: xj.. ... i ,. .v l . nm . .. ' . . . . .v ii i i it i .in -. -r.fr1, . .i . . vTrrrsj.i k. ,, . -ve jts ; tc 1" -. ft'i i ". -rrv-- - Tn ,-w- f s j-- - " ' mv ;rriJn3r ' '&''"- jf-r ' ' ' ' 'F-fl'T T-fv I'VT'VrV l.t r if- . '.. , ru V Kf 5 EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHIIJADELPHIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1921 BUDGET IS JUGGLED TO PROVE 'ECONOMY' 'Combine Cohorts, Led by Hall. Slash Unimportant Items, But Safeguard Payroll Brigade in Hepe of jfe Cutting Tax Rate en Paper IF .Tiieciint? with the limlcct. i-e rnlled. nUit Ceuni'ilmnn Onrtner ler the running of tin city nnd county government next year, toRethrr with a display of n bewildering assortment of politico! fnkc kirks nnd lerwnrd pns?e, is 'tlie favorite indoor sport of th Varc xnajeritj in City Council nt this time. City Council ihrp dns is sitting as , ins a committee of thn whole te consider the budget. Technically, a budget Is a ect of scientific plans which outline in detail juH nlint the receipts for the cerainjf year are te be nnd just hew the funds arc ten be expended. This elimi nates cucsHwejk and allows real mu nicipal HnancletM te iix a tax rate xvhieh wiH pievide for the needs of the municipality. With the Varc majority, however, the budget Is only another name for tit tine the need" of the city te a pre determined tax rate. If the need de chief spokesmen for the majority llRht.1 replied Mr. ('.rata. "I RU in here nnd Ret one of the Ml iless we mere It we can come run short. ,,,,., i Mr. (iaffney nodded his head. Vare Ideas of "Kconemy" This is one of the trick a.s of malt- reduction-. It is wen uinierienu it, nt .,r hup u ccmnz ai new inucii i I ieall needed, in any sort of n detailed 1 wav and it is nle understood that the item in the budget is net te represent 'the ultimate amount which may be isjieiit. Independents Mtt that the pre- cedure reminds tiiem mere of bargain- inc at aceuntry fnir than of scientirte tMlmntinil of expenditures. are men aj it is economizing. 1 Vare men in Council are maklnc a 1 crent point of the fact that they nre ! slushing -" 11Pr rMl1 or s0 n vllcl1 ' Items as funds for "miscellaneous." ..nnl!i.. "stationery aim nir- net tit, then they will be squeezed into I ,,,'.,,''.. "nape. . i. ,f nti. reduction in Jobs or "il- The are mnjeritj wan's te be ahle. , ' ', ' t fnct. in the ease of the Ue once tlie tumult nnd the Minuting have " . nf tw.u. .. Vare county le! ,imvn. but while the captains ar" r ' Vnrc ,niljeritN eilli I'll lilt' JCMI, UP IIIUIIUIT IIIMI1 llie , housetops that a Vare Council has cut'0 V , ,, , , f .,.i,B mi , . .... i.. .:. ... i This kelieltiiile for .lolls and u; m.x in..- i.j mi rriuii. -; , ....., I ,h,,!l ,,.,... I recelviMl cmiiiii nun ............ ....rr.i It is net proposed te make office, uppllng extiu Ilme Kje en Mayoralty A big cut in the nix into it. one of the bent known method of irnking a hit Tilth the ntri And the Vine lrud" admit that they have n weather ej (pen te the next majrrnlty ampaign TMs will come in 102.'!. prencl the year following that (next jenri which the Vares hope te marl: ey a rediie d tux rate. Te bring this about it will he neiv pary te anticipate some of tlie city' J Income and ul.se te indulge in the an- i cient couneilinenic practice of "-her' chnngint;" items in the budget, nil (' which ia rentr.iry te strict midgut mak 'ng as i'enteniilntud by the new Cit Charter. However, it was explained by thec who prefeu. te knew the w n s nnd wiles of .ellticn! rtn.in-'icrs, .ill this enn be ut through nicely. After the next Muyr is '.-lecteil it may le niTcr.sniy te revisi" the t'iv rrte unwnnl nut jobs tech made l(j salaries support Controller In the statement lIadle "If is mv thenglit." said the Cen treller, "that this flft cent ledmtien in th" tux rate can be aeenmplihed without disturbing the "pergenal -erue sub of the budget, bur b making an average reduction of UO per cent In the ether than per-niul verice item., namely, mulpiuent. innterml, supplies, etc." T'er'-enal sericc t- the lechuicnl way of referring te the hetde of job holders. Ilenus Is i:nd:mgered It is probable that the bonus will be taken trem job holders receiving mere than SUetHi a jear. Ne one in City Hall stand- up for the continuum e of this wartime "melon." A striking illustration of the in dulgence accorded payrolls was shown in the sos-ien last night when the Cem- . ... . . ............i.il i. iiiiiriiuli- ii... 1 sti'h n revision veu d emne utter "... ,... ...:',, c i. m .'..i n.... u - i 1.1 m- , tlUlMitsi naireii ier no- .mim-ii'Mi ieuri. the new, and presumably are Mayer. ' ."' i'i..-. ... ,., i.., i,M, .,.,.,. . - ii rn ii'iini'i t nil in'L aii i v i .iii"" i. ii' they did with ether county departments. They scowled nt items for supplies and maintenance te as te be In geed form when the departments under Mayer Moere nre considered. Therefore, a cut of .?G7,r10 for the Municipal Ceurt'M item for supplies and maintenance, was grandly made. All the slashing of items for postage, supplies, telephones and furnishings could net smother the general impres sion that these mighty strbkes for econ omy were In reality the lining up of n fake formation behind which n goal could be kicked for the jobholders. Jt happens, however, that Councilman "Hill" Ueper. Princeton's football couch, is himself an expert en fake for mations, nnd in one Instance he cor rectly diagnosed the phi, broke through the Vare line nnd threw Councilman I lull for a 10-jard less, llepcr even bent his own record en the football held, for he saw the play coming before Hail was icady te call the signnls. Hall Tries I'alie Kick This exhibition of the se-called lines,, of the Organization and the tcchuiuup of Koper de eloped when the budget for the office of Recorder of Heeds was reached. This is an office which is highly useful te the Organi zation as political workers can be placed in jobs nt geed salaries without the annoying formality of n civil serv ice examination. Ilefere llepcr get Inte action, the dazzling list of job holders n the office of Hecerder of Deeds was and It was te be hailed ns u demon stration of the utter disregard of the Combine for Its own county offices a certain indication of what may be ex pected when the departments under Mayer Moere are reached. Mr. Hall then planned te foil back nnd run nreund the end or kick a goal with the item of If.'O.OOO for extra clerk hire. Kepcr, with Devclln acting ns inter ference, nt once started for, the .SfiO.OOO. Hall gave every Indication of doing suf ficient dodging te put the ball ever the line, but he get no support from his own side, (Iaffney nnd Hichnrd Wegleln, president of Council, suggesting that the Item be cut in half. Hall, therefore, ninended the item se that It finally railed for thirty-fhc men, for six months, nt 1500. LOIS WEBER'S NEW FILM "What De Men Want?" at Opera Heuse Has Real Theme Metropolitan Opera Heuse It is probably a geed thing for the photoplay that there Is a Leis Weber te write and direct her own pictures. They supply an element which Is otherwise nlmest wholly lacking In the silent drama the feminine viewpoint. Tlie feminine viewpoint Is the chief feature of interest in "Vhat I'e Men u ant V which wns first shown yester LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK By Lee Pape T's fellows was setting en my frunt steps waiting for something te hnppin, and nuthlng did nnd nuthing looked ns if it was going te, nnd we all tried te think of something te de nnd none of us ceuldcnt, and I sed, I tell you lets wat, lets nil go erreund te Puds Hlmkinseb and stand outside his pnrler window and sec if we can hcer him taking his music lessin. ' Hounding like a prltty bum of a hlcer but better than nuthing, be some of the fellows sed they would go and some sed they weuldent, the ones that went being me and Skinny Martin and Ileddy Mcrfy and Sid Hunt, and Pudscs pnrler win dow wns open a little ways and wc could easy hcer him taking hiu piano lesslu I nnd his Gerraln piano tcctchcr sayln, vun, '2, tree, 4, vun, a, tree, . Hay, I tell you lets wat, lets pertend we arc in the army and Pudscs tcctchcr Is a officer counting for us te mnrtch by, sed Hid Hunt, llclna the best idcer yet, nnd wc all get In back of each ether and started te wawk up anu down Pudscs pavement stamping out feet as hard ns we could keeping time te Pudses Ocrmln music teccher saying vun, 2, tree, 1, vun, U, tree, 4, nnd prltty seen he came and looked out the window te sce wat was making nil the noise stamping and wen he saw us he started te shake one list nnd say u hole let of stuff In Gcrmln taking him about It minutes. And then he started te go back nnd I yelled, I bet you wouldn't of sed that If the war wascnt ever. Hprecklng se deytch, yelled Hid Hunt. Heck der loeey, yelled Itcddy Merfy. Vnss Iss loose, ya, welled Skinny Martin. I.lmbergcr seurkrnut cln swhy dry, I yelled. iscing nu tne ucrmin we ceuiu tninit of te yell, nnd we went back te my house and the ether fellows was still Betting there nnd wc get up a game of prizzners base, the side I was en winning easy. O e I u j0m&i iinv 'inn reeiimnup wnii winni .uifcfi te be supplemented by fifty additional Weber worked out her theme Is net al tynlsts at Jjl.'Ott u ear, calling for n ways of the best, and the fact solidly pu.ireu hi jhi.imii nun uy n remains that one et tier grentest faults Is te let the theme Intrude altogether total payroll et .i.,llll nnd by n lump sum of JeO.OOO for extra clerk hire. Ibis was te be in addition te the list of 101 typists, "special" typists and copyists. It appears 'that a geed division worker is generally a splendid "special typist. tee much into her story and biveme a moral, but. taken nil in nil, "What De Men Want?" is excellent. It Is a story of u marriage in which the man nnd girl have entirely different Apparently it was never intended ! ideas of love nnd the true conception that the Hecerder of Deeds should cot , of marriage. -nss ener lias e wet'- all tlie additional help he called for., This was part of the fake formation. Se Councilman Hall, glaring fiercely. apsp and moved thnt the item of ST.'.tiOn for liftv additional typists at $l."in) be strhken from the budget. Of course, no one opposed this mere. it her story that it Is the man who yields his preconceived notion. Claire Windser is geed as the girl, and .1. Prank (Mention acceptable as the man. (leerge Hackathorne, as the brother, stands out as the best member of the cast as far as acting gees. had tnk'n ethce. This program of the Vnre leaders is clearly indicated in a stntement sup- ?llcd te Councilmen bv City Controller Indley, recently ebs ted en the Vnre ticket. Mr iladley gladdened the hearts of the Vare economists and hocked students of municipal finances when he said that If Council cut the departmental estimates for llf-'L. which are Sfll.lfifl.OOO. by the sum of S.". tW 1.000, the budget ns flnnll passed In Council would be $"i,000.000. "or enlv SI. 000,000 mere than the Controller's estimates of receipts for 11122 at a tax ' rate of $1.0.", which is fifty cents less thnn the pre.-ent tax rate of S2.1.r " Then Mr. Hndley indicated that the surplus of SI. 000.000 would be pro vided for in surplus receipts. AVeuld Lep On Millions In ether words, the City Controller virtually advised Council that the way te get a fifty -cent reduction in the tax rate was just te go ahead and lop off somewhere, a lump sum of $,".041,000 Despite the fact thnt this figure has a very technical leek, it is still, nceo'd ncee'd Ing' te the Contrelle-. technically short of the mark by $1,000,000. The Vare majority, as indicated bv announcements made at the csien of the Committee en tlie Whole yesterday nnd last night, is going te de that very thing; lop off this lump sum nnd make the budget fit the tax rate. An example of hew this is done w.i-. supplied when Simen drat, appealed before Council re discuss the nuances of the Heard of Revision of Taxes. An Item of Sin. 000 appeared in Mr. ttratz's budget for printing and en rrnving "Hew about making that SOO?" with President .Judge Itrewn because h h supperted the Voters' League in tile last nrlmarv. The Judge, however, did net disturb any of the followers of the Cem- ' bine, and they continued te live in their, well-feathered nests. Consequently, I the Combine, in looking nl the Mu- nuipal Court, saw only the arms of officeholders and net the President Judge. A blew at the Municipal Ceuit payroll would be a blew at Combine. hiippeiter. net at Piddcnt Judge llrew it Combine CeuncilmeM did tlie same thing with the Municipal Court that -Waltham Watchesn Fer Men and Women Newest Styles t ( rtsli I'rlni ThreiiKh Our tVrlfftril CONFIDENTIAL CREDIT PLAN 3.Cimor&Sess O 135 SOUTH !3ia ST. 'Nenr uliiut , J FREE EXHIBITION PAINTINGS McCLEES GALLERIES 1307 U.MT ST Hare KtrhlngH anil Mezzotints lamlni n .siwrliiltj Hrllnlne and ttterlnir 3WL,inAiyis w VK7 AnVT-JT-TC All Medels and Stles for Men. Ladies'WalthamWrist Watches in Artistic Designs DIAMONDS JEWELRY I. PKESS & SONS COR. EIGHTH & CHESTNUT STS. 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The movement is ii jewels and priced uncased at sixty dollars I he price of the complete watch varies enlv according te the stvlu and quality of the case selected. Ask veur jeweler te ?hew ou this masterpiece of vvatch-mal -ing. 1 Ic will case the movement for veu according te your taste. When ou buy a "Crescent Street" veu own a watch. I I nt I I I 1 TO I tn I I VDTralCr Tr fc.CJ'" nUSam en jrjrar Shoes MB1 SZ Yeu Are Assured Feet Comfert WmW '18 ef Shee Fitting and Feet Service " 'Tis a Feat te Fit Feet" is a principle mai, jius uccn appnea te tne Daisimcr Stere for nearly a half century. All our salespeople arc trained in the art of correct shoe fitting. If Your Feet Hurt the cause lies in some weakness of your feet structure. Yeu can get instant relief and permanent comfort by wearing AHCH -t"BUIU)eM 4 A feet expert will be here all week te explain "Wizard" Feet Ap pliances, and give advice FREE. ifKI WV SPECIAL VJ I Thursdav. 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Without a proper understanding of tne relation of a lease te the value of a property, it is impossible te obtain an adequate return en the investment or the actual market value in case of sale. This is true, net only with respect te the form of lease made, but also as te the character of the tenant. The aim is te 6ee that net only is the tenant suitable for the property, but that the property is suitable te the particular tenant's business. VI Sefe This New Portable Electric Sewing Machine PORTABLE NOISELESS EFFICIENT THE JOYOF EFFORTLESS.NOISELESS SEWING WILL BE YOURS IF YOU OWN A WILLCOX & GIBBS PORTABLE ELECTRIC Try this wonderful machine in your own hew. We will instruct you in sewing without exnen&u or obligation. 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GREENFIELD & CO. 15th & Chestnut Streets Sill I tjV s SS2S2SjJ iimiiiiiiiiiiii 6 te 3 MONIES OLD Pedigree and Registration Certificate Furnished hi ffW fl II 4 viv.'S. X X MtHb. JU .., . V-i i.- "" . ?".'z7"'-z:i, The entire Criminal Squad of the lierlin Detective Hureau is net recognized as complete without their full quota of these police dogs. As a watchdog the police de? stands in a class by himself. He is also a true friend of the children. Mr. Paul Wcyland has arrived from Berlin with lCfl of these dogs and can take further orders for indi vidually trained dogs for special clifnis. Prier te the war this species was very little known. But his invaluable service and intelligence during the World War has made him famous in all parts of the world. He was a real Bed Cress servant and of great assistance in locating wounded soldiers of all nation alities. The police deg lends himself te unlimited training in tricks, in running down thieves in fact, his keen intelligence is almost human. Price Male D " $5e0 ) Female Deg $80.00 6 te 8 Months Old Specially Trained te Order, Male or Female Deg, $150. Complete Pedigree and Registration Certificate Furnished for Each Deg FOR FURTHER DETAILS APPLY TO Paul Weyland, 1827 East Lippincott St. (Near Allegheny and Kensington AveH.) A. Gee. Fnnke, 806 Bailey 1218 Chestnut Sticel, Philadelphia s tiKei:r.AR pkick si. 40 Your Familu Will Like This Selection 1508 Chestnut Street LcMftWHWHrifc-fctaiLMtxea CTEItfWAY PIANOS Piane Value and Price Steinway is the most valuable piano ever made as a m us ical instrument; as the perfect ion of mechanics; as a money investment; yet it is sold at such a fair price that any one of moderate means may own this greatest product of American art. Equal price and even higher price is asked for inferior pianos; but this pricing is only a subterfuge te bring the mediocre instruments into semblance of trade competition with the Steinway; te allow for discounts in cash sales; te provide commissions for these who recommend them; te cover big trade allowances en used pianos. One price te all is the law in this house and our best service gees with each sale. Time accommodation, if desired. Only Philadelphia Representatives of Steinway & Sens: N. STETSON & CO. 1111 CHESTNUT ST. JE SELL EDISON PHONOGRAPHS J' S II l 1 ' W ff 3. rfniiBTESV- SERVIC illinium s -it.li.
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