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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-22
BUSINESS PERSONALS

DRESS SUITS TO HIRE
CutswRvs FROclF and Modern Silk Hats.
SAMUEL COOPER. 1910 Girard ave.
Note the address. Poplar 6342.
coRNS REMOVED. aac each: 4 for 81 DIR.
FOWLER, 3t3 Heed BIDS, 1918 FILBERT,
Mention the Ledger wheD paving bill and get a
box Of foot powder free. Estab. 1880
DIAMONDS BOUGHT
Bank references Advertisement. I per cent
HARRY w. SMITH. Ta7 SAMSON st.
EVENING CLOTHES TO HIRE
latest styles: phone Poplar 935. Open Rvgs
LElDNERS, 10th and Girard ave. S. W. cor.
suPERFLuoUs HAIR removed by electrolysls.
TIE only permanent way. Eyebrows arched.
MISS SMITH, 4O2 Keith Theatre building
ONE POUND Irish tea given free with Irish
Morld Cor mailed to Ireland ZIG Parkway
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SANITARIUMS

LOCATION: special scientific care
nervous. elderly: every comfort: nurses; book
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HEATING

fsssashsSs boilers. Eanges. new and rebuilt.
aIi19sssa Tor the Maxim Kelsey health heat
"alah cheap. 1927 FilbsFt a..
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Factories. Warehouses. Mrr. Floors

Factorics. Warehouses. Mtg. TIoors
Cohocksink Mills 9TH ,AS. HMD ro,nIsi. 9Th sE"
Floors 1000 TO ls 600 sr IT.; cheap power.
r. p. McNEELY. 1882 Randolph.
FACTORIES and floor sgncc q every dcSgrp,Sfns7 pfs
Stephen Grard BIDS. Filbert 4700. Race 2OI9'
FACTORIES. sites. warehouses floor space eT-
cIusivcly. ]. Alan Middleton Factory Special
HAVE PARTY who will erect building. central
or other location, for satisfactory tenant
DtETERICH. 73T Walnut 81.
FOR RENT-Sman rooms. with power. Apply
engineer. 2G3O Maschcr st.
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FOR EARLY BUYERS - .
LIST YOUR SUBURBAN PROPERTIES NOW
{. p PETERS SON Cos CHESTNUT 81.
wilt BUY cheap real estate any section Phiala1 Phila1-
Chester D. Rottncr. 1920 Chestnut st.
OWNERS EXECUTORS OF ESTATES-it YOU
have any property. / to 100 houses. 60 dispose
of quickly. me. ISEN. 1907 n. Sth gu,
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SUBURBAN

HOUSEKEEPING APARTMENTS
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WANTED

CAST-OFF CLOTHING shoes and hats bought. .
send postal. Sncidman. 90 Poplar St
FURNITURE. pianos. carpets antiques; entire
part houses bought for cash, no matter
how large. J. Bernstein. 1854 Ridge ave.
NEWSPAPERS. magazines rags IRON metals.
carpets. furniture. feathers anything: every.
where: postal. Bell. Poplar 1861 Key Park
1927 Oldest. most reliable dealers in city.
DO1'GHERTY & SONS. 2Oth ~. bel Jefferson.
old false teeth bought for cash. 1875 y, sth.
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VERY DESIRABLE store combined with small
dwelling. 1870 W. CumbCrlnnd st; mas, luSl
been nut IN trst-Class condition: opposite iarEo
rnr hurn. wonderfully good business location
hundreds Of customers waiting for you t1 up,n
rental
Snr,cc ALL IJIi WnInni st Race 3O25.
5I5 n ID ST-Gtnre and Ii-room dwelling
MYERS & BARTH. RIDGE AVE. AND 10TH
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TYPEwR1TERs AND SUPPLIES

REMINGTON SERVICE applies to rental ma
chimes. Il guarantees satisfaction. Visible
inodeIs Sa 2 month Ii2O Tor $ n3nths' $40
REMINGTON TYPEWRITER CO.. INC llO
8
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MAIN LINE-Best line Of Main Line houses,
either for sale rent at all prices. -,
HiRST & McMUBLtN. West End Trust Bldg
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WEST PHILADELPHIA

cor. HUNTING PARK and Fairhlll: good
THOMAS j. WARD. I238 n. sth st.
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aoTH AND WALNUT SITS. Hotel Marlyn-
Three-rOom apartment. unfurnished. to sub
let for balance Of lease: living room. bedroom
aud bath: finely located
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OLD GOLD
STORAGE
FIDELITY FIREPROOF WAREHOUSES
1Sll-lSl0 MARKET ST.

MILLER N BROAD STORAGE CO. Broad ah.
LehiRh ave. new frerroof addition:
nreproof: furniture and china packers; auto
vans; estimates free Bell phone TioGa $500.
WEST PHILA. MONARCH STORAGE co.
AUTO Packing and shipping
SERVICE $50 LANCASTER AVE
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE


FOR SALE-iG2O LOCUST ST
Handsome private residence. III rooms. \ baths
i. 4. PATTERSON, l3O $. 18TH
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WEST PHILADELPHIA

WALNUT ""O5-Second- d-story front. . large
rooms: bath, private hall. well heated. nlenty
hot Matcr. eIeCtrIc Furnished or nnfurnIshed
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GERMANTOWN
REAL ESTATE SERVICE
GALL. WRITE OR PHONE
ctySDON PRIESTAlAN 55nG Germantown Rv.
IAPCF LIST. OF GERNIANTOWN HOMES
SNITItEN & BARRY
Liberty building. Broad and Chestnut
,,,p SEW RENT and sale list Of Germantown
W ma chestnut IIi properties sent on applica-
tion. b B Lister Son. o"l- tet,hant " ave
~ H,rantovn Mt. Airy or Chestnut lilll. consult
me A r. MerhHn, OIi1 Germantown ave
.oI,p REAL ESTATE BULLETIN will he sent
'ga' ~ ,6u by mail on application, Germantown
'TTust co, Chclten and Germantown aYes
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~ chassis I'm fine running condition. eH-
~ for truck; big bargain. Phone Walnut
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-09
Some Few May Suffer, But
Vast Majority Will Profit
Materially.
lBy J. P. Yoder, United Press Staff
CORRESPONDENT

lBy J. P. Yoder, United Press Staff
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, May 9.-"There is
no ground for fear that war time
thrift will bring hard times" declared
Director W. S. Clifford, of the council
OF national defense, in a statement to
the country through the United Press
today.
War time thrift merely means
readjustment; not the cessation of ex-
penditures. The whole country is or
ganized on a peace basis. 1t must be
readjusted to war basis" said Di-
rector Clifford. "It will mean that less
money will be spent for unnecessary
things. But far more money will be
spent for necessities.
"Some unnecessary lines of indus
try may be discontinued. But for
every man that may be thrown out OF
work through the discontinuance OF
the manufacture of a luxury, many
jobs will be open.
"War time thrift means the diver
sion of all the nations efforts toward
things necessary for maintaining the
nations life and winning the war In
the readjustment. some few may suf-
fer temporary loss, but the vast ma
iority will profit materially and moral
ly.
"If a man should lose his job as a
saleman of some non-ivtal luxury, he
will have scores Of opportunities for
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-09
thousands of Them Will Take
Vacant Jobs Which Are
Left by Soldiers.

United Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW york, May 9.-Thousands OF
omen in all parts Of the United
ates are preparing to replace men
aiied to the coiors. Statistics gath.
req by the United Press today show
rush of preparation for this big
iove 9,, in practically every city.
When the men march to war, wOm-
VIII start work as elevator oper-
tors, elevated. subway and tsreet
u conductors. machine shop ex-
ers. ticket agents, motion picture
Iechanics and distributors, tele-
{raphers. railway car cleaners, Office
Jerks, bell boys" chauffeurs. auto
tloDiie mechanics, shoe makers, bank
Jerks, farm hands, railway checkers
tno callers, waters in exclusive cafes.
Eah dispatchers. gate-men and thea
|re musicians.
The lnterhorough Rapid Transit
Pompany, embracing New York's SUBJ
ways and elevated, will replace its
conductors and ticket agents with
somen II necessary, giving preference
. . members of soldiers families. The
,ew York public employment bureau
.as received applications for women
run elevators, as bell ''boys." and
!, work in railroad machine shops.
ne Universal Film corporation open
- school to teach women the
lsonanical and distrfbating ends Of
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-09
WAR TIME THRIFT DOES
NOT MEAN HARD TIMES

useful, patriotic labor. The full man
power of the country will be needed
and in fact it is already recognized
that women may be called upon to
help.
ITO talk of men being out of work
permanently through the cessation OF
buying in lines Of luXuries or unneces-
saries is absurd. If they lose their po-
sitions in these lines, they can be
more prottably employed--more pro.
fitably for themselves and their coun.
try.
For men in certain lines of indus.
try at such a time as this to raise the
cry OF possible hard times is a display
Of unpatriotic thoughtlessness.
1T requires only second serious
thought to reveal the truth that the
industrial strength of the nation
would be strained instead Of being re-
laxed. In addition. the enormous de-
mand for labor on the farms would
absorb any possible excess.
Ship building work alone will re.
quire so much labor that the possf.
bility of disseminating much of the
structural building operations in the
country is at hand
The removal of q million or more
men from the business life of the
country obviously means more work
for those behind the army. This gov
ernment and the allies will be spend,
ing billions in the production of war
materials, which reach practically
every branch of industry
$50 as a matter OF fact the neces,
sity for thrift is not for purposes OF
individual saving and the cessation OF
spending, but literally In order that
the demand ivy be reduced to the IL
mits Of possible supply"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-09
WORK FOR THE WOMEN
WHILE MEN ARE Al WAX

the business. In the National League
for Women's Service schools, 4,565
women are learning to be chauffeurs.
motorcyclists, wireless operators anu
telegraphers. Cleveland street car
companies are planning to employ
women.
"A. w. Armour, speaking for the big
Chicago packers, said:
"If conscription removes any con-
siderable number OF men from the
packing industry, it will present
serious problem. Armour and Com
pany employs fifty thousand people.
ten per cent women. Our work re-
uuires the services Of men carefully
trained and highly skilled. We can't
expect women to do slaughtering and
while we will use them wherever
possible to release men for military
service, the nation must be fed
The Chicago Northwestern railroad
is already employing six hundred
women where men formerly worked.
Railroads everywhere are preparing
to use women. The Northern Pacific
is employing them as checkers and
callers. Women car cleaners are be-
ing hired by the Burlington.
Hundreds of girls are going 10
work as bank clerks and bookkee2ers.
Portland reports that many women
are ready to start farming in the
northwest wheat belt, to release men
for war. The state employment bu-
reau in indianapolis placed 200 wom-
en- last month. Big automobile
companies of Indianapolis and other
manufacturing cities are training
women.
The Denver Opportunity school Is
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-09
IOWA BLUE LAWS
TO Be ENFORCED
Cigar Stores, Theatres and
Soda Fountains Must Close
Sunday or Proprietors
Will be Arrested.
OWNERS WILL CONTEST
Dss Moines Lp,ks Forward 70 busy
SABBATH, VIII, Wholesale
Arrests Of Business
Men.
OWNERS WILL CONTEST

[United Press Leased Wire Service.
DES MONIES, Iowa, May 9.-The
Sunday closing "blue laws" will be
enforced in Des Moines. County At.
torney Ward Henry announced TO-
day, with a request to all theatres.
cigar stores, soda fountains, base
ball games, candy stores, shining
parlors and temp bars to close volun-
tarily. He will arrest those remain.
ing open.
II have had conference with At
torney General Havner, who has In
structed me to enforce the Sunday
closing statutes and I have no other
alternative" Henry said
Possibility of wholesale arrests at
the Western league baseball park
next Sunday promises to- draw big
crowd to the game between the st.
Joseph and Des Moines teams.
The cigar stores and soda fountain
proprietors are reported to have
made plans not to close voluntarily.
If forced to close they are said to-
plan bringing suit against Attorney
General Havner to enforce the blue
laws" literally thus bringing to q
stop Sunday street cars. Sunday
newspapers and many other lines OF
business, which it is not Havner's
present intention to close up. The
cigar and soda men claim Havner
cannot reserve to himself the right
to say which businesses should be
closed UP on Sunday, but must en-
force the whole law.
Another line of attack reported to
be ready against the attorney gen.
eral, is a law suit to test the con-
stitutionality of the Sunday closing
statutes. Former Attorney General
George Cosson declared today he be-
lieved the blue laws unconstitu-
tional and that was the reason he
never enforced them when he was
in Office.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-09
Second Hand Boats as Well as
Newly Built Ones, Will be
in Americas Great
Fleet.
SPEEDING UP PROGRAM
There Must be Enormous Tonnage
Quickly In Order 20 Combat
Submarine Menace Of
High Seas.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, May 9.-The bill
lion dollars Uncle Sam will spend at
once for ships to combat the sub
marine menace, will go for purchase
of second hand vessels and construc'
tion of new ones.
This was decided on today at a
two hours conference between the
president and thirty members of both
houses of congress and officials OF
the government ship board.
The congress delegation represent
ed all factions Of both parties. All
were agreed, after what the presi-
dent told them, that the United
States should have ships quickly and
in enormous tonnage.
The plan Tentatively decided on Is
to attach the appropriation or $780,
90 900 of 1t on the urgency deficiency
bill, making that sum available at
once. The remainder will be pro-
vided when wanted later, Wilson was
told by the leaders Of both parties.
The shipping board is understood
to have made complete survey OF
ali ships for sale in the United
states. If owners Of these ships
show any besitancy in selling should
the government want the ships,
means Will be found to bring such
owners to terms. The means may
be through the bill now pending,
which would give the president
power to commander all shipping.
To insure prompt and efficient
handling of all supplies in carrying
out the government ship building
program, the shipping board today
created the office Of director of traffic
of the board and the emergency fleet
corporation.
Major General George w. Goethals,
general manager of the corporation,
and VIM. Denman, chairman Of the
board, announced the appointment Of
David L. Ewing, st. Louis, to the
new Office Ewing was former attor-
ney general of the St. Louis and San
Francisco railway. He Will take up
duties in Washington Immediately.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-09
Cold Storage EGGS.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON May 9.-The stor.
age egg passed hard winter and
spring.
Reports made public today at the
office of markets of the department
of agriculture, give the number OF
eggs in cold storage May / at 25.2
percent less than in 1915.
There were 1,s45,117 cases in $50
storages on May l, the report shows.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-09
Autocratic News Gag Proposed
by Secretary Lansing,
Arouses Opposition
of Congress.
INVISIBLE GOVERNMENT
Violent Denunciation Of Conceallnn
News From People and Lid on
cFitIeisrn Of Any War
Moves.
rBy Robert J. Bender, United Press
Staff CORRESPONDENTS

CBy Robert J. Bender, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, May s.--The auto-
cratic news gag proposed by Secre-
tary Lansing to shut off discussion
and criticism OF this ccuntry's war
policy, met with violent denunciatton
in all government quarters today.
Congress has about reached the
breaking point on the censorship
question. The subject is like fire.
brand in both house and senate cham
bers.
Today while representa- tives aired
their views privately. senators took
the floor and ripped into so-called
invisible government" efforts to
throttle the freedom of the press and
attempts to bottle up news OF ths
government's activities and keep the
people in the dark as to develop
ments in the war.
After two days legslating behind
closed doors, during which time heat
ed demands were made by many SEN
ators to end the executive session and
get out In the open. the senate today
began discussion OF the mails and
censorship sections Of the administers
ton espionage bill.
Announcement by Secretary Lans-
ing that he is to be virtually the
news dictator" Of the foreign policy
of the government. only famed the
fires at the capitol.
1--WE should not and will not toler.
ate any proposition that restricts
comment or criticism during this
war" said Representative Campbell,
Kansas.
II am opposed to any plan by the
government which will not permit
the press to tell all that is going on.''
said Senator Vardaman, Mississippi-
I'VE have come to the point where We
must distinguish Immediately and
carefully between a prudent report OF
affairs affecting our foreign relations
and an abridgement Of our highly
treasured freedom Of the press" Sen-
ator Harding, Ohio. declared. "Con-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-09
POSTAGE RATES
TO Be HIGHER
Part Of War Tax Plan In
oludes an Extra Cent on
Every Letter Sent
Through Mails.
MOVIES MUST DIVIDE
Normal Income Tax to be Doubled
and Everybody Making Money.
Must Give Part to
Uncle Sam.
MOVIES MUST DIVIDE

United Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, May 9.-War tax
legislation was to be introduced in
the house today Through it the ma
tion expects to raise $1,S00,0G0, 900
for war expenses during the ensuing
year Meantime the senate finance
committee proposes a brief period OF
hearings with report soon after the
house acts.
Tariff duties. income and inherit
anoe taxes, increased postage and in
creased taxes on many commodities
will be the means whereby the sinews
tackled on all tariffs; the normal in
come tax Is doubled, while the sur.
taxes are raised and the exemptions
lowered.
For single persons, the income tax
starts at $1,000; for married persons
$4,000. The surtax Is graduated,
running up to 83 per cent on incomes
above $500,000. The normal income
tax will be four per cent on individ-
uals and six per cent on corporations.
Postage stamps will cost three
cents and postcards two, while mag
azines and newspapers Will pay heav>
Ter rates. ~
The bill would lay . sixteen per
cent tax on excess profits; and q
tax up to fifteen per cent on inherit
ances.
New taxes include levies on insur-
ance policies. telephones, electric
power, oil and pipe lines.
An amusement tax Of one cent
per each ten cents or fraction Of ten
ticket cost is imposed, thus hitting
al. movie shows and theatres.
Liquor, tobacco and soft drinks
will bear a far heavier burden than
at present.
Tobacco Tax Doubled.
WASHINGTON, May 9-Increased
tax schedules as agreed on by the
house ways and means committee
hit every single man whose income
is $1,000 year, every married man
who gets $4,000, every movie fan.
traveller, theatre-goer, smoker, drink
er and everybody who telephones.
phones.
1t comes heaviest on the rich, a
percent tax being levied
on incomes of 100000 and up and
on big corporations, whose rate is
increased from two to four percent.
Taxes on whiskey, wine, cigarets
and tobacco are doubled. Inherit
ance taxes are jumped one-third.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-09
IN SHADOW Of
LIBERTY. BELL
Marshal Joffre and French
Commission Visit Cradle
Of Liberty in Independ-
ence Square.
PLEASED WITH WEST
Visitors Highly EIated over Their
Tour Of Western States and
With tho Spirit Of
the People.
PLEASED WITH WEST
IBy George Martin. United Press
Staff Correspondent

[By George Martin, United Press
Staff Correspondent
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May o.
Bringing with 1t the middle west 8
win the war" pledge to the allies,
the French commission arrived here
today to visit the Cradle Of Liberty
in independence Square. After few
hours here, Marshal Joffre, former
Premier Viviaai and others of the
mission will hurry ON to New York
where they are due to arrive this aft
ernccn-
On the eve Of their big eastern re-
ception here, the commissioners
summed up with considerable salts
faction the results and Impressions Of
their triumphant western tour. From
Washington to Chicago, From Kansas
City to st. Louis and to the tomb OF
Lincoln at Springfield. ILL.,, thence
across Indiana and on eastward to-
day, the commissions trip-begun
with some trepidation as 70 the
warmth of the reception It might get
has been roar OF cheers. . sea OF
flags, q demonstration OF love and
faith in the allied cause from begin
ming to end. Vice Premier Vfviani to-
day declared the middle west might
win the war, and he believed it Will
make the effort to do SO.
ut took personal contact TOR US
to realize the immensity Of the mid
die vests resources" said viviani
"The unlimited part that territory
could play in the planting OF larger
crops might win the war. The spirit
of our splendid reception everywhere
convinces me that it will try"
II am soldier and Of few words.
but I feel must speak when greeted
with such sights as welcomed us to
the west" said Marshal Joffre. En-
thusiasm manifested everywhere
shows the Americans fully realize
the immensity of their task They
are preparing for it with the same
earnest spirit that actuated peasants
and citizens of France early in the
war"
Vice Admiral Cocheprat and other
commissioners expressed similar
opinions. Breckenridge Long, third
assistant secretary of state, believes
the French tour thoroughly stirred
the Mississippi valley to war.
"The greatest German-American
section of our country has received
with open arms the allied cause as