i i ;J c I B"r' I J J i I ft r ff V" I ik. i. 'M U tP t - t.32r j23 m. fJi. I'S A 'i r to- . A i Cm1 C l UNCERTAINTY VEILS : FATE OFLOAN BILL 'Independents With Penrose Men Are Able to Defeat Meas ure, It Is Pointed Out EXPECT -ACTION THURSDAY j& Independent members of Councils nrc W at odds over what action to take when W the $14,7fi0,000 loan comes up iuCoun ;V ells on Thursdny Afternoon, l At n meeting of the Independent !? Councllmnnlq Association Inst evening ' 3? divergent views were expressed, and U .UV was decided to allow tnc question 01 iie Moaruto go over until late tomorrow I fternoon, when a final decisipn will be reached. ''Charles H. Von Tagen is strongly opposed to the bill In its present form, on the grounds that It would hamstring ' the incoming administration. Other members of the association agree with 'him as to the lack of necessity for many t of the items. Still others are Inclined to favbr the loan, lionlna. tliat their par- -iftlcular sections of the city will benefit ,"" by the Improvements planned. ' - Fate In Doubt J flnmmnn Councilman Francis P. " Burch, ofthe Forty-sixth ward, pres ident of the association, announced tnai action would be delayed until less than twenty-four hours of the time set for a councilmanlc vote. This leaves the fate rof the loan in doubt, as the independent members as a body, together with the Penrose members, can defeat the legis lation planned by the Smith administra tion. V One result of the postponement will be to have final decision come after the highway committee meets to apportion the streets upon which money is to be expended for paving, grading, etc. By the delay the independent members will know just what to expect for their home sections and for the city at large, before being railed upon to approve or disapprove the loan either in whole or in part. Opposition to the $.1,000,000 item for water extensions which developed on the theory that Chief Davis of the water bureau would not be able to put all the money under contract within the next year, appears to be dying down. A number of Independent members, familiar with the need for water ex tensions, Are known to favor this item and it may be allowed to stand without attack. Most of the independent members favor the. $500,000 item for grading, as well as the $1,000,000 for main and $2,000,000 for branch sewers. These most admjt are needed to facilitate the building of homes In outlying sections now without city improvements. The final meeting of the independents nas been called for a o'clock tomorrow afternoon and nil will be notified to be present to take part in the final dis cussion. LOSES $80; SMASHES GLASS sff Man Held In $500 Bail After Row L. ' In Saloon JfU Tka ..ajl t nln.n 1 1 1. ifZ3 - xi. v4t ui fiiuAa it inuubuni. music f S, to the wrs of corgc Shively, the po f i lice say. He threw a keg of beer throueh the Plate glass window of Mrs. Anna Well- man's saloon, 2i3 North Ninth street. it is said, after first denting the mirror Inside with a fussilladc of beer mucs A further attack on the Place was ston- ped Dy tnc arrival o District Detective Lavery, Shively said he had good reasons for his actions. He drank a glass of beer and on reaching for his wallet found It had- disappeared.' It contained $S0. ."Words of the bartender failed to appease Bnlvely wno vented bis wrath in the manner stated. He washeld in $500 bail for court by MagistrateGrelis. Jixsi received an I W Stotiotwr H I jwportant invoice of French China - "Pldtcs oil sizes -Tea -Bouillon After- DinncrCups ""Saucers New oud allracHve decorations . at moderate pricos ij PAYMENTS .''',-" MUS. HELEN F. COHAN Who will christen the freighter Costigan at Merchant Shipbuild ing Corporation yard, Harrinmn, this evening BROKER TO FLY TO CHICAGO J. H. Makler, Philadelphia Business Man, to Start Trip Today Joseph II. Makler, a Philadelphia broker, will start for Chicago by air plane today from Garden City, h. I., accompanied by Lieutenant Lawrence B. Spcrry, a former naval aviator. Carrying n traveling bag and wearing a business suit, Mr. Makler will make the trip just as he would a journey to the Windy City by train. Mr. Makler is a member of the Aero Club of Pennsylvania. About four stops will be made between the starting point and Chicago, and at each stop Mr. Makler will inspect the landing places. He will carry av letter from Joseph A. Steinmctz, president of the Aero Club of Pennsylvania, to Mayor Thompson, of Chicago. The trip will be made in a Curtiss plane. Mr. Maklcr's object in taking the trip is to encourage this form of traveling. He expects to reach Chicago about Wednesday and will spend Tuesday night cither in Cleveland or Toledo. THREE HELD IN ROBBERY One Charged With Theft In German town, Others Accused as "Fences" Three men were arrested today in connection with the robbery of the home of E. H. Sanborn, 5151 Wissahickon avenue. The prisoners gave their names as J. F. Mahoncy, Chclten and Pulaski avenues; Jack. McGoniglo and John McGIulcy, Morris street and Queen lane. All three were arrested by District Detectives Bolay and Welsh r of the Gcrmantown stntion. Mahoncy was charged with stealing jewelry while in the employ of Mr. Sanborn .and the others were charged with receiving stolen goods. Each was held in $000 bail fd a further hearing by Magis trate Pennock. The police say Mnhoney is also want ed for the robbery of a house on Ver non road. NEW TROOPSHIP EQUIPPING Santa Ellsa Steams'From Camden to League Island for Supplies The troopship Santa Elisa, construct ed at the New York Shipyard in Cam den, steamed to League Island today to take on supplies for her initial trip overseas. She is expected to leave for France on Thursday. The Santa Elisa is commanded by Captain N. L. Proctor, U. S. N., and carries a crew of 202 men. She left Camden today with a crew of ICO men 'sent up today from League Island. The transport has accommodations for 1508 troops, and on a trial trip on the Delaware river last week mada seventeen miles an hour. She is 353 feet 8 inchs long, 33 feet 6 Inches in depth and 51 feet 0 inches across the beam. The gross tonnage is 5281. . HP, WB " 9 it 1 i x 4 "Sturdy". The Box (Cabinet Gas Range takes up little space. Yet its ovens and burner top are roomy. r It stands always ready to do the finest baking, roasting, broiling, boiling a cheerful, sturdy, de pendable servant. As. fit companion to the - Gas Rai.ge is the Gas Water Heater great for results and economy. Broad and Arch and District Of Rett, THE UNITED GAS ' o IMPROVEMENT COMPANY .Sf ,'JiidLi J1 i PUBLIC Chester's Historic Washington House, Dating From 1746, to Be Torn Down MODERN BUILDING TO RISE Old man Prohibition takes n slant at a historic relic this time! Just as soon ns Julv 1 rolls around I or January 10. 1020. If the July ban Is lifted, the historic Washington House, Chester, which has been a hotel all Its interesting life since 1740, will be torn down to make way for a modern hotel, office building, nnd theatre. It seems that the old hostelry which once proved comfortable to the'renowned George can not keep alive on the starvation profit of mineral waters nnd soda pop. This old hotel Is filled with memories of Washington nnd Revolutionary duys. A tnblet was erected by the Daughters of the American Revolution to commem orate the event when Washington stnyed at the hotel, then known ns the Wash ington Arms, immediately after the dis aster of the Brandy wine. He visited the place once again on his journey to New York when he was elected Presi dent. He ate breakfast there. The tablet reads: "This marks this house as the place where Washington wrote at midnight the only report of the battle of Hrandywlnc, September 11, 1777. Here Washington also received the congratulations of the people of Chester upon his election as the first President of the United States, April 20, 17S0." After the evacuation of Philadelphia by the British army, the name of the hotel was changed to the Washington House. . ' At each occasion when Washineton visited the hotel, the best was placed at his disposal. The roomy mahogany chnirs which were in his room arc. still preserved as relics, but all the rare vintage of that day is gone irrevocably. ARRESTED AT PRISON DOOR Man Released Is Taken In Custody by Detective From Chicago Just as Irank Paige, thirty-five years old, law Cherry street, was leaving the county prison yesterday, nicer serving a year s sentence for rob bery, he was arrestd by Detective Com borow on a warrant issued in Chicago, cnarging mm with grand larcenv. Paige has served about fourteen years in Cnlcago on different charees. and when the extraditiou papers arrive he will be taken back to serve a few more, Magistrate Mecloury, Central Station. held him to awnit the action of the Chicago authorities. GASSED, HE MUST KILL So Luther "Warns" His Wife Now He's In Jail Luther Wilson, 1759 North Alder street, was gassed while serving in France and gives that as his reason for threatening to kill his wife. She had him arrested and at the hearing this morning testified that he had attacked her with knives nnd guns and had fre quently threatened to kill her without any provocation on her part. Wilson, who is n negro, said that he had written his wife after he had been gnssed, telling her that his injury had produced a very '.strange nnd dangerous effect and that a times he was obsessed with the desire to kill some one, nnd not to be surprised if he had to take it out on her. "I just can't help it," he said. He was held under $500 ball by Magistrate Meclcary for a further hearing. -I - i- tSTYL EH O ES Unmatchable Values In Smart Footwear v." . Again Demonstrating Our Policy1 of Lowest Prices for Quality m Philadelphia This Dress Pump in patent colt in cordo-tan in dull calf .. $6.00 in white kid -in while linen $5,00 The New Second-Floor Shop BfttMar&Compaiiij 121C3Mtmt 3tve LEDGER- PHILADELPHIA.', TUESDAY, PROGRESS MADE IN BOMB PROBE Hat, Shoes and Wallet Are Clues Which May Solve . Mystery Developments in the Investigation of the bomb outrages that shook Philadel phia and six other cities two weeks ago last night nre slow hut sure. Tod Dnniel, chief local agent of the bureau of investigation of tlie Depart ment of Justice, Is working on several Important clues, ns arc Lieutenant Andy Kmnnuel, head of the local squad of bomb detectors, and his men. All are trying to establish the identity of the annrchist blown' to pieces while placing a bomb under the home of At torney General A. Mitchell Palmer, in Washington. The undoubted identifica tion of this man would lend to a speedy roundup of the "reds," it is believed. "e nre tracing down the bits of evidence found," said Mr. Daniel. "We expect to Jinve him definitely identified ultimately, but I cannot say when that wiir be. "It takei time to trace down all the"e things. We are working on the laundry mark and the hat nnd the shoes and the other things found, but nothiug definite has been established. "The tracing of one of these things to its source tnkes lots of time. We consider that we have been reasonably successful so far. "There is nothing that can be mado puBlic at the present time. All that I can say is that we are working hard on the case. When the identity of the man killed in Washington Is established we may be able to track some of his asso ciates." JERSEY PRESBYTERY MEETS Protests Against Enlargement of Wect Jersey District An all-day session of the West Jersey Presbytery opened today in the Holly Bench PreRbjterian Church. A large number of Presbyterian ministers and laymen were present. The session is presided over by the Rev. George Knne, moderator of Audubon. The Presbytery protested against the enlarging of the West Jersey Presby tery by the addition of another county which belongs to another Presbytery. The Rev. P. R. Hoppe was received ns the installed pastor of the Chelsea Presbyterian Church. The Rev. John B. Peters, of Camden, in making his necrological reports, announced the deaths of the Rev. J. S, Malons, of Camden ; the Rev. W. B. Lauderleigh, of Salem, nnd Elders Benjamin O. Tit usl, of Camden; James P. Avis, of Wenonah and John Stewart, of Wil liamstown. Despite a number of adverse condi tions favorable reports were given from standing nnd spcial committees. The Presbytery is in a prosperous condi tion. HINES TO VISIT CITY Director General of Railroads to Be Guest of Chamber of Commerce Walker D. Hincs, director general of the federal railroad administration, will speak in Philadelphia Friday un der the nuspiccs of the Chamber ot Commerce. , . , , . A luncheon will be given in his honor (, 'Rpllevuc-Strntford Hotel at io.sn n'rlock and his address will be delivered nt that function. mu ri,oTTiVior nt Commerce lias in vited members of the .Traffic Club of Philadelphia to be their guests for the While the director general of the railroads has not yet announced what his theme will bo, transportation circles ere ore keenly interested in his com ing and nre hopeful that he will an nounce a plan for the return of the roads to their owners. at $6- Sport Pump in white Buck in cordo-tao in black calf THIS particular pump is very aris tocratic in appear ance and only to be duplicated, elsewhere at $2.00 more. CUT IN HOUSING FUND DISPLEASES KRUSEN $50,000 Askod, $25,000 Grant- ed, Money Is Not Expected to Cause Much Improvement NEW JOBS ARE CREATED Although unwilling to criticise Coun cils, Director Krusen, of Henlth nnd Charities, is much disappointed at the failure of he finance committee to com ply with his request for enough money to nbatc nuisances complained, of by the Churchwomen's Housing Association, His request for $50,000 wns framed after the amount had been determined by a study of conditions in congested home sections. The $25,000 finally al lowed him will cut his activities in half and will not permit of-nny great improvement in living conditions. Before the session of tie finance com mittee yesterday Director Krusen was m consultation with Mayor Smith about the need for funds nnd other questions arising in his dennrtment. After this conference the director i-nid thnt he meant to do everything in his pouer to get the money. hen the committee finally met, Chairman Gnffney told the director that there was not n cent of money nvall nblo for the abatement of nuisances and thnt if he wanted to spend money I in thnt way he would have to find it out ' of some unexhausted item in his ap I'l Ull ntiiuii. i Then followed a wild icramble on the part of councilmcn and city officials ' to create new jobs and to increase salaries of places held by favored poll iiuui auies. After some 200 new places and salary increases had been approved for final submission to Councils Director k'k. mnde an appeal to the committee for! the housing needs. At first he was turned down, but Inter Chairman Gaff- I ney offered him $25,000, which he a.' iorceu 10 accept. L To tho Finance Committee Director Krusen explained that the most of the $50,000 asked would ultimately be re turned to the city treasury through suits entered against property owners on which improvements arc nude under orders of city inspectors. This cxplan ntion that the money would not be an outlay, but merely a temporary expen diture hnd no effect, ns Chnirmnn Gnff ney declared that no money could be found for such n purpose or in fact for any other purpose. Just what action the churchwomcu will take, in view of their hnlf-waj successful campaign to improve housing conditions, has not ns yet been an nounced by Mrs. William Abbey and I other leaders in the movement to J in prove living in congested sections. kTHE WHITE ENAMEL FOR WOOD-METALOR PLASTER 4T4II Stortt at or Thomson Wood Finishing Co. mmtc Ever hear of the maguey plant? It grows in Mexico. It is the most versatile plant in the world. The Mexican roofs his hut with it he makes his clothes of it he eats it! Whenever something new comes into his life he turns to the maguey plant to help him out. And it ne ver fails! Library Bureau is the maguey plant of filing. Whenever the business man comes across a filing problem that he doesn't know how to handle, he turns instinctively to Library Bureau. It was so years ago when Bigger Business wanted a better method of filing letters, memos, etc. than on hooks or in boxes. Library Bureau originated vertical filing. Not once in all the years that followed has Library Bureau relinquished its place as pioneer and leader. In the L. B. Automatic Index of today, Library Bureau has given tho business world Its quickest, most accurate and most understandable method of filing and finding. It Is truly the system that solved the filing problem. The plant has prospered. Library Bureau Is better equipped today than ever to put the sunshine of giowth Into your filing methods. Forty-three years experience means something. Write for folders: fFilins Stock record Card ledger 738 WO 738 C 7318 Libnary Bureau Card and filing Founded 1876 Filing cabinets systems wood and 6teel M. W. MONTGOMERY, Manager 910 Chestnut St., Philadelphia Salesrooms In 49 leading cities of the United States, Great Britain and France JUNE 17, 1919 PARTY WIRES SOUGHT Phone Rate Rise Leads Many to Cut Down Expenses Rather than pay the lncrcnsed tele phone rate schedule, which went into effect yesterday, many subscribers, who now have single wires, hnve made re quests to have their servico changed to n "party wire." The cost of a "two-party wire," under tho new schedule, amounts to about the snme as tho single wire under the old rates, nnd the subscribers would rather pay the same nnd have lets efficient service. Under the old rates a private line in a house cost $57 per year, and under the new rates a two-party line costs $57.00, or sixty cents more. The in crease of 20 per cent would bring the single private wire cost up to $CS.40 per year. TUG SAVED FROM FIRE Quick Work of Longshoremen Pre vents Blaze Reaching Neptune Quick action of a number of long shoremen saved the tug Neptune from j possible destruction by fire this morn- i Ing nt Quecu street wharf. A blaze was discovered near the pilot I house, and after unfnstening the tug, I the fire was quickly extinguished. The' loss was small. The boat is onned by Independent Piers Company A perfecs dinner demands - Salted Nuta, fitvors, Bon Bona to harmonize with the table decorations r?16 Chestnut 5t. PUBLIC SPEAKING Summer Seition A short course In Self-Confldence, &elf Detelonment. Public Speaklmr Besrlnners class, Monday and ThurSdav evenings, opens June au. Aavanceu cibfs juesaay ana Fri day even inns, opens July 1st. JJoth sexes. Opening lecture at 8 P M free to public. Call, wrlto or phone Spruce 3218 for In structive literature NEFF COLLEGE chestnut st. CHARLE5 COMPANY' S17-619 Arct St. TRUCKS Truck Wheels and Casters sJS"i 9J FIGHT OVER GOLF BALL Hold Boy In $400 Ball Following Quarrel Victims In Hospital Charged with assault and battery, Walter Gnzdzlk, 2032 Dennlc street, was given n hearing today before Mag istrate Price at the Twenty-second street nnd Hunting Park avenue sta tion, niuf wag held under $400 ball for court action. The alleged assault occurred on June 2, John llucior, a boy who lives at 2045 Dennie street, being the victim. It is snld that Buclor wus dragged into ltazdzik's yeard nnd beaten, following nn nltercnllon over n golf ball with which Bucior and several other children were pln.ilng. The bo. wax tnken to the Samaritan Hospital, nnd has not jet sufficiently recovered to return to school. AUTO MECHANICS nr In ontnt demand rerwhere The Best-Trained Men Get the Best Pay Our practical InRtructlon (rains ou to repair, overhaul and adjust all t pea of earn Complete equipment Kxpert In structors. New afternoon and enlnff classes start Monday. June 10 Call today for particulars CJ.NTRAT Y. M. C. A. AUTO SCHOOL 1421 Arch St. or 717 N. Broad St. gniiim 3 ,il II THE TRAPLEY Sack Suit Model $35 to $55 H A NORFOLK WHICH MEETS ALL B ACTIVE NEEDS. IT Is EN- m T1RELY PRACTICAL THE WELL- S jj PLACED PATCH POCKETS AND 1 THE ONE-EICHTH SILK-LINED jj TREATMENT MAKE IT A SEN 3 SIBLE CARMENT FOR EITHER a SPORT OR BUSINESS. THE m DEEP -VENTED FULL SWING- B H ING SKIRT AND THE BELL- ( 3 DELL COMFORT SHOULDER AND H SLEEVE COMBINE TO MAKE B THE STYLE ADAPTABLE TO 1 THROUGHOUT ARE HARNESS g STITCHEU. 5HOWN IN HER. RINCBONE WEAVES. PLAIN FLANNELS AND SPECIAL P WOVEN jHOMESPUNS. JACOB . 1X" ONS 1424-1426 Chestnut St. j imirarasnmimimnnmimiiraiiiiuiiimiLmHiiinirainHiiniiiriJHmiraaiinmiiniiinnflHni e w . N We can supply your Needs in a Summer Suit either of Flannel Worsted Serge Cool Crash Palm Beach Breezweve or Mohair! I And no matter what the fabric, you will get a Suit of Clothes in which the workman ship will be our ch'ief talking point. HFor, making men's clothes is our reason for existence. Workman. ship is our hobby. Well- , sewn seams, well-cut lines, comfort of f(t combined with beauty of contour that's the essence of Perry tailor ing. IThat is why Palm Beach, Breezweve, Mo hair Suits that you buy' here will give you a new satisfaction never be fore associated with Suits of these tropical, comfortable fabrics. IIn addition to our thorough workman ship, we have provided these hot-weather Suits in brand-new assort ments in browns, in sandtones, in blues, in olives, in tans, in light greens, as well as in the soft ecrus and cream colors in which you first learned to know them. IAnd in plenty of large and extra large sizes, all the way up into the 50's, for the men who will most ap preciate the comfort they will give. 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