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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-08

Change |SUR6ED'
IN STATE rule
Two Bodies See Way to I'm.
prove Government at De-
crease in Cost
BOTH FOR BUDGET SYSTEM

The Pennsylvania state Association,
cooperative organization Of citizens,
has made public two sets of RECON-.
mendations designed to bring about re-
organization Of the State government of
Pennsylvania. The association is
headed by Franklin n. brewer.
The first set Of recommendations is
made by the commission appointed for
that purpose by the last Legislature.
The second set Is by Ahe Pennsylvania
state Association. The recpmmenda-
tions are made public at this time to
give voters an opportunity to exact
pledges from Candidates for public
Office.
Six points are included in the r, port
as the salient features os the proposed
program Of the Commission for the Re.
organization Of the State Government.
These points IRE
An executive budget.
A department of public works, in.
cluding II purchasing agent for the whole
State.
A tax commission.
The ab0lishing of obsolete activities,
The merging Of all special funds with
the States general fund in the State
Treasury. ...
The changing of all fiscal years so
as to coincide with the calendar year.
All of the foregoing were made avhii-
aba to the Pennsylvania State Associa-
ton. for publication, by State Senator
George Woodward, chairman Of the
commission which formulated them. An
explanatory statement by, Senator
Woodward also is made public in the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-08

to jump into the breach should any i'll
befall the regular team. Joie and
Johnnie Kane, three and four years old,
respectively, are being instructed in the
rudiments Of the game, and the pros
poets for n stellar aggregation in 1880
or thereabOuts are considered particu-
larly bright.
Must Pick Best Shooter
The elimination contest to determine
which Of the Philadelphia boys will
meet the Baltimore. challenger on May
20 will start next Monday simultnne-
ously at eighty four Fairgrounds. The
boys will draw lots for their opponents
as In regular tournaments.
Monday might there will he eighty
four champions of individual play =
grounds. These will meet and eliminate
one another until two are left. These
two will fight 1t out Thursday, the 18Th,
ut the Funfield Recreation Center,
Twenty second street and SedgIey ave .
nuc. The winner will have the honor OF
representing the city on the field OF
battle, to say >nothing of q handsome
prize.
Straight rules will be. In force. There
will be referee. and the contest will
be fought from the edge of ten foot
ring. In the center Of which will be
Il two-foot ring.
The climactic struggle will take place
on the bandstand plaza, near City Hull,
at 30, when Baltimore's champion, as
yet unannOuncei, will cross steelies with
the Philadelphia titleholder.
There will be a police detail to hold
back the onlookers, the numerous Balti-
more contingent included, who are ex =
pected to gather to the event. and there
will be band in uniform. Mayor Moore
is the honorary refeyec. but John Dona-
hoe, of the Boys Week Committee, will
officiate on the field.
The Baltimore rules will be used.
and twenty .One games will be played.
The contestants will have their seconds
and coaches, although these will not be
permitted to offer aid Of any sort during
the game. Each will put five marbles in
play. and the two-foot ring within the
ten foot circle will be used. Agutes,
bullsies or steelies may be played.
The winner will be given q large sill.
yer cup. One rule is very important,
and will be rigidly enforced: No boy
over sixteen may take part.
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SUPREME COURT DECISIONS

s,vpih'ons were handed down hv tba S,
sH%' sSs.sy Rs%os I'll ssy. = Sa
s;eesd.DSGno sssts County Judgment reversed and a
~ Justice Frazer:
AsWssn et al. vs.. Philadelphia and R.adinu
ExsK EsssK|pkGissm kGismEsay; Gsny;;va vapnsl;Sh. g. No;
!a.m' !sa:m'c0, C. 10. l. Phiiadelp%a countS. sS
comms.a.ss m.asr e. vs. PSiisdelphia Rapid rrons,,
sSiDceny sSia cnyyn,a appellant. Z. p. No. T. Philadsls
Vnires es'ah'y. Judgment reversed with new
L.Vsyr Sy Justice G1smcSs walling: Roach vs.. Oswald
NJ pSmilesnE pSilsGsipAiat st COUNT s!: ,nppslsn,s
Mi hFsSEer Ct al. vs. Wes,mopsisrda daTirn,na Pam;nI
sss!s of anno,is County. Decree afrirmsd at
Ei}Sional Ecrit}Si Guarantee Credit corporstio, vs
shiisdeiphlS e Gonr,x sI; appellants: c:P 80. :,
se.'s,'h's se.: 81 ,G;ounty Dscrss afrrmsd cd al Al
ss.s,;s ST.: z sE:: s2Tss!sG;i sasi
ssss. In court below as In other s.milar ar
81. flsfsr aa'r"f p No. ceg%OfGy PS,s. r.
ssasnds aSardsS Judgment reversed and a PRO.
{. p" ETC., VS.: Morrison q AL imSa n,a
Affirmed 90; w,,S !; Philadelphia County. Decree
srIinsi dscrs. dwn,s proesdsndo directed to the
Daily SsSstlce sSrllce sadisr; Reid S cresmery and
bha. sppaIs ~ ttomsSny W: City OF PhiladeI.
sGH,y Decree modis.dN NO ana fhhILsdde!nh,a
raSer dlssents 80" "''"e' 'us-
"a Fr.nsi, sf CSlinsdale vs., Philadelphia
3, ~ jus, ~ Soenty. Judgment ani ~.
lnl, c. 3. P"NNsr Nosr PPSr:n PS.;.n 49, ys; Days. ap-
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||EN1ION CHAS. DRy
AS Chief FOR FAIR
internationally Known Phila.
Engineer Has Youth and En-
thusiasm, Say Sponsors
HAS HELD IMPORTANT POSTS

Charles Day, an engineer Of interna-
tional reputation selected from score
Of engineers to attend the Peace Con-
ference, and incidentally philadel.
phian, was suggested today as n man
with the ideal qualifications for the re-
sponsiblc post of Director General Of the
Sesqui- Centennial.
The engineers name was suggested
by director of the Sesqui- Centennial
Association Committee, which has been
making II vigorous search for man
for the big job. ...
In addition to being an engineer Of
rare attainments, It is pointed out that
Mr.. Day possesses exceptional .eSccu-
tive ability, comprehensive viewpoint
of world-wid affairs and il endowed
with diplomatic characteristics 80 es.
sential in such a position. Mr.. Day
was elected trustee Of the University
Of Pennsylvania last October, succeed
ing J. lowering Jones.
During the war he was n special rep.
resentative Of the United States Ship
ping Board. lie is regarded as an au
thority on the equipment Of industrial
plants as well as industrial architec-
ture. lie is we'll known for his work
in the organization. construction and
management of public service corpora .
tions.
= For many years he has been n regular
lecturer before the graduate school OF
the business administration Of Harvard
University.
Mr.. Day graduated from the Univer.
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~ y W. - y! Y: u. ~ Y ~; u
norman, engineers IL this city.
The director who suggested the en-.
glneer's name today said .'he possesses
youth, enthusiasm and understands hu-
man nature--which assets will be very
essential IN handling the big project"
There are Indications that the nm
nual meeting of the Centennial Asso-
citation, which will take place tomor
row. will be largely attended. The
membership was counted today and
found to total exactly 1776. That was
regarded as significant by Victor Rose =
wates. assistant to. the president, who
holds II an augury.
As soon as Federal Endorsement of the
fair has been given the directors pre-
dict that the membership will jump to
tens of thousands, representing every
section Of the country.
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||[D'DDD
n IS new MYSTERY
sI --A----4--
ionas Fox, Taxi Driver, Found
Murdered In Woods Near
Mount Holly
FIRE USED TO COVER CRIME
IRE USED TO COVER CRIME
Slain Jitr,eur Third
Brother to Be Killed

Ionas Fox, slaian Wrightstown
u.nsv driver, was the third men,
-, Of his family to meet unusual
His brother. Isaiah. who had
,,ore at Quakertown. was found
murdered in his store with his head
,,smmed into peach basket twelve
Elmer, another brother. who lived
=, Atlantic City. was fatally in
Jared while hunting near Quaker
town.
. Still another brother, Isaac. died
't,om nm attack Of pneumonia six
years ago.
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..,nrs,r;s ~ lrsamt that dwsIt in marS;e halls"
Fen. .Aw. I yelled. didn't I. Sammy"
First for fat! G'wan. shoot over
.ss' hssxss! Gs,ls ,o AT % you ,n shusked;" .sd;,
Look. my little finger amt touchin'."
Boydom in this city. while viewing
with equanimity the challenge from the
boys Of Baltimore to grand MARBLE
shooting contest during Boys Week. be-
ginning Saturday. now occupies itself
with intensive preparations Tor the great
event.
One team practices ut the Starr Gar
den Recrcational Center. Seventh and
Lombard streets. Under the cage eye of
Captain Morris Kaplan. JUST? ucrmoa
on" of the wickcdcst sliot.. IN the city.
. ring Is marked out en- tir gravel and
his men prepare for practice.
Eadore Miller. BsniamiN Bernstein.
So 0mon Kendis, Jacob Howcritz and
Ralph F.iGclman. all sterlin. marks
men. were on hand at recess time today
with their pet projecti'es. ready to pit
against one another. thcir uncanny ac-
curacysdf hand and eye
IL got me stccly." announced Morris
hv way of 1reliminury insret ton.
what you got? %
team were equipped in accordance with
the best usage. and the usual contribu.
'tiOn having been made to the common
target, they fell to.
It's Easy for Morris
At the first shot Morris t.ad,y
steely hurled three commons from
the ring. Amid stony silence he pre-
pared to shoot again, after pOCketing his
prizes.
But his colleagues were not to be
caught mapping.
"You didn't yel Fen, they cried
joyously. and demanded the return Of
the booty forthwith. At once heated
debate started.
"Aw, you just didn't hear me"
Jaw you didn't neither"
"Iie didn't yell no fens.'
Jaw wassamatter with va? Can't
hear straight"
"You didn't yell nothing"
Ovcrborne by tho weight Of public
opinion, Captain Kaplan was at last
induced to restore the commons" to
the ring. but the injustice Of It ranked
in his breast, and he was heard to NUT
ter darkly from time. to time.
Over at tho Shot Tower Recreation
Center, at Front and Carpenter streets,
Joseph Malccka and Brunch Kozubal
wcrc practicing difficult shots.
'"rhis guy from Baltimore is big
htiif," conhded Joseph, 't0 think he
con stand up against Phillie IN mar
bles. Leave him try it,
Ready for Proud Marylanders
by way of illustration he took his
"bullsic" Of beautiful golden brown
glass and cast It from him nonchalant.
~. 1t struck the ground and one OF the
marbles In the ring almost ut the
same time. Not to be outdone, Bru.
nich knolt and registered a hit ut Il
range cf four feet. Both wrcstlod un-
successfully with pardonable pride.
"We'rs going to be all practiced up
by next week" Joseph promised, "Shd
wen shoot against anybody
Nor Is that all. Scouting the future
for possible emergencies, the entrants
from tho Shot Tower ltecreational Cen
ter are training tho younger generation
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Finding of the charred body Of Jonas
r6x. taxi driver, Of Wrightstown. n.
.. with two bullet holes in the left
h sbest. in a desolate woods two miles
vat Of Mount Holly. has created Il
NV murder mystery for Detective Ellis
Parker and New Jersey. police.
The murder was evidently committed
lsst Tuesday. The body was found yes
terday by. William ginn, William
Thompson and Stewart Poindexter. all
Negroes.
hIbited $500 that he was carrying in his
last Wednesday a fire swept the
I voods. Detective Parker believes It
4 IA started by the murderers after they
4 kad placed the body In the center Of
tbe woods and buried it beneath a pile
\ II brush.
Fox, who was thirty nine years old.
nm his jitney between Camp Dix and
/ Camden. He was last seen last Tuesday
leaving Camp Dix with six soldier pas
rengers and civilian bound for Cam
Den, He was driving new closed
ton touring. car. which he purchased last
winter. The car Ia missing. 1t bore
New Jersey license .O12ljO.. =. ..,.
Clues Unearthed
The New Jersey State Police offered
two or three men to aid In the search
Tor the murdcrers. Detective PARKER
vas working all night on the case and
ad today that some of the things dis-
covered will serve a. substantial cues.
Fox IL believed to have been nttar&cl
with his own gun after it had been
wrested from him by passengers in hi"
car.
Several months ago Fox drove for
several State policemen who. with
Mount Holly authorities. railed q nun.-
Der of vice and gambling houses run
near Mount Holly. Following this raid
the State police, the Mount Holly po-
lire and several men and women re.
eeiyed threatening letters. thought to
hsve been from those against whom the
rails were directed. This clue is being
Investigated.
Fox's mother. Mrs. Hannah Fox.
H. IS at Sellersville, Pa.
\ membership card from the Tren-
ton Lodge of Moose, upon which was
written Jonas Fox, No. 2551," was
~ only article found in his clothes
SHet leu tO IlS lOeHtluCdtlOH.
Identification Difficult
The body was lying face downward.
The onter clothing was partly burned
eli. and the flesh in places was 'biis-
tered and charred by fire, making iden-
tlScation particularly difficult.
Detective Parker notified Elwnod
Bclton. Coroner ut Moorcstown. who
tcok charge of the body. Last night
two physicians were summoned and
conducted post -mortcm. Detective
Parker made only a superficial exam.
nation of the body before It was re.
moved from the woods.
Fox was one Of fifteen jitney owners
Who established a service between
Wrightstown and Trenton during the
var. He continued the service, enter.
!ng partnership some time ago with
samuel Goodrich. of Wrightstown. Tho
Mc men also operated between
Wrightstown and Camden.
70! boarded with Mrs. Schwartz
q Wrightstown.
Fox was unmarried. His brother,
1euoen Fox, arrived at Mount Holly
yais morning from Atlantic City. lie
'saves also two sisters, Mrs. Lillian
Ho. HMno. OF QuakertOwn. and Mrs. Anna
hiiisas, Of Sellersville. Three OF his
"otners met sudden death.
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Collins NelU Service

Relaxation means restOra-
ton, but when a man is tense
and taut from work and
worry it is sometimes hard to
relax. Then come here any
time from 7 p. Nj. to II A.
NJ. Except Sundays) and le:
us show you what baths,
massage, shower, alcohol
rubs, etc, will do for fine
edged nerves and tired body.
Only $3.50 for this prescrip-
ton or, If you want to make a
full restful night of it, $3.50,
with private room If desired.
COLLINS INSTITUTE
OF PHYSICAL. CULTURE
21s.25 North Broad Street IL.
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activities Of twenty commissions now
operating independent. One Of the bu-
reaus Of the new department would be
that of n State purchasing agent.
Senator Woodward's statement on
the. tax commission plan contains the
assertion that tnc existing methods of
assessing, reassessing and collecting
taxes due the State are inadequate. In
connection with the fourth item. ia
abolish obsolete activities in the State
Government, the Senator says 'the
commission estimates n saving to the
taxpayers of around 5000, 900 for a two
years, period in the curtailing of these
unnecessary activities"
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;1.';S!,...|1! ;l:Sss Y y =
"r feel that ! was jsistiAtd ~
] did," he said. ''and I'm not NJ
II they convict me I'm satisfied.
what was coming to him." *{
I,udn,ck's wife, who has been
ried three times. tells Different n
of her relations with Hankins. 81 Z
c'ared that she was play ying" ~
kins to get his money and that her 20
band knew all the time that she e
doing It and approved. Budnicks & n
the other hand, says that he stood ~
kins' attentions to his wife ns lo1f3,
he could. and then decided to STOP
He admitted today that he hal \
intended to kill Hankins,, but th&&
wanted "to mark him 80 he'd yeihsl
forever what he did,
Mrs. Budnick's first husband dioG
influenza. Her second. Clarcnce Il
lett. n Bridgeton boy. who served o.
seas, was found dead in his home @
gas about year ago. She man,
Bndnick in Be!lairc. Md.
Hankins died at 3 o'clock Satufj
afternoon. several hours after the sh0
ing. Budnick surrendered at the cos
house Immediately after the shooti
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Justified IN KILLING
BRlDGETON MAN DECLARES
sudnIek Calmly Tells Why He Mur.
dered hankins

Theodore Budnick. held in jail at
Bridgeton. n. j., for the Staying Sat
urday Of Eleazor +. Hankins. whom he
says he shot because he became too
friendly with his wife, is not in the
least perturbed about the charges that
face him.
In his cell Budnick today talked as
calmly of the murder as though he had
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-08
PEPPER TO FORCE APPEAL
VIII Take 5ryn Mawr Case Up
Higher Without Oral Araument

Judges Swartd and Miller in Norris
town today informed counsel for Mar
gerry Barker. who lost her suit against
Bryn Mawr College for reinstat tement,
that they desired to hear oral argument
on the exceptions filed to the Courts
findings. Montgomery Evans, the stu
dents lawyer, said that his associate,
Senator Pepper, did not care to repear
his arguments, but would rest on his
appeal, ~ he Is busy with his cam
paign.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-08
0ISARMS GUNMAN
Heokis Patrolman Saves Life Of Hjs
Comrade

!, frederick c. Hahn, of 1889 South
lsrston street, a mere rookie patrol.
an, made good in the first test
sssIerday when he disarmed q gun.
nsn and probably saved the life of q
W!eran member Of the police force.
y was the first night on for Hahn.
mo ne was being taught the roDes''
" Patrolman Sweeney. Of the second
snd christian streets station, Julio
isrcio, twenty.three years old, Of sir.
.sentn and Vine streets, had shot one
san IN what police say was feud bc-
t~Ien .s', Two gangs. and had fired at Pa.
.sO,man Sweeney, when the recruit
grabbed the thug, pinned his Arms
iiVIt n. MN and twisted the revolver from
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-08
PHZLA. MARBLE SHARPS SEE
EASY WIN OVER CHALLENGER
Local Boydom Certain Issy Morris Whoever Is Chosen vii
Make Young Maryander "Knuckle Do,cn and Stay Do,u

II dreamt that dwelt In mary,e halls'
''Knuckle down! knuckle down!'
Fen. Aw. yelled. didn't I. Sammy"
First for fat! 1'wan. shoot over.'
Fen heavies! AW. you chucked.''
Hey! Getcha foot outa the ring.'
"Look. my little finger Amt tOuchin'."
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G,LprRT,s ..So.E FOR NEWS.

Clinton w. Gilbert. chief political cosss-
spondent of the EVENING PUBLIC LsDosH
at Washington. holds the confidence OF prone
inert public men of all parties, tells me
truth. takes no sides. plays no favorttss.
Clinton w. Gilberts 'big-news' articles
appear regularly In the EvENixa PuSIyt,
LEDGER. Make II o Habit"--id6. .l~.
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-07-28
WILL SOON
HOLD THE STAGE

The Democratic county assembly
will be held in Gunnison tomorrow.
The call, signed by Chairman E. G.
Palmer, announces the first session
to be at the court house ut ten o'clock
Saturday morning.
A county ticket is to be nominated
and eleven delegates selected to at
tend the state assembly in Denver
on Monday, the 31st. Precinct pri-
maries were held in Gunnison We'd
nesday night with the following re-
suits:
A political sensation of the torn
has been the overturning OF the Weiss
er forces by those of VIM. Sweet, the
radicalDemocratic candidate fer gov
ernor, who swept the Gunnison pre-
cincts, so far us they needed dele,
gates, and seem to have 81, ong hold
on many outlying districts. In fact,
there wasn't much Weiser ointment
TO overturn here, since his pporteil
were asleep at the switch 4 failei
to appear except In No. 6 aud in No.
I, where belated attempts We, n,adc
to stem the tide. Gunnison aiIroad
men particularly took an active int
crest in the primaries, some thirty
attending in the three precinct NJ.
Sweet being very actively suppc tad
by the State Federation Of Labor.
who feel strongly that he Is the pro,
er man for governor.
Delegates to the county convention
in No. 6, South Gunnison, are: A. G.
Delo, C. A. Kroll, G. T. Murray, Henry
Mauer and E. G.. Palmer. In No. s
West Gunnison there were 81 votei
cast, with few scattering, for ]. 4
Mahoney, Henry Knoll, ]. F. Bunton
c., T. Rawait, E. H. Easteriy, Herman
Eilsbrecht and w. s. Ditto. In No
where spasmodic last-minute strug'
gle was made, there were SO votes
which stood as follows: the first eight
names being those elected delegates
Henry Crooks, 25 votes; p. J. Hurley
% votes; George Hetherington, 20; +
J. Thompson, 22; John Kane, 21;. D.
]. Lehan 10; O. s. Causey, II; F. p
Hanson, II; C. L. Stone, Is; E. M
Collins, ID; T. w. Estes, IA; NJ. J.
Continued ON Last Page)
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-07-28
THE GRAND JUNCTION ROTARY
CLUB
(By r. E. Tope, president) .

(by IL. n. lope, pfeSloent).
The Grand Junction Rotary Club is
the oldest club in Western Colorado.
In size il ranks fourth among the
clubs OF the Seventh District Of Ro-
tary international. From its organi-
zation four years ago. it has been q
very active organization, taking .
part in every movement for the good
Of Rotary, the state and Of our dis
trict.
The club has been very energetic IN
the interest Of a greater Grand juno
tion. It has helped to form public
opinion for better streets and public
highways; for better city water; for
erecting public buildings, for q clean
and more progressive city.
Thk great growth the city has
had within the past two years Is due
largely to the influence Of the Rotary
Club. The enthusiasm, the pull-alto-
gether and the consistent cooperation
groups of influential business men
Continued on FoNth Page)
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-07-28
Members Of Western Slope Organ
nations Arrive Tonight by Auto
For Outing in Our City; Prom
inent Business Men With Their
Ladies Will Attend.

Tonight Gunnison expects the train
Of autos from Grand junction. Delta
and Montrose bearing Rotarians and
Rotariannas from the clubs of these
cities who are the guests Of the
Gunnison Rotary, and Of our city.
The exact number will depend on
the weather, but probably 1S0 to 100.
quite the largest automobile delega-
ton to travel the Rainbow Route,
and certainly the most splendid del
egation Of neighboring business men
and their wives ever &c visit Gunni-
son.
Early this morning the Grand
Junction folks, 60 strong, started by
car, picking up Delta members and
meeting Montrose at 1890. The
plan is 10 eat dinner in the railroad
eating house at Cimarron ut about
1880, reaching Gunnison between four
and six. The city hall has been Sc
cured rs headquarters for the visit
ors to register, and be escorted to
places about town in hotels and pri-
vate houses where they will be
quartered.
The public Is invited without charge
Of ennrse, Atq the concert and stunts
tonight, the parade, ball game and
other events tomorrow afternoon.
Our streets are gay with flags and