'V-Wf-- JMli ' (iWUIWJ.1 p-mm i,. 00 i mi ppmiii.: 6 EVENING LEDGER-PniLADELPniA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1917, BREMEN RELIEF BILL TO BE ACTED ON SOON A Campaign Committee Assured There. Will Be No Delay in Its Consideration COPS ALSO SEEK ADVANCE Friends on Finance Committee Would Have Them Share Any Itisc In Pay Assuranc'a lias been given to tlie campaign committed of tho firemen of i'hlladelphla that tliero will bo no ilelny in the conslJcra lion of the ordinance provldltiR for tholr relief. This measure, which was referred 4 ti, vii.n... rnmmtiicc after Its Intraduc- i inin rnminon Council late yesterday, embodies a salary Increase of twenty lief cent and an additional to """ " allow th? nr?men one day off I , 1 our rue r nonce uum -. -t meet next Monday. It Is the tioue oMIW ndvocates of Jhe nremen's relh; ormnan mat mo coiiimuiii- ".-:,"'-- ,t,nt It tip for consideration at that time bo llmt It may be reported iacn io mi... ... "- next session with a fovoratilo recommend, tlon. POUCn ALSO SEBK ADVANCE Tho similar petition of tho police Id In tho hands of the committee, but It In not (Harm ing the supporters of the firemen's appeal. The police at present enjoy an clKllt-hour day with no hazardous duties or short handed service as prevail In the Bureau of Fire. They also are cnJoylnR a KlRher .salary scale tor less arduous worts.- Tliero Is do comparison between tho two branches of tho service, tho firemen's partisans de clare, although the pollco have friends on tho committee who would have Ilium sharo any rlso In pay. Another nrRUinent advanced on behalf of tho firemen Is (ho dlltlcutty encountered In obtaining recruits of tho proper sort to re place tho veterans and other members of tho ftre-flBhtlni? forco dropping out to ns miina other cntploymont where the remuner ation Is higher. Two hundred of tho CIS hoso and ladderincn In Chief Murphy's bu reau are men of tho necoml and third grades. Thcso have been In tho service h'BS than flvo years, yet tliey comprise nearly ono-half of tho flic-nehtlng force. Willi n salary Increase and less biirdcnsomo worlt Ing conditions. It Is the belief of the friends of the Ilureau of Klro that tho resignations would bo Tower and the ratio of Inexperi enced men and tho Juggling of hosemeti Irom station to (.tatlon reduced. WILSON' FOIt MAXIMUM INCItKASK The firemen's relief ordlnanco now In committee provides for tho propcerd In creases and appointment from January 1. "With an nmcnifmcnt postponing operation untd March 1, a considerable lersenliif." In the salary appropriation would be effected. Director Wilson, It Is understood, is In favor of granting tho firemen tho maximum rate of Incrcaso nsked. Tho campaign committee Is not resting upon tho conlldenco that its work Is dona with tho Introduction of tho ordinance, but Is continuing Itn labors to arouse public opinion In favor of tho men of tho 1'lro Ilu reau so that renewed pressure may be brought to bear upon tho members of tho Finance. Committee In order to oxpcdlto no tion anil obtain favorablo consideration of tho pending ordinance. S. D. GORDON CONTINUES ' ADDRESSES AT GARRICK 'Spending a Day With God" Topic of "Quiet Talker" at Noon Sleeting; S. T. Gordon, tho 'quiet talher," con tinued his scries of noon meetings, wlii-li have been running for two weeks at tho Garrtclc Theatre, with an nddress today on .Spending a Day With Uod Mastery In Actual Practice." Ho draw his lesslon from Ihioch, compar ing lilin to the crocus flower In the spring. Ilo said In part: Tho frail little flower Inslstu on living a springtime In tho midst of wintry bur roundlngs. It's calendar hangs open nt May. Have you over seen, a thing lll.o that? Well, away back hero In thcso old, early leaves of the Hook, there's tho ctory of a crocus man. ' Ills name doesn't tell you much, though It's well known. The outstanding thing about him is put this way, 'iJnoch walked with Hod." The crowd didn't. They Bulged In thick around h m. Tiiey walked tho ether way. That made It harder for this man. "In tho simple things and tho big, tho dally habits and social contacts and busi ness mutters, ho kept true. It wasnt' easy, but It was right. And it brought him glad music within his sp rlt, and power In his life. It wasn't easy to spend tho day with Clod as ho did. so fur as tho outer circum stance waB concerned. It never Is "But then tho strong man Isn't looking for oasy things. lie's looking fur the right thing, and that helps the crowd. They want to bo right, moat of them, but they need the help of a man going along to ctcady them. Old ICnoch did Just that." Tho talks will bo cont.nued next week on tlie general topic, "Quiet Things on Chang ing Things." Monday's topic will be, "Why J'rnyer Doesn't Change Things." Inquiry Aimetl at W. .M. Daniels WASHINGTON', Jan. 19, Senator Nor- rls today aked for an Investigation of the means by which WInthrop M. Daniels, who was recently confirmed by the Senate as a member of the Interstate Commerce Com mission, was able to obtain information about a speech made In the Senate by Sen ator Cunimlnu oppoa:ng his appointment during two executive sosslons, January 3 and January 6. Police Asked to Find Missing Girl The ollce were asked today to find Bertha Penglase. an eighteen-year-old fac tory glr!, who has disappeared from her home, 44S7 Greene street. She had on her best clothes and had two weeks' pay in her possesion when she left the house, her mother said. 1 JBSjggJg; KnollS will stop that .scalp itching The way a few thampoog with ,Rw (rtL)I S.iapchetk dandruff and stitp rcaip Itchm- ii a distinct surprise to people .-no have tried in vain to find reiki from fae annoying condition. In severe cwse, a little K esinol Ointment shuuld Ue twrLcdtnto tne scalp after shampooing. THE MOEWE SUSPECTED OF BEING SOUTH ATLANTIC RAIDER This csnl nhotocrnnli of trie inmous ucrninn raider was tnken (tirnuirn tne Copirliihl II. T. Moore and T. IT. Lamb. I pliotORrnph oi tne inmous uernian rawer was iiikpti mrouirn tne noniioin oi one oi its viciuns wncn inu olts of the Jloewo first came to liirht nearly a venr afro. .Several ships have been nmncd ns tho South Atlantic raider which has sunk more than twenty-live Allied merchantmen recently, but tho latest reports would seem to indicate that tlie "wa.ip ii tlie Moowe. BOARD FACES LAWSUIT BY SOWDEN'S FRIENDS Germantown School Association Starts Fund to Fiijht for Kcmovcd Trincipal START HUNT FOR LAWYER but Then, nil nil nlil rtuffiT tiRlni.il Mine. , Whi-thiM- hn Kiinv nny lietn-r. bv illiln t l-hnve lt Unit nn Ills lint Mhon wom,n '. nrrsfiu Whi'ti hr lout: It otr, lis m uitiiuui pli'tisant. . Tho reading of tho foregoing verse, "dedicated" to David It. l.anc, was ono of the features of a "red-hot" meeting of tho fiermantown School Association held In tho ncrinnntown Hoys' Club, :!." West l'eim street. Tho Hoard of Kducnlioti was attacked. A suit against It was threatened. War to the finish was declared, as tho result of tho recent "snub" kIvoii to the association by the Hoard of lCdueatlon. which, at Its last meeting, refused to hear tho pleas for tho reinstatement of William II. Sowden as principal of tho Kltlcr School. Joseph Hates, William i Lynch and Thomas Merit were selected to employ counsel to bring suit against tho board for transferring Sowden. Collections wero tnkon up to provldo funds for tho legal expenses. Mr. J.ynch's address stirred tho members to ncllon. Ilo cald: ' "That tho board Is governed by political motives wa3 virtually admitted by both Kowcn and Boyle, of the board, who told our commlttca that If Sowden had been In their districts thls'stato of affairs would not havo happened. "lloylo admitted to us last week that tho Hoard of lCdueatlon was wrong and that they knew It. Kdmunds, president of the board, told us long ago, that It Garber, tho superintendent of schools, said that Sowden should go back, he would be rein stated without any question. "It remains to bo scon who are tho masters of this situation, tho taxpayers or old men who blow smoko Into women's faces and keep their hats on. 'When It comes to a pulnt where the taxpayers aro told to 'got out' of tho nuildlng their money Is paying for, it Is high time to turn somo of tho rascals out. There are. of courso, some good men on tho bnnrd. but thero aro others who nro nothing but politicians, who nro only In tho position fur what they i.in get for themselves or their political fob lowers." Browning, KMg & Company Men's Suits and Overcoats Special Sale Prices $15 to $12.50 $18 to $15 $20 to $16 $25 to $20 Our Patrons Say That These Suits and Overcoats Were 20 the Best Value in This Market. at the Regular Prices. We leave you to. judge them now GRANT 1090 LICENSES IN SCHUYLKILL COUNTY Cou it Adjourns Until Next Week, When Now Applications Will Ho Heard PnTTSVII.I.K. ,1a. .Inn. III. The session of the Schuylkill I'minty l.tienso Court was temporarily adjourned until next week and luini applications were granted. The court held up clgnty-Hlx lli'i'iw". oT nld-islnliliHlied hotel" unci snlnons for further I'mfldrrutl'iii. It nisi failed to grunt any of the nineteen new applications. Tlie new nppllcnllons will all he acted upon next Hi'i-k, whi'ii Judge Frederick Mosit, of Northumberland, f.'ounly, will be here to ns slsl Judges Berhtel ulid Koch, of this lounty. These Judges will sit eu banc to consider the uui'stlon of whether theio Is any necessity for the existence of Iirty-lhreo lirensed millions In the l-'lnt Wind of Mnha hny I'lly, nil of which hnvo been held up pi.ndlug the derision of tho court. Tho question is considered Important, for If tlio Law and Order Society wins tho opening wedge will have been driven for a reduction In tlie number of saloons all over tho county. A sharp Unlit Is on ocr the quest'lnti of whether n license sluill be grunted for a caloon ut Lakeside J'.irlu, a summer resort. 3P eliciOLis ifhh Dweets For Birthdays, Anniversaries or Special Days whenever you want some one to know they are remembered the gift irresistiblois a box of Ackers "Own Make" Exquisite Sweets. They are the most delicious it is possible to produce and regardless of the price you pay you secure full value. Bon Bons Ac Luxe, $1, $2, $3 &? $5 Dainty Parisian Style, 75c, $1.50, $2.25, $3, $3.75 Famous Swiss Style, 60c, $1.20, $1.80, $2.40, $3 World Renowned. 49c, 98c, $1.47, $1.96, $2.45 Fmley Acker Go. Ley Chestnut at Twelfth Eighth above Arch Market at Twelfth BOOTS AND RUBBER GOODS gSE3& H3 IourIImi-WanWUale For Men, Women and CMIdrcn We do not carry over stock from one fiscal year to another. No made-up garment will be reserved. All to be sold at the sale prices. I n! S,KN"S as" "OJll:N"f -Made of Cantona, Twill and Silk ju7 j. KninrTints: ropnn l-nuncs. Tan, Shiules. REGULAR VALUP:. $10.00. Now. . .. SHIN'S AM) IVOMIIN '.00 i,ui a, $15 Raincoats lieaular Value, SIC. Now .... Twoccls, Jlolinirs and Cashmero materials, in light und darlc mis turcs; nlso plain colors. S us ffl Lot 3. lined. MK.V.S l uml $'4U Overcoats A Raincoat that is an overcoat Made of nil-woo I mixtures; loose, swuKuy uuriiiiiius; vnn or without velvet collars; satin- tiJi a (n "Mrt iihVini VT.... V h HU' I ftt & . M,:VS AX" "OMKN's "'" Newest models; mdeof j"i mported Raincoats UietS wce fabvi-s' wear rain or p'.ine. Sizes from 32 to 50. All sewed and ),"" cementetl sey is; all shades. Regular. Value, $25. Now a-"' Lot 5. JBys' and Giirlls9 IffiafiScoats This Lot Comprises Coata of Every Description, jjj iui iu ic ii.iu ciactYiicic rjvuu ai uur ivuyiuur Price, $1.00. Now , Ram Hats, 40c WJmBWWi. Wanamaker & Brown I p ; i P2fiMMm r29 i SALARIED JOBHOLDERS SEEK MORE CITY PAY Delegation From Water Bureau Canvasses City Hall for Support of Increase KncournRcd liy tlio fnet thai Councils, ly resolution, have Incroaaeil Hie pay of hun dreds of laborers employed In tho Water Ilureau from $2 to S2.6n per day, u delega tion of cnKlneors nhd nalnried men of the water plant nre ranvasslng City Hall in nil effort to obtain support for ti bill providing for n general Increase. Although they have received no Hat .promises, most of tho tilli clals vlsltrd have declared their demands to ho warranted nnd Hgreed to alii the move. Chief t'nrltoii K. Onvls of Hie Water Ilureau In In sympathy with the movement of the engineers, mechanics, maehlnlsts nnd Workers of many classes to obtain better pay and Is lending them every aid that Ilea In Ills power. According to Chief Iiavls, tho demands of the men. If granted, won id add IS&.OOO annually to the pay roll of the Ilureau. In order to solidify the move for bettor pay. the salaried men of tho bureau not In eluded In Hie eoiinellmanlo Increase have formed themselves Into n protective nnd beneficial association nnd It Is the odlcers of this organization who nro back of the movement to obtain mote money. Tlio bill providing an Increased f-cale of wnges for nil tho 000 employes of Ihe bureau is now 111 the hands of Councils' Committee, on Klnnncn nnd will bo considered next week nlong wllli the bills Hint provide for salary Increases In tho Itureiius of Police and I-'Irn, No action on any of thrse Important salary raising measures will be talieii until such time us .Mayor Smith places himself on rec ord regarding them. In tlio mrnnliuie. the Water Ilureau euglmerM will ronilnue their (iitnpnlgii fur relii-r by malting dally visits lo the men bent able to further their cause. LANCASTER SELECTED FOR TOBACCO ROT CONTEST United States Sends Agricultural Ex pert lo County for Experiments TiANCASTKlt, t'a.. Jan. 13. Tho Federal aovernmont has selected Lancaster County In which to make the first experiments de- Klfrned irt fcnR.A Ihi. t.,..l - .. black rot In leaf tobacco, Rnd fcm, iv end In vI6w lias sent Prof fa a. tlArnha t of the Agricultural Department, htr&rsT, duct experiments, tlio object being i0 nj a preventive. Ho will obtain several tho, sands of samples from nil over Uncmt County for his experiments. Discovery of n. prcvonllno of black mill prove in inestimable Advantrfc i ,! tobacco industry. ,n A ! d nuty and lnfnn- lafle 1 oO DODUianrv an( 1 C?v . -?"" Sic. Value, set whtvVo lamonos ana sapphire. rujdy or emerald. ' Our veneciei credit GYPSY RINGS sem 0&'IS ne 0 turutfop immediate possession 0ith ajmenls oj convenience. HARBVRGER'S 1014 CnESTKVTJT. WHERE CREDIT HAS THE SAME PUftCHASINGPOWER AS CASH 'DIAMOND f45 -.w;mv.mwujiwjMwag!mg t a I This Advertisemen Less Strong Th Facts Back of It . j. i f .lulu ,, " i ; tTs j an the if Merit! 1 ! ma M I n'r rn 17 V CLOSE upon one thousand overcoats 500 of them specially purchased; 400 and more provided from the regular good stocks of Wanamaker & Brown go on sale NOW at for $35, $30, $25, $20, $18 and $15 Qualities 'HY does this really wonderful opportunity come to our customers through Oak Hall? Like most great things, it came to us almost unawares. The whole manufacturing clothing trade of the East knows that Wanamaker & Brown are always in the market for good clothing when closing-out timelcomes. When manufacturers who have bought good woolens and have over produced their own markets when they cannot sell through their normal trade channels and take their normal profits, but MUST CLOSE OUT, AND CLOSE OUT QUICKLY for cash, they come to Oak Hall just as surely as "chickens come home to roost." That is what happened in this instance. New England is a textile center equally famous with Philadelphia, and a New England manufacturer who takes pride in producing only all-wool cloth ing of a standard of quality as high as is maintained anywhere, found these overcoats on his hands. He sent us an offer giving us an opportunity to buy his whole stock at a price that represented only a fraction of what it cost him to produce it. A few hours later Wanamaker & Brown's chief buyer was on his way to New England. He picked the better of these stocks with selective care. He chose only overcoats that this same manufacturer had sold for $10.50 to $17 wholesale. This means that he picked overcoats that normally retail from $15 to $25, which we offer you today for no To make the offer even greater, Oak Hall chose 400 over coats for big men from its own all-wool stocks overcoats that have sold for $35, $30, $25 and $20 Beavers, Meltons, Blues, Oxfords warm, big, comfortable and fine also to sell for 1 iff THOSE in the first group are mostly young men's, we have' said, men's. Those in the second are, as All Wool to the Last Thread! Every One Is Silk Trimmed! All Colors Fully Guaranteed! Raiiud Svap o4 Kuiual & ,2?8?tv'iiJ ui.umwi..i4.iii. wmm '"-' "'" w?$!4wJff,GBt-(:,Si 81 I si
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