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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-24
FIRE SCARE IN HOTEL
Guests at St. James Alarmed, but
Only MomentariIy

/ Guests of the st. James Hotel. Thir
teenth and Walnut streets, and dwell
ers in all high buildings in the.-vicinity
rushed to windows and fire escapes yes
terday in temporary alarm when a
negro boy started to burn some trash.
The trash was in basement of the
st. James and spread to some loose
papers. Fire carts and hook and lad :
der truck arrived on the scene speedily.
A small hose was run in the basement
door and the blaze was quenched. after
which the onlookers resumed their mans
or their dinners. depending on which
was disturbed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-24
James Mcmahon

James Mcmahon. seventh six years
old. one Of the first members of the
Gloucester City volunteer fire depart
ment. died last night in the home of
his daughter. Mrs. William Shndle,
249 South Third street, Gloucester.
The deceased had been ailing from heart
trouble for some time and on Satur-
day suffered two strokes of apopleXy
For many years he was an cmploye of
the Gloucester Ferry Co.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-24
Levi Myers

Levi Myers. of AIS West Cumberland
street. for many years an undertaken in
the northeastern section of the city. died
Saturday as the result of a. fall. He
will be buried Thursday afternoon Mr..
Myers was member of number of
fraternal organizations. His widow.
four sons and daughter survive him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-24
Fire Near eeradoIl Brewery

\ fire broke out in pile of rubbish
today on lot near the Bergdoll Brew
cry Co.. Twenty ninth and Parish
streets. The brewery was untouched by
the flames. Several fire companies re.
sponded to an alarm and soon had the
fire under control.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-24
EMPIRE DAY

A4V1l l1NL Ia
Today, British Empire Day,
May "a, the peoples of the
British Commonwealth of Ma
tions gather together in all
parts of the world to celebrate
the birthday of Victoria the
Good and to rejoice in their
common heritage as citizens of
the greatest empire of democ-
racies the world has ever
known.
The birthday of the Queen
has become the birthday of
Empire and in the years of
peace British subjects looked
forward to meeting on that
day, to rejoice in their COM
mon ideals as free peoples and
their common purpose for Lib
erty and Justice first conceived
near London City by the River
Thames on Magma Charta Day.
June Is, 1915.
The first Empire Day of the
Great War saw rallying to the
cause on the fields of Flanders.
in the deserts of Mesopo-
tamia, at Gallipoli, in South
Africa, in the North Sea. the
hosts of Britain and the hosts
OF Britian's sons. They had
come from the hill tribes in
India, from the wheat fields in
Canada, from the Australian
bush. and the veldts of South
Africa, from New Zealand.
from every far-hung OUTPOST
of the British Empire. They
came as volunteers. They had
been celebrating on Empire
Day what the Empire stood
for, and they were now come
to fight and offer their lives
that their ideals should pre-
vail. Surely there was never
such rallying in all history.
So Empire Day is the Ma.
tional Day wherever the Union
Jack flies and wherever British
people can come together in
their common brotherhood now
made more sacred, more on.
during, by their common sacri.
fee.
1t was Saxon and Norman
after Hastings. 1t was Scot
and Celt and Saxon at Water
loo. II was the British Fleet
that went out in the North Sea
to Jutland. 1t was the men of
the British Empire who stood
together at Ypres to save ciyi.
lizatiOn. Canadians, Austria.
lians, South Africans, New Yea
landers, English, Scotch, Irish
and Welsh. They were men of
Britain. They were sons of
Empire. They gave their all.
Let us think of them on En-
pire Day: they have hallowed
1t and made il holy. They held
on through the years till
America came.
Lambert Lyons Montgomery.
President Philadelphia Branch.
Overseas Club I'll
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-24
IeMPlARS ARRIVE AT YORK
receptions Tonight viii Be Fol.
lowed BY Big Parade Tomorrow

iork, Pa, May 24.-(By A. PD-
nights Templar communicates from
asIous parts of Pennsylvania arrived
@ ere today for the sixty seventh an
ual cChclave of the Grand Comman-
WoS WM OF Pennsylvania. tomorrow and
,omp exceptions will be given to visiting
n tiTthI,anderies tha onight. The big event
W., one conclave, the parade. will take
,rd tomorrow morning. Five thou
inv u Nhights are expected to be in
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-24
Barnett,
 Richest Indian
 is Welded (Maybe)

Muskogee, Okla, Feb. 23 Jack son Barnett, said to be the rich est Indian in the world, eloped from his farm near Henryetta, Oklahoma, last Saturday night and today was married at Cofey- vile, Kansas, to Mrs. Emma Laura Lowe, according to mes sage received here tonight from Coffeyville.
 Gabe F. Parker, superinten- dent of the Indian agency here, said when informed of the alleged wedding that the government would take immediate steps to have the marriage annulled on the ground that Barnett is an in- competent and ward of the government.
 The report from Coffeyville says Barnett and his fnancee ar rived there at noon today and were married at 3 o'clock this af- ternoon by Charles T. Beckett, a justice of the peace.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-24
DRASTIC MEASURES
 OF ECONOMY TO END
 GAS WASTE PLANNED
Stringent Means Urged to Conserve Fast Vanish
 ing Deposits

Washington, Feb. 23.-In all prob lens of natural gas conservation under production, transmission and utilization-the special committee on conservation appointed by secre- tary Lane following the natural gas conference in January, holding it's first meetings here today, resolved itself into three subcommittees to carry on an exhaustive study of these phases of the industry with view of recommending drastic measures of economy.
 Discussion of the committee of which Van H. Manning, director of the bureau of mines, is chairman, emphasized the prodigal waste in present methods of production and utilization of natural gas and the need of stringent measures to con- serve the fast vanishing gas deposits of the country.
 Questions referred to the several committees included restriction ot the use of natural gas by industries: regulation of the drilling of wells; waste in transmission and distribu- tion systems and means of impress ing upon the consuming public it's responsibility in the matter of con sumption. The latter problem, if was planned, will be dealt with by an intensive publicity campaign conduct ed by the industries and backed by the government, designed to stand ardize gas burning appliances as to efficiency and economy and to elimi. natc domestic waste
 The second meeting of the com. mittee to hear reports of the sub. committees on the work to be started immediately was set for March 27.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-24
No wild Vest Booze Battle
 Is Expected
Prohi Agents, However, Ex. pect to Arrest State
 Officers

Chicago, H., Feb. 23-Major A. V. Dalrymple, federal prohibition dir ector for the central states, left Chicago today With a party of prohibition agents for Iron county. Michigan, where county officials are said to have overpowered government agents and taken contraband liquor which had been seized by the govern ment men.
 "We are not starting wild west show and we do not expect any armed resistance," he said before leaving. eff we do meet resistance, however, we shall be prepared to cope with the situation, l intend to arrest Prosecu- tor McDonough of Iron county, two deputy sheriffs and the police off cials of Iron River and place them in jail charged with conspiracy to inter- fere with the carrying out of pro- hibition laws.
 eve shall ask United States Com missioner Hatch at Marquette to is sue federal warrants, but we shall make the arrests regardless of whether he acts. l have been advised by Commissioner Kramer at Wash ington, and Assistant Commissioner Gaylord, that have ample author ity to make the arrests"
 MT. Dalrymple was in communica- tion with the headquarters of the Michigan state constabulary at Lansing today and said he had been promised the help of the troop of state police stationed at Neguanee, Michigan, in the upper peninsula. Leo. J. Grove, prohibition supervis- or for the upper peninsula, who re- ported to Dalrymple that he had been overpowered by Iron county officials, accompanied the party from Chicago.
 Major Dalrymple's plan of cam paign inovlves general "clean up' of Iron county in addition to the ar rest of the county officials, he said today. His men hold search war rants for 10 suspected moonshine makers. he said.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-24
CLAIM DEMOCRATS
 READY TO DESER!
 WILSON ON TREATY
Nearly Enough to Ratify With Reservations, Says
 G. 0. P.
CAUCUS IS CALLED TO
 STOP DETECTION
ship Last November are Re- ported to Have Added
 Others to View

| Washington, Feb. 3.-Possibilities of substantial break in the demo cratic peace treaty ranks in the sen ate impelled influential democratic senators to move today for caucus to discuss a possible change in party policy, and revived the hopes of the republicans that the treaty might yet be ratified with the republican re, servations adopted at the last ses- sion of congress.
 On the republican side it was as- serted that the 22 democrats, only q few short of the number required to insure ratification, had signified q willingness to quit the lead of Presi- dent Wilson and take the republican reservation program as it is. This total, the administration chiefs de clared exaggerated, but they conced- ed that were a vote taken tomorrow on the republican reservation ratifi- cation it would command more than the seven democratic votes it got last November.
 The movement for democratic caucus may bring into the open, it's sponsors believe, the dissatisfaction that has smouldered in some demo- cratic quarters since the president sent his memorable letter to the caucus of November 29, asking that the senators of his party vote against ratification on the basis of the republican reservation. The sev- en senators who disregarded his ad- vice, have been active constantly in their effort to dissuade others from the stand then taken, and il has been an open secret that theil move, coupled with current political developments, has met with some success. But among both democrats and republicans it is realized that the endeavor to break down demo cratic resistence still has long way to go if it is to succeed. Sixty-foui votes are required to ratify thu treaty and although 34~ republicans voted for ratification in November
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-24
300 Acres Near Tucker Will be Put in Sorghum

More than 300 acres of sorghum cane will be planted this year at Tucker and at the state farm, near there, as the result of trip to that section yesterday by E. B. Bloom, manager of the Chamber of Com merce; T. R. Smith, vice president of the Fort Scott Sorghum Syrup company; and J. T. Crawford, mana ger. The product of these new acres will be brought to the Pine Bluff mill and will be manufactured into syrup.
 The Pine Bluff delegation was assisted in securing new acreage by Dr. J. D. Niven of Tucker, who promised any assistance he could give in the future.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-24
Nursed by Wife of Man He Slew;
 is Not Sorry

Denver, Colo, Feb. 23 3-Nursed by the wife of the man he killed, Charles T. Brown is under guard in his room at locSl hotel tonight seriously ill of influenza.
 The killing came today when Ed ward Bell Rodgers of Green River Wyo., entered the room where Brown and Mrs. Rodgers admit they have been living several months as man and wife. Rodgers reached for his pistol. It caught in his pocket and Brown drew gun from beneath his pillow and shot. .xN [ "I am not sorry," Brown said to, night. q shot to defend myself and the little woman who has nursed and cared for me-"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-24
HOOVER OPPOSED TO MAKING THE TREATY
 CAMPAIGN ISSUE
Country Already Has Made Up Mind on Matter,
 He Says
EUROPE'S DANGER IS
 NOT ANARCH CHIEFLY
Steady Degeneration of Standard of Living is Chief Cause for Fear They Have He
 Says

Baltimore, Md, Feb. 23.- Herbert C. Hoover, former food administra- tor, declared today in an address at Johns Hopkins university his opposi- tion to making the ratification of the treaty with Germany as issue in the presidential campaign. He insist ed the injection of the arguments for and against reservations would "obscure our pressing domestic is- sues by conflict over a question in which the country already has made up its mind," and added, "it is my impression that there is no party credit in this position"
 Hope for immediate ratification of the treaty rested, he said, in the ac- ceptance by the "lesser reserva tion- ists" of the proposal of the mild reservationists. The two combined, he said, could secure ratification.
 '1t also appears to us," he con- tinued, "that even from the point of view of the lesser reservationists they will have secured all of the ma jor functions and values of the league. If it be put into being and if it prove it's living value in the world, no one can doubt that any necessary changes will be granted to it by common consent as the years go on. For my part, if the league cannot prove it's value under the latest proposals of the mild reser- vations it will never prove them un- der the proposals of the lesser res ervationists."
 The present danger Europe is facing, MT. Hoover said, is not so much revolutionary cataclysm as the "steady degeneration of the standard of living and the slow de- cay of the forces of stability"
 Restored productivity, he insist ed, is essential if the allies are to receive the maximum reparation."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-24
SOUiet Russia
 Is MObiIized,
 States Writer
Soldiers Polite; Quiet and Dis cipline Seem to
 Rule

Amsterdam, Feb. 23--A tour ol soviet Russia has been made by | staff correspondent of the Handeis. blad who is writing series of ar ticles describing conditions through out the country and in the army as coming under his personal observa tion. He deals with the morale oi the soviet armies, the compulsory military system, the ridicule o1 atrocities reported in the foreign press, divisions in the red army ovel bolshevism and the well to do, as well as the poor soviet regime.
 mobilized," he says, with all the able bodied men of the country from tho minimum fighting age up to 35 years and with officers regardless of age There is no alternative and they art obliged to fight under the genera administration of the commission airies who are bolshevist to tho backbone. This operates very eff fectfvely. A soldier who deserts, be trays the cause or otherwise fails in his duty, is shot; or, if he sue ceeds in escaping, his family is helt accountable"
 The correspondent, who apparentl. tried to view things from fair ant neutral standpoint, dined with sev eral bolshevik officers and had op portunity to study the red army ii detail.
 "The soldiers" he says" are DO lite and there seems to be quiet ant agreeable discipline. The pay is 80t ruhlas a month for a soldier. 3.2O( for g company leader and 4,2O0 fol regimental leader. The former gen erals of the czar's army, six of whom are serving on Trotzky's staff, get G., 900 rubles month. Nobody in Rus sia receives larger salary with tn. exception of Lenine, who now geti 5000 rubles a month.
 livery red army corps has a board of commissars, and besides there il commissar for every regiment, bat talion, rbigade and division. The. wear as distinction red star or the left breast on which are em bossed hammer and plough witl silver laurel branch running around and under the distinction O their arms, small machine gun two crossed sabres, etc.
 "The officers in this army arr called leaders, and they wear al arm band bearing the soviet coat O arms and embroidered beneath arr the grade markings, one, two thre' or four golden blocks.
 "The red army" he says, "is no led by the younger proletariat, bu by the bourgeoise."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-24
(OctOrs Predict
 No Flu Outbreak Equal to 1918-19

Chicago, Feb. 23.-That America Y never experience another influ- "a epidemic that will take death \ as heavy as that in 1918-1919,
 s the opinion of many physicians 10 gathered in Chicago today for meeting of the American Con- ess of Internal Medicine.
 The fight against the disease was won alone by medical science, ly said, but through the co-opera-
 n of the public.
 reports on the progress made by !cical science in treating influenza Elng the last year, and data on the |lation of the influenza germ will
 presented during the six-day ses- m of the body.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-24
International Cock
 Fight Stopped
 by Gov. Pleasant

Baton Rouge, La., Feb. 2S..- Announcement was made tonight at the governors office that the governor, with Adjutant General Hunter, personally prevented an international cock fight at Ope- lousas, St. Landry parish, af- ter reports had been made by de- tectives that men from all parts of the United States, Canada, Mexico and Central America were gathering there to stage the event on Wsshington's birthday.
 Governor Pleasant with the ad- iutant general went to Opelouses Sunday. but learned that the cocks had been moved. They found about fifty, however, in a <huilding about eight miles from the city and remained there until convinced that the promoters had abandoned the plan to hold. the event.
 About two months ago an in- ternational main>was held m St. Landry parish and thousands of dollars were wagered on tho re- suit, it is said. .| <
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-24
|ttempt to Blow Up Barracks of Irish COnstables

N Dublin, Feb. 2s.-An attempt was Loe today to blow up the constabu- Ey barracks in the market town of Plyinahinch, County Down. A gelig- e bomb which had been placed led to explode. The town pre- usiy had been isolated by cut g tne telephone wires and block the roads leading into it with es' A large force of police was Ps there from Belfast.
 ne body of Harry Timothy Quin- ia former corporal and member .ne brigade of Sir Roger Case nt, who was ranged in Pentonville son Tn 1916 for high treason, has a rlddled with nine bullet in a leid near Cork,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-24
Wilson Finally
 Approved Draft
 of Adriatic Note

Washington, Feb. 23.-President Wilson gave his final approval to- day to the draft of his latest reply to the entente premiers on. the Adria- tic question. While official conf dence was lacking. it was understood that the communication tonight was either being coded for transmission or actually was going forward to Ann bassador Davis at London, for pre- sentation.
 Delivery of the reply to the en- |tente premiers is expected to be fol- lowed by thef making public of the entente series of notes. The foreign |governments are understood to hsye consented to publication. of the cor lrespondence.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-24
Gethsemane Tree Falls With Turks;
 Prophecy True

Jerusalem, Feb. 23.- During a recent snowstorm the famous tree named Fl Butini in the Garden of Gethsemane was blown down. According to tradition this tree would fall when the Turkish empire fell. Twice it was bound with iron braces to support it. The occurrence has impressed the population.
 In the Garden of Gethsemane have stood for many years eight olive trees, tradition dating them back to the time of Christ. Their age split trunks for 2 number of years have been bound with hands of iron and shored up with stones. High prices have been obtained for the oil obtained from their olives and goodly prices realized from the sale of rosaries made from the stones. It is doubtless one of thess treeB to which the Jerusalem dispatch re&ers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-24
(1R|kE TALK IS
 AGA|NST RIFEIN LABOR CIRCLES
l;lwav Workers Not At All | Satisfied With Action On Demands
hMMITTEE CHAIRMAN
 RUSHED TO CAPITAL
Hare Recent Call of Maintenance of Way Men Hurt Their
 Cause Materi-. ally

Washington, Feb. 23.-Railroad la
 is not satisfied with the way
 ngs are going with respect to it's
 re demands. That was indicat-
 in unmistakably manner in con-
 ence here today.
 Passage of the railroad bill by the
 hate tonight only served to add Ire bitterness to the talk of the
 ion workers.
 Arrival of scores of committee hirmen the union leaders closest
 the rank and file of their mem brought out strike talk. The kher officers were inclined to dis lnt that evidence of the workers klings, but hotel Hobbies where the
 egates were quartered buzzed with
 possibilities of the situation. ere were indications that the ion heads who have dealt with Di- Etor General Hines in the con- |versy were worried lest all that
 been accomplished might be ecked.
 Committee chairmen spoke frankly l the sentiment in the local groups bcribing it thus:
 FTheir temper is not such as to rrant us being optimistic" Union spokesmen believed there Is no way to avoid direct appeal the president to veto the Cum Ins-Esch measure. They declar- it must be done to satisfy the (rkers who have not had "close- N of the situation. But. as to be that the legislation might yet Wicked overheard, there was little
 mssion.
 Mted discussions marked all of conferences of the 15 organiza- lns which met separately. None Is able to finish examination of |cuments which were transmitted tween the union officials, the di- etor general and white house. Fhe gist of the strike talk as ex- essed by several influential union Eicers, was that the railroad or
 ezations have reason to assert Er strength thru walk-out, but was deemed inadvisable by them least. to carry out such a program w. Putting it frankly, one leader clared that the action of the Broth hood of Way Maintenance of Way nployes and Shop Laborers, in is- ing the recent strike call, had hurt workers cause materially.