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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16
JERSEY PASSES LAW
TO MAKE IDLERS WORK
War Measure Provides for Con-
scription of Unemployed Males
Between Eighteen and Fifty

TRENTON Feb, iG.--Lonfers. tramps
and other idlers will be cOnscripted into
useful employment under the terms of
a law signed today by Governor Edge.
The bill, which was introduced by As.
semblyman kellum, Of Camden. for
Speaker Wolv,rton, also of Camden. re.
Quires all able.bodicd male persons lie.
tween eighteen and 50 years of age, to
he regularly or continuously engaged in
some useful. lawful and recognized busi-
ness. profession, occupation or employ
ment, whenever. because of a state of
war. the Governor determines such en-.
ployment necessary and essential for
the protection and welfare of the State
and of the United States.
The new law provides n method of
procedure for carrying the act into ef
feet and imposes penalties for non.com.
pliance.
Persons temporarily out Of employ.
ment through differences with their EN-.
ployers are exempt Labor interests of
the State became favorable to the meas.
ure when it was learned that 1t was
not proposed to use the law as Il strike.
breaking measure.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16
''HEATLESS MONDAY"
STRIKER REINSTATED
Potter Orders Grocery Firm to
Take Back Clerk Discharged
for Not Reporting

Fuel Administrator Potter today or
dcred the immediate reinstatement at
the same salary of Boris Siberman, n
$l7 week genera! clerk at the Mitchell
Fletcher Company store at Twelfth and
Chestnut streets. Silberman was dis
charged on the first heatlcss Monday,
January 81.
Mr.. Potter ordered that the rein
statement must not be a Temporary ar
rangement merely TO satisfy his judg-
ment in the case. lie added that no
employe should be penalized for doing
what he thought was his duty as
patriot. and that tho fuel admnistra.
ton would stand back Of all such cases
j.. Il. Fletcher. n member Of the firm
said today that the whole matter came
about on account of the misunderstand-
ings as to the rulings on that first Mon
day. lie said that all his employees were
ordered to report for work January 2l
and that he understood the stores could
keep open all day, and SO ordered en-
ployes TO come to work. II was not
quite clear, lie said. whether they could
stay open all day or only until noon.
Sllberman was discharged, said Mr.
Fletcher. for insubordination. Since then,
Mr.. Fletcher added, he has been en-
ploNed elsewhere, but was let out and
has not been employed since. lie said
he would get in touch with him az soon
as possible, and that he was at liberty
to report for work Monday next.
Silberman says he was at work all
morning on January II and left at
noon. lie was stopped at the door by
the superintendent, he says, and ordered
to go TO the Eighteenth street store and
finish out the day there, lie refused and
was discharged on the SPOT, he said
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16
FORCE ALIEN EXPERTS
QUIT SHIP PLANTS
Orders sFrom Department of
Justice Work Hardships.
Piers Closely Guarded

The receipt Of orders from the DC.
partment OF Justice requiring the dis
charge OF all alien enemies engaged In
shipbuilding work for the Government
has reruted In the dismissal OF sever |
highly competent men who had taken
out their first citizenship papers and
who were prevented frort becoming full
fiedged citizens by tho entrance OF the
United States into tho war, according
20 officials OF shipyards around Phila.
delpha.
Tho order was not unexpected and
was recognized as one OF the nccessi'
ties OF the war. but 1t was stated thst
in many cases II had worked an unde'
niable hardship both on the aliens af'
fected and the companies which cm-
ployed them. Competent workmen Tor
shipyards arc very hard to obtain, and
many of tho men thrown out of work
by tho order arc believed to be in The
fullest sense loyal to the cause OF INC
United states,
Tightening Of the lines drawn about
the waterfronts has resulted IN the &c
ouircment that any person approaching
ni.rs and other waterfront facilities
must be provided with system OF
passes. \ pass must bc had IN order
to get by the military guard stationed
100 Yards from all waterfrontS' and III
addition, a pass must hc submitted 10
the Department Of Justice inspector anu
a custom pass to the customs inspector
Every possible prccaution Is being takei
TO guard against access to the water
fronts by any ono whose loyalty is N
.f..N ar u hfL
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16
II MORE BODIES TAKEN
FROM RUINS OF. NUNNERY
'heroism of Sisters Nursing Wounded
Soldiers Kept Fatalities
Down to Fifty-two

MONTREAL. Feb. 16.-The bodies of
fourteen more children have been re-
covered from the ruins of the Gray Nun
nerys fire-swept west wing, raising to
nity-two the death toll of the tragedy
which visited the institution. The
heroism Of the sisters who were nursing
soldiers invaded home from overseas
nghting averted greater loss of life.
Nearly 1000 crippled men and women,
wounded military men and babies only
lew weeks old were enabled to escape
through the valiant efforts of the nuns.
The origin of the fire has not been
determined. While early reports attrb-
uled II to defective wiring. a nun sug-
eested to the authorities 1t may have
oeen caused by spark from an X-ray
machine IN use In connection with the
military part of the nunnery hospital.
Mederic Martin, Mayor OF Mon
,Ieal while on his way to the fire was
struck by a sleigh and his side badly
bruised. lie was taken to the Notre
Dame Hospital
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16
RUDD SAYS RUSSIA'S
NEED WAS ROOSEVELT
Ex-Assistant to L. S. Ambas-
sador Deplores Colonel's
Enforced Inactivity
ATLANTIC CITY. Feb IA

ALLAN llC CITY, Feb 1G
"lf Theodore Roosevelt had been In
Russia at the head of an American
army Russia never would have blown I'm
and become the wreck that IL is TODAY"
captain Arthur Rudd. n former specinl
assistant to the American Ambassador
in Petrograd, declared before the Penn
sylvania Library Club and the New Jer-
sey Library Association this morning
Instead of sending that famous
American to Russia with a splendid
army of fighting men to woris the same
psychological result that attended TN,
appearance of the SHnmecs I'm Paris on
July 1. we sent them 5000 Socialists OF
he very worst type" said Captain Rudd
while MIR Root was breathing Of
lean liberty and ideals 10 hundreds,
these agitators were telling tens Of thou.
sands that America Is money mad and
a nation of gratters II Is no wonder
Russia has gone tn smash. 7 am sur
priscd to find Americans friendly TO
Kcrensliy. for Kereuskv is only a shade
less extreme than the worst Of tile So
cialists who are trying to set up A GOV
crnment in a chaos Of socialism.
Russia has closed down it's muuition
plants and It's mills and it could not
fight II IL would, In a Comparatiyclv
short time the Russian soldier as knew
him has been changed from a big, con-
hdlng puppy dog into greedy,
avaricious murderer. Ultimately tho Rus
stan peoplc, the real spirit Of the country.
hlg-hcarted. hospitablc and llhorty-crav-
ing. is going TO assert itself, but be-
fore that occurs we are going to see
Russians starving by millions"
Before the American Library TnStl-
tutc this morning, Mrs Amy H. Read.
Of Philadelphia. deplored the fact that
thousands Of women of great potential
usefulness are being kept ia q rut of
routine work through lack Of a graduate
library school. Doctor Lichtcnsteiu. of
New York. held there must be COM
pete realignmcnt OF tho library system.
lIr. j. G. Hana. OF Newark, y. j. held
the same view. H. l.. Koopmau, Of
Brown University. told or plans for the
establishment in New York Of u national
library to make tn" monuments of print =
ing available to tho printers Of today
in all parts of tho country
For democracy to be safe tho political
freedom of the press must bc unlimited"
rnest G. Richardson. librarian of
Princeton University. said There must
be censorship in literature as we'll as
limits TO free speech through liberal
stipulatiOns.'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16
POLICE AND FIREMEN
TO GET INCREASE, But.
'Twon't Be as Big as Expected
Because Senator Ware Wants
Big Slice of Funds

The Dolicemcn and nremcn OF phila-
delphia will probably get an increase of
salary. but il will fall considerably short
of the increase for which they are ask
ing and which Is provided for i'm the
bill introduced ia Councils by Council
man Trainer.
This much seems IN bn assured os tI,o
result NJ conference held today bo-
,',,oar, Wo,,a. cn,ith c.ratnr ITd,i, II
varo and Hhai,n,an Josnnh r Cafrnev
as ,ho Hi,,annn I,nn,,,ittea % Cnunciis
~ ',,hiob thn oronciaI nrogran,. fo,. tho
''o,,;,,s, "C ,,oai, ,rnS outlined
NoI tile least Oh tnc ouS'aeIeS W e'le
ost,nd H.. th, nro,,,on and noIiccncn IL
aSk'u oE Inc nle,'Ieii anu po",ci.Io' 70
M sne n' il,ol .i'''li. y, -, ~,
sip'pVo ioi ,o,n o,Ih ,oir tLo cloin,
AM, Ianu a. " u. t,.oo,n % pnI,l,,. wn,l,s
WlioL N, To- 80. Jo,Jarod ta ha ,n,yor.
.I, - 10, - ,'ni,,st ond nc to which no
,',,, .Iot Sanator vare roaIIv is in
~, ." ,l ,,,r ,it,. on account of the char
49, 49,, ~, H. ,,o,l. which forms the basis
IS A., lis,
VI wv til.
INC ih'. "@nu ',, .iIi ,,,,a,, a., al
men IL put o''tto,, .n,o r, ", a. oto onn an.
u'tion"l t,'r,,.,,, asi,ai hy, tL.
tlu""N' VIII Wv. '', a,,,,,aI oJditionoI
hfemeh 'nNoNtS ~, "it''"'' i',,. 800 nno
appropriate" VI api'' ta',.' ,0o ooo
the two lnrr@as,a rpo",,mS ~,'UV'VVv ~.
Inc net Surl'"S 'r s"e TO-, -, " MY NJ
present t'ne - F',oSo 90, ~, ~ oi ttoiii .'''a
amount must ~, ueuuc.ta ',.o uo''oienrS
bllls Which WI. De paiu "eN' "eeA'
''' ,r,'i, 49,, i,saIr v.ilI reduce tho s,-n,,s
rms IN hSeIi VIII reuuSe tne surplus
below the amount asNe1 lor oy tne
policemen ana urelte'i, anu Il lne 'nora' @
claim OF senator Nare' Mn'on 'le
frlends OF tne oSn"'oi "eo,n,u ,iIn S'' pe
pushed vigorously. Is allowed the
amount from whlch the increases can
be taken VIII be reduced pE just that
much
1t is virtually assured no"e'er, that
some sort OF Increased salary Dill VIII
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16
CONNECT LAKES AND GULF
Bill Appropriates S65,O00,00O for
Erie and Ohio River Canal
BIZ a StoT Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Feb. lG.--Appropria-
ton Of s65.OO0. 900 for the Government
construction Of the Lake Erie and Ohio
River Canal is provided in bill intro
duced by Representative Campbell. Of
Allegheny County. this afternoon.
The project is one which has been
contemplated for many years, but which
has not progressed to the point of con-
struction because of the inability TO
obtain funds. The States of Pennsyl-
vanla and Ohio have had IL joint COM
mission working on the plans for several
years. 1t has been approved by both
states and the army engineers.
Mr. Campbell will press the bill as 4
war measure and as Il further stop in
the recently assumed policy of the Gov
ernmcnt to- develop its inland waterway
routes The projected canal would open
the Great Lakes into the Ohio River
and then to the Mississippi for trade
from the East and North to the South
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16
SCHUYLKILL RIVER ICE
GORGE IS PASSING OFF
Little Damage Is Done by
Great Floes Which Threat
ened Fairmount Dam

The ice gorge on the Schuylkill broke
this morning and started down the river
in II mass of Jagged ice foes. For a
time il was feared that the Fairmoun,
dam at Green street would break. md
residents all along the river front ynrc
warned of their danger.
But before the jam got that far II
broke up into smaller bits of ico and
the danger passed, At II point above
the Girard avenue bridge II clorpod
again, and the river from there dov,,
10 the bend above Boathousc row 10
nlcd with small fOcs, which are clog.
ging the river across at that point.
The water beneath Is flowing f3etc.
and in greater volume than Of I,to
owing to the thawing of a large ann,,rt
of snow and ice. There IS believed q,
be no danger now that the larger mas
of ice has been so broken up as ia
render it harmless.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16
T.. RS RECOVERY RAPID
"iii Be Able to Leave Hospital in
About Two Weeks

NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-The latest
vunetin from the Roosevelt Hospital
s.a'es that Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
as 80 rar recovered that he will be able
,eave the hospital for his hotel with
o, swo weeks and return to his home in
OYSTER Bay ten days later The bulletin
read:
Colonel Roosevelt's condition contin-
70 improve The dizziness neces-
ey following such an operation Is
disappearing, All the alarming
(. .fymrtoms have disappeared"
~ Spionel Roosevelt was able yssts rday
cso soms from book, aud news,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16
CARUso HANDS u. s. $4,000
Singer Pays Income Tax and Throws
in Autographed Photo

NEW YORK, Feb. I6.--Enrico Caruso
has paid his income tax. II was only
a little matter Of $4,000. Last yearthe
opera star paid too much, but this time
he made sure OF the amount.
Along with the check he gave the col
lector an autographed picture of him
sclf and then drew a cariCature OF the
head Of Collector Edwards, who is a
friend of the impresario.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16
FALL INTO BATHTUB FATAL
SiX- Year-Old Girl Is Scaldcd at Rid
ley Park

CHESTER. Pa. Feb. 16.-Faliing into
a bathtub. Madaline Mozack six years
old. was scalded to death in her home
at Ridley Park,
The child was dead when the mother.
Mrs John Mozack arrived with her at
the Taylor Hospital. The father Is en-
nloycd at the Baldwin Locomotive
Works
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16
BREwERIEs WIN POINT
Indiana Judges Decision Favorable
= to Anti-Dry Fight

EVANSVILLE, Ind. Feb. is. =. The
brewerios won the first big point In Their
efforts TO have the Indiana prohibition
law declared unconstitutional today.
Judge Hcstetter, Of Superior Court.
overruled tho demurrers- of the State to
the petition Of the brewcrics for in
Junction to prevent enforcement of tho
law when II goes into effect ON April .
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16
MILLIONAIRE SEEKS DryORc|
Wealthy Steel Manufacturer @
respondent in Suit

NEW YORK, Feb. 1s-Chargins irls
proper conduct by his wife with Paul 70.
Heller, millionaire president of Heller
Brothers. Newark steel manufactured
Philip r. kastel. millionaire broker.
brought suit here today for n divorce..
Mrs. kastel Is daughter Of William I.
Toomey Chicago grain merchant.
kastel alleges he found his wife AT
tired IN dressing gown in their homo
with Heller.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16

PRINCETON, y. j., Feb. i6.-~Pro-
fessor Alfred Noyes the English poet,
began his course IN nineteenth century
English literature today. The subject
of his first lecture was Literature aud
the War" Since leaving Princeton last
June Professor Noyes has been lectur-
ing on behalf Of the Red Cross through
out the United states. Professor Noycs
was for long time connected with the
British Admiralty, where he did valuable
publiclty work.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16

discussion before the Naval Consulting
Board today by W. l.. Saunders, chair
man.
Buoyant boxes placed in the holds n
the vessels 20 keep them afloat for an
hour or moro after the torpedo had
found its mark-this was the plan out
lined by Saunders TO the board.
Chairman Saunders said the method
should be adopted ~ all merchant ves-
sells. making II possible In many In
stances to save the cargo and the ship
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16
POSTMASTERS LABOR AIDS
9s, 900 to Be Agents for Employment
of u. S. Farm Workers

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-All third
and fourth class postmasters and rural
carriers, numbering $4,000, will be ap-
nointed labor agents for the United
States employment service. according to
an agreement signed today by the De-
partment OF Labor and the Postofilce
Department ....y
These agents will bring the service
I'm direct touch with every farmer in the
country and they will ascertain exactly
what labor the farmers need, They will
M out application blanks and look after
the labor supply in their localities.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16
Want Pig in Each Backyard

NORRISTOWN, Feb, 16-With the
cost of pork very high and the prices
still soaring. the people Of ConshChocken
want TO go back TO II privilege they en-
loved in the carly history of the bor-
ough. OF each family keeping pig In
IT'S backyard Town Council has been
asked TO grant this concession fer The
period of the war as an eeononlic meas.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16
Explosion on Battleship Denied

AN ATLANTIC PORT. Feb. 1G.--Re-
ports to the effect that one officer was
killed and several sailors injured when
an explosion took place aboard the
hattlcship Utah were denied today. The
hatch.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16
DISCUSS NONSINKABLE SHIPS
Naval Consulting Board Considers
Plans for Buoyancy After Tor
pedo's Blow

WASHINGTON, Feb i6 .-- Nonsink-
ablo ships to carry Sammees safely
across the seas were brought up for
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-03-08
KETcHiKAN CAMP N. 20. A. B.

Meets every Monday evening at D. m. Visiting brothers welcome-Geo. Morrison, <. C.. D. Smith Harris, A. R. (Hall for rent, apply to J. D. Rounse- fell.)
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Surgeon General.

Surgeon General
 The supervisor will request certif- cate from the superintendent of the school from which the applicant was graduated. showing (D the date of the applicants graduation. and @ her moral character and professional and mental qualifications during her period of training. at the time of her graduation. and (so far as known) at the the time of application
 Applicants must also present other evidences of fitness. and will be re- quired to give practical demontrations of technique in special massage and remedial exercises before competent judge or judges assigned by the Sur geon Generals office. The pay of re- constructicn aids is $50 per month when on duty in the United States and 50 per month when on duty with out the limits of the United States Suitable quarters will be provided for the use Of this force when on duty in hospitals and sanitary formation.
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RECONSTRUCTION
 WORK E;On WOMEN

Reconstruction hospitals" devel. opment of the present war. will soon be established by the Medical Depart ment ot the United S.a.es Army. There is. even now. T demand for specially trained women D give rene dial exercises and massage 70 the re- turned soldiers.
 The members of this force will be called reconstruction a.des" and will compose one Of several groups of women to be assigned 10 a hospital This work is entirely ne@ 70 the Unit e.. States Army. Every effort will be made to select women ot the highest degree of capa bility, 0: therough train ins. and Of torcaful character.
 One hundred Of the aides are needed Immediately, and a thousand may be required before October l. 1918. Ap- p,icants should apply a. once to inc office ot the Surgeon General. Spec ial examinations will ba g.ven for train ed applicants. under conditions desig. mated ty 5he Surgeon General, provid. ed they have been grad hated from a training school and ean furnish two acceptable letters ot recommendation. One Of these must ba from an or-ho- pedic surgeon and ti.a other prefer ab,y from the priaeipa. e a school who knows the appiiea1f personally.
 The Surgeon Generals office refers women who wish to take the training for this work to any ons Of the fol lowing certified schools: American School of Physical Edacation. 4 Bot ol2h Street, Boston, Mass. Boston School Of Physical Education. 105 South Huntington Avenue. Boston, Mass; Posse Normal School Of Gym nassics. 779 Beacon Street, Boston. Mass; New Haven Normal School Of Gymnastics, 144s Chapel street, New Haven. Conn; Normal Scaool Of Phy- sical Education, Battle Creek, Mich, and Reed College. Portland, Ore. The course of training com pr.sas instruct ions in anatomy, physiology, personal hygiene. the theory oi massage and remedial exercises. theory of bandag- .ng and practice in h e,ast three sub. !ecss.
 Reconstruction aids are civilian en- p,oyees whose province is to give massage and remedial ezarcises pre- sc-:bed for the care Of patients in hos pi,als and other san:;ary formations
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PRESERVATION

The registration books are now op. on as the Council Chambers from o'clock P. M to o'clock P. NJ, for the registration of legal voters of the City of Ketchikan.
 s. A. PLUMLEY,
 Registration Officer
 Qualifications of Voters
 Qualification for voters for the May. or and the Councilmen are all persons q years of age, who are citizens of the United States or have declared their intention to become such; and who have been bona fide residents of the Territory of Alaska for one year, and have resided within the corporate limits of the City of Ketchikan six months, and shall have been duly reg. istered.
 For members of the School Board. all adult persons citizens of the Unit. ed States or who have declared their intention to become such, residing within the corporate limits oi the City of Ke;chikan, and who shall have been duly registered.
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of the Army. Special attention will
 be paid to training in the care of
 orthopedic cases. A supervisor. who Is an employee Of the Surgeon Genedal's
 office in the War Department will have immediate supervision ot this force, under the direction of the Surgeon
 General and his commissioned assist
 ants. The reconstruction aids them selves are civilian employees Of the Medical Department and comprise two grades, head aids and aids, the head
 aids being selected by promotion from
 the grade oi aid. For every 10 aids in a hospital there will be assigned
 one head aid. who will be responsible for the works Of the aids under her
 direction. When less than 10 aids
 are assigned to the hospital. there will
 be one head aid. These head aids will te continued in employment as such only so long as they satisfactor-
 fly fill the position. A head aid may
 be reduced 10 the grade of aid by au- thority Of the Surgeon General.
 Applications for appointment to this force should te made to the Surgeon General of the Army. whQ will furnish
 blanks therefor Applicants must be between the ages Of 25 and 40 years; i; must be citizens Of the United States, or citizens CT subjects of one Of the
 countries allied with the United States
 in the war against Germany. Physi- cal fitness will be ascertained by care
 full examination. made when practica-
 b!e by medical officer of the Army at
 his proper station. If this is not prac-
 ticabie, the Surgeon General may
 authorize the examination by private
 physician Of good repute in the v;c!ni-
 " of the applicants residence. Appli- cants must te not less than 60 nor
 more than 10 inches in height; must weigh not less than 100 nor more than 1s5 pounds. Marked disproportion be-
 tween height and weight will be a cause for rejection.
 A high-school course. or its equiva- lent, is an essential for appointment, and the applicant must also have been
 graduated from training school of
 physical education, giving a thorough
 professional training, both theoretical
 and practical, with emphacis laid on
 the applicat.ca O. sepcial corrective work (massage and remedial exer- cises) to pathological conditions. par ticularly of joints, muscles, and ten. dons. or shall have taken a special course in physical reconstruction and
 massage for military purposes con
 ducted by school approved by the