Ti A it'i'WW ., v u1 ft?'? i -" .. x .EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILAPELPJHIA, FRIDAY MARCH 15, 191S U.S. AID IRISH U. S.IS.EXTRAVAGANT, PENROSE'S OPINION have been made for n great Influx of applicants, nnd tho Hoard of lllu.ca lion has been nsked to allow the Wrcan to uso ono or two ot tho schools for the examinations. ' Lack ot slenogr.i pliers In the nutncroui departments nt Washington nnd through out the, commissary department ha reached u state where the Government sees fit to inako an urgent nppeal BOYS SELL PAPERS TO AID RED CROSS HAILS KAISER AS BEST PEACE TALKER' ALIVE ATLANTIC CITY IN WAR TYI'ISTS IN BIG DEMAND 25,000 Stenographers and Clerks Needed by the Government JREACE CONFERENCE ON HIGHER GAS RATES Twcuts-flio thousand tjplsls nml ion Presented to Con- Points Out Creel Bureau Striking Example of Extravagance -i . . -r, .....i i-i, ilciks me untiled Immediately by Commissioners Demand Com- i,f).crllmCllli ntr0rding to m. ...mot. the Lloyd George Replies Friends of Leusue of Na tions Propaganda t'o as announce- ressman Flood Asking pany Economize to Meet micm by tho civil service uurcatt m t .. i re4- 'ho Postoflke llullellng Arinngcmonts Hearing on Resolutions iliciuanuu vjuoi m v;--. - it v &?' Ll I "-, LSA.S &: VX T.t ( .l-Tv 'IX iA . - , , rut SNtotSTT A TkElT tJITT A VTC OIP.V -MUJAISV luno ., "''ft (.Among Those Who Sign Appeal for Some Action by America Washington. March IB. ..drive on ConsroM by IrMi-Amer- lean leaders villi a xlcsv or forcing 7. - .wHclal American utterance in ruvor or. f-jjfr jbfn(deratloii of Hie Irish question at Wio vsnr .. ' mlW JJVrtSU V,V,,V ...... ,,,... . ''.-Mi. 'totes vsin begun when an open Ajk'tter was tiled with Chairman Hood, (the Houo Committee on Korean Af ;''ttrs, requcstlm; an open hearing on tho fT3pny "Irish resolutions" now pigeon' V4old In congressional, committees. fMrs. llanna Shcehy-SkctnnKtnn, ssiro If'S". Sheehy-HkefluiKtoii. Irish editor i ivVho was executed for his part In tho 1 TiIrlsH revolution of 1315. Issued ionics fr'ASot the letter to the press It was signed "Wfjbjr sixteen leaders In Irish-American m organizations-. Including the following I, ThUadelphlans: Sufeit Joseph McCarrlty. chairman of the t&fi , .Irish volunteer committee ol .vmerlci. Vft '.President LulvC Dillon. df the Associated ivt cin-Jva-uaei e;iutm oi i-niinucipni-i . t t dames u. utvtn, cn.unirin oi uic ninii nejpnni umncn en uiu riiunua ui iii-m Freedom: Krumsis S -Clarli. ch.iirmin nt tho rhlladelphU Council of tho Irish PiiVolunUer: Francis O Knnc. president ft,ftf the Phllo-Coltlc Society of Phil idol. EtwJ Jma and tho He v. T, J Hurtnii prcul- kiTnt oi mo ssi.. jinmiH inu mnwi "iM OilownB 3 ir,e letter; rfti "At IpiikI rlffhl nioinbrrH of tlio House J$f-ttt Representative hae Introduced row). t ruuons on ireianu viaim ui uif ipu Rf V "Congressional Record contain- memorial. E! I. , j .4i,i...- - ... ...!,....... ,. tii. RVm tjJcent urtflnc ConRress to take un the !7"' l)..uIU...il... !.. t.ll. ,. A..t I.... ... truuciueiauuii ui uiu 111 muiimiuii tt ? feBJihrt natrlotli' orcanlitlons of IrNh- 1ft -Americans deeply Inttrehtcd In the Lfcjviachleenient of a final Just ihmI pne- able nettlement of th IrWi iiueftlon iTespectruuy iequt-l the House iwnmii. Jte on Foreign .ffalrn to w t .i date for .U public hearing to p. "(A.) Thoio representatives whoso resolutions on tho Irish qut'tloit have keen referred tn our tommlttteo for t Consideration, and to f.''(B.) Tho representatives of respon- Ulhle and patriotic, organizations of TfAmerlcans, ho huo riled pctltlotiH with lithe Breaker of the Ilnue and v.H)L your 'contmltteo on behalf of tlio-o lolu- (IF I lUlons. '. ?-. -?.L ll.tlnln as the I'rrIdrut h ! t Jfrequently reminded u N not our all ' lltVnt Hiamlo nut- . i,.in1pni.ni.t A u I... tk fi ""-ll v wui iu'ik iiihtivni 'in nas shown In hii Position nn tho inn. f& ,POU ItiMislon of Sllierl.i hv japjiti our ; Tl'tltuae toward tit iu!"lllKvrnl w .'t ito be defined, nut b a hiipluo rcg.ird fur KJF j4lhlr hellish Interest but by ctnrn.il ). Vli.Ma n.lniliit.u Imf in.l'u , un lu fii.uuiil SS. AMnong tho "voices of liumanltj' wliidi i 'V'are In tho air.' surely none is more pile. '( --jnant unci persistent man tim voice or exiles aro among the mobt devoted bony i( ind daughters of this republic Or "(VVlcir oeimil u I uiftiiuiiy ubiv uii irai i fK MDppvriuuiljr 10 un neuru tjpH A'nons tho resolutions pending In Con . -ress aro thopo introduced by Iteprc- ntntl.H Mpl'nunli 1. Hull iiihpr nml I? "o" jjMason, of Illinois; Joseph McLaughlin. . fcot Philadelphia; .lohn M Morln. of E5r SPIttuburgh : Kcnned. of Ithoilp Island, HSi, ?Cry. of Wisconsin, uml Ml-a It.inkin, of ,eayLight and housing gMSfBILLS ACTION EXPECTED Kr fc JHouse Committee Speeds Work on P'J1 Measures by Reporting Favor- Wf, ' ably on Special Rules TTashlniton, March 15 Action next 'Wi 'jf Week is assured on tho daylight-: ri Xb!lI and tho JBO.000,000 Iibor V saving Depart- ' Jment housing bill thiough the attlon of ''jtho House Utiles t'ommlttco In rrpirt s jlnc favorably two spj-ilal lulcs for thUr t fmmedlato lonstder.itlon i There has been i iletn mined effent b jtnemocrs or mo iiouss iu uring uoin hi S.Jthese measures up for action, and as llm vi? -vsltuatlon now stands there Is only ono Dfc -CTWeclal rule, that on tho postal em- ,pioyes-'salary uui. in aneaci or incm w SuDDortera of flie daylight-saving bill "'"j i iri extremelv anxious to obtain nassaco fL ' the measure Immediately, as It Is Vlhrordea. as to tako effect on April 1. Mem- 24iS lxrsof the Pennsylvania delegation have fe,"MfjirtIng them to support and advanco the &Si atneaaure. Tho charge was maae in some ' ijrvcommunlcatlons that the big electric and .'V-4-it comnanles are waalng an actlvo Kh. .'S campaign against the bill. KS-i -ft Rapid action on tho housing bill Is ,. .. "' . A t .. Ik. nAxn r All .r 1 ,,!, in j' t. nrniupii nv iiih it- idi iiiiliil ui laauui . r.i i, Htjihat the congestion may bo relieved iv, f about the big munition enters and ,5() '.tother Government Industries Llttlo '5MVclual opposition ih expecieu on tuner reposition on tho Moor of the llouso HONOR ARMY NURSES ; ! -,JMYt poon uuint; iu i'iuiicc, near Cs " ,Talk in t. Paul's Chapel P? . . .. -T. . - 4 LC "' YoTl warcn is. service nags V"' At the San Kranclsco and Bpolta'no units Fji,"ffwero dedicated by two hundred army Bp nurses, mostly from the Vest, toon to v itti'io for France, In St. Paul'a Chapel. 5V ', Tho nev; Dr- WJU'm Montague Gccr, ivYla on aauress, utbeu iiio uebiuwai iy ? tth. united states uovernmeniupon ino K 'JN-NMtf ,.it,-,w nf mlllt.ipv i-Mntf Hlr.ill.tr fvs. :.. r "r"r ..... t."";."v. liaL HOW 111 VUUU 111 II1U .iigtimi n Canadian armln. Doctor Goer told tfe young women th;y were not going to i-flrlnK line, put very near and nientty would be In situations of iU They would bj yci to the blind it and feet, to the cripples and eth many a last pillow. If ' )LICE SEEK EX-CONVICT ' .- Man Accused of. Robbing Friend Who Sheltered Him StIU. N. J March 15. The police i been asked to apprehend .lack Law. who was recently paroled from the ite prison farm at I-eenburg, and, i li'Jiow charged with having stolen FUmorfd lavalliero from the home of tries- nana, .on rasi uroaa street. land is leader oi a ' trall-hlller s gos rttm," which has on several occa- lu'vuuea tno mate prison rami at f, ana on one oi inese trips ne tn- -As soon as paroled Lawton i in Mlllvllla and asked sheltet- i Band home, saying that he was iMCk to his native place liv Hur ls County, to begn fife anew. He red. however, and the lavalliero Ifi'i.Mean Any Harm rloB.Uel., March IS A nunt rtvts will be made for Belli ; soiaiers ana snipping it to flM reauiv oi siaieni.nw uniteo males vtm (Jb tne.Fed.ral court i uai I Hnlilnitlnn, March 15 Senator Penroso addressed tho Senate briefly on rxtravaganco In tho Gov ernment. He partluilarlrcd upon the (.'ommlttco of Public Information, of which George Creel Is chairman, nml declared ho was told that this commit teo Is cxpmdlng J5000 n day, paying tho salaries of many unnecessary em ployes. Tho Senator some time ago Introduced a icsolutlon calling for an Investlcatlon of tho Creel committee, but no action It is been taken Whin ho proposed again that ho call it up his ilTort was agiln nullified by the objection of Sena tor none Minlth, of Georgia ' Senator Penrose deplored the fict' Hi . r,i nxn... r.M.1 MI..I. ..... ..... .1 t . I .. t xiiiiunij ,1,11, l-lll.lllkj rVIIRll IV, bo trifling considerations iu tho Admin istration He sild salaries nf unneces sary employes halo been placed on tho payrolls of tho Government nml It was Imperative that Congress should Inquire into tho rcckles'ness with which the peoplos money was being scattered among useless Government clerks rho (reel committee he ileerlbcil as 'an Inetllclent bureau, a kind nf n court chronicle to oNplult tho virtues of the chief executive and his Milurcllniti's" ' Thero are too matt rinnlovrs in nil departments," continued tlin hen itot Vc have onlv to go through miiiio of the departments and Jul! rails tint have spuing up like iniishiuoniH lit temporarj buildings to ten cniplovos tumbling over each other und hardlv knowing wlut the nro called upon to do I know of one department I shall not mention It now, but 1 Intend to icfer to It later on where from two to tlueo thousand persons nro employed vvheio 1 bellevo from twn to thrco hundred would con duct Its business effertlvily Tho situa tion undoubtedly requires Investigation. ' I think It would be verv Interesting to have the t-alarhs and duties nf the emptovesof this I'nel luiicuii in ido pub lic. Its expenditures tun out of nil lei son .No uiMitintliig of these expendi tures has been made, ho far ns I i an learn I nm told th it it ll expending moto thin $.riU0U n da. 'I lie (.ntiespoud "ntsnf d Mlv in vii)iers who oiij,lit to be lompiusatrd by their own pipers nto carried on tltu Creel bureau Whv hhotild. u IcKhlm.ito and icuson.thle In quiry b blocked" The resolution I have offered hti't not befit permitted to cuino to tin: hen lit for consideration " SHIP'S HULL UTILIZED FOR Y. M. C. A. RALLY Emctgcncy Fleet Corporation Ofli- cuilb Addicbsj Hiistol Woikots in Novel Auditorium Jbinbcrs of the IJnolM'lH lliiti'ur pititliu are- boldlng a uniting loilav u the 1 111 1 1 of a ship wbhlt utiflei i 'insiitiction at ti .Miubuits' Miip. buililiug Ciirporutlon plant at Itili-tul in a"n ilfott to Interest the ship wot I. mi n In Y M t' A work A Mnul.ir uniting to bring the men ilosct tuellnr In a Miil.il and religious vvaj. villi be lit Irt nt the Chester hlilpbulliling Coinpauy plant tnnlgltt Dr. Charles A. r.tton u Niw Yoil, chairman of the natirnil servke nction of tho United Stalls Ihnergenii I'left Corpoiatlou ; A. U P.irkhuist semtuv of the. ten Ice sect Ion, and I.Mt,,!) S Mi Kulg. Plilladtlphi i n pte-'ent ulvc. wcro present. G. 0. P. EXECUTIVE HOARD ' SELECTION IS DEFERRED Hayo UcciilcH on Del.tjs rending Conferences With All National j Leadeis I V inlilnclen, March 15. Orginlzatlon of the permanent executive committee ot tho Republican National Commlttco will bo deferred until futther confer jnces luvo been held vvlth pirty leaders, tVill II. Hhvs, chilrman of tho commit tee. Ins announced Mr. Ilnvs through conferences here will seek to develop tho policiei of his I orcanlzit' Ion and n number of iiuestions, I luiluditi; a pulilli it v committee ate to be tett eii in n i-liort time Mr Hhvs uiufiireil nt tin i. iplmi with Senators Petiiihe, (hi Miik t. Cut-) tls Waneii, Pui'idextir, McSaiy and Joln.son Senator Pentose and othei N'atlonal i Committeemen, Including thoso from the i District of Columbia, Virginia, 'West Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina, will confer with tho chairman tomorrow. LUCKY 13, OFF TO WAR, HONORED BY P.'R. R. MEN Passenger Traffic Auditoi's Office Unfurls Fluff for Comrades With tho Colon, A service (lag iu honor of thirteen cmploses absent In tho army and nasy was unfurled Vd.iy In tho ollkc if tho nuditor of passenger tr.Ulk, of the Pcnn sslsanla Railroad AdcfiPsses were made by .1 P Lltzcn beig. who nresided. and Georgo II 1 1 ll ll- gerford Words were sung to the air, "My Country, "1'ls of Thee," aa follcvis: llorl tttve our nuble men i-end tlieni sufe lictno ucln; Cioil r our lnenl XUkA them vletorlous, Xsllant uni Blorlous As they ko forth for u-, (,ol sate our lnetl, The employes who enlisted nrei 1 AV. llorton, ll Goldei, W. C ralibank, W. W How. C W Galscr, .Ir. II A l.ones, "anlwln Jr A J MMlei t buries O Muller. A. II Lockhatt, William llug glns, G. C Wilson and 1! V Lelim, MEN WANTED TOR MILITIA New State Reserves in Campaign for Volunteers Two companies of tho newly formed State Ileserve Militia are making a drive from their armory, at Forty-first ttrcet and Mantua avenue, lo obtain their nec essary quota of fifty men Twent seven men are needed to fill tho two companies. Captain Frank Henry will swear In new; men at tho headquarters tonight. There will be one regiment from Phil adelphia and two throughout. the State, making three In all subject to call by tho Government They have the latest rifles supplied by tho Ktato and uniforms of a fcrest-grecn color. FINED FOR ANTI-WAR TALK P ! I I .1.11. 1. Socialist Leader in York, Pa.; Pays ?50 in Scranton Court Scranton, J'.., March IS. George Smith, of York, Pa, Social Ut. candidate for Mayor recently at that place, was fined $50 In United Htates Court here after being adjudged guilty of making statements tending to Injure recruiting for the, army, Smith was accused of having told per sons In York that an army transport had been torpedoed and the crew of a United States cruiser nearby refused to go to the troops' uld. other anti-war talk was Charged against him, , ,-. j , Fifty-Foot Fall Kills Negro James Turner, a negro, twenty-four ,'? H4. bttVerchantvtlle. N. J,, fell a nsyiuii hi sroaawa isssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssP" AftsHssisssslillil ll I rf'lMg'Yh VHPr .lislissssssssssH 1 issssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssV ''iissssssssssssssssssssssssssfBlKy. HsItefeiHslsm JsisssSjsH "" wzm j P1 sTCsKdPEPnlssssssssiiliSisK' -jaifBisssPrtssssm WW 1 SIAv. Riverside, N. J. has a .Tunior Red Closs auxiliary that is 100 pci cent cfllcicnt. Two of the most industrious mcmlicis sue Hcnja mm Stephens (left) and Cuttis Johnson, who aro shown above soitinp; the masiuincb and p.ipcts they have collected for the Red C'ios. PARIS KEEPS UP DANCE POLITICAL LIBERTY, AS AIR BOMBS FALL CZECHS' DEMAND Acrobats in Jhisic Hall Con- Details of Meeting of Rcp liiuic Performance as re.seiitatives Ordered Sup- Guns Roar l.uiiilnn, M.ireh 15 A Paris inrrc tlioiidcnl, tilling of the nir t ii'1 thue, "A numliPi f wilNknowtt bnlMltigs were Htuck, but, although tho raid was one nf tho most Mlcccspftll known lilth- ctto. It has not In any way upct the Trcm h morale A bomb was dropped cIomi tu a inu-li- li ill, but the iiudlenee icmaiued and tho acrobats wi ut un im pel ttiihiil Willi thelt ihlk.itc peifoim nine At aitothir point n il.meo fur lirltish soldiers was going mi when a bomb fill, i a u lug hiight damage 'I Ik. uniMur ladles' oichelr.i bisltatnl for a tecotid and then tho dim lug went on without any lntcn option whttcver. "In spite of thn number of attiuklng airplane- and the quantity ot bombs dropped the raid was by no means an noisy ns those nt l.nmlon The 1 rencli barrage tire riots not scrm m lutein"1 as tint whli h surrounds London, al though In the list laid ll was i len til it t number of new b itteth n li idjiicu bioiight Into a Ik'n ' spei lal i iMiiiulllro ha- been funned !n deal with micttlou i nri-lug from tho raldi mid to devise means of thlllaii proteetloti and has ptoduccd riniirk able rtMilts1 .iliculj 'Ihe most famous works of art h.ivo been lovctid wllh loncreto sandbags, but there still Is much to bo dono Three thousand air shelters havo been provided, but a things are nt present It Is only in the davtlnie tint they ate apparent lit" I imp Indli itiuiis i faiuili ir to London eis, have not vet been adopted" LUIGl MADE TO ORDEIl 1714 Walnut St Tailored Suits Many new models for street and country; vaiious fabrics; copies of late inVportations very moderately priced. 29.50 to 150.00 Afternoon and Dinner Gowns Wide variety matciiuls and models. 25.00 to 165.00 Blouses, 4.50 to 45.00 MILLINERY Storage for Furs and Other Garments Cold diy-air fireproof cpnetetc vaults. We collect and deliver. Phone Sptuce 21)58 now. W. S. S. BUY WAR-SAVINGS STAMPS Receiver's Sale High-Grade Furniture By order of the United States The entire Furniture and Furnishings of AMOS T. HILL, Inc. 1615 Chestnut Street, Philada. will be sold on the premises beginning Friday, March 15, 1918 Comprising Library, Drawing Room, Dining Room, Bedroom Furni ture in Mahogany, American Walnut White Enamel Bookcases, Desks, Chairs and Rockers V Beautifully Upholstered Davenports Lamps, Mirrors, Rugs, Wicker Furniture and many other desifabje appointments for the home. '" HARRY L. JENKINS. Esq.. Receiver. J. E.SHRADER, pressed by Austria UiislilHEton, Match 15 iiulillc ilci laration ins been made bv teptcsi nlalnes of the t e it nation, .citing their right to political In- ilepiiiilenio flout Austria All reports , of tlio lunieedliiEs of tlio I'ech rep ic sentatives wrtc ordered Mipprcstid bj the ustrl,i!i ienor.', but detail) halo icaiheil tlio 'ieelio-hlovnk nitloual (ouiieil hi re and wile made publli. ' 'I he (iiiidltiient assimlilv of the lands of tin lioliemlau c tow ti met In Prague JantiiiJ li with mote than H"iO Cifth deputlis of thn Austrian tenlisrit and Hie ii it Ion it diets of Ilohenili Moravlv nml Silesii, cheleil In tin fne eholio cif Ihe people of the Czceh lands. In ut- itendanie, eon tltutitig a legal represen tation o" the whole nitlon I Tho dei laration, sdoptcil bv unani mous vole, is looked upon ns proof of tho sentiment of tin whole Czecho-Slovnk I nation und of llicir attitude toward tho (jiiviinmeut and the titling I issps of Austria II cites the ileclatatlon of the I Czechs nt the time of Ihe Ttniico-Prus. slati wat wliiu thev i-.ilil All uitlonali ti' be they gient or miall, have tho nt ir tight to n lf-giiieiiiuieiit and In th' smite m inner they mti-t bo eon sldcud criu.il ' Convict Vvins Parole sirniitiin, l'ii. Match IT Samuel Wound twcutv-tlve t.irs old uf Lewis town, Pa., arrested some time ago on tho ih.trgo of stealing n reglsti red let ter while he was serving a term In tho Wcsti rn Peultintlarj, at I'lttsbuigh. wan given a Mlsncndid scuteni o by Judgo Wltmer lit court here Court ngned t give him it ih imc to nfoim and it lie menus ms was ny .Matcii, lujy, will bo given completo llbettj RIENZI READY TO WEAR and Top Coats District Court stock of I. , . . I.nndon, 'March IS. ( ritlelsni becatlfo the Cabinet ministers hid not given suf ficient promlneneo to the hie i of n leaguo of nations has been admitted by Llovd George. Tho liolshcvlkl hail taught one lesson, ho mid, 111 it was that R real league of nations did not time by talking about It. The crltlct had for poltctt FanictlilnR which was essential ' lint imeo n war was bfgui otl had to fight for It The nuii-t not he misled bv mlstnklng phrases for facts He lould Invent phracs about peace which even n Piuslati viai lord would hill with lalisfactlou oliodv had lieen so eloo.uc'it on the subject of n league of nillons. sild the premier, as Ihe German IhnpTor Ills reply to Uio Popo breathed the spit It of brotherly love, but In It tin ro vins no woiii nliotit Belgium m the subject of ii league of nations tho Gernnu Umperor was absolutely sound, he was ptepared to put Gcrmanv nt the brad of It All these, protestations on the jnrt of tho llmperor breathed the spirit nf domina tion; the digger was wtapped up In the Setmon on lite Mount league of u illons roulil onlv be pos slblo when the Ihitcnle imnles hid von, onlv then could n league of intlon.s be eomo nu istabllshcd fact and the sword be lonvcrtcd Into u plowshare t'omlns down lo Inltruil nftnlrs, tho Premier said there w is no hunger, tlieie was no piUallon. but tho people were belpg iieprlvcd of a gool deal they had been taught in lcgard as tho es. sentliln of n toinfot table existence Them was iro lack of nbunclint food to sustain tho strength of the people and no prospect of such rii-rUlenri, but there w is a tciidciicv to gi limbic at restric tions 'Thn people f.fo big thlrgi" con tinned tho Premier, 'but get worried over small ones There hai been only one successful controller In the hl-tnty nf the world tho One who nitrle five In lies and two small fish feed n multi tude 1 tell jou what ntionlng means It lueniu tint a nation lit the ftrrnii e if w ir is hemming mote of a luoth hood " Russian Is Internid Uilmliictiin, llel , March 11 nejterl BOYS' SAMPLE WASH $.4 IXZ v m .ftf We bought the entire airip)o line user j vuu h-urniems irom Rambler Mfg. Co. of Ke York city, nnd offer Uicm at mm Kcneuiionuiiy mw price, fitilyles Billy Boy. Middy, Tommy Tucker, Trench, or Korfolk. , Msterials r.-Dovcvishlre cloth, Kiddle clolh, reg-gy cloth, tralateas. I as an alien enemy who intiiti tn rcgMei, j Ililph Coop' I. tut nivalin uin old i 1 is been placed in tlio Wntkhoiisn until he i.iii be Interned in some other pi no I t ooper was urtested nt liridgevllle He siSb he Is a llussian e'nopii s.u In the poultry business nnd his attitude on the war ciused iielghbois lo threaten him , SfiP Evening Jittv ' JHrejfe i wi s?w. VCT ll i ft iyrv4 lo X'r. v Wisr ?s'xwox W&Smk i r ii ii 33rTTl ciiitc Valuta up iB Atlantic t lit, March IS. i City Commissioners have declared war tey tho kitlfo against any ndianco In Ihn i prlco of gas ut the rhoro on nccount of the wnt. "Cut out nil iinnrcrrAiiy expenditures and in.ike the best of it, hh Inillvlduals nnd busltiesi men are doll g ' Is the resott's reply tn a iietltlon tiled with the State Hmrd of Public 1'tlllty Commis sioners Int week bv Clarence M Oel"l, of Phil iiltlphln, liresldent, mid other of' flilals of ihe Atlantic City Gis Com panv which Is ccmti oiled bv n Deli w.ne holding eorjioratlon with fs.ouo, 000 taiiltal. The Atlnntli Cits comptnv nks the State board for an order Increasing the! prlew of gis from XI tn 51 ID tier lnno itiblr feet, itgardless uf u franchl"e granted in the Consttmot i' (J.is Company, the old Kuchnlo ininpntiv, whon- plant ll absorbed In the Gelt merger live vctts ago The cltv will contend nt n healing on the petition next Tuesdiv In Trenton that the Gelst company cannot charge moro th in nlnetv cents fur gas at nny tlmo so long as the cltv objeits without invalidating Its fiatichlsc lights. GERMAN WAR PRISONERS ARE SENT TO RAID AREAS Btitatn Rctnliutinr for Method Adopted by Ccntial Powers Some Timo Ago London, Match IS Knglaml villi scnttct Girm.in prlonets of w ir over areas which tho enemv a aircraft nro subjecting to iiitne k In thelt taldn. ac cording to the nvetilug News '"I his" sals the itcuspipir, 'Is being done be muse the lllrd Govei nmi tits hivo leatned lint tirlsonet.s (,f tir nation nlltles In i.ermau hinds uln-idv havo been in placid In ill towns wblrh tlio dci man iJoMimnint eonildrrs llki ly to bo uttniked " AIcAdoo As,s Loiik Railroad Day IlHrlrlmi, ,. Maieh I ", - Ibn'itr folies In the 11 izlctou and Delaim sliopi' ;.f the Lehigh Valles P.illro id Compinv have been inked, through n bulletin Is sued by Director McAdoe.. to work ten hours a d is. sesen d ns ii week If nei . lommio Kco" ,0"",s bl0 "' 0l1 La I'ollcllc Cise Comes Up Ma.liliiBton. Mir.-h IS 1'ho alleged ell, Ios.il. spce. It of Senator Li I'olletto III be consider, cflis Ih, henate i" (Ions ( ommlttre tomrirow (hairnnn b;keT,,',rti,T,ti.,lc,l,,ltc ,c,i" ' " 1029 and Flie Best Tailors 7 F18 Including the Wcll-Knowii to&ft & elites At The Hill Store A whole building devoted entirely to nev up-to-the-minute clothes for men and boys. And (his spring we start in with the greatest stocks, the greatest assortments of the high quality clothing that has already made "HILL & CO." label a recognized standard. Never Before Has Such Clothing Been Collected Under One Roof Those swagger suits and top coats for the younger man, with military or slashed and side pockets, those form-Iitting two and three button single or double breasted suits, dressy 'one button single or double breasted suits, and, of course, the more conservative styles, too. BLUE SEBGES'mighty scarce everywhere are here aplenty. Other Suits $29.50 Up to $45.00 Boys' Easter bnvs trairs nf nantfl. All tailored in TIE HILL CO." and the materials are serviceable fr. l Reefers & Toppers fc TIlC CrcatCSt VnluCH it la iiikkIMo ln (T. i ell unrinir rlnthlnrr Mnnv r t, ..i, 1 A... r '" ". DUIIB iioto iwo - i. nU' ?f tr!.tet!?' mix"re?. casHinterea and hhepherd plaids. Reefers in shepherd checks, llght-wcieht cheviots and worsteds. "ccicrs in -B-Bi "s s- tsoys mue terge Hints The; Hill Co. t8SS!SS&IS!SS3S3S3SI3S3BS!3!S!SSS!8!3SSSS!3 Mav?son & DeMan5 1115 Chestnut Street (Opposite Keith'a Thcalic) A SENSATION! The Prices in Our Fur Sale EMOVAL (o our new Street brings all our AT ONE-HALF, MORE THAN ONE-HALF AND ONE-THIRD OFF "No clianec in fur fashions," designers say. But llm t ill be a big increase in cost. I'unhagct nill be reserved in oar cmiIIh unlit next fall upon payment of a depoiit, payments lo tic continued monthly during xprinfl and summer. $ to FUR I 75.00 119.00 149.00 179.00 250.00 290.00 325.00 525.00 Pony . . Marmot . . . Muskrat . . . Muskrat . . . Nutria Hudson Seal H A Hudson Seal Mole ." SPRING-WEIGHT SCARFS . 47.00 Wolf, all colors.. . 23.50 65.00 Tox, nil colors.. . 32.50 95.00 Hudson Seal 47.50 i pi FUR Raccoon 'I aupc Fox Taupe Wolf Black Fox Brown Fox Beaver Cross Fox Pointed Fox 55.00 65. 00 105.00 125.00 135.00 195.00 195.00 197.00 Mail orders promptly filled, lirpairina u n d n modeling at low cos. y :i5fagi3rgSigrgii'gggE isHJs,4cMS 4aA sm-aJJ 'inmmmaat MARKET STREET 40 Standard Makes of aster Suits Spring Top of This Country, Spring Suits, high standard to stand hard ag;;;; $5.95 to $15.00 1029 Market store at 1215 Chestnut line, beau ti nil lurs now Buy now and get the saving. COATS 37.50 59.50 74.50 89.50 . 125.00 145.00 . 185,00 350.00 99.00 Ermine 49.50 I 155.00 Squirrel 77.50 179.00 Kolinsky 89.50 SETS 27.50 32.50 52.50 62.50 67.50 97.50 97.50 98.50 I'urclmsinq arenth' orders accepted with usual 10 per cent allotted. 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