t"t'f"
Jt)mmLm
-ito"j
WrP'J:'
'i
EVENING 3PTJBDI0 LEDGER--PHILADELPHIA', OHUfiSBAT, MAY 1, 1919
i
"Ji,v 4
V T
!'.?"
ORPREDICTS
-a:
CHARTER ADOPTION
rt jr
5V
ftfoul Suggests Constitutional
Convention as Cure for
P.V? DUil.J.UU!. C..!l
Jiff iiiiuuuijjiiiu. ivna
"
kXCONTRACT CLAUSE RAPPED
m . .. . . .
Reapportionment by senatorial
Districts Also Urged on
Legislature
. Jnnfcl charter bills to nan ffen .'
n great urai, -. .,, j. .-.,- ---""
hh a special' ""' .nt.
5aL
i"
RtSt
wtfv
e
fil rt Staff Correspondent
K3,f
mV; llarrisburg. May 1. Passage of the
S&rcfprm program for Philadelphia, back
s' '?(i o Senator Penrose, nfter certain
Est Amendments, was predicted by Gover-
Eff.n6r Sproul In bis first Interview since
tS'jt:J- -. . . .. .
ffrini"? return irom not springs, u.
IX. ,'.niicism 01 me ponce commissioner
MliJ'YMll . .!.... ...Mint!.... r 41.. ......nt ..!..
fcin 1U present shape in the Woodtfard
J charter bill and a suggestion that mem-
BWiMilleM of fh nrnnrtflfwl ntnr1f nlinmtirr
Wi ' -- "
Mg council be elected on the basis of sen-
r, nionai districts were tno higu lights
kawot the Governor'u talk.
ttjlo explained his objection to the
??n Police- commissioner hill rnq Hue in ihe
(.- fact that It "would be a blow at home
.rule."
His onnosition to the contract, elnuse.
i-;"xthlch would require the city to do its
lmvn street cleaning ami garbage col
v& lection, eicent when three-fourths of
PSpt'the members of the proposed council
t&.. "voted to award the work to n private
H, -ontractor. was due to the belief that
,H "would be a great mistake." and that
Ijj . the people who favor it now would
tall it "tyrannical" within n few years.
The Governor added that "many of
ihn evils which Philadelphia Is now
Mifferlnc should be rured hv n innvll-
Tuilnn&l rnnventlnn. nnrl nrnicpfl linnn
-i4inf: ttltrfi A mnmitHmi .rmtlil ha liald
e?',tv tr-. -i -j .-., !
Wffi, Inent of tho senatorial districts to pro-
jY. Tide lor more proportionate repre
ss sentation, and declared it was a scan
dal" that there had not been a re
apportionment long ago.
&K
&'
SK
uu
Guest of Sadler
The Governor, Senator Penrose and
j5(ate Senator William E. Crow were
guests last night of State Highway
Commissioner Sadler at the latter's
home In Carlisle. It is believed that
jitney aiscusscu more imiy impenaing
legislation of state-wide importance.
3fr "When you met the charter revision
A committee yesterday did you give it any
w assurance that its nrocram for reform
p$ legislation would be enacted into law?"
h& the Governor was asked.
;(&V "What they liked best." he said,
iSKf'was when I said it looked as thouch
v$ they would get their program through
ithc Legislature." The Governor sunnlc-
'4l. mented his nnswer with the question :
"It does, doesn't it?"
.: Governor Snroul nointed to n hill nnw
fM In the General Assembly, calling for a
commission to study the needs of a
'constitutional convention and to make
fL' a report back to the 1921 session of the
i General Assembly.
ks LM- wdovi i ,u rIHCSBIWU UL
,i "" .Ifc.wa nwt f).A AlirA trm tn !..tn. Ulll I
, 4T I.w u-- !.: 1 ,
a uuve ucirii ifirauiiin); noun rule inr
Philadelphia for n long time, and.
ih while I think the bill Is a splendid one
;., j U...1 it i
i in muny particulars, mere are some
:r' ninnl T nn'f lll- -!,. T 1.-
' w ; luivuu . uvu nab n ucu JL A u U Y
that there is a call for home rule.
This bill would be a blow nt home rule
and .would take power from Philadel
phia and put it in Harrisburg.
Police Plan Not Practical
"If it were possible to provide for
j, metropolitan police force which would
involve several contiguous counties it
might be well to do it, but nt the pres-
nt such a plan does not seem to be
feasible. It is for all these reasons
l-f,Jthat I am not so strong for the police
En!'? v .. i !n n.i. .... .
are (commissioner diii. aius mil, along
IHjirith other things, is devised for
i,r-fv.. r.j-ww, H h.vuv IIUUUIC
with our legislation is that n great deal. """." .t vn .....,.,': :"". "
itiniunniu U1I13, vsuttliitu t?liiuul puiu .
"It would bo a great mistake if laws
were, passed which would permit Phila
delphia to award contracts only by a
three-fourths vnlo of Council and the
approval of the .Mayor. The people who
favor such a law would come back in a
couple of years saying that the legis
lature is tyrannical. Moreover, it might
mako n great deal of difference when a
contract is to be let and tbe ether side
has n majority. Tho trouble is that part
of the bills are
hope is to bring about tho'flnal adjourn
ment of the ijegisiatura cither May 20
or, t the latest, June ti. Thcso bills
nnd all h(! oU,lcr legislation of state
concern can easily bo passed in tho time
allotted. Hi', of course, further delay
might endanger any one of these mcas-
it is absurd to think that important
legislation can be throttled by aubter
;..,. nnd delay. The L'cclslaturo ran.
no t rou h e is mat part '"o1- ,i- i, ,.,.i j 7.
devised for temporary I not reasonsbT he TOKUd to ovado its
purposes and to meet the conditions of resronsiou yy - ?
the moment. It must be remembered urcs na,.l!it;c5 Tl,l"f::
that, if enacted into taw. they nuld ures will h?" M considered and
last for years to come." voted upon before the Legislature ad-
, . , ., . . i mums, incio ,a uu luisun wny mo
' . Ar(i J.u n"aIv.ornl; "f hrntrart , )" d(,lph measures cannot be passed
clause in tho Woodward bills? he was i. ' th branches of the Legislature by
nsIr1- ih. third week in Mar."
"I am not prepared to snv whether 1 1 '"' lhu"
favor such a clause or not, he replied, I
"but 1 think it would be a mistake to Vr ARCH RTlliV'ATl
hamper tliiugs by requiring n three- ! ti&ftl't11 DUlLilU
fourths vote of Council." lie then ?,PS POT.1CW T11T T
added: "All this legislation is n step I'll Oftadtfi LULL
toward cleaning thing tip until ne gi-t
n constitution of rights rather than re- , n,.lr,, Warns of Shifllnn
strittlons. There is now a bill in the I '" '" J "?'"' Utg
Legislature providing for a rnmmis.-ion
to study the need for a constitutional
..-.tMn .mil 1 hnno tho mr.isilre will
go through." i A bulletin ind by the. Bureau of
.Municipal iir-'-n.-ii pays, ny all
.the police out of
Poner of City to State
I'illUIS Itt-dllflUI IKMIIIIMII , ..,.
!.. i if .i.. means, lpt s take
"I!np you committed yniirsrlr on the . .
twcntv-ono-coundlmen i.l--a?" the! r ... ;, .. .
,. ..,:.l "Hilt, let ' ii"'
"No, I have not," be i-aid.
"There has been it suggestion made
today that the basis for selecting the
proposed smaller Council should be by
senatorial districts," he was reminded.
"That seems to be a handy instru
ment to solve the situation," the Gov
ernor continued. "After the coming
census there will be a reapportionment i
nnd it is a scandal that the state has'
not been reapportioned before tlu. The
senatorial districts differ greatly in pop
ulation, but after the reapportionment
they would be more equal. It is very
difficult to reapportion the wards, hut
the reapportionment of the districts
would remove the inequality of popula
tion." The Governor is -nicl to fnvnr tvventv
four elective cauncilmen, with the
Mayor sitting ns the twenty-fifth. By
such nn arrangement, three councilmen
would be selected from each of the eight
senatorial districts of Philadelphia. The
Governor was informed that certain
Vare leaders complain that the inde
pendents would control Council should
tho members be selected by senatorial
districts.
"I do not see why they should." the
Governor said, "they haven't a majority
of the senators."
Penrose Insists on Speed
Senator Penrose said today that h
would permit no further delay of action
on tho AVoodwnrd bills and kindred
legislntiun for his home city, and he
predicted that the mass of bills would
be ready for the Governor's signature
within three weeks. His statement on
the Philadelphia situation was as fol
lows :
"1 confidently expect the so-called
Brady registration bills and the Wood-
"rirt. Take them out of city poll
tics only to put them into state politics.
"Sernnd. Further eliminate homo
rule ef home affairs. t
Third. Ri-k further abuse of the
mandamus evil.
"Fourth. Decrease interest of citi
zens in municipal affairs by decreasing
the importance of municipal affairs.
"Diatisfnctinn with the Police De
partment is neither a new phenomenon
nor is it local to Philadelphia.
"The tests of this experiment are the
simple formulas : Has it worked? 'Will
it work?
"in reply to the first question it
will interest 1'hiladelphians to know
Hint nt some time or other since the
Civil War New York. Chicago, Brook
n. St. I.ouis, Boston, Cleveland, Bal
timore. Cincinnati. Detroit as welt ns
a number of smaller cities had their
local control of police taken away and
state contiol substituted. In all but
three of the nine largo cities mentioned
Hbovc. the local control was restored
by the respective legislatures after
periods of varying lengths. In only
one case of the nine Boston is the
plan of state control generally regarded
as successful, and in that case every
one but the merest tyro knows that the
fact that Boston is the state capital as
well as the metropolis makes the whole
situation entirely different.
"Philadelphians are asked to ac
quiesce in a plan to turn over to the
state the control of our police. There
is no doubt that many of those who
favor this plnn honestly believe that it
is the best, if not the only way to take
the force out of polities, but these citi
zens have failed to examine the pro
posal critically. Will some future-governor
of the objectionably political type
and it is rumored that there have
been such in Pennsylvania make for
our city a less partisan appointment as
police head than an equally 'political'
mayor?"
SEES BOLSHEVISM AIDED
nrTi!ll'?m,Drapcr L,'W,R' fo"ner dean
or the University of Pennsylvania law
school, says in n statement issued
J trJt "there is not, a member of
'"" J-rsisiaturo who would not become
," "'"" ""y oar in tho year" f the
'nronneeil ",.!!. t 1.11,,, , '. . . . .
; "'" "in is enacten into
Doctor Lewis adds that "reactlonnrv
u um ,,fan no f'Tlher" than in
me bill, which hn li.lieroa .ntj ...,.
rather to nrnnuii t,. .. .,.
V.n .1 0 - Mv" ni"U 11, prfVCIH, 1110
P'" "i Jioisuevism.
fill?"01" IiCwls''' "torment follows in
..,i'I1.wnnt direct nllention to House
?! "?. r175, own ns the sedition
bill, which is now before the House of
Ucprcsentatives at Hnrrisburg.
"The bill is one of the most extra
ordinary I have ever seen. When I first
rend it I -was inclined to look nt it ns
a joke, nnd I cannot yet believe thnt
any one seriously advocates its ndop-
1U, iur instance mo lirst sen
S&W w wf-
iAr irasii
Pit
1
New Summer Styles 1
ill pJ dim (iuni
Kour chance to pur chat e tome very ad'
vance Jtyle $5 and f6 blouses on the
most distinctive and original lines, at a
savins ol $2 to $3 is in this extensive
display here this week.
A LOVKL.Y Huiiimei
" Blouse of while
French organdy with
Buster Brown Col
lar and turnover
ruffs of white, pique.
Tho pleated frills
come in rose, or bine.
A f5 value at 3. 0vM. chllrts
)U2QUfr
BLOUSE 3HOPJ
1208 CHESTNUT STREET
Take r.lnatnr Ssve S2 to S3
LEWISRAPSSEDITION
BILL AS DANGEROUS
Proposod Measure Would
Quickly Jail Legislators,
Says Lawyer
"is
Mavfeon & DeMan$
12 15 Chestnut Street
Annual Clearance
; ' OF OUR OWN STOCKS OF CAREFULLY SELECTED
Fashionable Millinery
Presenting Regular
8.50 to 12.50 HATS
mS $5M
IT t
r i .
In Addition We Offer the Following Groups
All Priced a Third to a Half Below Regular
SjOO Trimmed Hats'
6dzTrlmiited Hats
?,7d Trimmed Hats
-, o -
; ' 14M Trimmed Hats
' ISM Trimmed Hats V
ttM, Trimmed Hats ) '
Vi tt' .
T'-Siif A.
ci .,.
3.00
7.50
17M Trimmed Hats
18M Trimmed Hats
20.00 Trimmed Hats
22M Trimmed Hals j
25.00 Trimmed Hats
27 p Trimmed, Hats )
I 1
110-00
12-so
IfCHASING AGENTS' ORDERS ACCEPTED-
tion.
icnce: -Any wriUnj, publication,
Jiiai, cur, cartoon, utterance or con
cuct - Whicli tends to incite
or arouse discontent against the gov
ernment of this state or of the United
States" la made by this section a fel
ony, punishable by a fine of .$10,000 and
by imprisonment for twenty years.
"Why, there is not a member of the
Legislature who would not become a
feloncvery day in the year under the
proposed wording. Nine-tenths of tbe
political stock in trade of the outs Is
mo creation of discontent with the
conduct of the Gentlemen who are in
office in other words, with the covcrn
ment. "I give the author the credit of bo
Ins thoroughly nonpartisan. Wo Itc
publicans would go to jail for criticizing
the national Democratic administration,
but we could get even with our Demo
cratic friends (if there are any mem
bers of the Democratic party left in
Pennsylvania) because we would be
able to place them In jail for tending
to create discontent with the state gov
ernment. Bill Called Absurd
"Of course, placing the members of
the House nnd Senate in jail was not
the object of the author. I suppose that
he had in mind the suppression qf Bol
shevism. A Bolshevist, ns I understand
it, is a gentleman or lady who wants to
stir up n minority of tho people to
overthrow existing governments by vio
lence. Ills idea Is to govern by force
of tho .minority nnd his business Is the
promotion of violent revolution. If I
have correctly defined n Bolshevist, 1
hnvn every sjmpnthy with n desire to
land him or her In jail. Toil cannot' do
it too coon to please me. But for that
laudable purposo we do not need this
absurd bill. Tho person who incites
others to violence or who organizes for
tho ultimate purpose of overthrowing
our government by violence commits a
common-law crime. To protect our
selves against him requires no new
statute; It requires tho ability to catch
tho criminal and to prosecute him. ,
"I am well aware that there is more
than one Bolshevik in this country, nud
yet I do not believe thnt we arc in nny
real danger of a Bolshevik revolution
unless wo pctslst in legislation of which
this sedition bill is an example. The
real danger of Buch n bill is that some
enthusiastic district attorney will at
tempt to magnify his office by prose
cuting some one who does not believe
in violent revolution, but who does dare
to criticize In n way which every free
man has n right to rriticizo what he
regards as wrong in our state nnd na
tional laws, nnd that a jury will be
found to convict. At once you will have
n martyr, and it jou want to have Bol
shevism become n real menace all you
have to do is to make n fgw martyrs
under the provisions of such nn act. ns
the onn now proposed.
Menaces Republican I'arly
"Finally, I nm a Roosevelt Republi
can, and would like to see tho Republi
can parly stay on the political map.
If nny one believes thnt a party re
sponsible for sedition laws such ns the
one embodied in this bill cau long con
tinue to exist in n free country, just
let him read in MeMnster's 'History of
the Tcoplc of the United States the ac
count of the sedition law passed by the
Federalists in Adams's administration.
That sedition law, whose passage and
enforcement principally contributed to
sweep the Federalists from power for
ever, was worded so ns to make crim
inal 'false, scandalous nnd malicious
writings against the government of the
United Stntes or Congress.'
"The bill under consideration nt Har
risburg goes infinitely further than this
ill-starred sedition net of Congress. It
makes criminal nny act or writing,
whether true or fnlse, which tends to
nrouse discontent with the state or na
tional government. ReacMonnry bour
bouism onn go no further."
i
Motor Bandits BusyjAgaln
Motor bandits have resumed their op
erations in West I'hiladclpliia. Two
armed men, wearing fur coats, leaped
from an auto at Farrngut terrace nnd
Chestnut street, nnd after covering Ii.
R. Baker, ot fiT.1 Wnlnut street, with
(I...!,, revolvers, relieved him of $7 in
money nnd n watch and chain, vnlucd
at $123. Warning their victim not to
make an outcry, the bandits drove off
in their machine.
Men's Octagonal Watches
This-style case is very attrac
tive, especially in the green gold.
Thin models predominate.
A' beautiful thin model
''Gruen Verithin" watch of
green gold with dependable
movem'ent $85.
S. Kind & Sons, 1110 chestnut st.
DIAMOND MERCHANTS JEWELEIIS SILVERSMITHS
fInvMtin the Victory Liberty Loan f
II
Maxtfson & DeMan
1215 Chestnut Street
New Spring
and Summer
FURS
Attractively Priced
for Tomorrow!
yHE well-dressed woman should be more
1 particular than ever In choosing her
Spring: and Summer furs this year, for there
is a charm in the new styles that is partic
ularly daBhing and alluring. The new pieces
are featured here- at these low prices.
r!Wi($!&
iwMm
I'fl 7
Taupo Wolf Scarf .-.-...i 18.00
Brown Wolf Scarfs...;.. 18.00
, Hudson Seal Scarfi 24.00
Taupe Fox Scarfs 24.00
Brown Fox Scarfs ....... 24.00
Mink Scarfa ............ 28.00
Russian Kolinsky : 38.00
"Natural Squirrel ....... 38.00
2 Skin
Jap Sable
Scarfs, 80.00
Seal Stoles v. . .v. . v. . .; 44.00
Stone Marten Scarfs.... 48.00
Hudson Bay Sable 58.00
Moleskin Stoles 74.00
Natural Fhher .. .. 88.00
Russian fiablo ........ .144.00
Natural Blue Fox.. .....164.00
Silver Fox Scarfs 244.00
Final Fur Clearance!
Remaining Stock of Fur Coats and Sets
Extraordinary Reductions
FUR COATS
100.00 Marmot S8.00
125.00 Australian Seal . . 79.S0
135.00 Natural Nutria .. 92.50
165.00 Muskrat 110.00
225.00 Hudson Seal ....165.00
245.00 Hudson Seal .... 105.00
325.00 Hudson Seal . . . .245.00
350.00 Moleskin 275.00
'375.00 Squirrel 295.00
FUR SETS
65.00 Natural Nutria . . 37.50
70.00 Taupe Wolf .... 39.50
70.00 Hudson Seal .... 40.00
89.50 Black Wolf 47.50
90.00 Gray Wolf 49.00
100.00 Skunk Sets ...t. 57.50
1 10.00 Brovn Fox ...... 69.60
125.00 Taupe Fox ..... 72.80
200.00 Natural Beaver.. . 120.00
Purchase will be reserved in our vault until next fall upon
payment of a deposit, payment' to he continued monthly during
spring and eummer. ,
DELEGATIONS TO URGE
MINIMUM WAGE BILL
Various Civic Organization Del
egates Will Personally Ap
peal to Legislators
board of ntn members, representing
equally the employers, employes and
public. This special board will laves-
t lir Hi ft rnnrltilnnn In iht frnrfn ami rfi v
naiii tinnl (n 4 It n itim nttaaiAn mrtt ; '
f,'u ( iMti.i iu iimj vviuiiiieoivui a tvuin-
mending a ininljhum wage for the trade. i
Delegates will go to Ilarrisburs May
0 from the Consumers' Ieaguo of Kast
crn Pennsylvania nnd allied organiza
tions to urge the passage of the Craig
Minimum Wage Bill.
The judiciary special committee,
which has thn bill in' charge, has ap
pointed that day for n hearinc. With
the Consumers' League will go repre
sentatives of these organizations : State
Federation of Women's Clubs, State
Federation of Labor, Consumers'
League of Western Pennsylvania,
Women'R Trade Union League. Joint
Legislative Committee, Toung Women's
Christian Association, Civic Club,
Labor Committee, Settlement Associa
tion, Big Sisters' Association and sev
eral other groups
The Hev, .Tohn A. Itynn, formerly of
the Oregon Minimum Wage Commis
sion, and now of the Washington, D.
C. Commission, nnd Mrs. Frances Ax
tell, formerly of the Washington Mini
mum Wage Commission, will couio up
from Washington to explain the work
ings of existing minimum wage laws.
Tho Craig bill was introduced in the
Pennsylvania Senate at the request of
the Consumers' League of Eastern
Pennsylvania. It is modelled on the
best of the existing minimum wage law's
here nnd abroad. .
The Craig bill calls for a commission
of three, one of whom must be a woman,
y make a study of wages paid in this
state to women and minors. When
ever this commission finds that a wage
insufficient to support the worker in
health nnd decency Is being paid in a
trade, it shall appoint n bpeclal wage
BONW1T TELLER, CibCO.
CJ1BSTNUT A l3 STREET
lonfell Jersey
5POEXS CLOTHES
These Sports' Suits
and Wraps are not
able not only for their
fine tailoring but also
for the excellence of
their fabric. "Bon-.
tell" Jersey may be
had in heavy, medium
or light weight; and
in plain colors or
heather mixtures.
SUITS, 29.50 to 45.00
Goats, Capes and Jackets
19.50 to 37.50
Suit Illustrated
39.50
BONWIT TELLER & CO.
ndMdua Jjhnerie Shop
THIRTEEnH SANSOM STS
DIRECT ATTENTION TO THEIR
YoPepedeC
UmcJpatin
Inderqarnents
Gowns,
3.75, 4.9S, 6.9S to 79.00
Envelope Chemises,
" 1.9S, 2.9S, 4.95 to 59.00
Vest Chemises,
1.55, 2.95, 4.95 to 18.50
Backers,
1.95, 2.95, 4.95 to 29.50
Bodices,
1.10, 1.50, 2.95 to 29.50
Petticoats of Crepe de China and Satin
in flesh color and while,
3.95, 4.95, 5.95,8.95 to 37.50
Gowns',
2.95, 3.95, 7.95 to 79.00
Chemises,
1.95, 2.95, 6.95 to 59.00
Combinations,
2.95, 3.95, 9.75 to 49.50
Drawers,
1.95, 2.95, 6.95 to. 37.50
Pelticoats,
, 1.95, 2.95, 6.95 to 59.00
A Sale of Signal and Unequalled
Importance, in View of the Absolute
Exclusiveness of the Garments Placed
on Sale, as well as of the Decided
Price Reductions Made in Accordance
with the Policy of this. Annual Event,
Very Special
Bodices of satin, lace-trmmed. Rib
bon shoulder straps. Formerly 1.95'.
1.10
Crepe de Chine Gowns, lacc-trimrned
and hemstitched. Formerly 4.95.
3.7S
Crepe'deChine hemstitched vest che
mises. Formerly 1. 95.
V
i
Crepe de. Chine Petticoats, ribbon
trimmed. Double panel model.
,Silk Jersey Petticoats, fringe-trimmed.
. Flesh color and white.
. 4.95
Hand-made Philippine Chemises of
sheer batiste.
1.95
Hand-made Philippine Sports Petti
' coats,' Scalloped edge. ,
1.95
Extpeme reductions on onerof-a-kind" Negligees of crepe de
Chine satin, Georgette and novelty chiffons. , I-
7.95, 13.75, 18.50, 22.50, 37.50, 95.00
!
t u
' vv
T'J
IssRCHASING AGENTS 0RDER ACCEPTED:
JfeEIliSjMki' 1LJL
k - . !- "'
rrrr
A: v .-.' - A
L
aA
'.Ms.
J
'&
M,il, ..