?" r. -w f I- -.7 -I ., - 4 " V --. , f f ' w & rv MJ r t f- M BS lir I & i I- ' '-V' i CONGRESS FROWNS ONBI-PARTYRULE p political Factions Seen as neaiuiy uauge ior . j Legislation .TAR WON'T HALT BILLS Congressman J. Hampton Moore Outlines Big Business Be ! fore Legislators I Special Correspondence EteMnff Ledger 1 WASHINGTON, March 31. Before tho war propaganda, absorbed tho ' deadlines In the newspapers tho trend of legislation In Washington was such as to !ve concern to many thoughtful observers. The drift toward Government ownership was unmistakable. Paternalistic legislation, believed by some to bo a menace to the business of a republic, was being enacted. Many of our wise statesmen shook their heads In contemplation of nn ultimate state of socialism In tho United States. Wo wcro beginning to talk of tho method of New Zealand nnd Austrulla as superior to our own. Hut the talk of war has changed all this tor the tlmo being, and from giving our selves concern about the destruction of In dividual Incentive nnd enterprise, Congress, pr addition to making tho largest appro tuitions in history, Is preparing for great "ootid Issues, and business men, temporarily prosperous, nro giving but little heed to the utcome. BOND ISSUES AND BUSINESS Congress already ha3 authorized bond J6sues to the extent of $174,010,000, with 'nr.othcr $100,000,000 In a. fair way of ap proval when tho next Congress meets, and then more. These expenditures and bond Issues will put tho Government In competi tion with prlvuto business In a vast number of Important enterprises. Provision Is already mado for projects ranging from tho purchase of motorboats for coast defense purposeso to the manufac ture of clothing, and tho Construction In Government yards of monster battleships heretofore awarded to private constructors. Krom tho distribution of- seed to tho fanners for early spring planting to the construction and operation of railroads, tho Government Js now In the saddle competing with Tho In dividual. None know this tendency better than the railroad magnates, of this country, who, though temporarily pressed to the limit of their great service, fully understand that tho question of Government ownership of railroads generally will .sooner or later become nn Issue which must bo seriously dealt with. The express companies have seen much of their business go oer to tho parcel post, and tho telegraph nnd telephone coTnpanlcs are entirely aware of tho incitement to take over as Government appendages these Im portant factors In tho transmission of In formation. Railroads nnd other public utilities and prlvato manufacturers, being extremely busy for the time, will have to face these problems In one form or another before or after tho close of tho war In Europe. Meanwhile the Government payroll Is steadily Increasing In every direction, with war pensions only slightly reduced, as com pensation laws of one kind or another swell the aggregate of our taxation burdens VALUE OP POLITICAL PARTIES These considerations are timely since the uggestlon has been thrown' out In Washing ton that a bipartisan organization of tho House of Iteprcsertatlves might he desir able as evincing unity of political purpose In tho Impending war crisis. It Is only fair to say that this bipartisan suggestions, which came from Minority Leader Mann, has not been cordially re ceived by Democrats or Republicans. The spirit of party is not ready to submerge Itself In the Interest of any particular President, although It may bo expected to do so for tho country's welfare. "Stand by tho President" In an interna tional crisis is not understood by Republi can or Democratic lenders to mean that tho Democrats now In power Intend to relin quish their hold on patronage, nor that tho Republicans will quit striving to obtain It. Tho President's appointments to the var ious commissions created during his term, Including his most recent creation, the Tariff Commission are not calculated to In tplre Republican confidence. Nor do tho Democrats, some of whom are dissatisfied with tho President's appointments, show any disposition to abandon tho President because ho so frequently neglects to consult their particular political Interests. A HEALTHY CHECK The "bipartisan Idea," so far as Congress is concerned, may be dismissed with this ircneral thought, that this Government Is and has been a government by parties, and that up to date the value o,f a healthy minority has hern to keep tho majority party upon its good behavior. The Republicans, who have been In the minority", believe they have been fairly use ful in criticizing Democratic extravagances, notwithstanding most of them expect to "stand by the President" In an International crisis.. They have differed with the Presi dent on many questions of policy and will doubtless continue to do so. That they will continue to differ upon such questions' as Protection aid free trade, and that they Jiavo little faith In the President's tariff board Is self-evident. The Democrats them selves nro Inclined to smile at the sugges tion that a tariff board under a freo trade administration could bo non-partisan, just bj they would balk at the suggestion that n Republican Congress would bring In a free-trade bill. TARIFF DISCUSSION SOON There are somo leaders who think Con Eress will concludo Its labors with the war business and the passage of necessary ap propriation bills, but there are others who believe that onco Congress? begins worklt will sit all Eummer. Those who have the latter feeling nre In the majority, al though few besides the Washington hotel keepers are really anxious for a long ses sion. But when Congress opens nnd the flood of. bills commences, there Is no telling when the national legislative mill will cease to grind. Much as war Is now the uppermost topic, the aftermath of war must be considered. Both parties are alive to the tnrlff Issue, and Republicans are keenly sensitive to the Democratic efforts to solve this problem Without Republican nld. The creation of a tariff commission against which the Democratic party had contended until 1914. was taken to mean, steadily contended until 1914 was taken to mean that the dominant party had ceased to Btand bytree trade nnd that It was pre pared to consider concessions ' to the pro tection principle. FOR PRQTECTION This' motion made such headway In the last Congress that the Republican mem bers of the Ways nnd Means Committee, though seriously handicapped, would have prepared a tariff bill had not the Presi dent's war messages eclipsed all other con Kd.e,vtlaiis; Tho first step toward protec tion was taken by the majority when It lestored the sugar tariff. The exigencies of the treasury suggested a more liberal tariff revision until the war Issue relieved the situation by the authorization of bonds. Hut the tariff will continue. to bo an Issue, and at the first sign of a cessation of hos tilities in .Europe there will be a rajce of the parties to bring In tariff measures suit 1 ed to the new world conditions. It Is not Improbable that tariff measures will be for mulated whether the war stops or not. ft ..JL , T "iiusn Troops Take Five More Towns Conllnu,d from re ) th Thw00,,"" "onions. Despite ii, .?tubb,orn defenso of tho Germans of?up?,nor ' ,0k by i0 M. thw had'U?','19 l? reca'lure Ground . Si, . ..I01 l0 us ,n Champagne were iu- , ,. "kkwmivc last night. Masons TUr1 Wr dc,lvcrca "' :"?A' Champngno farm, but nil XPencnJh .,he rtll!y an. ma" nine gunfire of the French. The Ger. if0"" RU"ed heavy losses Wo took in tho l'fetterhausen sector (upper wiiK? 'no,y.r,,,on,. Near AnimerW pulsed " SUrprlso uttack was ' ,.., LONDON. March 31. , , "" ,0e nr at grips with tho Ger H L I" "C.,""', elghtynve-inlio "Von Vn S tfc '".V" ""e a"'J nehtlnB between Arras ah h A,no."unied Its violence today. All along tho battle front big guns ire Teutons5 "0Sl"nS 0t ,lle Al"'" " " Despite storms fog ami mud, the British n.ZP.S !ha! oc,c"pfd Soiel, Finis and Ruaul court yesterday Versed eastwaid toward Heu.llcourt, engaging tho protecting troops or the Germans In a furious rearguard ac tion between the Uapaume-Cainbral load and Cologno Uiook. Between tho Sonuiic and the Alsne livers the I'rench army Is now standing In front of tho steel and concrete foitlflcatloim of the Germans a snle of powerful works built by the foremost military engineers In tho world. Now that the main armies are apparently l'Vonact " ,s s'lmated that moro than l.GOO.OOOO men are engaged In the gigantic s rugglo on this Held of action. Theso In clude tho reserves nn well as tho men In the first lino trench sections. Thousands of guns are massed behind tho lines, pouring their steel into tho adver sary's, trenches night and day. The Arras-Alsno battle front Is eighty five miles long, or 1-lft.GOO yards Military men estimate that the closest formations of troops known Is ono to each yard. That would put only abut 300,000 In the ad vanced or front lino trenches. Fighting In Champagne, In the region south of Rlpont, and big gun duels on the Arras-Lens line continue. ACCUSED M.E. MINISTER RETIRES FROM SERVICE Charges Against Rev. George A. Cooke Dropped When He Oilers to Quit SKAFORD, Del., March 31. Tho case of tho Rev. George A. Cooke, deposed pastor of Wesley Methodist Church, AVIlmlngton, came to nn end In conference here this afternoon, when, upon Cooky's own request, he was formally transferred from tho active to tho retired list and the charges against him were formally dropped. By this action tho hcandal which has ensued as a result of the accusations by Cooke against members of his former com gregatlon and from the counter-charges made against him, Is ended To all Intents" and purposes Cooko Is out of active serlce so far as tho Wilmington Conference Is concerned. , Tho i-elect committee which heard thu caso recommended this nctlon this after noon and it was unanimously adopted by the conference. A minister occupying the retired i elation may bo employed ns a pastorial supply and may olflclato at meetings nnd other cere monies, but only by vote of the conference could such a minister be restored to the active list. CAR JUMPS TRACK AT EIGHTH AND CHESTNUT Several Injured When Trolley Jinking Turn Hits Sidewalk One Sent to Hospital Several persons wero slightly Injured when an east-bound Chestnut street trolley car, of tho Columbia avenue division, Jumped tho tracks and ran up on tho side walk at lllghth and Chestnut streets this afternoon. Hundreds of persons on their way to attend the patriotic demonstration In Independence) Square, wero passing this point nt the tlmo and many narrowly es caped being run down. One man, James F. Davis, thirty-four yeais old, of 327 Spruce street, a passenger on the derailed car, was removed to tho Pennsylvania Hospital In the patrol wagon. He suffered general bruises. Several women passengers were thrown to tho lloor, but refused medical aid. The rear trucks of the car ran off the track ill making tho turn Into Chestnut street from ISIghth. The repair crew placed tho car back on the track and tralTIc was resumed. City News in Brief iKSCAPIXO STEAM In a trench lit Sixty sixth street and Lancaster avenuo scalded Louis Sabilll, forty-two years old, of C4'.'2 Carlton street, so badly that ho may lose his sight. Physicians at tho West Phila delphia Homeopathic Hospital are bending every effort to savo his sight. IJVKK13TT A. SCIIOKIEI.il, n lawyer and ono of the jurors In tho Thaw lunacy caso, Is recovering from an attack of acute Indigestion, which he suffered whllo In QuartO Sessions Court. Physicians were summoned from the Bureau of Health. After rccelvlng treatment he was taken to his home. HKLAWAKE 11IV13H conditions nre re ported as deplorable by' pilots and shipmas ters. The markings In tho river are said to bo In worse condition than they havo been in years. Many of the buoys havo been carried away by Ice, the pilots say, nnd navigation Is dangerous. MISS KATIIEMNn E. PUNCHEON, re tiring principal of the Girls' High School. Seventeenth and Spring Garden streets, pre sided for the last time at assembly In the school and bade her pupils a fond farewell, She soon will be married to Edward D, Pomeroy, n Chicago attorney. She re ceived several gifts from members of the faculty and classes. Dr. Fred Cowing, the new principal, will assume charge next Monday. . SPEEDWAY BOOSTEHS, members of the. Philadelphia Speedway Association, pledged themselves to stand by President Wilson In the present crisis. The pledge was given nt the weekly dinner of the as sociation nt the Bingham Hotel. , "IlOV ASLEEP." Plntln by Antonio Darone, has received tho gold medal of the Art Club nt the twenty-third annual exhibi tion at the club. More than 100 paintings are on exhjbitlon. Honorable mention was Klven Charles S. Corsonfor "In September." The Jury pass'jiB on the works exhibited was composed of.George Glbbs. chairman: Richard Blossom Farley, M. B. Medary. Jr.. E. V Seeler, George Frank Stephens, Wil liam B. Van lnen and W. T. Wilson. PBllfllDEMT WI&80N has rccelrcd the wtw ni BiwHWia - w - wwav w i1'" m . a . .dntukii tv. .IWM, W EVENING LEDGE-pHILAnttTPTTTA. SATURDAY " ' LEASE A BARGAIN, TAYLOR ASSERTS Former Transit Director's Opinion Unchanged by Twining's Attack WILL ANSWER IT LATER lVrrnnslt Director A. Mcrrltt Taylor to day Issued n formal statement assuring the public that tho Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company's proposed leaso of the city's high-speed Rysteni, In Us present form, Is an excellent bargain from tho standpoint of mi- L-iiy, in rime or tne nttacKs Director Twining made In his uport to the Mayor nnd Councils Thursday. Mr. Taylor, who Is father of the present piogram of high-speed transit development, withheld all discussion of the Director's leport until he has had tlmo to gle It fuithor study. He Indorsed tho views of For J, lincon & Davis, however, with the one reservation that their figures arc "ultra conservative In m.my particulars" Tho statement from the former Director follows "In I espouse to lequests made by tho newspapers and olheis for an expression of my views with i elation lo the reports of Director Twining und Mcs-srs. yFord, Ilacon A- Davis upon tho proposed contiart for tho equipment und operation of tho city-owned high-speed lines by the Phlla delphla Rapid Transit Company. It is im possible for ui to comply nt the moment, because the reports In question, without in cluding the diagrams, constltutu a' book of 100 pages. "Tho public may rest assured tfiat I am studying and analyzing these reports with great care, nnd that I shall express my lewn with relation thereto as soon as prac ticable. "The statements and conclusions ex pressed by Messrs. Fold, Bacon & Davis are greatly at variance with thos-p expressed by Director Twining. "The Ford, Dacon & Davis report, n'though ultra-conservative In many par ticulars, will, upon Inspection, commend It self as const! alvo In terms, nnd as a very able analyst, and presentation of tho facts. "When I 5. '.nt out certain ultra-conservative fcaturrd of the Ford, Bacon & Davis report, tho necessity of eliminating these features, and what the effect of their elim ination will be, the people of Philadelphia will sec that tho bargain which, I havo In duced tho Philadelphia Rapid Transit Com pany to tender for tho equipment and opera tion of the high-speed lines Is an excellent bargain fiom the city's standpoint." Director of Transit Twining's plan to wipe out the stock of tho I'nlon Traction Company as the llrst step to rcmoe what ho calls obstacles now in the way of 11 fair agreement between the city of Philadelphia and tho Philadelphia Rapid Transit Com pany, today wad called Illegal by John II. Chestnut and Joseph Glllillan. Both men ate directum In the I'nlon Traction Com pany Gllflllaii Is counsel for the Balfour estnte, which holds perhaps the largest in dividual block of liilon Ti action stock Director Twining jesterday bald he be lieved the overcapitalization of the sub sldl.iiy companies of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company and tho Union Traction Company Lone of tlu-bC was pcrnups the gieatcst Impediment to 11 fair agreement between the city and the P. R. T. Tho piesent relationship oc the transit company und Its subsidiaries Is such, his report points out, that they are receiving JS per cent of the gros,s revenue of this system, or 61 per cent of tho net earnings of tho system, "and any guarantee to the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company's stockholder will be basically unfair tu the city s HtpcKholucrs. j.u guarantee uiC transit company a nxeu ilurn upon its investment, tho Dl rector holds, would' in effect place tho com pany's hecurltles on a par, as far as sta blllty was concerned, with the bonds of Ui city, and, therefore, with all risk elimi nated, as the lease would havo It. he iircuea that tho rate of Interest hhould be reduced from 6 to 4 per cent on I'nlon Traction stock, the - per cent, lepresentlng the dif ference, to be made available to tho city .is nn amortization fund to eliminate eventually Union Traction capital stock. This pioposal of the Director's, however, should only be put Into effect, nccordlng to his plan, if thu provisions of the present lease guaranteeing the company .1 fixed preferential should bo ratified And ns the Director Is definitely on recorj against having tho city guarantee a fixe, preieien tlal, the proposal to eliminate the I'nlon Traction capital stock Is more than any thing a club In the lease negotiations . In discussing Director Twining's plan, Mr. Chestnut said today. "I believe that such a proceduie would ho in dhect viola tion of tho Bill of Rights and a deliberate overthrow of the law." Mr. Glinilau said. "It is legally impos sible, In my opinion. If, however, such a pioposal ever comes before our board, we will give It careful consideration." TAX RATE FIXED Geimnntown Must Pay $1.76 Per $100 Valuation $1.75 Figure for Rest of City Germantown taxpayers will pay a total of $1.76 per $100 valuation In taxes, whllo the remainder of the city pays only $1 75. The difference Is tne allowance for poor tax, The Twenty-second Ward pays for Its own paupers In tho Germantown alms house, which Is managed by a poor board made up of representatives of Germantown, Mount Airy and Chestnut Hill. Last year the tax rate for caro or the poor was five cents and Councils fixed the same rate for tho other sections of the city. This year Councils fixed er.ly four cents for the city at large. OVERCOAT CLUE TO ROBBERY Letter in Pocket Causes Arrest of Sus. pect, Chestnut St. Place Looted Discovery of a letter In tho pocket of an overcoat on the counter of tho store of Wil liam H. Hmblck, a tailor, 1C18 Chestnut street, which was robbed of silk waists valued at $G00 last night led to the arrest today of Charles Rcichards, 207 North Ninth street. ' Tho store was entered while a watchman was making his rounds on an upper floor of the building. District Detectives Nolan and Huhne, of tho Fifteenth and Locust streets station, found the letter nddrcssed to Relclmrds In the coat and later arrested him. Magistrate Rooney held Relchards under $800 bail for a further hearing. BOTH FACTIONS CLAIM VICTORY Villistas and Carranzistas Continue Fight in Outskirts of Chi huahua City ftL PASO, Tex., March 31. Skirmishing In tho outskirts of Chihuahua City con tinued today and. both Villistas and Car ranzlstas nre claiming victory In the early fighting fork the capital city. General 'Villa himself ha,s gono south to Intercept Carranzare-enforcements, accord ing to private advices received' here. Ban dit forces continue to draw In upon Chihua hua. City, but ore awaiting his return before launching a general attack. No Cheaper Coal in Reading READING, Pa.. March 31. Reading coal ,inir made official announcement here as the result of a meeting' held that there la nothing to warrant, a reoucuon in prices of coal at thli tiro, notwithstanding that ft,rep0t titter ton on etr. tov, MEN OF FIRST OFF FOR DUTY TODAY Companies C and E Ordered Into Service Whereabouts Not Given RALLY AIDS RECRUITING Fired by Independence Squnrc Demonstration, Many Enlist Two companies of the First Pennsylvania Infantry, one of 1'hlludclphla'H two Nallonnl Guard units ordered out b President AVII son. will leavo for duty this afternoon. The duty of the t loops, following orders fftnn Washington, was not m.ido pnbllc The two companies ,iy Company C. com manded by Captulu John Centner, and Com. pany K, commanded by I'nptnln George M Orf. F.;ieh man cart lei ninety lomidi of rifle ammunition. Tho leglment hn leeelvcd lis.OOll round of nmmunltlotl and 14.000 rounds of inn chine gun ammunition Wolk on the ex amination of new 1 en nits began today, with the leglment musteied into Kedeial service. Tho Thiid PemiMlvania infantry hn. almost completed Iti federalization. Of the D00 applicants for enlistment received to date not more llinu ninety have been :ecepted as physically perfect. It was an nounced todaj b.v Major Sthwaitz, regi mental surgeon. KiMv-tliteo members of tho leglment and one ntUcer, Lieutenant Springer, jf Conumnv K. were rejected becaue of minor physical defects. Recruiting throughout the cltv boomed to day, evidently ns tho result of the great patriotic masa-mectlng scheduled for this afternoon in Independence Square. While the city as a vvliolo has assumed Its national gala dress of red, white and bluo for the occasion, and with the fact that wai with Germany lecms Inevitable, Judging from latest teports, men in nearly all sections of the city Hocked to the many recruiting stations, anxious t offer their services to their country iV lccrultlng tent In Independence bquaro did a thriving business beforci nnd after tho rally, taking many applications for en listment. The tent is in charge of Lieu tenant Commander Walter O. Roper. U. S. N. The recruiting station at Independence Hall proved again to be one of tho most popular. Recruiting also proceeded at a lively pace at the armories of the First and Third Regiments, especially since they again have been muttered Into the Federal i-erv-Ice. The following were among the enlist ments nunounccd today: liltST 1NI-WNTHV. N. O. I'. COMPANY I) I.MtltKNri; UIIXI.V. tents machinist. 3011 Nnrlli l.uwrnr,' strept ntMis ri'.HN. nineteen, machinist, 132 Wll.UlKfi HI reel UOV C.Uiriir.l.l.. twrntj-one. machinist 131 North I'lnvcnlh Htreet. JOHN Mrf'ROSM'N, tilmieen, Iron worker, 132S lVjirl ptre't JOHN J. Mrt'ANN. tw cnt. three, machinist, Hil.1 North ir.th utreet C'll.ltl.l WALTON, twenty-three, machinist, 1777 North llro.ul street. COMPANY 15 .H-liil lil'Vr. tcnl. driver. 3070 Dupont Btreet. Tlli:OIIOKi: VOI.TZ. nineteen, mill worker. 43.1 I.evrrlriKton Htnet. Uim'Altl) IIKANNAIIAN. nineteen, machinist. ."110 Nprth litlh street NAVAL COAST DI5FI5KHR IlUSHnVR JOHN ANIIKKMIN SIMON, twenty-three, fore man nllt r, ail'u Kmerald Htreet; oiler. CHAltl.l;S .s. MrllAMI'.l.. ciuhteen, belt maker. -.'II Tulip street, seaman. WILLIAM I5TI.KY. twenty-eight, chauffeur, L'SSS North Twt-nt-nftli street; chief hontsw-.-iln's mate. .IACOI1 M. MOYKK. thirty-one, motorman. ex United States Navy. Telford; chief phar macist's mate. JOHN A. OKLIIKCKK. forty, electrician, PJ33 North Seventeenth Htreet; electrician. JAMKN M. DAW .SON, nineteen, radio operator. H.'itl West LnKali street, electrician. JOHN JOSKril IU'KNs, nineteen, stuilent, 2015 Ilrown street, seaman MAX M.KI'IUN, nineteen, salesman, 1815 North Thirty-third street, J 10111.111. UN1TR1) STAT15S AIIMY WAI.TI'.K DAYH. tncnty-f lent, ship carpenter. lil7 I.a clr.uiKe street, lletrolt. infantry. lli:UMAN S. M'HKOr.nr.K. iKhteen. cabinet- maker, ll.ih t heHinut Htreet: cavalry. I.OflH MAM'INhLI.I. eighteen. Christian Hired. Infantrv. tailor, 1210 I1AKKY '. IIAMMMiKK. twenty, silk weaver. LewlMtown: infantry CIIAICI.I .VI. (iltAHAM. twentj-tlve. machin ist, l-.'i youth Klxtecnth street; Infantry. STEVENS HECKSCHER WILL WED MRS. GLADYS HOPKINS Attorney and Prominent Preparedness Advocate Oljtnin Marriage License Stevens Heckscher, attorney and promi nent as a pieparedness advocate, today ob tained at City Hall 11 marriage license to innrry Mrs. tlladys ('. Hopkins, of Media. .Mr. Heckscher, who mvo his home as Straf ford, Chester County, Is a widower. The first Mrs. Heeksrher died In 1912. Mrs. Hopkins's first husband died three years ago. Another attorney to obtain a marriage Hcens3 today was Hubert b Irwin, Jr., of Lansdownc. He will mairy Mrs. Katherlno Smucker, of 2'17i South Forty-first street. Philadelphia. A license application In which It was nec essary for tho parents of both tho man and the girl to appear befoie tho clerk because each was only eighteen years of age was granted after consent had been given. The couplo were John V. Hunter, of 212S North Park avenue, and Miss Klennor V. Hotallng, of 2305 North Tenth street Other licenses granted were the follow ing: Ilenjamln Crlfen. 1K.J Liberty St., Camden N. J , ami Mary Knlbomeky, 412 Tanker t. Hlehanl M Holme. 17-jn Klnxey m., and l'lorence Chambers, 4200 Orchard st. Abraham Ilenson, 3n3 N. 25th St., and Cella Prank, 2151 IioimIhh nt Jack I. Slverdliow 122 I'emberton St., and Anna IMcnn, 13't Porter st. Charles 8. Kesmlre. Jr.. OS I X. 11th st and If. C. Canning 301 R. Uth ave.. Conshocken. Harry Kali till.'.", H American St., and Sadla lllnoni, 24.10 Schechter si. William J. Ponze. K5H N. Srt st , and Laura M. Kbner h.MI N. 3d st Harry IV. llogiis, Hdil N.' Itedtleld St.. and Mary K. Ollbert; 51 Jf fthan st. Josei Hurk "31 r''ard live , and Henrietta V. I.r ijschutz. 73.1 Jlraril ave. Hdward l CJuclcIn, 2174 II I.ehlRh ave. und Ann.c M IlemncrKer, 017 12 ''learfleld st. Pred O. HcheltVr V H S M nnesnta. League Island, and Margaret V. Mo-s.l. 4231 Terrace. William K. I-i I'orte Hnxlinroush, Pa., and Annlfl I,. iie'voou. 1.111 ii'ie si., Manayunh-. Llwood J. I'rlcMtt, Sill N 4th st., Camden, N. J., and Allen D Fisher. ."1025 Cedar ave. James 11. Mullen. 014S KlngHesslnar ave.. and lllfrn ( Land-. 031 H 10th st. William Joseph Zoeller. Mil W. Columbia ave., and Helen Weckerly Ml Mercer st. Walter Corriston. 3IOS Thlmpson t., and Nelllo Jeffries, 12.17 N. Conestoga st. Frank Do Stefano. 700 Christian St.. and Emma Coliella. BIN Montrose st. Stanley A Peach, Pittsburgh, Fa., and Anas- tasla May Ilobbin. 3.10 Ilrown st. Frank W. Salflngerc. 4.V1S N, HroadsSt . and Helen Macllrlde. 142.1 Porter St. Michael Laner. R027 Arch st,, and Sarah A. I.ennon. 3120 Chadwlck st. John McShane. 2S3S N 25th St., and Mary M. McGrail, 0200 Lansdow-no ae. Karl Kovars. 1620 N 2d st and Anna Klein, John II Davis. fl'J V,' Venn St., 'and Edith K. Mender. C040 IVadn st. Louis Hose. 312 N. 8th st and Hay Herman, 2.152 S. ItefBe Bt. John A, Hchleeer. Roxboroueh, Pa., and Edith A.. Hemingway, Hast Kalis, Philadelphia, Pa. Joseph C, Ilarlacker. Providence. B. I., and Anna Lucia Collgrlve. Providence. H. I. Adam Ilarbon. Norfolk, Va apd Fannie Collert, Norfolk, Va. Elkton Marriage Licenses KLKTON, Md., March 31. The following couplcs'were granted marriage licenses to day: Harry D. Vanzant and Maude Clark, Edward J. Sullivan and Helen Immendorf. William Carrrfll and Mary E. Hatly. Richard Dutson and Viola JohnBon, George Popp nnd Ruth Moron, all of I'htlade'jihla Clarenco Goodroe and Delia Carr, Roxborotigh; John K. Hanson, Philadelphia, nnd Helen R. E. Dorey. Blumberg, N. J.; Charles Trumbre and 'Mary Orth, Reading; Leon"W. Krlant and Margaret B. Talt, Camden .'Charles B. MoNutt and Iona arlltltrr CoatvIlle, Pa. j Melvln M. t'aunce apd 'Lillian 9V Rich mood. Va:, w4.rwoy..iB. ot Mi.'-agy llAKOH 31, , SHOWS WOMEN HOW TO WIN SUFFRAGE Mrs. Pankhurst's Word to America Is, "Put Coun try First" WON WITHOUT MILITANCY London:, Mnrch 31. Mrs. l.mniellen I'ankhurst's ndvlce to American women seeking the ballot Is to work for "America first" nnd tho vote will como' to them Just us It Is coming to tho women of England. l-higlnnd's most famous suffragette leader sent this message to her sister suffragists of the United States tndnj "To Ainrrlruii women I wutild y, put nur country Ilr-t mid fi.rKft ,ill illnr. ence" "I think tlm people mu.'. make an end to the lust of world ioniiictt. If we permit this lust to succeed-then woe betide our descendants! "Ameilcan liberty lover? and women should Join In the light foi fieedom. It (lermniiy succeed we won't have nnv country In which to vole "Tell the AmeiUau women that without our seeking 01 asking that for which we fought so long has come to in In ling land simply and natuially ns a isult of women's war itvIcp "Thcie Wis never been a better under standing or better co-operation than now. Tho war has eiadleatcd all prejudice und misunderstanding "It should be cheering to American women, distressed nt the thought of Impend ing war with !ermany, to know that war has Its bright side." Mrs. I'ankhurst was Interviewed nt her London home. She was enthusiastic over her conference Thursday with Premier Lloyd George. On that occasion she said she nsked England's frlmo Minister whether tho Government w ild grant suffrage and how soon. L!od ileorge. accotdlng to Mrs I'ankhurst, said that lie had already drawn up a oaralle huffragc bl'l to take effect at tho curliest possible minute. "I told him." Mrs Pankhuhst added, "that if women would lecelve freedom of action after the war, we would accept partial suffrage now as a war expedient." "Do you believe that militancy will be revived after the war?" R1P u-as asked "Oh, dear, no; revolution taught the Lng- yiiii'rji'i. '""MninininiiinwNiiniiwiNiiiiiiiiiiuiHiiiwiiiiuuuiiiiiiiuiiiiiuiiii SB A MESSAGE s FROM THE Religious Society of Friends To Our Fellow Citizens: In this time of crisis when our country highest good is the common aim of all, we voice this deep conviction of patriotic duty. We rejoice that even at this time, when the world is crazed by war, so many men are judging war by moral and spiritual standards, and by ideals of sacrifice. The causes for which men fight liberty, justice and peace are noble and Christian causes. But the method of war is unchristian and immoral. War 'tself violates law, justice, liberty and peace, the very ends f,or which alone its tragic cost might be justified. Further, the method of war is ineffective to these ends. Might does not decide the right, ideals cannot be maintained by force, nor ' can evil overcome evil. True national honor is a nation's own integrity and unselfish service. Only unswerving honesty and self control maintain it. Rights, the rights of all, are securely defended between nations as between individuals, by mutual confidence, not suspicion; by universal co-operation and law, not by private armed defense. The alternative to war is not inactivity and cowardice. It is the irresistible and constructive power of good-will. True patriotism at' this time calls not for a resort to the futile methods of war, but for the invention and practice on a gigantic scale of new methods of con ciliation and altruistic service. The present intolerable situation among nations demands an unprecedented expression of organized national good-will. Unpractical though such ideals may seem, experience has taught that ideals can be realized if we have faith to practice now what all men hope for in the future. The American Nation, as a more perfect union of States, as a melting pot of races, as a repeated victor through peace, has proved practical the methods of generosity and patience. Throughout many years of an adventurous belief in the Christian principle of human brotherhood, the Society of Friends has seen the triumph of good-will in all forms of human crisis. The peoples of every land are longing for the time when, love shall conquer hate, when co-operation shall replace conflict, when war shall be no more. This time will come only when the people of some great nation dare to abandon the outworn traditions of international dealing and to stake all upon persistent good-will. . We are the nation and now is the time. This is America's supreme opportunity. Unflinching good-will, no less than war, demands courage, patriotism and self-sacrifice. To such a victory over itself, to such a leadership of the world, to such an embodiment of the matchless, x invincible ower of good-will, this otherwise tragic hour challenges our country. We earnestly entreat every reader of this menage 'to talce the time tomorrow to seek prayerfully for Divine , . guidance in this great crisis. II mm mm II BE. mm Ell :--g c BE Si il mm hi X Vv,' 1917 v i i JL. lisfi pepple a needed lesson," she AspHded ! MuicKiy. jt "I send my best wishes to American women. I am confident they will nil rise to the occasion In the fight for freedom nnd will tnko up national service. .Doing good to the country Is bound to benefit the suf frage cause" MOB STORMS HOUSE AS WOMAN TEARS FLAG Neighbors Resent Apparent Un patriotic Act of Wife of Russian A mob of 300 or 40o, Including many women, bombarded a house with missiles after a torn American Hag had been hurled fiom n window. Tho riot, which was ipielled by the police, occurred In front of 11 house ut 2128 Ann Mreet Mrs. Adelaide Kosoboskl. forty-two ears old, living at that address, was ar icsted, accused of tearing the Hag, The windows of the bouse were shatleied and pillows were loin open by the men and boys who attacked the house. Tho 1 lot began with 11 misunderstand ing, aceuidliig to the police Mrs, Koso boskl, who was hoiiFeelennlng, extended n pole from a second-story window and hung 1111 nrsortiuotit of varicolored bed clothes on It The teds and white of the blankets and quilts did not add dignity to the pa triotic display of American Hags along tho stiect, In the opinion of seveial neighbors, who at tiered the woman to remove the clothes. SI10 icftised. Seveiul men yanked the offending objects down und tossed an American flag through an open window, calling to Mrs. Kosoboskl to hang It from 11 window. t Mrs. Kosobskl, according to the police, tote the flag Into shreds und threw It Into tho street. This was the signal for the at tack upon the house, which did not end until policemen from the Helgradc nnd Clearfie.d streets station escorted her from tho house. She wus held in $000 ball for further hearing by Magistrate Wrlgley. Mrs. Kosoboskl's husband Is a Russian, ac cording to neighbors. Iturlingtnn (o Form Defense League BURLINGTON, N. J., March 31 Mayor K, II. Mount has Issued a call for a town meeting to form a Home Defense League today at City Hall. Committees for various forms of preparedness work will he selected. iniiiiiiiiLniiirinii.ii.iiiiniutniiiiniiiniiiiiiininiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiii.nniiiiiiuiiniiiiiiiDiiiiiiiigiiiniiiin'iiniiuH Peace Committee Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends 304 Arch Street, PhUadelplu, Pa. ; . ; f ' ' "N ....... - . - ..i'lXU. A I" -1- ' - '--' rV .. T r if ruBffl W'vt ,. fzm HIRAM W.J( GUEST AT Distinguished Visitoip Wmj renamed rnor to ureM Meeting A luncheon at tho Bellevue-Stratfi the chief event before th'e bit; metl Independence Square today Mayor Smith was the host and guests Included the participants at inaepenaence square meeting, the ml of tho reception committee ana the iters or the general arrangements tee. There were about forty guests 'tit all. :.-i- Senalor-elect Johnson arrived "Washington shortly before nnon. tf met nt West Thlladelphla Statlon, Thomas Robins. Judge J. Willis Mai1 Dr. Charles Bingham Penrose. KrnatJ Jrigg, William s. Kmerson and Cyrus Anderson. They escorted their dls gulshed guest Immediately to the hotel ai nnir past one the entire party wa the Mayor's office nnd ten minutes later start was made for Independence The Stnte Fcnclblcs furnished an- cort In the motor parade to Independet Hall. After the Mayor and his pnrttcti guests and tho city's gUests came Jtl entire councllrr.nnlc body and ths mlttces. At the Hall they Immedla passed through and took their places In' Hi giand stand; then the progrrfni will beffta, ,.v to. TOUR HURT IN TROLLEY CRAt i , , : : ',. .. , ....iML'to inrs in collision at rourtn ana mhw Streets fii X && Four persons were Injured when two triwsMJ lev cars collided at Fourth and Mast' streets shortly before' 6 o'ejbek this mora 1 nig. iue car going wesi on aiasier 'irv ,1 struck tho Fourth street car broadsM, t inrowmg liassengers violently trom meir, , Feats and sending a shower of broken KIM In every direction. All the passengers wt, men. , ;5f inose injured were isaac ievenKron. . r" loriy-eigni. years oiu, ;im ionn in y.,fl street, internal injuries; Victor Andei-joa'j'.lS flfty-tlvo years bid, or 3603 North Lawrem J .A lnl..nn1 Inl.tlAM TVIlllon 1,0- 'V4 fortv-two years old. a negro, of 1314 North 'l?fc Leo street, cut on the head; Ambrose Qnit- jt ner, sixiy-nvc j-era ucu, t-ofv oiiii jp uurv street, crushed foot. ., The first three were taken to the StetsoMs H Hospital. Qramner was taken to his horn.'.' l tfl ?4i ' A. T .v "r A ', KV r.j J? A ,c1; r -a :V.J!f2 m & '&-, L-i Iv n WMW "jr in:, r-'.j
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