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Evening journal., 1919-02-28
Harry r. Mellon.
Wilmington ne
Chester Bye.
Wilmington Del

" ITTTIITIN . TTIIl I'TT'
am in receipt OF your favor OF the
9th inst. take pleasure In answer
ing both Of your questions In the af-
firmative. | am decidedly In favor or
the minimum wage bill now pending
In Dover. / wish you every success In
putting It through.
Evening journal., 1919-02-28

The following additional letters have
been received by the legislative oom-
mlttee OF the Consumers League. REQ
Ommendlng the passage OF the Mini
mum Wage Bill. now before the Lesis-
lature:
Senator James W. Robertson,
Dover. Del.
Your letter asking about my stand
on the Minimum Wage Bill. am In
favor Of the bill and Il will have my
most hearty support.
Judge William 5. Prickett,
Equitable Bldg. City.
am. as a publlc-splriled citizen OF
the State OF Delaware, In favor Of wo-
men, girl and boy wage earners in our
State. receiving a fair living compen-
sation for services faithfully and In
dustrlously given 10 their employers.
Harry F. Mellon.
Wilmington. Del.
As a native Wilmlngtonlan. and a
small employer OF labor. | am heartily
in favor Of all conscientious wage
earners being fully compensated in
order that they and their families may
live in comfort and enjoy the pleas
ures to which they are justly entitled
ANY movement to further these meas
ures Will make better and happier citi-
zens, and a better Wilmington for
which we all are, or should be striv-
ing.
Evening journal., 1919-02-28
nelmnrria Leather Company.

BY John p Heinzeroth. President.
Replying 20 youths Of oath Inst
would say that we are very much IN
favor Of the questions asked regard
Ing fair wages.
Evening journal., 1919-02-28
Francis A Price,
Wilmington. Del.
My reply to the questions you ask
is YES.

Industrial Savings & Loan Association,
by Haldeman G. Stout Secretary.
Your letter of the oath inst receiv-
ed, and beg 10 reply that we are in
full sympathy with the contents Of
your communication
Evening journal., 1919-02-28

WAUKEGiN, m.-Fred Bruck. run
ming for mayor, sprained his ankle. lie
Is out Of the race.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-19

G It's the workmanship
that makes them diff
ferent! ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-19
TWO PHILADELPHIANS
WIN FRENCH MEDAL
Miss Henrietta Ely and DR..
Frank c. Abbott Honored
for Services in War

Two Phiadcphiaus are among n
number of Americans decorated by til"
French Government with the new
Medal of French Gratitude.
They arc Miss Henrietta +. Ely. Of
Rryn Mawr. and DR.. Frank {. Abbott
Of 1862 Hazel avenue. They received
the silver medal of the second class.
Miss Emma S. Lansing and Miss
Katherine r. Lansing. sisters of th"
United States Secretary Of state. are
mentioned among those receiving tho
bronze medal. because Of the courage
displayed by the two while conducting
rantccn work. sometimes under BON
bardmpm at Epcrnay.
Recipients Of the silver gilt medal of
the first class number twenty five. and
the first names are King of Spain.
Queen of Great Britain and Ireland.
Queen Alexandria. Prince Arthur Of
Connaught. Princess Christian and
Princess Louise
Miss Ely did cantecn work in France.
Doctor Abbott did surgical duty over
seas,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-19
HALLIGAN COMMANDS OHIO
Captain Robert Whitehead McNeeIy
IN Goes to Other Duties

Captain John Halligan, United States
navy, took command of the L. S. S.
Ohio today at the Philadelphia Navy
Yard at League Island. relieving Cap
tain Robert Whitehead McNccly. who
has been in command of the battleship
for more than two years, The change
of commanders was made quietly, no
ceremony marking the event.
Captain Halligan was in foreign
waters during the period of the war
and performed meritorious service while
acting as chief Of staff 70 Vice Admiral
Wilson.
Captain McNeely was well known as
an inventor in naval ordnance improve.
ments. Before taking command of the
Ohio he was stationed at the Naval War
College at Newport.
The more prominent of his inventions
are an improved method of obtaining
velocity in high angle gunfire; an i'm :
provement in the rtary bands placed
upon high caliber ,rojectiles, and an
improvement in nav Il primers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-19
HURLED THROUGH GLASS
Day Nursery Child Killed When Boy
Bumps Into Her Chair

Fifteen month old Mary V. Burns
1913 Mercy street, was thrown through
the second story window of the Hebrew
Day Nursery at Snyder avenue and
Fourth street. by a small boy humping
into her chair.
This is the story of the death of the
baby last Wednesday as brought out
today at an inquest before Coroner
Knight.
Mrs. Sadie Shaw. a nurse in charge.
said she had left the baby in care of
Margaret Burns, the six year old
sister. She did not know how the acci-
dent occurred. y
Margaret said she had put Mary in
a chair near a window and was about
to ,tie her to the chair with towel
when one of the romping boys in the
room bumped into the chair and her
sister was thrown through the glass
window and down to the street
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-19

Flannels!
VI Flannel Sui's are sx-
tremely popular tEis
season. They have ap-
pealed to thousands OF
forward-stepping Men.
Some have b oug hit
brown Flannels; some
h ave bought Oxford
grays; som e have
chosen blues,and others
have theirs in green.
l NOU, then!
@ All you need is a pair
of spic, span, fresh, new
White Flannel Trous-
ers to wear with your
Coat, whatever may be
its color-and there you
are!
l This Is a season un-
hanpered by hard and
fast rules of style. The
individual chooses, and
there's freedom for his
choice.
l Which brings us to
the story of our pre-
pared1ess for you,
whether you want the
pair of separate White
Flannel Trousers, or
the Flannel Suit of
whatsoever olor to
mate the Trousers up
against,
C Flannel Suits cut sin
gle breasted and cut
double breasted;' cut
with seam waists and
with close-6tting seam
less waists; with cres-
cent pockets or vertical
pockets, or biased pock-
cts, or pockets patched
on the outside.
( B lue S erges, of
course, for the man who
wants to stick to the
conventional-and our
Blue Serges are New
ness itself!
,l For all of which we
ask you please to note
that you can get Suits
and Trousers of the
above materials made
in the IN. B. T." way at
only one place, and this
is the place.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-19

ranged by that committee failed TO ma
tcrializc. The discussion tomorrow will
he before the House committee on mu-
nicipal corporations.
Evans Defends Council Of Twenty one
Vigorous objections are made by the
Philadelphia charter revision committee
TO the proposal that City Council con
sist of thirty three members. including
the Mayor. This plan would call foe,
the election Of four councilmCn from
each Of the eight senatorial districts in
this city.
Powell Evans Of the charter revision
committee. declares in statement that
II council Of thirty three would be dom
mated by political contractors.
by shaping the selection Of y small
Council" says Mr.. Evans's statement
"thC contractor forces hone to cont rOl
tho future by at least safe ma iOrity Of
this number and II, the same time win
the election Of u favorable Mayor when
over possible. ihPy hope further that
by keeping ito control 0f contrart> :
within the majority vote of Councils.
with the approval of tho Mayor. t"
continue tho contract principle "f doing
public. work aud then to coninc III"
awarding Of this public work tO them
solves. This is tho heart Of tho rolit .
iral question involved in those issues.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-19
.DRYS MAY BALK At
KILLING BOOZE BILLS
Summon Supporters OF Enforce
ment Measures to Be Present
in House Tonight
STRENGTH IS D0UBTF U |

Harrisburg. May 19.-"Dry" lead
ers in the Legislature, may balk at the
plan to kill all liquor legislation pend
ing in the Assembly.
Legislative leaders reached an agree :
ment to shclvc the liquor legislation.
both ''wct" and "dry." following the
announcement last week that both Gov e
crnor Sproul and Attorney General
Schaffcr considered it futile to enact
such legislation before Congress had
acted.
When the legislature adjourned last
week the battle lines were all set for
fracas tonight on the wet and
'dry" bills.
The two "dry" enforcement bills and
the Ramsey measure to permit the sale
Of 23t per cent beer were made special
orders for tonight. In anticipation OF
the impending battle the anti liquor
leaders wired all their members to be
in their seats when the House con
vcned tonight.
Some of the "dry" leaders are loath
u change the program, and want to &c
through with it. Should they succeed
in passing enforcement bills the plan OF
"killing'' the measures would be shifted
to the Senate.
The "drys" control majority ol
the House, but it is doubtful if they
could poll sufficient strength to give
them the 104 votes necessary to pass
enforcement measures finally.
When the "drys' drafted the Fox
enforcement bill they purposely elm
mated any reference to alcoholic con
tents. This was done so that the bill
would not conflict with any act passet
by Congress defining what percentage o.
alcohol constitutes an intoxicant.
The Vickerman enforcement act,
companion bill to the Fox measure
provides only the machinery for carry
ing into. effect the provisions in the Foa
measure.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-19
BILL TO MAKE CITIES
LANDLORDS PUSHED
Municipalities to Build Houses
and Apartments Under Pitts
burgh Senator's Plan
REALTY TO BE IMPROVED


Harrisburg, May 10.-Considerab
interest has been aroused over a bill in
troduccd by Senator W. W. Mcarkle.
Of Pittsburgh, to permit municipalities
to go into the realty business. The oh
jcct of the bill is to permit municipal
tics TO give relief to tenants harassed by
profiteering landlords by permitting
municipalities TO become landlords on a
huge scale. A condition has arisen in
Pittsburgh similar to that existing in
Philadelphia Senator Mearklp is con
vcrsant with the situation in both places,
as he has brother living in Phila
delphia.
The bill. which is wide in its scope,
has been referred to the Senate mu-
ncipal affairs committee. of which Sen
ator l.. II. Ware is chairman.
1t provides:
THAT it shall be lawful for and the
right is hereby conferred upon all
municipalities of this commonwealth to
purchase and acquire private property
and TO apply. use. improve and develop
property thus acquired and property
now or hereafter owned by the said
municipalities for the building. con
structng and erecting of dwelling
houses. apartments and homes whenever
the councils thereof shall by ordinance
determine thereon"
After making it lawful for the city
TO build apartments and dwelling
houses. the act specifies that the salt
municipalities arc hereby authorized tc
cutter into all necessary agreements an,
contracts in the same manner as is now
provided by law for the purchasing ant
acquiring of property for the said pur
poses and for the building. constructing
and erecting of said dwelling houses
apartments and homes and TO lease anC
sell the properties thus purchased. ac-
| guired, used. improved. developed an,
owned with such restrictions in thu
leases and deeds of sale as will full,
insure the protection and preservation
of the appearance of light, air. heat anc
usefulness thereof
Rcntes collected from such buildings
and the proceeds of any sales are tC
be deposited in the city treasury Th,
building of such structures is to b'
vested in the proper executive officers
subject to such rules and regulations
as may be prescribed by Councils IF
| forts to introduce duplicate of The
Mcarklc bill in the House last weel
were thwarted. Objection was raisct
to the measure. and. as it now requires
unanimous consent TO put bill in thu
House, the measure was withdrawn.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-19
RECEIVE WAR MEDALS
IN CITY HALL YARD
Croix de Guerre Presented Two
Gallant Marines as Work.
ers Cheer
BOTH CITATIONS ARE READ

For the first time in its varied history,
the City Hall court yard today was the
scene of the presentation Of two Croix
dc Guerye.
The French war crosses were pinned
on the blouscs OF Philadclphians. Pri-
vate Michael j. Hardimun. 5S2 Penn
bcrton street. and Trumpctcr James c.
Toner, 1850 South Twenty fourth
street They are both Of the Sixteenth
Company, Fifth Regiment Of Marines
and saw nineteen months service in
France.
At $50 O'Clock the courtyard was
filled with pedestrians hurryng to work
in stores and offices. At o:1I o'clock
n pair Of prison vans rumblcd in and
gave up its collection of maIcoutcnts.
gathered from the police stations of the
city. And at 10 O'Clock two Snappy
companies of marines, from the navy
yard. marched in from the north on
trance and took up company front"
position. extending the width Of the
courtyard and facing south They wcrc
under the command of Captain Lucius
| J.. Moore. an officer who saw n years
service overseas.
When the two heroes took their posi-
tion with the colors at their back. in
front of the companies. the pedestrians
pushed close about the area. And when
Major Samuel A. W. Patterson. who
| has charge Of recruiting 10 this district
and who wears Distinguished Service
Gross, himself read the citations. tho
spectators strained their cars and
crowded around so closely that the City
Hall guards had to push them back with
force.
Major Patterson read from citations
signed by Marshal Petain:
''rhe crOix de guerre and two pa aIms
to Private Hardiman for having. on
October 4. 1918, at Lancmont. bravcd
terrific machine gun fire. rushed ont
into No Mans Land and brought back
n wounded comrade. single handed. And
on another occasion. again single
handed. Private Hardiman attacked a
German machine gun. killing two Of the
gunncrS. and captured the piece.
ITO Trumpeter Toner" continued the
ma jor." the Croix de Gucrrc. with tho
bronze star. having displayed extraor-
dinary courage. when he carried mes
sages under intense fire and the most
difficult physical conditions.
As he pinned the crosses on the proud
chests the major grasped the hand of
each of the heroes.
There was no band at this ceremony
and the dramatic tenseness of a prescn.
tation on the battlefelds of France.
with columns and columns of Allied sol
diers standing at attention and the Al =
lied standards floating in the breeze.
was not there. But the shouts and the
handclapping of the crowded court yard
were another kind of pictureslueness
The delayed business men and women
packed around the two blushing heroes
and shook their hands.
The companies of marines marched
out of the yard, the heroes disappeared
and the pedestrians continued their be
lated journeys to the four corners of the
city.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-19
SLEVlN WILL AIDS SCHOOL
Former Democratic Politician Leaves
Estate Of $25,4OO

John Slevin, who was active in Demo
cratic politics in this city and who died
recently in the Misericordia Hospital.
left an estate of S25, 400, the bulk of
which he bequeathed to his son, John II.
Slevin. The sum of $500 was left to
st. Teresa's Parochial School.
Other wills probated today were /:
Robert Nj. Taylor, 5409 Usage avenue,
$40, 100 to relatives; Lucy p. Parsons,
lis East Washington lane. $4,000
Mary Dannenbauer. 2211 North Cleve-
land avenue, $500; Frank s. Fagen.
410 South Eighth street, $4,000, and
Henry Keyser, 2S22 North Judson
street, $4,000.
Appraisals of personal property made
today follow: Estate of H. Augustus
y Wilson, ST., ,230,20; Gwillyn G, Davis,
SIS, ,s12-34, and Mary E. Smith, $40,
SS3.37.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-19
SUFFRAGE CAMPAIGN OPENS
Alice Paul Heads Speakers in Coun-
trywide Tour forAWoman's Party

Immediate passage OF the federal Suf
frage amendment by the new Congress
will be demanded by speakers for the
National Woman's party, who began n
tour of the country today.
Miss Mary .Winsor. of Havcrford, is
on her way to Texas. where she will be
gin tour of that state. New Mexico
and Louisiana. Miss Mabel Vernon, OF
Wilmington. secretary Of the party, will
speak in South Carolina cities.
Miss Alice Paul. chairman of the
party. will speak at a big mass meeting
in Chicago and in several cities in Min
nesotd.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-19
TROOPSHIP QUARANTINED
phiIadeIphians, Subjected to Influ-
enza Outbreak, Reach Newport News

Several hundred Pcnnsylvanians ar
rived at Newport News. Va. today on
the transport Martha Washington with
units of the Eighty second Division.
They were for the most part replace
ments in this unit, which was origi
nally made up Of men from Georgia,
Alabama and Tennessee Also on board
was the Twentieth Engineers. an indie
pendent organization of foresters which
operated on several big battlefronts and
suffered severely. Philadelphia men
were in this contingent.
Fifty four cases of influenza devel
oped after the ship had been on the sea
several days, and the entire group of
passengers is now in quarantine.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-19
ASTOR AND BRIDE HERE
Newly Welded Captain and Wifi
Entertained at St. Davids

Captain John Jacob Astor and his
bride. Lady Violet AstOr, who had been
week end guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Dcuckla Mills at st. Davids. left this
morning for New York city. MIR and
Mrs. Mills accompanied them.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kent Kane. of
Radnor. entertained at luncheon yes
terday in honor of Captain and Lady
Astor. Mrs. Kane. who was Miss Mar
garet O. Paul, is cousin of Captain
Astor.
Captain Astor, who was injured dur
ing the war, is a son of Niscount Astor,
Of Hever Castle, England. His father,
before his elevation to the peerage, was
William Waldorf Astor.
Lady Astor was Lady Marine Mimic.
daughter of the fourth Earl of Mimic
and widow of Major Lord Charles
Marine. son of the fifth Marquis of
Lansdowne. who was killed at Messincs
Ridge in 1914.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-19
Hold Suspect In Bond Theft

Chicago, May 19.-(By A. Pl-The
police, it was announced last night, are
holding a Chicago man as suspect in
connection with the disappearance last
January of $3.50, 900 in Liberty Bonds.
which had been consigned by registered
mail by Detroit bank at the Stude
baker Corporation, of South Bend, Ind.
The arrest was the result of private
detectives work and officials of the
corporation have been notified. No
charge has been placed against the man.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-19
IRISH RAISE $4,000
Drive Continues in Effort to Secure
Million for Freedom Promotion

The closing week of the Friends of
Irish Freedom drive for $50 900 here.
as part of a nation wide campaign for
ST 900. 900 for Irish propaganda. started
today with more than $50 900 to the
credit of the team workers. Virtually
every parish in the city is represented in
the drive.
Matthew Lally. who is directing the
campaign. said today that the outlook
for success of the drive is unusually
promising. The teams now campaign
ing the city are in neck to neck race
for leadership, and the good naturcd
rivalry between the different parishes
aud societies is adding interest to the
drive.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-19
LAST CHARTER BILL
HEARING TOMORROW
Governor and Schaffer to At
tend Public Session-City
Contract Clause Up
FIGHT ON COUNCIL CUT

Tho smaller council provision If tho
charter revision bills and the pr"vis"
regarding city contracts, tw" subjects
of intcrlocking interest. arc tho rhicf
points on which attention will h"
rivctcd tomorrow nt Harrisburg
The third public hearing on ,h"
Woodward hills. passed by tho Senate
and now with n House committee. will
he held tomorrow afternoon with GOV
crnor Sproul and Attorney Genera
William |. Schaficr present.
About l25 members of tho charter
revision committee. headed by John {.
Winston. will attend the hearing be
fore tho House committee ON municipal
corporations The rcvisionsts arc on
posed to any enlargement Of tho council
of twenty one members proposed in the
Woodward bills.
Prominent Lawyers Invited
Two rrominCnt lawyers Of this city.
. ''WCn u. lNOUPflS ana FsuWln ", l''NiN.
have bccn invited by Attorney General
Schaffcr to give their views on charter
revision at the hearing tomorrow.
Mr. Roberts who is special as
SiStant United States district attorney.
today wrote tho attorney general saying
court business forced him to dCcliuc the
invitation. He is to try n ease tom"r-
row in the lnitcd States Court here
Mr.. Lewis is ont Of the city today
and is not expected To return tomor-
row. His Office docs not believe he can
arrange his engagements to permit n
trip to Harrisburg.
Mr.. Lewis was the first secretary Of
the City Party aud conducted that
party's first campaign of February.
1905.
The two previous hearings on tho bills
were held by the Senate committee on
municipal affairs. \ third hearing ar.
Arizona republican., 1919-05-25

The new Mitchell victory model roadster is truly a model of elegance and beauty with long rakish bevel- edged body, high but narrow hood, deep radiator, wide graceful crowned fend- CTS and long running boards.
 Many notable changes have been made in this newest creation, body fin ish being a rich Mitchell green, with black enameled lenders. hood and run ming gear and ivory colored wheels with black trimmings. 4 pantasote top with two large bevel- edged plate glass windows in rear curtain, with gipsy side curtains complete the most pleas ing picture. Seating capacity for three grown-ups is provided in his new model
 The most notable change of this new Mitchell, however, is in the mechanical construction. From actual tests this victory Mitchell is more than 50 per cent stronger than any former Mitchell model. A six inch frame with large cross members and gusset plates being used to support an exceptionally well made body of wood and steel entirely eliminates rattles and squeaks. Rear end construction is entirely changed. a full floating type of generous propor- tions being used. A stronger and heavier front axle with Timken bear ings, and ball bearing steering is also one of the new features. Instrument board changes are also noticeable. A larger switch equipped with thief proof Yale lock, a more accurate oil pump guage, and an engine primins pump for cold weather starting are some of the features. Road clearance has been increased more than an inch in this new car.
 s. E. Lannis, sales manager of the Motor Sales company, Inc, Mitchell ! distributors, reports the sale and deliv- 1 cry of all but one car of the carload received during the past week. but states another carload is due to arrive J during the coming week,