" wj : 1 m- ,4? ." I' ,'! . r ;' P V It. .. i ' I ft t, A ? 5, I. I r? if r. i. i Mr, -Arris denies PENROSE DICKER Appointment of T. Henry v Walnut by U. S. Attorney CiNUMlJSK WELL FITTED .Former Democratic State Chair man Declares for High i Ideals Denial hi had entered Into political bar i tralnlnc with United States Renatnr Penrose in advocating the appointment nf T Henry Walnut as temporary assistant to Tutted States Attorney Kane. 7 as made In a state ment Issued this afternoon byvItnand H. Morris, former Democratic State Commit tee chairman. Mr. Morris's statement Is In reply to accusations made lv Henr l vve.cott The statement foltows "I have read tho letter of Ifcurv t Wcs eott, Ksq , published In this mornlnir's pa pers In which he criticizes my advocacy of the recent appointment of T Henrv Walnut as a temporary assistant to Federal District Atorney Kane "I .wish to deny emphatically that this appointment was nd vara ted by me for the purpose of effecting a political bargain of any sort or description with either Senator Penrose or any other Republican "The consistent opposition nf M Wsln"t to Senator Penrose for many years past would of Itself set the stamp of fnlsitv mi such a suggestion t hac nlwnvs opposed and shall continue to oppose any deals or bargains with any Republican faction. "My advocacy of Mr Walnut nan based upon my opinion of his extreme fitness for the office to whlrh he has Just ben ap pointed by reason of the fart that he has always stood for 'Ideals and decencv In politics, both In th city and State, that he represents a strong Independent nnd non 'partisan element In our cntnmunltj. and because his knowledge of the election laws would, In my Judgment, bo of the utmost Value to the Government In the Administra tion of the Federal District Attorney of fice at this critical time "It may be that the appointment of an Independent to a political ofTler Is a cause of Irritation to certain old-line Demorrats Who may be equally or better qualified to fill this odlce themselves, but If so their disappointment Is only an unavoidable In cident In filling a publte office 1 will re peat again what I said to Mr Wescott orally and that Is to appoint a man hav ing Mr Walnut s qualifications to meet the peculiar needs of our present situation and at the same time' recognize the Independent element In our community is 'good practical polities' In harmony with the generous policy of the President In recent appoint ments as well as the fulfillment of our obligation to the Government and to the public " The accusations of Mr Wescott were made In an open letter The communica tion was sent to Mr Morris, Vance Mc Cormclk leader In Philadelphia, who Is men tloned to succeed the late George W. Guth rie as Ambassador to Japs,n In his letter Mr Wescott clearly Indi cated that ho thought the Walnut appoint ment was the first step In the formation of a combination of Senator Penrose and his friends, on the .one hand, and of Palmer leaders, on the Qther, to make a sweeping fight against the Vare domination under the Smith administration Mr Wescott de nounced such a movement as traitorous to the principles of reorganized Democracy Mr Wescott Is n son of Attorney General Wescott, of New Jersey, who. as a delegate to the 1312 Democratic national conven tion at Baltimore, made the speech which placed Woodrorf Wilson In nomination for the presidency for (he Jlrst time. Mr. Walnut as a Progressive Republican recently was appointed tn the office of as sistant by Francis Fisher Kane. 1'nlted States District Attorney Jlr. Kane, like Mr Morris, .Is a Democratic leader. S.Mr. Morris last night said he had no comment to make on the Wescott letter. His friends pointed out, howtver. that Mr. Walnut"! a Progressive and a political opponent of 8enator Penrose POINTS TO ROOT APPOINTMENT Mr Kane's views were that this was not the tlmo to Inject Job-hunting or partisan or factional politics In tho crave situation confronting the country He pointed to President Wilson's appointment of Ellhu Root as head of the American mission to Russia as 'an example of the way things should be done In slnics like these Mr Weecotfs letler to Mr Morris marks a big step forward the development of the year's municipal campaign PRISONER LINKS COCCHI WITH WHITE SLAVE GANG Declares Ruth Cruger's Slayer Wanted Him to Join Prober Scores Vice Conditions NEW YORK. June 27 The first evidence Unking Alfredo Cocchl, murderer of Ruth Cruger. with an "Inter national white slae ring" came today from a Blackwell's Island prisoner who branded the Italian bicycle shop man a New York agent for such an organization Stephen Smith, an Inmate on the Island since April, told the ppllce Cocchl hired him to haul away the ton of dirt he dug out of his cellar to bury Ruth Cruger's body and that afterward Cocchl had said to him: "Don't you want to go to Mexico In con nectlon with this business Dozens of American girls have been taken down there." "Vice condition's in New York are now the worst In the city's history, despite tho police policy of suppression, and white slave agents are weekly sending many girls out of New York Into lives of shame." R W Hebbard. executive secretary of the committee of twelve, made this charge today while police Investigation of the Ruth Cruger murder case was bringing new rev elations concerning the white slave traffic. Hebbar announced that Governor Whit man's attention will be cajled to vice condi tions here with the request that he Investi gate alleged connection between the police and disorderly resorts. "Our committee," said Hebbard, "has evi dence that one of the most notorious re sorts Is run by an ex-policeman and that a police official Is part owner of another Many girls are being shipped to Central and South rtinu.can countries The official Inquiry Into the police failure to solve the Cruger murder mystery con tinued today. It Is understood that Police Commissioner Wood will follow the recom mendation of Commissioner of Accounts Wallsteln and bring Detective Sergeant John J Lagarenne to trial on charges of gross negligence. In testifying at the official In quiry Lagarenne admitted he had failed to 'follow properly made Important leads In the Cruger investigation. Insanity will be the defense of Alfredo Cocchl. confessed murderer of Ruth Cruger, New York high school girl, dispatches from Bologne, Italy, Indicated today. Cocchl'a attorneys have asked for a sanity examina tion to precede the hearing on Cocchl'ti ex tradition to thla country. They 'declare he has shown since his arrival in Italy that It a mentally Irresponsible Wills Admitted to Probate Will probated toay Include those of John Bennett, Atlantlo City, which. In pri vate bequests, disposes of property valued t t.0: Margaret R. Halg. tltO Reed ,trt, IH.TSOi C U Dobton, 6201 Vine, ew.u'JVi asary w, mwiecw. m jaae oaeam nit, wixrwf Little Things Count in Making City Clean DO NOT nllow any fruit, banana peels or other dangerous litter to lie on the sidewalk in front of your house or place of business. Tho police have orders to seo that such litter is removed immediately. There is n doublo responsibility: on tho part of the householder or tenant to remove it nnd on the part of the policcmnn to seo that it is removed. It Is a violation of the law to allow such litter to remain on the sidewalk. QUARTERMASTER CORPS IN NEED OF TEAMSTERS Enlisting Committee Meets to Plan Drive for Impor tant Branch ENROLLMENT IS LIGHT Drivera and Bakers Also Desired to Fill Out Army Units The enlisting committee. rompoed of prominent Phlladelphlana who are aiding tho quartermasters' reserve corps In oh talnlng recruits, arc holding a meeting In tho Union League this nftcrnoon to make Plans for a big drlvo to begin next week Teamsters, wagon drivers and bakers aro the men who will be particularly sought In this camp'ilgn Captain William Clayton, In charge of tho recruiting station. 21 South Twenty third htrert, and Dr I, D MrEvov. sur geon. I S A . who has charge of re cruiting for the United Slates Medical corps, will speak at the meeting on the scarcity of drlers in this city. Efforts have been made to rcrrult men trained for this branch of tho service since the recruiting station was opened In May, 1) t the rcHtiltn hao been cry disappoint ing, according to C'nptnln Clayton "A big gap In the nrnn for transport drivers must be filled soon" Captain Clay ton said "Tho city has been scoured nnd pleas have been made, but the response has been light Other methods must be em plotd as an Inducement to attract the drivers from other sources " TEAMSTERS ESSENTIAL It was pointed out by recruiting officials today that teamsters are Just as essential for the fighting forces of the tnlted States as are the men on the firing line The Quartermaster Department la the business end of the army it Ib the duty of tills de partment to see that the men are furnished with supplies and rations It Is for thin purpose that the drivers are needed at mo bilization camps when the units are ready for service The committee Includes C A Mussclman, chairman , Charles A Porter, Jr , secretary ; Snmuel II Clement, Jr, Robert F Hooper, Ktedmnn Dent, C H. Hell nnd William N Morlce The Third Pennsylvania Infantry Hand gave a concert In the bandstand In the north plaza of City Hall at noon today, nnd a number of recrultB was obtained Big progress In the recruiting drive of Regular Army Week and National Guard Week was recorded today Men Inspired by the call for 70,000 vol unteers for the army and for 2000 Phila delphia enlistments In the city's National Guard units, flocked to the recruiting sta tions. The National Guard regiments gath ered especially large harvests of recruits and today canvassed the city with renewed energ to exceed yesterday's recruiting fig ures The totals yesterday were' Army, 31 1 National Guard. 85 Pennsylvania now needs less than 1000 men to fill up Its quota of 15,330 for the army. RECRUITING TELEGRAPH UNITS Orders were received today from the War Department to recruit men for tele phone and telegraph battalions of the sig nal corps Men wanted are radio, cable and telegraph operators, Inside and outside linemen, electricians, machinists, photog raphers and other telephone and telegraph employes Tonight's National Guard mass-meetings will be held at Fifty-second and Chestmit streets at 7 30 o'clock and at Fifty-second street and Glrard avenue at S'3n o clock Director McLaughlin, of the Department of Supplies, will bo the principal speaker Posters calling upon men to enlist In their home town regiments have been put up throughout the city on orders of Superin tendent of Police Robinson Night attacks also are being planned by the military serv ice division of the State Public Safety Com mittee. Starting tonight, motortrucks with speakera will tour the city to urge young men to enlist Stops will be made at points where men congregate, and speakers will deliver the message of Uncle Sam Company It, First Pennsylvania Engin eers, hos completed its muster Into the Federal service nnd Is drumming the city In a factory-to-factory campaign for trained men The Ninth United States nnr'"er Reserves also are waiting for men to fill the complement before going to l-'ram The enrollment station at the Colonnade Hotel for applicants for the second officers training camp nt Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind , did a smashing business today Nearly 1300 men have applied for the six months' tryout for a commission Funds are needed for the wireless school fo enlisted men of the naval coast defense reserve, which will open In the Parkway Building July 2. Nearly 1300 of the 1600 necessary for the rental of the school rooms Is lacking according to Lieutenant R Y Cadmus, radio Instructor, who has received more than half of ihe needed amount In public subscriptions. The marines, who took In six men yester day, are recruiting for a nlneteen-plece band to go to Haiti The pay Is $36 to $61 per month The following enlistments were announced today Till It n PENNSYLVANIA INFANTRY Joaiph A Waer. IS. 5S.25 Carllala at. jmii a Sim. :r, :s: s 12th it. Daniel B 8ndr 18, Clifton JWIshti, Fa. P.obrt Haaae, 2. IRIS Torter at Albert Maene, 20. H40O Crothera ave Itlchard J Kally. 19. 2230 Taaker at Sh.tman R Briar ID. 1721 V Ontario at. !ol llurrn. 22 105 Alden at. O.raM II. Maaon. 2.1 flBOa Leada at. Fred Muth 28. 122 Daly at Philip M. Stekea. .10. Chrater, Pa Sherman It Sllar 10. 1T2I V Ontario at Clarence Ilattal, 2.0. flT Duron I at FIRST PENNSYLVANIA INFANTRY Edward n Allan. 32 2M3 8. R3d at Harry Mllllkofikv 20. 29 Dalnbrldta at. John T. Foley. 22, ".103 Spruce at. John Enselkf, 10, 110 N Croaker at UNITED STATES NAVY Lewla Weber llolloway. 17. 327 Vina st . Cam den, N J. Milton Fredrick flerk, 24. Atlantio City, N. J Daniel Francla F.dwarda 8.1. TOM Edmund at. Walter Kutene Tompkins, IS. 702 E. Miller at. Joaepb Francla Brennan, 17, 84ft Westmore land at. Y Edward Raymond Kelly. SO. 8324 Wallace at. Howard Albert Mehultte, 24. 2BB Sterner at. Harry Bclwnck. 23. New Haven, Conn. Pierce Emit, -22, 2750 N 8th at. Harry Weber, 22. 2444 N. Drats at, UNITED STATES ARMY Autuat Haney. 28, 25 S. Sartaln at, Frederick J Roeha. 38, 1038 N. 2d at. Howard D Coyner, 81, WaiMnaton. D. C. Polrlo I Nicola, 20, 1840 N Webater at. Joeab Jarobaon. 18 (1425 Weat Cheater road. Robert II Todd, 20. 1708 Rodin at. Hub E. rlunkett.. 38. 708 S 18th at, Harvey W. 8ervoas, 23, 809 Kltte rat Donal C. Hicks, 21, llryn Athyn, Fa. Vivian Lewla. 21, Ardmore. Pa Stewart J MeKendry. 21, 2587 N Fletcher at, Jamee R. White, 25, 587 Jamestown at. Joseph W Buell. 10, 2038 Uucklue at QUARTERMASTER RESERVE CORrS W a Henderson. 3223 S. SOth at frank Msncar, 2. 80 Wtllue at. EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1917 STERN AND SIGNIFICANT STORY OF SEA GLIMPSED BY VISITOR TO PHILADELPHIA'S MIGHTY DOCKS trAUAht SWCDOntS Sine AT THU TA5tf. ,, - , k T7', f . 'jff.rjBT. sf " ; :i v-Yr.;ftf3 vf-V' Peril and Purpose of Those Who Brave the Broad Atlantic Have Vibrant Appeal TO VISIT the Philadelphia dock's during these stlrrlns days Is to walk into the paces of u book far more thrllllmr than the story of "Ilohlnson Crusoe' or tho "Adven tures of Captain Kldil To be sure, the cner Is not Inviting Orny sky nnd pray water, both so neutral In tint that It Is hard to tell whoro one ends nnd the other beln1". form n. colorless background for Kr.i ships There mut be fifty of them tn port for n dny or a woek. frelRhters. barks and tramp steam ships Some ate mrored to the piers, others ride at nnrbor llk ewtlcs.s RhotB Hut If nu lop the sea nii lll not JuiIkc the book by Its cor You will open It eagerly, skimming the first few pages of crowded plcis, of bales nnd barrels, of Custom House olllclals, of straining, s eat ing, swearing stevedores, until oii come to the first full-pugo Illustration and the be ginning of tho real story A Norwegian bark Is Ivlng close lo the docks Iler orange masts arc spllntertd almost to the decks Leaning on the rail, his eyes on the distant sky line. Is the mate He is tall and slender ns one of his own Norwn pines His hair Is corn-colored nnd his eyes glenm like bits of blue Ice In his brown face At his feet stands Delia from Hremen, a dog of no known breed, supremely un conscious of the fnct that somewhere be tween here and France her countrymen are lurking, waiting to deal death to her master and ms crew me Norwegian nag painted vlltlly on the boat's sides Is no guaranty that she will ever make her port. This does not trouble the mate He has the reckless fatalism of the born sailor He speaks lightly of the storm which oer took them ninety miles from the coast, a storm which snapped the masts like match- CITY FOLK CHIDED BY GARDEN EXPERT Vice President of Nurserymen's Association Urges Cultivation of Back Yard Lloyd Stark, of Loulsiam. Mo , vice presi dent of the American Association of Nur serymen. In an address before the conven tion of the association nt tho Hotel Adelphla this morning, severely berated city people for their failure to mako an effort to grow romethlng during their spare time He said the attitude of the city man Is to "let the farmer grow the food ; I only have a small hackvard " He said that In nearly all smnll towns the backyards are filled with fruit trees, and whcreer tho ards aro large enough vegetables are grown between the trees He said that een before the rise In the price of food stuff the vilue of the fruit and egetables grown In a backward of nbout (10 by GO feet was approxlmttelv $100 That Herbert C Hooer. boss of Ameri can housewives and generalissimo of tho country's food forces, may lst the city this week was one of the Important an nouncements made today when the conven tion opened The nurserymen are holding a three-dav conference, and besides discussing their own problems will endeaor to show the "laity" how to grow fruit trees ' Tho nurserymen are eager to launch an educational campaign that will aid tho coun try to Increase Its fruit crops and Mr Hoover has been arkcrt to help John Watson, president of the organiza tion, and nearly 500 members were on hand at the opening session this morning Watson presided, nnd In his annual ad dress summed up the year's achievements E J Oattell welcomed the delegates to the city In behalf of Mayor Smith, and Powell i:ans, of the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, discussed the business activi ties of the city. SOLDIER DnOWNS IN CREEK Private Peters, of Chambersburg, Pa., i Seized With Cramps and Meets Death MAItYSVILLE. Pa. June 27 Carl Peterb. twenty-four years old, of Chambers burg, a private In Company C. Eighth Regl. ment. N G P. was- drowned In eight feet of water In Sherman's Creek near Dur.cannon Peters was making a short visit with Duncannon relatives. The heat droo Peters and a crowd of friends to the moun tain stream for relief He was seized by an Attack of cramps and drowned His absence was not noticed for more than an hour. His body was recovered Z3F VOUR summer print, cd matter should bear the stamp of dig nity and quality. Good printing, on oaoerR that EXPRESS YOUR IDEALS, in crease results a thousand-fold. Ask your printer or Charles Beck Co. Pipers for All Kinds of Good Printing 609 Chestnut Street rniiBdeiphU rp rAZMmm; i m,., ' t. ka raaa&jsf "lafWBtBT.'" -a k . Txwr t ."Ta m-x P yW SttrioiJ of his C mz" & u mVJl at Tr mou hour '. Tvx STPJiSmtSm , -' ' f J1 FAIL y, SN. &r3aMMBLilLHBai I- Iftrl ! 8 W Nk iwesmmmmm I -m aw vy f iHHK.it&iHP lowing t5?V' WJ I V & ML. sticks and carried them Into the sea "Whether storm or submarine we mii3t play tho game." he savs SUNNY ITALY'S STl'HDY SONS And now the full-p.igp Illustration shows a crew of llttlo brown men Here aie no Vikings, but seamen of the blood of Colum bus They swarm about the decks of an Italian freighter Hko nuts Tho musical clang of tho Iron the stccdores arc load ing In the hold, the fragment of a Sicilian street song, mingle with their endless chat ter They are careless of the fnct that their cargo may neer reach Italy The guns mounted fore nnd aft have no grim significance for them "We Mil take care of the Germans." frays the captain) with n confident smile nnd ho points to the chief gunner, a slip of a boy. who Hushes with pride nt the words and becomes suddenly a man And so chapter after chapter tho story goes on. The wind blows through tho pages the waves snarl and moan, and et you are not satisfied Hoy like you skip and come finally to the chapter headed Pirates, nnd to the last illustration In the book You cannot tell wny but the picture thrlllB ou as no other picture has thrilled you And yet It 13 only the aketch of n merry-eyed boy from Hull He has met tho pirates Out of the night they came upon IRF.A HinT VfiTF. PT.nR! EMERICK CHOSEN MAYOR Thrco Men Tie in First Councilmanic Election Lnnd Company in Control SHA OiriT, .V. .1 . June 2" Tho make-up of the first council to he named In the new borough of Sea Oato is In doubt, following the counting of tho ballots cast at yestei day's elections Three councilmanic candi dates were tlcd Two of them aro neces sary to complete the councilmanic comple ment Charles E Hmcrlck was elected Mavor The elcenth-hour attempt to de feat Charles II. Roberts for assessor by booming George Morris, was lost by n ote of IS to 1.1 nnd Indications are. that the Sea Girt Land Company will control every thing In the ofTlclal body as a result of till election Candidates were selected at a meeting nf citizens -nt the home of J Bumford Simuelo, of Philadelphia, several days ago, but scernl of tho residents didn't take kindly to the apparent effort on tho part of the doelopment company to be In posl tlo control of the town nnd a people's ticket was launched Edward Mack Is the outsider whoso name was oted for nnd he tied for council with tho Ite Henry Clay Mitchell and Francis c Balrd. Haney niakey. William II. Cranmer. Horace A nounds nnd James Llsk wero elected Mayor-elect Emcrlck. Blnkey, Bounds nnd Balrd are all Sea Girt company men nnd Roberts, the candidate for assessor, nnd Leonard .Vewman, the eolleetor, both of whom wero elected are a part of the company's organization. The. election board is holding up an announce ment of election pending the receipt of ac lce concerning the tic There aie thirty two registered oters and twentv-elght of them voted yesterday Jikt$&r TODAY'S SPECIAL-1914 CADILLAC. Own This Car for $650 Don't let the low price keep you away aeAyon7etm?y 1,e1I)rIoud to wn. A quality car at an extremely l,?rDelco V?tart& ir!rtnreance: mechanical condition Ilrs? I.oUiokfito.Sd'far lEhUne 8y8tCm; repainted and doe Come in and see it examine the other extraordinary values AUTOMOBILE SALES CORPORATION 142 North Broad Street JTrtT A tTUf hi Imp and the toipeilo that crasned through her stnrboird ride cut her In two nnd she sank in fixe minutes lie, tho only mrling ofllcer, heli(l the men lower a boat Like a giant shark, they saw the subma rine foi one H'cond In the heavy pea, a sinister black mass; then they were alone Two men llnated by. Thev pulled them In One was dead nnd they threw hhn back to the waves Th" othrr lay unconscious In the bottom of the boat For Oility-sW hours thev inr.nl ,pliev 'av noi even a ball finally, nfter a daj and two nights. In tho distance loomed tho Irish coast and they brought their boat to port nt lat A week later tho hoy from Hull shipped on tho llrltlsh frclghlcr that lies now In tho Philadelphia docks Kor tho black flag with Its skull and crns3 bones holds no terrors for him Simply nnd unconrclously, for It la hn heritage, ho sums up Knglnnd's creed when he tells you why he did this "They am counting on iih over there. Wo must Loop nt II " Willi a sudden him ling of your eyes you close the liool. There will be many se ipiels, but there can lie only one end, and until that end In accomplished nnd not a single black flnq- waes on the high seas, the men who go down to the sea lit ships will "keep at it ' WILL CONSIDER PROPOSED ROOST IN PRICE OF MILK Interstate Producers' Association Meets to Consider Increase of Cent and a Half to Dealers A committee of tho Interstate Milk Pro ducers' Association will meet In tho Bourse Building this afternoon to decide whether or not to boost tho price of milk l'-j cents a quart to denlers The West Chester branch of the associa tion met In West Chester last night and voted in fnvoi of the boost in price, which had preloiuly been favorably considered by the Ii .inches .in Delawaie and Mont gomery (.''.unties The committee, to which the decision has been left, Is composed of Frank Wlllets chairman, nf Ward. Delaware County: Robert Balderston, of Kennelt Squaie' Chester County, and II. II Altsbach. of Montgomery County Thomas Smedley. nf Wllllstown. was elected secretary of the West Chester branch last night tn take thp piaco 0( tj Rnlxrts Comfort, who resigned recently EDGE DEMANDS INQUIRY v INTO DEATH OF CONVICT Says Blackjacking of Prisoners State Prison Must Cease in at Once TREXTON-. Juno 17 Declaring that the practice of blackjacking convicts at the Sow Jersey Stato Prison, if It continues to exist murt cease at once, nnd for all time, Gov ernor Edge tpd.iy wrote to William B Dickson, chairman of the Prison Inquiry Commission, calling attention lo the public charges of tho Citizens' Union that Frank Casale, a convict, was so badly beaten with blackjacks by tho prison keepers that ho died The Governor nsks for an Immediate Investigation. Bnventiory Sale AREA IN GERMANTOWN , DRY AS MAIN BREAKS Six-Block Strip Between Wayne and Wissahickon Avenues Suffers Many Oermantown homes were water less todav because of a midnight geyser that leaped from a thirty-Inch water ma n at Chelten avenue nnd tho Pennsylvania Railroad tracks. The nrea between Way no nnd Wissa hickon avenues and three blocks north nnd three blocks south of Chelten avenue was -....! .t,An n ininf was snrung In tho main, which carries water from the Box borough filter plant The powerful Jet plowed up tho sides of the excavation where the pipe elbows its way under the railroad tracks Part of the concrete retaining wall was damaged before tho water was turned omclnls of the Bureau of Water said It would bo possible to turn on tho water later- today Intensive repairs will he necessary In the excavation, which Is part of the city program of eliminating grnde crossings The tracks nt this point have been lowered to a level twenty-five feet be low the street level nnd the big pipe recently was diverted by means of elbow Joints to pass beneath the trncks It Is believed that heavy earth pressure on the pipe In its new position caused one of the Joints to slip The work Is being done tinder n $;n onn contract held by Itlchard P. Bennls, a contractor, the cost being borno Jointly bv the city and the railroad company About one-fourth of the contrnct expense has been paid on account . POTATO PRICES SLUMP; COMMISSION MEN LOSE Flooded Market Cuts Figure From $10.25 to $G.50 Pennsy Declares Embargo The gradual rlso In tho price of potatoes, which reached Its height last Friday In a season characterized by the highest prices In years, has been broken. The same llastern Shore Virginia potatoes for which Jobbers paid $10 2S a barrel on Fllday, arc now bringing V B0 a drop of nearly Jl a dn. So great have been the shipments to this city that tho Pennsylvania Railroad today placed an embargo on potato consignments from North Carolina and the eastern shoro nf Virginia and Maryland More than 20(i carloads have been received so far this week so many, In fnct, that fifty-live cars could not be unloaded esterdny. and twentv-elght wero still on the track this morning Tho embargo may force the prices up again. If It continues Ion genough. Today housewives are paying twenty cents a quarter peck for their potatoes, flvo cents less tha nycstcrday nnd fifteen cents less than two weeks ago Retail prices, which trail the wholesale quotations, ma.v go still lovve rdurlng the next few daa Tho present retnll pi Ices show a profit of about $t a bushel for the rctniler Hundreds of dollars have been lost by wholesalo commission merchants irftho last few days by the sudden crop Losses of from $1 to J 3 a bushel have been suffered In many Instances According to Peter S Scott, of P S Scott Company, of 150 Dock street, a heavy buyer o potatoes, farmers In Virginia have been ordered to stop digging until prices go up again. He ro reived this Information from n representa tive nf the Eastern Shore of Virginia Pro duce I'xchango, a company which controls many of the potato shipments to metropoli tan markets. Today a few barrels of Jersey potatoes wore received In the local markets. This was the first sign of nearby tubers on Dock stroct Jerseys will Increaso steadily until they nnd other northern potatoes will have supplanted the southern supply The rise In the prlco of potatoes In tho last year has been startling A year ago at this tlmo they sold nt eighty cents a bushel From that time they havo ad vanced by leaps and bounds until recently the price exceeded $5 a bushel A year ago at this time potatoes were selling at eighty cents a bushel. From that point thev advanced by leaps and bounds until, last April potatoes wero bringing $5 a bushel, the highest mark reached mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm . H , , ... ..........,. . -s- High Blood Pressure can bo reduced and tho cause removed by eliminatine tho poisons from your system if you DRINK DAILY 8 TO 12 GLASSES OF Mountain Valley Water Sample it FREE 718 Chestnut St. Phone Walnut 3407 Pure, tasteless o delightful table water. IllBM inffliKsr CMm CJ mmmmmmlt Summer Comfort is largely a matter of dress have you ever indulged in the inexpensive luxury afforded by Tropical - Weight Clothes? Any one who has tested the comfort of a real summer fabric in torrid July days will indorse these delightful light-weight garments, which cost so little and give so much in genuine comfort and satisfaction. The best sellers among the Tropical weaves are Palm Beach cloths in solid colors Tans, Browns and Grays, at $8.50 and $9.00. Breezweve, in plain colors and an exhaustive assortment of fancy patterns. Especially effective are some with red and green "nubs," forming a decorative feature. $10 and $12. Mohairs. Solid colors and subdued stripe's, $12 and $15. Tropical Silk Suits, tan shades, $15 and upward. Gabardine Coyert Cloths, tan shades, $30.00. j White Flannel Trousers, $5.50, $7.50. Imported Cricket Flannel Trousers, $12.00. Striped Flannel Trousers, $5.00 and upward. Duck Trousers, $2.00, $3.00. Jacob Reed's Sons 1424-1426 CHESTNUT STREET RED CROSS FUND MOUNTS IN VOLUME 1 Flood of Last-Minute Subscrip tions Makes Tabulation of Total Difficult MAY BE $400,000 OVER- Accountants Busy With Figures pre. diet Handsome Margin Beyond $3,000,000 Such n volume of last minute subset tlons poured Into Phllndclphla'a Red Cri fund that It will' bo Impossible to arrl.7 at any definlto total until Friday aecoM Ing to a statement made nt noow bv es palgn ofIclnls. y cam Although the $3,000,000 allotment h,. been exceeded, It Is Impossible to learn whether the fund has been oversubsrrihli by $100,000 or $400,000. ""'crlbtd Accountants nro busy with tho figures s today expressed confidence that a comnlet. tabulation will reveal n handsome marc over tho city's nllotment of $3 noo onn That It is n dllllcillt task to check ur, ,. turns was shown today when a bag of coin, and bills arrived nt campaign headquarter, from Molet Mersereati, n moving.plct,, actress who Is nppenrlng In Bluebird f.. tures. Miss Mcrrercntt wanted to do h.l "bit." so attended tho recent convention Tf movie managers nnd in the role of a cvmj foitune teller rend palms for the rtlS cross she collected a handsome sum of moneV which was placed In a sealed nack.t and forwarded to the nccountants Scores of contributions were receive thin morning by Drexcl & Co, treasurer. the fund. "s or In tho flnaj report submitted by the team captains, the total subscriptions gathered hi each team nro shown. They are as follow!' ,:"IV.I."1!V,, f 168,000 00 W It Nicholson tii:ti?B T i: Trigg 92 MS Si ,1 F Fahnestock , "2.0S4IJ 64.052.21 H2.8IO0 me r? . W A Law If I. Clark J. B Townscnd . . r e ai.l,.. :""" ... o ""- ilB.OBJOO A. L Burke (12.000 00 T S dates 234.027.1$ Paul Thompson 129,110 51 The following last-minute donations hav bem received- Cash nnd pledges by Mr. Stotesburr $3fi,000. " Cash and pledges received by E D L Roich from Bucks, Delnware. Montgomery and Chester Counties. ,$37,000 Collected by house-to-housa canvass In Philadelphia. $10,000. John Bromley &. Sons, $6000 John & James Dobson, $000 Team total"), $50,000. City employes, $597. Total. $142,597. Unrecorded pledges and contributions will be largely In excess of this sum. making th total contribution for tho Philadelphia dis trict at least $3,400,000. Philadelphia was notified yesterday by the Washington headquarters that Just ai soon ns tho complete returns from every section of tho country nro tabulated the re sult will be cabled to General Pershing and our allies abroad As a large part of the Philadelphia con tilhutlon Is In pledges payable In fouV In. Mallments, the problem of collection must v now ne raced. Mr. Stotesbury said that he had not yet been notified whether the Red Cross headquarters In Washington or tha local commltteo would assume the task. The drive of Camden for $150,000 for tha Red Cross fund has exceeded the goal by nearly $25,000. nnd with one or two teams to hear from the contributions have reached $173,143.42 In tho last day's campaign the teams collected $27,130. Gloucester City Ii the honor team of tho county, with a tots! for the week of $21,533 33 James Scott's team Is second, with $21.202 06. The high team for the day was the Rotarj, under E. Kissler Webster, which handed It $7700 CO. This Included $1060 from the CnsL'e Kid A. A . composed of employes of the Castle Kid t Company. On disbanding ast Monday night It voted to turn over Ita whole treasury to tho Red Cross fund Fighting Dogs Bite Peacemaker Attempting to separate two flghtlnr don, Harry Almond, of '5738 Ludlow street, was turned on and bitten by both He received sveral gashes In his legs and was treated at the West Philadelphia Homeopathic Hos pital. ry wuiiF e ffilfflM&j i va.jmm mm. jv rt aiuamerk v. tw si. 41in t. ' "iiSar?. rg3snrrirfts'srmt ; " .:,? Iv-J . I " i
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