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DID MOT SEEK OFFICE,
ASSERTS PATTERSON
'Mayor or Judge, I Don't Caro,'
Says Vare Candidate in
1 Opening Speech
FIGHT ON. MOORE DECLARES,
iiuiii uii muw ,
rt, ;!' t Via nirirnrnltr noni.nn
tion Is on in earnest.
Judge Patterson took tho tump last
night at n meeting in tho Porty-sixth
ward. While ho refrained from ta k
In nnlitics became of hi" iudieial .U-
ties, another peaker fiom the same
platform challenged the Americanism of
ongroRsnian .uoor-.
"I do pot know how to talk to imi.
Mid the .judge "I have tint prepared
any (.pooch. T did not oven think 01.
coming hero until a few noni-- nc- . platform without nrrumlonnion """ ,, pn.perh l.elonged to thorn,
am a .iudgo on the beneh. I Iiuvp been I ns no clucking or hiding under the
there for five enrs or more, heie w ,n,iml. f j.rp..,t name. I Stiffer from II. C. of I,.
hoW the seal"' evenly between m.in nnd ThK however. I. nn nlde to the real '''he limn in tho xtrect. ns well s
inau ipiction poli.Pinrii and liromnu. have nmtuallv
"I have never sought anv nffir('- !l Comment on the street voiced parti suffered frnm the high co-.t of living
love the work that 1 have. 1 think .. ,,, fPP,ing. Vnrr . organl7..t,or. people VnUsnn ,lni 1P otsan-unn
the noble-.! thing that n man can 'K ial ,t n nno document I his n 1
Is to deal ,,t.n between man and man. ,., bp PM,PPtP(, ,, superficial view. I "".ler, now tnrd.l.v n.lmit that tho po
But I ha(" beu asked bv the ritizens a v 1. tint kh- n deeper than wind-. ! h. e ,ind firenien were entitled to mole
of Philadelphia to im-v. . and 1 am a u1( S;)V jn!ir,n,pnt j '""""' U'l,v 'lil1 "" wait for Con"
soldier in the rank-, and I "'" CO'"K . . ,n;,pnpn(,pnt. nr Mn. ' erev-nmn , Moore t,. point this out
to Kerve So far a I am permuiiun
. t. .. t ,
concerned. I do not care nhethei I am
Mayor or Hilge .ummr ...... .-
11 ! .....i.,.,. i .no but I feel,' .. ,,
nil not matte to n . 1 ' , ,,0,. ,1P,,lll)p, ln, , Honor iv "
in view of the fa-t that tliousatiu. 1M., ., ,.1I1( RmialM it turned out.
leonle who ate not politicians at ,, . . . , , ui,jr, , the
ir tvi 1 not maitrr 10 m-. w
that
of peo;
all busine
. e . 1 ,ftM
l-business men. pro ess.on. I men.
;n in the ordiuarj walks of lire in
ring men and men of affairs nave
men
rtorinr
atkod mo to allow mv name to go
before the Republican voter of tho city ;
of Philadelphia. 1 would be a coward if
I did not do it. and that l tue reason, weio present nv ne ion. several re
that I am here tonight. '.p-etahl. brui.s-e- on it. face at the
While Judge Patl.ri.on was making '''"" M"",i-' rf, lt w"" ".", "V
his first app'raranco on the ,t,,mp ('ou. I "' l'rtJ fr Mr Monies ,.
eressman Moore m dipeeting tin-
judge's platform of wenteen point, be
fore a meeting of the Town Meetiug
party.
"The voice i: the voice of .Incob."
gaid Mr. Moore m referring to tho
Patterson platform. " lw" the hand
the hand of INiu.
Say. Judge Not the Issue
"The bulge, who tells Mr. Kobins
that he -hall know no master in the
conduct of his administration n Mavor,
is not the issue in the uimpaign. not-
..:tl...t...l;,. 1.!b l-pillimtt- eflnrt to (its-
.ociate himVlt from the contractor '
forces." He insisted that Vare. and
not Judge Patterson, is the real issue,
Judge Patterson's first appearance
on the stumn since he threw his hat
into the ring was iu Potter's Hull, oOL".)
Baltimore avenue.
Harry A. Mackey's Forty-sixth
Ward Republican committee had ar
I raLged n, reception, which was attended
by about SOO men and women.
The attack at the meeting on C'on
x gressman Moore's Americanism was
made by Coroner Knight, organization
candidate to succeed himsplr
"Do von w.tnt n inn,, f,,.. Ma.-..- ...I,
u an American or do you want a man
rth a question marl: back of him?"
jgtgorpner Knight asked.
Ho attacked Mr. Moore as one of the
Croup of men who opposed the war on
the grounds that it was fostered by Wall
- - ....... .... ...u.,,71 llllll ,
Street and the newspapers.
Judge Patterson In his nddree cm
"I cannot talk politics to von ., I
should like to. I cannot even talk
about the issues of the campaign. I
could not say anything against the man
who is prominently mentioned by cr-!of
tain people as the candir.ate for Mayor
I could not say anything against him
if I would, and I would not if I could,
i am nere imi Know me. and you knowini.it- renresem.-itive citizens will hm-e
him; you know my record and jou know
his record if you think he ought I
to be the Mayor of Philadelphia. ote'
for him and if he is chosen, he will
have no more devoted follower than
the man who stands before you to
night. '
Anent Street Cleaning
"As I say. I cannot talk politics, an(j
I am not going to. I gave my plat- :
form to the public today, and 1 uuder
atand that there i a sort of technicality 1
in an objection that is made to it. I ,
pledged myself that if 1 am elected '
Mayor of Philadelphia the city of Phil-
adelphla will do its street cleaning in
Jiil, as soon as me inw permits under i , . . " .... . .. i u i i i .,
the new charter. Somebodv said, 'Well strePt '''"'"S nutht. The Vare It will also he regarded by thousands
What about collecting garbage?' I concern own. a complete equipment, ns a serious oversight on Judge I-at-order
that there mnv be no mistake. I '"'"'" ,rrtai" ''"'tingencieM with a ser- terson s part that he neglected to in
pledge mvself before vou that if I am , ViU' '""'""''l n'"1 " majority of one this elude in the list Ol reforms needed a
Maor of Philadelphia the citv will not ' equipment could be purchased at most paragraph on honest elections. While
onlv clean the streets, hut will collect I a"J" old price, possibly with n super- he discusses city improvements, public
the' garbage and give it to anybodv who substantial profit to the present owners, utilities, docks and patriotism and other
wants it With Judge Patterson as Mayor, and ' subjects in bis platitudinous way, tlie
.n ... .. .
'Tom. hefore mv name w.i e,.,
uj; m n-ir in,, in, in,- it nt ever
nod as a candidate for Mayor I
sigred to this work. In order '
ere may be no misunderstanding
part, or on the part of my
mentioned
was assigr
that thcr
on mv nart. or on tno nart ot mv
friends, or on the part of my enemies,
I intend to stay on the bench and ad-
minister the duties thereto pertaining
for several weeks more, and when I
Start out to talk in regard to the poli-
tical situation I shall not only a3k for
leave of abs-nee. but 1 shall request
the state treasurer to refrain from
sending me ary salary during the time
that I perform that work."
Given liig Reception
Congressman Moure received an en
thusiastic reception from the Town
Meeting city committee in the headquar
ters', 20 South Fifteenth street.
"The truth of the matter is that if
Judge Patterson keeps hi, pledges he';," ""'.,'" ,,""
!ffi .!!"' I 0,lt f '""."" uexrjouV ea;.t,,fi
tuarvu iur -tioure in reierrillg to the
planlc in the Patterson platform which
i,i t..j t... . . .
iVelinnn. mBn'P
street cleaning. i
Tiof. j;.. .i. tt
' form Mr Mor' I .l'' Pl-'
neTublcan to en rDt. ' " "
uepuDltcan to enter the primarv n-nl
wntest for the nomination
. "I am a Republican." he .aid "but
I do not recognixe the right of anv or
ganUation or cabal to deny to anv Re-
publican the right to enter a primary
contest I want to see the Republican
party in this city united in the interest
of good government so that in the future
tnoJemnts " a'CM,lty tor lf!o" '
wi,.t i,.. k. , . . '
i .l.h!.i,i.,",?In.pIal'!', ?( ""
I' ?,?"l "i"'ar. ".' "fUltrary
power in the hands of n few i.n..
It has been suggested since I entered
this campaign that great criticism will
be made of somo of my official actions
I hive always maintained mv i-i.-i
without fear or favor and I have inij
ti thtf truth, sometimes when it burned
t'. tntdt Ota .tti1n a! BAH-,, k.-
.mi. " '"' wi pwmc iliru.
fc "One of the thinzs which T tt-oM
1 R .llbAt in cipit If T tvpi-jt aIoaI,! r.
-.r. , T ...i ...tug tiajor
wmlu be the formation of a repre-
fi wUtlv i committee, uccoutrolUd by
Judge Patterson's Platform
Analyzed by Colonel McCain
Man in Street Regards Jurist's Statement as Disap
pointing It Shows Mark of 1 are Saw,
Writer Declares
m r.Kortr.r: nox mcc.mn
The man in the trert. thp .hop nnrl
today )g (,jsrUk(In(. t,nilRp ,,,.
trrson's nlntfnrm
I a t i. nintfni,t f tin ir n
gnnizat!nn candidate for Major, it .
fln fntPrrltlnB .lorumcut. More inlor ,
,,, hfI,R,p fnr ..rr,nr" ij.,,,,1, '
Von. it prPrnt(,(1 , ,nc ptI,.. in'
M.,.h aM lrrpffii1.tr u.ir.
Thp ,,int(nrn, nrro'mpaniet a Utter I
to Th(,ma( n(,t,in,, n nnoevot lJepub I
liran Judge Patterson thus take- ,vl ,
.vantage of thp created nppnminiii
' 1 1 ti U liii name with thnt of Hoo.eieir
oncremnii Moore promulcnte, '"-'
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lir;.iM'i., it m in-iKil IIIHHI u- 'i'-' "i .'
K)itj..
(ti,(1 f.nm hiRo ,.n,tPrw,n
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,(I,11BllIlol w.,aelar fur ,i dead one. j
, ,t u ., ,;nP,...lbe utterance winch
,,,n ,i;lMI nin h(, t,, t0 p,PPps u
1 ',intr,..kn, ,,, More within fortj -eight
,nur. Indeed. Mr Moore began using t)l(1 v(lmi matPri.,i ,,
ir 111 a target 1nt night. Those who.av; .,,),. n,.p,i-
The man iu the street who legard.
Judge Patterson's proniineiamento with
a cold, eritieal. ealculating eje will. I j
believe, from a pnrel structural Miui'l- tjmp if i'i,iindclphin hns lugged in
point, regard it as disappointing to say ( thp mar,., ,,f j.rogross, as Judge Pntter
the least. It sliows the marks of the , H)n ehiitns, who is to blame' Judge
Vare plane and saw. The sandpaper j l'ttorson's friends, the Vare organi-
nnd MirnMi of the pnlge - i-ievei I
phraseology iannot conceal Its detects.
Kxpert Judges to !o Logical
It is illogical
Alvoe all tlie average Philadelphian
expel I
ts the juilgei of his courts to be
losi; al. Il.,t Judge Pa terson was up
gainst a politnal and not n logca
proportion Logic an, Po it.es do not
mix well a. a rule ,n the are organ-
i'..mu
1'lie judge is compelled to admit that j
Philadelphia needs reforming, a thing
I the Vare leaders would never do. Have
the Vare organization leaders turned
' reformers? Is Judge Patterson their
; Daniel come to judgment? is a question
asked.
Judge Patterson will not be excused
I by the man in the street for this. He
i took ample time, nearly a week, to
Write 111
letter and enclose his piat-
, form to Mr. Kobins. Presumably it
, represents his best thoughts on the sev
enteen points Iip discusses. Then there
'are the three points he failed to discuss.
' In his platform the high lights rest
upon Judge Patterson's declamatory
' dedaration that he will inaugurate
i strict cleaning bv the eitj 's own
forces on Jauuary 1. 1 -' l -
"ut "'" '"''
His Honor has evidently neglected to
, take into consideration a certain both
twenti -one citizens to be elcted for
four jars at an annual salary of $,000
I each Iti legal parlance they nre known
'as the Council. This body of presum-
.something to say on the question of'
street clauing contracts. Tlie judge
overlooked this fact.
What Would Mayor Do? '
And then again suppose this Council
bv majority vote should decide to con- ,
tinue the present arrangement. What
would the judge, that is. the Major, do?
It was a reckless statement to be made ,
with such positiveness.
Put there is -till another angle to
Judge Patterson s declaration that as
Major he would begin cleaning the
city's streets with city forces on Jan-
uarv 1, lH'Jl.
. , .1-. i. .... -. ...
-in nn Tills wnrh imp eirv mnsi nnva
wth the are equipment purcha-eil even
" ' ' .-....
' i fair vnluition. the stieet cleaning
organization, so far as man power is
concerned, v.oul.1 "" " 'ler Vare
control. The thousands of sweeprs.
ilrner. foremen would be just tlie
same as the other placemen are today,
hold their job. by grace of Senator
Vare and his associate leaders in the
"regular" organization. It would be
n hange m meet cleaning methods,
u" "" 'hange so far as political power
is concerned.
Power of the Council
And the man in the street. I find.
is just beginning to inquire as to the
personalis and power of this Council
of twentv-one. The plain people and
the tunill property owners are grad-
null) awakening ti. a realization that,
.after nil. the Council rather than the
real thing for the
The Council will hold thp ndminis-
!.... ! 1 f II l fll.-
iiauon in it crip m iivrcuies. i up
furtlon that controls Council will con-
. , .. ...... . ., .
trol the admitMstrntion. not the Mayor
the Council, it will thus bp seen that
J"'' Patte'rson's declaration on the
, t. i. i
?sh an'1 n!bb,?h P'P"',nn was ""'
f , orRan,z,at,on PW PrPO"
ol''-v- l( ,ln,,s not rinS trl"''
ll ' a,,'n becoming apparent to the
'i'lzen of average intelligence, yclept
tlfe man in the street. 'that all the pother
that is being made over the so-called
"Row" offices is so much dust in their
eyes. These offices mean n certain
nmount of patronage, but the Council
of twenty-one will dominate them also.'
The Mavor can "go hang." go far as
the regular organization is concerned.
if it can once elect a majority of the
Council.
I am of the opinion that the average
citizen will regard Judge Patterson as
ludicrously illogical In his admission
that reforms are needed ih Philadelphia.
He is the candidate, hand picked und
wrapped in tissue paper, of an organi-1
zatlon that dors not recognize toe vyoru
"reform" in ita rocabulary.
It , the jutee Is rijht and he preeum-
i -poi hi mm platform, wins that
hf .declares he is master nf himself -
vvhnt have his friend", the Vareoon
Itollcd organization, been lining all these
'-ran. to make reform iieoessniy .' win
'"J";' H"'.v inaugurated the reforms
hWi he admits are '""l"-'
ni.nf also Mriko tho 'h ladolphiu
poliif-mon nnrl firmnM. tlint thry linvp
prtli tuippots of a crr'nt injmctirf. Thnt
',' '.'"j'1
y,rp n
g imp him i our jpais. wifii ii"'
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i i ri nt-r-n 1117 linn 11 ti 1 1 11 1 1 11 ' 1 1 1 11
, r,Bp t.ir ,.r.,7 1, i, admitted
. f . ,, r, tmlf f(. nr( ti,PN
1S,P ,rp defrauded of what his Honor
loore 1 declaration iirew tno atten
tion f the lndge to these nml other
ii iinl'"" '" '" JU'ige verj prnperiy see
I' 11110 . . . t.i.,.ir r 1.:. if 1 .1.
"' ' i' mi bona i o nimseit aiu the
Vn,,. rCTiZation. wh.rli. of rourso. is a
, ., . ) Mr yhml,
'.,'...' '...i.:.i. ,.. ,,
.Milliner ;iilllllseill Wllieil I lie .'lie'ie
,.,,,, snv vi .trai.t grpat ,.
t(,mi(ii , onrs in ,,,, i.at,Pr..(m's
pttP1 ,0 Mr ijOBjnSi
"Philadelphia has not advanced with
progress as it should
It is not the only admission of tlie
Vare organization's inefficiency made by
his honor. In the frank admission the
judge delivers nn upporcut to the Vare
leaders. Whv does not Philadelphia
advance? This has been the cr of the
ppo),p for yPar Th(, v,.0 ,'..,
,( ia .P j sne rmitroI all
izn -
this
zatjou '.
I think this part of tho judge's let
ter platform escaped the censor. Kither
tlie judge or the censor slipped a cog
when that declaration got through.
Judge Patterson in his carefully
rounded sentences endorses the charter,
which his sponsors so energetically op
posed at Ilarri.biirg. and modestly ad
mits that lie whs one of the members of
the subcommittee which drafted the new
city charter. He might have enliglit
pned Mr. Iloluns to what estent his
activities went This suggestion from
the average i itien possibly does the
judge an iniiistice.
Judge Patterson, equipped with a calm,
judicial mind, is not a politician. Poli
ticians nre far-highted people. They
have n keen eye for future contingen
cies. If the judge had belonged to the
latter class it might have been charged
against him that in his work in helping
to frame n charter, which was so vigor
ously fought by his organization, he had
an eye to its value as a future political
asset.
It is possible that n vcrv large body
of citizens will regard tjie omissions
in Judge Patterson's platform to be
'quite as striking as his admission-'
Individual members ()f the bodv politic
will lo-e nn eje searching the Pat
terson platform for any declaration
against contractor influence in poli
tics. And ,ot it is universally recognized
that upon this ground alone the present
'contest U being waged. As a process
of enlightenment, nn addition to tlie
Independent batt e crv of "It is Moore
against the Vares." I quote a portion
of Mr. Moore's platform on the subject
of contractor politics where he sas;
"This condition is intolerable, and
am candidate put forward by the con-
tr.,r interest must be opposed and
defeated however respectable he ma;
annoar to be "
' While seconding Congressman Moore's
declaration that reforms nre demanded
jn phiiajpiphla'a government. Judge
1)attPrs0n signally failed to make anv
declaration whatever upon this all im-
por,nnt subject, the keystone of the
,-ainpaign.
s to Honest l-.lections
- "-
.luuge. unime ms uppuuem. .tir. .Moore
whose declarations on reform he so
ably indorses, fails to demand or pieces
the enforcement of honest election laws.
I '-"" ""' 'l w,u the opinion of
many thnt the censor and not the judge
is responsible for his omission from
his letter-platform.
The remainder of Judge Patterson's
irregular-for-a-"regular" (ommuuica -tion
to his friend Mr. Robins may be
glossed over. Feeing that the seventeen
points win ne uir nuujcci m campaign
discussion. The rude manhandling and
general mauling nt the hands of the
Moore speininuers , iirut, many
"n interesting and thought ul hour ,n
the man on the street ami the plain
cizeu. to Miy nothing of the ma
P'optuj
The hars are down. The flodgntes
are open. In the crude vernacular of
the old time Ohio bargeman. "There's
the devil to pay. no pitch hot. and the
river still rising." Or in Hie words
of the poet :
"On with the dance, let joj be un
confined." Moore Thinks Knight
Just a Bit Inconsistent
"Too bad my old friend. Rill
Knight, the coroner, should indulge
in personalities," Congressman
Moore said today in commenting on
the attack made on him in a polit
ical speech last night. "It is a
shame that my Americanism should
be challenged by the coroner when
he has so often supported my re
election to Congress.
"I trust that Independence Hall
and the Liberty Hell, which I have
had the honor to represent, will not
be shaken from their foundations.
"If the Vare boys will dig up a
few more f my speeches on various
topics and pass them over to the
faithful it may be that they will h
improved in mind and spirit."
HERE TO CURB FOOD PROFITEERS
HfSklKMk 1 m
tlv f .either ".tnfo Tr e
Moiney lieiier.il V. Alitrliell Palmer (on Hie right of tho picture)
nine from Washington to confer with Franrls Fisher Kane, United
Mate, di.trlrt nltorney hero, to roiisider the finding!) of the local In
e.ligatom of food hoarders mid direct the iirlion to he (alien against
those wording to iiiaiiitain high prices
VA RE DECLARES HE IS NOT
"BOSS" OF JUDGE PATTERSON
rnnttn'ii-il Trent Pice Oe
me that the best policy for you to fol
low would be to accept the trnnsit plan
luted on by the people.'
" 'You have some friends in Councils,
but the people have loted and passed on
what they want and I intend to stand
with the people
" 'Whether right or wrong, tho people
have loted for it.'
Vour're Right. Sa.is Mayor
I "The Mavor replied- 'Your're right.'
"I am not going to have any more:
than that to do with Judge Patterson.
except to ask him now and thrn for ni
place for mv friends which I will doi
as long as I live.
"In Judge Patterson the voters have
n clean, upstanding man. whose wonl is
good against n man whose record will be
shown up Inter, but not by 'bis com
mittee, however.
"Judge Patterson is as free as the
air to act as he wants to, and you
men know that he would not bo a can
didate any other way.
"1 have not discussed the mayoralty
situation with him, but he is going
to bo elected and without much trouble,
either."
Senator Vare told tho members of
the committee not to be alarmed over
Judge Patterson's emphatic pledge to
have the city do its own street cleaning
after January 1, 101M. the method for
which is provided in the charter.
"I don't want any of you men to
think that I care anything personally
for the street -denning contracts," he
asserted.
"It is the smallest part of my busi- I
lie-." added the senator, whose words'
seemed to indicate that he might volun
tarily retire as n street-cleaning con
tractor. Denies It Is Vate Contest
"This is not n Vare contest," he con
tinued, "but I am willing to take any
thing that is handed to me during the
campaign."
Tlie city committee headquarters was
crowded with wnrd leaders and workers
when Harry C. Ransley, chairman,
tailed the meeting to order and intro
duced Mr. I.ane. Applause greeted the
v ter.nn.
"A politician who acts without es
timating the results." said Mr. I.nno.
"may be successful temporarily, but
dishonesty is sure to corrode even the
brain.
"A disgruntled politician." contin
ued Mr. r.anc, turning his shafts on
Senator Penrose, "who has estranged
nearly all his party is calling on the
'Independents to save him.
"This is not a light for a Mayor. It
is n fight for United States Senator next
jear.
"A union between Senator Penrose
and the reformers is amusing to me."
The Independents then were compared
by Mr. I.ane to the hunter who was
swallowed by the bear. Senator Pen
tose was termed "the big grizzly" who
swallowed the hunter.
"The only platform against Judge
Patterson," Mr. Lane shouted, "is that
he is the Vare-picked candidate.
"He is not. He was for the charter.
I was not because it was a blow at
Vnre supremacy."
Touching on Judge Patterson's street- j
cleaning plank Mr. I.ane said he was
"the logical candidate for the com- I
mittce of one hundred 1o indorse" and
"I can't see why they didn't indorse
him. Thnt is what they .ire clnraorin-'
for.
"Penrose," ho declared, "is now try- I
mg to destroy the organization which I
gave him the honors and privileges
which he enjoys.
Worst of All Ingratitude
"Oh. ingratitude. That is the worst
nf crimes.
"There would be no strife todav ex
cept for a I'nited States senator, down
and out, who thinks he will clunh back
to power, but he won't. He only won
out in 19H because he hnd a good run
ning mate."
"Work ne hard as if you had a fight."
Mr. Lane warned the committeemen
When the committees were named
surprise was caused by the appearance
of the name of Charles Soger. Seventh
ward leader, as a member of the cam
paign and other committees.
Mr. Soger and his partner. Charles
R. Hall, were believed to be "on the
! fence." but during the last few davs
a well defined rumor pledges their sup
port to Judge Patterson.
1 Another surprise was given by the
miming oi oeiect Councilman A. M
Waldron, of the Thirty-first ward, on
the registration and organization com
mittees. Waldron was reported to be flirting
with the independents. He occupied a
front sent at the meeting.
Senator Vare also announced a pledge
from "Register James n. Sheehan and
his friends Id the Twelfth Ward" to
support the ticket headed by Judge
Patterson.
Sheehan IU in Hospital
"I do not consider this the place to
make such announcements," said Sena
tor Vare, ''but Mr. ifneenan is ill in
Hrrc Is What Vare Says
in Denying Bossism Charge
"The only time I ever made a
suggestion to Mayor Smith was one
time 1 met him on Chestnut street
and suggested that he tnkc tho side
of the people in lite trnnsit problem.
The Major agreed with me.
"1 do' not want nny of you men
to think that I enre anything per
sonally for the street-cleaning con
tracts It is the sninllest part of
my business.
"This is not a Vare contest, but
1 inn willinoto tnkc anything that
is handed to me during this campaign."
the hospital and telephoned and asked
me personally to say this, so I will
say it."
Cnptain John M. Wnlton, indorsed
by the committee of one hundred for
re-election as controller, sprung n sur
prise by addressing the committee and
thanking it fnr past favors.
Senator Vare and Mr. Mackey, in
the plea for u big registration, asked
thnt paiticulnr attention be paid the
independent wards.
"A prominent independent told me,"
said Mr. Mackey, "thnt Penrose hns
choked tlie independent movement to
death.
"A self-constituted committee com
posed of many people who do not live iu
the city brazenly proclaim a slate.
"When the independents who have
been against Republicans for revenue
only learned that members of Council
wore to Ret $,-.000 a year there was a
riot in the independent camp. They all
wanted to get n piece of the change."
"Oet out the 12.(1(10 soldiers who have
come back home," Senator Vare, ad
vised. "(Jet out every voter in every ward.
Oet them all enrolled and we will be
sure of a big majority."
All the Republican ward committees
will meet tonight and again Monday
night to prepare for the registration."
Standing committees nnmed by Chair
man Ransley for the campaign follow
in full : '
Finance
Patton, Isa'a
'.tin., ?" ' Kr K. s.'0-lBlli'. Edward W.
J' Jieizeii. UVfln IVnnnrlt
neld. John J. McKlnley.
Cumpiilcn
Chairman Band Martin: Dalld It Ur.
Charle. Heg,r William S Vare. Peter P.
ku !' 0VhA",rd ,?L W-'l'lron. Samuel W
tst Jwh','.,", !c Sc01t- fe'er K. Smith
.John J. McKlnley. William F. Nickel, frank
Thn,a."-c.Dt.r:'nk '"ac", Edwin 11. Vare.
Thomas F. Watson. Harry W. Keeley
, leilrHtloii nml Organization
Chairman, bdnarri W. Patton; Hcnlc.ni,
Polmn i harlcw J Pommer, Harry Wlldet .
Skrdtin ook, Ferdinand Zwel. Peter E
Smith. William II. KnlKht. Alfred M Wal
I'uhl' "''" K t'ro""in nd John K.lwnrd
Speakers
Chairman John n. K. Scott: Jam 11
Sheehan. Max Mavor, T. Crawford Co.k
Waller Utlleton. William Vv'al.h, Arthur "
"rentier. Samuel w. Salu. William n
nJ.Bhst- iIarn' "''"J"'- C. Walter luatrow and
jospn sumner.
Mrrtlncn
sSilalma,"s w.'"!a,V.. s- v"r" Jam" R
Sheehan. John J McKlnley. Tatrirk Connor.
T Crawford Cooke, William McKlnley Mil
ehael Smith Bennett, Kdward W. Patton
Sayer M"'n "' B,ld"10"' S
Chairman. Samuel w. Salus: John R. K.
S""i- vnUam Walsh. David .Martin. Ud
ward W Patton.
SIMMERS'S AGENT OUSTED
Harrlnburg and Local Official Silent
on Dismissal
Gustavo Paravicini, one of the as
sistants to Robert M. Simmers, special
agent of the division of food of the
State Department of Agriculture at
Philadelphia, has been dropped from
the force of agents.
Mr. Simmers refused to discuss the
cause of his former subordinate's dis
missal, saying all information on the
subject would have to come from Ilar
risburg. nreATiin
PAIISONS. At his summer residence At
Isntlc City. N. J. Aug. 14, JOHN B. PAIlI
SONS Notice of funeral later.
HAN'SEI.U Au-T. 14, at Delanco. N J
JOSEPH W. HAS'SKLU aged 67. Relatives
and friends, alsr. employes of J. M Hansill
Sons, officers and directors of Delanco B
and X,. Asso., township committee and Hoard
of Education, fieverly township, Invited to
funeral services, Sun. eve.. 8 o clock, int.
private
I.ONO Aug. 15 MARTHA MAY. dauch.
ter of Martha May and the late John Lont
Relatives and friends Invited to funeral serv
ices. Mon.. 2 p. m,. at 5231 Cedar ave. Int.
private.
FRICK. Aur. 14. EVA (nee Dees), wife of
Jacob Frlck. seed 73. Relatives and friends
Invited In funeral services Mon . 2 p. m , at
1231 N. 7th st. Int. private. Hillside tfem.
Remains may be viewed on Sunday from 7
to fl p. m.
FOX. Au. 14 at Paulsboro, If. J .
MARY A tnee McCormtck), ared 80. Rela
tives and friends Invited, to funeral Tue?..
8:30 a m.. from iue residence of her son,
Frank Foi, Reacom ave., Paulsboro. N. .1,
Mass at St. John's Roman Catholic Church
Taulsboro, N. J.. 0 a. m. Int. Old Cathe
dral Cem.. Phlla Friends may call Monday
HENNETT. Suddenly. Aur. 23, while on
his vacation. Rev. W'lLI.IAM Q BENNETT,
pastor of the Fletcher M. B. Church, 04th
and Master sts. Relatives and friends In
vited to the services, Monday. 2 p. m. . st the
Fletcher M. E. Church. . Int. private, Body
will lie In state at the church Monday, from
PAr'SoNI. Sudden!, at his summer rent.
rf.nA Atlantic City. N. J, Aug. 14. JOHN
n PARSONS. Relative and friends Invited
to servicas. "klonday p. m.. at the gllver
H. Balr Bide, 1920 Chestnut st. Phils.
IAT PRICES RISE
,S,
"Cheap Cuts" Go Up From
Three to Eight Cents a
Pound in City
DEALERS BLAME SHORTAGE
Prices of the so-called "cheap cuts"
nf meat have jumped from three to
eight cents n pound In Philadelphia.
Retailers who purrhnscd their weekly
supplies from tho wholesale ment deal
ers today set their prices In accordance
with the increase.
The retailers say they must ndvnnro
their prices becniisc the wholesaler tlocs.
The wholesaler says the price boost Is
caused by nn unusual shortnge of lighter
cattle nt this season.
The best grades of beef and other
meats nre virtually the same price as
they were Inst week. They hnven't
jumped. Rut thev hnven't dropped.
New Scale of Prices
On Thursday the Wnr Department
put n now sanle of prices for surplus
foodstuffs into effect "to meet reduc
tions recently made by retailers."
The "reductions recently made by re
tailers" have not been felt In this city.
"I thought prices would go down
with the government move to reduce the
cost of living nml the tngging of so
much cohl storage stuff," snld William
Kamens. a retailer who operates seven
teen meat markets in various parts of
the city. "Rut I find instead thnt prices
have jumped and I can see no reason
whatever for it. It is most unusual nt
this time of the year. Pork, which is
ordinarily cheap nt this season nnd
which last week retniled for nbout
thirty-five cents, Is this week forty
cents. Last week I bought it whole
sale for thirty cents n pound nnd this
week it is thirtv-slx cents, and I buy
it in 2000-pound lots, too."
Rig Increase In I.amb
The cheaper cuts of lamb hnve jumped
highest, according to this denier. The
price this week is nbout ten cents higher
than last Reef hns ndvanced nbout
throe rents on tho pound.
"Our retail prices," said Mr. Ka
mens. "must depend on the supply nnd
demand, as well ns on the locality of
tho store nnd the competition with
which we must deal. That is why prices
vary in different sections of the city.
We can't set any general price thnt will
hold good in all localities because con
ditions governing the sale differ. If
wholesalers had some set price for their
stuff, we might bo able to fix ment
prices for our customers, but I doubt
if the government or nny one else could
fix fair meat prices that would be fair
.in all sections at the same time."
Wholesalers explained today thnt the
jump in prices wast only in the lighter
cattle and cheaper grades of meat.
"It is due," explained H. D. Reese,
n wholesaler, "to an unusual shortage
at this time of the year, but I think
it is only a local condition and will
last only n few days. The best grades
of beef nnd other meats nre virtualfy the
same price ns last week. They nre
already so high I don't see how they
could go higher. Rut they nre going
to remain on that level. I believe. First
class cattle nre scarce aud hard to
get and there is n big demand for the
best meat. That is going (o keep tlie
price up till after the first of the year,
no matter how much agitation there is
to cut the cost of living."
Prices of Today
Some of the prices quoted on meats
today were: Lnmh chops, G." nnd (10
cents a pound; pork chops, ,"iS cents;
round steak, fifi cents; sirloin steak,
."is cents; rump steak. 00 cents.
At chain stores, prices for lamb vn
raide from 3G to ."") cents a pound. Other
prices averaged nbout as follows:
Chicken. 45 cents; hnm. 42 cents;
bacon, 4S cents; rib beef, 2S fo 34
cents : loin pork, f2 cents ; venl chops,
10 cents, nnd stewing beef, 2,9 to 35
cents.
BURLINGTON PRICES 10W
Phlladelphlans Buy Food at Big Sav
ing In Community Markets
Philadelphia housewives invaded the
Burlington, X. J. farmers market this
morning in the first attempt nt co
operative neighborhood buying ever
known in that town.
Groups of neighbors united in hiring
trucks nnd wagons which were sent to
Burlington in charge of "purchasing
committees" who bought fruit nnd
vegetables in bulk from the farmers who
gather there on Mondays, Wednesdays
nnd Fridays, to meet commission men.
The Philadelphia "committees" found
they were able to buy fresh farm pro
duce at big savings on city prices nnd
nt the same figures at which farmers
were selling lo commission men nnd
dealers. They appeared delighted with
their bargains and told fnrmers they
were "coming ngain."
DESPITE U
J.E.Cdwell8t(5,
CHESTNUT AND JUNIPER STREETS
JEWELERS SILVERSMITHS
The Collection
of jeweled
bracelet watches
should prove of especial
interest to those who
Prefer Exclusive Designs
of Distinctive Originality
Be Sure to Register
for Mayoralty Election
In order to qualify as a voter In
the mayoralty election vou must be
registered.
The first registration day is Tues
day, August 20. The two following
registration days nre September 2
and (I.
Registration hours nt the various
polling places, 7 a. m. to 1 p. m.
and 4 p. m. to 10 p. m.
The primary election will be held
September 10.
Patterson Sees
Seger at Shore
Continued From rare. One
another talk with Charlie Hall, chief
clerk of Select Council. He's sick nt
his eottnge down .here, you know. I
will see him again in a couple of days,
nnd then I will decide."
In the course of his talk, Mr. Seger
said thnt Senator Penrose called on
him at his cottage "within the last
ten days."
"The senator told me I bad been with
him for thirty years," Mr. Seger said.
"Rut I told him ie was wrong. I said
,1 had been with Durham for the first
twenty yenrs, nnd as Durham was with
jhim I followed along. But I was only
I with the senator for the last ten years,
nnd I told him that during that time
'he had some of the hottest political
lights of his life."
) Mr. Seger referred to the fight of
1017 when Senator Penrose joined
1 forces with the Town Meeting party
I nfter the criminal developments in the
I Fifth ward. Mr. Seger didn't go along
with the senator, because, he explained.
he had gone into the primaries with the
organization nnd he would remain on
thnt side.
"I couldn't stand jumping like that,"
he said.
Dislikes New Charter
After he hnd referred to the visit of
Senator Penrose, he Said :
"Lots of people have been down hero
trying to tell me what to do."
He said that he had promised to let
the senntor know what candidate he
would support ns soon ns he let any
one know.
There is no doubt that Mr. Seger is
against the new charter.
"I favor the old system of two legis
lative bodies in councils instead of the
new plan of only one," he said. "If
the Inst, session had been held by one
body, n lot of bills would have been
passed that had no right to. A small
body will be more easily controlled,
nnway."
Mr. Seger had reached this point in
his interview when Judge Patterson
and Mr. Abrnms appeared. The coun
cilman and his visitor were seated on
the porch of the cottage, which is heav-
; ily screened, nnd it was impossible for
the judge to sec them from the street.
As ho walked up the steps to the
door the reporter went over to open
it. It was then that the judge said
hello and good -by iu one breath.
Judge Patterson Returns
With Mr. Abrnms, he started walk
ing back toward the boardwalk. But
when the reporter left they saw him
go. And they returned.
Later, after the candidate and Mr.
Seger had been together, the reporter
returned.
Judge Patterson explained that when
he first called nt tho cottage, he did
not know who was with the councilman,
and that he "didn't want lo interrupt
anything."
"I just happened to be on the next
street," the judge said, "and I knew
Mr. Soger lived here on Ridgeway ave
nue. So we thought we would come
around nnd pay our respects."
He was asked if his candidacy had
been discussed.
"No, not a word was said about my
candidacy," he declared. "As a mat
ter of fact, I would not bring up such
a subject. We had a very interesting
conversation, talking over old political
fights."
Judge Patterson said he intended to
go to Cape May tonight.
"Ooing to talk politics over "there?"
he was asked.
"No," he answered, "I am just go
ing on a week-end visit that I planned
some time ago. I am going to visit
some personal friends."
Petticoat Government?
"Knockout," Says Moore
"I received my first knockout blow
today," said Congressman Moore in
the Independent headquarters, Lib
berty Building.
"I received a letter from a man
who was annoyed by the newspaper
headlines which quoted me as saying
that I'd be bossed only by my wife.
" 'This settles your hash!" runs
the letter, 'We want no petticoat
government in this town!' "
.1
Governor Cox Says Food Was
Shifted Back and Forth to
Keep Up Prices
PALMER PROMISES SUPPORT
Ily the Associated Press
Columbus, O., Aug. 15. Approxi
mately forty warrants charging Ohio
food dealers with violations of the cold
storage law, many of which are against
local managers of the big Chicago pack
ing companies, were Issued by the state
of Ohio today.
Arrests will be made Immediately, ac
cording to Governor James M. Cox and
Attorney fieuernl Jonn O. Price.
In addition, Governor Cox appealed
to United States Attorney General Pal
mer to seize npproximately 2,500,000
pounds of meat nnd poultry which have
teen held in cold -storage nouses longer
than the period allowed under the Ohio
law.
A statement issued by Governor Cor
says the complaints are based primar
ily upon the operation of cold storage
plants without licenses, the h'oarding of
foodstuffs over the period stipulated by
law and the defacement and destruction
of records which would show the data
the supplies were received in storage.
Records Destroyed, Says Cox
"In the Sheriff street market houso
in Cleveland," Governor Cox said,
"where there is an estimated total of
1000 tons of goods held over the time,
we find unmlstnkablc evidence of a de
facement nnd destruction of records and
the maintenance 'of a policy based seem
ingly upon the wilful purpose to de
fraud the public after deceiving legal
authorities.
"Goods have been shipped from the
Monarch Storage Company in Chicago
to the Sheriff street market house in
Cleveland, returned to the first point of
shipment, nnd then sent back again to
Ohio. Just how many times the opera
tion was repeated we do not yet know.
It will require skillful auditing to de
termine, but we arc prepared to say
that shipment and reshlpment were made
and repeated In order to keep meat and
poultry off the markets."
Washington, Aug. 15. (By A. P.)
Every effort will be made to assiet
Governor Cox, of Ohio, in his campaign
to put on the market foodstuffs now held
in storage in thnt state, Attorney Gen
eral Palmer said today.
Action on amendments to the food
control net suggested by the attorney
general ns a means of reducing the high
cost of living was blocked in the Senate
agriculture committee. Chairman
Oronna hopes the committee will act
finnlly Tuesday.
The House agriculture committee pro
ceeded with its hearings with a view to
an early report on the amendments.
Members of the House have been sum
moned to Washington in the hope of
curly action on this and other legislation
recommended by President Wilson.
Chairman Grouna announced that a
joint meeting of the House and Senate
agricultural committees would be held
tomorrow to hear witnesses represent
ing tho national grange and milk pro
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