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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-20
CO-ORDnNATED BUREA(
NEED FOR CLEAN CFTl|
Three Departments, Blaming
Each Other and Working Sep
arately, One Of Systems Ills
STABLE NOW UNDER FIRE
Sanitation Division Working on Com
plant About Disease Breeder
on Second Street

Conditions such as those existing -
Nelly's Alley. at Fourth and winton streets.
where the streets were not swept for days,
the garbage not collected and the alley not
paved, will exist until the various bureaus
and departments Of the city cooperate for
the public good, II was admitted today By
an official of tho Bureau Of Highways.
The condition of Commerce street BE-
tween Twelfth and Thirteenth, north Of
Market, is case In point #
Tne complaint about this street, which
reached the EVENING LEDGER, was referred
to three bureaus. F
The Department Of Highways is respon-
slnle for the bad paving. the Division Of
garbage that is thrown into the street and
the street Cleaning Bureau for the fifth
ana dirt which is not swept UP.
There Is no cooperation among these
three bureaus to eliminate such q situation
by vigorous. efficient measures, critics
pointed out
Each bureau, while willing to clean up
their particular bit of neglect. insinuated
that the real fault lay at the door of the
other.
Assistant Chief Kelley. of the Division
OF Sanitation, returned a report today on
the following complaint to the EVENING
LEDGER:
"A permit was taken out by our next-door
neighbor to build a garage. Instead of q
garage he built a stable. II Is this stable
that draws flies The odor coming from it
Is unbearable. SO much SO that we have to
keep our windows closed the greater part
OF the day. Will you look into this mattsrf
The stable is located at 5511 North Second
street. JULIA SIFGMAN"
Kelley had the matter under investiga-
tion when the complaint was given to him
by the EVENING LEDGER. He has served
a notice on the owner of the stable and q
full report. of conditions will be given az
soon as the investigation of the sanitation
of the stable is completed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-20
PASTOR SAVES DAUGHTER
AND ANOTHER BATHER
He Falls Exhausted After Bringing
the Pair to Shore at
Rehoboth. Del,

DENTON, Md. July 20. - A thrilling
rescue occurred at Rehoboth. Del Miss
Daisy Cass, while bathing with Howard
Melvin, Jr, suddenly found herself beyond
her depth, and, not being able to swim,
she was at once seized with uncomfortable
fright and clung to young Melvin, already
fatigued from long bathing, in such a way
as to submerge him several times and to
make 1t impossible for him to swim more
than few feet with her toward shore.
Miss Chrissy Cass, who was nearby,
heard her sisters call for help and saw the
distress of her companion. and cried to her
father, the Rev. ]. r. Marley Cass, who
was bathing some distance away, and he,
with great difficulty, rescued the pair. He
seized his daughter, who had become appar-
emily lifeless, and Mr.. Melvin who in a
semiconscious condition still clutched the
garments of the victim he was trying to
save. Mr.. Cass is n man of fine physique
and an expert swimmer. but the weight of
the two struggling persons proved almost
too much for him, and he fell exhausted and
suffering on the beach.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-20

FOOD DICTATOR
Wheat Expert Says Com
pulsory Marketing Is Nee
essary to Fixing of Price
DEMOCRATIC FALL ACY

If the price Of wheat Is fixed, either by
the Senate. Hoover or food-control COM
mission, what good will it do IL the farmer
Is not also compelled to market his crop? ?
That is the key to the entire situation so far
as wheat Is concerned, and back of that,
1t Is charged. Is the refusal Of the Demo-
cratic leaders to place the farmer under any
sort Of restrictive legislation.
Such was the summing up of the condition
that today has the entire grain. milling and
baking trade at standstill, working from
hand to mouth and wondering what's
going to happen next" as stated today by
j. w Craig, wheat expert of Shane Brothers
& Wilson, leading flour merchants of Phila-
delphia.
'Unless the Government can compel the
farmer to market his wheat 1t can never
make effective fixed price or a minimum
price," said Mr.. Craig. THE farmer be-
comes the real food dictator. for, suppose he
will not sell at the fixed price suppose not
only one farmer, but hundreds of thousands
of them through their oranges hold their
crops on their farms, how are we to get our
wheat?
'.The Democratic party has specifically
exempted the farmer from restrictive legis-
iation everybody but the grower faces the
penitentiary for holding back food, yet there
is nothing to prevent the farmer from
boarding his crop. 1t knows that 1t will
have to bear the onuS or any legislation
and that II It puts any restriction on the
farmer he will never forget 1t and will
never vote the Democratic ticket again.
"And II the price of wheat at the farm
is fixed, will II not be necessary. In order
to be consistent, to fix the prices Of COM
modities that the farmer must buy? Labor,
fertilizer twine and agricultural imple-
ments are commanding war prices. The
American farmer has had many very lean
years in raising wheat. and his appetite has
been whetted during the last three years
I'VE hold no brief for the farmer, but we
recognize the economic policy of limiting the
price of a commodity without giving due
consideration to the cost of producing It,
II would be as absurd as to fix the price of
flour at nine dollars barrel without fixing
the price of wheat at a corresponding basis
"On the other hand. the price of bread
must be kept at a reasonable level unless
untold suffering Is to be caused abroad and
in this country.
"Personally, we feel no fixed price should
he made for wheat, but II II Is to be, let 1t
come quickly, and let II be for a period of
two or more years and sufficiently high to
nrota act the grower. who should be compelled
N market his wheat. This is being done in
France today and works satisfactorily to
all concerned.
.sIf we in America make the mistake of
6xing the price for only one year and make
No proyision for compulsory marketing we
will defeat the ends we are seking to
accomplish for those farmers who are in a
nosition to do SO will carry their wheat
over to another year II they are dissatisfied
with the price"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-20
Hooray for the four-point- sevens.
Look out for the howitzer guns:
Their steely beauty will soon be on duty
SluRRing the ranks of the Huns.

A shell from a four and seven-tenths-
inch howitzer does some damage to the
enemy; and a regiment of such guns does
a great deal of damage, provided the shells
hit the enemy, also provided the regiment
does not get stuck in the mud in making its
maneuvers.
It is to learn to avoid getting stuck In the
mud that the Second Pennsylvania Field
Artillery Is now practicing at Jenkintown.
Learning to make a high percentage of hits
will come when the regiment camps in a
less thckly populated neighborhood. The
Jenkintowners would probably growl If
practice shots were made DIT their town
with 4.7-inch shells.
The reason for the existence of field
artillery is TO assist the other arms. espe-
cially the infantry upon the field of bat
tle." says the United States army book Of
regulations.
ITO do this is must be able to march
rapidly and to establish itself promptly and
without confusion, and TO deliver an effec-
tive and overpowering Are upon any desig-
mated part of the enemys position. The
personnel must be so thoroughly drilled
that In the excitement of action the duties
will be performed as a matter of second
nature"
FAVOR ACTUAL SERVICE
How long will be needed to acquire this
second nature" is matter OF differing
opinion Some army officers, especially
those who have had West Point training,
think at least a year of training VIII be
necessary before the national guardsmen
are fit to go to the firing line In France.
Others think a much shorter time will suf-
fee, and that the best training will be the
actual Service
They back their opinion by the fact that
many of the men in the British army who
knew nothing Of military matters six
months before they were in the trenches
have done some of the best fighting. A
great deal of the routine detail learned in
training camps is useless In actual battle
service, they say.
The drill and service regulations for
Field Artillery is a book of IT'S pages Of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-20
The Entrance Hall and Bedrooms

MIHEN the entrance hall is very small,
w little more than a vestibule the stair,
II open, should be treated as simply as pos
Side, otherwise crowded effect will be
produced. For this reason It is generally
better to inclose 1t between walls partly or
all the way up. When the hall is more gen.
erous In its proportions, as is the case in
most houses designed along Colonial lines,
more attention can be paid to the stair, and
by Its lines and detail 1t can cause the hall
TO be one Of the most interesting rooms of
the house.
Care should be taken that the stair fits
well the position 1t occupies, that there
may not be an awkward hole In the ceiling
or big dark space behind 1t onsthe first
floor. Possible accidents should be prevented
by having no steps In positions where they
are not expected or not have steps in
places where one would naturally look for
them. They should also stop and start
at the places indicated by the handrail or
newels. We have all experienced the jolt,
sometimes followed by disaster, upon taking
step too many or one too few.
The stair should be comfortable, that Is,
the distance between steps should not either
be too great or too little 1t has been
found that If the sum of the riser and the
tread approximates seventeen and half
inches 1t will be an easy stair.
Particular attention should be paid to the
headroom. What is worse than having to
duck ones head every time one walks up
or down the stair? There is really only one
thing worse. that IT, not to duck. No point
Of the stair should be less than six feet
from any point in the wall above This Is
the absolute minimum. 1t is better If this
figure be made six inches greater.
The doors from the hall 20 the different
rooms should be so placed that the one
usually entered first should be the nearest
and the most evident. If the hall has doors
on each side they may, with good effect,
be opposite each other, this produces vistas
that are attractive in case there is some
feature such as a door fireplace, bay WIN
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-20
ASK HOOVER TO TALK
TO SHORE CONVENTION
Dairy, Food and Drug Officials
of Country to Meet July
31-August 3
ATLANTIC CITY, July 30.

ATLANTIC CITY, July zO
Many points not altogether clear to mil
lions Of Americans with respect to the tre-
mendously important program Of Herbert
C. Hoover. will be discussed frankly In an
address Mr.. Hoover is expected to deliver
before the national convention of the Asso-
citation of American Dairy. Food and Drug
officials in Atlantic City from July 81 to
August 8. The Hotel Breakers was selected
as headquarters for the meeting.
The acceptance of Mr., Hoover thus far is
tentative. but convention managers are con-
fident he will not forgo an opportunity to
set forth his views and aims before a body
comprising the officials who regulate the
dairies and food and drug supplies of every
State In the Union. The attendance, which
is expected to reach 500. will be larger than
usual, II is stated. because the State super
visors expect to hear directly from Mr..
Hoover what he expects them 70 do to NJ
the cQuntry the better 70 NEST the neceesl-
III, & x 4. < I. "a. y, (. Y a. ( y
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-20

.nv thrones are trembling In the
49,. s,sn Yet where the King of England
s.rned 4 is the mystic spell OF his
0S,n which holds together the myriad
W. which make up the Worldwide BTU
4 = Empire. ..,.,,.o to- .,rho
~ white King the term president or
,.,.,sh Republic"-and snap would go
g pa with oriental colored subjects
-" IN the mysterious forces which sway
nrman mind, the personal equation Is
|Wuything' .,.,.. ro,n. ~ y,ew
As,s.nts NAV come and Presidents may
H., the King lives on forever! The
~, "a dead-long live the King"
seINcEs OF WALES AND HIS FUTURE
n. future of the Prince of Wales is in
.|,nv every one just now. Family ALI.
...s With the various courts OF Europe
- once upon a time-in the old prewar
considered the best guarantee for the
~. AZ the world. That illusion has now
"a utterly shattered.
nave sometimes heard the wish ex-
.....sd that the Prince Of Wales might
- an American bride. At any rate, l
~ n ia extremely unlikely that he Will
ssrv ar the daughter Of any reigning house
Europe.
FATE OF FOUR MoNARCHs
q these days of dynastic changes-of
.sich. perhaps, the abdication of the Car
III the Russias has been most notable
4. Ate OF four monarchs is hanging in the
Nance.
fhsy are as follows:
Tne Kaiser, the King of Bulgaria, the
hl,n and the King of Hungary emperor
nri Of Austria).
rNher royalties whose position at the
roment is scarcely enviable are the Ger
ran.born consort of Queen Wilhelmina Of
Haland-a man who has never been a
kyorite with the Dutch people-and King
eusay, of Sweden, whose popularity has
IN dlmmed by the pro-German sentiments
hs German-born queen.
King Ferdinand, of Bulgaria, stands
FINER than some of the other monarchs.
| bt his fate is largely bound up with that
iAe Austrian Emperor, into whose keep
N he has entrusted his fortunes. Ferdl-
~ seeks to have the best of two worlds
N singing to Vienna, where he fled when
.6 Bulgars sought his life, and by dis
mating through cunning agents In
kserland the report that he was anxious
tnak away from the German alliance.
think that If, as a result of the war,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-20
Questions and Answers

Is Il necessary to require that the builders
give bond for the completion OF the work?
+. L.
II always is best to have bond. II an
owner will be careful in the payments
made to the contractor so that he will never
be paid UP entirely for the work he has
done and II he will see that out of these
payments the builders give the subcon-
tractors the proper proportion, a bond VIII
be less necessary. However, we never
know what else may happen and It is we'll TO
be sure that whatever does our house will
be completed, and for the price agreed on.
What is the cost OF a cement walk per square
foot? NJ. r. l..
About eighteen to twenty cents.
Monday-Porches.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-20
SEEKS GYM FOR NAVY YARD
Representative Ware Carries Plan for
Recreation Building to Daniels

WASHINGTON. July 20.-Representa-
tive w. s. Ware has conferred with Sec
retary Daniels about recreation building
at the Philadelphia Navy Yard.
Mr.. Ware has introduced a bill authoriz-
ing 100000 for a recreation building, con-
tanning an auditorium gymnasium, SWIM
ming pool and other conveniences for the
enlisted men of the navy and marine corps
Secretary Daniels said he would go over
the affair with Chairman Padgett, of the
Naval Affairs Committee.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-20
MIRAGE PICKETS
| ACCEPT PARDON
Is Prisoners Released From.
Jail by Act of Presi-
dent Wilson
|H0NORED BY COLLEAGUES

- WASHINGTON, July 20.
All the sixteen women sent to the work.
euse for their part in the tumultuous suf-
Nse demonstration Saturday at the White
House have accepted pardons from Presi-
ent Wilson and have been released after
asying two days of their sixty-day terms
/ me prisoners left the workhouse appar.
9V without regret, despite their previous
ecsrations that they desired to serve their
eme without clemency. These assertions
- led to an announcement by the De-
nIment Of Justice, pointing out that a
Nuon need not be accepted unless the
rsaners desire 1t. When the time for de-
eters came, however. the only protest
- against the trials they underwent DUR
| y their detention.
At headquarters of the women's PARTY
sixteen were received as martyrs, and
dinner given there in their honor plans
~ made for continuing the White House
sseting A defiant statement issued at
" neadquarters said the campaign to i'm
- Preetdent Wilson and the country by
.ong before the White House gates
"ula 30 on without change.
ine PRESIDENT acted after the husbands
mveral OF the prisoners had interceded
msr favor and after he had been told
~ some OF them had small children at
49, needing their care. Some of Mr.. Will
friends declared this element undoubt-
nad been the determining influence with
vtners suggested that he Acted in the
- hat pardons would minimize publicity,
4. suwed part of the women's campaign
~. me sunragists insisted he had become
~ .S mat the country was aroused
M me workhouse sentences.
n party to the incident, however, was
/ tlat L..
I~s Iumulty said issuance of the par
~ would have to speak for itself. and all
k..,s omclals In position to know the
sSents thoughts on the subject were
~ residents action In no way effects
4 Rorsa,sral suffrage situation" said the
krSncs party statement "The only diff
|6msr makes, as we see 1t, is that the
4 mi. a.e out OF jail. That is matter
oAcsrr Sohcern to us compared with the
~ vh,,s We ieel over the great vital issue
n r,r,S we are fighting. Picketing will
~ . "s very soon, and with the utmost
n1sr,s,a~ mas been set for the next DEM
tlw ~. out II probably will be tomor-
1y s,n suhragist leaders say they
[l1i h mat the next body of pickets
>ets ss'ed and sentenced to the work.
~ partment Of Justice statement set
~ point which had been warmly dis
n ~ sunrage headquarters.
I ~. sunragists now serving a sixty
- psrS,n' AZ Occoquan decline to accept
~ s1h"' onered by President Wilson," II
m oov".y wy VIII serve out their sentence
~ ssr,.ht cannot compel a prisoner
DudISv E TO accept a pardon"
~. Al N.eia Malone, Collector of Gus
a. vw ~ York. who has acted as coun-
~ ia e"s AZ women. temporarily retired
= ~ ,.s Snt last night. but It Is under
- III De retained again IL further
s~oe. maoe. Meantime he will con-
"a to persuade the President
tor Federal suffrage amend
2FIgonArs we're in good health
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-20

"lit,it W 49,
ously and gradual
ly grating itself
upon the country.
BY this act the
King has shown his
approval of demo.
cratic thought. and
interpreted the ma
tional sentiment of
his people.
In future the
Tecks, the Batten-
bergs and others
loyal and patriotic
subjects - will be
known by British
titles only. whilst
except for those In
the direct line Of
succession t h e r e
will be no princes
and princesses. All
the Serene" and
other "Highnesses'
will be no more!
This Is q time
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-20

openly taken issue with Mr.. Hoovers views
with respect to breadstuffs, will attend the
convention. and Mr.. Hoovers presence, with
the possibility of debate would make the
gathering one or the most important that
has transpired since the United States de-
cided to enter the war.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-20
Gypsies Ordered From Wilmington

WILMINGTON, Del, July 20.-After nu-
merOus complaints had been made and one
of the crowd had been fined in city court
the police today ordered a number of Eyp-
sizes to leave this city by noon today.
and it is expected that they will be sent
out OF the State as we'll as out of the city
There are seventy-fve to 100 of them and
numerous complaints of their actions have
been made.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-20
, Northumberland Doctors Enlist

roseting of Northumberland County physi-N
clans and regular army doctors here. In the
,nserest of physicians volunteering In the
~. nv during the present war, the following
an .istsd to-day; DEBTORS = =. Hor. .. r.
;'|;' I, :; ss;tSs1's = e.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-20
LONDON, July 10.

" LONDUN, July IV'
- satisfaction has been felt through
\ y, Great Britain over the TACT S ina.
Y o. ma, done away with all German
~" Al, the same time abolished the
!deh ~ system Of princes and princelings'
auatonic s's' which was insidi-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-20
ADVICE TO THE HOME-BUILDER
OF MODERATE MEANS
VICTOR EBERHARD B. Arch, r.. A.

No part of the small
house is more diff
cult to design than
the stairway. The
main thought should
be that it be simple
in it's outline and de-
tail; nothing is more
oppressive than a
small S tair with
clumsy, elaborately
nodded newels and
balusters designed
generally by the
millman.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-12
MISS RUBENSTEIN LEADS
Miss Wyatt Is C1oac second in the
SAINTS Grotto Queens
(optr,f

Miss Evelyn A. Eubcnstein. OakdaIe
Apartments. again came to the front
IN tnc queens contest staged by SAINTS
Groito IN connection with the May fcs-
tiva! and gaia week, and this morn
Ing leads the nc!d of contestants for,
The harascmc prizes with a total vote
of 800. slightly more than 900 votes
more than her nearest competitor has
secured.
In second place IS Miss Helena
wait. 32o3 Monument Avenue. she.
Ike Miss Hubenstein, yesterday policd
an unusually large number OF votes.
bringing her total up TO 3,ao6 Miss
Kate l.. bennington. COS North Tween
ty-seventh Street. has been forced back
into third place as result OF the
big increases noted by the other con-
testaats. and to-day is credited. in the
official figures given out at festival
Headquarters. in Murphy's Hotel An
mex. with q total of 2,13S votes. r-s'
Miss Lucy Cosby. III North Boule-
ward, who entered the contest but re-
Gently, has maintained her relative
standing. to-day ranking fourth with
vote Of 2,i60, while Miss Ruth Mon-
cure Is IN Mf;h place. with a total
vote OF i.ls7. Miss Mary Campbell yes
terd:iy came to tho front with large
number Of votes also. and this morning
is but a short distance behind Miss Ada
Dunckcr. COS West Grace Street, who
has been pushing the leaders hard
during the present week. .