AS PRIVATE PROJECT Whm PTOLidnssi w mBLm Director Sproule Assorts Ship. yard Is Not Adaptable for Commercial Purposes SAYS CITY CAN'T BUY PLANT DBiiPHfe) ;"JfcteDAY, FEBBTTAR-T 20r '1920 REAR ADMIRAL ROBERT E. PEA&Y, DISCOVERER OF NORTH POLE, DIES tt Tlnd novcr could bo operated , Hog IsMd m-y . . rSK corporation in the opinion of PV ff Sorotile, d rector 6C wharves, mi fwries Mr. Sproulo also be jtS tbt ' of tl?0 shipyard by Kyis out o the question. "Kevrn fitting-out piers at Hog T1nd," Director Sproulo said today. ' entirely too narrow for commercia ZnnM Tbesu piers nro.t0n0 feet ETand onlv 100 foet do. They & be at least 150 feet wide to be P Director Sproulo charsed the shipping vmtA with ."gftss inefficiency" in an 5w Wore ,tho nenl Estate Board ,t night, and blamed that body for k ronWed condition o the porl of Philadelphia. The director said work on tho Cnm-ilea-Phlladelphia bridge should bebtart ,A at once. He based hla statement noon the fact that 40.000,000 persons crossed tho river in 1010 an incrensc rf 14,000,000 in the last si years. HOLD MAN AS PICKPOCKET Waitress Caused Canadian Soldier's Arrest by a Ruse nfniklrntr Tloonev today "held Bert Darison, of Boston, under $400 bail for court, charged with larceny. Wb whs arrested yesterday in n lunch .m nt. Elnventh und Ludlow streets, after he had been tricked .by a waitress Into picking uer pockcis, it is mini. Sirs, tannic Blundon, of 2323 South Bouvicr street, uppearcd at tho hearing and identified Davison as the man who had been talking to her daughter m Eighth and Market streets. Mrs. Blun don, who accompanied her daughter, aid she later missed her pocketbook, containing $18. Yesterday, when Da vison entered the lunch room, the man ager used a waitress as a decoy, plucing a large pocketbook in her coat pocket. When she sat down besido Davison, he took the pocketbook, it is baid. Da vison was with the Canadian overseas forces. ' Grip and Pneumonia on the Wane Grip is on the wane in Philadelphia. There were sixty new cases reported to day for the twenty-four hours ending at 10 o'clock this morning, as compared with seventy-six new cases yesterday und 210 on Wednesday. Pneumonia oases reported today were twenty -eight. thirty-six the day before. t'onllnurd from Vnie On) vcrsy, but it was only after the scien tific bodies one by one bad sifted 'tho evidence and pronounced Cook's elaims unfounded that Peary's tltlo as dis eovcrcr of the pole was really won. The bitterness of this episode is only one item in the price which Peary paid for the immortal fame that is now ac knowledged to be fits. He spent vir tually all he had in money, gave all that was in him for hard work and .suffered all that the human frame could endure from hunger, cold and disap pointment. He made eight journeys iuto the Arctic, spent upward of $500,000 nnd several limes ho barely escaped the death which, In varioui forms, bad been tho fate of more than 700 explorers. be fore him. Tho lirst step that led Vcary.toward the pole was taken in Washington one day when ho walked intovo book store to browse nnd picked up a fugitive nc count of Greenland. Ho "beenmo an in satiable leader on the subject of the Arctic. He was then thirty years old. lie was born in Cr6sson, Pa., in 1850. His father died when he was three years old, and his mothrr took him to Port land, Me., where ho spent his boyhood, roaminc about Casco bay. lleNwcnt to Bowdoin College, won fame there as a runner and jumper, and stood in the honor column of scholarship. It was n little later that he had gone to Wash ington to work as n draftsman in the Coast nnd Geodetic Survey offices. He spent his spare time studying civil en gineering,' and passed in that brancn into the naval service. He became Lieutenant Peary, U. S. N. Consecrated to- Polar Exploration His first assignment was to .the trop ics. He was a leader of the surveying for the Nicaraguan canal route. It was when ho returned to Washington that ho fell upon the book about Green land, and thereafter virtually consc crated himself to Polar exploration. Obtaining leave from the naval serv ice, he led nn expedition into Green land to dctcrmrho tin extent of this mysterious land. He determined its in sularity, discovered and named many Arctic points which today are familiar names such as Independence bay, Met vllle. lnnd nnd Hrilprin laud nnd In one of his later voyages ho discovered the famous meteorites, which he brought bark to civilization. One of them, weighing eighty tons, is the wonder of visitors to tho Museum of Natural His tory In New York. IW.wcen voynges Peary resorted to the lecture platform to raiso funds for further exploration. In one instance he delivered 108 lectures in ninety-six days, raising $13,000. On his sixth vovanc. with the pole in view, he hnd to give up because both of his feet became frozen. Although he had readied the most northerly land m tin. world namine it Cnno Morris K. .Tessup at tho tip of Greenland, and had also' attained latitude 84U7, the northcrmost record in tho western world, he was still in great despair. He wrote Jn his diary: "The game is off. My dream of six teen years is ended. I have made the best fight I knew. I believe, it, was a good one. But I cannot accomplish the impossible." I5v tho time Peary reached civiliza tion, however, he had decided upon still anothor trip. With tho specially dc Bigncu snip noosevcicrcary urove ne ther iuto the frozen ocean thnn navi gator hod ever been before. On foot ho advanced until his record for this sev enth trip stood at 80.0, where starva tion nnd cold again checked the party. The cxploW was fifty-two years old when in July, 1008, ho sct.out on hiB eighth and successful invasion of the polar region. fntifnln Tlnrllrlf. (hn veteran navi gator for Peary, fhoutcd to Colonel iioosevcn as me snip was iuuvius ijo whnrf nt New York: "It's -the. pole or bust this time, Mr. President." Tho method of nttacking tho pole was in five detachments, pushing north in the manner of a telescope. At the eighty-eighth parallel Peary parted with Captain Ilartlett, in charge of the fourth detachment, and he, with one member of bis crew and four Eskimos, made the final dash. They covered the ini miles in five davs. Thirty hours, from April 0 to 7 were Bpent nt and around the pole a great tract.. of frozen sea none of the land Which Doctor Cook reported. The weather was cloudless and flawless. The tpmnerntiirp ranced from 33 below to 12 below. Whcro open places permitted soundings 0000 feet of wire, Which was all that Peary had, failed to touch the bottom. When ho got back to civilization Peary was surprised to findsucha fierce controversy raging over him and government nnd time nnd ugaln urged ins mai, JUoctor cook, nut uo casny odcouate coast patrols in this country ( l.lll...l LI. li.I.. 1..irri .inifBllflnl . . established his claim before scientific bodies throughout the world. Ho was raised to the rank of rear admiral of tlin United States navy and retired on pay; Congress voted him its thanks in a special act, and gold medals, decora tions and honors of many kinds were showered upon blm. A scientific nnd popular narrative of his success he wove into a book called "The North Pole," while his other ex peditions are described in detail in his "Northward Over tho Great Ice" and "Nearest the Pole." Turning his attention to aviation, Admiral Peary became a strong ad vocate of aircraft development hv the especially during.the war period Peary's closing years were sprit in well-earned rest, living for h largo part of the time with his family of three wife, daughter and son on Lagle Island, off tho'coast from Portland, Mp. Mrs. Peary was formerly Josephine Djcbitscu, of Washington. D. C, marrying the explorer in 1888. She fre quently uccompanied her husband on his tinriliwnril iourne.vs. nnd on one of these trips Mario Ahulghitu Peary was born nnd bears the distinction of having been born farther north than any other white child in the world. She is pop ularly known ns "The Snow Baby." T A44nr4 Cftnvintlnn Superintendent John P. Garbcr and about twenty principals of higher und elementary schools will leave (Sunday for Cleveland to nttend the National nducational Association convention. The convention begins Monday aud wilt continue all week. Tho Board of Edu cation, nt its February meeting, grnuted leave of nbsence without loss of pny to those principals wishing to attend the conference. Fire In WnVealo Meat ",! ' Fire in a smoke shaft In the rtufcrf the wholesale meat establishment Of t William A. Miller, northeftst .cornet jf Second and Willow streets, did $3W ' damage at fi o'clock this morning. Th lire .occurred on tho fourth floor of tni shaft, which is used in tbo i eti rlnc : oC haniN. Patrolman llcwnld, of tho Thiril . strpet and Kalrmoiiut nventie, police'2-' station, saw smoko coming from Jljie building, und turned In pn. alarm. Uo... fire was confined to the shaft. jMKnuiP Wm.U.Mayberryv YAXfSZt WALNUT S-T.ffi and BUILDERS MILLWORK Doors. Sash. Mouldings, Columns, Etc. THE HAtf EY-WHITE CO. 17th and Glenwood Ave. Warehouse 21st and Glenwood Ave. Lists From Plans and Estimates Given OTie Most Beaultful Car in America Uho Most ServicfcaM Truck m America, In the last analysis, no business is wholly successful which values a customer only as a "buyer." The successful business is one in which every .customer is inven toried a3 a friend an inestimable asset. CUV A. UILLEY finsidcai Jhigz Distribtdots , 394 NORTH BR?AD STREET, PHILADELPHIA iLlilYD) v . c m nil HI 1JH 111 JUJ W KM W E nrpnrafi ll 111 111 111 HI 111 1H ITI III -TTT1 y War Surplus Plant Sites New York concern fiii AMERICANISM nt nilv Hall nt 7 o'clock. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 2 1st OreiU CJInm Initiation In Hie Metropolitan Opera llnuse eni.iwf.itU! i!....nn. l'ti. C . Nnrnuh I'finrf rcHAtnnil Alllf?! tlOlinsOl tnnn' Immlft-rnUon and Nallonnllmtloii Cominlllco of Conj:re) Oubrlcl II. Moj-er, National I'ronlUcnt, 11ml ullirri). P. O. S. of A. 1317 North Broad Street Philadelphia "The Day" . Not for Destruction, but for Building. . Permits and building for the month of January in 131 cities amount to $112,742,973 "an unprecedented vol ume," says Bradstreet "The Day" has come. It's a great day, not for Kaisers and destroyers, but for buildersand producers. Those who make plans and contracts for materials now will have great advantages when-the pres sure comes, and when everybody is wish ing he had begun a month earlier. When you build, it's a great advantage to have back of you the immense lumber stocks and all the resources of Lloyd's organization. When emergencies come, such help may make the difference be tween failure and success. Some day you'll build. If you want the work finished on time, see that the lumber comes from LLOYD. William M. Lloyd Company 1 THE LUMBER CENTRE 29th Street and Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia ESTABLISHED ms bOUTHEKN OFFICE CHARLOTTE. N. C MASS MEETING Near East Relief Academy of Music Sunday, February 22, 1920, 3:30 P.M. Mr. John Cadwalader, Presiding Officer Addresses by Henry Morgenthau Walter George Smith Dr. Lincoln Wirt Moving Pictures Exhibited by Dr. Lincoln Wirt All the above speakers have been in the Near East and will tell of theiu own experiences aAd of the des perate needs and starvation existing there. No solicitation for funds or collections will be taken. NO ADMISSION CHARGES Tickets may be obtained from pastors of churches of all denominations, the Near East Headquarters, 213 South Broad Street; Emergency Aid Headquarters, 1524 Walnut street; Scout Masters of the Boy Scouts and THE PUBLIC LEDGER OFFICE 1 TOPICS OF THE DAY "The flu is not without its good points. One of our leading hospitals has announced that during the epidemic no unnecessary operations will be permitted" Chicago Tribune buys 3 factories or a year srent Suit case and bag manufacturer gets five acres of ground and three factory buildings, with 50,000 feet of floor space, for low price, at. Hopewell Here Is the manufacturer's own story quoted from an announcement to his trade which appeared in recent issues of several trade papers: "High cost overcome; expansion assured; Sernaker 8C Moskowitz, suit case and bag makers, of 9-11-13 Walker Street, New York City, have moved to Hopewell, Va., having bought five acres of ground, three factory buildings with 50,000 feet of floor space, for less than one year's rent in New' York, and in addition are saving 300 per cent on electric power. "We also have advantage of rail and water shipment, ideal climate and plentiful labor. "Can you figure the saving? If not give us a chance to prove it with a quotation on your next order." We will be glad to supply you with specific data re girding the advantages at Hjpewell. The advice of our experts and engineers b available at all times. What this manufacturer did at Hopewell you can do. Similar opportunities are still open. But you must act at once. Every mail brings 'hundreds of inquiries and it's first come first served. The choice of plant sites go to the earliest appli cants. It's your big chance one in a lifetime to get that larger factory you ,necd ,for probably less than the cost of a year's rent in a crowded city. Don't rebuild your factory or build a new one until you have investigated Hopewell. We may have for you too, just the fac tory to suit your needs, ready to turn on power or a splendid factory site with p railway siding already built. Write or wire at once to Du Pont Chemical Co. Incorporated Wilmington, Delaware Petersburg Chamber of Commerce Can American Labor elect a Labor Government without the aid ol a Labor Parts i Kor nothing less than tin's, in the opinion of the New York Tima (Dcm.), is the purpose behind the non-partisan political campaign of the American Federation of Labor I f the Federation could control the votes of one-third of its membership "it could dominate the situation," remarks the Baltimore News (Ind.) The Federation's plan, the-Chicago Unionist reminds us, is another application of the methods by which the Anti-Saloon League won its overwhelming victories after the Prohibition party had failed to get political results. In Congress, Repre sentative Blanton, of Texas, characterized the American Federation of Labor proniinriaiuento'as ''the greatest menace ever sounded." For, said Mr. Blanton, "when an organized minority of less than five per cent of the people car jontrol legislation, and now threaten to elect a Congress of serfs, it is indeed a national crisis, threatening the institutions of the country." According to the Indianapolis Union, however, "the American Federation of Labor docs not seek to govern; but it is eminently right in taking steps to educate its members as to which 'idc their political bread is buttered on." ' No other subject before the public today bears, more importance than that treated in the leading article in THE LITERARY DIGEST this week, February 21st. It presents public opinion, as reflected in the press of the country, upon the entrance of the American Federation of Labor into the presidential campaign. Other articles full of interest for the public arc: America's "Blood-Money" In the Opinions of Some French, Italian, and English Papers, Presented in This Article, America s Fiscal Predominance in the World is Due to the Advantages That the War Threw into Her Lap SS PITTSBURGH ?s. v feE C jig' t V iLr x fticrwuunu- jv fr " W BBKf l -JT nurtcuuQN The Exchange Slump and Lower Prices Germany's Elusive War-Criminals How to Keep the Farmer on the Job Shoe and Clothing Profits Armenia's Cry for Justice Where Roumania Stands Putting the Farmer on the Map Our Billion-Dollar Jewel-Box Handling 250,000 Tons of Explosives in New York Harbor German Professorial Arrogance Wall Street Method With Rare Books The Church's Duty to the Movies What the Middle West Resents Why Jews Are Killed in Poland The Republic 'of North Caucasia: People and Territory The Govern ment A Map of the Country Europe's Trade Debt to United States The Heir of Dana and Bennett Jenkins's Own Story of His Kidnapping "Charlie" Schwab's View of Andrew Carnegie Yankee Films That Disagree With John Bull Best of the Current Poetry Petersburg, Va. 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