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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-22
ALONG TIE MAIN LINE

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Baer, of South
Narberth avenue. Narberth. are enter
tanning Mrs. Baer's sister Mrs. w. w.
Myers. and her daughter, Miss Margaret
Myers, of York, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Smith, of Elm
terrace. Narberth. have as their guest
MISS M. A. kreamer, of Merchantville,
~ j., for fortnight.
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur J. Yunker. of
Fairview. are receiving congratulations
on the birth Of son. Arthur James
Yunker, Jr
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-22
ALONG The READING

Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore B. Culver, of
JenklntoWn, are at Wernersville, where
they will spend several weeks.
Mr.. ;snd Mrs Jacob L. TYSON of lem
kintown have motored to Lake Como.
~. Y, where they will remain for two
months.
Mrs, Jacob H. Wilensky and her
daughters, of Atlanta. Ga are guests
OF Mrs. Wilenskys parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman Loeb, at their cottage, $500
Nentnor avenue, Atlantic City.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-22
Lockhart II arrison WeddIna

The wedding Of Mrs. Gertrude g.
Harrison, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs 10.
seph w. MacNeal, of 2ll3 North
Franklin street, and Mr.. John w. Lock-
hart, of 3e19 North Sixty-eighth street
will be solemnized this evening, with
the Rev. Samuel w. Purvis, OF the
Thirteenth Street Methodist Church, off,
ciating, The bride will be attended by
Mrs. Walter Turner and Mr. Turner
will be best man. After the quiet serv-
ice Mr.. and Mrs. Lockhart will leave on
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-22
MOORESTOWN

DR.. F. q. Stroud spent tho weekend
in Beach Haven.
Miss Janet Burr Is visiting Edythe
Warden in Beach Haven.
Mr. and Mrs. Heberton williams are
occupying their cottage at Seaside
Park N. J.
Miss Helen Louis Crider, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs Evan Alonzo Crider.
Of Lenola, N. j.. was married TO Mr..
Francis s. Coombs, Jr.. of Camden,
The ceremony was performed in Trinity
Saturday afternoon. July II. Only the
Immediate members Of both families
were present.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-22
SOUTH PHILADELPHIA

Mrs Michael Pessalano, OF 75H South
Eighth street, and her son, Master MI
chael Pessalano, have been visiting
their relatives, DR.. and Mrs Joseph
Pessalano, of Albany, N Y. Mrs. Pes
salano win be remembered as Miss Rose
De Carlo.
Miss Genevieve Galen, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John p. Galen. of 24l3
South Seventeenth street, Is visiting
friends at Chelsea.
Mr.. and Mrs Bernard Martin. of 2012
South Seventeenth street. have returned
home after having spent several days
at wildwood.
Mrs. Harold r. Balentine, Of 1919
Porter street, has returned TO her cot
tage on Fifth avenue, Avalon, after
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-22
ROXROROuGh

Mr. and Mrs. william Toperzer nave
gone to Wildwood for the remainder o'
the season.
Miss Maud Saussman. of East Shaw
mont avenue, was hostess TO the mem,
bers of the Young women's League oi
the Ridge Avenue Methodist Church, al
their first anniversary. Her guests IN
cluded Mrs Edward Streeper, MISS
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-22

Emily culp. Miss Mary Frey. Miss De,
maris Fleming. Miss Sarah Fleming,
Mrs O. clifford Wilson, Miss Helen
Hoffman. Miss Edith Haley, Miss Mil
Miss Gladys Morrow. Miss Laura john
ston, Mrs. John Slook. Miss Edith
Johnston, Miss Mary Holcomb. Miss
Grace Kemper, Miss Mildred Farley,
Miss Kathleen Brearly and Miss Anna
Fulton.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-22
WISSAHICkON

Miss Elizabeth Kerler has gone to
Cape May for the remainder Of the
season.
Mrs. Henry J. Dahm, OF 2bs KaIos
street, and her daughters. Miss Edith
Dahm and Miss Alice Dahn, left during
the week to pass a fortnight in Cape
Nav
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-22
NORTH PHILADELPHIA

DR.. and Mrs William Odenatt. Of
1899 West Lehigh avenue. with their
nephew, Master Burrill Grouse, have
gone to Atlantic City for the remainder
Of the season.
Mr. and Mrs. William f, Coin, OF 27lG
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-22

a three weeks tour and after Aususs
1s will be at home at 2i13 North
Franklin street.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-21
REED QUICKER R0BBER
Is BOUND TO STATE

Bud Dickerson, negro truck driver
for Reed & Duecker, mill supply and
machinery dealers, was held to the state
when he faced City Judge Barker in
the police court Tuesday afternoon on
charges OF arson, assault to murder and
Carrying a pistol
Dickerson was identified by W. Il.
Eagle, Waterman for Reed 4 Duecker,
as one Of the gang OF burglars whom he
flushed in the plant about l O'Clock last
Saturday morning, Dickerson and the
Waterman had 4 pistol battle in the
darkness, which terminated when pal
Of the negro slugged the watchman
with a slungshot, according to the story
Eagle told detectives. Eagles uncon-
sciouS form was found later by fire
men. who were attracted by flames
shooting through the root Of the plant
Damage Of Sl50,OOO to 5000 600 was done
to the firm before the blaze was ex-
tlnguished.
The theory of the police Is that the
negro burglars with whom Eagle
fought set fire to the plant in the hope
that Eagle would be burned TO death.
so that he might not testify against
them. or cause their capture.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-21
MAY SPEND TWO
MILLIONS ON BIG
NITRATE PLANT
Congressional Committee Con-
siders AdvisabiIity of Gov
ernment Operation Of Fac
tory to Make SuIphate.

FLORENCE, Ala, Jan. 21.--Advisa-
bility Of asking congress to appropriate
$4,000, 900 as a starter to equip the Mus
ele Shoals nitrate plant for lnanufac-
ture OF ammonium sulphate, q CONNER
cial fertilizer product, was discussed to-
day by the house war expenditures COM
mittee, conducting an inquiry here.
Col. John X Clement commanding Of
ficer at Muscle Shoals. testified that
the first batch of nitrate was turned
out 12 days after the armfstice. At
The plant, costing $75,000,0 900, and now
idle, could be kept in good condition
with a force of several hundred work.
men, he said.
"What's the idea Of the government
making nitrate in peace time?" Chair
man Graham asked.
"To preserve the plant and have 1t
ready in event of war" Col. Clement re-
Piled besides ammonium nitrate Is a
useful fertilizer product"
But 1t won't sell" the chairman in
terjected.
Col. Clement figured that if the gov
ernment bought it's sulphuric acid it
could produce sulphate by expending
$2,000,00O in changing the plant and
employing a force Of $500, for whom
homes would have to be built. It would
be best, he thought to sell direct to
fertilizer manufacturers,
Most of Col. Clements testimony was
technical touching briefly on the con-
struction of the plant, He said that
1856 permanent dwellings, were erected,
cost OF which ran as high as $4,000.
These now are occupied by war de-
partment employees whose top rental
charge is $50 a month.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-21
DEATH CALLS PIONEER,
MRS. W. A. ROBINSON

Resident in Memphis for more than
half century. mourned by large
gathering OF friends and relatives, Mrs.
w. A, Robinson, 20, victim OF sud
den stroke Of apoplexy AT her home,
Gil Gibson avenue, died Tuesday night,
and her funeral was held from Grace
Episcopal church Wednesday afternoon.
The services were conducted by the
Rev. Charles T. Wright, rector OF Grace
church, and were marked by added sol
emaity because the dead woman was
one OF the founders Of the church more
than 30 years ago.
Mrs Robinson was a widow, her hus-
ban1 having died several years ago
She was born in Taladega, Ga, and
moved to Memphis Sc years ago, and
had lived here ever since.
Six children survive all Of them well
known in Memphis--John y, Robinson
president Of the Robinson TRANSFER Go.
T. X, Robinson, general agent OF the
Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co; c,
G.. Robinson, Of the Scruggs- Robinson
Commission Co., Miss Virginia Robin
son, assistant principal ut Madison
Heights school, and Misses Mary and
Judith Robin son, who made their home
with their mother,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-21
PARKER WINNER in
LOUISIANA PRIMARY

NEW ORLEANS Jan. 2t.--John NJ.
Parker. of New Orleans, on the face Of
incomplete returns was nominated for
governor at the regular Democratic pri-
mary yesterday by majority estimated
at from 5000 to 10000 Supporters OF
Col Frank r. Stubbs, OF Monroe. the
other candidate, including the news
paper which indorsed his campaign, at
noon conceded the nomination TO Par
ker,
Hewitt Bouanchaud, Of Pointe Coupee
parish, apparently received the nomina-
tion for lieutenant governor.
The campaign. which came TO an end
with the primary was one OF the most
bitter in the history Of the state. Par
ker was conceded the country vote, but
Stubbs supporters expressed confidence
of their candidate carrying the city by
10, 900 The official figures showed the
Stubbs majority in New Orleans 4,S7l.
Interest was added to the campaign
by the fact that Mayor Martin Behrman
headed the faction supporting Stubbs
and Gov Ruffin G Pleasant led the
Parker side Pleasant, supported By
Mayor Behrman four years ago, defeat
ed Parker, Independent candidate.
Parker, native of Louisiana. was
progressive nominee for vice president,
but later supported President Wilson in
his campaign, and toured the Middle
West I'M his interests. He was state
food administrator for Louisiana dur
ing the war.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-21
Tom James StetsOn
Widest; TkOnpsOn's
Fuzziest, Eth, What?

Guests and visitors in the Peabody
hotel lobby Tuesday night were con-
vinced Of two things, on which there
Tom Gwartney, police desk sergeant,
had happened in. These things were:
% That Tom James, oil magnate
and planter, of Sharkey, Miss, had on
the widest tan Stetson in the lobby, and
(2) That Judge John B. Thompson,
of Crittenden county, Arkansas had on
the fuzziest Stetson in the lobby.
But Toms was wider than Johns,
and Johns was fuzzier than Toms, and
as a result both wore a smile.
Mindful of the thessophatic disserta-
tons which the late c. B. Galloway was
wont to espouse when he operated the
Peabody John remarked that he would
like to have his body transmitted If not
his soul transmigrated, into a channel
cat to encircle the barge Frank, which
went down in New York harbor liquor
laden for Cuba.
And while Tom talked Oklahoma and
Louisiana oil, John and Dock" Harri-
son began plans for company to mine
Brandywine island to locate the hull OF
the sunken steamer for whose cargo it
was named.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-21
REFUSE TO DISMISS
CASES OF SOCIALISTS

ALBANY, N. ", Jan. 2i,--'rhe sec
ond day of the trial Of the five sus-
pended Socialist assemblymen before the
assembly judiciary committee opened
this morning with announcement by
Louis NJ. Martin. committee chairman.
that motion for dismissal Of the pro
ceedngs as "unwarranted, made yes
terday by Socialist counsel, had been
denied.
Questioned by Morris IIilquit, who
made the motion, Mr. Martin said the
decision had been made by the chair
after conference with the committee.
Gilbert II. Rowe, assistant counsel for
the defense, then moved that the quin-
tet be reseated during the iuvestiga-
tion. He declared II their exclusion
from the assembly was an illegal act
and he held that Il was--the five So
calists are stil members Of the house
and consequently are. and have been,
entitled to take part in all proceedings
that have led up to the committee S
investigation and In all debates on the
resembling or modifying of the suspend
ing resolution,
He challenged a statement by COM
mittee counsel that the right TO expel
included the right TO suspend. These
proceedings, he declared, were not of
the same class
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-21
MAILERS WILL DINE
THEIR NEW OFFICERS

Members OF Memphis Maiiers' union
No. 10 have just announced the result
of the haloting for 1920 officers, which
opened Jan 15. A banquet on Feb. is
in honor Of the newly elected officers
is being planned under the dictatorship
of a specially chosen committee
Officers elected are as follows: Presi-
Tobin; secretary treasurer, Jack Thorn
as; sergeant-at-arms, G. B. White; au-
diting committee, George Thaxton, G.
Mcmillan and H. Steuher. Delegates to
Trades and Labor council, c. b. White.
d, Tobin and j. c. Morgan. Delegates
10 Allied Printing Trades council, c. B.
White. A, c. Banks and l.. Simpson.
Executive committee, G. Mcmillan, Geo.
Thaxten, J. Thomas, ], Henson and \.
q KinneY
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-21
DR.. MORGAN HAS
VISION OF GREAT
MEDICAL COLLEGE
Trustees Of University of Ten
neSsee win Inspect Local
Branches and Discuss Fu-
ture Growth.

A general discussion OF tentative
plans for enlarging the work to be done
at the college OF medicine Of the Uni
vcrsity Of Tennessee, and its branches
at Memphis, win be held Thursday at
meeting of the trustees Of the uni
verslty which will be held IN Memphis
Or. II. A. Morgan, president of the
university, has in mind a vision OF
building up in Memphis one Of the
greatest medical schools In the South.
These plans can not be put into opera
ton at once. but must be worked out
gradually, as rapidly as funds are msde
available for enlarging the staff OF
full time professors. and providing ad
ditlonal buildings as the growth Of the
school demands them.
The trustees have been asked to meet
~ Memphis so that they may personal
" go over the entire plant here. may
visit and inspect the General hospital.
and the other hospitals OF the city, IL
they 80 desire.
DR. Morgan said Wednesday that the
degree OF expansion 10 be decided upon
depends. altogether upon the increased
appropriation that the trustees think
may be made available during the COM
ing year. II is his hope that not less
than 100000 for the maintenance OF
the Memphis branches OF the univef-
sity may be provided. II has also been
suggested that the city Of Memphis
iAihbN neat year DC III ~ nOtlilOn 10 Ap~
propriate some funds for aiding the
work OF expansion
improvements on the present build
lngs to cost about SIS, 900 have already
been approved and II is also intended 10
build n laboratory upon the General hos
| pital grounds. This will cost about
100000 and II will be OF the greatest
| benefit not only to the medical college
but to the staff Of the General hos
pital.
II the trustees decide after their in
spection and investigation that more
money can be made Available for the
maintenance OF the college here. DR..
| Morgan viii be in a position to put his
plans into execution and hopes 20 make
a number of changes before the open
| ing of the next term In the fall. He
| outlined some OF his ideas to DR. NJ
| +. Caldwell Tuesday and they received
his full approval. DR. Caldwell is sec
retary OF the medical educational uogin-
oil Of the American Medical association.
which keeps IN touch with all medical
colleges and fixes their grades
i Dr. Abraham FiexHeF, nf the general
! education board. also approved the gen
eral plans for the Improvement OF the
college and suggested that II q suf-
ficent number 0f fuli-tlme professors
In every department are employed, the
college should command a reputation
which will bring II proper rec0nltion
and greatly increased patronage from
the young men OF this section.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-21
GENERAL HOSPITAL ASKS
100000 THIS YEAR

The trustees of the General hospital
Wednesday submitted their annual
budget estimates to Mayor Paine, and
in a conference, outlined some Of their
plans for the year.
The hospital last year expended $780,
000 An additional $40, 900 is asked this
year for building an isolation hospital.
There have been discussions Of the
need of such hospital for several
years, and it was at one time proposed
to raise a fund for building Isolation
wards at the Baptist hospital. E. A..
Jennings also met with the mayor
Wednesday and said that he believed
the isolation hospital should be built
by the city and close to the General
hospital There is ample room on the
hospital grounds for a number of ad-
ditional buildings.
The mayor and the other commits
sioners will not make any decision in
the matter until all department budget
estimates are In and until they have
some idea of the probable revenues and
tax rate for the year.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-21
SAY ALLIES WILL SEND- ARMY TO FIGHT "REDS'
Stray Cat Gets
500 Breakfast

NEW YORK, Jan, 2l.--A stray
Tom cat projected himself into the
annual poultry show in progress to-
daX In Madison Square Garden and
had a $100 breakfast on two car
rier pigeons on exhibition by a
Baltimore fancier.
The homeless feline squeezed into
the garden In some unknown way
and feasted his eyes on the 14,000
birds, finally tearing the muslin
slips of the crate housing the pig
cons, Only few feathers were left
to tell the tale. The cat escaped.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-21
SUGAR. WHEAT AND MUCH
MATERIALS AVAILABLE

WASHINGTON. Jan. 21.-Four hun
dred million pounds of sugar, 20 00O 600
bushels Of wheat and large quantities of
hides and other materials stored in the
Ukraine, will be made available for the
markets OF the world when the general
blockade of Russia is lifted, according
to an announcement here today by the
Ukrainian mission in America
Ukraine needs medicines, surgical
goods, clothing, shoes and agricultural
machinery, according to the mission,
which said the lack of medicines and
clothing alone had reduced to misery
great areas of the Ukraine. 1t was
added that the receipt of needed sup
plies would greatly assist the Ukrain-
ans in fighting the Bolsheviki
Representatives of the Ukrainian CO.
operative societies are now In Switzer-
land France. England and other coun-
tries, and It was announced a delega-
ton soon would arrive in this country
TO omen Headquarters
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-21
NEW FLOORING PLANT
BUYS LOCATION HERE

In1HaAE te construction is planned of
a new pslg flenri As AL aak trim-
ming plant by the T.. t. Bruce com
pany which concern recently purchased
a tract for the purpose In North Mem
phis.
The plant wiz be the same size as
the one in operation in. Little Rock,
Ark, and it is expected to be in opera
ton by the first of July this year.
The plant will be erected under the
supervision of r. G. Bruce, vice -presi-
dent and general manager. After its
completion 1t will be managed and OPP
Grated by F. Il. Bruce, secretary, who
will take up his residence in Memphis.
The main office of the company will
remain in Little Rock.
The company is employing about S0G
men at its Little Rock plant,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-21
SOLON WOULD
CENSURE SIMS.
Walsh Introduces Resolution
Rapping Admirars Action
in Making Charges.

WASHINGTON, Jan 2t.--A resolu-
tion declaring that the action OF Rear
Admiral Sims In making public ''offi-
cial instructions of the most confiden-
tial character" affecting international
relations. deserved the condemnation OF
all Americans, was introduced In the
senate today by Senator Walsh, Demo-
crat, Montana. member of the naval
committee.
His request for immediate consldera-
tion was denied on objection Of Re-
publican Leader Lodge.
Mai.-Gen Barnett coInmandant Of
tho marine CORPS. WAS called 20 appear
today as the third witness before the
Raratn 6phalpmmittee investigating tht
Award OF naval war decorations,
The senate probably win act today
on a resolution introduced by Chairman
Hale OF the subcommittee, authorizing
the employment OF counsel and a cier-
ical force to aid In the naval award in
vestigatlon Final action on the resolu-
tion was prevented yesterday by the
absence Of quorum.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-21
LEGION MINSTREL ARTISTS
TO ENTERTAIN GUESTS

Members of the American Legion will
be entertained by those of the legion
who are to take part in the minstrel
at, the Lyric theater Feb. 9 and 10
at the next regular meeting of the le-
gion which will be on Thursday evening,
Jan. 22, at 6 North Second street, head
quarters.
Fritz Lawless, Ed Traylor, Jack Mo-
loughney, Glen Raney and Miss Mary
Wynn will be among those who will do
stunts.
A plate luncheon which will not in
clude corn willy" gold fish or hard
tack will be served
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-21
FELIX W. TRUSS, FORMER
DEPUTY SHERIFF, BURIED

The funeral Of Felix w. Truss, Y,
for many years resident of Shelby coun-
ty, formerly merchant at Aulon; also
a former deputy sheriff, was held We'd
nesday afternoon from the residence of
Fred J. Warner, 230 North Mcneil
street. Mr. Truss died Tuesday evening
after a brief illness, at his home in
Cedar Grove. Burial will be made in
Elmwood cemetery. The ceremony was
conducted by the Rev. A. U. Boone,
pastor of First Baptist church.
Mr. Truss was a native of Alabama.
He moved TO Memphis many years ago,
and engaged in a number of business
enterprises, the last being in the gem
eral merchandise business at Aulon.
Mr.. Truss is survived by his widow,
Mrs Annie Warner Truss; a daughter,
Mrs Mary Pritchard; and son, Felix
Truss ,Jr
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-21
WITH "SUDS" GONE, PRICE
OF COFFEE GOES UP

CHICAGO, Jan. 1o.--With the pass
ing of the foaming lager, purveyors of
coffee see their chance and are taking
advantage Of 1t. Men are drinking more
coffee, and, Of course, that is the ex
cuse to boost the price There was
much complaint when the price went
up to 10 cents, and at the same time
the ordinary cups were replaced by
cups holding about half as much. Now
the cafes are charging IL cents, Pressed
for reason they come back with that
old formula. Increased prices Of milk,
cream, sugar. labor, rent, Insurance
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-21
RIVER AND MERCURY
ARE GOING DOWN

Get out that woolen blanket and the
before time to get up Thursday morning
in the event you don't. John D. Blag-
den sees drop in temperature to be-
low 40 degrees by night. The govern
ment weather bulletin issued Wednes-
day predicted fair weather. No snow is
in sight
The reading at o'clock Wednesday
forenoon was 35. The mercury
lad dropped several degrees by the noon
hour This was a difference of 35 de-
grees from the warm spell of Tuesday,
when highest reading was 20 degrees.
The cold wave came from the North,
marked changes being recorded in the
upper Mississippi and Ohio river sec
tions.
The river gauge read PAT feet, fall
of A foot for the 24-hour period The
forecast Is fall for several days.