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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-21
SEARLES LEFT S5O,Ooo,0o0
5enefaetor Of Meirose Park Women
Had Much In Cash

Edward +. Scarles. benefactor. in
his will. Of Mrs. Mary c. Rowland and
her three children. Of Melrose Park, left
an estate valued at $50 900 900 when
he died last August. at Methuen. Mass.
He possessed cash and bonds valued at
$40. .OO0, 900.
Mrs. Rowland and her children re-
ceiye 81 800 900 by terms of the will.
The exact extent of the estate was
made known yesterday when Arthur +.
Walker. of Brooklyn. and Lewis l..
Delaficld, Of New York, applied to 5 ur e
rogatc Foley in New York for citations
TO the persons interested in the estate.
Mr.. Walker received the bulk of the
Searlcs millions. Mr.. Senrlcs' nephew,
Victor Searles, who received $3.50, 900,
has contested the will, alleging Mr..
Walker conspired to obtain the bulk OF
the fortune.
Surrogate Foley directed those in
terested to show cause why Mr.. Walker
or Mr.. Delafield should not be appointed
temporary administrator in New York
state. It is contended this is necessary
pending the outcome of the nephew :
suit. The application for citations
points out that the contest cannot b.
tried in Massachusetts until next
January. and that an administrator is
necessary in the interim to care for the
estate,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-21
GALLAGHER, 'CABBY'
FOR 80 YEARS, DIES
Driver Carried Presidents, Noted
Actors, Writer'S and Other
Celebrities in His Day
DAVIS PERPETUATED NAME

Jim Gallagher. old time "cabby"
guardian of the night. died last night in
the Pennsylvania Hospital. He was
sixty three years old and lived at o3o
West York street.
For upward of half a century. Gal
lagher--as everybody called him-drove
horse cab, with a stand at Eighth and
Chestnut streets. Poor health and
modern motored cabs forced him 10
abandon the stand few years ago. He
then became house detective in a
hotel near his old stand. He was ad =
mitted to the Pennsylvania Hospital
September 2S.
Presidents, theatrical stars, fnan-
ciers and newspaper men who were dos s.
tined to become recognized authors all
rode with Gallagher in the old days.
The late novelist. Richard Harding
Davis. was one of his fares when the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-21
COUNCIL BlUNDER FOUND
Measure Increasing Interest Rate
Must Be Repassed

Legislative red tape will have to be
gone through with again by Council in
the matter of the ordinance increasing
from Az to 81 per cent the interest
rate on the balance of the $GT 100 900
transit and harbor Improvement loan
that has not yet been borrowed.
Through discovery by City Controller
Hadlcy that the ordinance signed by the
Mayor on Tuesday had the figures
1857. 100. 900" instead of the actual bal
ance unborrowed. it was made necessary
to start the wheels of legislation all
over again.
City Controller Hadley was ready yes
terday TO send ont advertisements for
bids to be received on about 50 900 900
to 81 .OOO. 900 Of the unborrowed balance
when the mistake was discovered. It
will take about two weeks for Council
to rectify the error. The money to be
borrowed is to replace other money taken
from the general fund for the purposes
provided for in the loan.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-21

author was n Philadelphia reporter.
Mr.. Davis named his first fiction story
"Gallcghcr. Although the hero was
an office boy. there was no question. OF
Jim Gallagher's part in the inspiration
which led Mr.. Davis to write the story
following an exciting ride to fight
near Torresdale.
On another night. Jim drove news
paper men to Passyunk avenue
cemetery to cover the story OF a
ghoul, named McNamec, who, was
caught robbiug graves and selling bodies
to medical students.
Gallagher made good as house de-
tcctive, when he saved a man from
three gunner who had pursued thelr
intended victim to the bar OF the hotei ho
where Gallagher was employed. lie
captured all three of the gunmen.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-21
WANTS WORD FROM BUDDlEs
Seventy. ninth Division Veteran Hat
Novel Way q Saving "HoWdYn

A soldier. evidently trying to get in
touch with old comrades of the Seventy
ninth Division threw a note addressed
to the EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER from
through train. southbound, at Grays
Ferry today.
The note was signed "A. +. Bernat
chez. of the old Seventy ninth Di-
vision." His present address. he said.
Is ~ G.. \. G., Battery D. Camp Eus
tis. Va. The writer requested messages
from ScrgeantS Devine. Horton. Lees
and Doyle Ellyson and Lieutcnan,
Reed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-21
NEW CRUISE FOR CADETS
Glass Now Being Recruited for
Schoolshlp ANNAPOLIS

The PENNSYLVANIA schoolship An
napolis. which recently returned to
Philadelphia from n 6000 mile cruise
with its first class Of cadets. is taking
on a new class of cadets prior to making
q cruise in the spring.
The school aboard the ship is main
tanned by state appropriations. and 1t
offers free instruction in navigation
seamanship and marine engineering to
the young men of tnC state between the
age, OF seventeen and twenty. fitting
them in two years to become officers in
the American merchant marine.
The Annapolis is docked at Penn
Treaty Park, foot of East Columbia
avenue.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-21
HUNT MISSING GIRL HERE
Young Woman Of Sixteen Tired OF
Family Drudpery

Pasouale Mirarchi, Of Shnmokin' has
come to Philadelphia to search for his
sixteen year old daughter Jennie, who'
ottired in her best, left home last
Saturday. Her mother is dead and she
kept house for her father and two
younger brothers and two sisters.
Jennie wore q blue serge dress, q
black velvet coat, black hat ana
brown shoes and stockings when she
left Shamokin. She is about hve feet
six inches tall. She wears her long.
light hair loosely over her back. Her
fnther traced her through Mount Car
mel and Pottsville, and now believes
she is in this city.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-21
WILLS BENEFIT CHARITIES
Women's Eetates Go Largely I,
Churches and Homes

Churches and Homes
Church institutions and charities were
the benefciaries in the will of Paulin,
Schrimer, 755 East Ontario street, ad-
mitted to probate in City Hall today.
The Lutheran Orphans Home and
Asylum received $500, the Ontario
Presbyterian Church, $500, Good Shep-
herds Home for Crippled Children, AL
lentown. $500, and the Mercer Memo
rial Home, Atlantic City, $500. The
residue of $1,000 estate was left to
relatives. .,
Churches and charities we're also ben
eficiaries of the will of Susanna G.
Michael. 2227 Wallace street, who left
$1,000 to the Central Congregational
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-21
viii Plan to Finance Bridge

Action on fiscal program in con-
nection with the preliminary survey
work Of the proposed Delawar" river
bridge will be taken at a meeting of
the Bridge Commission. which Mayor
Moore announced yesterday he will call
together within the next ten days.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-21
FIGHT SUNDAY BASEBALL

FortIeth Ward HesIdents PIan 70 re
tltlon Mayor Moore
Residents Of the Fortieth ward will
hold mass meeting tonight in the
Woodland United Presbyterian Church,
Sixty sixth street and Woodland
avenue, to form a Law and Order As
sociation for West Philadelphia.
The first business Of the association
according to the Rev. l.. Il. II. Smith
pastor Of the Woodland Church. will
be TO petition Mayor Moore to order the
Sunday baseball games at Sixty eighth
street and Woodland avenue discon
tinued.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-21
DIVERS RAISING sUBMAeI0,
sunken SIS VIII BE Lifted In a.,
S. Weeks w

Divers are working in relay, i, :.
effort to raise the submarine s.5 ,..,, aa
was sunk off Cape Henlopen sbo,. u'.,0 ',0
weeks ago. 'H
They are required to dive in,o -,
feet Of water to proceed with tho !. - ~
which is going on very slowly nav, w.
will require from three to four w..a aau
to accomplish. The salvage par,s ~,ess, <
operating from the mine sweeper .
lard and the tug Lawrence. Tho wa.a msl'
.ers yesterday were blowing ont tO,s. ~.
ballast tanks OF the submarine" " tns
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-06-10

A PPEARING with Harold Proctor.
"A tenor, on Chautauqua's third even
ing. Miss Stolofsky will win the en-
thusiastic approval of patrons With
her distinctive art as violiniste In
recent sea sons she has been one of
the musical sensations of the Redpath
list. as will be understood when she
is heard in such numbers as Hubays
Scenes de la Scarda" (Opus l3).
Wieniawski's "Mazurka and Saint
Saens' swan Her encore numbers
further endear her to her hearers. for
she chooses from such delightful
numbers as Annie Laurie, "Suwanee
River and Sarasate's "Bagpipe lmi-
tation.''
Following Miss Stolofsky's appear
ance on the Ohio University series,
Prof. T. n Hoover reported: The
largest audience that ever attended
a lycerm number here was unanimous
in praising Miss Stolofsky and her
artists. She compares favorably with
Maud Powell who gave a recital in
the same auditorium four nights
later"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-06-10
DARTMOOR

There is not much sickness in this
community evryone seems to be en-
joying splendid health.
A familyReunion at the home of
Mr.. Kiak Corley, the 30th. was en-
joyed very much by all.
Those Present were Mr.. Dallas
Corley and family of R l, Wade Cor
ley and family of Norton, Bailey Cor
ley and family fo Dartmoor, Blaine
Wilson and family of Clarksburg,
Wesley George and family of Junior,
Fred Eferson and family of Junior,
Ralph Hinkle and wife of Clarksburg,
Miss Silva Corley and Leslie Corley.
The day was pleasantly spent by all.
Talking singing and eating both
dainty and substantial refreshments.
Arlie Jack just returned from Vir
ginia and surprised all his friends
very much in bringing back wife
with him. We certainly wish them
a happy future.
About 20 of the mining officers
made flying trip to this place Fri
day the a. staying about 2. hours.
Archie Fuller was seen Monday
morning coming down the Coal and
Coke track actingvery strange throw
ing his hat up and hollering Well
II IL ! | am SO happy. The party
met rushed over in town and enquired
what was wrong with Mr.. Fuller.
Was ensured it was nothing serious
at all. Just baby girl arrived mig
hit of the 9th The Baby and mother
are getting along fine and there are
some hope that Archie will recover.
Mrs. Chas Mcdonnell who has been
visiting here went to Thomas to visit
he parents,
Mrs. Alex Mcdowell, Mrs. Arnett
Coffman and Mrs. A. B. Simon We're
in Elkins shopping the 7th
The stork arrived at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Curley Ashby the 3rd
bringing baby boy.
Chas Angeles wife and children
arrived here last week from Italy.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-06-10
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HERE AND THERE

II y II y n xt<sktztkt<Su
Do not fail to see the show 'In Old
Kentucky.
Wesley Ramsey of Elkins was
visitor here Monday.
F. F. Coontz was a business visit
or at Thomas Tuesday.
Boyd Lang of Kirt was in town on
business Monday.
L. N. Viquesney of Junior was
business visitor here Tuesday.
w w. Thomas and wife were
Clarksburg visitors Tuesday.
Lewis Sturms of R. was a Beling-
ton visitor Wednesday.
j. A. Viquesney has returned from
a business trip to Pocahnts Co.
Ira G. Howell is visiting home
folks in GAINESVILLE Ohio this week.
Miss Mary Lindsy of Hendricks is
spending few days visiting at c. c.
Right.
Mrs. Ray Teter ad family of Char
lesion are here this week visiting re-
lativs.
Miss Matte Durham was in Elk
ms last Saturday consulting DR..
Pierce.
A. F. Rohrbough opened his wag-
ong mine near town Monday and will
be loading coal in few day.
Grant Graham left here Monday
for Wheeling where he goes to take
Schottish Rite work in Masonry
Judge Kittle of Phillippi was a
passenger on the Ekins train Tuesday
on his way to Elkins to hold court.
Rev. G. D. Griffin and Rev. H. A.
Stellar are at Shins Run attending
the Sunday School Convention.
II. v. Viquesney has been at Volga
for the past few days loading saw
mill for shipment to Pocahanas Co.
The Chautauqua Advance man was
here Tuesday distributing program
and looking after Chautauqua ar
rangements.
Miss Grace Kensey and Miss Olive
Keller left here Wednesday for Shins
Run where they go as delegates to
the Baptist Sunday School Conven-
ton.
VIM. Germany who taught in the
Parson High School last year was
here a few days this week visiting
his sister, Mrs. w. G. McCloud he
left here Wednesday for Morgantown
where he enters school for the year.
Mrs Ralph Halter left here Tues
day for Grafton where She will take
up the duties of light housekeeping
The play house of childhood is to be
dis placed by the real housekeeping of
womanhood and may the hearts be as
light and the work as cheerful as the
playhouse days of girlhood.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-06-10
LONG. w. VA.

Mrs. Hart Newton went to Buck
harmon Monday/fo treatment.
j. N. Thomson of Laurel has been
right sick but is better at this writ
ing, we had two day rain which
came in real good as the ground was
getting little dry, now all Vegetation
is looking fine. But fruit will be
very scarce on account of the fire.
exing weather in May
Isaac Slaughter has moved back to
the farm to crop this summer.
H. II. Thomm passed Long one day
with a load of house hold goods for
]. H. Moss who recently moved to
Long Run from Calhoun County.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-06-10

G TX YEARS ago autocracy sought
y to destroy democracy and as a
result, ten million graves were dug
in a World War Today anarchy and
radicalism, like blind Samsons. are
reaching for the pillars of civilization
in an endeavor to pull down the whole
temple OF law and order in the world.
America wakened just in time to
save democracy from autocracy's
devilish purpose Will America waken
in time to save civilization from the
hellish purpose of red radicalsm
This is a question yet to be an
swered.
One of the objects Of the 100 Per
Cent American Club" Of which Gran
vile Jones is national organizer. is
to promote the theory of lone coun-
try, one language and one flag MIR.
Jones is to be heard on Chautauqua S
second night in plea for thinking
talking and acting Americanism .
His subject is The Creed of Democ.
racy." He will awaken the commu
nifty Win MS revocation regarding
organized revolution within our
midst" He will show how the poison
of anarchy is being injected into the
body polite with its resultant erup-
tons in our social, industrial, com.
mercial and political world He in
sists that the hour has come when
Americans should look these things
squarely in the face.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-06-10
A GYMNASIUM

The Belington Progressive,
Belington. w. Va.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-06-10

SENATOR ARNOLD'S MAJORITY
The returns from the 18th Senator
ial District have been received and
tabulated at the Office of the Secre-
tary of State and indicate thatSenator
Cohen c. Arnold has received 1872
votes against John c. Shaw's 1854.
Senator Arnold carried each of the
four counties in his district.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-06-10
NEIGHRoR DAY

Next Sunday, June 13 will be OBJ
served as 'Neighbor Day" by the
members and adherents of the Bel
ington Presbyterian Church. Ser
wees at II a. m. Subject suitable
for the occasion. Be present if you
wish to show the neighborly spirit; if
not, stay away.
JOHN MCKENZIE Pastor
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-06-10

(sI IKE a ribbon OF gold is the ex
l. pressive phrase that has been
nsed in describing Mr. Proeter's re
markabe tenor voice His home is
in Los Angeles which city he has
made headquarters for extensive tours
in recent seasons Assisting artists in.
the program to be given at the local
Chautauqua will be Irene Stolofsky
violiniste and William Griffith Hill,
pianist both from Chicago.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-06-10
A CORRECTION.

In W. A. Streets Statement in last
weeks PROGRESSIVE, wherein the
Board Of Education, received from
the State for the Grades $500; this is
Incorrect, as they received nearly
$500 Error in linotyping.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-06-10

IIEPE is one OF the most engaging
.Chautauqua then'e on the opening
night is "A Prince There Is" 1t will
especially interest young reople.
Mr. York is master of ortGiY ar
resting attention the moment he ap.
Eears before an audience. His lecture
combines charm and simplicity beau
ty Of thought and expression skill
and preparation and thousand othe,
subtle qualities which always appeal
to the listener He has an eye for
the picturesque, the poetic and the
humorous. His feats of word painting
are characterized by exquisite taste
and skill
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-04-02
EDITORIAL & PARTY NEWS PAGE

Action depends upon opinion, and the VALUE Of
action depends upon the correctness OF the opinion and
the Importance of its subject-matter.
Lester +. Ward, in volume two of Dynamic So
cioOgy" gives an excellent example of the effect of
opinions producing progressive non-progressive
tion First in order to live the most advantageous way
sound views of the material universe must prevail So
long mans conceptions of the unvesre erroneous
be will pursue wayward if not downward course. Il
they too and he believes that all existing
things within the range of his vsion his conduct
will be oorrespondingly narrowed
'If he believes the world of short duration both in
the past and in the future this too will dwarf al his
understandings and make end to progress"
eff he regards nature consisting of multitude
OF animated powers impending over him. he will waste
all his energies in seeking tc propitiate these powers
If he deems them evil, terror will demoralze him and
make life burden"
eff he conceives the universe to be watched over by
benefcent powers, he will be apt to resign all initiative
effort to them, and relapse into condition of complete
stagnation."
Today, in spite of all the advancement made by
modern science the opinions of the great majority Of
mankind "conceive the universe to be watched over by
benecent powers" with the inevitable result Of the
people praying to these powers for assistance in rghtng
their wrongs instead Of engaging in an active campaign
to help themselves
QUESTIONS FOR CHAPTER TWO
Name the first element Of truly progressive system
what is the source of correct information?
3. What is education?
What advantages understand the forces Of
their environment?
s. Explain the difference between belief science
g. Is mankind naturally progressive?
T. What compels progress?
Upon what does the development depend7
Wnt great law evolution compe the forces
of nature? " ~ ~
H. man IS compelled to utilize these the
wll'' a fact? - - ~
IL Name the road to happness7 What happiness?
u Give by example other than of
10 Deine intellect and intelligence and explain difference
IA upon what does the value Of depend7
TO- Does the work1ngclasc capacityo
10 or what specific sound unverse9
~ What Is the inevitable result
Of short duration? ~ ' "1' "0iiN
IT, What is the social effect individual belief nersona,
God?
community? ~ ~ ""s"' - YOUR
CONTINUED next week.
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-04-02
Striding Toward the Left

The German revoonst continue e strides toward the
of millions
Communists beat higher low the temper of the records endnc
determination by working class
sociaistc elements
So there indications dictatorship
final
this general
munis for socizaton industry ard workers. control
the cabinet seated Within few hours
intention the fulfill
and The forced Immediately
Fighting strategic points-industra
holding guns
guns past fighting
there evidence weakening morally
military point the Of
In meanve Karl Legen head German trades appears
probable revolutionary
Immediately Germany
reaconar broken Tie actual rule industry
that the Germany
like nudation-and
far distant future.
with the Revolutions.
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-04-02
Your Sins Have Found you out

immense cry going capitalist about
growing scenng pull the world out of the
finds
space
itself somewhat the
employers Ttey complain growing exceedingly
work
such have disappeared The cry for more product only meets with
and shorter hours
and ends taking shorter whether they granted not American
workers learning to loaf at the expense of the boss
looking hundreds
profits reaped practically
enterprise influence determining the attitude the
pertinent which labor
putting work and merely exist while
profits employers
bent So the bor becomes loafer
minutes during the day advisable His oafg is silent protest
something radically industry He
feels himself abused exploited his product Also he begin
believe that he ought have about conditions the
knowing lie follows the line resist
American will soon
produce long
only
o explotor-sc pride?
striking this phenomena existing industries
Lansbuy the British that since the workers took control Of
and industry upnduous has taken
attitude job enthusiasm
there Knowing that exploitation respond viii
ngy
performed numbering thousands
special jobs accomplished among
They working sIavy exploie
profit industry theirs product
peasants
expters
problem
learning
spell
cIPATIoN
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-04-02
OUT OF JAIL AND ON THE JOB
Comrades;

like "The Toiler" and the stand
it is taking on the different questions
regarding the class'struggle.
My first acquaintance with "The
Toiler" was made in Leavenworth
Pennitentiary were I spent a year
as guest Of the most Democratic
Government Of this glorious republic.
But the cure turned out to be n
failure. 1 don II love the capitalist
system any more now than l did
before and am firmly determined 10
carry on the fight for Industrial DEM
ocvacy.
I think the day is not far off when
our efforts shall be rewarded. The
"Masters" are getting desperate and
that Is proof Of their weakness.
I am literature agent for the Scan
dinavian Socialist Club here in Salt
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-04-02

Lake and as there is no other radical
organization doing anything I thought
l would try to take a few copies of
"The Toiler" each week to distribute
amongst my friends. Later on 1 would
have more chance to get subs. So
if you will send me copies a week
to start with shall do my best to
distribute them.
With best wishes to all comrades
from the Wild West.
Yours 70; freedom
Carl Larson.