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CARRANZA AIDE
LOYAL TO CHIEF
IN FIRST REPLY
General Ricaut Tells Wash
ington Peace Must Gome
Through His Leader
fjlAY REFUSE PKOPO'SAL
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JVilla Note Accepting Peace
U - -a 1 .
pected by Lansing
WABHINOTON, AUfr. 10. Of nerat Car.
fn' military leaders will Btand with
Rfm In whatever attitude he assumes to
ward the peace conference appeal or. mo
United States and Latin-America, ac
cording to a statement hy the Carranzlsta
trtney tt El I'nso, Tcx forwarded hero
wlhls statement and tho reply of Cen
tral Alfredo Ricaut, Carranza leader at
Kuevo Laredo, to tho Pan-American up
m1. kIvo additional ground for the be
lief that tho "first chlof hts resolved
lo. refuso to Join any peace conference
ik-i rtnes not offer him supremo advan-
Ub over nil his opponents In Mexico,
CARHANZiaTA HOPE HIGHER.
rarmnzlsta optimism appears to bo
mounting higher dally. It was still fur
ther Increased today by reports that tho
Villa garrison at Chihuahua was on tho
.... nf mutiny. That there was somo
truth In tho reports was Indicated by tho
fact that General Villa was hurriedly
ummoned to Chlhuhun. yesterday.
"The troops In Durango have revolted
nri tho city hus fallen," said a meager
dltpatch to mo oimo AJeparimuni irom
the American uuiibui ul uuihiihu luuay.
it o lakcn to mean that tho Vllllatn.
K troops which have held tho city havo
t. molted and that tho Carranzlstas have
K captured tho city.
"Carranza was tho first to arise In
protest against tho murdor of Francisco
I, Madero, tho martyred president," said
K- the Ricaut message, "tho first man to
Wh dominate tho usurper Huerta, and there
fore negotiations itiubi oo conuueica
through Carranza direct."
VILLA RETURNS LOAN
A forced loan of UOO.OOO, levied by
General Villa against tho James Rrlttlng
ham Company, of Gomcz-Palaclo, has
- been lifted, according to Information re
ceived here today. Abandonment of the
plan to collect tho loan followed a con-
"' ferenco between Villa and Major General
tHugh L. Scott.
,Consul Silllman reported from Vera
Cruz that ho was suffering from fever,
d.ue to tho tropical weather, but did not
consider his Illness serious.
Silllman said tho Bishop of Vera Cruz,
Imprisoned for some time- by the Car
ranzlstas, had been released.
The Texas border situation today over
shadowed the effortB of tho United States'
to force a peace conference In Mexico.
Despite effusive dentals by Carranza and
his generals, all Information reaching the
War Department ahowB that the major
ity of the raiding bands now on Texas
soil are Carranza soldiers. General Funs-
ton has told tho War Department that
sorne of the prisoners taken have declared
that Carranza's border generals knew of
and sanctioned the raids.
Much significance is attached by officials
of the Wilson Administration to a speech
delivered In Mexico City Saturday by
General pablo uonzales, tne Uarrnnza
commander, in which Gonzales declared
that Mexico would go to war "In cose of
irmtd or political Intervention by any
foreign Power."
Tre speech would seem to foreshadow
1 rejection by Carranza of tho Invitation
extended by tho Pan-American confer
ence, led by the United States, that he
ted the other chieftains enter into a
peace convention with a view to the early
re-eitabllshmcnt of constitutional covern-
.ment In Mexico. Officials nro convinced
that It Carranza agrees to talk peace
with tho other factional leaders In Mex
ico he will Impose conditions Impossible
.acceptance, "i
V- LABOR WITH CARRANZA.
Carranza's advisers are trying to per
suade him to reply to the Pan-American
o(e with a counter proposal that ho
will enter the convention If representa-
Stlon In It Is based upon the extent of
& ji, , . ..mi . . . .
ran ana military control exercisea oy
the various factions. Whether Carranza
i will follow this coursa or fiatly decline
Rta acquiesce in the arrangement outlined
JRbrthe Pan-American noto Is not definitely
-BtL Vmaikh ! .. ...'lb. -tu.-lt.. i 4"flt
Mr wuiwji uy any una tu uuuiUHiy ncic. jiu
R ti&Is generally have believed from the day
S. IhA IDlrnnQDl nf tha IlllN.iMarlnan nn
F feren.ee became known that Carranza
would fight rather than talk peace wltft
Villa. ZaData and tha other nnnoBlnt?
leaders.
VILLA READY TO CONFER.
Just about the tlma that the Carranza
ajency made public the speech by Gen-
erai Honzales defying tho United States
attd Latin America, news rnmA that- fn a.
4iY or SO Villa will forward a nntn elir-
nlfylng his acceptance of the Invitation to
wi negotiations looKing to a .Mexican
conference to bring about peace.
The action of the Carranza agency In
tanking publlo the Gonzales speech ex
aled comment In official circles.
.jOBRBCJON STANDS BY CARRANZA.
A copy of a telegram forwarded to Vera
Cruz by General Obrecon. Carranza's com.
maader-livchlef in the field, also was
tpit public tonight. Obregon pledges
glance to the Constitutionalist cause
1 a dlttnlty that nrenentii a strlkinir
contrast to the speech of Gonzales.
C4imWZA DENIES HIS
I SOT.nTTCna AVWDP iw nunc
--ujlu TIUl.U III Jl.llUuJ
EW TORK. Aug. 16 -General Venys-
" varranza. in a cable message, ad.
"i" na united Press today, from
Cruz, declared that none of tha
Ufira imil. li. l j. .
." -..Ms. mo uviwnuna nave, par-
1" border, but said he had no om-
ffil COIlflrmnHnn nf .All..l.iA ....... ......
ftA 1 ' -.v M .p.tfMlfC 40U(li, VU4-
17.. n WaBh'ngton, that the bandits
i. ""ntxa uy American interests de
rins Intervention In Mexico
wpone to a, message from, the United
feS a8lHns If he had any Information
Kir ?a port8 I,ls mes88e
respect to your message of ytwter-
33 to Who has nttnploul tha 'IIIai
fl,B the frontier, I have np Informa-
k7 BIrm inat ixnwe. attj.ohs have
Been mad hv ftniHiAi ttua rinn.
ItiOfiallsi. MftTlnnn amiv nf whliifi I
I the first chief.
"V CABRANgA."
SIARRIED 50 YEARS '
ian p0uCe Bergaant Celebretea
Golden Wedding
r&t Elliott, for M year liue ser
in tna Chestnut IJ1 subttatlon
ueramntown Dollo dlstriut ves-
i' cIebratd hU golden waddlnx an-
nzry at his bungalow, tn Bradley
" J Sergeant Hlllott was treated
Puetal-card "showed" by tn palice-
mj district evarv on of whom
.vngra.tulatory mttiatta
Mant tllioit u u vt4ao uf the
Wi tn wtiuh ht Btsind j ti-
m flte t.iyrK M.i.h.lW.i. liiftaniiv
t.vi. na lb yvUkA Xui,. a eii.
MRMONY,WltHfrSMITH I
FOR MAYOR, CALLED
"BLIND" OF BOSSES
Charges Are Mario, That Or
ganization in Its Scheme
of Public Plunder Has Aid
of the Governor
EAGER FOR CONTRACTS
nrVCBU.Sa!'.0ns ,t.hat th0 nro "epubllcan
?.5-0lMllon MftyorAlty "situation" has
Postr?n.mJ"SBh' ' "PPo'ntlng former
llS qfierr.rhonlM. B' Bmlth ,0 th" Pub-
"Stiii ln,S?.i?n,,f.,,0J?' hft! been the chief
nguro In "sub-cellar" po tics by which
Sandldif; Wfo'rh ,Stmlth 88 lh olJ.tlw
somn tlm- JIayor' wnif decided Upon
iVuP, tm? nffo' seated a sensation In
n .'i0?1 C K.clos today- T"o charges were
The Mh JKS'!ior lh0.c,ty wy
xno jNorth American today Bccl(lcnliv
&Sr2.h,at "U U10 Organization" eadors
Pnrd U,r,C,.Sm,.th ln the86 W0'S!
!L. i .-il? lmvo as"Ctl UP" ex-Post-master
Thomas D. Smith for tho Re
publican candldato for Mayor. The
Snn".1 f hund.re1' t millions of
contracts during tho next fdur jcars
made harmony essential for tho gratl-
m-mi0? I1 lho Kreed ot "'a Vnro and
McNIchol contracting firms. They
could take no chances of a factional
fight among themselves.
Tho charges were:
1-That tho Organization bosses.
rearing that n factional fight would
! ii !' ,iho clectln of nn "un
friendly" Mayor and the consequent
losB of enormous contracts to them,
long ago decided upon a "harmony"
candidate who would dlvldo tho con
tracts between Vare nnd McNIchol.
2-That the talk of fight which has
emanated from the Varn enmn n.n
part of a prearranged scheme to de
ceive the publlo nnd prevent the In
dependents from opening their cam
paign. 3 That tho "harmony" candldato Is
former Postmaster Thomas B. Smith.
4 That Governor Brumbaugh, In ap
pointing Smith to tho Public Scrvlco
Commission and giving him a "cor
ttflcate of character," backed the
Bchemo to make Smith tho distributer
of contract, should ho bo elected.
C That aovcrnor Brumbaugh, In ap
pointing Smith, "hitched himself to
the nsh cart" and has aligned him
self with political bosses that ho at
tacked during thd campaign last fall.
Tho Kveninu Ledger telegraphed n
summary of tho North American's
charges to Governor Brumbaugh In
Mnlnc. No reply has yet been received.
When tho charges wero starting to bo
gossiped three days ago the Governor
was asked for an explanation, but his
only answor was, "Ask my friends to
suspend Judgment until they understand
tho situation."
Tho charges of a frnmo-up Include
assertions thnt tho cntlro slato of the
Organization nnd the cnblnct havo been
long decided upon, and that In exchange
for Congressman Vnro getting out of tho
race the Vares aro to havo most of tho
"row" offices. Tho slate said to havo
been decided upon Is as follows:
CITY SOLICITOR-JOHN P. CON
NELLY (McNICHOL).
SHERIFF HARRY C. RANSLEY
(VARE).
CLERK OF THE COURTS-THOMAS
W. CUNNINGHAM (McNICHOL).
RECORDER OF DEEDS WILLIAM
H. WILSON (VARE).
CORONER-WILLIAM R. KNIGHT
. (MARTIN).
CITY CONTROLLER JOHN M.
WABTON (NEUTRAL).
COUNTY COOMMISSIONERS-ROB-
ERT J, MOORE (McNICHOL) AND
POSSIBLY JAMES A. DUNN
(VARE).
Even "Mayor" Smith's cabinet has been
partly selected, according to the charges.
It Includes:
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY
EDWARD W. PATTON (McNICHOL).
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
HARRY A. MACKEY (VARE).
DIRECTOR OF SUPPLIES FOR
MER DIRECTOR JOSEPH H.
KLEMMER.
CHARITIES-FORMER DIRECTOR
JOSEPH 8 NEFF. '
DIRECTOR OF TRANSIT-No selec
tion yet made, because of ''Dave"
Lane's opposition to A. Merrltt Tay
lor. It was said today that only word from
Congressman Vare could clear the at
mosphere' and determine definitely the
truth of the charges. If he nnnounres
his candidacy, It was declared there,
would be no "harmony" candidate such as
Smith la said to be, nnd a factional fight
would follow, but that if he was not a
candidate, the organization uosaes would
get together behind Smith or some other
"harmony" candidate,
When Congressman Vare was ques
tioned today he declined to discuss the
North American's charges and said:
"I will make my position on the may
oralty known nt the proper time."
In tire meantime the stock of Con
gressman J. Hampton Moore Is rising,
and the belief Is growing that, notwith
standing their earlier attitude, Senators
Penrose and McNIchol will support him
In a -factional contest should Congress
man Vare bo a candidate.
The business men of the Northeast,
who have been nursing the Moore boom
along, have Issued a challenge to the
Vares, In which they criticise Organiza
tion tactics in naming tne iiepuoncan
candidate for Mayor.
A Sloore club will be organized tomor
row afternoon' at a meeting to be held
In tho office of A, C. Keeley, at 2215 North
Front street. Mr, Keeley acted as toast
master at the dinner given to Congress
man Moore at the Kiuennouse.
When asked his opinion of Governor
Brumbaugh's rumored connection with
the Mayoralty situation, the Maypr de
clined to discuss the subject.
"I once read a book called 'Judge Not,'
he said, "and It BUggested that we should
not talk concerning things we knew
nothing about."
Judge Aspirants File Petitions
HARRI8BURG, Pa.. Aug. H.-Th
4o1Iow'im; 'Had p-M'io w fo as
tlon of Judge In their respective counties;
Henry U- Urownbach, Monttoinef .
Harry Calhoun. Beaver. C. W Way
cho. Greene; Curtis H. Gregg, West
moreland. DIXON
The Dtptndable Tailor
fn BulJ Bint lilt
Our ixpert staff h J?rt,i"r
,o mu" yiars lbt Dlion-Taflerln
Is nVw I matt.r ot family pride.
"High-Class" Clothes, $30 to $40
Clothes "do Luxe" ,..$40 to $50
1111 Walnut St.
URRY
Cameras iS "
ENLABGESIENTS
DEVELOPING, PRINTING
"TM " a
FRANK J. CURRY BSgSGr
rcPOEE-PHILAOELPHTA, MONDAY AUGUST
MAYOR COMES
,.u, ulKCnDurB camo into the
Ho
ANCIENT GRAFTERS
USED SHORT WEIGHTS
Speakers at Sealers' Conven
tion in Hotel Adelphia Score
Use of False Measures
False nelghts nnd measures flourished
as early aB 1000 years beforo Christ, and
their Btnto of perfection hus been In
creasing ever since, until today It would
tax the wisdom of Solomon lo overcome
tho practices and tricks resorted to by
tho false-weight fiends. Tho merchants
of the old Biblical times wero just as
crafty, and ready to grasp tho silver or
golden "talent" by fair or foul means,
nnd tho world hasn't changed much nlong
those lines, In the opinion of Harry A.
Boycr, of Harrlsburg, prcxldent of the
Pennsylvania Association uf Sealers or
Weights mid Measures, now holding a
thrco-day convention ln tho Hotel Adel
phia. tho convention. To have honest weights
and measures throughout tho country
Uniformity la tho ultimate purpose or
districts, co-operation must be established
between tho Stato association and tho
National Board of Standards nt Wash
ington. This was the main point ln tho
address of Dr. S. W. Stmtton, Director
of the Bureau of Standards. Tho Na
tional Bureau frames tho lawB and regu
lates the measures, said Doctor Strat
ton, but It Is left for tho Stato bodies
to see that they are carried out. Tho
National Bureau has fostered the dif
ferent State bodies, and It Is hoped that
every Stato In tho Union will havo a
body such as Pennsylvania's before long.
There"are nearly 200 men attending the
convention from the Eastern States. Tho
Bcaston thlB morning was given over to
addresses of welcome,. reports, addresses
and election of new members. Addresses
wero made by Doctor Stratton, President
Boycr and Iouls A. Fischer, head pf tho
Department of Weights and Measures of
Washington.
CACOPHONOUS HAY FEVER CHORUS
STARTS STEENTH ANNUAL RECITAL
Red-eyed Disciples of Travestied Orpheus, Inspired by
Pan-cephalic Irritation, Chilblains of Eye, Nose
and Throat, Make Welkin Rattle
Today marks tho start of the catarrh
of - the - conjunctival - nasal - and -tracheo
- bronchial - muscosa - In - hy
persensitive - Individuals - caused - by -the
- sensitizing - nnophylatoxlc - actlon
of - the - pollen - of -certain - plants
season.
Tes, It Is also known as hay fever
There Istonly one thing certain nbout
this disease, and that Is that opinions
differ, nay, disagree. Cures also dlsa
cree. in fact, nearly everybody Is disa
greeable who Is a victim of the disease.
Tho only peace possible In his or her
family Is wheh he or she has to sneeze.
This Is about 75 per cent, of tho time.
soma nersons have become such ex
pert Uctlms of the hay fever malady
that they can sneeze In their sleep. Others
Insist on getting awake and wandering
about the house like ghotsts of the dear
departed to do It.
Tho victims will rise up and vilify who
ever says It, but there Is a strong sus
picion tn the minds of those Immune to
hay fever that Imagination has a lot to do
with It, After a man sneezes his way
through August and September once or
twice he gets to look forward to It. If
ho Isn't afflicted tho next year ho feels
disappointed.
This Is only human nature. No one
ever thinks of taking up the hay fever
victim when he says uncomplimentary
things about hla neghbors and tho world
In general. He Is merely pitied. There
fore, when he Isn't afflicted, he can't say
nasty things without getting Into trouble.
The worst possible Insult that may be
given to the hay fever expert Is to mur-
mnr Rvmnathetlcallyt I
"Ah. I see you have a cold In the head
Too bad. Strango that people should suffer
with such maladies when they can ' be
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residents of Philadel
phia t egtstcredatiHotel
Astor during the past
year.
Single Roomtfithout btth,
PoubU . f)Joo to ft.oo
Sms.lt Roocu, with bath.
' jix to $6joo
Doubts 4o to fjjoo
Ptrler, Bedroom aai bull,
flOJX tO fH-DO
TIMES SQUARE
At BuW 44 4Jth Sat--th
ctotK of New York's kkmI $ad
tuiuntrt f"""" IndoMptoxJnttyto
as miwy tirnuaiu.
BISUIIIIIiIIt!IMUIIIlilSMIIttK8a
HOME TO START LIBRARY PROJECT
city from tho Poconos toclny to meet tho trustees of the Free Library.
wns grcoted by polico nnd city officinh. 'ornry.
YOUTH, 17, SHOOTS GIRL,
21, HE MAY NOT MARRY
Turns Gun on Himself, but Bul
lets Are Blank Young
Woman Will Live
A 17- car-old youth who shot his sweet
heart and then attempted suicide, had a
hearing In tho Lnnsdnlo police stntlon to
day,!, nnd was nllowcd to tell of tho quar
rel which Instigated tho trouble. Ho Is
Daniel Snyder, of Whlto Corners, Po.
Naomi Leister, 21, the girl shot by tho
young man, owes her life to steel corset
stays, which deflected tho bullet fired
Into her back by her ndmlrer.
Tho shooting occurred shortly otter 10
o'clock laHt nlRhl, when Snyder, who Is
a young machinist, went to the Leister
residence, on Dcrstlno avenue, Whlto
Corners. It Is said that ho had received
a note from tho girl's mother, Mrs. A.
S. Leister, to tho effect that tho would
rather seo her daughter dead than mar
ried to him, and that tho youth was de
termined to "havo It out" with tho girl.
The two young pcoplo had been talking
nt the front gate for some time when tho
girl's father called to her to como Into
the house. When sho attempted to do so,
Snyder seized her by tho arm and crying,
"We'll part ln pence," drew a rovolvor
and fired point blank Into tho back of
tho struggling girl.
Seeing tho girl fall, Snyder turned tho
gun or himself and fired, but tho cart
ridge was blank, and tho youth wns not
seriously Injured. He ran from the sceno
for a dlstanco of two blocks, then stop
ped and fired twice nt himself, but again
escaped Injury, as both cartridges were
blank.
By this time a number of people had
been attracted by the shots. They over
powered Snyder, holding him until he
was taken ln charge by the authorities.
When tho young man learned that' Miss
Leister had not been killed by the shot
flrcdit her, lie.eald;,-
"I'm glad sho lives; but I wish I were
dead."
cured and avoided. Now I eat a pickle
every morning nnd Just look at me; I
never have a cold."
"Id's nod a gold Id the head," your
victim will reply, gurgling with rage and
r.upprpsaed sneezes, than which there Is
no more uncomfortable mixture to sup
press, "Id's nod a gold Id the head. Id's
hay feber, dab you. I hope you cadcth
Id ad dever ged bedder,"
The hay fover victim will try anything
once many times In fact. This proves
tho contention that Imagination has
something to do with It. Some make a
point of standing on their heads before
and nfler every meal on the rooftop.
They will argue by the hour that It
helps them.
Others go to the Whlto Mountains,
paying large sums to railroads and hotel
keepers and high tribute to tho pub
licity expert who first told a sneezing
world that the climate In those hills
cured hay fever. The principal attrac
tion there, nil claims to the contrary
notwithstanding, seems to be best ex
plained by the old Hdage about misery
being gregarious loving company, you
know. There all the hay fever victims
In the world can got together. They ran
spend their time alternately sneezing and
laughing themselvec into fits at their
brother and sister victims. Nothing
helps one lo forget one's woes so much
as finding another with the same s)inp
toms. AT FOUNTAINS, HOTKLS, ON EUCWHCBS
Got
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E1CH JI1UC tUlT CHAIN tXTIUCT. IK rOWDM
Unloaa you say "NOmwX,SH
you may got a Subatltuto
Don't wonder how somo
men look coIIrpreentab!o
in hot weather- They're
probably Souplttt patrons.
Our flexible finhh mfcke col
lars look neat and feol com
fortable. Neptune Laundry
1501 Columbia Ave,
yfonottetthc4&t1
ARTIFICIAL LIMBS
OrtbapatiUe Brt for dtformltu
Elastic Stecklnc. Alxlujnlo! Supporters. Ma
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FLAVBLL'S viam oasiuik is.
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TO SPEAK OF POLITICS
Mayor Says That Insofar as
Vare and McNichol Keep Si
lent, He Must Do Likewise
Tho Mayor? Is somewhat "miffed" at
Scnntor McNIchol and Senator Vare. Ho
said today that they had not conferred
with him yot regarding tho mayoralty
situation.
"I can't understand whv I hnvn hin
Ignored," said tho Mayor. "Tho roads
aro good from Atlantic City, thcro aro
flying machines available, and I under
stand that they may havo balloons with
which to ascend at any moment"
There wns a ruddy tinge on Mayor
Blankcnburg's face, which Indicated that
his Bojourn In tho Toconos had aided
greatly to put him In fighting trim for
tho coming campaign. Ho seemed to be
weighing events of tho last four years,
ns he gazed, In half reverie. Up Broad
street from his spacious windows In City
Hall
"I cannot tell you who would bo a good
candldntc," ho declared, "becauso Sen
ator McNIchol nnd Vare havo not taken
nny counsel with mo. You remember
tho Porter dinner; I extended Invitations
to both to be present, but they didn't
rome, and I hnvo not heard from them
since." ,
"Would you support n candidate agreed
upon nt such a conference," a caller
aeked,
"That's a leading question," replied tho
Mayor with a wink.
"Do you think thnt Smith will be a
candidate?"
"Smith," sold the Mayor meditatively
ns he rubbed his chln "Smith, do you
mean John SmlthT"
"No, ThomaB B. Smith," said the vis
itor, amazed that tho Mayor had never
heard of tho man.i
"I'm Just ns serious ns I can be under
the circumstances," replied Mr. Blnnkcn
burg. "I'm In tho same position as Vare
and McNIchol; I havo nothing to say.
Th'oso gentlejncn havo nothing to say nnd
beem to be snylng It."
Tho Mayor came here from Pocono
Pines this morning to attend a meeting
of Hie trustees or the Free Library and
returned to tho mountains this afternoon.
Ho will not return to tho city, per
manently, until Labor Day.
LIGHTNING KILLS CHILDREN
AS THEY TOUCH WIRE FENCE
Girl nnd Boy Meet Death Crossing
Field in Storm
DOVEIl, Del., Aug. 16. During tho ter
rific electrical storm which awept over
this section last evening two children,
a xyear-old girl and an S-ycnr-oId boy,
son and daughter of Charles Colllnson,
of Chapeltown, 12 miles west of Dover,
wero struck and Instantly killed by light
ning. Tho children wero playing ln a
field near their father's home and were
in lho ait of crossing a wire fence when
killed.
Another small boy, son of Thomas Wil
son, a neighbor, who was playing with
tho Colllnson children, was stunned, but
later recovered.
SUMMER COMFORT BIJLES III
TnLo the linrn out of sunburn with
iiur (Jljro-l'ormnlln, tie a bottle,
and dat afTrrtrd parta llkhflj with
tlardrnla Tulcum, tic a ran. I'rr
tent rouxh, caljr skin by uiliif our
Hkln Food, S5o a tube. And nerrr
Ifuve home without a SSo bottle of
our Sun Cholera Cure,
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Stall orders postpaid anywhere.
The House that Heppe Built
FOUNDED IN MS ADOPTED ONE-PRICE SYSTEM IN 1881
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Midsummer Piano Sale
You can saye from 10 to 25
on the purchase of "used" pianos
qr playeivpianos. In justice to
yourself you should see these values
before buying.
Pianos $90 Up
$S Down 1.25 weekly
Call or write for complete lists and price
1G. 1915.
EQUIPMENT OF
BIG ARMY U. S.
PRINCIPAL NEED
Exports in City Say Coun
try MiiBt Prepare Equip
ment for 1,000,000 Men
EUROPEAN WAR LESSON
Neglect of Proper Defense
Would Mean Loss of East
Coast in Case of Invasion
The United States must begin at once
to prepare for ponlble nefrreitslon by nn
enemy by obtaining nnd Florins Immense
tiunntltlcfl of supplies In order to be nblo
to equip completely n forco of sufficient
8lo to assure proper defense This opin
ion wns expressed todny by Phlladelphlahs
who havo made a study of the military
Bltuatlon nnd who havo been In consulta
tion with the War Department on ques
tions Involving the protection of tho
country rrom attack nnd Invasion.
The quantity of supplies necessary to
placo nn army of sufficient alio In the
field, It wns said, was not appreciated by
tho nveraRo layman It wns tho complaint
thnt whllo much publicity had heen (riven
to plans proposjbd for raising an army of
bdoui i,ggo,ooo men to to trained nnd
used aa a reserve force by this Govern
ment, tho equnlly Important question of
equipping this forco had not been called
to tho attention of the people.
MemberB of tho speclnl committee of
the Votoran Corps of tho 1st Regiment,
N. Q. I a Philadelphia military organi
zation, appointed recently by Colonel
Theodore E. Wledcrshelm, commander of
the corps nnd chairman of the local com
mittee ot tho National Defense League,
to confer with the War Department, called
attention today to tho Immensity of tho
quantity of materials which must bo col
lected and stored by the United States If
the Government is to bo ready nt a mo
ment's notlco to defend our shores from
nn attacking enemy.
"How many people renllzo that an army
of approximately 1,000,000 men rcqulro
nearly !,000,000 hlankots before thoy can
begin a war?" said Brigadier General
J. Cnmpbelt Gllmorc, rcorganlzcr of the
Natlonnl Guard after tho Spanish war.
"Do many porsons not connected with tha
army or navy appreciate tho fact that
nearly 4,000.000 pairs of shoes must bo
on hand If nn army Is to tnko tho field,
and that nenrly 2,000,000 must bo provided
ngnln oyery month whllo tho army keeps
tho field? Do they realize that the sup
plies needed by such a force cannot bo
produced In a few days or oven a few
months nnd that wo would be hopelessly
enmeshed by an enemy beforo we could
even put our men In tho field?
"A uniform on n soldier ln tho field
must bo replaced about over; month. It
has been said, and Indeed It was a Btock
statement to bo pulled out ot Its dusty
plgconholo nnd paraded overy time atten
tion was called to our unprcpnrcdners,
that theso things wore only trifling, that
this big nation could easily supply an
army of 10,000,000 men and do lt quickly.
Tho European war has put a quietus on
much of this senseless argument. Wo
could equip nn army of 10,000,000 undoubt
edly; but how long would It takotodolt?
"Will an enemy obligingly wait off
our coasts for the beiter part of a year
until wo reorganize our factories nnd
equip 1,000.000 mon to meet him? We
fought Spain somo years ago. It wasn't
a war. It was a schoolboy's picnic. Vet wo
had our hands full. Think of It! It took
us 30 dnys to equip 100,000 men
"Thero can bo no sidestepping this
question of preparedness. Nono but the
blind will fall to road aright tho lesson'
that Is being taught us by Europe. We
must dissipate tho smug snif-conlldence
that has been our national policy ln tho
past. Wo must stop teaching our chil
dren that we are nlwoys victorious, even
In th6 face of any possible emergency.
Wo must Impress on the cntlro nation
that national security lies In natlonnl pre
paredness and national preparedness is
common sense.
JTamouo Illinois A atch
$15,$19,$25
For a short time we will sell these
standard watches on an unusual and
simple payment planyou can own
one or these high grade 'watches with
out missing the cost come in and let
us explain it to you.
C. R. Smitk fe? Son
Market Street at 18th
8treet 6th and Thompson Sts.
ffff' iixinob ii 1 1
3 '
Every Man's
Bargain
Week!
. 1300 Suits
will be rushed
out as follows
$12 and $15
suits wm go
for $8; $18.
and $20 Suits
will go for
$11; $22.50,
$25 and a few
$30 Suits will
go for $14!
CL TheseNare dras
tic price-cuts, but
their explanation
is the shattered
condition of our
assortments as re
gards sizes. There
are sizes a-plenty,
indeed, in the 13001
Suits a fit for
every man; but
only . two, three,
four or five sizes
in this style or
in that!
C The Message
from Mars is
this Come at
once, and you
may find that
your size is a
$30 Suit for
$14; a $20 Suit
for $11; or a
$15 Suit for $8!
$I2and$15 Suits S8
$18 and $20 Suits $11
$22.50, 525 and a 1$1 A
few S30 Suits . . f J-
Alterations Charged for.
Look tfiem over
it costs you nothing
and you may annex
a nugget
PERRY&CO.
"N. B. T."
16th & CWnut Su.
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