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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-04
APPROPRIATION FOR PHlLA.
POSTOFFICE AND MINT CUT
House Committee Denies Request
for Money for Improvements
a StdG Correspondent

Washington. Jan. 4.-1'ho HouSr
Appropriation Committee. in thc Treas
ury Bill reported today. disallowcd a
request OF So COO tor the Philadelphia
PostOffiCp and Courthouse and cut the
amount for running the Mint In fiscal
1919. $40 900 under fiscal 1922. The
director Of the budget. in fact. had done
most of the cutting. and the committee
actually cur his estimates only $1,000.
The total recommended for III" Mint
is S4S6. 600, and tho total allowed for
the current year was S5IS. 600.
Supervising Architect WCdtmorc. Of
tho Treasury Department, recommended
thC POStoffice improvements. desiring
SIC. 900 for acOustiCal trCatmcn, of the
courtroom and S15.0 for extension of
the lookout system. lie said tho budget
officers had approved this item because
Of the peculiar conditions.
The Judge holding court hearings,
he said. states that the conditions
are such that witnesses cannot be
heard. that - per cent of the time OF
the jurlcs is consumed in having testi-
mOny read from notes, and that wit
nCSseS nav" 70 repeat much of their
testimony. Another Judge stated that
the acoustics Of the room were so bad
that no one can be- sure he has heard
all the testimony. and that in one trial
it was found. after the verdict was
rendered that an important piece Ut
testimony had not been heard. and in
cons pQucucc new tr!al was ordered.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-04
WOULD LET EUROPE
DIP INTO j. S. GOLD
Owen Urges European Federal
Bank Backed by Amer
ican Reserves
FOR ECONOMIC UPBUILDlNG
by the Associated Press

Washington. Jan. 1.-THE establish
ment Of European Federal Reserve
Bank providing Il gold secured currency
and linHci inscpnrably with the Ameri.
can Reserve System. from which II
would draw its resources and reserves.
was advocated in tho Senate today by
Senator Owen. of Oklahoma. MS a basic
move toward restoration Of stable eco
nomic conditions throughout the world.
In an extensive speech on post war
conditions. the Oklahoma senator Sug
gcstcd in connection with the proposed
reserve bank tho following proposals
for American aid in world rchabilitu
tion:
"Firs; That wc should postnonc the
final payment Of tho World War debt
In the United States by extending tho
payment over fifty years: that we
amount under the sinking fund.
Second. That in arranging the pay
mcnt Of Europcs debt to tho United
States We should extend time TO Flu
rope necessary to enable II to read
just it's affairs and regain its pro.
ductivc power. and that we should not
for ten years demand Of 1t the pay
mPnt of interest due. but allow it TO
merge with the principal.
Third. That wc should put the in
tcrest rate at . per cent of Europe :
debt to the United States.
Mr.. Owen at the same time submit
tod to the Senate bill to amend the
Federal Reserve Act SO that establish.
.ncnt of the. foreign banks would be-
possible.
lie proposed that the European bank
should be owned by tho Reserve Sys-
tom Of the United States. and that
from the twelve banks here it should
draw n total Of 5000. 600 900 in gold as
y rcscrvc This. he claimed. would in
no way impair the reserves or resources
OF the American institutions. vet il
would enable the foreign banks to issue
50 900 .OOO. 900 in notes. backed UP by
gold. as we'll a. 100 per cent commodity
bills.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-04
EX.SOLOIERS HONOR WILSON
Major Pickering. Of PhiIa.. One Of
Endowment Fund Organizers

New York, Jan. 4.-Formcr scryln,
men throughout the country are organ.
iHing to assist in paying tribute -
former President Wilson. it was an
nounced today by Hamilton Holt. exec.
utive director Of tho Woodrow Wilson
Foundation. The movement seeks :"
raise n fund of 81 .O0O. 900 ~ more.
beginning January 1G. to rndow the
Woodrow Wilson Awards for .mcrl.
tUriouS service
The work of national olganizarIon ot
tho service men is being directed by
Melvin -. lIildrcth. ri Washington.
u. &. Service men vino are n have
charge Of the work in other States arc
the following Major Pickering, phia.
delphia: Captain Frank IIUyc~. Paw
tucket. Il. l.: LI"ut"nnnt james l..
brennan, Boston; General Waiter 4.
Harris. Mucou, Ga: Colonel Bennett
Clark. St. Louis; Colonel Harry :
Berry, Nashville. Tenn; Louis A
johnson, Clurksburg. W. Va: : itons \
Lilard, Oklahoma City: and ILcutcn
ant Maxwell Steinhardt. New Norb
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-04
COMMITTEE CUTS
TREASURY FUNDS.
House Appropriation Body Fails
to Follow Recommendations
Under Budget Plan
S12,6e6,s27 LOPPED OFF
by the Associated Press

Washington. Jan. 4.-Despitc in,
formal requests from the Administra
ton urging close following by Congress
Of tho estimates submitted by the now
Budget Bureau. the Treasury Depart
mcnt appropriation bill reported today
by thr House Appropriation Committee
disclosed Il cut Of approximately y per
cent.
The measure is the first OF the reg
ulnr supply bills to be completed by the
committee under the new system pro-
yidcd in the Budget Act. =,
The bill ns reported carries total
Of S11S.6tO.9J0 for expenses Of the
TREASURY during the fiscal year begin.
ming next July |. This Is Sl-,W'".
S27 rs Ices than the amount requested
in thc budget and $IT.7T0,o0l less than
the total for tho current fiscn year.
The measure probably will be taken up
on the floor tomorrow,
For enforcement Of prohibition %',-
go .OuC is recommended 500 .unl less
than vas ro.mc,tcd bur $l,T5O, ,0CO
more than was nvH'inblc this year, fro.
hibitiou Commissioner Haynes told thc
committee whil" tho prohibition uni'
had 1139 field ugcnt> and clerks an nd;
ditiOnal force Of 40 field agents nnd
l53 field clerks was needed. =,
The appropriation. Chairman Mad
den said. would provide for approx
imatcly scvcuty.fv fewer persons thah
the number requested.
The committee eliminated al! requests
for salary increases, and reduced the
estimate, under public buildings ap-
proximatcly s., 500 900.
Among tho items eliminated was
$500 900 Tor purchase Of a site in
Washington for national archives
building. 81 900. 900 toward construc'
ton Of a vault for the Treasury, S''l' e
OOO for rcpnirS to public health service
hospitals ing for wnr veterans.
which will br supplied. Mr.. Madden
said. undp~ appropriations for tho Vet
Grams Bureau. and $4,000 tor the
Boston immigration station.
The bill carries 100000 for i'm
provpmentS At the Detroit P0StoRlcc
and So. 600 for repairs TO tho OSwcso.
y. Y. Dostoficc For rrnNirs AZ four
hospitals housing Veterans Bureau pa
tents. appropriations were recon-
mended as follows: Stccn. y. G..
$1OO. 900; PCrryvillr. Nd. $3.50, 900; I;
West Roxburv Mass. $4,000. and
Palo Alto. Calf. $50 900.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-04
FIERY LOVE NOTES FIGURE
IN DIVORCE SUIT AT SHORE
Or. Fitzsimons Says PhiIadeIphisn
Courted His Wife

Atlantic City, Jan. 4.-Torrid love
letters. which he claimed were written
from Philadelphia to his wife by man
who signed himself "Walt""." in whicl;
casual mention was mudC Of q gay party
in q hotel in that city. were introduced
at the opening Of the divorce suit here
Yesterday of Or. Otto Leroy IitzSimons.
wealthy shore dentist. aGain>I his wife.
Mrs. Margucritc liuhrc tjt2simonS.
The letters were couchod in tho most
ardent terms with reference to the nl-
legged affection "Waltrr' held for the
young matron.
In the testimony given by tho hus-
band. hc asserted bis wifc's love for him
cooled after their honeymoon. Under
cross examination. nr. Iitl>tmom" dc.
MED cmphatically that he had failed 10
provide for his wif"'s support while
he was in Canada. IIr was ordered TO
produce Cancelled checks in court to-
day TO prove his assertion.
Although but slight int!maIion was
given of the line Of dcicrSr. it hHs been
iWmorcd that it will l." that Of mis-.
'Nken identity. References we're mad"
today 10 the fact that Mr.. FMSm"rS
las twin sister who greatly resemble.
her
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-04
HOUSE REINFORCEMENT
IS URGED BY M0NDEll
Republican Leader Predicts Passing
Of Anti-lynching Bill

Washington. Jan. 4.-(By 4. rl-
Reapportionmcnt Of the House mem
bership under the 1920 census should
be authorized by Congress before the
close of the present session. R"prcSen.
tativc Mondcll. Republican leader. DC.
clarcd in statement today.
The House at the last session killed
a rcapportionmcnt bill providing foI
an increase in its membership I" l6n
while previously measure, passed b!
the House. providing for rcapportiOn-
ment without increase In membership.
was permitted Ia die in the Senate.
Predicting that Congress would be
able 70 wind up this session by June |.
Mr.. Mondell said he expected the House
to pass the Dyer anti ,iynching bill 'in
the very near future.
The Republican leader said that -,
is now generally understood that we
shall proceed TO the early consideration
of. and in due time in this session,
enact an adjusted compensation act for
veterans Of the World War.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-04
How About STEP Christmas By p ~.rvor

TIIE primitive Christians celebrated
l. Christmas for twelve days. It
was beautiful thought. We should
hold IT,
At amy rate. even II We can't have
twelve day celebration. the complex
ties Of modern life demand an annex
70 the present Christmas Day-u sort
Of step CHRISTMAS.
For instance, one really doeNn' get
most Of on's gifts and cards until
Christmas Day. Then il IL too late to
do anything but regret that YOU forgot
all these people many OF them very
dear friends whom you nrvc" think of
rVrepe once year.
, II ou dash out and geI something to
s.nd them. II comes late and is dead
givcaNay.
NOV If We had a aOrI Of Step,
~ Christmas that would come, say.
the twenty seventh OF December. II
would solve this distressing problem,
We could pat only send cards to those
VIII Nforgottsn, but we could
alst - to thea, and. what is
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-04

DO YOU OWN A CAT:
You'll be interested In "Ths Day M 49,
Cat 70 r. featured in Magazins ssctisn o{
uext Sundays PUBLIC LRDoER.--Adv,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-04
Storm Damages Tulsa Okla.

TuISa, OlIa.. Ian- = ~ I, 7. =
EXtrnsiy" dam0g" was ,du,cd here early
today by severe storm, which put
mower line. ou' oi commission. shat
tered sore fruurs and Uttered the streets
with debris. The plant Of the Tulsa
Tribune" an afternoon paper, wss put
out Cf commisS .Un.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-04
The DUO 4 r T
Reproducing Pianos

The Duo-Art reproducing pianos are the
greatest of all payer-pianos They will repro
duce piano music like Victrola reproduces
band music You may hear your favorite
pianist at any time.
The Duo-Art is made only in the Steinway,
Weber. Steck, Wheelock and Stroud pianos
all on sale at Heppe's. Prices are from 1896 up.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-22
Deaths Of a Day
THE REV. J. J. MaCARAN DIES
C'assmate Of Cardinal Suceumbs to
Heart Disease

The Rev. James J. MacAran. rector
of the Church of the TRANSPORTATION
Of Our Lord. at Fifty fifth street and
Cedar avenue. a classmate Of Cardinal
Dougherty and Bishop Crane. died Of
heart disease about o'clock yesterday
afternoon in the parish house utter a
few days illness. He was sixty -four
years old. He was ordained priest In
1859.
Born IN Philadelphia. Fa,hrr Mac.
Aran received his early education in
st. Michncl's Parochial School. ~ Sec
ond and Jefferson streets. Later lie at
tended La Sale College and the Semi
nary OF St. Charles Borromeo. in
Overbrook. He served ms rector OF st.
Stephens Church. Broad and Butler
streets. FIVE years; St. Teresa's Church.
Broad and Catherine streets, two years !;
the Church Of st. Charles Borromeo,
Twentieth and Christian streets. nine
wears. and sixteen years ago organized
the Church Of the TRANSPORTATION.
Under his administration the parish
grew from one Of fewer than 400 fami.
lies to be one OF the largest in the city.
Father MacAran is survived by two
brothers. the Rev. Patrick +. Mac
Aran, Of New York. and Thomas F.
MucAran, OF this city.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-22
.UN|TAR|ANS OPEN
ANNIVERSARY WEEK
Committee Under Taft Reports
so Per Cent Of 100000
Goal Attained

Boston. May 22.--Churchcs through.
out the United States and Canada were
represented at the annual Unitarian
Anniversary Week exercises which
opened here last night. The program
will include the annual meeting OF the
American Unitarian Association. The
Rev. DR.. Charles L. Park. of the First
Church in Boston, pulpit which mas
had a continuous ministry since 1851.
preached the anniversary sermon III the
Arlington street church last night.
DIR. Park said the only way TO pro-
cure the permanent well being OF the
churches was "bv making them effective
instruments in the work they are pri-
narily designed to do.
DR.. Park said the church was not a
place for people to unite themselves
with desirable social elements of com :
munity, to cultivate friendships or "to
indulge an inordinatc passion for serv-
ing on committees" and that it was not
IA glorifed social service enterprise"
Its supreme function. he said. was
serving men and women In the task OF
spiritual cultivation, standing for
spiritual sincerity"
This morning the sessions Of the six
teen auxiliary agencies got under way.
Of particular interest to the 1000 dele
gates will bc the results Of the recent
church membership campaign. which
ii was announced. brought 10000 new
members into Unitarian churches oi
North America.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-22
SAY u. S. WILL TAKE PART
IN EUROPEAN COUNCILS
Nation Would Discuss Economics II
Politics Is Eliminated

Washington. May CHARACTERIZATION
OF the United states IN economic coun-
ellis abroad when tho Governments of
Europe arc ready to eliminate political
questions from their discussions Of
world Observation-Disclosures forecast last
night in official circles.
The American Government. according
to officials in close touch with the Ad-
ministration. would he willing TO join
with other nations 10 work out plans
for restoring the International CONNER.
cial equilibrium if American representa- =
tives could Journey abroad convinced
that political subjects would be barred
from any conference they attended.
Some officials express the belief that
il the Governments of Europe would in
yite this country 10 conference which
definitely confined the scope of its pro =
posed deliberations to the solution of
economic problems. the invitation would
receive n much more cordial reception
than has been accorded the numerous
requests for American representation at
the series Of councis held abroad in
tho last three years.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-22
.L|TERACY TEST HIT
At JEWISH MEETING
Mayor Tells Congress Unedu-
Gated Immigrants w ith
Hearts Right Desirable
RABBI WISE PRAISES CITY

I.,jemno,inn Of thn Hrcrarrv test
~
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ut III" | nit"d states was the high !ight
in ,hc address of welcome delivered to-
Jnv d, moon hv Nsyor Moore 70 the
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liberal immigration policy 10 guard lh'
Jew. and appointing Of a special com
mission TO study immigration conditions
III foreign countries w'rH read n this
M'rnIngS meeting by Judge Gustav
HARTMAN New lork. CHAIRMAN OF ths
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g.. me r'solu'l'n nIs. "u''c"' n'i'"ni
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-22
SOLDIER POET HONORED
Church Bell Dedicated In French
Village to Alan Seeser. American

TTnurTC TCNUT1 SUUS. UTtCy, F1nCF.
May - .- by A. P.)--lmpressive cere-
monies marked the dedication here yes
terday Of the new church bell given 70
this war-torn village in honor Of the
American soldier poet. Alan Sceger. BY
the Poetry Society of America through
the American Committee for Devastated
France.
The ceremonies concluded with tho
towns 200 inhabitants passing by the
bell. each tapping IL with the clarrcr.
The bell is one OF thirty similar
tokens given 10 as many villages by the
American committee to replace those
,akon by the Germans. all in memory
Of prominent soldiers who fell near the
villages so honorcd. Ceremonies were
attended by n large group Of Americans
including Nj. and Mrs. Charles Sccgcr
father and mother Of the dead poet.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-22
COUP IN BULGARIA
REPORT KING FLEES
Premier. Backed by commun.
lists, Said to Have Pro.
claimed Republic
CHlCHERIN DEAL CHARGER
BY the Associated Press


Vienna. May 2c.--ConAicting report,
have reached here Of a Bulgarian revo. /,
luton. Dispatches from Belgrade av
that King Boris has fed to varna and
that Premier Stambulivsky. who ren....
sents the agrarians, has with his fo.
lowers proclaimed a republic. A ,tst.
Of civil war, it is further reporfsS
exists, and fifteen Of General wrangsI',
officers have been expelled.
Agram advices. however, declare th.,
train from Sofia arrived at Belsrsds
OF O'Clock Saturday afternoon, and
those aboard reported comparative oui.t
General Alexandrov having issued n
counter. proclamation at Sofia callins
upon the populace to remain loyal to ibs
King. -.
Chicherin and Stambulivsky. accord, /,
ing to an Agram paper. reached an
agreement at Genoa that IL the mi.
garian Premier would expel Wransel',
troops from Bulgaria he would have ths
support of the entire Bulgarian Com.
munist element. A dispatch to the Frsis
Presse from Sofia says that an attemnt
to carry out the expulsion Of tbess
troops precipitated trouble. ~
London. May GA Central Nev.
dispatch from Belgrade gives a renor,
from the frontier that the Stambulivslv,
party in Bulgaria has united with ths
Communists aud proclaimed republ,c
King Boris is reported to have tled 70
Varna. =.
Paris. May 22.--The Bulgarian L..
CATION here has issued a categorical d..
- - khn va,,hliShoI rnNo,t H
Communist revolution has broken out A.
Sofia and that King Boris has fed 10
Varna.
"News from Sofa Saturday." sa,,
the statement. 'shows that complets
calm reigns throughout the whole coun.
try. which Is rejoicing with gratitud,
that Bulgaria's good faith and pacific
spirit have been fully recognized hy
the delegates of all the Powers a
Genoa"
Sofia. Bulgaria. May 90 delayed.
The Ambassadors Council has ordered
the Bulgarian Government to proceed
Immediately with the disarmament Of
the Wrangel troops on Bulgarian terri.
tory and the dissolution # their mill.
tary organization. T:cse measures had
previously been begun uy the Govern,
ment. with a view TO expclling the
Wrangel troops. who were accused Of
plotting with the bourgeois parties 70
overturn Premier Stambulivsky.
The Peasant Party, OF which STAN.
bulivsky is the leader. has convoked .
great congress on May IS Of 5000 dele.
gates to approve the peasant Govern.
ment's distinctly anti. bourgeois policy.
As It is feared that animosity may Be
shown BY citizens Of Sofia such as bour.
gcois former officers, intellectuals and
Maccdonians. the Government has mus.
tered large forces of police to protect II
| and the peasant congress.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-22
VETERAN FOUND DEAD
Neahhors Tell Of Fight and Of
Se.ira Men Divide Money

Chester, May 2l.--Thc body Of Ste
phen G'ennan, World War veteran Of
llS Rose street, this city. was found
This morning shortly before II O'Clock
in back yard near Green and Cald-
well streets. Several bruises marked
the body and the skull was fractured.
Persons living in that neighborhood
roported TO the police, thar street fight
ind taken place early this morning a
sUusre from where the body was found
and that four men had been seen n few
minutes later dividing some money.
Glcnnan. who was thirty seven years
old had served with Company Il. lllth
Infantry. Twenty eighth Division. lIo
was brother in law Of Sergeant Hugh
RYAN. of the Chester police. Four
arrests have been made in the case.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-22
GIRL RUNAWhYS RETURN
Their Proposed Trip to Coast Ends
At Baltimore

A proposed trip to California by two
young girls ended last night when the
pair returned to their home in this city.
after having gone as far as Grcna,
Maryland. The expedition started last
Wednesday when the girls left their
home a. !21l Baltimore avenue.
They are Elsie Shoemaker. eighteen.
and Anna Greeley. nineteen. Both de.
MED that they had intended entering
the movies. but explained that thcy were
going to visit DR.. and Mrs. Joseph Sin
ton in Arrow Head Springs. Calf.
Mrs. Sinton is a sister of Miss Shoe
maker. The girls spent the first night
of their trip in Camden. returned 10
Philadelphia the following day, and
made Baltimore before nightfnll.
At Glsna Saturday news item stat .
ing that Mrs. Shoemaker had been
taken critically i'll upon their disap-
pcnrnn"o brought them home on the
FIRST train.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-22
Nathan Marble

Nathan MARBLE, for the last sixteen
years custodian of the Site and Relic
Society Building in Vernon Park. Ger
mantown, died yesterday morning az the
home Of his son lin law, Edward G,
Moore. in Glenside. Mr. Marble was
a Civil War veteran. having enlisted at
the age OF sixteen years with the Third
New Jersey Cavalry. He was a mem
Der OF Ellis Post, No. 6, 6. A. r, He
was seventy six years old
Mr.. MARBLE is survived by one son,
William. and one daughter, Mrs. Ed
ward G.. Moore. Funeral services win
be held tomorrow, with interment in
Ivy Hill Cemetery.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-22
NEW ISLANDS DISCOVERED
Group in South Pacific Found BY
Honolulu Publisher

Honolulu. May 22.-(Ry 4. =. J--
Word Of the discovery Of islands in the
South Pacific hitherto unknown aud
now claimed in the name Of the United
States was received here today Tho
islands were reported claimed by I.orrin
A. Thurston, a Honolulu publisher. who
was cruising in the power boat Pal
Mr.. Thurston said he found thr
island. on May 10 in the vicinity OF
Kingmans Reef Their location wa.
deecribed az latitude 6.23 north. longi .
tude 1928 west He rold Of an OK
\ cellent harbor. which in his opinion
provided a natural landing suitable for
3 fuel station.