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EVENING fcUBLIO lEDaER-PHII;ADELPfilA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, OL920
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"Turner for Gmaete"
This 3-story mill building.
1-story fumace heuse and
warchouse were built by
Turner Concrete Steel Ce.,
whose entire organization
has been taken ever by our
local eftlce.
Since then we have built
n companion furnace house
in poed time and at reason
able COBt.
TURNER
Construction Ce
171S BMmflm St.
Legionaries and Others Indig
nant Over Weman's
Utterances
MERRY
CAPITAL
pre-
AUTO PATROL CURBS
CRIME IN ABING
T
Patrolmen Cever 106 Miles
Roadway in Motorcars
Each Night
CARRY REPEATING RIFLES
Crime has been held down in Ablng Ablng
ten township through effective methods
el protection in practice in that Yerk
read township, peopled by many well
known Philadelphia families.
Patrolmen covering beats en feet, or
mounted officers, arc things of the past
in Ablngten. The department, directed
by Chief H. S. I.cver. is equipped with
motorcars. Twe policemen ere assigned
t6 each beat, covering the miles of sub
urban highways lu a meter one man
at the wheel, the ether en guard con
tinuously. This system permits the cewrlng of
100 miles of roadway each night, with
frequent reports te the Central stutien.
It likewise gives opportunity from
prompt responses te emergency calls, or
for concentration of policemen at any
given point.
Each team of two men is equipped
in addition te normal weapenx with re
peating rifle. The patrol is re-enforced
each night after the miduight hour by
Chief LeTcr, Special Officer Margemm
and one patrolman, who, until daylight
tour the entire district In a high-powered
car, ready for any emergency.
Effectiveness of the sjstem Is evident
in that this suburban department, to
taling no mere than ten men, has closed
two succCHslve "business years" with
a' remarkabc record. In every Impor
tant case the criminal has been captured
nhd either sent te prison te serve his
tkrm, or in new in prison awaiting
trial.
THREATEN REPRISALS HERE
British Embassy Reports Irish
I Warning te English In U. S.
.Washington, Nev. 11. The British
embassy announced jeslerday it had
taken steps te call the attention of the
Htate Department te a uusage recently
received by the Ilrltlsli chief secretary
for Ireland, dated New Yerk nnd
threatening reprisals against Kngllsh
men resident In the I'uited States "if
there are nny mere reprisals in Ireland
en and after the fourteenth day of No Ne
ember." The 8tate Department has net re
ceived nny word from the embassy.
tlv a Staff CorrtttenStnt
Washington, Nev, 11. There is a
merry war brewing here between the
National Weman's party nnd the
American legion nnd ether veterans'
organizations ever the paclllst Issue.
Keeling has run high ever since Mrs.
I'cthick I.nwrenec, a Londen fvmlniSt
and pacifist, delivered a speech at the
headquarters of the woman's party de
nouncing militarism and demanding
i world disarmament as the first
I limlnary of world neace.
I Fermer service men and 'representa
tives of various veterans' organizations
declare they will take Hnv steps neces
sary te prevent a repetition In the na
tienal capital or elsewhere of speeches
containing tributes te the conscientious
ODJccter. The veterans voiced Indiana
tlen today that the national authorities
should permit meetings within a block
of the White Heuse hnd War Depart
ment at which the gospel of resistance
te war nnd preparation for war under
any circumstances Is preached. They
admit that the protection of the prin
ciple of free speech may be Invoked by
American citizens, but say tills refuge
, is nei nvniiaDie te .Mrs. Lawrence, wne
of j holds an English passport.
I "The matter will most certainly be
I taken up at our next meeting," snid
Kenneth D. McRae. commander of
Oeorge Washington Pest, Ne. 1, the
I first American Legien pest organized in
tne united states.
"I understand the address delivered
by Mrs, Pethlck Lawrence resulted in
the passage of a resolution urging a
general amnesty for all conscientious
objectors new held in federal prisons.
I found It te be true throughout the
country previous te the election, and I
shy this, notwithstanding the fact that
I have always been a Democrat, that
the chief objection of the former sertlce
man te the present administration was
Its lenient treatment of the conscientious
objectors.
"Mrs. Pethlck Lawrcnce is reported
te have said thousand s of German
soldiers, actuated by an altruistic deter
mination net te shed bleed, threw down
their arms nnd marched singing en te
our bayonets. I hnve never heard of
such an occasion from any of my com
rades and the thought suggests itself
that had this practice been at all com
mon with the enemy, he would net hnve
been able te place our allies In n posi
tion where their backs were te the
wall."
Colonel Geerge Tatt, department
commander of the veterans of foreign
wars, said the matter would be taken
up tonight at a meeting of the national
capital pest, which would be attended
by the district officers.
MARTIN LISAN RECITAL
Philadelphia Planlat Makes Hit De
but In Wltherapoen Hall
A young Philadelphia pianist, Martin
Lisan, introduced his proficiency in his
ar.,.L nn audience in his home city at
Witherspoon Hall last evening, and it
waa an exhibition that would de credit
? 1 B?Ss,'inSd.0.rl8t- Mr L,a en
tirely Phlladelphla-mads, and in a great
measure Is self-educated en the piano.
He is only twentj-twe years of age, and
his accomplishment will be fully ap
preciated when his program is consid
ered, which included a number of the
most difficult compositions of the mas
ters, embracing the difficult Tauslg ar
rangement of the Bach Toccate and
Fugue in D miner, the familiar
Beethoven "Waldttcln" Senata. Bchu
mnnn's varied "Cnt-nnvnl " nn.i '. i
list of short numbers, including three
familiar Chepin selections.
The real novelty of the evening was
Rchumann'fl "Cnrnaval," which has
net been heard here In concert within a
der.en years, but which calls into play
every aide of the pianist's art, embrac
ing, as it does, little excerpts of a num
ber of ideas worked out musically. Mr.
Llsan handled all the varied themes in
a masterly way, and gave distinction te
each one, showing that he Is a close stu
dent of music as well as the piano. He
played the "Carnaval" with se much
eriuiancy as te style nnd technique that
at iw conclusion n
pcatedlv,
e was called out re
and finally ulnveil en an en.
core Schubert's brief but difficult "Ruin
of Athens."
Whether It was Beethoven. Hfhnmenn
Or Chepin, in fact any one of the many
composers embraced in his program, te
each he gave an individual interpreta
tien, as well as a mastery as te tech
nique. In his miscellaneous section he
played u composition of his own, en
titled "Sketches." demonstrating that
in this side of bis art he also possesses
much ability as well as originality.
This Introductory concert of Mr. Ll
san Is the beginning of a concert tour
throughout the United States which, It
may m expected, will bring much credit
te himself, and which will be reflected
back te this city, where he made his
entire preparation In his art as a con
cert pianist.
TO OPEN .GRADING BIDS
Twining Exptcta te OtaTt WerK en
"L" Terminal 8oen
Bids will be opened today by Directory
Twining, of the Department of City
Transit, for grading ten acres of ground
lit the north terminus of the Frankford
elevated line. This sits will be used
as a yard and als6 for a car-Inspection
barn.
There is every indication that work
win started nuickir. as dmccs or ma
terial have taken a tumble and there
are plenty of men available for em
pleyment.
Fer the remainder of the work en
the elevated line there is $8.r)00,000
available out of the $88,000,000 lean
passed at the last election.
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RETURN VICTIMS' BODIES
Men Killed In Cressing Crash te Be
Brought Heme
Bodies of three Philadelphiann, killed
Tuesday in a grade crossing nccldtnt
near Montreal, will be brought here
tndsv from Plattsburch. N. Y.
Th men killed were Samuel Schultz.
thirty-one years old, of C04 Fltzwatcr
strett; Leuis Slawetsky, thirty-eight
years old, of 1223 Wlngohecklng street,
and Jehn T. Vanderpell, forty -five years
old. of 2110 Tiega street.
The condition of A. J. Bredt, of 1000
MeyamenBlng avenue. injured la the ac
cident, is reported critical at the Cham
plain Valley Hospital, at Plettsblirgh.
James It. Clyman, of 212 West Olrard
avenue, the ether injured man, Is re
ported improving. All five were wall
paper dealers.
DEFENDS SOFT COAL MEN
Ne Need for Federal Control, Dealer
Tells Convention
Atlantic City, Nev. 11. (By A. V.)
Ne emergency exists in the bituminous
coal industry calling for federal control
of the' mines, such as that threatened
by Senater ('alder, of the Senate com
mittee en reconstruction J. D. A. Mor Mer
row, vice president of the National Ceal
Association, declared in an address here
today before the EaHtern Ice Manufac
turers' Association. The bltiimlneus
coal Industry, Mr. Merrow said, had
demonstrated ability te solve its own
problems through Its handling of the
recent soft coal shortage.
"The conditions in the bituminous
coal Industry, said Mr. Merrow, "which
have caused consumers trouble In ob
taining their supplies and hae given
opportunity for speculative prlcen in this
commodity, nre but a passing phase et
the wnr readjustment. The remedy for
that difficulty Is net regulation of coal,
but improvement of transportation facilities."
tains aday
in
ceunrem
$kSan Vrancisce Limited
California limited
MmgotMissienarjr'Scout,
beginning November 14, 1920
Five trains a day te winterless
California.
The new San Francisce Limited
carrieB equipment for both San
Francisce and Leb Angeles.
.-The two Limited are exclusively for
Cm-class travel. Each has a Pullman
for Grand Canyon. They provide
both morning and evening departures
from Chicago and Kansas City.
Faster time.
The three ether trains carry standard
and tourist sleepers and chair cars.
Fred Harvey Meals
"All the Way.'!
It. C. Smith, Gen. Ant
a. t. & b. r. ny.
HIT Flninee DlJ , Se Peen flij.
rnllaaelpht. Pa.
Phene Lecuit 61S4
.Grand Imsren line
Seth Themas Clocks
The Seth Themas is prob
ably the most popular Ameri
can clock made. The cases
are finely .finished and the
movements dependable.
A mahogany clock of Gothic
design, which plays Westmin
ster chimes and strikes the
hours $60.
S. Kind & S0H8, UIO Chestnut St.
DIAMOND ME11CHANTS JISWELEIIS SILVEItSMlTHS
Philadelphia's Greatest Asset
Is Her Beys
Much" of Philadelphia's present arid all of her
future greatness depends en these boys.
The Aim of the Bey Scout Movement
is te make these boys worthy physically, men
tally, morally of their great trust.
There are 7064 Bey Scouts in Philadelphia, each
pledged te de a "Geed Turn" each day; each being
instructed in
Bedy-Building
Character-Building
and Geed Citizenship
There are 70,000 Philadelphia Beys who are net
Scouts, but will be if you and etherH contribute the
means.
$200,000 will be needed for Scout support in the
next three years. "Philadelphia's Geed Turn" cam
paign for the Scouts is new in progress. Its object
is te raise this money, which may be justly consid
ered Philadelphia's Insurance of future geed gov
ernment. Se that "Philadelphia's Geed Turn" effort for the
Scouts is likely te prove the best of "geed turns"
for Philadelphia herself.
Can Yeu Imagine a Sounder Investment?
$5.69 will maintain a Bey Scout a whole year.
Will you give that sum or mere per year for the
next three years7
One boy in every eleven Philadelphia boys is a
Scout. Let's make it unanimous. Your subscrip
tion will help.
Don't Yeu Agree
that the Bey Scout idea is the finest thing that ever
happened te boyhood;
that the Bey Scout movement should be extended
te every boy in Philadelphia ;
that the Bey Scout movement is an indispensable
aid te home, school and church in making boys
into worthy men?
Then Make Your Agreement Count
by filling out and mailing the follewing:
PHILADELPniA COUNCIL,
DOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA,
023 WALNUT STHEET.
I hereby subscribe $ t
te be paid (date) (for period of 3 years)
Name .,
Address.
De YOUR "Geed Turn" Today NOW!
This advertisement contributed by J. E. Caldwell & Ce.
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Why Secrecy
About
City Funds
w
HY does net the Sinking Fund Commission furnish Council the
ft. ,u:u r;i i. rA for nhnuf the sinking fund : tacts
which Council needs in order te fix a proper tax rate for sinking fund
purposes? -lAIAAflA t ,,.
Is.it true that the Sinking Fund Commission has $4,000,000 of public
money mere than it actually needs ) that much of its money is need
lessly uninvested , and that the true amount of the sinking fund sur
plus is concealed by "writing down" assets and suppressing informa
tion ?
If this is true, it has a large bearing en the tax rate.
Taxpayers of Philadelphia were saved seven cents en the
1917 tax rate, because the Bureau of Municipal Research, through
publicity and co-operation with the Finance Committee of Councils,
forced the sinking fund commissioners te give up ever $1,160,000 te .
. which the fund' was net entitled. , ,
Why is it that certain pertinent information, which official
annual reports used te beast of, has been continuously suppressed
, since that 1917 tax rate was fixed?
By what right did the commission neglect even te acknowl
edge receipt of Councils' resolution, passed in November, 1917,
unanimously demanding this information?
On July 27 of the present year the new City Council made a
new request, unanimously demanding this and further information ,
about the sinking fund by September 7.
On September 7 newspapers said that two of the three sink
ing fund commissioners had signed a report te Council, and that
the third commissioner was willing te have the report go te .Coun
cil without his signature.
Why has net Council received the report?
Why is this?
Ne one seems te knew. Certainly, you as
understand why. Neither can we.
FOR years -the sinking fund commissioners had
boasted of 20 per cent mere money in the
sinking fund than was required te meet the
city's debt. This was nothing te beast of, as it
meant that the taxpayer was being taxed annually
for mere money than the city required.
The sinking fund new exceeds $3,000,000.
Thirty-eight million dollars of this amount
represents Philadelphia city bends bought and
owned by the sinking fund commission. Hew
many of these should be standing uncanceled, when
the purpose of the sinkings fund is te pay debt, and
the new City Charter requires .cancellation.
Why i3 much of this money uninvested, when
it could be earning five or six per cent? Is $20,000
te $30,000 mere income a year for each uninvested
million dollars net worth having?
Hew much of the $13,000,000 is actually needed
for the fund's legitimate purpose?
Who knows, and why de they hesitate te
tell Council?
a taxpayer de net knew nor can you
Has any. public official, or ariy public body
whatsoever, the right te withheld from Council",
any pertinent information about the' city's affairs?
Especially concerning money that should be avail
able for the conduct of public business?
The City Council of Philadelphia is composed
of twenty-one elected representatives of the people,
clothed with all dignity of the local body politic
and vested with the responsibility for managing
the city's finances.
Can YOUR public financial affairs be admin
istered intelligently and without waste, when your
representatives cannot get information about, de
partments of your government; when departments
of your government lay aside and secrete "nest- '
eggs," and when some departments can take money
out of your treasury, through the power of manda
mus, without your representatives' consent and
against their pretest?
Public business cannot be conducted secretly
and autocratically.
Public business is PUBLIC business.
The Bureau of Municipal Research has fought for years against this secrecy,
against defiance of Council and defiance of public opinion.
The Bureau unhesitatingly asserts that a thorough investigation should be
made of the sinking fund; that the Sinking Fund Commission should be made te.
comply with the law; that Council should assert its authority, enforce reorganiza
tion and put life into the fund.
This should be the first of a series of steps toward a unified and simple pro
gram of public finance that will
bring public business out into the open;
MAKE the City really "pay as it gees";
render the City's assets suitably mobile and available;
.efface the last vestige of "tin-box" financing;
make the finances and accounts of the City of Philadelphia as simple, as
well managed and as easy te understand as is humanly possible.
Clip this coupon at once and let
us tell you what the Bureau of
Municipal Research has already
accomplished te simplify city
finances and put an end te
secrecy about city funds.
CITIZENS' COUPON (47)
Bureau of Municipal Research, 805 Franklin Bank Building, Philadelphia
I denlre te knew mere About the working of ieur organization nmi i ., J.........!...!,.
IntereBled In (check topic of greatest Interest te you) X um '&ruIirl5'
1. Cleaner street,
2. Mere pay for ocheol teachers.
3. Maklnif the clty'n Hlnklng- fund work.
4. Fair pay and fair play for all cm cm
pleyea of the city.
G.
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7.
A better water supply.
Justice for the peer In the city's
courts.
Constitutional revlnlen.
Correcting mandamus abuies.
Nema
Address
BUREAU OF
MUNICIPAL RESEARCH
805 Franklin Bank Building
Bell-Spruce 1823 . . Keystone-Rac 250
This advertisement is paid for by a public-spirited citizen who is a member of the Bureau of Municipal Jesiarek
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