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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-02-17

A Chinese custom is the throwing
into the sea Of thousands of pieces
OF paper when q friend is about to
sail away. Each piece bears written
on 1t a prayer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-10
William L. Owens

Pottsville, Pa, Nov. 1O.-William l..
Owens, who taught school in Pottsville
fifty three years, is dead. He was
seventy four years old. Mr.. Owens was
born in Wales. Two years ago a parade
OF his former pupils took place mere,
several thousand citizens of mature age
participating. He began life as a miner
and quit the dangerous occupation after
being seriously injured.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-10
NEWEST DANCE, RADNOR,
ss. ARTISTIC LITTLE MINK
Real Grace, Dignity and Pleasure Are Combined Declare
d. Dancing Masters in Praising Latest Steps

Terpsichore has a new offspring, n
fascinating, alluring, yet dignified and
artistic little mink, born in Philadel-
phia.
She Is such contrast OF her slightly
elder twin brothers, Washington John
ME and Shimmie, that she brings an
immediate smile to tired faced dancing
masters who have tried these many
| months to discipline the twins.
Radnor, for that is the new dance 8
name, has a queer and sort of mixed up
ancestry, but she has such a winsome
way, her followers forget about her
past. She is really a. great great :
great -grandchild of the old fashioned
square dances.
Turkey trot was the daughter of
the old square dance. a somewhat highty
and wild daughter, to be sure. SO
wild, in fact, she wasn't taken into the
best society until Vernon Castle be-
friended her and set the world crazy
about her. She sort of tanned down
with age and her daughter, one step,
was sedate, dignificd dance. Then
along came Shimmie and Washington
with Radnor,' said Charles J..
Coll, real grace, dignity and pleasure
are combined. The new dance is going
to take the dancers back to correct po-
sitions.
Americans rave about sanitary
towels and. drinking cups and other
forms of sanitation. Yet they enter
dance halls, dance with men or women
they have never seen before, cheek
pasted against cheek, in the most out
iandish dances.
washington Johnnie il absolutely
the worst Of these modern dances. 1t
Is most surprising to see perfectly nice
people. who are dignifed and we'll poised
ordinari ly, enter into such dances. max
ing their figures grotesque and un-
shapely. / blame the music largely
Much of this new music Is vampish---
the composers and orchestras both seem
to put all the vamping qualities they
can into 1t. 1t is worse than just jazz
"Radnor is a real tonic. The dance
is beautiful and dignifed. 1t gives the
proper exercise and pleasure to those
who love the art. IT. develops the
arches instead Of causing fat feet. II
IL easy to learn, vet different from other
dances. The correct position for thu
dancers is normal, practical one
The man has his right arm about the
woman, his hand just above her waist sc
he can easily guide and protect her
He should look over her right shoulder
and she should look over his right
shoulder, instead of sticking her CHR
into his pocket.
"The dance itself may be used wit:
almost any dance music, two four
three four or four four time. 1t starts
with the old waltz step, one, two, three
pause. the man taking these steps or
the outside. The pause. for full meas
ure, Is most effective. Then there is q
turn. one, two, and a deep dip on the
third count. 1t is quite simple, but may
he elaborated upon when it is learned
Its simplicity is appealing to people
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-10
[OW|I'.PAY HAND|CAPS'
BUREAU0F SURVEYS.
Third District Chief Says City Is
Suffering From Shortage
of Men .
URGES COUNCIL TO ACT

The Bureau Of Surveys is five months
behind in It's work, according to w. G.
Reeder, chief surveyor of the Third dis
trict. who says this Is due to the short
Are OF men in that department.
"Men are Plentiful. but refuse to
work for the city because Of the low
salaries paid" Mr.. Reeder said. "Our
employees have been resigninig daily, and
st present we have many vacancies
which cannot be filed.
= "The only remedy can see for this
q the immediate action of city Council
IN appropriating an increase in
selaries, This shortage of men has been
costing the city q great deal more than
n would cost IL salaries large enough
to attract capable men into the munich
nal service were paid.
A driver of bread wagon receives a
larger pay than any man except the
executives in the Bureau Of Surveys.
The men realize this and therefore are
daily seeking other work.
"I believe Council should declare q
general increase In every department.
Then the city could get better men, who
would accomplish more at a smaller
cost.
last year eight men holding re-
sponsible positions left the survey bu-
reau. We were so shorthanded that in
my district turned back large amount
OF my appropriation. We must get
better men to do our work, and this can
only be accomplished by paying better
wages -
In discussing results of prevailing
conditions, Mr.. Reeder said:
1--WE have had men come to us who
wanted to purchase property. They
needed description of the property to
turn over to trust company or to
mortgagee. They had to wait five months
for the needed document. In the mean
time they were paying interest on the
money they borrowed without having the
use of the property. In good many
cases the deals have fallen through"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-10
PASTOR|US STATUE
UNWILLING TODAY
School Children Participate in
Exercises in Vernon Park,
Germantown
MAYOR IS ONE OF SPEAKERS

Several hundred school children and
representatives of many historical and
patriotic organizations attended the
ceremonies this afternoon In connection
with the unveiling Of the monument to
the memory Of Francis Daniel Pas
torius, one of the founders of Ger
mantown. ... ....
The monument was unveiled in
Vernon Park by Miss Mary II Clossen,
daughter of DR.. and Mrs. James H..
Clossen, of 53 West Chelten avenue,
and descendant of Abraham Opden
Graeff. first burgess of Germantown.
Addresses were delivered by Mayor
City Council; Judge Henry Conrad, Of
the Superior Court of Delaware (;
Charles +. jenkins, president of the
Site and Relic Society, and others.
Francis Daniel Pastorius was mem
ber of one of the original German fami-
lies which settled in Germantown In
1883.
Although the monument was com
pleted more than three years ago. the
unveiling was postponed from time to
time. When the United States became
involved in war with Germany, many
residents Of Germantown were opposed
to honoring Pastorius, and much OBJ
lection was made TO the presence of
the monument. Since the war this feel
ing has abated.
The monument was obtained through
funds contributed in general subscrip-
tion to which the German American
Alliance gave q large share,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-10
Mrs. Pennypaeker Dies at 90

Reading, Pa, Nov. 1d.-Mrs. Julia
Anna Pennypacker, nearly ninety four
years old, died Monday at the home
Of her daughter, Mrs. Benjamin f.
Hartz. She was the widow of Benja-
min Pennypacker, q relative of the
late Governor Pennypacker. She leaves
two daughters, ten grandchildren, eight
great- grandchildren and several great
great grandchildren.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-10
NAB 900 FOR DRUNKENNESS
IN | DISTRICT LAST MONTH
500 More Arrests Than In October,
1918, Before Prohibition

There were 900 arrests for drunken. :.
ness by patrolmen of the Tenth and
I,uttonwood streets station last month, /,
as against 300 arrests in October, 1918,
before prohibition became effective.
This was the testimony by Police
Lieutenant Thomas Walsh today at
hearing given to twenty seven proprie-
tors of cider saloons in his district be-
fore Magistrate Carson in Central Sta
ton. ..
Lieutenant Walsh said churchgoers
complained that drunken men were so
plentiful Sunday mornings that they
stumbled over them on their way to
church."
"We send the patrols out to gather
up intoxicated persons Sunday morning
the same as the contractors send out
their wagons to collect ashes," he de-
clared.
The proprietors of the cider saloons
were blamed for the prevalence Of
drunkenness by Lieutenant Walsh.
Magistrate Carson fined them each 81 80
on the charge of keeping open on Sun
day.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-10
ORCHID NAMED HARDING
Specimen Of Mrs. Fltz Eugene Dixon
ChrIstened at Show

The famous Cattleya orchids from
the collection of Mrs. Fitz Eugene
Dixon, of Elkins Park, was christened
Warren G.. Harding" at the flower
, show in the First Regiment Armory to-
day.
Mrs. Thomas Robins, secretary of the
Pennsylvania Republican women's com
mittee, christened the orchids in honor
of the President elect, and another
bloom named for Mrs. Dixon's mother,
Mrs. Eleanor Rice.
Mrs. Dixon has more than 1000
orchids at the show. Her display was
awarded special gold medal. and
medals were also awarded to her for the
two orchids which are to be christened
today.
In the orchid class. rivaled only by
the Dixon display. was bank Of varie-
gated orchids and ferns massed about a
small fountain. from the hothouses Of
Joseph e. Widener. That won second
prize.
Today is rose day. More than
1000 American Beauty specimens alone
have been entered for awards. The
committee have taken special pains to
make the rose display one of the fea-
lures.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-10
ALLEGED "FIREBUG" HELD
Taeony Youth Set Fire to Own
Home Twice, Police Saw

A desire to see the fire engines in
action. the police say, led Randle Kirk :
patrick, twenty years old, 6714 Vandike
street, Tacony. to set fire to his home
twice and to send in a number of false
alarms.
Kirkpatrick was held without bail
todayby Magistrate Costello in the Ia
cony station on charges Of arson and
malicious mischief. Yesterday. accord
ing to the police, the young man tele-
phoned to the electrical bureau. that
his home was on fire.
When the engines arrived they could
find no b'aze. An assistant fire marshal,
who questioned kirkpatrick. gained an
admission, police say, that the young
man had started fires twice in the Van
dixie street house, where he lives with
his parents.
Kirkpatrick was quoted as saying
that on one occasion he started a blaze
so he would have an excuse for staying
home from work. He is employed at the
Frankford Arsenal.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-10

who are tired of having to be taught
intricate steps. Recent dances have
been so complicated. partners really had
to learn together and dance together all
evening to really enjoy the pastime. y
Radnor is to be introduced Mt all
Philadelphia dance halls and clubs. ac-
cording to the Philadelphia Dancing
Association members. who are enthu-
siastically in love with her.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-10
MISS LUIGINA A. ULIVIERI
BERNARD j. CORTESE
MUSICIANS HERE WE'D
Bernard J. Cortese Takes Miss Lui.
gina A. Ulivleri as Bride Today

Bernard J. Cortese, twenty seven
years old. well known in musical circles
In this city, married Miss Luigina A.
Ulivieri, a student at musical school
here, at 10 o'clock this morning in st.
Rita's Catholic Church. Broad and
Federal streets. The ceremony was
performed by the Rev. Father Sperali.
The bride is twenty years old
and lives at 2215 South Twenty first
street. Mr.. Cortese lives at 1921
Ellsworth street. The couples parents
also are well-known musicians.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-10
Fake Photo Agents pupe Nurses

Nurses in several hospitals have been
victimized by swindlers posing as pho
tographers'. statesmen, according to the
police.
The men appeared recently ut st.
Mary's, st. Joseph's, st. Agnes and the
Misericordia Hospitals. In each place
they gave different names. The men
accepted advance payments and failed
to deliver photographs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-10
Edward E. Saue

New York, Nov. 10.-Announcement
was made yesterday of the death last
Saturday of Edward r. Sage, bow oar
Of the famous Columbia crew which
won the Visitors Cup at the Henley
regatta on the Thames river in 1878.
The death of Mr.. Sage leaves Harry
3. Ridabock as the only surviving men,
others having been jasper II. Goodwin
and Cyrus Edison.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-10
Deaths of a Day
MRS. MARY M. DIXON
One Of Oldest Frankford Citizens
Dies Aged Ninety

Mrs. Mary Werkins Dixon, widow of
DR.. William Bartlett Dixon, died yes
terday at her home, 4644 Penn street,
Frankford. She was in her nineticth
year. ~
Mrs. Dixon was one of the oldest
residents Of Frankford, where she had
lived her entire life. She was a direct
descendant of the Merkins family,
several members Of which served in the
Revolution. She was actively connected
With Presbyterian and other charities.
Mrs. Dixon is survived by two sons,
three daughters. six grandchildren and
FIVE great grandchildren,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-10

woman was hurled from the machine,
striking on her head. She was taken
TO the hospital by motorist in another
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-10
kensinoton Business Men Meet

The North Kensington Business
Mems Association will hold a nomina-
tion Of officers and vote on change of
meeting place at its regular meeting
tonight in the Mcpherson Park Library
Building, Kensington and Indiana
avenues.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-10
TAXI SKIDs; WOMAN HURT
Skull Is Fractured When She is
Thrown From Cab

Mrs. Irma Thomas, twenty two
years old, of 1876 Baily street, received
fractured skull when thrown from a
taxicab on North Broad street, last
night. She is in the Hahnemann Hos =
pital, and her condition is serious.
When the taxi, going north. skidded
at Broad and Wallace streets, the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-21
DRY JUBILEE HELD
AT CONVENTION
Bryan Presidential Boom Fore
most Question for Dele
gates to Decide
WATKINS SOUNDS KEYNOTE
BY the Associated Press

Lincoln. Neb., July 21.-The Pro.
hibition party opened its thirteenth an
nual convention here today prepared to
give over much Of the three days Of day
and night sessions to jubilation over the
downfall Of John Barleycorn.
TO this end several celebrations have
been arranged and dozen or more ora
tors have prepared speeches felicitating
the party on its fight against liquor and
condemning the Republican and Demo
cratic conventions for lack of definite
action on the question.
Indications were that such matters
as nominees and platform planks will
give way for at least two days to the
jubilee.
Convention Is Divided
The opening session, however, found
the delegates apparently facing the pc
cular situation of being almost unani-
mously in favor OF William Jennings
Bryan as their presidential nominee,
and yet being divided as to whether the
! convention should name the Nebrnskan
as it's leader in the fall election.
The Bryan boom. which has had in
Vulnerable ups and downs in the last
forty eight hours as various informa
| tion was received concerning Mr.
Bryan's attitude on the nomination, to-
day had become the foremost question
before the delegates and one which many
say may result in floor fight.
Bryan May Not Run
Mr.. Bryan's friends here. who claim
to be speaking for him, firmly rciteratc
previous statements that he will not ac'
cept the nomination. will not run OF
any ticket and feels that the party
should not name any candidates, con
fining its activities instead to local cam
| paigns.
| Groups of delegates yesterday planned
to have Bryan nominated unanimously
regardless of his own views. A series
of night conferences by other delegates
resulted and today there is definite
movement to prevent Mr.. Bryan'S nom
ination on the ground that he should
not be placed in an embarrassing posi-
ton. although the delegates working
against his nomination declare they per
sonally favor it if he will accept Nom
nations are not scheduled until Friday
The convention was called to order by
Virgil G. Hinshaw, national committee
chairman. and the usual prayers and
singing followed. Aaron s. Watkins. oi
Germantown, o., was made temporary
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-21
CHRISTENSEN FAV0RS
RELEASE OF DEBS
Asks Harding and Cox to Join
Him in Demand Upon
President Wilson

Denver, Colo, July 21.--(By A. P.)
--Parley p. Christensen. Farmer Labor
party candidate for President, today
telegraphed to Senator Harding, Re-
publican nominee. and Governor Cox.
Democratic candidate, suggesting that
all join in demand upon President
Wilson to release Eugene V. Debs
from prison Immediately.
Declaring his unwillingness to enter
upon his campaign ''in behalf Of the
ideals Of political and industrial democ-
racy" while one Of his opponents is in
prison. Mr., Christensen says:
"Mv conception Of liberty includes
the right to think wrong. I say to Mr..
Debs and to others with whom I dis
agree, including the candidates Of the
Republican and Democratic parties, y
loathe your ideas like death, but
will defend with my life your right to
express them
at shall not be said that I have been
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-21

jowled. He is lean. distinguished and
refined His chin is not the most promi-
nent feature of his face. He speaks a
language. almost as much out of place
in the Democratic National Committee
as that of the wealthy Forty Fighters"
in the Labor party convention. IL you
must have IL in the words Of his critics.
Mr.. Cummings Is not good mixer.
Not to be n good mixer in politics Is
only to be tolerated in moments of party
idealism. When the heavy jowled con e
troll. those who are not good mixers
go to the rear.
That was count number one against
Mr.. Cummings. Count number two was
highly practical. Mr.. Cummings be-
longed to the other crowd. He had his
man his friends would have to BE- taken
care of TO the exclusion Of the friends
of Mr.. Marsh. Mr.. Brennan. Mr.. Muir
ply and Mr.. Moore. Cummings. not
being q good mixer. had few friends In
common with Mr.. Marsh and the others
They were willing to praise Mr.. Cum
mingS. to vote his keynote speech ut
San Francisco the greatest in the his
tory of his party and to express the de-
sire that he go upon the stump In the
campaign and make many more like It.
But they we're not willing to have him
remain party chairman.
Successor Hard to Find
It was hard to find his successor
when Mr.. Moore declined to serve. But
the choice finally fell upon Mr.. White.
who is graduate of Princeton, and
was not spoiled for political uses in
the educational process. The new chair
man studied history under Professor
Wilson and is Klondike hero, win
ming fortune barehanded in the Arc
tic. He has a slender physique, a worn
face. wrinklcd beyond its years, n quick
eye. lie smiles readily and is promptly
intimate in personal relations. He Is a
good mixer. In spite of Princeton, and
perhaps because of the Klondike and
later of oil we'll shooting, he talks q
Language which the heavy jowled can
understand. He is more human than
Cummings, though not his equal in :
tellcctualy. lie took up his new job
gravely like Presbyterian elder as
sumng the superintendency of a Sun
day school. These young Democrats,
and he is one Of the young Democrats,
always have grave sense of re-
sponsibility. But his responsibility is
limited.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-21
TO ALL COAL USERS:

We want to have a few words with you
on a subject vital to your interest and your
comfort.
We want you to consider whether or
not it will be to your advantage to have
reserve spot in the nations coal in
dustry, where supply will be forthcom-
ing despite the strike and shutdown
orders of the United Mine Workers of
America.
There are four important coal fields in
West Virginia operating nonunion. They
are the Williamson or Thacker field, the
Pocahontas field, the Tug River field and
the Logan field. A portion of the New
River field is operated open shop. These
four and fraction nonunion fields of
West Virginia gave to the country it's
almost sole supply of coal during the No
vemberDecember strike of 1919.
These four fields yield an annual pro-
duction of 40,000,000 tons, or approx
mately 40 per cent of the total output of
West Virginia.
Five million tons of this total is pro-
duced in this, the Williamson field, where
the United Mine Workers are endeavoring
to enforce an organization.
The Logan field production amounts to
100000 tons, Pocahontas and Tug
River 20,0O0,000 tons, while the produc-
tion in the open-shop mines of Raleigh
and Fayette counties will add 100000
tons.
This represents approximately 8 per
cent of the total annual coal production
and exceeds the average consumption of
three states.
The anticipated requirements for the
present year are estimated at about
5O0,000,000 tons of bituminous coal.
BY far the largest percentage of this
amount comes from fields organized by the
United Mine Workers.
The United Mine Workers hold and
frequently exercise the power to close all
the mines under its control. AS an organ
ization it accepts no responsibility for
contracts with operators, but closes mines
regardless.
1t has an extensive political program,
including the naturalization of mines,
tive-day week, six-hour day, the right to
bargain with and enforce it's demands on
the government, and so forth, which it
proposes to negotiate through Congress
slonal action as soon as it shall complete
the organization of all the coal fields.
We throw out these hints as to the
purposes of the United Mine Workers that
you may realize your prospects for a
fuel supply in the event the u. Nj. w. or
ganization gains the ascendancy over
production in all the fields.