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Evening star., 1920-03-11
NEWS WIRELESS TO -
BE SENT PORTO RICO

A wireless news service to Porto
Rico is planned by the Navy Depart
ment, if Congress approves legislation
authorizing the use of the naval radio
service for mmercial and press mes
sages. Rear Admiral William H. G.
Bullard. in charge Of naval communi-
cation. today told the House merchan.
marine committee.
Porto Rico does not know what is
doing in this country" declared the
admiral. land We must let them read
American news. The island is now
served with foreign news. The first
thing we know We might have 4 state
Of unrest down there
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Awarded $1,000 Damages.

Mrs. Alice b. Gordon was awardee
verdict for $500 damages against
Henry Schneider. former captain OF
police: $500 against Policeman Will
liam w. Batemaa and 800 each
against Policemen Henry u. Jett. Lin
wood r. German and Levi ". Cox. for
allered false imprisonment. BY . jury
in Circuit division i, before Justice
March 6. 1915. she was arrested With
ont justification and sent to the Waah.
ington Asylum Hospital, where -
WAS detained until March IL
Evening star., 1920-03-11
ROBBERS MAY BE IN D. C.

Baltimore detectives have been in
formed that five men. presumably the
men who participated in the robbery
of the iewelry store of the J. X. Armi-
ger Company Tuesday morning. were
taken to Havre de Grace In a taxicab.
The chauffeur reported that the men
boarded a train to come to this city,
hut the local police failed to obtain
any information that they came here.
thew said
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WILLIAM r. SMITH.

William r. Smith died yesterday at
his home, 1890 I'd street. Mr.. Smith
was born January 3. 1858, in Hardei-
ton pa. He was graduated from East
man College He married Miss Mary
D. Mitchell OF Prince Georges coun-
ty in 1882 He lived at Glen Arden
Md. where he was register OF wills
for eight years, and was also superin-
tandent of the Mount Oak NJ. f.
Church.
He leaves a wife. one SON Norman
Smith of Chester. Pa: two brothers,
Gale Smith of this city and Clayton
Smith of Riverda1e. Pa; two sisters
Mrs. David c. Cline Of Reading. Pa.
snd Mrs. Clara Sechlen of Danville,
Pa, and three grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow morning at IL O'Clock at
Eethany Baptist Church. Services VIII
be held again Saturday morning at
South Danvilie. Pa. 1nterment will be
in the Odd Fellows cemetery.
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CHARGES ARE DENIED
IN CHIPPEWA CASE

General denial of charges made by
counsel for the general council of the
Chippewa Indians in Minnesota that
the Indian bureau retained needless
employees on the reservations WAS
made today before the House Indian
committee by Edgar Merritt, assistant
commissioner of the bureau.
One third of the employees are
Indians, he declared, citing statistics
of a gradual reduction of employees
for more than ten years. Salaries,
Mr.. Merritt added, are indeed meager,"
averaging $500 a year.
Evening star., 1920-03-11
PRAISE q. S. HOSPITAL.
French Graduate Nurses Gather
Ideas for Training Schools.

The size of American hospitals and
the completeness and even luxury Of
their equipment made the greatest
impression during their tour or New
York, Chicago. Buffalo. Detroit and
Washington. declared Mile. Theresa
Matter and Mile. Eva Durrleman.
graduate nurses Of the Florence
Nightingale School at Bordeaux
France, who have been in this country
for some months as guests Of the nurs-
ing department of the American Red
Cross. and who left Washington last
night.
The nurses object in the trip was
to gain knowledge preliminary to
the establishment of hospital and
nurses training school at Lille.
France. Both are from Paris and
both saw much active and responsible
war service.
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uExRY n. DE GRoOT.

Henry B. De Groot. aged thirty
eight. was stricken last night with
anoplexy while returning home from
the Ninth Street Christian Church.
He became unconscious at the corner
of 9Th street and Maryland avenue
northeast, and was rushed in an auto
mobile to the Emergency Hospital.
where he died about IL o'clock.
Mr.. De Groot was a radio electrician
in the employ Of the National Electric
Company. He was employed In the
nature Of a general supervisor.
He leaves a wife; two children, and
four brothers Funeral services will
be held Saturday afternoon at ?
o'clock at the Ninth Street Christian
Church. Interment will be in Con-
gressional cemetery.
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QUITS GOVERNMENT WORK.
Col. Hamilton Becomes Assistant
Chairman Fidelity and Deposit Co.

Col. e. A. Hamilton. who has been
connected with the War Department
during the war emergency as an ad-
juster of contracts. with headquarters
here, has been selected assistant
chairman of the Fidelity and DEPOSIT
Company OF Baltimore.
before going into the Army Col
Hamilton was member of the New
York banking house OF Marshall &
Viewer.
Evening star., 1920-03-11

rsplied that the New York. Florida.
Delaware and Wyoming had been as
signed and under command OF Rear
Admiral Rodman would he ready to
sail after. docking bv November 2a
Admiral Sims drew attention to the
fact that IL was even then necessary
to dock the ships before they could
sail. He also said that the squadron
renresented four different types of
ships. the New York carrying four
tcen-inch guns 4and the pthHrs baA-
teries of twelve-inch guns Of vary
ing strength. ..
"It would have been just as easy"
Admiral Sims, said, Ito have selected
a homogeneous squadron. The reason
It was not done was that they (other
ships of the same type) were not
ready for service at sea"
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Commander Winston Exmerated.

After an extended hearing. Chief
Justice Mccoy of the District Supreme
Court has exonerated Commander
Hollis T. Winston, u. s. N. OF a.charge
Of drunkenness. The court ANNOUNCED
that he would sign q decree dismiss
ing a bill for limited divorce brought
by the officers wife. Mrs. Marie E.
Winston, based on the drunl0enness
charge
Evening star., 1920-03-11
Mr.. BROWNl lOW IS SILENT
ON VAN SCHAICK'S PLAN

Commissioner Brownlow would not
comment today upon the suggestion
of DR.. John Van Schaick. jr.. that the
members Of the board of education
be appointed by the District Commits
sioners instead of by the judges Of
the District Supreme Court.
DIR. Van Schaick made the proposal
Yesterday to the select Senate COM
mittee which is Investigating the
local public school system.
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Iieut. Col. J. A. Brice Dead.

Lieut.. Col James A. Brice. field ar
tillery, died at Walter Reed General
Hospital tuesday, Of toxic enterocofl-
it's. He was from South Carolina ana
vss Graduated from the Military
Academy in June. 1903. Recently he
was stationed Mt New York city. His
wife lives at 6e4 West l2sth street
in that city.
Evening star., 1920-03-11
Warehouse Destroyed, Heavy Loss.

HIGH POINT. N. c., March 1L-Fire
of undetermined origin early today
destroyed the local warehouse of the
Williamson Veneer Company of Bal
timore. Md. with an estimated loss of
$180, ,080. Several carloads of furni-
ture stored in the building were
burned.
Evening star., 1920-03-11
Pinchot Made State Forestry Chief

HARRISBURG, Pa, March 11.-Gif-
ford Pinchot, former chief forester of
the United States. has been appointed
commissioner of forestry of Pennsyl-
vania to succeed Robert s. Conklin. re-
signed.
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w. A. JOYCE IS NAMED
FOR FARM LOAN BOARD

William ~. JOYCE OF Berkeley,
vCaiif. was nominated today by Presi-
Sent Wilson to be . me0ber OF tho
Federal Farm Loan Board, to succeed
George W. Norris. resigned.
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NAVY Department
LOOKED BEYOND BIG
WAR, SIMS ASSERTS

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BRITISH COLONIAL
NAVAL POLICY MAY
AFFECT u. S. STAND

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Don't you think that was a viola
tion of the iaw?"
IF IT had been anything but q re-
quest II would have been"
But you intended II as an order!'
Il did not. j never ordered Mr..
Thurston to do anything"
That would not have been diplo-
matte"
II have been told j had no diplo-
macy" said DR.. Van Schaick.
II think you very much of . diplo-
mat" said the senator. graciously.
The witness then made the point
that Mr.. Thnrston was requested not
TO come to a conference of the board,
but that he attended the meeting OF
the board later.
And at the meeting you ratified
what had been done at the CONFER
ence?" asked the senator.
We'll. the conference had eliminaf :
"a ceFtaAu paasages from the Bruce
reDort that criticised Ar. Thurston."
<sIQsg4nAneGhs1 - OaeAa.s
Were the cards stacked before the
pce msetingI am using popular
Evening star., 1920-03-11

You saw that II was loaded with
dyngmite?" suggested Senator Harri-
son. amid q general laugh.
Diaasissals Up to School Head.
: II was brought out that the board
OF education cannot dismiss a SUP,
ordinate school official except on the
recommended ion of the suparintend-
ent Of schools.
Senator Walsh suggested that II
the board decided an official should be
discharged and the superintendent
refused to recommend sucn q dis
missal. the only recourse would he
to discharge the superinte ndent. Dr..
Van Schaick agreed that such was
the law.
Mr.. Thurston calls attention to the
fact that you went over his head In
the Bruce case" said Senator .Harri-
son. lis that right"
The feeling OF the committee Of
the board was that if Mr.. Thurston
came into those hearings It might be
embarrassing to some of the wit
nesses," answered DIR. Van Schaick.
He was not invited to the hear
ings?"
mo. But he was present when the
committee nSade its report. He had
frequently asked me If did not think
he should remain away from one
meeting or another because of some
personal action the board might want
to take. So, j merely took advantage
of that offer and requested him not to
attend"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-25
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS
INITIATE ANCESTORS
Students Learn Why Americans
Are Americans by "Herit-
age Week"

The William Penn High School for
Girls is having an Our Heritage
week and the students are learning why
Americans are Americans.
During assembly this week, the ex Z.
ercises show the customs. pleasures and
native characteristics Of our foreign an
cestors. The girls have made their own
costumes and have been trained for
their representations of ancestry.
In connection with the exercises.
there is an exhibit Of handmade. old
fashioned articles showing that the
students come from all over the world.
some recently and some from long time
ago.
Bertha voigt this morning told the
purpose Of the exercises and there fol
lowed an Interpretation Of Indian and
Old English customs. Frances Morton
told an Indian legend and Ella Hum :
mel recited the story of Robin Hood,
The exercises ended with Scotch. Irish
and American airs played by Rebccca
Eerg.
French and Spanish customs will he
shown tomorrow. Japanese on Thurs
day and on Friday former students now
at the School Of Industrial Arts will
appear in costume.
One Of the Most interesting exhibits
| is large American flag made by hand
| for the Centennial Of 1876 II shows
| forty two stars and was made by the
grandmother Of Pauline Wyman. Il
| freshman in the high school.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-25
CALLS private rail-
OPERATION BETTER
Cheaper Also, Says Willard in
Flea for Higher Freight
. Rates
ASKS BILLION INCREASE
Nv the Associated Press


,y,sbiretou. May 25.-Railroads Of
the country expect to show increased
sac;ency and reduced expenses under
.;rote operation. Daniel Willard
pp.csidept of the Baltimore and Ohio,
so;d today at hearings before the Inter
tate Commerce Commission on the ap-
nlicatiop of the carriers for freight rate
|ncreases Of moro than $1,000 900. 900
% meet the guaranteed annual return
of g per cent.
The statement. made during cross
examination, was in reply to a question
bv Glenn r. Plumb. representing rail
ray employes. For period. Mr.. VIII
lard said. demands for greater service
would affect savings in expenses.
Answering Clifford Thorne, Of Chi
csgo. representing shippers associa-
ticns. Mr.. Willard said the tendency
would he eventually to increase the
volume Of traffic on the roads. but not
tbis year, Government efforts during
tbe war. he explained. resulted in the
freight cars being loaded to capacity.
while the average freight car load was
less In 1910 than in 1918. This did not
reflect less efficiency on the part Of the
roads. but the cessation of certain in
fuences.
Under private control there will he
savings because Of efficiency, but ex-
nepses will not Immediately drop. as
fast freight service probably will have
to he resumed and passenger mileage
greatly increased. the witness said.
Mr.. Willard said that the Baltimore
and Ohio was not returned in as good
condition as when il was taken over.
He estimated the difference as to main =
tenance Of structure and way at S.
OOO, 900 or $4,000. 900.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-25

There were no nearby hreplugs avail I
able and the house is more than miIes
from the Schuylkill river. To make
matters worse. the nearest engine com =
pany is fully three miles distant froIn
the Miller home.
" hen the Rremen arrived the flames
had already gutted the building, leaving
nothing but the -four walls standing.
Handicapped by lack Of water. the
fremen turned their attention to saving
other homes which were threatened by
showers Of sparks and prevented these
residences from being ignited. Neigh
bors aided the Miller family ip saving
their furniture and other belongings
Residents Of the section. who REALISE
that they have no fire protection. VIII
appeal to the city authorities to place
an engine house in the vicinity
II has been necessary for residents
whose homes we're threatened with de-
struction by fire TO call for aid on vol
nuteer companies from nearby town
ships.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-25
FUNDPROBE ONLY !.
SCRATCH, IS VIEW
Wood Headquarters Pays Youth
$500 a Week for Living
Expenses"
CONVENTION INCIDENT S

Chicago. May 25.-That the Wash
ington investigation of campaign ex-
penditures has barely scraped the sur
face was the claim on presidential row
yesterday.
An example Of how the Wood barrel
is being tapped was afforded the other
day. a young fellow beaming with
pep walked into the generals mead
quarters and announced he wanted TO
join the publicity force. which already
was larger than Miles Standish army.
He came. well recommended. so was
asked how much pay he would want. -.
Not very much" he said. II feel II
duty to help the general.
. Pressed further; he replied: -
well. all | want is my living e1-
penses-say, 5000 week. y
He was put to work.
A mathematician has figured out
that Governor Lowdcn would have 10
work thirty onc years and seven
months as governor of Illinois to earn
the S379.O00 his campaign treasurer
testified the governor had contributed
to his own campaign chest.
PENNSYLVANIA delegates will have only
q brief constitutional each morning 10
get from their quarters at the congress
Hotel to the Coliseum. The hotel IS
about n mile from the convention hall.
A young fellow six feet tall ap-
preached Hiram johnson. Jr.. mt the
johnson headquarters Yesterday and
said: I'm Osborne Wood. My dad is
doing the same rs yours. running for
rHS
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-25
ToDAY,s MARRIAGE LICENSES

Moses s"s, HsPtz ,sio Iolo uber St. and Florence
Max Bland DiG srooRiSn. goRfS \. Y. and Lena Co.
cfsfs: cfS:S: '5i Essil. i 'is sss 4 sn st. and Eliza
Gsrmei, 2e2s y. $50 st. ST." ','' """ anna
wS% saHan MHrn' 1882 ?'S HaFs" Rr: avs st. and
,5i.i snd: Pearl $ $$ssshinssSJj; 2sss MsTSdth st,
Emma%asI %slman, is$t n Frssisr r" ST., t.,
ches fH' WS SIP = az sOtS s and Cath
arine NJ Gordon, slG S, SGD ST. ''' ''''
p2%nSk snns h.ROns ss,S 2Sts st. ana
Edward A. Henney, 1854 Unruh St. and
s5bsTs cra%D RsD,ss; s3'4 1aaz H9Euh PHO
Henri Briscos, %sshnsto", D. & g. "a and Mary
CHRISTOPHER s Richardson, 1918 y St. ,Per-
cf,GS n9T6 ST. w,i and M9Ty oM9,ieS Gas n MaT nGr
Alexander Kaufman, 42s Dickinson St. and
Mary Waxman, 1882 $, 9th st.
freedman 4s2 HOFFMAN St. ''''' ''"'''
Louis WexleI: 1881 Snyder ave, and Elsie
rrsHcIs J, Neman. @ mag So : s. Hancock st.. and
ThsGS9Ts SPISg, STss Elm Mgnson SI.n Mas and
rblrn psII' q L;Ssawig, $sis \, BaSSrof, st.
N ',lpiu omf- - -nu S''' """
p3n'sI .nS y F. D91ahpe 2Sss E. Clarified St.
RcS "SElG wrrey 1909 iSa wsS%rt lSsH0, st., and
. Madeline Bachman, 202a N Mascher St
p2y5d NJ HHss1sYm sos n 9TH S., and Anna
,,GSO ESgsOss "; Bennett, ise7 y; Broad s;;
Mamie Bantnm, 2Os4 Turner St.
Charles arna e. Clark. 2sss \. 2eth st., and
Harry Iolens hIas o. ha pccIIor at and Jule
char."s ". Wendrof, Mlantic city. y; J.,
J.Hnn MSr'2 E. Brophyy, 2o20 y Hope st, ,
'H" NJ K.aS nfSS SaiS ssis + Ears Sesre" 81, ST. and
Arthur Becker. 4I58 Germantown ave, and
ceor2ss oo.s {, Ecker, % F, C9ssrove st. ,.
"Jss Jrxsa, l.; rSt' MGott' 4ls n, "4th St ana Mary
cGsT;s: %5$,.,,r :: GSiissbsT 2,4e sslsel st. and
James Gslasher! Marian, rs, and Martha
'oWsfpn Broadbent. 1854 ct, and Emma
NsThiaIe b; - sasr, e' Sii2la wallace st.. and
soNHmnaa0 ENs,na SSDikolitI,. ,25l5 s, Percy St, ,,,
'STSf Beycb sSSss' SSs lSiG $ sth st. and Mamie
N'Gola Era, ni Giuseppe sS2 Wharton St. and
Jomea meneI5na y sEo. sGo.lsbrese 7o4 s, 7th st,
Sarah smith. 2sSs77 s, III TSF't" st. ST. anu
M, TaIy r''%Wsk'e%ic2' 1897 r. Belsrade St. and
'ames W. McKeown, i487 q Columbia ave.
and Winifred Doyle S8s e. iivngston st
'SSmasLd Frank, l7l6 \. blst St. and
P.SSSpnla l. Sperlinf. 5l74 Parkslde ave,
Ch.,ncneIa Corvitta, 1928 8. 9th ST.
|"%StIfs VIE N Roberts. Atlantic CITY. y. j" and
"'Serl G, Lambert, 882 n Sth ST., and
Ha%rSSrS L Gilkesple 1881 SNYDER ave,
Johnson, lill \. Front st., and Jen-
W." Honrad, 1899 y. PalethOrp st
"Sr r hSspian, 1920 s I'd st., and Annie Shat
Abraham Davidson. 1884 n. Bambery st.
A,Hnl Lena klenman. 400 DAILY St
IHH IRH PArkinson. 206 Baldwin ST., and
JoSHHs s,Ine r ~ Remode, 1881 SmCk ST
,,l Ball. Newark n j.
''Sac r ~, = Westle, 3ll Manton ST.. and Fan.
ME Fisher 73i s Sd st
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-25
DIVORCES GRANTED
BY Court No. 4, Judges Audenried
Tinlpttnr and Macmillan.

BY Court No. 4, Judges Audenried,
'Finlettcr and McCullan:
Ida L. Brooks from Thomas n Brooks
Dora Leonardo from Frank Jeona rdo.; Kath-
arine NJ. Keller from George ]. Keller: Tho
odora p. OConnor from Maurice =. O'Con-
nor: Beckie Bavad from Younah Blavad:
Anna j. Goss from Lawrence V! Goss: Mary
J. Miller from George +. Miller; Louis f.
Faulkner from Maye Faulkner Llzzie Ber-
zer from Harold Kratzer: Harriet NJ. Wick.
ersham from Morgan W. Wickersham: Ada
Lee Arkebauer from Jesse @. Arkebauer;
Alvah F. Smith from Randolph c. smith;
Tlebecca strobel from Charles G. Strboeii
Fannie p Bauer from Charles w. Bauer:
Emma g. Ris.heimer from Charles +. Reir-
heimeg; Lloyd. J. Wertman from Mabel s.
Wertman; Malvinia II. Fowlin from Alher,
l.. Fowlin; Pauline Mayberry from Alex.
ander L: Mayherry: Kate Pitelli from Joseph
rtei MARY tra cboe irosn f Ionn q Hrnp
schwartz from Joseph Schwartz. and Mae
f.. Johnston from Charlie j.; Johnston.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-25
MOVIE LURE STILL I.
GRIPS MISS BULTE.
New York Girl Brought Back
From Los Angeles Insists
She'll Return

A., v.r,, Ala, ., After having
onnn Ia, 20 hocome n movie
uonr;o,,a PuIte fourteen year
SO .i,,a. af Nr o,d Mrs louis
1m,u ID Eos, ,tgtb street yes.
~ ~pul " .;,,od tror, Ios Angeles in
~,us ~ &c ronraennt,tive NJ the B,r.
Missin, porsons and was re-
seau 9t ho. noronts in Tho ofico of
turneu 1i, ~ Tn,o;, Ioh,, Ayros NJ noIice
hu,sns s5a,o r,ors Tho g;ri had bcen miss.
@ ,nr;I 10 Sbo w.ns Iocnted bv
~ En,, York huroou MAY II. two
W.. = os,or sho bad ob,oincd employ
nou,S - ,.I,;Id.s ,,,r,o w;th n family
T., IIoIIr,'ooJ caIif
Henrietta admitted that she was glad
TO be PACK hnu was ANXIOUS w. so t,he. ,Je.
nut she h"PpS w pprSuau'' neI i".nr, ~,
To give up MS ,oparco o"s.upis IL ~
ana move ,o LOS Hhg'itS' WHY" s
says II Jus. ,hP P,a't lor e"' WV"
motIon picture "hp'''""S'
Worked -Four DAYS as Nurse
WA. sho Tor, horo ~, A,r;l -
.;,h,, , o's Lra,,.lod,o shc had
sacs @,cn'u' "nS ""r ,,n,o,. go ho, ,,hor had
S,l sSpo ~ h. Nv, Jron. T sron, ,ho hanp tJon
asu 80, h. s.n3 os hnr nu.m IN h,nk
I'll" w., n"" Sors;Gors rGJ ,ho, sbo ;s entitled
Jf ~ s,,,,, Co.. , ,.;n :, oct a bIisb
her in her desired profess ion. She had
sis left when She returned and tells
how she Travelled. from Chicago tn Nee
dies. Calf. where she worked four
days as a waitnpss in the Harvey Sys-
tenn restaurant. without having to pay
her fare.
She told her story to Captain Ayers
in the presence Of Mrs. Butte, who
thastened to police headquarters as soon
as she found that Henrietta had ar
rived. Mt . n. m, in company with
Mary +. Hamilton. policewoman. who
went to Philadelphia to bring the gir
back.
:, ,.;,.,.,,,,
rou' DAYS !" '"'''"e'p'""
Captain Ayers says that the depart
ment had checked up every hour OF hei
| time in the six weeks that have elapsed
since she left home. henrietta sait
that after four days in Philadelphia sh'
went to Chicago and remained at IN
Y. W. G. A. until April 80, when sh'
! took position with the Harvey res
taurant System and was sent by ina
organization to Needles on the oorue'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-25
BEER VS.. BAR IN ARGUMENT
Police Take Hand When Dispute
Becomes Toe" Weiehty

Andrew Ravikz. thirty nine years
old, and Andrew Mari. fifty six years
old, of Cresson street, West Manayunk.
argued last night over who had been
longer in the employ of the Pencoyd
Iron Works.
According to the police. bar of iron
was the best argument put forward by
Marci. while Raviikz. in rebuttal, used
a bottle filed with beer.
The discussion was not settled. Be
fore it ended police interfered They
took the men to st. Timothy's Hos
pital. and later to the Manayunk police
station. Magistrate Price this morn
ing let them off under $500 bal to keep
the peace.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-25
CAN'T AGREE ON TOPIC
Gov. Allen and Gompers to Select
.. Own Ground for Debate g,

Gov. Allen and Gompers to Select
. Own Ground for Debate q,
Washington, May 25.-The joint/de-
bate Of Governon, Henry J. Allen and
Samuel Gompers, scheduled for Car
negie Hall, New York, May 2s, may
prove to be no joint debate at all. The
meeting arranged by Solon Ficldman,
president Of the Press Debate Associ-
alton, Inc, for the express purpose Of
clearing the air on the subject Of
strikes, lockouts and industrial rcla
tions generally. now promises an eve
ming of oratory in which Governor Al.
len and Mr.. Gompers each will talk
upon a topic Of his own choosing.
1t became apparent yesterday, after an
exchange of kilograms between the gov
ernor and Mr. Gompers, that no agree.
mcDt could be reached upon the exact
subject to he debated. Governor Allen
declined to confine himself to. the sub
ject, Shall Strikes and Lockouts Be
Prohibited by Law"