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and is warm en- ough Tor comfort:
A large pier and spring board are
nov under. construction, and all
I the convepiences that make swim
ming JOY for boys will be arranged
for. The swimming hole at the new
camp siteAis considered ideal by the
local people. 81.
/ There will be plenty of chances
for the young fellows who have not
yet learned to. swim, too. Noel
Esketh, who will be physical di.
rector at the camp, announced to-
day that he would devote most OF
his time to teaching the youngsters
to swim It was also announced
that a special swimming place had
been picked out for these boys to
insure safety.
Another thing that assures the
safety of the boys is the strict
camp rule concerning the swim
ming hour All swimming will be
conducted only at the scheduled
time and will be; under the super
yisien Of he swimming Instructor.
There Will be plenty OF water
sports at the camp this year. for
the stream is an ideal one for boat
ing. Already the camp officials
have engaged a large fleet Of boats
| for the camp, and several of the
boys will take their own canoes
with them.
The camp site is one of the best
| in this section of the country. The
| camp is about a half mile from the
town of Ragoon, on the Buckhan-
non River. The camp site runs for
nearlyxa mile along the river, and
the hills OF Upshur County afford
one Of the most beautiful locations
near Fairmont- The town of RAJ
COON and the. surrounding farms
will be used as aasupply base for
the camp: ~
| The great fun commences July
81 and willScon tinue until August
10. There have been thirty-five or
forty boys sign up for the camp
already, and this many more are
expected to join the crowd in the
next few days. \
OF every 100 peop1esin the world
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Scottied complied and held both
his loren and that Of his compan-
ion while the latter compared the
texture Of the scrolls. AT length he
drew a quick breath and faced the
older man with shining eyes.
81 can't read a word OF it as
you say, but by the Lord Harry I
think We've got it, There are$pro-
fessors in town who can dec1pher
it for us and be depended upon to
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SOS-S-LAw ACCUSED

5 GRAND MEADOWN, Mimi,
July 25.-Responsi bility for the
deaths of John Wagner and his.
wife. attacked by a-msn armed
with an axe in their home here c
week ago, was placed upon Aug
5ust F. Detloff. Jr., a son-in-law,
by two separate coroner jurie5
here. it was announced today.
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Will. BE
POPULAR FEATURE

& Swimming will be the big1rem at
Camp Woods, the y. M IA. sum:
mer camp for boys, which opens
next Monday The water In which;
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almost pathetic fas-
eTness
ssIo;,s, WI Ham replied bluntly.
WA ssgsssEfyouwantthe truth I heard he
was eith drunk rcrazy.
thing had he touched that
niEht,sfoTs 1Shad the only set OF keys
%tosfhesswineRce 11ari ? Carter assertei
Eve yet to see Mr. Ho-
ssbaEt liquor but can't say as
muchxforSM r.sSAndrew Mr.. Andrew
atrial to the rest of the family
when came back. though he's
stonedsd Town considerable especially
;sgi his Language. It was shocking
liam
ss1sshonId be surprised, :" Miles
sgobserIe Did 8he bring those fits
bac with him, too, from Austria
Yous M can VIVA { happened last
1hondaygsC Car ter ] lowered his voice.
Ifsgou want to know my opinion
what sScouId get out Of Ed
sSWard think NJ +. drew was
Sham min though; the Lord only
knows why : sss'51sssSS$S3
Ties gIancedE sharply at the old
man but his tone was casual as he
sremarked
81 HegWas playing a trick on Ed
ward maybe but ere was no fake
nj and& as for Mr.. Hobart I'm
adha,s given up the stock market
sbeforezbe foreMh he lost everything.
VA Enough sometimes I've wished that
%thesmoneysneVe came in the first
place twas that made all three
ofsSthem actaqueer long ago, and
thought almost forgot about it. in
etheyearsg between, perhaps they've
beenwrongfi nsthe head ever. sin ce. .
81 az low do you mean they acted
AqueerS hen they came into their
asked Miles. ~ ~
remember when the news
though they. were excit-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES hen thatEnot one
Northumberland really happy about
ssit yenSsurprised, Mr.. Hobart
Ssemad Ito think only Of getting
a$back other folks, for all the
year scr hardship they'd been
getting rich by m king
ctherf oIks Spoori It gave me the
ssshiYerst hear him. You would
have thoughtStha there was a
death the house continued
Garter. They dfdn,t talk to each
ssssotherszan #more'n they had to,
dfdns scafce1y look at each other
and seemed as though there
sTassa lmostshatr between them!.
AndreWshad$u fits of temper
EthatShefdSnevert Showed before ana
Sother times j. Roger would
and go all to pieces
Ehtout Ia clear sky; only MT.
kept level head on his
8shouldersgandIa all atgonce noticed
was turning gray---and
il sshinonIyS23asSBl tSqu1et years came
safter and comtort ones. and
~ this trouble now
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FRoGMoRE. La. July
When quail season ls around.
Colonel Tucker Gibson shoulders
his shotgun and takes IN leash
Betsy, Americas only hunting
hog.
And he. comes home with his
game bag filled. *
Betsy, four-year-old offspring
Of a common southern razorback
hog, is the equal of any bird dog
in Louisiana as a hunter. says
Gibson. He's refused scores of
large offers for. the animal.
While Betsy still was suck
ling, hunter shot the SOW that
was raising her. The other pigs
in the litter died and Betsy was
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OF every 100 people in the world
is live in India Is \.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-07
FRIENDS DISCUSS
PEACE DOCTRINE
Continuation Of Relief In AuDs
tria Urged in Richmond sss'
sion of Five-Year Meeting

R;cI,u,n,,L v,s c.,. m. ~
" '"""' A'"', sept
lear Meeting OF Friends. the nade
governing body of thirteen Yearly Ms(h
ings in the limited State. and CanaAa
d;Sors.o5 ,.a 49, y...S 81
"'''uss'u ns alstihcti'e aoct1aae
peace last night In connection. with 81
port OF the Peace Board, which W
made by Prof. Allen D. Hole, OF Ea!ll
nam College. The activities OF -
board have doubled since the last meett
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Plan CONFERENCE
ON FAIR Finances
Discussion Of Ways and Meana
Scheduled for Meeting d \.
Committee
DETAILS BEING WORKED our

The amount the general public win
be asked to contribute for the Sesqui.
Centennial Exposition is one Of N
matters up for discussion ut me,t.
ing of the temporary finance committw
this afternoon. John II. Mason is ~
preside. NJ
The sources Of revenue counted d
for the fair project in 1925 are State
and city appropriations, fees for mem.
bership in the association and contri.
buttons from the public.
f. Il. Stotesbury, head of the ~.
nance Committee. is in Europe. The
tentative plans drafted today will b
submitted later to the Finance Com.
mittee. Judge Bonniwell has offered
to obtain 100000 members for the asso.
citation within a. year.
1t is expected definite plan for the
building of the Exposition will b
presented to the meeting OF the Board
of Directors called for September Is.
Yesterday members of the temporary
Committee on Plans and Scope met In.
formally to consider suggestions.
They took up the question Of how
many buildings can be put up by 1923
into the space allotted. They also con.
sfdered the appointment of expert q.
gineers and architects for advisors.
+. b. Temple. of the Pennsylvania
Railroad. attended the meeting AZ Z
representative Of the Engineers Club.
Others present were Colonel FRANKLIN
D'Olier, General w. w. Atterbury,
Ernest T.. Trigg, L. A. Van valken.
burg, George +. Holmes. Jules Mast.
baum. and J. Hampton Barnes. The
temporary committee to suggest means
of finance will meet today.
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proper address necessary to good
speakers.
practice speaking before a mirror" +"
she said. II know that this Is using
the mirror for quite different purposes
than you are accustomed to using it
but try it, and see what good speaker
you can become.
BE feminine and do not sling
mud, were Mrs. Van Ness two main
admonitions this morning.
This afternoons sessions, beginning
at 30, will deal with political cam
paigns from the three angles of county,
State and the Nation. -
Tomorrow there will be voluntary
discussion and test speeches. At the
morning sessions subjects for three
minute talks will be assigned by Mrs.
Van Ness, and these will be given il,
the afternoon. This will help fnmilinl =
ize the women with the topics of the
day, according to Mrs. Van Ness, and
aid them in becoming good speakers.
This Is the twelfth school conducted
by Mrs. Van Ness under the direction
of the New Jersey State Republican
Club. Besides women from Camden
there were also women from Salem,
Burlington, Gloucester and Cumberland
Counties who attended today's session.
1T is not only for political educa-
ton, but for the understanding of def =
mite facts regarding the present cam
paign," she said. IF there is a fault
to fad with women in politics should
characterize it as zeal without knowl-
edge, and these political schools are
remedying that
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De VALERA'SFATE
MYST|F|ES DUBLIN
Reports Of Arrest of Leader and
Wounding of ChiIders
Are Not Verified
By Associated Press

Dublin, Sept. 7.-Knowledgc regard.
ing the rumored arrest of Eamon de
Valera or the woundng of Erskine
ChiIders was denied today by the pub
licity department of the Irish Govern.
ment here.
The Dali Eireann Cabinet last night
discussed the filling of the Offices made
vacant by the deaths of Arthur Grif-
fifth and Michael Collins and the resig-
nation of George Gavan Duffy. 1t is
understood decisions were reached
which will be made public at Saturday s
meeting of the Dali.
The Dali correspondent of the Free
mans Journal says the meeting on
Saturday will constitute ian important
step toward consolidating the freedom
won under the Anglo Irish treaty.
London, Sept. Try A. P)-The
Dublin correspondent of the Times says
there will be fewer members of the new
Irish Cabinet, the machinery of which
will be simplifed by closer co o-Ordina
ton of officers. The probable make up
of the Cabinet is given as follows:
Chairman and Minister of Finance,
William Cosgrave; Defense, Richard
Mulcahy Local Government, Ernest
Blythe Home Affairs, Kevin O'Hig-
gins; Labor and Trade, Joseph Me-
Grath; Agriculture and Economics,
Patrick J. Hogan; Education, Finian
Lynch Postoffice, J. j. Walsh Pub.
licity, Desmond Fitzgerald.
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CAMDEN WOMEN AT SCHOOL
LEARN INSIDE OF POLITICS
Mrs. Jennie C. Van Ness, Former Jersey Assemby,uoman
instructs Set Ho,U Vote and How to Get Votes

With notebooks open and pencils
poised. fifty Camden women eagerly
listened to the instructions of their
teacher" Mrs. Jennie c. Van Ness,
former assemblywoman from Essex
County at the opening session of the
political school which is beinb conducted
ur,ler the direction Of the New Jersey
Nomen's Republican Clu5.
Gathered in the lobby Of the y. NJ.
&. A. before the meeting began, the
women talked in small groups of twos
and threes. And, really when the
cook left, I just" "How can we
afford it?" Il told Mary she simply
couldn't go out again tonight scraps
of news and gossip floating through the
air.
But one the meeting was called to
order by Mrs. Mary Lee Lippincott,
member of the Camden Board Of Edu-
cation. all thoughts of anything except
desire to become familiar with the
ins and outs Of politics seemed to fade
from their minds.
The first session was attended by
many young girls, as we'll MS older ma =
irons. Mrs. Kate Il. Johnson leader
Of the colored women in Camden. was
also one of those receiving instructions.
The talks this morning by Mrs. Van
Ness and Mrs. Robert Huse, of Eliza
beth, We're on What to Say and How
to Say It."
Mrs. Van Ness encouraged all the
women to cultivate the sincerity, en-
thusiasm, earnestness, knowledge and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-07
MAN KILLS HIS FATHER
Of Woman Stenoarapher
Led to Shooting

Kansas City, Sept. Roy B. Gar.
vey shot and killed his father, J. W.
Garvey, yesterday as the father sat ut
his desk IN an insurance Office operated
by the two. After firing the shot Gar
vey walked to police headquarters and
surrendered.
My father and were in business
together" Garvey told the police. II
went there today and We had some
words. My father suddenly pulled open
the drawer of his desk and said: Here
is something ! am going to make you
eat.
II thought he was going to pull
out weapon and ! leaped to my feet
and started toward the door. pulling
my own revolver from my pocket. I
believed he was going to fire and I did
so first"
The immediate cause of the quarrel,
it was said by close friends, was the
discharge yesterday of Mrs. Helen Groh,
n stenographer, by the elder Mr.. Gar.
vey,
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BOY FISHERMAN
browns At SHORE
Body of Seven-Year-OId, Who
Went Out in Boat Alone,
Found in Cardners Basin

Atlantic City Sept. Z. Missing
since Monday morning when he
slipped away from his home with his
father s fishing tackle and went out
alone in boat, seven year old Clarence
Cavileer, Jr.. Of 800 Drcxel avenre,
was found dead yesterday in Gard
ners Basin. tributary of the Absecoil
Inlet, by Captain Mark Broome. an
Inlet skipper. He was identified by his
father. who had been working with
Coast G yards In graphing for the body
near where the overturned boat had
been found. Young Cavileer had in
formed companions he was going out
fishing. but his parents did not learn of
this until Monday night. Since then
the waters OF the Inlet have been
combed, but it was not until daybrenk
this morning that the little fellows body
wcs found floating face down in the
basin.
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FREED WIFE, HUBBY
ANDDOG |NREUN|ON
Walter Batzel, With Whom Mrs.
Lahrochar EIoped, Also Re-
leased on Bail .
COUPLE RETURN TO HOME

Mrs. Evelyn Lahrochar. Gloucester
telephone operator who ran away with
Walter Batzel, nineteen years old, a
month ago, and has spent most of the
time since in jail, was released today
after reconciliation with Harry Lab.
rochar, her husband. q,
Batzel also was freed on bail. He
was brought into Sheriff Hatch's Office
IN Camden just as the Lahrochars were
departing arm in arm. His glance and
the woman's did not meet.
Harry Lohrochar, HIS wife and their
dog "Tippie" had family reunion"
when the couple returned to their
Gloucester home in the husbands au-
tomobile. One of Mrs. Lahrochar's S
first questions was Where's Tippie?"
The woman took 1t with her when she
eloped with Batzel, and the husband
got it back only few days ago.
1t was ut Mrs. Lahrochar's fearful
request, made yesterday, that her hus-
band got her out on bail. Prosecutor
Wolverton, when he learned that the
husband was willing to forgive his
wife and take her into his home again,
reduced her bail to $500. Frank Graf,
n Gloucester butcher. agreed to furnish
the bail.
Lahrochar hurried this morning to
the Jail, bailed his wife out, told every
body in sight that he was happy and
she was happy and that their troubles
were all over. and went smiling to his
machine. parked near the courthouse.
man with whom she eloped. put. up
$1,000 bail for his sons release. The
youth will leave for trip to the sea :.
shDrp
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-07
WORLDS WHEAT CROP CUT
Russia viii Have Enough to Feed
Herself, However,

Washington, Sept. 7.-(By A. PD-
The worlds wheat production this year
will be less than it was last year bv
considerably greater than the pre- war
average, according to, estimates and
condition. Reports from reporting conn
ties indicate a yield this year of 8 ,Ol0. :
526, 900 bushels, compared with pro.
duction last year of 3,O59, 500. 900 and
the 1909 1913 average Of 800, 800. 600
bushels.
Reports from all sources regarding
vorable and would feed the nation this
year, eliminating the need of imported
wheat. Nearly all European countries.
however, reported decreases.
Increased wheat production in both
the United States and Canada was in :
dicated. the combined estimate being
1,125, ,96S 900 bushels this year, com :
pared with 1,005, ,751 900 In 1921 and
the pre- war average Of SS3 $40, 900.
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WOMEN SEE "DRY" VICTORY
Only One Prohibition Congressman
Beaten This Year

Chicago, Sept. THE Union Sig
nal. official publication Of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union. In its
current issue says that in congressional
primaries this year in twenty States
only one "dry" representative was de-
feated.
The Signal says that out of 256 rep
resentatives named, 220 were renomi.
mated, and that of those, 1872 had voted
for prohibition and thirty eight were
"wet."
.In short" says the Signal, "only
one dry Congressman has been de-
feated for renOmination, and of the
new Congressman, two thirds are for
prohibition enforcement and against a
beer and wine provision"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-07
FUNERAL FOR REV.J. E. FLOOD
Cardinal Doueherty to officlate at
Services SATURDAY.

Funeral services for the Rev. John
+. Flood. superintendent of parochial
schools. will be held Saturday morning
in st. Patrick's Church. Twentieth and
Locust streets. Rev. Francis j. Flood
brother Of the dead priest. will be ccle-
brant of the solemn requiem mass.
Cardinal Dougherty will oficiatc.
Father Flood died suddenly Tuesday
night while conversing with his brother
and several other priests in the rectory
of st. Patrick's Church, where he lived
Overwork, due to the exertions attend
ing the opening of the parochial
schools, which began sessions Tuesday
morning, is believed to have caused his
collapse as he had not previously been
regarded in i'll health, but had been
unusually active.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-07
CANDY REPLACES LIQUOR
Use Of Sweets as Substitute Causes
Enormous Increase In Diabetes

New York. Sept. Z. Prohibition,
which has caused a nation wide wave
on candy and cake eating, has compelled
Mount Sinai Hospital to institute a
new medical treatment for diabetes, II
was announced yesterday by Federation
Of Jewish Philanthropies. The with
drawal of alcoholic drinks, the fedora
tion quoted DIR. Emanuel Bonheiser as
saying, has compelled the men of the
country to turn to sweets as n substi-
tute and has caused an enormous in.
crease in diabetes.
"a person is harmed more physically
BY patronizing French pastry shop
and partaking of a glass Of beer or light
vine," DR.. Bonheiser said.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-07
HARD COAL PRICES
TO Be FIXED TODAY
Conference Called at Hoover's
Behest Also to Take Up
Distribution Problems
FEDERAL CHIEFS TO ATTEND

The plan for the distribution of coal
throughout the Nation. when the strike
differences are settled. and the margin
OF profit to be allowed operators and
retailers will be determined Mt A CON
ference here today of officials of tho
Federal Government and several Stores.
and representatives Of the railroads and
mine operators.
The meeting, called by w. ID q.
Ainey, chairman Of the PENNSYLVANIA
Fuel Commission. will be hoL in the
Bellevue Stratford at 3 g. clock. md
among those attending will be Secretary
Hoover and Federal Fuel Commissioner
II. B. Spencer.
Chairman Ainey. when he arrived in
the city last night. said that he had
chilled the conference at the request of
Secretary Hoover.
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Aitchinson will also be among the rsp.
resentatives of the Federal Govern
ment. A number of States will bo
represented. Pennsylvania's delegates
will be the following members Of tbe
Fuel Commission who have been sum.
moned from all parts of the State hv
telephone James s. Benn. Hugh 4,
Dawson. Samuel Is. Crowell. William
y. Stern. William NJ. Furey and Edgar
c. FELTON,.
Operators to Attend
Samuel D. Warrincr. and the entire
committee representing the anthracite
operators, of which he is chairman
will attend. Mr.. Warriner returned
from Wilkes Barre last night when
summoned by Chairman Ainey. Others
on that committee are W. J. Richa rds
of this city; W. l.. Connell. Scranton B..
W. II. Williams. New York, and Allan
G.. Woodson, Bethlehem.
The following rail management or
perts have been summoned from IN.
railroads in this State: J. d. Lnndis
purchasing agent of the philadelnhin
and Reading: r. e. Morse. Jr., suner. :.
intendent of freight transportation and
J. 7. Carbine. coal freight agent. both
of the Eastern region, Pennsylvania
Railroad.
Traffic managers Of lines connecting
with the mines in this State have also
been summoned, ms have delegates m.
pointed by the Governors of the Nav
England States and other States along
the Atlantic seaboard.
Washington officials Indicated tba,
the plan of distribution. now the para
mount question. probably would be
supervised by the Federal Fuel Com :
mission working in conjunction with
the Interstate Commerce Commission
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-07
JOCKEY HELD AS FORGER
Harry Stockton Accused Of Signing
EmpIover's Name on Check

Harry Stockton, twenty seven, Of
Bridgeton, N. u, who jockeys for
Frank Jackson at the Belmont Driving
Park, Narberth, was held in $500 bail
for court today by Magistrate Still
wagon in Ardmore, charged with for
gerry.
jackson charged that Stockton inter-
cepted a check for him which came
through the mails and forged his in
dorsement. He said that he cashed it,
proceeded to 60 on spree with the
Sits which 1t called for and returned
to Bridgeton.
He was arrested In Bridgeton BY
Lower Merton police. r.
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BEATEN BY GARY POLICE
Alleged Train. .Wreekers Forced to
3 Confsss, Labor Chiefs Charge

Gary, Ind. Sept. Thy A.. P.)-
Demands for the dismissal and punish
nent Of policemen alleged to have beaten
prisoners held In connection with the
wreck Of the Michigan Central Rail-
roads million Dollar Express" near
here August 20, have been made to
sity ofhcials by labor union leaders.
Mayor II. o. johnson was hissed and
red by heckling crowd last night
m he appeared at q meeting to ex-
IN the situation. Women Joined In
demonstration. The prisoners, It
harged, were beaten to make them
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-07
$1,000 FOR K. OF C. BOX
Marquette Council Takes Lead "
Raising Funds for Clubhouse

Marquette Council. Knights of Column
bus, donated $1,000 for box at the
knights of Columbus reception ut a
meeting last night In the central head
quarters, 1924 North Broad street,
thereby taking the lead in Philadelphia
in council donations.
Members of the council expect to win
the inter- council contest which started
last month In connection with raising
funds for the proposed new clubhouse
at Broad and Master streets.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-07
Scotch Girl Misslnu

Parents of Jessie Gilchrist. twenty
one years old. of 1886 North Water
street, told detectives they fear the
young woman has cloped. She disap-
peared on July 81 at the same time
married man was missing from the
neighborhood. The girl came to this
city nine months ago from Scotland
and was employed in mill near Front
street and Lehigh avenue.