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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-24

work. Right is might and In tn. end
will prevail The great masses of this
city are with you"
Edwin a. Friclte: "You are the
only man we ever had to run our affairs
straight. Rest assured the people are
with you stronger than ever. Drive
them all out. DO not have any OF them
antagonistic to your program OF pro-
grcssiveness. You are right. We are
all with you"
Emily Soils Cohen: MAY not con-
gratulate you and thank you for your
brave stand in defense Of the city? IL
gives us hope"
Former City Solicitor James Alcorn:
II want to be counted among the citi-
zens who approve of your course In
vetoing the items of the appropriation
bill, which were criminally extravagant
and excessive. am at your service and
am ready to support you in any way
can in your fight for the people"
There were scores of otheR letters.
expressing general condemnation Of the
councilmanic action and approval of the
Mayors course.
Many of these letters predicted a
political upheaval If the present tao
tics of the contractor combine In Coun-
Gil and elsewhere were continued.
Tho writer's included w. S. Shantz,
NJ. d.. T.. +. Hommell. John NJ. Hall,
Louis Sulka, g. Il. Rink, Charles A.
Ulrich, NJ Jonathan Lukens, II. n.
Pagan. Charles +. Edmc, Howard A.
Anders, Thomas l.. Brown, James A.
Hayes William Jameson, J. Snowden
Rhoads, Albert B. Ontwish, Donate
Cugino. Joseph ]. Fischer and Edward
NJ. Gcrity, who dropped into verse in
approval of. the Mayors course; Thomas
G.. Lovcgrovc, former councilman G. *.
McNichol, Wilfrid J. Watkins. Theo-
dore Is. Palmer, Henry L. Schwartz
and Morris Alcus.
Mayor Tells Of Obstacles
A literal Interpretation Of the civil
service laws is apt to hinder the admin
istration Mayor Moore told Alba B.
:" "s"n and Ernest Il. Trigg, of the
Chamber of Commerce.
The Mayor talked of the difficulties
raised by the insistence Of the Civil
Service Reform Association for lit
rnl arplicntion of the law. He guve
as an instance the hard task Director
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-24

awakening Of public sentiment. We
cannot make the advance we ought until
we are all aroused and in earnest. This
is one advantage of the present situa-
ton. Where once these things were
easily in the dark, now we see il
Go ahead. Make n noise. All things
will work together for good. This may
be a chance to make the people see
who and what have been in control"
Sees Good Result
T.. r.. Montgomery, 1926 Spruce
street, wrote:
81 would be derelict in my feelings II
/ did not write in communication of your
action in vetoing the excessive expenses
of the Municipal Court. and / am con-
fident the resulting diSloyalty Of men
of the Council will hasten the day when
we choose men for their loyalty to the
city and not to some boss"
The Rev. Carter Helm Jones:
"I congratulate you on the intelligent,
brave. patriotic stand you have taken in
the interest of the citizens of Philadcl.
phia. Strength to your arm
Samuel NJ. Harrison, former council
man, Twenty fourth ward: You
have my moral support, the same as
that of all other good citizens, and /
will be only too happy to be Of service
to you for the continuance Of your
good fight.
j. Myron Sinner, attorney: I'm
less economy and efficiency are applied
in the government of our large cities,
unless crime and the sinister influences
of invisible irresponsible government
GRE bnnishcd from city politics, our
American government will ultimately be
q failure. That it will not be failure
will be due to men like you"
VIII Win in Long Run
Clarence ID. Antrim: '"The people,
I believe. will stand back Of you in your
desire to clean out these places that
are overrun with useless employees.
hear nothing but expressions of the most
kindly feeling toward you in your stand
for retrenchmcnt, and expect to see you
win out in the long run
John +. Bolger: II beg to offer the
continued support Of my family and
myself to put an end to 'banditry' in
Council, as well as upon the streets Of
Philadelphia. Please keep up your good
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-24
FEARED failure Of
PEACE CONFERENCE
Sneaker at Ledger Forum Says
Wilson and clemenceau Were
Once Near Break
TELLS OF BALKAN TAhGlES

How rerilously close the pence con-
,..,,co NJ Paris was to breaking up In
,,isocrCcmcnt was revealed last night Mt
.ho ,hird session Of tho prBLIc LEDGER
1o,rr bcing held in the foyer OF
tb, Academy of Music. The speaker
n. isaiah Bowman, director Of
,ho American Geographical Society and
A. M chief territorial director Of the
American delegation that accompanied
President Wilson to Paris.
.T1,oro we're O number of times,
..;d Dr Bowman. "when 1t looked as
Enough sS the peace conference was In
tnJ wov. but there was one really
D",,;ool situation that was saved by the
skill Of the President. - .,o Ca
'1Tho incident arose over the Saar
,os;n A message came to some or US
.nS. Uust", Ho we're to call at the Presidents
tnnso tn"s and three Of us went. Mr.. Will
son n"uIr received rs cordially, and, when We
ru" ,rnro scnted, he said frankly:
Gentlemen, ] am In trouble. L
ront YOU to help me out. France dc,
monds the left bank of the Rhine. 1
have told them that the American dele
cation cannot accept such so'ution.
They have become eXclted ana Savs
brought up the question OF the saar
basin. A.. .h.. ,,,,st bor,
.,0t ANYHOW, have told them that
uan rn"' cannot accept that solution either
as c;vino them the basin would be giving
90 France 100000 Germans.
" 'Clcmcnccau called me pro- Ger
-,on and he abruptly left the room. l
40 NOT know whether he and I will meet
"oo;n today, I do not know whether
no will ever meet again. l do not
know whether the peace conference VIII
60 4 on, n'nn was devised at that meeting,
rho sneaker said. and this plan was ul-
timntcy accepted and the peace con-
II want to say one thing of Pres
ident wilson" he said. "I ask you to
remember that I am Republican, that
7 owe him nothing, that | have never
sought nor held position with his
administration. The thing l want to
say is this:
shoulders above every other man in
the council room.
Would Fight for Right
con the way across, on the George
Washington, he held n conference with
some OF us. I took very full notes
Of that conference, FOR many important
things developed that you have not yet
heard Of. I have transcribed these
notes and turned them over to Mr.. Mil
Ter, who will tell you about them at a
later session Of this forum.
"Rut Mt this conference he said one
thing that impressed me as being an
index of his absolutely fair and unfal-
tering attitude. Taere were fourteen
Of us there-sevcn Republicans, five
Democrats and two Independents.
Gentlemen said the President, I
am going to rely on you in the confer
cncc. Tell me what is right and will
fight for it. want you to give me a
guaranteed position.
DR.. Bowman spoke Of the smooth
ness of the early days Of the conference
and the cordiality Of everybody toward
everybody else.
but when it came time for accept
ing definite boundary lines" he said,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-24
Mayor Weighs Men
for Cabinet Places

Continued from ragc One
OF public safety Is the ranking member
Of the cabinet. In the absence or dis
ability of the Mayor, the safety director
Is virtually the acting mayor.
May Visit Harding
II the shift were accomplished, Direc-
tor Caven would be in charge of the
battle lines here while the Mayor was
resting at some winter resort. The
possibility that Florida may be chosen
by the Mayor is interesting, because
President elect Harding will go from
Marion to Florida In the near future.
Senator Harding and the Mayor are &C :
qunintances.
The Mayor has lists of city employees
and the names Of their political back
crs. These will be studied with the view
Of making the city administration in all
respects, az nearly 100 per cent loyal as
possible. The Mayors "weeding out
process. Il was explained, Is to be thor
ough-to 70 from top to bottom.
A significant indication of the trend
Of independent political thought was
provided by the declaration of John
Walton, who was chairman Of the com E
mittee Of one hundred. the group of in :
dependent leaders who brought Mr..
Moore out in the mayoralty fight. that
he was absolutely with Mayor Moore,
This was most pleasing to the Mayor,
following his reputation Of George w.
Coles, chairman of the Town Meeting
party, who also had been active in the
committee of one hundred.
More letters Praise Mayor
Letters from citizens commenting the
Mayors Municipal Court veto and criti
cizing the councilmen who deserted tc
the Brown camp continued to be re-
ceived in large numbers today by Mr..
Moore.
The Master Builders Exchange sent
n resolution commencing the Mayor fol
the position he has taken ''relativt
to the cutting Of the appropriation Of
the budget of the city of Philadelphia
for the year 1921
William Potter. former minister t
Italy, wrote:
II feel certain from the expressions
heard in every direction today that al
overwhelming majority of the voters o
Philadelphia approve your couragcou
act"
The Rev. Arthur c. Baldwin, paste,
Of the Chestnut Street Baptist Church
wrote:
II believe that the city needs a grea
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-24

"a figure emerged which dominated from
then on. This was Lloyd George.
''He was the bad bow of the con
ference. He had plenty Of time for fun,
and looked terribly bored with all the
preliminary details. But he sat up
when the boundary questions came. lie
said in a manner that drove away al,
smiles: Gentlemen, II you present u
treaty to Germany giving Danzig to
Polnnd, she will not sign it. / cannot
support such proposition.
This statement, DR.. Bowman said, -,
changed the whole aspect of things.
1t was the first intimation that any
body had given that there was pos.
sibility Of Germany refusing to sign
When asked about the relations that
were maintaipcd among the big Three"
and the other nations, the speaker said I:
THAT is q tall order. There was
fine spirit OF cordiality but some Of
the allied leaders had less use for other
allied leaders than they had for some
other people. But l will tell you one
little incident that you may regard as
significant.
1T arose over the question of send.
ing back an army to Poland. I was
deputed to go to General Weygand and
find out what transportation would b,
required. 1t was British official who
asked me to undertake this, because,
he explained, 1t is q matter of payins
for the ships "
Turks Driven From Europe
The speaker outlined ut considera Bile
length the history of the Balkans and
gave an idea of what tangled mass Of
conflicting clements entered into any
solution at Paris. He then presented
the p'oblem Of the Turk in Europe and
detailed the long conflict that has ragged
about Constantinople.
When We consider the geographical
distribution of the Turks" he said,
"and the cost that they involve. and
especially when we view the generally
unsettled state Of the world shall we
not agree that policy Of conciliation
in dealing with the Turk is wholly jus &.
titled! Is the social and political
wreck Of the whole border OF the Mo
hammedan world not too great price
to pay for the driving of the Turk from
Europe?
''For. his presence at Constantinople
is mere shadow. The armed forces
about the sultan are limited to 100
guards. The total armed forces ofTur.
key shall not exceed $4,000 men. and
these are to be distributed regionally
by a military interallied commission Of
organization in collaboration with the
Turkish Government.
''The Notifications of the Bosporus
and the Dardanelles and on adjacent
islands OF the northeastern Aegean are
to be demolished. together with purely
military roads and other works.
@ In practice allied warships are
anchored in strategic localities, and
doubtless will always remain there If
present agreements are continued. At q
moments notice the feeble military
forces Of the Turk in Europe could be
extinguished. Because u patch of the
map Is colored in way to correspond
with Anatolia may seem pity to the
unthinking. but it has no significance
whatever in reality.
"a centuries old hope of the western
powers has been realized. The Turk
Is really no longer in Europe"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-24
Limping Limericks
Invade Peace Forum

The Rev. David NJ. Steele, in in
Producing the speaker ut last nights
meeting Of the forum on the Peace
Conference, said:
''The Balkans might be termed
the 'limping limericks' of geography
and the solution of their geograph-
ical policy might be described az
the writing of the missing last
lines"
The laughter and applause which
greeted this definition showed that
30 per cent Of the representative
audience present were followers Of
the EVENING PUBLIC LEpaEn's
popular contest.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-24

Caven, Of public works, had to con-
vince the Civil Service Commission that
municipal street cleaners and garbage
collectors should be exempt from civil
service examinations.
In citing another case the Mayor
referred to the selection of Ross B.
Davis as chief OF the fire bureau Mr.
Daxis, he said. was a capable. expert.
enccd frefghter with the confidence of
the administration yet the Civil Serv-
ice Reform Association objected to cx-
empting Chief Davis from promotion
examination.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-24
MEANEST THIEF AT WORK
m scoundrel Robs Four
Children's Trees

Braintrec, Mass, Dee. 2I.--CBy A.
=. The crime wave struck thi, town
in its softcst spot--thc Christmas trees
Of its school children Today the Yulc-
tide spirit of good will to mon was
mixed with a wish that the towns
mcancst thief he brought 10 Justice.
Four big trees hung with toys, fruit.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-24

candy and the other good things In
tended to bring Joy to the kiddies Of the
Hollis School were stripped by a thief
who came in tho night
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-24
Meanest Thief Robs Christmas Tree

Atlanta, Dec. 2i.--Atlanta's meanest
Church and denudcd a big Christ
mas tree Of all gifts, even carry
ing away ribbons and decorations Most
of his loot was boxes Of candy or other
goodies, ready for the children's Christ
mas celebration,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-05

The star put no limit on the
amount. because II remembered. the
great heart Of Seattie--as II once
was. But today The Star In going 10
fix q quota for Mrs. Scott and her
children. And that quota In going 10
be. not go. but 5000.
And The Star believes that every
risht.thinking. on.the-lcvel man and
woman with a heart In this great.
big. rd-hcaded metropolis will
agree that 5000 Is not too much.
and will come across" with dona,
tons big enough and many enough
TO put the quota over.
This Isn't a drive. It's n chance
for Seattle TO show little apprecia-
ton. and save the homo and happi-
ness OF fran widow and two little
Riddles whose husband and father
wasn't n gutter when the town and
its citizens needed Gunfightsrs TO
fight Eunfightsrn
You can send or bring your money
to the Scott Children Fund custodian
at The star. And do II now. the
need IL immediate and pressing.
Thank youl
II have been reading about the
Scot, children and their mother. who
may be forced. by circumstances
over which they bad no control. TO
live apart for the rest OF their lives.
and arm sending you $40 for their
fund
III seems 20 me that every moth.
crs heart should 60 out 10 this
mother and her little ones. and that
this should be a mothers tight. TO
keep them together.
"our lives are sorrowfui enough.
at best. without having BUR hearts
broken In the beginning by being
torn from our mothers when we are
little children.
~ think there are q thousand
mothers In Seattle who are able. and
who would 10 they understood. give
tie apiece TO this very worthy
cause"
This word In from Mrs. Sanford
bertrand Rioaby. herself not a
mother bu, a lover OF animals and
children. who was a contributor 90.
day to the Scott Children Fund At
The 9ar.
Another donor was a little old man
who hobbled into the office early
this morning and gave tho cashier
girl 1.-two quarters and q haif--snd
who left Emliinr ana waxrtng hix
head. without giving his pane.
A letter from I. Sootharn. Of Port
Ludlow. enclosing two g. bills. had
this writing on the envelope:
II would like TO hear OF 200 re-
Aponsea with days pay"
There were others. y few. and Tho
Star decided to appeal today particu.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-05

larry 20 those with good intentions.
but who sometimes procrastinate. 70
urge them speed their contributions.
as the fatheriers family Of the muir.
dcred deputy In utterly pennileHs and
In real. pressing need Of necessities.
at once.
Robert g. SCOTS children fund
campaign developed n new angle to.
day when a letter from State Rep
rcnentatiye Robert Grass disclosed
next legislature a bill providing pen.
sions for widows Of deputy sheriffs
and flrcmen killed In the perform
ance Of duty.
The amount Of tho pension f. "a
be 5000. The bill also will provide
relief for the families Of deputies
and fir-men injured on duty.
Representative Grass enclosed in
his letter check for the Scott
Children fund. The letter follows;
"Incloscd you will find copy OF a
bin ! will endcavor 10 put thru the
next legislature. first conceived
the idea some few months ago when
Deputy Sheriff Robert c. Scott was
shot out In Rainier valley by auto
bandits.
Then the Lincoln hotel fire oc
CURED. suggesting that fremen
were entitled to the same consider.
alton az peace officers They. too,
protect the public 1T the risk OF
their lives. Then. why should not
the public foot the biIlsf
My idea that II In n state func.
ton IL because small communities
could not stand the drain Of a blr
loss. while the state IN large and
the coat well distributed. amounting
to tho same thing a. an Insurance.
company.
COPIES ~ this BIN win be In the
hands OF. every policeman. fireman
and deputy sheriff ,hruou, the state
before a week has elapsed. and am
sure a sentiment viii be created
that viii carry the bin thru the
next session without difficulty"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-05
For Mrs. Scott:
Seaftie's Tribute Is $44 Cash.
Need Is Pressing; Quota Fixed at So, 900.
Mothers Urged to SaUe Family.
Bill for Widows Pensions EuoIUed.

dollars
cash.
their the being
her babies for And Seattle willing TO her from this
dbaser homef than so caah
Seattle 100000 soul
a metropolis
nd IA heart a nd
parting with
he wassom
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-05
Vessels in Port at
Seattle Today

Smith Cove terminal--str Fort Wayne
Great Northern pi.r--str Suwa Maru.
Pier i7--str BERGEN.
Pier 1i--Motor schr Klrketind.
Union Pacific dock--Str Urai San Mnru.
Pier Str Yosemite.
Pier str Erie Msru
Pacific Coast Engineering works--Str
Eastern Sailor.
skinner A. Eddy yards--str Fred Baxter.
stacy At. t~rminal---U. r. r. burnside.
Hanford At. termlnal---Str Lake Fiymus
Commercial Boiler wotks--Motor schr
Pioneer.
East Waterway termlnai-schr oridono
Maru
General Petroleum dock--str West Ivan
Todd drydocks--Schr VIM, T. Lewis. str
city of Semitic. str Admiral Goodrich,
str Eastern Tempest.
Puget bridge and Dredging piant-str
Patterson.
Lake union--Huiis snoqusinie. prorton,
Lcotn, Endymion. Fort Jackson, Ad-
Olson, Boughton, Bowesmont, Bourne
VILE, AllenhurHt. Ahiiia. AdrIa. Ca
praria, Eicstra. Oeiwin, Abydos, Area
dennia, Academia, Pokuta, Black Wolf,
Biekisnd. Bastine, Blanford, Agron,
Anthem. Fort Harrison, Fort stanwir,
Imufka. kiton. Loot, Diono, Cagacnn,
CoziAa. cincyras, Cardia, Elisa, schrs
Henry Wilson. Salvador, Alice, bgea
Corus, Fresno, whaling strH Kodiak,
Tsnginak. training ship vicksburg.
Ames yards--ttr Roosevelt.
Standard Boiler works-atr ~. n. Love
JOY.
Rtrsam--schr Binaiind
Etimson mill--str Corona
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-05
LAUNDRY DOPE
DEN WRECKED
Two Women and Three Men
Are Arrested
by - s777f
Tbe Dope Fiend Who II Coming
HACK

by - 7777f
Tbc Dope Fiend Who II Coming
Back
Seattle police wrecked the 81. Paul
laundry. 1877 Ycslcr way. Friday
afternoon, following a raid on the
establishment which produced 81
packages OF cocaine and morphine
The following wero Arrested and arc
held in tho city Jail on open charges.
Mrs. Dora Wilson. %. Chin Lung.
Chin Wah. Louise See and Alfred
kanouse.
The raid followed the trailing OF
Mrs. Wilson into the laundry by Pa.
trolmen H. y. Basrman and ~. y.
Anderson. Chief Searing's special
narcotic detail. The woman when
searched had two packages Of NOR.
phine and cocaine. The officers i'm
mediately rushed 20 the rear Of the
laundry. where they discovered wah
and Lung making an effort to ea-
cape thru the rear.
Search Of the building disclosed
several rooms fitted with beds and
card tables. MS well M q safe and the
81 bindles Of drugs. Louise See and
Kanouse. an Indian. were In the
building. Following the discovery Of
the drugs. Sergt. y. w. Pielow and
squad OF axmen reduced the place
10 a pile Of wreckaEe.
I'm wondering where the lady who
nearly every day for the past six
months. has driven up to the II
Paul laundry In n Packard Limousine.
In going 10 get her dope now. ! have
the number Of her auto license. and
! may be able TO assist her In finding
q new peddier.
Motorcycle Patrolman A. j. Hin.
In making a further search Of the
81 Paul laundry. uncovered wha,
he believed 10 be a large cache OF
opium The cards-foldcd Just as
opium cards are folded. contained
large quantities Of o brown. sticky
substance resembling opium When
examined at central police station.
drug specialists declared the cards
10 be Chinese mustard piasters.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-05
Seattle Arrivals and
Departures

Arrived
June Str Lake F1yus from Antofs
raHia via Tacoma At $50 n. m. tsr 70
ssrnite from San Francisco at a m.
June str Manila Mhru from Tacoma
at 10 .. IN.
Departed
June Str Manila Msru for Manila
via ports at 1915 =. m; str President for
Fan Pedro via San Francisco and Vic
-toria. n. C.. at II n m. str Alameda for
Tacoma at Tio a m.
June str Phyllis for Tacoma via
Point Wells at si25 .. IN: motor schr
Ozno for kuskokwin river ports at <iao
y. M. str ArRyli for Han Francisco Al 4
p. m! str Gedney for Hydsr, ketchikan
and stewart At 10 D m; str Port Angeles
for Mukiltso at .. m. str Fulton for
british Columbia ports at II a. m.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-05
BANK OFFERS
LETTER PRIZES
Ten Awards for Best Essays
on Thrift

The Washington Mutual Savings
bank offers 500 In prizes for the 10
best letters on the subject u
Thrift" A choice OF three subjects
Is offered: Ways and Means That
Have Found Effective In Teaching
Children TO Save" Practical Plans
for Home Economy" How I Have
Saved Money" The prizes are a.
follows: First prize. S35; second
prize. $40: third prize. $40 and seven
prizes Of IS each. The contest
closes June rs. and the prizes VIII
BE- awarded July !.
The only conditions governing the
contest are that the bank reserves
the right TO publish the prize winning
letters which must not exceed 500
words In length. Contestants should
address their letters to the '-rhnft
Campaign Department OF the Wash
ington Mutual Savings hank
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-05
Chicago Grain Market

CHICAGO. June 5.---Grain futures closed
firm on the Chicago Board Of Trade to-
day. The market opened weak on sent =
tered selling ana sold off fractionaliy.
Later trading developed firmer ton.
and the market gained fracticnaliy over
the opening. Good buying was reported
for the markets recovery.
Provisions closed lower.
July corn opened at si.73h and closed
Mt ti,73, down bc. September corn
opened at t1.60 and closed unchanged,
July oats closed at gtAc, Nc above the
opening OF otHe. september oats opened
at 7shc and closed unchanged.