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STILL IN RACE
public, Defense Committee
. - Does Not Abate Ac-
- tivities
WAITING YET FOR FUNDS
State Government's Refusal to
", Finance Work Falls to
ft Affect Policy
Iu plt of the refusal of the State gov-
' ctnfojfrit t6 allow the Publlo Safety Com-
' imUlee further fundi until the exact pro-
v ' rram of the Federal Government U learned,
ne curtailment of the committee's activities
has been ordered.
Xleorge Wharton Tepper, chalrthan of the
, committee, waa out of the city today, but
It aa nild at the headquarters nf the com
ltte, tn the Finance Itulldrnir. that no cut
ait been made In any of the lines of work
i 6 l!iamphlt and advertising matter retard
i M food, registration, recruiting and Lib
erty Bond subscription are still being sent
, Nt all over the State. It was said
r General Avery I) Andrews, chairman of
We Unitary Affairs Committee of the Public
Safety Committee, declined to discuss
e whether or not any change of policy by
t committee was likely
The publicity subcommittee still showed
Utnoranro today regarding the general corn
rattlee activities Those supposed to be In
enarga of publicity matters said that all
Information must bo obtained from Mr
Pepper,
HKQl'ESTS KOIt AID
The requests for financial aid which
were turned down at a meeting of the
Public tierlce and Defense Hoard, beaded
, by Governor Brumbaugh, were for the fol
I lowing purposes
First For stimulating registration and
recruiting In the Army, Navy and .Na
tlcual Guard
Second. For handling the food problem
Third. For paying executive secreta
t ties of each of the seventy-eleM local
committees of Public Safety
Fourth. Three thousand dollars for ad
t Vertlslng the Liberty I.oan bonds
The first three requests were contained
hi the Pepper letter None of these speci
fied any amount of monej, but the Governor
ild It had been requested that the defense
board supply the $3000 for advertising
Thr mention of the Pepper letter was
the first Intimation that It had been re
elred her. The Governor had Mr Ball,
his private secretary read It
'We; Intend (o co-operate with the Public
safety Committee." ho said, 'but do not
oeslre any duplication of work, etther by
the State, the Federal Government's agents
T r thjijcotrlmlttee."
Tm Pepper letter is as follows
Dear Governor Brumbaugh Your com
, rnunlcatlon of May 22 was duly received
t I should be glad of an early opportunity
, to confer with jou and the other mem
bers of the Commission hi regard to such
', Jj " can De,tr be dealt with
Sin ceJfeTerenee than by correspondence
Jn the meantime, there are at least
three pressing matters which require ac-
tlorl.u
f. Vou hae called upon the committee
-Ho render service In aid of the approach
Ing legislation. The plans made by our
Department of Military Service for giving
ld to the work of the Federal registra
tion require Immediate expenditure Tour
communication advises us that the com
mission has apprpprlated J50.000 "for
general organisation purposes and ex
penses of executive eymmlttee." We feel
that this appropriation should not .be
used except for such purposes and we
think-that a specific appropriation should
be made for Immediate use In carrying
out the objects of the proclamation of the
Governor In con lection with the ap
proaching registration
In view of the emergencj we have
assured General Andrews that we will
appropriate out of the general fund If
fecessary for present urgent needs to
nabla (ha Department of Military 8er
Ice to respond to the call made upon It
"We believe there should also be a specific
appropriation to assist the Government
In promptly recruiting to full war strength
and for Immediate service the quota of
Pennsylvania troops required for the
array, navy and the National Ouard
We, are strongly Impressed with the
absolute necessity of prompt co-operation
with the national and State officials
in the solution of the food problem The
commission Is not. of course. Informed
respecting the work that Is being done
and the plans that are being matured by
the department nt our organization, of
which Howard Helnx Is director To bo
successful, he must be authorized nt once
to Incur expenses In securing Indlspensl
ble skilled executive assistance and In
other ways to enable Penns)lvaula to re
spond to Mr. Hoover's expectations of
what a great State can accomplish
asks paid sEcmrrAniEs
It Ja further essential la the success
ot the work or the Committee of Publlo
Safety In general, and of the Department
of Food Supply In particular, that we
shoultWha, jln, a position to supply, within
the limits of reasonableness and economy,
each local committee of public safety
with a paid executive secretary It oc
cura to uh as wise that engagements of
paid executive secretaries for local com
mittees should be for a limited Initial
period, as, for Instance, three months.
Our executive committee hopes that af
firmative action will be taken by the com
mission on each of the three points above
.specified.
A to the general question of relation
al between the committee and the com
mission, t apprehend that any seeming
differences of opinion are verbal rather
than substantial. We shall no doubt t
able to work out an administrative ar
rangement which will prevent duplica
tion and waste and obviate the necessity
of having two equally Intelligent groups
of busy people wrestling with the same
problira at the same time.
Very truly yours,
Q. W. FEPPBIt. chairman
, V. S. ARMS DOXATED DOAT
Guns Placed on Sea Gull, Gift of Edwin
t A. B6okmeyer
aims' aro being mounted on th sea nmi
at, M09 motor cruiser, bought by Edwin
X, Bookmejer, Insurance broker, for pres.
ntatlon to the Government. The boat at
Hart of the United States coast defense
yatrol will guard the mouth of the Dela
ware '
Roy T. Bookmeyer, con of Mr. Book
Mcye, refused the command of the Sea
rail, yli!eh waa offered him, and enlisted
a a. "regular seaman in the naval coast
Vsraeae reserve He has been made a gun-
mate. The Bookmeyer home is In
wbrock.
To Prefee Health Conditions in Navy
, WAHJNOTON. June 1 Three civilians
ili been asked to Investigate health con
4M0!H In the navy. Secrtary Daniels an.
une4 today. He has asked Dr Simon
-Jrlftnv'. of the- Jlockefelier Institute , Dr
B'jTOIan. II Lynch ot Baltimore, and
llaiaVim srBUa nf V,v Vnrlr tn n n h
etowil9 fleet to Investigate charges of bad
uiiwueiitt Hooaro ine nospiiai snip solace
ej study methods for caring; for the
Ml br4 other fleejt ships.
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A BIT OF FUN
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Herbert W. Crowhurst, of Philnelelphiu, mnstejr mer-mtniri.ui of tlic
American Red Cross in France, sparring with a Trench poilu who knows
no Knglish except "cuss words "
U. S. WAR ENTRANCE
INVIGORATES ALLIES
"Bert" Crowhurst's Son Herbert,
With Red Cross in France,
Writes of Welcome
EAGER TO SEE ARMY OVER
The entrance of the- t'nltcd .Males Into
the war has put new life Into the Allle
according to a letter from Herbert W
Crowhurst of Philadelphia, a master
mechanician of the American Ited Cross In
France
"This means unlimited llnanclil asslti
ance and what Is more to the purpose, re
enforcements of a superior cnllbre of
troops ' writes Crowhurst who Is a eoninf
"Bert" Crow hunt, assistant manager of
the Hotel Walton 'i:erjboely hero Is'
anxious to see the Americans get Into uillon
The splendid work nnd uiiHeinih bravery of
the Americans aviators, Ited Crnss num
bers Foreign I.eglun irlei and phakiniii
and nurses have brought nbout n feeling
that the are almost Invincible On ever
side Is seen the Stars and Stripes While
the excitement Among the Allies Is nt Its
highest there Is corresponding depression
among the Germans Wlint a reception
awaits the first iroop ship bearing Ameri
can soldiers that rearhes a French port '
History will be lewrltten when I 'n Ited
States soldiers stand shoulder to shoulder
alongside the Allies and tear up tho Gci
man lines n most approved fashion"
Young Crowhurst comments upon th
'singular thing this coincidence i act of
divine providence In tho destruction nr
chutches that the paintings, sculptures and
carvlnga of Christ on the cross nrs seldom
dlsflguied by tho German n-tlllerjmen
He reports fighting of the fiercest character
on the Verdun front where lie Is stationed,
and promises that after tho censorship Is
removed many blood-curdling' and thrilling
tales will he related
"Work has been ery exacting on the
members of the American Ited Cross ' his
letter reads In part "Not that they have
suffered In this respect more than the
French soldiers It was particularly his
ardous and dangeous removing tho wounded
from the lines In tho Avoecmrt woods and
from l.e Mort Homme (Dcid Mans Hill)
and Hill 304 These posts arc dangerous
because they plaj an Important pirt In the
proteptlon of the cti of Verdun just to tho
west Wo wero In plain sight of the Ger
10 a ii -lines and all our roadi were undo
fire
'Man) of the Americans have dis
tinguished themselves by sperial acts of
yajoj.and bratery It Is nothing unusual
itov Americans tn be sneelallv tnentlnnil
frf 'nispatches Several of us hnvo been
name? for decoration Among the lucky
men Is Houston, of Philadelphia He re
ceived his cross for driving me to get two
broken-down cars which It was neces
sary to repair before we could bring them
baolc to our hospital base I know the
trying circumstances and conditions under
which he was placed and can testify to
his coolness and bravery under fire Wo
had to drive up right in the shadow of
Dead-Mans Hill to put a new axle In the
car"
AVilmington Tax Rate $1.35
WILMINGTON, Del. June 1 At Its
meeting laBt evening tho Wilmington City
Council fixed the tax rate for tho fiscal
year beginning on July 1 nt Jl 35, assess
ment being at full value The rnte has
been kept at the sanio figure for several
years This Is due to tho Increased assess
ment from new buildings
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Mavson &
1115 Chestnut Street
(Opposite Keith's)
Close Out Saturday
200 Hats
For Women and Misses
Formerly 8.50 to 25.00
now
2.50 5.00 7.50
Included in this sale are Sport Hats, Suit Hats,
Tailored Hats and Dress Hats of the newest and
desirable materials.
Very Special Values
In Summer Furs For
Saturday
' Wolf and Foa
Scarfs
24.00
Vtrv BpiciaU
Taupe, White. Red.
Kamchatka, Slttt,
futUesalp Orar,
Choice Fox Scarfs
of Superb Quality
38.00
raise Unertcedntti.
Ta-Jpe, White, Rid,
Kamchatka, slat..
Battleship Orar.
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"ON THE RRONT"
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GEO. JOHNSON'S MOTHER
ILL OVER HIS ARSENCE
Sixteen-Year-Old Lad MiskitiK Since
Memorial Day Wanted to
Kntcr Navy
Mrs Itebfcta Johnson ..'II .North Iwen
t -second ftreet tndiv Mskrd the police
to search for lirr son George sixteen voters
old who hits been missing from bis home
since last Widnciilitv
On Meinorlil 1.1 tho lioj left the hotl'e
after telling Ids mother he was going with
some fri nde on a picnic In tho Wlssahlrkon
When )b did not come Home Viednoxdtij
night Investigation developed ho did not
nccompitt) the friends to tho picnic A
few dan ago George expressed n desire
to enlist In the nivv nnd tlto police are
making un 'nvistlgation at the uavv jiircl
In nn eff irt to locate la tin Mrs Johnson
Is prostrated George was employed In an
uiitltii shop nt -II South Eleventh street
and his brother Trunk, fourteen cars old
In ' holding down' his job for him until
ylio conic h Imc k
CUAKMSMAN KX'OXKKA'I KI)
Inquest Finds O'ConncII Killed John
I.oRue in Line of Duty
At the continuance) today of the Inquc't
Into the death of John l.ogue of 1J11 South
Twent -third stieet, who was shot May 19
at Grav s I'rrrv avenue and Twcnt seventh
street b Hern.ird OConnill, n guirelsmnn
of Coinpin'v t". First Ilegiment Oe"onnell
was exonerated
The Coroner's verdict whs tint death re.
suited from a gunshot wound In the sto
mach Indicted by a soldier doing his duty
In the service of the United Slates
HmoH P. Pecrc a private in O'ConncII n
companv said that Ixigtio nnd n companion,
John Mnlln nrcosted tho nontrj Thoy
were Intoxicated, he sild, nnd started threo
times to fight with tho guardsman who
was compelled to shoot In defence of him
self poucnMKX i'i.ax uxiox
Seek Charter for Organization to Pro
tect Them Airninst Politicians
Policemen who ptin to destroy tho power
of political organlntlon over members of
the force nro working to get a clnrter for
tho Patrolmen b Ilenevolent nnd Protec
tive Association 1 hej bellovc a master
will bo n imeel to hear their plen following
filing of a petition for a charier In Common
Pleas Court No B
At the hend of the new organlz-itlon Is
Harry Johns of the Fifteenth and Locust
streets station who recentlv alleged that
Harry Maokej, West Philadelphia Vore
leader threatened to 'get" him The
charter was signed by twentv -eight police,
men from stations thut aro In wards con
trolled In equal numbers, by the Varo nnd
tho Penrose-MoNlchol factions of the lie
publican organization
Itls asserted that the Philadelphia or
ganization will becomo n pi rent body to
branches In other cities of the State
U. S. GETS TEUTON' SUPPLIES
NHW YORK Juno 1 More tlinn ;00
cases of Heel Cros relief supplies, Intended
for use In German nnd Austrian hospitals.
hae been turned over to tho American
Heel Cross for American war relief, Albert
W Stnub director of tho Atlantic division
of the Ited Cross said tod i
Tho eosen had been held In Hush terminal
for more than a jear
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Mole, Ermine or
Kolinsky Scarfs
Wit rljaBJm
68.00
Etira Special Value.
In lonr strautht .f-
fects or shouldtr or
cap. modtla.
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EIGH1EEN SALOONS QUIT
WHEN LICENSES EXPIRE
Growing Sentiment Agninst Liq
uor and Brewers' New Pol
icy Principal Causes
Klghleen tetall llnuoe dialers, eleven
wholesalers two bottlers and one brewer
amount Icnll) went out of business at mid
night by falling to pay their license fees
and to deposit the necessary bonds This
Is n record-breaking number to quit the
liquor game In this city In any 0110 ear
Reasons given for the unusual falling off
nro numerous but the one said to bo re
sponsible In the mot Instances was the
declination of brewers tn continue the cus
tom of backing saloons In neighborhoods
where Ihev have failed to Meld sufllclent
profits to enable the proprietors to mike
good their nnnuil piments to the cltv
Another reason given Is that the sentiment
ngalnst liquor during the war Ins c uisecl
11 noticeable fulling off in profits In niutij
localities
Tho llcetife jear dates from June 1 and
nil dealers who failed to pn before mid
night went nut of business fit once Saloon
Keepers who have reasons other than n cle
site to quit the business for filling to pav
may applv to the License Court for renew
nls The retail licenses In operation during the
ear Just ended numbered 1115 u cer
tllle lies have been Issued foe isn? ei,o
same falling off Is Indicated In the wholeilo
business Muring last vcar 1S1 licenses
w.ro Issued and this mr nnlj 370 Last
voir seven saloonkeepers allowed their II
licenses tn Inpsp while thirteen wholesalers
failed tn produce theli fees
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1 Liberty Loan Committee
108 S. 4th Street, Philadelphia.
I want to seea Liberty Loan bond-buying club organized among
UtV whVth'er Vorkmi WetYer' or how asVoc'ia'ted'v ''''
There are about. ...... .of us, and I have already secured ,,
verbal promises to join our club. .' .
- . t . ?Iease have yur Club-explainer talk to me at
address ot placi
oYempio'ym.nt 0Jl day, and I will arrange to have
other people hear how we can form a club.
My name
My home address ,
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GOVERNOR VETOES BILL
TO AID STATE FIREMEN
Kills Measure Providing for Sur
render of Tax Proceeds
on Premiums
IIAHIU.SDUnO, June I
Governor nrumbaugn toda etoed the
Sproul bill appropriating the entire pro
ceeels nf the tax levied by the State on
I remlums of foreign Insurance companies
to firemen s relief associations In the cities
of the Commonwealth, giving among his
reasons that the Legislature has neglected
to provide for revenue with which to le
tdire that whlclr the Hproul bill would have
given to the firemen
Tlie governor points out that half of
Iho $400 000 now collected goes to the fire
men's relief associations and the remaining
half to the Mate insurance Fund whereby
the State hopes) In the course of a few
)ear to create a fund amplv largo enough
to protect It In case of fire nnd will therefore
gradual!) cut down the annual lev) upon
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lilt, 1 ,- cnurn w nit' "iiiiiiiw iiw rniiii iui
fire Insurance purposes If this money Is
taken nmi) the State will be left without
ndequite funds with which to replenish and
build up this fund
The Governor sivs In his to message
tint he will gladlv sign a. measure that
provide") both for ndequites relief for the
llrcmen and revenue with which lei keep
up the Insurance fund
Scouls (o Sell Honds
llAZI.IlTeiS. Pa Juno 1 The Hazle
ton llo scouts hnve decided to canvass
the entire Ilurleton district on June 11, 12,
13 and H to boost sales of Liberty Bonds
The One Club Where
You Get Your Dues '
Back, and Interest
Besides!
Buying- Liberty Loan "bonds is easy anybank will Kelp you, or-you
and your friends can work it out for yourselves.
Any group of people (like those working- together in an office or a fac
tory, or those living in the same block, or those belonging to the same
lodge or church) can band together. A treasurer is elected. Each'
member signs a card agreeing to pay $1 or ,$2 a week and enough'
bonds are bought through the bank to give every member what he
agrees to pay for. The bank puts up the money to buy the bonds out
right and will turn them over to you as fast as you pay up.
We need 4755 more such bond-buying clubs in Philadelphia will you
start a club yourself, or see that some one else starts the one you want'
to join? and do it now! ,
Don't wait for the other fellow to start his club- start yours
now. We will send a skilled organizer and explainer to you, if you will
carefully fill out the coupon below. But give us all the facts we
ask for, so we can be sure to send the right man the first time.
The complete list of clubs will be printed in about a week, and we can
publish only the names of clubs which are fully organized. ,
Get Busy
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WILL LINK PETTY'S ISLAND
WITH NEW JERSEY SHORE
The Industrial activities, of Pctty's Island
have warranted Its connection with New
Jersey by rail nnd the Pennsylvania Rail
road will therefore span the channel with
a bridge
The structure will be equipped with n
single track and a footwalk from Thlrt
sixth street to tho Island There will be a
Gifts for the Ushers
An unusually large assort
ment of suitable articles for
the groomsmen.
Belts
Tic Clasps
Scarf Pins
Dress Sets
Silk Wallets
Link Buttons
Watch Chains
Pocket Knives
Cigarette Uoxcs
Cigarette Holders
S. Kind & Sons, 1110 Chestnut St.
DIAMOND MERCHANTS JEWELERS SILVKnSMITHS
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wooden trestle with nn eighty-foot draw and
two fifty-foot girder spans on either sifo
The branch road connecting with the bridge
will run from Thlrt-slxlh street, p 1
nre now under way , ,
soon be started
The Island, whlcn consists of about Jti
acres Is now occupied by plants of the
Crew-Lev Ick Compnny, the William Crams
and Sons Ship and Knglne Building Com.
pany nnd two Philadelphia electric com.
panics
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