,-w r :.r " i vfX 'i t l ' I. ..'- X t V..W-... tN J-i -...-.,. ..- i rrtTrit-rr.l VxTTrtTS-VTTnCST A "V APBIL' U 1920 l.'V . f! "" nA ' : ll S : KUtU EXTENSION U FOR CIVILSERVICE Association Wants All Appoint Ivo Public Jobs Put Under Merit Rule The nrnH'nn'of riv1 "vtce jirinf. rlnlM 0 nil nppnllUIVO poimwi" ... ..fit, county nnd city Rnenm.rnts of Pennsylvania Is the objrrt of rccom mcndtttloni mnde totlny by the Ponnsyl rtnla Civil Service Ilcform Association. In n statement prepared for tlio con stitutional revision commission, officials of the nsooeintlon suftitcstted insertion of the following provision in tic stnte con- ntltutlon: "Appointments nnd promotions In the rhll ten Ice- of the stnto and of nil the civil divisions thereof, Including counties and cities, Minll bo nindo nc cordltiK to rierlt nnd fitness, to be as certained, m fur ns prnctienblp, (v ex mlnatlon, wlilcli so far ns prnetlcnble jballbcconipeUtlyp." Thfre is n wide discrepancy in pay for positions f identical work under the Philadelphia miiniclpnl nnd county croTetiimcnts, mroiriiiic to the associa tion's ftatuiifnt. Wage Unfairness Alleged "Tills Is illnstrnted ns follows," the report sajs. "enlnricH of eleven mes icnwrn not in the city dcpitttmenU range from RitOO to ?1G00. ns nuninst salaries of twenty-nine messengers in the clh departments ranging from $000 "Nine chief clciks riot in the citv dipsrtmentH receive salaries from SI 700 to $.1000. "The remaining twenty chief clerks in the citv departments receive from $1200 to $2u00. In the case of janitors tnd cleaners the discrepancy is still more marked for the 200 who receive the lowest salaries ore nil in the city departments, while the forty-nine who receive the highest pay nichll in the departments not under the civil Bcrvlco law. "On an average tho pny of messen rers, not in departments Under the Mayor, is $218 higher than Hint re vived by those hi departments under the Ma,vbr; the pny of tho 'county' chief clerks in $300 higher than those in mo 'city' ucpnrtnicnts, and tno aver age pny of Janitors nnd cleaners not In 'city' departments Is $454 more than thnt of tboso in 'city departments." Mandamus Kill Scored The drainon the city trensury through writs of mandamus for positions not under the control of the municipal an thorltlco is touched upon in tho report. From 1011 to 1010, it rtatcd, n total of $258,20.1.57 in salaries was man; damused from the city treasury. In tho administrative departments of. the state government, the report coh-. Unties, there arc 3357 nonpollticnl ap pointive positions, calling for an annual payroll of $5,020,104. '"Tharc nrc still mnn thousands of nppointlvc positions in Pennsylvania," the report ndded, "which are not subject to even a partial civil ncrvlce sjntem. "llilnking people acknowledge thnt a political administration of labor emplo -tnent gives unlimited opportunities for inefficiency, for increasing the high cost of government, nnd for the building of political machines nt the expense of the public treasury." Georgo Iturnhani, Jr.. is president of the Civil Service Reform Association) nnd Albert Smith Taught is secretary. FLEES AFTER CAR HITS MAN In- Police Hunt Driver Whose Car Jures P. nT. Employe A large gray touring car which struck nnd perhaps fatally Injured a Oliver if n 1. It. T. emergency wagon nt Hlxly-tlilid street nnd I.ar.sdownc ave nue enrly this morning, and sped avvny without stopping, Is being sought by tho police. The Injured man is Joseph Gihuore, fifty-nine ears old, 4410 HiMng Sun lane. lie is in a critical condition in tlio West Philadelphia Homeopathic llospltnl with u, broken right leg and a fractured skull. Gilmore was holding the horses of the emergency wagon while the crew nindo repairs on overhead wiring when the touring car came up Hlxtj -third street, struck him and hurled hhn across the Btrcct. "fiZ3!0BflOT25Si 4frrB f YrillUf 'nirrcrrSP cRuHitmniNuvuiiuius OPEN A CHARGE ACCOUNT 44 South 8th St IRMc Cullousli & Son AUTOMOTIVE AND GARAGE SUPPLIES Kellogg Compound Hand Pumps Powerful; easy to work; fill tirai to the required prenuro in a few minute. Three cylinder! nickel plated. Price, $7.00 t-aylindtr, "brass, f t-cylindcr, ateel, fi 257-59 N. Broad St. We co-operate with yaur dealer. Buy through him. - TICKETS ALLOTTED FOR LEGION RALLY Governor Sprout,. Roosevelt and General Attorbury Will Ad dress Mass-Mooting national commander of the Legion, will ,1)0 the speakers. me rnnnuPipnin jjcgionnnirr, mm -page publication, has inndo Its nppenr nncc In the interest of the drive It Is published by tho central campaign com mittee nnd is edited by Paul J. Mc Gahan. It will be issued weekly during tho drive. The auxiliary to Hhubln Ituchsbnum Post No. 05 will be guests nt n dance nt the .Roosevelt Hotel, glvou by tho post, April 21. The auxiliary's new officers are Itltn Hhlibin, commnudcr; Mies Mae Schwartz, rice commander; Miss Sarah Shubln, adjutant, nnd Miss Jtcba Livingstone, trensurcr. Preliminary to the launching of the membership drive for fiO.OOO additional members In Philadelphia couutri the central campaign committee of the mem bership drive met Inst night nnd allotted tickets to the seventy-eight posts of the American Legion in the city for the rally in the Academy of Music Trlday night. Tlio membership drive committee is comprised of the following representa tives : Herman II. Ilcrlln. 801 Colonial Trust Hulldlng! E. C. Gardiner, the Clinton, Tenth nnd Spruce streets; BABY SMOTHERED TO DEATH Elght-Month-Old Child Suffocated Beneath Bag of Cornmcal An elght-month-old babj wns smoth- ered to death lost night when burled under tho contents of n fifty pound bng of comnitnl. Tho ehlld, Lucy Lmnnrkco, wns the daughter of Halvatoro Lnmarkco, 2038 Kast Cam bria street, who kceps n grocery store at thnt address. The child was left in the store In care of her fivo-ycar-otd sister Diaiina, who plnced her younger Bldtcr On lop of he bag und tin n left the store. Yv hen Ihn father entered the Htorc he found thnt the bng hnd burst, .spill tig Its rontents over the bnby, who had fallen to the floor. Hall-Room 'Romance (icorgp W. Xofer. 500 Chestnut street; ineniion x. Tongue. 3034 North Thir teenth stiect; Wllhelm V. Knnuer, 8028 Frnnkford avenue; .T. Willis nommel. rjennnntown ; Thomas I Median, 002 Fnrragut tcrrnce. Tickets for the inn. meeting nio. bring distributed through the post com- i ninndcrs, the allotment being available r','nh commander at headniinrtcrs, I Vt Chestnut street,. The Women's Auxiliary posts in the citv liave re quested tirkrt.s nnd reservations hnvc been made for them. Thomns V. Median, chnlrmnn ofthe ' drive, predicted today it will be n tre- i inendoiis success. Governor Sptoul, 'Jheodoic ltooscvclt, of New- York; W. ' . Atterbury nnd I'rnnklin D'Olier, WOOD ALCOHOL FATAL 'ff Polson Blamed for Death of P. R. R., Freight Conductor , William lliltllps. Thirty-five years old, of 2007 Cleveland nvenue, Camden, died this morning nt Cooper Ilospitnl' in that cltr of wood alcohol, accordlne to hospital ph.vsicianN and the coroner. " Dr. T. Ilninmctt wns summoned to the man's home Inst night, and found runups m an unconscious state, lie 'was hurried to the hospital, where he died without regaining consciousness, Coroner Uentley conducted nn Inves tigation. Phillips wns a freight con-ductor-on the Pennsjlvnuin Itailroad. roTiifcmnimFiw Attractive Homes lire nliinjs rnlmnrnl hr the rliilit fluturrn, hrciprrlv nlnrril. Wo hive cnrc of orU Inot rrrallnnn. Iny we niiKcrnf them for jour liomf? find ami Klcttrlc Tnble nnd lloor I,nmp ADOLPII SADKER ' ' Unlniit U&2 Opfn KTfnlng yABL y wTV SiP' -$;&d ' K- j "VfTTSi. .' ic Bankrupt Storekeeper.- in ie DtocKs jS"- 1748 The Guarantee it ' Banh for Me." Then now the principal cnuae of bankruptcy were the making of unfor tunate investments and the nbeence of the thrift habit. Then at now the succestful men were the men vlo saved regularly and invested wisely. t Let us give you interesting facts nnd figures on how to save, or lehnble infor mation on how to invest your savings to best advantage. GUARANTEE TRUST AND SAFE DEPOSIT Sie-lSO CHESTNUT STREET CO. Wo ciil:stlt street 9 SOUTH 62D STREET WMMMniiigiiM I if ' MBlftll Light-Weight English Aquascutum Overcoats & Raglans! Released from the customs only a few days ago. Ready for youf selection now. On account 'of the low rate of exchange we can sell these typically English Topcoats, for T $53 Tweeds, Herringbone, Cheviots and regis tered exclusive Aquascutum coatings in grays, biowns and tans. Not a large shipment only enough to be exclusive, and the price ($55) is most favorable. Showing them in their original English pack ages just as 7ici came from ihc ship. William H. Wanamaker 1217-19 Chestnut St. wmfipi PREMIER comfort is assured by its wonderful spring suspension, per fect balance and roomy, inviting seats, with deep, soft cushions. .PREMIER MOTOR. COR.POR.ATION INDIANAPOLIS, U.S.A. Till ALUMINUM tin WITH MAONSTIC !" wm W ZM mm Mm m Zkmmy' Mr "9W W Mm. M mmmmmm'- '' l Vcv 7 I,- ,i V)CrVlCG Astocict Station Evtrjtthtt J: M j 6338 CIiftnut.Bt. J; j J " . ' VsiTrrMl Auto flopwlr O r ,.j 1 . . SJ&.JL.SWLS. ' ' I , Orrrbrook Auto Klcetri Co. , f I I B. L. P. MOTOR CO., INC. Broad and Spring Garden Streets Philadelphia The rugged endure ncc, vi tality nnd rigidity of Prcst-O-Lite construction hove won for Prest-O-Lite Bntteries tho enthusiastic endorsement of manufacturers and car owners alike. &&- J. COILNEIX. S33S Clmtnut Bt. VnlTtrMl Auto flopwlr Oo. SlOWj.BWIJit. Orrrbrook Auto Klietrit Co. 242 N, 03d Bt. BonthwMlc Irnltton Co. 1B1?1 flnrilfr Arc Amrrlrnn Motor 8rrtee 4Z88 N. Mriwwl Bt. Comnton-nntlfc Co., Ibu Bala Arf. & Cltr.IJ. n) John W. Ttimrkarsi 6J4S Orrmantown At. TVoshlnrton Inno Onraicn nl Maclilnn Slot Jenklntown. r. OntnI Osisft lAiMdnirnr, !' Z&Z&irkfy2 1335 Mt. Vernon St. Official Prcst-O-Kite Dintributorg Artdlson rotr. Jr., Company Darbr. Tiu Korwood Itatterr Shop Nonrood. To. DoTltTm Auto Saoptr Co, S8 S. Mln St.. Doylwtom Vorrttown Motor Co. Mntn nnd llarhntlntis ts. NArrNlown ,1 I IL" ""Ml ' "PERSONAL CHARGE ACCOUNTS SOLICITED' . I " Eleventh and Market Streets i Frank & Seder Again Blaze the Trail with Lowest Suit Prices Recorded this Spring Eleventh and Market Streets The First Store in Philadelphia to LOWER PRICES: Before Easter we took the lead announcing Spectacular Under priced Sales of New Spring Suits. Now, again we announce NEW LOW PRICE SENSATIONS never before reached in the past two months. Offering for Thursday 1140 High-Grade Fashionable Spring Suits- ASensational Sale of Suits Suits Fashioned by the Maker to Sell at 45-55 & $65. 00 READ OUR DOUBLE GUARANTEE Guaranteed the Biggest Siiit Values given by any store in town during the past tiuo months; guaranteed a "Not to be Dupli cated" Value at this price no matter where in this town you shop. WM AND PONT FAIL TO NOTE that these Suits arc made by one of Nctc York's recognized high-grade makers who only on rare occasions has released his gar ments at below his regular known mark ings. We had to agree not to use his name. All- Jfool Tricotine Suits . All- Wool Men 's - Wear Serge Suits All-Wool Velour Suits Fine All-Wool Jersey Suits Fine Llama Cloth Suits : Sports, Dressy & Tailored Styles Fancy Silk Linings in Some, others Peau de Cygne lined. f f I f OC Na,- Dlnck Pckin- Kcindeer. Moth. Taupo mftxiJ LhV I -C? m '''nn am' Heather Mixtures. 0Si wffll lk wFH$& Women's Misses' Extra Sizes T tinWk m fn&. -MKkiM r-JirmSSm ffc All fit, ru iC ( T AMwm s3HI- AVk ' Tyfflw sjilMlifflm " J U im-Wm Jvllillllm )rfiFrTV JaffiWm firrMwBIIHBfi IIP llfi llPfC ImWi 'J ll Wmi 1 'wim W il WU P f 28 ff"B WM ! 28 s I r wmSl i iv Our Regular Custom ers and Charge Cus tomers Are Urged to take Advantage of This Suit Sale Thursday. FOX SCARR Taupe, Wnlnut and Dyed Cross Fox; lurerc open animal hcarf trimmed with heads, tails aim paws. Special $25 u m ..... , aiflf Eastern Mink Kolinsky Q en Novel Two-skln Combluntlonslf- y-ljl I vnlll.ll till fll JTS. m s JJ VHANH SISDUn BKCOM) 1'I.OOU Em 11. i 4- . x fjmmKBJyy lifi WBBLi,) m m A Special Advance Window Display of These Suits in Our H indows Today Wed nesday. Don't Fail to sec them. All of These Garments Pictured From Actual Suits on Sale at $28.00 TiiAMTr & SEDBn-,HTlI AND MAUKET STS. . Chaoioiseltite ODoves SPECIAL 85c Splendid qunlity Chamom cttos in tho popular 'J-clasi, hlyleH. All lhc .losirahlo sprinj; hIiikIos. All sixes. STUKKT I'l.OOIt vd j-r Y -A1" v: , kw -. V "17 - 'M, - M .y. ?
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