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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-23
ROAD TO new YORK
HAS SUPSANDD0WNS
Hills and Dales" in BurIesque
Highway, Near MorrisviIle,
Traps Autoists
HOLDS Trough RECORD"


Photographs illustrating this article
appear on the back page.
The author of "The Rough Road"
must have spent some time near Nor
risville, Pa. The town, which is two
miles this side of Trenton, is on the
toughest road in the East.
The thing about this three mile
stretch OF bad pike that makes II such
record breaker Is that 1t is supposed
TO be good. II is part Of the great
Lincoln Highway, thirty two miles
from Philadelphia and sixty five from
New York, and on the main line OF
automobile transportation between this
city and New York.
Day and night a continuous stream ot
heavily loaded trucks and pleasure cars
labor over this burlesque turnpike. And
all the hours are filled with the sound
OF breaking springs, the slosh of mud
In three foot holes and the cries oi
uDstrung truck drivers.
The fact N that the only way any
one can tell the. Lincoln Highway from
the open fields at this point is that
there IL no grass on II and that IL IL
good bit rougher than the fields.
At some places II looks as though Il
had been heavily shelled for a c0upl,
of weeks. One deep, water filed hol,
follows another, and by way of variet,
there are lot of high ridges scattered
around between. The only attempt I,
repair this condition has been tn
dumping Of few loads of crushed rock
at different points. which, though an
nOying to the drivers, really do no
make the road much worse.
Scores of trucks become stuck her
every day. Most Of them are able T.
pull themselves out in q few hours
The less fortunate ones are sometime
marooned for days and have to send /
Morrisville for help. Many of tn
trucks that have to 60 through thi
stretch hitch themselves in the man
ner of Alpine climbers and scrambl
together.
To see half dozen heavy truck
rolling and listing through this mud
stretch is like watching ships i'm
heavy sea. Pleasure ears eareen an
twist like the little cars on sceni
trembling and dizzy.
The road has been at it's worst sine
the first thaws this year. No effor
has been made to repair it or even pu
it in some sort of decent shape. 1t
not safe to tnlk about the road wit
the citizens Of Morrisville and even les
wise to discuss its condition with an
of the truck drivers who may be eu
gagged in trying TO resume their jour
neys through the pitfalls and the mud.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-23
MARS DEAF AND DUMB
At Least All Efforts OF Puny Earth
Are Thus Far Ignored

Gamer Ranch, Cedar Creek, Neb.,
April 23.-Ap effort Yesterday to catch
a signal from Mars failed. DIR. Freder-
ick l.. Millener and Harvey Gamer,
electrical experts, who made the at
tempt, continued their efforts last night.
Waiting tensely beside what is prob
ably the largest wireless apparatus ever
constructed. Gamer listened for q
sound never yet heard by man and
which they hoped if received would
carry mans domain across interstellar
space to the legendary fields of Mars.
Yet no sound came except the
broken clatter Of station disturbances,
which crashed along the line during the
earlier hours of the night. Toward
morning the sounds ceased and no mes
sage came through the receivers.
As dawn broke the seance ended and
DR.. Millcner and Gamer gave over
their first effort to pierce the infinite.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-23
WITHDRAWS STUFF OFFER
Ryan Proposes to Enforce Contracts
Made Throuqh Stock Exchange

New York. April 23.--The settlement
price offered TO tho protective commit
tee, organized To safeguard the inter
este of the "sborts" in Stutz Motor
Co. shares, has been withdrawn, Allan
A. Ryan, chairman of the board and
owner Of the controlling interest. an
nounced in O statement last night. lie
declared he would proceed with his
rights, "whntever they may be- and
that, while he has done every fair aud
reasonable thing to avoid litigation, ]
now believe that litigation Is inevitable,
81 deny that my obligations are
gambling obligations. I believe that a
Stock Exchange contract is still good
and I am ready to spend my money in
order to pi owe it So"
Mr.. Ryan said the contracts he holds
were made at the specific instance Of
the Stock Exchange committee.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-23
SEES FARM-LA5OR FAMINE
Secretary Meredith Asks Business
Men and Students for Help

Washington. April 23.-tBy 4. P.l-
A shortage of farm labor which will be
as acute a that Of 1918, threatens TO
cuFtail food production on American
farms, Secretary of Agriculture Mere.
dith said today in an appeal to business
men and college students to spend their
vacations working on farms, particularly
as helpers in harvest fields.
The supply of farm labor is only -
per cent Of normal, carefully complied
reports TO the department Indicate, com.
pared with ~ per cent last year. The
fact that the present situation exists
despite an increase of II to - per cent
in wages paid farm hands, is regarded
as highly important by Secretary Mere.
dith. As II result more acreage will be
put into grasses and other crops re
quirng u minimum Of labor.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-23
MYSTERY Wells BRlBE CASE
Two Federal Agents Held for Trial
at Predated Hearing

An element Of mystery shrouds the
facts in the hearings of Walter +.
Eakins and William y. Riley, two fcdc-
raj agents, arrested upon charges of
accepting bribes from saloonkeepers
said to have been selling liquor Illegally.
Although it was announced at the
Federal Building that the hearing Of
the men was to be held today, Commits
siOner Manlcy declared this afternoon
that they were arraigned before him two
days ago and were held in $lG0O each
for trial. 1t was denied that Wcdncs
days hearing was secret
Neither produced bail at the hearing
two days ago, il is said, but We're al
lowed their freedom. Today Eakins
and his Sou, who is a property holder.
appeared before Commissioner Manlry
and offered his sons property as bail
security.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-23
PROMINENT TURKS
ARRESTED BY ALLIES

Constantinople, April 23,-(By A.
r. l--Izzet Pssha, former Turkish grand
v1icr. has been placed under arrest by
Entente authorities here. General
Aiirza Pasha and several other promi.
nrnt Turks were also apprehended,
Rechid Bey. minister of the interior,
has resigned. There is general dssat.
isfactiOn in government circles.
Twelve hundred adherents of Mus
apha Kemal are reported to have been
arrested, and many are being thrown
into jail daily.
Government troops and forces under
command of Mustapha kemal have
clashcd in number of skrmishes in
Western AnatOla, and it is reported
the latter hold the dominant position
there.
All Mohammedans are called upon to
unite in movement to free the sultan
from allied influence in prorlama- .
ton issued by Colonel Jafar Tayar,
commandant at Adrianople,
All factions are eagerly awaiting news
of the deliberations Of the Supreme Al
lied Council at San Reno. Stubborn
resistance of Turkish nationalists to
Greek aspirations at Smyrna has re-
suited in a decided change in the En- =
tente plans for the ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF
Turkey and the curtailment Of Greek
claims, it is reported here.
London. April 23.-(By A. ~
Anatolia has formed an independent
government under the presidency oi
Mustapha Kemal leader Of Turkish
nationalist forces in Asia Minor, accord
ing 10 a dispatch to the Exchange Tee
graph Co.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-23
GOING BACK TO IRELAND
one.Lesged Policeman VIII Be For.
titled by Letter From Mayor

James McGinnis. war veteran and
patrolman. who lost a leg in the hat
tie of the Argonne. will snil for Ire
land soon. to visit relatives. He
will carry with him a letter Of intro
durtion from Mayor Moore TO officials
in tho mother country.
McGinnis. with Lieutenant Andrew
IIamilton. Of the Frankford station
called on the Mayor this morning and
was given the letter. The patrolman,
Frankford station, became the hero of
the district when he was decorated
for bravery. He lost his leg in an at
tempt to clean mp machine -gun nest.
The patro!man has been given a six
months leave of absence by Superin- .
trndeut OF Police Mills. He has several
brothers and sisters in County Armagh,
Ireland.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-23
WOULD GUST MIDDLEMAN
Cereal Growers Plan Huge Combine
to Lower Prices

Kansas City, Mo-. April %3.--(Ry
A. P.)-Elimipation Of the middleman
in the grain trade lin order TO increase
the producers cmolumont to fair probi
and at the same time reduce tue cost OF
living" is the object of plan for u
huge combine being worked out by rht
National Cereal Growers Association,
in convention here.
Representatives Of virtually every
wheat raising community in the -Juitni
States attending the convention unnni-
mously voted last night to form the com
bine.
The tentative plan provides for lo"nl
co operative organizations Of cereal
growers, centering in CO. operative mar.
keting associations with headquarters
in the market centers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-23
MITTEN TO TELL PLANS
P. r. T. Head to Appear Before
Mayors Transit Committee

Thomas +. Mittcn, president Of the
p. Il. Z. Co., will appear this after
noon before Mayor Moorc'S transit com
,mittcc meeting at the Chamber of Com
mcrcc.
The meeting will be nm executive
one. SO important is it regarded that
the meeting time was moved up 10
o'clock instead Of the usual $3.50.
George W. Il. Hicks who has been
active In the affairs Of the committee,
called on Mayor Moore this morning
and had n conference with him ou tran :
sit
1t is expected that Mr.. Mttcn will
explain in detail the plans Of the =.
II, r. Co. for the bettermcnt Of local
service
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-23
Lloyd George Asks
u. s. Aid in Europe
Continued from Page One

Continued from Page One
a dinner in honor of Premier Millerand
and General Berthelot, the French chief
of staff Earl Curzon. British foreign
secretary; Arthur ]. Balfour, British
representative on the executive council
Of the League of Nations, and some
other Of the French and British repre-
srntativcs here were present.
The dinner is described a. having
passed of agrCcably, while after it
Prcmicrs Lloyd George and Millcrand
had opportunity for a private CONVEX
sation. The tension between the Brit
ish and French delegations is said to
have been considerably lessened in con-
sequence.
Prince Ghika. Rumanian minister to
France. arrived here today from Ru
mania. lie is visiting San Reno for
the purpose of following closely Rus
sian questions before the supreme Coun-
eli which affect Itumania.
Paris. April 23- BY \. P.l-Prcmicr
Lloyd George Of Great Britain would
approve of Anglo French occupation of
the Ruhr district of Germany in the
event the Berlin government should re-
fuse to suitably live up to the revised
terms Of the Versailles treaty. declares
rcrtinax. political editor cf the Echo dc
Paris.
lie says intimation to this effect has
como through member of tho British
! nremier's suite. for tho purpoS" of over
coming Premier MiilCraud's : opposition
/ 70 rnt.iSion - hn
The representative of England as
serts PcrtinaX. in the course of his
article. charged high military mem
/ Der of his suite with tho duty of inter
! posing questions during discussions for
the purpose of giving the impression II
! Germany should fail to exactly execute
the treaty of Versailles. once it is re-
vised England would consent to sending
her soldiers into the Ruhr Valley il
company with those of France.
"ManeuvcrS at San Reno having thC
purpose of overcoming French opposi.
tiOn to revision of the treaty are tht
elimination Of conversations which haVt
been going on at Berlin between officinll
of the German Government and ccrtaiI
allied representatives. The arrival o
the German note asking for a per
mancnt army Of 20O.O0O men is not
mere coincidcnc".
Discussing the San Reno confer
ces, PCrtinax says little cordiality OK
lists between them.
london. April @3.--CRy 4. P.l-Th
London Times today confirms the Puri
report, of yesterday that Premier
Lloyd George and Nitti had urged tha
a German representative be summOnC'
to San Reno for the purpose of reviSin
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-23
DISCUSS SCHOOL CRISIS
Superintendent viii Address Pub
lie Education Association

The educational crisis will be dis.
russed tonight by DR.. Thomas r. Fine
gan. state superintendent Of public in =
struction, at the annual meeting of the
Public Education and Child Labor As
sociation at the City Club.
This afternoon details OF the school
survey were gone over by Doctor
Finegan with the joint survey com
mittee, which is composed Of members
Of the Board OF Education and repre-
spntativcs Of civic organizations. The
meeting was held at Wanamaker's That
committee at its last meeting accepted
the ofrer OF Doctor Finegan to have the
State Department nerform the work OF
the survey, and Franklin ": Brewer
arranged the meeting for this afternoon
30 that the actual work might be
started.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-23
PLAN SOVIETS FOR ITALY
Socialists for Experiment In All
Large Cities

Milan, April 22.-ByD 4. PD-Con-
stitutiOn of sOviets as an experiment In
all large Italian cities where the prole-
tariat is well organized was decided
upon at the Socialist national council
in session here today The vote on the
proposition vas $4,000 in favor aud
u 900 adverse.
The proposal 10 institute soyiets
everywhere throughout Italy was re-
jected by vote of 81 600 to 5000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-23
NEW U. S. ENVOY SEES KING
Robert U. johnson Cordially Re-.
eeIved by ItaIys Ruler

ROme, April 23.-IBy 4. ~
Robert Underwood Johnson, American
ambassador to Italy, presented his ere.
dentials to King Victor Emmanuel yes
terday, driving with embassy attaches
from the embassy TO the Quirinni in gala
court carriages with 0utridcrs.
The ambassador was met at the
Quirinal by Marquis Borea Domes,
prefect of the palace, who accompanied
him 10 the ante chamber of the throne
room, where the military aud civil
households Of the king were assembled,
Mr.. johnson was introduced to the king
and had a cordial audience with the
sovereign for about twenty minutes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-23
Movie Tickets to Be Sold at Penn

Movie tickets will be sold on the
campus at the University Of Pennsyl-
vania for forty cents. That's nickel
above the regular price, but patriotic
L. Of +. men are urged to buy anyhow,
as the nickel is TO go toward helping
reimburse the Penn men who were fined
after the recent riOtOus celebration of
victory. Penny ante day held re-
Gently. brought ia enough funds to pay
back seven OF the twenty two who were
mulctcd of $3.50.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-23
"a SUGAR WR|TS
EXPECTED TODAY
Excess Profits Alleged in New
Cases-EIeven Others on
$500 Bail
ONE PROVES TO BE WOMAN

United States District Attorney Nc
Avoy today is expected to take action
against the twenty four sugar dealers
whose names were placed in his hands
yesterday, together with evidence alleg-
ing excessive profits.
Names of the additional dealers will
probably be made public today, with
the issuance Of warrants from MIR. Nc
Avoy's Office.
Francis ]. Schwenk and Milton He'll
man, named in one of the warrants as
representing the ConfcctionC $ Spe-
cilaty Co.. 22S North Third street. ap-
reared before United States Commits
sioner Manley, in the federal building.
this morning and entered bond for 500
each. No date has yet been set for their
hearing.
l.. Myerson. for whom warrant was
issued Wednesday. turned out today to
be a woman. She appeared before Com
missioner Manley this morning. aud
after telling him she could hnd on one
TO furnish her bail. was allowed To sign
her own bond for $500.
All but two Of the fourteen sugar
dealers have answered their summons
to appear before the United states
commissioner.
May Order Arrests
When the summons were issued yes
terday morning by United States Mar
sbsl Noonsn, he announced that the
dealers who failed to enter an appear
ance during the day would be arrested.
1t is believed that the date of the
hearings for the fourteen men will be
fixed today.
Frank Il. McClain. federal fair price
commissioner for Pennsylvania, upon
whose orders the roundup of sugar
dealers was begun. has been authorized
to appoint members of a separate bureau
for the investigation of prices.
Although the Department of Justice
lacks funds for providing the necessary
help to conduct fair price investiga
tions," he said, Il made the appoint
meats today in the name of this de
purtment, with full authority to act. y
Quotations Refused
Mr.. McClain read a report from on
Of the agents of the Department o
Justice which stated that the Pennsyl
yania Sugar Co. had on Wednesday re
fused TO give any quotations on sugar
stating there was plenty OF sugar oI
hand, but that they did not wish to sci
IL.
'"The investigation seems to indi
cate" said Mr.. McClain, that mos
of the Pennsylvania company's sugar i
being distributed by the Grocers Sup
ply Co. which is controlled by tn
Pennsylvania Sugar Co. officials.
"The Grocers' Supply Co. price
vary, but within the last two days, tn
investigation discloses, this c6mpan,
has sold sugar in large quantities a
from twenty four TO twenty six cent
pound
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-23
233 KILLED IN T0RNAD0Es
Revised Reports From South sbow
$50 Persons Were Injured

Birmingham, Ain, April 23.--tpv
A. +: :)-Reports Of Tuesdays tornadoss
in Alabama. Mississippi and Tennesscss
today brought the death list up from
1J5 to 233.
The casualties were: Mississiprl
$50 dead: 100 injured; Alabama. IS
dead !, 500. injured; Tennessee, 8 dead
80 injured.
Families made homeless were csti.
mated at nearly 800. Losses in live.
stock and property were placed M
81, ,00O, 900. ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-23
3Ho22 N, J. Medals Issued

Trenton. April 23.-Adjutant General
Gilkyson announced today that the Vie.
tory medal authorized by the Legisla
ture Of 1910 for Now Jersey citizens
who participated In the world war. il
heing issued at the rate Of 5000 o week
The number issued to date totals 81.
022. General Gilkyson said applica-
tious from Jerseymcn in almost every
state of the union and as far away ns
Jnran. China and Siberia have been
received.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-23
Fire In South Fourth Street Baker,

Defective wiring was the cause OF a
slight fire in the basement Of a two.
story brick dwelling and bakery, 200
South Fourth street, occupied by Louis
Kujolic, at o'clock this morning.
Kujolic had the fire out before the
fire engines came. The damage was
trifiing
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-23
New Frat eelna Formed

A new honorary Greek letter frater.
nifty has been started in the school of
architecture Of the University of Penn
sylvnnia, it was announced today. This
is the Sigma Omega Lambda. and only
men of unusual promise in the arts will
be elected to il.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-23
tstcTklns Psiuters Go Back to Work

Hog Island painters, who have been
on strike since Wednesday for an In
crease in pay from seventy four cents
to 81 an hour, agreed today to go back
to work pending settlement Of their
demands. They will stay on the job
until May I according 10 present plans,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-23

York, Cleveland. st. Louis and o,b,,
cities. II. j. Mitchell. OF Chicago 'ts IT,
announcing the inception of the ncvs ~
ment today, said efforts would be m,I.
to enroll workers in all railronJ cras,s
both In the United States and Canada
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-23
STRADL|NG BACKED
TO HEAD SCHOOL
Faculty OF Northeast High
Would Have Him Succeed DR..
Morrison, Who Is to Resign
WAS WITH ARMY ABROAD

Members Of the faculty of the North
east High School are virtually one in
urging the appointment of DR.. George
Flowers Stradling ms successor to DIR.
Andrew ]. Morrison, principal of the
high school. Doctor Morrison will re-
tire in June on pension.
A letter urging the appointment of
Doctor Stradlng, who is at present head
Of the science department of the school.
and signed by seventy three Of the sew
enty five members of the high school
faculty, has been forwarded TO Simon
T.. Gratz, president of the Board of
Education.
The letter cannot be acted upon until
Doctor Morrison formally resigns and
makes application for his pension.
Doctor Stradling has been n member
Of the Northeast faculty for years. He
was president Of the class of 1887 at
the University of Pennsylvania He
was member OF the army educational
corps. and was chosen chairman of the
denartmpnt of physics in the 4. T.. +.
University. at Beaune. France. He is
president of the Philadelphia Confer
eucc Educational Society of the Meth
OdiSt Episcopal Church.
Did Army Educational Work
Doctor Strading was granted a year :
leave of absence by the Board of Edu
cation to do army educational work in
France and Germany.
The faculty letter to Mr.. Gratz pays
tribute to the leadership Of Doctor Nor
rison.
ITO insure, without serious interrup
ton. the continuance of the work 50
spleudidly carried on by Doctor Nor
rison." the letter says, I'VE would urg'
that Doctor Stradling be given the de
served promotion of being made Docto
| Morrison'S = successor.
| The letter continues that his appoint
mont as principal would maintain til
usefulness and prestige Of our school.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-23

JERUSALEM UNDER SNOW
fns Holy city battles with snow-remoyal
.rsklem Tor the nTst time In years. PFC
f,,rta In ths Pictorial Section OF next SUN
tays fusiIo LEp0HR.--Adp.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-23
ROOMS wANTED-FUHNIsHED

BUSINESS ssntlsman wants nice room with
refined adult PTotestant family; w, PhIla
r near N. Broad A ils. LedSer Office.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-23
AMUNDSEN HEARD FROM
South Pole Diseoverer Sends Wire
less From the Arctics

Nome, Alaska, April IT by 4. P.D
Captain Road Amundsen, discovercr
OF the South Pole. has arrived at Ana
dir, trading post on the Behring sea
eastern Siberia, according to wireless
message from Anadir received here last
night.
Amundscn's vessel. tho Maud, took
on oil ut Dixson Island, in the White
sea, about September /, 1918, and soon
after sailed off to the northeast through
the rapidly freezing Arctic.
Anadir In the name Of river which
rises northwest OF Kamchatka and flows
eastward, emptying into the Pacific.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-23
THE BOLsHEyIKI or PARIS

A remarkable photograph o. q meeting of
the Reds" IN next Sundays, Pictorial Sec
ton OF the PVsLi0 LspGHR. --AdV.