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IS. - Specific ! teps in InltlatiDR the fnrcicn policy of tho next administration will be rn"C'l In final review Intc toilav at a confer ence, betweeu I'reMdent-rlcrt llnrdlnc nd rharles lC-nns UnKlie. of New York, who i pxpefted to 1 the next ecrctary of state. Anions the problem to be dlcnssed ta the section of ti. Hardlnp's in- URUral nddrefR to lm devoted to the plan for an awociation of nation. Thp addres is expected to refer only In n general way to th plan, but it Is un dcrtool the President -elect wants to havo Mr. IIiisIicn' advice before lie frames the exact lanRimge. Appointments' also are to be conid ored, although it u li!ieved Mr. Hard in? will reserve iinnl judgment on mnt of the important diplomatic selections until after inauguration. Mr. Hughes' visit occupied the certter of attention today nt Mr. Hardlnsr's headquarters here, the morning being devoted to a number of miscellaneous appointments and to a eoutir.untion of the Pwldent'elect'H conference with Harry M. nauiherty, of Ohio, under Klood to have been selected for attorney Renernl. Definite annouttcntneul of Mr. I.mr- j den's decision not to enter tho cabinet was made by the rreMdcnt-elcrt es tcnlav. followin'' conferences held in i the last fortv-elifht hours with hi" tri - J nmvirate of political ndvlierw Wl'.l 11. j Hays, Mr. Daujherty and A. Tobta Hert I Speculation forthwith concerned it j elf with the moul promlsine candirlnte J for the toga Mr. I.owden has put away. ' Mr. Hert. Republican nat onal commit -! teeman from Kentucky himself a Low- den leader in the pre-convention con i test and in Chicago it.e!f boomed into the picture with l'ttle cb-'av. ; ne arrived In St. Augustine ester -' day morning fresh from California, where he saw Mr. I.n-dcn, presum ably Mr. I.owden i taking a holiday In l'asadena and nromntiv went into consultation with Mr. Harding. REPORT HOOVER 1 l COMPLETED CABINET New Yorh, Feb. IS. The New Yotk World today prints the following i s patch from its correspondent at St Augustine : "Herbert Hoover baa hern sele. tM n tcretary of commerce, and th Hardit g cabinet i complete. "The choosing of Mr. Hoover would ' still have left a place or two unfi'Vd notably the Navy Department, w-h'-h I was reserved for cx-Ciovernor Lowdi-n. .but the I'resident -elect has regretfullv 'illowed it to bo known that Mr. Low (den hail declined any government ap ! pointmenr on the score of his inability , to leave his personal nffnirs. A some ; what free hand interpretation of the 'explanation is thut if Mr. Lowden could not have the Treasury Department he would take nothing at Mr. Harding's hands. "The departure of Mr. I.owden from cabinet consideration left a place foi 'A. Tobias Hert, whose name tills the list." Premier Hughes Hurt at Cricket ' Sydney. N. S. V.. Feb. IS. William Mor-i- lliigl.'- p-emier "f AustraiiH. wbh f criously injiirel in the back yct.T- day while p!uv ng in a departmental cricket match. PROSECUTION CALLS POLICE IN ERIE VICE INQUIRY Existence of Wlda-Open Underworld Said to Have Been Ettabllshed ! Krio. !.. Feb. IS. Vctina Police Chief Fdward V. Wagner and other official heads of the police department, with a doxcu patrolmen, nre anions the wltnejses being heard by the grand jury in the vice probe being conducted here by Special District Attorney Samuel I.. OUson. 1 .It tie of what has been dleIoed be hind the dosed doors of the jury room I has become public, but it is inserted Mr. Ollson has made out a good case, that he has brought testimony to show that the underworld of I'rle ran openly without fear of being molested, mid it is expected that through police officers he is callin". a little will be forg- : ed in the chain nt evidence showing an nndei ground connection between Ihe city hall and the underworld. The police heads called In addition to Wagner nre Lieutenant John I'.. Welsh, Lieutenant L. II. I'inne.v, Detective Scpiad Lender August Heinlcr. u son-in-law or Chief of Police Potzcl ; De tective Sergeant Frank (nosokoskl and Nichols l.euschen. private sivreturj to Chief of Polire Dttzel. HAD OFFICE .HEAVILY ARMED Rich Man Who Killed Detective Had Siren Call and Riot Gun New York. Feb Is. i Hy A. P ' Charles T. Davis, of Brooklyn, wealthy Ntirgicnl intruimnt manufacturer, d-ld In cuniu'ctioti with the killing yesterday of a detective and the shunting of an other detective and an insurance ad juster who called at his office, broke his silence today after a rc.-t!es n.uht. He described how his oilier were heavilv nrtiicil and explained the woili lugs of a siren riot call planned to bring a rush of employes carrying vtitious weapcitis to his desk. "I kejet a riot gun nt the left ile of m dek with a sign. Hauds off,' and always carried a revolver with me," he aid. "When I push a button in mv office m employes rush in, armed with whatever implements. thc can pick up. None of them carries a gun except the cahi"r 5000 Drydock Workers' Pay Cut Italtlmore. Feb. Iv-tllv A. P. i i Wages of .'UKlrt of the PMin employes of1 the Ilaltimore Drydoclls and Sl.ipbuild-, ini Co. were reduced approximately 10 per cent yesterday. .1. M Willis, vice. president and general manager, said the' cut was ' let only to put u on the, same bast's as other industries of the I c-ointn. but t, enable the cumpant tn meet competition " WAG E PACTS VOID RAIL HEADS HOLD Agreomonts Botwcen Govern ment and Employes Declared Binding No Longer ABROGATION ISSUE UP AGAIN lly the Associated Prr ('lilcagn. Feb. IS. Members of the Assoeiatlon of Hallway lCxecutivcs as fcmbleil here today to hear a report from the association'!, iatxir committee en the proposal to abrogate shop work ing agreements. The debate over the agreements hns been waged for weeks before the railroad labor board in presenting the proposal on January 'M that immediate icctlon was necessary to prevent ninny toads from falling into crlticnl financial difficulties. T. HeWItt Cuylcr. chair man of the association, in calling to day's meeting, said'it was to consider the delay of the railroad labor board in reaching a decision. When the selnn of the board was ndjourned yesterday until Monday II. M. Jewell, president of the railway employes' department of the Federation of Labor, was presenting counter pro poals to the Atterbury application, lie asked delay until March 14 for presen tation of the employes' arguments, nt an arrnngement for a conference be tween executives and employes to ef fect an amicable settlement of the hhop agreement controversy. The board did not Indicate Its decision on either pro posal. The executives, it is understood, re tard the shop agreements under debate before the railroad labor board ns not binding on them, since they were en tered into by the shop and clerical em ployes and the director general of the railroads under federal control. They are said to regard the agreements as no longer obligatory since the expiration of federal centred and the federal income guarantee period Chiefs of the big four railroad brotherhoods conferred today with rep resentatives of the thirteen railway unions affiliated with the American Federation of Labor. The genernl rail road labor situation was discussed, ac cording to some of .the conferees, but I there was no indication In the early stages of the meeting of lust what sub jects were taken up. "A dozen or more reasons have called us together," said YVnrrcn H. Stone, of tho Iirothcrhood of Locomotive Kngln eers. It was understood thnt one of the topics of tho meeting was the question of wages received by brotherhood men on electrified railways. SISTER 0FFIENDS' VICTIM Adopted Girl Loams of Klnahlp to Slain School Principal Cleveland. O., Feb. 1 H. A. IM Pathos was added to the murder of Miss Louise Wolf, thirty-eight years old. principal of Parma Heights High School, when F.dlth. the adopted daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Cliarlrs Taylor, was Informed that she wns :i sister of the dend woman. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor adopted Ldith Wolf about twenty-live years ago when her parents died. Louise and another sister. Mrs. Kntherine Savoy, hail fre quently visited F-dltli, but It was never Intm.tted that she was not the natural .lnnnlitnr of the Taylors. Louse Wolf and Mls Mabel Funic, twenty-four years old, n teacher, were clubbed to death late Wednesday lifter noon. Their bodies, badly mutilated, were discovered near it road by several of their pupllrt while en route to school yesterday morning. An nil -day search by county nnd city officers, assisted by a posse of 100 nrnied farmers failed to find any trace of the assailants. The search was resumed nt daybreak today. Ml Edison l II Records II K Arfk 3 mm LANSDALE'S 'CRIME ALARM' Whlatle Will Summon Modern 'Min ute Men' to Rescue Lint-dale, Pa., Feb. 18. Hereafter, when n whistle nt tho municipal elec tric light plant blasts a scries of short toots it will mean that lawlessness Is about in the borough nnd that a posse of armed men Is wanted. lib the "crime nlnrm every mnn of the community will arm himself nnd rush to n central spot after the fash ion of the minute men of yore. Charles W. Mcftiiinls. coinmnnder of the William K. Harp Post, American Legion, has ordered the ex-service men to fnll in for action whenever the "crime call" Is heard. The idea originated with officials of Lansdnlc banking concerns nnd Hiram 11. Wearhter. president of tho Lnns dalc fire department, suggested use of the whistle nlnrm. HEIRESS HOLDS HER $20 JOB Gray-Haired Cashier Won't Quit Until Suro of the $40,000 Chicago, III.. Feb. 18. "Mrs. Mai lerup? Hay, Mrs. Mallcrup, I Just heard from a friend of mlno that your uncle In California has left you $40,000, nnd " The sentence was not finished. Mrs. Lillian Mallcrup, gray-hnlred cashier In a West Side ment market, fasped nnd half-swooned Into an adjacent crate of eggs. When she recovered, tho voice nt tho other end of the wire had none. "My, mv," dvlarcd the heiress yes terday, ntlll on the Job in her cashier's coop. "It wasn't n joke, after nil. When I got back to my flat thcro wan n letter from a friend of my uncle. Tosh to let vou know of your Kiwi news,' It began. U'h truo, all rlnht." BLAKE a2 BURKART 1 "The Home ol tht New Edison" ELEVENTH nnd WALNUT Propaganda With the war most of us acquired a new word propaganda. . The word is new and convenient, but the action it connotes is another phase of our old friend advertising. Most people think of advertising as calculated to sell goods. Only of recent years have we seen advertising used to sell ideas. If it Ib desired to stop unnecessary coughing in the theatre, to promote courtesy on the tele phone, to brush the teeth or to create a national demand for the metric system, it may be accomplished by advertising. If you want to sell goods, services or ideas to a nation advertise nationally. Butterick Publishers 'lite Delineator The Designer f.?,50 o Year) ($2.00 a Year) fer JiWtf jou Tried tm WiM TRADEMARK, REO. OS. PAT. Orr. W U. CHOCOLATE A Kjjgfe "THE riNESTCHOCOLATE ggnjgSi ftawv-w. v-i.vv,v.'asjisaa : KvT-jxraamrassBM 'UuyO Awv! The Power of Price Plus n urti Vninno w;ii i.mtA Oak Hall Tomorrow H ft. Mr H la"'" -.sL'jt? -y ..-..;. f fa CHE'RI The BEST place to eat is HOME The NEXT BEST place is CHERI lor Ctr dishes are prepared as they woatd be at home i Ao f unn :t .Vo Frills , Just Good Food Kf and He Plenty of it 1 C 1'cwir Pochetbooi knon-s tht rtst ' Try Us this Noon or Tonight CHERI RESTAURANTS i I ta s. nut m s. run li"?NP& jS ANEW NOTE in Wanamaker & Brown's great half price sale (and a welcome one) is the news that in addi tion to exactly half-price for any Winter overcoat in stock, parents can select suits for their boys (as well as over coats) also for half-price. THE WOMAN'S DEPARTMENT HOLDS OUT EXCEPTIONAL BARGAINS. THE MENS MERCHANT TAILORING SHOP IS MAKING AN UNPRECEDENTED OFFER. All in all the men and younp; men who buy clothing at Oak Hall to morrow will receive greater bargains than this Winter has so far offered. j xiuw i u jume io Have That Picture" How often you have (saii this when looking at n pic ture in tho newspaper. If tho pirturo has appcured in the Public Lldgui, Sundny or daily, or tho Evknino Public Ledgeb, your want tnn be supplkd, if the paper owns the rights, by an in quiry addreased to Ledger Photo Service Independence Square .jJJj.Q "eipiila Introducing the New and Latest Victrola "Eighty" $15.00 $17.50 $20.00 $22.50 $25.00 $27.50 $30.00 $35.00 FOR FOR FOR FOR FOR FOR FOR FOR iMEN'S MEN'S MEN'S MEN'S MEN'S MEN'S MEN'S MEN'S FINE FINE FINE FINE FINE FINE FINE FINE $30.00 $35.00 $40.00 $45.00 $50.00 $55.00 $60.00 $70.00 WINTER WINTER WINTER WINTER WINTER WINTER WINTER WINTER OVERCOATS OVERCOATS OVERCOATS OVERCOATS OVERCOATS OVERCOATS OVERCOATS OVERCOATS Boys Suits and Overcoats Exactly Half $9.00 FOR BOYS' $18 SUITS AND OVERCOATS $10.00 FOR BOYS' $20 SUITS AND OVERCOATS $12.50 FOR BOYS' $25 SUITS AND OVERCOATS $15.00 FOR BOYS' $30 SUITS AND OVERCOATS Monthly Payments When you buy a Victrola nt any of "Our Seven Stores" you need never worry about bow Ions it will bo in perfct order. We nre ever curious that your Victrola should Rive you iibsolute satisfaction, and for thnt purpose wo have trained experts to loolc after your machine nt all times. Talking Machine Co. I i I I Leadiny Victrola Stores 1225 CHESTNUT ST. Six St o res Open Evenings Rrond and Columbia Avenue S2d and Chestnut Streets Germantown and Lehigh Avenues 4038 Lancaster Avenue S610 Germantown Avenue 4407 Main Street, Manayunk EyjiuAivecttohDistribiiiDrs i! B i 1 ' S j p In I V L New Spring Suits and Coats Ready in the Woman 's Shop PRICES start at $25 in new Spring- Suits and range up to $75. New Spring Coats begin at $22.50 and range up to $65. A special offer of new Spring Continental full wool-knit jersey Sport Suits (shown in illus- $15 tration) in heather mixtures, copens, tans, browns and navy for $15. For one fafointf tlltd wtti amm f( ) tithes suite ol the season, " I I s tolore soli titer up to jMJ JoJJ I Squirrel, nutrtm, stmt and iar trimmings. tabmst filled with the here (235. nd mote $45.00 $29.75 $17.50 . For another cab Lit! fill id with plain tailored suits In the hand- somest tabriet ond colorings I procurable in the markets i heretofore priced to stll up to i For your choice vl m third group ol women's suits in silvertones, I veloure and handsome cloths, all plain tailored: sold up to 4S5. I For a group ol u'ofn.n'f suite in a diversity ol fabrics and stiles, heretntar told at high an S3D.7S. Anal group at much C5C ff l fm' "T choice ol a fir btjj.j) i ' fc-'""- suits sold for A second group ol women's hand- frm ff tome coats, values up to f4S V ft I f If I most al them have lur collars. I KWVf.V7V $35.00 A third group ol very bsoutilul coats most al them have lur col lars, Ittretolora sold up to S7T.S0. Another group ol iMnui'i ( ol every nccu material, coloring I CJOQ 7C and trimming, heretoloro told up i xDVaJZl to $e.TI. K A group ol beautilul dreetes numbering about GO in heretoloro sold up to tig. '. $10 to $15 ,F0U SG0 TO 575 FINEST SUITINGS. 1JUILT TO YOUR INDIVIDUAL 4. MEASUREMENT; STAPLE FABRICS INCLUDED; STANDARD OAK HALL irx (TAILORING GUARANTEED. Suits With Extra Trousers at Bargain Prices ! eO FOR YOUNG MEN'S DOUBLE-BREASTED StO SUITSGREENS. wZ BROWNS, BLUES. EXTRA TROUSERS. CIA iFOR MEN'S EXTRA-TROUSER SUITS. ALL SIZES UP TO 48 (INCLUD- VOX) iNG STOUTS). FINE MIXTURES ALL WOOL. Aoe (FOR FINEST METCALF BLUE SERGE SUITS WITH EXTRA TROUSERS. 3Ji (GUARANTEED AS TO QUALITY AND COLOR. ALL SIZES TO 48. rs tu r FOR -MEN'S SPECIAL WOItSTED SUITS, $50 TO S05 $30 & $33.50 QUAI.ITIES-ALL CELEBRATED OAK HALL WORSTEDS, UJv c.vr ( quiet PATTERNS MIGHTY PINE FOR BUSINESS II mi "I think uour cake is just delicious!" So many ladies havo made this remark, that today wo use it for our caption and as a rominder that Meonehan'a Exclusivo Electrical - Baking Process Is just as good for our Cakes and Pastries as It is for our Bread and Rolls. ' MEENEHAN'S Electric Bakeries 18 South G2d Street 2604 Germantown Ave. HSo.GOthSt. 4009 Market St. :1433 South St.: Saturday at Darlington's S3 wit "a. VMS, )t f ubeittle Mop Babyhood to 16 Years, Second Floor TLREADY the Juvenile Shop is )J, a popular Saturday rendez vous for little folks and their fathers and mothers. You are wel come to come and see what an at tractive place it is and to listen to the music whether you buy or not. And there will be ready some very special values real specials. For instance: Little Boys' and Girls' Hats at half former prices. Infants' French Caps; special at $2.75. Spring and Winter Coats; 2 to 6 years; special at $10.50. Gingham Dresses in several styles; 2 to 6 years; special at $1.55. Boys' Washable program From 10 to 11:20, and from 1 to 4:30. I'aBquale Bianculli, First Violin with the Victor Talking Machine Co. or chestra. A n t It o n y Liuzzl, 'cellist, with Victor Herbert's orches tra. Joseph Lilly, pianist with Victor Her bert's orchestra. Suits; 2 to 7 years; spe cial at $2.65 Half the former prices for Gingham Dresses (Anderson gingham) in sizes 6 to 14 years. Middy Blouses in sizes 6 to 22 years; re duced to $2.95. Exceptional values in Girls' Coats, winter and spring weights; sizes 8 to 14 years. ffNN the Third Floor will be pr Women's and Misses' New Spring Suits of navy blue tricotine, also mixed effects in a material of the herring-bone type, at $27.50 Several good models, and a very low prica, urely, for a new Suit for spring and summer. T S a Saturday Hosiery Special, JCi we shall have ready 800 pairs of Women's Silk Stockings to sell at $1 .50 a pair These are not $1.50 Stockings; we believe they can be fairly valued at $2.00. Mercer ized lisle tops and feet; reinforced at points of greatest wear; black, white, navy, Russian calf, cordovan. Just the kind of Hosiery you will want for spring and summer. l QUIET 1'AITEKNS-MIGHTY FINE FOR BUSINESS. W p OfcO INC Wanamaker & Brown (Market at sixth i (yaj6 &.t0arwfai(3. VV dildllldlYCJL s .OIUWII For 60 Years ii U im-ifze 29U& J-l fivj iiTiimiffiTiiwmli!mfiirTT1Wirrtl umboih i wjh M.-. - .- 1- rl , n '$. iWMMMmi---i Mmmi' MMMMmmi. .I,.v.. MMMMMWh,:
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