&?-. V ,,fi I ,;" "V f j "- ' V" Wr '& J . ?V V EVENING rUBElC LEDQER-PHiL'ADEDPillA', MONDAY, APRIL1 7, IDlfl E APPLICANTS FOR TICKETS FOR IRON DIVISIONS WELCOME HOME CELEBRATION E HIGH SPEED BILL LEAGUE OF NATIONS E OttWK in Flight Over Housetops Eight-Hour Day Also Approved at Presbyterjan Ses sion Here Labor Department Inspector Says It Couldn't Be Done Unknown to Him Chamber of Commerce May Set Rest Example on Salus Transit Moasiire Follow Demand to Surrender f-i.M fc$ fCRAPPED ON MARKET ST. iyT WOMAN WORKER TALKS PLAN'S BACKERS PHANTOMS TRIGG DOUBTS SERIOUSNESS iVv uv r l Oil II I I ill! I UttMAN TAKEN N IN POLICE DUEL p '- ! MINISTERS fNDORS y. ,. m fc i&. ""i Kf'&t fc EL. -.1.... Alnnt Dnnnpto Cnfn rj lruigiai i-liailll ncpwi w ww Cracking in Clothing Store Near Tenth V Oscar Skinner, n nccro. Locust street 6. "SMI1 Tenth, was caught after n thrilling fjKretoIver duel with two detectives and n patrolman on tne roois o .unrri mri-i-i bulldlnr. between Fifteenth and" Six- t'tenth streets, following his discovery Efr before the cracked snfo of the BccVer Clothine Comnnnr. 1514 Market street. k( . Detectives McCiillouch nnd SfcFnr- land responded to the Imrglnr alarm in the Becker store about 11 o'clock last night They found the safe hnd been drilled and opened nnd its valuable con tents lying on the floor and the yegg matt stood nearby, wrapping up his tools. Covering him with revolvers, the de tectives demanded the yeggmnn sur render. His reply wns a shot, follow ing which he dodged up the stairs nnd made his way to the roof, the detectives , r in hot nursuit. .p The yeggman temporarily escaped. fJSF n'mo8t ua" an hour the search on .housetops was in vain, then he wns finally discovered hiding behind n sign. near the place he had reached on the roof. 'Seeing he wns discovered, the man jumped up nnd ran ngain. After running west over scleral roof? Mhe men took refuge behind n chimney nnd opened fire on the detectives nnd Patrolman Clark, who had joined them after hearing the first shot. The attack ing party spread apart nnd its members were just about to make a rush on the position when the yeggmnn announced that he had run out of ammunition and 'would surrender. Tho content of the safe had been neatly gone over nnd the valuables placed in piles on the tloor, the things yie thief did not want having been care fully replaced in the safe. Tho safe con- lb' tained money nnd other aluables. jev iw? eral of the best suits in the store hud ft been prepared for carrying away also. v Tin, Rnfi na oneneil hv an cxnert. tho-police say. CTII I CCCI C .AAQ'C UAMfl f "" Returned From France. Lieutenant W$.' Ualn3 RnfR to Hoftnltal rt ..r... i . Wl. ha.,1. -t-i rinlfu .vtfl, CllJl 'American forces abroad. First I.icuten- ftS-tnt Harry E. Haines, 1007 Snyder Ri avenue, has returned to this city for a SS''brief visit with his pnients. He is K?, going to Xew York citj, where we will ' undergo treatment at the lied Cross l -lnant.nl tnr ln4lirip4 rpnpirpil in n lpc" RisJhile in France. lit "T (iiit.nnnt llntnn. nl.n 11 no nn l.n K.i VHk,.V. . ...J..-.-. -- - -- Ifijf staff of the Philadelphia (ieneral Hos- W"l AJll'UICUllllk liuiliri) 11 1111 1,11-. uil KiiK pltal belore he entered me service in KT'October, Iftlr, wns attached to Base - TTnnnttftl Vn ftfl. nf Hvprn. Vrnnnt r$ during mott of the period lie spent over- jCttTt. ses. Tlie institution wns known to Rfi the French as San Salvador hospital, IS1 and accommodated from 8000 to 10,000 Jj rt tUUtUlCBiCUl Ulli:i -l Ml Ull HUM 9. : Ttpnuep rtf thp ininripu In lite pt. ilia ;f. lieutenant was grunicu a iurioiigu alter Hii tne signing ot me armistice, lie spent the pope while in Home. Just before he an i led for Frnnce, in .June, 1018, Lieutenant Haines was married to Miss Margaret Forsjthe, of Pittsburgh. He will return to Philadel phia to practice as soon as the injur to bis leg has been remedied. JEWS IN CONFERENCE Welfare Board Staff Holding Sea f slon In Washington .r i . f u tt.n.i-i..i.! . . i,V -. '.liruiurrs ui nir i fuuiucipilia smn OI &? VtiB .Tpwish Welfare BAaril. Iu-nilo.1 I.- 8. - . . ' "' Leon J. Ubermaypr, cinlrman: I L. ., Stone, secretary, and A P. (ioldberg, lieadworker, are in Washington nttend- Sr Jngitt national conference of the Jewish "Welfare Hoard, nlilcli is Leiug held in ih New AVillard Hotel. lepresentatives from the various . ..I. nn.l unhimnn Ittpa thrnnnlini.t il. KV vtlfl" " ...... M.M.iif,iiuui IHC & P t-ofintry will be present at this four- rday session. lAmong the important matters that fw'" wll be taken up for discussion are the IS foMowIng : fa ljemobilization, trop train work. Ktwfacfewell to soldiers in tnmns. transnorl P ,'BMvicc, hospital work, community IS11 Afork, re-employment, re-education, tela. KkWHEELER TRIAL THURSDAY ;Wijl Fight Further Delay in Case Against Former Judge cy'i , Former Judge -William T. Wheeler, Kr Tvho resigned from the Municipal Couit bench last January, is listed for trial next Thursday before Judge Albert W. h Johnson, substituting in Quarter Ses sions Court o. 2, Boom (ioS. City R Hall. The former judge is indicted on charges of embezzling funds belonging t -,ta the estate of John Joyce, Jr., nnd h' , to the Joyce Realty Company, for ffeJSviiQra he, acted ns counsel, WC Assistant District Attorney Taulanc, t tho has charge ot tne prosecution ot E ."YMf ;ase, said that he would vigorously r' WJDat.any inriuer attempt to nave tne ajViatMB,'' continued. The trial has been , DpMS on several previous occasions, out various reasons it was continued. te. amount involved is upwards of 8.000. ifC-W 4$AMUEL STRAUSS DEAD vA mm j' eral of Flour Broker to Be Held vl' In New York It" v v Samuel Strauss, a flour broker. 4010 nuut street, wuu omces jn tne ;.Li.' .iu,i a.,,ir.T. rt o ,-: in UVU ' UW.UIUI, .,,.. M- M.41 AH UM from a complication which devel opd from influenza. Funeral services will be, held tomorrow in New York risy.r where Mr. Strauss, spent the Vraptr part of his life. jBir. Wrauss was a member of tho Ulb ot rniiaueipnia and of the awl',Blks' lodge, He is sur. Llkr wiir, Mrs, Mary Strausa. IS. An appeal to the churches of the city to indorse the league of nations ! covenitnt and the adoption of n resolu- i tion on impending legislation creating nn eight-hour working day for Penn sylvania, featured tho meeting of Pres byterian ministers in the Witherspoon I'. Spencer Miller, a representative of the League to Knforcc Pence, told the clergjiuenhnt the league of nations i is being held up through political no- ' tivities nnd thnt this condition could be done nwny with if representative communities like Philadelphia should go on rmord ns favoring the covennnt. "The best way to do this is to get the representative opinions through the churches," he said. "We are willing nnd anxious to furnish four-minute spenkers who will explain the objects nnd possibilities of the league at any i church service. "Now is tho time to speak up for the agreement. The feeling of the people . of Europe is too strong to allow their lepresentatives to filibuster ngninst the league, und there is less chance of the lepiesontativos trying to barter conces sions before signing the agreement if, the league idea is adopted in the near future than thoie will be if the oppo- I sition is allowed to delay the proceed ings." Tlie Presbyterinn ministers and Min- i isterial Vnion have already iniloised the league. Woman Presents Claim Miss Pauline Newman, a rcpiesen tative of the Women's Trade I'tiion League, presented the side of the eight hour dny question for women so strouglj that the ministers unnnimously adopted a resolution favoring tho adoption of the bill providing it now in tho hands of the judiciary special committee of the slate Senate. Opportunity for Young The Itev. G. H. Hechtold. director of the Lutheran Settlement House, said there wns ample opportunity for youug people's organizations to make them selves felt He said they were inter ested different forms of work while ucw, but their interest soou it was waned. i . ..:.i ,u .,.., ni. showed much indifference in welfare speak tonight before the Poor Ilichard movements when they were lequircd to Club. do actual work. , . He suggests the calling ot nn inter- Young People s societies connected . ,mtionul nnKlinKp congress, composed with the nriotis churches should make of n committ(e ot three eminent schol themselves more useful. A suggestion . , touutry a'his congress to this effect wns made today by the Uev. ,T. It. Hartman in an address before the Lutheran Ministerial Associ ation at the Central Branch Y. M. C. A. He said that many of these organiza tions were not progressing for the rea son that they had nothing to attract their nttention. He suggested that tney turn their activities into some practical ' hnnnel. Senators opposing the league of na tions weic referred to ns the "Ilepub llenn Hope." by Edward Miller, nn Episcopal layman, who spoke in favor of organizing church sentiment back of the league of nations at a meeting this morning of tho Baptist ministerial conference at riecrnteenth nnd Sansora streets. Mi. Miller urged the Baptist clergy men to invite "Four .Minute Men" to speak in their churches to explain the league of nations and dcelop public sentiment. "Without nn) ieason," lie said, "these thirty -nine senators have organ ized to oppose the league of nations. They nie not in good faith. You nmj notice they are nil Itopublican sena tors. They arc the llepublicuuldiupe." Up referred to President Wilson as a successful war President. He was ap plauded by the Baptists in his explana tion of the league of nations. One Dead, $100,000 Loss, by Fire Hanger, Tee.. April 7. (Hy A. P.) fire, which threatened the entire town of Hanger, wns gotten under con trol jesterdny after two blocks in the heart of tlie business section had been destrojed. with a property loss esti mated at $100,000. An unidentified man was killed and sevej! persons in jured, none seriously. ' nv PHILADELPHIA a i FLYING CIRCUS" COMBATS American Planes to "Battle'" Enlist Interest in Victory Philadelphia will shortly have an op portunity to see the famous "flying cir cus" air "combatB" with which nrmy aviators will stimulate interest in the Victory Liberty Loan. The first of these "combats" will be staged over the cities of New York) New Oi leans und Los Angeles Thurs day afternoon at 1 :30 o'clock and will shortly rearh this city in the course of their tour of the country. , From three bases the "flying cir cuses" will travel on special trains in regular circus fashion. Forty expert mechanlcf attached to each unit will take down the airplanes at the conclu sion of eacirperformance and will re assemble them on the following morning. Two Stages of "Hat tie" The "battles" in the air will con sist of two stages. First, a group of slow-fljing American bombing planes will be attacked by a unit of captured "Fokkers," which were actually cap tured from the Germans, These "Fok kers," in turn, will be attacked by American planes of the fast type piloted by American, French and British "aces." Battle formation will be ad hered to and in every respect the com bat will be realistic. Fifteen hundred New Year shooters will open the Liberty Loan drive with a parade in South Philadelphia on April 10. II will be the first time in the history of the city that mummers parade as a body on a day other than January 1. A reviewing stand 'VUI be erected in front of the Third. Wntmjint Ajuwry. PeUl. cftop WUmKt)9 tw Mothers, fathers nnd sisters of the applications for places on reception COMMON TONGUE k ADVOCATED HERE International Language Con gress to Be Suggested Be fore Poor Richards The adoption of a common language, preferably either English or French, throughout tho world is urged by Ar- thur Elliot Sprnul, of Xew York. Mr. gprtml has recently returned fiom a protracted stay m jiupsih. jit win will determine the language most fitted to apply to nil nations. Mr. Sproul does not favor nny manufactured language! such as Esperanto. He believes that tho English language is the most widely used in the world todny. Mr. Sproul said thnt he had learned. from difficulties seen in Iliissiu and otilcl. parts of Europe that a common tongue was essential in doing nwny with the ital differences which have heretofore been the cause of the world's wurs. Such a common medium of ex pression, he sad. would make possible the elimination of insidious propaganda by one nation against another; be of great value in conducting business en terprises; cement friendships and lead to a universal brotherhood of mnn ; lessen ignorance and illiteracy nnd per mit of the different nations understand ing each other's ideals and aspirations, nnd so do nwny with the root of inter national misunderstandings. CRASH FATAL TO WOMAN Second Victim of Railroad Accident In Serious Condition Ms. Elizabeth Williams, 1470 Ilrnd ley street, Camden, died in the Homeo pathic Hospital todny from injuries re ceived last Thursday when an automo bile she was liding in was struck by an Atlantic City express at the Laurel road crossing of the Heading Railroad, Stratford. New Jersey. Her sister-in-law. Mrs. Emma Wil liams, who was with her at the time, is in a serious condition in the same hospital. Mrs. Williams and licr sister-in-law were driving a small car to the seashore to visit some frieni's when the accident occurred. WILL SEE Captured German Fohkers and Loan Here and Other Cities will be arranged in tho next few days. Judge John M. Patterson, Mrs. Frank Buehler and Mrs. S. Freeman originated the tentative plans for the pageant. Mummers Parade April 19 The Klein New Year Association, the Golden Slipper, the Gulllgan, Chnmpiou Lobster, the Veteran Silver Crown, the Trilby String Band all will participate. The parade will probably stait at Broad and Shunk streets at 3 o'clock in the afternoon of April 10, nnd pro ceed as far north as South street. The campaign in this city wns started Saturday, when n letter inclosing nu order for $.1000 worth of the securities was received at the committee's head quarters, 45 South Broad street. The subscriptions came from the Crown Cork and Seal Company and was sent from its home office in Baltimore. The subscription is to be credited to the Philadelphia loan workers. The campaign will be' opened in out lying sections of Philadelphia on the afternoou of Saturday, April 10. It will be local in character, the actual loan drive for the Third Federal Re serve District being scheduled to start on the erenlng of the following Mon day, when all Philadelphia will be called upon to participate in an elaborate demonstration in the center of the city. The Statue of Victory, with which the various district committees will ,be provided, will be unveiled at the Sat urday afternoon celebrations. Paradts of the volunteer loan workers, returned soldiers and sailors will be held in West Philadelphia, South Philadelphia, Frankford, Chestnut Hill, Gerirantqwn ft.-.,, nun. j.i.l.f. T !. rtf;l anci ionu 'miuisiiwi.. .; ihb a.vi A'orkrftaiJ seHM.xrfl larpe j city's hemes in the Iron Division crowded boats nnd tickets for the grandstand to Kin Demand Room in Welcome Continued frum rage One entc German machine-gun nests He wns killed July 10. "His bod was found twenty miles be ond tlie fighting lines. He wns buried at Aisne, France. I feel it my dutj to help in every way 1 can to wel come his 'onundes." Appeal for Fathers One sister made an appeal for the fathers. "They haven't been mentioned much in this welcome plan," she said. "I'm bure it is simply through over sight. Hut ou see our mother has been dead five years. And 1 know thnt 'Huddle will look, first of all, for dear old dud's face among the wclcomers. I think the fathers arc just ns eager to see their bojs as are tho mothers nnd sisters.nnd sweethearts" Corporal T. J. A. Lees probably will be one of the happiest of the return ing soldiers, for his little crippled sis ter is to be nllowed on the welcome boat. Tlie mother, a widow, appealed for two permits today. "I'll be so happy that my little daughter can be there to welcome the boy," she said. "He was gassed last Jul and has beeu in a hospital much of the time. We'ic wanting him sadly at our house." Two jouug girls, who blushingly ad mitted they were not relatives of any men in the "Iron" Division, "just good friends," were turned away disap pointed. "You see," explained Mrs. W. L. Mann, who is in charge of giving out the permits, "we can't possibly waive tho rule and gic permits to other than relatives. These long lines of mothers, wives and sisters today are not a hand ful compared to oil who have applied and who are expected to apply. It will be all we can possibly do to accom modate tlie near relatives. Every mail brings letters from parents nnd friends nil over the state, asking information about the home-coming of the 'Iron' Division. For n week we have been receiving applications, verbally nnd by letter, and each day the number in creases. "Most of them nsk for permits to the welcome boats and the grand stand. needed and most of them express thdr sroiltiide for this welcome to their nRCAW CVCM UIITU TUICUCC DntAiN tVtr. Wl I M IMItVtO ----- Pollce Recover Half of Cars Stolen In Last Few Hours The police report n "fifty-fifty bieak with automobile thieves this afternoon. Two garages were entered early today and one of the two cars stolen has beeu recovered. One of two machines stolen from the street jesterday also was re covered. Thieics broke the lock of a 'garage door at Felton street and Girard ave nue early this morning and obtained nn $800 car belonging to Richard C. Flounders, of 0110 Master street, A car belonging to Robert Peoples, of 1241 West College avenue, stolen in the same manner fiom a garage on Mnrston street above Thompson, was recovered nt Twenty-sixth and Master streets. Tlie automobile of Porter K. Murray, of 2:il2 Jefferson street, Harrisburg, which was stolen from in front of the University Museum, Thirty-third nnd Spruce streets, yesterday, was reeov eied today at Twenty-fourth and 'Wal nut streets by Patrolman Keating. Thieves stole a car belonging to M. II, Leveu, 4035 North Seventeenth Btreet, in front of Seventh and Brown streets last night. It is valued at $000. WOMAN OBJECTS TO "AD" Jack Halpert's Wife Would Enjoin Use of Photograph Mis, Dorothy Halpcrt, wife of Jack Halpert, has brought suit against S. Kind & Sons, jewelers, 1110 Chestnut street, asking Court of Common Pleas No. 1 to enjoin the defendants from using what she sajs is her photograph as an advertising medium in their il lustrated catalogue and on miniaturo cases. Mrs. Halpert said Uiat her picture, without her consent or authority, was used along with those of three other youug women as an illustration of the miniature cases n tbe catalogue, When her nttentlen was directed to tbe defendants' u$e of her picture Mrs. lla-ftert nvf-rfl hho matl-Ltd them at nnoe the wdcome-liome committee's office In the Liberty Building today, filing greet the returning Pcnnsylvanlans on their arrhal here late next month. Jail for Pepper If Gag Passes c Continued from l'nco One might have regarded this proposed sedi tion act with enthusiasm. At present I contemplate its passage only with sin cere sympathy for my many friends who take an interest in public affairs. "Of course, one of the fust persons to go to jail under this proposed net would be my good friend, (leorRO Wharton Pepper. I see the act pro vides thnt it is a felony for any one who makes nny utterances tending to nrouse discontent ngninst the govern ment of the United States. "I know of no one who has more effectively criticized the existing admin istration in Washington nnd aroused discontent against the methods of the existing government of the United States. Of course he would the first, then, to go to jail under this act. Ho Vould Have Good Company "However, thcjrc is one consolntion. He would hne good company. True, under the clause of the proposed act providing n place in jail for those who disturb the tranquillity of the United States there would be many of low de gree placed in jail for disturbing the tranquillity of slumbering citizens by riotous conduct in enrly morning hours. Nevertheless, ns most of our distin guished public men in the course of the next political campaign would nil be come felons, there would be plenty of good company in jail. Neither would they nil be of one political faith. "Of course, the majority of those who would 'tend to arouse discontent against tlie government of the United States' are Republicans. But the act is not n partisan measure. "It provides that any one who arouses discontent against the state irnvprnment nromntlv goes to jail. I believe that Vance McCormiek is still in Europe. On his return, however, he will doubtless have some remnrks in regard to the Republican administration of the state. If so, free board ond lodging is provided by this act perhaps for as long as twenty years. Cites Historic Precedent That Failed "We must take this net seriously, it has an historical precedent. In the fla,tcr Part of ,e., 'f nt ' 5"" ury' Adams fml the federalists began 'racy, the Federalists conceived the 'brigUt idea of Pas3me a sedition law. .jr anybody wants to knojv what hnp- pened, I recommend that he read Al- ,bcrt W. Bevcridge's forthcoming third volume of the life of Chief Justice Marshall, the manuscript of which I have before me on my desk, "For two or three years, despite the protest of Justice Marshal against the adoption of the act, the Federalists had a merry time putting their political op ponents in jail for criticizing the Presi dent and 'bringing the government of the United States into contempt.' "Ihen the American people got busy and wiped that party from the face of the earth. Everything good and bad in it went into permanent political death because they had tried to deny a tree people the right freely to dls cuss public matters. Let those who now are urging such a grotesque and absurd piece of ler sin tion as is embodied in this ridiculous bill take warning from that histnrto example. WOMAN RUN DOWN Mrs. Cappola Hurt by Auto, Only Block From Home Mrs, Carolina Cappola, forty-Seven jenrs old, 1008 South Eleventh street, was seriously injured at noon todav. when she was struck by an automobile at the intersection of Eleventh street and Washington avenue, Marco Sandone, Eleventh, and Kim ball streets, driver of the machine, took tbe woman to the Howard Hospital. where she was found to be suffering from lacerations ot the head and face and had one hand badly cut. Sandone was arrested. -KXSSEL-i The distinctive beauty of the Custom Built Kissel" car is not confined to (the outside only. W.,01-AKJC fiklBB f ""' -ga frm Kf.' MRS. A. J. FERRY DIES IN HOSPITAL Wife of Bethany Temple Pastor Had Been III Six Months With Pneumonia Mrs. Asa J. Ferry1, wife of the Rev. Dr. Asa ,T. Ferry, pastor of Uethany Temple Presbyterian Church, Fifty third and Spruce streets, died last night in tlie Presbyterian Hospital nfter an illness of six months. Mrs. Ferry became ill with influenza last autumn. This developed into pneu monia. For the last three months she has been fighting bravely, but last night succumbed. She leae3 three bojs, aged eight, five nnd three years. They ure being cared for now by Mrs, Mundell, Mrs. Ferry's mother, who came here from Canada when her daughter became ill. Dr. Ferry has becrTpastor of Bethany Temple eleven years. Nine years ago last September he took Mrs. Ferry to the parsonage os n bride. They were married in-Birtcl, Manitoba, Canada, Mrs. Ferrj's home. The funerul services will be conducted Thursday afternoon nt two o'clock in Bethany Temple. The Rev. -Dr. George h. I'eutncost, pastor of Bethany Pres bjterinu Church, will have charge, as sisted by the Key. Dr. George G. Maliy, of the General Assembly's evangelistic committee, who has been associated with Dr. Ferry the last year nnd a half in war work community service. Chinese Woman at Peace Conference Paris, April 7. (By A. P.) Miss S. Cheng, a Chinese woman, only twenty-three years of age, but already with a record of several years' activity as a republican leader in China, ar rived here last night to attend tbe Pence Conference. Miss Cheng wns three times con demned to death iu 1016 nnd 1017 in connection with her activities. ASK FOR and GET Horlick's The'Original Malted Milk Foii Infants and Invalids OTHERS ri IMITATIONS -f-Soldiers Share With Cuticura Soap The Healthy Up-ToDate Cuticura Way No mur, no slimy sosp, no nrms. no free alkali, no waste, no irritation even when shared twice daily. One toip for all um shaving, bathing and shampooing,. Doublet razor efficiency, not to apeak of value in promctlaa skin purity, akin com fort and aictn health due to Us delicate, fragrant Cuticura medication. 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Ml N oi",r APlr :ta23MAEH rAlNTEUS Eipcrlencea on auto bodv inuMy, 30th. and r- '. '.' '..' jesFstn "These must be phantom Chinamen," said J, J. Moran, inspector of the State Department of Labor nnd Industrial Kmplo) ment, In denying the report thnt there was a plan to bring Chinese labor into this country. "I know personally .every one of the 180 employment agencies In this city. Every agency must give a bond of $1000 to thi. department before license to open ns n bureau Is granted. "Besides, we make thorough investi gation of all of these agencies, and it is certain that nothing In violation of the United States law against the bring ing of Chinese labor into this country, such as this is, would pass me uuuo ticcd." The report that there wns an organi zation known ns the "International La bot Supply Corporation," which had headquarters in the Witherspoon Build ing, preparing to bring Chinese labor into the country wns printed by the morning newspapers. "We know no such a man as 'H. J. Fallon,' purporting to be the vice pres ident of this scheme to Import Chinese labor at this time when we have none too many jobs for our people already here. And ns for 'Mow Fung, who is well known and vouched for,' he's not known nnd vouched for nround here. I gUcss he, too, is a phantom," said In spector Moran. Neither the Witherspoon Building nor. any other office buildiug in this city knows of Messrs. Fallon and Fung. BANQUET NEGRO TROOPS Commercial Museum Program Ar ranged for Returned Soldiers Two thousand returned negro soldiers and sailors will bo given n banquet to morrow night at the Commercial Mu seum, Thirty-fourth and Spruce streets, under the auspices of the Colored Pro tective Association. Among the speak ers will be Dr. It. It. Wright, president of the association ; Congressmen J. Hampton Moore nnd W. S. Vnre. The banquet will be preceded by a grand parade of the returned boys, with music by the Colored Masonic nnd the City Police bands. The parade will start from north City Hall plaia at 0:30 p. m., and proceed down Broad street to Christian street, under an es cort of mounted police. The Home De fense will be in the march, The same bands will also play in en tertaining the soldiers and sailors at night, assisted by a general chorus of soldiers, led by Sergeant Iloxter. JEWELERS CHESTNUT AND PERIOD LAMPS $2.50 Places the Eureka Electric Cleaner in Your Home VERY easy terms of payment hold, good during t;he. month of April . $2.50 with the order and the balance at the very conVenient rate of $3.50 per. month. eaner is used in thousands of Philadelphia, homes. It is light in weight, easy to use and costs very little to operate. Approved by Good Housekeeping Insti tute and our own Testing Laboratory. Vittt the EttctrtcShoft, Tenth and Chett-. nut Street, and have our electric cleaner expert give you a practical demon$tra , . tion of the Eureka without' entailing any obligation. Or phone Walnut 4700 for full Information. MP Business men's associations nnd other cjvlc organizations probably will take action on the Balus bill, providing 'or a special referendum election to nllow voters to decide which solutions of the high-speed transit problem they prefer. Hrnest T. Trigg snld thnt the execu tive council of the Chnmber of Com merce will consider the bill nt Its meet ing tomorrow if "the new bill is to be taken seriously." The other asso ciations arc expected to fall In line, ea pcclnlly those v.tally concerned in the high-speed progrnm. "William 8. Twining, director of city transit, favors the bill. A. Mcrrltt Taylor, former director, whose proposed system would be under fire at the special election refuses to commit himself unil he studies the bill. The Salus bill arose from a desire upon the part of the city administration to change the Taylor plans for ones that they believe would be more prnb tical and economical. The existing transit plans are laws, fixed by state statutes and city ordinances. Loans hnve been authorized for spcciiTc lines to be built. The Salus bill would set aside these laws nnd place in the hands of City Councils the power of calling a .referendum of the voters of Philadelphia. In this -vote it would be decided whether the Taylor plans were to remain or be rejected. In the latter case, the unexpended portion of the $03,000,000 bond issue authorized by popular vote of the Philadelphia elec torate for transit purposes would re vert to a lump sum to be reapportioned. As it now stands, the bond issue has been Bpllt up into portions, by city or dlnnnccs, to be expended as directed for tlie construction of the North and South Brond Btreet, the Frankford, the Darby and tbe Northwest high speed lines. Mr. Twlnlng'n idea is thnt several changes should be made in construction plans. He does not believe the unit system, ns planned by Mr. Taylor, could be leased advantageously to the Philadelphia napld Transit Company or to nny othfr company. His plans would call for curtailment of subway work as now planned and an extension of the elevated system in outljing districts. LAW FUNERAL TODAY Services at 2:30 This Afternoon In St. Mary's P. E. Church Many persons of prominence attended the funernl today of Ernest Law, senior member of the firm of Ernest Law el Co., Which took place this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from St. Mary's Protestant Episcopal Church, Wayne. . Mr. Law died at bis home, in St. Davids, on Friday night. SILVERSMITHS JUNIPER STREETS A Collection Of Most UNUSUAL EXTfeNT AND satisfactory composi tion. Both Of The Eng lish And French Periods. No Duplicates. MM m wmmmmmmmM&, JWW0Y a . i fl . f :fl i 1 I I. 1 P. -.l wf w m: A,r !..". ,,-,, ,-.. j. 9. iJt.
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