'V Pk ' s? ; E'S?1 ?y ft b' Pv M 'v ??: i u xs 14 ?-ibj MZ Wi W '4 ' M'-tfL f i'H V" '; t i ' ' ' f.'j!-V 1 VI v ' j , v, ?'r . fflJif. re!? J IROSE TO SEEK f QUICK PROBE VOTE Wants Sproul Bill on Second ssj'. t.i:.. rn :ui- t &$' spite Holiday KPUBLIC CENSURE FEARED .Members Not Anxious to Criticized for Lack of Re- apect for Lincoln tiu n Htafl Corrnttonttttit IIAHItlMHL'KO. J'tli. 13. Tim I'm roue Itaderfi nre now platiiiltiR In mil up the Eproul leKolntlmi for u ernml midline In the Hotuc tonlsht Instmil of IiiivIiik that body adjourn nx it tribute to tliti memory of Aliralinni Lincoln While It Is lirllevrit by mimic IfKlclalorK her that nn adjournment limy be forced by nu cver-icalom member tntroilurliiK a resolution inllltiK for imp lierauip of Lincoln's lllrthil:r, It bnanio Known to duy, when .Speaker Baldwin returned here utter conferring ullh Senator Penrose In Philadelphia,' tlial be Ih In faMjr of IiiivIiik the Houpc Ret down to business without any further delays. An adjournment IoiiIkIu uoiild mean au ether leglslatovc day lost anil would pic Vent the Sproul lesolutlon from routing up for a second readlm; until tomorrow. Legis lator have not been re Ka nil ess of the crltlrlsm leeled aKHlnst them beeausu of the dilatory taetles clmmed slnee tho I.eRlalature cotixened. and the Moor leaders. of tho House, nt well ns the Senate, niv now dei-lrous to rush as many measures thrnuRh ns they olbly ran so as to cIm the l.eKlpaturo n business-like semblance Till-: iil'I'OSINtl VlllW If n Lincoln resolution tlionld imp up at tonight's session It would leipilri- i-onld-erable fortitude for uny legislator to op pose It for fear lh.it he inlnlit be licensed of lack of respect for Lincoln's memory. On the other hand. Speaker llaldwln and others nie expected to niRite. that, as that body does not reconvene until '.' o'clock, tnont of the mnrtyrcil President's birthday will have pas?d befnio the members of the House, as well as of the Senate, will have assembled and that no absence of re pect to Lincoln's memory can therefore b shown. Tribute to Lincoln will already have been shown by the House, as well as by the Senate, as many of the members of the lower chamber will attend the unveiling of the Violet Oakley muial paintings In the Benate tonight. One of these iralutlngs de picts Lincoln delivering his blstoiic (Jetty burg address. The plans of the Penrose legislative lead ers, who feci that Omeinor llrumb.iugh will veto the resolution to Investigate him and his .-Stale administration. Is to pile up ns large a vote In the llo'uso for tho resolu- tlons ns possible In order to make an appa-. rent show of being able to pass It over tin1 Governor's veto. Tho vote In the Senate, which stood twenty-nine to nineteen, however, dispels this Illusion of the Penrose forces, ns the measuic could not pass the Senate over Brumbaugh's veto, even though It Miould pass the House. want mom: killko The Penrose leaders also. It Is being whispered tndav. are hoping fervently that the tlov'eruor will veto it, and with bis veto end to the Legis'.afire n long message tell ing Ills loasons and urging the passage of a resolution that rails for a "fair and non factional" Investigation., That step, In the opinion of the leaders of both factions, Would successfully kill the proposed probe and It would not lis heard of again. Governor llrumbaugh as yet. however, has Indicated only that be plans t veto the probe measure when It reaches him. and the Penrose leaders In the Legislature ar? hearing In mind the fact that there Is a possibility that bo may sign II. am! thus place them In the position of having to prove the charges and allegations made against lirutnbaugh and the heads of the State departments during tho Speakership tight. They nre leaving no stone unturned In their search for votes In tli- House, and every up-State member who has expressed his unwillingness to vote for such u blanket Investigation as the Sproul lesolutlon calls for Is feeling the strongest kind of pres aure to force him Into line. Penrose undoubtedly will be able to forco tho measure through the House, unless an agreement Is i entiled between the two factions. The fight will onio over the efforts of the Vare-Ilrumbaugh followers and the Democrats to amend It. The same amendments that weie de feated In the Senate will be offered In the House, and every effort will be made to have them adopted in the lower branch. These amendments provide that 'the proposed probe commission be named In the resolution, and that a piovision be Inserted which will make witnesses i liable to per jury charges. An act to make the State pilnterv a union plant Is on the calendar of the Hou-e of Representatives for first leading tonight It was Introduced by chairman .lames F. Woodward. Allegheny, of the n,MSt. A. proprlatlons Committee It slmplv provides that after the pasrago of the net ail mint ing done for or by the State of Pennsvl vanla shall bear the label of the Allied Printing Trades. The biennial barkers' license bill has made Its nppearance in the House, but Is still being held In the Appropriations Commit tee. It was Introduced by Uepresoiitntlve Ulaek. u Democrat, of Dauphin, and would provide for n board if live examiners who would tour the State with expenses paid to hold examination. The exammeis would receive $.1 a day fay. TELLS HOW TO FOLLOW IN PATHWAY OF CHRIST S. D. Gordon Says Jesus Made Way Simple for Those Willing- to Take It S. D. Uordon opened his sixth week at the Oarrick Tlvatre. where he Is delivering his noon-hour talks. Today his topic was "Getting- In nehlnd," und !n part, he said: "It was a long road Jesus came down to our old world and it had some rough places, and some that gladdened His heart. "He asks us to 'follow along after Him.' But Ho goe1 ahead. His feet smooth down every pathway for our feet. This Is part of Ills plan for winning this old world hack home. "He began the work. He began It by dying. He asks us to carry It on and finish It up. We can do It by following our leader. it "As we follow there will come certain ex periences In our lives. ;Vo shall know the power He knew. We shall be tempted u Me was, afnd shall ha've the same victory, "There will be the same eagerness to help uie, ana ouieining or ine name surrer- liuf that symuathv brlnxs. 'And there will be the same gladness In service, and something of the Mine glad wnu if the Father's, presence." Cheater Man Killed hv Autn L ' r-UBHTB-l? 1 C"li 1? Ij.nl. l!th.i l..t --- r i ----- - -r - II ry. street vs, struck yesterday by t-rlni ear ""'Charles, P. Jack, preel 'UMti!fr HnippiHmv company, km riBSJEEItf DESIGN FOR NEW SOUTH STREET BRIDGE OVER THE. SCHUYLKILL RIVER wmmmmmwmmmmmwm!mMmifmmmmm?x zMMsmu!M!mmi .,-,- . . .. i rrtb.. . ... reKj. . i "?!'"' 5ite38 I TgST i mtnUtitm-fa4' CTitni .',,WtfMBaSW' 'V '" i liifll r- -ij. 111... 'f-"" M o i ;fiHw??rw'-' '::--:;tasiJS!LP v - iyyiyy? JrVi t - v-i, xj 'i The antiquated draw span, which eventually was condemned nfter it had sagged and threatened to fall into the river, will he rep laced by this up-to-date structure, the plans of which lmve been mnde by the Hureau of Surveys and approved by the War Department and lie city Art Jury. It will be r.G feet wide and (iOO feet lonj,'. The cost has been provided for by setting nside $400,000 out of the $ J'J.OOO.OOfl loan. The principal feature of the design is a double-leaf bascule span 100 feet wide, with a clear height of .15 feet nbove high water. This will allow most of the river eratt to pass beneath without rcquiripg the raising of the bascule leuve. " Kin of Slain Boy Want Cops Tried Contbiaril trom IMse One lice Depaitmenl were too nii'l.v lo use their guns. "Although I have not Investigated the shooting iim vet.'' Coroner Knight said, "from what I haw heard about It I would My that It was tinwariau'.ed." ADVIl-K TO MAlSIKTItATi: Coroner Kn'glit satd the two policemen would not bo brought before hlttl for sev eral days and the nmglstiate before whom they were arraigned toda ought to send them to Jail Instead of paroling them Into the custody of tin lieutenant of their dlsttlet. "That's what the magistrate ought to do." the Coroner said "Whether oi not he'll do It remains to be seen, liven after I hold the policemen without bull they may be Hble to get out by going before a bulge and appealing lo the district altotue.v's otllce." Coroner Kn'tjlit was reticent to discuss the ease until be had gone Into it more thoroughly "The police may have an other story to tell which would change niv iiiiHiiriaiited' belief," he said. "It would only be fair to hear their side, but It cer tainly looks as though the shouting was unwarianted "Kverybodv knows how willingly some membeis of the pollie department use their guns. Such it condition of affairs must Mop Drastic action Is needed. .Members of the police depuitineut have frequently been severely criticized for the use they make of their tevolvers. Coin tier Knight recently told policemen that prisoners, unless of the most riespente kind, should be allowed to escape rather than be shot. TAKKN TO HOSPITAL Tile body of the victim was taken to St, TimoHiv's hosp tal It was found that one bullet penetrated the head above the light eye A second wound was found In the neck Two other wounds were found In the leg and thigh. Physicians said young Klpp.ix died Instantly after te celving the bullet in his head The shooting oecuned about .3n last night. Stieet Sergeant Cassel telephoned the Manayunk station that lie had seen three boys iii'tlng suspiciously near the candy shop of Nathan Cook, who Is a former policeman. Policemen. Sehottnilller and O'Connor weie sent to make an Investigation, They Mild they found the door of the randy shack had been forced They said they en tered und found the thiee boys in the place. The boys rustled for the door and got avvviy temporarily, the two policemen said. Klppa the police say, was the last to leave. He rushed for the yard and tried to vault a high fence. "Come on down! We've got you!" the police Kay they yelled. Their revolveis were pointed at him. Instead ot obeying, they say. the lad tried to drop over the other' side of the fence. Four shots rang out anil he fell dead. A search for Klppax' two companions followed. William lloblnson. seventeen years old, of fi443 P.ldgn avenue, was ar rested, as a suspect. Another boy, six teen jears old William Sobey, of 330" Mitchell stieet was arrested later. He was found to have lerelved a slight bullet wound, lie will recover. TOO .MANY "FALSK ALAIIMS" Battalion Fire Chief Clements Seeks to Reduce Number An effort to reduce the number of false tire alarms and to prevent excited persons from sending ho alarms for trilling tires la being made in a personal campaign of education by Battalion chief Clements, whose headuuaiters Is at the house of Lnglne Company ."o. 27. Twenty-second street und Columbia avenue Chief Clements has prime.: cuds bear ing the telephone number of the nearest tire company, which he ieiiiests telephone users in his district to post near their phones. The raids bear instructions to (.end n louil call to one company when a small Hi'- (jeciiis. rather than pull a box alarm, which alN out from four to eight companies, accoidlng to the niraiigenients of tlm various Ilie districts. AKKIAL TOItPKDO INVKNTK1) Martin Arms Company Said to Hav I'aid Large Sum for Device MON'ltOK. Wis..' Kch. 1J Lester Harlow, at one time In the I'nltfd States navy and later on the iersnal staff oT Villa In one of his MeNhnu campaigns, lias sold an aerial torpedo secret to the Maiiin Arms Company for tiO.Pilii cash. It In also re ported that the teuus Include an annual loyalty for seventeen ears guaranteed not to fall below $.10,000 a year and a weekly salary of $100 as superintendent of the manufacture of his invention. The torpedo which .Mr. Harlow has In vented Is said to be danger proof In every particular, being nonexploslve. until after it has been dropped Lorn an aeroplane. After It ha fallen from 00 lo 700 feet com pressed air caiis the apparatus, and the ex plosion comes when It Is within six or seven feet of, the ground. WILDWOOI) IiUIMHNR HOOM Bungalows Valued at $100,000 Already Are Being Krccted WILDWOOD, N. .!.. Feb. U'. That Wild wood is about to boom this spring, accord ing to business men here, can be perceived by the building of 100 bungalows, which, with the ots, approximate an Investment of J1000 each, or n total of $100,000 To dute, twenty ot these hae been built for Henry H. Ottens. With this proposition, ns well as several individual cottages and large apartments, some of which are, alreudy being erected, there will be.at leasti $300,000 spent in new operations by the arrival of tho 1317 season. Henry K. Schocli, Builder, Dies funeral services for Henry H. Hhoch, City Treasurer In 11)03-0, and wealthy builder und real estate operator,' will be held nt Ills home, 1G03 "North .Sixteenth afreet, tomorrow morning. , The funeral wilt be simple and private In accordance w'th a request made by Mr. Hhoch befote his death, Only members of tho family will attend. The services will be conducted by the Itev Clinton Daltzell Adams, pastor of the Park Congregational Church.- Hurlal will be In Laurel Hill Cemetery. Mr Hhoch, who died last night, was seventy-three years old. He was po luteal leader, In. Ih Forty-seventh Ward a .Li...... . ...nvur l-.l !,. B-l ...'.1.1 .. m 9f -, ,rv. Ln' '-wi n i-.. ( HSRiz&fl EVENING ' LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, l?EBRUAftY 12, BILL IN LEGISLATURE TO RAISE TEACHERS' PAY Senator Snyder's Measure Also Provides for Recreation Cen ters in Country Districts HAIlltlSltl'lUJ. l-'cb 12. -Senator Charles A Snyder, of Schuylkill. ha Introduced bills In the Legislature providing for a substantial Increase in the P-iy of country school teachers, and for the establishment of public recreation centers fm children and adults in the country sc'io d dls'rlcts Hoth bills have'' been reported from com- mltee und ate on sfcodiI leading In t lies' Snate The bill to lulse the pay of country school teachers would Increase it from a minimum of $40 n school mouth to the following schedule- In districts having H Seven mouths' term, JtilMI In districts having an eight months' teim. Clii In dlstilcts having a nine months' term. $700 III districts having a teim of mine than nine months. $7n. The minimum annual salary of eveiy other teacher III the public schools of the Commonwealth shall be as follows: In districts haiug a seven months' term. $snv. In districts having an eight months' term. $550. In dlstilcts having a nine months' term, J 'ill II. 9 111 districts hav'ng a term of mote than nine months. $C5n The second Snyder rural schools bill piovldes that in school districts of the second and thlnl clnsses, the ruial dlstilrt". the boatd of school directois "may establish and maintain for children anil adult tier sons in school bulldltus and on the' school giouuds under the custody and manage ment of such boatd. evening schools, vu cation schools, reading looms, library sta tions, debating clubs, gymnasiums, public playgrounds, public baths and similar uctlvltles." The bill also piovldes for a special tax assessment In thu various dlstilcts to pay for establishing these activities In the country M-honK KAN AWAY TO BE I'UCIUST A. J. Drexel Biddle Tells Bible Classes of His Youth' HALTI.Moltl-:, l-'eb 12 Desci lliiug his regeneration from the life of n rich young Idler to that of an earnest worker for Chris tianity. A. .1. Drexel Diddle, of Philadelphia, wealthy man and founder of the Hlhle classes that bear his name, addressed sev eral meetings of the classes bore. He sa'd without the slightest embarrassment: "I was a low-down scoundrel. I ran away from home to become a prize-fighter, and dining my school da.vs I Jiated every one, and was hated in turn by most persons. When the power of Christ came Into my heatr all this was changed, and I liked every one and counted my friends by the hundred " POWDEK PLANTS BUSY Factories at Allentown Ready to Aid the Government AI.LKNTOW.V, Pa. I-'eb. U'. Although there 'are larger powder factories than the ones hero this city's contribution to the country's supply of ammunition would not be Inconsiderable in cubo of necessity. The Allentown plant of the Peiin Trojan Company Is a huge unit, thoroughly up tu date In construction and equipment, with a weekly output of a million pounds of pow der, besides twenty-live to thlity Inns ot sulphutlc acid and about eight tons of nitric acid The output of the California plant, which does not manufacture adds, Is even larger, and the company would he able to mate rially assist in lllllng the needs of the I'lilted States on both the Atlantic and the Pacific coasts. At piesent the output of the company Is devoted entirely to blast ing powder for domestic consumption and peaceful puisults. TWO HUKT IN AUTO SMASH Young; Man antl Woman in Car That Hits Ambulance A ouug man ami a young woman are suffering Injuries today and ,i seven-week-old infant, for whom they had just served as sponsors, narrowly escaped death when the automobile In which they were ildlng crashed Into' the ambulance of the Jewish Hospital. The accident occurred at Ilroad street and l-'alrinount avenue. The Injured persons aie Frank Kopstlc, twenty-two years old, of 150.1 North Waterloo street, and Catharine, Schuh. nineteen years old, ot 231 West Thompson street. They were treated nt St. Joseph's Hospital. The baby Is Joseph Partch.v, of :0C West Stiles street lie had Just been baptized nt St. Peter's Church, Fifth street nnd Glrard avenue, VICHY Ownii by end tolllid undtr tki dtrtct control ot tin Frtnch Gov irnmtnt Natural Alkaline Water Used at meals prevents Dys pepsia and re lieves Gout, In digestion and Uric Acid. Ask your Physician ' - Note the Nute jscjrr. 5L" 1- IK . wmmxm,vmmmmsmMim:xmxm UNITED STATES HAS BIG FOREIGN TRADE CHANCE Exports Are of Opinion War Scare Is Unwarranted, and There is No Reason to Hesitate Cousldeiuble concern as to their foreign bus, in '-s lias brill ootid among local manu facturers, as the lesult of the war scnie. Man.v companies engaged In tile foreign trade seem Inclined to pessimism and nie hesitating in their effotts to sei lire oiders for export. liMiertx a'"' leaders In the foreign Held, however, aie of the opinion tliat such an attitude Is nnfoitunate and based on un sound logli . anil point out Hint the Ameri can piodinei has an oppot trinity, as never befoie. to establish a profitable export busi ness thioughout the world. Steven de Cvesznak. of New Voik city, export head of the Intel national Association of Main; faet liters, declares: "The present International crisis between tb t'nlteil Slates and tiermany will not affect, in any way, shape or manner, our commerce outside of the war 7.oue. One of my reasons for saying this Is that Japan has been In a state of war with fiermany piaetlcally since the beginning of hostili ties In I In rope, but the Japanese expoit Hade, outside of any munition shipments, has doubled since the war began. "Therefore. It Is only logical to pre siune that 'our export tiade will continue to Increase and It is absolutely necessaiy for American manufacturers to realize that they now hniu an opportunity to secure a footing in foreign mat Lets, because not only has the (eiinan and Austrian com petition been iemoved. but the competi tion from Client lliitaln. Flame and Italy will also dwindle "The only competitor of an Industrial nature that wo will have, as long as the (lerman submarine blockade lasts. Is Japan, and Japan, comparatively speaking, Is a small country and not equipped as well as we are ;o supply the demands and needs of the peoples of the woild." JOHN S. NAYLEK'S ESTATE Valued at $22,5U!).'JI) Balance, De ducting Annuities, $211,231.47 The estate of John S. N'ayler Is valued at 22S,599.2!i ln an account filed with Reg ister Sheehau by the Pennsylvania Com pany for Insurances on Lives and (Jrant lug Annuities. Of this amount there re mains a balance of JV1 1.-.11.IT awaiting distribution among the heirs In accordance with the provisions of tho will of the de ceased. Included lit this balance are the follow ing Investments: Fifty-eight shares, Klghth National Hank, appraised at J'Jt.tioli; twenty-five shares Guarantee Trust Company. $21, "50; 100 shares Pennsylvania Salt Man ufacturing Company. $10,200; 100 shares Ocimantown Passenger Hallway Company. $10,000, and 120 shares I'nlted Cas Ini provement Company, $91S0. INJURED FIREMAN DIES Pennsylvania Railroad Employe Suc cumbs to Hurts Received in Wreck WILMINGTON. Del.. Feb. 12 Employes of the Pennsylvania Itailroad have cleared tho tracks near Gordon Heights, where a fielght wreck occurred Satuiday night. F. J. McKlnsle, of Philadelphia, a firemen on one of the freight trains, who was Injured, died later Tho, only other man who was badlv In Juied Is J. H. McCloskey, a flagman, whose home is In Philadelphia, and who Is suffer ing fiom severe burns and a fractured ankle. Six freight cars were burned and about thirty were damaged. Tonight celebrate Lincoln Night at the Hanover THIS year more than ever the patriotic at mosphere of the times per meates the air and makes the birthday of tho Eman? cipator a "day" for real celebration. Excellent music, refined dancinp; and our prompt, "on - the - instant service" are the features. Table reservations should be made at' once. Souvenirs, of course, and a special menu, s ANOVER Twelfth and Arch Sts, fJCsfraste on lllh St, ) CLAUrtK M. MOIIH. Mgr 'n V J rtf imiitfwuM , "' zm FARM I-OAN TAX FEATURE LEGAL, GREGORY RULES Exemption of First Mortgages From Taxation by Minor Authorities Con stitutional, Attorney Gencrnl Sayst WASHINGTON'. Feb. 12 The provision of lire Federal farm loan act which ex empts (Irst mortgages given by farmers to Federal laud hanks and also farm loan bonds from taxation by State, municipal or other local authorities Is constitutional, IK cording to a legal opinion lendeied by Attorue.v General Gregory to the Federal Faun Loan lloaid. The attorney general takes the position that the very life of the new rurul credits sjstfiu depends upon the fieedom with which these mortgages ami bonds are cir culated. Therefore, ho says. Congress has the power, under the constitution, to ex empt the securities from taxation of minor iiuihnrltlcs 40 Uclovv in the Adirondack IIO.MK. N V. Feb. 12.- With Hie tiler cur.v registering twenty-five to thlrtv de grees below zero, this city today Is in the grip of the coldest wave of the season. It was forty below In the Adirondacks. KMUNeyilKS Fifteen More Buying Days in This Greatest February Sale IREATEST in point and variety of your selection portunity for every householder. Early in the month we spoke of the difficult, market conditions; shortage of labor and materials, delays in transportation; increased cost of manufacture; how by our foresight in making early prepara tions and through our advantage of specialization in the furniture field we had overcome these difficulties and were again in a position to offer our patrons "vx OTfi. 1l,'iiss--t; A. Handsome Suite in Richly Figured Tapestry For beauty and dignity, tapestry-covered furniture has few rivals, and this suite possesses the added charm of comfort. Each piece is all-over upholstered in tapestry with pretty floral design and has spring seat and spring back. Pieces may be bought separately, if desired. February Sale Price: Davenport, $52.r,0; Arm Chair, $20.50 ; Rocker, $29.50. You Will Do Well to Buy Floor Coverings Now Either for Present or Future Needs Because our February 10 to 33'CJ, below our iney were maae Deiore tne ad vance in cost of material and manufacture. Now, they are ac tually lower, in many cases, than the wholesale quotations. $70' Royal Wiltons, 9x12 $52.50 $J5 Wiltons, 0x12 $39.75 $45 Best Seamless Axmin- sters, 0x12 $36.50 $42 Seamless Wilton Vel vets, 9x12 $32.50 $65 Royal Wiltons, 9x12, $46.50 This Large Adam Library Table in Brown Mahogany, $38.50 1 I ; HP L Suitable for the most ornate or sim ple living room or library. The refined symmetry of the Adam style is beauti fully expressed in the rich, brown ma nogany. Note dimensions: B0x32 In. The Van Stiver Store Than MARKET 5tore Clom JD.Hy at ." - ' VA r?t.M.' ,,. ,-f?f wjirefrWMWBii?- .w - 1,7. , ' " " . - r 1 , -L- " " ' ----..- " 1 " 1 1 1 , JERSEY'S LEGISLATIVE MILL TO SPEED UP Sixth Weok of Session Opens To- nightOnly Two Measures So Far Enacted THKNTO.W Feb, 12 -The sixth week of the New Jersey Legislature begins tills evening, and It is expected that from that time until the end of March, when sine die adjournment will come, the eolons will speed legislation as rapidly ns posslhle. in the flv weeks of the session' that have elapsed only two measures have become laws, the Lehigh Valley H-'-oa',,sJ?"1,1; Canal Hasln refund, bill nnd the $100,001) war emergency appropriation A continued heating on the homo rule bills Is being held today by the Joint Ju dietary Committee, tffforts will bo made lo induce ttfie committee to Include local option In the range of operation of these bills. The Home Utile Commission, which framed the measures, declared It Included nothing on the local option question because It consldeied that the matter was outside Its jurisdiction. In that the State had as yet adopted no settled policy regarding this question. Despite this, local option leaders like Senator Osborne, ot Fssex, nnd Antl Saloon League representatives lire urging the Judicial' Committee to amend the pro posed legislation by allowing municipalities to vote on local option. This Is Independent of the Gaunt local option bill. A committee substitute for the Gaunt but having been reported by tho Senate committee III charge of It, which substitute. has met with the approval of tho Anll-Ha-loon League, the hill Is now ln shapo for final consideration In the Senate nnd will likely como up during the week. The chances ate that the Senate wilt repeat Its favorable action of last winter on the meas ure, hut there Is a probability that the House will defeat the bill. Two bills of gener.-.i Interest now before tho Legislature nre the boxing commission measure and the Sunday "movie" bill. Ilotli ate getting strong backing from tho liberal element of tho State, the boxing hill provides for a commission like that. of New York State. The Sunday "movie" bill would allow moving plctuio houses and other amusement places to operate seven days a week. A measure said to be doomed to defeat Is the Osborne bill allowing women of New Jersey limited suffrage, in giving them the right to vote for presidential nnd vice M FEBRUARY rP "SSs mtdVSitJlivi:cih of values offered I is 10 20 31 22 23 24 . ihil2ol27l28l I I 1 vi the finer kind of furniture at lower prices. The volume of business we have done to date, and above all, the satis faction of those whom it has been our pleasure to serve, have more than justi fied our claims. Despite the heavy sell ing, our stock is still unique in magni tude and beauty, for goods ordered months ago have been steadily arriving. Fifteen buying days yet remain; fifteen days of rare opportunity for the lovers of home and hearth and the beautiful things that go to the making thereof merchandise for therefore, in op Sale prices arc from regular prices, and Our $200,000 stock comprises all grades and sizes of all kinds of floor coverings and our reduced sale prices cover every $1.70 grade Inlaid Linoleum Highest' grade Inlaid Straight-line Linoleum, perfect goods; rem nants in sizes suitable for bathroom or small kitchen. Bring sizes. 75c quart yard A Vanity Dressing Table After the Louis XVI Style $55.00 'rice One of the most at tractive Dressing Tables ever offered. Louis XVI .style with the artistic French decorative work. Your choice of American Walnut or Dull Mahogany, Offers pu the Finer Kind of Furniture at' Prices Lower the Commonplace. Sort Sells for Elsewhere. 1. Van Stivtr Co. Manufacturer, Importers and Retailers STREET FERRY, CAMDEN, N. J. 5.30 P.. M. Market Sf. Ferr Bota presidential electors. Th .. : . haying- been settled two years ill , wJf polls, there Is little nrnhnhitit. 7 -.? .. action now ' "l "Wortv PHILADELPHIA MARKETS i ne napKS nun trade exchanc. AI closed In observance of Llncoln"8, and wholesale business in ml. l.r,M,l practically suspended. In the i. ftcsh information on which to bae V.n.v'' quotations, our usual market renJ.. b,,i! omitted from today's Issue. " tV Invents Self-Guiding Torpedo WILLISTON. N". .. F.h i . guiding torpedo, based on magnetic cnf&M has been Invented by Chnrles J V?.e,f9'. .1 this city, a grandson of Cyrus K. FieM v'fr laid tho tlrst transatlantic ...i,l r"'J Field I n nnnouticing his Invention said nlf'. I been turned over to the tV,?? It ... -UIU. It had States fjoverment, Tests, he said. erJ !" ! the device with seven till. n..t -.7 -."'iM' tempts. "' " USnt't.' ehmari3ow4eeniirm fmi-p lahnfim flowers Valentine Cifis frmhSottp Charles Senry tax. "Broad St.helovoWalnut No.22L ' u m i A) i uxA JXliTflK Wia vv -v IfllljlillllhiaBl . j - or 1j thing, from an 18x36 in. mat lo an 11.3x15 ft. room-size rug. We quote a few items: $36 Best Seamless Wool Velvets, 9x12 $28.50 $26 Best Seamless Tap. Brussels, 9x12 $19.75 $30 Axminsters, 9x12 ...$24.50 $17.50 Tapestry Brus sels, 9x12 $13.50 .PJ 11 J J I Land. Opposite Store. . ' , ," 1 2 ffilflnnj Mi -ji ! r.' . ,-.:?u.v. flfi'
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