Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, February 16, 1915, Sports Final, Page 2, Image 2
EVENING -LEna-Ba-PHILADELPHIA. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1016;, -aMJ. ff IT-''! KL m T H0US6BYGAGRULE PREPARES TO PASS ,' SHIP BILL TONIGHT "Administration's Strength on Purchase Measure " Shown in Preliminary Vote of 186 to 139 Many Democrats Object. Many Democrats Unite With . -Republicans in Opposing .Previous Question on Pro- 'tirftiil n T.i'mif flirt nihnf.n in ! J Si.4 Hours. WASHINGTON, Pah, 18. By n vote of 4& to 47 the Censte today refuted to table Senator Cummlru' amendment toithe pro posed cloture, rule, whfch would forbid Senator from Joining In a binding party caucus. . Senator La Follstte, for the tint .time during the (hipping tilll fight, took tldei against the Administration Oempcrate. Washington, Feb. is.-passa.e b the ftiiuse, tonigiit of the lomptomlse nhlp purchase bill nsi assured this nftcrnoon. when", tn a preliminary vote 'testing the administration's strength, the House adopted, ISS to 133, the "Bag rule," bung ing up the bill for cqus deration mid limit Ji(4 debate to six liouts Wbe names of the Democrats who ab solved thet.tselves from Hip caucus man date atid served notice that they wuuld nbt-vpte for the bill weie: J-ittgetald llo.llonuy lierri namm Kltfhln I tln KifHon J Am Jf.r risllltuii Beall 1 se. baunufrs tVltlterspoon siayucn Democrats who voted against .the pre vious question on, the rule were! , Tlirthtrs tVliheiapoon Ummwri Wojiobos HIn(on llulloy Gfellrrant UiihrMc Oer.- Aterr'snh, uarUon Kltmtl ShuckloroiM i!rotkon ritrgeiald Opening the debate for the rule. Rep tentative IJonu averted that thi bill was designed "to rid the country from the grip of the shipping trust.' Tills statement wi hooted by the Republican US was ills statement that the country wanted tho ship bill, Opposing tho rule, Representative Campbell? of Kansas, said that the ship yards of, the country nio busier than they have ever been in handling the country's commerce. r RESIDENT FAVORK CLOSURE President Wilson made it clear- today that he favored closure in the Senate. He told callora that ho advocated a general t;ile limiting debate as part of the pto cesses ot revising the procedure of the upper chamber. The President Indicated that he be lieved the time was coining when ob struction In the Seimtc, caused by the rjghts ot unlimited debate, must coase. He was not speaking only with reference tt) the ship purchase bill, he slated, but bad In view many other measures which minority might hold up indefinitely, neportn that the extra session of Con gress, If called, would rovise several tariff 'schedules and take up the pioblem dt new reenue legislation were denied Oy President Wilson. He stated tliai if the extra session were necessaiy. It KOu'd he devoted 'entirely to the ship purchase and the appropriation bills. The President also declared that new evidence waB accumulating dally to show the necessity for the shlp, purchase act and Indicated that he believed the Dem ocratic parts' was solidly behind It with a rew exceptions. SPEAKER CLARK TO RUSCCC. Speaker Champ Clark came to the aid of the Administration In jhe House Dem ocratic caucus last night and rallied the wavering membeia, with the lesult that h caucus early today, after an all-night discussion, adopted the measure by a vote of J5t tp 29. Speaker Clark Is credited with having brought many wavering members back Into line with this word of warning: "Yon have wandered In the wilderness for 15 j ear and you will wander there again unless ou follow the leadership of your party." j-The Speaker pointed out that while he Was opposed to the theory of Government woership, the ship bill was an emer sency measure and the House should not stand In the way of its passage because the Senate probably would filibuster agalnt It "until doomsday." WILLS PROBATED TODAY Wills admitted to probate today In clude those of Charles A. Rustenbach, Ia(e of JS01 Oermantown avenue, dispos ing of an estate of $21,000 In private be quests; Hannah M, Baiey, H Green Street, $1J,C(. Thomas Hoblnson, 2I Kted street, $8750: Martha, T. Murnli), 3719 Talrmount avenue, $0: E. J, Clay ton. HI South JOtli street, (5003; Anthony .Horniley, M9 South 24th street. $K00; Isaac P. II. King, 12tt Marlborough street 4J450, and John F. Trainer. 1310 North Franklin street. $3200. .Personal property ot William II. White ASH been appraised at $93,787 71, Including an Interest of JS5.83S.23 in the firm of White Brothers; William II. risher, iW, 9UU3; Coej Downey Tows, $33,475 75: Nan ry Robinson, I5T:.M, and John a. Bishop, ui. THE WEATHER Offlcfni Forecast WASHINGTON. Fb. 1! J. For eastern Pennsylvania and New Jar avy. Partly cloudy and cooler tonight; Wednesday fair, moderate variable winds. Light to moderate rains covered the At lantic slope from New Brunswick to tit Florida Keys during the last :t hours and continue along the southern coast in and In Florid this morning Tju rains hav been followed by a, cooler urea that hss overspread the Eastern, halt of the sountry reducing th temperatures !ff,,fi,,,,h9 no,'ml oiwiit alonr th Atlantic slope, where a moderate .cs nupuei. jrir weather prevails through out the great central valleys anil the Far West and promises a slniJUr ?ona(. tm for this locality during three or four i The temperature will der. V. S. Weather Bureau 7.0W L ?, "i?. rtlLWIni, hTwUi.r Ult Jljlo aK5Tts. . Tt" ian u.. Jis aim !, jrf. Klfft III U if. r ii 1m wMkj "- r itcM ill 71 n Ife . kw t r ? sV it Mdr i.9 iw o? It sf 1 ??' sjft gw-g- eel ri g i, g. SSreft fi io an i- Mat1 uVmkr" M la IC -r-BJ tt . M I "'!". l I III !!! I I IM I ! ,11 HI l I ,1 II l III, Ml I llll I II t, U , j , , , , , B , . . l , , l I 1 1 II I '" ' I ' ' ' ' ' ---!--,&- m- -T4it--p. "it. SMr" ffi-LM st Al?3u BK3Hi !BWjSf4 tLKlBQ &&. 1 m is I m iH iiM-r' Tll-MllMi 'tKBflM iflll Ti ' JatBm 1nWI n JTiinl T i ffli ffl 1 MKmlUirtKfMlM nnttwp i PPf ----TsI1mBI1 iPBrlBPf-' W Js.fr M mp$ i ' j Special enrs brought UNDERWEIGHT BREAD SOLD IN THIS CITY DESPITE THE LAW Dealers WhOSe LoaVeS Fail to Tip Scales at 16 Ounces t j . T . AV011dUp01S Liable tO Slfl Finp fni F.vorxr Hf .pxu J? IlltJ 1U1 V61 y UI- fpyiqp Underweight biead Is being sold all ONcr the cll. in rnrt 11. n x .n, in..,.. ,., .., i.. in fact, the S.cent loave, put out hi two of the In i ge bnkciles In Philadel- plila wrlgh coiiKldernbly less than the 1 ounces ,r one pound avoirdupois which ,,, , . . , ,-, ...,..,,, the law requlies. The fact that this law dates back to 1T0 does lint in any way nullify thn offense. The law has neer i,. ,.r,.i.ri l, I. .mi i ... i been lepenled. It Is still in effect and any baker or dealer selling a loaf which does not tip the scale nt one pound can be fined $10 for each loaf so sold. Jloreover, should any housewife deeide she Is not getting a square deal when she buys a H or 15 ounce loaf, she fun apply to the Central Station for a war tant against the dealer who sold her the bread and it won't cost her a cent. "I will give a. warrant to any one prosecuting a violator of this law," said Magistrate Henjamln H. Renshaw de cfslvely tills morning, "and If the de fendant can prove that the bread which she bought was under the legal weight, the baker or grocer who sold It can feel ceitalu that he will be fined 110" Though, according to the strict letter ot I the law, the small grocer and tetailer i will sulfer most if prosecutions are In- ' stltuted, still It is felt by many that the ' actual charge should be laid at the door I , of the big baker ho really determines me size of uie loar. nut, inasmuch as the Individual purchaser seldom buys dtreu from him. the matter of, serving a wnrrent on him for selling under- weight bread would be a dlfilcult one, Tills mnrnlng several grocery shops in different parts of the city were picked out at nriidom and bread was purchased In them. Some of the loaves bore one bakers labels and others had others. They were taken to the Bureau of Weights and Measures and there weighed on the standaid scales. One loaf weighed 14 and a fraction ot an ounce and another 15 and a fraction, with a paper wiapper. According to the construction put on tills law by Magistrate Itenshaw and to the way he will Interpret It should any ot the offenders be brought before him, each and every denier seljlng the under weight bread, and their number is legion thioughout the city, could be subjected to a penalty of 110. Should public sentiment be aroused over the violation of the law to the point of prosecuting, It la said, few- dealers in bread would remain unscathed, for, ac cording to the Bureau of Weights and Measutes, the average loaf sold here does not weigh IB ounces. "This law," said Magistrate Itensliaw, "nas certainly in the past been more hon ored in the breach than In the observ ance, but I am ready to act In the mat ter should there be any prosecutions In the future," When questioned In regard to the mat ter, John Vlrdln, chief of the Bureau of Weights and Measures, said that un der the act of 1513 his department was only empowered to prosecute for short weight when the article or package in question sold for more than 5 cents, Un derweight bread prosecutions, he added, would have to come from the Individual purchaser. MARSHALL TO TELL TRUTH ABOUT BECKER Negro Says He Did Not Repudi ate in New York Statements Made in This City, "The truth about the Becker case" wlli be told by James Marshall, the Negri' whrse affidavit, secured last Saturday through the Evsnino hzvonn, may re sult In Becker setting a new trial, ac cording to a, statement made by Marshall Irt this city. Marshall Is back In Philadelphia today, at the home ot hla friend, Smithy Lucas, 1 youth street Since returning from New York he has denied the report that be repudiated the affidavit made In this city. According to the Negro, he made onfy one affidavit In New York, and In that did not say the story he told In this city was false, Argument on the appeal from the con vletlon of Beaker ot the murder ot Her man rtosenthal, the gambler, will pa started tomorrow before the New York Court ot Appeals. It Is possible that Martin T. Unton. Becker's attorney, may make use of Marshall's affidavit then, or ha may save It for a later motion for a new trial on the ground of newly dissevered evidence. When ilarshsll was asked about the rtj. porta ot affidavits made In New York by him he said. There was only one. I mad tht be for 1'r. Oroehl. and I didn't say that what L swore to In Philadelphia was false, Onty h newspapers said I did. I was made -a, regular foot of down there They worrlti, the life put of me, I'd have sworn I vts ctiiy If I had stayed there max looser la -flbXadelphta I told th truth and if ttu truth will do Becker $604 be U (t sots g eod out of me " Wm Artot! t a Citv Jfepltal VsJHML'RQ ' WW wa - VS!"!" mittMHMita, tWMi ,. 4 .lHe--B---aHKS MirT-----t-inTiWmlW-w IHi " w1 1 i-"4 ? , SjV, mtKsSsBSSHWtKStKKKB KlillPf rMI DELEGATION OF MINISTERS theso clergymen here today. They nt COUNCILMEN DISCUSS PLANS FOR TRANSIT Continued fiom rare On UDoii them to he picsenl nt the session of Councils on Thursday to olie their apprmnl of the lclory of the rapid ' transit pUtis. ' The unlicisal demand which arose laM , reekr v!;pn c,tw'fa Tnf ,,k,c!f l0,,lc' 'nv further tho transit plans today has changed to a unlteisal voice of approval lni11 Councils heeded the warning. Tho ,)eopIo wh0 denmnded that Councils end the policy of delay ie now prepared to I '.((lllllll .,111k V.UM1IIIIO iKvy miv ii.vucc. I of pionipt action made at the healing ot the Senate Committee on Municipal Af- ' fnlrs lost week and nt the meeting of the Subcommltteo on Finance PHteruny. ,rho Flnallcc committee will report to , Councils on Thursday two oidlnances I I dealing with tnpld tinnslt One calls for I , J1 sPlal election In Apill on n transit j loan, and the second provides for the i , lUUhoi-lzutlon of n J6.O0O.O00 transit loan to 1 ' lie submitted to the people at the special j ' election I Prompt and favorable action hy both! , bnucha o CoUnclls when the ordinance-, .ire presented Is Vlrtuallj assured. Thirty ' '''' must then elapse before the special ei"ciion can De ne a. j ne uaie lor i ne I election was not set yesterda), as It was necessary to confer with tho County Commissioners on this point, but the date will be Inserted In the ordinance before It Is presented to Councils on Thuisday. When the special election has been held and the voters hne approved the tinnslt loRti, Counclln must float the loan nnd mnke the dliect appropriations for rapid transit before Ihe woiU can actually be begun. Provided Councils udheres to their pledge! for prompt action, however, this enabling legislation cnu be passed In time for actual construction work on the subway and elevated lines to be begun on July 1. A dispatch from Ilarrlsburg today said that no nctlon would bo taken this week by the State Senate on the constitutional amendment peimlttlng Philadelphia to in crease Its borrowing capacity from 7 to 10 per cent to provide an additional J'iO, 000,000 for rapid transit nnd port develop ment. The announcement was made by Senator Varc, chairman of the Commit tee on Municipal Attain, which met hero j "e" m"""P"i aiiuhs, wmen mei nero D" . to lenrn the sentiment of the J'CUs'lP (II ivn'itu IU tIC JICIY IUUU ttbitllp. tion Senator A'are said lie would not call a meeting of the committee until after the Senate reconvened the first week In March. Senator SIcN'Ichol, up to the present time, has given no Indication that he has changed his position in demanding that the pending amendment to the Con stitution providing for the increased bor rowing capacity be so amended as to enable the money to be spent for other municipal improvements beside transit und poit. POLICEMAN BEFORE COURT Judge Brown Orders Bluecoat to In crease Payments to Wife. King Solomon's plan of a halt and halt division was applied today by Judge Brown In the Domestic Relations Court to the 90 a month salaiy of Policeman John r Fisher, of the th etieet nnd Snydor avenue station. The court or dered an Increase of Fisher's payments to his wife from 1(0 to US a. month. The wife, Mrs Helen Fisher, ot 137 Gladstone iitrect, applied for the in crease on the ground that one of the children was 111 and the others were going to school. Fisher said his wife employed people to trail him Instead ot using the money for the support of their three children. Mrs. Fisher told the court that Christ mas gifts sent by her husband to their children bare the Initials ot another wom an. Judge Brown asked Fisher how he expected his wife to live and support tho children on HO a month when he had i'J for himself. THOMAS L. BURNS Thomas u Burns, 70 jears old, for more than 10 )ears assistant chief en gineer of the Philadelphia Poatotllce, died suddenly jesterday at his home, 407 Jef ferson street. Death was due to heart failure. Before going into the service of the Government he spent more than 20 years In the plant ot the Baldwin Loco motive Works. Mr, Burns was a member of the Young Men's Beneficial Society and many prominent church organisa tions. Puneial set vices will be held next Saturday. Interment will be In Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, following a solemn requiem mass at St. Michael's Church. The daintiest tramp who ever leaned against the desk In the Germantown po. lce station Is Charles Weber. He was sleeping In front of the window of a gents' furnishing store when Policeman Corry aroifted him. "Why did you disturb my lumber!" asked Weber, "I have no definite en. gssemente " "You have an engagement to go with me right away," eald Corry. "Well. w will hav no altercation about It," replied Webtr And after brushing his clothes and list with a whisk he aeeompanled th cop to th station house. When Weber was searched an outfit which would do credit to any gentleman pt leliure was found among his effects. It Included, two shirts (dean), a manicure set thi own) a toothbrush, two cakes of soap, tworasor (evidently aged), three towel, one box of talcum powrer (per fumed), three clean collar, on box of hoe blacking on sho brush, a wallet with a time table and Newspaper clip pleas May i inquire the caut ot the pie tonr Bttm ng ia me senrw saw worry tvoi th hihsm' courtSrdnicles mmtmmfi fe- i ARRIVE TO INVITE tended the tabernaclo services this afternoon. Delegations from Boston and TO NEW YORK AND BACK FOR 93 CENTS Commuter Has Discovered Se cret of Cutting the Cost of the Round Trip. TO NEW YORK AND RETURN ON STRAIGHT 93 CENTS OLD WAY. To cw Yoth and leturn on 3t night ticket ti.SO To Xcw Yoik and return 6j mileage nt JS2.S0 per 1000 miles 1 OS XUW WAY. Buv 60-tilp monthly commit! inu ticket. Philadelphia to J'cnninptoH, y. J J.)0 Tiny 00-tilp monthly commut ing ticket, Pennington to Xcw Yoik ,.. U.10 Cost of lotiud tilp, Philadel phia In Xew York and ic tuin, by this method OS W Iripy to .Veil' Voifc and re turn by mileage would cost.S12t.o0 Out of nil the welter of misunderstand ing and dispute about commuters' rates there has come one grain of comfort for the commuter. A method has been dis covered whereby the chap who travels dally between New Yoik and Philadelphia can beat "the game " Some scores of persons make the dally tiip between Philadelphia and New York. A traveler who pays his way by buying one ticket at a time pajs $4,50 for the round trip, If he purchases mileage at J2I.30 for the 1000 ml'es he "gets by" for about M fpr the tilp. But on the Heading Railway there Is a commuters' rale from New York to Pennington, N. J., had on the same road there Is n commuting rate between Phila delphia and Pennington. Now, some wise person discovered that he could buy 60 tides from Philadelphia to Pennington at a total cost of $10 40 per month. The CO rides must be used in 30 dajs. Tlie same chap discovered tt.rt he could buy 60 rldeB between Pennington and New York for $14.10 under the game conditions. The wise man who made this discov ery found that he could, by buying com mutation from New York to Pennington and fiom Phllndclnlil.i tn Tnr,ni,., piece out his transportation from Phila delphia to New Yqrk at a total expense to himself per day' of 3 cents, a saving of about $3 per day. It is Interesting to note that 30 trips from New York to Philadelphia and re turn would cost $120 for the commuter who does not take advantage of this new plnn. At S3 cents per day tho traveler between New York and Philadelphia pays less than one-halt a cent per mile, which is about the same rate charged by the Government railroads In Europe for third-class passage. CHILD MAY REUNITE PARENTS Pretty Girl Expected to Bring About Reconciliation. Will pretty 6-year-old Geitrude Town coax her father and mother, who have been separated since 1311, Into a recon ciliation? Ever) body who saw her be fore Vice Chancellor Learning In Cam den today thought she would when she waB given Into the custody of her father pending the final disposition of habeas corpus proceedings brought by her mother. Gertrude Is dark-haired and winning. She has been living with her mother In Atlantic City, and last December her father, George Towne, took her. away In an automobile. He kept her at his home lp Moorestown and refused to give her up. Gertrude believes she will be able to get her parents to settle thefr difficul ties. 244 SEEK THREE JOBS Three examinations conducted today by the Civil Service Commission attracted 244 applicants. For the position of as sistant medical Inspector In the Health Department, at $1400 a jear, there were 38 applicants; for bookkeeper, $900 to $1200 a year, 111 applicants; for Interne In dtp hospitals at no salary, 85 appli cants. fore Magistrate Pennock he wore a clean collar, a clean shave and had hi hands nicely manicured. Asked If he wanted work, he said, "Not If I can avoid It." He was discharged. Two dosen rata chased as many girl and women at Germantown and Chelten avenues. Many of the girls ran In the corner drug store; others ran In the post office and a 'few Into the Vernon Building with the ra( It 'their heels. A policeman, attracted by th women's serearai, was obliged to hold hla revolver and look on. Bvery tim h wnt to aboot, a woman or girl ran In front ot him, Dan McCarty. a peanut boy with on leg. helped considerably Jn routing the rodent. H kicked several with his wooden leg and they jjvr squealed again. Th rat arrived without warning when a. wis T.evii iiw irvm women Into armrttowrt vUf. A box fell from th wlon and from it dihel th rati. There was a geneiel w iris, n Wjty jar m women tatvt wit(ng earn ragardMe of tur ere bouod aar. It is baiicvmr that Ot" tw W tfce eeiitr of a tiiiil h . '. t vitr a reps ir. "BILLY" SUNDAY GIRL DIES TRYING TO PHONE FRIENDS Continued from Page One slit- was. Her slx-j ear-old boy, Charles, named for his father had been cared for by Bessie Lugar's father since she was dlv oiced. The lust word that reached thel.ugar home fiom the gill was on a Christmas card, addressed to her little son from Jamaica, L. I., snylng sho was sorry not to be with lilm and that (file hoped to see him soon. Sir. Lugar's wife died in July. When the girl learned of her mother's death she returned to her home, 2127 South 20th street, and said she would keep house for her father. She remained with him until October and then left, saying she wnH going to New York. From than until Chilstmas there was no word from her. Mr Lugar said today he had thought his daughter was still in New York. Silas t.ucrnr married when she was 16. ' After the marriage the couple lived with , the T.ugars for six months and then the ) husband went to New York Finally Mrs. j Hoed divorced hint for non-support. jiiiiuiig uer ucquuimuiiccg .,us. jiei-u n known as "Bessie." She was christened Blanche. According to the Chicago dispatches her death occurcd in a jesort and was due to alcoholism and drugs. Reed enteicd tho University of Penn sylvania In 1903 as n student In the biology course, the records show. He left college Just before his mnrrlngo In 1B0S. While a student he lived nt 210 DeKalb squnre. nnd gave Wjsox, Pa., as his home. THREAT OF PHYSICAL FORCE IN U. S. SENATE Reed Advances on Clark, Who Virtually Calls Him Liar in Heated Debate. WASHINGTON, Feb. 16,-PhysIcaI force was threatened on the floor of the Sen ate this nftcrnoon when Senator Clark, of Wjomlng, virtually called Senator Reed, of Missouri, a liar "I coll the Senator fiom Wyoming to order, and if he doesn't come to order I'll bring him to order," shouted Heed, advancing threateningly toward Clark. Reed had Just charged that the agree ment between the Republicans ami the seven recalcitrant Democrats who op posed provisions in the ship purchase bill virtually amounted to "a caucus as bind ing and reprehensible In every way as nnv held by the Democrats." "I challenge the truthfulness of that statement," said Clark. Cummins, who had the floor, attacking caucus rule, smoothed out the difficulty. Reed then pressed the bolters and, after his accuracy had been questioned by Hardwlck, one of the seven, It was admitted thoro had been an agreement that the bolting Democrats and Republi cans would vote to send1 the ship bill to a hostile committee. Hardwlck, Clarke (Ark.), who made the motion, and Vardaman agreed that negotiations between the bolters and Re publicans had been calrled on through Senator Weeks. Reed asked Cummins, who had de nounced caucuses, If he had not himself been pledged to support the motion to send the bill back to a hostile committee. "There s a measure of truth In that," said Cummins. "How much?" asked Reed, "i decline to yield further to the Sen. ator from- Missouri," exclaimed Cummins, "He lias violated all standards of con duct between gentlemen by bringing that subjem into this discussion." RUNAWAY BOYS CAPTURED Sergeant Jaeggers Rudely Interferes "With Youngsters' Plan to Go West, A geographical mistake will prevent two Philadelphia boys from realising their ambition to become cowboys. They are James Hartlgan, IS years old, of 4551 Bouvler street, and Frank Meehan, 15 years, 4150 Cleveland avenue. The young sters were captured today at Wayne Junction by Sergeant Jaeggers, as they were seated comfortably on the bumpers of a wet-bound freight train, and taken tq the Qermantown police station. If their plana had worked right, both boys -would have been In th neighbor hood of Kansas by thi time. They left home several days ago with al the paraphernalia essential to a life on th plains. On reaching Doyieatown they lost considerable time In making further connection: The boys remained there about three days and finally hoarded a train, which they believed to be bound westward, Thi train topped at Wajne Junction, and the little adventurer found that they had made a mistake. They toon a last look at the North Philadelphia landscape and lumped on the west-bound freight Just a Sergeant Jaeggers spied them. They begged the police to let them con tinue the trip. MARRIES; KILLS HIMSELF Philadelnnlan Ends Life on Father's Farm In Jersey, WILDWOOP. N. 3, Vtb. H.-Crnc Watson, of Philadelphia, shot hlmsif through the heart at th farm of hU father. If. T. Watson, at Green Cwk. H bad been married only three wk. Seild hi body wa fqund thi Utter. Dear Mother and AU-Am very sorry tfct happened, but a very W hapoy i w forced to do to. terglvt mt. Oed be ou & Good-fcy MAKg.voa, , "auoii was emptojeJ oa (U ubw hi 1 ffcilsliphl, U fr at ywrt TO BUFFALO Richmond arc alao expected. POOR RELIEF FUND IS NOW $79,800 $6000 From Two Contributors Swells Total Thomas Mit ten, P. R. T. Head, Gives $1000. Two large contributions, one of $1000 fioin Thomas E. Mitten, president ot the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company, and the other of $5000 from a previous heavy contributor, who Insisted on re maining ananymous, brought the total subscription to the $100,000 fund ot tho Homo Relict Division of the Emergency Aid Committee up to $79,SOO early this afternoon, Employes of P. T. Hallahan had the distinction ot giving the largest single eubscripllon In the morning. Their con tribution was $75. Among other contributions between the opening hour today and 1:30 o'clock were $12.75 from "The JIanns utile Ctowd;" $12 from cmplojcs of tho Paschall post office branch station; a 10-cent "candy monoy" contribution from two young girls; $30 60 from tho Memorial Church of St. Paul, Overbrook; $2.50 from the guardian of Lenape Campflrc, Olenolden; $31.67 through one of tho chutes; $1 from "The Lord's Tenth;" $15 from teachers of tho James Martin School and $21 from employes of the Berg Company. A report ot the clothing department of the Home Relief Division Issued today showed that 69,612 garments were given to schools, charitable Institutions and In dividuals since November. Twenty-five schools and 8 charitable In stitutions were benefited by the division. The scraps of clothing from the cutting department were given to neciiy women, who made them into useful articles of wearing apparel and then sold them to the committee. Nearly $10,000 a day for the next three dajs must be raised by the division If he $100,000 fund for the relief of the poor IS to be completed. When the office was opened this morning the totnl contribu tions were $70,559.40, leaving $29,440.60 still to be raised. The entlro proceeds of the Ten nnd Pencil Club's "Night in Bohemia" at the Bellevue-Stratford, December io, have been turned over to the fund. The total was $500. This action was taken by the board ot governors in view of the unusual amount ot destitution In Philadelphia this winter. CRY FOR WORK DEMANDS ANSWER Continued from rage One separate this case from the old woman's, but the plight of age nnd youth is much the same In times like these, when star vation is tho common enemy. All winter long generous citizens have been putting their hands deep down Into their pockets to help these unfortunates, until the hard times should have passed away. But they haven't passed, and as acceptable as their contributions have been, viewod In the light of the wholesale unemployment, they have amounted to nothing more than a sop to Cerberus, Humanity demands that an additional effort be made. The Emergency Aid Com mittee, the Society for Organizing Char ity end the Juvenile Workers' Bureau are simply swamped with the hundreds of ap plicants who must have work Imme diately. The Kvbmiko Lbdobr and the Punt.to LEnonn. In an endeavor to do their share In the relief work of one of the tensest situations with which the city has ever been confronted, have thrown open their columns free to these applicants, through the employment branches of these or ganizations, Theso unemployed folk are not the flot sam and jetsam of the commercial world, One glance ut their advertisements shows that Instead they are the oeople who In normal times form thi. backbone of our industrial life, Men who have been for years and year with the same firm, and who bear letters ot the highest recom mendation, are out ot work, Women, the mothers of little children, are being forced out ot their homes Into a world which they are III equipped to face, Th merciless drive ot necessity is respon sible. Have S'O'I Job to give these men. women yes, and children, too? Every case advertised has been Investigated. There are no drinker or loafer among them- They are workers looking for a chance. To put them In the way ot get ting It would be a thing to be proud of, a feat as worthy of commendation a that of rescuing a drawnlnr fellowman. For, figuratively, they are drowning In th ea of unemployment, and It good la to be done, they mut be rescued speedily. RESCUE WORK AMONGGIRLS Members of Rodeph Shajpm Sister hood Hear Subject Discussed. Method of rescue work among girl In this city were discussed this afternoon by M. Martha Falconer. uperlntendent of the Girls' Department of the Glen MUM School, at the regular monthly meeting ot th Rodeph Shalom Bister hood at the Benjamin F. Teller Memo rial School. Broad and Jefferson street. Mrs. Falconer old she approved of "Billy" 8undy denunciation of drink ing and danelng. although 7 felt that municipally supervised dance halla would b an excellent thing. Mrp Hnry BerkewlU reported on the activities of the resent WinnUI esis of the Na tional F!r(Ulo of Mwerfeomu. waleh JM sifwdt. JoldU a$ tad there sai t Wmi I MAGISTRATES PLEASED' WITH JUDGE STAAKE'S RULING ON DISCHARGES . ?f Majority of Minor Jud( mary jxpress BatlSfaW tion at Decision Curbing Indiscriminate Releadef of Prisoners. Wide approval ot Magistrates, with eni or two exceptions, today, greeted the decision ot Judge Staake In a test can to tho effect that one Magistrate does not have tho authority to dlseharsS n prisoner committed bv a ., Htnirlolfnlk A --. ... ,,V YT, ..,,.o.".....r. .,v nan era III mo emcletlflt dieted by Magistrate Emelv. m This practice has been the subject oM considerable criticism from Director ofi Public Safety Porter, who. how.v.f a. J ..II.....1 ,.. .11...... T. ..... .... . VQ unlit,, ,u uiecufca JUURO DiaaKe 8 UeClslon 5 Until lie hnd time to peruse a copy of It U A dissenting note was Btruck hS rncrlal-ntA TlVMn r. 10..I..1... u'9 "I propose to continue to hi., ,ii." charges the some as I have been doing nl the last 10 years, although I don't sup-i J.UGU hid ru.-uii iarucni win nonor thtmi now that It has been declared llleest." i,A said. "I can't see wherein the practices ,,u,i, ii. una uceu uie custom for years to allow one Magistrate to dlei,9-..l a prisoner sentenced by another and IJ tan i seo wny any .magistrate should bJ ijichscu oy mo ruling. "a David S. Scott, president of the Boitdl of Magistrates, nnd Magistrates Brigss. . v....Uv.. HiD-siinuii, nuHcny, v;arson, Glenn. Belcher nnd Emelv nn-r uiil's Judge Staake's ruling. Those who de- cllned to comment are Magistrates! Rooney, Tracy, Toughlll, Harris and3 Boyle. A "To say that I am pleased Is puttlnrSl It mildly." said Maclstrato Brnit. u-i,nT: uie eneci or. me uccision Will work both ways, preventing a man from helping deserving friend, it will also remove the' stigma now resting on the Board of Magistrates beeatiso of tho groun of hn.i man hyenas who profit financially byi securing the discharge of Dilsoners rAmJ mlttcd for misdemeanors and who 6ric'.1 i,uw uiuu K""iu un iiio gouu nature or the magistrates, if "It will break up the gangs of ccrner, loungers wno inrest tnc city, and the dis orderly diameters who nro a menace te the lives and property of the citizens ana' who Insult girls and women on the streets, "I have always made it a practice not to let such characters out. We Magis trates tormeriy nail n pledge among our.' nelves not to lelease prisoners committed by other Magistrates, Only two of Us are left. Magistrate Elsenbrown and I. Fifteen venrs aero I tried tn hrlnr nhtii the condition governed by Judge Staake's!; ruling. Tho decision will help the p61lcSj anu we enau seo mat, alter an the ad verse criticism, the minor Judiciary Is an institution ot Incalculable value ts the community." "i am delighted that tho wholesale re lease of prisoners by Magistrates whon cases thoy have never heard has been abolished," said Magistrate Carson1., "Under tho old system tho law was held up to ridicule. Often a man who a few, nours uetore nau neen sentenced to tin.ij pniintv rtrfessiri net Hffnrrlaltif t-ritiMJI walk by his door and sneer at him, since, ho obtained his release through another Magistrate, who knew nothing about the case." j "Tho ruling will bring back again, the. repute which the Magistrates once held.-j was Mnglstialo Glenn's comment. "It will have a flno effect In many wajs and I am highly pleased with Judge Staake'sM decision, t 'Magistrate Brlggs said that liSi wu "tlcltled to death" i "Friends of persons who have been committed by Magistrates In nil parts of, the city bother me all day long to have,; prisoners released," he said, "and sundayj hos become the busiest day or tno weei for us Macistrates." "The continual offender who openly. Rsimtg bin knowledce that a. friend will obtain his telcose through another Maci Istrate not familiar with tne onenoer career, will receive hla pust punishment through adherence to Judge maaK rnlliiir." declared Maclatrate Pennock. "I believe It will end the transgresslns career of such Individuals who ore continual source of annoyance to an Magistrates. I think, though, that K Magistrate should be allowed to accept1 n bona fide ball or nno miposca oy an-: other aiagisciaie, pruvmeu, u. ,,V. f; that the other Magistrate Is not wlthlnl reach." , . '' "I know of cases where circumstances, warranted such nctlon," he said, "but In .it , nt.c thn Maulstrnte always com municated with his colleague before act-.; ing. Discharging a renqw prisoner was the exception rather ttiV 1113 uitji The right of Magistiates to act n such, i,o n .lUntitert auestlon for: n Ions time. To settle the flt'on,. finally Magistrate Renshaw anu tne -trlct Attorney's office arranged a test. case, which was heard oetoro i"i Staake. . i ,n... nn, ,iln r-hnrired with dlsorderl condurt. wus convicted before Judgv Cars son and fined $19 und costs. Cdnlin .re fused to pay the fine and was commit e to orison for 30 days. On the following day Mnglstiato Renshaw Issued a formal discharge for Conlln, ' ... .-,-.. n.Al.. ,,nplntnf10nt of tn ... ..(. .. th Ritvlea of District! Attorney Rotan, refused to discharge tne' prisoner, whereupon a pomiuu "-", nri tn .111,1 ire staake for a writ OL habeas eorpus for Conlln. Judge Stt! ... ,.,i hi. --llnn ri amlssed tnl petition and Conlln was remanded t! prison, ..1 .Tn,iir ribaIa further ruled that the magistrate Imnoslnff sentence upon i prisoner does not have the right tj change It after It has once been pude matter of record, The rights flf ', prisoner, he pointed out, are preserrs; by hla privilege to apply for a writ 0 habeas corpus. NURSES VILL GO TO FRANCE PLlladelphlans Sail pn Ship Rogsevelf From New York Saturday, Two Philadelphia nurse will sail on tiJ ship Roosevelt from New York. Saturd tnm th- w-M vnn tn toIIaVA nUTftfS WftO"J term of six months will explr MMch 3 They are Mis Joiephlne Ainmeaa '-"'M of the Margravo apartments, a fadu"i of the University of Pennsylvania - r.t'ol or,,t til.. Matilda .Tflnn McCraCKen ubervlsor of the women'a ward at thai Episcopal Hospital. Both are re''4 Red Cross nurses. pi - miw wr House Passes State Flower Bill HARRISBURG. Feb. 1 The H9UJ this afternoon paed the bill designa'tari the mountain laurel as the State ftowM WASHINGTON rebrusry JS. Mli II AMU 1. IS, M7 IS, JO Md I 110.60 S13.Q0 IJ30A Accenting to hettt '"? Alt ptctinar? expfoMf Irojn ra",. PrepHesat Imu ttaw eihr pai Dwcrlpilvo feUKr en neuMt W t Htiolti. W tt. Agf )4is t iim " Hi , Will. , . imfu' T." f3-D AY TOURSl TO j Pim&9mbi R- R $ sssi1