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Legislation Governor Ap
proves Lets Government Kulc
on Amount of Alcohol
A prohibition commissioner at J6500
ft. year, and eight deputies at 13000 a
year each, will he appointed to enforce i
Congressional rulings on prohibition ir
the bill to he presented to the state
Legislature next Monctav becomes a law
Representative John VT. Vlckerman, of
Allegheny, will Introduce the measure.
Governor Sproul Is said to faoi Its
adoption. Th bill makes no effort to
define an "Intoxicant" or go into any
of the other Intricate questions surround
in the national "dry" measure, but con-
lines Itself to providing for enforcement
or rulings mane m asnuiKiun.
The measure was drafted by Attorney
General SchafTer, following- numerous
conferences with the Governor, The
theory on which the bill Is framed Is
that the federal laws necessarily will
determine the state regulations regard
ing prohibition. leainsr open only the
question of enforcement
With the position1 of Goernor Sproul
toward the measure on record, another
bill providing for the manufacture of
beer containlns " "3 per cent alcohol
ia expected to fall by the wayside, this
being one of the things the Uoernor
believes should be decided at 'Vahlrg
ton. Maj- Sidetrack X'nK 11111
The introduction of the Vlckerman bill
may mean a conference of the adminis
tration officials and the Anti-Saloon
League heads, who aro supporting the
Fox bill, another prohibition enforcement
measure. The administration is not op
posed to tile Fox mil but ia opposed to . Tl ,.
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SERGEANT HHRY TELDMAN
cnrnurn ic nirnvrniYf
kJUiiLiuii lu iiijvjui uiiiiiir
METHODISTS HERE TO SPEND
$600,000 ON VARIOUS WORKS
INDEPENDENTS START
FIGHT IN 26TH WARD
Program of Reconstruction Activities fn This City Outlined at 3ccM Nq IIar With Organiza
iiir of Social Union Gaod-irm Industries Plant to Cost . t ... -vr 1
$200,000. and Center for Negroes $150,000
Sergeant I'elilnian, Merchant ille. Is in
Carlisle Hoiilal
Sergeant Harry reldman. Company G,
114th Infantry, who lay for six days
badly wounded in a s-lif II liole, expect")
to recoNor "Word to this effect was
recehed today by his father, I. 1,'cld
inan, of MerchnntMlle. IVldm.in is
now in a hospital at rarlli'le, Vu He
entered the war .is a member of tho
National Guard
t. ing by thf side of Sergeant lId
nian was a lieutenant who had been
killed by the shell which wounded
Keldman. Sergeant Keldman's brother.
Lieutenant I'eldinan. was killed in action
while going over lhe top. He was
a. member of Company D. llOlh tnfan
ny THIEF MAKES DUAL HAUL
Methodism's big schedule fqr recon
struction work in this city, as outlined
In tho flvc-ear Centenary program, was
presented by the Hev. Dr. George It.
Ulckley. executive secretary of the Cen
tenarj for the Philadelphia area, at a
meeting of the Methodist Kplscopal So
cial Union held last night In Cook
man Church, Twelfth street nnd Le
high nenue
Doctor nlcklcy said that three great
projects, Involving un expenditure of
upward of $600,000, were contemplated.
They are'
The Good Will Industries, t.n ex
tenshe plant for industrial and mission
ary work at Sixth nnd Vine streets,
which will cost nppiflxlmately $200,000.
A big church and institutional center
for negroes at I3road and Lombard
htreets. In which approximately $150,
000 will bo Invested.
An "Americanization" center farther
downtown, embracing flvo existing Meth
odist churches, to reach the Italians,
Jews nnd Syrians, to cost $172,000,
"Within a comparatively brief period
seenty-sexen Protestant churches have
moved nwny from this section of tho
city," Doctor Blckley asserted. "While
tills was taking place eleven Iloman
Catholic churches nnd twenty-two Jew
ish svnagogues wero erected in
district.'
Doctor Ulckley said that one of the
great objects of the Centenary Mission
ary program, which will provide $105,
000.000 for Methodist home and foreign
inlss'ons nnd reconstruction work, Is to
stop tile retreat of Protestantism from
tho downtown districts in large Ameri
can cities
The Methodist
adel hla among
drive" in South Plill
the foreign-speaking
peoples, as outlined by Doctor Ulckley,
will Introduce new methods of church
work. It will center about tho Scott
Church, Eighth nnd Tnskor streets; St.
Paul's, Sixth and Catharine streets;
llethany Church, Eleventh and Mimin
streets; Eleventh Street Church, Elev
enth street nnd Washington avenue, and
the Snvdcr Avenue Church, Fifth street
and Snyder nvenue. Several of these
buildings will ho enlarged, provided
with new- equipment nnd n. superin
tendent of foreign work will bo placed
in charge.
Scott, Bethany and St Paul's
Churches, Doctor Blckley said, will be
made the headquarters for nn Important
"drive" among tho Italian population.
The Snyder Avenue Church will cater
to the Jews nnd Eleventh Street Church
will become a center for missionary ef
fort among 6000 Syrians In Its neighbor
hood. Of nearly 200,000 negroes In this city,
Doctor Blckley said, approximately
106,000 are not reache'd by any church.
A big Institutional work nmong the
negro population will bo Inaugurated
by the Itev. Dr. Charles A. Tlndley and
the congregation of East Calvary
Methodist Episcopal Church. Doctor
Tlndley will bo given a, church building
with .accommodations for 3000 persons
Ho nreaches to tho largest concrecra-
this I tlons In the city.
The Good Will Industries will be
modeled after tho Morgan Memorial, In
Boston, where thousands of subnormal
men and women who cannot compete
with their more fortunate fellows In the
factories aro given nn opportunity to
earn a living. More than $30,000 was
paid In wages to these people i lit Mor
gan Memorial laNt year, and tho entire
budget was raised by tho sale of their
products.
some of Its provisions, notable those
that require tne Attorney General to
Issue permits to wholesale and retail
druggists who sell Intoxicating liquors
for medicinal purposes. The Governor
favors the Vlckerman plan of placing
the licensing power in tho hands or the
prohibition commissioner and liK depu
ties. After the Governor has had an op
portunity to study tho Tox bill and
the Vlckerman bill It Introduced, a date
for a hearing will probably bo fixed by
mo riouse law ana order committee,
to which the prohibition measutes aro
sent.
Tho Vlckerman bill provides for the
appointment by the Governor by tho
first of next January of the proh.bl
tlon commissioner for a period of four
years. Ills salary is fixed at $6500.
The eight deputies would bo named
by the commissioner, with the executive
approval, and they would receive $3000
annually.
Tho omce of the commissioner would
be at the Capitol, but as the bill re
quires the dividing of tho state Into
eight districts, each deputy would have
charge of a district and would b re
sponsible for the enforcement of the
law there. The Mepulles would have
tho power to Issue licences to those
entitled to manufacture, sell or dis
tribute Intoxicating liquors and appeals
from their decisions refusing to Isbuo
o. license would be carried to tho com
missioner, whoso word will bo final.
The deputies are empowered to Inves
tigate complaints of all violations of
the prohibition law and' they (havo
power, under the bill's terms, to revoke
permits and prosecute. Revocation of
a permit would bo h-ubject to review
by tho commissioner.
Provided Police Power
for "Hcatpr Man," Has
liaty Time at Wynnovvood
Jewelty valued at several hundred
dollars was xlolen from two Wvnnowood
hom"s by the name thief
The burglar entered the home of F
P.odney Pleasnnton, 241 East Lancaster
SCHOOLGIRLS TO GIVE PLAY
Holniun Pupils Will Aiil Kecon
ctriiclioii Work Abroad
Twenty-live girls of the llolman
School. 2204 Walnut street, will present
PliieroV "Trelawncy of tho Wells" at
the Little Theatre on Saturday evening
in Franco nnd Italy.
Considerable effort has been put Into
tho piodui'tlon, especially in training the
I'leasanton, 241 East Lancaster i ..... ,, . ,,, , ,.,.i,.
avenue. Wednesday night about o'clock gins in mo iiiusuuiiuu am.iv ..... ..
while tile members of the household vmtc I rur t, main parts.
FAVOR HOME RULE
Market Street Merchants Indorse
Chamber of Commerce Platform
Two resolution!,, one indorsing the
100 per ccn- home rule platform of the
t'hambor of Commerce, nnd a- second
Indorsing skip-stops and advocating the
giving
ordinance now before Councils
... ..... f,,,to c,r rxr'inK.iriiciinn workjthe Phllauiipiia Hapia Transit Corn
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were adopted by tho Market Street Mer
chants- Ass-ociation last nlgnt
tion Republicans in Mayoralty
Contest Keynote of Dinner
Independent Republicans carried the
fight against party "harmony" on the
Mayoratty election Into Congressman
Vare's own bailiwick, the Twenty-sixth
Ward, last night, and went on record
as opposing nny deal between tho Inde
pendents and the Vare organization on
a comptomlse candidate,
The opening signal In tho Mayoratty
fight was sounded at a meeting and
dinner In tho Independent Republican
Club of tho Twenty-sixth Ward, 1726
South Broad street, at which more than
S00 members and friends were present.
Among tho speakers who scoffed at
harmony and sounded tho battle cry
for tho coming mayoralty contest wore
Joseph C. Trainer, president of the
Twenty-sixth Wnrd Club; Select Coun
cilman Harry J. Trainer, Senator Au
gustus K. Dalx, Jr., Magistrate William
t Campbell and former Senator Vivian
Frank Gable. I
"Tho mayoralty election Is coming,"
declared Select. Councilman Trainer,
"but beforo It arrives bills will be passed
by the Legislature which will clear tho
atmosphere in tho city and carry away
tho fitench of tho present contractor
boss rule. It will then bo tho duty of
the cltizena to placo tho city upon tho
pedestnl vvhero It was beforo It was
stabbed In tho back by the contractor
and his hirelings.
"Don't bo misled by the harmony talk
you hear. No man could hold his head
up and compromise with the political
forces lesponslble for present conditions.
There will bo a compromise, but It will
como only after some big man haB de
clared hlmBelf for Major and this man
will bo bo big that he will command en
tire public conildence. Then there will
be nothing for those to do who are yell
ing harmony but to trail along behind.1
Senator Dalx declaied harmony in tho
llepuuiicaii ranKs is far distant. Incl
dentally, Senator Dalx predicted that
Lieutenant Governor Edward K. Bcldlc-
matt would bo tho next Governor of
Pennsylvania.
In tne living room
I "Some one Is creeping up the Mairs,"
i li led a child.
1 Her nurse reassturd ht'r b saving
It was the "heater man." Tho llnef
heard her and made no further ,il-
I tempt to keep quiet He cool I. v walked
i down tiie front stairs and out tho door,
I taking with him several Jewel ciisp.
I Tim lobbery was discovered shortly af-
' tei ward.
A half hour earlier the burglar rohbed
, the home of Mrs. Kudolph Oelberman.
317 Hathawav lam- The limn entered
by putting a ladder against the second
story window wlille the fainllv weio at
dinner The theft of the jewelry was
.discovered several hours later
PREPARE FOR DRIVE
P. li. Churches Hold Ma-a-Mect-nigs
to Inaugurate Campaign
MasK-meelltigs weio held In nlno
Protectant Episcopal churches last
night In preparation for the every
member campaign, which will start on
Mond.ij A ljfct cull was made to
members to assist Willi the -auvass and
a plea for tho world-wide spread of the
church waH emphasized
At Holy Trinity Church the Itev Dr
William H. Milton, of Wilmington. -N
and the Itev. Dr Wlilttaker. of
Knoxvllle, Teiin., wen- the speakers
Meetings also were held in tho Church
of tin Incarnation, tho Church of the
Saviour, West Philadelphia; St. Mark's
Church, Frankford ; St. Simeon's : St.
David's. .MilTiH'unli; St Pauls, Chest
nut Hill; Christ Church, PotUtown,
and at NVwlown
Tonight meetings will ho held for the
ti, ,aKiir elves the commissioner I instruction of canvassers. On Sunday
.j ill" .1,- ...,. . .,m,nn medals will he awarde
Miss Margaret Plummer will play
the had as Hose Trelawnej , Miss Dor
othy Sihotleid will bo vonla; Miss
lluih Price will be Imogen I'airott, un
actress, Miss Enid Soils, tho old-fashioned
aunt, and Miss Agues Craven, the
laml!ad
The leading male part will he tuken
by Miss Louise Hadden, who will bu
Arthur Gower; Miss Elsie Wood will bo
Tom Frenih, an actor; Misa Carol Bent
will play Sir William Gowcr, an old gen
tleman , Miss Elizabeth Comer takes
the part of O'Dwyer, comedian, and Miss
I'jnthla Grlflln will bo Ablett, tho
gioier.
The play Is under the management
of the Literaiy Society, of which Mis'
Martha Bowman Is president, Miss Eliz
abeth Elliott, treasurer, and Miss El
sie Wood, secretary.
and his deputies tho power to summon
witnesses, to require their attendance, to
require the production of books and
records, and to examine witnesses. Re
fusal of a person, firm or corporation to
comply with the orders would mean an
appeal to the Quarter Sessions Court of
the county in which the investigation is
tinder way for an order to compel at
tendance, and further refusal would be
treated as contempt of court.
d to children who
have helped in the preparation for the
campaign by spreading the news and
praying for the success of tho tffort.
Carnegie's Daughter Christens Ship
w liirk, March 28 Miss Margaret
Carnegie, daughter of Andrew Carnegie,
christened the steamship Strathnaver,
launched ester-lay at tho jards of the
Downey Shipbuilding Corporation on
Staten Island.
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THEATRE TICKET BROKERS
HIT HE A VILYBYNEW TAXES
Extra Amusement Levies Go Into Effect on Tuesday and Arc Ex
pected to Limit Charges by Agencies to Fifty
Cents Above Box-Office Prices
New amusement taxes, which go Into I The new act lays a tax of 3 per cent
. .... ,,,, , v,.!ivilv nn on freight charges, approximately 3
effect next Tuesday, will fall heavily on cent on expreMf cnarKe8 8 per cent
theatre ticket brokers. on passenger and Pullman fares, and 8
In addition to the ordinary tax of one per cent on oil pipe lino charges. For
cent on each ten cents charged for , telephone or telegraph messages on
theatre tickets, newsstands, hotel or other which charges are between fifteen and
irnkerage agencies dealing In theatre fifty cents the tax will be five cents.
fflrS. required under the new reve- " the charge Is more than llfty
tickets are requueu u . centH the charge will be ten cents. Ten
nue law to pay b per ceni . u.o assessed on leased wire tolls,
charged by that agency above the usual i v
box-office price," providing m.s eceoa
Is fifty cents or less, and' B0 per cent If
the excess Is more than fifty cents above
the box-office charge. The excess is
figured on the box-office charge, plus
ordinary tax, and the broker pays the
tax.
The effect of this tax is expected to
limit brokers' extra charge In many
cases to fifty ccntB. Purchasers of
tickets from brokers will be required to
pay the usual tax of one cent on each
ten cents charged by the brokers.
If tickets are sold at theatres "in
excess of the regular or established
price" they are to be taxed 50 per cent
on the excess. Internal Revenue Bureau
regulations to be Issued soon will de
fine what shall constitute "the regular
or ei'-abllshed price."
Club dues and Initiation fees exceed
ing J10 a year' are taxable at 10 per
cent.
Transportation, Insurance and stamp
taSes also go Into effect next Tuesday.
A diamond "In the
roueh" In valued nt
about J4I1 00 k loirnt.
Aflir tho laplJarl'-if
have cut and polished
II the sume Rem has
a market value of
S330.no a karat The
workmen actually add
nothing to the stone
so far as weight and
bulk are concerned.
Hut tho effect of
their skill creates
valun.
It ia much tho
name with the manu
facture of Hroekway
trucks. A half cen
tury of experience la
hullitlni; a nuall'y
product ha, resulted
In a standard of
workmanship that
Imparta I n r rM!ed
usefulness to th hish
riaas units used an
extra, although hid
den value not found
in the ordinary "as
aeinbled" truck.
Brockway Motor
Truck Company
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Oppenheim.Siuns&(S
Chestnut and 12th. Sts.
An Extraordinary
Blouse Sale
For Tomorrow, Saturday
lJnC&'" $ fifr fiHj f IIIe i'l c
Crepe de Chine Blouses
Smart blouses of crepe de chine in
white and flesh; tailored or hemstitched
with pleated vestee and pointed collar.
Special Value
3.50
COMMISSIONUPHOLDS
WATER RATE INCREASE
New Schedule Oonoscd bv
Suburbanites Goes Into Ef
fect on Tuesday
Hllgher water rates, the nubject of
dispute between residents of the Main
Line, York road and other sections of
Montgomery and Delaware Counties,
and tho Springfield "Water Company,
will go Into effect on April 1, following
the approval given the rate schedule
yesterday by the Public Service Com
mission. Tho action of the commission brings
to an end a fight that was waged bit
terly through the entire section sup
plied by the Springfield "Water Com
pany. The rates that go Into effect on
April 1 are In some cascB eight times as
high as the ones now In force.
Prior to this time tho minimum rate
was $4,50 per quarter, with an allow
ance of 11,260 gallons ln"n, quarter. Ex
cess was charged for at the rate of
forty cents per thousandrca!lons, which
was the original basis, .
Under the schedulo laid down by the
Public Service Commission last year,
consumers were allowed 7600 gallons per
quarter for the smallest size meters, at
$3 rental per quarter, and excess was
charged for at twenty-three cents a
thousand gallons.
On tho old basis this meant an avor
age cost of 11,260 gallons the former
allowance at forty cents of $3.87 per
quarter", or thirty-four and four-tenths
cents per thousand gallons. This meant
that after the people of the Main Lino
nnd the York road had fought vigorously
for reduction of rates, they wero re
duced five and six-tenths centB per
thousand gallons.
But the commission aljowed the water
company to collect from each township
and borough the sum of $366 a year for
each mile of -water main, whether It
was tapped by a fireplug or not, and V
a year for each fireplug. In Lower
Merlon township alone this mean an
Increase In fire protection charges to
$30,000 a year.
Under the new minimum, consumers
can use only 6000 gallons of water a
quarter for the present charge of $3,
Instead of 7600 gallons now allowed, or
11,260 gallons formerly permitted,, and
they will have to pay thirty cents per
thousand gallons fot Bi excess.
On tho original basis of ,11,260 gat
Ions per quarter In- existence before th
order of April 8, 1918, the cost to the
consumers for water under tho proposed
new rates would be $3 minimum charge
for 6000 gallons, and $1.68 additional
for 6250 excess, or a little over forty
and seven-tenths cents per thousand
gallons.
Mann & Dilks
1102 CHESTNUT STREET
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Tyrol Wool garments are
sTtiart in appearance, suitable
for all outdoor occasions and
liave enduring wear.
Ladies' and Misses'
Plain Tailored Suits
24.75 29.75 37.75
Also
Top, Street and Motor
Coats
24.75 29.75 37.75
Girls' and Juniors' Suits
and Top Coats
24.75
New Spring Hats
Mann & dilks
1102 CHESTNUT STREET
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(Exceeds CicpectaUonsX
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We Want You
To Taste Our Pastry
Paltry it an art and our paitry chef U an "ace"
at hit p7ofecttion. Our French pattry tt the belt
in towAand it Inly coifs JSc per. -.
DAILY SHORE
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Vi Broiled Lobster
Baked Oysters, Crab
Meat-au Gratin, Sluffed
Baked Potatoes and
Spinach, fl.25
Blue Fith Instead of
Lobiter, $1,00
MEAT 76c
VEGETABLES . ., BOc
CHICKEN .81.26
. We aw; , little herd ( lecofr, tat you'll be tied yea leuni si.
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The House that Heppe built
FOUNDED IN 1865 ADOPTED ONE-PRICE SYSTEM IN 1881
CI fj . c . J U17-1118 Chestnut fit.
. J. Heppe OC Son 1 Stores th and Thompson Sti.
I Bell Filbert 1110
Phones Keystone nce 1081
There should be music in every home!
When there is music in the home, there is no lack
of entertainment.
And of all musical instruments, the piano is the
most permanent and instructive.
You should buy your piano NOW!
The Heppe Piano
Of all pianos, tho Heppe is tho
only one with three sounding
boards. Its construction is pat
ented arid its tone quality is like
that of a srand piano.
It is made in a variety of styles,
sizes and finishes.
Call or write for catalogues.
Prices, $375 Up
Xenial-Payment Tm If youPtsirt.
We ore agents for the loth wint:
Mason & Hamlin Grand Pianoi
SteinwayDuo-Art Grand Pianoi
Weber Duo-Art Grand Pianos
Steck Duo-Art Grand Pianoi
Heppe Pianola Pianos
Stroud Duo-Art Pianos
H. C. Schomacker Grands
Edouard Jules Grand Pianos
Francesca Pianos
Mason & Hamlin Pianoi
Steinway Pianola Pianoi
Weber Pianola Pianos
Steck Pianola Pianos
Stroud Pianola Pianos
Francesca Heppe Players
Weber Grand Pianos
Heppe Grand Pianos
Marcellus Pianos
Victrolas
Victor Records
Announcing
A Spring Opening
of Importance
Important because Becker is the first BIG CLOTHING STORE
every season to offer the advanced styles in ready-for-service clothing.
Clothing that bears lines of originality that is not shown elsewhere,
because we Resign, originate and tailor in our own factory; then, too,
we have entirely eliminated the middleman's profit by selling direct to
you. Come in and see this different kind of clothing store.
Men's Spring Suits
1750to45
SPECIAL FOB SATURDAY ONLY -
SPRING SUITS
Handsome Duo-Tone Silk-Lined
1500 Suits in all featuring the new WAIST-LINE model for
the young man also Bemi-conservatives and conservatives
tailored of extraordinarily good woolens in fine Cassimeres,
Worsteds, Flannels; Blues, Greens, Browns; fancy mixtures,
checks and stripes; many silk lined and tailored to fit by our
own workmen.
$
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$35
and .-:
$37.50
Valuei
SPRING TOP COATS
A new lot of iridescent silk-lined Spring top
coats in Blues, Browns, Greens, Heather
Mixtures and Gabardines. Styles are Box
Coats, Raglans and Form-Fitting.
$
16
$30
Values
BIG SALE OF TROUSERS
500 Pairs Separate Trousers Former Values Up to $8.00
Sale Price $2, $2.50, $3, $3.50, $4', $4.50, $5
Open
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Saturdays
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