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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-31
NATIONAL GUARD
CAMP OPEN TODAY
Mt. oretna Once More Ready to
Receive cltizen-SoIdiers for
Training Period
GENERAL PRICE IN COMMAND

Mount Gretns, July 31.---Camp wal
lace W. Fetzcr was officially opened at
Mount Grctna, Pa, for the first en-
campment Of Pennsylvania National
Guard since before the war. Major
General Price and his stnff officially es-
tablished divisional headquarters at
noon today.
The camp will be the temporary home
Of 5000 guardsmen. the first four resi.
ments Of which will arrive at noon TO
morrow. These will be the Tenth, Thir-
teenth and Sixteenth Infantry resi-
ments and the First Cavalry, including
the First and Second City Troops and
Troop A of Philadelphia.
Two overlapping encnmpment periods
will fill Mount Gretna with troops
during the first three weeks of August.
Fresh detachmcnts of soldiers will ar
rive on succeeding Sundays. No other
Philadelphia troops will arrive at the
camp until August Z, when the First
and Third Infantries and Machine Gun
and Signal Corps units will go into
camp.
On the division staff which reports
today are the following officers, all
overseas veterans: Colonel David ].
Davis, Of Scranton. chief of staff and
state commander Of the American Le-
gion: Lieutenant Colonel Richard W.
Watson. Of Indiana. Pa, division adju-
tant; Lieutenant Colonel William J.
Crookston. of Pittsburgh. camp sur
geon; Lieutenant Colonel Fred T.
Pusey. of Philadelphia. division quar-
termaster and former quartermaster Of
the Twenty eighth Division; Lieuten-
ant Colonel Sydney A. Hagerling. divi-
sion signal officer. and Major Robert
Morris. aide to General Price.
An advance detachment of 200 men.
drawn from all the companies of the
state guard. made the camp ready
for the arrival Of the troops. The
doughboys. many of whom are rockies.
will find their tents pitched. mess kitch-
ems all set and the camp ready for three
weeks activity.
The camp is named in honor OF Lieu
tenant Colonel Wallace w. Fetzer,
10th Infantry Of the Twenty eighth
Division, who was killed In action in
France. He was veteran Of the
Spanish American War and the Mex
icon border campaign.
Governor Sproul and other notables
will be in attendance for n few days
during the Joint encampmcnt and will
review the troops.
The encampment is being held under
the auspices of the United States War
Department. Only organizations of the
PENNSYLVANIA National Gua~d which
have been officially recognized by the
militia bureau and which have been
fcdcralized will participate. Regular
army officers will serve as instructors
and inspectors. There will be n school
for officers. The encnmpment is known
as camp of instruction. under the
guidance Of the War Department.
A Keystone Division Association, A
l.. F.. will be formed among the veter-
ans of the famous Iron Division who
are in attendance at the encampment.
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.PONzI OPENS BOOKS
TO j. S. OFFICIALS
Financial Wizard Personally
Assists In Federal
investigation
WILL CONTINUE BUSINESS
BY the Associated Press

Boston, July 3t.--Charles Ponzi, man
of mysterious millions, stood aside today
while federal auditors went over his
books to see how much he owed and
how much he had with which to pay.
United States Attorney Gallagher
said he hoped TO establish beyond ques'
tion whether Ponzi had made the multi
millions Of profits which he has claimed,
or has been paying returns OF 90 per
cent to one set of investors with money
obtained from another.
Ponzi preferred all the help Of his
office force and himself In the federal
audit and in the state inquiry to be
started Monday, so far as the invcsti-
cations relate to determination Of tho
extent Of his assets and his liabilities.
but he said he wns not ready yet. and
might never be, to reveal the business
secret involved in the operations which
have brought him wealth. It should be
that he gives 50 per cent return on
their money, and for the authorities to
know that he had resources to make
good his obligations without breaking
the law.
After period of uncertainty, marked
by a four day run, Ponzi pointed to q
group Of less than fifty persons who
sought payment this morning on his
notes, and said the run was over. Pay
ments became virtually normal yester-
day. he said. AS soon as audits have
been completed and reports made, hc
added. he planned to resume acceptance
Of investments, unless meantime he sold
his business.
Ponzi has had $4,000 accounts active
at one time, Miss Lucy Nell, his man
agcr, said today. These have repre-
scented investments ranging from S1O to
$40 900. she said, with the average
somewhere between $1,000 and $4,000.
No ledgers were employed, no day
books; money came in too fast for any
accounts of that kind, according ia
Miss Nell. At times the money was
dumped into baskets before being con
veyed TO the banks. In return customers
received notes for the amount of the
investment, plus 80 per cent payable in
ninety days, but in almost every case
they have been notified by mail that
their notes would be paid of in full at
the end of forty five days.
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RESERVE CRUISE TO START
Sixty viii Leave Tomorrow on De.
stroyers to Join FIotIlla

Sixty naval reserves from this city
and eastern Pennsylvania will leave the
navy yard tomorrow on the destroyers
Dale and Billingsby for a two weeks
practice cruise with the Atlantic de.
stroyer flotilla. The vessels arrived yes.
terday.
The cruise is to give naval reservists
the opportunity of getting In their al.
loted period of annual active duty which
qualities them to receive the reserve re.
tainer pay and also to keep the men
In training and in touch with the prac.
tices of the service. Personnel officers
Of the Fourth naval district. who are
in charge of assigning men to these
cruises, point out that they are for the
duration of the average mans vacation
and give him: an opportunity of spend
ing his vacation in an outdoor, healthy
occupation. at the same time drawing
their active duty pay, as in war time,
Two other cruises will be made from
Philadelphia for Pennsylvania reserves.
More than 100 applicants have pre-
sented themselves for the next cruise,
which will begin August 81,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-31
The Dead and Injured
in Fourth St. Factory Fire

The Dead
Miss Katie Horner, % years
old. 2i37 South Bculah street.
Thomas Wciner, 36 years old,
2437 South Beulah street.
The Injured
Edward Rock, Engine Co. 4, in
ternal injuries.
Paul Robb, Truck No. 2, minor
burns.
James Winslow, Truck No. 2,
minor burns.
Samuel Fills, 301 Kimball street,
burns.
Max Levin, 163 South Fifty sec
ond street, burns.
William Berger, 3215 Fontaine
street, burns.
George Bockman, Engine Co. 4,
injured while removing a body from
the ruins.
Thomas Selden, negro, Engine
Co. IL, overcome by smoke.
Bessie Jones, colored, 513 South
Twelfth street, broken leg.
James +. Spencer, Engine Co. 4,
foot cut.
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their stations. Time after time as il
seemed the flames were dying down they
would break out anew. The roof quickly
fell in. and from Cherry street and
Fourth street the hose lines did not
seem to reach the heart of the flames.
The worst of the blaze appeared to be
centered in the rear, where the men
were Handicapped in the confines of the
small alley.
The firms which suffered heaviest were
the Mayer Co. and the Eagle Pitcher
Lead Co.. in the corner building: Phila =
delphia Last and Pattern Shoe Co.. 316
Cherry street Joseph Lichtman. shirts
the Arrow Shoe Co.. A. Hess Sons,
leather company; Simon Watman Co.,
clothing. all in 119 and 121 North
Fourth street.
Margaret Jason. fifty years old. 1917
North Twenty fifth street, was reported
missing early today. The woman. how
ever, was found at her home. She had
not been near tho fire.
Spectators say they saw three coloret
girls and a white woman at a window
on the third floor of the building, try
ing to make their escape.
They said the women clutched at the
iron meshing which covered the win
dows, and one by one disappeared il
the flames.
Acting Fire Chief Davis does no
believe the four women were burned. a.
no trace can be found of bodies.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-31
3 Fires in 9 Days Cost
4 Dead, So, 900, 900 Loss

Four fatalities, the injury Of about
twenty persons and property damage
estimated at 50, 900 900 were caused
by three fires in this city within
nine days.
On July 21 tho building at 1915
Chestnut street, occupied by Fritz
& LaRue. Inc, was swept by
flames. Two fremen were killed
when an extension ladder broke.
The property loss was estimated at
$500 900.
On Thursday six alarm fire
rolled through the business block
bounded By Third, South American,
Locust and Spruce streets. One man
was hurt severely. Girls leaped from
windows into nets made of blankets.
The loss was estimated Mt 81 900, =
900.
Fire yesterday caused two deaths
and the injury of eight persons at
the five-story factory building at
1927 North Fourth street. Fac
tory owners claim their loss was
$500. 900.
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Hagen's 20 Beats
Barnes for Title

Continued from PnGc One
for a five. while Hagen. with two fine
shots to the green, got his par four
easily and became one stroke to the
good.
Barnes Finds Trap
Another pair of As followed the sixth
without either being in the slightest
trouble, but on the seventh 1t was dif'
forept story. Here Barnes fell two
more strokes behind when he got into
tho rough on his tee shot and found
trop when he attempted to got dis,
tnpce' lie finally was on in three ana
took three more puts. Hagen was
dangerously close to trouble with ms
Too shot. but after escaping trouble
got the green in two and his par four
was easily accomplished. This took
great deal of interest out OF the match.
Two fivcs followed at the eighth: Barnes
hooked his tee shot into trouble. but
Hagen Obliged by taking three puts
from A distance of fifteen feet.
Hagen increased his lead to four at
the ninth when Barnes took an extra
putt. but Jim got this stroke back at
the tenth by sinking a six footer for
a birdie two. while Walter trimmed the
cup for his try ut the hole. Hagen beat
Barnes by two shots at the eleventh.
The Sunset Hill pro" had all sorts
of trouble and finally got down in five,
a short approach being responsible for
one of the strokes. Hagen ran down
a thirty foot putt. which added more
10 Barnes's discontinue.
Hagen then followed up this ndvan-
tage with a two on the twelfth by an
other demonstration of good putting,
This time it was twenty tooter that
found the cup. Barnes then became
six strokes behind as he could only get
his par three. Neither was off the
line at the thirteenth aud two fours
followed. Both took the regulation par
five at the long fourteenth without either
ran finding any trouble.
Hagen Is Careful
Hagen lost a stroke at the one shot
fifteenth hole when he took three puts
from the edge Of the green, while Barnes
got his three. His ball almost went
down for a two. Barnes played the six
tccnth in an unusual way with hooked
drive, n second that found trap. and
then put his approach with a niblick
dead for four. Hagen was playing
hard to beat 20 and got his four easily
without q mishap. His drive found n
trap at the seventeenth and he took
three shots to reach the green. Barnes
had fine drive, but overapproached and
the best either could do was a five.
Hagen played carefully at the last hole
and made sure of his par four, while
Barnes ran down ten foot putt for
a three and reduced Hagcn's lead to
four. This is the third time that
Hagen has won the Metropolitan oper
championship. Once before he played
| off with Barnes and defeated him.
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g.R. |. ANNOUNCES
HALT IN FARE RISE
Company Says II viii Obey
8 Order Of Public Service
y Commission
WAS SCHEDULED FOR AUG. |

& The Rapid Transit Co. announced
49ey II would obey the order OF the
Xublic Service Commission halting the
<ympany's requested fare increase.
which was opposed by the city.
g The following brief statement was
Issued from the Office of Thomas +. Nit
fen, president of the corporation:
THE Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.
Eill not make the tariff now with the
Public Service Commission effective
August l."
: This formal announcement disposed
Of rumors that Mr.. Mittcn planned to
begin collection Of the higher fares to-
morrow. The city solicitors Office was
prepared to begin injunction proceed
ings at once IL the attempt were made.
y The transit company sought to abol
ish free transfers in order to add
approximately S3,000,0 900 year to its
revenue. A TRANSIT liberty loan has
been suggested to bolster up the COM
pany's finances.
John r. Stevenson. retired tinan-
cicr. Of Noble. makes the suggestion.
The transit company Is considering the
feasibility of popular small denomi.
nation bond issue. It is understood, but
no action has been definitely taken.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-31
BRIDGE ORDINANCE
SIGNED BY MAYOR
Regrets, However, Council DID
Not Fix Limitation Upon Cost
of Preliminary Work
DOES NOT COMMIT CITY

Mayor Moore today signed the Do,,
ware bridge ordinance, recently passoa
by Council.
This ordinance Is not in exact oo
cord with the Mayors plan for obtoin.
ing a survey and plans before a con.
tract for the bridge Is entered unor
since 1t only recommends to the COM
mission that no more than S1oo ooo
OF the $3.50, 900 heretofore appropriatoJ
shall be used to obtai nthe necessorn
plans and estimates of cost.
:, After signing the ordinance, In.
did not fix limitation upon the cost 90
preliminary plans up to the period ~
beginning the construction work. NJ
informations, ascertained from on'
gineers, Is that the cost of the nlons
borings, and estimates of cost. sbonii
not exceed 100000. ''a
City's Share Would De s25 .ooo
That would mean q proportional.
cost to Philadelphia Of S25. 600 onlv
since pennsylvania would pay the other
SZo,OOo and New Jersey $50, 900. Thcn
we would be in position TO know what
N"N cAuSS was BOluk 10 cost and wa
could determine upon its construction
The preliminary plans will take at least
six months, as l am advised.
philadelphia is not yet committed
to the bridge, neither this ordinance
nor the preceding one appropriatinv
$3.50. 900, makes committai.
There will still have to be enabl;r,
legislation otherwise Philadelnb;e
would be committed to an untold or
pense and an indifnite period of con.
struction. The ordinance lust signed
admits of the expenditure for prelimin.
ary plans and surveys, $3.50, 900. But
recommends that not more than S1OO,.
900 should be used on rhiladelphia's
behalf. y
IF 500, 900 is contributed BY Pbila.
delphia. and that much is spent. this
carries q total pot of S40O, 900. IL the
whole $3.50, 900 is spent, it means A
fund of $1,000,000 for preliminary
plans and surveys. before we get to the
point of construction.
when we get into the commission
meeting again, shall discuss this mat.
ter with the members, urging that the
cost of the preliminary surveys be kept
down at least to the 100000 mark.
and that the rest of the money of New
Jersey, Pennsylvania and Philadelphia,
be reserved for bridge construction"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-31
STREET CLEANING
COST. ASKED BY CITY
Bids for Equipment Thought to
Indicate Mayor Will Favor
Municipal Work

Indications that Mayor Moore has
decided to make street cleaning a
municipal function, as authorized by
the new charter, are seen in requests for
bids on new and used street cleaning
equipment.
The advertisements for such bids also
ask for sealed proposals for street
cleaning and the collection of ashes,
rubbish md garbage next year.
All the bids. to be opened at noon
September -. will supply the city with
complete data. it is believed, as to
probable costs of street cleaning by the
direct and the contract methods.
Frederick p. Gutenberg, director OF
the Bureau of Municipal Research,
praised the Mayor today for "thc fore
sight and business aCumen" shown in
the advertisements for bids.
The information obtained will pro
tect the city on both sides" Mr..
said. IF the city decides to
municipal street cleaning it
will have mass of facts available.
Il am much pleased at the form of
the advertisements and very much graft
fed at the foresight and business acu-
men shown by the Mayor"
The sealed proposals are requested
under nine schedules. The first two
schedules are concerned with street
and the collection of ashes and
rubbish next year.
The third schedule is for the collec-
ton and disposal OF garbage. with n
for garbage disposal with.
out collection over Il year and n
1--WE year period.
The remaining six schedules cover
new and used equipment for street
cleaning and the collection of ashes,
rubbish and garbage.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-31
pEATRS


BRowN.-on March 2. 1919, at GpTHyS GoTpHISyrS
Germany, NORMAN BRANSON bnEI bnoI an
Relatives and friends invited to tuneLISsrcs
Monday. a. y. M, from parents eEniiows'
Gulf road, Ardmore. Interment odd Pe"'"
Cemetery, GladWynne, .xa,re II
JOHNSTON.-On July 20, CIARLES roi ~,
husband OF Margaret NJ; Johnstocnn; r5,nn st,
services at his late residence, 5SV0 FH'o ''
on Monday Angus. e, at p m; husband
of Mary 4 II, REler, Relatives and snaca tT'enHas Hs
ISOLATION, employees OF the y. g. l. Snd d1unsral msal
ters OF Anti. Golden Club invited 70 iu" rssi.
services, on Monday. at p. m. I"" "uorest
dence. 1850 N. sth 1t. Int. priyate sUing
Hill Gem. Friends may call SUNDAY sitn ~
WESTON July 30, SARA A., WIG III.
Luke West (nee BarrotD. AGED % yeafsid yeaafsid.nes
neral on Monday, at 2 y, M. from resI,uTTrn rI Gam.
2SiR Boullnot st. Interment osklhno ave.
etery. Friends may call on sunuaS wv
'XibAMs'-on July al. PHOEBE 2. BAKEN BAKE!
ADAMS, widow of Captain John b Avad Aadd' ~
OF PA Cooper ST.. Camden. N; Ji hEua hEto ~.
years. Relatives and friends invited 20 at at
neral services on Tuesday, at =; .,.ry w,
the chapel OF Pieasanty!lle. N. j., Cemetsssog, tson
Friends may call at the residence on ''V"
MYEsT'TA.s, !sss On on Sply y.,S. a. h.Ia. fSiIs
tives and friends invited to funeral seaaWH
on Tuesday, at 2 p. M. at resideho1' -
Warnock vt, Interment private ts
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-31
GET STOLEN AUTOS IN RAID
Three Are Arrested and Held Under
$4,000 Ball Each

Four stolen automobiles were dis
covered by patrolmen and detectives
this morning in q garage in the rear OF
467 Queen lane. Germantown.
When the place was raided George
w. Haire, nineteen years old, OF YORK
road, Oak Lane; his brother, A.. >.
Hairc, twenty eight years old, of Fern
Hill road. and Thomas d. jenkins,
twenty three years old. Of Baltimore
avenue near Forty fifth street, were
arrested. They were all held under
$4,000 bail for further hearing Tues.
day, by Magistrate Pennock. IN 'nc
Germantown station. .,e..
One of the cars stolen was identltonn ,on
at the hearing by Lynn Morrow, OF foo
West Duncannon street. Patrolmah
Myers, who had hidden in the garase,
testified he had, seen George Hare niara anu
Jenkins drive the car up to- the PiaS'
this morning, change the license tag,
and begin work of obliteratins tne
numbers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-31
RISKS LIFE IN RUINS
FOR HER LOST WAGES

Anna Berenis, 1852 Louis street.
Iamden, an employe of the Mayer Cigar
Co., at 127 North Fourth street, re-
entered the Mayer Building while 1t
was still smouldering to search for her
pay envelope.
Firemen were still fighting to keep
he flames from breaking out anew when
the girl made her way through the
fire lines.
'My money is in there" she said,
gasping. II must go in and get it,"
Firemcn pointed out the danger and
tried to dissuade her.
"I've just got to go in and find 1t"
she declared.
Then one of the fremen gave her his
coat, helmet and boots. Another car
ried her up ladder to the floor on
which she worked and accompanied her
into the smouldering ruins while she
| looked for her pay. The envelope,
! which contained $40, was not found.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-31
BENIN LOSES PAY
Commissioner Leaves on Vacation
Without Being Sworn In

Public Service Commissioner James
:. Bonn. who is on his vacation in the
White Mountains. will lose his pay for
the period Of his stay.
Commissioner Benn, who resigned
August - his short term as public
service commissioner in order to be re-
appointed TO a full term of ten years,
left Harrisburg without being sworn in
for the new term.
His resignation from the short term
automatically took him off the state
payroll and he will not receive com.
pcnsation until he takes the oath of
Office for the long term.
Tho salary of n public service com
missioner is $1,000 dollars year and
Benn's oversight in failing to get sworn
in is costing him at the rate of $l95
week.
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Boy Killed by LockIaw

Mount Holly. n. j., July 31.-Tet-
mus that developed from an injury to
his finger, received while he was as
sisting in the handling of potato
planter on the farm of ]. +. Mccarthy,
near here. last week, caused the death
of Robert Phillips, twelve years old,
of this place, at the Burlington County
Hospital.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-31
Rev. B. T. Vincent

The Rev. DR.. B. 7. Vincent, of Den =
yer, Colo, widely known in this city,
died at noon yesterday in the West,
according TO word received here last
night by Owen NJ. Bruner, of the Co
lonial Trust Building. Doctor Vincent
Is n brother of the late Bishop ]. IL.
Vincent, and was formerly pastor OF
the Park Avenue Methodist Episcopal
Church and of st. Andrews Methodist
Episcopal Church OF this city. He was
also a prominent Chautauqua speaker.
Vincent. well known organist. ars
both sons Of the deceased.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-31
THIEVES SMASH WINDOWS
Three Stores Are Robbed Of Wearing
Apparel-Men ESCAPE capture

Three bulk windows were smashed in
the downtown district carly this morn
ing. and wearing apparel stolen by the
thieves.
The window Of the store of Solomon
Ginsburg. at 12i5 South Twenty sec
ond street, was smashed with milk
bottle at 10 o'clock. and sixteen pairs
Of mems trousers valued at $16O stolen.
Two suits of clothes were taken from the
window OF the store Of Samuel Chaitt,
at lSiS Reed street. The glass had
been smashed with brick. Thieves also
smashed the window of the store of
John Belimow, 1413 Point Breeze ave
nue.. and 500 worth of silk shirts were
stolen.
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RUSSIANS ON GERMAN LINE
BoIshevlk Cavalry FraternIzes With
Teutons In East Prussia

Teutons In East Prussia
Paris, July 31.-Bolshevik cavalry
forces have advanced to the East Prus-
sian frontier, according to a report
from the French military mission in
Warsaw to the French foreign Office.
The Bolshevik line extends from Su-
walki, fifty miles northwest of Grodno,
more than sixty miles to a point almost
directly north of Warsaw.
The Bolsheviki have not actually
crossed the borders at Allenstein and
Marienwerder, but are fraternizing
with the Germans.
The capture by the Bolsheviki yes
tcrday of Graicvo. thirty seven miles
southwest Of Suwalki, also is reported
The mission says it understands the
Germans and Bolsheviki are negotiating
at Suwalki. The northern wing of the
Bolshevik army now is menacing War
saw directly from the north as well as
from the east. The Bolsheviki are TWEEN
ty five miles southwest of Bialystok.
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"Has Papa Gone to
WOrk?" Asks Child

Mamma, has papa gone to work
this morning?" asked three year
old Louis Weiner, whose father was
killed In the blaze. The child re-
ceived no answer to his question.
Weiner is survived by a wife and
four children - Abraham, twelve
years; Albert, ten; Meyer, four,
and Louis, three. The family lives
at 2437 South Beulah street.