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SMITH IS CALLED
"WORST MAYOR1'
George D. Porter So Styles
Him at Independents'
Meeting
INCOME TAX DELINQUENTS PORT IS SPEEDING
LOSE 'EATSY PAYMENT' PLAN
Legitimate Delays Arc to Be Shown Sympathetic Leniency, Internal
Revenue Collector HcrtExplains. as Figures Indicate
60,000 Paid About $17,000,000 on Saturday
PLAN FIGHT FOR VOTERS
Forty-sixth Ward Men Start
Campaign to Qualify 20,00p
Citizens for Primary
Poity-alxth "Ward Independents have
started a campaign to qualify 20.000
citizens of the ward for the primary
ballot next September. At a banquet
of the citizens' committee of the ward
last night nt the Adelphla Hotel plans
for an Independent fight were discussed.
Former Director of Public Safety
George D. Porter characterized Mayor
Smith as "the worst Mayor the city
has ever had" and warned the workers
of the danger of tho selection of an in
competent this fall. Mr. Porter also
declared that lie was "Just ns good a
Philadelphia" as Bill or Ed Vare."
In drawing a contrast between Mayor
Pmlth and former ,Mayor Dlankenburg,
Mr. Porter said: v
"Personally, I hae nothlnK against
Mr. Smith," he continued. "But I say
that as a public ofllclal he Is unfit, and
the sooner we get. rid of him the better.
Says City Will be lledeemed
"We had Blankenburg and he had
been fighting the battle of reform from
the top. He did not know what the
little fellow wanted. We could not ac
complish what we wanted to because
tho Council was not sympathetic. But
certainly the time Is now propitious.
Philadelphia will be redeemed.'
George W. Haney, In making the
opening address as chairman of tho
meeting, said: "Should you get charter
revision tomorrow, Philadelphia woum
be no better off unless you get the
proper men to nil the offices. To elect
the proper people It Is necessary to have
the majority of the people with you. To
do that It Is necessary to h,ao eery one
In Thlladelphla entitled to vote to regis
ter. The majority who fail to register,
are those who are disgusted with con
ditions as they were. It la our duty
now lo go and tell these men to reg ster
and co-operate with and assist those
who have, been striving to remedy con
ditions In Philadelphia for year?.
legislature Holds Remedy
John C. Winston referred to the many
spasmodio reform movements lhat have
taken place In Philadelphia during the
past fifteen years and attributed their
partial failure to the unevenness of
chance. "The Legislature has given us
v.. !.0 unriar which we ha e been op
erating all these years tho laws that
make it possible for less than orie-tnird
of tho voters of this city to control this
city. It is therefore to the Legislature
ihat ivb must look for the remedy," he
said.
George W. Coles also voiced the opin
ion that the voters of Philadelphia have
not had a fair chance. "The next
Mayor of this city," he said, "that can-
, dldate whom we will put forth, will
come out unreservedly pledged to de
stroy the mercenary leadership of Sena
tor Vare."
CHRISTIAN SCHOOL DRIVE
Presbyterian and Reform
Churches Seek $150,000 Fund
A nnmnnlcn tn ralsA $150,000 In ten
rtava for tho Philadelphia School for
" Christian Workers will be started at
8:30 o'clock this evening with a dinner
at the Bellevue-Stratford. The school is
under the direction of the Presbyterian
and Reformed churches.
Headquarters have been established
in tho Bellovue-Stratford and committees
will begin active work tomorrow. Plans
for the campaign will be outlined this
evening. Sylvester S. Marvin Is chair
man of tho executive committee : Thomas
R. Patton, vice chairman ; Mrs. Perry S.
Allen, chairman of women's division;
Joseph S. McCulIough, campaign treas
urer; M. L. Johnstone, campuign di
rector. Other members of the executive com
mittee Include tho IUV. Perry S.
Allen, Mrs. Dobson Altemus, Miss Anne
Irwin Laughlln, Mrs. William L. Mc
Lean, Mrs. Blchard Morris, Harry K.
Paisley, the Bev. William II, Roberts,
president of the school : J. Lewis Twad
dell, Mrs Howard H. Yocum.
Prison who neglected to pay the
flist Installment of Income tax Satur
day have lost the Installment. payment
privilege, and must now pay their en.
the tax upon demand of a revenue
collector.
To avoid the penalty of 25 per cent. In
addition to the regular tax, persons who
failed to file returns Saturday may
now submit belated returns with a sworn J
statement of the reason tor ueiinquciicj.
Without this the penalty will be Im-
These policies, announced today by tho
Internal Revenue Commissioner, are in
tended to grant a degree of leniency -to
thobo who for some legitimate reason
failed to file their returns when they
were due. By law, however, the Install
ment payment privilege Is removed from
all falling to make payments on time
nnd the 'Internal Revenue Bureau has
no authority to-ohango this provision.
A revenue bureau statement In ex
planation follows:
"Revenue collectors will accept all de.
llnquent returns pretented after March
15 and deposit any payment maao uiere
wlth. Under failure to make first pay
ment by March 15 automatically mnlces
the whole tax pavable Immediately. Tax
payers filing Income returns subsequent
to March 15 therefore must pay In full,
but If the taxpayer submits a partial
payment ho w 111 be notified of the balance
due later In the regular procedure of
listing and sending notices In reference
to tho penalty of 25 per cent additional
tax for all delinquents, the policy will
be to proceed sympathetically In accoid
ance with the regulations permitting tho
to file an Bill
explaining- the'
VARE BUDGET HITS SNAG I TO HONOR FORMER PRESIDENT
Cargoes Approximating
taxpayer If he desires
davit within ten days,
caupe of dellnouenrv."
Revenue collectors hav'e been Instruct.
cd to use their own discretion In deter
mining what constitutes n reasonable
causo for falluro to make leturns oi
payments on time.
In some cities, according to reports
reaching Commissioner Roper, at Wash
ington, today, collectors' olllcers weio
unable to accommodate the last-hour
rush of applicants and these returned
today to file returns In person and malto
pajments In some of these cases It
Is possible that the requirement that
they pay all Installments on demand
may not bo enforced.
Figures Indicate that taxes amount
ing to more than $17,000,000 were ac
knowledged Saturday About 60.000 cor.
poratlons and'indlvlduals are teprescnted
In this sum.
Much of tho heaviest work In con
nection with Income taxes still remains
to be done. Most of Philadelphia coi
porntlons have made only tentative re
turns, anil paid about one-quarter of tho
estimated tax. This happened becauso
blank forms for corporation returns wero
not ready before Friday night. Many
corporation, therefore, will have to
make returns anew and on these forms.
Incidentally, these forms are the most
complicated and bewildering Issued by
the Revenue Department. Theie aro sev
eral feet of printed Instructions, by way
of Introduction, and many of the obscure
Items have long and complicated paren
thetical suggestions.
Controller Walton's Opposition
May Postpone Proposed Bill
The budget bill that Senator (fare In
stiucted City Solicitor Connelly and Jo
seph P. Gaffney, chairman of Councils'
I'lnance Committee, to draw up has
$50,000,000 Being Loaded I delayed for another week.
TT i After Controller Wnlton ha2 -eceled
Hei'P for Klirnni f. mpy ?f. .tho Proposed mcaafa n called
AJ.CIC 1UL JjULUpi upon Solicitor Connelly, und the two
- . vveie In conference for u long time. Tho
1 ' I ontroller n reported to be dlsatlffied
CAPACITY TAYKS PI FHS I "!'" " " of Its provisions, as they
WI -ttVU II J AAL3 1 IIMXO nrfect changes In his department of the
I cltv government
i The Vare budget bill Is one that Is
Siirna P;l TfocnmHlinn C ! l,'n!1"1 " opposed to the new iharter
Foreign Trade, Say Ship-
Pupils of Grovcr Cleveland School
to Hold Exercises
Pupils and faculty of tho Cleveland
School, Nineteenth and Butler street,
will obscrvo the birthday anniversary
of former President Grover Cleveland
with special exercises at 2 o'clock this
afternoon Parents and friends have
been Invited to attend Tho program
will be given. In tin- school auditorium.
Oliver P Kly, principal, will make the
opening address' There will be drills,
folk dances nnd choruses by the children
of various grades. Twclvp-ycar-old Syl
via Gorthpr, who won the annual prize
this venr for the best essay on President
Cleveland, will read her composition. ,
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,if.n..i in Si r l'ommll,;e aid ntro.;lrct. will bo other speakers.
...v.vi inr L'riiutt; u inutiur IttllUI
ping Men
ward It will ho Introduced by lleprc
ti-iiutiiir .luiwi it. i scoit
Cargoes approximating In valun Jo0.
000.000 aie novv being loaded at this
port for Ilurope There Is quailered at
this port the largest fleet of foreign
trading vessels to assemble here within
the memory of the oldest shipping men,
and all signs point to a resumption of
the foreign ttade which lias been dls-
Refercniliim Replies Coming In
Nearly 2000 replies have been recelied
by tho Chamber of Commerce to Its
referendum setting forth the qualifica
tions expected In nil candidates for
Mavor of Philadelphia in the next elec
tion When two-thirds of tne membership
has voted on tlw referendum, the result
will be made public It I unilerslond
that nbout 93 per cent fnvir the chnm L
uer luuK'um, iucn includes a general
Galvanized Boat Pumps
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SHORT WEIGHT DEALERS FINED
Nine Violators of Ordinance Pay
From $25 to $75 for Offenses
Nino violators of the regulations le
gardlng weights and measures were
fined by Magistrate Costello from ?25
to $75 and ccts, according to the nature
or toe orrense ana me prewuui icuum
tion of the offender.
The prosecutions were brought by the
Buteau of Weights and Measures
David Kostoff and Samuel Polakoft,
trading ns Kestoff & Polakoff, at 9ut
Ridge avenue, were fined $50 and costs
foT Belling under weight meats.
A coal dealer. John R. Mather, of Fox
Chase, was fined 25 and costs for being
short in tho delivery of a ton and a
half of coal. The Mitchell Meat Mar
ket of 3505 Haverford avenue, was ac
cused of usInK short weight nnd was
fined 125 and costs and the Marvin
Ment Market, of 4555 Frankford ave
nue, was fined $75.
Frank Sagerman, of 1811 South street,
a butcher, was fined $25 and costR. Sam
uel Silver, a produce dealer, of Fifth
street and Olney avenue, who used short
measure nasiieis. wns iuw J"".,,
The Quality Meat Market, of B051
Woodland avenue and the Quality Shop
Market, of 1306 Columbia avenue, were
fined the same amount.
Arraigned for the second time, Jo
seph Pashm, 1325 Point Breeze avenue,
a meat dealer, was fined $50 and costs.
'DEAD' MAN SHOCKS QTY HALL
Lt. J. E. Kerst, Wounded, Re
sumes JoB in Surveyor's Office
Chief Albright, of the Bureau of Sur
veys, was not sure whether lt was a
ghost or a real live being when Lieu
tenant Joseph 13. Kerst, of 3224 Chest
nut street, hobbled Into tho office and
VinrifT 11 rk 111 ci PA!I t .
In fact, lt was some Jolt that Chief
Albright received, lor Kerst, who is ns-
etalant ,frtPV nlArli WOH OfllciallV TC-
nnrtori hv tho War DeDartment as having
died of wounds received In France last
September, and tne ciuer nau accepieu
ho War Tlonnt tmpnt'.s word as fact.
Kerst was rather unsteady on his
feet, but got around the room with use
use of a eavy cane. Uxplanatlons, of
course, followed, and with a sigh of re
lief Chler AlDrignt louna oui inai rwerai
was very much alive. Kerst Immediately
settled down to work at his old Job.
Will Disposes of $192,000 Estate
Wills probated today Include those
of John Wilt, 612 West Hortter street,
who left property valued at $192,
000 to his son and grandson; Florence
R. McCarthy, who died at the Woman's
Southern Hospital, leaving $9200 to rel
atives and Henry J. Olllardon, 600 Lu
ray street, who left $3000 to relatives.
Personal property appraised today In
cluded that of Isabel C. Hwlng, at $80,
178.03 ; K. J. Myers, nt $39,915.67, and
Alex P. Brown, $28,031.39.
SOCIETIES TO GIVE PLAYS
Jewish Organizations Will Renew So.
cial Activities Tonight
The Mlkve Israel Association, in co
operation with the Junior Society, will
stage two one-act plays, followed by a
reception ana oance, ni me ;ew century
Club this evening.
This will Inaugurate the social season
of this organization after two years of
Inactivity, due to tne war.
The plays are entitled, "A Marriage
Has Been Arranged" ana rne Brace
let." The former will be enacted by
Mtsa Loralne Livingston and Isador
Soils-Cohen, while the cast of the latter
will Include Misses B. Biberman, V.
Futernlck, L. Futernlck, B. Lowengrund
and tne Messrs'. a. uenoilei. u. Thai,
helmer, H, Biberman and S, K, Kar
funkle.
The coaching of the plays was under
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GARDEN DEMONSTRATION
Exhibit and Lecture on Vegetable Rais
ing This Afternoon
C. B. Mevers, of Pennsylvania State
College, will lecture this afternoon on
"Planning and Preparing the Vegetable
Garden for the Coming Season" before
the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society,
Griffith Hall.
In connection with the meeting of the
society there will be an exhibit of flow
ering plants and cut1 flowers.. Caen prizes
will be given for the'best specimens. In
addition to prizes for announced exhib
its, a fund has been set aside for other.
specimens wnicn ine juages oeueve are
worthy of award. These prize exhibits
will be a feature of future meetings of
the society. Entry Is open to gardeners
and amateurs.
Eats 50 Oysters for $10; Nearly Dies
MrrelmntTllle, 3V. J March 18
Henry Samuels, of Jordontown, nearly
died ns the result of eating fifty oysters
on a bet of $10 he could do lt.
PUBLIC SPEAKING
NEW CLASS
A short couras tn: SIf-Confl.4tnc,
. Self.
DtTelopment. Publls Speaklns. Ttn Friaj
Evenln. Openi March 21at, at 8 o'clock.
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617-610 Arch St.
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Shafting, Hangers, Belting I
ST. PATRICK SAVES PRISONER
Man Held Entitled to Celebrate
Birthday Once in 27 Years
Because the blrthdajs of both St.
Patrick and himself are, celebrated on
March 17 Charles Hason. forty
vears old, a clerk at the Philadelphia.
Hospital, was saved from ten dajs in
County Prison.
Hasfon vi as arraigned before Magis
trate Harris at the Thlrty-'eocnd ttrert
and Woodland avenue station todny,
accused of disorderly conduct He was
arrested last night by Patrolman Peter-
The prisoner said It was his first holi
day for twenty-seven years.
Magistrate Harris looked down at
Hasson's bright green necktie and
erinned.
' Discharged," he said
TWO FALSE ALARMS
Joy-Riders Blamed for Giving the
Firemen Needless Bother
Fire companies in the center of Ihe
cltv responded to two false alarms early
today.
The first alarm was struck at 1.40
fiom Twenty-first and Wallace streets,
and apparatus from four stations was
called out.
Forty minutes later another alarm
came from Sixteenth and Vine streets.
Tho call was answered by engines from
six stations.
The firemen think the alarms were
lurned In by a joy-rldlng party.
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rnnteri dr, .i, !,.. 1. 1 ,,, (I,, statement of principles irf better mti
. .. mo, n c nclpat government to whfch all candl
'naT- dates will bo expected ti. subscribe.
At the Port Richmond terminals there !
are scenes of unusual activity where the I
Cunard liner Keemucn Is tnklng on '
bqard a general cargo for Hrlstol, Hng- (
land, and the Manchester liner Man
chester Shipper 0f being loaded vvith a
miscellaneous enrgo foV Manchester On
both sides of the Port Richmond gialn
elevators are steamships being filled with
grain for abroad, while nt piers C, D and
G there arc four large "tramps" loading i
for Hurope i
All the municipal pleis are being '
taxed to their capacity by ships load- I
Ing for the United States army abroad I
and on private account. !
Those In position to know bay that the
present Increase In trade, which mny be
attributed In a measure to the harbor
strike in New York, will continue. All
that Is needed for the continuance of
good times, they say, Is the early cutting
of the government "red tape," which
has served no othei purpose thnn to
stifle business. Notwithstanding- the tax
on the facilities of the port, due to this
unusually largo fleet of vessels, theie Is
not the slightest congestion, and the
hhlps arc being dispatched with icniark.
able speed. Huge quantities of West In
dlr. sugar are arriving dally The coast
wlso trado Is picking up. and altogether
s'gns are most hopeful for the port.
Salesman With
Established Clientele
Wnntffl tr n riillmlflphln
Mork l.xrlnncf Hoiup
C 118, Lcdfjcr Office
UR idea of a good salesman is the
chap who wears out die soles of his
shoes, not the seat of his trousers.
Investigating a field or a market is the'first
part of our work. Writing is the last part.
A consultation here incurs no obligation.
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Salted Nuts,
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to harmonize
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HOUSE of Wenger
129 WALNUT ST.
Sable, and
Silver Foxes
Having fotesecn the phenomenal
increase in tKe ,co,st of furs, Sir.
Wenger has purchased many thou
sands of dollars' worth of these
6carce pelts, so that his patrons
may have the economical ad
vantage of the piesent prices.
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Flower Vases
Flower Baskets am Bowls
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up to the expectations that you had conce'rning it and
which the price justified?
If you haven't been getting all that you should
have received in the way of value, we would suggest
dealing whee giving Value is the fundamental feature
of every transaction.
Jacob Reed Sons
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of handling mail
In years gone by, mail was carried by courier. It took two
weeks to summon members of the First Continental Congress.
Then came the stage-coach and following that, express
trains. Today you read about airplane mail service at 150
miles an hour.
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etc., were filed on hooks or in boxes.
Even before the days of the L. B. Automatic index there
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LAST SALE OF THE SEASON!
- Odd Lots and Broken Sizes
' IN -
SPRING OVERCOATS
AND TOPCOATS
formerly $20, $25, $30, $35, $38, $40
now to be closed out at
$15, $20, $25
Spring Overcoats und Topcoats ,-,7
formerly $20 reduced to "V
15
Spring Overcoats and Topcoats
formerly $25, $28, and some i
$30 reduced to
$20
Spring Overcoats and Topcoats h
formerly $30, $35, $38 and f"J
$40 reduced to
$25
I Such a -chance as this comes"
only orice in a while. The Spring
Overcoats in this one and only
clearance sale of its kind this
season are one - hundred - per -cent-right
merchandise, and are "
sacrificed in a clearaway sale
only to make room for new stocks
which are arriving so fast that
these are crowded out. If we
were not committed to brand
new goods, we could get full :r.
regular prices for, these sale
Spring coats, and even then you
would have a bargain, for we
cannot reproduce them, value
for value, at the prices you
can buy them for in this sale!
1$l Single-breasted and double-breasted
models; conservative models;
loose-fitting models, snug-waisted
Spring Overcoats Staple blacks and
Staple Oxfords, some full lined with
silk; browns, grays, blues, tans,
heather mixtures in knitted fabrics,
' beautiful herringbone patterns faced
with gray silk to front edges and skel
eton lined; velvet collars and self
cloth collars; fly fronts and button
through fronts, cravenetted cloth
raincoats Spring Overcoats for
every taste and temperament at
prices for which we cannot produce
them todav"!
An investment that will bring
returns for several seasons to come!
Perry & Co.
"N.B.T.",
16th & Chestnut Sts.
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