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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-15
FRANKFORT 81" AWARDS
List Of Contracts Submitted to Mayor
by Director Twininq

Director Twining submitted to the
Mayor this morning list of Frankford
81 contracts which were awarded in
compliance with the recent understand
ing between the Mayor and the director
to hasten the work. The contracts and
the names of the contractors to whom
they were awarded follow:
Station building at Berks street to
w. W. Anstine K Co.. SS5,OOO. Sta
tion platform Mt Berks street. Tioga
street and Torresdalc avenue to +. J.
BOuN. $3.50 900.
II is specified that the work on these
stations and platforms must b" COM
plrtcd by December 81. Other con-
tracts awarded follow:
Concrete deck and station platform
to Robert +. Lamb & Co.. SlSO.O0O
Station at Pratt street to f. j.
Boas. $40 900.
Electrical work on four stations to
the Electric Conduction Co.. $500.
Plumbing work to s. Taith & Co..
$4,000.
Paving over the subway on Arch
strcet-to John j. Mcchau. $4,000.
Director Twinng told the Mayor that
the contracts for the extension o'
track. upon which the Snare < Tripst
Co. was the low bidder. will be awarded
as soon as funds are available from tho
new loan of 81. 200. 900. That will b.
the first contract awarded against the
now equipment loan and will amount t.
$3.50. 600.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-15
'ALL-YEAR SCHOOL,
URGED BY CARRIER
Finegan's Suggestion Gets Sup
port of Superintendent Here.
8 or 10 Recommended
PLAY INCLUDED IN COURSE

The "all-ycar- school" plan recon-
mcndcd by Dr. Thomas r.. Finegan,
state superintendent Of public schools.
Is cxnlaincd and urged for this CITY by.
Dr. John l.. CARRIER. superintendent ot
public schools in this city, in a letter,
in which he recommends eight or ten
such schools for this city.
Doctor CARRIER said:
'Thc all year school plan referred
to by the superintendent Of public in .
struction. Doctor Finegan. in his Della e
ware address. Is not. as some seem to
think. Il plan to keep all OF the schools
open the year through for all the pupils
nor does the plan require the SCI vices
Of large number of teachers during
the summer months. The essential
features Of the plan. as it ~ carried out
in such cities AS Newark. y. D., are
as follows: =.
"A sufficient number of schools, wei
located for the purpose. are Kept oper
during the summer months to provide
for pupils who for various reasons re-
main in the city during the summer
months and whose parents prefer having
them in school rather than have then
! idle or otherwise employed.
'"fhcsr schools have a well balanced
program Of supervised play. vocationa
activities and academic work-garden
! ing, nature study and visits to places
! Of historic. industrial or other intercS
are emphasized as fully as is feasible.
"hmplc provision is also made fO
| pupils who desire to concentrate on sub
jcctS in which they are deficient. as wei
aS for pupils for whom it is neceSsar.
to complete the entire school course Ii
the minimum amount of time.
, MANY thousands of the pupils Of tn
public schools are debarred from tin
benefits of summer vacations and re
main in the city subject to condition
and influences during the long summc
vacation that are far less bcneticia
from every standpoint than such schoo.
would prove.
Our schoolyards that are used n
summer Fairgrounds demonstrate par
Of what the all year school could accom-
plish UngrIided and unguarded free
dom for tho long period Of the summc
vacation often proves disastrous to tn
habits and morals of the growing child
especially those who must find thci
amuSrmcnts for long periods of time j
the city streets. and both efficiency an
economy in the educational progral
demand the supplanting of such danger
ols freedom By opportunities that ar
hoIpful rather than those that ma
prove very harmful.
Eight or ten such schools would
I believe. prove of great service IN on
public school work in Philadelphia.
weeks vacation Is usually provided be
fore the opening and at the close of sue
summer schools. The teachers are sue
ms prefer to work during the Sunme
months and for which service they. {
course. get extra pay.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-15
BACHELORS IN DEFENSE
OF SINGLE BLESSEDNESS
Men and Women Declare They Wu Remain Single in Spite OF
Mr.. RusSelrs Scathing Criticism

she delivered commcpt warranted to
puncturc the complaccncy Of many men.
''NIr. Russell surely could not have
been speaking of women in industry"
she asserted. ''Thcy have enough
troubles of their own without increasing
them
Miss Newman declared she saw no
reason why persons of either sex should
not>have free choice as to their careers.
There really should be no worry about
the future of the population. she said.
All ono needs do. she continued. is to
open the eyes and see the great mum
bers of marriages contracted and the
large numbers Of children born.
| Miss Newman defended women who
adopt business or professional careers
and who do not marry. They also con
tribute to society. she asserted. She
believed Mr.. Russell was speaking Of
the comparatively fcw persons of
wealth who sidcstcp matrimony. but
added that even they should have the
| right of choice.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-15
TO RUSH WATER REPORT
Experts Told to Have Data Ready
by September IS

Four water supply experts. appointed
members Of n committee to make sur.
vcy of the city's water supply system.
will immediately set to work.
They are ]. Waldo Smith and George
W. Fuller. engineers of New York I:
J. W. LedouX, an engineer Of this city.
and Joseph F. Hasskarl. former direc-
tor Of wharvcs. docks and ferries.
The experts have been instructed by
the Mayor to have a report in his hands
by September II. ready for city Coun :
ell in the consideration of loan to
be submitted to popular vote.
The Mayor eXnccts their work ia
cost S25. 900 or $50. 600. The Mayor
gave the appointces IL formal letter of
instructions in which he pointed out
that the water supply Of the city is not
adequate to its needs and that a thor
ough survey was needed.
plans for the future should look al
least fifty years in advance" he in
structed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-15

Philadelphia bachelors and bachelor
maids quoted the Bible and tho present
market prices for dining table dccora-
tions at meal time in countcring Elbert
Russcll's attack on complacent celbacy.
In an address yesterday before the
Society Of Friends general conference
at Cape May. Mr.. Russell. who Is head
Of the Woolman School at Swarthmore.
virtually characterized bachelors and
bachelor maids as social slackcrS.
Our idea Of life is' all wrong when
we educate our daughters to grow up
in the luxurious idlcncSs Of inherited
wealth rather than to become wives aud
mothers" he said.
Speaking Of bachclorhood. he said:
TOO many men are choosing the
luxuries of bnchclorhood instead Of the
responsibility and sacrifices of family
life"
Horace Binney Hare. prominent club
man. came out of the field. near Rad
nor, where he was working on Il promis-
ing crop. to assert positively that he
did not feel the least bit guilty because
he is UNMARRIED.
You tell Mr.. Russell for me-" he
said, that If he will kindly reduce
the cost Of living, T might marry. and
probably would.
~ seriously believe he should address
himself to the problem Of reducing the
cost of living. II he succeeded. there
would be fewer bachelors
Bachelors Remain Firm
Leighton G.. Taylor. secretary tC
Senator Penrosc. and one of the most
uotoriouHy single men in town. boldly
admitted that he not only was n bache
, lOr at present, but had high hopes o.
continuing so.
"Who is this Indian who makes al
these statcmentsT' he asked. when h,
learned the kind of things Mr.. Russell
had been saying about him by Inference
II admit I'm bachelor. and intent
to remain so. 1t fits in with my scheme
, of things very nicely
John J. Sullivan. prominent lawyer
with offices in the Land Title Building
refused to take issue with Mr.. Rus
sell on the subject of bachclorhood. II,
intimated that he was not defending tn,
life of bachelor, but merely living it,
Miss Winsor Quotes Bible
Miss Mary Winsor. of Haverford
who is conspicuous in the equal suf
frage movement. quoted the Bible il
reply to Mr.. Russcll's criticism.
You know what st. Paul said" sh,
remarked. The unmarried woman
cares for the things of the Lord. bu
the married woman cares for the thing
Of the world, that she may please he
husband "
Miss Pauline Newman, of the Won
ems Trade Union League. laughed IL
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-15
new DRINKS KILL.
ASSERTS MRS. LONG
Tells OF Hopeless Gases Of
Suicide Among lnasmuch
Missions Men
DEMANDS LAW REFORM

When George Long founded the In
asmuch Mission. he did Il primarily to
save mems souls. But his first big
Job was saving men from booze.
with his wife. Edna Long. no worked
hard and successfully against the raw
uHes OF liquor. and many men who found
themselves again, both in the old mission
ana IN the fine new building at 1O11 Lo-
Gust street.
Ioday George Long is dead. Booze
is dead. legally. and Mrs. Edna Long
SUN Keeps the faith. She still works at
the mission. But she is discouraged. Her
men. as she calls them, are "dyin = like
flies from liquor substitutes and this
time she can do nothing to save them.
Il cannot tell YOU how awful this
situation is; how helpless I feel" she
said today, as she sat In the plainly
furnished Office of the mission.
when man was drunk on whisky.
we could save him. We could pull him
around. Can you Observation-Disclosures was
something we could do? Today we are
helpless. We can do nothing. They die
like flies from drinking ether, pulver
lied Jamaica ginger mixed in water
anything they can get that has kick
in i.
dni utlpleSS. lneSe men OF mine
are committing suicide. It's terrible to
see how fast they go to pieces.
There Is the man who works for me
on the third floor. He had been here
a>year. Two weeks ago he began drink
ing ether. He is dying man today. He
is drinking valerian too, to try and
get his nerve back. But her is dying.
Of course, they don't die here. ]
get them to the hospital as fast as can
when i see them in that condition. But
the hospital can do them little or nc
good. They go get more and then it Is
all up with them. 1t is just plain
suicide.
~ want to make myself plain. 7 an
for prohibition. am here to fight booze
That is my mission in life. But mar
drunk on whisky can be brought around
n man drunk on ether Is a suicide.
The government has stopped the sale
of liquor. Very well anj good. Now
why doesn't the government stop tn,
sale of ether? Where do these men gct
1t? | cannot go out. and get it; how
can they? But get it they do.
do the doctors give the prescrip.
tions? Then this thing should b.
stopped. Something must be done"
The Inasmuch Mission is still doin,
business at the old stand. II is filled
with drifters and the unfortunate a.
before. But this time they don't JUS
''pass out.
| They die.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-15
MAIL DRIVER MISSING
Wagon Found Abandoned on Street
at Camden

4 Camden mail driver is missing un-
der mysterious circumstances.
His abandoned mail wagon of the
Camden Postofiicc was found on Kaighn
avenue near Front street at 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon.
Camden police and federal authori-
ties refused to disclose the drivers
name. It is not known whether any
mail was stolen. The driver is said
to have been in the government en-
ploy only since Sunday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-15
MAN IS SHOT Down
IN FRONT OF HOME
John zinkhof, Dying, Says He
Was Attacked by Three
Auto Bandits
POLICE DOUBT HIS STORY

John Zinkhof. 531 Vine street. was
shot and perhaps mortaliy wounded
carly today by one of three men said to
be automobile bandits.
Tho shooting occurred at o'clock
in 'front.' of the Vine street house.
Hinkhof is dying in jefferson Hos
pital He was removed there in n
taXicpb. He told the police his asSail-
ants were automobile bandits who at
tempted to rob him. The police do not
believe the story and are working on
the theory girl is implicated In the
case.
This element in the shooting devcl-
oped when n girls ring waf found on
Iinkhof's finger at the hospital. lie
admitted the ring was given him by a
girl employed in his restaurant.
To Michael G. Marian. notary
public of 734 North Fourth street. who
took thc mans dying statements in the
hospital. Iinkhof said he was returning
from his restaurant at 5O7 North Eight,
street. just before daylight.
Says Slen Were Robbers
As he reached the front of 531 Vine
street. where he lives on the second floor
three men drove up in an automobile ant
demanded money, according to IinkhOf
~ have no money Iinkhof said he
replied
According to his story the tallest ol
the men then shot him.
! He dropped to the pavement and ther
crawled into the Vine street address
where he summoned friend. who called
! for Nathan Rubin, the proprietor of tn,
place.
Rubin called taxicab and tn,
wounded man was taken to the hospi
tai. Physicians Immediately performed
an operation in an attempt to save his
| life. They suid he probably would die
in few hours.
Marian. the notary public, said link.
hof's explanations were so vague he be
lievcs the man is concealing something
He gave poor description of his asSail.
ants and made conflicting answers t
questions.
Evasive Concerning Ring
When questioned about the ring h,
was evasve. He admitted girl CAV,
it to him and that she was employee
in his restaurant. The police suspcc
friend of the girl of shooting Xinkhof
XinkhOf is a member of the Russian
Orthodox Church at Franklin an,
Brown streets.
Special Officers LIE Grande and Laird
of the Third street and Fairmount ave
nue. station, are working on the case.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-15
PRIVATE CLEANING
best, Ware ARGUES
|po,;tics Would Have Full Sway
Under Municipal System,
Contractor Says
DEFENDS RESULTS HERE

e.,,,or Ware believes politics will
- involved with the cleaning Of
,,roots here If the city does the work
rho sonotor was commenting on the
..n,,t made to Mayor Moore by three
nort. who recommended street clean
;ns and tho collection Of garbage be
,,nro directly by the city instead OF
throurh contracts as heretofore. The
.,arro is recommended to be made jan
uary I, 1927.
Tho spcccssful fight in the Legislature
,,,t yoar to replace the Bullitt bill, this
a. Fundamental law. with the new
.hSrtor now in force was bnscd largely
sn tho efforts of the new charters sup
uortors TO overthrow what they termed
"contractor government.
Uses New York as Comparison
In defending the contract system
Senator Ware stated today:
"The only fair comparison that
couId be made with the Philadelphia
streets as I see 1t after thirty five
years experience would be to compare
Them with those Of New York and
Chicago.
,'The facts are we were cleaned up
forty days before New York just after
Tho hard winter and we have been
cleaner ever Since. Philadelphia Is
cleaner today than New York and Chi
cago.
Says Experts Lack Experience
"This city will compare more than
favorably with any large. city in this
country. not only in cieanl liness. but the
cost in most instances is only about
half for the amount of work done.
"I have no desire to take issue with
those who make the Investigation, be-
cnuse they are all high class men. but
there is not one Of them who has had
six months experience in the street :
cleaning line Whenever the city gets
ready TO take over-.thc street cleaning
system politics will become involved
which is not the case now. That will
not work to the advantage of the tax
payers.
The three experts who formed the
committee Of investigation and exam
inpd conditions in various cities were
Of the Bureau of Street Cleaning; J.
H. Nccson, principal assistant engineer
Of the Bureau of Highways. and James
r. FolIin. an engineer on the staff oi
the Municipal Research Bureau.
Would Delay Change
The committee suggested the city take
over the existing street cleaning plants
owned by contractors When question: cd
Oh that phase of the report, Senator
Ware declined to comment.
4 minority report suggested the
change from the contract to the direct
system be made January /. 1920. In
stead of next year because Of the city
financial condition.
The experts were agreed the city
should take over the collection of gar
base next year if means for its dis
posal could be found.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-15
SAILORS FACE NAVY TRIAL
ELEVEN Park Rioters VIII Be Given
Court -MartlaIs for FIobtlno

oro quarter Sessions Court today turned
c0rt cort eleven sailors arrested in the re-
uut tu riot at Strawberry Mansion be =
tcn tm"vn the sailors and civilians to Lieu
AGuon.oN A%an. y. =. Landon, of the Judge
Stoo",e Statoc,e Department of the United
I,eS u Marine Corps, for court martial.
arrd'.en neIe1 Laverack, the girl who was
,o'teu mor aud charged with leading the
d"r 'vn ON on In the fighting, was placed nm
year. p'oo"'ion ohicer Tor
NOT fInE tnr OF the sailors insisted they did
pI"aS"GT aTr part in the riot. The Others
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-15
Deaths Of a Day
DAVID H. SCHUYLER
Prominent Undertaken Suecumbs to
Apoplexy In Hospital

prominent OVOcTtdkcT SuCCunpS 10
ApopIexy In Hospital
David II. Schuyler. a widely known
undertaken. senior member of the firm
of David II. Schuyler 4 Sons. funeral
directors. corner Of Broad and Diamond
streets. died last night in tho Women S
Homeopathic Hospital. Death was due
to apoplexy Mr.. Schuyler was taken
to the hospital June >.
Mr.. Schuyler was one Of the oldest
undcrtakcrs in the city. lie was born
in this city in 1916. For many years
he conducted an establishment at Sixth
and Diamond streets. Then he moved to
Broad and Diamond streets, where he
continued in business. He made his
home at the southwest corner of Broad
and Diamond streets. opposite the un-
dertaking establishment. A big clock
he erected in front of his building is
a familiar object in that neighborhood.
Politics years ago interested him and
he was active in Nineteenth ward af-
fairs lie was high in Masonic circles
and belonged to many organizations. At
one time he sought the Republican nom
ination for coroner, but was defeated
by the late Samuel II. Ashbridgc. after
ward Mayor. He was lifelong friend
of the late Senator David Martin.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-15
Ask Repaving Of Lehlsh Avenue

4 delegation representing tho North
Penn Improvement Association called
upon Richard Weglcin. president of
City Council. and urged him to have
Lchigh avenue west of Twenty second
street repavcd with granite blocks. Mr..
Weglcin accompanied the delegation to
the Bureau of Highways. and Chief
Fred Dunlap informed them that plans
and specifications had been drafted for
improving the thoroughfarc. but owing
t" the lack of funds il was impossible
to proceed with the work.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-15
JAIL FOR DRUG PEDDLERs
''' Men Sentenced to Two.Year
Terms by Judoe patt.rso,

Coprt "1S% ,oI Iratterson, in Quarter Sessions
years eouhS uaS sentenced four men to two
tb"y b"I "dch in the County Prison after
TbSS TbS m"n maa pleaded guilty to selling drugs
made "'Hn hn were arrested in a round .Sn
CbriSt;aoy police of the Second and nd
otbrrs. tb,S.'an strcts station. The police bnd @
chase t%n %%ppfoach roach the peddlers and pur. mr.
The VI" urugs, using marked money
Celia 1oan men ., sentenced are Dominica
5l6 Cbr;,i., r"i Federal street Perro Cosmo
norio 'S9!an 1Iao 1 street; Nazareeno Goyan.
N, j. lo2f Linden street, Camden
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-15
William kerzman

William Kcrzman. sixty seven years
old, died suddenly last night at his
home, 901 Ceilings avenue. Ceilings
wood. following an attack of apoplexy
at the Victor Talking Machine plant,
Camden. He is survived by widow and
several children. The funeral will be
held from st. Johns Roman Catholic
Church, with high mass. Q o'clock
Saturday morning.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-15
Woman Dies Of Gas

Marie Thomas. twenty three years
old. 1894 Green street. died in the
Hahnemann Hospital today from gas
poisoning. Several days ago the young
woman was found in her bedroom,
which was filled with gas.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-15
Evasive Concerning Ring
Ietanus Fatal to Man

Charles Daskins. fifty -one years old.
325 Hermitage street, died in the Sa =.
maritan Hospital today from tetanus.
which developed when two of his fingers
were cut off while at work several days
ago.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-15

held upder 5000 bond to keep the peace
today by Magistrate Price In the
Twenty second street and Hunting Park
avenue station. Frederick Hess, 144@
Myrtlewood street, was injured. The
stoning occurred July s during the
strike. 4Ete
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-15
Thomas Whitaker

Thomas Whitaker. superintendent Of
the steel works of Henry Disston &
Sons, Inc, ut Tacony, died suddenly of
heart disease yesterday in his cottage at
Wildwood. He was sixty one years old
and has been in the employ of the Diss-
ton firm for thirty one years. He went
to Wildwood for the benefit of his
health four months ago.
Mr.. Whitaker, whose home was at
6033 Ditman street, Tacony, was ac-
lively identified, with the Tacony
Methodist Church, and was teacher of
the women's Bible class of the church
for many years. He was born in Eng
land. He is survived by his widow,
Meta Whitaker, and two daughters,
Edna and Meta Whitaker.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-15
Held for Throwing Stones

Charged with having thrown stones
at trainmcn Of the Reading Railway.
Samuel Heinze. of Pearl street. was
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-15

Tbe TboN,clPAL ,, BAND CONCERT
at Tweptpvu So band will play tonight
avenue. seventh street and Allegheny
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-15
Fred M. Yeaqer

Fred M. Yeaeer
Reading, Pa, July 15.-Fred NJ
Yeager, eighty years old, died ycster
day He formerly was in business here.