j:fM V ?' 'fK m DEFENSE JOINS RED CROSS 1 State Preparedness League l.tfpw Under U. S.' Super vision in Merger JJOR BETTER WAR SERVICE P Organization Proceeds for Motor - Brigades and for Replacing Ik Men in Industries '' flie Pennsylvania Women's Division Tor ' fCittonal Preparedness olllclnlly went out it existence today nt tlio Hcd Cross house, :. cniitii Klirhteonth street. It lirmmnn n ).i o ...-- -- ...,.., ., Ifc part or tno jmeniun iku ross, unucr tlie llrectjupervision oi mo unucu Hintcs Gov irnment. Thus thousands ot Pennsylvania women automatically become In part of tlio Na tional Ned Cross organization. 1 jvt the meeting this afternoon l)r Charles u.iflcld. of the American Hed Cross, will I tell the presidents and ofllcers of the tvven ' ty.two chapters of tlte Pennsylvania 1)1. I rlslon for National Preparedness In Bucks. 'Montgomery, Plilladell)hla, Chester and Delaware counties what Is expected of their s organisations now that tlx- merger has been Then Mrs. Klmer 10. Mcllck, who has been In charge of the State woit; ot tlic'Pemi tvlvanla Division for National Piepaied ness and who has now been appointed ex tension secretary, of tlio American Ilcd Cross, will speak to the women. Sirs. Jlellck now will report directly to the Oov ernment, for by the' merger the Prepared- 'ness Chapters, the old oiganlzatlou Instead nf being a supplying agency for the lied , Cross becomes a lied Cioss Itself under '- Federal Jurisdiction. r.NDKn r. s. miiKc-riox "Personally I think that what we have , lone was and Is the best possible thing for us to do," said Sirs. Jlellck, the newly up. j. pointed extension secretary. "Of course. 'vi the Pennsylvania Women's Division for '. t,.,t.n1 TJr..I ",1 ,t nU , n ,..nA itnli.i. .......1 ,aUUUUi I itiJaituin.. tuiu UUIII UUU , norKv as kuou uuu j,uiiuijN uuuer man me Red Cross. But before the merger we wero ;, limply a supplying agency .' Wc were not ',' under Government direction. By the Berger wo became part of a great national tody all working for a common cause. Many of the women did not want to give up their Individuality their little chapter ranches, but now they are beginning to un derstand, This Is a time of sacrifices, and they arc willing to make sacrifices that wo may help the Government In every way possible." With tlio adjustment of the merging ns planned for thomeetlng this afternoon, the Id organization becomes justa name and all tlio preparedness chapters will becomo Red Cross chapter. The women of Philadelphia aie mobiliz ing. A messenger motor service has been itarted by patriotic women In this city, ,ind registration for lines of national serv ice varying from inotorflrlvlng to agri cultural work has begun nt the women's mobilization headquarters, IK'S Walnut street. MOTOR SERVICE PLANS The motor service Is the latest emer gency acthity. Many women owners of automobiles have been asked to Join. Tho organization Is designed to make available a corps of fast motor cars In which sup plies fan be rushed to points needed either for hospital service or to meet the require ments of the Naval Coast Defense Keservo. AmongVhe first to register for tho mes- ienger motor service squad were Sirs. Thomas 1. Elwyn, WOG Clinton street; Miss Letltla McKIm, 1308 South Illttcn house square, and Miss Nacy Coleman, 1S30 South Rlttenhousc square. They vol unteered as Instructors In automobile driv ing. Both Miss McKIm and Miss Coleman have seen service In French hospitals. It Is designed to make tho service both volunteer and professional. If the demand for workers In munition factories should Cause a shortage of chauffours, women could take their places In driving motor trucks. , Sirs. J. Willis Martin, acting chairman of the Emergency Aid, Is urging a general en rollment of all women In the city willing to aervo their country In .any capacity that may be assigned to them, TO REPLACE MEN Women who are capable of working In the industries aro wanted especially. Sirs. Martin explained. These women, she said, could In an emergency replace men who might be forced to leave factories and stores In case of war. Many telephone operators hao offered their services to the Government. Some asked to be put on the volunteer list, while others wanted to be put on the paid list. It was announced that through the courtesy of the Retail Druggists' Associa- t tlon more than 500 drug stores throughout the city will-act as receiving stations for the Red Cross. Twenty-five girls from the SIcCall Public School, Sixth and Do Lancey streets, have offered their .services to tho Red Cross. Led by Miss Ethel Prentiss, the girls ap plied at the Independence Square Work room, 608 Chestnut street. They announced they had come to work, and proved so adept that Mrs. Benjamin Rush, chairman of flie advisory board, nakpri thnm in prime, ntrnln. I ""it-Was decided hnt th p-lrla will wnrlc nun 'afternoon each week for the organization. X They will alsocontrlbuto a small sum each 1- -Miss Edith Sharpless Dead 110. Miss Edith Sharpless, sister of Joslah C. I't !,r? llome In London Grove, Pa., after an inncss of moro than a year. Suffering St, " a complication or diseases, ner con- lit ion nau been serious for some months II., DaSt. Vllffc dtrwl hnnraitni. .ov,a va.ii l,n W$ fpectedly. She was sixty-seven years old. iss Sharpless was a cousin of Dr. Isaac Sharpless, president of Haverford College. She, was a prominent member of the So ciety of Friends. Funeral services will be Mid next Saturday. The arrangements have not been announced, THE WEATHER Official Forecast WASHINGTON, Slarch L'8. For eastern Pennsylvania and New Jer sey: Fair tonight; Thursday fair and Warmer; moderate west to south winds. Rains covered the Atlantic States and the Lake Region during the last twenty four hours undbr the influenco of a storm that Is over the Lower St. Lawrence Valley this morning and Is moving eastward. Tho Morm was followed by a cooler area that has restored normal conditions In tho Mid dle and 'North Atlnntlo States and has caused a moderate deficiency In the South rn States. A general reaction to warmer Is reported from the Plains States and from the Rocky Mountain districts. The baro metric pressuro Is low along the northern border and high over tho Southern States. .Lamps to Be Lighted Auto, and other vehicle. 0:20 p. nt. The Tides , TOnT RICHMOND lutli, water ,. 8:31 h. m. Jjow water . , i.l:!:34 j), in. llh water ..... 8:50 p. in. f? CHESTNUT HTIIKKT WHARF P!IIh water 15:22 a. m. EUUfh water ....li.." 8;4T p. m. & iiKifnr iHr.iNn itfw watar' , ...... r :18 . n. Wi water ..,,,..,.,..,,,,,,(.. jJ2 p. m, . water .-.'......!..,...... ....0 J3 p. m. F&rrtT7'rt--KM,. I PAUM TirirvrCi Mllim I limn AT mmtntrnmn : 1 H I 71 aatfaiaaaaaaaBala. BBBBBBBBlBK'Salav 3aBBB aBBBSaBaV skbS HbVV-?IIbbbbbbbBv bIbW BbIEMHf ' jhmkM LbbbLbV 'AHbbbbLI sbbbbLbb. ' BbSRHLbbB LbbbbbbbbW HHHHbFbibbh ' 1 PAWN TICKETS MAILED TO VICTIM BY ROBBER "Conscientious.Thief" Puts Suits "in Hock" and Sends Checks to Owner WOMAN IDENTIFIES ,rn,. I'holi) by llnrhrntli. WORKER FOR PREPAREDNESS Mrs. Elmer E. Melick, who has been made extension secretary of the American Red Cross for Penn sylvania. She assumes her duties April 1. .MATINEE MUSICAL CLUB Women Musicians Give Program of Varied Interest The Matinee Musical Club gave a spring concert yesterday In the Hose Unwlon or the UellovucStrntford, Ths was the an nual occasion for tho presentation nf the miscellaneous program which this sterling organization of women musician", vocal and Instrumental. Includes In Its year's work The program was varied, distinctive and Interesting, and some of the best known of the club members contributed to lis suc cess Among those who participated were Camlllo Plasschacrt. violinist; Dorothy Johnstone Dascler, harpist; Mary Miller Mount, pianist; Mary Hrookr, Thompson, I.mlly Stokes Hngar, May Parley and Muriel Magerl, sopranos; Mrs. John 1'. I.clgo nnd Maiy Ncwklrk, contraltos. Tho program was In charge of Mrs. John Dunn, Jr., and Mrs. Samuel W. Cooper. features were Frances Hutierworth's suite for piano and violin, "A Day In the Desert," played by Florence H.-ienlc. vio. llnlst. nnd. herself, and the spirited singing of "The Star Spangled 'iJanncr'' by the artists and audience. Sharp FightinB In Macedonia BnrtLIN, March L'S "On tho Macedo nian front northwest ot Monastlr the French renewed their attack, "says an olllclal statement tola. Several strong attacks were repulsed in hand-to-hand fighting. Home-whcre In Philadelphia there Is a "conscientious thief." Thcie nre, of course, thicven and thlocs, but the conscientious one who pawns things and sends the pawn tickets back to tho owner, of the stolen goods Is a new species to the police of the Nineteenth and Oxford streets station. His deeds, although his Identity Is still sluouded In mystery, came to light Inda. The victim. Clarence Scott, 2117 Shais wood trcct. Is pooler by two sultd, but rlchct by two pawn tickets today as a re sult of the weird workings of the conscience or this thief. . This Is how It all happened: On March 15 some one entered the home of Mr. Scott and when that some one left two suits, a fine daik-bluc -one nnd a nobby gray one, ac companied him. Those suits, according to Mr Scott, are worth ?5" From th.it rluv tn tiii., fh. ,mm. r it... suits has been unconsciously watching every man he has parsed In hopes of lecognlzlng his suits. Uut In valu Today's mall biought him the Hist ink ling ot the whereabouts ot those suits. The Inkling came in n scaled envelope in i In form of two pawn tickets. Now Mr. Scott ban turned tho tickets, which are from shop in wldel i-cparatcd sectlona of ihe city, over to Detective Tag gert. of the Nineteenth and Oxford streets station, and lip, with his assistants, ate attempting to trace the "conscientious thief." -Mr. Soott. of touise. values the tickets, but he llnds that it will cost him $10 or more to get 'those sulls out of "hock" and he does not like the idea CATHOLIC SOCIETIES PLEDGED TO PRESIDENT Loyalty and Service of 30,000 Assured in Resolution Adopted by Federation Thirty thousand members of the Cath olic s-ocletles ot Philadelphia County have pledged their support' and offered their services to President Wilson In the present crisis. At tho annual meeting of the fed eration of the societies the following reso lution was unanimously adopted: "Hesolvcd. That we pledge our stanchest support to Ills I Excellency, the President of these United States of America, and our Government in the cilsls now pending, nnd we olV-r the services of all our mem bers in any exigency which the times may demand; and that ve assure him that wo are. soul and body, loyal Americans, Ine spectlvo of racial origin or sympathy "(ltov ) joiin j. whki:li:is, "Spiritual Dlr "THOMAS M.-uFAULAND. "President. SAMl'i:i. J. SAMPSON, v "Secretaiy. "JOHN H. O'GOitMAN." Mrs. Elsie R. Sniathers Testifies Jacn Fired Shot Thnt Killed "Cranberry King" MOUNT HOI.1.Y. N. .1. .March 28. Mrs. Illslo It, Smathers was tho principal witness, nt tlio trial of tilovitmit Iraca for the murder of Henry r. Itlder, near Atslon Oil OrtnlxM r. Inu ui... . i.i. .. I.,...,.,. , f . I , , n"1 "" ,U" ,,,i,n vl" I1"0'1 !" "I"t im.ii miieci uuier. although tho highway men nt the time wore masks. She also told how she grabbed the wheel, nf the aut i moblle when Mr. Itlder was killed and sue cowled In getting away from the scene with the 4nuo which Itlder win taking to his cranbeiry bogs to pay oft his help. In the machine at the tlmo besides Illdei and Mrs Smathers woie A. J Itlder. a brother, and John N. Illgby. Mr. Itlder was driving the automobile when the masked men appeared on the load and tiled to hold up the car The highwaymen knew that the paity was on Its way from tho bank to the bogs and that theie was considerable cash with them. Itlder shot past the men, several of whom tired at the vehicle, and ho was shot ill the back of the head and died In a few min utes Mis. Smathers. seated aloncsldo him. grabbed the wheel and sued nit with iln him Ready Money United States Loan Society 117 North Broad St. Clh tt. ;si8 Gtrmantown ate. 1 Unite U fl, CI FUEL SAVER l'or the Itftnxe Price $3.00 cut.h com, iiii.Ls oMyriunn Aftk for llonklrt l,.ll.lli;illli;illu6N. 2.1 NtreM Main SOno Market SS J. . E. Caldwell & Co. Chestnut Juniper Soutk Penn Square DIAMOND FINGER RINGS Of Importance Mens New Oxfords fjt9 .V"'',tr'f '"' 1 ':t???ff'.''' sf Styles that determine the footwear for the season. Lasts, and leathers distinctive in appearance and of our original standard quality, secured by contract before the present advances. f IEDERMAN 930 Chestnut 39 S. 8th 203 N. 8th What Clothes Are to the Man Good Furniture Is to the Office Dress your office up more. We are good business tailors. &4d2& -v mv .1 1 l m. -m. ' iNintn ana unesmui Office Outfitters n-. Chair, Filing CabineU, Safe Cabinets, Table -? t - - . 9 - DJU'IU ihlne and managed to get away from the highwaymen She said she had n good look at Irac.i and positively liU'iitllled him In couit. as did also Killer's In other and Illgby. The ilalm of the defense Is that the whole thing wai dune so ipilckly and them was so much PM'itrniput that the witness lould not Identlf.v tho hlghwajnien for the reason they were all masked. PARKESBURG llOTElT LICBNSE IN BALANCE Court .May Gable's Hand Down Decision Application Without Delay Cii Finest Peanut Hutter, 1 flp lb HANSCOM'S I p .m.vhki;t st. " ""'"ii i nwn nowmiwi jmti f.o. EIGHT S18S0 b. CLEVELAND UIHAKD AL'TQJtOIIIM: C0)U'.tN "' moiuiii strrrl LEXINGTON "Minute Man" Six $1185 Tin: m(ii:Rs.i.i;MNc.To.N siotok vtt. JO.'-JOt Nnrtli Hruml htmet '' tgTt-rV -' SSSBS , ' v;.,t'sOT r 'j- v1 r It wasn't Luck but Pluck, that put' Robert Bruce on the top of the heap! Men's Hats rrmorteloil Into I,it-m BljIi'S, ilcaiicil, MiH-ked ilyt-il iiml retiimmnl M1IM1 10 I1PU Jefferson Hat Co., 125 S. 10th St. WKST rmCSTCIl. P.i . .March JS-Thr fate of It I'aiKe (table, piopiletor of tlio I'arkcMbuig lintel, whose license was under the all of .vesterd.iy ,ln court hero In pin. cecdlngs to levoke Ills privilege to sell in toxicants, Is now in the hands of the couit Tho testimony wax completed for both sides l.ito yesterday and the attornevn summed up. It Is pm-sible that a decision may be handed down immediately by the court, not only upon the pioceed'lngs. but upon tho application of Onble for license for the year starting April I Theie is no lemonstranco against the latter SS&sSsJ' nuMfl-s John M. Bradley riniwrii iiiiii.dino uf' .vnnotmctmtnt vt Sorintr Suitintrc t'nrttruliirlv lnterritlnc to 1IIIINII MlIN Vllldr. til "IlKAIU.r.Y. WAY" INDIANA WORiMDRIVE Vt'iiolfo can be bought under 1 ' uclxS i-av.in.a-yi:aii" pi.a.v C. (1. . siMIMIIlT, Jit. "" l.nnil Tllln linll.ii,. Sf-e- Thursday Only - I Special Sale Spring Dresses of Taken from Higher Priced Assortments Starting off Easter selling with a rush a sale of the prettiest and most useful frocks taken from our reg ular assortments and made a special Wednesday offering. Georgette Combinations Taffetas in New Effects Crepes de Chine Serge Tailleurs Embracing dozens of new models in novelty and sport silks afternoon dresses of straight or barrel silhouette, coat dresses, and pretty evening frocks in latest shades. No Charge for Alteration At The New Fashion Shop Market, Cor. 12th St. 0 O ; . . -s. - f A W V nl ' F 'A A 1 At I v-' Perry's "VYAIST-FITTINC." .vtoi)i:i, ron siMii.vo fnuir, form - fitting waist, close skirt; very nitrrow sliniil deri nnd sleeves, silk -lined; long soft-rolling lapels. An ultra fnfihlonHlilr coiit fur nung men. Perry's "KIMONO-SI.UKVi:" COAT 10H s'tl.(i A new nilaptatlon ot our popular kimono - sleeve coat. Moderately deep armholes, moderately full back; alnslird side porketii straight front, boft-rolllng lapels. You remember the story in the old Third Reader or was it in the Fifth how he made up his mind to "try, try again !" Jmfr I PALM SUNDAY I l A ?l wv. ii ' u TZTm V MmfflKUmm flL - J mJj t. .:v. H on tho BOARDWALK Portrays the Vanguard of the famous Easter Parade THE READING is shorter by Miles nnd Minutes and offers more nnd better train service. $1.00 SEASHORE rcxr.TIRSIONS EVERY SUNDAY 7:30 from Chestnut ( Sjtreet erry To. Commuters Spring Schedule in Effect April 1st Just so with Perry's. We never let up, in season or out of season always on the Job, . and only one Job at that Men's Clothes! YOUNG Men's Clothes for every man who wears a new Perry Suit or Overcoat of this Spring's making is young of heart and looks ! I There are our new Trench Overcoats with their business-like belts all around, some with ' slashed vertical pockets, or slanted outside patch pockets with flaps new snug-fitting Overcoats both single-breasted and double breasted new. touches to box-back Coats; new improvements in lines of our conservative ' models! I And as for Spring Suits colo'rsand com binations of colors that will delight you! New double-breasted Suits that are one of our top achievements this Spring double breasters with belts all around, with snug half belts, tucks and pleats double-breasters with slanted 'outside patch pockets, with ver tical side-slashed pockets, with pockets cut like the new moon ! J In single-breasted Suits another whole story in itself that we can tell you much better face to face, with the assortments and models . "to do their own talking! $1$, $18, $20, $25,' $30 for New Perry Spring Suits New Ferry Spring Overcoats PERRY & CO., n$ ' . , ... .i. -Tt.rt a r"lt- o -iii' 'iiir -. ..,WVffl Ai "4 xl m vVV- Sif . 4 . i . i. -!. .':.-.- - ? - T : 'I '., ..HHKAKWATW, t-Ll ! , :: aayry? .' -'"" - S55 . .j -it , .-. -ii . j , ui i'.i ik-...'.!.. l.HA. i .-yi, , , Jr iiS W 'TKn
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