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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-11
WILDWOOD ELECTINC
NEW CITY COMMISSION

Wildwood. n. j.. May 11.-For the
third time since the adoption of the
commission form Of government mu-
ricipal election is being held here. The
three incumbcnts. Mayor +. r. Smith.
W. G. Ilcndcc and II. w. Ryan. arc
seeking re-. election. Five candidates
oppose them: J. Albert Harris, Oliver
Bright, +. s. Culver. +. William Cole
aud A. 7. Leiby. Harris, Bright and
Culver are indorsed by the citizens
committee and are known as the peo-
pies candidates. They were chosen
at a mass meeting held in local hall
som" weeks ago. State Senator w. III.
Bright, whose brother is on this ticket,
and s. A. Lanning. chairman of the
Democratic county committee, are
working for the peoples candidates.
Fred Himmclinc. of Camden, largo
property owner here and personal
representative of OK Senator David
Baird, is supporting Mayor Smith and
is said to favor two of the candidates
on the new ticket.
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Murder and Robberies
in Last "a Hours

Robber, posing as cripple, in
veigles salesman of prominent jew
rlry firm to Bellevue Stratfurd room.
Salesman, menaced by automatic
pistol. is robbed Of $4,000 in gems
and is left trusscd up IN bathroom.
Thief escaped.
Armed motor bandits hold up ply
sician and nurse at Eighteenth and
Wallace streets at 2:15 o'clock yes.
tcrday morning. Take round trip
ticket to Europe from nurse and $50
from physician.
Motor bandits. believed to be the
same band. hold rp couple at Twen-
ty fifth and Diamond streets at 40
o'clock yesterday morning, obtaining
SO.
Watchman's body is discovered in
Chestnut Hin home Of Edmund
Waterman Dwight. Believed to have
been murdered by burglars late Sat.
urday night or early Sunday morn
ing.
silk worth $1,000 stolen carly this
morning from Brod Brothers, shirt
waist manufacturers. 32l Market
street. Recovered by police and sus-
pcCt arrested.
Silk shirts valued at $500 taken
from Maths & Trcvis, Sixtieth aud
Locust streets. early this morning
by four men, who escaped in auto
mobile.
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.H|CKS|TE FRIENDS
MAY Join ORTHODOX
Consolidation Is Discussed at
Yearly Meeting Of
Branch Here
SCHOOLS ARE TO MERGE

The possibility of a union Of the Or
thodox md Hicksitc Friends was dis
cusscd today at the yearly meeting in
the Central Meeting House. Fifteenth
and Race streets. The meeting is that
Of the Hicksitc branch.
The question of union has been con
sidercd seriously for the last three years.
IL was injected into today's session with
the reading Of the report of the com q.
mittec on education.
From the standpoint Of marked
changes in our schools the rpport
rend. "Moorcstown and West Chester
probably offer the most interesting aud
recent examples of unity.
Schools VIII Unite
I'm MoorcStown the Friends Acnd =
cny. which is orthodox. and the Friends
High School. HiCksitc branch. will dis
continue their separate organizations
at the close of the present school year,
and. under joint educational commit
tee of both meeting, will establish n now
school. to be known as the Moorcstown
Friends School"
Elwood Roberts. Of Norristown,
commenting on the report. said he had
always been strong advocate of the
two Friends branches uniting as one. {"
IF it is possible for this to be ac.
complished in an educational way" he
said. II see no reason why the
branches with hardly any difference in
their respective theological and other
religious forms of worship should not be
one"
Undue Haste" Avoided
Alfred Marshall. of Langhornc. in
dorsed Mr.. Roberts expression. Hor-
ace Roberts, Moorestown. while not
opposing union, cautioned against
undue haste" in the matter.
Let us not force union. but let it be
gradual through education" he said
The committee report recommended a
20 per cent increase in the salaries to
teachers in Friends schools.
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dollar diplomacy" and the Bryan
Wilson diplomacy which succeeded il.
The Senate policy generally is that the
American government should stand be =
hind American business interests where
necessary In their development of for
cign countries. President Wilson has
generally been opposed to that policy.
The difference between the Senate for =
cign relations committee and the Prcsi =
dent showed itself when the Fall rcSo- e
luton advocates Of that resolution felt
that Curranza was tottcring. and that
it was desirable that his overthrow
should bc hastcned by pressure from
the American government. The Presi =
dent wanted the processes which were
bringing Carranza to his end left to
work out in their own time.
Financing Big Problem
An issue between these two policies is
likely to arise over the financing of the
government. If Obregon and Gonzales
agree among themselves and establish
order. perhaps divising Mexica among
themselves into sphere of influence,
Mexico will need to be financed. In
Washington it is estimated that the new
government vii require n billion dollar
loan. Billion dollar loans are not cas-
lily secured these days. A grent many
strings are likely to be attached to
billion dollar loans.
President Wilson's habitual attitude
Is one of suspicion with regard to the
dealing in finance with the weak and
not very stable governments of the
smaller and uudcvrlopcd countries.
The Scnatc's attitude is likely to be
that the government should attach some
OF the strings TO the billion dollar loan.
that the loan should open Mexico to
American development on favorable
terms and that the American Govern
mcnt should get behind American bust
ness in Mexico. President Wilson s
point of view il not sure to bc that. The
President will want Mr.. Morgcnthau in
Mexico to see what is going on there
with Wilson eyes and keep the White
House informed as to what it all means.
The Senate foreign relations committee
probably would rather not have him
there.
If the Obrcgon- Gonzales outfit sue
coed in agreeing and setting up II GOV.
ernmcnt that looks regular and con
stitutional the big issue will be this
question of financing the new govern.
mcnt. Whether Mexico gets on her feet
or not may depend on this loan. And
fnanciers here may prefer to wait until
there is another President in the White
House before doing anything about
Mexico.
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WATCH
ATLANT|C'S POLLS
Attempt to Use Imported Me-
groes in Today's City
Election Feared
KUEHNLE MAY COME BACK

specini Dispatch to Ercriro Public Ledger
Atlantic City. May 1l.-Detective'
from Philadelphia. Camden ana "h'
mington are maintaining watch upon
shore polls today for the first sign OF an
attempt to use imported negroes IN the
battle between the City Hall organian :
ton and the citizens committee OF ioo
over the election Of new city com
mission to rule the resort for four years
Hotel managers aud clerks and other
volunteers arc acting as watchers also
in the precinct polls throughout the
colored belt. where the registration
showed a surprising increase OF new
voters. ,
Atlantic City has not been aroused
so thoroughly in years over munlcipa,
election. To many it recalls the old
counclmanic days. ,,
The issues in the race OF eighteen
candidates. "machine, anti machine
and unattached. are 'librralit,. tne
war cry of tho intrcnchcd organization,
profcsSing TO fear Atlantic City will be
"closcd tight" on Sunday IL the ctti-
ycns' committee slate goes through :
economy and efficiency and un ousting OF
partisanshin from city hall. the loo
slogan. and Kuehnlc. tho old boss. n
lone hand candidate for place in the
new board Of rulers.
Eight years ago shore independents.
working hand in hand with Demo :
cratic regime. headed BY then Governor
Wilson in Trenton. dragged kuehnle
from his high estate as the supreme
dictator in shore politics. Today indie
pendent citizens. largely actuatcd by
sympathy. arc actively supporting the
"old man." while the organization
leaders. with the support of the chiefs
of the Democratic city machine, acting
under orders from Edwards's head
quarters. arc working in unison to keep
Kuchnlc in the down and -out class.
II is the impression of political wise
acres that the fight lies between eleven
of the eighteen candidates. They are
Albert Boyer. William s. Cuthbert and
Louis A. Steinbrickcr, present commits.
sioners. and Edward L. Badcr and
Armand II. Nichols. Of the City Hall
organization slate: Walter j. Buzby.
hotel man: Charles G.. Babcock. Samuel
Fl. Hcadlcy and James Parker, Of the
citizens ticket Kuchnle. who counts
upon drawing great many machine
votes, and Alfred NJ. Hcston, former
watchdog" Of the city treasury.
The 200 negro votes in the town
constitute an unknown quantity with
two colorCd men in the contest. They
are i. l.. Hawkins. II physician. run
ming as an independent. and Winfield
L. Cozart, who is on the Labor ticket.
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Or. keesan to Speak Tonight

DR.. Arthur 2. Kcegan. candidate for
Congress from the First district. will
address an openair political meeting this
evening ut Twentieth and Ritner
streets. in the Forty eighth ward. The
meeting will be held under the auspices
of the First Congressional district labor
committee, and the J. Hampton Moore
Republican Club of the ward. Others
who have promised to address the meet .
ing are William Reinhardt, candidate
for state senator, Daniel J. Green and
Isaac l.. s. Smink, candidates for the
state Legislature, both from the Fifth
district, and George McElwee. Moore
candidate for city committeeman from
the Forty eighth ward.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-11
. SMASHES BAR WINDOW
SehuyIkiiI Haven Woman Freed by
Court After Pleading Guilty

PottsviiIe, Pa, May 11.-Miss Anna
Bitter, prominent Sunday school
Church or S'huylkill Haven. was be-.
fore Judge Bcchtel, in Criminal Court
yesterday. on a plea of guilty to smash
ing the saloon window of Michael Eal d.
ger, after the manner OF Carrie Nation.
Miss Bitter said she acted when she
learned that her brother. who had been
nearly ruined in the same saloon before
the war. had returned to his old haunts.
Spurred by the petition of nearly
every citizen in the town, Judge Bechtcl
refused 10 send the defendant to Jail,
and also refused to make her pay the
cost OF the window, but said she could
do this il she felt morally obligated to
do so.
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Vim. d. HOUeLLs
Dies in NeU York
Continued from Page One

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quickness of apprehension and his
facility in getting rid of bothersomp
would be contributors being numerous
and illuminating: An example is re-
lated during his connection with
Harper's. A young man one day sub :
mitted personally a poem which he dc .
sired to dispose of to the magazine.
Mr.. Howells looked over the poem.
Then he said to the young man:
Did you write this poem yourself?"
Yes, sir. Do you like % the youth
asked.
~ think it is magnificent. said Mr..
Howells. Did you compose it un-
aidedT'
II certainly did" said the young man
firmly II wrote every line of it out
of my own head"
Mr.. HOwells rose and said:
Then, Lord Byron, am glad to
meet you. But was under the i'm
preston that you had died at Missa-
longhi good many years ago"
The youthful plagiarist's exit from
the editorial presence is said to have
been more prccipitate than graceful.
Enjoyed Snub by Young Woman
Howclls used to relate with great
JUNCTION a "snubbing" he received at
WV vi u SVuup "OlltI on u DOnt
that was carrying them as members of
a party from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati,
The girl had never seen the man who
lived TO be recognized as the most
distinguished figure in American letters
of his day. Attractive looking. refined
aud well informed. by some means she
did not connect the face Of Mr.. HowClls
with the pictures she had seen of him.
Mr. Howclls started in to make him
self agreeable ir a variety of ways. but
was snubbcd with tirmness that must
have been amazing to the man to whose
net all that comes is fish. On his sug-
gestion to the dainty miss that they
visit the pilot house to view the sur.
rounding country Mr.. HowellS was re-
warded by frosty rejection of his DO
lite advances. On reaching home the
young woman discovered 10 her great
distress that she had missed the oppor-
tunity Of her life to converse with Il
man whose books she had read with
great pleasure.
Mr.. liOwells remarked that this was
one of the most pleasing incidents Of
the trip, inasmuch as he was well aware
that the young lady did not know him.
and the only reason he tried to make
himself agreeable to her was because
hr had seen her reading one of his
books.
Doctor Howclls-hc had received de-
grePS from Yale, Harvard. Oxford and
Columbia Universities, though he had
never attended Collegc-was a keen stu
dent Of current events. lie aVowed his
belief in socialism.
II cannot see. he declared. that
the remedy for existing conditions lies
else. But if il is to be q
- must come slowly. Violent
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MARINES TO SAIL TODAY
Transport Due at Navy Yard to Take
Troops South

The transport Henderson is expected
to arrive at the Philadelphia Navy Yard
this afternoon, and will remain just
long enough TO take aboard 1900 ma =
rines for Key West.
In view of the present serious trouble
in Mexico, it is generally believed the
departure of the men is directly con
Cerncd with the Mexican situation.
Officers at the yard decline to discuss
the subject. Although it has been an
nOunced that Key West was the des-
tination of the Henderson, the hurry
and Scurry at the yard and the sudden
mobilization Of marines from other
points have led the men TO believe they
will not stop at the southern port.
In addition to the men who will leave
on the Henderson, 1000 marines went
to New York last night and are ex-
pocted to leave for Mexican waters on
the battleship Oklahoma. The Okla .
homa is scheduled to leave New York
tomorrow night
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SHOTS FIRED, BODY FOUND
Railroad Detective Tries to Friahten
Trespassers-MayH Have,Hit o,.

Half an hour after Dominic Iynch
n Reading Railway detective, had fred
several shots at trcspasscrs. an nm -
identified negro was found dead from
Il bullet wound, lying on pile of ties
along the Reading tracks at Pulaski
avenue.
There have been numerous freight car
robberies in that vicinity, and at o go
o'clock last night Lynch and William
Mcrzinc, another detective, fired scv
eral shots at trcspassers and arrested
John Mullin.
After they had placed him in the
Twenty second street and Hunting
Park avenue station they returned to
the railroad yards and found the nm O..
identified body. Lynch declares he fred
above the trespassers' heads. lId will
be given hearing this morning before
Magistrate Price.
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PERSHING'S SHIP AGROUND
Transport Northern Pacific Stuck in
Mud at San Juan, P. r.
Ga. IiInI, Dnr.in Il inn AIn,. 1 L.


A. P.)-The United States transport
Northern Pacific, which went aground
Sunday afternoon AZ the mouth of the
.harbor here, still was hard and fast
in the mud at 10 30 O'Clock yesterday
morning. The sea was calm and all
the passengers still were on board The
freight ship Cornclin was standing by
The Northern Pacific. with General
Pershing aboard, went aground shortly
after dropping her pilot. II is believed
the ship fouled buoy and damaged her
propeller. Tugs ARE attempting to get
the big vessel af1oat and as the weather
is calm, it is believed she is in no dan
ger.
On board the Northern Pacific is n
full list of cabin passengers, including
General Pershing's pers6ua staff, Ma j.,
Sor General Andrew W. Brewster. GOV
ernor and Mrs. Wager, \. T.. y. Ste
phens, member of Congress from Ohio.
and others.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-11
Camden Boy MISSING Four Days

Stanley Blackmack, twelve years old,
has been missing since May Z. according
TO a report made to the Camden police
today BY his mother, Mrs. j. Black.
mack, 923 Atlantic avenue. Camden.
The boy left home for school Friday
morning and failed to make his appear.
ance at school. The boy is light in
build, has light hair aud blue eyes and
wore n blue cap, brown trousers and
white blouse the day of his disappear
anCe.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-11
FRENCH PLAN MEMORIAL DAY

Paris, May 11.-(B 4, PJ-Francc
will minglc her cOlors with the Stars
American soldiers in the battle zone on
Memorial Day. according to plans of
the Souvenir FraDcais Society, which
is raising funds for the purpose
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-11
Nixon. .NirdIInser Leases Theatre

Fred G.. Nixon -Nirdlinger has leased
Broad Street Theatre from the
,ley Co, OF America for ten years.
uning with the fall season. II will
operated as before 10 conjunction
b the Forrest and Garrick Theatres.
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FARM AND GARDEN
The Washington times., 1920-11-28

thony had acquiesced, for Grace's
need was great. AT stated times
he made his journey to the polar
regions Of the Bronx and trans
ferred the money TO Grace. With
her baby she was now living alone,
selr-brevetted as Mrs. Thomas.
The following Autumn Adela had
arrived, to Anthony's surprise and
delight. The Adcla Re had last
seen at home, the Adela he had
kissed, seemed to have faded from
his memory. He remembered
chiefly the thin. long-leCged girl
OF his boyhoOd. Her transformation
into this radiant and active young
woman, alive with energy. with
eyes that could fash as we'll as
twinkle - full Of joys and en-
thusiasms and electric fires
seemed a miracle of creation.
Her vitality was as bracing as
a tonic. There was limpid
The Washington times., 1920-11-28

still egging him on to fortune and a
rich marriage, had both made and
lost a few hundreds of dollars.
Douglas also kindly undertook to
induct Anthony into the society of
the chorus as a NAL eshift and a
safety valve pending that fortunate
marriage. But the rites of chorus
girl suppers, with their loud, vul-
gar, tricked-out beauties, somehow
failed to interest Anthony
Anthony was the same, end yet
he was new Anthony. Personal
history that marches to a rhythm
OF its own had drilled him, as it
drills all Of us, to its relentless rou-
tine, writing the result unmistak.
ably upon his features. The ex-
preston in his eyes betrayed a
firmer grip and a graver insight.
When men spoke Of experience as
regarded the difficult and ever-ab.
sorbing sex OF woman. he smiled
not the coltish grin OF the adoles-
cent. but the soberer smile that be-
spoke a certain knowledge. He
now observed occasionally that he
knew nothing at all about women
sign OF the true initiate.
His return from London had
seemed to mark off his past as with
heavy black line. Liggett, who
knew something Of the reasons for
his journey. had welcomed him
back virtually without question. He
had felt conscientiously responsible
for having introduced Anthony to
the woman, Wilma Vanleer. An
honest man was Liggett, in his
fashion.
The first week Of monk-like soil.
tude and seclusion that followed
upon Anthony's return had given
way to a more normal existence.
Even his disappointment over Joe
Shelburn's dereliction had been
mitigated by the appearance of Joe
some five weeks after his own ar.
rival, and by Joe's reluctant, grudg.
ing assent to a financial arrange
ment in favor Of Grace Thomas
for whom all history had very
nearly ceased when her child was
born.
But remember" Joe had in.
sisted, with a cunning look in his
hard, foxy little eyes, "all money In
cash-and it goes through you. I
don't want to see her" And An
The Washington times., 1920-11-28

cloth curtain that separated the
culinary department from the
social. why are men SO stupid'
They always think seven o'clock
means seven-as though the chat
ing dish knew that"
SILLY Clarice." retorted Adeia.
moving toward the door. "As
though Anthony would mind. He'll
love to see II done"
He sees too much-that young
man." muttsred clarice. "or not
enough"
"Hellos Addict" Anthony greeted.
His voice was deeper than OF yore.
what a. scrumptous SMELL"
Couldn't get that at the Ritz
could your" said Adela. her hasd
still In his. you're just in time"
Hours too soon, you mean," sang
out Clarice from behind the cur
tain.
Moan II" he paused In the
process OF removing his coat.
"Yes-am II" responded the In
visible Clarice. "Is he arrayed In
furple and pine linen?"
"Not in furple." Adela answered
for him.
"As II you could tell" moaned
Clarice.
"Shali ! 20 out and run round
the block7" Anthony put in.
"No-might as we'll stay" trailed
the woeful voice of the Invisible
girl.
"A shame. you girls going to all
this trouble" protested Anthony,
when you might as we'll have come
out and dined with me-"
Exactly" retorted Clarice. sud
denly appearing from behind the
curtain. "Why do we do it, Adder
Beware, cock. or-I'll kiss you"
he cried with a threatening move
ment. Whereat both OF them
laughed and Adela turned away.
She would have given much for
this spirit of light banter that was
always going on between Clarice
and Anthony, but with her he was
always more grave and serious.
And this situation. perfectly COM
prehensible to the keen-witted
Clarice. gave her ineffable amuse-
ment.
Go. man." said Clarice with
gesture OF aloof command. help
Addie put the finishing touches to
the table. They who will not work
neither shall they eat, as Shakes
peare hath it." She might have
been some imperious Diana looking
The Washington times., 1920-11-28

purity in her eyes that overawed
him. No woman had ever looked
at him so directly and so search
ingly as Adela. The pallor OF her
Girlhood was gone. There was a
fine color in her cheeks and a sense
OF yelled emotion hung about her
that haunted him even in his
dreams.
Little Addie!" he would mur-
mur to himself as he kept evoking
her image. To think that she had
grown into this bewilderingly radi-
ant woman! He could not get
over the marvel OF II.
The girls in the studio that April
night were still busily collating the
supper when they heard a knock
at the door.
"Oh, dear!" whispered Clarice,
hastily dropping the easement
The Washington times., 1920-11-28

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