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EVJiiJSXG MJXflCl-PHiLADELPlIlA, THURSDAY, OOTOBMt 4, 1917
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FOR SffiNAL CORPS
Clerics and Stenographers
to Be Enlisted Here for
, Aviation Service
OTHER CITY NEWS BRIEFS
New Quarters at Broad Street
Station Y. M. C. A. Are Opened
With Ceremonies
The Signal Corps of thonrmy on Mon
day will iitart a recruiting campaign In
Philadelphia fcr 200 flik3 and stenogra
phers for the aviation section for foreign
service. Captain T. D. Mills has been de
tailed for the recruiting work by the War
Department. He will open otnees at 117
Commercial Trust Building.
One hundred clerks and a hundred
stenographers are needed badly. The ofllco
will bo open between 9 a. m and 5 p m.
Those who hae ofllco experience will ha.e
little diniculty In qualifying, It wai said.
Thrco-fourths of thoe who qualify will
be made non-commlssloned olllcern. accord
ing to their merltB. Tho others will be
first-class prhates, who get J39.G0 a month
In foreign serUco Corporals get i 43.20 a
month and sergeants J1B.60.
William Ooodman, Jr., of S860 fierman
tnwn aenue, has left Philadelphia for
Texas, where he will enter the alatlon
sen Ice. He has been commissioned cap
tain. New Y. M. C. A. Quarters Opened
The Broad Street Station Hranch of the
Y M. C. A ha-? opened Its new quarters
at Eighteenth and Filbert streets, which
will take the place of those in tho Annex
Building. Fifteenth and Filbert streets, torn
down to make way or the Parkway The
dedicatory exercises were In charge of
William S Patton, nsststant to the presi
dent of the Pennsyhanla, and general
Chairman of the railroad Y M C A
Police Probe Five in Machine Shop
The pollco today are lnestlgatlng tho
Are which nearly destroyed the plant of
the Union Machine Works nnd Iron
Foundry, 1S21-29 South Water street The
damage Is estimated at secral thousand
dollars It Is said that a number of men
employed In the repair shop ire on strike
Provide Meals for Soldiers
Red Cross Auxiliary No 5, the college
women's auxlllarv of Philadelphia, provid
ed meals for BOO mombers of the New
York engineering corps en route to Wash
ington Tho meals were proided under
the direction of Mrs Oeorge D Feldt. chair
man, and Mrs Waller Judson Freeman,
director of the commissary department.
To Help Soldiers' Families
A Personal Service Club will be estab
lished In this city, under the direction of
tho Emergency Aid for the benefit of sol
diers In Pennsylvania tfantonments Twenty-five
attorneys hao olunteered to give
their scrWcca to families of absent sol
diers. Pastor Resigns to Work in Army
The Rev L Morrell Halner. pastor of
the Belmont Aenue Baptist Church, has
resigned to take an active part In tho Y M
C. A. work in National Army cantonments
The resignation takes effect after next Sun
day. Army Officers Talk to Doctors
A number of army officers addressed 175
physicians and nrmy officers at a meeting
f the College of Physicians and Surgeons
on tho prevention of disease In the army.
Dr. O. E de Schwelnltr presided.
' Appointed to West Point
Four Philadelphia bojs hae been ap
pointed to the Military Academy at West
Point Ralph B. Umstead, of 29 West
Fhll-nilena street, Oermantown, Is the first
choice: William T. Fleming, of Chestnut
Hill, the first alternate; Louis wagner
Marshall, of 6214- Morton street,' Geiman
town, the second alternate, and Andrew G
C Quay, Jr , of Plymouth, first choice from
tho Bucks-Montgomery district.
Playgrounds Have Good Season
The Playground Association of Philadel
phia has expressed satisfaction with the re
sults attained during tho season Just closed
All the centers were bo well patronlzei that
a real need Is Indicated for the opening of
more and larger recreation centers.
Women at Banking School
More than 250 pupils attended' the open
ing session of the school of the local chap
ter of tho American Institute of Banking
in the Washington Building. Of this num
ber 125 were women.
Training in Stores Management
A war course In stores management has
been opened to all Phlladclphlans with ofllce
training or executle ability, according to
an announcement made by the Wharton
School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Hitherto only students were permitted to
take the course.
Store Girls Form War-Aid Club
A "do-your-blt" club has been organized
by girls employed In department stores,
with headquarters In the Woman Suffrage
rooms, 1721 Chebtnut street. The club will
meet every Tuesday night to collect maga
lines and books for the soldiers.
Goes to Springfield, Mass., for Hoover
Howard W. Seley, produce merchant, at
114 Callowhlll street, has gone to Spring
field, Mass , at the Instance of Food Admin
istrator Hoover to take charge of the
Ioover marketing program In that section.
Si Ijl UPRIGHT PIANOS
. I U MAHOGANY CASE
DtLLArV Phpclnnt
OTHI'JIS UP TO (1000
WIENERS
H. W. Corner 16th & fhratnut Sta,
WE WILL SEIIVE ON FRIDAY
Wieners Famous Stawed Snapper, 45c
Fried Oyatfra and Pepper llaah, 80c,
FOOT & LIMB
TROUBLES
Inttantlr relieved by
our aperlal nreli aui
porn nuea ana
lulled by experta
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OX all klnna. r.a, raan,,eaH.
turtra at deformity appllsnre. in th world.
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Smooth Sailing
always all ways if your
Bails, hardware and o.ther
nautical equipment come
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SUFFRAGISTS WORSTED
IN WORKHOUSE BATTLE
Sixteen Picketers "Doing Time"
at Occuquan Engage in Ex
citing but Short-Lived Riot
NEGRESSES AID, MATRON
Mlsunderstandins Over Removal of Ono
Woman to Jail Hospital
Causes Trouble
WASHINGTON, Oct 4.
Led by Miss Lucy Burns, of Brookln,
sixteen suffragists, "doing time" for picket.
Ing the White House, engaged In n riot at
the District of ColumliW Workhouse at
Occoquan, Va , yesterday, according to In
formation given out here today at the head,
quarters of the Nat'onal Woman's party
Tho suffragists were badly worsted by
threescoro negro women prisoners, who
went to the aid of Matron Herndon and the
guards. Their clothes were pulled partly
from their bodies, their hair jnnked, nna
their faces scratched
Acordlng to Miss Oertrudc Crocker, who
called at the workliouo estcrday nnd got
the news from her sister, Mls Ruth Crocket,
one of the suffragist prisoners, the trouble
started when tho matron ordered Mrs Mar
garet B John, nnother of the suffragists,
who had been 111 for four or five days, re
moved to tho Jail hospital In Washington
According to tho nccount given Miss
Crocker, the matron did not go Into details
to Sirs. John as to where she was to he
sent, and the latter, thinking she was about
to bo dismissed, refused to leave When
the matron Insisted, It Is dec'nred, Mrs
John caled to MIsh Burns, Ml-"s Maude
Malone, of New York, and Mrs Frederick
W Kendall, of Buffalo, to protect her
SKIZKD BY GCARDS
From that tlmo on things moved rnpldly.
The door opened nnd In walked Mr Tvvee
dalc, tho acting superintendent, nnd three
guards, who. It Is slated, seized Mrs John
and began escorting her to a wnltlng auto
mobile outside While Mrs John screamed
and fought against her removal, Miss Hums
dashed to the telephone In the matron's
office to report the matter to the headquar
ters of the woman's party In Washington
Matron Herudon commanded her to desist
By this time all the other suffragists
had crowded into the room legardless of
the protests of the woman guards and
formed a hollow square around Miss Burn,
who was frantically struggling with the
telephone and trying to get her number
JU3t ns It looked as though the suffra
gists would get tho message through to
Garcia re-enforcements for the cnemv In
tho shapo of threescore hefty negro women,
wearing prison garb, swarmed Into the
room
ovnncoMi: by numbers
Overcome by numbers, trembling and
thal.lng from excitement, the suffragists
emerged from the melee In bad shape Miss
Margaret Fotherlngham, of Buffalo, who Is
serving a slxt) dny sentence, said that dur
ing the entire fight four 'very stout negro
women were sitting on her
An hbuf after it was all over and things
had quieted down Miss Burns was per
mitted to call tho number sho had tried to
get nnd to Inform the headquarters of the
suffragists that Mrs John had been re
moved to the jail hospital
The complete roster of suffragists now
serving time Is as follows
Serving sixty dajs MI-t Lucy Burns,
of Brookljn, Mrs Annie Arniel, of WIN
mlngtc-n ; Miss Margaret Fotherlngham, of
Buffalo, Miss Lucy Branham, of Baltimore;
Sirs Paulino Adams, of Norfolk; Mls
Kdlth Alnge, of Buffalo, Miss Maude Ma
lone, of New York, and Mrs. Dorothy Bart
lett. of Putnam, Conn
Serving thirty days Mrs Frederick W
Kendall, of Buffalo; Miss Nina Samaradln
ond Miss Anna Gv Inter, of Baltimore; Miss
Ernestine Hnra and Miss Hilda Blomburg,
of New York; Miss Katherlne Fisher, of
Washington ; Miss Ruth Crocker, of Hens
dale, III , and Mrs Margaret Woods Kess
ler, of Denver
Will Attend Erie Meeting
The New Century Club has selected dele
gates to attend the meeting of tho State
Federation of Women's Clubs at Krle on
October 1 as follows- Mrs H S. Prentiss
Nichols, president of the club , Mrs WI.II un
Levcrett secretary; Mrs Martha Talconer,
Mrs John B Itoberts, Mrs K S Hutchin
son and Mrs Henry D. Jump.
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SUFFRAGE PRISON GARB
This is tho costume being worn by
the suffrage pickets now serving a
term of imprisonment in the Dis
trict of Columbia workhouse at
Occoquan, Va. Mrs. Abby Scott
Baker, press chairman of the Na
tional Woman's party, was released
when her husoand paid the fine
over her protest. The suffragists
have brought serious charges
against the superintendent of the
prison, who is suspended during tho
investigation. When one of the
suffragists was lemoved to a hos
pital u small riot took place.
VAN SCIVER'S FALL OPENING
A speclnl Invitation Is extended to tho
public to attend the fall opening of the big
J B Van Sclver furniture house In Camden,
which is being held this week
The company announces an exhibition of
choice productions of art and craftmanship
ns applied to the furnishing of the home
Many new stlcs of suites, ns well as Indi
vidual pieces, aro shown exclusively mak
ing the collection of furniture, rugs, draper
ies, etc, one of great beauty and varletj
Woman Ends Her Life With Pistol
Mrs Wilhelmlna Wagner, forty-three years
old, 201G North nttcenth street, today com
mitted suicide by shooting herself In tho
chest, according to the police Death was
Instantaneous Her husband, William Wag
ner was unable to ascribe any reason for
his wife's act. declaring that she had been
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$110 $135 $150 $175 $200
$250 $375 . $500 $1000
TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES
aore M Iteni. AtUntla City, and Kdlth
Cljmer, AtlntIo City
Willie. Suildfrth, lfiOR S Ilaneroft t., and
Krankle Mttle. 4S13 Walnut t.
John H. Lancaster. MAT N. Ath t , and An-
netta O rerahlnc. 1S31 8 D2d at,
John Marhowakl, 811 8 Thlllp at , and Mary
Tjeln. sn b, Philip at
William J ttyan, 701 8 B5th at , and Florence
Caveny, H.'4 H Kttlnir at.
WllJVim 8 IlrnntU. Mooraatown, N J., and
Klliabeth 11 l'hllllpi 782 8. A7th at
Hamurl A.Umi, 1110 Katrr at , and Olive
Ktokta, noj 8 l'Jtti at.
Elmer W Vardler. 300 11. Hurquehanna ave ,
and Marion Iredale, 320.' Ludlow at.
HiiRhlo Meadow. 2013 Latnna at , nnd Eatelno
Jemmott Slion Oakforit at
Itrtlnh K Alton, marina enrpa , Philadelphia, and
mien M Winer, 803 V Norrla at.
Jamea t) Sproul ti.'S N. lth at , and Cortnne
8 lll hop, 737 8 -Hat at
Harry N 8hroad oil N 8th at. and Sadie
i: Weir, 2819 N Taney at
William K Douherty, 2341 Ann at., and Mary
V Ilrndley 2111 Ann at
Michael Unlliaher. 7JJ 8 Clarion at., and Mary
Duma, 3.M3 Memphla it.
Loula llernaWin 2120 8. Rth at , and Sadie
liarrla 2.'U N l'ark nve.
William Dlrkann 1717 N 22d at, nnd nmma
Dickaon 1rone, Pa
Hrneat Kampermtin 2227 1ehlith ave , nnd
Kmm i llernanl d'lfl Baybrook ave.
John F Ogrton. '22UH Hunting Park ave , vnd
Mnr N Mulholtnnrt Slim Hunting Park avo
Henrv llnder 4N.'0 lllrhniond at , and Helen
Rock, .18(1.' Ulchmonil at
Marlnn Vennarlno Atlantic Clt, and llerenlce
I) Anntlmlc 1M7 8 13th at.
Jnmea Don1. I.'rt lloni-U at , and 8arah
II Wllaon, 31112 Jnckaon t
William li .11") rk at and Minnie Ott,
tlazleton Ii
OuatHve I Pan - '17 N Orkney at, nnd
Una Metzco, 1.1 Oil Orlanna at
Ceorite M Krlir tu t. Cornwall at, and
Kilna Archibald 71J 8 21d at
Jamea Italne, 1HH7 s r,4th at , and llarbaru
I.lvlnaatone 1011 8 .14th at.
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LAST CALL FOR DRAFT
SLACKERS TO MAKE GOOD
Those Not Reporting at Onco Must
Serve Sentence and Continue
in Service
WASHINGTON, Oct 4 Draft deserter
will bo tried If apprehended and, Instead
of being dishonorably discharged, as In the
past, must serve a sentence and then be
retained In service. This Is the Wnr De
partment ruling todny. though It was held
that a man might purge himself of guilt
If he reported for duty at once and con
vinced the authorities that he did not fully
realize tho gravity of his offense.
There will be n roundup of deserters who
do not at once avail themselves of this op
portunity, and the department offer a re
ward of $fi0 for the apprehension and de
livery of each slacker.
Licensed at Elkton to Wed
KLKTON. Md . pet 4 Tho following
marriage licenses wero granted here todaj
John Ovcrend nnd Margaret P Mnglnness,
James A Henkcs and Amanda Chllds, Na
thaniel Talor and Adelaide Nichols, Phila
delphia, I.nwrente J Rogers, Jcnklntnwn,
nnd Hleanor M Hose, Philadelphia; Charles
t'oopir nnd Isabella Wnrrlngton, Palmyra.
N" J , August Muehlleb, Allentnun nnd
Mary Machlck. Lansford, Archie M Hl
liUMworth nnd Hthcl Johnson, Hnrrlngton,
IUI ; Joseph J Smith nnd Mary Fltzpatrlck,
Trenton; Harvey Campbell and Marlnn Mid
dli'tnn, Moorestown, C hnrles Keck and
Kllmbeth Bruch, Hnston, Pa.
Perry9 8 Have the Clothes!
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buckled, Homo liuttonril.
Slanted outside patch pockets,
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A Couple of Suits, and a Couple
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of Overcoats taken at random
from our assortments at $20
(I In the palmiest days of good values at popular
prices it was a walkover to sell Suits and Over
coats like these for $20!
q At $20 Take such a Suit as this Young Men's
model. It's a brownish mixture with twin
stripes far apart and splashed with dullish red in
the openings between the bars. The pockets are
patched on the bias and adjusted to make the
pattern match.
J Or at $20 this dark russet fabric cut on
stylishly conservative lines, flaps to the pockets,
and neat narrow lapels rising gently over the
first of its three buttons.
CJ At $20 this lightweight Overcoat in a soft
bluish mixture. Loose belt all around, slashed
side pockets, silk shoulder and sleeve linings.
5 As for this Oxford Overcoat at $20 conserv
ative, silk lined all the way through a gentle
man's garment why, we have been officially
notified that duplicates of it will cost vs $5
more!
I At $20, these are, all
and Overcoats as would be noteworthy in or
dinary times in times like these, theys re
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