4 wHr v TtV I .''.' '. . 1 ' JSVBNING LteDGEK-PHILADELPHIA, THUKSDAY, JULY S, 1917 Aspect spy clue IN MAN'S SUICIDE w .-. Alleged German Agent Cuts Wrist and Leaps From Window EANOTHER man sought j NKW YOIIK. July B , '"After cutting deep gashes In hlii wrist With & rasor blade, Richard Adam Tlmmer- Scheldt, called both nn agent of the old Russian Government and representative of rleh German Intercitu In the Orient, plunged ,to death from the window of his apartment in Fifty-ninth street today. ! There Is considerable doubt n to the ., rnan'a occupation, and In view of the eg- plonage problem the authorities nre taking unusual Interest In the aulclde. The facta - of the case will he presented to the Federal i agents at once. Tlmmerscheldt became an American cltl. .ten In 1914 He wag always apparently -.plentifully supplied with money and his apartment wag richly furnished The man ' left no note and no reason Is known for his , aulclde. Th net of (he secret service was being , drawn closer around another "man of mys tery." an alleged Ocrman spy, today by 't officers of the Government In their hunt for "the rershlni; xnr-dltlnn "leak" Vt jof thai n guem ..f h l.lfr Fifth aenue hotel had been closely allied to i .-CJerm'n Interests here and that he hail ices to the water front led Investigate i hotel, where for some time he had be a familiar figure However, as soon as the Investigators ar rived at the hotel they found the "man of tnystery" had disappeared. Later It was learned that he had lived near London at the Outbreak of the war. but had dlsap peared when search of Ma premises dis closed a powerful wireless plant. , The man sought by secret service agents oome to this country on a passport given to him by a German-American friend who was then visiting In Loudon and was since engaged In a business which would keep him closely In touch with shipping In and out of this port. lien were employed by the nlleged agent Who had free access to all piers and these privileges were In force when the Pershing expedition set sail from American shores, tecret service officials learned. The "man of mystery" Is described as being fifty years old and wealthy. WIVES OF CABINET MEMBERS IN FOOD-SAVING ARMY $12,000,000 LENT BY U.S. TO FARMERS OF NATION s Average of $2500 Each Borrowed by 4440 Agriculturists, Loan Board's Report Shov3 &rx5 WASHINGTON-, July 5 Four thousand four hundred and forty American farmers have borrowed an ave rage of $2500 through the new rural (reditu system, or a total of nearly $12,000,000, the Federal Farm Loan Doard announced to day. These husbandmen constitute a strong contingent In the army of food producers on which President Wilson places so much reliance. Although the farm loan act became a law less than a year ago, 230 national farm loan associations have been chartered and are doing business. The twelve Federal land banks have applications for approximately $100,000,000 In loans which they now are unable to fill The board has Just offered an Issue of 130,000.000 In farm loan bonds paying 4 4 per cen, interest, and by the end of the year expects to increase this to $100,000,000 Issuance of these securities was withheld to give the Liberty Loan the right of way in the Investment market. Texas now leads In the amount of loans, with a total of 1 1.218.4 T.I Other States which have taken large amounts are Okla homa, '$1143.375, California. $956,725; Kansas, $780.000 , Colorado, $763,700, and Washington, $720,135 ENGINEERS START WORK UPON MARYLAND CAMP Huge Task Ahead of 110 Penn- sylvanians in Anne Arundel County ANNAPOLIS Md , Jujy 5. One hundred and ten men of the Penn sylvania Engineering Corps, under Captain Bradford and Lieutenants Alcott nnd nut ter, today began their task of making ready for occupancy by troops the 1200 ucrea of farm land at Adm arl, Anne Arundel County, Md Whl.u no definite plan of work haa rt been mapped out. Captain Uradford today eet his men to work "arlng land near the engineers' camp, wipln-; out breeding places for mosquitoes and getting the lay of the land beforo the real work begins I'ntll the engineer buckle down to their real task, the will be kept etcrnall at drill In this they will have company, fur Company L. Fifth .Maryland Heglment. es. terdav pi'ched its tents right opposite the engineers' camp and the Mary'anders too. will bo put through ttulr paceg until they reach military perfection. The cantonment site promises to be a healthy one for the thousands of conscripts which will be sent there, but an Immense amount of work will bo required before tho camp Is ready for them. The roads aro bad, and the engineers will have opportunity tq ahow their prowess on them The land la covered with underbrush and this must be cleared Taken altogether, the I'ennsyt vsnlans have a real task before them. W 1' Ford Cur r h larv rice $30 J& m At All DtaUrt They pay for themselves, as there It but one nut to remove. It is so easy to change wheels that you use every tire to its last mile. H. C. ROBERTS Electric Supply Co. Auiemobilir and Eltctrlc SupplUi 90S Arch St, Mijkcldprm flinertsnm photos President Wilson's official family has enlisted in Herbert Hoover's conservation campaign. AmonR those who have followed Mrs. Wilson's lead nnd signed conservation cards arc, left to right, Mrs. William G. McAdoo, Mrs. David F. Houston, Mrs. Robert Lansinjj and Mrs. Thomas W. Gregory, whose husbands arc, respectively, Sectctnry of the Treasury, Secretary of Agriculture, Secretary of State and Attorney General. To Register City's Women on Monday Continued from Pare One were suggested as the best means of reach ing women slackers The Idea wa Imme diately adopted and the committees, it wag announced, would be formed within the next two days In Impressing the women with the im portance of Immediate nnd i-erlous, taking up of the food problem Potter Smith pointed to the long bread linen In turoi e. where men nnd women nre obliged to Hund for hours with food cards "In America." Doctor Smith said, "just now Mr Hoover's army Is one of volunteers In economy In Kurope women and chil dren are tolling in the fields to mike their dally bread, nnd even the daughters of the British arlstoirarv nre cleaning out ptablcs In their effort to do- their part " The meeting, which was called liv Mr- J. Willis Martin chairman of the women', division of the Committee on Nntionaf t'i frnse of Pennsylvania, wag nddressed by Mrs. Martin Senator K L Tustln. a member of the food committee of the State Committee on Public Safety, appealed to the women to help makn Pennsylvania beat every State In the I'nlcin In Its registration and to lead ever) elt In the nation barring none Appointments at City Hall City appointments today Include Fred erick Nelthamer. 2122 Kant Arizona street, assistant Inspector, Uureati of Holler In spection, $1300; William S Muller, 5223 Marlon street, clerk. Bureau of Highways. $900; John Gwllllam. 5114 North Twelfth street, assistant engineer. Department of Wharves Docks and Ferries. $2nnn Rudolph L Lauer. 515 Klklns avenue, elec trical Inspector, B.ireau of Health $1100; John Ponnham. 1602 Ituscomb street, as sistant engineer. Department of Wharves. Docks Jind Ferries. IS400, Marlon V. Hart man. -0 Wet Apslev street, eltv nure. Bureau of Health. $7', a month. Jumes W Rowland. 8127 Klberon nvtnue. assistant engineer, Department of Wharves Docks and Ferries, J2400: William .Vagal. 1623 Mulberry rtreet. engineer. Bureau of Health, $1000, and Hans Wenlger. Jr, 1615 North Thirty-third street, apprentice, Bureau of Surveys, $36 Lebanon Dhision Train Demited LEBANON. Pa . July S Spreading rails caused the derailment of a northbound passanger train on the Lebanon Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad at North Corn wall station, four miles south of here. Al though the engine and three passengei cars left the tracks and the latter were some what damaged, none of the passengers or train crew was more than slightly Injured Now It's Ice Cream That's Going Up Ice cream has Joined Its brothers and sisters In tho food family and has gone up In price Manufacturers announced an In crease of three cents per quart and retail ers have tacked on an extra two cents, nnd In many Instances seven cents. The aver age retail price under tho new schedule Is forty to forty-flve cents a quart for loose, nnd forty-five to fifty cents for Ice cream In bricks FILE PRIMERS FOR HOUSEWIVES ON CANNING AND DRYING FOODS WASHINGTON, .luly C. OFFER of co-operation with the women of Philadelphia in their food con servation campaign was made today by the National Emergency Food Garden Commission, which wired Mrs. J. Willis Martin, 130 Bethlehem pike, Chestnut'Hill, as follows: "In your food conservation campaign we will be very glad to co-operate with you by sending your co-workers our canning and drying manuals. Sec the Evknino I-EliGKlt for coupon, which explains how to get this expert data free. We congratulate women of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania on work they are doing. Do not hesitate to call upon us in connection with your canning club organization." The commission, with the co-operation of the Evening Leogrr, will send free for a two-cent stamp to pay postage its canning and drying manuals to nny who will write. Tho coupon to be tilled out will be found below. The commission, of which Charles Lathrop Pack, of Lakcwood, N. J ptesident of the American Forestry Association, is the head, and Pcrcival Ridsdale, secretary, is conducting a nation-wide campaign for food conserva tion. This campaign augments the enmpaign tho commission carried on for a million food gardens. NATIONAL EMERGENCY FOOD GARDEN COMMISSION. Readers by sending this coupon and two-cent stamp for postngo to the National Emergency Food Garden Commission, 210 Maryland Building, Wash Ington, I). C, will receive FREE OF ANY CHARGE a primer on canning and drying vegetables and fruits. Indicate which is desired. Fill out the space below and mail, as this is a part of the personal serv ice this paper aims to give its readers. Name Stieet City E. L. State Canning Dryinp TRAP NEGRO LEADERS IN EAST ST. LOUIS RIOTS Police Surround Section in Dis trict Where They Were Seen. Mob Fires More Houses HAST ST. LOUIS. III. July 5 Armed with gasoline cans and torches, a mob swooped down on the "Blaik Belt" again today, setting fire to two negroes' homes One hoii'e was burned to the ground There were no fatalities, as occupants had deserted the houses Tuesday and lied to St Louis Militiamen helped llremen check the spread of tho names Sporadic fires and disorders are expected today de plto the presence of 2i00 militiamen. "Kinl: Hollow.' a thickly populated dis trict. In which the first of the rarles of race riots broke out, wns surrounded ty rnldlers and police todav Thev dei lured thev believed at li ,iht two nf the negro ring leaders of the mob which killed Sergeant Koppedge nnd Detective Frank Wodley were trapped When these two men were seen slipping Into the densely populated district, nn alarm was sent to Chief of Police Hanson Pavne With Mnjor William C Lausen, Payne rushed detectives and Foldlers to the district In automobiles. It was the first time since rioting broke, out that white men had dared to Imade this district, and they approached cautiously with revolvers held In readiness foe an nttack Homes in the outskirts were searched and the njan hunters worked their way cautious ly toward a central point It was reported tho two negroes had boasted they would never be taken alive Cieneral Dickson held additional troops In readiness and was prepared to rush the men to St. Louis or Chicago If they were cap tured, fearing that It would be Impossible to hold them here Asks Charter for Girls' Club An application has been filed for a char ter In Court of Common Pleas No 1 on behatf of the Working (llrls Catholic Club. The court referred tho application to Michael Francis Doyle as master to hear testimony and report to the court. 71 Sold by All Good Clothiers PALM BEACH SUITS Solace for the Hot Days ' JIIERE was a time when it took courage to wear a PALM dcvvii o ii. xvuuy jiuujuu wouuur now mey Jiaa uie courage to resist it. J There was a time when the Bwimming pool or the tinkling ice-filled glass was tho only solace for the hot days. J Now men turn to PALM BEACH Clothes, as the easy, comfortahle, shapely solution. J Of course, there is still the "plain tan" that washes more wonderfully than linen hut also there is PALM BEACH in grays and browns and blues and blacks patterns that resemble your worsteds in everything but weight and warmth. DO DE SURE YOU GET THE GENUINE THE LADEL IS YOUR SAFEGUARD TlIEByMBMCHMILlSC0MII.TV0RSTEDCO. SELLING AGT:AH0HAUTDEPT.229 4TVB.WX Lodkfor ggj thuLabel rut THC.GENUINE CLOTH MFD BY OOOOAU. WOaSTEO CO. MANY BILLS APPROVED BY GOVERNOR TODAY One Permits Director of Supplies to Spend $1000 Without Advertising PENSION FUND REGULATED Corporations May Invest Surplus Funds in War Bonds, AccordlnR to New Law HAHIUSBUHCi. Julx 5 i"iocrnor Urumbnugh today signed the .Senate bill permitting the Director of Sup plies of the city of Philadelphia to buy sup plies for the nfftclnl use of the city to the value of JKIOO without the necessity of pub licly advertising for hlds and also ap proved the bill regulating the participa tion In municipal pension funds nf persons returning to the service of the city after n period of absence from the pa rolls fuller Senate bills g'gned were as follows I'roWillnir that ommiioni'rs "f rrk mo b eeircted from muntwn In cvhleh it It pru pour t to Isy out parks P.rmlttln countl" to e-tstllh hoT.es .md deri-ntion plucks for tmenltf otfend.rs. 'rmltllnc i orr-w itlnn" 10 authorise the pnj ment f vHUrl'M to mil"' who cnt'r the milltnrj iMrvic-s of the Uofrnment during tot ihtI'mI tif the war ll-viulrln.it counties to riv etnensi s of rl fienn committed to ire State Milage (or fc-lile-mlnded and permitting tranfers to that insti tution from others Conveying the brie Niagara to the city of Krle t'orporatlons will be permitted to Invest their nurplu-t funds In war bonds, tic cordliiR to a House bill aljrned by Uovcrunr IlrumbaUKh today The bill waa presented b IteprerentJtlNe Swartz. of Dauphin, nnd Is drawn nloiiR llnef similar to that per mitting banks and trust companies to so Invent Furpluse." These other House hills also were alpned I'ernllitlnR the c ii of Philadelphia to make regulation for otierMtion of rag and Junk hom Amnlng building and loan association laws to provide for clearer definition as to rights of married stockholders, bonus tnx and reclstr forbidding ofVers cf bull ling nnd loan asso ciations from iilso holding the office, of con vesanrer for such associations Ilc-qulrlng counties uroro , rime is committed to pa for criminal Insane In Htate hospltais Placing meat of hers s mul a and o:oats un der the etatutes rgulntlng snks and Inspection of meat h the l.l. Stock Sanitary Hoard. Providing fees for tiling of atpllcctlon for arlnus certiorates beforf th, 1'ujilu ;-irii' Commission Permitting ritirs to r fund money paid f r Improvements whn the cuurts ilei ide that thn. cas no llablllt AMATEUR AUTOIST DRIVES "LIKE CRAZY JUNE BUG" Traffic Cop Hales Him Before Mignolla Squire, Who Levies Double Fine A perfectly good auto even In the hands of a skilled chauffeur costs i mone. but n the hands of nn amateur bowls up a big expen-e according to David Goldovsky. of 112 Mercy street. On Tuesday he bought an auto. It was new nnd Ooldovsky planned n "safe and ?ane ride throUBh Jerscv ' Yesterday noon he crossed the. ferry, Tht was easy but.n, the f'nmden etdo ho attracted the attention of traffic policemen by his special brand of driving. "He waa drlvrnc uio car Ilk. cinzv .Tune bus." nald Policeman "Bin Headtey After Hcadley cornered Uoldovsky an! started him for the office of Squire Jackson In .Magnolia, tho machine bumped a tti. Kraph pole, narrowly averted several farm wnKons and finally came to Brief when It collided with o low-priced car bearing th, same name Squire Jackson Imposed a fine of (26 unon Ooldoisky for "running wild," nn additional fine of $10 for "spcedlnp," nnd $15 costs COOL COMFORTABLE -NATTY SUITS uAw ff ' f i IL YOUNG MEN MADE OF &4&me HiHvrtTinnjfftL Feather Weight durable SIGHTLY THE GENUINE BEAR THIS LABEL ryf . s?&i jM&tofo?2 For Sale by Leading Clothier Prkslh Mehdn ait Imperial xa ? el NX?y4:E3v3iM'' V25: . M I If. ' v ?&C?J,I m Specials-Just Out! THE big patriotic hits of the clay; splendid new renditions of the an- VP"JKi . , llll-'"soiouriation;thcsonesand . dances that everyone wants now arc sure "to be ', found on Columbia Rpmrrlc on,, 7 t Hcrc arc the Iatcst nnd they are so timclv and so good that you arc sure to want them. "The Man Behind the Hammer" Song , Columbia Record A 227 1, 7 ;c beta. .. && Kw-.r. &za&.t UE "The Man Behind the Hammer" Dance A lively tunc, a catchv Columbia RecnrJ A cm-, Ci melody here's a one-sten tW ,.!, . r ,,,v uiigiii IU UC the most nnnl,;" J V ,'"c'oa-ncres a one-step that o . .. . I..-!--.-. ,.mi ui me eveninrr. nnrn .... t... ?l i.i another one-Lp, STjLMs " "Hy" "The Star Spangled Banner America" wiumvia record 15977, $-50 , ,,., i.taiu 11 Dciorei t You enn'r hent- tVm .j -.t . mark! Hear thee and the other fine n,f . ?USic-n0?". trade' out by the Columbia tom? S? Pt once for all! y' prove u t0 yourself now, dcaK Fgr '"' a "" t if you ask your Afaff V7..u 1. W Ci "nm "'""I n "fc th th of every month jQlumbia m WMUNU1.AS WDOUBLEHISC cprds i 1 1 1 1 '
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