Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-15


been apprised Of Mr.. Calwelis sugees-
Nons that New Jerseys ocean thorough
fare should be put in order. 1t was
down this way in the vicinity of Tucker
ton that the Germans obtained an early
foothold through the establishment of a
wireless station.
THE surgeon general of the army has
j given notice that there will be no
further examinations for dentists for
several months. and adds that "a suffi-
cient number of dentists have been COM
missioned for the, needs of an army of
more than 100000 men" This is
rather an odd announcement. in view
OF the constant call for medical men for
the service. Physicians have been
drawn to such an extent as to alarm the
profession. Men like William Potter.
DR.. w w. Keen, Joseph de F. Junkin
! and others interested in our medical
schools have been discussing with off,
cials here the effect of the draft on medi-
cal students.
When the twenty-one-year-ol draft
bill was passed Congress yielded a point
on medical and divinity students actu-
ally at school. 1t provided that they
might at least continue their studies un.
til they were professionally fit to be of
service in the field. This concession
was to enable the army to get the serv-
ices ultimately of the young men being
educated as physicians and surgeons.
| 1t was thought best to have them grad
uated rather than to take them without
experience and thus depopulate the COL
leges. But the apparent plethora Of dem
lists ready for military service in the
army is the surprising thing.
THE Pennsylvania State Chamber of
L Commerce, OF which Alba B. John
| son is president and in the organiZa-
ton of which Howard 3. French. then
president of the Philadelphia Chamber
of Commerce, took part, is represented
| here occasionally by Paul Littlefield. its
secretary. Paul is the son of Colonel
| Littlef1eld, of the Union League. and
| has come to be pretty well known about
the Capitol and at Harrisburg. Before
attaching himself to the state Chamber
| he did some work for anti-suffra gists,
and that naturally brought him a few
acquaintance on each side of the ques-
ton. E.is latest visit was in connection
with the new revenue bill. Will II
| seriously affect the members of the
State Chamber? Paul did not ask that
exact question, but that was about what
he wanted to know And the answer
was easy. The new bill certainly will
affect the Fembers of the state Cham
Der. 1t is toing to be the severest tax
bill ever passed by Congress. If the
last one was harsh the new one con-
| templates" SO levy for every 81 under
| the existing law. There Is a fine field
here for William A. Tucker, of the Board
of Trade y. B. Kelly, of the Philadel.
phia Chamber of Commerce Emil p
Albrecht, of the Bourse A. B. Clemmer
of the Commercial Exchange, and other
Philadelphia trade and business boosters
to watch the situation and make sug.
gestions.
TUDGE BEEBER of the Common
y wealth Title and Trust Company
who takes a lively interest in the ad'
vancement of working women, is asso'
ciated with Frank p. Prichard. J. Lever.
I ing Jones. Francis l.. Mc1lhenny, DR.
Carl Kelsey and others in the efforts
of the Consumers League of Eastern
Pennsylvania to have Congress pass q
minimum wage bill. The contention Is
that such a bill will protect the lives
health and morals of women workers
and children, and the present plan be
hind the measure is to try 1t out frs
in the District of Columbia, where there
can be no doubt about the power o.
Congress, such as there was in respec
to the child labor law. The presiden
Of the Consumers League in Phlade
phia Is Mrs. $ S. Fels and the vic'
presidents are Miss Fanny Travis Coch
ran and Mrs. Walter Cope. Mrs Edwar'
y. Biddle, Mrs. John c. Gilpin of Chest
nut Hill, and Mrs. S. Weston Burns o
Haverford, are among the officers. Mis-
A. Estelle Landis the executive secre
tary, putting the league argument be
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