WM V-.'Ar.''''V'fC ' -srt -; ;- uv 'T.-J' ' "v v" y vt ' I .ri'n - m H :' W A7 K- B0Y SCOUTS WAGE CAMPAIGN FOR LEADERS EVENING EEDGER-PHEDADELPHIA, FRIDAY, NOyEMfiER 16, Declaring there is opportunity for every, man of hi&h ideals to lead America's bovhood through the Boy Scout movement, members of that organization, as shown above, are appealing to Philadclphians at various places about the city to volunteer their services. LAUNCH MOVE TO CUT WAR-PRODUCT PRICES Co-operation Between Field and Factory Is Urged at Buffalo FARM CHIEF IN APPEAL 'president Townley Pleads for United Fight on Middlemen ana Profiteers BUFFALO. Nov IB The Farmers' Ncnnartlson League today Invited organized labor. In eonentlon here, to loin It Jn nuttinc neld and factory war products on the market at lower prices and In greater qualities. The. imitation w.is extended In a smash- ,lnrnMch by 1'rct.ldent A. C Townley. of the league, to vvnom mo iuu teunuuuii m Labor delegate listened pending completion of their detailed war program In commit- fk- ..... President Townley aiso poimeu out mo political advantages of such a coalition. Let the two great classes of producers Join hands behind tha Government in this ar," he pleaded. 'Let us wipe out the middlemen Let ui put down the profiteer. We would find la a surpr'slngly short time that our peo ple at home will be better and mora eco nomically fed, our forces at the front bet ter and more economically equipped." Turnlnsr to the political aspect ho said: Remember that this would bo no mean coalition. The farmers of this country rep reaent J7 per cent, labor 25 per cent of the nation's voting strength." Th's speech Inaugurated a whirlwind tow of the ast by Towney, who comes from the league's headquarters In ht. imui to' boost his politico-agricultural organization. St Committees now In conference nave more .'Hun 180 resolutions before them. Several lltterly denounced the postal censorship on IMVfpapers. oi one reiers iu ;uua.w r Won of wealth. One which promises to end lira fight on i the floor of the convention proposes that no , Yorker bo accepted In the Federation who b not'a citizen of the United states or nas declared his Intention. Sponsers say it is directed against alien f enemies. South and southwestern dele- ate. however, assert it Is directed against 1.000,000 non-cltlzen Mexican metal miners. i There are a number of these minor ls 'luea before the convention, but Its general policy "to stand solidly behind the Govern ment In the war" is cut und dried. Pacifists and anti-war Socialists have disappeared. ? The convention has resolved itself Into a ''committee on ways and means to help to f, wn the war. Combined with this Is a f broad, forwarding 'policy, aimed to give labor Its full share In tho worlds 'peace Plans. TJie biggest development Is the proposi tion now belnir threshed out of xendlnr an 'American labor commission to Europo to voionei House ' the situation from an In Wrtrial and political standpoint. That Hill may result In an international coalition cabinet of world labor leaders is believed POMlble. rPWWelphians Sentenced to Be Lashed k WILMINGTON, Del. Nov. 16 In Gen kTff!i.8yB,'2n3 Court here Charles Miller, (ESSX Gol2 and Charles Harrison, of I'hlla- i.m, nno picauea guilty to pocltet pick .... een'enced to six years' Imprison wni and twentv-fii-A insiiou ). v.-ieto.n ('S?lJ!!.wJ1I..l'e.a,3mlnls,ercd tomorrow, and wn the following Saturday. EitaWahed J8iS. F. KLEINBERGER SGALLERIES inc ANCIENT PAINTINGS ANNOUNCE their REMOVAL to 725 FJFTH AVENUE Between SttK and S7th BtreeU NEW YORK CITY The New Galleries will be open from November 12 to 30 with a LOAN EXHIBITION of ITALIAN PRIMITIVES the full ffi-csi recelpti ' of which will go to tho American War Relief ij SELL Waste Paper Hay and Tobacco A Child Can Operate Our Common Sense Waste Paper Baler Each but worm rroi S9 to so. R K I) U CES HRE RISK, (inarantecd for year. :$ 16 itrnm Urn CoMt in a Fmui Waah ImtaUr S. Garrett fc Co: onqcEALrArn oxaum ,. MEXICO TO ADJUST REBELLION CLAIMS Preparing Plan for Commission to Act on Foreign Losses of 1910 PR.OVIDE FOR AN UMPIRE Records of American Bills in Leave Poor Hope of Collection 18GG Du a Stat Correspondent WASHINGTON', Nov. 16 Melco is preparlns to adjudicate tho claims of citizens of other countries against tho Mexican Government crowing out of the revolution of 1010 and during the time of the Huerta regime. The Secretary of tho Treasury of Mexico has prepared a plan to establish a clilms commission to con sider such claims and will present It to tho Council of Ministers and then to Presi dent Carranza for approval, it was learned today. It Is proposed that nil International claims shall be submitted to this commission and If claimants are dissatisfied with Its find ings tho matter shall he laid beforo an arbitration commission of two persons ono to represent tho Government and one thn claimant. In case they fail to agree, a third member is to he selected from some country having no claim against Mex ico, and his decision shall bo final. The record of a slmilir Commission ap pointed In 1866 to adjust claims does not hold much encouragement for Injured Americans or citizens of other countries The British minister to Washington was the umplro then. Americans Hied 1017 claims, aggregating JI70,i:C,CU, 831 being rejected Tho total award to Americans was JI.125 r,2J, nr less thin ono per cent Subsequently the Mexlcin Government, after pa Ins ono Installment, presented proof that two of the largest claims award ed, amounting to Jl,lGS.85l. wcro fraudu lent and had been supported by false statements Tho Secretary of the Treasury of Mex ico has Issued a statement showing that tho entire bonded and Interest Indebted ness of Mexico is $123,610,605, or J211. 823,303 American money, a ratio of $15 per Capita, which Is below the average of the other nutlons WILL CHARGE TEACHERS RENT -" Norristovvn School Board Vetoes Privi lege Accorded Montgomery Institute NOnniSTOWN. Pa . Nov 16 One of the last acts of the retiring Nonistown School Board last night, with President Mcdrtcr presiding, was the passage of n resolution providing that next e.lr the Montgomery County Teachers' Institute bo i barged a rental for the use of tho n.s.cmbl hall In thp high school at a r.it of $25 .i day, a privilege heretofore granted fico Irvln PUher and Ilr Herbert Bostock are candidates for president at the reorganiza tion next month to succeed 1 (' Carter, who ictltca from tho board Jt&SSSs WW iff th i EE223 LITTLE FINGER RINGS Mnnr tintitiinl drlen in re pntMilnr rlncs. Prt ulth ndil fihupr arms. A wide variety at $10.00 to $50.00 C. a. Smith & Son Market Street at 18th v X&M Unmatchable Values IN Men's Shoes Regular Prices $5.50 to $8.00 3. 85 & 4.45 Thousands of Pairs, All This Season's Bestsellers in Coco-Grown, Tan, Mahogany, Gun Metal, Patent Leather and Combination Effects Extreme English lasts, modified English' lasts and conservative models in all sizes and widths. Not a job lot or a special purchase, but taken right out of our regular stock and priced at less than to days wholesale cost. Every pair is guaranteed to give satisfactory service and the Hallahan guarantee is backed up by a reputation nearly 50 years old. See Them in Our Windows At All Hallahan Stores aaaaaLalHaaVaaaaaaEiV 1 aaBax.u... . V TIBliSaf" SHBm MlHiak:-' " V ,', ?r!SJiaaaaBW laaaHMBMHaMaVatliifbu. -.' "MpjfjfjfjfnAa IIPBaaaaaSHaaL ' " " Yif)irih aaBaaaaaaVSjBLSafall " A'iaHaaa Talteto ,; - ,, frTflEwsw 919-921 Market Street 2746-48 Germantown Avenue 5604-06 Germantown Avenue 428-30 Lancaster Avenue 60th and Chestnut Streets Branch Stores Opin Every Evening x Market Strvft.Storv Open Saturday lEytniw MASKED BANDITS SHOOT MAN AND HIS DAUGHTER Four Lads Charged With Crime in Attempting to Rob Altoona Store AI.TOONA, Pa. Nov 16. George Conrad, eighteen, mid George Moorehouse, seventeen, were arTnted early today charged with being the masked ban dits who last night entered the grocery store nf David Parish, seventy-two, and being caught in the net of robbery, shot Palish nhovo the left rye and his daughter Wile, twenty-four, through tho left hand Willis Kisher, eighteen, and John Cree, seventeen, were nrrcsted as accessories be fore tho fact Kl'hcr stood guard outside Cree gave tlm boy bandits his revolver. All four have signed confessions Conrad and Moorehouse. with handker chiefs tied over their faces, entered the Parish store. In a quiet residential section, at D o'clock last night, when Nellie Parish was tn chares. She screamed and fled to the living apartments in the renr. A shot passed through the palm of her left hand Her father came to the rescue, and ns he stepped Into tho store, the other lobber fired, tho bullet lalng open the flesh above hln left cje, Then tho bandits proceeded to heat their lctlms Into unconsciousness with the buts of their revolvers. Meanwhile the shooting had attracted attention, and the neighbors were hurrying to the store. Tho bojs fled, missing several hundred dollars In tho cash register, which they did not have time to get. Chief of Police Tlllard put every avail able policeman on the case. With a hrown cap lost In the scuffle In the store as n clue, he flnnllv arrested Conrad, llndlng the lad In bed with ft revolver under his pillow Conrad "squealed " Moorehoue was also found In bed with a revolver under his pillow The other two were apprehended at their homes 1917 r c 'vmm:tm Ni. 4.AA '' s v'vkiial lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllMM ' I I ' 111 Russian Radicals' Defeat Seen Ultimate defeat of the Bolshevikl move ment in lttissla was predicted by Caslmlr A. Slenklevvlcz, assistant to tho Ilussl.in Ciinsul. In a talk before tho Browning Soeletj, at tho New Century Club, last hlght. A Diamond Brooch of Elegance Oval Iacework design of un usual beauty and distinctive ness. Attractively set with five large and one hundred and fifty small diamonds. $1700-00 S. Kind & Sons, 1110 Chestnut St. DIAMOND Mi:nCHANTS JEWULliltS SILVERSMITHS For Men Who Motor I'ur, fur-lined or cloth coats in approved shapes for motoring or walking. A variety of good - looking models, reasonably priced. RIAYLOCKBLYNN.Ine 1 1528 Chestnut St Furs Altered und Kepatred MMM Ml r. r. , t ,u, ' rriV, ll-MSSSl&ZU&lM M 8ff!'' 'J : 'JMM.&U &.U KJi IU.' g B'ft L' IS !L1 JjmM'i'lXJBir-SXFi aESXJAIZ'M? LIBERTY BONDS Accepted as Cash LIBERTY BONDS Accepted as Cash jviawson cr JLeivianv iik Chestnut Street Opposite Keith's) Quality Furs Priced Unusually Low For Saturday The fur situation is indeed acute prices are continually going higher and skins are getting more scarce every day. The value of our stock today is constantly increasing still we are underselling the lowest prices of our competitors. This is due to our immense purchases of last Spring and the manu facturing of our own skins when labor costs were very low during the summe-. A Small Deposit Will Reserve Your Purchase in Our Storage Vaults Until Desired For Saturday 21 Hudson Seal Coats 98.50 A number of sample coats reduced to specially low prices. Contrasting collar and border, and some collar and cuff. k Two Very Special Scarf Values for Tomorrow ip t?j The pronounced advance in the cost of furs makes these scarf values e S equal to the present wholesale price. It is a most exceptional offer. a rx , Sl 1 Wolf Scarfs W 1 -tn rn Vjfb Z4 li.OU iWfcfM Fox Scarfs 22.50 m. Taupe, Kamchatka lirovvu, Pearl gray, Ulack, Hattlc ship graj. VS? W lute, Red. K a in c h a tka, gra). T a u p e, Iiattlcship Fur Coats Natural Muskrat Coats 74.50 Thr'c-'iuarlor luieth Miurt modfl Hudson t.eal or Natural Ha" oun Cullar und Cuffs French Seal Coats 69.50 Ihn-e nuarlfr Ir-iiutti 1 Lire inuril Pkunk Opofum Capo Collar and wide Horder Sable Marmot Coats 69.50 rhrM-ijujrter Ifnglli. I.Hrae Capo Collar hiicI I uffa aftd llelt of Hudon beat or atural Itacvoon. Hudson Seal Coats 75.00 Three-quarter lensth. shiart model Seal Collar and Curls. Hudson Seal Coats 98.50 Ihrce-iiuarti'r lnsth. I.arce Cape Collar and Wide llorder of hllky bkunk. Nutria Coats 125.00 45 Inch licltfl Model. Larue Cape Collar and Cufri of HuJton Seil. Hudson Seal Coats 130.00 Three Quarter lcnelli. Smart model Laree Cape Collar ot Wolf, bkunk or Pox. Hudson Seal Coats 145.00 43lnh. binart model Plare delan with large Cape Collar of hUunk or Taupe Wolf. Hudson Seal Coats 175.00 ii Inch. Plare model I.arse Cape Collar and Cuffs and Border of Silky bkunk or Taupe Wolf. Moleskin Coats : 275.00 45 Inch Flare model I.aree Cape Collar. CuffH and wlJe Border of bllky bkunk or Taupe Pox MEI3JaJ2JSJaSB3J2JEISEJ2JEfSJ I For Saturday 15 Taupe Fox Sets 49.50 il scarf. Bar- trimmed with head, tail and two claws. A wonderful value. Wide animal 1 muff Scarfs White Fox 22.50 Taupe Wolf 24.50 Kamchatka Wolf 24.50 Black Wolf 24.50 Red Fox .'..29.50 Kamchatka Fox 29.50 Slate Fox 39.50 Ermine 39.50 Mote 39.50 Cross Fox 44.50 flPHftBBiLLi3 An Extraordinary Millinery Clearance for Tomorrow 8.50, 10.00 and 12.00 Smart Suit Hats 5.00 Fur Sets Black Wolf 34.50 Taupe Wolf 34.50 Skunk 39.50 Red Fox 49.50 Beaver 49.50 Black Fox 59.50 Taupe Fox 69.50 Cross Fox 98.50 Fisher 98.50 Russian Kolinsky . . . 129.00 Muffs Black Wolf..... T... 24.50 Mole 27.50 Taupe Wolf 29.50 Kamchatka Wolf 29.50 Red Fox 29.50 Kamchatka Fox 42.50 Ermine 49.50 Cross Fox 55.00 Slate Fox 59.00 White Fox 69.50 Repairing and remodeling at very tout prices consistent with ex pert workmanship. Mail Orders Filled Promptly. Extra-large Coats Up to BO size. Purchasing Agents' Orders Accepted. We will be pleased to open ac count , with patrons desrlftg nto have their purchases ckeurf4.,' 4; ... :'. ..'' ''iifr ' a'i Mtx 1 U .' j. i ii M -: -L"H . NJ Vi -. . 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