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iDYENING IiEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, ' WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1917
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FOOD FORESTALLERS
FACE DRASTIC ACTION
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Will Be Made to "Disgorge Their
Hidings," Chairman Lennon,
of Commission, Declares
"JUMP ON" SPECULATORS
Activity Watchword of Committco in
Probo of Commodity
Conditions
"Jumping on food speculators wllh both
fMt" and compelling them to "dlseorfie
their hldlnKs" will bo the course of nctlon
cf the City Kood Commission, and especially
of the subcommittee on Investigation of
which Jnmcs F. Lennon. president of Select
Council, Is chairman. The committee held
Its first meeting this afternoon al t o'clpck.
"This Is a committee of action," ejacu
lated Mr. Lennon. "Tho members of the
committee are experts In many lines and
they are charged with Information. And
nhftt Information we 'do not possess, wo
hall eoon get. Wo shall get at the root
ef the food troubles. Our business Is to
Itarn all we can for the Information of the
general committee."
Other members of the Investigating com-,
mlttee are
Joseph S. MacLaughlln, Director of Sup.
Biles j Miss Ethel Itupert, assistant secre
tary of the Society for Organizing Charities ;
Clarence Sears Kates; John A. McHparran,
master of State Orange ; Maurice T. Phillips,
Pennsylvania Commissioner of Agriculture;
Itlss Florence Sanvlllc, secretary and
treasurer of tho Women's Trttdo Union
League of 3'hlladelphla; J. Clyde Marquis,
cf the Country Gentleman; Joseph IZ.
Tohen, of the Women's Protective League,
nnd Dr. Cldo L. King, of tho University of
Pennsylvania.
Other committees appointed by Mayor
Emlth are.
Committee on Transportation of Food
stuffs Chairman, .". D. Kelly, secretary
of the Chamber of Commerce ; W. V. Rich
srdson. assistant genernl freight agent of
the Baltimore nnd Ohio; J. W. MacKar
land, 'city freight ngent of the Philadelphia
.snd Heading, and W. H. II. Willis, district
freight agent of the Pennsylvania.
Supplies and distribution Dr. V. n,
Olcason, president of Common Council ;
Charles W. Haldwln, Superintendent of
Markets. Uureau of City Property; Director
Joseph S. MacLaughlln, Mrs. J. P. Llchten
fcerger, of the Phllomuslnn Club; Mrs. J.
Willis Martin, of Garden Club ; C. V. Pres
ton, of Chester Coilnty Farm Uureau ; John
A. Phillips, secretary Central Labor Union ;
Charles F Jenkins, of tho Farm Journafs ;
Herbert A. Allman, Mrs. Lena I, JafTe, of
Housewives' Protective League, and Dr.
Alonzo 13. Taylor.
LIVING "DEAD MAN"
REJECTED BY FAMILY
Hughie Tinney's Kin Bought
Tombstone for Him Now
They're Through
Hughie Tlnney, tho man who was re
ported dead recently and then "came back
to life," Is gladly welcomed In some quar
ters. In others ho isn't.
"We don't want to have anything to do
with him; we won't handle him" said Wil
liam Tlnney, 2127 West Fassyunk avenue,
a nephew of Hughlo and son of Alexander
Tlnney, who Identified the body of n man
found burned to death In a brickyard at
Twenty-fifth and Jackson streets as his
brother Hughie and then burled the body
In Mount Morlah Cemetery.
"That thing's cost us n pile of money
already," said another member of tho Tln
ney family,
Meanwhile tho Coroner will bo forced to
exhume the body In Mt. Morlah Cemetery
and endeavor to find out who the man was.
Tho Tlnney family had put In nn order for
a tombstone oer the grave of Hughie and
as about to erect It. NouTtt will be use
less, as such things cannot be rfold readily.
Hughlo expects to go through a kind of
probationary period now. when people will
look at him and rub their eyes. But he Is
confident that all hands will realize his
Identity In time. Ho says there's a fatted
calf hanging afound some place and he is
jut "wandering around" until ho htumblea
cross It. "Wandering around" was what
be uld when ho was being roasted and
burled.
CHAUFFEUR REARRESTED
FOR ACTRESSES' DEATHS
Baltimore Coroner Frees Driver in
River Tragedy, but State
Takes Action
BALTIMORE, March 7. Freed by a
Coroner's Jury of responsibility for the death
of four persons when his automobile plunged
Into the harbor, 'Edward Meyers, the seventeen-year-old
chauffeur, was rearrested
on orders from State's Attorney Broenlng
and is being held without ball on the charge
of being criminally responsible for the
deaths of Edna King, a burlesque actress,
of New York: Marie Woods, of Camden,
Jv. J.; Anna McKay Rogers, of Baltimore,
and Edward L. Gordon, of Brunswick, itld.
Frank II. Mnrtln, of Martlnsburg, W. Va,,
one of the men In tho automobile when It
ran Into the harbor and who. It la said, told
the police the chauffeur was under the In
fluence of liquor when driving the automo
bile, and "that It seemed the chauffeur
wanted to commit suicide and take the occu
pants of the car to death with him," was
held as a State's witness, but later released
en J1D00 ball.
Anna L. Luce, of Farmlngron, Me., a bur
lesque actress, who was In the machine nnd
ho escaped with Meyers and Martin, was
released on her own recognizance for her
appearance here against Meyers, should he
be Indicted by, the Grand Jbry,
Drops "International Spy" Case
WASHINGTON, March 7. -The warrant
charging Karl Armgaard Graves, Belf
yled "International spy," with trying to
extort 13000 from Countess von Bernstorff,
wire of the ex-German Ambassador, was
led In the, District Supremo Court today,
na the caso nolle prossed. The case
IfSl" Qravea was to have been pressed
JWh German Embassy officials its chief
Government witnesses.
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John M. Bradley
WIDKNKK BUILDING
Slakes Announcement of
Snrincr StiiHncrc
I'artlcolarlr Intertfnc to
lOIJNU MEN
Mado tho
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Soldering Furnace
and Appliance
bend ran aATAtjtnnm
L. m Berger Co:, 59 N. 2d St
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Photo liy the Hoffman Studio.
SCHUBERT CHOIR SOLOIST
Mrs. Dorothy Johnstone-Baseler,
of Philadelphia, harpist, who will
be soloist at Easton tomorrow.
JITNEY GIRL DEFEATED,
RUT NOT DISCOMFITED
Adele Martin Fails to Get Cer
tificate From Service Com
mission May Hire Cars
Lansdowne's "Jitney girl," Adclo Martin,
hns been refused a certificate of public con
venience to engage in tho automobile trans,
portatlon business The decision was banded
by Public Service Commissioner Alcorn and
Is considered a victory for the Pennsjlvnnla
Traction Company, which baa mado violent
protests ngalnst Adele's traffic, nut Adele
well, she Is an optimist.
"Well, If I can't go to Angora, I can
still run between Lnnsdowno and Sixty
ninth street, because there are no trolles
there," said the girl.
Howevet, before dlcusslng her futuro
plans in detail Adele, who has cut her
legal eycteeth, announced that she would
hae to consult her attorny.
"No, I can't say 1 am surprised," added
the girl. "Nor am I disappointed, cither."
Adele reviewed the situation nnd said:
"I suppose the traction company has lost
a lot of money, as the figures shown to the
commissioner testify. My mother and I
have often considered opening a lunchroom
right across from our homo. Wo might
make that n stand for Hnrtel's cars. No
body can prevent that. If t can't hae a
Jitney license nobody can stop me from hir
ing cars from a stand.
Adele came Into tho limelight when sho
personally went nnd testified In her own
behalf before the commissioner In this case.
At the present time he holds nn Upper
Darby, townsnip license
a State driver's li
cense and two cars.
"As long as people
go to Sixty-ninth
street, I II havo
mentcd tho girl.
something to do," com-
PLEAD FOR BETTER ROADS
Lancaster County Supervisors Sec Need
of Higher Tax
LANCASTER. Pa, March 7. Tho sev
enth nnnual convention of' tho Lancaster
County Hoad Supervisors was held hero tor
day. In tho address of President Norman
C. Maule, It was stated townships would
havo to Increase taxes if better roads wero
to be had.
Addresses were mado by Stato Highway
Commissioner Frank B. Black, B. C. Atlce,
piesldent of tho Lancaster Auto Club, ha'v
Ing 700 members, nnd County Commissioner
1) F. Mngee. who spoke In favor of u con
certed movement for better roads.
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THE PERFECT FIT
OF THESE
Shirts
3 for $4
Makes You'Happr
If you jJant to know the quality, look
em over. Market Street cara stop In
front of the Underdown door.
Cuffs Attached or Detached
A. HUnderdown s Sons
Rubber Goods and Mrn'a FurnWhlno
202-204 Market St.
Established Blnoe 1638
BRADBURN & NIGRA
Correct Tailors for Iry Men
13th & Sansom Sts. f.;0j;" w
OUR $30 SPRING SUITINGS
Are gab.g to be the talk of all
Philadelphia among the smart
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EDITOR WILL APPEAL
FINE AND JAIL VERDICT
Former Philadclphian Continues
to Defy New Orleans Mayor
and Council
NKW OULKANS, La., March 7. An
other broadside was fired today In tho
civic battle which for weeks lias been rag
ing In New Orleans, with Mayor Martin
Itehrmau and tho Commission Council al
most contlnunlly on the defensive.
Hugh A. O'Donnell, n former Philadcl
phian and editor and publisher of tho Or
leans American, which has exposed the city
administration, announced that he 'will
carry to tho State Supremo Court n suit
for criminal libel instigated by tho Mayor
and Councllmen. On Friday Sir. O'Donnell
was given "n sentence of $000 fine and four
months' Imprisonment by Judge F. D.
Chrettln, who, nftcr convicting the pub
lisher, admitted from the bench that ho had
doubts as to his guilt.
Impeachment of tho Mayor and at leaf!
some of his follow commissioners ha been
persistently advocated slnco Mr. O'Dou
uell's' paper Inaugurated a campaign of
publicity In, which n great qunntltj of the
city administration's dirty linen has been
washed. Hecnuse of the American's cam
paign, Sunday closing laws, laws affecting
immoral houses and statutes prohibiting sain
of liquor to women nnd children arc being
enforced! for the first time In thirty years.
Graft In varying degrees has been charged
in news stories. Jt has been alleged that
the police force harbors known gi afters,
that city prisoners have been inallo tools
of graft for tho benefit of private enter
pilses. that tho commission council ban
passed ordinances for favored proteges nnd
Hint paving nnd levee work contracts de
servo scrutiny. Tho connection of Major
Ilchrman's son, Stanley Hehrinan, with a
lucky contracting firm lias been shown and
the affiliation of the Mayor's son-in-law.
Nathaniel Ilond, with a fortunate law linn
has also been bet forth.
Mayor Hehrinan filed his libel suit after
Mr. O'Donnell published in the American
an editorial commenlng on negotiations for
puicli.ise of tho fair gtounds race Hack b
tho Ilusluess Men's llaclng Association,
which conducted tho racing meet theie this
winter. Pointing out that the association
was In financial straits and City H.ill nlll
clals had been Involved In a similar race
track dal a short time before, the editorial
asked where funds for tho purchaso weio
to conic from.
It Is believed that racing In this city will
be crushed after tho libel caso goes to the
Supreme Court.
The Mayor's libel suit against Mr. O'Don
nell Is regarded by Mr. O'DnnneH's sup
porters ns part of a campaign of perse
cution Instituted because of the American's
campaign for civic decency, a campaign
that has aroused tho entlro city
.Thursday's
Serge Dresses for I
Spring Afternoons (
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At the
New
Market and
maaavj saKaBaamaaaaaaBaaaa
The Clean Dependable
Road to the
SEASHORE
Spend the Lenten season at the shore.
Never before have such' throngs paraded the
Boardwalk at this time of he year.
THE READING is shorter by miles and
minutes, and offers more and better train
service.
Make Easter Reservations Now and
Engage Your Summer Accommodations
Steel
Veslibuled
$1.00 Excursions
EVERY SUNDAY
7,30 A.M. Frstrj Chestnut St.Ferry
Equipment
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WHOLESALE GROCER
AGAINST CITY MARKET
James Hewitt Tells Convention
Present Mode of Food Dis
tribution Is Best
Kalstlng methods of distributing food nro
thu best, said a speaker today at tho
eleventh nnnual convention of tho Pennsyl
vania, New Jersey and Delaware Whole
sale Grocers' convention at tho Ilollcvue
Slratford. Tho sneaker was James Hewitt, of II.
Kellogg & Sons, Philadelphia. Ho said the
method now In use of handling tho goods
from producer to wholesaler to retailer to
consumer was still tho best economically
In splto of tho new theories which uro con
stantly being praised.
To sell direct to tho consumer from tho
pioduccr, eliminating tho wholesaler nnd
retailer or even eliminating Just tho re
tailer, he said, would bo far inoro epensivo
than the existing method bccauKo of the
advertising that would be Involved.
Tho municipal market, ho said, was "a
snare and a delusion, costly to tho tax
pa cr and of no benefit to tho consumer."
More than 400 wholesale dealers and
manufacturers from tho three States aro In
the city to attend tho convention. The
delegates were welcomed this morning b'y
Hrncst T Trigg, president of the Philadel
phia Chamber of Commerce. Tho 1 espouse
wns given by Fred Drake, of Haston.
Other addresses wero given by the presi
dent. Arjay Davles, of Kaston, Prof Her
bert W. Hess, of the Wharton School, and
T. James Fernley.
Tonight tho delegate 4 and their friends
wilt bo tho guests of the Philadelphia Job
hern at nn Informal smoker nnd vaudcvUlo
in tho ballroom of tho Bcllcvue.
The convention will close tomorrow
night with a banquet. Tho speakers at
this will bo Cyrus H. K. Curtis, of the
Curtis Publishing Company ; Fred Maso'
president of the Shredded Wheat Compan, ,
Niagara Falls . the Itev. George D. Adams,
D. D.. pastor of the Chestnut Street Hnptlst
Church, and lldwln F. Sweet, Assistant
Secretary of Commerce. Wushlngton.
WOiMAN ENDS HER LIFE
ON YOUNG SON'S GRAVE
PITTSIIl'P.OII. March 7 With a rcvol- I
ver clutched In the light hand anil a
bouquet of rces m the left, the deail bod !
of Mrs Mario Armstrong, about forty flvoj
yeais old. formerly of Mount AVnFhlngton
was found lying over the gravo of her son i
Hubert J Armstrong, seven years old, in
the Allegheny Cemetery esterday morning
Sho had shot herself in the head.
The boy was fatally Injured b a street
car while going to tho store for his lnothei
In Juno last.
Tho following note was found pinned to
a little glovo on the woman's breast
"This dear little glovo is to bo buried
with mamma."
Arrivals JJSm
Frocks in the Full
Sunlight of Style
$10
Scintillating with smartness the new
est satellites of Fashion wonderful
new models, for the street, the home
and sport wear.
Straight Plaited Skirts
Novel Waist Effects
Made of handsome serges, in blues and
the snfhrt Spring shades, with the most
pleasing variety of trimmings. The
prettiest lot of $10 dresses that have
blossomed this season.
for Alterations
Fashion
Shop
12th Streets
No Dirt
No Smoke
Hard Coal
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Temporary City Appointments
Threo temporary appointments were an
nounced today by the Municipal Civil 8erv
Ico Commission. They nro IlcnjAmtn Fields,
4110 llrown street, Inspector of highways,
182.50 a month; Samuel Baxter, 3402 North
Second street, Inspector of highways, t 100
a month, nnd Arthur L, Mortensen, 1032
Ogdcn street. Instructor In Hoard of lie
creation, DG0 annually.
J. E. Caldwell & Co.
Chestnut Juniper South Pcnn Square
Sacred Vessels of Silver and Gold
for the Celebration of the
Ceremonials of the Church
Designs Submitted
for Approval
"Stamped with his
Name and Brain
Equip
your office
with the
GENUINE
EDISON
DICTATING
MACHINE-The
Approved
Equipment
of such
concerns as
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.
VICTOR TALKING MCH. CO.
HENRY DISSTON & SONS, Inc.
SCOTT PAPER CO.
N. W. AYER & SON
CENTRAL NAT. BANK
Pind out what these big
concerns found out
by proving the Edison
Dictation System on
your own correspondence.
' Phone or "Trrite us for
demonstration, and cata-
logs.
iBIALNUi .813&jL.BAGE. 9X6..
THE EDISON DICTATING MA0HINE
837 Chestnut Street
' 'Philadelphia
Pittsburgh Garage Men en Strike
riTTSnUItail, March 7. arlas from
three-fourths of the homes and business
places In this city wns not collected
ns a result of the walkout of 250 drivers nnd
employes of tho American Reduction Com
pany. Organization of employes of the
Allegheny Oarbage Company Is said to have
resulted In the discharge of the employes.
The employes of the American Company
thereupon declared a sympathetic strike.
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Buy two Suits
and an Overcoat?'
in this
Perry
House -Cleaning
Sale
and store them away
for next season!
Remainders of
'$25, $22.50 and $20
Perry Suits
Winter Overcoats
Early Spring Coats
at the One
Uniform Price
$15
J The man who buys
now will be secure
against the p r i c e s of
next Fall and Winter!
IThe man who waits
eight or ten months will
pay at least $25 or $30
for Suits and Overcoats
of similar fabrics!
Act Today!
Assortments
and sizes that started
this House-Cleaning
Sale were numerous ?
and varied. But fill
ing in to mend the
breaches is out of the
question! Every Suit,
every Winter Overcoat,
every light-weight '
Overcoat that goes les
sens the .late comer's
chance !
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au nouow:
.Buy yours today!
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