The Penn's Grove record., 1905-11-03
UNCLEAN MONEY
Part of Corruption Fund Diverted to
a Noble Charity.

THE PHILADELPHIA RECORD
accepts advertisements as
a common carries accepts freights, at cur
rent rates of service, making no discrimin-
among its customers.
Because of this fact certain space in our
advertising columns has been sold 1.-THE
gang who very shrewdly conceived that
the columns of this journal afforded an open
gateway into reputable and influential
quarters not otherwise readily approached.
In pursuance Of THE Records policy
of not discriminating against anyone it
printed 1.-THE gang advertisements. Yet
1.-The Record" has qualms. The object of
these paid for publications is so opposed to
the public welfare, so obnoxious to the
teachings of the press the pulpit, the laws,
and the well-settled beliefs of honest men
of all parties that the money stiDks in con-
tact with the honest dollars in 1.-THE
Record'' treasury.
Unclean money can, however, serve a
useful purpose, and in an effort to employ
it in that direction 1.-The Record will turn
over all OF the money that may be received
in payment of ''the gang advertisement to
probably be the best use to which the
money of political pirates was ever devoted.
The Philadelphia Home for Incu1ables
in an institution for the care of men,
women and children afflicted with in
durable diseases, and is supported by
private funds, endowments and donations.
1t receives no State appropriation. 1t is
non-sectaTian and open to all i%ncurables ex-
cept those suffering from mental derange-
ment, contagious disease, consumption or
epilepsy. The home, which is located at
Forty-eighth street and Woodland avenue,
has been in existence % years.
Its president is Mrs. Edward III. Ogden,
of RivertoD, N. j.; the vice presidents are
Mrs. Edward K. Fell, Mrs. J. Lewis Croz-
er, of Upland, Pa; Mrs. Solomon Smoker
and Mrs. Walter T. Baird, and the treas
ufer is Mrs. Charles Hermon Thomas. The
managers are all well-known women in
charitable work, and the Advisory Board
includes such prominent men as John H..
Converse, Isaac III. Clothier, Robert Fl.
Grocer, William Fl. Stake and Caleb J.
Milne. Among the physicians on the con-
sulting staff are DIR. Wv. Keen DR..
! Charles S. mdrD6un and DR.. Edward l..
Duer.
The institution includes a main building,
a separate building far children and a new
cancer ward for men. This new building
has been recently almost completed, at a
cost Of over $4,000, and at present the
officers are making strong efforts to raise
$25, 900 to wipe out a debt on the structure
There are Isl patients in the home ac-
cording to the 1905 report-47 men, 78
women and 26 children. There were 80
deaths last year, II alone being from cancer.
A payment of 800 is required from each
patient admitted to the general wards but
after that the expense of their care and
maintenance is borne by the institution, In
extreme cases, where the applicant for adj
mission is unable to pay the required en-
trance charge, a special arrangement is
made. Recently a ward was opened tor
patients who can afford to pay a weekly
charge OF 81, and no entrance fee is required
of them.
The institution has been gradually en-
larging and increasing its facilities, but
cannot accommodate one halfthe applicants
for admission. Over $50 patients applied
for admission last year and are on the wait
ing list, as only the death of inmates makes
room for their accommodation.