i ' r !, v I r .f ', R $X TAKEN IN SEARCH FOR COPPER THIEVES Prosperity Nearly Trebles In come Taxes in 1916, Says District Collector ' six men accused of helnc Implicated In y,e theft of $10,000 worth of copper from the Greenwich freight yards of tho Term grlvanla IUillronil, are under arrest. The. copper fras consigned to tho Allies for uo Is pin-mnklns. Five of tho prisoners, employes of the ftilroad, aro Benjamin Coumhe, Stanton rtrtet near Twcmty-fourth ; Michael Hob. rt. Vy ,rect nf,ar front: FrancN Don Mlly. Stonchoiiso lnnc i John .T. Mahoney, Franklin street near Slmnk, and Cluitora Jtlnia. Federal street near Fifth Israel DennenberB. a Junk dealer Snyder menue near Second street, nlso wns arrested, no oised of reccivlnc stolen Roods lie. wni litld In $5000 ball for further hearing to. morrow by Magistrate, llakcr. nt tho Fourth itreet and Snyder nvenuo station Hull for further hearing for tho others was fixed at 2000 each. The arrests were mndo late last night by Captain Illankcnhurg and Detectives Mnna in and Collans, of the railroad police, and Detectives Powers and McCartney, of tho Fourth street and Snyder avenue station They concealed themselves In a freight car In an effort to solve tho mstery of tho thefts, which had been going on for thrco months. Two other Junk dealers nnd' a teamster, arrested several days ago, also will have hearings tomorrow. Income Tax Receipts, $9,065,281 Income tax rccelnta for 191fl nearly trebled those of 1915, according to figures rtren out by Hphrnlm Icderer, collector for the First Internal Itevenuo District of Fcnn fylvanla. In 1916 tho receipts were $9,505,284 94 ; a 1915, $3,75G,18C27. "The enormous increase, while In part due to Congress Increasing the rnto of tax, was largely duo to tho great prosperity which this country has been experiencing," j&ld Collector I.ederer. Ho added that phlladelphlnns paid 80 per cent of. tho amount Tho district comprises Philadel phia and tho seven neighboring counties. Bills have been sent to taxpayers who failed to pay before June 15. A penalty of 5 per cent accompanies failure to pay on a ten-day notice, nnd thereafter the penalty li one per cent a month. IIclo Planned for Enlisted Men Motion pictures will bo shown nt the Chestnut Street Opera House tomorrow aft ernoon to soldiers, sailors and marines. Mrs. Edward Holt will bo hostess. Other forms of entertainment will bo given during the lummer to Fallon? of tho Philadelphia Navy Yard. Ways to drive away loneliness of tho eallor and soldier were discussed yester day at a meeting of tho army and navy committee of the National Congress of Mothers. Fall Results in Roy's Dcnth Injuries received lost Sunday, when ho fell from n fence, caused tho death today of ten-year-old Gcorgo Tavlo, 922 Nec tarine street, In the Roosevelt Hospital. The child's skull was fractured. Employe Stricken in Store Heart dlseaso was fatal early today to Lorry Oorrell, fifty years old, 1034 Jnck lon street, who was stricken while at work In a Market street department store. Merion Women Give Chaplain's Car Society women of Merlon hac confro nted money with which to purchaso an automobile for Chaplain Goul, of tho United States steamship Iowa The automobile will be known ns tho "Chaplain's Car." Tho money was raised at a meeting held yes terday under tho auspices of the mother's army and camp commltteo of tho National Congress of Mothers held at the Merlon Cricket Club. Must Find Husband to Save Woman Only tho nppcaranco of her husband, who Tanlshed mysteriously several weeks ago, physicians say, can savo the life of Mrs. t Bert Haldeman, 2850 North Smedloy street. Mrs. Haldeman has been seriously III at her homo ever slnco her husband disap peared. Haldeman is a meat cutter. Ho U thirty-nine years old, about six feet tall, of dark complexion, with a small mustache, and beside his wife, left a daughter, four teen years old. Railroad Man Going to Russia S. T Cantrell, superintendent of the Philadelphia dlMslon of tho Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, has obtained leavo of ab sence and will leave In n few days for Rus ila on a Government railroad-building mls elon. He will be one of n big force of spe cialists being sent to Russia by the United States. He will be succeeded by R. H. White, superintendent of the Seymour dl Tlslon, who has been stationed at Seymour, Ind. Car Jumps Track; Wrecks Building A freight car Jumped tho rnlls while, being shifted at Twelfth and Willow streets this morning and crashed Into tho coal of fice of Matthew Ryan. Ono side of tho building was demolished. Falls Three Stories; Only Slightly Hurt Mamie Solomon, nine years old, 3950 Market street, whllo walking In her steep fell from a third story window of her homo early this morning, and when picked up as found to be suffering only from Miock. Farm Worker Kills Himself READING, Pa,, June 19. Malcolm AV. Faust, a widower, fifty years old, shot him ' Mlf through the breast nnd died Instantly on the farm of his employer. Kvcr tard Schenck. near nirdsboro. Schenck thought the man was going to shoot rats. Faust used a stick to dlschargo tho gun. Fourth of July Speakers Chosen .. Dr. Ernest La Place and Judge John M. Patterson, of Court of Common Pleas No I. today were notified that they had been selected as orators at the Independence Day celebration to be held under mu nicipal auspices nt Independence Hall. Warships of Other Days Shown Warships of past ilavu were shown on the creen last evening to 400 sailors of tho , Philadelphia Navy Ynrd nt nn entertain ment given by tho New Century Club nt Jh drawing rooms of the club, 112 South Twelfth street. The pictures were exhibited by George H. Steaker, of the New York Historical Society. Children's Gardens Ravaged Thriving potato plants cultivated by cnool children at Walnut and Forty-eighth Jtreets have been destroyed by garden wleves. Children whose plants have been ruined today appealed to the police of the Fifty-fifth and Pine streets station to arrest " persons, whom thoy called the "meanest wevea on earth." Artists in City to Make Navy Posters United States navy billboard posters may designed and painted by Philadelphia nlsu. Several artists have offered their ervlees. They are Fred Wagner. George "ardlng, Guernsey Moore. J. J. Oould. H. "enevltt Welsh, Vaux Wilson M. I Blu enthal, George Qibbs and Hugh H. Ilreck tnridge. Reserve Engineers Entertained TWO htinrirakrl htialri n n A nlaon.rtilt fdlfnuft i - wv uuqnji (Alii WICHII-VUI tvn "ho are attached to" the Ninth Reserve JS? nt of EnBlneerB, last evening sang J??'?'11 B9 Hflt Time In the Old Town fjnlht," at a reception Riven, at Forty- WILL PROBABLY FIGURE IN CONSCRIPTING ARMY 4 Vs""; yssn'rtray-Jmww''riwf'l)'W"-or-'f Ij-mr i 8rx? I - II "5r? .1S,''1 "Jurj' wheo1" which will probably ho the means by which Phila delphia a first contingent of conscripts for the United States drnft nrmy will be selected. The portrait is that of Sheriff Harry C. Knnslev, Ktmrd ian of the wheel, while tho third picture shows it safely at vest in a "burglar-proof" safe. JURY WHEEL METHOD OF DRAFTING FOR ARMY LIKE A LOTTERY Device Likely to Be Employed Resembles a Cheese Box or Round Hat Box and Is Used in Picking Men to Serve in Courts Reminder of Civil War Days Tho "Jury wheel," mentioned ns a prob nhlo means of picking men by lot for nrmy conscription. Is less lllj a wheel thnn llko a cheese box or n round hat box. Tho Jury wheel used In this city Is l.ept by the KherilT nnd Is used for drawing 10.(100 names a jear for tho scoro of city nnd county courts. Tho wheel, or box. Is thirty Inches In diameter and eighteen Inches deep. It Is mndo of metal nnd has only one opening. Just large enough for n hand nnd wrist to reach Into It. The wheel Is mounted on n framework, the vtholo device standing three nnd one-half feet high. On tho first Friday of December, each year, the wheel Is filled with 25,000 slip of paper, each bearing the name of a man picked from the assessors' lists by a Jury commltteo mado up of tho fifteen Judsrs and the Sheriff. The box Is then locked. Tho key Is in posMcsslon of n Jury commis sioner named by tho Hoard of Judges. STATE ELECTRICIANS GUESTS OF THE CITY More Than 100 Representatives of Contractors' Association Here for Convention The Influx of representatives of the elec trical Industry who nro to tako part In the three-day convention of tho Electrical Con tractors' Association of tho Stato of Penn sylvania nt tho Adelphla Hotel began early today. By 9 o'clock moro than 100 men from points In Pennsylvania nnd other parts of the country arrived to register nt convention headquarters. Tho convention opened with a business session at 10 o'clock, followed by a luncheon, nt which Mayor Smith is expected to make an address. Other addresses will bo mado by II. W. Alexander, of tho Society of Elec trical Development: Joseph P.. McCall, president of tho Philadelphia Electric Com pany, and Washington Pevereux, president of the National Association of Under writers' Inspectors, at tho trado and mem bership meeting, which Is to open at 2 o'clock. In connection with tho convention there will bo unique exhibits In the electrical line. Tho exhibit will bo on the entire base ment floor of the hotel, which has been set nsldo for that purposo and has been trans formed to obtain a summer garden effect In the evening thero will bo a vaudeville entertainment nnd smoKer and on Wednes day tho visitors will be taken for nn nuto mobllo.tour of Philadelphia, through the parks, boulevards and suburbs. Former Governor Edwin S. Stuart will bo the principal speaker at a banquet which wilt be held AVcdncsday evening. Thursdny Ready Money. United States Loan Society 117 iSortli liroad St. 4tl S. Bib t. 5518 fiermantotrn ore. MtMPMUMHU Stand Behind the Government LIBERTY LOAN COMMITTEE TIIIKI) FINANCIAL DINTRIL'T 108 S. 1-Ol'KTII MT.. 1'Hll.A. LAWN SPRINKLERS PLANT STAKES GARDEN TOOLS Everything for LAWN and GARDEN BEWAREOfTnSECT PESTS! ' WE HAVE THE REMEDIES ! Michell's Evergreen Lawn Grass MICH ELL'S 5ll Market EVENING LEDGERr-PHILADELPHIA, TUES0AY, JUNE 19, 1917 After reolvlng the wheel until the names have been sliakn, tno box Is unlocked. Tho Sheriff readies In and picks out as many names as aro needed, handing them to a Judge, who records them. A thousand names n month mo picked In this mnnm r for the Grand Jury, Common Pleas Courts. Quarter Sessions Courts and Municipal Courts. In the Civil War conscription drawings of fifty-four years ago tho lottery dcWc was similar. Slips of paper bearing imiiu s of eligible men Hero rolled tightly nnd bound with rubber bands. They weie placed In a wheel. The wheel wax tuimd At each revolution a blindfolded man dr.- out a name, which was read oft bv a proot marshal to tho crowd. The drawing a done nt the rato cf 200 names nn hour llxcept for the drawings which precip1 tated draft riots In Now Yqrk rlty, the S" tntors nt the army lotteries were good-natured nnd Jocular, recoids of tho time show. will bo devoted to special feaurcs In tho exhibition rooms. Whiter Buck MAW it's M r' ncre, A lnnc, hllm, fttnnrt pump at hfMintlftil uliito Imk U. The Kind jmi tnulil flint nt orliifcln fcrnuiifl-fliMir utiopH t Kit it jirlrn tiiR of Sfi, pcr hupH fon $7 on II. Here, If ynu come In nonti eitniiffh, jou rnn crt It at our economy price nf SI. A uliltr nlle cloth pump on till f O ftnmo Inht Itrrc, now O O 1 FOREWOMEN AO Lm Floor Saves $ Z. 1208 610 Chestnut St I u No Client nut Street or Mnrket Street Fxpeimlie- ground-floor rent no clinrjie ueroiiutfi no freo ilcllvertei, romlitieil with our eronomlcnl method of n piling. JIlah-Rrnilp footuenr on the hem ml flour ennltle in to nxo ou $3 to $1 un eery pair. wmwNimr THE M INUTE Only One Nut At All va dvff Ford Cars jj IM W, X?" jKSlJik Between jl N Change M5 Minutes JW H. C. Roberts Electric Sup. Co. Distributors, 905 Arch Street tsflrvrhnifru Seashore Excursions TO Atlantic City Sea Isle Gity Wildwood Ocean City Stone Harbor Cape May EVEEY BAY 7.00 A. M. from Chestnut or South Street Ferry CiuniUya. additional train tor Atlantic City only lit 7.30 A. il. GEO. W. ELKINS TO WED IN NEW YORK TODAY Mrs. Allethairc Cummer, of Cleveland, Will Marry Well Known Philadolphian Genrgo W. Rlklns, of Philadelphia ono of tho nation's leading capitalists,, will marry Mrs. Allethairc v. Cummer, of Cleve land, In Now York today. Tho ceremony will be performed by the Rev. J. JI. I.udlow, of Rnst Orange, N J . a rel.itlvo of tho bride. Mrs. Cummer's homo Is at 1700 Hast Eighty-ninth street, Clee Innd. Mr. i:iklns Is a son of the late William I I niklns, who left a large fortune, nnd Is a director of many lending eiitpnr.itli.ni and railroads In this rlty nnd NVw Ynik ills homo Is Cheltenham, Hlkins Park, I'.i Tho first wife of Mr r.lklnx. win, iliid In prll. 1013, was Mi's Still.i A1 M lnii.. of Dayton, n. She was msriled to him In ism Ills sons nro i1coik W I:IKmii .It who married Miss Natalie I'ruwr Knx il iiikIii, r of Mr. and Mrs Caleb F. Fox, of I'hili.l. 1 phla. Ill I'lOT. nnd William M i:il,m h married Miss KIIxiiIhIIi M Tin U, mi in Mi KtltlilK nlKo had ti d.uiKhli in Mi h ii -ton Slnliler and Mis tiiorge F T N i li . homes aro on his beautiful --t it-- n. i Philadelphia. Mr. lllklns w.is l...in m i , 9,011,811 Ready for Draft WASIIINiiTnV .line l-i li,,. t i m pleto l etui lis mi the n 14 1-tl ilic n u ml. r llie snleithe (ll.lft ll I '!. I .It til' l.'n-t llial'-lial ri in r.il . II i.. il. l 11 11 INSIST UPON HAVING IT f Dniaous Results 00t Comfort CrrnsKemoed 25c Each lion mm r HT 1' i Irii. n f t In II il. tliO I in in th 1 UAWMA l"ill.i I.ruliiiB lilriiimilM. IllllllH s. I. (nr. l.ttti . "iiii.mii M. Illrr ( riiiir'K. :iil II. I.il.. i:i ,li i:n t'cliiut si. PURE FRESH PAINT Believe Me Consistency is a distinct character istic of Kuehnle paint ing. There is only one qtlality the best dnd it never varies. Get our estimate no obligation PAINTER nai6thst,sss WHEEL to Remove Dealers Uflwyons nfjp-&JK.gg!a a mi wmwirg.&V ;n WimLp DEDICATE VALLEY FORGE ARCH TODAY Memorial to Heroic Army of Washington to Be Pre sented to State CHAMP CLARK ORATOR The fnlted States Washington Memorial Arrh. erected nt Valley Forge by the Gov- ernment several years ago, will bo drill rated nnd formally presented to Pennsyl vania today. A special train, bearing twenty-five Senators nnd a hundred Repre sentative", who will tnko part in tho cere ninnies, will nrrho nt Valley Forge shortly before 2 o'clock, when tho ceremonies will begin The preentntlon of the arch will be made bv Champ Clnrk, speaker of tho House, nnd (inctnor Ilnimbauch In behalf of the SlTto will nrrcpt tho arch. Other addresses "ill lie made by Congressman Thomas S. J.E.Caldwell 8f(o. Chestnut Juniper South Penn Squw. JEWELED BAR PINS Calebre me Piano Sale r2 ggKW.HinJMWiiMiL m.r,m.Tj nsn. n " iiiHiii SlsssOTeSi 40 USED $ 55, $75, $90, $95, $125, $150, $175 on terms a3 low as $5 per month. 7 PLAYER-PIANOS perfect 88-note wareroom-used only at saving of from $ 1 00, $ 1 25, $ 1 50 and $ 1 75. Moderate terms. WAREROOM-USED UPRIGHTS Made and guaranteed by us. Perfect in every way. At savings of $40, $45, $52.50, $63, $70, $75 and $90 Moderate terms if desired. If You Cannot Call, Write for Complete List ItST Ten Per Cent Premium Allowed On $50 and "$100 Uttatp pottbg as part payment or in full settlement on pianos and player-pianos. Customers who have piano accounts get the same discount for unexpired time. wig riano 1103 Chestnut St., Phila. Woman's Play-Hour Garb (J$foa3 gfo 1008 Chestnut mm Butler, of West Chester: members of the State Commission nnd others. Immediately following the acceptance of the arch by Governor IJrumbaugh. Battery C, Pennsylvania National Guard, will draw up In parade formation nnd then fire a snlute. The Philadelphia Hand will follow the salute with n rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner." The exercises will bo presided over by William Henry Snyen. president of the Val ley Forgo Park Commission. Prayer will bo offered by the Rv. W Herbert Burk, rector of Valley Forgo Memorial Chapel, and tho benediction will bo made by the Rev. Frank Curtis Putnam, pastor of tho Radnor Presbyterian Church. Thouands of visitors from Philadelphia nnd nearby points aro expected to attend the eercmonles. Special trains from Phila delphia nnd points up State will bo run, and railroad stations and other buildings In Valley Forgo will bo lavishly decorated. Annie llesant Hanishcd LONDON. Juno 19. A Madras dispatch to the Times states that Annlo Besnnt nnd O. S. Arvudalo havo been prohibited from lecturing or publishing their writings nnd ordered to leave the rlty of Materas and live in ono of the six districts named by tho Governor of Madras. of Slightly Used and Second-Hand Uprights Grands and Player-Pianos UPRIGHTS Takes Smart Form and Dashing Color With Trifling Cost The Stock, $1.50 Of same ma terial as the skirt. The Waist of Japanese habutai silk in white, $5.50. The Skirt takes four yards of sport suiting cloth at $1.00 the yaH. White with stripes of rose, yellow, green, heliotrope, black or light blue the exact shades of the sweaters now in highest fashionable esteem. Street, Philadelphia ' - A'r Four-Day Demonstration, 6f TROPICAL CLOTHES at Perry's showing a stock of over 4000 Suits in Wide selection of Colors! Palm Beachl $7.50 $8.50 $9.00 $10.00 Suits in natural and in darker shades "Brcc zweve " C1 n nn Fabrics and lX other Tropical 'a cloths in many) $1500 patterns i",uu lIohair Suits in'l $13.50 and $15.00 blue, ?ray, black and fancy mix tures White Flannel Suits, $20 Outinff Trousers, $5 to $8 White Ducks $2 to $3 , I Buy your Tropical Suit early for two rea s o n s First These Prices are Rock-bottom; Second There's a won derful assortment of colors, styles and pat terns here NOW! CfWe bought the trop ical fabrics for these Suits early last Fall they've since been withdrawn from the market at the prices we paid! f We went heavy on the darker colors, get ting together a marvel ous assortment of styles and patterns natural Palm Beach, dark tans, browns, grays, oxfords, blacks and blues with pin stripes;' speckled "Breezweve," and oth er tropical fabrics in olives, tans, greens and novelty mixtures! J And all sizes up to and including 54-inch . chest measurements! JMen are buying 2, 3 and 4 at a time to ensure frequent changes in tor rid weather! PERRY&CO. "N. B. T." , lth &ij ill-. i r, : i!s . v $1.00 ROUND TRIP nl Plna streets by members of the TWJ WfMMI THWyO, VM.. L'A -iVV
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