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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-24
CONNECTICUT e.. o. p.
NAY Urge SUFFRAGE

New Haven. Conn, March - --p Rv
a, +, l-ThC Ropuh,iran state conven o
ton in session hPrc today 10 namc
fourteen delegates to tho national con
veution Of the party also had before il
resolution urging Governor Marcu.
~. Iloromb "a call y sncrial session
OF the Legislature to act on the fed
oral suffrage amendment The gov.
Prnor. who is n Republican. has on ~pv.
Cral occasions refused 10 call an pmnr
EPncr session 10 take up this question
Suffrage leaders at the convention
expressed olation today over tho action
Of the resolutions committee last night
IN voting 10 submit sucn resolution
tO the convention.
Governor IIolcomh. in his recent re
fusnl to call tho Legislature in session
declared that such meeting could hp
called only in case Of - special Cmpr
gency,' He said he did not consider
that such situation was created "by
the desire Of number Of individuals
IN have the General Assembly vote on
the amendment, "
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NEGRO METHOD|STS
OPEN SESSION HERE
Delaware Annual Conference
Meets in East Calvary Church.
Re-eIect Old Officers
OREGON BISHOP PRESIDES

A large attendance Of visiting clergy
men, laymen and their wives marked
the opening today Of the fifty seventh
session of the Delaware Annual Confer
ence at the East Calvary Methodist
Church, Broad and Fitzwater streets,
the largest negro church in the city.
Bishop Hughes, of Portland, Ore.
presided, in place Of Bishop Berry, OF
the Philadelphia district, who has juris
diCtion in the Delaware Conference.
Following the opening prayer exer-
cises, there was the administration OF
the Lords Supper. The conference off
GERS were elected. They are: The Rev.
j. NJ. Dickinson, Salisbury, Md, sec
retary the Rev. e. o. Parker, Princess
Anne. Nd, statistical secretary, and
the Rev. w. J. Helm, Snow Hill, Nd,
treasurer.
A memorial service followed the
organization of officers. in which tributes
were paid to deceased members of the
conference who have died during the
last year. They were the Rev. D. A.
Rideout, Marion. Md. Rev. John Yves
ley Whartern, Oriole. Md. and Bishop
Alex Priestly Camphor, a missionary
bishop of Liberia, Africa. The departed
.brethern were all negroes.
The Rev. j.. II. Murdock. secretary
of the Centenary area, made brief
address in the interest of the centenary
movement which has become a great
work in the Methodist Church for
church extension to foreign fields.
A financial report was read by the
Rev. John krantz, an officer Of the
preachers permanent fund. From q
fund of S11 900 invested by the minis
ters of the conference. 1894 91 has been
earned for the fiscal year.
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"a DIVORCES GRANTED

Court Of Common Pleas No. 8 today
granted fiual DEGREES of divorce to the
RAY Piatowskv from Milton Pletowsiyti
ida virginia, Hsnseil from Charles Ken
A'fsSn Eva Aiics styel from william Henry Ben
"Ss sarah ran oresnwaGa from william Green
Lula O Yquqs from william. 4; :, Y9gng; % GI;y
Fannie Bodeh from John G. Bodek'
Rogs O'Nen from Louis ONel
Rertha I.ehn from William a. Lem. At.
Joseph George sperry, 3D.. from ElIEaoe'n
" Laura J v.ncsn, from William r Vim
cent ,,,,,, - roL,sor
Arthur Evans from LILLIAN Evans -
Bervi r. Vernon Ludwis from Norman pe
Forest Ludwlg
Anna Miller from Glenn Miller,
Richard y TeTplin from Sara Templlh'
Annie & SrVdFr from Stewart SnydsI,
frances NJ Kelley from William j hel'ey'
Alexander Clark rom Margaret Clarh,
ElmIra Dougherty from Charles Dough
eTty ,s - prrsr,,
Andrew John Bauer from Sarah r ba.eI
Eleanor NJ. MerDrier from Edward a, MeI
brier Marie
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HE THRILLS WITH DO, RE, ME-,
BUT KISSES THRILLE7,H NOT
Dexter KimbaH. l3, Star So
prUo, Says He's Not Neru-
Gus, but When 10 Comes to
Osculating-Nihil Faciens
In Second Year Of High School,
Youth Shows Extraordinary
Intelligence-WW Sing at
Wananakers Tomorrow

Dexter Kimball. of Ithaca. New
York, is the irresistible genius of the
National Conference of Music Super
visors. which is being held here in Phil
adelphis.
He's a regular chap. and like most
of the fellows who are pursued by COM
plimenting ladies, he tries to dodge
them. He cannot help the fact that he
is intelligent. good looking and owns a
charming voice. and he doesn't mind
people saying pleasant things-in rea-
son; but when the ladies take advan-
tage Of his thirteen years to add an
embrace to their compliments-well, he
lodges.
II just beat it," says Dexter, who
is the son of Professor and Mrs. ID. 5.
Kimball, of Cornell University.
The boy is here to show the conference
what training in the public school will
do in developing a natural voice. He
has been singing for the last couple of
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MUSICIAN ASSA|LS
! normal SCHOOLS
D. r. Cebbart Says They Fail
to Fill Needs OF Culture
and Instruction
CITES LACK OF Vl0LlNlSTS

The inadcQuacy of normal schools OF
The country in meeting the needs Of the
student as regards culture and real
education wns scored today by u. K.
Gebbart. director Of music Of the George
Peabody College for Teachers. Nash e
vile. Tenn. in an address before the
national conference Of music supervisors
in the Bellevue Stratford.
The average student Of tho normal
school or teachers college has never
heard an orchestra play. nor has he
heard an onera, an orRtorio or can b
tata," said Mr.. Gcbbsrt.
"In this day Of the domination ot
The 'movics' and vaudeville they have
not even had the opportunity of hear
ing even good musical show. Ihe
graduate pianist can play only the
pieces which he has learned for com
mpncement. or ragtime or jazz. Vocal
lists know only the most insipid songs
"Niolinists-well. in tho South we
don't have them. Personality is strange
" lacking in schools for teachers.
The public dance hall and cabaret
has superseded the private ball. The
exclusive social organiza tions which re-
uuired good family manners and taste
for entrer no longer exists. No re-
0UlTfHPntN PNlNI now II OuN hu- h'h'y
or appears 10 have money no other
requirement. for entrance into modern
social circles is required than an abil-
ity to wear the most ridiculous fashions
in clothes or to chew gum at the rate
of twenty chews per second. to smoke
cigarettes anywhere and to talk loudly.
Rudeness is the fashion.
I'VE cannot expect politeuess to form
part Of the entering students make
up. This is particularly true Of the
city bred boy or girl The country
cousin is little slow ut first. but he
learns rapidly. Culture is not to be ex-
pected, nor is il found. Their teachers
have lacked this through no fault OF
theirs. They have lacked the oppor-
tuuity aud have got nothing from the
college or normal school except what
was in the textbook.
Frank +. Percival. director OF music
IN the Sioux City High School, pleaded
for Americanization of musical organi-
zations. Miss Mabelle Glenn, super
visor at the Normal School at Bloom >
ington. H.. advocated CO. operation Of
the orchcstras of the movie theatres
with the public school orchestras in
making good music popular.
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Housing Problem
Tackled By Mayor
Continued from Page Ono

Continued from Fago Ono
We are looking about and buying land
in Ardmorc and in the immediate vi
cinity. We found. when we started
out. that some property owners kited
the price on us. We have left them
severely alone, and are only paying
what we think to be fair prices for our
ground. Incidentally, the cxorbitant
prices asked are beginning to come down
now that our attitude on the price
question is known.
'"Then we are going to 90 to build :
ers and have them build for us. If,
owing to the high cost Of materials the
builders cannot finance the thing them =
selves, we will finance them.
Homes Of Artistic Design
80 far SO good. IL Is important in
this connection that the new houses do
not mar in any way the sites they oc =
cupy or the countryside. They will be
Of most artistic design, Of FIVE, six and
seven rooms and bath. They will be so
designed that they will not depreciate
property in their vicinity. They must
be an artistic asset.
Furthermore. we are going 10 be
| careful not to erect any houses that will
not be in keeping with the rural char
actor of the Main Line. That must be
preserved at all costs. And ! may say
here that IL we cannot obtain enough
land near Ardmore we will 90 some dis
tance away and carry our employees to
the plant in buses.
eve will not attempt to develop the
lald in huge blocks, as the government
so successfully did. We will, instead.
buy small plots here, there and every
where and improve each with few
dwellings Of the type have described.
We may even erect an apartment house
or two-in a suitable neighborhood, of
course.
1--WE have not vet figured what the
rents will be. There will be nothing
given away That would not be fair
to builders and others. And there must
be fair but moderate return upon the
capital invested.
Streets May Be Built
IAN the houses will be modern, at
tractive and honey II necessary, we
will build streets. lay sewers and other
pipes and sidewalks. There is more land
than is needed in this section. not
enough houses. We will try to balance
things up bit. No houses will be torn
down to make room for these new
homes. We need all the houses we
have"
Alfred NJ. Collins, head Of the Civic
Association at Ardmore. said Every.
where along the Main Line the move
! ment is under way to provide houses
suitable for persons Of moderate means,
and for workingmen. All sorts Of houses
are very scarce, land is high in price,
and the tendency is to put up the cheap
est sort of development that will pay
the largest return.
"This we will combat. Rows OF
houses are entirely out Of place, and un-
necessary. We want houses that will
be part of the general rural atmos-
phere.'
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CIVIL SERVICE FOR VENTN0F
Charges Of Police In Politics to BE
Probed by Council

Atlantic City. March 24.-Charges
made by Ralph Brooks, member OF the
Board of Assessors and former Council =
man. that the police and fire depart
ments of Nentnor City are impregnated
by politics will be Investigated and made
the basis Of complete reorganization
of both branches if the allegations are
corroborated. Nentnor councilmen an
nounced yesterday.
Adoption of the state civil service sys-
TEN for the qualification of employees oi
both the police and fire services is ia
vored by many large taxpayers in Vent
nor and probably will be approved by
Council. regardless Of the reorganiza
ton, which Is in charge OF Mayor
Charles II. Godfrey.
William Sprague, chief Of police fol
Ventnor, asserted the police and FIRE de .
partments are equally free from po-
litical domination.
Powdermen Increasing Output
Paulsboro, n. j., March 24.-Ssy-
pral departments at the plant of the
du Pont Powder Co. in Gibbstown,
which have been running on an eight
hour day schedule for some time, have
been placed on a ten and twelve hour
Il day schedule. An increase in the
demand for the products is said to be
the cause.
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DeLalUdre Is yOckeying
With Suffrage Issue
Continued from rnge One

Continued from rnse One
aged. United States Senator Ball has
left for Washington. accompanied by
Congressman Caleb r. Layton. Neither
of them apparently accomplished any
thing. They delivered their message
from Chairman Hays TO the Republican
legislators. made their bow and then
hit the trail for the Capitol
There is no doubt that under the
new condition lthe fight against the
governor. and without any definite de
cisiou yet reached on the school code
ratification is on a see saw and in dan
ger Of defeat. But there are situations
about which the general public is ig-
rorant which will be utilized. j am
informed when the proper time comes
n the benefit of the ratification move
mcnt.
II is noteworthy that the governors s
message attracted very little attention.
His Sussex constituents are still
strongly antagonistic 10 his taking title
as a Moses leading suffrage TO victory
and also to him as delegate to the
national Republican convention. A re-
arrangement of party lines on suffrage,
il is predicted, will drop the governor
gently outside the breastworks. and
other leadership will guide the suffrage
banner 70 victory
In this connection it is significant
that former United States Senator J
Frank Alice today received telegram
from some Of his former colleagues in
tho Senate at Washington urging him
n take hold of the situation in Dover
in the interests of the national Repub
lican party and put ratification across
Senators Curtis. Smoot. Jones. Nelson
and others signed II.
Senator Alice publicly announced
his retirement from active politics two
months ago, but this summons would
indicate that the national authorities
are keenIy alive 10 the situation in
Delaware and regard Senator Alice as
the magician who can bring order out
Of chaos Senator Alice and Governor
Townsend had long conference last
night. This morning it was again con &.
tinued with several other Republicans
in attendance but its results were not
made public
The Democratic party is fighting with
tooth and talon 10 devise some scheme
10 defeat ratification Withnut incurring
the obloquy Of such a rOur. 4 refer
endum is the latest Senator Gormlev
of Wilmington bitter -rndpr anti .
Sufragist, has introduced a bill Tor n
referendum 90 any national constitu
tioual amendment before il is submitted
10 the Legislature" for approval or re-
lection. lt did not mention suffrage.
but the intent was plain
The measure does not atlrarr much
attention, as IL has twice in recent
Years been defeated in thp Legislature.
ResideS such 40 evasivr proceeding IL
tantamount 10 IN attempt to defeat
suffrage, and tho referendum j a Demo
cratic dodge
All the lutimations that there were
10 he raucuscS on suffrage whose ac.
tion would b" binding have, as antici -
psted never matPriali2od Such n
thing in tho prosout coudirion Of the
legislauv" mind would b. impossibIe
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-24
PENN MAY TRAIN SOLDIERS
Course and Chair in Military Trans
port Considered likely

The University of Pennsylvania may
establish the first chair in military
transport in an American college.
The project has been taken UP by the
War Department upon specifications
submitted by DR.. Emory Richard John
son, professor of transportation and
commerce at the University. and has
received the approval of the War Col
lege.
Brgsder General Frank r. Hines.
chief of the army transport service, ia e
vors the project, and the matter of
establishing the chair rests upon wheth =
er or not the transport division as con
stituted remains as a permanent organ =
ization or is relagated to its former
peacetime basis.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-24
rooAvs MARRIAGE LICENSES

Edward Fuchs, Jr Brookiyn, y" and
Rose T.. Hampton. Sew York city.
Maxwell Goldbergcr, l8i4 French ST. and
Goldic Ruderman Eikns PARK "a; ,,,,,
Eric Robinson. PNl'ShuIgh, Pa and Mil
cent N c9mLey. r.,,s,6urgh, Pa: and
Esther VI Glover. 321s kip 81.
sherwood COttnan. l729 y. goth st. and
sarah wilkinson 2HI2 Sharswood ST.
Frank Kroft, a5o7 y. 10th ST" and Laura
Georas ". Davis, Jr, SOI2 Hazel ave, and
virginia II, Barr, 57ai Hazel ave-,
Andrew ". SsbTng Mt Pocono. Pa and
Margaret Condy, l4a8 y, Howard IT.
Jacob NJ Reisman, i23 y. Redheld St. ana
Tiule 0lllls 82h Porter ST.
Joseph KendiE, 20ls Passyunk ave, and
Helen a. NJ Selenthin, 1892 Wolf 81.
Israel bernstein, 1856 Kensington ave, and
sarah WNsberg 3aG2 Parrish st.
James @. Mitchell, 207 n. 10th ST., and Mary
Lore, Rl0 ~. nth ~,
Forrest ". Phillips. Milton. Pa, and Kath'
ryn q. Hopp. MIttlinhuTg, Pa.
John W Wright, Jr. i068 HavsTfoTd ave.
and Florence ~ , undorE, 1881 ", 93d st.
william g. Carter COatcsvlle, Pa, and
Maria E. Parker, 3223 Woodland ave.
| Louis r. Meta, 27Os f. Indiana ave. ant
| Violet NJ De Hart, 500 Fitzwater st,
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SEARCH FOR ILLEGAL RUM
Federal Agents viii Seize All Liquor
Rouuht Since July

A systematic search is being made
of all storage houses by prohibition
agents for liquor which was purchased
after last July ].
All such liquor will be seized. accord
ing to Leo A: Crossen, chief federal
ing the last few days one mans pri-
vate stock, valued at nearly $50, 900,
was taken. Stocks which have been
pIaced in burglar proof vaults are in
inst as much danger as those which
reposc on a cellar shelf.
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PREACHER APPEALS
FOR LABOR PEACE
Honest Days Work and Fair
Living Wage Urged by
Father Mulry
PLEA FOR CLEAN LIVING

l.abor's duty to capital is to give an
honest days work without loating and
shirking. declared the Rev. Joseph \.
Mulry. noon Lenteu preacher today
at 81. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church.
Fourth street and Willing's alley.
Father Mulry said that capitals duty
toward labor is to give n living wage
that will enable the worker to maintain
q comfortable home. educate his chill
dren and put something away for the
proverbial rainy day"
The Rev. George A. Barton. of Bryn
Mawr. spoke at Christ Church.
IF We would represent God as He
really is" he said. I'VE must be hon
est and upright among our fellowmen.
and II we lead the sort of lives God :
fearing people should lead. God will
sec Himself iuirrored in our lives.
Men like Washington were great for
themselves so are authors and poets
and painters, but the greatest deed we
can do and the greatest life We can
lead is ap ure, Christian life. IL is
possible for all to live so that we eau
really magnify God in all His glory"
The necessity for clearer vision of
Sod was pointed out by the Rev. II. D:
Norwood. rector Of st. Paul's Memorial
Protestant Episcopal Church. of Nor
wood, in n sermon today at the noon
service in St. Stephens Church.
He said there were too many artif
cial things in connection with present
Gay worship and that many held a
wrong theory concerning standardized
sacramental acts.
I'VE have thought Of God as power
who responds to a combination Of So
called good sense and a jingle of silver
pieces in our nation wide campaign, I"
he said. up to the present time we
have been hampered in seeing things
In the proper light through jealousies,
hatred. ambitions and many other
things"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-24
THINK THIEVES COOPERATE
Philadelphia and New York syndt-
Gates Suspected by Police

Evidence that robbers of this city are
co operating with a gang in New York
was brought to light today when word
was received here Of the recovery OF
several cases Of silk hosiery valued at
$40 900 The hosiery was part of a
SEQ 900 shipment to New York from
Philadelphia.
The police believe local thieves man
age to keep in touch with shipments ot
rerions kinds OF goods and notify their
co. workers in New York of the desti =
nation.
The hosiery was taken from a motor
t.nck in New York while the driver was
in A restaurant, aud was found in g
aelIar Of the dry goods establishment
of Jacob Hurwitz. Hurwitz and Sam
UaI Smolowitz. a salesman, were ar
rssted, They were charged with receiv-
ing stolen goods.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-24
CITY DETECTIVES ON TRIAL
Defense Charges Lawyer Threatened
to "Get" One

An allegation that Isadore Stern,
lawyer and former state representative,
had made threats to get" one of two
detectives on trial before Judge Me-
Cullen was made today by William A.
Gray. defense counsel.
Gray said he could prove his asser =
ton against Stern, but the court up
held Assistant District Attorney Maurer
who contended Gray's statement was ir-
relevant. The detectives who are on trial
for alleged conspiracy and extortion
are Jacob Gomborrow and Thomas Nc
Oullough. -
Gray alleged that Stern had made
threats against Gomborrow. The city
sleuths are accused of accepting money
from Alexander Leof, a lgrocer, in
settlement OF a case in which Leof was
arrested for the alleged theft of coffee.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-24
LUMBER FALLS; THREE HURT
Men Injured Unloading Wood at
Schwartz Wheel Plant

Three men were seriously injured yes
terday when caught in a pile OF fall
ing lumber at the Schwartz Wheel Co. s
plant, Margaret street and the Penn
sylvania Railroad. The injured who
were taken to the Frankford Hospital,
are:
Edward Sarch. sixty one years old,
1902 Griscom street; broken leg and
hip.
Charles Brooks. sixty nine years,
4616 Ditman street; fractured skull.
Charles Young, forty eight years.
Camden. y. J. : fractured leg.
The men were unloading a pile OF
lumber from a freight car in a siding.
They had piled the lumber about thirty
feet high and were on top when the
pile collapsed. Workmen at the plant
extricated them and sent them to the
hospital.
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He Liked Peanuts; Goes to Jail

No circus elephant ever was more
fond Of peanuts than John sharp, a
negro. " Patton street near Wharton,
according 10 the police A Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad special officer last
night saw Sharp Juggling a heavy bag
from a freight yard at Thirty sixth and
Jackson streets. Investigation showed
the bag was filled with 'goobers, al
lcgpd 10 have been taken from n freight
car Magistrate DOugherty, at the
Twentieth and Federal streets station,
sent the negro TO Jail for thirty days.
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years and. recently has received private
instruction from his school music teach
er.
In addition to, the voice, which Is a
clear soprano with F sharp as its top
limit, Dexter has an intelligence above
the ordinary. He is in his second year
of high school Dexter will sing in
Egyptian Hall, Wanamaker's tomorrow
afternoon at a concert at which Hans
Kinder, cellist, and Robert Braun,
pianist, will play.
Nervous? "Never scared says Dex-
ter briefly. Il guess it's just natural
for me not to get nervous"
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that you will receive, and which is SO
terribly inadequate for man with a
family Of Ave or six cbildren--sonne Of
whom are going to school or maybe
even TO coilege--while tho wife and
mother of the family pinches and
struggles in vain effort TO meet the
almost overwhelming expenses.
"I wish that these facts and prospects
would be realized by the laymen OF
Philadelphia 20 that the ministers who
made our wonderful centenary campaign
such a success might at least be given
a salary that will afford them a decent
living and give them adequate support. /"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-24
GROUP HEALTH ACTIVITIES
State Director Would Coordinate
Mark Of. Several Agencies

Harrisburg. March 24.-Coionel ia .
I'D Martin. director of the State
Health Department, plans to group the
d;rsction Of the more than 100 tubercu
iosis dispensaries. child welfare, heaith,
sdncation and medical inspection ot
schools under one head.
The merger Is understood to be part
of the proposed reorganization plan.
Medical inspection work is organized
now in virtually every district in the
state. 1t is planned TO bring the medical
inspection among school children in close
touch with the bureau which DR..
Thomas f. Finegan. superintendent oi
nmblic instruction. plans TO establish.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-24
DRIVER HELD IN DEATH

William Berger. twenty eight years
old. Lehigh avenue near Twenty fourth
street was held without bail to await
the action Of the Coroner by Magis =
trate DOugherty in the Fifteenth street
and Snyder avenue station house today.
Berger was operating an automobile
which struck and killed Rosie SaviganO.
two years old, 2400 South Garnet street.
The accident occurred near the child s
home Yesterday afternoon.