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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-04
HELD FOR CHECK PASSING:
SAY TOTAL Is $500
Frederick Press Said TO Have Oper.
sted From Coast to Coast

Frederick Press. who, detectives say
passed worthless checks aSgregatin.
ST0n in cities between here and San
Francisco. was tcs,ay held in $500
bail By Magistrate RenShaw. after he
had been arrested for passing "A check
at Caldwell \ Co. Press says his
another lives at Fif'y.tirst and Par
rish streets.
lie was arrested at the Adelphia llo-
tel. whore he is alleged to have passed
Il bad SO check. The Cauik Dental
Company chsrgcs that Yesterday he tried
to buy S1Si3 worth Of dental supplies
on a bad cheek
His checks were on the Michigan
Trust Company. which. detectives find
does not exist. The check given the
Naulk Company it is declared. was for
$1343. and Press. or DIR. Frederick
Whitman. az he was known to the
dental concern. is said to haze requested
500 cash in change. That was refused.
He told them. i, is said. OF having come
to this city from New York by auto
mobile. aud of a hold-up where bandits
robbed him of his none. beat him. and
loft him bound and gagged.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-04
|KU KLUX ANARCHY UNDER
NEW FORM. SAYS JUDGE
Menace to Government Seen il Or.
ganization ls Not Curbed
Weatherford, Ten. April / --t Ry


4. P.'-ExpressinS oppositiou to
everything Ku Klux KIan stands for.
Federal Judge James {. Wilson OF the
Northern District Of Texas. in an ad-
dress before the Wpntherford Chamber
Of Commerce last night. declared that
Senator tulberson did not miss II
far when he said that .'if permitted
to continue. the Klan would soon over
throw the Government. Judge Wilson
said it was nothing more than form
of anarchism which operated by first
getting as members the sheriffS. then
the police. trial judges and preachers.
1T Is a smooth system of chloroforn-
ing the Government under the plea of
1GO per cent Americansm.'
Giving two remedies for the success
fUl curbing Of the organization. the
Judg" stated thar public sentiment
would force it to earth. Az another
remedy he said to ''inob the mob. This,
he declared. could be done withou,
violation of the law. for the Constitu-
ton gives the individual the right to
protect his life and his property from
the attacks of another.
The Judge urged the arming of all
jails with machine guns and men to
man them. 50 that mobs which attack
jails 70 obtain possession Of prison
ers could be thwarted.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-04
Deaths of a Day
Georoe w. kerns

George W. Kcrns. who died Sunday
nt the age of cighty-two years at his
home. 3544 Marvinc street. will be
buried tomorrow afternoon. The fu-
neral services will be conducted by the
Rev. DR.. 4. Pcrcival Hodgson. pastor
of the Chclten Avenue Methodist Epis-
copal Church. Mr.. kerns had been
connected with Whitney 4 kcmmcrcr,
coal operators. for fifty years.
He was Grand Army veteran. hay
ing served through the Civil War with
the 11Sth PENNSYLVANIA Volunteers.
known as the Corn Exchange Nolun-
tccrs. In his younger days he was ac-
tive in politics and took n conspicuous
part in presidential campaigns. particu-
inrly those in which Blaine and Gar
field were the candidates. lie is sur
vivcd by three daughters, Mrs. Charles
Lazarus and Mrs. II. NJ. Moorhcad. of
Philadelphia. and Mrs. Frank fodcr. of
Atlantic City. and one son. George Me-
Crcary Kcrns. Of Jersey City.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-04
LOUISVILLE PAYS HONORS
TO HENRY WATTERSON
Body Of Veteran Journalist Buried
in City Where LIE Was Spent

Louisville. Ky. April 4.-(By A..
P.).--IIonor to Henry Watterson, dean
of Americas Journalists and veteran
editor of the Louisville Courier Jour-
nal, who died IN jacksonville. Fla. De.
ccmber 81. was rendered at his funeral
services here today, The body arrived
last night II was met by 4 committee
Of citizens and taken to a mortuary
chapel. wher" it rested. banked high
with floral offerings until time for the
funeral services at til" First Christian
Church. The Rev. pr. f.. l.. Powell,
the pastor. made the principal address.
l.. McCrcad!. dean of Christ Church
Cathedral. and tn" Rev. DR.. Rcubcii,
IastOr OF the Christian Church at JET
tcrstown. the suburban home Of Mr..
WattcrSon. A hymn. Abide With
Me- and an anthem by the choir.
God Shall Wipe Away All Tears"
completed the program.
Among tn" active pallbcnrers were
men who long had been associated pro-
fs>sionaIly with Mr.. Watterson. They
included Judge Robert W bingham,
publisher Of the Courier Journal and
the LoUiNSiIlc Times, and arthur
Krook. editor of the Times. Names of
widely known persons We're al the list
OF honorary pallbcar"rs.
y vault in Cave Hill Cemetery. de-
signed I" resist corrosiOn for a thou
sand wears, had been designed 10 re-
reiv" Mr.. Wartcrsor body, At tho
head Of tn" gray" has been erected a
simple grant" shaft chosen by Mr..
Wattcrson several months before his
death. 1t bcarS no inscription other
than Mr.. Watt"rson name and that
of his widow.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-04
URGE QUICK ACTION
ON SHIP SUBSIDY
Lasker Asks Congress to Speed
Up Bill Favored by Presi-
dent Harding
MEASURE IS NONPARTlSAN
BY the Associated Press

GSNingtOn. AOrll 4.--prOmpt action
by Congress ON the Administration Ship
Subsidy Bill was urged today by Chair
man I.askcr. OF the shipping Board,
at the opening session Of joint congress.
Sional hearings on the measure. Delay
may be fatal, he declared. to the legis-
lation which the President has advo-
Gated in behalf of the American Incr-
chant marine.
Meeting in joint session to hear the
views of both those in favor of and
those opposed to the Lill. the senate
Commerce Committee and the House
Merchant Marine and Fisheries Com
mitee decided first to hear officials Of
the shipping Board and Others in sup
port Of the measure. then opponents of
the bill, and finally to give proponents
an opUrtun!ty (" answer those who
criticized the legislation.
tontcnding that the question Of Gov
eminent aid f" shipping. including sub
sidies. is an all Amcii;nn one. Mr..
Laskcr said the problem should bc
dealt with by Congress in n nom par
tisan manner.
9TH" Republican Central West has
ever joined with the Democratic South
in distastc aud revulsion to subsidizing
our shipping" Mr.. Lasker said. He
added that although for half century
neither "f the major political parties
had given life ia a policy Of direct aid
to American ships. times had changed
making il imperative that members of
Congress of both parties join in suppor,
of the subsidy program outlined by the
Shipping Board and indorsed by the
President.
Mr.. Laskcr sought the support of the
farming interests. declaring that no one
has Il greater interest in an established
American merchant marine than the
farmer.
Strcssing the necessity uf prompt
congressional action ON the .Admlnistra-
ton bill. Mr. l.askcr held that disposl-
ton BY Congress Of the legislation
pending before the tw" committees
would decide whether the United States
was to be ''p"tent' on the seas for the
next several generations
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-04
lRD|NC T0EXPLA|N
'BUREAUSHAKE-UP"
Uyomissals Declared to Have
81 esen No Reflection on
Mems Records
call At WHITE, HOUSE
BY the Associated Press

Washington. April 4.--Recent dis.
nissal Of moro than thirty officials of
the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
BY President Harding involved no desire
ITO refec, on the character Of any
9overnment cmplove," it was said to-
DAY by Secretary Christian.
In letter to John j. Deviny. one
u the dismissed executives, Christian
declared the President regretted that
'insinnAting publicity" had attended
the dismissal order. and indicated thrt
q statement broadly covering the whole
Incident might be- made later at the
White house.
The secrctGry's letter. the first of
Mcial comment 10 come from white
House officials since the Gismssals. was
written as Il result Uf visit to the
White House Yesterday by several of the
discharged officials.
!, In the absence OF the President ,uey
left with Christian II statement asking
that the reasons for their removal from
ef6ce he .Ealc known so they would not
suffer from unueS"rvcd suspicion.
The President attention was called
to the statement rs soon as h" re-
turned to tho White House late in the
afternoon. and Secretary Christians
letter was dispatched immediately 70
Mr.. Deviny. hy whom it was made
public. II said:
~ have shown TO the president the
statement left by you and YOUR asSo-
ciatcs on the occasion of your ,u'l at
the White House this afternoon
''He asked me to reply and say he
would have heen glad to meet your
delegation had he been present at the
time Of your call. though he is not yet
prepared to make his statement rela-
tive to the Executive order. which was
made effective Fridny evening.
March 81.
''The President has had 10 wish to
reflect upon the character Of any Gov
ernment employe. but he did hold that
q sweeping change in the bureau was
essential for the good Of the public
service. lie regrets the insinuating
publicity no less than thos. do who
have been discontinued from the pub
Nc service
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-04
SENTENCE BANK ROBBER
Disalvo. Fifth Of Spring City Gang
Must Serve 20 Years

West Chester, Pa. April 4.-Joe
Disalvo. of Philadelphia, must serve
twenty nine years in the Eastern Peni-
tentiary for the part he took in the
hnld-up OF the National Bank of Spring
City. having been denied the new trial
he sought by the Chester County Court.
in an opinion handed down by Judge
Butler. who sentenced him as he hand
ed down the finding in the appeal.
gay to receive the longest sentence
which could be imposed by the Court
for the charges on which the men were
tried. John Mason. of PhoeniXville. in
whose house the robbers were captured
while counting rhe SlGWO they had
taken from the bank, was acquitted
when the men were tried together.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-04
100000 FIRE IN ERIE
One Plant in Business Section De.
stroyed and -Four Others Damaged

Erie. Pa. April 4.--Thc plant Of the
.Iohanessan Manufacturing Company
was destroyed and four other plants
were damaged by a fire in the business
section early today. which caused
loss of sion. 600. The cigar factory of
Il. Il. Wingertrr was badly damaged.
Tho roof caved in at the plant Of tho
Battery Service Company us walls of
the Johancssan building fell upon it.
\. ". Jones Furniture Company sus-
tanned n $1,000 loss through smoke and
water in its storeroom on the third floor
OF the Wingertcr building. Fire COM
municated to the plant OF the Northern
Equipment Company. but was checked
there
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-04
TWINING AND SMYTH, RYAN
AND WEGLElN CONFER on -
Consider Mayors New Lease Pro.
posal to BE Made to Council

Transit Director Twining and Ci;y
Solicitor Smyth conferred at city Hall
today on details of the Frahkforl cIe.
waited plan Mnvor .Meerc proposes 10
place before Council Thursday. e.
At the same hour. Richard Weg'ein.
president of .Co.iacll. talked over the
Frankford Il .sftuation with Michael j.
Ryan. formerly City Solicitor and fnr
merly member of the Public Service
Commission, Mr.. Ryan was oonpscl TO
Mr.. Wcglein when the Council prcSi-
dent sought unsuccessfully to nave TIE
Rapid Transit Company accept an op-
Grating agreement sponsored by Cnun.
ell.
II is reported the Mayor will send
to Council new lease for the "itt-
owned elevated. with the altcrnatir"
"f city operation if the Rapid TrGnsii
Company refuses to accent the new
terms
The company has offered to rim thc
line and pay a rental. beginning the
second year of oDcration. which would
reach n rate equal 70 > per cent o" The
city's investment in the fixth year
Of operation The Mayor has been in
sisting on Il j per cent return from the
start of operation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-04
Army Officer Slain
in Rich Mans Home
Continued from Page 0Ie

paign Of former United States senator
Thomas p. Gore.
Mrs. Day il said 10 be few wears
younger than her husband. They have
one child, a daughter. studying at the
University Of Oklahoma,
Beck was one OF the first four
aviatorS in IN" United States Army.
He has been in til" servicr since lS0D.
according 10 the post ndlutunt at Fort
Sill. Beck went - Fo"t Sill from
Arcadia Fla., in July. 1921. He j.,
said to have been a wid0wer.
Justice of the Peace McWillalns said
an inquest probably would be held over
Eeck body, Announcement as to when
II will begin will be made by the
County Attorneys Office.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-04
SPRING RESORTS
SWITZERLAND
See S WIT ZE RI AND
Send for complimentary travel lit. No. 80
Swiss Federal Railr0ada.241 6thAve..N.Y.
SWITZERI.AN
DEATHS

Isnis 6KGvrNs au aaasSteT HMS OF %'' as
Charles and Margaret Grumell: Relative.
Thursday. r. NJ, residence Of brother-in,
Tn""ss sSa1 5 il2 = aset s..
fS % f$TSS
T. Of II RsiHys| ana
rhursiav i ' "fe ,. H. l9as TeaeTai St. inter-
msnt Mont M2Tiah c"MesrS .ySn,Dr Remains
e SsS%'s Fs;saSS kss:ys' fp:1Sno
ful"raI ,s"ryicss, Thursday. = p, Nj, rest;
&sns i,%' essnE rarn ,+rmRS 1T RSmSqs viewed
GERsTEMlER o. April /, ioss HENRY
81 nHsHa%d Of FredG,Sins ser.esT sqse
also Parker Morris Lodge No. 45l, /. o. g.
r; iIY,tin I.odss 10, J. =. o. .; u. s.
which h" was q member. are invited 10 at
tend funeral, rhursday. p. NJ, from, his
esf Dell % terMs" sH00T oao4 4""Tca2Tf charSh
Grounds, Renams can he viewed wednes.
FAHrE, LEIGl Late OF the nrr Of u
i'aEtY & Snra,, died at his late reo,denc,,
April =, 1908 s 9TH st. Due notice Of fu-
"eSnt MoEITo%s T' g. ESH sSdl lcn,y, on April T. loae
Harry 81 lob aa'S%"a %EsitSn of julia E gor" Ss, oG
Oliver t. Bair I'Idg' is 20 chestnut chestnut st ~ i, In.
terment private Friends may call Wednes.
day evening.
GILlLGAN.I-At his h9We. IN Oxford on
services at oxford Methodist Church, con-
Thursday. April q. at 2:30 +. NJ. Inermont
Oxford Cunraery.
CALLAGHAS.--On April 3. PETER, mls.
band, OF Jane Ca!Iaghan. RclatiYes and
friends, also Div sion No. s. 4. o. H.. H. and and
other societies OF which he was a member
Invited to funeral on Thursday. al s A. II
from late residence. 4s2l Merton ave Sol
emn requiem mass Church OF our Mother nr
Sorrows at q 4. N. Intermcnt st. Den,
Cemetery. '
GuNZENItAUSER. ON April ., 1890
LOUIS GCNZENHAUSER Of %05i y Syd
si.1nm St Relatives and friends, also
yited TO funeral services. on Thursday, a, -
J; NJ, at parlor "f.N. lIelverson, lG38 \,
Friends maN call. "Wednesday evening
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-04
"PAL" TURNS ON BANDIT
Prisoner Identifies Suspect as ON:
Of hold.up Gang

Bernard Donnelley was identified by
witnesses befor" Magistrate Renshnw
today as the third member OF bandit
gang that held up the iewclry stor" %!
Samuel Spicgel. .0lI Germantown
avenue.
George Mullholiand. previously ar
rested as one Of the hold-up men. de-
clared D"nnelley had been with them
when they entered the store.
Three men held up Mr.. Spiegcl and
his daughter Rose March 20 but were
frightened away by the screams Of the
girl. Donnelley was held without bail
for Court.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-04
ALLIES NOTE Anglers SOFIA
Bulgaria churIish Over Time Es.
tension FOR Reparations Paymen.

Soda, Bulgaria. April 4.--(By 4. P.N
The Reparation Commission note
laying down the conditions under which
Bulgaria will be allowed extension oi
time for payment. has aroused the press.
which accuses the commi ssion of seek
ing to suppress the independence Of the
country, transforming Bulgaria into u
colony.
The Government has requested ner.
mission to delay its reply until ate.
the Genoa conference. The conditions
Imposed by the commission include pay
ment Of 10000. 900 gold francs this
year, and 10000, 900 in 1923, balancing
Of the budget and regulation OF the
issuance Of paper money. Penalties
are threatened il the conditions are not
met BY April 80.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-04

Limerick. April 4.-lBy \. P.)-
Two bombs shattered the glass windows
of the !. NJ. &. A. building here last
night. No one was in jurCd
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-04
SOLDIERS SUE POTTSTOWN
Two Injured in Auto Upset Ask
Damages Of Borough

NOrrist6Wn, Pa. April 4.-Thc Bur.
CESS and Town Council Of Pottst0wn
are defendants in two actions for dam
ages, the claims totaling $40, 900. Will
liam u. Crowther is plaintiff in one
suit and Nicola Muntignanl in the
other.
The men were with Il party of soldiers
from the sanitarium on Ncvcrsnk
Mountain. Berks County, on June 1G,
1920, when the Reading y. NJ, &. A.
was taking them on an outing. When
the truck turned to avoid another auto
mobile on High street near the Ma
natawny bridge, Pottstown. the vchicc
was upset by striking trolley tracks.
which are said to have been from six
to eight inches above the surface OF the
roadway.
1t is charged that the municipality
was responsible for this condition and
liable for the damages or injuries to the
men.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-04
PROBE 15.YEAR.OLD MURDER
Man Arrested in West Virginia Said
to Have Confessed

Pittsburgh. April - BY Z. F.)>-
County Detective James W. Mckinley
left today for Wheeling. W. Va. where
he will question John Obuck in connec-
ton with the killing of farmer ut
Sunnyside. Pa. fifteen years ago.
Obuck was arrested on complaint of
man named Steve Omar, who says
Obuck told him the details of the kill
ing.
Veteran employees Of the detectives
bureau recalled thar about fifteen years
ago they Investigated the death of
farmer at Sunnysidc. lie was said to
have been killed in quarrel over a
woman. but the assailnnt escaped,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-04
NAs MERCER FOR UxoRICIDE
husband Of Ocean View Victim 10
4 Arrested In Baltimore

: baltimore, April 4.-IRy 4. P.I--
Edward Y. Mercer. husband of Mrs
Ruth Mercer, whose mutilated body was
found Sunday in the waters of Chesa
Neake Bay. at Ocean View. resort
near Norfolk. was arrested here today
On q warrant charging him with the
murder. ..,
\ Mercer was arrested at the Buddie
Club, where police found him in bed
He said he had been in Baltimore "a
couple OF days" lie tried yesterday
20 enlist here in the coast guard. The
accused gave his ag" as twenty one
years. lie said he had not been in
ocean View for three or four years.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-04
PLAN MORE WORK IN RUSSIA
National Lutheran Council Asked to
Expand Relief Activities

CIeveIahd, o., AprlE 4.-IEE =, IT
Extension of relief work in Russia
was discussed today b. members Of
the National Lutheran Council which
represents 2.50O,O Lutherans.
The council Is one OF the four dis
trbuting organizations 80 operating
with the American Relief Adm!nistra-
ton in the famine districts. 1t already
maintains commissioners I" distribute
food and "loi hing in the Nolga Valley
and Black Sea region. but has been
asked to expand.
Relief work in twenty two countries
Of Europe has been administered BY the
organization. which has distributed
more than 1000. 900 pounds of cloth
ing and other goods to the amount of
more than 50, 800, 900.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-04
ropAVs MARRIAGE LICENSES

Jesse q. Freder ck. Allentown. Pa, and
" E!ilis"te;H schiset i,e5 y, isih 4, "I
Adelaide. Hathe, 5G2s Thomas ave,
Charles !. IIammel ,0S r; IIainss st., and
Max Goldborg, 2llS LatrOna st. and Anna
Esrman. 2l2T y. I.atrona ST.
Daniel Cohen. s25 =; 57th ST.. and Hen
Raymond w Eldridse. Burligton. \. j..
and Louise y. Parker. Burlington, y. j.
Joseph p. Falon, l5Ao Race St, aud Mar
sarst Heyer, Boston; Mass.
John s. HarleE, 5s3i Willows ave. and Mary
Samuel u, Tlles, S117 Chester ave, and
= AHIebe.ls TyWsI istn y. GA st. :,
: va-e. i. ceip.l l4liI ttrcfht st, ~.
iAciai,, col:yisn;, lsgS Nlttktn st., ANA 30.
:sSs'!!: Hs;'..;' r.. s!a .ss q a..r..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-04
BUDAPEST BOMB KILLS 3
Thirty Are Wounded At Banquet OF
j. Business Men

Budapest, April 4.-(By \. %
Three men were killed aud thirty others
injured when bomb exploded at q
business mems banquet in the Demo-
cratic Club here last night
= Tho explosion occurred just after
800 invited guests had been seated. but
before the members of the opposition
party had arrived.
: First did to those injured was rushed
10 the scene of the explosion by Captain
Jsmes A. Pedlow. American Red Cross
I0mminiOner to Hungary.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-04
Seek Pardons for Wreck Trainmen

Petitions for the pardon of Charles
l.. Evans. conductor. and Walter Yea
klc. engineer. sentenced at Norristown
for causing the wreck on the Nrwtown
brach of the Philadelphia and Reading
Railway. which caused twenty six
deaths. will be presented to the May
meeting of the State Pardons Board.
Evans is serving n sentence OF nine
months and Yeaklc six months. imposed
by Judge Swartz. Petitions for their
pardon are being prepared by their
counsel, Theodore Lane Bean. who did
not state on what grounds the move
would be based.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-04
ADMITS POISONING HUSBAND
Young Wife Says Deed Was lnsti
gated by Another Man

DTtlNtTtOH, W uBN,, ltpTIT y, ny
\. P.)--Mrs. Hugh e.. Clumlry has
confessed, police announced yesterday,
that she had poisoned tn" salad she
gave her husband. Hugh {. CluInley,
twenty eight years old. last week.
Clunley died az he was ON the street
a few moments later. His death at first
was believed du" to disability he re-
ceircd during the war.
According TO officers. Mrs. Clumlcy
declared she had been induced 10 kill
her husband by another man. A war
rant for his arrest was issued.