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BRITAIN WILL START
WAR ON THE 'SHIPPING
TRUST' IN MUNITIONS
Monopoly of Merchant Vessels
Has Taken Advantage of
the Scarcity of
Ships
h
BIG DRAIN ON THE ALLIES
War Sends S flipping
Rates Sailing Upward
It cost $40 to transport one
horao to Franco at the beginning
of tho war: $80 is tho price now.
It cost $2.00 to ship a ton of coal
to Italy; now it is $25.
As a result:
The British Government will
break up tho "shipping trust,"
which is using a monopoly of mer
chant vessels to chnrgo exorbitant
freight rates for munitions.
Tho Italian Government is ex
pected to take similar action.
Drastic action will bo taken by the
British Government to brenk up a "ship
ping trust" which hno taken advantage- of
a monopoly of merchant vessels to chnrso
excesslvo freight rates. This action Is
expected dally and will bo caused by tho
difficulty of Retting ships and tho cost of
carrying war munitions from America to
foreign destinations.
Count Hertler do SauUirny, ngent for
tho French Government, who Is In this
city to buy horses for tho allied forces,
said today ha had learned this from
olTlolal sources.
"Tho British Government did not com
mandeer all British merchant vessels and
somo are now being used to carry muni
tions, which aro owned by Individual
companies," said tho Count do Sauvlitny.
"About 2j privately-owned ships nro now
being used an horse transports, all of
which aro British, with a few cx.-eptlons.
Most of the ships which wcro com
mandeered hro used to transport tioops
and so thero Is a dearth of them for
munitions.
SITUATION IS ACUTE.
"Tho situation has becomo acute. It Is
very hftrd to get transports for horses
and It Is getting harder every dav. This
applies also to tho shipment of other
munitions. Not only this, but I under
stand the Italian Government Is about to
tako somo action with respect to Italian
merchant vessels caused by the charging
of excessive freight for coal shipments
to that country. It Is Imperative that
something be done to facilitate the trans
portation of war munitions to tho allied
nntlons.
"At tho beginning of the war It cost WO
to send one horse to Franco: now It
costs HO. A man you would call a coal
king said tho other day that tho cost of
shipping a ton of coal to Italy had In
creased from 12 shillings (about $2.90),
which was the cost when the war started,
to ICO shillings (about Ko) now..
BIG DEMAND FOR HORSES.
"Tho contracts for boises have been
allotted to live agencies In this coun
try, of which I am In charge of only one.
Tho contracts call for drafts of 10.000
horses from each agency. My duties con
sist o( Judging tho animals nnd doing
the buying, and so I am not so familiar
with tho shipping difficulties as those In
charge. But I do know they aie having
a great deal of trouble in getting ships
and that the cost has gone up to tho
figures I gave,
"There aro few American merchant
ships on tho seas and almost all tho
munitions must bo carried In British ships
and thoso of other nation-). There Is
another reason besides the shipping trust
for the dearth of vessels, This is that so
many ships nre needed for transport serv
ice to Salonlca, Egypt und other eastern
destinations. And as tlma goes on, these
ships which ply between England and
continental ports, especially those using
the channel routes, have to bo greatly
augmented. It 13 getting to be u serious
problem.
"Of course, freight rates have been
increased slnco the capture and sinking
of merchant vessels by German ships,
proving that Gennan raiders are on the
seas, but the charges have Increased at u
disproportionate rate."
Tho Count do Sauvlgny, who Is a lieu
tenant In tho French army. In about a
year hus bought horses which have cost
the French Government $4,050,000. Ho
said he had bought 15,000 horses and the
cost for each hor. Including transporta
tion and Insurance, was $270.
THEY WAITED TILL T.R.
GOT TO SEA BEFORE
MUNCHING BOOM
Gardner Admits Purposely
Avoiding .Risk of the
Colonel's Answer
HE MIGHT HAVE SAID NO
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15. Moro llsht on
Inside politics, designed to make Colonel
Roosevelt the Republican Presidential
nominee, was given to'day by Representa
tive Gardner, of Massachusetts, lie ad
mitted that ho and other Bay State lead
ers waited until the Colonel was safely at
sea. on his trip to the West Indies, before
announcing their candidacy as delegates
to the Chicago convention pledged to
Roosevelt.
Since that time Roosevelt has been out
of touch with nows and presumably Ig
norant of the movement launched by
Gardner, Charles Sumner Bird, former
Lieutenant Governor Cushlng and Sena
tor Washburn.
"There was some synchronism about
the two circumstances," said Gardner to
day "I will admit that If Colonol Roose
velt' departure had been postponed our
announcement would have been postponed
also. It happened that the f ml' is. ripe.
"If Roosevelt had delayed s i our
fruit would have been In cold fci iage to
await his departure."
Mr-'Gardner would not admit that the
object of the Bay State leaders was to
prevent Roosevelt from repudiating their
action ty issuing a. statement disclaiming
their Authority to act for him or nullify
ing ppitlcal effect of their action by say
ing Ji would not accept their votes If
thev were named as delegates.
"Wa felt." ho explained, "that the peo
ple w$r entitled to know Just Whom they
were,-voting for the candidate we will
vote for if elected. We felt many pec,
pie bad the Idea tha.t their votes were
controlled by a political oligarchy the
machine and thut they wanted to know
exact" whom their delegates will up
port. VWe eair.e out squarely for Celenel
Rotavit "
Wh v-oloael Roovelt may refuse to
it hli rame fee u'l a primary candi
date iti President, he cannot alap the
ta; from continuing se Roosevelt eon
tc.LMUj tardidaias. said Mr Gardner
f. ,-Mji qi ! a lieutenant In the ranks
1 tbijl momBt In MaiuMnhuaetts." he
added. ' Mr Cugdln i tae leader at
Ui t- I du not know. " ' ihak mue
of i tTlpur hd talliB ' wlh Colonel Bo-i-kH
fCSJictir, our avium I d p ' be
"( t t4 aoji kjjovr'itv our
NEW TRANSIT HEAD ASSUMES OFFICE
r ' ' '.."""' ' "
William S. Twining today took fp 1lllPlf i
his scat nt his denk in tho Bourse (ftR- 'l?wnt
Building as Director of tho Do- 'mW& jStkv '
partment of City Transit, sue- . SkSh, IMMP
cecding, A. Mcrritt Taylor, re- l";'B,T sfRj2s
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TWINING AT TRANSIT
HELM; PLANS TO PUSH
NEW SUBWAY AND "L"
Will Complete Broad Street
and Frankford Lines as
Soon as Funds Arc
Available
FLOWERS FOR DIRECTOR
William S. Twining formally took
chnrso as Director of tho Department of
City Transit today and Issued this state
ment, after a conference with his as
sistant, Gcorgo T. Atkinson, and chief
engineer. Henry II. Qulmby:
It Is tho Intention or tho Depart
ment of City Transit to cany out the
completion of the liroad street subway
and tho Frankford elovnted railway
as soon ns sulllclent fluids aro avail
able, and to prepare plans for such
other subway und elevated work as
may be authorized by City Councils.
Satisfactory progress Is being made
upon the City Hall station icctlon of
the Hioad stieet subway. Thlrty-Mx
per cent, of tho woilt on tho column
foundations for tie Frankford elevated
from Callowhlll to Unity street lias
.boon completed and tho steel election
Is espectod to bo commenced about
April 1. Contracts havo been finally
executed with the approval of the Pub
lic Service Commission for the founda
tions and steel superstructuie of tho
Frankford elevated through the busi
ness portion of Frankford Unity
street to Dyro street.
Mr. Twining found his desk covcied
with flowers, tho gifts of tho olllco foico.
Ills first olllcial act was to bend tor his
tno leading suboidlnatcs and discuss tho
work of the department. He will confer
with Mnyor Smith later In tho week, and
will go over tho tiansit plans fiotn be
ginning to end with the executive.
Tho Mayor ndmlnlsterccl the oath of of
flco to Mr. Twining hist week.
AMBASSADOR MARYE
BROKEN BY WAR STRAIN
u.
S. Representative to Russia
Decides He Must Retire
From the Service
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. Ambassador
Gcorgo T Mnryo. representative of tho
United States to Russia hus broken
down under the war strain. He has de
cided thut he must retire from tho diplo
matic iervlco. Confidential udvices re
ceived here today say that tho Am
bassador cither has resigned or will do
so In the Immediate future.
Ambassador Marye's confidential secre
tary, Ray Raker, reached the United
States yesterday and hurried to Wash
ington today. Ho declined positively to
discuss the report that ho had been com
missioned, by the Ambassador to present
his resignation to President Wilson.
Raker conferred with Secretary of
fitato Lansing this afternoon regarding
conditions In tho prison camps In Rutslu.
At tho Instance of Ambassador Mnryo
he urged Secretary 1-ntislng to appoint
a commission of 2.1 men tn go to RusHla
to aid In relief work started by the Am
bassador. Secretary Lansing took tho
matter under advisement.
WEAVERS GET $2 RAISE
IN KENSINGTON MILLS
Continued from I'oite (Ino
the result that all will share In the gen.
eral prosperity.
The 22 mills granting tills Increase are:
SAMUEL J. ACHUSON. 2d and
Huntingdon streets.
LAWRKNCB COLLINS, Howard
street nnd Lehigh avenue,
JAMES LOMAX CAnPRT MILLS,
Jasper and Orleans streets
EDWARD C. READ & SON, 2720
Hope street.
I, LOCKHART, 2d and Huntingdon
streets
THOMAS ROGOS & SONS, INC.,
2d street and Allegheny avenue.
HENRY HOLMES & SONS, INC.,
Trenton avenue and Auburn street.
JOHN GAY'S SONS, INC., Howard
and Norrls streets.
THOMAS DEVELON'S SONS. INC.,
Hancock street And Lehigh avenue.
DANIEL CCJRRIE, Lawrence street
and Lehigh avenue
PUTNAM MILLS CARPET COM
PANY. 2d and Huntingdon streets.
GEOROE CARSON, Marshall street
nrt Hunting Park avenue,
HUGH NELSON, 3d street below
Huntingdon street.
QBTTY & SPRATT. 2tt Huntingdon
street,
HARVBY FIBBR CARPET COM
PANY, Trenton and Allegheny
avenuea.
GEORGE J. KLHIN. INC., 2333
North Maseher street.
JOHN KUETNER MANUFACTUR
ING COMPANY. J04S North Ruth
street
EPWARD LTJDWR3 .& SON, Pale
thorn and Scrarst strei,
HENRY ROTH, JR. Jaiper and
Adams tttreets.
Wit.:..AM SCHOLBg & OX, Wayne
t. low Bftkhty street.
, 8W1UB. UBRRINO & CAIRNS, 1U
Uuntlnml&o street,
HUNT LETTER WRITERS
WHO MADE THREATS TO
HARM POLITICAL CHIEFS
John Monaghan, Who Escaped
Injury When lie Was At
tacked in Hotel, Long
in Suspense
POSTAL INSPECTORS BUSY
Postal Inspectors, working under tho
direction of Chief Postal Inspector James
T. Cortclyou, today nlded Acting C.iptnln
of Dctcctlci James Tato to begin track
ing down several persons, who, for weeks,
havo been sending threatening letters to
prominent I'hlladelphlans.
Public Service Commissioner John
.Monaghan, who nariowly escaped being
shot yesterday by Lulgl Di llernrdlno, an
Kalian lawer, was ono of tho persons
who received threatening letters.
Mr. Monaghan was accompanied cvcr
whero he went today by four armed
guards. It was feared thero might he an
other attack on him similar to the one
yesterday, when ho was attacked in a
rcstauiant by the Italian, who threatened
him with a tevolvcr and was later cap
tured and hcnt to the Philadelphia IIos
pital for examination ns to his sanity.
The attack Is thought to hnvo been tlin
rejult of ccveral tin unletting lettura Mi.
Monaghan had received.
Tho letters received by Mr. Monaghan
will be road today by tho postal authori
ties. Inspector C'oitclyou said today that a
Federal charge will be lodged asalnst Di
Herat dlno If It Is found that tho postal
laws wcro violated.
"Mr. Monaghan is not tho only office
holder who has teeelvod thtcatoning let
ters," said Inspector Cortclyou today be
fore hl.s departmo for Trenton, where lie
went to prosccuto yeggmen who were ar
rested several weeks ago while attempting
to rob tho postofllco at Pennsgiove.
"Only a week ago a complaint was
lodged In our olllco by a prominent Plilla
dolphian who Is an olllceholdcr," he said,
"I can't mention Ills nahio Just now.
Thero la possibility that tho different
threatening letters received by Mr. Mon
nKhnn wcie sent by oilier persons besides
DI Rerardlno."
Miss Julia Monnghati. sister of tho Pub
He Service Commissioner, today nt Iter
home, 3107 Rlttgo avenue, told how her
brother had been under a nervous strain
for months as a result of the threatening
missives which ho had tccelvcd almost
weekly.
"I consider myself a happy woman to
day becauso my husband Is alive," said
Miss Monaghan.
"At llrst my brother didn't tell mo any
thing nbout tho threatening letters, be
causo ho didn't want mo to worry. Only
recently ho told mo that ho was receiving
letters In which threats wcro being tuntlo
against his life. Ho told mo not to wotr.
Wo .felt certain that tho letters were being
sent by somo person who, no doubt, was
mentally deranged."
"Every day nftor my brother left the
house to go to his ofllco In the Lincoln
Ilulldlng or to attend to his duties at Har
rlsburg I would be In great suspense be
cause I feared that sooner or later the
writer of the letters would meet him and
probably harm him. I nm glad that this
man put in his appearance yesterday be
cause the suspenso now Is over. I can't
understand why this man DI II era r
dino should want to harm my brothor."
Public Service Commissioner Monaghan
today was receiving manyongratulatlons
by telephone and telegraph from friends
over his escape. Somo of tno congratu
lations camo from several parts of Penn
sylvania, from his associates on tho Pub
lic Service Commission, and also from
friends In Schulklll County, whero he
was born.
DI Rerardlno Is still In the Philadelphia
Hospital whero he was sent jestorday
for an examination Into Ids sanity. He
was visited last night by relatives but to
them he made no statement, i
$8000 Fire at Shippensburg
CARLISLE. Pa.. Feb. 15. Damage ag
gregating $8000 was caused when lire
early this morning destroyed a building
In Shippensburg occupied as a grocery
store by Harry Rurko nnd a residence
by Dr. J. W. McRrlde. The Are started
tn the storeroom and the physician's
family escaped narrowly In their night
clothing.
Move for Free Wheat in Canada
OTTAWA, Ont., Fell. 15. Resolutions
placing wheat on the free list were Intro
duced in the House of Commons last
night, but debate on the question was ad
journed early today.
pRichar"d&yAl man SEjH
8
BILL TO AID FARMERS
REPORTED FAVORABLY
BY SENATE COMMITTEE
Plan Provides for Loans to
Agriculturists at Not More
Than 5 PerCent., Extend
ed for 36-year Period
MEASURE NONPARTISAN
WASiriNflTON. Feb. 15. The Hollls
rural credits bill, which promises loans to
' . . . .- H . ... I-
tarmcrs ai noi more wmii u per tuni., iu-
day was reported favorably to tho Senate.
Iiocnuse of Its nonpartisan BUpport It Is
' duo to receive nn advantageous position
on tho cnlendnr.
Tho bill proposes to set up n nonparti
san farm loan board, with tho Secretary
of tho Treasury as ono member, tho oth
ers appointed by tho President. This
board charters local farm loan banks,
which will tnko mortgnges from nctual
farmers and Issue bonds vlth tho mort
gages ns securities.
This plan, tho committee that reported
tho mensuro claims, will standardize farm
loans nil over tho country, slnco nil mort
gages must bo approved by tho boards;
nnd this socuilly Is expected to mnko the
, bonds salablo at 4 per cent. They run
I for long terms nnd aro guaranteed by the
1 United Stntes.
"This Is nn Investment better man
most savings banks offer." the committee
report said, "and It should result In heavy
Investments by small salaried persons,
widows with llfo lnsurnnco funds, trust
funds, etc."
They aro exempt from small taxes.
Tho farmer will not bo required to pay
commissions, renewal fees or discounts
of any kind. Tho cost of ndmlnlstcrlng
the system will bo ndded to tho Interest
tato of tho bonds to determine the In
terest rate which tho farmer shall pay
on his mortgage. This cost Is estimated
at less than one per cent.
If enough local banks nre not started
tho Government Itself will aid In estab
lishing 12, with n cnpltal of not less than
flOO.OOO. Each man who Is advanced a
loan Is mado automatically a member of
the lonal bank association and Is forced
to tako out an amount of stock equal to
r per cent, of his loan.
Loans may be inhdo for ns long ns
3G years and the mortgages may bo repaid
in small amounts extended over tho whole
period.
"Tho Idea of tho bill," said tho report.
"Is not so much to give Government aid
to any particular classes as to encourage
co-operation nmong fnrmcrs themselves
and to furnish a hildgo between thoso
many Investors who seek safety and a
lensonablo return and thoso bortowcrs
who want long-term loans nnd nn as
suredness that their loans will not bo
called."
SUICIDE'S WIFE, DAZED,
HALTS IN CALL FOR AID
George Hummel Shoots Him
self, Police Say, Because
of Illness and Worry
A man who, tho police say, had been
Buffeting for somo weeks from grip and
who had been worrying over his brother,
a soldier In Von Hlndonburg'a nrmy,
killed himself by shooting early today In
his resldenco nt 2212 North Falrhlll street.
Ho was Gcorgo Hummel, 42 years old, an
cmploo of tho Hornlg Milk Company,
2013 Mnschcr street.
Tho widow, Mrs. Anno Hummel, heard
her husband go to tho llrst floor of their
homo shottly after 2:30 o'clock this morn
ing. A moment later thero was tho report
of a pistol, anil upon Investigating she
found her husband lying dond on the floor
of the kitchen. Mrs. .itinnnel aroused her
four children and went with them Into
tho second-floor front room of her home,
whero they remained for several hours
tiylng to decide what should bo done.
Finally Elizabeth, 10 years old, and Rlch
ai d, aged II, tan from tho house to sum
mon tho family physician, Dr. Alva Tod,
417 Diamond street.
The children wcro tinnblo to find Doctor
Tod, and tcturncd homo. Another confer
ence wns held, and 'finally David II,
Schulcr & Suns, undertakers, with of
fices at Drnad nnd Dinmoud streets, wcro
notified of tho death. Thinking there was
nothing unusual in the case, tho under
takers did not appear until ufter 8 o'clock.
Upon realizing tho Bltuntion they Imme
diately notlllod Deputy Coroner Grcen
halgh. The police say Hummel had shot him
self with a tevolvcr which ho purchased
jestoiday. IIo was a member of Phllatcs
Lodge, No. 527, Ftco nnd Accepted Ma
sons, and also a member of the Elks.
LOSES LIFE IN COLLISION
Motormart Deatl, Passengers Hurt in
. Trolley Accident
WEST CHESTER. Pa., Feb. IE.
Motorman Myera II. Moore, 30 years old,
was fatally Injured and died later In n
hospital. Motorman S. Dunn, was badly
hurt and several passengers suffered In
juries this morning In a. collision between
two trolley cars at Oremead, on tho line
between this place and Downlngtown.
Roth motormen wcro caught between the
colliding oars The car of which Moore
was in charge was approaching a siding
on which tho other car was waiting when
tho brakes failed and It crashed into the
other one, ,1110 ends of both being
crushed In.
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No business is bigger than
the man who runneth it,
The tradesman who says
"trade is dead" often is
himself no live one.
111
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BREWERS LOSE PLEA
TO WITHHOLD RECORDS
IN SLUSH FUND PROBE
U. S. Court nt Pittsburgh De
nies Motion to Quash Sub
poenns for Election Con
tributibns Witnesses
GRAND JURY TAKES CASE
I'lTTSIIL'RQtt. Feb. 15.-Jtldge W. 11. 8.
Thomson In tho United Stales District
Court this afternoon handed down nn
opinion denying tho petition of thrco
brewery associations to quash tho BUb-
pocnas In tho Fcdernl Grand Jury probe
of brewery contributions to political cam
paigns. Tho opinion Is concurred In by Judga
C. P. Orr.
As a result, 40 minutes later tho sub
poenaed officials of United States and
Pennsylvania Brewers' Associations and
tho Ilrowcrq' Association of Western
Pennsylvania wcto called boforo the
Orond Jury by United Stntes Attorney E.
lyowrcv Humes.
Mr. Humes, when the Grand Jury, nd
Joiirncd last week, following arguments to
nliash tho subpoenas, reassembled In the
Federal Uulldlng nt 1:30 o'clock today,
said ho had not determined In whnt order
the witnesses would bo called.
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KIItST SfiMUtONTHLY "GHOST
WALKS' FOR CITY EMPLOYES
All, From Mnyqr Down, Benefit Under
New Law
For tho llrst lmo In tho history of tho
city, municipal employe, from Mayor
Smith down tho lino to tho humblest clerk,
today received a half month's salary. Al
ways, "pay day" has been nt the end of
the month, but tho semimonthly payment
act, effective now, has changed tho rule
Tho act, approved by Governor Hrum
ballgh April iS, 1915, directs that nil em
plojes of cltloi of the first class shall bo
paid semimonthly after January 1, 1!M.
The act was not rompllcd with Inst month
because the booUi of tho city did not open
for the enr until Jnnunry 21. Tho law
affecting tho payment of salaries of coun
ty olllclnls twice n month became cffcctlvo
In July, 1913
White House Wnshcrwomnn Etopes
WASHINGTON. Feb. 15 Romnnco has
again blossomed forth at the White
House. This tltne Lavlnla Gibson, col
ored, ono of the laundresses nt the man
sion, played tho principal role. On Sat
urday she left her tub nnd eloped. Hav
ing Imbibed tho atmosphere of prepared
ness, sho married n soldier, John Mullen,
a negro Infantryman. Today Lavlnla Is
back at Iter tub, happy.
Van Dusen FuncrnI Tilts Afternoon
Funornl services for George R. Van
Dusen, the prominent lawyer who died
Saturday at his home, 210 West Kvor
green nvenue, Chestnut Hill, will bo held
this afternoon nt St. Paul's Episcopal
Church, Chestnut Hill.
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MACHINE CO, 2835 Oorraan
,.,Y'.nAve I'hila., Pa.
MAUERMAN. Mra. C Cor. 20th
JACOBS, JOSEPH. 1606 German-
wn Ave.. Phllal, Pa.
MORE. PHILIP 'H., 6646 Qer.
mantown Ave., Phlla.
TOMPKINS, j 'MONROE. SH7
Germantown Ave.. Phlla., pa.
KO. U. DAVIS te CO., 3J30 to
3338 Lancaster Ave.
EK.?Jlua,"K3 PIANO CO.,
l"63 S. 52d St., Phlla:. Fa.
FLOOD. CHAS. W.. 4914 Bait!,
more Aye.. Phlla!. Pa. "
PhHa1.E,paIARRV' 416 N "d at'
MHLCIHORRI BROS.. 4933 - 40
Lancaster Ave.. Phlla.. Pa.
WEST PHIIDELPHIA TALK-
tt?1 MACHINE CO, 7 8oith
60th St. Phlla.. Pa.
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CO, 1336 Passyunk Ave.. Pblii..
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TAX OF FIVE PER CENT
ON MUNITIONS EJH0.fi
compromise to tjompol Armfl
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ui. -otuuun juxpected by
Congress Lenders
WILL k0LD CONFERENCES
WASHINGTON. Feb 15 . . .3
whereby a 8 per cent. Instead of W
cent, tax will bo imposed on the rrmn r&
turo of munitions, thus settling Z!
tho crnvo nrnhlema nt - ne "Ii
national defense, Is expected to be tlLtH,
i...uuii contercnccs between Scct.t.. W
of tho Treasury ltLA.lnn .,.. ,!Ccrtt"'f!
live Flood, of Virginia. ,, ,nlM
gressiona-l leaders who faNor a mortfi-l
Flood, leader of the faction xthbu Jt
loves that If huge sums arc to bl. A!
"mako nioncy out of It" should ta, hlt 8
nf thn liur.lnti. l,1 . .. '""'"Wnr a,l M
ministration wns willing to accent a lilbil
?t"l0R'!i' ..!"?..?:? MeAdoo'h? 1
tors, believes that tho tax should oe JTB
cent., nnd this llgure protmbly will ?M
nil. McAdoo and Flood havj dlsuSS
this question nt ennth. u'scust4a
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PHILADELPHIA PHONOaRAFU
CO.. 823 U. 9th St. 1'hlla-. Pfc,w
BTOLFO, HARRY, 612 South It
St. Phlla.. Pa.
NKAJIUY OUT-OFxTOiVN IJEALEM
UROWN, 11. H.. 3. East Qy Bl.
West Chester. Pa. , . ..H
CARR, It. F., 612 Main St, Darby,
Pa.
COLUMBIA GBAFONOLA PAL
LOR, 132S PjcIHo Ave., AtlanUf
City N J
GODFREY. 'CHAS. H.2510 AtUu
tic Ave.. Atlantic City. N. J.
JARV1S. 1L C. 133 HiBh St., Mill"
KEENE'S JMUSIQ HOUSE, "
Cooper St., Woodbury. N. J. .
RAMSKY & DONNELLY, Broad
way. Salem, N. J.- , ...
ROI1ELEN PIANO COMPANYsIl
Market St.. WilmlnBton. DeJ. s
RQSBNBbRGEJt. A. C-, 304 RU
St . Mlllvllle. N. J. ,.v.
S C II U II E II T PIANO WARE
ROOMS, 2038-40 Atlantlo Av
Atlantic City, N. J. ... fl,
THOMPSON. W C. 140 Main "
rote'RATS. 643M Vln.Ua
Aire.. Vineland, N. J. ... .4.
WINTERSTEIN, AF.. 0
cilCta St Bristol, Fa. .,...
WOLSON. A W. 0. Ed
Av Chester. Pa. . .it
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