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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER pmOAi)ELPHlA TUESDAY, MAJROH 2o 3,919 t V V a 10 ARMY VESSELS BRING MEN HOME Phlladelphians Included in List of Transports and i Battleships SENT TO NEAREST CAMP jIorc Soldiers Landed in New York and Newport News I'hlladelphlan returning from sen Ice overseas ara comlnp home on vlrtually every transport reaching the ports ot debarkation Six transports discharged their sol diers at Xew York jesterday and one transport and three battleships landed soldiers at Newport Xeiv This city was represented amonc the men landed from every ship The 30tth Trench JlorUr Batter, of the Sevenlj -ninth Division, had rather an unfortunate experience while In France, as It did not get Into the actual flBhtlnfr. tl e men said Philadelphia! arriving In New TotK In addition to the 304th liench Jloitm Batterj were T.leutmant Ojorec lw onnf 11 410 orth rirth street corporal tlenrae VI Ilalit MO Charter Bill Boosters Rap City's System Continued from llrnt Pare mense fortune by exploiting- the affairs of the olt.v. 'Such a leader," he continued, "If a contractor, Is able to be at both ends of overj bargain that the city makei, with the result that tlia public work Is not properly done and Is paid for at an exorbitant price " Outstanding featuies of Mr. Win ston's address follow "A minority of Philadelphia's voters can and does, under the present char ier, control an me affairs of the city government, and also this same minori ty can and doei control the election of representatives to the Legislature. "It is sometime said that the news papeis and certain reformers ar re sponsible for the reproach that ha been cast upon the government of Philadel phia It would be much truer to say Jliat the newspapers havo voiced the prevail ing sentiment of their constituents It Is unreasonable to suppose that newspa pers would, through a series of jeai, continue to make representation ic gardlng our city government which are not concurred in by the readers of these papeis It is alio unreasonable to sup pose that busj men and citizens general ly of every class would continually meet to demand change In their city govern ment If thev were satisfied with what thej were dotting I'lila Re.poiiftlbllitv On WHERE WOMEN LEAPED FROM FIRE s ? a&wmss&&msffi "yri Vet T.Aurln Ntr.t IMuurH r u vn aurqu.iianna atrnup llarr h rp in 8 Cn.il... .. ..-... . ..T 2007 tit ltazzant irct Trunk VUtorkl , 4i. Almond street T raiiK VIcKeon tJJ t'atrtarln 9irn Jon-i i McMihoi T".". Corinthian nenue ami l.manul Schneider- ' man, 1820 North Sixteenth street Other I'hllattrlphlaii- t Henrv Cllllncham OJT "South onntosa atreat Jofph IMnl.ouitz SO VV hirton afreet I John J Beam, 5510 itien itreet lbert H urader S15 Buttonnoocl street Hmari riere. 1741 South Sixteenth street Tolm 1 Kcotten 1010 hait sterner street Jam i Uonneliv. 0tS7 Mllnnr atreet. .7.m- Perkln. ' Ardmore Benjamin B lto.c-nl.num 14Vil Point Breers ae art Roes 1) fclooik Ml ' Itace street , Captain thane. Tlei.l.r or tho q.ujr I termaiter corps 4MT Iawnton avenue Thomaa .vr Harrington Germantown A1"T ander I.adow.kl JK-n wanoon street Tlart Felnbera- IS-'-i I alrhlll itret John r Land, 1.127 Rllner ntreet lohn I I url e A8.Z7 Itaverforrt avenue William .ommei C135 Hooper street Ilarrv Dellou si j.Jitt ( Ontario street William "chimpf 444 Hutlei atreet. Walter J Dolanev -in ddUon I "iicbi, uauri e iri.aru . .uur.a.t t.er Kreen sireeL, i ewiia j All I erialatare 5o long jr tho legislature compels Philadelphia, to oueiale under .l charter of government bj which les than unc thlrd of It voter can and does control Its legislative hodv, just so long tho Legislature Itself must accent the te- eponslbllitv for tho dissatisfaction which the citizen of Philadelphia are well known to feel regaidlng their eovern- Mevers I mem Hrr 'rnntv-five of the smaller ward' (ontulning a population of les than 300 oon or les than one-third or the population of the cltv can elect a ma Jont of the "-elect Louncilmen llio t omnion Council i so made up b lepie'entatlvc fiom th,ee unequal naril that les than bOO.OOO, or les than one-thitd of tho population of the cltv can control tho Common Council Tat be it fiom me to Intimate that citizen in the small downtown streets are not entitled to an equal voice in tit government with citizens who live in what are known a the residential dls- iih.it urn. l an sa mai meir votes should not be fifteen times a powerful ns the vote of those who livo in the large residential districts and who ptv most of the tae m M-IV. ! M-V.."'-7'I rv'-'s . T. -, -. ,v .;... r&,.Qt-r t 'r"tlaaaW laaaaaaaaaKSLfiV, .-''j J ,. Hi. , . , f ' ( EfiRHradHBafllKBBBBBBBBBBBkaSaB f J iLLLLillillimililHiHHHIiHi l i-Ti'P ' r SEZSkEXmkkKizz-- '" vro!HijaHrj' i; 3HBHSH9Sal. 3BPP4 a . TollllfMBMnl"(Jt j.tr.zc 4..m.mzm r. - 4 t. saaaVK v.."7 ' ." ' ilaalaalaalaalaalaalaalaalaalaarn t. Mr.Z. KtaaBL 1 I GIRL WITH'EXPRESSIVE'EYES SEEKS HUSBAND FROM HERE Entrancing Smile, Alluring Dimplci and Sparkling Animation Suggested as Qualifications by Lonesome Woman of Lo Angeles, Who Appeals Through Police Department From a woman In Los Angeles, Calif, who Is a good cook, with "expressive ejes," Is lonesome and tired o'f single life, comes an appeal for an ideal hus band. Superintendent of Police Robinson re ceived a letter from the "lonesome ladj" in which she requested that efforts be made to find her a good husband In Phil adelphia. Tho leller reads riease, sir, find a nice gentleman fiom jour city, height Ave feet ten inches to six feet full. Not heavy built, but a handsome gentleman with brown hair, or dark brown. One that vvlU come out here Try and find one that look like photo I nm sending I formerly lived In Philadelphia, but want to live out here, so I want to get a good husband from Philadelphia. I am a good cook, and am tired ot mgle life I am thirty-five years old, never matrled, and some people heie think I nm eighteen or twentj.fhe vcnieofngc But I am more. I have dark brown hair and expressive even, and weigh l-'2 pounds; five feet Ave Inches tall, clear complexion, have no parents, and am lonesome. Please find one for me is wo only live ono life. So let's rnaku the best of it. The phb'to Inclosed bears a marked resemblance toa "movie" Idol, a matinee hero, or a Vivacious chorus "man." He has a most; entrancing smile arid allur ing dimples, and his eJves 'fairly sparkle, w Ith animation. Ills vhajr Is of the bushy, wavy species, and lie. wears a standing collar and white Ascot, necktie. Tho suggestion has been-mado that the woman. Vho desires' a counterpart nf tllta VVAfr lliftltM naWatnli. hn nM to fliifl her; affinity In one of the numeral ous caiuornia, movro SUMion -iiut, as she writes, she "wants" a' good huibafld from Philadelphia." The name of ihe woman has -been withheld, but if any Fbtlaflfclphlftn. searching for a wife Is under the Im pression that he can meet the require- ments of the photograph, and will net) In touch with .Superintendent Robinson, his name will be forwarded to the 'lone some lad j" In Los Angeles' 1 1 PER CENT COAL TAX , P. R. R, VOTING TODAY ! PROPOSED IN HOUSE ON DEBT INCREASE Measure Barring Further Jm-1 Balloting on $121,000,000 Ts posts on 'Near-Bccr' Among sue, Part of Which Would REFUSED f6HEf.P OUST POLICEMAN, HOUSE BLOWN UP Camden Officials Get Queer Cluo to Early Morning Explosion In his refusal to sign a petition for A. policeman's discharge, Camden au thorities bellevo they have found a clue to tho bomb explosion which almost .wrecked the house of Jasquale Santos sjjosso, 901 South Third street, Camden, this rriornlng. Tho bomb, placed In the cellar, rocked buildings for blocks, but failed to fatally Injure any of the fc'antosuosso family, " . The bomb blew the cellar door away and destrov ed part q the, house, the force 'of the explosion" belngso great Jhat Jlrs. Santossuosso was thrown, from 1iere'd to tha floor, suffering slight con tusions. John La Monl, proprietor of a iialooii.a short, distance away, was thrown violently to the floor by the fchjJtSkv, V" , "Thb-.bulldlng Is in Ihe heart of the Camden Italian section. Hundreds of residents flocked. to ?lhe stre'ets clad In Hhelf night clothes and it was more than an hour before the, police could per suade them that the danger was over so they would go back to bed. Santossuosso said he has received no Black Hand letters or demands The police are searching for two Italians who presented a petltlor for the dis charge of a Camden patrolman to San tossuosso to be signed about two weeks ago He refused and the men became abusive He believes they know some thing of tho" explosion. t nt ( ouiuilman for J mil 20 000 A oter What we (uopose I to make ue of Ik Vnrlt. .Vo"1nSTo"drthrr.ree?,th,"ars,pe,r ?nx&J!gP ! " M senatorial distr'cts as council ;uio uneatnui street -Samuel r" i atta 74Sli""ic iiismri anu to cliooe one ttuariuii sireei Kavmonrf I. TAn- m Kast Cambria street Oeorg-n R Pi ta U'l South Hicks street I'hlllp J Hram!i 1 04 South Tiv-nty ,econ 1 street John 1' Dun ie,y .auf weti uenign avenua 1 rincls r rep resentative in thee district" for each JO 000 asi-esed voter0 t Our 1I11 proposes to prohibit the tim et Isillllllllllllllllimt" :.f IBM"' ,4 .. alSltalSTlilllllalSWl ,s' if! ,. FT j- Aj&ig. ?" ""PlPlEsisllaaMJEluJxJL-t . Purinp a lire carlv todav vsliith (Irtroril Iip lionic of I'ariore Clialkeu, 110 (latlstoue Mreet. a habv va liurneil In death anil three women, imltnling the (InliKs mollter, vere iujureil vlien tliev leapetl from the eooml-tor wimlov petition and puts it wlllun tho power of .i single city conliactoi, who bv con tiollltis twentv pet lent of the Mitel" Himner an south l ortv firth atree tuhU ""-'""" "' v"cu uwi huiumib uiin'. , , nticti allv as lir- ule.f-e r. Shannon TOltl Greenwav avenue lo. salaried positions untloi the citv cov- . ... !....'".:.'. 5 , . Centura I0J3 South Eighth street Harold eitiment U niwnt fwenlv -elolit nf tli, ' l """ "m I'icsein muici uu- uuvoi n. Jefterson Hit South lifts nrst tV.,f ,." me ,'"f "fl Bl" 0.c'"f lalso In-, th. nowei tu uo his dlsuttlou Mai-ll lfnAn.1.,.l. tiji .imn.. . ..r- I fllinnillllPTl tin in I c.i it ai nnu I ntiu t ::'.'iV;'-:.7;.V"" '"'n''hii.l ,,:j-V,: ....."". "". .:,::r: in th. ininagenient f ntianc ---- ... ,-, vii OLl I ---, - eva PtV lltllirill It 1I1LI1 it ii jacK-on Baby Dies in Fire; Sister Is Saved and James iratt, lJeulenant Steplirnt lieturns 1J1J "oith VIole vlrtuallv the jtatne n linlrtlnir tliom uti Hiei the cltv government h piopoe to pav the CouncihiHii a Lieutenant Elmer Stephens 543 oine aie. a.lary so that thev need not nece- MVeet'l.luJNart'rorVNI'"?'11 I,lch !" M h? ta" a"r'1 to tenth atreet inin Mills HoTb"rnuVh l8' tIlelr time to tlle clt fo1 nothing rranoia Muonej. 1S00 Jlaecher atreet i 'The Legislature of Pennsvlvani I I "'Of?? f. I 'roctor 112, dren atiiM nnnlhl n,i hit hum .m.im j. e, vhldi has- been gteallv ibused Om bill compel him to submit a budgel oi progt tin of levenue ntul epenBe ami Others Proposed llarrlsburg, Jfaich 25 A slate tax. of 1 pr cent on the value of all coal mined and prepared for market In Petm sjlvanla would be established for state purpoes only under terms of a bill in tioducetl in the House today by Mr j Vol tli, Chester The bill would affect both hatd and soft coal 1 The bill follows the Idea In fotiner .laws which It would lepeal, and leaulre 'piotluctlon tepoits to be made to tho audltoi general I V bill was intioduccd bv Mr Powell, .l.uzeine, providing that no license othei I tlnn a meicantlle l'cense shall' be to tpiiied for sale of liquids containing less than one-half of 1 pe.r cent of alcohol t tldet till picsent law llquoi license 'would hive to be taken out foi sale of near beet Alt Uuchei Philadelphia liUioduted Be Loaned Government KIDDIES PLANt CENTS7 J ' SEE DOLLARS GROW Novel Saving Plan of Univer sity Settlement House - Benefits Pqor " "Want us to help ou save your pen nies?" This Is the question the University Settlement House Is asking men, women and children: who live In tho vicinity of Twenty-sixth and Lombard streets. Under the direction of Miss Helen I. Duncan, head worker of University, House,' a co-operative savlQg'fund sjs lem has.jeen evolved, which touches every dwelling place In the neighbor hood. Volunteers, numbering eight, and recruited from among tho male students of the .University of Pennsvlvanla by Dana O, ltffyr, social sen Ice secretary of the Christian Association, make regular rounds every Saturday from "6 o'clock until 8 with a supply of stamps In re turn for which they receive from the peopleon their routes from one penny to a couple of dollars. -.The householder pastes his stamps In a folder. Issued "hv the settlement hquse ,and ..retains '-.tlje tw1 luiuei mini it is juii, or until me saver needs the money again. When the "missus" of tho house needs some change to meet her gas bill, pr'to purchase qoal, a necessary article. of furniture, or a sudden doctor bill she goes to tho office of the settlement house and draws the amount of savings shh needs. When tho newsboy, who has been stamping In the proceeds frpm his dally sale of Evpn-inq Public LBDoen, needs a new suit of clothes or a new cap, he returns hi folder of stamps and draws his accumulated wealth Continued frutn first 1'ar.e ablaze and Hie flame were sweeping up ' a bill making it unlawful to operate a ovei the naitow stall wav . 'Ihe Misses Itosen awoke flirt Thev i Stockholdets of the Pennsjhania Italhoad are todav voting on an Increase of Indebtedness J121.000.000 to be used for gcneial railroad pui poses Of this total J4C,000,000 was author ized some time ago, but the balloting was brought about during n meeting of the stockholders last week when peorge V. Masscj proposed a move to authorl7e the $75,000,000 increase on a. vea una nay vote. He Insisted that ballots be taken in the usual mannei The stockholders aie also voting on the le-elcctlon of Ueorge Wood, C Stuart Patteison and Clement B Xewbold to the board of directors They aio un opposed The balloting began at 11 o'clock and will continue until t o clock tonight. Part of the 575,000,000 Increase will be used to meet the obligations Incuired by me. nov eminent opeiatlon of the Penn svlvanla hjstem It will be loaned to the inilroad administration in -tirio messing obligations until Congiess .motor vehicle in Pennsjlvayia without , assembles and passes a bill to meet the 'pneumatic tires aftei Januai 1. 1U0 acute tallroad situation tlnoughout the I The penaltv I $1000 fine T. nited State W H VV alzer IJ-'J North 1nnti n! I. atreet s.nthon ir shhart jiti South Trent street Walter Pelghan 1 'n Thompson street Martin Herkonltz, 1t"j South Second street hdvtard it Har vey. 140 North Xavvklrk atreet John , I Teveriek, 1743 South Front street William Nicholas 813 East Wlllard street and VI JI Ham R. Toomey. r.540 fhristlan street Phlladelphians who landed at Newport New s w ere : Tortr elihth roaat Artlllerj Radio er-s-eant Ralph E. Powell. 4Blu Cheater ave. nue Edivard t. Jlorian 0030 Locust street Frederick Feldmeth J3o7 orth Water atreats Adam J Loudeualaner 4944 VVame avenue. Trancls MrSl ea 1738 North Tnen tv-anenth street i VIortan 11 Horrh-ita oi nc street. Orvls I) Banner an.!-, Nortii Nineteenth atreet Morris Hlrschfleld l.") Poplar street- 1-rederck Moore ui Jiore land avenue S'.CJC tni1 ,w.!lnded Charles Reardon Utsj North Newklrk atreet John Kuten e 42bl Richmond street Jack Ivrause 107 Viuth Tenth atreet an 1 Adolph Flo. U 31 15 North Hutchinson t tompe's t ouncil to (lv a tnx late i-u'ian to the second-fiooi lauding in theli An net driving Into effect the ion- 01C stltutlouai piovision toi sepaiate oi pnan courts in counties attaining i v -OQO populitlon was presented bv Mr liamsev, Delaware X nder It terms the judges would be eletted on the 'nine bals as common plea judges. Mi Xotton, iierks Introduced a bill amending the Berks L'ountv act of 1824 bv abolishing the dltectore of the pool and providing that Count t'ommis sloners shall act a directors Other bills presented vveie Mi Ilnmsey, Delaware, creating it Jju rrau of topographic and geological sui- vev in the Internal ffalis Depaitment Mr that etp'enbe will he kept within tin levenue of the cltv. Duilng the past ten vears 'lie citv has bonowed $Ju 000 000 foi i in rent expense 'I liat iau nnt happen under the budget sv stem which we piovlde foi In oui bill ' in conclusion Mi Winston said 'We ask tint this committee lepoit out these thtee bills In older that thev ma be voted upon bv the Senate and go to the House of Representative A e fulls expect these bill to be passed and to be signed by the Ciovernor because we believe that thev are light. The bills cover man details ami ir our attention Items wlilcli siiouitt ne MARCUS DALY, JR., WEDS Daughter of Austrian Officer Is Bride of New 1 orker New ork, Mauh .6 Marcus DaK only son of Mrs Maicus Dais and the late Marcus Dais, who made a foi tune In Montana In copper, and Mr Iele von Herrenrelch Young were mauled jesterdas- in tho C htirth of the Ascension by the Rev Peres Sticknev Grant The ceremon)' followed bv a few hour the granting of theli maulage license In the Municipal Building The bride Is the daughter of Colonel Alois von Hei lent eU h, of the Austrian arms. Phe met and was married to Captain W. Hani Young, I A In Vienna In 111-' Thev were divorced In White Plains N Y in 1916 Captain Toung is tho son of Mrs William II Toung. of this cltv- and Tuxedo He is now on dtltv in Washington This Is the second marriage with Austrian connections In the Dais' fam llj Mr Dalv ungest sistet who was Miss Hart let Dalv. Is the wife of Count- Anton bigrav of Budapest, tlun-garj-. James W t.'erard, the last Amhas Hador.of tne I nited States fo Germans' and a brothel -in-law- of the bildegroom gave the bride awa Mrs Gerard, who was Miss Mais A. Dais and Mi, Cazenove Doughton attended her main Sears for compelling Philadelphia to submit to the government of an uti representttlve Council of the most nion stious size and cumbersome tlumtei of an itv In the world Not factional right 'Jt has been charged that this i a nieie factional dispute between lival political leader , that one faction de sires to have little or no chanee he- r.ltlflA It tins tli tint' i nnrl.,. llm nmcMi. i t i ailed to anV leglme, and that another faction wants changed, we shall be glad to apiend the a change so that It can gain povvci I bills accordlnglv . but our committee spil. assure vou that the demand for this I the citizens of Philadelphia will llrTPhe new clnrter is far broadei than that (satlafled wltlcap,- rpgterlal ihati(,e hi I nder the new charter which we are what IsT heie asked for asking for, it will not be possible fot i am faction to gain an advantage e cept bv securfig .1 majoilty vote of the ' citizen and if anv faction loes powet bv not having a majoilty vote, that fac I tion ought to Ioe power There can be no fictional or paitv bout 1.5 ineiiibeis and suppoiters of oughfaie below P.itner stieet ,iu vantage unaer our cna tet mat is not Philadelphia chaiter revision com- thoioughlv in accord with representa- l"e ""-1",:' .,,. , ,i tue government and based unon mmo, niittee left Broad btreet Station on the Its rule nlghtclolhe sueatred lo arott Clriikens md the i lan back to the stair wav Mi ( hall en selzpd hej nine monthr-old babv She tlnow up a win dow and i ailed foi help Her tlstcis i in hack to the window, finding 'escape Impossible otherwifce Ml Clialkeu climbed up on the sill, balanced herself for a moment with hei -aims enfolding the child and then plunged out Both Hoseu slsteis fainted as thev dropped fiom the window to the pide- walk When revived each thought the father had escaped with Heniv. the bov I Ifteen Persons Hr.Ii en to streel Plftcen persohs In the two houses ad joining the burned dwelling were driven to the street The famlls of Samuel Hor wiU consisting ot his wife and six children, and Mis Jennie Millei, her CONCERT OF EARLY MUSIC belcitions From Seventeenth Centurj Italian Masters Are Sung A oncert of the 'Katllest Italian Music' was given this afternoon at I tlie Art Alliance by I.uclu D Cole, one i of thf violinists of the Philadelphia Or- chestia The soloist was Miss Levin. contralllo She was accompanied bv Miss Cllzabeth Gest. , I The music consisted of selection fiom ;ilfB3liuiv .;v,uimwi.i iivaoutiuiu oil tl J.E.CIPWELL JEWELERS SILVERSMITHS CHESTNUT AND JUNIPER STREETS Diamond Watches Pendant from Sautoirs of Black' Ribbon. Ex- clusive Designs of Exceptional Charm. ilelit nnd Antonio Vivaldi all ot whom mi iVf'VVli UtinThRs flFh I husband and babv, all fled fiom J1J LI1AK1 I'Ai. UUVS1&K.3 VII cla(lst0Ile street while Max Getzen and TH ATTVNTl HF 4R1AH ll1'1 wlfa i,ltl Jl1'5 I.ubln and hei Sark, Wsomlng, authorizing the lived In the earlv pait of the seventeenth taking of carp with jletH '..tnd seines at cenlurv A nurtet supper for tlie mem all sensons under state permission ; reg ulating change In state hlehwas loutes on petition of the township authorities to State Hlghwas C'ominlsslonei 3Ir Bigler. Mercer, establishing a J3 occupation tax foi school put poses in fltst-class dlstiict licra of the Art Alliance and theli guests follows tlie concert TOR EVENING WEAR. stieet sou Gladstone Gladstone street Is a small thoi- DANIELS REACHES PARIS Secretarj' Expected to See Piesi dent Wilson Today Paris, March 23 Josephu Daniel, the American Secretary of the N'aw with his parts', reached Paris from Brest at :S5 o'clock this morning The Secretary will lemaln in Paris about five dass, during which time ho will discuss the naval lessons of the war with French, British and Italian naval authorities This discussion Is said to be the main object of his tilp lo IJu Tope. The Secretary will see President Wll. son proBaily today, but besond that hia plans for pari were not complete this morning After his conferences here the Secretary and his parts will visit Italy and parts of the fighting fronts In France, and then will go to England The Secretary said he had inspected the American military camp at Brest and added: "I can see no reason for criticism of Oils camp, but more to praise than any camp I have visited In the United States." $134,000 ESTATE TO WIDOW Will of John M. Thomas, Who Died in England, Probated Hints at Contractor Kule i ommenting o-i the political parts maohinen et up in Philadelphia on a ward basis, and In hinting at the powci wielded bi political contractois, Mr Winston declared ' The city committee of the P.epubhcan paits- which is of course the dominant p.utv in Philadelphia, controling all Its affalit, is made up of one tepresentative from each of these unequal wards These waid arc so unequal that a vote In several of the smaller wards I equal to fifteen votes In a latger one Thej vars in number of registered voters from about 700 to 10 000 That means that TOO voters in one ward have the tame representation in the tltj committee and in tlie cits council and In determin ing all the political affairs of the city that 10 OOu voters have In one of the, residential ward In order to still further emphasize the outrageous Injustice of compellng the citv to carry on Its government under tills ssstem, let me furthet frankly I speak of the character of the population Hi these small wards It is well known that as a t ltv glows, the population moves out of the downtown distr'cts and the majoilty of the people left theie aie thOBe who live In the back alless Xow, far be it from me to Intimate that these citizens In the small downtown streets are not entitled to an equal voice In the government with citizens who live in what are known as the residential districts, but I do say that their votes should not be fifteen times as powerful as the votes of those who live in the large residential districts and who pay most of the taxes ' There is no use disguising the fuitlur consideration that the voters in thee back streets of the downtown wards are of the class which can be easils con trolled by the ward leaders, b- the officeholders and the policemen, with the natural result that It Is possible for some powerful cits' leader to get absolute con trol of these small downtown wards, and by doing so, he Is able by the votes of less than one-third of the entire cits to absolutely dominate the whole af fairs of the clt- Both Sides of Ilargatu ' If this leader happens to be a con j tractor, as Is generally the case. It is ' Ank. human rw Tnatt tlila r-lti rwnlv.n. tor to see that men are eleoted to office who will ftvor him In the matter of let ting contracts and In the supervision of his work. Thus It Is that such a leader. If a contractor. Is able to be at both ends of every bargain that the city makes, with the result that the public 'fc. n estate of (134,000 Is left to Mrs l. Tnomas, widow or John M. who died at New Brighton, by the will of the testitar. as probated before Register of eenan toaay. wills probated were- William trneia. oa ivorm uoer strAt S&SSPra "I woVk Ut pry donrVno isd for at an exorbitant price so that sucll city Ietder Is able to amass an Im mense fortune by exploiting the affairs of the city. Again let me oay that the responsibility for this condition of af fairs rests with the Legislature and will continue to do so just so long as the Legislature denies to Philadelphia the right ot self-government. Urges Iladget System In urging a budget ssstem of financ ing, Mr. Winston asserted ; 'The present charter places many re strictions upon, the method by which tha city shall do Its work, such as street cleaning, repairing of the streets and all kinds nf public work. The Legislature cannot hold the city responsible for the way It carries on lts,work when by theao arbitrary" rettrietieifa prohibits cem- I street. 13:60, and A. .Anna 2111 Mount Vernon street. x7Son Snal property appraisements wer "in connection with the followlnr -Ttftatea: Felix Schneider, JU.D29B7; TTlllUm Trautwlne, JI298.78, and Barry unougn, X98SC 86. .U';.-. cpaim mnm mifitarv i aw ii"' u :,u,n General strike in IS a reel on a. j Civil Rights May Be Suspended . ii"M.drid. March 25 (By A. P.)) ' Military law was proclaimed at S o'clock F this morning. H is understood that con- t atltuttonal auarantee may be suspended forthwith throughout Spain. AJgeueral atilke has broken out at tons. iter Komapones. who had intended tn, r.a announced that no can- uui i rmmwttm jh 9twgs 10-23 otlock lialn for llairisburg todav to urge the Senate Committee on Munici pal ffairs to report fivorablv the Woodwaid diaitei levlsion bill lolm ' Winston, leatlei of the charter revision delegation declaied just be fore the train drew awav that he was co-iflilent of the success of the measure lie said the sentiment of tlie ills had been growing steadils In favor of cliartei revision and he had reason to know that tho sentiment of the state was slrongls in favoi of legislation en abling the city to improve and purge itself by adopting' a new and adequate foim of gov eminent Moirl L Cooke director of public woiks in the Blankeubutg administra tion, epiessed his hope of success of the mlFsion Says Philadelphia riar It 1 11 I believe the bill will be leported favoiably and passed he t-ald 'The opponents of the measure regardless of whether thes oppose It Irom goou mo tives or bad will not daie to stand In the was of tllls fom nieabure when thes realize how thoioughly Phlladel phians stand lu favor of it I W have the fait on our side and the sentiment and unanswerable argu ments In fact, even tliose wuo oppose the revision plan of the charter revision committee adm't that there bhould be levlsion and onls contend that certain of the changes we propose should not be made ' Mttf Hdward W Bitltlle chairman of the Ohio Club and of the women's aux illaiy committee of t-ie chattel revision committee, said ' 'Of course, I don-t Itnow what tho result will be, but we are prepared to show what the result should be We aie prepared to show that the women of Philadelphia who love the cits' and want It well and hutiehtly and cleanls governed are heait and soul with tho charter revision: proposal" Mis Blddle headed the women's sec tion of the delegation of which thete were about thlrts members lour CoaHien Carry Delegation Four Pullman parlor cais attached to the tegular Hurrlsbuig train carried the delegation AH thoKe In the party wore plain vvntte UDDon uaages, out there was an absence of dramatics and ' balls hoo' that Indicated the serious ness ami businesslike purposefulneEs of the parts'. Great streameis hearing the worde, ' Philadelphia Charter P.ev Islon Com mittee," were stretched across the cars, but they were only to aid the crowd In finding them, apparently, for they were removed just before the train started. Among those in the party besides Mr. Winston, Mr. Cooke and Mrs, Blddle, we're Thomas Raeburn White, S. L Kneass, Oenrge Burnham, Jr., James Collins Jones, Albert Smith Faught, n L. n Roach, F. P Oruenberg, director of the bureau of municipal research: Mrs II. S. Prestlss Nichols, president of the New Century Club; Mrs. I. P. Wllllts, Mrs. Robert P Brown, Mrs. Ilutton Kenneds. Mrs D. R. Harper, Mrs Walter Wlllard, Mrs loseph Eshe rlclc, Mrs. John Crane, Miss Alberta Van Dustn and Miss M, P. Burnham. Prediction was made by Senator Au gustus F, Dalx, Jr., that the hearing on Philadelphia's char'er-revlslon bill would "clear the atmosphere and bring both sides closer to an agreement on the measure than they ever have been since the project of changing JlUlader'blaj iotfn of gotenunen was proposed', Manufacturers Celebrate Membets of the Manufiu tuieis Club . ..1nl t..a.l i a flf.l. u.ll.t. a.cni ft! tl.ali. I TV..... n.tpnn. nC 1, a a. .I.n !... , CIBUl (lieu wic nun -ini.ttiun. , "'- c. , V. . ..;,. "'occupancy ot tlie present uuliuing, at Ftanlej Kononl", 4349 Oerrrantown ave-r)road and Walnut stieets. last night " nue, rescued the proprietors wife and I Alfred T. Burl:, the president, levlewedl four children eails-this morning fiom a the history of the ciub A vaudeville I file which destioved the leal of tin place and the --econd-stoi v baik loom Rononi lost beveral hundred dollai" when a: bureau In which he kept the monev was destrosed Patrons Discover Blaze Kononl and a waiter were leaning tlie windows of the ojster house when the. patterns dlscoveied the file and gave the alarm While the waiter called the engines Kononls ind tho patron rusheu upstairs and can led Mrs Kononls and the children, who were sleeping, to places of safets. Thes- then dliected their attention lo the flames, w hlch had spread to tlie shed and the loom on the second flooi 'I lie weie unable, however, to reach the buieau containing the pioprletot s sav ings because of the flames, and dense smoke 'Ihe fire was extinguished after a bat tle A pot of fat which boiled over In the kitchen caused the blaze The loss Is estimated at 52000. I'lre did $500 damage to the clothing store of Louis Friedman, Richmond ard Cambila streets, this morning it was discovered in several boxes in tlie rear of the store Its origin Is unknown No damage was done to the adjoining propeitles HONORS OF WAR FOR TWO SONS OF EMPLOYE OF CITYi show and a smoker follow ed To Stimulate Civic Interest , In order to stimulate co-operative ef- foit among clubs of this cits' in mat-, ters of i-lvlo Interest a iolnt luncheon, will be held todas at the Cits Club. I In which memhets of that oiganlzation will join with those cf the Pool Richard Club and the Klwanis Club 11 P" TSfc N III ! ' REPUBLIC IBB'. ivl,d Weekly liBl -KlSSEL-i The ease of contiol of the Kissel Custom Built car makes it particularly suitable for a woman to drive. vv. (I rkii f.nihti HUfcel and ftrtiroe Automobiles 300 NORTII I1ROAD hi. 1 o ran li.-wr KftCTN PmNTTNG Marshal Pctain Sc-ntls Croi de Guerre to David Ireland Won by Boy Killed Two sons of David Ireland, a messen ger lir the Department of Public Safets, have been cited for bravery In France Mr. Ireland had tluee eons I the serv ice Harij lrclad, one of the sons com mended, was killed at Soissons, Julj 18, 1918. His father received a letter to das from Marshal Petaln, of France. Enclosed v Ith the letter was a Croix de Guerre, with a double citation It was announced that the medal was awarded to Harry for bravery at Vaux Juls 1. Ho led his men through a heavy barrage to bring back dead and wound ed from the battlefield. Harry was aleo awarded a Distinguished Service Cross. Harrj was a member of Company H, Ninth Infantry. Curtlo Ireland, an other bon was cited for bravery at Frls muth, August 28. He received the Croix de Ouerre nnd Distinguished Service Cross. Frank, the joungest of Mr. Ireland s sons Is In a naval aero bombing squad. Tha father of the boys lives at 108 North Woodstock street. Divorces Granted Bs Court No 4: , .' Minnie I. from Thomaa .T. Cunningham iBaaj from Barah M ,Vllllins . Iih 11. from Charles It. Smith, v Martin B from Alice V. Doolan. Utrth M. from Ueorso L, Httvenion. Ulllan A from.Leander 8. Kwlnff Krneft Jtottra from Margaret M, Prolcta. Klnina trom llrma.n MaeajlMV .JBH A, rromAllK."BH4WK , mm w ill I c:... .:.l. I I I 1 ! kJlAljr-Clt&lll Cdl3l ly I j if" j ot Lood faintm0;, l U J ' I j ' interior and exterior, I J j I I are back of'our sug- 11 i l lilt 8tions and work- llllj I 'Bm manship. Will T Get Our Estimate K 1 JAMES S. J HELP WANTED ITKMAIJi C08K. flrtt-clait white, prlvata family, ex. perlrnctil, references reqplrtd. 4010 wnneneiQ ave U CHAMDEIIMAID and waltraas flrit-ctasa, lamuri expariencea; rrer 4910 WynneAeid ave, West ence renulred Fhiiaaupma Ol'UrtATOR. exptrltnced on Sinter machine, shlru and aenerat work, steady poaltlona all year round. 1027 N 10th at I HEM' WANTED MIJS SHOEMAKER Plrst-class ladles' atltcher and all-around man- steady worki 18 to 140; tilt good twnchman Phona Wjorn ln lfllO VV Call 4H0O N Hrotd It SAI.ESMKN Wanted for dlsnllled poiltloni with larseat home of Its character In thla country, two Baleimen with ability to make $100 per week and upward: advancement to 3uch men la aasuredt Qualify as to refa. and ability. P 80V, Ledger Office. , REAL ESTATE Ffllt SALE nillLDINO LOTS The New Republic this wek carries v.. 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