TM&&VtXrHrs- "Vwftfl EVKNIKU LUDUEK PHILADELPHIA, VV LDiVEtiDAY, Ai J.UL 14, 1915. ti BqUOR RING FAILS I TO FORCE FINAL VOTE nwrnrAi ftPTrnivi tB un WW1J v "v" i-ffumnt to Obtain Decisive k ction on Measure This Week Frustrated Dy Committee liovernor Enlists More Support ... . .t rnnnriHPONDKNT.I U.nntsnuna. April H.-The plan of P. (.... Interests to have the locnl KJuon bill finally acted upon by the House B: y. i, been killed by the I.nw nnd forfer Commlttco of the House, which p. . yesterday unanimously bic i" ic ISL.i.. measure favorably, lnstend of IlLrtlne the bill Inst night, the commit- : 'u reportfd It today. ', ... ti. Miilnm tn renort bills i n naa ucen - - Is ttie House nt the next meetlns of that '... f.iinwlne the commltteo meetings. Lithe Wllllama local option bill been Hid ins ,,.,.., niaht. It won Id iwpotteo . d readlnc tomorrow. &the nght In the House would have 'f!n settled this week. Instead of next .MMI K"'" . ,, ,,-nntS It tt) be. - nrVsentatlxo Vlckerman, of AlleRheny Count" reported the bill. He I. one of 'Th. , lender In Governor Brumbaugh's -Jniirn for the passage of the local S II. The bill will be made a spe- dl .oru"L"" ". V'Avl;C U will come mffor third reading nnd final passage nt U "clock Wednesday morning of the " c., week. The spcclnl ordcrB for the Mil will be made If It Is passed on first ;"dlnc n the House tomorrow. A long Srtiste- over the measure Is looked for, :5 i vote will probably not be cast until Itba afternoon on that day. The Governor today li credited with a r.oln of one In tno rniiaacipnia aeicga fcudn to the House. Warren C. Graham. "i ,v.B 7th Warn, anu iormcr abbisiuui united States District Attorney. It wns Brumbaugh at ho will vote for the fi and possibly four, Philadelphia ITotea for local option In the House. Ijocal option nuvocmua i) 'j - tf. . - Una rrin.ln trrpflt npmlwnv STirlnc the last two or three days. They Miert that he now has a total ot nearly H vote for tne uimms uui, um mnuu Inr the Philadelphia members In tho llhls again throws the responsibility for the- passage of the measure up to tho Philadelphia delegation. 4retltlons signed by 50.000 citizens In eight counties, asking tho Legislature to tiii the Governor's bill, were presented i m me auuob wv..rf. tltlicns of Bedford. Clearfield, Westmore- Und, Blair, Lancaster, uuiier, mm nu Northampton counties. 5 The petition from Butler had 10,000 slgn- P . n.w- ...... rpnm T.atii.natAr niinnlf.mr.ntR i petition ortered from Lancaster County ..L. -i-u n,h1.Vi hnH En ftftO slirnnturps. ,The petitions were nil referred to the .. M.UtA nn T nn nnil flri.or' House uumiimtcw w -" mm wiiiui HOUSE KILLS INQUIRY INTO "SLUSH FUND" Glenn Resolution Sent Back to Elec tions Committee. ron i RTAyp coiuiEsroNnKNT.I HAnniSBURG. Anril 14. Tho Glenn twolutlon. cnllinc for an Investigation of the alleged liquor "slush" fund of the Iwt campaign, was sent back to ino lEkctlons Committee of tho House today, Mtsr a bitter fight over the measure on ;th floor of the House. The resolution li now virtually killed. fcHtprescntntlvo Glenn, soon uftcr the House convened, nailed tnnt ins resolu tion be acted upon. Representative Kltts, of Erie, mado tho motion that tho measure be leferred back to cho Elec- ilftn r'nmmlttnn Iff.tirf.Of.ntnt I VA filflltl 'insisted unon n rollcall, and when the bote was counted, only 30 members of we House had gone on record in ravor of Immediate action on the resolution. .There were 127 ayes, Including 21 of the Philadelphia members. The rest or the Phlladtlphlans were absent or did not jote at nil. CONFER ON CATLIN BILL Coal Workers and Senator Thompson Discuss Compensation. rOSt A STAFF COBnESrONDENT.l pHARniSBURG, April 11. At n two jtours'-conference between Senator Joseph .Thompson, chnlrman of the Mines nnd Mliilns Committee, nnd representatives of ftke United Mine Workers of America, tho tCatlln bill, the enactment of which Is fVSed by the miners, was discussed from wry angle. 5 7j Senator Lvnth. nf T.nrUniinnna. attend ed thf, f.nneaAn.A IKoser Dcver, of Wllkos-Barre. counsel W the miners, got Chairman Thompson (tMBree to include In the bill John O. ,We Winers under the proposed workmen's Wmpensatlon act. Failure on the part of Senator Thomp w to report the bill out last night, nnd wether delay today, is ngaln giving the mm some concern. Not until the Sjeasure has passed tho Senato will they JW easy. There have been so many ,B0Te and counter moves made Blnce jM eommlttee started to juggle with tha SCv'.me wek3 so that the miners' g"T ia tawing no chances. CHILD LABOR HEARING lf... gwuaeturers Will Renew Fight for E 54-hour Week. R. L'JOU A STAFF coniUFnvntvT 1 nCt. i . "u"u April li. A second ft2v"'lcr Va on Wednesday of next nRRIBBURG. Anrll 11 A -.-nrf I Ifehuvinn" v V ""lea A. Hnyder. of 2tiv "' nal"nan of the Senate Com W.t. n Judiciary Special, which now fttsVfJL .eMure- announced today that m H- ,V . Z lne rneasure as It passed fcttat" 8n pportun,,y t0 mil V ." now A Prides for a ItttunVi... If "u a Dl'nour weeK, An rtmtnS.A y ,h manufacturers to have It 'WrinT-iV t0 Provide for a 10-hour itwS?.' ""r eaorts to havo the ll&nate. Inaerted wUl be renewed In jg&nate. KNIT ftMura ir Penitentiary bill lost ure to Combine State Jails De feated. EtD"?. April 1,-The, Hess bill. WS Would ahnll.t. .u. -n.--. , PMUrv i iu7. ' """ iaBiern rem llrtre . "aae,Phla and establish In Estlmn.?0t,r ono ButB Penitentiary. J. bfi.i v'tca DV tne "House last W h, "L,i?.Dl " .? w Pin..... ojr were voting on. third" ranX up ,n ltB "OTlar order a n. I. l " tuienaari ai a ume Satlvi memb;r wera anything but omy 7h """ .!??: : !?. a itfa. whin, .k" waa cal,ea t0 lne Cl h thcy wr voting. Forty Lunch Tomorrow at Wieners' The mot delightful way to tk ill! ,hn edge oa t, noon pp- wSSSitf.",lta,r 'w)u " VVIPHI?D'o mitimoK. S?i .I,1? 'hBnKd th'r votes after the rollcall had been finished, and the meae- tts dcfeRted by n vote of 63 ayes ana 62 nays. It would havo required 101 ayes to pass tho bill. FIGHT ON STORAGE DILL Lobby Working Hn.ru to Extricnte Mcnsuro From Committee, (most a staff consFsroinitNT 1 HAItmsttUnci, April U. A bitter flRht Is on In the Houso Committee on Health and Sanitation oxer the cold storage law repealer. Tho commlttco hegntlved tho mcnsuro n week ago. nnd a strong effort In now being made to have tho hill reported out. It has been burled In committee Blnce It was Intro duced early In the session. A strong lobby has been working for the repealer during the last two weeks. Representa tive David Thomas, of Wllkos-Barro, Is leading the flRht In committee to have tho bill reported. Two yenrs ago, when the cold storage question was being fought out In tho Legislature, the lobby now nt work endeavored to defeat tho Wilson bill, which was enacted Into the existing cold storago law. ELECTION BILLS HELD UP Will Not Be Acted Upon Until Gov ernor la Consulted. FBOM A STArr COlUIEflroNDKST.l HARRlsnURG, April H.-Thc McXIchol election bills will be held up until Gover nor Brumbaugh has been given nn oppor tunity to dectnro his stand on them. Tho Republican Organization leaders de cided upon this couree today. No further action wilt be token on the bills until tho Governor has been consulted. The principal measure In the sorlei Is tho bill which alms to prevent fusion nftcr tho primaries. There has been a belief that tho Governor would sign this measure when It reached him because of tho strenuous fight ho had ngalnst fusion In tho last campaign. Another bill alms to give the Republican party tno first plnco on tho ballot, while still another changes l)0s first registration for t'w fall primary Hi odd-numbered years to tho ninth Thursday preceding tho election. Firearms Bill Reported Favorably Ifbom a STArr connKsrosnK.si.; HARRISBL'RG, April 14.-Representa-tlve William Hnggorty, of Lackawanna, has succeeded In getting the Committee or. Law and Order to report out finornbly his bill aimed at the Indiscriminate sale nnd use of deidly flrenrms. The measure Is on the first rending calendar In tho House today. Under the Hnggorty bill one must present himself before the Clerk of tho Court of Quarter Sessions and give good reason for his being permitted to carry n revolver or gun, or to have one In his home. Executives Mark Birthday ntoM a staff conitEsroNDn.NT HARRISBURG, April H.-Both Gover nor Brumbaugh nnd Lieutenant Governor Frank B. McClaltt today nro receiving congratulations. Today is tho birthday of the two highest oxecutlves In tho government of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Governor Is 53 years old today and-tho Lieutenant Governor Is 51. "Equal Rights" Bill Passes House from a staff connEspo.snE.vr.) HARRISBURG, April II -Tho Houso today dually passed the Stoln "equal rights" bill, mnklng It n misdemeanor for the proprietor or manager of a hotel, theatre or restaurant to discriminate against any person on account ot race, creed or color. Tho voto was 133 to 31. Representative Conner nns the only Philadelphia member who voted against tho measure. Tho measure now goes to the Senate TltUST COMPANIES 0IMECT TO NATIONAL HANKS KILL Officials Protest Against Surrendering Business Rights to Latter. IFIIOSt A STAFF COimEsrOKPENT. HARRISBURG, April 11. - National bank and trust company ofllclals appear ed before the House Commltteo on Banks and Banking today to favor nnd oppose the bill giving national banks the sumo powers as trust companies. The Federal reserve net provides thnt national banks can do trust company business, unless some State law forbids their doing so. New York's Stato Legis lature, after the passage of the Federal rercrve act by Congress with this pro vision, hastily passed an act forbidding national banks to enter the trust com pany Held. Representative Lupport, of Lycoming County, Is sponsor for the bill which will nllow national banks In Pennsylvania to tnko advantage of the provision of the Federal reserve act In this respect. The privileges given to tho national banks will be to act as trustee, ns ex ecutor, as ndmlnlstrntor, ns guardian, as stock registrar, to collect rcntB, to Invest trust funds, to Insure titles nnd to do tho manifold things which a trust company now does. .Another bill considered by tho Banks nnd Bunking Commltteo today was the Hublur measure, calling for n commission of flvo to codify tho banking laws of tho Slate. It was Introduced by Repre sentative Ray 'A. Hubler, of Luzerno County. He has endeavored to obtain tho approval of tho Pennsylvania State Bankers' Association of the mensure. nnd said he has assurances that It will be reported out nnd favorably considered by the Legislature. BOATHOUSE SPREES TABOED Week-end Parties Along Waterfront at Gloucester Opposed by Police. Take heed, Phlladelphlansl Bo warned! nnn't rA tn n;f.Ak.pnd nartlps alonir tho water front at Gloucester City, N. J., unless you want 10 spenajunuay in a ten. The Gloucester City police authorities n,4.i.F laaiiAf) nnhtln notice that "boozo flghtins" must cease In the boathouaes along the river. The owners and occu pants were warned mat ir mey ana ineir urAlf-nri tniMtfi n. malotitv of Whom come from this city, do not follow Rus Bla'a example In banning vodka and other drinks, unpleasant developments may De expected 10 iuiiuw. "This Is a fair warning against 'booze,' " said Crlef of Police Charles J. Van Mater. "If any raids are made, the narsona cantured will have only them selves to blame." Man Held for Carrying Cocaine rvwoina rnnnrt in tha Dossesslon ot Mayer Bennett, of 42T Green street, led to his arrest today by Policeman Stoeker, of the IRh and "Winter streets police sta tion. Magistrate Beaton turned the man over to Agent Glover, of the Unite! States Secret Service. He will bo arraign ed before United States Commissioner Raymonds, In the Federal Building, this afternoon. Ambassador WHlard in London LONDON. April 15.-Joseph F. Wlllard. American Ambassador to Spain, arrived here today from Madrid, He called upon Ambassador Page shortly after nts ar rival. 'Macey REVOLVING DESK CHAIRS gpecW Sale Now On Ai oc. wui ouy m. wu 54,OD looklnf, wtU'iuade. revolving chlr Mftr other deUn to fleet from. AU reduced. v IJFfti BRUMBAUGH TO BOSS HIGHWAY BUREAU Governor Will Personally Su pervise Plans for Road Im provement. TrroM A staff connrroNnr..T.) HAItlUSHURG, April 11. -Governor Brumbaugh will personally supervise tho work of the Stato Hlghflny Depattmcnt. He mndc this announcement today, when ho announced that he, with his new State Highway Commlsloncr, Robert J. Cun ningham, of Pittsburgh, and the new chief engineer, William 1). filler, of Phil adelphia, ttlll constitute n board which will map out the plans for tho highway work In tho State The Governor Intends to keep In closo touch with the Highway Department nil during his ndmlnlstratlon. He has mndo a careful study of tho needs of tho State In regard to loads, nnn intends to carry some of his own Ideas Into effect. In con nection with this announcement It became known that the Governor Intends to watch carefully tho work of every Im portant employe In the department, nnd that he will hire most of tho employes himself He will also "(Ire," It the ap pointees do not perform satisfactory work. The new State highway plnns will be worked out by tho board of three. They will probabl not be completed until late In the summer, ns thcy will Include n complete revision of the existing highway system. The proper care of dirt roads will be the principal feature of the now plan of worli In the department. Tho Senate last night unanimously con firmed the nppolntmcnt nf Mr. Cunning ham. He succeeds Edward M. Blgclow, also of Plttslurgh, who resigned nt the request of the Governor on April I. Tho appointment of Cunnlnghnm had been ex pected, as It was definitely snld two weeks ago that he would get tho place. Mr. Cunningham is controller of Alio ihcny County. In connection with his former work he, together with the County Commissioners, hns been super vising the construction of hlghwnys In Allegheny County. As County Controller he hns been required to pass upon all contracts for tho construction of roads In that county. Mr. Cunningham was born In ElUnbeth, Allegheny County, on Apill 5, 1860. He attended tho public schools of Pittsburgh and n private academy at Sewlcklcy. For seven venrs ho was n member of the Sewlcklcy Council. He wns Controller of Allegheny County from 1W3 to 1W0. In the latter jear. he was elected to tho State Senate. He resigned from that body on May 11, 130S, to again become County Contiollor nf Allegheny County. COAL TAX HEARING TODAY Ways and Menns Committee Will Listen to Arguments on Measure. (FHOM A STAFr coiuir.sro.pENT. HAKRISBURG, April 14 Another of tho Administration's revenue raising measures, the Dawson anthracite ton nago tax bill, will have a public hearing before the Commltteo on Ways and Means late this afternoon. As now drafted, the bill provides thnt there 'shall be a tnx of 2l,i per cent, on the mniket value of every ton of anthra clto when prepared nnd ready for mar ket. Two-thirds of the money thus raised 1 4 to go to the Stato for the construction of State roads nnd the remaining one third to be returned to the localities where hard con! Is found. A petition signed by all of the ten Sen atois nnd 30 members of the House from the nnthrnrlte region will bo presented to the commute Tho petition urges tho commltteo to amend the Dawson bill In such a way that tho money to be raised annually, approximately $6,000,000. will bo equally divided between the State and the anthracite counties. The latter are against the Governor's plan to allow them but one-third of tho levenue. Tho peoplo of the hnrd coal region are prepared to carry tho light to the Gov ernor. Thcy havo enlisted the aid of Lieutenant Governor Frank B. McClain, who stood sponsor for tho first nnthra clto tonnage tax bill presented In the bouse, In 1901, nnd other legislative leaders. MURDERER REMAINS MUTE Mclba, Alias Krakus, Expected to Go to Gallows Without Confession. WILMINGTON. Del., April 11. Despite the Idea of the police that ho would make a confession us soon ns ho found ho wns to pay tho death penalty, Peter Melba, alias Krakus. who killed Policeman Francis N. Tierney, has said nothing. Mclba will bo hanged Just one month from today. At the workhouso he says nothing. He sleeps well and cats well. It ho desires anything ho asks for It, and at times ho rends a Bible which was given him, but does not read It to tho oxtent that do most prisoners under sentence of death. Ho Is cool and collected, and It Is generally believed that he will go to his death without saying anything in reference to his previous career. Seven Couplea Married nt Elkton ELKTON, Md., April ll.-Sevcn couples paid Elkton n short visit this morning nnd added tholr names to the marriago records of Maryland, as follows: Richard V. Simpson and Rose E. Kelly, Anthony F. Alien and Isabel B. Taten and Eugene r. Lcnnon and Frances A. Brennon, all of Philadelphia; Amos C. Paag and Ethel B. Gautsch, Wllllnmsport; Wllllnm II. Zelgler and Isabella M. Hasselbach, Columbia, Pa.; Harold P. Haddock, Cam den, and Amy C. Hlnchman, Haddonrleld, N. J.; Nevln E. Stewart, Providence, and Ella F. Simpers, North East, Md. Private Car Demurrage Forbidden HAIiniSBURG, April 14.-In the com plaint of the Pittsburgh Glass Company against tho Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany, tho State Public Service Commis sion decided today that a railroad com pany cannot collect demurrage on cars privately owned and placed upon a pri vate siding, This decision, It Is said, will hnve. wide application among large manu facturers. Pitched Battles Raging in Mexico WASHINGTON. April 14.-A series of distinct engagements, some of which as sume tho proportions of real pitched bat tles, are In progress in Mexico. Reports Indicate this la a war of extermination. Otdet Your Coal Bot Be Sttte It ra BN Order i I B i .. .. .. . - . ina rwiaaeipnia BJ A :. no OcV3 8 Reading I"" ' mm ' I w ! 1 M V 1 I ' K - TCs . MR. AND MRS. LEE BLACKBURN CUPID'S ARROW FOILS GIRLS' "A. N. D." PINS As a Result Miss Mary K. Egan Is Now Mrs. Lee s Blackburn. The girlies nf the A. X. D. iioio grudtlnplu congratulate (The while a deep and soggy gloom their hearts and minds doth saturate), That rrstichllc member ol their clan who met a man and man led him, H7ieii, had she loved the A. X, D., she'd certainly have parried him. Alas, the lassie was entrapped by Cupid, Hymen and the man. She Is no more a fellow of the lassies who have banned the man. "She's a lovely girl!" "She's a cat!" "She's tho last ono of us I would have suspected!" Above tho din of 11 girls, all talklns at once, today, these definite sentiments dominated. It wns n meeting of tho sur ilvlng membeis of tho "A. N. D." circle. Thero were orlglnnlly 13, who vowed to ench other not to wed, but, of course, at that lime could not foresee that ono of them was to be struck by an automobile. If thcy could, they would have inserted a by-law piohlbltlng members from going nnywhcie near the haunts of autos. But thcy didn't, nnd ho when Miss Mary K. Kgan was knocked down by Leo Blnct burn's car on Atlantic avenue, Atlantic City, last June, and was rushed to the hospital by Mr. Blackburn, nnd opened her black-fringed cea to see Mr. Black burn's anxious face bending over her hospital cot, and opened the door later nt her homo to see Mr. Blackburn on the threshold, why, of course, tho In human edict of tho "A. N. D." was for gotten. Those threo letters meant "Ao solutely Nothing Doing" when It enmo to receiving proposals of manloge. "A-N-D and! Why, the very Initials spell tiouble," commented Mrs. Black burn (the former Miss Mary ISgan), today, seated In her rolling chair on the board anllc. n counle of blocks from the very place where Blackburn's nuto providen tially had struck tho young woman that day last summer. "How could they ex pect all to keep single when each one was wearing thoso letters on n gold pin on her shirtwaist?" "Of course, I hope she'll be happy, but " Thus the faithful Eleven were chorus ing nt about this time. Thcy were not rolling along tho sunny boardwalk. Thoy were grimly congratulating tho former Miss Egnn In colorless letters, and ex pelling her from tho "A. N. D." clrclo with Just a shade of vindictive Joy. Miss Egan lived at 15S Noith G2d street, r. Blackburn, nn automobllo salesman, lives nt 2010 North Marvlne street. They wcro married last night nnd ninny mem beis of tho "circle" attended n suppe? nt the Adelphlu. Miss Anna Dovereaux, of 633 Thayer street, n member of tho circle, was, bridesmaid nnd tho best mail was James B. Bradley. According to Miss Mnry Musky, of 2:3" Emerald street, all the members, except Mrs. Blackburn, havo refused all their many proposals of marriago. Pastor's Birthday Commemorated BORDENTOWN, N. J., April H.-Tho Itev. Howell Davles, pastor First Pres byterian Church here, last night was presented with a purse of money on tho occasion of his birthday anniversary. Special Slip Cover Offer Durtnr this month we will make a B-plece et Blip CoTera, Including material g QQ S.pc. Tarlor Suites, ein Beuphol.tered & He- ? constructed. Like new. UP. All Work Guaranteed. Write for aamples. Frea estimate, city or suburba. American Upholstery Co. 732 Arch St otK'mm PANAMA HATS bleached, blocked end trimmed In uie no acid to to any etyle; we Injure your hat. JEFFERSON HAT CO. 125 S. 10th St, This Month ' Is , v Evrv .irtvflf.i1 nf 17a. tiimi4 T?aHinfT Ant-hrnrMt -" - -. ue0 tniiVMV whether it is for manufactur ing purposes or for home use, r 3 x Heat, More Steam, Less Smoke, Fewer Ashes. From Your Dealer & neaoine: coa & Iron Go, Terminal, Philadelphia. INDEPENDENCE HALL TO HAVE SUPERINTENDENT AT LAST Eligible Men for Position Finally Pound by Civil Service Commission. Independence Hall will probably hnve a superintendent within the next few weeks. Tho post hns been vncnnt since Mny 20, 1913, nnd nil efforts of the Civil Service Commission to llnd eligible men i for the nosltlon thnt nays only 1S00 a I car but demands qualifications for a ! JMOO post, have heretofore been futile, i Today nn eligible list of nine names Was ! Issued by the commission, a lesult of an cvnmltintlou held March 8, In which 23 nppllcnnts participated. Tho eligible men are: I'.iul n. Wcndt Mnrrv V.. Hampshire nnrncp -j; vnrpemer rcciKnr .n. MonnnKor Joseph J. Kills t'irttik Ocborne Cole Churl" M. Mnrhold llllam John Small John P. Dornhelm Another eligible list for the position of stenographer nnd clerk, ot a salary of from JfKW to Jl.'OO a year, wns Issued by the Civil Service Commission, nB follows: Mary t.. Scherer Klennor M. Illrllnu Martin A llnll .'larn t. Wnrktvlu May Ilnpn Mary A. Itirnett nam 8. Arnilz loiephlno .M Kmllh Anna 12. Ilalnl Hi slim 1. Xnuell Kllrnbctli II. Joos entile it. Scanlln Netllo H. Hpencer Hlile I. Lanlng llella Fried L'nlhnn II, A. Poll- HNIe I.. Corry mann Helen H. Hnrrlsoh Kloromn I. Collins Helen U. Young Marbarn S. Kronetach Mario II. Tracy Marftar't M, Bhea Kllfh M Iltitzanl . Mlrr .V Vincent MarKarelln, T. Ktewaril C. Florence Hlretch tltace V. Ailams Ilo M. O. Caeldy 'ecllln. I). Cllnlon rther A. Moon I Mabel r. Moat Kiorcnro H. Fliieratd iiuriiui a, i mmrr GIVES ECONOMY LUNCHEON v Mrs. Percivnl Nyce, of Merchnntvllle, Entertains New Era Club. COLLINGSWOOI), N J April 14 -Mrs. Perclval Nyce. of Merchnntvllle, enter tained the New Era Club, of Coltlngs wood, Camden, ltnddonllctd nnd Mer chantvlllc, nt nn economic luncheon nt her homo on Chestnut street this after noon. Mrs. II. Lewis Gocrllck, of Col llngBwood, presided. These members of tho club spoke: Mrs. F. A. Bailey, West t'olllngswood, the president, on general economics; Mrs. Gocrllck, on the first course, bouillon; Mrs. Perclval Nyce. the second, chicken nnd potutoes; Mrs. W. B. McCallum, West Colllngswood, third, salad: .Mrs. Myrton Bryant, Colllngswood, fourth, bread and butter, Mrs. Irving Buckle, Camden, fifth. Ice cream. Mri. i Buckle finished with an Interesting dis cussion oi tno entup menu. ACQUITTED AND PROMOTED Policeman Mado Sergeant After Vin dication From Woman's Charge. WILMINGTON, Del., April 14,-Pollce-inan John E. Devcnlsh Is tho first man on tho Wilmington police force to have chargoa against him disposed of nnd then bo promoted to bo sergennt on the same day. Devcnlsh wns formerly n soldier, nnd Is a brother of the policeman of tho same name who was murdered In Leavenworth, Kan., a few years ago. Ho passed a high examination for ser geant, but on tho same day that tho promotion was to bo mado ho wan charged with conduct unbecoming nn offlcer. It wns found, however, that nil thnt Devcnlsh had done was to compel a woman to get Into line In going Into a moving-picture show. This angered her nnd she mnde, the charges. Tho Polloo Commission decided that the policeman was there to keep people In line. Masked Ball at School More thnn 300 boys and girls of tho Fnirmount district took pnrt In a dance last night at the old Thomas Wood Pub lic School nt 23d and Cullowhlll streets. It was called tho first anuuul bal masque of tlie 13th Ward. Among those who camo to look nt the dancers nnd hear their plena for a big playground were Mr.t. Rudolph Blankenburg, James T. Cortolyou, chief postal Inspector, nnd members of the Board of Recreation and Homo and School League. Fire Destroys Store and Plant CAPU MAY COURT HOUSE, N. J April II. Fire stinting In tho rear of the grocery store of Luther T. Smiln. of Swnlnton. today destroyed the building, tho feed and grain plant adjnlnln-r and his dwelling. All stock, machinery, engines nnd a greater part of the furniture were burned. Tho automobiles and wagons wero saved. Only a small loss Is covered by Insurance. SS$3? A Scries of Eye Talks No. 51 By Joseph C. Ferguson, Jr. VE trouble isn't necessarily just eye trouble and nothing more. Often it is merely an indication of serious ailments of an apparently foreign na ture. Kidney trouble, for instance, affects the eyes. So you see how Important It Is that you consult an oculist, a physician, whose training and knowledge en able him to And tho cqujo of your trouble. Unless glasses will correct your defective vision, or help to do so, your oculist will not order them for you. But If glasses are found necessary, then It is decid edly to your advantage to take the prescription to an Optician whose skill and reputation assure you that your physician's Instructions will be carried out Intelli gently and accurately. Prescription Optician 6, 8 & 10 So. 15th St. Oppoilte Oread St. Station We Do HOT Bzamiiit Eyes This advertisement Is one of a eerlee which ha bea copy righted. All right! reserved m? E? HJifVj ft Our Now I 1 Illustrated Booklet S I Inexpensive Dinnerware 1 will be found a valuable guide in selecting i I jour service for the Summer Cottage 1 I W8piece Service $H,00 to $55.00 I 1 AU Open Stock I 1 Wrigkt,TynJaled?vanRoden, Inc. 1 E 1212 CHESTNUT STREET 1 HOUSING CONFERENCE CONTINUED TODAY Invited Councilmcn Refuse to Attend and Fail to Reply to Call. The conference on tho housing situation In Philadelphia will be continued In Hnr rlsburg today In response to the call of Attorney Genernl Brown. Tho conference In the Department of Public Health and Charities yesterday was a failure, ns far ni an agreement on n compromise hous ing bill Is concerned, since Jonn i'. on ncllv and oilier members of Councils' Leg islative Commltteo conspicuously Ignored the meeting. Councils, It Is understood, will bo rep resented today nt the conference in Har rlibuig, together with the Real Estate Bonul, tho Master Plumbers' Association nnd the Philadelphia Housing Commis sion. 15ery nttempt wilt be mado by tho Attorney General to harmonize confllotlng views and to produce nn effective but not too drastic act. Tho absence of the Invited Councllmen from the conferenco yesterday was re gnrded ns particularly significant, since It was Govornor Brumbaugh himself who suggested that tho conferenco be held, Director Zlegler said ho had not oven received a reply to his Invitation request ing tho members of Councils' Legislative) Commltteo to bo present, Following the meeting Director Zlegler snld tho present liodslng bill had been thoroughly discussed, and many objec tions to It had been raised. In order to glvo all parties concerned tlmo to pro pare concrote suggestions, ho said, a second conference will bo held tomorrow afternoon nt 4 o'clock. Among others at the conference were Dr. Joseph S. Nofr, ex-Dlrector of the De partment of Health and Charities: Presi dent Chnrles II. Ludlngton nnd Hannah T. Fox, of the Ootavla Hill Association; J. Rhea Craig, of tho Real Estato Board; Chief John A. Vogleson and Dr. James M. Anders, of the Bureau of Health; J. Bernard Newman, secretary ot the Housing Commission; City Treas urer William McCoach and E. T. Rob erts, representing tho Master Plumbers' Association, nnd Daniel Crawford, of the Operative Builders' Association. Radnor Hunt Has New M. F. H. Benjamin Chew, mombcr of tho his toric Phllndelphla family of that name, hns been elected master of foxhounds of tho Radnor Hunt Club. Mr. Chew, who wns chosen at a meeting of the Board of Governors, tuccoeds Horaco Blnney Hare Btsy (Jays Housecleaning, garden ing a host of new duties come with April. Fine to think we can have the help of Martindale Delicatessen to relieve us of much of the trouble in the prepara tion of the meal. Scores of delicious foods here at the counter things that come all ready to serve or that are prepared in a trice. And each is se lected for its goodness, cured or seasoned to give it that "simply fine" taste. All foods of economy too, because of low price and minimum waste. Viv Hams, from little pigs, sugar cured and smoked to a T. The tender est, creamiest, most de licious of hams. 20c the pound Sliced Boiled Tonguo, 60c lb. Lunch Roll, 32c lb. Ham and Beef Bologna, 21c lb. Pickled Sliced Tripe, 15c lb. Baked Meat Loaf, 32c lb. Sliced Boiled Ham, 39c lb. Wnfer Sliced Heel, 48c lb. Sliced Boiled Corn Beef, 40c Peanut Butter, 20c lb. Frankfurters, 21c lb. Swiss Cheese, 35c lb. Mild Cheese, 25c lb. Edam Cheese, $1 each. ,,,, Sauer Kraut, 10c qt.p 3 qts., - 25c. Stuffed Mangoes, 55c doz. Reed Birds (Little Bolognas), 21c lb. Mayonnaise Relish, 15c lb. Applo Butter, 35c largo crock. Pickled Lamb's Tongues, 5c ca., G for 25c. Palled Bread a food of health Properly rebaked. this pulled bread is high in health value and is delicious as well. Try it with a glass of rich milk or a cup of Saludo Coffee. "Mighty fine," you'll say, And it is. 15c tt lb.; 25c H lb.; 50c a lb. Thos. Martindale & Co. I Oth & Market Established In 1880 Dell PhonesFilbert 3STO, Filbert 2S7X Ke7atone Itnce COO, Race BOt S3 "N. B.T." Perry's "DOUBLE BREASTED" SACK SUIT Coat, short, snappy eklrt; snug-fitting body; wide rolling lapols, closing with two buttons. Smnrt ulcere treatment and patch pockets. Vest, single breasted, 5 buttons either with or without lapels. Tronncra ox tromely narrow In legs. Madam, Don't Buy Your Boy an Old Man's Suit of Clothes You don't have to! This Mother brought us her son on Monday? a strapping young fellow still in the knee-bloomers of boyhood. She told our salesman that she had gone the rounds last week seeking him a Suit that would re tain the truth of his four teen or fifteen years, while giving him long trousers. "And it just sickened me," she said, "to see the dowdy-looking things they tried to sell me" We gave the boy a "Junior Special" Suit that made a young man of him, yet kept the atmosphere of boyhood which his Mother was loath to lose. . It was $15, Perry &Co. "N. B. T." 16th & Chestnut Sts, i i A x 'p If I J WM n I trim w i m ' nn m 1 m mi 41 ,Luirertr.Macer Co., 8- A" st- W Gif. otlt Clitstaat 8U. "f 3?3 -.-gS-Bg
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