-v r 'vftiv f'W--! fv ) .Ctrl A r ,r 18 EVENING PUBLIC LEDGERr-PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER IT, 1921 U. S. PLANS TO KEEP IIS NAVY YARD PI tM Ne Stirrrresrirtn Mnrln Scrapping Building Facilities. Needed for Repair Werk BRITISH PROPOSAL PUZZLE By l'ie AmmwIaIeiI Pres WftMiliuttrm, Nev. 17. Tlip nrltlh upgetitlen tlint cnch of the nnvnl Pow ers retain nt least one nnvnl building yard cnpnble of turning out one ililp n year does net appear te be understood by American naval oHlecm pnrtleulnrly fanilllnr with construction problems. There was no Mipscstlen In the American limitation nropeal t'mt nn raised doubtful questlnnn which mleht be answered only after mature consid eration. Chief,, among the latter they regarded the propenl tlint the Power conclude no treaties nfTectltit: Uiilna without consulting he, the Japanese cenMderltiR that thin mlriit directly af feet the Anelo-.Tatmnei'e nlllnnce. It was ilcclnrFd te be the llrlUsh vl"v, however, thut the alllnnce was net directly Involved In the Chinese Of Proposal, although It may Inter be iirmvi. mid irn: uirHjuMmun. tn wiruviiy nff'Ttinj; their individual national in ter sf. the Japanese also nppenr te attach great importance te the proposal that all existing commitments relating te China should be "examined with n lew te determining their scope and va lidity." The Chlnese proposal wns faverablv commented upon by both the Trench and Italian delegations as forming a suit able bnsls for discussion of the whole 1'nr IJnstern question, although lacking ilefinlteness except ns te principle. Would Aert Antagonism As many public solens as possible are desired lv the Japanese In the dis euwiun of l'ncltlr nnd Far Knstern questions, member of tlie Japanese del egation declared jesterday. They added thr .lnnnnes, would welcome encn dls- cusslens, betause they wanted the world BIG WASHOUT BLOCKED TROLLEY TRAFFIC t. . i'ii yards be Hernpped, nnd ke far us ntvv.v t0 ,.Tmmne Japanese policies in the jnrd facilities In th s oe,iuti are con I Orient. wnnl, all will be needed in the main- ! , s intimated tlint Japan would , , . , . . , like te adhere te her ntt'tude voiced in tenancc nnd repair of the retained fle t '-r.kln u few immthtt age, that nuestinns At prtcnt the I'liited Stnte ha I nffectlng particular states be left, se far fcvernl navy yard, equipped te build J - P-; .' ''"L'S hmSSs capital ships. It has imt Ixxmi ten twnplnted that It v.eu'.l be nccvMir) under the reduction prejrr'iivi te scrap the equipment of the-e shop nnd build lug decks. Seme of the mnchineij would net h needed, of course for ie ie relr work and would He idle, but the te discuss tlie pnt In connection with the genernl exnmlnatien of the situation In tii" uncut Japan steed rend v. It wns insisted by her spokesmen, te admit her faults, but If the Conference were te pinnae into histerv. a te Japan or ether Power he feels it would prove endless and i...ll . .. ;. .... . Iirninh i stir nn ill ICP 1I1K r,. -, Si evcr m, , , ' I J iipnnese say they nic willing te work knln U1,,U cnV,,m1 1 T' "for real open deer in China which M?-8i lli ,t,,P.,Plj,;:.U .l"ttl!rh'1"' ,0 would in Imle nil parts of that country. be rctalnel by the I nltcd State. I ,.v, n Tibet and Mongolia, as well as Sound ItViwIr Program , Manchuria. In which Japan considers trk ,,, ,. i,0 lms special interests It appears These ships, the newest ,n the ,, ' I , Japanese te fix some re in ninny raws new approaching th.- , ,,.,, W01ll(, n'veld cenlllct of in- point .here regular eierhail pre , , (.M.H.iaiH Mith th Cnited jrainH ire iietnmuv te keep them in I etn,.,, nr the nme time insuring the Bi-si-cass 8ii,.p, , mill with tlie s, rip- ttrriterml integrity and intcinal devel I'ljjK t.i ill ,ii.ir hiiiiiH n nr null iifiiir, ' keeping the muiU bu up te tins time. (fficlnls feel tliat a Mei.n.I repair pro gram n te firrt-clnss craft an he nuepted for the tirsf time. If the Ili-ltlsh wiggestlen, a wholly Informal one a yet e far a Knew m hag te de with providing means for epment "i ( lilnii Tlint nin mean, In the opinion of responsible Jjiinnesc, n written under stnnding. although net an nlllnnce, be tween the 1'nlted States, C.reat llritain and Japan concerning the Par 1-ast as a substitute for the Angle-Japanese alliance. BRITISH DELEGATES MAP yAVAL POLICY Wiivliiiii'tnn N'ev. 17 (I5y A. P.1 would be covered in ft e final form of I Tlire- ..r four dns must elapse Demre the holiday ngieemenf 'the ltrltMi committee which 1 con- On" "ilng that t-unv officers hop- will si 'eilng the subject of naval armaments be possible under the limitation program I will be able te conclude It work. J his is that the new can be kept In better I committee, h!ch is headed by Arthur shape nt all ti-nes thnu was ,,nsih . j. llnlmur. chief of the British ilelega with the larger fleet-, ami extensive work fen. and Include nil the Itritlsh dele dele en new programs. , gates, i working hard in dailv sessions This has te de, It i said, mere w 1th i with the assistance of a number of the prepnetieu of p'nns for vessels of nil insuring the udvaiu einent of nan! en glneer'ng knowledge during the propesul ten-year heililaj, thrre is no doubt that it will receive much approval among American naval effirers. That aspect of the helldav nroresal nlrenih has ii-i- pealvd te technical experts of the I'nltcl States. The have assumed that this HlSSKr5lL Mi I mi Um1lVKi'l JBPWlffrfW ' TlLI 1ST NOT BLOCK ARMS PLAN, IS CRY British Newspaper Demands That Ne Step Be Taken te Frustrate Proposals "Judging by the returns of last wecktls available. This would mean tlie people wnnt tne uomuine 10 nut. LONDON MUCH INTERESTED It was neressary e rereiile Ne. .13 cars running from Hunting Park te Frent nnd Arch streris this morning because of the washout In Twcut -50011111 street, caused by the heavy rain. Dirt washed onto the tracks, malting thrm unsafe Girl Causes Hint of Jury Tampering Reper Raps Waste in Municipal Court Continued from I'ne On Miller snid te the jury. "That wns net in geed faith, tmd the fact that the weie seen together is net In geed faith Talking en the pnrt of Mi l'eret about this case was unwise nnd probably thoughtless; it certnlnly was unwise for her te venture her own opinion en the cne en trial. Ihe Court withes te say In behalf of Mr. Mexers that he quickly diverted the conversation Inte ether channel, which was following out the Instruc tions given him b the Court. "I am net convinced tlint any dam nge was done, nnd I nm far from con cen Miiced that anj attempt was made te influence the jury. The District At At teruej s office dc.serven commendation for the prompt mnnncr in which it acted. If I were satisfied that nn at tempt had been made te tninpcr with a Jury I would immediately order the w lthdrnwal of n juror. The Court bIhe Continued from Tnire One nnd with fifteen Judges handling trans actions nmeuntlng te $-H,raU,lS4.1(5, Is $17.i,700. "The Orphans Court, with five Judges handling matters Involving de cedents' estates running into millions of dollars each j ear, Is run for ijnS.Nfjrt, while the Quarter Sessions Court, which has general criminal jurisdiction In the county with few exceptions, is operating nt n cost of $110,000. "In short, it costs Philadelphia $151, ("00 te operate the Ceurls of Com mon Plens, Orphans Court nnd Qunr ter Sessions Court, while the Municipal Ceuit, with a xery limited civil and criminal jurisdiction nnd its domestic relations nnd children's cases and ether frills, cost $023,402. Analyzes Payroll Figures questioning by Councilman Reper nnd Develin. Lenient Toward Urewn The Combine Ceuncllmen were net inclined te slnsh the Court's request, even theush Judge lireun In September deserted the Combine camp. Use of the pruning knife by Council would cut from the Court payroll clusters of Com bine henchmen who have net been dis turbed by the canny Judge. In keeping with their "economy" pro gram, however, the Combine members frowned n little ever t-enic of the Court's requcs.ts. Thev cut ?07,r10 from the Court's item for supplies and main tenance. types than with the n-tual condition of the up rtieat. These are nlwajs in the best state of readiness It would be possible te keep t'lm ; but with tech nical perscnnel releised by the rcdue rcdue aien of the navy from ether tasks, it Is hoped thnt plans for all sorts of auxil iaries which would be needed in war en a thoreugh'y matunsl scale and these Tesfels net be. as was the case in 1017 1018, the predmt of hurried planning. The question inehed is one of Keel ing a sufficient tfhnlcnl force at work during tlie naval hnlidm 1 1 round out and revise the plans constantly. French Suggest Plan te Aid China CODtlnurd from Tnte Onr Kine, or t! - '.ill Conference pe di rectly te w 1; with 't parceling out branches of th. tisj- te ar.v mere sub committees than are absolutely essen tial. Find Twe Issues Separable With teda mce'lnz. the Fttr Easten iseusiens nnd these HOntlng naval experts upon th American pre pesal . The committee i one of the mnbt im portant bedlei connected with the Con ference, for uimiii it hns been placed the respenslbi'ltv of nctualh deciding the naval policy of the llritish Kmplre. The delegation has taken notice of the newspaper discussion f tm relative merits of battleship nnd submarines, Imung jnrtliulnrlv in mind the Ameri can pn.pesnl of miking the greatest sae sae rttlce in capital ships rather htnn sub marines. Regarding the point that has been mnee !n favor of the American plan, tl nt of favoring submarines rather than e pensive battleships weaker nations nm b,. p'aced or n r'ane of equality a inch means of defense will be within thdr financial resources. It is explained In nutlierltetlve quarteis that the Brlt ,sh ebiect decidedly te any plan that wu'd tend te cheapen wnrs. nnd there- 1 1 nder them mere llseiv te occur. The Iirltlsh are renresenteil ns teeiing tlint the Conference I net apt te abolish npit.il ship been ise they are expenshe. but vutlier with the noble purpose of ive'dins wnr A submarine which may he , hei.per. thev held, will net necom necem ..ll.h tl. .ibuet in iew It was declared mplinsi tnai tm sun "The office of the probation officer ha a word of commendation for Mis, "f the Court of quarter Hessiensi is Cleaver, for the part that she took in I conducted b n chief probation officer this investigation." at SU000; one woman assistant at JJ(l Mr. High opened for the defense ns and one mnle nshistiint nt $2000. This seen ns the motion te withdraw a juror probation officer and Ms assistants nt lind been disposed of. He based his , tend te the work of fifteen Common r?ft RVKi as 1 r-. "- ;: t? a?SA-' b"t ... ,, 1 Amerl.nu eilgin upon the in- l.nst lint is a subjeit win. a tev ueiegares " . A t f ,,hi Mr. n,iKlie 1 discuss without th- greatest re- f s TL' ,,, lmpesslble in the Par c. but the mei.s of all the Power m t a ingr 1 1 ,. thc s far have imlieete.i n uniinlmeus 1 " . ...-''" "1 , ,i,i in Asia en te go n far as possible with ... r a '-" -. ..- - - armament iimns wuimui iuukihk oenner or later nil the Interested nations would come a'eund te the view thnt tlie fortunes of the two ure net Inseparably linked. The United S'ates from the first has felt that solution of the Pur-Kant que. tlens would be n great aid in preset vlng peace, but the American .1. legates ap parently de net feel that the armament program need be a failure If the Par Kastcrn discussion full t- Iifrt of an agreement. T will eerrc thu intent! the them In a.ny wn dependent en agreement ns te the 1 .ir l.nst. In fact, In some q lurters it Is felt that with nn Independent armament agreement nn accomplished fact, and with the Powers even tncitlv agreed as te the b en. lest principles te be pursued in the Patihe and the Orient, further treaties or pc. ift understandings as te the details of the 1'ai intern sit uation may be rendered unnecessary. If n way can be worked out te awaken China t' a snise of her nn nn tteniil strencth and te nssure her of the antithetic lute est of nil the Powers tn hr effort toward national develop ment some of tie delrgutp believe the real purpe .f the discissiens here will have been accomplished rtritlsli Taeliie Problem "Functioning vigorously ' wns the term Ued by Il'-ltlsll dele..ites teda ill VIcfcrlblni; the activities of 'lie enmndr tee appointed by them te consider tlie jiropesals mad.) b China The subject of miinuiited islnnds is understood te bnve been paiticuluiiy etibjected te 11 rli k study In view of 11 rvfcrenei by Pecietary Hughes jester day te the matter Naturally, the Australian and New Zealand niid inembirs of the Prltl-h "n 'he press of the world. Japan Must Shew Hand in Next Move Centlnufil from Vase Our of compromise can lie ni ranged between the two gnat uriemnj imnn '."" .),,., m lmt-e ,mv ideal ettlenient of ilea for ncquittnl en the theory that the sheeting had been accidental. "Ne Element of Willfulness" "There is nothing in the evidence." he said, "te prove that there was the element of willfulness in tlie sheeting of this unfortunate jeung man by the defendant. "The testimony before you tells of a scuffle, of blows, of wrestling for the possession of the pistol. The shot which killed Hnlph wns net tired murderously, but accidcntnlb. This theory isberne out by the testimony of Irr. William Wndsweith, Coroners physician 01 Philadelphia nud recognized authority en gunshot wounds, who has testified the course of the bullet indicated the pistol was fired from an awkward po sition. , , , "I ask the jur net te set the brand of Cain upon the feiehcad of this inno cent liev. net te say tint he wn tlie willful destiejer of his brother's life. "I nsk ou te adjudge him guiltless. nn.l net te pen him up within 10111 w.illr,, hinnded as n wanton slayer, te treasure forever after tlie memory 111 heart and brain that he is the convicted slajer of his brother, who was also his' best friend." , , , As the attorney for the defense con cluded, tears sti earned from his cjes and down hl clucks. Many in the courtroom were moved te tears likewise, and the defendant neiu uuck jus "" motions with difficulty. Mr. Kenninger opening for the de fence, took a stern tone. This is indeed n painful duty, ha -aid, "but us the representative of the Commonwealth I must enact thc role of ''"At'Vhe outset. I must caution the .i.r te be Etili ?"',? , v. Pleas Judges and ten or twelve-out-of- town Judges nnd in the lut two years has handled (KW ndult male cases and 250 adult femnle case, nnd hnvlng en tire jurisdiction ever three courts. "The Municipal Court hn divided tlie same kind of work into what are called the mnle nnd female divisions. In thc female division their repeit for 1010 show sixty-five rnses were han dled during the enr. The Infest figures 1 have show that the women's crlmlnnl division is composed of eight empleyes, while the men's crlmlnnl division, which ORCHESTRA PLAYS FOR STETSON HOSPITAL FUND Geed Concert at Stetson Auditorium With Twe Soloists The Philadelphia Orchestra, under By Iho Associated Press Londen, Ner. 17. Nothing must stand in the wny of ratification of the American proposals for limitation of the navies of the United State, (Jreat Brit ain nnd Jnpan, dcclnres thc Dally Tele graph this morning in an cditerinl en the Washington Conference. The newspaper welcomes the reported decision that no understanding will be finally approved until the naval status of France nnd Italy is settled, "pro viding this does net menncc the agree ment between the major navies, for nothing must Intervene te prevent seal ing of thc great compact Secretary Huges has outlined. The Dailv Telecrdnh also is convinced thnt the world would approve the abo lition of submarines, but doubts whether this is practicable, nnd further thinks that thc Conference cannot Ignore the wishes of countries with small navies regarding undersea crnft. Comments en the various proposal nt the Conference nnd ropeits of the proceedings appear in nil the morning newspapers, which manifest sustained Interest In the progress reported. The Times says it is very encouraging te hear nuthorltntive Japanese voices lit Washington suggest that Jnpan may withdraw from Shantung if England does likewise in Wel-Wal-Wel. The newspaper thinks that the Conference thus far has done cxtroerdlnntily-well. paitlcnlarly in revealing hew deep nud Intimate is the agreement between the United States and Great Britain en the larger principles which dominate both. The Morning Pest declares that the suggested modification of the details of the American proposals does net imply the slightest reflection upon the gener osity or candor of these proposals. It supports as obviously sensible nnd busi ness llke Mr. Bnlfeur's suggestion thnt the replacement of warships be grndunl and continuous, instend of abruptly periodical, and, while approving his pro posal further te restrict the use of sub marines, doubts whether it would be observed in practice. A plan te meet tne suumanne dim the leadership of Dr. Thaddcus Rich, pntv 1,.. PXtendlne the limit of terri- gave its thirteenth annual concert terlal "waters mid proclaiming the for the benefit of the Stetson Hes pltal last evening nt the Stetson Audi torium, Montgomery avenue below Fifth street, before the usual large nnd en thusiastic audience. The program which Dr. Rich selected wns interesting and well balanced. It began with the tunefu'. overture "l'ury anthc" of Weber, nnd the ether or chestral pieces were four numbers from Delibes' ballet. "Sylvin." the "Valsc Triste" of Sibelius. Amanl's "Ori entnle" nrrnnged for orchestra by Dr. Rich. Massenet's "Neapolitan Scenes" nnd Wetnn's Farewell nnd the fire music from "Die Wnlkurc." The Orchestra played In its usual excellent style. Twe soloists were presented en thc pregrnm, Jehn Barclay, an English baritone, who hns just come te this rtrt. ........ .....1 11I-n 1I 1..1n.nr. A .1.1.. Li:iiiinr. . mill ..iimn .iiiiii. iiimi t'n. . iui- handled .1110 cases for 1010. lias tweie. , '. ,,.,n, . t.i.nAjii,in empejes in both instances the ' major- ..eerHi Mr mrclnv b(mg the ity being e -called ptobatlen el (0rs;. prologue from "I Pagliaccl," nlways a "This compnilsen shows .,lm' .' geed test of the voice and artistic capa- probntien officer of tlie Court of tiartei i1)1IulpH of n ,)nriene ,, t,iny,ei n Sessions handles in net-mi fact a main. np veicc whph ,ms np,)arentiy been If net mere, probation cases than both , , . . ., .... ternntlenal co-operation there will be sntisfn. terv te him. t And .' i- te be ebscrcd that the Chi nese statement of "teiday represents the maimum of ("Mini's hopes. If . nethmelerH is obtained from the Cn Cn feience, China's delegate will be sitis tied. Call Chinese Vague Tlie chief fault the Japanese lnue te find with the Chinese statement is its vagueness and generality The Japa nese d) net wi-4i te find the Chincm in terpretln'5 their dei laretl policy another way after the Japanese hmc put thun elves en rroeid as nicipting It in sub stance n tlu interpret ir The Chinese were iindnuhtclh ague 1)"chijs( the were reluctant te take the tlent first I.nj'iig their cirdi. en the table befeu the etlier cards were lHible went ngalnt nil the inclinations of CMnese dit-leni.iev. Jnpnn. when -In- takes the fleer, may also he n little agiie and general, leav ing det'llls te be ngiecd upon In com mittee. Thnt is the natural course in i"v of China's statement. But the genet,,, outlines of Jepnn's nn.s;tie" "f I"-ett well known. She Will nlliltii her ndherpnei. In !,. ,..,..., deer and equal trnde opportunities for simc 111 nm uiey nave netunllt . m. concessions in ne o.recuen .. ln , t A , . - te general iih.ip win.. 111 " 1 Hughe remarked in committee ester- lien tie i.r.i .- u'liiiii-'min. (nVi uith ,,0 (,enr p j , , In the Pa-lllc north of .the .. the threshold" of her' .ntlrV.enf allettei te n.-r uiiuer ''','" , from Shantung and Siberia and her rreaty, r..v.....m ... .. ..-.. inbandnnment of the twenty-ene deuiniids de the ame for these islands . f,iri,n,ift.,,i " "' SriVmtinn are tlecn'y interest..! In thli "V" ' V"," . .'"" ". PPertuim es for v:.-.;V. A ilm MiieHllen In some n.iar- ' '-. l ,'n " ""Kp I""" " ""h nil wi "-, u . i-ewcrs inve declared their sunner' m . n,ni .I11111111 wns nreiiai-iiii! te offer ....... .m ........' ",,lr "upperi. Ill ivm I....W ...., '.' ,, . . tc make epvninp crlmlna Islands .equator Bailies south of the wptnter wlilch had fallen te their sliure. The Anierban viewpoint Is tliat the cpen deer should preMiil for nil of these islands Bceretnry IIuhes tulled a inciting of tlie American delegates for tills after noon. The purine of the meeting wns net announced, but It wns understood te te for tllscuKsien ' 'he plans of didegn didegn Yteh hciuN for dealing with Pacific nnd Far Kan tern questions. The Chinese principles, nt least se far as they mil 9l the open-ueor mini of "snhere Tar East, are declared en the highest " . .. .1 .... .1 .1 rt Si j 1 1 1 den. e I f J oil ncquil tne '-""' ' , , will net bnve done 5ur full dut. it ,', acquit him. I believe you will He t regret it. Veu are -worn te tr this c.te in thc evidence nlene. Veu cannot afford, as sworn men. ... n v- -lie leeks ltP lli("' ?eU,IIB lurmlng .nir full duty. . -It N ei.In natural that the defend -,11ft. fail." r should testify tn help h im. S Commeuwcallh has no fault te find l"I!utlS'the Commonwealth wants te mVss upon you jurors that you have ml .ise te judge, a hard duty te er fun 1. Veu must .leelde w he her he efei lnnt. en tde witness stand In his !n behalf, told you the entl.e sterj . There nre. two sides te every bterj. I this case enlv one man lived te tell the tale The Up that might have told the ether side of the btery ure cult d in death. , .. n "Did Nermun tell jeu uic iruuw lid iie. while he was testifying, take . fuge in lack of mcmerjV Yeu will iciall tlint nt critical points in the nar iutle he took refuge In u faulty mem ory. "It would be a travesty en justice te set th.s man free. It would be giv ing a license te every one te sheet these who quarreled with them. Veu must consider tills matter well. Veu must nut allow human sjmpnthy te run away with our better minds. Your ilut l a seli inn one. "Confine jeurself te the evidence and find tins defendant guilty of the slay ing of 1.1s brother." PAVL0WA AGAIN SCORES ll.IL llif,.. I. . ...". ...-.. - he imile nnil femnle divisions et tne Municipal Court and does the sninc work with thfree emplejes for which thc Mu nicipal Court requires twenty. "The Municipal Court requires thir teen criers and assistant criers wnlle the Court of Common Plens with its vnst amount of business only needs ten. The Municipal Court require eight inter preters nt $'J."00 a year while the Com mon Plens, Orphans' nnd Qunrter Hes Hes siens courts combined only use thc nt the same figure. Extra Janller for Brown "The tipstaves in the Municipal Court number forty-one while the tip staves In the Common Plens Courts number thlrtj-nlne with many mere courtrooms nnd cases te handle. Thc Municipal Court has asked for twenty one janitor which is ut the rnle of two janitors n judge, with nn extra one fr t,,r."ll"!,T,C0.,fhriJfore a larger audience than usually 1 III' . J.H-,'.I V ."... ,"!,' .-.......- Miss Doleres sang "Pace. Pace. Mie Die," from "La Terza del Detlne," and deepened the favorable Impression which her work hns already made upon local audiences. She w.i in geed voice nnd net only sang with admirable tonal quality, but carried out the spirit 01 tn number, which is n trying one for nnj soprano. The audience was large and a goodly sum was realised for the hos pital. It wns one of the most success ful of the thirteen concerts which the Oichestru has jet given for the institution. MARTIN LISAN RECITAL Yeung Pianist Makes Geed Impres sion In Difficult Program Martin I.isnn. a young pinnlst of this citj gave bis first recltnl of the season nt Wltlicrspoen 11.111 insc evening ec vretcrH outside nn International sen is presented by the Daily Chronicle. Un der this plan the Powers would cngnge themselves te trent tne use 01 sun marines against merchant ships in this International ldcn as an act of war ngninst themselves. The newspaper thinks tnnt tne Lnue.i eiiuen uukui wnive her trnditiennl objection te for eign nlllnnces in favor of a treaty cm cm bedyiug such a scheme. Reformers Failed Te Back Up Pretest Continued from race One n.rni ..mvnnllce. hut threuch careless- hops nnd indifference which la equally fatal. , , ,,, It is ubelcs-3 te hope for any dif ferent results in future elections until this condition Is changed. Combine politicians nnd contractors will continue te boss the city. They deserve te, for the people have volun tarily surrendered the reins of muni cipal government into their hnnds. Must Talte Their Mcdiclne They have carte blanche te go thc limit. Thev can ride the people te death if they se elect. The people want that sort of thing. They should have It they have it already In a measure. All of the above assertions nre true. They can be proved with mathematical nccuracy. They nre demonstrated by official records. A leading Ceuncilmnn of the minor ity, a high-minded citizen who has been a witness te, nnd a victim of the high binder tactics of organization leaders in his efforts te protect the tax pajers' interests, said : "What can we de?" meaning the geed government minority in Council. Tlmv nm In favor of contractor itevern ment. They wnnt te sec great municipal projects laid up, street cleaning plans hampered, and necessary improvements retarded. "And yet if these of us in Council who nre fighting ngalnst these, things worn, te turn in with the gang as they have, we would be politically and so cially ostracized by them." Yet this man still has abiding faith In the people. He be'levcs that In the end they will nwnken from their uleth nnd indifference. Otlicis of the minority in Council express the snuie View. Fear Belabed Awakening They also colnclde in the opinion that the awakening may come tee late. Before ' any permanent reform in municipal affairs can tnke place as a result of their tardy action, millions of dollars may be squandered just ns millions have been squandered in the past. , , .. And the tax payers pay the bill. Every penny of wasted millions is taken from' tlie pockets of the property hold ers, lnrge downtown property holders ns well ns thc biuall home-owners in thc Northeast nnd Southwest of the city. At end one of the line it ranges from $10 ,te 810 n jenr less te the little fellow, up te S1W00 te $15,000 per annum te the big fellow or the corpora tions of which he la a part. There arc ether wajs of looking nt it. Here are a few connote examples: The United Ons Imnrevement Cem- pnny is furnishing an Inferior grndc of gns te its consumers, that is net In ac cordance with its contract with the city. It has been doing this for a jcar. And the Gas-User Suffers Dvcry owner of a domestic gas range, or 11 one-burner stove in n tenement, is pnying cold ensh for this. Every housekeeper with n quurtor-in-thc-slet meter contributes spot cash for some thing he does net get every time a coin Is dropped. Yet the chances nre this eame indi vidual would walk two blocks te save a dime en n purchase of perk, or a measure of vegetables. The noiiulace nnvs a seven -cent street car fare and yet the service is Inferior te what It wus when n nickel was the charge. Cars hnve been rerouted or taken off. Junction points have been changed te the inconvenience of mil lions. The vnluutlen of P. It. T. prop prep citv Is overdue a year. An ndquatc adjustment of trolley fare awaits this action. But nothing is done. Tlie city hns been saved hundreds of thousands of dollars by taking ever a pnrt of Its street cleaning nnd rubbish collection. It will undertake the denn ing of thc entire city January 1. The contractor combine has succeeded in blocking every effeit te make this new weik a success. Yet every penny lest bv this, almost criminal, action must come out of the taxpayers' pocket. Hew About Sinking Fund? There is n Kinking Fund Commission charged with the duty of managing the funded debt of Philadelphia. It lvis millions in assets tliat can be converted, therehv saving fresh appropriations by Citv Council. Fer every $1,000,000 thus utilised the taxpayers' nssesment is reduced five cents. It is estimated that $5,000,000 . r I ductien of twenty-five cents In nnst. ments or $10 te the owner of a Sioeri home. ' 1tJi'.im'J,l)rt f1!mcnt of tlie fopula'tiea of Philadelphia pay no property tax Yet they are affected in a mere direct nnd painful way. They axe the poorer classes, and arc lareely the cehMltujat, of tlie contract-combination leaders Thousands of them nre unemployed Reme are In want of the, necessities of life. Four or five invcstlgnters of thi Department of Welfare are ntletted te the entire city te investigate these eftsu A hnndful of investigators te a whM. city. v " Pathos Overshadows Farce The situation would be farcical if It were net se pathetic. Yet the hesfe refuse half n dozen additional investlti ters te help these people. Council hands out thousands of dollars for bn. quets and parades, but withholds hun dreds thnt the peer nnd Riiffcrlnr among their constituents may hi located nnd helped. M The indifferent voters, the church and club members, the members of women's organisatiens, nnd men and women who refuse te register or te vote afterwura at the primaries, are responsible. They held the remedy In their hands but are tee careless or indifferent te apply it. There may lie Indignant pretests that these assumptions nre false. That tty statements arc untrue. Well, we shall seel In n succeeding article I shall demon strate they are facts. Official facta tee Clgnrmakers Accept Wage Cut Hartferd, Ner. 17. The Cigar makers' Union of this city last night an nounced that it has agreed te a volun tary 1 eductien in wages effective nxt Monday. It was said that thc reduction will average about 10 per cent. .,...,.,. 4, Diamond Engagement Rings When purchasing the life-long symbol of su preme sentiment, our stock invites careful inspection. Our Prices Are Moderate Comparison Invited Jes.K. DAVISON'S SONS.Inc. Jewelers 210 S. 13th St. ,... Established 1864" 1 r.nu iiirii.nv.K tf iii u tnnry iii m i-eV!itn4rtf 'rlll8 1'reKHim. "embracing ns ni i-00 fTnr tlTifl- fitviiln M principal numbers the symphonic rifjiii in til x iiu.'iii . ....... -...,-.- Will Want .Seme Understanding She may siiv nothing about the Anglo Angle Japanese Alliance, but she will nn. ileuhtedly suggest some understanding or ."change of notes among the gieat Pow ers with regard te the Far Past which will make thnt alliance suppilhieitN The method of Mr Hughes in mnklng his dramatic statement of this country's position regarding naval disarmament becomes dailv mere nnnaient He wanted te mnke this 11 laying the cards and fe actual tract ice the table Conference. It wns net an r tielicv an. for abolish? .v thing te de. It was against nil re e Clnflu nee'' n t e t!e traditions of Internntiena exchanges ti. n. -. -- :-.", : authority te bate tlie support 01 ureal Jkltftlii. &lf4H Frs feir Trwty " Jfcp jwiuld (ubserlbe te many et ptttttyi piesentM ey umna, ncr ijrs, .ytatnt, uut ptuer pqiaiti " tf- iu-- 1 j, In which cauls have nlvejs been held close te the chest. Mr. Hughes could brlnt about the re form nnlv bv deine something startllns nnd unexpected. Ha laid his cards en the table In a manner that telk every one'l breath away. The efuer qui r tirda have be- Famous Dancer Makes Final Ap pearance of Engagement Anna Paviewa mnde her final uppear anec of he. engagement nt the Academy of Music last night before nn enthusi astic audience. Thu first ballet. "Copellla," In which she toel: no pint, showed some ex cellent tee dancing nnd n folk dance. Mile. Hil.l.i BuUeva was tlie star in this number. "The Fair Dell," n ballet in en. act and two scenes, was laid in 11 quaint old tej shop, where dells when "wound up," would de fnncv and unusual (laming M. Knravnieff, who plnjej a Harlequin dell, gnve the impression he was strung en wire, se nimble, nnd graceful lie was. Paviewa, ns the fairy dell, had thc feathery daintiness of a wisp of down. Assisted by I.nurct Norikeff she danced in and out of the ballet with her usual charm. The divertissements were unusual nnd. wen none, rnviewn uanccu nei gun te fall face up. In the Common Pleas Court there nre enlv fourteen stenographers nt SI000. In thc Orphans' Court there arc five at $3000, or n total of nineteen, ugainFt ninety for tlie Municipal Court. Fnch tndffB of the OrnhamV Court, hew ever, bus n clerk nnd stenographer nt $:i000 te de confidential work. Thinks Salaries Unlawful "The Municipal Court is asking for one ihief clerk at $1000: four clerks at $1000; one clerk nnd messenger nt $11150; two clerks nnd messenger 11 1 SI 200; one clerk nnd messenger ut S1020: one clerk nt $1800; nine nt $1."00; seven nt Slft.'O; tblrtj-one nt SI 200; seven at $1020; thirteen nt $1000; five at $1)00; one nt SN10 nud three at $720 a total of elghty-nlnc. "I seriously question whether some of these salniies arc net unlawful. Sec tion IX of the net of Julv 12, 10111. es tnbllshing the court, as amended by the n'i of June 1.", 101.1. provides thnt the president jud-je shall appoint n chief probation officer, whose salary shall net icned S.1000. and such additional of- hiers and empleyes r.s lie mnv deter mine, nt salaries net te exceed ?2.M)0. "The Prrthonetary of the Court of Common 1'leun ! made the cleik of the civil side of the Municipal Court, while thc ilerk of the Court et (Junrtcr Hes Hes siens has the same jurisdiction In crlm lnnl business. "Ir would senm te me thut the $1000 . lerks and the $2750 criers uic drawing snliir'es In excess of S2.10O, isintinrv te ihe dear mnndnte of tlie Legislature. Cuinell is show in? a meft commenda ble spirit In its broad-gnuge wnv of handling the budget and In it ti offeits te cut down the tax rate. Geed Field for Kroiiemy "The pajrell of the Municipal Court is certainly a fertile field for retiench lug. I huve no besltuncy In saying that nn.v business, man can take this court and operate it from garret te ce'lar at 11 saving of mom than $.'100.- 000, without considering the elimination of ut least nnc-tiuir 01 tne item et $100,000 which is taken from the City Trensury nnd handed te certain institu tions merely because seme ene is tee lay te de a little work, "Half a million dollars in thc gross can be saved in the operation of the Municipal Court, rind tblH would go a great way toward making a big reduc tion In reality In the tax rate." Mr. Uepcr Is having prepared mimeo graphed questionnaires, which will be submitted Monday nt the next budget session te Mutilc'pal Court officials who iiimenr bofero Council. UetillCII last mgnt tentatively no Cheni of Liszt. Otlier nnd shorter numbers were Schubert Impromptu in B flat. Mozart's Turkish March, and pieces by Debussy, Albnnlz nnd Tselialkewsky. Mr. Lilian has a most premising talent for the piano. His execution is geed, his tone excellent nnd his manner of playing sinccre nnd unaffected. In interpreta tion, he is a little Inclined te over ever over sentlmentlllze. csncclally In thc slower movements and phrnsea nnd his playing I would be improved by the cultivation j of a mere delicate pianissimo, Dut these are matters which age and experience will correct. The slew movement of the Chepin senntn, the famous Funeral March, was taken nt 11 much faster tempo than it Is usually plajed, n pace which at times threatened the selem.iltv of the first and concluding sections of the movement. His best work of the evening was done in the scherzo of the sonata, the E fiat waltz of Chepin and the Turkish March of Mozart. The re cltallst was most cordially received by the lurge audience. Ceatesvllle Man Has Smallpox Contesvllle, Pa., Nev. 17. A case of umnllpex was dlncevered here today. The victim Is Curtis Itecver, thirt -live jear old, who makes his home with tlie fnm lly of Marshal Bejd, Second mid Chest nut streets, in the business di-tWit. Dr. Jeseph Scntteigoed, of West Ches ter, representing the State Health De partment made the final diugnesls and eideied Hoever removed te un impro vised pest house en the outskirts of tlie city. Steps were taken te vaccinate nil persons res'dlng near the Bejd home. FURS! 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