'i v lJ "' -ti .' HY ' ' JV v r '1 ,' V' i . l'-c t i?v- oj-? y- L- W " i , VBtofcT LEDGER-PBtiLABELPHIA, TUESDAY,' SEPTEMBER 4, 1917 iMuraiice Commissioner to War on Fakes : Asks Exemption for Firemen : Federal Probe of Frankford Arsenal : City NewS if- t ILER PLANS fAR UPON ALL 'AKECONCERNS w. 1 ,Mw Insurance Commis- jjiibner Condemns "Fly-by- Night ". Companies $4ltAlSES HIS PREDECESSOR -IK tiii'Fk.' . '& O'Neil's Administration His Lftv t -Guide Appointment a Brum- Ki-. uiiugn-Yiiiu vjuujj ! '. fW. TO PROSECUTE CLERKS FOR $17,000 TAX THEFT District Attorney's Ofllce Prob ing Charges Against Employes of City Bureau of Water I SOLDIER ARRESTED ON PANHANDLING CHARGE To Make Every Policy Safe for All Holders INSURANCE C 0 M M I S SIONER AMBLER declares way on fake Companies on assuming charge of State Insurance Department. "I want to make every policy issued in Pennsylvania as safe for the holder as it is possible to make it," he said. "Pennsylvania has good insur:in:; laws. I intend to enforce them rigidly." Ambler praised the work of J. Denny O'Ncil, his predecessor, and announced that he will make no changes in the staff of the department. Private of Sixth Infantry Asked Policeman Twice for Change. To Break Up Practice Criminal procrdln; will be lntltcitcl Hcalnst the clcrkx of the Hurcau nf Water, accused of clefriiucllnfj the fits" of nearly $17,000 by falslf Ititr record", hIiouIiI nil In vestigation now under way warrant Kirch action. A statement to thl effect va made tlili afternoon by ArslUnt District Attorney Tautane. Ito mid the Dlitrlct Attotne),s office noi R-ettlnp the evidence In shape, and If It Is conclu'lve It wilt be plated before the Grand Jury. It Is paid that the evidence Implicates numetntis minor ulll clals, but names for the ptrccnt Hit' belnt; withheld. Tho alterations of flcurejc on water lentsl were discovered some, time ukci b) 1'ranl. Oornian, IteRlstrar of the llurenn uf Water, and since then the peculation! have been found to have, coveted n lout,- period of time. The nllesed offender hae been till, missed fiom the city service UcTorts hao been mud-. It Is asfeited. to settle the cases out of court by the pa ment Into the city treasury of certain sum-, and political moves ate said to hae hem made with an effort to shield the allowed offenders. That these hae failed Is cvl rieneed bj Mujcn Smiths dei laratlnn that tho offenders ''Mild be punished and their f.ames made public I t u p S3' H. Charles 'A. Ambler, who was appointed State Insuranco Commissioner by Governor Brumbaugh, today declared unrelcntlnc warfare on "fly-by-nlght," 'blue sky" and all fake Insurance companies In the State Ambler, whose home Is In Ablngton. was appointed to succeed J. Denny O'Nell, of WcKeesport. O'Xell was appointed ,Stat. Highway Commissioner as another step In I the Brumbaugh-Varc program for political control of the State. Tho newly appointed Insurance commls sloner will formally asunie the dutlesyif his office tomorrow. Today he told In a'een eral way what he hopes to accomplish as head of that Important department. "Mr. O'Nell conducted the Insurance dc. partment In a praiseworthy manner, and no part of his administration could be criti cized," said Ambler. "I Intend to continue the good woil; ot Insurance reform started by Mr. O'Xell. I have not yet fully acquainted myself with all of tho duties of the offlw. but r will follow just ono principle while T am at the head of the Insurance department. 1 will try to make every Insurant' policy Issued In tills State as safe for the holder as It is possible to muko It "Pennsylvania has good Insurance laws on Its statute books. Sume uf them were enacted last spring under the direction of Mr. O'Xell. Jty rigidly enforcing everj. one of them. I believe that a repetition of the Union Casualty Company scandal In Pittsburgh last winter would be impos sible," The new Insurance commissioner an nounced. Incidentally, that he does not con template making any changes In the, work ing forca of the department. "- 'I do not at present Intend to make any ' cnanges, ne said. "I am going to liar- U. S. PREPARES POSTERS FOR NEW LIBERTY LOAN Officials of Philadelphia Litho graphing Firm Start Work on Advertising Second Issue Wot l h.is .ilie.uly been started in Mils city on thousands ir poster and window cards which will adeitlse the second I.ib. ertj Loan OlnVlals of ths Ketteillnus l.lthogtaplilo Jlanufactutlng Company, l'ouith and Aich streets, one of the firms to whom contiacts were awaided by the Tteasury Department, stated today that thej expected to fulllll their contract within the next thirty days The Kettcrllntts firm's cunttact Is for $2.", 000. The posters ate of fight drnVrriil designs All the contiacts call for deliverv within thirty days. There will be I.00O.UUO postetb and SOO.ono window cauls, which will be dlsttibuted throughout the round. . Other firms awarded contracts for the printing of posters arp the Anierlinn Litho graphing Company, New York. Ik-wrood, Stttisser & Volghl Xew Voil,, (' r. stoot p Xew Yotls; Illinois LithOKi-afihlmr Cumpaiij. Chicago, and Sackett S. Wllhehn t'oipiuii. tlon. Xew Voik SOLDIER CAPTURES ILND OF BRYN MAWIl GRADUATE .Miss Kutherine M, Strett, of Baltimore, Becomes Bride of Captain Henry V. Kobb, of Same City The ariest of a young soldier of the Sixth PtiinsyUanla lnfantrj accused of panhand ling, hi ought to the attention of the police the fact that this method of obtaining money Is tesortedJo by soldiers quafteied In and near (he city. In mort cases, the police say. the men approached rtte fotelgn etc, and If money is not foithconilngl abue and threats follow. John Watson, twenty years old. n member of the supply company of the Sixth Ilegl ment. stationed at Forty-first street, and Mantua aemte, approached Policeman White, of the Thirty-ninth street mid Lan caster avenue station, and asked for money to return to camp. The sum was laughingly Klen by the policeman. An hour later, however. White was again accosted by Wat son, who repealed his request. The oflicer refused to be mulcted a sec olid time, which, bt ouglit forth all manner of ubuse. he char'geif." He placed the soldier under ane-it, und at a hearing before Slug istrnte SteVensoir today the young-tnan was turned oer to his company commander. During the- hearing District Detectives Turner and Shannon, although not testify ing against the young offender, told the magistrate that many of the young soldiers if Philadelphia resulted to panhandling to xfftnp a "little extra inonc." Magistrate S(eetisoti became .highly indignant, and, allet M'orlng Watson, ordered the police to u-e eer cffoit to Incite up the juactlce, and pionilsed to hold all uniformed men liiKiight before him on this ch.iige. According to the notice, the voitng sol dlei was also partlall under the influence of liipior IIIDDLFAS BODY Itl'X'UVEItUl) Philadelphia Aviator Lost in Flight Washed Ashore Off Holland Coast Woid was leteived by cable this aftei noon that the body of Julian t'lddle, of Philadelphia, who was killed in an aerial flight off tho coast of Mngland two weeks ago, had been washed ashoieon the north er u coast of Holland. Identification of the body was made fc) pap.ers found In the dead livlatur's pockets. Iliddla wiM tile son of .Ml. .uul Mis. A c Jlldrtlc. of Uwjiiedd Valle, Pa. He was well known In social uml- athletic circles. He became Interested In aviation about two years ago and had an extensive training coui-e,t Kssltigton. Ilu left here last Maj and .had been a member of the Lafaelt Huailiille only eighteen' ilayn when -Jie"' met dath WKOWNKD MAN'S BODY FOUND l -- Second Victim of BatKe Accident at Navy Yard Recovered The bod or (Slant (cinaii. ient ears old. I. rpool. X. Y, w.ts iHiiv-ml today from t)iq Iielawaie Ulver. urman was one nftiiii men 'who weie drowrneil' yesteiday I Hlien a barge owned by I. T. Tavlor, a coii- i',u tor sank orf tli" Phllaileljihla .av Yard.' ' ' ,' oflli ,als at the. y,ii' today said that the barge would be ral?ed In order tint , an lines ligation ma b" made to detennlm" the cause' qf.tlie nccldent. "' " i'1'MliKP.I.AN'D, Md . Sepi - romance of the war culminated at noon hrie today with the ni.iniage of Captain Henry Fred erick Itobb. of the Kitth Mai land P.fgl ment. Haltlmorc, and Mies Kntheilne Mav- finder Mtrpett. iljln'hli- tt "l ,.,.,! ir.c Hsburg tomorrow to study tho duties and I John Jf. Sircett. CJ Washington 'street Tlie A. Ri I)r James i: Moffalt, tiastoi of the I-'irst Presbyterian Church, oftlciated. Cap tain Itobb first met Ida bride In May, when came here with his company to protect laUronds and bridges. She Is a graduate of Hryn Mawr, class of l!!ir,. and was awarded the Susan I!. Anthon scholaislilp. Captain Itobb left with his bride for Philadelphia and Xew York, to icmalii un til Krlday. as he can be absent but a short linn from his regiment, now at Cockeysvlile. Mis P.obb will af company her hu-band to tho cantonment at Annlstoii. WILL KKMEMBERS CHAKITY Susan D. Tait Leaves Several Philan thropic Bequests The major portion of the Jt6.30d estate left by Susan D. Tait. who died in the Pennsylvania Hospital August II. goes to charity, according to the piolslous of the will which was probated toda. The will directs that the furnishings of the Tait home be given to the Pennsylvania personnel of the department and will be on the Job from then on. The appointment of Ambler, and the shift of O'Nell to the State Highway Department, did not come as any surprise to politicians. Who have been expecting the announcement to be mado for several weeks. O'XEIL'S POLITICAL ACTIVITY The name O'Xell !i..d been mentioned In connection with the highway commlssloner hlp for more than a year. Before Iilack was appointed he was talked of for the place and his selection as Insurance Commission er was more or less of a surprise, last winter, durlhg the speakership- contest, there were reports that Black would re tire and O'Neil's name was mentioned again. When the Somerset man rcslgnc.' O'Xell Was again brought to the front, bu. depre cated mention of his name. Ambler has Ticen mentioned for several place, recently. O'Nell. who has been prominent In State mercantile and in Allegheny County po litical circles for years, was born In Kllza beth, Allegheny County, In t86n, and later started Into business at McKecsport, wheie .he l president of a bank, a newspaper publishing company, and a large de partment store company. He was re corder of deedH of Allegheny County and rounty commissioner, having been appointed Insurance con-mlsnloner Juno 23, 1916, He was also president of tho State Merchants" Association and an officer of the Associated Dailies' Association of Pennsylvania. His appointment by Governor Brumbaugh, whose friends he had opposed In Allegheny County, was one ot tho surprises last year, AMBLER'S CAnnEP. Ambler was born In Jenklntown. Mont- "'""' -""' .""""" "' "t nasi A beouest of 12000 to the mlnivmn f...i I .iIiaiuI with the investigation and will rer Dwijer Called Before ' United Slates Jury ( "linuril from race One meetings are concerned 1 lue not ihe .lightest hesitation in reaftinnltig the posi tion that I originally took when 1 sent Mi. Walnut to Its meeting and aftftwaid in dorsed what he raid My business is to en force the law, and no law had been broken when Mr. Walnut advUed the policemen not to make arrests at the meeting at Arch street. As soon ao the laws ot the Pulled States weie broken, I proceeded nnd lud Socialists arrested. In eery case where 1 l.ave had eldence of the violation of a law of the Pnited .States I have prosecuted, and I certainly intend to do so in the future "As to Mr. Dwyer'H charge that I hae not been active In getting hold of slackers, the complaint Is new to me. I have kept a careful record in the form of a card catalogue of the cases that have been re fetred to my otllce, and it will have to speak for Itself. Out of a large number of cases referred to me but a small number have shown actual violations of law Manv lomplalnts wer proved to have had their origin in spite, the fact.-" not Justifying the CONGRESS TO PUSH MUNITIONS PROBE Rejected Cartridges of Al lies Palmed Off on U. S., Is Charge FRANKFORD INCLUDED Congress will probe the defective ammu nition case. In which the Prankford Arsenal Is Included. A resolution offered by Representative Mcl.emore, of Texas, asking for a House Investigation, was adopted today. Shortly afterward It was announced that Secre tary of War Baker would appear before the Senate Military Affairs Committee tomor tow morning to lay before the committee alt facts In his possession tegardlng the shipment of defective ammunition to the American forces In Prance. The Senate healing, suggested by Senator Chamber lain, of the committee, will be public', MLKMoiiiis eii.uu:i:s American munition rnanufactutets palmed off on tho War Department title ammuni tion which had been l ejected b both the Kngllsh and Ptench (iovernments, Repre sentative Mcl.emote deciaied. But a few scattetlng votes opposed passage of Ills resolution asking for the facts. When the deslted information Is le cehed, Mr Mcl.emoie will seek the crea tion of ii committee of seM'ti members ot the HoU'-c -four Democrats and three Republicans--to make a sweeping investiga tion of the entile munitions Industi.v's deal ings with thu tSovernment sitae the declara tion of wai U lh. outbie.l1, of tile wai some Ainer I, an munitions makers, learning t-iat tliey Could make mote profit fiom tho manu facture of defective munitions, the Texan dliectly chaiged on the floor of the House, saulflced qua lit for dollars. This resulted In much of their output being rejected by Inspectors of the Allies, friable to dispose of this stoi k they stored It and palmed It off nn the American in my when the oppor tunity arose, he declared. An Independent Investigation b.v a TInue committee of the defective ammunition furnished In I'rankford Arsenal will re sult Mom a resolution offered by itepre srnlntlve Pent, ch.iliman of the House Mil itary Affalis Committee. tils resolution calls fot a committee of seven of the com mittee to Impure full Into the ammunition plobleui Secretary of War Baker today autliotlzed an Investigation suggested by lleneral Crozler, chief of ordnance Officials at the arsenal saiu li.it they 'welcomed an investigation. The tioubie that .resulted. In bad catttldges has been icm edtcd. .icrordlng to an olllolal. who added that thero was no evidence to show that as man las' otie-thltd of the carttldges weie fau;t-, (Jeiieral Crozier. In making the sugges tion for the probe, -ptcssed the belief llmt the defects found in the ammunition probably were due to American chemicals Ho recalled tho fact that virtually all tho Allied (Iovernments, specially Lnglancl Kin nee. u,id Hussla. had similar trouble at to jijtbreak of the sy,ar. "" When' -those 'countries began to manu facture, thtslv iiwn pptassluin cliloiate, here tofore' -obtained., from 'Germany, it le- teilorated byreas,oji,-it'c,outaJiiIng bromate QUARTERMASTER CORPS IN NEED OF SPECIALISTS Captain Appeals for Typists, Butchers, Cooks, Mechanics and Chauffeurs An appeal for 200 specialists to enlist In the Quartermaster Unlisted llescrte Cotpj was made today by Captain W. H. Clayton. The specialists divided Into the following groups eighty-seven typists und stenog ivspahers, seven butchers, fourteen cooks, eighty-one skilled mechanics, all trades, and eleven rhaurfeuts will complete tho ciuota for the (Juaitetmaster Corps of ths Depart ment of the L'ast. Colonsl St C.eotge L Steele, head of the BiltNh recruiting mission In this city, an nounced this morning that it had p.is.-ed the BOO mark In the number of men who have enlisted In the British urtny since the mission opened its station in the Hale Building. Juniper and Chestnut street", i John Kglltt. twenty-two ears old, and ' living in the Central Y. M. C A., came Into I the British army teitultlng nlllce (his inorn I lug and ptescnted himself lor enlistment. lolling- Colonel Steele his motive In so do lug was because ho had lead In the news papers toda.v of the cienuan army's captur ing autl euteiing Riga In Russia, which is the oung man's hlithplace and wheie bis patents now lice Tne following i nlHiinenls wei-e an nounced today t Mlhll SI'Ari.s All.VH lln Ci.UliiUI.U '.'I l!!.rm,le. .V. .1. i ij i erne It Mnsl.v . front mill l.t lilsh f. Curl I rfhmtun. -'. Kilzibrtri, X. J .Vtltten Kcnhurt JL' CMI t'ursuii st .lumen ,v Ii.nl ;l' :i1T1 ciiul hi Hnvim-1 l.lnseulieri' . 1. JUS . :t;,l i. .lnhii li (Ikvnur. -.!. a.'U iluul at. Abiiiliiim Cohen, i'T. 10, X. 4th st Albert Cciffedeeior, 1".'. L'L'iis Walnut i. Holmes B, ,m Hue. -0, Tienton, N, .1. VVillliim 1. I IreJ J'J. Allentown. N. .1. lohn It c'Hfnp. .'I, Florence, N. J Hum .1 ll-oK-lifttnn, 2H fl'.M VV. ImllaiM e. Allien S. Hllj. J4, SI N. Clint Ht. MUtiali Shemhenovli h. '.'.'I. 310.1 .Miller nl. Vernon I htoneburner. Is. c.'edRr Orove, Pa. Hteef I'bvIoc-Ic. 'j "30 H Htl St. Auburj Truvers. "0 tS'J N Homier st. Hum Kowiir. ll. '.'Jl N. r.stli st. .Istnes V Dunn IS. IS::.! H. Alder l. Itsymontl Hurt. 21 -03.' N. C'Hrllsle si John f-'inlth 1H. .".713 Market st. WlllUln N I'mnptell, .11. '.MSK VV, Ojfol.l si, Michael lucnitH "n. l.03 c'culton nt. najmoiiJ 1 AMitilil, lie Cfins .Isd.soii si. t.ouls tJmberier. I! 1tai7 VV. Brie ave. Watiom lmnli. 'J.t, 1"J.I N Juniper m, ciirlcs 1' kfHtln-. L's. Coio. l'n. Vinsr fhN.VSM.VAMA IM'A.Vim f.oiils Mltnlcl.. '.'ii, nil ltoeb(,rr st. William VV. Mcmrr, 1!. a." IS Somerset si WUlliiin I' Stlnvarlz. til. I.'d.l Orl.n-j i. TIIIKI) l'BNM-M.VAMA lXK.tMUt .Jstuuel 1 AtlelniHn 10. 827 H 3d st. c.'hrls t'lilHrtllti. lu, 1HM H Haneroft M lluch A Cornell, ii. airlstol. Pa. si.tii i,i:nnsi,vama inkmr Itlilucril .1 MoLmuxIiIIii. jii. 2! .V. .".4lli st. Krut i: fuestel, lh, soft N. nutli si. 11HITIS1I ItK('KI)ITIM) Mss Aiiiltecv tt.il.er, 4l'J4 cinhjril si John MeKelvie, (Couth Bethlehem. I'.c. John cireenwooj. 2.137 New Queen si John VV Chamberlain, 3329 A St. I.euriie VV :witis, SOS K. Hilton si URGES PRESIDENT TO FREE FIREMEN Congressman Scott Appeals for Exemption for City's Protectors WILL PAY MEN CALLED Alfreil llunn. 300O X. American et William K Shan; (123 i:. Thaser n VVlllljiu CrooUe. .1000 N". American si. Joseph Wilklntotl, 273 ,N'. Krcint si Kills tOuclilrton 2121) Cleuientiue si Jurueu Itobeta, .1224 Scots lane. Clinistopher Taylor. 3224 Scots Ijne. l'eter itallaihet,' 232t C'heatnut'ai Mich.ei I.vons. 2SG2 Orljcrna set FOUL l'LAY SUSPKCTEU The f.arpel thing. raccor,dlng to .experts, has ..,,,, ...... ., , n munition !--- -. r - -..u viiiuicu in happened fir tle small- arms am: made In the Upllfd states. Ruperts. t-ay that the matter easily can be conected and that It is well that the de fective chemicals were found In the primers t this, rather than a later, date. Genet at Crozler discounted senptIonal stories, circulated here, that the bad, chemi cals placed In the primers were the result of (Jerman Influence, lie said he bo'.leved the chemical had deteriorated and that the Inquiry would show this, BODY OF SIX-WEEKS-OLD INFANT FOUND IN RAID Discovered Underneath Pillow While Supposed Mother Lay in Stupor in Bit I'ndeine.ulr a pillow in a house at 530 South Second stteet, raided by the police l.ito this afternoon, the body of a slx-weel;s-old infant was found. The laid was conducted by tho police of the Third and Do Lancey streets station, on suipiclon that the place was used as a dis otdeily lesolt Mr. Marv Ilurlolt, supposed mother ot the dead Infant, was found In a stupor in charge, rue man informed against cither i bed. She was looked up pending an In produced a certificate of registration or vestlgatlon by the coroner. Three women was able to establish the fact that he was j frund In the place were sent to the vvorlc not within the prescribed ages. It' was Mic use liy .Magistrate Persch for thirty days. necessar, of course, for the department to 1 while five men who also were In the Place act with caution lest Injustice should be ili LVA0.M.J? .!"". ?J: -" I 3- AVcuiV he cot st.,1 h,son Income to be paid to the enn Asvlum for r Indigent Widows a.nd Single 'Women at Bel grade street and Susquehanna avenue The testatrix leaves two trust funds of $3000 each for Marjory Urown and Kllza beth Tait and two trust funds of JUuOO cacli to other friends, with directions that upon their deaths the principal of each fund ill June T was able to get before It the r.ant of four men who persisted In failure i to legister, and in each of these cases the maximum rentenco was imposed. During the course of the. summer thirty others were at rested and their cases will be pressed, "As to the men who have failed to appear wlion summoned by the boards, lnvestlga shall t evert to the Indigent Widows and i tlons of these cases are being made. anJ i ,i...- ,.u, ,.,... oveic... ui c'liiiuacipniu ' wnerever ine men are touna iney will ccr I The rest of the estate, with the exception ' talnly be dealt with. ! of a few small bequests to lelatlvei, goes i "As to the two speciflc vcase.s If. Dwyer I to the Penn Asylum. lefets to, I may add that In one I nm Koine D. Kates, who ZZX?ltT i2JlbinR?j;.wi;!r" ' !:" ?' 9 - 'ontal,,,a , tal..., prosecute If the facts warrant it. al ---.i- CTiiT'W i. -,-".' "" '..,'"""' the will of Catharine -- wuac-i ,id uvuiuu pccsiueici ot a road Duiiaing and general contracting com rny. He served ono term as postmaster n Ablngton and wus a member of tho House 'of Representatives from the First Mont gomery .District m tne sessions of 1902, i v'-v J, juuo, jfui, sua, ivii ana 1315, being (Ss'Vii cnolen Speaker lu the latter session. He a died at 1608 Arch street August 12. leav i" . Ing effects valued at more than tti'T.uOn. " The estate goes to relatives and servant- uf the testatrix. Alleged Dope Fugitive Caught though I must decline to prosecute simply to please Mr Dwyer. As regards the man whu gets an Income from a brewery. Mr. Pwjer's statement is the first Intimation that I have had of the case. I certalnlv 1 hope that he will reconsider his decision not to place his evidence in my hands, it would seem to be his duty to do so. If Mr. Dwyer i c1..-.,..u.l innr, rnnr-ern fllionl lielnifip ccia t- t.1? "- ' -""" "' V, '-""'"'"" ne Ui: VDIXti. Sent 4 W-clter K7i7lnu-Ut., showed more concern auoui Helping tne en- a. jUso been talked of for Hlgnluy Co"! ' J; -" hft 1" HohilS X?MntoffX"cU?"&: mlsaloner and Commlsaloner of Labor and Mluel ue''ul marsnai as ne and lloluliack ;.,. ,V. snred " industry In the political gossip ot the last 1 w.ere T,lnf c'f" ",to Mo-va,''"ln Prison , t" -"lanced. j.ear, l l at Philadelphia, was caught early this iiiuruiuii "i ii.v ieiuccves ivemi) and were fined $10 each. PROBLEM OF LIVE STOCK ii WJT e- Mr. O'Nell, the former State Insurance Commissioner, will succeed Frank B. Ulack, vf Somerset, as State Highway Commis sioner, Mr. Black resigned from his post several weeks ago at the Governor's re- rWK'tho Insuranco berth, f uil.cucijAl r, iviioi L,Uat.O , , bKet Entitled to Recover on Contract Ci ' vvth Nnrbarth Ciyic Association Iluber. after one of tho wildest chases the police have had on their hands In a long time. Ko7.1owsl,y vcaa in hiding in the mountains. 100 CHESTER PLUMBERS STRIKE FOR MORE PAY Nation-Wide Drive to Improve Situa tion Will Begin Tomorrow WASHINGTON", Sept. 4. A nation-wide drive to Improve the live-stock situation will begin tomoirow, when leaders In the Industry will confer hero with Herbert Hoover, food administrator; Secretaty of Agrlcultuie Houston and other tloveinment and State officials. ' One of tlje ptlnclpal alms lu the crusade will be "the distribution of breeding stock from reglops where there is an oversupply of animals in relation to roughage and grazing facilities to sparsely stocked areas." Another pioblem to be discussed will he means of .safel inci easing live-stock pro ductlon for the great demands which will continue throughout the war and at Its con clusion to testock Kurope. Attendance at City Baths Attendance at the free bathhouses and swimming pools during the week numbered ilT.t.lT'l. The bathers were divided as fol lows Men, t!7.34t: boys, 107,920; women, 10.S1". and girls, :,39G. 1'iesldeiit Wilson wns toda.v urged by Congressman John It, K Scott to reverse the ruling of Provost Marshal General Ctowder and exempt 111 emeu as iv class fiom the draft net. Culling them for service In the new National Army would prove u rcrlous menae'e to tho community at large, Mr. Scott said. Both District Appeal Boards In Philadel phia today resumed the work of passing on appeals fiom draft decisions rendered by tho local registration boards, Board No. 1 met In the Provident Llfo and Trust Com pany Building, No. 2 met In the Federal Building. Government army pay for the Phlladel phlans Included In the first fi tier cent of the cltj's quota will start tomorrow, accold lug to an iililclal announcement. These nto the latest features of the draft situation lu this city. Mr. Scott's appeal on behalf of the fire men was made at a conference with the, President at tho White House today. TflAINHD FinilMHN" NKHDHD Mr. Scott pointed out to the President lh.it fliemeii lu large cities are trained men I who. b leascm of their experience und I training, are invaluable to the communities lie asked that men ceitltled as Indispensa ble by lire chiefs be exempted. 'Such men cannot be obtained upon shoit notice." he said, "and upon their nblllty nnd ' skill lest the safety and security ot tho lives and property of the inhabitants of our j thickly populated cities. In case of attack from without upon any of our cities a gravo responsibility would rest upon the Hie department, and In all probability the amount of damage Inflicted would depend upon their efforts. "Adrquato lire protection for Individual I plants engaged on Government work Is vltallv Important, not only to the section Involved, but to tlie country tit large.- Tho public welfare lequlres that the trained file lighter be kent at his post." I The pay ruling is to be effective, despite I tlie fact that the men called In the first S tier I cent quota will not leave- for Camp Meade, , Md until September lfl. They will, never- theless, be rated us lu the Governments service and be paid and fed accordingly, starting September ",, This announcement has been made to all the local draft boardii by tclegtanis fiom Colonel Frank G. Sweeney, Government officer lu charge of the State draft head quarters in Harrlsburg. Colonel Sweeney explained, however, that only those who wc:e to have been called into service tomorrow' would be placed on the Government's pay toll on that date. The action was deemed liecessnty as vlr 'ualiy alt the in to resign their positions In anticipation of tho scheduled depuitma for camp tomoiinw I'olonel Sweeney sofid that others accepted for set vice, and who are to be called later hi the first draft, w 111 not be paid yet by thu Government. Announcement aho was made that men from the western pait of the State, sched uled to leivo for Camp l.ee, at Pctcrsbutg Va . will go next Saturday WA1NL"T EXPLAINS STATHMIINT "A statement to the effect that llicie would be no railroading of men Into the army has been attributed to me," fald T. iittrmtits in rnllroiccl men tntn ,i. .. would be made. T "I nssumo that tho story arose throturh. a statement made that tho exemption anS discharges provided In tho regulation wtr. provided for the protection of tho Qovcrti ment nnd not of tho men drafted and thit the local nnd district boards would see tn It that tho regulations wcro carried out An Impression of nn Intention to crltlcl.. tlie boards in their work Is wholly unnir ranted." "."jr FEDERAL GRAND JURY QUALIFIES FOR SERVICE Sworn in by U. S. Judge Dickinson for September Term of Court Readinp Merchant Foreman Beginning u two weeks' session, the Fed eral Grand Jury for the September criminal term of court was sworn In today by JueW Dickinson, who appointed Augustus 'Av IToff. a merchant, of Beading, Pa as for, man. r" Among the cases to bo considered arottl. Ifgcd violutlons of the selective conseffn! tlon act nnd the espionage law. since the Juno term of court. Federal olllcl.ils hive icrrested several tier sons who failed to r. Istcr for the National Army Juno 5, , Indictments will also be sought agu'nsi the Socialists who weie tuken rccentlj a raid on Socialist headquarters, at 1320 Arch street, upon charges of Interfering with tn. draft. SHIP ADJUSTMENT BOARD DISCUSSING WAGE ISSUE Means of Speeding Up Construction Also Topic at Conference J WA.-illNtiTU.V, Sc.pl 4 Shipbuilder' wages and means of speeding up America's marine piogiam aic under discussion hen today. The Shipbuilding Adjustment Board, which will smooth out matters of wag is being organized by C. U. Macey, chatri man, today, with A. F. Curry and Albert Bei res sitting to complete tho committee t'nlformit.v in wages for shipbuilders will be tho llrst step taken by the board. 1'ihUt tho present operations shipyards are paying competing wages and consequently ono si,p. yard is taking employes from another It Is tho hope of the board that n uniform scale of wages can be reached. Huge Pile of Coal Destroyed by Fire A lire In ii pile or coal at the Pelliam Steam Heating Company plant, Pelluitn road and llortter street, consumed seventy tons of soft cal before it was extinguished by members of fire company No ?, jrman town nvenue and Carpenter street. Tin binze stinted late la-t night and firemen played u stream on the huge coal pile until noon today before it had been smothered Negro Shot in Crap Game Dies James Van. of 8",0 Brewster avenue, a negto who was shot Saturday in a cpiarrel over a ciap game in the Brewster uVenue house, died in the I'uivcrslty Hospital to- en had made nrraiiceinents I ua-1-- Tho ll0lU' nre Nt,U huntlnu Ileaben en nan uiaue nrr.cuseineius . ... . r ,,, .,,,,,- .,,i,i,vu .mi ,.e ,i.. murder. Providence River, If. I. Foul pla is suspe.cted in the death of John Jones, an octogenarian living on North Ihghth street, whoso body wus found ye terdav In rlir, PtuvlrtarmA lc, .. c. mt.i ,. ... ..... ......u.,,.. ..,.:.) ,,, l.iiuur - . ----. -- Island. All his jewelry and other valuables Henry Walnut, who is aiding the District and his hat and coat were missing. Attorney's office in its work on the draft. The aged man was on his way to visit "and In some quarters the quotation has, his son, Thomas Jones, in Pawtucket, R. unfortunately, given a wrong Impression I. He was? last seen by employes of the Some persons have taken It as an Intima- steamer Concord, on which vessel he em- Hon that the District Attorney's office or I barked for Providence. personallj enter tallied some suspicion that Your Soldier Mothers. Sirteis and Sweethearts, jour Soldier's Comfort should bo foremost In your minds. Tired, Swollen, Blistering, Burning and Aching feet, which are brought on by Marching and Drilling, ran be prevented by nibbing "l'ustep l'oot Ponder" well Into the feet. "rnelep" heals cuts and broken blisters. It's cooling, soothing and antiseptic. As an effective Deodorant for all parts ot the body, "I'ciitep" will prove Indlspen bable In the trenches, when time Is piesslng and facilities arc lacking. l-end our Soldier n Can today. All clrugcrMH, ?1c, or V.. roi'GIIKA & CO., Inc. 110-93 rteekniHii Street, New York Demand l'2i Cents an Hour More : After Winning Advance Last May (in Pfi ' NOWUBTOWNe Pa.. Sept. 4. The eourt '',tcUy handed down an opinion In which '$? .t:,M that Jlobert Anderson Pope, welH ' kWB landscape artist, of New York.'' Is rtHt entitled to recover money from George ''X.,?lWTt. Augustus J, Loos, A- C. Shand, V- ounpson, w iipam jj. sraemey, P. Durbln. K.,A. Muachamp, John r Williams, K, 8. Haws, James Artman r,, P, Dold, representing the Narberth Association. tet,cminot recover, the court finds, be- i.j.wm .discharged by the defendants Tries to Shoot Policeman A negro, who gave the name of William KendricK, attempted to shoot Motorcycle I I i Policeman Peter O Donnell. of the Tenth I CIIHSTHR, Pa. Sept. 4 Their demands I and Thompson streets squad, when the po- I for an increase in wages not granted, ap llceman was arresting him for shooting up I proximately -tOO plumbers of this city and a Chinese restaurant at Hieventh street I county went on strike today, with the re and Girard avenus. Kendrlc.k had teftised suit that plumbing operations on buildings to pay tor an oraer or chop uuey and, when ' and factories throughout tne city are crip Sat cMkat a time when he had been (iucstMU fry them under the terms of his cn4trct nd because he abandoned his iwlsitifctOrlnir an fsfused further perform acQctm tmhm a. mibitahtUI payment on fur IB, (LOMHint wB made to hira at a time whoa nothing was due lilnu T1e work in question vrus the laying out itatt tk fceutlfyinr of the low and unslght- ' J tjtcVr land, in Narberth .lying along ! iacliiili Tiln Ttlltrnciit The riefenrinntx efij JurffkA nlwt KttAAtaltnlr 4hA nmirf flnM. HfSJi'MUJ. ." -".I -".', Vf7."T. ".-" ynmtiy pmmirfia-na pwitc- f MsntlMMti t land, and t u t ' -yt .bitcxa the CJilnese remonstrated, shot up the place. Philadelphians Fined for Speeding Two Philadelphians were today arrested and lined for speeding In Camden. They are Martin Maloncy. 2427 North Fifty, fourth street, and Edward J, Bell, 1421 Arch street. Both men were arrested by Motorcycle Policeman Frost, who charged that they were driving faster than forty miles an hour, Injured Workman Dies in Hospital Hdgar Erwller, thlrty-flve years old, of 1610 South Fifty-second street; a car re pairer, whose lers were crushed when a car backed over him In ths P. R, t. barn at Forty-ninth street and Woodland ave nue last night, died In the .University llos. pltal today. Steps' on Gun, Shoots Friend In Arm Albert Nase, a PhlUdelpJilan, .was accj denly shot In the left arm today at his jSTW-pori, a, j., Dunfaiow. A friend cities wwiun, aetssung'i&e aUartfct J .:-" - -- pled. Virtually all the plumbers are out. It Is announced, and those who are at work 'today. It Is stated, will Join the strikers tomorrow. A meeting will be held tonight by the union plumbers, when the future course of the strike will bs decided upon. The men are still firm tn their demands for sixty-two and one-half cents an hour for an eight-hour day. The present scale Is fifty cents an hour for an eight-hour day, IjiBt May the Master Plumbers' Associa tion niet the union demand for fifty cents an hour, but after the lapse of a. few weeks, It is declated, 'a few of the agitators; In sisted upon more money. Sis Eligible-for $4000 Post The Civil Service Commission today an nounced the following eligible list for pro motion ,to the post of assistant engineer, Bu reau pf Highways, which pays J4000 s. year; Julian G. Bailey. 13)0 South Flfty-seyenth street; .John II. Neason, Kilt, North. Broad. street: Percy F. Proctor. 1!S2 North Forty, seoortd. street j Morir Berosteitt, vuo .StiatrwUTsmism.C,, Hey jajj. " g.1B .1"IHi5,J Wf";it. 'rfcMts mtr XDDD ONE-DAY OUTINGS rw'M rviA.KEi SrxEer Whass 9C1 YV) Atlantle CHy, Wild. i-ity, uis wity, atsne Marker Avslen. Antlescia T.fiO A. XI. dally until Sept. lb, Inc.; Sdltleaal ca Huodayi, AUantle otv ,7J(i A. M.. niutwood Uranch 8 43 A. M, H1 OC Barneast Pl.r, Bay Manatajuan C1 V) Atbury Park, Ocean s?lJV Geo, Lenf Branch, otimir, a uin, spring Lake liilrn Mtll Ottahf 21 litrtdir, sift. I 7.20 a; 6.36. From Bmoad CractrT SrATioN Stopplagat Weil rsila.ucl Ma.rtlU. $1 (sO Atbury Park, Os.an 9I.JU Ore. Lang Branch, Balmar, Be Qlrt, Sarins Lake Wafanltiintlllail.H . . 7.01C frKinaiUiJial.7 7.03 S3 DO y. ih Huaaen, Wtrtt ).W a.,i,rt. and Nawkurfh raHttr, tt. I BroaJ acrest Statlaa . 7MM ,k 4 1 ijc" ','MKWKMWWTWWmA . -r -v - -e- - , - it--. re, : .. m.9 j Strawbridge & Clothier Beginning To-morrow, the Sale of the Stock of Schmoele & Co. at Much Less Than Half Price Schmoele & Co., who have conducted a high-class millinery business on Chestnut street for the past thirty-six years, have retired from business, and we have PURCHASED THEIR ENTIRE STOCK, the sale of which begins to-morrow, at LESS THAN HALF Schmoele's prices. . . In many instances our prices will be LESS THAN ONE-THIRD of the bcnmoeie rices. as nearly as we can estimate, at the time of classifying and marking the various portions of the stock, our customers will buv. on the averaee. FIVE DOLLARS' WORTH OF GOODS FOR TWO DOLLARS Tfl wnS opportunity. Schmoele & Co. were famous, not only for TRIMMED HATS but equally famous for FINE RIBBONS for all purposes, and the latter constitute a very large and important part of our purchases Most of them will be sold by the full piece. Many of these Ribbons are imported, and some have arrived since early spring. Such values have nevtr before been offered anywhere. The following is a list of the principal groups: . 'Ji:J $6500 worth of Schmoele& Co. Women's Hats for $1500 $18,000 worth of Schmoele & Co. Fine Ribbons for $7000 $9000 worth of Fine Velvets and Plushes for $4000 $8500 worth of Fancy Feathers and Plumes for $2500 $7200 worth of Flowers,, Ornaments, etc., for $1875 $1480 worth of Women's Neckwear to be sold for $500s $500, worth of Women's Fine Handkerchiefs for $200 f ?on2 Qrft 0f,LoaCues' NM?fflnJ?s Mlines etc- fr $850 $1300 worth of Schmoele Silks, Satins and Crepes, $400 vow wurui oi loiiei nicies ana Pancy Uoods for $150 ' NE,W VELVET HATS, Made in Our Own Workrooms from Schmoele Materials f naii ncgumr yaiut. , Schmoele Materials, at All to be Sold in the Millineru Store ALL WOMEN, including, exclusive milliners and dressmakers, will b& interested in this remarkable Sale. The quality of the merchandise is assured by the reputation of lphtnr!Li ? Co,, as well as of Strawbridge & Clothier. We expect a throng TO-MORROW. Schmoele & ' " - second iaoon. wi:st STRAWBRIDGE JMAUcrr ft. I Hill HVtfl Hi M V . ' v ,f -".V J 1 & cj iTrtiFje iss29f - . wy.-icir mmfmrnr m mMMjm. szi?2ix.. m . -TJMQjrmihiii i itftfiiSg ,rarT ' L . . k!9 1
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