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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-07
GAS SCALE CHANGE O. KID
Utilities Committee Favorably Con.
slders Thermal System

The United Gas Improvement Com
pany today received favorable consid-
Grafton from Council committee on
transportation and public utilities to
change their measurment scale. The bill
will be voted on at next weeks meeting
of Council.
The ordinance offered By Councilman
DcvPIin permits the company to change
specifications from the candlepOwer basis
to the British thermal measurement.
Samuel BOdine. president of the COM
pany. was closely cross questioned by
the committee. during which he main
tainPd that the company would save
nearly S4O0. 900 a year in crude oil
should the specifications be changed. He
explained that the British system was
heat measurement as against the
American candlepower or light method.
Mr.. Rodinc declared that the lighting
value would not be impaired When
closely questioned by CounCimcn Dcve-
lin and Weglein he said he did not
think that the consumer would be
compelled to pay more for gas. He told
Council committee that his company
would pay the city $4,000, 900 in cash
this year, beside furnishing $4,000
lights and felt that no hardships would
W. eHtdlleu DS tne CltlHeHs through tue
change.
Mr.. Bodine further said that the U.
G. I. paid the city 500, 600, 900 since it
took over the city gas works as against
n 100000 yearly loss when the city
operated the plants.
After listening to Mr.. Bodine the
committee favorably considered the res
olution making it effective until Jan
uary |. 1921. Prior to that time, it
was explained, the gas survey will be
completed. A measure for $25 900 to
cover this work is now under consid-
Grafton.
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FIREWORKS banned
IN COUNCIL MOVE
Passes Resolution piteo,i,.
: Presentation Of Anti.Fire.
works Ordinance
MEMBERS IN BITTER DEBATE

Council took the first sten n h.. Z.
fireworks forever at this afternoo., ~
meeting, when resolution was rooa.
calling on the city solicitor and ~. 's,u :,
rector of public safety to draw ns ~, vi
ordinance, or If necessary STATE 'y s,., .n
ute' forbidding the sale and Use ~ ' C..
| works. .'' =" VI nre'
The resolution was passed ,o.
long and bitter debate betwo0n ~
cilmen Gaffney and Won Taeen Iolm'
ney was tne author of the anti. fireworl..
ordinance which was passed i'TU,S in m,Ss
Snenaed form at the last session 1vS y,
Sounci: AS Gaftney wrote the ordi'
nance, 1t forbade the sale or use of V;u,' s..
and use of sparklers. 'o' sale
! never would have agreed II ~.
specia, session to consider that ord;n dt'e
ance, SAID Mr.. Gaffney, ''if I hn,
tnougnt that the councilmen were oo;aa Sau
IT, aoout- lace and reverse the ar'
: Ion h OF tne committee, on public safetv
nni nsse never seen such an exhibition ~
fGIkroach Craftsmanship in nv Ifo
LIKE cockroaches. some councilmor ,ne, n
back and forth as soon as Won ''tvn tvn run
.ne hght' Just as soon as thcy ro' "a"
ceNe an order from the stage fr;oht
cned police department tbeS r light.
every direction" run IN
Councilman Limeburner said ,ho..
had been no case of police fright "rae hre
that poll of the members showed ,Sut Sut
only an anti sparkler Bill couId mat az
passed. Councilman Won Tagen .,s ~
that the bill was changed for fbo roa Sau
son that members did not desire n tsn
into the trap set for them by tbe rra a'
hibition of. all fireworks. Flo cort;u t;U'
ued that he did not take seriousIv NJ
Gaffney's description of membor. "'
Council as "cockroach statesmen - VI
Mr.. Won Tagen moved to strike 49,.
the first two clauses in the GofrSr
resolution, declaring that they ma.r,
nothing and represented only the nor.
sonal pique. of the South Philadc,nbi,
councilman. These two clauses rcforroJ
to the number of those injured ond tLa
reversal by Council of the report n tbo
committee on public safety. '"'
Councilman Buchholz soid !, Urn.
time to get down to business and 70 sron
playing to the gallery. He said Tho
Gafney resolution should be adopted ne
presented p'e' u"
Mr.. Gaffney said in reply to Won
Tagen: VII
81 usually sit silent and aspbyxiatod
during the rawlings from the Fortv.
second ward" He agreed, however 10
strike out the offensive second sertibn
of the resolution, and it was then
adopted.
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HEARING REVEALS HEROINE
Woman Who Fought In Civil War
ComnIaIns of Dishpan Attack

Judge, I shouldered my husband
gun when he was killed before Wash :
ington and fought three weeks with his
regiment against the Rebs: but these
people are too much for me.
Mrs. Ellen Burns, diminutive, gray.
haired woman, seventy five years old,
stood before Magistrate Carson today in
Central Court and pleaded for protec-
ton from Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Rambo,
who live near her on Newmarket street.
She charged them with assault and
battery. They struck her head with a
dishpan, she declared. Magistrate Car
son commended the woman for her
bravery during the Civil War and told
her she had easily won the sobriquet,
Colonel" of her husbands regiment.
He dismissed the charges against the
Rambos, because of lack Of evidence.
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Market street and do away with the
dark and unsightly covered walk which
now runs at the level Of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad track and goes up to
Market street through tunnel con
structiou.''
Gomery 4 Schwartz are constructing
an eight story building on their tract
lying between Twenty fourth street and
the river, Market and Chestnut streets.
The ordinances, were referred TO the
highways committee.
Councilman Won Tagen introduced
resolution designating Rooms 595 and
597 as the Offices Of the new legal aid
bureau of the Department of Public
Welfare. These rooms at present are
used for storage purposes.
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CONFER ON PAY QUESTION
Increase Not to Be Given Men In
Sheriff's Office

Mayor Moore and Sheriff Lamberton
conferred TINS morning on the ordinance
recently passed by Council increasing
the pay of clerks and writ servers in
the sheriff's Office and which the Mayor
disapproved.
AS a result Of their conference Coun-
ell will be asked to reconsider the bill
in amended form, which gives the
sheriff employees considerably less than
was asked by Mr.. Lamberton. The
Mayor agreed to sign the bill.
The fifty three writ servers affected
by the bill now get $1,000 a year, with
bonus which brings their pay up to
S1440. The bill, as passed, increased
their basic pay to S1440 with a bonus
added. Mayor Moore said he disap-
proved of the bonus system and sug-
gested that they be given $1440 as a
fiat rate. This was agreed to by the
sheriff.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-07
NO STRIKE SETTLEMENT
shippers and Lonsshoremen Confer
as on Demands

No definite settlement of the long
shoremen's strike was effected today as
a result of the conference in the Bourse
between committees representing tho
strikers and shippers.
Members Of the strikers committee
stated that the whole question involved
In today's conference was the coastwise
longshoremen' rate of wage. The lat
ter demand sixty five cents an hour and
81 an hour for overtime. The deep sea
longshoremen committee, although they
agreed to return to work at the old
scale Of eighty cents an hour and 81 20
an hour for overtime, contended they
would remain on strike until the coast
wise longshoremen's demand was met,
unless the body of workers voted other
wise at a meeting tonight
Darrah Delaney, of the industrial re-
lations committee, who came from
Washington today to attend the con-
ference, told the strikers that the coast
wise scale demanded could not be
granted until the matter was placed be-
fore the committee in Washington.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-07
TO RESUME BRIBERY PROBE
Council Continues investigation OF
$4,000 Scandal to July Is

Councilmanic probe of the S25 900
bribery scandal in connection with the
Roosevelt boulevard trolley line will be
resumed at a meeting of the investigat-
ing committee July 10.
Councilman Cox. chairman of the in
yestigatng committee, made this an-
uouncemcnt just before the adjourn
ment of Council this afternoon.
He said the delay in the probe had
been made necessary by the serious ill
ness of Mrs. Andrew |. Schmidt, of
Chicago, wife of the eastern representa- =
tive of the Sears Rocbuck Co., from
whom, it is alleged, n councilman tried
to obtain the bribc for the earlier COM
pletion of the boulevard line.
A letter will be sent to Schmidt re-
questing him to be present at the meet
ing July 10. 1t will be held in Room
49G, City Hail. at = p. M.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-07
HELD ON GEM THEFT CHARGE
Say Man Traced Through wire
Took $4,000 Jewels

Herman Yanko, thirty five years old,
was arrested today in house on Thir-
teenth street near Green, charged with
the theft on June Z of $4,000 worth OF
jewels.
Detective Burgess. of City Hall
traced Yanko through his wife. Ac'
cording to the police, Ianko and ms
wife secured employment with j. Linden
Heacock, at Hatboro, as servants:
Yanko and the jewelry disappeared
June Z, it is said, but Mrs. ianko re-
mained. Yanko was located through
her. Magistrate Carson held him with
out bail to be taken to HatbOro.
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Continued from Page One
with the detectives was riddled with
bullets. II was towed to City Hall
courtyard this morning.
There it was the object of much at
tention from persons on their way to
work.
Car Stolen, Police Say
The car, the police say. was stolen
from Samuel Weiss, 100 Poplar street,
on July o, while It was standing In
Germantown.
An attempt to rob a young woman
who was on her way home with an
escort led to the clash between the ban :
dts and the detectives.
The girl, Tessie Banks. twenty one
years old. 1721 Mount Vernon street,
was walking with her escort, Joseph
Marshall.
my friend and were just returning
home after having a bite to eat down
town." said Miss Banks. 1--WE were
walking west on Mt. Vernon street, near
Sixteenth, when big touring car drove
up. Four men alighted with drawn re /.
volvers and pointed them at us.
screamed with fright and was told to
" Shut up and give up your money or
you'll get hurt! said the big man who
seemed to be the ringleader. I tried
to- stitie my screams, but was so ter.
ribly frightened that screamed louder
than ever"
THE two men who held me then
backed me against a wall, opened my
pocketbook and took ST.35. I then
looked around for Mr.. Marshall" con.
tinued Miss Banks, "and saw two other
men struggling with him. My two can.
tives then left go of my arm and jumped
on my escort, who was battling with
the bandits" = - =
Threatened TO Shoot Girl
One. of them said. Cut IL out or
we'll shoot your girl. Come across
now. This frightened me still more
and | screamed for help again. Many
people put their heads out of near by
windows to see what the noise was
about"
One Of the men then ran toward me
and was about to put his hands on nv
mouth when a shot rang out. I
thought Joe was shot, but was surprised
to find myself free and Ito see the four
men running for the machine, which
was standing near by.
They sped off, followed by another
machine containing four men, who were
shooting revolvers at the bandits. These
men I later discovered were detectives.
and oh, boy! ! maybe wasn't glad they
came"
In the detectives car were Spccial
Officer Kelly and Detectives Creedon,
Malone. Clark and McCarty.
The detectives followed the bandits
and began firing their revolvcrs. stand
ing up on the seats Of their automobile.
The men in the other car answered
their shots. e..
At high speed the two cars raced up
Sixteenth street to Fairmount, then
over Fairmount to Thirteenth, up
Thirteenth to Girard, over Girard to
Broad and down Broad to Fairmount.
Here the car being chased by the de-
tectiycs was abandoned, and the oc-
cupants took to their heels, but two
were caught.
The exchange of shots evoke up"
the section around Broad street from
Fairmount avenue to Girard. Bullets
few in all directions. A plate glass
window in the garage and tire shop of
Frank Shaw, 1421 Brown street, was
riddled.
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DEATHS

THOMPSON,--July q. 1920. JACOB s,
husband Of the late Eliza Thompson Funeral
services, from late residence 5ls f. County
p. IN Intermcnt private. =
TINGEtIL,IJuIBy L 1929. HANNAH W,
friends INVITED TO funeral services on Sat
urday at ! It, M, at husbands residence.
LANE,-Dr. p. ii. LANE. July I. Re-
QUEEN mass. Thursday at II a. M, Church
OF Our Mother Of Consolation. Chestnut Hill,
Intermsnt private. Lexington Cemetery.
HUMMELl, Suddenly. on July 7, WIN.
THROP p. son Of the late John NJ. Hummsli,
members Of Camp 345 p. o. s. OF A., Camp
148. p. q. Of A.; Concord School Council and
Chelten Nest, Order OF Owls. No. 1895. in.
p, m. at his late residence. 238 West Haines
St Germantown. Pa.
ROOMS FOR RENT
MONTGOMERY AVE, la24-2 unfur, rooms,
Sd floor, Sl6. Phone Diamond b772 w
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vlrainla Farmers Slay Negro

DanviIle, Va, July T.-(By A. PD-
Red Roach, q negro, was shot to death
by posse of farmers near Roxboro, n.
c., last night after an alleged attempt
to attack the thirteen year old daugh-
ter of farmer. The posse trailcd the
negro for twelve hours before effecting
his capture.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-07
Boy Shoots Self In Hand

As an aftermath to the list of Fourth
Of July casualties, William Reyer, thir-
teen years old. of 251S South Eleventh
street, shot himself through the right
treated at the Methodist Hospital and
sent home. n
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| VII VII nkn' rahs VIZ repiacsu ~ nesay
rsns' ,pe conpany wrote on tne 'aiue
OF n .ne V.u ra,is' !,
serted, "this was done. ;,
The. city's representative shifted his
line OF attack at that point, asking II II
was not true that all increases in ex-
pense had not been balanced by increase
in business.
Before the witness could reply. Mr..
Ballard suggested that this was the
only large city that had not increased
tne strset-car fares. 49,
II. II. Horton, the company's traffic
engineer, was called lie submitted eS
hioits showing rare increases in other
cit,es. 1Sa
Inc exhloits revealed that in numer-
Gus instances me increases had been
LOT from ~ 10 w per cent. MIR. Hor-
Ton pointed OUT mat IN Chicago the
rare was elgnt cents and that the same
rate OF fare prevailed in Kansas City,
whllc NM IN 'inclnnali IL was seven cents
INC tare IN penver. Detroit and At
ianta, ne sald; was SIX cents.
puesti9nea oy MI; hosenbaum, the
Wl.nssS uenieu .nat tne company pro
posed 70 increase lts revenue by the
tr,l.-
iue only reroutlng IN prospect,
sa,u Mr' riprlon; VIII be that which
nus Oeen oru'reu oS 'he COMMISSION.
Expects 1000, ,OOO, 900 Riders in 1920
Tho comnanv" " h. oortin,.a 90.
nocts IN corrv ooo nof mo ,a.', 1
In ioo nm ;ncroaso of ISS no1 nno sI
songers over last year ThVW,Guo Tho os,;v pas
rcvonuo for I ooo ;ncirdos tho ay s.t,ai VI
crcose in tbo number of nassorea''' ua, , I
Rod for rho frst Ave months J, ee'S e"'
Mr. Rosepbaum souobt f,r,,.- l..
formation as 70 the romnonv,s ;n.nn
tion 70 reroute cors. Ue told af tho
complaint of n resident of Rrideabnro
70 the CITY solicitor. This man he
said, complained that under tbe ,on.
fare system the car coming from Rr;des,
burg down Second street would stop
at Girard avenue and that he would be
compelled to buy an exchange TO con
tinup the trip to the central part of
the city.
Mr.. Horton. in reply. said that was
due to tie abolition of transfers which
would affect all parts of the city.
But ism the effect of this such as
to make this man pay eight cents for
that which he formerly paid five cents?"
asked Mr.. Rosenbaum.
NoullIlSSlUutr NltHleut interrupted.
do YOU think eight cents is too much
to pay to come from BridesburgT
"Oh, well, some people in Bridesburg
are willing to. pay ANYTHING to come TO
Philadelphia, remarked Mr.. Rosen-
Wr uorto, ox,,o,,od ,hot for 1910
tho cash fares on the Market street ele-
vated totalcd 500. .4S5 900. Those pre-
senting transfers mt IT, stations dur
ing the year were IA ,OSO. 900.
% ooO ono Using Transfers
Oucst;oning rsveaIcd tbot II ii OOO
OO6 narsons nrescntad transfars at Ole
veted stations onnroximatclv ii OOo ono
would romnIctn thoir riJc with trans.
ferS This would no fatal of oS 600
0OO pcrsnns usiny trarsfors in 1oIo
Mr. Horton was asked how many ms.
senrors would he diverted from thc Mar.
ket street elevated by the new fare sys-
fem. He rcplied that II had been csti.
mated q 600 600 messengers would nro.
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Bill for Raising Sidewalk

THE other ordinance permits the
raising of tho sidewalk of Twenty
fourth street to the level Of Chestnut
street bride so that there will be a
raised walk level with Chestnut and
Market street running over the west
sidewalk Of Twenty fourth streets as
thence going through an arcade in the
Gomery Schwartz Building to Market
street This will give access from Mar
ket street to the Baltimore and Ohio
station on a level with Chestnut and
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city departments. and in addition such
employees as might be paid out of this
item are not subject TO the civil service
regulations.
Approval of this item. which Is the
first of its kind presented in this form
during the present administration,
would have tendency to encourage
other county officers to ask for lump
sum appropriation which would enable
them to make appointments without
specifying them to Council and to fix
salaries higher than those paid for sim
liar work in city departments, contrary
to the spirit and letter of the new city
charter, and in disregard of the budget
system therein provided"
Council passed the ordinance provid-
ing for $4,000, 900 loan without de-
bate. The money will be used for pub
lie improvements, particularly streets
and sewers.
Step TO Prohibit All Fireworks
The first step was taken by Council
this afternoon TO prohibit for all time
the use Of firearms and fireworks at
Fourth of July and other celebrations.
Councilman Gaffney offered resolu-
tion directing the city solicitor and the
director of public safety to draw up an
ordinance, or an act of assembly, max
ing the sale and use of fireworks and
the discharge of firearms illegal.
The resolution, after setting forth
that the recent celebration Of the Fourth
Of July caused the loss of one life and
the injury of Ill persons, points out
that had the original fireworks ordi-
nance been passed by Council, with
out extracting its wisdom teeth, either
| Goat la. -
or the number Of victims materially re-
duced."
The resolution calls for the prepara-
tion of comprehensive ordinance"
In the event. however, that the city
solicitor decides that legislation at
Harrisburg is required rather than or
dinance Of Council, then the necessary
bills are to be prepared and sent to the
next session of the Legislature.
Hall Presents Bills for Mayor
City Council was treated to the rare
sight this afternoon of Hall. Ware leader
and Seventh ward potentate, introduc-
ing two ordinances at the request of
Mayor Moore. chieftain of the rival fac
tion.
These ordinances were drawn up by
Owen J. Roberts, and their purpose was
explained in a letter from Mr.. Roberts
to the Mayor, in which Mr.. Roberts
said:
II have drafted two ordinances in
accordance with my suggestions to you
of some weeks ago. the first of which
authorizes a lease of the ground lying
between the north side of Chestnut
street bridge and the Gomery
Schwartz property for period of nine
ty-nine years. with the proviso that
the lease may be terminated at any
time should the city desire to use the
property. Gomcry Schwartz have
authorized mo to say that il you will
choose an experienced real estate agent
to fix the rental which would be pay
able over the first period of ten years,
the sum fixed may be inserted in the
ordinance. At the expiration Of every
ten years the property shall be reap
praised and new rental fixed for the
next period
THE Gomcry Schwartz people will
extend the north side Of Chestnut
street bridge, making a plaza. This
work is to be done subject to your ap-
proval and that of the Bureau Of High
| ways.
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italians Deny Loss Of AvIons
Paris, July THE italian embassy
here has issued formal denial that the
Albanians have taken Avlona,
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Fare Up, Car Cut,
Is Mitten Warming

Continued from PAGE One
would be 81. 400. 900 in excess Of our
ability to pay"
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Repeats His Question

What property. if any. of tho com
pany," continued Mr.. Roscubaum. lis
represented in the company to equal
$50 900 ,0O0?"
Il don't know off hand, the wit
ness replied.
"In figuring out the $120 900 900
value in the company" persisted the
assistant city solicitor, "isn't it right
to allow for depreCiatiOn?"
Mr.. Dunbar said he supposed it was.
"Over how long a period" said
Rosenbanm, twas this cash con
tributed?"
Fifty years. replied Mr.. Dunbar.
isn't it a fact" said Mr.. Rosen.
baum, that much of the property
bought has deprecated or disap.
peared?"
II have no proof that the value Of
the property has not been kept in
tact" said Mr.. Dunbar.
Mr.. Rosenbaum-"DOn't you know
that much Of the money was spent in
horse cars? What has become of those?"
Mr.. Dunbar merely elevated his eve
brows. No verbal reply was audible a
few feet away.
Mr.. Rosenbaum also asked whether.
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| MONTGOMERY AVE, ip24-2 unfur, rooms
Sd floor Sl5. Phone Diamond b772 w
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CAPTURE Bandits
After. Wild Chase

Continued from Page One
with the detectives was riddled with
bullets. II was towed to City Hall
courtyard this morning.
There IL was the object Of much at
tention from persons on their way to
work.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-05-20
STARKSBORO

Mr. and Mrs a. !. Brown and Mr.. and
Mrs c. u. Hill visited Mrs. Browns
mother Mrs. Bates. in Huntington Sum
day.-G. II. Clifford of Charlotte was with
friends here Sunday.-Mr and Mrs. A. L.
White and Mr.. and Mrs. +. :. Ferguson
were guests at +. a. Thorne's in Bristol
Sunday.-Mrs. George Thompson and
daughter. Elinor, are visiting her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. +. NJ ITll.-C. Ladoo was
with his sisters in Burlington a few days
the first of the week.-Mrs.. Dora Love-
land of Springfield. Mass. has been visit
ing c. +. Clifford and other relatives
here.-The funeral of Nelson Hill. who
had lived for the last few years at A. H.
Palmer's in Bristol was held there May
IA. Interment was in South Starks boro--
Mrs. Loretta Orvis and the Rev Charles
Franklin of Glens Falls, n. Y, We're
called here by the death of Mrs. Orvis
father, Nelson Hill They were enter
tained by their cousins, George O'Bryan
and d. Bostwick.-Mrs. c. w. Bostwick
of Hinesburg spent Sunday at d. d.
Bostwick's. Georgia and Carlton Bost-
wick, who had spent the weekend there
returned home with her.-Eben Doland
has gone to New Britain, Conn, where
he has a position in machine shop.