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PROGRESS OF CITY
! DEPENDS ON LOAN
BILLS-TAYLOR
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iriantown and Roxborough
... in Transit Appeal
tLAtt PUBLICITY FIGHT
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Transit Rallies to Hear
Mayor and Taylor Speak
TONIGHT
Fortystxth "VVni-ti rnlly, Im
perial' Thentrd, 60th street below
Walnut. Mayor Smith nnd cx-Di-rcctor'
Tnylor will speak. Public.
TOMORROW NIGHT
'Iforth Perm Improvernent Asso
ciation, banquet, Majestic Hotel.
Mayor Smith will speak.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON
Mass-meeting for business asso
ciations in Common Council cham
ber at 3 o'clock." Ex-Director Tay
lor, Mayor Smith and a number of
others will speak. Public.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
, Business Science Club luncheon,
12:30 p. m. Ex-Director Taylor
will speak.
Friday night
, Frankfort! mass-meeting; placo
not yet determined. Mayor Smith
and his Directors to speak.
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.BVENINtJ liEDG-ER-PHIITABEBPinX:, TUESDAY, WAT S
ii i in .I in it iii ..r.
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Tho soU4'. support of Ttoxborough nnd
GcrrnaritbWn' for tho $87,100,000 transit
nml'poi't loan bills nt the palls on May 18
was pledged-to former Transit; Director
, A. M(jrrllt Taylor Jast nlpht at two
mass" meetings at which he todk the'
etUmp f ob 'tho'trnnBlt ldan. Mayor Smith
1 nnd threo members of hla Cabinet np
penrcd with Sir. Taylor at tho Itoxbor
ougli mooting, which was held under tho
direction of tho 21st Ward Board of
Trado in Lyceum Hall, Lyceum and
Hideo avenues. At tho Germantown
meeting, which was hold In Library- Hall,
Vernon P,aMc-,unilcr tho direction of tho
Germantdwn and Chestnut Hill Improve
ment Association, fho former transit di
rector was tho only speaker.
A week ago, tho 21st Ward Board of
Trado declined to go on record In 'favor
of tho transit loan. Mr. Taylor was told
of this last night, and when he concluded
his address ho called upon all who wore
1 now willing . to support the loan bill to
rise.' Every' man In the hall jumped to his"
feet with rousing cheers.
Tho meeting In Roxborough was first
scheduled to bo held In tho Levering
Public School, bu( Superintendent of
Schools Dr. John V. Garber revoked tho
permit for the meeting at tho last minute
on tho ground that It was of a political
nature. Doctor Garner's action was taken
solatq that there, was no, opportunity to
notify tho. Mayor and', the- other 'speakers
of tho change. ; . , .'
As a result tho Mayor, 'his directors
and Mr. Taylor arrived in n pouring rain
only to find tho school closed and lodkcd.
Tho men were told that the meeting had
been 'changed to Lyceum Hall. Tho
Mayor was indignant at tho action of tha"
; EChool authorities and declared that It re
quired an explanation, since the meeting
was plainly not of n political nature.
Superintendent Garber today expressed
his regret that the Mayor was indignant
at tho closing, of the school, but he. de
clared that tho school boa'rd has "no au
, thorlty to allow tho use of school build
ings, for other than meetings of an. edu
cational character. .
"Tcsterday noon," ho said, "wo were
asked for pormlsslon to usa tho school for
a talk on tho loan bill. Tho rule is that
cchool buildings can bo used- only for edu
cational meetings, , so we' wero obliged to
refuse' permissldn ' for tho'ttnectirig. I
thlrik'Uho 'jUayor will lofckf.at tho matter
lnffho'ilgtit: light when he understands tho
eltyaijon."
In discussing tho transit meeting held In
Roxborough last evening tho Mayor Raid:
."Tho meetlnir was to hayo tyeenhclrt In
ft .sjliool hbuso, but wlwh ! got there I
foUnd tho building dark and ono lone
newspaper reporter on tho Job. It seemB
tho.'ljlaco of meeting had been changed
to.v'tho pid Lyceum Building la Itox
borough. ,
"VWnen I got there. I 'found tho storm
had- cut down the "crfciwd, but thoso who
had, .turned out were enthusiastic- .In their
punnOrt of tho loan bills. Former DI-.
rector' Taylor received a flattering reccp
tlonVand as the evening advanced the
crowd crew to such proportions that it
TWO EARNEST TRANSIT
ROOSTERS
Emil Gretzmncher, 2555 North
30th street (above), secretary of
the North Po.nn Improvement As
sociation; A. C. Kcclcy, 244G
North Broad street, president of
the Kensington Board of Trade.
Both men are giving their active
personal support to the loan bills
and are canvnssing their friends
and neighbors for votes for a
greater Philadelphia.
filled tho building before tho close of tho
gathering. -
"I was gratified at the Interest taken
and at the. enthusiasm displayed by the
crowd when every bne present, by 11 ris
ing vote, approved a resolution Indorsing
tho loan. I am giving up all my time to
the loans and any efforts made to hurt
them will meet with quick action.
"I'can'sny that no effort will be too
great to Insure to every voter n chunco
to express his vjows on tho loans. I
know some ihlngs that are going tin, about
Which I am not ,freo to talk at this time,
but you can take It from mo wo are
keeping our eyes open to the situation
and mean to seo that the loans have
overy1 chance to get a fair hearing.
"If any election officials conspire to
hold back either tho tronslt or tho gen
eral loan by keeping back ballots then
tho voters generally will demand ballotu
and can rest assured that their rights
will bo fully protected."
The largest registration In tho history
of the city Is entitled to vote for the
loans next Tuesday. A totnl of 30:i,ltCl
electors Is qualified to cast ballots on
tho two measures, and also to vote tho
non-partisan ticket at the primary elec
tion. All voters who aro enrolled as non
partisans are qualified to vote on tha
loans, in addition to alt who are enrolled
Under tho party names.
Special Instructions to voters aro being
prepared by tho forces, that ore support
ing tho loans, and will be Issued several
days before the primary election.
There will be three ballots for the
voter to mark this year. They nre tho
pafty ballot, upon which, the voted must
make 4t marks In order'to vote the entire
ticket, tho loan ballot, upon which will be
printed only tho two loan measures, nnd
tho nonpartisan ballot, trpon which tho
names of candidates for the State Su
preme Court will bb printed. In all, 2,500,
000 ballots aro being printed.
William Dixon,, president of tho 21st
Ward Board of Trade, presided at the
meeting and introduced tho ex-Dlrcctor.
"I have been fighting for you for the
last four years, and I am fighting for
you yet, said Mr, Taylor, in opening
his address. "I have come here tonight
to tell you what real rapid transit means'
to residents of the 21st Ward, and what
tho residents of the ward, will forfeit
If they voto against the transit loan bill.
havo faith and confldcnco In you men
of this section, and I am going away
from here tonight convinced that you.
will voto for the bill after being Informed)
of what it contains."
Mr. Tayldr then told of the speclflci
benefits residents of iloxDorough will re
ceive It tho transit loan bill is approved
.by tho voters.
The Mayor, who followed Director Tay.
lor, made a stirring appeal for the pas.;
saga of both loan bills and pointed out
that not only was tho Henry avenue
bridge over the WIssahtckon dependent
upon the transit loan but on the general;
Improvement loan as well because the City
Taylor and Sfipporter$
Boost Transit Loan
Roxborough and Germantown
pledge sojid support to transit 16ah
at two enthusiastic mass-meetings.
Former Transit Director Ai Mer
rltt Taylor, In statement to West
Philadelphia Voters, warhs them
that loan is In danger and that
they mutt fight. ' ,
Publicity campaign for loans
with newspaper advertising and
billboard posters throughout tho
city planhed by the All-Philndel-phia
Committee, viich sponsored
the "On-to-Hnrrisburg crusade" in
1913,
Retail Grocers' Association, with
membership of more than 1000, in
dorses, both ,tvai)$lt and, general
Joan bills,,., . .,,'. .
' ' Prominent Philndclphlans in all
walks of life call, for unanimous
support of transit and port loan
bills. .
Solicitor had given a decision that all of
tho appropriation .for tho bridge could not
come out of the transit loan but that the
larger part must come out .of therldge
Item In tho general '.mprovement Ipan.
"Therefore," tho Mayor said, "It Is neces
sary to -stand by both Joans If -this Im
provement is to bo gotten for ypur. dis
trict. At the Germantown meeting Mr, Taylor
declared that the city np a whoto. as welt
as Germantown, was fncthg a crisis which
must be met by .the voters' and tho coltish
Interests must be defeated.
PLOT TO BEAT LOANS
BY TRICK DISCOVERED
Contlnncil front l'ltnc One
prlvcd ' of their votes oil the measuro
through failure to nsk for ballots.
Mayor Smith promptly Issued this
warning to all voters:
"If election officials consplro to defeat
or Injure the loans by withholding from
voters the separate ballots for the loans
their action to my mind would bo crim
inal.' It Is tip tb tho voters to defeat any
such plan by demanding both tho ballots
for delegates and for the loan9.
"Vpu can't make n warning from nio
on tills subject nny too strong. Kvcry
voter Interested In the loan bills should
demand, both ballots, and they will get
tliein. If any. conspiracy to withhold
loan ballots Is discovered, then quick ac
tion should he taken against nn' election
official Implicated.
-t don't believe that any election official
will go so far as to withhold loan ballots
If the voters remember to mnko a demand
for them, t don't belluve that any plan
to cut down tho loan vote by holding
back on loanjballots will, havo any effect
on tlifvgeneral result, I?VtT voter should
seo that-'lie is supplied wflhroli the ballots
to bevdted."-
Tho "Mayor' said that hp' had heard of
other Srhenjes advanced by political ene
mies pfi lho( loans ,-to bring. about their
defeat-' - ...
, Mr. Ifoirti fichoch. .secretary of the Ite-
Jtnll Gro'cdVfS!, jssoc,f'ri;ilbn,-,-"'gave out the
'following siuiemeniyniy morning:
! "rh TfAhil! flponrH AHHnnlatlnn. nnn-
slHtfiiir of .more than' one thousand inem-
'bera, met last evening In the assembly.
?room of the Bourse and unanimously..
4idouted resolutions Indorsing the loan bills!
,jinuV urging members of tho association to
Work for the passage or tne loan oius at
the election on Mayq 10."
APPEAL TO WfcST PHILADELPHIA '
The transit loan bill Is In peril.
' '"VoU must either flgh tfor Us passage
or forfeit the splendid transit facilities
ywfitch havo been planned to proiferly serve'
''"West Philadelphia as well as the entire,
city.
With this warning former Transit Dl
rector A. Merritt Tnyldr,- in a statement!
n-lurrp v.-P.-
Tiijlii jjciiuuiiauuc; ui
the TwmSlX in the
hands of over 6000 owners
has won the clinching en
dorsement of the most
exacting clientele in the
Vi ' .
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PACKARD MOTOR CAR COMPANY
PHILABBtPIlIA 819 A'oriA Broad Street
LANCASTER
W.ILM1NOTON
s ' ' -' pHiamni i
fUSpzrjl HARRisBoaa trenton
lliliZIl BBTEILWIEU WILLUUSPOIVr
made public today, called upon tho voters
In West .Philadelphia to ''support tno $07,
100,000 transit and port loan bill on May
JG. Thq defeat of tho loan bill, ho do-
. 1 ....... 1.1 ..a.t.1. .nn A..ll.n An.. . ....
.CinrCU, WUIIIU lCl,rt 111U Vltlll U l-U!UjiC-
KcnStv'c "program 'of high-speed lines and
permit tho oontlnuanco of tho present dis
criminatory exchango tickets. Tho pas
sata of tho bill would "be a step foV a
greater Philadelphia. '
" ' Art" extensive publicity campaign for
the loan bills, Including fourday adver
tisements In nil tho newspapers nnd nt-'j
tractlvo posters on tho billboards through
out tho city, was dcclaca upqn lato yes-terday.
. j&kVfor Ihiported $Of
Special Suitings..
BRADBURN & NIGRO
Tailors to PartSfcular Men,
Cor. 13th & Sansom "
.Suits S25 fo S30
i sm LvaBI SSflflnB BpKtiMBy ll wtp vSw i yjr I """lTii !-i-L ! I m H
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U S. DEMANDS GEtlMANY
KEEP U-BOAT PLEDGES
Ccmtlnn.rt from Pflire One
ment's declaration of lis abandon
ment of the" policy1 which has so seri
ously menaced the good, relations be- ,
tVveen tho two countries, the Govern
ment of tho United States will rely
upon A scrupulous" ciecuttori hence'
forth of the now altered bdllcy of tho
Imperial Government such as , will
remove the principal ,danger of, n
Interruption of the good relations ex
isting between the United StateH And
Germany-. ' '
The doverninont', ' bf IpV United
Stales' feels ft necessity to slate that
' It takes H for fcrahled ' that Ihb tm
ircrlAl German? Government docs not
Intend to Imply that theunalntenahce
of Its newly announced, policy, Is In
,nny way contingent upon the bourse
or result of diplomatic negotiations
between the. Government., -of the
United Stntes and buy other belliger
ent Government, notwithstanding the
fact thai' certain passages In tho lm
pcrlrtl Government's1 notoiof 'the 4 th
instant might appear to besuscbptlbto
of that construction. ' ,
lii' order, .however, to avoid any
possible misunderstanding, the Gov
ommsnt of the, United States nq(lfles
tho Imperial Government that It can
not for'h moment, entertain, much less
dhcuss', n suggestion nat respect by
German nnvn! authorities for tho
rights of clttxon'rt of thd United Slates
upon tho high seas should In nny wny
or In tho slightest degree be mado
contingent upon tho conduit of nny
other Government affecting the rights
bf nclitrnls and noncombatants. tto
sponslhlllty In such mutters Is single,
not Joint; absolute, not relative.
nHAltl.VO OV CYMIUO ATTACK.
Fear that sinking of jthe 'White Star
liner Cymric mlglit iipsel tho settlement
of the United States controversy with
Gormany over submarine Warfare, Just as
tho settlement wall becoming a fact, was
partly dissipated today by n dispatch from
Consul Frost, at QuCensto'wn. saying tho
Cymric was oh Admiralty service.
State Department officials were not al
together certain.' however, that the tor
pedoing of the Cymric did not constitute
n violation of Germany's pledges. Ono In
ternational law expert of the department
said that If tho Cymric was not armed
Germany ought to havo exercised what
America has contended for visit and
search unless tho vessel attempted to
floe.
With President Wilson's acceptance of
Germany's "now altered policy" of sub
marine only today received In Berlin, thnt
new policy mny already have been put to
tho test by u submarine commander. Tho
torpedoing of the liner Cymric, If It was
without warning, apparently violates tho
very orders against atu-.thlng.
He declared the apparent fact that tho
Cymric was In Admiralty service did not
entirely' exculpate Germany, for a Gov
ernment could run ships If they wer un
armed; and still have the rule of visit and
search applied.
When reports reach Washington fol
lowing Frost's report that the White Star
Uno declared tho Cymric restored to tho
line, and no longer In Admiralty service,
otllclals were strongly Inclined to fear the
effect her sinking might ' have on the
German-American situation.
There still remains the adjustment of
damages for American lived lost through
Illegal operation of submarines. But this
Is ,a matter which Count von Bernstorrf,
the German Ambassadorhas full author
ity .to negotiate.
In' 'this connection - ofllclula said that
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Hand, Horse and Motor Power.
All (bclcadinffmakes that arc de
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rollers, lawn mower oil and other
necessities for the lawn.
MICHELL'S EVERGREEN
GRASS SEED will improve the
old lawn or make a good new one
if sown now; ready for mowing
in about six weeks. 25c qt., 4 qts.,
03c; 1 pk., $1.00; bu $4,00,
Catalog and lawn booklet free.
MJGHELL'S 8RJBS
It's the wear
not the tear
which tells the quality of cards. It's
stiffness and "snap," not toughness,
which prove theft worth for the keep
ing of cord records.
Library Bureau (originator of card
systems) cuts, rules and prints cards
by the millions ra million a day.
There is an L.. B. card for eery con
ceivable kind of record and the amount
of our business is the Guarantee bf
portable prices,
I iou don't want to put valuable
records on cheap cards. Nor .temporary
jecords.on high-priced stock.
If you are not sure that your card
records are giving you the results they
should f if you don't knowvhether. the
card Itself fy tight, LibraryBurjeau can
help you. ,
Sample cards free. New carajog; too.
Ask for "Card and tiling supplies."
Library Bureau
JUnuiicturtojf distributor of , t 1 .
Card and filing ey stems. Unit eabinats In wpod'nj( r.el
. M4W;MONTCOJrt1fiIanage''
- $1 Chestnut st, PWladelphiii
' ldj, t our rtprcsentstl with
even though it should dsrelop that some nwny y elds i to pur t wchant hP,
of th rant attacks Upon merchant ves- wyrf I to VM m m hIf5, ., d
MftAfflsawsag
tlon ot tho Osrman orders, they could
not be Considered by the Vnltert States
as a violation 6f tha pledges already, mdfti
In no instance within tho last week have
American Interests suffered, and In the
case of the Cymric )n addition to there
being no Americans on board her cargo
consisted entirely of munitions.
There was a general reeling among or
flclajs today that Germany will let the
submarine situation rest with the l;ft"
Ing note. It Is known that this will bo
the advice of (Ambassador Von Bern
BtorlT. lie takes the position that there
havo been loo many notes heretofore, and
that If permitted he and, Secretary Lans
ing could have reached the conclusions
Just arrived st by Informal conferences.
The Ambassador, It Is understood, does
not look for any reply to the latest
Lansing note. '
LANSINO'S STATEMENT.
Besides malting public the, text of the
note, Secretary Lnnslng last nlrtht Issued
a statement Intended to; emphasUe tho Pf
sltlon of this Government In refusing to
permit Germany to mako.her abandonment
of Illegal submarine methods contingent
upon a modification of tho British block
ade.
"Our differences with Great Britain cah
not form a subject of dlecusslon with
Germnny." he asserts, and then points out
that In dealing with Great Britain this
Government Is acting under treaty oblig
ations for tho settlement of disputes, while
Germany declined to mako a similar treaty
arrangement. This Is a reference to the
Brynn peace treaties, providing for a
"breathing spell" during which naNons
would endeavor to adjust serious differ
ences Without resort to war. put Jlr.
Lansing Indicates that In a matter such
as the submarine controversy, where a
''continuing menace to American lives Is
Involved. "It Is doubtful whether such ob
ligations apply unless tho menaco is re
moved during tho proceedings."
The text of Mr. Lansing's statement Is
as follows)
"Tho greater part of tho German an
swer Is devoted to matters which this
Government cannot discuss with tho Ger
man Government. The only questions of
right which can bo discussed with that
Government nre thoso arising out of Its
action or out of our own, nnd In no event
thoso duostlons which are tho subject of
diplomatic exchanges between tho Unltod
Stntes and any other country.
"Tho essence of the answer Is that Ger-
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"So long as. she llvoft uli to this ft tered
nniiw we cah' havo no reason o quarrel
with heTon tftat score, though the loss,
resulting from th Violation of American
Hgh s by German rfubniaVIno commanders
operating under the former policy will
have to be settled.
"While our differences with Great Brit
ain enpnot form' a subject of d IscusSI On
with Germany, It should be stated that In
mir deallhg Wlttt the British aowrnment
we are acting ns we ar -unquestionably
bound to act In Vlow of tM explicit treaty
engagements with that Government. Wo
Have treaty obligations h to tho manner
In which matters In dispute between the
two Governments are to be nMUHeo". We
offered to assume mutually slthllar obliga
tions with Germany; but' tho offer was de
clined. When,, however,) tho subject In
dispute Is n,cbntlnulng menace to Ameri
can lives, ft la doubtful whether such ob
ligations apply Unless tho menace Is re
moved during the pendency of theMro.
ceedings."
N0TB "STEM AND EMIMIATIC,"
LONDON I'ltESS 1)KC(iA11ES
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LONDON". May 9.--''Uncompromlslng,
stern and emphatic" was the characterl
o)inn nt President Wilson's note of ac
ceptance of Germany's reply by the Globe,
formerly ono of tha President's harsh
critics, this afternoon.
"ru.tri Germany on probation," was tho
Kvehlhg Standard's headline.
"Summarised, tho notes says, 'Walt
and see,' " said the, ,Pall Mall Gazette.
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the viewpoint $
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neighbors did a year ago. ,
It'3 .odd that the Maxwell one of the easiest cars to '
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