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EVENING LEDaER-PHILADELPI-nX TUESDAY, ' 'JANUARY 2, 1917
HOME RULE IS ASKED FOR
PHILADELPHIA BY GOVERNOR
Continued from Piue One
people under proper regulation to settle for
themsehes this vexed question. It will re
main n source of Increasing nKgruvotlon
until It la settled nml selltcd right, tn view
of the lessons taught by our recent election
throughout the nation, I nm more than ecr
ronvlnced that Ihla Legislature should heed
the will of the people unit give the leglsla
tlvc relief so widely prayed for."
ON WOMAN" HL'FlMtAGt:
The reference to woman suffrage Is brief,
nlihouRh Hear and to tlio point.
Two vears ago," tbe message rentK I
nkcd you to submit the question of nn
amendment to the Constitution permitting
women to ote. You did do. The nmiml
ment was defeated. Since then a great
national election has bctn held and women
have more latgely than ever cxcrrlred the
franchise. They should be allowed another
opportunity to lay their claims freely and
fiilly before the people, and t tcduest that
your action may be favorable In this mat
ter." The closest approach to a mention of
nollllci in the entire message Is III n single
parflB"tph on civil service. Too much time
of the Governor Is taken tin with the de
mands of olllceseeUers, according to the
Governors own admission, and .State civil
service reform Is, therefore, urged, ns fol
lows: "There Is need for nn etllolcnt and eco
nomic Stole civil service enactment. L mil
we have this means of securing dependable
mid continuous public Ecrvlce we Ehnll not
he able to conduct the public business as
wisely as Its Importance requires. Too
much of the time of the execiitlvo Is taken
up with the claims and demandi of o.l co
seekers. It were better to hive this time
for constructive service, leaving to soma
capable ngency created by law to scouro
the best agents for the public service.
iiomb m-t.v: foii citii.s
In urging legislative consideration to the
problems conccrnlnK the cities of the State
End advocating that the hugest poss We dc
grce of home ruio no b' " -
messago continues:
"The Commonwealth can well afford to
grant larger local Inltlntlvo to municipal
ities. There can ho no effective control of
city administration at arm's length. 1 he
people may bo Intrusted with the duly and
recessllv of working out In each city a nys
tem of government hoit calculated to pro
mote Its welfare. There nr prnolems of
local taxation that concern these municipal
units in a vital wiiy. It does not appear
that the Stato should limit the will of tin
people in deciding how these problems
should be met.
"In some case3 It has breomo manifest
that the boundaile.i of cities are not co
terminous with territory having many mat
ters In common In the matters of water
supply, sewage disposal, transportation
Agencies, llshtlng facilities, flood control
and related Interests groups of municipal
ities have but one common concern. It may
well bo that the provision for metropolitan
districts, each district being n unit for
action In specified cases, would greatly pro
mole the wolfnre of tho people.
'Suggestions of Importamy ntTecllng tho
rovernment ot our largest cities hav co-no
to mv nttcntlon. and 1 commend to your
consideration the wisdom of granting to
tli-ie great cities tho largest degree of linm
rule consistent with tho common rights
trail tho people ot Pennsylvania A smaller
body of Councils, a unicameral legislative
agency, tho trend to route form of man
agerial or other business form of govern
ment and a wider responsibility upon the
Individual citizen for the quality of gov
ernment are all Instances of movements or
moment. It may be that a competent com
mission created l-v you could best analyse
this situation and suggest such legislation
D.s will prove most helpful to our great
urban centers."
MiQlSf.ATIVK PnoORAM
Tho Govcrnor'.M legislative program for
the present Legislature Is outlined as fol
lows :
"f should like to see this Legislature
take the Initial steps In n great construc
ts e service to our people:
tn) By providing for n topographi
cal and geological survey of our State,
lb) Uy taking the initiative In Im
pounding flood waters' and scouring a
steady flow throughout tho season for
the benefit ot our people and of our
Industries.
(c) Uy securing at the nouice ot our
stream." largely Increased areas of
watersheds from which to obtain pot
able water for our Increasing millions.
fil) By inquiring into tlie.fcaslb'llty
of irrigation and tho bupplylng lit min
imum cost of water power at its source
to tho great utility and Industrial
ngencles that would welcome this
power and that would distribute It for
the welfare of our people.
(e) By beginning now tho construc
tion of Homo of these great reservoirs,
such as the Pyniatumlng Dam and
ethers In the Allegheny range.
(f) Uy considering fruely and fairly
the utilization of our waterways us the
basis ot great systems of water trans
portation such as prevail in many ot
the most advanced Industrial communi
ties of the world.
R By planting on our forest re
serves seedling that will in time give
our people the protection ai,d thu reve
nue a forest "' n-nm-cdly give.
(h) By organising upon a scale com
mensurate with lw Importance the forco
that has t do with tho prevention uf
forest fires, the protection of game and
fish and the encouragement of our peo
ple to live n part of each year out
under the sky. near to nature, upon
lands made rich in welcome uud.beuell
cence to our people.
(I) By computing the decrease in our
, mineral resoutcea sind determining our
obligation to posterity In the taxation
wisely to ho laid notv up'jri this di
minishing asset of our people.
U) By co-operating with tho national
Government and local municipalities to
make our navigable streams heavy with
the traflic from our mills and mines,
our forges and factory's, thus linking
Pennsylvania Industry directly with the.
world markets.
Ik) By encouraging great Industries
to establish themselves In increasing
numbers In Pennsylvania with the as
surance that the Commonwealth will
by Its constructive service make this in
creasingly the greater Industrial Com
monwealth in the l.'nlon.
(1) By making liberal provision for
our farmers and farm life to the end
that It will he Increasingly attractive
nd remunerative to till our soil, to
grow our food, to make life in rural
Places an wholesomely attractive and
educative as a wise people should.
(m) By Increasingly liberal provision
for education and equalizing Its bene
fits to all our children.
(n) By safeguarding public health
and decreasing the ravages of disease
nd the loss by premature death in this
Commonwealth,
o) By demanding that the cost of
production shall Include reasonable
compensation for death or accident,
and such additional elements of relief
as Industry, can support and as social
justice may make manifest from time
to time.
(p) And, u general, by laying now
deep and well the foundation for a
realizable good to our people.
ON' OVERLEGISLATIO.N
following a declaration that Pennsyl
vania is "overlawed." the Governor pleads
ipr the careful consideration of oil proposed
legislation and the passage of only such en
actments as "will unquestionably promote
the welfare of our great people."
Increased appropriations to the public
BChoola are Uracil fhttt h culncnltnnnl Hva.
Jem In the State may keep Its merited place
W the educational work of the nation.
The attention of the General Assembly Is
ou-fcted to the mine cave In the populous
sections throughout the anthracite region.
Fruoertv rlirhts titular Liw Hplara tha
fc MOVerOor,. ura rina,-t!v n varlfliu.., uilh
iu-face safety and the gravity of the situ
ation, he adds, demands the consideration
of tho lawmaking bodies of the State.
Among the other Important recommenda
tions nro enactments looking to vocational
training in stato charitable institutions, the
granting of larger local Initiative to munici
palities, the creation of a division ot mar
kets In the department of Agrlculluro to
glio practical Information to farmeia in
matters of marketing tind better housing
conditions.
In discussing be unnticefl of the Stale,
the Governor pleads for only, such Appro
priations ns can be met by the present
foirlnin. The amount available for appro
priation by Hip 191? Legislature, accord
log to the report of the State Treasurer,
Included In the hiessaRc. Is $6!M66.!1S1.28.
The cash bnlnncfl In tho Treasury, Movent
twr 30, mil!. Is given ns SiVitHMI.S OS. and
tho estimated gross tecelpls for the two
yearn cndltif Nmemhcf DO, 10IG, iC,tin6,.
032.90.
STATU ASSEMUfA' MEETS
IN 1221) SESSION
v n tltaff Corrriiirt(lriir
HAnmsuilUl, Jnn. 2 The Pennsyl
vania Genernl Awcmply opened I's 1'J.d
tegular session at noon today, when the
Senate and House met and formally organ
ized. Senator Kduard 15. tteldclmnn. of tau
phln County, wnn elected President rt"
lent, of tho upper branch, and Representa
tive ISIchnid .1. Baldwin, of Polaware
County, was elee'ed Speaker of the House
The only opposition In the election of the
piesldlt.g olticera wiu tho rormallty of plac
ing the Democratic candldntcn In nomina
tion. Scnnlor Henry Washers, of York,
Was II-n choice of tlie Demucrats for Presi
dent pio tem. of tho Senate.
The Iiemocrntii In tho Il-mso lmnnnaieii
Itepiesentntlvo Wilson 11. Sarlg. of Borlti.
Both candidates wcro the harmony selec-
I tlona of the minority caucuses Inst n'ciil.
HOW VOTI5 KTOOH
Baldwin was placed In nomination As the
Republican candldalt- for Speaker by ltrp
lesentatlve Aaron IJ. lloss. of Lancaster: It
was seconded by Itepresrnlntlto Joseph G.
Stcedle, of Allegheny.
Representative John M. Klynn, of Rlk,
placed Wilson O. Marie, of Berks. In nomina
tion n.s the Democratic candidate for
Speaker. Repnsonlntlo Ira T. Ilrdman,
of Lehigh, reconded It.
The ole was Baldwin. Republican, tf.T;
Sarlg, Democrat. 37: nbser.' 3.
The Senate adjourned at 12:15 to meet
again nl 2:30 this afternoon. In addition
to Senator Bcldlenian for prenldetit pro tern.,
the Senate re-elected all of Its old olllcers
Including V. Harry Baker as nccrotnry.
Hamilton M. ICephart. clerk, and William
P. Gallagher, leading clerk. Both factions
supported the entire slate.
Thomas W. Garvin, of Delaware County,
was re-elected chief clerk of the House, mid
William S. Lelli, of Schuylkill, resident
clerk, without r.miasltluii.
The motion to elect them was offered by
Renresentntlve 'Woodward, of Allegheny,
nml did not contain the name of i-'ranlc
Morrison, n follower of John R. K. fccnit,
leader of the fourteenth Waul, as assistant
clerk. .Morrison was elected by thu House
two years ago. and tho fact that his name
was not presented was a slop ut M.oti.
Just Lvfoie the legislature was fnrmnllv
called to order ut 12 o'clock. Governor
Biuinbaugii issued tho following statement:
"Tho contest la over, and wo will now
proceed with the business of the Stnte."
NO MortK JIKAIJS TO FALL
AsVed If any moio heads wcro M fall,
tho Governor replied: "I am not con
templating asking for nny moio reslgna
'.Ions at present, at least."
In both branches the desks of the Sen
ators and mcniberH were heaped with How
er nml Rifts, and tho gnllerlea Hero
crowded with friends of the Legislators
and with followois of tho Republican or
ionization In Philadelphia.
Most of the Philadelphia ward leaders
and their principal lieutenants In both the
Vino and MeMciinl cuiiiiih wcro on nnnn
for tho opening of tin- session. Nearly nil
of thu old members who were replaced last
November were present, and holped to swell
tho crowds In both houses.
BALDWIN'S PLIIDGK
Sneaker Baldwin. In opening the session
of tho House, pledged "faliuesa, courtesy
end full attention to my duty." no sam
In part:
That my election should come after u
raio contest .makes mo prlzo it all tin
more, for It Indicates n healthy ap
preciation by the membership ot the
i House, or the importance nun reopon
I slblllty of tho place with which you
havo trusted me. I will not imnieii
you with i long declaration of prin
ciples and purposes, but I will say that
1 realize, as all must, that we have
a racred duty to perforin, and that wo
must all Join together for tho greatest
good to tho eight millions of pcoplo
whom wo represent in thin great cm
pile of a State. For myself 1 will
pledge fairness, courtesy und full iit
tuition to my duly, mid 1 hopo to re
ceive tho tamo from my colleagues In
tho House. Wo will now get down
to business with "economy and efll
c.lcnoy" ns our watchword, arid with
the guidance of Almighty God inakH
this session meniprabln for Its good
works for tho people of tho Stale.
Tho opening praver In the House was
made by the Rev. W. V. Stanley, chaplain
during the last session, ut noun.
The ottlcUl certlllcntes of election were
then received from tho Secretary of the
Commonwealth and road.
Tho Senate met at exactly noon. Thj
Hcv. Tiiomas w. imv.b, ciiapiaio ot nit
upper lion.a labt session, delivered the
openins prayer
Lieutenant Governor Frunk B. Mcclain.
who. by virtue of his office. Is the presiding
officer of tbe Senate, made a plea for less
legislation
"Wo haio too many laws now." he said,
"and It should be the aim of every member
of this body to keep from Increasing the
number of needless statutes In this State."
Senator Beldleman was elected President
pro tem. after the certificates of election
had been read.
The rules that governed the fcs'lor of
tftlfi were adopted by tho House.
The tleinoi'ints opposed them unit sought
to have them amended so Hint they would
lee-He minority representation on all House
rolrmlltce.
The Demncrnls nlso wanted the House
to ilccl nil members of the. committees-.
When it comes to
Fine Groceries
. You can always dvpeiul on
0attsGom's
prices being lower than others
Start the New Year by
Sending Uh Your Orders
You'll No Regret It.
A long list of
Fine Groceries, Delica
tessen, Pastry, Candy
and Fruit at special
prices for this week.
Remember, ive cuter for Ban
quets, IVfddings, Receptions, etc.
Our counters are now refilled
with our famous
Chocolates & Mixtures
28c, 38c and 50c lb.
They're fine.
Grand Banquet Coffee
is served in all the
ffansGom
Restaurants
at 5c a cup or 36c lb,
It'i the king of atl coffees
1232 Market Street
and Branches
DEH10CUA TS STRA DULE
"WET" ISSUE IN ASSEMBLY
Iht n Staff rorrnpontlrjt
HARItlMliritH. Jan. 2. The Democrats
have completely Ignored local option hi
tliclr legislative program for the njsslon
The program was announced In n general
way this afternoon by I'. Lowry Humes,
of Pittsburgh, Democratic State chairman,
and head nf the legislative committee of the
Democratic party In the State.
The llnuor question 1 the only one which
threatens to cauin trouble In the rutiks of
ihe Democrats during the kcsslou. and It
wn only after n bitter fluht In tho legls-
Intlvo committee's meetings yesterday ni'd,
tinny mat it wim decided tn straddle on me
Ihsuo. In order to maintain harmony
within the Democrat !r ranks 111 preparation
for the Hits gubernatorial campaign. -
The Democratic legislative program Is
comprehensive and contains many reform
measures. It calls for:
The repeal of tho nMlntance i-lnuro
for voters In the general election laws.
A comprehensho and drastic corrupt
practices net.
The ImdiMt system nf State hospital
appropriations.
Better roads legislation.
The statement of the committee assails
the political conditions thnt exist under the
present election laws nnd the incut or an
ndeqii.ilc corrupt practices measure. Tho
present law.. the Democrats declare, "legal
izes" pollllonl corruption.
Tho Democratic legislative statement was
received by the Republican Organisation
members as nlllclal notice that the Demo
crats Intend to push tho probe Into alleged
i-l-ctian frauds In Phllndclphtn and tho
prosecution of Ihe liquor "slush" fund cases
in Pittsburgh.
The statement follows:
The Democratic legislative commit
ter, nt ltd meetlni!-) yesterday nnd today,
outlined the Initial features ot the con
structive legislative program for which
the Democratic party will contend dur
ing this session ot the Legislature.
This program villi Include the lepenl
of (he nsslstnnce clause for voters In
the election law through which most ot
the political corruption and lulbery In
elections la made effective: n compre
hensive and drastic i-jirupt practices
act, tho terms of which will prohibit
and punish political ("irruption rather
limn legalize It, as our present corrupt
practices act does: hospital appropria
tion legislation that will place hospital
appropriations on an automatic basis
similar to the method of making public
school appropriations, thereby relieving
the hospitals of the Statn from thu
political control of tho dominant politi
cal boss n'ul at tho snnin time destroy
ing the vicious hospital appropriation
club thnt has been wielded over the
heads of the Individual members of the
General Assembly for years to beat
them Into subjection to tho bosa ; road
legislation that wiil Ejcuro for all tho
people of the State tho benefits and ad
vantages to which they are entitled
from tho enormous sums being an
nually expended by tho Slate High
way Department.
The committee will meet again In a few
weeks, it was announced, to consider addi
tional legislation.
Demand House Probe
of Speaker's Fight
Continued from I'nire tine
statement Issued by both camps during
the last few days of tho Speakership flRht
It concluded:
Whereas, these gentlemen have been
closely nnd Intimately connected with
tho nrfalrs, matters nnd thing)! of which
they havo assumed to speak, and doubt
less baso tholr assertions on mntteis
within their personal knowledge and
speak truthfully and accurately, and
Whereas, tho condition shov.u to ex
ist by tliclr disclosures is disgraceful
to the Commonwealth: dlacredltnhlo to
her citizens, and demoralising, cor
lupt, debauched nml depraved, nml
Whereas, tho disgrace discredit nnd
infamy of this condition can only be
remedied, removed nnd obliterated by
wiping out nn destroying the cond
tlons thus ctis Ins. nnd
Whereas. It Is necessary, to accom
plish this end. that there shall bu a
full, complete, comprehensive, free nnd
Imporllal Investigation of the said
charges and conditions.
SCOPIJ Ol'' PllMJJtS
Thclefore. be It resolved:
first That a commute consisting
of six members of this bouse nlinll be
appointed P Investigate nil nnd singu
lar tho said cliartfp nnd the Implica
tions mid Intendments Iheronf, and nil
matters, facts, clrcumstanres nnd
things' directly ot indirectly connected
therewith.
Second. That nil hearings conducted
by the said committee shall be open to
the public and thnt the said committee
subpoena or otherwise ca-iBe to appear
before It nnd to testify of and concern
lug tho matters and thlnge Involved
directly or indirectly In Ihe said
elm rices.
The Hon. UoIps Penrose. Ihe Hon
l-'raiiclR Kiiunk ntown, the lr:i. Kdnin
II. Vnre, tho Hon. William C. SproUl
the lion. Charles A. Snydr and nnv
nnd nil other persons who may hnvt
or appear lo linvo any knmveldge con
cerning tlm premises or to be able to
furnish nny Information concerning
them or any of thent.
Third. That the said committee shall
consist ot six members of this HoUH".
slull he elected by Hip vote of this
House, nml shall consist nf two mem
bers who supported Mr. Cox for
Speaker, two members wlm supported
Mr. Baldwin for SpesUer. and two
Democratic members.
Tho resolution quotes the charge' made
against the Governor, Attorney General
llrown nnd the State Administration as a
whole by Senator Penrose. Including his
charges that attempts were being made
to Influence members-elect of the Legis
lature b promises of appointment and
by threats of dismissals cud altn extrava
gance absenteeism and misappropriation ot
It.uds: tho senior Senator's charges ngolnsl
llrown. In which Penrose Intlmnt-d thnt
llrown hud received esoibltnnt fees from
the Stale, both personally nnd through bis
law firm of Simpson, llrown f: Williams:
the Pintnsn charges of political nctliily
by the members of the Public Sen leu Com
mission.
lir.riW.V CAM.HD CPt)'
It nlso qt'olei Attorney General Urnwn's
charges against Penrose nnd Sproul, which,
lirown declated, would, If aired, "raise such
a stench that tho people will have little
nose for ought else," nnd Ilrown's chnrges
that the llaldwln campaign was really be
In conducted by Joseph IS. Grundy nnd
others it ho opposed tbe Child Uibor, Com
pensation nnd similar measures Inst ses
sion. 1'. alio quotes Sprout's charges, ngnlnst
the Attorney General, which were that In
vcstlgntion wliild show thnt llrown has re
ceived suvrnty-flve per cent of all the
money appropriated to his department for
legal fees. It ends by repenting the defiance
hurled by Congressman William S. Vnre and
Hint Senator Vare ngnlnst Penrose's
tlucats of nn Investigation.
"Poor Boob, 207 of Him,
He Only Has One Vote'"
Cnnlintii'il from I'.mc line
ratelv In his speech nominating .Mr. Khr
haidt. "My constituents have sent me back
to the Legliil-iiiirc." he said, "but I don't
know whnt for" It must hate been his
constituents' love nf oratorical effect, for
Mr. Kby went on ipilto seriously to speak
of "these duys of manipulation and civili
zation " Ho added very frankly that ho hail
been In touch with all the lenders of tho
Organization and that they had offered him
"nil the comforts." lie did not say whether
they meant bribes or jobs or both.
So that, as Is apparent, tho legislator Is
tlm least Important individual here. lie Is
led about by the nose, nnd. if he is atten
tive, will nover be more than tto yeats
behind tho plans of tho leaders. The hier
archy of notables, the social and political
strata, are arranged In this order of pre
cedence In the Conn I.egiylatif :
1. The gubernatorial set. Including tho
ft'ect and Eat at tho
ffansGom
Restaurants
Moderate Price anil Home t'ouKtwr
ami. bffct or till,
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ron i:i3, .v a cvv
l.lnrn n.iliUii f-ertiMl tn nur u
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DIAMOND SJEnClIANTS Jr.WI3M.nS SILVKP.S.MlTllS
Messrs A are. the Cabinet olllcers. the higher
officials nnd Mr. llrumbnugh.
2 Stnte Scnntor"!.
8. Newspapermen.
1. Small State olllclals.
6. Members of the House of lleprcscnta
llves. It Is nil right to talk about them so. for
(hoy have been Insulted by experts fo often
that lliey nie thick-skinned. What amaze
tho legislators Is that Ihe newspapers and
the public take tho epithets tossed to nml
fro by the factions; seriously "Who cafes,"
ttsked ohr, "If Penrosp called the Attorney
General 'Itatbnrotis llrown'? That high
brow talk don't get nothing."
"11 was 'Ilarralrous llrown" ho called
turn "
"Well, nin't that worse (linn highbrow?
And he calls Ilriiinbnugti n drgehcrnto slob.
Who known what degenerate nipntls?"
No author would dare (for fear of tho
tliarrre of exaggeration! tn put in n bank
or pins' Ihe actual politicians, who lay six
deep ngnlnst the Senate bar this morning.
They urn why llaldwln won and why It
could not matter who won. After It wn.
nil over' those on Ihe Inside showed hotv
the whole thing had been settled tong ago
before this Legislature, whfch Imagines it
Is conducting n factional fight, was elected
They said the Vnro-tlrumbntigli crowd knew
II was beaten, nml explained the Ileum
1 nurtli braes band, which was waiting tn
celebrate ft Cox victory, ns merely the
youthful enthusiasm of Prnncls Shunk
Brown.
"13d" Vnre- certainly looked as If he ex
pected defeat In tho afternoon, In the
smakc-llllFd rooms nf the Cox headquarters
he stood silent nnd moody, shaking Innu
merable bands automatically, looking far
into the dim future. The diminutive tlgure
nf Cox. distributing bin own likeness on
badges nnd buttons, buzzed around blin,
going through the gestures of confidence.
The good word was. afterward, that Cox
had gone through with n hopeless fight nnd
taken his punishment "tike a little man."
Ills candidacy seems to have been simply nn
advertisement to make the public believe
that nil Vice men were progrcsslto nnd all
the Penroseltcs reactionaries, It keep this
alignment emphasized for the guberna
torial campaign.
Nothing ever Is really what It eem. to
the poor legislator. He Ihoiight he was in
n speakership fight nnd It turns out that
be was simply acting In the tlrst part of
a drama thai will end In the primaries ot
Stay. 1!)1S. The cox parade that almost
ant arrested was really n John it. K. Scott
parade. Scott had plastered the Capitol
trees and even Ihe cannon til) the Hill
looked like the IVurteenth Wnrd In Novem
ber. The parade tried to ptvcll its ranks by
annexing the Hiirrlsburg mummers' parade.
Ihe mummers loathed the situation and
tried to run the Cox men on to the side
walk. In front of the Hotel Columbus tho
parade began nn Interneclnn riot, so thu
police had to eject the politicians front
the r.inks o," the country imimmera.
Countrymen, nnd particularly country
members, object to the tactics nf city poli
ticians. Itut they should cotno better In
formed about the game. Take the case of
Mr P.elrhenbacker. of Hotiesdnlo, Wayno
County, who c.imo to Hnrrlsburg for the
first tlmo yosterdny. lie tvns buttonholed
nt ntico by nn administration runner, wlm
tried to sign him up for Cox. They started
to tvnlk over Hie toll brldgo. where the
runner produced the money.
"What !" cried Mr. Hetchenbaeker, "p-iy
loll In the heart of the capital city of thu
great Commonwealth 1 Outrageous!" And
he pulled out n notebook nnd Jotted down
n memorandum to Introduce n bill abolish
ing the llarrlsburg toll bridge. Now this
Is the right Idea. It Is tho way to get
thlims done nnd certainly nil tolls nn
bridges are folly, yet tlibt ntiecdcto was
passed around as a grand Joke on n country
memher by city politicians who murder
tlm King's Kngllsh ns n tegular thing. This
Legislature, by the way, seems more Il
literate than Is usual. It Is very fond of
Ihe doublo negative.
The man who seconded Cox's nominal lou
wanted to say t.'ox would be "pnrllal to
none," but he said "Impartial to nOne." of
course, thnt is nothing ngnlnst n man In
n democracy, but It shows rometliing worse
than Inclt of education It shows lack ot
oorecption, lack of desire for Improvement
And nfter nil, laws have to bo grammatical,
and when lawmakers nre Illiterate they
have to let the lawyers write their laws for
them, which Is the worst thing they could,
possibly do
The members show nn utter tack of pride.
These men. who nre supposed to represent
n, great Stale, thought It was n, huge Joke
thnt Sam Mnloney nnd four of his detec
tives lined up outside the caucus room to
detect bribery nmong the legislators. When
the police tundo tho detectives leave the
doorway the Assemblymen Just laughed.
H was a good Joke on Sam. It was natural
that, wllh thta callous nttltuda manifest,
tho rumors of bribery llew about and gained
111 strength.
They have no conception of the slza
and dignity ot their Job. They sat In
the Dtiiffy rooms of the headquarters at the
Cninmonweallh Hole! as If they wcro de
hating the municipal Government of Ilnf
rlsburg, Instead of tho Government of n,
Slate. One could not help wondering how
short n time It would tnke half a dozen
western progressive politicians to rout the
whole crtmd of them nnd tnako them look
like pikers.
Spray attcl
vour trees now, they will yield
lieltcr next year.
Pruninjr tools and sprayinp;
material in large assortment.
catalogue: free.
SEED HOUSE
518 Market SI.
MICUELL'S
Annual Shopworn Sale
egins Today
Men's, Women's, Children's Shoes odd lots, odd sizes,
ends of lines many of our best styles, that we would
gladly reorder if we could get the leathers.
MARKED FOR SPEEDY CLEARANCE
at prices far below today's actual values. Considering
present market conditions, the savings can scarcely be
estimated. All sizes to begin with.
Wdert&gfi
H20 Cheitnut St
"Where Only the Best Is Good Euoujl."
Fins Millinery
M
assort & DeMany
1 1 1 5 Ckestnut Street
(Opposite Keith's)
25 Off the Original Prices
Means a Saving of One-Fourth to You on
Any Fur Piece in Our Store
A genuine bona fide event, nnd in our earnest endeavor to convince you that
our sale is absolutely legitimate we request that you refer to any of our previous
advertisements, so that you may compare the prices and note the real savings.
Fur Coats
Itecularly. Now.
54.50 French Seal Coats 40.87
Skunk Opossum Collar, 10-lncli. Smart .Model.
69.50 French Seal Coats 52.12
Ulnck Oposum Collar and riorder, 4&-incli, smart flare.
87.50 French Seal Coats. 65.62
4S-incli. Full Design, Seal Collar. Select Quality.
89.50 French Seal Coats 67.12
ContrastiiiK Collar of lllack Lynx, 42-Inch, l-'ull Model.
92.50 Natural Muskrat Coats. . .69.37
42-Inch, Full Models. Larue Collars of Muskrat or
Hudson Seal.
98.50 Hudson Seal Coats 73.87
40-Inch. Full Model, Smart Model, Hrocade I.inlnR.
100.00 Hudson Seal Coats 82.50
Skunk or Seal Collar, 10-inch, Chic Model.
135.00 Hudson Seal Coats 101.25
40 and 45 Inch .Models. Select Quality. Full Cut. ,
1 50.00 Hudson Seal Coats 112.50
42-Inch. Very Smart Model. Very Choice Quality.
160.00 Leopard Skin Coats 120.00
42-inch Model. Collar nml Cults of Badger or llaccoon.
175.00 Hudson Seal Coats 131.25
Very Full Jaunty Model, fi-lnch .Border and Collar of
Skunk. '
195.00 Hudson Seal Coats 146.25
Capo Collar and Wide Hordcr of Silky Skunk.
245.00 Hudson Seal Coats 183.75
43-Inch Model, Collar and B-inch llorder of Silky Skunk,
325.00 Scotch Moleskin Coats. .243.75
C-luch Border and Collar of Skunk, Fox or Flying
S'luiricl.
700.00 Natural Mink Coat 525.00
43-inch Flare Model, Tails and Sable 1'aws nt Bottom.
Ml',
M
.Fur Sets
Itegulorly. Now.
35.00 Black Fox 26.25
50.00 Skunk 37.50
25.00 Hudson Seal 18.75
32.50 Raccoon 24.37
50.00 Beaver 37.50.
75.00 Red Fox 56.25
135.00 Cross Fox 101.50
58.00 Dyed Blue Fox. . . 43.50
75.00 Sable Brown Fox. .6.25
98.50 Slate Fox 73.87
1 20.00 Natural Fisher . . . 90.00
75.00 Australian Opossum. 56.25
98.50 Kolinsky 73.87
89.50 Moleskin 67.12
Scarfs
Itegulatly. Now.
16.00 Black Fox 12.00
20.00 Hudson Seal 16.00
39.50 Black Lynx 29.62
18.00 Skunk 13.50
35.00 White Fox 26.25
39.50 Ermine . , 26.25
16.00 Raccoon 12.00
20.00 Beaver 16.00
No C. O. D.
Ilegularly. Now.
16.00 Black Fox 12.00
18.00 Hudson Seal 13.50
25.00 Skunk 18.75
50.00 Black Lynx 37.50 .
58.00 White Fox 43.50
89.50 Ermine '..67.12
16.00 Raccoon 12.00
20.00 Beaver 16.00
No Approvals
Here Are Six Extraordinary Specials for 'foday.
Values Are So Unusual That We Quote
No Comparative Prices
The
Russian Pony Coats
Iteavar or llaccoon Cjllars
40-Inch Model. Moire Skins
28.00
French Seal Coat
40-inch Model
Contrasting fluffy Collar
37.50
Hudson Seal.Coat
40-tnch Smart Modl
Skunk Collar and Border
74.00
Black Fox Sets
Kewet StyleB
24.00
Skunk Sets
Newwtt Stylfu
28.50
Raccoon Sets
Newest Style (
24.00
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Charge Accounts Opened
Purchasing Agents' Orders Honored Oldest and Largest Fur House in Philadelphia