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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-01
[IJCE SET TRAP
|FOR AUTO THIEVES.
4. pobbers In Second Attempt
!. s+eaI Car Escape After
Exciting Chase
lrNE BANDITS IN THE GANG

:. ..,,,,ssed BY the failure OF thelr
a. 49, attempt to stsn, a, the hriTopd street,
nss,ss Lss 10 Needle. Aal Cn"oa" ...,rned In
,i.e Heefl rlsht, Ave young men retushchh sho,2 -
~ ,ams n an hour later ana wcic M "'ou'
tl' y take a the machine when p0''''
tiyNsa Na,. Of the bandits is believed 70 tr,oe oe
NOM ~ ,wcnty three yenrs OLD. Ihey
more tns" large touring car which had
asd ,l9 nam 70 Needles address. pur
carriee '"e .wo motorcycle policemen OF
.s satdr dr%yenty Sy ~ eighth and Oxford streets
station s ,hoss hoss' led down Clifford street to
inc e',n, 'sourtb. thence to Columbia
Iwen,y and down that thoroughfare un.
.yeaue 2, 1hsv dis disappeared in the direction OF
Broad street. O.. ,o.,ced about
T The men we're first h9tlceu go, a'Uni "md
n al 20 o'clock when they drove up I,t ana
TANNED %,y several yards away !.on' ~
s,.pRv' sM.spdIs's car. Two o! them got out OF
~ Nh machine and approached inc car
ne They we're about to stort the
U.n. ansa.' when a man turned into Cliford
av.. lsv..t from Twenty fifth: - -
svT, Thsv Immediately rushed onck 10
~. Ivy oxn machine and drove away.
'nfn ,ho % meantime Needle hearing sus-
u,,,ous noises in front OF his nome
.IvS' }.shsa ont the window In time to zee
." -. men step from his automobile ana
mn M toward their own, ~ ,.
W IL telephoned to the station mouse
~ Motorcycle Policemen Wright and
x.s, nv w were dispatched to the scene. Ihey
.sereted themselves near corner anu
{. waited. =, .oo ...,.,, ,hov On or
tourine car drive west on Clitord
street and stop in front OF Needles
name % Then they waited for the oc-
s~nsnts S to make their second attempt.
IN A moment two men, thought to DC
,he same who earlier entered the ma
shine, Jumped from the ear and walked
.tov,rd the curb. They were about to
!. sntsr Needles car when the policemen
Marted after them.
The bandits heard the sound OF the
motorcycle engine and ran to the wait
ipr automobile. leaping on the running
hoard lust as the big car shot forward
.head Of the motorcycle.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-01
SCHOOLS REOPEN SEPT. 8
eovs and Girls Must Desert Swim.
nina Hole for Books

One week from today the boys and
sirls Of Philadelphia will forget the
swimming hole and playground and
commence their nine months of school
work.
Friday is an unusua! day for the
school opening. In fact 1t has been
seven years since activity was started
In the class rooms on what the super
stitious call "unlucky day.
The first day will bc followed by n
two.day holiday so that the change
from play to work will be more or less
Of q gradual one.
Students of the elementary and high
schools will not actually, attend see-
doas until next Friday. but the schools
will open Wednesday and Thursday for
the benefit of newcomers who must
register while atterdcd by their
parents.
Virtually all the buildings have been
repaired and painted and nre in better
! csnditlon than ever before. according
70 the Superintendent of Schools.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-01
BIBLE CONFERENCE OPENS
Pfomlnent cIergymen to Address
Sessions at Darbv

a four.day Bible conference opened
u Darby today, the sessions being held
n the Marantha Tabernacle Church.
Tonight the Rev. Herbert Mckenzie.
ot Cleveland, will speak. Tomorrow the
speaker will be William l.. Pcttingill.
q the Philadelphia School Of the Bible.
gus topic will be "Why Peace Con-
ierences Fail He will discuss Sun
gay afternoon the dual life of the
Christian.
ihe speaker Sunday morning will be
i!ooert {, Coates. acting pastor Of the
1aoernacIc. The Rev. l.. w. Munhall.
a,tethodist evangelist, will speak on
Eo!u'ion, tnscicntifc. Unscriptural
ana Insensible.' on Sunday night. This
Hail. " wa" ''''"'
IN ihe conference will open on Monday
xMh an address by George Robertson.
i%cllSwed %I.,wed by ". W, pugh, George Me-
SSesly and orson b. Palmer. Mr..
palmer will describe his recent trip to
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-01
LA SALLE COLLEGE CHANGES
Brother Richard, President, Trans
ferred to MARYLAND Institution

Changes in the faculty md teaching
staff Of La Sale College were an
nounccd Inst night. the most important
being that Of Brother Richard, presi-
dent, who has been transferred to An
nendale, Md. Normal College. He will
have charge of the young members Of the
Christian Brothers preparing for higher
scholastic degrees. He IL succeeded as
president of La Sale by Brother g..
/ ucinn. who has been professor Of
chemistry and biology for four years.
Other changes announced are the
transfer of Brother G. Lewis to be vice
president Of st. Thomas College,
Scranton; Brother G. Austin to be
principal of st. Johns School, Orange,
n. j., and Brother G. Leonard to be
director of La Sale Institute, Cumbcr-
land, Md
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-01
P.R.T. HEARINGS POSTPONED
September 12 Named as Date for
peINlna Into Valuation FlQures

Because Of the absence Of Assistant
City Solicitor Rosenbaum, a hearing
ON the valuation Of the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit Company, scheduled to
take place today, was postponed until
September IL by Public Service Com
missioner Clement
The company has placed the valua-
tion Of It's entire. plant Mt S2OO0OO.O 600
The city contends that tho figure Ia en-
tirely too high. and has submitted n
sliding scale valuation of the +. Il. r.
system from $50 ZOO, 900 to S1ST 900. I
600.
Today was fixed by Mr.. Clement as
the date on which the company would
have opportunity TO question the city's
transit experts ms to how the city val
uation was based
The entire case must be placed before
the commission by November 8. 20 that
the commission may Ak a permanent
fare by January !. 1929.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-01
Four Wills Are Probated

Wills nrobnted today were those Of
NJ. II. Meyers. lOl2 South Forty
eighth street. $2O.1G1; Jonas r.. Re-
mnily. 81 East Bringhurst. S13.150 {;
John F. Kuhn. whose death occurred in
Boston. $1,000. and Nn,hilde Diener,
27O3 East Allegheny avenue. SOFAS.
The estates were disposed of in private
bcoucsts. Administration Of the S25 900
estate of Annie Cole Harris. II East
Chestnut avenue. Chestnut Hill, was
granted. Inventories were made Of the
personal estates Of John Mcneil, S60,-
100, and Hannah r. Evans. S5l ,3T2.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-01
THREE PHlLADELPHIANs
INJURED IN N. Y. CRASH
colwyn Woman Also Hurt as Hud.
son Tube Trains Collide


son Tube Trains Collide
Three Philndelphians and a woman
from Colwyn, Pa, were among the
thirty.six passengers injured yesterday
when two tube trains on the Hudson
and Manhattan Railroad had a rear end
collision, about n mile and a half east
Of Manhattan Transfer.
The injured from this city are :
Thomas Byron. 4S17 North Hutchinson
street r. j. Johann, 5SI5 Warrington
avenue; II. Il. M. Hollnnder. 1918
South Percy street Miss Arabella Gci-
ger, Of Colwyn, Pa, was also slightly
hurt.
In a thick fog hanging over the Jcr.
scy meadows a steel train 81 six cars
against which mn automatic block sig
nal had been set plcwed into another
six .chr train at fifteen miles an hour.
Several hundred passengers were
panic stricken. and service on the rail-
rond between Manhattan and Newark
was disrupted two hours yesterday ns
the result Of rear end collision Of
two tube trains.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-01
ELOPERS COMING HOME
Louisiana Governor Honors Extradi.
tjon papers for Couple

Walter Boetzel and Evelyn Laroch"r.
known in New Orleans as the New
Jersey lovers with barking dog are
to come back to Camden, where they are
wanted for conspiracy. receiving stolen
goods and theft
Governor Parker Of Louisiana has
honored extradition papers of the Gov
ernor of New Jersey and ordered pris-
oners turned over to Detective y. X.
Stanley to be taken north. In refusing
plea Of the prisoners counsel. the Gov
ernor stated he could not put himself
in. the position of Judge to pass on
the guilt or innocence Of the parties and
merely would accedc to the request Of
his co executive.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-01
HITS BOY; DRIVES AWAY
Victim Of Racing Car Escapes with
Minor Injuries

Joseph Keppylc. fifteen years old. of
1905 North NOuvicr street. an erran1
boy for n butcher. was run down by an
automobile at Ridge and North COT
lnge avenues as no was delivering some
meats on his bicycle.
The driver Of the car. described as
a high powered racer, kept on. Pass
crSby took Kappvle to the Lankenau
Hospital. ltc was not seriously in
jured. and wnS sent home.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-01
'CYCLlST' INJURED BY AUTO
Gloucester City Man Fractures
Ribs and Inlures Back

Carl Kahlan. twenty-five years old.
Of Fast Market street. Gloucester City,
fractured two ribs. wrcnched his back
and was cut and bruised yesterday
when his motorcycle was struck BY an
automobile In charge Of G. r. Conner,
an agent OF the Lumber Mutual Cas-
ualty Company. of Philadelphia. He
was taken to the Homeopathic Hos
pital, Camden.
The motorcycle was wrecked. Mr..
Conner was arrested and taken before
Mayor Anderson. He agreed to pay
all expenses. so there will be no prose-
cution.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-01
Ladies' Day at Camp Edwards

Trenton. Sept. 1.-The series Of
"Goycrnors Days" held on Friday OF
each week during the summer at Camp
Edwards. Sea Girt. will be concluded
today with n Ladies' Day. when
representative women from all parts Of
the State will attend. Relatives and
friends OF the lO2l Cavalry and ;he
Forty fourth Division. STnal Corps, in
camp there are invited.
Arizona republican., 1922-03-23
WHOLESALE CHICKEN
. STEALING BELIEVED

Wishbones and feathers were paw
ing the way to fortune for Cotton"
White when Constable Haze Burch
got into the pathway and halted
progress. Such is the theory upon
which a charge OF grand larceny has
been brought against White. He is
charged specifically with having
stolen 20 hens. but Constable Burch
Is OF the opinion that this number
may be multiplied many times.
During the course OF his investiga-
tions into the wholesale chicken busi-
ness being conducted by White at
Acre City, Constable Burch found one
man who is said to have paid White
on an average OF $50 week for
Chickens, and another who asserts
he bought in similar quantities.
There is other evidence that he ham
died chickens in large numbers.
White was arrested yesterday near
Nogales. Officers in that section Of
the. state stopped him to investigate
his ownership Of the automobile he
was driving. They queried Phoenix
concerning him and were advised of
the warrant charging White with
grand larceny. He will be returned
here for trial.
Arizona republican., 1922-03-23
Paragraph 81
The threefold blessing.

Paragraph 81
The threefold blessing.
/. The blessing OF the Comforter
14:25-26.
2. The blessing OF pease. 1927.
3. The blessing Of departure to the
Father. 14:2S-31.
Lesson IL
John 1916: 4.
The second great closing discourse
Of our Lord. This lesson like Les
son 16, divides into three paragraphs
Of three headings each. The reader
WIN perhaps have noticed Johns use
Of threes in dividing his writings.
Two ofsthe three paragraphs consti-
tute today's lesson.
Paragraph So
Parable OF the vineyard Spiritual
union with the Son and through Him
with the Father. John 1:l2.
l. The vine and Its branches,
15:1-7.
2. The branches glorifying the Fa-
ther, 1853.
3. Bond OF love attaching us to the
vine. 15:9-17.
Paragraph 80
The Word and His two witnesses
hated and not received.
!. The Word and His disciple hated
by the world, 15:1S-2I.
2. The hatred without excuse, 10:
1925.
8. The Sons two witnesses and
persecution. 1925: 1874
Arizona republican., 1922-03-23
The COLORADO RIVER PROJECT
Albert B. Fall, Secretary of the Interior

F, ceed q, 100000 acre feet; or, more
than enough to cover the land surface
of Vermont. Massachusetts,, Connec-
! ticut, New Jersey, Delaware and
Rhode Island a foot in depth. At an
additional cost of $10,000,000 the ca
pacity could be increased nearly one
third-making the dam 73I feet above
bed rock. These figures include pre-
liminary work and the completion of
the dam to serve for storage pur-
poses, and ready for but not includ-
ing cost for power plants.
The calculations of the engineers
| indicate possible development of
100000 to 100000 horsepower, the
leasing OF which to numerous cities,
towns, mining camps, etc, will bear
the entire cost of the dam. Relieving
the land OF this heavy burden of cost
greatly simplifies the irrigation prob
lem, which is reduced to the con-
struction OF lesser important and
costly structures. making the per acre
charge extremely reasonable. Such
lands total in area. 2,o20, 900 acres, of
which about so per cent is in the
United States and 40 per cent in
Mexico. The ownership of the area
in the United States is as follows:
Private, $50, 600 acres public 277,-
400 acres; Indian, 145.600 acres; state,
$4,000 acres; railroad, 1920 acres.
The most important construction
work contemplated in connection
with these irrigation plans win be for
the Imperial district and the extern
sion thereto. including 270.,000 acres.
in the East and West Mesas. Dos
Palmas tract and the Coachella val
ley.
For these lands IT is proposed to
divert water at Laguna dam, already
constructed, into an all-American
canal, the estimated cost Of the work
being $29,793,0 600. The area to be
served is roughly estimated at Sl5,-
900 acres. The distribution system
in the United States. including
pumps, win cost $15,111 900. For
power installation along the canal,
and for Yuma, an additional expcndi-
ture of s3,3O7,00O viii be required.
The cost Of water right and power for
the 166,s00 acres Of unentered public
lands will be about 1920 per acre.
Combined cost Of Boulder dam and
the irrigation and pumping systems
in the valley would require a total in
vestment of nearly 500, 900 900.
A reasonable estimate Of increase
in value Of 270,000 acres Of desert
lands after irrigation is $500 per acre.
Therefore the increment to land val
ues in the Imperial valley extension
districts alone would be $54, 1000, 900.
1t is extremely reasonable to assume
that with abundant water guaranteed
through storage and delivery in an
all American canal, the lands at
present irrigated in the Imperial val
ley would be worth not less than $50 |
an acre above today's prices: or an
increase OF SIS, 10000 as a result of
this work.
In these two items alone we have |
an increase of value Of $50, 10000 |
produced by a reimbursable Invest |
ment of about one half that sum.
The public lands, when irrigated, |
will afford farms of 90 acres each for |
more than 400 ex-service men. On |
the basis OF Yuma valley crop reports, |
these farms will return annual crops |
in value totaling $12,517, 900.
Arizona republican., 1922-03-23
ANNUAL CELEBRATION
Of OFPIONEERSTOBE
MARKED by STORIES

lhose who either attended the Pin
neers' celebration here last wear or
became interested in it because of ,ts
uilqueness, its size and the new view
4 gave Of the fascinating history ~
thls part of the Southwest. will re-
member that perhaps the most wide
~ commented upon of all the fea :
lures OF that event was the unex-
dinpied number OF personal renni
m,lscences which The Arizona Repub-
licah' under the auspices and direc-
,n Ion oI which the celebration was
helu, published in the special edition
commemorating the occasion.
These "reminiscences are to be
chief feature of the celebration this
year, which will be held here on
april IL and IL. Already the stories
are coming in, and indications are
that the pioneers of this state-the
richest in historical association OF
any in the West--will again add their
valuable contributions to The Re-
publican's collection of Arizonians in
the same measure and with the same
worth which distinguished their ef-
forts year ago.
John r. Orme. president Of the
Arizona Pioneers association. an
nounced yesterday that a special ef
IQ0SG
stories, and to this end all members
Of the association-and ALI prospect
I've members, s,-are asked to send to
the Pioneer Editor Arizona Repub-
lican. Phoenix, Arizona, their person.
al accounts OF their experiences in
the early days. No part of the state
IS. barred in these "reminiscences, for
every part Of the state has its inter-
esting and thrilling history. the one
desiderstum being that the accounts
be accurate and interesting. How
well the pioneers observed this re-
the fact that the edition of this
newspaper which carried them was
commented upon throughout the
United States. and even in distant
countries, and aroused more interest
than any other compilation OF the
kind ever attempted.
Arizona republican., 1922-03-23
NORTHERN arizona
WOMAN IS HONDRED

KINGMAN. Ariz.. Mar. 22-Secre-
tary Hoover's recent visit to Phoenix
to attend a meeting of the Colorado
river commission has focused the at
tention of the entire Southwest upon
Northern Arizona, the base of nearly
all the Colorado river projects.
1t is a happy coincidence that the
Arizona Federation OF Women's
clubs holds it annual convention this
year in Kingman, the gateway to the
Boulder Canyon damsite on the Colo
rado river Another fortuitous cir
cumstance is that northern Arizo-
ma clubwoman has been chosen as
candidate for the office OF presi-
dent of the state federation.
At the meeting or the northern
Arizona District federation held in
Flagstaff last October, Mrs. r. II.
Cureton OF Williams was indorsed as
the choice of the convention for state
president. This Is the first time the
clubs in the northern part OF the
state have asked ror the highest Of
flee is the state organization II is
asked this year for two reasons:
First: The election Of a northern
Arizona republican., 1922-03-23
Lenten Bible Readings,

Since the beginning OF the Lenten
season. which started on March 8,
there has appeared in the Republican
a Bible reading lesson prepared by
the Rev. Philip Y. Pendleton, pastor
of the Central Christian church.
These daily lessons have proved to
be very interesting as well as in
structive and they are eagerly looked
forward to each day. These daily
Bible lessons are published for the
especial use OF the members Of the
Pocket Testament league. The Bible
reading lesson for today follows:
Lesson is
John II
John gives us two closing dis
courses Of Jesus and a great prayer.
The one found in our lesson bears on
many OF the points of the proposition
found In Johns first chapter.
Paragraph IS
Jesus the way, the truth. the life.
The manifestation of the Father.
i. Heaven and the way thither.
14:1-7.
2. Jesus reveals the Father, 14:S-11.
3. Our access to the Father through
Him, 14:12-14
Paragraph Sc
Communion with God through
Christ and obedience.
/. Communion with the Holy Spirit
by obedience, 14:15-17.
2. Communion with the Father and
the Son by obedience, 14:IS-21.
3. All this wrought by obedience to
the Son, 14:22-24.
Arizona republican., 1922-03-23
FUNERAL TODAY
OF ROY K. WATSON

Funeral services for Ray X. Wat
son. land law clerk in the United
States land office here. who died at
the Deaconness hospital on Monday
morning of pneumonia. viii be held
at the A. H. Mcclellan chapel at 10
o'clock the morning.
Mr.. Watson entered the govern
ment service at Springfield. Mo-. in
July. 1906. and has been in that serv-
ice continuously since that time. He
came to Phoenix in 1917. He was 40
years old and up to the time he was
stricken with the influenza had en-
joyed perfect health.
Mr. Watson, in addition to his pro-
fciency in his calling, was distin-
guished by a courtesy and a consid-
GRAFTON for others which won him,
even in his lifetime. the admiration
and respect OF all who were associat-
ed with him. He carried his ideals
of service to the farthest consistent
point, and was remembered in the
federal building yesterday by his
many friends for the extraordinary
tact, kindness and delicacy of his
treatment OF those who had business
in the land office.
He is survived by q wife and two
children in Phoenix. Ariz., and his
father and brother IN Kansas City,
Mo.
Arizona republican., 1922-03-23

From the inception Of the recIama-
ton service, its engineers have never
lost sight of the potential value OF
the Colorado river, our American
Nlle. me investigatory work of this
great drainage basin, carried on in
connection or q dozen or more prof.
ects, TOUR or which have been con-
Structed, and more recent studies
encouraged by direct congressional
appropriations, and contributions OF
states and organizations, have made
available much material of value
upon which definite plans have been
formulated for comprehensive de-
velopment of this great water supply
Tor power and irrigation.
unlike other works for irrigation
ana power development, which are
local only in their use, the Colorado
river project comprehends the entire
drainage area, embracing more than
z44,OOO square miles, included in
seven Western states and Mexico. In
It's entirety the plans can not be
worked out during a generation, and
will involve the expenditure OF hun
dreds Of millions Of dollars. The en-
gineering problems are numerous and
complicated, owing to the varied in
~
country; and could never be sue
cessfully solved by any other agency
than that of the federal government
Studies for a number of years have
centered largely about the lower
reaches of the Colorado where irri-
cation has made such strides during
the last decade as to emphasize the
need for early construction in order
to safeguard the property OF many
thousands OF citizens now threatened
by alternate flood and drought.
We have not forgotten the perils
which for q season menaced the I'm
perial valley through the ravages of
this river. We must not forget that
a similar condition may return. We
are similarly aware that the increas-
ing demands, due to the astonishing
spread OF irrigation, already have ex-
hausted the normal flow, and that
further progress is impossible with
out storage. The paramount needs
are two-fold: Flood control, and wa
The foresighted engineers long ago
predicted just such conditions as OBJ
tain today, and have been preparing
Tor them by assembling data, MAX
ing borings for dam sites, and map
ping large areas of land now vacant
and valueless but Of enormous value
when irrigated.
| have before me the report OF the
service on these studies, together
with estimates and recommendations
A perusal of these plans win, am
sure. create a feeling of pride in the
breast of the American public akin to
that which was awakened when our
engineers launched forth on the Pa
mama canal.
The engineers OF the service pro-
pose the development Of the Colorado
river project by units-the first Of
which is the construction OF the
Boulder Canyon dam.
Boulder Canyon Dam
n constructed as planned, this dam
would dwarf in height any other dam
on earth. At an estimated cost OF
S45 100000 it would be $50 feet high,
and its storage capacity would ex-