"V yir "TOr V) l,-jf1W1 J'-t'p r r, -,. yjv--a'y f"p$"p?IETk l''".";"' 'JSVENIl'tUBLlC ; LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, MABCJQ 30, 1921 AN EXPECTED N J. SENATE REBUFF Jfi-tloii ni the lmniN of tli- Honntc ' Mrs. Dongos Not Downcast Ovor Denial of Job on Edu cation Board the .Mr. DntlKI'S "fllll die Ilflil llnl'o.. i.inil miui-K nnd tlml nevKiintif.r. It SEES POLITICS IN REFUSAL Mr. Katherlne E. Dongos, of Mer ihantrille. derlnreri today Hint slip fully .pdtfd the New .Terncy LcRfslatdro to reject hfr nomination by Governor Kd Triirdu an a mrnnber of the StAte Honnl of Education. She added that, In n measure, alio wan relieved by the slate Senate's action, as she 5 kept very j,nny looking after hei lioime nnd four Mrc. Donees took her rebuff at the lundx of tno liepuuiicuu nenaie in n phllownlilcal manner, nnd exprenncd untthinc but bltternefcs al the new turn in 'her political fortune. Mrj Donges attributes her rejection .nlelv to her activities In behalf of the Democratic party In Boiilli .Terser. I was not surprised and I'm not dUonpolnted at the action of the Sen -i e." Mic said.' "I was rejected l.e (aufc I m a Democrat, nnd I expected atlrlbutliiff It to her. had misquoted ut. i nidi-euM slio delivered before n wornon'si club In this tlty. ' Hhi added that she was unable to im jlerstnnd how reports originated that' JFr '" i chalrmnn of the 1'nreiits- Inr nml unsuccessful. Slie declared the nnsoclnllon hnil one of tho most suc cessful years In Its history, nnd that she inn received numerous congratulatory letters fin her work. SCHOOL GIRL OFFENDS COP Child 12 Yeara Old Dragged to Jail for Making Fun of Patrolman I Atlantic City. March no."Ulirl Hoy" Junes, n six-foot Negro police man, accused Alke I.usllg, a twrlvc-jear-oM white gill attending Hie West Side .School. In tho police couit this morning of disorderly eundmt. nsimill. ' Ins an officer nnd resisting inrcl. I'lio child, with kcveral other pupils of (he AVcsl Hide School, during reies. ye&terday poked fun at Jones, who whs en duty nearby. Jones lesented the lib erties taken with tlio majesty of the luw and gave i-hnse. He overtook the l.ustlg girl, but Instead of taking lirr uciorc ine iirincipni 01 me sciiool. sum moned tlio patrol momousiy licnilfiuiu 'rl.ltt Ittn.nfni. il ttatiti ..(... ..... I.. .i, ... i..ivii . L.ii-i ii..u..,tf .in. ion; i,aiiif ij, j( i oencve imi me poure couit ueiore AMing jiugistruti VN. J. WOMEN'S BILL UNDERGOES CHANCE objections of asiembljiiien from Middle- merits which It is proposed to Initiate ses. Cape Miiv nnd IWnlc. nkowlll be uisuissctl, ncconiitig'to uei- Mrs. r,alid takes th portion thnt cgte. it would be better to have a b!lU)n "Keallzatlon diliiiilf the Inst fe amended fnrm ennitnl Into law' tlmm weeks thnt North Dnkotu will be tin- permit the orlglnnl luensuro come beforol able to finance the planting of a crop the Assembly facing certain defeat. I tl.ls spring becntise bankers of Hie Twin Hccommcndatlons of a special Joint I MUm and the Knst refiihe to hnndle Legislative committee for financing the' rth Dakota paper under prwrnt. on- of the state' runaway hiii- '?, 7," . V 7, V Vii i . 7 li IMnstltutlonal building pro- "f ? tccill. ' hM K I.. Ulihter. of the nccepted. bv the Assembly Independent A oters' Association . -. ronxtructlon .. . .- i program and IIIUIUI la) IMWUIIIUClilUII VI III! 0. n."1' ri y i,i.v.vu. v. iiiv .- -',..., i ' yesterday In passing tho House uowne -. . 1.111 f .. irn nAn itAn un..1 f.ditn t . ' mil lur tt iiirtirtJtinri iiuiiu i-.3tn- .. Laird'3 Measure Against "In dustrial Slavery" Accepted SPONSOR FACES CRITICISM Spiclal Dttpnlch to KvtvUw Tubllil l.ttatr Trenton, March J10. Acceptanto of nincndments offered by Assemblyman John J. Itocgncr, of I'as-.alc. to the House Laird bill to prohibit night work by women in industrlnt plants nnd Immdrlcs will materially weaken the ef fectiveness of the measure us intro duced In the New Jersey Legislature Mere at th.c instance or the Consumers hiehwajs and $14,000,000 In bonds for. buildings. Itoth questions will be sub mitted to the electorate. One of the bills recommended by Governor Edwards' anti-crime mm- mlttee, to permit county prosecutors to appoint an unlimited number of spe cial deputies, tn serve without pa, pas-rd the Assembly yesterday. Prose cutor OflMklll. of Atlantic, urged the mensure as n member of the governor's committee. Court review of the valuations to be ileterinlned by the firm of t'oid. llscon & Davis, of the properties of the Tren ton nnd Mercer County Traction (.or- ( nnrntlnn ntul l'lihUi? Kervice KhMWUV Co.. Is piovided for under the Senate t..t- ut,r.1i nptinn. onlv thing they had against mc was my Wnldmajer. and after both sides had a tivity in wemocrauc pouues in fact, I'm not worried over this thing. I'm sm'e that uo one voted mninU me on the grounds of Inability, Not Mneli of a Slur, sue nays I If All fled the ense wnu Immeil nlelv ,11c. 'They didn't hesitate to tell inc that, mined aud this patrolman was censured uy i ue juuge. Mtm Wllfv. the principal of the school, testified that the l.ustig child uas tier oc pupil. l.i.m, ( ..!.... V.... Tu..' tvnmnnl Mm.L'nv Kill nilnnlerl liV the tlOUSe CS- from "Industrial slnvery." ' terdny. An amendment tacked on to Assemblyman lloegner'a amendment, tho bill, for the Utility board to lnjiuiro was hnmlcil to Asicmblywoman I.nira ul the cloie of vesterdnv's session. Mrs Lulrd gave the proposed nmendments Into the nccurucy of the engineers' re port, will necessitate Henaic concur rence tn tne innnge. io potrol "bundled liir nc" " l,n AjMinblynian (lutlirle. of Mercer, a, Apptoprlutions for the support of the v aboatl took her to nolleel "c"ber of the House -committee on utute government from July 1 to June toHnl locked hw In a wlUb0P aml InduBtrlw, which still haa 30. 1022, totaling .$15,040,705 .W, m tcis ami jotKeu hei in u .-ell ,he bl), , j clisl0,iv'. ',otcU bv the Assembly estcrday. The As originally introduced, the incus-Mower House added S100.000 for the uro w'oniti prontoic nignr wor uyiwork of the commission to ueveioji ,ew women in industry after IU p ueiore li a. m iiiummi. uiiiiu iivtK I... iwori oi ine (.oiuiiiiBiuu iu u.t.vj. .-,. lustry after 10 p. m. audi York liarbor facilities on the Jersey . Tiie commltteo had thelyijf. Tho measure must be returned ' You know It's not such a slur Io be Mined down by the Now Jersey Legls-, There was ! time when If a nominee tt, turned down it was considered mute a slap. Hut so many twwiii 'a"e bn rejected 6f late that it Is the eieeption when they accept any one of opposite political faith. "I don't regret in the least that my n-imlnation wns not confirmed. I Am in exceptionally busy woman. 1 have home to take care of. three children In school and one nt home. "I only consented to allow my tiimn m be pnsented to the Legislature after mv friends had persistently urged me le accept the nomination. "When Governor Edwards proposed mv nomination I made him wait six ks before I Anally consented Opposition of Senator Wallworth. publican, of Camden, influenced leven other senators to vote against ntr. As a result the nomination was turned down. Wnllwortti Explain Explaining his opposition to Mrs. Ponges, Senator Wnllworth said : "Sly reason for opposing the nomina tion was because of the universal pro mts from Mrs. Donges' neighbors and rmidents in Merchantville.' He denied any other reason for his Attitude. The senator added that he bad i Helved between 800 nnd 400 Utters opposing confirmation of Mra. Dongerf. These communications he considers con fidential. . Kvery effort was made to have Gov ernor Kdwardx withdraw- me nomina nnn when it became known that Mrs. Donges would not be confirmed. A Mill plea to the governor bad been nlsime.1 iust before the executive scs urn nt which Mm. Donges was turncu lcwn Those who went to the execu tlie department to importune Governor i:hards sold they were unable to see ,ie cxocutlve. I While thi official rollcall m, the ex- i iciitlve .lemon win not uu raauu jj""" untll efter sine die adjournment, the nstors intriewed did not hesitate to tate how they had voted on the uomi 'lulion. The vote wns as follows: Opposed Allen. Hrlght. Case. Hag man, Mackny, I'airy, Uunjon. Sle- ini. suirgess, viniiworui. . . White -Whitney 11'. , ' for confirmation Dai ber. lliown. Heath. Kas, Martens 5. N'ot voting Reeves, B. II. White. Vb"ut Slrop?on, Smith. lloth Mr. nnd Mrs. Donges beliee' at a statement accredited to her In-t j a'l to the effect that she would "break ! . Halnl Republican machine in South Alleged Thieves Quickly Caught Ilcthlehem. Ia.. March .10. Tharireil nlth having held up nnd robbed Arnold bill modified to permit employment of women until midnight. The Ifoegner amendments now being considered by the lonimittce proposi thnt the no-night-work statute, if en acted Into law, shall apply otilv to married women who have children under live venrs of age. A "second change would make the Lnlrd ai;t cf- iootic January 1, lira, instead of Ir.i- Huchlcr. a transient jeweler of New mediately, as planned by the Conuini York, here and relieving him of $7uU( worth of jewelry, beside a Mnnll sum of money. George Mnrtln, Jacob Hausinan and Max Hausman were quickly nr- jested and committed io the county ers League. Mrs. Laird is chafing under the criti cism of Mrs. K. L. Gushing, president of the Consumers' League, who hud questioned the assemblywoman h sin- to the Senate for consideration of this $100,000 item, before delivery to the governor. MAY RECALL NONPARTISANS1 Convention Discusses Plana to Oust North Dakota Officials 1 Mil's Lake, X. 1).. 'March !!0. I By 1 Opponents of the Nonpartisan Liagiiu gathered here today for u two onjs' convention to consider proposals to institutu tecull proceedings against several state officers, including' uovcr-' YOUR CREDITS GOOD Boy Your Baby a Go-Cart $1.00 A WEEK With all the lateirt patent for baby's torn- fort and safety. 39Rg Retfriger atora and Ice Cheata mi Si A.9S fl.00 m Wmmk 4 ROOMS, rnrmshed complete. All ready to atari housekeeping. On Kan? Terms $ 345 fall. The Court fixed the ball nt SK00O1 rerlfv In harlnir fhn Mil rernrnmllln,! tn Mir Lvnn J. Vrazicr each. , committee for the purpose of meeting A number of constitutional amend- GEO. KELLY'S S. E. Cor. 12th Sc Wainnt Sts. S3M-32-S4 X. FRONT ST. 181C-1S-2A AtlaatU: Ave. AUMtu citr. x. J. Soyf MICHELUS GRASS NOW ESFERTIUZE your LAWN And hmr h i11 t(iu- llhfd Ihlok vlvt" ren liwiilnllTik". niter now Inn Clover Lawn Seed, Green Velvet Lawn Seed, Evergreen Lawn Seed, Shady Lewn Seed, Bone Meal, Poudrette, Sheep Manure. Catalog Free S9SK&9 rs Seed7 ?t.VSW Robt. La Barr & Co. 1214 North 15th Street Toplar 822-1 PAINTS PAINTERS AND PAPERHANGERS WHO ARE DIFFERENT Pure Lead Pure Turpentine Pure Oil friJf innipersary fy HARACTER is something which cannot be bought. It is lluil nhich dis j tinguishes one person from another, one nation from another, one store from another. After continuous service to the Philadelphia shopping public since 1837, tc feel that Bc are belter equipped norv than ever before to tal(c care of both old and new patrons. Eighty-three years of honest, straightforward storcl(eeping has given us an enviable character or reputation, ft has given us experience in periods of prosperity and depression. It has given us a "New Spirit in an Old Store," and keeps us striding constantly ahead, peeping pace with modern ideas and ideals. a?yz6 &Ir&m(3. M6-28 GtcUtuU SeU. ANNIVERSARY Specials in Furniture $20.00 Tables for sofa, chair or ' davenport $14.50; made of ma hogany. $12.50 Natural Willow Chain, with cretonne-covered seat cushion $8.75. $55.00 to $75.00 "Sleepy Hoi low" Wing Chairn, upholstered in plain or figured denims; mahogany claw feet $38.50. $45.00 to $60.00 Mahogany 4 post Bedsteads, single or double sizes $.30. 30. Complete with woven wire aprings, roll-edge felt mattress and pillow $68.00. $300.00. $350.00 and $375.00 Upholstered Sofas, cushion seats, covered in tapestry or brocade vel vets $1 75.00. $192.50 and $250. $135.00. $150.00 and $185.00 Upholstered Wing Chairs and Easv Chairs $77.50, $97.50 and $125. $ 1 00.00 Cushion-seat Easy Chairs. denim covered $60.00. ANNIVERSARY Specials in Bed Comforts $3.75 Cotton-filled Comforts, desirable for seashore and early spring and summer use, covered with figured silkoline .$2.95. $6.50 Cotton-filled Comforts, silkoline-covered, dotted mull bor der $4.50. $10.00 Wool-filled Comforts, covered in figured mull, plain rose or blue silk mull border $7.00. ANNIVERSARY Special in Luggage Spring is here! Even if your vacation time is only a week-end, you will want to slip some things into an easy-to-carry Suit Case and entrain for the great out-of-doors. Thursday in the Anniversary Sale we offer Suit Cases in three sizes, made of black enameled duck, attractively lined, for: $4.65 Hut Boxes of same construction as the Suit Cases, two sizes; indis pensable for keeping Millinery in good condition when traveling; while they last: $6.50 ANNIVERSARY Special in Towels . Big, soft, white Turkish Towels, 23J248 inches a dozen of them weigh 8 pounds and the quality for which you are accustomed to pay from $10.00 to $12.00 a doye-n: 2 for 95c A Bath Towel par excellence the kind for which there is an almost limitless demand throughout the hot weather months. See if you can find any in Philadelphia of this size and texture at so low a price. Sold in pairs only. ANNIVERSARY Special in Silks Plain White Jersey Silk, unex celled for spring and summer waists, dresses and men's shirts: $2.35 a yard The usual $3.50 grade; 2 inches wide. ANNIVERSARY Special in Cotton Goods White Nainsook of fine quality nnd good finish, 40 inches wide: 39c a yard Usually sold for 60c. A fabric always in demand for general home, sewing. ANNIVERSARY Special in Neckwear Imported Collar and Cuff Sets and separate Collars in fascinating eyelet embroidery effects. There are many clever patterns shown in "Buster Brown" and "Tuxedo" shapes for: 70c and $1.45 You will surely appreciate the exceptional values, and the note of charm and smartness which one of these Collars or Sets will add to your new suit or sweater. ANNIVERSARY Special in Sweaters Women's Slip-over Sweaters of imported Swiss Jersey cloth; Tound necks; handstitching around neck and pockets; Anniversary Sale price: $5.85 This is exactly the type of Sweater for which there is so much call just now by girls and young women. We can furnish black, navy, gray, marine blue and brown at this priced but they are certain to sejl quickly. ANNIVERSARY Special in Woolen Goods Tweeds and Homespuns, the favorites of me season, desirable patterns, 54 inches wide: $2.85 a yard Regular value, $3.75. Only a small lot of these and they should sell quickly. ANNIVERSARY Special in Underwear Women's Ribbed Cotton V.eats of the Tegular 50c grade; Kayser make: 39c each, 3 for $1.00 Bodice and band topt; all sizes; about 1000 Vests included. ANNIVERSARY Special in Veiling Fashion once more calls for fancy meshes in Veiling! We have a wonderful variety of these in new, stylish Veilings at a surprisingly low price: 30c a yard The colors are navy, brown, U. ie and black, and the patterns display interesting variations. Whyv not have a different Veil for each costume? THE items mentioned in this an nouncement are only a few from the many you will find here special values prevail in every sec tion and new ones will be added daily throughout the Sale. STRAWBRIDGE & CLOTHIER Buy Furniture Now Samuel Rzeschewski The 0-yeuV'Old Uoy Chtas Marvel Will Play 20 Games Simultaneously Against 20 of the Lcaditiu Philadelphia Experts Here Next Tuesday, April 5, 2 o'Clock With the purpose of stimulat ing interest in the fine old game of chess, we have seemed the nine-year-old Polish prodigy lo piny an txhibition gunio in our Sporting Goods nnd Unme De partment, on TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK, April 5th. ' This "boy wonder" will play TWENTY' GAMES SIMULTAN EOUSLY iigainst twenty of the strongest opponents thnt can be procured in this city. A tine Chess Set will be presented to the that man taking n game, from the boy. These players will be se lected bv u eommitteo consisting of Mr. William A. Ruth, Pennsyl vania State Champion; Mr. Syd ney T. Sharp, Philadelphia Cham pion, and Mr. Le Roy Smith, Sec retary and Treasurer of the Mer cantile Library Chess Associa tion, to whom those desiring to play will please apply. This will be our own party no entrance or admission fee3 will be asked. All who arc interested in chess or in the bov player are in vited. CARDS OF ADMISSION to the enclosure in which the game is to be played may be had by callincr at the Chess Counter, Fourth Floor. Plant Roses Shrubs and Seeds Now is the time to start your flower and vegetable garden. We have complete lines of Seeds, Fer tilizers and Tools, as well as of tho plants, which should be set out now Rose Bushes at 35c or Three for $1.00 Climbing American Beauty, Dorothy Perkins, Baltimore Belle, American Beauty, Killarney, La France, General Jacqueminot, Mrs. John Laing, and many other favorite Roses. Shrubs, 25c each Clematis in colors; Tlonev .suckle, Wistaria, Althca in col ors; Hydrangea, Forsythia: Li lacs, purple and white; Snow berry, Spirca, etc. HtrawbrlUif i i.othln- Uasni"ni But Only After You Have Seen These Matchless Values! We have a large collection of handsome Bedroom and Dining-room Furniture chiefly in suits some from our own stock to be closed out at extremely-low prices, and some bought at about one-half less than former prices, which arrived after the close of the February Sale. This is surely an unexpected event for this time of the year! Mahogany and wal nut suits in Period styles, well made and beautifully finished, at prices which we believe to be lower than Furniture of equal quality and character can be bought for anywhere else. COMPARE. "i? " Aor r YhtC Lc i A ''lin VJKrfLW usnm I i PMJ f Ml - Hiil CM f"t M bM s ul Take ote v . out Q m S)K Ci ' C ,. .;..- . ,f,..'&rw T& 11 ?. r. .S vxjyi ji y THE lour pianos used on the stage at the For rest Theatre, by the Mask and Wig Club, are all of the famous "Henry F. Miller" make supplied by this Store. win. bruit. A ' .otli! i'iimi r fvui fjc It is believed that Hart, Schaffner & Marx Clothing is worn by more men than any other line of ready - to - wear Clothing in America, and this Store has the distinction of being the exclusive distributing point for Philadelphia. The new styles for Spring are here an exceptionally attractive collection of Hart, Schaffner & Marx Suits from SM.0O to $50.00. As you probably know, these prices are about onoA third less than the same grades sold for last year. "Alco" Spring Suits for Men Extraordinary Value at $30.00 Extraordinary is not too strong a word to describe the value, as you will readily see when you examine these Suits. About ONE-HALF of last year's price for the same grade. Youthful and conservative models: novelty weaves as well as plain, staple fabrics. Men's Blue Serge Suits With Two Pairs of Trousers $34.50 All-wool fine-twill olue -erge. last colci. wcll-tiuloicd Suiu of the quality thnt .nld ln-t year at much iimti r!thrn the extra trousers. Suits With 2 Pairs of Trousers, $27.50 Tlu'c arc of all wool ca-imure. in lijrlu and dark shades; smgle bieusted and double-breasted morieK l!alh wonderful value at - s ' "- v I - i , , I .,or fc. Hosts of Women Have Conclusive Proof of the Superior Values Here in Suits and Dresses for Spring So many more Spring Costumes were bought here before Faster than during the same period last year for last spring was an exceedingly lws season and so many have been the favorable comments, that we have every assurance of the excellence of our styles and values. And, as the season has but fairly begun, we are justified in expecting a continuance of the busy days throughout the coming month. I'ollowinn are brief notes of some of our most attractive groups of Suits and Dresses: Women's Tailored Suits $25.00 Tricolette Dresses in Regular Be'teil models of lino black or navy blue icrge. (tmf Lai'fer Sizes 847.50 (Ul(I $50 with lout; roll collars. Also Suits of tweeds and ' '-i.w uuu. pur homespuns in tan. gray or blue. Variously bolted . , remarkably irroup of Dresses of navy h'.ue, and box-plaited or with scmi-fUtiiit' back and box blaik, bn.wn, white or flesh pink tnculette. And fronts. All are carefully tailored. wonirii have lound Irn.olette Di esses so smart and practical foi spiinj; and summer wear. These aro weed. Homespun or Serae rj,ular n njj,i fashionable -tout mzcs, 42 SlUtS S30.00 bl.ou0 or belted ellects. Some with vestees, others a 1 1. 1 1 . 1 1 , . Wlth Nuure 01 -neck-lino. Sleeve-, in three-quarter Siimn hnltoil. nl lilted nnrl lir.'twl.rnm n,..,l nrlim-a 1 n .. i r.. , .. ... , , 'v uui hji .., : . , , ,; 1 r , v;r.. V, ".!?" ib. innmiru wiiii nai usome emuroiuerv with inverted plaits and narrow belts. Still other t '! models, bcltless, on conservative tailored lines. IreiV SUlv Dl'eSSeS $25,00 Smart Suits $40.00 to $55.00 , 0f r, d0 t,hi,H' ,tatYt1'1 ? in blue, . nt ,..,. o ....... i.-.... b.row- bl,,tK' '"' '-. ?csh l"nk- Wltl! Her or tunie .,.,.., . ....... - -- r., w.,u..lt, ..umi-apuiu, ' sKirts, surplice, over-mouse 01 eatee bod ces. some tweeds or striped veldynes, for (control or more prt.ttIly elnbioideied. formal wear. Belted styles, straight-line effects, tr' ctn. tw . an -n . models embroidered or braid-trimmed, and others Women 8 Silk Dresseh!J.17.oO to $210.00. partly ftttinp; and carefully tailored. Women's Lace Dresses $65.00 to $200.00. .-V Striwtirtdrc 1 Clothier Hconi I' ooi Con" -rf-y StraUnlge I Ciuthi i he. on1 Tioji Market Ht'e STRAWBRIDGE & CLOTHIER ' & Real Service Estimates MARKET STREET EIGHTH STREET FILBERT STREET TREET i T . . WWH-tV.:m. HWy.ll y,-, ). r, K V I - W.ui.i