Wjf TP V EVEX1NG l'triflJU LEUOKR-lHII,ADEIiPHIA, MONDAY, DEQEMBER 17, 1917 I r'f, iSX m., . ".. w A j ' m & H 1 IF Bit I'i -y ..WILL HELP CAMPAIGN rDatesman to Use) Ordinance in Con- servation Work , .. )UR PRICE IS FIXED i non-era granted to tile Director Mlfi Works bv a recent ordinance ncls as to tho regulation oi mo t of the city will bo used ns an t thA rArnl fno,1 conservation of the Government, according to etor Jatesman, who has nnnounced aatlrftlon to modernize nil the mar- SaA Institute reforms that arc badly eDtlve alcns and mturepresentn- i"efor the purpone ot celling goods "prohibited by the new ordl.-utu'c. :: I .,'to the use of fnort vvskht and euros. By llmwiij nny Made ir.- Mdual or company to upaio r.ot to ed that covered by three i-t'i.Is a duopoly of ppaco li. any mmket Pla nted. Sanitary r.qulr.'inenls a'e "ipiii i;no one Is allowed ti evil tiny i'h Hlmala or to cuic o. ft'!- mr.it i flsli ept corned beef. - IfJT FLtjun rnici: is Kixi:r ur Is the latent itaple to ho in- - In the food supplies for which a price Is announced by J?y I'ool.c. alladelphla food administrator. I nder new schedule, winter vlicat Hour ells at a maximum price of elclits.flse enla for twelve pounds. J Included. In tho cereal lift for which r maximum price Is fixed are rprlnc and lrtter wheat flour, rye and wheat flour lend, ryo flour, whole wheat flour, gn- am flour and yellow cornmcal. Atten- on Is called by the Food Administra tion to corn flour and hominy, prices or Which cannot be fixed until the Jan- ary milling has put nw corn on the arket In the form of flour. HERE AUK NKWHST rnicns ,.The following are fair nilces for pi taplea In Philadelphia toelas, ns de li ermlned by a committee, of represents-illve- wholesalers and ret.allene. In con 3 Junction with the Federal food admin- , JMratlon. ; .''J.i'Prlces consumers should nav arebam-d, ' sln the "cash-and-carry" plan.. Ciedlt ' 1 . . J-t( 1 ... . .. I i t-iAna aenvery pricca win ne proporiloll- r'.itaty higher. If jour dealer charges, on ' ,v weierms noovo meiuioneu, more tnan Minu-iy. .tiuou.iy iuki iij i 1-"- I great y In excess of the nmbalile ...i tfift prices quoted below, buy elsewhc re and Including In Iktinas I .iy. i nus, i in ,.nrlllollSi ,.v,)rl,ltru illl( ,inrCasoii.il.l. and report him by letter to Hip Federal i " are intended to tomoi ro nlgiit , , , mount anc, J0Ir I)0lltlnn.M iM , i,Tood Admlnlntrntoi-, tiflh flour. Ilullttln fc)t-lS00. December 19: HOl-lbOn tne llnablo ,,, fu,.nl,i, NIIIIV , ,,,, ta ' fulldlnc, Philadelphia ,20th; lfiOl-lSCO. tho 21st: l--'nM and the crfict of the n tinn of juiIki '.'WA' l.n.!.,:i,r the'22d: 2301-270, the 2th: SiUl-3.00, (, Common l'leas Court N-o. .1 In i . Ile-tailer itnulil rtoi-R lu; I- r hl.l I J1U 75W11 T.-i PIT lb. .,U WlSKVe Jointer wheat , prln Khrat pot cm ., 10 9.1(1 12 2.1 MS fine rert.bl 10-lb. uiL what in Drt1l M laBfiSo nr libl ir lb, in -J.-iif 11 3 li' tfT Rye and blend . . (.VylRye . T . Whole wheat. Vf r l-bl ,,-l!i. -io I. 11 ".'." 12 .-in :iv:i.i 11 2.-.M12 Ml :i.-,i9.ISe trr 11. .u II. unnam ! Comment (ellow) ,V, Ho'j fl7e Corn flntip anil limnltiv ,..., r,n u..n,.i.. -. I .! --...:. ." ", -",.' "i.i-i" T?ll- iV.li vuiii jr aiuuiKi in januar iari. ' Tfcli l' rT . IT ID per III. i : a i r,r llwl.S.. tl W 1 1 e s-r lb. ii a si- ptr lb. JFWUT neau..... V't "f in. It ! StBroIten riioe roi 'ittiiae "2f.'.".i: SVdWe r ,&l, huluji u.vif B"'lit. . porllinibs is fJ "i-SiVJi-1 $3 150.-, ull Pi r Hi iAmerlcsn full. June. r bpi. mill" ibo 2.S0III40 lbs.).... Lllew mad (box .1(1 S1033C ROB 10c 2SS3JC per lb. ' 40 lbs ).-. k-ki'm;s i ).. 2441250 ir lb UJM.V 0'i ntlaijo Sljtic r-r lb 10tf12ljc rre t.-os to r.osi b4intn ISIls to SOal I40ll(. iii)i;ii IHWNc per lb. l'.'flllic Mill 1SI1K to hubi. Ml ilMlv (erted. fancy.. f BMldleMI. fiinrv v il' llk one cent leas R. !fcVArORATt.D .VIII K l.-iS-lSo ,f.. unsweetened, larae ?..!, Ue S .".Btino H'U&iee 1 1-iiz. eanil fry f 14 doz, tn eal sr'I site I 20sTl .-.ii 111 i 08c K , l' noE. in nrt 11-oZ. lansl S: - CANNEO haiaion fciW Pink jKiVi'n mil ISSi '.: ;a'ui3un nea Aiaasa v Tiuta 10 Vj ATE FOK PENN-CORNELT. :tittt .-... ,.. . ,i,; ',WlDrtLb UiViin LHAlVUb PirH . .. ,", uanual Gridiron Classic Will I'e Li " Played the Saturdnv Pre- eediner Thnnlscrivlno- s n M For the first time in nianv seurs the f'IPnlverslty of Pennsvlvanl.i will not .Siiocfc e.uiiit-41 uiuieiiiy in ineir annual ...SSl rldlron classic c J W) xt fall. The P, on Thanl.'-ffivim; Du, Mi nlnar the 191S pchedulo hae fu tho rwfecedinir tho day of Thankglvlnp. - xne iooiuau Hcneauie utiuti lias been K i Iraurn lira fa YnA,iai1 . tln ntMn.l 1 1. ... D.TC. .fttrnoon at the meeting of the Ath etic ' & ouncll. The FChduIe for next He.ioii vii mm unucrKonc several lug rnanffeH ?., -vivni!! mil uui uu iiiiiycui me uonieii Pft j tiad KdAti nsi4 HttA.I n1 "Y ! i-ii,o ia w"n wiuiifesTVi, aiiu i;urKlu CiTech will be played near the close of iah 'season Instead of tho beginning. -&?tThe proposed schedule follows: E.'sl.i'.BYa.nklln and Marshall. R - 'Bucknell. j h , Swarthmore. B' BH'J'lttsbureh ut Pittsburgh. rijXAtayette. Dtartmouth. f nAHHlo TrtU WCVI(II A tVltl Cornell. fWANT 50,000 RECRUITS ri -. . i.Tft MAN" AlRRPUAMTMP'Tvjl f'g' -fm- r .. (..M.,v..l,, .1TIU11 I V? '" i. l . . iff "ftWWwnent fatation Opened on ' Vonrtn Street; Kegistered Men TlJ t . .. ..." Are K icrible K'in ih0.n m. ,. ... . , - . -." 1J J- ,...- .- l ... . wice to ,oin uie mercnanc-Kiiin service, .& ..... Ptie call for the recruits was Issued to- y by the United States Shipping Hoard. a wno ore or aratt age aro eligible mist. men who pass the examihation i trained to man the fleet of shins Jin the couree of construction at shipyards. The shins when Rcted will be used to war on enemy Katrines. An enllatlni Htatlnn n u'iened at 108 South Fourth street m- - - - ILL EXPLAIN INCOME TAX U Revenue Agents Assigned . ifftpa-"Cities of Firj?Distrlct .-t'j MTMentatives or the Internal Itev oAlce VIII be kent to the various tjn urn first iismct or I'ennsyi auMnyfild nersona unfamlllat- with Fli'sr In making- tnelr Income tax re- KiVto.the Government These men ttrln the various' cities on dates. I will be announced later, according nouncement made by Collector , LiMerer. Internal . Kevenue office was to- Ut office temporarily on Saturdav tt renewal of Mr. Iderer-; ,' i,0MMt ptecM End Jan, 2 3N. Dm. 17. Chief Jua. today announced that 'the uariaimas recess will y, December 1, to jy,r f FILL DRAFT QUOTAS AS WHOLE IS PLAN I Division nf fUtioa Tnfn Tlia. tricts Causes Unfairness. Declares Major Murdock To prevent men In tho dlvlnlnria that follow das'? 1 tinder tho new elective service reg'iMIniis being railed In one section beforo MX of the mn In the first class have Wn disposed of In other dlt trlof. Major W. O. Murdock, In charge of Stain draft headquarters In llarrli burg, has advocated the calling ot regis trants to fill quotas from cities as a vv hole. i Major Murdock In n letter to Adlu tnnt (leneral Ileary. of this State, Kiye. "In many district which nre purely residential, such ns Logan, In Philadel phia, practically every man needed to 1111 the district's quota will havo to be J married man; In other districts having .a largi' alien imputation practlcall every American In the dlstikt will I"' tcqulrcil. It teem? to me that it would l" far more ....i.ni.iM ... ., .l.l,,.. , !H,mi . o (i hole. ,n rde, that uniformity will l in ,hc . sell Hon nf men from tno (iiin-rciu , i,,,. , ,., i i i, I,,,- nm utainlj would he unfair tor one "It dltttKt to fill Its quota from Class 1. , while onotlur vMiuhl Ii.ivc to till Its quota frnm 1'I.iM 2 or ClaRM 3 This would ter that hmild be called tn the atten tion of the Provost Mar-hal General." 1i paiiing tiom Hie picf-crlhed method of ni.illliiK the quc,lloina,lre;i t.i regl-- tercd men, Local Board .mi. t, wnoso headquarters aro at the nation house at , Twelfth and Pine streets. Instead N infilling u doublc-liaf notn o to tho men , In Us dls-tria. stating their duties unuer i tho regul.itloiu and flying a definite date for them to appear and m.il.o out the ' questionnaire under guidance or tno au- , vlsorv b Kard. The -order numbers aro divided Into ......!. -I. ....).,.. Ml ,rt -,l.. grouj'. eunri. uiii i .icoit.." " .- i-efilvc days with the exception of the 1 llie 27lh: 3201-3(100. the 28th; 3601-1UUV, tin- 2Uth; luul-USO, the 30th. and 4101-1 P.171, tho 31st I Clinton It. Woodruff, chairman of the I bo.iid, raid today that tho questionnaire iwai mj hoavv that i onsldor.iblo iMiuie In mailing ivould be Kaved by using the I foldei and requiring tho men to come j to the headquarters to get tin- question-' n. lire, when the1.- could alto inane n oui no, i tiio it rith i lo. hoirl. .ill in one oner-1 ' .itl.m. All of the work will ho done tindi r the observation of tho advisory board and will thus obvluto correspond- i encc between tlio board and the regls- ! trant relative to correcting mlctake?. In the notice the registrant is advised to bring an interpreter If he does not t-pcak the Ilnglub language. Tho list of volunteers placed oi) the ' adsl-ory board b Mr. Woodruff lj lis follows: Walter S. Mcluness, A. W. Milelds, V. Markoo Ulilnus, Thomas Iteaih W. Barclay Lex. Dr. Thomas S. I. Morton. II. .1. Ilebman, Frank Mer ' genthaler, tllubcrt J. Iloran. Jr., Theo dore B. P.eath, H. Bojcr Davis, K. Halo I Davis, Dr. Kills-toil J. Morris, Moirls W. elates, 1.. Irilnii Ktlehner, Jolin W. Brock, ''harlcs II. Bartlett and John i". Bell The last, three are the appointees of tiovcrnor Brumbaugh. .Some of these men will be on dutj Irom 2 to 10 o'clock In the atternoo . and tsenlng, sitting In relays. They sflll answer the puzzling questions that I aro bound to nrUo on tho part of the registrant and wlilili even an ordinarily intelligent man would hesitate over, j.c conllrg to Mr Woodruif 1 Todav the llrtt responses to tho new idiaft iiuistlounaircs. some of which were ' mailed to registrants In all of tho fifty one local draft districts on Saturday, am expected bs tho draft boards ROBBER LIVED 2 WEEKS IN HOUSEOF VICTIM Man Captured After Chase Is Blamed for Bui-glane? in , 1-.i. i one ivoau section t Captured shortly after an attempt to rob the country home of Mrs John Mil ton Colton. at Abington. Charles It. Snell, who sas his home Is in Cincin nati. Is held without ball at the Ahlng-! ton police station pending an inquiry through which, It Is expected, he will be connected with at least five other rob beries in the York road section. Snell, it is alleged had broken Into the country place of C Leonard Harrl ann nn Meetlnirhouse road, Abington. i This house Is unoccupied for the svlnter and Snell. the police say, had neen us Ing the bed i and equipment left In the ''omo ror at lc1 IW0 wtc The prisoner has openly admitted Chief of Police Lever says, mat ne nii 11 11-. - n tAlC flffV IftlH In the i,ultculu ML "". "V " ... .-. -w r - ..- .i niA 1.INI ClCIILITI II iiiviihim -i i a ..iniiiaan i,VAinnv tin nil iir- wuti - . -ated In the suburban district north of , r,t.M.,.1..!tttil i tn .1 nolnt as far distant unwuuriii- .-- , as Hethlehem, but he declines to name or locate any of the nouses ne rooucu. The suburban police expect to con nect Snell. In addition to the looting of the Harrison place, and tho attempt to get Into Mrs Colton's house, with theo robberies- Homo of Jerome If. Loucnhelm, on Washington lane Church of the immaculaate Concep tion, at Jenktntown. The lllttenhous residence. In Noble. Jenkintown public schools. Snell was captured after a two-hour hunt by four policemen from the Abing ton Station. An attempt had beeen made to force an entrance Into the Colton house at 3 o'clock In the morning. Mrs. Colton telephoned to the Abington hta tlon. and Motor Policemen William Ken ney. Streeper, James Kenny and Russell were assigned to the case. Footsteps In the anow were traced for some distance from the Colton house, leading toward the tho Harrison prop erty. . Two hour afterward Snell left u- iTBi,.n hnusp. carrying. It Is al leged. a number of antiques which he b. ' A. . .. --t . ... .anlnr,il less 'nan a quarter mile from i the properu . by Streeper and l.Hamn..". tenhouse family reported to Chief Lever Jiraip in inn hit iuiiivtii " -.- ---- that thtlr house on jiyaai rou, . " hundred yards away from the Colton property, had been entered during the ..it.i .nd a number of articles stolen. From the Louehhelm house several weeka ago money' and valuables totaling mora than,. 1500 were taken. The poor bos fM7Mkntown church wi looted al hmWMflrwM '"" Mmpls mean that .ome ma rnj .. -. , - - - -f ,,ip,,WUu n , Iw v ." rr... i,n chanced or not. but It Is .1 mat- ! aBf,. .',.,'"..: . TOWN MEETING PARTY SCORES LEGAL POINT Supreme Court to Hear Argu ment on Change of Tribunal in Election Contest RULE FIXED FOR DEC. 2G Increase of Bail Bond Involved in Proccecdings for Investigation of Vote The Town Meeting party has won another victory In the election conteM. It was announced today that the Su preme Court had handed down n rule to show cause sslis th contest should not be conducted before .Indgo Tar. In Com mon pleas Court N'o i Instead of In Common Pleas .W 1 This rule was signed hy Chief Justice J. Hay llrowt and tets argument for December 26 Muanvvhllo all other procedure Is Flayed, Including tho filing of the bond? i f tho e who an contesting the (.lection llelir.s .T Siott. counsel tut l lie T i .,$,,' he l on jaj.4 The tu.u jlao commands Jud, ll thow iiuw w!i lie fhould i,nt hethpr 1M l-Mtl bond or . JO'iO n- rxed by him In each of tho cleov-i Ubtant:.- ianj Is not pulllclent I u nen judge i a.r wns i um-equ given one of the JuUOfl bonds hy Town Meeting counsel ho refused lo . 'ept 't rontendlng Ihnt unde- tho rules of thi ourt the matter had been given over to tho (lection Judges, who had ttie'eafceU the amount of bond and that he wa poivetless to Interfi re It was contended In fh" petition for the mamUnius that the Jurlsdletu t of Judge Oarr cannot legally be interfered with by any court of co-ordlnato juris diction, and that none of tho Judges of tho Common PU-is Ins die tigh to n. ' cumn 1urldlotion In their petition to the Supreme ( -.j.i mo pemiontra cain ".such tecuio. quiring rur-Ii n bond, and of the -.t octlon of tho Honorable William ilKins Carr In refuting to consider the i uf flcleney of the bond tendered him I' to deny tlio petitioners the rlrlit to com. m taid election whlcli rightfully belongs to Ihem under nets of Assembly. ' In addition to the ti.uw h ul tin Town Meeting low olllce cindidatea .it the last election, the p. tlllon .ilso lin ludch thote of fJi-orgc D. Porter and llou.uc! H. Muppaid. Leopold C lilacs, oi" i otiiel for the Republicans, who was prisent when the ' order was announvd thin morning, s.ild I a full and sweeping nnjuer to tho rule would at once bo ptepared P. A. JONES DIES IN WATTLE ! Organist of St. Mark's Church Vic-' tim of Wojinds in Action V lalilegram iccelsed by the clersry j of yt, Mark's Protettant Kplsc.op.il . c hurch, Sixteenth and Locust btreets, bings tho news of the death of F. Avery Jones, who died as a result of wounds t received in battle, it Is believed in the ' recent btttle of Cambtal. Mr Jones, who sas the orr.inist at f!l, Marl s for nmo sears,, svas un Kns lisliinHii and enlisted In a I.onT'n reri-' ment n the spring of 1911. Last Decern- ' ber he wis wounded by a (.nlper, but in a letter to n friend, tleorgo A. West, of j Oermantown, ho said that he had re- i covered and had gone back to th trenche3 Mr. Jones was thlrty-fcur j ears old and unmarried A requiem sersice will be held for him in St. Marks on Wednesday morning at half i past nine, the lteverend K'tot White otll- ! elating. I EXHAUST JURY LIST IN mmm TOIALj Eight Mfin Chose" When Em f p . Ts TP!U,lfir1rn,lH "-. . -. .WVV,.WV. WUA w Orders New Drawing j Tile first panel of eighty talesmen in 1 the trial of Jacob Sgueglia, alias Mas I cla. imported New York "strong arm" man, for tho murder of Detective Kpp ley, in tho "Bloody Tilth" Ward pri mary election, was exhausted at 3 o'clock this afterno m. . Klght imois had been chosen by that time, when Judge Carr, of the Court of Oyer and Terminer, ordered a ne svpanej of sixty names drawn fr tomorrow. Of the eighty names used today thirty-two were excued before court opened for Illness or other causes. The trial attracted wide attention, be rnuse of the manifold results of the killing. September iS the arrest nf Mayor Smith and eight political follow. ers on murder conspiracy charges, and tVin i1aArr,ilna flesrl. nf ls Tmtm Vf.al mu uclwi iiiuitu iiiii- ji liit-i iiinn .iir-c-i In party to oust tho Republican Or Conization from power in city polities, events which brought ti.itlou-wide ills grace to Phl'adelphla roity-tlght talesmen were examined beforo these eight wore selected : LOUIS KIVStKT foreman insntif eettirer. 151 JarUon trft I'orU'-f.rst Ward W I Mtnei.VALP puri.haa.iis nuent ;02t nrth J'lnetei-nth street. TMrty cind O QUINN, retlr-el alnt nt-d varn''i tnvn't fsrturer. 241R Vorth Ntnterth atret. Twenty.elghth Ward (the Mayor's "l-ome" JOHN MeUKRVHX 1 P. T. driver. 28:9 T. atrt TMrf-thlrd Ward. JAr-OIl FRANZinsnil buteher. lflst South rwntv.nrat atreet, . nriv-eicata w aro. JOHN OLZinn hultdlT'ir eonatructlon au rrlnteitpnt nia TVMr atret. WILLIAM CPNNINOUAM. llthor"nl-er. i:ra Poutn Twentyrourtn atrret, inirty- THOMAS VVATPON Jr.. ball M'rhr. 5347 Ner-OM atreet, r-ortv."eonn ivura McDonald was substituted bv mutual consent of the prosecution and defense when J. L. Howder, an Insurance agent, S37 North Sixty-sixth street, who had been selected as juror No. 2. asked to be excused on account of Illness. Need of another panel was evident before the selection of Jurymen had nrogressed far. Only one of those ex cused for Illness Theodore Knoll. 12 Pine street wa3 a resident of the Flftt Ward. All talesmen bearing German name were challenged. Assistant District At torney Taulane. for the Commonwealth, challenged Herbert Aldrlch, a real es tate man, tM26 Hegeman street, when It was lenmed that the talesman had served ns a Jurprin the noted Clay case. Elmer Wler, a rigger. 2151 (fencer rtreet. rorty-secoiid Ward, wan chal lenged by the elefer.se when he admitted he was nn active il'own Meeting worker. Thoma O'Neill, a clerk. Hit South Lawrence itreeL First 'Ward- wn called Alter judge t'arr had live! 10 . t m-ii .iu(Ibf .l.r wn-i 1 UD'-enurnuv MKl'a)tnlttrthattthe knew both Carey THERE IS A BRISK rS&Kj&g KTJVSflMWMBMttBMjBTOy?iJ'ttTWBiWW nFSflHIIHMMiatf I" &mty - SMHHMV'T1HIBHHHBVIBMBHHBMHY''VMi m is milmi HRnS iKMMSYfviSHIHH at li LI? BH 4 " E?x5$sdaiKju a-aavjAdaauvneaaaaaarvaaH b U r Jr 'WiBPIri3R. ii?-.v-vP i ! mmMML MSmmtBSSmBKSJLm f 'IKral a ! ! HK JfflSEsESH B Km iiflWiT 'mHmsKrrKvmtMMTlWMmt'Tlim BiR:.lHK.inB9BaBBaBBMaii3a3M!aBBBagjBBBBBBBBW' Bm'$?rKWaKMKSKJfSKBMwmWM I . ., . M. . r rme- .V. .WM.WWmVftS-W.m , .- 1 MaaBMaMHB ':i i!rtt7JK8QHKHP ' BWIHSw HIH; i mm:MmmmMmmmmmmm u HhhHI !mHHpip!KHi - HBB; i: . as3;&ftgw3$jaMKidaasjrri ki A bushel of co:il is the limi to n customer nt tho yard., ot Walter T. llradiry & ( o., Ninth nntl Thompson streets, and hun Ireds of I'hiliitliiljihla families are scizinp tho opportunity to get tliu precious fuel even in this quantity. The snow makes it possible for them to Uie sleds in hanhnc it away. SUCCESS AFIELD CALLS , FOR SUPPORT AT HOME i licneral waller Appeals 10 viiy llusines's Cub to l'"1iold Gov ernment in War Iiii-.hu-' men mti-t li. ike up their inlnils to sttuitl solidly bar' of the Gov ernment in its pi execution of tin- wai, no matter what news nf reser.-is to Hie Allleif arms may ismie fi-m tho liunU s.ild iltner.il Littleton W. T. Walli i cnmtimntl ill. the Allumli- b.i-e f "" Cnllid States Marino Corps. In an ad-dio-M toda;- lit fore till, i v I u "l'ib aMts. uncheonln the .idi-'i'ila inly by inv i-i niilinntinii of ill.- tfl". of thre .it ' ime with tin- forces in tin- field rouia sin is.eb woi e'hurli-. '1 M i. .If, I es' l, f rl ib . r- do.. "You mu"i make up sour minds that the war must bo nut w th grim do te! initiation," eald (leneral Waller. "We ion h.if nu e-.-.iwing about the mat ter, up in the air One day and dossn the next. There must bo no lije-tuiia. We must bo prepared for in vis of i even-is, for reverses arc bound to happen at times. Dili sou need not worry about that. Our men sslll 'stick' Tho ques tion Is. will sou '.stick' behind thein'.' "Will voll do all sou can to belli the President? There U no need nf fear , mat our men anroau win noi no ineir duty. It's tho people nt home to 1 fearesl tor Tho eo-oidlnatlon of effoit between ynti .and the men In Pranc Is the one thing to b ael to wn-i-ess You can't have 'ine group doing one thing oves bei.-. .'mil nneitlu r rreulii drilnt? Fime. thing ilie over there And ihcie I- mueli to be d"iie here Don't think beeau-e sou have helped the Ked Cro-s thai s all sou can do Wo must mnkn read to care for the maimed who return from the war We mu-t find for them mui ' avocation nlncli will enable them to live without being wholly dependent nn the pension thee i. Ive. Km n now the War Ilmergeiii I'nlt Is endcasurlnc to carry on Instruction for men In service so that they can help thems-ihi s tscu if blinded. And more must bo done. "Jfevrt foiget that these men over theie ate living for you. They nre dying for an Ideal, it Is true, but first of nil they aro dying for ou Don't lose sight of that Idiale eomj second. The fired thing Is your tafety The war must be btopped, and it mutt bo stopped on the other side of the Atlantic, for. If It Is not, It cannot be stopred here. And It niUe-t bo stopped, not III Helglum, not in France, but in Germany!". RECRUITS CALLKD TO COLORS Registrants Who Pasted Physical Examination Notified to Report An Important telegram regarding re crultlng has been received at the United States army recruiting Ftatlon, 1220 Arch street, 'from the War Department, It reads: All registrants svho applied foi e-1-Ilstment at the recruiting olllce. 122D Arch, street before noon, December 15 and passed their physical examination successfully, can now apply to tho re. crultlng ottlce for the completion of their acceptance papers, when they will be forwarded to the recruiting depot at Port Slocum or Washington barrack fot enlistment, ns soon as word arrives from these depots that these men can b taken care of there. Also, where en listment at the recruiting station wns authorized before noon, December 15, en. llstment will now be completed as rapid ly as possible ut this station when such men report- SALE OF CHRISTMAS EFFECTS Stands Erected for Annual Offering of Trees, Etc., Around City Hall Krectton of stands for the annua! bale of Christmas trees, holly, flowers and ther 'Yuletldo effects beganl today around the four entrances Of City Hall. Seventeen vendors and Ibrlsts hav rented space for the sveek before Chris mas yielding the city about $350, an compared with iGOO at this time last year. Most of the stands will be t the e(. entrance, fourotlthe weet; with a '.- .. . .lhiJfi.ial.'ail...ai aft. 1 "CURB MARKET" IN VUQH!lHBBBHBBmBHRBHZ;BBBBBH mM 1 1 vAgi BORAH WOULD REVOKE ! RECESSES FOR HOLIDAYS ucciares it imiy ni i onRress in ic main at Woik and hoive , Kailroad Situation ' WASHINGTON Dee 17 Declaring that he couldv not conceive of riisrctsM11Ui, ;i iUc on i coord an opposed to leaving fho r.illio-.d tluntlon In Its )llf. maltlng of any case or Mllng anv "piihuit turmoil nun eliao" Senator lunher contracts at this time by lei P.oi.ib of Idaho, gas. police In the Sen- son of existing luiiditlom in cur conn ate this afternoon thai ho would in Vc tiy to i.-iontldtr the rcMilulon adoplcci for I "We have been consistently opposed to n ic.is tintl January 3. making a Icaso with the Philadelphia l.o.tlnn is n of li,- I I1C 1.U1IOJII lIU.lllllll t' lU '. S" iHioi.r.iglne things nboiil oi.r progress ',,1; i'l tlio sv.it ' eild Sinnlnr lioiali. wt iiiiitnliifii i i i hiKlinru urpsolif CoiigtcsH -.uld in ve lie Ame lea pee- pl would bo a siiutlon e.f the r-Uboa,! pioblen.. our .lutv u to lemaln hen. until the- nan Tori moil poncy is set- I ,.t. l.,.lif.V u .!. tUd-' In answer m a question by Senator Kuov, of Pcnn-jlMinla. Senator IJorah i'Niie"ed tho opinion that tho President his not sulllelcnL power under the act , nf August, I '.MB, to take over the rail. load.-. Hi- -aid he believed additional legislation, fixing the compensation to he paid for the ii" nf the i.allroads, would be nccit.ni PROMOTIONS rOK I'OLICK Patrolmen Become Street and House tairoimen necoine oticet anu ixousc bcrccants I .vnnnuiiceineni w-.tc mane touay oi inn pmmotlon of the following pnllemicn at lhe City Hall- Patrolman John S Allen, Tvvcnty-slth District, to b. s-ireet ser geant; William Bernard, traffic squad, to be housti sergeant of the new Potty-sec miJ Dlsiilct; Patrolman J .inn - I: Cross, lie-rniaiuown to no patrol sergeant ; i-a- rohrnn Uobert J. Greer. Tneonv, to be house sergeant; Patrolman vMlll.ini ( re - Ian, Germantown, to he strict sergeant ; Patrolman e'harles Kmpp. I.ut Gli.rdi ni.enue, to be street sergeant ; Patiolman Thomas Miisiui, Seventh and C npenter i streets, to be street sersi-.uit ; Pitrol-I man William J. Whalen. Twentv -ninth I District, to bo patrol seigi.int; Patrol man Thomas Whalen, Second and Chris tian streets, to bo patrol sergeant; Pa trolman James 1 Wilson, Tlility-nlnth street and Lancaster avenue to lie hotiso sergeant; Patrolman David .1 Huberts. Twenty-ninth Dittrkt. to be e-trcet ser geant of the new IA rtj -second District RED DANK FARM AS HOME SITE The United States Government oser.s a laige faim along the Jersey side of tho Delaware riser, opposite League Island Navy Yard Many believe that tho proposed new towii to houso the workers at the Hog Island Ship Yard will bo built on this farm, sshich is lo cated just below tho lied Bank battle monumet.t. There Is much other vacant land In the nelghborheod which. It Is pointed out, Is also available to hold several thousand homes suitable for workmen, It Is only a short distance across the river to tho Hog Island plant. Put a KODAK in the CURISTMAS BOX JOHN HAWORTH COMPANY (Eastman Kodak Co.) 1020 CHESTNUT ST. i KODAKS TUE ACTOGltANIIC TEST POCKET ; FITS THE $7.00 C OAL THESE DAYS -K'5Sa,22x.JSiii3 GUARANTEE TO P. R. T. STIRS BUSINESS MEN Sidney M. Earlc, for United ' the Fire Bureau, as tho firemen npiur Aun,,;t,'nn V?,.nc flnncl. fllv h" fu"" l0 eliampljii their eaiic i-li3e.e.j,e.eM, T e.v.s.o vju.ii- lion to Pending Lease nppnqv PRPqiT'N'r ACTION Ol lUbhlhhbiiWl AlvllUiN Statement Intimates Change Front in Director's Advocacy of Dividend Clause 0 I llarle, chairman transportation committee of tho Unite d Business Men's Association, today tald that that attoelatiou was opposed to the making oi any lease ociwcr,, ,uc euj (;ranil totaI ,f $1n,-,3r,,o0S 7s us com mid Itapld Tianslt Company for the I pared with the $I."..17l.01t.ss nlloweo operation of the high-speed transit ss- , them for this je.ir Tho cutting down ten, that gu.unntfes tho company a illvl- , Process will result til an Increase of np- . ,. , uen'i i in- uicm'iii ruru hi.... ..".. - The present leato draft now- fore n councllmanlc committee makes i-ieh a guarantee. Mr. larlo Issued n format statement hettlng forth tho position of the asso ciation It follows: As chairman of the transportation the leasing of the contemplates nign- S" falrcomract to the city ami ' I""""""' iml'ZT!tcM development and leasing of these ingn- specif lines should be .1 utilitarian project, the greatest good to tlio greatest number, .and not a leato made largely In the Interest of comparatively few stnckholdeis as against tho hundreds of thousands of our citizens. .ei.. ..u .1., nrffiiit.nlliin believe it is ' JWPI'I ir.insil or .. .i,,,,....., ..... .., ,. , .11. 1, 1.,, Indeed, we are - Lli II.IIUI", L .... 1.1.11... I snrjirlsed that Director 'mining advo- i .... , Tst. , ,.?.,, ik. I'tiltml t'ncinnuj "VTion't; A.s,oclat, , ;e:,mnn theIr )10,U0 thlt .ir0'o,,ni,e,i t(, the making of uny ' " .lranl(,M .. ,,,. ,Uum, and -..-.- . .-. . - .. furtht.P O1,nosc .,, milKi!ig ot any lease at this tiuv ' .... . .. COAL SITUATION CRITICAL Gloucester Plants and Waiter Works Find It Difficult to Operate The one hundred cars ot toft coal on the South Gloucester sldlniJ of tho West Jersey and Seashore Itailioad Company, which havo been envied by tho manu facturing plants for the past three weeks I urc ",n I"-0''"1' ,f th,v We,t Je"e' nmJ tjea(,i,ore nallroad Companv Tho coil Is to lie used to supply the big power house of the company at Westvllle and other places to keep the electric trains running The railroad company wilt not sell nny of the coal and manufacturing estao llshment.s as well as the water works lepartment of Gloucester ue finding It j omicult to keep the plants running. The i Gloucester autnoriiies nave nuu inany I Ineiiflrlcs as to the ownership of the Intpflrlcs coal. I i co. Metropolitan Opera House! NEXT THURSDAY NIGHT DEC. 20th, at 8.15 Benefit Concert By JOHN McCORMACK Entire proceeds to American Red Cross Concert under direction of Southern Penn Chapter Prices, 75c, $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 NO WAH TAX. Tickets now on sale at 110S Chestnut St. noti: Mr. MfCormaelc will give hla uaual full alze concert tirosratn, will ray h.s own expenses anil thoe of hla aaaUtlnir artlata. SOLDIER'S KIT and $8.50 r 11 Tla..i tin. Inus Mon 1 . oimm in m me eiuieu i -"V:' ;'V,"f i suiting from the late letting of Mrct alo of the ceitlflcitcs Is to in- fhOCl.itlon, 1 vvouldnpprccl.it. the pilv-l , dcanne an,, othpr rlUra(,, ,H , n?c. ,,, Government t-toi-kholdets to lege e,f addressing the mblk thro ufch raount a, .,,,, fnrn rI,PH f Mi.lrJr so.nnn.ooo. )our v., tied columns and W that our , , n), cmP1(. ,.xlI.m,1lir, , And. Mr. Propretlve Purehaser, these , organization of more t htn .e..fl meni- . stnm)s n,,cn ,lUuri.,i , lt ;,r wvlngs l.pr litis no tiartls.it, ni.iv in ri-uiii'iii iu .,,..., i,. .,,. .t. ,,,,. i, iw.twl ,,r llin 1 nlteil COUNGILS MAY IGNORE DEMANDS OF FIREMEN Workers in Other Bureaus Given Precedence in Pay Increases The demand of employes nf the Flic Bureau for a flat lncrcaso of $15u a year Is likely to bo entirely Igttoicd by Councils, duo to precedence being given the demands of the ISufcaus of Pol cc. Water. Klectilcal ami survey. To give the pollco tho M.131,000 nsKed for In the tmallcr of the two inns now under consideration would almost wipe out liny balance left after the regular MIS budgets lire cared for. Final revision of the annual appro priations of all county departments will be completed by councils' I In. nice Com , mltteo today and If time permits lomo nf tho departments under tho Major, . together with their salary requctts, will 1 bo considered. The present program calls for a report on Thursday of Ill creates for tho llureau of Police. De mands approximating $100,000 more than tho Increates already allowed i Waler Bureau mechanics will ha.ve to i be disposed of In the near future Th'v ! have the lacking of the BeneviS cnt and I Pmiiwiii-n Anvoci.atinn of vv'.ii, r iiiiieim , Umployes that Includes in Its memher rhlp two-thirds of the Water Bureau workers. To add to the troubles of the councll manlc llnancleis city dctectlvJi have Joined the ranks of the men seeking pay boosts Their demand, althoOgh the last submitted, Is also likely to be nil An iirAddnilni w ap 41ia ti- jisfl J if Councils L,M?",y ,',fff,"rtlon' rom & '",, 'i ' l.lectrical Ilunau have made evident llio fact tl at the V.ii.OOO in Increases I '"'' fr tliiM important branch: of the ' i , , . , , . i , , 'tcrvlce Is to be maintained on an cfll - cleticy basis. The sime Is said to be truo of the Wnter Bureau, and, t add to the seriousness of thin situation open i threats of it vvholer.ile walkout havo ' been made to city olllcl.ils In letting tho big salary inciease quos. tlons po until lart the Iln.tnclers todiy faced the question of allowing tho few Increases asked in tho county budget1 that have set to be revised. 'Hie teven- I'l uiin.iiei) iiVvv.u'M', ao ioili, 000.000, so that, aside frtM. l, nun.1 from the usual e spcndltmes, there mas bo it hiifllcli nt li.ii.uKc left to Increase the pay ofmen of tin" Htirerit nf Poller. lludKe Items im npprosed for lmth city and countv total approximately $45,300,000 and revenues In 191S will up. proximate J4C,5:8,o:ii. The difference, toKether slth a number eif balamen n- DEdLINE TO DKINK WATKI! Saloonkeepers Only Persons in Gloucester City Cheerful over . Situation The city water in Gloucester City i which Is (lUpplleii to the honica there Is scry muddy and unfit for drlnk'ng pur poses and the only pcoplo in the clt svho nre not complaining aro tho thlity two tsaloonkcepci.-. The condition nf the water has Increased the sale nf beer, a. many aro drinking this liquid to iiueneh their thirst. The Stato and Olmie'e-ti i Hoards of Health have advised the rcsi-eV-nt.s not to ilr'nk tho water unless It is boiled first, because imic'i nf u " ns pumped from Ncivton (Jicck. a polluted stream. Two of the niiesl.m wells .it ' the pumping htatlon aio out of oimimt.-- i slon and thero Is bo much wa. to' throughout the city beciuso the water Is ' . zv,' """,:,, ,:.'..r..i..,.,;"v.; . au II I. II J I ' I II t'J IIIVIII i l" 1"J'- II I'll) freezing that It Is Imposs'lilo to keep ,.., ,. .i-i,i,h ,iu, water from the wells, and It was necessary to open tho valva. le.lilttlg to the i .i A Church propn tav that milk Is too dear to drink Theie aro several pilintu pumps In the city and they nro In big de mand. Saleionkee-pois are carrying wati i- from tho pumps t. put over tho bai ns a chaser with whisky. A Hotpoint Frank 37 Ur. 39 ISSUER Warm Glovesjfbr Children Gifts of sure appeal to any boy or girl, big or little. Warm Mittens Gray or brown Mocha and tin Cape, fleece lined, with fur top. . . Gray Mocha, fleece lined, with wrist strap 1.50 i-75 While Kid, with extra- Wliuc ruei, wan extra. v arm fleece lining .. JL.Oli Warm GIovcb Tan' Cape, fleece lined 2.00 GrayandbrownMocha, wool lined 2.avl Khaki Wool Slip-on -. oc Glovei.withwriotalrap A..J.O SPECIAL' for Boy Scouts and Camp Firo Girls Genuine Buclcskin GloTOWith Gauntlet Cuff, extra A warm wool lining , . . .tU u.s. : ... TREASURY AGENT AIDS BOND SALE B. F. Polk Confers With Di rector Cassatt on New Camnaign Plans STAMP DEMAND HEAVY Mollio Sends Her "I'ite and Proud Grandfather Uoosts Day's Total Five thousand agencies In Philadel phia Is tho goal of P.obert Kelso Cassatt, who Is directing the thrift-stamp cam paign In Pennsylvania About 1000 banks, stores utid clubs aro no'w selling the thrift st imps and certificates, but NGOO more are wanted. Pennsylvania.! quota ot tno ,". 000 000 the Government reeks to borrow by the thrift-stamp plan Is $1U 7M.020. Tho demand for rtamps wns great at heidquartcrs todav. but It must be greater, Fald Mr Cassatt. Mr. Cassatt was In conference today with li F Polk, sent hero by tho Treasury- Depa,rmon' lo Rno nuvice in the campaign S"ver.al new schemes to Increase tales may bo adopted. Mr Cassatt urges trie g vlng of lluift Mnmps and w-.ii-pavlng certificates as Chrlltmas presents. Ills suggestion follows cloe on the heels of the direct appeal made by I'rcl dent Wilson through Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo for every mm. wr.mnn and child In Philadelphia and through out tho State to Invest at least SCO In war savings stamps Members of tho committee directing . . . , !!. . fqn " campaign i-re. rc.i ... '"-' means a great dea to many rvlrtK i have, however, pointed ou the aiiian- 1 . ...', .'..,,. ,i, i.,i. ,, J, ' ' . , (lcrlv , nUcllt!on to belpine; the tiovfrnment sn In tho war, llivetment In tills rnsel form tf pavlnp, which can be done on tho 'Installment plan," without nny hardship", will teach many pernon the value of thilft, how to save a part of their earnlnci and provide against the Inevitable "rainy day" Can a better ("hiiitmaa pic?ont than war-aivlntri Mnmp he thoiiRht of, they miv, In anUlne the nupport ot everv rhlladelphlnn. The pt.inip-e am n pres ent, it wat paid, dlreetlv help friends or members of the famil.v, Home one of whom, perlnp-e Ik mm in Viauee help Ins lo support the Jjea!s of America, In pieparliiR ac.iln-t hardbhips ahead. llefore the Ilo.itltii; of tlio first l.ibeite- Loan there wete but S.'.n iKiu Investors throinrhout the rnlteel .Stiile. At the . ,, ,,, n,,,i i.an ramnnlun the mtmher had Ineieased In moie than in.. j 000,000 all stockholders In the I'nlted 1 States government fine nf the nlifts of (bn national committee In chaico of tho .States Government and an- Just as Kood is I.llieif lionets oi any other (iovern tnenl bond. Tins lien' I pr eeut In tip-. , wliti li i i iinpouudeil eiuarterly. Mens Initialed Handkerchiefs for Christmas Very Special An attractive box of .six hanil l.orchicf.s, initialed in various color--. An unusual value. Eos: of 6 for $1 l.lnves ?! 0(1 til $.5ll Ml.Mrrs 3..10 to lO.f.O Sill. Shirts X.-.ll In 8. .VII et!.tles .Ill in i (HI Mtk Ilne (, n :l.,-,0 I'.tilir . . . .", Oil tn .". HI) REEVES? 1204 Chestnut St. 11 S. 15th St. 1119-21 Market St Electric Grill makes one of tho most ac ceptable Christmas gifts you can possibly select. This one boils, broils, fries and toasts any two' at the same time. Almost a complete cooking outfit in itself. Brilliant nickel finish. Price $7.50 Call or witc for gift catalog fso. Ml. . H. Stewart Electric Co. N. 7th St. ou Mint uuiidi . ' Centemeri Ji M ' -7-fcC' Our Nejv Shop 123 South 13th St. Alto at 1223 Chestnut St. ,r- .V if E & e CAX.WOMR CA1 1 ji-'vYJg', i'M.' i FSTHs,in Tl , ,
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