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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-03
"FIFTY-FIFTY PATRIOTS" ACCUSED
OF KEEPING SERVANTS FROM ARMY
Colonel ST. George Lotus Steele Brands as Slackers
Rich Philadelphians Who Cling to British and
Canadian Buffers Needed for War Service

Phfiadelphia has new brand Of
"slAckers" brought TO light by Colonel
81 George LOTUS steele, head Of the
BRITISH recruiting mission, this city,
who characterizes them as 3hfty-hfty
patriots"
The appellation is fitting one, Col
onal steet said. as he referred to
wealthy families who make an out
ward show Of patriotism by aiding the
red cross or other military auxiliary
work. vet make every effort TO retain
I'm their employ servants who are Brit
In or Canadian subjects. Through this
seifishness. he said, Americas allies are
deprived Of many soldiers.
,.It is an unfortunate circumstance, y
f,aloneI steele said, "but nevertheless In
MANY instances fact, that despite re-
neated warnings and appeals, certain OF
the Weather families Of Philadelphia
ana vicinity, who have In their employ
Rrltishers or Canadians OF military age
are doing everything possible 10 retain
those men I'm their present situations
thereby depriving Americas allies OF Just
thar many soldiers.
s-rhls is . brand Of selfshness soFely
20 try the patriotic patience Of other
persons within whose knowledge such
clrcunaatauces may come. It's aim ID
personal comfort and convenience, and
"A. in1RIlnhle result le 10 deprive others
M|n 1I1 doing their tiafe' 81 nen well
|.|. ~ c1f1f arms y behalf of their
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-03

1T is curious paradox but never
theless true. according TO authentic in
formation which Is coming 10 the
British and Canadian mission, that some
OF tpe FAMILIES selhshly or thoughtlessly
acting IN this manner are at the same
time engaging themselves in Red Cross
or other auxiliary military effort.
Not SO long ago a wealthy PhiladeI-
phia woman came to me and Registered
her bitter opposition TO the draft ~
Britisher who was in her emplov as
chauneur She said 10 take thts man
Tor military service would greatly in
convenience her In fact. make Il neoes-
sary for her TO see another man cana
BILE or taking his place at the wheel az
her machine. was unable. howovar
70 regard this opposition as suficientI,,
wetghty TO justify the mans exen,ntiaS,
from the military service ana wss
compelled, therefore,. 70 refuse the Iadv,s
application for the exemption o1 bar
chauffeur. which was made ~ ~
stronger ground than matters ~ ~
soual convenience 10 her.
I'VE need the whole and eons,s,er,
cooperation and support OF every In
dividual and every family in the ,ini,sd
determination TO defeat the Hun Snd
u diylded patriotism, such as..I bs,,e
just Indicated. As wbat night BE- oaiieS
Ia preaent-day slang 'lfty-nffp' deaI
tho net result OF witch n lttle II arv
actu4l accomplishment toward rlofcro
aud world pftte. II
y
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-03
CAPITALISTS TO HELP
SHORES WATERWAYS
Committee Hopes to Have
Boats Running Out of
Atlantic City

New York capital is being enlisted,
| Edward =. Wilson. chairman of the
harbor and waterways committee Of
the Chamber Of Commerce, reports
in the latest move to relieve South
Jersey rail freight congestion by putting
Atlantic City upon the water routes. The
committee hopes to have boats operating
70 and from Atlantic Cay 10 both Phila-
delphia and New York before summer,
and TO make Absecon Inlet here & dis
tributing point for the whole Of the
south coast through the use Of the inland
waterway, trolley freights and motor
truck lines.
Recent reports from Government
sources show that owners Of pleasure
yachts and of freight craft drawing up
10 thirteen feet of water need have no
fear about entering Atlantic City's har-
Dor at any time" Mr.. Wilson said. The
Governments contract with the city for
improvement Of The harbor entrance
called for twelve feet Of water upon low
tide At no point in the channel Is there
less than thirteen feet. The Hughes.
a big Government tug of thirteen-foot
draft, recently entered the port without
the slightest difficulty. Captain Henry
D. Smith broughc In the General Frank,
a mine-sweeper drawing thirteen and a
half feet. at dead low water"
Unknown went down under the
head Of cause in official reports upon
the spectacular fire which DESTROYED
seven store and office buildings in the
Atlantic avenue business district early
Monday morning,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-03
TOLAY SEVENTH KEEL
AT HOG ISLAND TODAY
Construction of the Sage, a
7500-Ton Ship, Scheduled
to Begin
FIFTH SINCE MARCH 1S
Holbrook Is Elected President OF
Shipbuilding Corporation in
Place of Robinson

The seventh ship keel will be laid at
Hog Island today. It will be that Of the
/ Sage. a 750O-ton transport named by
Mrs Woodrow Wilson. and Is the fifth
| keel to be laid since Frederick Holbrooli
| took hold as managing director Of the
! shipyard.
Although Holbrook has been in charge
of the workings Of the American Inter
national Shipbullding Corporation since
| Dwight =. Robinson. former president
stepped down on March IS and an
nounced his resignation three days later,
he has Just been elevated to the post OF
president of tho company.
With the election OF HolbTook rs
president the personnel Of the Hog
Island organization IL as follows: Chair
man Of the board Of directors, George
J. Baldwin: vice presidents II. l..
Rogers, II. II. II. CounlCk G.. .. Muhl-
field and Peter o. Knight; general man
Rger, Walter GOodcnough; treasurer, w.
W. Dow.
The post Of managing director o. the
shipyard and viCc chairman Of the
board of directors Of the shipbuildIng
corporation. which was created fol-
HolbrooS while Robinson was still pres
ident, has been abolished.
Admiral Bowles announced the de-
tails for the big ilag-raising and cell
ebration at the shipyurd on next Sun
day. In honor of the first anniversary OF
the entrance OF the United States into
the world war. The yard will be thrown
open on Sunday TO the 10000 employees
and their families. There will be pro-
Vided transportation TO the shipyard by
the shipbuilding corporation. The ad-
miral expects TO sec nearly $4,000 per-
sons present at the exercises.
The speaker for the occasion, selected
by Admiral Bowles, is United States
Senator John Sharp williams, Of Missis-
sippi. Several bands will furnish music.
The fag-rasing is scheduled for 3
o'clock.
Admiral Bowlcs recently has been tho
recipient of a number Of requests from
private savings banks for permission 10
establish branches at the shipyard. All
applications have been refused, tho ad-
miral explained. on the ground that he
feels that this matter should be taken
care OF by the postofIice located at Hog
Island.
THE promotion Of saving among the
worlimen," says the admiral. "ought TO
be taken care of by the postofIice, as
the Government needs the money. Fol-
lowing the requests Of the savings banks
people I made an inquiry of the amount
Of this work done by the Hog Island
Postoffice and discovered that the
monthly deposits in the postal savings
department by the men was $4,000.
The workmen are purchasing war-sav-
ings stamps on the average of $4,000
month. This is a very poor showing
when it is considered tnat the weekly
payroll at Hog Island is 81 100000 a
week, or about 100000 a month"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-03
CONSPIRACY CHARGED
AGAINST TILE MEN
Trial for Violation of Sher-
man Antitrust Law In
wolves 81 Philadelphians

Members Of the Philadelphia Tile.
Crate and Mantle Association are on
trial today in the United states Dis
trict Court. charged with conspiracy to
restrain the tile trade in violation Of the
Sherman antitrust iaw. The Govern
ment's prosecution is being conducted
by Henry S. Mitchell, a special assistant
to Attorney General Gregory, and As
sistant United States District Attorney
Ernest Harvey.
The defendants are a. J.. Belh, Con-
stantino Bclf. Vincent Cianci, Louis
Deal, Reuben Fowler. John Greenwood,
Charles Heidman, Edward p. Henry, j..
Keenan,, Frank Lowry, David Montgom-
cry. Joseph Myers, Louis Pasquali will
liam Phillips. NJ. ]. Ryan, Wesley Sloany
Angelo Trcvisan, Harold Watts, Philip
williams, d. Mcdonald and Bernard Far
rell
The basis of the complaint is that
members of the association boyCottecl
nonmembers Of the organization. This
was done by agreements with tile manu-
facturers and with labor unions. More
IMAM a ttOlt VI lltSe Ilduuld dtlultlS lb-
Gated throughout the country 1t is said,
made agreements that they would not
sell materials to dealers not In the asso-
citation, and Tilcsctters' Union, Local No
13, is declared to have made an agree
mcnt that skilled labor would be fur
ushcd only to those dealers who were
affiliated with the association.
The Government officers also declare
that another plan was to restrict the
tile business to members of the assoCia-
ton and that several Independent deal
ers who tried to join we're denied admis-
sion
Lewis Fisher, an organizer and secre-
tary Of Local No. 10. was called as Il
Government witness yesterday and testi-
fed that there was a verbal agreement
that union tlesetters we're to work for
members of the association only. The
witness also admitted under examination
that the settlers union forced three re-
tail firms TO join the association, under
the threat of having union men quit
their Jobs with them.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-03
SHELLS NOT FEARED
TO SAVE DOUGHNUTS
Germans Use $4,000 Worth of Bull
lets to Capture American
"Sinkers

With the American Army in France,
April 3,-"ThS is one case where God
is with US and against the Germans"
said Salvation Army officer yesterday
referring TO the bombardment Of a truck
load Of doughnuts, apple pies and other
things for the soldiers in the trenches.
The affection which soldiers have for
the salvation Army doughnut. which is
becoming the army emblem Of the trench
men. was shown when virtually an en-
tire company offered to rescue the truck
from it's dangerous position. The fire
Of the Germans, however, was so terrific
for several hours that the doughnuts
were left to their own salvation. and IL
was not till darkness in a covered spot
only a mile from the German line that
the van of dainties was saved The
truck was OH It's way TO the front to
send JOY TO the soldiers when II ran
into a ditch. 4 short time later the
German, guns began to rain shells near
It, Seventy-tive fell in half an hour,
and the truck was abandoned
In the evening two Salvation Army
helpers with four soldiers stole out to
bring II back, but instantly the enemy
guns began Smelling again, and the task
was abandoned second time.
AS near as could be figured the Ger
mans wasted $4,000 worth of shells on
the doughnuts, but never hit them. The
Americans here say the doughnuts are
worth more than that, az virtually every
member Of the company said. what are
German shells when our traaty dough-
nuts are in jeopardy"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-03
SWALLOWED PIN, BUT
LOSES SITS VERDICT
?hysician Declares Patient Mistaken
About Time When Article
Went Down Throat

New York, April S.--Reversing the
'lecision Of jury in the Supreme Court
Queens County, which returned a verdict
last November allowing Joseph o'Lough-
lin. OF es3 Seventh avenue, Manhattan.
{775 against Mrs. Ann Kelly, OF Elm
hurst, L. l., the Appellate Division,
Brooklyn. decided that the testimony
of an ambulance surgeon was more
Weighty than that of the plaintiff
o'Loughlin was struck by truck at
Watt and Washington streets. lie as
serted he had a safety pin in his mouth
At the time OF the accident and the lar
caused him to swallow IL. According
to the surgeon who answered the call
and took O'Loughlin to the hospital.
0Loughlin had the safety pin in the
collar OF his shirt, which the surgeon
removed. O'Loughlin, according 10 the
physician, was given the pin to hold.
ana placed II in his mouth When the
surgeon touched a wound he jumped
and II was then, testified the surgeon,
that the pin was swallowed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-03
BREAK IN "GARABED"
MACHINE HOLDS UP TEST
Delay in Trial of Free Energy" Will
Not Be Beyond Next Week,
Says Inventor

Washington. April "A broken part of
the machine is all that is holding up the
tests of his mysterious "free-energy"
machine, Garabed 7. X. Glragossian told
Secretary of the Interior Lane in let
ter today
Five OF the scientists whose names
were submitted to Secretary Lane by
Giragossian to act as the board that will
test his invention have been nominated
by the Secretary and have EXPRESSED
their willingness to serve. At the re-
quest of the inventor. Secretary Lane
withheld the names Of the scientists
chosen.
The broken part will be replaced and
the tests held Tin due course" Giragos-
sian told the Secretary. Lane believed
The trial would not be delayed beyond
the end OF next week
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-03
PLANTING WEEK FIXED
FOR JERSEY GARDENS
Governor Edge Sets Week of
April 8 for Starting
Cultivation


Proclamation was issued by Governor
Edge today designating the period be-
ginning Monday. April .. and ending on
/ Monday, April lG, as planting week."
and calling upon the people Of the State
to promote in every manner possible
steps that would result in a superior
growth of potatoes and othor kinds Of
vegetables.
"The food production program that has
been adopted by our State" said the
! Governor In the proclamation. and IS
being pushed By county boards Of agri-
culture and farm demonstrators, call fol
an increase of 10 per cent I'm corn pro-
duction and similar increase in buck
wheat I'm the northern part of our state,
the maintenance Of our normal potato
area and likewise the area devoted to
vegetables.
I'm order that the farmer may be en-
couraged in this object, it Is necessary
that steps be taken to facilitate trans
portaton Of farm products and farm
necessities one way is to increase
freight car capacity available for farm
ers. This may be brought about by a
Statewide stimulation of that sort of
home garden devoted to the production
Of bulky perishable garden products. 1t
Is the desire of the National Government
to have transportation lines relieved
from the burden Of handling this class
OF garden products as far as possible.
Last year in New Jersey planting
, marked the beginning of movement
that both directed attention to the i'm
perative economic problems brought
about by the war and formed new out
let for the expression Of genuine patriot
10, hrna
ledge II beckoned TO the better health
of thousands Of householders II formed
such a satisfactory foundation for the
economic structure representing simpler
modes Of living that II Is in the best
interest of the people and state that the
garden propaganda be renewed this year
on a much larger scale"
Continuing. the proclamation says:
Il call upon state, county and munich
pal officers throughout the state to
aid in furthering the aims and objects
of this proclamation. | trust that the
! experiences of last year may be used
as basis for greatly extending the
scope and increasing the benefits of the
home garden. Idle lands subject to
cultivation should be offered and ac-
cepted through local officials as one of
the principle functions of the State COun-
Gil of Defense. Back yards that have
been a detriment as insanitary dumping
grounds or dangerous sources of con-
fiagratlon should be converted into
forces OF economic value by means of
the hoe and spade. 1t is not believed
that people unusued to production
should try to produce garden products
for market. as there will be a sufficient
supply from nearby truck farms to take
care Of those who cannot produce enough
at home, but a patriotic desire to have
more farming land devoted to staple
crops and also the desire to relieve rail-
roads from the transportation Of bulky
table supplies should spur the men,
women and children Of New Jersey to
/ provide their own tables this year as
far a possible.
May every empty lot or bacl, yard be
o patch of American patriotism"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-03
BURGLAR IN GUN DUEL
ESCAPES POLICEMAN
Sleepers Aroused When Man Who
Robbed House Empties Revolver
at Patrolman

Hundreds Of persons living near Joyce
and Cleartield streets were awakened to-
day by a revolver duel between a police
man and man who is believed to have
just finished rObbing a nearby house.
Shortly before 4 o'clock Policeman
Mitchell of the Belgrade and Clearfield
streets station, saw the man, who was
about twenty-five years old, acting sus-
piciously, He called on him to halt. He
fled. Mitchell gave chase and emptied
his revolver.
Turning, the man drew gun and
fired several shots at Mitchell. After a
chase Of several squares, during which
the fugitive fired more than dozen
shots, Mitchell lost him i'm n dark alley.
Three hours later Mrs. Alice Green
hald, 2024 Elkhart street. reported to
the police that her home had been
entered early today by thief, who
made off with $50 in cash and a child's
bank containing some small change. The
police believe Mitchelrs opponent in the
duel was the thief.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-03
FILM BACKS O'NETL
FOR NEXT GOVERNOR
Pittsburgh Leader Says m.
vironment' Will Decide
State Contest
Pittsburgh. Aorn +,

Npll & IL
The gubernatorial campaign in P,,.
sylvanla viii resolve itself into n o,,-
tion Of environment. William Finn. A..
former Progressive party leader. bt.ss
ing his silence on the state fight, a..
clared here, and in the same breath 1.
mentioned favorably four possible csD,a
dates for Governor in both the two hs.
political parties, and asserted thai an
one OF them would make "a good ca,
ernor."
Here are the four: J. Denny o'Nan
state Highway Commissioner, WHOM, 4,
will support for the Republican nonir..
ton; Senator william C. Sproul. Actin.
State Chairman Joseph Il. Guffev snA
United States Attorney L. Lowry Humes
the two latter being Democrats. w
Mr.. Finn said
81 believe all four arc men of th,,,
word and will do as they promise -
picking a Governor becomes almost ~
Cluslvely a question Of environments s,r
rounding the candidates-who are m.
persons and what are the forces back
Of the candidates.
Because Of what I believe his on.
Nironment promises I am for Highwav
Commissioner O'Neil for Governor. Thar.
has been no doubt about that, has tberss
O'Neil has had the experience in pubiic
office upon which TO get line on what
his acts would be as Governor He h
a successful business man, VINO hag
always enjoyed the friendiest relations
with labor. He Is man with ideals
With Penrose backing him. ] iook
TO see Sproul get 100 per cent of ths
liquor vote. over to Sproul with Pen.
rose will 60 all the forces that have
stood with Penrose In tho past, with
all that that means"
Reminded that Senator Sproul had de.
clared for the prohibition amendment
Senator Finn said:
And I believe he is sincere i'm h,s
declaration, but the Governor, under
Federal law, Is not taken into consider.
ton in a Federal amendment; he doesn't
even sign one when II Is ratified. Ths
real fight in Pennsylvania this year will
be in electing the Legislature"
DO you believe a dry Legislature
can be elected in Pennsylvania ?" was
asked.
Frankly, don't know" Mr.. Film
replied. 1T is big question, but there
is going to be a determined Campaien
waged to accomplish 1t. Isn't is rather
remarkable that in Pennsylvania, never
in the forefront of States in dry mat
ters, all candidates for Governor now IN
sight in both parties favor the prohibl.
ton amendment"
What will be the issue?" was asked
Good government and the elimina.
tion of Penrose,' was the reply.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-03
BOOK PAINTS KAISER
AS "PRINCE OF PEACE
Volume Being Circulated by
Free Library Being In
,vestigated

officers OF the Free Library OF Phila-
delphla are today Investigating a pro-
| German book that is being widely cir
culated from the headquarters and
thirty branches of tho library In this
city.
The book is entitled The Itaisers
Speeches" It was compiled in 1903 by
A. Oscar Klaussman and translated by
Wolf Won Schierbrand and pictures the
Kaiser as prince Of peace"
This excerpt from the translator s
preface gives an idea of the tone" Of
the book.
with all their high mental culture,
their many sterling qualities. the Ger
mans are in political education, at
ieast a whole century behind either
England or the United States.
THAT the Kaiser himself knows this
full we'll is proven by the fact that
when speaking to representatives Of
other nations-to Americans, English.
men. even Frenchmen--he never
makes use of the famboyant mode Of
delivering himself which he, as a rule
employs in his public utterances to his
own people
The picture of the prince or peace"
is given in this fashion. which includes
a sentence concerning Alsacc.Borraiue:
There remains scarcely a doubt
that IL was principally owing to him
that no war broke out between Russia
and France on the one hand and Ger
many, Austria and Italy on the other
any time from 1883 to the death Of
Gar Alexander III, in the autumn Of
1894 He made skilful use of the only
effectl' means at hand to prevent this
war 'nvinced his adversaries that
Germ wanted no war and would do
every p, she honorably could to
avoid q, and he convinced them
equally of the fact that Germany
would fight hard and go into the fray
prepared for a life.and-death struggle
if forced into it. He has made loyal
disaffected Alsace. Lorraine"
Concerning the United States the
book says:
The Kaiser's views about this coun-
try were. despite the large number of
serious and more truthful books he had
read on America, nevertheless, rather
crude and faulty In essential respects
until and even after the outbreak of
the war with Spain in 1898. Especially
had he been misled by his advisers in
the matter of the naval and military
readiness of this republic, of the war
like and ambitious spirit living in the
masses. of the American people. That
war however, opened his eyes.
The Venezuelan incident, at this hour
,still engrbssing the attention and the
Iealousies of the American people, win
be found, when the whole truth about
the Kaiser's part in 1t will become
known, to have been matter in which
he has been more sinned against than
SHINING"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-03
WORKMEN NEEDED BY NAVY
Opening for Men Experienced in
Laying Gas and Water Mains

An opportunity to go to France quick
ly is offered men who have had ex-
perience in laying gas and water mains
In the navy department men who per-
form such work come under the classh-
cation Of seaman. There is immediate
reed for twenty-five seamen experienced
in this line of work
Hundreds of mechanics are also need
ed for aviation construction. Others
required quickly are carpenters mates:
carpenters, first class: carpenters, Sec
Ond class, and bricklayers, plumbers and
riggers.
Application should be made to Lieu
tcnant Tucker, recruiting headquarters
United States Naval Home, Twenty
fourth street and Grays Ferry road, or
to any of the naval enlistment stations