A: if. , -iiwa '? i-'$'?&? t '..? "IS VVS5 ;i v ' ,'' 'i.fl'JL'j c' ;t A J '- ,' ,',v.' ., y vkiliBELPHfA, "vr-; '. -V-:--..",,f::; ' VIVa , "!Ti IT. ,?T i- ' Vf "" f ?' ! - EVENING .RUBLIC LEDGER THURSDAY MAY tJl'vft.1 k i. . VJ t- " o 'JW, 1 .' Wif. .V I CLEAN UP WEEK WORK U.S. MAKES RAID ON RUSSIAN CLUB VARES OFFER WOMEN SHIPPING BOARD MADE THOROUGH PORT STUDY railroads transport tho" consignments, taking them wherever designated by the tlovernment. Once In port, tho vessel here has been dus to the Hv-oootlfn bit original orders, which compelled ves fy$ sel to depart witnout cargo, tmis losing valuable, timn en route nnd clogging up the port without any tangible results to FIFTY-FIFJY BACKING Will Support Suffrage if Suf HELD UP BY SLACKERS named to complete the remainder of the Journey Is waiting nnd tho fchlpment moves. Much of the trouble encountered ! show for It, '; y t Hunt for "Slacker Mill" Leads to Citizens' League KANE WARNS OFFICERS fragists Will Support Scott's Candidacy Draft Boards Complain Aliens Arc Advised to Evade Service If u onion sufftHKlMs In tVnml.inl:i will Mippoit the cnnillilnc of CntiRrCHf nmn John It, K. Keolt for l.leutennnl Covcrnnr. the Vnre ot sanitation MiroiiRli. out tlic Stair will In turn brine It" In fluence t lirnr upon Senators Pentose and Knot In liclinlf of tlic feiler.il suf frage amendment, ami endeavor to have the I'cmifj hanln LoBlsUture ratify It. This was tho counter-propocal offered l...,i.i -. i,.,,i,,, ,., by Senator IMn-urd 8. Varc toilay. when Icdcrot aBcnts lructlRatliiR Hi ,;,, of ,. -, ,rty, existence In tilts city of nn tillered ' (,e Kqnul 1'raticlilse Society. Hood (io "exemption mill" raided the licud-1 ertiment l.cmue and tho Woman' Trade nuartcVa of tho Kusslan Citizens' ' t-'nlon tailed upon him nt ltepul.llrmi Tvnfiin nf -n- i.i .i campaign headquarters In tho Lincoln ,llulldlnK wth a formal lequest that ho Officers nnd some of tho members I support their canir. The puff rase amend of tho leaRUO wero taken before ' ment, already paused by the IIoukp will United Stales District Altnrnov Knno "0 Noted on In the Senate tomorrow. yesterday and sharply questioned eon ccrnliiB their alleged activities In In structinc ItUHslnn aliens In tho south ern section of the city how to escape military t,orvlce under-tho draft law. The women urccd Senator Vare to fond telcprums to th rennsylvanl.i Senators In Washington askhiK them to support tho amendment. This he agreed to do, but told them that such ntelon on his part would accomplish lit - ll-. Karller In tho day the women called Draft otllclals In Washlncton were tu sec Mnvor Smith, but found that b responsible for the action bv the 1'cd- had left Director Wilson to recele them eral accnts here. So .many reports Mr- Wit-on was noncommittal. of appeals for exemption have reached Washington from men already order ed to report for service In the National Army, that tho otllclals there Instruct ed the heads of various South Phila delphia draft boards' to begin an In vestigation. Heads of tho local boaids took up the subject with tho American Pro tective league, an organization of patriotic business men formed to wipe opt pro-Germanlsm. Following an In vestigation by the league the Depart ment of Justico conducted tho raid. According to ofllccrs of tho local draft boards at Fourth street and Snyder avc nue, Moyamenslng avenue and Dickinson street nnd Seventh and Carpenter streets, Russian aliens who had previ ously expressed willingness to the boards to be Inducted Into military scrvico have icturncd to tho boards and have (lied appeals for exemption on the ground that, as aliens, they should not be made to serve In the National Army. Tho treasurer of the organization was summoned ttv appear with several others at District Attorney Kane's office, for examination. Ho failed to show up and the police were ordered to arrest him. Ho has not been located. 'Mand by Your I'rleniN "The question," said Senator Vare to the visiting delegation. "Is Just this Vou wish na to support you In gaining a national amendment for woman suf frage. Then the amendment will haw to be ratified by the Pennsylvania Leg-Islatun-. Do lull want a man in the influential position of Lieutenant CSov ernor who Is opposed to ou? If Ueldle man Is elected, be will be against jou. In the defeat of the suffrage bill of l!)13 he was a force In opposition, while Congressman Scott, who now opposes hl". was and Is your friend. "Stand by your friends. Help thoe j who help ou." Congressman Vare, who was present, said- "We aro willing to send a telegram to Senators Penrose and Knox, saying, , 'Twenty-five women called on us today asking us to urge the passage of the ' suffrage amendment tomorrow. We heartily Indorse the movement. The Issue has been postponed too long ' " ! The spokesman of the women's dele- j gatlon vvas Miss Mary Ingham, presl- ' dent of the Woman's Trades Union League. She pointed out that the , woman stiff i age movement was non-i partisan. As soon as the women receive i the vote they will dcciilo who their friends are, she said. I Seek ll.mncratir Help Itetween their calls on tho Vares and at the Mayor's office In City Hall, the women also vlsltid Democratic luJd quarters. Tenth Htid Walnut streets, ... I. ...... ,t.A ...nod vnnatl Arl K- 1,tl.lt W. Another officer of the League Is i t.i i,ainn, ,,r n. iipm'nrralln Cltv 'iiw jMtm rBv. Fines or $r0 Will Be Invoked , P,U11S for IliS Iniprovcnicnls by Citv to Obtain i 1Icrc I'oIIowcd Survey Co-operation I Kxpcrta MV SI, l'kKS IIIIIDI., M) The vtnldiuc lielU rang toilay for elid.'liau WeKinau ami Hepin.i JS'ccf, vlio vere niarricil nt J-t. l'cler's Catliolir (lliurrli. Fifth street and Ciranl avenue MAY SAVE ACCUSED MAN 'Clean-up week" is protlug "satis factory." but, compared with other tears, there Is n lack of enthusiasm and co-operation by individual householders and large property holders, according to city otl'icluls. Ilepnrtt" fiom ash nnd rubbish collecting contractors show- nn Increase In debris removed from the usual sections but nothing like the totaU hoped for So noticeable has been the lack of In terest that announcement has been ntr.de that "ehan-up slackers" nre liable to a flne and that nlllclnls of the Itureau of Health next week will make the rounds to j-heek up tin failures to co-operate AH of the street cleaning and nsb nnd Mibblsb (ollecling fortes hate been aug mented for the week nnd have been earl.t nnd late 'on the job." but this has had no very noticeable eff'-ct on individuals. Itettveen K'lia and 1500 t-ai loads of lllbblsh have been collected in the daily round-ups and collections hate Increas ed to a point well above the usual aver age The districts are being visited ac--ordlng to the rgular rcln-diih- of davs and some of the most pioductivc sec utns are vet to be repnited. rollections In those sections of the It v l.tlng snulh of Poplar strct ami Itettveen the two ritcrs and in southwest Philadelphia hate In en the largest South Philadelphia was the section of the cltv inot bltteil.t complained of nnd here the improtr ment Is sahi to have been greatest. The contract for collec tions bele is held by Senator Vate. The warning to "flackers" Includes the information that health Inspectors ttilt enter cellais and valds next week and thosn guilty of neghct will be liable lo lines tanging ftom $r to JTiO, nccord i tug to the seriousness of the offense i Director Kmimmi, of the Department of Public Health anil Charities, and tlltee tor D.ttcsman, of the Depaiunent of I'unuc tv onts. Mil' -o-iiii,.;iiinK in ineir effort to accomplish more appreciable re sults during the closing davs of the week. 'n line with the Oovernment's an nounced plans to mako this port one of the greatest In tho country, It was' learned toilay that the port commission of the shipping beard had recently made a complete survey of Philadelphia and surrounding country. ; During the ort commission's sur vey, several committees visited Phlla- ' delphla and covered the ground tip nnd down the Delaware P.lter, on both the Pennsylvania nnd New- Jersey sides, from Hsslngtou to llrlstol. They also covered the territory bordering the Schuylkill ltlver nnd made n thorough examination of Philadelphia's railroad facilities'. It Is believed that the port commis sion will hato to work as a unit with tho ra'lro.ul administration nnd tho military committee, which contiols the dnectlng f traffic. If the port Is to lie Used to capacity. Philadelphia at pres ent has something like ;00 cars of ex port freight walt'ns shipment, sumo of which has been hero for a long time Materials aro sent abroad on order or tho military committee having this mat ter In charge. They are ordered 'o a certain port fi r shipment On order the ES-Eir.iQ) Nationally recognized makers of all Insignia and Devices worn by Officers of tlic Army and Navy Marine Corps Signal Corps and Aviation Service Etc. charged with having been active In approaching prospective draftees on their way to the various draft boards to register for service. The league officers and members sum monet to tho Federal Uulidlng were per mitted to go free after Mr. Kane had warned them to ttop their exemption practices. EXTENDS TIME LIMIT ON DRIED FRUIT SALES Food Administrator Puis Ban on While Potatoes as Wheat Flour Substitute Howard Heinz. State food adminis trator, today Issued an order extending the date of prohibition of contracts for the sale of dilid fruits from May to June 1. The purpose of the order Is to prevent speculation In dried fruits. It vvas also announced that dealers would not be allotted to sell white pota toes to householders as a substitute for wheat (lour. Substitutes allowed Include barley flour, cornstarch, hominy, rice, soya beans, buckwheat flour, oatmeal rice flour corn meal corn flcur. corn grits, fetcrla and meal, potato flour, lolled oats and sweet potatoes. Prof, Kred rtasmussen. State Collego expert said todav that the 300 being boys trained in farm work at tho College, many i,f whom ato from Philadelphia etvlll aid materially In alleviating the shortage In farm labor. Camden Workman Falls Dead George Bennett, fifty ears old, C19 North Second street. Camden, fell dead today at his place of employment In the lumber yard of Senator David llalrd, at Delaware and Pearl streets, Camden. Coroner Pratt signed a certificate of death duo to apoplexy. committee. He promised to comply with their request that the committee send ttlegrams endoislng the suffrage amend limit, to three Democratic Senator-) whose attitude on the amendment they cnnsldir doubtful, and anotbei telegram to President Wilson, urging him to usa bin Influence for Its passage b the Sen ate Miss Mary llurnliam, president of the tiood (lovernmcnt l.tague of Philadel phia, acted as spok-sman for Its 2U0H members when the delegation .tas it celted at Demccrillc headquai tcis. Others who spoke tteio Miss AVI If rid Lewis, president of Iho Knual I'mnchisc Society and president jf the Woman's Medical College, and Mrs. llalij l.iven burg, chairman of 'he legislative com mittee of the Natn.nal .Woman's party. Among the del'.gr.tiou In unofficial capacity were M's. IMtiard Y. Uiddle, president of the Chic Club; Miss h'lor ence Snnvllle, seeiviHr.y and tleasuier of the Woman's Tradn L'tilo!" ; Miss Anna 11. Wharton, vice p.csldent of the. Colonial Dames; Mis. i.etvls 1!. Dick, president of tlic rirowulng ftocuty: Miss Caiollnc Wolfe, clialiman of t lit Millinery Workers' Trade Union, and .Miss Carol Ir Katzenstcln CITY POSTS ARE FILLED City appointments today Include James Sullivan, 60 North Thirty-ninth street, fireman, llureau of Water, salarv J1000; Martin Morrlssey. 808 South Hancock street, caretaker. Hoard of Ilec reatlon, $900: James Dougherty, 2121 Watklns street, carpenter, llureau of City property, ft a day; J. J. White, 207f! Kast Ann street, apprentice". De partment of Transit. $480; William An derson, flremnn, Bureau of Water, $1000, and Morris Covington. f,32 North Kitty, sixth street, auto driver, llureau of Highways, ku day. Juror Oliji't'ts to Deatli -I'eiiallv, Mistrial Ordered A juior who at the last moment changed bis opinion about capital pun ishment caused a mistrial toilay In Un case of William Unties, a negro, St" Nice stieet llancs is charged with Hip murder of Mrs. Kerne Conrad. SS53 North Fifteenth street. Todaj's developments may re sult In the discharge of the prisoner. Selection of a jury was begun Wed nesday In the Court of Dyer and Ter miner High! talesmen had been ac cepted this afternoon, and the selection of the remaining four vvas proceeding when James C. llerr, 130 North lllev euth stieet, the eighth mail III the panel, announced bo had conscientious scntplcM against capital punishment- He said that he had not understood the law's, icqulreinents in this respect when l.e had previously been evitmini-il The prosecution Immediately challenged bis fitness to serte. and Judge Johnson, after questioning llerr. ordered a mis trial and excused all jurors from fur ther service Counsel moved for the discharge of the prisoner, contending that his life had already been placed In Jeopard.t. and. therefore, ho touhl not again he tried for tile same offense. This mo tion denied, the defense announced that an appeal would be taken to Quarter Sessions Court. i ! Galvanized Boat Pumps I I,. II. Ili-rcer to.. 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