i POLICE CAPTURE TWO AS SALOON BURGLARS Chinese, 80 Years Old, Commits Suicide Worried Over Na tion's Internal Strife OTHER. CITY NEWS BRIEFS fArdmore Clubman to Buy Automobile " Ti Mf1 Gn.,.lr.n ttt lor rcrsunui utiYi.v. ... France Two stealthy forms were seen outside the loon of Mrs. Paulino lloos. Klftli and Tlosa street?, early today. One man boosted1 tho other to ft side window, the .,. was wrenched from the frame and K forms disappeared inside Burglars," SteDhoned an observant neighbor to the town police station. A patrol wagon ...rushed to the corner Policemen sta Iloned themselves nt every door ami win. j Presently the from door opened In trice Policemen Ollpm and Murphy Mimced on two men who came out They i,r searched for loot and. according to ifc. nollce. two packages of cigarettes were ,md The prisoners said they were W1I um Sailer, 2561 Lee street, and John Kelly. 382 Lancaster avenue, each twenty, one years old. Chinese Commits Suicide The constant strife I'hlna and the fear thit It would soon be torn with revolution ireifd upon tho mind of Joe Lingee, eighty wars old. for many weeks Hut here In ? . .. .....1,1 .'a rM.lmifmvn rm nnn upemeil to re and. unablo to find svmpatliy Joe killed himself He was found hanging by a rone In his bedioom at 030 Race street Joe Bine who lived th l.lngec discovered the .ndv'vvhen he entered the room car.y today Llngee will be buried with the rites of his native land Can't Keep Him Away From War lexantler Ij. Crawfoid wealthy Ardmore onian Is determined to go to the trenches on" the "thcr side He failed to get Into the Officers' Reserve Corps. Later he failed because of phyblcal i equipments to land it the officers' training camp at fort Niagara Now Crawford bays he will pur chase for himself an aimed automobile bullet pi oof and go to France and make himself u eful some way Coals Set Railroad Bridge Afire Live coals falling fiom n locomotive caused a lire this morning at the Pennsyl vania Ttallroad junction htidge at L.ms doune below Swectbilar Mansion. A num ber of ties had been destroyed when Klio Company No 1G was called and extinguished th blaze Mosquito Pools to Be Itcmovcd Stagnant pools along Cobb's Creek will be drained by merchant members of the Ektloth Street lluslncss Men's Association In their war on moniultoes Kach week It in planned to arm tIi- members with picks ind shovels and go foith and end the life of troublesome Insects Coal Bin in Foundry Ablaze A fire was discovered early today In a coal bin of the Iron foundry of Paul S Reeves & Co. H15 Catharine street The (ire was quickly extinguished. The damage was trifling Queer Gold Coin Puzzles U. S. Officials A red-gold coin of peculiar design Is puiillng officials at the United States Sub treasury today The com, which" Is about , the size of a $S gold piece, attracted at tention the moment it was received by Re ceiving Teller Kelfer. It was not coined at a Government mint, it bears the head of tho Goddess of Libel ty and Is of a high trade of gold. City Makes Appointments City appointments today Include those or Jacob Stable, Jr. 3437 Sunny-side avenue, assistant storekeeper. Bureau of Charities, salary $850 , Arnold Shenkln. 1609 Venango street clerk. Bureau of Water. $800 ; Jacob Carver 11 0B East Susquehanna avenue, machinist. Bureau of Water. $3.75 a day, and Tromas A. Moorhead. 3113 North Twenty-fifth street, machinist, Bureau of U'at. i ne i lot. V "--' I C. S. HENRY DEFINES VIEWS ON HEROIN Representative of National Association of Retail Druggists Corrects Erroneous Report In the report of a recent meeting of the American Association of Pharmaceutic.il Chemists at Atlantic City published In this paper, c s Henry, representing the Na tional Association of Retail Druggists, was represented as being opposed to legislation forbidding the uso of heiuln In medicinal Preparations Investigation shows that Mr Henry was Hot opposed to such legislation per se. his contention being that heroin was one of a group of narcotics, nnd had Its proper place In medicine as such, but that the harm lay In Its sale through Illegitimate channels, to which he Is stiongly Apposed, and he telleved the efforts of the association should be directed toward the Illegitimate and not the legitimate use of heroin. Contracts Let for 2 More Army Camps WASIIINTiTON', June 20. The contract or the Kort Riley cantonment camp was t to the George A. Fuller Company, of , Yrk. and the Kort Sam Houston camp ' Stone & Webster, Boston. i 7L $100 REWARD! So questions asked for the return of 17610 iiuusnn Klln.t Klv Pennn license motor number 17066. INDEPENDENT TAXICAB CO. 1313 West Kunquelianna Are. fF Stand Behind the Government LIBERTY LOAN COMMITTEE TIIIKU FINANCIAL DISTKICT lua B. iUUKTll Bf,, 1'IIILA. Panama Hats Meaehed, blocked and trimmed in any atyle; ourUhatn aC'd ,nJur Jefferson Hat Co., 125 S. 10th St. I TALKING MACHINES .S!m,U5W.,. tasaaagaaaa mm mnm ne Galvanized Boat Pumps L. D. BEBGER CO..M N. d atTlr i Haiti Htc. Uariut HI. At 1 "-"Ready Money- United States Loan Society . ' 117 Ncrth Broad St Mi P. K.I. - .... ... - aBBfc rvfmlffPWllr?ISlli L ..1.. ' 3 LEWIS II. VAN DUSEN Philadelphia lawyer, former Civil Service Commissioner, who has been ordered to Washington by the War Department, having been com missioned a captain in the ord nance officers' reserve corps. TWO KILLED AS BLAST WRECKS DU PONT MILL Explosion Heard at Uniontown, Eight Miles From Scene of Tragedy IWIOXTOWN. Pa. .lune 20 An explosion today vviecked tbo coining mill of tbe ilu Piuil Ponder Company at Its Oriental p'nnt In the mountains nboe I'nlotitoun ami Mlleil two employes. Tho dead AMIKUT WALTIHIS. twenty-three, un married, son of James K. Wallers, of Kalr chnncc. AltTIIL'Il OAUNi:U, twenty-two. unmar ried, son of William ilainer. Sr , of oil pliant omclals of the company here would Kle out no statement rcRardlng the cause of tbe disaster The plant lias been carefully guarded, and additional guards have been there for several weeks. Kmployes of the company snld that another mill near the coining mill also was destroed. Walters and Garner were the only per sons In the mill when the blast occurred, other men whose duties were In that mill having been engaged In working In nnotber shop. The sound of the oxploslon was plainly heard for many miles nnd the shoclt was felt in Uniontown. eight miles away, give up his work at the powder mill, but he insisted that he would always stick to It. Aithur Uarner was a member of Com pany l. Tenth lEeglment. N". C!. P., and for merly resided In Klttannlng. An Investigation of the disaster Is being made by Coroner S. II. Haum. llxtra guards were placed about tbe plant today and all spectators and newspaper phutogia pliers were refused admittance. Two Negroes Electrocuted RICHMOND, va . June 20. Robert Jones and Hamilton Cosby, negroes, resisting ar rest when caught robbing a Charlottesville store, shooting and killing a policeman ten weeks ago. were electrocuted in the penl tentlarv heie today Jones confessed. KIHVliMM "" . 'I'limiiiitiwiwimwiiii if" iiiwiim miiittraiHmmfi"imi"iraniiHi- IVrite or vail for our ntw and Intirestinff Uooklet "Looking Into Your Own fJles." A Scries of Eye Talks a Our NfJt Talk, Thurs., July S By Joseph C. Ferguson, Jr. T SOMETIMES happens that the Cornea the trans parent part of the eyeball becomes ulcerated. This condition is not only very painful, but very se rious, inasmuch as it some times extends to the deeper Inyers leaving a white scar which may result in per manent defect of vision. Prompt treatment Is a neces sity In such cases, and this Is but another Instance accent ing the advisability of consult ing an Oculist the moment It becomes evident that tho eyes need attention. If It happens that glasses are necessary, then have the prescription filled by a com petent Optician. fin. 6. nueur- ( Prescription Opticians 6, 8 & 10 South 15th St Wt Do KOT Vxamn ':. "ThU 'Talk' from h copyrliht .rle. a r'ht reerved.'' P. T. Wise wears Underdown Shirts Th kind that satisfy m I v He's proud of these 3 for shirts. They give style and comfort. Fol- low his example, get MP"" there, tpo. Cuffs AtUch.a or Detachsa A. R. Underdown's Sons Rubber Goods nnd Men's FurnUUInn 202-204 Market St; OVllNliNU LKDGEfr-4HIbADEI,PHIA, WUDME8DAY, JUNE 20, 1917 WAR DRAFT DELAYED BY CHANGES IN PLANS Ward System to Be Used, Neces sitating New Tabulation of Returns A hitch In conscription became known ociay when It was announced that there T" ,,e n "tabulation of the registration "Kiirei of .June E nm, , , . .. ., one conscription boards appointed by Mayor Smith to rnft I1)cn for ,he nrmy wU1 nol be accepted by the Federal OoNernmcnt. An order has been received from Governor Hrumbaugh by the Hoard of Ueglstratlon Commissioners calling for the city's regis- ration returns by election divisions nnd rJ, . '"stead of by the specially created registration divisions New summaries, .. I1 ' n1 must ,,e Prepared, uslmt the elec ion divisions as the units. This Involves great amount of additional work. The older explained that the State authorities want the registration summaries by illvl slons that arc permanent and understood )J nil and not by the special districts out lined for tho occasion only T Henry Walnut, special assistant United Mnto 1 Hstrlct Attnriiot- for II, I',..,...-.. Pennsylvania District. nslsted by agents of the iTpartment of Justice. Is making a systematic canvass of the district to appre hend all slackers In Herks County, where thes are now working, it Is believed that there are more than n dozen men who have failed In register. The Eastern Pennsylvania District com prises ten counties llerks. Mucks, Chester, Delaware. Lancaster. I.elilgh. Montgomery, . .lumiiimpicm, lniiaueipnia and Schuylkill 1 Information tnat the Wnr Department would not use nil of the members of the conscription boards appointed by the Mavor also came from the Capitol at Ilarrlsburg The . ity's draft machinery was built up on the forty-two registration boards of three men each, nine additional boards of three men each being added so as to divide the city Into lift- no districts of about 30, ioii population each No Information has been received as to when the draft will begin Two alleged registration "slackers" were turned over to the Department of Justice today by the police, following their arrest In the northeastern section of the city They are Wels l.evnccne. 332 North Lawrence street, and Paul Uclchel, 1061 Gerniantnwn avenue. Doth lire said to bo Aiistrlans. And t - P , .TOBBgy WMt Hll patriotism gi IIIF- .i iPr.WvK'ffii. l,StnWVi l mm HI Sfl Hill WiW IBM jijp llllh fg3Xj fffifiSfls PRIEST FROM SEMINARY FOUND DEAD ON TRACKS Rev. Joseph A. Koncnberg, of St. Vincent's, Struck by Chest nut Hill Train The body of the Rev. Joseph A Koncn berg, a teacher In Ht. Vincent's, Seminary, Sos Hast Chelten nvenue. was found early today on the Reading Railway tracks near the Washington lane station on tho Chestnut Hill branch. He had been struck by a train and the body vas mangled Police Investigating declared they were punled by the case and hinted that Father Koncn berg might have been attacked beforo the train struck him. The body was found by Tony Delneglna. 07 Hast Haines street, who wn4 walking along tho tracks. It lay about fifty ards east of the station Delneglna notified jro lice of the Oermnntown station, who had the body taken to the Orniantown Hos pital. Physicians there said Father Konen berg hnd been dend about an hour.. At tho seminary, where Father k'nii,n. berg taught ihutch history, nothing was known that cleared up the mystery No one could be found who remembered having seen Father Konenberg leave the seminary. According to the Rev Joseph Skelly, as sistant tcctor or St VliiceiitH church, which Is near tbe seminar) , Father Koncn berg came to this country from (Jermany ten years ago. and four years ngo was as signed to tho Phlledcipnia diocese from llrooklyn Ho was about forty years old. The police, satisfied that the death was accidental, Intend making no further In vestigation It Is believed that the priest was struck by a southbound train. Persons In the neighborhood said that he was often seen taking early morning walks In tho vicinity This would account for his being thero According to thcrsintion agent n. Wash ington lane. Father Koncnberg fell asleep in tho train and rode bejond the Oermau town station He wns nvvakened nt Wash ington lane and got oft the train. The station agent saw him. apparently confused, otarl to walk down the track toward the Oermniitown station. The agent ran out mid urged Father Konenberg to wall for the next down train, but tho priest re fused. It is aid aim set oiT beside tha track again Music that stirs your patriotism You'll delight to hear on the Victrola the thrilling patriotic songs and dramatic recitations which stir up that "love-of-country feeling" and inspire renewed devotion to our nation. what is better to help celebrate the "glorious Fourth?" America American Patriotic Alr America Red, White and Blue Hail Columbia Star Spangled Banner America, Here' My Boy Lct' All Be American Nov Columbia, Gem of the Ocean Star Spangled Banner Dixie Star Spangled Banner Star Spangled Banner There are 102 other patriotic records listed in the Victor Record catalog. Go to-day to the nearest Victor dealer's and arrange for your Fourth of July celebration. He will gladly play any music you wish to hear and demonstrate the various styles of the Victor and Victrola $10 to $400. Victor Talking Machine Co., Camden, N. J. .rt. - i Notice Victor Records nd Victor Machines are sclentlficlly coordinated and ytichronlied by our iptdal of manufacture, d their u.e. one with the other. I. ab.olutely essential to . perfect Victor reproduction. New Victor BacotoU demonstrated at all daalera on tha 26th of each month Victrola Victrola" Is to. Registered Trade-mark of the Victor Talking Machine Company deslpiatlne the product, of toll Company only, Warnings Th. uao of th. word Victrola upon or In th. promotion or aal. of an other Talking Machine or Phonograph producta la misleading and illegal. Kajtayca'ffl 12 ALLIED SHIPS SUNK BY U-BOATS Three of Latest Submarine Victims Sailed From American Ports TWO WORTH $7,500,000 LONDON, June 20. Losses by German submarines are on the Increase. An authoritative predic tion this afternoon of the showing in the niTicial loss statement, to be Issued tonight, vvnR that the number of Brit ish ships lost in the past seven days will considerably exceed the destruc tion inflicted in the submarine zone dur ing the previous week. POSTON. June :n. The sinking of twelve allied steamships. J . E Caldwell (a Chestnut Juniper South Penn Square Decorative- Electric Fans for the porch Antique Finish Number Sue Souia'sBandl Pryors Band16137 JO Victor Mixed Chorut : Victor Mixed Chora Victor Militarv Rand) Victor Military Band j 17S81 Peerless Quartet) American Quartet Harry Macdonough Frank C. Stanley Mabel Garrison (with Male Quartet) G-1637 John McCormack (with Male Chorus) G1GG1 Geraldine Farrar 87247 Including three which salted from on American port, was reported today In A rush of news concerning German submarine activities. The Ulele was valued at $1,600,000 and the vnltin of her cargo was estimated t :. 500,000. The Hay State was valued at 1,:50,000 nnd her cargo nt more than (2,000,000. The dispatches contained no Informa tion ns to Uie fate of Captain Fenton and forty-five members of the crew of the F.lele The fate of Captain J. It Pierce, of the Ray State, and his crew Is also unknown. The F.lele was built In West Hartlepool. Hnland, In 1013. nnd was a thoroughly mod ern steamship, with a gross tonnnge of e5B7 tons Hhe was 405 feet long. The Klele wns owned by the Klder-Dempster Line The Ray State hailed from Liverpool and displaced 5061 tons. Slio was a com paratively new vessel, having been built In Sunderland In 1916. The vessel was s20 feet long and 53 feet In the beam. She was owned by the Warren Line. $100,000 Loss in Gasoline Blast CRAWFORD.SVII.Li:, lnd. Juno 20 Seven Clover Leaf Railroad gasoline cars exploded at Klrkpatrlck, near here, today, starting n fire that caused $100,000 damage. Some with Pedestals $0.75 'jB To Injure Victor quality, nlwayi. S PSvyJon y look tor the famous trhuemark. ' Q 3mmH 1 r Ilia Master's Voice." It is on rt 3.U U3 I all eetiuinc products of the Victor 3 ?rai73 I Talking Machine Company, g If I VMS WHM&m IiflHl MimfvjiwPj BBS wIMImot ilniiii mum m V 1 1 n H Si A A " - 1 MA M .75 m -: 10 "7S -:., 18256 10 .75 a -mi 35000 12 1.25 " g --I 10 1.00 g,,.:- -i 10 1.00 1 10 2.00 --- . iH Q ti . f , SMtttnps, J Third Day of this Big Demonstrations of ; Tropical Suits at Perry's ! $7.50ty Palm Beach Suits in natural and in darker shades $8.50 $9.00 $10.00 4 1 "Breczw eve' $10.00 ' $12.00 and $15.00 Fabrics andi other Tropical) cloths in many patterns Mohair Suits in' blue, gray, black and fancy mix tures. $13.50 and $15.00 White Flannel Suits, $20 Outing Trousers, $5 to $8 White Ducks, $2 to $3 ... I You will want two, three, or more of them for sultry weather wear One on your back One in the tub, and One for good measure! ILet each one be dif ferent! If you wish to war a distinct color, shade, tone or pattern every day of the week, you can satisfy that wish at Perry's and then some! CJ 4000 of them, start ing this Big Demon stration of Men's Com fort Clothes! JBut what are even 4000 Tropical Suits among the men of Philadelphia in search ,r of solid comfort ! ' CJ So, we'd advise our friends to get early on the band wagon ! CJ Get on early for an other reason We hear that at these Prices, such Suits are like sriowballs in June outside of Perry's! All sizes up to 54 inches! u ;. PERRY&CO. UN. B. T." 16th & CbestBut St X I , i J r J v. Mm it, - T. . ai. sdis (icrmawown y. e - llll.ll.a.1 II ,stuna macs w i & '': v&j - o y-
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