fATfTrri5jfy.a w",i,35Hfj(pJJ)p!r ?rt V i" Li r. O -w .EVENING!- PUBLIC 'LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1019, $5 SEES GOOD POINT I IN CHARTER BILL Research Bureau (Favors Civil Service for County Departments POSITIONS ON MERIT Pamphlet Says Politics Would Be Eliminated in Appoint ments and Dismissals WORKERS HEARKEN TO CALL ' FRELINGHUYSEN ' CAPTAIN UMnBn T0 m POLICE AT SERVICE OF RELIGION, PASTORS SA Y QUIZZES COLBY fliilaclclplun Architect to Leave Cam) Mrmlc Saturday f Minors, Shipyard Employes, and Even Foreigners Giving Bible ' Teachings More Serious Consideration Than Ever Before Senator, Declining Debate ST,? JVrXhiT7n ThfSffiS 22?. ('amp Mrnilf, "narch 13 Aftrr nonr 1v :i en.r nml n linlf "-rvloe hen- In Hip llWth nepot nrlR.idp I'nptnln SlRimmd J r,HFchenRkl lias wen relieved or enm- Is Opinion Expressed by Methodist Ministers In Its most recent pamphlet the Bureau of Municipal Research discusses that phase, of the charter measure now before the Legislature that would ex tend the merit system to county depart ments as well as to that part cf the government comlns directly under the control of the Mayor. In reference to this It says: "Tho present law regulating the civil service of Philadelphia applies only to the departments directly under the Mayor and to the office of the City Solicitor. The one other "city" depart ment tne Receiver of Taxes was ex empted from civil service by special legislation. Tho present law does not apply to any of ths county departments; nor docs It apply to departments In the twilight rone between county status nnd mayoral Jurisdiction, such as the Kalr mount Park Commission. BUI Provide, for All "If the proposals of the charter re Islon committee am adopted, nil city and county departments. Including those In the twilight zone, arc brought under civil service. In order to Hrold con stitutional difficulties, the county clll service Is provided for In a separate bill. "Tho present civil service law Js ad ministered by a commission of three members appointed by tho Mavor for overlapping terms of five years and re movable at the pleasure of the Mayor. "The proposed law will be adminis tered by a single commissioner, chosen for a term of four years by a two-thirds vote of all tho members elected lev the City Council. Under the provisions ot the county civil service bill ho vdll serve ns cx-ofllclo county civil serVlceommlsr sloner. "The present law requires the civil Rervlce commission to submit tho names of four eligible persons for a single a cancy, Thkt permits of wider choice by the appointing officer than experience has shown to be necessary nnd It opens tho way to favoritism. "Under the proposed law only two names will bo submitted for a single vacancy. "At the present time no policeman or fireman may be dismissed from the serv ice without a right to be heard before a court of trial, composed of members of his department, of equal or superior rank. No such protection, however, is accorded other city or county employes. "Under the proposed law, not only po licemen and firemen, but all employes who cerfte within the scope of civil serv ice provisions will have the right to be heard before a trial board designated by the civil service commissioner. The decision of Jills board, when approved by the commissioner. Is blndlng-upon the appointing officer. In caso of n decision of dismissal, however, the accused em ploye may, within ten das, appeal to the Court of Common Pleas for it new hear ing in this court. "The Shern act makes it unlawful for., city employes to take active part in poli tics nnd provides that In case any em ploye violates this act he shall be dis missed either by the Major or by his superior officer. Since political activity on the part of city employes Is usually In response to the desire of the superior officers, It has proven an Ineffective method to leave the enfoi cement of the law entirely In the hands of thee of ficers. Provision of -" mil "Under the proposed law a v loMtlou of the provisions ngalnrt political ac tivity is punishable not only n by dismis sal, but also by fine and Imprisonment, and tho enforcement of the law Is strengthened by giving any taxpayer the right to go into court and by a writ of mandamus to compel dismissal. "The proposed civil service law alsv provides for a standardization of sal aries and grades In city and county service. This Is in line with the general trend throughout the country to create more equitable conditions of emploj ment In the public service." Opinions were epicssed todn"J by min isters attending the Methodist Confer ence heie as to the efTect upon foreign ers, miners 'and Bhlp-uorkers of the present religious actlvlt The shlpworkcis have been engrossed Willi the almighty dollar, at oidlng to the riev. John C. Ulerl, pastor of the Providence Avenue Church. Chester, and a former four-njluute man. "While there wele n great many vvoik crs In the shipyards to whom religion seemed to have no appeal. et there were many of the better class of these workers who adhered more staunchly than ever to their church ufllllatlons," lit said "In the ards themselves nt the meetings which we held there every noon, the men "demanded a straight forward, virile- talk on practical Chris tian principles. There could bn none of the sissy about It. They received us with enthusiasm. "Tnnglblc results as 'o Increased church attendance on the part of these men are not very Impressive, but we have perhaps sown Reids which will latei bring forth fruit " The Rev. "W. A. Lewis, pastor of Up land Church, and n man who has done work among the hlpworkers, said that tho attendance of the shlpworkers nt church had fallen off during tho wnr de spite the large Increase In the Industrial population. Drawbacks Knrountered "1 think there arc two chief teasons whv the worker In the shipyard has not lesponded better than he hns, he said "One Is that the greatly Increased de mand for war materials caused the man to work on Sundays and nt night. This naturally gave him less time to devote to church-going or naive religious affairs Another reason for the disappointing showing Is that their very high wages opened avenues of pleasure to them on Sundajs and other days which had not been available before A repeal of the present so-called "blue laws" will only cause a. still greater falling away of these people from the church." In the matter of the mlnpis In the Potuvllle district, the Rev. W. Q Ben nett, pastor of the I'ottsvlllc Church, nnd former superintendent of the Anthracite Mission, s.ild-that no class of workmen had been more faithful during the war to their church obligations than the miners of eastern Pennslvanla. "The foreign and Ilngllsh-spoaUlng I miners were both exceptionally lo.vnl," he said "His high wages onlv made him more liber ll hi giving to the church I 1 Despite the loss of the miners who went I Into the service of the count! y, the nt- tendance nt the churches Is at least I equal to what It w.ib befoio the war "High wagps had no effect .In leading I men away from the church. Tf they did the miners could not have Increased their savlngp as tney have and made th In ' vestments they did in Liberty Bonds, i "We have adopted a policy of in ' creased social activities ns the most ef- fectlvc means of reaching the miner The miner Is receptive and responsive re- llgloutiy. His attitude has been vei.v encouraging." Foreigners Respond The foreigner In Philadelphia has likewise responded to the appeal of the religious bodies In a way to give hatls factlon to the churches, said the Rev. John Watchorn. corresponding secretary of the Philadelphia City Mlcbioumy So ciety. "The great drawback In the matter of looking after the foreigner religiously,1' said Mr. Watchoin, "has been that we have not changid our methods bulll ciently to meet the demands of the foreign element. As the foreigner came Into several sections of the city the na tive has moved out. "Tho man of foreign birth has naturall.v maiij piejudlcet-. We want to overcome this by carrying out otVoclal activities which will convince him that we are an altruistic ministry. We must reach him largely on his 'social side lie has a background of oppression which hns given Win these prejudice!? against governments and churches In general. We must convince him of such fal lacies. "A creditable inciease In cliunii at tendance Is shown among the foreigners, although many of them went to war. Their high wages had no bad effects, but they gave more than ever before to the church. The war peiiod showed a suc cess In religious work among the foreign ers greater than nt mi, other time and drew a greater suppori l.rndfm Are Needed "What we need Is elllclent leadeis We cannot tlnd them In sulllclent numbers In Philadelphia As an example, we went I to the Wall Street Mission In Sioux City, I la., for the Rev. Mortis 12. Levitt for the great work of the Klfth Street Temple for Russians. Wo have neglected to , train this t.vpe ot leader In our own, cltv. "As lo the passing of the old churches In these sections of the cil, the pollcj of the Methodist ilf nomination In Its coming centenary plans Is not to remove the old churches from the neighborhood altogether, but to meet the problems of ' the tectlon through Instrumentality of i churches already there And to make i this possible, we must improve our : methods of procedure In these churches. The pollcj of the past has been to take away the equities In the old churches nnd tako them out to strong suburban churches, while the population In those places nre actually Increasing on League of Nations. Submits Questionnaire WRITES TO CONSTITrENT Condemns Draft in Present Form as Opposed to Amer ican Ideals urdav Captain Lnsrlieuskl was one of the leading nrchltei ts of Phlladelnb a and entered the first tinkers' training camp at N'lagnra Kails V. Y and was grad uatrd as a second lleutennnt and senl to this camp I-'or a time he whs in command of the Polish company In the battalion of roiclgn-speaklng soldiers, which was known as the Fifth Develop ment Battalion, but was popuhirlv called the "Foreign Legion ' This oiganlza tlon was disbanded torn time ago Captain Lnschenskl has been suc ceeded In command of the Headqiiai teis Companj bv Captain William V Dalton. of Philadelphia who was efficient v en glneer of the I'nlted (las Improvement Companv of that cltj prior to entering the service. Ily the Associated Press unhiiiKton, March 13 Senator Kre llnghuysen, of New Jersey, mnkes public a letter written to Kvcrelt Colby, of West Orange. N. j asking Information te gardlng features of the league of na tions constitution which, the Senator said, he hart heen unable to obtain from President Wilson or Senator Hitchcock, of Xebraska. retiring chairman of the NEGRO SLASHES SAILOR Crowds Attack His Assailant and Shout Threats of Lynching A race riot was narrowly averted In front of the Rending Terminal Twelfth and Mnrket streets, last night, by the coolheadedness of Reserve Policeman Dougherty nntl David T Henry, 8140 Walnut street. A quarrel between a negio, James Melhln twenty-two, of Carlisle stieet near Krle avenue, anil two sailors, Speiicrr I.cwiy nnd Pt rc.v Cray, resulted In both being sllghtlv cut by n knife which Melhln wielded, ll is nlltgeil. The crowd attacked the neirto and shouted threats of lvnt ling, when the policeman rescued Melbin and Henry ex horted the angry men to lefrnln from doing harm Mlbln was ai rested and taken to Central Station, win re. he will be ar raigned for a he ring trdav CANADA ASKS QUESTIONS Australia Ua Investigates U. P. De partment of Agriculture Method Inquiries have been received bv the fnlted States Denaitment of Agriculture fioni Canada nnd Australia for full par ticulars regarding the organization and operation of farm bureaus In the United States. Indicating that Interest In tin plan of work Is no longer confined to our own country, but that rther countries are eager to adopt a similar tjpe of organi zation The faim buieau Is not onl an organ ization to aid the work of the county agent, hut Is becoming the official ageury, or Institution, educatlonnl In character for co-operating with the state nnd na tion In meeting agricultural needs nnd In planning, administering and directing all phases of extension work In agricul ture and home economics In the county ISenrte Foreign Relations Committee A series of questions on the effect and interpretation ot the league charier were presented to Mr Colbv bv Mr. rrellnghu.vsen, asking whether the league ns now pioposed woultl Interfere with existing secret treaties between Huropean powers whether the I'nlted States would be outvoted, whether it re eiulres submission of domestic question0, would require the United States to use Its mllltar.v forces In maintaining terri torial claims of any foreign nation and would prohibit withdrawal of the fnittd States from the compact without unani- ,,. (llp (o(n x(1(p of , inous consent v I tears 1910-14 savs the Department of Senator I'relingliujsen submitted the Agriculture, the geographic divisions league questionnaire to Mr. Colby 111 le- contribute tile following fiat'tions nvinse to an Invitation from the latter Mirth Atlantic Slates (fioin FOR DEAD COMRADE Charles Uanowitz Funeral One of Largest Ever Held in Manavimk One of t lie largest funerals evei held In M.inayunk was held todn. for Pa trolman Charles Danowlu, who was shot anil kll'ed accidental!. P.j a fcllow-po-llceman Rally this niuming hnndieds of bis friends vMtett the homo nf 14u MarUle .street, wbeu the imdv lav The casket was hidden under a great bank of flowers. Ginuped about the coffin weie the s'r ehlldren of Danowltz. one the adopted child of a dead slrter The.v innged In ages from three to twentv-one vears Delegations from the four Polish so cieties of which Danowiu was a mem ber appeared at the house in regalia, nnd ttvo squads of police from the TwenlJ -second street and Hunting Park avenue station marched behind the hearse to the church where requiem mnfi" was sung. Chinch borvicrs were held in Si Jo- saphat's, In Cotton street Mass was celebrated by the Rev Joseph Poremba as'lsted bv the Rev Stephen Krssty-link V- !. 7 7Tje It Is estimated that nearly lOflfl farm .-nns attended the service at thfl chufoli,M , The burial was In Westminster Cemef-.m lei j. ' I " " L?jS WIIERK CROPS ARE GROWN Mississippi Vallev farms Produce Per Cent of Total CI J BRITAIN CUTS NAVAL PROGRAM i No Capital Shins Intended This Year, Says Admiralty Official I London, Maich 13 ( H A P.) Re- , Hiving to p question 'n the House of Commons Thomas J MncN'nmarn, pni- llamentaij sicretart to the Admirnltv, said that no dreadnought battleships were under construction December .11 'ist He ndded that four dreadnought battle cruisers weie under construction 1 then, hut work on three, which were In I v'erv earlv stages had been abandoned, I mil the t.llps on wliJch the.v were being built had been freed for merchant ship 1 construction Th" same dile. he .said, (treat Itrltain had thirty three dreidnought battleships Td nine diendnnught battle cruisers, all of which were In commission with the ceptlon of one hattltshlp and one bnt tle ciulset. So far ns he knew, no capi tal ships will bo laid down this jear. Co-operative Shipping Pays Ten earn of hogs were shipped on the co-opeiatlve plan out of Smith County. Tex, this season The amount lecelvetl bv the 218 shippers was $27,367.2, le norts the Smith County agent of the United States Department of Agriculture nnd the Texas A nnd M, College The 101" hogs brought tin average of $2730.72 n car. for a joint debate which Mr Frellng- huysen said he wns unable to accept because of Illness In his famll". ' Though n century has passed since It was uttered, I am not 5 et ready to cast Into the discard the splendid advice of Washington against 'entangling alli ances'," the Senator neldeel. "Though nenrl a ctntury has elapsed since It was promulgated, I am unready lo toss Into llie 'nsir-basket. n.s n scrap of paper, the Monro" Doctilne, for I know our gnat influence In the world at large has been elue to our aelherence tu mat remarkable principle of govern ment. It was that which made us the dominant power In the Western Hemi sphere and flunlly enabled up to plaj a majtr role, though a late one, in tlw. great war so recently ended. ;i will not agree that the men of America, In uniform or out, shall be nt the beck and call of any Huropcan or Asiatic nation. "I am not willing that the latter shall demand an army at our hands or dis perse It at their convenience nnd pleas ure, that they shall fix the number of our guns or scrap our navy. "I am for and not against a proper Alliance or league between the civilized powers or the earth to promote peace and discourage war, but I am now, and forever will lie, opposed to the subjuga tion ot American sovereignty to the will 'of any foreign powers or combination ' of powers " Four Million Peniisjlvanla). 11 per cent: South AI- f" TTV lantlc. 15 per cent, N'orth CVntnl, cast 11 A O tt I B O "7" 1 west North Contial. 23 nw rent: total J Ll IJ O Ci -J & J North Centra', 4 1 per cent, South Cen- - The Maine to There 's Grace and Elegance i In These Smart Turn-Sole , 1 Party Pomps $.90 This Special Price for Early Spring A fine quality patent colt has been ; used. The last is the fashionable slender kind flexible soles and high French heels altogether, just the Pump so much in demand now by well-dressed women. Beautiful Buckles, 75c to $4 Fine Silk Hosiery HlE9PJHks m fns Tis a Feat to Fit Feet tral. 23 per cent, and far We'stem. 10 per cent lei'al for the North. 52 per rent : for the South, 38 per cent . At lantlc cast 2f per cent ; Mississippi Vaiev. 04 per rent , Mountain States and PacllU coast. 10 per cent Meas ured b value alone the crop Impottance of the Atlantic coast Is more than one quarter of tho total, of the Mississippi Vnllev neiilj two-thirds, nnd of the far West one-tenth St. Paul May Get Convention st. Paul. Minn.. March 13 St Paul Ir being olilrlall, consldeied for the I!e publlcan national tonventlon next year, It became known today The posslbllltj of holding the convention In the local auditorium was discussed with Will II. Hays, the national chairman, when he conferred with leading Minnesota He publlcans here recently. THE BEAU ARTS DANCELAND N. K. t OK. IlltO VI) AMI OI.IVK STS. 7t.i NORTH IIKOAII ST. FLORIDA JAZZ BAND I'irra Kleninff Kvreat Snnt)u 8 to 12 While ou arc reading this advertisement, 125 pounds of coffee are being purchased by the million households that read The Delineator. They use forU-five million pounds a year a billion and a half cups. Perhaps you make some thing that would have a huge sale in these million Delineator families if you told them about it. Th Delineator The Maqezlne In One1 Million Homes i Daomet The Big Shoe Store 1204-06-08 Market Street IF iMSimfr f JbR6k & The minute you note the Liberty you realize that it has a beauty and a style peculiar to itself. You identify excellence in every unit that goes to make up the car. Everything about the car from motor to axle repre sents standards of good ness "set by the Liberty makers. You hear everywhere that the Liberty does stand up with delightful rarity of adjustment or replacement. And that there is a super iority and a difference in the way the Liberty rides and drives. L. S. BOWERS CO. ' 245-2473-Iorth Broad Street Open Territory for Kustrrn FeniMibanla.Xew Jttntt Kutrrn Minrc at Murjl.inil Aid lleluwur Ma c DeMi a a. r. -3UII KJT JLylVldllA 1115 Chestnut Street (Opposite Keith's) Our Removal Sale Makes It Necessary for Us to Clear- Out Every Hat In Stock Before Moving Into Our New Store at 1215 Chestnut Street Such Unusual Savings at the Start of the Season Were Never Known Before Hardly Two Hats Alike and Every Hat Bears the Earmarks of Exclusiveness Matfson & DeMair? 1115 Chestnut Street Opposite Keith's Theatre Every Dollar Invested in Furs During Our Removal Sale Will Double Its Value Next Season! IN order to sell every fur without let or hindrance, we have reduced prices without regard to cost before removal to our new store at 1215 Chestnut St. Make a deposit, pay monthly during the spring and summer we will reserve your purchase for you in our storage vaults until paid for and thus get Furs at One-Half, More Than One-Half and One-Third Off "Xtlt IIIKPIIL ' .. - -- v s: ljMl Spring Hats HcpiSR At a Third and Even a Half HSl F7 Below Regular Price TLHHflH 4 5.00.8-50 ffl&p An occasion of such great importance is sure to Vj be appreciated by hundreds of Philadelphia women. V V 'vS. Every hat new and fashion's most correct con- , k ceptions for Spring wear. ll ' ggSSsSBfe Large hats, small hats, medium hats, with trim- i JgesiEjjESSrai mings of flowers, ribbons, feathers and fancies. Purchasing Agent.' KV- tH S " Purchasing Agents' Orders Accepted f V Orders Accepted L Fox, Wolf& Lynx Scarfs Taupe, I'uiret, brown, Black, Kamchatka and Georgette 19.so 24-s0 29-50 34-50 37-50 Values Are Most Extraordinary! KcRularly $120.00 185.00 175.00 2.',5.00 205.00 295.00 75.00 375.00 590.00 550.00 800.00 1000.00 1500.00 $05.00 09.50 70.00 95.00 99.00 100.00 120.00 lhO.OO lhO.OO 185.00 290.00 750.00 Fur Coats Marmot Coats Natural Nutria Coats Mutkrat Coats Taupe Nutria Coatt HutUon Seal Coatt Hudson Seal Coats Hudson Seal Coat Natural Squirrel Moleskin Coat Caracul Coat Mink Coat Broadtail Coat Mink Coat 'Fur Sets Nutria Sets Black I'ox Sets ' Hudson Seal Sets Taupe Wolf Sets Pointed Fox Sets Black Wolf Sets Skunk Sets Taupe Fox Sets Brown Fox Sets Beaver Set Natural Fisher Set Hudson Bay Sable Set Now $58.00 92.50 98.50 145.00 165.00 195.00 245.00 245.00 295.00 365.00 495.00 695.00 895.00 $32.50 33.00., 40.00 47.50 49.50 50.00 59,50 69.50 69.50 125.00 145.00 495.00 Fur Scarfs and Stoles $Jt9.50 125.00 110.00 100.00 145.00 165.00 250.00 W.oo Hudson Seal Scarfs Black Lynx Scarfs Hudson Seal Stoles Natural Squirrel Stoles Beaver Stole Moleskin Stoles Natural Blue Fox Silver Fox Scarf $25.00' 62.50 &3.&U jip aa.5U Vj O.OU,j 11U.UU 165.00 y 245.ob;; BURCHASING AGENTS? ORDERS ACCEfTEDSB ! ja 1 49 rnj .in M ?,"! HI 1 1 'I V? & 5??' &; if H T lj . ! i:it " j. ' MA: tv r" . !i Wa $,$ jV," ,.vJV
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