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EVENING EUBMO LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, . NOVEMBER 2, 1921
1
GRUENBERG URGES
Cplffi IDEA
Head of Research Bureau Would
Ledge All Legislative Power
in Commission
TO END "DEADLOCKING"
A eltv mntinRT for T'liHnlclpliln. te
ct imiVr n small eommhsleii and ill
ct (he nd;nlnlstrntlvp function of the
muntc' Mtv was proposed today by
Frederick P. Oruenbcri;. director of the
Bureau of Municipal Itespnrcli.
r, Orucnbwp's prope'-nl wns evoked
Jit the cillterlnl of Monday In tli
EVC5I.TU PniLic Lnenn, which
pointed te the necessity of n change In
the present uyKtcm of government for
phllnJc'phla. and also )y Mayer
Jloerc's suggestion of a commission ns
a method of ridding the city of the
dead'ecklnR between the city Adminis
tration and the Combine-controlled
Council.
Incidentally, the editorial nnd the
Majer's fitirRP'Hen nrcmpcd wldcnjiread
dlsctiwlen. home of tlme who worked
for the enactment of tlie new City Clinr
ter urged that this instrument be Riven
a longer trial before a change is made.
Teil much is certain, Independents and
organization men have bejjun te think
about the Fiibject in preparation for
the next session of the Legislature,
irhlch may be railed en te change the
form of the Philadelphia City Govern
ment. Varclles Arc Satisfied
WMle Independents generally plan
te "think It ever," Organization lend
ers, beaded by Senater Vnre flatly
doubt the need for any change. They are
atisfied ttlth the; present situation.
Pie Vnre point of view wns set fertli in
these werds: "The commission form of
jevernnicat does net de very well In
nnall towns, te tay nothing of what
Keuld happen in a big city like Phila
delphia. Hcsidci. it provides no check
as does the present Hj-Ntcm where Coun
cil cheeks the Majer nnd the Mayer
theeli Council."
, i i
.ur. urueneerg. nnwever, wns en
thusiastic ever the city-manager plan.
The city innnagcr, expalnid Mr.
Orutuburg, would be Ilk" the production
manager of an Industrial plant. He
would get results for the commission
rerrcent'iig the tnvpnjcrvi jut as the
prodiiitlen innnnger get., results for the
beard of directus representing the
stockholders.
"The ceinmi'x.lnn form of government,
pure nnd slmp'e," said Mr. Gruenberg,
"Is net rcg:irdd ns successful. The leg
islative body should net hiind'c the ad
ministrative deUlN. This bedv should
select experts te work out thes( dL.
tails. Ne leg'slatlve body should dl
Tide among itfelf the functions of the
tdminlstratlun.
Expert Manager Needed
"The better pinn Ss te liave n city
mann;er weiking under the commission.
He should be a technical man, equipped
te manage and direct the engineering
sad adm'nl'tratlvc fun'-tieiiM. The
teinmlssl'-n should map out tin- bread
policies ami provide the funds; the tech
nician should work out the details. The
city manager should held elDce for nn
Indefinite tenure nnd i.heuld be free te
appoint ills departmental heads and
ether empleyes, under, of course, n civil
service system, freed from politics.
These empleyes should be answerable te
the city manager and net te the com
mission or legislative body."
Mr. tjruenberg explained thnt the
city manager s!n d be, virtually, n
permanent emp ..' holding office
throughout geed beh:uIer, Irrcj '-cllvu
of changes in the b glslullve body or
comnr'sslen. This would Insure u con-
(tlnulty of a limnihtrntlve policy and
program and divorce the city business,
from (hanging polities.
He was asked if polities could net
ue iiiiruuuui-u miner inc cuy manager
by reaxun of pressure from the 'im.
Clljsien. Mr. Gruenberi- said hn iVlr
that the public sputllglit would be ill
I Irectt'd se eonspleiieusly en thu city
I manager nnd nil his work nnd notion
Ifthnt tlie pelitieians would net d.ire.
'unlets they were utterly regardless of
puuue opinion, te try force political
cutm,
. "Twe hundred nnd thirty cities 1
We raited Stntcs," said Director
uuenucrg, "hnve the city-mnnugcr
System. Da) ten, 0., H one of iliem.
bacrnmen'.e, Calif., has just adopted
tne bystein. Clevemnd, u large citv, Is
new censlderiug tlie plan."
Cetmeiluinn James A. Develln, In
dependent, was of the opinion that the
matter cf modern and eliieicnt gov gev
wnment a; one for the people te de
cide when they came te elect men te
Wace.
"Ve come back," nnld Mr. Develln.
le the old iiuesilen; li is it matter
el men and net of machinery."
Themn'. Kneburn White, chnirman of
VMB A. ..
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Ment automobile cylinders are uar,uj
"ml uiMr-riun.J due e ceruttint -
2 th U"der heHt mid c '"trnctlen
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HalnlnCf liMn ffL-sr M in ni I
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-.vivwHifs im-s ronuiiien
.iK nrit rtRPtm HAV
TELL-TALE Piiten Rin Salei Agency
WI5I2 Vine St. 1V1 burum 124fl
CLAD'S URNS
ter COFFEE
Chocolate, Hei Water
AM. !! or Hlia
niicncn heiiiprniii
for HetcU and
Rettauranta
nene.j S!.,m TMr
VICTOR V. CIAD CO.
27-219 S. lliK si.
4 ft
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the sub-Commlttce en Chnrtcr Ito Ite
v Men, nnd ene of the foremost advo
cates of the new Chnrtcr when that
tpicstlen was before the Legislature,
nnd Franklin Hpcncer Kdmends, who
wan chairman of tlie Voters' League
campaign uenimuice, anlil that the
subject was tee Important for discus
sion nt this time, lleth, however, nrt
keen y interested In the whoie bis
question.
Satisfied With City Government
The present form of government is
defended by men who were conspicuous
in the movement which yielded a new
Charter.
"I bclicve we hnve the best form of
government new," said Vewcll Kvnnp,
n m.intii turcr, who wns secretary of
the Charter Committee.
"If the City Council tomorrow mi mi
lentutlcnUy became n city commiusien,
I think we would Imve the same dlffi
cultleM. We are doing better under the
ire'ent Chnrtcr thnn we did under tlie
Bullitt Charter. Self-control nnd In In
tell.gcnce en the part of the Mayer nnd
Cetitiidl would go n grent wny toward
tnnklng conditions till better.
"Suppose we had n commlsKlen form
of government here," Mr. Evans con
tinued. "The commission would cheese
u city manager. Tlie tilings the city
manager could de would be limited by
the commission nnd the same difficulties
would arise."
William Draper Lewis, denn of the
University of Pennsylvania Law Scheel,
who wns n member of tlie sub-committee
which drafted the Chnrtcr, believes
conditions will net lie helped by chang
ing the form of government.
"The trouble with the present tdt tdt
untien In Philadelphia," said D.
Lewis, "cannot be remedied by u
change from one form of government te
nnether. It will be remedied when
these In responsible positions In the
city government leek nt the Interests of
tlie city nnd net nt their own political
future, or the future of u party organi
zation." Philadelphia new hns the nearest
pnuticutile approach te n commission
form of government, said Jnnmts Col Cel
lins JencM, lawyer nud charter com
mittee member.
The commission form, he ndded, Is
In nn experimental etnge, and Is net
adapted te the needs of n large city. Mr.
Jenes Bnid he did net believe n com
mission government could be obtained
for this city, or that it would be pvne
ticnblc. TAX CUTISAPPEALED
GleuccEter Assessors Object te Re
duction for Pusey & Jenes Ce.
A rule te show i"um why n writ el
certiorari should net be nllewed lins been
nskul in the appeal of the ltiouue&t ltieuue&t ltiouue&t
I'einl of Assessors, ujjnin.st a reduc
tion of S2.n.0QO tn assessment en the
Pusey & Jenes Company, made by the
Camden County Heard of Taxutien,
The reduction wns granted en persona
assessment at thu CSleuccster shipyard
of tlie company.
A total of $.M).-,00n was the assess
ment en the nu'chlnery nt the shipyard.
The company asl.K i?.'IO.".0(0 reduction
becuuse the machinery lies idle.
Wills and Inventories Filed
Three wills were admltcd te probate
today. They are these of Martiin A.
(Mess. CHS North I'orty-feurth street.
$7000; Chnrlcs O. Ilendee, 1327 North
Fifty -eighth street. .StWOrt, nnd Oeorge
Weisbecker, L'O.'l.'l East Dauphin street,
snmn
Inventories of the following personal
estates were filed : Charles S. Simmers,
-.L.f!: i'.n . li'...il.. si T.. ...l rriD- no.
Clara V. Armstrong. $ll,.1i!3.0H; Mnry
Geed, $11,207.2:1.
DEMOCRATS
AS HIM OF CITY
Streng Minority Party Only
Way te Improve Politics, Ster-
' rett Says at Rally
BONNIWELL HITS SCHAFFER
A strong minority party Is needed In
Philadelphia te ns&ure municipal prog preg prog
ress, Bcvcral spenkcrs asserted last night
nt Democratic rallies in various parts
of the city.
Ilecnuse of the preponderance of the
Republican vote here, campaigns never
rise nny higher thnn struggles between
notions, said Ilebert J. Stcrrett, Demo
cratic candidate for District Attorney.
who Bpeke nt the Fifteenth Ward Jef Jef
fereon Club, Corinthian avenue and
Ilrewn street.
"A big issue like tlie street railway
situation Is glossed ever with virtually
no n'tentien In nn important political
campaign," Mr. Sterrctt declared.
"This is true, although the Mnyer has
been trying te negotiate a lease for the
Frankford elevated. There arc ether
big bsueR which also ar0 scrupulously
avoided."
Mr. Stcrrett, who formerly wns As
sistant United Slr.tcs Attorney in thin
city, continued that it Is hopeless te
expect nn Improvement through the
medium of reform within the ltepubli
ei.n pirty. The only hope of the city
lies in building up the Democratic
mirty. he said.
Democratic rnllies nlre were held nt
Twenty-sixth and Cumberland stteetn:
nt Tlegn Ilnl'. Twentieth nnd Tlegu
trcetsj nt- .rn07 North Bread street.
ml In the Thirty-ninth Ward, where
Democratic women met nt Ninth nnd
lacksen streets.
The Democratic rrcctlngs gave the
only semblance of life visible in thu
campaign lending te the genernl nleo nlee nleo
lien next TtiMdny. The Republican
bnttlc was fought out at the primary in
'Vitember. Ilec-.iuse of the over
whelming iiumb-r of Itepiibllc.tn voter
" the election next week simply will
uibbr-stimp nn approval of the prl
tnury results.
Judge Uennlwell, of the Munlclpa.
Court, Democratic candidate for Justice
of the State Supreme Court, continued
his attacks en the Stnte Administration
Inst night. He upoke at CenhHle, where
he concluded his tour of Schuylkill
County.
The Judge's fire Inst night wns di
rected ul State Treasurer Snyder, who
is Republican leader of Schuylkill
County. Most of the Stutc's linnncln
complications, he wild, levelepis:l dur
ing Snyder's term ns Auditor (jenerni.
The expenses of the Auditor Clen
crnl's department Increased enormeusl)
during the Snyder regime. Judge Hon Hen
ulwcll snid. In 1!M0-1!)17 Mv ev
.enscs were ?-120.2(K); for 1017-1011),
$182,200, and in 11)1!)-1!)20, ?1.22VJ0O
Scores SchafTer
Judge Uenniwell also criticized Jus
tice Schnffer, formerly Stnte Atternej
(Scncrnl, who Is thu Republican candi
date for the full twenty-one -year term
en the Stnte Supreme bench.
Stnte Supreme Court Justices. .Ttidee
Uenniwell stated have receded three
wilnry increases in recent years in spite
of the constitutional prevision that n
Justice's salary Is net te be Increased
during his term in office. The Judge
continued i
"William I. Schaffcr Is net only n
beneficiary of this illegal nnd unjusti
fied incrcanc, but he wns one of the
chief counselors In arranging for it. He
is the author of the notorious Sedition
11111, the previsions of which, ns drafted
by him, would absolutely crush nnd de
stroy the rights of workmen's organi
zations, or, Indeed, these of nny citi
zens opposed te the present machine
government
"It would make n criminal out of
nny man who criticized nny net of any
official of this Administration. Fraud,
corruption, bribery might brazenly
flnnnt Itself, but the nrlvntc citizen who
undertook te denounce It would stnnd ,
within Per 1 of the Scbaifcr Sedition
Act. Tlie man who rented n hall for
such n meeting weuiu no n criminni
nnd there would be nn end of free
speech in Pennsylvania, If this man,
with his narrow partisan servility, is
elevated te the Supreme bench."
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'ON'T shiver you can
be comfortable this winter.
A Simplex Sunbewl will
spread cheerful warmth
into any corner of any
room. It is economical and
cafe; it costs no mere te
eperate than a Simplex
electric iron or toaster.
The Sunbewl is portable
carried easijy from room
te room. It is the only
form of portable heater
that is perfectly safe for
children.
At your dtatcr's.
Simplex Electric Heating Ce,
Cambridge, Ma.
Simhlex
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Customers like te come te tlie
ARCeiA-warmed Stere
fi RCOLA is the most ncr- net a furnace: hutnrnmhinn.
Jl feet heating plant yet de- tien of boiler and radiator in
vcleped for making the store,
the restaurant, the garage,
the detached office and the
shop mere inviting te the
customer.
People dislike te enter a
store made stuffy by a hot het
air furnace or old-fashioned
Bteves. ARCOLA, connected
with American-Radiators,
fills every corner with health
ful, het-water warmth
the same perfect warmth
which our larger heating
plants supply te larger stores,
office buildings and factories.
Yeu must see ARCCLA: it
is se different. Net a stove;
one giving off warmth itself
and sending warmth te several
radiatere besides.
t It is really a gift, for it
is guaranteed te pay for it
self in the fuel it saves, as
against a het-air furnace
or stoves.
On your way home, leek
for the sign "Heating" or
"Plumbing." Step in at tlie
nearest store and ask an ex
pert te tell you hew cheaply
and easily
ARCOLA
can be in
stalled for
you at
once.
The red and yellow card nt the right ii the sign of a Heating
or Samtnry Encineer you ussd te call him Steamfittcr or
Plumber) who can ehew you Akcela. Loekforitinhijwindow
It will pay you te consult him twice a year n you de your
Docter or DenHst. Te have him examine nnd report en your
heating andplumbine costs little. It may save you a great deal.
An 1nttkdt
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AMERICAN RADIATOR COMPANY
Makers of the famous IDEAL Boilers and AMERICAN Radiators
115 North Bread Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Strawbndge
Price for Geed
& Clothier s Price
s ft 2
Irawtafe
is the
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Lewest Possible
tlier Quality
Here Is the Smart Street Hat
That Every Weman Needs
$5.00
Clese-fitting Teques or Hals with
just a bit of brim that defy win
ter winds. Medels that leek ever
ae smart worn with a veil. Newest
shapes of velvet or duyetine from
saucy little Hats that the young
girl will pull ever her bobbed curls
te the distinctive model the matron
will find most becoming. In black
and the season's most -wanted
shades. One style sketched at the left $5.00.
300 Suede-like Hats One-third Under Price, $1.50
One of these practicnl little Hats is sketched at the right. Seft round shapes that
need just a decorative pin, a jaunty quill or a novel ornament and they arc trimmed.
Women and girls like them equally well te wear in sunshine or rain. These vc sell
"in a twinkling" at $1.50. & Straw lirldse & C-luthier S-cenl Fleer. Mnrkft Strei-', Wt
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mei?s Hidh-Gracfb
dram-Weight Suits
$25.00
Small Lets from Our Regular Stock at Half
And Less Than Half the Fermer Prices
Don't miss this let of Suits some of them were formerly mere than
three times this reduced pnee. All fins, high-grade Suits, last season's models,
but excellent styles, superbly tailored, and including such desirable materials,
as
Finest Tricetlnes Checked Velours High-grade Tweeds
Plain-tailored Suits Sports Medels Novelty Effects
The tn'cetines, in black, navy and tan shades, belted and unbelted.
High-grade tweeds and checked veleurs, in various blues, grays and browns.
This is the kind of a collection women just love te pick and cheese from.
h-- Slrnwbrldife & Clothier Second Fleer. Centre
9.
jlS) w menu s juresses
Chiefly One of a Kind
$25.00
A Wonderful Collection from Regular Stock
Originally Deuble and Treble This Price
A collection of single models, chiefly from last season, but all in geed
styles for present wear reduced te a mere fraction of their original prices te
effect an immediate disposal. All high-grade Dresses and desirable in every
sense of the word
Velveteen Crepe Georgette Crepe Meteer Lace
Canten Crepe Silk Taffeta Peiret Twill Tricetine
Street Dresses and Afternoon Dresses, In brown, gray, black navy and
French blue ; and Dance Frecks of lovely pastel taffetas and chiffons. A geed
range of sizes in the let. Early comers will have a wonderfully fine selection
and 125 Dresses won't last long at this price. '
i&-y Strawbrldt. 4 Clothier Second Fleer. Market Street
(a I 4:W '
Men's and
Yeung Men's
Suits With Extra Trousers
Exception?.1 Value at $31.50
A remarkable let of Suits, carefully tailored of fine cassimeres and wor
steds, in neat dark stripes and plain colors. Many smart, youthful and clean
cut, conservative styles te cheese from. Needness te state, the ext?a pair of
rousers insures extra service. Practically all sizes in regular, stout short
tall and lender proportions $31.50. '
The Finest Overcoats in Town Are Right Here
Net our own opinion alone but the oninien of hunrlmHu .- .. i u
shopped around. And se they should be-f
provide the finest Overcoats obtainable, nt prices of nlirsih m " , I '", 0Ur L'mlvr te
lectien are Ulsters, Ulsterette,, Hx Coats, l" .de, ta ere Overcn- ts niaii"'1" FT, ?eU
every kind of Overcoat the well-dressed nun r nl.V ,C . ' P'j11" Chestei fields
bright-colored Overcoats. Pri.es start a? $25 "e P eki ?S wool' 0" d,h"nctiv
range by easy steps up te ?78 00 for Oveae-.ts f f.nnst C& fabr Overcoats, and
enn oenM 1 SS" mc AiCe and "Wickham"
su.vu, voe.uv aim i?'i'A.UU. 3-). rnr.wbriaK.
Overcoats at
Clothier -Secona Meer, Kt
Buy What
Yeu Need
Loek te
the Quality
Prices are fairly well estab
lished en the new lower basis. Our
stocks are owned by us at the low
est point reached in the past year's
price-lewering: process. Scarcely
any kind of merchandise shows
signs of further decline, but we
learn that some things show a
tendency toward a slight advance
in the market.
During the past few years there has
been produced a great deal of merchan
dise of low grade. There are large
quantities of such goods in the market.
But we have steadily declined te lower
our standards. We have maintained
our position that it does net pay te buy
inferior merchandise.
Prices for GOOD GOODS are new
far below the prices of last year. NOW
is the time te buy what you need. Hut
never was it mere important te BUY
CAREFULLY. We believe it pays in
the long run te buy goods of the
Strawbridge & Clothier standard. Yeu
cannot buy such goods anywhere at less
than the Strawbridge & Clothier price.
Buy New,
Pay in January
If you have a charge ac
count here, all merchandise
purchased from new until the
end of December may be paid
for in January, 1922,
We arc opening many new
charge accounts every day.
A Great Purchase of
Blanket Bath Robes
Save One-third
The regular price for such
Bath Robes is $7.50, but we
were fortunate in securing
these te sell at one-third less
than the regular price
$5.00
Of soft, warm Beacon
blanket fabric in beautiful de
signs, Japanese or flowered
effects. Seme in dainty color
ings, ethers in rich, deep
shades, including brown, pur
ple, rose, navy, Alice and Co
penhagen blues. All hand
somely trimmed tih satin rib
bon, as sketched. Sizes 36 te
16. Wonderful value at $3.00.
Strawbridge X. Clothier Third Fleer, ruber, street. We.t
600 Women's All-Weel
Sweater Coats
$4.35
Warm, smart-looking and se inexpensive! In
fact, such Sweaters at such a low uri ,.r nn i
amazingly geed value. A special purehase of
600 Sweater Coats in the much-wanted Tuxedo
style, with cellar edged with brushed wool in
contrasting shade and with a narrow girdle. In
sizes 40 te 1G inches.
The weave is one of these attractive block
patterns bufT trimmed with brown, brown or
navy blue trimmed with buff and black trimmed
with white $.1.85.
Htrnwhrldiw 1 Clothier Alele t), Market Htrwt
Attractive Striped
Outing Flannel
The most-wanted kind, of standard
quality. In pretty striped patteniK, plain
white or plain shades 2uc a yard.
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