We HWS 'V '- w JA r i fr t lEutnttui Bubltc merger i.il! VJ VOL, V. NO. 302 Entered as flccond-Claiis Matter at the rostofflce at Philadelphia, r. Under tha Act ot March 8. 1819 PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1019 Tubllibed Dallv nxitpt Sunday, Bubscrlptlcm Prlca (0 a Year by Malt Copyright. 1819, by Tubllo Ledier Company. PRICE TWO CENTS T ,,,,! ,- , n - - - - - - p N THE WEATHER - Washington, Sept. 3. Fair tonight end Thursday. TKMrraiATunii at each noun I 8 n no m ia i j a j 4 t n' I 112 1B 08 (I8 1 03 0S 08 7t 71 I I SPORTS EXTRA s. t i i PREPARE NOW FOR NEXT WAR BAKER TELLS CHEM STS Secretary of War Urges Adequate System of Pre paredness an . VUUAIIUNAL IHAININli IN ARMY BIG OPPORTUNITY 'Believes Better Class of Young Men Will Turn to Qoun ' try's Colors Nothing but a just and permanent Iteaco throughout the world Is worth while, but this country should prepare Mow tolefcnd tho higher Ideals it main tained during the war by an adequate system o preparedness. This was the message Secretary of "War Baker brought to the members of the American Chemical Society, meet ing today in the Rcllcvue Stratford. "I hope there will be no other war," aid Mr. Biker, "but the work ofprc- pnrlng tho t'nited States to assume its place In the forefront of such a fight nnrl there mnv he stlph nnnther war 1 should be bcgini at once." t. U. 8. Set an Example i & "The world has never "seen a more Splendid example of unity of purpose i ,1111111 umi mruiMicu uy una cuuuirj' 'jVhcn with hardly any preparation it hurled its might into the fray and when A the end of the war came, a year and a f half later, had two millions of men on foreign soil ready to fight and die for tho motives that prompted the declara tion of war. "It was the most rompleto and suc cessful mobilization of man, money and means power in the history of the 1 world. Tho principal of tho selective drnfl has proven itself and will be ( .adopted without a doubt in the event of future war, ' YThc banking aystem of the countrj baa proven itself to bo on such a founda tion that It can care for tho economic pressure of such a struggle. It is up ,' 4l f-liai nannln nnil tmnnnointnttt a nf Mm V liir ;uiav iltu 1 Vil VCiklllKklYCO K'L 111 I people to prepare for n speedier mobili ty sauon ot tnc means power" lt.nnothc-r ft '. such war is railed. 1 .,., i . iuv' itiaicriai itieant oj aieans lip '!B means power, I mean the speedy ,,.mqbillzatpn or taw materials and their Kjjjjj swlfiijjinerslc-n into the finished prod ly ,"t(cts of modern warfare. .T 'Again, i say, nothing else, is worm ( while, nothing else Is so moral, nothing is a greater duty than to devote our hearts aiid hands to.;thc work of mak ing a Just and lasting 'peace throughout the world. "I have been on battlefields and In hospitals and I know just what a battle means to those men who must go out Into tho first-line trenches and fight. and I want to say to jou chemists that ?ou should devote some of jour efforts to making their work less hazardous in case we again have to take up the sword of battle and fight for our ideals. Civilization at Stake "The war just end played with the yorld, with, civilization the main piize at stake. And this country saved the prize. 1 "I had hoped before the last war that there would be no more. But there was. And there may be another. I don't know whether it Is possible for another such conflict or not. But wo ihonld be prepared. "There are some things worse than Coiuc to war. Some things are so pre cious that it is better to fight for thcra than lose them. The freedom of the foul, under which the libertj of this countrj is drafted, is one of these things, and, if it is threatened, I want to be one of the first to sa.v, 'I am ready. "We should never again be caught in the position that marked us at the be ginning of the war with Germany. We should take precautions so, 'as to be able to serine promptly anq strongly and end any future conflict at the earliest pos sible minute." "We are nlannlnc an array on a more ft Elaborate scale than ever before, an army taai win uq u scnooi ior ail me young men of the country who wish to enter it and come forth skilled artisans, men well able to care for themselves In tho conflict of civil life, and men much better mentally. "This plan, we believe, will make army life attractive for a hfgher class f youpg men than commonly have en tered that field in the past and th,c plan thould' result in great benefits to tho army, the men and the country at large. Criticism Natural Result '"Sfanj persons are criticizing the .management of the war.' In the relax- itlon following such a conflict there is iound td be faultfinding and bickering. It Is the natural aftermath ofone and a c bale years of striving and self-sacrifice. L "The Uniter States army wan the L ireatest army the world has cier seen. '. ft tchi the soberest, annest nnrl lenrr ( ;rimlnal aggregation 'of Its size tt.st ever '. .. 1 ..I1 T. 1 1 1... rwuu (ufivmcr., it, jmu u jowur per- tentage.of suicides. , Tl.V. A.l. ....l 1 1 l.iO " nwim o it-ab juas 13 ill man ftp" power, And It is for scientists like you W' 'pen o supply the lack of hands and trains with machinery and chemicals that will enable the world to catch up Kith Its lost production. ("We united for war, let us jiow Unite Mr peace7 The (hrmlsts were welcomed to tho pity by Joseph S. Ma'c.f.aughlin', director -) uiiiurn. wuu urivu luciu iv no ineir t to aid in the fight against the high hkij. j Mi"". ftWJllfftm If. Nichols, president of the j , ,imT'ican Chemical Society, rcnljedt (banking the dlroctnr, and promising U " hi V'H"st to dp in. the fight. , i'dbcmlsy, ana Ihe Navy" vvafi h vbfai f & a4drrf If Bear .Admiral wwv Excerpts From linker's Speech Before Chemists "The work ot preparing the United States for another war should do begun at once I" "The principal of the selective draft, has proved itself; it will be adopted In the event of a future war!" "It is up to us to prepare for a speedy mobilization of the finished products ot warfare !" "Civilization was the main pi be In the past war, and this country saved tho prize!" SEE WIOORE VICTORY IN REGISTRATION Nearly 100,000 Voters Enrolled on Second Day, Realizing t Independents' Hopes 286,588 HAVE QUALIFIED Independents, "shooting at the 100, 000 mark" in the enrollment of voters on the second registration day, scored n bullscye. , The total registration estimate tot.ay reached nO.ni.l, with indications that the official figures will exrecd 100,000. "A landslide for Moore" wns" tho in terpretation given by Independents who are supporting the congressman in his fight against Judge Patterson, Vare candidate for the Republican nomina tion for Mayor. Tii mitnmirin? yesterday, even greater thait expected, brings the grand total for tho two registration uays iu 28CtX.-8. "The ilde which set in for ilcprcsen- tativc Moore on August 20 Is still run ning stiong. and I predict it will sweep him and the entire ticket to -victory on September 10." said George W. Coles. Cunningham Jubilant , Thomas W. Cunningham, clerk of Quarter Sessions, was equally jubilant. "The total will reach 100,000 easily," ho said, "and thnt means tho nomina tion of Moore nnd the Independent ticket." Senator Varc's comment on the big legislation was that the Increase was proportionate throughout the city. The figures, ho said, pointed to victory for Judge 1'ft.tterson. Leaders on both sides of tho politi cal fight were busy today with com parisons based on jesterday a grand total. One.fa'ct noted by Independents was the toUl for the second ftgistra Hon day ixcoedCd that in 1011, 01.238, when George, II, llarlc, Jr., defeated Con gressman William S. Vare for the Re publican mayoralty nomination. Independents Give Reasons Independent Republican leaders em phasized that the percentage of Increase, comparing the registration for this cam paign with that of the last mayoraltj campaign, was greater in the known Independent wards than in the distinc tively Vare wards. John J. Crout, Republican Alliance leader of the Twenty -second ward, Ger mantown, who in 1012 was the citj leader of the Roosevelt forces, pointed to the totals far Oermantowu. The total for two days this jcar is (50 per cent greater than tho total for the first two dajs In 1015. The Twenty -second ward is Independent. Another big Independent increase wai in tho Thirtv-fourth ward, which in- ;" ...v iiciuraw section. There iiie mcrcase was about 00 per cent over 101 o. The efforts of the Vare forces to meet the Independent waves were re flected particularly in the Twenty-sixth, the home wnrd of Congressman A'are! There the total for the two days of this year was CO per cent greater than the total for the first two dajs of 1015. Mr. Connellj s Ward A notahlo featuro was that the two days' registration iti the Eleventh ward, where City Solicitor Connelly is the leader, wns less than the total for tho first two days four jears ago. The total registration for the first two dajs of Contlnufd on Tata Mitftn. Column Sli MERCIE.R ON HIGH SEAS Belgian Cardinal Will Visit Three of Pennsylvania's Cities Brest, Sept. 3. ("By A. I)-Car-dinal Mercicr. primate of Belgium, sail ed today for tho J'nlted States on board the transport Northern Pacific. Under present plans Cardinal Mer- cier, during his stay in the United States, will visit Philadelphia. New ork, Baltimore, Washington, Pitts burgh, Scrcnton, AlbanyBostou, Prov idence, Hartford, Springfield, Mass.; Detroit, CInciunati, St. I.ouis and Chi cago. If time permits It is understood the cardinal also will make a trip to .the Canadian Northwest, whero his uncle, Monslguor Croquet was a missionary When the country w us inhabited mostly by Iudians. Jtfoorc Meets Patterson; They Talk About "Bosses" 'An open-air conference was held at Broad and Chestnut streets todav by Congressman Moore antj Judge Patterson. The two candidates "almost col lided as they reached the .corner. They shook hands and grinned. 'Hie judge immediately made a charge against" (he congressman, "you have n, bos and ypu have admitted It," he said -smlllnglv. "That's true," said Mr. Moore, "it's my wife." A cowd, gathered and tried to listen,. Tbei subject drifted to the mnm "a,jW4iii awM 'i "P mm . j h ASSESSORS' LISTS E; "War Board" of'Mooro Support ers Decides -to Engage De tectives to Make Probe SCHEME TO CARE FOR "FLOATERS" JS ALLEGED Winston Makes Declaration. Offer of Roward for Infor mation 13 Announced Moore Campaigners Open Fire on Organization Fraud The Mooro "war board" an nounced today that detectives would make arrests for fradulent registra tion. John C. Winston, chairman of the charter revision committee, definitely said thnt "assessors' lists had been padded." The board has decided to offer re wards to persons who biipply evi dence of wrongdoing in tho polling places on the registration dajs. Charges that the assessors' lists In many parts of the city have been padded and tho announcement that private de tectives will make nrrrsts on Uie ground of fraudulent registration were the high points at the first meeting to day of the so-called combined war board in the headquarters ot the Moore Re publican ciimpaign committee. Congressman Moore, candidate for Mayor, presided over the session, whicn was pnrticularlv enthusiastic because of the large registration. John C. AVinston, of the committee of seventy, made the pointblank statement in the conference that the assessors' lists had been padded. In this he was supported by Magistrate Carson, Franklin Spencer Edmonds, John Wal ton and others. It was unanimously decided that the combined war board would make an investigation with a view of prosecuting violators (of the law. "We Intend to strike terror into the hearts of those who havo broken or intended to break the election laws," said one of the conferees, i Expect Arrests Today It is expected that a number of at1 refltsjwTU be made before the day is otttv Claude Ij, Polh, counsol for the Tow'n Meeting party, and Murdock Kciidrick, campaign manager for Moore, ate in conference ou the subject. It is expected that the number of arrests to be mada will be larger than ever btfore In the local history of investiga tions of election frauds. It was explained that the root evil of padded assessors' lists is that it is made easy for a "floater" to appear before tho registrar and be registered because of the fact that the name he gives is on the assessors' list, The war board will probably offer large rewards leading to the arrest and conviction of persons participating in fraudulent assessment nnd registration. These rewards will be extended to cover fraud on primary election day. To Aireit Six Policemen s Warants are to bo sworn out late today ngainstsix policemen on charges of political activiti; in violation of the new charter, according to an announce ment by Claude h. Roth, counsel for tho Town Meeting party. Mr. Roth would not make known the name of the policemen who are to be arrested. He explained that they would be prosecuted under the police and firemen's sections of tho new charter, which went into effect in July. They will be arraigned nt Central Station. Mr. Roth particularly specified that the policemen 'under investigation had torn down pictures of 'Congressman Moore, Independent Republican candi date for Mayor, and that thej had been conspicuous in campaigning for the Vare Organization. Those in nttendanco nt the meeting were Howard R. Shcppard, Magistrate Campbell, Harry J. Trainer, Frank J. Schneider, enndidnte for county com missioner; William R. Nicholson, president of the Land Title and Trust Company; Blakcly 13. McCaughn. can didate for county commissioner; Robert ;. I.amberton, candidate for sheriff: Lieutenant Colonel Thomns F. Mechuu, candidate for recorder of deeds; George W. Coles, chairman of the Town Meet ing party; George D. Porter, Vivian Frank Gable. GOMPERS IN CAMPAIGN Labor Leader Will Address Political Meeting Here Samuel Gompers, president of the Amerlcun Fedeiatlon of Labor, will speak here In the political campaign, Hn made Ibis announcement today in AVashingtoni- The meeting will be held Wednesday night at Moose Hall, 1314 North Broad street. Mr. Gompers said that local labor leaders had asked the federation to fur nish a copy of "Moore 's.,labor record" and had requested him to speak. SERVICE BONUS IS RATIFIED Milwaukee, Wis.. Sent. 3. m A. jr.) The Wisconsin soldiers' bonus bill, .providing approximately $15,000,000 to be obtained through taxes, which passed the recent Legislature with a referen dum amendment attached to it, was latlfied at n special election throughout 'the state today. Holdiert. sailors, ma- trines and nurses who. enlisted in the woriy war win receive ?iu for each month's service, the minimum to be, f50. NKtV lOEKCKXCURSWNS K.frr BnoJ.r. Hiclal train Mcuiwoti lei ln Iadlnr TarLl iV'16KK'st.1"w MWLcrRrak "W. PADDED HARG ARRESTS PROMISED Von Osteoid Urged Kaiser to Use Chlorine Gas Members t the American Chemi cal Society were tqjd today that Count von OswaIdt a former mem ber, was tho German who prevailed upon the kaiser in 1015 to allow the uvc of chlorine gas against the Canadians iu Flanders. Rear Admiral Ralph Carle, chief ot the Bureau of Ordnance, mnde tho statement, ami said that it was the first use of such gus in civilized warfare. Count von Oswald has been ex pelled from the society. BORES HOLE TO GET RUM Porter Charged With Stealing Con tents of Liquor Barrel A hole in hiu saloon floor, an empty barrel of whisky and n wail of money in ii negro, porter's pocket led Max Mos covit?, n saloonkeepei , at Sixth and South streets, to suspei t the porter ot it raid on tho prohibited liquor. The suspect, Robert Harris, Wood street above Tenth, was arrested and arraigned today before Magistrate Imbcr who held him in S1000 bail for court. Moseovitz testified that when he opened his place today he found a hole cut in tho floor, giving access to the barrel of whisky stored in tho cellar. The barrel was empty and several big demijohns were missing. The saloonkeeper said he questioned several men, who told him Harris sold them whisky nt $10 a gallon. The barrel had contained twenty gal lons, Moseovitz declared. COURT DENIES INJUNCTION Rules Adversely on Plea of North Wales Garage Owner Norristovvn, Pa., Sept. 3. The court today refused to grant tho injunction sought by Daniel L. Tyson, of North Wales, in his equity action against the burgess nnd town council of that North Pcnn borough to prevent them causing him to take down an electric sign iu front ot his public garage. Tn court Tyson claimed that while he did not have a permit to erect the sign, he had permission from members of couuiil. Counulmui Kulp ami BurU testified they had told Tyson that, so fur us they were concerned, (her mu ntMm. wrong in the erection of the sigu, but wncn tnej met in council thej ascer tained thnt there wns mi n,li,,nnn Which WOUld Hermit tliem in nnnl i... privilege. The court (decided that without au thority tO DCrilltt. tlw nr.pt,'nn f .L uign over the public highway council .uiiiu not gram tne privilege. STRIKING MINERS "FIRED" Places Are Taken by Foremen and N Clerks at Carbondale .Sfranftm, Pa.. Sept. 3. (By A. P.) The. Hudson ConI f'nmnitnv .!,,., .i:-- missed all enclncers. limmni, r,,,,,,,. ,. ,m i. t .-....., J'KtlI 41114- intra nnd other salaried men from the loaiurooK, vuison Creek, Povdrrlj, Jermyn nnd No. 1 mines, at Carbondilo, where 3000 miners and laborers laid down their tools on Saturday in pro test against a svsteni nf Tc:iti.n i..i . age and the use of mechanical loaders. me pluics of the men dismissed today wtro filled by mine foremen, breaker bosses nnd tolliery clerks, who will keep the pumps nnd fans tunning. The mine workers' committee todaj decided to carry the light to every oper ation of the companj in tho Wyoming nnd Lackawanna vallejs, Involving about 30,000 workers. BOARD HITS HOME CAMPAIGN Compensation Body Denies Lump Sums to Injured , The Workmen's Coinnensntlnn Ttnn.l struck nt the "own jour own home" campaign today. The board refnseil netitinnc frm n number of workmen asking that their awards for injuries be made in lump sums so tney could liuj homes, "Real estate values now arc inflated nnd shaky," the board cxpluincd, in turning down the requests. Petitions for lumn sums lir fnu!... ers desiring to return to their native countries likewise were frowned upon, Of fifty petitions only five were granted', w ..- LINEMAN KILLED Touches Live Wire; Fa'lls From Pole to Ground Lawrence Shaunessy, forty-five vcars old, 1010 Master street, an clettrical bureau lineman was killed by electricity today at Asjlum pike and Rising Sun lane, while stringing wires for tho police signal sjstem. Shaunessy was at the top of tho pole and grasped an unattached wire which it is said was handed to him by an other electrical bureau employe. When tho wire which the lineman was holding touched the live wires there was a flash and the current passed through his body. He fell to the ground. BELMONT RESULTS " rirtST JtACB. tho Tar rtockawaj, for .11 aces, handicap, U0l added, 0 Vurloncs main course: ' Oseood, 101, Ilamll- ' ton I) to ft UloSO out RlKht Angle, JOS, (Cummer . 13 to 10 I to C out Tho Hoy. 03, Calla ban 8 to 1 5 to 2 4 to S Time, 1 10 1 R Toto, Sunnyland alio ran "Another 100,000" Moore Slogan for Saturday "Another 100,000 Saturday" was the slogan sounded by Congressman Moore nt his campaign headqunrters today as Independent workers con- gratulated him on the heavy regis tration of vqtcrs yesterday, "The big contest will come Sat urdaj," declared the Independent cnndldatc-for the Republirau nomi nation for Mayor. "The contract ors will bring up their lat reserves oqthot day. The forces o'f good government must check and over-' jttnpQwthe Vare uloeicj?f h w? K LABOR CONFERENCE WILL GIVE WILSON BOARD OF ADVISERS Industrial Peace Cabinet Ex 'pected to Result From Gath ering at Washington MEETING TO HAND BLOW TO RADICAL PROGRAM To Assemblo Between Oct. 5 and 10 President Requests Fac tors to Nominate Delegates By CLINTON W. GILBERT Slufl" Corrrcpoaclrnt of the r.irnlnt rublle irfiicer Washington, Sept. r,. President Wil son wns preparing today his .invitations to the labor-capital conference which is to bo held in October, between the fifth and tho tenth, whose purposo is to enlist both elements iu an effort to prevent strikes and keep down the cost of living. Out of this conference will Issue, it is expected, tho permanent organization of advi'ers, industrial and labor, al ready described in these dispatches, which will form what, for the lack of better name, Is described ns the Presi dent's industrial peace cabinet. Anti-Radical Conference Toil might call it almost an anti radical conference. It is the Prcsidcnt'3 answer to the shouts Messrs. Stone and riumb raised under tho White House window a month ngo and their promises that there would be revolu tion. Tho President does not mean that there shall be revolution. He means to bung certain persons together, win cer tain concessions, strengthen certain conservative factors, particularly Mr. flompers, make It possible for them to remain conservative, and defeat the plans of Messrs. Plumb and Stone. Welding Factions Together He is playing today the big politics on which the future success of the Dcm - ocratic party depends. He is plajing in a big waj. tie is weiaiug logemcr i things which seemed to be fljiiig apart hs n result of his absence in Europe and ! . vnt.ilt nf tlm J itt.nl 1 1 n IT fnrr s 1M ' tin 4 iicni. ,' .'t1- .'?"v. . ...n .-'' w loose in JJuiopc. It is nlmott mean to sneak of tho thing, w Inch ho is doin"gas politics, so deeply7 Is the industrial peace and se curity of the country bound up iuhis plans. He is cflccting, or trjing to effect, the new compromise, the new balance of forces between labor and capital, and doing so with what looks nt the moment from here as every pros pect of success. Compromiso'roreseen It will he a compromise in which labor will get more than it ha got in the past. It will be a compromise, it wilt not he Plumb nnd Stone. Lsbor will sit in, if the President sueieeds, but not be nt the head of tho table, as Messrs. Plumb and Stone would have it The organizations which will partiri pate in the conference indicate tho con servative nature of the enterprise. The President has written letters to the United States Chamber ot Commerce, to tho investing hankers, to the farmers and to labor in the person of Mr. Oom pers, inviting them to send delegates to Washington for the October conference. Total of Kortj-five Delgeates Each of these four groups are asked to name seven or eight delegates. And when they have chosen their iepresenta- tives tho President will pick out enough more delegates to mako up a total of fnrtv to fortv-five. He will wait .ill the lists of the four organizations nre iu so as to avoid duplications. Men of importance in the communitj , who might not fall under nnj one of the four classes, especially his old and trusted advisers who stood bj him dur ing the war, will be added Probablj, though no one has yet been selected, men like ex Secretary McAdoo, Hernard M. liariieh, Vance McCormick, Charles M. Schwab, Dr. Harry A. (larficld. Justice Ilrandeis, Thomas Lamont, tu mention the most obvious possibilities, will be added bj the President while he is on his trip through the West to those selected by the manufacturers, bankers, farmers and by organized labor. Turns Kjes to Hoover In this connection it is worth re porting that the President is said to have his eja apon former Food Ad ministrator Hoover, ns an aid in keep ing industrial peace and stabilizing wages and r rices. Mr. Hoover arrives in this country on September 1", He goes directly to California, and it is said will meet the President tin re. Mr. Hoover maj tale part iu the conference, in Oitober. He may be como a member of tho pcrmnnent ad visory body which that conference is Crtlni-il an l'are Sliln. Column lw PHILLIES' GAME OFFRAIN To Play Dodgers In Double-Header , on Sunday liroohljn, Sept. 3. Rain today caused the postponement of the Phillies' and Dodgers' ball game to next Sundaj, when it will be the second half of a double header on a Sunday date here for the Phillies. That will be the last appearance of the Dod&ers en their home grounds this year. VIRGINIA AGAINST SUFFRAGE Richmond, Ya fccpl. 3. (Uy A. P.) -The Virginia House of Delegates to day refused by a Qta of 01 to 21 to ratify the national woman miffrage constitutional amendment, upon which modest win,.in . mtsmmo! rn Suture & 'mf tftS&k&t.' .. .. . ,.. a ..11 TODAY'S BASEBALL 'SCORES-AMERICAN LEAGUE WASHINGTON 0 0 0 - ATHLETICS 0 0 Johnson and Perkins; Gill and Gharrlty. Connolly and NalUn. CLEVELAND ST. LOUIS NATIONAL LEAGUE CINCINNATI CHICAGO OTHER MAJOR LEAGhE GAMES POSTPONED RAIN. WILSON PREDICTS RATIFICATION OF TREATY WASHINGTON, Sept. 3. Piesident Wilson in a final con ference today with Senator Hitchcock befoie his departure on his tour expiessed confidence that the treaty finally would be latl fied without amendments or" "destructive" reservations. STEAMER IN DISTRESS BOSTON, Sept. 3. Calls for help fiom an unidentified Spanish steamer about 440 miles from New York and 1000 miles noith of Bermuda were picked up by the naval radio station here today. Later messages indicated the steamship Herman Frasch had gone to the assistance of the distressed vessel. MORE FIRST DIVISION UNITS REACH NEW YORK NEW YORK, Sept. 3. Additional units of the famous First Division, which will parade next Wednesday with General Persh ing at its head, ni lived here today from Brest on the transpoits Suwanee and Mobile. One of the passengers on the Mobile was , Brigadier General Frank Park. Drgespartnershipjohnson hurls IN POSTAL SYSTEM i Congressman Madden Tells Car- , , I Tiers They Should Share 111 Profits of Postoffices SAYS U. S. CAN'T PVAY MORE. ., . - Distlihutiiui liuioug the piiMofficc workei's tit prolits inific bj tho Post office Department was ndvocntcd here todaj by Congressman M. 1. Madden, of Chicago. Mr. Madden, chairman of a congres sional commission to investigate postal salaries, addressed conventiou delegates of the National Association of Letter Carriers in Moose Hall. Discussing efforts to increase post pffiie salniiix, th" congiessmnn held out little hope to the delegates for tho .'15 per cent raise thev want. The "present state nf the nation's finnnies would prohibit such nn ad vauce, he asserted, pointing out that the cost of conilui tin,; the gnveiuineut since the was is tlnee tunc the entire sum expended bj the government in the first 14:i j ears of the lcpublic's existence. When the war began. Congressman Madden stated, America's bonded debt wns $00.1,000,000. The country was pajing $'HJ,000,000 yearlj in interest on that de.ht $51,rOn,COO,000 (he Cost The cost of running the government when the wnr tnitid wns St.OOO.OOO.- 000 a jear, he slid In the tirst six 1nols 0f xc win the cost jumped to $24, .100,000 000 nnd subsequent to that first six months the cost has been $51,.1U0,000,000, making the war cost treble the expense of conducting the government in the 'preceding 143 years. That cost, he said, was $'J5,000,000,000. Recause the national debt is now .?:i4,000,000,000, the congressman con tinued, enormous tnxution is necessarj, and for that reason the government is unwilling ta saddle further expenses on the public Mi Madden snid he has introduced a bill gi anling n S1.10 yeailj incieasc to postal emploves He said he knew the amount nf tho luise was not received warmlv hv the postothce workers, but, the speaker asserted, he hnd assurauces that the President would permit an in crease of that size, but no larger. Favors Partnership "I am iu favor of a permanent law," said Mr. Madden, "that would permit the postoffice workers to he taken iuto partnership with the government Then, if a profit is made the profit should be distributed ' The congiessnian digiessul from his theme for severnl iniiiiitesjtn give some personal experiences with the high cost of living "I have reduced the high cost of liv ing for jiijfelf," lie said, "bj the simple expedient of not bujing anything but food I haven t bought a suit of cloth iug or a pair of shoes since the war be can, I bought ono hat, a straw hat, recently. "I think it would help reduce liviug costs now if wc borrowed a leaf from the, war period. We had meatless days and wheatless davs and gasless days. It would be a good plan if a preidcntlal proclamation were Issued now, calling for nbstatnencc from meat one dny a week for n jear " Congressman Mudden's address was followed by ono delivered by John .1 Jeegan, of tho Uuited States Lm ployes' Compensation Commlsison. Mi. Keegen said that in the commission's list of occupational hazardd the postmen ranked second, being led only by bollcrmakfrc nqd shipyard workers, relate . ' CALLS FOR ASSISTANCE AGAINST GRIFFS Gill Is Washington Pitcher in Cnn r,m nt CWho Second Game at Shlbe Park FIRST FRAY IS POSTPONED w Desulte a vcrj , Milbe Park. Sept. . soggj diamond nunc Writnth k Sena tors nndftho Athletics teed oft in the second game of the scries here this afternoon. A double-header was on the card but rain this morning caused the postpone ment of the first game. It took careful manicuring to put the field iu shape for the one game. Today's postponed game will be, plajed ns part ot the doubleheader to- Jingling Johnson, Connie's spitballl That committee has escaped from the artist, started the Hinging against ulendershli of henator Lodge and Is (irifhth. C Perkins handled his curves. (Jill and (ihnmtj worked ns the Washington batlerj . rirst Inning Judge popped to Turner. Davidson fanned. Ilurrus fumbled Murphj's grounder. Hice beat out n bit to Thomos, but Murphy was caught going to third, Thomas to Ilurrus to Turner. No runs, ouo hit, one error. Ilurrus lined to Menoskev. Klierbe made a nice catch of Witt's foul. Hllerbe went out to center for Walker's short flj. No rum-, no hits, no errors. KING MAY EXHORT LABOR Invitation to Address Trades Union Congress Is Suggetsed Glasgow, Sept. a. (ny A. P.) The Trade Union Congress, which will assemble here September 8, promises to be the largest ever held Already S4S delegates have been appointed, rep resenting more than 2,22.1,000 workers. A suggestion has been made that King (ieorge, who is nt Rulmorul, should be invited to attend the opening ses sion, some lnbor leaders believing that a personal appeal from the sovereign to the workers to make a special effort in the national interest would hnvc a great effect. The parliamentary committee of the coucress jesterday considered a reauest for representation at tho International Labor Congress in v ashington in Oc-' tober. TENNIS POSTPONED AGAIN Final Between T'lden and Johnston Will Start Tomorrow at 4'P. M. Forest Hills, L. I., Sept a. The final match in the national singles cham pionship between William Tilden, 2d, nud William M. Johnston, ot San Trail oisco, will sturt tomorrow at 1 p. in., weather permitting.' Rain ncre today again caused a post ponement of the match this afternoon. SHORE TRAFFIC DECREASES Passengers carried over the Pennsyl vania' Railroad from Philadelphia and New York to Atlantic City in tbe four days ended with Labor Day were IH, 104, as compared with 00,747 iu the corresponding period of 1018 and 0.1.502 int 11H7, Tho decrease as compared' witij, n year ago is io. per "ent and Willi tvvu j cars ago 17,4, ALBERT DUE IN U. S. OCT. 1 Washington, Sept. 3, (Ky A, P.) King Albert and Queen Blizabeth, pf Belgium will arrive iu, Washington about October 1 ond will be gueata of the! J?vesWst and MM, "Wttf atQ Wkjt iaW. .Uklakr kU. Jl ai"" CHIEFS OE G. 0. P. TAKING HOLD OF TREATY SITUATION Republicans Outside Washing ton Forced to Intervene a3 , Party Split Threatens J 1 DROPPING OF "PURSUIT" " OF WILSON DUE TO THEM Lodge No Longer Leads Senate Committee, but Is Driven by Colleagues Uy CLINTON W. C.ILUKRT Rlafi Cotmpondent nf the Kienlnr roblle I-edier Washington, Sept S. The leader of the Republican party outside of Washington have taken hold of the treaty situation here. Messrs. Taft, Root, Hughes and Hays are alarmed at recent developments. They are concerned nt the issue which the foreign relations committee has given the President by amending the German treaty nnd view with some de gree of anxiety the results of his speech making trip which begins tonight. The intervention of those outside leaders has been responsible for tne abandonment hv the bitter-enders ot their plan to follow the President about the country and stump the nation against the covenant. Halt Itltter-Enders' Messrs. Ilavs, Root, Taft and Hughes believe the bitter-enders linve gone far enough in attaching amendments to the treaty nnd indicating a disposition (o defeat it. Tor them to add to this performance n barnstorming trip on the trail of the President the national leaders believe would bo to stamp the Republican party with the responsibility for the policy of defeating the treaty and throwing peace negotiations into confusion, add ing, ns that would, to the economic dif ficulties that confront the nation. (J. O. P. Uears Responsibility Tim hi Hnr.iM wlru rntnfn nmnn .. u, v.. i...i.v' i"uc"in uiuvijs, ' inniti mamriAaeliln mam .,-. ,..u!a. f l'"V iiiciuurMiiili lliru 1-U 1UU111IUUUI, I tho ranks of the Republican party tbt It would be difficult for therparty-to m ,-a (escape responsibility for their actsv ?' Names, like those of Knox, Borate V: liOiigc, .lonnson and Jirandegee carry great weight with the voters. It would. oe uimcult toy the party to disavow' A,r of the'Tltter-ecders arc going to I take the advice of the national lead " M0CP' Senator Johnson, who Id vlr tually seeking nomination far the presi-" depey on. the issue of his fight on the treaty. v,, - Ux -Senator W. Murraj" Crane fs-itt Washington today, busy behind the scenes, evidently seeking to work out some compromise iu the Republi.-an ma joritj in the Senate, badly sfiit as it Is bv the grave mistake of packing the for eign lelntions committee of the Senate ncninst the treatv Committee Driving Lodge uriwilK J,nui' laiucr uiau juuiivii;k him. Lodge hn tried to lide two borxes nt once, iujiis wild rcservatlonists on the foreign relations committee nnd i,n his mild rcservatlonists headed by Sen ator Kellogg. He attempted the im possible and failed. When Lodge lost control of his com mittee he lost control of the Kellogg group. So far as the treaty is con cerned there are two republican parties, ns "Vo often in the recent past when big issues have nrisen. The intervention from outside nlms to prevent the breach from becoming so wide ns to be bejond repair. What the Republicans in the Senat do to the trentj has become less im portant now than what thev do to each other, so badlj has the situation bcc handled. FIND B0DY0F GIRL IN ROAD Police Believe Automobile Struck; Ablngton Resident Aliss Marj Ire Hell, twenty-five vears old, of Ablngton. was found dead early todaj in Old lork road, near Edgehill roud ' She had apparently been knocked don n and cb agged for some distance by" an automobile. Her garments ivere covered with mud and were badly torp. The police have so far failed to find a clew. Michael Meehan, a motorman nv Willow Grove trolley car, found Miss nnii' ks.,1- Bell's body, PERSHING BILL PAS8ED Washington, Sept. 3. Through. ejr peditious action by the Senate vesterriar General John J. Pershing will learn " ? upon his arrival jn the United States jrjS. thnr nil locismrit Kfnnti hn. Kbah !..... ' ' to grant him the iank and pay fit iU, inn general oi ine army ot the united v J States. You Will Find on Pago 20 ot today's uenfng public SJedgcr Rollicking Talc of Adventure a heroine who strikes a nevjoott u hrroinrs, i n ....... t r.. : w j,1 a, L-MMJ " , ,' utli JtfWWJl,i and'- J "'! arccltal ot . 4 v ' Love's Yoqpg Denm V iTi that is th? shevr kind ot romkAef , deae to every heart. The mttlmpy J, Ilelle K Manjates. ' VT ?' It will ejq ypu as mbc eparf-njijjfc! taio tb t tkte jefrfci V ' - -- " '- ' r?a ."1 -ii 1 f" .& v, I Us-J "l 4 mi ifl M $! f I - M M 7t . ir , , vJ, CM ! L "L. k -s. r f -- a '"".'",&'" m , -T7. j I F .,. ? L t t - "U ' X1 I v .. -r t- f ! a
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