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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-20
HOG ISLAND TROLLEY
LINE NOW ASSURED
Ship Company and p. r. T.
Sign Contract for Island
Road Route
READY ON JULY FIRST
Shipmen Supply Funds for Work..
II. T. Will Purchase After War.
Construction to Be Pushed

Improved transit facilities were as
sured Hog Island employees today when
a contract was entered into by the
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
and the Emergency Fleet Corporation
for the construction Of new trolley
limo along the proposed extension of
Island road.
Under the terms Of the contract tho
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
viii build line from Eastwick avenue,
along Island road TO Hog Island. The
city is now constructing this extension
of Island road The transit company
has agreed to have the line in operation
by July !, II not delayed through the
failurc Of the city to speed The work
II constructing the new road.
The Emergency Fleet Corporation will
advance funds TO the amount required
for the new construction and equip
ment, and for 100 new trolley cars to he
operated between Hog Island and the
elevated and subway stations Of the
r. Il. r.
At the close Of the war the u. Il. T.
Company will purchase the new lines
and equipment at the then appraised
operating value.
on this line is to be determined by the
Public Service Commission.
Admiral Bowes attaches the utmost
importance TO this new step to make
Hog Island more easy of access for the
workers. The most important thing he
has accomplished since arriving in Phil
adelphia was the characterization Of the
contract made by the Admiral at the
conclusion Of the formalities.
Repeated strenuous efforts are to be
made to add to the transit facilities Of
the island. Negotiations are now pend
ing with the Philadelphia Railway Com
pany for the rehabilitation and enlarge
ment OF the Penrose Ferry road trolley
line.
Admiral Bowlcs intends to keep after
the city in pushing the construction Of
the new portion of Island road with all
possible haste. II is anticipated that a
formal request will be made to Mayor
Smith TO aid the Government by keep
ing this work up to schedule.
Thirty directors Of the Chamber of
Commerce under the leadership Of How
ard u. French. were personally con-
Quoted through the Hog Island yard to.
day by Admiral Bowes. Great surprise
was expressed at the progress that has
been made. The admiral will hold n con-
ference with these directors tomorrow
morning to receive suggestions from
them.
The third keel was laid al Hog Island
at o'clock this morning. There was
no ceremony The laying OF this kee
is in accordance with the schedule set by
the Emergency Fleet Corporation
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-20
FALLS FROM FIRE ESCAPE
62-Year-Old Watchman. Believed
Overcome by Vertigo, Fractures
Skull

william Lamond. sixty-two years old.
Of Pill West Somerset street, was found
unconscious today at the foot Of fire.
escape at the American Can Company.
Palmer and Beach streets. where he
was employed as a watchman. lie is in
the Episcopal Hospital with a fractured
skull. His condition is serious.
Lamond was found by William Brook.
another Waterman. II is thought that
he fell from the firescape during an at
tack OF vertigo.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-20
SHIPS NEXT
IN AMERICAN PROGRAM
U. S. Board Expects to Turn Out
Huge Vessels Within
Year

hoard is looking forward to the con-
struction Of I5,O0O-ton vessels, it became
known today. Up to the present lO,O0o-
ton ships have been the limit
Because of the many changes which
wo,,id he necessitated at shipyards be-
fore vessels of this size could be turned
out, il will be at least a year. accord
Ing TO the most optimistic estimates, be-
fore the actual program can be under
way. ,,. n a..,,o,;,,
* ooo.ton vessels was broached to the
hoard last month. The idea was re-
ceived favorably and since then teen
nicai EXPERTS have been at work to de-
,nrn,ine the feasibility of the proposal
= Reports that Germany. is considering
the launching of a l5,000-ton ship pro-
gram for commerce after the war Is be-
iieved to have figured in the shipping
boards decision.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-20
RAIN AGAIN CHECKS
ATHLETICS PRACTICE
Heavy Downpour Forces Mack
Squad to Remain Idle in
Jacksonville Camp
Jacksonville. Fla, March 90.

Practice by the Athletics was pre-
vented this morning by rain. II rained
hard most of the night and when the
players awoke this morning it was pour
ing. with hardly an intermission. The
temperature also fell considerably dur
ing the night, and while it hardly was
cold. 1t was far from being as hot as
II was yesterday.
The clouds broke about 10 o'clock
and it stopped raining for a time, but
the conditions were so uncertain that
Mack made no attempt to 60 to the
park.
II is extremely doubtful II there will
he any practice late this afternoon. The
players would put on their uniforms, but
the weather has been so uncertain since
the arrival of the Athletics that plans
cannot be made half hour in advance.
The weather here just now is as ft-
full and uncertain as 1t is in the North
in late April. Beautiful sunshine and
in less than ten minutes daS< clouds
gather and deluge comes down.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-20
U. &. |. PLANS TO AVERT
FURTHER GAS SHORTAGE
Engineers Busy at Work Laying
Plans to Meet Demands of Con-
sumcrs Next Winter

To provide for heavy increase IN
nopulation in Philadelphia. and to pre-
vent repetition of gas shortage thlS
coming winter. engineers Of the United
C;as Imprcvement Company are max
ing estimates of the extent to whicn
the company will he called upon Tor
heating by consumers "hch the "lh'e'
weather again sets in.
The contemplated expansion by inc
company takes into consideration the
likelihood Cf another coal shortage ana
the construction of workers homes IN
the neighhorhood of the Hog Island
shipyards in the Fortieth Ward.
According to the figures compiled
after careful estimates. 10000, 600 cubic
feet of gas will be required by the
Hog Island section pper year alone. En-
gineers are expected To make a
complete report in the near future.
The plant was overtaXed TO the extent
of 6 900 900 cubic feet of gas per day
Il, times during the last winters cold
spells.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-20
CITY COUNCILS ASKED
TOO. X. "SUFF" DEBATE
Petition Signed by Friends of Cause
Requesting Open Discussion to
Be Considered Tomorrow

In the face of the fact that two sur
frage pickcts were jeered from Council
chamber on their appearance there last
week, friends of the movement today
petitioned President Gleason. of Common
Council. to permit an open discussion
of the suffrage question. The petition
will he taken up by Councils at tomor-
rows session.
IL is signed by the most active work
ers on behalf of suffrage in Phladelphla a
and merely asks that Common Council
adopt a program Of honorable and rea
sonable consideration" of the woman
suffrage resolution. with n fair division
of time for discussion by friends a~A
opponents. 1t also asks for yea and
may" vote.
The petitioners are George Burnham,
Jr. Dinner Beeber, Shippen Lewis. Allan
Sutherland Frederick =. Gutenberg
James Yearsley, Earl Barnes and Mar
shall f. Smith.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-20
GOOSE TO ACT
AS JUDGE AND
NAME OWNER
Charge of Fowl Theft to Be
Settled by Birds Own Heart,
Court Decides

"Goosic. soosie gandcr. whore de YOU
wander"
Upstairs and downstairs, aud in my
Hdys chamber might he the answer
lispod by the lips Of childhood. hut it
ia not the reply which would br given
by negro. residing at 7So2 Rartram
avenue. His name is James Gamer,
aged 30 years. and because he is the
"gainer" by one perfectly good live
goose, he has been accused by Mrs.
Elizabeth Daly. 191S Bartram avenue,
of Turing away and attempting to alien
ate the affections of an unGainly feather
ed biped, which, so claims the prosecu-
triX, has been these many years the
pet of her household. and which, like
the goose Of the nursery rhyme, was
tree to wander up stairs. down stairs,
and in my lady's chamber"
Mrs. DAILY poured her complaints into
the sympathetic hut pcrplcXcd car Of
Magistrate Watson, at central station.
this morning. aud as result Of her
proteStations. Gamer has been held in
5000 bail to await the action, "--not Of
the court but of the goose. For the
court. unable to decide the ownership Of
Mother Goose" has put the matter up
to the fowl itself In case the goose
neutrally follows neither litigant. it is
to be brought before the court which
will determine it's future custodanshp.
Il believe" said the Magistrate, that
the only thing to do in this case Is to
let the goose decide" Then he ordered
the prisoner. the proSecutrN and Everett
Scofeld. attorney for the defendant, to
visit the home of Gamer and to libcrate
the goose. Scofield VIII act as referee.
/ "lf the goose follows YOU" he said.
turning to Mrs. DAILY, "it is your goose.
! II he follows YOU" indicating the dusky
defendant. you may claim and keep it.
| The decision Of this case is up to the
| goose
/ Mrs. DAILY told the Court she had seen
/ Gainer "shCoing" Miss Goose into his
, domcle one day while she (not the
goose. bu, Mrs Daly) was crossing a
field near the Gamer home. "He has
| alienated the affections Of my pct, and
want my goose back" she declared.
! II went to that mans house" pointing
the finger of scCrn, she continued, and
offered him $40. that If he would let
that bird out of the door it would fol-
low me all the way home. Would he
do it" | guess not No. not even to
win ten-spot That's my goose and
( | want It :" At this statement, the de-
fendant declared he would he willing
to accept the proposition of Mrs. DAILY
it being evident he did not relish being
made out "piler" by woman. The
Court decided that the case must be
settled on its own merits-and the
vagarics OF the affections of Mother
Goose"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-20
WAR-PLANT OWNER
OPPOSES SALOONS
Chester County Judges Are
Urged to Refuse Licenses
for Duration of War
West Chester. Ia. March 20.

The second days session Of the Ches-
ter County license court brought to
town yesterday another large number
of witnesses. subpoenaed in the several
cases in which rcmons;Tances have been
filed by the no-licensc committee. Judges
Butler and Hause decided that overtime
would he necessary. so a night session
was held from until after 10 o'clock.
when witnesses were heard FOR and
against the granting of liquor licenses
to the four applicants in Coatesrille,
Fred w. Foch". Jere Reardon, James
Taylor and the Smith brothers.
Charles L, Huston. whose iron mills
are making materials for the United
States Government. said II licenses were
granted to Coatesville hotels it would
have damaging effect upon the men
and upon the quality and amount of
work turned out
The Rev. T. w Mckinney. Or. :. w.
Ridgway, w. II. Ridgway, Dr. Horace
Scott. n H. whitaker. the general SUI
perintendent of the Midrale Company.
and Councilman I. Il. Kirk all testified
to the improved conditions in the city
while the hotel bars are closed and that
there is no necessity for saloons.
Though Taylor had not had his IL
cense revoked. he was charged with
selling liquor to men visibly arected
from drinking and to men of known IN
temperate habits. Mr. Huston testified
to his visit to the Taylor barroom and
seeing two men under the influence of
liquor.
Each of the applicants promised to
observe the law carefully IL granted
another license. Mr.. Taylor said that
the price of liquors has advanced. but
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-20
Funeral of Mrs. Holf man

CIarksboro. y. J., March 20--The fu-
neral of Mrs. Annie Il. Hoffman, wife of
william II. Hoffman, was one of the
largest ever held here. She was a lead
er in grange work and an active spirit
in the Red Cross. She was the mother
of Major c. $. Hoffman, now in Homo
lulu; j. u. Hoffman, of Mickleton, and
Mrs. Charles +. Preston, of State Col
lege, Pa.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-20
ElktOn Marriage Licenses

Eikton, Nd. March 20.-Marriage Ii
renses we're issued in Elkton today to
Frank A. Anthony and Mae &. Cox
ollie Brietton and Ella d. Logan, and
Louis Orfe and Charlotte Lomax, Phil
adelphia; Carl l.. Hansen and Ethel
{; Keech. oxford Pa. Raymond T.
Peacock and Ruth NJ, Fizon, Norris
Town, Pa. Joseph r. Evans and Marie
Chester, Pa, George j. Smith,
Jr. Chester. Pa. !, and Mary L. Smith
Marcus Hook Leonard J. Weireter and
Ruth n. Warren, New York, and Theo-
Camden.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-20

Mark a. Welsh, sOn Of Mr.. and MIS-.
Martin A. Welsh, els South Fifty
eighth street who enlisted in the avia-
ton section of the signal corps on pe-
cember 12. 1917, led his class in the
supply sergeants' school IN the semi
final examinations at Kelly Field. South
san Antonio. Tex, the largest aviation
training camp in the world. The finals
will be held within a short time, and
after passage of these examinations
Private Welsh will be qualified for a
rating as "A sergeant. first class.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-20
HARVARD PAPER SUPPRESSED
Professors Article Said University
Produced Failures"

Cambridge. Mass, March 2O.--Follow-
ing the publication Of an article in the
Harvard illustrated Magazine in which
Prof Edwin B. Holl is credited with
asserting that Harvard turns out fail
ures. robs her students and sponsors an
asinine system for broadening the mind"
the faculty today suppressed 1900 copies
Of the magazine,
The article created sensation in
student circles and the illustrated sold
like peanuts at ball game until its
suppression.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-20
FOR MASTBAUM MEMORIAL
Lawrence d. Beggs Heads Commit,
tee to Gather Funds

The committee Of photopiay producers
and exhibitors to raise funds for a me-
mortal to the late Stanley V. Mastbaum
has been named. II is composed OF Law
renee D. Beggs. chairman and treas
urer. Abe l.. Einstein, secretary Albert
Greenfield. Abe SablosSy. Charles Segai !.
John Mctiuirk. j. u. Cunningham and
George II. Meeker.
The memorial is to he erected at the
F,apIesville Sanatorium for Consump-
tiyss. near Norristown. to which Mr..
Mastbaum was a liberal contributor.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-20
Moman Hit by Trolley Car

Mrs. George Bauer forty-two years
old. 500 West Atlantic avenue. Audubon
n. j., was knocked down today and Sc
riousiy injured by a trolley car near her
home. She is in the West Jersey Ho-
meopathic Hospital suffering with
fractured SHOULDER and numerous cuts
and bruises.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-20
L. :. Roll Of Honor
for Men in France

Washington. March 30.
Thirty-sc,cu names appeared on the
casualty list announced hy tho War be-
par,ment late this afternoon. They were
as follows:
Killed In action 2; died Of wounds,
. died from accidents. : died from
disease s. Wounded severely -,
wounded slightly, L. The list follows:
kiiIED ~ NTIo>
RISSEl.L, -. ,l!ynllEs'. ,orr"r'l
GEETIIRtGbE N'lmiT. NH,',ltmii!Ti. 'ornGrs, ro,rsror
DIED or wou>ns
LLOYD CItr. rrl,s'r.
FRANK PROFIT. rriNate.
piEp OF ACCIpE>rs
GE6RGE WILLIAMS. nri,ste
DIED or DISEASE
tREp J. RAssRAClI sergeant. pneumonia
I%llT MII[oX( ( Ab>AME; iAiiNAE; Tri,s'; Tcri,s,,
bARkIN w. LEACH private, urrmlN.
FGNAIp YnAAN pr,Si ry;,si. p"ST%%" gGrsSTs spinal
MAJOR TERRELL private.
wo, >DED sEyERELy
oTTo q. ARRoTr, .corporah
Earl. HORTON, priyysatc' .,,.,.
iiT5SNN iiTE5oSNNtRS No6sENsKY, private
rETER PAuLSoN, private
WOUNDED SLIGHTLY
FREDERICK -. ELACKERING' first leu
LOUIS \. zEmAN. sergeant,
RERRY W, LATG;SToN, corporal
LEROY y; HALL; mechanic.
Hf.SREy1n EEHsEE 4; p2lig pr2lHiSgrEESESyy..' ,nriys,".
DONALD \. GERARD, private.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-20
Music, Anything to Make
II, Wanted by Army
Washington, March 20.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., mando.
iins, guitars, ukeleles, monographs
or the lowly mouth-organ-are
wanted for the American army and
navy. ..'
The army and navy commissions
on trainings activities ap.
pealed for instruments today to be
lent for return at the end of the
war.
Soldiers IN camp At nights, y was
se2:uns1s "! I. z Z sess'a : Y ssc': y .
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-20

P.k,n, March 2o,-The Chinese and
Japanese Ambassadors. accompanied I;n,nea, ny y
sorns have arrived in Manchuria from
petppoprad, under safe.conduct OF the
pussisn Red Guards. according to dis
natches received here today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-20
tn Re Militia Officers

Harrisburg, Pa. March 2o:Iheese
srst lieutenant OF Company I. First Regi-
ment Infantry, Pennsylvania Reserve
Militia Louis Az Bisbort, Philadelphia,
Was appointed second lieutenant OF COM
many B, First Infantry.
pHr;entaj Enyoys Reach Manchuria
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-20
vO, NDED SEVERELY

OTro -. ARROTr. corporal
EARL HORTON, private.
JOltN e. aIUNTtNGIoN. private.
LEON ARD kOSENSk private.
rETER pAtLSDN. private,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-08
MAKE THE NON.EARNER PAY HIS
SHARE

THERE is nc. more popular suggestion in
4 Mr.. McAdoo's letter to Representative
Kitchin than that the tax on uucarned in.
comes should be made heavier than that
on earned incomes.
Under the existing Law a man earning
say an income from his profession or bust.
ness of a certain sum must pay 4 per
cent as an income tax and S per cent as
an excess pront tax. making a total OF -
per cent, while a man with an income %
the same amount derived from interest on
Investments. which he may have inherited,
10 taxed only 4 per cent. The producer is
penalized to the extent Of 8 per cent.
This ~inequity should be emoved. There
Is Justice in |. as well as political wisdom.
II will place a burden on accumulated
ca pital that il can we'll afford to bear. No
sophistry about the taxation Of the industry
in which the capital is invested should
prevent Congress from acting on the sug-
gestion.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-08
PANIC

TN NEW YORK, where every one is more
= or less nervous all the year around, a
theatre manage has hastily announced
that the cellars Of his establishment are
being made ready for those of his patrons
whose health might be endangered by
bombs from a flying submarine or one of
the Kaiser's infant airplsnes. OF course,
there will be tea and cigarettes on the side
n music in the cellar until the peril
= DER
How some people do value their lives
Our system Of preparedness cannot now
b complete until the nation provides a
plush-lined dugout for Congress, with an
apartment specially padded for Senator ].
Ham Lewis. Each Congressman must go
in camoufase from this on. The silk hat
of Washington must be put away because
OF the flashes and CLEANS it throws at night
vivid reflections that might guide eny
marauding airman with ears not acute
snough to hear the uproar in the House
At a distance greater than twenty miles.
Mayor Smith and Chief Mclaughlin, OF
Electrical Bureau, our own immediate
prophets of the air raid, will be stung to
action by the example OF the New York
theatre man. Be ready any minute to hear
Of q demand in Councils for an appropria-
tion Of I'll Doc, 900 to provide arnlored um,
brslIas for ths encourage at City Hal
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-08
THE UNREASONABLE SALOON

LARD drinking is plainly going out Of
- fashion. Naturally the saloons. where
most of the hard drinking has been done,
forgotten vogues
II isn't surprising to read in the record
Of the license court that l24 Liquor estab-
lishments in this city have failed to pay
their fees and seem on the verge OF going
out of business. And it is questionable
whether the zealots and the propagandists
have had most to do in making the liquor
business Improbable and unpopular. There
Is q growing impression that heavy drink
ing Is a wasteful and regrettable business.
This conviction may be traced to various
ton and to q more general enlightenment
among all classes of men. The movies
are said to have helped toward the
decline OF the saloon. If this is true it
seems to prove that most men have gone
to the saloons for diversion and that they
rave been quick to welcome a more whole
some means to that end.
In any event it has long been apparent
that the saloon couldn't last in the de-
based aspects that have aroused most OF
the violent criticism and the most ardent
business began to manifest a definite un-
scrupulousness when it became involved
In brewers and distillers' syndicates. It
lost all the ethics of the old-fashioned
tavern. 1t became a neighborhood menace.
1t invited criticism, defed 1t and therefore
II in process of painful obliteratlon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-08
OH. THE POOR FISHERMAN

uERE and there you still can find an
IL occasional solitary who has remained
immune and aloof from all the shocks OF
war-protected and wrapped around in a
bomb-proof, ,phiiosophic calm through
which no concern or anxiety can penetrate.
Mr.. Bryan is repre- sentative of the type.
He prefers TO think nobly and trust to
heaven. Some of the correspondents at the
front seem as far from war as he. But
the man who has seemed safest from a
troubled mind or a disturbed routine thus
far in tho great game Il the amateur fish
erman who usually goes out from the Jer-
sey coast to. fiirt with channel bass and sea
turtles and to revel deep in peace and
solitude.
In the by Of his boat he usually has a
jug wrapped in wet newspapers, 80 that
ite~;coat>pts pay remain cool sad e~set "