Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-17
J0BH0LDERS CONTRIBUTE
TO CAMPAIGN FUND


Continued from rase On.
IN the last primaries and they are deter.
mined TO wipe II out In the good old N an.
loned way Of making the policemen. ths
nremen AID other municipal employees come
across, The nremen. too. were "seen'. ard
came down as per rates
Not only have the political forces held nm
the police for this sum- IS OF which goes 10
the local ward committee and the other SiO
10 the city committee but at the end OF this
month $3.50 is to be deducted from his
last two weeks pay 10 furnish the nolice.
man with a winter uniform. so tha, r,,h
this dough gouge' ard his mandator, es.
pense Tor clething the policemen. Is going 10
nave net fund OF $3.50 to keen his famil,,
clothed. fed and In fuel during this month
or less than 80 per week for the current
While the majority OF the poljc.r.n
ooeyed the command to pay up In due meek.
ness several OF the more courageous re-
oelted. They ordered the ward committee's
collector out of the house In several CASES
while they absolutely refused to come
aSross. several of these were threatened
wish reprisals by the collectors
The method OF nnulctlne the police wa.
simplicity itself. The paymaster visited
the station houses yesterday on his biweekly
mission of paying the salaries Outside the
station. according TO several OF the police
men they found suave. slick young fell
up to policeman and sad:
I'm from the ward committee. We have
you down for SIS"
WHAT A VICTIM SAYS
The other plan was illustrated by Ea-
ward Aubie, who lives at $50 North Twen-
V-hfth street. and is connected with
the Twentieth and Buttonwood streets sta
tion. and has been In the harness for forty
years. He lives in the Fifteenth Ward.
lAoA -
Beaton. He said:
fcame home after getting my pay,
and my daughter said q man had
called at the house and wanted 10 see
me. When she said that I wasn't I'm
he said that he would call later. He
did.
1 met. him downstairs and he
wasted no tlme. TIN from the
Ward Committee" he told me, "and
we have you down for JSl5--SlO for
the City Committee and IS for the
Ward Committee" I said. There Is
nothing doing for you. old man.
have to pay $3.50 for my winter
clothes at the end Of the month. and
! haven't cent 20 come across"
"All right" he said to me. 'Tn
just put II down In the little book
that You wouldn't pay, and we'll see
later whether or not you come
across"
He went away and haven't heard
anything since. IL Is n shame TO
make us pay in n case like this. Just
think Of some Of us who have been
doing duty for thirty or forty years,
and now when we can hardly keep
family going they want to make ms
contribute nearly onehaB Of two
weeks pay for the City Committee.
! don't know as I would mind CIV
Ing something. but this looks n little
too strong for me.
ONE MAN WHO GAVE UP"
John Biggar. of the gambling squad. who
was prominently mentioned in the grand
jury inquiry into vice because OF alleged
confidential relations that he Is said 20
have enjoyed with Captain Kenny. said las'
night that everybody should give up"
II paid" he said. 'and l was glad 70
give UP. Lots OF times when you are In
trouble the ward committee gives you a
lift and helps you out OF bother Every
man on the force ought to be willing to
come up with the SIS that they need
Adolph Woodhouse, VINO Is a Ninth dis
trict policeman. living at iii North street.
Is said TO be the hero OF a novel ensounter
with the political collector. IL IL under.
stood tina. Woodhouse when approached
offered to lock the collector up unless he
Let the policeman alone and quit bounding
him for the money.
And the energetic committeeman did not
stop with the police and hremen. II was
pay day also In other municipal depart
ments and employees were required TO do
gate certain percentage Of their earnings.
Those who receive 1890 a year or more
az per cent.
Detectives at Central Station who re-
ceive $500 a year. were required 70 con-
tribute $3.50 10 the Republican City Com
spective ward committees Acting detec-
tives paid an amount similar 10 that paid