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T PEOPLE'S FORUM
Letters to the Editor
I.tttorn to tlio editor lihobtd ba na
brief nnd to tho point as possible,
avoiding unythlnR that would open
a dbnomlnuUonal or tieclarlkti dU
cusalon. No Htttntlon ttIII ba psilil to anony
mous letters. Names and nddreeies
must be signed an an ovldenco ot
Rood fattli. allliouKli names will not
1)0 printed If rcquost Is made tliat
Oiey be omitted. ,
The publication of a letter la not
to bo taken aa an Indorsement of Its
views by this papor.
Communications will not bo re
turned unless accompanied by post
oso, nor will manuscript bo bared.
Women and Cigarettes
Jfe t ht Editor 0 the 7i(no ruMfo Ltictr!
8lf I hvo notel thht omi of the rmd
r M th PeorU'i IYrum have been ullllug
to olv (rood ilvIeo to parents nnd other
rturdln certain thlnira In whloh help ha
been, solicited, and this has promoted me to
oomt to your paper to see If I can eel a
little advice rerardlni women and cigarette
smoklnr.
I have always been highly averse to to
bacco In any form, feeltnc that It Is a flltlir
habit In a man and detrimental to his
health. I havo refueJ to employ In mv
buatntfe rounir men vho tmokid. and wauM
not allour thexe who teta older and hod even tho manufacturing- of them. Th ex
formed the habit to emoke during- working- Pert criminal eema to be able to manufac
ture, unless outelde of th butMlnjr at their tura from gas ltj some tint are almost as
dinner hour. deadly oi a Krupp gun
While 1, 4m able to control this, there 1 Thle talk of the Leglilature parting laws
a thing that I cannot (.ontrol In r.iv home, to stop the criminal rlajj from caru-lnv
and that la the recent hab't nf women deadlr weaponn will hnr.llv hit ti on ' To the Editor tit the Hvmino Pubite T.rdne
smoking cigarettes. Tor a lone time the aimed at. Why. they iuld aeoompllih Sir Could yru or some of your readers
Met that my two daughters and my wlfo more by the enactment of a law making It nhllgo me by printing or ndln to tho
smoke cigarettes was kept from me. But I & mlsdomeanor to pad a brick before throw- 1'eople's rorum tho poem entitled "I Itad
now they have become moro bold and do rof liur It through a window This would te a But Itfty Cetit"7 B. U.
resltate to smoke In my preeenee. and tell direct blow to tho criminal dare, as the ' Milladelphln. February 8, 1021.
,u7 wn uioj win uo a iiiojr yuaso "" nonesi cuisen ioo not turow brlcxs through
. ana i ecim 10 oe aosoiuieijr ceiyieeo in windows, cither wrapped or unwrapped
I the l'eople'i forum tho poem entitled "The
Old Man's titory," containing these lines.
"Feeble and old, an old man stood,
'Mid a careless, boisterous crowd;
Ills fare boro the look of solitude,
His form with csfs wan bowed.
'Come, stranger,' said one ot tho merry
throng."
UtANClIK T. WIUtlKS.
TMladelphla, rtbrniiry 0. 1021.
Wants "Mother's Picture"
To the Editor of the livening 1'ubtia Ltdetr!
Sir Can a reader supply tho Teoplo's
rorum for printing with the little poem en
titled ' Mother s Picture," In which ore
the lines:
"It ts only a little p'eture,
In a Ilttls sllter frame;
But acrosi tho picture la written
My darling mother's name."
W.
rhlladolplila. February 0, 131.
L. T.
Old Song Wanted
the matter.
My daughters were the fire; to learn to
smoke through getting In with a little mt
of what I might call "rlrls who are going
tho pace," end who lhlr.lt It nothing to
dine at public restaurants and have their
after-dinner smokes. These girls, I believe,
begin tho habit becauB they think It locks
smart, but so far as I can te It only seems
smart to a lot of brainless young fools, but
to the better element of men and women It
seams most revoltlnr.
They did not smoke at heme dr a long
time, but their girl friends would call and
would lmlet upon smoking, and cry shortly
they persuaded my wife that erv up-to-date
matron was smoking and that yuu
Vhat the law must bo made tn cover Is I
the carrying of any article wlih deadly or
criminal Intent. Thli would Include milk i
lara (today's paper elates an Instance of
that useful utensil being used with criminal
intent).
Now, In fact, if every shooting Iron was
removed from tho uim of either the best or
worst citizens, vould that leesen crime? I
Suppose we were brought to a hand-to-hand I
conflict for the money or valutbles. would
our wire lawmakers consider It was up to
th..m to cnct a Uw to prevent any one
from tnUni.- sparring leseone? It would
seem there cou.d be a moral lcnon drn-vn I
ircm trie story ot the parly pxjttler "sho'
in.i nra .,,., ie- i.e.. vi ... ..- .... .
v. t...i.. -., i. i, ...1.... .. .i,...i '".-. - .t. invii4 ui.iris armcu wun n:a
... ....,.., not. ... ... u,u. ,- '""' trusty musl.f. m. ,i i,. .... ...... i- .,.:
and as my wife Is one of the fort who
would rather be out of the world than out
of style she was easily persuaded by the
daughters to try the thing, and now nhe
has become a. regular Herd, keeps a little
ashtray near her W, and frequently ai
night she smokes, as eho mh, to quiet her
nerves so that she can sleep.
There seems nothing left for mo to do
but accept the situation. My daughters i
------ .-. -v. v.,.!, j no vita uivt ia me i
wildernees by a friend who Iauirhe.1 at'th,.'
prepnrednesn and remarked, "Why, you wil. '
neer die until your time oomea." to which
the owner of the gun mada reply, "I know
that, but suppose I was to meet an Indian
and his time had comi and I had forgotten "
my run?"
Oh. well. In theee dav one may ml their
guess. i-rnaps tl'.o rosolve to remove rs.
oould have been easily controlled were It nirrom pnvato ownership may only bo '
pot that they haxe their mother on their m-onaed as a, scare to induce the peoplo to
slae. Now mat wo nave pronioiiion nnu - " "" luwuiuvn suon in
Jluor Is eo hard to oecuro, I ho nothing. O'earms. as many did In firewater.
to do In the way of retaliation, but if this1 W. T. NICHOLSOK.
were not the cao It would be a flna o.-v i i-riugeton, s. J., February i. 1821.
Thirteen I n t? h,im at ffn nil lwnllIt
under the influence until they wuid get so Where Railroads Should Cut
tired of It and ashamed of tho disgrace that To the Vditor of the Lvenino Pullte Lcdatr- I
thsv would see thlmm as I do. and there tu .... . " "
would b. a general ref.rm brought ubout I ,,;, fo;- .--" ??.?'; ,
PhUadSShL. Feb-uan- 5 H" ' l""' I nd.r 1-o.r much of a demtnd
fnua.oipaia, teoruan u, ij.i. thtr.i won M t e-nm n. -,.i-... .... i
I HAD nt-T FIFTT CKNT3
I took my girl to n. fancy bull,
It was a social hop:
Wo waited till tho folks went out
And tho music It did stop.
Then to a roaurant we went,
The best one on the street;
She said shh wasn't hungry.
llut this la what she ste:
A dozen raw, a date of slaw,
A chicken and a roasts
Some sparrow grars nnd nppli rats,
And soft shell crabs on tomt.
A big box stew and crackers, too.
Her appetite was Immense.
Whn she called for pie
I thought I'd die.
For I had but fifty cents.
She said she wasn't hunsT?,
f-he didn't caro to eat, t
But I'e got money In my clothe
To bet she can't be beat.
Hhe took It In so cor,
Sho had an awful tank.
She said sho wasn't thirsty.
But this Is what she drank:
A whisky skin, a glass of gin.
It made me ehaks with fear,
bjnio glnjer pop, with rum on top,
A schooner of laer beer,
A Klaso of alo. a gin cocktail;
Hhe ought to hn had more sense.
When fho called tor more
I fell on the floor,
For I hod but fifty cor.ts.
Asks for a Poem
to the TM.'frroS'tlii) Evening J'uMle Ltdetr:
Mr lll you Pleae print the ttoem i-
titled "N'ob(ii,s Cull J" T It starts:
. nnlJI i..i.- .i . ' . ... V. "AlOMO In tlln flrenrv. .tittle t-
The Flsk Jubilee Singers ' ting salarle. If the cut was to affect aU Wt" ,or dres, and bare, col
To tr.t Editor of the cicnino rubllc Leilecr: e.ijp.oj-es rrom tr.o president of thj road
Sir A Philadelphia friend tends mo a,dnn. bay abcu: ms toUWs:
clipping from the Evum.no I'rnuo I.KPOR.t. resljjrt, cut from JT5.0J0 to
in r-hlch a lady correspondent tlgning her ' 150.000 123.000
Initials "B. N. T..'- under date of Januin , f1' vlce presidents, each cut t.1000 SO.00D
OT. asks for lnformntln alout a concert lr'ftv genernl msnncers and depart-
Blven in Philadelphia a long t'me aso by the I . mer.t brad. 120C0 earli 100 000
cold feet."
IVT v ftMITlr.
Weitvllle. K. J, Fcbrjsry S. 1021.
NOBODY'SCIIILD
By PHILIP H. ClIASU
Alone, in the drean. pltllem street,
Wltn my torn, old dreu nni bare, iso'.d feet,
i in i'nuaaeipnia a ior.g vmn ou u u t - .i---.-. --.-u.. ,-.. .. ivu vv,, , ..-, ., ,i- , , ---- - -
--.,- ..L., ... .-. -ibu... line mm.ir.i.i n.. .P.nt. fiit.it .....1. , eu ttn .i. un 4 1 - (.niiuririi 10 ni,u . ra.
the profits of whose concerts put Fl.k Unl- Ti hundred hold, t departments I "J n"y.?.nJ ""'verln' and nowhere to go;
wsily on Its feet, gae scorej of com-erts, KOOeach .v. (.10 l",n"ht ,,;?1mlnB fn'n a '"'" "d dread.
tn Philadelphia during thir rrofos.lona! j ! Ana t'c,h"1 ,loct beating upon my bare
career. They first appeared there early In , r.o-,,000 ?,?.,. .v -.,.
1873 at the Academy of Musi.-. This house' If each larj-c svror.i ttu.l cut ,800.000 ' pl51 ;,,, '" th' ''v'l, b,0VT UI:l m "
had ben denied to a colored epeaker a ' yar from thj Iick'.s of Unconcern ornl wlld7
ehort time twlore, but the JulMees vero , "mailer roads in proportion tho domand for ' I. because I m nobody" child?
Invited to th city b John Waraiiikitor. , me cui in tne laboring man h salary would
George H. Stuart, lllshop Simpson nnd 'ot seem so r.ecewiary. J. V,'. L.
others of eval prominence. li..n inf.uenre , llilladelphla, February S, 1021,
opened the Academy of Mui'c to tlio hIhk- . ,
ers, and they filled It with eager listen. rs ''.. ,
for their or-3 were a new departure In UlieStlOllS AnSlVCreil I
vocal music.
At that time tho City of Brother y I.ove
was not very brotharl toward crlored pen-1 A Boat Puzzle
. .... ... , ...M..1
lV l.n. ."rrJZ"E "utn r.?" .7,: ro,erj(foro a. vvtnio Puuio ittatr.
J (-S IU mjr LIIUI. .,vv.o, .... .. - ...-.-..
them, but a statement of tho situation from
Sir Can any ono of ;our readers work
out the following puzzle. A husband and
wife, eich weighing 2w) pounds, and their
two sons, each weighing 100 poundn. wish
to crui. a rler. Their Mat can only liold
200 iv.ii.d3. Hot can they du It 7
W 1 T.
I'lii'auc'.phln, February " 1921.
Not a Citizen
the lilatform brought an Invitation from the
proprietor of the Continental Hotel, fitn
the chief hotel of tho city, and frr rmc
tUne afterward that hotel housed the sing
ers when In Philadelphia.
The company visited Philadelphia many
t'mea In after years, slnglt g l.i tho Ac-idem
of Mui'.u and tether public halls and In
..v nf th- Umrehts There mum be
many thoussnds of pcop'.o 11. lie In Thlla- To th J.'dltor of the Evening Public Ltderr:
d.lphla who attended these concerts, and Mr I cuno to the United btutes In lSt
Krhars jour correspondent's Inquiry may at tll0 8B0 n. thr(.c JHrs. My par;nt. also
naie been tuny answereo, uj. uvum .
another city, I hae not seen th- rep.len
Houghton. Mifflin & Co . of Boston, pub
' Ilshed "The Story of the Jubilee Singers
with Their Songk." Thij book if now out
of print, but if "B. N. T " wl I write for
tt tierhap-j copy can b found It gives
a. full account of the company'u work .luring
Its earlier years. -. M
For Many Year Manager of 1 i JublUea.
Mew ark, N'. J . February , 1021.
The Banks the Cause
To the Editor of the E-.eitina PuMIc L'dCr
glr I would like t r-i f the rretr
who crttlcUed labor fcr i ot erring tj the
relief of the builder to tha' he ci.n 1.0 al.eud .
and erect homes for the por p.opu'. t-t '
me teil him that it 1 r.f in laoonnu i..n
Jaet o-. er the way there's a flocd i f ..gM,
And wa-mth and beauty and all things
Irlght:
Pfsutlful children. In -bes to fair.
Are onrdlne songs In rapture there.
I wonder If they. In their blissful glee.
Would pity a poor little beggar like me.
Winderlnp alono In tho merclleis street.
Naked and shivering and nothing to eat.
Oh
l.. u.u. -.. .-.- ,-ie nt nnvin r.rr or t
..oiu. ou. v. ...... - -------" jj, cnuzns of pereuns who
""r;..01?.;: ,.' , ,rk,,7 un on, I the arm,. Persona who were a
in. uumer.. "'"' V,";"- 1Pj .li service In th- Hmy or navy nnd h
hae signed up with Ihelr emp.i.yers anu an .,.,.. ,,,.,,,., .. .,.
r,. eeuilv tn STO tO It
But, 'f course, thli foollfh tal.t about
,s i.nmin rfnw n of wsges and work for
little or nothing cinnot be considered or.
taken seriously by anytx!y rn ltnowo iny
th'nrf t all abcut llvl-g cun.'ltlort-t Build
ing will be started, nj Juul :. and -iltli n
ru-h. as Kion us the or.e big drawback '.
broken, and that la t-e om.ks
.oeen up and give loa-.s w.t..
In.erest end i .1 wt.l t t-
forolcn birth, never applied for natural
Iz&tlon. I'.'Huo tell me If I am a citizen
or If I shall have to tkko out papers for alt-
, Izenshlp. W. 1 V
. Philadelphia. February 8. 1021.
j Tuu ore rot a cltlren of tho Vi It'd
Matoe lou w'll have to apply In tho usual
Iway fir citizenship
Soldiers and Naturalization
j To the Editor c' the Tt-rn ig 1'ubUc Letter:
Sir Parlrt; tie "ar '. law was c acted
I which made cauh t, dl nurvlrs In the
' Am-rlcan forced a citizen of the Vnlled
States In honorable discharge from the
army enough tu p.-v.e my being a citizn7
w. i, vi::ni.
Philadelphia, IVaruary 9. H'21.
Tlura has te.i nj law pasd by Congrees
w-rved In
ccepted for
ave been
pply for
naturalization and txcom citizens without
what shall I do when the night cemes
uown,
In Its terrible blackness all over the town?
Shall I lay me down "neath the nngry sky.
On the cold, hard pavements alone to die?
When the beautiful children their prayers
have said,
And ir.amniia hale tjeked them up snogly
in b-'d
N"o dear mother ever upon me smiled'
We It it, I wvr.Jei, that I'm nobody's
c.'.l.C
No father, ro mother, r.a sister, net one
In a.l the world loves me; e'en the llttlo
dugs run
When I wander too near them: 'tis wondroas
to see
How cverjthlr.g shrinks from a beggar like
mo ,
Perhaps 'tis a. dream, but sometimes when
I lie
lazing far up In the dark bluo eky,
WatcVng for hours om largi bright star,
I far.ey tho beautiful gates aro a.'ar.
And a host c bright-robed nameless things
Corre lluttcrl.-.g o'er mo in glided wings;
A hand that Is strargely soft ar.l fair
Cnresics ler.tly my targ'efl hatr.
And a voice like the carol of soms wild
bird
The sweetes: vo'.co that was eTer heard
Calls mo mr.y a dear ptt name.
Till my heart and spirits are all afiarcs.
And tells me eueh unbounded love.
And bids me come up to their home sbovs;
T.et the.-n
r AsoraU.e
waltlnir the ujal neriod of time required I And then with such oltlful rt .ni-ieta.
of fore'gi.ere Tney can go It the Federal Thoy lo'k at me with their sweet blue eyes,
iiui'.u r,g ti' iitunuc iiuiiaing; wnii mr.r , xn,i n iioi m tn m out ot the dreary night,
i am going .y ;o t:ie world or llglitj
And aiwiv from tho hunger and storms so
I am sjro I sha.. then be stmebody's child.
discharge re-tificates aj.d two c'tlzei.s who i am a
can lurntiiv tneia a t' o parMin i.amca
la ... .- li.crmu dln'hiri;i o. r.lfcats.
rhllodelthla. Fobrja-
Tho German Situation
To the Hdttor of the EtcTiinff Pi(t.'ic Leiier:
Sir J read with l,..-w than pasuln In
terest the cjnd.tl now clt!ng In iter
w..nw .ierlhe,l by a n-iirr.lnenl American
who has Just returned from that country
Tie says. "One German woman, who 'i
drrutrd In a kirj or g---n mnn- -r..... .t
nieo z racKiric. urn i v..
I Referred to Readers
IjM! i-ciir o the Iv.t na I'ublio I.'dger:
F r 'V . -iu p.raee l Jbils'i In nn early
ec.tl. i of t .- Utlm.so n nL-.' Lnoann the
isrsvtr to the fallowing qjes'lons:
Why havo eo mr.y chit.eso nos ana gins
bee . g.drg U the United States schools
vlthln the lost fifteen yenn'
Why do thv thin Fnlted States schools
so much b-i'ter than thom .of China'
HD1TH McVI-ni.LAN.
:'o.-!um. Pa.. IVbruury 7. 1021.
Fraudulent Enlistment
1.4 at eul flnil
m. "The babies did n it .'11 any tn, V 1 at , j0 ( j d,f jr 0 th'j I.vin.nj i'.o Lediitr
Hid that little g'rl have tj iu wl'n f..T in- . . ., n w)l ls n canulUn cl'len,
Grandpa's Spectacles
To fie Tdiforo thj zToenhto PuMio Ltdoer:
Sir I am In.j oeirg the little poem re
tjuestel by "Vv. I. v." Can you tell me
tho author of the poem "The Confessional,"
and wherj 1 i-.ay obtain It?
It Is the very dramatic story of a Flor
entine girl who murdered her rival In love,
nd It begirs like this
" 'Tvvas twilight, and ths early lighted
lamps
Were flle.terl.-g into the Arno's tide."
Mrs A. NBL.IJETT.
Philadelphia. January 80. 1D21.
Oft. mamma, That will grandpa do?
. n. uln..r? Tlvv rti.l not
war. We wou d !U1 m"
Ir r on the
the hinder
and a little more food .nd a lie.
will worV. and pv. oi-. ...-.a "- " "-
Mve ' "
It Is really laments V,e that tier i.c.li
be starving women and children anywhere on
tTiIs oarth. and one cannot, ii-ip oa- i-.
t-er.ed f . r c'sht'cn incrlhs li the N. r.. 1" l He's gone away to heaven
' tne l-nlfd i-tato l.i the war At the I Without the Hlvor ipecteelos
tirre rf his rmtstmer.t he swore he wmj an I That Ut.clo John has given!
American citizen. Cjn 1 o b runlehed for . How can he read the Bible
thia- An hla Tjarenio nao.e I'r pj-naa. -' '" "n i-w ....
W I,. T.
I't.tlidelpi.'.i. February S. 1021
Trom facts rta'el In jour .etter v can-
ir tne ooy eironoo
(file wl ..I. ..- -'i' - - . i i. tv., w.p ' . .-..-
aympathy for thje w..o nuffer U.auie , nClt an,tr delnlte.y If tne boy enroll
-. .....,.. r.e cthem. I.ut I tio.l'I anK , , .u. r..l Itnuric It win for four iei
BU thle woman and rro'l.er Inda.if'- 'r l.ign (in(J , conclude that li It. still n the serv
tarnlval when the Lusltania was sJik by a ( o-i should ttio facta b-orne known to
despot, the .talser of Oermany, and with lt, UiJ ouihor!tIf. he v ou.d bt given dlncharge
lnUlnr the lives o: many n.. n.-.o - , , . fraudulel i-'iisin.en' as im i lie
babies were enurtea out' -r.-. ... .'"
Attal-is his majjrlty ho sl.ou.d
r.a'ur'..:a'.lc-.
x?W fur
Denmark's Colors
wuu..- ... (.
were wantonly muroerM ana me j-.u. t. .....
was made a hv.lda thrugnout Oern any
Tho schools wo- dlsnilssoi i nd evrjboay
celebrated the blxckest .eod known In een-
On the same pir that '. pr.nted 'hi
story of the American tojriet ard tne
rvtlher l another tale wh.h deals with the ,
barge that the kalsi-r slo.e n.l. Ilor.s of dol- j
lare' worth of real entt- fr.ui Pr tssla. If
this aocfat.m I t-u. why ef. .J. '. r it tl-.
... -irrnf f CiTCti 1 t3 UlSylwrge h.
irotten gains aid tho money be o ' t1' vo (
buying food and ralmert fo- the Kv.ff.rers In Douglas' Loyalty
OermanyT I ha-o harl of no irovemei t To t., f ,tiJ rj the L eving 1' tb r : rdg'r
riUrlel by the pecp.e '. -.rr n bl r. .1 1:1 Sir.,v,, tr.ere ev.r a .y tn.,: f M'.i.ei
this or any o'her cJntry for t.ve cr.rua- ,,.utf., ,.,!, ir-.o PrelO'i t Mu 'Ins
tloi of the fona- ". '""','rr.n, ... c......et? Was Dojg.as entirely Vja; dur
To the )' It'or u! th- Mtii'M Ptttili 1 rdvrr:
Hlr V." 11 yf'U . ea ru'.ili-h 111 'he P0-
pl' lorai w..a' the olra of Denmark
or ,.?y- U I'1
Phl.&dcrl !a. Terruary 0. 1S21
Tho color cf 1-ienm.irit s fla I' red end
white, with a little b'ue and go'l In the
coat f arms.
He'll put his coat on wrongslde out
And make tho angels )auh.
Hovr can he flrl the place
About the wicked "flea."
And luw the bears ate children t-n
That uel 1 . frighten me?
So If you'. I dress me up
Juit l'ko an argel brlsht,
I 11 put a lajler up tho 'iy,
Ard take them uo tonlshtl" '
Nur.e of the bous of ouotatlcns at our
dlitjoeal .vcates the p-m the name of
the author of which ou desire.
iT, j. t, aKs fo- tho words of the
ror.u "oil, Ejsa.. Jane," one voxse of which
"Her mouth was like a cellar;
Her foot was luo a nam,
Her ejes -vere like an owl's at eight; I
Her voice was never calm:
Her hi. r -v.1 ,u a.'.d curly.
Hor necK J-t .Ue a cranai
I hid farewt 1 u all my love,
Uoe-C 'y. fcjsin Jane."
j a poem entitled "The
Alto tne poem, the
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Conference of
The Building Industries
(OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)
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Called by the Mayor of the City of Philadelphia and the Industrial Relations Committee of the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
To Be Held in the City Hall and Assembly Room of the Chambe r of Commerce, Widener Building
Commencing Tomorrow, February ls5th,
And on February 16th, 17th, l$th
HIS HONOR J. HAMPTON MOOEE,
Mayor of -tho City of Philadelphia,
Honorary Chairman
ALBA B. JOHNSON,
President of Philadelphia Chamber of
Commerce, Honorary Chairman
ERNEST T. TRIGG, Chairman
Industrial Relations Committee
Synopsis Program of Subject
Tuesday, Feb. 15th
Mayor's. Reception Room
Jo A. M. Public Works and tlio responsibility of
public officials with regard to Indus
trial activity.
2 P. M. Financial considerations and existing
unemployment.
Wednesday, Feb. 16th
Assembly Room of Chamber of Commerce
10 A. M. Transportation, fuel, real estate and
costs of completed structures.
2 P. M. Prices of construction materials and
condition of tho marltet for such commodities.
Thursday, Feb. 17th
Assembly Room of Chambdr of Comtaorco
10 A. M. Living: costs nnd their tronds.
2 P. M. Wages and production per man as af
fecting tho construction industry from
tho standpoint of contractors and build
ers and employees.
Friday Feb. ISih
Absembly Room of Chamber of Commerce
10 A. M. Hours of labor and restrictions.
2 P. M. Conference conclusions.
Thursday February 17th
Assembly Room, Chamber of
Commerce, Widener Bldg.
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10 A. M. Living Costs and Their Trends
1.
3.
DETAILED PROGRAM OF SUBJECTS
Tuesday, February 15th
Mayor's Reception Room City Hall
10 A. M. Public Works and the Responsi
bility of Public Officials With Regard
to Industrial Activity
1. Call of the meeting to order and presentation
of the cause, purpose and scope of the confer
ence. 2. Address of welcome and function of the City
Administration in advancing, industrial pros
perity. The Mayor of Philadelphia.
3. The function of the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania for co-operating with and aiding in
dustry. The Governor of Pennsylvania or his rep
resentative. 4. The present situation with regard to the pro
gram for Philadelphia public work.
By a representative of the City Government.
5. Pennsylvania as an employer of labor.
By a member of the Emergency Fund
Board.
fa. The Law of Pennsylvania creating machinery
for stabilizing industry.
By a member of the Industrial Board.
3.
.' P. 31. Financial Considerations and
Existing Unemployment
1, The present situation in construction industry
and the financial relationship involved. '
Presented from the standpoint of a builder.
2. Estimates of the public and private construction
work of which Philadelphia is in present need.
Presented by Architects and City Officials.
The financial situation in the United States as
related to construction and other industrial ac
tivities. Presented by a banker of national experi
- ence.
The investors' attitude.
Presented by bankers conversant with the
local situation.
The situation of the building and loan associa
tions with regard to construction work.
Presented by persons experienced in build
ing and loan association activities.
Statement of the unemployment situation, par
ticularly in Philadelphia.
The data under this heading have been pre
pared by a careful canvass and will be pre
sented by the expert in charge of the work.
Wednesday,
February 16th
Assembly Room, . Chamber of
Commerce, Widener Bldg.
10 A. 31. Transportation, Fuel,
Real Estate, and Cost of
Completed Structures
1. The transportation problem and its
relation to construction.
Presented by an experienced rail
road man.
2. The fuel situation of the United States
and its relation to the construction in
dustry. Presented by coal operators.
3. The real estate situation and its rela
tion to the construction industry.
By a leading real estate man,
4. The cost of completed structures, both
as a whole and by units, including an
analysis of component costs.
Presented by engineers, architects
and builders and will include an
exhibition and tabulation of the
findings. ,
Past and probable future trend of living costs,
wages, and hours of labor in the United States.
Presented by the Managing Director of the
Industrial Conference Board and will in
clude charts and curves setting forth the sit
uation. Data gathered by the United States on living
costs up to February 15, 1921.
Presentation will be by the CommisDioner
in charge of the industrial labor statistics
of the United States.
Living cost data collected by the Bureau of
Municipal Research.
Presentation will be by an expert of the
Bureau.
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Food, clothing and rents as they affect living m
Philadelphia.
By leading grocers, clothiers, shoe dealers,
real estate men and others who are leaders
in business in this city.
2 P. M. Wages and Production
Wages and Production as affecting the construc
tion industry from the standpoint of contractors
and builders, and employes.
This subject will be dealt with in the form
of a discussion by those who are engaged
practically in the general building trades.
Bricklayers, masons, hod-carriers, common
labor, carpenters, plasterers, lathers, paint
ers and glaziers, roofers, plumbers, heating
and steamfitters, electrical workers and iron
workers.
Other trades will be dealt with as time per-,
mits. So far as possible, those taking part
will be employers and employees who are
actively engaged in the different trades.
I
P. 31. Prices of Construction
3Iaterials and the Condition of
the Market for Such
Commodities
The topics to be considered under thib
heading are the primary building ma
terials. The following materials will
be taken up serially and discussed
by manufacturers and dealers familiar
with each commodity:
Stone, cement, lumber, brick, tile,
millwork, roofings and cornices,
painting and glass, hardware,
electrical appliances, heating and
plumbing supplies, plaster, iron
and steel.
Such other commodities as are used
in building will be discussed as time
may permit.
Friday, February 18th
Assembly Room, Chamber of
Commerce, Widener Bldg.
10 A. 31. Hours of Labor and Restriction
1. Hours of labor and restrictions of production
and their effect upon the construction industry.
As in the previous session this discussion
will be by employers and employees and will
cover the various trades of the construction
industry so far as time permits.
2. The findings of the committee representing tiic
employers of the building trades of Philadelphia,
and other organizations.
Presented by the chairmen concerned.
1.
J P. 31. Conference Conclusions
During this session charts earlier exhibited
showing pre-war, peak and present con
struction cost in detail will be modified to
include costs presented to the conference.
Resolutions and appointment of committees for
carrying into effect the findings of the confer
ence. Adjournment.
This conference will permit of but a limited number of men to bo heard, those appointed by tho various interests to repre
sent them. Arty individual or organization, however, who wants to express an opinion or suggest a way to accomplish this
great constructive thought can do so by sending a the earliest moment their communication, properly signed, to the secretary
of the Industrial Relations Committee at the address below. Theie communications will have weight, but names and addresses
will not be made public without the special consent of the writers.
Above is given the program of a con
ference, that will 'easily be one of the
most important ever held in the City of
Philadelphia.
This conference will be constructive;
to bring about a quick resumption of
building and put the unemployed men to
work; its aims are well within its power
I
to accomplish.
It seeks first to obtain a complete
knowledge, of the whole situation, then
to secure an exchange of views and upon
which economically sound and perma
nent agreements can be reached.
Every possible point of view will be
brought out at this conference a frank,
"man-to-man" discussion will be the
order of the day.
It is up to us in Philadelphia to do one
of the greatest jobs that was ever under
taken. If we can do it, we will have done
more to establish' Philadelphia as a
leader of the nation than any other
work attempted in recent years.
THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE, THE PHILADELPHIA
1414 South Penu Squure, Philadelphia
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
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