..w ? sr I . W' le .Ht.V mM f arrsisooBARS HAY CLOSE JUNE 1 " JGtqUbi Men Not Expected ivlQ Renew Licenses for One Month ' ,v- ..W&flUV MEN AFFECTED lib.? ' !A'Bbne.DryM Law Hits Thou- BScSt SRnds of Workers and Mil lions in Property Philadelphia s retail liquor dealers there are some 1 S00 of them are look ing forward to lenn and hungry time Unfeiss, the army N demobilised hrfoic July 1, 1910. the "bone dry" provision In the agricultural law. just t-lgned by the. President, will put them out of busi ness. Hut even before then tlio saloon keepers expect a general drought. In beer anyhow . The'food and fuet administration lias prohibited, the use of food grain for brewing after December 1 Because the alcoholic cpntent of beer is at present 'qnly 'something like 'J1, per cent, the, product will not keep for a lunger period than a few months. Therefore the brew ers and, retailers are anticipating a beer tamlne by Fcbruar or March of next year, The licenses owned b Philadelphia's retailers expire nevt June Hint If they have beer to sell. It seems unlikely that they will remain in business after their licenses expire. In but few saloons Is business good enough to justify tin proprietor paving his license money to? the privilege of keeping open a single month. The "bone-dr ' law will hae a further reaching effect than meiely mak ing folks, go thirst v. It will invulvc extensive business changes: it will de crease the city's revenues by a consid erable sum It prubablv will force tsome thousands of persons in this city to seek other occupations 400 Holders In City Besides Hie rrtnil liquor dealers, Lime are approximately 4 00 bottlers and wholesalers In ,tb!s rltv Tnelr heaviest Investment Is m horses and wagons or motor trucks and In bottling machinery The mcahlncry Is said to be useless for (true other purpose The brewers here have by all odds the heaviest Individual investments, somo of them beng estimated at four bVrtve millions There are about thirty breweries In rhllndelphla. large and small, estimated to be worth In all about tslxfy millions of dollars. Just what they will do when trie law goes Into effect has not been settled by the brewers themsehes. Some may i& niiempi tne mnnuincture or mar-Deer. place of the real article in popularity. X" Other uses have been sueffested for the Vt3 . brWtrles. which nre moat of them big rfg 'plants, covering extensive ground space, sSi . mat?hinerv. lis?''' II'. has becn intiriiated thnt the N'a- t. uuuai issociatinn or ltrevvers vviu ai e))SL vliclc the constitutionality of the law .,,..ne local nrewers nae tnken no action ?. fo far to nartlclriale in such a movement ! J5- Pne of the hlggest ut them said today lift i that 1e I,nnn(d "to keep right on brevv-.-Vj? , Inr beer." He added : "There's never ''Mi'' tt' atorm that the sun does not shine ?!?- ..... n.,.l.tl. I" -. ..! ... . ... ii i ""line. i iii iiuv wuriiiiK, or mt- tng any slceii about the matter. It's a ,-! IjIb proposition to cut out the sale of i. "'" " wrn oe necessarj to educate j; t miw jjuuiiu 10 ic ursi. United Stntes to l.nP Illlllmi fflbv'" Philadelphia's revenue will suffei ,o Si 1 'he extent of about lu.OOO.OOO next vear iWSf'' because there will be no licence money W&& romlnir In Thin i nnlv i, .lrr... ... iu. 7 D -' - ....... ,. -1UJI ,1 HI." ! bucket, however, compaud to the teve- & 1 nue loss which the Federal t.'overnmerit ..n DUBiuin Buiiiriiiuig nue a nuiiun Hotel proprietors already are predict ing that prices for room", meals and Other accommodations will sonr when tha bars close. The managers of the large hotels, however, aie silefit on that ?- ciuestion. ' " Incidentally, the closing of 'h brew '. . ..t- . .. ... ' IwivV yles '" l"e near tuiure may De renected jSMi' 3" "ther Industries, tlie dried fruit In- 'i nuairj-, ior example uried fruits are ' ,f iliow unusunlly scarce Huge (lovern- , merit purchases aro held responsible. t Some breweries abroad have been con- yeried Into drying plants. A similar Tit use. of breweries here would relieve the ; drtd fruit shortage, especially since the Government has given no indlca " '. lion that it will release or divert Its ' lyige stocks of the fruits. i' '. . Ticket Agents Will Cas.li Couporw Wanhlniton. Nov. 2.1, Division public KSk,' vltfrvtce. and accounting l.'nlted Statesl Btio-ii , rairroaa auminrstrtitinn nag issued the folIovvlAff. effectlxe nt once-: "Ijii freight and ticket ngerits. Including agents of consolidated ticket oftieea, are rauthorlzed to cash coupons of Liberty Bonds when such coupons are due and payable." HENRY B. LOOS DIES Former Evening Public Ledger x "Reporter Victim of Influenza Henry b i.oos. former evbsiso PUBUC Ledoeu reporter died at his home In Nnrberth last night. Mr. Ioog Buffered an lu'tack nf intluensa re-entle and until a few days ago was believed t'VM'haV, been on the reiad to recovery, He suffered a relapse on Tuesday' and Vwu wy last nigiu. , Mr. Loos was twenty-right years old. After his graduation from Cornell Uni versity Mr. Ijoos became attached to the rtpertorlal staff of the Kvk.xino I't'U Ji3i I.EnoRl For nearly a venr he Jiaa been connected with the Hog Island nlant ..! .h Kmr,.nr... i. ,. ,".. tlon, Mr. Loos vv t'le sun of Augustus J. X.QOS. of he ll! 'aves .1 wldVw .jus cir , oral cue- -JtkWm,WWm. ft i , . jin IV, Wis Yr.W YSVk. "' .'"m f. ' , fc" ' :4- , henrV u. loos iWnier . member Pr lite Ivveulnn ' fefekiiel Lf eLeer' stad. ''itl at lii IOI Ii.' Jkm.'t.'a. ffrf. 1 VP- - trtTTS."" '"" w Mwts Hl llllllH. lllllllllllll f"i' Tft i k.WWWWWw .. .... i MRS. CELESTK D. HECKSCIIER Formerly of I'liilmlelpliiu, wlin Iiut gone to New York for the winter, fell at lier home, breaking her hip MRS. HECKSCHER INJURED Operatic Society President l'rue- tltrct Utp by fall Ml -CW lorU .. . ..... . -. . Mrs I'elrstp He. kscher. president at tlie Philadelphia Opcratif Society and prominent in inusir.il cirrles, tell and broke her hip ;. esterdav in New York The accident happened at Mrs ITeck chcr'H temixirarv hon'e Ulii Mast Slx-t-8txth street hhe was temoved to St Luke's Hospital and will be obliged to remain there Mime time Mrs Ileikscher had been arranging plans for a m-eptlin to Mr and Mrs. Wasslli l.eps. Mrti... . ..niijers and mu sicians of note had been Invited as Mr. I.eps Is highly regarded In the musical world. The reception to Mr and Mrs. I.eps ban been postpotud tu a later date. Mrs Hckehcr l the author of lyrics orul orchestra ccmpoitlun whirh have given her a high place among women cotniiosers Manv nf her compositions have been included In the programs of the Philadelphia Orclustra and other well-known musical organizations In nddltltn to heading the I'hlladel- ihla Operatic Socletj. Mrs llerkt-cher s vice president of the Melodv riuh. , 1 ,. erl,... L . A Milt. .lrl d. .-4llAl ilW the Three At1h t iub and a member of the MiuiUMTlpt Mus'e Socict.v During her tetnporarv reMdetire in New Vork her home In Philadelphia has been turned uver to the ue of ar tists, writers and musicians SHIPYARD WORKERS WANT MORE MONEY Higher VI ae Scale and Strike at Gloucester Plant Fnter- t I nion Mcelinsi es A demand for a higher wage -.caie nt shipyards to compensate tor the loss of overtime work Is espected to be form ulated this nfternonn at a meeting in the Central Labor Union headquarters. 232 North Ninth street. lteprcsontnties of the vvorKei" in every shipyard along the Delaware river are to be ptesent at the meeting, scheduled to begin at 4 o'clock. Nearly three thousand striking em- ! ployes of the I'enns.vlvanla Hhlp.vnnl of the Pusey and Jones Company at Gloucester will have delegates at the conference. Tho men struck yesterday when the yard superintendent refused to dismiss a new foreman whom the men objected to About 200 employes, workers in the' vard gang nnd the lajcrsout depart-' me.: reported for work this morning at 1 the Pusey & Jones .vard Most of the 3IMI0 striking workmen came outside the yard and lingered there for an hour, then dispersed to their hqmes. The strikers plan to meet at the Gloucester City Hall this afternoon. Shipyard officials say the strike will I Interfere with the trial trip of the In- ulanapoiis, a i.,u"-iiiii iar;u earner launched on July 4 and now being pre pared for service. Her trial trip was scheduled for next week The erectors at the Puse & Jones vard were the first to walk out when Superintendent Frank Kelly refused to , discharge Charles Cofturn, a new fore- man The complaining workmen alleged ttlouseB the antagonism of llepuhlican, Ing steel cargo carriers In addition, Colburn was employing new men at leaders, who teel that there are I'enn- the new div Islon will have charge of the higher wages than they wero getting. svhantans qualified to till the places. cancellation of all contracts for wooden About :'800 other employes later walked ! ' - Weasel on which work haH not been out to show their sympathy with the ,..... R.:l,..a. Pan. - (, F started, and of contracts for all con erectors. , i-iranton Kailvvdv t Jans -Lent I are cretc ships, and the aeljustment of the Dr. K C. Taylor, head of the service srrnntoii. l'a.. -Nov ;, The Scran- j clBlns 0f contractors arising out of department at ine. ,vaiu, saiu muse oi the men walked out In sympathy with - out knowing what the trouble was. He said many are finding fault because the (lovernment and the compnny are in- I slstlng on production for the money be- I lnK "ald oUt STATE SOLDIER VOTE ; MAY BE THROWN OUT! Congressional Election' Con- Mortality Report Shows De test in Luzerne County i crease Prom Preceding ' naises iviiouy yuesuoii ' " . A leRrtl iUetlOn which baa been , . , .. ,. liaised In the congressional elei-lon con- I tfst i i.uzerne County may result In . ,, ,. ., .. nf luiin. iHH uuv ..i v,.... ..... -w. - in the Stnte In the election November &. Edmund '. Carpenter, rtepubllcau nominee for Congress in the I.uzerne district, lias raisen tne pouu uu raised the point on the j ground that to perni't only the men In I the military service who are still In this country to vote was a uiscriminaiioii against the men overseas.' Prothonotnry Kvan Williams, of Lu zerne, on the advice of Ills eounsel, has uiwi. itncd thr contention of Carpenter , , .... 1 1. ...... 1 .t... .....A ?..,.. ih.1 nnu nas mil niuiuuni mc- ...i. ...,. ... training camps In the total for Luzerne County. The .ucllon of Prothonotary Williams leaves the matter up to the) Luzerne Court to dee'de. Luzerne County gae Carpeiitel- a , lead of eighteen votes over ex-Congress- Ann .inhn .1 t'uspv. his DGmocrutlc on- nontfit. When the unutllclnl returns from the training camps were receiveu Casey took the lead t elghty-elgnt votes. f arpetuer iminediately ralbed tlr (Olnt that If the -vote on the men overseas had been taken he would have rei'eivcd a substantial' majority over Casey. When I the Luzerne County authorities at tempted to count the voles yesterday from the training camps they found the returns In such chape that Prothonotary Williams ruled them out. It Is not expected that a decision from the Luzerne Court upholding Cnrpenter'4 contention would affect the vote In ulry (other district as thc soldier vote wan 1 not necessary in other districts tu decide ' the result of the election. , , Governor Urumbaugh appointed com- n.lssloners to take the 0te of the sol - el.ers IP the Ml tmlnlni, camps aHd forts scnttered over the country, but maere no cuori iu kci me ium ue i,iir men overseas. The military authorities (ml umintinreri that thev did liot favor Binding- election eomoilipr- to.-'France. T ft J ,i i "J " j t '' Wj&sing- Jvmuc fei(H InnATAmAnaiiffAir JdCim-lUIfOlHAI AGAIN O.K. JOBS Sproul Will Revive Prae- tiee of Consultation. It Is Believed IGNORED BY BUIMBAIGH ... ., . . t1.n Mail)' l.liailgeS on (..Hpitol Hill j ( mi ,1 i -iXpeeted When !eV 1fO- I l, ernor Takes Seal i.rrangetnents for quick delivery of the letters from American daddies. Ittnuljllcau leaders believe that Hic jjost boys In France have been ad o'd lUstom of having State Senators, . . . I consulted by the 'Jnvernor In the matter i of appointments in their respective dls i trlcts win be revived during the cuitilng j iidmlnlMrntion of (iovenmr Sproul. .,,,.-, ..t,i luntui ..1I1LI1 11 iippii ii, - lowed b Covemors for .v ears back, was rgnoreti hy Uovernor Ururnhnugli after Ms first break with the statr orgnniza- Hon Iii the selection of a Speaker of the ' House for th 1D15 session of the Legislature oernnr Urtimbaugh. follow itnr his break with the State Kaders. did not (ftihUlt Senators nlien ittinnlntiiienis were to be made In their districts, but started to build up a machine of his owtr. His method was bttlerb resented by . manj of the Senators, and Is Haiti to hao been responsible largely for Sen- utor Sproul'H intlon In ftandlng sponsor league Some of them, educated by the , buslneM, envoy attending the reconstruc In the Inst Legislature for the rcaolu- l '"ovles. imagine that cowboys ronni tIoll confcrcni,0 of war-service comtnlt tlon to probe the HrumhauRh admlnls- ' through the canyons adjacent to wall tces of 100 n,URtrffl to convene here! trntlon Senator Sproul has been a member of the Stnte Senate from Dela- ware County for more than twenty years, and Is said to have felt keenly tho rtfusal of (!oe-nor llrtniihaugli to consult h'm and other Sinators when ap polnltnents were to be made In their dls tilcts. I7overnors Slone. I'ennv n.tiker. Stunrt ant Tenor. Hepuhlicari lenders s.i , re- ' ugiousl.v roliowed ttie custom of con sulting Senators on all appointments ex cepting the personal selections for their abinets and hi some ttistanveo the ap pointment of heads of Important de partments whose ailmlni.ttmtlon Is non pnlltical. , e'ertaln dep.irtiiier.ts ueli a the State Health Department and the State police, were considered bv these l.oei noin I'A outside of the realm of political spoil.. Tl.c, headed them with per- j sonnl rather than politic..! apiwlnteea In! order to maintain nit.M u.B, i ' ethVlen Many changes on e'ap to! Hill ate pre dicted by Itcpubllcan leaders after Sena tor Sproul assume-' the Inventorship. The Senator during the pliinarv light served notice at a Hireling of the Re publican e'lty Committee that he would eact a high standard of eftlelencj and public service from men holding State ofhYe. Since then, In an interview In which he advocated n revised Constitution, he emphasized the fact that there was a lack of co-ordination between the vari ous State departments Uy co-orellnatlng these departments where they overlap at present It Is be. lieved that the force of State empIoes could be cut elovvn considerably and ev- pendlturcs decreased materially. It Is contended that many of the departments such as Health, Forestry, Fish and State police overlap In their functions and have employee who perform virtu all the same duties. May llur outside Men Viiiither practice which l'.enubiicnn leaders believe Senator Sproul will frown, i iiiiimi In tlin m UKlnrttna' iaah f nnt fitt-iii ' "i1"" " "'" "' '""'"ii l,"r" "" ","" ...... ... ......n...e, w j for positions under the Stijte ment Senator Sproul Is an ardent tf-itil'iii unil tu cnlil tr liiillova I .-HHiet i tiovrrnm I'entihvivatilau and Is said to believe 1',," h ,eten t'men ci V found I 111 I tIlll.- IV tllllU LU lllllll niltLC U1111.U U3 in any otner .iruee in me l nion Uneiet- the Brumbaugh administration 1'iof. James J. Saunders was brougnt to 1 Pennsylvania frfim .Wisconsin to heid the lCconomlc Zoologist Bureau. Al- ,..., .. A)len, assistant manager of tha Insurance llureau, Is from New jetale YorU, and V. Herbett Snow, chief engi neer of the -Sanitary Bureau. Public , Service Commission, comes from Boston. .". comraci ne.ei ... - ' At least a score of minor places In lem Steel e orporatlon at Alamcela. the State government are said tn he California filled by men who come ftom with- i ...it ti.o ,r.nnne nf Pennsviv am.. Thnir ,..,.. tn Harrlsbu'rir nLtumllv ' presence ' reduce Its minimum fare to seven cents If the city agreed lo withdraw its ejtyi. plaint on the eight -cent tariff before tho Publla Service Commission. The city t tried to enect u compromise on six cent3. This was refused by the company INFLUENZA KILLS 50 IN CITY DURING WEEK rcrjoo , K.t'iy persons d.id m tli.s e,u from , "ul" ii.flUCriz.e during tho week ending today. a.iordlng to the report of the Bureau ..f ...,. .ic.i.ti Deaths thiouglnut the? tity duiinu the week numbered 547. as compared with till! last week and f.13 durlnir tbn .n. r. Zn?Xl&?rr-- $XJ!'r'Xo Arrests of Professional Hand- females, L'50; lioyB. 92. and girls. 70 Out Motl Here Ul car, Police The ciusep ef dath wei Mraxlrfi houiili'.t; ruukrrh . ' DltththMijii und tioup . Influonza Kptdtmlc dtifuiPB TubertuloijB of the lungs Tubert'UloHln mtntnitiH Hhnl.ln menlnvltlie ,,rtf-ni ,11--,.-:- ,, lha hnu-, "' I kJut" brnnci"" "' "" '", I Pneumonia . jSSJTf'i'r'A.rtf.t.r o,,, I)lRe.ei.t.j of the etumeuh IMRrrnneB and enterltl fcVRUf "."" "nU ".""""." , rirrhtiMlM of ihu n 11" ' A Sol J' 31 4 t in 7 i -'- 1 45 J ii-' ' ' A1"" ' " ijSLf" ' ". J! -i ' r l K h " " rtiheMut- 1 iU(.m.r,, .ptimcrnta , i;ue rnerui ,'l(liit I'onf.'iiltnl .1.1.111' Nfniuty Ifomlain All utnt'l vlnlPllt (iL-.nhH All o.ihe'r d:M'.'aMi' TO' a I BROADWAY LIGHTS BLAZE New Vork. Nov. '23.--fBv A P ) Broadway. It. again Hroailvvnv With the Lllftlng by the Kederul fuel adm'nlstra- iiiun.oi an iiKiuing restrictions. New 1 York's "fireat White Way" blazed forth It? Way" blazed forth brilliantly than even 1 last night more 1 In pre-war days. '1 heater and restaurant sgna which 1 had been dimmed more or less whll America was at war were Hashed on ! "Kllln "n.a K'-1! "Kris advertising all , abn2."l'n"ae Vryy'?, T. , ,drLnl; Shtttad RJ'.dU'ffi "tM ; ,0Ur of trial. In preparation for the ( victory mat tun 10 come. I 1YAXT TO tllTY furnltur. r.iv. ... m vn...n j .Jj;ibjSVce?mn7n!i,,lf.wBi '" lhi'a" DAD" AND SOLpIER SON TO EXCHANGE GREETINGS "Fatlwrx Dflv" Will lie Observed Will Come iii for a Little of Mother', Life the rnOMOnilOW will be Patlier'8 Day. X It will be observed by an Inter change of letters between American dnd , dies and their sons In the service. Tho Stars and Sttlpes. olllclal news paper of the American expeditionary I forces, suggested some time ago that n day he set aside In honor of father, as mother had her day Inst ,May ill. It1 vvhh aeciueu inai a wnoiesaie urive in jotters would be n fitting manner of eel- ebrntlng the occasion. The Stars and Stripes has made full WAR GOOD TEACHER : OF GEOGRAPHY Yanks Are Instrtictinc French and Are being in structed It almost alvva.vs surpn.es our French friends to Uarn that New Mexico and New Jersey are about n far upart ns farrle Xatlon and the Model License -it reel. New ion., n u u """' "" nna snorl a,m """ "" """ "" ' Boston common Knr our own p.n , most of us arc In turn hazy as to the location of l-'reirch places. It comes as a sort of shock to learn that Nice Is not on the Atlantic coast, or that Lyons Is not one of the base norts the names of which we can't i use. in our letters. And it Is little ' nu... r .1,1.1(1., ..iii.ii th troth I Hnallv co,iie home to us that the I piovlnce of Maine. France. Is as Inland i as Iowa ' .Something tells us that, as a result of our sojourn here, the little Willies of the future will pa even more atten tion to the contents of their Jogerfrles than the little Willies of the past paid I to the copies of Diamond Dick and I Frank Merrlwell that they used to "hln,, tH i " u- too. that the little plcrreg of the'fulur0 Mill be able to hi.iuwl nklnlinmn and lletlne Kansas W til the best of us. The Stars and Stripes. NEW SPECIAL DIVISION i TO CANCEL SHIP WORK Linergencj: Fleet Corporation Prepares ''Revamping Pro gram" on Peace Basis riiinuin-emcntr of the ueation of the division of cancellation and salvage of the Kmergeni-y Fleet Corporation, made necessary by the "tev.implng program" to restore ship construction by the cjov ernment to a peace-time basis, wus marie today by Charles Plez, fo president luid irenerai manager. H j, KvanSf now iead of the stntlstl-, ,i h,,,nn nf tin, inmerat'on. tirobablv wlll be chosen to direct the affairs of 1 I I a It 1 I1. - . .1 1 llie npw OlVlSlOn, WHICH Will in." iimunii- ntev under the supervision of Mr Pie2. AJ the nme time Mr. Plez announc- .... . . ..ii nrA the new division, wnicn win ne iniineui f - . ,', .nil .ran r W o n depa TTientS now occupying quarters nt -53 North Broad street, will be concentrated with all other branches of the coriKira tlon here In the headquarters building at 140 North Broad wtreet. The division of cancellations and sal vage will have an Important task on Its hands, Mr. llez said. Its first big Job will be handling the cancellation of a ''--.-nnAA . . ,..., .... K T1..I1, Lneler this contract .u,uuu,uu to have been spent in n:e construe lion of a shipyard, and JMO.OOO.O00 In build For Lower Coal Freights Ilimtun, Nov. 21!. A demand for re duction of freight rate3 on coal coming Into New England has been sent to Di rector General McAdoo, of the federal railroad adrc'nlslratlon by the Massa chusetts Public Service Commission. The commission says tliatr present rates are clearly unjust and a grleous burden, nnd that New England people hae been trying lor live Inonths without success to obtain relluf. notwithstanding the promise of the director that a re adjustment of rates would be made BEGGARS' BUSINESS GONE, BUT BUMS WE STILL HA VE hy . n- r,-.-. 11.. Ti..... .1... n ar nus 1 irtjieinj 1 unrn ! Mendicants From the Streets of the. City Say Q.NE J U E business has been absolutely ruined Dy tne war. u is enui ui ine professional beggar Ph'ladelphla Is almost heggarless The police report that 11 beggar has not been arrested in a year. It Is true that theie nre chronic bums out of work, but they keep the fact to-themsehes for fear that they will get' It. The turnkey rinds that his job Is now 90 per cent sunshine Ills only dash of gloom occurs 'when drunks happen In and demand that the purple camels' be driven from the cells. Incidentally there has been a big reduction In drunks with the approach of tho dry wave. As to beggars, superintendents of the various neighborhood homes say that their beds rarely have occupants, Cheap lodging-house proprietors have also found that their business Is asleep, Nearly every man Is working and the usual "don and outers" havo more ' money than they ever had before, ; Ilegardleaa of tho prosperity wave. there are pome inuiviuaain vvno VVOUIU lather beg thun work. They would rather io a hard day's work begging than have an easy Job at work, the police ay. In the Tenderloin .there are one or two "wifeless" beggars still at thai' job, Tlicae men don't really ask tor anything, Wth u ready flow of tears and a forlorn expression they attract the cry .Wn?' !?. K" T52 un ..,.(v " -v - ., "'v.Vf" js T ' Tomorrow ami "the Covnrnor" the Sunshine That Brightens Rest of the Year dressing the home letters to 'heir mothr ,era and It fell to the lot of mother to answer them There afVapproxlmalely 2.000,000 sons In .the service, and almost that many fathers, have already penned Interesting Utters many laden with valuable cargo to their lighting sons In jinnee. The boyg abroad will receive the letftr .about the same time, that their daddies 'get the .welcome communications from France. The postman will find his burden extra heftvv today, but If he Is a real American dad he will smile as he totes It along. 5000 TO ATTEND SHORE SESSIONS .Reconstruction Conference Expected to Surpass Any Former Gathering Atlsnllc fit j. N'ov 23 Vininge- 1 menla have been made, shore convention I directors say, to assure satisfactory I hotel accommodation for every enrly In December on call of the ntftm ber of C ' Commerce of the Fulled States. uooamgs to tiate .no cate tne at enu- nice, which was estimated at 3000 three weeks ago, exceeds loot) and may reach BOOO. The reconstruction gathering will probably be a more representative nssembly than the war convention here n year ago. with Uirel Northcllffe, Sec retaries Baker and Wilson and Herbert "r among the speakers. The tcx- muuBirj- aione win ime! more i.mn "'", representatives here and the stecl- products trnde probably will gctitl 1600. Secretary Hcdfleld Is expected to be ptcsent at the session In which the for eign trade conclusions of the thirty-. tlve sectional meetings will be promul- t..,v M..A,ion win niiiitn. th- itovern-! Adoo will outline the llovern- j nicnt's reconstruction iiollcy. CITY'S PEACE JUBILEE WILL WAIT UNTIL MAY J. 1 Widener, Committee , , . . Chairman ASKS All lO Thanksgiving Services Philadelphia Peace Jubilee will not be held until sometime In May or June, according to announcement today by Joseph E. Widener In a letter to Phila delphia clergymen. Mf. Widener Is chairman of the ' committee In charge of the Peace Jubilee arrangements nnd In his letter to the clergymen points out that the affair cannot he held until after the pence treaty Is signed. , Mr. Widener. asking for the co-opera- tlclpate in the Thanksgiving community services. Thirty-eight of these hcrv'.ces will he held nt various points In Phlla- delphla Thanksgiving morning and at C"tn m! ?.,t,er a? '""S.m1" """"de- rum nr inn inirnuTara iii'trnu inont rr nil', i "It has seemed flttlnn- that the MMzeno of Philadelphia should take advantage of Thursday, November 28, appointed by the President as national Thanksgiving Day. In order thnt as a communis they may at that time offer thanksgiving to Almighty i.oei for the end of the terrible conmct which has been distressing the "At each of these locations a clergy- ' ,he contractors at all times to keep nt man will be designated to preside ; u ' work on the streets In heir districts cornetist and a song leader will be In ' n certain, specified number of men, attendance and a short, simple nnd unl- , , ,. .,.., . , ,,. , ... ,,., form program will be carried out. This I wlllch' HCCordlnB a solentlfto InveSt' program Is as follows : I gatlon in all the large cities, was sufft- "Slnglng of 'The Star-Spangled Ban-1 clent to keep the streets In proper con- "Heading of the President's proclama- 1 Hon, with a brier statement prepared by the council of national defense. "Slnglng of the 'Battle Hymn of the leepuuiie;. "Prnyei. Singing of 'Keen the Home Fires Burning. "Benediction." Concerning Sponges Sponges are animals with power to eat and digest. Theybegln their life as tiny eel-lllte creatures and have a short, free life In tho aea, after which they fasten themselvcB to a rock nnd begin to develop. They grow Into all sorts of shapes. Some branch out In nil directions like fingers, and are called mermaid's gloves. There are fan like sponges, treelike, sponges and cup like sponges. There arc sponges thnt form a carpet over tne rocltg, and sponges called by the fishermen "sea nests," because they look like birds' nests. 1 . t. ..... irarioreaiiing nones on tap to answer .., i i.i m , ..,.' - , ......... ....., tiituuiu j ww aan unc w iiic3tf IIIOIIUI' mi nu Via n.iti... n U ..... .. lit Miito tne i-nwoc u ii a Btiwyn uu will t that he Is exhausted mm looking 'to gotlt by suggestion. Should you uim in., in urop .luiiiiu arm see you regarding a Job you will find that he Itve-r appears. UliielJ .. ,. ..--U4 ..Ii wJ f.. ... :a,work"'- p-hal vb&r wu,d h otiui4iu a wit tt.fcn uiio ui t.icoe syjii Ij nr evn.U- ' rH-trl,.! llllfl trie etlunimenr tn na ni.A .. "".. ." ' ? IT.1? f .' J "I tried the shipyard." he says "but ' Wfc l""1 n plac'e ,0 "tart '" "Kuth'ig a , Vesta, M. Miers lain y. lri e" " SYMPHONV tlE.Vltl UABAUD . wasn't strong !Sh for t Job I veasonahle .t for Ui .work to b. done' '-1,' Jr-J,. 'f-?y 'Z4!T ORCHESTRA HCN ".5 V:"K;. 'I'l d..l0.,tt..b.y'LPi;f f ! demne, '"thtmln nu ZZTt ' 'TyiWHrV ""' J"h T..UU new ... .ale at epe'S. ,U0t,.et,nut , 'v0kgobtUts"kynaesTeaa ahon, " lTZi ' ," '", P-rpoW' , Jn'a'ffn 'rr?f.'tn " ' - Aaa" m 11 eh Pinh r bn.i fr m.iitinl olirt l't went tc far as to aver that "wooden OlovunnV Orllin. 1171 H 11UI1 t und - r,,riiJ'I!?,T , ill the cash I had for medicine and . .-J....,,.. cou.,i bB employed bv th'o mn. . Msm'e Capone, 1171 . Ulh it. .mNKH. NovTta htk it rnKlrnr hen" At this point the persevering ' " f , ",t ll the clause an ???,; ! Jo?",'!n.1"u,A",,l"J"An4SM.,.,N;- .'"'' "' "'-'J """ rAwir' l?.KNRJr,t- J,,NI'ii1' ,'? 7 i, ...,,.. i ,,.,,nii.. ......,-.,.. u .. i trnctoii1 'o in nn tne cueuse and that Jul a' Hlinnn. aiM s. sail nt. veurs. ruo not re of funeral P knivi LVi-h i. .;... ."""" u'' U1" nothing could he. dope exce it to fine the! I.lMHHnt Annln'T, KM;v V, H. .V . and iH.NHNllltIt. Xny. .'. rillOISfA, vhlch is pressed Inlo his palm. !.,., 7.. rtor when the force was tint ,.. Christine, Troter.insv snmeer at. PISACK, dm"?).'er of Jm and ntta JUnm' Vi really didn't aek for anything, but , f '.L'0 ninlmum " "0t up 30 J "'jfe ,8Wkn TJ&. 'Jf .!'.?'3 "- r-f " ' CARSON CHARGES VARE SOUGHT AID Magistrate Sa'8 Senator Wanted Street Cleaning Rules Changed GONNELL GOT REQUEST Former Chief Declares He Was Asked to Drop Clause Protecting City Principals' Statements in Cleaning Controversy Director Dalesman: The mini mum labor ctause Is "Ineffective In Its purpose." "I am deaf and dumb." Magistrate Carson: "While he may bo 'deaf and dumb' to queries of citizens, his ears nre still attuned to cHtch his master's voice." Former Chief Coniirll: "Senator Vnre nrguivl with me that the mini mum laboi' clause .should be trtrlck en from tlio specifications." Senator Vnre: "t have? no com ment to make." ChurgeH that State Senator Ktlwlp H.. Vnre Inspired Director Dntesman's modifications of the street-cleaning Upecltlcntlons for 1919 nye contained In ' "- statement Issued by Magistrate Robert Carson. The statement was followed by an : admission from William II. Connell, chief of the Street-ClcunliiK .Bureau j under Mayor Ulunkenburg, that Sena tpr Vare had repeatedly urged him to remove the clause stipulating the mini mum number of men to be employed, i Elimination of this clause was one of the modifications made by Director Dalearnan, ,vi,0 on Mondav.'ln an Pen nieeflnpr at the Chamber of Com; merce, asserted he alone was tetpon- . slblc for the changes. Senator Vare, when shown a copy of Carson's accusations, reatl it carefully , and then said he would make no state I m'ent of any kind concerning It. He is ' low bidder for the contracts In two of the city's nine districts, his llsure be- m& .boo.ooo. Magistrate Carson Is a member of a committee authorized at Monday's meeting; to Investigate the changes In the specifications. This committee has demanded that all 'bids be rejected and the modifications withdrawn. It has called on Director Uatesman to , .,.,,,, . . , i make reply by .! o'clock next Moneluy, , vviicii uiiuLuvi- Kvjieiue iiicciui win ue ' held Carson's Statement The state.uent Issued by Magistrate Carbon follows: Director Dalesman must decide now ' wl,om he Rha11 aerve' tlle VeP,e OT thc contractors. The elimination or the , mln'mum labor clause In the 1911) street-cleaning specifications would save ,Ile contractor! thousands of dollars and , reaun 111 an even worse conumon oriiioni nis vacation. T he (Joveinor.elert I the streets thnn during 1918. j .-riio minimum labor clause 'n the 1 , ,.i,, .in . ,,, .,.,, ., rin,er epeclilcntlons was .he .-,! safe- guard that It was possible to put In lo guarantee the city that the work woula be properly done It compelled dlt'on. It also made It possible for the Director of Public Works to estimate accurately the cost of Jhe work, there- 1 by enabling him to tell whether the bids were fair. Not Kntirely Iteiif "Since the Incorporation of tills clause In the specifications by William H. Con nell, the former chief of the Bureau of Street Cleaning. Senator Hdvvin H. 1 . Vare has made repeated efforts to have v Washington. Nov. si lt ellrnlnnted, but under the admlnls-' ChalriiMn Will Hays, of the fS?publi tratlon of the former chief he was un 1 on, National Committee, who c-tu,. to successful. The fact that this change hns tvci,i. . .,1 ... ,,L , ,.. K..n mnrt,. hv iilr,..,.,- nn.,n. ! " "fhliigton . to smooth over t'te ellffof. would Indicate to any fatrnilhded per (on that while he may be 'deaf and dumb' t,o the queries of citizens regard ing thlB matter, his ears are still at tuned to catch the sound of his master's voice." When Mr. t'onriell was asked con cerning the charges made by Magis trate Cevson, he said: " "I have not seen any statement made by Magistrate Carson or any person else on the subject ' -"Is It true, he was asked, "that con- tractors approached oti tlurlng your 1, , w",rnm:'m' cnairtnanship or balloi. wien it was opened it wan administration of the Dureuu o( 'street ! t,leA 1'",;'"',e Committee. found the bo dlcr voter had falled.to cieanlnir with the renuest that tho mln. A return to the caucus system of se- express any choice as to the inomentqilj laboi clause he enmlnated ?on !!""" no: tll.trlhutlng pat- Issue. Absecon 4II keep It. sln1 the street-cleaning speclflcntlons?" It Is," replied Mr. Connell Approurlird lly Vare "Did Senator Vare ever approach you 1 'tfad of a conference, a binding caucus on the? subject?" I be called, at which tho Republican Sen- j "He did," was the itply. ".Senator ' n,orl ln ,,,e ncvv Senate woUkl cat sc Vnret argued with me rn several occa-1 crel ''allots for the chairmen nf the ten 1 slons thnt the minimum-labor clnuse . mo,,, '"iportnnt Sennte committees. ' thrultl be stricken from the specldca-. A veurn ,0 'he cnucuR system un- 1 tlons We had several conversations In 1 doubteelly wouhl give the finance ohnlr whlch he urged the change. He has I manah,',n to Pef""ose. as the "old guard" 1 nlvvtivs favored such u chnnge." "epubllcnn Senators greatly outnumber " "What was your reason for turning ' Inelepehdents. dovvrr ldi propositions?" was asked. I . s'nnl0' Borah hrd been Urged to send "The minimum-labor clause was In-1 ,0 Mr' Hays tt fornl',l written 'protest sertcd in the street-cleaning specifics- ', Bfnni"- giving Senator Penrose 'he Hens." Jlr. Connell replied, "to make ..with the minimum equipment speclllca tlotis and the clauses specifying Ihe work to he. done a double check on the contractors. It was the only menus we Had to ha'e n reasonable gunrantee tlint nt kaM a minimum of vvcrk would be 'We (i.n.'IdereO the clause vital to, I II,. InLruti. nf tha ritv .. !. .Ir..l ' ' V. V 1L --...-m .., e enn ng. It fuiihermore gnve lis some. !1I'1"R ,1".w.m'i!,'u bae !' nt'lBentlfc'dmorj analysis' of the bids submltteel by con - 1 J tractors. When vve knew how many :i ' men were ti.' be ; on ThurEday Director Date.mau was confronted wmi viauie .o. : of tlle old speclflcat ons, In which t Is stated that all empioyeB. piuse oo inorougniy .. . HJ1 nHt -moKIa mdntli. .. aiiifcoairu vinuiv. uicinny uuu yyZXJ'titXJ'y: J& piofii.1,;.- . iy.-T -?' . w ii e jtireees in unnii nnrjrn v.. uinvni i:rir. in t ' v..-. LINCOLN CARTLEDfJi: Cashier of the Public Letl(ter Com t "any, died yesterday tit his home. i 1224 Allennrove street, Frankford CARTLEDGE FUNERAL PLANS ! Services Tuesday at Si. Mark's Church, Ffrinkfon!. l-'unernl services will be held Tuesday lor Lincoln Cat Hedge, cashier or the Public Ledger e'ompanv. who tiled jes itetday at his home, 1221 . Allengrove , street, eif heart dlseuse I The funeral will take place from his I home nt ten o'clock u. In ! Servient will ht. nnrim '"! '" '" Mark's Protestant Kplscopal church. Krankforel. Interment will be made in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Mr. CnrtlcdRo spent most of his busU ness career In the employ of the Public Ledger Company Members of the city History Society. American tlcogrn.ohltal Society and the Historical Society of Krankford will attend the funeral. SPANGLER,0FY0RK, auniva nTon rtiirni OLLIlO IlUUdn UiWULi.R Iewl. chairman of Investigation: v c I i - ! i lew speakership Candidate r. t ..... ,r ., Said to Suit Both Wet . and "Dry l actions J State llepresentatlvo Hobe.t S. Spang- , .,.,,,, , '"" i ler. of Tork. Is being put forward by' un-State nnlitii'ui lender.. . t,;u,i - candidate for Sneak. of 11.. ttnn.e Spnngler has serted three terms In the Legislature and is a "dry." Whllo his selection as Speaker would please the "dry" forces, he would also be accept able to the "wets " Organization lenders would 'rather see Spangler. who lias trained politically with the Penrose forces, 1p the Import- nnt position nt presiding over the Home thnn Ilfirpentntlve flpourn W tt'ii. llpreentatlve Ceoige w. ffli-l I tt nl '"'""',,'V ,,K'1' . iniaoiH iihs pronounced independent tendencies which he does not hesltnte in mnnirest vvnen the occasion arises. lie is it militant dry" and his selection would not be lellshed by the opponent" of the prohibition amendment. During the Inst Legislature Spangler -as given a have nf nbnce fni"i the House to enter the officers' training camp at Fort Niagara, N. V. He Was rejected because nf poor eyes and re sumed his sent In the House before the Legislature adjourneJ. Nothing definite on the speakership will be known until tjovernor-clect Wll- in. in ' . hproui returns next Miimlxv UiLletly left his homo' In Chester and "''dueled himself from political leaders, I A" ,!e lenders of both factions Jmve UH1VH(I to RU))0r, ,,, sp,e(.t,on for the I speakership the matter Is expected to remii'ri tn tioubt until he returns home ' 1;t'l,('"'"n leaders are agreed that the "' " ""- ""ifiuui-eieci .win ne a ' dry man ami that he will Hall from on, L.f ine Interior counties. PACIFIER HAYS FINDS ; HARD JOB IN SENATE Penrose Insists on Finance Chairmanship and Borah Still Opposes His Plan enees between the UppubUcuii in theM'aIlot ionff h cantonment leturnai u ! -.1- ...! H, L.sal r.t.tlr.. IMt; it.. .senate und to discuss plans for the 19'0 """"t":u '" """' "'"'"" "" '" "' preslden.lal c,palB, has. hot entirely L ol'Cs "founfoe &"-V succeeded In bringing about pt'Hce. the courthouse in' Maya Landing. ouii- Sennlo- Borah, of Idaho, who, with 1 se' f01' botn the "wet" and.'the" 'drya",. Senator Kenyon, of Iowa, is oppoalnir the protested with eciUal vehemence against selection of Senator Penrose an cha'r- Its acceptance by the County Board 61 man of the powerful Finance Cujnmlt- Elections until Its validity was fully es tee' of the Senate when th Itepubllcans (abllshed. reorganize Congress oil March 4. coti- Orders weie lecelved, by the County ferred with , Mr. Hays nnd denlnnded lhat 1 Board from the office of Secretary of Penrose nnd other "old guard" Itepubll-!, State Martin In Trenton lo count the ' '"""? '""'.r '"H"e"y lne. "epuni'cans as the result of the party Bnuabbfe, Several Itepubllcans, both "old guard1 .! and Independent, have suggested that In chairmanship of tlle P tiutice Committee. of -which he Is the ranking rtepubllcau I member and to the chairmanship of : vvuicn ne noma succeed under th ' wnlorlty rule heretofore followed', but i lrpilert Instead lo hrve a personal talk I with the Republican national chairman, ( TODAY'S MARRlARF I If l.-Msi.-'! lUUftl 3 illfllllUAbL lil.tllftSI it!,.,..I.:"T.H." ...K!'."",,.'!?:. . :""i Time ,..,...,,. p-.., -,,., ... "ici.-i.er .1 M.-ilrlde. H7.1 . nth ,t.t ' i,,"'"11, wfi?SK: At3" N. Xlarjajl t. end Matt'l- P. Mo'rl iV.iw Yn.L i'it'- Morrison, Peeksklll N. 1 und 'l'!or ,'tVttfiV,trn MVNliliknt Ph !.. and Hsjnuel H. Cnlrti-e-H. ma Kllsworth et arid'. T V, !,VrSf "iu.rvr. Ttoii fcl-to "- nlL.A "! l''' J, a?MrAV.MKi SrlvVS!- ' "'.Vi ' Kih.'.i n.i.r.r. If KvAnil' .." "'" "" -'-.."- .-A.i 7;-'- IT - ' . . jurnu liirnmtin.' sunn r. oain t.i und i.IzkIa M"r?-V,!,?XVSr,'v..ii! ... .ad jauonener, Jf",),f v sHj'. J'.v 4-. y IS LABOR PLEi State Legislative Confer ence of Trade League Opens Session MASS-MEETING TONIGHT. Program Covering Two Days Includes Addresses hy Lead ers in Organized Field An urgent anneal to bring worklnr women Into Hi ti.n.tA ,i.,tnr, ..,,.. ...n.i & 1 ..... ....UL ut,.u,,n .-, iimuv - ft I today to organized labor of Pennsylva- 'J I ma and delegates to the Stnte "legisla tive, conference of the Women's Trade Union League of Philadelphia, which, opened n tvvei.dnys' .session this morning nt the headquarter., 248 South Klgh'th street. ' Opening the meeting at 10.30 o'clock. Katherlne V. Collins, nresldent nf ih lengue, said: !) We have come together on a leglsla- r tlve program and agreed to work to gether to put It Into effect. We urge you now to Join with us lit our funda mental work to hrlng the great num bers pr- women worlturs Into the ranks of organized labor. U Is to your Inter est HS much IIS to mirn. Ul vnnntt.... I by helping your fellow workers. Let u filn lltj 11 i it i. u .IMs juu, togetner" Delegates were welcomed by Edward Iveenan, president of the Centrali Labor X tilqn. The principal address was made1 by Hose Schneldertnan, president of the ' New Vork Women's Trade Union League, on "New occupations for Women. Miss Florence L. Snnville, ' secretary nnd treasure .presided. A permanent Slate legislative mtmitii. j tee will bv appointed at the afternoon .session, which opens nt 2:30 o'clock. , Addresses will be delivered by Jamei H I Minrer. chairman of the Pennsylvania I Old Age Pensions C'mnilaalnn nn "OK iai Age Pensions," nnd Dr. William D'. Health Insurance Commission. on "Health Insurance." . nniss-meetlfig on "Labor Standards for, a Ne world" win ie held at , f?101 ,0"Kht nt New Century Hall." I -' ,Soutl' Twelfth street, at which MN Pauline M. Newman will preside. The I "Mf ka will be Mr., Mnurer. Mlaa Mnry Anderson, assistant chief of the woman- , in-lndustry service of the Depaltment I ? Vi JTpl ,3,r-, nichtee. organizer for the American Kederntlon or Labor, and Miss Florence Slmms, indu?tr!4t r'eecretar.v. V. v. ('. ' '.r.hfc nrdra,n for tomorrow follows 1 1 o'clock a. m.-.'Th'e, Vp.1 f.... o- Minimum Wage," .Mrs, Florence Kelley, secretary of tho National eionsumera' League. f , "The Eight-Hour Pchneldcrnisn. Da; Miss Ito?e MINES MENACE SHIPPING Naval Chiefs AnxioUs About Dan-,, c ., 1 V, """' """ KCI uuntjrcu uver aeas --l-t... VA. 1)1 V- ..1 . tl.i !"""" I. "". .:.: ., " . ic-m'c--"' n.-...., unvcin u.ci mc men. , " t0 shipping In the hundreds of i"olt"n1,,a u i.uin;, uiuuy mi mem 01 flip flnntlfiir I flic. vvhtHi miiul hA' uwant from tho sens before merchant ships wllj be safe from destruction. ,f Secretary Daniels said the ivorl;. of . -sweeping the Atlantic clear of mlne ftr' being pushed with all possible speed by' the United States. British, French and. Italian navies, but. It will be the work., of many mouths. , , liven after the principal shipping lanes have been swept many times, the menace of the mines will remain and contact between them nnd ship? vill not be. un-v expected. The North Sea and the waters around tlreat Britain arc littered with" mines of all types and the German sub-. marines have sown the sens with float-. Ing mines. "It Is a tremendous undertaking to1 undo for the processes of pence the I work of destruction reuulred by war, and It would bo hard to ten when It can I ha called finished." said u prominent ,mval 0niclal. "So ibnc as there In a mine loft In the .-"0a we ahnot Miy shlp lilng will be safe, and ,wno can deter mine when we hnv'e swept up every on of the mines?" WETS WIN IN ABSEC0N ' v. Soldier Vote Turns Dry Majority or Onb .Mlnntlr City. Nov 2C. -Abaeccn, after I having ben on the water wagon and off again, for a period of more, than two weeks. Is to stay "ttet," It- Is officially; proclaimed. Voting upon local option on 'November 5 Abse-eort went "dry" by a majority or 1 one, vote. A week ,laer. wheii the ,sot-4 urer vote was couneeu. a, smgie "wef- tavern unt.i au.ie i nt. at (eabt. , Prisoner'! Prophecy Verified Atlaiitle tlliy, Nov. 23. Raymond Ma gee, n former Phlladelphlnn. donUoted Kevfral days ugo of conspiring to' Vbb Harvy Smith, of Philadelphia, of 160, did nqt inalio a bad gueas as to what Jersey Justice had In store for him, ' . Magee. In Jovial yplrlt, posted In his ctll u penciled prophecy that he .would go lo State prison for from five to seven years, Judge Ingerpqtl sentenced him to' serve not, Jess than eighteen nmnths or mor.e than firtfffMi vev p he-d Ino WILL SUBLET DDhlKAH' V, A l A It t- SIHT OV HITTEX1IOU8K. HOLAIH,.! I'O.N'MISTI.N'O OV KIVK' llrlPiMioM.x. rtiiyi iiatiis, I.AKtli; I.IVIMl id KOOMi OV t i'i:.VviNuo CITV. ACCOUNT OK APPLY l. lVIttTIXtUTO TKN. ANT. ,113 '1V.I.NUT NTKKKT.' ACADEMY OF IvfUSIC BOSTON &IKViiJAn -.'- - T. .. I I'lrni ...iTH'iirnnip 1111. priviiir. . . iOTrnoFr niu .it(i jtrindn tnvit4 ' p. m.,, ftiis t. private. ;j-s '.-., ;ov. 31. ncnuucA ww&tf2 Jifitifon, tlHatlve- -i,il?i' 3 'OIINSP-V. Nov. 31. II .... A an, a TnHh..i wd u - tH' , T.. 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