r f B K M- Br r liifco BSOTiBSrBMFlf W53JS 7 Imrut of the appointment o( Dalnbrldge Colby ag secretary of (date wan re ceived by the public with a gasp of astonishment, followed by conic rellcc tlon, since the name iremed (nmlltftr. Vbiit not immediately iccognlr.uble. The iiHtoniohltiK UiiiiB about his appoint inrnt is not so much that It comes an n i bolt from the blue, but that it pcems I to recognize the Uooscvclt following. "" i I'tidcr the circumstances it must up- ,,:. ,.,,,., :,..,4 trilling! neni' that the Pnsldent Is mnklug an r.,iH'"v..L rav,u . & appeal to the ltoosovelt clement of the LBY AS EDITORS SEE Hi BATTLE ON COLBY N SENA1E PLANNED becauo of tho political similarity of the two sclcctlonx, the' distinction lay iu tho fact Jbat the Crane appointment wan regarded an n personal affront to Senator jriilltimlcr l Knox, or l'cnnsylvauin. COLBY DECLARES HIS ACCORD WITH WILSON RETURN T IN SHORE RUE BILLS SCANDAL Wilson requirement .13 to "Willing Mind" WHOLE COUNTRY SURPRISED The nppntnttnont I" 1'reiHenl Wil son jejterdm. of Hninbrldgc Colby to ! rcrctnry of tntc. Miccppding Robert T.ansins. is freely commented on bj the newspaper of the country Anions the editorial opinions printed todaj are the following: New Voih World-There could be no more complete defuui'-e of custom and precedent than the velnciion of Uniu nridR'" ColM to succeed Robert I.atiHing. unit there could be no move complete liiHtlflrntinn for riiresarding those i standard thRn the President's own ex perience in adhering to them in the past. In the letter asking for Mr. Lansing's I resignation, the President said it would relieve him of embarrassment "if ton would Rite up vnur present nflV c mid afford me nn opportunity to select some one whose mind, wo'ild more ntlinck go along wi.h tiiine.T Mr.. CVilto fills those specification . TH mfild follows nnttirnllr rthng the i lintuieK of die President 'k mind, but it is not h stih servient mind On the onntr.-ir . Mr TVVon lias taken nobnilj into his cabinet who has shown in n higher ib' greo the courage nnd independent o that hare marked Mr. t'olbv's political cnreei etv orU Tlniev lii parl'ing 'om pnnv with Pccrotnri Lansing the 1'iesi drnt wrote that his resignation would "afford me an opportunity to select some one whooc mind would moic will Ingly.'go'.tlong with mlu'e." The riniii Irv'will assume therefoie. thai th" change in sfprtHie jmoitp no i-himse In polieies The I'i evident will he his own minister of foreign affairs mid See reta'rv Colby's -miml wtll go nlmig with Ms. We are at liberty to il-nme that Mr , Cilh willingness to assent to siieli nn nrranceinent wns perhaps ihr con trolling connleiulion in the appoint niPt)t. New nil Sun and Herald 'I lv tin flon is stanlffl bv Mi. Wilun's up rointment of Baitihrldge 'o'h n " retarv of state at this juncture of mr crucial InternntJonnl affairs: the Hciim eratif firtj is shocked. hnini'n:ed. that-among a'l the tried and true Demo crats (if the ,ountr lliere unn none to fill this fiit offirr in the gilt or th President Philadelphia Pub'ie Ledger Whether Ale Colhj's mind will "go along more willmgb' with Mr Wilson's than ill I Mr. Lansing's has to he demonstrated. There will h man wImi will wonder how long Mr Colby. v,ho-i' friends would describe lnm as n man of great Independence of mind and judgment, but v ho might aKo be looked upon l, ik1 ci s a. "erratie" in matters ot .judgment, will be nhle to function with tV l'rei ilnt Tt is most uneert-iin v heihe ,.e will fiyd in his place in .the (aluiiei, should "'J Senate consent to the ,i. pointnjent. those ooporrlini'ies for in dependent pidgment for which he ha. hitherto been distiugiin-hcd Rut ilia" U a matrfr betweep the Pfesiden. .1 1! ii'i iecretitry of ktnte which mu-t he left for them to find out Plillijdelplila Press Mi Co'ln is hi nb'e man and if guru a f-e. ha'ni rould no dn'nit leae the noti'-essioti nf acquired ides;, gnd' o'uni'Mis on our foieign telnliops He llil. lioweii h a eai 10 seic, and if 1'renleir . i'mii cnnlilMICs Bis preM'Ul 1.1 .! . 1 . w 'I lac little ti do but to run n ! - inf trin (tons. Should the ' , f:.),.,it Ian a lelaiisc and he unnbfe t 1 ii. -t t c f-ir.li I'lpurtmenf. Mr Cn'I II '-a i- who. Ms duties the c are run he Lann g oiicspoudemc. lie 1 to -n M J1 1 nn sa nothing His nn 1 ,1 i-t "willinglv go along with Unit of tin. president'- ' anil if the Pi c.idcUt's mind suspends work the Sta' Depart ment must folio suit . Philadelphia Inquirer nno iucc- party for help in the coming election. Philadelphia Record The President has tried an cTperitnent in the appoint ment nf Rninbridge Colby to be secre tary of state. Apparently bis suci-en with Democrat h has not been so ni.ttked hs to warrant lnm In continuing selec tion from that party, and he lias now 'liosen 11 Progicssiie Republican 1 though for the last four wars Mr. t.'olbj has been taking a sho't cnuise, in Democracy. He ix ill the prime of 1 life, with wide business aud legal e perieuie. and will till the otTu e of sc( -H-t.i-y of state with honnt to hiipself -1 tul udwintagc to his countij Mi., Wilson's experiment promisis to he ell- tin-! siuccssfiil Bitter Fight in Prospect Against Confirmation as Secretary j of State New Yorlc. Feb. 2ft. Ralnln idgo Colby said in nn interview heio last night thnt he was "thoroughly in accord with the League of Nations anil nil 1 other of the President's vlewa of nub- ' I lie interest." Mr. Colby came to New . .. ' York cllv from AVaMilngton to be at the I BAKER MAY BE NEXT TO GO , bedside of hl. daughter, who is seriously 1 I ill. " 1 "Mr sTinpatlile have been with the ! Washlnston. Teh. '.(! The light I J.,rf.,,i'1(,n' ,n1nd hl; ,wor1k"1 "M, Vr5 "tenlnut rnnrirtiintion of HnlnhriHce 1 Colby. "This Kitrely is clenrly Indeutrd Colby ns Rccretarv of state will be far bv my nppolntmcut. there can be 110 more vigorous than thnt led bv Sena- oth.r.r. ,"fr0r7,r? ?'ni (r0mili . .mi to, s. Tnmes V Wadsworth and William ' .N hcn, ftskiLn..9 '. ''r political athll M Calder. of New York, nzninst hi, 1 ntion. Mr. Co by wul be preferre.1 not fni.firMi! .t,n ne ii, i.t. 1 to mane a statement on that subject at Polled Official and Exclusive Chelsoa Property Owners Said to Bo Included in Indictment GAMBLING PROBE GOES ON ping bonrd or against A. M'trhell Pal mer ni attorney general. Mr, Colby's appointment to the shipping board was approved torge'y because several Pro- I 1111 oi. -.11 in. it. Atlantic City, Feb, 'JO. At least one police official nntl two owners of prop erty In Chelsea are Included, according to persistent reports today, In eleven Indictments returned by the Atlantic county grand jury nt Mays Landing l!ite jesterdny. after nu jill-day probe or the .tlanttc U.ty gamutiog situa- or wero being ntaussed $100 ti ead week for n fund to pcrpettinio tho Citv Hall regime, spent clone, to nu hour with tho grand jury. He will bo the star wltncnn of the state and tho reform roeletlea when tho eases ntc brought to (rial. Recalls Another Scandal Chelsea's Indignation over the teport that a handsome cottngc there houses a complete gaming establishment for v si tors seeking diversion recalls n similar sensation several years ago when. Liar ence L. Ooldcnbcrg, n reform prosecu tor under tho Kort Administration, used an ax to gain access to 0 o.lub In Chel sea, Since that time Chelsea li said to have been wholly free ot "the tiger" unlrss establishments were opened re cently. WANTS PACKERS CHECKED Scope CALLS CONGRESS' TOO SLOW F. D. Roosevelt Sayt LeadorVShould Talk Less, Act More Cambridge, Mflas., Feb. 20. (By A. P.) Jf the party leaders vvo'uld talk Jess of Ocorgo Washington nnd devote more attention to tho problem of effi cient government, they would be of more service to their country, Assistant SeVrcjtary of th Navy leranklln D. Roosevelt said last night in an ad dress nt the Harvard Union. "Tho United Stales Government as a whole is the least efficient administra tive body that we' have in this coun try," Mr. llooscvclt Bald. "I mean the legislative and executive branches. As an example, I mean Congress. Tt Is 100 years behind the times In the way things arc done." ,v V MAY MOVEmwiTrT r c:v"r senators and MBrH ..."?" wealthy In fact a'lt tT M(l Persons svilh two !?. can transport all the whisk, Z, otner mtoxlcantg.tl eydmrV f 'u" to .the other, in., intaraUi. .. rD $ merco without fear of the rnn.ii!r.t''l Volsteadcnfo amendment or tho net. It Is learned 'nforcemttt fomal mllnit on the nuhCt ,,,ata such transportation9 iSr W-Jnlttla, domlcllft itttiin ;.oni..''omltii. , members of Congress at least hSSf.,0lra udvantngo of tho ruling. 6lve lken Latest Wilson Note CMlt tiilfi Vn rVhl'ffl1 I rnn senotorsi in that group declared to- eressp Republican lienioerats. .Hut one voted with the of the llepubli- Contlnuril from t'nsr Une t-verj where, lie nnneals now to opinion iueffcctiM "Pertiniix iioes not ccn notjie that be is milking such n u nppriil. nnd time and fate seem to be tunning inexorahlv us" ni-t him PREMIERS TAKE I P LATEST WILSON OTE London. I'eh (.. -1 Y A P. 1 Presiileni Wilson's nnie to the Supieme Allied I'onn'-il relative to the Adriatic settlement tini- ready for consideration when the (ouueil opened its session to dm . I Although officials have made no statement iclntie to the contents of th" note it is understood not to contain the ineniK-o of American withdrawal , from Kuropinn affairs, but insists upon the adoption of the Adriatic plnn agreed upon I)i mber !' Inst. ' "Com ilintnry in form but tirni in siibstniice and distmctb moie moderate ' thnn its iiredecessors." m the descrlp- lion whiili the Daily Mail understands , I i applicable to Mr. Wilson's note. The 'newspaper adds the communication will be ntisweied only bv tirent Krit.iin nnd France, as Italy takes tin- attitude that j the note do-s not apply to her in view of the slatidiug engagement that, fail- ing a compromise nn the Adriatic ques tion, the pact of London will be put into force. 1 Paris. Pel, -.ti ilh A P ' Pres ident Wilson' reply 10 the allied pow ei siijs P"rtinnx. writing in Iiho de Paris i uio-t moderate in foitn and' does pot 1 nutiiin the menace to with ilinw fioin Lnro'iean iiffan-. but m -Hiibtiiiife -tatiils by the Adriatic plan of IM ember !' Pnmie-M I lod Cemge and Millerand. he ndds. nr considering the note aud -the attitude th", wiil tal,e. and it is presumed thut if Picniiov Nitti allows, 1 them. L'onl lieoige and Millerand will try once acain in b-iiig the Italian rep resen Hi Cues nni ihc .liigo-Slavs to SCtlier. Soon- jtersiins h ,ie that the .fugo Slavs, not wi-liing a buffer stitr be tween then aud I'-il; a p-mnised in the Deeenliei- plnn. which Would le pnve thi'iii of L'OO.tMK) .luco-Sln,s. will show thi-nisehpi much 11011 ai,-"iiino- Intiiig than in the past ARMENIA TERROR GROWS Lancaster Missionary Cables of Dail Massacres of Children Ullll.istel . P.I.. P,i "Jli -Til" N in Last nlief liemc lart'-ts he-e this mo n ing reie,e,l , lahiegrain f-oin pr Inii'ii ('. Wi'-on. directoT o' nn 1ne1 i'-en hosO'ial nt MjiiiisIi. Annen,' nk mg for imtiieiliuie ii-sistann- aid st.ii ilig thnt the Vinericnii in-t it'll ions n that ii-lmli of t', in lllli, .'I- ,n. I r tire of the Tilll.s "Ileign of tet-rni has be -i n . m r,q inee .Tanuir, -I the ineisage -.tatel "and "' 1 1 iristians ate m ei i" 11.111 ger. Uuiidicd. -f people nic In in; pia !-a'"'rd i'-i' ' 'nil tl.c fo,xi , 1 unn 1 i low seciettiry of stHte was "an insult to the intelligence t)f the American people. iu .i! The appointment of Mr. Colin-. who IIDcrniii,nu i, in 1.:. ..'.,: . i.,i. .. mi .. 11 ivi 111-, iioillli.ll i.ii'i'i ir-ii'i 11 Republican nnd an anient "l'ull Mooer." was 11 pnlitn-nl sensation of tint rank in Washington Purther sui -prises arc now repo-ted as not unlikely as the result of Cn'bv's appoiutineiit. Secretary of War Haker had been re garded as one of the ino-i likelv -m -ieors (o Mr. Lansing, and it is said that his appointment was pi-eiented onl by linker's supposed admission to the President that he sharnl with Mr. Lansing the responsibility for calling cabinet meetings, during Mi Wil-on's illness. It is asserted tint linker's revignition may be the nui capital sill pne. Two distini t lines f (IiohkIii .is n Sennte proiedure developed anion" He- publican scnntois;. although aM were agreed on the one point that Mi Col bx's appointment was as "gal! ami wormwood" to them Mauv -enstnrs. nofahlv Mr. Wadswnrlh. of New York insistnl that the Piesident's cabinet I was in the nature of r fami'v aff-iir and that the President had the right to u.m-.c any one he pleased Other senatois de clared thnt the importance of the State Department post in the prrseut mndi f-,.. rtirsiflifsfs nmnrnv nt t 1 r r r t I no- iuihuiii, n uioiviioj) Dnmcni unflnuco tion. I Indlclmems Impounded Case of Six Alleged Conspirators to It N regarded n a certainfy that nl n.t.,..j n o w.- t? j ,l"g"d propi-ietora of an exclusive Chel- Defraud U. S. Near End ;,., ,.uh. which Is largely responsible Prlroll. Midi.. Pel), 23. flly A P i.for the furore against gaming, aic In- Charges of bribei-v against the six eluded in the batch of true bills. men being tried In Federal Court here nn It was cxniessly provided that the iiidictm-nts n'leging a consplrncv to indictments should be Impounded when defraud tin- government of millions of Leonard D. Algnr. foreman of the grand dollars' worth of army ordiinnre ma- ijurv and president of the Atlantic Citv ..;,.i ,..,.. ,ikmii-.i i.'.- t'..i,n.i sitni.io 1 Itotnrv Club, handed them over to ii:...:. i,..in TiiL ,',!.. ICniintv Clerk Parker, lilt , i-1 1 11 1 .. niik- .ii.iii- iwun.i I I. 1 .1 1 t 11 IIIIO- . 1 11.1 1 i-' 111111 niv ,,.." 1 Dumissal of the bribery charges was 1 made on motion of compel for Cnptniu , Soterios Nicholson Tlic trial on (lie consniiaiy chiu-ge tegaii last December, and presentation jel evideiuc was completed -steula. .summing up arguments wete expected to I Ix completed todaj. Nicholson, with drant Hugh llrowne, inilllotinire sports- man. innl font others are incused of 'lonspiriug through iirearrnnged bids to purchase at their own price oidntmcc 1 material which the government planned ' ti, dispose of Safeguards Women's Votes Uashlngton. Feb. 20. After ratifi cation 01 uie s, pi rage amenument no Ainerirnu woman would lose her citizen- .ship b iiiarrxlng an n'ien. nnd no alien woman wou'd a'-ipiire American citizen- I shin bv mnmiug an American, itndr a nut lnirnnuceii vesicrany oy itepre Diamond Engagement Rings rum .1 standpoint ot qual'tv and price cvcr ring c offer is ot j;ood value. Tlic diamond' arc of best quality and the mountings represent the most killful workmanship Appealing especially to the person of exclusive taste i .1 hcautitull pierced ring ot platinum w i'h a large diamond $275. m 1 t S. Kind & Sons, mo chestnut si. 1 v 1 -vr 'it. n f.r.s . 1. ti' n ii Jk 5i X: $TA 8i& -, SimySwsc Mihi$ utiT r II 1 1 I l.t - Final Clearance Sale French, Shriner & Urner J Broken Sizes Some Reduced as Low as $9.85 13J0 Chestnut Street Stoics Also tr icw York, Urooklyn, Chicago, Kansas City and St. Paul lion of world nffairs made the Senate's! function an important one that could not be shirked. i The Kepubluan program is to permit the Colb, nomination to cool a ulule In the inniniittee on foreign reatioiis One meinber of the committee de clared with a smile that the trmttei was not one foi "hasty or ill-judg'-il a--tion. and bail's ninny members of th. committie me absent, add that Mi Lodge will be ,erv busy with the Irea'i iu the Senate, and besides." and I i-anied other iuetext that might be cm ploved for delar It is certain that one of the greatei politlcnl fights eier waged over an op pointment is t ensue, but no senator would uinke positne predictioiia as t" the possibility of the iioillitiatiou belli rejected. The, did not hesitate, hoi, e,cr. to foieeast the defeat of Charl TI Crape as nnibassador to China. !' tb Crane appointment, which was di cussed along with that of Mr. Colbi sentativi' .1. .1. Massachusetts Itogers, Itepublican. prevails jury has not completed its work o, utn menns was strengthened today bv a ' statement from Judge, Robert II. Itiger Mill, whose home, like thnt of numeioiis otlier officials nnd prominent citizens, j is in Chelsea Asked tnila, whether a date had been set for the tiiktns of the nlens of the persons iinmed iu the sealed indictments nlreadv leliirned. .ludce lngersnll in- plied in the negative. "I assume." he said, "thnt there are more bills to he handed in before the pleas arc taken." Louis S. Steinbrieker. who has stfiml the brunt of the anti -gaming Innior ' during the nbseme of .T. II. Thompson, i director of public sftfetv. who is in Florida; Chief of Police Miller mid Cnptniu nf Petcctives Malseed. who, l'0c clashid mer jurisdiction, and ey- I cral deteti,c weie quizzed I" tin , grand jury. I Alfred M. lleston. an insurgent Ite publican nnd former "watch dog" of the elt treasury, who sprnng the gam bling sensation by barging that lesorf j Trade Commissioner. Wants I of Business Narrowed ! Washington. Feb. 2C (Ily A. P 1 ' I Ilcgulationa requiring cornornuons to disclose their real ownership should be ! "reasonable" rind "sanely" enforced. ' William II. Colver. of the federal trade , diminution, declared today before the House agriculture committee when hearings on proposed legislation to regit- i late the packers nnd otlier meat in- ' terests were resinned. Colver said the great packing com- , panics should be prohibited by legisla tion from trading In butter, eggs, pool- ! try and cheese. "These ate not packing house prod- , nets nt all," he said, adding that the belief which 'packers should be limited to denllng in meat nnu its i).v-piouuii wim-n nn "pioper. essentinl and economical," in cluding leather. sSi V .Cs- , REVISION IN PRICES Just room enough to tell you that Fcrro clothes arc made from the world's finest woolens. SUITS $26.50 to $68.50 OLD ROOFS MADE LIKE NEW Mayi Plnttic Cement -jWill Stop Leaks in Any Roof Write for Boohlet tlrll I'hnne III menil 'in"i l.stAhllslinl IS'U ROBERT A MAYS hser-l In noellntf tteftf I'lilntlnc ' mittns nml sinnutlur 4)2352 North 21st Street JsTTTW-llr fM. LssaSiiii HH. iHl SkSkolIii were $30.00 to $75.00 OVERCOATS $33.50 to $78.50 $40.00 to $85.00 SjiSEjfci The Roosevelt I'ouloard lias become ti very popu lar place for those who wish n Home that is sit uated part City, part Country- Easy to get to, or come from, and in a locality that in tin crowded. a-Homc on the Roosevelt Houtevard is wry wortli while, indeed. Wc would be very clad lo be of help to you our expert organization is nt your ncrvicc. niv Oftre. rheilnvt n' nth lloni'vard Otfl". I or, Jluinii Suv i i'' Oal) .unn Office Opposite Station I r H II Iu iH WM fwl ii RflHlIni M mm I IMLluUWH Hi MR ' I rTl Several thousand pairs rpzzzSZzM II 10. of our smartest street y i II j0 and dr ess boots,in laced ' m l I. and button models, and ' . III I 9m practically all leathers it ill! i L. ' All sizes in one sit tip . ii r I'll I I" or another . if1 11 l" Grouped for the Week- . j iji y' end'at this one pricel ! pXulV Regular 10.50 to 17.00 t JTl: I ...L Values f. ' 1 1 f gRI Ik if 4 I I i ZJL) J lilll. Laced Jk T French, h I ill and Button Cuban and i , ! 1 , Models 10 . ing Heels , j' I I ' ' I'M I : ii 1 French, Cuban and Walking Heels UALLAHASS JTXgood SHoesi. 919-921 Market Street r604-06 Gcrmantown Av. 27.6-48 Gcrmantown Av. 4028-30 Lancaster Ave. 60th and Chestnut Sts. Branch Stores Open Every Evening iff! i: Ferro 0 Co. C'othiert cv OutfUtcrx AgenH for Rogers Pact Clothes Chestnut Street at Juniper. 53SA3H "- " The shoe business takes a step forward Leading shoe manufacturers, large wholesalers and pro gressive retailers now use the L. B. Card ledger. They changed over from bulky books when they found that bills were going out late and that delays in accounting were interfering with the work of other departments. ' s As a matter of fact, business had increased so rapidly that Iceeping accounts the old way was like trying to force a No. 6 foot into a No. 4 shoe. No allowance was made for growth! Here are four distinct advantages of the L. B. Card ledger: (1) It saves time and floor space. (2) It is more flexible than bulky book ledgers. (3) The initial cost is less; and so is the cost of maintenance. (4) It is easy to prove the work daily. You can depend on this: The L. B. Card ledger will never lag behind the rest of your business or grow weak and weary and short of breath at the end of the month. It will get your statements out on time whatever your business. One of our representatives will be glad to talk card ledger to yon and shotp its adaptability. Write, 'phone or call. Library Bureau Oppenheim.(l?llins&(S Chestnut and 1 2th Sts. Have Specially Arranged for Tomorrow Only Extraordinary Sale of Jersey Cloth Dresses Taken from Regular Stock Xo C. O. O.'sS or F:cltangcs Card and filing systems Founded 1876 Filinc cabinets wood and steel M. W. MONTGOMLKY, Maniger 910 Chestnut St., Philadelphia Salerooms In ! leading clliej of the United Statet, Great Britain and Franc 13.75 All Sales Must lie Final Jf i frr r WW wm 1 ttlv M I Jlft o Four of the Modek Illustrated Charming styles for present and early spring wear, fashioned ot superior straightlinc nnd button Jersey cloth, in models, smartly trimmed, with prevailing colors; coatee and tailtrcd, embroidered, braided sash girdles of self material. Women's Depi.3rd Floor An Early Selectioi i- Misses' Dept.5th Floor is Advisable .Mml imm sVJNsfcffifeg4,3 ,1
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