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EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA', TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 6, 1917
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.ALLIES' COUNCIL PLANS
, 1T0R WAR AND AFTER"
Home Conference Settles Time of
Now Drives and Adjustment of
Post-Bcllum Finances
By C. l' HERTELLI
rAHlP. Jan IS !' mall) Although
.. , uc,i n public Mntsment nttcr their
eonftrencn In l'nrln last March, tho war
chiefs of tho Knlento Powers remnlneil
completely Mlent following their Home con
ttnneo the other day Hut I linvo learned
on IndlfP'ital-lc nuthoVlty that decisions
ef Incalculable Importance vvi-ro arrived nt
The principal subjects discussed were
The Haloiilcn. expedition
The relation between each nation's
resources and ltn cIT'ctlvo contribution
,, tho war. bearlni! particularly upon
(a) effectives, (10 munitions, (c)
""preparation of offensives on all fronts
for the itiinlnc spring
While for obvious r.-vions I am not per
mitted to Kive details of the decisions ar
J.e(l nt I nm nlile to ("Inte Hint " regard
i Mnrrdnnhui front the Entente Pom re
I..,-' .1 lnt been united by the rrrnrli
lender and that nt the rlionrn moment tlie
fTcnslir "III be ilrllvrrril from the Snlonlrn
bane mIIIi n enemy and f.irre liltliertn enn
iplruouslr IneklnK.
At last I'remler JJrlnml. barVed by Oen
ral Karratl th" comnnnder of the Ihitente
forces In Macrdonlu ho Is tremendously
enlhuslaMlo nbnut the possibilities to be ex.
nccted fiom his sphere of the hostilities
Ls broucht Knxland nnd Italy Into line
Tho Oo ernmentn o' both theso council-?,
nrtlnB on tho advloo of their military
rfounjelors, 1i.io barely disguised their In
difference to the Salonlca campaign, hit
Inco the Koine conference that feelltiK ha
heen replaced by n united determination in
wage nioro ligorou" war In Jlaredonla,
where, of course both countries will In
crease their effectives.
i:ccX"Ml PllOHt.OtS
The nfter-war problems which the Homo
eonfeicc ilirusseit were principally cm
nnmie and social None of the Knteute
statesmen haw any Illusions as to the
Question of iiinuetaiy nmiiensatlon for war
expenditore and damage to bo obtnlnei'
fron ticrnnriv No one nation could possi
bly bear the bimlen of $1. -,0.000.000,000.
which the war will Vive cost In nctual ex
pendituie for armies nnd navies between
Aiiguft 111 I. and the fall of 1!U7, to bay
nothing of the billions of dollars' worth of
propertv destioyed.
The Knlento leaders v.eie therefore faced
with tho necessity of ertaldlshlng a plan
that Mill nut utterly crAsh the pieent Ron-
cratlon under an appalling overburden of
taxatlnn. nnd at the Fame tlmo that will
provide enough credit to enable each nation
to meet lis obligations.
The principle litis heen adopted nf pnst
puning n limit settlement of war debt tu
100 enrs lienee.
ARGUE OYER MEANING
OF IMMIGRATION BILL
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after it was known that President Wilson had decided to break with the Kaiser. All the hridp;es, public build-
rd. The photoKniph shows a patrol of the Second
Buns at tne wannanan enu 01 me iviiiuimsmii'K uruiRp.
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TAFT TO SPEAK TONIGHT
BEFORE PEACE LEAGUE
Senators Who Passed It Over
Wilson Veto Say Japanese
Are Not Affected
WASHINGTON. Feb. 0. The Immigra
tion hill passed by the Henate yestciday oer
the President's veto lcaes the .Tapani so
question In doubt, Senators who opposed tho
kill pointed out today.
Senator Itecd, who bpolic for the Stale
Department yesterday, was one of Its
.strongest opponents. .
Proponents of the bill Insist that the Jap
nese question Is not affected : that iniml-
rratlon fmrn Japan would he restricted by
the gentlemen's agreement as heretofore.
The Japancsc Government complained to
the State Department that tho bill was di
rectly against its ptopla in tho clause pin
lillnp that "no alien now in any way ex
cluded Rhall be permitted to immigrate to
the United Slates "
Further protests from tiie Japanese Gov
ernment are to he. expected, opponents of
the bill hold.
The liteinry test, to which the President
objected, bars all aliens mcr sixteen years
of age who cannot read at least thirty words
of a language to be selected by the nllen.
The follow lug. If sent for by aliens al
ready admitted to the t'nited States, are
exempt from the literacy test:
Father or grandfather oior fifty-five years
of age; wife, mother, grandmother, unmar
ried or widowed daughter.
' Those who becnuso of icligloiis persecu
tions haii- been unable to t,ecuie the le
Qujrcd education are also exempt.
Anaichlsts or pusou-l opposed to organ
lied goiernment nnd contract laborers aic
excluded under tho new bill.
Former Judge Alton B. Parker
and Marquis of Aberdeen Also
to Express Their Views
Former President William ttowaid T.ift.
former Judge Alton II Parker. onc Iemo
crallc presidential tiom nee. and other prom
inent Americans will come to Philadelphia
today to bo speal.rrs tonight at a dinner
In tho HellcMie-Stratford under the auspices
of the League to Knfoice Peace The for
mation of a league of nations after the end
of the war which will presere world order
will bo dhcusfced at the dinner, and con
sideration will be uneii to President Wil
son's recent address to the Senate and his
nddress to the I'ougiess In wl;lch diplomatic
relations with Ueimany were severed
Former Judge Taft Is president of the
t.eaguo to lhiforce Peace, aifd former Judge
Pinker is ico president. It Is exported
that their addresses will contain Impoitant
pronouncements concerning efforts to be
made bv the league working toward the
ending of the war and tho organization of
tho World League
The dinner tonight may lie as Important
as the conference, in Independence Hall.
June IT, IS It. at which tlio ieaguo was
formed. '
While numerous other dlnneis and meet
ings of the league haxe been held through
out the country, the war and peace situation
of the world today and the meeting of the
.league In tho elt of its founding lend added
value to the dinner of tonight.
The Mniquls of Aberdeen and Temalr.
fnrmor (!oeriinr Ceiiernl of Canada and
Nlieioy of Ire'and. will lie the tlilul guest of
honor. Ills address i epec'ed to present
to Americans the interest Britain and the
Allies hae taken in the League to Knforce
Peace.
The purposes of tho league vlituaUy hao
been given tho ollicial sanction of Piesldent
Wilson. The President's address to the Sen
ate January "0 Inclined suillciently ton mil
tho ideals of tho league to bilng from Its
president, Mr Taft. emphatic Indorsement
of Piesldent Wilsons suggestions,
Uerks Official's Father Dies
HEADING. Fa , Feb C -N. Geary, ninety
four, of Slcsholtzvllle, father of County
Tieasurer K. Gery, died here. Ten days
ago bis bi other, Michael, died, and the
Fhock caused the cider Geiy to take to his
bed His decline followed rapidly.
Sproul Bill to Pass
With Democrats' Aid
rnnttmiril frmu Pace One
under penalty of fine or imprisonment or
both
HISTORY OF INQUIItY
Dining the "slush fund" hearings In
Pittsburgh, nearly 100 witnesseh the most
important that the Mate could produce
begged off from te.stifjing under IX clause
in tho Federal Constitution which pennlts
any witness to refuse to testify In a probe
or other case if he bellcPH that by testify
ing he will incriminate himself.
Tho State Constitution. a( cording to the
nntl-Penrose leaders, would lake precedence
in the eent of a piobe Instituted and con
ducted b the State, and would 'make wit
nesses liable to a perjuty charge fpr false
testimony. In addition to foiclng any one
who might I(e summoned to testify.
llotli amendments were drafted in two
Moimv caucuses held bv tho Democrats.
For the first rao in the memory of the
picscnt Senators and In the memory of
all but one or two of the newspaper cor
icspondents, the Democrats weie nblo to
hold up tho proceedings of tho Senate of
Pennsylvania wh le they weic deliberating
as to their own courso of action.
The first caucus wan called at F SO
o clock, and tho Warner-- mnondment was
discussed them. The amendment called for
tho appointment of Supremo Couit Justice
John S. Stewart, former Governor Fdwln S.
Stuart, former Judge Macr Sulzberger.
William A. Glasgow, Jr. nnd General Albert
.1. Logan as the commission Fio sup
poited the amendment and five opposed it.
The caucus vote Mood: For the amend
nicnt. Hlndman, Lelby, Stewart, Warner,
Washers, and against. DeWItt, llackett,
Sassaman, Sones and Tompkins.
During tho absence of tho Democratic
SenatotH the Republican floor leaders of
both Republic.-in factions In the Senate held
whispered confeiences. Senator Vare. as the
leader of "Govei nor Brumbaugh's fiiends.
innsulted with Senators Crow, Sproul, Mc
Nlchol. Snvder and others prominently Iden
tified with the Penrose organization.
Tho conference between the Republican
leadeis continued whon the Democratic
Senatois letlred for a second time to con
sider ii seconil amendment, proposed by Sen
ator Tompkins, of Cambria, one of theli
number, that tho report of the proposed
Sproul piobe committee bo made not later
than June 1.
Demociatic leaders declared that tho
Tompkins amendment was an Inspiration
fiom the Republican side of the Senate and
a concession of the Penrose forceB to those
of the Governor when both Republican fac
tjons realized that the Democrats were
seeking to make political capital at their
expense.
At the second raueu. of iho Democratic
Senators their deadlock was broken, the
vote on tho Tompkins amendment, six to
four, being: Km. DoWilt, llackett, Sassa
man, Sones. Tompkins and Warner; against,
Hlndman, Lelby, Stewart and Washers.
Asked whaj be Jiought of tho point of
order inised by Senator Sproul and sus
tained by Lieutenant Governor McCl.iln, i.
Low ly Humes, of tho Democratic Legisla
tive Committee, which drafted the Washers
amendment, said:
"The tilling on the point of order that
the nniendment offered b Senator Wabers
violated tho constitutional prohibition
against a delegation of legislative power
Is ildlculous. The power It coufened on
the proposed commission was Inquisitorial.
It could have exercised no legislative func
tions It could merely snrrulio into and re
port facts.
"A legislative commltten cannot legislate
It can only Investigate and make recom
mendations. Onli a majority of the Legls
latuic can legislate. A committee of the
Assembly could have no mole, power than
a loniinlsslon fiom the Stnte nt large ine
point of order was mereiv an evcuto, not a
leason for declai.ng the amendment out of
order."
Mr. Humes lecalled that n commission
mode up bv tionmembcr.s or the Leglsl.v
tine, piovided 1 the Legislature, made
recommendations anent the enactment of
a woikmeirs compensation law, aio a com
mission of nonmembers of the Leglslatuie
made a draft of tl e school code adopted
In 1911.
Senator Vare. It was said today, had
agreed to suppoit tie Washer a amendment
until ho learned ttat It named the com
ml'slon. Vale suefc-sted a chango In tho
proposed personnel of the commission, but
the Democrats would not agree to this
The Pentose forces, on the strength of
their belief that they will have nine of the
ten Democrats llmd up for the Sproul
resolution as It now stands this afternoon,
aia claiming iwcniy-nine voies, nmui n
three more than enough to assure passage
by the Senate '
Their claims Include the seventeen Repub
lican votes they received last Monday night,
the nine Democrats and Senators Kline and
Whittcn. of Allegheny, who were absent
last week, and Senator Plymouth W Sny
der, of HIalr. who has announced his in
tention to .ote for the resolution
The friends of the Governor are assert
ing that the overruling of tho Washers
amendment was a bold btroko on the part
of the Penrose leaders.
The commission, they point out. would
have no legislative powers at all. It would
simply bo an inquisitorial board.
The Senato chamber was packed to the
doors last night when the Sproul resolu
tion was up. In the throng were nil the
State officials, with the exception or Gov
ernor lliumbaugh; the Councils' Legisla
tive Committee from Philadelphia, Robert
D. Drlpps, 1). Clarence albboncy. nil of
the lobbyists who are on the Hill this
session, the members of the House and a
delegation from Pittsburgh, headed by Cor
oner Samuel C. Jamison, Max Leslie and
K. V Habcock.
SENATE DELAYS ACTION
ON PRINTER NOMINATION
(Jiving of Power to Chief Cicrk of De
railment Indicates Fight on
lirumhattRh Jinn
Ru a Staff Conrjjionrf.Ht
II RRISIIFRO. Keb. G -The Semite to-
d.iv shotted that it intends to hold up the
nppolntmeiit nf 11 IMwnrd Long, of ('nam-
bershurg, us superintendent of public print
ing ii ml binding Indefinitely. Tho nomina
tion of Long was sent to tho Senate last
night bv Governor Brumbagh ami was re
ferred to the committee on Lxecutlve nom-
inanoni
Senator William 11 Croft, of Kavelte.
cha'rman of the committee, today introduced
a resolution giving to the chief clerk of the
Bureau of Public Printing nnd Binding nil
of tho powers held b.v the superintendent
I In anked unanimous "onent to conslikr
iiik lesiiiiitiim nt mice nnil It was adopted
Th" emplovis of the printing department
have not been able to ilraw their pay since
v Nevin Pnmeroy vers misled as superln
eiidiut during tho speakership tight. The
''ip.uiment Is the nul mm on Capitol Hill
iliat lias no depiitv. o.,il rhi pnv vouchers
coo'd not signed.
STATE DEFICIENCY HILL
SUFFERS $268,970 CUT
Joint Committee Allows for Only
Actual Deficits Future Oner
to He Met Later
tin n Stuff i nnnloniltnt
HARniSHCRG. Keb. C The Appiupi in
tlons tVminlttees of the Senate and House
cut $:!6S,97rt lis from the dtllclency bill,
which was repmled from committee toda.v.
The Stale departments which showed a
dellelt nslud for n total nf J82S,0H0. This
amount Included their estimates for n di
lldt until June I of this vear. Thev weie
glvin their actual deilclts to dale, and the
deficits between now anil June, 1 will be
take caie of In the general appropriations
bill
Tho cuts weic made after the heads of the
State departments had been called befoie
the committee In a proba of the deficiency
bill The cuts fullnw
Fdiientlon. JTB.dnu ; Kire Marshal. $20 -OOn:
Agriculture. fiGfi; ; Live Stock Suirl
tary Hoard. Jin.."ii)0; Fnrestr.v. JTSon: Mines
SJ.'iOO; Highway. $0320.57: Public Grounds
and Buildings. $23.8(10; Printing. $70,025.20
Fisheries. JlOOii; House of Representatives
M.-ilw; total. $2C!.S12SC; Increased mov-Ing-plcliue
censors. $812 IS, net induction
$268, H70.GS.
MORE STATE POLICEMEN
AND BETTER PAY ASKED
Hill
Would Add 100 Men nnd
$1100 Minimum Salary
Mafco
llAltRISnt'nC!, Feb C A bill that
would add 100 men to tho present force
of Slae police and provide substantial In
creases In salaries for all the men In
the service from Superintendent John C.
Gtoome, of Philadelphia, down to tho pri
vates, mado Its appearance in the Senate
last night. It Is sponsored by Senator
Buckman, of Bucks.
The Huckman bill ralla for n superin
tendent nt $3300 nnd tho following other
otllcers and privates with each receiving
the following sums per ear. Four cap
tains, each $2400 : four lieutenants, each
$1800; four first sergeants, each $1350; six
teen sergeants, each $1200; tblrty-M
porals, each $1100, and 270 private
$1020. rt'
Superintendent droome now r
$3S0O and his assistant $2500. Th I
lmve been cettlr.r '$900 a year. Out of i
thai, viiMt tinv fiif flielr mfl1n TffhtlA At tfc
barracks, tho 8tatestandlng this expertw1?!
only when i"ie troi"rs are detailed to !
trot nuiy, vutt
The new bill would grant (o all ofi1e
nnd men. excepting the superintendent, m 1
Increase of $5 a month after two yeart, ,$
ar.otner o a monin aiier lour years.
Changes in .Chamber Posts
Sydney n. Clarke, of the conventiW
bureau of the Chamber of Commerce, hM1
been appointed to the Industrial bureau.wt';
thai Institution, l.eorge vv. u. hicks. xthA
acted as public statistician under Maywi
Rev burn, was appoltncd to the convAitlo;
bureau. J;
5 CTcrErtM yy
SPECIAL
SALE
PHILADELPHIA
Itoosrrelt, Jr., Keservc Corps Major
WASHINGTON'. Feb 6 President WIN
son has signed a commission appointing
Tlieodoie Roosevelt. Jr, a major of Infan
try In the olllcers' reserve corps.
This stock noted for. its extreme
cledcmce and completeness , docs
accumulate in the course of a season
many odd pieces which cannot be
duplicated This accumulation is now
offered at dreatlp reduced prices.
CHINA STERLING SILVER
GLASS PLATED WARE etc.
Two Days Tuesdcy.Febrwarj sixth
WednesdQjjFebrwary seventh
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Good
paint carefully applied
is the Kuehnle method
on all jobs, small or large.
Get our ettimate tfo obligation
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PAINTER
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Michcll's Seeds
For early vegetables should
be sown now, in hot beds, or
boxes indoors.
Prepare now for an early
Harden.
Tomatoes Pepper
Cabbage Egg Plants
Cauliflower Parsley, etc.
Many flower seeds can also
be sown now. Valuable Seed
Catalogue free. y
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In Philadelphia, The Home
of BUNOHMR-A BUNDHAR
Wilton Rug for Every Home
Bundhar Wilton French Wilton
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RUGS
SUBABZ.I: AS IROW
RUGS
Size
2236
27x54 .
.16x63 .
4.6x7.6 ,
6x9 ..
8.3x10.6
9x12. ..
10.6x12
11.3x15
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Price
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600
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2000
36.00
5400
57.50
78.75
99.00
Sal
Hrlce
$3.00
4.50
6.75
15.25
27.50
40.00
41.50
59.25
74.25
Site
2254x36 ....
27x54 x
36x63
4.6x7.6 ....
6x9
8.3x10.6 ....
9x12
10.6x12 ....
11.3x15 ....
ntrui&r
Prlc
S5.7S
8.50
13.75
28.25
50.75
74.75
82.50
113.00
fries
$4.25
G.50
10.00
21.25
3B.50
56.00
58.00
84.75
141.00 106.00
The pirchaie of a 9x12
Bundhar Wilton Rug during
this le iiivei you exactly
$16.00
The purchase of a 9x12
French Wilton Rug during
this sale saves you exactly
$24.50
Hardwick Wilton
rERrECTION IN WEAVEBY
RUGS
rterular 81
Sli. Trice Prlc
22x36 ... $4.50 $3.50
27x54 6.'5 5'H
36x63 10.50 7.7S
4.6x7.6 ...., 22.00 17.25
6x9 40.50 30.75
8.3x10.6 .... 61.50 45.50
9x12 65.00 43.50
10.6x12 .... 88.50 66.50
11.3x15 .... 110.75 83.00
The purchase of 9x12
Hardwick Wilton Rug
during this sale saves you
exactly $21.50
Logan Wilton Rugs
The purchase for $35.00 of
a $47.50 9x12 LOGAN
WILTON Rug during this
sale saves you $12.50
Axminster, Velvet and
Tapestry Rugs, standard
weaves, at reductions of
from y3 to V4
Bundhar Wilton Carpets
$2.25 per yard
Reduced from S3.D0
Rcgo Wilton Carpets
Keduced from S2.Z5 to
$1.75 per yard
Ready-Made Carpets
Bordered and nicely sewed
V4 to Vz less than usual
(Bring the alze of your room)
Other Yard Goods
In Axminster. Tapestry and
Velvets.
15 to SOc less than usual
ARDWICKdyAGEE Co
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The Second Day 1
Of This Wonderful
"One-Half Off'9
Fur Sale
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The overwhelming response to our announce
ment of this sale literally rushed us off our feet.
Only the preparedness, due to heavy pur
chases last year, finds us ready and able to serve
the demands made upon us.
As it is, we are unable to specify items and
individual prices the broken lots still remain
ing all go at 50 off.
There remains for prompt buyers a large
choice ofoats, Sets, Muffs and Scarfs at a price
that meets the smallest purse.
This Is Vera Important
Purchases will be reserved in our storage vaults
until next fall on payment of a deposit.
I ayments to be continued during t
the spring and summer.
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