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Declares Himself Optimist
and Defines Meaning
of Term
DIFFERS FROM "CRANK"
SEATTLE. Wash . Bnt "I ra n
eptlmlst," dsclared px-rrtsldtnt Taft In
concluding a speh on "Bconomle and
Political Summary of the Otncratlon Just
Closlns befora Ins American Hankers
Association today
"Th dirrerence between n emnk and
an optimist. It smi to me. Is not In their
ideals, for an optimist may hare aft high
Ideals as a crank, but a crank la a man
who believe that hi Ideals can be
rtallifd tomorrow by legislation and has
no Intereet except In their Initant ac
complishment lis Is not nllllns to am alt
the slow crowth In the character of the
individual which must be the foundation
of all human progress.
"The optimist believes his Ideals are
only attainable by Indomitable struggle
and never-ending patience; but that so
much are they to be desired that evury
effort toward them Is llfeglvlng and
every Yeal advance, however gradual, Is
worth while."
Sir Taft beg.in Ith a reference to the
currency inflation that followed the Civil
War and led to the panic and depression
of )t"3. Not mill the resumption of
sped payment In 1878 were normal condi
tions restored, and It was from that day
tho subsequent business growth of our
country began on a sound basis One of
the Important elements In thin unprece
dented era of Industrial expansion was
the tendency to combination and organ
isation American Ingenuity and Inven
tion) multiplied the power of labor 100
fold and the same Ingenuity was utilised
In the economic application of capital.
After relating how the political machine
and the business mschlne formed an al
liance Mr. Taft mentioned the Interstate
commerco law as the first legislation de
signed to counteract the tendencies men
tioned. He treated of the growth of the
Interstate commerce law as tt was de
veloped by one amendment after another
until In 1910 the railroads found them
selves brought under complete Govern
ment control.
A similar change in tho effect and en
forcement of the anti-trust law was ob
servable, though In this case It was
brought about by judicial Interpretation
and decision rather than by amendment.
"Popular Indignation," said Mr. Taft,
"cannot be really roused or Jhe leviathan
of the people be stirred to action such
as they have taken and atop short at
the line of wise moderation. Part of the
cost of tho original disease Is In the In
cidental damage from the Inevitable ex
cess or remedy The hostility of legis
latures and of Congress, consciously or
Unconsciously, has come to be directed
against all successful Investment of cap
ital without discrimination. The Inquisi
torial and nagglng-of-capltal character
of the powers of commissions created for
the close supervision of corporate activi
ties have so frightened capital an to
shrink Investments and stop normal ex
pansion In the business of the country.
Nothing Is so timid as capital and noth
ing Is so easily able to take care of what
It has. A hostile spirit manifested In
legislation buttons up the pockets of
those who control wealth that would
otherwise be Invested."
TRADES UNIONS.
Mr. Taft referred to tho development
u iraqes unions as "another most uc
awac'M'ul Instance of the application of the
ETinelnle nf nmiMnnH,na " 1J air,.,w..l
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'" nmin oi me iraae union Idea and
the reasons that Justified It. He said that
the trades union had come to stay and
will always be powerful factors In tho
progress of the community, but evl tend
encies have appeared In such combina
tions Juat as In combinations of capital,
"The chief ground for criticising the
recent policy of trades unlone." said Mr.
Taft, "Is tho fact that the power they
have legitimately acquired by combina
tion and have properly used for the bet
terment of their conditions, they are now
attempting to abuse by seeking to place
organized labor In a privileged class
Congress and legislatures havo not
deemed it necessary to take the same
pains to Impose detailed restrictions upon
the possible abuse of the power of trades
unions as In the case of railroad com
panies and trusts. But the unions are not
content with freedom from special legis
lative restrictions. They are demanding
that common law and equitable remedies
be suspended against their methods of In
dustrial warfare, which have been de
clared to be Illegal by the courts. They
have succeeded In some of the states, as
they have succeeded In England. They
have partially succeeded In Congress, but
not as fully as their leaders represent in
th passage of what la called the Clayton
Act'
Conway Indorsed for Judge
Patrick P Conway, an attorney, with
office In the Lincoln Building, who Is a
candidate for Municipal Court Judge, waa
Indorsed by the Central Labor Union nt
a meeting held last night. Mr. Conway,
prior to becoming a lawyer, was a hatter,
and his friends in the Central Labor
Union stated that he held a membership
In the United Hatters of America and
was In good standing.
THE WEATHER
Official Forecast
WA8HINOTON, Sept. 9.
For eastern Pennsylvania and New Jer-eey-Probably
fair tonight and Friday:
not much change In temperature; light
variable winds.
Showers occurred In more or less scat
tered areas across the northern States
during the last U hours. Most of cen
tral and western Pennsylvania was cov
ered, but no showers occurred In the
eastern portion so far as known. Cloudi
ness has Increased over the cotton belt
and scattered showers occurred In the
lower Mississippi Valley High tempera
tures continue In the eastern portion of
the country, with an excess of from 6
to 10 degrees this morning The cool
area from the far Northwest has over
spread most of the Missouri bailn and
ia crossing the upper Mississippi Valley.
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DIVORCE MEARIXG RK8QMED
Master Heats Mire Testimony In
Dr. Hawk's Action Six Men
Accused
Testimony In the divorce suit of Dr.
Philip n. Hawk, professor of chemistry
ahd toxicology at the Jefferson Medlesl
College, against his wife. Ellen Henrietta
Hawk, waa reopened today by the hear
ing of several witnesses In behalf of Mrs.
Hswk'a defense. The hearing was given
by Court Master Harry Hodge, in the
PVsnktln Hank llulldlnr. Mrs. Hawk was
represented by former Btate Attorney
General John C Hell.
Six co-respondents, said to be prominent
In business and profeeslonsl circles, are
named by Doctor Hawk Mr Bell, her
attorney, declares his client to he Inno-
Doctor Hawk met his wife while he
was teaching chemistry at the University
of Pennsylvania Bhe was Miss Ellen
Henrietta Moore. After a short court
ship they were msrrled In the Church of
the Bavlour In IMS. Prior to their sepa
ration their home was at itxt Baltimore
avenue. Mrs Hawk Is living at the home
of her mother. Mrs I J. Benton, at IM
fioiith nrosd street.
Doctor Hawk la a tennis expert of na
tional reputation. He holds the Indoor
championship nf Philadelphia and for
years has been a member of the Banking
Committee.
BUREAU OF JUVENILE
EMPLOYMENT IN CITY
Educational and Industrial Of
ficials Decide to Place Cen
tral Agency Here
Philadelphia Is to be the centre from
which the Btate Department of Labor
and Industry will formulate plans for Its
system of employment bureaus and agen
cies for the enforcement of the law In
tended to furnish employment to Jue
nlles and at the same time provide them
with vocational training In continuation
schools. ,
This honor was awarded to this city
today when a conference was held In the
Colonnade Hotel between ome mm j.n
educational olTlclals and representatives
of the State Department of Labor and
Industry. It comes to Philadelphia be
cause of the excellent system Henry J.
Oldeon, Chief of the Bureau of Com
pulsory lMucatlon. has in operation In
caring for the children of the city, and
becausn there arc so many children em
ployed In local factories.
Just whnt method will be followed has
not been definitely decided, but It vltl
be determined by a committee of the
State officials and educational heads,
which was appointed today by Jacob
Llghtner, Chief of tho Employment Bu
reau of the Btate Department of Labor
and Industry, at the conclusion of the
conference. This committee will meet to
formulate plans next week
It ie probable that the State Depart
ment will have a representative to co
operate with Mr. Oldeon and that the
work will be carried on through this
agent, Mr, Oldeon'H bureau and Associ
ate Superintendent of Schools John C.
Frazee, director of vocational education
F. N. Brewer, president of the Public
Education Association.- praised Mr Old
eon's work, and told of the kind of train
ing oung men and women receive In
continuation schools In the Wunamaker
store. Mr, Llghtner also praised the local
system, and believed that the plan that
would be w ked out here with the co
operation of Mr. Gideon and Mr. Frazee
and the State officials could be applied
to advantage throughout the Btate.
O. L. Sprague, formerly of Wisconsin,
now with tho Public Education Associa
tion, told the educators and State officials
that he had found tho system iibed In the
Bureau of Compulsory Education In
Philadelphia one of the best In the coun
try. Dr. Oliver P. 'Cornroan. associate
superintendent of schools, was present
as the representative of the Superintend
ent's Department.
Those named on tho. committee by Mr
Llghtner to formulate the system to be
followed here are M. B, King, represent
ing the State Department of Education;
F. N. Brewer, president of the Public Edu
cation Association; Paul N. Furnman,
representing tho State Department of
Labor and' Industry, and H. H. Wheaten,
conaulttng expert, with Mr. Llghtner as -a
mimber x-ofllclo
TO DISCUSS TRUANCY PROBLEM
Judge MacNeillo and Heads of Educa
tional Department Will Confer
Tomorrow
There will be a conference tomorrow
between Judge Raymond MacNellle, of
the Juvenile Court, and department heads
of the Board of Public Education for the
purpose of discussing ways and means of
meeting the expected truancy problem
which will present Itself when the new
child labor law goes Into effect. The
meeting will be held In Judge MacNellle's
court, and will be attended by Acting
Superintendent of Public Schools John P.
Garber, Associate Superintendent Oliver
P. Cornman. and Chief Henry J, Gideon,
of the Bureau of Compulsory Educa
tion. At present there are ten truant officer
stations In the city, and It Is Judge Mac
Nellie's idea to have a probation oftlcer
at each of these stations, eo that they
can work Jointly with the truant officers
of the Board of Education.
SNEAK THIEVES AT WORK-
Automobile, Money and Jewels Taken
From Homes and Offices
Sneak thieves are giving the police
trouble In all sections of the city, An
automobile belonging to L. Young, a stu
dent of the University of Pennsylvania,
was stolen yesterday from In front of
Logan Hall,
Hy forcing a rear window, a thief stole
Jewelry valued at 85 from the home of
Mrs. Anna Jenks, of 3101 Columbia ave
nue. Small articles were stolen from the
office of Oeorge B, Newton Company, of
in North Broad street, and cash amount
ing to MJ was taken from the office of
L. I. Millar & Bon, 2331 North Broad
street. A thief who found a key under the
doormat entered the apartments of
Charles Bchaefer, at Broad and Spruce
streets, and took Jewelry valued at WO.
FORT OF PHILADELPHIA
Vessel Arriving Today
8tr Antonlos Stathatoa (Creek), Terra An.
nimiUta. balUat. U Rutxllt's Bona.
Wtr. Tuscan, Jacksonville, tc. puaanrtra
and n.rhanJlM. JJ.rchanli i anaMiner"
Transportation Company. iirs
Mr Quantise. Itoaton. pasataftra and raar-
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Btr Utnpsrk (Br), Kport Nawa hallo. t
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TOPERTADAICANNONI
PESANTI AUSTR1ACI
Se la Grossa Artiglieria Namica
Non Sara' Ridotta al Silen-
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mento Sara' Impossibilo
L'OFFENSIVA GENERALE
nOMA, 9 Sattembre.
La situations mllltare non kl e' modi
fitata senslbllmente ancora, nonostante
che slano In corso aslonl offensive Im
portant!, dalle quail II Mlnlstero dalla
Ouerra d II generale Cadorna daranno
notlsla soltanto quado I risultatl saranno
ottenutl lntanto la tortessa dt Oorlrla,
obletttvo principals delle forze Italian
operantl sul fronte dell'Isonio, obletttvo
Importantlsslmo perche' essa e' la chlave
dl Trieste, e' ancora sotto la protejione
del grossl cannonl austrtacl.
QleMo e' stalo splegato semlufflclal
mentu lerl sera, tanto per rlspondero a
ooloro chle si meravigllavano che gll Ital
lanl non nvessero ancora occupato quella
fortczza, nils quale natgralmentn gll
auatrlacl annettono grandlsslma Impor
tanza perche' e' la eola emcace dlfesa
del grande porto dl Trieste e la princi
pals tirotczlone del porto mllltare dl Pola.
Ora, lino a che gll auatrlacl potranno
con I loro grossl cannonl controllare la
zona dl Oorlzla. sara lmposalblle agll
ltnllnnl dl completare I'lnvestlmento della
fortezza.
II comunlcato ufficlale pubbllcato lerl
sera dal Mtnlatero della Ouerra parla dl
un'offenslva ltallnna nella reglone del
Pfltso di Monte Croce dl Comellco, effen
slva che, sebbeno avesto dato qtialche
rlsultato, dovette essre abbandonata a
causa dello formldablll fortlflcazlonl degll
auatrncl.
IL COMUNICATO VFFIC1ALE
Ecco II tcsto del comunlcato ufflclale,
che e- pol 11 rapporto dl lerl del generate
Cadorna.
'La nostra artlgllerla operante nello
Val Camonlca ha efflcacemento bom
bardnto II rlfuglo del Mandrone, caocl
andone II n;mlco
'Sull'altoplsno dl ArMero II nemlco
bombardo' Invano le nostre poslzloni su
Monte Mnronln, che e' sempre nolle no
stre mnnl Nol Inveco nbblomo bom
bnrdato c completamente dlstrutto II rl
fuglo Ntiernberjier Iluette ed altrl grandl
sccnmpnmcntl nemlcl
"NVI Cndore nol lmprendemmo un'of
fenslva su tutto 11 fronte del Pnsso dl
Monte Crocc dl Comellco Le nostre
trupre conqulstsrono parecchle poslzlonl
ed nlcuno trlncee. ma a causa delle for
mldabllmento fortlflcate poslzlonl austrl
ncho l'offenslva dovette essern abbnndo
nntH "Una squiidrlglla dl neroplnnl austrlacl
feco due Incurslonl sulla nostra base av
ntorla del basso Isonzo, lasrlandovi
rndero (1 bombe, che pero' non causarono
alcun dnnno. Alia seconds Incurslone i
ncstrl aeroplunt si lnnalzarono e mlsero
In fugn 11 nemlco OH aeroplanl nemlcl
nvevnno ucclso tre nostti soldati."
CO-OrERAZIONE ITALO-FBANCESE
L'ldca della stretta co-opcrazlonu Halo
francec, rafforzata dalla reccnle vlelta
fntta dnl generate Joffre al fronte Hall
nno. forma oggetto dl commentl slmpatlcl
nella stampa llnllana.
Si dice che gll sforzl degll csercltt delle
due nazlonl latino saranno dlrettl In modo
die se ne debbano avere I masslm! ri
sultatl che possono esber dntl du una
cordlale coopernzlone. Ma 1 campl dl
azlone del due cscrcltl Bono assolutarnente
dlversl e separatl, ad eccezlone che par la
spedlzlono In Crlente Non e' Improbablle
che gll esercltl Itnllano e franceso saranno
lanclatl ad una nffcnislva generale simul
tnneamente o quasi, in modo da mettere
net magglore Imbnrazzo gll alleatl teu
tonic!. RUSSIANS WIN VICTORY
ON OLD GALICIA LINE
Continued from race One
their major attack against Riga the Ger
mans havo been unable to mako progress.
Enormous losses were also suffered by
the enemy In killed and wounded, the
official statement says. It characterizes
the result of the conflict as a "complete
German defeat "
The official statement follows:
"In Oatlcta, near Tarnopol, Tuesday,
we achieved a great success against the
Germans. The German 3d Guard Division
and the 4Sth Reserve Division, reinforced
by nn Austrian brigade and light artil
lery, according to statements made by
prisoners, had been preparing for several
days for a decisive attack. This was
fixed for the night of Tuesday-AVednes-day.
Forestalling the enevy, our troops
took the offensive. After a stubborn ffght
on the noljonko, the Germans were com
pletely defeated on Tuesday evening.
"At the end of tho engagement the
enem developed an artillery fire of most
extraordinary Intensity. Only the Impos
sibility of replying with the same weight
of metal prevented us from further de
veloping the success we had obtained
The Germans, besides suffering enormous
losses in killed and wounded, left as pris
oners in our hands more than 201 officers
and S0O0 men We captured 30 guns, H
of which were heavy calibre; many ma
chine guns, guu-llmbcrs and other booty.
"After a brief pursuit our troops occu
pied their former position on the River
Sereth.
"The Emperor, having received news
of a defeat Inflicted on the enemy, sent
an order to express to his troops his Joy
and thankfulness for their success and
the heavy losses inflicted on the enemy
"In order to occupy a position better
covered we withdrew a little on the right
bank of the River Lautz. The Germans
directed n violent artillery (Ire and as.
phyxlatlng gases against our troops oc
cupying the outlets from the lakes In the
region of Nowytrokl.
"In the region of Doubok and Regnetz
we occupied new positions on the River
Ikawa and Upper Gorwyn.
"Stubborn German attackB continue
from Grodno, In the region of Drons
ksnlkl railway station and toward Bkldel.
In the latter direction we repulsed the
enemy with great lossea for him and took
scores of prisoners.
"South of the Nismen the enemy de
livered extremely stubborn attacks In
the region of Wolkowsk."
"South of the Thembowla region the
enemy waa refiulsed at numerqus places.
Three guns and 10 Maxims were cap
tured. "Between the Dniester's left bank and
the lower Sereth the Austrlona assumed
the offensive In the region of Wonlatytz.
Their offensive was held. Eleven officers,
more than 1000 men and a number of
Maxims were captured."
CZAR LEAVES FOR FRONT
AS GRAND DUKE DEPARTS
Eperor Sees Superseded Chief Off
for the 'Provinces
JPETRQQRAD, Sept. .
The Czar Is expected to leave for the
front within 48 hours. y
Tho Grand Duke Nicholas, demoted
from the position of commander-in-chief.
1M for Tlflls, In the Caucasus, where be
becomes Viceroy, last night.
Ttw Czar uccompanlsd his cousin to
the station and bade him en affectionate
farewell. Only a few of the Grand Duke's
most intimate .friends were In the party
at the statlen. The great mass of the
publlo knew nothing- of his dln.ri,,,.
Tke man who waa Russia's greatest hero
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BELGIANS' THANKS GOES
TO A LITTLE GIRL HERE
Letter Expressing Gratitude for
Money Sent Given Her by
Consul Hcgamans
A letter, signed by six little girls In the
third and fourth grades of Publlo School
No. 2, Antwerp, Belgium, thanking the
children of America for sacrificing their
pennies to aid the stricken people of Bel
glum, has been given to 12-year-old Agnes
Boll. 3015 Kensington avenue, by Paul
Hegamens. the Belgian Consul General
The letter was given to little Miss Boll
as n souvenir for tho part she took In
aiding tho stricken people. Last year the
little girl patiently saved up her pennies
until she had $10 stored away, with which
to buy Christmas presents. When the
call for funds to aid the Belgians wan
sent out Anna took her savings and sent
them to the Relief Committee, with the
special request that the money be ued
to aid the school children of her own age
The letter, which Is printed In the origi
nal type of Chrltophonn Ptantlnus, who
lived In the sixteenth century, and to
which the seal of the city of Antwerp Is
attached. I. nR follows
"Christmas, 1111. Belgian Ubar Soubentr
"With the cordial thanks of tho poor
children of Antwerp to their kind-hearted
comrades of the United States for their
nice Christmas presents."
It la signed by Gabrielle Vermelren,
Maria Meuldcrs, Maria Learf. Jeanne Van
den Reeck, Tulma Deruelle and Bertha
Mulalso, alt of District School No: 2, Ant
werp. LAND TRANSFER COMPLETED
Mayor Signs Papers Which Convey
Tract to City
Mayor Blankenburg today signed the
transfer papers that adjust satisfactorily
the legal difficulties which have held up
the transfer from thn Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad to the city of part of tho
plot of ground on which tho McKean
street municipal piers pjrer to be-ereeted
An agreement between Director Meigs,
of the Department of Wharves, Docks
nnd Ferries, and officials of the railroad
was reached yesterday, and the Mayor's
action today removes nil obstacles from
the path of the great Improvement along
the clly's water front.
SUFFRAGISTS INVITED HERE
State Association May Hold Novem
ber Convention in This City
An invitation to hold the annual con
vntlon of the Pennsylvania Woman Suf
frage Association In this city next No
vember was forwarded to the Stato board
of that organization, nt Harrlsburg to
day, by officials of the Woman Suffffrage
party, with offices at 1723 Chestnut street.
Plans for the convention proposo that
In the event of a suffrage victory nt the
polls the convention take the form of a
Jubilee, but that In case of defeat the
meeting be devoted to routine business
and the election of officers for the com
ing .year.
HOO-HOOS BEGIN SESSIONS
Ninety-nine "Stunts" Include "Feed
on the Roof"
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 9. - At nine
minutes past 9 on tho ninth day of the
ninth month It was at 9.03 o'clock this
morning Hoo-Hoos from all parts of the
United States and Canada assembled In
the Hoo-Hoo building at the Exposition
for their annual session,
Nlnety-nlne "stunts" are scheduled on
the three-day program arranged by the
Order of Lumbermen,
Instead of the usual ceremonial ban
quet the Hoo-Hoos will "feed on the
root" of their big redwood Exposition
home In honor of their black mascot.
Six Couples Wed at Elkton
ELKTON, Md., Sept. 9. Only six cou
pies visited Elkton this morning- nnd an
nexed their names to the Increasing mar.
rlage records of the town. They were
a"y R- Dlckcrt. Allentown, and Ellza
beth I. Egan. Wllkes-Barre; Harvey C
D eyers and. Bessie C. Ward, Allentown
William J. Fields and Anna M. Wunder
Chester: Ira O, Bell and Laura E. vanl
meieS..Urldg?'on: N' J': Wllmer Compton
and Ella L. Donly, Mt. Holly. N J., and
Philip B. Williamson, Wilmington ' and
Laura N. Clark, Elsmere, Del.
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COMMITTEE ON SCALE
REPORTS TO MINERS
TOMORROW MORNING
Anthracite Convention Will
Discuss Proposed Demands,
Including Wage Increase
and Eight-Hour Day
MAY FINISH SATURDAY
WILKE8-BARRE, Pa., Sept. .-Demands
recommended by local unions In
the snlhraclto region, affiliated with the
Vnlted Mine Workers of America, are
In the hands of the Scale Committee. The
schedule of the trl-dlstrlct convention. In
session here, has been cleared for con
sideration of the proposals. No bualnesa
of Importance was transacted In open
session today. The delegates assembled
at .M o'clock and, after announcements
and addresses by National Secretary Will
Inm Green and Miss Emily 8. Johnson, a
suffrage worker, adjournment was taken
until tomorrow morning.
Though no definite announcement was
made, President White Intimated that
the ficalo Committee's report would be
ready for presentation to the delegates
when tho convention meets tomorrow
morning.
Leaders have exhorted the committee to
refrain from burdening the demands with
extraneous matter. For this reason many
of the minor or local demands probably
will be set aside, and the proposals con
fined largely to the main and fundamental
reforms that the mine workers have been
endeavoring to secure.
FOR EIGHT-HOUR DAY
The scale committee will Include In the
fundamental demands a proposal for an
eight-hour day, a substantial Increase In
wages consistent with the reeognlzed
growing prosperity of the anthracite coal
industry, and which will bring about a
more equitable division of the tremendous
profits between employer and employe: a
system of adjusting disputes which will
make for expediency, to supplant the con
ciliation board.
RECOGNITION OF UNION.
Complete recognition of the union as a
contracting party to the agreement Is a
demand which will cause the greatest
discussion on tho floor, The miners be
lieve that with their strong membership,
which is fast approaching 128,000, their
chances of winning this point are better
thnn ever before.
If the vital Issues nrc passed with the
expediency that TreRldent Wilson be
lieves probable, the convention will com
plete its work either tomorrow or Satur
day morning Each demand must be sub
mitted to a vote before It can bo Incor
porated in the proposed agreement.
President White has declared that he
wants peace In the anthracite regions,
but he has also made it very plain that
he wants peace -with honor to the or
ganization he represents. Because pf that
statement, he has been urging the Scale
Committee to consider only fundamental
matters.
From District No. 9 there have come
25 minor grievances, which the men want
adjusted District No. 1 has presented
20 maters for consideration; District No.
7 has presented a score, and from In
dividual locals tiave come numerous sug
gestions to the Scale Committee.
President White has urged that special
attention be paid to the eight-hour day,
the recognition of the union and the
abolition of tho conciliation board for
some other means of speedily disposing
of grievances between men and employ
ers. He admits that working conditions
also should receive consideration, but ha
has cautioned tho men not to burden their
demands with extraneous matter.
Just what substitute will be 'made for
the conciliation board has nt been de
termined This board for a long time
has been considered by the miner's or
ganization as a graveyard for griev
ances. The men complain that they can
not get their troubles straightened out
with dispatch, and that it requires from
six months to two years to get a de
cision on minor grievances.
The men believe there should be a com
mon meeting ground between them and
their employers, but they do not believe
that the conciliation board is the method
that will give them the satisfaction to
which they are entitled.
President White declares that he be
lieves the operators will be fair, but he
and the district officers, as well as the
rank and file, are well aware that the
recognition of the union is a .matter that
will cause trouble. If trouble Is to come.
WANTS PROMISE KEPT.
In the deliberations with the operators,
which are to start soon after tho con
vention of the miners Is ended, President
White Intends to ask the coal companies
to stand on their word In regard to rec
ognition of the union. Four years ago
the operators declared that unionists
were in the minority and said that until
they became the majority they had no
right to urge recognition on their em
ployers. President White will answer
that challenge at the coming delibera
tions by proving- beyond any question
that the unionists represent almost 90 per
cent, of the men employed In and about
tho mines. President White predicts a
membership of 123,000 by the time the op
erators meet the committee of the miners
to discuss a wagt scale, and he is certain
that the operators cannot hldo behind
their old claim.
There Is stronj peace talk among the
miners, but this peace will have to corns
with honor. The men are determined to
make their fight for recognition and the
elght-hour day, and If these demands are
won It Is certain that a wage Increase
and minor concessions also will come
with the victory
Russia Fights Spy Evil
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.-Russla Is eon
tlnulng its fight to wipe out the use of
fake passports by spies, according to
word rece ved by the State Department.
The Russian Government's latest move
in that direction was to Issue an order
that In the future all passport must
bear the name of the town In Russia
to which the bearer is rolmr ah !:.
reJetcted'th0Ut UCh deslOTat,0n will be
of Philadelphia
registeredatHotelAstor
during the past year.
1000 Rooms. 700 with Bath,
A cuisine which has made
the Astor New York's leading
Banqueting-place,
SUomjb.to.oo
?-?. 3 fa.
- ttts the centr pf NtwYotP, i ,,
ACCUSED OF HURLING LAMM
Auto Salesman Held for Assault and
Battery on Three Women
Joseph L. Kelr. 40 years old, of Cynwyd.
an automobile salesman, was held In
11000 bsll for court todsy by Magistrate
PHrrls, at the Md street and Woodland
avenue police station, aceused of assault
snd battery on his wife, Mrs. Anita Kelr j
his sister-in-law, Mrs. Minnie Hallowell,
and her negro maid, Hattie Frazlsr.
According to the story told to the po
lice, Kelr and his wife separated about
a month ago. Last night he w""1.0
see his B-year-old son, ho has been liv
ing with Mrs. Kelr at 1 South 84th
street. When denied admittance It is
said he broke a hole In the glass door
of the apartment house, pushed the
women out of his path, snd when con
fronted by the maid threw two lamps
at her. ., . .
Neighbors called the police and Kelr
was arrested. Ho waived a hearing.
MAYOR TO TAKE STUMP
ON 80-CENT GAS ISSUE
Declares He Will Give Venders
of Broken Pledge Story
All They Want
Mayor Blankenburg announced last
night that ho will go on the stump and
tell about "80-cent gas," upon which issue
thn Republican Organization Is fighting
tho Independents. Asked If he subscribed
to one statement made In the review of
his administration, that he had promised
the pcoplo XO-cent gas but wss prevented
f:om filling- his pledgo by Councils, the
Maor, with lire In his eye and with all
his vigor of four years ago, answered:
"Ah, that old SO-cent gas story Is up
again. I'll go for those peddlers of that
gas story, especially one, when I get on
the stump. I asked for money and they
would not give It to me. What does It
mean when you ask for money to obtain
a good end and cannot get It? I shall
dlacuss that SO-cent gas proposition on
the stump and I shall have something
to say about It. I shall not discuss It
further now, but there will be a good
deal to bo said that has not yet been
disclosed. I shall answer the SO-cent gas
question on the stump nnd I will tell
them enough about It."
Discussing the announcement that his
whole Influence will be thrown to Director
Porter, the Mayor said: "I am not hide
bound. I am not against Colonel Sheldon
Potter, but I am for Oeorge D. Porter. X
like Colonel, Potter personally, but an
Director of Public Safety Potter was as
bad. In using the police in politics in 1806
as the 'gang' ever was. A man who once
mlsutes power like that cannot easily get
out of the habit. I have tried to keep the
police out of politics, and. with the as
sistance of Director Porter, I have suc
ceeded as far as It is humanly possible to
do so."
Governor Brumbaugh's part In the
Smith deal Is "Inexplicable" to him. con
tinued the Mayor. "Mr. Smith." he said,
"has the prestige of 22 days' service s a
Public Service Commissioner That is a,
great experiences as a qualification for
Mayor. Tho Governor's action In the mat
ter Is Inexplicable. He said In his letter
from the Maine woods that the people did
not understand the situation. No more do
I It Is altogether beyond my comprehen
sion. If wo were to make a campaign on
tho gang's past sins we should have to
hire nightly several Academies of Music."
FLASHES "ROLL" BEFORE COP
Display of Wealth, Abstracted From
Trunk, Wasikowski's Undoing
A roll of money containing about $200.
flashed In the face of Policeman Fisher,
of the Belgrade and Clearfield streets sta
tion, caused the arrest of John Wasi
kowskl, of 2722 Webb street, and he was
held under $400 ball for court by Magis
trate Glenn, accused of stealing the
money from his Bon-In-law, John Ru
bustka. A technical charge of disorderly eon
duct, on which he had been arrtsted
when he failed satisfactorily to explain
how he got the money, was changed to
larceny when the son-in-law and his
daughter, with whom he lived, appeared
against him and said that ho had stolen
it from a trunk. The man admitted tak
ing the money, but said he did it be
cause the youns; folks had locked him
up in the house and wouldn't let him go
out.
Coroner Probes Fatal Auto Accident
Coroner McGlathcry, of Montgomery
County, is investigating the death of 72-year-old
Daniel Woodson, of Crestmont
who died In the Ablngton Memorial Hos
pital from Injuries received when he was
struck by the automobile of Lewis Oross
1532 South 5th street, on Monday. GroSB
was released on ball. The accident hap
pened on the Old York road, between
Ablngton and Crestmont.
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"Make Ready to Have Pros
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Jjuncan Urges
WAR RUINOUS TO TRAI
NEW LONDON, Conn. Bept ,-!,, l!J
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the United States must prepare luJ
inuusirinuy na wen as militarily for i
elble war.
This Is one of the lessons of the prctl
worm war, no ucciarcu.
"Military preparedness and in..1
preparedness should go hand In htaM
tijh anlrf "Ilv .flmm,n.til ....-.H
I mean not only tho strengthening of i
dustrles which would cossrlbute sum
for a possible war, but alt enterprise
manuiaciuro Kronspuriauon and i
tributlon, so that we can Dut behind ,
body of men enlisted In the natlor. i
fense a united, prosperous and detaJ
'Vre have learner! th sad lesion till
trad relations wun otner country!
iiniuj' vAuivi(ut ,?o icivt? seen
mills handicapped, and in soma
forced to close or curtail, due to ih!Jl
iicbb ui wuui, uyvniutia, cnemiCSlS
omer neeaeu supplies. ji
n.. 1.M..I..1 sn&H.H. . ... Vl
wu iiiiuuviAt uQjiucui.e on ciner nal
nuns was ui(j(,i'i iiuiiiq 10 UB stros
in (no citriy uuja ui uiq wr. -
"Our national honor, and even our t
icieiiir, limy uujjciiu unt ijiq extent I
the thoroughness In the next few win
of our military preparedness, but s. J
UMB1D mm fjiuuuu'nvtiv tviiin KlOIte t
make posslblo the enormous expenditq
Involved, our domestic affairs sht
nave equal attention. ,-i
Mr. Duncan derided tho recent Ftn-.Ii
Committee on Industrial Relations and
iltcitea tie prcsm mini law,
"The next year is pregnant with opb
tunity for the business man," he mm
"in inni, me policy ot ine country Jo
foreign and do-neetlc, for the next in,
years will be decided, years th u
ctltlcal In the Industrial life of our i
nun. -
"Theso facts should brine sham!,.
our minds the necessity of buslneaa i
(Elation by business men, whd show
Dring ousiness ana pounce into harrawf
ami us v unit ucicrmine me pollcw
which shall shape the destinies of mru
loved country to the highest and nobta
enae. ?t
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This is on the Americ
League slate. Qertainly,
the best ball work will
win, but don't slight til
bench wireless; it's also!
managerial battle. I
Stoney McLinn supplia
new food for 'your hopa
and fears by showing ym
the real pilots of the Bofr
ton Red Sox, the Tiger
and the Chi White Legs!
See the personal sides-of
Carrigan, Jennings and
Rowland in "The Amo
ican League's Managerial
Fight." Sunday's Public
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