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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-17
France Would Force
British Alliance


Continued from Page One
and the future of Germany. an agree =
mrnt on the Near East. to be reached
between Briand and Lloyd George.
would probably cause France to accept
gracefully large cut by this Con-
ference in her demands for capital ships.
Doesn't Want to Pay Price
But Mr.. Lloyd George wishes not tc
pay this price to rid himself of French
submarines. Through Mr.. Balfour. h,
is seeking to use the desire Of the
United States to see the Naval Confer
once a success in order to free himself
from France.
If the United States will stand witt
England against France on tn" ratio
Mr.. BRAND will go TO Lloyd GcorG" la,
in hand. II it docs not, VI. BRAND vii
go to Lloyd George club in hand.
Behind Frances imaginary capita
ships lie submarines and behind sub.
marines lies the issue of the politica
hcgcmony of Europe for which Grca,
Britain and France are more than ever
rivals.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-17
Irish Treaty Foes
Are Yielding Ground

Continued from Page One
asrcration in lister are given in Belfast
dispatches to the Morning Post. The
Posts correspondent says that the di-
vision between the rival parties is be-
coming marked. and that the boycott of
protc.tunt Shopkoopcr, in Tyrone and
Fcrmnnagh is more effective than eyer.
The Protcstnnts arc retaiiating, he says,
by dismi~sing Catholic employee.
lie reports a rumor current in Belfast
that Lord Carson intends rcSign!ng as
Lord Of Appeal and returning to Ulster
10 lead hi, former followers.
Dublin. Dcr lT.-Finul decision on
the Irish ucucc treaty BY the lDail Fir
rnnn can be expected on "Wednesday, but
NOT before. according to information
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-17
MILLION-D0LLAR ORPHANS
Court Decree Virtually Makes Two
Children Wealthy

New York. Dec. 17.-Nlmian IIolli-
day. eleven years old. and her sister,
Milliccnt. seven years old, yesterday won
the soubriquets Of "thc million dollar
orphans" when the appellate division
of the Supreme Court placed them In
the custody of their grandmother, Mrs.
Susie Church Holiday, wealthy
Brooklyn widow.
The decision reversed that Of Justice
Faber, who awarded the girls custody
to Mr., and Mrs. Frederick Sherwood,
Of Fanwood, n. J.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-17

ten 35.0O0.ton capital ships in the dec
ade 1925 80.
In thc Far Eastern branch of the
Conference negotiations there had been
a turn for greater rrogrCSs today in
the tentative agreement reached be-
tween the Japanese and Chinese dele
gates in thCir Shantung conference
on the mode of financial settlement
by China for purchase of the Kia
Chow Railroad in the japanese lease.
hold. With this Obstaclc removed. the
delegations were prepared to press their
negotiations ut another meeting today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-17
$50, 600 Autos in Philadelphia

".iutomobile numbers in PENNSYLVANIA
now exceed coo 900, and upwards Of
100 900 of these probably originate III
this city. Narrow streets like Chest
nut and Walnut were not designed TO
acromodntc such an avalanche Of vehi-
clcs and our police force is not suli-
ricntly large to enable us to assign men
TO take care of the property which some
Of the uutOmbilc owners think they have
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-17
Mayor Opens War
on sparkling Hog
Continued from PAGE One

Continued from PAGE One
for ali concerned to read the regula
tions so that they may see what tho
parking limitations are in the particular
district affected.
The limit of time during which
parking may be practiccd varies on
these particular streets from fifteen
minutes on such streets as Chestnut
from Sixteenth TO Seventeenth and
Market from Sixteenth TO Seventeenth,
up to one hour on certain other streets
that are designated
The more important ordinance. how
ever. since il pertains TO the very heart
Of the business district where congeS- =
ton most prevails. is the ordinance of
December. 1919. which provided that
there shall be no parking zone between
y. NJ. and Z. NJ. in the territory
extending from Seventh to Sixteenth
streets and from Race to Pine streets.
inclusive. as we'll as on Broad street
from South street to Columbia avenue.
Want to Keep Traffic Moving
''NO parking whatever is permitted
! by law in this space except for the pur-
pose of eXpeditiouSly loading or unload
ing passengers or freight. 1t is the
intention Of the authorities to keen
traffic moving in this prohibited area
because the law requires it. but Super
intcndent Mills men will exercise a
careful discretion with respect to the
/ loading or unloading of passengers OF
freight so that business. shopping and
the like will not be unduly intcrfcred
with or disturbed.
"Thcro should be no misunderstood
ing about this loading or unloading dis
erection. 1t does not pertain to the
| parking hog who permits his car n
stand on the public thoroughfarc in
front Of somebody's property t. the
/ prejudice of all business and the inter
4 ference with traffic.
"It IS the parking hog who must
! keep moving. We have numerous in
stances of individuals who leave th'ir
cars standing in front of business prop
critics, blo"king the way and interfering
with the rights of others to use the
streets and to get into stores for NJ
many rs seven or eight hours.
Car Hog Roundly Scored
eff the public will appreciate tn,
real harm the selfish car hog does t.
all traffic he will understand the diff
cultics that have hitherto confronted
the policemen who Cnd"avor to clea
the way for the benefit of the large
number Of people.
1--WE must also consider and falrl,
deal with the hundreds of thousands o
citizens. business men and shopper
who are not fortunat" enough TO owl
automobiles and who certainly hav
equal rights on the public highways will
those who do.
"Supcrintendcnt Mills instruction
are not intended 70 annoy or harraSs tn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-18
EDGHR F. HAZEL TON.
Pre- S/DEWZ QUEENS.

this measure in behalf of the Mayor
IN the Board of Aldermen. Mr.. Cur
ran then introduced his own tax ex-
emptlon ordinance, with Alderman
Collins cooperating, where it was
twice defeated and finally adopted,
party lines being broken throughou out.
He had previously brought this ques
tlon twice before the Board of EST
mate, but had been laughed out of
court When the aldermen had acted
favorably, however, the Mayor signed
the ordinance, and the Board of EST
mate ratified it. This is the only con-
structive measure that has been taken
to secure the building of more homes
in order to relieve the present dis
tress.
Tax exemption has succeeded. Since
it took effect, last February, over $780,
100000 has been put into new homes,
which will take care of 10000 families.
The housing shortage is not yet over.
but the fact that the city is on the
way to relief may be credited princi
pally to Mr.. Curran's successful fight
against odds for this tax exemption
ordinance
On the school problem, by constant
attack from the Manhattan Borough
President, the Board of Estimate was
finally whipped into dropping, in part
at least, its quarrel with the Board
of Education, resulting in more money
tor repairs and more money for new
schools. There are still, however, an
lnexcusable budgetary deficit of s24,-
100000 in the school appropriation, &
disgraceTul lack of needed repairs and
an increase of part time pupils from
so 900 to over LOO. nnA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-18
CHARLES CLockWooD. , .
CCMP7ROZ 2ER

Curran initiated the action of the
Board of Estimate in raising the wages
of common labor from 81 to SIS day.
He was largely instrumental in causing
Mayor Hyian to turn a somersault on
the question of salary increases to city
employees in August, 1920. by relin-
gushing the first plan Of straight per-
centage Increase for ali employees, no
matter how great their existent salary,
and distributing the fixed sum of money
available in a way that would do more
for the low-paid employee, in relief of
his distress in trying to meet the high
cost of living. Mr.. Curran advocated
the enactment of the Lockwood Dono-
tue school teachers salary increase
bill, and materially helped it's passage
at Albany.
Mr.. Curran received the formal
thanks of the organizations of the
rank and file in the Police and
departments for his work in f''cir
interest in regard to increase y ses
and the enactment of legis,atica at NJ
bany which improved their working
conditions.
The work of the Borough President
in his own department clearly shows
his executive ability and leadership
in handling men from humane and
fair point of view. He has supervision
over about $500 men and women en-
ployed in the various departments and
bureaus Of the Borough Presidents
Office. The borough government, with
its ramifcations, touches the life of
every man, woman and child in the
borough. Ii is the borough government
which maintains and constructs street
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-18
GEORGE NJ BAkER
PRESIDENT RQ00XZ w

and at the same time knew how to en-
ploy the telling weapon of ridicule
on his adversaries.
With city finances running wild. and
all the Hylan prediction promises
mere ghostly accusers of His Honor's
good faith Borough President Curran
fought, single-handed at times, for
economy in city finances, for an ade-
quate educational program, for better
pay for city employees instead of
wasting city money on Hylan-Hearst
monuments, for better housing condi-
tons lie fought quietly, but he fought
effectively.
Aggressiveness and the faculty for
leadership developed early in his life.
he was thirteen years old when his
father died. The elder Curran was
a writer on civics and economics. al
though lawyer by profession. Dying,
he left his family in straitened cir
cumstances. Young Henry went to
work. He found job showing wheel
barrow loads of sod in Englewood
where the Currans lived after the
father died. For this work he received
five cents load. This was the first
money which he earned. Perhsps II ia
why he believes that the people of
New York are entitled to better transit
for five cents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-18

signs; which maintains the public
baths and comfort stations; which
builds and maintains the highways and
sewers. The Borough President also
has charge of the upkeep of municipal
ly owned or leased buildings in Man
haitian, except school houses, fire
houses, police stations, prisons, hospi-
tails and few other buildings
Plans for the erection Of new build
ings, or the demolition or alteration
of old ones, must be submitted to the
Bureau of Buildings for approval be-
fore the work can be commenced, or
certificate of occupancy granted. To
carry on this work the Borough Presi-
dent has an annual budget of nearly
s5,ooo,0oO.
The large humane element in the
Borough Presidents makeup is shown
in the work of the welfare committee
in his department, in which he took
q special interest and made a feature
of the department. 1t was organized to
relieve the distress and poverty among
the employees due to illness and death
The secretary to the Borough Presi-
dent is ex oficio chairman of the COM
mittee and, through him, the Borough
President is in close touch with it's ev-
cry problem. It's membership represents
every bureau and division. Funds are
obtained from the receipts from sew
eral annual entertainments in which
the whole department participates.
There is absolutely no expense con-
nected with the administration of the
committees funds, the work all being
done voluntarily. Members of the COM
mittee investigate cases of illness or
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-18
Did Good Work In Estimate
Board Despite Tammany

Mr.. Curran's acquaintance with the
methods of Hylan and Tammany in the
Board of Estimate, of which he has
been q member since his election as
Borough President two years ago, is
responsible for most of the essential
changes which ne now advocates in the
city government. Although one of a
small minority in this board, F. Fl. La
Aldermen, being the other Republican
member and none too eager to stand
by his Republican associate in oppos-
ing the Mayor and his Tammanv sup
porters, Mr.. Curran was able to bring
about, in addition to constant scrutiny
and checking UP of majority action,
several constructive accomplishments
These were principally in connection
with housing relief, the schools, the
killing of the project for new court
house as a monument to the Hylan adj
ministration, the traction muddle and
the increase in wages for the city
employees.
tax exemption ordinance fathered by
Mayor Hylan, which would have made
the exempting of any new house sub
ject to the within of the Tenement House
Commissioner. Alderman William T..
Collins, majority leader, had introduced
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-18
ln Says Curran, Crusader for Good Government
City Progress
Is keynote OF
His Platform
Simple PlanHs Hit at Heart
of Situation From View
point of Citizen Who Is
Not Playing to Gallery

training camp at Plattsburg. He wss
commissioned as major and served
overseas with the 77th Division, on the
vesle River and in the Argonne. He
was honorably discharged from the
army on April 10, 1919.
These are few Of the things that
the people are not likely TO forget
about Mr.. Curran in the coming cleo
them of other things they should not
forget about Mayor Hylan.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-18
Worked His Way Through
Yale Waiting On Tables

Henry Curran hates snob. There
is no faint of snobbery in his makeup.
He worked his way through Yale wait
ing on tables in a students eating
place. He went to Yale for an educa
tlon' and he got it. Strangely enough,
Curran's struggle for an education
threw him into contact with two men
who are shoulder to shoulder with him
IN the present battle for a clean and
effclent municipal government. One of
these was John Kirkland Clark. Re-
publican-coalition candidate for Dis
trlct Attorney of New York County.
Curran was member of the class of
~. Clark was Yale '99 man.
Then when Curran set out to become
a lawyer he attended the New York
Law School and one of his fellow
students there was Senator Charles
Lockwood, now running on the same
ticket with him as candidate for Comm
troller.
Mr.. Curran stands for election upon
MS record of ten years in the citv
government. That record in the Board
of Aldermen. on the magistrates bench
and in the Board Of Estimate is con-
slstent with the platform on which he
VIII make his campaign for election.
His work as chairman Of the finance
committee of the Board of Aldermen
gave him All early insight into citv
finances, and he made an excellent rec
ord for economy. AS chairman of the
police Investigating committee of the
Board of Aldermen lie conducted a
thorough investigation OF the Police
Department, which resulted in many
recommendations for improving its adj
mlnlstraton. Three-fourths of these
recommendations were later adopted
by Police Commissioner Arthur Woods.
During 1914-15, when Alderman Cur
ran was majority leader of the board
practically all the abuses in the board
were done away with and the legis-
lative body of the city raised from a
low level of ineficiency and ridicule
to place of respect by the people of
the city. The 1914-15 Board of Alder
men came to be known as ''the best
Board of Aldermen New York ever
had"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-18
GEORGE CRoMWEkL.
2RE 5IDEWZ RICHMOND.

restitution among the employees or
their families and recommend what
form the relief should take, the money
being donated or loaned, according to
the committees judgment, in each par
ticular case. Reports of the commit
tee are confidential and recipients of
aid are assured against the embarrass-
ment publicity might bring.
Relief of distress is only one of the
functions of the committee. 1t is de-
signed likewise to promote the general
welfare of the department. Early in
1920 the sugar shortage made it almost
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-18

impossible for man of small means
to obtain that commodity in quantities
sufficient for his family. The whole |
question of getting sugar at low cost
was turned over to the committee. A
subcommittee was appointed. and ne
gotiations for the purchase of sugar
at wholesale were opened with a large
dealer. About 10000 pounds of sugar
was bought at the lowest price and dis
trlouted at cost on a pro rata basis
throughout the department. Five en-
ployees Of the department during 1920
rlsked their lives to save others. The
welfare committee, through Borough
President Curran personally, presented
medals to these men in recognition of
their heroism.
The Borough President insisted upon
strict economy in all the divisions of
the department, even in the face of
high prices. He was watchful of the
| taxpayers money. He demanded full
and efficient service of all employees,
but always saw that they received their
just returns. Hundreds of thousands
of dollars was saved during the year
of 1920 on sewer and coal contracts
through the business-like methods
practised by the Borough President.
After taking Office, it was brought to
the Borough Presidents attention that
no provision had been made for the
customary one day off in seven for
the employees in the Bureau of Public
Buildings and Offices working as at
: tendants in the public baths. Several
/ conferences were held on this subject
and an arrangement was finally made
, for new schedule to be placed in
force on January l, 1921, whereby all
attendants obtained the day off week
necessary to health and morale.
: Mr.. Curran's war record has been
topic which he has modestly refused
to discuss, or have discussed publicly.
He left his position as city magistrate
with nearly ten years of his term still
to run, and, in May, 1917, at the age
CT thirty-nine, enrolled in the officers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-18
Favors Financial independence
Of Public School System

Mr.. Curran has originated a plan for
financial Independence for the public
school system which has met with great
favor, and may be the foundation for
legislation at Albany which would do
much toward solving the old Difficult
ties of dual control over the public
schools by the Board of Estimate and
the Board of Education.
Mr. Curran opposed from the first
the building of the New York County
Courthouse at this time of high prices
and shortage of homes, in the belief
that the builders and mechanics should
devote themselves entirely to the build
ing OF homes, without having their
services competed for by city projects
such as this, which could easily wait.
The majority of the Board of Estimate
insisted, however, on going ahead with
the courthouse, and was not deferred
until Mayor Hylan tripped up on the
limestone ss1pdal and the Hettrick let
ter. Then the work was stopped. The
new courthouse to-day consists of a
board fence surrounding deep hole
in the ground, formed by the expensive
removal of ashes with which contrac-
tors had previously covered tho site
On the traction issue, Mr.. Curran's
record has been consistent within and
without the Board of Estimate. He al
ways has believed in home rule and .
fve-cent fare. He announced his stand
on this issue six months ago in his
Town Hall speech of February ., 1921.
and in his letter to Senator knight OF
February 26, 1921, discussing the pro-
posed legislation on the subject.
In the spring of 1920, when it was
to obtain labor for the. nee
essary work of his department. Mr..
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-28
ST. PAUL.
LIVE STOCK.

South st. Paul, Mimi, Feb. 2S.-
Cattle receipts 1900; better grades 81
cattle strong to rs cents high
er; all others steady; best load lot Of
steers 1925; other, loads at $3.50
500; bulk of common and medium
beef steers $6.5O@7.5O; butcher COWS
and heifers mostly $4.25@6.50; can
ners and cutters $2.50@4.0O; bologna
bulls $4:00@4.75; veal calves steady,
top $1,000; better grades stockers- and
feeders strong to rs cents higher; 9TH
ers steady.
Hog receipts 800; market steady;
lights mostly steady; others weak to
rs cents lower; range $7.5O@9.S0;
bulk 5000 $3.50; top pigs $10.35.
Sheep receipts 21,500; market
about steady: good to choice lambs
quotable s9.25@1o.25; best ewes
quotable $5.75 @6.25. +,
An Outcast.
The Kaiser marched up to the Lord.
And showed the blood-rust on his
sword.
But-"You go to the devil,
He's more on your level,
And there you will get Your reward"
The Kaiser then rang the door-bell
At the place where the evil ones dwell
But.-"Go back to Berlin
With your cargo of sin,
For we can't have two devils in He'll
Then the kaiser with low-droopins
chin
Went back to his homo and pecped in,
But-the point of "a gun :
Greeted William tho Hun;
He was even chased out Of Berlin.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-28
N. D. SP0RTSMEN
WILL MEET HERE
ON MARCH 1916

Under the auspices Of the Grand
Forks Gun club, members of the
North Dakota Sportsmen's Associa-
ton will gather in Grand Forks on
March Is and Is. when plans will be
made for the coming year. it was an
nounced yesterday by Harry McNicol
Of the local organization.
On March 49,. the annual meeting
of the state association will be held
in the Commercial club rooms when
officers will be elected and other i'm
portant matters will be taken up.
Delegates from all sections of the
state are expected to attend the two
day session.. Matters relative to leg
is%lation. field trials. etc. will be taken
I'D by the SpOrtsmen.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-28

were given their release. Jimmy Ring,
Walter Rcuther and Earle Neale have
been traded to other NATIONAL league
teams. Eddie Gerner jumped the out
fit. The other missing members will
cavort in minor league costumes I'M
less they draw the favor of other. big
league owners They are Morris Rath,
Hank Schneider. Nick Allen and Jim
my Smith. |
This exodus leaves only thirteen
men. including Moran. in the Red
clubhouse. The twelve with Patrick
are Eller. Wingo, Groh. Roush. Fish
err. Luque. Bressler. Daubert, Duncan,
See, Kopf and Rariden.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-28
Fly Norman T.. Brown.
Mitchell.

At least eleven of the gentry who
played parts of more or less import
nee in the sensational campaign of
the Cinci Reds in 1919, when-they
won the National league and world
%pennants, will have departed to other
parts and clubs to date, and others
may follow before the opening gong.
Which means that Pat Moran's cham
Dionship outfit. whose final triumph
was clouded by h actions of the Chi
cago players, is pretty we'll disinte-
grated.
What members have gone bye-bye?
Sherwood Magee and Roy Mitchell
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-28
Kauff. Slim sallee. Goldie Rapp and

several others. 49,. :
George Burns. Mike Gonzales and
Manager John McGraw left Havana,
Cuba. by seaplane to Jacksonville,
Fla. where they entrained for San
Antonio.>
1t was reported that Goldie Rapp,
the infielder purchased from st. Paul
of the American association. is con-
sidered a certainty for the third base
job and that Frisch would be detalied
to the second sack, with which he is
more familiar.
George Kelly, the Giants first base
man, has forwarded his signed con-
tract from his home in California. He
had been a holdout.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-28
New York Nationals /.
En- Route To Training
Camp In The South

New York, Feb. 2s.-Members Of
the New York Nationals 1921 squad
were en- route today from nine differ
ent states and Cuba to their spring
training grounds at San Antonio,
Texas.
The Giants special train. which left
here Saturday with Frank Frisch.
third baseman. a number Of recruits.
and newspaper men. vas awaited in
st. Louis this afternoon by Benny