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$,; The crisis In I'etrograd Incident to tlio
k infigrqement between the Council of
'Workmen's and Soldiers' Deputies nnd
I .rfllgn Minister Paul N. Millukoff and
;' iV,MKravated by the agitation of the sep-
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iff The provisional Government and the
council hao reached a compromise. The
Council has accepted the explanation of
the Government on the note sent by
MUlukoIT to tho Allies on May 1, In
Which Russia was pledged to respect all
'its political obligations. The council Is
Opposed to a separate peace with (Jir
Blany, but accused Millukoff of chirlsh
1AK Imperialistic nmblttons The council
also protests against secret diplomacy
and approval of old treaties without mak
ing the details of their provisions public
jTwo days of demonstrations nnd tlot
liig, in which both pro-Government and
anti-Government factions took part have
ended in n restoration of calm The
antparate-peace agitators are being diiven
off the streets.
.Among those who are leading the fight
against a separate peace, but at tho same
time Insist on no annexations, aro Maxim
CSorky, Russia's foremost living novelist,
and George V. PlechanofT, leader of the
Social Democrats.
The strong stand shown by filnce
I.voff, the Premier, and Millukoff is re
sponsible In a large measure for the
restoration of order. The authority of
tbe provisional Government is llrmly
established.
"" By WILLIAM G. SHEPHERD
PETROGRAD, May B.
Pro-German peace agitators aro being at
tacked In the streets of Petrograd by crowds
Of soldiers and citizens Numerous clashes
have occurred fehots have been fired and
several per&ons arc reported to have been
wounded.
The fighting and rioting broke out Frldiy
night when adherents of Nicholas Lnln,
the Socialist separate peace advocate, re
cently arrived here from Switzerland via
Germany, sought to address the crowds
warming tho streets
It is believed this rioting Is separate from
the disturbances of the last two davs di
rected against the Government, but the
greatest disorder prevails.
After two days of cheering, muttering,
jostling mobs surging back and forth In
demonstrations, the Duma provisional Gov.
ernment had today apparently succeeded In
re-establishing Itself. An all-night meeting
last night apparently smoothed out many
differences between tho Duma leaders and
the soldiers' and workmen's delegates For
mal report of these deliberations has not
yet been made, but the attitude of renre
sentatlves on both sides indicated gicater
unity. ,
AGREEMENT REACHED
At the headquarters of the soldiers and
workmen's committee today It was Inform
ally stated that an amicable adjustment
had been reached with the Duma leaders
and that the executive committee, by a 1 to
1 vote, had approved the Government's
pledges Included In these pledges it was
' reported, was one to announce publlclv the
reasons behind the provisional Government's
announcement on May Day as to Russia's
alms In the war. Soldiers' delegates said
today the full text of this explunitlon bad
heen read to the erecutlve committee and
approved by them.
Although on the surfaco the situation
appeared to have cleared conslderablv to
day, a statement by the provisional min
istry, affirming complete auiulecen with
yesterday's declarations by Foreign Mln-
' liter MlltukonT, indicated there Is still an
acute crisis between the provisional Dutii
leaders and the soldiers and workmen's
delegates
Millukoff yesterday declared that Rus
sia would not make a separate peace and
that It must stand by obligations to Its
allies made In compacts between the Czar
and the other Entente Governments
In the meantime the temper of the surg
ing crovvd3 on the streets has percept'bly
changed. Veils and Imprecations against the
ministers have been quieted for cheeis for
democratic Russia Sober heads In the
''"throngs apparently succeeded In bringing
home to the demonstrators the necessity for
, continuance of a complete form of govern
ment a Government that would have been
dissolved for rule of the mob If the crowds'
demands for resignation of various minis
ters had succeeded
- GORKY ATTACKS MILIUKOFr
' The newspaper editorials deal with tho
situation in the gravest words The Ye
dlnstvo, reflecting the view of the working
classes, said:
We must find a way out In order to
avoid civil war. Tho Council must come
to an agreement with the temporary
Government In the interests of tho
country. We believe in the common
sense and patriotism of the Council
and that It will reach a decision to
which the Intellectual working class
must adhere.
WTW? vThe Novala zpicn, me socialist rcvoiu
fcVlatBary organ, edited by Maxim Gorky, said:
raii'?ided on May 1 and now It la feared
BJ J:7 that the end of interior peace has ar-
Ear V in' a mk. nnnavnmanf m anarfrotfpnt.
j3wVvf riVCCU AIIU vvi. - ....e..wvi-
K?W,t ly neekfnff to rauy arouna u mai pan
lA are compatible with the imperialists
' tiones of Millukoff. It has failed to
''AV.v-.-ir tho accord exla tins' between the
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( the army against ine omer ana me
DieiAriau xiw muhhj 3.hw
ilt and these annexationists win nave
tite 'conform.
ttie. Bourse, Gazette says that Millukoff
; mad a mlltane, nil oiio wnicu can as
Ilea, it acciarcb umv mo vCBGfc
Im ! to keep the situation from grow-
rlinore acute and that Russia muit be
1 on iv iorei iiuiiMf, iw wu m
the course of MUluicoff and appeals
opponents 10 stop an feucci.
, Volla says:.
nut be fair. TJiere I no con-
tlon between the declarations ol
' anil tim nnMTil nntfi Tfi
for the attacks of the Ift and
ts that the note does not
te' Impose , pressure upon .the Al
We' must be more considerate.
4 net ak Germany her lnten-
S sun aemana in uiq vine
Vnttd States accede to our
, s taewb wey had no right
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Many clashes occurred among its numbers.
Several shots were fired No attempt was
made to keep order. Two persona were
reported struck by bullet.
The crowds kept ceaseless vigil around
the building In which the soldiers' and
workmen's delegates were meeting. Excited
throngs gathered around various orators.
Cheers for the people's ruie were mixed
with rears of applause greeting demands
for wholesale resignations of the present
Government leaders
But through all the disorder thero ran
tho Instinctive caution against aiding Ger
many by disrupting Russia's forces. Ex
tremist agitators who sought to urgo com
plete brotherhood with German soldiers
were liowloJ down Nicholas Lenin, now
recognized as a German Influenced agitator,
was literally swept away when ho tried to
speak, The crowd simply would not let him
talk Before leng the crowd's temper had
subtly changed Into a patriotic deninnxtra
tlon for Russia at any cost, nnd this senti
ment was recognized and fostered b
friends of tho provisional Dvernment's
leaders who followed the crowd and be
sought order ngiln
The whole gist of the orators' remarks
reemed to bo lint the populace was unwlll
:t.g to iiupport -vny ministry which would
inter Into secret treaties Instant demand
that the presoiit ministers make public all
tompacts Into which the had entered or
tntenled entering, or clso resign was voiced
to the uccoiupanlmMit of a pandemonium
f applauso
Warns Nation of Big
Steal in Coal Prices
Continued from I'nre One
ble nntliiacltp operators and from Hip
miners representatives tli.it this will be
a veir of unusimllv 1 irue prodintlon
"The runimlssliin Is mMirnl Hint there Is
no reuton win Vtu prlrr mIioiiIiI not run
tlnue for 1 tie rttnn nml hr Niihjrrt In the
uiiiaI Mtnitnrr ilUrmints, fnr(3 rrnts prr ton
In Vlnj, thirty cents In .lime, Iwrntv rents
In Jul nnd ten cents In iiKiitt,
WARNING AGAINST PANIC
'The commission believes that the cus
torn nornnlly followed b the majority of
retnllers of parsing the benefit of these
discounts on to the consumer should bo
followed by the whole trade
"If the public Is ngiln bo deceived as
to Indulge In a scrimble for coil such as
occurrtd list winter the favorabli situ
ation nbove reported mtv bo nullified A
demand for four months coil In the single
month of May will be most deplorable If,
on the other hind, puri.hna?s are made hs
usual thor will be no dlstutbano- and
iuiill thance for speculators to lleite tho
public The best thing that can happen
now Is for everv onu to buy us has bten
his custom In former jears Manj points
must build up their winter supplv during
tho summer when water transportation Is
available Transportation will thereby be
relieved of undue burdens nnd the toal
will be spccdll) distributed during the
summer ngilnst the needs of the winter
"During the coal panic In the w Inter of
1 DIG nnd 1017, one of tho greatest factors
In the distressing and Intoli r.ible conditions
was the unwarranted and Indefensible
practice of using coal cars for warehouses
Coal was held In cirs by speculators, while
shortage of cars was alleged as a cause of
fuel shortage
"The commission calls jour attention
alsrr to other activities of speculators la
anthracite coil who perform no useful serv
ice In the distribution of the coal, but who
tnsort themselves as a disturbing and clog
ging factor upon the Industr), and whose
unetrned profits are often much gnater
thin those enjoved by either miner or op.
crator or honest dealer These profits, In
many instances more than 100 per cent,
were paid by the consumer, togethei with
enormous hills for car demurrage
"Within the scope of Its powers, this
commission will continue to etcrt every
Influence to avert the threatened recurrence
of the conditions obtaining In the winter
of 1916-1317.
"The roinmKslon will expoae any un
serupiiloiis wholesaler. Jobber or retailer
who seeks to miteud the public Into a be
lief that evurbllnnt prlre are Justifiable
nr tbnt there In any neressltj to Join in n
frenzied bidding to secure Immedlute deliv
ery for far-future needs.
"The commission will ask the co-operation
of the patriotic newspapers of tho coun
try to the end that the public may be kept
constantly Informed of what In justice and
reason It should be expected to piy for an
thracite and as to the volunio of the produc
tion nnd stocks on hand existing at such
times The comm'kslon hus assurances from
the anthracite operators that In case of local
shortages being cilled to their attention by
the commission the operators will lelteve
such local strlngencj Immcdlatelj
RHASONABLn PRICU
'The agencies which handle and dis
tribute coal after It leaven the mine and be
fore It comes Into the hinds of the con
sumer have also been heard to sav to tha
commission throuch numerous renresentn-
tlves, thst they desire nnd expect onlj a fair
and reasonable profit for the useful labor
and service which they perform
1 The fair retail price at any place is the
pr re at the mouth of the mine plus freight,
plus the reasonable dealers' profit and tost
of local dilivcrj
'The Miy price at tho mine of ordinary
white ash anthracite, allowing for 40 per
cent discount, Is approximately ns follows
"Kgg, gross ton (2.210 pounds), $4 05,
net ton (2000 pounds), $3 61: stove, gross
ton, $4 30; net ton, $3 84; chestnut, $4 40;
net ton. $3 93
"As to the price of coal to the consumer
for the coming season, this leaves two
problems for further action, either by the
Congress, of the United States or by some
authority to be designated by Congress:
"first The elimination of the element
of speculation and tho charging of an ex
orbitant price or the withholding from use
of this necessity of life
"Second, the Imperative need of keeping
the coil moving from the point of Its pro
duction to Its final destination and of pre
venting coal cirs from being held out of
uso for the purpoto of speculative storage"
COAL GOING UP HERE
DESPITE EXPOSURE
The retail price of coal In and nenr
Philadelphia probably will be Increased an
other thirty cents a ton within the next
few days
Announcement was made todny that the
mine price of prepared sizes of anthracite
had been Increased by the Lehigh Coal and
Navigation Company, The Increase Is thirty
cents a ton on all sizes except pea coal, tho
price of which Is unchanged. The prices
are for the month of May only
The latest mine prices of the Lehigh Com
pany are as follows: Kgg coal, $4.45 a ton;
stove coal, $4.70 a ton; nut, $4 80, and pea
coal $3.60 a ton, all subject to a discount of
forty cents a ton.
The average retail prices of coal In the
city today were: Egg coal, $8 a ton; stove,
$8.!E; nut, $8 50, and pea coal $6.75. These
prices do not Include the anticipated in
crease. On account pf unsettled conditions, the
Lehigh Company announced that no guar
antees could be made for delivery. The
May prices of the company for mine coal
are similar to those announced by the
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron
Company, except for pea coal, for which
the Reading mine price is $3.10, less the
40-cents-a-ton discount.
STOCKHOLDERS MUST PAY
Assessment Ordered in Interest
Creditors of Bankrupt Concern
of
Referee In Bankruptcy 8, Conrad Ott In
Camden today issued an order empowering
Joseph C, Haines, trustee in bankruptcy for
th New York and Philadelphia Package
Company, to assess th common stockhold
er ot th company to pay tha oradltqr.
, TH oampspy failed on April 14. 1814,
EVENING LEDGRr-PHILADELPHlA, SATURDAY,
WAR REVENUE BILL
STILL IN A MUDDLE
Last Efforts Made to Adjust
Measure for Report
Monday
SENATE TO REWRITE IT
WASHINGTON Mn B
Apparently In hopeless disagreement over
tnx schedules the House Wnn and Means
Committee met today In a fiml attempt to
formulate a war tevenue bill to be reported
to tho House Monday As the tlmo for re
porting tho bill drnws near with little pros
pect of composing dissensions In tho House
tommlttoe, leaders arc convinced tint the
fight will not onl lie carried to the llool of
tho Houso but to the Keiute as well
Already Senate leaders hvvo taken notlco
of tho r.idlcil disagreements In the Houso
committee While the House dcLldcd not
to hold hearings on tho rovemw bill, word
has coma out of the Sonito that the various
Interests to be affected bv tho Incrc istd
taxts will be given their iliv In court
I Congressional wiseacres were free todiy
' In predicting th it tho hen ite riiuinu1 Com-
iilttee would lewrltc whntevci bill Is suit
over from the llouo Lenders In the lower
body seem to hive failed nltogethci In
frnmlng the nonpartisan mensuro ihey
originate pi inneil
When tho Houso lonunlttee met tndaj
members wimp hope.Pssl at odds nci tin
exre profits tax Cine or two Peniocnits
were un lerstood to "tnnd with theli Re
publlcin lolleigues nhalnst a liai Izutitut In
erease to 16 pet cent Iheie seemed how
ever to be some slight prospect of commit
tee agreement to a 1.! per cent tix
The draft of the nieasute befpro the com
mittee toil iv illd not provide schedules to
rilso alt of the M 8no nno ooii asked by
Seeretars McAdoo It was estimated to
fall short something like iiOi) dOO 000 Re
publicans hive prepnrtd statistics to show
that slight tm Iff Inereises would add $1rit -000
000 to the war chest Consumption
taxes em tea eoffee and sugar were ulso
among tho eiuostlons up for consideration
Despite the determined opposition of au
tomobile m itiufucturors, the committee
seemed determined today to stand bv Its
decision for an automobile tax of 5 pet cent
on the gloss total jf factory receipts Tho
committee also Is agreed on n 10 pel cent
tax on amuse mint tickets an incriaso of
letter postage to tlnee cents nnd postal
i.erds to two cents
The stamp taxes were still under discus
sion when the committee mot todi They
were understood to have been agieed upon
as follows
House and Wilson
Honor Mr. Balfour
(ontilllied fremi Pace One
trnnslatlon of tho message which was in
Trench, follows
'Hie Rumanian Chnmbei of Deputies
meeting for tiic first time since tho
declaration of war of the great Ameri
can republic with German, hastens
to express to the lepresentatlve of the
American House, Its warmest congrat
ulations on their having taktn tills de
cisive anion which will be n powei
ful ro-enfoi cement to all those who are
enguged In war with the Central Ihn
plres of Europe
In the tragic houis tluough which
she Is passing, Rumania sees her hopes
confirmd and cherishes no doubt that
the ilomocratlc peoples will freo the
woild of the oko of Germnn militar
ism In the stiugglc which we are
waging wo seek tho liberation of our
oppressed brothers who bear tho joke
of Austria-Hungary and at tho same
time we aro proud to share the pur
poses of tho great nations which wish
to assure, with tho freedom of the
peoples, lespect for the dignity of Ru
manin, right and Justice.
A few minutes after President and Mrs
Wilson were reiognized the applause was
renewed when the Dritlsh commission ap
peared, escorted by the special committee
Mr Ualfour walked In tho van with Chair
man Flood, of the Foreign Affairs Com
mittee Tho members of tho House sprang
enthusiastic ill to their feet and the hand
clapping and cheers resounded throughout
the hall The spectatots' gnllciy, filled to
nverllowlng bv holders of special i irds of
admission Joined In the general demonstra
tion This was the first time during his
Administration that President Wilson had
watched Houso proceedings from the
galery
Just preceding the entry of the visitors,
the House doorkeeper announced
The Honorable British Commission to
tho United States"
After the demonstration had subsided,
HpenKer Clark, Introducing Mr 11 ilfour,
said merolv :
'I present tho Right Honorable Arthur
James Balfour, principal British Secretary
of fatnte for Foreign Affalts" Again there
was prolonged applause
HAILS DKMOCRACinS' ALLIANCE
Interrupted! bj cheers when at the out
set of his remaika he referred to the al
liance of the democracies ' against a des
potic militarism which seeks tho masteiy
of the world," Mr. Bairour saiu
'It Is In that great cause that "ve are
going to light and are fighting ut this very
moment side by bide In that cause we
will surely conciuer
' Our children can loo back on this date
as ono from which democracy dited Its
greatest effort to securo Itself and bring
about peace In tho world"
Mr. Bilfour thanked the members of the
House for their "gracious reception" nnd
referred to the fact that he Is a member
of a slmllai legislative assembly of a great
eiemocr.ncy Ho then said;
"But thero Is somothlng very much more
deep and more significant In the circum
stances under which I am now honored to
address ou; morn deep than any Inter
changes of courtesies between two great and
friendly nations I feel that this Is one
great moment In the history of the world
nnd that what is now happening on notti
sides of the ocean represents the drawing
togcthor of free peoples for mutual pro
tection agnlnst military despotism.'
Mr Balfour said that he wns "not ono
of those who think that democracies make
no mistakes "
"All free citizens commit blunders at
times," he said. "It Is ejulte true that the
people, and tho repsesentatlves of the
people, may be betrayed In some moment
of temporary passion into the adoption ot
policies which are later deplored.
"But It Is the military despotism of the
German type, a remorseless despotism with
Idea of dominating mankind, which is the
great evil that we are Joined together today
to combat."
NOTABLE AUD1ENCU PRESENT
Seated in front of the Speaker's desk
were the members of the Supreme Court
headed by Chief Justice White, Attorney
General aregory and Secretary McAdoo, all
nf whom Joined In the applause. Sir Cecil
Spring-Rlce, British Ambassador, who, with
ladles from the embassy, had waited In the
diplomatic gallery for the visitors to ar
rive, came down to the House lobby and
entered the chamber with the commission.
Others In the diplomatic gallery were Am
bassador Jusserand, of France, and Mme.
Jusserand and Frank L. Polk, counselor ot
the State Department.
At the conclusion at Mr, Balfour's very
brief speech, members and special guests
on the floor Came to the well of the House
and shook hands with the visitors. Presi
dent Wilson came down from the executive
gallery and took his turn with the others.
When It was discovered that the Presi
dent was tn th line, th Representative
formed a double column through, teh main
aisle of th Hq'im.so they could greet, him
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MADE MAJOR IN U. S. ARMY
Robert Glcndinning, Philadelphia
banker and aviator, has rocoived
from the Secretary of War his
commission as major in tho nviu
tion section of the Officers' Re
serve Corjis of the United States
army.
GLENDINNING MAJOR
IN U. S. AVIATION CORPS
Banker and Founder of Eaaing
ton School Receives Appoint
ment From War De-
partment
lloberl i: (ileiidinuliig awutoi and
banker, and founder nnd president of the
Philadelphia School of Aviation at UsHlng
ton, h is Just received from Seiretary of
War 11 ikci his loniinlsslon us m ijoi In tin
aviation seitlou of tho Olllins lleseive
Corps of tho I'nltid States aimj
Major tllendlimliig Is ptobablv the foie
most I'hilailolphlnn In aviation, and ho lias
been one of tho leader H of the entlio country
In promoting air servlee In a praitlcal vuy
and In encour iglng the formation of a
better aviation section for the United States
nrmy He lecttitly demonstrated how the
elty might bo bombarded from the air by an
eutinyb) fljlngovei Cltv H i'I and dropping
an Imitation 'bomb' within 100 yaids of
the munlcipil building last fall ho m ule
a personal lnspictlon of tho army aviation
schools of Fiance, und made a trip to tho
Sommo f I out to obseive nctual aeroplnnu
battle?
Through Major Gleiidlnnlug s effoits tho
Philadelphia School of Aviation ut llssing
ton haR bein taken over by the Gov ernment
ns a training school for nrmy aviators and
as ono ot tho units of the aviation section
of the urni)
Robeit IMwaid Glcndliinlng was boiii In
this cltv. tho son of Robert and Hllzabeth
Gleiidlnnlug Educated In tho University
of I'ennsjlvanin, in the class of 188S lui
cntored business as a stockbroker and Is
now hind of tho firm of Robert Glendlnrilng
&. Co, bankers and brokers. He Is a di
rector of tho Western Natlonnl i;ank, a
membei of the New York Steick Exch nice,
nnel n governor and vice president of the
PhiladclphU Stock Exchange. Ho married
Illizabeth Rodman Fisher Carpenter, daugh
ter of Georgo W Carpenter, of German
town, nnd lives at Chestnut Hill.
Major Gleiidlnnlng served as a com
missioned officer of tho First Troop, Phlla
phia City Cavalry during the Spmlsli.
American War. He Is a member of the
Aero Club of Pennsylvania
PAGEANT IN BABYDOM
POSTPONED BY CLOUDS
Final Feature of Baby Week Put
Off Until Next Sat
urday SOME INDOOR EXERCISES
Business Men Told
Of Baby Mortality
Baby Week May 1 to 6, 1917
MR. BUSINESS MAN:
Do you know that the intant
mortality rate of a city is an accepted
index of the prosperity of a city?
This is a fact. ,
Do you know that Philadelphia has
reduced its infant mortality rate in
three years from 121.3 per 1000
living births to 100.1? Is not this
good business?
Are you doing anything to support
citizen agencies and the Bureau of
Health in their fight for the protec
tion of babies?
The Bureau of Health needs 150
more nurses.
The citizen agencies cannot work
without money baby health is pur
chasable. Does this interest you?
Faithfully yours,
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
One mighty wall shot tragedy Into the
cold May sky at exactly 1 o'clock today'
It was sung In nil the languages that go
to make up Philadelphia's )oungest "vox
popull "
Eight hundred baby boys and girls were
all d-essed up In their starchy bestest and
they hadn't a place to go. all because tho
nasty May weather had to come and put
a stop to the baby-coach parade that was
going to bo the feature. at the recroatlon
centers in honor of the passln got Daby
Week
ltr, tin l.o'clbck there was hope. Twice
the sun peeked out and JUBt as many times
ribbons were perked up and faces were
given a final washing Then Leonard
Mason, who savs "es" and "no" In mat
ters concerning the Board of Recreation,
Bent forth the irjiel .word that the baby
coach parade must be postponed until next
KAtnrdav. Today was to have been cele
brated as May day In all of the city's play
grounds. The entire outdoor program was
postponed until next Saturday.
In the centers where Indoor gymnasium
space was available prominent physlcluns
addressed the children on matters relative,
to Baby Week.
The weather did not Interfere with the
Baby Week work In the health centers In
the district center at Thlrty-first street and
Oray's Ferry avenue the "Little Mothers'
League," composed of the little girls. In the
neighborhood, met. There were live-baby
demonstrations and the children were
taught the art of mixing baby's milk prop,
erly. There was a short talk on nanltatlon.
In the health center at Twelfth nnd Car
penter streets, where things have been ac
tive all week Dr, Flnkltr talked to the
mothers- It I the aim of Mrr, Jullta Cul
berteon. who Is the head of tne center, to
Interest the father In the district In .their
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.th,inJYfw
5,
1917
NEW PHONE RATES
HIGHER FOR SOME
Revised Bell Schedule, Re
ducing Gross Income, Hits
Two-Party Lines
FEWER CALLS ALLOWED
The new schedule of Hell Telephone Com
pany rates Just submitted to the Public
Service CommlsKlon of Pennsylvania, which
ts calculated to reduce the company's reve
nue approximately J4G0.000 n vear In Phila
delphia, will not rrdiico the telephone costs
jf all classes of hubhcrlbcrs. One large
'lass will nelunllv be elnrged more, taking
ihe rate per mci-sago as tho bunts of calcu
lation Koine othei e lasses will benefit to
the olent of 2D per cent reduction from
ho piesent rate"
The Feiond largest elass I he two-party
Ine Willi 12 000 subscribers In the cltv, will
3iy nbout 1 pel cent more per message If
the maximum number of messages Is used
I ncler the new schedule the late In this
lasj Is lo be $30 n veai , the piesent rale
s $30 Hut the nunibei of messages al
ow ed eich month Is reduced from fifty to
foitv Iho present rnto pet message' Is
Ihcieforo nlv. eents the new t.ite will be
S' tents 'lh present schedule nlso
charge this elans of subsirlbeis $1" a
vear foi S0O iniaiages '1 his l S' cents
per message This rate Is to go In etfeu
Oitober I 1917
'iho Urgent e lasa In Philadelphia the
four-party line users which tejlnls approxi
mately 21, 000 stibseilbers, will not rcielve
an reduction ill the vrirly rate of $J1 Hut
the nunibei of messages allowed each month
will bo Increased from thlrt) to fortv This
loduccs tho eost per message figm six and
two-thirds rents to ilvo cents, which Is a 'o
per eent i peine tlon This Is to be effective
Octobci I
Tho Individual result mp lines, of which
time ure about 7700 ill the eltv, will be
reduiil from a flit late of ICO u vear to
$57 'I his npreheiils a leiluetloii eif 5
pel ecnl H will go Into effect Septem
ber I
the' IniMiiens inul icsldeiue Individual
,liu ii-eis numbering HOO In the cltj, will
benefit both bv reduced rates and incieascs
In nunibei of messages allowed per yeai
Huslncss ami residence retail message
rate Individual line schedule effective Sep
tember I
No of local
mesnuKes In
ar
700 eir lfi.s
IMIO oi Icsie
1J00 oi Wuh
I'iOO eir leas
1HOH m lefiH
.100 oi lim
'IU0 oi lots
Auxiliary line unil stu
tlon
i:x(rtiiiloii atuUim
MAY
Annual Aild I local
rain meAnei
it: r,c
51 tin
en Vn
Vi VI
ST In
IMI 4c
10 I u
11
11
1 ncnl iTieflfasef beionl J400 per annum when
contrueted for In udancu In lota of 300 Jc each
msiNi:ss itATns
Huslncss wholesale mebsago rate, Indi
vidual lino hchedule, effective July 1 Under
this schedulo tho subscriber is reeiulred to
agice that if ho sells messages his charges
therefor shall not exceed the established
tates fpr slmllai soi vices at tho company's
public telephones
Local messatfert Annual Additional
In vear tut inesNaues
211)0 or lesa inn 1c
iimt or less OH Ru
.loon or Iish 10J lo
1I1UO or lean 10S .lc
10(111 oi leas HI . .la
31100 or lean l.'ll . 1c
A1U0 01 lean Ull . . So
4300 or Was IS.' . 8c
Auxiliary line and titu 17
extension stattonn U
Local messages beyond 4500 par annum when
rontrauted for In advanco In lots of 300, 2c
each,
Ketnll message rate, private branch ex
change bchedule, effcctlvo September 1:
Minimum annual rate coverlne awltch
hoard of twenty or lesa station
dropa with operator h net for each
position, one trunk lino to central
office, two telephone stations with In
terlor wiring- and -iOO local messages
per annum , $132 00
Additional local messacea when con
traded for hi advance
Flrut 7 .'00 tn lots of 000 ach . .02 Vi
Above 11(100 In lots of .'100 each. .01
Additional local messages not contract
ed for. each .03
Additional trunk linen to central office
each, per annum .... 24 00
Additional stations
i'irnt eight each per annum ti on
Next ten, each, per annum... 4 HO
Above twenty, eaoh, per annum 3 00
Adlltlonal switchboard station or tie
line dropa, each, per annum ... 1 JO
"WHOLESALE CHAHC.ES
Wholesale message rate, private branch
exchange schedule, effcctlvo July 1:
Minimum annual rate coverlne switch
board ot 20 or leas station drops with
operator's ant for each position, '1 trunk
lines to central ofllco. 1 telephone atd
tlons with Interior wiring, and 0000 locul
meaaages per annum
Additional local mtssaces When con
tracted for In advance In lots of SOU
each
When not contracted for in advnnce, each
Additional trunk lines to central office,
each per annum
Additional stations:
l'lrst H. each per annum , . a ....
Next 10 each, per annum
Above 0, each, per annum
Additional switchboard station or tie
line drops, each, per annum,, .. .
1318
124
18 00
4 80
J 00
1 20
SEMIPUBLIC PHONES
Schedule for indlvldual-llne semlpublic
telephones Individual line with coin-collecting
device, station equipment intended
foi places more or less public, but not
proper locations for tho company's regular
public telephones Local and toll messages
are charged for at regular publlo telephone
rates The company h publlo telephone
signs may be displaced at the subscriber's
option Effective October 1:
Plat annual charge, 112 dally guarantee for
local messages at Do each, 10c; minimum annual
charge. 148 00.
A levlslon of the schedule of rates for toll
and long-distance service is effective June
21, and Its effect will be to place on an airline-distance
basis and to equalize the rates
for toll and long-dlstanca service between
nil points In Pennsylvania and between
Pennsylvania and Delaware points As a
result of adopting the uniform schedule a
few rates are slightly Increased, but a far
greater number of rates are reduced. Taken
ns a whole, tho revision of toll and long
distance rates between points In Pennsyl
vania la estimated to t educe tho annual
revenue of the companies by approximately
$250,000.
Tooi,AT row cr.AnsmcATioy
IIKATH S
I'llUXH'S May . JOHN O , husband of
Annie O Phillips ItfUtlves and friends. West
Philadelphia Lodge No is D of U K .Termi
nal Division, No 811. U, ot L B , of Pennsyl
vania Kallroad. Invlied to serviees Tu" ,a
m , 3SU4 Melon st Jnt Ivy Hill Cem. Friends
may coll Mon 7.3U 10 u
WI CT Il
4. CHAht.US E , husbatod nf
Margaret Knglo used Si Itelatlves and friends.
employes of Asbestos juanuiaciurinr e ompany,
Invited to funeral, ion , - v m , on a, inner
n . ii n
Remains may bojvlewed Sun ,alter8 pm
LOST AM yQVND.
ton Lost.
Krlday,
void rob wltb
tlasonlo
charm Hew,
11 vv.
llauer, 6 005 Lincoln
inve
1
riiAe'ir Timibla Pan Dots Ni
Nailer, In lst-class
condlt
ondltlont Immediate delivery. Cilrard llox
Co .mm
1 u.t b s tn wn.ninn
st and Washington
jiKi.pwAiTKn viyjAjuu
(lnerl
WANTED Qlrls to study transportation, to
take the places of young- men who mill be
called ta the oolors from railroads; all large
railroads are preparing now to till with (Iris
ihe positions of enlisting young men Ve can
help you Increase your earning; power. Call
at our bureau. N K cor. 18th and Sprlmf
(larden eta , any day before P, n. National
Tratna Jlervlos , Pureau 1
UBLI1WANTEUUA1.K
lllACKaUl'ni HKIJ'KnH wanted on heavy
wagon work Apply K II VaresJIjOQ H Uroad,
MACHINE1IY AND TOOIJi
LAllORKHH wanted,Monday morning. Apply
,v JosrJUii rsr ""wjLi" "'
CHICAGO IN ADM
TO JOFFRE PARTY
French Marshal and Pre
mier Salute Thousands
on Shore Drive
DEMOCRACY IS KEYNOTE
CHICAGO, May 5.
Vice Premier Vlvlnnl, Marshal Joffre
and tho Ktenih commission today bid
farewell to the sea of flags and tho roar
of iheers which marked tho first two dts
of their tremendous reception by tho mid
dle West here and, after the big stock
ards mass-meeting this afternoon, will
inrrj their message ot war to new con
quests The Wi"t awoko today lo the sound of
the voice of embattled I'rancc pleading for
Ameilcas aid In a "world war for free
dom '
'iho Kicncli war makers themselves,
tucked away amid the luxurious fiiriilslilngs
of Charles It Crane's homo on Lake Shore
Urivc, awoko to a realization that the
West Is for war to the finish
I'otinallts ind excluslveness vero swept
aside In the progi tin of tho day for Vlvlanl
and J off I e
Come to us American biothcrs' Come
and light lde bv tide with voui Krench
brollieis was the kejnote of Vlvlanl s
uppeal
'Come umle voiir gloilo'is banner lo tight
foi tho democracy of the world and show all
men that when the lights of a single im
tlon -vie violated tho rights of ull nations
are Man pled under foot.
HELPED KHOM PUtSr
rViom the first oil guvc us the benefit
of .Venn moral support, btcaiise oii me a
great democracv, and we ine a great de
mociacy; because In Europe and In franco
there mo fieo men who weie thus ngieed
In soul to lalso et hlghoi tho Hag of de
mocracy before the rampart of an uutocracy
which is totteiing to its full
"Absolute nionaichies imagine thev enn
eoiiipur other peoples bv the man luges
thev iniike nnd by pluclnir oil ull Ihe thioiies
of Euiope their relatives and representa
tives This Is not deuiociuiv And this
thev cannot do
Waving tho Tricolor and tho Stars and
Stripes, massed humanity made o living
lane from the Ciano home down the broad
Lake Shore dilse to the Art Museum the
first stop on the partv s faieiwell tour of
Chicago toduv
VISlTOnS SAI.Lt'lE THHONGS
loftre, in Hold giav, nnd Vlvlanl In a
black business suit and eleubv hat. saluted
and bowed from their big cur as they swept
by tho cheering throngs Other thousands
lined the winding course of the party's
paraie through tho Loop district at noon,
nnd so, id blocks of humans filled the streets
In all directions as the Frenchmen rolled
up to tho I'nlverslty of Chicago for lunch
eon Following a mid-afternoon drive through
the boulevards and parks of South and
West Chicago the long line of big cars will
whizz down to Dexter pavilion, that huge
nicotinic place of tho common people, In
the heart of the stockyaids district
UOSIE LEWIS IN AGAIN
Woman Has Been at "Correction"
Many Times
Uosie Lewis Is back again In the House
of Correction, She was committed there
today by Magistrate Wrlgloy. The sen
tence was three months Tho charge was
Intoxication and creating a disturbance
along Kensington avenue
"In again," said Tlosie when she heard
her sentence. Just how many times Iloslc,
who gives her age as fifty, has been locked
up for Intoxication she doesn't remember.
The police records show that she has been
arrested at least fifty times
The last time that she wns committed
to the House of Correction was April 20
She was released April 2B after promising
to abstain from liquor forevei. She kept
her promise until midnight last night.
Chilian War News Ridiculed
SANTIAGO, Chill, May 6 Tho leport
that the Chilian Minister at Berlin had de
manded his passports excited only ridicule
In ofllclal and parliamentary circles here.
Tho ame effect was produced by another
report that a secret compact between Ger
many and Chill wns being considered. It
waH stated anonymous persons ,wcre ex
ploiting the credulity of tho republic with
absurd news
HEAL ESTATE FOR SALE
NEW JE11SKY StmCRBAV
Moorestown, N. J.
A Most Attractive Home
1 ot 100x2(10. sbrubberv. jrotv bed .
fruit and shade trees, frame dwell- '
Ing,
In Splendid Condition
House has 10 rooms, bath attlo and
nrat.floor vatory, hardwood floors
and open fireplaces, Situate 0 'West
Oak ave On account of change of
plans I offer this for Immediate sale
ut the
Unusual Price of $7500
For appointment phone to
JAM1IS M. BTOKK3. Jr
I'hone Moorestown 3-J9 VV.
The
New
Smart
Dainty t u r
sole A French
heel. Cool and
yerftct fitting
n white, gun
metal ana pat
ent. A Quisle Strvic Stocking
1230
Market
Shoe nd
Stockings
for th
taatilr
pVT'
ir
ub gPi"jiigiigfr Jj
t st?
1W Vl lrV No mode
lr 11 IBK k . has so
'ttl N( i N. fancy.
llnesX. clallv
n -x. a 1
X
11
1, 'r'i'Vr'.0
U. S. LAUNCHES
MIGHTY PLANS
TOCURBU-BOAT
Congress Asked to Give
President Sweeping Pow
ers in Crisis
WILL INCREASE SHIPPING
WASHINGTON', May I
Awake at lust to the submarlno peril,
Congress toduy prepared to enact measure,
placing every available resource nnd energy
of the nation nt the Administration's dis
posal In combating the undersea operation)
Towers more drastic and sweeping than any
ever possessed by any ruler In the history
of the world will bo conforrcd upon the
President to fight tho submarine menace
If leaders have their way.
The Administration will lay before Con
gress on Monday a bill, drafted by the
Shipping Hoard, designed to Increase snip
building to the highest possible degree. It
will provide not merely for the tom
rnaudeerlng nf all shipbuilding facilities,
but will authorize also the requisitioning
of all necessary materials for ship con
stiucllon It Is hoped bv this method to In.
cieiese the output of American shlpjards
sufllclentlv to offset the destruction by sub
mat lues
DRAFTING OF SHIPS
'I Ills measure Is entirely separated from
tho pending bill nuthorlzlng the com
mandeering of all iraft, from motorhoats
up lo liners for naval purposes 'Ihe penel
Ing bill Is designed to enable the Govern
ment to mobilise all craft and designate
them for the servlie In which they will be
most useful to the national Interest
Meanwhile, the Senate Is awaiting action
of tho House on tho resolution It liaised
several davs ago furmallv authorizing th
President to take ovei und put Into use all
German and Austilau ships now in Aiiir
ban huiborH The iPholtitlon will cmble
tho Administration to put to set shipping
estimated to bo about tho equivalent of one
months destruction bv German submarines
Scnatoi Simmons, chairman of tho Senile
Finance Committee, was ready today to
ask Immediate connlderatlon of tho (50
000 000 war ilsk bill lo provide life an4
accident lnurance to the olllcers and crews
of Amerkan merchantmen lost dining the
wai The bill Is sponsored by tho Admin
istration and will aid in getting ships'
eiews for vov'ages through the barred rone,
It Is believed
I OH SUPAllATi: BOARD
Senator McCumber. of North Dakotu Is
leading i determined tight In the Senile for
adoption of u resolution creating a boird
of merchant shipping defenses to study
the undersea warfare and deviso methods
of combating tho submarine The resolu
tion carries un appropriation of $0,000 000
to conduct expcilmoiits and investigations
of Inventions to defeat the submarine. Sen
ator McCumber takes tho position that the
submarlno cannot bo uereated by "over
feeding" and tint It Is folly to build more
ships and load them with costly cargoes
merely in tho hope that thoy will be made
too numerous for tho German U-boats
Bicycle Week
BUY THE BOY A
Black Beauty
FRF.R
comnlete Klectrlo
Limp with each purchase
" TH,vla thi, wAlr
4K lVFnrlolo T select from ranging
tti lUUUeiH )n price. from j.25 to J45,
Call or Wri'f for Catalogue
HAVERFORD CYCLE CO.
503 MARKET ST.
America's Largest Cycle House.
Operations May Be Avoided
through timely use of our
KXGLUSIVH APPLIANCKS
for Hernia In its many forms.
Dislocation of tho 'Organs,
Distended Abdomen, etc
Hxpert In tho uso of trusses,
In connection with which our
Patented Pads of new design
are a great auccoss.
Call or write for circular.
I. B. SEELEY, 1027 Walnut St.
Cut out and Keep or "'"""'
Buckled
"VOGUE"
The Vogue
of Buckles
IN New York five
out of six of the
moat fashionable
women are wearing
these buckle pumps.
for years
securely
faahlon'a
Hundreds
0 f Qeutlng
tyles .now
ready, espe
dealgned (for
the voeue of buel
s
wcjin sht
mye at roast one
pair.
Dpartmnt Jutt Intidt A Door
19
So. 11th
A quick
Swvice.
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nor
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