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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-04
RAIDS WILL CONTINUE
UNTIL CITY IS CLEAN
More Than 400" "UndesirableS"
Rounded Up by Police in
Last Week

The crusade against Philadelphia s
"undesirables' will be continued until
the whole city is thoroughly combcd, IT
was said at the Detective Bureau today.
In tho last week more than 400 prts-
oners have been taken, many of whom
have been turned over to the Federal
authorities for failure to- obey the draft
laws.
A letter to Mayor Smith. charging
that thirteen gambling houses are being
maintained within the nve-mlo limit Of
the navy yard. makes mountain cut
of a molehil." according to eN-Captain
of Detectives Alfred I. SoudC1, chief -
the gaming squad. to whom the letter
was given for Investigation.
The places named in this letter are
we'll known t0 us said Souder today.
They are not regular gambling houses,
but places where cheap crap games are
held off and on, We have raided several
Of them time and again. of course, we
are always glad to get information. but
not much importance can he attached
to this letter, We'd like tO know,
though. who the writer is"
DENY WAITING LETTER
The informant signed himself William
II. Shuman. but the two men of that
name listed in tn city directory denied
that they had W." y the letter. which,
, in addition, thrn "od to report the
houses TO Secretar, of the Navy Daniels
unless the police closed them.
The three city employees named as
gambling.house proiit.sharers are negro
cleaners it was learned today. They
will he cleaned up" Souder said
b Ia. ,I,r
that mysterious automobile.theft syn
diCate is in operation I'm the ciiy, and
organizations demanding relief from
! automobile thieving, the report of motor
car thefts over the weekend made to
, police headquarters today showed de-
/ cided slump. Six cars. worth $4,000. were
stolen Saturday night and Sunday, and
/ four of these were recovered. according
I to the police. who said it was one of the
best records in many weeks. One rea
/ son for the big decrease was said TO be
| due to the fact that motorcar thieves
/ have got wise" and made up theii
minds that the police "mean business"
BUSINESS MEN DETERMINED
Another big reason. it was said was
. the vigorous action taken by business
mems associations. clubs and other or
uncertain terms to Mayor Smith TO tax,
action to stem the city.wide epidemic Of
auto theftS, which for the last month
has made life miserable for owners OF
! cars.
The two missing cars belong to W. II
Perry, 4509 Springfield avenue, and NJ
+. Corcoran, 2l29 Master street. TIL,
cars of H. NJ. Abbott. 5329 Hatfield
| street Il. :. Burbank, 620S Wayne ave
nue.: Charles +. Herschel. 20ii Carlisl,
street, and kazmunz kida, 4367 Ger
mantown avenue, were recovered.
AS result of IA cleanup raid of the
negro Doo-hall section, made by Captain
Nicholas Kenny, eighty prisoners hav,
been sentenced to the House of Correc.
tion for three months, while sixty were
given their freedom. a number OF
others were held for court on varou.
charges, several of them for carrying
/ concealed deadly weapons.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-04
MANY WANT JOBS AT SEA
Sea Service Bureau in Bourse Is
Besieged by Applicants

The large number of applications for
work in the sea service bureau. which
has headquarters at the BourSe, indi
Gates that the American youths. espe-
cially those of Philadelphia. are eager
for action, The bureau was opened to
recruit every type of shipworkers, from
captain down.
THE men are impatient to get into
the thick OF the battle" said William
G. Rice. head of the bureau. today,
Men OF every age and condition" he
said. come here for herths on vessels
in overseas trade. and In most cases the
desire to see a fight or to take part In
one Is keen in them. Some ask spc-
cially to be assigned to transports in
the belief that the presence of soldiers
aboard would hasten an attack. In
many instances revenge for outrages
committed by the enemy Is the pre-
vailing emotion. Others enroll aside
from the chance Of adventure to enter
on promising career in the new mer-
chant marine"
The award OF bonuses by the Govern
ment for voyages into the war zone is
TO many an attractive feature. This
totals usually 80 per cent Of the mans
salary, which now is az a high level.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-04
MOURN AT BIER
OF ARCHBISHOP PRENDERGAST

at the Cathedral At S o'clock this morn
ing
Tomorrow at y o'clock tho cathedral
will he closed in preparation Tor the
mass. At . o'clock it will he opened
only 10 those holding pow tickets. ~
2 40 VIII begin the procession from Inc
Cathedral chapel TO the north alsl",
thence to the rear Of the cdiiicc. passing
up tho center aisle TO places reserved
on either side of the sanctuary. There
viii be no procession or ceremony out
side the church.
At 10 a m the solemn poutlncal mass
will be celebrated by the auxiliary
bishop of Philadelphia, the Right Rev
John j, MC'ort. II. D., who IL admins
traitor of the diocese. as Cclohrant; the
Very Roy. Edmond j. Fit2Mauricc. ID. p,
chancellor. will he assistant priest; the
Right liey. Monsignor Henry u Drum,
roole. -. y, LID, Will he deacon ana
tho Right Rev. Mousignur Peter Mason.
W j. Walsh and Thomas T.. McNally
viii he Masters Of ceremonies. and the
assistant masters of ceremonies VIII be
the Revs. William p. McNally. $. 7. t.,
Eugene \. Kelly anh Charles B MCtiin-
ley, Bishop Canevin. Of Pittsburgh, Will
deliver the funeral sermon.
Following the mass the abSolutlon OF
III" body will be pronounced by bishops
lloban, GarVey. Doughcrty and McDeV-
IT. and Cardinal Gibbons. The priest
choir will render the music during the
mass.
\ list of distinguished members Of the
Catholic hierarchy who will attend,
whose acceptanccs had been received up
to last night are Bishops Hoban. Scran-
ton; Hayes. New York Hickey, Rochcs-
ter; Farrelly, Cleveland; pougherty.
Bpffalo; Cannon. Erie Gum, Natchcz 4;
Mouahan, Wilmington: Walsh, Portland,
Ne IIarkns. Providence, McDeyitt,
Harrisburg O'Connell, Richmond; Car
vey Altoona, and Hefron. Winona. and
the Right Rev. Abbot Obrecht, Gcthscm-
ane Abbey. Kentucky
Right Rev. Monsignor George Borne
mann. V T.. st. Pauls. Reading the
Right Rev Munsignor Michael ]. Crane,
81. Francis de Sales; the Right Rcv.
Katharino's, Wayne; the Right Rev.
Nons'gnor Hugh r Henry, LID.
L'tt.D.. rector Of tn" Roman catholic
High School the Right Rev. Monsgnor
Manayunk; the Rev Luke v, McCabe,
H. D., LID. and the Rev. Herman j.
Hcuscr. u. H., st. CharlCS'S Seminary,
Overbrooi; the Very Rev, Charles NJ
Drscoll, o. s. A., provincial of the Au-
gustne order in the United states; the
Very Rev. Patrick McIIale, c. NJ, pro-
vjncial Of the Congregation of tho Mis-
sions; the Rev. James TimmOns, St. Mi
'Ht,is. Chester; the Rev, Bernard +,
Gallagher. st. Bridget's, Falls of Schuyl-
'.'j the REV. Michael Dugan, st. Mi
,haels; the Rev. VI \. Kopytkiewez
- John Cantiuss. BridesburG and tht
Rev. Francis J. Sheehan st. Thomas
Aquinas.
The honorary pallhcarers are Iohr
VI. Campbell. Samuel Castner Jr., John
B Comber, Edward j. Du Nee, IGna-
titus j. Dolan, James A. Flaherty, DR.
I Lawrence +. Flick. Anthony a Hirst
Ignatius ]. Horstman, Peter j. Hoban
j. Percy Keating, Peter f. Herman, 10.
seph q. Magee, Martin Maloney. DR.
Peter +. Moylan. William V McGrath
Jr., NJ. p. Quinn. Michael j. Ryan, James
| j. Ryan, Walter George Smith. jeremiah
! j. Sullivan and Russell Thayer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-04
CHEROKEE VICTIMS
WIDOW TESTIFIES
Mrs. Newell Repeats Story Of
Tugs Unseaworthiness Told
in Husbands Letters

Mrs. Esther g. Newell. of J525 Walnut
street, widow of Commander Newell.
who sGnk with the Cherokee last Tues,
day, today testified before the naval
board of inquiry, at the Philadelphia
Navy Yard and reiterated her story In
which shc said that the craft was un-
fit for duty and based her declaration,
on letters received from her husband.
She also said that her husbands mother
and father had also been told by Com.
mander Newell of the condition Of the
cherokee and Of his fears for her safety
If she put TO sea.
She was accompanied by her father
in-law, Dr George H. Newell, of Wor-
cestcr Mass, But her mothcr-in-law
did not appear at the inquiry today
Doctor Newell said that he was ready to
testify before the board should the
members decide to call him.
Rigid secrecy is being maintained as
to the progress Of the investigation
Many of the survivors were examined
by the Board of Inquiry but all In
formation regarding their testimony
was refused. officials at the yard said
today that all information concerning
the investigation would have to come
from Washington.
FrlendS OF the SURVIVORS lOltered near
the gates and speculated as TO the out.
come.
Doctor Newell made public a letter
he sent to Secretary of the Navy Dan
iels. In II he quoted his son as having
said the name of the Cherokee was
changed for the purpose of binding
the public to the worthlessness Of the
kind of craft for which they were spend.
ing the peoples money"
The mother of the drowned Lieutenant
also told how she learned of the poor
condition of the tug by a copy OF the
report on its condition when it dropped
from pocket of his uniform coat she
was mendtng.
Mrs Newell said that her husband
wrote her that the hulk of the Cherokee
was rotten and it was not fit to go
down tho Delaware River, to say nothS
ing of putting out to sea.
My belief Is firm that my husband
is not dead" sobbed the little wife, to-
day. Mrs Newell's sister. Miss Ebba
Andersen, with whom she is living, sun
ports her in the belief that the Lieu.
tenant surely would return. I'VE are
Danish people, said Miss Andersen
today. "and are descended from sea-
| farng foles who have an unexplain'
| able feeling about the mysteries of the
deep. | positively cannot feel that Ed'
/ ward has been lost"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-04
BAIRD WON'T SAY AYE OR NAY
AS TO HIS VOTE ON SUFFRAGE
New Jerseys Seventy NineY Year-Old Baby Member
May Decide Fate Of Federal Amendment
in United States Senate

DAVID BAIRD who will shortly take
~ his seat in the United States Senate
by appointment of Governor Edge, re.
fused today to tell how he Is going to
vote on the momentous suffrage amend.
ment now before the upper branch of
Congress
Senator Baird. looking hale and
hearty, and far youngt than his nearly
seventy-nlne years, arrived at his home
in Camden last night after a sojourn in
Miami, Fla.
At his office today Senator Baird
pointed to a desk filled with business
papers and correspondence and gave this
mass of work to be done as reason No.
/ why, at this time, he could not an
nounce or even discuss his stand on the
suffrage amendment or other vital ques-
tions.
No. reason was that before he ar
rives at any definite decision On this
or other political questions he wishes to
confer with Governor Edge, to whom he
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-04
7-CENT TROLLEY FARES
MAY BE ASKED IN n. j.
Public Service Corporation Meeting
in Newark Today Will Consider
Rate Increase

officers of the Public Service Railway
Company will decide today IN Newark
whether they will petition the New
Jersey state Board of Public Utility
Commissioners for permission to increase
trolley fare from five 10 possibly seven
cents. The officials will also consider
Il Is said. the advisability of asking per
mission to make an extra charge of two
cents for each transfer,
Residents of Jersey city. lIObokcn,
Bayonnc. Newark. the Oranges, Mont
clair. Paterson, rassaic, Elizabeth, New
Brunswick. Trenton and Camden will
be affected If the change Is made. The
company controls lines I'm other parts
of the state.
Increased cost of operation due 20 the
high prices for materials. fuel. etc, will
he set forth by the company IL the APP
pliCation Is made. The amount of adj
ditional revenue needed will determine
the increase the company Will ask
The company carried i1G,91i.9S3 pas
sengers in 1917 and it Is said that three
Of every ten asked for transfers Last
week the company announced that 1t
carried 25.000,OOO more passengers in
1917 than in 1916. The munition plants
established in Newark since the out
break of the war. II is believed by the
company, will cause still further in
crease I'm the number Of passengers car
ried this year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-04
RETURNING STRIKERS
FIND PLACES FILLED
Kensington Weavers Charge
Discrimination and Threaten
Appeal to Washington

When the kensington weavers, on
strike for the last twenty-five weeks,
returned to their various workshops this
morning on word that the strike had
been called of, 500 OF them complained
that they had been refused work by the
mills. Louis Gergots, their chairman,
said that these men were being dis
crimlnated against by the millmen, and
that unless they were put back to work
Immediately the strikers would take the
matter up with the Government at
Washington and charge unfair discrim-
ination by the employers and ask for
an investigation into conditions here in
the mills
Employers said in answer that there
had been no discrimination, but that
they would not discharge those now at
work who had taken the places of the
strikers. IL is said that of the 1000 weaV-
ers who struck last October 1000 have
gone into other work and 500 were all
ready at work, having gone to work be-
fore the strike was called or
The terms asked by the strikers had
been as follows
One and one-half mills per pick for
two-loom work.
Three mills per pick for one-loom
work.
one and one-half cents per yard for
Forty cents per hour for sample and
time work
Twenty cents per hour for extra and
overtime
On February 25 the employers grant
ed general increase of from 20 10
per cent In all wages and the strikers
considering that this covered their de-
mands. called the strike off and went
back TO work. expecting TO be put ia
work this morning. but 500 Of them were
told that there were no vacancies.
Gergots says that is not true that
there are plenty Of vacancies, but that
the strikers are being Disseminated
against. The employers say they are not
discriminating against the weavers. but
that some little time will be needed to
arrange matters 30 that the weavers car
all come back to work and that they will
all get their jobs back In few days
time.
Tho strikers today are in session IN
their headquarters at the Lighthouse
on Lehigh street. and considerable dis.
| cussion IL being had. A list of the
names OF those refused work this morn.
inG = >einx Ipnde up 10 .ecnd 70 Wash.
rlafs4 *, 81, Y
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-04
REV. j. w. WILLIAMS DEAD
Was Pastor of Historic Abingdon
Presbyterian Church.

The Rev James Wilson Williams, pas
tor of the historic Abingdon Presby-
terlan Church, died yesterday in the
Presbyterian Hospital, after two
months illness.
Mr.. williams was born in Berwyn.
Chester County, fifty-four years ago.
He was graduate of the Princeton
Theological Seminary.
Before entering upon his pastorate at
Abingdon fourteen years ago as the sue
cessor OF the Rev. Dr. w. Scott Nevin,
Mr.. Williams was assistant TO the Rev.
Or. Charles Wood. then pastor OF the
second Presbyterian Church. He Is sur
vived by his wife. who was Miss Harriet
Allens Of Ardmore.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-04

y / bailey. our Lady Of the Rosary
,h, pt Rcv Nousiguur Antonio Isoleri.
~ Mary Magdalcna di PaIzi. ana tl'
~ Rcv. Munslpnor William krlrah'
II. H.. Of St. patrick's 'hurch
Roy SCOUTS VIEW BODY
Nor, than 1000 BOY Scouts from va
r,,,,s PARISHES assembled IN Logan
So,arc at o'clock this afternoon 1n'E
ncrn under the direction OF FHthci
II I Daly. the spiritual advisor "t
m. catholic Scouts. aud their laE com
,peudrr. Field Commissioner f'"rEt w
Boyle. ,..,. .,.,,. ,or,rod
into line and marched into tho 'a'h'u,""
where the body Of the Archbishop I'"
i'm state. ..,, ro
following parishes .,...., utood
.r,rsr,v.eirhth and Diamond streets !,
'trr,T of our Lady of Mercy, Broad
street and Susuuohanua avenue 'hnlch
~ pur Mother Of sorrows Forty-ciGhth
street and Lancaster avenue; ChhlCh
n, the Sacred Heart. Third and iHcklh-
ron streets: 81. Columbas Church, h'-
high avenue and Twcnty-fourth street ,
81 Elzabeth's church, Twenty-thlrd ana
Berl;s streets: church of st. Francis dc
Sales. Forty-sevcnth and chester ave-
nuo.; St Francis Naviers 'huicl''
Twenty-fourth and Green streets 81.
Grcgory's Church, Lancaster avenue ana
Eifty-second street, and the Church of
St. Vincent de Paul, East Price street.
Germantown.
In addition to the Boy Scouts, most Of
the executives from Scout headquarters,
s25 Walnut street. viewed the body OF
the dead prclate.
| Several representatives of every 'ath-
| Ollie organization in the archdioccsc
| formed "A guard of honor at Archbishop
| Prcndcrgasts bier. The various Soci-
| cites maintained a constant vigil IN
! hourly relays The guard was selected
/ from the following organizations by q
committee of laymen, Of which James
| r. Heron was chairman:
Catholic Philopatrians, st, Vincent do
| Paul Society, knights Of columbus. HOY
/ Name Union, Ancient order of H.bor'
mans. Total Abstinence Union, &. y
! NJ t., Federation of Catholic Societies
/ G. NJ. B. A, Cahin club, Knlgirt- of 81
! John. knights of Red Branch, United
| German Societies, United Irish County
| Societies, United Italian Societies
| United Polish Societies, I. &. B, l., Col
orcd Catholic Umon, United SodalitS
| Alumnae and Catholic Foresters o
| America
Catholic prclates from al parts OF
the United States arrived today to at
tend the solemn obsequies for Arch
| bishop Prcndergast. Among the distin,
guishcd arrivals are Cardinal Gibbons
and Cardinal Barley, while Archbishop
BOnzano will be yrcsent as apostolic
delegate,
Solemn requiem mass was celebrated
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-04
BOMB STARTS FIRE ON SHIP
Flames Gain Headway on Italian
Vessel Before Discovery

AN ATLANTIC PORT March A.
Fire. believed to have been stared by an
incendiary bomb. was discovered early
today aboard an Italian steamship In
this port. The flames had gained some
headway before being discovered by the
crew, who fought them until they re-
turned in an alarm
The ship is loaded with general mcr-
chandise.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-04
FARMERS DISCUSS FOOD
PROBLEMS AT BUSTLETON
Institutes Open With Questions Of
Serious Concern as Matter for
Consideration

Prominent agrculturaists from all
parts Of the United Safes attended the
farmers Institutes held at Bustleton to-
day under the direction of the Pennsyl-
vania Department of Agriculture.
Joseph y. Rosenberger, of Wycombc,
an expert on dairying J. II. Bechtel. of
state College. and Mrs. Eugenia q.
Benu of Willamsport. were among
the PennsYlvanians who addressed the
meetings. In view Of the food prob
lens, which are now causing serious
concern, the meetings have aroused con-
siderable interest
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-04
Former Cop Dies in London

Ernest Kinzler, twenty-nine years old
2945 Eipp street, formerly a policeman
of the Fourth and York streets station,
last December In the aero division OF
the signal corps, died in a London hos.
pital. according 70 a cablegram received
by his father, George Kinsler. Thar
were 70 details - 70 The cause e dsali
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-04
Stuart Asks Support for Wilson

Support Of the President above ~
other considerations was urged p
former Governor Edwin s. Stuart AZ
prayer-for-victory service at hoi|
Trinity Memorial Episcopal chaps,
Twenty-second and Spruce streets, ~
night. The Rev j. Ogle Warfield coz
Quoted the meeting. 4X
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-04
City Pays Blankenburg $6S,S7l

A mandamus for $6s.s7i Issued re-
Gently 10 former Mayor Rudolph Blank
enburg for his Logan square property
taken by the city, was paid today By
The City Treasurer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-04
HID As .DoPE" SELLER
Worth Of Cocaine and Heroin
= % Man Taken in Tenderloin

IRON MILLER. twenty-three-years old
TN North Eighth street. was held
. ~ hAll for court this morning by
|rnfo Collins, ia City Hall. for at
~ 70 sell ''dCpe." .t.s
Vas arrested this morning by
nlaaA Detective Pachelli ut Eighth
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-04
New Mems Wear Shop 0peaed

A new mems wear shop whicn
rank With the highest class habsr1|
cries In this city opened It's dop{X
morning under the naIno pf Fcrro
Inc. q crsstnvf - @14iper
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-04

IOntinurd Irom ThEr Wh'
Michael Donovan. St. Agatha; the icN.
y i Dailey. our Lady of the Rosary :
In. m Rev Npnsiguur Antonio lSoleri
st Mary Magdalcna di Pazzi. ana th'
Ht Roy. Munsignor william hriTah'
f.. H., Of St. Patrick's Church.
Evening journal., 1918-08-27
Marine Corps Casualties.

Summary Of casualties to date;
Offlcers-
Deaths ... -. 80. -. .....34
Wounded 80. 80. -. 80. ...60
Missing -. ..-...
Total -. -. -. .......-...SO
Enlisted men:
Deaths &C.. -. ...e0S
wounded ..... 80. .....lSoE
In hands OF enemy 80. ......6
Missing 80. -. ... ........ttS
Total 80. -. ..-.-.Eooo
Grand Total 80. 80. .....29S3
Evening journal., 1918-08-27
PEOPLES COLUMN

shalt not trip the fantastic toe upon
the Lords Day, or kiss your wife or
mother-ln-law, nay not even kiss the
blarney stone, for ministerial law has
been proclaimed in this city"
Now. Mr.. Editor. other writers have
frequently quoted high church digni-
tarles as favoring Sunday bsll-playlng.
Why then all this hdllabaloo about
desecration .and law-breaking? Half the
people Of this city pay no attention 10
Sunady games. Workers at the ship
yards and in other government Jobs
] find no amusement in anything else.
They are engaged in dangerous and la
borious work 10 make the world safe
FOR democracy. They now find this
country is not safe TO cultivate their
highest ideals and TO psrticate I'm harm
less games. without coming into con-
flict with ministers Of the gospel whose
religion they do not espouse. This is
decidedly un-American.
There is an old proverb which runs.
Let the shoemaker stlok to his last"
So, also, let the preacher stick TO his
pulpit A WORKER.
Evening journal., 1918-08-27
As TO sIlNnAY BASEBALL.

Wilmington, Aug. q, 1918.
To the. Editor Of TsE EVENING
JOURNAL:
Sir-Being a daily reader Of the best
paper in Wilmington, THE EVENING
JOURNAL. / am taking the liberty OF
giving my opinion OF the Rev. Dashiers
Jealous spiel" on Sunday baseball. He
refers 10 1000 people attending the game
and another 100000 staying at home.
Why does he not refer 10 the New York
Giants, I'm a city Of five millions. draw
Ing forty and nfty thousand people to
the game on a weekday But still, New
York goes wild over the old game. That
point OF his IS blunt
Mr.. Editor, / am an emplOye OF Har-
lsn's and am not a ball player. ! have
worked every Sunday for the last six
teen weeks, and I will not benefit by
Sunday baseball. But what / am after
Is Justice for ALL Mr.. Preacher works
one day out OF seven. My home is in
Pottsville, Pa, where they play ball
any day they want TO. You fail to
hear Of or TO see any craps or poker
games up there.
Yours for Justice,
]. b. Rhodes.