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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-22
Ardmore Baby Burned

Burns received while playing in the
kitchen Of his home at 3l2 West Ian
caster avenue, Ardmore. Monday, re-
suited in the death Of two year old Ed
ward J. McKenty, Jr.. in the Bryn
Mawr Hospital. The child's clothing
is believed to have caught fire from
Goals from the kitchen range while his
mother was at store. When she re.
turned she found him in flames. The
boys father is n shopkeeper.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-22

died yesterday Of pneumonia after a
brief illness, He was for many years
engaged in the manufacture of packing
boxes, but retired three years ago. Mr.!
Orr was an elder of the Presbyterian
Church Of the Evangel and member
of Ocean City Lodge, No. III, f. and
A. NJ, the Ocean City Fishing Club,
Mt. Sinai Lodge, No. 63, l.. Z. of A.;
Keystone Division, No. 16, s. Of T.
The funeral will be held Friday from
his late home.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-22
Burning varnish Furnishes Scare

Burning Varnish Furnishes Scare
A fire scare was caused at 10 O'Clock
today at the Penn Preserving Co. s
plant, on the northwest corner of Mas
cher and Jefferson streets, when sew.
ersl cans Of varnish on the fourth floor,
where painters were at work, took fire
In some unknown manner. The burn.
ing cans OF varnish were thrown from
a window into the yard and a passerby,
seeing the smoke, pulled a fire box.
There was no damage TO the building
and there was nothing for the fremen
to do upon their arrival.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-22
SEA AIR FOR NINE. WAlSKA
Polish Prima Donna to Take Travel
Cure for Voice

New York. Dec. 22.--Is the mys.
terious. illness which suddenly attacked
Nine. Gamma Walska. prima donna. on
the eve of her appearance in "Zaza"
with tho Chicago Opera Co.. one for
which sea voyage and continental
travel will be beneficial?
Madame shut in her beautiful little
home at 1Ol East Ninety fourth street,
would not discuss her illness, her plans,
or "Iasa. nor would she speak of her
millionaire husband, Alexander Smith
Cochrane. Madame would not talk at
all.
According to the passport bureau OF
the New York Custom House, however,
Nine. Walska made application yester-
day for passport to various parts OF
Europe If this application is granted
in Washington it will give her permis
sion to travel in France and England.
There is, however, no report Of a
similar application filed by Mr.. Coch =
ranP
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-22
S.P. C. A. MAKES REPORT
Organization Prosecuted Thirty.one
'' Cases During November

Organization Prosecuted Thirty.ono
" Cases During November
At a meeting of the board of man
ayers of the Pennsylvania Society for
the Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals
held today, Secretary Phillips sub
mitted the following report. covering
operations for the month Of November
1920,
Prosecutions, 81 cases remediedwith ,
out prosecutions, 1851; horses ordered
from labor for various causes, 14l
pads adjusted to prevent rubbing sores,
444; coops for poultry relieved from
overcrowding, 1915; animals moved in
society's ambulances, 80; animals hu
namely killed, 312, Of which So were
horses offered for sale at the various
basaars. .a Jh''. q. 80, ..
At the stockyards our agents in .
spected 701 carloads Of cattle, in which
were found 105 animals disabled and
200 killed In transportation. Cattle or
dered to be fed numbered 135, cattle
wstered, 1875. = j.. e. ,l.ty
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-22
STREET CONTRACTS SIGNED
Mayor Approves Highway Awards
for GRADING and Repairs

Contracts amounting to $56,S45 were
signed this morning by Mayor Moore.
The largest item, $2s, 900, for painting
and cleaning the superstructure of the
Frankford elevated, was awarded to the
Philadelphia Painting Contracting Go.
John McCool 4 Co. were awarded
street grading contracts amounting. to
S8S5O, the operations being on Charles,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-22
Deaths of a Day
John J. Fitzgerald

John J. Fitzgerald. local manager Of
the =, Lorillard Tobacco Co., with Of
fees at 1904 Race street, died suddenly
yesterday afternoon in his home, al
Mount Airy. Paralysis was the cause
of death Mr.. Fitzgerald arose yester-
day in apparent good health and was
with his family when stricken.
Born in Boston in 1865, he was aged
fifty four years. He was an active
member of Holy Cross Church, Mount
Airy; Knights of Columbus. st. Vim
cent de Paul Society and Holy Name
Society.
He il survived by wife and seven
children. William c., 341O North
Twenty second street; Alice J., OH,
s.. Walter A.. OF 219 East Durham
street, and Paul, Vincent, and Mary,
at home.
Funeral services will be held Friday
morning, at 10 o'clock, in Holy Cross
Church, Mount Airy:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-22
Reject Brazilian Moratorium

Rio Janeiro, Dec. 22.-CBy A. P.)-
Proposals that the government estab-
lish a moratorium for four months were
rejected at a meeting Of business men
held under the auspices Of the League
of Commerce here today.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-29

ly equipped stage large enough for
the production of the largest road
shows and making it possible for
Martinsburg to bid for that class of
business. All the necessary intri-
cate machinery for handling the
scenery and drops will be provided.
In front of the stage and below 1t,
will be provided ample space for a
large orchestra. The floor of the
present theatre will be lowered and
the arrangement OF the seats chang
ed slightly. The balcony will be en-
larged and there will be a new and
separate entrance to the balcony.
The lobby will be made particu-
larly attractive, seventeen feet
deep and the entire width of the
theatre, with two box offices to IA
cilitate the service to the public
The present retiring rooms will be
entirely removed from the main
floor and larger dressing rooms and
smoking room will be provided
directly under the lobby with en-.
trance from the foyer.
Every convenience will be provid.
ed and the entire theatre will be
made most attractive In order to
provide Martinsburg with a really
first class play house.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-29
SENATOR JOHNSON WILL ASK RECOUNT
ON, J. REPUBLICAN PRIMARY VOTE

come to grips on the same day with
both Johnson and Major General
Wood at the Indiana state conven-
ton.
AS sort OF preliminary. Wood
and Johnson will match their
strength Monday in Maryland, on
which day the statewide primaries
will be held. Johnson has swept
across the state in a whirl-wind
stumping tour and on Saturday, Sen
ator William E. Borah, OF Idaho,
will wind up the Johnson cam
paign in that bailiwick by speech
at Baltimore.
The main centers of Republican
hewever, are further
west. The three cornered fight in
Indiana has been, and still is, of the
no quarter kind, and when the
smoke of the state convention
clears next Tuesday there will be
one or two candidates. missing. In
Republican circles It is felt that
Senator Hardings candidacy will
receive its crucial test on that day,
and he will enter the fray some
what handicapped by the small ma
jority obtained by him over the
field In his own state, Ohio, as re
veaIed by the count Of yesterday.
Harding Gets 40
Columbus, O., April 29.-The final
count will show the 48 delegates go
ing to the Chicago convention align
ed as Harding 40; Wood. 8.
According to unofficial returns
Senator Harding will have three
out of the four delegates at large.
Present indications are that this
national chairman, II. NJ Daugher
ty, has been defeated by w. II.
Boyd, of Cleveland.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-29
APOLLO THEATRE IS RU SHING PLANS
FOR THOROUGHLY MODERN PLAY HOUSE;
SEATING CAPACITY WILL Be INCREASED
Provision Will Be Made For Big Road Shows BY Addition
Of Large Stage-Large Lobby And Many Other
improvement IS Planned.

A thoroughly modern theatre that
will be a credit to Martinsburg is
being planned by Manager John
Thorn of the Apollo Theatre. This
has been under consideration for
several months and the first step
toward its realization came when
Mr.. H. ?. Thorn bought the Schleuss
property in the rear OF the Apollo
Theatre. The destruction by fire of
theSCentral Opera House, yesterday
morning, has caused them to speed
up their plans so that the city will
not long be without adequate play
house facilities both for motion pic
lures and road shows. A we'll
known architect, specializing in the
atre architecture, will rush the prep
aration Of the necessary plans to
increase the seating capacity Of the
theatre to accommodate 1000 and
provide for a stage measuring
about so by SO feet. There will be
no interruption to the usual motion
picture program of the Apollo.
Work will probably be started with.
in the next ten days.
Immediately in the rear of the
present theatre, on the Schleuss lot,
will be built large and complete.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-29
ENGINEERS BAND
WILL RETURN HERE
FOR 3 MORE DAYS
And Big Baseball Benefit
Dance To Be Held Monday
Niqht.

DR.. G. p. Morrison. president o.
the Martinsburg Base Ball Club
and the local U. S. Army recruitin
station, this morning announced
that the famous 9Th U. f. Engi.
neers band. which spent some days
in Martinsburg early In the month,
will return to the city on recruiting
duty Sunday and remain until Tues.
day evening. The band will arrive
from Elkins and Tuesday night
ieave for their post at Camp Hum.
phreys. Va. The boys will be in
charge of Major Pittman and Lieu
tenant Vega. musical director.
This news will be received with
great pleasure by Martinsburg peo-
pie. who certainly enjoyed the de.
lightful open-air concerts given ny
the organization when in this city
some time ago, particularly the con-
certs given at the old Centrai op'
era House.
Most likely the band will give an
open air sacred concert Sunday aft
ernoon or evening and on Monday
night they will play for benefit
base ball club dance to be held on
the second floor of Thornwood Hall
officers of the club and their wives
will have charge OF the dance and
Miss Alice Shoemaker again has
kindly consented 10 be floor manag-
er. At the same time Manager Will
liam Louden, who is to arrive In
Martinsburg Saturday will be pres
ent, and it is not unlikely that one
or more of the bali players will be
here, although they will not be re-
quired to report until Wednesday
At "Pep" Luncheon
Tuesday evening the band will
play at the Pep" Committee lun-
cheon on the second floor Of Thorn
wood Hall. On this occasion the
wives and sweethearts OF the com
mittee and their guests will be
present, and everything is being
done TO make 1t memorable affair
The speaker will be Congressman
James T. Beggs, OF Ohio, a most
eloquent gentleman who needs nc
introduction to Martinsburg aud
fence. having been here before.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-29
REPUDIATES
CONFESSIONS
fRy international News service.l


Pontiac. Mich, April 29.-Anson
Best, the 22-year-old Flint. Mich,
youth. who Wednesday confessed
that he killed pretty Vera Schneid
er, telephone girl, who was murder
ed last Sunday night at "the girls
own request" and who today de-
clared that his first confession was
untrue and that he killed the girl
because she threatened to have him
arrested, at noon today repudiated
all former stories told by him and
declared he had never seen Vera
until he saw her dead body at the
scene OF the killing. and that he
was frightened into making the
confessions and statements hereto
fore given by him to county authorit-
tiles, following the reputation of
the confessions, announced that
they believe they have sufficient
circumstantial evidence TO confident
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-29
UNITED STATES SENDS ARM0RED TANKS
TO PROTECT MEXICAN BORDER CITIES
BECAUSE OF THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION
While Cruisers Are Posted long Mexican Coast For Pro-
lection Of Foreigners All Steps Being Taken
To Avoid Clash.

the United States cruisers Tacoms
and Niagara at Guatemala City
during the revolt which overthrow
President CABRERA Is being with
drawn It was announced today. One
half Of the marines at the legation
have already been withdrawn indi
eating that conditions quiet are be-
ing restored.
Tobasco RevoIts
Washington, April 29.-Don Car
los Green, governor OF the Mexican
state OF Tabasco, has declared In
favor OF the Sonora revolution, ac-
cording to information reaching
the Sonora agency here today.
Green, who is the descendant Of an
American, has been in revolt aga
inst the Carranza government for
some time but had not previously
endorsed the Sonora revolution.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-29
r. X. SUBWAY
SURELY COMING

While those having the matter in
charge are not ready to make pub
lie details, It is understood that the
subway beneath the Baltimore and
Ohio on North Queen street is rap
idly nearing concrete action, Balti-
more and Ohio officials were here
yesterday comforting with local au
thorities and town officials feel as.
sured that it will materialize in the
very near future. The only state
ments that could be secured were
shat the prospects were exceeding
~ bright. The question OF subway
has long been agitating the resi-
dents Of north Martinsburg and al
who have occasion to use the Queen
street thoroughfare.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-29

San Antonio, April 29.-Six ar
mored tanks, carrying machine guns
were ordered sent today from Ell
Paso to Columbus, New Mexico and
Nogales, Arizona, by Major General
Joseph S. Dickman, commander OF
the Southern Department. Each of
these towns, which are on the Dor
der between the United States and
Sonora, will get three tanks. Re
ports from revolutionary sources
indicate there Is likelihood OF
fighting by revolutionists and feder-
ais between both Nogales and Co
lumbus.
Cruiser At Tampico
Washington, April 29.-The Unit
ed States cruiser Sacramento has
reached Tampieo and is prepared
to offer protection TO Americans
there in the event OF the revolution
endangering them, according 10 in
formation to the state department
today through official channels.
Looting has been reported in AL
varado. south OF Vera Cruz, where
federal troops and rebels are un-
derstood TO be fighting and much
banditry is reported In the vicinity
OF Vera Cruz, Bandits are also re-
ported active near Guadelajara,
having attacked the power plant
there.
Railroad and telegraph communi-
cation between Jaurez and Chihua-
hua City and telegraph communica-
ton at Chihuahua City has been
cut off. Trains leaving Jaurez have
had to return because the lines
have been held by rebels.
Six hundred federal troops have
arrived at Vera Cruz.
The navy department. today re-
ceived a report that the U. s. S.
NcCauley arrived at Topoiobampo
and the q. s. S. Salem arrived at
Mazatlan on April 81. No reports
were made on conditionos by the
commanders Of the vessels.
Marines Are Withdrawn
Washington. April 29.-The lega.
ton guard of marines landed from
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-29
THINK BANK ROBBER
SUSPECTS MAY Be
AUTOMOBILE THIEVES
Washington Police Grill Men
$500 No Additional Clues.

Charles Roschi and T. V. Henkel,
the two New Workers who were ar
rested at Elkton. Md, Tuesday noon
with Herbert Parks and George
Ashton, OF Washington, chauffeurs.
we're taken to Baltimore Wednesday
night. for grilling by the police with
reference to auto thefts In Balti-
more and Philadelphia.
Although the word of the Sandy
Spring bank officials has cleared
the four of suspected implication in
the Sandy Spring bank robbery and
murder. when the former failed to
identify them as the gunner, they
were held on evidence produced by
Detectives Bradley and Doughterty
of the Baltimore police force,
It is believed the two New York
ers are In league with Phiiadel-
phia auto dealer and that together
they are responsible for auto thefts
in the vicinity of Philadelphia.
Armed with more photograph
from the Baltimore rogues gallery,
Baltimore detectives returned to
Sandy Spring yesterday in the hope
that the robbers victims might rec
ognize the bandits OF Mondays
crime.
Alfred J. Melcher. manager Of the
Service Garage at 1912 Il. street
northwest, where Roschi and Hen
KEEL visited last Sunday In their
search for chauffeurs for the New
York trip, said Wednesday he did
not believe any of the four arroM-
ed at Elkton could have been I'M
plicated In the Sandy Spring case.
"Roschi and Henkel came to the
garage Sunday and asked for two
chauffeurs," he said. "Roschi said
he had a Stutz and Hudson at
Baltimore and he also mentioned
something about an Oakland.
II understand both Roscht and
Henkel were arrested In Baltimore
Friday, charged with driving car
which they did not own. Both were
released on $1,000 bail for appear
ance May 3.
Monday morning the two Wash
ington boys, Parks and Ashton
came TO me looking for jobs.
! LDlu tOem Ol INOSCul, anu tHcy
agreed to take the jobs. each to get
$3.50 for the trip. When Roschi
and Henkei appeared shortly before
II the four went out together, sup
posedly to take the electric cars tt
Baltimore.
"Roschi has been here at leas
twice before and upon one occasior
was driving cars through, said tt
have been purchased south Of
Washington. I did not see the cars
mentioned this time, however, and
do not think they were in Washing
| ton.
Inhabitants of the little Quaker
village of Sandy Spring continued
throughout Wednesday to scour the
countryside for clues which might
set them on the bandits trail. The
excitement of Tuesday, which ex
pressed itself in nervous tension
over the community following IT
the wake Of Mondays crime, had
subsidized somewhat, the cry OF the
villagers for the blood of Director
IIalowell's slayer had gradually
changed to a desire for court pun
! ishment for the gunner"
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-29
BUILD THEATRE
WORTH SI5O,OOO

This afternoon Mr.. Walter J.
Lambert. owner of the old Central
Opera House. destroyed early Wed
nesday morning by fire, stated that
he had declined several fattering
offers to purchase the site. He re-
iterated his previous declaration
that he would rebuild and further
stated that the new opera house
would be a $4,000 affair and com
pIete in every respect. 1t will re-
qulre some days to work out details.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-29
STRIKE CAUSES
CABINET CALL

(By international News Service')
London, April ga meeting of the
cabinet was called today to consid-
or the serious situation arising
from the threatened general strike.
Measures to meet an emergency
were discussed.
The general federation of labor
met in secret session while the cab
met was meeting. The session was
given to debating the proposition of
ordering a general strike of dock
workers, metal workers, miners and
all public service employees to back
up the railway mems demand for
the naturalization of railroads.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-29
HARD COAL MEN
NOT SATISFIED
BY International News Service.)

New York, April "a strike of
mine workers In the anthracite
fields doomed today as a result of
the refusal of compromise Of fif-
teen per cent wage increases by the
gneral scale committee of the Unit
cd Mine works. here with operators
on a new working agreement. Lead
ers OF the miners declared their ne
gotiations had come to crisis and
threaten a "break" unless tho oper-
ators Immediately revise their offer.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-29
(By International News Service.)


New York, April Ex-senator HI
ram Johnson will formally demand
a recount Of the votes cast in Tues
days New Jersey primary, 1t was
announced here today at Johnson's
eastern headquarters. Angus Nc
Sween, his campaign manager, con-
suited legal authorities this morn
ing and later said that he would
ask that a custodian be appointed
to take charge OF the ballot boxes.
With nearly all of the returns in
today 1t appears that General Wood
has been returned a certain winner
by several hundred votes. The
cioseness OF the race, however, and
the reports received from Johnson's
supporters In certain sections of
the state that frauds had been per-
petrated moved the Johnson east
ern forces to take action.
Camden county is especially sus-
pected by the Californian's friends
General Wood piled up great ma
jority In that district, due, it is al
legged by Johnson's adherents to
machine methods" and political
trickery.
Big Battle Tuesday
Washington, April 29.-Two can
didates, Herbert Hoover and Sena-
tor Warren J. Harding, next Tues
day will reach a decisive state in
their respective battle for the Re-
publican nomination at Chicago. &C
cording to non-partisan opinion
here.
Hoover and Senator Hiram john
son will fight it out in the primar-
les Of their native state OF Califor-
mia while Senator Harding will
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-29
"WKITE TSARITA"
RISES IN RUSSIA
TO WORRY SOVIET
BoIos Offer Million RubIes For
Russ loan OF Arc.
(ey International News service)

Wy SSh NiSGsJ
London, April ga Russian
Joan Of Arc has risen in Western
Siberia, gathered considerable
strength and is proving exceeding.
ly troublesome to the soviet govern.
ment, according to advices reaching
London. The newcomer calls her.
self the white tsarita" and claims
to be a great granddaughter of Alex
ander, who reigned from @1S01 To
1925. Like the famous French
maid of ORLEANS, the white tsari.
ia" dresses In white. Her troops
are also clad in white. Her head.
quarters are Kirgan. The Omsk
government is reported to have
placed a price Of one million rubles
on her head.
New Menace Arises
London, April 29.-The practical
peace with the allies almost with.
in grasp, a new menace has arisen
to confront soviet Russia and keep
her armies busy in many parts of
the old empire. A renewal Of war
wrangles which have kept her In a
ferment for the last year either is
in progress or is threatened from
several sources.
Continuing their great offensive
begun Sunday, the Poles have bit
ten deeply into the red lines and
today's dispatches declare they
have ca tured Ovrtch, so miles
north and east Of Jitomir, which the
Poles occupied yesterday. Korsten
and smaller towns also were occu.
pied by the Poles in the course of
their advance.
Japs Land Troops
London, April 29.-Japanese ma
rines have been landed at Alexan.
drovosk, according to a Central
News dispatch from Toxic today
They will attempt to reach Nikolo
vevsk where red Russian forces
have overcome the Japanese garri.
son.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-29
OPENS STRAND
THIS EVENING

AS announced elsewhere in this
paper in a special advertisement
Mr.. A. c. Irons. former manager q
Central Opera House, will open up
the Strand Theatre. North Queen
street, tonight, having secured the
same from the Messrs. Thorn, OF
the Apollo, who leased the building
some months ago. The many friends
of Mr.. Irons will be glad to learn
that he is not entirely out Of the
moving picture game.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-29
REAL PAVING
WORK STARTED

The first real street paving Is
now in progress. This morning East
Burke street. between Water and
Swartz streets, was roped off and
the work of paving begun. No hill
In the city Is more Travelled than
Burke street hill and that stretch
beneath the Baltimore and Ohio
overhead bridge is certainly "a
good place to make a start,