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SELECTIVE DRAFT
SPURSRECRUITING
Men "On the Fence" Anxious
'for Distinction of
Volunteering
MARINES REACH GOAL
Army and Navy Enlistment Of
' fleers Rushed With
Work
rtecrultliiK beenn with n lmtiK today.
With seleetUe draft lrtua::y a3suied,
men uho hao Ijccn "on Hie fence" cast the
die today find applied for enlistment. When
the recruiting stations opened for business
this inornhiB long lines of men stojd out.
tide waiting for the chance to sign.
Hy noon fifty-four men had enlisted In
the army and twenty In the naVy, with the
recruiting oITU'cih working like. mad. The
jush for the Xaval Coast Defcnso Reserve,
Usually an nftcrnocm occurrence, begun
with the day
Tor the month Philadelphia has furnished
1TG marines, 832 soldiers and BUS sallois,
exclusive of tho won enlisted dhectly on
the ships, which brings tho navy's total to
nearly 1000.
Tho enthusiasm of tho volunteers was
tplflcd by ROVenteen- car-old I'.lmei V.
l.ec. of 40G Xorth Fifty-fourth street, who
applied for tho honor of being a ptlate In
tho Rimy for the sixth time today. He was
ten pounds under weight when he llrst ap
plied March fi. Since then ho has gained
nearly nlno pounds by Hung in the coun
try and going on a mllk-and-egg diet, lie
weighed 10D pounds today, and Is deter,
mined to add the extra pound that lll
make him a soldier.
Among today's iccrults In the Naval
Coast Defense lteserve was John H. Deaer,
Jr nineteen-year-old son of Dr John H.
Denver, the noted surgeon.
Members of the National CSuard, whether
In Fedeinl service or not, who have been
npproved for appointments In the ofllccrs"
reserve corps, will bo dlschatged In older
to enable them to accept such appointment
and go to the training camps, according
to a War Department order today.
MAItlXES AT VV1A. STRHN'GTH
Tho Vnlted States .Marine C'oips has
been recruited "up to Its full authorized
stiength of 17.400 men, nccoullng to word
tcccled at tho navy jnrd from Major
General tleoige Harnett, commandant of
marines. Kvery effort will bo made, It
was said, however, to get Congress to au
thorize u further Increase In the corps to
bring It up to 30,000 men for the pcilod of
tho war.
Pieparatlons for the sham battle of
marines tomorro.v afternoon have been
completed. It will bo fought amid the ruins
along the Paikway between Ilroad and Fif
teenth streets. Two companies of marines
and a battery of machine guns will par
ticipate In tho defense nnd assault. The
skirmishing Is scheduled to start at 2 p, in.
Ceneral Harnett has suggested that If
tho authorization Is Riven for the Increase
of the mailne corps to "0,000 men the
week of Juno in to 16 be called "Marine
Week" all over the country, so that a well
organized effort can be made to get tho
corps to tho full 30,000 stiength.
Philadelphia officers In tho lteserve Corps
have received orders to report for duty to
Qoernor's Island, Xcvv York, as follows:
Second Lieutenant Spencer ltoberts, en
gineers: I'aplaln Robert Row ens, signal
corps: Captains John 11. Lang, Herman A.
Hawkins and obert Tallin, quartermaster's
corps; and Captains William H. Thomas,
John S. Rodman, David 11. Rerger, (ieoige
M Boyd. Stllwell Rurns. Ross V. Pat
tcison and William M. Sweet, medical
Corps.
First lieutenants In the medical corps
ordeied to leport are Kdvvnrd B. Hodges,
Francis B. Packard. Bui ton I.ance, Walter
Yl. Lee, Charle3 D. Halt, deorge M. Piersol,
Henry B. Ingle, James T Hugh, Nonls W.
Vnu, Samuel It. Sklllern, Jr., Joseph D.
Aronson, Oeoige H. Clapp, Henry K, Dlllard.
Charles F, Mitchell, Atthur Xcwlln, David
Rlesman, Nicholas C!, D. Shllllto, James R.
Wells, Rutherford L. John, diaries A. Fire,
Frank Hlistcd, Georgo A. Knowles, (Jcorge
M, Laws. Joseph Leldy, John A. McKenna,
Oliver H. P. Pepper, James K. Talley, Wil
liam J. Taylor, John I). Paul, Joslah T.
Bunting, Samuel Brltter, Robert It. Roll
ing, Robert A. Kcllty, John D. Jungmann,
Grason P. McCouch, John H. Musser, Jr.,
and John X. Henry.
Philadelphia office! a cudered to report at
training camp aro iih follows:
To Fort Niagara Major Alfred R. Allen,
Captains Albert Dodge, John L. Evans and
Francis V. Lloyd ; First Lieutenants Samuel
C. Cohen, J. Walter Keller, William S. Wil
liams and Second Lieutenant Robert Kauch.
The following enlistments wetc announced
today:
I'SITKI) STATUS AI1MV
gaul MmlMrt, 33. yxln Cantrell st.
anted F. Curran, 21, MIS WnlUce st.
John t Slnt'le. HI, Chester.
Harry K. Crom, til. 74S N (13d Ft.
William H. remusiiii. 1M. C-.'2 13. Indiana ave.
Walter C. Staley, ss. 1M llrepn lane.
Prank J. Schwnrt?or. IK, 1X3 Orthodox st.
William I. Keegan. 2n. invj Paul t.
Leon A. PerHklc IS, 30J4 Poplar st.
lieorgo It. Hllllman, 3'J, L'O.IH N. Camao t.
Itarry Kaplan, L'l, IW7 MeKenn st.
l'olestav WUnlcuf, is. '.'I Jasper t.. Camden.
Ari-nt Hell, 17. -H X. lsih st.
William It. Unihani, US. :i4Ut X. Front st.
rhlllp Jlahn, 10, Point IMoaaant, Pa.
Orslno Zulll, -J4. 13-'i MrCallln 8t.
Andrew P. Shuster, "(I. 1-0'J Adama at.
Itarry OldfleM, II), n3an l.rsher st.
nohert K. White. Ill, IMS Orthodox t.
William 12. Lewis. 'J.I. Pclalre. N. J.
Julea Srurplelhi. 22. 2137 I.lpplntott nt.
Tony Prncarclno, Is, Vlnnland. X. J.
John o. While, 27, 1120 N. 13lh at.
Adolph K. St heller, so. 2130 X 27th at.
Harry Schaeffer, 10. 4(1111 Leaner at.
William Ilevan. 21. 23S B. i:ik avr.
Albert P. Sncln, 22. 04.1(1 Haerford ae.
Thomas J. Haaaon. -2, West Conohohorken, Fa.
Oeorire 1), llarr, 22. Conahohocken, Pa,
James M, Keating, 31. 2S11 N. "Jiith at.
David J. Pjjiow. IK, 2U38 Arlington St., Cam
den. X. J.
William 0. Htelnlielser. 22, Pottaxllle, Pa.
Joseph A. Uallasher, 20. lnifi Van Pelt t.
Frederick Darner. HI. 1545 N. 12lh st.
Lee L. Kester. 23, ltd X. Kdsewood at.
Charles J. (Illllnun, 24, 2n.1o s. 12th at.
Alfred K. Werner. 21. 3H3H Coulter at.
Mike llada. 21, Clifton Heights. Pa.
Xlck W. Frank. 23, Cllflon Heights. Ta.
lllchard U. nowman, 10. 11337 llelnhart st,
Oeorge A. Phillips, 20, Norrlaton. Pa.
William A. Hasan. 23, 18111 Mirtlln st.
Daniel He Chlaro. 18 Nutley, N. J.
Albert II. Jones, 22. 7II3U Paaehall ave. ,
Thomas V. l)a(y, Jr.. 24, 1018 W. Columbia
avp. .
Ilarclay W. Fox. 10. 2227 Hunlln Park ave.
Charles H. Wllland, Jr.. 21. 1323 X, Franklin at,
William W. Cook. 21. Palmyra. X, J.
John D. Hough.. 1 125 N. nihil at. .
Joseph Flolnhard. 10. Haddlnulon. N. J.
Calvin J. I'harsha, 21. 1213 Vino at.
llasmnnd K. tlcnav, 211. 2403 Memphis at.
John X. Upton, 33, 035 Carpenter at.
UNITED STATUS MARINH CORPS
Charlea Coyne, 23, 1204 Jarkson st.
Lawrence Anskls, 21. 217 X. 3J at., Camden.
UXITKD RTATKS XAVV
Joseph A. Mahoney. 34, 1K13 Carlton st.
William P. Iluthenford. 24. 3014 X.Stlllman st.
Ilduard Hommerheld. 22. 1211 Townsmp ave.
Jamea P. HUxerald, 17, T uousons row,
of Hchuylklll.
Falls
FIRST INKANTRV. X. O. T.
Albert L. Llnke. 10, 2200 Clearfield St.
Raymond Ualbraith, 18. 4R38 A st.
TlilltD INFANTilV. N. O. P.
John E. Crowe, 18, (I03.1 Carpenter at.
Marlon J. Cannon. IK, B242 fAJcust at,
Arthur 1). Davenport, 18. 345 Railroad St., An-
tic holt o &
Patrick F. Dowales. 21, 2027 8. 0th st.
Ilarry A Schmidt. 10. 1228 Shackamaxon st.
DIES IN EXPLOSION TRYING
TO SAVE COMPANIONS
Man Rushes to Door With Acctclyno
Tank Aboqt to Burst nnd
Is Manned
BUFFALO X. Y.. April 30. aeorgn
Wagner, thirty years old, died u hero hero
, today In an explosion ot an acetelyne tank
rat , h..m.i. t-...i i nnn(
A-IIWhlUII 1UI1UWCU Mil BJUOIIh fc" .---
lnc tub. A wars that in exnloslon Vfl lm-
aMiMnt, ..Vnr picked up the lank and
BABY-SAVING BATHE
WILL OPEN TOMORROW
Campaign Includes Siege
Councils for Appropria
tion of $100,000
of
Hotter bablM ni n wartime nset nnd nn
appropriation f Jinii.oon n .cnr to mnko
thm bettor nro the batllo cries of Phlln
jMphl.is Ilaby Week, which, In answer to
the call of WnihlnKtnn thn; tho wholo nn.
Jlon ret Its mln.l to the mighty mnttcr of
baby conservation, launches lu caiupalcn
tomorrow
Tho appropriation which Is to bo nske'il ot
C Ity LouncIN w 111 bo for tho employment of
ion more municipal nurses anil for the cs
tnhllahinent ol more health centerH, It Ii
contended that Co per cent of tho babies
who now tllo could be saved If further city
raro were extended to them. Last year In
Philadelphia more than 0000 babies nnd
children died before; their fifth birthday.
About 300 of these deaths were caused by
Infantile p.iral.vsls. Special stress this year
will bo laid upon any known ptevcntntlvo
measures that wl I mnko for the kceepltiR
down of this dlseaKc.
Virtually eery citizen of Philadelphia will
be reached durlnp; Haby Week by means of
propaRand.i. follow students, business
moil, mothers, fathers, blir sisters and
brothers will be IndMdually tpoken.to by
means of printed cards.
Kncli day of the week has been set nsido
for u particular phase of baby saliiK. To.
morrow, which will be Motheis' Day, piom
Inent physicians will address BathcrlnB3 of
mothers In uirlous health centeis Wed
nesday, F.itheiH Day, fathers exclusively
will be Kathered together In factories and In
pollco stntlonH to be told of their duties
townid the little ones In the cenlnp, nt
n Roncr.il inass-meetlnR In tho Academy of
.Music, a scenario, written by Mrs. Otis Skin
ner nnd Mis. Wilfred Lewis, will be pre
sented. Tlunsday. Public Health Day, the
public will be Invited to attend addresses
nt the health centers Thcro will bo "lle
baby clinics" Fild.iy school children
will take lutlie part In the week's cam
p.ilKii. and Satuulay an nutomobllu paindc
of babies has been planned. On Sunday
churches will celobiate as "Haby Day"
Dally exhibition at 30 South KlRhlh
btreet bhowiiiR the best method1) of caring
for Infants, with dally addresses by special
Ists from Philadelphia hospitals, will be
slen under the nuspltes of tno Kqual Fran
chise Society, the Woman's Suffi.iRO p.uty
ami the Philadelphia HouslnR Association
So nlarmliiRly has the mortality ammiR
Intnuts and small chlldieu Increased that
It Is said the nation Is confronted with a
danpor that lanks In scilousness with the
waRliiR ot war. Ot tho 2,500,000 babies
bom In this couiitiy in per tent die lieimu
the end of their llrst year.
"Contributions to the cause of child savjnp
hao fallen oft alannlnRly lu faco of tho
sweeiliiR patriotic movements on foot," Al
bert Cross, secretary of the Child Fedeia
tlou, said today, "and ot there Is no sin
Rle work that means more to the nation as
a measure of prepaiedness than the equlp
pliiR ot babies to be healthy, led-blooded
citizens."
Baby week Is under the auspices of the
Dcpaitment of Health nnd Charities. Dr.
John D. McLean, r Louis Lehrfcld and
Chandler & Co. form an executio commit
tee. British Attack Near
Ypres; Push Battle
Continued from Page tine
ello's concerted offensive, the War Olllce
statement today detailed "loIent artillery
actions" south of St. Quentln, around Tro.
onne, Craonno and tho reRlons of Hurte-
bulse.
The statement leported fnlluio of Her
man attacks In tho Ilurtebulsc sector In the
French cuitaln of fire.
Appointment of Oeneral Pctaln as chief
ot staftof tho aimy with suptenio control
oier tho republic's flRhtlnR forces every
where was rcRarded today ns foreshadow InR
an cia of offenslvo In all the thcatics of
war where French soldleis are flRhtlnR. Pe
tain la known as an advocate of constant
attack,
h'omo of tho reasons for Petaln's selection
ns dlrectliiR head of the nrmy weie ex
pected to bo revealed soon In tho Chamber
of Deputies when the Ministry will make
format reply to questions rcRaidlnR tho ic
cent offensive waged by Ceneial N'lvelle.
REAR ADMIRAL AYRES DIES;
NOTABLE CAREER ENDS
Officer Succumbs Suddenly at His
Home Served Under Farragut
in the Civil War
Hear Admiral Samuel LorhiR Perclval
Ayrcs. who nerved under Admiral Farra
gut In tho Civil War and had a distin
guished naval record of almost foity ears,
died last night of hcait dlseaso nt bis
home, 1 120 Slaster stieet. He was eighty
two $ears old. .
For many ysais a member ot the fiiaee
Methodist Upltcopal Church, at Ilroad and
Master streets, Hear Admiral Aicn at
tended tho morning services yesterday and
apparently was In good health. Later lu
tho day ho complained of not feeling well
Shortly before 10 o'clock last nlRht ho
became unconscious and his death occurred
In a few minutes.
Rear Admiral Ayrcs was born In Stam
ford, Conn., on July 29, 1S35, tho hnn of
Dr. Chaunccy and Deborah Ann Ayres. Ho
was educated III the high tchools and was
appointed third assistant engineer. United
States navy, on July 21, 185S. Three jears
later he was promoted to second assistant
engineer and becamo chief engineer on
March 1, 1S70.
From 1887 to 1SS9 ho was fleet engineer
of tho Atlnntlc Station nnd afterward served
on tho naval board at the Columbia Iron
Works and Cramp's Shipyard, Later ho
v.as In charge of steam engineering nt tho
Now York Navy Ynrd. At tho tlino of his
death ho was a member of tho Naval Kxaid
Inlng Hoard In this city, "For services dur
ing tho Civil War" ho was advanced to
Hear Admiral In 190G, Ho was lu a num
ber of Important engagements. His widow,
Mrs. Xylite Jackson Ares, nnd two sons,
Dr. C. Perclval Ayres, of New York, and
Samuel Ayrcs, ot JSoston, survive.
Student Aviator Killed on First Trip
HOUSTON, Tex., April 30. While mnk
Ing his first flight In nn aeroplane unac
companied by nn Instructor, Halph Kelly, a
student aviator, fell to his death,
Kelly had flown more than a mile on his
maiden trip when his machine plunged 1B0
feet to tho ground. Ho expected to see
sei vice on the French front.
FLAGS
ALL SIZES
Silk, Bunting and Cotton
At the Lowest Prices
Flag Poles & Brackets
Automobile Flag Bracket
KENYON
1838 COLUMBIA AVE.
PHILADELPHIA
Bill rboai. rolar Set
EVEiNINa LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA,
JOFFRE BOARDING
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Tho famous French General is shown Koine; up the Bane; plank nt
Washington to sail down the Potomac to Mount Vernon where, with
the other members of the French and British missions, he paid tribute
to the memory of George Washington.
INSIST ON PLOT THEORY
INBLASTATEDDYSTONE
Sleuths Continue Investigation,
Despite Verdict of Cor
oner's Jury
CIli:STi:n, Pa., April 30.
Hopai tment of Juntlco repiesent.itlvesj
and agents of tho lMdystono Ammunitions
Corporation aio continuing their Investiga
tion Ia tho explosion which on Apill 10 re
sulted In more than a bundled deaths.
J. Hoi ton Weeks, Assistant District At
torney, Is In cliarRe of the firm's Investiga
tion and has several detectives working
under his supervision. Two hundred wit
nesses have been examined by Mr. AVeeks,
100 of whom aio survlvois of tho explosion.
Thomas J. Keefe, safety engineer nt the
plant, nnd William Docller, aio assisting
tho attorney, Mr. Weeks.
A list of eighteen queitlons Is asked each
witness.
"From what wo havo learned as n ro-i
suit of our Investigations I am convinced
that the explosion was not tho icsult of
an accident," Mr. Weeks said today. In
foim.itlon of value obtained by tho firm's
Investigators Is Immediately turned over
to Dcpaitment of Justlco ngonts.
Stato Firo Marshal Pint, who has been
lu this city con luctlng nn Investigation,
has letumed to Ilarilsbuig for n few days,
but his Investigation has not yet been com
plo'od, nnd ho will ictuin tho latter part
of tho week to rosunio the probe.
The Ulnding of n three-Inch shell loaded
with sluapncl under the trestlo brldgo of
tho Heading Hallway at Ridley Park Is
being Investigated.
Two men who wcio Injurel In the ex
plosion havo been discharged from the
Ciczer Hospital. They me Albeit Ou'.Icss,
1032 i:ilswoith stieet, and Henj.inilii Foul,
102r. West stieet, Philadelphia tleoiRo Hue,
of Philadelphia, has been dlschaiged from
tho Chester Hospital.
ROBBERS MAKE SECOND
RAID ON POSTOFFICE
Unsatisfied With $15 on First Visit,
They Return, Blow Open Safe
and Steal ?300
LDDANON, Fa., April 30. For a second
tlmo In four days yeRgmon last night robbed
tho Freeeott postodlcc, two miles cast of
here.
Falling to get any booty other than $15
In cash on their first visit last Thursday
nlRht, they returned last night and blew
open the safe, stealing $300 In cash and
stnmps. They used nn automobllo lu Ret
ting out of tho lango of Postmaster A. S.
Hoyci's Run,
EEEldCftlH&S
EnrTTOCTICnr
The Kind of Service
you get from the local dealer
has much to do with tho
success of your truck.
The Federal (Day nnd
Nipht) Service Station,
343G Ludlqw Street, offers
to owners of
MOTOR TRUCKS
that prompt, intelligent co
jperatlon which Insures maxi
mum effectiveness and mini
mum cost of operation, year
In and year out.
Capacities
1, VJt 2, 3',, 5 tons
Federal Sales Co. of Phlla.
8303 Cheitnut Street
This Station Bus on Federal
Chassis, owned bu E. T.
Stotesbury, carries IS pas
sengers comfortably and
swiftlu over rouph roads.
I
kSBlHLMHIllVflllH
THE MAYFLOWER
MOTORCARS TOUR CITY
IN ANTI-FLY CAMPAIGN
Co-operative Committee Distrib
utes Proclamations in Four
Languages
"Fly Week" opened today under the aus
pices of the co-opeiatlve committee for fly
e.xteiminntlou (llliclally this is designated
as distribution dav, and a Hock of automo
biles Is toiiilng tho city with cltcul.us lu
Husslan, Yiddish, Italian and Knglish. M'ss
Mnilo Supphv Is lu charge of the mntois,
which will Nlt tho settlements, missions,
bhops and m bonis
Department stoici on Market and Chest
nut streets have in ranged window displays
ot lly-destrojing apparatus, and tho busi
ness associations have otfeied to m-oper.ito
In extending the campalgji to their neigh
boi hoods.
A talk on the fly as a disease earlier nnd
Its lelatlnns to Infant mortality was Riven
befoio tho continuation classes 'ot tho Mc
I'all School this inoiniiiR by Chief James
MrCruddcn, of the Division of HouslnR and
.Sanitation. Tonight ho will discuss the
Fame subject at the Chlldren'H Hospital,
HiRhtreuth and Halnhridgo streets,
Klnco the aim of the committee Is to
prevent flies lueedliiR by sjstomatio elimina
tion of iusnnltaiy conditions, u proemm
has been planned for tho week, which In
cludes the supervision of stables nnd curb
markets and a fat-ieachliiR appeal to house
wives for gicatcr precautions in kitchens.
Members of women's clubs aro asked
particularly to assist the commlttco and
aro Invited to attend tho weekly ineetlnR to
tnonovv In tho Chamber ot Cnmmerco at
11 o'clock.
SHOOT SAILOUS IN ItlGGING
Germans in Submarine Said to Have
Massacred Two Fishing Crews
PAHIS, Apill 30. Twenty-one members
of the crews of two Flench fishing boats
who took refuRe In the llRging after their
craft had been attacked b u submarine
off Andlcnule wero shot to tho last man, no.
cording to a Nantes dispatch to the Gaulols.
Tho French marltlmo leagjc Immediately
opened an cineiRency subscription for tho
sl.xty-three children who wero left orphans,
Bp 1857 1917 H
Sixtieth Anniversary J
Don't spoil good cooking
with poor seasoning
Spices cost so little and other ingredients
cost so much, that it does not pay to use any
spice but the best.
Colburn's have been famous for sixty years
for purity, strength and flavor.
10-cent sizes in the patented sifting and
pouring top canisters.
Most good Philadelphia grocers have them.
Colburn's
Mustard
and"jK Red Label Brand
Spices
o
L 111131 HRii
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MONDAY, APRIL 30,
4000 CITIZEN-POLICE
WAITING FOR ARMS
Work of Equipping Them
Will Begin This Week,
Says George W. Carr
MEN TO DRILL AT ONCE
Tho nrmlng nnd equipping of
local business men, members of
tho
tho
4000
cm-
zens' Auxiliary Police, will start this week,
according to an announcement mado by
Hcorgo Wentvvorth Carr, secretary of tho
homo defcnso committee. The men are to
start drilling almost Immediately, llootnn
In various police stations will be used for
that purpose.
Plans nre being mado which would nssuro
mobilization of the force within thirty min
utes in tho different pollco stations They
nre to bo Used In case of emergency.
It Is said that tho forco will bo Rathcred
for tho llrst tlmo. when the municipal ic
ceptlon Is tendered to tho French war en
voys this week.
Tho llrst public meeting of Mayor Smith's
homo defcnso committee to explain the food
conservation plans of tho Philadelphia
schools' mobilization committee will be held
this week.
WILL NAMH Sl'CCHSSOll TO 1IHIN.
The executive committee of the Commit"
too of Public Safety piobably wilt (-elect a
successor this week to 11. .1. llelnz, who has
resigned ns director of the division on food
supply. Several prominent men havo been
geen sugRcsteil for the post. Whether 1M
win F. Sparks, pieshlent of State ColleRo,
will bo added tji the commltteo In charRe
of food supply or will be asked to direct
some part of ngrlcultui.il woik also will be
decided.
Tho Hoard of IMucatlon'r joint commit
tees on elementary nnd higher schools will
meet this afternoon at 3 o'clock to act on
tho Tustin plan, which the committee an
nounced last week.
Supeiintcndent Oarber .already Ins In
dorsed the plan and, It the committees act
favorably upon It. the call for bo.vs more
than sixteen jcais old will ro mi' Imme
diately. Following that will be Issued a
call for pupils between font teen nnd sixteen
j ears old and later another call will be Is
sued for girl pupils who can aid In tho
work.
On Wednesday evening nt the City Club
tho first public meeting to explain tho work
InR plans ot the school mobilization com
mittee will be held lu addltioit to placing
tho older boys on fauns the local commlt
tco Intends to place the j onager boys on
vacant lots in tho Immediate vicinity of tho
city. Other boys will bo organized Into
camps and live lu tents or bauacks at con
veniently situated places In the adjacent
counties, where, under competent Instuic
tois, they will be engaged in agricultural
pursuits.
In Delaware and Montgomery Counties
many suburban lesidents with expansive
lawn Irive made tipplii alum to the school
mobilization coniniiiteo fur farmhands. In
each instance tin' holders of land havo sig
nified their Intention of converting their
laudscapo gardens Into vcRetablo patches,
and as fast as the applications nro le
eelved they will be listed and provided with
btudent farmers.
A movement has been stalled by tho
lion Mawr division of the Mini and garden
conlcst of tho Main Lino Citizens' Associa
tion to establish plant and seed exchanges
in order to mnko tho war gaiden plan more
effective.
In an appeal to gardeners nnd owners of
gardens, Mrs. Henry S. Williams, chairman
ot tho local committee, asks that seedlings
and plants bo sent to tho homo of Mrs. Mil
ton ll. Veikes, S1J Old Lancaster road, Hrjn
Mawr, on Wednesday mornings.
Ilaverford township, through a commit
tee headed by Hoiatlo dates Lloyd, has oh.
tallied virtually every available piece of
land for war gardens and has distributed
lots among hundreds ot applicants.
Tho commltteo nlso bought n tractor, and
it Is In opeintlon on tho laud of tho Haver
ford Development Company. In addition,
tho commltteo has obtained tho co-operation
of Hcrbeit C. Pnikcr, manager of tho
Ilaverford College farm. Mr. Barker Is a
graduate of Cornell Agricultural School.
PKNN MASQUE STAFF TO ENLIST
Students Will Join University Battallun
After Production
Members of tho production staff of tho
Mnsquo ot American Drama, tho big out
door spectacle to bo staged In the Botani
cal Oardcns of tho University of Penn
sylvania during tho second week In May,
linvo conio out for military training and
will Join the University battalion ns soon
as tho masque Is over.
Decision to this effect was readied at a
meeting In tho University of Pennsylvania
dormitories. Thoso attending the meeting
wero Ocorgo F. Keariiey, dliector; W, It.
Stevens, business manager; Itaymond A.
Hoblnson, ndvertlslng director; Pearco M,
uabell, treasurer; diaries w. Hitter, pro-
reaction
manager, and Philip Price, the-
atro manager.
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BOY SCOUTS WILL SOON
BEGIN GARDENING WORK
Philadelphia Divided in Ten Dis
tricts for 4500 Youths Who
Will "Do Their Bit"
Hoy Scouts havo Joined In tho work of
food conservation nnd ate betiding tho
united efforts ot their 1500 members In
this city to cultivate plots set asldo lu
different districts as a practical aid to keep
ing tho cost of living from rising higher.
"Hvcry Scout Feeds n. Soldier" Is the
slogan tho Scouts h.tvo adopted. They will
show their part In tho farming movement
next Saturday, when they will march with
hoes, rakes and other garden tools through
tho central districts, 'ihey wll bo reviewed
by Maor Smith nnd other Phllndelphlans
who havo taken an Interest In Ibis work.
Laud has been set asldo In ten districts
for this community garden work by tho
scouts. Tracts In Holmesburg, Tncony, Oer
mnntown, Chestnut Hill, Overbrook, West
Philadelphia, Nlcetown, South Philadelphia,
as well ns III the icsldentlnl section of tho
city, are now under cultivation by tho
scouts. In nddlllon, nno or moro acres of
laud In other sections will soon bo set asldo
for raising garden truck, so that expenses
of maintenance nnd supervision may be
paid.
It Is planned to havo one or moro com
munity plots In every one of tho ten scout
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A SPECIAL SALE OF
Skirts and Sweaters
1200 Washable Skirts
Newest models and mate
vials for street and sports
wear. Large pockets in novel
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ish use of pearl buttons are
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Gabardines, Bedford Cords,
Khaki, Linens and scores of
new stripes. Values up to
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C. J. Heppe & Son. 1 1 17-1 1 19
Heppes Offer Special
Service on Records
We have salesmen well
trained in the knowledge
of music. They can
advise you intelligently.
We carry many special
lines of Victor Records
not generally carried by
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records are very useful.
For example, the Ope
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Europe are in a class by
themselves. Then there
are the Educational Rec
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foreign languages, the
musical specialty Records
and many olher similar
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HEPPE VICTROLA SERVICE
In purchasing Vlctrolns our service offers outfits from $15
up, Settlement may be mado cither In cash, or chnrgra account,
or our rental-payment plan, hv which nil rent will apply to your
purchase. Hero aro our outllta and tho terms of our rental
payment plan.
HEPPE OUTFITS
VICTROLA IV $15.00 VICTROLA X . . ., $75.00
6 1 0-in. Double-face Records 4.50 Recoids, your selection 10,00
Total cost $19.50
Pay $1 down, $2.50 monthly.
VICTROLA VI $25.00
6 10-in. Double-face Records 4.50
Total cost $29.50
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VICTROLA VIII $40.00
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1 1 1 7 Chestnut Street
Mail to
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dlntrlcts of the city. AHtwugft'ttttl
nhln irrrtlinil 111 Kl(imfl fn'.MI'.!
center of the city, such tract ..
Friends' Meetlne House, at Foil
Arch streets, and even tho'sldey
dwellings. Including that of the chair
tho Hcout Council of Philadelphia.,
Charles D, Hart, 1317 Walnut srt, .'
lie utilized. 'tf
Clonernl scrvlco to tho public Is h
nart of tho scout nrogram. An cmer
servlco nmbulnnco nronerly designated .
quick supply or garucninc nccas vtat
used.
Tho work In the many community nt
plots throughout tho city on tho part of I
HcoutB wl II bo under tho personal uireo
of tho large body of enthusiastic and,
Irlntl. uinllhriflalnra nnd nftstatnnt ttcntltma
tcr numbering moro 'than 400. In addUMb
numbers of scout otllclals havo voluhtcetHI
to give one or more days a week from thtlf.
business to supervise moro largely tM
work lu the ten districts nnd tho genrM(: ;
iitir lalnn rtt tlm rntlrn ritv wilt frtt-'itlftflh v.
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Service headquarters will bo located fof.!'12
tho present nt the Nlcetown Hoys' Cluv,
Hlchteenth street nnd Hunting Fark nvenmu
111 una enure luuKruni 100 scnui urKniiiM-. ya
lion is Having mo iuiicsl possioio co-opercn.u
tlon with tho Hoard of Education, In IUA 'fl
school enrdon work, with tho Vacant ,lxt v; a
Association, and tho Philadelphia GardMfc
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Chestnut St. 6th and Thompson Sts.
Total cost $83.00
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VICTROLA XI $100.00
Records, your selection. . . 10.00
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