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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-18
Hightcay Construction

During the years 1919 and 1920 our
highway construction program has gone
forward az rapidly as natural Condi-
tions and business exigencieS would per-
nit.
am sure that we should 90 ahead
actively with our highway Improvement
until all of our main roads have been
made available for traffic at all sea
sons Of the wear, and through routes
established w''ch will provide trans
nortation facilities for all sections Of
the state.
We have available more than half
Of the $50. .OOO. 600 road loan. and pro-
nose 10 sell the bonds. which we are
authorized to issue. and proceed with
the work ns rapidly as possIfe. -,
Is n noteworthy fact that the counties
Of the state have voted upon loans,
amounting to over S34 900. 900, to CO.
onprate with the state in building high
ways, and that, in addition to this,
there are in sight. through township
lonns and money which can be spared
through temporary county borrowings
Lv the county commissioners. addi'
,ional sums which will bring the total
available from this source up to very
rperly $50 600. 600. The Federal Gov
ernment is planning further contribu'
tions for cooperating with the states
in the construction of post roads. and
our appropriations to take advantage
~ MI 6f these sources Of assistance in
romnleting the great highways of th"
state should be rs liberal as our means
There are sufficient funds available
for completing the acquisition OF th'
toll roads upon the state highway route
| we should now turn our atr"nuo4 t(
ACQUIRING and freeing the toIl bridges
/ If which there are many. Tolls Of any
/ kind. and cspecially upon our man
routes. do not reflect credit nr"n "ui
( enterprise.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-18
Interstate Bridges

The state of New Jersey and the city
of Philadelphia have joined us in the
enterprise of building great bridge
over the Delaware river between the
cities Of Philadelphia and Camden. and
a start has been made in the engineering
preliminaries Of this important under
taking. Provision should be made for
carrying on the work. and appronria .
tions to carry this state $ share of the
expense should be made during this
session of the General Assembly.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-18
Rehabilitation " Ork

The experiment in the rehabilitation
Of manned soldiers and of those who
have become physically impaired
through industrial accidents, which
was authorized two years ago. has
worked out most successfully under the
management of the Department of
Labor and Industry. Pennsylvania
has been a leader in this very practi-
cal plan of making useful, self sup
porting citizens from those who have
been crippled through 10 fault of their
own. Ii is most inspiring and
laudablc work which we are doing.
and provisions should be made for its
gradual extension. We could not make
II better investment.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-18
Crime Wave

The era of irresponsibilitv r,,,,
often follo periods of grcat ,,,h "nCh
strain and excitement, seems to ho puUllc
ifested all over the world in an ;noaah' man
OF criminal tendencies. In tbis ea@
try, where there has been manifo,tt ttVuh'
ity in the enforcement Of tho IoU, 'sA,
the detection and punishment os t'w and
inals, the increase in the nn,, tIInl.
crimes of violence has been ioer oinur OF
The advent of the automobile bas s.g .Ing
increased the radius of action - ttutP
dts and other malefactors nv, oah'
multiplied the difficulties in ,LoiI L'n mas
prehcnsion. There Is q general IL ap,
for more stringent laws and h.anand
p,inisiments for crimes of this k;ns
Tor geater alertness upon the no.. ana
cur peace officers and greater sero.,.N
by our courts. "''erlV
For years some of our wolI tod.
toned people have had tenden"ne
lessen the severity of our prisons 10
t. mitigate the sentences Of tho cora. anN
Paro es and other methods of assist, ",
criminals have been worked To tbo ii.E ii,,!EE
These things seem to go in cyrIos "'.'', o.;
when conditions return to normal ,L.r
Will probably again he organized efro,,p
to reform conditions and mininu,thN
the terror which the law should hn~o h,,''% ~.
evil doers. Careful revision of orv sor,, 'Vr
the provisions of the penal laws t mi,o o
disclose some rather startling inoomoMI
ties. However, an immediate ana y,
fective deterrent influence il in u.
hands of our courts, in the impositio,u ut "
wholesome sentences. "
The greatly increased use Of diva,
is declared by students of the mat,., y
| be real menace. There il No bo,.Y "
criminal than the individual who '"te, q,
the sake of the Illicit profit he nav mnI, L,
is willing to provide means for tbn a.
struction of his neighbor. The laws ,ov ov,
erning the drug traffic should h,
strengthened. their penalties increo,"g
and their provisions rigidly enforced
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-18

continued from rage One
enterprise. public and private. as well
as every household, have brought about
n situation in the state institutions
penal, custodian, charitable and Cdu-
cational-whCh will require prompt
attention.
The estimates made two years ago Ivy
the appropriations committees. the
State Board Of Charities and the man.
agcment OF the institutions have boon
greatly exceeded. maintenance rates
have advanced and. as the state can
not shut down. its schools, hospitals
and asylums, there has been no alter.
native but To authorize the carrying of
deficits either through local borrowings
or by advances made through the CO..
operation Of the fiscal officers OF the
commonwealth The average main
tenance IN the Custodial institutions of
the state have advanced from - to 10
per cent over the estimates of two years
ago. although these various plants have
been managed by careful and pain~-
taking trustees and unusually capable
local executives Not only will these
deficits have to be- promptly provided
for. but provision must he made for q
higher scale Of operating charges in the
future.
At the last session Of the l.cgisla-
turp. in order to meet a great cmcr-
gCncy which threatened tine public
school system Of the state teachers
salary act was passed, under which the
commonwealth assumed very definite
obligations in the matt"r Of providIus
for certain increases IN the rompru~a-
ton of the several grades of Teachers
This plan has been found effective, but
1t has Developed that the amount re-
quired to carry on the state, $ pledges
will be considerably greater than was
then calculated. and before the end of
the fiscal year a deficit of probably
81 800. 900 will have 10 ho taken mp 10
enable the various districts to pay the
increased tcachprs' salaries
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-18
Prohibition enforcement

NVbn,ever mny be Our individual SEN
tiuruts regarding the questions involved
In the eighteenth amendment TO the
Constitution Of the United States, We
c,nnot. AS patriotic citizens Of the re-
ruhlir view with unconccrn the fact
tbot this State, under the laws aS they
now exist. is actually licensing It's citi-
Zrns to violate the fedora. constitution
AMI statutes. =,
While it has been held that the fed
nrol law supersrdes the laws of any
stota the eighteenth amendment pro-
,.ides that the Congress and several
states shall have concurrent power to
enforce this articl" by appropriate leg
islatiOn.' - The Congress, rs you know,
las complied with this direction, by the
nossnge of the sO-Cu led NOlStead act,
but in Pennsylvania no change has been
made In our statutes governing the
right to handle intoxicating liquors.
Under the Brooks law. no liquor OF
oven the slightest alcoholic content can
be sold in Pennsylvania, without a
| license grated by H." courts, and after
very thorough consideration Of tie
| matter and with full desire to reach
a conclusion, which will remedy the
! present int0lernbie conditions, / am OF
! the opinion that II would be mwise tC
rqDeal the so. called Brooks license law
hit that this law should he amended 80
aa to conform fully to the federal laws
upon the subject, and necessary en-
! fOrcempnt provisions should be added Il
meet present conditions.
cannot but feel that very unfor
tunatc condition might arise IL full
control Of the sale of brewed and other
liquors containing any percentage OF
alcohol, however inhnitcsimul, should
be relaxed, for then liquors containing
an alcoholic content of the standard
imposed by the federal law might be
sold and distributed unfortunately
the same as milk, water or any other
liauid, and TO any person without re-
gard TO age or degree of responsibility
These products contain all the, ele
'intpxiGating hs2eIageSs and " eysAI
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-18

Of Public Welfare. we might be guided
by the action which has been taken by
several of our great sister states with
much success.
The suggestion had been made that
this might be well accomplished by a
bureau in the Department Of Health,
but there are 20 many questions of ad-
ministration involved that would
recommend the creation of a separate
department. under the direction of a
commissioner, possibly with the assist
ance Of an advisory board. as Is the case
in some OF the other branches of our ad-
ministrative organization.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-18
National Guard

Real progress has been made in the
reorganization of the National Guard.
and too much credit cannot be given to
the officers and men who have done SO
much to re establish and develop our
military organization.
Every encouragement should be given
to the officers and men and adequate
provisions should be made for the
states share in maintaining this splen-
did organization.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-18
Housing Problem

The question Of proper homes for tne
people. especially in our industrial cen.
trrs. has given much concern during
the last year. The great industrial
development In certain sections of the
state brought many workers to COM
munities already overcrowded, and this
situation was seized upon by con e
scienccless spectators to eXtort un-
reasonable rentals from families who
sought homes There has been some
relief. due to the cessation of many
abnormal Industrial activities. but the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-18

Of the commonwealth. PENNSYLVANIA is
one Of only two states which levy no di-
rect tax upon property for state pur-
poses. The so.called state tax upon
mortgages, loans and investment Is
really not n state tax at all, the pro.
cCcds now being devoted entirely to
county purposes. This is happy situa-
tion and should not be disturbed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-18

ant as the control and prevention o
forest fires.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-31
Mems Woven
Madras Shirts
At .Sz.6O

A wonderfully fine lot of Shirts
we don't believe you can find
their equal anywhere at $1.60.
Woven madras, beautiful stripe
effects, fast colors woven through
and through-certainly an ex-
cellent value-at $1.6O.
Mems Paja,nas, $500
Fine mercerized cotton pongee,
IN white and plain shades;
trimmed with frogs.
East Store. Eighth Street
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-31
TAXPAYERS JAM OFFICE
Extra Guards Called to Handle
Crowd of Belated Ones

The first floor corridor of City Hall
ls jammed today before the Office of the
Receiver of Taxes and extra clerks have
been pressed into service to take care
of the rush of tardy taxpayers who are
getting under the wire on the last day
of grace to avoid payment Of penalties.
Several squads of City Hall guards
have been. detailed to take care Of the
crowd and keep the passage clear.
w. Freeland Kendrick, Receiver of
Taxes, said today that several large
baskets full of mail arrived today. con :
tanning checks of those who could not
pay their taxes personally. He said
any remittances to his Office that are in
the mail before midnight tonight will
be counted as having been in on time.
Among the largest remittances re-
ceived today were one of 81 ,115, 800
from the Pennsylvania Railroad. one OF
S624 POI from the Philadelphia and
Reading and one of SS57 ,47O from John
Wanamaker.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-31
WOMAN ATTACKED
BY GANG OF THUGS
Mrs. Mabel Mason Set Upon by
Ten Men While Walking With
Girl Companion
Ar 18TH AND JACKSON SITS,

|ren men attacked Mrs. Mabel Ma
~ twenty years old, of 2S43 jack
.nn street. at a lonely spot near Twen-
tleighth and Jackson streets at 0
,,t,ock last night as she was walking
Am Miss Jane King, of 2SOS Jackson
areet. .
,lfrs Mason is in a serious condition
n The Methodist Hospital.
Her fingers we're badly bitten, where
q. men had used their teeth to tear
,,on her fingers her wedding ring. n
diamond engagement ring and an opal
r,rs Of small value. The inside of the
vedding ring was engraved &c. NJ. to
NJ. NJ"
None OF her assailants has been cap
tured.
Tho nloce where the attack occurred
a. one NJ the darkest spots in the south
r,.stern section of the city. The near
s,t street lamp is long distance away.
The young women were walking
SEWARD the Passyunk avenue bridge,
u.h,cb spans the Schuylkill River. As
,bey | neared the grounds of the oil works
nearby the bushes parted suddenly and
the men sprang at them. Miss King
srouched among the bushes, and pick
inc her way for considerable distance,
,nssnaped to escape. She told n passer-
Nv Of the attack and he informed Pa
tro,man Kelly. of the Twenty fourth
and Wolf streets station.
Kelly found Mrs. Mason in a semi
conscious condition and sent her to the
bospital. More than score of police
were sent out to scour the neighbor-
hood. They could find no trace Of the
On account of the darkness, Mrs.
Mason was unable to give any descrip-
tion Of her assailants.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-31
FLOAT FOR FAIR PARADE
II viii Represent Signing Of DecIa
ration Of Independence

A float representing the signing OF
the Declaration of independence is
being built and will head parade OF
the Order of Independent Americans
in Broad street next Tuesday night fol
the purpose Of creating interest and
boosting the Sesqui Centennial celebra
ton to be held here in 1926.
The parade of the patriotic society
will eliminate in exercises at the Ho-
tel Walton, at which Mayor Moore vii
make an address. The arrangements for
the demonstration and the float wer,
made public today with the publication
of letter from Edward Wilson, chair
man, in charge of the parade, to Ed
ward Robins, secretary of the Sesqui- :
Centennial Exhibitors Association.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-31
KILLED BY TRAIN
Philadelphia Man Fell uno'r Wheels
.N at Glen Osborne

. at Glen Osborne
Therion Stedeford, who gs 1e his ad-
dress as 61S Randolph street died in a
hospital in Pittsburgh today as the re-
sult of fall at Glen Osborne, Pa,
from a Cleveland Pittsburgh train on
the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Steadford was riding on the platform
OF the baggage car next to the engine
when he fell under the wheels. Both
legs were amputated.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-31
More WOnen's
Goats Arrive
for Autumn

Mannish, plain-tailored kinds;
loose, wrappy effects, semi
fitted models and some belted
across the front and semi-fitted
in the back-a delightful new as
sortment of models.
Raglan, kimino and inset
sleeves seem equally favored,
many having the new bell shape.
And the materials are exquisite
-silver-toned effects, and high
grade, soft-pile cloakings, also
fine wool velours and the practi-
cal jersey cloth; some with COL
lars of fur.
Prices-$25.OO to $4,000.
Strawbrdgc & Clothler-
Second Floor. Centre
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-31
VdLdze Beauty
PreDardtiOnS

In the Toilet Goods Store they
will tell you how Nine. Helena
Rubinstein advises using these
famous Preparations, which seem
to have some magic quality.
Cleansing Cream-S1.04 to 1854
Bleaching Cream-S1.15 & S2.29
Skinfood Cream-S1.3O to $3.12
S kin-tOning Lotion, special
strength, at S2.34 and SASS
Snow LotiOn-S1.30 and $3.50
Sunproof Cream-S1.15 and S2.29
Powder-$1.04 to S5.72.
Nalaze Rouge, dry-S1.O4
Nalaze Rouge, paste, S2.OS to S4.6S
Nalaze Whitener-$1.30 and S3.l2
Aisle o. Centre
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-31
Chariot Coaches
For Baby, $3.50

Which is a substantial reduc-
ton from the regular price.
Coaches in a practical size and
style for apartment house use,
with all the comfort and equip
ment of larger Coaches. OF reed,
finished in white, gray or ecru,
upholstered in corduroy - now
$3.50.
White Stroller GO-Carts,
special-S16.75
White Cribs with Mattress,
now $500
Fourth Floor. Centre
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-31
Held as Window SMASHING Thieves

Two men were arrested early this
morning in house on Lombard street
near Nineteenth on suspicion of steal
ing cloth from the tailor shop of Abra-
The labor world., 1921-03-12
W|LLYS-0VERLAND STOCK
WAY Down SINCE STRIKE

It may not have the slightest effect
On some of the rabid open shoppers,
but nevertheless we are going to re-
mind them of the fact that year ago
John WHY'S, head of the Willys-Over-
land company, with great automobile
and accessories plants in Toledo and
elsewhere, took the initiative to en-
force open shop conditions by reduc-g
ing wages and increasing hours OF
work says Max Hayes in the Cleve-
land Citizen.
WHY'S was highly successful in fore
ing a strike and thereby smashing his
shop force and destroying an eff
cheney that he will not re-establish
in years. if ever He also hammered
down his stock until it has no par
value.
The capitalization Of the compan-
is $4O,000,000, but the book value 8
only $15,000,000, and that is so hea,
lily encumbered that there are no'4s
three committees, representing banl
ers, merchandise creditors and stocl
holders, trying to learn whether tn 1.
model American plan" concern can
be kept afloat. People don't buy many
WHY'S Overland ma chimes any more.
The purchasing public are uncer-
tain as to their real value, having
heard about the strike. and naturally
conclude that the once popular auto
is slapped together any old way BY
in competent workmen.
The labor world., 1921-03-12
YOUNG TEDDY INHERITS
KEENNESS OF HIS DADDY

Young Theodore Roosevelt has in
herited some of the keenness of his
father and appears to see the drift
Of public sentiment, judging from re-
marks he made in a speech in Pitts
burgh last week.
He likened the open shop movement
to Bolshevism and warned the anti
union employers to go slow. Those
who advocate the destruction Of labor
unions advocate a condition which
engenders anarchy more rapidly than
anything but anarchy ITSELF" said
Roosevelt. THE unions are essentially
a right and necessary part of our
scheme of relationship.
"The working people need unions
to express and protect themselves.
They have done great good in the
country. Those who advocate their
destruction are doing an un-American,
short-sighted and mischevious work.
"Opponents Of the unions urge that
wrong actions have been permitted by
them and ats times they have been
represented by crooked men. admit
it. Have not, however,. business inter-
ests at times done wrong and have not
they also been, at times, represented
by crooked men? They have
The labor world., 1921-03-12
BUFFALO'S NOVEL PLAN
TO HAMMER WAGES DOWN

Quite novel scheme is being en-
ployed by building contractors in
Buffalo to hammer down wages. The
ganized, bat the unionists have an
agreement that does not expire until
May l.. Therefore. the bosses; while
recognizing the agreement with the
union, are nevertheless reducing
wages Of the non-union men and
promising them preference in work
that is to be done.
Thus the non-union carpentrs who
were receiving 81 an hour, the same
as the unionists, are expected to work
for 70 cents an hour; steamfitters are
cut from so cents to 20, electricians
from 81 to 80 cents, and so OH. This
move has created considera BILE dis
cussion
Some of the non-unionists are in
clined to accept the half Loaf and
others are very much embittered,
claiming that the open shop theories
are now being given practical dem
onstration and they are being made
the victims.
Naturally the union men, while in
clined to declare that it 'serves 'em
right feel that if the contractors
succeed in putting over the reduction
ter able to make the cut general on
May /. So extraordinary efforts are
being made to organic the non
unionists and considerable success is
being obtained.
The labor world., 1921-03-12
HARVESTING A BREEZE.

If they who sowed the seeds Of the
present "open shop' movement arc
not now .reaping a whirlwind, at least
they are harvesting a rather brisk
breeze. The comparatively smooth
sailing expected outside of organized
labor circles is found >only in exclusive
Gibbs and chambers Of commerce. From
unexpected sources protests are coming
and warnings against this movement
as peril to fundamental liberties and
highly-prized social interests.
The attitudes Of social service COM
mission Of the Methodist church and
Of the Federal Council Of Churches of
Christ in America are cases in point.
1t is in pleasing contrast to the posi-
tion Of former years. The professional
mind is more apt to dwell On "the
tyranny Of the labor union'' than the
tyranny that drives the workers to
organization.
From another equally influential
quarter comes this utterance of Pro-
fessor Henry r. Seager:
"The trouble is that the employers
open shop is only too often a device
for thwarting legitimate desire of
the employees to organize by barring
from employment, on one pretext or
another, all union men. or. at anv rate
all union men who attempt to make
the union an effective force in int1u-
encing labor conditions.''
Preachers and professors are not
needed to make labor understand the
"open shop movement, but when the
justice of labor's cause is made 50
manifest that the cause can find such
champions who live aloof from the
struggle and problems Of labor, dis
tinct advantage has been gained.