f .. ' CAUGHT PROWLING NEAR BRITISH MUNITION SHIP Prisoner's Nocturnal Visits to Washington Avenue Dock End in His- Arrest A man who wns seen prow I Ins around th British steamship Queen nilzabeth, upon which ammunition Is being loaded, at Tier 48 on the Delaware ltler near Washington avenue was arrested early today ns a sus plclous character. He was held without ball by Magistrate Baker In the Seventh and Carpenter streets station for examination by -Federal authorities. The prisoner gave tho name of William Tully. He Is about forty-five jears old and tald he una n natle of Ireland, but refused further to dlvulgo his llfo history. Accord ing to the police, he was arrested recently for shooting his wife. The woman rccovercl and Tully was subsequently discharged from custody. The defendant "was seen by William Ken drlck and James Ball, private detectives, moving suspiciously about the pier about I o'clock on Tuesday and Wednesday morn. Ings He fled when the detectives ap proached him. They found him at the 'tame hour this morning on the pier lo lucceeded In passing the gates and walked about the wharf without attracting the at tentlon of employes on the pier. The Queen Elizabeth will sail shortly for England with ammunition consigned to tho Allied Governments No firearms were found on the prisoner when he was searched at the station house. He told tho police that fie was prompted merely by "curiosity" In prowling about the dock. Elevator Crushes Boy to Death Charlie Nichols, seventeen jears old. of 11 East Wlllard street, was crushed to death by an elevator today on the second floor of the factory of Charles IVldsteln, 18SJ Last Madison street, manufacturer of haircloth The boy was cmploved ns handy man" about the place, and It Is sup posed, according to the police, that he In tended to take the elevator to the fourth floor when tho accident occurred He wns fi"jnd 2- i!V?ral. emplovcs and was taken to the Northeastern Hospital nnd pro. pounced dead. His body nai taken to his home. Cop Beaten by Auto Speeders Attempting to nrrcst three automobile apeedera last night at Klfty-thlrd nnd Pino streets resulted disastrously for Sergeant Harry M Dickinson, of the Fifty-fifth nnd Fine streets station. He was beaten nnd his faco badly lacerated The licence num ber of the car Is Pennsjlvan'a X-813.. News at a Glance AM)OVi:it, Jlns... Jlnrcli 2. Phillip Andover Academy students have accepted the faculty proposil of military training nR a substitute for compulsory athletics About ISO stuJents are expected to devote four hours a week to drilling, beginning at once. It also was voted to cancel the year's sports schedule, excepting only the baseb-ill and track meet. CONNnLl.SVIM.i:, I'a., .March S. Fair weather and an Improvement In the car situation resulted In the production In this district last week of coke amounting to 153,461 ton This was a gain of 40,837 tons over the previous week M!W lOI'.K, March S. Davllelit Having by advancing the clock one hour was put Into effect today In Portugal, the Azores, Madeira and Cape Verde Islands, continuing to October 31. . RKAIUNO, Pa., Marrh S. The Heading Railways shop' cmploes here, nearly 3500 In number, will find about J14.000 more In their next monthly pay as a result of an advance of one cent an hour to unskilled labor and two cents an hour to mechanics The semimonthly pay Is $142,000 riTTSnUUOll, .March 2. The coal hortage here has forced the banking of the fires at city pumping stations nnd a water famine Is feared unless fuel Is ob talned Immediately. EVENING LED(?EKPmLAMPHIA, FRIDAY, MAKOH 2. 1917 v .Vf CITY NEWS IN BRIEF .'"TA'M.UMM AMHtM IATION r the V. of I', lms purchased from Ht. Anthony Ileal I.stnto Assoclntlon the three-story hnll building at 32 South Twenty-second street, subject to n morlgnge of $10 600 The lot Is 20 by 69 feet nnd tho assented value J11.000, TUP. m;v. M. A. UOPTKi:iVI(V, lector of St John t'antlus's a Polls'i Cithollc church nt 44U. Almond street, llrldoMiurg has asked the license Judg's to refine the transfer applied for by John (loodavage from Seiond street nnd (llrard nvenue to 2332 Oilhodox street Thete lire live si loom In the neighborhood, nnd the priest savs llnuor Is responsible for much of the hardship and misery among his parishioners. MIHV I.Klt.l. AltNLNAL. now the nn.t Important iunrtermater ileprt In the country. Is being doublv guirdcd A pl-iln clothes mill escorts doubtful persons to tho olllce for Investigation Orders have gono Into effect barring nil visitors, nnd emplojes mum exhibit n special Identifica tion card nt tho g-ue before being passed ('AMI' I'llti: (IIKI.N of IMillndrliililn nnd vicinity, numbering more than 1000, nnd 80,000 In other cities, have offered their services to the l'ennsilvnnli Division for Natlonnl Preparedness In getting ready for posslblo wnr The girls will bo used In making surglcit bandages, (lrst aid, food distribution to the troops and the preparing of hospital equipment PKIOKUV i MlltS In oiith riillailrl phli protested ngilnst tho illsnnntllng of nil pigsties nt a meeting In Huckliy Hnll Eleventh nnd Shun): streets A position signed by propeitv owners of South Phila delphia will be presented to Director Kruscn declaring thnt tho piggeries nro not n nuisance to dwellers In that section UKI.oil M)Cli:T nf I'lillnilelpliin cele brated Its 1 10th anniversary banquet In the llellevue-Stratford Tribute was p-ild to President Wilson In an address by Gover nor Brumbaugh Wo should all be think ful thnt we have n mnn nt the head of our Government who thinks beforo he nets ho slid OITIcers wero elected ns follnvs J Levering Jones, president , John W l'ord vlco president, lsinc Ambrose, treasurer and Robert M Orllllth. secretar A STItlKi:-lllti:Ki:il en.ilnv.it nt the Franklin Sugar Refinery wns nttit-kcd ,ind beaten by n crowd, said to bo strikers, ns he wns returning homo from work The man Pnul I.ntorskl 838 Morris strict, wns treated nt Mount 8ln.il Hos.pltiI for slight cuts on tho face. AL'TOIIS' CIILItCi AM.IWCi: created such widespread Intel est till t win ter thnt n speclnl meeting has been tailed for Thursday, Mnrch 8, In Holy Trinity Parish House, nt which time the Rev Wal ter 13 Bcnttey, founder nnd national sei -rotary of the assoclntlon, will spc.ik. Tho meeting will be called nt 3 p m "TOM" IIU.V, riillimnNt nf llir HVE Niso LEiiasn. wn3 tho prlnclpil speaker at a literary night given bv the Young Men's Hebrew Association nt Sktcenth nnd Mns ter streets last night About 300 persons were present Tin: nuv. nt. sirs i:isi:it, o. s, a of the Church of Our Mother of Consolation, Chestnut Hill, has been appointed prior nnd rector of the Church of St. Nicholas of Tolentlnc, Bronx, New York, succeeding the late Verv Rev Provincial Nicholas J Mur phy, O S A, who died on Ftbruary lit I'lltST THIITKIN ,,f Hip lr,iirra monthlv nerlodlcal of the Youmr Women's I Union 4 20-28 Balnbrldge street, was Issued today with a title page poem bv 'Tom' Daly, IIvlvimj I.::ioi:n columnist, and contributions by Kmllv (1 Oerson, William 7. Porter, editor; Loon H Rose, associate editor: Solomon Holder, Mrs llnoch Rmh and Ciustnvus Orr Watte. Louis A Mar rlts Is business man iger The union has charge of 125 org nidations nnd clitscs controlling 3000 children. Its ofllceis nre Oertrudo Berg president nnd Helen Flelsher, Alice .Instrow, Sadie Kohn, Mrs fJeorge W Goldsmith nnd Mrs Yetta It Schoenflcld to the section, will make way for modern , Improvements nnd result In the Immedlnto ' bulldlnc up of the south slda pt Federal , street, between Twenty-fifth nnd Twenty sixth streets. 1 II 13 AN.M.VI. shad dinner nf ibx Cnm den Board of Trndo will bo held Miy 17. Th3 committee In charge of the nffalr. of which Walter L Tushlngh.nn Is chalrmnn. Is trying to obtain a speaker nf national prominence for tho occasion Till: JBI'rintMiN Oil (nmpiiny has lllnl articles of Incorporation with the Camden County rterk, object tn acquire by leiso or purchase coal nnd mine lands; cipltal ftou.oon Incorporators nrc A Slleskl, Hurry K Oal.ford and Harold Lc Due. STItt't'K IIV A 1IIAIV ns he vras rrnpi. Ing tho Pennsylvania Railroad Hacks nenr Woodburv today, John Hummel of 2027 North Orlnnni street, "Ullndelphla sus tained mum ruin Injuries Ho was taken to the Cooper Hospital I (OI.I.M'sl. nf n chimney In the dwelling nt 509 St John stleet rinsed Rudolph eager, a contractor if 1147 l.ansdnwno avenue, serious Injuries He was tnken to tho Cooper Hospital Ml'IIIM'.It Clllsimi) (lie right hand nf Clement Mnssen of J I Pino street while he was working nt the plint of the l'nrr S. Bailey Maiiiifniturltig Compmy Ills hand was nmptitntrd nt the Cooper IIosplHI CAMDEN NO UK O.N It.V7.IMi nt the dilapidated wooden car barn of the Public Scrvlco Railway Company at Twenty -fifth nnd Fed eral streets, Camden has been begun The removal of the structure, long an eye-ore ""'ftlVKj; SECOND HOUR yV.V.X Women's Smart New Spring Bools, $BJ5 1 T i 7 " ' " ' 1 fi j f I A M.I. .ltV S. lit t K J Tlio r,tlcs of (he hour worth $2.00 more. All k r a buck woltul soles witli covered heels, cordo-tan calf with faw n buck tops; Knulisli vv a 1 K ing nioJel, vv e 1 t e d soles, white Nn bucK and white kid, ..!so Jlorace lirowu and black and white combina tions. Sizes 1 lo 8 and A to I) wide in the assortment. $go5 Women's New Spring Spal Pumps, Patent, dull leather, iory, gray and cham pagne kid, white nuhuck and white kid. Ilifjh Trench heels-Sizes 1 to 8 and A to I) wide in the lot. Women's 5Hgh QOg Cut Spats, W White, gray and fawn. r;oi'i,N satuiiiiw i:vi:mmi1h n BONW1T TELLER, a CO. ififie (Specials 5hopOriainction6 CHESTNUT AT 13 STREET s FOR SATURDAY WILL SHOW A Most Representative arid Inclusive Ensemble of Jr The New Spring Fashions n 99 4JEUNE FELLE ana v FLAFFEE MOBE Featured are all the new style-themes and silhouettes so far developed by the Paris "Haute Couture" together, with exclusive and distinguished origina tions from the workrooms of this shop for Misses' Tailleur Suits .... Misses' Lounge Suits . . . . Misses' Morning Frocks . . . Misses' College Dresses . . Debutante Evening Gown9 Misses' Top Coats "Misses' Evening Wraps . . . - JK -t ,v . " 35.00 to 125.00 29.75'to 79.50 29.50 to 65.00 20.00 to 35.00 45.00 to 95.00 25.00 to 125.00 45.00 to 95.00. VISIT OCll HIO ItKSTAUltANT Itl'.ST OF i:Vr.UTIIINO AT l.cmiiST ritlCKS, FIFTIt FLOOR Tomorrow Is the Last Day o Sec the Miniature Flagship "ennspUmma" i.i t llenuinslrnteil h thr llttltilrr, Mil. KAVIt'i:!, OUK1N Ilrnl.r,-S:ro.n HjtWIl. PILDUtlT If ATS TRIMMED FliKR OF CIIARGR ONE YELLOW TRAt)lNO STAMP WITH EVERY 10c PURCHASE ALL DAY MTJ T TAfrOV:, I'otir Exhibition I aitmtrHu mys7imeyi i lyl A L-J JLt JL 1 V li I 1 V 11 A. JL 1. 3 and 1 P. St. Hi Outer Appaicl Next Monday, TueBfuiM and Wednesday March 5th, 6th and 7lHif, Lit mothers SECOND FLOOR OOsXV-X K s X - vv'tvvvvvvvvvsvs.tvAi A SALE OF VITAL IMPniiTAMrv rn nvnnv rAr Arn vnrrin mam Ica('V to Supply Every Sprint - - vrw """ """ iiui.mii... o Nccd For WHO WISHES TO BE WELL DRESSED THIS SPRING Market Eighth Filbert Seventh Announcing Our SprinJ Opening of All Men's $25 to $35 MadetoMeasure :Wool Spring iinn Suits k Top Coats ) v lO' Offer Limited to a Few Days Only, From Friday (Today), March 2d, i to Saturday, March 10th, Inclusive No Longer $ Men's Furnishings (omvvrlson will prove qur prices undoubt' cdly tho lowest. . 1. k 1 Expert cutters will measure and tailor jour garmentt deliveries will be made in about two weehs from date of order and jsMJsk9& $1.G9 High-Grade Pongee $1 JQ Shirts. ... Mrrcerlzetl striped pongee 1 In new patterns. Turn-back CUlIft. BIZCS 1 10 Ht $1 Crepe Shirts $0 QO .Sllk-nnit-rotlnn Imt wear CJO better than nll-nllk Rtllsh striped elTects Have turn-back cuffs. Sizes H to 17 Inches ( Every Suit and Ton Coat Will Be in Time for Easter A fmo collection of domestic and imported all-wool fabrics more man a nuncireti and seventy-live patterns lrom wnicli to cnooso and all are the season's newest and most stylish weaves and shades. Hemembcr this, sir every garment is unconditionally guaranteed to be satisfactory in every particular if it is not, you need not take it. Last Year Wc Had a Similar Sale Then the Price Wan Considered Phenomenal but, Despite the Increased Cost of Materials, Labor nnd Trimmings This Year's Price Is the Same as Last Year And We Know These Values Cannot Be Duplicated Anywhere. We Suggest That You Come as Early tit Possible Make It Tomorrow. iXO EXTRA CHARGE FOR LARGE Oil EXTRA SIZE MEN OR TO MEN WISHING DOUULE li RE A ST EI) COATS TO THEIR SUITS. ."0c All-Silk Neckwear, 29c ' Herringbone In plain shades Large four In hand scarfs, with open-end nnd stitched ueikbnnds. , "Otis" Kalbriggan tinder wear. 60c Medium-weight ecru color combed Eeyp tlan arn Shirts have long Bleeves; drawers have large double seats Cotton Pajamas, $1.15 l'laln Kilors or etrlped Have silk braid frogs double sewed seams fc are collarlcss. Silk and Silk Lisle Half Hose, 39c Pure thread silk with lisle soles Also silk lisle with embroidered clocks New shades, ltegiihir sizes Mnker'a Imperfections of Ate Mnd. I It llrolliers riRST FLOOR. TTH ST. "ilcn's ana lj&. &'? SMes j? Rea1y;t;Wear Suils S Top Coals ($() $2$ A Greater I aluc Here at Whatever Price ou Pay. V " UJ High-Grade Wool Goods Specially Priced nM Chiffon $ Broadcloth 2 4S Inches Iilo. In leather, old rose, vernnluni, oIUc and Husfllnn irreen, Ilurffunily, African lirown, taupe, hlher unit mmine- Krj, plum, delft, na nnd midnight blue, also black. Lit llron. rinST FLOOn, XOKTH Men's 313.50 to $15 Spring Suits . .j $ iMimerous ueit-uacic, ungusn ana conservative moneis. ut meuium-wcignt cheviots, cassimcres and worsteds. I 10 Splendid Values in High-Grade Hosiery & Underwear Boys' $7.50 High-Grade Norfolk Suits. . $8.50 Norfolk Suits: Pinch back, box or knife -plaited coats, with patch pockets. Peg-top trousers. Full lined. Sizes 6 to 17 years. Reefers: Norfolk or double-breasted, pinch-back models. All-wool navy blue serge, shepherd plaids, club checks, tan covert cloth, homespun cheviots and cassimcres. Sizes 2V to 10 years. ;55c 79c Boys' $5 Spring. Suits and Reefers $3.98 Silk Boot Stockings Wanted shades, also black or Willi $1 and ,551.25 Thread 3ilk Stockings Cm lilncK. while, tan nnd colors. (ipllccd heels re-emnrceu tons Misses' & Children's Stockings, 25c, 29c and 35c Itlbbed cotton or lisle. Black, white, tan, pink, sky, suede and champagne. Sizes S to 1(1 govern price. High Norfolk pinch-back, inverted knife or box plaited coat3. Peg-top trousers. Full lined. In blue and brown pin-stripes, light and dark homespuns, brown and gray mixtures. Sizes G to 18 yrs. LIT UltOTIILT.S SECOND I'LOOIt. TTII STIUHJT Women's Lisle Thread XCA Union Suits OUt Also fine cotton ribbed Low neck, sleeveless; lace trimmed knee or close-fitting A4v-v-tso eo Sensational Sale of Children's Shoes in Sample and cancellation lots from such world-renowned makers as irnfA.ni Shoe Co. (Schuylkill Haven, Pa.), Iiielly Bros. (Columbus, O.) and one of Phdadclphia's foremost manufacturers. f Misses' $3 and $0 Cffc $3.50 Shoes.. lMtent coltskln, gun-metal calf nnd white Nubuck Sles 11 - to 2 .. ..... . ... Girls' $2.50 to $2.75 $J 93 Shoes ' ' Button stvles in gun-mctil calf and pat ent coltskln Cloth nnd leather tops Also soma white buckskin tops Sizes 8'j to 11. Children's $2 to $2.25 1 $2 gQ Shoes ' IJIack nnd tan kiilskln, jiatcnt coltskln. white Nubuck and champagne kid Illack nnd colored leather tops hlzes t to 8. Infants' $1.50 to $1 1Q $1.75 Shoes Sizes 1 o5 i u Hlick and tan kldskln nnd intent colt skln , blflck and colored kid tops Boys' $3 to $1 Shoes, $2.50 Samples and Cancellations of the Excclstor Shoe Co. Patent coltskln; black nnd tan cilfskln Also some scout shoes Almost all sizes from 1 to 5'j I.lt IlrotlierM FIIIST FLOOR. XOIITII Big Girls' $3 to $.'5.50 $1 QC Shoes, Short Lines. . x 'J Uutton and lace. Slze3 2' to 7 In lot Women's Custom-Made Shoes5to '10.50 All lirown klil lure sliorn 5 All lilack kid Ince nr button Cun-melal ralf,, with Rray or fawn uppers In laco stIe Ilrotvn klil with Ivory kid or fawn suede uppers New tiller xra kid lare lior 5 . s fV Sll 6a" 7 SIO 20 Coat Clearance Girls9 Wear Making ready for tho springtime and ottering unusual oppor tunities for all parents to stvlishly and economically outfit gills now Frocks Untlerpriced Coats Reduced to $1, $2, $3.95 & $5 Or sealetto plush corduiov. chinchilla thlbet. mlxtuies nnd cheviots Have velvet or fur-trimmed collurs and cuffs, belts nnd pockets Ilroken sizes 2 to 5 jears. T-S W M ...... ,. ., ,. ,..J. I Percale Frocks, Sizes G to 14 years In navv brown pink and light blue Straight box-plaited stvle with Innd-embroldered white pique collar, silk bow and white pique cuffs and belt i i n , Big Girls' Smart Linenc Dresses, $6.98 Straight models In Copenhagen blue, green, brown and corn, with white collar braided pockets, crochet buttons and belt Sizes 14 and 1G vears One plrtnrnl. I.lt Ilrutliern SUCONI) TLOOll F2.98 New TiiiiiiiiisirS Verv Kcentionnl Men's $3.50 to $5 $C CC 5 bway. ' UJP j Shoes, In Sub (Jun-metat calf nnd patent coltskln But ton nnd lace All sizes lr. lot. A $ Showing of the Now 1 Sports Hats, $2.98 Made of fine and rough Milan hemp One Sketched All of the new and lovely spring colorings, smartly trimmed with ribbons .1 splendid Idea of the very superior millinery values that we will continue to offer iiiiuuBiiuui mo wiiuio spring season Hats T immed Free $ 1 Ready-to-Wear Hats $o no df mllan hemp w 1th ribbons, orna- fci JO ; ments and fancies vvv'vvvww'vvx'vvvws.viv 4 4 Cxfrt 3--0 M-9-s' The New Trimmed Hats Arc Lavish in the Variety That They Offer for Choice Picture shows one of the ever-popular small hats. It ii made of rouph Jap braid in black, faced with Chineso blue taf feta, and trimmed with a perpendicular sharp ly pointed quill. You Will Marvel at the Superiority of Ojir Styles at $4.98 & $5.98 Elsewhere You Would Pay $10 to SIS for Hats of the Same Kind Lit mothers-- MILLINERY SALON, THIHD VLOOH tuuuttvuivnttuuuvuvviiu Lovely Spring Silks at Special March Sale Prices Striped) $1 49 I .lLc ( J. II In 35-Inch width. .It Ilratlirrs FIRST FLOOR. NORTH s)Ms-- fr 4 0 Misses' Spring Apparel at Prices That Are Popular A complete i-eadincss to provide every need, whether it be for a smart suit, frock or coat both the styles and the qualities will be found unfailingly good throughout. U Spring-Weight Poplin Suits $1Q QQ All-Wool in Navy Blue, Black, Copenhagen Blue and Other t'opuiar Colors. One Sketched. Plain, plaited and oke effect Jackets with belts They are ricniy sine uneu aim nniskeu wn wnne oengailne ur Droaucloth Ith large collars, overlaid with Spring Dresses, One Illustrated, $15 I'nutunlly attrnrtlir vnrlct. hertr In navy and black, trimmed Iwlth braid or colored embroidery, and made In Iong-walst or tunlo effect Aluo pretty taffeta frocks In navy blue, French blue or sand, richly embroidered f Handsome Easter Suits UpQ 7C TiOf all-wool Trench serge or poplin In navy J AJ f J uiue, oincK, 1 rencn Diue or appie green, jacxets are a iittla more than hip length plaited, stitched, belted nnd finished with large collars Also novelty pockets. Vests and Pants, each 75c Women's, medium weight, cotton ribbed. I.lt llrothers FIRST FLOOR. SOUTH Coats in the New Trench Style, $14.98 nenutlful colorings Swagger model In black-and-white velour check, with novelty collar and cuffs faced In contrasting colors. Have narrow helt itylng In sash effect. One pictured. Colored Pongee Silks $ 1 Q Q In 34-Inch width. Ser.il-rouch weave. Light and dark shades Lit Brothers FIRST FLOOR. SOUTH LIT VKOXHKBS ; Spring Coats, $10 I'oplln In navy blue, black or mustard, with raglan sleeves, belt and bengallne-trimmea couar. Velour In green or lavender, made sports style, with belt patch f Fk Gk mm Wm'm IB 111 'MiWI'K A AVfallsl L jHJ I fill 11 MWtLtKmki mmbBr- M fill iPNVHk sfifHIfMvfttT A F 3l I ' If 1 I h I i'lV ksmEssWsV ftm?ttbi$ " I f 3QI wl II I 1 ."w h-iSsWWk 5?i1m4 It 3al lllln ti ffC? iMF iM9&fFlrW (Vis r.TiS. ii. r i.'1 , ; I .W M .M W.l and square collar. Lit Hrothen SUCOND FLOOR FOR WOMEN, Poplirf Suits .J'4$J; In black, navy blue, French bluMd outer BMH spnnff color, nave belted, yto&uswwqsunta' nun t.iii uTviiiMs v. in ihw, Sc STORE Ol'K.NS BAU.Y AT 80' A. M. , CLOSES AT BlH V, MU'l - ( A- fllH&, fr"'V "" t'"! H f ". . ! A t .C" tfr . - "ffi?
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