asuw;7' w ' itwv.v s 1 ' 1 -k f. 1 - --p7 "WWr M T '' 'JT rA.J'V"' -, V " I A It - '-.-. 1 J - v ";i 5-iv ' . ,-.' '. -i mm: l , n F if" & 0'' EVENING PUBLIC LEDaEK PHILADELPHIA, FlilJDAY, JANUARY 9, 1920 , WANTS CHRISTIAN MON AGAINST SM jimn D. Rockefellor, Jr., Urges I 'Auk' Co-operation in Fight on B,!I iVt-" "Forces of Evil" u u .' , f; JBIMI l tvurtito uniiriiriiT 'ItfllH LHIIIIUIO IIIUV EMGIV I J K-, ,. J.- W 1 if. j m ff5 fiprclnl nipalrh (o A'vrnino FubUc l.cdotr Atlantic City, .Ian. 0. Leaders ot the Intcrchurch World Movement to day said Hint the pnthufclastic espousal of the cause by John D. Itocliefcllcr, Jr,, before 1000 delegates to the confer ence hero will do more tliun any other thing thus fnr to insure success for tht j(ct-togcther movement. Mr. Itockcfeller gave unqualified in dorsement of the Intcrchurch Move ment, which he summarized as having R tnnfir .mints for cood : Its value In teaching the benefits of co-operation and exchanging of views ; its principle of modern efficiency J its teaching of real economy and elimination of waste ful methods; its securiuj; of the in terest of unattached churchmen and its tremendous power throush the united sympathy and interest of 15.000.000 American men and women dedicated to its high purpose. " Mr. Rockefeller, speaking of the sur yeyg of the movemcut at home ami abroad, declared that "too long has the church- felt that the rule of thumb was sufficiently accurate as a guide and measure in its work.' .... "These surveys. he said. are TrophPttc of a new era in (. hnstian Telling of his conviction that this was the hour for united Christianity. Mr. Itockcfeller said that ever since he entered social work ten years ago he has been struck by the fact that the forces of evil "stood in n. solid phalanx, united and co-operating for their nefarious purpose" He. said that in contrast to this army stood the army of Christ, "small units, fragmentary and unrelated." The speaker snid that he could see qnly two possibilities for the move ment. First, he snid, jealousy, sus picion, pettiness and misunderstanding might creep into the movement; "a pos sibility unthinkable in a movement in which every man and woninn is pledged to work under the fJrcat Leader. God. for the; advance of righteousness. 'Hie second possibility was the great growth of the movement, the possibility which, he said, seemed to be the only logical ic Dr. D. D. Forsyth, of Philadelphia, chairman of the Methodist centenary committee! Dr. O. It. "Watson, also of Philadelphia, and Dr. J. Itoss Steven son, of Princeton, 'were slguers of a report adopted today by the Intcrchurch Movement, approving the first inter allied cvaugeiistie budget in the his tory of the Christian church. It calls for the expenditure of ?H20, 000,000 during 1020 and of $1,330. 000,000 during live years to carry the Gospel to every corner of America and to foreign fleldM, to properly finance hospitals and homes, make liberal grants to struggling colleges, fight social and industrial unrest and accord u living wage to both 'ministers and missionaries. Chambers of commerce, labor uuions nud manufacturers' organizations nrc to be enlisted. Dr. Daniel A. Polling told the conference today, In a great interdenominational laymen's movement to light corruption in municipal gov ernment, exploitation of labor and other evils. "The men of America, as n result of the cataclysmic changes in Europe, are the last reserves of the Christian church," Doctor Polling said. It was announced that the first na tional conference of the laymen's ac tivities department will be held in Pittsburgh January 01. CLERGYMAN EXONERATED Jury Finds Him Net Guilty of Im moral Conduct Providence, It. I., .Inn. 0. (By A. P.) Itev. Samuel Xeal Kent, an Episcopal clergyman formerly at New port and now rector of a parish at Warwick, I'll., was found not guilty of charges of immoral conduct on the government reservation at Newport by a jury in the United States District Court here lust night. Mr. Kent was placed on trial last Monday morning and for four days eouusel for government nud defense fought every step of the way. The case was important, counsel for both sides I contended, because the character of a miuisier oi tue gospel nau ueeu imncjccu. Mr. Kent was on the witness stand iu his own defense. FORECASTS REVOLT IN U. S. SOCIALISTS FIGHT BAN BY ASSEMBLY Declare They Will Carry Battle for Soats in N. Y. to U. S. Supreme Court one Speaker Says Rebellion Is Likely to Follow Prohibition Syracuse, X. Y., Jan. 0. (By A. P.) Itcvolution is likely to follow in the wake of prohibition, aceordiug to the Rev. Dr. G. Campbell Morgan, pastor of Westminster Cbupcl, London, now visiting, in Syracuse. "Whenever n great country banishes strong driuk. it must prepare for a revolution," he declared from the pulpit here. "When a man stops drink ing he begins to think. All that has happened in Russia iu the revolutionary Hue has occurred since vodka was abolished. Whenever London goes dry her East End will arise." New York, Jan. 0. (By A. P.) Rapid development in the plans of So cialist leaders was indicated today in the fight to regain tbo sents of the five members of the party suspended from the Assembly at Albany. Work was curried on feverishly to prepare the defense to be made before the As sembly judiciary committee nt the cap ital next Wcdnesduy. The suspended assemblymen were on the program to speak at a big outdoor mass-meeting here toduy. Appeals for sunport are being made in u house-to-house canvas of the city. At the hearing before the judiciary committee, the Socialists, in addition to denying the charge that the platform of their party is inimical to the best In terests of the state of New York, will contend that the action of the Assembly was entirely due to the Lusk committee, which feared important disclosures which the Socialist members intended to submit. At the People's House, which contains New York county headquarters for the Socialist party, the excitement of yes terday continued toduy. It was re iterated tli.it the fight to save the seats of the suspended assemblymen would be carried to the Supremo Court of the United States if necessary. A. E. Stcvcnsou, counsel for the joint legislative committee probing seditious activities, today branded us untrue the statement of the live suspended Social ist assemblymen alleging collusion be tween the committee and u representa tive of the British Government in the search last June of the ltussinn soviet bureau. Transpacific Cable Broken Again San Francisco. Jan. !). (By A. lO The single direct transpacific cubic to Manna is again broken, it was an nounced yesterday by the Commercial Pacific Cable Co. here. HIP POCKETS WILL SHRINK Clothing Designers Act on Disap pearance of -Mysterious Flasks New York, .Tr.u. 0. (By A. P.) Prohibition will sweep hip pockets in men's trousers into innocuous' desuc vvle. nrro'dlpt to a prediction by ex perts of the International Association' of Clothing Designers' who issued the following edict today : "Make them (smaller nud shallower this season." . . Commenting on the attitude of the designers, George W. Hermann, n member of the organization, said : "It is Illegal to tote u gun, it's un handy to carry your Jiandkcrcliicf there and you can't buy anything but wood alcohol to put in your flask. So the pocket just naturally will shrink away. CHINESE APPRECIATE PERSHING'S KINDNESS Refugees From Mexico Give Him Traveling Case on Leaven- worth Reservation MORE PAY FOR PROFESSORS Princeton Trustees Vote a Second Salary Increase for Faculty Men PrlttnAlnn V .1 .Till! ft .V A f ihi second time iu the same scholastic jcar an increase in tnc salaries oi rnnccion professors has been granted. Thismo've was made by the trustees of the college, and is "to meet the increase in the cost of living which has made it im possible for many Instructors ip the Uuitcd States to continue iu their chosen profession." This extra pay is an iddltion to the $o00 voted tn the teaching staff early .this fall. . It .was el von in view of the fact that the initial bonus did not apply to members of the faculty this fall, or to those who had an increase last June. The scale, wheu adopted, will be retroactive, and will date from the hegiuning of the present academic year. $400,000 FIRE IN SCRANT0N Two Large Buildings In Business District Are Burned Scranton, Pa.. Jan. 0. Two large buildings in the heart of the business sectiou were burned today. The Man hattan Theatre adjoining wns threat ened, but the firemen saved it. A double lire wall prevented the blaze -in ptoiidiii" to u seven-ston' build ing nearby. The loss is S400.000. Leavenworth, Kan., .Inn. 0. (By A. P.) Presentations and receptions were given General Pershing upon his arrival hero today to inspect the post and army service nchools. A pair of silver spurs was1 presented on behalf of the public in n reception nt the court house. Twenty-Chinese refugees from Mexico gave the general u traveling case. The Chinese had been permitted to colonize on the military reservation here after Pershing obtained permission for 1500 of them to accompany the punitive expedition out of Mexico in 11117. A reccptiou and n "hop" were plan ned iu the general's honor by army officers stationed at Leavenworth, Kan. Tonight ho will leave for Kansas City. He spent yesterday in Omaha. NEAR-BEERS NEED LICENSE Brooks Law Applies to Them, Attor ney General Schaffer Rules Harrisburg, Jan. 0. (By A. P.) Acts of Congress relative to the sale of liquors have not superseded the Brooks high license law iu Pennsylvania so far as beverages containing less than one-half of 1 per cent of alcohol are concerned and u liceusc is required to sell beverages containing alcohol, ac cording to a ruling giveu today to Di rector of Foods ' nines Foust by Attor nev General William I. Schaffer. Mr. Schaffer says he is of the opinion that the words 'concurrent power' in the. eichtceuth amendment are intended to authorize cither the btato or the federal government to carry the amend ment, into effect, and if the state im noses severer restrictions than those im posed by Congress the state laws may, within tnc counncs ot tnc staic, uc en forced' ICharge Accounts Solicited!! ilMail Orders Accepted! I W&- 1.' ' Ell-, i. a : W ' 0?PBmim.mns Chestnut and 12th Sts. Will Place on Sale Tomorrow 125 Girls' Coats $25.00 Values to $35.00 Sale Price 00 Smart models taken from regular stock in velour cloth, velveteen and silvertone polo in navy, brown and bur gundy. Belted models, tailored or with nutria collar; lined throughout. ,tv110 Girls9 Dresses Values to $29.75 Sale Price 16.75 Some of the season's smartest models (one illustrated), fashioned of crepe de chine, taffeta, velveteen, jersey cloth and serge in smart coI ors, effectively trimmed. Kg 1115 CHESTNUT ST. (OPPOSITE KEITH'S) Farmers and Trappers Arc Invited to Briny Us Their Raw Skins. We Pay Cash for Them! RAIL CONFEREES AGREE Favor Returns to Roads Six Months After End of U. S. Control Washington, Jnu. 0. (By A. P.) Continuation of tho standard return to railroads 'for n period of ' nix months after tho termination' of'fcdcrnl control was agreed upou today by Senate nud House coui-rces on railroad legislation. In fixing this date the conferees ac cepted the Rscli bill provision, The Cummins bill would have limited the time to four months. The memorial adopted by tho National Shippers' Conference opposing provis ions of pending railroad bills, waff pre sented to Chairmen Cummins and Ksch, of the Senate and House interstate com merce committees, today by Clifford Thome, of Chicago. Mr. Thome said shippers opposed creation of a transportation board ; permanent guaranty of u definite per centage of return as prescribed in the Cummins bill i government appropria tion of surplus earnings : compulsory consolidation of roads and pooling of comings of tho carriers. Shippers, ho said, favored retention of unlmnaired nuthority of the state over rates and service applicable tn state traffic : legislation that would pre vent a nation-wide tie-up und quiet' return of the roads to private control. Author of "Youno Visitors!' Weds London, .Ian. 0. (By A. P.)-Mlss Daisy Ashford, author of "The Young Visitors." "n book Written during her childhood, which lias attracted much fntpreat- ililrlnr. IIia tn..i . was married ut Chelsta yeKtcv?! 'I .lames Devlin, with whom shed;.'4! soclatcd hi national work ,!,,Pi' M'l war. "' tlijl Diamond Bracelet Watches Platinum cases of dainty, de signs, beautifully studded with diamonds sonic with dia-, monds and sapphires. A rectangular watch of plat inum, the border embellished with diamonds $525. S. Kind & Sons, mo chestnut st. MAMONb SinhciIANTS JBWCLUnS SILVKHSMITIIS 6111 illlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllirC.arlccounk Op.n 1 ' VWson & l 1215 Chestnut Street g Farmers and Trappers! AUcntio n! Raw Skins Purchased for Cash I Come Tomorrow, Saturday, to the Januar y Fur Sale Annual January f Fisrs We'll Reserve Your Purchase on Payment of a Small Deposit & Reductions of V to V on Entire Stock I 1 iiHniifMrLiN'h'iiiiiriiLtMUiJiiisftiiiitriarintiTinTniiiiifHMiJu.iiuiiii.siiiiini.iJstiiiiiJiriiiiiitiiij-iiif.iiiiiiiiiniiiii A An sftratei seal teats Marked Below Cost ! is $16.75 ri ., 50 Misses' Party Dresses Charming models of taffeta and Georgette crepe combinations in dainty pastel shades, with skirts in tunic or bouffant fashion. ff Values to $50.00 38.00 . r 1. , -.wi.-.'wif wr- im. r. ,i" .a- w." I $QCl50 Reduced from $135.00to$185.00 rfT We have determined to "- make a Special Clear ance of all our fine Austra lian Seal Coats; they have the large shawl collars and cuffs of beaver, skunk, nat ural squirrel, Australian opossum and nutria and others plain trimmed. 30, 36 and 40 inch lengths. $145-oo $1700 Australian ScrlCoat Beaver Collar and Cuffs $175.00 Reduced from $19 5.00 to $29 5.00 rj" This great Seal Coat Clearance Is remark able evidence of the drastic clearances that are in effect right throughout this store. Heavy reductions have been made on all Fur Coats, Scarfs, Sets, Stoles, Coatees, Choker Scarfs, Muffs, etc. gi:Bi,iB3i..iiii.a mi o,i.,iiiB!!.ilianinm!r.ii:iiimw,il uric- 135.00 AltS' tralian Seal Coats. A Popular and Debon air Style. January Sale Prico 89.50 Australian Seal . Coat S with squirrel collar and cuffs. Value 225.00 155.00 I , . iiiiaiiiiiniiimiiiir.iiiiitiiiniiiiniiniiiiiiiiiuaiiui.ininEiiiiHinn jj Wjfjfa Fur necularlj 125.00 Russian Pony Coats Ell 145.00 Marmot Coats 1 135.00 Taupe Coney Coats. Extraordinary Fur Coat Values Marmot Coats Sports model: bolf-border effects. Krilucrd from JI55.00 $110-00 Natural Muskrat Coats $1 AZ.00 Sports model; flno dark Bklns. -t ICeduced from tt8S.no Hudson Seal Coals $ 1 ft Z.00 30-lnoh model; fine lustrous skins--"" Krdueed frni '-'35.00 Trimmed Natural Muskrat $1 n K.00 Coats Australian Seal collar, cuffs and border. KeducrU from 5250.00 Natural Squirrel Coats $9J.Z.OO Sports model; fine dark Eklns. TW 1 Keduced from J3J5.00 $275-00 d from t315.00 $275-0 Trimmed Hudson Seal Coals 30-inch model ; Beaver, Skunk, Natural Squirrel collar and cuffs. Krdueed from t315.00 Taupe Nutria Coals 30-lnch model: finest aualltv bklnS. Itftfllir,! frftni S.47K nn Scotch Moleskin Coats $9QK0O Kull-flared sports model; larjro iUO' shawl collar and cuffs. Keduced from 39S.0o Trimmed Hudson Seal $$7. 00 36-Inch model ; Beaver, Skunk, Natural Squirrel collar and cuffs. Keilucnl frnm tlfl.t fin Trimmed Hudson Seal $f9Z00 H S 40-Inch .model; Beaver, Skunk vctO' K collar and cuffs. Kedured from $880.00 H It1 n H .t ii. - " - -'m1TM'?rff "M i Hum in - " - &mmm r Bdg i.fciji .w.iij- ,. t ,fX, -. JIBmBKKtMimJk Great Reductions 211 Fox and Wolf Scarfs Lined and Solid .Animal Effects. $9.50 $16.50 " $29.50 $39.50 Reduced from $10.80 to $68.00 Taupe, Kamchatka, Brown, Georgette and Black, -Great Reductions 71 Fashionable Fur Sets All of Fine Quality ICeduced from' $65.00 to $148,00 $35.00 $59.50 $85.00 $95.00 Sets of Pox. Wolf, Beaver, Skunk, Hudbon Seal. Nutria, Natural Squirrel, Jap Mink. Jap Crq&a Vox, Australian Seal. 'ifttitPHftHasing Agents' Qr ders jit 2T38 f ...f.; rVffiffi jrVirV '. t . Now 79.50 88-lnch flare models, largs shawl collar and cuffs of Natural or Taupo Nutria. 135.00 Australian Seal Coats Ofl KQ Smart sport coat with larce shawl collar, deep cuffs and wlda border. 110.00 Smart sports model with large rolling shawl col lar and cuffs of JIarmot, 98.50 ss; HB.00 model with large rolling shawl collar ! and cuffs of JIarmot SB 185.00 Australian Seal Coats 725 00 36-tnch flara models with wide border and large shawl collar and cuffs. j 185.00 Natural Muskrat Coats. ... 1 IK )) E Smart sport model with large shawl collar SS cuffs and border of Muskrat. EEj' 195.00 Nutria Coats -I j e n - Chic sport model with largo shawl collar and r cuffs of Nutria 225.00 Hudson Seal Coats. model with Smar. sport collar and cuffs. Scarfs Itexularlr 20.00 Taupe Wolf ... 20.00 Brown Wolf ... 20.00 Black Wolf 22.50 Natural Squirrel 22.50 Australian Seal 20.50 Taupe Coney .. 35,00 Ta,upe Fox ... 35.00 Brown Fox largo 150.00 rolling shawl Extra Size Coats, up to 50 Bust Snxr ...12.50 ...12.50 ...12.50 ...12.50 ...14.50 ...14.50 ...24.50 24.50 6 i!.,ii;;iii!;:n,ii!i:i!!iii9in;iiii:i;;i;!i;rj;ii;ii;;;i:i3ii'.ii.iiiniu:i!:mr Muffs i Sets Rerolarlr Now P I 19.50 Austral'n Seal. 12.50 j 25.00 Taupo Fox... 14.50 g 3 25.00 Brown Fox... 14.50 s 1 25.00 Black Lynx... 14.50 I I 29.50 Hudson Seal. .17.50 1 ! 34.50 Raccoon 19.50 1 iramniin.rii'raiiisiinniiiiiarjraiiiaiiiir.raiiiinanrairir.iiiiiir.rari? ;tiiiiiiiinflii'iiiiiininiiiii'iiMiiniiii;iu3,niiiniii'.iniiiiiiiiiiiiiinmnmiiiig 35.00 Black Fox 24.50 29.50 Taupo Lynx 19.50 35.00 Taupo Wolf 23.50 35.00 Brown Wolf 23.50 37.50 Black Lynx ;.. 24.50 37.50 Red Fox 24.50 44.50 Hudson Seal 29.50 62.50 Taupe Fox 33.50 62.50 Brown Fox 33.50 52.50 Black Fox 33.50 62.50 Black Lynx , -.33.50 49,50 Jap Cross' Fox..., ,34.50 Stoles IttKuIurly 65.00 Australian Seal. 70.60 Hudson Seal .. 89.80 Molo Now 30.50 40.50 01.60 KT"lai-lr 60.00 Nutria 60.00 60.00 65.00 65.00 75.00 75.00 82.50 89.50 110.00 110.00 Now 38.50 38.50 38.50 43.50 43.50 48.50 49.50 53.50 98 B0 Natural Nutria. 04.80 98.50 Nutria (10.50 110.00 Jap Minis no. bo 115,00 Skunk ...,.,., 71,60 125.00 Jap Kolinsky .. 70.60 135.00 Nat. Squirrel.. 80.60 180.00 Itus. KollnBky.,138,00 tiiaiiiicuiaiiCiuna.taaciiWBiiraiiiiiiiiiiiKiiicaB. illllill!llHJ!!!!!!!l!i! Liber lyW, awl Purclusi, Agents' Orders Accept J .,. i s '- ,iT. ....,., ...... . .. . i -lMSMP : ." .X ... .....!-. .. yiViii'iiiiY -'-"" -""--'-"" -.' Muo-f. ii, a aiHiM " -'"'--'- nmHinnnniniini eMartv 1 Our Entire Stock Slated for Clearance; No Reserve ! I These Advantages are YOURS Tomorrow! A: Choice of Entire $500,000 Stock. B: No Reserves Whatsoever! C: Radical Reductions as shown by the price comparisons on the partial lists below. S D: The elimination of the middleman's profit on the Furs we have manu- factured ourselves. E : Storage Service, if you avail yourself of the privilege, that j A Small Deposit Will Reserve Your Purchase 1 T.iiiiiiiBii:iJiJiiiiini.iiiiniii:Bi:i!,niiii-i;iiiiiiiiBiiB.ii.iiiiaaitiiB;iBrj 22 E! Marmot Coat svlendid f flare model Value 155.00 t 110.00 J R-niiiiii!iiii'.niiii3iiiuioiiiBiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiii.'iiiniiiinrnuiiiuiS 22 225.00 Australian Seal Coats 155,00 1 Smart sports model: larRa shawl collar and cuffs of Natural Squirrel or Nutria. 250.00 Australian Seal Coats 175.00 S 36-Inch flare model ; large shawl collar and cuffa ot Natural Squirrel, Beaver or Skunk. 275.00 Natural Raccoon Coata. . . . 0,00 S 30, 30, 42 and 5-lnch flaro models -with Iarc lolling shawl collai and, deep cuffs. 395.00 Hudson Seal Coats... 36-Inch model ; larse rolling shawl collar and cuffa of Hudson Seal. 475.G0 Hudson Seal Coats... 295.00 1 375.00 j 36-lnch flare models; larce rolling shawl collar and cuff3 of Beaver or Skunk. 495.00 Hudson Seal Coats 395.00 li 40-lnch models with large rolling shawl collar ! and cuffs of Beaver or Skunk. 545.00 Hudson Seal Coata 425.00 S 45-Inch flaro models with large Skunk or Beaver shawl collar and cuffs. 645.00 Scotch Moleskin Coats. .. 405,00 45-inch full model with large uhawl collar and cuffa ot finest Skunk. Taupo Fox... Brown Fox. . Taupo Wolf.. Black Wolf.. Hudson Seal. Black Lynx . Black Fox... Natural Raccoon ..64.50 Beaver 74.50 Skunk 7.50 120.00 Natural Squirrel.. 79.00 125.00 Mink 83-50 140.00 Jap Cross Fox... 97.50 145.00 Kolinsky 09-00 180.00 Mole 119.00 195.00 Black Lynx 145.00 365.00 Fisher 245.00, 650.00 Blue Fox ,....,. 3o.u G75,00 Silver 'Vox, ..... M75W 1 31 m nt 'afar ,-1 ..'jjtLjft.A -.. L ' V
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