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tHE BEVeNinG WORLD, Wu bovAX, ArHKib 1, Giant American Ship of Super-Luxury, Resolute, Makes First Visit on Friday URGES LIBERIA LOAN AS “POINT OF HONOR” Hughes Tells House Committee America’s Word is Pledged to Advance, $5,000,000. WASHINGTON, April 19.—Urging extension of a $5,000,000 loan to Li 4922, —— PIGGLY } beria, promised in 1918, as a ‘point } of honor,” etary Hughes told the f House Ways und Means Comfittce { to-day there was no foundation for ; reports that American banking in- } terests would benefit mostly from the transaction, “Bonds amounting to $1,500,000 will f era be retired under this loan plan,"’ he t an sald. ‘I understand $58, the aennaee amount held in the United Ld Failure to make the loan, Mr o Hughes declared, “would be lament able with respect to the position of } the United States before the world." He said the question of helping ‘'Li- } . a a beria was the only point .on which > 5 RRtOuUTE. Presidents Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson 5 SAV and Harding were in agreement. i cated so us to afford natural Ight;|man. Attentive stewards supply any-] Liberia had entered the war “at the H . & gymnasium, equipped with every] thing desired in the way of more than] inuistence of the United States,’’ its 20,000 Ton Oil Burner IS} Gevice to keep one's musclen ft, and| one-half of 1 per cent. SADsTioll beth needa’: 16 the snanu La t Pri tel te) ed a photographer's dark room whe! Both the Resolute and Reliance are wri re] Both the Resolute and ane facture of munitions, he said, urging { ‘ Ss Pate y ‘ one may develop “‘snaps'’ taken dur-| 520 feet long and 72 feet 1. The) | that after the United 8! fe had t oH 7 | i Passenger Ship Carrying] ing the voyage. arg three “stackers.” Bach has six] fiberia the credit was established “it ar 3 Fl The staterooms in the three compart-|commodious decks. The promenade} was our duty to make good our ‘d merican Flag. ments are large and plentifully sup-| geck extends around the ship and is] word,"’ ——— plied with fresh air; jn ia the ven-| imost one-fifth of a mile In length. ss f tilation system on the Resolute af-| ‘threo screws, driven by two sets of : The iearask Bi luk Uallad Amer: fords fresh alr to every nook and] reciprocating engines and a turbine, LABOR CONFERENCE TAS, WIL eiliea tae “veabut'" 4h | Streutntion: in by maaan oe grrsorpean |SroDe: the AisamaahiD ASSEMBLES IN ROME ' 4 Cross and longitudinal watertight these waters Friday. She comes from] Panels in the ceilings, by pressure Ikheads, wirete —_——_ and vacttam systems by wall and| bulkheads, smoke bulkheads, wireless, J : Hamburg via Southampton and Cher-| Oro ee Bad Srastinnt tia {submarine signalling, steam and water} Twenty-Four Million Organized i bourg, with 523 passengers. berths in the first and second cabins, |fire extinguishing systems, make cer-} \Wiopbers Represented by Coun- ' “The arrival of the Resolute, ac-| Bach stateroom ulso is equipped with|tain the safety of the vessel. ‘The if r ding to officials of the line, will be] porcelain basins with running water. |latest type of Wet and see boats cil of Internationale. Most of the rooms contain dressing{ sufficient In number to accomodate the } B NO. sociates | 9m epoch in the history of the Ameri-] ities, desks, wardrobes and sofas.|1,200 passengers and crew swing from] Ay April 19 (Associnted can Merchant Marine. The Resolute,| piivate suites hi aitting rooma,|improved Welin davits. Anti-rolling Press).—Members of the Council of | amd her twin, Reliance, which will] bath and trunk rooms. tanks and bilge keels help to reduce} the Amsterdam Internationale, repre- arrive in a fortnight, are the largest! The kitchen Is located close to the| Tolling to « minimum senting 24,000,000 organized workmen, ba privately owned passenger ships fly-| dining rooms and the latest machin- ego hah eae, ae ae left for Rome to-day to attend their | ery and utensils for preparing meals|the steam stecring ° Ye fag the American flag in the North|°'y and ptt indent engines control this impor-|C°"*tess, opening to-morrow. are Installed. Expert chefs have been | Pe! Atlantic service. engaged to prepare menus. ‘The main{tant plece of mechanism, capable of] Declaring organized labor wants to | jThey are steamers de tuxe, and] gining room, done in pearl gray, ex-|ewinging the 10-ton rudder through| Make its voice heard in the recon- } what they lack in speed—their best| tends the full width of the vessel, |!ts full arc in thirty seconds, while the| struction of the world, the programme wa? hay up tn luxurt-| thereby affording fresh air and light. |stoamship proceeds at full speed. says In part: | The nociat hail or lounge is in blue} There is a room on the promenade} ‘‘The present economic crisis is the oO ousness. Some of the outstanding e the tend a deck which wifl be a popular rendez-| outcome o ferrors committed after the | gray and located a ie head of the } féatures are botanical gardens OM| ain stairway. Lifts conhect with| vous for the male contingent of trav-| war by nationalization and economic i the boat deck, where hundreds of| every deck cliers. It is designated “the Terrace] {mperialism, ignoring the moral inde- fs thopical and semi-tropical plants arc| ‘The smoking room, panelled in ma-|Cafo,"" where one may get any bever-| pendence of peoples and allowing the grown; a swimming pool 80x12%% feet. hogany, Is a delightful spot for the}age ordinarily found beyond the three development of guper-capitalism, h supplied with running. sea water, lo-|tired and thirsty American business mite limit. fe oe when it is necessary to | : - —_—— utilize the work of every man there } g are 10,000,000 unemployed. The Eu- } ti H The mere bringing together around) ropean economic crisis ca nbe over- § i sone table of the leaders of Russia, | amme only by international action to e y | France, Germany and Bngland) ie. a ize and co-ordinate the efforts 1f successful achievement. peoples for the common good." If j ’ i Wwe mat Bet bst ou AES Heals atl avrinems g9i7e JUDGMENT ron i i pen epi iad de pe the hie 0 NATIONAL CITY BANK. jal pre! es. Buropean nations, } i ' elas stabi’ anal Feancesmuce |i Judgment for $271,790 with interest — | (Continued From First Page.) throng was Charles Dana Gibson, |0of w don’t know much about Prohibition in America, but I don’t believe a word I've read of it in the British reduce their armies. So long as they don't the world will remain on the edge of a volcano. Big armies also mean heavy taxation, Heavy taxe from Noy. 21, 1918, against the United States In favor of the National City Hunk was affirmed by the U. S. Cireuit of Appeals to-day. ‘The amount ifference be who stood just behind his wife. Pree a it came to the “flappers,’]mean bad trade and slow commerc ns ipeld. the With a wav@lot the hand to hitt,|pagy Astor said: “I haven't learned|"ecovery for every one. Similari Mf coffee seized for the ravy and } Lady Astor called out: much about the American kind, but Russia must give up impracticabl on it by the owners \ ae ; + i what ‘ood line that’ was|#8d uneconomic theorles and indus-|for wh nk was ths etustodivn, } ‘Hello, Dana! Don't I make aj}! recall wha hea ; i Mae [tries. Lenin has already renounced | A Judgment was obtained by the bank t a3 7 ho said, ‘In- = f tind appealed eGo} " } perfect picture?’ trom: the. map in Texas wie, thei in epeecties.: Action” fe now |=" sPrediod by the Gov us sMr. Gibson called out something to}. ouig be slapping her and then she caught sight of Mrs.}qappers’ dress is unfortunate, but it Gibson and called a greeting. We feel just like poor white trash|en are dressed unfortunate @own here to meet your Ladyship,""|™Y standpoint, as nothing, so let the Mrs. Gibson answered with @ broad Cockney inflection. ““Well, we've been up all night waiting because we're so eager to sce you,” Lady Astor called back. Mrs. Lewis next took a hand In the gtertings and waved’ to her niece. “Hello, aunty!” came in response from Lady Astor, as she waved in re- turn. And “aunty” threw a kiss for 00d measure. There were several others in the little family party which welcomed the newcomer. These included Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Tree, Miss Alice Perkins stead of scrapping battleships we flappers.’ The is the fault of the mothers. whole sex down as going about half naked. What's the use of equality when you only use it to show your hideousness?"" The costume worn by Lady Astor on landing was, in addition to the fur coat, a blue silk frock with « front of brilliant Bulgarian embroidery small black velvet hat, patent leather slippers and « rope of pearls, She showed the coat to the women report- ers, suying: » “I want you to appre- ciate this. But at home I'm quite like Cinderella.”" There was an inevitable question about what Lady Astor thought” of Margot Asquith. She thought a mo- needed. This surely necessitates con tact with other countries and the meeting of negotiators. No one can put his cards on the table by wire less, WORLD WANTS MORE GOOD WILL, LESS SUSPICION. “L do not pretend to be a political economist and am merely uttering platitudes, but it seems to me the world just now wants more common nse and good will and less sus- picion. Until you get Russians, French and Germans face to face you can't find out what the fears are whicl cause the two former nations to main- tain such big armies." “Only one other thing—do you agree with the opinions put forward by Mrs, Asquith and do they repre- sent British views?" “I am not going to discuss Mrs. “When Broke Call on Uncle Ben” Save Money On Your Storage FURS AND OVERCOATS Y OU can bring your winter garments to me, leave them in my care, and also borrow money on them. The cost, including inter- est on loan, is very moderate. 1 also guarantee their re- turn, free from moths, whenever called for. Thousands have taken ad- vantage of this special ser- vice. Why not try it? Bird's-eye view of a typical Piggly Wiggly store. yourself. : Every article has # price tag in plain sight. you want and your purchases are wrapped and paid for as you leave. baskets are provided for your convenience in carrying your purchases to the checking counter. The First Piggly Wiggly Store It's simple. You help You take the groceries Handy Gel diva: Racer Wintuson. Sine )ment and then said, ‘Well, I could| Asquith or any other individual, All Cheerful and polile service, 4 "'—here she widently thought]! can say is that she is no m ‘. : . Be come 08 the Otrmipls renches Sy ore caer Onin tiie | Genial: becraeateriioh amas than LIBERAL LOANS was opened in September, 1916, at Memphis, method did a volume of $114,000 at an ex- va stn ae bonate great | ee too bad T can’t!” she is a typical, average American is Tennessee. This ‘store, during its first six pense of only $3,420. The customers, of Replying to a question about Lloyd George, she sald, “He still has his woman. I might say she is unique DIAMONDS, WATCHES & months, did three times the business that the course, benefited by this tremendous saving. and I would not be far wrong. . . . . . Sp omic wreicoming of Lady Astor] ‘tad above water—and it's a head,| "Are you golng on a speaking JEWELRY to any amount. same store under the old method had done During the past five years 38 Piggly Wiggly comer was Miss Ruth Morgan, who|t7o oo sinc about the | escent all of tho mumerons Matec Legal rates only. in the same location in its best six months’ later marshalled her committee at the Chelsea pier. * ‘When met down the bay by re- porters, men and women, she threw ber hands up and called excitedly, but good naturedly, “Waldorf, help me, won't you help me," whereupon her laughingly, replied, “What I do?” ly Astor gave two interviews to the waiting newspaper men and women in addition to the formal 1 cool which she prepared in her during the voyage. One interview was on the ship at Quaran- tine and the other on the Chelsea pier. In these she spoke with decided spontaneity in touching upon the af- ‘tairs and customs of the day, par- ticularly upon the “flapper.” ‘When the newspaper people came aboard the vease! at Quarantine to meet her, her first exclamation was, “You look itke the unemployed!" And ‘when one of the reporters made a note of the comment she said quickly, ‘with a laugh, “Please don’t put that down. And, by the way, I'm not go- modern woman—the Suffragist?'’ she was asked. “Women are free, but their new- born freedom will probably lead them into follies,"" was the reply. ‘‘But they'll be quite themselves as soon as they become accustomed to their lib- erties, What the modern woman needs is a bomb that will raise her, God knows she needs it!" Lady Astor explained this by add- ing: “She needs freedom from preju- dice, This is the next step in her liberation."* Miss Mary Garrett Hay, Chairman of the League of Women Voters of this city, which welcomes Lady Astor to-night at Town Hall; Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson, sister and hostess of the Viscountess during her stay in the city; Mrs. Montgomery Hare and others will have part in this early in- formal meeting, in which It was whis- pered last night that Viscount Astor himself might play @ part. accept all of the numerous, flattering invitations which have been sent tc me. I have got to go back to Purlia- ment, and I simply must have a few days with my family in Virginia. In addition to Baltimore, I am going to Washington, Richmond, Danville, Lynchburg and Chicago." Benjamin Fox THE RELIABLE PAWNBROKER 72 Eighth Avenue ar 14th St. Estab. 1876] ; nie, [PENNY A POUND PROFIT A. POUND PROFIT ace mare These Prices Recail Old Times? Special for Thureday, April 20th Butter Peanut Special yor ‘Thureday, April 20h Chocolate period. And there was a saving of $1,755 in the cost of doing business. Under the old method the store had done a total business of $34,500 in six months at an expense of $5,175, while the Piggly Wiggly self-service 10 Bars Lenox Soap. . . . .35 5 Bars P.@:G.Soap . . .v.° .24 3.Cans Old Dutch Cleanser. . .25 Wilbert’s Ammonia, small size . Crigco, 1 1D. can 7)... Perhaps You Live Near One of the Following Piggly Wiggly Stores Now in Operation: stores have been established in Memphis (a store for every 4,200 persons) and a total of over 600 stores in 200 different cities throughout the country, principally in the South and Middle West, doing a business of $60,000,000 a year. . Specials—This Week sth 18 Pure Lard, in one pound cartons .13 Well-known, advertised brands at less-than-usual prices. Quality Goods Always. OIE D are‘ ant ct en joont” Covered 724 Ninth Avenue (N. E. Corner 49th St.), N. ¥. C. Newark, N. J.—Lehigh & Bergen Sts. WON'T TELL AMERICAN i 24 Greenwich Avenue (Near Tenth St.), N. ¥. C. Passaic, N. J.—Lexington Av. & Monroe St. , Wa tedind, to wnicn toe Tepes, Brittle 19 c Marshmallows c 2849 Broadway (Between 110th && 111th Sts.), N.Y.C. Passaic, N. J.—Main & Van Houten. 3 “T bad a dream about Ireland last sens Our segu e 356 East 149th St. (People’s Big Market), N. Y. C. Passaic, N. J.—24 Bloomfield Av. ‘ nigbt, but I can't tell you what it WE ALSO CFFER: Special Mixed Candy ‘sx’ 34¢ POUND BOX New Rochelle, N. Y.—Cor. Huguenot & Division Sts. West Orange, N. J.—16 Main St. Peekskill, N. ¥Y.—27 South Divisicn St. Maplewood, N., J. Nutley, N. J. STATESMEN WHAT T BO, SAYS LADY ASTOR (Continued From First Page.) No amount of questioning would PRICE is a big inducement CLEANLINESS appeals to you QUALITY is what you want’ YOUR TIME is valuable So, PIGGLY WIGGLY is here to serve you i her. Noting her evasive replies ho pamarked, ‘Lady Astor learned to do at during the heckling she got in the campaigns in England.’ Prohibition was one of the matters upon which she was questioned, par- ticularly as to her predilections. “There's isn't exactiy « diy plank in what is possible for world welfare when Britain and America co-operate, ‘The heart-to-heart talk at the Wash- ington Conference ought to have Milk Chocolate Covered Creamery MANHATTAN PIGGLY WIGGLY CORPORATION my platform,’ she said, ‘‘but it isn't for the wets in Eng- made our relations fool-proof.”’ “Do you think the Genoa Confer- The first thing you know, there'll be one in your neighborhood Caramels POUND BOX 69°