-' .Vj 1 1 jw ,t ''t. r i -?., ,:" ." y h ,- . Wi u EVENING LEDGBE-PHILADBLPHIA; FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1017 PENROSE FACES DEFEAT IN WAR ON BRUMBAUGH '. Up-State Members of House Airaia iu rusa imjuixj Measure FEAR POLITICAL DEATH Bill Too Evidently a Factional Fight Proposition sawyers j May Not Serve Bi a Staff Corrttvondent WAMUSnURO, Feb. 9. Senator renrosa I. facing the biggest fight In his political Ztttr In attempting to force the pnfage if the Sproul reoolutlon calling for an In tlatlon of Governor Hrumbaugh and the State administration In the House of JlVnrcsentatlve. The senior Senator hai brought the full power of hln political and business conntcltons to bear upon the mem. hers In an effort to swing them into lino In support of the resolution. The Representative aro being called up almost hourly by big business interests and by Influential personal friends who are aligned with the Penrose forces In the pres ent factional fight. .-, The members who como from outside of Philadelphia are bitterly opposed to the Broioed investigation, and if they support It when It comes up for final rasage by the Legislature In the Houso next Tues day It will only be because they are obeying strict orders from l'enrose. The Investi gation Is being handed around like a hot Iron among the persons associated with It. Een the counsel who had been Detected to conduct the probe are fleeing from It. savniarr will, not snnvrc Tenrose and hli "war board" selected ex Judge James Gay Oordon and Jamei Scar lt. of Davllle, who prosecuted the Capitol grift cases, to handle the legal end of the long-promised probe Scnrlot todny Informed many of his personal friends that he would not have anything to dp with such a Lexow" as the Sproul bill proposes Tho up-State members of the House have adopt ed the view that the investigation as pro posed In the sproul resolution woum kiii them politically In their home district", be cause of the purely partisan nature of the probe. "We discharged our obligation tn Senator Penrose when we voted for Haldwln for Speaker and we cannot afford to touch any luch an Investigation as this," said one of the most promlnent'up-State House lead ers today. The lengths to which the l'enrose forces have gone In the fight over tho probe reso lution is shown In the Senate vote One of the Senators, who, incidentally, voted against the measure, even received a cable gram from a personal nntl business asso ciate who Is Btntloned In Petrograd, Rus sia. The cablegram formally asked him to vote for the resolution, liven the Senators who voted for tho measure aro today re lating the fact that they would not have voted for It had they not recognized tho fact that they would have humiliated Sen ator Sproul by defeating it. Sproul sponsored the resolution and open ly led the fight for Its pas-age In the upper house. Personal friendship and a display of "senatorial courtesy" caused some of them to line up In support of the probe as proposed. Senator Penrose in his efforts to force It through the House also Is be littling the possibility of a taxpayers' Rult to tie up the Investigation In case the meas ure Is passed by the Legislature and signed by the Governor. LIC PASSED TO HECHT Chairman James F. Woodward, of the House Appropriations Committee, today passed the lie to Representative Herman L. Hecht, who represents the home district Of Mayor Thomas II. Smith, and declared In a statement that Hecht not only failed to deliver a speech credited to him before the Appropriations Committee when that body passed upon the Sproul resolution, but that Hecht had even come to him and personally apologized. Senator Penrose also believes In prepared ness The resolution Introduced In the House on Wednesday by Speaker Baldwin Is a "backstop" for tho Investigation The Baldwin resolution, for which the Speaker went down to tho tloor of the lower house to urge Its pasag;, will bo for a standing committee of the Legislature. PERSONNEL OF BODY It will consist of the chairman of the Appropriations. Education and Itoads Com mittees of both houses and of the chair man of the Was and Means Committee of the House and the Finance Committee of the Senate with the Speaker of the House and the President pro tempore, of the Sen ate ex-offlcio members. The committee on the face of the resolu tion is empowered to recommend legisla tion for additional revenue. Under the plea that the Stato needs $75,000 revenue for the next two years, an Increase of more than $5,000,000 oer tho appropria tions of two years ago, tho committee can "Investigate" not only Governor Urumbaugh but also every department and bureau of the State government. Senator Penrose last week called atten tion In a public statement to the fact that the inveslgatlon may be thrown Into the hands of a standing committee of the Legis lature In the event of the defeat or the veto of the Sproul resolution. Even the Penrose leaders admit that the "revenue committee" ia the standing commltteo organized for this purpose. ' RAILWAY LOBBY TAKES POLL OF LEGISLATURE Dut Ltttlo Hopo Exists of Repealing Full Crew Law at This Session HAnniSUl'Iia. Feb. 9 A poll of (he Legislature Is being made by the strongest lobby the railroads ever sent to Harris burg, In order to determine whether tho re pealer of the full trcw law- will be Intio duced during the session of the General Assembly, Tho present political factionalism and the strong stand taken by Governor Brum baugh n the matter have Indicated to tho railroads that It will be Impossible to wipe the law off the statute books this ear. The Penrose wing of the organization and the other factional forces who are nllgned with the vole-producing nssoclttlons in antici pation of the miliei niitnt-lnl alci.tlnn in Iim Pheld next ear have warned the railroads, lit was declared todav. out the lobbv is litre just the same Chief among the lobblMs who ore active In the matter are Ben K C'larkn, of Phila delphia; David lteec, of I.urerne County, who has becoms well known ns n corpora tion lawer since Ills legislative days, John Gross, of York a retired Peuii)lvnnla Hall road official: Ivan M Clnlr, assistant train master, Wilmington, Del , A J Packer, of Karrlsburg, and William McCarthy, pur chasing agent for the Philadelphia Terminal Division of tho Pennslnnln ltallroad Reese is credited with the appointment of Ilepresentatlve Hugh A Dawson, of Scranton, as chairman of the House Hall roads Committee, to which the repealer would be submitted LICENSE MONEY ItESTRlCrED 2 OPTION'S ENEMIES PLAN QUICK DEATi Fees Obtained From Hunters Must Be Applied to Gnme Commission " HAMUSBUIKI, Pa. IVb S. In an opln Ion given to Joseph Knlbfus, secretary of the Stato Game Commission, Deputy At torney General Davis holds that unappfo r Hated monejs collected under tho hunters' license law, or moneys appropriated from the fund created by tha' net and icmaln lng unexpended, do not lapse. He savs that the Legislature In providing for the hunters' llcenso revenue to constl tuto a fund for the activities of the Game Commission ;yid pajment of bounties adopt ed a definlto policy "whereby the Income produced from n certain cl-VHshnll be de voted and restricted In Its expenditures to the purposes nnd reasons for which the bur den was Imposed upon that class" It Is also held that no further legislation Is re quired to make the fund available for paj ment of bounties. Lancaster Sells Old Fire Trucks LANVAftTETt, Pa. Feb 0 I.ancister's horse-drawn fire apparatus and nil of tho horses nre being sold at nuctlon todij A number of antique pieces Iri the lot are being knocked down for n "song 'There is a room tn )o home that needs a bctt liqht." The best result is with a obtained 'JLfl&lLt D&TSNTSD" Farm Board Members Named HARRISBURO, Feb. 9 Governor Brum baugh appointed the following to fill va cancies on the State Board of Agricultural Clay B. Ewing, Mount Union, three-years; Charles F, Jenkins, Philadelphia, two years ; Robert J. Walton, Hummelstbwn, one year. The perfection of Semi-Indirect Lighting Can be installed in any r o o m wired for elec tricity, with or without a wall switch. Separate control for e a c li vS iRin. eA ,f.ja Q i I tr tnssel "Vi s-..'-?-" conceals at t a c h m eitt phtR for 1 a tn p, toaster, etc ?vis ,.. i.w i ;.;rt r .?"'-'? ..-xrr" i On d i s p 1 ay land for sale by the fol lowing in i M" Philadelphia. Horn & Brannen Mfg. Co. 487 .V llroncl Street American Gas Fixture Works ISIS. Filbert street Frankford Gas Fixture Co. 4373 Jrankfont Avenue Loeue & Stronge Mfg. Co. 231 N. 10th Street Sulzer & Co. til . llth street Staman & Dickey Co. HO H. 10th street Edward Miller Co. 1747 Chestnut Street Walker & Kepler 831 ( heitnnt Street N. E. Henderson Co. 1320 Uace Strict Geo. P. Bradbury 2337 lermsnton Avenue Patented and Manufactured lr II. A. Bauer, Lansdowne, Ha. "Wets" Would Rush Bill to Defeat Before "Drys" ' Can Act HAVE LEARNED LESSON Last Contest Showed Danger o Delay, Which Would Per- mit Demonstration Pln Staff Correspondent HAimtsmjrtG. Ib Apparently short work Is to be ms.de of the local op tlon question by this Legislature Accord ing to plans announced today the Vlcker man bill, supported by tho loent option leaders and the Anti-Saloon League will be shot out of the House Law and Order Committee early next week and rushed to Its doom before any great ngltntlon In Its favor tan be fomented ns was done two enrs ngo and In former legislative sessions With It out of the way other local option bills In both the House nnd the Senate Livv nnd Order Committees will bo pigeonholed on the ground that the Asscmblv nlrcadv has passed upon the subject There mnv be a vigorous howl when friends of the project learn of tho plans made to ruh It through to defeat They have been counting upon the pledgo made bv Speaker Haldwln when he was n can didate for that position that local option and all other legislative subjects would have a full hearing and n square deal Hut there Is to be no hearing, accord lng to present plans The request for one enrly In March was mide by tho local op- tlonlsts to Speaker Baldwin through In surance Commissioner O'Xell nnd Is de oled Follow lng O'NcII'h chat vvah blm the Speaker conferred with W C, Wagner, of Cnrrlck, chairman of the House Committee, navlng the bill In custody, and bofore Wag ner's departure for Pittsburgh last evening he announced that his committee would act on tho measure, probably on Tuesday. The hearing on this subject last session wns ono of the features of the winter. Enthusiasts from all sections of thn State Hocked here In great delegations In an cf fnrt In ImnrcMS the legislators with the populnr demand for an option uiil, Hepre sentatlves of the liquor Interests and a Inrvn number nf citizens not dllcctly Coll- Inected with tho business but who believed that their rlfthts were being InmiiRea upon camo equally strong The Capitol was thronged, nnd there was keen tlvalry for scuts In the ball nf the House where tho "hearing was held Thousands vvero unable, to get Inside of the building Hoth sides had parades, nnd orators mounted on so.ip boxes In the Capitol Park and on promi nent street lorners Evidently It Is proposed tn take up and kill ort loinl option before similar demon strations enn lie arranged More tknn that, legislative Readers dec.aro that td keep it hanging lire would onlv widen nnd compll cirte the breach existing In the Assembly That the "wets" have sullklent votes with which to railroad the bill to Its finish thcio Is no doubt Following the sending of the bill to the House noxt week It could, of course, bo tent back to the committee Leaves $1.,000 to Educate Students PITTSnCltOII. Pcb 9 Needy students seeking higher education, charities of nil denominations, friends and relatives arc re membered with bequests In the will of tho Hto Catharine, Graves, widow of Joseph Scott Graves, which has been filed In the Register s olTlce Mrs Oraves1 set aside $15 000 which Is to be ued for students seek ing advanced education -w m A "Timely" Suggestion Have your watch made into a wrist watch, the ,style so practical and much in vogue. We do this effectively, by attaching a lug and link brace let. Gold Filled, $3 Solid 14-kt. gold, $8 S. Kind & Sons, 1110 Chestnut St. DIAMOND MHIICHANTS JUWKLEItS SILVERSMITHS Geuting's an d AVomen s Boots Dress Slippers About 750 Pairs, embracing short lines of the best selling lines in the stock. Excellent variety of leather in boots and dull, patent, kid and black and colored satin slippers. All sizes in the lot for quick buyers. One of the biggest specials in our semi-annual clearance. Other Splendid Bargains, Offering Great Range for Choice at $3.90, $1.90 and $5.75 1230 Market Shoes and Stockings for the family. V 19 c)vSo. llth TKa Stof of FttrTvovjm .SKoa A Quick Service Men's Shop Every Foot Professionally Fitted Three Geutina Brothers Supervising. r STOUK orKNS DAILY at SISO A. M. OI.OSKS AT 5U0 r. M. 7 ?Phil. J. Walsh Estate 30-32-34 S. Second St. We Have Everything for II the House and Person I V; Lowest Prices. Easy Terms J M n is i ' t r SP ftanscom' Oirn Make Dellcloua CHOCOLATES 28c, 38c and 50c 1JS8 MARKKT HTREET and Ilraochea MONEY, a rnt IWMITII'" rebniaryS Everything Reduced a Third to Half LOAN '.- ii LOWEST RATXTON DIAMOND! AND runs S FRIDENBERG Mwms m MBm. V Y X-1?t" w 5s ' -rr? wtM i ! m i mi ii i h. m. mr . i i ii i i bbhi mmmm -.-m. i w miraniML Mfflw :i' -i v POT 1 I1 fWWWV !H K fF l MLS "fflnf Li rHr 'till m t Mi "Clfi! il ITKrlMS - LlM tUT JHr HI "-'ihmnifi iifcn -fn'Tg' -f . m V 113 IJI U Shi.ti. VniMl m ggg WMWm :nmS Wj -Sy& 1 0 mi iESiiiB-VlB rMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMr3WM" cs .--T" T Wf ryMMMMMMW- -. tJLA'jmmZZl' . 7wMMMMMM'Hr.-.-?2t ---" Mapvr-jk'rjvi7r -j -c "tzr-l, ' iim 4-Piccc Bedroom Suite, $125 Value ki -..hllhmnt I fairly overflowing wltli tnarTelOu values like tbta. Thla la the biggest va';'!vl!n"f LlJ!1i&Uw&rher Btdroom Bulte at WJSO 1. a.ample of the enormoua value. irap.ruarjr - "- ;--,,,. of mahDKenv. maaalvelr bum. in colonial aiyie. wote tna extra-iara", t m that await you. "''"-."'dT'Dreaaer and Triplicate Mirror Dreaaln Table, UOIISIBIB v -- place. n 'r-nfaMTTrtTTi- t-.., -. . fif "-yiflWIlMi'l II ' 722-724 a at nm Tt I t i ?w. .I Don't ml thla great aalel EXTRASPECIAL! Rooms $OJ HI Furnished' Complete i eov.ui. . h .liwa fr vum 81) Special Wom'en's Cape $1 c Gloves) t' J'lirrhmo from n vrll hnown Anirrlrnn makrr. ;inc-cl.iii in Krny, tun, black or white l.lt llrothrrii MAI.V Allt'ADIJ HATS TRIMMED FREE OF CHARGE ONC YELLOW TRADING STAMP WITH EVERY 10c PURCHASE ALL DAY Market Eighth Filbert Seventh Womei's Silk Stocking $1.15 Thread allk In black, white and spring anodes. I.lt Hrether . FIIIST KLOOIt, SOOTH February Clearance of Men's and Boys' Sv Clothing of Merit at Big Discounts Wanted All-Wool Materials in Profuse Variety of Stylish Models Faultlessly Tai lored and at Low Prices Not to be Found Elsewhere. Men's Overcoats, $1 1 i Men's Overcoats, $14 Belt - backs nnd Chesterfields; quarter satin lined. All wool ma terials in blues, browns, grays and fancy mixtures. Single and double breasted belted baclcs and Chesterfields; quarter lined with guaranteed satin. Nu merous patterns in good fabrics. See:S!uY.g)$10.50&$12.75 Conservative and belt-back English coats in all-wool material. $12.75 ones are hand-tailored. Men's Trousers, $2.39, $2.89 and $3.89 Men's Storm Reefers and Ulsters, $8.50 and $12.50 Men's Full Dress Suits, regular and extra sizes, $18 JijJH L "fix iiiiii I I I 111 iriiA The Boys' Suits and Coats, $2.98, $3.98 and $4.98 ! Norfolk Suits Mixtures, checks, plaids and pin stripes; also corduroy. $3.98' ones have two pa'rs of trousers. Novelty Suits Junior Norfolk, Billy Boy, Tommy Tucker and Middy styles in blue oc brown serge, also gray and brown mixtures. Chinchilla Reefers In navy blue or brown; flannel lined. Havo brass buttons and chevron. Polo Coats Pinch-back fashions in mixtures. Maclcinaivs and Sjyorts Coats Norfolk style with patch pockets, shawl or convertible collar. Overcoats Single and double breasted pinch-backs, with convertibjc collar. In checks, plaids, gray and brown mixtures. Sizes 2' to 18 years. Boys' Norfolk Suits, $5.98 In checks, plaids and pin stripes. Boys' Trousers, 75c Knickerbockers and bloomers. Boys' Regatta Wash Suits, $1 Junior Norfolk, Billy Boy, Tommy Tucker and Middy styles. Sizes 2 to 10. Lit Brothers Second Floor, Seventh Street Tomorrow We Put on Sale the Second Shipment of a Purchase of America's BestKnown Children's Shoes Marie here in Philadelphia by n manufacturer who has acquired national renown by reason of HER intimate study of children's requirements and successful caterine; to younp growing feet. The name is stamped on every box. Children's $2 to $2.50 Shoes $1 .50 (4 to 8) S, 1 Misse $3 to $4 Shoes- $0.50 (llli to 8) .... A Patent coltskin, pun-metal, tan Russia calf, white Nu-buck and kidskm, with cloth or leather tops. Also somo with white or col ored tops. No Mail or 'Phone Orders Filled. Prices in This Sale Average About the Usual Whole sale Cost $.19 $J.98 Infants' $1.50 to $2 Shoes (1 to 5) Girls' $2.50 to $3 Shoes (8l2 to 11) I Boys' $3 to $4 Shoes, $2.50 i Sample and Surplui Stoeks of a Noted Maker. i i Button and Blucher styles. Almost nil sizes 9 to 5Vi. aaavaaaaaaaaavvwvwwvwwv LIT BROTHERS, TIRST FLOOR, NORTH Our Men's & Women's Trade-Mark Stratford Shoes They guarantee you best styles; and qualities. GA ) Worth at least $1 more 'T fc- 4 4 0-t' V'ViVlVVVVtVVVV Misses' & Women's Spring Apparel Also Final Clearance of Winter Coats and Suits Of ealiardlne and wool nonlln In China hlue. sand, navv blue and black .Have Jnckiti n nlaltcd Hnd Norfolk effects with belts, noveltv collars' , and contrastlnc Bill; trimmlnEs i III i For fttis$ea I II X e-Cy. A I J ST WvZZll llmNe I AJLsJ!iJf lllvs m a J X"7 Y i a Vhr 1 vV ! ;;-T I w y Women's & Jlisses' ;; $18.50 to $100 Coats, o A'ow $10 to $59.75 ui Spring Suits, $25 This Mammoth t Manufacturers' Sale Stands s First in Qualities irst in Assortment First in Values Misses' Spring Dresses, $10.98 Sketch shous an cxcecdinqly chic new model in serge. lllack, navy blue nnd burRUndy with coatee blouse, military braid trimming and full plaited Bklrt. Misses' Spring Coats, $25 Three very swagger models one sketched shows latest barrel effect. Made of navy bluo or Band aerca with onvertlble collar of the new ezy cloth in contrasting colors. Also a number of jaunty snorts coats In blanket v clour. OUR FEBRUARY FURNITURE SALE S Will enable jou to furnish your home artistically at modest ezpen- i dlturo. Buy on the Club Plan; no inter- $ eats, no exlias. WttUMMUHtMUWWUMMW Hats Trimmed Free Smart Spring Styles In ReadytoWear flats' For Women Sio.08 Spring Suits ...$99 7K I.xcrllent variety of ' " ultra smart Htylrs Made of wool poplin, Rabardlne and serge. In navy blue, black, China and Trench blue, sand and green Show beltings, plaltlngs and mannish effects. Made of Milan hemp, ac- i tually worth $Q QQ $i. special .. 1. uwo Women's & Misses' $25 to $50 Suits, How S12.75 to $35 J.lt nrothrm falXJOND FX.OOK A ery exceptional lot. In troducing many new, large nnd small shapes In an ex tensive variety of spring colorings, trimmed with rib bons & ornaments. Sketched. - Black Lisere Hats, $2.98 and $3.98 lArge, medium and small shapes. VJ2.98 vA -J, 75c to $2.98 !. 4 -frfr 4 4 " 4 We Are Already Showing a Great Number of Cotton Waists SSr. Beaded Ornaments Largo variety of new palsly colorings. Lit llrotheri PinST FLOOR, NORTH' You cannot help but be pleased with their daintiness and te! reasonable prices. .WVVAMWWWAll! Voile Waists Heautlfully ""'over embroid. ered and finished w 1 1 h large stiuare collar, trimmed with edge and medallions of heavy cream fO QQ lace .VO A. pretty fashion, with broad shadow lace panels and frills, heavy Clunv Insertion and sheer embroidered -l QQ organdie medallions X U O Crepe.de Chine Wniafa t In white, pale pnk and maize. Very nice auallty. with large hemstitched collar, revers nnd nearl buttons. Nketched. ,. y $2.98 t 5 2.98 Tomorrow The Second Baf of Our Widely Famed Pphrnrirv Wnnl frnnil Sale Disposing of thousands of yards of the choicest new weave! for the making of svrina suits and costumes. ,Jv"' , Savings Average 15 to 25 Qualities Throughout "Armt Genuinely Good, and Can Be Thoroughly Relied Upon & , ,- --.. T -f-f $2 All-Wool French Serge .n$1 fiQ I Black and leading shades. In 60-Inch width. ) V $1.50 Shepherd-Check Suitings, $1.19 All-wool. Black-and-white. 42 Inches wide. $1.35 AIl-Wool PoiAU, $1.10 sV Navy, midnight blue nd 4S inches wide. $1.50 Satin Prunella Cloth An all-wool Imported cloth, 42 Inches wide. Nayy and black. , T" mm Ikw. . e.b v Sn v ""- V. MJJ. w; v. s .' $1.59 . All-Wool' Gafcarihte, ' $19 I, 42-,nch wldUi 1J2irte3J J 4 i I ' WW Ti MMft-MM', ,v V, .1 . -N .' HI i ri '. 'i J V ,.'f 4li t.1 'a j 9 .' m ta . li & 'l it t 1
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