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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-27
BLANES BUS BRAKE
IN CROSSING DEATHS

George Hill. of 245 Zerelda stree,
nglneer of the train, said the acc;dent
'as due TO failure of the brakes on the
lotorbus. va '"e
'Th. engine did not strike the bus -,
he said. "When we were apnroacbi,c
Sixty third street blew my usual So
nal, two long blasts and two short
blasts. o''
Il saw the truck coming along Sixty
third street, from the direction of Elm
wood avenue. at a high rate Of speed
When we neared the crossing | noticed
the flagman frantically waving his dan.
ger flag.
The driver of the truck, seeing he
could not cross the track before the train
apparently threw on his brakes. The
truck turned over and went into small
ditch.
when the truck turned over, tbe
forward part of the first coach struck
the top of the bus
The engineers statement WAS cor.
oborated by Herbert Sands, the con .
ductor. who lives at 251 West Clapier
street.
Edward Dougherty. OF 1905 Auburn
street, the fireman, did not see the acci-
dent. He was on the left side of the
cab. Three passengers on the train say
they heard the engineer blow his warn
ing signal
They are William G. Biner. of 3O1
SpringhurSt street. Germantown; Mi
hael MCGarry. S6S North Uber street
nd !. II. McQuaid, 5SO3 Chestnut
trpot.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-27
MANY AT BROWNING FUNERAL
Service at Camden Home Attended
by Conaressmen

The funeral of Representative Will
liam !. Browning, who dropped dead
in Washington OnI Wednesday. took
place this afternoon from his residence,
SO Linden street. Camden. Services
wrre conducted in the First Baptist
Church and the Rev. John w. Lyell
otfriutcd.
Among the members Of the funeral
party that will come from Washing.
ton vas "Princc" Robinson. the negro
barber in whose arms the representa-
rir" died.
Tn" Washington delegation was in
charge Of Joseph :. Rodgers. sergeant
at arms Of the House. In addition to
New jersey members the members of the
House naval aFairs committee, headed
by Thomas :. Butter. of Pennsylvania.
and tn" senatorial COMMITTEES. the party
included Frank Collier. postmaster Of
tn" House, and James Griffin, Of Tcr-
soy city, an assistant doOrkcPper
The House members who attended
were Representatives Brittcn, Kelley,
Mudd, Peters, Hicks, Macarthur. Luf-
kin, stephens, Mcpherson. Padgctt,
Rlordan, Oliver. NenabIp. Kettnpr.
Ayr"s aud Nichols. of the naval affairs
committee, and the entire New Jersey
delegation Not all the members Of the
naval committee were appointed by
Speaker trIilert to accompany the party.
and the committee itself voted TO 90 as
mark Of respect 10 their former as
SOCiatr.
Senators in the delegation were Frey
linghuysru and Edge. Of New Jersey :;
Frrnald, of Maine; France, of Mary
land; Harris, Of Georgia, and Gay, of
Louisiana.
Members Of the New Jersey Lcgisla-
tIrc also attended the services. The
Assembly adopted resolutions of con-
doirncr upon hearing Of Mr.. browning
death.
The Assembly funeral committee was
composed Of the following members
T. Harry Rowland Joseph H. Wall
worth and J. HeuIings cole, Of Cam
den Harry &. HershfeId, Of Pnssaic
Hugh &. Barrett Of Essex James Nc
Ateer. Of Hudson, and David II. Agaus.
Of Hunterdon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-27
PROVOST WARNS
penn CLASSMEN
smith Advises Students victori.
Gus Teams Should Be Feted
Without Rowdyism
PROMISES AN INVESTIGATION

AS q sequel to the basketball vic,or,
celebration Thursday night in wbioh
twenty two students were arrested. ho
student body Of the University of Penn
sylvania was cautioned against furtbor
demonstrations likely to reflect on tho
institution, in an open letter by provos,
Smith this morning.
The letter stated that the entire affoi,
will be probed by special commtto,
named by him, and that the charges ~
the students that the police acted I'm.
fairly will be thoroughly investigated
An appeal was made to those students
taken into custody by the police during
the demonstration, to lay their ihdiyi.
dual cases before the proper University
authorities IL they believe they have
been unfairly dealt with and each will
be taken up with the city authorities.
"In justice to our victorious athlete
organizations, which now stand vir.
tually unparalleled, il Is but right that
they be fttingly feted. but it is urged
that such demonstrations be tempered
by the good judgment BETTING the stu.
dent body" the letter states.
The provost declares in his state.
ment that demonstrations such as that
Of Thursday night reflect seriously on
the good name. of the institution and
must be avoided. ....
In view Of the present delicate situa.
ion, a celebration planned for midnight
In view of the present delicate situa.
tion. a celebration planned for midnight
tonight to honor the University basket
ball team on the return from Princeton,
where the team meets the University Of
Chicago team in rubber" game for
final supremacy. promised to prove his.
toric-for its safe and sane aspect.
The freshman co cooperative committee
has arranged for the entire freshman
body to meet the returning team at the
West Philadelphia station at midnight.
The member will be accompanied to the
University campus, where snake dance
and other victory pageants will be staged
in their honor.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-27
MOTHER ARRESTED
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Child Taken From Father Found
by Police-CIimax of Three
Years Fight
HUSBAND ALSO IN CUSTODY

Mrs. Charles Scanlon. 211j West
Norris street. was arrested today on the
charge of kidnapping her own daughter
when the child, Catherine Hibbs. twelve
years old, was found in her home. Mrs.
Scanlon's husband also was taken into
custody. Catherine has been missing
from her fathers home in Huimeville,
Bucks county, since Wednesday.
The arrests were made on warrant
sworn out by Arthur Hibbs, a wealthy
farmer of Hulmeville, who was Mrs.
Scanlon's first husband. and bring to a
climax a fight of three years between
the former husband and wife for the
possession of the child.
Detectives Franklin and Thumb, of
the Twentieth and Berks streets sta
ton, and J. A. Craven. a private
detective, made the arrests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scanlon and the child
were taken to Doylestown, where the
mother and her husband will have u
hearing today.
When the detectives visited the home
Mrs. SCanlon protested vigorously
against the arrest of her husband.
''He had nothing to do with it," she
pleaded. II hired a man to get Cath =
crime"
Then the child appeared.
Il don't want to go back to Hulme :
ville," she said, breaking into tears
when she realized that her mother was
being arrested. Il want to stay with
MOTHER
Il did not steal Catherine on We'd
nesday." Mrs. Scanlon said later.
"When | was divorced from Arthur
Hibbs, her father, the courts did not
give him the custody of our child.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-27
Platform Planbs Urged
by Women of G. o. p.

Industry--State should make every
effort to establish harmonious rela-
tions between employer and en-
ploye; laws dealing with women
and children in industry should
be rigidly enforced. ~
Child welfare-Equal school oppor-
tunities for every child in urban
and rural communities creation
Of children's commission enact
ment of an equal guardianship law.
Observation-Disclosures of trade
training.
Teachers SaIaries--An immediate
and adequate increase in teachers
salaries. ,.
Equal Pay-Classificatio of salaries
above minimum according to skill
and training without regard to sex.
state Boards--Appointment of wom-
en- on state boards and commissions
concerned with women and chill
dren.
Finances--Increase in appropriations
for mothers pensions doption of
state budget system.
acknowledgements of laws pro-
tecting public against adulterated
and inferior quality foods; employ
ment of public health nurses or
ganization Of prenatal, maternity
and children's clinics throughout
state; giving personal health and
hygiene important part in all
school curricula.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-27
ORTHODOX FRIENDS
GREET MINISTERS
Society Transacts Preliminary
Business for 243d Annual
Meeting
EXPECT 45OO WILL ATTEND

Ministers and elders Of the Orthodox
Society of Friends met this morn
ing at the Arch Street Meeting House,
to welcome visiting ministers here to
attend the Yearly Meeting next week.
The meeting next week will be the
243d annual gathering of the society,
and goodly percentage of its mem
bership Of 1900 is expected to attend.
Important preliminary business is to
be transacted today. Minutes will be
granted to members of the yearly meet
ing who wish to visit other meetings in
this country and abroad. 1t is ex-
pected that the report of Max l. Reich
who last year was granted such min
ute to visit Germany, will be read at
the meeting today. Action will be
taken also on the resignation of Walter
L. Moore. of Germantown. who has been
clerk of the body for several years. He
was forced to resign on account of
increasing business responsibilities.
Though it is likely his resignation will
be accepted. his successor is yet in
doubt. Mary II. Williams is clerk for
the women.
Meetings for worship will be held
Sunday morning. A large meeting will
be held by young Friends in the after
noon at Twelfth Street Meeting House
| The regular business sessions of the
society will be held on Monday. Wednes-
! day and Friday mornings at 10 O'Clock
and on Tuesday and Thursday after
moons at o'clock. These sessions will
be held at the Arch Street Meeting
! House.
On Monday and Wednesday arteroon.
and on Monday, Tuesday and Wednes
day evenings, meetings of the variou.
associations in the yearly meeting win
be held at the Twelfth Street Meeting
House.
Many important topics are to be dis
cusSed during the week. One of these
will be Future Quakcrism in the Light
OF Service Abroad" which will be the
subject Of a meeting Thursday evening
under the auspices Of the peace COM
mittee at the Arch Street Meeting
| House.
At Monday mornings session it is
! likely report will be made on the
work Of the American Friends recon
struction union, which Alfred G.. Scat
! tergood, of Germantown, took into Ger
many at the invitation of Herber,
| Hoover.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-27
seven HURT ON SHIP.
AS SCAFFOLD FALLS.
Workmen Injured at Gloucester
In accident on Cargo Carrier
Patrick Henry
VICTIMS TAKEN TO HOMES

Seven workmen were hurt. mono
seriously. when n scaffold collapsed at
II 30 o'clock this morning in the
engine room of the cargo carrier Pat
rick Henry, at the Pusey & Jones
Shipyard. Gloucester
Those who required treatment at the
shipyard hospital are:
Thongs Lind. 400 Haddon avenue
Camdeh. Fracture of collar bone and
right wrist. Cooper Hospital.
Calvin Berry. S5S Mt. Ephriam ave
nue.. Camden. Contusions Of right
side.
Norman Albertson. 1924 Princess
avenue, Camden. Bruises of side and
shock.
Harry Welst. 73O Hunter street
Gloucester. Contusions of wrist.
All except Lind were taken to their
homes. Two other workmen who were
Jared by the fall did not require
medical attention.
The Patrick Henry was launched two
weeks ago,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-27
"THlRTY DAYS FOR LYING"
"Didn't Take Barrel" Says Youth,
But judge Is Adamsnt

Magistrate Pric9 today gave Max
Rosenberg, twenty two years old, OF
Tenth street and Snyder avenue, thirty
days in Jail for lying.
Rosenberg insisted that he did not
take barrel from the quarters of the
Moore Push Pin Co., 113 Berkley street.
Honest I didn't take the barrel,
judge" Max pleaded.
"Thirty days for lying" the magis-
trate ruled.
Rosenberg was caught yesterday after
a chase of several miles. Henry w.
Schlosser. manager of the Moore plant,
started the pursuit in horse and car
riage. Rosenberg was in wagon.
Passing Twenty second street and
Hunting Park avenue. Schlosser yelled
to Patrolman Prendergast: "Catch that
man, he's thief"
Preudergast commandeered a passing
ice wagon and took up the chase. He
caught Rosenberg after a race of several
blocks.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-27
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
Miss Helen l. Martin to Wed 10.
seph II. p. Howard, Of California

An engagement of interest in this
city announced today is that of Miss
Helen Louise Martin, daughter Of Mrs.
William Wilkins Carr widow of
William wilkins Carr. to Joseph
II. 2. Howard, Jr., son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph II P. Howard, of San
Mateo. Calf.
Miss Martin made her debut in this
city several years ago. She is a grad
uate Of st. Mary's School, Peckskill.
Her mother was Miss Grace Farr
q daughter Of Mrs. William W. Farr,
and a sister Of Daniel Farr and Will
liam Farr. of this city.
Mr.. Howard was a lieutenant in the
United States Naval Reserve and was
in command Of submarine chaser dur
ing the war.
Miss Martin will leave next Thurs.
day for California, where she will visit
the parents of her tiance for month.
Mrs. Carr is al present living in Amber.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-27
Wdtchmdn and Engineer
Both Sounded Warming

George Crosson, the watchman at
the crossing, said;
"I waved my stop signal and the
bell was ringing. The driver tried
to stop his bus. but failed, owing to
the slippery condition Of the street. y
George Hill, engineer of the train,
said
81 blew my usual signal. two long
blasts and two short ones. The truck
was coming at high rate of speed.
The driver apparently threw on the
brakes. | noticed the hagman
frantically waving the danger flag"
Arthur Townsend, a passenger on
the bus. said:
The driver threw on the brakes
and when they failed. he made for
warning post to keep from running in
trout of the train"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-27
Il WARNED AUTOBUS,"
UATCHMAN ASSERTS

George Crosson, of Seventy eighth
street and Suffolk avenue, the railroad
watchman where the accident occurred,
said Eugene Green. the truck driver.
had ample warning that train was
approaching.
The train is due at 80 o'clock
every morning" Crosson said. II saw
il Mt Sixty first street this morning and,
as usual. walked out into Sixty third
street with the stop signal in my
hand.
The warning bell maintained at the
crossing was ringing to signal the ap'
proach Of the train, and was standing
in plain sight of any approaching
vehicle. so l was astOnished to see the
autobus bearing down on me at high
rate of speed.
When it got closer | saw the driver
making frantic efforts TO stop the bus
but apparently the brakes refused to
work. When he got almost to the rail
road track the driver made a desperate
turn to the right.
THE heavy bus hit the iron warning
post of the railroad and carepned over on
its side, the front part of the bus striE-
ing the side of the third coach on the
train. The top Of the bus was ripped
of and each succeeding coach tore mere
off the bus, which was leaning against
the train and falling closer as part after
part was broken off.
Il saw one person thrown ont
through the front of the bus under the
wheels of the train. When the train
stopped short distance further on.
members of the crew and about fifty
passengers came back to help me rescue
the injured from the wreckage.
Inc street leading to the grade
crossing is cement and was slippery be
that is why the driver was unable ~
stop the bus, but he certainly was
moving fast when he came into sigh,
over the brow OF the hill"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-27
HAMLET READING SUCCESS
Mona Morgan Gives Living Interpre
tatIon Of Shakespeare Play

Miss Mona Morgan gave new and
living Interpretation Of Hamlet" at
the RITZ Carlton this morning and
scored the greatest success Of the present
series of Shakespearlan readings she is
giving for the benefit Of the Near East
relief.
She put into her Interpretation the
disCardiuG old rhetorical means, bril-.
liantly carried the moods of the charac-
ter and the atmosphere Of the play
Her Interpretation was unusually in
forming to a large audience which re-.
ceived the reading enthusiastically.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-27
SPROUL PREDICTS
RATIFICATION SOON
Governor Tells Republican
Women National Suffrage
Victory Is Near
REST ON DEL, HE ASSERTS

A prediction that the suffrage amend
ment will soon be ratified was made to-
day by Governor Sproul, addressing the
first general meeting of the Republican
women's committee of Pennsylvania in
the Bellevue. Stratford Hotel.
II hope" the Governor added, that
Delaware, the little state to the south
of us, the first to ratify the constitution,
will yet be the deciding state for COM
plete ratification"
The state executive pointed out that
twenty eight Of the thirty five states
which have approved the amendment so
far are Republican states.
Many representative men as we'll as
women were at the meeting as the Gov
ernor spoke. ..
II am glad to see so many irrecon. !.
cilables or bitter enders' here" he de-
clared, with a smile "They are not
only accepting the situation, but accept
ing 1t joyously and gladly. If it had not
been for certain form9lities Pennsyl-
vania would have been the second or
third commonwealth to ratify instead of
the seventh"
Discussing legislators and public Of
fcials. the Governor said they repre-
sent the sentiments of those active in
politics.
IF you want to raise the character
of your officials" he said, "you must
raise the character of the electorate
that put them in Office"
United States Senator Irvine l.. Len
root. of Wisconsin, declared that wom-
en- should be welcomed in the Senate
and the House of Representatives. 1t
would be good thing for Congress. he
said, to have women members of poise,
education and public spirit.
The western senator took fling at
President Wilson.
Scores ~. S. Autoracy"
"We have won great war;" he said,
but we have not peace. We have de-
stroyed the German autocracy, but we
have permitted to be built up at home
ed" '>''
He took exception, he said, to Pres
ident Wilson's claim that America en- =
tered the war to preserve democracy.
The United States, the senator con
tended, entered the great conflict for
liberty and was not concerned with pre-
serving the territory or forms of gov
ernment in Europe.
Senator Lenroot asserted the Repub
lican party is ready to meet the Demo
cratic party on the peace treaty. issue Il
President Wilson succeeds in havins
his party make the treaty an issue. ri,
doubted the President would succeed
Senators and representatiyes II
Congress" he continued "ore no Ionpe,
terrified by mandates from the Whit
House. When ed;cts coma down ",,' ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-27
AGED WOMAN FOUND DEAD

Mrs. Rebecca Redman, seventy two
years old, Of 1920 North Nineteenth
street, was found dead in a chair in her
room today by George T. Fornwalt, at
whose home she boarded Police of
the Nineteenth and Oxford streets sta
ton, broke down the door of her room.
after she had failed TO respond 10 the
calls Of members Of the household.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-27
j. 5. WILL RETAIN
WAR JOBHOLDERS
U. S. Civil Service Commissioner
Tells Tech Men Vast Army
Not Likely to Be Diminished
FINAL SESSION IS HELD

Tho vast o.,,.. r -,ror,p,ent on,
,loros inoro..o, 4, onas ,s M,
,n .! war "''' ~.
hkeiF 10 De diminished to prc-war siHe,
according to George r. Wales, United
States civil service commissioner. in an
olluo,. r.. 80,
"uu, ''S me,e 'ouay'
MT; wales spoke at the hnal session
OF the Technology Clubs Associated
meeting IN Drexel Institute. Ihlrty-
second and Chestnut streets.
Representatives of more than q hun
dred colleges and industrial enterprises
are attending the conference, which is
designed to bring about closer co-or,
dination between technical training and
the needs and opportunities OF INDUSTRY
Discussing the needs and actiyities
OF tne government, Mr.. wales sald
ihere is no prospect that the nc
tIEi.iss OF tne government VIII oe fGa
talled 10 tne pre-war standard, AT WnicI,
@ @uiiIN lnt en'lre clasSliled @ doS S'rVlcr Ica'ne"
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tions and tho ySvernment so that an
adeouate snnnIy NJ trained men and
women could be obtained for public
'errne, rho ooo,;ss;o ur,oa .hot coI,ocos
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calling for creation of central com
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-27
wet" Democrats in Conference

WET" Democrats opposed to the
Palmer Mccormick leadership in the
Democratic state organization met today
at the Bellevue StratfOrd Hotel to
frame platform and agree on "slate"
for the spring primaries. The meeting
was opened by Judge Eugene G. Bonni-
we'll, of the Municipal Court. who is the
anti Palmer candidate for national
committeeman.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-27

Dunlap Grammar School and.had plan =
ned to go through high school, when
the father became chroniCally ill. and
the daughter went to work. Since then
she has been working by day and at
tending night school at the West Phila-
delphia High School for Girls.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-27
Brakeman Dies Of Injuries

Melvin Beebe, twenty nine years old,
of Mullica Hill, n. j.. died today in
the West Jersey Homeopathic Hos
pital, Camden, of injuries received last
Tuesday, when he was crushed between
two freight cars at the Camden ter
minal Of the Reading Railway. He
was a brakeman.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-27
FACTORIES FOR SALE


WOODW OFhTNI MTI.L
A modern concrete building containing 62 900
50 It.. stories and basement. situated on
r. r. suitable for woodworking mill; equip
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willing 70 contract for all surplus power
which would net quite a revenue as boilers
are equipped with furnaces to burn shavinEs:
thres-fOIrths purchase price can remain on
mortgage. quick possession B sl8 Ledger
nfhCe
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-27
BUSINESS OPPORTU-NITTEs

CORPORATIONS Just organizing viii do well
TO Investigate a modern concrete building
containing rs 900 50. n. stories and
ba sement. eduipped with modern power
plant. situated on X. II $50, 900 cash bal
ance on mortgage; advertiser would be will
Ing to take part payment In stock in re-
sponslbe concern: quick possession, SIS.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-27

FOR SALB-First mortgage of as 900 at y
per cent on noder concrete building Fit-
uated on railroad. backed by second mort
gage. u Sl4 Ledger Office, 2