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NEW ACT HELPS
RESERVE SYSTEM
Four Measures Grouped in
One Bill "Welcomed
by Financiers
INCREASE BANK CAPITAL
Chairman Plielnn, of House
Committee, Sees Much
Practical Benefit
By a Staff Correspondent
WanhtnKton, March 17. Several
measures to Increase the efficiency of the
Federal Reserve bank system nntl to
assist tho national banks were pajsed
at the nesslon of Concre-w which came
to an end last week, It was stated today
by Congressman Michael F. Pheland, of
Massachusetts Democrat, charrman of
the House Banking and Currency Com
; mlttee'. Mr. Phelan succeeded Carter
Glass as chairman about threo months
bbo when the latter became Secretary
of the Treasury.
Four distinct measures npplylns to
the Federal Reserve system were
'grouped touether In one bill nnd passed
by the Senate and House, Mr. Phelan
said today In reviewing the action taken
by tho last Congress with respect to the
banking business.
"Tho first section of the bill provided
for a different application of the earn
ings of the banks which are members
of the reserve system. It permits turn
ing a greater part of their earnings Into
the surplus of the banks and less over
to the government In tho way of a fran
chise tax," s.ld Chairman Phelan. "The
purpose of this was to add to the capital
and surplus of the Federal Reserve
banks, with special reference to the de
velopment of our foreign trade, because
foreign banks look to tho amount of
capital and surplus of our banks In
"'"ng ineir strength.
Competent Men Now Arnllable
"The restriction In the Federal Re-
VZ? nJt.JTch nrollb'tE' various of
ficials of the Treasury Department from
.hB lny, omce or Ployment In a
member bank for a period of two years
after they ceasn tn u -,,,..i. ' ..
fielalfl was removed by Section 2 of this
bill.'
tui'niiueu ain t'tieian.
,,,.? iv. of thls reBtrt:tlon was
very desirable, and will work out very
oCn " '" maka " much easier to
nlaels l C,mpS.tent men to take the
wil .1 tho Trensu''y nepartment
which they cannot now afford to take.
ffor,?V,fVery,h,sh cln8l cannt now
afford to leave places they hold In bank-
i?5,0c?nTna ul take Positions ns as
sistant to the Secretary of the Treas-
ury at JB000 a year, because alter ren
SrSf-M "J valua.bIe 8crvlC0 thcy u"d
?v vabI,e. t0 B0 1,acI "id re-engage in
the banking business for more than
h,0lynear3, ? has bccn very umcu t to
' antS to Phe,T1y,Cei "nd canable "'
a!wi .v th. Sceren-y of tho Treasury
and other Important Treasury positions
while the old restrictions were In force
,.,v Vm Al(1 Victory lMnn
rl mavtln(r of th0 Victory Liberty
Loan will be made easier through the
passage of the third section It
Vides that Federal Reserve ni P "
lend to member hnnu 1" -?anl3.ni?y
srs'K
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banks through the Reserve Bank .i..
previous law Provided foMndfvidLS 2'
rowers .n their business '"vnr
"Tho fourth section mi..
signatures, as well as wrlu?n oT?"
notes of national banks "m" 5,;m
fore It has been necessary for th?t"
, dent and treasurer of each hn W'
sign his name with a pen on X '"
tlonai bank note. Now "ho si,"a'
can be engraved on the notVh "at
' -w "Jau f Ener,lvlnS and Prfnting
where they are made, the samn n '
the federal currency, and mwh labor
and time can bo saved. Iabor
xiicre was one rahcr Important
mmmirn with rn-n',i .-. .""1'onnnt
Congress failed to pass'." It wasn't?,
to permit national banks to contribute
to the united war fund campaign Pre.
vlously Congress had passed a bill to
permit banks to contribute to tho Red
Cros The-bill to permit banks to
contribute to the united war fund to
be divided up between the Vmml ii,
en's Christian Association, Young Men's
Christian Association, Knlghta of Co
lumbus, Salvation Armv nn t-.....v
Welfare Board was passed by tho Sen-
f tc, uui uuieu in me liouso on two
' occasions that It waa called up The
banks had arranged -to -give several
iiiiiuuu uouara 10 mo lund, but were
prevented hy the failure of tho House
to pass the bill.
"These were the only measures the
banking affd currency committees con
sidered, and the only Important ones
brought to the attention of Congress at
the last session."
ELKS AID CRIPPLED HEROES
;
Vocational Training Arranged for
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines
Waalilngton, March 17. Contribution
of $150,000 by the Elks' war relief com
mission for extension of the work of
vocationally retraining disabled soldiers,
sailors and marines was announced last
night by tho federal board for voca
tional education with tho statement that
if necessary further financial assistance
would be given.
Fifty thousand dollars of the fund will
be lent to disabled men so that they may
be placed In training Immediately with
proper maintenance while their com
pensation award Is being determined by
tho government. Ab the loans will be
repaid, the money can be turned over
many times.
Another $50,000 will be placed at the
disposal of the director of tho board for
use in training disabled men who do
not come under the war risk Insurance
act or the federal vocational rehabilita
tion act, and therefore cannot receive
either compensation or training at gov
ernment expense. The'other $50,000 will
be used In a publicity campaign to ad
vise the men of the training they can re
cejve it they desire.
EARLE WILLIAMS SUED
Film Actress Asks $160,000 Balm for
Injured Heart
T,o Anrelea, Cl., March 17. The leT
gal decks are; cleared for the trial of an
action, brought by Miss Roma Raymond,
a brunette motion plcturo actress,
against Earls Williams, motion picture
' star, for $160,000 for alleged breach ot
promise. .
Miss Raymond alleges that in Brook
lyn in 1912 and subsequently she was
known as Mrs. Williams, and that Mr.
Williams at that time said he could not
marry her because his salary' was only
'$8$ a week and his parents were de
pendent on him. She followed, him here
and. learned that he had-married Miss
Florins .Wa'.z, of Brooklyn, and that his
salary vtui $1500 a week.
Mr. WUlIoma In his answer avers that
Miss Raymond 1b a native of Austria
Hungary and an alien enemy, and there
fore cannot legally bring the action.
She asserts she is a native ot Poland.
Atlanta Railway Clerks End Striko
Atlanta, 0., March 17. (By A. P.)
About 1500 railroad clerks employed on
all roads entering, Atlanta except the
jsasnvuie, unaitanooga ana ui. jouis,
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JCRUSH RIOTING
MOBS IN EGYPT
3000 Natives Rush Railroad Sta
tion at Tanta Nationalist"
Agitation Is Causo
Ixindon, March 17. (Uy A. P.)
Thero has been rioting at Tanta, Egypt,
In connection with the disorders which
have occurred thero during .tho past
week.
On March 12, 3000 persons attempted
to rush n railroad station at Tanta, but
tho attack was met by troops and police
and nns frustrated. Thero was somo
fighting and twenty-two casualties are
reported In a Cairo dispatch received
here. (Tanta Is an Important town on
the Nile seventy-five miles nbovo Alex
andria and Is tho capital of the province
of Gharblya.) '
A Reutcur's dispatch from Cairo, un
der dato of March 12, reports extensive
riotous demonstrations by studfMi and
tho populace with considerable instruc
tion of property, necessitating the em
ployment of military forces. It Is re
ported that tho disorders wero easily
suppressed without bloodshed.
Ceneral Watson, commanding the
British forces there, has Issued a warn
ing that the country Is still under mar
tial law nnd that meetings nnd demon
strations cannot be permitted.
The motive for the demonstration Is
net stated in the dispatch, but it Is
believed that the disorders were a re
sult of the recent Nationalist agitation
In Kgypt.
According to a dispatch to tho Mall
the rioting was due to the arrest and
deportation of Said Pasha Zagloul, vice
president of tho legislative assembly,
and others.
Teutons to Balk
on Rhenish State
Continued from I'nte One
In bed until noon yesterday. He re
ceived Colonel K. M. House during the
afternoon and with him discussed the
military and naval terms or peaco, aa
well as the results of the Brussels con
ference relative to shipping and the
supplying of food to Germany. Later
ho drove to St. Germain with Mrs. Wil
son, returning to the Whlto 'HouSo at
about 7 o'clock.
A dispatch to tne Havas Agency from
Posen, dated Saturday, says the Ger
man delegation has returned to Posen
nnd resumed pourparlers in an effort to
settle the 'controversy between Germany
and Poland.
Dispatches from The Haguo say Pro
fessor W. J. M. Van Eyslnga, of Ley-
den University, has been appointed to
represent Holland at the meeting of
ncuirui reuiescjiiuiitcn m xttna iu v.-
chango views on the league of nations.
Tho appointment was made In response
to a request from tho Peace Conference.
Professor Vnn Eyslnga Is professor of
International law at Leyden.
FOES DISSATISFIED
WITH FOOD PROVISION
Berlin, March 17. (By A. P.) Tho
average German Is not enthusiastic over
the amount of food he will get under
the provisioning agreement with the
Allies.
After his first feeling of enthusiasm
over tho arrangement he Jwgan to figure
out his share of the provisions under
the document, nn extended summary of
which was published officially this morn
ing. ucn comment as is mnuo reuccis
an undeniable feeling of disappointment
at the quantltl provided.
This was particularly the case be
cause the newspapers, In reducing the
totals to figures in pounds per capita,
bara their estimate on the population
before the war and work out the result
at ten pounds per person. Instead of
the approximate eighteen pounds which
results from a computation upon tho
basis of a population of 45,000,000, ex
cluding the self-providers on the farms,
as the food ministry contemplates dnlni?.
This means that the allotment would
be b. half. pound of (lour and a tenth of
a pound of fats per day.
In commenting on tho agreement Vor
waerts predicts that tho Independent
Socialists and the Snartacans will make
capital of the proviso, that no food shall
be allotted to those who are unemployed
through their own fault. The newspaper
pays the workmen will be told that the
government Induced tho Entente to In
sert this proviso to prevent them from
using the strike as a political weapon.
The newspaper declares that the pro
viso was contained In the draft agree
ment submitted by tho Intcr-Allled dele
gates. The delegates undoubtedly In
slrted upon it. Vorwaerts thinks, In or
der to mnke Germany finance as large
a proportion of the supplies as possible
by means of exports, so that Germany's
gold resources might be reserved for
Indemnity payments. The newspaper
characterizes tho agreement as "any
thing but a success."
Arrangement for foreign credits Is
only ono part of a difficult food prnb
lem. The price of various foodstuffs,
particularly cereals, on tho world mar
kets Is so high, compared with tho
maximum prices which Germany main
tained on rationed foodstuffs during tho
war. that some method must h fnnnri
to make up the differences In cost If
the price of bread Is to bo within tho
reach of the workingman.
Tho constant rtrlkes are caused
largely by the Inability of tho poorer
classes to meet the cost of living. -.Tho
government Is aware that If the price of
bread, which now Is fifty to sixty pfen
nigs for a two-pound loaf, Is Increased
three or fpur times the entire laboring
class and many of the lower mlddlo
classes might swing over Into Bolshe
vism.
The Tages Zeltung savs It Is Infnrm
that Germany has completed tho de
livery to the Allies of 5000 locomotives
nnd 150.000 cars, as provided for In tho
armistice. The value of the rolling
stock. It is said Is 3,000.000,000 marks.
Tho Prussian railways furnished three
fourths of the locomotives and cars.
EXPORT NEGOTIATIONS
WITH FOE SUSPENDED
Itottfrdnm, March 17. (By A. P.)
Tho negotiations hero between Entente
and German delegates for the delivery
by Germany of potash, wood and dye
stuffs have ended ror the time being,
with nn agreement by Germany to de
liver a small quantity of potoshrto Oreat
Britain the only result achieved.
The discussion broke up Friday, on
the Entente demanding that negotiations
should be carried on for dyestufts only
from factories In unoccupied territories.
Although the United Stntra did not
take part in tho potash negotiations, the
opening of such negotiations by America
is expected. The. German delegation,
with the exception of the potash dealers,
will return to Germany on Monday,
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JAPANESECRUEL
TO YANKS, CHARGE
U. S. Service Men Abused
at Tientsin and Consul
Stoned
SITUATION WAS TENSE
Regular Infantrymen, Not
Marines, Now Said to Have
Been Involved
By the Associated Press
PcUin. March 14 (delayed). Although
early reports from Tlen-Tsln suggested
that American marines wero to blamo
for tho recent disorders there, later
reports seem to show that tho
Jnpaneso wero also at fault,
l Is contended that Jnpanpse mili
tary guards entered the jjrench con
cession and thero seized two Ameri
cans, and when American officials In
quired of the Japanese pollco authori
ties If nnv Americans were being de
tained, were given a negative answer,
according to a report. Later American
officials Jound two Americans In n,
pollco station, ono of them lying nlmost
naked In tho yard, calling for water.
The Jnpaneso wero Induced to send tho
Injured man to a hospital and nn
American consul refused to lcavo tho
station until the other man. a corporal,
hnd been released. This demand was
finally granted. The American consul
wan stoned by Jnpaneso as ho drove
nwnv from the station. It Is added.
When the American marines en
tered the Japanese consulate they aro
reported to have attacked a visitor.
On Thursday evening American ma-
Inra Tubn worn nntnrlnc- n mnvlnir Till--
turo theatro In tho French concession
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were nuacKea ov u crnwa oi jaimncHu
armed with sticks. They managed to
enter the theatre, the proprietor of
which telephoned fo tho French po
lice, -who dispersed tho Japanese.
Tho situation at Tientsin Is said to
bo ter.se. Tho matter has boon re
fcrred to the French legation here.
Washington, March 17. (By A. P.)
Minister Relnsch, In Pekln, advised the
Clnln rtntinclrMAnf fj-iflo lifil oil Wfl fl
( nuIct ,n Tcn.TBni where there was
trouble last week between American
soldiers and Japanese, nnd that he wns
sending n full report of the Incident by
mall. Tho Department Instructed him
to report all Important facts by cable
Immediately.
Bishop Assailed
at Conference
Continued frnm Vnse One
centenary movement, Into the discus
sion. Mr. Oakes looked nt Doctor Blckley
and said: "There Is ono thing I could
not agree with you on, George "
"You make your statement and I will
answer it." returned Doctor Blckley, A
smiling.
Gaiel's Blows Restore rence
"If Doctor Blckley or any other super
intendent believes he can go down there
and stop the exodus," said Mr. Oakes
excitedly, "then, Bishop, you ought to
send him there. If you have a right to
send mo you have a right to send him.
Keep him there and support him there
when ho Is there.
"Although t!he revenues of our church
are dlmlnisliin6T, yet the church Is keep
ing up Its offerings for the Bishop and
Presiding Elders (tho district superln
tendens)." Ddctor Henson, superintend
ent of the South District, rfirose.
"It Is Hot true," he said in a loud
voice. , .
In a still louder voice, Mr. Oakes re
plied: "I 'tell you It is 'true."
Bishop Berry restored peace by pound
ing with his gavel.
"I want you to havo the fullest lib
erty," he said to Mr. Oakes, "but ou
are speaking off the subject."
Doctor Blckley, answering Mr. Oakes's
assertions, declared that the speaker had
made the same charges annually for the
last fifteen years, and appealed to the
conference to say whether In that time
Mr. Oakes had ever made a constructive
suggestion to alter the condition com
plained of.
There was no answer from tho con
ference to this question.
Charge of Unfnirness Rained
It Is a case of tho liberal thought
o fthe church opposed to the prejudices
of one decadent church," assedted Doc
tor Blckley. "Is the great program of
tho Methodist Church to bo held up
by men who are 150 years behind In
their Ideals?" The speaker added that
the General Conference should pass leg
islation for the control of churches'
which suffer from the Influx of foreign
ers. When Doctor Blckley sat down three
men strove for recognition. This led
up to the charge of unfairness against
Bishop Berry. The Rev. Thomas Mc
Kenty, brother of Warden "Bob" Mc
Kenty, tried three" times to get recogni
tion, when finally he was given the
floor he began talking along lines which
the Bishop apparently did not think
pertinent to tho subject under discus
sion, for he rapped with his gavel and
admonished Mr. McKenty to stick to
tho point.
"Bishop, you're not playing fair," de
clared Mr. McKenty finally, when he
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had been told that only ono minute re
mained to him.
"Vou're not giving mo a Sfjuare
deal." Bishop Berry sprang to liln feet
nnd rapped tho desk sharply with, the
gavel.
"You gave other men moro time," as
serted Mr. McKenty. "You won't grant
mo that prIUIege. I knew I would not
bo nlloncd to talk here.
"1 want to tell you, Bishop, I never
woro tho carpet of your otfi.ee out like
some other men who went there. I
never visited your ottlco dally, did 17
I never tarnished your ofilco doorknob
turning it, did 17
"Bishop, you know this Is not a square
deal. The crux of tho matter Is this:
Oakes has hit tho bull's eye, as my
brethren well know, nnd, Mr. Bishop,
bellevo me, tho bcjl Is still ringing In
my cars."
Bishop Berry continued to pound for
oruer, and Mr. McKenty finally sat down
Ilolnlicvlsm Preelpltatrs Argument
Bolshesm precipitated a hot discus
sion at this morning's session,
resolution Introduced by Doctor Blckley.
In It ho referred to an alleged npparent
npology for Bolshevism by the Rev. Dr.
Harry F. Ward, of Union Theological
Seminary. New York. The resolution
was adopted only after It had been talk
ed over at length by the members of the
conference.
The resolution was as follows:
"Whereas, the Philadelphia Annual Con
ference, In adopting tho report of the
Commission on Soclnl Service, has
placed Itself on record as opposed to
Bolshevism, nnd
"Whereas: tho Methodist Federation
for Social Sen Ice. through Its secretary.
Prof. Harry F. Ward, ot Union Theo
logical Seminary, appears to be carrying
on propaganda for this uu-ChrlBtlan nnd
un-American teaching; thereforo be It
"Resolved. That wo protcBt to the offi
cers of the federation against such apol
ogies going out under tho namo of a
denominational organization. .
"Resolved, that we commend the edl.
torlal of the Christian AJvocate In ex
posing the danger nnd sophistry of this
propaganda aixl urgo all our church
nanprn to loin In opposing the npology
for teachings and practices which are
i subversive of the state,
.l,n pnlinll-V."
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Ntr nnkPH. discussing the resolution
before It ivns put to a vote, suggested
that more Information rhould be given
nbout Doctor Ward's position beforo the
matter was considered closed.
World Now In a Crisis
"The country and worlfl nre now In
n crisis," said tho Fpenker, "and there
Is a something that breeds discontent
that we have to meet, and have to meet
on a scriptural basis. The mailed nst
does not always settle tilings, i u.i.
Christian man nnd desire to be a peace
ful man nnd preacher. I would like
more Information nbout this matter. A
church that has no message for such
ttmo as these Is not the Church of God."
Another speaker on the resolution wns
the Rev. J. J. Bingham, who served for
a tlmo as a Y. M. C. A. worker In
Prura Hb said the Methodist Church
should go cautiously nnd not "permit
nny Methodist organization to apparent
ly foster or apologize for this move
ment.
Doctor Blckley, spanking on the roso
lutlon, said: "I don't think any minister
Iri this country wnnts to stand for the
things Imputed to Bolshclnm In Rus
sia." Turning to Mr. Oakes, Doctor
Blckley said:
"I am afraid what comes Out In cold
print of what you said will bo Inter
preted as placing you In favor of Bol
shevism." Tho business session of the morning
helped clear up vnrious odds nnd ends
of business that must be disposed of
before the conference ends tomorrow.
Committee to Fix noumlnrlm
A committee was appointed to con
sult with a similar committee from the
Central Pennsylvania Conference of the
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Methodist Episcopal Church to arrange
a readjustment of conference boundaries
around Hnrrlsburg. On the committee
nre Doctor Blckley, tho Rev. Dr. O.
Blckley IJurns and tho Rev. Dr. Snmucl
It. Dout.
Plan to Kquallie Kxpensn
Consideration was given to plans to
equallzo the expenses of attending the
annual conferences. It wns pointed out
that ministers from tho poorest charges'
usually came from the greatest distances
to nttend, and therefore wore put to
tho heaviest expense, though least able
to bear It, Doctor Blckley proposed
that cither tho expenses of all ministers
ho pooled nnd every man assessed tho
same amount, or tlfat a fund bo created
to help defray tlie costs of traveling,
The matter was referred to tho commit
tee on tho annual conferene'e.
Thanks of the conference were ex
tended to William H. Peace, fin att'pney,
at tho request of tho Rev. Dr. Charles'
W. Straw, superintendent ot tho North
ern District, for legal ald'ln effecting
the trnnsfer of the Orthodox Street
Church, title to which has been ested
In the City Missionary and Church Ex
tension Society.
Bishop Berry announced tho transfer
of tho Rev. I. S. Whitnkcr from the
Wilmington to the Philadelphia confer
ence. A committee of five was appointed to
preparo plans for tho 160th anniversary
of St. George's Methodist Episcopal
Church, at Fourth and Vino streets.
This Is the oldest Methodist church In
the United Stntes, and In It wns held
the first Methodist Episcopal conference
In 1773.
Cordial greetings were received this
morning from the Women's Christian
Temperance Union. Tho message was
read to tho minister. By vote the con
ference granted a year's leavo of ab
sence to the Rev. Frank K. Graeff, of
Cheltenham, who reported that he Is In
poor health and needs the tlmo to rest.
Resolutions commending President
Wilson for the nppolntment of William
Allen While as a commissioner to
Russia were adopted unanimously by
the conference
llerrnn Appointment Condemned
The nppolntment of George n. Herron
on tho commission was comdemned, ns
It wns contended bis domestic relations
Indicated ho Indorsed the prlnclplo of
freo love. It was declared that he wns
not a fit person to represent the people
of tho United States.
The resolution wns signed by the fol
lowing ministers- The Rev. Dr. Samuel
W. Gehrctt, tho Rev. Dr. C. W. Straw,
tho Rev. Dr. John G. Wilson, tho Rev.
Dr. George W. Henson nnd Dr. Blckley
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Ebert and Scheidemann
Declared Puppets in
Hands of Militarists
REACTION IS GROWING
Noske Withdraws Order for
Execution of Persons
Carrying ArmB
tty the Associated Press
London, March 17. Special dispatches
from Berlin report that the suppression
of the recent Spartncan outbreak there
has shown that a military and mon
archist reaction Is growing and over
shadowing tho new government.
Tho Berlin correspondent of tho Mall,
who on February 27 sent a dispatch out
lining plans for a monarcnlst uprising
In Germany, has nrrlved In London, hav
ing left Berlin on March it after a resi
dence thero of threo montns. Ho re
Iterated tho statements made In his dis
patch, saying that President Ebert,
fChancollor Scheidemann and Minister of
War N'nske arc merely puppets. Ho de
clares that for the purpose of retaining
power they have allowed members of the
military casto to reappear as organizers
of the new republican armies.
"These men nre tho real governors of
Germany," be says. "They make the
edicts nnd Chancellor Scheidemann and
h's colleagues willingly sign them."
.Similar testimony Is given by other
correspondents In telegraphing from Ber
lin, some stating that the capture of
tho suburb of I.lchtenberg has been In
tentionally prolonged with a !ew to ex.
terminating the Spartacans, rfhose treat
ment at the hands of government troops
Is said to- be sharply condemned. While
nlleged ntrocltles aro ntrlbuted to tho
Spartacans, details which have been
given nro doubted or denied. Even tho
Vorwaerts ndmlts them to be much ex
aggerated. Tho correspondents concur In
McClatchy
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Light
Good light will lighten your
crires. The Neiv Modern Fixtures
make the home cheerful and invit
ing, while a new table or floor lamp
often effects a miraculous change in
an otherwise commonplace Living
Room.
& Brannen Mfg. Co.
tho statement that extreme blterness hag
been created against the government
troops and that further trouble is In
cvltnble. According to a dispatch to the Mall,
tho Spartacan revolt will certainly recur
In oer-lncrenslng force untess a miracle
happens. It adds that Herr Koske's
forces have been recruited by bribes and
promise of big rations nnd that to this
may bo attributed some of the food
shortage In Berlin.
Copenhagen, March 17 (By A. P)
Tho order Issued hy Gustav Xoftke, the
German Minister of Wnr, for the exe.
cutlon of persons possessing arms and
fghtlng against the government has been
withdrawn, according to a Berlin dis
patch received here
Berlin, March 17 (By A. P.) The
Prussian Goernment has begun a gen
eral housecleanlng among the higher bu
reaucrats left oxer from the former
regime, who nio chnrged with Indulging
In a policy of, obstruction nnd even out
spoken hostility to the measures of the
present government.
A start wns made with Herr Lobell,
former Prussian Minister , of tho In.
tcrlgr. nnd Georg Mlcha'ells, former
chancellor. The official ax Is hanging
over the political necks of scores of privy
councillors and department directors who
fancied themselves Indispensable In the
bureaucratic regime.
AI)VKHTIS1H.NT ADVKItTIHEMBNT ' ( 'l
The Krecnest dny of the year, March 17, has once more coma
around. Erin's Harp, Blarney Castle and wrlugly green snakes are to
be seen everywhere, and many a sweet colleen is wearing the green in
honor of Saint Patrick and "auld Ireland." But the glistening sham
rocks, flowering in the windows of the Chestnut Street Shops, are
not any fresher or more alluring than the goods displayed side by
side with them.
THE spring garden of millinery
seems to have been developed
by two different methods: ex
tensive and intensive, for some arc
very largo and some very small. At
Darlington's, 112G-28 Chestnut
street, where they are showing chic
new models of both styles, a large
smart outing hat of cerise pineapple
straw is faced with navy georgette
and trimmed with straw flowers in
greens, yellows and blues. One black
horsehair copy of a French model is
like an old-fashioned poke bonnet,
with a garland of colored roses and
blue ribbon streamers, while a small
dressy French hat in black Milan,
with high crown, narrow brim and
double row of gray and blue velvet
daisies, has the loose, flowing mesh
veil Tianging down one side instead
of the back, the dernier cri in veil
arrangement.
SINCE tho Saracenic conquest of
Persia, Arabic characters have
been used in writing and many
enter into the decoration of their
rugs, but it would renuire the wis
dom of a Solomon, not n Deborah,
I to interpret their shades of meaning.
Often the words nre so dexterously
1 interwoven with the designs that
, they are barely discernible, but at
Fritz & La Rue, 1124 Chestnut
street, there are some with inscrip
tions that are perfectly obvious and
comprehensible to those who un
derstand Arabic! On one fine rose
colored Saruk the center medallion
of sapphire blue and tan has an
outer border of writing. Is it a sen
tence from tho Koran, a quotation
from a love song or words express
ing the humility of the weaver?
Alas! I cannot tell, but feel it voices
I poetic thoughts that centuries of
I suppression have not quenched in
1 Persia.
IW"
HEN you lunch at the Knick
erbocker Uatctena, a4 boutn
15th street, do you stay on
1 the ground floor or do you go up in
. thp balcony? If you have decided
hpfnro ontorincr that vou want only
cold dishes, the balcony is the place
to get them quickest, for sand
wiches, relishes, salads, pastries,
desserts and hot or cold beverages
alone nre served there, and all the
people who want both hot and cold
dishes stay downstairs. Good idea,
isnt it? Needless to say, it is spot
lessly clean, and having tables for
two, as well as larger ones, adds
much to the enjoyment of dining
thero with one's best friend, and
such an air of "comfiness" radiates
from each pretty table lamp that I
predict the balcony will become the
most popular spot of tho Cafeteria.
WHEN Siam was looking for an
emblem of large proportions
for her flag, I wonder she
did not choose one of her beautiful
King Tangerine Oranges instead of
.an elephant! It would have been
much more appealing ana appetiz
ing; that is, providing they were as
handsome and luscious as those at
Henry R. Hallowell & Sons, Broad
below Chestnut street. True, these
are grown in the Indian River dis
trict of Florida, but the seed origi
nally came, from Siam, and they
must have always had their won
drous color and high flavor, the
Highest of all citrus fruits. Their
season in this part of the world is
short, not more than a monih or six
weeks, so do not dally long or they
will be gone before you get your
share of the two sizes, large and
superlarge.
WITH tho names of famous
English porcelain manufac
tories all are familiar, and
few have escaped the enchantment
of their wares, especially of the
Royal Worcester, with its continu
ous history of over 150 years. At
Bailey, Banks & Biddle 'Company
there is more than one piece of this
make, among them particularly
handsome lay, or "dress" plates, for
which the factory has a worlu-wide
reputation, having first begun to
nrnHtirn them in 1788. after a visit
from George III and Queen Char
lotte. One set at Bailey's is quite
sumptuous, with the entire rim of
tho plates coverea wun an acia goia
band 01 oeautiiui paiiern. ine cen
ters, painted by J. Stinton, bear
twelve different views of cattle
browsing in pastures, dreamily
standing in wooded streams' or
guarding .hills that stretch oft in the
distance.
KAISER'S SON ASKS DIVOMlA
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unci r ricfiricu Alleges inhdcmr )-.
Before the Wnr Begnn i
Amsterdam. March 17. Eltel" TrrkylA ,.
rith, second son of the former German, s x
lln, Rays, lias commenced divorce pro
ccedtngs against his wife, charslrur ln' t'-
fidellty beforo tho war. Tho paper adds ?-M
that when tho former prince attempted '
to begin proceedings beforo tho war' t ,
ins miner veioeoino plan.
Eltel Frledrlch was married In 190
to Ornnd Duchess Sophie Charlotte of
Oldenburg. In November, 1913, the.
Klelno Journal published a report that
a possible dlvorco was pending be- ' iS
twoen Eltel and his wife. About tho $"3
samo urau u wns reporica j&nei ana ,;.'
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Ills wuc iiuu oci'uiaieu, uui mis WHSVfl
denied later. Tho couple havo no ra
children.
Destroyer Hatfield Awaits Launching' JJS
The united stntes torpedo boat de ' xi
stroyer Hatfield will be launched from J
Hie New YorK shipyard at Camden at
this afternoon. Mrs. Helen 'Brooks
Hnugh w .11 be sponsor. This, the'clghth
boat of the destroyer fleet to be launched
from the New York yards, Is named for
the latn Midshipman John Hatfield, of
the United States navy. The boat is 817
feet, nine Inches In length; forty-nine
feet nnd ten Inches beam ; twenty-four
feet In depth, and will make about
thirty-seven knots an hour.
BUCKWHEAT cakes, the good
old-fashioned golden brown,
feathery cakes of our grand-'
mother's day, are still possible ,tos
procure if your "lady" cook will con- ,
descend to set them overnight and
use the genuine, unadulterated buck-,
wheat "flour, sold by E. Bradford, r
Clarke Company, 1520 Chestnut 'aaj
street. Grown in tho fertile buck- Jlfl
wheat districts of Pennsylvania, this. -,'Jg
flour makes the best breakfast dish 'im
bined with Maple Svrun or true :vl
Golden Cane Syrup, and a cup or, t
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ff?nn Ami! -,l.lln nll!.. . i3Mr . Si
wu.fk.v., .r&iiii miuu Miming ui lllKSC J
old-timcy things at Clarke's let ,nsl
not forget Virginia White CorwN'M
Meal, just as hard to get good as j-SJ
buckwheat, unless ground, as theirs"KS
is, by waterpower between slow-L-yI
turnintr huhrstonns not-, hnttcoon $5
turning buhrstones,
not between'
heavy rollers.
rHANGES of season bririgv'j il
t.hplr frail rrfnlr rlutiaer a" 2Jm
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year's spring housecleaning will be
advanced to keep pace with the
weather, for if trees and plants are'
already coming to life, so are flies,
moths and other annoyances which
the grand semiannual clean-up is de
signed to exterminate. At the
Housefurnishing Store of J. Frank
lin Miller, 1612 Chestnut street,
thcre is everything necessary for
the war on dirt: excellent corn
brooms, in several sizes (not
sprouty-looking) ; carpet sweepers
and vacuum cleaners, some like the
cloths for floor and paint, cheese- Vl
cloth dusters, dustless dusters, cha-
mois. stenladders. nails, seruhhlno .l
brushes, feather and hair brushes
and plenty of good kitchen soap.
STRANGE how we all hate'
straight hair! From earliest
'girlhood' wo have tried every
thing to make curly hair, but noth
ing has been successful excpnfc th,'"
Permanent Wave p-ivpn nf. ftnlil. H
man's, 1612 Chestnut street. By W
straightest and stringiest hair re- M&
ceives a beautiful, becoming and V
youthful wave, which remains for tfi
months and is unaffected by wiridj
weather or washing, indeed, the
more it is shampooed the fluffier and
prettier it becomes. The process
takes very little time, is not painful,
and as the hair is kept wet thero is
no danger of scorching or breaking
it, nor are there any later ill effects.
Having waved over 9000 heads of
hair at Goldman's, they are thor
oughly experienced and never under-'
take it unless satisfactory results,
are assured.
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Lefax Data Sheets which have
solved the problem for thousands. '
of ppttirur acciiratp nnH nn.tnJatt . .
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nut street, will give you a cateWi
Iopur nnd exDlain thn svntpm mnrif'VlM
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FURNITURE from estates cofeJS
tinues to arrive at the PhiladeTCvl!
phia Art and Auction RoonwrjSgl
S. E. cor. Chestnut and 16th streefaLV,
Today and tomorrow, at 2 p. m., vm??'S
be sold the furniture, rugs. etc.. of -ab. xS
Spring Garden street estate, andi1'
rrU An , iltn v.rnnlr ...111 V --tr ?i I
in MiAnn firaC -fni frie cnla rn Yia fMfcK - 'w
and 25th of the very valuable coTlec;)
tion of paintings Irom the c:
William A. Cunningham, sold
order of the administrator. G
R. B. Murphy, of Virginia. A
the celebrated canvases will '
Thomas Coles s masterpiece, '
Dream of Arcadia": Eugene Isa
"The Contrabands," and other
mous worlds by Sir Joshua tReyw
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