I ' V K ! " '! V ; t 'f ; V ' I ' - i f t MAYORLENDSAID i IN BOOMING PORT City's Executive Joins Ef fort to Divert Ship ping Here SEEK M'ADOO'S HELP Confcra With Director Webster on Plan for Dispatch of Munitions and Supplies Manor Enters Campaign for Philadelphia's Fort TVTAYOR SMITH today took the first htcp toward having bliiji.s diverted from New York and other ports to Philadelphia. George 8. Webster, diiector of Wharves, Docks and Ferries, was called lo the Mayor's olllcc and instructed to take action mo that the advantages will be brought to the full notice of tIiose in author ity in the chipping of munition!) and supplies. The. Mayor declared he would exert himself lo the limit to gain justice for Philadelphia and would appeal to Railroad Direc tor Mi'Adoo if other channels failed. Discrimination by the railroads is given by the Muyor us the only 'reatoii for the sending of goods through Philadelphia to New York for shipment abroad. Major binltli today set in motion the machlnerv of a , ampalgn In have muni tions and supplies destined for Uuropo chipped through the port of riillndcl phis. Tho Major Mid tint ho would carry the case to Kallroad Dlreilor McAiloo himself If It proved necessary to gain the end desired for the vlij. George S.. Webster, director of the Department of "Ahurves. Ducks and ler ties, was railed to the Major's olllco jit noon today to confer on a plnn of campaign It Is upon Mr. Webster Unit the Major depends lo carry tho project through Discrimination bv the railroads against the port of riiliadelphla, was de clared by the Major to hac been the only cause for the shipping of goods by way of New lork This statement was made before Director Webster had ar rived at the Majors olllco for tho con ference. roi.vrs to AinNT.vi:s "There Is no reason In tho woilil," aid Major Smith, 'tvhv the greater part of theMo u'plle should not be Bent to the battlelleldti of Uurope through the port of Philadelphia It must he patent to the whole country that Hilt city con tains the gieatcst advantages for the advantageous handling of these supplies. There mut be a n.ison for the ship ment through other ports What Is II, then? The only possible reason that can be found H tli.it Philadelphia In being discriminated against to the bene- ! fit of other ports along the eastern coast and espec allj In New York. 'Hero In I'lilladelphU we ha-.o mery "fSedlTty that Wakes tor an adiantageous J point of shipment at nil times, but espe-1 daily under th- i-onrilHotiM that are pre vailing todaj. W.th the railroads Jammed full of freight it (.erlrflnly be hooves us to look around for the shortest route lu shipping. "And yet goods am being shipped from the West, through Philadelphia, and then on tho estra, ninctj miles to New York for shipment abroad. ' 1 'That condition could not exist today with tho Ncvr York jards and termini' choked up with freight that It Is found Impossible to move Tho ships should be sent here and the freight should bo tent here START WuniC TODAY '"I have sent for Director Webster and we will start today on the work of bring ing this shipping through tho port of Philadelphia. 'Director Webster. above all men In, the city today, Is fitted to enri out this ' work. I do not believe there Is a man! in the city who has the know ledge of the I port that ho has lie has mado a earc ful study of its eery phase and la well ab)e to put forth tho arguments that should persuade the I'nlted States Ship. ping Board and othes In authority Into seeing the advantages cf Philadelphia as a shlpplnjr point for munitions "I will outline to Director Webster In our conference exactly what I want done. That will start the machlnerj of a cam pa'gn to bring to Philadelphia what Is1 Justly hcrs "Once started I will exert every effort and will use every forco within my power to See that our end Is attained. I will carry this thing to the highest authori ties. If It is necessary, I will go directly to Secretary McAdoo and lay tho case before him "Director Webster Is prepared to go ahead with this campaign. He has thai ability and is well known for his work, i Ills reputation will Carrj us a great way In this tight In favor of the local port ' The, Director Is well known In Washing ton, and bis opinion Is held at Its full value by Uie officials there That will obtain for s the careful bearing of all those who have the power to act." FRIENDS ADD TO FORCE IN WAR RELIEF ABROAD Attitude in Struggle Altered One Iiraily Has Three Sons in Service A force of Friends has sailed for France to supplement the 116 men and twenty women now carrjlng on war re. lief work under the auspices of the American Friends' Service, according to en announcement made by the Philadel phia committee Another Instance of the changed atti rt'ude of the Quakers in regard to the present war Is given In the case of the family of Mr and Mrs. It M llannum, of Lansdowne, who have three sons in the service of Uncle Sam The young est W'llmer llannum. twenty jcara old, M a yeoman in the navy, stationed at Jaka Charles, La, ; Thomas llannum, r-fney-onc jcra viu, vimaicu hi me aval Coast Reserves shortly alter the ntted states entered tho war and It nkvt doing dispatch work" along the Jer- ssty coast tfergent Malcolm llannum, IsxMty-threa jcare old. Is In the medical sm-ds and la stationed at Fort Ogle- JMwp. Georgia ' Y' MJ4Glvc Camp Fund $3500 WiLrCKn. CAIIMEL. T, Jan ft 1"m Mfcervltty of the anthracite miners. flogs nae miainca rrwru ua lr the last six weeks, baa bean Jnt here ao4 t tKluunekln In iu cnva in vuiiiiviuii wivii f fXuitfbiui' amir cams ?Wi f tM two ? and. IttA rt'am Hsvjfg bontrf i u&rm masmy. CITIZENS ASK AID OF JITNEY OWNERS Elmwood Residents Hope Re sponse Will Give Transpor tation P. R. T. Denies PLAN JOINT MEETING I Speakers Picture Hitlers on Koofs of Cars Clouded lo Danger Point The Island Iload and Clearvlew Im provement Association hetil protest meeting regarding poor street-car trans portation facilities last night The meet ing was in Paulsons Hilt, BeveBty-tlflh meet and Island road f-peakers gave lvld and feeling de scriptions of experiences that had come to their notice They were severe In their denunciation of the I'. It T. Of lici lis qf that compam. It was declared, were Indifferent to the situation, admit ting, in reply to complaints, that con ditions are bud and that lhj am likely lu beioinc much worse As a climax lo the meeting, resolutions were adopted Inviting the owners of jit- nrvs in rnnauelphla to ionic to the re. Ilef of the residents of the southwestern seiilon of the tltv and piomlslug them protection In any flKht that muy be made en tliciu bv Ibo transit compinv. Plan, were made for o joint meeting of the association with the Elmwood Avenue Improvement Assoi lotion, the Woodland Avenue Hiismess Mens Asso ciation, tin. Allied Afsnclat'oiis of West I'hll.idelphli und the t nlied Uii!lne--s Men s Asoviatlijns. to be held net we k for further consideration (,f the situa tion Tin most graplil, iesirlptin of tran sit troubles vvaa Klvcn by J J. llehiin. ! secretary- of the Woodland Avenue Husl ihss Jlen's Association Uelmti devlarrd that the situation had readied a point where there was actual phvslcnl dancci to cltlrens If people walked lo and rotn their work tl.ev were llkelv to be run over bv ntitoinoblli , he said, and If they rode they were apt to be crushed in the crowded cars Women, he said were forced to stav at home because It was unsafe out.loors The economic waste, be declared, caused bj the il lay to workmen at the Hog Islapd, i:l djslono and Westinghnuse plants, all erved bv the transit coinpinv. Is an Im portant fa lor Urban iisFeileil lli.it the 'pohti'.il 'niciinn mudille " was In part rcspon ibh 'or tho trouble, and also declared tli.it the trnnsit votnpnnv has 3n cars In !! -arns which could lie put Into servl,. If the company would paj udequ.it. nagea to mechanics to repair them It, 'outing of tho iars, he said, would nl",, furnish a measure of teller Hamilton S Scott, president of the association, told of having seen trollev iars so badlv ovi-nrowded lli.it it wn- mpossible to tlose the douis with mi n laiiKing to everj placn on the ar thai offered u foothold and twenty or twenty-live men on top of the car Such Instance, he said, arc frequent. Workers at IIor Island. Hitdjstone and the West Inghnuse plant, lie declared, are com lelled to spend fourteen hours nwny from home In order to put In eight hour's at work Fred Paulson, treasurer of the asswia tlon said that the southwestern section of the cltj Is being ills- rhnlnated against and that more high-toned" scctluns have all tjie cars thsv need James Warner, a contractor, who was made chairman of tho transportation com- mlttee of the association, attributed the troublo to the fact that tin, transit com. puny had diverted innnev needed for rolllni; stock to tho pavment of dlvl- dends in order to boost tho prke of its slr.ek. . John Ii f)ormcr. lco president of the asioedatlrn Introduced resolutions In- Mtliik- the jitney o.vners to como to the relief of the people of that section and provldliu; that in tho event of cippoai- tlon f the Jltnejs on the part of ihe transit eompanv a delegation of itlzsns be sent to Was-Iilnuton to la the matter before the fcecretarv of War. Tho mno- lutlnns were unanimously adopted i oiitwin? are mo oincers or the Island Uoad and I'learvlew Improvement Asso- elation 1'resident. ITamlltoti S Scott. vice president, John 11 tar. HeorKe A Uaiil ; I'aUlson Oonner . te re treasurer, I'red I'llANKrOKI) HIDKItS l'KOTUST Manufacturers to Confer With .Mayor and President Mitten A delegation representing about thlrt manufacturinc concerns in Krankford. nany of them cnsaired In war vvork fur the (loverument. is to hold a confeienee uct week with Major .Smith, hhcldon I'oitir and William Hancock, the clt's representatives on the I It T board. and Thomas i; Mitten president of the, sntvt-K inn II lll eniroSrt Ia it hoi f Ivan il, . eompanv with regard to what thev de icrlbe ns Inadiepi.ito service in that sic tton The principal complaint is against routes 59 and 73 The mill owners and emplojcs coirtpl.iin that the trolley service causes nearly every one In the section to lose from llftten minutes to an hour nearly every day It is ulso asserted that the trollc8 are most Ir- regular during the hours when the work- Ing people are trying to get to work , V urotes, meeting wa, held a, tho taetory oi ene .inner ixick company esterelay nt which the delegation was named to sec the elty olhclals und Mit ten Among tho establishments repre sented were the Frankfort Arsenal, the Barrett Manufacturing Oompanj.. Penn sylvania Forgo ompan. Miller Loek uwprtiij-. niuruH-,- iiiduivib. oriianee Manufacturing Cnnpanv, Stokes Smith and the Prudential Worsted MilU. A C Jackson, of tho Miller Lock Com- pany. was chairman and Walter II Murphy of the Ilarrett Compan, see- rctarv WALTON FINDS FUNDS TO PAY CITY BILLS Unexpected Revenues and Merger of Balances Expected to Meet Urgent Claims I'ontroller Walton's annual report on a surplus avallablo for appropriation will be placed on the desks of members of both branches of Councils this aft ernoon The surplus Is made up of unexpected revenues and merging funds left from 1917 and Is counted upon to mako possible tome slight Increase in the pjy of policemen and f.remen There are, however, so many urgent de mand! for money that the hoped-for In creases may not be forthcoming no mat ter how large the surplus proves to be Few bills are ready for passage at today's session of Councils, as only a ry few incisures have so far received ommlttee sanction. The most lm wrUnt financial measure in shape for tdoptlon appropriates 1515,500 lo pay 'or coal "donated" to the city in 1917. for old bills for flour, etc The measure by no means will wipe nut all of the dcllelency bills incurred by the Department of Supplies during the last twelve vnonths, but It will go fsr toward eatlsfylnr the city's most pressing creditors. Provision for de ficiency bills will have to be nude later In Ihe year, -us- In many easel the city lum not yet reclvd bills for goods bought and delivered during 1917 and In tM - M tan no money atjuw, ptiiimpi, EVEX1XU PUBLIC PLANS FOR CARRYING TWENTY-SECOND STREET THROUGH GIRARD COLLEGE ( rlMlilHlhi T hWS THOMPSON STRCCT . ' -' " - vVOSs-- - -. . .. .. , --i - -Thompson sr. j c.q-- A i mHT 'i : " H """ 'ft !pS-,fc pT ' . '''ViJ'Vr'':':r::H-- r-r" ' "a ' " ' " i .rZ-- ym0;: - - &; -If' -.-Wr.Ty. I .. .. . --" VA-Vi n "'.... -5tv-i'. .- ' ?-v-' AV - wf i" r ,rr' .'A -k- u u s , ---v j r .11 . '-n ... 1 r r A', ISkwi -o v - ,V J f'T. , r - -, fs i-f l. I pfl L I V - r i i an r i r i M x - n I U.J-I i)l 'J i These plans, piepnrcd by Director Dalcsnui croiinds. Thev provide as follows; Plan rrsiitits!j 4 11 i d ! trlil nlm'fi f Inn 'J Known as the "vertical curve" plan. It include-, the tunnel idea, nliniit the cenlei- nf which uoultl iiveiuic. A thicl nl.-in aKii lias GREATER CITY PLAN HINGES ON ELECTION Choo.sing of Chamber of Com- merce Directors Affects An- ncxnUon Campaign The Greater Phlladeitihla nrocram of the Chamber of rommerc adds v the interest In tho election to the chamber', board nf .lirc-toi. which I. IIol- held toda The plan calls for the eonsoll- datlon Into the cltv of ndjolnlnB Indus- trial suburbs The personnel of the ' lioard of alrector may have effect on the vicnr with vvhlili Ihe project Is puhed durlns the eiimiiiR ear The etecOon started at U) o'clock this inornlnK nnd continue until 2 o'clock At that hour tho unnual meetlnc of the chamber will be held The e-leetlon und mcetini? will take place in the chnni. berN assemblv room, on the twelfth tloor ot ,ll Wldener HulldlrK. The board of directors on Pecember 13 adopted n platform of work to be done by tho chamber ilurlnK 111S fore- "lost amonc lis proilslot.s was tne '"feater Philadelphia plan It w 1 - elded that a spei lal commlttei s.iould be appointed to work on this projeit and to emplo everv devlie to iar it to n successful conclusion Alba It Johnson appeared at the directois meetlne as one of the advi-j -"'" " "'- ii.m no t-mi mat mc nrw of consolidation now Is even greater than ,l ttus ,n ,s84- w-heii the consolidation oi ene e'n as now consiiiuieu wan niuue effective He pclntcd out that the port of I'hlladclplilu now extends from the Helaware State line virtually to Ilrlstol Successful i ompletlon of su h a cam palRii would raise Philadelphia to the sei-ond city in the I'nlted States The ex ecutive commit ieo of the board decided to undertake the i ampalgn after lone consideration Intensive educational work has been decided upon as the necessary preliminary for Ihe gaining of the end ...nia.V Mr Johnson estimated that cost the rhamber of t'ommeno Jioooo a car until the plan Is made a fact Tho candidates in toilav s elei tlon are rinrlell p i-aw. Seniuel M iiir,n. .... " William O Hempsteid Walter I' Miller Urnest T Trigg Charles V Vnughan nnd Daniel Whitney all present mem bers and A K IV rd. J Miller Trailer A II Geutlng Spencei IC Mulfoid Fayette It Plumb. Thomas Miallcross Jr. Joseph Jf Steele. C Henderson Supplee new candidates .ri... ,., i. ,,i .. .i .- ... ,,, "L, , ,i., .,,,,,. ., ... ! IZ '."'"'..l': ul. .'? .? Wli "llZ tlrst four nnd last six - a the names are w ' "nfoned" : nt V ""li Tni' I printed on the ballot This means all those mentioned except A. II denting. William O Hempstead Waller ! Mil. ler. Spencer K Mulford nnd Ketto II I'lumh. .Miss Bonner's funeral Tomorrow Funeral services for Miss Catherine ji uomicr. uaugnier oi .-eu uonncr. , president of the ltetall aMquor Dealers I Association, who died Mundav will bo I held tomorrow from the home of her ' pirents. !0i 5 Carpenter street. Solemn high requiem mass will be held in tho, Church of St Charles Ilorromco ORCHESTRA BACK HOME AFTER FACING BUZZARD Philadelphia Musicians Delayed for "Week by Snow New Orchestra tion of "Star Spangled Banner" After a delay of nearlj a week in thc blizzard belt of the Middle Wett. during which severe hardships and discomforts were endured, the members of tho Phila delphia Orchestra, headed bv Leopold Stokovvskl, are back In Philadelphia. During his absence, Mr. Stokouski completed the vvork on a new orchestra- tlon of the "Star Spangled Banner," which he has had under way for some time past, and the first presentation of this orchestration will be given at con certs tomorrow atternoon and Saturday evening In this new orchestration the national anthem has been given a de gree of majesty and dignity commen surate with the efforts of an orchestra of ;00 pieces During the tour the orchestra gave concer's In Pittsburgh. Detroit. Ypsllan tt. Kalamazoo and Grand Itaplds. It was necessary to cancel engagements In Wilmington. Baltimore and Washington Ten Years for Manslaughter DANVILLl. Pa. Jan. 17 For tho killing of Ward Plotz In Anthony town ship, Montour County, with a pitchfork latt December John Heynolds pleaded guilty to voluntary minslaughter and was sentenced by Judge Ilamean to pay a fine of 11000 and to undergo Imprison ment , In h Kosten J$nltenliiry for leii ti net tuart if nt years nor morr iwn tea, LEDOEK - PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY. . f jm V ,-:.:. ...v v . , i r W'-' s - - v v -y -yo - I -. -- . i- V "" : - n Mr-- c itiiim, are now being considered for the openlnc of ii "short-cut" route through tho (.Irani Collets Ian No. 1 Known as the "inclined wiy." This would curry Tcnty-s.econd street thiough tho 10'int of elevation there would ho a tunnel to lake- care of the roadway to the (.'rounds. Pan No. , Inn tiAtnf be south of the roiitluuv. 1 Ills cutvaturc would exienti ironi ims luiiit been nrennrcd. similar to Plan No. 1 and a bridge to take caic of the SUDDEN ZEAL EOR LAW AMONG MEN EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX Highly Paid City Officials Think II Would Really Be Unpatriotic to Take Exception to Provision 'p)iat Makes Them Immune v i,i,ir. of the Con- A chief i lerk of one of the most im- stl'tutlon can be found than the hlRhly paid city ofllclals whose salaries arc . y . . . .. ... .. m v..l...1 .. Imwinin 1.1T p"mi iroin uio j t-ur,. . --- lerai war hiiui.i ..... niislous t.i Tiuest'on the constitutional v. ..,. .. ....,., ...i.... .,. . ,ii. ..ro provision vvhKli stands between their salaries mid the war ta. !-.. u. j .. i-r ah K turn nriUUR n Mfttiin Htiv siH'ii reieivitic fiom :1 to JIH.oon a ear from the cltv as "to vv bv thei should be e einpt. sonin even takliiL- the hlEh Pa- sonic even iniviiii, in, i, i", trlotlc crotiiid that theV, In their small wisdom, would not place themselves In the posit Ion of (pjestlntiinK the framers of the act that precludei their pnyiiiR inv of their salaries In direct mxa'iou Scores of cltv otllclats have incomes of varying size from ouf-lde buslni s and professional interests, and of t'ouise all I will comply with the Imome demand I xo far us these soili.es of revenue ar ( , m-erned This leipilred dutv moft 1 1 .nslder enough. In vow e,f the fact that it Hall has been repeatedly canvasseil ov patrlotli bodies for subscription to aid dllTerent patriotic movements DIJKCMiS KXKMI'TKINH uperiiiteiideut of Jlalntenam e J lol. gale Berr. whose sulurv is just within the Income limits. In teplv to a iruestion as to whether or not he would like to displav his patriotism bv paying the I t(1Xi defended, in a measure, the post tlun taken bv his superiors b rilnp;: "I taiinot honestl sa.v that I am sorr that my salarv Is exempt as. because of my being In barge of the wnrk around r'itv Hall I have uided man. a patriotic cause and to a greater ex - tent than would bo the late If I were called upon to pay nn Income tat and Ignored tho other appeals City off! i laN geneiallv have contributed to many patriotic niuveiii.Mii and the ninouut of label iv lloudx iu the building Is sur- priingl Urpp 1 f tliat T hae don mucli more tli.tn wouM f the tas.' If I won ia Uil nfi in pn ihr t.ix on my alar MUSE INVOKED BY COP TO LAUD SOLDIER PAL "No. 190," of Reserves, Subject of Poetic Outburst by Street Sergeant Robinson Among the soldiers of the v ir.ou . urmy trultiing lamps will bo found manv former memliers nf the Philadelphia p. f Th , ,, "ce r,,r TI,Ht l,uc '""' "rr eo" " "ot forgotten by their pah of the force Is soon apparent if one listen to th. ,aii ot thc n-iicc Btatkui In f.u t ' . , . . , ' , . , sorao of the -men they left belimd them havo even gono so far as to invoke the (Id of the poetic muse in lauding their 'f.iimriiil ntiirnitsfl uf the mate nnd i u-imci An Instance is found in a poem om- posed b Street Hercrunt James Ilobln fcon, of tho reserves, in honor of Albert V. How-man. 3D llatt Cnrlleld atreel formerly "N'o 190" of tho reserves Huw inan la now n member of Company c tOith I'nlted States llnglneers. at Camp Meade Tho poem follows Jy name Is AlbcrJ Hoinnan, lV aac la ttclnty-cloht; .1 llcscrrc ot Fourth ml rica'iiul, H'lla Jfonfoomerj o mi ninle ily htar icos lipir, snlrlls van. lAfc sremrii jiut lllr n ilrroiii Oh' tcliat a rhanpe t'il "traffic tcoiJ." To irlyliie; a heaty teum' .Vote "coiiscripllon" it lifetime a law, ily number oHny nillril ll'tlh my sir Jtct two air'.curditpois thought thru '' tar ttnllcd To the "crenipHoit board" I summoned u-as The doctor looked tne o'er lie jayj, "Vonser man, icli'i file o That ice had iiUllosa'fiiorf " ' Will -Hate Military Funeral A military funeral will be held Sat urday for Leon U Faust, of Ardmore. who died in the Xavil Hospital Kunda-. from pneumonia Services will be held In hi Marj's Protestant Kplscopal Chuich, Ardmore Faust enlisted In the naval reserves last April and was sent) to Wlssahltkon Barracks, Northern Liberties Asks Playground The Friends' Neighborhood Guild hss' demanded a playground nnd a. branch ot I the Free,- Library for the Northern ' liberties district, It U hosed to have but piovides for a crtical rune in but provide for Ihe dcntcsMon of roadway instead of a tunnel. p-rtant of the depaimenls of tho mu - l..Isml l,, Aaa.aH It 1111 tl K'J I KIT I Fa tlCcd o !-" -. ... ,", 1 1.1 1 - - - - --. , mu exntieiiie inai no nus ci niiw,,,, cltv emploves to be exempt from piyim; '"" " lot anv . ""- inrti tin i in iiiijini.ip . ........ . foii'cd lo buv I.lbeit Jlonels, contribute to patriotic movements pa pollllcul ns- sessment ai.d .oiitiibutc toward itn- i"",r"""' !' . ..,, ,i,, ,i,. t..,i.ri,l tjiu cnrrleji m. phased that the Tederal law carries nc provision taxliiB hl Income srlim;. ni:si'i:-T rent law One Jio.nno ninclal declared himself beitiR too patriotic to question the ...nsiiiuiloiinl rlchts ictained by Slates lllMj munli li.illtlc. Ho hrtd always irrll tauRht he dee Inred, to have re- speet for law and to Insist upon Heine allowed to p.iv in Imome lax would be lo trv and undo tne worn oi oir-iiiu tlon inakerp and lawmakers. This posl linn, 1 ild, was tho patriotic one to take witli leetard to Ihe inionn t.i icku- lallon cxeinptlng himself and his fellow plnro holders None nf the higher-paid cite olTlctali who were asked If thev would not be pleased to bo taken off the '..-empt list would uusvver the quer public Iv.aud Interviews were only obtained with the understanding that namei be omitted Superintendent Herr.v In his general de. fetnc of otllee holders wai more out siwken and failed lo demand tin- otni slon of his name One ofllclal, ver i loe to Major Smith, when asked his altitude toward the ex ' einptlon cliuse In the Federal income tax law said "I'm for it Let anv one who wants to help do so. If there are more men like Congressman .1 Hampton Moore who are lighting to be allowed to pay an Income tax and who, for pa triotic reason-, want to do o, thev ,an find manv was a to help The law ex- enipts uh, but th it does not mean that we aie not helping in every way pos sible Hie plajground ere, ted on the site of t'ic old iiliard estate. Fifth and Drown Mteets afte r tlie wai S.B. COUGH DROPS Colds art. easier to prevent than to cure. Ward them off with Smith Brothers. Have a box with you always. At druggist s. grocer j. eonlccllon erst alio ncic.t and cigar Hands. 1220-1222 Walnut St Evening q Dresses Htductd to J2950 &3950 Original Prices S4S to 175 .Distinguished mod. els In silk, satin. and net In , wantee colors, SaPll csdllfe JANUARY 17, 1018 a section of Tvu-nty-scVond street. iu cue omit-i in ouuvu vunv the strc rcet instead of the elevation IRON GIRDER SWEEPS CAR; TWO MEN HURT Unusual Accident Happens for Second Time on Same Corner TJ-vo nun wire set iousl Injured to- , Uliy wlcn Hn iron girder used In re- .... .... ralrlng rennsMvania i:allroail bruise . ,, .,! nr.,i York streets m, -...., -- -- nru..k the rear of o . rovvded York rlrect car sweep nK several l'"""''','0,,"",- tairei'i i iu i ".iii nun vic iiijin" i . .i.. !,, pUio on Jiuiuarv 3. Tlmse Iniured lod.iv arc llUFkell Ilen- ri of .Nlmteouth and Aork streets, and Josep m uennuii. in .i" .iui ih-iu -, .,. Kuv Mrcel I IH'.v -ucio lilliom; 1 111 c rowd Mikid on tin rear platform The car turned sharp!, from York street lot lii on Twent -se ond nnd tho pa. lengers weie swung out far bevond the i ne of tho track. An lion glrdei i tending from a pllo swept them oft to the street. Ileniv and Shennan who vvcie the onlv p.i'-sf ngi 11 serlou.v injured. Wen sent to tin Woman's lloincupathn llo pital Thev suffered one u.ilon ,f the brain and Intern il in tin n - Out Today-February Masked Terrors of "No Man's Land" Read thc thrilling account of new "tricks of the trade of fighting" that are making Germans cry for quarter in the terrific hand-to-hand combats between tho first line trenches. Training Mechanics to Win the War Ljrn how, by intensified training, America's man-power is being mobilized and converted into skilled labor for the army. Every man who is mechanically inclined should read this authoritative article. The government has a piace for you learn where it is! Read all about: Making the Great Guns Movio Plant That Covers a Farm Dictagraphs for Daring Spies Steel Crowns for Uncrowned Heroes Babes in th,e War Zone Tragedy and Comedy in the Theater of Mars Fire-Proof Building That Melted Why the Shoplifter Lifts Over tho Top With Johnny Canuck Parachuting to Safety To Identify the War Dead Sixty Explosions from One Shell The Romanco of Nitrogen ' Gat Engine Cotton Picker Scores of Illustrated Articles on Science - Mechanics -Invention Modern Mermsid Peltu's Wooden Pets "Handcuffed ' by tin llili Cart for Keeping Vrfttables Non-Freeiing wattr Can lor Chickens Uncle SamOoes Into the Movls Business "A Picture Gallery of the World's Events ' ' "''"e'ae''e-e-a-aTa-t Get Your Copy Today 1 he lireatest SHIPMEN'S CHILDREN NEED 75 SCHOOLS Superintendent Garbcr i)t flares Board Will Have to Borrow to Meet Kmorscnry The necl of sevenlv-llvc new i-lir)l Hidings with a total .f t0n elass. nm l. ..e.lc , trt m roflimodlte lite great Increase in the f-hool initiation duo to the building of Irolues for II;R l-liml workmen Is foreseen by .John V Clnrlwr inn .rlntendent of schools The failure oj the Roard of ISIiu.i tlon to put alie enough money to pro vide lor extensions In building sar in lent to meet this emergency will prob ably make It necessary lo borrow Hi money to build these schools. If tliy an built, according to Dr Oarbcr "I hnve advised the board to borrow ,. ......... h. n.rtMfc. I,a nlil "nlat It ..... ..'. .,,-.,,iinn n, s.r.r.n on avi .uyn "'"""". ; " the children mil- ls educat-d, nnd we must have the buildings to bouse tlxm It feels the need one mine is urc. A ev'cr irillciMt, of the Philsdelphln . I Is Did Tran-t ' omnany and an tnvit.i ion in iim 1 tnev s or I'ninaeinuin 10 aid In taking care of the tram., coupled 1..IIII ,,. I" M,., ....- . .. - it War In tho event or interterem e with k. iii-,... I.nlnml tin liidlcnnllon mL.tinff held hi the Island iload and 'j.. . ....... , ..,.. 1 e-lcarview improveniene hsocibiioii I The principal speaker was J. J Dehan, . .,.. i...ti....t ....... tf,..i. inreiori 01 ii-e, v'"jiuhi k,viiiu uusi- nCSS .Vlen - AtSOCiailoo, w in eoiu p ll- ter experience" that me rriiuems 01 mat t'e, lion had had Willi the tiollev cars . .. ., . .,... . 1 Bnil urceil co-upcraiiii ui ior ,armi. bUMic s, men nsoclatlons of Ihe 1 t In Ihe iffoil to brine about improved conditions ri'solutlon1- Intioduieil bv John 1 Dotmer urging the 'J III revs to help and piomisinft all protection po- eil, wetc tinauimoulj urlopted I'reiglil Train Kills IJtij llarrv Iloffiiiau, fourleeu ve.ir old 6'"G Tini' mil nvciiiH, di, d in tin I nl vcrsitv Hospital Mioith alter Ix-lng run ovi r bv a fr Ight linln at ., uhIi.mi ..ml stre't ami tin old Itiadlng liailw.iv - "C) ' I l': . 1 ' I f I 1 I Hi $10 Cordovan $, Calf SPKC1AL PIIICB THIS WEEK This ii pay S10 for Pay and be tunity The in oat popular j ou imhlary model pro duced t In a year. Special $(5.35 can today. 1208-10 Chestnut St. ' X i w L '. . .'. .. '. ,. v r.-r.i'.' s A isSi F OR WOMB N rJi 15c -All News Stands Get your copy of February ILLUSTRATED WORLD today or you may be too late. Keep posted on the big doings of these momentous days. This wonderful illustrated magazine is the Nation's Clearing House of up-to-the-minute information on subjects in which every man, woman and child is vitally concerned. The February issue is filled with special illustrated articles of tremendous interest. Crtlve"CannonDalrWrecVs Building New Water Bicyclev Fan Your Dancing Partner Pleasure "Tank" for Winter Driving Quacslnr Decoys for Spring Shooting Weather, and Bird. Proof Door Hancer JyerySttlutPlayeSli Records Unbreakable Mirror lor Soldiers Improving the Elevator Service Automatic Rain Alarm FlFrEEN CENTS Worth in America GIRLS AND NAVY MENi TAKEN IN HUGE RA1 More Than 00 Trapped When roncc ucaccnti on Notori- oils Uamc Hall COM F'LAINT MADI5 BY H v'Hi Ucpni tine' uf .liixtirc Acted . t f t.,.i i., Kfr, ,. 'url ol ' """, Safety li onUrf om. lililtep Muetj-slx irlrl- I .ncu g ,,, a-c . lo tvvenlv ve,,r ,n,j ,7j "J f them sailors iron, the Le?.1 Naty Yard cr, Ue,tttf f'v Jlar raid on .1 cl ir . hjll u, ,., n rirert Tho , ,, ,, . 1U slxtv of Island spectacula wiinrlon led i,j fnptaln MeOoach I-leuteilH', McP,rM: and del eil Iv es a nd no """ "f tho nr f.,.,,11, .- , , ... "it,. ., aWecl by ilflaii, of fr, f0r ,J l10 "ons "f ...., ma, nn The place said i,, i,j i,r onductej bv Plmon Horow k r.f street, bus been th' -.1,1 , iavi ' "f n,imr-,.1 complaints l,v welfir. , rl r - .... I viifl "- ":". ' , '" IH" "' "" Dtp.rij was mado tit the In ihh me riiij men, 01 jusil" aiie, . . , . .-...k ;"'""" ""." "i'-r'metii oy Rok.'; D DNppS. ECC retlll of I he I'hllfia.,.i.i "Mrlrt ommlltee r thr -,n(P nm ,'.'. I nr v., ,1.11. un rt- , ...mij ' . ' """ """ 1.1 oi-r wa . ""' on me premi bit is ai,j thai II tt.ia liivmnlil ... 1 . - . . "J .....v -.,uu(, , , .. .Ridel's jn( I'll iiimi'i ,v S.H101S Hnn To , (jg gj , - nuniuer m took , ww' 1 hi', ran .,,' saiu 10 nave ien 101..-1 ii.ii-i -ho tin,. f ll.hta nv. I Ml1' i,"!, ,,,,. . The women vv, 1, t ,i n nihf Monii 1 ouil, Twelfth and sallmi wire soul to tar tin Ivllians wen I.,, k' teetilh rtieet and s.n.( tlon 00 'reels, o,.! "i" ard and, " ip in tho H(J 1 1 nvnijA fXiS Tree Madid School at Wmory T., prepare drift,, n 1. for asilrnl 111, nt in tne simnii . i.ni,en allcdfofjl civile n tit, r nil. I,. 1. 1 1 bunt-comI u, ted mill, 1 i,.nii nment 'merviion li'l tho 1 hlttv noiid inn mill l.incartfrll n one 111 iiimi They'll Never Go Lowers May Never Be as Low Again W aPllil moots uhere the maximum stvlc and ttiali(y meets the minimum price. Such standard boots, such a popular model can't be produced at a lower price. s it is you'll them at ground-floor shops. This Wholesale Price glad you have such an oppor lo save .S.M).). Onlv realize yon haven't all the time in the world. If, are not first, some one else "nill be. So come in early not later than Saturday. Hcmember ever shoe yon want is at wnoiesaic price nen) 2nd floor saves 2, I? ii Twilight Sleep for Hens Saving "Gas" at Your Country's Call Reviving the Lost Art of Marketing The Man Who Conceived the Tank With the Prisoners of the Nation What Happened at Halifax Making the Air Free For Democracy Blowing the Stumps Out of England Could You Hold Down One of These Jobs? How the Female of tho Species Goes to War Man.Made Volcano Millions in America' Scrap Heaps Automobile Tips Little Oddities of Life Improved Heater With Hot Water Reservoir Inspecting Toronto's Water Surply Set ol Tools That Saves Space Protects the Electric Flaiiioo Cord DoUlug Up Hroolitya Htldg mwm Ittfst-rf i I 1
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