ivn . a K, H1 1 1 KVJD2TING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY '21, NEW YORK WORLD SUPPORTS HOOV tlonl'ts narl the reactionary imictlec of Attorney (icuierul l'ulmor ami IV.stmm ter CJcuerai Hiirltwm, the ImlUielual Uvmncrut. ttllO ( n i"pmni'rnf mi nrln. clplc, liub not lost tlicsc clmrnctprhtU-c Pf "If M". Hoover is u llc-publlcan In LU ksiiH (o HiiniliilstruUve capacity, he I II Ms a Democrat in respect to ilecontrul ii izuliou and luimau rittlits. NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR AND WIPE . Will Back Him for President as i Democrat, Republican or Independent PARTY LIMES OBLITERATED New Yorli. .Inn. 'J1 -Tim Ni' orki "World, n strenis: iiii1"ni'uiltif lieinn crntie new-nnnnr. tei'hv pnlilKlie-' tin follow ins editorial: , , I "In the .iivlL-ment of the AA oriel thi best equinned nuil brt qtia'ified man t sucoccel Wnudrow WIImmi in l'reitlent of the I'nlted btutc-s U Ilerleit C Hoover "We should be slarf to support Mr. Hoover us the rirmiicratle cuiellelutc for Presideut on a tilntfnn tint repre sented the historical prlneiples of the Democratic p.irt We Miould lie ftlael to support him as an independent candi date on a tilatfoiiii of proir-ic libtr- I alisiti "We hhnu'd not Iifsitite to -uppoit him as the Itenuh'iiMn i-indldnte on u platform leprcspntins the kind of gov ernment vhlrli Sir Hoover lu ecm plifiml in his public f.ireer "Among the Demncralic polllii,,ai,s the chief nbjn tion to M Ilnoier ii that he haw been surcesiive'r a Hotihlicui ami a ProKrcsshe, but his m'w-r atlil iated with the Demon ath- o"i:ii.'.atiu. although he wn unnolnted to office bj President 'il-un and wii' the mort dis tinguished of all the rics'ulrnt's lieu tenants cliniiij; the .ir Partisan Objections !"'ulle "Among IJepublicHu politicians the chief objection to Mr. Hoover is that he never was an organisation IJenubii ran and that in the fall of HUN In had the indenendrnre ami lourage to urze the election of a t'ongiess that Mould work liuiliionioush with I'i-om- dent AViKon "If the countrj had followed Mr. Hooer's wise and practical advice it nould not tothij be the victim of j deadlocked government which is virtu- ally unable to function. , "The partisan objection to Mr. Hoover are arguments in his favor. The American people nie tnod of pio Jesslonal politicians and disgusted with party polities. The old partv lines have I broken down so far as th" lank and file o voters are concerned, and in respet to principles both paiti"i aie bank- i runt. I "Ablest .Man War I'ruduced" "The argument for his nomination does not stop there. One of the great organs of British Liberalism, the Lou don Nation, recentl declared that Air Hoover was the ablest man that tliH war had produced. Of the men who were without hli?h reputation when the I cotitllft began there ran be no question mat tie is tne most comniand'tig tig line that emerged out of this wellei of I the nations. . "Such ability is not to be held lightly ' at n time like this. The American I I people are going to need it and need it bartlj . 'Mo"-t of thecaudid-ites who have thiiN for announced themselves. Democrats and Ivepub'icaus alike, estimable gen tlemen thoush they niav be, are no inadequate, in i.nv of the issues that tin1 net Piesident must meet, that their tispiratiotu ore little shoit of ridicu ioiib Men who have no conception whatever of what is going on in the world and no undcnlandiug of the problems that must be met are boldl.v OiTeiitig tlnMii"lvei for an eiflie e for which even the best mind and the slrorie-r ta'cnts mo luudl.v adequate "Of all the in"'! whose names have been mrutiouid, the AVorld believes that Air. Hoovm alone measures tip to the presidenc in the fullest .sense Wilson Political Accident "W'oodrow AVitson. of coiire. was a no'itiral accident. lie hi- maintained liimse f i.ut heouiiM' of th" love and af futioti In which he U held h? the poll t'cians of the Uerroi -nllc partv, but b.v the sheer power of the mosi penetrating and dominant intellift ever known in the White- House. "When a veuomous njitU-iint'iip that could not deal with him on u plane of mental eqtialit.v succeeded in breaking him down, nervouslj mid plivsicallv. the American people suildculv discovered that thrv wer without leadersliin and I thot thei government had ceased to I operit" ''tiiless his successor is equnllj cap 1 ah'e of arhieviug the leadship of the coutitt.v be force of nbiiitv , character and conviction there will b" no leader ship, and throughout the period of re 'construction we shall have nothing better than an imitation government manipulated b.v the managing politicians j of the part.v that happens to carry the I elections , "The fundamental lights and liberties of the American people are menaced to- dav as tliej have never been menaced befoie On the cine hand ladiialism is pushing its tluories to the very veige of innrchj. ami on the other mind con- us .A".; KM PURCHASES URGED BY BANKER Otto Kahn Advocates It Instead of Excess Profit Levy, Which He Calls "Baneful" PRESENT SURTAX EXTREME SS m -.A.VA----- . J)v.Tf Tf...A A.. f CuiV Vl i.MitM. hAWWW A. V VIVH'iW I (ioveiucir Kdvvard I. Kdwaids, New .lersej's new rccu(ivc, posed vvltli Alr.s, Kdvvards, fidlowing the inaugural ercmon!cs held at Trenlon j esterdaj MRS. FLEISCHMANN WINS 4 lit 1. At. . .! e i' ... i I v.- .' ,.K' )r splr'1 i'.' I,:'rl,sa"-U" servatism has joined hands with Hour i...i "'.ii" '""r U'L- u.r "'Ulu i bomsm to destroj libertv in order to uiuwi, nun ucrr iui:f .I't'i'siiiii nas it been more inimical to the welfare of the country, the battle of these war ring politicians is n fictitious conflict. I Competent for Leadership Between these two greed v groups of Maintain the extreme individualistic theoij of piopert rights. Ptuty Distinctions Lost "Mr. Taft was Mr. AVilson's oppo nent for the Presidency in 1D12; yet In so far as fundamental questions of government nre concerned it would be difficult to detect nnv important diffet -enccs betvvene Mr. Taft and Mr. AA'il son. Mr. Hughes was Mr. Wilson's opponent in 1010, and it would be equally difficult to detect anv important differences between Mr. Hughes anil Mr. AA'ilson. They might disagree about this policy or that policy; but in so far as their public utterances of the last three jears arc an inde:: to their political principles, these differences would be personal rather than partisan in any true sense. "And if one w'shed to carry the par allel further h might well ask what there is to distinguish a Democrat like Attorney Generat Pnlmer from a 'Republican like Speaker Sweet, of the .Xew York Assembly. Hoth of them have set forth to establish a new doc trine of PruEsinnism which is a verit able crucifiiou of the spirit of Amer ican institutions. "Abraham Lincoln declared in his first inaugural that: 'This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it.' "The Palmers and the Sweets are seeking to set up a vvholl.v opposite theory, which is that the government no longer belongs to the people, but that the people belong to the govern ment, and linv acquired a subject status under which their most ele mentary rights and liberties can be denied whenever the government itself undertakes to regard those rights and liberties as seditious or inimical. Mcro Matter of Prejudice "It is needless to say that when Democrats and Republicans can unite in th advocacy of such a construc tion o.. the powers of governmeut under free institutions and when Democrat! and Republicans can unite in resist ing such an invasion of American tra ditions, party lines have broine arti ficial and part) adherence has degen erated into a mere matter of prejudice, habit, self-interest and cynicism. "Although the two pai ties are des titute of principle, thev still re'ain some of their former clriracteristies. nnd Mr. Hoover combines the best of these char acteristics in both parties The Re publicans boast, and not without tea son (if the record of the ixtv-sixth Congress can be lgnoied for the tune be ing), that they represent efhe'ury in tho administration of government "Mr. Hoover has proved himself one of the gnatest administrators of nil time. His achievements are among the miracles of the war. and when l'uropc 8peak of ethciencv it no longc- spmk of It in terms of Oeimanv. but in Nim--of Hoover. "If the Democrats cannot sui 1 1 fully challenge the Republican elan i in superior administrative abilit.v linv ran honestlv claim that, except foi the brief period when the paid ui',:unu'i tion had become a chattel of the slave holding obligirrhv, the Democratic parte has been the ;ient he Tiion ot n dividual rights and of the liberties of the people It is essentmllv the pa.u of the bill of rights aud of the rnustitu tional guarantees of freedom, the nn compromising assertion of which vvns never more needed than it is todn.v "Jn spite of the southern piohiln foo's and fanatics, there is a gieat middle giouud which is held b.v the vast maionty of Americans and whicn thev will continue to hold under competent leadership, but competent leadership there must be. and no man better em bodies it than Herbeit 0. Hoover. "He has worked with his, hands, and he knows fioin personal experience the point ot view of the man who vvoiks with his hands He has been a direc tor of labor in gieat enterprises and lie knows from personal experience the re sponsibilities and difficulties of the di rector of Inbor. "lie knows the economic condition of the world better, perhaps, than auv other Ameiienii, and economic under standing is now a vitnl element iti gov ernment. He knows the diplomacy and the politics of L'uropc as few Amer icans have ever known them. Moreover, he knows them at first hand, as he knows conditions in the 1'nr Kast at first hand, and such knowledge has be come essential to anv intelligent direc tion of the foreisu affairs of the United States. Crilliant Husiness Man "Those Americans who waut a busi ness man for Pi evident can find him iu Mr. Hoover, who has brilliantly man aged one of the most successful business undertakings known to bistorj. Those who want a progressive in the AVhite House will find in him an instinct ivel.v democratic progressive. Those who want administrative abilit.v will hnd in him aclministiative ability of the highest ordti which has proved itselt on three continents. "Those who want an unvielding chuiupiDii of human rights and a re sponsible gov eminent under law will find iu him a candidate about whom they need have no misgivings. "In point of abilit.v, iu point of w -perieiiec, in point of capacity to deal comprehensively with the new pioblenis of reconstruction. Mr. Hoover towels above all the candidates who have been brought into the contest. Their ure no ' aiguinents against ' 'm except the argu ments that are spnvv ed out of the stag nant waters of p. y sinunl polities. , "Tor itself the 'orld does not e'aie whether Mr. Jfoc-.r calls himself n Demon at or a Republican or a Pro gressive or an Independent. He is the kind of man inir ought to be Pirsidmt of the I'ni'eel States, and he is the inoii the World intends to support for PieM dent of the Tinted States l'jyiidless of j 11 ile .linaiiul biinhrs of a debased and discredited partisanship Gets Divorce and $25,000 Alimony a Year From Clncinnatlan Cincinnati, .Tan. 21. (Ry A. P.I Mrs Lily rieiscliniaun was today granted a'decice of divorce from Julius ricischmann. of New York, former mavor ot C incinnnti. ricischmann did not contest the suit. Two wiuie-ses, besides the plaintiff, testified t dative to allegations of neg lect mil Rtntutoij crueltv. In her tes timony Mrs. ricischmann referred to a Mis" Hemingway." Mrs. rieisclimann was gi anted R2.",- 000 a j ear alimonj nnd was awarded the summer home in New London, C'cinii The reported settlemen of 52.- I 000.000 on his former wife b- FleKch matin was not announced iu court. The I at tonic s stated thnt private settle incuts had been made bv ricischmann on members of the family outside of j court ' "l AM NOT A CANDIDATE" Gen. Pershing Plainly Declares Himself on Presidency at Seattle Seattle. AA'asIi.. .Inn. 21. (By A. ie.) While in Seattle jesteulav Cen eral John J. Pershing declared he does not want to talk politics while on a tour of inspection of the armj reset v.i tions of the countrj . "riverjbouv should know where I tand," he said. "I am not a candidate for Prescient." Four thousand former service men vveie picsent at a boxing smoker that General Pershing attended. 'FLU' HITS ARMY IN COBLErJS American Troops Fight Epidemic at Home and Abroad Washington, Jan. 21. (B.v A. P.) Inlluena has become epidemic nmong American snldieis at ramp flrant, at Rockford, II!., and the Gieat Lakes naval training station. Surgeon Gen eral Ireland, of the nrmj, anuounced jcsteiday. The incidence of pneumonia thus fur has been low. Geueral Iieland said that the t.vpe of the disease appears to be mild. The outbreak among the American troops in Germany has assumed more alarming proportions, with 10'! new cases icported there for the week ended Jnnuaiy I), an increase of sixtj -live over the week before. Thcic also vveie twenty-three new cases of pneumonia. The outbreak of influenza iu the Cob lenz command is accompanied by a maikcel inciease in the death rate for the troops iu Luiope. SINGER'S ILLNESS SERIOUS No Immediate Fear Felt for Madame Schumann-Heink San Diego, Oil.. Jan. 20. (I5y A. P ) Madame Lrnestine Schumann -Heink is seriously ill with pneumonia at her home in Grossmont, members of her family said jestcrday. Although stating the condition of the singer to be serious, it was said that no immediate fear of the outcome is felt. n.v tlio Associated Tress Newark. N. .)., Jan. 21. Abolition of the excess profits tax and nubstltu- tlon therefor of a tax of 1 per cent on nil purchases exceeding $2, to be paid L by the purchaser, was advocated by Otto II. Knhu. New York banker, here today, in an uddres" before the Asso- i elation ot Credit Men. I Mr. Kulin characterized the excess I profits tax ns "freakish" and "baneful i in its influence" nnd blamed its opcia- lion in a large measure for the Irgn cost of living, industrial and economic dislocation nnd social discontent. "I ulvvajs favored u progressive m toiiie tax," said Mr. Kahn, "and would not advocate, any scheme of taxation which would spure wealth. The upper scale of our surtaxes Is, however, so cxtiemc thai it has defeated its own purpose b.v driving capitul into ta"( exempt securities. The icsult Is that our investment mnrket has largely ceased to function, which fact is iu considerable I i.i 1 1 responsible for our present strained nionej and credit position and is a menace both to our domestic and foreigu trade." Mr. Kahn declared the only hope for the necessary financing of Duropenn in dustry lay with private capital und that unless the present surtaxes were lemovcd private capital could not pio viele the funds. He clinracteried as a delusion" the current belief that mere ratification of the peace treaty bv the United Stutes would set in motion a free flow of American credits to Eu rope. Discussing the proposal for a tax on purchases, Mr. Kahn lecalled that the scheme was employed successfully dur ing the Civil AA'nr nnd estimated that such a tax would produce from two to four billions of dollars it jear. accord ing to whether it were applied to whole sale tiausactions ns well s retail pur chases. In the event it was applied onlv to the latter, he said, n graduated scale should be put into effect, ranging from 1 per cent on small purchases to perhaps 10 per cent on large ones. He expressed the belief that such n tn would pioduce sufficient revenue to per mit abolition of the income tax on in comes under $4000 n year. POWHATAN IN TOW, BOUND FOR HALIFAX Woather Conditions, Which Grow Worse, Prevent Trans fer of Passengers New- York, Jan. 21'. (By-A. P.) Latest wireless messages received nt army transportation headquarters at Hoboken indicated that the disabled army transport Powhatan, with her 271 pasengers still on board, was being towed today townrd Halifax by tho freighter AYcstorn Comet. 'The trans port Northern Pacific nnd the United States destroyers Leary and Sharkey are accompanying tho transport. The White Star liner Cedrlc which hns been standing by since the accident, is proceeding to New York, It having decided to abandon the project of trans ferring the Powhatan's passengers owing to weather conditions. Tho wireless messages stated the transpoit vvns in no danger of sinking. A message sent by Captain TV. B. Randall, of the Powhatan, to army offi cials heie said: "Attempted transfer of passengers Sore - throat May lead to worse B AU'M E ANALGSIQUE BENGUE used in time may avoid severe ill ness. Get a tube. Thai. LMmlai M C.. M. X. VIM Leather Belt increases produc tion by "putting the pull in pulley. 5J E. F. HOUGHTON & CO. 240 W. Somerset Street Philadelphia Dietetic Kitchen 1103 Wrilnut Street 50-CENT LUNCHEON Creumed Vciil on Toast or Itonnt lleef. Oravy hcallnpeet PntatotH Stewed Corn or Wuldorf Salad diking Powder lllncult Chocolate Wane Muuse or Ice Cream Tea. CotTee or Milk 11:30 A. M. to 2:00 P. 31". Dinner Served 5 to 7 P. 31. 50, 60 85 Cents Served by (irndunte Dietitians No TIppliiK Automotive Engineer Jcist returned from Kurope, linn the l.lKn nnd nprcttlcillonH of trorkn from 1 to 5 ton cupaclty: also auto mobile and tractor now being nieinu fnelurrd In quiintltlCH in Keirope. Wishes to Interest partv or parties In a flnonrl it wnv to stirt a fnrtcirv In Vlillidclnhln. It 8?S T.eetcer netlre nnd stopped on account of weather con ditions, which growing rapidly worse. PoWhatau In safe condition. Plcaso send seagoing American tugs. TVestcrn Comet towed us forty-eight miles toward Halifax." Orders Issued to tho transport Martha Washington now at sea, to proceed to tho Powhatan's assistance were cancelled. DUTCH DISCUSS LEAGUE Proposal to Join World Alliance Comes Before Parliament The Hague, .Tan, 21. (Dy A. P.) Preliminary discussions of tho pro posal that Holland should enter the league o Nations began In Parlia ment today. OTic session was not public. Socialist meetings have declared in Wo Cordially Invite You to Inspect Our Exhibit At the Truck Show I Troy Trailer Co. -jr favor 'of entering the league. XM Until thn ,..ttn..1 . ,i . . " " rciavo to th, JSKl o tho Dulch mi Permit m under tho covenant aro known. " -WANTED !L.A-'?.al manufacturer known Internationally is eapanoW turer are sold by over 3 cnci dealers In the United I Btatw alone. Is a close corporation ot conservative policies. or I The decision to expand U tha logical result of healthy wu ness srowth. The policy of or panBlon will be along the Lam," npund principles that I,av8 bum tho business. ul" I To successfully carry nm thefle plans both added brains and capital are neeeBaary. ft? rl5!,i,,Il.'u? wlh cnltaI w Invest will bs taken In tho company. H Recently a good bona-ndi offer waa made by the Trust tl buy tho entire business. Btcaul. of tho nature of tho busln and patents held repeated offers nre a certainty. "With tn-eate? expansion the amounts of tlnl offers are sure to Increase ? A sweeping investigation by interested parties It invited II Ueply by letter to Tho Buzby-Raughley Co. Advertising: Agents PHILADELPHIA S0R0SIS SHOES IN A SALaJu SPECIAL A bona-fidc sale of ultra-quality shoes that represent models from our regular stock; the sav ings offered are well worth your serious thoughts as the values are incomparable. Ladies' Shoes $, AS LOW AS m ".rh IJ(i3 VJ'Vl Men's Shoes rw Q.45 AS Sorosis Stands for Quality But Not Unreasonable Prices Sorosis Shoe Co, 1314 Chestnut Street DlOii sfflTrssr.?. r WITH FINGERS! CORNS LIFT OUT Costs few cents! Doesn't hurt a bit! Drop a little Freez one on that touchy corn, in stantly that corn stops hurting, then you lift it right out, with the fingers. Yes, magic! i y inj) A tiny bottle of Freezone costs but a few cents at any drug store, but is sufficient to remove every hard corn, soft corn, or corn be tween the toes, and the calluses, without soreness or irritation. Freezone is the sensational dis cover) of a Cincinnati gtnius Tear druzslit htl Freezone Edwird VVeiier Co , Cincinnill, O Double Vegetable Dishes of Sterling Silver Double vegetable dishes, so made that the lid can be used as a separate dish, are useful acquisitions to the home. A double vegetable dish, e's,en inches long, gray fin ished with Walls-of-Troy bor der $155. S. Kind & Sons, mo chestnut st. DIAMOND MERCHANTS JEWKLERS SILVERSMITHS l-'X -9ooi'ecc)fo,4(&4.4)!id42toj0f) Rock & Island, Arkc Louisiana First 41zS, 1934 These bonds are now belling on the New York Exchange between 62 and G3. Yield at this level about 1J0. We feel that they present a spleinid investment oppor tunity at any figure under 70. J.U orders executed at Market Carstairs & Co. Members Philadelphia mirl Ntir York Stock ExchaniM 1419 Walnut Street 71 Broadway, N. Y. if G a fit eft & e 9 ft gives more ess Tests made by analytical and engineering chemists show that Kunkel's coal contains twelve per r-ent less ash and gives V move heat than the average coal sold for ITbuse hold use. Our claim that "Kunkel's coal lasts longer" is substantiated by the thousands of satisfied users of Kunkel's coal in West Philadelphia. Try a ton. iKUNKEL 3,1 ash 9 ft ? 0 - JESk 2 KHf E i TL" I lit & Gray's Phone Belmont 7500 63d & Marker Z Clettac TYPE TRACTOR Booth 46 Truck Show i ikj-ji. mlH3eMsa.vSJiTa4.vt. r. 't jm&&xmmK$m-&emKs cvi tank For Farm & Industrial Purposes The tractor for general farming must tread gently, but carry a big pull. It must not only plow at a good speed, but it must haul heay loads over plowed yround without tdippage and without pack ing the boil. It must even do its wotk where horses cannot go, and must respond efficiently to the varied demands of general farming. It must be an ull.-the-year-around tractor an ever-ready source of power for 365 duys in the year. DISTRIBUTED BY Philadelphia Tractor and Implement Co. 318 North Broad Street mi-W Tine Mreet after March 1 i-inr.Mini.i'iiiA. ta. I)rlrablp Territory Optn far (iood Deulere IjjcukI 4:im Raecc S0i9 giifiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiifiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin 1 LAST WEEK OF SALE S. GOVERNMENT'S Emergency Purchase of Raincoats of Every Descrintion for Civilian Wenr week? In tVu0 f Co' Store' 820 Chestnut- St Sale to continue all eeK. aji the merchandkes is frpai, nn,i , wr n. n o j .t .. j ---. uhu ui; IT. have never been used. VlrA fnr ihn TT Q Ae-mir nrtA lIo.r, onil Goodyear Co. includes, a few lots for quick clearance in this'sale. BLACK RUBBER COATS WITHSTAND .viAUis TU WITHSTAND SEVERE aiui'nia. KiiUULAR VALUE $10 $6 MEN'S DOUBLE TEXTURE AS$8 GOVERNMENT CLOTH; VALUED HIGH AS $18, NOW i Men 's Imported Cashmere Raincoats '15 Light and dark shades, some pleated backs and silk-lined plain oiiu uciicu aiyres; value $Zij, now. Men's and Women's Moleskin Trench Coat inih coai sniiaDie io wear rain or shine. It makes the best kind of Ti."i.-, JX ' """" ana Deuer than rmuca aa Hifjn US JJIO an Overcoat. Men's Hip Boots ci-Jiw jtiij?i?-vvitr5 Wsv $ Goodyear brand. Made for U. S. Govt. Large sizes only. Value $12. SO.98 Boys' Boots Storm King Sizes 2 to 6. .75 Boys' and Girls' RAINCOATS Made of Government Cloth Tan, Blue & Tweed $3&$5 Mail Orders filled, if accompanied by Money Order or Check Leather Coats for Men and Women, $35 3 Big Lots of Ladies 9 Coats iSfi5S?,tinff ,of about 3C0 Coate comprising MOHAIRS, TWEEDS, CASHMERES and WORSTEDS. Big variety of styles and Jin f( shades; value as high as $25, now y,uu L0Jtmi 200 Ladies CANTONS, MOHAIRS, TWEEDS and IMPORTED CASHMERE RAINCOATS. Big variety of styles, including trench models; big collar and belted all around; all shades; regular value Si C ft ft $23.50; now -tf, VJLD.UU LOT :i Elegant Imp. Silk Raincoats in plain, changeable and $OE ftft plaid effects. Coats that retailed to as high as S65, now ",uw Men's Rubbers Light weinht. 98c Extra heavy, $1.75 high as $65, TF JT5 RUBBER WBUAVBtT S20 Chestnut St. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Hot Water Bottles & Ice Bags Reg. Value 50C $2. Now UW j M rm90&99&m'to9''w ftlllllHilllllllliillllllllillllM 7 H- i2". . ii . S.:1 '; r.-:--c vi 'l. if m
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