EEEssIZsSEEE invqi V. w Tti, b.Ktall9l A flVENIKG PUBLIC LBBGERPHILADEplPHIA, WDKEB SBaSoaflflt' ' W' w U .i J ' T 4, . !,o , , i IC 'i WV iJV ip I J?' k &: 5 'isj'.r.-j7 25.000TO MARCH BEHIND PERSHING New York Is Ready to Fote Commander-in-Chiof of the A. E. F. NO FUND FOR GRANDSTANDS New Yorli, Sojit. :i. -AirnnprniPiit for the reception of fJennrnl l'rrliiiic and the narndp of thi- Fir,t PivMmi of the resnlnr army. vvlth tin- Amerirnn commandcr-ln-chlr-f lit lt lieml. m m-xt TuMdar are complete following n cbnferenee between Mnjur (Jenernl Bhanks, commnniler of the port of em barkatlon, and the majni'i mrptiiin Committee. Ocneral lVrslilns'" ship. the LeTlathnn, Ii expcetnl to rcncli New York Monday. No Money for htsmiN No fundi lire nvniliilili" t" rebuild tin grand EtnniU along tin- Outrnl 1'iirk nldc of Fifth nenue. nnil the I ilieiN of thouiandx who will vvnnt to ee the parade will have tn tnwl or pi mid.', their own seati Sent-, f.ii Hi" paimle; will be provided for live thousand per ' sons, who will include nnl.v lelntue, of the officers of the First IMviinii and members of the major"- rninnilltw , of welcome and their pir-it SuRRestions have been made t" the i mayor'B committee by Maim- l'.inl P.ilv, i chairman of the First Division wrhvimr i home committee, thai if funds run bo ' obtained from private snmccs. or if; lumber is contributed, the divWiiii en fitnecrlnR companies now at ('amp Mi'l will Tolltntcer to erect the grand sta"d free of nny rit tn the -it v . A patrolbnat enrryin;: the ic eptim committee nnd a iitinilvr of huh nlh ciala, who nre expected tn include Sit retary of War linker and (.cneinl llarch. chief of staff, will meet the XeTiathan at the entrain e to New Yot! bay and will escort the liner tn tin-, Same Hoboken pier on which l'residcnt Wilson disembarked on his return limn Europe. After exchniiKim; greetings with the leception committee mi the pier General I'ershiitR will he taken aboard the patrolboat nnd lirought to ' the Battery, where he will he met li detachments of police mounted mi horses and motorcycles, who will es.cnt him t& big hotel. Generals as Muff In the Fir.st Lmisioii pni.ulo en i eral I'orshlne will have for his m:i1T nil the generals who have commanded the famous unit since the declur.itimi of war. They will Include .Major (ieuciul William Sibort. whn took the division overseas and Inter retmne.l tn take, charge of the chemical wurfnic scrviic; Lieutenant (ienernl Itohcr 1.. lSulluid who left the division mi .Inly l'J. I!)1S. to take command of the Second Aimy: Major General Charles ! Suiiiiiiernll. i who succeeded (venvnil IIuHnrd ; Krin- dier Qeueral Frank I'apUfr. ulm p- j llAVorl flnrtrtrnl Siiiitntifpn II In Mi tiilmi- tuia Major t.enen.l . f .vict.inciiun. m . a . . , . ' jhe present commiinder. One of the most lutere.stmg fcatuies ot the parade will be the piescncc 01 the first American field gun tired in the great xvar and the first American minis borne on the front. These hi. forii idhs will bc brought fioni Washington, where they nre being preserved as national souvenirs Of the tremendous struggle. Another novel feature will be the pres ence of the xvelfnre workers who xveie attached to the division. At division heudquartem it is esti mated between 2.'t,000 and ".5,01)0 men will take part in the parade, which will take five to six hours to pass a given point nnd will be fourteen miles long. All former members of the division are invited to take part. They nn quested to report to headquarters two days before the parade in order tn draw the necessary equipment. Wasliinglon, Sept. 3. illy A P. 1 General Pershing will be formally wel comed at New York by a i migiessiminl committee, iimiiiec. This xvas decided upon toduv by the jolnt committee of the House uud Sen- ate arranging to vveUnme the genetnl back home. The committee will urn- suit with him recardinc nlans for his reception at the Capitol. Composing It will be Semitor,, Wndsworth, New lork, chairman of the Semite iniliturv ' cratic party, or more paruiumiij - committee; Warren, Wyoming. Geuer'-! Wilson, the labor chief must have some nl Pershing's fntlier-iii.hnv ,.,.,i ,.,, thins- in hh bag. Miat bigger tiling resentative Knhn. California, chairmau O --.--.-. - ..., ...... .-ill of the House military committee; He publican Leader Momlell, Wyoming, nnd, Democratic Leader Clark. Missnuri. BIGGEST REGISTRY IN 1916 FlflOres Were Highest Then and for 1918 Primary Past registration figures shun that the heaviest enrollment of voters sime theenactment of the personal legis lation act iu l!)()(l were for the piesi dential election in 1DKI and the guber natorial primary last year. For the 1910 presidential election S05.CS4 voters were registered. The enrollment, as nt the ptesent time, was heavy in all sections of the city . 7 No figures have ever been made pub- i , lllc by the registration commissiuii on Jr th'9 enrollment for the gubernatorial vj"iJ, primary In 101 S. i .f 'The enrollment of the pieceding fall. '' xMch was the year of the Town Meet . 'iif.flsht, held over for the spring jiri- ' ' J I l.n, ...... In (I... It. II...1 iT" JJ" Jnoi jra, in me hihii .ueeiing K'. ht 275.150 voters xvere legiMcrcd. P-Jx- To this total was added 58,000 more t,. Jgltrants xvho availed themselve.s of - ' (,lje privilege to enroll on tne extra reg- htration day prior to the spring pri- .'jjftftry1. It is estimated that more than ' X96.000 voters were enrolled for that ?f 4fc ' yriwary xvbich was noted for the fight Wi iftween Senator Edward V. Ileidleman W sj Congressman John It K. S-ott for A- & , v. T Llt.. ...I .1 t , . pvy --; VBe . ivepuuiicuii iiuiiiiuuiiuii inr lieu - V, u j - eani soicruur. losi me siuie, oui carrieu tne about 15,000 votes. Following jwlmary every voter had to icglster X'ksWbl to vote nt the general election jyijrWi: the, interest Ip the fight over the Hui guveruorenip goue only l, rfglstered for the gubernatorial ten Jait fall. QUIZ BAKER ON STAFF L... A.t,. i r...i.M :. cio nana ihiui ina,iun un uiiibc, Force In Washington Wellington, sepi ,"i - Secretary ft U asked iu a lesolutlon adopted! by the Senate for information as .---. - ... be number or comminsioncu otucers IclvlliwOR, together with their puy, attached to the oljicc. or the chief .in Wasulugtoni e'-jueasiire xvas offered by Senator fUm, democrat, Oregofl, , ( Comparison of Two Plans 1 for Operation of Railroads Tiro propornh hut fcrm tiioir for future opirnlion of raititKiiis, Follow ni'l is n roiilinnt of Ihr mint of holh : I'M'MII PLAN CUMMINS PLAN Ownership Public Tii bo oblninrd by IwitiiiiB ro eminent bonds to pay for legill mate private interests In the indus try : imirtK to dellne "legitimate in - teresfs j to he boiiRht thioiiRh n purchasing board comprising incm liers nf the Interstate Commerce Cmuuiission and mie representative each of (ipemtors. employes and pres idential appointees from hoard of iliiectors. Operation Public 1'nilcr direction of board of fiovernment-- I niler direction of a rail - lift .11 . . .1. ... I 1... (t. ..... . ...n(tAH ln.l a (t. a .... i i.i i ,..,, m. 1 llTIII'Mlt IIU 11 I in. li "s 11111111 Jtt ("IIIIIIM (1,1 ll tusibii " !" ... ci'ils nnd tie h the classified em- ndlcc and consent of the Senate, plojes. Kates Kied by Tnterstnte Commerce Cnmmission (last Intel state Coalmen e Commission ; divi- icsniti; tn he autninaticnlly i educed mn of the (niintry into rate districts to cn,uiili7e surplus rexenue. with special consideration for each. Wages Klvcd by Itn.iid of ilini tois. Interstate Cotniueree Commission through commission on wages and working ( midilinns. Disputes Settled by Stiicinl hniirds. imnprisliiR tile rcprc- sentutiM and on n direi tm-s in n nl nperanng nmciais Final appeal to hoard nf ltcirillte Used tn pity ( 1 I Opcilltillg cxpensis. i'Ji Fixed charges, including inteiest. t:'i Sin plus tn he dlxlded equally betwi en I.I I linxfliuilfllt : tn lie Usui (A 1 liicinneiiiciits and exlen- sinlis. 1 ti lie , , bund issues. tCi When i xi ceding ."1 pei icut of gross iceune tn lie all -snilied by ( nrrcspmidiiig te 1I111 timi nf Kites, llii Men I "dividend mi cm ( iency" I 1 A 1 Two thiid- tn inatiugeiial foice. ',) Uiie-thinl to clnssihed em plojes. Labor Conference Early in October ( iinllniKil I'roni t'aer One epe. ted tn 1 rente. Or In mi" lesunie sniiK wh.it his o'd functions in dealing with the prntiteeis. Itut whilf all these names hguie in the 1 alculaftoni. the situation unmis takttblv tesnlves ainund Compel". You might sav that only two men really count. Mr Gouipers and ex-.ludgo Gaiv Everything else is a frnme- .. ...I. f.. these twn men mm wmu in--.. union, "must (ii ItOUHieis. imv .... and hall be preserved. steel Trouble Involved ir T. I, Lll Hill lllll ill Ml II1HIII iwt nut linir maie "".:"";. rl ,:.! mild do k inn h ." r , the mil iiii.ntinn nf steel. , ..... ... .... I,..M . ..iui tii rnivt in iiiiiiui- iraetx. nl n gieiu ' . , - , . ... ..is, 1, that it certainly has not es,aped the eyes nf the President and bis advisers, even if ft. Oomptw has not Milltsl attention to it. Twn years ago. in coi,u....c..o6. Mr. tiompers hadtn point tohi3uose t.i i.nniiiiue in imiivci, .. ... ... ..... To I association with in "-"'". ..mpl.nsie it the President went person al tn Ilnnalo nt the time of the A. 1 . nf "L convention and spoke of his and Mr. C.omper tniiuls as iwin limits working togetliu in pi cinl harmony . t.unipeis Can Hold Job .i.i ..... :.,. .t mil lie iicccM-uty fol I II is I 1111. . . - (lompcrs 10 piuui- .- - " . bispolicv. (lumpers an probably mini mint to some large mm " bis job: he i big 1 nougli tor taut. 11m . can only surelv do so by beconuug mdical. To hold his job aud remain conserva- ' tive. continue the policy of co-operation 1 between union labor ami tne wenio- .-- r. , , ,V. .......ll could he nave in ins us " s. . The unions have bought to invade steel for years. Their way has been made difficult by the clever antiunion policv of the t'nitcd States Steel Cor- "oration. Wages in Steel Advance . Wages in steel have advanced mote than iVuny other industry. A pension system has been adopted to the em ployes of the company, employes have been encouraged to become stockholders to further interest them nnd make them insusceptible to union arguments. Steel 'icninius the one big field untaken by friiuion labor. There is reason for believing that Mr. Gnmpcrs has told the President that he will wmU with him for industrial peace, for a moderate union policy. But that theie must be a price, the extension of the unions. This prite is essential to the picsenation of Mr. Gonipers and of his program. He must be able to ' justify himself bv his works. , Klther (ioinpers or II I And not only docs the administration know this, but business and by bus! - ness 1 mean big business, the kind that I takes the whole Cnited States, if not I the woild. in its ken nnd whose vision j is not confined to the immediate mo- ment. hut extends into the future I knows that it is either Gompers or a short word in four letters beginning with a cupital H. kTlie pressure of conservative busi ness generally which has submitted to unionization upon u business like steel, which has not, will be considerable. It xvlll be felt at the coming conference in Washington, the sense of which ii sure to be "Gompers, he must and shall be preserved." HITCHCOCK CALLS ON WILSON TODAY m . rt T r ' rcaiy rtans 'scussea as President Prepares for i Olir Wuslilngton, Sept. ".Senator Hitch cock, of Nebraska, the leading adminis tration spokesman in the Senate, waa invited to the White House today for . V,, st at'iou is using a.iv diiect Although the itmeiary calls for thirtv ''."" ( "" Scianton : John I). Dor the '"'" -tn' I;,', ;um;0 it , r,.,..lM., ,Pp,.ees In the principal cities .if ri'- Huntington : D. J. Driscoll, St. pressure up iml,1)rtnm( , VVps it ,, 1)0i1PV(.( ,h( ).resiceilt Mary s: Adolph Kich holz. Philadelphia; ,,g,-.e . tl e mi (ii throii(!h h.m l0(, ,.,., , deliver many slort '''' -I. Htwrald. Scranton ; Kd- '.' V.. Wilson' ami to the Democrntio platform addies,es ,,t smaller towns "1"'1 ' hox- Gaston; lhoinas II.' 1 icsldiiii "' ,.1,-torv In steel alone the mute .(.reevy. Altoona. I'rlvato Ilouds In be rrturneil tn oris- lnal owners; orRitnizatloii or reor fzanirntioti tn consolidate nil Hues Into not fewer than twenty or more thnti thirty-live sjstemM; consolida tion made lawful with approval of Intelstnte Coniinotcc Coniiiilssion ; npitalbiition not to exceed nlue of property. i..i i, ik. i..l.in.,t -ti. ii.e i wages and working subject tn action by Comiuissinu cnndltimi. HnilwiM liitiispottntinii I'.ninil and, the Interstiite tominerie ( ominls- sion. Sttikes piohiblted under pen- "ll-v- finanrliic Financial return to onuers limited to "fair" dividends on properties In- stend of government guarantee of Civil War on the lines originally traced income; revenue excess over "fnir".b Lord Storey in another connection, leturn goes to milwny trnnsporta- ... ,, ..... , tion board, mie-lmlf whereof goes ""- - Amlm (1) To pi oinotc amelioration nf labor I conditions IL'I Tn extend and improve hospitul relief. (.'!) Tn supplement exist hi1? systems nf insuiaiKc mid pensions. 1 ti To give teihuicnl education tn employes (nl To establish 11 system of profit- sharing hv employes. Itenininiiig half to go for equipment. a final (onferenie hefme President Wil sim stints tonight. on his sneaking tour itn the Pacific inal ill the inteiest of 11. .......... nun It was uiidfi'Mimil that the Piesidcni desind to discuss with Senator Hitch- coil, plans fni in lduct during his uliseiKe of the ndiiiinistratinn light in 'the Senate foi unification of the trenty und the league of nations covenant with- 'out chunge The first stop of the Piesidetitinl spe- cinl will be at Columbus. O.. where the Presldent will deliver the first of liisj i .scheduled thirty addresses TliurMln, President vvilson will be accompanied .. 1, ;0 1,1 Mm WiIs,, n..,,,. v.i . c T (ira,M)ni ,ie President s ' personal physician, and Secretary Turn-, I . . 11 l. A corns 01 siPiioirriM) ht'i's. MMipt, - - - - -- - i -- -- ri - - I -i.. service men and s,,me thirtv nress ,en- . mi 1 1 1 , i.'sentatives nNo will be included in the nnftv 'it' 1 - ATLANTA WOMEN VOTE ... .. . I LJH-lMlM-a .. 1Ib& -T- I I n - 1 rnm-iw(fcc iui ruot iimo in ucmo.i r -- - ... -" cratlo Primary Atlanta. Gil., Sept .1. illy A. P )- Atlanta womin today exercised the hnl- McCormick. Pittsburgh; Joseph P Mc lot for the first time, voting in the city! Keehnn. Carlisle; William Clarke Ma- dei.iocrutic p.imary. ;0"; I,''il'1,Ipl,,in ,: '"'ard Merchant, ,,..., .,..,, , Philadelphia: Ilodney A. Mercur, To- While the state law does not extend wan(,B . william K. Mikell. Phlladel- suffrage tn women, the primarv nun- phia ; C. Laltue Munson, Williamsport ; mittee decided recently to permit women ' Thomas Patterson. Pittsburgh; W. C. io tnke part in nominating municipal - 1 -' h .. iiiui officers. A total of 3700 women regis- tered, paying 5.1 apiece for the priv- jiPgf.. , j iII!llllllJlll,liliffllllllllM Raincoats...! FOR MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN m a g i Axnii iitTHiiiiniitiiiniTiiixiEiuiifiiiiiiuiuujitijiiiiii!iirmiJiTUiJNnirittiiiiititui!tJHini Financial .NATIONAL National Blank Books bear the Eagle Trade mark shown above. It is the guide to BLANK BOOK SATISFACTION FINLAYGREETSU.S: AR A AN Eminent Britisher Who May Try Ex-Kaiser Addresses Convention ' i 46 PENNA. MEN IN BOSTON U.v the Associated Press I llnston, Sept. 3. The Ri-eetinRs of I the bench nnd bar of F.nglnnd were hrought to the Atnericnn Itnr Amocin- tion nt its annual meeting here today by Viscoutit Fiulaj , former lord "hnncellor of hnglnnd The famous jurist, who has been men tioned ns Great llritnin'n choice for presiding officer at the proposed trlnl of William Ilnhrnzollern, said that the legal profession of Knglnnd was proud of the development which the common law of nnglnnd hud lecelved In the ,1 "ultofl States. "It is. Indeed, n great heritage, that ol the common law of F.nglund, to which we of both sides nf the Atlantic have fallen heir," Viscount Klnlay said. "You, like ourselves, are proud of its trarlitiotis mid nf the spirit of liberty w,,.i. it breeds. piip recent war has shm n slennl , niiistrutfAn of what intei nntionnl law i(,s , ,, Stiprciiic Court of the I? lilted States. It was by that court that the .doctrine of continuous voyage in Its application to contraband nnd blockade was worked out. nt the time of your "These decisions of the Supreme I Court formed the subject of 11 grent ,denl of rnntioveisr. but after the lapse of more than half a century nnd the cxpericiMo of this last wnr, I think we may say that the doctrine there laid down has been linnlly established as lnrt f t1( International law of the world." Dednring that "no live! 11 an nge of ' Mnre tlln" - postmasters of Pennsyl interniitional nibitrntlous." the speaker viinin gathered here today for the open uld it luid been his fortune to take part ln,K. of ,,he two-day convention during in 11 good many and to form friendships u'"0" tI",rc wl" bc i''lreses by cabinet with iniinv meiiihers nf the American ' ",Hrcrs nml "'S" Postul officials and a liar and hem h I presentation to the fnitcd States Gov- AnieriiuniMtioii of the fnielKn-born. better cduiiitioii of native residents in the meaning of government nnd the har mmimng nf inpital and labor, were rK',,l hy George T. Page, nf Peoria, III. piesident nf the American Hnr As- socintion. in his opening address. This evening l)i. David .Invne Hill. of New York, will speak on "The Xa- tion and the Law." followed bv election of the genetnl council and u lecention to the delegates. Delegates from Pennsylvania I he Peiiusylvatiui delegates, number - 1,IK f""JMX. are: Ldvvm M. Abbot, Phi adelphia : William . C. Anderson, TMlrtl'is.l till 1(1 . I fllltlftn I.nilfn.,.1 Yttttl ' i'" w, jutoiu, tun . .. ailelplna Harold II. Ileitler. Phlladel- phia: W P lion man, Philadelphia ;' -wti i in.. 1 1 ,. I ."'! UinCIHCr. I'llI MUllrCU 1 tXtTllC - 1 William M. Hargest, Ilarrisburg: 1 John M. Harris, Scrnntou; Joseph W. I Heudersou, Philadelphia; Itobert A. I Henderson, Altoona : .Tames I. Kay. I 1 II. . K, . 1. . IT.in..- A lnnA T. I ILIUIll til lltUl.l J1IUII.II ISIIIIIIII Scranton: Wnam n. Lee. Honesdale William Draper Lewis. PhiladclnMn . " : . - '''' i;,l,u.r(: I.indsev. Warren: Snnmnel 11. Pettit, Greenville; Francis Bavvlc, Phil ....... -.- . . . V( .,,,,. adelphia : Leo Stanton Rowe, Phila- delplun. James L. Schaadt, Allentown; Cor- 820 Chestnut St. WHOLESALE & RETAIL lllllllllllllllilDIUUIIUDIIII! Columns 17HATEVER your business, you wV muft have a financial account ing, and the columns of a blank book are requisite. The nature of your work determines the number and slyle of blank books: quality and service should decide the brand QUALITY and service are. assured by the National Eagle Trademark, and there are 11,000 styles to choose from. Do not experiment with un known and untesled Blank. Books GO to the nearest stationer who sells and backs up National Account Books with his personal guarantee aJfnLfcar Registration Figures Show Record-Breaking Gain Following fa n tabic allowing the latest registration figures for yes terday and for the Tuesday preceding, together with a total for the two registration days so far' this year: J3i""r,d 2.a.d!r ltdy Totnt J"t . I4rt7 asm fto4ii ra W SS27 8155 Third 0St 7111 r.rs Fourth rirth ; Mllth Bvfnth i:ihth Ninth T'tith rctevmih ,...,. Twflfth Thlrlwith Kourtrcnth . . , . rifl'.pnlh Sixteenth svn(.fnth .,,. nihifnth .... Nlnplernth . . . Twmtteth ... . Twnt-flrB . Twenl) Freond , Twfnl) -third Tvnt -fourth . Twf nty-flfth . . , Twentv-slith .. TuentyMventh TventJ-olhh , Twfnty-nlnth ,. Thlrllfth Thlrtj'-tlrst .... Thlrt-econa .. Thlrtv 'hlrrl ... Thlrtj-fnurth .. Thirty fifth Thlrt-slsth . . . ThlrtKwcnth . Thlr'y-dnhlh . Th'rtv.iilnth Vorth'th Port-flrt .. . F"ortv-Aconfl rnrt-lhlr(l ... Kort -fourth . . Tortv fifth Knrtl-slith ... rertv-rrrntll Forty-eltlith ilia L742 IjllO 08 3322 1S17 pan 2301 fill 1241 :m 2007 4381) 133.1 141.1 80 V) r.:.n (I0O4 4114 sr,02 331)1 II20S 471 012.1 2.17.1 r.101 3701 330.1 31.17 4003 037!) 110S3 lflin .iir.7 31SI 072 nnjii 7141 20ns (ins4 0.117 I.17K .T.M0 stni 1077 .1112 2&4.1 xmt 14 M1K 2877 100.' 3100 tinn lton 38.11 3S74 7110 lS.'O 20H1 4.101 8.1411 8118 027.1 13S.18 888(1 0700 71)8 1)442 aoi 8087 .1787 802.1 .1210 7471 l01 100(13 2.182 R2R0 47flt 10760 KSI12 11380 3201) mini mono nnm 4100 133(17 8831 4183 an 1(107 7no ao7 nn D4S fl2.1 111)1 12(17 2.127 41. r.ss 14411 2M4 anno 21BI 411(11 214A S4D2 2327 S3 17 .ism S2sn vonn 222A u.in 27S0 .1124 stow 07.1 SI 211 I. ISO MSDS 317.1 1217 1201 4017 S.-.7(l 2317 inio 4fltl3 IRIS 1371 Total nn.ata 187.24.-. 28n..i,-i8 nelius I). Scully, Pittsburgh: Alonzo T. Senrle. Honesdale ; Hobert P. Shlck, Philadelphia; Alexander D. II, Smead! Carlisle; Thomas Kllby Smith, Phila delphia ; Walter George Smith, Phila delphia; William W. Smlthers, Phila delphia; Peter M. Speer, Oil City William W. Htuake. Philadelphia; Lmory A. Walling. F.rle; Irn Jewel Williams, Philadelphia; Thomas S. Wllllani8. Philadelphia. ' STATE POSTMASTERS MEET - Will Hear Addresses by Prominent Government Officials Ilnrrlsbnrg, Sept. .'!. -(Hy A. P.) IT11"1"" ot " P"nm of Ilenjainin I'Frnnklin by the postmasters of the Keystone Btate. Tile postmasters were formally xvel- 'enmed to Harrlshurg by Mayor Daniel T.. Kiester nnd by Edward .T. Stack- , pole, former postninster, who spoke on behalf of the Harrlshurg Chamber of ir"mmerce and various civic bodies, Horace Lehr, of Kaston, president of I ,he """nciatlon. responded on behalf of ,,,e I""masters ami n number of nd- dresses followed. George A. Leonard, district inspec tor, spoke at the ufternoon session 011 efficiency in city delivery service. Postmasters John, A. Thornton, of Philadelphia, and B. D. McOinnis, of Connellsville, spoke on the Washington ' ontcrence of April uud points brought ""r "' ,lli" ,l",'t",K- The Philadelphia llllHlmn.! (M UAlit SiiIm ,n -1,.i H. .1 ' V. i"iw iiiu UUIH1I9 OI III 1 1 h ,.... .1;-.. 1 subjects discussed. In thcQnfternonn the wives of the postmnsterM toured the city nnd visited the Capitol, where they were greeted by stutc officials, and tonight a recep tion is to be given in the Federal Hull 1. ing. That is the emphatic reply of the retail merchants of the United States to the charge that either their greed or their inefficiency is responsible for high prices. Thepe are some profiteers among them but no one is working harder to expose and punish these crooks than the great body of honest retailers. This whole question of "retail profiteering" is thoroughly discussed in the September 3d ifjsue of the The News-Magazine of Retail Business Retailers have been charged with many crimes against the public welfare. For 'awhile they said nothing. -Now they are 'aroused and fighting back at their accusers. 'But more than that THEY ARE WORKING OUT DEFINITE, PRACTICAL PLANS BY WHICH THEY WILL HELP REDUCE THE COST OF LIVING FOR EVERY BODY. Although in no measure responsible for high prices, they are in a position where thay.can exert a powerful influence on the other factors that are to blame. ' OTHER FEATURES IN THIS ISSUE: PrtteriptionM have long bmen,the province of the phar- macy, but A, C. Huff, a Bethlehem music dealer, hat found a novel and lucrative method of adapting them to hi buiineu. How he doe it i told on page 1, .tf 23 mot young men are fortunate if they are making a bare living, but Bernard Carp, of Mt. Vernon, III., ha built up a 527 S ,000 butinei and he only had debt of $1200 and the aitance of hi two younger broth er to ttart with. See page 1. What did (At- Penmylvania Retail Merchant do at their recent convention? Page 2 in devoted entirely to thi meeting, inctudin an 8-column photograph of the delegate. There are altogether more than a hundred stories and articles, each one containing interesting facta and money-making suggestio ns for merchants and others interested in retail business. '-''-, . ' .; Send $L00 to Retail Public Ledger 218 Public Ledger Building, for a ear's subscrip tion (24 issues) starting with this meaty issue of September 3d. DO IT NOW! . The Supply of Extra Copies for New Subscribers is Going Fast! 'Moore Victory Seen . iii Big Registration Continued From Tare On this year Is llfifl, while the totq) for the same period four years ago was inn. A big registration In the Fifteenth wnrd has always been regarded as a good sign for lhe Independents. The total for the first two days Is 7001, against a total of only -10211 In 101G, The totnl of 0044 In the Twenty fourth Is considered another Independent sign of victory. The totnl four y,ears ago was only 0830. An Increase of nearly o0 per cent was mndc In the Twenty-fifth ward, where Magistrate "William F. Campbell, of the itepubllcnn Alliance, Is the lender. Campbell is on the Moore ticket as a candidate for Coroner. A. Lincoln Acker, leader of the Thir-ty-elghlf ward, lias promised Moore the largest majority of any In the city. The registration for tw'o days Is 10,0f)l, or about fiO per cent greater than the totnl for 10157040, The Increusc In the Thirty-ninth wnrd, Senator Vnre's home wnrd, was slightly more than 30 per cent. William K. Finley, executive director of the Itepubllcnn city committee, pro fessed gratification over the registra tion in organization wards. Deatlis of a Day MRS. MARY DLC0ATES Wife of Veteran Was Active In Patriotic Work During World War Mrs. Mary Darlington Coates, wife of Major J. II. T. Coates and wldelv known for her social, patriotic and church work, died yesterday nt her home, 5010 Woodbine avenue. Mrs. Coates was more than seventy yenra old. She had been in falling health for a number of years, and denth is believed to have been hastened by grief 1 allied bv lecent deaths in her family. Mrs. Coates was active In the nfTairs nf the Dames ot the I.oyal Legion, lied Cioss and other patriotic organizations. When the war was started Sirs. Coates, with other socially prominent women, contributed greatly to the success of the allied cause by unceasingly aiding in war movements. Mrs. Emily G. Hosklns Mrs. Kinlly G. Hosklns, widow Of the Itev. Leigbton Hosklns, a well- known Episcopal clergyman, died yes - lernay hi ner residence, 4jU Chester avenue, after, a short illness. She xvas sixty -eight years old and is survived bv three sons nnd three rtniiehters . Gordon, Clement, Justin, Ethel, Ilea-1 trice nnd Margaret. Funeral services 'ii ui- iinu hi 01. i.iuiyrji x,iiurcn. Thirty-ninth and Locust streets, nt 11 a. m., Thursday, the interment being private. John Gries John Gries, eighty-one years old, a retired flour merchant, died suddenly at his home; 2513 North Sixth street, yes terday. Mr. Gries retired from active businesii fifteen years ago. He was active in fraternal circles nnd a member of Ma sonic Lodge No. 410 and Kensington It. A. Chapter No. ,,' nt his death. He was ulso a member of St. Mark's Ger man Ilcfortnei! Church. 1 ncuuorc n wimams 1 Theodore II. W illiums, well known1 In the art needlework trade of this ' city, died Sunday nt the Atlantic City I Hospital, Atlantic City, N. .1. ' Mr. Williams xvas born November 3, ' "NOT GUILTY!" RETAIL MAM 1855. For a number of jear -Jie ias connected with the Hemlnwny Silk Corapotiy, ot this city, and for the last four years he has been connected with the Ilean Manufacturing Company, Mr. Williams, his wife and four children, who survive him, lived In this city up until two years ago, when they moved to Seattle, Wash. William S. Ynrdley Wllllnm H. l'ardley, n prominent real cstnlo dealer with offices at 1334 Gl- rnrd nvenue for the last thirty years, died late Monday night nt his summer home, 40 North Lansdowno avenue, Lnnsdownc, after a brief Illness. Mr. Ynrdley was one of the best known renl estate dealers In this olty. Ilcfore going Into business for himself nt the Ulrard nyenue address thirty years ago he served four years In the office of Lawrence T. Smlthers, then register of wills. The funeral will take, place from his Lansdowuc home, at .'I p. m. I-riday. Interment xvlll be in Arlington Ceme tery. He is survived by his widow and onf dnughter, Mrs. it. J. Thurber. Mrs. Jane Mitten Mrs. Jane Mitten, mother of Thomas K. Mitten, president of the rhiladcW phia Ilnpld Transit Company, was buried today nt her home, Goodland, Iud. Mr. Mitten received word ot his mother's illness xvhile he was on n va cation. He reached her home nt Good land, Ind., yesterday, to learn she hud died Sunday. Mrs. Mitten would have been ninety years old on September 111. Her hus bnnd, George Mitten, died n few years ago. Mr. -Mitten will return to this city following his mother's funeral. Edgar A. Snare The funeral services of Kdgar A. Snnre, who, died Saturday night after nearly a year's suffering with paralysis, will be held from his late home, 1410 South Fifty-first street, at 1 o'clock' to morrow. The services will bc conducted by the Masons of whom he was a mem ber. Interment will be made In the Open Cemetery, West Chester. Snnre was sixty-three years old and had been employed for forty years by the Pennsylvania Itailroad. He xvas foreman at the Gray's .Ferry engine i,ousp before his Illness. He xvas n member of the Covenant Lodge 450, F. nnd A. M., and the Oriental Chapter IS.1!. H. A. M.. as well as several inilroad organizations. He is survived by Ins wife, Sirs. (j,.orKjP m. Snare, a sin, and a daughter". Brings Paint Cost Down Without Sacrificing Results Whether for a small job or lr a large contract, you can always depend upon "Zementlne." Paint cost Is less because "Zementine" costs less, yet it insures a flrst-cluss job that lasts'. Write or telephone and we will send you a sample FREE. Use it on any solid interior surface and see what a clean, smooth, firm finish it gives. State whether you xvant xvhlte or color. No obligation. Hy the barrel, 7c lb,; smaller quantities, 8c lb. Householders can buy it in 2.-lb. Carton ' AT DEALERS 20c Carton JOHN C. OETERS, Mfr., 1242 N. 31st St. LEDGER Why do retailer oppose the,"Siegel Bill" now before Congress? The menace of thi proposed legislation it fully explained on page 3. If a bullwhacker on a Western prairie hadn't admired the hat worn by a'certain young man it it possible that the J. B. Stetson, Company might never have been formed. The romance behind thi butine i told on page 6. ' .' The neighborhood where Paul J. Devitt, Philadelphia hardware man, ha, hi store i rapidly running down. But Devitt' business it increasing ever alter. The reaion i explained on page 7. VENIZELOS UPHQpDSf LEAGUE OF NATIONS Grook Premier Denies' Los of donfidonco Because of ,' Thracian Question , v- Washington, Sept. 3. (Ily A. P.) Premier Vcnlzclos, o'f Greece, In a let ter to the American ambassador at Paris, made public today by the Btate Department, denied reports published In America that he had publicly stated, tils loss of confidence in the leogue ' nations because of the American aim tudc with regard to Thrace. He, aslc that Prcsldnt Wilson be advised llin he had undergone no change of Sen'tl ment with regard to the proposed world society. After quoting from American press reports as to his attitude and recalling. that 'the question went so far even as i to occupy the Senate," Premier Vent' los wrote: ' , 1 ' "I desire, therefore, In view of the. Importance attached to the above news, 1 the state categorically that I have sot ' I made the above statement, and It really i6' grieves me to know that I could have t t l..n 41. ....!. . .....t.l tf Ifr HTAtl1. V ucm minikin uuimuiu ui iv. luiwiui- standing the disappointment I may feel because of the Thracian question a very vital one for Greece my views regarding the leaguo of nations, a world-wide structure to which I have also contributed In the measure of my ability, nave not, and could not, change." MINER INSURGENTS WEAKEN Collapse of Rebellion In Illinois Ap- . pear Imminent Springfield, HI., Sept. 3. (By A. 1'.) Collapse of the Insurgent move- ment of Illinois coal miners was .indi cated In reports received here today by Frank Fnrrington, president of the Mine Workers of Illinois. Fnrrington said he xvas in receipt of telegraphic advices that the "In- " surgent army" marching southward from Belleville in the interest of the strike had been turned back at thfe Perry county line and that miners in the Peoria subdlstrlct xvere showing a disposition to treat for terms. Reinsch Leaves China Sept. 1$ Washington, ' Sept. 3. Dr. Paul S. Ilelnsch, American minister to China, who recently sent his resignation to President Wilson, will leave Peklrt for the I'nlted States on September 15, It was announced today at the State De partment. His successor has 'not yet been uppointcd. The Perfect Water Paint -'.j ... H J'V 'i A? -A 'SI ft ' i ' a' . n , n (K , r il ft Of. n si JL:
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