ma. ' 1 ri. "i' ("$ 1 J v JSyBka IEDOJ3K-rPfftLA3SLggIA FRIDAY-; JTOE 22, 17 rTTACKCOALTOUST OPENED IN CONGRESS 1 Senate Committee Holds Hear- tfi inir on Resolution to Fix Prices and Take Over Mines GIVES POWER TO WILSON Fomereno Mokes Plea for Measure Ho Sponsors as Vital Na tional Need WASHINGTON. June :2. Flrt steps toward congressional action to throttle the Coal Trut and brine down the price ot fuel were taken today when the Senate Interntato Commerce Committee ' began consideration or the I'omcrcno reso lution nuthorUlnB thn President to fix coal prlcea and, If necessary, to take over the coal mines and operate them In a statement today, Senator l'omcreno declared that Immediate action by Congress Is necessary to prevent paralysis of the Industries of the country becauso of the exorbitant prices of coal Ho declared that there Is no reaj shortage of coal uml that the high prices nro simply the result of "gouging" practices of the coal dealers Blnce the Introduction of his resolution voveral days ago, ho said, tho coal dealers In his home State, Ohio, hnvo begun to heed the popular clamor by entering Into nego tlatlons for the fixing of m-ixlmum prices. "It Is essential for tho mtlonal security and defense to ansuro an adequate supply and equitable distribution of coal at a re a sonable price for the Government and the people of the United States and to protoct them against exorbitant prices for coal, said Senator l'omerenc "Pi Ices of coal In many parts of. the country hae reached an exorbitant level and large numbers of con umers, both Industrial and domestic are unable to obtain needed supplies of fuel "The failure to procure such a prime necessity Impairs the he-ilth and strength of the people of tho t'nlted States upon whom tho national defense Rts nnd In volves the partial or eoinplcto cessation of man7 Industries essential to the supplying of tho aimed forces with necrssarv ma terlals and munitions of war Tho payment of exorbitant high prices for coal Imposes uch an expense on the pcoplo of tho United States as to materially Impilr their means of sustenance and their financial ability to assist In proNldUig for the national defense, Md atso so Increases the cost of pnductlon & many lndustrDs essential to properly arming and supplying the forces of the country that the trices of their pnducts are greatly enhanced to the greatly Increas ed expense of the C.otcrnmeiit In tho pur chase of supplies necessary for the prose cutlon of the war " Senator l'omcreno s resolution has the backing of both the VmStnl and the Federal Trade Commission Tho commis sion has Just completed an !nestlgatlon of coal prices ani nas recommended the com mandeering of the coal mines The committee expected today to arrange for brief hearings on tho Pomerene reso lution and probably to recommend Its adop tion in the form of an amendment to the pending food control bill HOSPITAL TO UNVEIL TABLET American Oncological Will Honor Mem ory of Woman Benefactor A brass tablet In memory of Miss Eliza beth Anderson, who died In 1906, will be unveiled at the American Oncological Hos pital, Thirty-third street and Powclton ae tiue, at 5 o'clock this afternoon Miss Anderson was a patient In the hos pital and was greatly Impressed with the mclency of the Institution She left 10,060 from her estate to tho general fund of the Institution The tablet In her mem ory will be placed In the main corridor The invocation will be by the Ite Henry A. F Hoyt, St John's Episcopal Church, Cynwyd; Introductory remarks by George 31. Stewart, president of the hospital board; an address by the Rev John Grant New man, pastor of the Chambers-Wylle Pres byterian Church, the unveiling by the Misses Margaret Rodenbough, Frances C. McCIary and 'Wllhelm.i K Vltsche, daughters of members of the board , tho ac ceptance by Joseph R Wilson, chairman of the building committee nnd the benediction by the Rt. Rev Thomas J Garland, Bishop Suffragan of the Episcopal diocese of Pennsylvania IT. S. DENTAL PREPAREDNESS PRAISED BY NEW ZEALANDER Thoroughness of U. of P. War Course Favorably Contrasted With Former British Colonial Indiffer ence America's preparedness In the way of dental surgery Is fully abreast of the times, and the course at the University of Pennsyl vania In this connection has brought warm praise from Captain J. H Fftlrchlld, of the New Zealand Mounted Field Ambulance He Is now on sick leavo after nearly three j ears' actUe service with the British forces In Kgpt nnd Is spending n. month In Phila delphia to get acquainted with our most approved dental methods, as well as thole for the treatment of gunshot and shell wounds of the face and Jaws The war course at the University claims a great deal of his attention Captain Falrchlld nas especially surprised at the great efforts which are being made to place the mouhs of Hi American troops In good condition without cost The fact that the Government will also supply each dental surgeon with ample equipment also appealed to him In con trast to this state of affairs, he cited con ditions as they existed In the British colonies when the -call to moblllio troops came. The recruiting authorities considered the care of the teeth a luxury and of no Im portance Commissions were given dental surgeons as though honors were being con ferred on them, Tho Government supp.ied very meager equipment The dentist was obliged to supply his own Instruments, out was not allowed to carry more than thirty-five pounds, Including his personal ef fects when he went Into active service Captain Falrchlld who was mustered In with tho rank of first lieutenant, went with an expeditionary forcu to Egypt, arriving there In December, 1014 In May 1015, the forces landed at Galllpoll, where they established headquarters As other dentists with the unit had not brought Instruments with them, the bulk of the work fell upon the shoulders of Cap tain Falrchlld He attempted to treat as many as 200 men In a single day, often working from sunrise to sunset An Im provised operating room was established on the beach 1100 lards frdm the first Turkish trench, and Although frequently bombarded, seemed to be Immune from shells During the stay there the dental work received some of tho recognition due this department of the hospital service and Cap tain Falrchlld was supplied with equip ment and two assistants The captain obtained leave of absense on reaching London last April Shortly after hla nrrknl , tnnrrtnd M! l-tVi1 Tlnvpr. nf Vancouver, B C , a nurso with tho Canadian 1 POOL - LOOKING Tlnnnla nnrm uhnm ho mit In T:ervnt V J rnntaln Falrchlld will leave for New Zea- I COVCrS On SUmmer land In about two weeks I OOOKICT-S lndUCO people to read your printed story. Ask your printer about Beck's Bay Path or Aladdin Covers, or ask us. Ax. i T5 IS St J I, A " """j -? 'I Jr" 1 it & t , km $ " J t?r5 THE PARTING GIFT A Vest . Pocket KODAK Vcit Pocket Koda $6.00 John Haworlh Company EASTMAN KODAK CO 1020 CHESTNUT ST. Atlantic Citu Blurt, tin Boardwalk CAPTAIN J. S. FAIRCIIILD Of the New Zealand Mounted Field Ambulance, who is investigating dental methods in the United States while on sick leave. Cap tain Fairchild te particularly im pressed witi tho University of Pennsylvania dentnl .school. Lawn Fet for Hospital Benefit The boird of women managers of the West Philadelphia Homeopathic Hospital will hold a lawn feto on the hospital grounds, 1234 North Fifty-fourth etreet today and tomorrow from 3 to 10 p m The proceeds will go toward the fund for tho new building now under construction "PIERCING PUBLICITY" ROUNDS UP SLACKERS Stiff Jail Sentence Awaits Each Shirker Public Aids in Search WASHINGTON, June 22 "Piercing publicity" is being used to round up the few remaining evaders of registration for selective draft For those caught a stiff Jail sentence Is waiting Provost Marshal General Crowder today directed the registration boards to post a complete alphabetical list of the men regis tered In each precinct Tho general pub lie and the registered men are expected to watch for anj conspicuous absences of names and report them to the authorities Agents of the Department of Justice will do the rest An analvels of the returns with three States stl I Incomplete convinces officials of the provost marshal general's offke that the number of 'shirkers" Is very small The publicity method Is expected to smoke these few out and Into prison celle ACCUSED DOCTOIt'S CAR SEEN IN SPOTTSWOOD i NEW BBfNSWICK N .T June 22 While Dr William J Condon under arrest on tho chsrg of kl ling John V. Piper, Bulgers College student, was being brought here today fiom Chattanooga, Tenn , local authorities were Investigating ft new clue that led them to the town of Spottswood, riper a body was found four miles from Spottswood Prosecutor Joseph 13 Strlcklcr has been Informed that Doctor Condon's automobile was In Spottswood early Friday mornfllg An attempt Is being made to find witnesses who might have seen Doctor Con don Tho phvs clan will tw lodged In the Snmervllle jail u P trf V1' '-. . . . , i - I, - - - "; Copjrljht American IVms Association. DR WILLIAM J. CONDON Captain in United States army medical corps, arrested at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga for tho murder of John Vincent Piper, Rutgers Col lege student, missing since Febru ary, whose body was found Satur day near New Brunswick, N. J. WMES-BARRE MAYOR RAPS DRAFT "POLITICS" Charges Governor With Upset ting Nominations for Ex emption Boards DETERMINED TO FIGHT 1 Says He Will Not Accept Officials Ap pointed by Brumbaugh to Fill Places WlLKES-BAnrtB, Pa., June it Mayor John V Kosek today charged Gov ernor Martin Brumbaugh with playing poli tics In selecting members of the exemption boards and the Mayor has termed the ac tion of the Governor an Insult to every person In Wllkes-Barre Some time ago Mayor Kosek selected representative cltliens as members of three exemption boards In Wllkes-Barre He sup mltled tho names to the Governor and after waiting one week, announced the personnel of tho boards publicly He look It for grant ed that the Governor found no objection, In asmuch as no annwer was received Following the announcement there came a telegram from W II Ball, private secre tary of the Governor, saying that the Major's recommendations were made too late and that the Governor had made rec ommendations to tho Federal Government, -n Juno IB, for Wllkes-Barre Mayor Kosek declares that his nomlna .ions were made on June 16 and were In the Governors hands on that date Ho de rlitv that he fully observed the law and he declares he will not withdraw his nomi nations nnd permit the Governor to play V' tics "t nln not going to sit by nnd have my appointments deliberately thrown over- board," taya tnt iiayor. -i am not toln; to accept mis insun 10 mo people Of Wir. Barre. The office of Governor In this stVta Is too big for cheap politics. I will tight this thing to a finish Politics and the war will not mix and the Governor ought to be the last man ltt the State" to attempt mu. Ing politics with 'the war Issues." Resinol easily heals skin troubles 1." ?.!!"? fcttV The moment that Resinol Oint ment touches itching skin the itch, ing usually stops arfd healing begins, That is why many doctors presenbi it so successfully even in severe cases of eczema, ringworm, rashes, and many other skin diseases'. Aided by warm baths wttli Resinoi Soap, Resinol Ointment makes a sick skin or scalp healthy quickly, easily and at little cost nMlnol Ointment and rteslnol Son i. Hrfntiy help to clear swnv rlmMes nnX dn rtruff Sold by all druggists na an .((KiiiaatlaaiaaillllltlllllliailllltVlliilsaaa.. .vuiujULu,, ................nil sjutjL.jLiJjuixajJULiJJtxiJLixx.jaJuuixsi 1 1 " yjLyjy-j- rySatwi ill iTHiniiii ---------------.----.--------- -------- rr jmirTnTfimTfiti mu mi trrrTTrrrTrrrr rtnnnni BOY IN GYPSY BAND MAY BE JIMMY GLASS I Newark (O.), Police Hold Rovers, Be lieving Child Is Missing Jer sey City Lad NEWARK, O, Juno 22 A boy who, It Is believed, may bo Jimmy Glass, stolen from Jersey City a ear ngo, was found with a band of gypsies arrested at Gran ville today There are twenty children In the party A charge of trespass has been placed against the gypsies to hold them until Jersey City officials can be heard from. Charles Beck Co. Papers for All Klndi of Qood Printing 609 Chestnut Street Philadelphia SeSm&obftB zj DPS m m. nr .jm isi,A -xvx fi 3-16 ( fS:PureWhileGems u Carat f1625 Carat '35 I We are intt a. ti!a.rt -a child over a new toy, for ' an opportune diamond par- Jehaie lias enabled u. to hare with you the big saving we effected. Ilelng the enlj- dla I mond cutters In Thlladelphia selling io me puoue direct, the.e prices are very low. No middlemen', profit Jutt pnx own email profit added to the low original eoit. And oar sr.teni of bnvlnr back our diamond within J' . Mn itn one year for ca.h. lees 10, C7.0U is farther tn.aranee of UCj guaranteed value. 1 BONW1T TELLER GbCQ fadpedahcp0figinaliQn& CHESTNUT AT 13 STREET FOR SATURDAY June Clearance Misses' and "Flapper" Apparel 95 Misses' Tailleur Suits Special for Saturday Included are the aeason's most desirable modes developed In Taffeta, Poiret twill, serge, gabardine and sport suits of Wool Jersey. (Sizes 14 to 18) 10.00 To dote out 15.00 Values to 75.00 25.00 86 Misses' Coats and Capes A collection of smart coat and cape modes, in burella, velour serge and gabardine. 15.00 18.50 22.50 Misses' Frocks and Gowns Typical fashions for the younger set, in a variety of modes for Misses of 14 to 18. Included are frocks of serge, serge and satin combinations, taffeta and satin. (One or two of a kind.) 10.00 and 15.00 Values to 35.00 Misses' Tub Frocks New summer frocks of voiles, linen, ginghams, cotton crepe and gabardine. These frocks are strictly Bonwit Teller &.Co. originations. 8.95 12.75 15.00 u Flapper" Suits, Coats and Frocks At greatly reduced prices "Flapper" Apparel is an origination of Bonwit Teller & Co. for the Hard-to-fit girl of 1 2 to 1 6 years, specially designed modes in tailored coats and frocks. "Flapper" Suits 10.00 to 20.00 'Flapper" Coats 12.75 to 18.50 "Flapper" Frocks 5.00 to 12.75 at .if VJ Market and 10th Streets Philadelphia New Organdie Collar and Cuff Sets, 50c and $1.00 Sheer organdie collars for summer wear. Now shapes, finished with narrow pleating. MAIN rLOOtt A Sale Extraordinary! $5-00, $6-00 & $6-50 New Summer Silk Waists saKr In Scores Models at. of Smart A niost unusual pur chase brought us fully COO of the most charmintr high-grade waist fashions at savings that range up to one-half and more. $0.85 Aim ll Mm Crcpc Georgettes Pussy Willow Taffetas Crcpc dc Chines Heavy Silk Laces We picture four of the many styles so you can tneir richness, realize Larue collnrcd. frilled front, tailored nnd snort models. Some embroidered, some beaded, others tucked or button trimmed. All colors as white, flesh, maize, gold, Nile green, peach, tea rose and black. All sizes from 3G to 41. New Voilo Blouses, aq In Smart Spoi ts Models vOC A largo assortment of striped voilo sports waists, in several fetching styles. Large collars predominate. Others in dainty figures and lavender, blue and green dots. Sires 30 to 1G. SECOND FLOOR Rally to This Sale Call! 500 Men's and Young Men's SUMMER SUITS at $11-50 A Maker's Surplus Stock of, Usual $15 & $16.50 Suits This is a most unusual price con cession, and we expect many men to take instant advantage of this rare opportunity to save on their new sum mer clothes. Every garment is of high standard just what you -would ex pect if you paid $15.00 or $1,6.50. Wc Add ISO Suits From Our Higher Priced Stocks to make the assortment more alluring. Choice of light and dark mixtures, chev iots, tweeds, cassimbres, worsteds, shepherd plaids and flannels. Belted backs for those who want them. All sizes in regulars, stouts and shorts. Men's Cool Cloth, Panama and Beach Suits $ Special grouping for to morrow's selling, rincn- back or plain back models. All sizes up to 40 chest. 5.00 Silk Lined. Summer Suits Worth $16.50, $18.50 and $20.00, at (T fl M 1C J !.J In wool mixtures of cheviots and cassimeres Belt all around, belted backs or plain back mod els, in single- or doublo-breasted effects. MAIN FLOOR 14 Tomorrow, Another EARLE STORE Big Feature Dress Event! Women's&Misses?$15to$20Silk $1 Q.95 ! Navy Blue Taffeta Dresses, at . 12 A Sale Most Unusual and Timely For Every Woman Wants a Blue Taffeta Dress This Season After careful co-operation with several large New York manufacturers, we have been able to secure fully 300 of the most charming summer frocks imaginable at this saving in price. And of NAVY BLUE TAFFETA fashion's latest and scarcest silk on the market. 20 Lovely Style Variations for Choice semi-tailored, dress and sports effects. Made of exceptional in uuiorea. scmi-iauoreu, aress una sports ciiects. Ainao or exceptional quality tatfetas, many with the Georgette crepe sleoves, In hlgh-walsted, Empire, straight-line, Tunic or plaited front models. Various pocket effects. Some show embroidery, others trimmed 'with contrasting color silks. Our Silk & Cloth Suits Formerly Priced to $32.50 J She Range Complete for Women and Misses at Choice of silk taffetas, silk jerseys and silk poplins, as well as wool Bergcs, gabardines, Poiret twills and velours. Tailored and sports models in all wanted colorings. Just the suit women will want to tako with them. J.O $10-00 SALE $15 to $22.50 Summer Coats Sizes for Wnmen nnd A7ttc These are reduced from our own atrrfcs. RVino tm n i.nt ,ii. i t.-i.j t- . fitted effects. Velours, serges, gabardines, jersevs. twills and nnvMtv fnhri0 t .11 ?. uVri".?"a SECOND FLOOR ings, navy blue and black. t Hundreds Will Appreciate Buying These Women's Pumps and Sport SHOES 0.95 Values Range Up to $7.00 Choice Several of the best-known shoemakers of this country are represented In this purchase. Patent leatherf dull kid, white buck and white buck combination, in pumps, colonials, sports oxfordip and mm! niiuca. au sizes in many 01 ine styles. Women's White Canvas$ O 65 8-inch Sport Boots at " An RlnCr Jtinrf hftnt rA ..1fi i.n. . vas with r-hlteTefthVr soil ? ankwhtt V"l-nch will ifd? S F,"Uhed With whlte ball itrap. Real $3.60 value. MAm floor i "r'rp r Tr-TririT7iIiriTTirri1lT'.Trr7nrirTTn-f Earle's Lead in Millinery Value-Giving! Ready-to-Wear Tailored Satin Hats oaiin n a i s are . fashion's latest, - QC and In true Earle P I & Store style, they I are here at a JL lower price than bIsou,!,.,.. TjflfCFA Al mAlit.u. .(1 l . . straight CTMrfrStrttLF.!!! ' :w Rm..;! ;." "j""v.VB,v iing bin h.iH .'M BroSSraln r" Milan Drc Shapes, $1.95 '.nfilfe San T "ll0? New Trimmed Sports Hats, $1.9B & $2.95 . trlmce 'Pa,inmas. Mllans and felts, very smartly ' -J-ua, llinin I LUU1V J)5 vjf ;. T fA ft- 'r-At MsmmfatMMJu.. fT mmiilHMI 1 1 WTIfl m I tTI ftw rrrnwigw, T.- -r wT u- -l-- Mi " .li fr t -f tl at. ,.- . , r . h'l ' -2 I A Vv V 4 Villi O
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