fwqfi rhTTnritiinfi-' M Tr,- & 11 w s I i v ? r, ,, - m: : i. i rcflv. . ii .' K.I s IS EVENING PUBLIC LEDGEE PHILADELPHIA, FKIDAY, MARCH 11', 1921 U. S. TROOPS OBEY Will Follow Allied Policy in gard to Collection of Customs Re- FRENCH HONOR DEAD FPES Tly tlir Associated I'rcss Frcnrli Military Hnidnuiirtm. May ernce, March 11. ItrlRmllnr (iciiornl Henry T Allen, roniniiinilT if the A'mcrli'nn (arret of occupation, will fol low the onino policy rpgnriliti'.; tin- col lection of cuitoms Moiir the Ultinc n on other prolilpm connected wlfli the occupation, ninkinc the ipcilnti of the Iililnrlnml cnmmiss-iiin hi order- to lil- nrmy. nwmiini; to iiifonnntloii received hero from (Viblcnz twlnj . General Allen. It m otnted. i awaiting niititicntlon of the commu nion's decision-i. lnnil, except nnlllne dyes, and of these . Orent Hrltntn already linil n stock siifH elent for n year or fifteen months, i Three-quarters of tlite German dje fne- , torle, said the premier, were situated In the occupied territory, and Germany wa hound tinder the treaty to supply one quarter of her output of dyes to the Allies. The premier repeated that he would have greatly preferred nil agreed set tlement nnd would hnve heen willing to dlmiss rensonable proposals, hut It was clear that Dr. Simons, head of the Our man delegation, was not empowered to ,preent such proposals. Referring to the bill to lmpoe a fiO per cent levy, which will he introduced In Parliament today, he admitted that It would work more Miioothl with than without nil agreement, but ho milled, "It will work a rnsli agreement or none." Special Machinery Not Needed Hotli the board of trade and the cits- toms department, said Mr. Idojd Cieorgc. were satisfied that there would bo no illlllcult) In tracing the origin of goods, anil no special macninery to carry out the plan would be needed "1 believe that when Ocrmnfi.t real Izcs the meaning of her present atti tuile." continued the premier, "there will be an agreement. She has ever) thins to lose and nothing to coin liy re Uistnnce. She may talk about stopping 'nil her exports to the allied countries, i hut if she does she will have such tinvm 'p'oMiieiit in (iennnny as no great in (his'tii.il countr) in the world ever witnessed." Allied Military Headquaiters, Netiss, March 11. (Hy A. P. i General Gaucher eommander of French troops ngased In the occupation of the new tariff zone a'ong the llhlno, etenlnv placed wi aths on the graves of Trench nnd Gorman soldiers who died during the war of ISTO nnd the world conlliit, and were buried in the military ceme tery near here As he placed his tribute over the tombs of the (iermiins, be said, "These died In (diedienee to militarv orders," while nt the grnves of the Trench he A French priest led the procession to j miirli it pays iti eis-utives Jt is an the cemeter. and was followed bv a ! ""en secret, however, that th" prcideiit band plajlng a funeral march. Then followed French, Ilelglnn and llritNli soldiers and snilors from the cunboats anchored in the Hhine. llringlng up All U. S. Railroads Move to Cut Wages Ccetilliiiinl from I'liur One licit .i much as 'JO per cut will be out from the big salaries of high officials. The Pennsylvania Hailroad always h.is refused to divulge nrceUelj how && isiiisBisi i3 f tin roinl get' Other the rear was a straggling crowd of tier man civilians. When the priest's prayer was fin ished the band struck up the ".Mar seillaise." and the (ienniitis. who had stood bareheaded during the invocation, immediately nut on their hats, remain ing covered while the Tiench national anthem was plnjcd and until the band bad completed its rendition of "(!od Save the King." After the o'remonv. which wns nt-j tended bv representatives of the Belgian and British forces, there wns a icview I of the troops of occupation, nnd (ten- j eral Gaucher held a reception for cor respondents. ' "It is very quiet here." he remarked, i "and 1 am going to a theatre." , Ueferring to telegram from Dussel dorf to London, in which labor unions protested against (iencral Giuirlii'i 's proclamation prohibiting strikes, the general declared they were sent as a result of nn improper translation of his announcement. , In his proclamation he said strikes of workmen operating public necessities would not be tolerated, but the (ierniun translation said that no .strikes what ever would be permitted. Washington. March 11. I Hv A. P ' American fenvi.s on tin Ubine will take no part in the collection of cms toms, hut no objection will be made to such action b the Allies within the territory occupied bj them, it was lenrn ed today nt the Stale Pepaitment. Brigadier General Allen, commanding the American urniv . has leportcd that the high commissioner of the Hhincl.nid commission was simhing the plan for th collection of (bit. is at all bridge heads occupied hv allied troops, mid it has been understood bete that agents of the allied governments x.niilil In- n tioned nt ('oldens to sii1",iis t, ,,,. lection both of import and export du ties. General Allen, it was explained, will net without specific instructions. S'o change in the status of the Amer ican force or its role has hoi n author ized, hut it was otliciallv tnttd that no obstacles would he placed in the wav of the Allies in carrving out their nevvlv adopted policy. The American troops will continue to to f with the Khinelund commission, but with tin- understanding that lias ,.istcd since the occupation of the Rhine that the Am rican f ommatnl- ing officer ii coveriiirunt affect in.; the maintenance mid opemtioii of his fori e S" 11.00(1 n .xenr. High Salaries There are a number of vice presi dents, moreover, and they are paid annually from' S2.".00() to S 10.000. The gi'tiernl manager of the road gets an nniuinl salary of from 8:20,(100 to .sL.Vi.000. The details of the cut, up and down the1 line, nre being worked out today hv officials nt Broad Street Station. All da a scrie.s of conferences have been held in different departments, xvhere the officials nre getting together to "tisidr the present pa.v of the groups under their direction, and to decide how much of this pa.x should be scaled down It is snid that the cuts xvill be 'ess. generall.x spoakin";. in the citx thnn in tin" country, for the reason that the i itv dxveller is put to heavier expense for living. The group of officials and superxising emploxcs of the road, xvhose wage cuts cic expected to be henvier than those l of the classified emplo.ves, will hnve no' redress fiom the ilcc'sinn of their su-l periors. They cannot appeal to the Railroad Labor Board. The ola.ssltied (inploves. however, can and it is ex pected xvill appeal. Kxpect Cliance to Vote Lenders of the workers have little to saj pending definite word from the I nlTic als as to hoxv large the cuts xvill le They expect to be called into con ference with the road, nfter the new lates arc out. and be given a cnanec to v.o,. f,,r or ncaiust them. Some of the lenders feel confidence in 1 iibln support on the theory that the public will not stand for another rail- load strike. I There seems little doubt that there xvill be an appeal to the Hailroad Labor Board What will happen after the board announces its decision cannot be even dmilv forecast. There is a fear impressed here and there that the board's decision max be refused by the 1 losing side, no matter whether rnil ronds or employes win. The Railroad Labor Bontd has no way of enforcing Its decisions. Action by ling Island II. It. Pemisvlvania Railroad officials Nut "nnt I'liotn. MRS. BRANDT KMJOTT She Is the daughter of Secretary of the Interior Albert It. Kail and Mrs. Kail. Mrs. Klllott Ihcs nt Krederlrlisburg, Va. in a verv serious situation. They can not increase passenger and freight rates 1'cxolid present figures. That fact is not geiicrall.v understood by the men. At tin- .same time the cost of living in the major items hns not gone down. Tor that reason the situation is a most delicate one on both sides. "I think if (leneral Atterbury him remained in the Tniti'd States ho would have understood the ps.xohnlogy of labor better and he xvoitld not have made the stand for xvage decreases that he did before the Railroad Labor Board. The general is fair, hut he has been away fium the countr.x and does not under stand that in Lis absence the psjchologj of labor ohnnged completely, 1 nuist also sa.v that the attitude of the Penn sylvania Rnilmnd has changed. They are much fairer than they used to be." LEHIGH VALLEY WAGE CUT PARLEY BEGUN Bethlehem. Pa.. March 11. (By A. P.) Tor the purpose of discussing nml arriving at an agreement on the pro- , posed reductio' of the rate of pay of common labor of the coinpnn.x. n con fereni e xvas opnied t mill J in the office of General Manager .1. T Maguirc, of I the Lehigh Vnlle.v Railroad Co here. Representing the companj xvere Gen eral Manager Moguire. T. Hardenstein, 'assistant to the general manager: G. I L. Moore, engineer of maintenance of xx-ay ; F. N. llihhits. superintendent of motive power, nnd .T. N". Unities, su- I pcritnendent of transportation. i Representing the more than ."lOOOern- I plot ps involved in the proposed revision of the wage scnlc xvere V.. L. Knke, of Wilkes-Barre. rliairiiinii of the main Ml .1 ili-patcii tri'in siipei intendent r , i nTortnt id r spnnsjine ouiv li ois inii i ,,1'if'c todtiv ri (leterniiniiig questions , ,, , ,, . London. Mar. h 11 illv A. P ' The German lepnrations bill, "to pro-, vide for the application of part of the purchase price of imported German goods toward the discharge if German i obligations under th" treaty of Ver- I sallies." was formally introduced in the House of Commons today. The measure provides for a ."() per cent lew. The second rending of the bill xvill occur Monday, when disi-usion of Jt ivlll be allowed. Decisions of the supreme conn -ll ' weie lengthily discussed in the House1 yctcrdii ' Intc'c-i ippi pel in a duel bitxtee'i .Toll n Robei t Cl ties, labor member nnd former food controller, unci P-emier ' Lloyd George. Mr Clvnes. in behalf of the Labor pnrtv challenged the premier's change of attitude in having prevlouslv declared that lepnratioiis were onlv possible bv restoring Gerinanv's eco nomic p"s tion and now agreeiiu' to ml'i tary coercion, a polic.v . which mu'd only lnean greater iinemnlovment, gr uter debt unci greater taxation Mr. Clvnes contended that the Allies ncted pieeipitntelv in lefusing to grant Geimanx delav to ninkc fioh iiiopovVi llethoiiglit they nre'it have n. i !. ! th" nid of the Cnite-el sJtate, as urbitei in a mutter eif this lnnd. Piemler Defends I'nsitliin Mr Llot el Ge cr;e defendeel his polict lie nrc'ieil tl et Gei-ii. mv s erp.its to the Allies lepre.enteil 'aeoe e, i tl 1 alf -in I i.uW i it i i 'I'll isk the 'oss ,,f tl, .f ig t i p i v a oil pe r i ( lit -ci'd t" M1)'' I e o'liltr e ,. -l 1 III '.est the Who t' I ' M lento,-. I o ,ye-e ci-i nil , to Kn todnv i .1. It. Savage', gen nf the Long Islanel If, nil end. which already hart had a meeting with its employes: In accordance with the terms of the n act. a conference tool; between officials of the Long ro id and the eniploves who . -i I . .IT ...... ..F ..nt.i. ...... COIlie llllel''!' til'' ( l.issnicuueuj in i uihiiih Inline "At iliis meeting the company pro posed that the present hourlt rate of common laborers be reduced from -IS1,!, rents to 40 cents an hour, with the maintenance of such differentials as now exist between the various grades of em-plcixc--. " s no agreement was reached on this propisa! the subject will be presented v . m as mission' in uie i inn-n .snn tennnce of xta.t and .shop eniplntcs, and 11. T. Kiiiiffmnn. of Philadelphia, chairman of the freight handlers' com mittee. T II. Mathews, of Ilnzletou. chairman of the carmen's association, bad also been invited to be present. The revision of the wnge rates will he based on the chnnged conditions in the cost of living and the rates pnid employes of other industries. The i all -road company feels that these changed conditions as indicated by a survev made .along the companv s entire system between New Yoik and Buffalo justify and n quire reduction In the existing I rates. ' WESTERN ROADS PLAN WAGE REDUCTIONS Labor Board for review a Railroad dee lsion. ... ., II '. ion. chairman of the llula- c'llphin gri"v mi onimittec of the I,o- , , motive Tireiiien and T.ngiiicmcn. said' "We must I." fair In this muttei lniiht alio it it. tn is Id There railroads are (liirngo. March 11. (By A. P i-. Virtimll.t all '( the Inrger xxelern rnil- roiiils todnv had swung into line in the pi Let stinted u few ilajs ago 'v set -(i-l eastern i.-ulroads of taking steps t In ing about resluetlo.i.i in :ln xviiitiiue wage suih ot utisklllc 1 tnip.otes. 'lie leeliic tions v.ill ne tirgid. railroad officials Mini, to keep the roads out of I aiii.iiipte v nnd enul ! them eventiiallv to reduce triitlic rates, which were de clined ' higher than the public can leiir. At tie' sunn- time came statements from c!i,'iiis of the Association of Rail-' and ie. id ''.xeont vi's that lower rates ot pn for sKillcel workers prnuamy would ne sought itf i it the wages lor uiiskilbsl IlleVll ll ' I 1 ecu SCttllll. (lii I. the Chicago and Great Vsiein. took the lead among the west, era 'ii ." in the matter of reductions hv iiiniiiiticing Hint it pnqhisisl u M per cent decrease In the pay of every em ploye, from the president down, with the exception of train service men, tele, graph operators and unskilled men. The pay of unskilled xvorkers xttiuld l hi ought down to conform with the rates paid in other industries. If possible, con ferences would be held with the em ployes at Oelwcin In.. Mnreh 10 bout MOO men xvould be affected. Its pro proposed policy xvas simntu m mui uii noiinced a few dayn ago by the Penn sylvania llnea. In every case the roads specified that thev would seek lower xxr.gis In ao .oidnnce ttlth the provisions of the transportation nct.Avhlch provides that 'inferences must be held with the cm piotes and the matter brought before the railroad labor board onto when nn iigrecjncnt could not be reached fit these conferences, ... Statements issued by the presidents of various roads declared that the pro posed cuts: xvere imperative to enable the railroads to run. It xvas sad the ondii now xvere existing entirely on redlt, through the leniency of their creditors, and 'thai If the.t were forced to par their bills immediately they would not be able to meet the weekly .uiyrolls. . .. Mr. Blerd said he felt that the na tional ngreement question, now before uc railroad labor board, should be settled before the question of xvage. re ductions was placed before that body. "We will take steps to bring about reductions on the Chicago and Alton mil all of its subsidiary lines as soon as it can be done properly without em barrassing the board," he said, Wo already have reduced the wages of our Peoria, HI., terminal because tve could not mnke enough money to inn it under , the old wages. ... "The present freight and passenger ..... n ..,,.., limn the niiblic can benr. and must come down. To bring them down the roads must be taken out of their bankrupt condition, nnd theie lire onlv three steps which can br ng ,i..,, nt,;,,,, 'Pi,,, i Iii-pc elements in this situation lire fuel, payroll and cost of materials. All three are at their war ..!, Tim nrlcie of fuel IllUSt C0IIIC ilou-ti. cost of maintenance materials must be reduced and xvnges must be The .situation is so bad now that farmers nre burnins their corn because thev can't afford to ship it, buy coal unit hnve the coal shipped back. I he nation's commerce cannot stand pres ent traffic intes, and the roads ennnot reduce the Unfile rntes until the cost of the three fundamentals is reduced. The Chicago, Burlington nnd Quiney Railroad yesterday conferred with rep resentatives of its 10,000 unskilled eni ploves, with the vlexv of bringing about wage reductions. Unle Holden, presi dent, announced today. The conference n.li.,nriiPil until March J'J to allow the road's propositions to be placed di rectly iM'fore the employes themselves. Tlic road proposed reductions of ap proximately eight and a half cents an hour, varying In certain districts, Jlr. Hidden said. This would make the pa.x of unskilled men approximately iori.t nu mm liour. the uresent rnte being on I .......... nr i....t ...nt,.!,,- nml n linlf III litems'- "e ", ... -. .s"i " cents nn hour, he suid. "We are carefully following the pro visions of the transportation act, and if xve cannot reach an agreement with our employes xve xvill go before the rail road lnbor biinid. In conformity with thnt act." Mr. Ilolden said. Concerning the pnssiuiiuy oi reiiucing the pav of skilled workers, L. 11. Allen, general manager of the road, said ttjat matter xxns in abeyance. "If the rail road labor board elim inates some of the costly features of present rules there iiriibahlv xvill be less reason to take up xvage reductions xvith the skilled men." he snid. e are axvaiting the outcome of the present hearing." From the labor side there xvas little comment on the actions of the roaK It M Jewell, chairman of the railway labor 'department of the American Fed eration' of Labor, said that lie had known the propositions were coming for some time and that he xvould have to xvnit until he icceived more details be fore issuing a formal statement. Othei officials questioned the right of the roads to confer with their employes by Indi vidual crafts, as the Pennsylvania Rail road recently annoiiii 1 it xvould do. The union 'men said that each road would have to hold one conference xvltli representatives of all employes whoso wages were to he cut and could not deal individually xvith different unions. DAUGHERTY TO Attorney General to Review Palmer Opinfon on Liquor as Medicine SEEKS NO FURTHER POWERS Ily tho Associated Press Vnlilnc(nn. March 11. Karly re view bv Attorney General Daugherty of Hi,, rnennt rilllne of AttOrilCV tiCHCm Palmer making valid the prescription of beer ns medicine under the Volstead act Is expected. Mr. Daugherty sap lm tn ntviire thnt the "xvholc country Is Interested and that he probably xvll give the opinion careful study. Regulations to accord with the opinion handed down by Mr. Palmer last xveek arc being drafted by officials of the Internnl Revenue Bureau, but no date lias been set for It to become effective. ' Rcgnrdlng the general subject of prohibition enforcement. Mr. Dougherty says, the Department ot Justice is not seeking additional powers and thnt it lias not been suggested to him thnt his department take over the enforcement work noxv under the Treasury Depart ment. He added he had his own per sonal views on the subject, but declined to disclose them. Boston. Mnrch II. (By A. P.) Three xvnvs of overcoming what he termed the erroneous opinion of former. Attorney General A. .Mitchell calmer thnt beer nnd xviue enn be prescribed ns medicine, xvere outlined by Wayne Ji. Wheeler, general counsel of the Antl Saloon League of Americn, xvho xvas in this city today. "First." he snid. "wc will nsk the new attorney general to revise tho opin ion. "Second, xve xvill endeavor to get the remaining nine states thnt have no en forcement codes to do what the other dry states hnx'o done and prohibit the prescribing ot beer for medicinal pur poses. "Flnallv, xxc xvill ask Congress to change the lnxv in this respect if it Is necessnrv to do so. "In the meantime the brewers enn r.ot make nny real beer until the new regulations nre made nnd then only in I very small quantities, ns it can on y be used in nine states under btrict limi tations." "If the brexvers think it will be open season for the old-time beer trade under Mr. Palmer's decision, they xvill be greatlv mistaken," continued Mr. Wheeler. "In addition to the limitations placed on manufacturers of beer, very few self-respecting phtslclnns xvill pre scribe it as u medicine." Harding Restores Dollar Diplomacy Continues: from 1'ngr Onu port of American business nliroad per vades the whole administration. It underlies Mr. Hooter s plans for expanding the influence t the Depart ment if Commerce, for Mr. Hoover feds that American business ennnot compete in the mnrkcts of the xvorhl with the goveriiment-nlded nnd subsidized for eign combinations. Kail Inllucnces Policy In the Lntiu-Amerlcnii policy the most powerful influence is Senator Tnll In the cabinet. It xvas he mine than any one else who xvns responsible for the prompt action on the treatv with Colombia. Another factor is Senator Knox, xvho is the most inlliieiilinl mem ber of the Senate xvith rcspci t to South America. Mr. Knox xvns the nuthor of dollar diplomacy during his term ns secretary of state. ruder-secretary of State Fletcher got his start in Diplomacy uiiilcr Mr. Knox and represents the policies of Fall ami Knox in the cab inet. And Mr. Mellon, the secretary of M 1 '-A X .B CONFERENCE TOPIC Boots? " RelatinaJ Coming to Trial Recreation and Other Subjects to Be Discussed at Sessions Beginning Today URGE-CLUB CO-OPERATION it ContlnuiM from Tnte Onu around. Majlio being -In priuon wli. mnko her think nnd realize tw u doesn't pay to be too independent. Of course, I am sorry for her. And I'ho & ai's.. s s,, cnn i5 Pierce, eastern manngcr of the t.i Manufacturing Co., ,vns fn, ,1 ."' .v durcii in iiih nt Ollim '..""." street, the mornlnc- nt x- ,'UarkM . . . . " ,w ii tviin iouiki tnnt n Nntlonat I'lioto It. B. CltAKMEK I'lckwl by President Harding to bo nmhassailnr to Mexico xtlicn Obro- gon Is recognized the treasury, Is not to he overlooked. Mr, Mellon Is chjef owner of the Gulf Refining Co. which hns large oil in terests in Mexico. With regard to Mexico It may be stated on excellent authority that the uiider-secretiiry of slate, Mr. Fletcher, does not go quite so far ns Sonntnr Full docs in regard to nn aggressive policy toward our southern neighbor. The issue between this country nnd Mexico turns on the signing of n new treaty or agreement xvitn .ticxlco. Senator Fall Is pressing for this ngreement or treaty. One purpose in quickly getting the Colombian treaty out of the xv ay xvas to assure Mexico that she could expect generous treat ment by this country if he should come to terms with us. The approach of Panama to the League of Nations assumes Importance in this connection. One Issue between Mexico nnd the 1'nltcd States xvith re gard to the proposed treaty is the ques tion xvho xvould Interpret It. Mexico contends that xvith this country domi nating this hemisphere the Interpreta tion of the treaty xvould practlcall.t be in the hands of 'tills country. As the wonM hi the proposed agreement nre rather general Mexicans say thnt to sign the ngreement or treaty would he virtually to give this country a man date for Mexico. Latin -American disputes going to the League of N'ujJjiiis xvould haxe nn im portant hearing upon our policy xvith respect to the snutlierii republics. Representatives of the Mv.xican Gov ernment here say that Obregou xxill never sign the treaty or agreement xvhich this government is asking for nnd the .Mexican Issue xvill revolte around this question, ttlth Ohregon pln.tlng for time in the Mexican fashion, and the Harding-administration, undersecretary Fall's leadership, impatient to develop Its business policy in the southern re publics and to keep things moving as they have xvith respect to Colombia and Panama. MEXICO SEEKS RECOGNITION President Obrogon Sends Personal Letter to French Chief Executive Paris, March 11. (By A. P. The French Government has placed in the Journal Ofiicicl a letter from General Alvnro Glnvgon to President Mlllerand giving formal notice of the ejection of General Obrogon as president of Mex ico. President Obregon's action is taken here to mean a move on his part to ward (scouring from France recognition for tlie Mexican Government. It is presumed also that France is not the only nation which has been thus com municated xvith by General Ohregon ict'sunnlly, and that his step may indi cate a general move toward stimulating e cognition of Mexico by such of the Kiironcnii powers as, in common xvith 'he Cnlted Slates, haw! not accorded i,,.,. recognition. 1 Health nnd proper recreation far gtrls xvill bo the subject of discussion nt the opening session this nfternoon of n tlirce-iiny conference of the Philadel phia Council of Girls' Clubs. Tho first two days of tho conferenco will bo held In the Philadelphia Normal School for Girls, at. Thirteenth nml Spring Gnr den streets. The purpose of the conference Is to secure closer co-operntlon among tho girls' clubs represented in the girls' na tional organization, These nre the Girl Scouts, Cnmp Fire Girls, Girl Reserves, Pennsylvania League of Girls' Clubs, Girls' Friendly Society nnd White Wllllnms Foundation. During the ses sions u score of speakers xvill discuss the opportunities nnd ndvnnlages for clrls. At the Saturday nfternoon ses sion the proper and modest frocks for sehnnli'lrls will be exhibited to tho conferenco by tho Girl Reserves of the Y. W. O. A. The sneakers nt the opening session, xvhich xvill be called to order at 4 o'clock this nfternoon, xvill be Dr. Jes sie Tnft, who will talk on the ques tion "Wlint to Do With the ir.fficult Girl" ; Henry Starr Richardson, who will speak on "Motion Picture Censor ship," nnd Dr. Florence Richnrds, xvho xvill discuss the physical side for girls. Miss Anna Pratt, director of the White Williams Foundation, xvill preside. Tonight the subject will be the "Education of Girls." Miss Theodora Butchel xvill discuss "Vocational Guidance for Girls In Hnglnnd" ; Miss Dorothea Schvvelnltz xvill discuss the same subject from the itnndpo'nt of Americn. nnd Miss Ruth Sill will talk on the trade school for girls. Mrs. Bvrnard Pollak, president of the Nn-1 tlonnl League of Girls' Club, xyill pre side nt tho night session. The meetings Saturday morning and afternoon will also be held In the Nor mal School. In tho evening the con ference xvill take place at the Graphic Sketch Club. 7111 Catharine street. Sunday nfternoon the conference will close xvith a meeting in the New Cen tury Club Drawing Rooms, nt l'Jt South Twelfth street. The work of the conference Is being actively participated in by Miss K. (Swen Martin, assistant comm'ssloncr of the (Sirl Scouts' Organization, xvho xvill preside! nt Saturday night's meet ing in the Graphic Sketch Club, ami Miss Frances (link, director of the (Sirl Scouts. The headquarters of the Philadelphia Council of Girls' Club is at 1."0:t Walnut street. rooms ovember 2 ',...., .., . - been held in his room tho 'i"iA ...i"" nnd Inter the murder was tweed T three men nnd n girl. Mnr0 , .. girl in the case," I'eter Trend v"nl "", Ralph Moss nre the two men v hu'1'1 heen captured, while Mnrlo n,, stll) at liberty. Tim trihl h s L 'c lJ? for Tuesday. ul " MITTEN'S RJSITION SAFE Proxies Assure. Re-election as Pres. Ident of P. R. T. Wednesday Thomas 10. Mitten, president .if n Phinhlclphla Rapid Transit Co.. I,a 0," tallied proxies covering a majority nf tl compnny s stock, enough to nssnm i as president next Wcdnos the company todnr . !.. s.,.- '"II- rc-ele-tion day. Officials of firmed it ronnrf Mint iUn ttio!.. . uient had been given proxies fr e-ino 001) of the 000,000 shares of p. n y stock. This confirmation cleared the nlr of speculation concerning the nttitmlf banking interests would take next week lotvaru .tir. .union. The speculation began last year after the break between the P. It. T. president nnd K T r ,3Y;f . :'?. T"1 U3 Cl,alrmfln o A successor to Mr. Stotesbiirr on thn board probably will bo elected Wi-ilnei. day. Colcmiin J. Joyce, counsel for the Mitten management, Is mentioned for the vacancy. G. A. Richardson, vice president in chnrgc of operation, alio Is consldcrrd. MILK FOR SALE ,,, ,,t".r.i!.,wT ,r,s,Bi llrrks Depot. YORK STOCK FAKM I'OSTOFFIOE .2. AMIU.KR, PA. I'honr. Amhltr. 133. PLUMBINGfrHEATIMT :rWM.U.MAYBERRYS t f.V 524 Walnut St. J j JOBBlNGASPEqAlTl -(jtoft " mil 1t,Tolllnn Paper Boxes and Mailing Tubes her total op. lleve thnt she ' trade b. re 'i let y on g i I cspei'ia'. s ii of lier e.i-i Herman g " '1- Baltimore & Ohio R. R. Baltimore and Return Pi alios Buy Now From An Unusual Lot of Good Used Pianos Currying Our Guarantee $70 up KA-iV Tl.llMS G.W.HUVERCO. - mum i I Wi . . ' 1 S3.00 ll , B Wur 'Tax 2le Aclclltloniit W?ffl&K 3 ' Washington and Return MSk sa.so fSnil7!ti9 Vr Tuv ZRr Adclltlonnl I-" rljfifffi- ll SUNDAY, MARCH K$ WWW I ,,-, I il Train I'-iTr 3lth UimffilllVffllT'ltlllll 11111 Mj ' I ..mi (ii.intit Mts. htuiion lii.r.'1 ml IllB hi I IJ 1J?Jii,V 1 Aiuai utiu, kjht of aJl Shapes and Sections Plain and Fabricated for All Purposes Immediate Deliveries MONTGOMERY Iron and Steel Co. Columbia 210 PHILADELPHIA Park 1747 Tomorrow ! HALF PRICE SALE ENDS Spring weight suits, medium weight suits and winter weight suits, men's and young men's in all sizes and all new fashions numbering close upon one thousand are here ready for the selection of today's and tomorrow's buyers at One Half Price Figures begin at $22.50 for $45 suits and go up to $42.50 for $8Ssuits. Worsteds, tweeds, herringbone weaves, woolens, silk mixtures, suits of every kind and description, every one guar anteed by William H. Wanamaker, at One Half Price But remember this after Saturday you can no longer buy them at this wonderful price concession. Men desiring to order their new Easter Suits built to their measurement from new goods, with finest tailoring fabrics in the markets, the same quality we were selling from $75 to $90 can do so to-day and to-morrow for William H. Wanamaker 1217-19 Chestnut Street EDWINJ.SCH0ETTLEC0. 533 N. 11th St Phllidelphta ji I IIP !"A iife i i Wy ffl IlL h 11 hi Mouatt ,uinh.nos liB fw Hire fN 1 IV i M I SnTSKSTitSFsiJJI Ft Tho .tore of J. Franklin Miller, at 1612 Chestnut Street, is known to Philudelphians as "the place to go when one is looking for anything in the houbefumishing line." THE woman who takeh pride in the up-to-dateness of her kitchen will be pleased to hear that there is a sale of aluminum waie now in progress at the store of J. Franklin Miller, 1612 Chestnut Street. It is marked fully 50 'per cent cheaper than I've ever seen aluminum priced heretofore, so if you need a new tea kettle, saucepan, double boiler or any other utensil you'll do well to buy it during this sale. My out-of-town readers may be glad to know that by sending a request to J. Franklin Miller they may obtain a list from which they can select any needed article in the housefurnishing line. EllOTTxhs &OM Ml KLONS! All the way fiom South Africa. No wonder they're scarce, and doubtless all the more delightful for that. You'll find them at the store of Henrv R. Hnllowell & Son, Broad Street below Chestnut. They are very uwect and similar, in appeaiance to our own Honev Dow Melons. For Easter gifts Hallowclls' have the most delightful baskets of fruit you ever saw. The baskets, attractively hand painted in bright Spri"ir colors, contain the most delicious of fruits Hothouse Grapes from IU'Igmm; Peaches, Nectarines and Japanese Plums from South Africa. Many arc ordering them now for Enster de'ivcrv. Hallowclls guarantee per fect delivery of their fruits and Gift Baskets of Fruit to any point within 1000 miles of Philadelphia, W' 1$45 HAT would St. Patrick s day be without "cinnamon pota toes"? And it's delicious thev are at the stores of Miouarii D. Krusc, 100 South Eleventh street and 4003 Uatimore avenue, ineir centers are of cream coeontuit nna they're rolled in cinnamon. On tri- 1-1,11 e1- '5 s reillv comnlete without oft have I sung iw praises ot rv ruses ciioti'mis : in., n. ,ii,. pw.nTna nml many 01 l silver earn iruy, iui hi- viuui'ii ume v. ........ - - - . ost acecntable and quite my vendors, to put it JJ1,,ptv; "M nroiiTPd Tcri"ev. iuu.. - -.. to hear that thev are to be snenii nt 50 cent", a nound todav i""1 '"' morrow. Don't miss the """" nitv although nt (50 cents a wnja (as thev are priced on othe- ilns you've securing them at a most rca 'soTtnble price. WHEN one thinks of wedding gifts, one thinks of Bailey, Banks & Biddle Company as a matter of course. It is a pleas ure to send a gift bearing that name i .. ,inllr.Vif in viii'oivK it. Tn send a gift from Bailey's is a most subtle i day and Saturday they're Mefnl complimtnt to the taste of its re- 40 cents abound No St. I at' ( cinient. One is apt to lorget mat iiay pariv i i thero are many inexpensive artic es I at Bailey's very suitable for wed- I I. . . '1 1 4.... au In I (ling glUS. " silver earn iruy, iui in stance, is m innxnonsive. Then there aie book i ends and various other articles of mahogany. What bride would not welcome with joy a muflin stand or a "lazy Susan"? And there aru nn end of things in silver sugar buskets, mayonnaise bowls, muf fineers, flower vases, etc. them. Full the new . . - .. ...... k ,, 11. ! 1. nn Graceful ot me nml deugnuuiiy springing in ." "- :;- ost -nrinii wrnns nt The Blum Store. 1310 Chestnut Street. They are the mo unusual wraps with a touch of individuality in cut, and "snmeth tn-'. di unusual wraps wun a iouui ui uiuivmuci.uj in .ui, ....v. .--.,.),,. foinnt" about their trimmings of simple stucnery or run . t . .. -i ..r .1..I ...ill ..,!. nln fnr ll KPCflllll IIIUH'-'- ." 1 liev re me S-ort. ill wiuia mill, iviu mum- uni; ovv,' --,--:, tem tVc their wearer. Ami not tlie least remaiKame tning uuvui e . . - y reasonable price. Why, for $in mere was a loveiy wrap ui '"- - ,. in tho new caramel shade, with bUtchery in se f-color. It nan im- will linn me lines oi uiuu - cowl collar. The becoming, too. THE THE CHESTNUT STREET ASSOCIATION . , A good cook means a happy family HfflKk j If YOU need a cook advertise in Almill I lloiiir uf S-rvIre .33 Chestnut 1031 St. L -VICPOLAS RECORDS- 1 V X ikl u .i.,LJSiJA . . y.V. tl.,.."