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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-19
Mr.. and Mrs. Frear
Hosts to Literary Club

Mr.. and Mrs. A H.. Frear enter
tanned members and friends Of the
Excelsior Literary Club at their
home. 223 Sth street northeast, with
a musical Those who contributed to
the program were Miss Cecil Sale.
Miss Louise Wood. Willie Marsden,
Norman Marceron. Mr.. W. I. Mars
den. Mr.. W. L. Marsden. Mary Mars
den. Ara Mamie Chesaey. Miss Pearl
Gilmore. Mr.. A II. Frear. Mr.. A. II.
Frear. Mrs. e. v. Carr. Miss Jessie
Pearce. Mr.. Orren James, Mr.. J. C..
Mitchell. Mr.. Russell King, Miss Grace
McCulien and Mrs. Francis Wright.
Several selections on the guitar were
played by Miss Alice II. Hin and Mrs.
Edith Tschenely. II
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Edward Faulconer,
1884 I'D street northwest. entertained
saturday evening at birthday ami
versary party in honor of their daugh-
ter. Miss Louise Faulconer. Covers were
laid at supper for thirty guests, and the
decorations were In red and green. and
Japanese lanterns and balloons added to
the atfractiveness OF the home. Music,
songs ana dancing made up the program
before and after supper. Included in
the party were Miss Anna Flynn, Miss
Dorothy Kirby. Miss Marguerite Parker.
Miss Irene Kelly, Miss Dorothy Smith
Miss Gladys Wright, Miss Pauline Lewis.
Miss Lorraine Butler. Ensign Shreyes
and others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-19

NIn1SunaS 0uPPerS
at Reduced Prices
Women's and Children's Comfy
Slipper%best styles and colors-
now at greatly reduced prices. Hun
-dreds OF pairs to select from!
Women's Felt Boudoir Slippers
Regularly $1.75, e1 0E
Christmas Sale, Pair. @AsAO
so'ss, kings blue and maroon shades.
Women's Felt Boudoir Slippers
Regularly 500 and SIS e. CE
Pair. Sale Price, Pair. @xsVJ
With soft padded or leather soies and
hesIs-rose, MIksdo, oxford gray, brown and
black.
Women's Felt Boudoir Slippers
Regularly $3.50 to SIS. e1 OK
Christmas Sale, Pair. .. VxsOO
Felt JuIlette:, OF fur or ribbon trimmed,
with soft padded soies. Rose, pink. iayen-
black.
Women's Felt Boudoir Slippers
Regularly $3.zs. 60 9S
Christmas Sale, Pair. ....... @Ass1J
Ribbon and embroIdered trimmed. Very
pretty-soft padded soIes.
Children,s
Felt Slippers, with character designs on
front. Soft padded soies.
Sizes to 8. Regularly $1.65 Now $t.z6 Pr.
Sizes 9 to II. Regularly $50. Now $1.35 Pr.
Sizes Il to z. Regular Iy $f.s5. Now $1.45 Pr.
Children's
Felt Juliets, with plush trimmings and
leather soies.
Sizes 5 to 8. Regularly s1.eo. Now $1.s5 Pr.
Sizes 9 to II. Regularly $1.s5. Now s1.45 Pr.
Sizes IL to 2. Regularly s2.1o Now $1.5s Pr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-19
Tea IN Compliment to
Miss Mildred Beren,s

Miss Louise Rodier entertained at
tea last Sunday afternoon in COM
pliment to Miss Mildred e. Berens,
whose marriage to Mr.. J.. Darlington
Darby Of Jacksonvflle. Fla. viii be
an event Of February 3, Tho guests
included Mrs. Allen. Wardner Har.
rfngton. 5rs sister Of the hostess: Miss
Audrey ". Daniel. Miss Betty Lee
Cole. Miss Ruth Rodier. Miss Dorothy
Berehs. Miss Claudia Gall. Miss Doro-
thy n. Reider. Miss Evelyn b. HeaIy.
Miss eHenrietta Berens and MISS
Katharine Hardesty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-19
Betrothals Announced
OF Interest IN Capital

Mrs. Rita Lorraine Barnett of Allan
tic City announces the engagement Of
her daughter Marjorie Louise to Mr..
Bertram H. Cohn of Washington.
Miss Barnett is the granddaughter Of
the late Aaron Barnett of New York
and Of Henry Meyers Of Atlantic City.
The wedding will take place in Feb
ruary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-19
Umbrellas for Gifts
$1O.5Q-S12.50

Two splendid oroups-usuaiIy SIS to $3.50
lin blues, greens, browns, orays and purple,
with bakalite handles-feW In white o. coiors
to match the sliks-wIth rings and straps-
short ferruies and tips to match. A mighty
fine gift for any woman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-19
and
Negigees

Beautiful creations in boudoir and
breakfast robes which women so adore,
and all are specially priced.
Assorted Styles at $500
Kimonos and Breakfast Coats-Kimonos
beautifully designed in crepe de chine
with lace-trmmed and knife-plested ruff
fes. Breakfast Coats in shimmering tai
fetas and satins with collars and pockets
finished with rulings. All lovely shades.
Japanese Silk Kimonos, $3.50
Japanese Kimonos with typical embroi-
signs-rose. purple and Copenhagen blue.
$3.50 Coats, $10.95
Satin and TaReta Breakfast Coats-with
Crepe Kimono., $500
Serpentine Crepe Kimonos. with shirred
waist effect and hemstitched neck and
sleeves: also Breakfast Coats with 'shirred
japanese Crepe Kimonos,
$685. s
Japanese Embroidered Crepe Kimonos in
lavender and navy blue. loose style with
SASH
Corduroy Robes, $1,000
OF the finest grade wide-wale corduroy.
kimono sleeves. Full lined. rose. purple,
plum and Copenhagen blue.
More Silk Petticoats.
Continued arrivals-eaeh lot seem.
prettier than the last Silks of fine
quality styles, the most wanted. Beauti-
full shades.
Al-Silk Jersey Petticoats, S.
With fancy pleated ruf1es. Styles not
shown before!
Tafeta Silk Petticoats, $3.50
Including extra sizes; bright, change
able shades.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-19
Pure Linen
Handkerchief
35c-5Oc

On both these tables are extraordi-
nary assortments, with hand-embroi-
dered corner designs, d-embroidered
initials in many attractive styles, col
ored borders with initials and colored
prints. They are handkerchief values
which will surprise you!
Mems Handkerchiefs
Mems Initial Handkerchief, 3sc.
3 for $1.OO.
Mems Pure Linen Hendkerchiefs
with hand-embroidered initials, Soc,
75c, 81.
Mems Pure Linen Handkerchiefs
with hand-drawn hens. also colored
linen novelties, 75c to $500.
Mems Silk Handkerchief, white
and colors, wide and narrow bor-
ders, $1.O0 to $1.75.
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$3.50 to $1O.5O Envelope
Chernise. $3.50

Extra ordinary purchase and sale Of
beautifully designed Envelope Chemise of
the finest quality with wide soft laces and
satin ribbons. of Venice Point edges. shir-
flesh color.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-19
Gold Stripe Silk
I Stockings

Are the stockings to give for gifts, be-
cause they WEAR! Were S. and 81
per pair, but now
S0 Ok With mercerized
garter hens.
0Pair Tax, &c.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-31
ALLEGED RADICALS TAKEN

Two alleged radicals, who were ar
rested here last night, will be taken
before L. 5. Commissioner MaDley to.
day. They are Theodore Paskewitch, of
Seventh and Brown streets, and Nor
ris Weinstraub, of Sixth and Mountain
streets. They are said to be members
of the Communist party.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-31
Y. ". c. A. SPONSOR
DECORATED BY ICE
Water Substituted for Cham
pagne at Hog Island Launch
ing After Controversy
COLD DAY FOR GATHERING


The christening water froze on the
sleeve of tbe snonsor of +bo Plrc
Tr;o,.,a n,sy NV -
,ansie' inc l. w. " a. honor snip.
winch slid down the ways at Hog Island
at 10 O'Clock this morning.
Tboro ,,os o,;.o ,;,,i. ao.tuo
"a' qui'e d '''''' eV"',oNerSS
as 10 whether champagne would be used
at this launching and spring water was
finally decided upon hut nobody countcd
an .roh noia a.,
su'n coiu oaS.
:. Nearly seventy five women. purple
ipPed and shivering from the intense
cold' watched the prohibition launching
ana looked with CONSERVATION at the
zee covered sponsor. Wherever the water
splashed on the coat of Mrs. james
Cushman, the sponsor, there were
formed little discs of ice--a thing that
could not possibly have happened If
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-31
MOVE TO BRING Up
TREATY IN SENATE.
Walsh, Speaking for Hitchcock,
Gives Notice OF Action on
February 10
DEMOCRATS SEEK ALLIES

Washington. Jan. 31.-Thc first
step of Democratic leaders to revive
Senate discussion Of the peace treaty
was taken today, Senator Walsh. Dem
ocrat. of Montana, giving notice that
on February 10 a motion would be
made TO proceed TO the trcaty's consid
Grafton.
Tho announcement. forecast by the
collapse yesterday of the bipartisan
compromise negotiations. caused hardly
ripple on the surface of Senate pro
cedurc. Senator Walsh did not mention
the bipartisan deliberations, but
merely told the Senate that he was
giving the formal notice on behalf Of
the Democratic leader. Senator Hitch
cock, of Nebraska who was absent.
There was no debate.
Statements made Yesterday BY Sen
ator Hitchcock and by Senator Lodge.
of Massachusetts. the Republican lead
or, relating to the agreements reached
by the bipartisan committee. were put
into the Senate record by Mr.. Lodge
who asked also that they be printed
as a public document.
partisan conference without accomplish
ing results has prompted Democratic
leaders to seek new avenue for reach -
ing compromise on reservations to the
treaty
Arrangements arc being made for n
conference between the Democrats and
Republicans of the mild reservation
group to draw up plans of procedure
Nothing definite along the line of com
promise will be done, however. until
Senator Hitchcock returns.
No indications were given as 10 the
Republicans future program. 1t was
generally conceded here that Senator
Lodge, of Massachusetts. Republican
leader. would continue to hold out for
acceptance of the reservation regarding
Article y. which proved to be the in :
surmountabc stumbling. block and re
suited in dissolution of the conference
Monroe Doctrine. with the exception oi
few words which we wished to elm
mate. referring to the sole right of the
United States to interpret the doctrine
Il then suggested that perhaps W.
could agree on some way of taking VI
the treaty in the Senate. but Senator
Lodge said politely he did not care t.
have any meeting on that subject.
''There was no dramatic climax. B,
common consent. when this point wa
reached. we adjourned. ] said that a
it seemed clear that a compromise o.
Article y was out of the question, W
could not go on with the discussion"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-31

Products of Philadelphia mills and
factories are expected to reach total
value of 81 500. 900. 900 this year. =,
This is the estimate of Doctor Cattell'
city statistican, and the estimate is re-
sarded as a conservative one.
And the estimated total, huge as 1t
Is, by no means tells the whole story,
81 the city's standing in the world OF
Industry. The story is a difficult one Il
tell in full. 1t has almost endless ang'es
of interest to catch the eye. More than
In any other industrial city in America. !.
or perhaps in the world, it is story OF
The workers themselves as well as OF
me industries in which they are en-
gagged.
Pictures tell the story more fully and
more clearly than words alone can
therefore, beginning next Monday; thc
EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER will publish
each day on the back page pictures OF
Philadelphia workers actually engaged
IN the making of commodities which
nave brought wealth to the city. FOR
10 the factories of this city 4OO.OO0
workers are busy creating almost every
great organizations which have helped
70 make this "the workshop OF the
world will be pictured in turn,
Million Daily Payroll
Some idea of the vastuess OF Phlls
.gelphis's industry may be gained from
me estimate of its payroll, about
million dollars a day. Even in these
umes of high living cost the majority
%ot wage earners are saving something.
hnhere are 450, 900 saving accounts IN
rhlladelphia banks, which would mean
nat one person 10 four has money IN
me bank, on a basis of a population OF
ABOUT 500 900 This estimate, by the
MY Is made by Doctor Cattell. He
'""Ss 1t fair 70 assume that tne
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-31
SAYS SHOOVER COULD
BRING REAL PEACE
immensely Practical, Profound
W Humane, Without Delu-
sions, English Paper Says
KNOWS NEED OF UNITY.

London, Jan. 3l.--IIcrbert Hoover
if he becomes President. probably
could do more than any other man TO
make the League of Nations a reality
aud bring real peace to tie world.
This is the belief expressed by the
Manchester Guardian in an editorial.
1t is not for Britons to judge who
would be the best choice for President
of the United States, the Guardian
explains, but its attitude is based on
the fact that a choice of President at
this stage of the worlds history Is
of importance to all peoples.
The Guardian says:
"Uoover's strength would lie in the
fact that he would act from no sen
timental or academic motives. There
has been no sharper critic of the self
ish, imperalistic and vindictivc clauses
of the peace treaty. President Wl!son
pursued the ideal of League OF Ma
tions with an ardor for which history
will pay him all honor. But to gam
it. he assented to treaty of which
some clauses revolt the consclences OF
liberals in all lands.
Had he made his stand in time,
and had he thrown himself on the
sympathy of his countrymen instead OF
making the best of the bargain he
could with the moro cynical states
men of Europe, the treaty might have
been very different, and the. whole
hearted support Of America for both
the treaty and the league might have
been secured.
"rIoover is free from responsibility
for those transactions. His coutrlbn-
ton to world history in these all
important years has been that of a
man immensely practical. profoundly
humane, and with no delnsions. He
has consistently stood for the fact that
peace with anarchy is no improvement
on war. and if the world is to avoid
chaos it must have means TO live.
The Peace Conference. driven at last to
recognize the value of the economic
factor in the settlement, called upon
him for advice. 1t was given frank 70
" and fearessly. Above all he could,
better than any man, bring home to
his country the fact Of the essential
economic unity of the civilized world
aud the prime need of American help,
not indeed in enforcing the peace, treaty
as it stands. but in amending 1T through
the League. Everything that is pro
srcssive and liberal stands in need oi
America help.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-31
Slam PrOfteerS
With Psychology

Continued from Page One
be law unto themselves. And that
sort of self imposed authority doesn t
go in court Of justice. Not this year.
There may be some process whereby
constituencies. cold blooded. case
hardened, pilfering protiteer can be
hailed into court, once we get district
attorney who will fight with bare
knucklcs instead of sixteen ounce
gloves. But there arc upward OF ~. =
600 retailers, by and large, in Philadel :
phia, I am told. and the courts will get
all mussed up with postponements, cA ,
ccptions. demurrcrs and other legal
tcchuicalitics which clever lawyers EN- :
ploy when they start out to gum tue
works of judicial proceedings.
But even in this dilemma. scttps
aside the prospect of cluttered mp
courts and cases which wouldn't be
untangIed before Republican prcsi
dent had taken his seat, there is ont
last and possibly efficacious remedy.
Psychology
one or two plundering protiteers, pillor,y
they before the public make holy
show of them; treat EN- rough, and
the trick is turned. Then all the Other
profiteers who have neglected to pass
the buck to the middleman or the
manufacturer. or who have failed tc
hocus pocus their books and accounts
or register their minimum net returns
to the government for taxation pur-
poses will scurry for cover like Nor
way rats at the sight OF fox ter
rier.
That is. maybe,
Fix Standard of Profits, but
Before these desirable and much
prayed for results can be achieved, ol
even attempted, the former lieutenan
governors price fixing committee ant
Special Agent Phillips's sleuths mus
settle definitely standard of profit TO
merchandisers. In other words, the!
must define the amount of profit II
which retailers must adhere and beyont
which he cannot go unless he is hall
marked, stamped, branded, pilloried
proclaimed, published and pointed at a
profitcer. .,
And what is fair profit? Is it y
per cent for groceries, % per cent fol
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-31
|VOMAN is NAMED
] ON PRICE BOARD
m,s. n, C. Boden First Member
Appointed to Serve on
City Committee
TO INCLUDE EIGHT MORE


Frank +. McClain, state fair price
.ommissioncr, has begun to name the
nsmbers of the fair price committee for
Philadelphia
Tie has appointed Mrs, II. G. Boden
,s one of the three women who will
.,rvc on the committee. The other
members he will appoint Morday or
later.
The appointment followed the receipt
A letter from Mayor Moore in which
,be Mayor said he had no objection to
the appointment of committee by Mr..
NcClaip. but would not himself mp
point one.
I at has taken the Mayor three weeks
- make up his mind not to appoint a
tsir .nrice committee" said Mr.. Nc
Tlaip "but it will not take that long
N decide whom I wart on it.
According to the present plans. Mr..
ucC,laiu said, the committee would
consist of nine members. The chairman
will be man. but good proportion
~ tbe members will be women. Mrs.
r c. Boden was chosen because she
is now chairman Of the original women S
committee on fair prices. Whether the
commercial trades will be represented,
,Specially those affected under the Lever
act is not yet decided.
Todd Daniel. chief Of the bureau of
Investigation, called on Mr.. McClain
Yesterday and together they talked over
nlaps for the conducting of the price
committee work and hunting evidence
of profiteeripg. Mr.. McClain specially
emphasized the fact that their object
was mot to hurry people into court,
but to act as bureau of appeal, where
the consumer might have redress and
secure information.
, Several arrests for profiteering in dry
goods and wearing apparel are promised
by Agent W. @. Philips, of the
United States Department of Justice.
Some startling statements may be
forthcoming when the new fair price
committee starts work, according to
Mrs. Boden.
"For the last two or three weeks,
the women s food committee has been
working with the twelve Investigators
sent here from Washington, and ] un-
derstand that there will be some
startling statements to be made before
long," said Mrs. Boden today. 'Wc
have issued no bulletins, but the com :
mittcc has been accumulating data"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-31

butchers, 100 per cent for clothiers and
shoe dealers? And is the little fellow
down on South street, or out on Ian
caster avenue, or up in kensington to
be allowed the same profit as the .mer-
chant who does business in palace on
Market, Chestnut or Walnut street with
au annual rental approximating u
dukes ransom?
Looming up like geni out of a
bottle is this question for our tax
burdened millions, "Who is to pay the
thousands of experts who will be called
upon by Attorney General Palmer to
examine the books of alleged profiteers
to prove that they really are what they
arc presumed to be?'
IT took Herbert G.. Stockwell's S expert
accountants in 1918, the cream of ex-
perts in that particular line, from ten
days to three weeks to 90 through the
books of concerns who were presumed
to be profiteering during the war period,
and then. after all. to discover that
these people had not surcharged exces-
sive profits and were making no more in
the aggregate than they had made be-
fore the war.
Mr.. Stockwell was particularly select
cd as director of the division of ac-
counts for the Pennsylvania food ad
wartime laws, but patriotism, and the
force of public opinion behind him then.
Washington sent its bureau chiefs to
him in Philadelphia TO study his meth :
ods. If the armistice had not come when
it did it was planned to carry him of
to Washington to instruct other states
how to beat the profiteer and catch him
red handed in his nefarious practices.
Strange. but this official with the
background of his experience has never
been consulted by all the price tixers.
protiteer hunters, and publicity seeking
| committees.
An EXplanation--Is 1t?
/ A gentleman familiar with the vaS
aries and villanies of the heartless pro
fiteer made this sapient observation on
the situation:
''Protiteering is the result of post
war conditions. II is country wide. Ii
is a result of the inevitable law of sup
ply and demand A mental condition
among the masses has led them into an
orgy of spending and merchants arc
| taking advantage of this condition. n,
soon as production is spoeded up ant
| our people return to prewar habits ot
| economy conditions VIII ADJUST thcm
selves. 49,.
philadelphia has no more profitecr'
than any other large city. There is {
universal cry against them. The qucs
ton is asked why should we pay more
now for the necessities of life than W.
did during the war!
''The answer to that is that the lawI
in restraint of profiteering are made
ouate. The war is over We are at
tempting to accomplish something nov
through inadequate legal means which
was accomplished during the war. b,
patriotism and organized control
backed by efficient laws.
1.-The people hold the remedy within
their grasp. If they would refuse t,
pay exorbitant prices, school them
selves to self denial and economy, an,
permit the goods of the protiteer t,
lie unbought upon his counters the!
would see prices drop like a plummet
Until that time comes l can see NJ
hope for change"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-31
619 DEATHS FOR WEEK
Rate Tops Previous Week, but ls
Less Than Year Ago

Deaths throughout the city during
the week numbered 619 as compared
with SOS last week and 7S4 during the
corresponding week last year.
The deaths were divided as follows
Males. :33j, females, 2Sf; boys 10, and
girls 81. A total of sixteen deaths
were charged to influenza and 131 BY
pneumonia and kindred lung troubles.
Other causes of death were ::
Measles Observation-Disclosures. ,........
Scarlet fever ............'- '.H y
Diphtheria and Group .,..,....''''.,.,, y
Tuberculosis OF the lungs. ..,.....,.... ~
Tuberculosis meningitis ......,,....'...
Other forms of tuberculosis ....,'.......
lancer .'..'..; 80 SO. ''''''''' y
Apuplexy and soitcninE OF brain i....,... II
Organic disea Sos Of the heart. t.,,.....,. ~
Acute bronchliib .''.'s '''.'''' '.''''' =
Chronic bronchitis ........ ...........,.,
Diseases OF respiratory system. ......... Y
Diseases of stomach ...,.,...,,.,.,... y
Diarrhea and Cnterits ....,.......... 2
Appendicitis and tiphlitis ...--.''......,'s Z
Hernia ,........s...., ,... ......,
Cirrhosis of liver ....,......- ....,... -
Acute nephritis aud Bright's discase. 80
Noncancerous tumors ................. y
Puerperal accidents .......-.....,....... u
Cougental debility and malformations. @t
Senlllty. ''''...'.''''
Violent deaths ..,..,,..'', '.'.' .'...'.',. -
All other diseases ....,........,....... rs
Coroner's pending ........'...... :
Total ''.,,.'.....'.''' ..''',''' 'ot'