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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGERr-PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1921
r Minnows in Net to Bo Thrown
Back, Big Violators Pun
,, iahed, Daughorty Says
VINDICATION FOR INNOCENT
Washington, June 1C. Inrestlga
teh of war-time contracts with
view to prosecutions, both civil
and criminal, where It Is found tho
fJorernment was defrauded or made the
victim of profiteering, is being con
tacted by the Department of Justice,
Attorney General Dougherty announce.
The department, Mr. Daughcrty as
sarted, is building up n formidnblc In
Ttttltatlng organization ntid nothing
will be left undone to give the detail
of the Government's war dealings the
full light of publicity and the scrutiny
they deserve at the hands of an Ad
ministration pledged to correct abuses
In Federal affair, lie promised that
men and business organizations win
took advantage of the Government '
war predicament to raid the Treasury
would be ferreted out nnd held up to
oeorn, white those, against whom sus-
Crfon has been directed unfairly, will
given their long-sought opportunity
t vindicate themselves.
Disclosure that the inquiry already
bad been begun by the department and
that the case of the United States liar
ttiii Co., recently irabmltted to the de-
Sartmcnt by the president, wos being
ivcstlgated. came ns the remit of n
discussion of so-called war "graft" at
yeaterdaji'u Cabinet meeting. Apprised
pf the faatthat no secret hud been made
of the naturo of the Cabinet discussion.
the Attorney General talked freely of
hU plana. The report of the elaborate
Investigation into war expenditures
made by u special committee of the
Housed headed by Representative Gra
ham, 0 Ifilnols. is being used by the
Dtpartmrafl of Justice and the Attor
ney Qeneaafl indicaied thnt ho intended
Ten to gi farther than the House investigators.
Has Mayor Four Aces
in Harmony Deal?
Continued from rte Ons
As such only would they vtcelve con
sideration nnd support from himself and
his friends. Nothing more.
Cunningham nnd Drown have no pat
ronage in sight except what the senior
Senator can give them and tho Mu
nicipal Court.
For two and a half years to come
they can hope for nothing from Mayor
Mooro and the city Administration.
Thus it enme about that the Varcs
were compelled to recognize the Penrose
leadership. Today the senior Senator
holds all the trumps.
There are two olhces to be filled this
fall, lteglster of "Wills and Receiver of
Taxes, recognized as Vnre departments.
If the purposes of Senator Penrose nre
carried out, they will not Ik Vnre offices
after this year.
There is excellent authority for the
statement that the edict has gone forth
that, neither Mr. Shcehan nor Mr. Ken
drick will receive the Penrose Indorse
ment for re-election. TIIHY MUST
ao.
It is pointed out that Chairman Wot
son. of tho City Committee, Is a Vare
favorite If the down-town leader so
desires lie may be permitted to nnme
Mr. Watson for one of the nbove va
canciesperhaps.
Senator Penrose Is not particularly
i enamored of the course of Mnyor Moore.
lie has so expressed himself to intimate
'friends. Ho feels that the Mnyor has
jnot made the most of the opportunities
I thnt were presented to him when he was
I elected.
1 At the same time Mr. Penrose is
keenly ulive to the necessity of giving
recognition to the city Administration.
It has loen clean, efficient, from a busi
ness viewpoint, and hus, in plte of Its
political blunders, the following of the j
better element, of the citizenship.
Moreover, it has a strong pull with
the woman voter, nnd Senator Penrose,
with tho shrewdness of experience, Is
woman in politics.
For this reason the Admini-trntion, ,
not as a matter of admiration, but of
ornwllencv. will very likely be given
consideration In the make-up of the
ticket possibly tho naming of the can
didate for City Treasurer.
Thero was no mention of tho Mayor
at tho City Committee lovo feast. None
was' expected. To that extent Mnyor
Moore is outside the rdmpnrts.
"As long ns the Mayor has control
of tho police nnd firemen, nnd can keep
them out of politics nnd prevent their
being tampered with by tho Cunning-hnm-Drowu-Vnre
crowd ho can snap
his fingers ut them," said n member of
tho Administration today.
Therein lies the crux of tho situation.
Can Mayor Mooro hold bis public
Nifcty force intact against tho wiles of
tho comblno?
To iln this he must be ruthless nnd
i take steps to fortify every avenue of
' approach against tho police. It is u
I notorious fact that the combination is
' boasting, not only of what it will do,
but of what it has already done with
the police.
The Htireau of Health has closed Its
I doors in the faco of every politician.
Unfortunately for tho Administration,
tho vast majority of those behind its
doors are children of tho Varo regime.
Director Fur bush has retained nnd, it
is common knowledge, has positively
declined to remoro any of these in
cumbents. Tho plea iu extenuation is
efficiency.
Pollticial practico heretofore lips been
to havo an assistant director In every
city department ns tho political man
ager, leaving the Director freo to lion
dlo the technical and business problems.
Mayor Moore has refused to avail
himself of this experience, although
urged by well-meaning friends who re
gurd it ns self-protcctiou quite as much
ah practical politics.
There remain rwo or three moves on
the political chess board which the
Mayor could make that would create
consternation and throw the fear of
high heaven into the combine. His
friends recognize that it is not too late,
but (oon may be.
The uew Independent movement
leaders haw made tentative advances
to Mayor Moore. Thus far he has not
allied himself with them. He recognizes
Senator Penrose as the head of the
party. Senator Penrose is the titular
saint and actual bead of the combine.
Tho new Independents are ngainst
the combine. They are thus against
Senator Penrose.
Under tho seeming placidity of the
City Committee reorganization nil the
old political hatred smolders.
The Trainers still lmte the Vares and
refuse to accept Cunningham as their
leader.
At tho command of Penrose, Cun-
50 Philadelphia firms
for whom we built plants
During the 57 years of our career Ave designed,
built and equipped hundreds of plants in almost every
v industry in Philadelphia.
Below we name fifty clients whom we have suc
cessfully served:
John Wanamaker ' ? '
J. Edwards & Co.
Lanston Monotype Co.
Isaac A. Sheppard & Co.
Roxford Knitting Mills
Lincoln Furniture Co.
Morris Wheeler & Co.
Link Belt Co.
General Electric Co.
Electric Storage Battery Co.
American Insulation Co.
H. 0. Wilbur & Sons
Freihofer Vienna Baking Co.
North American Lace Co.
The George W. Blabon Co.
England, Walton & Co.
E. A. Wright Bank Note Co.
C. H. Wheeler Mfg. Co.
A. J. Reach Co.
Castle Kid Co.
Alfred Wolstenholme & Sons, Inc.
Jacob Miller Sons & Co.
Electro Dental Mfg. Co.
Gimbel Brothers
Lit Brothers
Hohfeld Mfg. Co.
H. W. Butterworth & Sons Co.
Robert Carson & Sons
Haines. Jones & Cadbury Co.
Erben-Harding Co.
Drueding Brothers Co.
Frank Schoble & Co.
John & James Dobson
W. M. Steppacher & Bro.
Horn & Hardart Baking Co.
Model Mills (Thos. Boggs & Sons)
American League Baseball Park
Philadelphia Tapestry Mills
N. Snellenburg & Co.
Bailey, Banks & Biddle Co.
Thos. Potter Sons & Co.
C. C. Kempton & Sons
H. G. Fetterolf Co.
Acme Tea Co.
Stephano Bros.
Welsbach Co.
Keystone Leather Co.
Reyburn Mfg. Co.
Asam Brothers
Folwell, Bro. & Co., Inc.
These are just a few of our vast clientele, but they
constitute a powerful endorsement of The Steele Idea
of Industrial Construction.
If you are thinking of building, rebuilding or add
ing to your plant, we shall be glad to explain to you
the value of our service.
WM. STEELE & SONS CO:
Architects : Engineers : Constructors
Philadelphia Toronto
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ninghnm nnd Drown would be compelled
to snerifico the Vares or lose their grip.
But this will not happen.
The Vares are useful to Mr. Penrose
just now, seeing that they have de
clared for him.
Thus far there Is harmony.
Hughes Demands
Equal Privileges
Continued from r On
meaning, no soft words to conceal n
purposo of self-nggrandlncraent at
others' expense.
"Tho only method of diplomacy we
know is that of candid discission of tho
merits of tho problems. This, wc think,
is tho way to prosper a causo believed
to be just, nnd we shall advance no
other.
"The wotld is nettling, down, but It
is not yet settled. The coinifiels of poncr
nnd expediency still dominate, as the
rerious problems left by tho great war
prossi for solution. Thlt country seeks
not an acre of territory by reatwn of its
participation In tho strugglo that led to
victory, nor do wo wish any excliiBive
advantaged in tho possessions which as
a result of tho war havo passed under
new control.
"We simply aBk that we shall not be
excluded from equal privileges wherever
cur interestH nro affected. That seems
to us to bo a renoonnblo position.
"This is a time when ft. Is vastly im
portant that principle of equal oppor
tunity for lofdtimato enterprise nhoull
bo maintained in order that In the de
velopment of natural resources essential
to the progress and security of nations
there should be a fair hnd equal chanco
for all. Tho frank recognition of this
principle will offer the bnsln of, thnt
Kcnuino co-operation of which we de
llpht to speak, and will diminish the oc
casion for misunderstanding and an
tagonism, "It is believed that International
agreements may well bo made which will
assure complete reciprocity with respect
to onnortumtr in uio uevelonment of
nntural resources throughout the world,
lteservc Independence of Action
"I believe that our people are thor
oughly determined that we shall safe
guard our future by reserving inde
pendence of action in Buch exigencies
ns may arise according to our concep
tion of duty at the time. Thoy are
not disposed to put their liberty in
pawn, nor is it desirable that our help
ful Influence should be frittered away
by relating ourselves unnecessarily to
political questions which involve rival
ries of Interest abroad with which we
have no proper concern.
"It Is equally true that we cannot
escape our relation to tho economic
problems of the world. It would be
Impossible to view with Indifference ar
rangements which would deny to our
people equality of economic opportunity
or agreements Involving what' we be
lieved to be an unjust discrimination
against us.
"It must not bo forgotten that tho
prosperity of the United States largely
depends upon the economic settlement
which may be made In Kuropo nnd the
key to the future is with those who
make and control these settlements.
"Wo desire to see conditions sta
bilized and a renewal of the produc
tivity which depends upon cccurlty of
life and property upon the perception
of opportunity nnd tho feeling of hope
fulness which Is needed to quicken in
dustry. Wc desire also to find a sound
basis for the helpful intercourse of
peace nnd to sec tho beginning of n
new era of international Justice secured
by the application through appropriate
institutions 01 accepted principles 01
right."
Difficult to Rush
Work of Congress
Continued (mm Tne On
Committco will be deep In the Tariff
1HH which it will take from tho House
and entirely recast. It will be unable
to consider taxes until it has finished
with the tariff. When tho Tariff lllll
Ik up for debate the 8enato and tho Tax
Dill is Tcady for the Senate, the former
measure can be laid aside and the lat
ter expdlted. and this cnurso may be
followed, but tho feeling prevnils in
Congress that the delay on tho tariff
has already been so great that little Is
to be gained by changing the program at
this late date.
Shows Division in Tarty
The revolt of the Minnesota detec
tion over taking finished lumber o(T
the freo list and placing a tariff on it
Illustrates tho political dangers of tnrlfl
mnking nnd the division of the Republi
cans upon the tariff question. The lum
ber interests in this country nro for
apart upon the question of a duty on
their nroducts. Only those of tho
Pacific coast and a few other spots nre
advocating tnuing lumocr off the freo
Kft.
It Is estimated that the-proposed lum
ber duty will, even If profits arc -taken
on tho advanced cost springing from
the tariff, ndll S250 to tho expense of
building n $C0OO house. At this time,
when tncro is a shortage of homes and
n great ngltaflon over the housing prob
lem, opponeuts of tho proposed lumber
echcdule poiilt out thnt n duty on lum
ber will nrtcct many votern nnd bo
highly unpopular and dangerous.
It Is frcly predicted that if Mr.
Fordncy's. proposal becomes law tho
lumber schoflule will bo as dangerous as
the famous Schedulo K, tho woolen
schedulo of tho Tayno Aldrlch bill,
which did lnoro than anything else to
defeat tho .Ttcpubltcans after the pas
sage of that law.
Oil Schedule Danferous
In a similar wa ytho oil schedule is
foil- r lmv nnlltlrnl rinneers. Ameri
can oil prdducors are clamoring for a
rate of $1 a barrel upon imported ol .
Of course, thero oro largo importing oil
interests, especially tho Mexican com
panies, which are opposing this sug
gestion, put oil has become on article
which many Americana consume
Kvory automobllo owner, it is sam,
I will rise in nis wrnin no n , ' T . i
: gasoline produced from taxed oil. it is
generally Denovca tnai me a--w
committco will resist the pressuro from
the American oil producers nnd there is
some prospect that tho Senate, when it
tnkes up tariff making, will restoro lum
ber to tho freo list.
Upon the whole, probability for a
modernto tariff improves. The key to
tho situation as already indicated In
this correspondence is tho agrarian bloc.
Tho farmer representatives havo al
ready received their high duties and
nro not interested in seeing represen
tatives of other industries obtain theirs.
Tho farmer is both an exporter and
n consumer.
Mb market abroad will be improved
by leaving this market open to foreign
sellers nnd his costs will ho lowered if
high duties uro not placed on lumber,
oil and the other products which he
consumes in large quantities.
Mme. Curio Gets Another Degree
Clilcaco. June 13. At the commence-
ment oxcrciscs of Northwestern Uni
versity today Madame Marie Curio, co-
discovcrer of radium, received too de-
free of doctor of science, as did also
rving Lnngmulr, research chemist of
Schenectady, N. T. Dr. Charles Hor
nee Mayo, of Rochester, Minn., was
made a dactor of laws and the degroe
of master of laws was conferred upon
Glenn Frank, of New York, magazine
editor.
ACTRESS SEEKS DIVORCE
Mra. Grace F.,Erb Says Husband
Lived' With Another Woman
New York, June M. Mrs. Erb,
known on they stago many years ns
Grace Field, filed eult for divorco in tho
Supremo Court Saturday against "Wil
liam Maurice Erb, lawyer nnd manager,
who married her November 24, 1017.
The complaint alleges that May. 24
nnd Juno ,3 lost, nnd at other times
which tho complainant cannM. 71
morw particularly,' Erb Bl JmJ
oric witu a woman not his wlr. !fw"
nnmtf of tho woman is not lJ!e'
Joseph, O. Brandt Zenty "?P,t'1 1
of NortK Alder street, was foun, ol,,(
iicr n,r through the rtwY"
and Bag strccU at 10 o?Soek01t,h
night. Wo was taken' to the L
and Raco,street station, and LW11'
admitted to Hahnemann nospS r
feeble condition. v uai n a, ,;
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