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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-30
BREWERS TO ATTACK
VALIDITY OF DRY LAW
Prepare Suit in New York Fol-
lowing Shooting Of Two in
Raids on Saloons

New York. Oct. 30.--(By A. P.)-
Constitutionality of the Volstead pro-
hibition enforcement act ms it applies to
wartime prohibition is attacked in n
suit which counsel for New York, brew =
ers and restaurant men were preparing
today for filing in the Federal Court.
The petition will ask that government
agents be restrained from enforcing the
act. Similar suits, it was stated, will
be brought in various other states.
Decision to attack the constitution
ality of the measure was reached at a
conference of brewing and restaurant in =
terests last night, which convened at
about the same hour that the cffec-
tivenpss of the Volstead law began to
be felt in series of spectacular raids
by internal revenue agents. in the course
Of which two men We're shot.
There were nine raids during the eve
ming and twenty arrests Revenue agents
visited scores of other saloonsr but
found no evidence that they were not
complying with the law.
The shooting occurred in connection
with raid on a cafe in West Forty
second street near Eighth avenue, known
in the old days of the tenderloin as
"The Red Mill" Revenue agents de-
clined to discuss the shooting, which
spectators said was done by one or more
of the agents.
Colonel Daniel Porter. supprvisine
internal revenue agent for the New York
district, who has charge of the liquor
enforcement campaign here. declared
that his 600 men would wage a steady
drive until the sale of anything stronger
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-30
MAYOR" TO QUIT;
BLAMES H. c. OF |
Smiling Walker B. Webb, Fix
ture in City Hall for Past
20 Years, Seeks Living
TO TELL "SECRET" LATER

IF you want me to tell YOU who l
think was the best Mayor I ever met,
come around after the first of the year.
said Walker b. Webb, diplomat. arbi-
traitor, and messenger in the Mayors
office for the last twenty years, who is
about to retire from the field of politics.
And he exhibited characteristic
cautiousness of statement which his long
term Of service in the city's political
beehive has stamped indeliby upon
him.
However Hampy Moore got me this
Job twenty years ago when he was sec
rotary to Mayor Ashbridge." said
'obb. 'and I'm leaving here for only
one reason and that's because I got to
make more money. I'm going in the
zeal estate business.
1--WE seen lots of interesting things
during my twenty years here, and I've
met all kinds of people, and l think
| know now how to run city, and it s
all done me lots of good-but it don t
ring me my bread and butter. Liv-
ng,s gone UP so high that my salary
can't keep up with it,"
Webb is known to frequenters of the
hall as the real Mayor of the city
Mayor" Webb knows all the munici-
pal officeholdprs for the last thousand"
years, and ''when they go away Ifor
four years and then come bacG with o
new administration" says Webb, Il
still know 'em. And it makes them
feel at home again to know that ! re-
member EN-.
Mayors have come and gone, but
r 'yn syf,,ply n1onn a watch Ind
whatever you say. you can't say /
haven't been loyal to my office. When
a man comes in here who isn't friendly
with the administration. he always finds
me courteous, whether he is or not, And
that's why ! got about a million
friends.
Webb is high school graduate of
Washington. ID. G. He served first as
messenger at the State House in Har.,,
risburg. Dave Martin took me there,
he explained. Then he entered the
Mayoris Office here and has been TOP
sergeant to a string of mayors evel
since.
Webb's smile is as bright az the pol
ish on the Mayors handrail that keeps
unwelcome visitors out of the office
and his philosophy of living is just a'
you got to work an awful lot ant
you got to study hard. but you'll gel
there If you don't lay off. That
what I've done. studied shorthand
and typewriting to fit me for my work
And / am notary public. And once
I wanted to be a tipgtaff But ] wan
more than that now, I owe something
to my wife to make a real comfortable
fine living. and that's what I'm fxint
to do.
I'm leaving because want to ge
some air :"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-30
LOGAN HALL SCENE
OF VARIOUS BLAZES

Logan Hall. scene Of today's fire at
the University of Pennsylvania, has
experienced other fires in its history
four of which were serious.
The building, of green serpentine, is
on the east side of Thirty sixth street
above Spruce. 1t was built in 1874
and was designed fly Thomas w. Rich =
ards. q noted American architect. Built
for the medical school of the University.
it was. until 1905, known as Medical
Haln
In 1904 the building was assigned to
the Wharton School, which by that
time had outgrown its quarters in Col
lege Hall. The building has a frontage
of 100 feet and Is 80 feet deep.
Twice has the interior of Logan Hall,
which is now named in honor of james
Logan, been destroyed by fire. The
first time was in 1885, when number
OF valuable paintings, including an In,
man canvas, were burned. The second
time was IN 1909.
The building is now inadequate for
tbe llss 10 which II Is assigned and plans
Are III preparation for new building
~. the syhprfon HGheQl- T
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-30
SALOONMEN RUSH
TO PAY LICENSES
f142 Already Have Prepared
for Return of wet" Spell
in November
WATCH LEGAL TEST IN N. Y.

Liquor dealers are so confident that
President Wilson will act favcrably for
the vets and permit the sale of stronger
than one half of l per cent drink in
November that they have been swamp
ing the city treasurer's Office all day long
for their November licenses.
The November license costs sol 81,
and there is no way, as far as officials
can see Mt the present moment for the
money ever to be refunded. Neverthe-
less. 1142 out of possible 1900 retail
ers have already paid their November
license fees.
One hundred and fifty eight whole
salers, fifteen bottlers and twenty four
brewers also have paid for November.
The dealers are not permitted to sell
anything other than one half of 1 per
cent beer, but their hopes are high for
favorable governmental action in the
near future. It is estimated that the
greater majority of the citys retail
dealers will pay the license, which must
be filed by tomorrow.
Brewers and saloonmen here looked
hopefully to New York. where the con
stitutionaIity Of the wartime prohibition
act is to be attacked in the federal
courts.
The first legal move will be- an appli-
cation IN New York for an injunction
restraining the government from putting
the prohibition act into effect.
From present indications the attitude
here Of brewers and liquor retailers will
be one of hopeful waiting. 1t was said
that no court action here was under
consideration at this time.
Now that the presidential veto has
been hastily overridden by Congress, the
'wet" forces have nailed their hopes
to the legal acumen of Elihu Root and
other eminent lawyers representing the
United States Brewers Association.
Harry Poth. secretary of the Penn
sylvania State Brewers Association. re-
CARDS the legal move to be made in New
York as 'the opening gun" of the
wet counter attack.
Things will develop from time to
time" Mr.. Poth declared. Details
of the legal fight depend upon the judg
ment of Mr.. Root and William d.
Guthrie, who represent the national as
Sociation.
The plan will be to begin n test
case and carry the fight right up to
the United States Supreme Court. In
that way a blanket decision can be
obtained that will cover the entire
United States.
Former Judge Theodore F. jenkins
is counsel for the State Brewers As
sociation.
Asked today if an injunction suit
would be instituted in the federal
court here. Mr.. jenkins replied:
Il cant answer that. You will have
to excuse me. y
New York brewers in newspaper ad-
vertisements today contend the prohibi
tion enforcement bill is unconstitu-
tional.
The present act" they declared,
Imposes its unexampled and oppressive
provisions upon the American people
almost a full year after the last shot
was fired.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-30
SALEM ROADS INSPECTED
FreehoIders Made Trip over 1873
Miles of Highway In Two Days

Salem. Oct. 3O,-Traveing 1873 miles
by automobile, the Board of Freeholders
in two days made the most comprehen-
sive inspection of Salem county's public
works ever attempted. They inspected
roads and bridges representing an ex-
penditure of S46S .5S5 .G6. OF this
amount S43. 3.611.1S is for new bridges
and maintenance of old ones. OF the
S424 974,4S appropriated for roads.
SAT, $50 was paid for 0.9S miles of
concrete road on the Penn's Grove
Pennsville road connecting the chemical
works of the dupont Co. with their
plant No. of the wartime powder
works. 1t is proposed to eventually
extend this concrete road through to
Salem, a distance Of ten miles.
The work on the road from Sharps
town 10 WoOdstown is now under way
and will cost S163 ,3146S. This will be
finished next summer and will be one OF
the links in the new asphalt and con
crete highway from Penn's Grove to At
| lantic City.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-30
DROP THE HAMMER"
MOORE ENEMIES TOLD
Mccain AduiSes Dissatisfied Republicans to Stop Knock
ing Grab Horn and Parade in Broad
Harmony High,Uay
By GEORGE NOX MCCAIN

If the ultra .partisans in the Repub-
liCan party would stop knocking" It
would be a good deal better for the
party.
J, Hampton Moore has laid out
wide avenue of harmony down which
every Republican can march, and there
will be no special comment il any leader
or set of leaders feels disposed to hug
the curb on his particular side so long
as he is in the procession.
Likewise, it doesn't necessarily follow
that because Congressman Moore, as
the representative of one wing of
the party, has won the nomination
ward leaders or their licutenants who
fought each other to n finish should link
arms. weave garlands for each other s
brow and march down the middle of the
road with paeans of peace on their lips.
Red blooded men don't do that sort
of thing. 1t may read all right in fic-
ton, or it may be the dream of some
sponge headed idealist, but men who
have fought a good fight. who have
political arena, are not going to fall on
each others necks the day after.
Primary Now Dead Issue
But there is no reason for fighting
the primary battle cternally. It is a
utdu ISSUE. Inc people uuNe spoken
in the court of public opinion and the
judges have certified their verdict Mr..
Moore. candidate for Mayor is pledged
for the square deal. He has invited
former opponents to go along and march
down the avenue of political harmony.
They can parade by wards or divisions,
or as individuals The thing to. do is
TO get in line.
Stop knocking also nagging.
II any regular Republican. who feels
so badly injured that he must strag-
gle away from the avenue of harmony.
down a by path and into the bushes to
nurse his sores and between times throw
rocks at some particular candidate on
the ticket to ease his mind. | do not
think anybody will try to stop him.
Because he will be the only sufferer in
the end. Even if he is. himself, a
candidate for Council on the regular
ticket. And that is a condition that
prevails in one of the senatorial dis
tricts
II is well to recall to the attention
of those who contemplate an attempt to
hamstring any particular candidate on
the regular ticket, whether he is a friend
of Senator Wares or n supporter of
Congressman Moores. that while Mr..
Moore has repeatedly declared his pur-
explicitly stated that the friends of the
ticket will bo his friends in the coming
four years. and its enemies his enemies,
This cannot be regarded as a threat.
1t is q statement of fact 1t is square
deal politics. !. Hampton Moore has
been honest enough to come out before
election and declare his policy in this
respect. He has not whispered it be
hind an Office door to a few political
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-30
FIGHT ON LABOR
CLAUSE IN TREATY
Senators Ready to Attack Pro-
vision for International
Organization
ALL THE AMENDMENTS LOST

Washington. Oct 3O.--With the long
list of committee amendments to the
peace treaty finally disposed of, the
Senate today lined up for the next big
fight Of the treaty controversy, which is
to cenetr around an effort to strike out
the provision for an international labor
organization.
The labor section was not touched
upon in the rejected committee amend
ment program, but several senators are
ready today to put up stubborn fight
on the floor against it. A motion TO
strike it out was made in the commit %
tee in August by Senator Fall, Repub-
lican. of New Mexico. but later was
withdrawn with the announcement that
he was for a vote on it in the Senate.
Senator La Toilette, Republican, of
Wisconsin, also has announced he would
make such a motion and Senator Ihom-
as, Democrat, of Colorado, and others
repeatedly have assailed the section IN
debate
Textually, the treaty today was just
where it was when it was laid before
the Senate on July 10, the last of the
amendments attached by the foreign re
lations committee after weeks of dc
liberation having been thrown out by
the Senate yesterday.
In view Of the present unsettled labor
conditions, elements are expected to be
injected into the debate on the treaty
labor provisions which may prolong it
considerably. The leaders de not look
for action for week or more.
Senator Sherman, Republican. Hi
nois. was sponsor for an amendment
to change the preamble of the league
of nations by providing that the mem
ber nations should invoke the con
sideration of God Almighty, and his
proposal was tabled by vote of fifty
seven to twenty seven. Senator Robin
son, of Arkansas, made the motion to
table the amendment and thereby pre-.
vented vote on the direct question of
adopting or rejecting the amendment.
The Shields amendment seeking TO
limit the British empire to one vote
in either the assembly or council of
the league was rejected, 81 to 40. The
Moses amendment to the league of
nations covenant disbarring from par
ticipation by Great Britain's colonies
and dominions in any dispute involv-,
ing the mother country or any one OF
the colonies. was voted down, 36 to A.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-30
ToDAYs MARRIAGE LICENSES

John willis, e2Qs Sepyiya ST. and Lillian
chsslss / Z d5 Eo@s!5.'5 @ itSI}15 6sTt;& rs; = t. and
Thomas McLaushin. G4S5 GTays 2SNfS ave. and
Elizabeth J NJ. Flanagan 644l .Grays
Arthur Gamburg, 1870 y. Marshall st. and
Julius r sngaero ,BadnqE, Pa, ana Cath,
william B, Geiser 2l24 W. Estaugh st. and
Eliza3ggth a BIanck. 2llS W. Estaush st.
=, Anna +, Conan, S3a Christian ST. s''' anu
Charles i Cannon, 756 $. 18th St, and
Br1sn En' y SasE 35oE 1di7 If? 3 SatRsrns fsa St st.
ArsssnS, raS M'oSc9j2n' s7s7 $4asp spruS: q and
& Marion oBfe% IST' 4el7 lF7oi9Sg R9Per a'''' 81 and
BeatTico NJ. knight, 44i3 Chestnut st.
HSRISy H. H. 5EsrIeX 4ld " @ 22Sl Ann at ana Mary
Louis b. Earn. bristol, Pa. and Agnes L.
Hqgsse Z R!oFha!st, e2e E Dupont St, ant
Lee Roy wethsri Il ~ f%Ssi9sn GREEN fsn Zane ant
=, Laura H. Woerner 4534 Manayunk ave,
Lillian WshTi' WhTi' 1915 MariboToush st It. '"'
HaTTy B9eHmsn ersjn 5Sai 2sls Psren st. anc
=, Louise X. tiebhardt 2s5 Berkiey 81.
sieaEmpnd ,XerenberE ,ii2 n. 17th 81, ant
Fred Hopkins 1908 Jefferson st, and Eunic,
wihfiiiss ihfiiisr'i Mc1oo lsSo 4ii I2d s. camso st an,
Hester Thornton. 1912 n Warnock st.
Robert Wilson, Tahlssapsh Okla, ant
Ferdinand Brandmsn. 228s N Van Pei
. St. and Jennie zilbausr. Buffalo, ". Y.
Inc M Quinn. 2xs5 Christian 81,
osEslf y shiG'& & 'Ss $50 sd.ss assss.r = i
vss9Un rsskeF sas ..tss Assse ana Moiis q
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-30
DENIES OSTEOPATH
FIGHT |SPERSONAL
Doctor Badly Says Action
Against Doctor Daily Is Duty
as State Official
DOESN'T CARE WHO is HURT

Denying the claims Of osteopaths that
his fight against DIR. Philip Daily, an
osteopath, Sixty second and Market
streets. who was convicted yesterday of
rracticing medicine without a license,
was inspired by anything but a sense
of duty, Dr. J. NJ Baldy. head of the
state medical licensure board, today
stated he had no personal feelings in the
matter.
i am a state government official,
said Doctor Badly, and have to act ac-
cordingly | have no personal feelings
against Doctor Daily or anybody and
I don't care hang whether or not l
hurt any particular doctor's feelings.
The board is appointed to see that the
public is properly treated and served.
I'VE are not against osteOpathy or
drugless thcrapy of any kind. In fact,
the board was instrumental in having
the state establish licensures for the
chiropractors, nouropaths, masseurs and
so on. For the establishment of such
liconsurcs the board is solely respon-
siblC.
"OsteopathS feel that drugs are un-
necessary and that they have sub
stitute. and they appeal to the public
on that ground. They feel that they have
something valuable in therapy. The
board believes in osteopathy as osteo-
pathy. but that it is only part of that
which helps the community, when i'll.
"OStcopaths are getting ambitious
and want to have the whole thing. As
a matter of fact they are one small
part of the healing art.
Personally, I think osteopathy is
a good thing. that it can do things
which medicine, drugs and surgery can
not do"
Doctor Badly pointed out that yes
terday. in the Daily trial. osteopaths
claimed they dealt in the teachings of
drugs since 1909. He says that this
is only partly true Osteopathic courses
pointed out to their students the way
drugs are used in certain diseases and
then make comparisons, showing how
osteopathy may be used in place of
drugs, and condemn the use of drugs.
'"The whole truth" " continued Doctor
Badly. lis that osteopatbs do not rec
ognize the fact that they are only a
small part in the healing art. They
want their own board and do not want
to be ruled by the common board,
"If the present board is not salts
factory let the state appoint new
hoard. but have one board only Every
practitioner should be qualified to make
correct diagnosis. Osteopaths should
be doctors first and then make osteop'
athy special issue"
Doctor Badly compared some osteo
paths to real estate men practicing law
in Veal estate cases. If that were pos
sible,
The Daily case will be taken TO thu
Supreme Court by the PennsylVanit
Osteopathic Association. This was an
'nounced today by Doctor Ira W. Drew
secretary of the association Man!
osteopaths view the case against pocto
Daily as an attempt on the part OF othe
practitioners to put them out OF pusi
| ness,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-30
Wharton School
Building Burned
Continued From Page One

blankets, while students and professors
saved others by carrying them out of
the building Many records, however
were destroyed, and perhaps constitute
the most serious damage caused by the
blaze.
in the basement of the building are
a number of lockers, in which students
stored some of their clothes and valu
abes. For these the men made n mad
scramble in the smoke.
At the University Hospital. about n
block from the fire. physicians and
nurses had little difficulty in keeping the
patients quiet. although it was the
second fire scare there today.
=. Earlier. in the morning, a patient.
disregarding the rules. had smoked n
cigarette and tossed the lighted butt
from window. 1t set fire to an
awning.
An approximate estimate of the dam
age done by the fire was given by Dr..
George Mcfarland, professor Of indus
try and accounting at the Wharton
School Entrance records to the
Wharton School since 1910 were de
stroyed," the professor said that is,
with the exception of this last years l.,
which were rescued by students An
the correspondence is gone ant 30. 900
quiz books which were stored in the
basement were ruined either by fire or
water
'"rhp Office of DIR. Herbert W. Hess.
professor of advertising at the Whar-
ton school, was dnstroyed-chairs and
desks were ruined valuable papers
soaked, and several multigraphs were
made useless by the flames.
Elizabeth and Julia Price, Of Ger
mantown, stenographers at the schol,
probably owe their lives to Professor
Mcfarland. who found the two girls
wandering through the smoke filled
halls. bewildered, and led them to
safety.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-30
BOARD ANSWERS
SCHOOL CHARGES
Admits Certain Conditions at
model" Institution, but De-
nies 1t Is "Unsanitary"
AGAINST NEW BUILDING NOW


Members of the department Of super
intenderts and of the Board of Edu
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OF Observation and Practice, Thirteenth
and Spring Garden streets, are not as
,bov sbouId ho Rrt fhav will not ad
L.,;,i;a.
wise me erection VI d ne" ""''u'"S
there at present
In answer to statement issued by
.bo poro,+ -Toscbors' Association of the
,..-...- 49,. ,.,.,al.i,, ,orooI :
School' 'Ial'hlhs 'n' Iiouei ""'u' u
unsanitary and poorly lighted. Dr, John
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-30
WOULD SEIZE WAR. PROFITS
Labor Member Of British Parliament
Says They Should Revert to State

London, Oct. 3O.-(By A. P.D-The
second day Of the financial debate open-
ed in the House of Commons this after
noon. with full attendance of the
members, The House had before it the
amendment to the government financial
resolution offered bv John r, Clynes,
labor member from Manchester and for
mer food controller. calling for a levy
upon capital and the reversion to the
state of fortunes made from the war.
Mr.. Clynes congratulated Austen
Chamberlain, the chancellor of the ex
chequer, on ''the most skilful speech
he had ever delivered in the House of
Commons, but declared that the chan
cellor's address yesterday had not out
lined any policy. The labor party, said
Mr.. Clynes, contended that the financial
situation was so extraordinary that 1t
called for extraordinary measures.
Premier Lloyd George was expected
to speak this evening.