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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-19
DANIELS "RUsTY" REPORTER
Ex.Secretary, Out Of Practice, to Ask
Others for Tips

Washington. March 10. - Josephus
Daniels, editor of the Raleigh, y. G.,
News and Observer, arrived in Wash
ington yesterday on an assignment from
his own newspaper. Mr.. Daniels, who
has been out of practice in newspaper
writing for eight years, says he is going
to go around with some of the old
Washington correspondents to see how
the boys get the news.
Last night Mr.. Daniels said he
thought the navy ought to be n theme
to write about for his paper and today
he is going with the newspaper
boys to Secretary Denby's conference.
He did not Indicate what he might
want to know from the new secretary,
but a few questions suggested to MIN
by some Of the hard boiled hands were
these:
"Mr. Secretary. I see where an army
officer, General Mitchell, says an army
aviator can blow your ships out of the
water. DO you think he can do 1t?
Mr.. Secretary. are you going to
keep up compulsory education for the
boys of the navy?
mfr. Secretary, what are you going
to do with Admiral Sims?'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-19
ATTACK GOMPERS
ANT|-SOV|ET STAND
Detroit Labor Leaders, in An
sWer to A. r. L. President,
Praise Bolshevik Rule
"HAS PEOPLES MANDATE"
by the Associated Press

Detroit, March 10.-Imputation OF
Samuel Gompers. president of the
American Federation of Labor, that
leaders Of the Detroit federation are re-
ceiving or should receive compensation
from the Russian Soviet Government
because OF their advocacy of recogni-
ton of that government, comes with bad
grace and Is unworthy OF a reply, the
local organization Informed Mr.. Com
pers in letter made public here today.
The letter, in reply TO one in which
Mr.. Gompcrs accused Detroit union
leaders of being servants of the Soviet
government, defends the Russian Gov
eminent and renews the recommendation
that it be accorded recognition. 1.-THE
Soviet Government it asserts, pos
sesses better mandate from the Rus
sian people than does any other govern
ment on the face of the earth"
Mr. Gompers' statement that the Rus
sian Government has nothing of value
to export Is declared at variance with
general information from apparently re-
liable sources. Resumption Of trade
with Russia, the letter adds, would in
some measure temporarily relieve the
suffering American workers are now
forced to endure because Of the unem-
ployment situation
Lack Of organization among workers
here, which Mr.. Gompers charged to
the local federation, Is explained by the
statement that the Detroit body has op-
posed to 1t the largest and best
Eanized open shop" employers asso-
citation in the United States. The fact
that Michigan is known ms the grave
yard Of organizers" is cited as proof
Grafton leaders.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-19

This is the story Of a hundred dollar
check that chased man nll around a
cornield, through umpteen acres OF
orchards and seventeen tons OF New
Jersey sand before fate consented to
lay off long enough to have it run up
and tap him on the shoulder.
John Spellman is farmhand-a
horny handed son Of toll who makes no
bones about il. pun army, +. III. 81.
Nothing was further from his pastoral
thinking apparatus yesterday afternoon
when the sun hung high in the Somer-
dale, y. j., heavens than limcrtcks:
At 4 o'clock eggs actly he was mounted
high on the harrow keeping three horses
busy getting ready for the spring open
ing on the farm.
At least 90 it was reported at the
tidy white farm house scttin. pretty
twixt the blue sky and green slope,
Fetch him in minute said n
sturdy khaki clad farmer boy, Ralph
Neide, whose father is manager "t
Roberts farm on which SpelIman -
employed. He gave wide sweep OF
his arm and took in lot Of very pretty
country.
Hes not far away put i'll Miss
Helen Ncide. his pretty big sister. :,
nromntly. signaling to friend photog-
rapber, who had developed bad attacl;
of spring fever about half mile out
from Camden. And we did 60 along.
At that, they said the farm
was only $50 acres. Well. we make no
accusations. only statements.
"Thst him. said we photographs
and lin rick editor ensemble, about
half an hour later as something that
resembled something hove ahead.
Nope" was the reply that S an
other guy. m e..
feet further down in the sky when the
lost was found! He had been IN the
barn for the last half hour peacefully
unhitching the horses.
"Wel, you don't say was the SLOW
unrufBed reply as the travel-wearE
dust laden good news was at last passed
out 70 him. "Well. now. at that, N
bald headed like some other folks
maybe that's got something to do WITH
"I haven't got much Of a history,
Born in Connecticut and lived around
Pennsylvania and New Jersey ever
since, Used to be halter. but beer
a farmer for these few years back. In
philedeIphia | make my home at 2ON
North Fifth street. Haven't got any
folks"
And that tells the story in nutshell
Spellman is an honest-to gosh farm
hand. in a blue jumper, and he won th'
hundred dollars. Sort Of goes to show
that the man without the collar is no
sighted in the limerick contest;
The jury that sent the 500 chec'
down TO the farm was composed OF eln
ploycs of the Fink Co. department, stor'
at 025 Market street. Miss Marion
Marshall, head Of the educational de
partment gathered bouquet OF charm
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-19
WOODS MAY BE ENVOY
Secretary Of Commonwealth LlkeI,
to Go to Spain

Secretary of the Commonwealth Cy.
rus Il. Woods is expected to be an.
pointed ambassador to Spain. Spna
tors Knox and Pcnrose Joined in in.
dorsing him for the place and the for
mer presented his name to President
Harding.
Senator Knox believes that Mr.
Woods Is we'll qualified for the post by
reason of his residence of two years 10
Portugal as United States minister
during the Taft administration. Mr..
Woods has always shown a liking fol
foreign service. If Pennsylvania i
recognized in his appointment, no other
diplomatic places will be sought by thu
state in the Harding administration.
Mr.. Woods has been prominent in
Pennsylvania politics for many years,
He was president pro TEN. of ths
Pennsylvania state Senate and sCcre-
tary Of the commonwealth in tht
Brumbaugh administration. and wai
reappointcd by Governor Sproul.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-19
LOCAL GIRLS IN "GYM" MEET
Annual Event Held Today at Mount
HoIyoke College

The annual gymnnstic meet at Mount
Holyoke College will take place in the
gymnasium today. All classes will COM
pete in floor work for silver cup pre-
sented to the department of physical
education by Joseph A. Skinner. a
trustee OF the college. The class which
wins the most points will hold the cup
for the coming year. Seniors, juniors
and sophomOreS compete in apparatus,
floor work and dancing for a banner
presented by the athletic association.
Girls from Philadelphia and vicinity
who will take part in the meet include
Miss Margaret +. Shane, Miss NJ.
Frances David and Miss NJ. Louise
Cadmus, all OF Germantown Miss Re =
bccca G.. Smaltz and Miss Margaret
T.. Glover, Of Mount Airy; Miss
Eleanor NJ. Moore, of Rryn Mawr Miss
Sarah l.. Ysrnall. of Wallingford. and
Miss Anne s. L. Cunningham, of Ham
mouton, \. J.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-19
ST0CKYARDS MEN /
WILL MEET DAVIS
Representatives Of II unionl
on Way to Join Packers
in Conference
HEAVY VOTE FAvoRs sTRIxs
BY tho Associated Press

Chicago, March 10.-The tue u
sentattves of the union packin, 'tpre
employees, accompanied BY execnt;n.ou mous
nine other unions signatories ~
wartime arbitration agreement T.; WI
packing industry, today were a. " .n
way to Washington to meet WITH ,nei
resentatives Of the packers befora sep
retary Davis, Of the Denartn,onSec Gee
Labor, next Monday. Ballots % AZ
employees at packing centers tbrnr.ln
out the country received nm 70 to
showed a vote Of al, 700 to GIS SuGy
favor Of a strike if the union laoaomn m
fail to obtain revision of the nacInr.j
recently instituted wage cut and rotur,
to the ten hour day before extra over !
time pay. '''F
1--WE will place our demands bsfo,
the conference clearly and succ;nctlv t n
said Dennis Lane, secretary treasM
of the butcher workmen's union on5
one of the two delegates TO tho COW
ference. The other is Redmond 6
brennan, counsel for the union. III
they are not met the only alternate,
for us is to strike. ''''
1--WE are going to ask the confor.
cnce to rule that the packers abroratior
Of the Alschuler arbitration aereemsri
was illegal. III this is done the recen,
wage cuts and changes in working con
ditions effected by the packers are Ala
illegal. Before putting them into ei.
feet they must first show their nec,s l..
sity before Judge Alschuler." ."
Federal Judge Samuel Alschuler WI,
the arbitrator chosen to handle pack.
ing employees disputes under the war.
time agreement.
An employees representation pl,n
similar to the one on which employ,,
of Armour & Co. are now voting. Ia,
been perfected by Morris & Co., Il wa,
announced today, but is being withbel,
pending the result Of the Washingtol
conference.
A statement is expected today by 4,
score of smaller packers after a con
ference yesterday declared that M
union officials have sought to intimidat
the consuming public by magnifyin
the probability and extent of a strike
1T is doubtful II more than 80 ne
cent of the employees of the plants af
fected are union men," the statemen
| says.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-19
BURLINGTON ALL EXCITED
Grade School Students Beat Hish In
Spelling Bee Elimination

Pupils in the Burlington, v. J..
grad" schools, trained by a special
method, put high school students to
shame in elimination contests yesterday
in preparation for n county spelling
bee
The system used in tho grammor
school is the personal method Of Van
II. Smith, principal. The words are
ttrst spelled by the pupils oralIj, then
written and then pronounced. Peculiar
features are explained and thus the
spelling Of word is firmly fixed in a
pupils mind.
The winners Of the contest who will
represent the town in the county SPELL
ing bee are Sylvia Smith. Paul Sparks.
John Thickson, Bernard SchoCnhcld.
Leona Roed, Leonard Morgan, Esther
Provost. Myrtle Wilson, Edna Brown,
Marguerite Finnegan. Dorothy Par.
sons and Anna Welsh.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-19
DRIFT FROM THE CITY
Corporations Now Building Factories
In Rural Districts

American corporations have sought,
as a rule. to build plants at or near
large cities. where there supposedly was
an annie supply Of suitable labor. But
the building Of factories at big cities has
not proved altogether satisfactory. says
Forbes Magazine. 1t has been found
that labor union asitators can exercise
more inflammatory influence in large
centers than where plants are located in
The smaller communities. The large
CITY plant often finds it difficult II
establish close. intimate, personal re-
latious with its work people. whereas
in smaller town the executives who
run the principal industries can and do
very often get loser to their folks and
build up harmonious relationships which
outside professional asitators cannot be.
devil.
From now on there will be witnessed
more building OF new plants away from
concrsted centers. The most progres-
sive employers today attach verv great
Importance to bringing about a spirit Of
LOYALTY among their people and they
find that il is not 80 difficult 10 do this
when their plant is either the only one
NJ one of a few in community.
This movement away from crowded
industrial centers is 10 be welcomed. It
il better for all concerned. for example.
that new cotton mills be built in Texas
than in Fall River, new wooden mills in
thr Middle West than in Lawrence,
Mass, and huge new automobile plants
in small towns than in Detroit.
Il NAV not BE- feasible for millions Of
u,orLqrq ia 60 back to nature" in the
sense of returning 10 the tilling Of the
soil but il is feasible and desirable to
draw Millions OF industrial workers
away from metropolitan cities and into
more rural districts.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-19
ACCUSE RAILROADS
OF MEASUREMENTS
Union Heads Charge Cuyler
With Hiring Anti-labor Press
Agents to Mislead Public
LEES RECORD UNDER FIRE
BY the Associated Press

Chicago. March 10.-Chargcs that
The railroads. knowing the railroad Ia
hor board had no power to enforce its
DEGREES, were trying 10 disrupt labor
unions through public opinion aud
were attempting TO influence the pub
lie through false raid publicity were
made before the board today by Frank
Walsh, attorney for the unions, when
he began his second day Of cross ques-
tioning Of railroad officers.
Mr.. Walsh renewed his investigation
Of railroad publicity, despite objections
from Judge r. NJ. Barton, chairman
Of the board. that the matter was ir-
relevant. The labor attorney called T..
Dewitt Cuyler, chairman of the As
sociation Of Railroad Executives. to the
stand and resumed questioning on sub
tects which yesterday brought state
ments from Mr.. Cuyler that publicity
articles supposedly written by Mr..
Cuyler were prepared by Ivy Lee. Il
press agent.
Wasn't Mr.. Lee appointed press
agent OF the Association of Railroad
Executives because he is an expert at
breaking down unionsf' Mr.. Walsh
asked.
NO" replied Mr.. Cryler.
Lee Wrote Against Miners
DO you recall the mine publicity in
1a14-15 gotten out By Mr.. LceF' asked
Mr.. Walsh.
II recall that he was connected with
the Rockefeller foundation" was the
answer. 49,,
"well. Mr.. Lee at that time published
fnlse figures in connection with salaries
Of union officials" began Mr.. Walsh
when Judge Barton interrupted.
Don't you realize this matter is en- :
tirely outside the matters to come before
che board?" he asked.
A dispatch from Reading giving fur
ther evidence of retTenchment on the
Philadelphia and Reading Railway ap
peared today in the posting OF
notices that the locomotive shops, EN- q.
ploying 26O0 men. will be closed all of
next week, after which the night force
will be dispensed with and the day
force cut down. The car shops will
continue work as usual.
Beginning today the Philadelphia
and Reading work train will go on
three days a week instead of five. The
yard crews at Phoenixville have gone
on a three day schedule on account OF
the closing Of the Phoenix Iron Works,
Several towers along the Reading sys-
TEN are being closed.
With twenty nine cars or less, ac-
corGling to the full Grew law, railroad
companies are allowed to take one mar
out of the crew. This is being done
all over the Reading system whereve,
feasible. The Office Of inspector hst
been abolished.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-19
BERT LESION TAYLOR,
CHICAGO HUMORlST, DIES
Writer Of Famous "Llne o'Type or
Two" Succumbs to Pneumonia

TWO" Succumbs to pneumonia
Chicago. March 19.-(By A. Po--
Bert Lesion Taylor, well known
humorist, and conductor of column in
the Chicago Tribune. "a Line o'Type
or Two," died of pneumonia at his home
here early today after an illness OF two
weeks.
Bronchial trouble for several weeks
took a serious turn and he had gradually
grown worse the last few days. The
widow, who was Miss Emma Bonner,
of Providence, II. l., and two daughters,
Alva and Barbara Taylor, survive.
Mr.. Taylor was born in Goshen,
Mass, November 13, 1866, and was
educated in the public schools and the
College of the City New York. He re-
ceived his first newspaper training on
weekly journal published in Plain
field, N. J. In 1896 he went West to
edit the Duluth, Mimi. News Tribune,
where he remained for three years,
coming to Chicago in 1900. He went
to work on the Chicago Journal and
remained for two years when his bent
for the humoristic side Of journalism led
him to start the column for which he
became famous in the Chicago Tribune
as "B. L. T."
In 1903 he left his "Line o'Type"
column and the Tribune to contribute
for several years to Puck, the New York
| Sun and other publications in New
| York. In 1909 he returned to the
Tribune and resumed his famous column
and continued it until few days be
fore his death. Among his better known
writings are "The Well in the Woods.
1.-The Pipe Smoke Carry ''The
Charlatans." Motley Measures and
"a Line o'Verse or Two"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-19
COMPLAINS OF WATER RATE
Commission Told Springfield Com
pany Has Excessive Charge

Morris Wood. Of this city: has filed
a complaint with the Public Service
Commission against the fire protection
rates charged by the Springfield Con,
soiidated Water Co, in the vicinity Of
Philadelphia.
The charge for an automatic sprink
lcr of the type used for protection Of
apartment houses is excessive, the com
plant says
There will be no hearing by the com
mission Of the complaints against the
Pine Grove Electric Go. s rates, a. the
company has agreed to file new Sched-
ule.
The State Highway Department has
6lod COMPLAINT that tho bridge over
tho philudclphia and Reading Railway
near Wyomissing is a dangerous con-
dition. ----.----4-------.--
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-19
ROUND UP BANDIT GANG
Bank Robbers Identified as Impll
Gated In Several Hold.Ups

New York. March 0.-Identification
OF Stewart S. Wallace as one of the
bandits who held up employees Of the
Wiliamsbridge Bank in 20Sth street
September -, 1919, and escaped with
$4,000. and of Wallace and Harry
Bernstein as members of the gang
which held up bank in Roselo. \, j.,
October 16. 1919, escaping with $31.-
900, led police to declare yesterday that
they had completed the roundup Of
q gang of bank robbers.
Wallace and Bernstein were arrested
Wednesday afternoon. The former was
identified with the Williamsbridge rob
berry by George Burkhardt. paying teller
of the bank. Immediately after Burk-
hardt had arrived at police headQuar-
ters. Captain Keenan, Of the Roselle po-
lice identified Bernstein and Wallace
as members of the gang which held up
the Roselle Bank.
Inspector Coughln said that 500 800
of the Wyomissing loot had been re-
covered. Securities worth 500 900. he
said. were found on Bernstein and $43,
600 more were recovered from Harlem
man,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-19
FRENCH DEBT HUGE
Solution Of Financial Problem De.
pends on Germany Paying

Paris. March 10.--If Germany pays,
france will emerge from her financial
difficulties, not withstRuding the colos-
sal burdens left by the war, II she does
NOT pay the problem is insoluhlc.
Thut statement was made in the
senate yesterday by Henry CAcron, in
prrSeuting the Senate finance commit.
ices report on the 1921 budget. The
French debt. which in August, 1914,
stood at 81, 900, 900 900 francs he ex.
pluined amounted on March l Of this
year to 3O7, ,O0O. 900, 900 francs, ~
which must be added in the future pen
slons and war damages estimated at
another 2lS,OO0, 900 900 francs.
France, thus far, said VI .Chcron,
had paid out $4,000, ,0OO, 900 francs on
Germany's account: consequently there
would be $50 900, 5000 francs more,
with interest TO be added 10 her Obllga =
tious if Germany did not pay.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-19
TO. VISIT VALLEY FORGE
Y. w. c. A. Arranses PiIsrimas,
Of Fifteen Clubs

Plans for trip to Valley Forge wer,
completed last night by Representatives
of fifteen clubs who met at the Central
Branch of the Y. w. c. A.. German.
town, at which Miss Winifred Fisher,
industrial secretary city board OF Phil
chot will have charge of all arrange
ments for the outing, which will be on
May 81. -,
A council was also organized and will
meet every three months to hear reports
of progress. The first meeting will b
held June IS. Officers elected were
chairman. Miss Florence Hopkinson'
Pitch In Club of North American Lace
Branch; vice chairman. Martha Wash
ington. B-Square Club, Germantown
colored branch; secretary. Marie Et'
finger. Owaissa Club Of Central Branch
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-19
University .Actiriiies
Scheduled at Penn Today

II a. m.-Robert J. Springer. Of
sun OIL Co.. discusses Petroleum
Its Developed and Economic Value"
Logan Hall.
2:3O p, m,~-WaltNr w, Hyde,
professor OF Greek languages, ,oc-
lures on, The Criminal Proscru-
ton Of Animals and Inanimatc Oh.
iccts"; Houston Hall,
. 30 p, NIL. n, Hall, assistant
curator Of The University Museum,
ypcaLs on "Tbc Philippines" Uni.
yersity Museum.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-19
DEFENSE MAKES FINAL
PLEA IN MlNG0 CASE
Lawyer for Hatfield and Associates
Asks for Their Aequlttal


Williamson, w. Va, March 10
(By A. P.)--The last appeals for con-
viction and acquittal of the sixteen men
being tried on an indictment charging
them with the death of Albert e..
Felts. a private detective, at Matewan
ten months ago, were made to the jury
today. j. J. Coniff, who closed for the
defense, stressed the industrial con.
troversy in the Mingo district and
charged that the coal operators did not
want it unionized.
He sketchcd Mayor Testerman, who
was killed in the street battle, as a
man who died martyr to his duty.
Stating It had been testified that Albert
Felts went to Testerman preparatory
to leaving Matewan and said, Mayor
| hope there's no hard feeling between
u.s." Coniff turned TO Attorney San
ders. who was to close for the state,
and remarked:
Let me remind you that whom just
before Judas lscariot betrayed his Sa-
viour for thirty pieces of silver he af-
fectionately kissed Him. So did Felts
affectionatcly hug or shake hands with
TeSterman.'
An audible Amen! :" came from the
rear of the courtroom.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-19
WOMAN ROBBED OF $4,000
Detroit PaYmaster Struck in Face
and Money Receptacle Stolen

DrtrOt, Mich. Narch I0,-1hroe
armed bandits yesterday held up two
women employees Of the United Brother
hood Of Maintenance Of Way Employees
and Railway shop Iaborers and es-
capped with $4,000 in cash. The hold.
UP occurred in front Of the brotherhood
h"aduuarters here.
Miss Deal Newman. paymRster a.
thn Brotherhood Offices. eu route from
4 downtown bank with the money, was
struck in the face by one Of the bandits
,,ho seized the satchpl she carried and
rsca,~d with his companions in au auto.
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