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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-21

.u,e'.cientiy y, .y to provide profit on cnpi-
~ do not vouch for the accuracy Of
the statement. nor mean to discuss II.
Favors High Labor standard
The allusicn is made to recall that
~ good conscience Congress has created
by law conditions surrounding labor on
American ships which shipping men the
world over declare result In higher costs
Of operution under our flag.
:! frankly rejoice II higher standards
for labor on American yhips have beer,
established.
'Merest justice suggests that when
CONGRESS likes these standards, II Is
fair to extend Government aid in main.
tanning them until world competition Is
brought to the same high level, or until
our shipping lines are 10 firmly estnb-
lisl'ed that they can face world compe.
titiOn alone.
Having discussed in detail the policy
and provisions of the pending bill when
previously addressing you, forbcar a
repetition now.
I'm individual exchanges Of opinion
not few in House or Senate have cx
pressed personal sympathy with the
bill. and then uttered a iiscouragjng
doubt abort the sentiment Of their
| constituencies.
1T would hc most discOuraging if n
measure OF such transcending national
importance must have its fate depend
on geographical. Occupational. profes.
sional or partisan objections,
Erankly ] think Il lOftier states.
mansnlp 10 support and commend mol =
icx desiEned 10 effect the larger good 10
tne NATION than merely to record the
toc: nasty Impressions OF = constituency.
Out OF the harmonized aspiratio
the I9Hy informed convictions and the
united efforts Of all the people will come
the greater response.
commercial eminpncc on the seas,
ample agencies for the promotion and
carrying OF our foreign commerce. are
ot no less Importance to the people Of
Mississippi and the Missouri Valley. the
great Northwest, and the Rocky Noun.
tain states. than TO the scabonrl Stntes
ana industrial communities building in.
land a thousand miles or more.
1t is common cause with Its bcne.
ats commonly shared.
When people fail in the national
viewpoint and live in the confines Of
community selishness or narrowness,
tho sun Of this republic will have crosse,i
its meridian and our larger aspirations
will shrivel IN the approaching TWILIGHT.
Blunt. lndisputable Fact
But let us momcD,arily put aside
the aspiring and inspiring viewpoint.
The blunt. indisputable fact OF the loss
OF fifty millions n year under Govern.
ment operation remains: likewise the
fast diminishing capital account. the
enormous war expenditure to which We
were forced because we had not fitting
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Women Voters Meet
at State Capital

Continued from Paes one
partially" That was particular
Keynote set for this convention by Mrs.
Smith as its vice chairman.
END Tariff %. Football
''The tariff will bs one Of the issues
particularly stressed during the course
Of our convention" she said. 1--WE
want to learn to stop making . foot.
ball Of II. tossing Il from party to
party. Il is something that tou hes
everyons's life. It ought to be a
direct issue. Women must learn to be
made interested In the intricate un.
interesting things 20 well % the in
teresting ones. That is q big keynote
Of what the League Of Women voters
stands for learning impartially."
The note OF open .mindedness on the
subject OF government was carried on
In The quiet answers of Miss Thomas,
when she answered questions about her
coming induction into the Legislature
OF Pennsylvania.
II have no feeling Of fear about tax.
Ing. my place In the Legislature, she
said. "but'I realize 70 unframed. 30
! do not expect to do great things.
When people ask me what my program
is. what bills I will support, can only
answer ! do not know. am simply
waiting for what comes up."
Other legislators elect expected to
attend the convention are Mrs. Maurice
Speiser and Mrs.. Rose de Young, of
Philadelphia; Miss Alice NJ. Bentley,
Of Crawford County, and Miss Ger.
trude MacKinney, Of Butler.
Mrs. Miller Prssides
The convention was called to order
81 ~ 0cIoct t,e o sts,: Mrs SSan o. Msr &
Invocation was given BY the Rev.
Ellis n. Kremer, Of Salem Reformed
Church.
Mrs. George Kunkel, chairman Of tho
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HEST Of POWERS
STRENGTH BEGINS ;:
w,th Preliminary oratory Over.
Lausanne Delegates to
start Actual Work ".
TURKS LOSE CONFIDENCE

,au,anne, Nov. 21.-Dclcgates to
~. Lausanne Conference, with tho
s,,,,n.insry oratory concerning thu
49, relations Of Great Britain, France
snd italy behind them, faced this
morning the renl test Of the strength
- The tics which spokesmen for tho
three Powers hive insisted existed
.sn. them. H 'raOnQD
HL RicbarJ Washburn Child, American
Ambassador to Italy, and Joseph C..
Crew. American Minister to Switser.
land. who are acting as observers at
the Near East conference, conferred
Nth Premier Poincare. Of France, at
the Palace Hotel this morning.
The American representatives. 1t is
learned, did not cOnfine their prclimin. !.
nry conferences to France, but In n
desire to leurn the viewpoints cf the
ysneral spirit of understanding they
conSerred also with Lord Cdrs0n. the
Rritish Foreign Secretary, and Premier
Mussolini. Of Italy. ..,r
The conference meets In private ses.
sion today for purposes Of .organiza ::
Tim and TO start the actual work Of
making peace with the Turks.
For centuries Turkey has been able
70 protect herself by getting European
nations to quarrel among themselves
over Near Eastern questions. Tho RI.
vniry OF France, Italy and Great
Britain for supremacy In the L0yant
has been the protection of weak Sui
tans in the past and It remains to be
seen whether It will also be of service
TO Mustapha Kenal Pasha and his
Angoru associates.
ismet Pasha and his associates Of
ence appear less confident than when
they arrived. and the feeling 10 growing
that they will reduce their program
materially In the hope Of restoring
peace and n. establishing trade rela.
lions with the outside world.
1t IL becoming evident that they are
beginning to realize that II was Greece
and not the great Powers Of Europe
which they defeated In their recent
successful campaign about Smyrna.
DR.. Fridtjof Nansen~is in Lausanne
In on effort to persuade conference del.
egates to include In the prospective
treaty with Turkey guarantees for the
protection of Greeks and Armenians in
Turkish territory framed in such def. {.
mite terms that the refugee situation in
the Near East will not be further az.
gravated.
''Unless the minorities in Asia Minor
arc protected through the efforts of the
Lausanne Conference" DR.. Nansen
said, "there seems to be nothing left
for the unfortunate Greeks and Ar1ne.
nians. Greece has magnanimously re-.
cciyed both Greek and Armenian refu.
gees up to the full point of Its ability,
and they are being supported through
American charity and the contributions
Of European countries.
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Pi1,chOt Is Lauded
by Governor SprOuL
Continued from Pare One

Continued from Pare One
hearted language and attitude, there.
upon arose and inquired:
MAY I break in? DR.. Kins so;dr
was 10 say nothing. but / do want to
express my appreciation Of Coverror
sprouts help to me and to DR.. KIM.
Inc Governor has had an unriyailed ey.
perlence. This committee is an effort
on my part to get as near as possible
70 you. Governor Sproul, in your
knowledge of the State. What we want
is the frozen TRUTH -
Clifford Talks to "Wiu"
Mr. Pinchot then spoke directly b
Governor Sproul as "Will." and said
tnat ne was trying to have a chance
be impossible. Here Mr.. Sproul. moved
oy the cordial feelings being expressei
on all sides. broke into the order of
things to say something more about
tne GOvernOr- elect. He said that for
his successor he had regard, 8 re-.
spect and affection. almost parental" !"
Which led Mr.. Pinchot to remark:
will. under the circumstances, Won
are the youngest father on record
n After saying that no member Of the
committee was trying to tell Mr., PIN
chot what to do. DR.. King called on
Mr.. Connell for his report, which was
read in executive session. Then the
committee lunched. and with the Gov.
ernor- elect and the Governor in attend-
ance. considered the report.
Others in attendance were Charles
j. Rhoades, John 8. Fisher, DR.. Leon.
ard L. Fox, Allen w. Hagenbach, Alba
Il. johnson, Senator D. Edward Long,
Mrs. Walter King Sharpe, T. d. Stiles.
Mrs. William Thaw. Jr.. Frank r.
Willis, George W. Woodruff. senator
George Woodward and Paul d. Wright.
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COUPLE FOUND UNCONSCIOUS FROM GAS

Richard Brooks thirty eight old and his wife
thirtyve. by today room:ns
house COZ North Tenth They moaning by
Mrs Mary Nahb who conducts the house. Charles
broke into the and found Brooks unconscious
wife the floor They Hahnemann
Hospital Will police It was an accident
Brooks works nights Badwn's sleeps daytime
SENATE AGAIN s1DETRACKs SEATING MRS. FELTON,
I'll
WASHINGTON, Nov 21-The Senate again delayed action
today as to whether it would allow Mrs. w. n. Felton, of
Georgia, her the first Senator Soon
her credentials Senate adjourned to
hear Presidut Harding's address,
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WARN OF RIVER POLLUTION
State Health Board Enforces Law
ReaArdinQ SehuNlkill

POttsville. Pa. Nov. 2.-Strict en-
forcement Of the Inv preventing tho
pollution of the Schuylkill River Il be-
Ing undertaken by the State Hoard %
Health. City officials today stopped
Contractor Clarence Messersmlth from
making sewage connections with num-
Der. OF new. houses, because the Stn,s
sewerage to be put in until this city
erects a sewage disposal plant.
Contractors say POttaville Deo,,Ie
must continue to pay risher rents. IL
no sewer connections ara slDowe1 (or
new houses. CITY e9eIale ~ M ssrit
xanitasy eonditlops, \ x. l. "a X s,5i Il 4
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Improve Wildwood Water Plant

Wildwood, \. j.. Nov. 2l.--The
City Commissioners are planning to
make extensive altcratiO In tho city
water plant and pumping station. Tho
speeifcations have been prepared by
William il. Boapman, of Philadelphia.
and provide for t6-inch artesian wells
and appurtenanecs and also the install.
lation OF another pipe line under the
channel on the Rio Grande boulevard.
The improvements planned will take
care OF the future development Of The
island for the next decade.
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GRANDDAUGHTER OF LODGE
BRINGS SUIT FOR DIVORCE
Accuses Grafton W. MInot Of De.
sertins Her In 1919

Salem. Mass, Nov. 3l.-Mrs. Con.
stance G. MinOt. Of Pridc's Crossing,
seeks n divorce on grounds Of desertion
from her husband, Grafton W. Ninot :.
former Representative in Congress, OF
New York City. ip a libel filed yester.
day in supreme Court. airs, Minot n
daughter Of the late Representative
Augustus d. Gardner. and a grand.
daughter Of Senator Henry C;abot
I QdgN alleges her husband deserted her
nber ~, 1919. a ~
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Raise Fund Tor Christina, s,sa .,s

The i'ius NJ Catholic Club gave n
minstrel show and dance at Mercantile
Hall last night, the proceeds of which
will De devoted to buying Thank sgjving
and Christmas baskets for the moor "f
the city. The club u composed OF bows
fifteen and alxtsea PEARS u sse and was
organized Pr. Chtistophsr I.irpi.
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WHEN YOU WROTE IT on YOUR SLATE
Did you 20 10 = "llttle red schoohouss, tn
those happy ehildhood days7 Then YOU viii
ibs days 81 ,mlttsns and tippst. By .K9thcrlne
Qonex. u NJ NaSsxlne section oe the Sun.
dey tr6Llc EubGIS, MAKE II u Habltos-
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Reliance In War

Though differing in detail, II is
not more In proportion to their popula
ton and capacity than other great nm =
tiOns have done In aiding the estab =
lishmcnt of their merchant marines, and
It is timely to recall that We gave them
our commerce to aid In their upbuilding
while the American task now Is TO up
build and establish In the face of their
most active competition.
"Indeed. the American development
will have to overcome every obstacle
which may he put in our path, except
rs international comity fOrbids.
Concern about our policy ia not lin .
tied to our own domain. though the
interest abroad is Of very differing char.
acter.
~ hone II Il Seemly to say II. because
n must be said. the maritime natlOu.
OF the world are In complete accord
with the opposition here to the pending
measure.
"They have a perfect right to such
an attitude.
when We look from their viewpoints
we can understand.
"But wish to stress the American
viewpoint.
"Ours should be the viewpoint from,
which ONT seeA isueVSCNu carriers at
ssN, the dependence Of American com !.
merce, and American vessels for Amer
lean reliance In the event Of war.
"SOne Of the costly lessons OF war
must he learned again and again, hui
our shipping lesson In tlss World War
was much too costly to be eiYaced from,
the memory of this or future genera !.
tiOns.
mot 50 many months ago the head
Of a company operating a fleet Of ships
under our flag calle0 ut .hc executive
offices to discuss a permit to transfer
his fleet Of cargo vessels to a foreign
In n distinctly American service.
ssIIe based his request for transfer
on the allegation that by such q. transfer
he could reduce his labor cosM aIenc
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S'c" t"0 T'v'VVO'V" yeur now drawn
to cover losses In operation.
'The gloomy picture Of losse, doe,
not end even there. Notwithsta ndinr IN,
known war cost OF 1000, 900 900 70,
the present tonnage l will not venture
TO appraise its cash value today, II
may AZ well be confessed now, as ct
some later time. that. in the mad rusl
to build, IN establishing shipyar,ls
wherever men would organize to ex
pend Government money, when VIC
made shipbuilders over night ouit,
without regard to previous occupafiom.
or pursuits, we builded poorly. oftc,
very poorly. Moreover. we const pncte,i
without any formulated program Tor a
merchant marine.
M Market for Idle Ships
Tho war emergency impclled, and
the cry was for ships, any Kind ri
ships. The error is recalled in resrer
rather than criticism. Tho point is
that our fleet. costing approximately
Nh. .OOO. 100000, il worth only a frnc .
lion OF that cost today. Whatever thnt
fraction may be. the truth remains that
We have no market in which to sell thc
ships under our present policy. ana !,
program Of surrender aud sacrifice mi
the liquidation which IL Inevitable n" NM !
less the pending legislation IL ssrictio", !,
cd. Will cost scores Of millions more.
"When the question is asked why the
insistence for the merchant marine net
now, the answer'is apparent.s Waivin,
every inspiration which lies In a con !.
structive plan for maintaining our fiac
on the commercial highways Of the sens
waving the prudence in safcgun rfiin .
against another ~ 900 900 900 madness
II war ever again impels, we hnve
the unavoidable task OF wiping onr ~, n
$50, 100. 900 annual lOss in operatio~
md losses aggregating many hundrr.Is
Of millions In worn. .Omt. sacriNcei ~,
scrappcd shipping. Then IT, slssr,
hnm'''st'sn. " sdmlssiss tNaf n
Evening journal., 1922-10-18
ENGLISH PREMIER
CALLS SHOWDOWN

LONDON. oct. 1S-CUnited Press)
Lloyd George is determined to
have a showdown on the challenge
of his political enemies.
This will come about in one OF Two
ways:
1. In case the Unionlst party,
which meets tomorrow at the call Of
Austen Chamberlain, backs the
Premier's policies and decides 20
continue 10 support him Lloyd
George will dissolve Parliament and
appeal to the country In a general
election.
2. In the event that the Unionists
withdraw their support from the
Prime Minister he and all the Union
lists who back his policies will resign
from the government The King then
will ask someone to call a new cab
met and a general election viii be
held. This will leave Lloyd George
who has held office longer than any
OF the wartime premiers OF Europe
completely out OF the political
scheme and will mean his retirement
10 private life.
Evening journal., 1922-10-18
REV. R. W. TRAPNELL
MEMS CLUB GUEST

A resume OF the work OF the gen
eral convention OF the Episcopa
Church recently held in Portland
oregon, was presented by the Rev
Richard W. Trapnell. at the first
fall meeting of the Mems Club OF
St. Andrews Church, last night.
Frank NJ. Hill. Of claymont, en-
tertained with vocal solos. The
members were initiated into the my
steries OF the telephone exchange
when employees Of the local Bell
Telephone Company gave a demon
stration of the switchboard. The
young woman explained and demon
strated how numbers are obtained
and the proper manner to get the
best service.
Women OF the chtrch served the
dinner last night. Prior to the ad-
dress by DR.. Trapnell a brief busi-
ness meeting was held. Each mem
Der was urged to bring in new mem-
bers.
Evening journal., 1922-10-18
GETS ONE MONTH
ON LIQUOR CHARGE
specIal % The Evening Journal.

Special to The Evening Journal.
DOVER. oct. 1s.-In County
Court yesterday Charles Hurd in
dicted at the July term for the al
legged possession Of intoxicating
liquors. changed his plea from not
guilty to guilty and on application
Of counsel. r. r. Kenney. after be-
ing fined $50. was probated TO State
Detective d. d. Wharton for one
year.
Alfred NJ Powell, Of Dover. charg-
ed with the Illegal possession OF
liquors. on pleading guilty. was sem
'tenced 10 pay fine OF 500 and be
imprisoned for one month.
Joseph King. Negro, indicted for
immoral conduct, pleaded guilty and
was fined 5000 and probated TO State
Detective Wharton for IS months.
The greater part of yesterdays
session Of Superior Court was taken
up in hearing the divorce case of
Mrs. Cora Lee Bachtell Of this town.
from Henry A. Bachtell. the grounds
for divorce being desertion.
Mrs. Bachtell testified that her
husband had not provided for her
since their marriage in 1910. The
court reserved its decision.
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give AID TO
2,43OFAMILIES
Large Increase Reported in
Work of Associated Char
tiles Past Year
NURSES MAKE
1922 VISITS

According to the report Of Miss
B. Ethelda Mullen. general secretary
of the Associated Charities. submit
ted at the annual meeting of the or
ganization, held in Parlor A Of the
Hotel dupont, yesterday afternoon,
the work done by the Associated
Charities for the fiscal year just
ended. was the greatest in its history.
Beginning the fiscal year October l.
1921, the board was taking care of
2ss families. This number steadily
increased until the highest point
was reached in March OF this year
when eos families were receiving
care. From that time until las;
month the number declined until
now about s46 are receiving aid.
1t was pointed out by Miss Mullen
that this increased work was due
TO the unemployment which prevail
ed in this city during the winter or
1921 and 1922. In addition to the
number of families receiving aid,
1922 unduplicated families also re-
ceived attention. More than 5000
visits were made to homes by work.
ers OF the Associated Charities.
In the final summary OF the re-
port Miss Mullen showed that seven
and one-half per cent OF the popu-
lation OF Wilmington in some way
received attention from the workers
OF the Associated Charities. In all
s3s,5146l was spent on relief work.
Richard Reese. treasurer of the.
Associated Charities, presented the
financial report which follows: AS
sets. S47lOs.s6: liabilities. s47,-.
1886; composition Of various fund
s6,6s2.Os; special fund, S1,401SS;
general fund, Ss.246.9s; endowment
fund, sls.2s7.96; children's camp
fund. s7,s7O.4s and disbursements,
S7S7o.4s.
Mss Amy Wood. superintendent !
Of the Visiting Nurses Association, ]
which is a branch OF the Associated
Charities. also made her annual re-
port at the meeting yesterday. Miss
Woods report showed that 1900 pa
ients had been given treatment dur
ng the fscal lyear. This Is an increase
II 900 patients over the number for
ast year A total of 1922 visits were
made by nurses OF the association.
Following the annual reports the
executive officers were re-
slected for another year: President,
Charles L. Patterson; president,
James T. skelly; secretary, Edward
r. Mack, and treasurer. Richard F.
Reese.
Evening journal., 1922-10-18
FOR RENT.

PRIVATE GARAGE-Apply 2s12 Tar.
nan 81 oct16-eod- ct.
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PAPERHANGNG.

ARTISTIC HANGING-Isadore
Fishman; work done reasonable. SIS
W. Second ST. Phone 6fi9-R Jan2i-1yr.
Evening journal., 1922-10-18
WHO WILL PROVIDE
HOME FOR ORPHAN?

Because of the lack of Juvenile
Court detention home. ]. Paul Green
chief probation office Of the Juvenile
Court. is seeking to find at least a
temporary home for a 12-year-old
Negro orphan boy before nightfall.
Mrs. Green has the lad, George
Morris, IN custody, and is at a loss
to know what to do with him. No
quarters are provided for the quar-
tsring OF children coming into the
charge OF the Juvenile Court and Mr..
Green Is anxious to find a home for
the boy today until he can place him
in n permanent home.
Evening journal., 1922-10-18
UY--RENT OR SELL YOUR PROPERTIES THRU THE JOURNAL

court, after an exciting chase By
State Detectives Moore and Wharton
and Frank Ewing, who accompanied
the officers.
Seyler's whereabouts having been
learned plans were made 10 capture
him yesterday. As soon as Sey-
Ter realized that he was recognized
he made a break for liberty toward
the Pennsylvania line but wasscaught
before he could get away. Ewing
made a running jump and landed
on the fugitive's back. The two offi-
GERS went to Ewing's assistance and
Seyler was handcuffed and State
Detective Wharton took him TO
Dover last night.
Seyler was working on a dam
near where he was caught. He is
Evening journal., 1922-10-18
TO GIVE LUNCHEON
TO HARRY LAUDER

The Harry Lauder luncheon az
12:15 o'clock Monday next at the
Hotel dupont. has been arranged by
the Rotary Club it announces. as a
tribute to that Prince OF Rotarians.
for no man in Rotary today is better
known or more universally loved
than IS Harry Lauder.
The Rotary Clubs of Chester, Do
yer. West Chester and other nearby
points have been invited. also the
local Lions Club. the Kiwanis and
the Exchange Clubs.
Evening journal., 1922-10-18

CO-ROofng, spoufing. heater var
tin. tar. slag roofing. 10bbing prorn 1rfv
attended %. Residence fsgz var
Buren ST. shop, ~ T.. 18th 81. Pfoas
2l15-J. lcfs-ggr
Evening journal., 1922-10-18
MUTUAL ENCANfPMENT MEETS.

John A. Assay. George Turner, and
Harry L. Roop, were appointed
committee on revision of the by
laws at a meeting OF Mutual En-
campment. No. /. I. o. o. F.. last
night. William I. foreman was
elected degree master for another
year. The degree team will initiate
a class of candidates next Tuesday
night.
Evening journal., 1922-10-18
w. NJ. G. A. SHOP MEETING.

At the plant of The Worth Broth-
ers Steel Company. noon-dey
shop Getting OF workmen was held
yesterday by Frank A. Mitchell. re-
ligious director of the w. NJ. c. A.
A large number OF workers attended.
Leaders for all the meetings that
the religious department OF the Y.
NJ. c. A. has scheduled so far are
being sought by Mr.. Mitchell. The
shop meetings last year were a
great success.
Evening journal., 1922-10-18
SINK HONOLULU,
NAVIGATION MENACE

SAN FRANCISCO. OCT. is.-Uni-
ted)-The liner City OF Honolulu.
which caught fire at sea, forcing the
crew and passengers 10 seek safety
in life boats, was sent TO the bot
tom of the Pacific today when 25
shots from the cannon of the coast
guard Shawnee were fired into II.
The ship was sunk after It had
been pronounced menace to navi-
gatlon.
Evening journal., 1922-10-18
PROMOTIONS FOR
STATE GUARncxfp-

Promotions of Second Leutenan:
Edward A. Walsan to first ileuten-
ant and OF Sergeant Daniel F. Sui
Ivan TO second Lieutenant in the
19sth Artillery Regiment, Anti-Air-
craft. National Guard OF Delaware,
have been announced by Adjutant-
General ]. Austin Ellison. The pro-
motions are effective immediately