
. WITH RAISLNS AND BOTTLES
Battle Royal Staged Tcentyhird and Reed Streets hen
There's Are Smprised-Searchers Find alleged
Whisky Still
Whisky Still

Raisins and revolvers mingled mis-
cellaneously with policemen, milk bot
Ties and freight cars today in an early
morning fight at Twenty third and
Reed streets,
And when the smoke of battle cleared
away the police struck trail, which
ed TO whisky STILL 1t was operated
on the cooperative plan; the men who
supplied the raisins receiving liquor at
bargain prices. the police say.
Joseph Rucowski. alleged owner of
.ne stlIl. was arrested with others said
De involved. The raisins which figured
" the trouble were in freight car. and
uesPite the fact that they were in tightly
Taied boxes and behind barred doors
.helr presence became known to four
"ien: VINO ioitered near the car.
q "heh the coast appeared to be clear,
ane men broke open the door of the car
snu u lllted several boxes of the fruit to
une ground. While they were in the
n niIuSI OF this work Detective Hagan of
no ,ae baltimore and Ohio Railroad ap-
ne ordered the men to throw up their
"anuS put the raiSin robbers ran, Using
Leight car as fortress they bom
Saiod SSalded iagan with milk bottles and
Tries Shots At Men
a. hasan fired several shots as two of
.!le men fled along the tracks. The shots
r"@ottu rra @ fatrolman Bryan. Meanwhile
cIin, other members of the raisin gang
"'''Oeu 10 the top of freight car from
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-03
ANNUAL cleanup
IS BEGUN BY CITY.
Extra Details Of Men and Teams
Have Been Hired to Take
Away Rubbish q
CITIZENS ARE ASKED TO AID

Clean up week. with n cleaner, more
beautiful and healthier city as its OBJ
jcct, began today.
Extra details of men and teams have
been hired for the week to help cart
away the avalanche of dirt and rubbish
expected. Similar elections during
cleanup weeks OF past lears have
shown the need of extra forces to haul
it to the dumps. Special efforts will
be made by the Street Cleaning De-
partment's inspectors to see that the
contractors speedily follow the ash col
lectors with fiushers and brooms so
that material scattered about will not
be blown over sidewalks and streets a
Both the Street Cleaning Depart
ment officials and the contractors en-
gagged to do much of the work are con
fident that the campaign will be sue
cessful. and that the city. at the end
of this week, will be cleaner and more
beautiful.
Householders must help, however.
Lieutenant Colonel r. Il. Morden, chief
of the Street Cleaning Bureau. de-
clares. He has issued the following list
of warnings
Don't keep litter accumulating out
side Of your homes or other buildings
where it may be blown into the streets.
Don't throw litter from such prem
ises into the streets.
Don't forget to arrange to place
the sweepings from your doorsteps.
yards and sidewalks into your ash re
ceptacle instead of the gutter.
Don't throw any article of waste
into the streets as you are passing
through them
Then, too, If the housewife will
but see that the wastes are separated
completely for proper sanitary disposN
that they have proper receptacles for
the rubbish, that garbage cans are we'll
covered-it will be an easy matter for
the cleaners to run along according 10
schedule and do the job correctly.,'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-03
MRS. SOPHY WATTLES DEAD
Widow Of Sunday School Times
Editor to Be Buried Here

The body of Mrs. SOphy Trumbull
Wattlcs. widow of John o.. Wattlcs.
former editor of the Sunday School
Times. will be- brought here from Denver
for burial Wednesday at Wynnewood.
Mrs. Wattles died in Denver Friday
following an operation. She was i'll
only two days.
Mrs. WattIcs had been visiting her
son. George IL Wattlcs in Denver since
Christmas. Another son. William j.
Wattlcs. lives in Wynnewood. The
funeral will be held from his home.
Mrs. WattIes was the daughter of the
Rev. Ii. Clay Trumbull, also former
editor Of the Sunday School Times. She
was sixty three years old. Four sisters
and brother also survive. They are
Mrs. Robert l.. Shield. Mrs. John Star
hawk. Jr., Mrs. Philip B, Howard,
Mrs. Samuel Scoville and Charles 7.
rrumbull present editop of the Sunday
School Times.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-03
ASK PUBLIC TO AID
|NTERCHURCH FUND
Thousand Workers Canvass
City for Contributions-Oniy
Members Hitherto Solicited
MILLIONS GIVEN IN STATE

One thousand workers asked con =
tributions from citizens Of all denomi-
nations today to the fund for the inter
church world movement.
The city was divided into fif-
teen districts and energetic workers
invaded every section.
Up to today the dyve for funds was
confined to members Of churches and
Pennsylvania churches lead with con
tributions amounting to S11 .41O,OOO.
>Up to the present time S115, 200. 900
has been, raised throughout the coun =
try.
The pledges in the state are divided
Baptists. 50, ,052, ,4s2 Disciples. s2s, q,
SO; Presbyterian. S463. .03G; United
Presbyterian. S4.01S,362 Reformed
Church in United States. S3.6S1 800
United Brethren. S315.524 Methodist
Episcopal. S3S3, ,S5S: Church of Breth :
ren. SS423 Christian. S3513; Congre
gational. S3205: United Evangelical
S101 .20T: Evangelical Association,
5000: Brethern. SSO2S: Friendly Citi-
2cns. S5S. .SOT.
At the headquarters it is stated that
only small proportion of the 100 200
churches modified in the drive have
reported as yet, and number of de
nominations now appearing low in the
list are withholding returns so they
can report more fully.
Additional plans for pushing the in
terchurch world movement drive in this
city were discussed yesterday at a
conference in the Union League. The
church movement was represented by
DIR. John G.. Whiting. united campaign
director for Philadelphia John A.
Goodell, associate director: John =.
Sala, OF the town and country division
and Lyman =. Powell. representing the
national directorate.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-03

which point. it is said they pelted Bryal
with bottles.
a number of spectators were attracted
by the battle and II riot call was sent tC
the Fifteenth and Vine streets station.
The fight was still going on when IA
squad of policemen rounded up three
men. They gave their names as Emil
Lekin. Twenty first and Spring streets,
Charles CoOney, Thirteenth and Stan :
ley streets, and Joseph Rucowski,
Twenty secand and Race streets.
Rucowski was held merely as wit e
ness. He bore marks of battle and his
glasses were broken. But while Rucow
ski was waiting to testify in the case
before Magistrate Grelis. he suddenly
left the station house.
Find Whisky Still
Detective Haggerty and Sergeant Gal %
lgher followed Rucowski to his home.
After he entered the house they en- =
tered without pauSing to knock and.
it.. is said, saw him trying to destroy
whisky still on the third floor.
!. 4 search of Rucowsk's home. it is
said, brought to light several boxes OF
raisins. lie was taken back to the
police station and will have II hearing
tomorrow. I.ekin and Cooney testified
that they bought ten quarts of whisky
from the prisoner during the last few
weeks. The men got the liquor at re
duced prices, the police say, in return
for supplying raiSinS from the freight
ears. Lekin and CoOney were each held
IN $500 bail for court.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-03
Or. Robert N. Downs

DR. Robert y. Downs. Germantown :
oldest physician. and one of the oldest
members of the College of Physicians.
died Saturday night at his home. 591G
Greene street He was born in this
city ninety years ago. graduated from
the University of Pennsylvania Medical
School in 1886. and practiced his pro
feSsion until a year and half ago. lie
had been in poor health since last Sep
tcmber. Tho funeral will be held at his
home tomorrow morning. His surviving
children are DR.. Robert NJ Downs. Jr.
of Germantown. and Mrs. William
Frederick Williams. of North Stoning
ton. Conn. Ninr grandchildren anC
three great grandchildren also survive
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-03
CHURCHES
TO EXCEED QUOTA
Philadelphia Congregations Will
Pass Goal Set~in New
World Movement
EIGHTEEN FINISH DRIVE

Baptist churches of Philadelphia have
oversubscribed their quota in the 800, =
10000 new world movement drive.
The amount opportioned to the local
churches was $500 900. but reports
received show that this sum will be
greatly exceeded
While reports show that twenty
six churches passed their respective
quotas, It is expected that later re-
ports will show that many more ex
Cceeded the amount they sought to col
lect.
Due to bad country roads prevent :
ing canvasscs. the national campaign
has been extended another week
The Oak Lane Baptist. the home
church Of DR.. George f. Thompkinson
the local Baptist campaign director,
recently raised S102 900 for a new cdi :
ticc and increased its pastors salary
5000 a year, but yesterday it sub
scribed $4,000 to the fund.
The churches which have rendered
final reports and which all are over
subscribed follow:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-03
BOARD CONSIDERS
new RROUT|NGS
p,bIic Service Commission
Takes Up P. R. T. Engineers
and MiIls's Plans
WOULD PREVENT ACCIDENTS

,,,nortont changes in routing Phila :
5 ,.,,h;a trolley cars to avoid congestion
~ ,be central business district came
:. before the Public Service Commits
ION W sitting in executive session at
Harrisburg today. =.
Tho changes we're recommended by A,
t,ouord Jones, traffic manager OF the
aomnany, who made special survey
~ local transit facilities at most oi
tneor;ntendent tne of Police Mills also
Sroacpmmended some changes that will be
considered.
Running Of westbound cars now
,sng Market street on Filbert, the use
of long abandoned car lines. the re-
un,iing of cars during rush hours to
accommodate extra crowds and the
huiIding of traffic bridge over Broad
street at City Hall are ameng the
recommendation made.
Resides this there were brought
an the traffic regulations which Super
infendent Mills has worked out and
which he says, he intends to put into
effect Immediately if the commission ap :
proves them.
Under the proposed rules. one way
traffic and parking regulations would
he strictly enforced between Spruce,
Race. Fourth and Seventeenth streets,
and Chestnut street between Fourth
and Seventeenth streets would be closed
TO motortruck and draFs.
The Mayors committee on transit
: will meet today in the Chamber OF
Commerce. and it is understood will
spproye preliminary form of report
10 be submitted to Mayor Moore.
The fnanre committee of council
meets today TO consider the $4,000, 200
equipment loan ordinance which Mayor
Moore submitted after conference with
Director Twining and President Nit =
ten. 80.
At the same time organization mem :
bers Of the committee will attempt to
have brought up the ordinance of John
J. Mckinley, which provides 81 900, =
600 loan for the same purpose, and
which last week was transferred from
the transportation and public utilities
committee and given to the finance
committee for immediate action.
The transportation committee now has
before it another ordinance submitted
by Mr.. Moore. providing $1,000. ZOO
for the construction of an elevated spur
to Broad street and Erie avenue. This
they will consider at meeting tomor
row. 1t is said that after the finance
and transportation committees have
considered these matters the finance
committee will hold public hearings on
the measures.
Transit Director Twining today con =
ferred with City Solicitor Smyth on the
legal phases of pending transit legis =
latiOn. The director this afternoon will
moot nr Emory n JohnSnn dam M
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-03

Dr. Feorge Haynes, a leader of the
colored race. delivered addresses in
several churches of his race yesterday
in connection with the Intcrchurch
World Movement.
''1nterchurch Day" was observed in
more than a score of churches.
National subscriptions to the Inter-
church World Movement fund up to
last night totalcd S124. .20S, ,116.
With many congregations to be heard
from. the Reformed Church in the
United States reported pledges aggre
eating nearly SG.O00.000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-03
Mrs. Agnes Lewellen

Mrs. Agnes LowcIlcn. wife of j. WcS-
ley Lewellcn. niece of the late Will
liam l.. ElkinS and daughter of the late
John X. and Matilda Il. Schell. of this
city. died Sunday Of diabetes. at her
home on Clovprly lane. Rydal, Pa. fol e.
lowing two days illness.
The deceased was member of the
Episcopal Church of the Incarnation
Broad and jefferson streets. Besides her
husband Mrs. l.cwellen is survived by u
son John. sixteen years old.
The funeral will be private at her
late home in Rydal. Wednesday after
noon at > o'clock
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-03
MAY ABANDON RECOUNT
johnson Men Balk at Demand for
$4,000 Bond

New York. May 3.--lt appears highly
probable that there will be no recount
Of the recent primary vote in New
Jersey, where friends of Senator Hiram
w. johnson are charging that fraud
and error are responsible for some of
the votes which gave General Leonard
Wood the Repub licm presidential pref
erence. A. l.. JOY. Of Senator John =
sons New York headquarters. said that
the order Of Chief Justice William ).
Gummere, of the New Jersey Supreme
Court, in requiring a $50. 900 bond for
the payment of the expenses Of the re
count, will operate to preclude the
johnson campaign management from
pushing its contentious for a recount.
I'VE just haven't got the money" Mr..
Joy said.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-03
Hobson Blames War on Liquor

Captain Richmond Pearson Hobson.
"hero Of the Merrmac, told the con
grcgation of West Park Presbyterian
Church, Fifty fourth street and Lans-
downe avenue. that rum is destroying
the world and caused the great war,
and that liquor interests of the world
are trying to make the constitution of
'The liquor traffic in France, Italy and
England he said, ''is pouring millions
Of dollars into this country to help the
American liquor traffic in a ten years
program to destroy the constitution of
the United States"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-03

r., and lived all her life in this city.
Her father. Abraham Powell. was SUI
tcrintendent of the old navy yard at the
foot Of Federal street. She has surviving
her one son. Frank Crfst, 3715 Hamif-
ton street, one daughter, Mrs. William
&. Barrett. "930 Poweton avenue, and
grandchildren. Mrs. Alfred Buckman, of
Cyerbrook; Lawrence G. Hickman,
Esq, a member of the bar. and ] r.
Hickman, of Cambridge. Mass.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-03
Sarah Powell Crist

Sarah Powell Crist, who died on Sat
urday, aged eighty eight years. was the
direct descendant of one Of twenty sons
of the Powell family which lived in
Gloucester. county, n. j., during the
Revolutionary War. Seven of the sons
fought for the colonies in the Revolu
ton. She was a member of the d. A
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-03
Or. William Henry Maxwell

New York, May 3.--Dr. William
Henry Maxwell. superintendent emeri
tuS of schools in New York city. died at
his brooklyn home today of hardening
of the nrterie" after long illness. He
was superintendent Of schools of the
greater city for nineteen years. until
1917. He was president Of the National
Education Association in 1907.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-03
To Investigate Express consoI idatIon n

Washington. May 3.-IBy 4. P.)-
Investigation into the application of the
American Railway Express Co. for
continuance of the wartime consolida-
ton Of the Adams Express Co.. Wells
Fargo & CO. and Southern Express CO.
was ordered today by the Interstate
Commerce Commission. Hearings were
ordered at places and dates to be speci-
fed later by the commission.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-03
Samuel E. Houseman

Funeral services of Samuel +.
Houspman. many years ago mem
Der of Councils and leader of the Scv
cpth ward. will be held this afternoon
at o'clock. at the Oliver II. Bair
building. 1890 Chestnut street. In
terment will be at Mt. MOriah Gem
etcry. Mr.. Houseman, who was sew
uty nine years old. lived at 426 South
Broad street, He was born in the Sew
rnth ward and lived there all his life.
He is survived by an adopted daYgh-
ter. Mrs. Olive H. Mattern. of New
York
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-03
NEW WAR POLICIES BY JUNE
Converted Insurance Certificates to
BE Ready for DIstrIbutIon

New policies for the permanent (con-
yertedl government life insurance will
PROBABLY be ready about June 1, ac-
cording to an announcement by the Red
Cross Home Service. 1907 Walnut
street Issuance of the policies has
been delayed pending the completion Of
legislation, which has now been passed.
Inc new poiicles are at present being
completed by legal experts and have
been sent to the government printing
office in Washington. The Bureau of
War Risk Insurance advises that the
number of applications for reinstate-
ment of insurance from ex service men
is constantly growing. Recently the re.
quests averaged as many as 800 a day.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-03
William A. Walther

William A. Walther. who. for the last
thirty years, was travelling salesman
for Folwcll & Bros. Co., G25 Chestnut
street dropped dead of heart disease in
Union Station at Pittsburgh, last night
as he was about to board u train for
this city. Mr.. Walther was about sixty
years old. and was born in Erie, Pa. g,
where his two sisters reside. While in
this city he lived at the Manufacturers
Club. He was also Il member Of the
Union League.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-03
Hooker Out for Governor of N. Y.

New York. May 3.-EIOn TT. Hooker,
of Rochester. national treasurer of the
Progressive party in 1912, yesterday an
uounced his candidacy for the Republi-
can nomination for Governor. He asked
the support of enrolled Republican vot.
ers that lie might bring his business
training Ito bear on the problem of re-
ducing the cost of living and the cost
of government through the proper ad =.
ministratiou of the agencies Of state
government
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-03
Provost Murder Trial Postponed

Mount Clemens, Mich. May 3.--,By
A. P.l-Thc trial of Lloyd Provost.
charged with the murder of j. Stanley
Brown, December "a last. was halted
shortly after it began iu circuit court
here today, because of the death nf the
brother Of one of the defense attorneys.
The trial will be resumed Thursday,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-03
Murderer EIectrocuted

Bellefonte, Pa, May 3.--(By 4. PD
Dan Polish. of Allegheny. was elec :
trOcuted at the Rockview Penitentiary
today for the murder of Ramo Ligian
near Creighton. on September II.
1913. Robbery was the motive. The
body was unclaimed and will be buried
in the penitentiary cemetery.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-10
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Inserts
Lodge Reservations in Document Today
as Per Instructions
ATTEMPT MADE To SHORTEN DEBATE
Democrats VIII Oppose Amy Textual Amend
r17ents When it Comes Back From Com
mittee for Further Argument.
rBy L. c. Martin, United Press Staff
T0rresDoDdent

rBy L. c. Martin, United Press Staff
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-The SEN
ate foreign relations committee today
met to carry out the senate's instruc-
tions by reporting the peace treaty
with the Lodge reservations attached.
Senator Lodge planned to make the
report when the senate met at noon.
Actual consideration of the treaty
however, is not expected to begin un-
til next week. -
The reason given is that the con-
ference report on the railway bill Is
due this week and the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill should
be acted on at once. Lodge wants to
clear away pending legislation before
bringing UP the treaty. Meanwhile
intense activity Is likely in an effort
to frame modification Of Lodges
reservations on article 10 which will
get sixty-four senator's votes (the
two-thirds necessary for ratification
and at the same time be acceptable
to President Wilson.
Senators realize, they said, that
they will be wasting time IL they
ratify the treaty with reservations
that Wilson will not accept. There
appears to be 4 sincere desire to
make the ratification effective. The
remainder of this week is to be
spent in trying to work out an agree
ment which will result in shortening
debate and quickly disposing Of the
treaty after It actually is taken up.
Lodge has decided on the mod1fi'
cations Of the Lodge reservations he
will present. They will include the
changes decided on by the bi-parti-
san conferees, and in addition an
amendment Of the Lenroot reserva
ton on voting power.
This is the reservation which Lord