imlkw ivsr. ' - "V' fp . T ;v5' . i n:. - -' :X ""ib..?:, - ,i . 7' V I t j mf tf & M 1 1 V.jr EjjrtVk.4" asM?1 frr'l mm A S'V nv wm sV.W : mnnn mwm 1 IflllWW VIHUWIkkW j. I R. FUNDING BILL & Former Dlreotor General Thinks President Must Havo Been Misled NATION NOT OBLIGATED Bjr the Associated Press Washington. Aug. 21.- Disapproval of the Administration's Kallroad lutm- Ing Bill, recently reported by the Hen- a Tntorctntp Ooinmeroe Commute. was eiDressod by William O. McAtloo. i former Director General of Rnllroadi, In loftnr nrturntnl to the SflliatC to day by Senator Stanley, who requested! Mr. McAdoo'e views after the lomnilt . tee refused to hear him. I The Government Is not "morally and legally bound." as Btated by President ' Harding, to fund the 7ttt.000.000 the . railroads owe the Government for audi- I tlons and betterments, Mr. McAdool asserted. He declared "the President must have boon milled into making uch a statement." adding that the law provides for the funding only of "the remaining indebtedness" of the rail roads, which he calculated at $'2U3. 000.000. Payment of this balance. Mr. Mc Adoo said, may be deferred ten years by the rtillruads provided satisfactory ccurity were giveu and 0 pr cent In terest were paid. "Thin Is the kind of settlement the law now nuthorl7.es aud contemplates," Mr. McAdoo said, adding that when the roads were returned to private con trol they owed the Government $1,144. 000,000 for additions and betterments, of which !J91 ,000,000 already has been xtended for a long period He urged that before any further advance were made the railroads be required to aban don the "Inefficiency of labor" claims, amounting, he estimated, at about $f!00.000,000. "I suppose you realize that In ad dition to the $1,144,000,000 the rail roads owe the Government for 'uddi tlons and betterm'iit' they have re ceived additional loans under the Esch Cummins Ilill of ubout. S.100.000.000. making a total of SI. 144.000.000." Mr. McAdoo's letter said. "Stripped of confusing non-essentials, what Is now proposed is that the Government shall wait ten yearn for $703,000,000 the railroads owe it for betterments and improvements and puv Immediately $500,000,000 to the1 rail roads on account of claims for alleged under-maintonance. etc.. taking from the ISO or more railroads involved with their varying degrees of financial re aponslbility, such securities as they may be abio to provide; securitiea which In many Instances may not be adequate to protect the Government against loss. "This is not a question of 'legal and moral obligation' on the part of the United 8tates to lend the railroads $500,000,000 more for ten vears. It li a question of policy and should be con sidered from that standpoint onlv. For the adoption of such a policy the Ad ministration must, of course, take tho responsibility, but its hould be candid about It. The public mind should not be confused by juggling of figures, ma nipulation of accounts, or securities or governmental agencies." POLICE TRANSFERS Several Promotions Also Announced by Cortelyou Director Cortelyou this afternoon an nounced several changes and Dromotlons In the police department. Captain Andrew F. .Tolly waji trans ferred from the traffic squad to the third division. He succeeds Captain Nicholas ,7. Kenny, who was recently appointed assistant superintendent of police. Lieutenant Harry Sehultx was sent from the reserves to the traffic division as acting captain to succeed Captain Jolly. Sergeant Caleb Ilrlnton was made acting captain of the reserves. George M. Smith' Funeral George M. Smith, widely known In theatrical circles as "Pop," died late last week and was burled yesterday In New Cathedral Cemetery after services in St. Elizabeth's Church. He was for many years associated with Fred G. Nlxon-Nirdllnger. was actively identi fied with the Park and Peoples The atres and had the personal acquaintance of many stars, managers and producers until ill heaUh forced him Into retire ment. Mr. Smith is survived by bis widow and two children. ilMBM Crowing children need it Victor Bread 6 Biff Loaf At all our Stores fiaMiiiii!'ii;iiiijiiiiM,!,,iajm!fii!ffiij;jWiCji1ijljftl! EXCURSIONS' TO HEW EVERYOTHER SUNDAY NEXT EXCURSIO SEPT. i fJ5P Round Trip lAUa VAV M MihmIii irnln IMV Kudlnu Ttrmtnd T:00 a. M (Bupittrd Tliin) , '.Ml A M (Dlht Tim.) C"Ml' Alfnl. Klt,r fcWtlphia & Reading Railway ffirVt " - ' t I AB- I NV- . W VvJl i w i IMSllE Married i I ' . i JBa lLMr?vLiiBtH m. :'imtm (I.AIt.A SMITH IIAMO.V Acquitted several months ago at Vriiinurr. Ulila.. nf the mill tier of Jake I.. Ilaniou, she Is now the wife of .loliu W. Gorman, n ino tlon -picture director. The mar riage took place lit Iis Angcle Mayor Opens Drive for Fair Primaries Contlnurd from Pair On gated at City Hall " . . "" """"' ... ... i arniihil .cliln). ..I. tl .... .....I 1. l.. i...... . ' llrowii Klop rtuiiMirwl The rumor was to the efTt-ct that President Judge ttrmvn. one of Sena tor Penrose's stuuclipst supporters, had made up Ills juiml tu desert the Vare combine and cmnc over to the Admin istration, throwiug in his strength with that of ltlchard Wegleiu. president of Council, whose help is expected by the Voters League in I he primurr fight. Judge Urown bad nothing to ay Hbout iue rumor, wnieii count no be con firmed, though it seemed to hove inanv i proponents. Two of the Mayor's best friends. Jo- ! seph C. and Harry J. Trainer, went to Washington today to cull on Senator Penrose. The object of. their visit was to get u more explicit stotemeut from the Senator regarding his position iu I the primary fight. Yesterday Penrose suid he whs "1111 nllenibly opposed" to a "tlftv-fiftv" sin i e. .Mayor Moore today gave his consid ered opinion on Senator Penrose's state ment "A close reading of Senator Pen rose s statement, he said, "shows that the Senator Is irrevocably opposed to of the senator everywhere who desire to finally destroy contractor rule In municipal affairs." The Mayor refused to talk about can dldates, saying this matter was now open to public discussion. He said the big point politically was to have mndtt public the views of Senator Penrose, who Is not only a national figure, but the recognized Republican leader of this State. The people, he said, are now better informed as to the situation. Senator Vare heartily Indorsed the Penrose statement. No comment came from the Voters League. The Penrose statement was sntisfac- jpi i n erto given by the Senotnr to ,nn "r- T", ","?'! t,ie, na,m' " ,he "m or souallv. It will hearten nil the frlen 1. "onian upplylng for same is on the As- A Price-Saving Demonstration Practical and Timely WILTON RUGS and CARPETS Today Cost You From 35 Vi to 41 Less Than a Year Ago You Save $50 on a 9x12 You Save $1.50 on Every BUNDHAR WILTON Yard of BUNDHAR RUG WILTON CARPET Rego Wilton Carpeting Is $1 .25 Less Than in August 1920 The growing scarcity of Wilton Floor Coverings emphasizes the wisdom of purchasing at this time ti 1&MUkvi iftttoK Durable as Iron Note the wide range of sizes B 1920 Present Snvinir His Price Price for You 27x54 .... $14.50 $9.75 $4.75 86x68 .... 23.75 15.00 8.75 4.6x6 40.00 26.00 14.00 4.6x7.6 .. . 49.00 .'12.00 17.00 4.6x9 59.00 39.00 20.00 4.6x12 ... 79.00 52.00 27.00 6x9 88.00 58.00 80.00 6.9x12 ... 117.00 77.00 40.00 8.8x10.6 .. 184.00 85.00 49.00 r I I These, in addition to many special and odd sizes, make it possible for us to correctly and attractively furnish any floor space. Come See Our Splendid Assortment of Designs and Colorings Hardwick &Maec Co. 1220 'III! EKiniiWMWJ tory to Judge Urown and Thomaa Wt Cunningham, they raid. "Judge" Cunningham, In Indorsing the Penrose statement, let It lm known he would stand with I lie Votes in back ing the Combine ticket. In short, this Penrose statement was not considered hy the "Judge" as a clarion call on him lo smash the Combine and line up with (lie Independents. Wogloln Stands Uy Penrose One cloud, however, rose over the Combine's horizon. Richard Weglein, president of Council and Penrose leader of the Twenty-ninth Ward, which had bren counted on us one of the prizo insets of the Combine, announced he , would stand hj tVnrosc He said tho i wenti -nintn worn would go which ever way Penrose nslted." Weglein. however looked upon the Penrose statement In a ililTcicnt light than did other organization lendeis. tor Weglein, it is clear, regards the Penrosn statement as nn indorsement of anti Combine candidates. llecause of thl Snintor Dulx. Wegleln's ally, filed I'oiniuatiun papeis for City Treasurer against Thuinas F. Watson, the Vart cuiididutc. Sum I or Dalx will appear mi the Voters League ticket. There is hope in Administration cir cles that the eglein stand and the drive (hat will he made on Penrose to indorse the League candidates will force the combine lo modify It ticket. A Bpeclat effort will be made by League leaders, It was learned, to win. Cunningham i hack to the place he had in the Moore campaign when he worked with leaders of the Committee of One Hundred, many of whom are now active in the League. Voters league Statement The text of the statement Issued to (la. b ihu Voters League, thorugh Its executive secretary. E. J. Hunter, fol-' lows : t,i,ui iiiiiiiuii imp Infoi iiiatlnn lias come to the Voter League as the result of the publication In tlie neuspiiporN of the league's re quest thnt nil men and women dslrlui; infonuution concerning registration cull Siruci! (IS31, that makes it necessary to warn ull independent voters, particu larly the women, that they should 1m mediate') tlnd out definitely whether or not their n nines are on the assessors' lists 'From one division in u northwesi ward conies the information that the Assessor in making his canvass of the ward usked for the names of the mei. in each house, icnorinir the women XeV lll,v 11":,," ,akcn J udvisc this Assessor of his error If it la hIiiimIv an error. From other divisions coma teports thai the assessment lias been curried mi in the same slip-shod man ner that has characterized this work in recent years. ''So Utile time remuins between now and the tirsl assessment day, August 30. for the rectification of these mis takes, or attempts to disfranchise vot ers. I hut It becomes incumbent unou 1 every citizen, man and woman, to see ' that his or her name is on tho Asses- sors list. Those who have no poll i tui receipts purchased within two years 1 of the coming election will have to procure new ones on the day of regis svssorN list "In the buttle which Is to be fought ut the primaries on September 20 every I iml.mnmlan t rntup In 1ltlln.lnl..l.l ...111 .uvpi .,.. , wv, , b .iiiuwi igjuia ill be needed. Men and women should act immediately, aud se that their names lire on the assessors' libts. The Act of May 20. 181U. requires that a copy of the assessor's list shall be exposed to public view at the division poling place. If It is not there, demand that it be nut there. If your name Is not on the list, insist that It be put there. "The law on this matter provides that the nssessor shall personally visit each house in his division beginning 1222 Marfcet tmtion hefore tliev in mirnll 1, ,,-tll on the first Monday (n May nnd there after until he has made a complete canvass, and Hint ho shall make care ful and diligent Inquiry, po that every bonaflde resident shall be placed on Ihc lists. Provides for Adding Nihiim "It Is also provided In case he shall mlsa any eligible voter that he shall add this name upon tho application of that man or woman so mined. The law also provides that any assessor falling to perforin his duties or discriminating against voters may be brought before the courts. The Voters League Is de termined thnt no bouafide voter roan or woman -shall be disfranchised through organization trlckory. Thou sands of wohicu who were entitled to vole for President were disfranchised at tho lost election through this failure of the assessors to do their duty. "The Voters Lengue calls upon every man an dwoman to see. that this does not occur In this Important battle, lo the men and women of Philadelphia it says: Do vou want contractor govern ment to come back? That 1b the Issue. The decision is in your hands. If tho contractors aro defeated In the pri mary election they will be routed for good and all. ...,. "Send u postal card to the Voters League, 224 South llroad street, and tell us whether you are going to reg ister, aud If you will Join In the work of registering the voters in your dlvls ion. "Come out on the tiring line l' C. T. J. PRESTON'S FUNERAL Services Held for Chief of Charities Bureau The funeral of Charles T. J. I'roston. Chief of file Bureau of Charities and Himnrliilendent of the House of Cor- lection, iook place this aiiernoon irom the undertaking establishment of J. T. Hvnn, 200 Green lane, Manoyunk. The services were conducted by the Kev. Charles Mervlne, pastor of Mount 'Ion MethodiHt Episcopal Church, after which interment was made In West minster Cemetery. Members of Mnt thlns Henderson .Lodge. No. 001. F. and A. M., were the pallbearers. Mr. Preston, who was widely known in the Twenty -first wurd, having tnkon uu nctive part In politics for many years, died Saturday night, following nn lllnerts extending over a long period. Police Must Carry Clubs In Hands Supe-lntendent of Police Mills issued un order today that .ill patrolmen must curry their clubs in thuir hand In the future, instead of letting them diingln fiom their belts. Mounted patrolmen will continue to carry their clubs in n socket attached to their middles, the order stnte'J. Thieves Get In Through Cellar Henry A. Knnbe. 20.H1 North Twen tieth street, reported to the police to day that Ills home had been entered through it cellar window by thieves, who obtained $100 worth of loot. '- ------ - .. -... SILOS Special Prim anil Shipmtnt in 48 II our $ Suve your corn crop. Cheap feed Milk producer. E. F. SCHLICHTER CO. 10 S. 18th St., Phila. Rup. and prices III MM hHiI Jt(jH 3 ifj iTTB I i-tBili, ft DAUffc9 1020 Present Snvintr Size Price Price for You 9x9 $117.00 $77.00 $40.00 9x12 142.00 92.00 50.00 9x18.6 ... 176.00 116.00 60.00 9x15 .... 196.00 128.00 68.00 10.6x10.6 . 171.00 112.00 59.00 10.6x12 .. 196.00 128.00 68.00 10.6x13.6 . 220.00 145.00 75.00 11.3x12 .. 196.00 128.00 68.00 11.8x15 .. 244.00 160.00 84.00 Street THE pAlttY NOVELETTE A Home 'to Rent ny CLAHISSA MACKIK Mr, Brent arranged his tie with pre cision, brushed nn Imaginary speck from tint shoulder of his Immaculate black coat, opened a window so that the room might air while he dined, nnd then with one glance around the four grim walls he closed, the door and walked slowly downstairs. On the floor below lie hesitated af. he always did when MIm Wren's door was open. He liked the chcorltiess of the crimson carpet, thc.wickcr chair, the big lloston fern, tho sewing table nnd nn occasional glimpse of Elsie Wren, sewing or min ing nr feeding her bird with little house wifely airs that seemed strange 'In n fashionable boarding house. Hut Elsie waa not there, and her door was almost closed, go he did not absorb any of the homlness which ho craved. He went down and dined with a dozen other lonely men nnd women who tried to mako homes for them selves out of four walls in another mnn's house, and with more or less success. James Hrcnt ate his dinner in' an id I ml 11 nbstractfd. manner. IJo never Joined In the genera) conversation about the lnf table, but occasionally nomc ono would bonny address a remark .to mint ami he would answer In his deliberate man ner, pleasantly, but reservedly. He wna a lonclv man. alone In the world. and lately he had grown to detest the fqur walls of his room on the tiurti floor front. The very sight of Elsie Wren h red carpet thrilled him he wanted a cheery room with n red car pet, n singing bird, a lloston forn, and a wicker ro.cker with "If I had n home to offer.", thought Mr. Hrcnt, blushing painfully in the dark, "but I coulu not take n wife home to n boarding house, though It ha.i been done " he added hopefully. Out of the dnrkncsi nn automobiles Unshed Its lights. In the sudden glnre Mr. Ilrent saw n white nnd black sign nailed on n tree lie saw a gate, a little lo'wn.. and a small house then darkness absorbed the picture as the car disappeared, "Aha A house to rent." mused the bachelor (is he leaned on the fence. "A house to -rent " A week or two later hp went out for his Sunday afternoon stroll, over taking Elsie Wren n block beyond thn , II I I I I I - 1 J, ! Get the boys ready . for school i YOU want your boy well dressed; one or two good suits; a warm overcoat You want it to cost as little as possible; boys are sometimes expensive luxuries Buy clothes that are really good; "as good as father's"; made in the same way All-wool fabrics; the highest grade tailoring; the best of style And a guarantee of satisfac tion or money back Be sure you pna this name in Hart SchafFner & Marx You Are Doubly Insured at This ute nun, scnatiner & Marx guarantee aid our own-Strawbridge & Clothier hquse. lie had a hurry n little t cfttch up with her swift pace, "Isn't It n lovely day V sho asked. Ho agreed, then he added nervously, "Are you In 0 hurry?" "Yjs and no," she lnughci. "Why?" "I've been looking nt n housewould like your advice," mumbled Mr. Hrcnt. opening the tfao of tho littlo rlnco and closing It behind her. Ills fine, clean shaven faco was set In tense lines j never had a greater problem confront ed tho gentle mathematician than thi one, "Fancy your tnltlng a place nnd heenlni house. " murmured Miss Wren ns she followed him into the wee hnll. "Isn t It the cutest place one couu hnve plants In that window," she sail with the fiowcr-lovcfs eagerness. "Yes, In any o( the rooms tho sun follows tho windows rill day." ho heard hlmse'f saying eajerly. "Awnings in the summer will make It cool tho rbbma upstairs arc charmingly ar ranged, but they nre. of course, unfur nished, so ii ro the kltrhon nnd dining room." He opened the doors, but Miss Wren quickly furnished then! in her mind, and tho fev suggestion sho v.ttcred betrayed the yearning of tho clothes you buy you single hpm1M woman farlfcTjM lug Mince of her owh. '' H.? "One room is furnUWl.'l he ,,m "The llvln room. Iv- hs,t u nIs,od like Sno iM admired Lh' he opened the door of the ho 11? nnd Miss Elslo Wren 'C th,rw. upon the threshold while her flu,llj grew pink, pinker, pinkest . tt- a, renrouuciion f her own chew. JLM at the boarding hquse-a ?"? iiiBiivu wan oc us nnd endn i. "" I old hotne-n crimson rug, V'0 J J white woodwork, cloudy whit ?t 1 a Boston fern o'r two coxy , J a wicker chair, tables! a big .?p,??. 1 wprried. a8Kc'1' 'xrtlot "I must!" tears were In h.r vi , eyes. " qer Wad "We could be hannv hn . Elsie Wren," be dednred ttP. t There was n little allenco wPMia,,7 fate of tl,e houie h,ng li ?ba & his tender ones. "We will h.1 ,0 here," she whispered. b bPP7 Store, o l i w . . rt m i f is. -.A oyui".t a vs.yirfiv. ?dts&?iO&ir'
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