V'; fll y v. ',3 :F- V Vj J 'i .' V If - , T ".V?-V IWBHDDLE Fato of Street Inspectors Still in DOUlU as lerm ui w- pension Nears End CHOKED PLUGS TO BLAME n (SKOKGK NOX Mr-OAIN . ' i. ....,,. pnrlvllv nronml Cllv ?.rl u'lirtl.o" Plrcrtop of INlbl'c. mil " .... . mi .i! iu. :... . !... u nrnr v irn lie lenn n . i1.ir sllMiell"'"" rn- an'1 t,,c llrcctor "I, i ' .. Ili-.l In nef. ! The ehnre-s niade h.v Chief Hepburt ,.!nt nil of thee nieufwa- gross iicr ,", (o remit strret-cleanlns contractors or failure (o keep (Irep'up street crow. I and car stoiH free fi-M-t snow during tlJ! Fcbninrv storm. , , If In every inHaiiCd niei iiepourn nun Ip.i. j.rnit limneetors "cheeked un" by . i "flying squadron" of men selected for f lllf Wirpo'C linhininu l " miviii'i w The fact that Olrertor Winston rcln- utiteil some or these men as soou .-- if-..!....... ..tln.l ftnfn fiflinn li. ".ii. .niiut fentnrei of Hepburn s work that linve not been made public. jj Of the total amount of fines ltpposcd i upon contractors iiumii ?iitwui wu wr fiilure to remoe lee and vnow from round fireplug". o that engines would lire ni-cess to them in case of fi.'s. i:rlv in IVoi-iiir-.v, nftcr the big run (inrrdiloii which il-stroyeiJ a furniture t 5 ViMn 'tl dl-ml-n or veins ato .ulnnr lit f street -clcanlnir Insperlorf "t ere -ii-P-nded by ActitiK Cl.tof jfturn. of I ho IJurruu of Street Clenu- 1I1F- minimise nt Thlul and Market streets, ftrr'il on It by Congress. fliicf Miuphy. of the Fire Department, i "Chairman Payne, of in a i?nmus letter to Chief Hepburn do-1 State Milmilns board, w ...u, ilmt the firenlucs be made ac (wible. ntul cited that particular fire a a ca.e of trouble for Ills men. The con-i-npH linil already been warned b.v I' Hepburn, but had done nothing. At another fire nt Thirty-seXemJh and riiotnut streets, a lew nays atier ine f.rst, the firemen were again seriously iiimpcinl bv the snow-banked fireplugs Chief iiepourn men prrsoiinuy re n'POri Hiiiihii'mih h. mm. un iil- uiu II. hsve MitTicicnt men in whom he had eou fJiinci' to do the work. More thnn 200U iiliifsweie reported by the City Fire Dc lurtmciil men who knew the risk of Mim blocked plugs. Fined $10 Per Plug It was on these repoits that Chief Nci huurii leiomiiiended lilies of Sit) for ' j Qi.zx ; h pi-3. n tola', after reasonable ic- . '. itni i rtlons .of SI7.OU0. Theic we.e Ics, XTlh ti due Lie .treet -cleaning department has uo ,' ' " - V ,ld one contractor in their contract. In remitting tlieir lines, tnerclore. tot recommended uy i.;iiici iiepuurn uu 'Wroinplulutd fiom citizens came In by kudreds. It was then that C!ii"f :i":!b;irn sent cut what he called his "flying squad ron." It was n body of picked men. hIhm- reports indicated Hint inspectors i. Wn i.nlnnhlv ncL-li'-'ciit and had failed geuerully to report snow condi- llnni us t IC CXISlCd. Mr. Hepburn, us he Informed me at the time, bised his rccoiuiiieudution to 1)1 (fitor liiston Hint tines to the extent oi $11,0011 be imposed on contractors. llireitor Wlnstou urged Mr. Hepburn, ulio was bis appointee, not to overlook nr can' where u couirucior iinu vio- r, hied his .igt cement. ine ii'iimiiiiuo fiii""" m " v...,vuw i vorlh uf lilies were imposed in the ordl- I car) wa, and would have doubtless I teen ilmiged against contractors iu the refiilar c nurse of tnelr woru. iii'iuliar circumstance Is that up inlil uirl the middle of February no linen of nn uccouut had been assessed njain'-t the cotitructors. This Was be (au.M' tlic icgular Inspectors bad fulled to mal.e icports, ii'.tlioiigli citizens' unit traffic generally were seriously baudl (tplieil lij the snow. Supi tiK from the hundreds of cora rlaints which continued to come to him tint bail conditions still existed. Hep Jiuni sent private Inspectors out, nud, nuiling this to be true, threatened to Hit liis own men nt work to cleau tho streets. Then the contractors begau to Meit llicuwhes to straighten up the tancle The Miiet M-ssions of Director Win- l0 with th mtrn"tors, when the tines fn,. -.now -bunked fireplugs were Jiieii in hair. mil. created consider- the contiai tors themselves revealed tho Unlver<y. olonel Morden, the new chief of the , w, luieau of Street Cleaning, who was first McC w-Hnnineiided by Chief Heiibpni us a I . lomiHtent nd conscientious engi- i ,Vi' "". nus. t s understonil. rmi.lvo.l ftrict orders that no information shall w then to newspapermen, particularly ' "hrstntrd Inspectors who wero l?rni''r1 bs f l,i,,f "epbnrn. No bus lenueii in-pectors were reinstated during L i ' !"r" K ,(',m- but ,lir' ""J'" U J . ! ,,'Vlrtl"" number were sent nZJ" "V1" fe- Jobs on the dl- Ui,ffi,H:',a,,,,ne,,t t,mt "t,,c can,p1l!.r"l(11,'tl,," 1" .ma'!" t,mt I""'- rienLi iJ V"c,Pf,tl,e '"spectors huh- nil It fr d"n'' ,,ion f t.v or who rr 1, '"OI'!ii"i,'l',,ll,KS nml Moi-kBdcd P ratio f .." " l'" "stored t the cx P'mtlou of (hoi,. t0l.m of 8U8,,CUS0IJ CLERGY HEAR ROCKEFELLER '"-"n nuuncrtL ThVi .!"',M,m'11 10.flly A. Juttl ,:rt'li,m;ll,Worll Mnveine ht ,V.,..k V '" 'l!urr!i on ,i t inirago. Mnrcii in n.. .... I I 4. W.l" vement will j i. I.. i.. ; .. "" on II UUS1UCSS '"llll D ItnckKfollo,. I- -!.! H llllht ... i.n,i, wi. nuni 1 It) nn nililftco llrtf nmn 'llnois ne..i.l," """ rr .1.11 u 1' an the VintV " l0 "ro meet ng to I 1 ine stnt,, campaign. I our individual physical needs are watched, withkeen- scruimy by your own cx P attciklaiit, while you arc Juilding up strength and wjrg- with the Collins Sys- nSivcyQuaeinori. Four Street-Cleaning Appointees Announced The Civil Service Commission to day announced (our provisional up. polntcv's as Inspectors In the Uureau of Street Cleaning. They arc George Knlttcl, 1525 North Myrtlcwood street; Benjamin M. Walsh, 1027 South Sixtieth Btrcctj .lames A. Tanner, 5120 Vul n4t Htrcct, ami Harold Walker, 12J15 Okorc avenue. The positions pay 1300. OG ISLAND SALE E I Mayor Informod Shipyard Will Be Placed .on Market for All Bidders TO ADVERTISE IT SOON Hog Island shipyard will be placed on the market "for all bidders. Mayor Moore made this announce ment today. As the result of corre spondence with the United States ship ping board the Mayor said It would shortly advertise the plant for sale, lie said the board had adopted the advertis ing plan In other sections where it dis posed of property under the powers cou- the I'nited nuld like to see Philadelphia a bidder for the ling Island property nnd I am nssured that no sale will be mode unless this city is informed in advance, since the ship ping board desires the Interest of the port protected, but ns has already been Indicated, the city is in no position to bid. "However, at least two other sub- tilnrtilnl ni-Aimunlu ImnA linnn lirflll fpll t In WILL BE OPEN ON naesterl Chief Murphy to detail men from , our attention nnd it mny be there will I j!- . nlnti tn itlUHAilt ltrn f lilt r . it t. 1 eicn on; pimiou . ....-,v.t j"j i""h i dp niore. I expect tnc snipping ooaru witMn four .blocks of the station anil , n,iVf rt!sement to nnnenr In a day or two. NAB SIX IN STATION RAID State Police Arrest Loafers In Chest- nut Hill Depot After barricading the doors of the i alley transit station iu Uhcst late yesterday, state police ar- tbao 1W- in which the tiremun s inspct- mnki . themselves offensive to women tioo hui oyerlnpiied und fireplugs were msj,0U8Crl, nn,i so nrrested n patrol ttportrd twice. ' n Klnw fw failure to remove mow 'and T; , , , , of ,it.0 xul, 1 f tluacngmes can can the .plugs , droiimtic nnd utmost threw several iri miined in tomuticiilly. Hie chief ot ...m.. i.. ......i.. .Hematite, the? 0 nuc is agrccu to uyi . ,. .,..,. ,.,, .......i,.. Ti.e ,i ' police then picked out the men wnnted ,"."..... ".... i ...... ,i!u. iiiiiii luciiiciiiniiv urn-Mi-ii .iirat hi , Kd. It would see.;"nd I the con-! ,''7' w" "trol t,,c Krdenbelm intf' was taken because It is .1-1 n omtieal ii.'posed by Chief Hep- W' " wnrned the "station gang and bOTfor failure to remove suow in the four of them cs-aped. Ural dit. let. It was not an arbl-t ' ,l' Jra arrested mc: V .n or , trirj a.tlon, as the contract mso pro- . Uesl.er. twenty-two years old. 1-i-ur- la for iich fines. These fiues were town ; Arthur Johnson, seven teen cars, i ' iii h hiiiirnvn ituuunn in ii ipwn. ' old. Flourtowu : Uussell Matthews, i twentv-tbreo venrs old. F.rdenhclm : I Oscar Johnson, twenty -three years old, I Flourtowu ; Walter N. Johnson, twen , ty-five years old. Flourtown. and Allen I McCool, nineteen jenrs old. Flourtown. All were tnken to Ambler, I AUT.0 BANDITS STEAL $5000 Still not satisfied with the repoits H ,. ., . Restaurant Marked bv of Ids "thing squadron." n second set Hold-Up in Restaurant MarKea oy o( men went over the districts to check Fusillade Three Men Wounded up Ids "squadron." The two rep .rts Canton. 0., March 10. (My A. P.) tallied iu ll," per cent of the cases. Three men were wounded in nn ex- liJicd on Double Iwldence i change of shots when live armed auto- It was on this double evidence that ' mobile bandits nciu up ine rcsiuuruiit oi ftteve liOKii, i niiimmn iicii;uis, jiiis slllnn, this morning und escaped with SdflOO caah. The wounded nro Mike Hock, waiter, who is expected to die; Uustros Coroues. wuiter, not serious, nud one of the ban dit gang, who was carried away by his comrades. Vhen the five bandits ilcmanded the money Hock and Corones seized re volvers and opened lire. Roldi had drawn the $."000 from tho bank pre paratory to cashing chcckH for steel workers today. Motorman Held for Coroner Joseph Knabe. n P. It. T. Co. motor man. wus held without ball today b.v Mnplstrnte Meelearv at central station for the coroner's action in the (lentil of ten -j car-old ( linrles Koenig, - M est Luruy street. The boy was killed yes iilav bv a trolley car at Fifth street and the Uoosevelt boulevard. Deaths of a Day , Dr. Emlle Schmoll Oakland. Calif.. March 10. (I5y A. 1 j )Or. F.mlle Schmoll. wide.ly known i ..I n liiiL'nnsttciaii. died at a sanitarium able iinfnwimlili. i.niiinii.ni. iniplpiiiui. near here esterday. lor inuny years s Uire. tor Winston was fully Informed he was attached to the stuffs of leading i mi oi riiief lleplmrn's moves. The ' hospitals in n uinsuuiK. '''"'l" -" lonfrriMien uiu i. ..i.i i,,.i.i ... ..i 1 .1 i.,.,.. iiml l.nnilou. nnn In UIU- gave a reporters were rieorouslv excluded nml series of lectures at Johns Hopkins mis in iienspupermen within n few I .. Imurs after adjournment. Dr. D. J. McCaa lt,(.'2lon"i u,"n,'":, t,,e ,,,,w cI,iuf of tlic. Knliratu. Pa.. March 10. Dr. D. .1. Jii-ieaunf Street ('..nn i. aim .vie, n.., ' .. 'il""- ' ' ' ..U..I..I..., p tl.lu .. cuaa. veicrmi iwjr-n ........ '" :vv engl- !,,B'd'sevci)t.v-tive, from Injuries received nn .11.1 nr MIS IIOIUC lllin liiuiuiuk, n- fortulght ago, when he was tossed from n slclgli. up nau prucuccu iur fortv-tlvo years. Doctor Mel aa was a graduute of the Jefferson .Medical UH lege In Philadelphia. Do You Hold IPenna. R. R. Stock? i'e bavo uvall.ible for Investment icr Preferred Stock of tho double trucked line- of tho Pennsylvania Hystem extending from Pittsburgh lo Chicago. Tills W? Preferred Stock Is In effect u KIP.ST I.IKN. It ranks prior to about 150,000,000 bonds of the Pennsylvania Co. nnd precedes tho dividends on Pennsylvania Railroad Co.'s own stock. .One dHhe Safest and Most Desirable Railroad Investments Wrltu us tor particulars Garstairs & Go. Investment Securities Mminrrn I'lilladeUihU and Nw York bttstk Uschamea 1419 Walnut Street Philadelphia 71 VtMiw.y, N. T. EVENING PUBLIC PLANT FIRE-SWEPT; 2 MEN OVERCOME Woolen Goods Feed $10,000 Blaze at Dreifus Company Factory, North Front St. SMOKE CHECKS FIREMEN One fireman was overcome nnd 810, 000 ilnmnirp wns rnuseil bv fire that i wept the first nnd second floors of the iDrolfus Co.. Inc.. factorv nt I702-00 i North front, street at 1 :0 this morn ing. For more than an hour firemen fought the h1e. Tim wrrn hnniMCtcd b.V smoke which poured from the doors nnd windows as the flames reached large imntltlcH of water-sonltcd cloth and iiuiuruis. ' Tloyd Dyer, twenty-three venrs old, of J20 Hnst Wensley street, linginc uo No. 1(5, was overcome. After being re vived he returned to the fight. There was no watchman nt the fac tory, which is three and ona-bnlf stories, and of brick. Flnmcs had gained headway and were sweeping through the bnfement when a passerby dNcovcrca them. Fed bv boxes of nrmy and navj uni forms, In the bnscment. rendy for ship ment, the flames licked through to the first ifloor. In a few minutes the in terior of the building was aflame. At 2 o'clock the fire bad reached the second floor, and the building looked doomed. The fire was under control nt ' :.0 o'clock. , Large quantities of woolens anil owicr textiles on the thiid floor, saved from the fire, were ruined by smoke and water. Harry DrclfiiB. president of the com pany, estimated the loss at S10.000. The cniiM' of the file has not been deter mined. , , Harry Krvin. a fireman of Chemical Company No. 2, was rescued from n burning building nt 1725 North Amer ican street, nt 0 :30 o'clock last night. The fire was in the chnrconl .plant of the Hell Charcoal and Coke Co. Krvin wns overcome by smoke oti the second floor. William Uichnrdson. unotber fireman, dragged him to safety. Damage of $."00 was cniiM-d to the Hell plant. EIGHT RAIL BILL PASSERS Labor Leaders Resent Action cr Local Congressmen I A campaign against the rc-rlertioii nf twent-livc Pennsylvania iiml -fvrii 1 Now Jersev congressmen, regarded as "foes of organized labor." has been ! started bv the Ameiicnii Federation of i Labor. This Is carrying out a decision reached two weeks ago iu nsningtoii I bv the federation officials. Iu official bulletin . 1-, issued by , .(Is of np f0,i(.rntlon. attention is tin Phi nilclnliln-rninucn nnvi-i.i. n,.ii..i . i , rnilrond Dill, wnicn ic- " n-r.l Co"- l was ap- olrT-oVPTi'SS?:" .bn'bu.. 1(.H, ..fo,ls it , H duty to name Hiom; ,10 votril t0 ,! labor In the face. , ,,,, ,llos P who voted to grant labor instit.,.. Xw. therefore, see that neither ,. n()P rm. friPnds nnd ncipinintnnces ever again vote ior unw nun n labor a Map I" the face.' " The defeat of the following Pennsyl vania congressmen is asked : Vare. K'lmnuds. Costello. Harrow. Hutler. Watson, driest. Heber. McFiuhlen, Kiess. Itnse. P.eooks. Jones. Kendall, ''Vm'ilc. Shrove. Strong. Hillings. Crago. Wn'ters. Focht. (lorland. Porter. Ue piihlicuus, and Dewalt and Steele. Dem ocrats. Now Jersey congressmen declared in the bulletin to be "against labor" are: Ackermnn. Hutchinson. Itncharach. . . r .1 .. ...i. ... Lemhi"!!. Itrnwnlng. itamsey and Itadcliffc, Henubllcans. aud Kgau, llamil. Mcfllennon and Minehan, Democrats. SELL SACRAMENTAL WINE Two Agents Named to Supply It to Jewish Families ' Two agents have been commissioned , by federal authority to fpII wine to l Jewish families for use in religious rites in Philadelphia. I Ten gullons to a family u year arc i allowed. Families desiring the wine should ap ply through their rabbis, who will then apply to Rabbi Levinthal or Rahbi firossmnn. who are empowered to give final sanction. The two agents for dispensing the wine nre Samuel M. Robin. OViO North Eighth street, and I. Axcnfeld, -120 Poplar street. Turnkey Breaks Leg In Fall Andrew Cooper, fifty-eight years old, a turnkey in the Fifteenth nnd Hinder avenue police station, sustained a com pound fracture of the leg when lie fell from a ladder while cleaning windows today. He was taken to St. Agnes's Hospital. Cooper lives nt 10-K5 South Seventeenth street. ICinrrt I'r.-nnratloa anil HevleiT of Income Tax Returns BENJAMIN ROBIN (rortiierlu with Bur, Int Rev, I 110 North .Initrlrnn Hide. rilbort 2450 ;$ UIWJJmTTiyns.?" 1686 "The Guarantee U the Bank for Me." jdte 1W"'bW i-Hr..AfiH M EaHl W1 un a bvl T JiWi -aa V C I s GUARANTEE TRUST AND SAFE DEPOSIT CO 31048-20 CHESTNUT STREET LEDGERr - PHtLADELPHlA, WEDNESDAY, EASTON AS "BUTTERFLY" Taking the Place of Miss Farrar, 8he Scores Notable Success "MADAJtA rjUTTrcnF-IrV' Owra In three J 4Clby OlBComo Fuccfnl. THE CAHT Clo-ClO'San ... Suzuki Kate Plnkerton , ...rloronce linston ....... nita rornla , Edna Ktlloit a 'a am2sSE"Sffl ?SrttnM. pVimI ril0,a Ananlan vhf..Vc- ........ JTanccBco Ccrrl The Imperial CommU.a ntchBlan Conductor nobcrto Morannonl, Taking the pfacc of aW,nc.,'""" it tho last moment, tome. V loren c Kastou last evening score .1 a V0,."b, success iu "Mndaina 1 uttertly Inn spirited but somewhat uneven per formance of Puccini's grvnt work. The principal reason for her success is that her interpretation of the role is ....in ,iirr.rnnt from that of Miss Farrar. Mine. Enston's convaptinn of the port is far more ncncnie. umn mi u Miss'Farrar. nnd the entire role is sung, acted and dressed In much more quiet tones. The. first net was not promising of the results attained In the second nnd third, tome. Knston seemed to be n little nervous, and this mental condi tion was reflected In both voice and acting, In the second net she had re covered from this and gave a really fine performance. Vocally, the part pre sents little of difficulty 'to a singer, who has almost the technique of n colora tura, and her trucness of intonation nnd clearness of enunciation were large factors in her eminently satisfactory delineation of the part. Air. Hackctt mntle an excellent Plnk erton, nnd somehow, pcrhnps because he Is an American himself, made the role less offensive to the average Amer ican henrer than Is usually the case, particularly after a peculiarly offensive rendition lnt senson. His high, clear voice, with Its liberal use of the full chest tones, was shown to line ndvan- .J .1 1 . I.... l..i .i.,l.nilnHlll I iiigc iiiruiigiiuiii. "in ui' mm iiviiiin ij CUIIVIIH'IHK U'UUIH' UI III-. 'n i.ura un. contrition shown In the Inst net. when he rose to heights of acting which he hins not hitherto exhibited, nt least to Philadelphia uudiences. Perhaps fortlic same reason the interpretation of the part of Consul Hharpless by .Mr. Chalmers was blstrlonlcnllj more con vincing nnd fully the equnl vocally of any that has been done heie for a long time. Miss Fornln made n thoroughly satisfactory Suzuki. F.tlnn Kcllegg looked well as Kate Pinkerton, and the minor roles weie well done. Mr. Mornnzoni conducted and. ns is usually the case "with a Pucriui opcrn, he allowed his orchestinl enthusiasm to get the better of his opeiatic judgment, with the result that the voices were frequently obscured by the richness of tiie orchestration. TRINE GIVES LECTURE , , i Power of ; Noted Author Speaks on Mind" at Wanamaker's "Tin' Highest Powers of Mind and Spirit" wns the topic of Ralph Wuldo Trine nt Kgyptinn Hull, niinmakor htore. tills afternoon, in connection with the "Oreat Authors' Week" program. Mr. Triue's books, dealing mostly with vital rcligiou. have gained n wide nnpulnritv. He was born in Mount Morris. 111.. September it. 1800. His early youth was spent in his native vil lage. He determined to secure a college education, nnd left home to nttend the Academy of Carthage College; then he entered Knox College, from which he graduated in 1S01. In turn lie took courses at the University of Wisconsin nnd John Hopkins University. In Egyptian Hull there Is being held all of tills week un exhibit, consisting of u priceless collection of souvenirs of great authors, both the past and the present. SHOE MEN SEE PRICEB0DY Conference on Profits Will Be Held This Afternoon Rrtnll Rhoe dealers and the Fair Price Commission will confer this after noon at the lattcr's headquarters in the Finance Building. (!. C. Meade, counsel for the National Shoe Dealers' Association, will attend. Tomorrow tho commission will con fer with the meat dealers. WASHINGTON is a . busy city, whether you come on an official mis sion or for the social gaiety of the Capital. It is pleasant at the end of a tiring day to return to the complete and luxurious comfort of the Wardman Park Hotel, on the edge of the famous Rock Creek Park. ' HARRY WARDMAN Prttidtnl ELMER DYER Matiagtr Wardman Eaife Hotel Connecticut Avenue nnd Wbodley Road Washington, ma HlNA .CV " XTmWrnWrnWrnWril IK LXWMI 0 i i8aStfftv t TW,S1'T, CaveDwe3Ier5 onyeDqlsware. At the founding of Philadelphia many im migranti lived in caves in the river bank. In one of theie the ftrit child in Philadel phia was born. In those rough daya one-had small worry about the safety of personal possessions. Two centuries, however, have made vast differences, so that today burglar-proof vaults and other devices are necessary to protect your valuables. We have individ ual boxes for rent at reasonable rates in burglar proof vuults. This is but one of the many features of our excellent service . PUT MARME DEPOT Quartermaster Station Opera tions to Continue, With Gradual Curtailment TO CUT CIVILIAN FORCE Continued opcrntion of mnrlno ,qunr trrmnster depot, Urond street and i Washington avenue, on a peace basis, will not be disturbed, according, to ni communication received today by Hep- j rescntntlvo Vare, from Commnndnnt j Hnrnett, of the mnrlne corps In 'Wuh lugton. In behalf of the federal cmplojcs union at the depot, Mr. Vare took up tho question of a general closing order the employes were of the opinion hndj been issued, which provided tor n per cent reduction in force with n 10 per cent monthly reduction until the depot would hnvc been closed. In this connection Commnndaut Har nett says : "You are ndvifccd that because of tin rapid demobilization of the marine corps from "o.OOO to 1(5,000 men, and the fact there is n large surplus of war supplies on hand, the secretary of the navy on the 3d instant, upon tho recommenda tion of the qunrtcrmastcr of the corps nnd myself, directed the officer in charge of the depot to reduce the civilian force beginning the 1st instant, nt the rate of 10 per cent per month Mintll June (!0, next. Such action was absolutely essen tial to place the depot on n pre-war basis. This depot is the permanent .nfnufneturiug plant of the innriue corps, und will be kept iu operation ns before the world war." CHARITY SKATING CARNIVAL Reed Street Neighborhood House to Get Benefit A skating carnivnl for the benefit of the Reed Street Neighborhood House will be held nt the rink nt Forty-fifth nnd Market streets, March 22. There will bo exhibitions of profes sional skating nnd n special exhibition by Nathaniel W. Nllcs, national cham pion of fancy skating. There will also be a "free for all" waltzing competi tion, nnd nn obstacle race. The executive committee in chnrge of the carnival includes Mrs. Chnrles S. Cheston, secretary; Mrs. Crenvllle R. Montcomerv. Mrs. Joseph N. Snellen - burg. Mrs. Chnrlton Yarnall and Mrs. Alexander Coxc Ynrnall. chairman. NEEDS, $2000, NOT RANSOM Request for Funds Leads to Erro neous Kidnapping Report Washington, March 10. (Ry A. P.) James M. Arthur, manager of the Mexican Consolidated Mining Co., has not been kidnapped by Mexican bandits. but is safe near ISogalcs, Mexico, the American consul there reported today to th" State Department. Mrs, Arthur, who is in Nognlcs. Ariz., telegraphed her father.. F. M Avery, nt Columbus, Ohio, yesterday saying that her husband ncpe $o()on nnd this wns said to have led to the re ports that he had been kidnapped and held for ransom. "ANE of the most important results of being an advertiser, is the selling of your own prod uct to yourself and your or ganization," says a man who knows. HERBERT M. MORRIS Advertising Anoncv Every Phase of Sate Promotion ' i 400 Cheitnut Street Philadelphia PRE-WAR BASIS UITS that Suit the Individual fr ? JACOB MEED'S SONS M24-M2S ChestaritSilroel MARCH 10, 1920 Income Tax Questions AN Income Tax Dcparl ,mcnt, at both our offices, is prepared to an swer the questions of indi viduals relating to the In come Tax, and, if desired, will without charge assist m the preparation of Income Tax Returns. Philadelphia Trust Company """ 415 Chestnut Street and Droftd and Chestnut Street Northeast Corner EX-SOLDIERS SEEK, U. S. PUBLIC LANO i 3000 Applied for 58 Wyoming Farms, Mondell Tells House 1 Committee FEARS CROWDING OF CITIES Hy the Associated Press Washington. March 10. tn.. former service men nre anxious to as sist in reclaiming government lands to provide homes for themselves. Repre sentative Mondell said today before the House ways and means committee, which is holding bearings on soldier relief legislation. Mr. Mondell did not urge passage of any such legislation nt this time, say ing he appeared before the committee to explain tho advantages of the land bill which lie linB introduced nt tho re quest of the Interior Department. At n government land opening in Wyoming several days ago more than 8000 former service men applied for fifty-eight small farms open to. settle ment, he said, adding that this desire "to get bnek to the farms lias been evi denced on other occasions." The Republican leader warned that Congress In the near future must under take nn extensive program of attracting people back to the country and making wnste lands productive, ns the "cities lS8MSft QUEZAL GLASS Hxtremer distinctim for moderabefy-priced ai fit Flower "Vtises Fruit Bowls Compotes f After all the deter mining factor with a man buying clothes .is how do the clothes appear on him. u J Men wlio ate committed to the policy of good1 dressing concentrate on the general effect. Utiles- the fabrics have rich appearance, the tailoring finished to a nicety, the models trim and tasty, and the patterns characterful, general good effect cannot be had. CJ Those who deal here take quality for granted and value is assured. Our effort is to supplement these ecntials h.v supplying c.actl the type of clothes tcquircd by the individual. mm building l brevities mm , Ujerotfc ETIAT money and paper organ!- zations have this in commons they look well enough, but they are likely to suffer under the s t;ain of actual transaction. When the supply of trained builders of its own coinage is ex hausted Aberthaw stops taking work. And, as might.be expected, the Company's organization and its volume of business have increased normally year by year, uninflated and undepressed. berthaw Construction Qjmpahy CONTRACTING ENGINEEKS BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS ATLANTA BUFFALO fHILADBLPHlA now arc more attractive than ever be fore." ''Carpenters nro getting $1.2."i nn hour," lie continued. "There is no place on earth where the farmers can make $1..K5 an hour without sending prices so high that the nvcrngo people cannot afford to eat. If tho farmer averaged $1.25 an hour for every hour he worked, wheat would-be selling from $4 to $( a bushel." s PLAN BRIDGE CONFERENCE Governor Will Ask Mayor to Meet ing to End Misunderstanding Governor Sproul is arranging a cou- Solicitor Smyth to plan definite action on the Dclawure river bridge. The Governor announced ho would call the conference, but fixed no date. Attorney General Schnffer and oth ers interested in the project will be in -vltpil. The conference is calculated to Pclear the misunderstanding between the Mayor anil uovernor as to whether the next move is up to tho city or the. state. COMMISSION NAMES TWO The Civil Service Commission today appointed two assistant resident physi clnns in tho bureau of hospitals. Dr. Harold T. Antrim. 1017 North Thir teenth street, wns approved as assistant nnd Dr. Paul D. Reisinger us second assistant. Roth positions pay ."JOOO. Jamea L. Rosenburg. -IC'tli Hnzel avenue, wns approved ns draftsman In the bureau ot surveys. The position pays $1200 a yenr. Rcady-to-Wear Suits of Seasonable Weights and Fabrics $45.00 to $ 100.00 Top Coats $35.00 to $80.00 Custom Tailored Suits $75.00 to $120,00 3 iff Rc-Classification Sale of $45, $50, $55 and $60 Suits and Overcoats Re-Grouped ji and Re-priced Uniformly $40 Perry Labeled v and you know what that means! 1$ It means that the woolens are all wool, the workmanship all skill, and the result all style! It means that you are buying at greatly reduced prices, merchandise which is standardized at higher levels than any other clothing made. Four great lines at one uni form price, saving yoi' from $5 to $20. Buy now! Waiting is dangerous! LAST WEEK Overcoats for young men and for quiet dressers Ulsters and Ulsteretles, single and double breasters in browns, b lues, novelty grays a n d patterns. bints are breast crs breasters single and double in stanle colors and mixtures. Extra Value in Separate Trousers $5 and $6 Perry & Co. "N.B.T." 16th & Chestnut Sts. 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