Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, April 08, 1919, Night Extra Closing Stock Prices, Page 6, Image 6

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RECESS IS HELP
TO REPUBLICANS
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lature Leaders Aim'to Es-
H .,tkbHsh Harmony and Pre
t&f? vent "Slip-Ups"
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l4lliRTPR IR "flRAIN DELAYED
S&"fhe real reason behind the nnnouncc-
fCTaent of n proposed adjournment ot the
fjf 'Legislature from tomorrow until April
K,e a desire on the part of Republican
Rj 'leaders better to organize the Jiepumi-
H.'li, k. . r I . I- At.. TX..ba n r A Kl1ntt
a;! aCHB. majority m iuu uvua " ---
$Tn' WHIP l 1Dl "impc 10 iireummuj
E&tVillnuns" in organization legislation.
Illness of Governor Sproul and the
J patter holidays have been given as offi-
'eiaj reasons for the holiday plan.
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Considerable dissatisfaction among (
W, "rural members of the House greeted the
announcement of the proposed recess,
'tut they made no outbreak on the
floor. The plans for the recess wen
evolved at a conference yesterday of
state leaders with Senator Penrose, in
this city.
Incidentally, the recess will drtaj
action on the charter bills and other
Tbiladelpbia reform legislation.
Coernor Recuperating
Governor Sproul is recuperating
in,
Hot Springs, Va., from a severe at
'Uck of rheumatism. His pbxsician
has ordered him to lake a complete
rest for two weeks,. His condition is
reported by hi3 bceretnr.x, Harry S.
McDevitt, to be improved.
A number of the members protested
to Senator William H. Crow, fctate
chairman, about the piopc-cd recess
resolution. Sexeral state leaders aie
said to be planning to i-it the Gov
ernor next week to confer on important
legislation.
headers declare the recess will not
delay the final adjournment of the
House more than one week. The date
had been tentatixclj set for Jlny !.'.
Opponents of charter revision as out
lined in the AVoodwnid bills are quietly
preparing for the attack that will be
staged Thursda afternoon in Conn
cils' finance chamber before the Senate
committee on municipal affairs, of winch
Senator Vare is chairman.
Reduction Opposed
City officials, if present plans
n'C
carried out, will figuic largely as foes
to the measure. 15oth branches of
Councils are on record as opposing nuj
change that would result in the lcduc-
SL tion Ot memticrs. a numuer 01 Conn
ie :!&. ..Ill nririin f fmnr nf tlie lirPK.
trifiZr.t wnrH renresentntiou. and they hope
fm 'for the presence and support of "L'ncle
$ n'Davo" Lane.
Senator are has declined the rcqucht
Of Senator 'Woodward to permit pro-
j. jivuvuta VI l" mtuouiv; lu n .ij ub uiv
meeting 10 tne attacks maue iiy us
opponents. Xo one. it is announced,
will be allowed to talk who in any way
favors the measure. This ruling is
u .expected to lead to another hearing at
which both sides will be permitted to
sum up their arguments.
Necessity of a thud hearing will
Ciuse further delay and fiction on the
revision plans is not looked for until
jthe latter part of the present month or
early in May. Those favoring the bills
as drafted by the charter revision com
mittee claim this delay coula be obvi
ated by hearing rebuttal evidence at
Thursday's meeting.
'...t- TIpTpml Pnntrart Nvfim
Not only will the smaller Councils
provision bo attacked, but an effort will
e mace to show that the city benefits
'kyrtu
most under tho present sj'stem of let
ting street-cleaning contracts to enn-
, iTflPTnrs miner inn i to invn th mi
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lucipauiy uicuu ii own streets.
T Tills is one cuance nroi.osed bv ihe
&' .'revisionists that Citv Solicitor '('.m.
:i nelly has gone on record as being
Uf against. Street-cleaning experts will
n Wtn ..allnrl itinntii thum rtnsdlKl,. ri:nA. i
fJ-r patesman, of the Department of Pub
lic, worms, io uiiempt io prove mat
"the contractor system Is better thnn
the suggested substitution of a city bu
reau. The changes in municipal financeer
dns proposed by the budget will also be
the subject of attack. They are beiug
opposecjoin a general way by Controller
-VaUonlj'r?cscnh P. Gaffney, chainunn
ot Council' finance committee j Citj
r Solicitor Connelly nnd others.
BOOST JUDGES' PENSION
House Passes Bucker's Bill Despite
Protests of Rural Members
By o Staff Correspondent
'llarTlsburg, April S. Representative
J3uckcr's bill to increase tho pension of
'udees from one-half to three-fourths
fW $ t their salary passed the House last
'KifTvrfttpst. from rural memherR.
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WAS.&? -"ciyMi WUULCID, IIIUBJICCIIVC Ol
.y lacuouai tuuiimiuas, voieu almost soi-
r Idly for the bill. Rural members chal
...i ai.. .ii ii i ,.. .
iV& il-wvu cue ruu-uuii wiicii n. was veri-
tWl fled, but the bill received a constitu-
!&V" tional majority and two votes to snnre.
f- trha Powell bill to require fishermen
tn. niv n lleenivA fiw. vrna ,fftfatA1
$ ' 'nepresentatlvo Brady's bill to in-
ttXS; 'creaao ine ruiane-s oi municipal court
MM jddges in Philadelphia passed first read-
yhaWoodward charter bills, which
JWvere reported out o! committee last
j.wecp. iu,; auicmuucuuj iw corrcci typo-
KirraBhJeal errors, were sent back to com-
wittee again last night for the hearing
-.ow-rnuaaeipma unursaay.
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-Vare Snds Back School Tax BUI
rlsburc. Pa.. April 8. Tho Scott
vhich passed tho Houso last wek.
slnt to extend the tar loirvlno
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irei ine Bcnooi Donras or I'lrrshnrffh
I mjiaueinnia irom six to eigtit mills,
sent pacK to toe committee on eclu
a-in the Senate last nlzht on mo-
H ot Senator Vare. It was on the
tte calendar and scheduled for arly
ge, aespue vigorous proiesta irom
l Pi mo ciiies oucciea.
From State Law
'r Ifcrptahwg.ftkprih
8. The admlnls-
ttloa s art commission bill will be so
e dsjiWI preserve mo jurisdiction
irfc,Hatflsi.i-fc jury and also
WUtiMUtlMTT. , Both Pnila-
trenuously ob-
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WIDEN SALUS BILL
SCOPE AND PUBLIC
HEARING ARRANGED
Changes in Proposed High
Speed Routes Would Be
Made Possible by Vare
Itu a Staff Correspondent
Harrbbiirg. April S. At.llic request.
of ntr .Solicitor roundly, n puniic
hearing will be arranged on the Sains
bill lo permit, municipalities to author
ize, by referendum, a change In the
use of loan money xotcd for ine spe
cific public improvement.
Senator Vare, chairman of the Sen
ate municipal affairs committee, had
the bill reported lust night for slight
amendments, vthich will be made on the
floor today. Thco proposed amend
ments change the phraseology of the bill
tv wlilftn lis. hpmip
The xxoid "unnrcess-arx'' will belccis associated with him on his last
added lo Ihe title of the bill, making It
lead: "An act authorising municipali
ties, with the consent of the clectois
duly obtained at nil election, to use
money borrowed or authorized to b
borrowed for purposes which have
proved imprn'tical. or impossible, or i
unnecessary, for any lawful purpose
After this nnd other slight amend
ments are made, the bill will be sent
back to the committee for the heating.
One of the piiiicipnl piojects at
which the bill is -aid to be aimed is
the Taj lor transit plan for rhiladol-
phia. If it becomes a law the electors
nt Philadelphia could iiutlioriye changes,
in the proposed high speed routes.
The bill is similar in Us provisions
lo the I'yrc Senate bill which permitted
llarnsburg to chauge the location of u
bridge for which $:!0l),000 had been nil
thoricd by the electots
STATE WAGE BOARD
10 DDHDnCCn IM DM I 'Glennon, suitcs'-or lo Heir Admiral Islaited the building aie: John II. Mir
lO T rvUrUOLU UN DILL 6iPr i ,IItlni 0f the Thud Xavnl kil. It. D. Wright. Joseph Mcssick and
distnit; Hvron R Xenton. collector of Charles 1. Mould.
Commission of Three Would
Represent Employes, Em
ployers and Public
Harrisburg. pril S A minimum
wage commission is piovided for in a
bill intioduccd in the Senate last night
by Senator Craig, or Heaver. It pro
vides for three loiium-sionors, one to
lepicseut eniplojc's. ouc einploveis and
i. lie the public, and tlicv would be cm
poweiid to li minimum w.igcs for
women and Illinois of both sexes undei
eighteen vc.irs of age
Slen.nlm- Woodwaid. Pllll.lllclp'lM
nreseiitcd a bill prohibiting the grantiugi
nf c baiters for coiporations to have.
names in nnj foieign lauguiige.
A joint tcsolutiou pioposiug
an
amendment to Aiticle IX of the con
stitution pei mining unmni uii- hum
permitting for taxation purposes the
classification of subjrt Is ot the hame
nature according to their phjsicJl chai
acter or their gcuer.1I uc was presented
bv Senator Daxis, Lackawanna.
"Senator Patton Pliil.idelphin. offered
a bill authoiiing the lnuiaiKP commis
sioner to prohibit insurance (ompnuiea
of other states fiom doing business in
Peunsjlvunia when like Peiinsjlvnnin
companies are barred from doing a s'nn
ilur business in the home state of the
foreign company.
TEACHERS DEMAND
SALARY RISE OF $200
Gloucester Staff Declines Conv
promise and Threatens to
Quit if Increase Fails
School teiuheis in Glouielei, X ,T
have demanded n subslaiitial wage in
crease, and if tlie Hoanl of IMucatlon
refuses their demands jhcj tlneatcn to
bcek new positions.
Uoity-tvvo teachers', n presenting the
high and intermedial si hools of the
city, have joined in the wageMlemanel.
Thev have asked for a gencial inciease
of S00 per jcar for each teacher in
the city's eniplov .
At last niglit'h incting of the .Board
of Education, Harrj Conner, member of
the board, informed them that the.
board has agreed upon a S."0 increase
and an additional .V0 bonus for each i
teacher completing a full yeai of service. '
This concession did not meet the up- I
provnl of the teachers, so the board de
e ided to defer definite action until
April 1(1.
That the teachers would desert the,
schools was the warning made bv Miss
Margaret Keter, reprcseriiTtYg the high
school instructors. "e iiVerage about
ST.") per month." said Miss Keter, "and
that is not sufficient to meet our needs.
Unless granted au increase it Is certain
that the teachers will be forced to seek
uevv positions."
AVilmer V. Hums was re-elected su
peiintcndent of schools for a period of
tin ce j ears. Ho was granted a $200
salary increase.
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Thli Brockway 3 ',4 -ton el
vatlnr dump job emphasizes
the difference between the
rtal truck that's designed by
engineers and the ordinary
truck that la merely a collec
tion ot assembled units.
Just notice two features
holght from ground to top ot
sides only B feet C inches,
permitting easy loading:, and
length of wheel base only
120 inches, which means
easier handling, stronger
frame construction and better
balancing of load then coin
Fare these points with other
trucks.
BROCKWAY MOTOR
TRUCK COMPANY
2324-28 Market Street
DINERS HONOR USHER
E
Retirement From Navy of Ad
miral Who Sped Troop3
Abroad Elicits Eulogies
NOTABLES AT THE BANQUET
By Associated I'rcis
New lorli, April S. Hear Admiral
Nathaniel H. Usher, who retired es
teiday from the navy and command of
the Third Naval District, after forty
eight jears of pervice, ai guest of
honor at a farewell banquet gixen by the
miens of New York nnd brother ofG-
t01II 0f riiitx
t.nprecedented picparalions for the
big dinner reached their clima when
TOO diners Hied into the dining hall to
find the bridge of the V. S. S. Michigan,
Admiral Ushei's fl.igship, reproduced
for the speakers' table. Marine paint
ings lined the walls, and a 10-inch
gun salute fiom nnal guns with dimin
ished charges heralded the glicst of
lonnr
rranitijn d. Ttooscvplt. assistant sce
ictuiy of the navy, wns tcust master.
and nt the sne.ikeiV Inhlo were notable
nnn nf tlin iirmy and navj, Sit Charles
1 Intl I t f I 1 nmli-in Sil ! M'lli-ktntlc
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f.iptoii. I niti-.l Stales Senator William
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M (nldn A .hb.shop l'nliick -T. I
I luxes, of the Itoinnn (atholie diocese
" New Wk. Maior Gene al '1 homns I
II Ilnriv. innininndiiig the Depnitmcnt
of the Kjst, Rear Admiral .lames H. I
the poit of Xcw York: JIajor General
I. C. Shanks, commander of the army I
poit of embarkation here. K, A. C.
Smith, ex dock commissioner of Xcw i
oik, and Mujor Hjluu. ,
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A (ientleman Loaf raid
Rear Admiral Usher's life was ie-
vieved by .he speakers. f,o, his birth
in incenncs, ind . sixtj-fotir years I
ago. and his appointment to the tnitcd
States Naval Acadcmv in 1S71, to his
promotion to the rni.'d of lear admiral I
in 1!lll and his retirement in 11)10.
Admiinl Usher, rnmninndjiit of the
I'hiid Xavnl IJistiict dining Hie war,
exeielsed control over "More war uc-
tivitics than
liux othei- olhccr in the
United States
navv," Air. Roosevelt
'And Admiral Usher's
:innouiii ed.
i personnlitv controlled the entile sit-
, nation." he added
"We cut led tape
jnd talked direct up to Washington
bv telephone, getting results when they
wcie- needed badlj."
As assistant secrctaij of Ihe navy,
Mi. Roofrevclt felt "in duty bound,"
to saj unit lie had "learned to love
not the aduuial. but Xnthaniel Usher
himself a gentleman unnfiaid."
Admiral Reviews Work
In his address of "farewell" Admiral
I'sher described 4 the pait the port of
New York had done in the war.
"This port did the great part of the'
port service of the country in w inning i
the war." he said. "Of ships the port
of Xcw Voik sent out 7" per tent. Of
men sent nbioad this port sent SO per
' tent."
I At the dinner n letter was read from
I Secretary Daniels eulogizing Admiral
1 Lsher as "one of our ablest naval
men" and expressing his regret at be
ing unable to attend because of his
piescnce abroad.
JOHN B. BRYDEN DEAD
Superintendent of Investigating De-
partment of Prudential Life
1 Decatur. III.. April &. (Bj A. P.)
John II. llrjden, of Xewark, N. ,1 .
'superintendent of the investigation de
partment of the Prudential Life Jii-ur
jauce Company, died here lodjv of hcait
I trouble.
1 lie was taken to a hospital Moudaj
evening. I
Diamonds
April
GUNS SftLUTE
Our assortment of ditimonds,
the correct April birthstonc,
will unquestionably aid you in
selecting appropriate birthday
gifts.
A very handsome platinum-and-gold
scarf pin of unique
design with brilliant diamond
$48.
S. Kind & Sons, mo chestnut st.
DIAMOND SIERCHAJx'TS JEWELERS SILVERSMITHS
WC DELIVER
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Burn
uSraAstHuui
Cummings Coal
When you buy coal you think of it as a
household necessity that you've got to use
constantly through stress and storm. '
CUMMINGS COAL stands any test
it's clean, splendid burning coal.
Cash Prices Chuted in
Pea, $9.05 Nut, $10.65 Stove, $10.55 ( Egg, $10.30
Add 40 cents per ton when carried or wheeled
E. J. Cummings
13th & Callowhill Sts.. . ncGermt'n & Stenlon Aves.
25th & Federal Sts. lAtiUQ51at & lyttrringtoi?. Ate.
CHESTER OPENS NEW
CITY HALL; MAYOR
STARTS VICE FIGHT
Hundreds Throng New Building
During Day First Ordi
nance Aids Reform
Chester, Pa., April 8. The city's
municipal machinery wns officially re
moved from tho old tovfn linn to the
new City Hall yesterday when the
members of the Council, led by Mayor
W. S. McDowell, marched from the
old structure to the new building and
took seats nt the Council table. Several
hundred spectators were present at the
opening. Huge bouquets of American
Heauly loses decked the desk of the
major and councilmcn, while roses
were in liew in nil offices.
With the opening of the Citv Hall,
each department of the city government
hns n staff of clerks and stenographers,
who escorted visitors through the build
ing todav.
The first legislation nnpioved by
Council lu the uevv Citv Hall wns an
ordinance introduced by Major McDow
ell; is aimed to give the, Chief Incentive
greater powers in tiis reform light
against ice. The bill deals vvitli pro
prietors and Inmates of resorts and pro
fessional pickpockets, and gives police
magistrates power to fiuc persons guilty
of these olfenses, the fine ranging from
S10 nnd SlOO mid costs and 110 days
in jail. Heretofore, the police court lias
been forced to hold all guilty of such
offenses for the criminul court
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, cornier tablet was nlnceil in Ire
main orndor ot me Dunning, en-
B?i- "V i. 'i ""T" f r''t,i'
of lOli nnc 1'IIS. who were lustruiiieu-
tai in Prc, lin, ,),,. ,,evv building
, , , ,, ()f Mn,or
M(.I)m,pll . .,(,hn s. Miller. T Wood-
UU( Trainer, .lo-cpli Messick. dr., and
Clmrles G. Wmrilovv. Councilmcn who
LANGUAGE BILL BALK
Senate to Amend Measure Barring
-r--... i chnnu
German Tongue In bcnoois
Harrisburg. April S. Tncre wns a
skirmish in the senate last night over
J W
"m m ,0ls und state normal
Jrliools. with the lesult that'tlic meas-
ute was --ent back to the committee on
education foi nincndincnt.
When the bill was rem lied on tlie
third leading calendar. Senator
Schant. of Lehigh, attinked the meas
ure, die hiring that it was a gioss dis
crimination against the public sihool
system of Penusvlvania. if the tenth
ili,. nf fiermnii is an evil, he said, it
I should also be prohibited in pilvatc,
parochial, picparatorv schools and
colleges aril universities. He said it
I the bill were to become n law the
1 teaching of German would he bailed in
I the A'lentnM high school while piivalc
i schools, academies nnd paiochiai schools
1 around it. and Muhlenbeig College,
i nearby, would be peimitted to continue
! the teaching of Geiman.
PURE
FRESH PAINT
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Mixing Paint
With Brains
Any painting looks well
when just completed. But
to get a durable, distinctive
green for an exterior, for
instance, requires expert
knowledge. You get our
experience and expertness,
as well as skilled painters
and fine paint, when you get
Kuehnle
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Appropriate
Gifts
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USQUARITOW
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Young Philadelphian, Anticipat
ing Rounion, Not Told
of Death
The longed-for reunion with his
mother will not materialize for Prixnte
.1. Wilson Vautier, of thh city, when
he lands here with
the Piftj'-sccoud
Pioneer Ilegimcot,
after valiant scr
vice overseas.
Tho young sol
dier, the sou of a
Civil AVar veteran,
nllcd for Trance
last August, alter
mi a f( e c Donate
farewell xvlth bis
mother, xv ho xx-as
then seriously ill at
her home, :$102
Almond street.
The mother died
February 4. Pri
vate Vautier's
'"?'MU'M't . i
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J VV VAUT1KR
regiment is now
preparing for the homeward vojanc.
In his last letter, unaware that his
mother had died, the youthful soldier
expicsscd his delight at the prospect
of lejolnlng his family.
Private Vautier's letters gave but a
blight inkling of the hazardous tasks
he and li is fellow-pioneers performed
near the front lines xvhere the German
gnus were booming incessantly. But
f i oin other sources his family learned
of Ihe perils the pioneers brnveoV so
that the American lines of communica
tion could be kept intact.
Laving pontoons over sliell-svvept
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MOTH
SOLDIER SON
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I
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streams, crcctinic barbcd-wlre entangle
ments in the face of a lcvy enemy
fire, scouting ahead of combat units
for the vital advanco work that must
be done for n modern nriny and the
equally perilous task of clcurlng up
abandoned Oermnn trenches, where
treachery lurked all of this fell to tho
everyday .lot of the pioneers. And
from other friends In tho service over
seas young Vnutler's family learned he
conducted himself always as n good
soldier.
When Private Vautier lauds here he
will be greeted by his sister, Miss Anna
Vautier, xvho plans to keep house for
him at the Almond street address, and
by his brother, ,T. M. Vautier, of 027
West Silver street. Scores of friends
plan n big reception for him as soon
as ho is mustered out.
BACK INDICTED MINISTER
Interchurch Federation to Aid
Dr.
De'k In Libel Trial
The Interchurch Federation xxlll
stand by the Ilev. Dr. L'dwin Hejl
Delk, pastor of St. Matthew's-Luthcrnn
Church, xvho has been indicted by the
Learn to Drive
an Automobile!
Complete instruction in driving
and handling a car, including
traffic rules nnd regulations. New
8-cylindcr car used.
For lessons and rates apply
Y. M. C. A. Auto School
717 North Uroad St., or
Instruction Office, 1421 Arch St.
HEINZ
OVEN BAKEEl BEANS
squeeze less
money out of
the family
pocketbook
With meat so high, and not so good
for us anyway, what a boon to have
a food so rich, so good, so nutritious
and so (easily prepared as Heinz Baked
Beans !
Heinz Baked Beans with Pork and Tomato Sauce
Heinz Baked Pork and Beans (without Tomato Sauce) Boston style
Heinz Baked'Beans in Tomato Sauce without Meat (Vegetarian)
Heinz Baked Red Kidney Beans '
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grand jury on charges of crimlnnl li
bel. Charges against Doctor Delk xxerc
made by Lieutenant David Craig, ot the
if 111 Illi III' II II! ill iQP , J
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A few of the 57 Varieties
Vinegar, Ketchup, Apple Butter
Cream Soups, Spaghetti '
Twenty" first and. FiUwatcr slreetspo-
lice stntl6n, after the clergyman hod i-
sued a report on conditions in the lieu
tenant's district for publication.
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