swi ; - 7f'tt SW""'ii ; r '' '- EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA; TUESDAY, 'APRIE 29, 1919 WiTiT l 9 i .; u L. W t A ( f- i I ly w fv i 9. wa POLICE RULE INlHOREFftlLSg E(periment Tried in Maryland City Since 1867 Gave Governor Whip 4 t t Hi a StalT Correspondent Baltimore, Md.. April 20. State ontrol.of the municipal police force mjtgested for Philadelphia has been tried In Baltimore since ISO". Reading citizen' of Baltimore, more Interested In Rood Rovernment than party politics, say that it has been tried and found wanting. 'Baltimore had n state-controled po lice force saddled on it in the ruNc of reform, just as Philadelphia may set a state-appointed police commissioner as;a reform measure. Baltimore now regaids slate control ofthe police as a danj;eroiis abuse, wh'ich" in practice 1ms put political con trol d the city iu the governor's cst pocket. Though the present system has its ail -herents, there is n strong opposed body of public opinion which make the charge that state control violates the first principles of home rule. The board of three police lomniis slonere, appointed by the cm omen is entirely beyond the control of the people of 'Baltimore. Baltimore pays the bills, but has no Yoice In the spending of its own money for police protection. The, commissioners aie not iespoiil ble to the people, but to the governor. To remove the police commission charges must be made before the gov. ernor, who appoints the commissioners, and conducted by the commissioners' own counsel. If the governor finds in favor o his onn appointees, he inn v order the individual who biousht tin' charges to pay the costs. The lonff, persistent, but jet iinsni eessful, fight for "home rule" for llnlti raoro city in the matter of police control Is evidenced by the following address delivered before the City Club of Itnl tlmorc by Italph llobinson, one of tin city's leading attornejs, who has made a careful study of the situation in tending over many years. He sajs: "It Is with surprise that visitors learn that the city of Baltimore has no police department of its own ; that it is policed by an organization which h administered and solely controlled bv an agency not responsible to its citi zens; Taxed, But Not Represented "Such n state of affairs exhibits :i il Digue instance of taxation without representation. "The friends of the system claim that it is necessary to keep the police out of politics. Now the view that I de sire to submit is this : "First. It has been so developed as to keep the police in politics. ''Second. That apart from this fca- i Chestnut and 12th Sts. Announce for Tomorrow Wednesday A Remarkable Clearance of Materials Jersey Cloth Moire Foulard Silks Taffetas Crepe de Chine and Georgette Crepe Combinations $18.00 $18.00 $18.00 Will Close Out 375 Women's and Misses9 Attractive Afternoon and Street Dresses J V ( I 1 t ''i'l w.., (me it exhibits cardinal administrative defects. "Third. 'Hint Baltimore illy will , nnvm Itnfn ilonmwlti liln ntwl nlYncf Kn liri- ' It fin ii'it 1i.t lilt 11 II III 4 tin alilnni I ti liltnl. I hc In-ill t of the vj-deni 1 of Police Kxnmtnrrs. Is the "Theie can be no intelligent conipic henslon of the sjstem which omits the ... . ,. , . , , , .. . ., work of the police examiners. These ! West Philadelphia Meetings All othclals nre also annotated bv the uov I ernor, being three in number, nnd upon j them devohes the task of conducting written culminations on which appoint ments and pioinotions are bused. i Puts Police In Politics "The interest of politicians iu the police foice under the existing .xysleni is unblushlngly avowed bv 11 provision In the laws creating the Hoard of Police Commissioners and Hoard of Police Kx amlncrs, to the eflcct ttial of the three members of these respective boards one each "hall be nn adherent of the two lending parties of the stale. "Superficially, it appears to he a plan in the inleiest of u nonpartisan admin istration. As a matter of fait, it is a plan to obtain domination of these boards by the appointing power, when ever so inclined withinir arousing sus picion. "Adiniuistratiie ilcfcits next claim attention. "(a) To begin w ilh. In give aur tluee public officials, be their cliaiaitcis as white as the snow on Salmon, the cv penditure of a sum of upwards of two millions of ilollai- without ilirei t le sponiibility to those furnishing them the money, is to ilo mleni c to the most fundamental conceptions of the piinoi plcs of self-government "(h) Again, the nclti.il lel.ilion be tween the commissioni'is ami the police force of Itnltimore i ity is the subject ot gross misconception 1 lie limn mum ' Iu actual coinmaml ot flic police loice j is the marshal, nnd it is to be able to j name the marshal tnni Hie conirm m the poliie lonimissions is so vital to the nolitlciiiiis. 'in't. ..., I..I ..r i.nlion .Kill Itm tioiiril I i.ii- nuns,,,,, ... ,...- .- -, ot nonce examiners nm un- ira - " the pnlh e sj stem all the iet is i iimou flage. (c) The inolllle of the poliie. like that nl any similar oiganiatiou. de pendK on tlie niliber of the man ically in command of them, on the marshal. not on the police commissioners. The (cxising law takes no logni.umc of this fait. I "I am I'll ml v convinced Hint the I police iliparlnieiit should be made u 'municipal department; that it should I be administered by un ngeiicv that is 'solelv responsible to the people of I Itnltimore, whose inoncj it .spends " LOAN AIRPLANE'MISSING None of Six Which Leave Lancaster i Arrive at York Ijniraster. Pa.. April '!). Of die 'six nirplanes of the Liberty loan lljing i-ircus which left Lancaster yesterday afternoon, one has beeu lost, owing to unfavorable atmospheric conditions. It is being sought over a wide area. None of the six had reached Yoik. their intended destination, up to late last night. Charge Purchases Will Be Billed June 1st OPPENHEIM Have taken from regular stock mostly one or two of a kind, in the season's fashion able models, in desirable colors and combinations. Regular Prices $29.75 to $38.00 Reduced to All Sales Must Be Final LOAN SPIRIT BROWS BEYOND SWLKILL; Give Drive New unburns i BOY RAPS "FALSE CHEERS" West Phlladelplilans renewed their ennrl for the Victoi v Loan with a boom last night. Thousands turned out lo the mii ions ilemonstintions in difTeient sections of the distiict. The Salwition Aimv hand, under the diieclion of Hichaid V.. Ilnl ami Coin maiider Powers IlimKle. iliew large iniwils in the Victor) statue at Fifty -sci mid and Clie-tniM slieets. Three in inv tiuiks loaded with tnl enleil singeis and retuineil soldicis weie -tsil ed at Port) -second sheet nnd Lain aster avenue, Poitietli street mid I'airmouiit lueniie and Sixtieth and 1 .MlllKet s(icc I A fen tun- n I espectlelj . of the demonstration at Sixtieth ami Market streets was u stir ling speeih in behalf of the loan bv twelve m-,h- old Paul Itlchaidson. filil Hi no stieei "What mi- Mm going to do?" he a-Kcil after he had lemlnded the crowds what the "I'ojs" have done in France Aie miii going to stand there West Philadelphia fall short 'inula .' He s orneil the crowds for their 11( jv if "leal spint." and iniuied what i termed "false heers " ' Some of last night's speakers were:, Private Thomas A. (Jaston. who served, font teen months overseas! lVcil VriiM Siilnev Prlendlv Serr-ennl Wi.llc wnrner fonneilv of the Pirsf French Ariny Corps: .link eihler: Abe AVeis - boi-d. recently fioni the nnvy Miss Nan Traveline was one of the singeis. Misses Frames .. M,er. Madeline Sin-eioii in d Marv Kiishner tool, part in the demonsliahon Lieutenant Hullish nnd Corporals 1 l!,u A. Hoover and C. Dug..,,, all r' Cidnpany I!. Home (iunrds, weie m, hand. i Mrs. H. p. Itiihnulsoii. liiiiimnii or the W, l Philadelphia (oinmittee, nn - nniinecd last niclit that more than ' Ss.iMI.000 of the West Philailclphin ipiota of SS.OOO.fWM) has already been snl scribed. This, she -snid. compares fa oiably with icsults of the first week in former loans. A. I. du Pont Heads Bridge Board W'iliiiiiiRlon, Del.. April L'!l.--Alfred I du I'ont was elected chairman of the Washington budge commission at u meeting of the orgimi.iitioii in the of fices of the Delaware Trust Company. The commission vus created by mi act of the last Legislature authorizing- the .'onstruction of n new bridge over tlie Hrnnd.vwine at Washington street. It wns decided to appoint an executive of ficer, who probably will be an expert bridge engineer. - SLLrNS smart dresses, 1 Ml r K ira Ik Hi Ml M 11 J No C. O. D's or Exchanges GRUENBERG ANSWERS CHARTER OBJECTORS IN HOUSE AND SENATE Attention Also Is Called to Gov ernor Sproul's Four Points of Approval . A stateinent nddiessed to the niein beis of the I.egislntuic was issued to day by Frederick P. (Iruenberg. ill rector of the Bureau of Munieipnl He search, and Albert Smith I'liught. cnun sel of the Civil Service Heform An clation of Pennsylvania. It replies to the objections made bj thiity-one members of the Senate and House to tin- new Philadelphia chnrter bills. SiiimnaiUcd, the statement sets fnith that: The Woodward bills do not incienso the power of the Mnynr in the matter of appointments. ll is necessary to put teeth into the Shern net. prohibiting political activity of policemen and othnr city otricials. Senatorial distiiets ns a basis of elec tion of a smaller Council nre fairly rep resentative, tin- objectors themselves be ing elected on t lint very basis. The objection that litigation would result if the proposed chnrter is enacted into law is n gintuitous assumption, without indicntcil basis. Increased cost of slrrcl i tmtiitit. "I"1 ''"'Imidcr the Woodwind bills is n mere of her ,,:: ne -,.,. Anm;.,AAni.. :...i . !.,.,, ,, , ,.:!, . ..7r.. - ... iwt.j' " i'iiiiii'n villus u IIH'irill leason for gianting the privilege. A one-man civil service ndministin lion (enteis responsibility nnd nciount abilitj. .MieilUOII Is invilCU lo l.ovn nor Attention ' l11"""1 s ,,,llr Points or nppiovnl, nnine- 11 - - " "iiinllei- t ouncll. a decent fiscal I policy, lemovnl of the police from pnli ,l("'- ","1 municipal home lule m gieat I cr degree. I NO COMPENSATION DECISION1 commission, Sitting Here, Falls to' a '""-' Agree on Changes In Law llarrisbiirg, April 111. Itepiesnitii tives of emplojers nnd employes or Penns.vlvnnia named by the workmen's Icoinpensution board to discuss suggested nnicniJincnts to the loupensation rode I failed to acree upon any features of the proposed bill lit a conference here jes lerdiij The statement wns made 'that nnj thing to be snid about the meetinc would be given out by (iovernor Sproul, j to whom Chnirmiin Harry A. Mnckey, will repoit tin- icsult of the conference. It is understood the committee of em- ' plojeis held it inopportune lo tnke up increases in rates or other dinners that! would ndd to lost of production at thil time. ' The representatives of the emplovers , nnd of labor held meetings separately after the conference. There is a possibility Hint a bill to make increases in rates may be intro durcd by labor people independently of i i the action of the conference. Only Dresses Trimmings Novelty Braid Tucked Embroidered in &S 18.00 T REF0R1 CLASH IS WON By PENROSE Forces Jubilant as Senate Passes Measures Giving Dis trict Attornoy More Power VARE IN STUBBORN ATTACK Hi n Rtaff Correipodenl llarrisbiirg, April 2(1. Penrose fol lowcis here today are jiihilnnt over the defeat of the Vnrcs In the first real showdown in the legislative "battle of the i Inns." Virtually iinnnimoiis indoisement by the Semite of the tueasuies introduced at the request of Pistriit Attorney Itotnn. of Philadelphia, enlarging the scope and power of his oHii e. was a hard slap at Senator Vale, who per sonally led a foiceful attack on the bills a week ago dining a committee hearing which was enlivened by strenu ous peisnnnl attacks by Senator Vnre and lounler-attniks by District Attor ney IJotnii. Air. Kntnn wants to see the bill en laiging the scope of his office and in cieaslng the legal stnff in the hands of the (lovernor by the end of next week, lie is heie to meet any mil for ll fur ther hearing or to answer any state ments that may b" made on the floor of the Senate in i elation to the conduct of his office or the necessity for the rnnitmeiit of the proposed legislation. First Vole l.'nanimoiis The ihief bill, Hint providing for an increase in the district attorney's Ktaff of assistants, passed the Senate unani mously, with fort j -four senators vot ing in Hie nflirmntive. The second bill, which provides for the appointment of a chief county de tective nnd a corps of assistant county " 7TTa - rirw r i r detectives, not to exceed fourteen In number, passed by a vote of -11 to 3. Thin latter bill was pressed for the reason that It will empower the dis trict attorney to entrust criminal in vestigation to officials directly under his . sT WIT . A Good Investment Quiet is the soul of work. Noise is Hz-thinkable ! Quiet means work well-done. Noise means work wz-done. The Noiseless is a good busi ness man's investment. Ask for Booklet and Impressive List of Users 'Quiet Preferred." NOISELESS TYPEWRITER The Noiseless Typewriter Company, 835 Chestnut St., Philadelphia 'Phone Walnut 3691 &$0 j m. MiadKlj 11 - jQ femLmmmm How Model 90 Broke the High Gear Non-Stop Record Could the strongest power plant ever built stand the gruelling, searching punishment planned for the Over land 90 stock model when it started on its 7 day sealed in highgear non-stop run recently at Oklahoma City? The first day's performance was watched by the public with eager interest 601 miles and not a sign of let-down in the car's perfect record. Then two days of rain whirling, drenching downpours, mud-clogged roads, which tried the endurance of four relays of drivers. Yet never a complaint from the sturdy Overland I Four days more of pounding over country lanes and thru blocked city streets-1 always in sealed high gear each day showing an average of 624 miles and an average of 20.66 miles to the gallon of gasoline. And then the amazing score at the finish. Not once had the motor missed an explosion. Not even a spark plug was changed. 4370 miles was the non-stop high gear record by the Overland 90! Among the 600,000 Overland owners, Model 90 has long been known for its record of long life and eco nomical service. Let us show you an exact duplicate of this remark able Model 90 car. OVERLAND HARPER CO. 1627-1629 ARCH STREET Bell Locust 4100 Keystone Race 66G Overland Model Ninety Five rasneiiKer Touring Car, J9!5, f. o. b. Toledo Come to Our Store i charge, thus making It unnecessary for him to depend upon the police depart ment, which, he said, at the hearing last week, had not been over diligent in its Investigation of the Fifth Ward elec tion scandal and murder. Without Once Shifting Gears 4370 Miles in 7 days and 7 nightt In High Gear mmis UJ mllu Mmij 570 mUt TvttdjtC4 ml 'ti Ur,4,,iA, H7"ll,i TlwnJtj bbl miltt Tniij 617 mil Branches at Reading and Atlantic City " This Johnny ' Came a Cropper He wanted to put on a bit o' swank, so, like a bally nabob, he sent all the way to Lunnon town for his Easter boots when the silly Toff could have bought the same thing not a blooming imitation, but the really Pica dilly model right here in little old Philly for ten shillings less than the British tradesmen charge. My word! You Yankees arc clever chaps. Small profits, immense volum of sales, Inexpensive locations and low overhead keeps the price down, explained THE MAN WHO KNOWS I HERE AT Elsewhere $9 A $10 I 13.10 SOUTH riSNN SQUARR I Opp. City Hall, near Wltlener llldr ! STII unil KACi:, S. K. Corner i 461 NOItTII STII St. & llramlir. Open Sdturilny Until in 1'. M. Mh Ntreet Hlnre Open KtenlnKs t HfflM J3 of QUAllTy-SiV vuVruVKZAJABuZiA YAMVtfBi J-Mt. & vv n A , w !: ' mmm t mmmmMm ss "Whl f Wrfj I, " fV. : i v , " Mv " rt.r ' wp, tr fi,-j? rA $?..,'! &Jb AJ .lJis3iML .f. .
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