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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-20
FURTHER BREAD PINCH
SEEN IN WHEAT ORDER
Consumption of Flour Will Be
Curtailed to Meet the
Allies Needs

Coinrideut with u warning issued by
adelphia county. that only by rigidy
carrying out the conservation rules
governing the use of wheat can a
flour famine he avcrted. comes an
nounccmeut from Washington that
further restrictions on the consumption
Of wheat are contemplated. II Is prob
able they will he announced within a
few days
Beginning with the baking trade.
which uses 40 per cent Of the wheat
flour consumed in this country. the ad-
ministration has approved plans for a
division Of flour supplies between shops,
sharing Of wheat substitutes, and for a
nationwide educational campaign to
eliminate waste. which will he worked
out at a meeting In Chicago next Friday.
Estimates mado on the holding of
wheat flour reported by $500 philadel-
phia families show n sufficient quantity
to supply their needs for the next ninety
days
"It now looks as If the city. will,
great care. will get through the sum
mer," Mr. Cooke said. although can
not 90 so far as to say there will not
he an acute shortage. Continuous con-
servation through strict observance of
the rules governing the buying and sell
ing of wheat should see us to the new
harvest without a pinch"
How serious the situation is may be
seen in the fact that there is n deficit
of $4,000 tons to he made M in adj
dition to the regular supplies to be ship
ped abroad
To carry out it's pledge the United
States must send 10000 900 bushels more
this month and a similar amount next
month. leaving ono months supply, that
of May. for submarine credit
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-20
DELAY in NOBRE CASE
FORCED BY ALBRIGHT
Survey Chiefs Refusal to Give
Up Papers Blocks Coun-
ellis Inquiry

Refusal Of Chief Albright. Of the Bu-
and blue prints of League Island work
on which Senator Wares moral claim"
for $3.50 900 rests, TO leave his office has
halted, temporarily at least. any coun-
cilmanic investigation or any prompt
disposal of the criminal libel charges
against John NJ. Nobre, the district sur
veyor on the work
District Attorney Rotan some days
ago demanded the production Of the pa
pers, which friends of Nobre say, will
prove him gultless and at the same
time disproye Senator Wares claim, This
request has been denied by Chief AL
bright and the next step is up to the
District Attorney,
Il am writing Mr.. Rotan." said AL
bright that these papers are public
records and that I have no right to let
them out Of my possession unless il Is
under subpoena of the court. After all
that has happened to these papers, /
think it proper to maintain that any
persons entitled to see them may do so,
but cnly in my office"
MT. Rotan in reply said:
1T is customary for the District At
torney TO be trusted with the safe keep
ing OF any papers to be submitted in
evidence In the preparation and trial of
a criminal case. The def .ndant. Mr.
Nobre. wants an opportunity to examine
them to prepare his defense. He has
q right 70 that courtesy. A representa-
tive Of Chief Albright could be present
all the time. have not received Chief
Albrights letter of refusal to let me
have the papers. II II is to be a refusal
viii have to take the next step after
be arranged to study the Documents al
the survey Bureau, although IL is most
convenient to me m my Office"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-20
BENCH WARRANT OUT
FOR JUDGE PERSCH
Magistrate Wanted as Witness
Is Said to Be Taking
Vacation in Florida

\ bench warrant was sworn out late
this afternoon for the arrest of Magis-
trate George \. Persch at the instance
of Judge German in the. Municipal Court
The reason for this drastic mandate of
the law against the Magistrate was be-
cause Of his failure to answer an alleged
properly served subpoena to appear in
court with certain books. papers and
documents.
1t was said at Magistrate Perschs Of
flee that he was somewhere in town"
but it was also said by persons i'm the
Municipal Court that he is spending a
in Florida. Contempt of court
is the technical charge upon which the
bench warrant was issued.
The case in which Magistrate Persch
was subpoenaed to testify was civil
action brought by Ella Fessler against
Louis Freedman in which malicious
was alleged
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-20
SALE OF EASTER PETS
TO CHILDREN OPPOSED
Anti-Cruelty Societies Make
War Economy Argument
Against Practice

Sal" Of 1.-Two chickens and rabbits as
toys for children at Faster time Is
strongly disapproyed by the anti.cruclty
organizations and Howard Heinz, Fed
era food administrator Tor pCnnsyl-
vana. They point out that sale Of them
lat this time is not in keeping with the
country's general plan for conservation
and economy.
The plant against the sale of the
fuzzy chicks" Wis backed up by Mr.
Heinz, in request addressed to all
patriotic storekecpcrs aud citizens TO
sell these young chicks. most of which
die within few days. he says. is "A
reckless waste Of resources when the
country is experiencing a poultry short
age as at present All patriotic Amcri-
cans should refuse either to buy or sell
these little chicks he slvs.
Thomas s. Carlisle. superintendent Of
the WomenS Pennsylvania Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
said today that at least 10000 little
chicks are sold in this city alone TO de-
light the children at Easter time
Of these, he said. approximately 10000
die. When it is realized that hundreds
of thousands of chicks are sold through
out the United states just as playthings,
it can be readily seen that thousands of
dollars are lost in foodstufrs. Large
Of the chickens he said, If kept
on farms. would produce great guam
titles Of eggs and also be used as food,
I'VE are urging all stores to refrain
from selling the chicks and rabbits this
year in view Of the Governments con-
servation plans" he said. "Incidentally
we will keep close watch on those stores
which sell them and see that there Is
no cruelty through neglect while they
are on sale"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-20
SAVE OUNCE OF BREAD;
CITY'S TOTAL 215,iOO
That Would Be Daily Record, Says
School Children's Food Com
scrvaton Lesson

lf every person in philadelphia saved
= onc-ouncr slice of bread every meal
tho saving would amount to 2i5.4nO six
tcn-ouncc loavos of bread u day.
This was part Of lesson in food CON
Servation given tho children of the pub
Ii" schools today. II is based on two
meals day in which bread is eaten.
The school children were told:
we can save somc Of the wheat 10y
eating substitute foods: we can hc iust
as wcll feed ourselves and have some
wheat left to send abroad to the hungry
ones over there. We should bc very
glad indeed that "" have the substi-
tut" foods, for the people Of some coun-
tries do not have them. and we know
that more people have died Of starva-
tion in this war than from tho bullets.
shells bombs and poison gas Of tho
battlefield or the submarines at sea
The school children Of America can
save lives by saving food. The next
lesson tells about one way of doing this
thing"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-20
POLITICIANS OF STATE
ARE "MARKTNG TIME"
Candidates All Waiting for
Leaders to Declare Their
Positions
SHOWDOWN IN TEN DAYS

The political situation in pcunSyl-
marking time" the citizens of the Key
stone Commonwealth have experienced
in years No one is moving. Every one
is watching the other fellow"
The outcome Of the situation must
remain obscure until the various "polti-
cal propaganda" has accomplished its
work. And speaking of propaganda--
these same Pennsylvania politicians
know how to make use of that vehicle.
1t is against the ethics Of Pennsylvania
politics 10 announce any candidate or
any stand on anything until Tho matter
has been "propaEandized" and the
temper Of tho people asccr.ained
This is applying right now to the
iockeying on the selection of "A ticket
for the coming primaries. There is only
one thing that is certain. The Penrose
and Ware factions must soon announce
their stand. whether they will fight or
move along smoothly together at the
primary election. and the Democrats
must soon announce whether they will
he wet or dry and who will be their
gubcrnatcrial candidate.
There remains jus; siXty-two days
before the primary election At least
two weeks will he required for the
candidates to make even thin cam
paign Of speeches, and in former years
candidates have made tours Of three
weeks or more Then. too no candidate
wants to start out on a speaking tour
until he has some definite idea as TO
which of the bigger leaders are for him
and which are against him.
These things are the points which
make Il necessary for tho candidates
to bring about showdown on the
part of the factional leaders in the
near future. Something must be said
within the next ten days
Predictions are still going tho rounds
as to what stand the City Committee
Combined with other Republican leaders
in Philadelphia, will take on the head
CT the ticket The latest prediction is
that the leaders will remain neutral on
the Governor, allowing the voters to
elect between Sproul and O'Neil and
the other candidates as they see 1T.
Senator Ware and his leaders laugh
at this suggestion. The Senator SAYS
he only thing that could bring about
such action would be Il complete and
aven split in the opinions of the local
leaders
The Town Meeting party leaders in
The Eighth Senatorial District are
Irging V. Frank Gable to run for The |
The district is com |
losed of the twcnty-third, twenty-fifth. |
hirty-third, thirty-ffth forty-third and |
orty-fifth wards,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-20
Hurt Playing Soldier,
Boy Neuer Whimpers

A nine'year-old boy, PLAYING
soldier" laid for two hours badly
crushed and suffering intenselv
under a mass OF steel rails in a
freight car, without making an
outcry.
"A soldier wouldn't cry, and I'm
soldier" he whispered when rail-
road men discovered him. And
they agreed he was.
The lad. William Hadley. 1s42
Durfor street, was playing "oyer
the top" with companions in a
car on the Pennsylvania Railroad
tracks at Eighteenth street and
Moyamensing avenue. An engine
bumped the car. Ths shock dis.
lodged the rails and the little fellow
was caught beneath them.
Frightened, his playmates fed
But he lay there. stili, without
making a sound.
I'm a soldier he whispered ma
he was carried to the Methodist
sz9Np plt~), N & AZ n ~ 3 s * / !. A ~ q. 40
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-20
1850 TONS OF CLOTHES
NEEDED FOR BELGIANS
Garments, Shoes, Stockings
Wanted by Red Cross, 224
South Third Street

IT,, r,,,
"'' ''''''"' 'dp'' E''"'h''' even
those slightly worn, arc urgently needed
by the Red Cross to be ghippcd 70
t,,.,,,,... 800, r.,.t.....
''""'' an" "'IE'u'n'
Thirteen hundred and fifty is the mum
borod ,sl,ad co., o,,,,,,,,o1 i, ,,.,
no, garments so dcsncratc is tho rood
uo,.o,. ,u
"end thchl 10 IN" Fed cross branch,
22i South Third street. and send them
between nov and next Nondav is tho
nlo, .rri. 4. ,.S,,o,i,, r.,... ",
N"S MN" VI garments WIN real
wear III them viii he acceptable said
Mrs. j. Gardner CaSSatt, chairman OF
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-20
NEW RELIEF UNIT FORMED
Committee to Take Up Work
Directed by Miss Anne Morgan

New YORK. March. Q,-lnGorporation
OF the American Committee for Devasta.
ted France has been made by the
American Fund for t'rencn Wounded
rms Is a new organization and VIII as.
Suine 'harge Of the relief work and re.
habiltation of territory laid waste bv in
EadlnE Germans, formerly directed nv
MISS Anne Morgan, as a part of the
wounded.
Miss Morgan will he chairman of the
new -committee, Among the incor-
porators' are to be Colonel Roosevelt,
Henry J. Taft. Myron r. Herrick and
Mrs. Ogden Armour. The COMMITTEES has
the Endorsement of the French Govern
ment and will work in cooperation with
the American Red Cross
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-20
GRAFT REFUSES PLACE
WITH SCHOOL PROBERS
"Have Good Reason for De-
clining," He Says-Beeber
Will Be Chairman

Simon Gratz, vice president of the
.old guard" has declined the chairman
ship of the special investigating com
mittee recently created by the board to
make a complete survey of the public
schools, IL was learned today. EX-Judge
Dinner Beeber has been chosen by the
seven members of the committee as their
leader.
y II have good and sufficient reasons
for refusing to act as chairman" Mr..
Gratz said. Il have nothing to add to
this statement"
.,s7 Edwin Wolf, president of the board
Impressed regret that Mr., Gratz could
not undertake the work. but refused to
make other comment.
This refusal Of Mr. Gratz did not come
~ surprise to some members Of the
board. One OF them pointed TO Mr..
Gratz's dislike of holding office. why.
he could have been president OF the
board for the last twenty or thirty
years. 10 he had wanted the position"
he said. HE prefers to be the power
he5ind the throne. | really think he
Aas more influence without holding i'm
nortant Offices than he would have
otherwise."
=. Judge Beeber today announced that
Tho first meeting of the committee will
~ held In the near future. The exact
|<ofs has net been set The Judge is
nt1d as an independent" and is
ou8ht to be with President Wolf in
Geht for economy through efficiency
H1nat the conservation Of the "old
M" A fight 10 prevent the COM
~ from meeting until next fall is
&11ad In some quarters
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-20
STATE BANKS Tagging
IN PLEDGE TO AIDU. s.
Only II of 70 Have Subscribed to
New Issue of Treasury Certifi-
Gates TO Date

only seventeen of the seventy State
banks and trust companies in this city
nave subscribed to the new issue OF
treasury certificates. TO carry out their
pledge to help the Government win the
war which was made in resolution
unanimously adopted by representatives
or all the companies two weeks ago. sub
scrlptions must be made by Friday after
noon, 49,
Il will be recalled that on the pre-
Philadelphia Reserve District has The
unenViable reputation of being the ONLY
district in the country which failed 10
subscribe for its quota. The quota given
McAdoo was si0Oo0.OOO. Subscriptions
totaled s33. 900, 900. '''''S
on the present offering Phiadelphia's
quota again is $4,000, 900, but the sub
from that total "'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-20
REDUCTION OF TAXES
SOUGHT BY Y. w. c. A.
New Jersey Supreme Court Asked to
Annul Assessment on Asbury
Park Property

Petition was made at Trenton today
to the New Jersey Supreme Court by
Ida NJ. Huston, president of the Young
Women's Christian Association Of Phil
adelphia, TO have an assessment of Sl9.-
zoo on tract of land in Asbury Park,
donated by Founder Bradley for recre-
ational purposes. set aside. The tax
amounts to $6lS.S2.
II is stated that some time ago the
buildings on the tract were destroyed
by fire and, owing to war conditions.
have not been rebuilt. The destroyed
buildings accommodated about 270 girls
and were used by the Philadelphia Y. w
{. A. to provide brief summer vacations
FOR Philadelphia working girls
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-20
Havana Entries for Tomorrow

FIRST race, three-year-olds and up. special
wTelshts eliminstion, purse s400 j furlongs-
ST sam. 1Oe: Laudator. 102; Chatterbox
Illi Cousin Bob, 1f3; Jack Laffan, Ii3t
bssh ilt salon, ll6: Uncle Dick. lis; Lin,
denthal ll8i Rey 1I8: Montcalm, IiO
second race, three-year- -olds and up spA
Hlal weights elimination, purse 5000. 3 fur
ionss-Mr ,Dooley. i02; Mllbrey. iii; Deck
hsnd. llS; Radiant Flower. l13: Du Floss.
ii3i Paulson, III; Castara, ia; Deviltry
ilo; Enver Bey, 1l0: Scrimmage, ilG: RET.
Isrton. lls; CAPTAIN Ben, ZIG Massenet, lI8;
san Jon, ii0: JoJam. 116.
Third race, three-year-olds and up claim
ing; purse siO0. q. furlongs-Peachie IO3;
safe and Sane. l03; Twinkle Toes IO7. Rob
bIossom, los; Golden Chance, 100; Seminole.
IOV; Hattie Burton, l10; Plquette iIO;
Sanhe Ssasanhe o'Day' ll0: Remarkable. 1l0; Biddy.
Fourth race. three-year- colds and I'M
Claiming. purse $500, y furlongs-Pin Tray
~; Supernsl 103. Nettie walcutt. io7
Edmond Adams. ii2: old Ben. liz? Master
Ersnslin, ii2i Prohibition, ii2i Thomas Cal.
Fifth race. three-yesr ,olds sn( up. claim
Ing purse 5000. 5h furlongs kildare Rov
e8 'king stalwart. OF; Frascuelo I03;
BILLY Joe 11oS; Eddie Henry. ioe; Little
sixth race. thrss-y.sr-ol1s ana up. claim.
ing. purse $500, mile-rscount Boris 10.
Pr,tty Esbys "; sJosg .p4ysIes.. -; sBler,
"; 'ii; ;l|i|!;;; ;|;; Y s.''''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-20
RULING ON FORGED CHECKS
Judge Finletter Decides Only Last
lndorser Must Be Notified

A bank paying what later proves to
be forged check is required to notify
only the last indorser OF the check, and
decision handed down today by Judge
Finletter, In Court OF Common Pleas No.
4, In overruling the findings of jury.
The decision was i'm the case OF the
United States National Bank of Port
land, ore, against the Union National
Bank OF Philadelphia. The amount in
yolyed was $4,000
The United States bank claimed dam
ages on the ground IL had not been
notified of the forgery in time to pre-
vent the depositor TO whose credit the
$4,000 had been placed from drawing the
money from the bank.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-20
WANTED TO SEE WORLD.
WENT TO GLOUCESTER
But Adventure Questing Youth
Adopted Lonely Horse and 5000
So Police Adopted Him

lll see the world" said Tony Robe,l
determined youth of seventeen. So he
Went to Gloucester. N. j.. with 5000 he
police 10 the
Just before taking tho io,u.ro,, l.,
happened to spy a lonely horse hayo ne
ing to Harry Sacks, of S3 south Secnnd
street The horse was content 10 remain
IN Pennsylvania, but Robell, according
10 hI the police coaxed it to go away with
Clad in checkered snripg sui, .-,
spats and hat to match. RoheII pva'i a,ni
ieadlng life OF ease at Gloucester when
arrested him. '"' WV WHO
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-20
p. X. X. Schedules Remain
Under Daylight Order

There will be no change of time.
tables on any portion Of the Penn.
sylvania Railroad system, either
east or west of Pittsburgh, in con.
nection with the Inauguration of
the daylight-saving plan by the Fed.
eral Government. This announce
ment was made today.
Alteration OF schedules will not
be necessary" says an official
statement. "as the hands of the
clocks will simply be turned ahead
one hour on the morning Of March
81, and the existing train schedules
VIII automatically apply to the new
standard time"
The only change made WIN be in
~ rejpfIQp between ''stanSsrd,- Or
.&<.n 14-<.>- y -. a = =. /.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-20
EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER "


Down at 224 South Third street
today Mrs. J. Gardner Cassatt
Ceft) and Mrs. George B. White
are going over the contributions
of clothing which have come in
for the war sufferers of France
and Belgium.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-20
LIQUOR TAX EXCEEDS
COLLECTORS ESTIMATE
Greater by $35 100000 Than Amount
Scheduled by Internal Revenue
Department

Washington, March "O-The war tax
on liquor exceeded the internal revenue
Collectors estimate by $35, ,OOO. 900. il
was announced today. The total reCeipts
from dealers on alcoholic beverages in
their possession October 3 last amounted
TO $4,000, 900, against an estimate Of
S'o,oOO,OOo, OF the total S5O0,O rep
resented penalties for failure to comply
with the law and $50 ,O0O0 taxes es-
seSsed on goods not reported.
FIVE thousand cases % alleged evasion
We're reported. most of them being found
que 20 ignorance Of the laws provisions
l'ellberate attempts were severely dealt
with, 1t was stated
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-20
FREIGHT CAR OVERTURNS
Traffic on Cape May Division of
p. r. r. Delayed

Traffic on the Cape May Division Of
the Pennsylvania Railroad was tied up
for several hours today when box car
attached to south-bOund freight train
threw a rear wheel and overturned near
Nineland
about mile above NineIand station at
80 o'clock. The damaged car was re-
moved by the wreckng crew several
hours later and traffic resumed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-20
FIVE SONS IN SERVICE;
NOW DAUGHTER ENLISTS
That's Where They Belong" Says
Proud West Philadelphia Mother
of FighteH

The Fossett family. Of this city, fur
nishes Uncle Sans best guarantee that
the Kaiser will be licked
With five brothers already In the mill-
tary service. Miss Sara q. Fossett en-
listed yesterday as yoewoman In the
naval reserve.
.'Proud?" says Mrs. Charles Fossett.
kto1 H4verferd avenue. mother OF the
pGne4rk 'lfr yhere, fhex beloug." =
ges's n '|s .i ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-20
Ferguson to Preside in Moot Court

Judge William g. Ferguson, OF Com.
mon Pleas Court No. 3, will preside over
the moot court of the law school OF
Temple University tonight In City Hail.
Many OF the students In the service OF
present. The public IN invited TO witness
The proceedlngs. William E. Bartlett.
4sslstsnt District Attorney and q.