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Workman Chisels Iron Cross Off Bis
marck Statue, Which Is to Be
Melted Down
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P the American Federation of Labor in Phlln-
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tetany of tlio Building Trades Council of
this city, In dlscusslnc the confcrcnco held
in New York by Samuel Gompcrs to start a
ft, eampalBn to opporo tlio pro-Qermnn element
teeklnc a foothold In organized labor.
"Anybody who Is a', variance with the
fentlmcnts of Mr. Gompers ho labels a pro
German." raid Mr. Kraft. "His anti-German
movement may be due to the fact that
he was born In England, and no doubt has j
an intense hatred for German. By taking
the stand ho Is said to have taken on Sat
urday he Is gains to the extreme. In spite
of the fact that many union men are op.
posed to war, organised labor Is assisting
the Government In rvery way possible."
Girla Say Mother Drove Them Out
Two young sisters who said they had been
driven from home In Hammonton, X. J , by
their mother, were picked un on Whltn
Horse Pike near Hammonton and brought
io inia tuy ur niiu ivwreiiKe, oi iansaovne.
They were Anna Glocobbe, fourteen years
old, and Katherlne. ten years old. The city
detective bureau located the girls' aunt,
Mary Glocobbe, at 1030 Montrose street,
who took charge of them.
Pets Iron Cross From Bismarck Statue
The Iron crors from the breast of the
1200-pound statue of Mismarck, which has
been torn down irom In front of the old
Riverside Mansion near Itldge avenue and
East Park Drive. Is In the possession of
Joseph b'cherf, of 4420 Crcsson street.
Bcherf Is an employe of the Pencoyd Iron
Works, where the statue Is to be melted
and recast for war work. He chlsseled off
the cross.
Scoutmasters Needed to Train Boys
Edward D. Shaw, scout executive for
Montgomery and Delaware Counties, has ap
pealed to men who aie not fit for military
service to help "conserve the country's
greatest resource, the American boy," by be
coming scoutmasters. In his appeal he says
hundreds of boys want to Join the Boy
Bcouts, but cannot do so because of the lack
of scoutmasters.
Fifteen Sheep Burned to Death
Fifteen sheep were burned to death In a
Mock car In the Pennsylvania Railroad
freight yard at Flfty-flrst street and Co
lumbia acnue yesterday. The fire started
In an oil tank car and spread to four
freight and stock cars near It. The crew
of a train pulled out twenty other cars be
fore they caught.
Darby II. D. L. Fight Garden Thieves
The Darby Homo Defense League unit
has been called "to the colors to fight war
garden thieves." Many Daiby gardens
hae been raided recently and the bor
rough has decided to put a stop to the theft
Of garden produce. Notice has been served
that the full penalty of a $100 fine or one
year's imprisonment will be glen any one
caught.
Osteopathy Cures Infantile Paralysis
'Although many physicians asserted that
Miss Hazel Melzner, of Valols. N. Y., would
. sever bo able .to walk because of an attack
ft Infantile paralysis last summer, she has
recovered sumcientiy to want witnout
crutches and has departed from the Phlla-
flelphla Osteopathic Hospital for her home
by automobile. Dr, J, Ivan Dufur, chief
of the hospital staff, says many Infantile
eases have been cured by the osteopathic
method.
Talks of Lessons of War
The Rev. G. F. C. Bratenalil, dean of the
Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul, Wash
ington, In an address on the site of the
Episcopal Cathedial on the Parkway yes
terday, asserted that one of the most valu
able "lessons this country will get from the
War will be obedience to authority. He said
also that this country. Is not praying that
God will be on our side, but that we may
be on God's side.
Crowd at "Community Sing"
Community singing In Hunting Park was
attended by 2500 persons yesterday. Many
nationalities were represented In tho crowd.
Albert N. Hoxle and Miss Anne McDon
ough directed the music. John T. Richards,
of the Philadelphia Navy Yard Y. M. C. A.,
ang a Welsh song.
Owner Weeps as Factory Burns
The four-story brick building of the
Matthew W. Murphy Tape and Binding
IP Manufacturing Company, Third and Cum-
! berland Btrects. was damaged to tho extent
cf about $10,000 by fire last night. Mrs.
Murphy, widow of the founder of the plant
and present owner, wept when she saw the
damage done to the property. Many of tho
company's looms and other fnachlnery were
destroyed.
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U. S. AMBULANCE
MEN GOTO FRONT
General Makes Inspection
Tour in Shrapnel Helmet
and Gas Mask
SEES AIRPLANES REPULSED
American Aviator in French Ply
ing Machine Given Brief Ride
Over Teuton Lines
AMinilCAN TRAINING CAMP IN
FRANCK. July 30
An American general has returned to
camp from a brief but Interesting !lt to
the French front. Ho plani to go again
soon, and with him will probably go many
other oltlcers
Wearing a French shrapnel helmet and
with a gas mask slung ahout his neck, ho
entered the trenches and Inspected them
for mmo distance, even Including bits of
ine ironi line As cry little can be seen
of the fighting from the trenches, however,
the general later climbed Into, nn obser
vation pot. high In a stalwart old tree,
where ho fpent an hour or so, with tho
shells swishing around him In all directions
One shell broko within about 200 feet of
where the party was established, but It
caused no undue commotion. The general
wai much Impressed with all 1 saw, espe
cially the details of tho organization behind
the lines features to which the Americans
will hac to dcote nn immense amount of
attention
Three i German nlrplwnes attempted to
cross the French lines during the general's
lslt rstercl.iv, but nil were turned back
by French nlrcraft and artillery. Ono of
the members of tho general's staff, a former
wlatrr, was takon up In a French airplane
for a brief trip oer tho German lines. The
general. In full fighting regalia, was nn
Imposing llgure and attracted tho admira
tion of pulliiH In tho trencheB.
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Expected Mission Will Accept
Through Friendship of Baron
Moncheur for William Potter
An army of girls lent a hand to Uncle Sam today when tho members of
various Girl Scout and Campfire Girls organizations distributed Hoover
food-saving cards to housewives and others in Philadelphia. Members
hang the cards in the windows of their homes to show that they are
joining in the nation-wide campaign to conserve the food supply during
the war. Above arc Myrtle Rolph, of 1715 South Fifty-fifth street,
and Charlotte Smith, of 5763 Pembcrtnn street, delivering the first of
their heavy burdens. Below, Miss Smith is pointing to tho first card
to appear in a local window. She has just de-livr-u'd it to a house near
Fifteenth and Brandywine streets.
20,000 'HOOVER ARMY'
CARDS ARE DISTRIBUTED
Girl Scouts and Campfire Girls
Carry Them to Housewives
Simpson Grove Camp-Meeting Opens
IV opened for the thirty-seventh time at Tre-
vose. Tho meeting this year is Demg ui
'tended hv an unusually large number of
young people. The Rev. Dr. John D. FoxJ
n.intni nt u cAntiana Mothniiifit cnurcn.
V, . Phlladelnhla." Fnoke at the opening meeting
yesterday morning after a quiet-hour meet
ing conducted by Mrs. Lizzie Smith.
PEACH AND CANTALOUPE
FEEL EFFECT OF HEAT
Wees of These Commodities First to
' Rise Housewives Advised
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KjL kets were the first to feel the effects of the
r present heat wave, which, U proionBu. ""
"raise the prices of most perlshablo foodj
Ivatufra Th ..i r,t hPRfi two commodities
K'.has risen ciifrhHis Kinpp Saturday, while de-
R( creases In .tho price of any products have
i tint v.A -1 a i . loot fw Havs.
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Ef' In a-warnlne Issued today from Washlng-
fon, the Denartmcnt of Agriculture states
that . the sweltering heat reported from
l? coast to coast la endangering America a
E.Ptrishable foodstuffs. Housewives are
atirff4 n v..... .. nti ...miita nnii rfln It and
jry t at once. "This hot weather makes
J Immediate action absolutely necessary,
concludes ihe warning.
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Not only has Philadelphia tho distinction
of having registered more women In the
"Hoover Army" than any city In tho
United States, but It Is also the only city
that has l&sued food cards to Its house
keepers. Tho first 20.000 cards were distributed
today In the First, Eighth. Eleventh and
Twelfth Wards of the city by members of
the Girl Scout Troops nnd tho Campfire
Girls, chaperoned by Normal School stu
dents and the Boys' Brigade of the Cove
nant Episcopal Church.
Tho first four wards to turn In their
pledge cards were selected to receive the
food cards.
There are two cards for every house.
One, which is to be hung In the window,
has the "Hoover Army" Insignia on It and
the words: "Member of United States Food
Administration."
The other card Is to be hung In the
kitchen. In full view of the cook or house
keeper. It contains brief practical sugges
tuna nn fnnd conservation.
Th work of sorting and arranging these
cards and listing names and addresses was
no small task. It was aono Dy voiuiuecia
under the direction or auss j-rna uia
muck and Miss Anna Harvey.
The cards tied In bundles were stacked up
In the office of the Central High School at
Broad and Green streets and were distrib
uted this morning at 10 o'clock.
Groups were assigned to districts. Two
Girl Scouts, under the watchful eye of a
n,mli school clrl. took ono street at a
time. They mounted the steps of every
house, rang the bell, and said to every
housekeeper:
"These cards are from the Government.
Will you please take them? One Is to hang
In your window, the other In your kitchen."
The first card was hung at tho home of
Mrs. Anna Youshchac, 851 North American
At the offices of the Food Commission It
was said that the women receiving the first
cards will bo reganleil as plnneeis of the
conservation movement nnd will bo expected
to Interest others In their neighborhood.
Philadelphia has 50 per rent of Its women
registered. Thirty-two bags containing
250.000 cards went to Washington on Sat
urday. This makes a totat of 300.000 wo
men registered In tho city
OFFERS TO HELP AUTOIST
AND FAILS TO COME BACK
"I'll Drive Around and Look for tho
Lost Nut," Said Friendly
Stranger
Lee Woodlyn, of 015 Brooklyn street.
West Philadelphia, has found It dangerous
to let strangers go hunting lost nuts and
bolts with his car. Ah he was trjlng to
fix his machine In front of his homo a
stranger offered to help him
"First," tho stranger suggested. "I'll drive
around nnd look for tho nut and bolt you've
lost." He departed with the car. Police
men Relchncr and Mullen, of the Ardmore
police, arre&ted William Field'! yesterday
and held him until Woodlyn arrived and
identified him as the stranger who offered
to fix the car. Fields lives In Ardmore.
He had six other joung men In tho car
with him when he was arrested.
Formal Invltatlru to tho Belgian Mission
to vtlt Philadelphia will be presented to
the mission In Washington this afternoon,
State Department officials sav there prob
nlih vv 11 be an immediate acceptance.
The strongert Influence for the proposed
bringing of the mission to Philadelphia was
htiumht about by tho personal friendship
betwien Baron hudovli' Moncheur. head of
the iiilsxinn. and William Potter, of Phila
delphia, foimer United States Minister to
Italv
Philadelphia was not Included In the
ltlnei.irv ari.inged for the Belgian envoys
by the State IK-pirtment at Washington, but
Major Smith, at the request or Mr. rotter,
wiote to Frank I, Polk. Acting Secretaiy
oi state, asking that the mission be per
mitted to t-pend a d ly herd '
Crab Meat Produces Ptomaines
Maitln Minnie, twenty-eight years old.
of 1110 Lawrenco street, Cimden, nnd
Elmer C. Myers, twenty-eight, 3S01 Frank
lin avenue, Camden, suffered ptomaine pol
sonlng jesterdiy from eating crab meat. At
the Cooper Hospital, where the men were
taken, It was reported that their condition
Is not serious.
FOUNDED 1865
The
Provident
Life and Trust Company
of Philadelphia
The management of an estate
in these days is no one-man
task. By selecting The Provi
dent you insure the capable
handling of your aTairs by
an expert organization.
FOURTH AND CHESTNUT
STREETS
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COVERED CANDY BOXES
of crystal, enamel
and silver gilt
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In newuaper office
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Your Soldier Boy
won't want to ipend hot daya In the
ramo hospital. Yet sudden lummtr
Ilia mar eend him there unless nipped
in the bud as many can be by
rrompt use of our Sun Cholera
Drops. The Indispensable bottle In
summer. 25c. and. postpaid thruout
U. 8. on receipt of price.
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'"You Can't Beat the Autocar For Service"
This is the statement of the Barrett Company, of Philadelphia, who
own six Autocars. . .
"For five months in the year," they say, ".we, use our Autocars, with
tank botiies, for Tarviating city and State roads, running into miliums
of gallons a season. The other seven months, with stake bodies, they do
general hauling and delivering. The service we get from the cars and
from the Autocar Company cannot be surpassed.
For information on the Autocar in your line of business, see the
Autocar Sales and Service Co., 23d and Market Streets, Philadelphia.
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$35 Suits for
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$28 and $30 Suits f or
519, 20,$21,$22,$23,$24 -without Reserve,
J These Special Prices take in Without Reserve
our entire lines of Finest Spring and Summer
Suits. They are graded on the actual costs of
fabrics, linings, finishings and tailoring in each
particular lot and assortment.
CJ If you are Partial to Fine Clothes, this is your
last and only chance, maybe for years, to satisfy
your taste at such exceptional prices! Buying a
$43 Perry Suit in this Sale for $34, $35, or $36
means that you get NOW a Suit which next
year you cannot duplicate for less than fifty
dollars in some cases, a Suit you cannot dupli
cate at all, for love or money, when this Sale is
over !
oday the assortments are rich and plen
tifulthe finest Suit Stock anywhere of
high-priced, exclusive fabrics. Every
day will diminish the selections; every day
will lessen your chances to get just the Suit
you would like, the two or three Suits you
ought to set aside for your future needs
For this Limited Period Special Sale, you can get
$43 Suits for $34, $35, $36
S40 Suits for $29, $30, $31, $32
$35 Suits for $24, $25, $26,. $27, $28
.$28 and $30 Suits for $19, $20, $21, $22, $23, $24
All to be sold Without Reserve
And This is the First Day
Buy as many as you can, and then buy some more!
Come early for your pick of the assortments!
Store closes daily 5 P. M.
Saturdays at 1 P. M. during July and August
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