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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-17
Fusion for Piv,chOt
GiDes NeIU TlxrI,
Continued from PAGE One

Continued from PAGE One
act and the second is the appeal from
the decision Of the Dauphin County
case which declared the hard coal tax
constitutional.
Headquarters for the Phiiadeiphin
County Committee for PinChot Tor
Governor were opened at noon today
at AT Liberty Building. A meeting
Of the Executive Committee was held.
1--WE nre mapping out plans to knock
the props from under Alter and to throw
monkey wrcnches into the Ware ma
chine" said Councilman W. w. Roper,
camipaign director. ......
William Draper Lewis is cha airman
of the County Committee, and Mr..
Roper and Mrs. Samuel Il. scott are
associate chairmen. John j. Collier is
treasurer and Allan Eckman is secre'
tary. -,
The Pinchot state headquarters will
be continued in the Real Estate Trust
Building. State Senator d. Edward
Long returned there today from west
ern visit in the interest of the inde-
pendent candidate.
'"Thc PinchOt campaign is like n
SNOWFALL rolling down hill. gathering
momentum and substance. lE said.
The first Pinchot for Governor
transparency has been erected outside
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the headquarters Of the Twenty eighth
where David q. pennick Is the Pinchot

the headquarters of the Twenty eighth
Ward Independent Republican Club,
where David q. Pennick Is the Pinchot
leader.
A complete fusion of the Pinchot and
former Fisher forces in Philadelphia is
expected this afternoon at meeting
Of the Voters League.
Until John 8. Fisher. former State
Banking Commissioner. retired from the
field as a candidate for the Republican
nomination for Governor. the Voters
League favored him. Now that Fisher
is out Of the race. the league. II is con-
fdently predicted. will indorse PinchOt.
Such leaders IN the league are Frank
NJ. Ritter, chairman; Thomas Raeburn
White. George d. Porter and Franklin
Spencer Edmonds. who had been count
cd among the important Fisher sup
porters. will now assist In the cam
paign of the Forester.
Worries State Committee
A, WOmcn's State Committee. in the
interest of Pinchot for Governor. is
rapidly being organized. according to
Miss Esther Everett Lape, Of Pin.
chot headquarters. Among the we'll.
known women who have accepted in
vltatlons to serve on the Pinchot com
mittec are:
WITS. WARY Il llnn Lawrence. I1tts-
bureh; Mrs. Mary Roberts Rinehart,
Pittsburgh; Mrs. Henrietta Baldy
Lyon. Williamsport: Mrs. George Hor.
ace Lorimer. Philadelphia Miss NJ.
Carey Thomas. Bryn Mawr Mrs. John
3. Hamtne. York: Mrs. Lyman p. Gil
bert, Harrisburg; Mrs. Walter Sharpe,
Chambersburg Mrs. j. W. Scranton,
Scranton Mrs. Ramsay Burton. Erie.
Mrs. J. u. Stocker. Bethlehem; Mrs.
John Howard Harris. Lewisburg; Mrs.
Adele II. Shannon. Milford: Mrs. Her.
man Voelker. Matamoras. Pike County !:
Mrs. JIG. Criswell. Waynesboro: Mrs.
II. Burd Cassel. Marietta; Elizabeth
Lord Souders, Lebanon Mira Il. Duck,
Fayetteville.
Agnes Darlington Swartley. Doyles-
town; Mrs. J. l. Monroe. Lnnghorne !;
Mrs. Frank Lehman. Bristol: MIS-.
Gertrude Dougherty. Butler Mrs. Leah
Cobb Marion. Emporium; Abbie Suth-
crland Brown. Elkins Park: Mrs. D. X.
Cobb. Coudersport; Mrs. Wilmer
Hops, Newfoundland.
Senator George Wharton Pepper will
open his campaign for election to the
seat he holds by appointment in speech
ut Reading next Wednesday.
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BREST-LITOVSK PACT
LONG INOPERATIVE

The treaty Of Brest- -LtOvsk was a
SEQUEL 10 the armistice between Ger
many and Russia signed ut that place
ON Drrcmber Il. 1917. following. the
rise Of the Bol>heviki to power in Rus-
ia. Peace ncggot iutions were begun
between Germany and Russia in Janu-
urv, 1918. but tn" demands of the Cen
trnl Powers were rOnsidPr"d excessive
10y Russia. which refused to "oncedc
thenl
The next move by Russia was to an.
no,lurr ON February 10 that she had
withdrawn from the war without sign
ing a peace and had ordered immediate
,lpmob!liZation Of the troops. This ma
newer did not satisfy til" Germans:
however. Declaring the war was stu
ON they renewed thtir invasion of Kus-
.ta bI, this was speedily cut short by
Il declaration Dy the Russian Govern
ment that it accepted the terms for
merly declined. and the signing at
Hrest I.itovsk on March 3 of the treaty
now superseded. These terms were vir-
tually dictated by the Central Powers.
Although war indcmhities were re-,
nounced. Russia agreed To resign all
clains to Finland. Esthonia, LivOnia,
Courland. Llthuania, Russian Poland
and the Ukraine. to return all the Ana
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D. A. R. IS Warned
OF BLOC TENDENCY
False Democracy, Born Of Com
munisn, Peril to U. s.,
Mrs. Minor Says
CONDEMNS STACKER VOTERS
BY the Associated Press

Washing gtOn. April II.-Warning
that a false democracy. masaucmding
as industrial democracy and leading
TO bloc control OF powerful minorities," "
was seeking to overthrow the Amer
lean form Of government was voiced
today BY Mrs. George Maynard Minor.
prcsi,lcnt general of the Daughters OF
the American Revolution. in formally
opening the thirty first annual congress
of that society.
Mrs. Minor appealed TO members of
the organization as guardians of the
pure fire of patriotism TO prevent
spread of the danger which she declared
emanated largely from the doctrine 'of
the socialist and communist
"It Is more insidioms, she said.
'bccausc it masquerndes as the true
democracy founded on
groups. industries. trades and classes.
instead Of upon geographic districts or
numerical divisions of the people re-
gardlcss of class.
4 second danger. scarcely less fatal
unlcss checked. she said. lay in the
"slacker vote" Mrs. Minor declared
that The corruptness of politics could
be traced to the failure of 81. I6' ,0G6
eligible voters out Of 54.421 .S32 to
avail themselves 'of this sacred duty
Of citizenship.
lis II any wonder.'' she asked.
that "" face the dsheartening spec
tacle Of political towards cringing
under tho whip Of powerful groups
This political fear is the curse of our
country.
As representatives of "one. half the
populntiln' the speaker said. the wo-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-17
NURSES HOLD SERVICE
Decorate Founders Grave In Wood.
lands Cemetery

Nor" than 900 nurses Of III" Phila-
G"lphn General Hospital conducted
srrvir,N at Woodlands Cemetery Nrsrcr.
day over the grave of Miss AIir" fi>hrr.
tnn founder Of the training school for
nurses. VII" died at tn" hospital in
lSSS.
Flowers were StrPWn upon VI Ss
Fishers grave. aN well H. uDun mat of
Miss Helen Peterson. Il nur>" who died
some years ago. just befor" her Sradua.
tion. The nurses muchrd from the hos.
uiIul +, the cemetery.
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tolian provinces to Turkey and TO evac.
uate Russian Armenia.
This treaty was effective, 30 far as
Its continuing provisions. were con-
cerned. however, only 40 lons. as Ger.
many remained in the war. With her
the Allies, Germany. in the Treaty of
Versailles, agreed to accept the abrOga.
tion Of the Brest- Litovsk and all other
treaties entered into with the Maxi.
malist Government Of Russia. to recOs.
nize the full force of all treaties en-.
tered into by the allied and associated
Powers with states which were q part
Of the former Russian Empire. and to
recognize the frontiers az determined
therein.
II was added that the Powers re.
served the right Of Russia to obtain res.
titution and rcparatiOn on the pr1nci.
pies of the Versailles Treaty.
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Berlin Recognizes
Russian Soviet
Continued from Page One

Soviet by the European Powers be.
ica's attitude toward Russia increases.
and the delegates are eagerly asking the
Americans in Genoa How long the
United States will hold aloOf politically
from the Moscow Government. which
it Is helping so generously with food.
Frances fixed determination not to
permit the slightest revision of the Ncr-
sailles Treaty would undoubtedly prove
a great handicap to another economic or
financial conference.
The Financial Commission of the
Genoa Conference continued its exam
ination today of several proposals con-
cerning currency.
The monetary conditions of the va
riOus countries are said to differ so
much that it is impossible TO adopt a
rule which will apply TO all. and the
majority of the delegates are agreed
upou a plan for conv0king an interna-
tional monetary convention. to be at.
tended by representatives of the cen
trail banks of issue.
Such n convention would have as its
principal object formulation of advice
as TO the best means of ccOnOmiZing
the use of gold by maintaining reserves
N the form of foreign balances. such.
for instance. as tho gold exchange
standard or an International clearing
system.
Paris, April lI.-lRy \. PD-LOuis
Bnrthou believes the French delegation
mus, have n freer hand If il is to full
FIJI the tasks before It. telcgraphs Per.
rinax. political editor of the Echo de
Paris, from Genoa. PertinaX says it
has been evident that NJ. Barthou has
been obliged to make decisions without
consulting Paris on several occasi ions.
and that he considers extension of his
noMcrs inhlspensable 10 success.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-17
BY JOHN BLAKE
ILIlIAT is generally called "hclp' i
w too often really hindrarce.

NI1lf - E'H'IhI'N 'h'I'' H'Nf -
w too often really hindrauce.
Help makes it, own market, and usu-
ally has good deal 10 do with fixing
its own salary,
The valu" of help lies IN the tacl that
1t is necessary 10 every business man,
10 every employer, 10 every person who
has salaries 'Or wages to pay.
No man ever made Il million dollars,
or hundred thousand dollars. or any
considerable sum Of money without the
help of other men, Finding gold or
coal mines or winning money in the
stock market is not making 1t, it is
pure accident.
A FEW years ago II was made
"A known quietly among physicians
that II very well known American capi-
talist would be willing to give mil
lion dollars or even more to any ply
,irian or surgeon who would help him
get rid Of dishgnrIng facial blcml"h.
II happened that it couldn't be done,
so that particularly high priced helI
was never furnished.
However. there wore in that mans
employ a hundred or more men who
had helped him pile up Ills, fortune
and every one OF them had made consid.
erably more than q million dollars eacl
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wiz Reopen Fair
Head Discussion



nmtivr head" and said hn Hnd advo-
Gated such an upppintm"ur ar S"veral
public meetings.
AIbn Il. johnson. Il n"mh"r If he
fair Executive Committee. Wl~ asked
10 comment on the issue apparently
raised by Chairman Maddru He said
he urrfnrrpd comment to com" from The
Mayor because Mr. Moor" i vrr>rd in
congressional matters.
John II. Mason. II member "t the
Executive Committee. said lhnI per-
Sonally he would be delighted 10 listen
to any suggestions regarding tho man
ngemcni of the fair. 81 that all could
be weighed and the best method p"Ssi-
bic determined.
Mr. Mason laid h" j. convinced that
the Sesuul- -Crurenniu' will be III" great
r-t world fair ever held. II will be
"A $40 600. 900 prOpO~!ilon, he SAID. and
Council should Hppr"pr!nt" 80 900, -
O00 toward that amount.
The Stat" should NpprUpriar" SO.
600 900, he nddrd. and AZ least $40
600 900 nor" should BE- rniS"d by the
business men aud other puhlir-N spirited
citizens of Philadelphia.
Guy Ready to Boom Project
Council has passed ro,uuji"u
pIrdging the honor, faith ahG credit y
Of the ritS 10 carry on preparations Tor
the fair. Tn" resolution stated that
81. 900 ,OOO "and so much more as may
be required" shalt be provided by loan
or otherwise.
Edward Robins. secretary Of the
SesqUi C"ntrnninl Exposition Associa =
,ion. declared today that II" offer to
head The fair has been made to Ferdim-
and W Peck. of Chicago. Mr.. Peck,
in Washington, was quoted rs saying
| he has received the offer and is con
sldering it,
In regard to the report that
! Ferdinand W. peck has been offered the
/ position of director general of the
! SeSQui -CentenniaI." Mr., Robins said
I II can say positively that neither the
, board of directors nor the executive
committee Of III" association has in
vitpd any one to brrome director
general.
"FrOm time to time n particular per.
son has been suggested for the post
and there may have been informal dis
cussions on the subject Of II dircctO,
gpneralship, but no action has beer
taken thus far
Mr.. Peck MAS a director of tn,
Worlds Columbian Exposition in 1S9.
| and American Commissioners 20 til,
Paris Expssltion IN 1900.
y =
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-17
ro Take Bullet From, LenIne

London. April 11.-Professor Bor-
chardt. Of the Moabit Hospital. has
gone to Russia to operate on Nikolnl
Lenine. the Bolshevist Premier. for the
extraction Of bullet lodged IN l.enine's
shoulder in the autumn Of 1918. when
he was fired upon by the student. Dora
Kaplan. says a dispatch to the Times
from Berlin.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-17
READY f0R SMALL TI6n
Case Against osvsrnsr sIates
Begin Today m

WaukeGan. Ill.,, April 17.--(B,
P.)-Trial Of Governor Len Sm.n
charged with conbpirins to emh.,.,.
State funds; will be started in IN. C..'
cult Court here today unless snot...
postponement is added to the numsss..
ones during the last few months Az
parently oil difficulties which u;.p. ~
cause further delay have been eli,ss,t l,sst
mated. en'A'
Judge Claire c.. Edwards has !.
nounced thnt so far a. the co,..h sh.
concerned the trial can be starteJ ~ Y
the selection Of the Jury as tho am s.1na
process. "'H
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-17
Turn Sods for BuiIdlnas

There was a large community at.
tendance at the outdoor >"rNIrr at 81
Giles i. T.. Church property AT Stone
hurst yesterday afternoon, wln'm >ods
were turned for IN" rcctory and parish
house. Both Of these buildings will be
started in II short tim" and will be
ready for occupancy bcfor" the end of
the year The church wardrn> assisted
thr rector in the work.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-17
DRY AGENTS PLAN RAIDS
Jersey City to Be Cleaned Up with
Machine Guns. II Necessary

Newark. \. J.. April lT.-IBy 4,
P.l--JcrSry City j. in for the greatest
liquor rl"am-uG any city has ever
known. Even if il has to be made with
the aid Of machine gun. Samuel II.
Cone. chief Federal enforcement agent
of New Jersey. declared last night. His
assertion was prompted. he said. by the
Saturday night is alleged TO hav" burned
Gated liquors.
The entorrrmrnt chief complained Of
the alleged lack Of assistance given
his agents by til" Jersey City police
and said the next force he sent there
would be heavily armed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-17
Proves Match for Both

Father MrGuire heard the sections
shouts from his study and hurried down
He Sprang al the big man with the
candclabrum and shouted to Harris to
run for tn" police. The robbcr proved
more than Il match for both men. how
ever.
A woman employed as housckceper
in the priests house heard the noise
and after she had run into the church
and tried 70 give aid to the priest and
sexton. hurried OUT at Father McGuire's :
direction and telephone the police of
tn" Twelfth and Pine streets station.
Priest and sexton. though unable to
subdue the robbcr held him at bay until
patrol load Of police arrived.
Detectives Anderson and Graley were
the first in the church. Anderson who
is the hero of numerous encounters with
desperate crooks in the district. is
big man himself. standing six feet three
inches. and noted for his strength lie
rushed Porter. who met his attack with
n swinging blow with the scrcwdrivcr
Blow Ends Battle
Anderson ducked the blow and coun.
tered with right hand jolt to the Jaw
which ended the battle. Porter col
lapsed in heap and was unconscious
some time after he had been admitted
to the Pennsylvania Hospital.
When he revived he was placed under
arrest and taken to the Twelfth and
Pine streets station. Harris was treated
for severe cuts of the hands inflicted
with the SCrcwdriver.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-17
There Is No
Reason to be
PaAliCky

"A panicky state of mind clouds
5udgment-destroys clear thinking
leads to pancky buying.
The coal situation is serious, but
not alarming.
There is enough coal to go 'rounG
for the present heating season, ana
unless the unexpected should hap
pen things will be adjusted nearer
to the purses desire" before our
customers need have their bins filled
for the winter.
So for the greatest good of the
greatest number, buy CALMLY the
coal you need for the present-this
sDiN permit the coal on hand to be
Uidely distributed, so that none
need suffer Inconvenience.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-17

sELoIANs ACCEPT WAGE AZ.
Brussels, April II. - The R.,.
metallurgical workers YESTERDAY sccasHLl. s,H.l
n 6 per cent reduction in wages
workers in the glass indusfrv
agreed to 20 per cent cut, ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-17
Priest Fights Thug
OUer Church Altar
I 0ntinucd from Page One

I ontinued from Page One
door communicating from the church
TO the priests house.
Harris therefore became. suspicious
when h. saw Porter. II big. broad
shouldcred man. more than six feet tai
enter the church this morning and walk
straight toward the altar. When Por-
ter entered the chanccl aud went up the
steps Harris dartod after him. Little
light came through the heavy stained
glass windows and Porter had not no.
tic"d the sexton at work in corner.
The robbCr had taken the heavy cam
delabrum from the altar and was turn.
ing 10 leave the church when Harris. n
smaller man. tackled him. AS Harris
came on. Porter swung the heavy can
deIabrum and struck the sexton over the
head and face. Harris went down. but
as he fell grabbed PortcrS leg and
threw him heavily. The two were roll. {.
ing about the chance, and Harris get
ting the worst of the fight. He called
loudly for help.
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CAMDEN ACCIDENTS
ARE FATAL TO TWO
Delair, N. j., Boy Is Killed by
Train and Companion Is
Badly Injured
MAN IS KILLED BY TROLLEY


:. o's ""o ,h"" were N'"''. Wy T."
WV" '"' '''''' '"' ''"' ""''' "
'"s, ~, "'s"' =,
ihoh'"S hoVh' seventeen ''"rS ''"'
and Louis Toy. fifteen. both of Dclair.
~ ! wcrr walking long the tracks
, =, p,.r u,I ,o,u
W" c"'SA''""'" ""''''"" "'''
FiShousc Station. when they were
struck by train from Trenton. Both
b,ys uoro ,ol,,, :, ia, Conuer Hos.
.,.., ,, n ,i., - IN, ;,irrio,
'n"'' ""''' ''N" "''" VI "'
ms morning
old, lOl North Second street. Camden.
w,. s,r,rk hv , .rol ey car on Cove
,,,r. -, :. o.,,ool. .Lis
'o"u' "''','"' ,"''
morning. lie dlcd h'I"'" h' r""Id pc
.nken to the hospital.
local motorists on their way to the
.,,,,-,,,ro ,,s.,rd,v wcre warupI bv
.,,...,..,, >. ..ro,r.
camden m"tor'E'' P"'''"'' w '''''"
their speed.
Fred MaS.iah. of l3l2 Cypress street.
man Fr"rsl. Wh" >aih 'u' "'N'r N"S
roing forty miles an hour down lladdon
.,,.,.,,,... =, t,mIcn On n like rhurc"
:" ,,!,n ro.. ol,icl,
Lyman 'a''H' ~ -"'', ,',' D."
avenue !lN n.y. r''L .,,J Sn5 for.
i'r''''h" M .I,,
I''.N l"l ~ -ii,,' ,.,., ,ls, I,lgod
nSaIhSi ~. l'"m ,'0.,,,5 'n i, poI;rn,n"n
"a liz ""E n,l'o,,' ',,' I;n,;in, .,yom,,n
Nr'h'r as''. .,,t,, a J'">' ,yorn ,ynrnci about
S'orcS VI hu'' E,i,r Er,,cnnr nssigncd
gong 700 laH', III ,i,o ,',n,nr'.r,lo 'n',oJ
AL rue h'cn,n,iN ',i,rr W NV "'''''
10 'h'ch SP''"''S
HyIvania ana Reading ferries from TINS
city to Camden are nxpect'd 10 pe siat-
tered in the great Faster ru>i I" Ne"
Jerseys ScaShor" resorts. l">ter"ay
morning th" PonnSIIvania ferries "per-
atcd all it, boats on two minute >ch'n-
ules TO convey hhrhlh'~ lr"u' ms ''I!
to Camden. Last nlshi III" rNSh nome
ward started when tue two '"rr'e> again
operated their "nt'r" npets & o, ,r'rlpoIts ,h,s
city.
Camden hrem"n were cal'u our ~
o'clock yesterday morning I" hSht What
was first believed 10 be serious hrr at
the store of Samue! Denoo. lo'o iIne
street. Camden. W" kerosene ,aiiks
outside the store ransht hr' ana 'he
danes threatened the STORE bu' Sooo
work on the part nt ia" hr'iheh pre-
vcnteG spread OF ih' names
With n bullet in MS rlgh' '"s. I"hh
Heating. of 'l Linden stree'. aihoeh'
lmped 10 Cooper Hospi'ai carry yes
trrday morning, IN" surgeons rN'ra't'
ed the. bullet. Ncating Sn'n ne was
engaged in gang iisht. nurihg Whl'h
shots were fired. lie snld II" ana NOT
know who SHOT him.
w
Miss Theresa Walsh. Il m'inh.r "i
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-17

"There's an atlantic
Pump on the road
you are travelling"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-15

Wasn't Aunt Sophia Spider kind to
sew up the hole In your tgousers!" Rag
gedy Ann said as the two dolls walked
across the Yellow Meadow
Yes Raggedy Andy laughed. And
wasn't her tiny spinning wheel the cut
est thing you ever saw, Ann?"
Ann was just about to say yes wnen
little yellow Wild Canary flew and
lit upon a tall weed risAt in front OF
them. But when he lit upon the tall
weed, he sat upon one foot and held the
other up close TO his body.
You speak 10 him, Raggedy Ann!'
said Raggedy Andy. Your voice is
softer than mine and you will not
naughty boy has thrown a stone and
hurt his leg"
The little yellow Wild canary turned
his pretty little head toward the two
Raggedys and said, Sweet! Sweet" in
the prettiest way.
Sweet, Sweet" Raggedy Ann replied
In the same tones the little yellow
wild canary had used. Has some one
hurt your leg, Garlic Canary"
Sweet" Sweeeeet, Sweetity swee e e
rrrrr eet SWEET Garlic Canary sang,
No, Raggedy Ann he said, Il flew
upon a thorn tree and ran sharp thorn
in my foot
"You won't be frightened If we come
close and look at it," asked Raggedy
Andy. In Ireply Garlic Carnary few and
" upon Raggedy AIMS hand which ste
held out when she saw him coming.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-15
Is GOVERNORS
CONGRATULATE
WOWAN'S PARTY
Send Greetings for Ceremonies
at Dedication of NeU
Headquarters.
Special TO Indiana Daily Times
and Philadelphia Public Ledger.

Special TO Indiana Daily Times
and Philadelphia Public Ledger
WASHINGTON. May 13.--Governor
Sproul OF Pennsylvania and Governor
Edwards OF New Jersey are among the
Governors Of sixteen States who have
sent congratulatory messages TO the Ma
toinal womans party on tho approaching
dedication of its new headquarters op
posite the Capitol. The Pennsylvania
executive expressed the nope he head.
quarters will "radate progressive inau-
ences"
The messages will be read at the dedi-
cation ceremonies May II by delegates
from the sixteen States. Later, they will
be placed In he cornerstone Of bite strue-
ture by Mrs. lsetta Jewel Brown, political
chairman of the womans party. Greet
tngs from al tho forty eight States are
expected by that time, several Of the Gov
errors being expected to deliver them in
person.
"The old State OF Pennsylvania. proud
Of It's historic past and constructive pres
emit" Governor Sproul said. as happy to
have been one of the first Of the Ameri-
can commemorative to recognize fully the
rights of women In the politics OF the
nation and 10 enlist them in its public
works and patriotic endeavor. l send
you ever ygood wish with the hope that
your headquarters may be center from
which may radiate progressive influences
of great good 70 rour beloved republic"
Governor Edwards said: Il feel and
hope your united efforts without selfish
motives for the welfare Of our nation will
prove as potential and effective as did
the wonderful work Of the women of
America during the World War"
Others who have sent Fluctuations are:
Governor Cox Of Massachusetts. Davis OF
Ohio. Richie of Maryland, Morgan Of
West Virginia, Pecus Of Minnesota, Carey
of Wyoming. Shoup of Colorado, Mahey
of Utah Mechem of New Mexico. McRae
of Arkansas. Boyle Of Nevada, Russell
of Mississippi, Campbell of Arizona and
McMaster of South Dakota.