D ARM
I IS PLEA
MADE TO RELIEVE
NAT I OF WORLD
By David Lawreiice -
(Copyright, 1920. by Tha Joanul)
Washington. Lec. 16. Disarma
mpnt or, to be exact, reduction of
armaments is at last coming to the
front in congress as a concrete rem
edy for the financial and economic,
crisis which the whole world faces.
It Is beginning lo be realized at the
national capital that the way to reduce
taxes Is"' to reduce expenditures and the
way t,0 sell cottorand wheat and other
commodities abroad U to make it pos
sible for foreign countries to pay lor our
xnort!. The demand from business men
that taxes be reduced and the outcry
; of tlie fanners and cotton growers that
foreign markets be
provided, has
brought out the fact that the whole
world situation is affected by the enor
mous sums of money that must be spent
' on. war making: apparatus and person
nel. From Senator Borah, one . of the
leaders of the group of "lrreconcilables"
which has been opposed to "any sort of
I internationalism, comes the latest ap
proval for an agreement between Great
Britain Japan and the United States to
limit the size cf armaments.
IIF.IHTTION IS I ilUHII
Simultaneously the assembly of the
League of- Nations at Geneva takes
action recommending: to various govern
ments the reduction of armaments. Be
hind the action of the league at Geneva
is an even more specific KUgKestion from
the financiers of the world who met at
Brussels recently and considered how
1.. nnrM situation tntfrfaf ho imnrnvfct
' and normalcy in trade- restored. The
text of its recommendation -is pertinent
iO the present move in congress.
- "The tlrt step," says the recommen-
idation of the conference, "is to bring
'.public opinion in every country (o real
ize the essential facts of the situation
" and particularly tbe need of reestablieh-
- )ng public finances on a sound basis as
a preliminary to the execution of those
social reforms " whicli tho world de
mands." . ,
fiOVKHNMF.JfTS rRESEO .
"Xearly every government is being,
' pressed to incur fresh expenditures
im f,j v , ..I i ...... - - ' ' '- -i ' " ' ' "
directed- The country which accepts the
policy of budget deficits is riding the
hhppery path which leads to general
ruin. To rscapo from. that path no sac
. fifi- la too great. . .
ference show-that on ran average some
'20 per cent of the national expenditure
is still being- devoted to the mainten
ance of armaments and to preparations
for war. The conference desires to af
firm with the utmost emphasis that the
Avori3 cannot niiora mis expenaiiurf,
Only by a frank policy of mutual co
operation can the nations hope to re
gain their jold prosperity, and to secure
that result th whole resources of each
f country must be devoted strictly to Dro-
diietive purposes. The conference ac
cordingly recommends rnot-t earnestly to
tli council of the league the desir
ability of conferring at once with, the
several governments concerned with the
view to securing a general and agreed
reduction of the crushing burden of afm
aments which, on their existing- scale,
till, impose on tho impoverished people
of the w.-orld, sapping their resources and
imperiling their recovery from the rav
ages of war. The conference hopes that
the assembly of the league Will take
ne,rgetic' action to this end."
ASSEMBLY TAKES ACTIOV
7 The asi&embly of the league has taken
action. It first asked the United States
to send unofficial representatives, but
President Wilson declined on the ground
tlit America has not entered the League
of Nations. But proposals have arisen
from Senator Vaista of Montana, Demo
crat, and .Senator Borah. Republican, of
Idaho, ' to bring about international
agreement on armments just the same.
There is some suggestion , here that Great
Britain and Japan and .France will use
as an excuse to retain their armaments
the fact that the most powerful nation
of all the United States refuses to join.
Secretary Daniels has recommended a
big naval building program and Secre
. tary Baker has proposed a large army,
all on the theory that until there is in
ternational agreement, it is unsafe for
America to take the Initiative.'
HAHDIXG FAVORS HEDUCTIOX
President Elect Harding is committed
to a reduction of armaments. His cam
paign speeches, as well as the Republi
can platform, have urged it. ; There is
a provision on the statute books today
Which authorizes the president of the
United States to call an international
conference on : disarmament. Mr. Wil
son did not avail himself of this privi-,'
lege because he hoped to accomplish
the same thing : through the. special
armament commission of the League of
Nations, to which America waa recent
ly invited to send delegates.
The ' subject is passing out of the
realm of the academic because it so
vitally affects taxation and domestic
prosperity. : ' . ::, :';';
Officials and the i economists insist
that if a general program, of reducing
armaments could be agreed upon, the
following things would probably hap
pen :
Income taxes would be reduced, be
cause foreign countries would be auie
to use some of the money they are
spending for armament in paying Amer
ica somethong on the big war dept of
110,000,000,000.
CREDIT WOULD BE ENHANCED
If payments were made on the war
debt, the credit of European countries
would, be enhanced.
American vheat. and cotton and other
goods would find a ready market
abroad,, because the rate of exchange
would go up as the credit of each
country advanced. Better prices would
be obtainable for wheat, cotton and food
products which are fliow so low-priced.
Liberty bonds would rise in- value, be-
COUNTY HOSPITAL
A AS
REGULAR
HO MAN DECLARES
"Everything , that - has been done i
relative to the financing of the new :
county hospital now an der construc
tion on Marquam hifl has been reg
ular and there is nothing to conceal
or gloss over," said County Commis
sioner Holman jtoday. "No surgical
appliances have been bought and
the purchase of none is contemplated
at this time, all statements to the
contrary notwithstanding.:
"While, obligations have been in
curred approximating half a million
dollars, it has been on the basis of es
timates made that funds would be
available.
"For the administration of county af
fairs for 1920 the budget allowance was
$88 o.OOO for receipts from other sources
than taxation. This was based on es
timates furnished by the county audi
tor. If it is found on- investigation that
this amount was not available in the
year 1920, to that extent an error was
made. It is because I have never been
able to receive reliable information at
Agreement Beached
In the Brainerd Case,
Detective Asserts
Seattle. Wash.;' Dec 16. (U. P.)
Lawyers for Betty Brainerd and Prose
cuting Attorney William D. Askren of
Pierce county have compromised, accord
ing to a statement given out here last
night by Captain of Detectives John S.
Strickland in an interview in which he
said he was "clearing .his own shirts."
ueorge oiagg is 10 ue sutreuuereu,
will plead guilty and take a minimum
sentence of 10 years' in the penitentiary
for the kidnaping of his baby boy, Bobby
Stagg, and Miss Brainerd is to be re
leased and - the charge of kidnaping
against her dismissed, said Strickland.
"I told Prosecutor Askren that I would
not be a party to any such agreement,"
said Strickland, '"and I won't. I think
Betty Brainerd should prosecuted;. I
told Askren I was going to get in ihe
clear. I told him if I kept my motith
shut now I'd be explaining in vain for
the next 10 years."
Stagg has already been informed by
telegraph that a compromise has been
effected and is en route to Tacoma now,
Strickland said Askren told him. It will
take him seven days to reach' Tacoma
from his hiding place, it is said;
cause the American government would ! the time the information : was neded
be uble to net along without further I that I have repeatedly endeavored to
33 ARE GRANTED
NATURALIZATION
PAPERS Or COURT
YOUNG INTERESTED
borrowing and because payments . from
abroad would he!p pay off the interest
on government obligations which at
present must -be raised by taxation.
Finally, if Europe could be turned from
thoughts of war and her money and
men put to productive purposes, the
stability of the political situation would
bring about a quicker return -to nor
mal economic ' conditions. That is why
disarmament at last ;has gotten to the
front of the stage, and probably will
stay there for several months, as .the
people everywhere clamor for i lower
taxes and better export markets.
STRIKE IS GRIME,
SAYS SENATE BILL
Washington, Dec. 16. (U. P.)
The ; senato "today passed 'the Poin
dexter bill, making a crime a strike
which interfere: with interstate com
merce. Senator Lafollettc of Wisconsin gave
notice in the seriate, that he will move
for a reconsideration of the bill, only a
few senators being present when the
bill went through today.
obtain fome efficiency in the auditing
department,, only to find myself brand
ed as a quarrelsome fellow rather than
a commissioner endeavoring to obtain
efficiency in the conduct of county af-tairs."
IN POULTRY
SHOW
K
OMEN FIGHT THREE
BANDITS M OTEL
(Cotitinufd From rage One)
hall, to guard it. and the third stood
giard over Worley and the two women.
Suddenly Linchwaite's fist descended,
knocked the pistol from tiie grasp of the
man who was attending to him. t Then
the -riot bean. Mrs. Llnchwaite and
Mrs. Worley screamed. One robber
kicked them in the ehiqs and told them
to shut up and they screamed the louder.
Worley leaped to help Linchwaite and
the second robber left, his post at the
door to help the one who had gone.
down.
The two women beat on the walls' with
their bare fists and the response of the
people next door was a request please
to stop that noise. . A- telephone was
knocked over but the New York
operator didn't answer fh time to hear
any - of the commotion. Then Mrs.
Linchwaite sprang across the room,
drew back her tiny white fist and drove
it with a crash through the glass, bring
ing the policeman.
Two of. the holdup men escaped before
Tiffany could get up the stairs to the
room. They got away with some jew
elry that they had torn from the throats
and the fingers of the women. The third
man gave his name as lAwrence Hanrii
boe, 23, of Richmond, Va., and said his
partners Were known to him only as
"Shorty and Al."
A Wonderful Sale
Don't Miss It
Mathis Suits
and Overcoats
1
Blue Serges , and Full Dress Clothes
Vz Off
MEN S WEAR
Corbett Bldg., Fifth and Morrison
$i2.487 -ALREADY SPKST
The records in the office of the au
ditor disclose, that there has been ex
pended on the new hospital so far this
year $2T,2,4S7. Therex are outstanding
obligations to the . amount of $238,678,
making a total of $491,165. To meet
this expenditure the available funds are
approximately $308,000.
In making up the budget for 1!20
last December it was estimated that the
balance in the general fund January 1
this year would be $200,000.
This added to the appropriation of
$250,000 in the budget for the hospital
would have provided $4r0.0M.
On January 1 the balance of $200,000
was not realized, the actual amount
being only $162,7"r...'S2. After deducting
from this bills incurred in December,
$105.344.fl, the true balance was only
$57,408.81. This added to the $250,000
provided for in the budeet made the
amount for hospital purposes $307, 408. Si,
instead of the $150,000 estimated,
li RIDGE FUND DIVERTED
To meet the deficiency in cash funds
in payment of the claims of J. M.
Pousan company;, which has the con
tract for tf building, there has bfen
diverted from the interstate bridge fund
the sum of $71,532.08. This diversion
was made on the opinion of District
Attorney Kvans that it was perfectly
regular.
On January i of this year the county
commissioners entered into a contract
with Sutton & Whitney, architects, to
desicn and superintend the construction
of the hospital unit. The terms of the
contract provide that the architect is
to receive a fee of 5 per cent of the
total cost of the work. In addition and
as compensation, the architect is to
receive Tor designing and directing all
mechanical engineering- work 2's per
cent of the contract price of the work.
Payment is made to the architect in the
following manner: Twelve hundred dol
lars per month until he shall have been
paid $16,400. The balance of the fee
is to be retained until the building is
completed and accepted by the county.
January 26 Henry Iloc.kenyos was ap
pointed superintendent at a monthly
salary of $275, to become effective April
1. 1920.
OTHER CONTRACTS TW-ADE
Other contracts entered into were as
follows:
For grading and excavating, Phillip
Schuetter, $23,350 ; J. H. Dougan com
pany, for brick and masonry work, $370,-
944 ; for coal bunkers, $12,68.); for an
chors and ornamental iron work, $18,019
Jaggar Sroufe company, for electrical
installation, $48,117.
Owing to ah error made by the engi
neers, Phillip Schuetter excavated an
unnecessary, amount of material for
which he was allowed $3975. In the con
tract for electrical equipment provision
was made for an X-ray machine. This
is the article which now lies in the base
ment of a county building and which is
erroneously reported to be a surgical in
strument.
It is stated that it was necessary to
have this equipment early in order to
provide for its proper installment during
the process of construction of the build
ing. It was shipped earlier than antici
pated, but it was received on arrival
and paid for, the amount being $7110.
in the budget for next year is an
! allotment of $450,000 for the hospital.
This, it is figuredt will take care of
whatever deficiencies may be carried
over and leave a balance of $200,000 to
j apply on construction, making a total
! expenditure of $700,000,, approximately,
by the end of 1921.
TOTAL COST ONE MILIOTT
This, however, will not complete and
equip the building, the total cost of
which is now estimated at more than
$1,000,000.
The first appropriation for the hos
pital was made in the budget of 1917,
at which time $100,000 was set aside,
No expenditure was made and the
money reverted to the general fund at
the close of the year. In 1919 an
appropriation of $200,000 was made
available. Of this amount $7381 was
expended, chiefly to satisfy a judgment
of $4000 against the county for the fee
of Bridges & Webber for designing a.
hospital building which had once bten j
contemplated on the site of the present j
county hospital. The remainder of the
appropriation reverted to the general
fund. For 1920 $250,000 was set aside.
The tentative budget for 1921 provides
$450,000.
The site for the new hospital was
given to the county by the mecfl.al
college of the University of Oregon, on
the condition that the county is to
construct and maintain a hospital. In
the event the county ceases to operate
the hospital, the ground and buildings
revert to the college.
When the contract for the building
I was let there was some controversy over
the brick selected. The selection of a
clay brick- manufactured at Spokane was
justified on the ground that to conform
with the general scheme of the college
buildings the Spokane ; brick was the
only one that met the : color and clay
requirement.
New U.S. Treaty Is ;
Signed With Siam
Washington. Dec 16. (I. 'N. S.) A
new treaty of commerce and navigation
between the United States and Siam was
signed today by the acting secretary of
state, Norman .IL Davia, and the Siam
ese minister, the state ; department an
nounced. The new treaty follows in a
large part the . usual lines of similar
treaties between the United States and
other countries.
School children visiting the poul
try show being held at The Auditor
ium are having the time of their
young lives.
The smaller boys and girls are show
ing a keen appreciation of some of the
fancy type rabbits, the bantams and the
pen of puppies, which also Includes a
small monkey displayed by a local seed
firm.
The older boys and girls are taking an
interest in the commercial breeds, and
are not only gaining a good knowledge
of the breeds in general, but many of
them are finding out facts about some
particular breed. Saturday has been
na"med as children's day. Admission is
free. The show closes at 6 o'clock on
Saturday.
Veteran Pullman
Conductor, Passes
Away Suddenly
C. K Kider. veteran Tullman conduc
tor. died suddenly Wednesday mgiit
from a cerebral hemorrhage shortly be
fore he waa to take his regular run on
the. Seattle owl train. After the attack
Kider was rushed from the Union sta
tion to the emergency hospital for first
aid and then to St. Vincents hospital,
where he died a few minutes later. Kider
was 60 years old and resided at 4135
Seventy-ninth avenue southeast with his
wife and child, lie had been in the Pull
man service 15 years. Funeral arrange
ments will be announced later by J. P.
"Too much' hotel work' was the
excuse given i by Charles .W. Helme,
manager of the Union Laundry, this
morning, when a federal court clerk
called, him to ask why two women
employes were not present to testify
in a naturalization hearing . before
Judge Wolverton. As a result Chris-
tophe Larson Soltvedt was not ad
mitted to citizenship, the court hav
ing to postpone the hearing until
the witnesses were secured.
Helme said that he had not been noti
fied far enough In advance to let the
two women go to the court.
WARNING ISSUED
Naturalization Examiner Tomlinson
said that if the witnesses were not
present the next time Judge Wolverton
called the case he would ask the court
to instruct the United States' marshal to
bring them to the room immediately.
ranK m. weber, one of the new citi
zens, who came from Germany in 1866.
tnougnt ne w-as a citizen until the -war
broke out. He voted until 1914. He ex
pressed delight at becoming a "legal"
citizen.
Nine ex-service men and 24 other per
sons were admitted to citizenship this
morning by Judge Wolverton. -The serv
ice men and countries "to which thev
formerly belonged follow :
Richard KmestvHill. Canada ; Giueppe
Casciato. Italy ; Saldern Otto Nielsen,
Germany; Allk Kumpas,.. Greece ; Victor
Leo Porter-, Canada; Anton Andrew
Macht, Itussia; Niels Skytte Nielson
(name changed to Nels S. Nelsen). Den
mark; James -Oules. Greece, and Carl
Alef Nordlund, Sweden.
OTHERS GET PAPERS
Others admitted are : Gottlieb G.
Brandes, Germany; Soren Paulsen Jen
sen, Denmark; Constantino Demotros
tuonas, 'l urkey ; Nathan Greenberg, Ilus
sia ; Anaers Frick, Sweden ; Onafris
haure, Italy ; Louis Demetrou Hrestu,
Greece; Ounea Alexander McRae!
Scotland-; Carl Krik Matniuson. Kwprfpn
Kmily Maud Saunders, Ireland; Niola
I'avia. Italy; William James Phillip.
Kngland ; Thomas Seymour Preston,
England ; Gustav Frederick Nelson,
Sweden ; Cecil Hjalman Gabrielson.
Sweden ; Margaret Elizabeth Windel'.
Canada; Vergilio Papini, Italy; Frank
M. Weber, Germany ; Kmil Marius Cor
stad, Norway; Johan Alex ilauritz
Krickson, Finland ;' Selbourne Johnston,
England ; Adolph Darens, Germany ;
Arthur Button, England, and John Mol
var, Norway.
Prosecution Opens
Its Summation in
- Dr.Ed.Eumely Case
New York; Dec 16. (I. N. S.) Har
old Harper special assistant to the
district attorney In the prosecution in
the trial of . Dr. Edward A. Rumely, began
the summation for the prosecution this
afternoon. Rumely, with S. Walter Kauf
man n and Norvln Lindheim. is charged
with conspiring to withhold knowledge
of the alleged German ownership of
the Evening Mail, from the alien prop
erty custodian. .-...'..
It has been agreed upon that each
side shall have six hours for summation:
Max D. Stenier, attorney for Kaufmann
and Lindheim, follows Harper ; Stephen
Baldwin, counsel for Dr. Rumely, will
argue tomorrow morning, and D. Alcorn,
assistant attorney general, ' will cl6se
summation at noon. Judge Grubb, it
was thought, probably will charge the
jury tomorrow night. ;
The trial began seven weeks ago, both
sides having called 150 witnesses." who
came from all parts of the country and
Europe. The possible penalty in case
of conviction is two years' imprisonment
or $10,000 ine or botn.
SECRET AGENTS OF
ALL
IN GAS RATE PLEA
(Continued From Page On)
BRITAIN SCAN
CABLEGRAMS SENT
.
Washington, Dec. 16. (U. P.)
Britshj secret service men scan every
commercial message from England
to the United States, Newcomb
Carleton, president of the Western
Union, disclosed to the senate com
mittee on cables today. , Carleton
was uncertain whether this censor
ship applied also to messages from
the United States, but promised to
inform the committee later. 1
Carleton said the Western Union pro
tested against giving the British au
thorities the commercial messages.
A comprehensive" plan for enlarging
communication i. facilities .. between the
United States and the rest Of the world
may grow out of senate hearings on the
cable situation, it, was believed today.
The need for" some such organized ef
fort was emphasized by witnesses before
the Kellogg committee. f
The cable hearings Include the whole
cable situation and disposition of the
former German cables, on which the int..
ternational communications conference .
has been unable to reach: a final agreement.-'
;- ; i', , . -' '::' . -f.i
W. W. Hawkins, president of the Unit
ed Press, pointed out to the senate com
mittee the need for increased communl-.
cation facilities with South America
as It-affected news transmission,
Foolishness, Not
'Prosperity, Ending,
Declares B.F.Irvine
The servant girl who came to her
work in her automobile
The silk shirt brigade of labor
. The spending spree j of America -
These only are coming to an end in
the United States. Inot stability, not
prosperity, said B. F. Irvine." speaking
to the Progressive Buslnes Men's club,
this afternoon. , ! ' . ;
: "America." said hej. "was never in so
strong a condition financially. America
is stronger financially than any other
country of the world.
"There will be no panic. Our financial
system is foot proof and bomb proof."
P. H. Kneeland was chairman of the
day. P. A- TenHaaf sang.
Sneak Thieves Busy
Vancouver,' Wash., Dec. 16. The room
of Fred Harvey at the Liberty hotel was
entered Wednesday and several articles
of clothing were taken. L. K. Splawn
also reports that his room in the Lu
cretia apartments was robbed.
is Jl. 460,068. leaving net earnings
amounting to $983,550.
During, the 12 months covered by
Gray's report the company, used ap
proximately 714,000 barrels of oil, cost- j
ing about 75 cents per barrel. With oil
at $2.75 per barral, which is the price
asked by the oil companies after Janu
ary 1, the; gas consumej-8 of the . city
must, be asked to meet an added oper
ating" cost -of $1,428.000 if the company
is to operate at a profit. - .
SET EARNINGS LARGE l
In the financial statement presented
by Assista'nt Treasurer Piatt it , was
shown that the company produced 2.398,-"Si.-i
thousand cubic feet of gas during
1919. This gas was used by 56,972 sub
scribers and total revenues amounted to
$1,972,329. Net earnings for the year
were approximately $1,140,000. i
tators at thft hearing, which started at
10 a. m. in' the office of the public servk-e
commission, and lack of public interest
in the hearing was in strong contrast to
the queriep put by gas consumers and
stockholders m the company at the open
ing sessioA Wednesday afternoon,
talbot Shakes plka
According to (fluy W. Talbot, president
of the Portland Gaa & Coke company, it
is imperative that the price received for
rhs be advanced to meet- the increased
cost of oil. The rate proposed by the
company is intended for emergency pur
poses andjwould vary with the fluctuat
ing cost ojt oil until the market for that
commodity is stabilized and the gas
company ps able to make a
contract fpr its supply.
long time
PLAYING ALL THIS WEEK j
CHARLES RAY
"PEACEFUL
VALLEY"
His second big,
special production,
created under his
supervision, and a
knockout from
every angle.
Atmos
pheric Prologue
KEATES
AND OUR'
$50,000
ORGAN
in ' jffS
ItP- ' it
V 1 " flk
Sarali Ixuise Northrui
Viinorol ovic fnf fr Kara T.onifte
Northrun of Gresham. who died lust
Thursday, were held Monday at the
Mount Seott cemetery crematorium.
Mrs. Northrup was 34 years of age. She
is survived by the widower. B. Northrup ;
two brothers, Dan and Victor Brunner,
both of Portland ; and four sisters. Mrs.
R. L. Sampson, Garden Home. Or. ; Mrs.
Fred Kaser, Silverton ; Mrs. William
Otto, Denver, and Mrs. Katie Green,
Portland.
Almira Jane Robberson
Mrs. Almira Jane Robberson, resident
of Patton Home and an Oregon pioneer.
was buried Tuesday in. Mount ScOtt
cemetery. Mrs. Robberson was born 74
years ago in Texas, and came to Oregon
with her parents In 1847 when one year
old. Two "children who survive are Mrs.
Bruce Sproat and Lucile Robberson,
both of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Serv
ices were held at the Finley undertaking
chapel by the Rev. W. T. Kerr.
Benjamin B. Bemcr
"Funeral services for Benjamin Brad
ford Bemer, a Pacific coast pioneer, who
died Sunday at his Tacoma residence.
were held Wednesday in Tacoma. Bemer
came to the West during the gold rush
of 1849. He lived in Tacoma for 33
years. Four children who survive are
Ben Bemer of Portland, George Bemer
of Tacoma, Nettie Churchill of Seattle
and Belle Davis of Tacoma.
Holiday Bargains for
Men's Lounging Robes
M
en
$50 Fine and Jail
Sentence for Speed
Paul Falcone was fined $50 and sen
tenced to four days in the city jail by
Municipal Judge Roesman this morning
on a charge of speeding. Falcone was
arrested Wednesday afternoon by Motor
cycle Officer Shaylor.'who testified. he
was driving 28 miles- an hour on Rod
ney avenue near Boise street. Al Har
tung w-as fined $25 and sentenced to 12
hours in the city Jail on the same
charge.
Perjury Charged to
Woman in Divorce
Wena tehee. Wash., Dec. 16. An echo
of the state-wide agitation against
abuses of the divorce laws of Washing- I
ton is a complaint issued here by Judge
Sam B. Hill Of Watsonville, - charging
Mrs. Ollie I. Parrish with perjury in
attempting to secure a divorce from
Mark V. Parrish. Last summer Mrs.
Parrish filed a divorce suit against her
husband, alleging desertion as one of
the principal causes. The case was con
tested and Mrs. Parrish's testimony led
to the charge. "
Uncle Sam Expects
$650,000,000 Taxes
Washington, Dec. 16. (U." P.) Ap
proximately $650,000,000 should be in the
hands of the government today as the
fourth installment of taxes on incomes
and excess profits earned in 1919. Most
of the -money was due from millionaire
partnerships and corporations. Instead
of $650,000,000 the collections really to
talled less than $500,000,000, it was esti
mated - unofficially here today.
Hundreds in Near
Riot Seeking Jobs
Philadelphia, Dec 16. U. P. A
near riot occurred here today when sev
eral hundred unemployed men stormed
an employment agency advertising for
25 men. Police were called to preserve
order. '
$ 8.50 Lounging-Robes for $ 6.40
$ 1 2.50 Lounging; Robes for $ 9.40
$15.00 Lounging; Robes for $11.95
$20.00 Loungingj Robes for $15.00 .
$30.00 Lounging! Robes for $22.50 4
Neckwear at Special Prices
$2.50 and $3.00 Ties
$1.5S
$2.95
Bags and '
Suit Cases
Men's Fine Pajamas
$12.50 Pajamas only. ....... . . . .$9.85
$10.00 Pajamas only. .$7.85
$ 8.00 Pajamas only. .'. . . . . . . ..$6.85
$ 5.00 Pajamas only. J.r. .$3.85
$ 7.50 Pajamas only; .......... .$5.85
$ 4.00 Pajamas only. .$3.15
MEN'S HANDKERCHIEFS ,
Plain or Initialed, 25c to $1.00
$1.50 and $2.00 Ties
95c
All Knitted Silk Ties, Regularly
$4.00 and $5.00, Reduced to Only
Men's Mufflers
$ 3.00 Mufflers only $2.25:
$ 5.00 Mufflers only $3.75
$ 7.50 Mufflers only $5.65;
$12.50 Mufflers only $9.40
Dress and Auto Gloves f
$350 to $20 the Pair
$15 Bags now only $11.85
$20 Bags now only $15.85
$25 Bags now only $19.85
$30 Bags now only $24.85
$50 Bags now only $39.85
1800 Men's Silk Stripe,
Woven Madras, Russian
Cord and Poplin Shirts
Regularly
Priced $5 At
V2 Price
Men's ilk Shirts, regularly $0 and $12.50, on sale Qf
now at only '. ..j. tpOttJ
Three for $20
Boys' Wool Overcoats
Ages 5 to 18 Years-iSoId Regularly at $1650
Extra Special $9.85
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