'.T T TV 0 V r'- ,".' i jv a EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, JANUARY 2T, 1910 Ki I BS CHALLENGES i PmSPIONAfiE LAW l LiVJM. AJLMrMJ Ulilf I JwS. Supreme Court Hears , Argument on Validity of Measure WEE SPEECH INVOLVED ocialist's Counsel Contends wFirst Amendment to Consti- ttition Is Violated by Act fly the tsiodated fren :fVHhliiR(en, Jan. 27. Orul nrKiiinetits Kti III the Supreme Court today on he constitutionality of the espionace pt, In the cases of Kuncne V. Debs, Dclnllst leader, conlcled of violating law In a speech nt Canton, O, last pVine and Jacob Krolinerk. of Kansas Illy, found culltv of wrltlne nllesed Ijipdlilous nrtlcles for the Missouri MStaats-Zeitunu. ?! Counsel for the defendants attacked ihe act as nn ntteinnt to nhrldcc the nntltullonal rlcht of free speech and free press. John l.onl o'lirlnn. spe- Sal assistant to the Attorney Ceneral, living contended that the law obviously Intended to protect the military fosram nsalnst all types of Interfer- hce. Seymour Stedman. of Chicago, nttor- ey for Debs, directed espeilal attention the amendment passed last May mak- fctos It a misdemeanor punishable by n Blfcie of .$10,000 or twenty years Imprison mnent to "wilfully utter, print, write or pflbllsh any disloyal, profane, scurrilous Lop nbusivo lanRuaci'" about the form of Mrpvernment, constitution, or the niilltnr.v K Of 1JV-,I filfnoi r, tr ll.n ,-i,pv..,.-. nf EirlAterferinc or lilnderinir the Ooernmeni I.l.ty1n llm tirnwf.,11 fm, i.f tltn , . Tltlu 1m H&tfcrituctl Interfered with freedom' of B'fP"CL'h and of the pres In clear viola OTIIon of th.' (list constitutional amend-iWlWrnt Admission ns evidence by the trial court of the. lecords In tho c.iso of Jtoro I'astor Stokes, nnd an Interview 'Hpprnrlng In a Cleveland newspaper civ- fine Debs's view of the Pt. Louis Socialist platform was criticized. IfBRITAIN TO MAKE SURE OF FRUITS OF VICTORY W'.H at..:.....:.. A :. . T.' ft i ill 1'Kltllt.llll sillily III JLVCTV Theatre of War Expects V. S. to Do Share 'Inntlon, .Ian. 27 Anticipating an an nouncement to be made Thursday by a conference of Sir V.rc Geddes, former IKirst I.oid of the Admiralty, Field Mar pljal Hals and Major General Henry If. MYllson, chief of the Bener.il staff of tho ! llrltMi army, now meetlnir In Paris, a. if Mtrmcnt was Issued by tho War Odlce. "The proposals of the conference win make sure that we hale In everv the.itre te of the war sufficient foices durliiB the iii"t'iii rnr io see mat we are not rolilwfl of our victories, and the f.Vr. Vt, tn:in Iinrl 4lir(M pnnrDiln.ii.n ..,,. ,. - R: : '4 . i. .,. -,.,- win no j made to execute faithfully nnd punctu- niiy me conumous, not only of the nrml ftlce, hut the treaty of peace, when that Is slimed, and they will also enable us to dls-chartro our duty towaid our allies and those dependent upon us tMt must be clearly understood," the atatement continued, "that whllo Great Trunin is prepared to do her share of the work si 111 to be done, she will not ib'e asked to do more than her Klmr.. land that tho Culled States, Franco and Ijtaly will net with her In malntalnlnB tthe common Interests nnd securing the ktLuwuiiiiKt-'s Kaincu logether. rf!-- salespeople. space for comfortable A Sale of Dresses : Prices Cut to 10.00 Serge Satin Taffeta lSEEK "wasjmgion madman- tit i i i -- ni! 'rt.!..i- i iiiih Kir iiniimu nun; i himi Ma-'Sohc Caii,1 m"ci- j Th Vnhlr,Kloti nnllre todnv eineeteil . a leport from tin- I'hOmtelpliln iiutliorl ties on an Imnnto of llloiklt-y llniillnl here whom tliry think may piriintw throw nomr- Hunt on the capital's "mail man mystery," ' This man, formerly n WnnliItiRtonlnn was known to lia noli it Hlmll.irly In the past to the man who lat week nt tncknl three women In Washington shootlUR two and choklni; the other It uhh thoUKht perhaps ha was HK'alri at large. Another trail lends Into Fairfax County. Virginia, where a h.itles stiimirer appeared Tililay In a ncrous londltlon. Wnhltmtrn Is repoileil to he In a turvoim ronilltlon over the "in.iilm.iu'K rase," so ninth so In fact that ,i similiter ralllnir tit the wfoiiB address iimrmvlv eseapeil tnobhlntr when a frlKhtemd woman, nnswerlng Ihu hell, scieamed for help SWEDISH SOCIALIST HOPEFUL FOR LABOR Hjahnar Draining T h i n k s j Peace Conference May Fix ' Minimum Living Standard , ? tlie .tiociatrd Pm llernr, hnllietlRiiil. Jan. 27 A tone 'of carefully modulated optimism ns to ' result to be obtained by the Interna tional Labor and Sorlallst Conference now assembling here chai.icterlr.eil the lews erpresseil by HJ.ilmar llrantlng, tie Swedish Socialist leader, who has just arrled to attend tho conference M. llrantlng believed the l'eace Con ference Intended to attach weight to the demands of labor nnd hoped It would find a way to establish a minimum of living Flnndards for worklngmen. lie added, however, that It was utterly out of the question for tho European labor er to achieve the American wage scale, because the European cost of living, theoretically at least, was not on a par with the American Ho eipressed wholehearted Indorse ment of President AVIlson'M Ideas, al though Indicating some doubt that nil these would triumph completely. Although anti-German throughout the war, IT. Urantlng expiessed the hope that tho Entente would supply food and liuv materials to Germany us noon ns possible, because thee were absolute ly essential to the well being i.f all work ing men. He was extremely pessimis tic as io the German workmen's futiiie. 1 Holshevlsm vvns refeired to bv M. llrantlng In terms of saic.istlc condem nation, although he said he spoko with full realization of Its dangerous pos sibilities. Ho urged food and supplies for Germany to prevent Holshevlsm spreading I litre and placing Trance, llel glum, Italy and England In danger of contagion. Ho quite obviously dls.ippioves of the Allies conferring with the MoIshovlUI, shrugging his shoulders resignedly and saying the Allies would see they had made a mltake. Regarding tho American delegates who had failed to get passports for tho labor conference, jr. llrantlng criti cized the t'nlted States, but said he understood the wide diffeience between ( the American Socialist and the European Social Democrat. He said ho believed i there had been a conflict between j Samuel Gompers and the leaders of the I Memo conference, but liojicd the Ameri cans would attend the trades union con ference that had been arranged to be convened In France fliiiultniicoURly with tho Berne gathering KING PETER SERIOUSLY ILL Serbian Monarch Suffers Relapse, Says Laibacli Dispatch llnsrl, 'Jan. 27 (By A. P.) King Peter of Serbia, who has been III, has suffered a new attack and Is said to be In n. serious condition, according to ad vices from I.aibach. i Princn Itegent Alexander Is on Ids way , to his father's bedside. BLAUNE Additional shopping. Fabrics Crepe de Chine Georgette and t Silk Combined Wl 10.00 T 6r1 1(M l mlL n lll?nr ' f big it o MERGER URGED BY M'ADOO Fusion of Railroad?. Inland Waterways and Merchant Marine His Scheme S-YKAR CONTHOl, 1M.KA Government Need More Time to Unify National Transpor- tution System. He Savs Bv the ,! "iiirrcf Pre.n aiitn lliirhiirn. Oil., Jan 27 Co ordination of railroad". Inland water wavs and merchant marine on one vat Pintle trmsoitatlnn system, under I'ed ei.il supervision. H the project outlined hcie by William Glbbs Mr Vdon icceiitlv director (uncial of lallroads who uiced II as lb,- main ienoii for a tlve-vear Meiisliui of government mil-control Mr. M.diV r"v ".lllload statement was mado In a telegram made public today, addressed to Albeit Kiell. chair man of the Miami nnd Erie Improve ment Committee of the Cincinnati Cham ber of Commerce, aril was sent in ic spono to nn Invltnthn to attend an In land waterwa.vs meeting todnv In Defiance, Ohio 'Hie inesiage said: "Iter.ret It Is Impossible for tne Io attend your Inland waterways meeting nt Defl.uue January 27. "It seems to mc futile to expend great sums of money on the development of our tnlani) wateiwas unless our gov ernment adopts an Intelligent policy about railroad couttnl. The future of waterways development Is absolutelv de pendent on n government inntrol width will enforce the opei.it Ion of the vvater- vvavs nnd Hie ralhoads as n co-ordlnaleit and aitlculated s.vsiein which will give the people the benefits of nn efficient combination of water anil mil f.ullltles l Months Not Long Enough This cannot he accomplished under the present railroad law, which provides thai the ralhoads cannot be controlled by the government for n longer peilod than 1 twenly-one months lifter the letuni of pence Within n tvventy.one.mnnth pe riod l.o substantial development of wa tervns can be nude, nor can their op eration In so brief n period afford any adequate trst of their values. "On thn return of the railroads to pri vate ovviieisliip, which must be made within the twcnt.v-nne months' period as the present law provides, th cut throat competition of the ralhoads under private control, with the partly de veloped waterwavs. will effectively de stroy water trmsportalli'ii as heretofore, and tho people's Investment in these facilities will tontiniie to 1,.- of Utile If any value. To Develop W'nierunvs "I have Uiged the Congrc-s to cVcnd the period of Federal control of the 1.111 roads for live years because that wlllj give us time to develop some of the most Important 'istlng water mutes, co-ordinate them with the rillronds and prove their worth as a part of n great Ametlcan transportation svstem i "I ulso feel tluil the government 1 should control tho railroads and the In land waterways for a peilod of five vears so that they may in turn be co ordinated wllh our government merchant marine, which has been built at a cot of moio than two billion dolars and vvhkh under existing law the govern-1 ment controls for a five year period. "Unless vve look at this great problem with vision nnd from the standpoint solely of the American people Instead of ' from the standpoint of the selfish In terest of pilvate owners, private steamship owners, private shippers, pri vate Investors, or any other single class, ' wo shall ivt measure up to our obliga tions to the American people, nor realize the great opportunities and destiny that ' lie ahead of us. ro-ordlnatlon Willi Merchant Marine I "The confusion of counsel about the railroad problem, m.ttie dally more evi dent by the great larletv of conflicting views and opinions now being presented at the hearing before the Interstate Com merce Committee of the Senate at Wash- , 833-35 Market Street ; Maimer's Second FJoor, Qm Ington, makes It metre nnd more clear ' Hint the course of wisdom, sngacjty and prudence Is to etentl government con trol of the railroads for live years, that our Inland waterwajH be developed to thn largest possible extent during that' period, and that thec Inland wnter ways and rail facilities be eo-ordlniited It'll our peat merchant marine In nn endeavor to get for American bnslnos enterprise n fair participation In the 'benefits of world commerce n part of our union Is nmie vllnllv ctiiiceineti in tins iiursiiun man tlie .,...-. nr it... ill, ,. .....I ti ,- i,e sinrt" " - ... ,.tiifiiirin in- i-Mcd unless Ihev ate given a chniice uiiilt'l the p.initu coniioi iiv- i ne govt in ment of rail nnd steamship facllltlc. "The poweiful nnd sleepless fmos of leactlon are solidly ntuived against this plan Tjiey will defeat It unless the American people nn- molded In t1H situation The fine Is shoit The tiut i,.r i vital My earnest sugge-ilon to voii anil our iissml.iten It ihat ou piess upon the attention of the Congres the Impoilauce of the live ve.ir control In tltr ihat tin- things vou want Io accom- 1... I.........!. nl..,i. llllll I 111",, ,"- .-' .w .ull pll"ll lll-lv be brought nboui llgneil) W G .McVDOG" FIRE ROUTS FAMILY FROM BED Two Dwi'llinos Damaged to ' tcnt of .SI.'iOO by Flume Fire todav routed Jacob llosenfeld. his wife and two children. In scant- night altlie f loin their home :'ll II M ll.lt fit stti-ei. Tlie Iila7e badly damaged Iwn dwel ling" that of llosenfeld anil the home of 1 l.u rv Frank. 2ii:i!i Mlldrnl sluet 'Ihe Iiish is estimated at Jlino fttr entertaining a number of guests last night at their liome. Mr and Mts Frank went to visit a sick friend In Hie iii'lghbothood. When the, returned thev foiitul the llit and stcond poor of their home In flames. Tlie lite has limned Its wav tlnnugli tho pailltloii Into the Itnsenfi'ltl home. Frank awol.e P.osenfelil and his wife, who made ,i hasty exit from thrlr lied roon vvitli their three-vi.ir-tilil ilaugh'er. Anna, and one-c.ir-old bib, Sltlnev. Fliemen foughl the blaze fur more than an hour before thev t ximgulslied the llames Itnvenfeld and liis f.imlly were cared for b.v nelKlibois Direct Labor Indirect Labor l Fixed Charges Overhead Indirect labor constitutes the overhead in many concerns. Much indirect labor can be cut down or made more productive by changing its direction. This is particularly true in "your file room. By making your files the centre of impulse for your orders, correspondence, collections and other activities, based on documents, you make your file clerks executive. Files which compel circulation of action demandinjr papers speed up tlie activities of correspondents, facilitate reference, order fillintr. acknowledgments and stimulate those functions which increase good will from customers. An Amber; Analysis will tell you how the proper application of the basic filing and indexing principles will give vou files which can be debited as well as credited. AmlierR Cabinets, wood and steel, arc standard and the Indexes fit any make of cabinet. .SYrZ for "Applied Indexing," (i bonk for business excculh-cs. hmbn Pioneetj and Originators of Modern Verticil Indexing. Widener Building Uitalillshnl IbC. Tdeiihune Walnut 4U7I. I'oit Trimmings Embroidery Beading Braiding Satin U. S. HESITATES AT MORE LOANS American Financiers le- licvr Kurope Can I?est Horrow I'rivattdy CHKDIT KKM)Y IIKHK A 1 1 it'll Idea America Share War Debt for Ideal- rind jNo 1'avtir ll Itir.HXKI) V. H I. Ml N ft in (.'(iic to ,' riling Puhlic .etgtf i t oMMt;!,'. ;1. Itu V 1 Tieirt e o. I'tirl-, Jan -J7. Moie and tunic it b is been impressed on Amernan otlU nils here that tlie best way to get tlie world Kick to normal conditions is to put an It ml I evertthlng I lint sugKests war and unli that thought ill mind thev me etking tu atiange side ugi cements sep .".Ho fiom the peace treat- that will dart huslnes going again on a firm foundation The Fulled States has loaned hn tiK'ii.,, sums of money to some of th. assoclatiil governments to cntrj mi tin war. and these governments still In h, It Is ifpiiiil.vl to their future Ii,im n. - lh.it our government shall rontinu. tn aiivauie loans durillL' the period of i. . iidjustmeiit. lint heie is n divergence helweiMi 'In Aimrlcin ami foreign xlew. It i f.'t hv ihe Anitilc.iti ii;iresenlatives that the bet llielbod of readjustment is to have the nations which have suffered most bv the lavages of war undertake 'their own salvation that i. begin to ie. (V.iIiIihIi tin mselvcs on ,i st If-suppnrtlug Material Product cost is up until it largest item of 1 File and Index Co. are invited to open a Clutrne A f count, Half Colors Navy Copen Black . Taupe W basis Instead of getting direct govern imnial help from Washington Unlit i:urtiie t (In In nrk To put tho matter bluntly, our tepre. sentalives take the view that the sooner Europe goes .i wolk the better It will he for Europe. Take, for example, the sungestlons tli.it Iuivb bet n put before American officials here In a wnv to Indicate that thev are Intended to be taken seriously, that the fnlteil Sinlts consider Itself ns having hi in in the wni since August, lit I, nnd nftee to take over propor iliitmle share of the expends Incurred bv the other Allies In llithllng Die Central pnweis diiilng ilit. p, rlod of innin than fniii tllls. ilur oillcliiN an- s.iti'tled thni Atnerlcnn publ c nplnlon will n.. HALLAHAN'S 919-921 MARKET STREET 1 $52 IN. X These satin slippers are well made, of good quality and if your size is here don't miss this golden opportunity. Several Thousand Pairs Include Black satin. Red satin. Cerise satin. Lavender satin. White satin and Pink eatin; with hich Louis XV heels, In sizes 1, l1?, 'J, 2M, ?, 3'j A, B, C and D widths. Si and $. grade. Light blue satin and Gold satin, with hiprh Louis XV heels, in dizes I, l'i, 2, 2H, 3 and .V A, B, C and D widths. Worth fl.OO to SS.00. Black satin and White satin, with low heels (satin cov ered), in sires 1 to -1 and widths A to D. Value $3.00 to $3,00. $3.&0 patent leather Tango heels, sizes 1 to 4, widths A to I) Mason & DeMarvy 1 1 15 Chestnut Street Opposite Keith's Theatre A Most Extraordinary Fur Event! Furs at Half Price ! Furs One-Third Off! This is our annual event! This season, the reductions are more drastic than ever due to the record-breaking warm winter, which has left us with larger stocks than we care to carry at this time of the year. Our entire stocks are repriced repriced to exactly one-half to two-thirds of their full worth. Purchases Will Be Reserved in Our Storage Vaults Until Next Fall on Payment of a Deposit Payments to lie Continued During the Spring and Summer These Are But a FUR COATS KpRulurly (f.) Marmot Coats 89.00 (-1) Marmot Coats 120.00 (7) Muskiat Coats 115.00 (.'1) Australian Stml Coats l-lli.oo () Musktat Coat.s I.m.OO (3) Australian Seal Coats 105.00 () Natural Xuttia Coats 175.0(1 (1) Hudson Seal Coats 225.0(1 (2) Taupe Nutiia Coats 223.00 (5) Hudson Seal Coats 2J0.00 (2) Hudson Seal Coats 20.-..00 (2) Natural Squinel Coats IJT.'i.OO ( I ) Leopatd Coat 373.00 (1) Persian Lamb Coat 375.00 (4) Hudson Seal Coats 305.00 (tj Hudson Seal Coats 145.00 (2) Mokskin Coats 450.0(1 (2) Caracul Coats 435.00 (1) Natural Mink 050.00 (1) Russian Kolinsky Coat 750.00 (1) Uioadtail Coat 1050.00 FUR SCARFS Keirulurlv (2) Taupe Wolf Scarfs 20.00 (3) Iliovvn Wolf Scarfs 25.00 (4) Ctay Wolf Scaifs 20.50 (3) Taupe Fox Scaifs 22.50 (4 ) Hudson Seal Scarfs 32.50 (5) Brown Fok Scarfs 30.00 (1) lied Fo Scaifs 39.50 ((I) Black Fox Scarfs 45.00 (4) Ftench Seal Stole 05.00 (() Taupo Fox Scnifs 65.00 (5) Brown Fox Scaifs 75.00 (4) Nutria Stoles R5.00 (.1) Cross Fox Scarfs 1 10.00 (4) Black Lynx Scaifs 110.00 (2) Moleskin Stoles 110.00 (3) Natural Blue Fox Scarfs U0.00 (3) Hudson Seal Stoles 135.00 (1) Hudson Bay Sable Scarf 250.00 (1) Silver Fox Scarf 295.00 : ' lTHCHASING tolerate placing nny such additional ex pense on the American people I he argument advanced to back up these suggestions, vvlntli coino from more than one Euioptnn nllv. Is that the I'nlted Sintts. although It did not enter Hie war until Apnl. I'H7. made huge amounts nut of salts of inunltlmfs and food to the Allltil guvernmeiits prior to that time, nnd fairly reveled In a pros pi rity that places It In n position to show the most gtueiinis spirit. Further, more, it is atlvaineil that the I'll ttd Slates tnteled the war for lilcHlistle rtnsons nnd can HfTiud to make sacri fices as tvlilfiuc of the gnud faith of that Idriillim I'rivnte I mm iUiitiileil ntiiiuoii among tho Amer.iau riire sentntives seems tn sit in opposition gap-nss 3to5 Satin Evening Slippers A Sale That Is Attracting Much Attention Among Bright Women and Slippers, French Part of the Now 14.50 09.50 72.50 87.50 S9.50 98.50 110.00 1 15.0(1 145.00 Ui5,00 195.00 245.00 215.00 245.00 245.00 295.00 295.00 325.00 125.00 495.00 095.00 13) 13) (1) (1) H!) (2) (2) (5) ) (3) (2) (2) (3) (4) (3) (2) (5) (2) (1) (I) (1) i.oo Natutal Kacvoon Sets... Clay Wolf Sets Hudson Seal Set- Black Fox Sets Taupe Wolf Sets Black Lynx Sets Pointed Fox Sets Nutiia Sets Black Wolf Sets Blown Fox Sets Blown Wolf Sets Skunk Sets Beaver Sets Taupo Fox Sots Black Fox Sots Blown Fox Sets Black Lynx Sets Mink Stilju Natural Aher Set HudonJP Silver I" Now 10.00 12.30 1 1.50 15.00 17.50 19.50 24.50 29.50 39.50 42.50 19.50 54.50 09.50 09.50 72.50 71.50 89.50 150.00 195.00 i) (7) (3) (4) (3) (2) (2) AGENTS' ORDERS ACCEPTED i of these vlt-ws, nnd It almost goes with out sating that the protiosnl to liav Ihe American Treasury take over a part flf tlm h'llNitii a n u ah Ia1 lk..iliul ... . ... w.x ( ( i mm ll I llfj -jjt-i !" befme we enteied the war will not b adopted. , A very geneinl Mew ntnone American roUlelnl fit Ii.pIm l. l.. .. .AAH ..- ....-i "nn tin, t, wrrii inn- side ring the matter Is that the recon struction of wnr-vvoin Europe can best be nrcompliehed bv obtaining the needed flnsncl.il assistance through prlvMn rather than thtongh governmental means Sorictv 49 Years Old Meinbeis of Ihe Women's Hlble Itead iis' Soclitv of Philadelphia today oh strvett the fortt-tilntli nnnlv-rsarv of. tlie organlzatlnu vf their society nt a iiitetlng In the aseiiihly room, 1816 I'liesiiuil ilitei, this nfteriinon. .00 Mail Orders Size can be tent only as specified. Many Specials FUR SETS Regularly 55.00 . ... 05.00 . ... 55.00 09.00 . ... 59.50 89.00 . ... 98.00 75.00 85.00 90.00 . ... 90.00 . ... 98.50 . . . . 1 10.00 ....100.00 115.00 120.00 ....135.00 225.00 ....223.00 450,00 . . . .550.00 Now 27.50 32.30 32.50 34.50 37.50 44.50 49.50 49.50 54.50 59.50 59.50 62.50 64.50 64.50 74.50 74.50 84.50 145.00 145.00 295.00 345.00 Sable Sot., 'et FU UR MUFFS f . y Beprulatly Nutria Mutfs 20100 Hudson Seal Muffs 22.50 Natural Knccoon Muffs 32.50 Taupe or Brown Wolf Muffs.. 35.00 Taupe or Brown Fox Muffs... 69.00 Skunk Muffs 55.00 Beaver Muffs C0.00 COATEES Hegularly French Seal Coatee 98.00 Nutria Coatees 175.00 Hudson Seal Coatees 185.00 Now 10.00 15.00 17.50 24.50 34.50 34.50 39.50 Now 49.00 110.00 125.00 145.00 245.04 255.00 495.M Natural Squirrel Coatee 290.00 Moleskin Coatee 450.00 Hudson Seal Coatees 390.00 Mink Coatee 695.00 . Mr Hlstlc Ie the t? fol. f r j h. :1 I ' II f .VJf lJL T :. MSWi KSWOTit g; : ,7Mm
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