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ID CHRISTMAS
GIFTS TO TROOPS
Emergency Aid Committee
Planning to Make Sammees
' in France Happy
OTHER CITY NEWS BRIEFS
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Soldier of Third Infantry Is
Transferred to Aviation Corps
and Will Go to Cornell
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Plans already are under way to Rive the
American troops in tho trenches and camps
In France a Merry Christmas. The move
ment was launched by the Kmcrgency Aid
Committee. Mrs. Samuel J. Hell, Jr., chair
man of the committee In charge, has Issued
thousands of large posters to bo widely distributed.
Tho poster also given a list of suggestions
s to tho suitable gifts for the "boys." All
the -suggestions arc for sensible and useful
articles. Announcement was made that
money also may be Kent. Checks should be
made payable to tho Overseas Coinmlttco
and marked for the use for which they ara
Intended. The packages will bo sent over
by tho committee, but they must nil be
turned In nt 1428 Walnut street not later
than October 1, It was said, In order to
reach their destination on time.
Leaves Infantry for Aviation Service
0, Potter Lucas, of 2018 Wallace street,
has been registered In the aviation service
after getting n discharge from the Third
Regiment, of which he has been u member
for somo time. He will undergo a period of
training at the Capo May aviation station
under tho direction of Captain Marshall
Held. Hcfoic taking that, however, he will
undergo technical training at Cornell Un'.
verslty. Ho expects to leave for Ithaca,
N. Y within the next few days.
Baking 42-Inch Pie for Mayor
A pie, which la to measure forty-two
Inches across tho top, Is to be presented
to Mayor Smith by Captain Mueller, In
charge of tho field bakery at Iiroad and
Filbert streets.
Presidential Medal Completed
Completion of a bronze three-Inch presi
dential medal of Woodrow Wilson has been
announced by A. M. Joyce, superintendent
of the United Stutes Mint.
City Buys Land for Sewage Plant
The city of Philadelphia has taken title
from Charles X. Black to a tract of sixty
nine qcres In the Fortieth Word, adjoining
Fort Mifflin, for $34,367.48. This tract Is
to be used for a sewage disposal plant.
Former Detective Is a Candidate
George Timlin, a former City Hall de
tective, has announced his candidacy on the
Independent ticket for Common Council
man of the Forty.slxth Ward.
Gibboney Buys Residence
V. Clarenco Gibboney has purchased the
residence of Clement K. Lloyd, Jr., at tho
northeast corner of Seventh street and
Mcdary avenue. Oak Lane, fo ra price not
disclosed, subject to a mortgage of S9000.
To Train Girl Scouts Captains
Plans for a captains' training school will
be discussed at the first fall meeting of the
Girl Scouts captains and lieutenants, to be
held at the homo of Harriet Deaver, Wyn
cote and Mill roads, Jenklntown.
Negro Doctors End Sessions
Officers havo been elected by the National
Medical Association, composed of negro sur
,6eons.,physlclans, dentists and pharmacists,
which closed Its session yesterday at the
Parkway Building. They nre:t President,
G. W. Cablnnss, M. D., of Washington,
D. C. i president-elect, D. A. Ferguson,
D. D. S., of Richmond. Va.; first vice
president, H. M. Ureen, M. t). ; second vlco
piesldent, J P. Turner, 51, D.. of Philadel
phia ; general secretary, W. G. Alexander,
M, I)., of Orange, N J and assistant sec
retary, A. L. Jackson. Phar. D.
Child Hit by Automobile
While playing In front of her home, Mil
dred PIncus, three years old, of 4810 Par
rlsh street, was struck by an nutomobllo
last night and taken to the West Phila
delphia Homeopathic Hospital, where her
Injuries were treated.
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HELD 250 POLICEMEN AT BAY
Ex-Convict in Little Stone Cottage
Wounds Trrrce Officers and Dictates
Terms of Surrender
CHICAGO, Aug. 31. The Chicago pollca
began today the greatest offensive against
erganlzed crime In the history of the city.
With Kdward Wheed, cx-convlct and al
leged participant In the hold-up at Wlnslow
Brothers factory Tuesday, when two em
ployes were murdered, In custody after a
two hours' battle with policemen, city offi
cials were rounding- up every known crook
, In Chicago. More than fifty men and a
cozen women have already been arrested In
the "crime drive."
The capture of Wheed followed one of
the most spectacular battles In police an
Jials. Surrounded In a little stone cottage
on the West Side ho held 250 policemen nt
bay for two hours. -Ho wounded threo of
the officers and surrendered only after Dep
uty Superintendent Westbrook promised him
Prison sentence In lieu of hanging.
Canada to Raise $100,000,000 Loan
OTTAWA. Ont., Aug, 31. A fourth war
Joan of $100,000,000 or $160,000,000 proba
bly will be floated In Canada In October.
Terms have been discussed by Sir Thomas
white and representatives ofvllie Canadian
Bond Dealers' Association. Three war
loans, aggregating $350,000,000, already
nave been taken up In the Dominion.
The New York Times con
siders "Salt of the Earth"
one of the few novels, due
to the war, that will be of
permanent value and re
fers to it as a book that
will long be accepted by every
body out of Germany as hardly
less valuable perhaps more
trustworthy than the 'papers'
' pf assorted colors that have been
issued ,by the several bellig
" treats"
To know Ger-
. many and the
Germans read
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Police Arrest Chu ChudTnnd Fair Com,
P"iIon When Opium Is Found
in House
Alder and'yin0."!!.8 "'? rtMtnia "ear North
the police nr ,.lree,t?. have co'"Plalnod to
"trcets station th5? ..K,venth and Winter
ins the I3,lt" ."? dllld dur-
VJjjjpyQ LED0ERPHILADELPklAt FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, U?
TINY ARMY SURRENDERS WHEN FOE
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"starts h. .,." . "r, complainants,
at' It untu s E A?0 nt m ,lnlht and kP3
mil 6 in the morning."
Krnest K?" . '"" McClure and
Chu Chuck .'fl? nmI "ered that
the bid V. " North A1(ler 8trp!t' was
neighborhood C. hBd U'',lur,1C,, t,ie
gave th. , J ? ' Chuck nml n woman. wlK
rested h,nmM f Y,,0,B ChUck' w"e nr
m.antr.vVh;".. !?. V0" they found a
held i.:..".'"" " l.ne ,,0,lf:e' uoth were
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a further hearing
U. S. NAVY RECRUITING
STATION IN NEW QUARTERS
Moves to 1515 Arch Street to Obtain
Better Accommodatons Today's
Enlistments
hJ1,,nnli',i Sta,?s Navy reultlB station
r'rh .?,ed. trT l3l Arch tirecl ' tStS
ami ih ,CV. antl ""' 0CCUM tl,e c",lre nrt
anu tnird lloors,
nfC..Tni,a'"lcr J' " llp'1' v- s- N'- 1" -hargc
or local navy recruiting, has been trying
for some time past to obtnln suitable quar
ters, a, the otllccs nt 1310 Arch street were
not large enough To handle the Increase In
lie number of men applying for enlistment
in the navy Mncc the war began.
The new station will be open for examin
ing and enlisting men tomonow.
TODAY'S KNMST.MIINTS
I'MTKI) STATi:S Alt.MV
'iST' Al I'lflinrdi, a-i. ChloHjtu, III
l.ouls Hhrrnw't. -J7, 4'J.1 H. :14th t.
h",rl" w- UI.IW, -JO. 2Jii(( Nntrona t
Win ' '"on. Crum I.ynne, Pa,
Kll Oldster. Ill, Ilronklin, X V.
Irln (InliibcrK. hi. Iinmkljii. X. Y.
John II. Xcutis, to. S'ISS .Mascher st.
FIUST ITANSYl.VAMA INFANTRY
Horry !:. Johnson, lilcis N. ,-,s, st
John Ferraro. 18, 1313 Adami aM.
I-Jnard II, Snjlth, aa, ,VJ(I lllliott ut.
MXTII PKNNMYI.VAMA INFANTRY
William I. Fleming, in, LM17 Market st,
I1KITISII RKCRlIITINtl .MISMUN
Albert Kcklrs, -1H Iluttnnwooil st.
trank MaeUonan, 134.", W. Hedslev ae.
Arthur Shaw, 131 Queen lain.
John Hlmpson. 1'sns N Orlnnna st.
Oeoree Mllnes, 3u.V i" t
YEGGMEN BLOW OPEN SAFE
AND DRIVE AWAY IN AUTO
Pursuit Stops When Shots Are Fired at
Witnesses of the
Robbery
PMSASANTVII.LU. N. J.. Aug. 31. Four
yeggmen broke In the Absecon postofllcc,
blew open the safe, turned out Its contents,
amounting to $50 In cash, besides a quan
tity of postage stamps and money order
blanks, and drove away with the plunder
In an automobile down the shore ro.ul.
llr. nnd Mrs. Husscll Fcnton, who live
In tho second story of the postolllco build
ing, were awakened about 2:30 this morning
to discover a number of men attempting
to open the shutters of the olllce who, upon
finding themselves observed, fired several
shots, two of which struck the window close
to Mr. Fcnton's head, causing him to bent
hasty retreat, and It was nearly 5 o'clock
beforo an alarm was sent out.
Inquiry showed that there were four
men In the attacking party, two of whom
stayed outside while tho other two entered
the postofnec and blew open the safe.
SURVIVES DESPITE SLASH
Victim of Negroes' Razors Will Re
cover From Assault
Charles McCauley, of 1540 South Holly
wood street boasts he's s hardy that een
the Ccrman's couldn't kill him.
After being set upon by three negroes at
Wharton street nnd Point Breeze avenue,
McCauley has a slash eighteen Inches long
In tho abdomen and one six Inches In tho
cheat ; Out ho will recover. It is expected
that he will be able to leave tho Polyclinic
Hospital within a day or two.
The police hay the negroes had been dis
cussing the recent Chester race riots and
pounced upon McCauley without provoca
tion or warning John Turner, negro, of
Thousandtown, Md., accused of the actual
slashing, was held In $800 ball for court
by Magistrate Imber.
FOR BETTER LIGHTED STREETS
Motor Accidents Will Bring Matter to
Attention of Councils
The Inadequate lighting of the city streets
In secral sections, held responsible for re
cent fatal automobile accidents, will be called
to the attention of Councils at their next
session.
Dr. J. Melvln Smith, a Common Council
man from the Thirty-fourth Ward, said he
would Introduce an ordinance, if necessary,
to have the curve at Fifty-fourth and Jef
ferson streets properly lighted. He also
will take the matter up with Chief McLough
lin, of the IClectrlcal Dureau. he said.
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MAKES SUCCESSFUL FLANK ATTACK
Boys Admit Raid on Bala Homes Netted Diamond Rings,
Sticky Cinnamon Buns and Lemon Meringue
Pie as Loot
diamond rings to
lini i ?lmlnutlve Midlers of fortune are
Sf ,lnB. n thc Lower Merlon l0-up
i,.B.Kloom,ly 'fulatlOB upon the possible
ti y. Provided by law for sacking the
rihlnV nml carr'lnK ff n variety of
. ..v. i.uiKiriK irom
lemon meringue pic,
i0,TJ 1iyounBMcM wno 8Cl out with the
judable purpose cf offering their swords,
r they could find them, to the Allied forces,
put ran afoul of the statutes agalnt petty
larceny, are Kdward Kerns, eleven cars
old of Hfty.thlrd street near Jefferson;
Sidney Schwartz, eleven years old, of Pencil
street near Master; John Kitchman. twelve
ii't".8 olt1, rf Kcnhaw street near Fifty
third, and Louis Clements, nine years old,
or frlfty.secr.nd street near Thompson.
The tiny army was captured last night
by Policeman Ulrelcy. of thc Slvty-flrst and
Thompson streets stntlon, as It wns
maneuvering In n field near Flfty.fourth
street and City acnue. Ulreley's attention
was attracted by the fact that the Invaders
bore croquet mallets Instead of rifles,
executing a flank movement, he surrounded
the small army and demanded the source
of Its equipment. The stories told by the
beys were so much at variance that he
decided to search them.
The pockets of the youngsters proed to
be bulging with treasure. Ulreley's first
UP Into their mysterious depths brought
forth four dlamong rings. Another grab
netted a couple of bracelets nnd sccral
scarf pins. The next's lad's pockets were
full of cinnamon buns, of tho good old sticky
nrlety. Another's garments concealed the
remnants of a once cheerful lemon meringue
pie.
At the Sixty-first and Thompson streets
station the police say therllttle prisoners
admitted they had ransacked three houses
In Ilala when they found thc occupants
were absent. AH foul- were turned over to
the Lower Merlon police.
NO FUNDS YET FOR PAY
TO DRAFT BOARD CLERKS
Members Who Have Been Advancing
Money Told Appropriation Not
Yet Made
Oregor Drummond, chairman of the
Thirty-sixth District Registration Hoard In
Clermantown, nnd Sccrctnry John Nagle,
Jr., returned today from Harrlsburg. They
left tnl.t city yesterday to obtain blnnk
forms, nnd to make Inquiries for the clerks'
rny, no funds bnvlng been received to date
to cover this Item.
There has been grcnt delay In supplying
tho required forms, and the clerks are
supposed to receive JI.BO per day for their
work In connection with the diaft. Mem
bers of tho board hao been paying clerks
from their own pockets.
They wcie ndvlted by Chief Disbursing
Clerk Munlock In Harrlsburg Hint no np
pioprlatlon had yet been made for thW
purpose.
PINCH GEO. WASHINGTON
OUT IN GERMANTOWN
DR. 0'HERN TO SUCCEED
LATE MGR. KENNEDY
Vice Rector Named to Head
American College at Ron
Confirms Prelate's Death
Doubt cast upon tho reported death of
Archbishop Thomas F. Kennedy, rector of
the North American College In Home, was
dispelled this afternoon by receipt of a
cablegram announcing that Vice Hector
O'Hern, of tho American College, was
chosen rector In succession to tho lute Mon
Mgnor Kennedy.
The new rector Is from Chicago,
As the Cnthollc Standard and Times went
to press before the news of appointment of
Archbishop Kennedy's successor was re
ceived. It will say In tomorrow's Issue:
Private cablegrams from the Itlght
llcv. Monslgnor O'Hern, Archbishop Ken
nedy's coadjutor, dated Home, August
30, nnd reporting his superior's condi
tion as being "serious," throw doubt upon
the correctness of news ngency mes
sages. Kftorts to obtain a confirmation of the
cable were unavnlllng up to the hour of
the closing of the forms of this Issue of
the. Catholic Standard and Times.
Two cablegrams hac nlso been received
by the Hcv William J. I.allou. of the
Church of St. John the Kvangcllst, Thir
teenth street helow Mnrket, and nt the
Cathedral, eighteenth nnd Haco street, say
ing that Monslghor Kennedy was seriously
ill. The cables received are as follows:
"HOMR, Aug. 30, 1917.
"Rector's condition ery serious.
"MONSIGNOR O'linnN."
Bishop John J. McCort, rector of Our
Mother ,of Sorrows Church, fr'orty-elghth
street and Lancaster aenuc, has received a
cablegram from Homo Identical with the
ones rccelxed at the Cathedral and the
Church of St. John tho Kvangelist. It was
dated "Rome, August 30," and was received
about 10 o'clock yesterday morning.
"I do not know what to think," said
Rlshop McCort. "No one In the city as far
as I know has received any confirmation of
the press report of Monslgnor Kennedy's
death. I haxe not wired to Home, but am
awaiting further Information."
CONTRACT SITUATION
QUIET UNTIL TUESDAY
Additional Organizations Form
ally Voice Protests Against
Proposed Transit Lease
CHARGED WITH MURDERING
FORMER PHILADELPHIAN
Police Claim Atlantic City Man Held
for Killing Woman Makes Full
Confession
ATLANTIC CITY, Aug, 31. A formal
charge of murder today was lodged against
Augustus Ccsare CoelIa, hotel employe,
as a result of his alleged confession last
night that ho killed Mrs. Bella Wilson, a
joung widow, formerly of Philadelphia, be
cause ho feared she was going to discard
him for nnother man. According to tho po
lice, CoNolla, who had steadfastly denied any
knowledge of tho crime from tho moment
of his arrest, threw himself upon the dead
woman's body and kissed It frantically. .
Aside from Covella's alleged confession,
the authorities are as much In the dark as
ever as to what transpired before the woman
was stabbed to death late Wednesday night
near the Hotel Brighton. Three supposed
eyewitnesses failed to contribute anything
material In the case. If Covclla should
repudiate his morgue confession It Is doubt
ful whether he could be convicted on the
evidence In hand.
Socialist Wins in Porto Rico
SAN JUAN, Porto 1llco. Aug. 31. San
tiago Igleslas. who Is the Socialist candi
date for Senator-at-large In the recent elec
tion. Is entitled to the heat held by Sena
tor Veve, Republican, according to tho re
port of a Senate committee, which has made
a recount of the ballots. This report
shows that he won by 084 votes.
Incendiary Fires in Petrograd
PKTUOGHAD. Aug. 31. Following de
structlon by fire of an Important fac
tory' In the Ochta quarter, fire started In
pnother great establishment. The damage
Is estimated at several million rubles. It Is
suspected that the fires were started deliberately.
No Important developments are expected
In thc transit situation until next Tuesday,
when tho three contractor. who were low
bidders for the work on six sections of tho
Broad street fuliway and the subway de
livery loop will notlfy'Mnyor Smith whether
they will accept or reject the $15,000,000
worth of construction work.
Tho three contractors today decided among
themselves to hold a conference at 10:30
o'clock next Tuesday mc.rnlng. At this con
ference tillTerent phases of thc contracts
will be dlmised. The outcome of that
conference will bo submitted to tho Mnor.
Jerome It. Louchhclm, president of the
Keystone S.tntc Construction Company,
which concern holds four of the six con
tracts, said today that he would like to
sign the contracts, but that ho first wanted
the public to clearly understand the mean
ing of the contracts held by his company.
Representatives of the three firms were
told by Mayor Smith yesterday that they
would have to accept or reject thc con
tracts as they stand without any written
concessions. Tho Mayor, however, promised
that the firms would bo treated fairly and
generously In the Interpretation of tho
various specifications and terms of the con
tracts. A lull also Is expected In the lease con
troversy until the middle of next week.
Business organizations, trrfdo bodies and
civic associations In all parts of tho city
have gono on record ngalnst the Smlth
Mltten lease proposal nnd plans are being
made by a largo number of organizations
to take part In the public hearing before
Councils' Joint Committee on fr'lnatico and
Street Railways next Friday. Until, the
date of the hearing, however, few develop
ments nre expected.
The latest organizations to go on record
against thc lease are tho Independent Re-
pumican League of tho Forty-sixth Ward
which met last night at 612 South Fifty
second street, and the Republican Citizens'
Association of the Forty-third Ward, which
met at Old York road and Venango street.
itesoiuuons condemning tlie lease were
adopted by both organizations.
Give Life Policy to Each Employe
LANCASTKR. Aug. 31. Tho Hamilton
Watch Company announced this afternoon
that every emplovo of the company who
has worked more than three months would
bo given a gratis life Insurance policy
amounting to the total earnings of the
employe for the last year. The policies will
be carried by the company. Several hun
dred persons will be affected.
Wills Probated Today
Wills probated today Included those of
Harry S. Beaston, 6729 Klngsesslng avenue
which In private bequests disposes of prop
erty valued at flO.OOO; J. Harry Cox, 1234
West Krlo avenue, $4B00, nnd Joseph S.
Chindrod, Sr 3150 Wclkel street, $3650.
Belgian Relief Ship Aground
KKV WKST, fr'la., Aug. 31. The Bel
g'an relief ship Hllzabcth Vnn Belgle, en
route to New Orleans, Is aground oft the
Florida Keys. The crew Is safe.
Your Soldier
Mothers, Sisters and Sweethearts, this 1j
Gift Week for the Boys In Khaki.
Send your soldier a can of "Fasten Foot
Powder" It Is cooling, soothing and anti
septic. It brings quick relief from tired, awoolen.
burning and aching feet.
It Is a splendid deodorant, and heals
broken blisters. Thousands of cans of
Fattep are In use In the ranks and In the
trenches at present.
Before marching an drilling, Fatten
rubbed woll Into tho fe.t will bring eV
soluto foot comfort What gift could b
more acceptable?
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That's thc Name Fugitive Gives When
Arrested by Police
men Awakened In the early hours this morn
ing bv what she thought was n mouse, Mrs.
Taylor, 721 i:.it Chelten avenue, ioum.i1
I tr husband The husband, Marlnus I..
Tavtnr. rt.irted a hunt for the "mouse"
with his revolver.
On reaching the front of tho house he
found a man about to enter a second-Moor
v Indow, according to the stcry he told
tho polko. The man Jumped from the porch
loof nr. 1 Taylor fired svvenil shots after
him. Tl.lfc atti acted Patrolmen Senior and
t-mlth, of tho (Icimnntown pullce station,
who saw a innn running along Chew street
from their post on Che ten avenue
They gave pursuit, using revolvers, nnd
captured the mnn. lie gave 111:! name as
deorg. Washington, tlinty-ll-.iee years old,
11" West Price street. The p'dlrn siy that
he also Is known as Klunod Stuard and
I'.lmer Stevenson, nnd his a "teiord."
He was held under $1000 ball for n
turther hearing on September by Mag
istrate Pennock of the (jcim.intown station.
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ATTEMPT TO INSTITUTE
ALL-RUSSIAN STRIKE
Workmen and Soldier Delegates
Would So Resent Finnish
Diet's Dismissal
f'"'W&
' .y'Abtttf
Parliament concerning a'rp
Larkln. head of the, TrmmpaH
union in England ana .. well t m
strike leader. Is on hbj way, toAn
Premier Hughes said Instruction
given to prevent the landing 'of
anywhere In Australia.
PKTIlOaitAD. Aug, 31.
Heprcsentatlves of thc Council of Work
ing's nnd Soldiers' Delegates at Helslngfora
nro trying to preclpltato a national strike
as n i exult of the refusal of the provisional
loveminent tn nllow the Finnish diet to
meet. A protest from a group of Finnish
senators was received today from the flov.
crnor Ceueral of Finland at Helslngfors.
Thrilling and drnmittlc scenes marked
the effort of the Diet to convene on Thurs
day. Details were received today.
Thc halls of the Diet building In Helslng
for.s arc surrounded by strong detachments
of Husslan soldiers. On all the adjacent
streets sqtindN of troops arc kept tinder
nuns.
Despite the military display nnd the use
made of It. Helslngfors Is calm,
llvldently the energetic action of the Bus
slan Uovernor (lenernl of Finland, who Is
nitlng In the nnme of the provisional Gov
ernment, has cooled down the heat of the
ladlcal Koclnllst lenders.
After the doors of the Finnish Parliament
building weie closed, the deputies assem
bled at the main entrance. Intending to
boitln deliberations In the stteet.
The commander of the troops ordered the
deputies to disperse, and rather than pre
clpltato fighting tho order wan obeyed,
The commander addressed tho crowd,
uigltig that law and order be respected, nnd
InslMIng that the constitution of Finland
should not bo usurped, Tho scene was
highly dramatic. Some of the deputies In
thc crowd Interrupted with cries for Imme
diate action.
When thc crowd broke up nt the order of
thc commander. 120 of the deputies went to
the old palace, which was forincrlv used as
the diet meeting place. Their deliberations,
far from being as fiery as hod been expect
ed, were only an exchange of views.
The dignified, dlspasslnnato nttlttido of the
llussjnn revolutionary troops tniidn a great
Impression, both In Finland and Hussla.
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Investigate Kacc Riot at Houston
HOUSTON-. Tex.. Aug. 31. The city
board of Inquiry conducting an Investigation
of the outbreak of negro soldiers heic hint
Thursday will icMimc Its hensjons this
afternoon Ueneral Chamberlain, ent here
to conduct n separate Inquiry for the army,
today continued his conferences with Gen
eral Hell and local officials.
J. C. Merrill Dies
CHICAGO. Aug. 31 .1. C Men III, sec
retary of the Chldigo Heard of Trade, died
of heart trouble today at Hinsdale, III
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Visitors receive their first impression
of your home from the front hall and
stairway. The beauty and restful cool
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favorable notice, and the cost of layinij
them is moderate when the work is
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Labor Day
Outings
VALLEY FORGE
"THE NATION'S SHRINE"
75c Round Trip. Tickets good on all trains.
WILLOW GROVE
SOUSA AND HIS BAND, and the other popular fea
tures. 40c round trip. Tickets good on nil trains.
SEASHORE
The popular one-day outing. $1.00 round trip, leaving
Chestnut St. and South St. Ferries, Philadelphia. 7:00 A. M.
Additional Trains: For Atlantic City only, 7:30 A. M.
Returning, additional late Train from Atlantic City, Ocean
City, Stone Harbor, Wildwood and Cape May, 9:00 P. M.
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FOUNDED IN 1865 ADOPTED ONE-PRICE SYSTEM IN 1881.
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W. J. ieppe ut uuil "ioiuica
Ctli and Thompson Sts.
Phone. 1 "ell Filbert 2580
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Tomorrow is September
Record Day at Heppe'fc
Come in Heppe's to hear the latest
records. You will surely enjoy
McCormack's singing of the popular
Canadian war sons. KeeD the CamD Sl0re ctn unt" it.io Saturday ant ironta
Fires Burning," or Caruso's singing of a selection from the popular opera,
"The Pearlfishers."
Take home some Victor Records tomorrow. The best way to keep"
your record library attractive is to add to it frequently.
Heppe Victor Service is at your call, either by phone or mail, at either
of our stores.
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VICTROLA IV $15.00
4 10-in. Double-face Records 3.00
Total cost $18.00
Pay $3 down, $2.50 monthly.
VICTROLA VI $25.00
5 10-in. Double-face Records 3.75
HEPPE OUTFITS
VICTROLA X $78.00 rt
Records, your selection.. ; 6.00 V
Total cost t. .$28.75
Pay $4 down, $3 monthly.
VICTROLA VIII $40.00
Records, your selection 4.00
Total cost $44.00
Pay $4 down, $3.50 monthly.
VICTROLA IX $50.00
Records, your selection 8.00
Total cost , $55.00
Pay ?5 down, $4 monthly.
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Pay $5 down, $5 monthly. ,
VICTROLA XI $100.00
Records, your selectitm 8.0
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Pa'y $8 down, $6 monthly. . . "
VICTROLA XIV '. ,...$lSe.O0.
Records, your selection ,, 10.00,
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