Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-31

continues to flow in.
Among those who wrote the Mayor
today were Ii. II. Mercer, Mechanics
burg; Charles l.. Rocker, OF the Fiji
teenth ward James II. Eckcrslcy,
Gwynn T. Shepperd, George w. Bean,
Francis ]. Brandt, Arthur b. Daven-
port, George s. Robinson, Jr., John X.
Livczey, Ursula Linforth, DR.. John A.
Brophy, DR.. George Il. Shoemaker,
Frank w. Jones and w. n. Jennings.
In conversations with his friends the
Mayor has stated that his fight against
political bossism here is also to tight to
'nationalize" Philadelphia, that is, to
mike II known over the entire country
ns a city with high civic ideals.
The Mayor has let It be known that
he does not expect any opposition from
Senator Penrose. The senator, the
Mayor believes, cannot afford to fight
any movement for civic decency.
Changes Are Numerous
Orders Yesterday By Director Cortel-
you changing the personnel OF the Twen-
ueth and Buttonwood streets station
house staff were In line with the direc-
tions given to Lieutenant Marple by the
Mayor. The four day and night special
officers who had been serving prior
to the issuing of the directors orders
were ordered back to street duty in
four uniformed patrolmen of the dis
trict chosen by Lieutenant Marple.
In addition. Street Sergeant Phelan
was shifted to the Twenty second
street and Hunting Park avenue sta
ton; House Sergeant William F.
McCourt was transferred to the
Twelfth and Pine streets station and
Street Sergeant John Mnlcomson, who
has been acting lieutenant OF the
Twentieth and Buttonwood streets
station. was sent to the Twentieth and
Federal streets station.
Lieutenant Marplc was given the fol-
Scrgeants transferred: Sergesnts
Charles Cox, sent from the Twentieth
and Federal streets station; Robert
Summcfville, from the Twelfth and
Pine streets station, and Frank Ma
honey, from the Twenty second street
and Hunting Park avenue station.
..r.' Specials" Back in Uniform
: Specials sent back to uniform are
Joseph Clappa.l Thomas Hutchinson,
Michael Mofitt and A. ,Dermody. Pa
trolmen advanced to be specials are
John j. Rooney, John Goodchild,
NluIVS iuSOE unu JuHieS " J1dTTH.
Other developments were the drop
ping of thirty seven additional place
holders in the Department of Public
Works, Department of Public Safety
and Department of Welfare. One of
these, Joseph f. Pommer. an Electrical
Bureau laborer, is a brother of Coun
Gilman Charles j. Pommer, of the
Ware controlled First ward.
| Patrolman James Grpnan of tha
Front and Westmoreland streets sta :
ton, was transferred yesterday to the
Detective Bureau as telephone operator
and Patrolman Albert Carson, from
the same district. to detective head :
quarters as an acting detective.
Following is the list Of placeholders
whose discharges have already been or.
dered by Director Caven. All were
laborers in the Bureau OF HIGHWAYS.
their wages averaging from $3.50 to 81
a day.
Men Dropped BY Caven
Nineteenth ward-Henry Deal. 2542
A street, and John Kemmler, 25S West
York street.
Twentieth ward-Edward G. Crum
mer, 1873 George street. and Charles
j. White. 1245 Poplar street.
Twenty. second ward--Michael Cole
man. 301 Haines street Joseph Curry,
ZIG West Penn street Park McHugh
NAB WAYNE avenue George McLaugh :
lin. 1872 East RittenhouSe street, and
John Mulcahy, 364 East Price street.
Twenty seventh ward - Fred A.
Hcct, 1910 Market street, and James r.
Smith. 32OG Locust street.
Twenty ninth ward-James Page,
1909 Etting street.
Thirty eighth rtl--Mntta Noy1o
2l2S West Toronto street.
Persons discharged from the Elec
trical Bureau were all laborers, whose
wages averaged between $500 and s.
day. The list follows:
James Bennett, 2010 North Eleventh
street, Thirty second ward Joseph f
Pomer. 5l7 Cross street. First ward
Charles Anderson, 1890 ''surj street
Fourteenth ward: Chnife, Bechtold
Jig Girard avenue, Twentieth ward
William c. Curran, 1900 Flora street
Twentieth ward; Philip Glase, 36$
Tree street, Thirty ninth ward: Rob
street. Forty eighth ward John Ho..
gan, 1898 Durfor street, Forty eight
ward; John Schmeld, 2227 South Opa
street, Forty eighth ward, and Harry
Jasberger. 4511 Salmon street, Forty.
fifth ward.
Dismissed BY Tustin
A Public Welfare list Of cmploye.
given out by Director Tustin will b,
dropped from the payrolls tomorrow
night. Eight of them are caretaker,
are: r. A. Tallmage. Eighteentf
ward Alfred Lawrence, Twenty -fourtl
ward John J. Jackson. Twenty -fourtl
ward; William p. Spencer, Forty
seventh ward Herbert A. Polk. Seventh
ward; Bernard Washer. Nineteenth
ward; William Ward. Second ward
George B. Chism, Twentieth ward.
The Rev. Abram NJ. Vivien. chaplain
at the House Of Correction, was anothe
whose name appeared on Director Tus
. tins list. Some time ago the directo
announced this place would be vacatc
at the beginning of the year. and pro
vision was made in the 1921 budget 70
the appointment Of vocational in
structor in place Of chaplain.
Walter Bedloe, Twenty eighth ward
bookkeeper in the Bureau of Charitie
and Correction, was another Of Directo
Tustin's discharges. Mr.. Bedloe wa
inherited from the old Bureau {
Charities when that bureau was pal
e Of the Department Of Health. Tw
D House OF Correction guards complete
\ the Public Welfare discharge list TIL
4 guards are William II. Etter and Graz
8 White.
Mayor Moore has scored strongly wit
s Governor Sproul. That declaration W,
!. made today by Moore administratic
e leaders when they heard the details
the conference yesterday between Il
d Mayor and the Governor.
Friends OF the Mayor said the cor
| faranra htuhIy gin ,f {,
n the Mayor would have "fricnd
nnurtO urhen the .tntn I nmi 81 nturn COY