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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-15
A FeV Cutting Remarks

Scissors Which Really Cut are made of forged
steel and 612 inches long.
Price, roc pair
The Very Best Hatchet is forged from one
piece of the highest grade tool STEEL and costs
$1.75.
Preparing Grapefruit is dreaded lob" unless
one has stainless double edge grapefruit knife
In the Housefurnishings store for 75c
French PAIRING Knife has three-incb steel
blade and an ebonwood handle which viii not
off.
Price 35c.
(Fourth Floor, CentraD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-15
Splendid Wanamaker Suits
for Bows

Every day brings arrivals
Better assortments than ever before for boys
of to 18 years.
Choose a suit from any in this fine stock,
between sls and $685. and you are sure of getting
an all-woo suit made in the best possible manner
Beautiful grayish, brownish and greenish mix
lures, and plenty of blue serges and hairline
stripes for "best" wear
(second Floor. CentraD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-15
Shining Lights of the Lamp Sale

One-light bOudoir lamps of solid mahogany
"a brilliant offering at such low price
$l.50 each.
One-light transparent glass shieds-used
IN halls, on dining tables, or wherever deco
rative lamp is needed-a large assortment in
all desirable colors and in a variety of decora-
tioS-$2 each.
II (FOurth Il
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-15
Children's Blanket
BathrObes

Warm little garments, and attractive as
warm-the ones with Indian designs will please
boys especially. Many in blue and tan designs.
to ID year sizes
Prices are $3.50 to $685., according to size
A little blanket bathrobe set, including bath
robe and slippers, comes in pink or blue. to 6
year sizes. Price $3.25.
tThird Floor. Chcstnutl
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-15

1000 high-grade candle -shades-rose. blue.
gold. champagne, and in combinations of
colors-for use on dining-room candelabra
fixtures and side-wall brackets-$l6 65, and
very unusual.
High-grade white candles with self-htting
ends, in four sizes, recently lowered almost 70
half price. Now 40c to ST 10 dozen.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-15
Electric Sewing Machines
Special at $58

These are the famous Western Electric portable
electric sewing machines. We have never known
them at so low a price.
Absolutely guaranteed and offered with The
highest recommendations sewing machine can
have.
Special terms, So first payment, 81 week
afterward
FOurth Floor, CentraD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-15
WANAMAKER'S S
Store Opens at .
Good, Cheerful, Helpful Information

Two New Books
''The Wonder World We Live In," by
Adam Gowans Whyte. Price, SO.
well written and profusely illustrated. 1t answers
such questions "How the world made?"
where did all the religions come from?" "What
were the stone books 2" and hundred others.
''The Great Quest" by Charles Board
man Hawes. Price, SO.
novel of the sea, filled with mad adventure
and happy romance. 1t all happened hundred
years ago and through the mystery of passed years
read Of the mystery of that colorful time.
tNialn Floor, Thirteenth) H-..,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-15
Beautiful Filet Style
Bedspreads, S3.75

Woven in double-bed size, some finished with
Scalioped edges, others hemmed. Two colors, pink
or blue. Just rs to sell at 1915 each.
sixth Floor. CentraD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-15
Women's Ribbed Union
Suits at Half
First Glimpse of Some
Fascinating New Jewelry

A special lot of excellent goods just received
from one of the best manufacturers.
Low neck, sleeveless, tailored top, knee and
ankle lengths, regular and extra sizes. At these
prices they should disappear rapidly
At $l-white and pink cotton.
At $1.25-white and pink mercerized cotton.
At $2-white and pink silk -and cotton.
A size missing here and there.
(wost Aisle)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-15
Choose Music Rolls Here

because we have complete selection as
where' at equally low prices, with the advantage
~ =, unequaled comfort and convenience for hearing
~em tested and making selections.
- 'he same music-rolls-yes. But nowhere else
e same spacious music rooms nor the same
ISSUES OF instruments on which to try them.
tdaiiery. Second Floor. Msrket)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-15

tFourth Floor. Chestnut)
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-27
FORMER HARTFORD BANK !
 '-. TELLER IS GIVEN SENTENCE

South Norwalk, April 2s-A large number of cases were disposedzof in the United States district court today by Judge Edwin S. Thomas. It was the first session of a federal. court ever held here..-- . '- a s
 sEarl U.s Richmond of Hartford; a for mer teller. in the Hartford-Ae Nauon- al bank, was indicted fby- the federal srand, jury on, three counts, two charg- ing falsifying of accounts and,the Other embezzlement. He pleaded guilty and his counsel appealed for lenieRcy.- Richmond was alleged to have embedded SS,6e0 and returned Ss5O to the bank after his arrest...s Judge Thomas sentenced him to the Atlanta penitentiary for a year and d day on each count, the sentences to run coneurrently. ;fSN --t 'A ]! 70 iH 5s5;=F.-
 Alexander Dunlap of Bridgeport, who was fined s380~ and costs at, the early session of court for possession Of two stills andI liquor, later appeared in court and saidi he was unable to pay the fine. He was given 30 days in the ,.Fairtieid county jail. and the. fine was. revoked ' Joseph Kiernan, New Haven saloon keepers charged with ,pcasess;cni and sale of liquor, was sentenced to jail for .ln days and fined s1o0. ;:t-i >
 Others fined for viola tion of the Vol. stead act included: Anthony Earkuras Hartford, $400 William Kelly. liartfo1 q s4eo; John Cunningham. :. -Greenwich $4O0; James Muldowney, Hartford, s59V
 Andrew Dzambo. sStainfori, SS0G .Charles H. Reinwald. New Haven. s2a9' Samuel Lampert New York $25o Johr i wanerscki Bridgeport s29e j.. Danie
 Woods, Boston, s2o0; i; August Boeeioletti
 Hartford, $15o; Michael Marnitz, New London, $1eo. f
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-27
PRESIDENT HARDING PRAISES
 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

New York, April 2e-Praise of Ameri. can newspapers. by President Harding and an address by John w. Davis, for merly ambassador to Great Britain, fea- ttred the annual luncheon of The Asso- !cisted Press held today in connection with the annual business meeting.
 In letter read at the luncehon Presi- dent Harding lauded the course of the press during the war and expressed the hope that his administration would con- tinue to deserve. the support accorded it thus far by the newspapers.
 MT. Davis, making his first appearance before the members as general counse, for The Associated press had kind words for impartial. truthful news gathering az | he had found it exemplified by The Asso. eiated Press and referring to the i'm. portance of foreign news, digressed ia l give. personsl opinions on several matters affecting foreign. relations of the United States He urged that treaty should be. ratified by. majority vote, of the sen. i ate, instead of two-thirds, and that there be adequate compensation for the dfplo. matic and consular service.
 | At the business meeting the followinr resolution was adopted:
 Resolved That. the members of Tn,
 Associated Press. in convention aseeu
 bled, tender their thanks to the presi dent, board of directors and oficers ot The Associated Press for their effcien
 work during the past year, which hal made The Associated Press the yreates
 news gathering. organization in the wori, and credit toi the United States" e
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-27
DEvLIN RELIEVES, ULSTER sY ELECTION WILL BE FIAsCo

Belfast April eS.--(By the A. -P)- Joseph Deylin,swho has returned to ulster
 to direct the nationalist campaign; in an
 interview todaYt eXpressed@. the opinion
 that the ulster parliament will be a has-
 co. It. willc.be faced at sthe outset, he
 said. with the necessity : of taxing the people for the smaintenance of Beffast's
 35;QU0 unemployed, who are steadily. in
 ereasing through .thes dismissal of a thou sand workers weekly from the shipyards.
 Regarding the possibility Of settle
 ment of ;the. Irish question by negotia-
 tions. Mr. Devlin; was extremely pessi-
 mistic. He. did hot doubt that Lord Der by had come to Ireland with credentials from Premier Lloyd George,> but, he add ed, it is apparent from Lord Derby s own statement of his visit StHst he ac- complished nothing. .IfefllA government
 is sincere in it's protestations | that it
 wants peace, the only thing for it to- do is to state definitely the +maSiinum conces- sions it is willing to grant Ireland"
 The efforts of Sir Horace ~Plnhkett and the Irish Dominion leagaeSto bring ulster
 and" southern Ireland into accord he dis missed futile In this E connection it is leaFned insorder quarters that Sir Horace came to Belfast Friday stos talk to. the I unionist yleaders,s but :. neither E Sir> James l Craig nor the. other would see him. v ] On all sides apprehension is expressed that ~the4 elections will .bef made. the oe. casion of renewal of the rioting, which resuited Sin much bloodshed. last summei l and autumn. The campaign itself. prob ably will be marked by great bitterness It. is understood that. the military vii
 turn out in large force on election day
 to prevent disturbances as far as possI 1 ble.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-27
DEFENDED LOBBYING BEFORE
 Us. CHAMBER. OF COMMERCE

Atlantic. City. N., J., April 2s.lThe ac- tiNities of the. United States cnamoer of commerce in Washington was IeIended here today in an address ; Deiofe the chambers national council by Enlott Ii. Goodwin, resident ylce president Ot the organization.
 We avoid secrecy in any form as if it was the devil himself" said Mir. Good . win. declaring lobbying carried, on in open and above board fashion, was jus tified. -.r The chamber has taken note of the bad name acquired by lobbying because of it's abuse, asserted MT. Goodwin, but explained that the organization worAs on the assumption that business has a right to present it's views to congress in a le- gitimate way.
 We start from the premise that bus mess has the right" he said, ito present it's views, that thesed views ought to have consideration for what they are worth, and that right-minded senators and representatives want not only to re ceive them but to weigh them.
 The solution of the present business depression lies largely in hands of the people through the practice of such simple things as industrial patience, com mon sense and courage, declared Archer ". Douglas. chairman of the committed on Statistics and standards of the cham. Der of commerce in his report to the na- tional councillors. He said that iron ythe four corners of the United State. comes reports of the courageous and ye exceedingly sensible and sane attitud | with which the people of the countr! are facing the present situation.
 They are not unduly optimistic" h,
 said, nor unduly depressed"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-27
FEENcH 3cHAMREK GIVES.
 y BRIKND LIBERTY or AUTIoN

Paris April 2s:-(By the Az Pl-The chamber of deputies today gave Premier BEiands full liberty, of ,action after hearing his report, on, the separations conference and his declaration:. & :,.,s
 If on May I satisfactory proposals. with accepta ab;s sguarantees, 'are not made by. the -Gsrnran. goft< nraent, the kuhr wi be occdpied." h- .n~,' |,
 .'flt chamber Yotel confdea1. in the government 4s4 to 2)g,swith 5s .a2ut,cs abs.aaing srem vstine. 'Sa j
 M -Ryiand- sal Sht tsd full, conf icEct thAi lf the lWas,' as'tn gove~nrceat :. c.ded 50 transIi.:: t!e Germars..c.(ir,!:r- p:opcaa's they )uld eS such as ;5- safe guard tne ;inte=es:s 0: the allies Ca re.
 arationse But s5. ia: az Fran :e :s cen etrT Cd. the pr:m er declared, -Four as
 ncs'ticl.s are taken fer the day .w1ea +. debt J ecomes iie.; This was grse;cd with caeers fro T the chamber. { T ls. premier sad fiat Ft lsce an: |. Y eat Britain yrr., ,c:A.pleteiy-ssi ;fgree ment so far as tht trircip.e # coerciv, IYeastrcs were Loh"t'ic1. ."
 He reviewed all the violations by Ger. many of the treaty of. ersailles; layin, especial. emphasis en sier,nany's faiiur, tn disarm in, accorda nee with the7 treaty her refusal ts pay one bil
 lion gold marks ens Mssen 2s,. failure tt transfer her gold reserve and non-pay rnent of, twelve billion gold marks remain | ing due of May 1. France wished to q,
 nothing without first, consulting her, allies M Rriand said and adaed: .
 | On April 30, when the conferenc,
 meets in LcAdon.. if Germany has no
 made acceptable propo5iriors and guaran
 tees we shah submit Sur allies >th, 1 practical means we have decidad unon' il
 order to obtain payment et rlr Just due.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-27
EDWARDS CONFIRMED. WITH
 II OTHERS. MAJOR GENERALS

Washington. April 2s.-Srhe noninl- lions of Briradier General Clarence n Edwards and eleven other brigzdier gen. erals 10 be major generals were coahrin- ed late today by the senate K
 The nominations of i4 colenels 10 oe, briEadier generals also were confirmed D Opposition 10 General E1wards- which had developed in the military commit tee. was carried to the senate floor. Sem ator Mcclellan. democrat of Tennessee. t was reported. led the fight against him and forced a roll cail upon which there were only five negative votes against confirmation. All of. these were demo- crats. IL was said that the o9ponsnts were Senators McKeilar and Harrison sf Mississippi: King of Utah; and Hammeil and Fletcher of Florida.
 The vote for Edwards was zaid to be 55: including several democratic sena- tors. A large number of senators were absent.
 Senator McKellar was reported 10 have bassd his oppositionf on the informat'o1 disclosed before the military committee. This related 10 the relief of General Ea- wards from command of the 2sth (New England National GuardD division. on the eve of battle. in October. 1sit. by General PershinE. IL was said that Ben atqf McKeilar took the position .sisf Geheral Edwards military record did not ! juskify his prometion.
 The-senate also confirmed a number Of army officers to be bri-adier generals in charge of war department bureaus. Among these were Charles T. Menohrr. to be chief of the air service: George o. { suuier to be chief signal officer. and John L. Chamberlain. 10 be inspector ] general.
 1 Charles c. Dawes of Chicago was con-
 hrmed as brigadisr general in the rs-
 serve corps and the Eenste also approv-
 ed several hundred minor promotions in the army.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-27
Opposition to Public
 ! Welfare Department
Dificulties Confront President 2 Harding in the Formative Stage.


 Washington April 2s.-Pians for ere ation ot..a. new teierar department of pGplic welfare, though still m. al rorma tive stage nave already arouse eEougn opposition to indicate that President Harding will have much work to do be- fore whipping the project into hnal Shape.-sts-. s- -- --s
 1ne matter was up today, both at tre cabiherF meeting ana at a conference be- tween Samuel Gompers and ttner oi1l- cials of the American Federation of La bor and Secretary Davis and Brigadier General Sawyer, Mir. Hardlng's personal representative in welfare departmer: prehminafy studies The labor men voiced objections to transfer of the children $ and women bureau of the department of labor to the proposed new department, and the tHe cabinet meeting was said 70 1 have deveiopeds difference of opinion a2 to what should be done with federal ed ucatio1al .ageIeies. f.;' -.t 1. It was, indicated that no conclusion was reached by MT. Harding and his ad- visorsS and. that the president planned Io I confers with administration officials and members of congress before rounding ou welfare department: plans he first pre- l sent4d during his campaign. and -la;er | formally confirmed. in recomMendat.oas | to the present congress. -
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-27
SENATE HAS PASSED, THE .
 < KELLOGG CABLES BILL

Washington. April 2s.-The Kellogg bill authorizing the president to regulate and license landings of submarine cables in this country was passed today by the senate and now goes to the house..
 Cable companies would be prohibited from landing or operating cables, connect ing with this country without presiden- tial permit. and the president, under the bill, would be authorized to revoke li- censes when it would be in the govern ment's interest.
 The bill was written and pressed by Senator Kellogg, republican. of Minnesota, at the request of the state department, after the dispute between the department and the Western Union company over the lattsr's cable. landing at Miami. Fla. There was no opposition to the bill in the senate and no record vote was taken. :, Urging necessity of Extending American sages and news despatches,. Senator sKeI- logs republican. Minnesota, said:
 There is 1 great dearth of Americas news in South America. Japan and China. Our hearings showed most pSesEtng need for extension Of cable and radio ocmintfni- feation to all parts 6f3 the world espeeial- ly South American and the Orient Thi1 government should exercise all4fhe power possible to encourage American cable l companies 10 eXLenQ Iheff- SerV1ce.
 I Stating that until short time ago all American news to South America went
 via London for transmission by British or French cable companies. Senatora KeI. logg said American press association. now were sending limited news to South
 America and seeking more extensive 7facil l ities.' SS
 And let me say" he continued. "that the American press associations are tn.
 most independent and fair of, any in tn, world. They are making great efforts tt I extend their. service to other counurie. and they. need all the cable and radio ia cilities' and all the encouragement that tn, government can give them"
 Senator KeflcSg added that the Arneri
 can press associations were the only "un
 subsidized, Independent news satherinl
 organizations < in the world.
 The cable landing control bill, Senate
 Kellogg said.s should be supplemented b, a. radio measure which is in conmitte , and which, he said. he hoped also WouI, pass <. As'ss 3
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-27
erals.

Washington. April 2s.-wIthout re- cord vote, the senate late today passed the budget bill
 Brief debate preceded the final vote on the measure which was introduced orig inslly by Senator Mccormick. republican of Illinois. passed by both the senate and house during the sixty-six congress. but WAS vetoed by President -Wilscn. The measure now goes to the house where prompt action has been promised.
 The bill provides for a bureau of the budget in the treasury department 10 prepare the estimates or appropristi rs needed by the various departments. The bureau would have as its head director of the budget appointed by the prosi- dent with the consent of the senate fo- term Of seven years with an annual salary of s10.o0o. -.'t
 The original bill provided for the ap. pointment of a comptroller-geaeral to hold office during good behaviour and to be removed only by concurrent reso.u- ton of congress. This provision forme, the objection vo:c eby President Wisor who held that it would take from fnc president the power to remove executive officials.
 The offices of comptroller and assistant comptroller of the treasury would a, abolished under the revised bill. and 1. their stead offices of comptAoler genera and assistant comptrolley general woEis be created. The measure approved tods, bg the senate would permit their remoya | by joint congressional resolution whicl ! requires the presidents signature.
 Efforts of democrats were directed to ward scaling down the salaries of office provided for in the bill. Senator liar rison. democrat. of Mississippi. called al tention 10 the adoption Of an additiona office in the budget and said he was 'curi ous why. at this time, when we are try ing to practice economy" there should b an effort by the republicans to increas the number of offices"
 Senator Mccormick retortsd that th Mississippi senator's statement sound like an echo from the Baltimore COT vention of 1912" Senator Harrison efforts 10 eliminate the added office
 amendment was lost.
 T objcctins 70 the fixing of the sslsry ( the assistant director of the budget I
 Ss.ooo. Senator Harrison offered a
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-27
PLANS FOE POOLING HE
 AMERICAN COTTON .cRoF

Memphis. Tenn. April 2s.-F1Ans for pooling the American cotton crop Ito DC gold through centrally located mar keting agencies were un1sr discussion at a conference here today ;f represcn- tzlives Of cotton producing interests from virtually all of the soutacsn states called by the American Farm Bureau Federation. The movement contemplaies the adoption of uniform marketing col- tracts and pledges by the farms cover- ing a period Of st least seven ycars- the pooling agencies 10 be operated under the direction oi state organizations and s general agency which would havs su- pervision over the en,.-e pooling and msrA-ths arrangement
 Aaron Sspiro. a California attorney. who devibed he plat of oooperAtfse c marketing which formed the hasis of eir- cussion at today's meeting. explained his plan In detail to the meeting. lt has already been adopted by oklahonna cof- ton growers.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-27
ATTEMPT TO BURN CATHOLIC
 CHURCH IN PORTSMOUTH, \. H

Portsmouth, N. H., April 2s.-An at tempt to destroy by fire the Church of the Immaculate Conception was discov- cred and frustrated early today. Three separate blazes were prepared in the basement to sperad the flames. of which two attained headway and one died out. Incendiarism was shown in the latter in- stance when oil-soaked waste newspapers saturated with kerosene and burned matches were found.
 The church, Roman Catholic ediice of brownstone and brick, is situated at Sumner and Chatham streets. Adjacent to it is the arectory. Rev. D. Alexander Sullivan, the pastor. returning from a late call, discovered the fire whe nfailure of the electric lights and the gas supply in therectory led him to.-awaken. Lieut.. T. F. Resan.- .. s. N, chaplain and -ath- -letic officer at the naval prison, who wal his guest, to trace out the cause.
 They found blaze on cne open floor of the basement. in front Of Small altar that had burned throuhg two layers of wood. This was quickly. quenched, but smoke led them to Another part of the basement, where fire was found in a. par. tition close to a gas meter. II had appar. 1 ently been the object of the incendiary t, l feed: the fire with d How of gas let loos, l from the gas feed. from which the ga.
 was flowing when the fire was discovered After this blaze had been extin guishet the priests searched further and found il the boiler room oiI-soaked material for {; l third fire. In 1t were two newspapers, on,
 a foreign language paper of a year ago
 the other. Los Angeles paper printed il English.
 :; Father Sullivan told the rolice that h.
 had no suspicion as to the incendiary. H
 said he thought he heard. footsteps wher
 he first entered the church basement, bu
 he might have been mistaken. Fire off
 cials expressed the opinion that the biaz
 had been burning about half an hou
 when, discovered. The damage was no l. great.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-27
WOULD INVESTIGATE THB
 PRODUCTION END OF MOVIES

Albany. x. T.. April 3s.-Notlon picture producers. at hearing before Governor Miller today on the motion picture censor ship measure passed by the legislature. submitted a plan for investigation of the production end of the industry by a con- mission to be appointed by the governor. with expenses paid by the producers. to report to the legislature next January. whether any censorship of the films would be necessary.
 The producers, according to the terms of the offer would agree to abide by the decision Of the proposed commission.
 The ITpose Of the offer, 1t was ex- plsined. was to allow the producers to eliminate the objectionable films and to purify the industry thenselves rather than to have censorship imposed