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CHARTER. WORK
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JHAKKSFKlMiKESS
Naming of Committee to
'- nnrpivo Snnrrpstiniis
Next Move
I SlfROUL OFFERS ADVICE
ra, Governor-Elect Submits Five
Points for Consideration nt
Dinner Conference
Is, ,Appotntment of the committee to re
hv ' View Fnnrff.aHnnu fnp n tnw rltv nhnrtAr
K' will be the next step In the charter re-
vision movement.
S This committee was authorized by the
' 700, representative men and women -who
Attended the charter revision conference
'' dinner last night In the Bellcvue-Strnt-
ford Hotel.
John C. "Winston, chairman of Jhe
Committee of Seventy, offered tho resolu
tion, which authorized Rusaell Dunne,
toastmaster of the dinner, to appoint a
j charter BUKireetlons.
J-" The committee Is then to appoint a
J.. HUbcommtttee which will draft tho ehar-
.. xer revision program to De suummea 10
. the legislature.
, Mr. Duano said today that he would
V De prepared to announco tne memoers or
14IO Wllllllllieo VI lweniy-uu ill ftwui
one week,
body.
It will be a representative
Sproul Mnkea Fle Sinriestlons
1 Five suggestions for the proposed
charter were submitted to tho 700 advo
cates of good government by Governor
elect William C. Sproul, who proved to
bo the chief Bpeaker, although he had
announced that he would attend the
dinner as "a listener "
The Oovernor-clect, speaking, as he
Bald, from the viewpoint of the practical
politician, warned against too much re
form and Incidentally told the nsscmbly
of representative citizens that the peo
ple of Philadelphia must learn to gov
ern themselves before they can hope for
good government.
"Look out for the elephants and let a
few mice go," was the advice of the
Governor-elect In warning against try
ing to correct too many evils.
He declared that the problem of mu
nicipal government Is not a problem
lone In Philadelphia, but exists In every
city In the United States.
"It. seems to be the weakest point In
our system of government," he added.
Teoplo "Don't Stay on Job"
Paying a tribute to the patriotic ef
forts constantly put forth by tho citi
zens of Philadelphia In behalf of good
Government the Governor-elect declared
that nowhere else had such a spirit for
better government been exhibited.
"As long as I can remember," ho
said, "the people of Philadelphia have
been talking for a better government.
They have appointed committees, reso
luted and investigated, but tho troublo
la that they have not stayed on the job
385 days In tho year."
00 have enacted tho legislation which
they desire, the Governor-elect pointed
out that the citizens must get down to
a. practical basis and become more active
; most of the reform measures enacted in
fJ"' the past have made It "more easy for
ine practical politicians to nanaio
things."
1 i (Referring to tho personal reelatra-
ii . Hon law as a measure which failed tn
Kt meet the purposes for which It was en
RJsifarted, Governor-elect Sproul declared
TfsJwi-- -must oe discouraging 10 una
iff vrnen mere is a real uprising or puouc
" Bentlment that "these safeguards keep
'.. nr raanv neonle who desire reform frnm
tl volng."
i. The People of Philadelphia, he declared,
' should have a greater measure nf hnm..
iJ rule and not be hamstrung by measures
ws enacieu as protective instruments.
Opposes "Councllmen-at-Large
Disagreeing with those who favored
a city council composed of members
elected at large, the Governor-elect said
ha believed that such a plan would de
stroy representative government. He
advocated a small council whose mem
bers should be elected on tho basis of
proportionate representation.
I, a warned against a governing bodv
composed exclusively of representative
men on the grounds that the citizens of
the humbler walks of life must be rep
resented. Unity of purpose among the diverse
elements working for better city govern
ment and a unity of operation for
. Philadelphia and the adjacent munici
palities were strongly advocated by tho
- Gpvernor-elect. He predicted that the
J, people of Philadelphia would be amazed
-jf , mien the next pensus la tnben at- u
:&i( growth of the city and its surrounding
The Governor-elect had not been an
ri mnced among the list of speakers.
Some surprise greeted the announce
ment from the toastmaster that he
v.-.ould speak.
UU The vast assemblage waited until
n .ioi ii vi wuitv iu ncur mm. lie was
g ven an ovation when ho arose to talk
ahd his remarks frequently wero Inter
rupted by applause.
(Other speakers were John C Winston,
jjnomaa acuiii nuiie, ur, George.
"Woodward, Senator-elect In the German
tiwn district: Clinton Rogers Woodruff
Bowell Evans, Mrs. H. S. P. Nichols'
.or the New Century Club, and Mr'
?, lirtward Blddle, of the Civic Club.
u8,' Thomas Raeburn White outlined a
toiniwK;,,oB -, u u. new cnarter
iHltcu . .-..,, ..,,jr ui lue eXlSt-
$ Jng Ills of city government. Ho pro
3 posed a single-chamber council of fif.
t ' teen members elected at large.
Evening Public Ledger
, Writers at Versailles
v The Peace Conference soon to
(assemble at the place made famous
'inrougn historic meetings of like
purport will be reported in detail
for the Evekxko Public LRDcma
by- a staff of trained writers.
Clinton W. Gilbert
laitM correspondent, whose dls.
patches from Washington have
!giveri readers of this newspaper a
v
?comprehenslve grasp on events at
the capital, especially on subjects
relative to the war. will have as
'his associates:
' K. V. Oulahan,, manager of the
ihlngton bureau of the New
rk Times.
Charles II. Grasty, Walter Dur-
Mil), ununeo j. oeiaen and
JBntcst Marshall, whose descriptive
sarra.tl.ves from tho battlefields
laavo been among the most graohlr.
-.
Vnd informative in the whole field
i war correspondence.
"Oortrudo therton, tho dlstin
juUhod novelist, .w'lusv study of
fehoJUons In France and Flanders
ku equipped her to furnish a plc
tur;of scenes attending the ad-
vmt-ot pwtoe that will give the
ifcMMWifrMmiMrtrwt- -value
W00D shipbuilding to halt
Contracts Canceled Wlicrc SliUU,-
000 or Less Was Spent
Cancellation of all outstanding con
tracts for construction of vvooocn ships
where builders have not spent more than
$200,000 on a ship has been determined
upon by tho shipping board, dispatches
from 'Washington say this afternoon
This applies to jnrds on the Atlantic,
Gulf and PaelftV coasts. Contracts for
160 shins of this tvne were suspended
.recently, and many of these are at-
roctetf ny llie decision, tnougn omcima
of the board would not attempt today to
estimate the number.
At tho Traylor Shipbuilding Company,
Cornvvell Heights, Pa., the only wooden
shipbuilding yard In this district, a
member of tho firm said this afternoon
that no word of tho cancellation had
been received To cancel these contracts
now, the official said, would cost the
Government more than to finish the
work.
The Traylor Company has contracts
for the construction of live wooden ships,
four of which have been built. The last
boat under the contract, tho Tanka, Is
to be launched December 14.
Tho contract cost of wooden vessels
averages about $700,000, and it Is under
stood that tho board's experts decided
that where not more than $200,000 worth
of work had been done it would bo
economy for the Government to cancel
the contract with provision against loss
to the builder
PIGS BLOCK TROLLEYS
Police, Chauffeurs and UyBtailtl-
crs Join in Clearing Tracks
Police were agitated, earlv workers
much belated when 200 llttlic piggies
blocked tho trolley cars today, while a
crowd of corner loafers re-enforced by
angry chauffeurs made a contemplated
effort to restore an open way
j tr tuu ijui iii c nub iitL. - - -
Germantovvn and ICrle and teemed to
reallzo the fHCt the,lr moments were
but few So they held a porclno meet
ing while the rain and sleet were beat
ing and voiced their disapproval with
loud grunts and much ado.
Drivers shouted loudly, uulckly, while
bvstandere gatlivied thickly nnd boon
there was a Jam of cars strung out for
many snunrrs All united in tho hunt
ing. Joining nlso In the grunting and
conductors in the trolley cais forgot to
get the fares.
The piggies did flip-flopping qulto re
gardless of skip-stopping and motormeft
kept working at exceedingly high gear.
Then a bunch of agile coppers chased tho
four-footed fllp-floppera and gave escort
to the slaughterhouse which hovered
very near.
With unchecked humiliation they at
tained their destination They wero
greatly crushed hi spirit and had lost
all thought of fight, while the city-ward
procession of the "Know the Truth"
profession pas-ied in sausage-linked or
der out of sight.
NO ROOM HERE FOR RED FLAG
Patriotic Sons of America Leader
' Warns Against Anarchy
The red flag of anarchy must not dom
inate the Ideals of world democracy, and
when the boys come home wo must not
forget the spirit nnd cause for which
they fought This waa the keynoto
of an addies last night by Past Pres
ident Gabriel H Moyer, of the Patriotic
Order Sons of America, which held tho
second of Its evenings of visitations
The total attendance at the twenty
camps visited was 6078. There arc ninety-seven
subordinate camps in tho city
and 25,000 members In all
Among those who spoke last evening
were. State President John W Harper,
Vice President Claude P Keno. State
Master of Forms Fred W. Magrady, Past
Presidents Moyer. John W Iteese, Har
man Miller and "William Swoope. State
Treasurer Hrwln P.. Smith, District Pres
ident David II. Vetter, Charles D.
Helmes, Samuel C. Wells, Samuel A.
Wilson, the Ilev. William D. Forloy,
C H. Shrlk, John Hanlon, I'dward Du
barrow, O. II Albright, C. A. McManus,
Charales Gum. Archibald Webster, Har
old Wynne, It. John Boyd, I, W. Bunner,
Charles H. Davis. William Wilson, James
K. Helmes and Colonel James H. Hoyt.
DRYDOCK GUARANTEE CUT
Coonley Makes Further Induce
ment to Capital
Howard Coonley, vice president of the
Emergency Fleet Corporation, has)
lowered the costs nnd thereby raised
the inducements for local capital to in
vest In this port's drydock proposals.
"Instead of requiring a 70 per cent
property value or Investment or guar
antee, we have lowered the demand to
30 per cent," Mr. Coonley said. "We
have made that concession because local
capital did not seem to be attracted by
our original proposition, and because we
want the Philadelphia drydocks to be
backed und financed by local Initia
tive." At the same time, however, Mr. Coon
ley Indicated his personal Interest In
and confidence of tho development of tho
Philadelphia port.
"I have recently purchased a large
machine shop In Philadelphia as a
branch of the Walworth Manufacturing
Company, of Boston, which Is one of the
largest steamfittlng supply concerns In
the country," Mr. Coonley added.
DIVORCED HEIRESS TO WED
Juliet Breitung, Once Gardener's
Wife, Will Marry Sailor
Miss Juliet Breitung, an heiress di
vorced last March from a man who had
been a garden. 'r. Is to be married today
In New' York to a former University
of Pennsylvania student Just mustered
out of a naval unit there.
The brldegroom-to-be Is Herbert Rlch
ter, twenty-two years old, of East
Wlllston, Long Island.
In November. 1913, Miss Breitung.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Breitung, contracted a secret marriage
with Max Frederick Klelst. He had
been a gardener on an estate adjoining
the country home of the Brettungs at
Marquette, Mich.
The marriage was concealed for four
months The young woman, It Is said,
soon repented her romance and the
young couple separated. Later Klelst
sued his father-ln-lavv, a banker and
shipowner for $250,000, alleging aliena
tion of his wife's affections The court
dismissed his suit and he has since
dropped from sight
HELD ON TWO CHARGES
Jesse Yost Accused of Forgery and
Automobile Theft
Jesse Yost, Addison near Fifty-third
street, a former policeman of the Flf-
teentn and Locust streetB station, was
held for court on two charges by Magis
trate Mecleary at Central Station this
afternoon.
He waa held In S800 ball on the charre
of forging checks for I1CS and for J49,
ana in tiuuu oau lor tile alleged larceny
ot an automobile belonging to William
Itowley, 4S25 Hazel avenue. The police
say Yost confessed.
Emergency Juniors' Fair Saturday
Forty little girl war workers, daugh
ters of widely known Phlladelphlans,
are going to conduct a fair next Satur
day at the Wellington, Nineteenth and
Walnut streets, for the bnefH of the
destitute children of the Allies. These
patriotic youngsters are members of the
Emergency Aid Juniors, the youngest
branch of the Emergency Aid,
$1200 Fire Damage in Gloucester
Two fires in Gloucester today did
f 1300 damage. The roof and Interior of
the paint factory building of William
resulting In damage of $1000. Farm im-
yjciiicuis uuu jji i. ui liic uniu ui ine
Harrison Manor Club. In North Brown
street, were burned. The loss was (300.
Ten Horses Led From Burins; Stable
Ten horses were led safely out of a
burning stable on South JJodlne street
pear Carpenter early this rooming when
Ar tturtMl In Alls of tha alalia at tha
URGES U. S. CASH
TO AID INDUSTRIES
English Economist Favors
Subsidy of Big Manufac
turing Plants
HAS FEAR OF PANIC
Believes America
SllOllld I
Lend Money to Europe for
Reconstruction Supplies
Unless the United States subsidizes
Its big Industries, finances them In
manufacturing for devastated France,
Delglum, Ilussia and Rumania and
lends money to thoso countries with
which they can pay tho American manu
facturers, this country wilt suffer one of
tho greatest panics any nation has ever
know n
That Is the opinion carefully renched
and positively declared by J. Calvin
Brown, .in English economist of note,
In an acUlrcss nt tho Chamber of Com
merce luncheon at tho Hltz-Carlton
this afternoon.
M. Tirnvin. horn In America, now
makes his home in London, and Is a Urge
manuracturer of motortrucks ami irac-
torh He helped draft tno uvermnn it
constructlon hill for the Democrats nnd
tho Weeks reconduction measure for
the Republicans In tne present v -gress.
Mr. Brown said that while Great
Britain has been anticipating and prc
pailng for the return of peine for two
vears, and, therefore, is able to avert .111
industrial upheaval and prostration, tin
end of the war has found American
industry "up in tho air"
France, Belgium, Russia and Rumania
want all the manufactures the United
States can send them, he said. The
more thev can cot from this country
tho more rapidly cin they get back to
their feet but they haven't tho money
to pay for what they gel
The American inuustnes cannot pos
sibly wait ears for their pay. So tho
Government of the United Mates must
flnnnce the industries, said the speaker, j
either by a bond issue or by tomo other 1
mpans, ana must jenu inue- iu wiw
devastated countries of Lurope.
The country mut also prevent a flood
of cheap labor products lruin Gel many
and other countries
TO FIND JOBSJOR DIX MEN
Employment for Every Soldier
Who Is Mustered Out
Camp I)l, Dec 11 With the airival
of Lieutenant Colonel Casper W. Cole,
cavalry, to talto charge of the work of
effectively distributing to enlisted men
Information concerning employment fur
nished by tho Department of Labor,
Depaitment of Agriculture and tho
United States food Administration, the
plans for obtaining cmplovment for
every man mustered out of service ut
DIx have practically been completed.
Cards are distributed to soldiers being ,
discharged and each man is asked "..uiick. congressman nooeri 1,. iiraion,
whether or not he deslrei work. Those c,onsre,sm,?n HW' Hta,wlTnl "
answering affirmatively are at once . Havs. Willis J. "ullngs Evan J Jones,
taken care of, while others who expect I Wlnllcld Jones, Murdoch Ivendrlck. Con
. o-., nf i ho ,,,n- fntnra tiio i gressman Anron S. Krelder, S. A. Ken-
llstlng their names In order that they ,
may have a placo ready when their
discharge comes along.
BOY FALLS FROM TRAIN
Georgia Youth, Eager to Reach
Here, Ignores Fractured Skull
Sixteen-year-old Max Sobel, ot At
lanta, Ga, was so anxious to come to
this city that when he fell from a train
and fractured his skull In Baltimore, on
his way north, but he ignored the injury
and arrived at Broad Street Station to
day more dead than aVve.
The boy "freighted" his passage to
this city. Shortly after leaving Balti
more, the train crew discovered his hid
ing place and put him under arrest.
When the train arrived here Sobel was
turned over to the police. His Injury
was discovered when he almost col
lapsed He Is In the Hahnemann Hos
pital In a serious condition.
SLEET CAUSES ACCIDENTS
Traffic in Outlying Sections Made
Difficult
Sleet In outlying sections ot tho city,
nee aliv in west J'nuaaeipnia. ea
today was tho cause of several tra:
I ri-l.Tllne- i-ntn fell mr mnt nf hn
n. u...-....o --------"""-?."
V.mrltSntMtdt ST Bledsoe, general counsel. Atchl
&.nSllfdiiuSft?&in. Topeka and Santa Fe Hallway
were so slippery that travel was dlf-
flcult.
In the central part of tho city there
was no Bieei, ine unuuiiJai ureu. uuecieo
.... .. 1 1 1 .
e nr
being Just west of t
tne scnuyiKiu mver.
RE-ELECTED TO OFFICES
Union League Gives Recognition to
Services of Two Directors
Recognition of their services led to
the re-election of John W Hamer and
James E. Mitchell to their offices in the
Union League.
Mr. Hamer was elected to tho Board of
Directors In 1907, and to the secretary
ship in 1911. Mr. Biitcneu was elected
to the board of directors in 1900 and
became treasurer in 1910. Both were so
miccesiiful In thoso offices that by corn-
men consent tney wero re-eiectea this
year.
Entertainment for Service Men
The war service committee of the His
torical Society of Pennsylvania will give
the fifth weekly reception for the season
to soldiers, sailors and marines, Satur
day evening, from 7 to 10 M5 o'clock.
Miss Anna J. Magee will be the patron
and hoBtess. A brief historical address
will be made by John Cadwalader, The
musical program will Include a liberty
sing, and selections by soloists, arranged
by Henry Gordon Thunder. Dancing
and supper will follow.
Bury H. V. Hamsey at Perth Amhoy
The body of the late Hugh V. Ramsey,
who was general superintendent of the
Pennsylvania and New Jersey shipyards
until his death during the Influenza
epidemic, has been taken to Perth Amboy
for burial. Officials of the two shipyards
acted as an escort. The body has been
In a vault at the Camden cemetery.
Accused of Stealing Auto and Tires
Edgar Ruphman, Twelfth street near
Green, was held in S2000 ball for court
by Magistrate Mecleary, Central Sta
tton, this afternoon, charged with the
larceny ot an automobile, eight tires
two robes and an inner tube, from a
garage at 1824 ML Vernon street.
Clynes British Peace Delegate
London, Dec. 11. John R. Clynes.
British food controller, w)ll be Included
In the British delegation to the , Peace
Conference, It yraa learned today.
Says 8000 Slacken Are in City
That slackers have made a haven ot
thls'city, Is the statement nf It. D. Clark,
Department of Justice agent, who has
already succeeded In sending 2000 draft
dtunquei
delpma.
delinquents to cantonments from Phlla-
"CAKEWALK" FOR MARINES
IN TAKING OF ST. MIHIEL
Major Dcnig, Jr., This City, Just Returned From France, Tells of
Valor of U. S. Sea Soldiers at Chateau-Thierry and Other
Battlefields Wounded at Champagne
The wiping out of the German salient
of St. Mlhlcl was a cakowalk, In the
opinion of Major nobert Denlg, Jr., 2131
Porter street, this city, who arrived In
.Vew York todny on tho transport
Kroonlnnd.
Major Denlg, who Is on a ton-day
leave, commanded tho Third Battalion,
Second Dlvlslou of marines, in the St.
Mlhiel light, and he gives a vivid des
cription of tho fighting prowess of tho
organization. During that ono engage
ment, the Third Battalion took 1000
prisoners, Povv casualties were suffered.
"They lonew by that tlmo that the
Americans were real lighter"," Major
Denlg said U1I3 afternoon, "and when
vie lu gan to pros hard they weto only
(00 willing to nil 'kamerad' ard enter
th." c-impiirativcly easy lift cf an Anier
c.in captlvo.
"I was with the mad marines when
thev helped establish that reputation at
.Chateau-Thierry, and If there is anything
m ine terrors 01 war we ainn t get mere,
why the Germans didn't know them.
Thev tried everything they had, and we
suffered terrific losses, but tho little old
United States marine kept going for-
WASHINGTON DINNER
FOR SPROUL TONIGHT
Congressman Moore Will Be
Host to Many Distin
guished Men
A dinner to bo given at tho Raleigh
Hotel In Washington tonight In honor of
Governor-elect William C. Sproul by
r-n...m.n t n, . ir,s,. ,
fomrrPHSmnn .T. Ibmnlnt. Mnnr nl .
Philadelphia, will bring together the 1
most notablo gathering of prominent I
public men which has assembled around .
tho festive board at the capital In many
montng
The banquet is to obtain greater co- ,
operation among the Pennsvlvanlans to
obtain benefits for the State and to
inUu4 mu.o ,miu,j ,:.,, ,,h w.uu
the Stato on the part of representatives '
of other States and the various Gov-
trnment bureaus. I
The following Is the list of thoso af-
ferted to be at tho banquet.
uovernor-eieci sproul, .senator pen.
rose, Senator Knox, Senator David
Balrd, Senator Joseph S Frellnghuysen,
E V. Uabcock, W. Henry Baker, Con-1
gressman Isaac Bacharach, Edward S.
Brooks, Edward E. Beldieman, Con
gressman Thomas S. Butler, William J.
Burke, Henry A. Clark, Congressman
Joseph G. Cannon, Congressman Thomas
S. Crago, Congressman E. N Carpenter,
Cyrus II. K Curtis, Congressman Peter
E Costello, William E Crow, Congress
man Georgo P. Darrow, Congressman
John R. Farr, Congressman Benjamin
K Focht, Congressman Joseph W. Ford
ney, Congressman Frederick H. GU
lett, Congressman William R. Green,
Congressman George S. Graham. A. M.
da". Congressman Julius Kahn Har-
Congressman Nicholas Longvvorth, Max
Leslie, Congressman J. Hampton Moore,
Congressman Martin B. Madden, Con
gressman John M. Morln, Congressman
James JR. Mann, Charles R. Michael,
Congressman Frank W. Mondell,
George II. Manning, Congressman Jo
seph McLaughlin, Congressman Louis
T. McFadden, Harry S. McDevltt, An
gus McSwcen, Congressman Stephen G.
Porter, Congressman John M, Rose,
Congressman Edward E. Robblns,
Chailes H. Rowland, John Reher, Jo
seph Rogers, J. Leonard Replogle, Durell
Shuster, Nathan L Strong, William 1.
Schaffer, Charles A. Snyder, Charles H.
Sloan, Congressman John R. K. Scott,
Congressman Allen T. Treadvvay, Henry
W. Temple. Edmund C. Taylor, Con.
gressman William S. Vare, E. II. Vare,
Congressman Henry W .Watson, Con
gressman Anderson II. Walters, Con
gressman James E. Watson.
Expect Congress
Railroad Probe
Continued from Fare One
state Commerce Commission, It Is be
lieved however, will be necessary for
supervision of the railroad lines dur
ing the reconstruction parlod.
. inose ai ine coiueieiiue luu.y elC.
' Thomas nevvitt t'uvier. cnairman.
Company. ,,., ,,, . .
W It. Cole, president, Nashville, Chat
tnnoona and St. Louis Railway Com
pany. '
A. J. Earllng, chairman, Chicago, Mil
waukee and St. Paul Railway Company.
Howard Elliott, president, Northern
Pacific Railway Company.
S, M. Felton, president, Chicago Great
Western Railroad Company.
A. H. Harris, vice president. New
York Centran lines.
Charles Hayden, president, Chicago,
Rock' Island and Pacific Railway Com-
nany. t
E. M. Hyzer, vice president, Chicago
and Northwestern Railway company.
Julius Kruttschnltt, president. South
ern Pacific Company
E. E. Loomis, president, Lehigh Valley
Kallroad Company.
William Church Osborn, president,
Texas and Pacific Railway Company.
Charles A. Peabody, president, Illinois
Central Railroad Company.
Samuel Rea, president, Pennsylvania
Railroad Company.
Bird M. Robinson, president, American
Short Line Railroad Association,
W. L-. Rose, receiver, Toledo, St. Louis
and Western Railroad Company.
Henry Ruhlender, chairman, St. Louis.
San Francisco Railway Company.
Frank Trumbull, president, Chesa
peake and Ohio Railway Company.
F. D. Underwood, president, Erie Rail
road Company,
II. Walters, chairman, Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad Company.
Daniel Wlllard, president, Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company, and
W. H. Williams, vice president, Dela
ware and Hudson Railroad Company.
HOPKINS BROS.. TI1B
iiraviEEPflES'
$7.50
SILK
SHIRTS
$5.65
$1.50 Neckwear, $1.00 '
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1217 Market Si.
s. Wi Cor. -JSth ana. Filbert-Hti.
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nw'A'iiri
Hal A'
Iwardi nnd kept going forward until the
lighting stopped.
"I was wounded In tho Champagne
fighting vvhllo leading my men over the
top, but recovered In time to take part
In tho St. Mlhiel scrap. And it was a
different breed of dog wo met there.
The Oermnns were really whipped be
foro vvo begnn to fight. They were witl
ing to say 'uncle,' or anything eiso vvo
ordered them to."
Major Denlg will arrlvo home tomor
row. The men on board tho Kroonland and
tho units to which tlicy nro attached are
as follows;
Headquarters detachment of the
Seventy-sixth Division (New England
troops) twenty officers and fifty-three
men : headquarters troops, Seventy-sixth
Division, two offlcerB nnd U18 men;
twenty-six casual officers and fifteen
men; Ambulance company 301, fivo of
ficers and 14B men; pOBtal detachment,
Seventy-sixth Division, twenty-four men;
ninn nmrorn of a French mission, nnd
forty-one civilians; ono overseas courier
officer and one man; slxty-flvo civilian
seamen, fifteen enlisted men, convoy for
sick and fivo nurses,
HOG ISLAND PROGRESS
IS SHOWN BY BOWLES
Rear Admiral Sends Telegram
to Senator Fletcher, of Flor
ida, Following Charge
Rear Admiral Bowles, general man-
' ngCr 0f the Ilmergcncy
L. . , ,,.
tion, has sent a tclegi
Fleet Corpora-
tlnrrinin 4n Cfttiilnr
"""' "u3 """ ."-fc' " ".".
Fletcher, of Florida, chairman of the
Senate Commerce Committee, answering
cnarBCa ot fraUd at Hog Island pre-
, , , t t,j,
ferred by Senators King and v ardaman.
Whllb refusing to mako known tho Im-
j)0rt of the telegram or to comment on
t charges tho admral intimated that
tho inessngo contained his views on the
situation now existing nt tho shipyard,
Ho quoted figures showing the prog-
-ess mndo at Hog Island on tho three
contracts to deliver ships to tho United
states merchant marine.
Of tho contracts for the fifty Class A
caTg0 carr
a totai 0f
L,rll,,n
lers of 7500 tons deadweight,
forty-nine nro now under con
struction," ho said. "Sixty-two per cent
of the steel for these vessels Is In place
and tho remainder Is fabricated and on
the ground. Ninety-four per cent of the
value of all materials to be used in their
construction Is on hand or being manu
factured. "Ono vessel of the fifty has been com
pleted, Ave arc In the flttlng-out basins,
one Is due to receive Its trial trip next
week and forty-threo are on the ways
In more or less advanced stages of con
struction. "Work on the seventy Class B com
bination cargo carriers and troopships
Is also progressing satisfactorily. Seven
keels have been laid and 40 per cent of
all materials Is at the yard or being
manufactured.
"These facts require no comment.
They speak for themselves."
Fraud on a big scale by some per
sons concerned with the construction of
the Hog Island shipyard Is charged by
Senator King, of Utah, a Democrat.
"There was a great deal of vulgar
robbery, stealing and thievery by men
engaged In the Hog Island enterprise,
and I think the committee ought to
make a report," declared Senator King
in the Senate yesterday.
The committee referred to by the
Senator from Utah was the Senate In
vestigating body -which probed Hog
Island last spring,
A mass of data 1
was turned over to the Department of
Justice. This report is now in the ;
hands of Chairman Hurley, of . the ,
United States shipping board, who is in
Europe. ,
RAPS ELEVATOR BUREAU
Coroner at Inquest Calls Inspec
tion Here Farce
The Bureau of Elevator Inspection was overlooking the golf course of the Hunt
termed a farce today, by Coroner Knight ingdon Valley Country Club, and: Is well
at ine inquest into tne aeain 01 naueri
M. ucniernacner, -ua isorm uamac
street.
He was killed May 24 when an auto
mobile in wider he was riding ran Into
an elevator pit at a garage in Broad
street, below Callowhlll.
The Coroner's Jury censured the Bu
reau of Elevator Inspection for, as he
said, not making proper investigation
of the accident. Coroner Knight said
the bureau was a farce because the In
spectors never made an effort to see if
repairs ordered were actually made.
Elkton Marriage Licenses
Klkton, .Md., Doc, 11. The following
couples were Issued marriage licenses
nt the office of the clerk of the court
here today: John Teamplon, twenty
one, of Camden, and Emma M. Batczel,
seventeen, Gloucester: Roy W. Bucka
lew, twenty-one, and Elsie M, Shaw,
twenty-six, Trenton; Robert Minnls,
twenty-two, and Grace Kesler, twenty
one i Walter Dickson, twenty-five, and
Tlllle Eckstrom, twenty-one; James
Galvin. twenty-two, and Ethel Naley.
tvvpntv nil nf Phlladelnhla: Howard
Stentz. twenty-one, Lincoln, Neb., and
Katherlne Jurkofsky. nineteen, of Phil
adelphia. .I.TJi'V.
lVAT lmTfft
Yli3yB
This Brockway 3-ton ele
vatlng dump Job emphasizes
tho difference between tho
real truck that's designed by
engineers nnd the ordinary
truck that Is merely a collec
tion of assembled units.
Just notice two features
height from ground to top of
sides only 6 feet 5 incheB.
permitting easy loading, and
length of wheel base only
120 Inches, flitch means
easier handling, stronger
frame construction and better
balancing of load then com
pare these points with other
trucks.
BROCKWAY MOTOR
TRUCK COMPANY
2324-28 Market Street
11 TniinvriVUDAMV II
2324-28 Market Street II
CAR LINE SEIZED
F0RSHIPW0RKERS
Fleet Corporation Takes
Southwestern Trolleys
for Hog Island Men
TO INSURE 5-CENT FARE
Admiral Bowles Says Service
Is Inadequate and No
Transfer Privilege
Tho Emergency Fleet Corporation has
taken over tho line of tho Southwestern
Traction Company, which runs from
Third and Jackson streets to Hog Island,
to Insure a five-cent fare to shlpworkers.
At present the fare Is eight cents. The
company has on application before the
Publlo Service Commission to lncrense
tho rate to ten cents. The Fleet Cor
poration will mako good to the ship
workers anything they have to pay
over five cents.
Announcement of the taking over of
the line was made by Rear Admiral
Bowles, general manager of the Fleet
Corporation.
The five-cent faro to Hog Island riders
Is effectlvo Immediately. .
"The line was taken over because the
company was not providing adequate
transportation to our men, tinder tho
terms of our contract," said Admiral
Bowles this afternoon.
"Workers using this lino were forced
to pay an eight-cent faro without trans
fer privileges on north and southbound
cars of 'the Rapid Transit Company.
Workers using other lines enjoyed the
transfer prlvilego to both elevated and
subway cars.
"Now the men can ride to the yard
from Third nnd Jackson streets for five
cents.
"The line was tnken over with a com
plete understanding between ourselves
and the traction officials. They were
not providing adequate service nnd were
losing money. We had to have better
service, and to protect our funds invest
ed in the line for Its extension from
the Penrose Ferry bridge and a general
rehabilitation of Its roadbeds and rolling
stock we were forced to assume charge
in the same manner as tho taking over
of the tallroads by tho Government."
The line will henceforth be known as
the Southwestern Line, United' States
Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Cor
poration Administration. C. F. Hewitt,
of Baltimore, haB been placed In charge
as general superintendent.
NEW SCHEME FOR FREE RIDE
Men Sign With Labor Agency to
Reach City
If you are In Baltimore, and want to
come to Philadelphia, go to a labor em
ployment agency there and sign up for a
Job In New York. Then, when the train
bearing you or
in the West Phi
iearlng you onward to toll slows down
In the West Philadelphia yards, Jump out
n wtnHnw npn Hnnr
Of course, you may create a lot of
excitement and cause tho rumor to
spread that a desperado from Western
mountain passes, wanted for murder and
train robberv, escaped from the sheriff
after a thrilling light.. Also you may be
slightly cut and bruised. But It works.
Two men did It today. They were
with a party of several being taken
from Baltimore to New York city In
charge of a labor agent. At South street
one went through a door and the other
through a window. Both escaped,
VERNON WOODS SOLD
Eugene McGuckin Buys Beauvcau Boric,
Jr., Country Place
vrnnn Woods, tho country
seat of
Tianvinii Borle. Jr.. on Washington
lane near Jenklntown road, half a mile
soutn 01 ."i""',?'"l"il" tf. "" hV'" wn
phla and Reading .Rail y. has been
tn who will occupy It. The price is
Baia ' to have been about $75,000, at
which tho property was neicr.
Vernon Woods Is one of the finest
country placeB in the Huntingdon Val
ley It includes a large Colonial style
house of stone, containing twenty rooms
nnd five baths, a combination stable and
garage and about ten and one-half
,..-,, nt land. It is on an elevation.
wooaea
Guaranteed
superior to
any other
carburetor
made for
Ford cars
The New
ScteHer
rbJ N Btarlaf pads If
tCjY-fyt 'H tyaola II I
1 i r& J
U Uses aaialaass C-.U i ,, .
mi z2 Sold on two
I weeks' trial.
II D...p.m 3 Money back
..... ;a if not found
. zZ satisfactory.
- FORDS
BAKER SEES GOOD
TRADE PROSPECT
Speedy Withdrawal of U. S.
Curhs on Business Will
Hasten Reconstruction
LAUDS AMERICAN ARMY
Asserts Land Must Be Made
Fit Place for Return
ing Soldiers
Special Telegram to PuMlo Ledger
Atlantic City, Dec. 11.
"Men of business who did so much
for America nnd tho world when we
faced the Hun peril, must now help
to make this country a fit land for the
boys who wero willing to glvo every
thing they had for this country across
the sea," Newton D. Baker, Secretary of
War, told the National Hardvvarn As
sociation and the American Hardware
Manufacturers' Association, in recon
struction session at tho Marlborough
Blenhclm today.
Secretary Baker was given round
after round of applause while he told of
tho development of tho military re
sources of tho country and tho part
business men played In shattering
Prussia's legions and Germany's hopes.
Proud of V. S. Army
"When you see the American army
our heart, If you are a normal Amer
ican, will be near to bursting from sheer
pride, from patriotic emotion you will
not want to deny, ' he said. "No finer
spectacle ever greeted human ey.es thnn
the Am-rlcan army In France today.
Almost universally young, brawny,
smooth-faced, they are an Inspiration
for every patriot.
"The American army, made in Amer
ica and finished In France, fighting like
heroes and living like gentlemen, playing
with the French children, fraternizing
with their parents, romping across No
Man's Land with death staring them In
the face, never lost its dash for a sec
ond, nor did I ever hear a whimper from
any one of them."
Don't Need to be Coddled
"And now these men are coming
home," the War Secretary continued.
"Wo must ask ourselves what wo are
going to do for them. They don't need
to bo coddled or llonlied. They don't
liko that very much.
"Philosophers are looking to us to
forget our patriotic bias and embark
headlong on a course of self-interest pur
suits. These soldiers deserve better of
us thnn that.
"These brave boys of our are bringing
their virtues home with fhem. If the
opportunity Is open to him, the man who
was brave in name win do crave in lire.
Men who wero willing to die for their
country will be willing to Ilv'e for It.
"Wo must mane America wortny or
the cost of this war, building up our In
dustries, realizing the possibilities of
our community life and recognizing the
need for co-operation and growth
through the strength of all of our peo
ple." Secretary Baker, In discussing the
business situation, touched upon the fact
that in a year and a half tho War
Department had expended around
twelve billions of dollars. He contin
ued: "Thl5 money has been expended with
out corruption or scandal. There have
been here and there human agencies too
weak to stand temptation, but through
out there has been rectitude as well as
patriotism and zeal."
American machinery for war was a
the
MESSIAH
WILL, BK HENDERED BY THE
Philadelphia Choral Society
December 30
ASSISTED BY MEMBERS OP THE
Philadelphia Orchestra
AND NOTED SOLOISTS TO BE NAMED
LATER ON
vJ
This new plain tube, non-movfaf part carburetor to
dacidad advance in tha science u carburetlon. It
Introduces the Pitot Tube for the first tima In tha carbu
retor. This Improved typa of guollna nozxle la so
designed that it automatically fumiahea a rich mlitnra
for accalemtlon and' thlna out this .mixture after tha
normal motor apaed has been reached, thus aaraiing
an economical mixture at all epaads, together with a
smooth and positive acceleration. v
Equipped with thla carburetor m Ford can eaattr ba
Ctarlad nndar tha moat aerer weather conditions and
tha mixture controlled from the driver's seat. A low
peed of four, mllaa an hour can be secured without
loading- or miasms'. Under usual rod condltlona a
milMf of from 23 to 28 miles an hour can be obtained
from a Ballon of gaaoUnt. , '
MANUFACTURERS' SUPPLIES , CO.
Jl5aat--aw.Aaw T.-A.-. a. 'c6. " pyt
product' of the genius of the American
people, and if tho nation can get out of
the way of Industry, speedily withdraw
ing tho limitations and restrictions ot
natural resources which were necessary
during the war, the genius and talent of
American business will assert Itself and
the problem of reconstruction will ba
well upon Its way to solution. Secretary
Baker said
"I don't think there will be nny pro
longed control of business," concluded
the War Secretary. "Exigencies of war
which required- Government control no
longer are present. What we do need
Is that the Information bearing upon
business and Industry accumulated by
the Government should be placed at the
disposal of business."
Try Loganberry
jw-m
The flavor is made from fresh
Loganberries. We use many
berries to make the flavor for a
single Jiffy-Jell dessert.
The flavor cornea in liquid form
in a vial. So it gives to Jiffy
Jell a wealth of fresh-fruit taste.
It comes ready-sweetened, and
the cost is aljght. A single pack
age serves six people.
There are ten flavors, but try Lo
ganberry. Ask your grocer for It now.
Try Pineapple flavor too.
Two Packages for 25 Cents
At Your Grocer's "
Jiffy-Jell Waukesha, Wisconsin
I
nitialed Handker
chiefs for Christ-
r
mas. Plain white
linens, French linens,
fancy Cambrics and
khaki handkerchiefs
at price ranging from
25c up to $2.50 each
William; H.
Wanamaker
1217-19 Chestnut St.
IOST AND FOUNP
POCKKTnOOK. iAjst. on Frankford oar,
Dlock No. 8, pocketbook containing sum of
money and a ring made ot horse-nail. He-
tnrn. Robert Kwlir 740ft I,awndalft at.
HKi.r WAvntn ttoiale
nuuKKEKHKll. as.litant bookkeeper, bill
clerk and typist-stenographer If you have
experience in any of above poaltlonn. write.
Klvlng fell particulars, I'. O. Box. 8042.
HKT.r WArfTKI) MAI.E
LATHE hands wanted, for textile macnhMry.
Jams Barker L Bona. Inc., flth &. Carat.
NOW OCT A
I.O.VQ-TIMB JOB
AT
vHOQ ISLAND SHIPYARD
WE NEED AT ONCE
PIPEFITTERS (FIRST CL.ABS)
PIPEFITTER (SECOND CLABB
PIPEFITTERS' HELPERS
STEAMFITTERS
ASSEMBLING MACHINISTS
SHIP CLEANERS
ANQLEblHTHS
PIPE BENDERS
COPPERSMITHS
' BLACKSMITHS' HELPERS
HAND CII1PPERS aiD CAULKER!
LABORERS
OUR TRAINING SCHOOL WANTS STRONO.
PHY&'ICALLY FIT MEN TO LEAItN TO
BB HOLDERS-OX. 11EATER3, REAMERS.
ERECTORS AND LINERMEN.
APPLY V. S. EMPLOYMENT SERVICM
300 WALNUT ST;
SEE MR. -SHATTUCK Or.
MR. PHILLIPS
1521 ARCH ST.
MR. CLIMB
824 8. 8TH fcT.
MR. PEDRICK
2243 RIDQE AVE.
MR. BRYAN
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