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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-29
REGULATION
IS Up To EDWARDS
Public Service Railway Co. Wins
in Both Houses Of N. J.
Legislature
CONSTABLE BILL REPASSED

Special Dispatch 70 Evcmtuo Public Ledger
Trenton. March 90 The Public
Service Railway Co. last night won its
fight in the Senate TO place jitncys un-
der regulation OF the new board Of Pub
lie Utilities Commissioners. BY vote
Of ~ to 2 the Senate adopted the
House Elliott bill, which now goes TO
Governor Edwards for consideration.
.Jitneys licensed by municipal au-
thoritics up until March II will not
come under the regulation of the util-
ity board. The act applies only to
jitneys licensed since March 10, when
they parallel trolley tracks.
The threat Of Mrs. Raymond X.
Donges. Of Merchantvillc. to break the
political machine Of former United
States Senator David Baird will prob
ably cost her scat on the state Board
Of Education. Mrs. Donges is active
in Democratic politics.
When the Senate in executive session
last night took up Governor Edwards
nominations to the education boa rd Mrs
Seymour Cromwell, of Mendham. Re-
publican. and sister Of Senator Whit
ney, of Morris, was confirmed. She
has the distinction Of being the first
woman to serve on the states highest
educational board.
In conference the Republican Sena-
tors took up the nomination Of Mrs.
Donges and decided to pass it tempo
rarily.
BY the vote of 81 to 1G. the House
last night readopted the Senate Case
bill for a state constabulary, over the
N,nt Of IyI,,.orJ, rThn
crnor has the appointment Of the su
perintendcnt of state police. for a term
of five years. Mt 5000 salary a year.
The bill contains n provision that the
constabulary cannot be used during in
dustrial disputes unless authorized by
the governor upon request Of municipal
authorities where labor disturbances
cannot be handled by local police.
The Assembly passed the Senate bill
abolshing the State Board of Chiro-
practic Examiners and placing the
chiropract0rs under the jurisdiction of
the Medical Board.
MICHAEL J. Quigley. Of Newark. nom
mated by Governor Edwards for judge
Of the Essex Common Pleas court, was
rejected by the Senate last night. SEN
ator Parry opposed confirmation and
his fourteen Republican colleagues up
held senatorial courtesy, which resulted
in Mr.. Quigley being turned down. He
had been nominated TO succeed Judge
William +. Martin, Republican. whose
term expires April I.
BY vote Of 13 To 4 the Senate today
"oncurred in tho House action in over
riding the governors veto of the Van
Ness prohibition enforcement law. II is
now .he law of the state, as the House
cvcrrode Edwards veto ysStcrt.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-29
"SEvENTY" HITS ASSESSORS
Committee Behind Bill, Up Monday,
TO Abolish Electlon Jobs

A bill will be introduced in tho Leg.
islature next Monday by Senator
Woodward 70 abolish tho Office Of asses
sor. The measure will be offered az
request Of the Committee of Seventy.
The bill provides among other things
that registrars shall make the assess
ments required by law. The measure,
it is held. would effect many ccono-
mics in connection with the election
system.
Assessment would be at tho polls with
the registrars checking up The penalty
set for the assessing of persons who. the
registrars know, do not live in the diyi.
sion for which the assessment is made.
is fine Of $500 or years imprison
ment.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-29

The future policy Of the University
Of Pennsylvania was determined def =
nitely yesterday at a special meeting of
the board Of trustees. when it was de-
cided to continue the institution under
its present charter, free from any form
of state control.
The decision of the trustees ends n
vigorous and often heated controversy
which has been in progress for more
than year and which promised to
continue for q long time.
The groups at odds over the Univer-
sity's future were the alumni, the fac
ulty and the board Of trustees. The
faculty frankly favored state control.
The alumni was opposed to it. The
trustees. in an effort to reconcile the
two other groups, met with the oppo.
sition Of both.
The solution Of the problem as
reached by the trustees was presented
in the form of declaration, y consist
ing Of eight articles. 1t was adopted
without a dissenting vote. The declar-
alton is tnntamount to acceptance of
all the recommendations made in a res
olution adopted by the alumni at it's
sixth annual convention March 5 in
New York.
The meeting of the board was marked
by the receipt Of letter of resigna
tion from Wharton Barker, a member
Of the board since 1880 Mr.. barker
Is seventy five years old.
Failing health was given by Mr.,
Barker as the reason for his action.
He became i'll after attending n meet
ing Of the board two months ago, and
has been confined TO his home since.
The board maintained silence regard
ing the probable election of Major Cen
eral Wood as head" Of the institu.
ton. which is expected to take place
at the next meeting Of the BODY in
April.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-29
Pants Factories Go on Full Time

Reading. Pa. March 29.-As an in
diration Of improving business. the
Penn Pants Co.. Inc, of New York.
put it's five factories in this part of the
full force Of employees yesterday. Plants
pacity for several months. They now
employ 1900 men and women. at West
Reading. Quakertown. Lebanon, Shil-
lington and Fleetwood
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-29
SHOT BY LIQUOR GUARDS
One Of. Three Alleged Raiders OF
Warehouse Fatally Wounded

Pittsburgh, March 2N.-(By 4. r.
Harry Smith. of Pittsburgh. was shot
and fatally wounded early today wncu
he and two companions are said to have
attempted to rob the warehouse of T..
According to guards the three men
drove m in truck to the warehouse.
in which was stored n quantity of
liquor. They were surprised and in
the gun fight that followed Smith was
shot three times One of Smiths com
panions was arrested and the other
escaped
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-29
TAVlSTOCK, N. j.. ELECTS
Nineteen Voters Choosing Nine OF
Number for Office

Tavistock, Camden county. recently
incorporated as q borough by the New
Jersey Legislature. is holding Il special
election Of borough officers today.
There are nineteen voters and there
will be nine city officials. including
councilmen. The election is being held
Mt the farm Of James Walker by the
Camden county board Of election, which
will certify the result to the county
clerk tomorrow. The new officials will
be sworn tomorrow and council will be
organized.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-29
DELAWARE FRUIT SPOILED
Orchards 5lackened by Sudden Re.
turn Of Jack Frost

Dover. Del. March 29.-Thc sudden
change to cold weather here yesterday
has. according to fruit growers and early
truckmen. virtually killed all Of the
fruit, including strawberries. Some
think il has also affected grapes. One
grower in Kent county declared it looked
az though fire had struck his orchard
so black were the trees where buds
had been nippcd.
Pear trees throughout Kent county
were virtually all in bloom. as we'll a.
most of the peach trees. Considerable
hail fell during the night.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-29
AUTO THIEVES SHOOT COP
fre Five Shots Into Special officer
Trying to Arrest Than

, bunaio, n. Y, March 20.-CBy A..
r.l-Automobilc thieves speeding in n
stolen sedan from Erie to Bnffnlo earjv
today fired five shots into William
Welch, son of DR.. G.. j.. Wclch. who
trled to capture them near Wcstfield
lie is expected to recover.
Wclch escaped death only becouse tho
bandits believed their last threl shots
nad killed him. lie played dead"
ana they drove on toward Buffalo.
eMilliam Welch has been active In
campaigns against bootleggers and other
Illicit liquor dealers and had obtained
warrant as deputy sheriff of Chautau
qua county. This morning he received
word from Erie asking him to intercept
the stolen automobile.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-26
BOYS BELL
BLOUSE WAISTS
O'Mara. Walter ]. Q. Malley. Henry Fan
zalari Andrew PetrasZka.

o'Mara, Walter ]. o. Malley. Henry Fan
zalari Andrew Petraszka.
Motion prevailed, that the action OF the
Fire Committee be confirmed, and that the
City Clerk notify the Fire Chief that ell
ection of the new members was confirmed
with the understanding that they would
not be entitled to vote at the coming eiec-
ton for Chief.
The on Fire approved the
action of Eagle Hose and Chemical Com
pany in e~lecting James Christensen.
George r.. LOTUS. Arthur Jensen. carr
Johanson, John C. Christensen and We
tor Lorentzen. Motion prevailed, that the
action of the Fire be con-
fined, and the City Clerk notify the Fire
Chief that election of the new members
was confirmed, with the understanding
that they would not be entitled to vote
at the coming election for Chief.
The m on Fire approved the
action of Human Fire Company in elect
ing George Marsh. William Wilkin, Ste
phen Kwiatkowski, Nicholas Ballo, and
Stephen Marciniak. Motion prevailed
that the action of the Fire be
confirmed. and the City Clerk notify the
Fire Chief that election of the new men,
bers was confirmed. with the understand
ing that they would not be entitled to vote
| at the coming election for Chief.
The Comptroller having audited the fol-
| Iouyinu hills
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-26
U
vrneseaings Of the Board OF Aldermen Oh
NJ City Of Perth Amboy, N. j.
May End, 1921
yTwELvE

-r.~ular meeting of the Council of the
rsfv oGPerth Amboy, N. j.. held May 2nd
1851. The members present were darsen
Clafk. Riedy, and Alderman-at-Larse
Ion motion the reading Of the minutes
X the meeting OF April 18TH was os.
/pensed with. and the minutes approved
a. printed. ,.,, Ria. for having
Of Convery Place from hrave rn - from
Amboy Avenue to Convery Place; Resus-
facing Of Maple Street, from Ne" bIuns
wick Avenue to Market street; ana .or
the printing of the annual nnanciai STATE
saent for year 1870. be opened. x
The following bids were received ioi
the printing Of the annual nnancia,
statement, which bids were rererreu 10
the Committee or Printing.
ss's5 per page In accordance with spe-
$4,000 for 500 copies. as per specihca-
tions. a. ~.
paving Of Convery Place from brace ave-
nue. to New Brunswick Ave.
ANDREW KEYES ,.o
Excavation 1888 GU. yds. At $50. s2osZ.so
Concrete base. 447 Gu. yd'. at ss'So' WV
wsrr:nite wearing surface. 1881 So yd''
1t }2.4, 310.7s7.64.
New concrete base curb inc,uGins heaoe''
q nceiying basins reset. 4 at $50. sSo.oo;
Lump sum for work complete. s25.77o'ss
II. IRVING DEMAREsT os
Excavation ...........'.''.. seao
Concrete base ................ s'ozo'es
yarrenite wearing surface -. lo'e'o'oo
New concrete base curb includ- ..oo
h.str heads reset 80. 1000
$4,000
IrppLE 4 PFEIFFER o
Excavation .........'.''''' d'.'
s. Generate base ............s's. e'ettVv
Warrenite wearing surface =. lo'fS''ef
New concrete base curb inciud- ,.oo,
nr~ h..in head. reset go. 100 90
s.4.Oss.74
EAST JERSEY BRIDGE co.
" Excavation ............'s''' l'eeo'So
Concrete base .............''' o'fSu'Sv
usrrenite wearing surface 49,. 10,560.06
New concrete base curb tncluo-
..,,ine h.sin heads reset. 40.00
,2a.sis.es
GUST wICKBERG ,,
Excavation .......ssss''s.' soo.'oN
Concrete base surface 1%os7o.oC
New curb including headers. 2,Izs'ou
Rece,yinr basin heads reset e. 10000
,24.s2s.4c
Following bids were received for this
paving of Brace Avenue from Amooy Ave
nue. to convery Place:
NJ. IRVING DEMAREsT n.
Excavation ..........''..'. o'o9s'e
Concrete base .............' ie'SdI'e
Warrenite ...........''.'' iIr.e.'s
New curb including headers BE-. $500
Curb rest SVo'V
Catch basin and connections to
Sewer
Lump sum for work complete s3s,44s.s
ANDREW KEYES
Excavation 1890
Concrete base .......'.....'' Io'oot'e
Warrenite ......ssss 1''VIoo
New curb including headers. 2'2so'o
Curb reset "
Catch basin and connections to ,o
sewer o'''o'
Lump sum for work complete sSs,s26'5
LIDDLE & PFEIFFER
I Excavation .............'... 80.
Concrete base .-........... ls.ii-v
New curb including headers. SUI
Catch basin and connections to
Lump sum for work complete s~s7,27o.l
GUST WEINBERG .,
Excavation .......,........ o,.of
Concrete base .............. l4.ils.'
No ssrs including he.aers.. a.sso.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-26

In pretty new color COM
binations and in a variety
unsurpassed will be featured
for Friday and Saturday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-26

Lump sum for work complete. sSS,s6S.sS
Following bids were received Tor the re.
Brunswick Avenue to Market street.:
BITULITHIC
Warrenite wearing surface ..$l5,oso.lo
siointnS streets ........ $4,000
RRitunninous hinder ........... 2.75O.00
Dannrata $500
~ r,i.ad 10 prade rs. 90
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-06-07
EARLY METHOD OF COUNTING
System In Use Up TO Some Six Gen.
turtles Ago Was Primitive
to a Degree.

Multiplication, addition, subtraction
and division-common grades OF
schools today-were problems that
stumped the great majority Of people
up until six centuries ago. Then
when numbers ran into three figures
or more the good peasants were
stumped. Multiplication was done on
the fingers-that is, what was done.
When the sums got to be larger than
five times five, the corner saloon was
resorted to. Here the counter used
large checker board. Checker
boards grew to be the sign of the
saloon.
When counting by hand, the counter
let the open hand represent the num-
Der five; the hand with one finger
closed, six; with two fingers closed,
seven; with three fingers closed. eight,
and four fingers closed, nine. To null
tiply, he used one hand to represent
the multiplier, and the other the sum
to be multiplied.
The system Of counting on checker
boards was something similar to the
system Of counting on a Chinese
abacus or counting board.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-06-07
SURGEON HAILED AS MARVEL
Practitioner In London Hospital Has
Wonderful Mastery Of the Tech.
nique Of the Knife.

A lightning surgeon"-to use the
title conferred upon him by his
colleagues-is at work In one Of the
great London hospitals.
His time for a normal case Of
appendicitis, for instance. is six
minutes from start TO finish Of the
operation, as against the fifteen min
utes reckoned good time I'm the pro-
fession generally. This implies an
enormous diminution of the ordinary
risks run by the subject, and CORE.
spending increase in the chances of
recovery. Scarcely less advantageous
is the lessening Of the strain of
suspense which must inevitably be
endured by assistants. nurses. and
others present.
These considerations apply with
even more force In the case OF opera
tons protracted. ordinarily, to the
extreme limits of the patients en-
durance. lasting perhaps two to two
and half hours. Seconds saved In
every manipulation of these more In
tricate cases amount In the aggregate
to a total which represents the diff
ference between life and death.
The whole business. say those
qualified to know best. is matter Of
almost miraculous mastery Of the
technique Of the knife.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-06-07

For centuries the people of Eng
land have had q marked aversion
to red hair-a feeling attributed by
historians and other experts to the
hatred originally felt for the invad-
ing Danes-and this dislike has
cropped up in a number of ways. OF
which none is more interesting than
the popular impression that Judas
Iscariat had red hair and beard.
The old dramatists and poets make
frequent illusions to the subject
Shakespeare, In "As You Like IT.,
makes Rosalind say: His hair Is OF
the assembling color" to which Celia
replies. something browner than
Judas" Middleton, in his 'Chaste
Maid of Cheapside." published In 1920.
makes one Of his characters In speak
ing of gift apostle spoon. say ''That
was Judas with the red beard" while
Dryden's famous epigram on Jacob
Tonson describes him as having two
left legs and Judas-colored hair"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-06-07
BIRDS NESTS IN ODD PLG
Remarkable BoIdness Shown by 1
Species When They Are EnVsx|
In Rearing Family.

Every year some fresh dlscoVg
made by naturalists respeclhg
curious habits of birds. The ldal
shown by even shy birds when ID
tic duties are concerned is surEl1
Robins are especially noted fo 1
holiness, and a pair have been IA
TO build their nest and rear
family on a beam In a school, enc
by the window which was len 4
Swallows seldom build In odd
but a pair have been known toA'
their nest against a pane OF va
glass. A swallows nest In "a
is an exceptionally queer paN
a bird of this species TO choose
Wrens are very ingenious, and Q
dome-shaped nests, which sF
beautifully woven, are often foul.
old kettles and tins, and even 10
pockets of old coats which have
left hanging about. A hedge spaH'
nest in a kettle was found In pl
OF nettles close to a public io0I
where school children passed e
day, but the faithful bird, wh
thought OF danger, reared O "a
quite unmolested.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-06-07
FEW REAL BAD CHARACTERS
Mr. GosIinoton Resents Attitude Dis
played by Some Men Toward
Their Fellow Creatures.

There are men that we dislike at
sight; they have a streak OF mean
ness or brutality or something that
we recognize instinctively; the best
we can do with them is 10 treat them
with civility. But there are not many
such; the vast majority of men have
good I'm them and are entitled TO he
treated as brother men, writes mr..
Goslington" In the New York Herald.
have no patience with the speak
c-s / hear talking about protecting
the rights of our humblest fellow citi-
zens. There are no humble fellow
citizens; no man feels humble in his
heart and every man resents being
described or being considered as hum
BILE. Happily, we hear less of this
humble business than we once did.
feel that have much yet to learn
but l long since discovered that man
likes to be treated like man. He re-
sents any air Of superiority or patron
age or condescenslon from anybody.
Poor though he may be and lacking
I'm what is called an education, he may
yet have In full measure the cardinal
virtues OF self-respect and decency;
he may truly be as good as anybody.
And long ago i began to discover In
men high and low qualities most I'M
looked for.
You never can tell what any man
has in his heart. The street sweeper
is as likely to dream dreams as the
banker. The poor man may be by ma
ture as refined as the rich man; and
barring the few men instinctively bru-
tai. who may be high or who may be
low, all men are entitled to be met
as men and to be treated with cour-
tesy; not merely with kindness, but
with courtesy, which all men are
pleased TO receive and the lack of
which all men resent.
OF this we may be sure, that as we
go through life we get what we give.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-06-07
Ancient Eaxptian Grandeur.

OF all conquests of Alexander the
Great, Egypt enjoyed the earliest and
most lasting prosperity. AS soon as
Ptolemy, the son of Lagus. had re-
gained possession of this country 1t
resisted the attempts of others by the
advantages of its natural situation.
Ptolemy had moderation in his dis
position which restrained him from
meddling with affairs in which he was
obliged to venture too much. He soon
acquired the reputation of equity and
gentleness by which he gained the IA
vor Of the people and the confidence
of other kings. About 284 3. c. Egypt
became the chief seat of the sciences
of Greece during the reign Of Ptolemy
Philadelphus. The grandeur displayed
by this prince in architecture became
proyerbial. He and his sons were pat
terms Of wise and virtuous monarchs.
But the later Ptolemies did not con-
form themselves to Such models.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-06-07
Choosing A Veil

A badly chosen veil, soiled one. q
veil that is fastened askew, or is too
tight or too loose. can destroy all the
teauties of a hat and neatly arranged
hair that il covers, while really
pretty veil, which is carefully put on.
will give the final touch OF dainty
smartness to the wearer's appear
ance. The most satisfactory veil for
both wear and good looks is fine
silk one. Don't buy the cheap imita-
tions in stiffened cotton. The sticky
dressing that IS put on soon comes on.
and the veil easily crumples and
tears A silk veil will outwear sew
eral cotton ones, and will always look
well.
Besides the quality OF a veil. the
pattern and color must be chosen
with care Large women with pro-
nounced features may wear the fash
ionable wells with striking patterns
and look we'll. put the delicate fea-
lures of a smaller woman would be
almost hidden by veil of such a de-
sign The veil which is made of black
and white thread interviewer is the
most becoming to most faces. and a
black veil"o fine mesh is always safe
Dotted veilings in simple and fancy
mcshos and the plain hexagons in a
heavy mesh are among the fashion
able wells. Lace wells are in every
variation of the cobweb or shadow de-
signs. Those in large patterns are
usually in the shadow mesh with a
siik-run design in the form of a bor-
der in scroll effect or in a scattered
all-over design Filet meshes on
which are wrought large chantilly
foliage and floral designs are among
the new veilings.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-06-07
poos, Feet for Lunch.

Men have been known to eat but
terfiies, white ants. frogs, June bugs,
white mice dipped In honey. mole soup.
birds nests, locusts, snails, cooked
chrysanthemums, and so on.
In the island of Formosa dogs feet
are considered a great delicacy. Peo-
pie who read this may be Mortified,
forgetting that they like pigs feet
themselves. to say nothing OF ox-tail
soup and calves brains!
In this country we employ bees only
as manufacturers OF honey. but In
Guiana. when, a negro is stung by a
bee. he proceeds TO catch as many OF
the insects as he can and devour them
In revenge.
The natives OF Ceylon hold torch
beneath a bee-swarn hanging to a
tree. catch the bees as they drop, take
them home. and boil and eat them.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-06-07
cIrcuitlng the Earth.

A person making a Circuit
earth will lose one day by gong y
ward, and gain a day by gong =
ward. In going eastward the y
met before q complete rotation @
earth has been made. Nus
period from noon until the sli
again met in the meridian Is So,
than from noon to noon ID
locality. Going westward reqDIs.
little more than twenty-four houi,
the sun "to catch up" so uas y
noon to noon by sun 0OseF''
covers q period Of more than w.,
four hours. In order 70 Keep =
right, a day is dropped out OF r.
ing by vessels sailing eastward =
crossing the one hundred aiio :.
ieth meridian-that IS, they ih'
same day twice; and a day IS ~
when they cross the same n'o
going westward-fOr instance I,
Ing at the one hundred ana e's.
meridian, Saturday immedia'9'
comes noon Sunday.