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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-02-23
INTRODUCES
BILLS TO PURIFY
ELECTIONS
Luna County Man Would Pro-
hibit All Corporations from
Influencing Employees Votes
Directly or Indirectly.
Estate Capital bureau
COf Evening Herald.
(sf De Vargas Hotel.

Santa Re. n. NJ. Feb. s3.-Renre-
sentative Smith OF Luna county yes-
terday introduced in the house two
bills designed To prevent corporations
and other employers Of large num-
bors OF votera from influencing the
votes OF their employees. One Of
these bills the speaker referred 10 the
committee on education. The other
went to committee on state Affairs.
The two measures are as follows:
BE u enacted by the legislature OF
the state OF New Mexico;
Section !. Any corporation, wheth-
er chartered under the laws OF this
state or OF n foreign state and which
has been permitted TO do business
herein. which through its officials.
employees. agents. attorneys, repre-
sentatives or some other person. or
In any other matter. directly or in
directly. influences or attempts to In
%nuence. by bride. favor, promise, In
ducement, threat. i:~s,imidation. inn
p%ortuning or bcseeching TO control
the vote OF any employee or other
person. shall be deemed guilty OF a
-misdemeanor and upon conviction
shall be fined not less than Ave hun
dred nor more than i've thousand
dollars. and the person or persons VI
acting for such corporation In the vi
%Olation Of this section shall be deem
ed guilty OF a misdemeanOr and upon
conviction shall be fined not less than
i've hundred dollars nor more than
one thousand dollars. and imprisoned
In the county Jail not less than sixty
nor more than one hundred and
twenty days.
Sec. .. When any official, agent.
attorney OF employe Of a corporation
has been shown TO have violated ans
OF the provisions Of section one OF
this act II shall be presumed that he
was acting for such corporation. nns
the burden shall be upon The accused
corporation TO show that such official
agent, attorney or emplOye was moi
acting for Il or with lta sanction. in
Iatruction or consent.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-02-23

Crystal theater. beginning today
admission 3 cents. Open at = and J
y. IA. -Four reels al pictures.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-02-23

For a mild. easy action OF the bow
els. try Doan's Reguleta. a modern
laxative. csc at ali stores.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-02-23

vrfs fss chaiianooea Medicine 90. Ladios'
ADVISORY Depi, chattanooga, Tenn. l0f AI0laI
rIsaansn iof Women" % plaia sIapssI. No IsS
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-16
CRY FOR WORK
DEMANDS ANSWER

Continued from Page One
separate this case from the old woman's,
but the plight of age and youth is much
the same In times like these, when star
walton is the common enemy,
All winter long generous citizens have
been putting their hands deep down into
their pockets to help these unfortunates
until the hard times should have passed
away But they haven't passed, and as
acceptable as their contributions have
been, viewed in the light of the wholesale
unemployment, they have amounted to
nothing more than a sop TO Cerberus.
Humanity demands that an additional
effort be made. The Emergency Aid Com
mittee, the Society for Organizing Char
ity and the Juvenile Workers Bureau are
simply swamped with the hundreds OF ap-
plIcants who must have work imme-
diately.
The EVENING LEDGER and the PUBLIC
Ledger, in an endeavor 10 do their share
in the relief work OF one OF the tensest
situations with which the city has ever
been confronted, have thrown open their
columns free TO these applicants. through
the employment branches of these or
ganizations.
These unemployed folk are not the not.
sam and jetsam OF the commercial world
One glance at their advertisements shows
that instead they are the oeopls who in
normal times form the backbone OF our
industrial life, Men who have been for
years and years with the same Arm, and
who bear letters OF the highest reeom-
mendation. are out of work. Women, the
mothers OF little children, are being
forced out OF their homes into a world
which they are III equipped 10 face. The
msFeless drive Of necessity Is respon.
sibls.
Have you a Job 10 give these men
women-yes, and children, too? Every
case advertised has been Investigated
There are no drinkers or loafers among
them. They are workers looking for a
chance 10 put them IN the way OF get
ting Il would be a thing TO be proud OF,
feat as worthy OF eommendatlon as
that OF rescuing a drowning fellowman.
For, dgHatiyelY they are drowning IN
the sea Of unemployment and II good 4
20 be done, they must be rescued speedily,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-16
POOR RELIEF FUND
IS NOW $79,SOO
$4,000 From Two Contributors
Swells Total-Thomas Nit
ten, P. r. T. Head, Gives
$1,000.

Two large contributions, one OF $1,000
from Thomas E. Mltten, president of the
| Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company,
and the other OF $4,000 from previous
heavy contributor, who insisted on re-
naming anonymous, brought the total
subscription to the 100000 fund of the
Home Relief Division of the Emergency
Aid Committee up to S79,SOO early this
afternoon.
Employees OF P. 7. Hallahan had the
distinction OF giving the largest single
subscription in the morning. Their con-
trlbution was $40.
Among other contributions between the
opening hour today and 1850 o'clock were
Sl275 from THE Manayunk Crowd"
Sl2 from employees of the Paschall post
office branch station; a 1O-cent "candy
money contribution from two young
girls; 5000 from the Memorial Church
OF st. Paul overbrook; $3.50 from the
guardian of Lenspe Campfire, Glenolden; ;
SS1 81 through one of the chutes; 81 from
"The Lords Tenth SIS from teachers of
the James Martin School and S2i from
employees OF the Berg Company.
A report of the clothing department
OF the Home Relief Division issued today
showed that 69,612 garments were given
TO schools charitable institutions and in
divlduals since November.
Twenty-Five schools and charitable in
stitutions were benefited by the division.
The scraps of clothing from the cutting
department were given to needy women,
who made them into useful articles OF
wearing apparel and then sold them to
the committee.
Nearly $4,000 day for the next three
days must be raised by the division II the
100000 fund for the relief of the poor
is to be completed When the Office was
opened this morning the total contribu-
tlons were TO,55s.40. leaving S29,44060 still
to be raised,
The entire proceeds OF the Pen and
Pencil Clubs might in Bohemia" at the
Bellevue -Stratford, December 10, have
been turned over to the fund The total
was $500. This action was taken by the
board of governors in view OF the unusual
amount of destltutlon in Philadelphia this
winter,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-16

The dAintisst tramp who ever leaned
against the desk in the Germantown por
lice station is Charles Weber He was
sleeping la front OF the window OF a
gents furnishing store when Policeman
CORY aroused him,
"Why did you disturb my slumberg"
asked Weber, II have no definite en-
EaRements."
'sYou have an engagement 70 so with
me right away" said Cory.
We'll We viii have no alteration
about A." replied Weber. And after
brushing his clothes and hat with 3 whisk
he accompanied the cop 70 the station
house.
When Weber VAS searched An outnt
which would do credit 20 any gentleman
OF leisure was found among his effects.
II included two shirts (cleaa). q manicure
set Ibis oHn) > toothbrush, tive cakes Of
soap. tive frazoT1 leYidently aged) three
towels. ons box Of talcum poWrer (per-
fumedl. thTee clean cellars. enc box Of
shoe blacking one shes hFush. 3 wallet
with q time table and newspaper clip
piHsa.
NAY iaquiFs The cause 81 tie nfa-
csaVra and eketemsalfs aakea taa
prisoner
tsD'nz ~ .De sl9eeaIH sIt corr
HN4H lhs lIssast H4s sa -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-16
GIRL DIES TRYING
TO PHONE FRIENDS
Continued from Page One

| Continued from Page One
she was Her slx-year-old boy, Charles,
named for his father had been cared for
by Bessie Lugar's father since she was
divorced
The last word that reached the Lugar
home from the girl was on a Christmas
card, addressed TO her little son from
Jamaica L. l., saying she was sorry
not to be with him and that sne hoped
to see him soon.
Mr. Lugar's wife died In July. When
the girl learned of her mothers death
she returned to her home, 2i27 South goth
for her father. She remained with him
until October and then left, saying she
was going to New York. From then
until Christmas there was no word from
her. Mr. Lugar said today he had
thought his daughter was still in New
York.
Miss Lugar married when she was 49,
After the marriage the couple lived with
the Lugars for six months and then the
husband went to New York, Finally Mrs.
Reed divorced him for non-support.
Among her acquaintances Mrs. Reed was
known as Bessie" She was christened
Blanche.
According to the Chicago dispatches her
death occurred in a resort and was due to
alcoholism and drugs.
Reed entered the University OF Penn
sylvania in 1905 as student in the biology
course, the records show. He left college
just before his marriage in 1908. While
a student he lived at 216 DeKalb square
and gave WysoX, Pa. as his home.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-16
RRGiB R9RSEaeGFBou !, g IHI1FBo ouoEc

fore Magistrate Pennoek he wore a clean
collar, a clean shave and had his hands
nicely manicured.
Asked IL he wanted work. he said, mot
II can avoid IT," He was discharged.
Two dozen rats chased as many girls
and womeR al Germantown and chslten
avenues, Many Of the girls ran IN the
corner drug store others ran in the post
once and 4 few into the Vernon BulIdlng
with the rats al their heels. A policeman,
attracted by the women's screams, was
obliged TO hold his reviewer ana look on
every time he went 10 shoot, a woman
or girl ran IN front OF him.
Dan McCarty q peanut boy with one
leg helped considerably Ia routing the
rodents. He kicked several with his
wooden Les ana they never sQuealed
again.
Ths rats aFriYse without warning when
: hia sarbaEe wagon turned from Chelten
into GeFmantQUn avenue.
a box feli from the Rason ahd from i
dashed the rata There Waa s eenafal
hffaF e fkIFif aua msny = taE Non4n
nIiaa IHI4 a4tzln. eNHs. H14aEdIeas or
HzEe fHft #ffs eaaa zF 81 8 believed
IHs# iIz If# t fFoH IHe czI|ar -
u|II H@fN I# Iez4Ifz
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-16
MARSHALL TO TELL
TRUTH ABOUT BECKER
Negro Says He Did Not Repudi-
ate in New York Statements
Made in This City.

'"rhe truth about the Becker case" vii.
be told by James Marshall, the Negro
whose ahidaylt secured last Saturday
through the EVENING LEDGER may re-
suit IN Becker getting a new trial. Ae-
cording 20 statement made by MarshAll
"a this city
Mafzhall is back in Philadelphia today
at the home OF his friend, smlthy Lucas.
1872 south street. Since returning from
New York he has denied the report that
he repudiated the affidavit made in this
city. According 10 the Negro. he made
only one affidavit Ia New York, and in
that did not say the story he told IN
this city was false,
Argument on the appeal from the COM
victlon Of Becker Of the murder OF Herr
man Rossnthal, the sambler. will be
started tomorrow before the New York
Martin 4. Mant0n. Beekers attorney
may make use or MaFshalfs gmdayit
then, or he may save II for later motion
for q new trial on tbs sround Of newly
discovered evidence.
When Marshall was asked about the re-
ports Or ahidavits made M New York
by him he said;
'-rhsre was only one. j made that be-
fore Dir. GFoehl. and ] didn't say that
Hbat 4 awors 10 IN Philadelphia was
false. Only the newspapers said did.
aas made regular 1905 of down there
They worried The life out Of ne; I'D have
sworn 4 Has CRAZY 4 rad stayed there
say longer. "a fhfsdelphia I told the
ffuth. ana Il fha tfath viii do Becker
sHy 5000 be Z get some 5000 out Of ne"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-16
RUNAWAY BOYS CAPTURED
Sergeant Jaeggers Rudely Interferes
With Youngsters Plan to Go West.

With Youngsters Plan to Go West.
A geographical mistake will prevent two
Philadelphia boys from realizing their
ambition to become cowboys. They are
James Hartisan, 12 years old. OF 1854
Bouyier street, and Frank Meehan. l5
years. 44sO Cleveland avenue. The young
sters were captured today at Wayne
Junction by Sergeant Jaeggsrs. as they
were seated comfortably on the bumpers
OF west-bound freight train, and taken
TO the Germantown police station.
II their plans had worked right, both
boys would have been In the neighbor-
hood OF Kansas by this time.
They left home several days ago with
all the paraphernalia essential TO q life
on the plains. on reaching Doylestown
they lost considerable time in making
further connections.
The boys remained there about three
days and hnslly boarded a train, which
they believed 70 be bound westward
This train stopped at Wayne Junction.
and the little adventuTers found that they
had made a mistake. They took a last
look az the North Philadelphia iandseape
and jumped on the west-bound frelFht
Just a. Sergeant Jaegssrs spled them.
They begged The police 20 let them con.
tinue the trip.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-16
UNDERWETGHT BREAD
SOLD in THIS CITY
DESPITE THE LAW
Dealers Whose Loaves Fail
to Tip Scales at 16 Ounces
Avoirdupois Liable to
$40 Fine for Every Of
fense.

Cnderweght bread is being sold all
over the city.
In fact. the scent loaves put out by
two of the large bakeries in Philadel-
phla wolsh considerably less than the
Is ounces or one pound avoirdupols which
the law requires. The fact that this law
dates back to 1907 does not in any way
nullify the offense The law has never
been repealed. 1t is still in effect and
any baker or dealer selling loaf which
does not tip the scale at one pound can
be fined $40 for each loaf so sold
Moreover. should any housewife decide
she is not getting a square deal when
she buys n Il or is ounce loaf, she can
apply to the Central Station for a war
rant against the dealer who sold her
the bread and It won't cost her cent.
Il will give warrant to any one
prosecuting a vlolator OF this law" said
Magistrate Eenjamin II. Renshaw de-
cisively this morning "and IL the de-
fendant can prove that the bread whicn
she bought was under the legal weight,
the baker or grocer who sold II can feel
certain that he will be fined SO"
Though, according to the strict letter OF
the law the small grocer and retailer
will suffer most IL prosecutions are in
stituted st!ll 1t is felt by many that the
actual charge should be laid at the door
OF the big baker who really determines
the size OF the loaf. But, inasmuch as
the individual purchaser seldom buys
direct from him, the matter of serving
a warrant on him for selling under
weight bread would be a difficult one.
This morning several grocery shops in
III =
out at random and bread was purchased
in them. Some OF the loaves bore one
bakers labels and others had others.
They were taken to the Bureau OF
Weights and Measures ana there weighed
on the standard scales. One loaf weighed
IA and a fraction of an ounce and another
Is and a fraction, with paper wrapper.
According to the construction put on
this law by Magistrate Renshaw and to
the way he will interpret II should any
of the offenders be brought before him,
each and every dealer selling the under
weight bread, and their number is legion
throughout the city, could be subjected
to penalty Of $40.
Should public sentiment be aroused over
the violation OF the law to the point of
prosecuting, il is said, few dealers in
bread would remain unscathed, for, ac-
cording to the Bureau of Weights and
Measures, the average loaf sold here does
not weigh l6 ounces.
This law" said Magistrate Renshaw.
mas certainly in the past been more hon
ored in the breach than in the observ-
ance. but l am ready to act in the mat
ter should there be any prosecutions in
the future"
When questioned in regard to the mat
ter, John Virdln, chief of the Bureau
Of Weights and Measures. said that un-
der the act Of 1918 mis- department was
only empowered TO prosecute for short
weight when the article or package in
question sold for more than 8 cents un-
ierweight bread prosecutions, he added,
would have to come from the individual
purchaser
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-16
THREAT OF PHYSICAL
FORCE IN u. s. SENATE
Reed Advances on Clark, Who
Virtually Calls Him Liar in
Heated Debate.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-Physical force
was threatened on the floor of the SEN
ate this afternoon when Senator Clark,
of Wyoming, virtually called Senator
Reed, of Missouri liar
II call the Senator from wyoming to
order, and il he doesn't come to order
I'll bring him TO order" shouted Reed,
advancing threatenngly toward Clark.
Reed had just charged that the agree
ment between the Republicans and the
seven recalcitrant Democrats who op-
posed provisions in the ship purchase bill
virtually amounted to "a caucus as bind
ing and reprehensible in every way as
any held by the Democrats"
~"I challenge the truthfulness OF that
statement" said Clark.
Cummins, who had the floor, attacking
caucus rule smoothed out the difficulty
Reed then pressed the boilers and,
after his accuracy had been questioned
by Hardwlck. one of the seven, il was
admitted there had been an agreement
that the boltlng Democrats and Republl-
cans would vote to send the ship bill to
a hostile committee
Hardwick. Clarke (Ark), who made the
motion, and Vardaman agreed that
negotiations between the boilers and Re-
pnoncans hao been carried on through
Senator Weeks.
Reed asked Cummns, who had de-
nounced caucuses. II he had not himself
been pledged 10 support the motion to
send the bill back 10 hostile committee.
There is measure Of truth in that"
said Cummlns.
"How much?" asked Reed.
81 decline TO yield further TO the Sem
ator from Missouri" exclaimed Cummins,
HE has violated all standards OF con-
duct between gentlemen by bringing that
subjeNt into this discussion"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-16
COUNCILMEN DISCUSS
PLANS FOR TRANSIT
Continued from Page on-

Continued from PaEe One
upon them to be present at the session
of Councils on Thursday to voice their
approval of the victory OF the rapid
transit plans.
The universal demand which arose last
week when Councils seemed likely to de-
lay further the transit plans today has
changed to a universal voice of approval
that Councils needed the warning. The
people who demanded that Councils end
the policy of delay are now prepared to
demand that Councils keep the pledges
OF prompt action made at the hearing OF
the Senate Committee on Municipal Az
fairs last week and at The meeting OF the
Subcommittee on Finance Yesterday.
'rhe Finance Committee will report to
Councils on Thursday two ordinances
dealing with rapid transit. One calls for
a special election in April on a transit
loan, and the second provides for the
authorization of a $1,000 900 transit loan to
I've submitted to the people at the special
election.
Prompt and favorable action by both
branches of Councils when the ordinances
are presented is virtually assured. Thirty
days must then elapse before the special
election can be held The date for the
election was not set yesterday as II was
necessary TO confer with the County
commissioners Oll lUlb punt, Dul tHC udle
will be inserted in the ordinance before
II is presented to Councils on Thursday.
When the special election has been held
and the voters have approved the transit
loan. Councils must float the loan and
make the direct appropriations for rapid
transit before the work can actually be
begun, Provided Councils adheres to their
pledges for prompt action, however this
enabling legislation can be passed in
time for actual construction work on the
subway and elevated lines to be begun
on July !.
dispatch from Harrisburg today said
that no action would be taken this week
by the State Senate on the constitutional
amendment permitting Philadelphia to in
crease its borrowing capacity from Z TO
10 per cent, to provide an additional $780,
100000 for rapid transit and port develop
ment. The announcement was made by
Senator Ware. chairman OF the Commit
tee on Municipal Affairs, which met here
last week Ito learn the sentiment of the
people in regard to the new loan legisla-
ton
meeting of the committee until after the
Senate reconvened the first week in
March. Senator McSichol. up to the
present time, has given no indication that
he has changed his position In demanding
that the pending amendment to the Con-
stitution providing for the increased bor-
rowing capacity be so amended as to
enable the money to be spent for other
municipal improvements beside transit
and port.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-16

out of all the welter OF misunderstand-
ing and dispute about commuters rates
there has come one grain of comfort for
the commuter A method has been dis
covered whereby the chap who travels
daily between New York and Philadelphia
can beat "the game
Some scores of persons make the daily
trip between Philadelphia and New York,
traveller who pays his way by buying
one ticket at a time pays $3.50 for the
round trip II he purchases mileage at
$3.50 for the 1000 miles he gets by' for
about 81 for the trip.
But on the Reading Railway there Is
n commuters rate from New York to
Pennington, N j.. and on the same road
there is committing rate between Phila-
delphia and Pennington
Now, some wise person discovered tb7
he could buy6 rides from Philadelphia to
Pennington at total cost of Sl3A 40 per
month. The 60 rides must be used I'm 30
days. The same chap discovered tkct he
could buy 60 rides between Pennington
and New York for s14lO under the same
conditions,
The wise man who made this discov-
cry found that he could, by buying com
mutation from New York TO Pennington
and from Philadelphia to Pennington,
piece out his transportation from Phila-
delphla to New York at a total expense
to himself per day of % cents, a saving
OF about SO per day.
1t is interesting to note that 30 trips
from New York TO Philadelphia and re-
turn would cost S120 for the commuter
who does not take advantage OF this new
plan. At 9S cents per day the traveller
between New York and Philadelphia pays
less than one-half cent per mile, which
is about the same rate charged by the
Government railroads in Europe for
tbird-class passage.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-16
THE WEATHER
Ohcial Forecast


WASHINGTON, Feb. l5
Fer eastern Pennsylyania and New Jsr.
aty; Partly cloudy and cooler tonight;
Wednesday fair; moderate variable
Winds.
Light 10 moderate rains covered the At
lantic SLOPE from New Brunswick to ths
Florida Keys during the last "a hours
and continue along the southern coast
me and IN Florida this morning. Fhs
rains have been followed by q cooler area
Intt mas oYerspread the Eastern half OF
the country reducing the temperatures
neefly 70 the normal except along the
Aflzntle slope, where q moderate exeAzs
F2napasz' Fair weather prevails throuSh-
#ar West and promises 4 similar eondi-
slQn Tor this locality during three or four
dHfz The temperature viii desress >.
slightly but freezing Il not Indicated.
y. s. Weather Bureau
4Hs leIIeNlaS table shows tie exIsftns .o.
w sztei.shfe4s fe4s, ls country a. recel1sd IN
zI# st.isa STATES Wsathsr Haresa
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-16
THOMAS L. BURNS

Thomas l.. Burns 70 years old. Tor
more than 20 years assistant chief en-
gineer OF the Philadelphia Postofiee died
suddenly Yesterday at his home. 4OI JEFF
ferson street. Death was due TO heart
failure. Before going into the service OF
the Government he spent more than 30
years in the plant OF the Baldwin Loco
motive Works. Mr., Burns was a member
OF the Young Mems Beneficial Society
and many prominent church organiEa-
lions Funeral services will be held next
Saturday lnterment viii be In Holy
sepulchre Cemetery, following a solemn
requiem mass at 81. Michael's Church.