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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-13
BERGDOLL KEEPER !
OF PRISONERS Cash
Army Officials Think Millionaire
Stacker Should Make
Good Clerk
MOTHER VISITS GROVER

Grover Cleveland Bergdoll Stacker
and draft dodger extraordinary, bios
somed out today as clerk at Cover
nors Island in charge of all the money
of his fellow prisoners there.
'He hasn't a chance of getting away
with the money, and, besides, he has
more money himself than all the other
prisoners combined" commented Major
George Hunt. commandant of the dis
ciplinary barracks.
For two days Bergdoll, who led gov
ernment agents merry dance for two
years, sat locked in a cell at Castle
William. Confinement was irksome ia
the one-timc 'speed Demon He
wanted action.
Mother Brings Food
The military authorities reasoned
that a millionaire ought to know all
about money and how to add and sub
tract in the most approved banking
fashion.
SO they gave him the clerical lob
shortly before his mother, Mrs. Emma
Bergdoll, arrived there today with a
basket loaded with fruit, candy and
food.
AS clerk in the disciplinary barracks.
Bergdoll can leave his cell in the morn
ing and enjoy comparative freedom
during the day. At night he Is locked
in his cell again.
To his new financial duties the no.
torious evader of military service has
added study Of military law. He
obtained two books on the subject and
is reading them voraciously.
Captain Bruce Campbell, Bergdoll's
counsel. chuckled today when told the
draft dodger was reading military law.
II expected him to begin, but didn't
know he had started" Captain Camp
bell said.
Indignant Over Fire
Mrs. Bergdoll went to Governors
Island from New York on the noon
ferry. She said she hoped to spend
couple of hours with her son. Suspende
from ore arm was a big basket filleL
with foodstuffs. In the other arm were
parcels of candy, socks and handker-
chiefs.
Disclaiming knowledge of where her
other Stacker son Erwin was, Mrs.
8ergdoll became indignant over the par
tial destruction by fire of her CARA
here yesterday. She said she was being
do you know where Erwin is?" she
vas asked. You know as much about
him as | do" she replied.
Major William F. Kelly, judge ad
rocate at Governors island, said Berg
loll probably would be tried toward the
md of this month.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-13
BRIDGE PROPOSAL
IN COUNCIL TODAY
Legislation Will Be offered in
ordinance or Message From
Mayor Moore
COMMITTEES YET UNIFORMED

Proposed enabling legislation com
mitting the city definitely to the Phil
sdelphia Camden bridge project is cx -
pected to make its appearance in
founcil today. The first move may
take the form of a message from Mayor
Moore or an ordinance prepared by
City Solicitor Smyth.
AS a member of the bridge com
mission the Mayor is vitally Interested
% fthe success of the project which he
hopes to see near completion before
the end of his administration. If he
messages the project to Council it will
Pc TO ask for Immediate action.
v President Wegiein has not COM
Fleted the task of making up the twelve
standing committees of the new body
and no announcement of appointments
Viii be made today. The list of em.
rloyes for the new body mas not been
completed and may not BE- submitted
Until next week.
Plan Important Bills
! Despite the fact that committees
nave not been named to care for new
fglslation. number of important
pills are scheduled for introduction.
These provide for changes incident to
the taking Office of the new officials.
While Council is in session, workers
pr the mothers assistance fund will
gather in the Mayors reception room
" go over their needs for 1920. The
new Council will be asked for an ap-
propriation sufficient to carry over the
Work until June, 1921, when the next
state appropriation will be received
Today's conference has been called
Hy Mrs. II. Gordon McCouch, president
M the board of trustees of the fund
There are 1176 urgent cases of needy
fpr whom no money is available. The
fund now has on its payroll 400 moth
ers representing 1900 children. Monthly
payments amount to SS400
A surplus of nearly So 900 900 is ex
gected to be shown in report to Coun
III today by Controller Walton. The
eldit of the city books for 1919 has been
,pmpleted and Controller Walton is
rfady to open the books for the new
,faf.
The first payments TO be made from
fhe surplus will wipe out mandamuses
Issued by the courts for personal dam
sgeS, services and other current OK
Ifnses, which have been aCcumulating
Tor many months and upon which the
rIfty has been forced to pay 9 per cent
Itterest.
The outstanding mandamuSes due to
the city's purchase of land amount to
about 2.300 900. These and an in
tsrest item of about 5000 900 will be
lHuidated by the city treasurer. after
fhe award of the councilmanic loan
which contains an item of So 900. 900 |
or the purpose.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-13
WANTS CLEVELAND LETTERS
Professor Preparing Life of Former
President Asks for Documents

Prof. Robert H. McElroy. of Prince
ton University, to whom the wife OF
Grover Cleveland has intrusted the task
of preparing the authorized life of the
late President, has made an appeal to
the public for letters written by Mr..
Cleveland which may be in the posses :
sion of different individuals through
out the country.
Mr.. Cleveland wrote most of his
letters in longhand and kept no copies.
Although the biographer has at his dis :
posal the Cleveland collection of papers
and correspondence from the library
Of Congress, the late Presidents wife's
collection and large assortment of let =
ters from personal friends and political
associates, he would nevertheless vel
come contributions from persons who
had corresponded with Mr.. Cleveland.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-13
ACCIDENT STARTS ROW
WSn Hit by Car Returns "compIi.
ment" to Motorman

III thought he was coming back tr
npish the job, so l picked up piece
OF iron pipe and hit him first"
That's the excuse given by DAME
Gearamucci. thirty two years old. OF
Sixth and Jackson streets. for strikin,
.--as r. T. motorman. who aligbtpC
from his car to see If Gearamucci. who
lAd been hit by the car. was badlt
injured
iThe accident occurred last night at
Chelten avenue and Old York road
When Gearamucci was hit. Elbis An
dsrson, of Willow Grove. the motor =
man. stopped the car, took the handle
from his motor, a company rule, and
went back to see the extent of the man s
injuries.
sGearamucci was on the ground, but
sprang up and grabbed an iron bar, with
which he struck Anderson over the
head. He thought the motorman was
going to hit him with the handle, he
explained.
anderson injuries were treated Mt
the Abingdon Hospital. Gearamucci
wAs held in $500 bail for further
hearing two weeks from today. NIagis-
trhte Price heard the case in tho Tween
TT second street and Hunting Park
avenue station.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-13
SAYS WITNESSES CoERcED
Police Lieutenant BIames Politicians
for Their Failure to Appear

The interference of petty politicians
with the police were blamed today for
the failure of prosecuting witnesses
to appear against five alleged hold up
men at haering in the Belgrade
and Clearfeld streets station. At the
request of Lieutenant Little, who de.
clared the activities of politicians to
be responsible for the nonappearancp
of the witnesses, the men were held
without bail until such time as the
witnesses could be produced.
According to the police the men held
up Charles Graver, of 81 Pine street,
at Ontario and Richmond streets yes.
terday morning. The men were ar.
rested and later were identified by n
Mrs. Swinneman, of Richmond and
Schiller streets. Mrs. Swinncman and
Graver We're present at the station
today, but disappeared just before the
hearing. Twenty three dollars were
taken from Grayer when he was robbed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-13
MOORE DEMANDS
STREETS CLEANED
Mayors Second Inspection Trip
Followed by Report to
Director Winston
FILTH STILL ON HIGHWAYS

Following a tour of downtown streets
today in which he found little improve
ment regarding cleanliness, MavOr
Moore placed report of his investiga
tiou before Director of Public Works
Winston and asked for action.
The Mayors trim. second since he
took office was made quietly. When
he returned he showed that he was far
f~om being pleased with conditions.
"I found the street cleaners still
working" he said. "but there were
great piles of rubbish and trash in evil
dence everywhere. particularly on Mon !,
roe. Queen and Christian streets and in
various alleys. I laid the result of my
investigation before Director Winston
for action The streets must be cleaned
As Director Winston recently said
that inefficiency would not be tolerated
in his department ard warned street in :
spectors to this effect following Mayor
Noore's first trim downtown. " is r"nh-
able that dismissals from the street
cleaning department may soon be an
nounced.
Director of Public Health Furbush
will make frequent sallies from City
Hall to various sections of the city to
see that the city is kept in the proper
state of sanitation.
Will Be "In and Outer"
II intend to be an in and outer"
he said today. ~ will carry on my
work wherever it will do the city the
most good, whether it be in City Hall
or in some other section"
Director Furbush made an inspection
of streets in North PHILADELPHIA yes
terday. He refused to comment Oh
their condition today.
''Such inspections will be made fire.
nuently." he said. "When necessary.
will pass the word on to the Depart
ment of Public Works and if more strin-
gent measures to insure cleanliness are
necessary. will get the services of Di-
rector Cortelyou, of the Department of
Public Safety
The district in which the Ware con-
tracing company has the contract to
clean the streets is held up as the
greatest typhoid fever section of the city
by Director Furbush.
While Doctor Furbush was issuing
this declaration of war on dirty streets
the general insanitary conditions. SEN
ator Wares gang of street cleaners was
working overtime downtown.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-13

Homely girls and fat girls are APT
to be the best dancers of all. That
seems to be because they feel they have
to be better dancers than their more
beautiful sisters IL they are to figure in
the betting. A great many pretty girls
are conceited and think they do not
have to exert themselves either in dane
ing or conversation in order to leave a
trail of havoc after them"
Every one knows the good lockers
who go to a dance ON the theory that a
thing of beauty is joy forever--even
If she does get under foot good deal
in the course Of the evening. And the
dance palace owners say that one re
suit of this is that the young men of
today are looking for the girl with the
mean foot quite as much as the one with
the. lovely face.
This seems to be the day when the
wall flower. if she will shake down five
dollars for a set of dancing lessons, can
bloom afresh and cast n considerable
shadow on the girls with melting eyes
and curly hair and untutored feet.
After all. the dance is sometimes to
the swift and the battle to the girl who
took the correspondence course with the
Terpsichore institute.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-13
CiUics for Girls
in Schools Urged
Continued from Page One

Continued from Page One
would involve too much expense to be
nut into effect at once, but 1t might
We carried out gradually.
! Doctor CARRIER traced the history of
the achievements of public school pupils
and the improvements in the system
during the war. One of the biggest
''ntrlbutions to the success of the
'rhools, he said. was that the pupils
remained loyal in spite of offers Of
greater remuneration in other lines.
He called attention to the fact that
the school children sold government
nnds to the value of $40. .0OO. 900 and
themselves purchased boil and thrift
stamps to the extent of 81 800 600.
In speaking of new courses Doctor
CARRIER said that health instruction vas
succeeding the old time physiology and
anatomy. and at the same time taking
ID all they embraced. The study Of
English has been revised. he said. with
the thought of making pupils better
citizens. and history and geography
have been changed to meet with the re-
suits of the war.
Returning to the attitude of the
teachers, Doctor CARRIER said that the
growth of professional spirit among the
pedagogueS marks great step forward
III their profession to continue their
studies in higher institutions after com
pleting their normal courses. Their in
terest in their work. he said, has its re-
HEX in the knowledge they impart to the
pupils.
Increases in grade school teachers
salaries were well merited, he said
Promotion Plan Good
Doctor CARRIER said that the plan of
advancing students by subjects so that
poor work in one or more branches
wou Id not keep the pupils from advanc-
ing in those studies in which they prove
efficient is good move.
The grouping of the complete ele-
mentary course in the first five years,
followed by six years of secondary high
school work. is proving it's worth. The
spread of instruction in practical arts
and vocational education is cause for
favorable comment. also.
lie says the enlargement of voca
tional opportunities by giving girls an
opportunity to learn domestic science
and arts as the boys learn hand and
shopwork was excellent.
The Americanization work carried on
in the schools was of direct benefit TO
the city and country. he said. A greater
spirit Of democracy is spreading
through the schools, according to the
report.
He said the schools were going in for
u broader and better physical, moral and
mental educational tack.
Wanamaker Silent
Except to reiterate that he has NOT
resigned from the Board of Education,
John Wanamaker refused to make anv
statement today regarding his refusal |
to continue as member of the finance
committee Of that body. Mr.. Wana-
maker was chairman of the committee |
Other members of the board also were
Ireticent, merely saying that there would
be an interesting discussion at the
board meeting this afternoon,
Both the resignation of Edwin Wolf, |
as president and member of the board |
and of Mr.. Wanamaker, as finance
chairman. are believed to result from the
re election of Doctor CARRIER as super-
intendent of schools. and the election
Of Mahlon l.. Savage as superintendent
OF supplies
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-13
Condition of Highways
Reported Fair TO Good

Condition of highways mis- morn
ing reported bv the United States
Hi0hpav Department:
Lincoln highway (Trenton to
ChAmbersburg), fair near Trenton /;
other sections good
William Penn highway (Easton to
Chai1bersburg), poor near Bcthle-
hem; fair near Norristown; other
sections good.
Philadelphia and Reading pike,
generally good.
Lancaster and Harrisburg pike
fair in Lancaster coupty; good in
Dauphin.
Forecast for Tomorrow
Roads will remain unaffected BY
the weather. Fair weather with
slightly lower temperature and some
what higher wind is in prospect for
the greater part of the district on
Wednesday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-13
INSURANCE co. WINS SUIT
Widow Loses $4,000 Policy Because
Facts Were Hidden

4 verdict in favor Of the defendant
company was found today by the jurv
Judging the efforts of Mrs. Mary II.
Moncur to collect $4,000 Insurance OH
the death of her husband
Counsel for the Western Life In
demnity Co. brought out the fact that
Mr.. Moncur had been refused as risk
by five other companies before being
passed by that concern, and had made
no report of the refusals of the other
companies. Mrs. Moncur lives in New
ark, N. ].
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-13
COLLEGES VOTE ON TREATY
referendum Among the Students In
Schools Here-Move Nationwide

universities and colleges in and
around Philadelphia are voting today
on the peace treaty in a nation wide
referendum. University of Pennsyl-
vania. Villanova, Swarthmore, st. ,jo-
sebh's. Dryxel and Temple are among
those in which the ballot was taken.
fThe referendum form blank read:
VI. favor the ratification Of the peace
trfaty in any form.
Y. am opposed to the ratification of
thf leagu aud treaty in any form.
s3. j favor the ratification of the
tEfaty, but only with the Lodge reserva
items.
"A. | favor a compromise between the
LSdge and Democratic reservations in
oItier to facilitate the ratification Of the
trkaty.
Advocates and opponents of the treaty
add covenant were heard
kAt the University this afternoon II
was said that the students were voting
on Nos. ! and 3.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-13
HUNT SMALLPOX CASES
Cities VIgiIant After PhiIadeIphian
Gets Disease al Convention

Health officers in many cities and
GYMS are 60 operating today in an in
vestigation started when il was found
'hat Daniel Biting, a railroad brake.
nan, of Pill South Sixtieth street.
ad contracted smallpox while at
ending a trainmen's convention in
Baltimore. Biting is now in the Phil
delphia Hospital for Contagious Dis
akes.
Z when his case was reported on Jan
ary 9 to the Philadelphia health de.
( iaftsHe1t, hundreds of persons living
snahr him were vaCcinatpd.
Efforts are now being made 10 learn
whether any other men who attended
the convention in Baltimore have de.
yeloped smallpox. Railroad officials
have been asked tn help in the investi-
CATION.
DIR. A. A. Cairns has traced Bitting's
movements minutely from December 1G.
the day on which he was infected. un-
Ill the present.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-13
MAN STRUCK BY CAR
IS HIT BY ANOTHER
BEFORE HE CAN RISE
Overseas Veteran Has Narrow
Escape From Death--Is
Cut and Bruised

Knocked down by one car and run
over by another. Tony Dipalio. twenty
two years Old, returned soldier, is in
tho Germantown Hospital today won
dering how he escaped alive. He lives
in Fast HaineS street. near Buynton.
Dipalio stepped from an east bound
car at Cheltcn avenue aud Royntou
street this morning and started Ia walk
back of the car to the sidewalk. He
aid not see another east bound car
which was coming close behind. This
struck him aud sent him Sprawling
into the center of the west bound track.
in front of an oncoming car.
1t was too late for the man to try
TO escape. All he could do was to make
himself as small as possible AS the car
rolled over him.
Onlookers thought he was killed.
When picked mp the ex soldier was cut
and bruised but not seriously Injured.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-13
Palmer Chiefly to Blame
CAN'T REPEAL RATIFICATION
Wheeler Declares States Must Stand
by Action on Dry Amendment

Washington, Jan. 13.-(Bv 4. P.)-
State legislatures cannot under the law
repeal ratification of the constitutional
rrohihtion amendment, WAYNE p.
Wheeler. counsel for the Anti Saloon
League. declared today in statement
discussing recommendations for reucal
made to the lawmakers of New York
by Governor Smith.
Mr.. Wheeler cited the attempt of
New Jersey and Ohio TO withdraw rati .
ficaton of the fourteenth amendment.
Congress refused to accent the repeal.
Without their ratification the amend
ment lacked sufficient votes to become
operative.
Chief Justice Marshall was quoted
by Mr.. Wheeler as follows: 1.-THE
principle is asserted that one Lcgisla
ture is competent to repeal an act
which a former Legislature was com
petent to pass. The correctness Of this
principle. so far as respects general
legislation, can never be cOntroverted.
But if an act be done under a law, a
succeeding Legislature cannot undo it,.
The past cannot be recalled by the most
absolute power.
Lansing, Mich, Jan. l3.-(By A.
P.D-Validity of the action of the
Michigan Legislature in ratifying the
federal prohibition amendment without
submitting the question to a referendum
was argued in the state Supreme Court
here today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-13
WANTED: ONE PINT OF BLOOD
Life OF Man in Mt. Sinai Depends
Upon TRANSMISSION

Who'll give a pint or so of blood to
save the life of a man in Mt. Sinai
Hospital?
A patient at the institution is in
such a weakened condition that his only
chance of living depends upon the
TRANSMISSION of the blood of healthy
man or woman into his arteries, the
physicians say.
The volunteer must be in good phys
ical condition He or she will De paid
for the service. Volunteers should pre-
sent themselves at the hospital today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-13
ALLEGED SLAYER HELD
Ball Denied in Killing of Bryn Mawr
Man at Reading

Reading, Pa. Jan. 13.-Alexander
G. Macy, charged with the murder of
Timothy Horgan, OF Byrn Mawr, in
the formers business place failed 70
win release on bail. after a preliminary
hearing before Alderman Cooney. He
will be, tried at the March term of
criminal court.
DR.. George Wood testified that Hor- =
gan was brought to the hospital with
fractures of the skull and jaw, and
that he must have been struck a now
erful blow with some heavy instru-
mt. lie did not think it possible for
Horgan to have received fracture of
the skull by falling against sharp
object, as the defense tried to show.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-13
Deaths Of a Day
COUSIN OF JACKSON DEAD
Mrs. Minerva jackson Partridae
Passes Away Here at Ace of 81

Mrs. Minerva Jackson Partridge,
relative of President Andrew Jackson,
died yesterday at her home, 342O Ger.
mantown avenue, from the infrmities
of age. She was ninety seven years
old.
Mrs. Jackson was the widow of ed
ward Partridge, who died in 1897, and
who for many years was in the res
taurant business at Eighth and Mar.
ket streets. She was the daughter of
Timothy Jackson, who was a first
cousin of President Jackson.
She was born in Boonesvile, New
York, and had two children. both of
whom are dead, She was a member of
the Tioga Presbyterian Church. being
one of the oldest members of the con
gregatiOn.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-13
CITY of Alma Launched

The City of Alma, the twenty third
boat constructed at the Merchant shin
building Co. yards, was launched this
morning at 8 10 O'Clock. The ship was
sponsored by Miss Esther Rhodes, of
Alma. Michigan. The City of Alma
is an $500 ton vessel and of the cargo.
carrier type. She was 90 per cent com
yete when launched. X
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-13
THIEVES BLOW OPEN SAFE
'arn Manufacturers Are Robbed OF
3 Cash and Thrift Stamps

Thieves blew open the safe in the Of
fine of John Wide X Bro, yarn man
ufecturers at 3702 Cresson street. last
night and secured S2j in cash aud S25
ips thrift stamps. The office is in Wis
sahickon
The robbery was discovered when the
0f,ee was opened this morning. No
onf ~ the neighborhood had heard the
1t,3Se of the explosion last night. The
nft,e are iuvcstigating.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-13
Fire in Fifty.tirst Street Home

Fire damaged the home Of Mrs. John
Yarnall. 1S North Fifty first street
shortly after noon today. The blaze
was caused by defective flue. Mrs.
Yarnall. the only person in the house
at the time. discovered the fire and called
the firemen. The damage was confined
to the parlor and cellar,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-13
New G. o. p. Secretary in CHARGE

Washington, Jan. 12.--(By A. P.)-
Former Representative Miller, the new
secretary of the Republican national
committee, took charge of national
headquarters here today and at the
same time James b. Reynolds, the re-
tiring secretary. opened national head.
quarters for Governor Coolidge of
Massachusetts.