POLITICIANS HOPE
irn
INCREASING PAY
City Officeholders and Office
seekers Eagerly Await
Decision
ACT FINAL
evening ledger-phxcadelphia, Tuesday, wvEiteEit u, mic
WAR, PROSPERITY ANDr SHORTAGE OP GIRLS
IN AMERICA WILLING TO WORK BLAMED AS
CAUSES FOR PRESENT SERVANT PROBLEM
BIRD LOVERS CONVENE
FOR FIFTH TIME
JUDGES'
Hundreds of political olTlCMeekers And
mholdem nttnchtd to tho Municipal nnd
S I'lcas Court expect the Judsen to
.t. mandatory the salary Increases and
wKton" in- have naked Councils for.
ffcwS U follow Mayor Smith's direction
' Lnd Ignore tho requests. In the event of the
!TurU InilstlnK on the new places, and
Swi appolntlnR the placeholders securing
fwir salaries for them liy mandamus, tho
additional cost to tho city will be npproxl
.tlv 1IS0.000.
Mavor Smith, In asking Councils to Ignore
tf new Places and salnry Inci cases. In
Siding the 500 extra policemen ami more
San one hundred extra firemen asked for.
made no exception of the unusually heay
demand, of the courts. In view of this fact
Councils will approve only such salary
items and positions as were allowed the
2rU " th0 ,,rescnt .y,ar ThlS "C n
will be MKeii. uwi"i " i -
h the Judccs to make mandatory all
Places asked for and to enforce tho pay
Jnent by city ofllfllals of the salaries asked
The Judges waiit to Inciraso tho salaries
cf sixteen court stenographers from $2500
4n 1S000 These positions only a short time
1 carried a salary of 5000 Tho dc-
H rnand for an Increase caused surprise, as It
is a well-Known; iaci mm niuiij i int
stenographers make unusually largo s.ila
rlcs through the salo of court notes to at
torneys. Tho demand will. If present plans
are carried out, ibe Ignored on Wednesday
when Councils' finance Committee takes
final action on all questions of salary In
creases and new positions
COURT'S JPOWUIt ADMITTED
Chairman Gajfncy, of CounclV Finance
Committee, toduy. In discussing Mayor
Emlth's stand, siiid-
'The Mayor litis made no exceptions and
eldently Intendii to Ignore all new places
and Increases 'whether they are In the
courts or In city or county departments.
Under the law the Board of Judges can
raise salaries Irrespective of the attitude
rf Councils, lihould Councils decline to
fc-rant the Increase asked for tho stenogra
phers and othce court officers, tho Board of
Judges can fix tho '.salaries as they p case
The oftlceholdei s could then mandamus tho
city for whatover part of tho sum fixed
by the Judges t ut not allowed by Councils."
The Municipal Court alone U asking for
ninety-nine ne'v Jobs at a cost of $122,560
a year. Salary Increases asked will add
$5000 to this figure. Few salaries were
oerlooked when, tho Judges made up their
advances for 3917 Places which the
Municipal Court desires to create Include
Assistant probation officer, $2000 a year;
fifty-two probation officers, eight at $2000,
hlne at $1800, fourteen at $1200, thirteen
at $1020 and seven at $900 a year.
Besides thcsei places the courts want six
more stenogra Biers at $1200 n year each;
five more stenoptnphers at $1020, six clerks
t $1200, fle clerks at $1020. two telephone
operators at $900 and two filing clerks at
$1200. At tho court's branch at the House
of Detention thi;re are wanted four more
clerks at $900 a year and two additional
guards at $900 each.
JUDGES INSISTED
In the event of Councils Ignoring nil re
casts for new places and salary Increases
, In city and county departments, the action
of the Board ol Judges relative to the same
Question Is awaited with great Interest, as
It Is believed that the Judges before Includ
ing the new places In their budget had fully
'decided upon tho lncieas:s and the need for
the new positions. Only a short time ago
irthe Board of Judges availed themselves of
their authority by boosting the salaries of
,the stenographers and tho court lnterpret
'trs. The lattei' are now receiving $2000 a
1 year with shorter and fewer working days
than the majority of city or county office
holders. "Whether the Judges again lll
avail themselveii of their authority remains
to be seen.
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Immigration Halted and Ranks of Workers Already Here Depleted by
Marriage and Desertion for More Lucrative Pursuits High Wages
Going Higher Unreliabilty of Workers Cited
1.
This s the second of a series 0 articles
dealing tctth the domestic employe prob
lem, in ivhlch the acts of the problem,
together with its catnrs, ate discussed.
rpHERE arc thrco prime factors that
-- make the servant girl problem acute to
day In Philadelphia and virtually the entire
country. They arc:
The stoppage of Immigration duo to
tho war.
O The unwillingness of the majority of
American girls to enter service.
O The Inflated prosperity of certain Indus
tries due to tho war.
That these factors, which aro more or
less corollary, are responsible for the diffi
culty encountered by homemakors In ob
taining domestic employes Is the view held
by officials of the Pennsylvania Department
of Labor and Industry and by proprietors
t employment agencies throughout tho city.
All unltea in declaring that the situation
.that has developed within the last year was
a consequence ot the war, Is without paral
lel In the history of the "help" problem
which always has been a perplexing ques
tion to the house piistress. The supply Is
far below the demand.
IMMIGRATION HALTED
Before tho European war the American
home had depended mainly for Its workers
upon tho steady current of girls and women
which streamed to this country from Scan
dinavia, Germany, England, Scotland Ire
land. Russia, Poland, Austria-Hungary and
other countries that hae emigration fig
ures of consequence. From this supply
yearly was recruited most of the army of
domestic workers cooks, laundresses, cham
bermaids, nurserymaids and general house
workers. Fresh arrivals from Europe aug
mented the ranks that were depleted an
nually by marriage or other causes of re-
WILL PAY PERILOUS BET
Man Who Never Had Pair of Rollers
on Fciet Will Skato on
Baltimore Avenue
Harry Smith, of 5223 Baltimore avenue,
though he hns never attempted to roller
skate, will adjust a pair of rollers to his
feet and glide up Baltimore avenue from
Fifty-fourth to Sixtieth on Thursday night.
because he came out on the short end of a
,bet with Samuel Rushton, another Baltl-
1 more avenue business man, over the recent
. Presidential election.
Smith bet Rushton that Presldont Wilson
ould not receive the popular vote In .Ohio.
Residents of tho Fortieth and Forty-sixth
wards are being Invited to witness the
affair through the medium of postal cards,
and It is expected that both sides of Baltl
more avenue will bo crowded when Smith
ttarts what Is expected to be Ills memorial
(Ude.
tlrcment from service thus keeping tho
number of domestics Intact.
With the outbrcnk of tho war the fresh
supply was checked and then ceased. Im
migration Into Philadelphia has ended com
pletely. It was said at tho United States
Bureau of Immigration
The encroachments on the supply on hand
continued as "help" married nnd set up
homes of their own or entered some other
form of employment more lucrative and
otherwise moro satisfactory. Tho demand
Increased proportionately until today It la
estimated that only one-tenth of the ap
plications for servants arc filled.
Tho effect of this condition was not felt
sharply until about a year ago, after a
year of war and nonlminlgration, accord
ing to James J. Moran, State Inspector ot
private employment agencies. Since then.
Inspector Moran said, tho condition has
grown gradually worse as tho demand roi
help grew. .
Tho war and tho end of Immigration
are directly responsible for the shortage In
domestics," ho said. "The other causes
spring from that. As the supply becomes
scarcer and scarcer the other causes be
come more apparent."
HOME GIRLS RELUCTANT
Failure of tho American supply of
domestics to meet requirements stood out
prominently ns another cause for the short
age, Mr. Moran added.
"American git Is aro unwilling to take
the placo of tho servants excluded from
this country by the war." ho continued.
"They have a kind of pride that comes
from living In a democratic country like
this.
"And another Important point Is that
American housekeepers do not want Ameri
can servant girls. They prefer a European
girl, who is more obedient and makes a
more willing and better all-around servant.
American domestics, aa housewives know,
are Inclined to bo 'uppish They have a
will of their own that docs not go hand
In hand with obeying orders. Of course,
there aro exceptions. But I am Epeaklng
of general types."
Prosperity, coming neck-and-ncck with
tho slump In tho domestic market, added
to tho force of the slump, nccordlng to Mr.
Moran and to figures at tho State Denart-
ment of Labor nnd Industry's Freo Employ
ment Dureau.
"Servants In greater numbers are leaving
their work to get married or to get other
positions," said Mr. Moran. "Marriages aro
more frequent because tho men can afford
to marry. They arc making more money
than they ever did before."
HIGH WAGH LURK
The lure of high wages at munitions
plants has not only mado It possible for
men to prolde homes for wives from tho
domestic classes, but also has directly
drawn workers from those classes, accord
ing to O. II. Hopklnson, acting superin
tendent of the Philadelphia branch bureau
of employment ot the State Department
of Labor and Industry.
Women In numbers that run Into the
hundreds are working and getting "good"
money In munitions factories As a result,
those who apply at the bureau for posi
tions In homes demand from $C to $12 a
week, together with room and board, where
tho maximum remuneration for a general
houseworkcr formerly was $5 a week. In
the case of a $12-a-weck domestic her
wages, added to her meals nnd lodging,
would total approximately $20 a week,
which compares most favorably with the
Income of a factory worker. Few domes
tics receive as much as $12 a week, It
might be added.
The Irresponsibility of servants, together
with the check In Immigration, was blamed
at the Callahan Employment Agency, 1312
Arch street, as being the cause of the
help problem.
Widely known ornithologists told about
the economic value of wild birds today nt
the opening session of the thirty-fourth
annual concntlon of the American Orni
thologists' Union In tho Academy of Nat
ural Sciences. Nineteenth and Race streets.
Tho convention will Inst two days, coming
to a close Wednesday evening.
Among the blrdmcn who have already ar
rived from all section of tho country are
technical ornithologists, experts In classi
fication, the study of migration, plumage
declopment, nnd experts In legal require
ments for the preservation of birds Nota
ble ornithologists who arc expected to attend
are Dr. Frank M Chapman, of New York,
who has Just returned from nn extended
tour of South America; Herbert IC. Job, a
national authority on the rearing of wild
fowl. Dr Charles W Richmond, acting
curator of birds. United States National
Museum ; Louis Agasslz Fucrtes, noted bird
artist of Ithaca. N Y ; Joseph Malllard,
president of the Cooner OrnlthnloelrAl Cluh.
"f San Francisco; Dr It H Anderson, of
the recent Canndlan Arctic experltlon, nnd
James P. Chapln, of the American Museum
Congo expedition
Many of the papers will be Illustrated
by lantern slides of wild birds, and there
will bo motion pictures of wild birds This
Is the fifth time that Philadelphia has been
chosen ns the meeting placo of tho society.
The Ornithologists' Union, modeled after a
similarly named society In England, was
organised in 1SS3 to promote the science of
ornithology and was primarily concerned
with the technical study of birds. The so
clety'i committee on food for birds was
recently taken over by the United States
Department of Agriculture and Is now
known ns tho United States Biological Sur
ey. and this bureau has thoroughly ana
lyzed tho food of our wild birds.
Wilson Leads in Lycoming by 630
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa., Nov. 14 Presl
dent Wlli-on carried Lycoming County by
030 votes, tho official count, without the
soldier vote, being. Wilson, 6597; Hughes,
5967.
Delaware Oyster Boat on Patrol
WILMINGTON, Del., Nov. 14. Dela
ware oyatermen will now have the protec
tion guaranteed them by the laws of the
State, the new Stato guardboat arriving
nt Little Creek Saturday. Captain George
Carey, of Little Creek, Is to have charge of
tho boat for a while.
Expert on Indian .Affairs Dfas
NEW YORK, Nov. 14. Robert O, Vatet.
tlnei of Dralntree, Mass., expert on Inettan
affairs, died ot heart disease at tha llet4
Manhattan today. He had been stricken a
short time before while attending a dinner
at Delmonlco'a,
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Autumn Salb to Help Hospital
A wide variety of articles -will be nut on
- ale for the benefit of thra West Philadelphia
Hospital for Women nnd Children, 4035
rarrlsh street, Thursday afternoon and
evening, at the annual autumn bazaar. Tho
. eaie will be held at tV.e Princeton Prcsby
lenan Church. Powelun anfTSaunders ave
nues, West Phllade phla. Fancy articles.
wy and calendars Willi be among the things
" be sold of a klrd available for Chrlst
na presents. Flouers, cakes, candles and
S?.S'e.am wl" alb" t,e K0ld' The hospital
ward Is working hard to obtain funds for
new maternity b-alldlng.
Must Quit Drink or Go to Jail
POTTSVILLE. Vn.. Nov. 14. Judge
Jirumm gave Roger McShea, of McAdoo.
' v,Vop ion of "'snlrig the total nbstlnance
1.11 T !fore a pr,ost or B"vlng a year In
4i!l: . w n Jonn barleycorn Beta the bet-
Rh.. rMC?lJea he buses his family. Mo-
ea will take the jiledge.
HilMii
One made two ! Divide the big
stream and focus it you thereby
tremendously increase its force
Jasy-Ojalr" comfort on
M-day tours. Reasons!
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And that's just what has
been done in the motor of
the Packard Twin-six.
We have focused its force
in twelve small cylinders
split the stress into a dozen
greatly overlapping irn
Also with this real
achievement has come the
direct advantage that the
new motor saves fuel gets
more go-ahead out of even
low-gravity gasoline.
All of this means that
pulses and have thereby the Packard Twin-six is a
set another standard in more useful car than ever
before.
Its limousines go easily
wherever a touring car may
go opening new fields of
service to this all-purpose
enclosed car.
motor performance.
It's a steady flow a
stream of power now I
And it's smoother power
than has ever before come
from a gasoline motor.
Industrial Educational Exhibition
At our showrooms tills week. An interesting and
comprehensive display by exhibits and motion pictures
Packard Motor Car Co. of Philadelphia
819 North Broad Street
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Mann & Dilks
1102 CHESTNUT ST.
Tyrol Wool
(In a knitted fabric)
JLadi
les
Tail
& JYLisses
ored Duits
22:75 24.75
Silk-Lined Suits
31.75 38.75
Models, Styles and colors for
All Purposes
The style and models wo thovr aro
original, exclusive and are not on
ale in any other store in Philadelphia,
Mann & Dilks
1102 CHESTHUT ST.
Manufacturer and Importers
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fSTORi: OI'KNS nAILY AT 830 A. M, CLOSES AT SlSO V. M.!
!T0u;!ik TwentyFifth Anniversary Sale
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97.50 Wool
Blankets
$6.50
California lamb's-wool.
on epool cotton warD.
hlto and gray Sizes
70x80 inches and 76x8t
Inches Weight 5 & 6 lbs.
I.lt Ilrothrrn
FIHST FLOOlt, XOUTH
HATS TRIMMED FREE OF CHARGE
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ONE YELLOW TRADING STAMP WITH EVERY 10c
PURCHASE ALL DAY
Market
Eighth
Filbert
Seventh
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90c Seamless
Sheets, 79c
Medium-weight bleached
and unbleached sheeting,
no dressing and very
durable. Size 81x90
Inches. S-lnch hems.
I.lt Brothers
FIRST FLOOR. NORTH
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Thanksgiving Sale of LINENjSi
Tomorrow
Great
Serviceable Tcnoelinas Also Included. An Annual Event which Housewives Have Learned
to Look to for Supplying of Household Needs and Practical Gifts.
All brand-new goods bought especially for this sale, and offering the advantage
of substantial savings, despite the scarcity of materials and generally increased
prices everywhere.
$1.50 Imported Bleached $1 .25
Linen Table Damask. . .
Floral and wide satin
Two yards wide.
Heavy duality.
stripe designs.
75c Highly Mercerized AQn
Table Damask " t-
Two yards wide. Heavy quality About
twenty designs.
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49c Mercerized Damask, 35c
Comes 68 Inches wide. Excellent for break
fast use. New designs.
$8.50 Hemstitched Damask
Set
64x80-Inrh Cloth, With a Halt Doien 18-Inth
Hemstitched Nankins to Match.
Heavy all-pure linen, In four beautiful de
signs. $$1.50 Hemstitched & Scalloped Cloths) $1
64x64 Inches Square or Hound J I
C Splendid heavy quajlty Lovely designs.
$1.50 Cluny Lace Scarfs and Shams, 98c
Matched sets In heavy German cluny lace, with lovely
medallion centers. Sizes 18x54 and 30x30 Inches,
75c Scarfs, Shams and Centerpieces, 49c
Attractive matched Bets for bureau, chiffonier or dresser.
Sizes 18x54 and 30x30 Inches.
. t) 40
Jill I
Pattern Cloths With Napkins
to Match
Heavy all-pure Irish linen damask ; splen
did patterns.
$4 Value tt-JSlSS Value .75
2x2 yds..d I 2x22 yds.0
22x22-in. Napkins $3.75
Value 5 Per Doz.
$4 All-Linen Round $9 95 I
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D uJjVS"J . .. J J OU Only a Limited Quantity
1 r;Kisi ls rr, Jjj.7- come ea incnes rouna in insn aamasK.
Daisy, tulip and spot designs.
13c Barnsley Crash Toweling,
For roller or kitchen use. Will not lint.
10c
'25c Barnsley Crash Toweling.
, Heavy, pure Irish linen. Will not lint
' white or colored borders,
All
19c
39c Heavy Turkish Bath Towels, 25c
Size 22x45 Inches Extra fine, double-twisted Terry yarns;
all perfect. White, light blue or "pink borders.
Lit Brothers FIRST FLOOR. NORTH
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Christmas Shopping Can Be Easiest
and Quickest Accomplished Now
In order to facilitate early holiday purchasing and that you may derive
the many advantages that come with making first choice we announce that
All Purchases Made From Now Until the End of December
Will Be Charged on December Bill
PAYABLE IN JANUARY
A Vi ctYola Gift
would bo appreciated by the entire
family and a source of enjoyment the
year around.
Buy on Our Club Plan
Pay In small weekly or monthly sums.
Victrola Outfit, $29.50
Includes Victrola VI, with 12-lnch turn-
table ana aouDie-spruiB muiur, ai f.u,
also M-50 worth of Records,
Only 50c a Week Pays for It
No Tradlna Stamps with Vlctrolaj
Lit uro0theri -FIFTH FLOOR II If you have not a charge account with us, we invito you to open one,
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Small Sums Will Buy Lovely
Curtains & Draperies
In the Anniversary Sale
An Extensive Showinn That Should Be Able to Gratify
Every Desire. They Aro All Brand-New Purchases
Worth About a Third to Almost a Half More.
j$3 Lace Curtains, pair $1 93
' Irish Doint with nlaln center and appllqued border. Come
2 ",; yards lone.
Continuing the Most Remarkable
FLOOR COVERING
SALE IN OUR HISTORY
t It has required months of preparation to assemble these
i enorvwus quantities and to secure these tremendously
oig values
30c Half-Sash Curtains, pair, 19c
White, crenm nnd ecru marquisette, with hemstitched edge
and hemmed top,"
$7.50 Irish Point Curtains, pair, $6.48
Imported) Scroll center and appllqued border.
$1.25 Scrim Curtains, pair ftQr
Fine quality In white or ecru with lace. 2 yards long-.
Seamless Yelvet & Wilton Velvet RUGS
$45 Rugs, 10.6x13.6 and 11.3x $0 C
12 ft
$40 Rugs, 9x12 ft $3ft
$33.50 Rugs, 9x12 ft $97 Rfl
$20 Rugs, 7.6x9 ft $1 fi .QR
$30 Rugs, 9x12 ft $99 Qft
$30 Rugs, 8.3x10.6 ft $94 c;q
$22.50 Rugs, 7.6x9 ft $1 KrQft
$4.50 to $7.50 Irish Point ash Curtains
Pair, $3.48, $4.48 and $5.98
rialn or figured center and dainty appllqued borders. ZA
yards long.
$1.50 Lace Curtains, pair, $3.48
Fine Scotch thread lace in Irish point and Brussels effect.
Come 3 4 yards long.
40c to 55c Imported Cretonne, yd. 29c & 39c
Floral and verdure designs, on light and dark grounds.
$1.75 Couch. Covers, $1.25
Reversible tapestry, fringed or hemmed, Full length an4
Width. Xlt Brotl.fr. THIRD FLOOR
A Good Selection of M. J. WhittalF Anglo-Persian an J
V, & J, Sloane'e Karnak Royal Wilton Rugs Now on Sale
Linoleums: TrntyYarcte Wide
Inlaid Linoleum, sq. yd. 86c. 95c, $1,10 to 91,75
Printed Linoleum, sq. yd. 59c, 65c and 66c
New Process, sq. yd. S9c
75c Cork Linoleum, Four Yard C7Ar.
WWe, sq. yd ..,, 'ZC
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