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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-08
REPAIRING UNDER WAY
ON White HORSE PIKE
Road Torn Up at Three Places-Re.
surfaeIns Nearly Reached at Berlin

4 Much progress Is being made on the
rebuilding Of White Horse pike between
Camden and Berlin. The old founda-
tion has been torn up from harrington
to within o square Of Station avenue.
Haddon Heights. In Berlin one side
~ the road is entirely torn up. and
within a few days the work of laying
the concrete will be started.
The highway between Camden and
Kirkwood is to be GG feet wide with a
AO-foot driveway and l3-foot sidewalk
IN each side. From Kirkwood to Ber-
lin 1t will be so feet wide with 30.
foot driveway and 10 foot sidewalk
All Of the towns and townships will
build sidewalks for the safety Of the
Pedestrians. Sewers and water mains
Rfe being laid at some places because
the pike cannot be torn up after the
work IL finished.
Because of the heavy traffic on the
Mount Ephraim pike yesterday traffic
oilcers were busy ut all crossroads. An
euto going south and containing two
men from Williamstown crashed into
another auto from Gloucester contain
Ing man and woman and four chill
Gren, at Nicholson road crossing. Both
rar- were damaged. but the occupants
escaped serious injury.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-08
EP|SCOPAL|ANSTO
MEET IN CAMDEN
151st Convention Of the Do
cese Of New Jersey to Open
Tomorrow Morning

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day, the 151st convention Of the Epis.
copnI Diocese Of New Jersey will take
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Il business session VIII take place and
an address will be given by Alfred New.
berry.
At 6 30 in the evening n dinner will
be served to the deputies and several
speakers will address the convention.
On Wednesday there will be the closing
business session. The Rev. r. Il.
Brestell. rector of st. Paul's Church,
rangements and Howard Il. Thompson
Is secretary.
Shot In the abdomen Saturday during
a quarrel over woman, William
Brown. colOred. twcnty-th years old
Of 425 Washington street. Camden. died
yesterday in Cooper Hospital. Camden.
Wilkinson Grecnly. colorcd twenty
nine years old. Of 1113 South Second
street, who is accused of shooting
Brown, will be formally arraigned in
police court this morning on n charge Of
In his ante -mortem statement to
Prosecutor Wolycrton and Assistant
Prosecutor straw Brown said Greenly
shot him aftcfat they uuarreled over Ida
Thomas. of 10 Henry street. Brown
said Grpenly objected to his attentions
to the Thomns woman.
Grecnly is said to have drawn
revolver and fred ut Brown, the bullet
striking him In the abdomen. Although
mortally wounded, Brown pursued
Grcenly, caught him and wrested the
revolver from his assailant and tried to
shoot Greenly, but was too weak to pull
the trigger. Greenly said he shot in
self defense when Brown attacked him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-08
O|IUU|,DER||'SS
new TARIFF BILL
t1stitution Violated, He Says,
~ Delegation Of Power Of
Congress to Executive
FEARS 'SCANDALoUs ABUSE

Washington, May S.-The constitu
t1onality Of the provisions of the Tarih
= Bill, giving the President broad powers
1to increase or decrease rates and to
n change classi6cations - the so.called
= flexible tariff plan-was attacked TO-.
day In the Senate by Senator Walsh. OF
2, Montana. He cited many authorities TO
\. import his contention that the power
tlAvested in Congress by the Consti-
! <cution to lay and collect taxes, duties
't4nd excuses and to regulate commerce
\ With foreign nations could not be dele
eated.
Senator Walsh said he was not un.
mindful Of the futility OF nm argument
founded upon the limitations imposed
BY our fundamental law, of which re.
cent events have afforded some added
evidence. nor OF the indifference with
which the contention of those opposed
eon other grounds to legislation before
the Congress, that 1t is unconstitutional,
10 regarded.
Pointing out that no provision was
made for judicial review Of the Prcsi.
dents findings, Senator Walsh said
that, where Congress had delegated au-
th0rity to the Interstate Commerce
Commission. the Federal Trade Com
mission and other like agencies. their
findings had been made subject to re-
view by the courts.
+ "The President. he continued. 'is
not amenable to correction by the courts
on account Of acts done by him in his
o6cial capacity. If action should be
brought against a collector of customs
10 recover an alleged excess duty. paid
under a proclamation issued by the
President. he could not be called to tes-
tify, touching the evidence or informa-
tiOn upon which he acted that it might
b determined whether he exceeded the
authority conferred upon him or had
any just basis for his order. And since
the presumption would be INDUCED that
he acted within the scope of his au-
thority and upon sufficient evidence the
taxpayer would be remediless. 1t is not
even required that the investigation to
BE- conducted by the President shall be
public.
IA taxing system more certainly
leading to scandalous abuse could |
scarcely be conceived. How could the
President, burdened as he is almost 70
the limit Of human endurance by the
duties now devolving upon him. give TO
the arguments Of selfish. avaricious and !
importunate interests the study rcQui-
site to test their strength
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-08
READY FOR COMMENCEMENT
Swarthmore College Program More
Elaborate Than Ever

Swarthmorc College alumni will take
prominent part in the commencement
program in June. About 1000 alumni
attended the exercises last year. and ef-
forts aro being made to bring out at
least 1900 this year.
4 call has been issued to all the
classes from 1873 to 1877 to join with
the 1877 alumni in their reunion. and
special reunions also arc planned for
the classes Of 1882. 1887. 1902. 1902.
1907. 1912, 1917 and 1920. 4 banner
is to be presented to the class with the
largest representation.
The program will open Thursday.
June o. with the senior luncheon. and
on the next day will come the Class
Day exercises. senior plny, alumni sup
per. Alumni Association meeting and
other entertainment for the alumni and
alumnnr. Alumni Day will be cele-
brated June 10 with sports, parade and
other features. The baccalaureate SER
mon will be delivered Sunday, June
II. and the ivy exercises will take place
the same day. The commencement ex.
crciscs will be held on Monday, June ~.