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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-29
EXPLAIN HOW TOPAY
WAR CHEST PLEDGES
Committee Announces Meth.
ods of Collection-Coupon
Books One Way

Methods of collecting war Chest
pledges have been explained in a state
ment issued by the War Chest commit
tee
Firms whose employees subscribed
through them will collect from the en-
ployes or designate certain workers as
collectors. They will use such receipt
systems as they wish. Coupon books
will be mailed in day or two to no. ZOO
persons who did not subscribe through
employers, but simply made pledges d.
rect to the War Chest.
In the books are ten coupons and ten
duplicate coupons or stubs. The sub
scriber pays his pledge at any bank.
The bank takes a coupon and receipts
the duplicate.
The committees statement follows.
Most of the pledges will be paid
through industrial plants, offices and
stores. The other Philadelphia sub
scribers will receive coupon books in the
mail, each with stub and a coupon for
each month. The coupon book will be
taken by the subscriber to any bank
VI 'oSt SonipdHy III IHilduSlDIlld, WneTe
the stub will be receipted and the coupon
retained by the bank.
Virtually all the firms have arranged
to collect the pledge money from their
employees, and these employees will not
receive coupon books. The coupon books
are intended only for those subscribers
who did not pledge through Industrial
plants, offices or stores
About 10000 coupon books will be
mailed within a day or so to that many
subscribers who did not pledge through
firms or through war chest societies.
Subscribers who receive the coupon books
will take the amount of their monthly
pledge or more, IL they wish to pay more
than one months amount, to any bank
or trust company in PHILADELPHIA.
Upon receiving the first payment. the
bank will receipt the stub of the coupon
marked Payment No. I, and will return
the coupon book to the subscriber. The
subscriber will repeat this process each
nual pledge is paid.
Many of the firms which will collect
pledges from their employees have been
requested by the workers to deduct the
war chest pledge from their pay en-
velopes. In other concerns the employees
or firm executives have designated cer-
tain employees to collect the money each
month, and the firms will deposit the
money In any bank or trust company to
the credit Of Drexel & Co.. treasurer Of
the fund or send it direct to Drexel
Co."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-29
AFTER FAKE CHARITIES
Claim New York Public Defraud.
ed of Millions in Year

New York, June 29.-District Attorney
Swami has presented evidence to the
Grand Jury to show that hackers Of
alleged fake war charity enterprises and
soliciting schemes defrauded the public
of between 100000 and $s,ooo,ooo in
New York city during the last year.
Its investigation of more than 800 or
ganizations has resulted in the break
ing up Of gangs of ''ffty-fifty" solicitors
and 100 per cent boys" a statement
filed with the court by the Grand Jury
said.
The "ffty-ffty" workers were defined
as those who pocketed half of the do
nations they obtained. The 100 per
cent boys are described as grafters
who, not content to accept division
of the "spoils," sidetracked their entire
collections to their own account.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-29
CONCERTS FOR CITY BANDS
Municipal, Philadelphia and Park
Programs for Next Week

Concerts will be given by the Munich
pal Band next week as follows:
Monday. Westmoreland Square, Fifth
street and Allegheny avenue; Tuesday,
Cliveden Park. Cliveden and Chew
streets; Wednesday, Belfleld Playground.
Twenty-fi street and Nedro avenue
Thursday morning, 1880 to 1 80 o'clock,
Independence Square. Fifth and Chest
nut streets: Thursday evening, Broad
and Diamond streets. to 10 p. m.
Friday, Wilson Park. Twenty-fourth
and jackson streets; Saturday. Tacony
and Tucker streets.
The Philadelphia Band will play every
evening on City Hall plaza. Concerts
have been arranged by the Fairmount
Park Band as follows: Monday after
noon and evening, Georges Hill; Tues
day afternoon and evening, Strawberry
Mansion; Wednesday afternoon and
evening. Belmont Mansion; Friday aft
ernoon and evening. Strawberry Man
sion; Saturday afternoon and evening.
Belmont Mansion; Sunday afternoon,
Lemon HILL
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-29
CATHOLICS UNI
IN PEACE PRA
Masses Offered in
Churches for Restore
World Amity
MARK APOSTOLIC FEx|

Prayers for the restoration Of ~
to the world are being said in ali 81 =
olic churches in Philadelphia ~ NJ
in the rest of the world today, WIN
the ecclesiastical calendar Is the To-
ss. Peter and Paul. 81
The prayers were ordered byE1
Benedict In "Motu Proprio,". wh5c ~
plored the spread and increasing
of the European conhagration 52f
In the Cathedral of IS. PeteI
Paul. Logan Square, there were uq>1
pro populo; that is. for the peop9et
the usual hours. 6. and 8 oclocks
at each the prayers were offered. T0(s4
were similar masses in other churc1p<
High masses were celebrated In sqq@'
churches. 4.
Although the Apostles Peter and K4l
are the patron saints Of the Catheof4k
there was no high mass there to4$y
though the masses that were said vefe
attended by unusually large nuneexA
The feast Is observed, but wfthouetosly
special outward solemnity During tls
octave all the priests of the dioceQe NLlt
patron saints ~ "
The CONCLUDING paragraph Of ~
Popes injunction to prayer folloWU< l
1T seems. therefore most oppeft1N&
to us to invite for that end all pnqyp@
to celebrate together with us on . ool-
emn occasion, and therefore by tN14]
'Motu Proprio' we ordain that on -
29, feast of the Holy Apostles, Et9e
and Paul, help and patrons of Qo(e
tendon all priests who are under ~
obligation of celebrating pro poD1
shall offer the Holy Sacrifice for W14
our intention. And. furthermore. ~ ~
other priests of both branches of ~.
clergy know that they will be dofnE ~
act most pleasing to us II they 111C<
celebrating on that day. will unite N11T
intention 10 ours. Thus will the V1D16,
Catholic priesthood. in union with ~
vicar Of Christ, offer on every a1to& ~
the world the host of propitiat1on o16
of love- and by doing reverence to9110eE
to the heart OF God will strengtho3 11l
hope that at length that for which m
people long may be realized: Juttt9o
ca pax osculatae sunt.'" \
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-29
AUCTION FOR WAR CHEST
Articles Donated by Doylcstown
Folk Sold at Fair Grounds

Chest the people of Doylestown have
contributed thousands Of articles which
are being sold at auction at the old
Fair Grounds today.
Three sales are being conducted and
the auctioneers are working in relays
For the last two weeks solicitors have
canvassed every house in town and yes
terday a feet of motortrucks made a
collecting tour. Contributions ranged
fror, fresh eggs to upright pianos and
antique furniture. There are also build
ing lots. heifers, silverware. patchwork
quilts and countless other articles.
exhibit Of war relics. a food demonstra. a.. !.
tion under the auspices of the Council
of National Defense and a glee club
concert. A dance in the armory this
evening will conclude the program.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-29
SENTENCE RE LUKE CROOK
"Dr." Ralph Smith Described by Police
as Man Who Did Thing "Rigbt"

New York, June 2s.-"Dr." Ralph
Smith. gentleman burglar, has left the
Hotel McAlpin. where he had been living
after the manner of all burglars de luxe
and ordered his mail forwarded to the
New Jersey State prison at Trenton.
Doctor" Smith will be at the Trenton
resort for three years. with the usual
days Off for good behavior.
When young Doctor Smith decided
upon a career of breaking and entering
he did the thing right" according to
detectives who testified against him
Smith registered at the hotel. Then he
broke into a drygoods store at Summit.
N. j. He carried away in a limousine
several dozens of silk shirts, pajamas,
cravats and other incidentals necessary
to a long stay at Broadway hotel.
His next step was at a drug store in
Westheld, where, posing as a physician.
he left a handbag in the afternoon. re-
turned in the night by window. filled
the bag with valuable drugs and de-
parted.
When the doctor" who Is twenty-five
years old. left the McAlpin he also left
500 hotel bill.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-29
BISHOP TO PRESIDE
AT lNASMUCH TENT
Dedication of Outdoor Mission
Opens Series Of Revivals
in West Philadelphia

choir of 800 voices. directed by
Watkin Davis "the converted actor"
will sing tonight at the Inasmuch Tent,
Sixtieth and Locust Streets at the openL
Ing of series Of revival meetings in
charge Of George Long, Of the Inasmuch
Mission. Bishop Rhinelander will dedi-
cate the tent and speak on plans for
future work there.
Other speakers tonight will be Mr.
Long and the Rev. Floyd w. Tomkins
The musical program will open at 1880
o'clock. Soloists will include Frank
Comfy, basso; Prof. F. Nevin West,
cornetist, and Prof. I. A. knight,
pianist. Davis will play his "one-string
fiddle"
Beginning tomorrow three services
Will be held at the Inasmuch Tent each
Sunday and other services every night
during July, August and September. ex-
cept Mondays. Mr.. Long will preach at
1880 o'clock tomorrow morning on
What Is a Revival? Tomorrow night
his topic will be when West Philadel
phia Prays."s Mrs. Long will speak Sun
day afternoon on THE Call, the Vision,
the Result
As a result of these meetings the In
asmuch Mission hopes to establish a
permanent branch in West Philadelphia
and other sections of the city.
The tent is another sign of the re-
markable growth Of a work which was
begun about seven years ago by four
men with a capital Of twenty-eight
cents. The first mission founded by a
man who had risen from the gutter
George Long-and whose dream 1t was
to build home where the down-and-
out other fellow" could get another
chance, was built in the heart of what
was "Hell's Half Acre" seven years ago.
1t was a tumble-down house that was
lying idle in the heart Of a disreputable
district 1t was the property of DR.
George Woodward. who could not rent
the house because he would not rent II
to disreputable people and no respectable
ones could be induced to enter the neigh
borhood.
The little mission house was built up
and put into some order by the seal OF
these workers, and through the grad.
ually increasing help. men who began
to be interested in the work and in the
earnestness and zeal of the workers
And when in time Bishop Rhinelander
organized the first board of managers
the mission got its real start
Today the mission house has grown
from a rather dingy building to a hand
some edifice at 1O11 Locust street. the
capital of twenty -eight cents having ex-
panded as If by magic in the course OF
time and the great new building, which
shelters In comfort several hundred men,
is the monument to one mans interest
In the welfare of his fellows.
Mr.. Long knew the type of down
and-outer," from which. he himself had
sprung. too well not to have faith In
the lasting effect of help and encourage
ment upon them. In spite Of the fact
that he was often met with skepticism in
regard to the staying powers of his
converted buns he held on Today
200 of them are in the United States
service, making excellent soldiers and
sailors for Uncle Sam.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-29
new YORK FACES LABOR WAR
Cloak and Suit Makers Reject
Wage Increase

New York June ga labor war
again confronts the cloak and suit in
dustry of New York. The joint board of
the cloakmakers' union has rejected the
offer of a wage increase for the workers
in the industry, which was made by
the Cloak. Suit and skirt Manufacturers
Protective Association as a counter
proposition to a demand for a 80 per
cent advance. The offer. according to
the manufacturers. was final. and was
the maximum increase they could afford,
At meeting recently. joint board offi-
cials and the locals in the labor organi-
zation talked over the matter for four
hours, after which the. union voted
unanimously to decline the offer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-29
SANE FOURTH FOR SCOUTS
Going to Save Powder for Boys
"Over There"

Save the powder for Pershing."
This Is the Fourth of July slogan for
Boy and Girl Scouts in this city.
Instead Of the usual noisy celebra-
Scouts have Substituted a prosram @ % Of
drills. exercises and patriotic celebra-
tions. with hikes" to many of the near
by camps. .,
Scout Council camp in the Delaware
River, above Trenton, N. j., officially
opened today with nearly 400 enrolled.
This and twenty other camps located
on the outskirts of the city will draw the
attention of members on the Fourth Of
,Iuly, and will greatly aid in safe ana
fame" celebration Of Independence Day,
as recommended by the Government.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-29

The Government makes allowance for
the fact that such men are not in physi-
cal condition to do heavy work and has
provided a system Of employment which
is calculated to harden their muscles
gradually.
Good Pay Offered
Thirty-nve cents an hour and eleven
hours pay for ten hours work, more
money than was paid to many kinds Of
skilled mechanics in normal times, is the
recompense for such labor. In addition.
the promise of advancement and more
pay is held out to those who show
ability.
At present the Government Is making
no effort to enforce the "work-or-hght"
order, but is leaving it up to the men
affected to respond voluntarily. Thou
sands have responded nobly so far The
slackers will be attended to after July 1.
The Department Of Labor will have
charge of the work of running down
the slackers. 1t IL anticipated that sew
eral Offices will be opened in the city by
the department In connection with the
work. and other Offices may be opened
in all important cities and towns
throughout the State.
All cases of men under the selectiye
draft who are not In the service or not
employed on war-essential industry will
be Investigated. Park-bench warmers,
habitues of poolrooms, corner loafers
and idlers of all sorts will have to ex-
plain why they are not at work or in
the service.
So far the ''work-or-fight'r order ap-
plies only to men subject to the. selective-
service regulations. Government ON
Gers say. however. that its provisions
eventually may be extended : to males
over the draft age who are not employed
IN essential occupations
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-29
LYLE.DE Saba WEDDING
Ceremony in New York Performed by
Father of BRIDEGROOM

New York. June 29.-Miss Leontine
de Saba. daughter Of Mr. and Mrs
End this city. was married to DR.. Will
liam Gordon Lyle. Of 62 East Fifty
eighth street, at noon yesterday. at the
New York home of Mr.. and Mrs. de
Rev DIR. Samuel Lyle, of Hamilton,
Ont, father of. the bridegroom, per-
formed the marriage ceremony. Miss
Agnes shreve. Of California, was maid
Of honor.
W. Averell Hartman was best man.
and there were no ushers. A small re-
ception and wedding breakfast followed.
Doctor Lyle IL director of the Harri-
usan research work. In connection with
briAo will 20 TO California next week
a ohelr wedding trip. They will live IN
~ caty. &.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-29
TICKET OFFICES CLOSE
Three Of Railroads and One Of Steam.
ship Line to Combine

Three separate ticket offices conducted
by the railroads running into Philadel-
phia and an Office Of the Merchant and
Miners Transportation Company were
discontinued today.
The four ticket offices will be con-
solidated into one. which will be opened
Monday under the direction Of the
United States railway administration In
the building at 1889 Chestnut street. now
occupied by one Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad ticket offices.
Consolidation Of the ticket Offices of
the various railroads Is in line with the
policv of economy and efficiency inaugu-
rated by the railroad administration.
The four Offices abandoned today are
Baltimore and Ohio, 1s41 Chestnut
street: Pennsylvania, s3s Chestnut
street Philadelphia and Reading, 1881
Chestnut street. and the Merchant and
Miners TRANSPORTATION Company, 105
South Ninth street
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-29
Won FOND LAM NO GERMAN
He's a Chinese Who Is Building
American Ships in Camden

A Chinese with "von'Nin his name
is learning shipbuilding from the
ground up at the New York yard. South
Camden. He is Won Fond Lam, twenty
ok years old.
Educated In an American institution
and said to be master Of English,
he Is now hustling In the engine install
lation department. He has been at
the yard less than a year and in that
time has been in the mold loft. plate
and angle shop. blacksmith shop, hull
denartment pattern shop and others.
The future of shipbuilding SO ap-
pealed to Won that he went to the New
York plant and told them frankly that
he wanted to start at the bottom and
learn the whole business. Some day
starting a real merchant marine.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-29
THOUSANDS HUNT NEW JOBS
UNDER "WORK. K.OR.FIGHT" RULE
Federal and State Employment Bureaus Besieged b!
Exempted Men Who Desire to Remain in
That Classification

ssVIIORK or fight" the recent order
w Of Provost Marshal General
Crewder. is making its effect felt by
thousa nds of Philadelphians of draft age
who thus far have been exempted from
service because of marriage or other
dependency.
employed in some nonessential occupa-
ton, must seek useful employment or 60
into the service. The Government,
through the Department of Labor, is
aiding these mon to fnd work which will
qualify them as fighters In the first
line"
The order of General Crowder goes
into effect July /. but thousands of young
men who come under the selective draft
already have obeyed It's Injunction.
Thousands more will take advantage Of
the opportunities offered by the Govern
ment before July I.
Many Turn to Hog leland
Attractive offers of work at Hog
JsIand for clerks and others forced by
the new selective-service regulations to
seek employment in an essential indus
try lure hundreds of young men daily
10 the office of the Department of Labor
at Third and Walnut streets. Hun
dreds of others 80 to the State Employ
ment Bureau, 1919 Arch street, which
is working under the jurisdiction Of the
Department Of Labor.
At Third and Walnut streets the De-
partment of Labor has an once force OF
twenty persons receiving the applica-
tions of those who accept the Govern
ment's offer of employment In the ship
ward at Hog Island. Former clerks,
elevator operators and others whose jobs
were classed under the head Of non
essential and are now hl'ed by girls OF
old men apply there daily for laboFins
ioha h A Il + d n y, z, < n w. h,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-29
HAUNTED HOUSE TORN DOWN

wsis b.%.ssi,ns @ 'sssT'iSs Ga S.slIss
For years certain house in the suburbs
not a' b.sn
in appearances, at least. It was an ideal re-
dow. dow iS We're SSSSsn she doors na :ass.s frea rom
thsr hnsssI the rcS oslE
finally It ives sold 70 company that
site. A contractor was glysn the Job Of
ts:Ins sDs9 sS os the sId sSliSiss When r:
II: ne tSg, :gits q e: f:fs that
sass.ss' ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-29
HUSBAND DEAD TWO YEARS
Wife Had Been Trying Four Years to
Leave Russia

Pottsville, Pa, June 2s.-Mrs, Alex.
Dorokovitch, of Russia. arrived here
after trying almost four years to get
here to meet her husband. She got the
first news that the man she expected to
meet was killed at colliery near
Minersville more than two years ago.
Mrs Dorokovitch tried to reach this
country through Germany and Holland.
but was arrested. and finally made her
way back to Russia and got to Japan
through Siberia. after almost incredible
suffering. She says long distances of
the Siberian Railroad have been torn
up by contending troops, and passengers
are compelled to walk for miles over the
gaps in order to meet trains.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-29
PRINTERS TO HOLD OUTING

The annual outing Of the Philadelphia
Club Of Printinghouse Craftsmen will be
held today at the park of the Philadei-
phia Rifle Club, Tabor road and Ninth
street.
Automobiles carrying the merrymakers
will leave Seventh and SAMSON streets
gram Of athletic events will be carried
out. .. t..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-29
FLAC.RAISING AT BEVERLY
Physician, Recently Returned From
France, Chief Speaker

A fiag-raising will be held this after
non by the Methodist Episcopal Church
at Beverly, N. j. There will be speech
by DIR. Thomas Travis. Montclair. N. J.
France, where he was prominent in
Y. NJ c. A. work. He will tell at first
hand of the work being done among the
American troops at the front.
Camp Fire Girls. will be unfurled at : 50
o'clock. after which there will be drillins
by the Boy Scouts and sports under the
direction Of the Young Mems Club.
Camp DIX viii Ss among the guests.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-29
AGAINST THE AMENDMENTS


When the amendment was called ur
Senator McCumber argued for the
immediate enlargement of the draft
as a preparedness measure. notwith-
standing the request for delay made
to the Senate Military Affairs Com
mittee on Wednesday by Secretary of
War Baker and General Peyton c.
March, chief Of staff.
Senator McCumber charged that
there had been reckless extravaganza
in the use Of the American manpower
and that the country is not accom-
plishing one.half what could be &C.
complished. France. he said, imported
Chinese labor and there Is no reason
why the United States could not do
likewise.
Senator Williams. Of Mississippi, as.
serting that Senator McCumber had
unconsciously regarded the German as
a superman, said that as an American
he resented It.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-10-28
VICE PRES. PORTER
AS POTASH EXPERT
Government Appoints Him A
S1.O0 A Year Man.

John J. Porter. first vice-president
and general manager of the Security
Company, has just been given a
Government appointment as $1-a-
year man. He is to act as potash ex
pert for the Bureau of Mines and
to help in working out plans for in
creased potash production to make
this country automatically and eco
nomically independent of Germany
Potash is at the present time the
only material for which we are de
pendent upon Germany and as a re-
suit OF the work done at the cement
rlant of the Security Company in
milking by4product potash success.
fully from cement kiln dust, there
seems "a strong possibility that we
can make this country independent
Of Germany for this material
Charles Gatlett, director and for
mer president Of the Security Com
pany is now on the War Industries
Board and VIM C. Robinson, anoth-
er director of this company holds an
important position in the Fuel Ad-
ministration The Security Company
altogether has furnished go men to
various branches Of government SER
vice connected with the winning Of
the war. M 5,
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-10-28
SOLDIERS FEAST ON PRESERVES
TWO WOMEN "oUTu
(By international News service)

Denver, Col. Oct. 2S.-Soldiers al
Fort Logan are satisfied They are
eating twelve quarts of preserves
they did not expect.
The American Red Cross is de.
lighted II is s25 to the good.
Mrs. Julia Mauff. of No. $40 Gala.
pago street, Denver, is ''muffed."
She paid the s25.
Mrs. c. M. Chamberlain, of No.
SIG Galapago street. is peeved. she
is out the dozen Jars of fruit. j.
Mrs. Mauff bought sugar for pre-
serving-and used it for other pur.
poses. Mrs. Chamberlain loaned Mrs.
Mauff a dozen quarts of preserves
for camouflage when the Federal in
spectors called.
The officers discovered the fraud.
The court did the rest.