i(T3rwr'iTi" WM't, rn r2SL"T.W Wlr iy,i,T7i'i. w flF-V V( '' . -uru .. .V fmmmm ferrr r v 1LVM? V ' 1 w.n $ ' rL. : v.i it ft f rB V t ; iCii'-it,' AVi? 1 jJiiJiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiy August Sale of Leather Goods s E 5 ;"nt offers thcse two special 5 g bargains 5 . I u" Renuliip benified leather, Z irewn. full-cut gentlemen's tinvel 5 j,g b.iB -a 20 value, atsjae t 5 Ladles' Mua sllk-llncd liandbaK. 2 two limlde pecketH, tan bIUc S lining and mirror a $S value, at $2.50 All handbag and luggage and jjj 5 fleer latnpf greatly reduced jjj s 904-906 Chestnut St. flltlllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllltlltllllllliil A Copy Writer Who Has Selling Sense The Advertising nnd Sales Staff has dsked mc for help in the preparation of adver tising copy. Each one of our salesmen can and docs write most of his copy, but we want a man who also has advertising sales sense te help them. We prefer one who is about 25 te 30 years of age, who might have some sell ing experience. His prin cipal work will be te lay out advertisements, me dium size and smaller ones, for Philadelphia retail iteres. He must knew type faces, illustrating methods, in fact, the work that in the rush of a daily newspaper is te be expected. A geed knewledge of the local Philadelphia retail store situation is needed in getting up geed selling copy. He must be good geed natured and able . te co ce co epeiato with the Advertis ing Staff of this news paper. It isn't a tremen dously big job new. It will pay fair wages. The future is up te the man who suc Icccds in getting the job. J tftax C 729, Ledger Office nrf'iiiiriJjj ONE DAVH OUTINGS Bmn1 time ihewn N Eastern Standard nmf. nne hour slower than Daylight LlilmnlASrrAln flhnwn In lh ndtpr. tl'rmcnt m leavlne at A 31) A. M.. t ant. M rrnistauctird time, will depart at 7.JuFl e. .m , iiayiigiit BavliiK 'I Ime. Frem Market street Wharf EVERY DAY until Sept. 9 Atlantic City Wlldwoed Ansleaea Aneraws Avtnut Ocean City Cape May Sea isle City Coraena Inlet StoneMarber Peorment ... . Avalen Atlantic city (dally) fenlsA ) 0 00. Hliidaa. PuliwJajs until rJeiit 1 iintf letiir Djj r, no Hiiilflins, ti'mll n her lesuris, MiHcJiuh A J A, .."'""'V' " t, oils, nuiiel, siindejs. seu, 4 -lit, u00, ATLANTIC CITY PAGEANT September 6, 7 nnd 8 lleiul, Teumiment, Beirdtttlk Parade I Rellm, Chun and lleatl, rirtweili, rptuiu' rrelic. Bilhrn' Rtfue. A 'tl Urmul of nettl and atlraetma frili rri EXTRA SPECIAL TRAINS September 7 and 8 Mi.rUi si Wlmrf 1, 10 leaie (.iirnliiiii Aw 10 IS Cm u FISHERMEN'S EXCURSIONS N 1 C Round EVERY p 1 ,OU Trip SUNDAY MAURICE RIVER for FORTESCUE Market m har(i'J0 lenidtn.', 2S V, ANDREWS AVENUE I or OTTENS HARBOR, AND WILDWOOD CREST Market m y, tlsr( 5 M Camden $ OS , O Sundays until Sept. 17 Inc. IhllrMflnUB .II A..- ii t jlSO lemi Itiver, Seaside Park, Baj Raund'iris Head anil inletratdiile slaliem $2.10 ? Glrt Aabury PerU, r- i . Lenir lirnnch, and In naunil li,a lermsdlnta (tlena. ii S.fJU Trip" Point Plen.antW Market Sirrrt Wharf (.Sun(lni) (, Id irki' et Wlmrl tllmrMlajs) 0 44 SJiindnys until Sept. 3 Inc. tjl PO 1 f Ueacli Haven, bprsy H vM s jL J eacn, ueacn riaven - Terrace, lteucli lla- "m . rip .- "' -"" A Is i Jf-s,n, llllf IfUllUIII, paam Club lleiue, IliBli Point, Harvey MwkBibinetUliar S.44V.P9 Prem bread sthect Station WeHnOBrtiau. ....all A a t y I f Aabury Park, Sea P&tfalw Girt. Ocean Greve He:.,,,.! V.TT- t?, "'."",'" ""mar. .... , ,,,, ji a.HHP U Nena l'tiiladclfi V( O.-'Ol. I iNEW YORKM s "-HaundTnf SUNDAYS Annual 91 k.na ..,, L. . 11 preadKiren . . n.40. I I I I "i rniiu. 8 , Nuriii 1'hllu. 0.44 1, N 1R DAY J TKIPS NIAGARA FALLS S1G.HO ROUND 1 HIP $10.80 ". h,jii aept. 11, 2B uct, 12 Pennsylvania SvstemD rk.i,, . ... .... a"r"l --" "ema or tna Broadway Llmltae) 'ftsl ! HaHHHyiaHI jff ! k WBBHav 1.50 H Round M Trip ILLINOIS CHEFS 10 MEET MINERS Optimistic Feeling Noticeable en Beth Sides as They Gather for Conference HOPE TO REACH AGREEMENT Wl lajecfrifrd Trca? ClilcnRO. Aiir. I". UllnnlH oertl op ep op rrnterri tetlny were nrrlviiiK for the con-. tfrnci' with Suite miners IjcKlniilnj? to morrow nt which It N !tr,e(l nn nsrec nsrec meni ulilch will open nil )! the Slntc's iniiips would Ip rcnchwl. Hcveinl eji-cnitm-s tedny Ik Id Infermnl ceufprpncps. TIip conference will open with lntllca lntllca tieiiK of n tlentlleck, but there Ih n no ne tlceiihlc feeling of optimum en both fide. President Frnnk FnrrliiRten, of the miner. Is quoted aH snyiiiR the imiiprR will net Mand for tirbltratlen, while (he opernters htnnd pnt tlmt ilicra must be nrblttntien nfter n temporary n,! foment hns been ren"hed ns te pievrnt nnuther strike next sprins. The ennference It expected te Inst Ncvernl tlnyi. "If Fnrrlngten will ngree te our erlfdnnl prniKijltlen for the miners te resume work immedintely under the prpsent wnfje scnle nnd the questions of the wnge f-ctile for 1I2;I, of werkiiiR contlltlens, the check-off, etc., be left te nrhltrntlen, pence will be mnde nnd cenl mined In the Stnte," Dr. F. C. Honnold. secretory of the Illinois Cenl Operators' Assoeintion deelnrcd. "If this proposal is net ncccptcd I leek for n dendleck." Tcrre Ieiil lnd., Aiir. 17. (Hy A. I.) lienernl resuinptlen of cenl mining In Indhmn new nwnltn the con ference of the Scale Committee of the Indiana Itituininnus Cenl Operators' AHSocintlen ami efllclnls of District Ne. II. I'nlted Mine Werkeis, which Is te be held here next Monday nt 10 A. M. Werk mny be stnrted tedny in some of .the mines controlled by opernters who nttendtM the Clevelnnd conference nnd hlgned the ngreement ucgetintPd there, but ns jet no members of the operators' nssoclntlen have Indicated any intention of signing In advance of the meeting Monday. Thnt there will be 11 group of oper eper oper neors who will mnke n determined stnnd for an arbitration cl.iu!i In the agieemcnt with the miners seemed cer tain today. Withdrawal of troops from the strip mljips nt Staunton, lnd.. where the State has been producing cenl for pub- lm-tittitiens nnd essentlnl Industries, continued today. One previsional but but tnllen will be left en guard in the mnrtlnl Inw nrea whhh wns established when the troops took control of the illrtrict. Charleston, V. Vn., Aug. 17. (Ily A. l. ) Directors of fhi Knimiclin 'enl Operators' Association today ac- ct-iufti un inviintien ter a wage con ference as presented te them In ('. frank Keeney. president of District Ne. 17. I'nlted Mine Workers. Mem bers of the association said there bad been no chance in its principles, one of which is opposition te the (.heck-oft. Washing-Ien, Aug. 17. (Hv A. I.). Settlement in part of the bituminous strike nnd nresiiects of nn aureement 'te end the suspension of weik In the anthracite fields has brought the Oev- 1 eminent face te fnce with 11 new prob lem the matter of controlling the prices I of the augmented cenl supply, ! The (leverninciit during the general suspension of mining has used car sup- I ply as a weapon te enforce the price agreements te which the producing op- 1 orators siilt.cribed at the behest of Secretary Hoever, but with new mines opening daily the controlling agency, the Federal fuel distributor, has been confronted with the possibility of a breakdown In the control exercised ever pi Ices. Whether the present sjstcm, which Is puieh eluntary, can be ex tended te the mines new being opened Is a question being given serious con sideration by officials. Seme of Piesideiit Harding's advls eis, notably Secretary IIoeer. are known te feel that Congress should be asked te enact some seu of prlce-con-tiel legislation te prevent skyrocketing of coal prit es as the result of the short age caused by the miners' walkout. Ilellef has been expre-exl in some quar tets that the President would include such n request or suggestion In bin message te Cougtess 011 the Industrial situation, hut 110 Information hnil come fiem the White Heuse today as te the President's disposition In the matter. The Federal Distribution Committee announced today that another question that hnd come te It for solution was whether grain olevateis should be classed as public utilities and thereby bj given priority In coal supplies. Rep resentations hne been made, the com mittee said, that the operation of large elevators in Keiikih City, Omaha, Wichita and ether Middle AVestern cities was it miitler of 1 ensideiable ur geuc nt this time when grain ship ments ate at their peak. Pittsburgh, Aug. 17. Mere than 20(H) miners, members of the I'nlted Mine Workers of America, jesterduy, less than twenty-four hours after nn agreement parti) settling the soft -cenl mine utilise had been reached in Cleve land, ngnlii went en strike. Operations at the mines of the Ilcrtlin Cenl Com Cem pain, Washington County ; Valley Camp Ceal Company. Westmorland Ceunn : Palle Ceal Cempanj. In West Vir ginia,' it ml these of the Pennsvlvuula Ceal and Coke Corporation In Central 1 Pennsylvania, weic vlrtunll. suspended. liopeits reaching opjernters nnd of Heals nf t Ik I'nlted Mine W'erheis here mhl the men leturned te work ac fouling l schedule, but after working II few hours wnlkid out in n bed. Seme operators pointed te the new walkout as 11 bteaklng down of the new scale. 1'nieu ellicinls iihPited it wns the re sult of 11 misiiuilci standing, mill that the men would lie back at work to te to ineiiow. Johnstown, Pa.. Aug 17 -The Her-wind-White, the Madeli a-Ilill and some ether teuip'inies it, this Held were net represented in the Cleveland coutercneo and will net consider the iigiccmeut as binding upon them. It was tudiintcil hisl night the lead ing State Intel ests affected by the ngi ce ment 11 1 e the Pennsylvania Cenl and Coke Corporation, with tweiit-llve mines in Cambria County alone, nnd the Stineinan interests. It Is estimated 1 tin ee-feur! lis of the coal strikers in this count v will resume work net later than next Meudtiv under the ngieement. Heading. Ph.. Aug. 17. Illy A. P.) The Heading Hallway Company is fullv piepnred In rush Imrd coal te niai'ket simultaneously with resumption III the mine 1 The uminnlf.v owns 21,(100 null ens, most of which ate in geed louditlen Of the 21.1100 cats, the lempauv tins KHlll new ones new being bulll. Thou sands of cuts have been l.vlng en sid ings along the line and the aie new being Inspected and put in shape for movement fe the mines, The shutting down et inc. mines uiu net only affect thousands of mine work err, but n large number of trainmen, nil of whom will be glftd when, the whis tles at the forty -Ave or 'mere collieries call UKDCaV 10 VKX. ., . EVENING PUBLIC Makes Denial MISS ANASTASIA Ml MX Zlegfcld Follies girl," emphatically denies cliargcs made by Mrs. Her Her nlce I. Ijevcliln, In her divorce ne ne tlen against Mr. Icsrhlu, a weallhy New Yerk milliner. She admits going te parties nnd ituteinnhlllng with Lesehln, hut only after she Knew Uint he and his wife were liv ing apart Rail-Strike Parley Begins in New Yerk Continued from Vagt One outlined by certain executives ns fol fel low s : First. Thnt the railroads instead of being bound by the majority notion of file Assoclntlen of Hallway In centives be permitted te take back ns ninny of the strikers ns needs of individual reads dictated. This would nssure jobs te all the strikers ni most of the rends in the country, particularly in the Southeast and throughout the West, Second. That the toads nnii unions ngree te recegnle the senletitv rights of lenl empleyes who refused te K t lite. Third. That the senlerit stntus of returning strikers and se-called "new men" He fixed thrutigh agree ments between unions mill mnnnge ments of Individual reads, governed partly by standards of efficiency of Individual empleic In both classes. Fourth. That all pension rights be. restored te the pie-strike stntus. Ne official sponsor appeared for this plan, however. Members of the execu tives' committee declined te discuss Its merits nnd the big four representatives took a simllur attitude. Washington, Aug. 17. President Harding today decided te defer his ad dress te Congress en the industrial sit uation until tomorrow or a later date. The Heuse, ns result of the President's decision, adjourned Immedlatily after convening. Werd of the President's decision was received by Senuter Watsen, of Indiana, member of the Interstate Cemmerce Committee, nnd one of the Executive's t ailvKers In the rail situation, shortly before the Senate convened. Simillar information, although net definite, had been received earlier by ether congres sional leaders. Including Hepiesentative Mendell, of Wyoming, who called at the White Heuse carl In the tiny. The President was represented by these who talked with him te feel that every effort toward settlement of the rail sti ike should he allowed te take its course before he went before Con gress te deliver a report en the Govern ment's inteicsts in the mutter and te present an outline of the policy decided upon by the Administration. The effort toward settlement which the President was suid te have paiticulnrly In mind was the cenfeience, In New Yerk today between representatives et the rullrend executives and chiefs cf the train serv ice empleyes brethei heeds. Werk en the message wns continued by the President during the morning, and It was said he dcsiied te have It in' completed feim se that he might present It te Congress its seen as he was convinced an appropriate lime liatl come. One of the developments In leda.v's strike situation was an announcement by II, W. Miller, operating vice presi dent of the Southern Kuilway, which has Its general headquarters heie, that contingents of workers hired te icplnee. striking shepmen had begun te aiilve at various points along the Southern's lines. Mr. Miller said no dl'seultics weie being encountered In obtaining men. "Notwithstanding t he teiupnn's de termination te lecruit up uir shop forces," he said, "we still are willing te take back our old men, and when I he.v get tired of striking the din come buck te their places just as if the luul been en vacation." Disorders at the Southern's shops at Spencer, N. ('., hud piacticnll coated, Mr. Miller said. Chicago, Aug 17. (Hy A. P.) An end te the strike of Illg Four trans trans puitatlen biotheiiieods en Western Hatlreads, nn Improved outlook ter peace In the New Yerk ceufi tenee to day, shootings, bombings and burning were high lights in the Natien's railway crisis during the last twenty-four benis. Blockades and tie-ups en the Atchi son. Topel.il and Snnlii Fe, the I'nlen Pacific, Western Pacific and Southern Pacific cleared in) when striking train crews called off their walkout and opened the wii te immediate restora tion of traffic en lines which were par nl.ed bv the stiiku of the "Ilig Four" litotherhoods. Stranded Santa Fe trains weie moved out of Albuquerque. N, M , nm train men at l'le-cett, Ari., notified Santa IV ollulels that stiikeis would tciuiu te work. These moves followed taiiier developments tevvaid ending the tie-up en the Santa IV. The I'liien Pacific's (radio K in) t unraveled rapldl.v alter trainmen nn the I .as Vegas division culled off their strike. Other Western reads restored transportation activities te the basis which hnd been iu effect since the shepmen's strike begun .lulv 1. , , , , , With the train service sltlke break ing up In ether scs'tiens of the coun try, trainmen vv he inleirupied traffic mi the Missouri Pacific at Van Union, Ark., refused te return te weik while guards remained nn duty In the v arils, Onlv tialiis which were made up and delivered te crews outside the lililiead Minis, weie moved. Settlement "f the tumble with l lie trainmen resulted In an liuiuediate movement eastward of fruit shipments anil ether perishable freight niaioenod In California, lieinbs weie Ihievvti at a haiila IV train which left San Bernardine for the first time In six days, The first bomb exploded in the railroad ards nnd two mn were hurled at the nassemrer aa the engine wnecia spun in,pulUiu.ouet.tttvcl the engine wheels spun ever oiled rUa K saw 'aHPvSaW ',aaaB: aBBBBBBBB st j i JtfaBBBBaHis4aBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBi r - ' l- ' '" Saakat i"r' ;' "(1 W ' '!"' ' ' 'aaaaB W '" V JaaV'aaH F -" 'Bm'" 4iB ? ' Jaaaaal w , ryv i , , jJaaaakTsV , iU'-SiU ' f 'laaaaH ,,'fv' '5? ' v.it a'aaaaH , .1 ;' LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, COL Commander of 110th Regiment Promoted by Governer Sproul IN SERVICE 24 YEARS EvcM Dhpaleh te Kvifii0 TuMIe 7,frter Camp Duffy. Mount Gretna, Pa., Aug. 17. Offlclnl announcement of the nrnmnflnn nf Colonel Edward Mnrtln, of Washington, commander of the 110th Jiegiment of Ilirnntry, i-ennsyivnnm National Ounrd, te the rank of brig ndler general, was mnde nt 7 :H0 e clock thli morning by (Joverner Sproul. who arrived here late Inst night. The announcement of the promotion of Colonel Martin, who assume; his new duties ns commander of the llfty fifth Hrlgnde of Infantry tedny, was mnde before a gathering of nlmest five thousand guardsmen, who a few min utes before hnd mnrched In review be fore the (Joverner standing beside Majer General Charles ,T. Bailey, cemmnnder of the Third United Stntes Army Cerps urea, who also participated in the cere monies. Majer General illinm G. Price, ,1r., cemmnnder of the Twenty eighth Division, and Brigndler General E. C. Shannen, commander of the Fifty-fifth Infantry Hrlgnde, were with the Governer. Promotion of Colonel Mnrtln te bis new high rank hnd been expected by officers nnd men of the Twenty-eighth Division for several weeks, but the date en which the announcement would be made wns net divulged here until a very late hour Inst night. At the snine time the promotion of Colonel Mnrtln wuh announced the Gov Gov ereor nppelnted Lieutenant Colonel .Jehn Aiken. ule of Washington nnd Hegister of Wills of Washington Count, ns the new colonel of the 110th.' while Majer Jehn Woodend, of lllalrsville, was promoted te the lieu tenant colonelcy of the regiment. Heth men saw service with the 110th over seas. lleferc the Governer left the review stand he presented the long service medal of the National Guard te Colonel Hamilton D. Turner, who for n number of years headed the Second Regiment of Infantry in Philadelphia, serving with the regiment en the Mexican border in 1H10, when It was changed te an artil lery regiment, nnd for n time during the World Wnr. when It was merged with ether units and which is new the 108th Field Artillery. Colonel Turner has been In the service of the State's National Guard for u few months longer than thirty-eight ypnrs. The medal which he received is known as the General Hlley Medal. General Ulley bequeathed a sum of money nt the time of his death directing that the Interest of which, when sufficient, should be used for the casting nnd engraving of the long-service inetlnl. The medal was Inst awarded two years age nnd was given nt that tln.e te Maier Gen eral Hickanls. new head of the mllltla bureau of the War Department in Washington. Twe ether medals were presented this morning. Heth were for services tendered by the recipients during the World War. Lieutenant Colonel S. A. Hagerling, of Pittsburgh, chief ''ignal officer for the Twenty-eighth Division, was nwnrded the Distinguished Service Afpdnl. Colonel I1ni?piiliir Rerr,t thrntiirli fhe eronter iitinihpp nf rlie tnnlnr engagements of the World Wnr. re- turning home with the record of hnving been the only divisional signal officer who served te the last of the war. A Metlallle D'llonneue, sent te the War Department from the French Government, wns bestowed upon Lieu tenant Colonel F. F. Weed, connected with the 170th Field Artillery. The medal was awarded for excep tional meritorious services rendciecl bv Colonel Weed while he wns a lieutenant in the Americun Ambulance Cerps service with the French Aimv fiem October, 1014. te IVbrunry, lOlfi. The presentation of the two wnr dec orations was made by (JenernI Bailey. The citations upon which the awu'rd of the medals were based were profuse with praise and commendation of the work which the two officers of Penn sylvania's Fighting Division rendered while under file in France. The Governer made a short eddress, In which he complimented the guards men nnd their officers en the way in which they matched in review, iloclnr ileclnr lug that the Twenty -eighth Division wns a model which could he set before the National Guard units of ether States te pattern after. The promotion of Colonel Mnrtln fol lowed by the raising of the rank of Colonel Aiken nnd Majer Woodend will necessitate n number of ether promo tions in 1 10th Heginipnt. These will be mnde by Colonel Aiken. Examinations, will probably be given the captains In n competition for the rnnk of major of the hattelinn, which, up until today, was cemmniidct! hv Mnjer Woodend. Colonel Martin has been in the Na tional Guard for n few months longer than twent -tour yeuis. Baby's Smiles Fail te Free Mether, 18 Centlntii'tl from I'nirc One together le get ll still and started in this business. Counsel for the giil bail be roilueed, but asked thnt her In view of the ividonee atfiiliist her the magistrate said h could net comply with the request. The giti'si mother was nt the hearing and watt heel her closely as she tcsti Heel. Mrs Htldalge wns arrested tedav bv District Detective Winning. He w-eiit te her home in the giiisu of a irobpectie customer who wanted rave liquors. In the cellar, according te Winning, was a five-gallon still, several buckets nf tunsli nnd equipment for manufacturing liquor Evidence wa first obtained against Mis, Ilihlalgei bv Patrolmen Hitkhead and Weissnei They in rested n nian In the iioighbeilinoil who told them t li.it the gill was. t "bootlegger " The went te her htiuie and it is L-aiil bought a bottle of liquel fill S.'l The gill said, according te the pnlrtn men. that she ule hnd u let of imported stuff anil in nn will-known hrauds. "We'll get n fellow who'll Inn u let of It." the said. And then Winnitu called. "There are hundreds in tills neigh, bnrhoed who have stills," snld Mrs. Hildalgi) at her home today, "but they seem le he link enough te get nvvu'v vvith.it." REPARATIONS BODY MEETS Members Dlscu68 Compromise te Satisfy France and Britain Pails. Aug 17. Ilt , P l The moinheis of the Hepniiitiens Cetnnils.siiin met iiifermiill.v today te (INcuss the pos. sibilit.v of rem hlng some couipteiulso en the Geumaii lep.iiatinus eiucstjen which will be acceptable te h,.(h Fiann nnd Greut Britain. An official meeting of the cummhinn hud been scheduled for tedav, but It was postponed until tomorrow in the hope that the plana new unjlcr con sideration will be ready fee formal anh. l!.lU ... .U.Jlil. "T - f Miaaum w mart iinet. MARTIN MADE BRIGADIER GENERAL Mayer Halts Werk en Chestnut Street Continued from Pate One Is therefore, helpful and may lend ultl mntely te passage of un ordinance thnt will be fair tj the city as well as te these seeking privileges." J. It. f Incite", of counsel for the Western I'nlen, nnd E. P. Tetman, plant superintendent In chnrge of the conduit construction, called nt the Mnver's office this afternoon for further information. The Ma.ver,' with ether cltv officials, had gene te the Delaware Itlvcr waterfren for an Inspection tour. Mr. Guckes tnlked te newspapermen about the agreement mentioned by the Muyer. He intimated he would like te knew where the ngreeinent hns been since August 4, "The ordinance reeulred tin ngree inent te be signed by the telegraph com- pnnv nnd nppreveci ny mc i uy fjouci fjeuci fjouci ter, ' said Mr, Guckes, "whereby the telegraph company obligated Itself te enrrv nut the different previsions of the ordinance. The Clt Solicitor drew up such nn agreement which wns signed hy the Western I'nlen Telegraph Com pany and deposited with the City Solicitor en August 4. The permit nlse was requested en August 4 but was held up until August 1). "The ordinance provides for pay ments te be prescribed under future legislation. We dtVnet l"Ve n perpet unl franchise, for the ordinance plainly stntes thnt If the space is ever re quired for municipal purposes, the com pany must move the conduits nt Its own expense." Says Werk Must Slop Mr. Tetman said he has just re ceived word thnt the work must step. "We will comply with the Majer's order," he sold, "nnd fill in the trenches nnd pave the streets ns seen ns possible. We already have' notified our attorneys. Councilman Hnll said he did net take the Mayer's notion seriously. "Council Is net concerned about this ns It Is a matter for the company te take up," he hflltl. "These business men want Utlgntien nnd I suppose they will get It. The result will be that the work will net be finished until we ere well nn In the biisv season. It Is nn attempt nn the part of the Mayer te get sem mere chenp notoriety. Thnt s what might be expected from him. Only the ether dny he inspected n little mere thnn n mile of Frankford '1 merely te get his picture In the papers." Commenting en the Mnyer's stnto stnte ment that he might net sign the ngree inent, Hnll snld: "Doesn't t lie peer boob knew thnt he's only the administrative officer of the citv and has te de what the legisla tive body directs? If he doesn't think se, let liim leek up the Supreme Court decisions in" the case of Chclten Trust Cempanv vs. Blankenburg, where the Chief Executive of the city in that ense refused te sign n bend Indemnifying oer eer tnln property owners ugnlnst damages. Mr. Hall, Attorney, Speaks "The Supreme Court decided in that Cass that the Majer had te curry out such legislation as was passeu ny coun cil. The Ma.ver sent thnt feel bill of Ills up te Council nnd asked us te pass It. "It never will pass se long os coun cil Is In Its present frame of mind. "The Mn.ver's bill provides for ( barges of seventy cents n feet for privileges either en Market stteel or in Mnnnjunk. Hidiculetis. isn't it? I announced before Council adjourned for the summer that I would Introduce a bill tills fall fixing charges for va rious underground nnd overhend priv ileges, nnd I shall nsk Council te pass it. "Why. the Mayer talks about giving aw a the city streets. Examine his hill and ' you 'will find thnt public utility oempnnles are exempt from all charges. Yet he talks about giving nwny city .. wi NY s W- r-e..i rA. ewv" ftr.AAv jei w y &v liz,v- wiv .ie V SwW- iv - v fA . tV spC1 vAO ..(. rV v." .- V- Vfl c .&'... tl' ctv ' Vs."" NC s v &&' r .va - -(X - vnvc ' wr.v" Af i w1 vV cV' VCVN tv VwV e r,iv" and up cw ... V"- . rV Mann & Dilks 1102 CHESTNUT STREET We Keep Our Stocks New and Up te Date About Vz Price 2.50, 3.00 Best Silk Hosiery 1.60 1.00, 1.50 Silk 4-in-Handi, .65 8.00, 10.00 Best Silk Shirts 6.25 2.50, 3.00 Madras Shirts 1.85 2.00 White Madras Union Suits 1.25 2.50 White Cheviot Cellar-Attached Shirta, 1.85 3.50 Fashion Knit 4-in-Hands 2.75 1.00, 1.50 Silk Bew Ties .55 9.00, 10.00 Bathing Suits 4.75 3.00 Bathing Pants 1.75 2.00, 2.50 Fine Silk 4-in-Hands 1.15 Raincoats, White Flannel Pants, Gelf Suits, Office Coats, Dusters, Overcoats, Linen Mesh Underwear, Gelf Pants, etc. Mann & dilks 1182 CHESTNUT STREET AUGUST 17, 1922 streetB le the Western Union when his own bill does the unme thing. "If this were n business Adinlnlstrn Adinlnlstrn flen, this ngrecment would have been Hlgned long before this. With one rush, the workmen of the telegraph company yesterday brew n ditch across Bread street from the wert te the east side, in which will be Inltl the pneumatic tubes for delivery et messages, .. . Commenting en this. Mr. Chapman paid t . "t'nless the Western I'nlen Company acts quickly we nre prennred te go into court and seek an Injunction. Each day of delay is twenty-four hours in the company's favor." Traffic Blocked Traffic was blocked nnd confusion prevailed nt Breud nnd Chestnut streets yesterday. North of the Chestnut street cer tracks et both east and west curbs holes were dug. .Mist tn irent or inn irauic semaphore nnether lnrge obstruction wns blocked off. As a result, cars pass ing north and beuUi were mnde te go In single file. The automobiles In nveidlng and pnssing these obstructions lined up frequently for several blocks, in turn slewing up trolley service. The members of the business men's nssoclntien are new nnxietis te divert the tube system te Snnsem street, and contrary te the claims of the telegraph company they assert Sonsem street is comparatively clear of obstructions under ground. Councilman Hnll stated today he is going te sue Alexander Mnrtln, nn optometrist, 1728 Chestnut street, for criminnl libel unless Mr. Mnrtln, by Monday, retracts statements he made ut a meeting of the Chestnut Street As As As soclnteon en Tuesday. While dlscussleng the Western Union conduit nt that meeting, Mr. Martin wns quoted ns asking: "What Is behind this nctlen? W hy should a semi-private corporation get this privilege. What nre the Council men getting out of this? Did you ever see a politician de something for noth neth lug?" "I will sue him crlmlnnlly nnd net civilly as I sued the .Chief Executive of this city hecuuse I will get action In a tew menttis en a criminal anion in stead of waiting for a year and a half us I have- done tn the case of the Ma.ver." said Hall. "I don't mind honest criticism, but when public efllcinls nre nectised in this way the persons responsible should be held accountable." Klchnrd Wegleln. president of Coun cil, wrote te Mr. Mnrtln yesterday con cerning the sume nlleged remarks. Mr. Wegleln sold that unless he receives n proper reply by tomorrow he will con sult his attorney, "Misquoted," Says Martin Mr Martin denied tedny thnt he had hinted nt "graft" en the part of Coun Ceun cllmen In connection with the conduit. "I made no such statement. " he as serted. "What I snld was: 'Why are Hall and Weglein se Interested ;' I stlli stnnd bv thnt statement." Mr. Mnrtln said he hnd received the letter sent by Mr. Weglein, hut hud net opened It. "I de net intend te iepl. I nave been misquoted and se far as I am con cerned the matter Is closed." he said A decision te tight "te the Inst ditch" was reached by the beard of cjlrecters of the Chestnut Street Asso Asse Asso clnteon nt n hurried meeting in the Adelphln Hetel today. Mr. Chapman was authorlred te ap point a committee with full power te prevent the tearing up of Chestnut street "In any manner they deem nd vls.ible." This committee, which will ee appointed very seen b the president. Is apt te nsk the issuance of an injunc tion. J. B. Haines, publicity director of the association, onnetinced thnt only one ceuncllmnn wns needed te sign iIip pe tition for n special session of Council te repeal the conduit erdinnnce. xe Xfi XP.fi - V GX -e ." .eV1" i v- iC V&aA- -ste"- iV' w VS .,e & ,e ajeA. " v,ctO " -4 e -,0 J. TheNew Improved jsair Bene Gi SAFETY RAZOR Beth Sides Hepe for Ceal Peace Continues from fare One ters anil the miners that representatives of the union have inanlfeste.in willing - Hess te meet in the offices of their em- pl'Jn.'r8' . .11 t. . , L The opernters will be represented by Mr. limner, who Is chairman of th - n ., .... ... ... ... . l'encies cetninirree ; . ,i, uicnnrus, president of the Philadelphia nnd Bend ing Cenl nncl iron (empnnv: W. W. Inglls, president of the Glen Alden Ceal Company, and W. It. Cennell, president of the Green Itldge Ceal Com pany. If the nnthrncite operators nnd the officers of the Tnlled Minn Workers reach nn agreement this week It is be lieved a cnil will be Issued nt once for n trl-dlstrlct convention nt Wilkes Barre te ratify such nctlen. Announcement from the district pres idents nt Pettsvllle Inst nlehf called for n probable meeting next Tuesday at Wilkes-Bnrrn In the event of nn ngree- i ment before that time. It wns net ex pected, however, that n final decisien1 could be reached by tin; miners befere Thursdny or Frldny of next week." . Many of the anthracite mines nre In bad condition as a result of t'e long suspension. Operators snld mnny nf tbem would require from a month te six weeks te get in safe condition for operation. Henrietta Cigar quality can only go se far after that you're pay ing for the trimmings. Get a Henrietta and see just hew far it can go. Prices shown above. OTTO EISENLOHR & BROS.Inc, Phila., Est. 1850 I BliMMMZMiMajllBBMBZ (Stere Closed Saturdays During August) Big Response te Our Half -Price Sale! We have brought te the First Fleer of our store all the Summer C1 1 1 euirs in mis event se mat you cheese from them quickly easily. e UR Crystal filled with effering: of made in years. $30.00 FASHIONABLE Q 1 Z ff SUMMER SUITS FOR ' JiO.UU $35.00 FASHIONABLE C 7 n n SUMMER SUITS FOR JJ-i OU $40.00 FASHIONABLE ff O) ), SUMMER SUITS FOR ' l.l( S45.00 FASHIONABLE COO rl SUMMER SUITS FOR V&A.DU SUMMER SUITS $50 00 FASHIONABLE SUMMER SUITS FOR Men's, Yeung Men's quality all-wool Summer Suits worsteds, fancy serges, gray serges, silk mixtures, unfinished worsteds, tweeds, herring bones, hemespuns. All Thin Tropical Suits V2 -Price (Xething scut en approval; un exchanges, ail purchases for cash, no phetu orders filled; all alterations charged for.) William H. Wanamaker 1217-19 Chestnut Street 13 AND THE CAR CAME BACK Aute, Taken Saturday, Baek Hemt, Again Thla Mernlnfl Walter Cnllnlmn, of Fnlrvlevv, epnimM lis deer this morning te find Mandlnftf W n front of his home, an automobile thatjr$,y' , ' ,,,, from , Mmt, ,,RC8 tat , .. i, hn.l hnturlir lr Nntnrrlav. ' Except for one tire which had be vern ', nlgH ,lf, cnl- was undamaged.) i i ' " ". SEE THIS TONIGHT Ilullt llefej-e Your Kfra In Motion I'lrtiirra ANSTED MOTOR 'reejnet et 83.OOfl.WW ii. elm fnrnena "lleeklns Met iloter hair' Planl Ketktr rm no friction no net LEXINGTON MOTOR CO. OF PA. 851 N. Bread St. Hnlneit R088 Kara 30x3 EUGENE G. WILE Ne. 7 North Tenth Street Philadelphia, Pa. ' Everything in Radie of Standard Makes Complete Radie Seta Inatalled can and Cabinets are new the most notable Clething: we have FOR ) $25.00 nBa?a svGic ' slew -, 1 m i &'. .; "7rt ft W.M it-V m I 81 ' a !'i m ' 11 T 3 ' MI i! I i - Vt& si Ijl WW, . 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