?-Wl--i '1 T fc,'K t. Ifc J VI lvr n -i .1 t) POSTAL RATE CUT MADE IN TAX PLAN House Committee Agrees on Lower Scale for All Periodicals CHAUTAUQUAS ESCAPE Freed From Levy After Humor ous Discussion of Bryan and Yodlors WASHINGTON' Mny 2! A reduction In the postal rates on bploiiJ elaas mall matter newspaper nml in.iRa tines as prupo.ieil In tlie rcvenuo lHI win agreed on today by the Home Wuii and Jleana Committee The revenue, hill proposed rate on second-class; mutter ranglne from two cenln a round double the prrsrnt rate for the flrst two postal zones, with holier ral for other lonen The committee compromise provlcl for rales ranging fiom one and a half cei n for the first two zones to eight tents fir the last zone CHAUTAUQCAS EXEMPT After a humorous debate In which tefrr nce was made to William J l!ran Swl bell ringers and odelere the House todav adopted an amendment to the reenun bill which would exempt Chautauqua from the ten per cent tax levied on tickets to places of amusment The amendment was offered by Representative Kes, Republican of Ohio, and Inserted the word 'educational" In the exemption clause coverlmr entertain ment under the nusplces of rellglou and charitable Institutions Mr Vt- contended that Chautauquas were educutlonal Institu tions and said the amendment was des gned to exempt them from the tax "l have no objection. said nepwntu tlve Meeker, of Missouri "to exemptlnr real educational affairs conducted by colleges nnd high schools. but I do not see whj we fchoulil exempt Chautauquas These e'huu tauquax spend millions annunlly for talent ranging a I the way from a gentleman, whose mine h.iH been mentioned hete, Mr Jlryan, to Swiss bell ringers and yodelers Soma partH of a. Chautauqua show arc doubtless educational, but what education Is there In a yodel " THKKAT OF ALI.-NIUIIT SHSSIllN If Democratic leader Kltchln stands by his threat the Ilouso will not adjourn to night until the big war revenue bill has been passed When the lower bod eon ened today there was a full day's work to lie done. The debate on the war chest measure, now In Its third week before the House, has dragged during the last few days and progress on It has been slow On this account Hoprescntatlve Kltchln sought to hold the Houso together last night for an evening session, but a point of no quorum forced adjournment Then It was that Kltchln declared with some heat "I shall make an effort to put this bill through the House tomorrow If It takes nil night." SK.VATK WILL. KIC.HT DIM. The Senate, which now expects to hae the. Houso bill before It for formal consid eration within another twenty-four bourn, already has taken steps toward drastic amendments Hist of all, Senate leaders declare, the hill as f ruined In tho House. Under the Inspiration of Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo, attempts to raise too much money This feeling applies alike to the estimated amount of revenue to be raised by the bill as It stands at present or to the greater total revenue sought hv McAdoo. As the hill ntnndi nt present. Us House framers estimate It will rnlsti Jl 800, (100,000 by tho close of tho next fiscal voir Despite this enormous total, Mr McAdoo mode an unexpected request to ha an ad ditional half billion raised In the pending bill. The House Ways and Means Com mittee decided to lgnoia this request The attempt to raise so great n pr por ilpn of the war fund by current taatlon has. nroused Senate leaders to a pfinllilo menaco to business .vjnny leaders Pi the upper houso believe the enormous tax liur den which the House bill prcpoe will be mora than business can bear These Sena tors Would greatlv modify the provisions of the bill the) aro about to receive In lieu of such widespread nnd heavy tnxatlon they would resort to an Issue of bonds They think business should have an oppei-. tunlty to adjust Itself during the first months of possibly tho first year of the war, before the Government should undertake ejstem of tnxatlon which Its opponents declare Is confiscatory In Its workings E. R. SHARW00D DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS Was Secretary of Maritime Ex change 40 Years Urged Port Development Edward It hharwood, for nenrl fortj -one years secretary .of the Martlme 1J change and one of the earliest agitators for port betterment for Philadelphia, died nt the Bryn Mawr Hospital todav fiom a lin gering Illness Mr. Sharwood was Hlxtj-eluht earx old He entered the I'nlversltv Hospital on Feb ruary 2I but was recently removed t th Uryn Mawr Hospital, as Ills home was In Bryn Mawr He Is survived by two sons and two daughters Thev are Waul nnd Sydney li Sharwood. the latter the well known golfer, nnd Mrs (' W Kelae. of New York, nnd Mrs V l Wood, Cvnwyd Ho came to the I'nlted -Slates from Lon don with thee English Commission which conducted its exhibit In M Georges House during the Centennial This was In 1STC He remained here and the following ear was elected secrrtarv of the Maritime Ux change. Ho was elected for his fort -first year ott April 22 Mrs. Sharswood who died four vears ago, was Miss Julia Evans, a member of Dice old Philadelphia family of that name Mr Eharswood was a. member of the Cnlon League and the Merlon Cricket Club CHILP'S STHANGE BEQUESTS Among Them Golden Dress, Jewels of Madonna and Golden Grave to Herself NEW YORK. May-2Z. "To myself I bequeath a golden dress and the diamonds and Jewels of the Madonna and a golden grave," -was the ending of 11-year-old Pauline Hlttner'H will. Her father found the document when he returned from his , daughter's funeral. Phe died yesterday t . Pauline's bequest to herself was the . last of a number to members of the house- hold. " "To my mqther and father," she wrote as " Item No. 3, "t bequeoth what I owe them for being HI so much." TWO OF SHIP'S CREW KILLED Three Others Wounded 'When Norse 5 Ship Madura WasSunk by U-Bout -TJlVnON Mav !!-Tvn mtmhim nt Htm viefww of the Norwec an steamship Madura 4iLAtfec killed when she was sunk by shell fire ' t a, German submarine and tniee were , v3pundert. It was learned today from sur- tprv wpo naves jusi vcen lanaen Twenty-three survivors from Ihe ete Auttroyed Itusslsn ship Lynlon also were zr:h - . -- IAI. UA1 AT ATJJIXTUJ C1TV Mima a imciii (ram war nmiii l-MtaffelsfiU, "Hi Uaa Atlantic ,wlRfr spr V f! iflMtt S Hand It Over This means that fifty dollars you hnve lylnjt idle. BUY A BOND Help yoilr Uncle Samuel show the Kaiser a kit of financial efficiency. Do It Now NEGRO BURNED IN CAGE BY MOB IN TENNESSEE 10,000 See Retribution on Girl's Slayer Accomplice Held for Like Fate 'NO BULLET,' MOTHER'S CRY "Let Him SufTer," Dramatic VeiiReanco i'len on Scene of Child's Tragic Dea'h MKMI'IIIS. Ma Si I.vtith law ruled this section this after noon. Willi Cli Persons, negro burned at the stake on Macon toad nnd with Dew It' C'Dinnml ) Keid another negro, captuted and about In fne the fate of Persons a mob estimated nt more than S'l'iO rroureil the iountr around Memphis for n third negro When Persons, i infcsed slaer was tied to tho stakn in ii steel rage on Ihe scene of his crime, and tits torch nppl oil he Implicated Fold nnd Ihe third negro In the nssnult and killing of Antoinette) Ilnpptl n flftccn-car-old tchoolglrl near here on April 30 I'otrl had been nrrcstcd In connection with th murder, which was committed on the Wolf I'.lvcr branch of tho Macau toad He u.ih released because of lack of evi dence !ln Is deaf and dumb and the police could nut get lilm to write a state ment Din Aini'tioiig Hie third negro Impll c.iti'd li Perrons nas located together vv'th several armed negroes In a shaclt on the outskirts or the Wolf fllvrr district tliortlv nflcr I o clock this afternoon Leaders rushed to Memphis foi te-enfurre-inentH and a battle with the barricaded negroes Is expected Ford In still detained In his cabin neai here He was shot through tho nrui whon he reiched foi his ilntgun ns n purtlon of the mob elosed In on him .More than lOnnii persons looked on while Persons wan burned to death iodav by a mob of unmarked men Hevii.il liunrircci women and gill" --tooil b and watched the dentil iiuon) of tho nigio, who had confessed chopping off the head of the voung ichoolglt 1 Tiio burning of the negro was elclavod for (several houro pending the arrival from Mississippi of a erowd of citizens who had sent word ahead tint thej desired to wit net's tho reroiiionv The clt) of Memphis was agog with excitement M.inv business houses failed to open their doori. and the new pjptrs c lot,ed their editions cjrlv o that employes could go to the rcene of the ljnehliig Per-ons hnd been cntured from a (.herllfH. paitj last plght neni Holly Springs. Miss. His nirlvnl In Memphis was dclavcd bj a storm whleh made the roads ne.irlv Impassable f)nee Inslda the fctcel cage Persons was lashed fusl to h stake Th fiigols fat urated with gaollno weic piled so as to furrouud his legs and while the gathered thousands cheered tho match was applied to the pvre- Ah the flames leaped Into the air the negin'H tcienms could be heard for half a mile The Maims burned slowly and It was several seconds before the form of the negro was hidden bj the blaze As the fire leaped about him the negro could be seen to prav, but his woriln were lost In the crneklc of the flumes nnd Ihe shoutings of the mob I.V.VCHFP.S l,IUi: MADMEN Tho men who bad led In the captine of Pel sons leaped about the flro nnd howled like madmen The w-inltted the. fire to bum until tho list r. c.iiant of flesh fell from the negro's rliaid bones A negro automobile driver named Hurt Ingram, close to the pmc unbalanced by the excitement, raught up an American (lag as the last of the flames died down and, waving it nbovo his head, shoutrd Were all through heic. bovs Let's Join the Hermans'" He toie the tlag to shreds and was imme. dl.itely grabbed a crowd of white men. who attempted to rush him to the djlng blaze where l'ersons's skeleton still hung Five polleeiueu rescued him lie will be turned ovei to tho Fedeial authorities sign was nailed on a barn neai the scene of the lvnchlng just as the fire was stalled In the lvnc'ilng cage It lead The Soufi todav has avenged the death of a red-blooded southern giil. who gave her life to hntlsfv the fiendish desire of a blark man we have burned' As Persons was brought near the Ivnch mg pvie tho mob halted and tied him to a tree He was given an oppoitunlty to nml e an additional confession ThlB ho did, trembling with feat, and Implicated the two other negreos While pieparatlons went forward for the burning of Persons, the crowd about the steel cage took on the semb'ance of a carni val throng , Men. women nnd girls lifted their voices In a greit chorus singing "John llrown's HjiIv sheilffs pnsse attempted to force Its wa In the etntet of the monster gather ing but was turned back at gun point Tho efforts of the of fliers were only half hearted The knew the cplrlt of the mob would not pel in t an) Interference MOTH KIIS UKVKNOK 1'I.IM As Peisons was fastened to the stake tho mother of Antoinette rtappal rose In an automobile near the center of the ciowd and pleaded with the mob not to Are a shot Into the negro's bod "Please let him suffer In death as he made my little girl suffer " she shouteei hysterically The mob answered with a cheer that rolled over the assembled multitude When the nre was blazing about the negio a col lection was taken up for u tombstone for the dead girl's grave Eli Persons was brought tc, the pre pared ljnchins pvre by an armed mob of seventy-five citizens who seized him last night near Holly Springs Miss The mob had been on the hunt for the negio for sev eral days, after ha was removed from the jail at Nashville, but Sheriffs office at taches, until last night, had succeeded In evading the citizens posse. The Sheriff had purposed to rush his prisoner to Memphis nnd to bring him to trial qulcklv, but the mob outwitted him. stopped his train and ordered the officer to give up Persons Seeing resistance was useless, the officer obeved the mob leaders Near midnight one of the mob orgaulzeis telephoned to Memphis that the lynching party had been delard by a storm which had mads the roadways almost impassable They would arrive wllh their prisoner this morning, he said. Word of the pioposed lynching spread t.pld j over the tuntrsldr. Hundreds of 'amllles left their beds and repaired to ths place selected for the burning of the negro. ,lt was estimated that more than 1000 auto, mobiles had been parked along Macon road near the awamp where the mob planned to avenge the lisp pal girl's death AOII TKANHrEK ACRORK SEW ORR c-alAntal Kniraas. throush day train t n ptkl . il2 A M. dally, P R, K ssd K, T, N t . H. H, K. Arrive Kcwte M P. Cl,, EVENING GORE-LEVER FOOD BILL DRAFTED FOR DEBATES - Senate to Get Measure Late To day Guardinjr Nation's Sup ply for War FUNDS FOR CAMPAIGN WASHINGTON, Ma .'2 The 8nate Agriculture) Committee todav competed the tlnnl draft of the c5ore-l.ever food produetlon bill and will report II late this afternoon The bill piovldes for n nation-wide survey of prices, corners of foods, acreage nnd pos sible production The Secrrtarv of Agrl cultuie Is authorized to piiirh.iBe' seed for farmers and to dlstiibutc It whete lie mi) think best Provision giving the clovtriiiucnt owcr in comiiisiideer seed was stricken out An appropriation of tt.lWiOiiili) 1 nllowed for prevention, tontiol and eradication of disease among e itlle sheep and hogs Knr lirix tiling and t-tor.iRi- of seedn the Depart ment of Agrleiilture Is nllowed J Bmi nun A fund of $3 nnn nun Is ircited to In crease the food ptodiirtlein nnd i-'linlnnto waste 'I his mone Is to be spent In rcluia Hon of the Amerlran bcniewife In kitchen econom The sum of JJ.Snouun is appropriated for elenlon of the market news letter In ac quaint the housewife with niaikel con ditions A fund of 11 ioo.noo is nllowed for miscel laneous Items mist ovsurtvi: food America must conserve- hei foodstuffs nou to save the Allies This was the warning sounded todav by the allied representatives nnd economists iif the fulled States who nie dealing with the food problem Thev wnrn that the llnee most critical months for the Miles nie now rjre tilling forth June .lulv and August, and that nier' i must help during this period The resume es of the I nlleil Slut.s ire needed nun The crile la I moment has rome the say. and It Is up to the citizens of the United htates I.irge programs of production nnd efforts to bring forth a bumper nop next fall are oil verv well, these fooel economists sav but thi crisis will have been reached long bcfoie- these means tan become effective CUT DOWN ON IM.Ol 11 Wheal and flour production Is alivas nb normnllj low eluring the three summer months and it this time It Is mote so than usudl To ofTtet this Amri bans mut cut down on tlulr use of Hour economists snv They urge that Aincilruns use com prod ucts, foi the tensoii that corn Is useel In tills country Hhllc In the Mile el countries It v III take a tonslde rnblo time to educate the people to Its U--C Tit? food ntipplv Is heie in meilca Herbert ' Hoover said todav. but the prob lem Is to get the people to ue it vvlsilv While tht.v nre enthusing ovei large g.u elens and every one Is rallying to the move ment for pioductlon. this will not be lnl.f as effective! as the substitution of coin meal bieadctiilfs for the wheat nod bienelstuffH for the next few weekH Aineilcnn elutv Is to f.icrlflto, for tho siiko of her allies during thevo coming weeks when the great cost of the war will come and tho gtcatest strain will be felt ' HOOVmiR PliOHUl.M The entire pioblem of awakening Ameri cans has been unlotdcd on the broad shoulder", of Hoover, a tvpleal ' elllclcnt American " In the hands of this man, once a mining engineer, lies the fate of the world, It is conceded bv all who know the? facts Kot cign dlplomits have been frank In their predictions of a . orld-wlc'e food famine mid lloovei with the powers which Con grcv villi glvo him, seems the sole pot Mm who will be able to avert such a calamity. While lie Ins been appointed fooel ad inlnlitrator bv Piesident Wilson, Hoover sOlT lacks authoilmtloii e'f Coiiricfs for measures which will give him the admin istration of the vast fi oel resoure es of America Nevertheless he l lial el at work preparing, and once the povni I" In his hands, he will be found inline the biggest Job of the war feeding the wot Id STORE CLOSED FOR 2 HOURS FOR FUNERAL SERVICES Employes of Hailey, Banks & Iiuhlle Company Attend Firm's. Sec- letnry's Interment The stoic of llulle. Hanks A. Middle Companv, Jewelers and silversmith", 121s Chestnut street was closed this afternoon between i and 4 nelock, during the funei.il sei vices for Clarence M Watson who was secrotar of the company nt the time of bin deith lo had been with the firm foi more than thirty-five cars All members and emplovos of the 111 in attended the strvlces, which weie held at Mi Wntkon's resident, 18.10 Shunk street The Inlcrment was private Hit died last Krldiv Kaiiroad Orders 25 Locomotives MJW OUK, Mn L'.' An oidei for twentv-flve hlgh-powei locomotives has jii"! been placed by the Uuffulo, Ttochcstei and Pittsburgh Itdllroad Companv making a total of seventv engines purch tseel bv the road In the last four months FAVORITES AT JAMAICA TRAIL SPEEDY OUTSIDERS Sun Hose nnd Preston Lynn, Both Backed nt 10 to 1, Winners in First Two Races JAMAICA Muv .'.' The favoiites in the flist two i.ices here this afternoon Hulled long shots in the who when Sun How led Tic.is.ine Troves in the opening event at live fill longs and Preston l.jnn beat out 'Iran sit at one mile nnd seventj niels Johnnv Me-Tnggart was In charge c.f Sun Ko.e and Ihe bookies paid 10 to 1 foi win Troasute Ttovc paid 1 to "1 foi place and wns hicked R to Id to win Transit was backed l In 5 to take the i-ecouil race but Preston Lynn, with a price of lo to 1 " to 1 and 6 to fi. was the first under the wire Summar J a in in ta Kcsulls . KIHSl i:CK tu jearolel flllus. ISim aiMed fi furlongs 1 Hun Hose 103 J Mi rsssari III lo 1 4 to " iu 1 .' Treeiniire 'iruve lot " ' , 1ro 9 to 10 1 to 3 out 3 Low Degree lll'i Me Alee 1J to t .', to 1 to " Time I 01 J-a Millet lioiu lllsponde Bllia- "LWiiv J"i"ic,vi-,",,H Bml 'rur,,,l. ' ran . Hkt-CiN" nACI: four scMi-olAi hiii up. sell Ins mils and 70 tarda I rrraton Lynn llH. Mul lhy. .., . Hi lot S to 1 il to". ! Transit 108 Irolae 4 to R 3 to A I to .', I Tie lln. UK Williams 1 lo i 0 (u 10 1 t : ,iTilm'' i 5 stalwart Holen and O M ayii in bibvj tail wsrd, $(100, H furlongs r 1 favour, IK. Williams lint o to 0 nto 0 o In i U toU i-mircniu. nx uutweii 4 tn R o toft Wet fsll 110 Ambrnio 3u to 1 i to t lime. I 14 do Almondllo alio ran Woodbine Results KlltST HACK lhree-car-olda nnd up tl fur- ! !!', W. '.,,1 'ik' l-'0 7ll JI2 3U ITIirt V llrlclit Han.l up c'ol Ins Hen) lnr.il V Aairolostr llu I'arrlnston 1 lie! , Time. 11SJ-5 (lorelon, JUxIm a c hulev l.ouliu Klone frank IUll-ca.,n tcilrapiiel illaa Osvlei llayi-lnul I'rlnee Pnllaihuriie Wat In qulata also ran 9KCONP HACK iwn var ol.lj (i, furlulita I Jim ilHTerl"-. IIS Parrlns uciunta !')' i IK no 1 so ij si ; K'ukklu lii Hohina.iii , s 30 s.! Sweet A I) alum, Hill Havnea 4 vn Time Jil2-f Hattla ('roiton Ooliln At lorney llulr Had Admiral, Laudator anil IU tm alao ran Louisville Results cV'IRST RACK e, furlonsa t May vv 0 Judy Ml 70 l.'H net 1H no 1 Slater sml tox Kiaiar too sin t Blliowa J1I Hhlllln ' J nri Tleiia 1 IS I I Rlirk tti,ev .I "' 1 f I 0 T ! ilrean, Mt Idlnn . Jocular. Arrow nein filrt l7ifJViuv ,,nd F,""n LEPaiaK-PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, MAY $50,000 FOR DEBTS OF SAFETY BOARD State War Council Votes Pepper's Committee Small Fund WILL HAVE DOUBLE CHECK Governor Ignorant Vet of What "Defenders" Expect to Spend llu ei Htaif rorruiiioadmt HAHIUHIII'MI Mh li Tim " v"i Hoard' of Pennsvlvmila at a meeting held In the ollhe of Covenior Ilriunbaugli this alternoon voted to the Public Snfelj Committee of Pcnn'vlvuiiln the sum of l.'eU.OOO to defrnv the expenses of the bodv heided bv tltoige Whiirton Pepper This nmoiiul Is to be used the floveinni rxplalunl to ih on Hie debts nlreadv In elirreel Hlid futur expenses The elelil nggrtgite nlmut MT00O What the futuie expenditures will be. the ilovernoi said he does not know n "the matter has not been talked over In elelall as jet. The Htnte Treasurv nt this time would not warrant Ihe voting of n larger nininiii' rnld the iloveiniu "We fell however thai could vole this amount without putting the Klnle In a position whete it could not meet Its obligation The State Treasuij Is nlwavs low nt this time nnd wo feci that no nmro than $iH000 could be given the Publlu S'afetj Committee at this time The Public Snfetv Committee will le-c-elve tomorrow the letter from the ttovertior transferring the monev to the committee It uill mine out of the $.' mill mm ilefenv fund lecentlv voted for bv the Legislature IKIl IlLU CIIHCK The Safetv Committee will have to end vouchers foi everv expenditure to Lieuten ant ''milk 11 MrClnln who Is secretoiv of the War llnard lie will have to approve them hefoie thev can be sent to the Audi tot Heneml, who will draw the warrants for the State Tieasurer In piv Hence there Is double check on the eommlltee'H expendi tures tmnicilialol) nftei the wni board meet ing the Governor nddreseel mole than one hundred Mn.vcirs SherifTH nnel registration olllclals In reganl to theli duties cm regis tration ela, June i" lie iiiinoiiii'Cd that he would Issue his proclamation to Ihe people of the Stnte cm l'rlelav next Touiglft he will lsuuo two proc tarnations one to the Mavois of nil cities of mole than til Hon population nnd the other to tin .she i iff of nil counties In vvhli li he will outline Ihe pail thev aie to do getting c verv man between twentv one and thlrtv-one veais of ago icglsleied on limn " lie will Intel Issue a proilam Hon to the teglstrais throughout the Sta'e nnd will follow ihH with a pioe l.vmatlon lo the I'omiultlee if publli Mifetv SCOUTING FOR U-B9AT OFF NEW ENGLAND "Chasers" Combing Waters in Response to Story of Subma rine Sighted Near Scguin Island r WASlIIXli'lO.N Mav JJ Submuilne c li isers me combing the Wdteis of the New Hngland coast toda.v. following tlie leceipt of teports lit the N.ivv Department that a Cermaii submarine bad been sighted off S'iguin Island The teports that l cached Kecretari of the Nav Daniels wne fiom Commanelei William It Hindi, of the Kiist Naval DIs ti let Hush s telegrams said that three fishermen who i cached Portlind leportcel to tho naval authorities theie tint thev had seen u submarine perl"iop during the night Although naval officials gavp tittle cio dence to the bloiv, mi hnmcdlnto Investiga tion wns ordered Commineler Hush Is empowcied to use naval aeroplanes, If neceBsaiy, thoroughly to carrj out the search i:w oniv. ia :. Hrltlsh patrol ships off t-'eotlaiid believe that atiotlicr (icrman laider mav have escaped tlirli coulon mound Uermnn ports, aecoidlug lo word brought here bv an ai riving Bleanishlp lodaj Tho captain of tho vessel cald he was stopped by a Hrltlsh war vessel vx lilt li explained her search foi a four-masted Oeiiii.in inkier One Belgian relief steamship which m rlved also todav repot ted being slopped, but subseepientlv allowed to proceed unhaimeel bv a (Jciiuan submarine SI3NATE PASSES A MLL REGULATING USE OF CARS Empowers Interstate Commission Tuke Charge at Its Discretion Duiinp; War to WA.SHINCTtl.S Ma 2." 'Ihe .Senate today passed tho bill nuthoiiztng the In tel statu Commerce Commission to regulate u- of lnllw.iN cars dining the wai 'ihe bill provides that all nillroails must file wllh the commission regular reports of cars on hand, and that tules Muling to upend up In handling of cartlers shall be enfiiiced 'Ihe Inteistale Commerce Commission is authorized tn take charge of all cars upon an mllroail at anv time thev uro not being ued to the best advantages of the nation Mnj Stop New Orleans Racing New in leans Mav 22 There will be 110 lacing In New nrleans next fall unless some betting svstem olhti than Individual Is discovered that will be acceptable to the State authorities This is the decision reached todav when the olllclals of the Duslness Men's Ilacing Association aban doned their plans to anneal on their con- xlctlon for violating thu Anti-race track laws and paid their lines Jail sentences weie suspended TOO lTH HH LASSIUCVTlll.S IIL.TIs CUI.HKRT Ma 'Jl al 70) VV Camlirla al rilAIU.K.S N I'l'MIKHT ag-cl All Iteltttlva anil friends Invited lo funeral Wed, 2 p in al David II Schuylei lllds llroad and Diamond ih lnt nrlvate 1'imT Ma J2 SOHX l elausliier or Arthur l aim i-.muy 1 run liclallvni anil frlrtida Invited to funeral services Har 2 30 v in, at Cali'iry Chun h -Hat und brown atr Ftemalna ma) lie viewed nt siejl rnlrmount ave , Hat bet 12 in and I 811 i in WATSON Ma 21 Wlt.t.IAM I" . kuaband ot llatlle Walaon axed c!7 Itrlailvea and frlerda Invited to aervlcas Tlcur , 8 p m at 3301 I'atharlnv al lnt private I'rlenda may call Wed. eve HPKAH M 21 al R732 Addlaon at H, I.IAM 11 liuabaml or Utei Jlary A Hiiear vii t I weral later rtl'OTT lluy 21 at 4012 .Spruit SVjVII', G rlt'Oil' ased si Itelallvra and frleiida In vlted to aervlrrs 1'ri 'i v in al (be (Ulcer II Hair lllds IKJll c'lieattiul at lnt ,rival IIVAN lla 22 at '.'11 N Xodaes al (Stllli anil Pace ata I TIIUMAS A son of lair Jaen'a trd Catherine Ityan .Nollca cif funeral will Le "iillKllNUlXlli lla IH aud.lenlt I'llAHI.KS l nitKKNWDOl) ased 114 tears Helalhaa and friend", nlan l.u 1. 11 Teinvle A A I) N II H Invited lo service. Wed, 2 p m , al t uatea villas rreslivterlan c hurch CoHteavllle Pa Ini nrlvMie Convevancea xa, 111 meet train leaving iroad Hi Hia It 30 a ni Wed llemalna may U vlael Tuea from 7 11 i p m at the Oliver II Hair Kids' 1S-0 ( heatniil al IIKI.r U ANTED MALI! UtnortERB JOt) colored, for outdoor work.Triml baa ateady work. Aboly tn naraon lo Kddk aton Ammunition c'or(oralon, Kyd)luue. Pi. 1017 SUNDAY BALL HERE NOT PROBABLE Mayor "Ofllcially" Against Patri otic Exhibition Because Con trary to the Law CITY SOLICITOR'S VIEW Amelia I.caRUc Plant Scilu Ucnefit of Army Knuinccr inf Corps for Tlie plan of American League owners to hold sundn.v baseball games In PhlladeU phln. New York and other places to raise a fund for tlie armv ebk'lncrrlnn corps timv meet Willi serious obstacles us lr ns Phila delphia is concerned en, Solicitor John P Connelly s.ihl this afternoon In discussing the case, that there is no limine foi Sundav professional base ball In this cltv under the piesent laws even for patilotle purpose It would lie nreesarv he i-nld to obpiln the passage or n measure bv the Legislature permitting Sundav bashall and the request for such legislation would have ti imc fiom the Ininl authorities When asked at Harris buig If he favored Ihe plan Mavor Smith said that nltlunifeh he peisonallv would fnvoi ii huneliv ball game to raise inntipv foi such u imipose suih thing would lie Illegal and theiefote as Alavoi he would have t i take his stanel otHctall ngnlnsl such a plan The first of Hip games for the fund will bo plave-d In S'ew Vol I. cltv on Suudn). June I" between lh Hrowns and the Vnukom at the Polo I round Ilverv dollar taken In will be donated I i the Ihiplnecrlng Corps with llu exception of Ihe nclual ev pluses liiiiiiieil In opening the ground" .Mav in Mltehfl lias not mdv hiuk tlonrd the game but will nlso ail as custodian of the funds sups ute also ! mg taken to hotel games in Ho-ton nml Washington .Monev is needed bv the utu.v engineers foi the leasnii thai rio piovlsinn l made by Hip fJovernment foi sopp mg Ihe ordlnirv camp luxuili" whn li me enjoved bv other depaitme tils of do - rv ii e CHICAGO'S "FOOD SHARKS" DEVOURING THEMSELVES Denlcis in Giains, Coal and Ptoducc Turniti"; State's Evidence fim.UJO .Mav .'.' -ihlcago "food sharks me devout ing themtelves This became known todiv when federal .inthoil ties admitted that number of dealers li grain io.il and pioeline thie.ilened with Ind'f tment have volunleeied to t ill ti State's evldenee 'Ihe federal Urunel .linv lesiuneil the hearing of evlelenie todav under the guid ance of olivet l; Pagan. Uoveinniem In die tniptit expcit Itubrtt W Chllds, special food Invpstlgatoi and Charles Civ lie, I'nlted Mutes district atornev Pagan said without reset vntlon that 'the trap li almost read to spring ' and that ihe evidence Is con clusive WAR RISK INSURANCE HILL PASSES SENATE Mcasuie Pi ovules 450,000,000 Fund for Covet nip; Merchantmen Crews in War Zone SIIISi.KiV .Mac ..' The wai-ilk lUMir.iiiie I ill piovldirg a fund ot JMMllHI -1100 foi Insuiance of men silling on mer chant vessels going lulu the war 70lie wic passed bv the Senate todav The biiienu In charge will be nuclei Ihe coutiot of tho Treasui) Depaitment TWELVE MEN KILLED IN B. AND 0. WRECK Trains Crash Into One Another Wallace, W. Vn. Five Bodies Are Recovered at CLAKKMU'lUi. W Vn Mav 22 Twelve trainmen and talhoad workmen ate believed to have been killed and ncailv 11 score mine Injuieel this iifteitioun when a wreck ttaln running backward crashed into 11 moving ficlght tialn cm the short lino brunch or the Baltimore dud Ohio Italhoail at Wallace, fifteen miles 1101 th or heie Klve? bodies have been lemoved from the wreckage DUTCH LINER SAFE IN PORT First Ship to Sail Fiom New York After Assurance of Safety AMrrilP.DAM Mav 22 -Tho Holland American Line steamship Itvndam, the flint neuti.il vessel tu take advantage of i;ng. land's recent announcement that the route In Holland vva comparativelv saf from submarine attacks ' has arrived at Hot- in ii.ciii The itvndam sailed fiom New York Mav 4 with a cargo of grain and Hour Several unilrr-secretnries fiom Herman anil Aus Ulan consular offices thioughout the Cnlteel Stales weie nbonrd tho Rvud.im DECLINES SU',500 POSITION MADISON. Wis. .May 220, Charles II Mctarth) piofessor of political science at the Cnlveislty of Wisconsin and head of Wlscon Legislative lleferenco Mhnn 1, .. wiltleu Secretao of State Lansing dec llninc fi tl lilVun ,.t . III .. ... " .... ..r, , ,,uaicion ns anvieoi to the hiiiese Covernmeiit at a salarv of $12,500 11 veai He scid be lejected the olfer because he felt he would be able to do more gooel In Amielca than out of It POR intcr-office forms and branch house letters, you'll find Beck's Isis Bond right in quality, colors and prices. Let your printer show you sam ples. Charles Beck Co. 'MEJv. f Oooc iBEfcc,. 609 Ches Ma3rw Phila HQfrs. rapers for All Kinds ui ijooo j-rintinj; 609 Chestnut Street t'niiaueiphla jrSa? OuiWaj ATLANTIC CITY RAILROAD The Train Servile lo and from Cape Vlii)-, nlldnoocl and Alone Harbor, llnn In inibllr tlme-talile aa going In elTert '.Vlav 24, baa been poatponecl tn July 1, when the Mummer schedule vrllljie plara.l In elTert en Atlantic t'lly Itallreiail. Trains publlahed aa making taat Irln May 23 will rontlnue Id June an. Dally SI. 00 excursions to nil sea hqre points heft-In June , adver titcij. i 22 WW i jiiaMMSi U.S. ARMY NOW DRY; NAVY MAY SOON BE Draft Bill Prohibits Sale to Men in Uniform Gifts Possible JOKE ON THE SEAMEN Navy Men Can "Buy," and Do "Buy" for Friends in the Army ( n .SleuT Corrflceiil WASHINGTON Mav JJ Auj saloonkeeper, m any other person, who sells Intoxicants to nnv olllier of sol dier of the ynled Slates nrmv Is now sub Ject to n jear's Impilsonmeiit and a line of noun Intoxicants, however, may be given to soldiers Purtheriuoie It l provided that no lleiuni shall be sold or permitted on nnv mllltar.v teservatlnn except that specincnllv permitted bv the Secieterv cif War for me dicinal purpose' The selective service act which provides for charting men between twenty-one ami thlrtv Inclusive. Into the rcnrini service, tarries these clrv piovlxlons it.iv madi: ii:v 'I he section leads That the JMesldeiit of the fulled Slates ns eomnianelei -lu-chlef of the nrmv Is nuiliiiiircd to nuke such regulations gov erning the prohibition or alcohol liquors In or near milltnrv camps nml to tlm ollkeis and enlisted men of the ntmy as he mav fiom time to time deem necesstry or advisable Piovleleel that no petson coiporatlnn paitnccshlp oi a.scKl.itloii shall sell, Mip pl or have in his en Its possession, any Intoxicating or spirituous lliiuorH at anv milllni station cantnnnient. camp, foit post, olllcers' oi enlisted men's club which Is being used at tlie time for mlll taiv put pose under thin net but the Secietarv of War mav make regulations permitting the sale And use of Intoxicating iltiuor Including beer ale oi wine, to am nlllcer oi membet of the mllltarv forces while In unlfoini except as herein pin xldtd Anv person corporation, pailnei shlp en association violating the pte vlslons ol this section or the legiilatlons made thereundei shall unless otherwise punishable umlei the articles of war. be deemed gulltv of a misdemeanor and be punished bj a fine of not mole than $ 1 000 in Imprisonment for not mote than twelve months or both It Is still legal to .-ell llciioi to olllcers anil men In the uavv and mailiie corps but secieluiv of the Nnvv Daniels uneler vvh'ixe depaitment thevi two blanches of tlie serv ice arc plae'ed has asked Congiess to enact n hlqillai law foi them lie went a long wav toward making the nnvv div several vents ngo. when he banished llejuoi fiom all vessels of the uav.v nnd all naval stations 1I()V NAVY sflTHnt Naval ollleeis ale jokingl.v asserting that undei existing ee.ndltloiis thev aie forced to bin all Hip lime for the nimv olllcers HeeauM" the law prohibiting the Fale of Strawbridge & Clothier The Liberty Loan is the Peopled Loan THIS is a government of the people, by the people, for the people. The country is at war. It is the people's war. The institutions of freedom are in danger. Every thing's at stake. We must see it through. Every man and every woman must help. Those who are called upon to face the enemy make the supreme sacrifice. Those who remain at home EVERY ONE must help in every waV possible. The call for subscriptions to the UNITED STATES LIBERTY LOAN presents a glorious opportunity to everv patriotic citizen Buy a Liberty Bond The response must come from ALL the people. It is a patriotic privilege. If your savings are not large vou can buy a $50 or $100 Bond. You need not hesitate 'be cause of fear that you may need your nest-egg for an emer gency, for these Bonds are JUST AS GOOD AS MONEY, and can be sold at any time. If you have not money avail- Prudence, Providence, Patriotism! Your country needs your heln NOW Tho mnimv von iSii. l1? MSEX- S come? backh(tomyouyv5?h aSsuT in Y0UR COUNTRY, The Liberty Loan Booth (On the Market Street Cross Aisle) OUR CUSTOMERS rfhe general public will find , .... . . - .here subscription "blanks and every facility for participating in the Liberty Loan The booth is in charge of experts, who will be glad to give detailed information regarding the Bonds, and explain how you ma? pay for youv Bond on EASY PAYMENTS, if yoTso deSiS OUR EMPLOYES Are urged to subscribe to the ability If unable to buy JgZ&&$& Z subscription, and payments may be made in such weekly amounts as you may arrange with the Superintendent Any of .our younger employes who cannot take a $50 Bond y arrange to buy one jointly with one or more fel W-emplo CLOTHIER SAVINrTn f STRAWBRIDGE & ?ERKCtUNTRY CALLS UPON YOU TO HELP the banks, the Liberty "KanR,Committ,C, if th " and other flrm9' helpers, are entirely gratuitous. ' bond salmenv and other STRAWBRIDGE & CLOTHIER MAMUtf STREET rapHT l tlULVi BIPHTH ii ir-TTT ; ' "aaaslaapa-B- intoxicants to an ofllcer or a soldier " uniform, does not make It lllegnl to glvt drinks away tho naval ofllcer xvhen lie ap pears nt tlie Army nnd Nnvy Club herd win, his nrmv olllccr friends must buy the drink f ii the crowd and give litem to those In tlis nrmv uniform Since the war has ben, on nrmj olllcers usslgneil to dut In Wash ington must wenr their uniforms nil the lime It has been aigucd thai it Is not now illegal to kpII lliiuoi to olllcers and enlisted men In the N'ntlonal (Juard organizations that have not Iipcii called tn the federal service because thej are not jet a part of the mllltarv forces of the United States It is not believed, however. Hint many snloonkeepets will risk evasion of the Intent of the net on that teehnleallt) As soon as thev alo mustered into the federal reserve. setvlcP there ran bo no doubt ns to the npplliabllltv. of the drv law to the inllltlt orgunl7.illoii BAPTIST MISSIONS GET RICH ANONYMOUS GIFT Missionaiies From All the World Ad dress Convention at Cleveland in "Foreign Day" CI-i:Vi:i.AND Muv 2J Missionaries from pverv corner of the globe addressed the morning nnd afternoon sessions todav of the Northern Haptist convention It was 'foieign mission clay ' Impetus to whleh was given amlil a storm of npplaue with the announcement of an annnvnious gift of $l6onnii for Chinese missions pledged bv a prominent Cleveland llnptln. The conventloii after n wetjks session will adjoin n tonight Tho next convention will ptobablv be held In Atlantic Cltv, al. though final decision was left tn tho execu tive lommlttee It was explained by Dr .1 Whllcomb Itrougher of Los Angeles, who Itiliodiiced the lesolutlon lo that effect thst "the submarine menace" might cause hold Ing of the convention nt that place lo be Inexpedient AKCTIC IlESCUE PLANNED Expedition Will Sail July 5 for Crocker Land M:W YOItK .Mav 22 An attempt tn ret rue the lenialulng membcis of the Crocker land expedition, which was stranded In the Aictic 111 111 J, will be made this summer The Neptune of Hie Newfoundland sailing Mpet li wns announced will sail July 6 from St. .tnbus In command of c aptaln Hubert A Hartlett Tho six men still In the Noith are Donald H Mac.MIUau. Ur Hlmer Kkblaw. Captain tleorge C Connoi, II I) Hove.v.Dr .1 Har llson Hunt nnd .1 C Small SOCIETY WOMEN INVADE FARMS Plan to Teach How to Can and Pre serve Foods M:w KK Slav 2.1 Headed bv Mrs Wlillain K VaVnderbllt, u brigade of New oik society women In n special train In vaded the fauns and g.iiden plots of Long Island todav to teach thcli sisters how to can and prcscive food against a rainy war elav Preserve or perish ' ' an or collapse'" and Can xoui bit' blazed the specials message to the fannci cites fiom the side of the train l.nge and Interested rrowds gathered at all the stops to listen to the lessons STREET , WLBKIJT WBBKr j r a ' i t , -v .
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