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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-12
NAVY Of j. S. MAY
COMMANDER OIL
Action Planned If Bids for
100000 Barrels of Fuel
Are Too High
WON'T TOLERATE BIG PRICES

Washington, March 12.--Thc navy,
which is preparing to call for bids for
S,OoO,00O barrels of oil, will use its
power to commander the fuel If the
oil companies duplicate the prices re-
Gently quoted the United States ship
ping board. This was learned yester-
day in connection with the announce
'ment that the navy, on March IL and
March 20, will ask for figures on o.
100000 barrels for the Atlantic coast
and 5000, 900 for the Pacific.
The navy, il is understood. docs not
propose to pay the prices quoted the
shipping board, which, Chairman Payne
has said, were from so to 90 per cent
higher than the cost of fuel oi to the
Wandering procedure is followed, Sec
retary Daniels will act under the au-
thority granted in the national de-
fense act. The oil will be taken by
the navy subject to fair price to be
determined later. The price paid by
the navy for oil year ago was eighty
three cents per barrel at Port Arthur,
Tex, and other Gulf ports.
The Senate committee on commerce
has decided to call Captain Paul
Foley, the oil expert of the shipping
board, in order to get all the. facts on
the oil situation. The action was
based upon Chairman Payne's state
ment that the board two months ago
advertised for years supply OF fuel
oil and received no bids.
"We then sent Captain Foley around
among the oil producers. said Mr..
Payne, "and again advertised for bids,
this time for n six months supply. We
got fewer bids than we used to get
and the price was extremely high. We
had to pay the high price. We. have
been told that the Mexican situation IS
responsible, do not know" =,
Senator Jones asked Judge Payne il
the board had any information as to
Great Britain's activities in getting
control of potential oil fields.
Great Britain has been picking up
oil fields wherever she could replied
Judge Payne. And we can safely
assume that she is getting all she can
lay hands on. 1t is up to us to look out
for ourselves
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-12
NAMES SEVEN INSPECTORS
Winston Completes Roster Of Fifty
four Street Cleaning Officials

Director Winston today named seven
provisional street cleaning inspectors.
The appointments, it is understood.
completes the roster Of fifty four. which
is tho allotment of the street cleaning
bureau.
The men named today are Thomas
J. Moak. 1916 Mount Vernon street /;
Harry 7. McDcvitt, 2051 Norris street
Manning J. Butler, 1920 Mount Vernon
street; Marshal G.. Schaefer. 1888
North Sixth street: Joseph Stciger-
wald. 5S14 Torresdale avenue: Aloysius
s. George. 1854 Reach street, and Will
liam F. Leary, 2222 North Sixteenth
street.
Three appointments were made
Wednesday and Director Winston an
nounced three more yesterday. The di
rector said yesterday that there were
six more positions to fill. The position
of street cleaning inspector pays $1,000
year and bonus.
Purchasing Agent Acker today on
nouuced the appointment Of Louis
Thornton. 476 North Fiftieth street, as
bockkpepcr in his department.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-12
MISSOURI TORNADO
HURLS Is TO DEATH
Floods Menace the Picturesque
Ozark Hills Region-Huge
Property Loss

RranSon. Mo-. March T.. by a.
pl-Flooded streams today added a
further menace to life and property in
southwest Missouri. where yesterday a
tornado killed at least thirteen persons,
injured number of others and did
propcrty damage as yet uncstimated.
Every creek and river Of the picturesque
Ozark Hills region today was reported
Overlooking. Should the precipitation
continue tho danger from floods would
become serious.
chief concern was felt over tho sit
uation mt PowcrsitC on the White
river. where large hydroclcctrical
Liant is lor0tcd. The water at Power
site is nold back by dam ninety feet
high and 500 feet wide. The river was
reported rising rapidly. Joplin, Spring
field and other towns and cirics obtain
their electricity supply from the Power
yite plant.
Observers agreed today that one tor.
nado instead Of two swept the affected
districts. Apparently it struck first at
Nevada. Mo. where three persons were
killed and property damaged SlOO,OOO
or more. Lifting. il swept above four
counties before il descended and spent
strength in n rush through Taney roun-
~ and the Turkey creek valley. with q
t,Il of ten additional lives.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-12
NUSBAUM NAILS "FOUL"
Great Idea, but Won't Last" His
Idea Of Spelling Home Run
Fine suggestion. Splendid idea =

Fine suggestion. Splendid idea ~
Associate Superintendent Louis Nus
baum approves the idea of teaching
spelling to the rules of baseball. but he
thinks it would not do as a steady diet.
mo. You SEE it's too much like
lemon meringue pic. And anyhow, 7
don't believe it would be such a good
idea with girls
At Kane. Pa, they discovered n
novel way of increasing the popularity
of spelling lessons. They turn the
schoolroom into diamond" divide
the class into opposing teams and the
teacher acts as pitcher The pupils
take the bat" and if they spell the
word correctly, they make chit" and
move to first base. If they miss or play
a foul" it's strike and they are
out. When each new batter makes a
hit the men on bases move. each ad-
vancing base. and those who reach
home before there are three struck out,
score count for their side. OF course,
there are nine innings.
The teachers are enthusiastic with
the results of the game.
But Mr.. Nusbaum has no doubt that
there are equally novel methods being
used in Philadelphia schools.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-12
LOCAL DAYLIGHT SAVING HIT
Commerce Chamber Asks That Con.
fusing Ordinance Be Reseinded

Declaring the local daylight saving
measure enacted by City Council would
result in general confusion, tho Cham
her of Commerce, at meeting YES
terday. urged il be rcsrindcd.
1t was pointed out by several sneak
srs that persons arriving bore from Other
points would be in constant state of
complication, while thos" lpaI ing tho
city. for other place, would be- cquaIly
confused
1t was also shown that persons lcay .
ing for nearby towns. such rs Chester.
Wilmington and Norristown. would ar.
rive az thor Destinations before they
started, according to tho PhiludcIphia
time Schedule
According ~ tho ordnance. tho lora,
time saving would be effective on March
~, but II j. generally believed it viii
he rcsciDdCd.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-12
TO EXCHANGE WAR BoNns
Federal Reserve Bank Her. !,
nounces ARRANGEMENTS :"

Exchange of permanent bonds fo, :,
third Liberty Loan Ans will bc r,.s ~
Monday according to an announcor,a sau, !,
made by the Federal Reserve IN
here. Arrangements nre being ndns
for the exchange to permanent hnade
of the first and second As and first pOuds
second loan Ans. aud
In all the exchange of these to,nu
rary bonds in Philadelphia will annupo' pnpo'
mate $500, 900 900. The first apa aa'on'
ond As last coupons were detachoa sec. zee
November and December, and IA ,aN
these bonds are exchanged about Amen el,
1. loose coupons for interest in Tho aptll tl
intervening will be given. '"' ''me
The Reserve Bank asks holdor,
these bonds TO convert them TO a., ?,
and second Ans. nra
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-12
HELD ON THEFT CHARGE
shoto Riby Nabhcd at Shore Trying
TO Pawn Diamonds

Sholto Riby. eighteen years old, sus-
pectcd of robbing several homes in this
city, was brought to City Hall from
Atlantic City today to face the sup.
posed victims.
Attention was attracted to the boy
by his eXtravagance at the sCashore re-
sort. Riby was arrested while trying
to pawn a diamond ring, worth S11OO,
according to the police. and is said to
have admitted the ring belonged to Mrs
r. Ward Sharswood, Of the DrexeI
Apartments, Sixty third street and
Ovcrbrook avenue. II, said the ring
was given to him by the driver of a
milk wagon. according to the police.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-12
Boy Unhurt after Falling
Sir Stories; Fears Rebuke

New York, March 12.--(By A.
P.)-Little Tommy Burke, aged six,
tumbled yesterday from the roof of
the six-story tenement house in
which he lives, bounced against sew
eral clothes lines while falling to the
ground, picked himself up unhurt.
looked ruefully at his clothes and
said:
"Gee, wait'll me mudder sees me
suit"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-12
T0WS DISABLED SHIP
Hog Island Vessel Brings Rescue
List UP to Eleven

Another rescue at sea was made by a
Hog Island built ship, according to ad-
vices received from Gibraltar. where
the S. S. Chester Valley, named in
honor of the work of the citizens of
West Chester County, Pa, during the
Liberty Loan drives, arrived with the
composite steamship Campello in tow.
The Campello. n vessel Of 2474 gross
tons. had become disabled during the
heavy gales that swept the Atlantic dur
ing the early part of the week.
The Campello was bound from st.
Johns for Sydney. while the Chester
Valley. commanded by Captain a. G..
Hunley. had sailed from New York on
February 10 for ports in Greece.
The feat of the Chester Valley brings
the total number of rescues made by
Hog Island ships in six months to
eleven,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-12
AMERICAN PRIVILEGES TOPIC
Legion Chaplain Addresses Catholic
Information Leaaue

The privileges enjoyed by American
citizens were discussed among other
things. by the Rev. Francis j. Kelly,
national chaplain of the American Le-
gion. at meeting of the Catholic In
formation League, Of Philadelphia, held
at its headquarters, 1871 North Fif-
teenth street, last night.
The league proposes to give at any
time a frank statement Of Catholic
teachings and the position of the Catho-
lie Church on every vital question Of
the day.
A knowledge of Catholic principles,
doctrines and practices will be dissent
mated among non Catholics as well as
members of the faith.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-12
MENACED
BY SUSQUEHANNA
Duncannon Streets Flooded.
Steel Mills Threatened by
Rise of Ice-Bound Water
FREEP0RT BRIDGE MOVED

Harrisburg, March 12.-(By a. P)
High water in the Susquehanna. !.
amounting in places to disastrous Hood
conditions, is reported to the state
water supply commiss ion here. ice
broke in the upper rivers yesterday
and the waters were swept down INTO
the lower basin.
At Duncannon. fifteen miles west OIL
here. gorges formed in the ousques
hanna. flooding the princlpal streets oL
the town and driving many tamlhes
from their homes. ,,u-L
A gorge in the river at MiddletowD,
short distance below here, threatens
10 flood the steel mills of the lower
section of the city. Farther down the
river at Columbia the icc gorge oroRe;
causing a five foot fall OF water ana
freeing the Wrightsville oridge from
danger.
Port Deposit. Md. March II Army
aviators who bombed n 2OO-yard wide
channel in the Susquehanna river ice
gorge for four miles below here To-Day
are patrolliug the channel I" prevent
further food danger to the town.
The channel was opened between mere
and the Chesapeake bay last night.
after more than 1900 pounds OF TNT
bombs had been dropped from arr
planes flying more than 1000 feet above
the river.
Huge foes Of ice. released by the
thaw at Columbia. are rushing down
the SusQuehanna and the river Is r'Slhs
at the rate of eight incncs an hour'
Pittsburgh, March 12.-lBy \. J..
An ice gorge twenty feet high and
stretching eight miles up river, broke
loose at Frecport last night, started
with n rush down the Allegheny, ran
into the county bridge. moving it ten
inches out Of line, tore number of
fatboats. large barges and houseooats
from their moorings, washing them
down the river into the Ohio and pound
ing most of them into splinters on the
way.
According to reports, ice in the upper
Allegheny is level with the bridges and
the tracks of the Allegheny Valley
Railroad and much damage is expected
when it all begins moving down stream.
The gorge which went out today
was one of the heaviest in recent years,
and when it broke the sound of the
crash could be heard for several miles.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-12
HARDING ASSAILS MEXICO
Urdses Understanding to Safeguard
American Citizens

Colorado Spring, Colo, March 12.-
by 4. PA plea for complete and
effective understanding with Mexico and
for "thc safety of American citizens
everywhere" was made by Senator
Harding. of Ohio, candidate for the
Republican presidential nomination, in
an address here last night.
IA nation which docs not protect
its citizenship in lawful activities nj
homo or beyond its borders does not
deserve to survive he exclaimed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-12
ASQUITH GETS INTO ACTION
Proposes Amendment Which De.
stroys Lloyd George Home. Rule Bill

London, March 12.-Herbert II. As
quith, member for Paisley, has given
notice in the House of Commons of the
following amendment TO the home rule
bill:
"The House declines to proceed with
a measure which is acceptable to no
section of the Irish nation, which de
MES national unity by setting up two
Legislatures and executives with co or
dinate powers. and which would indcf-
nitely postpone the establishment of
Parliament for Ireland"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-12
READING VENTURE RUINED
Business only 72 Hours Old DC.
stroyed by Fire

Reading, Pa, March 12.-The
Progress Hosiery Co. Charles Thomas
and Raymond Kalbach proprietors. a
business only seventy two hours old,
suffered $1,000 damage in an early morn q.
ing blaze today.
The entire first floor. containing ma .
chinery and stock. was burned. The
partners, Just getting started. had not
yet placed insurance
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-12
BergdoIPs Story
of Flight Barred
Continued from Page One

Continued from Pase One
said, making out the income tax re-
turns Of herself and her two draft
dodging sons.
The meeting between Grover and his
mother in an anteroom Of Corbin Hall
was very affectionate one.
The two embraced and kissed in sight
of the two armed guards. who contin-
ually watched the deserter. and an in =
terested gallery of witnesses and court
martial officials.
When the trial was called to order
and Bergdoll was called into the court =
room, the two embraced again.
Mrs. Bergdoll is here as witness for
the defense, according to Mr.. Gibboney.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-12
president WOULD
. PAC|FY COAL BOARD
Neither Majority Nor Minority
Report Will Be Printed Till
Mediation Fails
ANTHRACITE MEN SPEED UP
BY the Associated Press

Washington. March 12.-An effort 10
compose the differences between the ma
iority and minority of the bitumirous
coal strike commission will be made by
President Wilson. 1t was said at the
White House today
Officials said that neither the ma jor-
ity nor minority report would be- made
public If there was probability Of
bringing the members of the commits.
sion tn nm agreement on their prin
clpal diffcrcnCCs-the amount or the
wage advance and the hours cf woIk.
John I. Whites minority report on
the bituminouS coal strike settlement
will be submitted today to President
Wilson. Meantime the President is
studying the majority report, completed
yesterday.
Mr.. White. the miners representa-
tive on tn" commission. refused to dis.
cuss his recommendations. but it was
understood that he had held for an in
crease in wages of approximately -
per cent and tor seven hour day. The
majority. Henry VI. Robinson. repro
scnting the public. and Rembrandt
Pealc, the operators, recommended
wage advance of approximately - per
cent and no changes IL hours and con
ditions Of work.
United Mine Workers Of America. who
hurried hero last night from New York.
where h" has been attending the an
thracitC wage conference, conferred to
day with Mr.. White and William Green.
secretary Of the miners union, familiar
iziug himself with tho facts.
He still declined to make any state
meut, but il was expected that the
full executive committee OF tho miners
would he summoned 10 consider the fu
turc action of the workers.
Whilr tho commission failed to reach
unauimous decision asked for by the
President. il was said today that its
laborS had not been in vain. and off
cials generally believed that the two
conflicting reports could be- used as Il
basis for an amicablc agreement be
tween the operators and miners.
New York. March l&.-Tho sub.
committee of the anthracite miners
operators appointed to negotiate the
new wage agreement for miners resumed
their deliberations in executive session
here today.
Hope that tho award Of President
Wilson's bituminous coal commission
would he available as y basis of settle
ment in the hard coal field has virtually
been abandoned. as John i. White,
mixers representative, refused to sign
the report Officials of the anthracite
mine workers union declared that this
disagreement will bar any consideration
being given TO tho award given to the
soft coal workers.
Both mine workers and operators
have agreed to proceed with the ncgo-
tiations affecting the anthracite feld
ms rapidly as possible. in order to urp-
vent suspension of work in the Penn
sylvania hard coal fields March II. when
the present working agreement of the
miners expires.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-12
Kills Woman and Commits Suicide

Akron, O.. March 12.-CBy A. p
"A man believed to be e. W. Schardt
Of Milwaukee, shot and stabbed a WON.
an to death in n local hotel last night
and then. according to the police. com.
mitted suicide by drinking noison. The
couple had registered as Mr.. and Mrs.
c. w. Myers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-12
DEATHS

FULMER March -, GEORGE \, son Of
Marsaret and late Bernard Fulmer, Rela-
tNes and friends invited 70 funeral, Mon,
I. 80 a. m, from his mothers residence, 5000
Walton ave. solemn requiem mass at 81,
rrancis de Sales church, . q. m. Int, Holy
RedeeWpr Gem,
DE0ER March IL, of scarlet fever AZ
Moptclare. Pa. CATHERINE MARY, dRugh-
tpr of Harry q and Helen Schofeld Deger
Eked 4, No funeral.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-12

- sht "a nFr i,I.n ",,II - =, l"l
Architect aud Engineers supplies and UG
StationcFs. e".
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-21
VetOes
Bill to Repeal
Daylight Act
Action Is Blow to Sweet,
Who Supported Measure
at the Instance Of
State Farming Element
More Was Anticipated
Can't Have Two Standards
i'll State, Says Governor;
Four Other Bills Signed

ALBANY. May 20.-Governor Smith
to day vetoed the Fowler Bill repeal
ing the day light savings act The
Governors action was not unexpected.
The veto is a bitter blow to Speaker
Sweet. who looked upon the bill as one
necessary to increase the prestige of
he and his followers with the rural
voters.
81 am not impressed by the argu-
ment advanced in favor of the bill"
said the Governor in killing the meas
ure. "Thc opposition coming from the
farming sections is based upon what
might reasonably be called business
conditions. Principal among these is
the contention upon the part of the
farmers that it is difficult to keep the
help on the farms for the hour in the
afternoon beyond which the city
workers do not toll, and impossible to
start the hour earlier in the morning
because Of atmospheric and other con-
ditions.
1.-THE legislators could not have taken
that seriously, because they have pro-
Vlded IN the act that the governing
board of a city or of village may,
by ordinance. continue the daylight
saving. Judging from the attitude Of
the people in the cities and villages,
there is no doubt in my mind but that
IL Woulu De continued by ordnance, so
that there is removed from my CON
sideration the principal objection made
by the farmer
at must be obvious that YOU can't
have two times in the state. one by
law for certain sections and, one by
ordinance for other sections 1T must
be apparent that this could only result
III endless confusion"
The two Lowman bills, amending the
penal law, were signed by the Gov
enor. One provides for the tempo
rary commitment to humane societies
of girls and young women committed
to an institution, and the other per
mits the sentence Of misdemeanants to
reformatorieS.
The Governor also signed the Daver-
port measure. which authorizes county
comptrolers TO audit the records of
county treasurers and other county Of
flcials at least once year.
The Kelly bill permitting the adnlis-
sion of children under sixteen years of
age to places of amusement if accom-
panied by an adult person authorized
by the parent or guardian also was ap-
proved.
The bill OF Assemblyman Frank l..
Gardner, of Duchess, designed to
make it misdemeanor for any person
to throw papers or other refuse in a
public highway, was vetoed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-21
L. ID. Barlow, 70, Dies;
Many Years a Lawyer
Son of Poet and Inventor:
Lived i'm Brooklyn Thirty
five Years

Everett Darius Barlow, seventy
three, for more than forty years a
lawyer in this city, with offices in the
Woolworth Building, and residing at
2522 Newkirk Avenue, Flatbush, is
dead in the Burn Brae Canitorum ne.~
Philadelphia Of paralysis.
Mr.. Barlow was born in Woodstock,
Conn, the son of Warren Sumner Bar
low, poet and inventor. He had been a
resident of Brooklyn for thirty-fve
years.
Mr.. Barlow is survived by his wife
Mrs. Ellen NJ. Stowell Barlow; two
sons, Major Warren Sumner Barlow,
l. 5. A.. who is in charge of a military
school III California, and Lieutenant
Colonel Everett D. Barlow, L. s. A.
formerly in service III France during
the World War; three daughters. Mrs.
Edith II. Batenan and Mrs. Margaret
Madclainc Van Deusen, Of Brooklyn,
and Mrs. Marian Beardslcy. Of Phila-
delphia. and brother. Dr.. j. W. Bar
low, Brooklyn physician.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-21
DR.. ROBERT TAlRCHHD

STAMFORD, Conn. May 2o.-Dr.
Robert fairchild, formerly well
known veterinary surgeon in New York
City, died to-day in his home here. He
WAS born in Newton. Conn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-21
EDW ARD j. SHAI.NEN

Edward j. Shalvey, forty-ninc, official
shorthand reporter in the New York
supreme Court; died early yesterday
morning at the Post Graduate HOSPITAL.
Mr.. Shalvey was born in this city
and was educated in the public schools.
He began his court career as stem
ographer for the grand jury during
the term Of District Attorney De Lanctv
Nicoll. At the time of his death he
was sitting in Justice Barlow Weeks's
part of the Supreme Court.
Funeral services Will be conducte d
at s o'clock tonight at the Elks head
quarters. l08 West Forty-third Stree
Mr.. ShalYeY IS survived by his Wife
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-21

STENOGRAPHER.--C Competent ana expe-
r'enced law stenograpner wanted inlre-
diateiy; salary 81 See Mr Simon 18th
tloor 80 Pine ST
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-21
DIR. T. $. O'Bricn Dies
Educator. Writer and AstrOno.
n,er Was 20 Years Old

Thomas S. O'Brien. educator. died
Wednesday evening at his home, 80
West Scventy-tifth Street. He was
seventy years old DR., O'Brien was
horn III Ireland and came to this coun-
try as a child lie was graduated from
st. Francis Navier College. where he
received the degree Of LII. D. The de-
gree Of Phi. D. later was conferred upor
him by New York University.
DR.. O'Brien was connected with the
public school system of this city until
a few years ago. He served in various
capacities from professor to Assistant
superintendent Of Schools. He for
merry was connected with "The New
\ DIRK Herald" in an editorial capacity
he is survived by his wife.