W rp'A.iA v ft " A j r I l ' T TAX ON PARCEL POST IN EFFECT TOMORROW All Packages of 25 Cents or Over Subject to 1-Cent Revenue PLAYING CARDS ARE HIT. Many Other Articles Also Affected by Ruling Doubt About Checks nnd Drafts tlcdtmliiK tomorrow, nit parcel iKt packages will lc mibjcct to u ln.c of ono cent when the tratiportatlon UinrgCR arc tncnt)'lle centM or more, nnd p1nltiR carels will l'cr nn mldltlomil five-cent tnx, HCioulInK ti tlio liro'slotn oC tho war tax law if 111". tftertlNo Dcccmlier 1. The tax N t" 'l0 1' ''' '" """ form ' ' imps which arc now mi k.iIu at the Intertill rev enue ollki- In the Kedei.il hiilWItiK Doiiht in to wlielher ilraftn or elieckB nivaliln ullierw No thin on elKht or ile tnanil are to ho taxed ui expressed today ),v lVdir.il "IIW-liili The hill to levy a two eint t ix when the iheck or draft did not exccdl $t"0 "nl tw" entN for laeli addi tional $1"" was defniled on the floor of tho Itous-c. hut although ilefiatid opinions differ ai to whether or not It vim legal Collector of Intern il Hiveiuio llphralm I,eilcre-r H awaiting n, ruling from Wash ington. The following amount in stamps will have to be plated on all documents and artlclcB ll"ted below : On each $lnO or fraction of the face value of bondx, ikbcntuirs, or certificates of In debtedness, sucil on and after tomorrow by any person, corporation, p irtnershlp, or nidation ; tlvo vents i:very renewal of the foregoing hIihII bo taxed as u new Issue IlondH for lndemnlflng any person or corporation, who shall have become bound or engaged as utirety. and all bonds for the duo execution of anv ennlr.iet or ilutj of .,tlico and all other bonds, with the excep tion of those that mav be required In ligjl proceedings, fifty cents. On eaih original Issue of certificates nf Ftock by anv usoe I itlon or eninp.im whetheV upon organUatloti or leorganl jitloti. live cents for every $100 of fate alue or fraction thereof Where capital Ftnck Is Issued without face value the tax will be Ilvo tents per dure Tho nt.unps representing the tax impost d under this subdivision of tho law should be at tach" d In the stm k books and not to the certificates Issued for iveiy $100 ru fraction of the face value of all Mies, agreements to sill, tm m orauda or deliveries of sales, or transfers of legal titles, two coots Wheie such shares of stock ale without pir valm. tile tax will bo two cents on the trinsfir of each share The same tax appllis to the sales of produce or exchange .V tax of fifty edits Is plmd on ion vej antes which exieed the sum of $10n and do' not extii-d J.IOO, with an extra tix of Ilftv cents for each additional $riU0 oi fric tion il part llutrv of anv goods at the I'ustom House either for oonsumplloii or w irehouslng and not exietdlng Jinn In value, twcnt-flve cents If tho value excuds the above amount the tax will bo Ilftv nuts and $1 will he the lew should the value of the goods exieed $500 All withdrawals fiinn the i'ustom House will mst Ilftv mils i uh One dollar Is the amount of tax tint villi he plated on a steamship tiiket ulilili costs the pimluser $10 It It i cists mine th in $1(1 and less than $1.0, the pun h isi r must piv $1. while $1 will be the sum x tiactfd If the puiehaslng llgurcs total more than $G0 I'loxles, excipt ullgious or edui itlonal will bo subject to .1 tax of ten lents ami the Hivvcr of attormy facts a tax of tw un file cents .Ml p.irtel post pickages will be subject to a tax of ono n lit eaih vihin the trans portation tli irges are tin lit -five tents or more I'lailng t irds, lontainlng not more than ftftv-four i irds to a disk will hive to piy a t ix of live tints In addition to the othir tax Impost d uiidtr this I iw The 1 iw Is exception ill stringent lir le gard to those who trv to evade It and It nails th it anv evasion villi be lonsldered a misdemeanor and a fine not exifedlng $1000 shall be imposed or a sinleiuc to not inoie than six months' inipilsotinieiit, or both, at distn tlon of tile couit SEVENTEEN THOUGHT TO BE DEAD IN MINE BLAST Rescue Parties Unable to Reach Vic tims Entombed 500 Feet Underground CimiSlOI'HHi:, 111. Nov .10 Seven teen men entombed by an explosion last night In mine No. 11. of the Old Hen Min ing Company, are ull believed dead toda A careful cheek revealed thit there weio but seventeen Instead of eighteen men III tho shaft at the time. At 11 A. M. rescue parties had failed to penetrate the wreckage, BOO feet under ground, to reach the victims Two of the men, It la said, are Frinlc Beamer, chief electrician, and T, Keller, night foreman. Krusen Commends Red Cross Seal Approval of the Red Cross Christmas seal camp-ilgn of tho Pennsylvania .Society for the Prevention of Tuberculosis was given by Director Krusen. of the Department of Public Health and Charities, who pointed to the great strides already made In check Ing tho white plague. German Guards Discharged Two Germans employed on guird duty on u Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tugboat lying cff tl-e B. and O. North Pier No 2J on the Delaware River near Vino street, were discharged, according to officials there, on the ground they were alien enemies. Uho ordor for the discharge camo from Govern ment agents. .land Behind the Government LIBERTY LOAN COMMITTEE THIRD FINAM'IU. DlhTHICT The Ancient Mariner knew that Vnnclerherchen' wan nenilciemrtrrii n nun cen tury aco Tel xy It la further tne iraa inun ee?r on KirrjIlilTic far a lloat Am thine in tannin F.VANDERHERCHEN'S SONS 7 N. Water Street Philadelphia "At the Sign ol he Sail" Ever know a shirt that sold itself? Underdown Shirts $1.50 Each are such extra fine aualltv for the Dries 3 for $4 that you can't helo realizing their value. Cuffi Attached or Detached A. R. Underdown's Sons Hu liber flood, and Men' Kurntuhlnn 202-204 .Market St. XiUtolllJtd Slcee " I V -tl VVf m Jit y F " L I gnrassaTgsMasvj'q yum i HPPEtfSatisVMBSHMssaw ,1 fnlw Hslk. Jb Wr ' SERGEANT GEORGE M. ADAMS Returning with Major General Charles M. Clement, Serjeant Adams,, who was tho first enlisted man in tho Pennsylvania National Guard to bo in the trenches while a battle was in progress, arrived at his home, 71(!J Ridpe avenue, in time to spend ThanksKtvinp; Day with his family. GUARDSMAN, BACK FROM FRANCE, SAW FIGHTING Philadelphia Sergeant Says Ger mans Are Glad to Be Captured. Brings Back Souvenirs rjerm in soldiers for the most pirt are glad to fall Into the hinds of the Allies. .Kiordiiig to Sergeant Ueoige M Adams, of 710J ttldge avenue who aeeompaiile il Major lSemr.it I'll tiles M f'h nu ut to 1'raiue on his ricent obseivatloii tilp 'I met a gieat m itiv Cirmaii prisoners" he sild, '.mil with vtn fen evieptlutis thev were gl id thev had In en i-iptured 1 asked several of them win and thev al.is 1 1 piled, 'Now we are through with this vi at ' "During the nit uU on 1'ort Mnlmalsoti and Its eaptuie In English and 1'rcnch tlooiis three lierin ms were eaptured and In ought in uiuonsi lulls one of the men was so bitter, lmutvtr, that on regaining lonsilousniss ho lonimlttiil siililiio bv Hit ting his thio it with ijukktilfe The other tw i seemed to be glad t lit had hceu cip turi d ' M tnv oIisim vatlons wile made in tlie vlilnltv ot the Alsiie and Ad mis nhtalned nvei.il tmphles liu ludlng heluuts, belts, and notched b tvonets Adams Is atliilml to the Qu irlcrmas tir's Departnunt at Camp H.iucoik He Is one of the Hist guirdsiiien to li.ivo wit nessed a bittlu in I'rinee He Is visiting ills pirents 111 this iltv on ,i weeks fr- lough and win rciuui m uui iicxi .Mumta) SEVEN WORKMEN INJURED BY EXPLOSION ON BOAT Carelessness in Carrying Lighted Can dle Into Gasoline Vapor Causes Accident 'll,.MIM!Tl)N. Del. Nov 30 Seven men were injuied sevei.il serlouslv, In an explosion on a small boat at the wharves of the Ann I lean Cat and 1 otindry Com pmv luil.iv The boit was Hearing com pletion and the explosion nsiilted fiom a VMiiUiiiau t iklug a light' (I t audio iiitn the lmld and Igniting gisollne vapor While the boat was b.nlli winked. It was not sunk and will be li. iul.il out on the m trine l.illvv.iv for repiirs The Injured, all ut whom ale expected to Innvii, aie In the Delaw.uo Hospital All Art rrslilints of Wilmington 'lhe are rrankllu Wright, Heibeit Hordman, i:.irl Mitt ill IMw.ud .Simmons William A Morse, James l'ltzh irrls, Josepn Hlgglns ;i:n. im:nnington falls dkad Stricken With Heart Disease While on Way to Relative's Funeral M: MtlC. N .1. Nov J0 Major Ceii eral Alexander C M Pennington. elght, I' S A retired, today fell dud ill the Pennsvlv ml i station here iiencr.il l'i iiiilugton was bom In Newark, but had not been hero before for fifty cars Ilu was leturnlng to attend the funeral of a daughter of former Governor Pennington, of New- Jersey, when stricken with heart disease. BARGAINS FOR See Them in Our Windows! A dozen or more good snappy styles, in tans and blacks, right out of our regular stockandthoroughly dependable ; all sizes. Former Prices to $7.50 ; IS.V1 (SSa WL ' &S 919-921 MARKET STREET 60th & Chestnut Sts. 4028-30 Lancaster Ave. liarktt Btrtet Stort Opin Saturday Evtnt Branch Stortt Open Every EicMng EVENING? LEDGER-PHILADELPHlXv FRIDAY, WILL SUBJECT MEANS TO SEVERE GRILLING Prosecution Will Force Accused, on Cross-Exnminiftion, to Explain Documents COUIlTIIOUSi:. Concord. N C. Nov. 30 Gaston U. Means will umlerRO the KC.itlv Iiir erosH-cxamlnatloli of ABidxtnnt Dlnlrlct Attorney John T. DcaiIIhb, of New York, heforo his trial for the murJcr of Mr Maudo A KlnB endu Thin was decided to day when It w.im learned that the defense Iiiih reached a declnlon to hive Means tiiKo tho htnnd In his own defense The State Is anxious to Ket Means upon the f-tiind, for they have numerous documents which they want lilm to explain Most of these docu ments contain Inform itlon which Klves evi dence that Means dci-lnd to h ive Mrs Klni? out of the vi nv Kxnrrt tcstinionv vins scheduled to take tilt most of the div lr Willi im G Hur melster, Cook County (III ) Coroner's phsl- . ..... . .1. ....! i win ami a p.iiiu lORisi, was on env r.ii.. for croMs-exam n itiou l'octor Uurmelsler Il id testllled 111 it he ex unified Mrs KlnR and did not hellevo that she could have Killed herself undir anv condition 1! T Cannier, fur the defense, put Hoctor ltur tiielnter throuuh a ser.es of Intricate ipies tlons last nlKht, but failed to shako his testimony After Dr Ilunuelster, the State offered the li irdest witness for the defuise Pr Otto Sihultze. eiett witness of New York Dr Sthitltzc Kave II as his expert opinion In answer to a hjpolhitlc.il quest'on, that Mrs Klni? could v.' have killed herself There Is ever) liidlc.itlon now tint the .state will not llnlsh the evidence which It has until tomorrow There are several more l hlenKo witnesses to be heaid SCORES STRONG POINT FOR MRS. DE SAULLES Alienist Declares Woman Was Not Responsible When She Killed Her Husband MITOI. v . . Nov 30 Answering a '.o nun-word livpnthetli il question Willi h took an hour and tvnntv minutes to read, Dr .1 Sherniin Wight, defense alienist iliilind toil iv tint Mrs tllaiH-.i lie Smiles was 'not r sponsible" when she killed In r dlvoreed hush mil John I. lie Saullis t'nili r New York st..'.- Iiw ,i person vilm "Inks respniislbllltv" at the time of mm mlttlng a e rime i.innot be puulshi d fm It Hv Ills iepl to the long question Dr Wight dei 1 ire d tint Mrs lie smiles "did not know the inline and iti illl of the ait iniimilttid and tint sin- was not nuti lallv sound on tin- night of August .1 wluu she shot de Similes Ivirv Juror in Ihe box lias said ho will aiquit Mrs di Saulles if he Ins a ' re isoii.iblo doubt" of In r s.mlt on th it night 'lhe "jo, 000. word quistion vias read onlv on e, all alienists being 111 the loom and listening at the same time Mrs de Saulles, who hid ititeteit eheerilv. looki tl downcast and the slight tolor faibd fiom her cheeks as Pi ft use Counsel Smith nail the length qili-iv, vi hh h m tile mention of all the sad ui ss and tl igtilv In her life Ono of tho Jurors doztd Ho was au.tkentU b hi) neighbor , Dlstrht Attorney Weeks made siveral objections, but all wire ovei ruled He at tacked Doe tor Wight's right to Itstlfv as all alienist Wight .issiitt.il lie was a qu ill tlnl examiner for the State lam u v Com iiilsslini Hii added tint Mis de Saulles sulfeied fiom pressure on the brain, that she had sin tallied a series of phihii shocks and that she was iirtllcted with li.vputlij. loldlsm HARDWOOD FLOORS PINKERTON Our 25 years' experience has taught us how to lay" hardwood floors and reno vate old pine floqrs and stairways eco nomically and artistically. You are as sured satisfactory results if the work is done by PINKERTON 3034 West York St. ?;"!!',?.,;,p,"a MEN .85 AND .45 ts i (!.-wcS,. .... ilV rf bjiMbt rr' T''ito v. ... 2746-48 Germantown Are. 5604-06 Germintown Ave, llTTTrrfliimTnl imiimiriimiiiH il "vB vi ' SAVING FRENCH PEOPLE BIG PROBLEMS AGE Hoover Says $1,500,000,000 Will Be Required Must to Give Refugees a Start WASHIVC.TON Nov 10 It wou'd bankiupt 1B00 American million aires Just to put the people of devasted noithcru 1'rnncii hack In mental and phjsl tal shape to take i.iro of themselves This was learned today In stitune'its to tho I'nlted l'ress from Herbert Hoover and the American Ited Cross The lint Cross announcid that It has appropriated JlUO,. COO to stmt rehabilitation if noithrir. rranec's 3,000.000 mined citizens ami Hoover declared the preliminary work will cost not less than Jl.Siiit.mio ooo This ntnount would pinvlde onlj the mot nienitcr of roliKh shelter, limited nuiounls of the pl.ilne.it food and elothliiR and n fni airrUullur.il luiptcuuiits llctrlevlm; their lost homes, fm turns, Itinks, luiilt. roids, iisture, wells on h irds tonus. Ml Iiris and commuiilc itlon fae littles will lie left to tho people themselves and villi take t irs and iars and nuns millions of dollars The Tied Cross work, eablis said, has been lieRun amoiiK the people In the vv he-it dlstilits, with the Idea of relieving the food situ itlon as nulcklv as possible l'our Mi ll Kes, with a total of 1J00 souls, vine se ll e tnl for the first J 100,000 'This Is prolnhlj the create-1 problem of all the war" said Hoover "Vlituulv ovco vIII.iko was utterly destrojed Tin : Flqwers '' Cw Sign of ihe &osi are always fresh. Four shipments daily. tSend a Miowergram wlesHenrjFox fottfAMb atthrJSiKk 221 South Broad St. 'r rrii JJl$v$&tfi tS5V' J E Caldwell . ACTIVE 'SERVICE WRIST WATCHES Reliable Timekeepers Gold nnd Silver Fifteen Jewels Unbreakable Crystals Khaki nnd Lejther Bands Dials nnd Numerals Visible in Darkness FB0VI HAWORTH Include a in the lb CHRISTMAS BOX The VEST POCKET &rr ft ft AUTOGRAPHIC P uu It Fitt the Soldier's Kit ALL SIZE KODAKS AND SUPPLIES High-Grade Developing and Finishing JOHN HAWORTH COMPANY EASTMAN KODAK CO. 1020 CHESTNUT STREET I I-Willi th-. V H H K B B SoridsDestDeverA Non-intoxlcatlng, Pure. Healthful. A enft drink with great food value. You can get Cor'a at grotusrs', at druggists', in fact at all places whore good drinks arc sold. LEMI' Manufacturers ST. LOUIS (lilt Mill (.KOCI.lt'l CO.. rliiludrllihll. I'u. P DO YOUR CHRISTMAS Seasonable Suggestions f For Christmat Gift "fUo.f.StsVltfWalnut St. USEFUL GIFTS For All the Family Umbrellas, Canes, Parasols Everything in Lamp, Candle and Electric Shade at reasonable pricei. HARMAN'S, 115 S. 13th St. "Rappaport Quality Furs for Christmas" Luxuriously rich Blta tha pick of the aioni catch made up by allied workmen lr mo moueia inai coniorm iu - aahlon'a latest dictates, as sum you furs that for superb quality and suprema -atyU cannot n equaifa. Louis Rappaport " SJJgf "' NOVEMBER 30, 1917 Germnns erected battering rama nnd leveled everything to the ground. They gathered nil agricultural Implements In open suuares nnd burned them They rased orchards, took nil Hocks nnd herds nnd all men nnd women between tho ages of eighteen nnd slxty-flvc. "Altogether the north of rrnncc Is prob nblv faced with a total expenditure of M." 50U.0OOO0O for rehabilitation ' WANTS (.MIL CAR CONDUCTORS Pittsburgh Railways Company Adver tises for Substitutes for Men lMTTSnUIlOH, yov 30 The Pittsburgh ltilhv.ijs Companv tod iv lulvntlsid for girls to bo condue tins on the street rail w a v s Tho e-oniptns move to emplo) voiing women III that i.ipieitv followed a coutro versv betvvien olllelals of the comp my and tho carmen's union Do You Know why snow is white? Then ask tho Orolier Society, 508 Denckla Building, I'hila., to send you their handsomely illustrated 78-paRe booklet containing mnny of tho questions answered by the Rook of Know ledge. No obligation. Baby is Safe5t" in a J3loch E "Che Qabu Carriage es" the llation A PRODUCT of QbALITY " r known to evrry mothfr In thii land BLOCK CarriaKc? ate mdo In PhiUdelphlA nd sold by lad ing lurnuute ana dcpaitment - S. 10t0 CHESTNUT ST. KODAK CHeose Cako o, butur, e ot Mitfar. 4 oa i. botter. B oa. ur. i on. pur,ot rami u$,6o f&Ulrw,4ot cftoipd kJific g iinuniM, n ir inns flnn Bait vanilU na?r SprraJ xneh of ImhimIouitIi bi.kd In & ihaJ KmaI. bDrinkla with now. irrnl suifsr. Serve with CERVA SHOPPING EARLY by Reliable Merchants DIAMONDS: 7 Fine White I Diamonds j In all riatlnum La Vnlllrc. IncluUlne platinum Cinn i chain .... 1UU THOMPSON I nn. lsot 3512 So. 8th St. 1 3 i DIAMOND SCARF PINS "1 Brilliant diamonds nn In plattnum mountinffs 01 uuraimo ueaisns, $20.00 to $35.00 C. R. Smith & Son 11 Market Strft at 18th Ku - -rK. -r,- .tores H L",qLQCHT;'.-JI terf fir ghygRKC-O m J L I u " " T Perry's Have 11 t mm I li I You Needn't Worry about Selections in Suits and Overcoats $15, $18, $20, $25, $30 if you come to Perry's! f We never in our history bought so many wool ens for a Winter season as we did for this year's business! We never got so big a jump upon soar ing prices, and we never offered values in a regular season's stock of Overcoats and Suits that were such bargains as these are today! And a Variety of Patterns, Weaves, Blendings, Models and Styles equal to the Values in them! J We're passing the advantages on to you! Do as we did bug in time! At $15 and $18 Suits and Overcoats of good, substantial fabrics long Overcoats with roll-up storm collars, conservative blacks, button through fronts and fly-fronts, velvet collars and cloth col lars and Suits in plain colors and desirable nov elty patterns. I At $20 and $22.50 Double-breasted Trench Overcoats with belts and buckles; plain back Overcoats, box-back Overcoats Suits, double breasted and single-breasted; vertical pockets, crescent pockets, patch pockets, regular pockets. C At $25, $30 and $35, Raglan shoulder Overcoats with trench belts or without them the smartest combination of fit, comfort and swagger ever put into a coat! For other tastes, there are kimono sleeve Coats, shapely-back Coats, and conservative models all in fabrics, weaves and patterns that are beautiful. IJ Fur-Collar Overcoats of Hudson Seal, of Otter and Beaver and big Trench Belts and Buckles to draw tight their fleecy softness where it will keep the fires burning! $55, $65, $75, $85. Officers' Uniforms C With the snap of the Training Camp and the tradition of the Good Old U. S. A.! $30, $35, $45 for Suits; $40, $45, $50 for Overcoats. Sheep lined coats, leather coats, etc. ! Perry & Co. "N. B. T." 16th& Chestnut Sts. , i- mm T vv . . JV y.v t r.tiy JCffN !? the Clothes! ut ...?, -!" If. Vv '?,' ..? ? 5 i Aii -jj T , n u A 'kj ? ? M 'i Jil u ff v5 .V X- a 4 VL. . . .ikiu m ?J ftiK.ti,'
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