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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-21
LEGISLATIVE MILL
SET FOR W|ND-UP
Anti-Sedition, Teachers Salary,
Mothers Pensions and Beer
Measures Up Next Week
SUFFRAGE TO PASS HOUSE

The Legislature hcgins its last lap
Monday night.
Final adjournment Of the Assembly
is scheduled for 10 o'clock noon. Thurs.
day. and the prospects are that the
Speakers gavcl will fall for the last
time this session at very close to that
hour.
A hard week faces the legislators.
Although tho calendars of both branches
arc in the best shape they have been in
the final week for years. the two bodies
will have to move right along.
Ono Of the most important debates Of
tn" session is anticipated Monday night
when the administration forces attempt
to reconsider the anti scdition hin
which was defeated in the House this
week.
Labor representatives have staged n
bittor fight on the bill and may attempt
filbustor to block the measure.
Should it fail to pass the House Mon
day night it could not he considered by
the Senate on the three separate days
required by the constitution unless the
session was extended until Friday.
The workmens compensation bill,
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to abutting property owners for the in =
stallation of branch sewers should be
increased from the present $3.50 TO
$3.50. This would mean that the city
would get 81 foot for its branch
sewers, counting in the share paid by
the property owners on both sides of
the street.
Cost s12 a Foot
The cost of sewer construction TO
tn" city at present is about S12 foot
In the old days the $3.50 foot was
adequate. and in fact. paid the entire
cost of branch sewer construction. The
81 n foot provided by my ordinance
would not pay the entire cost, but would
bring in so much more revenue that
with its aid the amount for branch
sewers las suggested by independents' in
the amended loan bill would permit the
city to build more sewers than if the
full extent of the loan were passed with
out the ordinance
Operative builders. who from the first
have interested themselves in the loan
fight because passage of the loan will
make it possible to throw open eXtcn-
sive tracts of vacant land for improve
mpnt. expect to issue statement today
defining their position.
eve are for neither side politically,'
said John n McGarvoy, chairman of
the executive committee of the philadel-
phia Operative builders Association,
today.
= think the efforts of the builders
have aided in bringing out the sugges-
tion of compromise.
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WET" HOPES DASHED
BY HOUSE COMMITTEE
Vote Is ~ to 5 Against Repeal
Of Wartime Prohibi-
ton Act

Washington. June 21.-(By A. p
y proposed amendment to the pending
prohibition enforcement bill giving the
President authority to repeal the war
time prohibition act. in so far as it ef
fccts the sale of light wines and beer,
was defeated today by the House Ju-
dietary committee, IL to ,.
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state attended the convention. Accom-
mediation for them was provided In the
gallery of the convention hall and they
took a great interest in the proceedings.
A pre- primary platform dealing with
broad principles of republication and
state policies will be adopted. 1t Ia
understood that 1t will not embrace
specific issues like woman suffrage, and
that these issues will be left to the
individual candidates. a.-e
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REPRESENTATIVES, Sail for Europe

New York, Juno 81 Five rcprcsen-
tativcs in Congress, Louis b. Goodhall,
Of Maine; Edward J King, of Illinois ;
James V. McClintic. of Oklahoma
Mansfield l.. Nicely. of West Virginia
and Everett Sanders, Of Indiana, sailed
Yesterday on the steamship Lcyathan to
observe conditions in Europe.
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Krusen Appeals
for Loan Passage
Continued From Page One

Continued From Page One
independents in their amendment of the
loan bill, Mr.. Lamberton said that If
Chairman Gaffney would report out of
committee an ordinance which Lam
berton introduced recently, the cut in
the loan item for branch sewers would
more than be made up by extra revenue
which the LambertOn ordinance would
bring to the city.
''His ordinance" said MIR. Lamber-
ton, provided that the cost per foot
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Lloyd George III at Paris

Paris. June 21.-(By A. P.)-Pre-
micr Lloyd George is confined to his
room with a.severc sore throat. His
indisposition prevented his attendance
yesterday at the meeting of the Supreme
Allied Council. His place at the con-
ference was taken by Arthur J. Bal
four, British foreign secretary.
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RAT|FY COVENANT,
--55LICANS URGE
%
Abandon Partisanship in Peace
Matters, Is Petition to
G. o. P. Senators
% LEADERS SIGN PLEA

New York. June 81 Twenty eight
Republicans of national and even inter
national prominence. all residents of
New York. men whose word in other
years has had great weight in the coun-
ellis of the Republican party. have for
mally petitionpd the Senate Of the
United States to abandon the partisan
fight on the league of nations and ratify
the peace treaty speedily and without
amendment.
The pleas of the leaders of the party
Is addressed in formal fashion. through
the two senator's from New York. James
W. Wadsworth. Ir.. and William VI.
Calder 1t asks for the prompt rati-
fcation Of the treaty to the end that
a state of peace may not he longer dc
layed. and it specifically refers to tho
proposed league of nations rs grrat
agency for the preservation Of that state
of peace.
In the list Of those VIII" have thus
forccfully made known their wishes to
the Senate Of the United States ar" tho
names of men who have set in the
cabinets Of Republican, presidents. Of
men who have guided the doStiuir> If
the Republican party in "Norodjng
stormy times. Of mon who lava aided
the party fuanriall, time and agaiu.
but who have nryor sought Office for
themselves
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NEW QUARTERS FOR TROOP
State Hospital for Insane Gives Bar
racks Site for state Police


Harrisburg, June 1.-THE board Of
public grounds and buildings has OBJ
taincd from the trustees of the Penn
sylvania State Hospital for the Insane
a plot of ground of eight and one third
acres facing the State Arsenal and the
proposed extension of the city's park
way, upon which will be built the new
barracks for the Fifth Troop of state
police, soon to be organized under the
recently enacted law.
The arsenal occupied an entire block,
and the barrack grounds will occupy
the two blocks adjoining this. Tenn
porarily the 200 trucks and other motor
vehicles of the State Highway Depart.
ment will be housed on the land.
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~ Ft.- a.
the Rcuublican marty in cloroIirr
stormy times Of mon who hav" aiiod
the party fuanriall, time and again.
but who have never sought office for
themselves.
p r., ~. ,,.,.,,
'""" - "' Y" u "'' 'i''"'
inc nctIhoh was dr""h mp ny ''"rG'
W. NlcRersham' '"rmHr nlt"d States
ATTORNEY general nearly Il month ago.
"heh IN" dlIatorF tnrtl'N ~ certain ole
mems OF 'H' h'NNhn'ah representation
III W h>hInE'"n' Nhi'h 'uiialhat"d III "a"
hhoN r'Noiu'I"". b'Ean 7" give tdos"
VINO nave me "'Iiar" or I'll" Republican
party at h'art serious CONCERN The
r. ,Ls IT,, ~
p. a.. rJ ,,..,,. '' ',''''' q,
c.a... ,D'' " ''''''"' ''"'' "''""
Go,,t,, -,
,o,I,. ,I', ~ -, "'|''H'Eh'" r"9n
n4ato ,I = ",.'n' N,I''Ip'I'"hS "I I'll"
Co. ,,si..,g.T l.,.N' ''Nl'"',''I,\ Hr&"
.I"t Ho'.''; "' .,"' '''"''H'IlP N""uI1 ."''
merits of tbn cor.+;trtia,,' ~ tI,,
nosod Icorno Of n,+io,,. ,rI,, ''D - l
icon nort,. vhinI, 1,a. J..,.. l','''
to promote the principlr If tbc rn,,rc.
full settlement Of international dis
putes. cannot Justly be- nIarrJ in nm
attitude of hostility 10 tbc rr,io.,
adopted by the conference -, rn,i.
for the extension of nriuofnIr to ou
the associated nations for tho purpose
OF averting all prevcntablo wars.
Ihe Undersigned urge that tn"
nant be promptly ratified by the Son
ate without attempting TO omharrnsS
1t by amendment, thus delaying tn"
conclusion of peace and th" establish
M. ". "a great agency Tor us future
pI.o'' '"''oN
The nam" of Mr.. Wi"krrsham. win,
served in tn" cabinet of President Taft
heads the list Of tn" ~igprr> ThoI
follows IN" nnnC Of Henry W. Taft,
president Of tn" New York State Bar
Association, and brother Of rho former
President; that of Oscar :. StrauS for
mer ambassador to Turkey and a MON
Der of the cabinet of President Rnosc
welt, and that of Charles y. IiIIrS. now
president of the Now York RnnuhIicar
Club and chairman Of the RcnrhIfcar
National Committee at tn" time Of th,
campaign to elect president Taft
uerbor+ porso,,, f,u,,,,.,
man and Ronnhiico, s,n. ,m.' 'InSL''>N
from this state. who served with III.
tirction witL +bo arr,r ,,U ~ rro, w. ",'i "'S
of the sinners TLnoL,ra p r,,,n., ,a WV
nrosidont nf tbo It,nnhn,,.', IDn L. n.:'"h;
Rank Of this ritv AND farr,or r., ;.',I
States senator from Ohio j. or"thor
of those who signed ALolnb Inv.isnIIp
philanthropist. arpointod commissioner
of industrial relations bv prcsidnnt
Taft, is still another Of those who at
tached his Signatur" to II" document.
In addition to those already mcu-
toned the sgnrrs were;
Alfred F. MarIing. president of tLo
Chamber of Commerce. chairman nf tho
international committee If thn N
c. A.. banker and real estate oncr,tor
Charles F., Strong, former rrr.idn,,t
of the CRY club. lawyer. counsel to m
the State Tax Commission under Coy
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-21
PASSENGERS TAKEN
OFF GROUNDED SHIP
Coast Steamer Ashore in Fog
Near New Bedford-Bottom
Badly Damaged

New Bedford. Mass. June 9l.-lRy
A. P.D-The steamship Northland, of
the Eastern Steamship lines. bound
from New York to Boston with several
hundred passengers and n large cargo of
freight. ran aground in fog on West
Island, about ten miles from the Bu2
yards bay entrance to the Cape Cod
canal, shortly after Il. m today. Early
reports said that the vessels bottom
was badly damaged,
Boston, Juna 21.-(By A. PA
message received at tln Office Of the East
ern Steamship Company said that all
the $50 passengers on board the North.
land had been taken off safely and car
risd to New Bedford The transfer
was made by tugs and small boats A
special train will bring the passengers
to this city,
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League Foes Plan
Test Vote Monday

""''''"'" = ''''
49,, ,,.i.;o,, 1oodors
80, 1, s. .,o foro;cr ro,o
nun ''''
t"nN committees VINO hau p'eh 'Al'''e"
to- be absent or business until Monday,
returned TO the capital last night to
..,..,n. :, ,ho rforo,cc. and IN tho
'"N' part III '", ,''''' - -" ''' U" Wv
Developments Wni"h may I"IoW'
Some senators thought the opposition
would bring its rIan TO the point of
..;.a .od,, so tho Soroto oarId m
"''''', '0u"' ''' ,'"," - VI
record before th' peace negotiations end
at Versailles Monday. The moro gen
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Increases Noted


"Iho th"ftS Of automobiles here are
increasing moro than ever lately" said
on" Of th" rompany's officials who has
charg" Of the records. During the
last week the theft of fifteen cars has
been reported to us. As a rule the ro-
lie" send Us the record of theft and re-
royerE which they have. but they do
thar at their own discretion and some
times W" do not get a full report"
The statistics show that, while all
makes of ears ar" taken, the cheaper
machines were those most frequently
stolen. This is thought to be bcrauSc
of the difficulty of disposing of the more
expensive ears.
'Oulson Shepherd. superintendent Of
the automobile department of the Aetna
lIf" Insurance Company, commenting
today on Assistant Superintendent of
P0li"o MillS'S statement that tie police
were adequately handling the car theft
situation and that the insurance
companies We're playing politics in
placing a higher rate upon Philadcl
uhia than New York, said:
II am not surprised that the incfi
cheney of the police in preventing the
unusual theft of cars here should be
denied. The police are always ready
to deny anything OF course there is
no substance in charge that the in
suranCr companies are discriminating
against Philadelphia in placing higher
rate here. The number of cars stolen
shows why this city is penalized
High Insurance Rate Here
Comparison of the Philadelphia rates
Of insurance against theft on pleasure
cars, as compared with the standard
rates observed in New York. Boston.
baltimore and other cities aud terri
tories in the eastern and New England
divisions, are as follows:
On cars valued at less than $1,000,
standard rate. 81; Philadelphia rate.
81 30. Value less than $500. standard
rate, So Philadelphia rate. $i.lO Value
less than 5000, standard rate, 81;
Philadelphia rate, $50. These fig
urcs indicate the amount paid per year
per eacls 500 for which the machine
is insured. The rates Of insurance on
cars valued at more than $500 in
rludc no penalty for the Philadelphia
territory.
In the rate list the Philadelphia ter
ritory comprises all territory within the
city and county of Philadelphia and
counties of Delaware, Chester, Mont
gomery and Bucks, in Pennsylvania.
and all territory within the county of
Camden. in New Jersey.
This schedule has been effective since
February.
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) arrested in Drive
on Motor Robbers
Confined From Page Orr

Confined From Page Ono
insurance companirs in this CITY and
seventy four companies in tho eastern
and New England insurance divisions
ana lr"rurcS almost complete list Of
inc th'ttS as they are reported to the
police,
Sine" tn" beginning of this year there
have been more than 10 automobiles
stolen in this city, according to the
bureau records. and of these there
hov" only been thirty three rccovcrioS
reported. This includes the work Of
III" prlvat" concern and the police.
Last wear there were 100 automobiles
stolen from june until the end Of the
year, Th"r" were thirty seven rccov-
cries listed for that neriod
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Good Pay Enjoyable, Inspiring Work. Recreation and Man-Budng

of nice girls, at Hostess Houses.
etc. He goes to dances, if he
wants to. In fact, he usually
has a better time than q ciDil.
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Will You Go?

In Panama, Alaska Hawaii the Philippines, China as
well France and the Rhine opportunity offered clean
ambitious intelligent young The choice is yours!
Thousands of Americans would gladly pay for this expert
ence-you will get paid And while you you learn
and
the best preparation could have for
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Food, clothing, living quarters,
medical and dental attention.
all of the very best-absolutely
FREE. The present rate Of
pay IS $50 q month or more.
In other words, the soldier
now has net profit of about
a dollar day.
Can you pay all your living
expenses from your present
income and have dollar
day left over? Probably not.
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not, but because berries attract birds
and rabbits and field mice and other
small animals. and these animals are
the prey Of the snake.
The RATHER. like all other snakes, OF
course, uses his forked tongue both as
ears and nose. 1t Is very sensitive
organ and with it he can follow a trail
as easily as a bloodhound. The reptile
will run along on the trail of a rabbit
or other prey until It reaches water,
and then 1t will wander back and forth.
darting It's forked tongue in and out.
smelling and listening. II it happens
&c strike a trail down which rabbits
and other small animals run TO drink
it will seek hiding place under a
bush and lie there, coiled and ready to
strike, for days waiting patiently for
its prey, TO come along
Soon a rabbit comes bounding along
the trail. II gets TO point opposite
the snake. There Is a rattle and a rus
tle,. but before tho rabbit can escape
the snake lunges forward, the forked
tongue shoots out and the fangs bite
deep. Naturaiists who have observed
a RATHER killing its prey say that the
force of its blow Is such that the rab-
bit or other animal is knocked over,
then gets up and staggers a few steps
and drops dead. Then the snake crawls
forth and bolts. the animal whole
Heavy leather leggings and boots, how
ever. are proof against the rattler's
fangs. - H. .s-..
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Mr.. Snyder had one very narrow es-
cape from a rattlesnake that didn't try
to get away. but which turned and
came straight at the hunters. They
shared 1t. but before they could get It
into the bag 1t struck. Its fangs did
not quite reach Mr.. Snyder's flesh, but
the venom squirted onto his forearm.
which was bare. 1t happened that day
Mr.. Snyder had been bitten by numer-
Gus red bugs, or chiggers, and there
were many abrasions on his arm. II
was feared some of the venom might
set into his blood through the broken
skin. but although he was watched
carefully nothing appearing like snake
poisoning developed. The party was
prepared for things of this sort. OF
course, and had unlimited supplies OF
snake serum and antidotes.
All told Mr.. Ditmars's party brought
back to the zoo several hundred spec
linens. with thirty-two different species
of snakes. alligators toads, frogs. &C.
They caught ninety-nine snakes, of
fourteen different kinds, which are
now at the zoo. These include the
rattlesnake, the king snake. coach
whip, black snake. pine snake, ring
neck snake. copper belly, scarlet.
water moccasin. pilot snake, the cop
perhead and tho cotton mouth mecca
SIM, The last two are poisonous.
There are also a few specimens OF
rat snakes. harmless reptiles of great
beauty OF coloring, with bellies like
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cotton mouth moccasin, venomous
snake. and carried it to camp with the
bag flung, across his shoulders. Mr.
containing as much as fifty or sixty
pounds OF venomous snakes on his
shoulders. and has never been bitten
through the cloth.
The RATHER that Gladys Ditmars
trapped was one OF four diamond
backs that the expedition obtained
for the zoo and Is by far the finest
of the lot. 1t is an unusually large
snake, although not the largest by
any means that has come out OF the
Great River Swamp. 1t measured be-
tween six and seven feet. There is a
record OF a rattler having been caught
down there that was eight feet two
inches long and fifteen inches in cir
cumference. The ratfler that was
caught by Miss Ditmars, however, is
the largest now in the Bronx Zoo.
For several days after It was put In
the snake dens at the ZOO II refused
TO eat and ratified continuously day
and night Some five days after II was
brought to New York. however. II
stilled the racket and ate a big rabbit.
Rattlers are the big game OF the
trary TO general belief, they rarely at
tack human being unless they are
disturbed first. The best place to find
them, perhaps. Is In berry patches not
because they eat berries. for they do
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The witness stated that the Soviet
ideals do not necessarily imply vto-
lence. Political Socialists. he said. be-
lleve mainly In the ballot and the Boil
sheviki in control of industry The
red in the red flag, sidis asserted.
stands for the common blood OF
humanity, as 1t does in the American
flag,
Sidis was then put through a cross
examination and admitted that he
claimed exemption from the draft be-
cause Of conscientious objections. In
redirect examination he said he does
not believe in force. He denied that
he had said. ITO hell with the Ameri-
can flag" adding that he never used
such language.
After sentence had been pronounced
the young prodigy appealed his case
and was held In $4,000 bonds for the
Superior Court.
Prof. Boris Sidls, who claimed full
credit for the unusual mental develop
ment OF the boy which ne began when
his son was years old in 1911. pre-
pared an attack on the whole educa-
tional system. He argued that the
school system should be abolished and
with 1t the, ''psychologiEing educator.
the schoolmaster and the school
na'am," because he said they were re-
stricting rapid development and put
q damper on the spirit of inquisitive-
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were annoyed in his elementary
schooling by his Impotence with the
things they were laboriously driving
into the polls OF his less nimble minded
companions. az knew that before.
Why do you keep saying it?" was his
constant plant. f'N
Now He's a Bolshevist.
Sidis now at the age OF 81 Is a
Socialist and an avowed advocate Of
Bolshevism. He carried a red flag In
May day riot at Roxbury, Mass. and
May 10 was sentenced 10 eighteen
months in the House OF Correction.
the judicial allotment being divided
between one year for assault COM
mitted upon policeman and six
months for rioting. Justice Hayden
sitting In the Roxbury court asked
him II he believed In the Soviet form
Of Government. and his reply was
affirmative
do you believe In God?" asked the
Justice of the prodigy.
Not In tile kind of God that is the
boss Of Christianity" sId!s answered
do you believe in the American
fag?" '..
in certain ways"
To another question he said he be-
lieved In the American form OF gov
eminent Ito the extent of the Decla-
ration OF Independence"
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Sidis, the Boy Wonder, Turns BoIshevist

ness" by which a child learns most
rapidly. He went further and attacked
the environment of the home as tend
ing neither 10 inspire nor educate the
child.
Structures on Our Homes.
THE father works in some busi-
ness" he said. "or Mt some trade and
loves sports and games. Not a spark
OF refinement and culture, not re-
deeming ray of love, OF knowledge and
Of art light up the commonplace and
frivolous life of the family. What
wonder that the children OF 10 and IL
can hardly read and write, are little
brutes. and waste away their precious
life of childhood in close. dusty over
heated rooms OF some elementary
school? Commercial mediocrity Is
raised at home and cultivated in the
school"
There is no reason TO doubt that
Prof, Sidis still holds to these views
whether or not he sympathizes with
the present predlcament OF his prodigy
1t Is quite likely, however, that many
American parents will still prefer 10
raise their little ones in the cheerful
ness OF the family circle that Prof.
Sidis deplores rather than to give them
into custody of an intellectual giant
who will raise them TO such mental
capacity that they will think of gov
eminent only in terms OF revolution.