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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-23
Soldiers Bonus
Certain to Pass
Central News Photo

Continued from PAGE One
knew that the Soldiers Bonus Bill ''is
the cheapest sort of subterfuge to in.
fiuence the soldier vote at the expense Of
Uncle Sans money"
''And the people know. too" he
shouted, that II 1t were not for the
election in November this bill would
not be considered now, and If presented
to the House would not receive seventy
five votes.'
Democrats Cry Gag Rule
Previous to the taking Of the vote on
suspension of the rules, sharp fight
against what they characterized as
gag rule" was launched by Demo-
cratic leaders.
When Chairman Campbell, Of the
Rules Committee, submitted the resolu-
ton to make this suspension day. Rep
resentative Garrett, the Democratic
leader, made a point of order. declaring
that it was "the avowed and sole pur.
pose" of Republican leaders to put the
bill through in such fashion as to pre-
vent the Offering of a motion to recon.
init and asserting that this was in vio-
lotion Of the rules Of the House. There
was hot discussion on the point Of
order.
By unanimous agreement the House
met an hour earlier than usual.
When Speaker Gillett's gavel fell there
was large attendance Of members
and the galleries were filed, the spec.
tators including many former service
iucn.
Speaker Gillett overruled Mr.. Gar
rett's point of order after a brief but
sharp wrangle between leaders Oh the
two sides. Representative Campbell
said the same point of order had been
made two years ago, and had been over
ruled at that time, the Speaker holding
that the Rules Committee was within
Its rights when 1t reported q resolu-
ton for suspension Of the rules for six
days.
Representative Garner. ranking DEM
ocrat ON the Ways and Means Com
mittee, interrupted the Rules Com
mittee chairman to ask that he state
whether or not it was the purpose of
the majority to prevent the minority
from Offering q motion to recommit. Mr..
Campbell replied that he would not
engage in tho sort of Quibbling" re-
sorted to by the Democrats.
well, then, be honest enough with
the House to tell the truth about the
matter" retorted Mr.. Garner.
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||R, EDGAR T. Smith
|CHUCKLES BOOM
ooysrnorship Talk Not Taken
Seriously by Ex.Provost
i@s atU. o. p.
,H,sks SOME FRIEND DID IT

=. Edgar Fahs Smith. former
| ,,o,o.t Of the University Of Pennsylva-
IN cbuckled with surprise today when
= vas told he had been mentioned as a
.mpronise Republican candidate for
Governor.
That was the first intimation DR..
srith had that his name had been
lawn into the political whirlpool.
-,The announcement comes to me with
:. much SURPRISE" he said, "as though
ssme one had proposed my name .a9
AMBASSADOR to the Court of st. James,
= nny other Office"
Reports became current yesterday that
~ State leaders. In their frantic search
4 And A candidate, for the governorship
IA would command an ample amount
| Y support from all factions, had settled
Soon DR.. Smith, who. It. was said,
eeuld assemble a large following
tIfoushout the State.
Dr. Smith said that he was not inclined
| = take the rumors very seriously. In
sSsrins an explanation as to how his
same was proposed, he said:
ut Is just a suggestion that probably
|vas offered by some Of my friends. At
IA time when the leaders are hunting
ior a suitable gubernator..: candidate
such suggestions are always made by
| ones friends.
"This news comes to me as quite a
surprise. I do not think that 1t calls
| for any statement from me at present,
a though I considered the report seri-
Susly. .
ri was never engaged politically and
| have never taken very great interest
| IN politics, and that is the principal
| reeson that the news comes as such a
Eeasant surprise. =
0I appreciate the fact that some Of
M friends have thought Of me in the
ecyesnorship race, but as ! say, IL I
6sd been mentioned az probable Am
hoador to the Court OF st. James, it
would not have come with more sur
mise, and just at present I am enter
iaining no thoughts of being sent to the
Court Of st. James"
The proposal Of DR.. Smiths name in
eonnection with the governorship came
q the result Of reports that 1,eidle-
nan had decided to drop from the race
and that the leaders were looking for q
strong" candidate to trot out at the
last minute to save the chaotic state Of
aRairs.
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PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Davis Drug Store. e8d 3 Mlhiin SITS,
Davis Drug sters. Lambert 2 Jackson sts.
rssPlss D,GS Cempcnys ~ Market st.
Toplsn Eikins. 18th q Ritner sts.
f. NJ. ZeFvin. 8rd 8 Ge0rye sts.
John II. Weed, l90 Market st.
yshn II. Weed, band 3 Walnut sts.
ttsnISy Drug Co.. S1S Market at.
4. T. Ks.ts' Sth se|~sst sts.
Penn DrWr Co.. sSth 4 wocdlrnd Ave.
Cabsliero Drug o.. B?nd 3 Walnut sts.
s W.i:ssrs s Ps:r%ss,. Ssss rssss S xi:sh.ny Ave.
MscI'her { TO-, - ". iWh q,
g. II. O1bh!n.. lSth & .R,rc SITS.
- ssssss:.l ~ U; Ss AvN
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Unger Sees Shield
in Mothers Skirts

Continued from Paxe Ono ,"..
that on at least one occasion he pilfered
from the Girard National Bank where
he served as confidential secretary to
Francis b. Reeves. chairman of the
Board of Directors. 1t was case Of
''robbing Peter to pay Paul"
The "boy plungcr" had trading
account with Hughes & DER, and was
called on suddenly for $40 900 in mar.
gins. He was unable to get at the in
stitute fund OF the moment and took
$40, 900 worth Of Liberty bonds belong
ing to the bank.
Those bonds he placed with the brok-
ers as collateral. A few days later he
put through q $10,00 checks on the
Evans fund. With that money he went
to another brokerage house and bought
$4,000 worth Of Liebrty bonds with
which he replaced the banks securities.
Quit Keeping Record
When he Arst saw what looked like
an easy road to wealth opening before
him, the confessed looter kept q record
Of all the securities he took. But he
soon wearied Of that. He began de-
pending on his own memory to record
the various steps in his downward path
Of embezzlement.
When he was given access to the
funds securities in. 1916 he prepared q
schedule showing the par and market
values Of all the funds securities. At
that time their par value was $137, 900,
all in good railroad and other bonds.
Mr.. Scott said his client had been
exposed to danger because of the exam =
pie Of bank associates who talked
stock all day long" He said Unger
acted as messenger In some Of the stock
transactions.
Then. Ungers mother was lying on
sick bed. one of his sisters had ner-
vous breakdown, and brother was
threatened with tuberculosis. On the
one hand was opportunity. and ON the
other was his thought Of what good
he could do with the money"
Signs Release on $4,000
Unger was taken to the Office of John
Flaherty, clerk of the court, before he
appeared for sentence. There he signed
a release Of any claim to the $40, 900 in
currency found on him when he was
captured in rooming house at Fifth
and Brown streets.
On the day Of his fight, unger had
cashed q $4,000 check Mt the Girard
for the Evans Institute payroll. HI
went to New York. intending to take
ship to some foreign country. but lost
his nerve. BY a queer twist Of mind hi
returned to this city and was living in q
roOming house under an assumed name
Unger's defalcations total more thar
S166 900, Mr.. Weaver said today. 1hil
amount does not include the income thu
fund would have derived from negotia
BILE bonds which Unger took.
"It IL hard to get all the real facts
especially when seeking information
from persons reluctant to give it," Mr.
| Weaver said. "Until the Investigation
IL ended. no agreement will be reached
toward the creation OF a fund to re,
store the amounts taken by Unger."
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SUSPECTS IN DOZEN THEFTs
Three Captured In Pistol Battle at
lanesboro Aceused

Scranton, Pa, March 23.-(By A.
p.)--State troopers and detectives who
fought pistol battle yesterday with
three alleged bandits at Lanesboro, Pa. :,
said today they hoped to connect the
prisoners with at least a dozen rob-
berries at Susquehanna. Lanesborc,
Carbondale and Forest City.
Patrick Murphy, fifty two. who was
shot through the lung and arm, is still
alive ut the Barnes Hospital, Susque.
hanna. James Williams, another mem =
Der Of the gang, shot in the leg, will
recover.
The police today identified the third
man Of the party a. John O'Shaugh- :
messy. They were captured after a 50 te
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s2so,ooo ssqusathsd to Charity

P1ttS6UTgh, March 23.--(By A, P.)
-Benefactions Of the late II. p. Doug.
lass, Of McKeesport. were increased TO
$3.50, 900 by his will, filed here. The
McKeesport. Hospital and Wooster Col.
lese are each beIueathed 800, 900, while
81, 800 Is left the MeIleesport Y. NJ.
Q. A. Another $4,000 goes to the
First Presbyterian Church Of McKssG.
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P A l. M DIV E
Shaving Cream
The store. named below will supply the Free Tube on

Apple Pharmacy. 1il1 Ridge Ave.
hransr q Forman. 18th Columbia Ave,
=; H:,!S;, -; NNs,i:on. s:d 80: 5sth A.;
Nelson-kinx, AOiS Market 1t.
ErSrms.an's MCAlpin rhal:. lis 9. loth ST.
apes Snua sSCns s%s SIX sss RISs: RGISSs:snHCs g.
!;secn Bros. Gsrmantown. Ave. Z. rioes 81.
T.m1iIi y; e MIinhssrhrsrS hs B.osS Ess.lsas sts.
GHien Drug Company. 1880 Market st.
Gaien nruk Company. 18th 4 Cumberland Sts.
Ked Cross Pharmacy, 10th 8 Carpsnter sts.
MeIis pharmacy. 60th s Market Rts.
Media rNasmacy. Goth 3 Market sts.
,Mrdin chsrmeey, 10th Mevkst Sts.
nsses 2 scst. Gsfhantown : Chslsea Avss.,
L 4. & cAlGgHN. NEW sERaxy
tosnh1r 1ena a. ~ XaishA Ave-.
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Bandits Rob Pawnshop Of Gems

New York, March 23.--(By A. P.)--
-Four armed bandits held up, the man
Rros., pawnshop on. First avenue. to-
day, and after Alling kns suitcases with
sands Il deiiass, Sss3 &iAa aaziesH
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What Webster Has to Say
o" "lIlusory and "Vapory''

a.iusory-Deceiving, or tending to
s..s've; fallacious; Elusive. OF the
a.N .ure OF illusion or false percep-
ssposy-Full of, or Of the nature
vapor or vapors; vsporous.
poc0ondrial; splentjc; pssvish.
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MESSAGES FROM SPIRIT woR,.n

More reve!etions, by Or. Ellis FoweiI or
sSs:ss ana he sssisIs:ss SsssA!s se.iss:. ass.
s.e2sn u shs tAsns escttel % ncxt
Wy s's.H ~ 9.Ass " x
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He'd Roll His Eyes When
His Lore Cre,p Fierce"

Miss Anna Elizabeth Niebel,
former Philadelphia high school
girl, bu trho 1cds NTH the Follies
at the time Herrick conducted his
beauty contest, permitted the so
called "fercest lorer" to call
upon her. She listened to his
ardent courting, and when the
beauty-contest plot aUas exposed
she brought suit against him for
SjO,OOO. The s,,it was nerer
pressed.
The Follies beauty in describ-
ing her experiences with Herrick
said:
"Whenerer he got real fierce
in his love making he'd act just
as II mas Congress. He'd stand
up in front of me and make long
speeches 10ith gestures. He'd
place his hand on his bosom and
roll his eyes at the ceiling. ]
didn't understand ,Dhat it was all
about, bit I kne'U it was just his
ray of being loring, and / just
Lored it.
"Herrick said When he married
me and We 1cent 10 Oklahoma I'd
hare to lire on the ranch. We
quurreled orer this"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-07

illuStrioUS predecessors who lived about
800 years ago-Mister Don Quix -Otc.
This her" guy Don Quix-Ote started
of tn earth an ended up by gcttin' into
battle with windmill-an' gettin
the wind knocked out o him. ] hope
that won't be tn fate Of the gentleman
from Massachusetts.
Il would like to call the gentleman 5
attention to the fact that President
Harding has called the Sixty seventh
Congress in extraordinary session for
the purpose of passing constructive
legislation and not for the purpose Of
going on wild goose chase at the be-
hest of the gentleman from MasSachu-
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ThrOlOs DOlDn Gauntlet
to Capital Aviator

Hcrrick next threw down the gaunl
let to Herbert J. Fahey, WashiaCa
aviator, whom he. charged with doll
milk and water flying" when the ~,
ter hew in n rebuilt training plane .
Il lioard of Trade shad bake at Chsal'
peake Beach, Md. This was quite n
Gently.
"The Worlds Greatest Ariel Stuli'
Flying Congressman" advised Fne
mat II the latter would make arranos
ments with the War Department to
tain a plane, he would accept Fang.
challenge TO make him ''lose more u
his necktie."
Fahey had advised the Oklahe.
'daredsvil' that If he could Obtain
regular army plane ut would be cepsi
Bile Of the performance OF such asi,s
through"
~ shall not make any more requs
OF the War Department, becaaN
am sore at the War Department
issuing an order thai must aoI Y
any more stunt flying over the Cap,
for fear thnt ! might fall upon
skylight and fracture a plane OF W.
and thus put some slivers OF glan
some sleepy Senator's or COMFY
mans nOse,' Herrick adviser
Washington fier in letter. ,, =.
lie notified Fahey that ~ r.
have the sand IN your craw, 70
good the challenge, ''why ySa
mOsey right along, and we VIZ
the War Department together.
And ds for your threat -
me lose more than my neck!
continued, II will inform Xxx
haven't lost my necktle. ItM
sssIs a Z III lsIssSSisssI Ss
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Herricks' Giant Corn
Made Him Famous

But think not that Herrick'S claim
to fame lies only in his capacity to con-
ceive original stunts" and then do
them. Far from it. He was famous
before he came to Congress.
"Herrick's Giant Corn" did IT. For
Herrick is a farmer, lives in rude one
story shack in Oklahoma when mt home,
raises corn and cattle on rocky 32O-
acre ranch and says when he goes back
this summer to fight for denomination
and election he intends to tell his con-
stituents what he's been doing in Wash
ingtOn as their "hircd man." Even in
! Oklahoma his ecccntricities crop out.
They're part Of the Herrick makeup.
Then Herrick is one of the best story
tellers in Congress. His dialect and
idiom are his own. lie is frequently
original. He is always appropriate.
His illustrations are pointed.
One day In the House of Representa-
tives. Blanton. of Texas. the stormy
petrol of that body, who has come
nearer being expelled from Congress
without suffering that ignominy than
any other member, was describing how
he had driven all the Socialists out Of
his district. Blanton is an inveterate
/. foe of union labor and socialism. He
had told the House how Socialists had
, come into his district to live, how he
\ had bounded them until they left; how
Dociaiist and union labor organizers
Z hsd sought to spread their doctrine, how
~ had followed them on the stump and
.'rvn them out until not one was left.
,Herrick- stopped, angular. gaunt,
;savkward.--rose to his feet Ms Blanton
I, lGnishcd. In high-pitched voice he
x1,ld:
\ .l'ye jest been a-settin here a.
pAe n ~ gentleman from Tex las.
M m2 Y 6leies of IL siss Of his
" % t16sA ~
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Eul0gy and Lore
In This MisSiUe

Invitations to confer with the Con-
gressman were accepted by eight of the
Washington girls who received the let
ter. n combination culogy Of the writer
and love missve.
The form letter, in part. follows:
"D0 you wish to enter n prize con
test. the contest for the greatest prize
on earth that any woman could ever
win-the contest for the whole heart
and whole soul, love and hand in mar.
rage of one of the fifteen men who are
now living on earth who can look God
and all humanity square in the eye and
say: Against my body there rests no
moral stain. for l have kept my soul
free of all moral stain in order that
may look my virgin bride in the eye
without guilt and shame in my heart.
"rhe girl who is the winner in this
contest vii have the love Of man
whose love will be so great that II that
was the one and only price that would
purchase your soul salvation he would
ransom your soul out of hell with the
price of his own. This man holds one
of the highest offices in the Nation and
will ut a time not to exceed eight years
hold the highest.
lyon quite naturally want to know
something about the man who invites
you to enter the contest for his love. so
here is description: Age, thirty
four; height, six feet; weight. 1S4
pounds chestnut brown hair, brown
eyes, and as far rs masculine beauty.
taking 100 ms perfection, would grade
about as follows: Face, so per cent,
body. 0S per cent.
Special note:
"Out of a thousand marriages, 900
men are not worthy of the brides that
they get. but In my case conditions are
just exactly the reverse. That being
the case, sincerely hope that no young
lady will take offensc at my desire to
select n prize winner with care, and
upon my part, am willing to give any
young lady who cares to enter this con :
test my full and complete life history
and afford her every facility for her ex :
animation Of my past life's history
with n microscope. for there Is neither
blot. b cmish nor stain of any KIM
against me,
"Owing tony high position. II Ia
necessary that this contest b. carried
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Some Inside Stuff on
DiSfranchiSen,ent

The gentleman seems to b" con-
silcrably wrought up over th" question
Of diSfranchisement. ], myself, used
to think that diSfrnnch!srmcnt was
something awful. but since | began for
10 look into the question little,
/ began to view the matter in
n different light. ! began TO real
izc that il our civilization was
to be saved from being ruled by a
conglomeration of Negroes. Chinese and
japanese, while n certain amount of
disfranchisement was necessary. for #
thc gentleman idea was to prevail,
would set n prct cdence for turning all
the West Coast States over to the
Chinese and japanese in the near flu
ture. for the natural increase Of the
,Japanese now in California will be In
complete control of the entire State
Government in forty years time-even
IL not another single Jap is admitted,
unless some sort of disfranchiScmcnt l.
practiccd to prevent it, for it's an un-
fortunate fact that the average Ameri J.
can white family ceases to raise chill J.
dren just as soon as they get little
bit we'll to do, and il they want any
nets nbout the house they get them q
pug dog, while the Chinese and Japanese
can live upon II pound Of rice u day
and raise family of thirteen voters.
The gentleman from Mnssachu-
setts" and his proposal to disfranchise
the Southern States were bowled over
by the storm of laughter and applause
that interrupted and followed Ilerrick' 5
speech. Tinkham hasn't been heard
! since on that subject.
Since IIerrick's beauty contest
which brought him national notoriety.
he hangs out" part of his spare time
in police headquarters in the House
| Office Building. There he finds congo
ninl company lie appealed to the
! Capitol police originally for protection
from beauty contestants ana irat'
parents. When the necessity for pro-
! lection passed he got into the habit OF
! dropping in occasionally to talk to the
force.
1t all started when Hcrrick intro
duced bill in the House to prohibit
beauty contests. lie was against them
lie thought them inimical to the moral.
{ of Young women who entered. lie had
heard stories of young women who,
! through the publicity received in such
contests. had been fattered. lured from,
home and deceived by designing indi
viduals seeking to capture and capi
ltalize their beauty. tet. ~
!. 70 prove his point. be inaugurated q
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Tinkhan Stopped One
of Herrick's Fast Ones

On another occasion Republican
caucus had been called to consider Rep.
resentative Tinkham's resolution re-
ducing the representation of the South
as II punitive measure for refusal OF
Southern States to permit Negroes to
vote. Tinkham, who struts, wears a
Van Dyke and Is pompous and ponder
Gus in manner, presented his case
Then licrrick got TO his feet.
'The trouble with the gentleman from
Massachusetts is that he's got a hobby ="
said Herrick. I'm that case he amt
/ no different from the rest Of us. We've
/ all got hobbies. But the difference be. +.
| tween the rest Of us an the gentleman
| from Massachusetts Is that we keep our
| hobbies for ornaments, while the gen >
| tlcman from Massachusetts insists upOn
and persists in ridin his hobby on
every occasion and no occasion.
perhaps the gentleman from Massa
chusctts feels that he's called on 10
start n crusade for the purpose of
rightin' all the wrongs on tn face of
| tn earth The effort to right all th
wrongs on the face Of tn earth is Inud-
able even II IL II futile. l would like
to remind the gentleman from Massa ;
J ehuaetta that u this endsavor he ain {
Z ssgigtpai' J n ftnindEtps Of one Of his
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He Was "Fierce in LOue
MQking," SAYS FOLLies Girl

Anna Elizabeth Niebcl. former high
school girl here, but who blOOmcd thcr
in Ziegfcld's Follics. 'pcrmittcd
1lcrrick to call on her. listened-as she
said aftcrward-to his ardent cOurting
and when the beauty contest plot was
exposed threatened to sue him for
amounts ranging from $4,000 tc
ii 900 900. She finally brought suit
for 100000. 1t was later dropped-or
AZ least never pressed.
The Follics beauty described her tx .
pcricnce with llerrck thusly:
Whcn"vcr he got real fierce In his
iove'makinG: he'd act just rs il l was
congress. He'd stand up in front OF
me ana make long speeches with ges
lures. He'd place his hand on his
bosom and roll his eyes at the ceiling
! didn't understand what it was ali
about, but ] knew 1t was only his INV
OF being loving, and just loved il.
FOR hours at n time he'd sit and
read to me all the bills he introduced in
congress and 1t was simply thrilling.
lie told me that some day he was
going to be President of the UnitcG
states, He'd say. We'll, Kid. some
nny III have the highest Office in the
land, llc always called ne KID
II" said that when he married ma
ana we went to Oklahoma I'd have to
This. ''''eu over
1.-The Western Congressman wos
very much hurt and shocked when be
learned OF my stage career. lie told mo
up ana down he didn't approve of the
stage, and was sorry ] had been on IL T.
l,e inquired whether my mother bo +
always accompanied me, and when
to'u him yes, he said he was plad
,r, lie spoke of n snake and n bird
Lhe snake, he said. is the stage rm anj
ne bird hovcrs around. sooner mr. lato "m,.
Inc snake eats the bird. Tin glad xo,
haven't been stung. You are von', ."u
Young, Sid. but II wc are sntisfied v.,,i, ,yi
fncli other ! can wait for You Don,t
''er 90 on the stage again.
My mother kept on askino C,,
greSsmnn Herrick about his contes, om "mI
no hnally answered. MY conts., "", ~
,nst this: II find n young lnIv tha -
SUITS SUITS me- why, I'll marry her. II 's% s%o
belongs to NEE That Is it," :" ''"'
When the furore aronsed bv ,,,
beauty contest was at its height uars
W. INK was weyleid and besiesed a. ~ ~
once threatened with violSs1ce ~ ~
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l want to say that any man that takes
all that credit is tnkin entirely too
much credit.
II jest been wondcrin' II the case of
the gentleman from Texas aln't parallel
to the case Of III flea that set on the
axle Of tn wagon, As the wagon
rolled along and the wheels went
around the flea looked back on said ::
oh, what q devil of a dust I'm a-rais.
in'."
1t took tho House five minutes 70
quiet down. Rlanton wasn't heard from
on Socialists for seYnral wnnks