H ". wVoN (Ms " - y) " Mmfi " y r"A!iff'' " ,'iryv-f mcf,t ,7-. P sf ft tk M KV W EVOKING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER IT, 1919 is: LEG10NT0UNRAVEL NSURANCETANGLE War Risk Officers Meet Tuesday to Undertake Campaign of Ronowals WILL' OPEN AN OFFICE The American T,ci;lon war risk insur ance oIHccib will mrct nt the Cltj Club, 81S South Hroml trctt, Tiir-wlm eve nine, nt 8 o'clock to organize for the war risU Insurnuce ri-vUnl campaign lu Philadelphia, ilurlnp; .Tnminrj. There will be In nttcmlnncc, Mucent A. Carroll. 1'ost 270, ns clialrmnn; A. Vcrjl Wultou. reiirencntltis the hneuu o wnr rik insurance; Michael Saxc, Poit .'!", Ijogion rcpusentntUc In war risk insurance matters durlnK the last six months: Wllllnm l. Murdoek, state adjutant, unci Ur Pnlrfa Irwin, in charge of the United States public health i-cnicc in this eltv State Adjutant Murdoik will c re quested to make a report, of the proceeding- In. Wachington Tt Is antici pated that Mr, Murdock will be ready to aid the local posts mateHallr by presenting ah outline of the 'Washing ton conference. , , Vincent A, Carroll, ast chairman, is wed tho fblldwiug statement. todaj re garding the conference; : "It is , planned to have nt least twenty-four meetings during Jonuarj in nil Sections of Jh ylU. 'Xlie city has been subdlvidnl into sections, which bare been allotted to thtvdiffcrcut welfare and senrkc orgauirations which will arrange for the meetings in. their particular iecllonsj ( , , "Notices will be sent to cs-bcn ice men enrolled in the legion throiigli the posts of tho American Legion and to1 all other ex-service iimn enrolled, in tbe a' tious welfare organizations. Inasmuch as n complete roll of the senico men in Philadelphia is .not nvailable, mid bo that the men mav run a an opportu nity to attend the iritctinps, announce, ments as to the time, and place of the meetings will be miido in the news papers, which aft? co-ortratins la the campaign vttih the newspaper camrnit- tee appointed oy mi"i''j ;.""-: and of which Mrs. -Stein, of the Red, Uross, is cnairman, 4 , "During'thc campaign the combined welfare ojganlzutions will ft" "n,: flee open evejry evening at J00 vainut street, whc,re insurance experts will be detailed to handle individual cases ol persons who Are not ttblcUo attend the meetings. There will also be insurarict experts Ht the rheeUogVwho will adjust l5lIJ..1 ,,Kl..h nrf lirOtlEllt tO their attention, In this. way, it )s planned tfc.inaUe a linal adjustment, yi Tirtually every war risk insuiance prob lem." At a.jneeting bf Post 00 laot night, Miss Margaret O. Thomas was re elected wost commander lor the ciir suing rt'ar. ,'Xhi hi a, recognition of the spUhrtid 'cmcc vendereJ by Miss Thomas m organizing itho icoraiin ( ) l'ost and it Is a mark ot conhdcncc in her leadership. There were i 170 comrades in attendance and the meet ing was presided over by George 'ttent tvorth Carr, the county chairman. Post No. 171, which prides Itself .in having ns n member rranklin D Oiler, tho national commander, Is planulug to give a dinner m honor of Commander b'Olier, m accordance with a state ment made jebtcrday by II. U. Turn, post commander. This w ill be a notable function in the life of this post and prominent legionaries from the city auu state will be inuted to attend. A. II. Ktzweilcr, of 1481 JacksOn street, a member, of the l.'Sth Infantrj, Fortieth Division,, expressed a desire yesterday to organize nn American Lc gion band in West Philadelphia. He had u conference with Isidore Baylson, commander of Post 7, and will work out the details with Mr. Ualson In tho event such action is considered ad vlsablc, It is posslMo hot Mr. Kla. weilcrw HI associate himself with Post 87, of which Edwin Brlnton is com mander, or Post 315, which is headed by Daid B. Simpson, both of which have already organized bands hi their Posts, In fact, Mr. Brlnton's post Is composed almost exclusively of musi cians. Discussion of the letters that have been exchanged between George. Went worth Carr, chairman of the Philadel phia county committee of the Ameri can Legion, and Judge Joseph Itogers, who Is alleged to hac slurred the ee leetho service men, is nn Important phase oT the business to be tnken up lu tonight's meeting of the local organiza tion s executive commltFee. The scs slon will be eonened in Mr. Cnrr's rooms In the Ballc Building CADWALADER RE-ELECTED Chosen President Again of Academy of Natural Sciences The Acadcmv of Natural Sciences re elected John Cadunlader to the office of president nt tho nnnual meeting last Ulgllt. Other officers nn: Edwin (J. Conk lln. Ph. D., and Henry Skinner, M, D . ico presidents: Kdwnrd J. Nolan. M V., recording sccretarj ; J. Pcrcj Moore. i'n, jj., corresponding secre tary ; George Vain. Jr.. treasurer: Ed ward J. Nolan, M. V., librarian; Wit mer Stone, A.M. Sc. D.. lleuiv A. P bn. Sc. D.. Henrr Tucker. M. D. and Spencer Trotter, M. D., curators, Charles Morris, Samuel N. Rhonds, John G. Rothcrmel, Thomas Stewart, M. IJ., and Walter Ilorstmuuu. com mittee on accounts. Tbe councilors, to mtu for three jears. arc Kdwlti S Dixon. Robert O. Le Conte, George S. Morris nnd George L. Harrison, Jr. Reception for Architect A reception will be given Charles M. Uurns, Philadelphia architect, tonight b the members of the T-Square Club in their "home of architects mid kin dred craftbinen," at 201 South Quince street U. S. TAX IS BURDEN, CREDIT MEN ASSER I Thoy Will Discuss Proposod Changes in Present System at Mooting Tonight WANT INDUSTRIES RELIEVED Directors of the Philadelphia Asso clntloa of Credit Mtin at n meeting to night at the City Club will discuss pro poed changes in the sjstcni of fed eral taxation, with the idea of rellev ing industries from burdens vhtch re tard growth. , Communications will be ivhcI (mm llm Nutionsl Association of Credit Men, ! which has appealed to President Wlkou I nnd to Congress for changes in tarn tioli, and from R. G. KllFott, of Chi ingo, chairman of tho association's committee on federal tnxatiou David A. Longacre, secretary of the Philadelphia association, said today credit men hero were in favor of the proposed change, believing there is no advantage in burdening business heavily In the effort to hasten tho payment of the war debt. Next Friday evening there will be a ttade acceptance debate between the credit men and the Philadelphia Chanter of tho American Institute of Banking. The debaters representing the bank era will be Robert U. Trey, of the Pennsylvania Co.; Halpli u. witmng REPLIES TO BALDI CHARGE Doctor Wheeler Says Demand for Italian Is Small In reply to the letter of O. C. A. Baldl, president of the Federation of Italian Societies of Philadelphia, com plaining tliHt the Italian language was not taught In the high schools, Dr. George Wheeler, associate superintend ent of schools, paid estcrday that the Inn ntul William Al en. Jr. of lanrnfiro hml linen nnllnnnl ln 101" the Philadelphia National Bank. The "There is so little demand for the language." ho said, "that the organ! ration of classes Is Impractical. If alternate will be II. M. Burtou, of the Provident Llfo anu 'lrust U. The debaters for the credit men will bo J. S. Thomas, of the Elliott-Lew Is Electrical Co.: H. P. Bailey, of the National Alroil Burner Co., und A. T Rickards, of the II. K. Mulford Co The alternate will bo 51 T. Flcishcr, ot the Notasemc Hosiery Co At tho luncheon at the Bcllcvue Stratford, on Deccnlber 'J3 the sneaker will bo S. A. Llnncklu, of Babson's Statistical Service. Charles J. Mao Gulhu will preside To Call Newark Pastor Tho pulpit of the Glenoldcu Cougrega. tlounbChurch, it was said todaj, will be offered to the Rev AW H II. Jojcc, of Newark. N. .1. Jne can win pc issued The plan favored by the credit men. is ?,c "'"..: J' ' the co gregat on ut ;hter taxes, spread ovtr a 'longer I "l ","' '!..fin congrcgauou next lighter perloil Moudaj evening. VIM Leather is non-roxidizable and- is, therefore. water-proof. E. F. HOUGHTON & CO. 240. W. Somerset Street Philadelphia Manufacturer's December Fur Sale You 8dvc money by buying your Furs this month. New skins are beginning to come tu trnm rur rrannr.. nn vvi -7 must make room for J thpm. 1 As large manufacturers, selling direct, all "in- l . r. i , 1 oeiween proms are eliminated. Only the finest and most carefully selected skins used in our enor mous assortment, t-ompanson will show you the big savings. Gittelman's Sons On Arcli btreet at 916 BNTHAi ITS Marketand Iburth Sts. a PHILADELPHIA o SAFEGUARDING INSURANCE MONEY By flaming this com pany as tuistco of our life insurance money tho interests of your heirs will bo bafcguurdctl. Our ofliccra nill be glad to confer with you concerning true tctships if you will call. CAPITAL. & SURPTJUS LSJ 9 1.3.50,000,22 LsJ there were any demand for classes in Italian the Board of Education would certainly meet that demand." Car Hits Wagon, Man Hurt , J?ljn lt,ock' 3178 "Hiton street. In In the Northeastern HosplUI with n possible fracture of the fikitli He was knocked out of a wagon when It was "'fuck yesterday by a trolley car ou Allegheny avenue near Aramlngo street. CUYLER HITS R. R. BILL Declares No Practical Rail Man Would Accept Norrls Measuro T. De Witt Cuyler, chnlrman of the Association of Railway Executives, de clarrd yesterday that no practical rails road man would Eerlously consider th bill of Senator Norrls, referred on Monday to the Interstate conrnterco committee of tbe Hecate, propjm(u public ownership of railroads, lot it i going absolutely in tbe wrong direction "I am opposed to the theory and the practice of government ownership and this bill is only one of the many1 solutions offered with which wa can not deal. 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