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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-11
RIGHT REV. ROGERS ISRAEL.
FIRST BISHOP OF ERIE, DIES
Had Been Head Of Diocese Since its
Creation In 1910


Erie. Pa. Jan. 11.-(By A. P.)-
The Right Rev. Rogers Israel, bishop
of the Episcopal diocese of Erie. died
at l O'Clock this morning. a victim of
shingles, an. affection Of the nerve sys-
TEN, which had confined him to his resi-
dencc for the last month. The bishops 8
heart became affected several days ago
and all hope was abandoned.
Bishop Israel was the first head Of
the Episcopal diocese Of Erie, being
installed and ordained November 16,
1910. The Erie diocese formerly was
a part of the Pittsburgh district.
Born in Baltimore. Md, September
IA, 1854. Rogers Israel obtained his
early education in the schools and coll
leges in that vicinity, receiving degrees
from Dickinson and Allegheny colleges.
His first charge was in the Methodist
Episcopal tabernacle. Norfolk, Va.
After being received into the church he
was confirmed by Bishop Randolph at
Norfolk. after serving in Cleveland
where he was ordained bishop. lie
was ordained to the priesthood March
.. 1856, at Meadville. where he re-
mained until 1902, when he was trans
ferred to Scranton. Pa, After serving
eighteen years In that city he was called
to head the Erie diocese and was consc-
Grated IN st. Marks Church, Scran
ton, February "a. 1911, by Bishop
Whitehead. Of Pittsburgh.
Bishop Israel left Erie on July 4.
1917, for military service and after
war service in England was transferred
to the American expeditionary forces.
His last six months were spent in the
Base Hospital Unit No. 20, composed
Of students from the University Of
Pennsylvania.
Funeral arrangements have not yet
been completed. Archdeacon Aigner, of
Meadville, with headquarters in Frank
lin, becomes temporary head of the
diocese.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-11
RED" MURPHY ARRESTED
Man Acquitted on Murder Charge
Accused Of Attacking Taxi Driver

Albert Murphy, known u Red, -
recently acquitted on II charge Of mur.
der in connection witt West Phila-
delpli ia holI-up. was arrested carly this
morning charged with attatkiLg taxi
cab driver
His alleged victim Wa Waiter Ed
mond. chauffeur Of the American TaAi
cab Co. \ call from Broad and Pop.
lur streets was RECEIVED for cab at
the cOmpany's hcadquart"rS, aud Ed
laond was sent in response to it, De-
rrctiyp Quinn. who has been lnvrsti-
eating the attacks on Iaxicab driver :.
accompanied Edmond TO BrOnd and
Poplar streets.
Quinn lett the "ah a sholt distance
below that point and watched When
Edmond stepped from the taxi AT PoI-
lar street, Murphy, according to the
police, knocked him down. Quinn then
arrested Murphy and took him TO City
Hall. The prisoner was held in $1,000
bail for court. Murphy was arrested
in correction with the shooting of Il
higkwayman about a year ago. Muir
ply, il was said, together with several
others. attempted to rob a messenger
employed by the American Stores Co.
The messenger offered resistance aud
a shot fired during the fight killed one
ot the bandits.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-11
GREEKS DEFEAT KEMALlTES
Win important Successes In Smyrna
Offensive

London, Jan. 11.-By 4. P.D-The
Greek offensive in Asia Minor, the be-
ginning of which was reported in
dispatches on Monday. resulted in i'm =
portant successes for the Greek forces,
according TO the communiaue of the
Greek general staff in Asia Minor,
dated Sunday, and received by the Greek
legation here today
The Greek forces in the Brussa see
tor" says the communique, dispersed
powerful Kemalist formations east of
Enighiol, taking fifty prisoners, includ >
ing the commandant. In the Cshak sec :
tor the Greeks caused the enemy TO re-
tire in disorder on Eskishehr lthc i'm
portant Bagdad railway junction lead
Ing to Angora, situated eighty miles
southeast Of ismid), taking i5O prison
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-11
Fiji WIDENER'S HUSBAND
FORGIVEN BY HER FATHER
Carter Leidy Makes Good by stien
Ina to Hard Job

Carter Leidy and his youthful wife,
the former Fif Widener. who eloped
last March 81, have been forgiven
without reservations" by Joseph r.,
Widener, father of the young woman.
according to reports from Berwick. Pa.
1t is said that when Carter's boss at
the American Car and Foundry said
the nineteen year .old boy was steady
worker at his $3.50 a day job, his
father in law, who remained obdurate
for so long, was willing to admit the
young man to the family fold.
The young couple spent the holidays
at Lynnewood Hall. Elkins Park, the
home of Mr. Widener, where the recon :
ciliation Is reported to have taken place.
w. ): johnson. general superintend- :
ent OF the plant, says Leidy Is progress
ing splendidly and is working like a
Trojan: never fiinching from the hardest
job assigned him.
Mrs. Lcidy il also making good MS one
of the army of toilers, acting as her own
housckeeper, cook, seamstress, maid
servant and what not.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-11
Peret Again Heads French peputies

Paris, Jan. 1l.-(By 4. P.D-Raoul
Peret was reelected president of the
Chamber Of Deputies today without op :
position, receiving 81 votes. Many Of
the deputies were absent and several
Others abstained from voting.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-11
Daniels Suggests
World Disarn,ing
Centlnued from Rage Onr

asked for counsel on naval matters.
This advice took tho form ot the suggcs-
tion that Mr. Harding Immediately upon
his inauguration invite the nations Of
the world TO meet with the representa-
tires Of tho United States in diSarma-
ment confcrenCn
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-11

cial affair and have swept aside preced =
ents by inviting all their members to
bring their wives, sweethearts, sisters.
cousins (of the fair sex) mothers or
grandmothers SO that everybody can
have the fun Of helping award one Of
these prizes. Wen print the details
Of this later.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-11

3. The winner OF the ONE HUN
DRIED DOLLAR prize for the best
last line TO each Limerick will be
announced one week after the Linn
erick il printed. For example, the
winner Of the prize for the Linn
crick which appears today will be
announced today a week.
4. In case Of ties, prizes will be
awarded TO each successful con
testant. For example, II the judges
decide there are two or more an
swers Of equal morit for the prize.
the author of each answer will re-
ceive ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS. The prize will not be split
up among them.
). The decision of the Judges in each
Limerick contest will be final.
EST WILL BE ANNOUNCED ONE
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-11
|LLNRICKIN' COFFEE HUSTLER
PUTS ONE OVER ON HIS GANG

One Hundred Dollars Daily
For the Best Last Line Supplied by Any Reader of the
Evening Public Ledger to the Incomplete
Limerick Which appears Below
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-11

has an atmosphere of honesty about it.
This pretty doll at least gave the poor
boob warning and IL he went to Il he
had no one to blame but himself She
was one out Of a thousand. But the
other 900. what do they care for the
word obey?
When you mention that word to
them as the echoes Of the wedding bells
are dying out over the hills, they will
look at you in an utterly amazed way
and say: Now, don't be silly, dear. I"
Ihat comes once to every man.
Mr.. Editor, I am afraid that lin
erick No. 10 Is going to break up many
a home. You are throwing oil on the
fire. My wife claimed the right to use
the coupon and she sent In her last line.
She would not let me see It, but I sup
pose it was something about me. If Il
is please don't publish it. 1t would be
the triumph Of woman over man.
well, anyhow, I was forced to walk
all over this burg to get another paper
you know, they are all limericking
down here. l says to her, says l.:
Woman, now comes the test Of equal.
ity: We will let the editor (meaning
you) decide it Now. can't you see
what mess you are going to make Of
II IL you give her the decision?
Ihe DtsL tHdt is III me Is on that
little coupon. 1t is my very soul and
my one prayer is that for once in nv
life l can come into my home next Mon.
day evening without apologizing for
living.
"Mr. Editor, ! patiently await your
verdict"
Deeply as we sympathize with you.
you cannot draw us into a public de-
fense of man. We have been married
long enough to know that there is no
defense. And your idea of entering YOUR
own house without apologizing for
living is one of those Utopian dreams
that it will be better for you to give
up-better for you to face the reality.
Man IS living apology for his own ex-
istence.. And when you speak of
test of equality" we don't know what
you mean. Equality" :" How come
How do you get that way?)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-11
Jury OF Girls in Federal
Reserre Bank Says His
Line Vas Best of Ten
Good Ones Submitted to
Them

Today's winning line was chosen nv I.
!ory OF girls in the offices Of the Federal
Reserve Bank. 925 Chestnut street a
photograph Of the jury Is printed on the
back page. VII WV
The award TO be announced tomorrow
is Being made by jury OF girls from
me offices OF the Baldwin Locomotive
WORKS Iheir Nerdict---and q photo.
graph Of thenl-wilI be printed fomor.
row.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-11

these prizes. Wen print the details
Of this later.
Letters From Lim'ricliers
From Eugene A. McNfanus. 4511 ST.
David street, Manayunk:
II wish little information concern
ing the limericks. Do you have to sign
you will be subscriber or does the
paper have to be delivered by a regular
carrier to your house before you can be-
come n contestanti ! have been taking
your paper for three years but always
purchased it from news stand. Now,
if try and guess the last line for one
of these limericks, will my letter be
recognized by the limerick editor?"
(Glad you asked this question be-
cause II gives us a chance to repeat
what we said at the very beginning
there are absolutely no strings of any
kind to this contest. Let's suppose you
were not regular reader Of this paper.
Let's suppose you went out on the train
some evening ard saw our limerick being
read by man in the seat in front Of
you. Suppose you became interested,
copied the limerick without his knowing
il. scribbled your line on the back of an
old envelope, sent it in to us--and went
on reading your own paper. Your line
would receive exactly the same con.
sideration from our judges as line sent
in on a coupon by a man who enclosed
his check for ten years subscription.
We don 2 care where you buy the paper
or whether you pick it up after some
body has dropped it on his car seat
We don't know or care whether you are
a subscriber. All we know Is that
ynn ra n Iipnriol loN ltka bo 30
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-11
Opposes Naval HOLIDAY

"a naval holiday for one year or any
pSriod is like applying poultice when
syrgery is needed" declared the secre =
tary. sit is little If any better than
tde suggested halfway agreement be-
tkeen the United States and two ma p
tpns which have treaty of alliance
An alliance limited to the United States:
Great Britain and Japan would make
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-11
Can CalI World Conference

kAuthOrity for such action was given
by the naval appropriation act Of 1916.
the secretary said. adding that IL Presi,
dent Wilson should call such con
ference it would be impossible for him
I'd make recommendation before his
tarm of office expires.
tIf President- elect Harding should
do me the honor to ask my advice on
the subject" declared Mr.. Daniels. Il
would unhesitaiingly say to him:
r"'If the United States is not to be-
come at once Il member OF the League
OF Nations | believe some plan should
be adopted at once to secure an agree.
mint for reduction of armaments
YSu will have the authority TO call such
circumference.
You can act on March ) and
hxsten the coming Of the day when the
taxpayers of this country. aud II all
edhntries, may be safely freed from the
great burdens OF war preparations. Tn.
tit that conference secures world agree
mint let there be no cessation in build
ing the ships authorized by Congress. i"
Fharacteriziug the naval holiday"
between the United States. Great Brit
atn and japan, provided for in the
psnding resolutions introduced by Sena
tdr Borah aS IA halfway measure. /"
Mr.. Daniels reiterated his opposition to
TIPS country's entering into such an
Agreement.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-11
Epidemic Is Spreading

Talk about epidemic spreading All
the scientists in the world can't stop
this Limerickitis germ.
Tomorrow night, the audience ut the
Orphcum Theatre. in Germantown. is to
pick out ten Judges who will 20 up on
the stage and vote for the best last line
and the winners name win be an
nOunced Friday.
All this week. the Wayne Theatre is
showing the limerick about the young
lady from the suburb who had such a
mania for the movies The theatre
management is offering fifty tickets as
prizes for the t>st last line handed in
at the box Office and, on Monday night,
will flash the winning lines on the screen
as we'll as the line which we announce
a. 49, winner Of the hundred dollar
prize.
Th'u on Friday, at - 80. in the AdeI-
pha Hotel, the Business Science Club
will be judges Of the limerick. 1t IL
their regular luncheon but, in honor of
the occasion, they are making it a spe-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-11

Mrs. Maynard Ladd. who founded the
American Red Cross Studio for portrait
masks for disfgured soldiers in Paris in
1917. spoke before the Philomusian
Club this afternoon on Art in Reln.
tion to Life.
The meeting was under the auspices
of the literature and art committee. of
which Mrs. MontroSe Graham Tull is
chairman.
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1921-03-05
It's Solved!

The inssent and pressing problem of unemployment in TIE
Buckeye state has been solved by the master minds the Social
Isl Party other than Joseph W. Sharts and Local Dayton
editor and respectively of the Miami Valley Socialist
We suggest that all worthy people residing other states pos
esssmg the Initiative and Referendum and unemployment pro-
bem should send to Editor Shars for the recipe
simple Wonderfully simple So simple that it demands nvestga
ing.
eve going to Open the Factories states the NJ v s.
in column headline in its issue of Feb 25th And pro-
ceeds to tell how it is going to do it in 10 point S column
article The v s. by the way, the Official Organ of the
s. P of Ohio However, this is courtesy extended to the
S. P by local Dayton which sells raestae city lots
merchandise = and solves unemployment problems.
We Are Going Open the Factories in big black type
looks imposing It sounds good too determined like just
tho business SO will proceed open the factories
by the most astonishing and ngeniousy simple methoda
perfectly lawful peaceful way paragraph says Some
editors damned afraid of the law!
The third column tells that all that's required to put
end to unemployment in Ohio is an AMENDMENT TO THE
OHIO CONSTITUTION There, the secret is out! And all
need to get this little democratic miracle worker busy
of thousands of sgners to petition under beecen
initiative and Referendum Easy? We should say Just you
leave socastawyer-editor to fix up little matters like
UNIVERSAL unemployment. To quote the NJ, " s. verbatim
1.-The proposed amendment would empower The cities take
at any and all factories and plants for starting cooperative
industries employing the unemployed workers II would also
empower them issue bonds upon the security of the property
thus aken for financing such enterprises and compenag the
owners
Now, this may be legal, note that the owners" to
c compensated which means that the workers not going
tespass upon the factories they have built In matters of law
bow to the superior knowledge and wisdom Of attorney
ShartS Our legal studies extend only TO hasy reading of Grim
nal sndcasm and libel laws But while il may be law and
egsl isn't And have respect for than
for law
Looking this proposed bill with the eye of who
reads the papers, the possibilities of court miunction
posponements, delays etc, etc, to impegnabe
barrier It's adoption But passing up that phase being
realm would ike to know who the deuce going to buy
these here bonds Not the unemployed Then the capitalists
The capitalists going to advance the money for bonds with
which to themselves for their factories taking the factories
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1921-03-05
The American Bureau

We are publishing the first page of this ssue Of The
Toer the first appeal issued American labor oss by the
American Bureau of the International Council OF Trade and In
dusa Unions which has present headquarters Moscow
The American Bureau of the International has but recently
been established in this country This first appeal lays before
the trade and industrial mionss of this country concise
and graphic the international and national problems of
labor The appeal coming to at time when Labor wander
ing without guide in wilderness and of conflicting
IDEAS beet all sides by great Dangers should to awaken
the workers to consciousness and realization of its stern
duties
These serious days for workers. Capitalism is focusing
all its energies sustain itself upon impoverished and broken
working class The Open Shop campaign and the present terrible
unemployment but the prelude Of the chant Of victorious
Capitalism unless Labor quickly forges weapons with which
to defend itself
The issue only national but International Only in
ematona weapon welded by the interests Of Labor of every
country will effect the slightest injury to the world imperialism
of The capitalists No such weapon exists at this moment The
Amsterdam Bureau broken lance The Labor Bureau of the
League of Nations but capitalist controlled machine of
benefit to Labor TIN company union The times de-
mand weapon Then ternatona Council Of Trade and In
dustal Unions organized toscow last with member
ship of 100000 members 10 start WITH is forging this
weapon.
That the American Bureau will find rich and wide field for
the exploitation Of its energies is apparent With of Left
and parts of national unions representing many hundreds
eli of alert ready take
advanced position in the struggle the field
its growth assured Unionss should circulate this appeal and
read it in their local must be discussed and those locals
already shooed in the class struggle should al apply for
membership in the only international which function in The
interests of the Workers of the World Join the International
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1921-03-05

security All for the purpose Of furnishing work for the
employed! When Editor STARTS meets capitalist who will Go
that will approve the plan Evidently the editor Of the NJ "
S. does not know that capitalists cassconscious if
workers not.
This humdger of plan has been submitted to the State
Executive Committee for their approval learn An anxious
and pertubed world awaits the decision. With the power
erred by this amendment told the city councils will
either open the factories FACE RECALL at the hands Of
the enraged workers. Terrible threat 1t is to marvel The cap
as State and its lesser units will erect system of in
dusstae capitalism, the GESTURE of certain per-
cent of the voeisfo fear of recall of few political takers in
office In the meantime the factories will stay closed and the
workers have starved to death.
We propose to Editor Sharts that he 90 upon the streets
of Dayton and enquire of the unemployed il they would feel that
their constitutional rights to e liberty and the pursuit Of
happiness would be greatly outraged by taking over of the
factories by the workers WITHOUT compensation to the blessed
owners?
And supposing the unemployed and starving should say
mo what would attorney Ehars advise?
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1921-03-05
THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF
TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL UNIONS.
By A. Losovsky.
New York: The Union Publishing Ass.

What Lenin accomplished in his
pamphleteering against the second In
tenational, Losovsky, one of the lead
ers of the Russian Trade Union move
ment and a prominent Communist, IS
destined to achieve in his fight against
the "yellow' Amsterdam Trade Union
International, with his pamphlet under
review. This pamphlet is a powerful III
dictment against the Legiens, the
GOmperSeS, the lIendersons, the Ap-
pletons, the JouhauX, the Thomases,
etc. those arch,traitors of the working
class, who, side by side with the Kaut'
skys, the Rcnaudels, the Nanderveldes,
the Bcrgers, the Lees and the Londons,
became the "civl generals" of their
respective capitalist governments to
achieve the "mOral mobilization of
the masses as cannon fodder for Euro,
pean battle fields.
These "labOr lieutenants of the cap
italist class" as DcLeon called them
who betrayed and sold the workers
during the war, and destroyed the in
ternational trade union connections
after the war sought to revive the in.
ternational trade union mOvement--an
additional chain for the enslavement of
the masses to their chariot of "casS.
cooperation and "class cancellation. -
This policy has been carried out in two
directions; one, through the Labor Bu-
rcau of the League of Nations and the
other the "ielow Amsterdam lntclna-
tional Federation of Trade Unions.
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1921-03-05

the world for the final assault upon
world capitalism
\ copy of this pamphlet should be
placed in the hands of every organized
and unorganzcd worker in America. Its
sixty -four pages are crammcd chocli.
full of intellectual meat The language,
through a translation, is singularlv
simple aud direct. 1t carries universal
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1921-03-05

called upon to slaughter each other for
the sake of capitalist greed and profits,
and,
these conditions which are
menacmg the workers, demand that
Labor must unite Nationally and Inter-
nationally in order to present a solid
front against the enemies of the work.
ing class, and,
there are at present two labor
lntenationas-th Amsterdam Fedora
ton, led by the traitor~eaders who BE-
TKAYED LABOR DURING AND
AFTER THE WAR, and the INTER
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TRADE
AND INDUSTRIAL. UNIONS, compos-
ed of revolutionary Labor Unions of
the World; therefore, be it
that this Local meeting Tor
executive board) of the ........,..
................... hereby indorses
the INTERNATIONAL. COUNCIL OF
TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL UNIONS.
as the only real fighting International
of Labor Unions and calls upon the
General Executive Board Of the 49,.
''''.''.'...,.... to at
Glliatc with this International and to
take all necessary steps to he represent
ed at the World Congress Of Labor
Unions, called by the Provisional Coun-
Gil of the Trade and Industrial Unions.
SIGNED,
..r......,,....... Secretary
.............,...... President