Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, July 19, 1917, Night Extra, Page 2, Image 2

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Artillery Camp at
TOMPKINS ADMITS
HUMPHRIES KILLING
Philadelphian Confesses
Slaying Family Near Car
1 roltown Last Sunday
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TELLS ALL TO ATTORNEY
Authorities Decline to Divulge
'Reasons Given by Prisoner
for Triple Murder
JOHNSTOWN. Pa., July 19.
Otorte Tompkins, of Philadelphia, today
contested to the murder of Mr. and Mrs.
Edmund Humphries and their Son, Edmund,
Jr., near Carroltown, last Sunday. Tomp
kln: made a' clean breast of tho killing In
the presence of his a,ttor.ncy and of county
Officials In the jail at Ebensburir.
The confefslon of Tompkins, who was
Humphries' business partner, came after
He had Insisted for four days thnt he was
Innocent Authorities, after continued In
vestigation, found that Mrs. Humphries held
ft note against Tompkins for 1000 They
then believed Tompkins killed Humphries as
the result of a business quarrel and mur
dered the wife and son to eliminate all wit
nesses to the crime.
From the moment of his arrest Tomp
kins told a story of highwaymen having
held up the automobile In which h was
rldipr with the Humphries, and killing
them. A. .witness was found who saw a man
resembling- Tomuklns comlns- from hr fle.rt
here Humphrles's body was found A
wisi of hair, resembling Tompkins . was
found clutched In Humphries" hand and
there were Indications of a fierce struggle
Tpmpklns Is said to have told how he
obtained the revolver and gae his o-asins
for 'the triple killing, but the motive was
not .divulged by the authorities.
Attorney Evans this afternoon was asked
for a statement concerning the confession
of Tompkins.
"I must decline to discuss the details of
the, "confession." said Evans. "Tompkins Is
my client and I have no desire to embarrass
hit d&lhse by talking for publication at
thlst time."
Jalt Warden Kane, who also heard the
confession, was equally reticent
" cannot talk at this time," he said
"Wt may have a statement to give out after
the Jieifesslon In detail has been laid before
District' 'Attorney Welmer "
SLAIN FAMILY'S FUNERAL
''IS HELP HERE TODAY
The funeral of Mr. and Mrs Edmund I
Humphries and their son. Edmund I. Hum
phries, ' Jr., who were murdered near
Ebensburg Sunday, when they were on
thelt Jgay to Philadelphia In an automo
bile "was held'lh the Sons of Veteranv
Building hall, fH$ North Eleventh street, at
2:31 -this afternoon, the Rev William S
Cope officiating. Burial Is made In N'orth
woc&fcjnieter:S,.'C3trna.ntovn. i-frs. George Humphries, mother of the
murdered man, was so 111 as a result of the
tragedy that she was unable to attend
the funeral. Mrs Anna Hubbell, mother-in-law
of George C Tompkins, Humphries'
eoa) mining partner and alleged slayer of
the Humphries family. Is also HI and In the
care of a physician
4000 KENSINGTONIANS
OFF FOR ATLANTIC CITY
Board of Trade Excursion Biggest of
Season to Popular Shore
Resort
Mere than 4000 parsons left Kensington
today for Atlantic City on the annual ex
cursion of the Kensington Board of Trade.
The first train was sent out soon after
6 o'clock and other sections followed at
rapid Intervals until all had gone The
trains started from the Front and Norrls
streets station of the Pennsylvania Rail
road. As uiual. the excursion Is the biggest of
the season to the seashore resort. While
tt was feared for some time that the war
would make It Impossible for the railroad
to provide trains, It was .found some time
ago that the cars could be spared, and the
committee In charge of the event went
ahead with arrangements and put tickets
en tale through the district.
The general committee comprises Harry
Eehoenthal, chairman; S W. Smith, vice
chairman; Robert McNeil, treasurer; Wll
Jlam T. Weir. Jr.. secretary; A. C Keeley,
3 B Blrcher, A L. Fellman, Gustave I.lp
eehuetz. John B Reynolds. S V. Smith,
A. M. "Waldron. Harry Derbyshire, A. A.
Frankel, William Hlndman, Christopher
Fluehr, James F Smyth, Le Roy D. Gar
rettand R. T. Ferguson.
Each section of the excursion was In
.charge of a committee of the Board of
Trade" to assure that the excursionists -would
be properly taken care of and to distribute
general Information about the time of ar
rival, the program of events in Atlantic
City and the time of departure. The trains
vrllli return to Front and Norrls streets
about 9 o'clock tonight
STATE SEEKS RECOVERY
; OF LONG LOST RECORDS
j
Will Attempt to Gain Possession of
' Suitcases Supposed to Hrd
, Missing Tax Data
HARRISBURG. Pa.. July 19 An order
of the court requiring tho replacing of
records mutilated or stolen from the Auditor
Central's department during the term of
Auditor General Powell, will be asked with
in a few days,-It was said, at the Capitol
today. A number of suit cases held at the
Pennsylvania Railroad depot In Harrlsburg
are said to contain tho missing corporation
tax data and possession of these In the name
of the .Commonwealth will be asked. It Is
understood that the matter will be taken up
with Attorney General, Brown Immediately
upon hit return from a visit fa Wa tarvJn
Maryland. . .
Auditor General Snyder let It be known
today that the Governor's reduction of the
Item for the, restoration of mutilated records
In his; department will not Interfere with his
plant to make' the money go as far as
pottlble -with this Important work,
T. VINCENT DE PAUL'S
FEAST DAY OCCURS TODAY
Witt TO.- PhI-VhIaJ XTnwi- C..hJa 4-
tVTii xo wicwowu iivAb ouiiuay uu
ills jxame vnurcn--iteitc to
Be Present
This tt the featt day of St Vincent de
Paul founder of the Priests of the Congre
gation of the Mission and the Sisters of
Charity In the seventeenth century,
The featt will be celebrated, however.
rt Sunday, -when solemn high mass will
sang In the Chfarch of St Vincent de
JtowL, Price and Lena, streets, Germantown.
JTa.ther'O'Byme will Officiate, and special
trmon "will be preached by Father McIIale,
C M. A relief of St Vincent will be
aritated. for veneration. St Vincent de
Faul.lt the patron of Cathollo charities.
Xt, 3 fl.clqcjc Sunday afternoon the con
fer. nc or .particular council, as it it caned.
r St- Vincent oe t'aui win meet in jsi. vin-
ufs KalL Germantown. President Edward
.Km will jNratiae. jia reports of the
r's curltUa will k read.
Noble Gives War
SECOND AJRTHLERY
GOOD TRENCHERMEN
Nothing Dyspeptic About the
Battery Encamped Near
Jenkintown
ADMIRABLE IN CONDUCT
High Compliment Paid by the United
States Mustering
Officer
Beef, potatoes, onions and salt,
Cooked n a mulligan stew
Stuff s with this- and we'll never sou hall,
Uncle Ham, fighting for jou.
Roast beef on Sunday, with spuds on the
side;
Carrots, tomatoci and pic
SlumguUlon or pudding to stretch out our
hide.
Oh, Samuel, we'll fight till we die.
The Second Pennsylvania Field Artillery
regiment stomach Is neither pot-bellied nor
dyspeptic: It Is Just normal, although the
Hit of supplies consumed In four days at
the Jenkintown camp might make one think
the reclment was a cormnndlzer. The sup
ply company handles potatoes by the ten
thousand-pound lots and beef by the truck
load
In the four full days the camp has been
In exlftcnce the regiment has gobbled UP
iilfio lonves of bread, two and one-half toni
of fresh beef, more than fifty barrels of po
tatoes. I"" cases of canned tomatoes, 700
pounds of onions and four tons of Ice Six
teen hundred pounds of sugar and "50
pounds of coffee have also been Issued to
the battery cooks, but some of this Is still
In their cupboards, or whatever army cooks
keep their eatables In
Beside these staple articles the men alio
hao had eggs nnd bacon. Hour, drltd fruit
and the "maklns" for puddings, cakes and
pics at Sunday dinners The horses of the
regiment have munched feed at the rate of
fourteen pounds of hay and twelve pounds
of oats per head per day. Much tobacco
has also been chewed, but not paid for by
the Government.
FORTY TENTS A DAY RATION
The ration allowance Is forty cents a day
for each man. Each battery company mess
sergeant makes requisition for the supplies
estimated as necessary If the company Is
found at the end of a month to have over
drawn tho allowance, tne extra Is charged
to each man pro rata.
The supply company lo stationed In the
big barn on the "Baeder Farm" near the
camp field Thirty-five men, under Captain
Jacob H Gelssel and Lieutenant Joseph
Moorhead compose the company. They
sleep near the potato barrels.
DISCIPLINE AND MORALS GOOD
The Pccond -Artillery men are behaving
excellently The chief of police of Jenkin
town. William B. Thomas, says they are a
ery orderly lot of men when they come to
town He Is keeping a strict watch on the
town morality and says he will not tolerate
any evil women. Two of these persons who,
he said, came from Philadelphia a few days
ago left Jenkintown very quietly when a
suggestion to mote was made to them.
The men are allowed liberty tn squads of
twenty-fivo each to take advantage of the
hospitality of the Ablngton Y. M. C A.,
which has opened Its swimming pool to the
regiment The officers have been Invited
to swim in the pool of the Beechwood Inn,
Jenkintown.
The camp Is a real camp now. Yesterday
a fifty-foot pole was cut from the woods
nearby and planted In front of the colonel's
tent with the regimental flag. Band con
certs will be given by the band every Sun
day, Monday. Wednesday and Friday eve
ning from 7 to 8:30 o'clock The band of
twenty-eight pieces Is under the direction of
Band Sergeant A H. Gehrlnger.
John Wanamaker, who gave the use of
the camp site to the Goernment for the
rental of $1, will visit the camp this after
noon at 5 o'clock. The officers will meet
him Informally
Colonel Turner made the following ap
pointments today Sergeant Major Ar
mand Hopely, of the First Battalion, to be
senior regimental color sergeant: Sergeant
Herbert M. Asqulth. of Battery F, to be
Junior color sergeant Sergeant Major H.
M. Weiser was transferred from the Second
to the First Battalion
Sergeant Weiser, who has been on spe
cial duty at the regimental headquarters In
arranging the muster lists, received special
commendation for efficiency from the United
States army mustering-ln officer. Lieuten
ant Harold D Minor.
Captain Romanus Fellman. of the head
quarters company, who In civil life Is chief
of police of Norrlstown, has Just been pre
sented with a fine black horse by his home
town friends
There was a youns soldier named Bammee,
Who never aald hellee or dammee.
Till he got Into ramp,
Then h swore like a aramp
"Either aend me to France or elae can me."
CITY READY TO GO AHEAD
WITH DISPOSAL SYSTEM
Director Datesman Considering Two
Bids on Northeast Treatment Plant
' Which aro Within Estimate
Despite the high prices of materials and
war conditions, Director Datesman Is pre
pared to make further progress in the
establishment of the city's great sewage
disposal system, the object of which la to
further Improve health conditions and to
complete one of Itc three big units, the
Northeast Sewago Disposal Works. The
bids have been received on the construction
of these works and one of ehese Is well
within tho estimated cost of the Improve
ment. The Director has both bids under
consideration and will announce the award
of the contract within the next few days.
The two bidders on the construction of
the Northeast Treatment Works are the
Philadelphia Subway Construction Com
pany, whose bid Is $919,070. and the Key
stone State Construction Company, whose
bid Is S1.047.I90.
The award of this contract will mean the
placing of almost Jl.000.000 worth of Im
provement work under contract In the De
partment of Public Worka within the last
few days, the other work consisting of the
construction of the Free Library Building,
which, In itself, Is a 13,000.000 Improve
ment. RIDE ON REAR OF WAGON
FATAL WHEN MAN FALLS
Unidentified Stranger Dies After Being
Jolted to Street Driver Unaware
of Accident
An unidentified man, who was riding on
the rear of an .autotruck on the Northeast
Boulevard, at Asylum pike, fell from the
machine and suffered a fractured skull, and
died In the Tacony police patrol on the way
to St. Luke's Hospital.
The driver of the truck, Oscar Reagan,
21 West Lancaster avenue, Trenton, told
the police that he did not know the man
and could not tell where he had boarded the
machine. Reagan will have a hearing In
Central Station today.
A description of tht dead man sent out
by the police It that he Is about forty-five
years, 6 feet 8 Inches. 170 pounds, was
wearing tf dark tult. light striped thlrt,
black shoes and steel sock, The, body was
taken to the Morgue.
EVENING LEDaER-PHILADBLPHIA, THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1917
Touch to City : Plan to Train Engineers for Merchant
KENSINGTON
paiJii.U8
POLICE CO-OPERATE
IN VICE CRUSADE
Abandon Attitude of Dis
crediting Charges of Navy
Department
MANY CAUGHT IN RAID
The police have ahandoned their policy
of poohpoohlng the vice of which Secretary
of the Navy Daniels complained, declaring
It was a serious menace to the morals of
sailors and marines The pollco have recog
nized the existence of vice and have Joined
with the naval authorities for a genulno
crusade against disreputable women nnd
disreputable men, who prey upon sailors
and marines as well as upon others, and
against all persons uho lend any aid to
such men and women.
The wholesale arrests last night of men
and women on charges of keeping disorderly
houses, preferred at the Instance of Daniels,
was but one moe against tho'denlzens of
the tenderloin and others of their Ilk.
The police, co-operating with the nay
authorities, will keep after vicious men and
women and make their lives so miserable
that they will leave town, they say Persons
who rent rooms or houses for Improper pur
poses will be prosecuted if they refuse to
get rid of their undesirable tenants.
Superintendent of Police Robinson and
Police Captain Nicholas J. Kenny, who has
the Tenderloin district, conferred for half
an hour, with Rear Admiral Benjamin Tap
pan, commandant of the navy yard, at the
yard today They had a full understanding
and co-operative methods were agreed
upon
. MARINES TO PATROL
Beginning tonight, fnrtv marines will help
In policing the Tenderloin. Point Breeze
Park and other places designated by the
police, where here has been trouble with
vice These men will be In squads of four
men each, under command of chief petty
officers They will arrest any sailors or
marines they see conducting themselves
Improperly.
It was agreed that sailors and marines
arrested will not be turned over to the
naval authorities, as formerly was done,
but will be taken before magistrates, tried,
convicted and punished as civilians. Then
they will be sent to the navy yard to be
court-martialed and convicted and punished
again.
Sailors and marines will be ordered to
keep on their uniforms when on shore
leave. Marines will be placed on guard at
"lockers" In the neighborhood of the navy
yard to see that they are not patronized.
The police as t-oon as they convict any
person of conducting a disorderly house
will notify the property owner under the
Swift law, and if he does not get rid of
disreputable tenants he will be prosecuted.
Robert D. Drlpps, who aided the Navy
Department In Its work against vice, today
said he was satisfied the police attitude
had changed and the police would do all
In their power to stamp out vice
Charles Lee, head of the vice squad, said :
"There la very little organized vice. Our
big problem Is the cheap lodging houses,
and It Is very difficult to get conclusive,
convicting evidence against them ; but we
will keep on arresting the people that are
causing the trouble and will gle them no
rest. We will make life so miserable for
them that they will get out of town. The
people who have been renting houses and
rooms to them will find themselves without
tenants and without any money coming In
and will have to move "
TWENTY-SEVKN UNDER BAIL
Twenty-seven more men nnd women, ar
rested by the vice squad on warrants sworn
out by an agent for Secretary of the Navy
Daniels, charging them with keeping disor
derly houses, were held In $300 ball for
further hearing on July 27, by Magistrate
Watson, In Central Police Court today.
The magistrate allowed all to sign their
own bonds.
Mrs. May Shaw, of 251 North Twelfth
street, one of those arrested, made Indig
nant protest. She said she had no lawyer
to represent her, but she could speak for
herself and say she had the reputation of a
decent woman, who for years had made an
honest living by conducting a boarding
house. She was released on her own recog
nizance. Mrs. Wells, said Gray, had previously
been arrested and her case was now In the
Superior Court She had been conducting
herself circumspectly at least since her
former arrest he said, and what Incentive
was there for people to live proper lives
If they were to be "picked up" by the police
without Jutt cause?
Magistrate Watton said he agreed with
all Gray said.
CLOSE WATCH ON TENDERLOIN
While the police. In connection with Sec
retary Daniels's ultimatum that the city
mutt be cleaned of vice, were swooping
down in grim, athlon on alleged violators
of the law, marines on patrol duty In the
central section of the city Initiated their
campaign of guarding enlisted men from, the
navy yard from vice and houses and com
panions of HI repiite.
The placing of marines on guard duty
In the (enderloln was Inaugurated last
night, and was one of the first active steps
taken to safeguard the moralt, health and
welfare of Uncle Sam's enlisted men.
The sight of the marine patrols caused a
stir In the Tenderloin. , Naval offcerg tajd
they had been detailed to protect til men on
shore leave and that they will follow the
same methods as adopted In several other
cities with, naval bates, notably Newport
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Four thousand residents of the northeastern section and three thousand Tiopans are spending; the day at
Atlantic City as participants in the annual outings of the Kensington Board of Trade and the Tioga Business
Men's Association, The upper picture shows' the assembling of the first-named excursion, at Kensington depot,
Front and Berks streets, while below it is n group at North Philadelphia, where the Tioga excursionists
departed.
ITALY HAS THE LARGEST
AIRPLANE IN THE WORLD
New Machine Will Carry Forty Per
sons Achieves Speed of
139 Miles
NEW TORK, July 19. "The only way of
ending the stalemate that exists on the bat
tlefronts In Europe today Is to achelve and
maintain the supremacy of tho air," said
Major R. Perfettl. of the Royal Italian Fly
ing Corps, In an address last night at the
Automobile Club of America under the aus
pices of the Aero Club of America.
Major Perfettl devoted most of his ad
dress to a description of the airplanes which
are In use by the Italian army, and to tell
ing what Italy had done In airplane con
struction since the beginning of the war.
He showed pictures of an Italian elrplaae
of 700' horsepower with a load capacljjfcjf
800 pounds, and said that Italian scientists
had designed and have under construction
a plane of 3000 horsepower capable of.xir
rylng forty people The Italian army. , he
declared, has now In use the fastest air
plane In the world, a machine making a
speed of 139 miles an hour; the fastest
seaplane in the world, with a speed of 112
miles an hour, and the largest airplane In
the world, a machine measuring 100 feet
from tip to tip. All of the planes used by
the Italian army. Major Perfettl said, are
constructed of raw materials shipped to
Italy fiom America.
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
Miss Eleanor Isabelle Town Will Be
Bride of Lieutenant Andrews
The engagement of Miss Eleanor Isabelle
Town, daughter of the late Samuel Him
Town, of Philadelphia, to Lieutenant
Thomas Woods Andrews, of Merlon, was
announced today by Mrs. Richard Fly, of
Show Hill, N. J., a sister of tho bride-to-be.
Lieutenant Andrews, a member of Troop
K, Pennsylvania Cavalry, Is stationed at
the armory at Thirty-third street and Lan
caster avenue. He eald that no date had
been set for the wedding. He hopes to be
sent abroad and It has not been decided,
he said, whether or not the ceremony would
be performed before he left.
Lieutenant Andrews Is a nephew of
Colonel John P Wood, of the cavalry regi
ment He Is connected with the firm of
William Woods & Sons Company, Twenty
second and Spring Oarden streets, and Is a
member of the Union League, University
and Merlon Cricket Clubs He Is a graduate
of the University of Pennsylvania. His
regiment Is now at Lock Haven, Pa.
POLICEMAN'S FUNERAL
Services for George Merryman are
Held at Cathedral Today
Funeral services were held at the Cathe
dral this morning for Oeorge Merryman,
fifteen years a member of the police force.
Solemn high requiem mass was celebrated
by Father O'Hara.
Merryman resided at 2104 Summer street,
and for the last ttw years had been at
tached to the police station at Fifteenth
and Vine streets. Previously he had been
at the Eleventh and Winter streets station.
Flowers were sent from the two police
stations, and a delegation of twenty-five
policemen attended the funeral, under the
leadership of Acting Lieutenant Morrow, of
Fifteenth and Vine streets station, as well
as a number of Merryman's friends. The
following police acted at honorary pall
bearers: John Sankey, Charles Curry, Cornelius
Sullivan, John Ollmore, Roy Callahan and
Frank Ward.
After an Illness of several weekt Merry
man died last Saturday. He leaves a widow
and two children. Interment wat In Holy
Cross Cemetery-
N
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SPECIAL STEEL TRAIN LEAVES
Philadelphia. Broad BtStatlon, 8:48 A.M.
Wtat Fhtladtlphla. ... 8:63 A.M.
Farlor Cars, Rteuurt Car, Day Ceacbaa
Via Plctuntane Suetaehann Valley
fyrteketa rood for FIFTEEN DAYS. Btop
Vavtr at Buffalo and llarriiburt return-
ins. .iiiuira.ia ooaaiei oc -jicai Asenta.
PENNSYLVANIA R. R.
DAY OFF FOR SEASHORE OUTING
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NEW PUMP IN SERVICE
AT LARDNER'S POINT PLANT
Automatic Stokers and Additional
Boilers Make Possible Increased
Water Capacity
Automatic stokers and additional boilers
were put Into service at the I.ardner's Point
pumping station today, so as to make pos
sible the use of tho recently Installed cen
trifugal pump of 35,000.000 gallons dally
capacity.
The placing In service of the new pump
will materially increase the supply of water
for the central section of the city and will
go far toward relieving the water trouble
incurred each summer In sections south of
Market street and hetween the two rlcrs
Dally consumption In July and August
To-morrow Will be a Day of Unusual
Activity in the Men's Clothing Store
Exceptional Values in Summer Suits
T"e last business day of this week promises to be an exceedingly busy one. We have sev
eral thousand Suits of various fabrics including light-weight and tropical-weight woolens and
worsteds, and the popular thin fabrics of cotton, mohair, etc., all at much less than regular
prices. First) we direct attention to these new lots of
Men's $22.50 to $27.50 Stein-Bloch Suits now $17.50
MeiVs $30.00 to $35.00 Stein-Bloch Suits now $22.50
These two groups have come to us this week the remainder of the Stein-Bloch Co.'s stock for this
season. All new and up-to-date. The coats half-lined, full-lined or skeleton-lined. All regular sizes; some
... .a il4 siuui. mm snurt
Men's $15.00 Suits at $10.50
$18.00 and $20.00 Suits at $14.00
$13.50 and $15.00 Suits at $8.50
These Suits are chiefly from our regular stock,
marked for immediate disposal. A good range of sizes
some for stout men. '
Men's $20.00 to
wish hKto f! th!n ?rSte- iPeC,tt!,y tail0red a nationally
vWsh his name to appear ,n conect.on with the reduced price. All sizes, in
Men's $8.50 Palm Beach
$8.50 and $10.00 Mohair
Delightfully cool, as well as neat and smart-look-ing.
All regular sizes in both lots, also stout sizes in
the lot of Mohair Suits.
Cool Comfort Cloth Suits, $10.00
SPECIAL. Neat homespun effects, in light grav
and tan colors. h '
Reduction Sale of Women's Dresses
lrl, hundrcd ? deluded, every one deslr-
$7.75 to $200.00 Summer Dresses Now $4.50 to $115.00
ServiCGSll8rir,XmgnmabTCTTkindf Dress from the ple, dainty white Voile or
eS 3 gte t?ss' t0 h,Shlass Afternoon and Evening Gowiia of which we have only
one or two of a kind. Four unusually crood lot? in thn h,.mt, , .
$7.75 Voile Dresses $4.50
Dotted and barred voile, in white with dainty blue
figures. In tunic stylo, with surplice waist; lace-trim-med,
fancy ribbon belt.
$8.75 Voile Dresses $6.75
In plain-color and figured effects, others in white-aTld-colors
combined. Several attractive models.
IS I STRAWBRIDGE & CLOTHIER
Fleet Meets Favor
. .
MtaMatr Z3
sometimes reaches the staggering figure of
400.000.000 gallons With a supply on hand
and the new pump working, It will be pos
sible for the Water Bureau to furnish
within 20,000,000 gallons of this maximum
on the heaviest days.
Motorman Hurt in Trolley Collision
Falling brakes on a north-bound Six
teenth street car caused a rear-end col
lision ' between two cars today at Broad
and Wolf streets. Robert Grlffen, motor
man of the rear car, was Internally In
jured and his leg broken. He was taken
to the Methodist Hospital. Glass was
broken In both cars, but passengers were
not hurt. The two cars were running close
together at Wolf street. Grlffen, the mo
torman, tried to stop his car when the one
In front came to a sudden halt, but the
brakes did not hold. The front platform
was demolished.
men great values at $iY.tir and $zz.oU.
White Flannel
$25.00 Tropical Worsted
All sizes, in
Suits 1 cn rr
Suits
f $i.DV
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: Other City News
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REGISTRATION NO BAR
TO VOLUNTEERING
War Department Rules That En.
ltetments Are Acceptable
at All Times
Upon Inquiry of Colonel C. A. P u.. II
field. In charge of the r v ...,;.ltt.w. '
this city, Into the acceptance of ieSLtr
of reglttratlon age after the draft htVuv.
place, the following reply wat recthed 7
day from the War Department:
It Is the underttandlng of thlt em
that pertont who have registered ;!
eligible for voluntary enlistment unf.,; 4
drafted, and are fr a i.. ..""'" .1
f - v mtfk'i iijr Vrti
untary enlistment at any time, wheth
before, during or after the procesi i Z
telectlon. H. P. McCAIN
Adjutant demr'al
There are still needed hotpltal tWen
tlces. cooke, electricians, carpenters mate,
plumbers and mess attendants. Thw.
wishing to enroll tn these branch. .1!
service should apply at the Naval Hem. .
Twentv.fourth street nrt n.... ir" ,
road.
Today's enlistments: li
UNITED STATES NAVT
William Georr Edrar. 10, 2H Elmwtta r!
John jflobb. 32. 1824 'in at. """ an.
Aivin Armur uucnriat, :z, 11271 Hamilton m
John Hltelna. 28. 144 Coral at "EIml",
Levi Carlton ullaten. 21, Autuata fJa
John Joaeph Fay. 32. 1708 Morrta at."
John William Keller.
Keller. 28. Harrlaburr. Pa.
iranic ueorta
William nova-
WlllUmlloyd Flaher. 27. 207 noch.n. .
Charlea William
m Kealer. 22, 1127 S, tintA 1,
Joseph Herman Mytrs. 21
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UNITED STATES ARMY
Louis Motta. 22. 802 Kater at.
Jamta O'Harn, 10, 1812 Mlfnin at
Harold J. OrooaT, 20. 8788 N CarlliU at
Charlet H. Miller, 28, 2385 Falrhlll at.
Joaepti M. Slider, 28,
i.ntiFr . ntcKi an, oiru , ilin at.
JOiO
JBouvlar at,
gonrad Schmidt, 23, 2111 E Tints tt.
arl D. Bchwarta, 18, 10S1 Stella at,
Ralph D. LlttleneM, 19, Clementon, it J,
Salv&tor Itl2to, 28, 003 S Jetaup at
John D. Moran, 18, 1732 N. Hollywood at
Frank A. McNamara. 23, Seranton. Pa.
Amon Jenea, 23, SMS N. Muriton at
Theodore R. Read, 22. 2021 N 28th at
John M. Mats, 28, 1806 N. 2lth at.
riRST PENNSYLVANIA INFANT
Kaaar T). Ktlllan. Bfl02 Catharine at,
Oeorta Smith, Philadelphia.
Karl J. OatiJ. Philadelphia.
Thomas Warwick. Philadelphia
Raymond D. Jonea, Philadelphia
Kvana Marsh, Coateevllle.
Andrew F Ins. Coateavllle.
Horace Tennle, Coateavllle, Pa
naipn Acotta, 1727
7 N. 22d at
Gilbert Yoat, Phils
lsdl Ph a.
Jamet J. Kane, Philadelphia.
John white, rnuadeipnia.
tewls Kramer. Philadelphia..
Albert Hipp, Philadelphia.
Marcua McCallum, Philadelphia
James Oreen, Philadelphia.
John Ventura, 18S N. 12th at
Raymond W Heller, Quakertown, Tk
fleorse C Oerhart, Perkaale, Pa
Jamea M Coll, 212 Croaa at
Warren Henderson, 8027 Woodland ave.
TniRD 'feknsyta'axia INFANIRY
John J. Dever, 10, 2012 Elttworth tt.
Antelo Vaaapollo. 23. 818 Mountain it
Edmund J Erb, 28. 2132 Chrlitlan at,
John Rllar, 18, 1441 8. Howard at,
drover C. Urlan, 29. Glenoid i. Pa,
Herbert C. Cahlll. 23. 020 Sprlnc Gardia It
Albert Boyer, 20. 48in Stllea t.
Samuel Clavin, 18, 2020 Webater at
Oeorte Kocur. 22, 2315 Point Dreeie pi.
Bungalow for Wounded Solditrt
The opening of an emergency bunftlffw
for American soldiers was fornully ctlt
brated at the Roosevelt Hospital, 712 North
Fifth street, last night The bungalow,
which Is located In the yard of the hotpiul,
contains twenty beds. Addresses by hoipt.
tal officials and Miss Edith Stllley, whMa
work was largely responsible for buIWlni
the bungalow, were features of the lawn
fete. The Idea of the bungalow Is to pro-.
vide nulck accommodation for woundrt ,
accommoaation ior wounaM . I
case any large number art "! A I
Philadelphia and other tpiee M
soldiers, In
brought to
taken up.
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$6.00 Rubberized Raincoats, $5.00
Very light in weight; warranted rainproof.
Trousers $2.25, $2.75. $3.50
SPECIAL Good fabrics in neat stripes; worth
$3.00. $4.00 and $6.00 a pair.
White Duck Trousers $1.25 and $2.00
Khaki Trousers $1.25 and $2.00
Trousers $5.00 and $6.50
Suits now $15.00
- known manufacturer who does not
regular and stout nrooortions.
regular and stout proportions.
Dixie-weave Suits $15.00 and $20.00
Made by Hart Schaffner & Marx.
Delhi Tropical Suits $22.50 and $25.00
These from the famous Stein-Bloch Company.
m , THIN COATS of alpaca, mohair and Sicilian
fabrics. Prices, according to fabric, $2.60, $3.60, $5.00
and $6.00.
DUSTERS for motoring; gray and tan $1.60 to
$10.00. B Second Floor, Et
$9.75 Voile Dresses $7.50
In white. Tunic skirt edged with net;'vesta of
net, hemstitched; white ribbon belt.
$13t75 Dresses now $8.75
Smart Linen Dresses, in a combination of different
colorings. Also Dresses of colored voile. A number of
desirable models In this group.
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