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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-22
MANY USELESS JOBS BALKED
INCREASE OF POLICEMEN'S PAY

rectly connected with the two council
the city have there been employed so
many councilmanic clerks, messengers,
pages. cleaners, etc. The list is so long
that it is seldom published except on
the payroll made up by the two chief
clerks
The advent of the automobile made
places for scores of drivers who are at
the beck and call of all classes Of place.
holders who have the slightest pretext
for having machine. Each year sees a
tremendous increase in the cost of up
keep of cars for department heads,
bureau chiefs and many classes Of work
ers. This is an item that members OF
Councils believe could be put on a BUSH
ness basis. A municipal garage has even
been suggested rather than to have the
cars housed In all sorts Of garages and
locations as at present.
The duplication of duties owing to the
two forms of government in vogue here
Is another crying evil that independent
members hope to correct to some extent
by an appeal to the Legislature, eigh,
months hence. This condition is said tc
be responsible for numberless positions
that are little more than easy berths
for days quiet rest.
Main Duties Political
Common Councilman Robert l.. Lam
berton, of the Twenty second Ward, il
responsible for the statement that b.
visiting the Recorder of Deeds and tn,
Office Of the Receiver of Taxes he coult
point out fifty men in fifteen minute
with nothing to do. Specific cases arr
under investigation. These includ
clerks In all branches of city and count.
! service. secretaries and other attache
of commissions that because of the wa
are virtually useless, court employees
press agents and other classes of en-
ployes which In most business organiza
tions would be deemed luxuries rathe
than necessities.
/ That useless places are not confine
exclusively to those of low or moderat
salaries is the argument that has bee
made. 1t has even been suggested tina
4 some departments could do without thei
$4,000 assistant directors, whose mai
duties, IL is contended, consist of see
ing the right distribution of politics
patronage In the appointment of place
holders. During the last two years NOR
than 5000 changes In places have take
\ place in city and county. and each war
leader has had TO keep on his toes I
see that he got his share In replacin
former administration workers an
placehotders favorable 70 senator Per
! rose. e q S. n : Z. 8 .f
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-22
GIVES UP CITY COMMITTEE
Bonniwell Will Not Try to Gain
Control

Supporters Of Municipal Judge Bon
niwell, the Democratic nominee for Gov
ernor, plan to abandon their fight to try
to wrest control Of the Democratic City
Committee from the Donnelly-Lank COM
bnation.
The name Of James j, Breen. the Bon
niwell campaign manager will probably
not be offered for the Craftsmanship of
the committee when It meets for reor-
ganization Monday night. Instead. the
Bonniwell forces plan not to oppose the
program to re-elect Lank and will ignore
the committee.
At the meeting of the committee last
Monday. a test vote showed that the
Bonniwell forces only controlled eight
members Of the committee. An effort
had been made to bring about harmony
between the rival factions by putting up
Robert 8. Bright as a neutral candidate
but Bright expects to go abroad to dc
Red Cross work.
Judge Bonniwell Is expected to return
to the city today to confer with his sup
porters concerning a conference which
will be called to map out his fall cam.
paign. The conference Is expected to be
called within the next two weeks.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-22
|COOKE DEF ENDS
HOTEL MEN HERE
Denies Washington Food
Administrator Charge
of Profiteering
SAME PRICES ELSEWHERE
Allegation That Rates Exceed
Those in Washington Is
Contradicted

Philadelphia was branded as home
Of war profiteers today by Clarence n.
Wilson. Federal food administrator Of
the District Of Columbia. on his return
to Washington from a conference Of
Federal State food administers in this
city. :,
Mr.. Wilson accused Philadelphia no.
tells Of serving smaller food portions and
charging higher prices for them than,
the Washington hotels. .
Jay Cooke. Federal food administrator
for Philadelphia. made quick answer to-
the Wilson statements although he
made It quite clear that he did not
wish to engage In controversy with
Mr.. Wilson and believed the District
of Columbia administrator had been
seriously misinformed regarding the food
situation here.
Prices Low as Elsewhere
When dispatch from Washington,
reporting the interview in which Phila-
delphia was criticized, was read to Mr..
Cooke. he said:
THE accusations are not true. l do
not wish to engage In controversy with.
Mr.. Wilson, whom l know and esteem,
and l will not engage in a controversy
with him. l find 1t hard to believe that
he made the statements attributed to
him. II he did he was simply misin-
formed.
am sure he had no intention Of MIS-
representing Philadelphia, but such state
ments do misrepresent the city The food
prices In the city hotels generally are
as low as in any hotels of their re-
spectire classes. The food market Is as
low here as anywhere In the country.
81 have compared the prices and por-
| tions of food In Philadelphia and wash
| ington hotels and I know the portions
here are larger and the prices lower.
"Mr. Wilson was here only a day.
I believe. and was largely dependent
upon statements made by other persons
| for what he learned regarding the food
situation here. l. am sure he would
have made no such statements as those
| accredited to him had he made thor
oush study Of the situation personally
wilson's Charges
The Washington dispatch follows:
A dispatch from Washington quotes
Mr.. Wilson as denying assertions that
! Washington is a city of prof1teers, and,
declaring that Philadelphia Is as bad
| or worse.
The Philadelphia hotel managements,
he said. seemed to be taking the food.
conservation measures strictly to heart,
judging by the extremely small portions
Of food served, much smaller than
served at the Washington hotels. q
Hotel proprietors here also denied
Mr.. Wilson's statements.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-22
ASK DELAY OF YEAR
IN ZONE POSTAL RATE
Publishers Tell Congress In.
crease Would Work Real
Harm to Business s
Washington. June 20.

washington, June q.
Suspension of the zone system of in
creased second-class postage rates. which
go into effect July !, for at least a
year was urged before the House Ways
and Means Committee by newspaper
publishers, headed by George McAneny,
Of the New York Times, vice president
of the American Newspaper Publishers
Association.
The committee was told that while
the additional revenue from the in
creased rates would be inconsiderable
the rates ard the system would oppress
the newspapers at time OF great need
and impose a system of collection COM
plicated and expensive. Rates to the
outer zones would be prohibitive. Mr..
McAneny said, and would mean restric-
ton of circulation. Arrangements for
passing the increased cost of postage on
to the subscriber. he said, already are
under way.
thorough investigation of the sub.
ject before drafting legislation was
urged. Mr. McAneny asserted that the
Postoff1ce Department had been built
into profitmaker largely through the
instrumentality of second.class mail
Mr.. McAneny denied that present sec.
ond class rates constitute a newspaper
subsidy. and said no need had beer
shown for any increased rate for news
papers. He said he spoke not for hi.
own newspaper, but for 500, large ant
small; that the publishers want con
gressional cooperation in considering
the problem and are ready to recogniz,
any inequalities that may be shown.
Advertising, Mr.. McAneny said. al
ready Is taxed as part Of the news
papers excess profits and that any at
tempt Of newspapers to pass an ad
vertising postage tax on to the adver
tiser would result In reduced volume o.
advertising. seriously affecting botf
newspapers and advertisers, cutting dowr
sources cf tax revenue and checking tn,
acceleration of business generally. HI
testified advertising rates have beer
raised from is to Is per cent since thu
war began. but pointed out that in
| creased cost of white print paper, thu
expense bulk Of the papers. has soaret
from go to, 200 per cent.
When members OF the committee sug
gested that the action of the New Yorl
newspapers in doubling their subscrip
tion rates might constitute violation
| of the antitrust laws, Mr. McAneny ex
planned that the action was taken il
concert by the papers not to benef
themselves, but to meet an economic
necessity. He said the increase wal
urged by the Federal Trade Commission
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-22
BOTH SIDES REST
IN STEPHENS TRIAL
Judge Refuses to Order Not
Guilty Verdict for Man Ac-
cused of Disloyalty

Wilmington. Del. June %.


Both the Government and the defense
rested their cases today in the trial Of
Frank Stephens. founder Of the single
tax colony of Arden. near Chester
who is accused of violating the espionage
act, which entered upon its third day
this morning In the United States Court
Judge Woolery refused to instruct the
jury to return a verdict of not guilty.
Robert T. Wollery. an Arden grocer,
testified he had heard nothing but good
about Stephens. On cross-examination
by United States Attorney Curley.
woolery admitted he had heard
Stephens was a member of the National
Peace Council. The next witness was
Allan Farmer. of Arden, who said
Stephens had a good reputation4
The Government then called Mrs.
.Mathilda M. Erwin. Arden, in rebuttal.
ATTORNEY Ctirfet dtew from Mrs. Erwin
that Mrs. Newton l.. Grubb and Mrs.
Edward r. Van Trump did not ask for
stephens when the two women bond
sellers met Mrs. Erwin in Arden.
Mrs. william worthington testified at
the close or yesterdays nearing that tne
pond sellers had asked mrs ErNih II she
knew where stephens was.
Mrs Van Trump, one of the women
who caused the charge to be made that
Stephens said Liberty bond workers
were murderers, was recalled. in rebut-
tai and sAe also denied that Mrs Grubb
and herself had not asked for stephens
Mr.. Curley then asked Mrs. Van
Trump if she had said she was not
selling bonds to men, but to women
alone. The question was objected to by
defense and the objection sustained.
Continuing his rebuttal. Mr.. Curley
called Mrs. Grubb and asked her about
the alleged conversation between Mrs
| Erwin and the bond sellers in which the
| prosecution witnesses are said to have
asked If stephens was around. Mrs
! Grubb said she did not ask such a oues.
tion
| The Government rested
| The defense too rested
| Mr. Roe then made /. mo,ior for direc,
acou,,taI For the second time Judp,
| Woolery refused to instruct ,ha iurv tl
return !. verd;ct ~ not guiltv
Manv resident. ~ arden .sr. .gai,
In court 70 u,atch tho nrnceed;ngs q,
u,o. Stenbsns's con Dopald undar in,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-22
"LAUNCHINCS" AT CITY HALL
Miniature Ships Will Mark Ma.
tons Score on July 4

Every ship launched throughout the
country on "Ship-launching day"--July
4-wll be reflected here in the launch
ing of miniature boats from the tower
of City Hall at the same moment as the
originals leave the ways.
Plans have been completed whereby
messages win be received the instant
the various ships glide into the water.
A sailor will be stationed ON the roof
of the Emergency Fleet Corporation
building at $40 North Broad street, and
will wigwag the message to another
sailor stationed at the base of the Will
liam Penn statue. '..
Then the miniature ships will be
launched on a wire leading from the
tower into Broad street A big score
board will be erected at Broad and Arch
streets, on which will be shown the name
and tonnage of the ships and the yards
from which they were launched.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-22
WRESTS CHILD FROM DEATH,
THEN COLLAPSES AT BEDSIDE
Hospital Physician Saves Baby
Poison Victim After Day
and Night Battle
Success Crowns Long Vigil
After Hope for Patient Had
Been Abandoned

ITO WORK all night without
l. moments rest for the life of a year
old baby until the doctor actually drops
from exhaustion Is simply part of the
game and that Is not all. He must
be on the job again as quickly as pos
sble, because when human beings are
in pain doctor cannot indulge in any
thing like nerves
This is the point of view which DR..
S. n. Basu, of the Northwestern Hos
pital. maintains modestly. Last night
Doctor Basu struggled without pause
until morning to save the life of a
baby. Mary Little. who had swallowed
poison. She Is sitting up now in her
crib at the hospital quite serene about
the disturbance she caused.
Mary was prowling around on the
kitchen floor and found rolling about
some little red pills. Mother was in the
next room SO Mary ate few. They
had dropped out OF daddy's waistcoat
way Marys mother tells 1t is this: .
And then she came to me. and | saw
she was twtching queerly. l thought
! didn't know what was the matter with
her. / sent for. the doctor, but he
couldn't come-if I had waited little
bit longer my baby would have been
dead. And then | saw she was terribly
i'll. / can't remember very well--its all
so hazy to me. She's the prettiest child.
Only sixteen months old--but you'd
think she was three, and she's got the
dearest little ways IL just got my
heart in that child Mrs. Little began
to cry. She was still white from shock
though the baby is now very nearly
we'll.
II ran with her to the hospital. !
don't know how l got to that hospital. |
didn't remember the way coming back.
/ asked Doctor Basu, DO you think
my baby will get well? And he said,
I can't tell you But he did save her
He did! oh, think what 1t would have
been II he hadn't been able to. But
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-22
STEEL MEN PLAN
QUICK DELIVERIES
Name Committee to Rush
Shipments for Fleet
Construction
BOWLES PUT AT HEAD
General Probe Into Cause of
Delay and Unequal Distri-
button Begins Monday

Steel deliveries to the nations ship
lay in carrying out the ship construction
program of the Emergency Fleet Cor
poration. will be speeded up by a COM
mttee OF representatives OF the biggest
steel interests In the country. ap-
pointed today at conference in the
fleet corporations offices.
Admiral +. r Bowles. assistant gen.
eral manager OF the corporation, heads
this committee. Those who will serve
with him are F. A. Brown. of the cor
poration's purchasing division: j. J..
Reploge manager of the steel division
Of the war industries board, and J. B.
Bonner. president Of the Carnegie Steel
Corporation.
This committee will meet again Mon
day. when a general probe into the
cause of the delay of steel shipments
will be undertaken. Particularly tardy
have been the shipments of steel plates
for huls, On the other hand, parts
for amidships are coming into the yards
in some instances in excess of imme-
diate requirements The committee will
direct the distribution of such supplies
to the yards in the future.
Charles Plez, vice president of the
r rieet corporation. was chairman OF TO-
days meeting. others present besides
those named on the committee were f
c.. Grace, Bethlehem Steel Company; J
A. Farrell. United States steel Cor.
pOration. and NJ. G. Tuttler. head Of the
supply division Of the Fleet Corporation
The tonnage figures look good.r Mr..
Piez, said, but the system of ship
ping the various parts is faulty.
You can't launch a vessel without the
hull, having work amidships completed,
and insufficient plates to put on the
hull is causing most Of the delays
Mr. Piez said he thought the the pres
ent improper sequence in shipments was
due to the fact that 1t IL much easier
to fabricate the parts for amidships; II
most cases they are plain plates, those
for the hull are difficult to shape.
Additional delays are caused by the
manner In which the plates are turned
out from the rolling mills. II was said
recently that the mills have not the time
to cut the plates exactly to specifications
When the plates are delivered TO the
| fabricating plants. where they are FIN
| ished into ships parts. II is necessary
to put them through correction shops for
preliminary truing.
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transcribers in his Office and this fact
has been seized upon by independent
counci.men as an instance of short hours
for the city and long funds for the
workers.
Most county offices are open from
nine in the morning until o'clock
in the afternoon while city offices re-
main open until four in the afternoon
after opening at nine. These banking
hours are greatly curtailed in many in
stances by the habit of employees of
knocking off early or when they complete
their work.
In a number of county offices clerks
are permitted to quit for the day after
doing a certain amount of copying, Some
of the more rapid workers finish up their
piece work shortly after noon while still
others finish up about 2 o'clock. Three
o'clock. or quitting time. often finds these
Offices virtually deserted.
I The short working hours in most of
the departments are frequently given as
the explanation for the amount of work
done or not done and no effort has ever
been made to equalize the working time
between the city and county Of Phila-
delphia Naturally, county jobs. sal
aries being equal, are more eagerly
sought after by political workers.
From "A business standpoint, and a
business administration is being sought
by Common Councilman william j. Nc
Closkey, of the Sixteenth Ward and
many others who have taken up the
cudgeis In behalf Of remedying evils
now retarding work for city and county
| the hours for both services are shorter
than those observed by any business
house in the city.
All departments are allowed a ful
| hour for luncheon and noontim'
ants make their own hours. To thi
general rule there are few very notice
able exceptions. Allowing for the din
ner hour many employees. now seeking
salary increases. work total OF fiv'
or six hours as limit on busy day
| These short hours are In contrast will
the demands made upon policemen ant
4 firemen. for nearly all their time, will
4 infrequent days off. Many city official
believe that a working day for the cit.
should be at least eight hours long, bu
as this would require employees to sta,
round City Hall until o'clock. non
has the temerity to suggest such a radi
cal revision Of conditions.
Never So Many Jobholders
4 While some members of Councils ar
seeking to increase the service given III
city, - well ~ the salary paid. other
have used their influence 70 increase tn
tnunhor of clefke mepDeeGora etc., q
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-22
ARREST MARINES WIFE
U. S. Officers Take Womsn From An
napolis to Baltimore

baltimore, June 22.-Following the re-
ceipt of secret orders emanating from
the office of United States Marshal w.
w. Stockham, Deputy United States
Marshal Stinchcomb, of Annapolis. took
into custody near the Naval Academy
Mrs. Annie Bradley. transient resident
of Annapolis. and brought her to Balti-
more, where she was questioned by
agents of the Department of Justice.
Mrs Bradley's husband is member
of the marine corps unit guarding the
radio station at the academy. Held for
the United States authorities was the
entry on the docket.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-22
NATION 10 BUILD BARCES
Emergency Fleet Corporation to
Turn Out 100 Coal Carriers

Bids are invited today by the Fmer-
gency Fleet Corporation for construc-
tion of 100 wooden barges for coastwise
freight service
Specifications have been prepared and
are ready for the builders inspection
When completed most of the barges will
be put into commission between Phila-
delphia. Newport News and Boston.
Since the Canadian Government with
drew the steamers that served the New
England States with coal from Nova
Scotia and Dominion ports transporta-
tion between coastwise cities has been
greatly hampered.
In addition to the barges, a number of
wooden ships now being built in At
iantic Coast and Gulf shipyards will be
used as coal carriers. 1t is expected
that at least fifty of these vessels will
be put into service by the end of sum
Newport Newa and Boston.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-22
E95ree Firen,en Hurt
at Warehouse Blaze


9t<noeo from raee uhe
G3rBet, several fremen escaping being
struck by only a few feet.
Az 10 o'clock the entire building was
IN flames. Dwelling houses at 25S and
36o South Fifth street were kept
drenched with water to prevent the
,epreAd Of the flames.
Police Sergeant Michael Hogan. OF
the Thirty-seventh district, had jus,
oAssed the Wiser Building when he
HAard the explosion and saw flames
shooting from the rear of the structure
- turned in a local alarm. but the oils
ana other materials fed the fire SO well
that great headway was gained before
<he firat companies arrived
The flames quickly spread through the
Iower floors and mounted to the third
and. fourth. where they seemed to gain
more rapidly than anywhere else.
The Wiser Building was constructed
eDiy about two years ago.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-22
IEBlBARCO
IN 30 COUNTIES
Administration Issues
Fder to Insure Anthra.
cite Deliveries
INES APPEAL FOR MEN
ertage of Labor Menaces
larketing of Supply for
Domestic Use
MES APPEAL FOR MEN

*tAAn order placing an embargo on
~ Dhipment of anthracite coal into
<Atfty counties of the State. was made
$to9y by the Anthracite Committee of
49, United States Fuel Administration.
Ihis action was taken to insure de-
's@(s~fy to the proper sections Of the
4 ~ and to the localities and consum-
Who are dependent on anthracite,
s II e.05s,700 tons of domestic anthra-
te allotted to Pennsylvania for the
39ar. All the counties affected by the
I 'pN0areo are either in the bituminous
sSfegions with ample supply of soft coal
~ can be supplied with their necessary
7 amounts within short time.
The counties affected are: Arm
eeronE. Allegheny, Beaver Butler. Blair.
Uo0fofd. Crawford. Cameron, Clarion,
c14Arfeld, Elk. Forest. Fayette. Fulton,
Greene. Huntington, Indiana jefferson.
Lawrence, Mexican, Mercer, Potter,
4ouerset, Sullivan, Tioga, Venango,
warren, Washington and westmore-
I md
Operators Appeal For Miners
Give us miners Is the cry of the
anthracite Coal Operators Committee
~ an effort to meet the demand for
ocal.
Their mining forces already cut 10
o1Ghty-two per cent of what II was be-
3ore the war, due to inroads of the
4faft and high-paying war industries.
The operators say they are in great need
~ men In order to produce fuel suffi-
eient to meet the demand which is
y 0ound to come next winter.
There is plenty of anthracite in the
( oround." says a statement OF the opera
4 teYs committee. II, is wanted in cellars
ana coal bins and storage yards to be
ted into millions of fires. The anthra-
{ 11te properties are developed TO get out
I and prepare for market at least 10000.
900 tons more coal in a year that they
Wl1i be able to ship with the presen,
lroAtly reduced labor force working
lsmder the new prescribed conditions. Il
- the public and consumers of anthra
cite everywhere who are most endang.
cred by the situation. If 1t does not open
1peward towards winter"
ASK Check on Industrial Draft
"A winter Of heatless homes can be
overted only by other industries being
1Dfevented from drawing men from the
Z mines by higher wages. according to the
6onclusion of the Philadelphia Board OF
q TkAde, after q study of the situation.
a letter will, be sent to Doctor Gar
I'D. fuel administrator, calling his at.
fnnfion to the seriousness Of the situa.
4I0a and asking him for some action;
Doctor Garfield has urged miners to
(. rofrajn from future celebrations when
drafted men are departing for army can
\ foanents, and to devote time usually
& fSSoat in the farewell ceremonies in help
n = ~ Increase the coal production.
4 Many appeals have been made for the
Sr1enption of miners from the draft, but
Etoxost Marshal General Crowder has
(xon no intimation that the present
will be altered.