f '
,'
HEN BODGE
'$22,TAXMrE
Chairman DiBre-
itroller's Warning
til After Eleption
RgLii RETAINS OLD LEVY
I .Mm tnoo of n statement by Controller
n
fry 1ltfl that 2- tax -rate In 1913 was
rapwjpw " .present extravagant gov
itM methods nre to continue, Joseph
i9, t&sftivcy, the Yntfe head of the Finance
ttCMiifMfetwe, thU afternoon Introduced an
ftMMMM flxlnr the tax rate for 1918 at
f fi.fi -with an .additional fifty cents for
Questional purpose.
.At the name time daffney made a long
Utement belittling the statement made In
.Controller Walton's report. Chairman anff
iliey slid (hat the present tax rate as Intro
'duoed thi afternoon will form a. basts for
.discussion when the subject Is brought up
ItVthe Finance Committee of Councils. The
rate must be nxea oy uecemDcr i.
Introduction of the Oaffney resalu-
rwlll shelve all Increased tax discus-
Mintl! after election day, next Tuesday.
Controllers report waa referred to
FFtnance'Iommlttee. In commenting upon
report Chairman rhvffney said In pirn.
'"I have not .had of course, an oppor-
MititMrtfn nnulvyi. In dtftll thn Print roller's
I irtn4te. .hut from the morning newspapers
he has made it as sad and sorrowful as
,he could, lie has not, however, wiped out
of -the heavens the sun. moon and stars .
they still continue to Rive their light.
warmth nd offer hope, put even a casual
examination 01 me ngures in me ion
(roller's statement discloses that the dismal
lory prepared for popular consumption Is
st supported by tne controllers own ng-
IToh. year the requests total $-18,791.-
IlJ7'Kvery member of Councils will be
furntehvd with a conr of these reuuests.
' "Whm the emdke of the political battle now
yelofllnr the -enUre city has cleared away.
'w, jwlll settle down to consider those re
quests, riot as partisans, not as fadtlonallHts,
tUt a'g the representatives of all the people.
W liar on our hands the preparation of
no ordinary budget. As chairman of that
very Important committee, I Invite the aid,
in maklnt that budget, not only of every
member, ot Belect and Common Councils,
but of .every unselfish citizen and organi
sation Xamlllar with and Interested in a
proper solution of the city's great financial
rrobiems, Tvone of us should be carried or.
vir feet by the general and sweeping
.charges mjw being mide upon. the stump;
such epidemics ar neither new nor confined
Philadelphia they are to be round
Wherever political battles rage.
Last lTrlday I read In the Ledoer that
the turn of Judge Hylan. the Tammany
candidate for Mayor of New York city.
who had been prancing about that city
vigorously attacking as extravagant Mayor
iqtehel's budget for 1318, had been cilled
by the Mayor, who Invited Judge Hylan
-o appear before the budget committee at
Us hearing and say just wnat should be
at .out of the budget Jjr 1918. And s-o
f4ay. in rnnaaeipnia, not oniy is an invi
ation extended, but I say it is the duty
bt, very person who Is now making gen
eral charges, to appear before the Finance
F Committee at Its budget meeting this month
'id nctncally point out extravagance and
waste, regardless of whom it may n't
J ,iut ,be complainants every opportuultj
jiej be j.earu, ana n any man, employ or
eonjxretor. Is lmproperty obtaining money
from the City Treasury, then the citizens
of Philadelphia should have it ro definitely
I established that Information may be lodged
. with the District Attorney for sjeedy prose
cution. !, "I gay candidly and honestly to the
people of Philadelphia, as I have done be
fore, that neither politics nor political
'parties will cure their financial Ills. Be-
lA & Dt.lt .flnlita ,. mnk. nn iwal ui).
'sfanflal nrnrress three reforms nre essen
tially necessary: First, separate assess
'ment of land and buildings; second, an
efficient machinery for th collection of
taxes upon personal property; third, a
modern system of financing and accounting
.on a revenue and expense basis,
SHOP COLLOQUV
At the conclusion of Mr. Gartner's speech.
Common Councilman Lamberton, of the
Twenty-second Ward, demanded to know
if the tax rate next year will not be over
"" Gartner replied. "Tho question is unfair.
Search your own conscience. Is not the
question asked for a political purpose?"
mmbenoti repnea, jne citizens oi I'nua
delphia have the right to know, as far as
i possible, what they will have to pay. It
Ua unfair to cover It up until after election.
hie is certainly for political purposes."
In reply. Oaftney said, "If any one is
rrongfully taking money from the city,
'ven tne mucn-taiKea-aooui. contractors,
irltl Jn with you in putting them In
. Jail.
!!,' Lamberton renlled. "I want to make eer-
i ' i . r . ' . . -. ....
ttairt cnarges nere as a mtmiwr oi mis
bedy. I charge that during the last two
creeks city employee have been used for
political purposes; an employe of this body
has been aiding In legal proceedings ; police
and firemen are being used In politics ; other
nltvemnlores are being used as writ-servers,
L- and I protest against such action."
IC ,At thla point uanney jumpea to nis ieei
Land SaM, "I think you win nna n, juage
f, the court in Philadelphia is doing ex
actUC the same thing these others are
oinr
Vrris F. Conn, of the Eighth Ward, who
praalded Ih the. absence of Dr. Kdward B.
OleaJon. put an end to further discussion
' by calling for a continuation of the regular
ordr of business.
rWn figures given out In Controller
WaUen's statement today It was" estimated
that the tax for 1911 would' be 2.13.
Controller Walton In his report to Coun
Ua nds that the city has a borrowing
jejty for port and transit facilities of
5,4ee,fr80, and in addition a borroxrlng
capacity for any municipal purpoeejot 12,
58f),S provided that construction work on
the convention hal), museum of art and
municipal court be delayed.
In speaking of the city's borrowing ca
nacity. tho Controller said; "In endeavor
jam to determine the unfunded debt obll
natlen X have sought advice of the City
MaUottor and have been Informed that
ttW otttstandlng awards of Juries and boards
ykw and mandamuses amount to J5,
MS.4tl.lI. He has further advised me
that thft, cost of the convention hall, museum
ot -art and municipal court, which would,
rettlra additional money In order to com
pi, need not be considered unfunded
dibt unleoa the municipal authorities In
um4 to go on with the work.
rInave also raiseu me question wun tne
City siellcltor as to a poMlble unfunded
in excess ot tne latest estimate el
ector of the Department of City
-aver the amount pf funds specifl-
Mtherlttd to be borrowed by Coun-
Lfor n&& transit, vis., $(3,100,000. The
Ctor'a latest offlclal estimate places me
: at t.IO,000, which Is J27.H0.000 in
x ine iuhui roviuvu.
i question 01 estimate or loan tunas
. far 1911 Controller Walton saysi
ddttton to such balances of loan
avatUM during the remainder of
a shall be unexpended at the close
Tr M xnus avauaoie (or i?i. n
Bta4 that- the Increase in the actual
a vadnAtlctt of property, together
paemn4 ( debt and Increase in in-
Witt or auMs ,! i" iy ioia thi
, . rorthef neunt of 112,000,000 avail-
.for ioart MlthorUaticR fciid approprla-
1 l18.-
ktbis itmat4 additional borrowing
Speakers Cheered :
WILL PUNISH UKRAINE
FOR VIOLATING PLEDGE
Russia's Provisional Government Will
Take "Drastic Steps for Attempt
at Independence
PKTnoartAD, Nov. 1. Drastic steps
will be taken against the general secre
tariat ot Ukraine, tho Cabinet of Ukraine,
for Its attempt to vet up an Independent
constituent assembly In violation of former
pledges, according to today's, announcement
of plans adopted at the last meeting ot tho
Provisional Government.
Tho cancellation ot the subsidy of 300,
000 rubles to tho Ukrainian Cabinet was
the first step. A judiciary Investigation
will follow, It Is said
MISS BERTHA DILLON
LOWERS TRACK RECORD
Serrill Drives -Trotter to New
Mark at Nurberth, Going
Mile in 2:07y,
NAflUKnTU, Pa.. No. 1. Joe Serrill
drove Miss Bertha Dillon to a record In an
exhibition mile at the .Belmont track this
afternoon. Miss Bertha Dillon, with a
mark of 2:03Vi, trotted the distance In
2:07U, lowering tho mark by two t-cconds
held by Bertha SlHRulre.
The mcetlnjr today was the final of the
seavon and the proceeds ulll go to tho
Sisters of Mercy. The exhibition mile by
Miss Bertha Dillon was tho feature of tlio
well-balanced program.
In the 2:35 trot Orotto. drlen by Me
rionagle. was the winner In three heats,
taking second In the first heat and coming
home n winner In the second nnd third.
Hal Cainc was second and Hiittie B Third
lxird Oliver, driven by J. White. led u
fast field In the 2:1B trot In ptraight heats,
with it J. S. second Jolly Landlord came
through with flying colors in the 2-30 class
trot Van M was second, Strawberry
third and Todd Enfield fourth.
BERT BELL TO START
LAFAYETTE CONTEST
Injured Quarterback Makes Favorable
Showing in Scrimmage Sheri
dan Reports
Bert Bell will start the Penu game at
quuiterbaek against Lafayette Saturday
The showing of tho Injured field general In
the scrimmage brought forth this decision
this nfternoon. Bell has recovered from
tho Jolting he received ngnlnst Georgia Tech
nnd now Is In condition to get In shnpo for
tho big games, and he will receive his first
test against the none-too-strong 1-afayette
eleven.
A number of the IJnn utility men most
likely will get a chaiKjfc against the Kasto
nlans. Kraus, member of the freshmen
team last year. Is expected to sec service
In the backfleld. Weil, substitute end dur
ing most of the season, now is tho utility
quarterback, and If anything happens to
Bell he will receive the assignment to call
the signals and direct the play.
Weil has been wearing a bandage around
his knee for a few weeks, but he has been
ordered to remove it, as the coach believes
It handicapped him In calehlng forward
passes.
Sheridan, heavyweight boxing champion
of the University last year, reported for
duty this afternoon. Sheridan was down
on the Mexlc in border with the troops last
Mimmer and injured his knee. It was of
such n serious nature that he was dis
charged from the unny. He then decided to
enter the Unhersity again His knee has
responded to treatment arid he does not
look for any trouble on the gridiron.
PENN HARRIERS LEAVE
FOR ITHACA TOMORROW
Hill and Dale Runners to Compete
Against Cornell and Car
negie Tech
The University of Pennsylinnla t'ross
country team will leave tomorrow afternoon
for Ithaca to meet the hill and dale runners
of Cornell University and Carnegie Tech.
Horvey Price, Mike McHale, t'ummings.
Glover, Halley, Krdman and Brooks have
been chosen by Coach Lnwson Robertson
to wear and Bed nnd Blue In Saturday s
race, and they are expected to finish near
the leaders.
Glover is tho national A A. U. five-mile
champion and during the summer months
ran under the colors of Meadow-brook flub,
of this city He entered Penn from Prince
ton. Another well-known distance runner
competing for Penn is Halley, who formerly
ran for Cornell.
Penn has a fine change of winning Sat
urday's race, as Cornell has only one varsity
man entered, the other having left the
Institution. Dressed, however, was the
fastest man on the squad last year and
iwlll give the other entrants a battle for
leading honors. Carnegie team hns entered
a team of veterans The run will start at
1:30 and will be finished before the kick-off
of the Cornell football game.
$200 Offer for Penn Play
If you are a graduate or undergraduate
of the University of Pennsylvania and
would like to make $200. listen! The Mask
and Wig Club has offered that sum for a
suitable llberetto for Its next play next
Easter. The manuscripts should be ad
dressed to the chairman of the play com
mittee, 310 Quince street, not later than
December 1. The competition is open only
to alumni or undergraduates.
Paper, paper and more
paper all kinds for all
purposes. You'll find
there's pleasure in deal
ing where every paper
seed can be met with
"just the thing."
XwyocooAJtuTv J
EVENING- LEBCIER-PHILADELPHXfi, THURSDAY NOVEMBER 1,
Goal Being- Sent Here by U. S. : Still After Crooked Magistrates : Other
ROTANPROBENOW
CENTERS ON 1MBER
District Attorney Will Go
Ahead With Investigation
of Magistrates
GETS MOYAMENSING DATA
Magistrate Harry J. Imber Is under in
vestigation today, according to a stntement
by District Attorney Jtotun, following the
arrest of Magistrate Ceorgu A. Pcritch on
a warrant accusing him of misdemeanor In
olllce, falling to keep his books In compli
ance with the law and embezzlement.
"Wo nro going on with tho Investiga
tion," said Mr. Ilotan. "I don't know what
we will find. We are now Investigating
Magistrate Imber's conduct of hla ofllcc."
Tho District Attorney today obtained
from Moyamenslng prison all tho com
mitments and discharges signed by Magis
trate Imber In tho last thirteen months
numbering 1100. Prom the Controller's of
fice tho District Attorney obtained 2000 or
more documents of various kinds signed by
Imber and all Imber's accountings to the
Controller. These are being minutely
examined.
District Attorney Itotan said that Pcrsch
"has been told to appear and enter ball,"
but when Persch and his bondsman, Uugene
I.. I.ocble, a saloonkeeper, of Twentieth
nnd Lumbal d streets, appeared at the otflce
ot Thomas S Sherman, clerk of tho court.
It was noticed that Detective Joseph Mr
"l.iln was with tliem He remained with
them until the b.ill wns formnllv entered,
and left only after he had been nssured by
the clerk that he was no longer needed.
Persch refused to open his mouth when
he was asked If he wanted to soy anything
for publication In answer to tho charges.
Numerous shakes of the head were the
only replies he made to his questioners.
Judge Brown, President Judge of the
Municipal Court, who Issued tho warrant,
fixed the ball at $5000 , Loeble gave nj
security a property at E946 Germantown
avenue, on which tho assessment Is S1G.00C.
To preclude the necessity of entering new
ball In case of continuances ot the hearing,
Clerk Sherman made It tw Include all ap
pearances which may be required of the
Magistrate.
The hearing has been fixed for next
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock, before
Judge Brown, In Room 076, City Hall.
The action Is the result of dlscloei
made during the hearing of the Mayor and
his co-defendantH in tho Fifth Ward pri
mary murder case.
After Magistrate Persch had entered
$6000 ball for his appearance on Novem
ber 8 before Judge Brown, of the Municipal
Court, he went to the office of Senator Vnre
in the Lincoln Building. He was Bhown at
once into tho private ofllco of Senator Varc,
who nt the time was having a conference
with Congressman Vnre and William P.
Flnley, Select Councilman
Kduln S. Vorc disclaimed responsibility
for Magistrate Pcrsch's election today, say
ing: "I was not responsible for the nomina
tion and election of Mr. Persch as a magis
trate. His visit to my oft.ee yesterday had
absolutely no connection with his arrest."
IIABB1T GUNNER SHOOTS MAN
Charles Roesser Is Hit in Left Leg by
Thirty Pellets
ALI.UNTOW.V. Pa.. Nov. 1. Of the
6800 men and boys who took out gunning
licenses In Lenlgh r-unty thlt fall, a
large proportion took to the woods ,nnd
fields this morning after rabbits. Bunnies
weie plentiful and they fell by hundreds
before the prowess of the marksmen
Tho opening day had to be accompanied
by the inevitable gunning accident Charles
Roesser, of this city, was one of u party
of four. He became separated from the
rest and, while walking through the bushes,
one of them heard a rustle. He did not
see a rabbit, but fired and hit Roesser In
the left leg, lodging about thirty pellets
between the ankle und tho knee. He was
given first aid by Doctor Krdman, of Ma
cungle, and advised to go to the hospital.
There Is danger that he may lose hli leg.
Skull Fractured by Fall From Bridge
Joseph Alexander, twenty-one years old,
of Relnswood, Fla., a fireman on the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad, fell from his
tender when the train was crossing the
bridge at Sixtieth and Woodland avenue
today. He was taken to the University
Hospital. His skull Is fractured.
'Discontinued Lots9
Due to the fact that our factory has been unable to purchase raw materials
for certain merchandise that we have featured below, we have decided to
discontinue these numbers and we offer them to you at the following ridiculously
low prices.
THESE PRICES GOOD ONLY UNTIL SATURDAY 8 P. M.
Goodyear Raincoats
At Wholesale and Less
Men's Raincoats
se.so. H7.50, f8.no nouiii.K
TKX KA1NCOATX. Guarun- "Pi
teed Waterproof Sale price. . . '
Men's and Women's Leatherettes $7
A Raincoat that has the appearance of a $75 Leather Coat. Ladles'
have hats to match. Sale price
Men's Cashmere
(10, (12.80, 113. BO CASH
MKHnS. TWKEDH, WATER.
VKOOFH. Sale price
$
6
Imported Oil
Ladles' and Men's Transparent Raincoats In Brown, Green, Blue
and Red, Weight, 16 ounces. Regular value 20. Sale price
Men's Tweeds
IIS, 118.50, IIS RAINPROOF
I1VEEDH and Rubberized
Coats. Sale price,
8
Men's Overcoats
ISO, I21.B0. I17.B0 Values.
Imported Materials and new-
est style raincoats. This lot V
Includes many ot our finest
products. Sale price..
12
Boys' and Girls' Raincoats $'
IS. 50 to 5 BAIXCOATH. We have hats to match at 59o. Sale price, , . .
VVVViVVVVMVVVVVVVVVVVtVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV
Air Pillows
Hot Water Bottles
11.50 Value nw
I , Goodyear's
for your $1 7K
Rn1dler..i. J.J
2 quarts,
date color
'vvlvvvvvvvvvvvM,
Pellce, riremea'i and
11 other HUtk Bob
"Reds' Shoes tor Indoor 8poris
for Mn. Women and Children.
ber Cost and Boots.
Battles Syrians,
820
Chestnut
-aW "
If
Town Meeting Party
Wins in Supreme Court
Continued from I'st One
Meeting candidates to bo voted on by the
electors.
"1 might argue (hat this effort of the
Republican city committee Is one to. evade
an election, but will not say that before
th' court," ho said In opening argument.
"Tho decision of Judge Wessel In this
caso as such would prohibit political
parties from placing In nomination meii of
their' cholco and make It Impossible to
create new political parties," he said, "A
ruling of this sort is not sound. Is unten
able and warrants a reversal by this court."
He declared It was In conflict with de
crees handed down by Justice Mitchell and
other mmbers of the Supteme Court In
other cases Involving the same question.
Judge Wessel's decision, which had been
concurred In by Judge Carr and Judge
Davis, was violently nttacked by Judge
Cordon, author of the vitriolic attack on
Mayor Smith In the "Bloody Fifth" Ward
murder conspiracy hearing. Judge Cordon
declared that Judge Wessel's decision,
based on a decision by Judge Stewart In
1898. has been overruled repeatedly.
"The court below," he said, referring to
Judge Wessel's court, "based Its opinion
on the Stewart decision, but It took no cog
nizance of these other opinions. It may
have been that tho court below did not
nntlclpate that counsel would find these
other opinions.
"I do not think that It was Judicial candor
to Ignore all the other decisions. The
opinion of the court below was not n candid
Judicial utterance."
Mr. flordon cited eight subsequent Judicial
decisions contradicting the decision of Judgo
Stewart, now a Pennsylvania Supreme
Court Justice. One of them was In the
Dauphin County Court, where, nineteen
years ago, Judge Stewait bunded down his
ruling.
Justice Stewart was one of the members
of the State's highest tribunal, which was
presided over by Chief Justice Brown.
Others who heard the arraignment of Judgo
Wessel's decision wero Justices Walling,
von Moschzlsker, Potter and Mestreiat,
sitting' In tho cramped private room of Jus
tice Potter, 656 City Hall.
Mr. Gordon Informed the Supreme Court
that tho appeal being taken Included not
only the Forty-sixth Ward councllmanlc
candidates, but also the councllmanlc nnd
other candidates In the Twenty-second
Ward.
The county commissioners, through their
attorney, Alexander Simpson, Jr , asked the
court to hand down Its decree by Saturday
so as to allow the ballots to be printed In
time for Tuesday's election. Chief Justice
Brown Informed Mr. Simpson that should
the decree reverse Judge Wessel's decision,
the injunction restraining the county com
missioners from printing the ballot would
be suspended automatically.
Thomas J. Meagher, appearing as princi
pal counsel for tho Republican City Com
mittee, built his argument on Judge
Stewart's decision, asserting thnt the law
of 1S97, upon which It Is based, has not
been changed by tho amendment of 1903.
ARRAIGNED FOR FRAUDS
Three Accused of Malting False Nomi
nation Papers Sifrn Their Own
Bail Bonds
AcVused of falsely making nomination
papers, conspiracy and perjury, Thomas J.
funnlnghnm, uho lives in the rear of 1242
South street nnd Is a clerk In tho County
Commissioners' office, was allowed to sign
his own ball bond of $800 by Magistrate
Pcnnock for a further hearing November 8.
James Murray, 720 South Randolph street,
and Walter Burns, of 025 South Tenth
street, accused of conspiracy In nomination
frauds, were also allowed to sign their own
ball bondsijfor f"0 for a further hearing
Novfcmber B.
The defendants aie said to be members
of the Democratic committee of the Fourth
Wnrd.
Robert Thomas, of 608 South Clarion
street, the prosecutor, was represented by
Herbert Sdlus, a brother of State Senator
Samuel W. Salus, and Vare leader. Mr
Salus asked for a further hearing on the
grounds that he did not have time to call
his witnesses.
Pictures on View in High School
The Moorestown High School wants pic
tures, and to gratify that ambition a four
day exhibition of Klson's masterpieces
opened In the 'school hall last night under
the auspices of the Moorestown Home and
School League. Sessions will be held In
the afternoon and evening. The school or
chestra will give a concert tomorrow night
In conjunction with the exhibit and on Sat
urday night a stereoptlcon lecturo will be
delivered by Walter Grecnburg, of New
York.
Women's Cashmere
to, io. ftr.30 cAHiiMKitr.s.
I1TIXDR, MAINCOATS and
Mixture effects. Sale price...
Women's Novelties
III. 13.60, I5 XOVKI.TY fcr-
IIAINCOATHi all colors.
Sale V
price
Silk Coats
$
11
Women's Silks
120. its.so. $ts numiKn- e
IZI'.I) 8II.K COATM, In large P
variety of styles and shades.
Sale price . . . ,
10
Women's and Men's
IIIOII-anADE IMPOItTED CHAVEZ
ISTTEO GADABDINK HAINCOAT8, In
assortments of up-to-the-mln- I r
ute styles. Wear rain or shine. I f
No rubber. Sale price '-'
Household Gloves
Made of India Red
Rubber, now rpc
choc - i TC
About 1000 jJrs. tJ
Army Sllrkers and
Offleer' Cape. Coal
and Oil Clothing at
the lowest price.
it's rubbtr, wt hav it."
820
Cheitnut
COAL MEN MEET
TO END SHORTAGE
Fuel Board, and Reading
Company's Sales Agent
in Conference
SEEK TO LIFT EMBARGO
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.
Speculators and hoarders of coal arc
belnij sought in a nation-Wide hunt
begun by Fuel Administrator' Garflcld.
The search for violators is being mode
independently of the Attorney General's
special investigation. Administrator
Garflcld said he would have the as
sistance of Attorney Stevenson, of the
Department of Justice, in undertaking
to locate dealers engaged in practices
prohibited under the President's order
fixing the price of coal and the margin
of profit for retailers and jobbers.
The local coal scarcity In all Its phases
was discussed this afternoon by the Phila
delphia Federal Fuel Hoard, In conference
with George C. CoUKhlln, city and Southern
sales airent for the Philadelphia and Head
Ins Coal and Iron Company. Detailed
fiRures of tonnaito supply for the city cov
erlnir the Inst three years were furnished
to the board by Mr. CoukIiIIii, and n colla
tion of thee will be used In future Inquir
ies Into amounts of coal needed to relievo
the cltv's present needs, It was stated.
To lift or modify the nnthriclte embargo
at the earliest possible moment, before the
public fhall have felt the real pinch of
winter weather, Is the aim of the commit
tee, ltepresentatlves of the Pennsylvania
Hallroad will also be asked to confer wlthj
the committee at an earlv nicotinic.
Speedy relief from the coal famine In
Philadelphia has been promised In Wash
ington. Official orders will be Issued through the
Federal fuel administration to direct coal
shipments from the Northwest to this city.
There Is only one-third of a ton of coal
for each family In Philadelphia at the
present, according to a statement by Fran
cis A. Lewis, Federal fuel administrator
In this city.
Hetall dealers, It Is expected, will an
nounce today a new set of coal prices In
accordance with the ruling by the Gov
ernment It was intimated that the new
prices would not brine much change over
existing ones
The coal shortage Is becoming more and
more acute In this city, according to Mr
Lewis. The coming of the cold weather
will only serve to nccentuate It.
Three outstanding features In the day's
development of the coal situation In
Washington were the promise of relief
for the eastern section of the country
by a modification of the shipping orders
relative , to conalgmments for the North
west: a statement that no advance would
be allowed In the prlc'e of anthracite,
even though operators shou'd grant tne
demands of miners for substantial pay
Increases and the placing of all gouging
prosecutions In tho hands of Doctor Gar
field Instead of the Department of Justice.
Attorney General Gregory will nait,) a law
yer to conduct the cases under the direction
of the Federal administrator.
HONEST AUTOIST ESCAPES FINE
Admits Parking Car Too Long Sur
prised Magistrate Discharges Him
When Charles P. Pennington, of 247 Soutli
Juniper street, a son-in-law of the late
Judge Dnllett, of the Orphans' Court, was
arraigned before Magistrate Pennock today
In the Central Station for parking his auto
mobile at Broad and Chestnut streets for
longer than tho time allowed, he pleaded
guilty and said he was willing to pay nny
fine asked. This was such a surprise to
Magistrate Pennock that he discharged the
prUoner.
ifiMnwviKnnnraa
More work to
do and fewer
to do it
THERE'S no dodging
issue.
The call to arms
office forces.
Ordinarily, there would be
no lack of figure clerks to fill vacant posi
tions in accounting departments.
It is not so now. Already the "Help
Wanted" ads predominate. Can the re
maining members of your accounting staff
hold the line? , k
It is a question of proper equipment r
inforccd by the Comptometer, they can.
And the reason is simple.
It is because Comptometer Speed saves
time and. labor not by a hair, but by a big.
margin not merely on addition, but on all
the figure work of the office. ' - .
'Add to that the ,,ControlIed-key" sife.
Felt & Tarrant Manufacturing Co., 1713-35 N. Paulina Street, Chicago
19X7
HALF NUMBERS FOR ALL
DRAFT ARMY SLACKERS
- -jr
Men Convicted of Failing to Register
Will Be Examined
Immediately
WASHINGTON, N'ov. 1. Slackers con
vlcted of falling to register for th drart
are to be called for Immediate examlna-
.General Crowder, Provost Marshal Gen
eral, sent out atelegram this afternoon an
nouncing that the President has amended
the draft regulations to provide that all
persons convicted of falling to register
would be given new order numbers, hav
ing half numbers, which would Insure their
being called for Immediate examination.
The numbers will be Issued by the local
boards.
BRUMBAUGH REFUSES
TO SEND CONSTABULARY
Declares Request Could Only Be
Granted Upon Mayor's or
Sheriff's Demand -
Governor Hrumbaugh' has refused to
order the State Constabulary to Philadel
phia to preserve order and protect cltlcns
at the polls next Tucsdas. despite the pleat
of the Town Meeting party that unless the
State police are sent here there will be
worse violence nnd thuggery than attended
Hi's primary election In the Fifth Wnrd. In
which Policeman llpplcy rai murdered by
a New Yo'It trunmnn. Imported In the In
terest of the Vnre faction.
Howard Hi Shopnrd. upon receiving the
Governor's refunl. Issued a statement ac
cusing the Governor of quibbling. The
rjovernor found a technical excuse 'for
fusing to send the State police here, saving
he could not send them unlcsi asked to do
so by the Sheriff or the Mayor.
"I beg to advise you that tho State Con
stabulary," wrote the Governor, "never Is
sent Into any municipality save upon the
request of the Sheriff or Mayor, that they
have never been used In nny election con
test In all their history, thnt they are sent
only when the local authorities report a
condition of riot or disorder thnt has gone
beyond the control of the local police power
provided by law. und that no men In this
force have gone under nny other auspices."
Sheppard said In part'
'The Governor's quibbling will not serve
In any way to obscure the grave necessi
ties which the Governor has waived aside
upon mere technicalities. . . . The Gov
ernor has assumed ls own responsibility.
The people whom he swore a solemn oath
to serve cannot do more through that
channel."
MANY CHICAGO SALOONS
EXPECTED TO CLOSE DOORS
High Federal Tax and Lessened Patron
age, Due to Increased Cost of
Liquor, the Cause
CHICAGO, Nov. 1. More than COO Chi
cago saloons are expected to close their
doors at midnight tonight when the time
limit for the semlannu il renewal of city
licenses expires.
The high Federal liquor tax. with a
corresponding falling off In patronage be
cause of high prices. Is assigned as tho
cause. Approximately $1,000,000 In reve
nue, It is estimated, will be lost by the
city within the next year through the clos
ing of saloons.
Women Will Entertain Sea Fighters
Sailors and marines stationed at the
League Island Navy Yard will be giver,
a smoker tonight In the Naval Y. M. C A
by a committee of prominent society women
Hachacl Latta and David Ulspham will s'ng
several solos and Chaplain Dickens, of the
League Island Navy Yard, will deliver an
address.
m 4bM rflkf
Mh. Wi-e-y jts f V!n' ta& Javxam
is thinning sst fSig-g
guard, and you have Speed plus Accuracy
the biggest factors of efficiency in accounting.
You can fount on the combination pic
tured above to speed up the Proving of
Postings; Balancing Accounts; Footing.
Trial Balance to handle the work of two
mental Bill Extenders then turn witr equal
facility to the Figuring of Costs, Pay-roll,
. Inventory anything In figures. -
f t 4
You don'tjuve to take anybody" c word
for it. Either the Comptometer will or, will
not fill the breach in your case.
You can'-easily find out. Ask a Compt
ometer man to test it on "your work, , That
Will settle it, A 'phone call will bring him.
CONTROLLED-KEY
News of the City
ARSENAL CHIEF
ON SECRET TRIP
Colonel Montgomery Con
fers With War Heads on
Troops' Supplies
TALKS ON CARTRIDGES
Ui a .Staff Corrcionrfriit
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1. Colonel George
Montgomery, commanding officer of the
Frankford Arsenal, made n hurried trip
to Washington Inst night, held a'n Im
portant conference lasting more than two
hours with Major General William Croiler,
chief of the ordnance division, and re
turned to Philadelphia on the midnight
train.
Matters of the highest Importance 'ap
pertaining to the supplying 'of war ma
terial to the Amerlcsn forces how occupy
ing a portion of the front line trenchci
along the western tattle line In Franco
were discussed nt a Becrot conference last
ing from 9 o'clock to a llttlo after eleven.
It Is learned, although War. Department
officials stoutly Insisted the conference vvas
of a routine nature
Colonel Montgomery was apparently ef
fectively muzzled nt least within' the
shadow- of the War Department as he de
clined to discuss the purposo of his visit.
General Crozler declined to be seen nnd
sent out word there wis nothing for pub
llcatlon. From other officials ot the ordnance divi
sion who were cnlled Into the conference at
different times it Is learned, however, that
Genernl Crozler sought the fullest assur
ance thnt the cartridges now being turned
out nt Frankford 'nre of the highest effi
ciency and devoid of the defect that vvas
discovered In a Urge portion ot the car
tridges first sent to the American forces
In France.
Ordnance department officials are doing
their utmost to speed up production at
Frankford Arsenal and are- anxious to
have the fullest details regarding the output
that may bo expected from Frankford to
equip the Amerlcin troop? now In Fronce.
nut nil these details are being shrouded
with the greatest secrecy by tho ordnance
division which more thnn any other division
of the Wnr Department Is trying to keep
Its activities away from the public.
Secretary- of War Haker and General
Crozler and their assistants have deter
mined to shoulder nny criticism that may
arise In regnrd to ctrors or delays In pro
duction of war materials In preference to
disclosing details of their activity.
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