fvv.wiit !&f r "it -fVii, M ?...?' W RJR , v irfj Vi if '(IS w &2P 1 P7 '1 ,S FSB. . i&' .rW- E 5ft. HOUSE 79 YEARS r ;h,v f Tf Xt i,""S lnJM tel Matsinser. W. Phila.. LMD IN N F, gteallt When Rum Was 1 2ia Cents a Quart WAGES WERE $8 A DAY m ;, WA aterv of il.iv rlmii ffmt Phils- " ' - . ... 'i. -- -..-,-. ..... .. ..... t .VLJ"'" aH """in land ', tow ' " i jvPfrt Matfttnger, who lins lived In nn old wV'! eue nt Forty-second street audi '.BSjffWhnil nvenue seventy-nine jearF. wXp" .' Mntslnger wns born In the an-1 7HT" aM iln.-r.Ulnn. n.l ..IH,,...n l.n . nu 4K Ml knew hew old the Iioufe actually Is, fls?..'tlc.r.v: " "" v $i pirn parens. $y. t nas been purchased by V illinm U- ClOekp. nnrl lu fi 1.A trn ilmn ennn . iYk.,i ir-c-;' ; "- v " frW P"'" room rnr a garazc. gwWiviiMr. MatMngcr In still nctlvely en 8vS 'n business, being a building con- K& V .Wh,, Rowing up with Wct PMln lPtifMii, bin lnterut In the ilovflejimrnt niii i . ....... u w 4rm iiiiu wuHtu mmi v"j ui i" .wmm Hitntu iiiii -. , . wvMiijiniii ftiin distracted, appnr JyA ' i fJ" W "14 development of the move- ' ,nn im f Etifef Prohibition. l-.r. when nsked Tn'rre tlmC(, Mrs,t Mncnminld warned RrV. KS J" iW ,layH.. 'n'' hew t1'"0" her husband that she smclled smoke be JSr 52 Ji?M ' V'vti ,h,i"isi!1 VU.u fnrt ' u,,uUI cen-..-nt tu arle. l-'Ire Jl". '"" i,"' "' ",l- -""" uns found round tin- teviMiitie n?nin Andmvnt. ,,,,,1 ,.xtlniiNhpil. mid Mr. Mm-Donald "Them Wrre Ooed Old D.iy" wt down In th. icy rehlnesM of the "When I wn a vnnti lmin " rf. kitchen completely dumfeiinded. tOBted Mr MatlM?r "vn, re .'id hnv A,,n,:t immediately a lire broke out E(erhX;ni -hnlf SJiti ?, ' ver hU head, and scarcely had he ex wuacy ler twele nml a. Unit rentu u, ,,, . .,. ,. n' ,.nj ,ua. mmtt and darn roe.1 w hlHky t was. "'"'T T V ... .., . T.vhV. m, .. nnrhniiithf nf in t(ini. 1nvM I ceviTwl. In all fic fireM were cxtln kMtHaM h.l X Jul .nrter I KuNlir.l befere the JaMi broke. Mnn VMffith?t&JSXhnhr 'ny wnM "neventful. and ultra Tuesday n! .the V'."0 .1 '' l.ve HVF.n "1 ,mr rame Withenf reciirreiieu of the tires the ttem of the old Mahlenvlllc Tavern SX';rr(i . pruBk. I "In these days Forty-third street was pSrajiit-'ZJjk "'"" ," ' ""' rui-i. TiK Wa7 the ,,,1idln.K. ,ln l),tiec" piu; ,1 . ..?. "'" -"'...,. w.. .. ....,-... SOT- fav1" ?tulTn tweivt-rnet cnivert under "i. ' kill River. Wnedlnnd nvonue wns tlien known ns the old Darby read, n part H te King's Highway. C3et War Ratw Even Then "They call $8 a day geed money new, at a number of us fcllewn uwil te gci 18 & day for unloading coal barges fifty ftara age for old man Mnhlen, who nt that time owned n sawmill, grist mill, eeal and lumber yard nnd Ice houses Jeng the creek. The barges used te etM up te where Woodland avenue ipw rreses, and nn the ether side of pke ntreet was the Ice house. "The read from what H new Thirty jacaad street te Darby whs all nlanks. hlaay's the time I have t-ecn scores of iL f !7l i hlaiBMA n a miHAfl Ad l tttrhtia vnn tat nc it V KK In niecklev Timiwlilp. we had te I "" U"J convinced that miiiie Hupernnt iWi L- i'ei.i .!. .. ... tt-i.it.ural force hnd set out te destroy their Sixty- -.. .- 1.. .v,-. ". fX riM vmi.pTr hear whv President .. .lT.m,. Tn rn rA KVr"hr0nerled Tcn-" fc,"Kl '"S.il v 12 lnHn.,,,1 .1r.,w.n- -nn. Inda me : '&. S7l "Zt"'?:n S'n "" C;, he continued, drawing con ElKM. invT 1.- U. l, th mnl inv.M ,'VM. ' rmm'.m ." 1 -- -"I- KStt,f able te buy for ten cents as much at . Sf j rrlKf!"8 ,0r- AmI' MXt kai he was right 1 Mr. Matslnger said th.lt he built the 2kV and drove theTrsV "ffl 'f . arty and drove the first horse car . ' ' Jhen known as; Bis father was a manufacturer rw.H'. "-.. r". uny. low baskets, supplying nearly nil of cotton region. Thev had their own low gardens. One winter he made : alelch bottoms. Mr. Mntinger erred in thp Penn- rivania eiunteers nurin-r tne nr et ,25..fnd was ,n some of t,le thickest ,, - .-. .... . ", iirwt , m asYsV m Scientist Stalks VF . . V AntlOOniSh UhOSt Ceatlnued from Pas One fef the horses nnd purchased another w. wmen. iirsiure ins cnreiiu guarding. V Vl the Wta meT?hVmTs" I t filSens occurred ceased and Mr ' f& gSSeaadlmlHed thSneldmt from E ntlnd , Wm"'sea the lnc,(lent from .faiVrlt was' net until the follewlmr snrine' WkfJ T?f ?.ir"ui-J", "'"? "PrLnBl M Lnti ChalnH ami SDlkcs were use,l broken out. The majority of thorn were hair is Mreaked with gray. Today he 4a&r?!WIrV . Vn.Uin?Bn.',Bp.,,C.s . f.e U'il t,l ,.le.u hhlnil nletures en thelunrn .1 .lnek ffrern nletli hnt. n unft rel. $ ;:Hs In their stalls, hut were of no.!'. en ''e bnre wallpaper, ir 1 boxes iiri Bssr shai Dwiiairnn inrmer rn insrin ma Lvm. Cows would be found loosed tm w.i .tnitMiinnn . iwi in .. tU6aBBta Ave mlniitM niter the barn f2&' CSi vT ".--. 1 . ..;-.Vi 1..- .!? .,ln the nnrler downstairs. EJi ftmiemm been vacated, t re nihil in jifj3 bMhed In perspiration. ?M 'hM& welrjl niulsn Lights kWl Anether lull' came in the ghostly per- .'ifcrsnanctn. During the interval weird Mulsh lights nre reported te have !-en iaM h a fiaherman whn naM..l n. keuse early one evening. Convinced va T , IBai some one was 111 ine stneic ne in - VJM- vtatlfated, but found it unoccupied, Wr ' Unwilling te arouse the nccupnnta of ."?V .1. La..a ...l.lnl. n'Aa I.. .1..V.U. t... A -ft Sjrv BUUBCi niii.u ...- ... iiiiiniK1.n. IIIU eSv. aader continued en his wgy greatly , rnEili .n nt ....til ,..nt u.T...n:. 'fe? frleae't events,, which resulte,! In the J-ry .nd., Jehn K'"" p a a -., "- ...... . Airaln 1.4MM aJenam laraiiy neing unven rrem "UWV , ., Vi... . . ,i,i "" t",',',' mm '"'nl " w'"""'! iMi-U SeLr home in the dead of a severe win-'. I"8 they both us-ert they saw a naked , ,, ,,,.,, T. ft 4,- n, did he make any statement of what ? nm ''""" ' 1 Ji .. .; has developed remarkably, The w i, hi luid seen. ftulrs window and hh.wly wave a white , nn), t(, HlbinilrI1(, nre etllcr M jCraln the curleils happenings rease.1. .cloth as though signaling, ihrte times . . , , ( (f lnvi.ntI), ii& . a i.i. , 1 ... i" 4... i . Usui smni uau eviuciuiy Decn mie- F..3 SsJ. Sw v Ok the morning of January 0 of this"1? tr,ic,! ,Mno ,'!".' d "r ".? "w"cr:.. ,"" ftTEBS re snld te be supernatural events d. Entering the kitchen of hi., te light the fire, MacDonald was the Ilrst et Uic latest series of ..rr n-.i -ij-.. i l urn wmw iiiki i-iiiiieia iiit- iiiii iii "" w--- -- --I-. iTeTntered the heu. el7 te fld n rk nblare en the opposite side of the WSS. WhSSi . aK-........ Tnlrlnr. nn nt rh.. Collin.. SUIIUIIIU Wllllll-Ol, iv.i Mil- minium .J.. - .,1.... ,,,., f ., lie 1111 tO tie rri"-llelt ' llllllilli.il III III IllirtH fit 1' I Hrll. II I M K mJm ilacevered that during the night n 'J V P.reC"r" UZ, I . r . r ! "",l ',h" ,,',",'r' ",( Stote t.. extend In- u un example In the Olney ril Mill- '$&Urm patch hed been burned. His flrxt crlrnln.i ii.vi Iga te r. 1. (,. ( .irull. vltlltnnM , tHl. ether nations." beurne sections they are preparing le I .ntKSint waa of wonderment that the i retired Chief of lVlhe. a id u .1. tee ve , Mr U(ls(ttut,.r Hnlll ,. wm . ln ,,,, ulmt ,,,( f. .ierlbe.l as ew ' g BrwSrSenrds had net-btirn.sl mere readily wlt1' ll1nrb1t. I',"1'I 1lli,u"1,, " ."';' Washlngteii Monday te arrange for iia- c-it . Permits were taken out for M.-.O , fi fe '?EilAe fire dertreye.1 the house. ' cur. Mr. Carrell bus aelv.-d two of the t,,tmi publicity. It W net probable nu .iwellingH In ley and 100(1 ' d Ki.7rX tow ' mlmitM later, he no Iced a " baffl;"K1 n,ul,,,,r mlrK- ' ' thnt be will be at the White IIeuh- Mlllbei.rne. That Is a total of a WO lu 5 .Kt&iiVr .i" "i?..i ...I '.." ..i..i" ' KMtlen of the ceUlltri. Accompanied ..,..ll..n.... HmJilnnl Inn ni' inn urnnl. .,. ..... i.n of PI.Hh.ImI.iIiIii 1 SEwMnr nine feet aviny from the VteuO Hareld Whldden, Herald reporter, , ,M, , M1M. M(lOII, nnd th,.r flllr ..nilt the movement ti. give the city !ff"' . .i. 'i,. u i i, ""..' Detective Carrell went te Caledonia , i stlrK. ,,, , ,,ut ate needed is uenernl In 1 'VfVlMckcn. The couch followed the chair' ,.H m Intn th. Knew where the lire.s were ? iWaiurulhed k'T.. ' . , m rse Bign ei iiicriiiiiiiMii was then that fear for their lives j'trA 'their personal property entered the . . .. ... V. .'.... n mi- Ot ine laeLHinniii iiiiiiiij. in" nre wns allewcil in go out lute .afternoon, and n thorough nciireh . a ai a hetiM ler any evidence 01 in- ulhm' was conducted. Nnthing ""- . . a tal wua dlsciiveretl, anil reassured, .n ...11....1 certain wns Mr. MacDennld that I The hci-eud night was bitterly iidd--pa well about the house, that when m cold that the occupants of the Iiiiiimi uttemlited le arouse him n half Plater, wijlng that shu unelled ,' he was unwilling te InvcMlgate. y, however, he was prevailed en ike a i-enrch. and dlseeveied llrt 'blaxlug in the beards about the HI chimney, which had been cold r- . .. . . ... 4X hours, i, nn nan eniy leuirneu lime. Hhen he was called another Are in the same La short, iMtUUll :if neit day aneincr iiivcHiigaiuin leu, tne noer oeurus were the left nf the house, swept dut and jmunsl. tm i...i..ttii aasucVaiii' R.T-LC r-" .. i M5AK LIVED IN SAME siK'ilHJllHIHIHJilllHkwBfBvaw KJ ffvwJk''iklSliHllHilHHBOiHliHKKi?kVIWHI V '' n te breathe slcr. Spooky Flren VcrsNt rnt(, en Xue-lay afternoon Mr. Mac- Lnnil went out te tlie stable te nttcnil te bin stock for the night, and In his misfnen mth Miwununm uiTuvinjn u fire In the wnllpapvr in the illnlnic room She extiiiEiilshed It with 11 nun of water and sent Mary Ellen te call her fester father. Within n few minutes nnether lire wad dWcntPrcd In the fame room, nnd again the beards ever the ceiling broke Inte flame-. The hoards which (were en fire were thrown out Inte the snow nnd MncDennld tntecl tluit smill pieces of cettcn adhered te them, al though they hud been ilioreughl swept mi the Pt.nuny before. Fires were discovered In rncs In an upstairs room, en Mirleti places nn the bnre wall, where It U reported cotton was found under the burned spots, al though the paper had been en the wall for enrH, nnd bore no evidence of being disturbed until the Arc broke out. Terrified lest thev should lese their hemCi t WIJH (k-,(Ud f 4e,, t t,,ph. I nearest neighbor for assistance. Mrs. MacDennld nnd Mary Ellen started out. but the aged woman found her declining 'strength, tee feeble for the ordeal and collapsed before half the distance had ' T1?" covered. leaving her footer mother whi.rn she Inn! fallen in the snow. Mnrv " " ' "'" il""r?nB heV nun---.. --.1 cries. T.ee and Dan Mac- ' . - '' ' M,Z "' i Jut ' ?K Lv-T3 aa. .igJPRMl Wbmj I had thoroughly searched the tr-mlse?( MMLflH?Ur ' " " w' h" m n -, Mr. Vnn Valkenburg said he filed 111 be a busv one 1 that e jeurnev. Mary Ellen stnjed with,,llp lptter llwa' witI' " number of ap- I Atnti.rnnHilpr' Oemimnt- t Ji JnD- Ve Jrn e- f'f " ,h L . , ' l'""""'' fort,"! '"rectership and that2I"'raK ' i . . , .. i. i "? te me uuuw.-. a-., . ri tinitttfs tn ntiialkt AIp Mnnllnn. w.-.. .-... ......'V. i "" MacDbnald Dazed With Fear They found him dazed with fear nnd bewilderment. He had awn three mere A 1 1 1V1.ll.. f- 'f..n1 n(, wcnt te nssst nls wlf tne thrc , nien watcj,ed the house. i JlflTi Uri'llll HUli ,. ,1111' ..11. ..tllVl'IFIl- T.nter in the evening a rearinc fire ... I...M. I kn l n..in un. .. A...1 ..11 l llllilfc 4H 11 jkiiiii-ii r-iv.w. unii nn ?.' ,nreund u '7' ,""! mc- fSllllvrnv wns hlttliiL' where he com- mnnded a complete view of the dining 'ent said, the whole house was Illum inated by a bluish white ligut. i.ee saw- that it came irem tne pnrier nnu dashed In there. A window shade was r-.-T" -;-""," ..,, tt ,nr down and "put the fire out wllh his hands. There was much blaze and' ne.ke. but little heat. Frem that time until the following morning the family underwent a most terrifying experience. Thirtv or mere fires are said te have ' K.... . --... : -t i un,,1f.r POIV a?UilL ,Pi. ? ...w,i cuohlen which had been left upstairs a few mementa earlier wm found blazing A dishcloth, which wnH lying In a I peel 01 wnier en mc uwn. iiiuni uim- plctely saturated, Is snld te have burned before the eyen of the watchers, giving off a red light. A piece of paper, sat- urnted witn water, m piraru mc fliMir and iiluenl en the hare kitchen table, where lt,alinest Immediately burst ' "'e iiimit--. tm n..i.. "" "- horrors of that night Is told by all who were tiresent. . ... - XTnl.n.l Ann it.iifl .I.inil . , ,, , .. , , m -.h Just at dajllght Michael MacOII .i.A rti..iii inis unisi 111111 ineii tiu ntiiiu i"'-. . ....... . 1 i "" -"." : . .. :. . WBH Wltniirnwil. iiivu-.ukiui.iii m nm-u ' """"'v.,,!, .' v., i. .r n,u n : '' McOIIIivnrj hnme, wiicre the wit - nesscs of thee strange happinln.s win. , Bl shelter. . r such Hinxuiar nuitpuiuimi. wnn "" i i ,,..--- . ' Mil... n. Wpt two n it- n the , 'u,et.. ,,., ArR"'..! "' ,',u! " T. "au '.:'.. r. i" ... , .V.7. lesiur iiiiunnii, ieru ... .. r,.. ..v . ... .two nights with the detective and the H1".. ...... ..... , .,... varreu siaiee uen nu "" moem-ui thut within a short tune lie weun, ii.ivd I " . . . . . the person rthpeiihinie ler tne ares ...l...H I.III.I1..1I1I1L..4 nniler nrresl. int. ....ri" . - -. - tins ceinicunn win -hiij,iu-ih.u un arrival u tne inci inni inn 11.1111111 un s" a. ..1..1. nViItii iiiiniitiieiil Ii 11 1 iitmi iii I nrwi iiikhv. "'"'""n """" .,..w.. He found no clue, however, te jiiMifj, ill A l.tiaT al... tl.fi lisiu si.ia.jft nis nnu eeiin mui n. mt. i.- iniiiian nrizin. went unaeii hi se-. -. ihi, hikii, . nnd wrni d in bhmkets, they lay down te rest lu the kitchen, htrnnge sounds commenced nt once. loelsteus were I heard In a upper room ; shortly alter- 'warn, vviimuun w-x-iuu .'"'"'' .T"1' i en the arm. He miestltincd Carrell us I ... . ..!.... I. nf !. Iiml .teenlf 111 111 . ftne "'"""',,",""; '. :; Carrell replied In the iicgiitlvc, stating that he, tee, bad been slapped. MacDennld, while net usicep. rcciutd in a stutMir, Mjsterleus tappings en the outside walls of the house were alae heard during the night, it wus tie- ".fW-ipt day, the Investigators re in?, iTipia u lieiia.iriieu, jMmMI thitt.tke house. was Imunud. HOUSE 79 YEARS MlBnv.' Michael Matsinger and the house nt Fifty-second street and Wood land avenue in which he has lived for seventy -nine years Rosewater Is Fair Publicity Head Cenllnuis from Tate One he would call a meeting of the Tub Hcltv Committee te net en the appoint ment. He nlse was nsked if his com mittee hnd ever held a meeting. Beth queries he referred te the Mayer. Jehn II. Mnsen. also a member of the Executive Committee, apparently had the impression hu executive com mittee meeting was livid estcrdav. Owing te pressure of business he was unable te attend the meeting, he said. Surprise te Committeemen Mr. Mnsen. president of the Com mercial Trust Company, said Mr. Hose Hese water's qualifications had been looked up nnd that he was fitted for the pub licity directorship because of his ex perience with ether expositions and with legislative matters. E. A. Van Valkenburg. n member of the Publicity Committee, remembered thnt he received a letter some time age either from Mr. Hescwnter or from some one writing In Mr. Be&ewater's behalf. '" UlH-eivil Uiu lUItllur WOUId DC IBKCn , up at a meeting et tne ruDllcity uom uem mittee. "Te my knowledge there hns been no meeting of the Publicity Committee," he said. "At least I have never re- ..nlvciil nnllrifi il ...... The .. .... .!..- .v. ...... ..wi.v; ... ....-. m- iiimhjiui- i ment wns complete surprise te me. , I knew nothing about It until the 'cau- ncu ceny announced it last nlc it." Seeks National Itecognttlen Mr. Itn-ewater said his work Is te get national recognition for the fair. "1 nm feeling my way nnd I want te knew the temperature befere I jump in te swim," he remarked after con ferring with Mayer Moere nt City Hall. Whnt Hilary will I receive? he re i.nM,,. "rtl. I'll sav I nm net cet- ting as much as I enght te get." Then, In mere serious vein, he said the salary question wns a subject for the Exccu- tlve Committee te make known. Mr. Itosewntcr Is below the average helaht. hut Is solidly built. His black 1 '- -- ... .-" . ----." ----- --- lar with a dark four-in-hand tie nnd a dark overcoat. Mr. Rosewater disclosed that he tug-ireati-d himself for the publicity director- I hln nix months age. While his fam- lly were at Atlantic City he came te this iciry nnu luismi mm .'iiir wm', siu saw the Mayer ngaln three wcekti nge. Mr. Itosewntcr snld his family is tn Omnha, where his son and daughter are atti'iniing vciieiii. jh huufu no win ..stiiMUh a renidence and bring his fam- n here. Mr. Kescwater ns nsked uueui ni" inein. "The first thing te de," he begun. "Is te get the pi-eple unused te the l..i...rf lltlli. llf till. Kl'SlI 1 1 i . I l.tl til M tl 1 1I I ........ ..... -. .- .- -,;. - -. ft must be remembered that this exnj- sitlen will be the first important one hince the Ht. Leuis t-uirin aiaii Hinc,; an- tomebllo Ire-de- . 1 a 11 nm iiuinini: "I am imt pu-hlng t-ltes or anything , , , .. , r),.,llll(i . ,,. ,-r nees. ! tlen. ".My job is te bring this te the' attention of tne .xinen. , ..wm j K(( ,( i:rIh0 , advance 1liiir. for tl MMedtlen? N". that Is ' net llkelj. My Jeb Is te get national leengnltien for the fair. line of tie most active lioesters .Tames M. Ilcck, Solicitor (ieneral of the I'lilted States. He cime from Washington today and conferred with the Majer en the White Heuse meeting Mniiilii. .'. .A.il.ili nf the filmelntef.'u fiftin .. rei.l'l. ' ..... ...-i---....-. r. .IIII.I.I. . .,.Mr,.,i ,v the Majer, rends: umu "Victer ltesewuter, who Is fifty. one nlill' .1.1 i..l .....!. ... .1.. .. 1.1. .1 . - , jenrn iiiii, ii". 1 iii.iiii i" ! nun 11111 -inulilliiiy werK et tne uuiH-.iisi.ijr,p - j:Xpiltleii held in timnim tn isjis, and i ... at . .. 1.11 ..1 . .. s . 1 was uirei ter 01 piiniii'ii.v mr ine twenty. Hx Western States and Tenltiirles In . . .1 .. .1... ia -. . .1. n. mmpiugii mat eiecieu mt, Jutt te the l.residency. "He hns bad nn extensive aenunint. iinee with newspaper editors and pub lishers throughout the country. He was a member of the Nntlenal ltepubllcan Kxecutlvn Committee In 1IHIS, mitienal chairman lu I HI'-', en the National Advlsety Iteard ln llil'.' and IIIKI and in an advisory capacity In wan. "Mr. llesewnter, a graduate of Co Ce lumhlu I'nlverslty, was ut one time n regent of the rnlverslty of Ncluaska, and hns lectured en subjects In munlcl- . pal government or .epics in journal ism." A RrtMANTHl AHVKNTPRK Be sure te start (the flrst chapter nf Harris nii'kiaiVa IhrllllnJ atnrt lit the Muu&alna SecTlun of next alndsy's Pistie Lsieia. U,ir A' PHILA. IS ON VERGE OF BUILDING BOOM Starting of Big Projects Seen as Indicating End .of Mori bund Period LABOR WILLING TO HELP "Fer the flrst time In yearn, we can tell an optimistic story of the building construction outlook." Henry C. Weed, secretary Master Uullders' Ex change "Building activities In Philadelphia ring the present eaf will greatly ceed these of 1021." Jehn O. Wll-, durln Hams, president Philadelphia Heal Ks- a I.. . exceeil "There is n Blight, tendency toward betterment." Harry A. enc, Master Builders' Cemnanv. . VVV..(..bt ! I Builders' Cemnnnv "Uncertainty about the demands of , labor is holding back $50,000,000 worth I of work, which would otherwise start iwlthln the next ninety days." .1. W. I'carre, lermcr president Master liunu- ers exchange. "Laber Is net Impeding the construc tion of buildings in Philadelphia. Every member of our union Is an American citizen. We have done nil we could te come te nn understanding with the mnster builders." V. X. Sullivan, secretary Brlcklavcrsf Masens and Plasterers Union tfe. I. All builders, contractors nnd archi tects who are In close touch with the building construction situation in Phil adelphia agree that there Is u forward movement, but there Is soma difference of opinion as te the extent and strength of the movement. Seme of the builders nnd contractors assert that labor unions, because of wage demands, have retarded building plans and still arc causing a feeling of uncertainty. They say that the labor unions will have much te de In decid ing whether the approaching season is one of great -building activity or one of (nations and curtailed construction. What Is needed, they declare, is a definite, binding agreement, signed by officers of unions, fixing for the season certain reductions which have already been accepted te a large extent. Laber leaders, however, deny thnt the unions have impeded building plnns or caused uncertainty te any greater extent than the contractors nnd build ers themselves. They declare thnt the workmen want te see great building activity, nnd ere ready te de their part the real difficulty is disposition en the part of builders and contractors te held aloof from the unions. Prices Going Down One of the large contractors as serted thnt some building mnteriul, such as structural steel, bad actually dropped (hat prices hnve been stabilized. My te pre-war prices, and that uneasiness cej.Q touch with the situation con about labor alone was keeping persons I VIU.CI mc that present prices represent who contemplate erecting structures ni,nut the normal level of the future ami from closing contracts. Te this, leaders tnnt iiem0 buyers Can safely invest of the workmen engaged In building tednv construction replied, thnt there was cer- .. t cost 0, lnbnr nnd ma- tnlnly ns much or mere uncnslness con- . ,"? '; .L- fi,f nt the eenk of cernng the price, of material which I "ft JeZ ' leVm" 'renresen! HLv"lliT!1-?"V abe the new price level, nnd that no IIII11II1IIK 1 II LIU III I1IIIIIT U II 1 III! II III TL'II seme, One indication of strong belief anions builders nnd contractors that the remln; tt!.l-.... T-,i ...l.iu"i . If Prlcklnycrs' Union, which hns been go- Ing en for ten months. The master builders hnve sent n communication te i iiiiLniiiiuin uiuuii. ivniL-ii hum im'I'.i irri" : MiniK-in nuvr nrui u L'Ullllllllllll'Ulluil II) .. ti..i.i... . . ..i.i.. .l. .. UIU' l.lll Rlll.Xr.1 LIIHPIl, 11BHII1K III.'IC IIIC members of thnt organization vote next Monday night en a new preposition of fered by employers. May Reach Compromise The offer indicates n disposition te pay the $1.25 nn hour demanded by the llrlcklayers' Union, or a compromise scale between this and the $1 an hour offered by the builders. Hut te get the wage concession, the union Ik nsked te agree that there shall be no sympathetic strikes nnd no penalties Imposed upon brickhecrs working during strikes; and also that tne termination et agreements as te wages and hours shall be in Jan uary and net in Mny, as in the past. The contract for the new public li brary Is said te have caused some com plication in the situation here. The successful bidders ere said te hnve large contracts outside of Philadelphia, crs' cut this te $1 in a hlgh-hnnded en which during the Inst ten months wnv, i that time, we were willing number of the htriklng Philadelphia te 'take $1.15. The master builders brlcklnyers have found work. I Wenld net even arbitrate. We pro pre If the eontmetorii, In doing the work pentsl ns nrbltrutore cevernl prominent en the library, try te adhere te the rules' men, Including two Judges,, but thin Inld down by the master builders be- preposition received no attention, cause of the strike here It I said, they Wc rHpect ,W,C pnen and have may have ,.trl! i en their Jobs eutclde. , 1)thnB te encrilkc the geed onln enln onln Fer this and ether reasons t Is de. ' on'ef"t,,c public. This strike has been tdreii te have the trouble with the union bricklayers settled before the building ' wasen is in lull swing. ' Mr. Wernls Is one of the most epfl- I mihtlc of the men la teurh with the I'hilndeliihia sit nation. "The iiutloeli," he mi id, "Is for a prosperous season. That Is if lnbnr will lw satisfied with, a lower wnle if wages. High wubi'M hae In'aclcd elf ninny men when they have thnugiit of building, and it will be best fur Inbiir and fur cwry one else If satisfactory wage agreements can ee reiicneu. "Pref-ent IndicatieiiH nre I'lireuragine. Contraeteri and workmen should hue a buxv e:ir if nothing occurs te mar iirespei is ns they new appear. 1 "One encouraging thing Is that the numtier et winning permits tssueii last month was grenter than lu any ether i-euruarj in tne nistery or tne city. The estimated cost of the work te be 1.ii was also greater than lu uny ether February. s .,11 nnrts. number of Important pieces of I work nre also under consideration. Take, for e-ampje. the tearing down nf I the old Hlnghani Hetel, at l-.leventh and I Murliet streets, and the construction en the site of an office building and thea tre. That Is a $11,000,000 undertaking. "Others lire the proposed SL'.OI 10,000 , ...111.. Villi. Ik .... III..... n...l ... ..... ..... ..... .. .. .. ....I.... X. ..ii..- unii in - iiweiiuiKe iiihi iiuii iioi'ein uri: eeing ra REBUILDINGREMODELING RECONSTRUCTING HARRY R. RUST Contractor, Carpenter and Builder Stere and Office Fixtures Rolling Stere Ladders MAIN OFFICE, 19 S. 8TH STREET 41 te 51 N. HUTCHINSON STREET MILL 724-720 LUDLOW STREET ,A, llf. . t ...n. . building en the Parkway of the. Frank lin institute ana me construction of the ten -story Atlantic Refining Com pany Building at Drend and Spruce streets. ' "Pome of the old hulldlngfl arc being, or will be, altered and improved at c.mi Mdcrnblc expense, such as the old Bap tist Publishing Building, at Seventeenth and Arch streets, nnd the Parkway Building, at Bread and Cherry. "In fact, the signi nil indicate build ing activity en a scale net seen here for six years. "There is also indication that prices are returning te normal, but this does net mean pre-war prices. It does mean, however that there Is an end of Infla tion and that prices are returning te a rational level. Most of the new dwell ings are houses thnt would sell at about SOOOO." . . . . Large Contracts Let Mr. Stene said: "Heme fairly large contracts have been placed recently, but the large buildings decided upon arc net up 10 espi-ciauen. .uuen ether work is under conidderatien, or discussion, and seme work Is out for estimates. The majority of the work "' way or contracted for is of small i..nnn.lnn fltvnlll tiffs nnrl imrnrps. Anil much of this is speculative, "Of the general situation it can be said that there is a slight tendency tnuinl betterment "Mortgage money is better thnn nt this time last year, which may have a tendency te stimulate building. "Unemployment la greater at pres ent thnn It has been for some time, but this Is seasonal." Mr. Stene said that, roughly speak ing, the work thnt seemed te be as sured for the coming building season would call for the expenditure of $7, 000,000 or .t.S.000,000. He snld thnt the Beard of Education probably would have work costing from 52,000,000 te S.'l.ilOA.OOO done this enr: thnt the new Public Library contract cnlled for the expenditure of 51,300.000, nnU that the Atlantic llcflnlng Cempnny Building would cost about $1,000,000. The ad ad dltlennl buildings of Temple Univer sity. cetlng 800,000, nnd the l'rcsby terlnn Hospital, costing 5.100,000, were ether Important pieces of work te be carried forward this seaben. Williams Is OptlmUtle "As president of the Philadelphia Real Estate Beard," said Mr. Wll Wll Herns, "I have been studying the build ing stntlstlcs for the last two months, but in expressing the opinion thnt the building activities of 11)22 will greatly exceed these of the previous ear, I am net guided wholly by the great increase In the number of building permits for the first two months of this year ever the corresponding two months of 1021, which represent a total in cost of three times renter than theso issued in the same period in 1021. "I have noted with satisfaction n very J .'"i.r demand for home' "which I ",Vf AT.' ')' from S(v)0 te ernoe. I built during the present year, ana - leek for activity In commercial nnd general business construction. "Dwelling construction will attain nnrmnl nrtivitV. ill mV Olllnlell. with II return of confidence among the public . . further drastic liquidation in these lines can be loelsed for. "Anether thing responsible for the i PresVnt ireful tnilldlng market Is the ' improvement In the financial situation. money available for ' financing building construction innn i.r some time past, and 'n'.rV""l,Vf f te a gradual but steady betterme nt : of i i" ....... -.".; "i" ......inlv 1 .1.1 L:iiiefiim All thpyn factors, uamel I"'- "" -." .lll nrlnnn ' returning confidence. stablllO et pr ccs ....i k.n.,fniMii nt thn financial sltua tlen. should prove a very great stimulus te nn increase of activity throughout the year." Laber Denies Slurs "It is unfair te charge or intimate that labor unions nre holding up im portant work." said Mr. Sullivan. T.ai.ni. iii nnt in nnv wav impeding the construction of new buildings in Philadelphia. The bricklayers are net en strike. They were locked out Inst ,Mny. Since then tney nave iiierciy re sisted arbitrary action en tne pari et the master builders. "Ilcfore the lockout, the bricklayers offered te accept a reduction of wages te avoid this dispute. Tney were get tin S1..T.0 nn hour The master build- Lenten Specialties Oysters Run. Slew. Fry. Luncheon, 10c ZEISSE'S HOTEL 820 Walnut Street .1IIIIN O. II MV Klt l'rw. Kuu;in;iii;.i:iu:n;tiiJi.uiUMuiUffla1n.ii:!,4u'':nmuu!ii;rjfflmmaa)iijm3iiLrar.w I Milk-Fed Reastintr Frying Stewing Chickens 5 ib. (Milk-fed Breiling Chickens, lb 40c) i S j I At all our Meat Markets tun uui imu um m ii i in niimitmin nmiii m mn unHTrrninnttnrmmTii ' i mm m i 1 11 1 nm u . n ,n " ' , lfii'Vii?r.iV'i'lil VKSaMHEalBaBaaaaSAiaaaaakJ going' en for nearly a year, yet there has been no violence, no disorder. The mnster nunucrs nave ernnmii m ... 400 non-union men. ve my. i..i.b.t...f Instead, we have found work for our men wherever we could. Mere than 1000 ere working outside of Philadelphia. "Every memeer or our union in .. American cltlaen, nnd we have acted nt all times as American cucna "When the truth is told of the pres ent situation in Philadelphia, we have no fear of less of public esteem. The strike has been long, but it leeks. at though a. settlement must come seen. We have'' been always willing. te meet the master builders for the4 discussion of a working agreement. But they will net meet representatives of the union. They are disposed te lay down the law, without considering that workers may have something te say. "We are net afraid of arbitration or any ether open and lawful step to ward an understanding. "And we believe that nn understand ing should be reached en such a basis that it would be lasting. This would be best for the employers, fhe workers nnd the community in general. Ne agreement pan be lasting unless all con cerned are satisfied. Te reach such an agreement, employers nnd workers should meet anil discuss matters. That is the only way in which they can understand one another. A lasting agreement cannot be reached through a system, such as that adopted by the master builders, in which one side says : 'Herc'B what we will de. Take it or leave itJ Hopes Parties Won't Break Up Continued from Pnite One Hist domination by the Executive as the farm bloc docs, but may even ef fect n shift of power away from the White Heuse te the Hill. The swing today is unmistakably in that direction, ' This, briefly, is the ferment thnt Mr. Ilnrding sees, though this may net be the way he sees it. It has been respon sible for the chief disappointments of the year, the failure of nny large legis lative program, the adoption of policies upon n hnnd-to-meuth bnsls. Legislatively, there hnve net been fruitful results, and the public blnmcs Congress, with the chnnce thnt a Dem ocratic Heuse will succeed the present Republican Heuse. In ether respects Mr. Harding has done well. Still, you hnve In the results of this year the lim its that are set te Cabinet government. Important policies de net erlginntc In the Cabinet except foreign policies. All ether Important policies erlglnntc In Congress or in the co-operation of Congress nnd the Executive. The Cabinet is made up of administrative nlficcrs. Mr. Hnrtllng hns an excel lent Cabinet, but It has net contributed much toward the solution of the bigger problems before the country nnd the world. It i net in n position te de se, except se fnr ns foreign rclntlens go. In foreign rclntlens Mr. Harding has been remarkably successful. The Arms Conference accomplished mere of whnt It set out te de than nny ether internntlennl gnthcrlng In htatery. It cstnbllshcd the pence of the world upon securer foundations. And it pointed the way te settlement of disputes among Powers by the conference method. The major international difficulties THEGARRICKTHEATRE Tomorrow Afternoon at 3.15 JOHN HERMAN RANDALL, OF NEW YORK Auther anil Lecturer Subject: "THE KIND OF THINKING THAT WILL CHANGE THE WORLD" The progressive man Is seeking something better and keeps his mind open te that which uplifts and makes for success. Doer open at 2i30 ALL WELCOME yy;fy?yy?jqT-'raff Free Lecture Christian Science Paul Stark Seeley, C. S. B., of Portland, Oregon Member of the lleard of Lectureship of The Mether Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, In Rosten, Mass., under the auspices et Second Church of Christ. Scientist SUNDAY AFTERNOON MAU. !i. AT ni30 O'CLOCK TUB ORPHEUM THEATRE t'HKLTKN AVIS.. UUKMANTOWN The Public Is Albert D. Lasker, Chairman Elmer Schlesinger, General Counsel Representing United States Shipping Beard Emergency Fleet Corporation Will help the Heusing Situation at Chester, Pa. remain unsolved nnd perhaps insoluble in the immcdiote future, a iere m u,. pence of Europe In nny. real sense 01 the word. Boundaries of nations were left uncertain by the Paris peace, or se established that no one regards them as permanent. Indemnities Still Unsettled Indemnities owed by vanquished te victors are still the subject of dispute. Upen these questions the Administra tion hn shown a disposition te turn Our domestic difficulties of an eco nomic nature seem te be related te Europe's troubles, and the Adminis tration has net met them. Perhaps no administration could. Certainly none could with the governmental Bystem ns unworkable as it te with the Execu tive weaker, party authority gene, business, ns n guiding principle divided nnd unsure and Congress perhaps evolving Inte the means of expression, of new forces in the political life of the country. Mr. Harding retains, after a year nnd a trying year at thatef idleness nnd small nrefltB, nil his personal popu larity. He is emphatically n geed sort, net Inspired or inspiring, but honest, sensible nnd well-intentioned. The public disposition Is te say that he has done all that ce.uld be expected in the circumstances. The circum stances are unfavorable. The problems are difficult, almost te the point of in solubility. The mechanism docs net function. There is tee much ferment. Religion for an Age of Confusion A Birles of Sermon at the First Unitarian Church Ch-itnut Street Weet et Slit Street BY Rev. Frederick R. Griffin, MinUter Bunduy Mernuiss at Kleren o'clock March 6 The Senrcea of All Trert. The Dlble and the nedlecevery of we Are There Other nibleel Iarch It The Great rrlfni at All the Sens The Mnnlnir of Jeeul te a Unitarian. The Queellen of Deity and Divinity. March 10 Sin and Solvatien. Dees Oed Care What Happens te Us! The Question of the Incarnation. March 88 Beyond This Life. What and Where Are Heaven and Hell. The Function et the Immortal Hepe In the Life of the Modern Man. April t What I ChrUllanUr? Can We He Christians! Who Are Christians Today? April 0 Old Theutht Made Larger. . The Relationship et Unltarlanlam te Other Christian Faiths. What Dees Unltarlantsm Give In Place of What It Takes AwayT The Question et the Atonement. April 18 Our Vast Spiritual Responsibility. The Meanlnir et Easter In its Relation te the Church of Today. SPKOIAL MUSIC UY CHOIR MILDRKP FAAS. Seprano KATIIHYN ME1SI.K, Contralto KHKIlEniCK ANNK. Tener FRKDKRICK CAVKKOON. Ilass DK. PHILIP II. riOEI'l Organist and Choirmaster JUST ISSUED DAILY DEVOTIONS Fer the Heme, the Individual and Churrti clathcrlnga. Unusual Prayers and Plans for Illble Reading. Edited by Rufua W. Miller. D. D. 1 Cleth. 100 Pases. Prlce 60 cents. All Uoekstores HEIDELBERG PRESS 15th and Knee Sts. lkl ir WaAtaaaM!! Organ recital at 3 o'clock Vite La Monace at the organ First Chnreh of Christ, Scientist TUESDAY EVENING MAU. 7. ,T H O'CLOCK CHURCH EDIFICE WALIsTT WEST OF eOTO ST. Cordially Invited Jeseph en Sat., March 25th, 1922 Watch newspapers for further details MM ' I ,a. f AuetieMtr( maimers encia - 4PHM miu .! I t fa ilia . awjnt ,4 1 Hred and Utrka sU. (1000 N.) A snan mil. , Kt Heme of the Qrsee lUetlit Church, ,- Wm, Drr McCurdx, Aiseelatia Ftiter. i: j, Marvin Hanna, Musical Dlricter, . '. rrtaerKK. a. ma ma, unanui, Mr. Conwell praacht 101SO A. u: .m'J Conwell 1 ;an . n. j.k sna marniBB aavwiju .. i. it. ..- ' .. r "- .-." ." ' --'" ah. 11 li Drcachlns a .erica of lm...?r.1 tlv sermons dealing wlih the eventa im. j mediately .prteedlna- the Crucliwen ana J Heaurroctlen of ctirlat. A cordial welceni 1 is exienaeu a eerlet et 1 hnth eervlce DIM Scheel, Jere Iv. Creete, Supt,, .jH'.J en run Church Prayer meetlna- Friday, a ... ,-' Swarthmore Chautauqua. March f, j ,fl -A e, s P. M. andp;M.-Seasen tldteti. a? 13 Phene 'Diamond eaf. thlfl SecMr ACADEMY OF MUSIC. 11 A. M PERM. vat. cMttnrr en .rr.i.nn. Jw.-V.tY?? M'Her Man of VlalenBee. x,,'-"- ft Trier lends BACK NT. CONFJKJlNJK, 11:40. l.th"aaa .,' and Race ste. Abtrall Blackburn. Sub! '' 4-f.t "dA-viAA tiu. wmi ta. . rulr ..ti.t' Mln fn- tnKln lA.fln "A" !&: ..v... --..-.. . ( .v...y. AWM.W. iiers weicernw. THE OLD qUAKEK MKCrWU BOCSl' .V- Merlen, Pa., en Montgomery Pike, eatab! ill .nsnea in iwhi im open ter wersnip every 'nl r irsi-eny leunuay momma; a II e Clftel lO In this old hnun WUIISJir Fatui worshle. when In America. 7 Preahyterlaa ARCH ST. CHUBC11. 18th and Arch. ' !l Dr. Macartney will preach at le-Ja M J.fl "The Pew of Prayer te Help and DtlftS J() m. .w. ... ' -..r and Temptation Strikes tar His tJSM VI Wn. HMl. ..a.... ..M... .. lull .k. . ' 11UI wuif VM. .n. t only your own prayers, but the pra. )4 et ethers, and above all else the pray. ,ii new offered up continually by Chrlit. 11 era ers new enerea up continually py Chrlii (1 8 P. M. Dr. McCartney will preach en Uu Jl subject. ."Shsll the Sesqul-Centennlal position be Open en BundayT" Alnidr i fhla nnaillnii na Iimh hIm m k ... f . Inss. Christian dtltena et Philadelphia 1 laaatlta.it a hsata Stat as -LSkasBHA mm .. htitf-.ti Annm arlll Its itnstitn t ns.i'u.i. ' i -g milieu w ss-at -tus-st wmi anvil, llm V..M.-.. ..-... -fc .W VIWK. ji ItRTHtJCHRM PRRAnYTKHrAN ritTTttrtT v1 ReV, WILLIA.M j. MCCOHUICK. PlfUr Rev. S. R. cunRTe Aiiliunt. uruau aim xvisaiiiviia tsu r.jj March 5th. 1933 10:30 Dulldinir City W&llt. ?sn flunrlav flehoel. Atli FBW8 FTU5B AT ALT, flRRVTCn. 1 SFiJSl "Tlia aitititM-a Tllli II BBC'ONU 1'RFSIIYTEIIIAN CUURCH S BBV. ALKXANDBH MacCOLL, D. D fJ 2im una vvainui !. m tire-if A1ftXf T1 rtTTnT.WT A at,. . ? 8?iiMCeiiwni preichat irS3ffSa,T iri Mernlnsr ermen, ftrt In narlei en MSemt 'tl a. - ..i tk. eli ti mwvsjj;, 7:80 P. M. SAINT-8AEN8 SKRVICS: - Anaei "" i """j weniiesi 8a- "ii trlniip1' tlnA at Ahrihim." n -r- .-.1 Me-t Hely." "My Seul Deth Magpl y." ,1 Instrumental numbers, for violin, harp aiM ' ersan. i Sunday Scheel and Illble Class 10 A. M Midweek Service In the church Wednesday '' VIRITO'RB WELCOME. rt Protestant Eplsfepal CHURCH Ol" ST. JUDE AND THE NA". T1VITY. N. W. cer. Hth & Mt. Vernen . n "THE CHURCH THAT'S ALIVE." " Rev. JAMC3 COPE CROSSON, Reoter. " 10:30 A. M. Hely Communion and Sermon L 2:30 P. M. WWe-awake. Interesthui - Church Scheel session. Special musical '' uresram by the orchestra, ilr. A i mS. .: die will speak. Everybody cordially wel- ' corned, ' , 7:S5P. M. Organ recital Nerman Stokes 7:45 P. M. Men a Attendance Campaliri - wervice. tinert, nearty service. Geed sins ins. nVERYnODY BRINQ SOMEBODY ELSE. MEMORIAL CHAPEL OF THE HOLY COMMIMOX. 27th and w'hartin sX H A. M. and 10:30 A. M.. a special und parttcitlnr place where praters may be effered for the heal Inn of tne mind, the he.irt nnd the bedy: built as an everllit Ins memorial tu the Heallnc Power of Jesus Christ. ST. l'RTKH'N flllllU'll T Third nml Plnn t. M Rev. Edward A. Jefferys. S. Ti D., Recter. 7:J0 A. M, Hely Communion. S:S0 A. M. Hely Communion. 11:00 A.M. Morning; service and sermon by the Hecter. The choir will sing: JA .n vuuui m j r im eiainsr .1 "Ah! What Shall We Then" Oouned1-! 0. ou 1-..M. urier service, short addreuMU ana rrcitni uy tne cheir: atiB "Surely He Hath Berne" Handl 5B "Oed Se Levid the World" Stalnu "Sln Prulses Unto the Lord," V .... . .. Crulckshank, 4I "It Is Enough" Mendelssohn fl THIS CHURCH ADVXRTIBES the fact that there will be tA NOTABLE DEPARTURE from the resular order of service durlnt tn SIX SU.NDAT EVENINQS IN LENT when there will be conducted A COMMUNITY BIBLE CLASS Under the leadership of WILLIAM T. ELLIS War Correspondent and Rellaleui Writer ST PHtLIP'S CHURCH 42d and Baltimore ave. MARCH 6 TO APniL 0 INCLUSIV AT 7:15 P. M. .Seats are Free. Everybody Welcome Unitarian UNITARIAN CHURCH OF GKRMANTOWN Orcene st. and W. Chelten ave. Sunday, March S. Service at 11 A, M. Rev. ROOEK S. FORBES. Minister. Rubied: "Dry Benes Mad te Live." Sunday Scheel In Parish Heuse at 11 A. M. Kveninir Meetins tn colonial Thi leatre, ,,M jiain st., 7:311. ALL ARE INVITED. Mll.IT UNITARIAN CHURCH. 2125 Chest nut st. Iter. Frederick R, Ortftln. Minister. si Sublest: "The aeurce of All Truth the '"li Bible and the Rodlscevory et the Bible, i-j AM IVm Olhii. rAhlaa -. 1 a. h.. Air. urinni wui preacn. r Are There Other BJbles? W. Powell, President 1 t.i-1 I a I irl m ?a mmmmiimmti.. M&MMMd