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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-30
No Sunday Rum and No
Gambling, Says Gaskill,
Lately Appointed by
Governor Edge
"If Philadelphia Crooks
Attempt to Take Liber-
ties They Will Get Jer-
sey Justice
By a STAG Correspondent
Atlantic City. March 80

Atlantic city is TO be forbidden ter
ritory for lawbreakers of all sorts under
my administration, no matter where
they may come from. II Philadelphia
crooks, New York crooks or crooks from
anywhere else think they can come to
Atlantic City and take liberties with It's
new decency standards, well give them
dose of Jersey justice they'll never
forget"
Edmund G. GaslSil!, Jr. Atlantic
County's new prosecutor. was told to-
day that Philadelphia sports are re-
ported to be looking forward to an
open season" at the shore and a gen.
erai loosening up under his administra-
ton of the criminal law at the shore
The foregoing was his reply.
Prosecutor Gaskill looked as II he
meant what he said. BY way of em-
phasis he punctuated his declaration of
policy" by pounding his desk. Gaskill
has a reputation as a fighter and looks
| like a fighter He Is raw boned and
stands six feet four In his stocking feet.
He has literally pulled himself up the
ladder, through his own efforts.
Atlantic's new district attorney has
pronounced opinions on the subject OF
Sunday rum and gambling. the exposl'
tion of which in his own terse terms will
surprise some of the sports and the ex-
treme conservatives who thought that
Governor Edge had selected "liberal
to enforce the law In this shore Juris-
diction.
II am against Sunday liquor" he said
today. after a careful study OF the
situation / am convinced there IS nc
demand for Sunday rum here. Therl
might have been years ago. when A''
lantic City was different sort OF place
people do not como here to get liquor
on sunday. The vast majority OF then
do not care whether liquor Is avaiiaoie
even on weekdays. Times have changed
Atlantic City has changed. For tns
hest proof of that sound the legltima''
saloonmen on the subject OF sunda,
rum. Most of them are glad the SAT-
OF lIauor is prohibited on the saboath
They would not go back 10 sunday pooA'
IL they had the opportunity.
zone reason for that, perhaps, Us tha
n would be a boomerang, and they know
II better than those OF us VINO are no
in the business. 1t would simply shorter
lust that much the days OF the saiooi
here and elsewhere In Jersey ~
lIuuor seller has = reason outside ot tn'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-30
MasI,lnpinn. March 20.

yLTASHINGToNIANS may find II in
w credible that any person In the
national capital would request the ejec-
tion from an apartment house Of an
authorized canvasser for the war-savings
stamps campaign. Yet this actually
happened day or two ago. and the
manager compiled without the slightest
compunction.
Two Washington women, one of them
the wife Of AN army officer. were visiting
Northwest Washington apartment houses
living in the ninth of those districts into
which the city has been subdivded for
the purpose OF pledgiug citizens to pur-
chase within the year certain amount
In these stamps. Gilbert H. Grosvenor,
editor of the National Geographic Mag
azine. is In charge of this district.
Knowing the strict rules In force In
some houses concerning canvassers. one
of the women. after some veNatious de-
Iay. on her first visit toethe building
found II necessary to enlist Mr.. Gros-
venors cooperation IN calling to the
attent Oh of the manager the fact that
these calls could not be considered in
the light of ordinary canvassng and In
obtaining permission for the designated
representative, who Is In reality a tenn
porary cmploye of the United States
Treasury Department to make the nee
essary calls.
Equipped with printed forms and
wearing on her arm the authorized
badge. sho reached an apartment on one
OF the lower floors Of a structure which
shall be nameloss, but which commands
an especially good view of the General
Mcclellan statue.
Sho rang the bell. was met by the mis-
trcss OF the apartment and after her
brief opening explanation of who she
was and what she was doing was greeted
with the cordial remark:
who let YOU in here? Canvassers
and peddlers are not permitted to visit
these apartments"
She mentioned her authorization and
made her plea. The mistress of the
apartment waxed highly indignant az
being approached on such a matter, re-
ferrcd feelingly TO Liberty Loan burdens
and pointed 10 a pile of benefit tickets
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-30
WAR TOPICS FEATURE
EXTENSION LECTURES
France in Word and Picture
Damrosch and Galli-Curci
Here Wednesday

Lectures and orators Of prominence
tension Socicty's program for next week,
when some of the most timely and In
tercstng topics of the day will bo dis
cuSScd.
OF especial interest will he an illus
trated lecture on Franco and the
Great War" by Arthur T.. Peck, Of
Boston. Actual views OF the incendary
corps at work, trenches and batteries of
the battlefield taken from an airplanc, a
shell exploding on the Rheims Cathedral
and other scenes of all unusual nature
will make up tie greater part of his
lecture.
Following is the complete program for
the week:
Monday o'clock. Association HALL
5s49 Germantown avenue. Edward
Howard uriggs, "Dramas or Protest :
"The Protest Against Economic Wrong
Haup:mann's 'Weavcrs.'
Tuesday. 3 o'clock, WitherspUon Hall
Arthur IT, Peck. France and the Great
War" Cllustrated) 8 O'Clock, Associa-
ton Hail. Germantown, y. Hunt Nau-
tier, current Events
Wedneday, 4 o'clock. Nitherspoor
Hall, Louis Wilkinson. The Message OF
Russia: "Dostoevsky: Russia's Mad
ness and Russia's Power; 3 o'clock
Academy of Music. concert by New lorl
symphony Society. Walter Damrosch
conductor Galli-Curci, soprano, assist
ing artist.
Thursday. 3:l5 O'Clock, Witherspooi
Hall, chamber music concert by Schmid
Quartet, and Hunter Welsh. pianist. as
sisting artist.
Friday. o'clock, Withcrspoon Hal
George Earle Raiguel Current Events.
, summary and Forecast; O'Clock
Witherspoon Hall, University of Penn
sylvania and Cornell debating teams
Free Speech in Wartimc"; o'clock
Association Hall, Edwin Milton Royle
authors reading. The Struggle Ever
lasting"
Saturday, 2:30 o'clock. Witherspoor
Hall recital in young members cours'
by Mary Brevard Roberts ofsSir james
| NJ, Barrie's Peter Pan"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-30
UNION LEAGUE ISSUES APPEAL
FOR ALL CITIZENS TO HELP IN VAR

The Union League of Philadelphia conjunction with the Union
patriotism liberty
blood the Revolution
a
The debt when flesh and blood Eo&
futuS
4sNM
should realize
Independence the sup
pledge their lives that
shall not perish 80 T.<
Of
Washington and
of chshng with zeal according
all pern of remember wsshinson
right handed
deposit
Counrymen. full ths blood of
The spirit OF WashnGor ~
The 4er4 ~
the Home Of the Brave 70 future ssnsrsuona"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-30

law itself not to inflame popular senti-
ment. 1t is strong and they know it
~ am no less strongly. opposed to
gambling. There is no organized
gambling now in Atlantic City. to the
best of my knowledge and l do not
intend there shall be.
people whom Atlantic City wants do
not come here to gamble. They are
against gambling. In enforcing the law
upon this question intend to deal with
the evil wherever it crops out
'T know of no reason why men
should be denied the right to play Tor
| big stakes In the back part OF this city
II others be allowed TO gamble Tor pls
stakes along the Boardwalk. rms ad'
ministration will not stand for It.
THAT is to he one OF the keynotes
NJ NV term of office, fair deal for
everybody, without discrimination,
don't want TO prosecute people. Allan
tic city ought t. realize by this time
that IL pays TO obey the law ana DC
decent and clean.
III we do that here at home we GER
tainly shall not permit people TO come
| in from outside and take iperties WIN
| the law Sports who cannot nave q
good time within the law should &c
Elsewhere. We don't want sensational
ism because crime advertising Is harm
full to Atlantic city -,
"ouite unjustly 1t has been. given q
moor reputation in some parts OF th'
country. People who do not know u'
seem 10 think there is unbridled wick
edness I'm Atlantic City because we ar'
cheerful here. That unfounded belief II
fast disappearing, and we are gh'
of II.
"As I said before. we do not wan
to prosecute people in Atlantic County
hut IL we do have, TO prosecute then
we are going 10 prosecute them to IN
limit. That's my plan. IL the sport'
In Philadelphia don't like II, tell then
to stay away and we'll be glad OF u.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-30
100000 of Smith Family
Listed by Var Bureau

II Washington, March 30.-The pro-
life Smith family has 100000 OF its
offsprings listed in the war risk
Insurance bureau files,
One thousand and forty OF the
Smiths are surnamed John. 1860
William, 200 John A., and 200 Will
ljam H.. while the Miller and Will
son clans are represented by $4,000
inen each. There are numerous
John Browns and John Johnsons'
70 say nothing of John o'I'rien.
The bureau warns that the fun
name and postofice address Is
peeded In any correspondence.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-30
CONGRESSMEN WILL CONSIDER 'z
HUGE WAR FINANCE PR 0JEC CI
Relief for Railroads, Utilities and Other Objects III
volvng Expense of Billions, to Be Discussed
in Washington
BY J. HAMPTON MOORE

and Hartford Railroad Company to T11o1&
certain pressing obligations, and u -,
said that II he had not done 20 th4'
pressure upon the banks, as well ~ the
railroad. would have been embarrassiH1s
TO say the least.
But It now appears that such other
railroads as have sought assistance n
order to keep UP with the war demands,
have asked for as much in the agGre-
gate as s6b0,o00.o0o. which is not the
end by far. #
II is also said that public utilities|
companies, against which some Of the
banks have had to draw the line because
OF their own investments In Governmert
securities. have also put in claims for
from s300. 1000 to $500, ,00o,0 900.
Obviously the $500. 900, 900 provided IN
the railroad control bill Is not going to
accommodate all those who expect to
ask the Government for relief. Hence
the war finance corporation, which, m
addition to its function Of aiding tho
banks, Us also expected, in excepttonat
cases. under the direction OF the Sec
rotary OF the Treasury, who is also d.
rector general OF railroads, to step In
as first aid to railroad control.
Greatest OF Problems
The railroad problem, of course, ID
the greatest of all domestic financial
problems apart from the Liberty Loans.
% anu Is sro"ms 10 sucn an eN,ent tnet
the director general of railroads. ac-
cordng to rumor, may some day soon
draw tho line between what may DO
called essential railroads ana tnosc
deemed not essential. In otner worus,
ne may De compelled TO exercise powsI
wnich ne rs oeievea 10 possess unuSr
tne railroad controi law 10 uecisre non-
essehtisi certain snort nnes anu o.neu1 Ir
700. ior tnat matter wnien nave NJ
.eee eonneouon WIN ,ne wal. ,,.s -
20 say, ne may us'usuy pe oo"pe%e -
uee - nee anu Ineepenu n. ,,vn ssss
,,,an ,os..i 80, ~. pra.,aant ,,r--
49, 49, ~ % 20 ,h. fscv-
% a,.neu 'men' @ " y. Pai' ~ 'o
m m"i .., 49,. h.
mas M l ,ss.,,-r~
ns' ,rn,. ny u rn osS ,han ~ ner ioan
In, y, &c go. ,,am ,,,,aI,, however.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-30
"MUST> | PUT MY RENT MONEY
in WAR STAMPS? OH. NOp'
Then the Woman Objector TO the Cry of "Give Give
Give!" Herself Gave Luncheon for Eighteen
at a Fashionable Hotel

Tim, ,,..i ,.,
,,ha, ' ~" sent her She ended some
~. 40 loi,oWs'
~ "otning but give, give, give
''e chairman OF your district want
s, o W put my rent money into these
! 'aIiI! tnlnk ne would 60 that
was the reply The interviewer
,,,',,,' !" write something on the list
,'we tne apartment number.
"nat are you writlng?' was the next
''.n,'pl. c
N.uSeu' was the answer. II must
NY records straight Aud the
''''er ,,,''i "Orker gladly made her
ch,,.
Wy thereafter she visited the
49, .lv"t ,,t ol 'he house manager and
'a,Nhg war stamps with his wife
~, tne n'anaser came In. ON learn
Us "et name ne remarked that he had
'evx searcning Tor her.
ana l know why, | think was
.ne .ep'!' n complaint has been made
s, eS' ,ne ana know where 1t comes
oh @ nu' you gave my district chair
,,i'i. mia,. au'"o'''E i"r me To make these
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-30
Washington, March 30.


Financing the Government In war
times is a stupendous Job. II grows in
magnitude as Congress progresses with
its work. Under the Constitution, on
the theory that tho representatives
closest TO the people should have d.
rection OF the revenues, financial legis-
lation properly originates In the House
In certain cases where bills affecting
revenue originated In tho Senate and
slipped through tho House they have
been held by the courts TO be uncon-
stitutional Tho Senate, of course, has
the power of amendment, which is. in
effect, veto power. which accounts
for the customary conferences between
the two houses on matters in dispute.
Financial Bills
This week, while the Ways and Means
Committee of the House has been con-
sidering the new bond bill. the passage
Of which is sought by Secretary Nc
Ndoo before he begins the third Lib
erty Loan drive, the conferees of the
| Senate and House have been laboring
with each other over the points of diff
ference between the two houses on tho
war corporation bill. II has been a
busy week for the two committees, as
1t has been for tho Secretary of the
Treasury. who is naturally interested In
having both measures conform as near
~ as possible TO tho expectations OF
the Administration.
Meanwhile, the Senate, led by tho
Vice President in Wisconsin speech
has bcen talking politics. with sundry
criticism of tho war administration
and the House, acting largely upon
] hnnNA ka.. l.l
wage increase for letter carriers, postal
clerks, rural NATL carriers and other
employees of the postal department. which
| carried approximately $4,000, 900 and
a si0,000,oo0 seed bill, through which II
is proposed to give such farmers in GER
| tain western States as have no money
| TO buy seed an opportunity to get
money from the Treasury of the United
States on their promissory notes. Rep
resentatives of the farmers districts
contended loudly for this bill on the
ground that II was needed TO enabl,
Mr.. Hoover TO procure more wheat 70,
the Allies. while those who opposed Il
contended that anybody who wanted I,
I buy seed could be accommodated at cos
| through the Secretary of Agriculture, e
whom an annual appropriation is mad,
for this purpose The House action OF
these two heavy Treasury drafts OBJ
tanned scant public notice because o.
the magnitude of the larger war opera
tons.
Relief for the Railroads
War finance is not exclusively tn
raising Of money for troops and ammu
milton. Congress makes heavy appropri
ations for both these purposes. Bu
under cover of war Il great many es
sentials, and some nonessentials, come II
for consideration. Transportation is on,
of the essentials. and tho passage o
the railroad control bill was distinc
piece OF war financing. II carried al
appropriation of $500, 900. 900 to enabl,
the director general of railroads to &
to the relief of railroads which nigh
not be able to meet their maturing OBJ
legations or to extend their equipmen
and service under normal financial con
ditions The director general ha
already aided the New York, New Havei
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-30
Petrograd. March so.

Petrograd, March 80.
The most significant changes in the
relations between Russia and the
Allies apparently are working out.
simultaneously with the return Of the
innate a modification of their own pro.
gram to point somewhat approaching
that of the Allies.
I'VE won't leave Russia Serbian
Envoy Spolaikovitch said.
There is surely no question of any
aggressive plans by England or the
other Allies against Russia" declared
French Minister Nutan.
As the result of inquiries in high
governmental circles. 1t is announced
that the Sovets policy is changing as a
result of the conviction that the Sovlets
are sufficiently intrenched to begin con-
structive work. To this end they are
prepared to utilize what they regard
as the more liberal element of the bour-
Geose in rebuilding the financial and
military structure
War Minister Trotsky Is among the
strongest supporters of-1his change.
The American consul at Moscow has
Informed the Government that the
United States is willing to enter busi-
ness relations with Russia.
Moscow. March so.
Another protest to the BolsheNik gov
ernment against the declaration last
week of David II. Francis, the American
ambassador. that Russia will become a
German province II II submits to the
I peace terms of the Central Powers has
been made by Germany. According to
the German contention. this was a viola
tion of the peace treaty.
The Government replied that the am
bassadors statement was merely re-
production of the telegram which he ad'
dressed to the AllRussian congress al
Moscow which ratified the peace treaty
{. The Government declares 1t maintains
toward the ambassadors declaration tht
same attitude that was adopted In re-
spect to the telegram sent to Moscow.
Germany seat tao protest after thu
Russian Foreign Office had addressed 9
protest against occupation Of Odessa by
the Germans and Austrians and alst
against shipment by the Germans o.
arms to Finland after the signing o
the peace treaty. The German reply
concerning the occupation OF Odessi
vas thai the city was a part of Ukraine
and consequently that the peace treat!
between. Russia and the Central Power
was not affected.
The Foreign Office has asked German!
to state definitely what it considers tn
boundaries OF the Ukraine republic. re
Il garding which there is the same mys
terry as exists concerning the boundar
between Russia and Germany. tn
greatest confusion is resulting from thi
state of affairs. The parties and fac
tions In Ukraine are taking various al
titudes as regards the boundaries.
Some Germanophiles even insist tina
Ukraine touchessthe Caspian Sea.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-30
Boardwalk Builder Dies

courtland Y. White. pioneer lumber
man, who died of spoplexy at his home,
1908 Diamond street. late Thursday
night. will be buried Tuesday. MIR.
White built the Boardwalk at Allan.
tic City many years ago and was IN
business on the present site of Cramps
rShipyard. For twenty years he had been
an invalid. but about year ago his Ill
ness became more serious A son. Court
land y. White. Jr.. who Is chief bacteri-
ologio of the Philadelphia Hospital. Is
MS only survivor.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-30
Urge $4,000 for Orphaned Girl

Washington, March 30.--Representa-
tive Emerson, of Ohio. has introduced a
resolution to appropriate $4,000 for
Roberta Mckenzie Osborne. of Cleve-
land. o.. who lost her father. mother and
two sisters in an explosion at the Mare
Island navy yard. San Francisco, Janu-
ary I, 1917.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-30
Candidate for Legislature

Phoenixviiie. Pa. March 30--Samuei
Buckwalter, of near Phoenixyille. has
announced that he is a candidate for the
State Legislature, He is the station
agent at Devaut, on the Frazer brsuoh
of the Pennsylvania Railroad He has
declared for prohibition.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-30
The YeOW Dove ;Sdi By aroSqz e: s;,i' ebps ss''s'
- - Author sword'

Have not told you that I have made
= plan? Listen. This Is my story Tor
Herr llauptmann Wcnt2. ! happen to
he in the hallway without, carrying a
pitcher Of water to the room of Miss
Mather--the pitcher Is outside ON the
table--when hear the sounds OF a
commotion in this room. Fearing that
the prisoner has by some miracle gotten
free. unlock the door with my pass
key and enter. You have burned your
bonds and killed Senf YOU spring on me
and make me prisoncr---' lie
paused
You will bo left here? No. won't
leave you--not to that fate. | will not
go unless YOU go with me We will CON
riXye way TO get out of tho country"
Have not told YOU that | have thought
Of everything? have communicated
with the lady She is ready to go with
YOU. Her room has a dorner window
around the corner of the building. and
there is a ledge along the roof. You
will go to her. The distance to the roof
of the kitchen is thirty feet. II will re-
auire four sheets. yours aud hers. They
are new ones and II well twisted will
hold; lt YOU get away safely. YOU can
reach the cave In the Thorwald. No one
viii ever find You there"
Yes, Lindberg-but you-what will
you say to them
1T is no time TO waste words. Even
now the lady is waiting for you. Come
! you must get ready at once"
He walked to the bed and quickly
| stripped off the blankets. twisting the
| sheets and tying them together. Their
| he took his pistol belt and fastened IL
| around lIammersley's waist, slipping n
| handful of loose cartridges into the side
| pocket of his leather jacket.
lIammersley. bewildered by the de.
! votion OF his old friend and tossed be.
| tween alternatives of duty, stood help.
! lessly. At the moment when he needed
| resolution most he Was supiuc. But
/ the minutes were pas"'ng. The thought
| Of his mission suddenly brought him tc
! life. and his face grew hard, his eyes
brilliant with purpose
Tome. Lindberg. You must so with
me
No" the man Insisted. MY plan is
tho best"
NO. You must come with me-"
II have made other plans. Herr Ham
mersley," he whispered gently. "Yoy
Will go alone. will give you rca
son" And before Hanmersley coult
| know what he meant to do, he drew his
hunting-knifc from its sheath In Ham
mersley's belt and plunged 1t into his
own shoulder
Hammersley could scarcely restrain g
cry. but iindberg smiled at him anC
plucling the weapon out. put It in Ham
mersley's outstretched hand.
ut is nothing" lie said. 1T vii
bleed a little. The more It bleeds th'
better my case with EXcellenz. They
will be here In three hours, IL not be
fore. Now bind and gag me--quick
There Is no time TO lose"
He lay fiat upon the floor and as II
a dream Hammersley obeycd him. tyinl
his arms and legs. when he had fin
ished. Hammersley bent over the mar
and touched his hand gently.
"Good-by. old friend. Whatever hap
pens ! will not forget God bless you
There was bright. keen look in thu
small gray eyes upturncd to his
That was all Iammerslcy could Sc,
of the swathed head, but II gave hin
a new idea of self-sacriflce.