Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-14
CLERGY MAY FIGHT
KRAUSE IN COURTS
Doctor Tomkins Urges Attack
on Former Saloonman as
children's Agent
UPRIGHT MAN, SAYS LANE


the courts to oust Rudolph Krause, for
mer saloonkeeper, whose appointment
as children's agent, has caused SO
much adverse comment il other methods
fails.
The Rev. DIR. Floyd w. Tomkins,
rector of Holy Trinity Church, declares
the appointments by the county com
missioncrs to be ''travesty on human
ity and an insult to the decency and
intelligence of the community.
1T is the duty of every welfare or
ganization in the city to oppose the ap-
pointmcnt with every means in its
power he said to delegates at the
Christian Amcricanization conference in
the Arch Street Church.
Then he said the ministers should
appeal to the courts. if necessary.
Krause was saloonkeeper at Ninth
street and Columbia avenue. His IL
cense was taken away for alleged sell
ing Of intoxicants to girls of fourteen
and fifteen years.
Lane Defends Him
David II. Lane. leader of the Twen-
tieth ward. sponsor for Krause, is en-
phatic in his support of the former
saloonkceper.
"Krause was not in the saloon at
the time the incident occurred that later
led to him losing his license" Uncle
Dave said yesterday, after an inter
view with the appointee.,
And no man knows the real story
any better than David j. Smyth, now
city solicitor. who was attorney for
Krause at the time.
II am a fighter the veteran Ware
nolitician continued. land l intend to
stick to this young man through thick
and thin. He will not resign.
II know him to be an upright, de-
pendable. conscientious and honorable
young mana handsome. fine looking
man. / am going to carry this case
to the courts if necessary. He shall not
be ruined. A jury shall decide his fit
ness.
Rudolph Krause doesn't drink; he
doesn't smOke-at least | never saw
him. and l never heard him swear. |
would trust him with anything | have y
Hearing on Monday
But even if Mr.. Lane is so emphatic
in support of the Krause appointment
the county commissioners appear lit
tie shaky over the uprOar it has ere
ated and have ordered krause to ap-
near before them on Monday to defend
himself.
Mayor Moore and Director Tustin, of
the Department of Public Welfare,
conferred Yesterday on the recent ap-
uointments of child welfare inspectors
by the county commissioners. The
Mayor said it seemed the appointments
of the six extra inspectors were unneces-
sary, and urged that the poor children
of the city be cared for properly instead
of becoming the plaything of ward lead
erS.
The Mayor said he had asked City
Solicitor Smyth for an opinion on the
"Director Tustin feels as 7 do. said
the Mayor, that the county commits
sioners did not need the SIX extra in
Epectors recently appointed By them. and
that their inspection system is not cal
culatcd to obtain the best service. There
is much confusion and duplication of
effort with respect to poor children, who,
instead of being the plaything of politi-
clans and ward leaders. should come
directly under the care OF the Depart
ment of Public Welfare, which is spe-
cially charged by law to give them as
siStance.
Situation Complicated
"Owing to tine mix-up between the
city and county Offices. some of the lat
ter of which are making appointments
which we deem unnecessary, it is almost
impossible to trace the history of some of
the children subject to public care. We
shall endeavor to effPctuatC reform, but
we will need the assistance of the chari-
table ard patriotic societies, whose
we'll -intentioned purposes seem to have
been faunted by these recent county
Offices appointments.
The Mayor commented also on the
half dozen extra appointments in the
Sealer of Weighs and NJ, sures De-
partment.
1--WE ask the public to take note. of
the growth of this sealers of weights
and measures dumping ground he
said. at has been brought to my at
tention that appointments are being
crowded in here that are unnecessary,
but they are beyond the Mayors juris-
diction at the present time"
The White Williams Foundation,
1922 Cherry street, yesterday went on
of children's agent for political reward.
They also requested that the fitress of
Krause for the task assigned him be
looked into carefully. The foundation
is organized for the study and assistance
of children of the school age.
Mission Head Protests
Gilbert Pember. president of the
Church Mission of Help, an organiza .
tion which. under the auspices of the
Episcopal Church. renders assistance to
young women and girls, added his pro :
test to the volume that has descended
on the appointment of Krause.
1T is of the utmost Importance that
all public officials dealing with prob
lens arising from the distress of girls or
young women should be of unQuestiOned
character and fitness" said Mr.. Penn
ber "On their face the evidences of
unftness on the part of Mr.. Rudolph
Krause for a position of the nature of
that to which he has been appointed
seem so clear that we feel the most
searching investigation should be made
before the appointment is allowed to
stand