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EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, JAM'ARY ft 1917
Shall Amer-
ica's pros
perity continue?
Thomas W. La
mont, of J. P.
Morgan & Co.,
believes that it
will, if we act
wisely, and tells
how we can
safeguard it,
in this week's
LAWMAKERS BEGIN
WORK AT TRENTON
Republicans Have Joint Ma
jority of 36 in Two
Houses
NEW SENATORS SWOKN IN
Stntc Chairman Bugticc Is Slated
for Comptrollers!)!!) to Suc
ceed Edward I. Edwards
c
Till NATIONAL WBKLY
COMMISSION MEN HERE
" FOR BIG BUSY MEETING
National League of Merchants
Will Hold 25th Annual Ses
sion This Week
VARIED ENTERTAINMENT
T-
Facts About National
Commission League
Time January !) to 11!.
Place Headquarters, Bcllcme
Stratford. Attendance Commission mer
chants of the United States and their
wives.
All cities giving way to Chicago
for 1918 meeting, the twenty-fifth
anniversary of the founding of the
organization in that city.
Standardization of weights and
measures, legislative and transpor
tation problems will be discussed.
Philadplphia branch of the
National League of Commission
Merchants of the United States
hosts.
More tli.in 1000 prronn from fort-flve
cltlea uro arriving todny to attend the
twenty-flftli iinmmt session of the National
I.eagUo of I'oriiiiilsslon Merchant's of the
United States. ' They are to iccelve the Key
to Philadelphia while they arc here. The
convention headquarters are In the Hellcvue
Stratford. The sessions open tonight with a
reception and w III last through until 1'rlday
night.
The ke to the city Is not a m tli in this
case. It is a four-foot key covered with gold
leaf nnd hearing the 8eal of the National
League and a Mr 1ov of blue nnd gold.
Philadelphia city inlors Tho lfey Is to be
formally handed lo the officials of thu or
ganization by two of Philadelphia's "big
Best" policemen, ai-cordlng to the announce
ment of n S. Woodward, chairman of the
entertainment committee.
The opening meeting tonight Is a 'get-together"
event for the delegates, their wives
nnd daughters nnd tho Philadelphia hosts
Tho fcaturo will be tho rendition or "The
fenjlan Garden," with forty girls doing
fVtffoot dance.
y formal opening ,of the convention laltcK
''place tomorrow- morning at ! .10 o'clock,
with President A. D. Hit. Indianapolis,
presiding. Tho lie, (i. IllcMcy Burns, dis
trict superintendent of tho west district of
tho Jlcthodlst Kplscop.il Church. Philnd'l
phla, will mnko the Invocation. AV. Tree
land Kcndrick will give the address of wel
come, representing Mayor Smith. Carl AV.
Kimball. New Vork, will nmko the response.
TteporlH will be given nt the opening session
by H. D Ankenbaugh, Cincinnati, chairman
of credentials committee; Secretary II. S.
French, New York; Treasurer I), o. Wiley,
Detroit; General Manager II. S French,
New York, and the annual address will be
made by tho president. A. D. Illtz, of In
dianapolis NELSON MYSTERY DEEPENS
Tunkhannoek's Convicted Slayer Now
Believed to Be New York -Man
TUNKKANNOCK. Pa., .Ian 3 John
Nelson. Tunkhannoek's man of mystery,
convicted of the murder of 1. M Slckler at
Mill City. Pa , and who refused to divulge
any facts concerning his life, Is believed to
be u, New York man of another name Since
his coin ictlon fourteen months ago Nelson
has refused to divulge any facts that might
lead to his Identltv
Word has been received from Syracuse
from a woman well known there, that
Nelson is none other than a New York
man whom she knows This woman be
lieves the skin of tho man she suspects as
TVIlson gradually grew darker until he re
sembled n negn lie has relatives now
living In New lmk city.
llilliPl 111
I I
rpHERE is real
comfort in being
assured by the phy
sician in whom yon
have every confi
dence that the inner
man is all right.
The same thing
applies to a master
tailor's approval of
the "outer man."
We feel it no small
honor that somany
Philadelphians o f
prominence for so
many years h,ave
considered Hughes
& Muller the lead
in g authority on
matters of men's
dress.
TltHNTON. Jan S The II lot session of
the New Jersey l.cglslaturn convened nt
the Stato Home today. The Legislature, In
both of its branches. It Itepubtican this
year, tho same ns In 1016, while the Oov
crnor Is also of Hint parly. With their Joint
majority of thirty-.! In the two Houses,
tho Uciiuhllcnn nnt only had their own
wnv in the organising and the filling of nil
of the olllrcs and the controlling of nil or
the committees, but will also have charge
of tho miming of a successor to IMwnid I.
Kdwnrds, of Jeisey City, In tho person of
Newton A. Iv Ilugbce, of this cliy. to the
position of Slate Comptroller. Mr Uugheo
It tho Slate chairman of tho Itppubllcan
party.
The Senate organized with fourteen Re
publicans and six democrats. The formei
v.ould hnvc had fifteen members If it wire
not for the de.tlh of Senator Wllllum W
Smallev. of Somerset. The ln"t election
gave the Republicans n gain of iwr. mem
bers in the Senate Senator Ucorge V. V
Gaunt, of llouce.6er. ws ii'liunrd n
President of the Senate, whip- Promt II.
I'.ivls, hf tho same counl.v. was given the
post of sccretnr. Among the other oincers
of the upper house are Assistant secrc
tarj, U Woodruff, of Hllzabcth. uh the
(successor of John W. Cllft. of Lnlon
Count ; gergennt-ni-nrnis. J. Albert Ilnrrl.
ot Wildwood, ns the successor of Lewis K
Anderson, of Trenton. Journal clerk, Wil
liam S Sloles, of Si lem County: supervisor
of bills. Holier! II Johnstone, of Atlantic
City, the secrctnr.v of the Inaugural com
mittee The llev lldvvnrd ii. Head, of Plnln
flelil, was continued us chaplain,
GAIN AMONG IIOCRi: MUMBI'IlR
The Iluuie for the present session has
fort -four Republicans and sixteen Homo
crats. which Is n gain for tho former party
of eight over that of lOlfi Tho House
was called lo order by t pton S Jefferv,
of Camden, clerk of last enr Assembly,
who was later In the afternoon elected clerk
of the ptesent House Asseinbljinnn Kd
ward Schoen. of n.e, who was the choice
of Hie Itepiibllcaii caucus for the place, vvn
elected Speaker, and wa escorted to tho
chair by a committee selected from both
sides of the lloue. In assuming the gavel.
Speaker Schoen spoke briefly, pledging him
self to give his whole effort to the work
of tho House and declaring for fair treat
ment for nil tho members, lie asked for
the hearty co-operntlon of the members of
both political parties, so thn session might
be tememherod for long ns one fruitful
of result".
GOVERNOR'S MESSAGES P.UAD
The remaining details of the Assembly's
organization were then quickly completed.
A committee wns sent to notify Governor
Mulder that the House was read to trans
act business The Governor's messages
vvero then rend.
.Meantime thu organization of tho Senate
was rapidly proceeding. Krnncis U. Davis,
of Gloucester, lust year's secietory, called
the I'ppor House to order, and Senator
Geoige AV !' Gaunt, of Gloucester, was
chosen piesldent, which curries with it the
otlico of Acting Governoi In case of tile
Executive's disability 01 absence from the
State
FIELDER'S MESSAGE ASKS
CUT IN APPROPRIATIONS
months bo nllowed ; but In order to do thtc,
points out the Stale's fiscal year must
close n month earlier or Instead of clos
ing October 31 ns at present, It should
cloo September 30
Tho message shows the amounts appro
priated to or expended by each board In
stitution or department for the year lOlfi
11 the amounts appropriated lo them for
1 SIC-IT. the appropriations they request
for the vear 1117-18 and the amounts rec
ommended liv the Governor It Is shown
that the total appropriation for 1915-16
was $7,251 tr,l an, for 111(1-1", It was
JS,0?.1,2BB SB; for 1D17-I8. tho amount re
uucted are 1 1 MM 167 0B. and the total
sum recommended by tho Governor Is
$8,207,763 US, Knowing that tho executive
has used tho "pruning knife" on tho re
fiursls to the amount of J6.286.2H.3t.
MMio slim uf ?106 283.32 I recommended
ns thn upproprl.it Ion for the Incoming Leg
islature, divided ns follow Members' sal
aries J40.833.32 , employes' compensation.
$13,450; legislative manual, $2000; min
utes, Incidental nnd contingent expenses.
$13,000; supplies, $1000 ruder recom
mendation. Include, for maintaining, beat
ing ntlil lighting p.iterson regimentnl ar
mory. $4Boo, for battalion armories nt New
nrk, Hast Ornnge. Cnmden, Cllrabetb, Red
Jlnnk. mid Grange, total $23,000; for ar
mories at Plalnlleld. Somervllle. Hnckensack.
Ilrldceton. Ashtirv Park. New llrunswlck,
lltiglownoil, Atlantic City and Mount llollv.
$1B00 each : for salary of caretaker for the
field hopltal nnd ambulance company nt
ttllstabeth and Red Hank. $1141); for fur
nishing nnd oMUippIng the armory of Com
pany K. rte.iond Infantry, nt rininneld,
$2000 The total National Guard appro
priation iciommended Is $325,337. which
includes pav. maintenance nnd other ex
penses The lilidficl ml I intruded to teplace tho
usual annual supplemental nnd Incidental
appropriation" hills, passed at each rps
slon, but It Ih believed an effort will be
made lo pa n tiinletiieiilol hill to take
care of appropriation omitted in til" budget
BRIAND PARLA DELIA
CONFERENZA DI ROMA
Afferma Che il Convegno Ha Dis-
sipato Tutto lc Nubi Che Altri
Avevano Fatto Sorgere
IACCOIIDO E' COMPLETO
II Cnpncllnno del I'npa Implicato nel
Coinnlolto per Far Saltare la
Leonardo da Vinci
JEKSEV ELHCT0RA1, VOTE
FIRST '10 ME RECORDED
Harry IS. Snlter Arrive nt Washing-
tun nt I o'clock in tho
Morning
Itu it Staff ('irrftpOHflm!
WASHINGTON. .Inn - Hnn v It Sal
ter, of Trenton. N .r wns the Hist iiiesscn
ger to carry to Washington the oleitoral
vol- of 111' State He arrived hero last
night anil called upon Mark ThMtlellivv.iitP,
secrclarV to Vlc President Marshall, nt I
o'clock this morning Mr. Thlstlethwnite did
not tecclvc the ictiirns nt Ihut hour but
promised Salter to be In his olllco at 1
o'clock lo receive llicm
l'our States huve sent tlieit vote ns can
vassed by the Hleetoral College to Washing
ton New Jersey, Rhode Island. VlrglnU
mid Maryland Sailer had the honor twelve
enrs ago of being the llrst arrival with tho
canvas of the Electoral College ot hi
State
Wilson nnd Marshall will be formally
elected In February w hen tho House of
Itepresentutlves meets to verify the c.invnss
TRKNTON. Jnn 1 Governor fielder to
day transmitted the first budget message
to the 1,1'gislatuie making recommendations
for the Slate budget under tho law passed
last winter lie savs in tho message that
tho two mouths allowed under tho law In
which to examine requests from tho vari
ous departments, hold hearings nnd make
recommendations, do not glvo sufficient tlmo
for the work and suggests that three
LAST IM.EA I'OR SOWDKX
Patents Threaten to Take Principal's
Case to Court
A committee of parents of pupils at
tending the VMtler School in Gennanlnwn
will appear this afternoon before tho Hoard
of Education to make their last plea for
the restoration of William II. Sou-tiers to
the princlpalshlp of that school .Mr. Sow
den was transferred to another school after
serving nt tho Kitler for eighteen yenrs. nnd
Is now on leave of absence nt bis own
request, having become 111 through worry
over tho transfei.
Tho Geimantown residents have appealed
repeatedly to the Hoard of Kdticatlon to
reappoint Mr. Sowden, but hnvo thus far
been rejected in every case. They now
threaten to take tho caso Into tho courts
If tho school nuthorltles fall till afternoon
to take favorable action in their cne.
Ctiha "Withdraws North Carolina Claim
WASHINGTON, Jan 0 Cuba's suit in
tho Supieme Court against North Carolina
to collect $2,180,000 on Stato bonds Issued
during thoTeconstructlon period and repudi
ated as fraudulent has been withdrawn.
It wns found that private bondholders were
acting through Cuba.
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ROMA. S Gennaio
Non e' stntn fatta nleuna comulncazlono
ufflclnlo no" a Itonin ne' nelle nllre rapitnll
dell'lntesa circa la cpnfetenza ehe si e'
nppena chlusa In uuezlit cltta". ma da con
versazioni nvme con pcrsone cite hnnuii
preso parlo nlla ronfcrenia si Rppreso
cho gll nlicatl sono In pleno aecordo su
tulto le quesllonl II presldcntc del Con
slgllo nrlnnd. parlnudo con II corrlspon
dento rotnano del Temp, ha detto poco
piltna dl partlro nll.i volta ill Purlgl:
"l,ii nostra vlslta a Itoma e' stntn rlre.i
dl otllml rlsultatl ed e' stata anche tem
estiv. Mnlto dlvergrre dl dettngllu ernno
sorts tra gll nlicatl dell'lntesa da qunndo
si era tentita a t'nrlgl I ultima conferenzn.
e si erano fattl varll tentatlvi per portnre
la dlpcordla tra gll alleatl. senra tenerconto
dl nvvenlmentl the sono gla' n mnoseenzn
del ptibbllcn.
"Ura neccssarlo disslpare le nubl e su
perarn le dullcolln' e trovnrn una soluzlone
dl romtinn aceonfo per gll avveiilmentl pre-
Rentl e futtiri Or.t tutto nursto . slnto
fatto con lino plillo ill tinlnne e dl rolldarl-
ota' e dl Imona fedo vernmento notevole,
0 pereto' nnl nbblamo ellmlnalo tulle le
dinicolta' die potcvano frapporsl tra not ed
ostncolnre I nostrl sforl "
Tolegrninml da I.nndra dienno che In quel
clrcoll polltlcl si rltleno i he Moyd Georgo
o llrlnnd liatinn avulo dal governo llnllnno
fortl nsslctiraxlonl cho eso contlnucra' la
guerrn vlgnrosatnenle flno n h lo potenzo
eenlrnll non slano pronte n fare coiiccssiotil
cho sarannn dl t.odlfaslone ill tuttl gll
alleatl cnlleltlvamente rd Indlvldiialmente.
SI vedrn' plu' tardi se qucste asslcururlonl
date dnl governo Itallano comprendano an
che una parte plu' Impoitantp clip lo forzo
Itallano nvranno negli avvenlmentl dl Ori
citto Qui tuttl I clornnll uprimono grandc sodl
fnslone per I rlsult.ill tlell.i iiinferenza dl
rill si s.i bollnnto ml ognl uioiln II tracclato
genera le, 1'accordi) rnggiunto su tutto.
Tuttl fanno rlluvare rlie la conferenza, ha II
slgnlflcato ill azlono iinlta o dl feima
rlsoluzlone
iorgano del Vallcano. !Oservatoro
Itomano, smentlsce l.i notlzla nppars.i su
altrl glornnll die II papa sta per rlsponilero
alia until del prcsldrnto Wilson negll stessl
termini in cul ha rlspnstn la Spngn.i. St
fa notaro che tra Statl I'nitl e Vatlcann non
eslstono relazlonl diplomat icho ed II papa
non ehbo iicrclo' cninunlcazlono della ,nota
del presldente I'er quesla rnglono II
Vallcano non poteva rispondero In nleuna
manlcrn.
In segulto all Inchieita suH'affnndainento
dclle corazzate Itallano Ilenedetto Hrln e
r.tonnrdo da Vinci sono state arrestate una
quarnntlna dl pcrsone II generate Ca
dorna e' stato a Itoma gloved!' nppunto per
parteclparo nd tin ronsigllo dl mlnlstrl cho
doveva deciders circa la sorte degll nr
rcstatl, I'ero" ne ' rlsultata una gravo
qulstlone polltlca ' giaccho' nit funzlonario
ddl Vallcano e' Implicato nello scnndalo.
I'n tale Ambrogettl. cho o' trn gll ar
restotl per II complotto, ha affermato nella
sua dcporlzlone ddintl 1 gludlce lstrut
tore chegll ' lligente flnanzlatlo dl mort
slgnor Qerlach, rnppellftno prlvato del papa
cd nustrlnco Questo monslgnoro fu tin
tempo hfflclale dl eavallorla In Austria e
si fece prete cd entro' nelle grnzle del papa
qunndo questl era nncora cardlnale Ora
l sa che prima della dlcharazlone dl guerra
ddl Italia. II monslgnnto era interessftto In
tm glornnle nustroflto. I,a Vlttorln, dl cul
erp amtnlnlstrntoro rAmbroRetll I.o an
torltn' Kallane hanno potntn ottenere ln
formnzlonl che hanno portato nlla scoperta
dei partlcolnri del complotto per far saltnro
la navl da guerrrt Itallntie l.e Informazlonl
sono venule da tin tale Archlla Vnlente,
che e' Ira gll nrreilntl Al tempo iloH'cs
ploslone Bl vide rhe nleunl mncchlnlstt sl
trnvnvnno a bnrdo della cornzzato cho
snllnrotto In nrla e fl srtlvnronn In am
bedue I cnsl Qtietl mncclilnlsll furono
ptdlnntl o furono vlstl entrnre nella ctis.t
dl Valcnle. PI qui gll nrrestl
Pierce Battle Rages
Along Dvina Front
f'onllnneil rrnm VKt One
tnln into thp Moldavia lAain In spite
of unfavorable weather nnd I he most
difficult teirltorv, our troops pushed
back the enemy step by step every
day. Yeslerda. on both sides of the
Cnflnu and fiushltza Valleys, stronglv
cniu-iriictml poslllons, defeiuled Willi
barbed wire, were taken by us In li.ind-tn-lmnd
lighting nnd maintained In
spite of desprrnte counter-attneks
Arm groiip of l'leld Marshal von
Slnckensen Taking ndvnntnge of the
victory of the German nnd Austio
llungarlan troops we have advanced
fnrlher northward nnd. after defent
linr Imsnllc rearguards, reached the
sector of the Putna. The enemy holds
tho opposite bank (eastern bankl In
newly formed positions On both sides
of I'undenl the Itusslans have been
drlien Into n line running through
Crnngen! nnd Nnnestl.
Gnlreast.a wan taken by storm nnd
In hand-to-hand fighting and maintained
despite night attacks.
The bool leported esterday ha
now reached n total of 00 officers nnd
M00 men. three tnnnon and ten ma
chine guns.
There Is nothing to report on tho Mace
donian front, the War (mice stated
PimtOGttAn. Jan 0.
Withdrawal of Russian forces without In
terferences from tho German forces to ticV?
positions along tho line of the Putn.i and
Sereth Itlvers wns nnnnunced In today's
olllclnl statement
LONDON, Jan 0.
Russia's thrust on the Itlga front as.
stinied the Importance of continued of.
fenslve todaj It has already gained con
siderable ground against the German col
umns and was app.trentlv proceeding to
day wllh etrnordlnarl violent fighting.
It Is along tho rem lie of the An Hlver.
apparently, that tho most bitter righting
Is proceeding Russian forces have mnqo a
distinct advance In this sector. Artillery
fifing has Increased Violently all along this
British military experts, commenting upon
the capturo of the numanlan fortress of
Foltsharil by Von Maekcnsen's German
allies, toko the gloomy view that it Is now
Impossible to prevent the Teuton from
overrunning Moldavia, thu glMng them
complete possession of the kingdom of llil
manlA '
ALLIES DEMAND GREECE
'IELD IN 48 HOURS
LONDON, Jan. ! Tho Greek situation
approached another crlsl tndav The Time
today declared tho Allies' conference In
Itome formulated and dispatched another
nolo lo Greece till time equivalent to an
ultimatum, demanding compllnnco with nil
prcvlou requests a to disarmament nnd
neutrality within forty-eight hours
Dispatches from Athens Indicated Hint
King Constantino t onco again playing for
lime, having returned another atiwer to
tho original Allied demand, which via said
to bo nn "evasive" reply. In It the King
wag reported to have listed the dlltlcultle In
the way of Immediate compliance wllh the
1'ntcntc's demands.
Other dispatches from Greece tpdny In
dicated rcrlous food shortage duo to con
tinuance of the Allies' strict blockage of
Greece. King Constantino personally set
tho cxnmplo to his people by npplylhg
for and receiving n bread card. A number
of small riots, due to food shortage as well
as demonstrations against tho lnlcnte by
Greek reservists, were reported from
Piraeus, tho port nf Athens
Armed women are being put Into tho field
by the Greek Government to net as guards,
sajs a pros dispatch from Athens today.
These women are supplanting tho Greek
regulars that have becti withdrawn from
Thcssaly nt the demand of the Allies. They
are being used to watch railroads nnd
bridges
PARIS. Jnn 0
Following n btlsk bombardment. the
Germans tried to raid Krench tienche In
the sector of lllbecourt last niMi
were repulsed. Ihe French w ?u i
nounced today Itlbctourt Is north of ?C
Olse Diver. Klsowhcro the night was cilfti
DnrtLt.v Jan.
dearer weather has rpnltut i i,. .'.
--.in n.i - I...1. ...i .. ... "' ""llerl
wriiiivij mum ..i ....in nut. nr ninny polntxl
me vvcsicrn irom. me German w '
p nnnnunced tndav- "f,i
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ELECTRIC PROTECTIVE COMPANY
8lZCHESTNUTSr tel .-Walnut 6lh
By Jo Ogden Armour 1
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ODAY, when rising costs have made foods a paramount issue, it
seems an opportune time to lay before the serious-minded public
certain points it is to their self-interest to know. - '
And it is to those who take thought that I wish to speak, glad of the
opportunity to present these points to their well-poised judgment.
The remarkable thine about the American
livestock business is that the maximum consump
tion is some two fhousand miles away from the
center of production. Yet, through Armour
and Company, it is possible for you, no matter
where you are, to set your table as bounteously
as if you lived alongside the farm
But also remember this!
Armour and Company did not become of
national importance until there was a
national need for their services.
This need did not arise until the East was no
bnger able to compete with the West in raising
livestock. Then it was that the public, realizing
perishable products sold on small margin cannot
be passed long distances through many hands,
began to demand more and more of us began
to make us strain every effort to keep pace with
their needs.
But, despite our service, our economies pov
stole through volume and scientific utilization
of by-products, our perfection of preparation
and marketing, the pay we receive for it all aver
ages less than three cents on the dollar in our
total vear s business. One outstanding fact must,
therefore, be obvious to every thinking man.
Any pre-eminence Armour and Company
may have attained, has been won on a
straight bams of that highest of all ideals
Service!
I have never deemed myself a writer of ad
vertisements. Yet I am willing to have you con
sider this message an advertisement, if you will
an advertisement for the house founded by my
father, Philip D Armour; for, the motives of
this organization have been my life's inspiration
and even though sometimes misunderstood, I
may say with pride that they have always been
true to the best interests of the American people..
It is not that the facts are today any different
than they ever were. But their consideration now
has an especial timeliness.
Statistics, particularly of the past two years,
have shown something that many have not been
prompt to comprehend the basic good faith of
Armour and Company to consumers.
To fully realize all that this implies, you
must understand the economic conditions on
which this business is based.
The preparation of foods for human con
sumption is the oldest business on earth.
It goes back to the very foundation of history.
As a consequence, although people do not always
appreciate it, this is the most competitive of ALL
industries.
Our function is to collect, prepare, transport
and distribute foods more capably and at less ex
pense than the ever-present competitor can do it.
The work of preparing food stuffs is a
business of natural competition. It always
has been. It always will be.
This competition forces two things opera
tion at the lowest profit, and the giving of the
utmost in service. For, if profits were excessive,
concerns able to operate at lower cost would
quickly capture trade. And if service were in
adequate, those with better service would win.
Thus, the amount of production in a field so
nighly competitive, must be very significant.
When you find a business in staples at'
taining size, you may be sure that in some
broad, economic way, it makes for increased
efficiency and gives a fundamental service to
consumers. In no other way could it con
tinue to exist.
HUGHES
..AND
MULLER
Tailor
1527 Walnut St.
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