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EDWARDS SELECTS
N. 1 BRIDGE BOARD
Dacides to Appoint Threo New
Members to Commission.
Ends Edge Control
1000 SLAIN IN POGROMS
Jewish Federation Tell of Antl
Bolshevist Atrocities
London, Feb. 25. (Hy A. P.)
More than 1000 Jews were victims of
the pogroms carried out by the troops
of Oenerul Ilalskovlteh, former antl
Ilolshevlk leader, in the regions of
Minsk and Hamel, according to a state
ment issued today by the Federation of
Ukrainian Jews in London.
The pogroms were of a terrible char
acter, the Mtateincnt declares, women
being mistreated and tortured, and
HIE FOR WOMEN
AS MAGISTRATES
Membor of Chartor Framing
Committee Gives Views
to Civic Club
WILL VETO UTILITIES BILLd"hW,B bS RIQHT ONES HARD TO GET
' orphans.
! The possessions of the .lews were
aaer i,..i ,,.. ...,.... .i.i. j ..; n nmtn Jimuio lie mninu -
!Yn,ton, Feb. M.-Oovcrnor Kd- , mhoV of t hen, TT1 h:iV I Urates, according to Thomas llaebun.
wards nas decided to make the following
Aret THwntch to tevnino Public Lt&arr
TV
Women should 1 selected to be mag-
appointments to the Infrstate Itrldge
and Tunnei Commission, the body
which Is supervising the construction of
the vehicular tunnel between Jersey
and New York, and which li to have
barge of the construction of the pro
posed bridge over the Delaware between (
Camden and Philadelphia:
T. Albcus Adnmi, of Montctair, re- '
I appointed for five years; Frank F.
Oallaher, of Colllngswood. Camden
county, to succeed the late Richard T. j
Colllngs, of Colllnaswood. this appoint-
I Whlfo. nn, nt the frflmerS Of the PS
Itcports from Jewish sources in War- i . -(. K.r.P
saw last December told of pogroms cnt m "" ,, . . . ,
fAflaw) Alir tit li& ftavtnfe nt f'nnnnt
nalakovitch In the Minsk region, where I meeting of the Civic Club yesterday,
he adopted sn Insurgent course mid and after outlining existent shorteom
continued fighting after the Poles aud np) j tf. pr,sct minor Judiciary, said
Russians had ceased hostilities. that at least one or two women should
; j maK((tratci.
SEEK TO SUE SPROUL Thc ltlea appealed strongly to the
occrv iu auc ornuuL womcn nttf,ntU mectlng. and Mr.
White, on request, outlined the proce-
Ruling Asked If Qovernor Can Bel dure necessary to have n woman a name
Made a Defendant ' ?Strntc " bnIIot s a candldale for
Ilarrlsburg, Feb. 25. (Hr A P.) Mr. White told of the difficulties of
The question whether the Governor of, getting the proper type of men and
n , i- u j. . j... i... n'amen to be candidates for nubile of-
ment to be for the unexpired term end- '""" .. n.r lu-.cmmai ec He toM of the rHt!cim. abuse
iog 1021: Charles S. Stevens, of Ce- ln "n flC,lon ,n !' and be called upon fltui mudslinging to which every public
darviiie. Cumberland county, to sue k ., launched bv F M Zcl- nce not to be deterred by the pros
ceed Daniel F. Hendrickson. of Wood- tBe .proc't!.V ... ",., ' , pect of severe criticism, saying "th
ler to restrain state ofSclaW from Ijsu
burv. for a term nt fiv vrsrs
These appointments end the Edge J" , :P"nt, f,?r i PVf J. "j "".Li
i i A i. j . , . , , and tTact to the American International
regime in the bosrd. the only holdover shlpbudng Corporation. The Govcr-
appointees of Governor Kdge now be- ' n0r must sign nil patents and he Is in-
ing: Weller H Noyes, of Tenafly, ' eluded in the list of respondents along
Bergen county, president of the state . wlth enlr"ll ' .t....ni",t-$?i,rl "
-. . , ,, i. . mi ' property, which passes upon applications
Chamber of Commerce, whose term will V, tenm. I'nder the law an iin.lrr.
run out next year ; Theodore Bottger, of tood here the Governor cannot be mode who sought to elect men ill-Ctted for
Hackensaei, whose term will expire in a defendant or respondent in au action the offices to whlcb tney nspireu, coujq
mox j Ti,m0 t vuriniv ,.. i where his official duty Is concerned. I be circumvented.
10-4. and Thomas J Barlow, whose twniv General Alter has ordered I "Certainly," said Mr. White, "you
term will expire next year th aubi(K:t j,e studied by hlH denutlos, would think we could get twenty-one
, mid is looking Into the law on the sub- first-class councllmen. but we dldn t.
pect of severe criticism, saying "the
present attacks aro a mere 7en"r com
pared to that which Washington. J
ferson and Lincoln had to suffer."
He told the women that their dutiea
ns dtltcns did not end with the mew
depositing of tbrlr ballots. He said
they should see to it that honest nnd
efficient candidates were placed on tho
ticket so that the schemes ot politicians
Ends Edgo Control
The other holdover members are Ed
wards appointees, namely, John F.
ject himseir. Attorney generals in
years gone by have ruled that the Gov
ernor cannot Be supocnacd or made a
TlArte of Tenter Cltv who wni an- ernor cunmii De supucuui-u nr uiuue a
Sl'nfo last'ycr o'nycaVs aSd 1 ft"ft nT'1 "" ffl"
Samuel Shay, of Camden, who was clal business Is Involved.
FLEETS END MANEUVERS
named last winter, also for five years
After the governor makes the three
appointments just mentioned the board I
will consist or nve fcdwarus appointees '
and three ndgc appointees. The mem- Experience Gained Has Boen Very
bers serve without salary Beneficial, Officers Assert
. ,1?c G'V'rn.fr "! r,tuff t0 Lc?,; i Alward V. S. New Mexico. Feb. 2.',.
Wilure ond! nllbt the olnortl i (B A P.,The Atlantic fleet has
m?mr rLK?.. 2nnJlrtBS hU ,J.ann'b' "parated from the Pnclflc fleet and
fUo "iS1 tt teeohn8 a"mU - ' "fe 1'' ft?"
ton, personal counsel to the governor, the first joint maneuvers of the two
Intimated the bill for u new three- AwU. The maneuvers, in the opinion
headed utilltv board would not receive ' of high naval officers, have been a
the governor's approval ' marked success
The governor objects to the Legisla-1 The experience gained at sea hns been
turc stripping him of the power to , m03t beneficial, these officers declare.
remove cnmmUMonera on enarges,
right accorded but never exercise
bis Immediate predecessors, former
ernors Wilson. Heldcr and fcdgc. I have gone ashore nt South American
There Is little prospect that the state w. .. thn flei-tn nmrt utnn. p.
will have n utility board before Marchlclflre rciatonH with the foreign conn
at tne caruem
That brought a burst of applause.
"The politicians wanted the jobs." the
speaker continued, "and nobody op
poi,cd them. Even the so-called re
form councllmen could bo replaced by
much better men. It Is a shame that
the cltleens permit these Important of
tlcea to be captured by petty poli
ticians." Mr. White told of the difficulty under
which a reform tickot struggles for
victory, and said he felt better result
would be obtained if the party system
were abolished in munlcipul elections,
lie told the women they ought to pn
particular attention to the candidates
for the magistracy who will run next
fall.
Last Harrlman Ship Launched
Bristol, Pa., Feb. 23. The freighter
Ardcn. last of the forty ships con- ,
eiructea at me iiarriroau piam oi im
TRAIN HELD UP SECOND
TIME AT SAME PLACE
Bandits Get S00 In Registered Mall.
Flrat Effort Yielded 9
lloodhouse, III., Feb. 25. (By A.
P.) Posses today arc combing the
Mississippi river bottoms ln the vicinity
of Qulney Junction, thirty-seven miles
west of here, where four men armed
with rifles held up Chicago nnd Alton
passenger train No. 10, from Kansas
City to Chicago, early this morning and
escaped after forcing the mall clerk to
hand over three registered letters and a
registered package.
llcports received nt the division offices
of the railroad here Indicate the amount
stolen by the bandits will uot exceed
$30. Messenger Ayers, ln charge of the
baggage car, saved several hundred dol
lars In express remittances by hiding
the pourh containing the money when
he heard the bandits order the door of
the mall car opened.
The train is the same one held up sev
eral weeks ago at almost the same spot,
when the bandits obtained $0 from mem
bers of the train crew.
KAISERIN UNCONSCIOUS
Early
Death of Augusta Victoria
Is Expected
Potsdam, Germany, Feb. 25. (By
A. P.) Former Empress Augusta
Victoria of Germany Is reported to be
unconscious at Doom, Holland, ln pri
vate telegrams received here last eight.
It Is said there is no hope ot her re
cover), and her early demlso is Indicated.
U.S. TO INCREASE HOSPITALS
Greater Faollltlea Wilt Be Provided
In Philadelphia and Pittsburgh
Washington. Feb. 2fi. The United
States Public Health Service last night
Issued a statement of Its plans, soon
to be pnt Into effect, to provide n sub
stantial Increase In hospital facilities
for former soldiers and sailors in Penn
sylvania, but especially in Philadelphia
nnd Pittsburgh. Tbo bureau's state
ment said i
"At Philadelphia the public health
service has recently acquired from the
navy a large hospital for the care of
former service men suffering from
nervous and mental diseases. lb
capacity is between 400 and 000.
''At Pittsburgh the capacity of the
Marine Hospital will be trebled at first
by the addition of a dozen portable
buildings of approved type and later
when Congress appropriates the neces
sary money, by new and permanent
brick and tile construction."
FIGHT GAS RATE CHANGE
United Business Mn Decide Against
Altering U. G. I. Pact
The United Business Men's Associ
ation last night went on record as op
posed to any change In the city's con
tract with the United Gaa Improve
ment Co. That action was taken after
Edward E. Zlcgler, president of the
North Philadelphia Business Men's As
sociation and a member of the united
body, told of n conference n committee
of the organisation had with Mayor
Moore Wednesday.
"I don't think I am breaking a con
fidence," Mr. Zlegler said, "when I say
that the Mayor told our committee he
l.nd received only five protests from go
consumers about the proposed Increase
In rates. The Mayor made It plain It
was up to us business men to arouse
public sentiment and y as mhny con
sumers ns possible befefe the commis
sion's public hearing March 8."
MemWs who took the floor in pro
test mnde repeated assertions the pres
ent standard of gas is unhealthy and
Of poor quality.
L. D. nenter C.. 89 N. M fi.
item ivcff. miitkww gt
Galvanized Boat Pump
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DANIELS TO KEEP CHAIR
Friends Buy Cabinet Souvenir.
Government Profits $78
Washington, Feb. 25. Friends of
Secretary of the Navy Daniels hare
solved for him a Mgh-coet-of-soutenlrs
problem by presenting him the tall
backed chair he occupied at cabinet
meetings during his eight years In Presl.
dent Wilson's official family.
Mr. Daniels expressed a desire to take
the chair home to Raleigh, N. O.. when
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:es, aThc battle tactics displayed by the , Mcrchant Shipbuilding Corporation, nt
u combined fleets were regarded as par- n00 yogterday steamed away on her
r,'0T"ttlcularly Impressive. Naval officers who trai trip, and the great yard, which nt
the helcht of Its wnr-tlrac activities cm
ployed 11.000 workers, is virtually Idle.
Onlv sufficient workers to guard the
trie visited hnvo been most cordial and I yard and care for Its equipment will lie
4Uu v. u.r ............. ... " pjpress belief mat sucn gooa uas Deen i kept employed until some uecision i
the governors veto-would still require d d from th,8 ortion of thc flcets. Marhe(1 aB to the future Uhc of the
nomlnutlon and confirmation of new ;,,.m' ' inn.
eommlsMoners to start the board func- nctMtlcs. Pant-
tionins.
The joint appropriations committee
practically cleaned up its work of draft
ing the annual budget act last night.
Senator Whituey, of Morris, .said the
measure uould probably be Introduced
Monday night or Tuesday The gov
rnor's budget message contained rec
ommendations of $15.0-13,000 for thc
Mupport of the state government from
July 1 next to June SO, 1022
May Slash Salary Inrreases
It i" believed that the legislative'
bill la tilthin the recommendations of
the governor Any increase will make
provision for institutional improve
ments. There is a possibility that even
some salary raises approved by the gu
ernor will be slanhed by the committee.
Assemblyman Blackwell, of Mercer, i
tald he had urged hit. colleagues on the
committee to -recommend 510,000 for
?urchuse by thc state of the McKlnley
errv house, at Washington Crossing.
herc thc Continental arm crossed the
Delaware
In addition to the Walworth utility
measure, the governor has eight other
bills on his dek swatting disposition. '
One would appropriate JM.OOO for ex
pent.es of the soldiers' bonus commis
sion and printing thc neceshsry blanks
incident to issuance of questionnaires
tor the $10 a month bonus to ex -service
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Gas Lights If
At Cost IOC
To replace wasteful cpen-flame gas
burners. Give more light than open
flame burners and use less than half as
much gaB.
We will show you how to install them.
Complotc, ready to fit on any upright fixture.
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Boys' (Double-Wear)
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The blggtti rueh tn fttn! Crowd att pouring in to tnke dventaae
of our vconitrtul talf ot Men't Shirt t at prictn uhleh have fteen
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Can stop the demand for these
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A ND tomorrow will be a great
-- day of savins: for the men
and young men who buy Suits at
1217-19 Chestnut Street.
First place Our guarantee
(which means something) is back
of each Suit, just the same as if we
were selling them at their normal
prices;
Second place Each Suit is all
wool, and many are the right
weight and style ior Spring wear.
Third place The prices start
at figures that are ridiculously,
low
$22.50
Spring Top Coats
Half Price
Fine standard Chesterfields,
too! You also can select without
restriction from our entire stock of
Winter
Overcoats
Half Price!
Many men, looking to the fu
ture, are buying these Coats and
laying them aside to have new next
November.
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