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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-27
CAMDEN PRIMARY
Brings OUT VOTERS
Senators Edge and FreIinghuy'
sen Are Expected to Be First
Choice Delegates
ISSUE WOOD STATEMENT

Camdens voters began M - 80
O'clock this afternoon. along with the
rest Of New Jersey. to indicate their
preference for tho Republican party $
presidential nominee.
There was q good sized early vote in
Camden. many voters going to tho polls
at the noon hour. During the later at g..
ernoou. however. tho vote is expected
70 be- light, growing heavier again at
quitting time. II will BE- impossible.
according to the best Informed ot the
leaders. TO know much about the r"'
suit of the primary until late this eve.
ming
The primary is for both the CXrrcs-
sion Of presidential preference and the
selection Of delegates 10 the national
convention. General Leonard Wood
and Senator Hiram Johnson, Of Cali
fornin. are the only nominees on tho
preferential primary ticket.
Tho lenders look for United States
Senators Edge and Frclinghuyscn TO
poll the heaviest votes for delegates at q
large.
The two senator's occupy n con.
spicuouS position because they are the
only candidates on the ballot pledged ~
Support the choice of the Rrnubicau
primaries.
they NAV get the votes " both John
son and Wood udhcr"nts. johnson has
only two pledged supporters among tho
candidates for delegate at large. These
are Thomas Il. Layden and Milford l..
Ballard. General Wood has four
pledged supporters. former Governor
Stokes, William y. Runyon Thomas
l.. Raymond and John W. Griggs.
The Camden county Republican Nxeru
tive committee several weeks ago in
dorsed Mpssrs. Stokes. Raymond. Edge
and Frelinhuysen as their choice for
delegates at large.
Ruford Franklin. former mayor o'
Summit. and state manager for Genera
Wood. issued statement in advance o'
today's primaries in which he admitted
there was some Indication that the
johnson men would support the tive
senator's, but pointed out that this woult
not do Johnson any good unless h,
swept tho entire state. as both men ar,
pledged to support tho ma iority Candi'
date He said the Wood leaders rpgarr
the move Of tho johnson mon to adopt
the two senators as a tactical error
a last minute attempt to create a John
son Big Four"
Republican leaders predict that thpr,
will bc n light vote in South Jersey an,
heavy vote in the upper end Of tn,
state. Tho Wood managers claim IN,
First Congressional district, comprising
Camden, Gloucester and Salem coun
ties. for Wood by a substantial majority
South Jersey leaders say that their 70.
ports from North Jersey indicate tha
johnson will do better there.
The followers of johnson mad" NJ
campaign in the county outside Of Cam
den and the organization leaders il
each district are liucd mp for tho dele
gates supported by tho organization
II is believed that the vote will b. vert
heavy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-27

Mayor, foIlowingthe conference between
representative OF the traction company
and the city. Mayor Moore, Mr.. Twin
ing and Mr.. Smyth represented the city,
while MIR. Mltten, w. G. Dunbar,
financial vice president, and IL. T.
Septer. chief engineer, represented the
transit company.
Mayor Moore announced that the
Frankfords elevated would not be cx
tended to Rhawn street, but would
have its terminus at Bridge street.
Director Twining. City Solicitor
Smyth and myself have formulated the
ordinance following a thorough survey
Of the transit situation here" said the
Mayor. 1--WE have decided to adver.
tlse for the equipment OF the elevated
line so that we will be In a position to
advertise for the operator and have any
company step in and operate. prefer
that the city own everything on the ele-
,atcd line that Is necessary to OPERA
ton. ! want the city to be In an inde.
pendent position, so that II would be
able to operate the new line or have
an independent company do II II the
=. X. Il. will not. The whole thing will
be in such shape that the city cannot be
dumped IL the lessee decides to walk
out
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HIGHER TAXES HIT
BIG SHORE HOTELS
Atlantic City Property Assess
ments Will Jump From
IS to 40 Per Cent
"PAViNG RING" is BLAMED

Special Dtspufch to Ercmiro Public Ledger
...,dniic City. April 27.--Big shore
'/paycrs. already in revolt against a
~ administration which citizens
committee hopes will be superseded
within three weeks by reform dollar
for dollar" board Of rulers. found addi-
tional cause for resentment today.
Property values arc to be jumped from
lJ to 40 per cent. the board of asses
sOrs announced. to enable tho city gov
crnmcnt to meet the high cost of admin
istration. A large part Of the blame is
assigned to a paving ring in the
county board Of frerholders which
awards contracts for expensive paterItcd
paving materials in the face of burning
protests.
The beach front hotels have been par
ticularly hard hit in the sweeping in
crease Of ratablcs. with the single cx-
ception Of the Traymorc. That property =
total assessment of S2.766.2 200 shows
: decrease Of S162 100 compared to last
! year because county board Of equaliza =
tion reduced two millions assessment
upon the hotel building by $500, 900 on
appeal.
The Hotel Chelsea. owned by n com
pany of which City Commissioner Jesse
! Il. Thompson is president. has beel
raised S1O2, $50. The Marlborough
Rlcnhcim must pay upon a valuation al
S2T3 $50 higher than in 1919. The
Hotel Dennis. owned by Walter !
Buzby. a reform candidate for city com
missioner. is increased $50. anC
the Hotel Brighton. S355,30O. Its site
is assessed more than twice that of th'
adjoining Traymorc, most Of the grounC
being in lawn.
The Breakers is increased 100000
the Alamac Sl1j, $50 and the st. Charlie
$l21 800.
The largest hotel jump. however. il
in the case of the Ambassador. in Chel'
sea. which will pay upon total as
sessmcnt Of $500. 900. an increase o
SG13 300 due to the fact that the hotC
was not finished when the last assess
ment was made.
, Piers are also hard hit. The GardeI
Pier. owned by the Burk Syndicate o
Philadelphia, is raised $23,T th
Steel Pier. owned by the same syndi
cate. $4,000. and the Million Dolla
Pier is increased $3.50 900. There is al
SS1 900 increase in the rating Of tn
Old Ocean Pier. dilapidated structure
upon site exempt from beach restric
tious which it antedatcd.
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s9,O|)1,ODO ASKED
TO COMPLETE L
Ordinances Prepared for coun-
Gil Call for New Spur to
Erie and Broad
MAYOR URGES SPEC D

The Fraukford "L' Is to be com d.
pleted and put into running order in
the shortest possible time. Then the
line will be leased to the corporation
making the best proposition to the city.
Ordinances authorizing two loans,
totaling 81. 200 900. for the completion
Of the Frankford branch and a 'spur
| from Front street and Kensinrton ave-
niue to Broad street and Erie avenue
afternoon.
The plan was announced following q
conference between Mayor Moore and
| his traction advisers and Thomas f..
Mittcn, preside~t Of the p. r. r.. yes
terday. 1t lasted four hours.
| The project has the Endorsement OF
tho Frankford Board Of Trade. which
has been conducting an intensive cam.
paign to get the ID" running.
Any Plan Favored
1--WE arc in favor Of any plan that
means the early completion and opera
ton Of the line. You cannot state OUT
position too cmphatically, Edwin
Hulley, president of the board, ssid
today.
II am glad to see action" laid J.
Harry Schumacher, board member
who proposed the organization "f ar
1--WE did not want 10 90 into the trac
ton business unless forced 10 get trans
portation facilities in Frankford. We
will hold up our plans to see what
develops of the latest CITY plap."
az want the city 70 bc in n positiop
to operate the Frapkford elevated II
the p. r, r. will NOT. :" said the Mayor.
"The line will be In such shane thnt
the municipality cannot be DUMPED II
the lessee decides to wink ont. 7"
There will be three ordinances re,at-
ing to transit introduced today. All Of
the ordinances were prepared by David
!. Smyth. city solicitor. following con .
ferences with the Mayor nnd William
s, Twipipr director ~ citv transit
Bni Tor So,Wb,Ooo
The first ordinance will be a St, 600,
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MOOre-Vdre Fight
Watched by Leaders
COntinucd from PAGE One

Continued from PAGE One
I discover Mayor Moore latest action
in ordering his directors to clean out
the Var" workers, or get out them
selves. has created n very favorable
imnrcSSiOn
The fact is !. Hampton Moore is
something greater to Republicans of
all breeds than merely the Mayor of
Philadelphia
He was n national character in Con
grcSs. aud politicians all over the state
still regard him MS state figure Of i'm
rOrtan"c His every act is marked and
commented on. and SO is his delay in
cleaning out the Aegean stables of the
Wares led to q good deal Of surprised
comment. His fiery and out>pokcn cam
paiGn justified. presume, this criti-
; cism. which was querulous rather than
harsh in tone.
Mayor Moore. acting just when he
did in notifying his directors that they
must fire or be fired. has Clamppd the
! lid on this sort Of criticism. and con
WINGED the doubters that the 'mopping
up" has really started.
, The mystery Of "whO's who" on the
delegate at large Chicago ticket hasn
been solved yet. 4 prevalent impress =
! sion. | find is that State Chairman
Grow and Secretary Harry Baker look
with the bright eye of approval on the
candidacy of W. Frecland kcndrick
Ware candidate for delegate to Chicago,
| I wouldn't even hint that they sug-
I gcstcd il as a sop TO the Wares, but they
certainly haven't broken any crOckcry
through anger or resentment over Mr.
! kcndriCk : candidacy.
Anyhow. Mr.. Kendrick i there and
! there to stay. Mayor Moore is also
| there and thcrc to stay. and, from
that. one can draw conclusions.
Three out of the fifteen candidates
on the ticket have got to take to the
tall grass on Tuesday, May Is.
Tho impression | get in Harrisburs
from men from various parts Of tn,
state is that both Moore and KcndrcE
will be elected. and some Of tho Least
known among the others will have thcir
names appear under snail cap title o,
"alSO ran.
Charles J. Hepburn is due in Harris.
gurg tonight as stat" chairman of thu
Hoover campaign committee. He /,
making n tour of tho state 10 impres.
upon possible delegates to Chicago III,
availability of Hoover as second choice
Ovcy Sproul.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-27
JOHNSON IN MARYLAND
Californian to Make Greatest Effort
In Baltimore Tonight

Cumberland. Md. April ~ .-tBy A..
4. Pl-Senator Hiram Johnson. Of
California, candidate for the Rcpublican
nomination for President. ended his tour
through western Maryland hero last
night with speech to large crowd of
citizens aud cXCurSionstS who came in
special trans from towns in the mining
region. He loft here after his speech
for Washington.
Early this afternoon johnson will
speak in Annapolis. rcs"rving his
greatest effort of his campaign in Mary.
land for the meeting tonight in Balti-
more. In his speeches here the senator
has dwrlt largely on the League Of
Nations. In ono of his addresses he
said.
I've Natt to preserve this country
for ourselves and for our children; We
want toSprogrCss under our own flag, not
under polyglot flag"
The Maryland primary will hc held
next Monday. May 3. General Wood
and Senator Johnson arc the only two
Republican candidates on the ballot.
The Democrats will choose uniustructcd
delegates.
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POST ARRA|GNED
AS RADICAL ALLY
Assistant Secretary Of Labor
Accused Before House
Committee
"BORING FROM WlTHlN"I
Ry the Associated Press

Washington. April 2I.--Chargcs that
Louis +. Post. assistant secretary OF
labor. had violated the law lin behalf
Of aliens who have contcmpt for TINS
government aud who arc trying to over
throw it." were made before the louise
rules committee today by Chairman
johnson of the House Immigration com
mittce.
Mr.. Johnson was the first witness at
tho investigation into Mr.. Posts con
duct in handling deportation proceedings
against radical aliens. llc was FOL
lowed by Representative Hoch. OF han
sas. whose resolution looking toward
the possible impeachment of the assist :
ant secretary IL before the committee
Mr.. Post was not present, but was rep
resented by counsel.
Chairman Johnson presented report
Of committee Investigators. prepared by
W. 4. Rlackwood of Seattle. Wash.
which reviewed many proceedings in
which Mr.. Post was said To have can :
Cclcd dpportations recommended by I'M
migration inspectors and the immigra =
tion bureau. The cases. MIR. johnson
said. were those of "alicn communists
and anarchists
The report. according to Mr.. John
lowed for q time the opinion of Secrc
| tary Wilson" that membership in the
communist party was ground for dc
pOrtatiou. but that he later changed his
mind and ordered many communists
! freed by canccIing the deportation war
rants
MIR. Post called for cases. dcr'H/
Johnson. TO be sent him at the r/,. q
ten per day and still later at the rat'
of 100 per day.
Going over the heads Of the commits
sioner general of immigration. these
cases were ordered Cancelled by Assist
ant Secretary Post. The report als'
shows n decision by the assistant sccrc
tary in cases in which he undertook tC
define the word "anarchist" and to af
! firm that Congress could not have usC'
| the word as verbal brickbat.'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-27
LODGE LEADS ~ FIRST
BAY STATE RETURNS

New York. Arrl 27.-WhiIc the
chief contest in primaries for the NclPc-
tion Of national delegates today centPrs
IN New jersey. Massachusetts and Ohio.
voters also are casting their ballots. the
Washington state convention is being
held and Alaskans are registering their
choice at the polls
Massachusetts voters ballotpd to elect
four delegates a.. large to tho Rcpub-
lican and Democratic national cOnvPn
tions and thirty.ouc Republican and
thirty-two Democratic district dele
gates. Among the Republican candi.
dates. several VINO have declared them
selves in favor Of Leonard Wood are
opposed by men seeking to go TO Chicago
unpledgcd.
Principal interest in Massachusetts
centered in tho contest for Republican
delegates at large. Nine candidates
including four who are grouped. con
dates are senator Lodge. speaker Gil
lett, former senator W. Murray Crane
and Edward A TharstOn senator
Lodge has announced that he will pre-
sent the name of Governor Coolidge to
tho convention if the governor desires it.
The othcr Republican candidates for
delegates al largo are former Governor
Mccall. who has declared himself in
favor Of Herbert Hoover; former Lieu
tenant Gol"ruo~ Louis \. FT0thng-
ham. who has announced that he will
vote for General Wood, with Hoover as
second choice; Congressman Alvan r.
Fuller. who has pledged himself 10 vote
for Wood; ThomaS W. Lawson and
Russel \. Wood
Only five Democrats presented them p
selves to the voters Senator David |.
Walsh, Richard II. Long, District A.
torney Joseph e. Pcllpticr. Daniel +,
Dohcrty and former Congressman Jos
, eph +. OCouuNU. who made his cam
paigu on his declaration in favor Of ar
antiprohibition plank.
Carver, in Plymouth county. was the
first Massachusetts town to report. The
Republican vote was: Lodge. II; Gil
lett, IL; Crane. Il, ThurSton. II
Frothingham, II; Fuller, l.; Lawson
IL: Mccall l6; Wood. Il. All five can
didates for the Democratic big four
received one vote each
The principal primary fight in Ohio
today was between General Wood ant
Senator Harding, Ohio'S "favoritC
SON" for the HopubIican presidential in.
dorscment, and for control of the forty
eight delegates to be- chosen for the ma
tional convention at Chicago. Gov
ernor James NJ Cox is unOpposed 70,
the presidential Endorsement on tn,
Democratic ticket aud all delegates ar,
pledged to him. Forty three candidate
for delegates are pledged TO supper
General Wood, while forty eight ar,
pledged for Senator Harding.
A heavy Republican and ligh
Democratic vote was in prospect il
Ohio. Republican voters had the chanc,
III expressing preference for William
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Gas Victim Still Unconsc Ious

Charles Thomas. who was found un
conscious in gas filled rbom at his
home. 1872 Penn street, Frankford,
while his wife lay dead upon the floor
is still in an unconscious condition at
the FrankfOrd Hospital. When Thomas
rcvivcs sufficiently to talk the police
will ask him how the accident occurred
According to the police Mrs. Thomas
attempted suicide by gas four months
ago. but was found in time and re-
covered.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-27
Wood and Johnson
Both Are Confident
Continued from Page One

ready decided on a dark horse and that
the sable equine is not Wood. yrra.a
= New Jersey Democrats also went 70
the polls today. but aside from contests
IN few district, there is no real fight
The four Democratic candiaJc for dele
gate at large. with four 70 br elected
are Governor Edward !. Edwards.
Mayor Frederick W. Donncllv. Trcn-
ton James Il. Nugcnt. ESsrv county
leader. and Mayor Frank Hague. Jcr-
scy City
Jersey Democrats are going one bet
ter with thp old game of counting
chickens before thcv are matched. It
is whispered that if Edwards wins the
Democratic nomination and carries the
election. Hague will be the Burleson
of the new administration.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-27
DEATHS

B%TER:IH1III e e; -. J6MH, M 6g:6a1d q
aged 70. - 'oiice OF funers vii hven
from ate rssidenc' rs Y westmor-land 9,
HRAACKE ", nr: ~ AZ Moores!own. y;
services wednesday, . D. m, Lutheran
Church. HainespoTt. n. J,
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FRENCH REOCCUPY AlNTAB
Arabs Reported Fighting British
Troops in Palestine

London, April 27.--(By a. PD-
French troops rcoccupied the village Ut
Aintab. Asia Minor, yesterday, accord o
ing to COn>tantinople dispatch re
ccivcd by Reuters limited.
Forces supporting MuStapha Komnl,
the Turkish nationalist leader, have cut
the Bagdad Railway north and south
of the Cilician gates, where some fight
ing has occurred, aud in which several
Italian workmcn have been killed and
others made prisoner.
Paris. April 27.-(By A. PD-ThC
latest information received at tho for
cign office from Asia Minor indicates
that the losses to the French troops at
Trfa were less serious than at first
supposed. 4 large detachment is thought
to have got back to the town while
others escaped in other directions. The
official version attributes the French
reverse to treaChery.
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New Barn DESTROYED bv Sir.

West Chester, Pa. April ia
large stone and frame barn on the prop
erty Of Harry +. SirkIer. in Westtown
township. was destroyed BY fire of i'm
determined origin late last night
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-27

Juneau. Alaska, April 27.-(Ry A.
T. rD--Principal interest in the primary
elections held throughout Alaska today
Ccntcrcd in the Republican contests for
national committeeman and delegate to
the Republican national convention and
the race for attorney general. No presi-
Dental preference vote was cast.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-27

Grant Webster. Of New York, or Elwood
Hamilton, Of Hammond, Ind, for Vice
President.
Beliingham. Wash, April 2I.-(By
4. p)--Election Of fourteen delegates
to the Republican national convention,
ten of them BY districts and four at
large, was the principal business be =
fore the Washington state Republican
convention in session here today. AZ
n caucus a resolution vas adopted for
presentation to the convention III :
structing delegates to tho convention in
Chicago to support Senator Poindexter
for the presidential nomination. fight
was expected over the proposal to bind
the delegation to support q second
choice candidate if Senator PuindcXtcr
should fail of nomination.
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J.E.CALDWELL go
JUNIPER STREETS
Old English Silver

in the collection Of this house and available purchasers
Maker Pieces
6SboN Dinner Sevce-Meat platters in three sizes;
vegetable dshes-two oblong,
round. From the collection of the Foley
family.
Pair of silver gilt flower fruit stands, fifteen
inches in height triangular base sumouned
by three fully modelled classic figures uphold
ing round bowls decorated with garlands of
and flowers
9TMES Coffee Pot:-An example of the artistic
I0" ' preston and exquisite craftsmanship charac-
crst1c productions of the period Of
George ILL.,
STn GHHs'F Set of four sterling silver with
soveregn's head and laurel decoration; bear
ing the Sheffield hall mark of the year H74.
foSS6oEE' rs. Set Of three cadde-Four- -sided
Chinese Chppendale decoration. In of
old leather.
SSHSS $ Dinner Service including thirty dinner plates
eighteen plates and the various sizes of
meat paters and dishes. From the
collection of the Duke of Hamilton.
on four cast feet scroll and
shell border body hat-chased with coatof
arms in centre. Twenty-one inches in
diameter.
a.runN Pair of salt cellars; of oval shape obong
' ''" bases; with thread border. Period of George
the Third
And numerous other pieces which will be listed in
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See Production in u. s.
Cut by Soldiers Bonus

CONTINUED from Pare One
duction and consumption. Time is also
necessary for the payment Of national
debts and dphatiou of currency.
There are some things. however
which arc being done and which can be
done tn assist materially. Tho gradual
hardening of credit is having a good ef
feet and the country has wide movement
in favor Of greater economy as an ex-
CcIlcnt sign
The Washington times., 1920-08-26
j. S. PLANS DRIVE
ON RESTAURANTS
I apartment of Justice Threatens
. Arrests in Campaign to
Reduce Prices. 7,
(continued from Page Thirteen)

CONTINUED from Page Thirteen.)
partment which showed that a num-
ber of restaurant men were profit@'-'.
ing. One restaurant announced that
IL would sell three eggs. any style,
for zb cents.
Inquiry also will be made into local
eating places where extra charges
are made for bread and butter In
stead OF serving this as part OF the
order as restaurants throughout the
country are generally doing as they
did before the war.
Although IL Is not generally known.
Washington has, or rather did have,
a fair price commission. which, WAS
appointed by Attorney General pal-
mer last fau with Clarence X. WI
son. former United States District At
torney, as chairman.
Just at the time this commission
was to begin its work, Mr.. Wilson ten
dered his resignation, as lie found
that his law practice reqnierd all OF
his attention. and Mr.. Palmer appoint
ed Howard E. Figg, special assistant
to the Attorney General to head this
commission.
COMMISSION NEVER FUNCT'ONED.
Mr.. Figg. however. has been 30
busy holding conferences with rep
resentatives OF the clothing, sugar
and other interests In an attempt 10
reduce the high cost of living thst
he could not devote any time 10 the
local fair price commission. The re-
suit has been that the commission has
never really functioned.
At the present time there Is some
difference OF opinion as to whether or
not the fair price commission is in
existence. Employees OF Mr.. Figgs
office today professed to Know moth
ing of such a commis ssion. Mr.. Figg
Is on his vacation and his place is
being filled by John f. Crosby. special
assistant to the Attorney General.
~ course there is Fair Price Com
mission" said Mr.. Crosby. "and they
have been working on complaints
that they receive from the people o.
Washington in regard to alleged cases
Of profiteering."
"Any cases of that sort that the
people of Washington wish the de-
partment to take up should be sent to
this office" he said. "We have the
Bureau Of Investigation with its
trained Investigators, as well as the
Fair Price Commission, and any cases
Of profiteering, which can be prose-
cuted under the Lever act, should be
sent to this office"