Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-22
WOMEN VOTERS HEAR
ALL ABOUT TARIFF
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Harrisburg, Nov. 22.--Alrs. John q.
Miller, who urged yesterday that the
two great political parties make known
their basic differences on the tariff. re.
| ceived ringing answer TO her qucs-
tion last night in the Capitol, where
1t was propounded.
Edward Nelson Dingley. former
member of the House from Michigan,
whose father framed the Dingley Tar.
ID bill, took the affirmative side, cham.
pioning the Fordney .McCumber Tariff.
Congressman James William Collier,
Of Mississippi. answered him in the
negative.
The legislative chamber of the
House, where the league is holding Its
fourth annual convention, was packed.
Frankly, it was hard to know the
truth. SO telinglv did each of the pro-
tagonists present his pnrty's side of the
question. in the rich drawl Of his ma
tive southern State. and dropping most
| all Of. his gs. Congressman Collier shot
the Fordn"y -McCumber tariff bill full
Of holes with his ridicule.
'I'herc ere few things they haven't
tas taxed ed. yet. yet: he cried. leaning his big
] seaWeeG .e' On ,a' are e 1 s1s'f Paraxrnph G
you'll find, ladies' and gentlemen. we
have free scaweed. They may be tax
ing bread soon. but what care we as
long rs We have seaweed. There are
bones and mamma, too. We have
, mamma
Mr.. Dnglcy answered the assaults
| made on the new tariff law and showed
that protection as a national program
does not increase prices and the cost
Of living. lie especially pointed out
what a program of protection means to
! fho ,vOp,cp of tho 1o,,d
! The League of Nations and tie Ship
Subsidy Bill, rs we'll as matters touch.
ing everyday life, were made special
issue BY the two speakers III their ef-
forts to spread out practically and
without dccmals the tenets of free trade
versus protection.
An address by Frank d. Graham. of
! the department of economies Of Prince
| ton. followed the debate. He closed the
the value of the present law from the
point Of view "f economic policy.
4 little earlier in the day. in a quiet
corner over tencups, was fought the first
! skirmish Of 4 battle that Is said to loom
its bulk rs the most mOmentous issue
Of all before the convention.
Eighteen women all members of the
Delaware County League, sat in hotel
lounge and debated fcrvcntly that issue
which will be- presented formally to the
State body tomorrow US debate en-.
titled: y
Resolved. That the League Of
Women Voters Should Indorse Party
Candidates for Office"
The debate will be in tho hands OF
Mrs. Carroll Miller and Miss Marion
Reilly. After it is finished it is ex-
pected the question will be put to Il
vote and settled once and for all.
! Mrs. Walter NJ. Newkirk. who
worked strenuously for the measure ut
those avowelly against It. and she
makes no bones about it.
Members of Delaware County dele
CATION are
Mrs. L. \. Yarnall. Mrs. Paul Lack.
enmeyrr. Miss Florence l.. Sanville,
Mrs. Esther Tatnall. Mrs. Erich Reyer,
Mrs. s. Is. Luckie. Mrs. Charles Mar
tin. Mrs; II. {: Berry. Miss May VAL
entinus Dee. Mrs. J. T.. Clarke. Mrs.
Walter NJ. Newkirk. Mrs; Casper How
arth., Mrs. John Marshall. Mrs. Leroy
Smith. Mrs. Jonathan VI. Steere. Mrs.
Franklin Christopher. Mrs. Elmer Me.
lick. Miss Lille Bunting. Miss Lucy
Anthony, Mrs. Alfred \. Crooks, Mrs.
F. y. Maxwell. Mrs. Marshall ii.
Smith. Mrs. Mary =. Worrall. Mrs.
John, Is. Simpson. Mrs. Frederick
Drinker.
Another large group of women vo,.
ers drank tea yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Georg" Kunkcl. chairman Of
pnuphin County. entertained the mem
Ders OF the league at q delightful nf-
fair at her home. The chief topic of
conversation was the wonder of sitting
in convention in the House Of Repre-.
sentatives.
Mrs. Ella NJ. George, of Beaver
Falls, president Of the WOman's Chris
tian Temperance Union of Pcnnsyl.
vanio. will deliver n message on law
enforcement. The Pennsylvania
State Educational Council, Its Origin
and Duties Will b. discussed by Mrs.
+. s. II. McCaucy, Of Beaver. and
Mrs. II. s. Pren,i>s Nichols. of Phila-
de delphia; , Rcpcr,ss from the Commission
Mrs. John A. Nauman. Of Lancaster.
and Mrs. J. Willis Martin. of Phil
ndelph!a. Taking as her subject The
Spirit OF the Pilot" Miss Florence
Dibert, president "i tn" State Fed
GRAFTON of l'enns, lvania Women. will
also address the delegates
Governor to Receive
Governor Sproul is "ull set" to greet
the delegates ut tn" reception he and
Mrs. Sproul will give tonight rs their
part of the welcome this rity is ny-
tending to the league. This morning
az the Capitol the Governor CYPRESS
his N'NnsWr" nt receiving the women in
convention here.
III reception will b, held in the
Governor mansion. This morning
decorators were busy f"slu"u.ug the
mansion reception room with snlay and
greens. l'alms were arranged in Il
'"'i! nhalnnx OF background for III"
receiving party.
In in" with tn" Govrv and Mrs
Spr"ul will be Mrs, john y. Miller,
stat" chnirman Of the league Mrs.
Lewis Lawrence Smith. vie" chairman.
nhd Miss Martha Thomas. Rrprcsenta-
tive elect from Chester. Five hundred
invitations have been issued. \ buff,r
supper will be served.