Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, March 19, 1919, Night Extra Closing Stock Prices, Page 6, Image 6

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f porkers Demand for 8-
pBTour Day Makes Impres
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REPORT ON BILL SOON
Those Interested in Passage of
Measure to Keep Tabs on
Its Progress
' I?l a Slo CorrrjpoHrfnit
Harrlnburc, March 19 The strong
Voice, of tha women in industry shown
at yesterday's hearing on the labor law
nmendment fKIng an eight-hour dny for
Pennsylvania's women workers has im
pressed Itself upon the Senate committee
having the bill in hand
Xever before hae women appeared in
auch strength or spoken so forcibly in
favor of a bill affecting their lnteicrt
In Pennsylvania. In other years the
part of the women in industry was
taken by the men of the labor wot Id
-with the assistance of scattered women s
organizations.
But the hearing ester-day brought to
the Senate caucus more than 100 women
representing thourands of workers,
many of them new in Industry becauso
of the war. And these women In their
appeal to the Senators showed that thev
Knew what they wanted and their de
tetmlnation to get that thing
There was the little woman in the
sombre brown dress who but two years
ago )was a clerk in a department store
otllce. AVar has opened a new life for
her. She pulled off 1 er kahkl overalls
to come to Harrlsburg jesterday to fight
that other Pennsylvania, women can get
the eight-hour day that she now lia. ;
She was Anna Saueillne. a car (.leaner
for the Pennslanla Itallroad .She hP- i
peared before the committee to toll them
that she and the women car workers are
doing as much work In eight hours now
an they formerly did in ten hours
Cleans Two Cars n Daj-
"Wo scrub and clean two cars a da . '
she Bald. "Until the government took
over the ralIro,idn we scrubbed two cars '
in a ten-hour day Our work is done as
well, and ct those two houis make all
the difference In the world In my life
Under a ten-hour day 1 had to get up ,
at 4.30 cerj morning so as to readi i
the yards at 7 I got home just about
8 o'clock in the evening, r hae two i
hours a da to live now, and I work just
as much."
Then there were the two white haired
old ladles who were presented to the
committee as strikers. They looked like
mwnrlinnllt.rc Vittt i-ittiti r n-aunrn f-t..rr1
grandmothers, but quite careworn grand
mothers. They were there to tell the
committeo that they will not work nny
more a ten-hour da In the woolen mills,
where for years they hae labored
Mrs. Marj Foster, one of them Is now
out on strike "I won't go back to work
In the mills again until we have an
eight-hour day That is what we have
been striking for, and we will get it.
Why cannot the state help us."
Sitting near her at the hearing was
a contrasting plpctpure. A pretty
young girl with the bloom of eighteen on
her cheeks shaded by the new- wide
brimmed hat. She is a cigar factory
vorKer.
-" "Why do we want an eight-hour da "
she queried. "Don't you think we girls
who work long hours in the odor of
tobacco should hae shorter hours. We
aro on our feet all day long Inhaling
the odor of tobacco. It is not good for
lis.. And a girl has so many things
tp do at home. I want to go to night
school, but how can I when I get home
late and am dead tired With an clght
liour day things I hae been hoping for
will b- possible
Not Stronger Than Men
"What the women of America want
they will get," Mrs. Florence Kellev
told the Senators. "And from all over
tho Btate women are sending their de
;Amand that these more humane hours be
'1 x . I
glyen women workers. Men in thou
sands of factories and other emploj -ments
work but eight hours. Are women
stronger that they must be at the mercy
of long hours of industrj '
.Across the caucus room from these
vvomen appealing for better conditions
of living, which they contend their work
In tho war entitles them to, was the
gallery of opponents, all of them men.
Some of them expressed their humani
tarian sympathies with what the women
were contending for, but they protested
that It will cost them more money to
run business if shorter hours are given.
A Pittsburgh merchant made the wo
men laugh when he proposed operating
the stores of his city In such a way
It the short-hour day goes through that
the. women will have no work in the
evening so late thai they will be unable
to go to dances or moving picture shows.
Benatof TvlcConnell. chairman of the
Judiciary Special Committee which has
the bill, was unable to predict today
when the committee -lym act on it
There la a possibility that it wll be re
ported out next week.
To Keep Tab on Illll
A representative of the Women's
Trade Union League will go to llarrls
lourK next week to watch tha progress
of the women's eight-hour bl'l, which
was argued yesterday before the Senate
, 'Judiciary Special Committee.
Miss Pauline Newman, organizer of
gA the Philadelphia Women's Trade Union
League, sponsor for the bill, exnresaed
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Y? .'"ecu iuuy us wen pieasea wun me
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that the bill would be reported out of
committee In the near future.
'J "We are taking no chances, however.
of losing the fruits of yesterday's splen
did hearing," said Miss Newman In an
Interview, "Wo have -wired to Wash
ington to get tho services of Miss Ethel
Smith, national legislative secretary of
the Women's Trade Union League and
member of the Federal Kmploes'
.Union. Miss Smith Is thoroughly
. 4nl!lui- Willi lufft-lutl.' ..n.J.... I
MS, H was she who had charge of the
Mfe women In Industry bill when it was be
th tort Congress.
"We hone to get Miss Smith In r-n
to Harrlsburg In the Interest of the
iviwm ci6Hb-uuur uiii. one will sta
there until the bill Is reported out of
fS, committee and during lis progress
I.3' through the Legislature. If necessary
If -"perhaps Miss Florence Sanville, leglsla-
l , ttve. secretary or tne .-National Consumers'
ileftgue, will come over from New York
ipj, "to aid In getting the bill through at
L'-JUrrlsburg, and some of the women
fgtram this city probably will go there
put lime 10 umo to assist.
t ?. No Beer for Chicago Yel
fc'pMlMqi'g March 19. William O, Ie-
Hffi1 prtB(aeni on vno v-nicago Brewers
)7tAtMttV(i Alisorfiitfnn. malti laut TilvVit
Jjlfc't brewers would not at this time
. lttlrn Mtfn InwnrH nrnHiietno- Kai- nf
I "ZzPr cnt alcoholic content, as east-
it' Aorewers are planning to do, air.
jygntr conierrea wun leading brewers
,M the Middle West pud reported the
: Mmttiuent wis to take no action. Ho
'' saJd.' however, he had found eastern
.''fcrewen opUoilstc
WOMEN URGE
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PHILADELPHIAN BACK
SAW SOME REAL WAR
Sergeant Thomas V. Houlihan
Had Thrilling Experiences
Crowded Into Few Davs
Scrge.mt Ihnina" V 1 ! itilili.i 11 (1020
McCdllum street, who has Just ti turned
home mi furlough frnn the base hopi-
tal at Camp Meade.
had moro expert
en es in a few d (s
of w.ir than man
dnughbojs got in
month"!
After ten month"
of training at ('amp
Mad he was .cut
overseas In .luh. 1
I91S. with the SIM'i
Infantrv In Sell- (
tftnbcr he went Into ,
the trenches at
Aoc'iirt An air
raid welcomed the
Americans as the
rntored the front
lines i
T V HOl'LIHAX
The objective of
the 315th was. Mont
tiiTinaiis captured
fauron. which the
at the beginning of the war
"We took Montfaucon." said Houli
han today, "and aw the Herman dead
piled in heaps around It. killed bv our
barrage The net mcrnlng we fought
" . h numbor of Hermans We
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tnnk a number or prisoners, iiron nr
them wounded litglit or mem (lieu
that night In m ward alone After
banging them up well we took a posl-
t'on in a allev in the woods and the
enemv shelled it heaxily Many of my i
comrade', all of them I'lul-delphlans.
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weiw nuicu.
"The nxt morning we adanced under
shell fire" along a sunken road, which
must have been mined, for all at once
the roaJ jumped from under my feet
on,! t iv.is Knocked unconscious. When
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I woke my lelt arm was oieeouiB. nui i
saw Lieutenant Alfred Qulntard, nf (
rnantown, in worse condition I as
sisted him to the? first-aid station, whcie
hf was treated and then, tried to get
Mm to the hospital further back, as he
wn seriously injured
"It was a three hours' trip under
shell fire, with the Germans throwing
gas. By the time t got linn to the
hospital he had dltd. And r was nearly
dead mjself from bleeding, gas and ex
haustion But ho was a good fellow ;
well worth risking life for
' The German prisoners became cray
with fear Their artillery was mllei
awav, but they rushed out toward It
walng their hands and fiantlcallv
shouting, 'Stop If Stop it" I was suf-
fering terrlblv, but had to. laugh at the
sight I was on a litter on the road i
I awaiting treatment, ind rnv laugh was
c"1 S"" -v ble" "P" so close ;
Vot a rnniMIQe fin liftnH iii iff .i,1 I
iii .u ., w. 'iiuivk i.-. n uii 4i
landed me live teet awa.v.
"German prisoners were ordered to
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EVJ42UNG PUBLIC
PASSAGE OF EIGHT-HOUR
.rXL STATE HIGHWAY BILL
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iiioiij: the women who appeared
before the henate judicium fjiecial
rciiiiiiiiilec al Harrlsburg in favor
of the ciphl-hour iluy law for
womrn were tat top) Mis K. Hu
dolf, "Mis S. I'd-MifT mid Mi Mar
paret litirk. llelow is Miss Pauline
New nun, of the Woinun Trade
Union of l'hiladclphia
take me out of range with the other
wounded what was left of them. Thov
started me for the Held hospital, but
the Herman- threw hneczlng gas, and
the llunp slopped eprv minute or u to
sneeze I gut tired of them cnrrjlng tne
and decided to walk, which I did. with
the ii-slstanci or a medical sergeant. I
We got there after three hours ' ,
ASK CHECK IN PHONE SWINDLE
Chamber of Commerce Appeals
to Burleson for Action J
The Chamber of Commerce has atked ,
I Postmaster Ccnerul Burleson what ac-
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against spurious stock brokers who usa
the telephones and te egraph wires to
Uictlmlie people in selling them worth-
less mock, l-uh.i hi cAs.-iiaiiB iui- jiu
ertv Bonds or for cash
Tho fair commercial practices com
mittee of the chamber lias received a
number of complaints thai this practice
I Is prevalent in Philadelphia and elhe
I where. Inasmuch a3 the telephone and
, telegraph companies are now under the
I supervision of the Postmaster General
appeal was made vesterday directly to
Mr Burleson requesting the issuance of
wmio order which would prevent the un
suspecting public from being swindled
by these fakeis The Chamber of Com
merce suggested to the Postmaster Gen
eral that if his present authority ptoved
to be Insufficient an tut of Congress
i might be passed covering the subject.
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Olvmpic Is lransport Again
London, March in. Tho While Star
1 tier Ol mplc resumed work as a
anaciia,, iransporr yesicruay , mien she
loft UniDhnmnlnn nnpn-lnn r. fiflfi !.!.
nil i'-HtiiHiiijiuii vu' idh uuvu uriuil
ling to the Third Canadian Dhlslon,
, homeward bound.
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XDGER - . PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19i v19iO
DAY LAW
INTRODUCED IN HOUSE
. .
L'roposed Legislation W Ollld
' . .. ,
Permit Contracts With
orondi Councils
By the Associated Press
llurrisburg, Match 10. Legislation
authorizing coumils of any botough to
enter Into a contract with the .State
Highway Department for improvement
of H portion of a stale highway within
I its limits was presented to the House
today by Mr. Vlckerman, Allegheny
.Mr Hhrhanlt, Lackawanna, presentnl
a hill for the erection of memorial halls
'at county seats In honor of men who
sered In the war against Germany and
' Austria.
, Mr Sinclair, Kavette, offered a resolu
tion to fl fees of clerks of ouatter ses
sions.
resolutions directing the Attorm-j
Hfneral to Institute quo warranto pio
lerdlngs to forfeit the chatters or the
Tidewater and Supine lmnnn lllicr ltail
road and Susquehanna Canal and Power
oilman es ure lnlrmluroil he Mi
Uiooks. Yoik. Mr. lirooks suid neither
of the companies, which had Iikii
granted fiamiil.ses for the lower Sus
quehanna Valley, had exercised Its
privileges rcceiillj.
The last-named company has not done
anything since 1SD4, he said, while tlw '
railroad had never been built. Some of
the piopertles weio flooded after the
construction of the McCnll's Ferry dam
FAIL TO COLLECT INTEREST ,
Liberty Bondholders Cause U. S. '
Treasury Department Trouble
Holders of Liberty Bonds of the four
issues, through their neglect to collect
the Interest due them on the government '
securities, have unknowingly caused
much additional work and expense in the ,
nmXUKtDrrTMnt, "VV"sl:!nBt0'' -
onlclals at the Third Federal Reserve
Bank hero stated today that the interest
coupons on a large percentage of the
bonds Issued In this section have never
been dipped
This uncollected interest Is rot used
bv the government in any way. but Is
carried on the books of the Troasur
Department, and the amount of evtra
worn caused ts
throughout the
stupendous, as banks i
i"".'.' irpuii tew i
claims made on them for the amounts
due the bond holders The collection
of this Intel est. and investment r.f the
money received in thrift stampt or
oilier government securities, 4s being
urged.
Many persons neglect to collect the
interest because the are unfamiliar with
oupon clipping, while others prefer to
let tho Interest run until a htrge sum
accumulates, banking ofliclals state A
great saving in work at the capital will
leault If bond holders will collect the
Interest as it falls due. and a nnrtlcn
or tne enormous expenses of the govern-
-nrl will l.n mi .l..im
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BRADY BILLS FACE
DEFEAT IN HOUSE
Agreement Among Faction
Leaders Only Will Save
Measures, It Is Said
ON NEXT WEEK'S LIST
Proposed Laws Make Material
Changes in Registration Sys
tem in Philadelphia
Bv a Stan Coircsponrfeiit
, Harrlsburg, March 10. Unless somo
agreement Is reached among the Repub
lican leaders the three Brady bills to
revise the registration laws face a strong
possibility of defeat when they appear
on the House calendar next week.
The three bills which would make
material changes In the registration laws
In Philadelphia were reported out of
committee last week after the first fac
tlonnl row which has marked the pres
ent session of the Legislature,
It Is because of tho bitterness of ,
.the debt In committeo that the bills are
- uU -- d M , J
I Tha bills were Introduced Mondns.
I m:i 1 n nntl were reported out of coin-
mlttee next day No orders had been
glcn li the lomleis to bring the bills
out and they were very much surprised
when they learned what had been done
Who the blame has been placed on Is
not known, but it Is known mat conoiu
'erable displeasure was manifested when
'It was learned tho bills had been re
ported' out of committeo after a bitter
1 fight. . , ...
rtm.nrta were spread that the fight
!on the bills would be carried to the
floor of the House when the measures
appeared there on second reading cal-
'endnr Monday night. The fight never -.materialized.
S5
Uecause of the ab-ence of Senator
'Crow, Kepubllcan state chairman, an
agreement was reached to postpone no- :
tlon until next week. The bills will
piobablv be called up on the second read-1
Ing calendar Monday night and made S
'a special order for third reading and
'final passage Tuesday. Is
I Whateer disposition Is made of the I
I measures seera! amendments are said r:
to be certain The bills provide for a
new registration commission In Phlla-
delphla after the terms of the present S
board of commissioners expire, a slm- I ;
pllflcatlon of the manner of registering i :
and the setting hack of the primary I
date from the third Wednesday to tho
fourth 'I uesuay in hepiemoer.
Tho proposed change in the primarj
date, which is advocated by Independ
ent leaders in Philadelphia is one of '
the clauses which is said to be slated
for certain change. Independents over
the state oppos this provision. They
contend it would set the primary too !
close to the general election, giving lit- j
tie time frr the launching of any Inde-1 s
pendent ticket or fusion movement. 55
United States Senator Pentose is said E
to be Interested In the passage of the I
Brady bills, which were drafted at the I j
instance of George W. Coles, chairman
at the Town Meeting party. The Varcs
are opposed to the measures. I
ELIGIBLE LIST EXHAUSTED
TweillV-SCVCIl Firemen and Tuen.
!ty - scvcii Patrolmen to Be Named
...
Twenty-seven patrolmen in tho Bu
reau of Police at $3.00 h day, and
twenty-seven hosemen in the Bureau of
Fire ut $11(10 a year will he appointed
at once from a list of ellglbles made
public by the Civil Service Bureau to
day. The flft-four men arc the entire per
sonnel of the list finnnllncnil. Rlifirlnirafl
In both bureaus will be relieved by tho
aupumiinenis.
Other appointments announced were
those of J. I'aris Zebe. 1714 Monument
avenue, draftsman In the Electrical Bu
reau, at $1300 a year; Mrs. Edward H.
DIlkH. 3056 Thompson stieet, stenog
rapher In the Bureau of Highways, at
$840 a j ear: William Patterson, 521
Uleanor street. Inspector hi tho Bureau
of Health, at $1080 a year; George
Sutern. L'5li7 Coral street, climber in the
F.lectrlral Bureau, at $4 a da ; Alfred
Brown. 1020 South Nlnetenlh street.
raker In the Bureau of Hlghwajs. at
$3.25 a dav, iinil Kdmond Conway, mis
Church street, chauffeur In the Bureau
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TO BACK CHARTER IN CAPITOL
Nonpartisan Committee Will Go
to Harrisburg Hearing Tuesday
Tho demand for better government in
Philadelphia will bo submitted to the
Legislature at tho hearing on tho Wood.
ward charter-revision bills before the
Senate Municipal Affairs Committeo at
Harrlsburg next Tuesday by a non
partisan delegation headed by John O.
Winston, chairman of the city charter
committeo.
Mr. Winston has just jrecclved a tele
gram from Senator (Jeergo Woodwrfrd
notifying him of the date for the hear
ing and asking him to make arrange
ments for the appearance of represcnta.
tlves of supporters of tho proposed leg
islation. The charter-revision delega
tion, which will go to Harrlsburg next
Tuesday morning, will consist of mem
bers of the legislate e committee named
by Chairman Winston last Thursday,
reptescntatives of civic organizations
and other citizens, who are actlc In tho
moement to rescue Philadelphia from
municipal contractor control.
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Trenton, N. J,, March 10. Governor
Edge sent to the Sonata yesterday the
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