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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-02
JERSEY FARE FIGHT
GATHERS MOMENTUM
Camden Meeting Celebrates
Drop to Six-Cent
Rate

Representatives of nearly 100000
trolley riders in Camden County met in
the Camden City Council chamber last
night and put through measures to
strengthen their opposition to the pro-
posals that the Public Service Railway
Company of New Jersey may make for
an increase in fares.
Though each Of the 146 municipalities
and towns of the state in which the
Public Service company operated troll
ley lines has entered protest against the
company's proposal to continue its seven
cent fare or inaugurate a "zone-fare"
system, the communities of Camden
County. including Camden, decided last
night to fight the company indepen-
IDENTIFY.
William s. Abbott. who heads Camden
special committee on the trolley con-
troversy. presided at last nights con-
ference. He selected committee con-
ssting of Patrick II. Harding, solicitor
Of Haddonfield ; Mayor Thomas W. Jack.
of Collingswood, and e. Ct G. Bleakly,
solicitor OF Camden, to have full power
in representing the protesting trolley
riders at the special public hearing OF
the Public Utility Commission in New
ark on April IA.
To fight the proposed increases, the
representatives at last nights hearing
started to raise fund Of $4,000 with
which to engage experts to fight the
financial story that the company pre-
sented in justification of its contention
that unless further revenue was OBJ
tained it would have to suspend busi-
ness.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-02
"WET" LEADERS ASK
SEPARATE HEARINGS
Want Ramsey Bill Covering
23I Per Cent Beer Made
Special Issue
By a staff Correspondent

Harrisburg, April 2.-"Wet" leaders
are not satisfied with the plan to con-
slider all liquor legislation pending in the
House at single hearing before the
House Law and order Committee next
Tuesday and will demand a separate
hearing for the Ramsey bill to permit
the sale Of beer containing not more
than 2% per cent alcohol.
A lively row between the wet" and
dry" forces in the House is anticipated
over the determination of the 'wets" to
force a separate hearing for the Ramsey
measure.
Chairman Benjamin Bungard, of the
Law and Order Committee, fixed next
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock as the
time for a hearing on all liquor legisla-
ton. He announced today that he would
go ahead with his original plans, de-
clarng that the "wets" would have
plenty of time to get ready.
wet" leaders object to the hearing
being held next week on the ground that
they will not be prepared and also that
the Ramsey bill is the only bill for which
a hearing Is needed.
Three bills will be considered at the
hearing Tuesday, which will be held in
the House chamber. They are the Fox
and Vickerman enforcement measures
and the Ramsey bill. An imposing array
of speakers will present the arguments.
wet" leaders are understood to be
contemplating the plan of not having
any speakers at the hearing tuesday so
as to spring their heavy artillery at the
hearing which they will demand on the
Ramsey measure.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-02

Extra! Extra All about the City
Hall. Free for nothin', lady. City Hall
Daily. just out I"
Some Official newsboy may be shout
ing this some of these days IL the bill
introduced in the Legislature by Repre-
sentative Clinton A. Sewers becomes
law. Mr.. Sewers wants Philadelphia
that IL, official Philadelphia--to publish
it's own newspaper.
The former twentieth Ward Council
man thinks the Mayor. City Solicitor and
City Controller should direct the publi-
cation of the official organ. He wants 1t
to contain legal notices and departmental
reports, with court decisions and such
other news of an official nature which
may be of value to the municipal or
state government or the citizens
thereof"
He doesn't state who might be editor
of the sheet, although it Is whispered on
the street that perhaps Mr.. Sewers, who
admits he has not had a. vacation for
the last fifteen years, would be accept
able.
Mystery is thrown around the Dill as
to who is back of Mr.. Sewers.
Lanes Lieutenants Disown Bill
David II, Lane. sage of Republican,
ISM III 1nllduelpiietr iialIo hiN'h 'iiS
Twentieth Ward. He has repeatedly
averred that the newspapers do not deal
lavishly with the accomplishments of
the city officials. But his lieutenants in
the ward vow and declare that he had
nothing to do with the introduction of
the bill.
The mystery Is heightened by the
recollection of the death of $4,000
publicity bureau. which was proposed at
the beginning of the Smith admnistra-
tion. 1t simply died 'aborning' be-
cause, as some proponent said. at was
laughed sick and died during Eumor-
GUS convulsion."
It was alleged at the time that depart.
mental press agents. defeated it. o.
course, officially there are no press agent
Jobs in the City Hall. John Egan, fol
instance, is the secretary of the De
partment of Transit. He used to be 6
newspaper man. James II. Lambert. Jr.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-02
ALL ABOUT CITY HALL!
READ THE NEW DAILY
Speculation to Who Shall Occupy Editorial Chair if Bill Intro.
duced in Legislature BY Clinton A. So,oess
is Passed

holds down the position of secretary to
the Director of Public Safety.
Miss Genevieve Carr no longer writes
press stories. but is a teacher in the
Board Of Recreation. Elmer Schichter
holds down position in the Department
of Wharves, Docks and Ferries. John
f. McClaren is an inspector in the De-
partment of Public Works. Others are
scattered here and there throughout the
various departments.
Individuality would have to die under
a central press bureau in the City Hall.
This was also rumored as a cause for
the death Of the plan.
Publications That. ."Died"
George Washington Baker Hicks pub
lished pamphlet entitled "Philadel-
phia" during the Reyburn administra-
ton, which the city paid for. On jan
uary 15, 1919, there appeared another,
called "The Port of Philadelphia" from
Director webster's department. Very
recently Recreation" made its appear
ance, and 1t was apparently from the
pen of Edward Gudehus, secretary Of
the Board Of Recreation. Miss Carr was
a contributor
Other papers have appeared from
time to time lauding the work of par
ticu]ar department or directed to the
City Hall as whole. They lived for a
few months and then died.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-02
STANLEY URGES STATE RIGHTS
Daughters of Confederacy Found
Scholarships for Wounded

Louisville, KY, April 2.-(By A, p
Nearly 500 delegates were registered Tor
the first session of the United Daughters
nual convention here today. At wei
coming evening" last night Governor A.
o. Stanley the principal speaker. plead;
ed for 'rejuvenation, of old-fashioned
states rights" which he declared, was
'the thing to save America from cen
tralized government, state ownership of
all our activities and Bolshevism."
plans to turn the activities Of the
organization from the pursuits or war
to the paths of peace today developed
proposal to discontinue gather
ing funds for the support of a Red
Cross hospital at Neuilly, France. and
devote the money to establishing schol-
arships for wounded men. 1t will be
known as the Hero fund for our re-
united country" and is expected to be
maintained for four years by subscrip-
tons from various state associations.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-02
WIDENER TOBLOCK
SPROUTS ART BILL
Objection Made to Plan for
Legislating Jury Out of
g.. Existence

Harrisburg, April 2.-Joseph T.. WIDE
ner, n member of the Art Jury and OF
the Fairmount Park Commission, mas
started movement to block passage
of the administration art commission
bill in its present shape. The bill would
oust the Philadelphia Art Jury. and thls
Is the basis of the opposition to it,
Thomas s. Martin, secretary OF the
Park Commission, came to Harrispurs
yesterday at the request OF Mr. Wide-
ner to learn the status of the Sproul Dill.
Mr.. Martin learned that the bill. which
was introduced in the Senate by Senator
William T., Crow OF Fayette, had passed
the Senate and was sent to the House.
The bill was promptly reported to the
House and is now on the calendar 1or
second reading next week.
When he learned these facts Mr.. Mar
tin telephoned to Mr.. widener, who, it
Is understood, will make an effort to
have the bill amended at once. 1t Is
held by opponents of the measure that
Philadelphia, with such projects in mind
as an arr gallery, convention hall ana
other improvements. should be permitted
to have full control OF the art Tea
lures through such body as the present
art Jury.
When the proposition of an art COM
mission was originally put forth 1t met
with favor because 1t was understood
the commissions activities would be
confined to supervision of war me-
MORALS. When it was learned. how
ever. that the bill would legislate such
bodies as the Philadelphia art jury out
of existence, protests were heard, and
within the last week representative citi-
zens of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh have
sent scores of kilograms to Harrisburg
urging their representatives to have the
measure amended.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-02
sHOMING" LAWMAKERS
DRAW SPEAKERS IRE

Harrisburg, April 2.-Members of the
House of Representatives who leave
Harrisburg on Tuesday and prevent a
large attendance to clear up calendars
on Wednesdays were scored by Speaker
Spangler today at the opening OF the
session. When the hour to meet arrived
less than quorum of members were on
hand and calls were sent out to. get in
legislators.
There is a heavy calendar today and
the attendance is not satisfactory. 1 am
I disappointed indeed. In previous sessions
it has been the custom to work until
thursdays" said he. Now 1t seems very
dificult to have a sufficiently large
House to do business even on wednes-
day morning. If the members of this
House contemplate an early adjournment
the chair would suggest that the MEM
bers be present when the Legislature Is
! in session.
4 cit is not fair to the members from
1.-THE western end of the state, who are
compelled to be here virtually the whole
week. for other members to leave early
on Tuesday
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-02
HEARING ON REVENUE RAISERS'
Measures Affecting City to Be
sr.aA Considered April %. -

Harrisburg, April 2.-Representatives
Hugh Dawson, L.ackawanna, chairman
Of the House Ways and Means Commit
tee, has set April 23 as the date for a
hearing on revenue raisers," which
would affect the treasures Of cities and
counties.
4 The hearing was arranged at the re-
quest of Joseph p. Gaffney, chairman
Of Councils Finance Committee. Mr..
Gaffney will arrange to have Pittsburgh,
Scranton and other localities which may
be affected by any proposed revenue
measures. represented at the hearing.
Among the bills in which Mr.. Gaffney
is interested is the measure to give the
counties one-half of the mercantile tax
collected within their boundaries, and
another which would take from the
cities one-half of the personal property
tax and turn 1t over to the state.
Il The first bille1s approved by Councils
legislative committee, but the second
ID strongly opposed. as 1t would take
considerable revenue from the city Of
sPhilade1phfa.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-02
TRIANGULAR DEBATE ON
Penn, Columbia and Cornell to
4 Discuss Government Railways

The annual three-cornered debate be-
tween Cornell, Columbia and the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania will be held
next Friday on the question of govern
ment ownership and operation of rail-
roads.
The teams upholdng the negative
will travel. The affirmative team for
the University of Pennsylvania, con-
sfsting of Earl c.. Harrison. captain;
Seymour NJ. Heilgrun and Walter Seller,
with w. Campbell as alternate. win meet
Columbia University's debaters in Hous-
ton Hall. Thirty-fifth and Spruce streets,
at o'clock The debate will be open
to the public.
The Judges of the contest will be JUS
tice Won Moschzisker, of the Pennsylva-
MIA Supreme Court Harvey NJ. Watts,
or the Public Ledger, and Herman L.
Collins, of the Press. DR.. Frank p.
Graves. dean of the School of Education.
will serve as chairman.
The debating team which goes to
Cornell to uphold the negative for Penn
syiyania comprises Charles C. Parlin.
captain r. j. Murphy and Harold N.
hlirt, with N. Baschara as alternate.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-02

Broad, north. on Broad. to Poplar, to the
METROPOLITAN Opera House.
At a monster ceremonial session at the
Metropolitan Building the burning the
MORTGAGE will take place. In numeri-
cal strength the Philadelphia Shrine Is
second only to Medinah Temple, of Chi
cago Potentate Bair expects to have
the cornerstone placed by. August. This
ceremony will be in accordance with
the Arabic rites. Aat which time the
relies brought from the greatest mosque
in the Orient, st. Sofia. at Constantino-
Pile. will be redeposited In the corner
stone Tonight's ceremonial will be at
tended by important visitors from many
points. Potentate Bair will be assisted
by Chief Rabban Herman 8. Neili, As
sistant Rabban Albert II. Ladner, Jr.,
trustees. representatives and other OFF,
GERS.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-02
SC0TT BILL ASKS 7
FOR HORSE ROADS
Philadelphian Would Pro-
vide Side Path on State
Highways
REPORT ON JUDGES PAY
Many New Measures Appear
in Legislature-Others
Pass Finally

Harrisburg. April 9. - Representative
John r. X Scott, Philadelphia, has pre-
( sented bill in the House designed to
provide for construction of horse roads
at the side of state highways which
have smooth surfaces The Philadel-
phia. member introduced bill on the
subject some time ago.
The new bill provides that when
,troad measures thirty-six feet or more
in width, exclusive of cutters and two
foot Shoulders" a road at least eight
feet wide shall be constructed of earth,
crushed stone or gravel at the sides for
horse traffic. Provision is made for such
horse roads at one side on roads twenty
seven feet or more in width. The bill
contains details of construction ana
slope. Mr.. Scott said the bill was the
result of study of the situation in the
vicinity of Philadelphia.
Mr.. Quigley. Clinton, introduced
bill amending the board of viewers act
so that corporations shall pay expenses
OF viewers for improvements in their In
terest.
An appropriation Of $4,000 for the
Prison Labor Commission is carried in
: bill introduced by Mr. McCaig. Allie
gheny 1t would provide for extension
rot prison industries.
Mr. Simpson, Allegheny, presented
biii creating method of establishing
! title to lands bought at tax sales.
The bill transferring the Bureau OF
6 Statistics from, the Department of Labor
the Department of Internal Affairs
was reported favorably to the House.
bill increasing salaries of Phila-
3 delphia Municipal Court Judges to
$4,000 a year was also reported
laid over on second reading.
The House passed finally the bill al
lowing $500 expenses to county school
superintendents and their assistants.
The House also passed the bill estab-
fishing a board of five mercantile ap-
praisers to be named by the Auditor
General for Allegheny County They
are to be paid $4,000 each. There is
4 now one appraiser named by the county.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-02
Deaths Of a Day
DR.. LEWIS B. GRIFFITH
Homeopathist and Philanthropist
Dies at His Home

homeopathic and phiianthropist, died
at his home. 2449 Columbia avenue,
Monday, after an illness Of three weeks,
brought on by overwork and which
finally developed into heart disease.
DR.. Griffith was born in Honeybrool1
Chester County, Pa, and practiced med
icine in Philadelphia since his gradua-
tion from Hahnemann College, more
than forty years ago. He was proml-
nently identified with church work, and
was a member of the Twenty-ffth and
Columbia Avenue Methodist Episcopal
Church, in the Sunday school of which
he taught the Bible class for more than
thirty-five years.
DR.. Griffith was a member of Mary
Commandery, Knights Templar, and
Melita Chapter. He was a member of
the oxford Medical Society and of the
County Medical Society. He is sur
vived by a widow.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-02
CLASH ON ROTAN BILLS
Ware Forces Would Sidetrack
Proposal to Increase Staff

Harrisburg, April "A clash may de-
velop between the Ware and Penrose
forces in the Senate next week over the
bills introduced by District Attorney
Rotan. of Philadelphia, to add sixteen
detectives to his office and increase his
force of assistants.
calendar Monday night. Senator W.
Salus, of Philadelphia, asked that they
be recommitted.
Senator A. F.. Daix, who sponsored the
measures, agreed to have them recon-
mitted. He has served notice, however.
that he intends to have them reported
out next week IF 1t takes a fight on
the floor OF the Senate"
Senator Daix declared he was tired
of pigeon -holing bills at some ones else
request"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-02
Princeton Man to Lecture

DR. William Starr Myers. professor Of
politics at Princeton University, will be-
gin a course of lectures on the political,
economical and social problems of the
day this afternoon at o'clock, in With
erspoon Hall. under the auspices of the
University Extension Society. These
lectures will deal with the question of
the United States continuing on the old
line of American ideals or else giving
them up and adopting the ideals of Con-
tinental Europe.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-02
Harrison W. Allen

Harrison w. Allen. aged 60, zoos
Stratford avenue. Melrose Park, died
Monday night in st, Mary's Hospital. He
was the senior member of the Elwood
Allen Lumber Company. Clinton avenue
and Ann street. Kensington. although,
to overwork six years ago, he had not
taken an active part in the business.
Mr.. Allen is survived by a widow
and a daughter. Mrs. Thomas r. Mar
shall, of this city He was Il member OF
the Old York Road Country Club, the
Atlantic City Country Club, the Phila.
delphias Golf Assoeiations the National
IiInbefsnAsf& Golf Association. the
Dssas 1syssus 1sehs asse: cisS sSass' 4aa ne
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-02
ST1RINERS WILL BURN
HOME SITE MORTGAGE
5000 Lu Lu Members to
Participate in Big Cele-
bration Tonight

Lu Lu Temple will tonight burn the
mortgage" on the Parkway site of the
new Lu Lu Mosque soon TO pe erected.
1llustrious Potentate Charles s. Bair
head of the Ancient Arabic Order OF the
Mystic Shrine in Philadelphia, will as
semblo the members at the old Lu Lu
Temple at $50 o'clock and. attended by
his mounted guard the Lu Lu. Band.
officers and divan and the Arabic Patrol
and 5000 red-fezzed followers of Islam:
will march out Spring Garden street to
the Parkway. view the site on which
he new home will be built, then counter
march on Spring Garden street to
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-02
SUSQUEHANNA CANAL PLANNED
Major Gray and J. Hampton
Moore Will Discuss Project

Harrisburg, April Harrisburg will
send several dozen delegates to Column
bia tonight to hear Major william b.
Gray, of the United States Army, and
Congressman J. Hampton Moore, of
Philadelphia, speak on the canalization
of the Susqpehanna.
The meeting has been arranged by the
Columbia Merchants and Manufacturers
Association. Major Gray inaugurated
the movement for the deeper river which
has now reached the stage where United
states engineers are about to make pre-
liminary surveys under authority Of
recent act Of Congress to ascertain cost
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-02
William Potter on for japan

William Potter. former federal fuel
administrator for Pennsylvania left
Philadelphia today for an extended visit
to Japan. He will be accompanied by
Mrs. Russell Duane, sister of Roland
S. Morris, United States ambassador TO
Japan, and her daughter, who will visit
Mr. Morris Mr.. Potter expects to re-
turn to this country in July.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-02
The Rev. Jonas II. Hess

Marietta, Pa, April 2.--The Rev. Jonas
H. Hess. seyenty-eight years old, died
yesterday from cerebral hemorrhages.
He leaves a widow, six children,
seventeen grandchildren and seven
great-grandchildren.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-02
A GREAT ECONOMY BE-,
CAUSE Of EXTRA WEAR

"After a trip to kilauea. the active
volcano of Hawaii, my Neolin-soled
shoes were the only ones not abso.
lutely ruined. Many in our party
wore hob-nailed boots," said Miss Jean
P. Lane of Seattle, Washington:
The sharp jagged lava of Kilauea
cuts an ordinary sole to pieces quickly.
That Ne0lin Soles stood the test but
emphasizes their toughness and dur
ability. These qualities are built into
them by a scientific process. Women
and men and children, too-who are
hard on shoes should buy them with
Neolin Soles. They come in many
styles, and because of the extra wear
they give, are great economy.
And any repairman will re-sole your
worn shoes with Neolin Soles, which
are flexible and waterproof as we'll as
long-wearing. They are made by The
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Akron,
Ohio, who also make Wingfoot Heels,
guaranteed to outwear all other heels.
n!e:6!liin 4: 4: j! ! !! l.. :; !S'o1es
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-02
PLAYGROUND War Memorial

Clifton Heights will honor its soldiers
and sailors by the dedication of a public
playground. Trees in this playground
will have tablets inscribed with the
names of those from Clifton Heights
who took part in the conflict. This was
decided on at a recent meeting of the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-02
woman saceumbs 10 Poison

Mrs Mary Arnold. 5333 Thomas ave-
nue.. died in the Presbyterian Hospital
last night of poison. She suffered a
Eevere headache during the night of
Marclt % and took what she thought
x ere aspirin tablets from q dark closet
The tablets were slowly-working
poisoit, Mrs. Arnold was sixty years of
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-07-26

People living on Fort King avenue
sadly wonder if there is no way to
stop the fiendish cannonade of cutouts
they have to bear day and night-par-
ticularly night. Fort King avenue is
the speedway of the city. and num-
Der of people have so far reverted to
barbarism that they delight to start
autoes abreast of the Temple and go
up the hill like bats out of hades with
cutouts banging at every turn of the
wheels. They must be some kin to
the man who wanted his coffin framed
of chestnut planks so he "could go
thru hell a poppin'," or the savages
who try to attract the attention of
their gods by beating drum. Serious
ly speaking, this cutout business is a
great wrong as we'll as a great nuis-
ance. 1t was absolute humanity to
one man who lay sick for months in
his room in a house on that street,
and who when he succeeded in forget
ting his pain in sleep was often
brought back to suffering conscious
ness by some idiot racing by with his
cutout open. We do not know what
the people on the street will do, but if
they would sit on their front piazzas
for few evenings with loaded shot
guns and shoot at the cutouters as
they came along, the cutouts would
soon be cut out.