Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-03

TO BE LISTED
u. s. Marshal Noonan En-
deavoring to Complete
Military Census
PERMITS sCRUTINIzED
Passes Issued to Navy Yard En-
ployes Undergoing Rigid
Examination

United States Marshal Frank j.
Noonan Is endeavoring to take a MILL
tary census Of alien enemies In Penn
sylvania, he said today, and will ask
the assistance of all the draft boards In
this work.
The Marshal wants TO list all enemy
aliens 80 that he may advise them as
to their rights. privileges and duties He
now has partial list of them and
when 1t is completed he will ask WASH
icGton's authority to give 1t to the news
papers.
Two hundred and fifty to 400 enemy
aliens visit the 'Marshal's office daily
TO ask what they must do. II Is huge
task to meet them all and explain the
Governments requirements of them and
restrictions Of their movements. If n
complete list can be obtained letters
can be written to all the enemy aliens.
All permits issued some time ago to
persons employed at the Philadelphia
Navy Yard were recalled today and are
being examined by officills of the yard
The permits will be reissued after of.
ficials at the navy yard feel assured
that the permits are being held by right.
full persons. Each permit has a photo.
graph Of the holder.
Every inch of the stretch of water
frcnt in this city will bo constantly IL
Illuminated at night. according to IN
formation given out by Federal authori-
ties here today. Plans are being formu-
lated whereby searchlights will be placed
on all piers, wharves and docks. thereby
facilitating the task of guarding this
restricted district and also lessening the
number Of men required for such duty.
Letters were sent out to all dock and
pier owners by the Marshars ctfice this
morning, asking them for complete sur
veys of their piers. indicating the fire
protection. their lighting facilities, the
: particulars as to their business and the
number of guards now employed.
This explains Marshal Noonan,
is to enable militlry authorities TO gain
a fair estimation OF the number Of SOL
ders necessary for the guarding of other
piers besides those now under military
surveillance"
It has been brought to the attention
of Frank l.. Garbarino. local agent for
the Department of Justice, that there is
a band of swindlers at work who are
representing themselves as members OF
the Department of Justice and the United
States Marshal's office, on the strength
of which they have been collecting money
from allen enemies In return for bogus
permits for the restricted zones.
MT. tdTDarlUO mas lSSusu II
to all alien enemies. telling them not
to give money to any person for such
b permission. Meanwhile his agents are
/ making Investigations in the hope of
| quickly rounding up this gang of i'm
| posters.
Although local authorities have been
waiting for Government orders regard
ing the definite placing of guards and
the posting of placards. guard of men
in citizens clothing has been quietly
shifted into the wharf district here, and
the docks are being guarded much more
\ carefully than is generally believed.
Inasmuch as identification cards will
soon be Issued by the Marshars office
n plan Is being considered whereby the
frger prints of the alien enemy viii
be put upon his Identification card as
an extra precaution against the cards
being used by others than the holders
Mayor Smith is in Washington to-
day comforting with Government officials
regarding the aid that will be expected
| of local officials here in the guarding
( Of the water front and other restricted
! areas. and discussing local conditions