t Si' :r 7' H' i- 6 B EVENING PUBLIC liEDGEK PHILADELPHIA, JbUODAtf, iMAKOH 21, 11)10 . 'J r,3 IP A aT Wr r.fl.' MS iht BV, , Li" it- IT "Vl J.CS n -ft w'v SteV .& t!t l4 kw- . Ti " m i "' n .m Iil6 LABOR UNIONS FIGHT ZONE FARES S &20,000 Camden Workers Add Protests to Proposed Trolley "Gouge" MASS-MEETING MONDAY MOURNERS ARE GLEEFUL OVER LAST "OBSEQUIES 99 Enjoyment So Gtcal at Funeral Services of "John Barleycorn" That Services Will Have to Be Held All Over Again to Afford More Hilarity BAnLUYCORN Suddenly. JOHN, on of Inlqultj. Relatives and friends Invited to the funeral services to be held In tho Cen tral Branch. Y. M. C A . on Sunday after noon. March 13 runcral service! were held In tlio Tabernaclo Methodist Episcopal Church, Eleventh street aboo Jefferson, last night, but the "mourners" made such a popular affair of the ceremonies that a repetition Is necessary to accommodate cerjbody. Tho obsequies last nlsht was a joyous occasion. The sermon was preached by Clinton N. Howard, who took as his sub Ject a "Jov Hide to the Crave" and as his text mo thlrtj-flfth erse of tho thlrty-aeenth Psalm. "Can any good be said of John Barley-, corn?" aslted Mr Howard, who Is known as the "Little Giant" because of the Greatness of his oratory and smallness of his stature. "Yes," ho answered his own question. "He was a cood liar, a (rood murderer, a good robber, and If Herod knew of his slaughter of the In nocents the old kins would turn In his grave " "It Is the custom," said Mr. Howard, to gle an opulent and popular sinner a decent funeral, and we are hero for BIDS ON 52 MILES OF ROADS OPENED Work Average Cosl $40,000 a Mile Reversion to Five-Cent Ride Demanded in Resolutions Adopted Sixteen labor unions, representing 20, 000 workers of Camden, hate added their protests against tho zone Bj-stem of fares proposed by the Publlo Service Hallway Company. Delegates from the unions called to gether by William Hartmnn. district or ganizer of the American Federation of .Labor, met last night in Mozart Hall, Broadway and Washington street, Camden. FiMniuttons. unanimously adopted, protested against the proposed zoning Bjstem and demanded the restoration of the five-cent rare. The Public Service Hallway Com pany's request for authorization of the zone system Is to be heard at Newark next Wednesday by the Public Utilities Commission. Mso-meetlnc Monday At the request of David Jester, presi dent of Council, Invitations have Deen , sent to all Councilmen of the city E?25 SvmerrofheTouTy.n 200 Firms Compete for State Camden on Monday night. Itobert u Clow, Jr. chairman of tho Camden Chamber of Commerce's anti-zone fare committee, said he had received as surances from scores of organizations In the county that they would send dele gates to represent them oftlclally at the meeting Tho meeting will be open to the public. It was reported esterdav that a Cam den County official intimate with Thomas N. McCarter president of the Public Service Trolley Company, had sug gested to members of Camden's coun cllmanlo committee appointed by Presi dent David Jester to fiRht the zoning scheme that they should seek a com promise with the company on the propo sition Feeling of the Councilmen Indi cated strongly that the "suggestions" had not met with success. The proposed zoning system provides for an initial fare of five cents for the first mile of travel, with a cent for each additional mile The "suggestion" was that the initial five-cent fare Include two miles of trave' Instead of one. Unfair to Thonasnds "It will not do " declared Councilman William S. Abbott, chairman of the special committee of Camden Council, when the report was brought to his notice. "It would be most unfair to thousands of families who live In Kast Camde.i, Crame.- Hill and other outlvlng sections within the city limits, who would still bo affected by the zoning provisions." Tonight residents of Cramer Hill and 'East Camden will voice their protest at an Indignation meeting at Maennprchor Hall, Twenty-seventh street and River avenue, Camden. Thousands of citizens In his section, Mr von Xleda said, have already signed petitions of protest to be forwarded to the Public Utilities Com mission. I Another indignation meeting is sched- I uled for tonight in Town Hall, Haddon I Helgnts unciertne proposed v stem the ' nf ,nmir Construction Company. rare vo mis auouru nouiu do eleven cents ' T an.,B,r 4n 4R' Kti I Berks County, Spring township, Routo N'o 140, 8281 feet of bituminous sur face on a concrete foundation, Eastern Paving Company. Philadelphia, $53, 803 94 Adams County, Strabane township. I Route No. 123. 27.520 feet of re-enforced concrete pav ement, M. Bennett . Sons, Indiana, $182,229 50. that purpose. Will the funeral please come to order 1" There is no need to fear a resurrection of this corpse, Mr. Howard believes. The signs of life remaining, the occasional motion on the part of old J. B, are, the prohibitionist enjs, the motions of a cock that has been beheaded or tho squirms of an eel in the frying pan. Mr. Howard told how he had named his son after Nell Dow, and how that son, when he was nine years old, was present at tho one hundredth anniversary of the birth of tho rather of Prohibition. "When the lad was asked If he would grow up and make prohibition speeches like his father." said Mr. Howard, "he replied, 'No,' and when overybody laughed, he added, 'because it won't be necessary.' The boy will be twenty-one next v car, and it won't be necessary for him to make such speeches." James Arnold, chairman of the Prohi bition nnrtv. president at the meeting. and short speeches were made by Mrs. Mary V. Stringer, president or tne rniia delphla County W. C. T. U, and H. F. Dlttman, representative of the Prohibi tion party The Rev. Michael Fanning offered a prajer. PENN LAW SCHOOL DEAN FOR LEAGUE Declares Stand Simultanc- ously "With Announcement of Poll of University Students Itorrlslmrg. March 21 Bids were opened In the State Highway Depart ment jesterday for more than fifty-two miles of road construction work, the lowest figures submitted showing the roads will cost $2,121,000, or a llttlo over $40,000 a mile This average Is considerably lower than any th.it has prevailed since the war started Representatives of 200 contracting Arms were present. The crowd was so dene that when the bids, the first to be opened under tho reorganized department, were submitted, many of the bidders had to stand out In the corridors It was pro posed that the crowd move to the Senate chamber, but the law provides that all bids must be opened in the State High way Department The bids today were on jobs In Adams, Berks, Clarion, Clinton, Columbia, Dela ware, Elk, Erie, Fayette, Greene, Lan caster, Lawrence, Lehigh, Monroe, Tioga and Warren Counties The various jobs their location and the lowest prices sub mltted In eastern counties follow Delaware County, Clifton Heights borough, 5745 feet bituminous surfnee and vitrifled block on a concrete founda tion. Eastern Paving Companj, Phila delphia, $69,537 GS. Monroe County, Coolbaugh township, Route No 1C8, 23,510 feet of re-enforced concrete pavement, Foundation Com pany, New York, $141,627.40. Lehigh County, upper and lower Macungle townships. Route No 157, 35,035 feet of re-enforced concrete pave ment, Blaisdell Contracting and En gineering Corporation, Brooklyn, N Y. ; $240,101 G8 Lancaster County, Coleraln township. 5600 feet of re-enforced concrete pave BUREAU BULLETIN RAPS DUAL COUNCILS Advantages of Charter Revi sion Outlined in Weekly Talk on Municipal Research Advantages which the city would de rive through the operation of tho pro Posed new city charter are set forth in the wecklj bulletin issued by the Municipal Research Bureau, It is the second of a series of explanations on , the propoed charter. Tho bulletin explains at length the j seven main points In the now charter bill. Particular emphasis Is laid on the reasons why the present dual system of Councils should bo Supplanted by a slng'o chamber. "Progress In Philadelphia for many years has been retarded by the city's unwieldy two-chambered system of Councils," says tho bulletin. "Philadelphia today shares with Balti more the doubtful distinction of being the only large American city still cling ing to that Bjstem, and oven In Balti more, where tho system is prescribed by state constitution, the total number of councilmen In both branches Is only thirty-seven, as compared with Phila delphia's 146 "Acting often as a check and obstruc tlon to meritorious measures, but never preventing the passage of Iniquities such ni the gas steal of 1905, tho two-chambered Bjstem has long Blnce demon strated Its absolute uselessness as far as municipal nffalrs nre concerned " Explaining the proposed Blngle cham ber of twenty-one members elected from senatorial districts, tho bulletin con tinues: "One feature alone, the abolition of the two-chambered 'Councils,' Is in dispensable to further municipal prog ress In Philadelphia "Why not try a model 1919 counclH At present we are using a modu of 1706 " , It was formerly Ave. and ia now seven . WOULD KEEP MEMORY GREEN Secretary Houston Suggests Nam ing Trees for Heroes , Washington, March 21. Nation-wide observance of Arbor Day through the planting of trees dedicated to soldiers who died during the war was urged yesterday by Secretary Houston in a let ter to Governors of the stntes He as serted he could not conceive a better way to keep alive the memory of those who had fallen. "Now that tho great war has come to Us conclusion," Mr Houston said In Ills letter, "we shall seek many wavs to perpetuate the memory of those who made tho great sacrifice. It has been happily suggested that vie do this by adorning with voung trees, each named for a fallen soldier, our was sides, our yards and our pleasure place? This can be done on Arbor Day, which is now at hand In most of our Simultaneously witH the announce ment tint a straw vote on the League of Nations is to bo taken at tho Uni versity of rcnnsvlvanla, William 11 Mlkell dean of the Law School, an nounced hlmsMf In favor of the League "It Is absolutely essential tint we have some sort of a league, In substance that which President Wilson presented on his return from Paris," Dean Mlkell said. "If the League of Nations as it now stands bad etlsted in 1914 this war never could have occurred, and unless some league is adopted cmbodving the points of President Wilson a similar con flict Is In prospect at no distant time " The poll of th" Univemty students will be held from Monday to Friday under the auspices of tho Pennsvlvanlan tho student organ. The voting will take place from 9 10 a m to 10 o clock p m , on the second door of the offices at 3451 Woodland avenue. Ballot boxes will be used This Is tho second straw vote to be tnb.n fit tVin TTr.1 -o!tv In f)iA t?ict two vara The lost vote was on the I presldentlil election nnd at the time allegations of ballot bo stuffing were made Every effort to prev nt a repeti tion of these charges will be made In announcing the poll of the students, tho P'nnsylvanlan explains today, that the decision was made because of the interest and discussion on the subject among tho students Girard Cigars, $3.75 a Box of 50, instead of $6.00 4 for 30c 1310 ARCH STREET BUCKS FIREMEN MEET Nominate Officers to Be Voted Upon at Convention Selleraville, Va March 21 The quar terly meeting of Bucks County Fire men's Association was held here. J W. Morgan, of the state fire marshal s of fice, urged the firemen to co-operate in reporting dilapidated buildings The"?e officers were nominated to be Plected at the annual convention here in June James E. Groome, Vnrdley. pres ident. Richard Steyer, Rlchlandtown, vice president: William Krout, Perknsle, t... i in... Ti'tlHnm f IZfflna Ur-ntrtl siuiea Btcrf i.vi , ,,,,,.., w u.vv, U..-.U., , thorlied by the railroad administration Woman Heads Penn Law CIas Miss Ethel Donahue last night was elected president of the sophomore class of the University of Pennsylvania Law School. This Is the first time In the his tory of the Pennsylvania Law School that a woman has been elected president of any of Its classes. ABOUT APRIL 1st We Will Move to Such an observance of the day will give i financial secretary: L 1. Uenner, " "1!X T.0- V1:J .e. ?aX-.t?;Vusteer.eapdr?,rrthrhnRIuIg; """ "'""' """' " "' """ """ Harriman, county fire marshal. $70,000,000 FOR RAILROADS ! ; f Hines Announces Certificates of Indebtedness Will Be Issued Washington, March 21 Walker D. Hlnes, director general of railroads, an nounced last night the railroad admin istration will Issue to the roads certifi cates of Indebtedness to the amount of $70,000,000, which will enable them to taVe care of their requirements, such as Interest and dividends due April 1. Tho certificates of Indebtedness or warrants 'will be Issued to roads on account of rental duo on other government Indebt edness. It la the government's plan to make these certificates collateral for loans to be advanced to the roads by the War rinance Corporation, and the War Finance Corporation announced that It Is prepared to receive applications from the railroad for advances for Its April requirements on the certificates au 1 JLGOOD SHOESk Another New Oxford at a Remarkable 'Price 7.50 506 to 512 - RACE ST. i Fenton Label Co. NINTH AND TnOJirSON STBEETS 1 Matters of Cummad Labelt of B a the Better Sort P kniEkiicMuiiiiiiiiiiiiiinEiiiiniaiiiairi ? 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