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EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY APRIL' 6 1915
HOUSE REJECTS 54-
CHILD LABOR BILL
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Efforts of Manufacturers
to Increase Working
Week Defeated Night
Work and Continuation
School Jokers Spiked.
HAimiSBUna, April 6. Tlio House, by
a vote of 103 nays to 91 nyee, defeated tlio
Dnldwln amendment to add a provision
to the Cox child labor bill for a El-hour
week. Tho defeat of the amendment waa
n signal victory for aovcrnor Brumbaugh,
and camo after a dobato of two hours nnd
a half. Tho light against tho amendment
was led by tho Varo leaders In tho House.
Tho fight centred around an effort by
manufacturers to amend tho bill no as to
provldo for a 10-hour day and Bl-hour
week.
Tho amendmenkfor a El-hour week was
offered by nprosenlatlvo Baldwin, Of
Delaware. Tho bill as It camo out it
' commlttco provided for n 9-hour day and
a week of 61 hours for nil children under
16 years of ngo.
The Baldwin amendment would permit
tho employment of children under 10 for
ten hours n day, six days a week, with
the maximum number of hours placed
at 61 for tho week. It further provided
that In weeks In which holidays occur tho
children could bo employed for two hours
overtime each day, and that whenovor
the machinery In the factories and milts
might break down for SO minutes or
longer this tlmo could bo made up by
ovcrtlmo work. It further provided that
tho week's work could bo reapportioned
by the employers to provldo for ono or
moro short dayB In tho week.
COX FIG UTS AMENDMENT
rtcprcsentallvo Edwin It. Cox, of Phila
delphia, led tho fight against tho amend
ment. "I opposo this amendment becauso It
would Increase the hours from 9 to 12,"
ho said. "Tho Pennsylvania Child Labor
Association Insisted on an eight-hour day.
The manufacturers asked that It be mado
10. Tho Governor, or tho Administration,
who has knowlrdgo of child labor, agreed
to meet them both half way and mado
tho day nine hours.
"Tho consensus of opinion 13 that a
nine-hour day Is abovo the physical en
durance of tho average child worker.
The Governor was willing to concede
nine hours because It Is at least a step
forward.
"Tho manufacturers must begin to real
ize that an eight-hour law will come Into
cfTect In this. State."
Hu attack the manufacturers for
"having dollars and cents pour Into their
coffers by commercializing tho child."
I-TPSCHUTZ SUPPORTS COX.
Representative Llpschutz, of Philadel
phia, who succeeded John It. K. Scott in
the House, also upheld tho Governor's po
sition. Speaking of the continuation school
feature of tho Cox bill, he said:
"John Wanamaker has tried tho edu
cational feature In his establishment, and
his storo now stands as a monument to
that plan."
"Professional correctors" wcra bitterly
nttacked by Representative Baldwin, who
led tho fight (pr the employers.
"I don't think the American manufac
turers havo tried to make exorbitant
profits at tho expense of the lives of Juve
nile workers," ho said. "No man can
produce statistics to prove such a con
tention." Representative Baldwin's argument was
that tho 64-hour week Is necessary in or
der to mako the proposed law similar to
the woman's hours of labor law of 1913.
ISSUE "BECLOUDED."
"There has been an attempt to becloud
the Issuo by bald statements that the
manufacturers want to subsidize child
labor," he said. "The question Is whether
our Industries should be handicapped.
There Is not a nation In Europe that has
not now a law that provides for a week
of 65 to 66 hours.
"This nmendment In no particular af
fects this bill, other than to add three
more hours to the week' work. Does
any one Imagine that three more hours
will make any difference In the health of
tho child workers?
"Two years ago, when tho women's
hours of labor bill was before this House,
they told us that If we did not pass a
60-hour law, the people would rise, rip and
drive us from the Legislature. The Sen
ate amended the bill to 51 hours and the
House passed It. You hear no plea for
60 hours In that law now.
"We ought to Interfere with the. Indus
tries of.our State conservatively.
"The bnly comment I havo heard of the
women's 61-hour law has been that It Is
too drastic. My amendment would make
tioura for juveniles Identical with those of
the females. Tho textllo Industries em
ploy mostly adult females, with Juveniles
as helpers.
"Any law providing for less than 51,
' hours would throw this large number of
children out of employment. In the great
manufacturing States that have an eight
hour law, the great Industrial plants
have discharged nearly all of the child
workers.
Poor families." he continued, "need
the 'helping hand' of children who are
under 16 years of age.
"Any danger of children under 16 who
are physically unfit to. work, being em
ployed," he said, "Is well taken care of
by the provision In the Cox bill requiring
pnysicat examination of children before
employment certificates are granted,"
Representative Stein, of Allegheny, sup.
ported the arguments of Representative
Baldwin.
"WILSON BLOCKS JOKER,
nepresentatlve Henry I, Wilson, of
Jefferson, then called the attention of
the members to the fact that the Bald
win amendment did not provide for the
continuation school feature and that If
Jne amendment passed In Us original
in1?". the educational feature would be
Miied. Baldwin then amended his amend
ment so as to Include the school feature.
Representative Baldwin's argument that
;,"" additional three hours would not
specious" by nepresentatlve William H.
specious by Representative William U.
X ?" ?,f Philadelphia, the Vare' leader
n the House, who spoke against the
amendment.
ih'l1?.!?' ,he women now employed In'
' in.iJ v. , i "" "mu ara working on piece
worit, ho continued. "And the woman's
law of 1913 joes not affect them.
. rrrner long hours are not necessary
zry' he concluded, "because of the Inr
aed efficiency of factories, mills and
machinery,"
"LEISURE HURTS INDUSTRY."
Representative Hess, of Lancaster.
sniade a direct appeal to the "country"
members to support the Baldwin amend.
: 5nt by a-ertlnar that the Industries aro
now looking to the farms for their em
ployes, because of; the training that long
r?.un on tn farm K,v hem-
, fWciency?" he asked.
-euure hurts industry," he continued.
"Roll and Disc." the department
"voted to the interest of owners
9 talkino ina.eh.in.it and niano-
flayers, v,hloh appears once a week
tm, c.venii0 Leaver, will appear
tftui vsetk, on WediHwtay eienlny
He said that many manufacturers havo
told him that they will have to discharge
thousands of employes If tho Cox bill Is
passed In Its original form.
x Representative Habgood, of McKenn,
who lined Up 103 other voters against tho
Governor lost night, when the Governor's
veto of his newspaper bill camo up, spoke
In favor of tho amendment.
"Try a 61-hour law for two years," he
urged.
"For tho next two cars the problem
will not bo the hours of work, but tho ob
taining of nny Job nt all.
"Tho manufacturers at present," ho
contended, "arc splitting 60-r.0 with their
employes In order to provldo work for
them."
RONEY AGAINST LONG HOURS.
"Governmental assistance to children
employed In tho cities Is necessary," con
tended Representative1 Roney, of Philadel
phia. "Roys on tho farm, working out
of doors, can work many moro hours a
dny than children employed In the mills
nnd stores of tho cities," ho said,
"Tho child labor question has been dis
cussed this tlmo without nny politics," ho
continued. "I call upon every farmer hero
to vote to give tho children of the city
what you would give your own children
If they had to go to tho city and work."
Representative Cox then cnllcd atten
tion to another "Joker" In the Baldwin
amendment. The amendment did not In
cludo a provision prohibiting night work
he paid.
Representative Baldwin ngrced to Insert
this provision.
Representatives Beyer, of Philadelphia,
nnd Cromer, of Allegheny, spoko against
the nmendment.
GOVERNOR MAKES DIRECT APPEAL.
Governor Brumbaugh mado nn unpre
cedented move today In his fight for tho
passage of his own child labor bill. Ho
sent n personal note to every member of
tho House soon after they took their seats
beforo tho Cox bill was called up on sec
ond reading, and directly appealed to
them to support the measure as It came
from committee,
Tho Governor vigorously defended tho
continuation schools featuro of his bill.
"Tho hours aro fair, attainable with no
essential sacrifice of service to Industry,"
ho continued. His letter In full follows:
"April 2. 1915.
"My dear sir Houso bill No. 730, tho
Cox child labor bill, has been prepared
with great caro .and after frequent con
ferences with nil parties in interest who
cured to bo heard. Tho bill is nn earnest
attempt to deal humanely by childhood
and Justly by manufacturers. Its ono
now featuro Is tho' vocational school.
This Is unlquo In this country. It Is a
well-established system of education In
othor advanced countries. In effect, it
will put the schools forwnrd many years
and make them speedily the efficient
servants of tho young1 peoplo who wish
to prepare for nn Industrial career. It Is
tho most far-reaching and bcncflclcnt
featuro of tho bill.
"Theso schools can readily bo estab
lished. They aro needed. Tho cost is
not prohibitive. Tho servlco Is unques
tionably of tho greatest Importance. Thoy
simply provldo that eight houts arrang
ed In appropriate periods of each work
ing week shall bo spent In school. This
breaks tho present sudden, abrupt chaugo
from school life to work life. It gives
a learner In Industry exactly what ho
needs an Intelligent director In his now
field of effort. It gives to Industry In a
much shorter time than now a better
trained and moro efficient worker. This
Industry should have. This will as
suredly be to tho advnntage of our great
and Important manufacturing Interests,
"Tho hours In this bill aro fair, attain
able, with no essential sacrlllco of servlco
to Industry In the Interests of tho work
ing child and tho Commonwealth.
"Tho bill Is tho outgrowth of my life
work In education. I earnestly nsk your
support In Its speedy enactmen,
"Yours very truly,
"(Signed) MARTIN G. BRUMBAUGH.
STORE ROBBED FIFTH TIME
Thieves in Germantown Establish
ment Try Now Form of Vandalism.
For tho fifth time since last October,
the Kansas City Meat Company's storo
nt EW2 Germnntown avenue, has been
entered by thieves. Last night they
amused themselves by ripping out the
telephone and throwing It 'over a fence
Into tho adjoining property. In the fourth
robbery they simply cut the heads from a
number of live chickens, and on the occn.
slon previous to that they contented
themselves with mixing all possible com
binations of meats together in a heap
on tho floor.
Tho block in which the mischief was
done has become known as "Robber's
Row." It Is less than a block from the
Germantown pollco station. Among other
stores entered the last six months were
those of a papcrhanger, and optician
and a grocer. Last week thieves entered
tho store of J. O. Zoller, which adjoins
the Kansas City Company's store, ana
stolo several quarts of Ice cream and
fancy cakes. The police say they aro in
vestigating. DETECTIVES SAVE GIRL
Victim of Conspirators Liberated by
Lucky Chance.
NEW YORK, April 6. Accompanied by
a nicely dressed girl of 15, a man walked
up 3d avenue yesterday afternoon, and nt
113th street attracted tho attention of De
tectives Qualno and Caputo, of the Third
Branch, who recognized In him Charles
Farentlno, of 21S1 2d avenue, who re
cently was paroled from Napanoch Prison.
Knowing the reputation of the man and
convinced the girl was a stranger In tho
neighborhood, the detectives approached
and one of them said:
"Who Is this girl with you?"
"Thank God!" cried the girl as she
shrank away from Farentlno nnd took
refuge behind the detectives. "Take mo
away from this man beforo he kills me, '
It developed that Farentlno and two
other men had held the girl a prisoner,
Farentlno was arrested by the detectives
and later confessed to tho girl's charge.
"NEWSY" REAPS HARVEST
Stays Up All Night to Sell Papers as
Police Search for Him.
All rilght the family of 16-ycar-old
Nathan Flshman, 1009 South 6th street,
wondered where he was and worried,
fearing harm had befallen him. They
reported his disappearance to the police
and visited hospitals in search of him.
But the boy was reaping a rich harvest
from the Wlllard-Johnson prize fight,
selling newspapers, ,
Forgetful of family, friends and self,
ha sold racers all night, and this morn
ing went sleepless and red-eyed to his
job In tho factory of the Abraham
Ktrschbaum Company, manufacturers of
men's clothing, Broadband Carpenter
streets. There the search for him ended
this morning.
Pen and Pencil Club Nights
Edward James Cattell, city statistician,
will give the weekly "Dinner Talk" at the
Pen and Pencil Club tonight. Hereafter
these talks will be on Tuesday Instead of
Saturday evenings. Mrs. Marian Kelly,
of Massachusetts, will discuss, woman
suffrage at the clubhouse Wednesday
night, April 14, at 8 o'clock.
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JONES
1116 Walnut
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TllorlB Osly i
TWO MEN LEAP FROM
WINDOW AT A FIRE
Children Found Unconscious
After Every One Else Had
Been Rescued.
Two men teaped from tho second floor
to tho sidewalk nnd two young children
unconscious were carried down ladders
to safety today, when firo cut off their
cscapo In tho houso nnd shoemaklng
shop occupied by Anron (Moses and his
family nt 503 South Lelthgow street. Ono
of tho men, Meyer Iscnberg, missing a
pillow, which ho had hurled beforo him,
broko his nnkle, but his roommate and
brother, Benjamin, escaped unhurt. Moses
nnd his wife, Rachel, with n daughter,
Edna, 15 years old, ran down a ladder un
assisted and tho two children, Israel, 13,
and Sara, (!, were found hfllt suffocated
in their room on the third floor rear. Tho
storo was badly damaged.
Tho flames were discovered by Police
man Cohen, of tho 2d and Christian
streets station, who broko down the front
door. Finding it Imposslblo to venture
through tho hallway, which wns filled
with thick smoko from leather burning
In the shop, he turned In nn alarm. Tho
Iscnberg brothers, on tho second floor,
wcro nrouscd by tho noise of the falling
door and Jumped from their window be
foro tho firemen arrived. (
By the tlmo tho first truck reached tho
houso flames wcro shooting from tho
windows on tho first nnd second floors
Moses and his wlfo wcro leaning from
a third-story window nnd threatened to
leap as tho Isenbcrgs bad done. Cohen
managed to make them wait for a ladder,
and Aaron nnd his wlfo and daughter
clambered to tho street unassisted.
In tho excitement Israel nnd Sara wcro
temporarily forgotten. A scream of an
guish from tho mother told tho firemen
of the children left behind. They rushed
up tho ladder and, after a hurried Bcarch
of tho top floor, found tho pair uncon
scious tu bed.
Tho fire Is believed to have been stnrtcd
by a hot cool falling from a stovo In tho
shoemaklng shop on a piece of leather.
Tho blazo gained rapid headway and gavo
tho firemen a half hour's work. Tho loss
Is J1C00.
HEPPE & SON CELEBRATE
FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY
Second of Series of Concerts Given
Today,
C. J. Heppo & Son, 1117-1119 Chestnut
street, aro celebrating this month tho
50th anniversary of their business us
dealers In pianos and other musical In
struments. The history of the establish
ment Is an interesting Htory of n begin
ning In tho front room of n houso at 6th
and Thompson streets, from which has
grown tho present establishment, with Its
It floors and a total of CO.000 squaro feet
of floor space, and ii totnl of nine floors,
with 12,000 square feet of floor space, nt
the corner where tho business wns
founded.
When Christopher J. Heppe, who was
born In Germany in 1833, started business,
he had three pianos in his stock. In tho
development of "tho Houso that Heppo
Built," the three stories of tho 6th nnd
Thompson streets building were succes
sively taken over by Mr. Heppe. It was
In this place that tho founder of the
business, 39 years ago, Introduced the
then untried plan of giving freo music
recitals.
A few years later tho one-prlco method
of selling was established. It Is said tn
bo tho first piano storo In America to
adopt tho plan. A downtown store, at
1103 Chestnut street, was soon opened, and
at the first opportunity the firm moved
ncross to "piano row," starting at lilt
Chestnut street.
"Firsts," of which tho Heppo firm
boasts. Include the selling of tho firs,,,
self-playing musical Instruments In Phil
adelphia, the Aeolian organ, 1SSG; tho llr&t
talking machlno sold in Philadelphia,
l; the first self-playing piano, 1S97.
Incorporation of the firm with a capital
stock of Jl, 100,00 was effected In 1900,
and a few years later F. J, Heppe be
came head of tho company on the death
of his father. Throughout tho life of
the business It has been In tho hands of
a family of musicians.
Tho second of the Heppe golden anni
versary concerts was given this after
noon In the Heppe Concert Hall, 1117
Chestnut street. Tho program included
a special number on the Duo-Art pianola,
which was played Immediately after thp
actual rendition by n pianist of tho sumo,
composition to show tho c!oo resem
blance between the two performances.
The soloist was Miss Elizabeth Signer
Docrr, violinist. She was accompanied
by Mrs. Ray Daniels-Jones.
FULL CREW BILL REPORTED
House Committee Favors Measure to
Repeal Law.
IIARRISBURG, April 6.-Tho Railroad
Committee of the House this morning re
ported out with a favorable recommenda
tion the bill to repeal the so-called full
crow law.
The committee decided to let the meas
ure be debated on the floor of the House,
and It was placed on the calendar upon
recommendation of Representative Sin
clair. SUFFRAGE RALLY AT SHORE
Women of South Jersey Meet at At
lantic City Tonight.
ATLANTIC CITY. April 6.-Suffraglst
from all parts of South Jersey will hold
ono of the first rallies of the campaign
to carry that State for equal suffrage
here tonight.
Miss Julia Hurlburt, vice president of
tho Women's Political Union of New
Jersey, will be the principal speaker,
"Sunday" and "Ma" "Married"
"Pa" and "Ma" Sunday were married
In a "Tom Thumb wedding" given last
night In the Jenklntown Methodist Epls.
copal Church under the direction of the
women of the congregation. Several res),
dents of Noble, Ogontz and Wyncote at
tended the affair.
Jitney Bill on Calendar
JIARRISBURG. April 6.-Tho Jones Jit
ney bus bill, which would require the
owners of every jitney bus that is oper
ated In Pennsylvania to file a KOOQ bond
Willi ma oiaiv. vtaa piuccu uu (lie Jiouse I
calendar last night. The measure was re- I
ported from committee last week with a
negative recommendation.
Smith's Seamless
Wedding Rings
A Standard for Wedding Rings
Since 1837
C, R, Smith & Son
V fliarket street at 18th
ARTIFICIAL LIMHS
Orthopwdle Uracu for deformities.
Etmlo Stockist, Abdomlujl Supyorter.tc
Pun.Ua direct frtm fa(or
FLAYELL'S, !a-ju?.u okdlh st.
CURTIS GUILD
Three times Governor of Massa
chusetts nnd former Ambassador
to Russia, who died today.
CURTIS (JUII,!), EX-flOVERNOll
AM) AMBASSADOR, DIES
Was Stricken With Pneumonia Last
Friday at Home in Boston.
BOSTON, April O.-Ciirtls Ouild, thrco
limes Governor of Massachusetts and
former Ambassador to Russia, died early
today of pneumonia nt his homo. Ho
wns stricken Inst Friday.
Tho former Ambassador went to Salem
hist Thurnlay on business, and returned
with a severe cold. Tho next dny pneu
monia developed. Yesterday morning Mr.
Guild showed Blight Improvement, but last
night suffered n relapse and sank rap
idly. Curtis Guild, Jr., was horn In Boston
on February 2, 1860. Ills father wns
owner of the Commercial nullctln. Mr
Guild was educated nt Han-arc" Collcgo
and at graduation received tho highest
honor.
Mr. Guild was Governor of Massachu
setts from 1D(M to 1909. Ho received "5
votes for tho vlco presidential nomina
tion in ino Republican National Con
vention of 1008. Ho wns appointed Am
bassador to Russia. July 21, 1911, serving
until 1913.
WOULD LENGTHEN STORAGE
Bill Introduced nt Harrisburp; Seeks
to Amend Existing Law.
rnost a BTArr coimEsrosnn.s'T 1
HAiRRlSHURG, April C.-A bill, amend
ing the cold storngo net so that tho time
limits may bo extended on nearly all
foods placed In storage, was Introduced
In the Legislature last night by Repre
sentative Rlnlngcr, of Blair County. Tho
bill provides that nny foodstuff stored IS
dnj'B is to bo classed ns cold storage and
admission to storngo of food not In fit
condition Is to bo considered a violation
of the act.
Tho periods of storngo provided nro as
follows: Eggs, 10 months; butter, 11
months; fish, 11 months; beef, six months;
pork, sheep and lamb, eight months; veal,
flo months; fowls, dressed, seven
months; fowl, undrawn. 10 months. The
periods aro extended two months beyond
those now nllowed In nenily all cases.
OPTOMETRISTS WIN IN HOUSE
Measure Creating Sepnrated Board
Passed.
IrHOU A RTArFCOMlBSrONDENT.
IIARRISBURG. April C.-A sepaiale
board for licensing practitioners of od-
toinotry wns crentcd by the Legislature
Inst night when the House, by a vote of
172 to 13, passed tho Dalx bill. Tho meas
ure wns not npproved by Senator Mc
Nlchol, who had previously Introduced a
bill which would have placed the optom
etrists under the Stnto Board of Licen
sure and Medical Education.
fenntor McN'Ichol said that Representa
tive Dunn, of this city, had "slipped one
over" by making the Dalx bill the special
order of business. He charged that Dunn
had not played fair by placing the Senate
bill on the calcndnr last week, after most
of the members had loft for their homes.
SCHWAB RETURNS TO WORK
Steel Magnate, Much Improved, to
Attend Meeting.
BKTHLKHEM, Pn April C Arch
Johnston, first vice president of tho
Bethlehem Slcel Company and trustee, of
the Rlttersvlllo Homeopathic Stnte Hos- tl10 "oaru or .Managers of I'rnnklln In
pltal. returned Saturday night from stltutp. secretary of the American Phi
While Sulphur Springs, where ho con- losophlcal Society and a member of many
ferred with Charles M. Schwab. Mr.
Schwab spent Easter there, returning
home last night so as to be on hand for
the annual meeting todny of tho Bethle
hem Steel Corporation. Mr. Schwab is
much Improved. His program for tho
immediate future will depend largely on
the state of his health. N
TROLLEY ACCIDENT VERDICT
J. M. F. Kano's Death Accidental,
Coroner's Jury Finds.
Death from injuries accidentally re
ceived was the verdict of the Coroner's
Jury this afternoon In the case of John
M. F. Kane, of 4750 PaBchal avenue, who
died In February after being paralyzed
slnco October, 1313, when ho was Btruck
by a trolley cur and sustained injuries of
tno spinal coru.
About ono year ago Kano was awarded
(15,000 damages, but after nn appeal to
tho Supreme Court a new trial was or
dered, to take place next month. Thomas
A. Fahy, motorman of tho trolley car,
was exonerated. Kane was SI years old.
Given Five Years for Shooting Girl
Benjamin Ripley, a Negro, was con
victed before Judge Johnson In the
Quarter Sessions Court today of assault
and battery with Intent to kill Ruth
Cooper, of 1827 Fernon street, whom he
shot March ZS because the girl refused
to associate with him.
Dependable Seeds
We have a complete stock of Secdi,
Plants and Ilulba that will supply the
wants of every ono who deilrea to have a
ucceiaful garden this summer
Plant Sweet Peas
aa early as tho ground can bo worked
and you will havo a profusion of bloom
all seaaoo. Oreer'a Orchid-flowered Sweet
Peaa are the remit of careful (election,
producing euperb, wavy-petaled flower
growlog three and four to a atem.
Garden Peas
It you plant deer's Eureka or Dreer
Electrto cow you wilt be eating delicious
green paaa la May. Call or writ for a
copy of Drter a 1615 Garden Boole -Free.
Draer
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714-16 Chestnut
SUFFRAGISTS HAVE
BUSY PROGRAM TODAY
Meeting on Postoflice Plaza and
Business Sessions on Calen
dar. Suffragists held another of their spring
openalr meetings at noon today on tho
plnza In front of tho Postofrico, nt 9lh
nnd Chestnut streots. Miss Anna McCuo,
a prominent suffrnglst and n former Ken
sington milt worker, was tho speaker.
Sho addressed a similar meeting on tho
plnza yesterday.
Theso meetings nro a part of tho
propaganda campaign that suffragists In
tho city nro waging, nnd which they will
continue to wago throughout tho spring,
summer nnd fall months. Though most
of them havo so far been held In the
central sections of tho city, other section:)
of tho city will bo Invaded In tho near
future.
Miss Florence Snnvllle. a prominent
suffragist, addressed a suffrage meeting
at the homo of Mrs. H. C. Groboii, Lnke
sldo avenue nnd City line, this nftcrnoon.
At tho snmo hour thcro wns a rally of
suffrage canvassers nt 1022 Clinton street.
Miss Dllllo Hastings spoko to tho house-to-houso
workers and urged them on to
tho tnsk of reaching nil voters In their
rcspcctlvo sections beforo tho voto on
tho Buffrngo amendment Is taken next
fall.
A class In public spenkiug, open to the
public, will be held tonight nt tho head
quarters of the Woman Suffrage party,
1721 Chestnut street, nt 8 o'clock.
Miss Dora Shoemaker and Miss Anne If.
Bishop will bo on lintul to show tho em
bryo orators tho details and fine points
In elocution and public sneaking.
Tim Chestnut Hill branch of Hie Iiqual
I'rnnchlso Society will meet tomorrow
afternoon, nt 2:30 o'clock, at tho homo of
Mrs. II. H. Dean, 153 Carpenter street.
Mrs. F. M. Shcpard will address tho
meeting.
Notices have been sent out to inrmbcrs
of tho Hqunl Franchise Society thnt thcro
will be a board meeting of thnt society
tomorrow morning, nt 10 o'clock, nt tho
headquarters, 33 South 9th street. Mrs.
Wilfred Lewis, president of tho society,
will preside.
Wllllnm II. Berry. Collector of the Port,
will speak on suffrage tonight In the
Women's Democratic Club, 1503 Walnut
street.
HI PORTED DRINKS FAMINE
OVER; PRICES ARE NORMAL
Onco Moro Can the Hotel Patron Live
in Peace.
A famine of Imported wines and beers
which threatened nt the beginning of tho
wnr has been averted and almost normal
conditions now prevail. According to ln
cnl hotel managers prices of German
beers, French wines and champagnes,
liqueurs nnd Scotch whiskies nro very lit
tle higher than before tho war. This
slight advance they attribute to Increased
freight and Insur.wco rates, on nccount
of tho grcattr risk In transportation.
For a month or so. Just after tho war
began, tho hotel pr.trnn was forced to do
without his glass of Muenchener, Pilsner
or Wurtzburgor, for the renson that theso
were not obtainable. All beer shipments
from Germany ceased and French ship
ping was tied up, with the result that lit
tle champagne and wino found Its way
Into this country. These aro now being
shipped hero through Dutch ports.
J. M. Frazlor, manager of tho Bellevue
Stratford, said today that the popular
brands of champagne, such as Toinmery,
Krug and Milium. nn now sold by im
porters at virtually the samo prices as
before.
MAY HEAD HIGH SCHOOL
Dr. H. F. Keller Expected to Be Prin
cipal of Germantown Institution.
Dr. Horry F. Keller, profcssSr of
chemistry and head of the science de
partment of the Central High School,
will probably bo elected by the Board
of Education us principal of tho new
Germantown District High School. Other
candidate have been mentioned, but
thcro Is nlmost universal sentiment among
the members of the board In favor of
Doctor Keller.
Doctor Keller has been connected with
tho Central High School slnco 1S92. Ho
was the strongest opponent of Dr.
Charles C. Heyl when the latter was
elected principal of the West Philadel
phia High School. He is u member of
tho Hoard of Managers of Franklin In-
other educational nnd scientific societies,
Ho has written several books on chem
istry and various papers on chemical,
mlneraloglcal and Industilal subjects.
St. Paul's Vestrymen Elected
Charles D. Barney has again been
elected n member of the vestry of St.
Paul'B Protestant Episcopal Church, of
Cheltenham. Others chosen at the an
nual Easter Monday meeting were:
Thomas 13, Shoemaker, account warden;
James Day Rowland, Henry II. Roelofs,
George W. Elklns, Allen Butler, Henry
M. Watts, Horace Ervlen, Caleb F. Fox,
George W. Long, Daniel B. Went! and
Joseph E. Wldener.
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BATTLE RAtiING BEF0IU5
TAMPICO IMPORTANT ONE
Villa Driving nt Ebano in Campaign
to Take Cnrranza Centre.
WASHINGTON, April 6.-Admlnlstra.
(Ion ofllclals aro watching with much In
terest tho battle between the Villa forces
nnd the Carranztstns at Kbnno. This Is
the first Important struggle In tho cam
paign against the port of Tamplco and
has been going on for Bovcrnl Weeks.
Both sides, according to tho reports, are
carrying on a stubborn battle, without
nppnrctit advantage to either side.
General Obrcgon Is making a spirited
drlvo on tho Important railroad centra
of San Luis Potosl, and Is proving
a sourco of troubla to tho convention
forces. If ho tnkes that point he will be
In tho rear of the main Villa army. Thus
Villa would bo between two Inrgo Car
rnnzlstn forces.
CURFEW LAW PLANNED
Measure Would Supplement Child
Labor Dill Provisions.
I molt a ftTArr connr.roNotNT.J
HAimiSnima, April 6.-A curfew law
for Philadelphia may ho enacted at this
prsslon of tlio LeRlslaturo. ncprcscntn
tlvo William Walah, of Philadelphia, is
plnnnlnc; to Introduce tho measure. He
will, confer iUtli representatives of the
Philadelphia Pollco Department this week
nnd peck their nsslstnnco In drafting tho
bill.
Thoro Is no law nt present which covers
tho subject of children under n certain
oro who aro orrmtcd on tho streets at
nlRht without tho escort of nn adult. Di
rector Porter two weeks nito announced
that he would put Into effect a police
curfew, but when It wns nttempted com
plications of nil sorts arose.
Itcpresentatlve Wnlsh said todny that
n curfew law was needed to help put Into
effect the provisions of the child labor
monsure. The child labor bill prohibits
children from worklnc; nt nlsht at street
trades, but thcro Is no existing law to
prevent their being on the streets nt
night.
PAPA'S DINNER IN MAIL BOX
Margie Sterrett, 12 Years Old, Wor
ried Over Vnnished Beefsteak.
What has become of four pounds of
beefsteak accidentally dropped In n mall
box?
This Is the question which has been
bothering 12-yenr-old "MargleV Sterrett,
of 0118 Mnstcr street, for the Inst few
days; In fact, over since that fatal mo
ment when, nbsent-mlndedly, bIio dropped
papa's dinner In the mall box and care
fully b-ouglit home two newspapers that
were to have been mailed.
It wouldn't bo so bad If papa wasn't a
"sure-iiuff sojer, yes slrec! Sergeant
Thomas G. Sterrett, of the 'Nltcd States
Marino Corps, and lie's awfully hungry
when he gets home from the office."
Anyway, It wouldn't havo happened If
mamma hadn't given her those papers to
mall, and then the butcher did the meat
up no that you could hardly tell tho dif
ference between the two packages, an'
what are ynu going to do when the mall
box goes "bang!" nn" tho beefsteak Is
gone nn' you can't reach In nn' get It
again, on' you can't tlnd nnybody that
has a key to tho box? Guess you'd bring
the papers home again for dinner, too.
Can nnybody tell "JInrgle" whero to
get the ment nnd whether It will bo any
good If she does get It again?
Chinaman "Lobbed" by Negro
Leo Ylng, standing In his novelty store,
nt 1087 Market street, turned his queue
toward Herman Heath, a Negro, 5733
Westminster street, for an Instant to
day. Heath darted out of tho store, with
Loo ring In hot pursuit, shouting. "Ho
lobbed me! Ho lobbed me!"
Heath was caught by Policeman Phil
lips, of tho 39th street and Lancaster
avenuo station, nnd held without ball for
further hearing by Mnglstrato Boyle,
charged with taking n razor, a pocket
book and 25 cents worth of stamps.
Come to
attmdale9s
fo the best
Daied Fruits
If you eat dried fruits
for their taste quality, for
their healthf ulness, for
their economy or for all
three you can secure the
best for your needs here at
Martindale's. Only the
finest dried fruits pass over
our counter s selected
from the best orchards of
the country, cured just
enough to preserve their
native health acids and yet
retaining as much as possi
ble the true fruit flavors.
Well worth your while to
try the Martindale kind of
dried fruits not only for
their goodness but for econ
omy as well.
Apricots, 20c and 25c lb.
Mixed Pitted Cherries, 25c lb.
Evaporated Apples, 16c lb.
Unpared Peaches, 10c lb.
Finest Unpared Peaches, 13c
lb.; 2 lbs. for 25c
Choice Pared Peaches, 22c lb.
Selected Pitted Plums, 22c lb.
Big Santa Clara Prunes, 12c,
lie, 16c and 18c lb.
Figs, Dates and
other health foods
Uich in nutriment and health
fulness, these foods are of that
delicious taste quality that
makes you want them often,
Logan Berries dried berries
that swell out big and fine when
soaked in water. A flavor be
tween that of the blackberry and
wild raspberry, they are deli
cious however prepared. 35c lb.
Erbeyly Pulled Figs, luscious,
full-bodied unusually fine. 70c
a 4 -lb. box.
Inovasaie Layer .Figs, 20c lb.
Fancy Pulled Figs,20c lb.
Viv Fard Dates, 14 c lb.
Basket Figs, 25c & 50cTbaskct
Stuffed Dates, 25c box
White Clover Honey, 25c comb
Not Meats
Valencia Almonds, 70c lb.
English Walnuts, 65c lb.
Black Walnuts, 50c lb.
Pecans, 80c lb.
Pistachios, 75c b.
Cream Nuts, 60c lb.
Filberts, 50c lb.
Thos. Martindale & Co.
JOtfc & Market
IS.UblUktd In ism
Beit vtiuttr nibm x7, kuher am :
lS.ej-.t3Ve W W4. Im Mt I
"LOAN SHARK" BILL
IS BEFORE HOUSfe
Measure Introduced by Cox
Provides $500 Fine and 6
Months' Imprisonment.
trioit a siirr cflEroos.rr.)
liAnmSBUna. April 6.-RegulaUon at
"loan sharks" la beforo tho Legislature,
llcpresentatlvo Kdwln R. Cox. of Phila
delphia, last night Introduced In th j
Houso a bill which contains virtually
every provision of tho law against usuvj
oils money lenders enacted by the Legla
lnturo of 1313, but which was declared
unconstitutional by tho Supremo Court
several weeks ago. q
Tho mensuro wns Introduced by Mr,
Cox nt the request of Detcctlvo Soudera,
of the Philadelphia pollco force, who led
a crusado that resulted In the enactment
of tho low of 1913.
Tho bill condemns the loan sharks Irt
tho follow Inir terms! "The rnndnot nf
such business has been a cause of gen
ernl complaint nnd much protest by rea- .
son of tho fact that those engaged therein
have extorted from the borrowers in In
tcrcst nnd charges amounts In mffHy
Instances to 100 per cent, and even .200 and
300 per cent., nnd borrowers are often
compelled to repay many times over the
amount borrowed with legal Interest
thereon, frequently through Ignorance '
and Intlmldntlon, anj there Is no regula
tion or provision of law for tho protec
tion of such borrowers or for tho punish
ment of such money lenders."
The proposed act applies to those who
lend sums of ?300 or less. A license, at
a cost of JS0, proposed In the Cox bill,
would plneo them under Slate super
vision, ino inn niso requires that every
"loan shnrk" deposit n bond of $5000 with
tho Stato Banking Commissioner.
Tho rate of Interest Is fixed at 3 per
coin, xor nu nmounts under uoo, and S
per cent, for amounts between $100 and
$300. An nddltlonal charge of $1 for
amounts less than $50 and $2 for
nmounts over that figure. It he loan is
taken for moro than six months. Is per
mitted. A line of $500 Is provided for
tho first violation of any provision of the
proposed act, and a flno of $500 and Im
prisonment for six months for each subse
quent violation.
Bill for June Primaries
IrnoM a stArr cobrcsfokdekt.
HAIUUSnUnG, April 0. The date ot
tho spring primaries will be changed f rpm
tho third Tuesday In May to tho third
Tuesday In June If n bill. Introduced In
tho Houso last night by nepresentatlve
Herman, of Wyoming, becomes a law.
Tho bill does not change tho data of the
September primaries for municipal and
county elections.
"N.B.T.":
15, $18, $20
Spring Suits
in
Wonderful
Soft Gray
Mixtures
Grays of every tone, of
every texture!
Grays in stripes; grays
in checks; grays in
plaids; grays in large
Glen Urquharts!
Grays that are light;
grays that are dark;
grays that are medium;
grays that are neutral
and soft as the mists of
these April mornings!
Worsteds in gray ?
cassimeres in gray; chev
iots in gray; grays in
weaves called hopsacks
and baskets!
Grays for Juniors;
grays for Seniors; grays
that will put the ichor of
youth in the veins of
mere mortals!
Perry & Co.
"N. B. TV'
16th & Chestnut St&
PURE
FRESH. PAINT
Holt eve Me
'JUgmrfBfcg
How has your house emerged from
jhe winter? If it'a off-color ot th
color's off phone far Kuelmlc Hell
give it the but that's to e 1m4 wt
painting.
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