&;7,jw rj virirB '" Ri''' " ' "". " )cl . t 1 ' EVENING PUBLIC X.EDGER-PHILADELlHIA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1918 ,.. w t &rv? -v'" WORKERS BADLY fj.B CHARGE rt' Scores llandiinfe of rofelem as "Scandalously .'Slbw''and Incompetent" 44.060 MEN NEED HOMES i 'iff- Aland Men Constitute City's Special Problem, Says C. H. Whltokcr SCHOONER FLYING U. S. ' FLAG SEIZED HERE Northland Alleged to Be Owned by Greeks, Contrary to Shipping Laws Federal officials today are trying td determine inei status or the schooner Northland, celled by the Untied Stated ftovernment, after sho had cleared port with a curffo of oil for France. United Stnteti Dlstriet Attorney Francis Fisher Kano lias nied n libel ngatnat the schooner, ulleRlnir foreign ownership while operating under the American flag. It lx nlleKed Hint n bill of sale was executed by the Northland Stcnm'hlp Company, of New Jcrseyf In October, 191C, to IMtvIn 1. Day, 'who sold the vesnel to John Hnzujils on the samo day, It In maintained by the Liinernmcnt that thin trnnxfer wan not In Kood fnlth and that the real owners are M, Km blrkoH ninl Nicholas Giilanoa, Mho are (Ireeks. rjh J&"4 i '.ir " frJf f uThq liuro problems now confrontlnB lV H; WIIMIIj 111 Hl.l UVUilllin V. ..vr ...... r"r 'm mwitnl lii war work. Includlne mu ll' F irttton factories and slilpbulldlnK com-L'-Vimnlqu. and Philadelphia's special pro!)- t (era or. nog- island, weri) uiwueeeii uy . ,, Charle Harris Whltaker, editor of the ' M'Jniimnl nf th American Institute of CAichtttBts, at the annual meeting of fth OctaTla Hill Association at the City tsj -iCIab. ;8,' 1 Mr. Whltaker, who N an authority on KjjP Siouslnir, depleted the conditions exist- if'- Jlnr all nldtec the Atlantic seacoast, 16 Cn3Lrii;.rt,Huami isK on Unnstmas ifive KAISER "BILL" AS AN ENEMY ALIEN IT. ntyoUT7rorttototrfojUddenueufr. lives. Ut cumber of t. -T imile at mil. f r V S l MM V tut MttULftK ?- i. ..y ii i " r " - r 1" r r -rir .J&SzsL. I sotautt twu tint til the txnt attttawats ul tntwart bj m Sworn to tutor a? PENN STUDENT TELLS OF AMBULANCE WORK . E fAL. fi w in France Described by I H. S. Petryski lJrlxliiB nn ambulance at the front on Christmas le, carrylnR a. patient lmv Int; a rontaclous dlseawe, the night cold, , and t.itu t.UIIng xtcadlly, was tlin CN-' jiatton of the world and her labor urmyi perlencp of llobart S 1'etryskl, nf the' a firm y fixed. We nre 3000 miles away i 191:1 cla?H of Wharton Keliool. I'lilxerslty H nr'o '"" Instead of twenty. f ,,en ,vu a j,,, ,,, ,mM ,)(f,n , Wid ships are the great need ut pieHent. ...... ... ., -Shlnbulldlnc depends upon the work- trance sllue last Septtmber with the man, and jet there are 10,000 men wan 5Ierlng up and down the Atlantic sea- ILiwni ivuuj tuvniKh v- t-... 'the new problem of housing tberu men ,und their families where tnc snoriage bf houses was already acute. "These men have got to be housed and provisions for their 'families must be blade successfully to form our Industrial army," said Sir. Whltaker. "Kngland iecognlxed thlw ut the very outset of the Mr and set about relieving ine suun- ion until now sho Is tbo best nouseu amhtilunce set vice, lie writes: "Today li Christmas a day of po.iee and good will. Here it Is exucti the op posite. In fact, it Is about the same n any other day. The artillery Is firing, the airplanes are bring bombed by anil-' aircraft guns and nil the soldiers nro In the trenches. "I am silting In un old wine iVHar. It t . ." . . 11. ....1 .. ... ..A...r.n IipI.i.M I I. . .,.. Ilunil l tll ftnl' udil ft a It lirlB fl IrflieU 10 me nurnna ub inc.". ,.....', i .n iw mm. mj ...- vw, .... ..CT - .... .. any any uenciency is sioou oy me u-i re wv nun urc it ia u jia.v m .ii. mm fjiiment. Coiisequently they have an ln- sleep. It Is awful down lieic. Tile cook nastrlal army properly boused and, has an open lire, which Is smoking. Now, Therefore, contented. combine the tmoko with odors of otdon KOCIAt. ACTIVlTIlfrf 5 Mr. Whltaker told how Kngland went .!...... .1.. nvnl.lAm nf l.llll.llnV tllinM Jtowns where they were needed, the !ov-4-rnment buying the land aat lircwar K'alues and erecting hotu.es. which It still ln7fS and wilt continue to own until a Standard value can be delet mined nfter tBe war. These line, livable houses are Uft thumb Ff lr.1. U rrls IWiTTrfflrrllBniTitii-' "" ' ' ST W v Ss&fe&wJSb: -JdkSpantetSU... (Utilnreiioa coiotr.) iJiibikyhkxie(t. (onoKJ liU. or f orrt OOOJ.) . yer Affft?7 n.!ght-X.ft..ft. DESCltirTlOX' OP nEOISTOAXT. (To be filltil la by rrgtitnUon ofBcer.) Wontb &y. Welti, . JJJC Chin. ... Hili , rorcleiJ .. J&hL Hyej .3Ay. t:oe ?42Jk&. cU STRICT GUARD ON SHIPS HERE ORDERED BY U.S. Sailor8 Carinot Go Ashore Without Passes Customs Ofllcers to Watch Visitors URGES BUSINESS MEN SELL SAVINGS STAMPS Agent for Every 300 Persons, Is Tlan of City Club Trcsldcnt The palo of war savings stamps Is ex pected to receive n big Impetus through an appeal mado by Oeorgo Uurnhnm, Jr., president of tho City Club, who urges that nn agent be obtained for every threo hundred persons. In a letter to the City Club ho pointed out how easy it would be for every busi ness mnn to help tho cause. Jlr, Hurn ham enclosed a rnrd which requested tho recipient to ngrco to become an agent for tho sal eof thrift and war sav No members of tho crew of any ves sel entering tho port of Philadelphia will to permitted to come ashore without a pass signed by customs olllcers after today. This le but one of a number of stringent regulations drnwn up by Col lector Ilerry nnd Surveyor Chailes 11. Kurtz. Other orders forbid any person board ing a vessel In the ptream except pilots, customs officers, health oHleers or per sons accompanied by customs officers. (Ships' stores must bo delivered nlong plde vessels nnd then turned over to customs ofllcers for Inspection. These regulations will be hnndod to captains of all vessels arriving nt tho Hrealcwater. A naval guard will be placed on board, lemalning while tho shin Is In unit. In nddltlon the following orders have Camden Man Resists When Held Up WAR TRAINING SCHOOL DENIED USE OF MAILS Private Enterprise for Wound ed Solders Put Under Ban by U. S. After Inquiry Tho War Call Vocational Tralnlne School, an cnterprlso promoted by H, aimbcl, with offices on the seventh floor of the Drexcl Building, ostensibly fttr tho purpose of training wounded sol dlera for new vocations nfter their re turn from tho war, has fallen under itnmn a d pi co p.sters In their t,,a l,an ot lla Federal authorities and olTlccs or business places. Any ono de-1 District Attorney Francis Flehcr Kant1 sii if t 'he an age t may buy a supply lms mado formn, rcflUcst of the rwv.i of stamps at tho nearest postonlec, bank !.,,,. ., , .7 W ,l" or trust companv, and as these stamps mco Inspectors that the use of the arc sold, replace them with other stamps, so that they niny havo approximately tho same amount of money invested. Advertising posters may bo obtained from tho National War Savings Com mittee, 1431 Walnut ntreet. STABBED BY (HIGHWAYMAN Complexion '..(rva-jfjL. race Diitiactire marks Kuar- A2Jrcu JxAhed. Wa& Hrfltfio&i joaJSsaiAf strw and clieeje. rintul.lA It lu ,.T.l . nlilcr tlinn t rtnr In Kneland they soon discovered that ,.,i ii, .,,,,1 nu ,. ,-o.iilt nil It was not Just a question of ulldlng feol itetfn tl)'P devil and tho deep Hea.' Here is nn idea of what paRe three of n certain alien-enemy registration blnnl: would look hie if Wil liam Ilohenzollcrn were a civilinn resident of the City of Brotherly Love. Beginning February -i, all German subjects iivinjr here will bo requiretl to register at tlie police btiuion oy 1111111K out Dinnics on which their photographs arc parted and their fingerprints impressed. The smudge above the Kaiser's portrait represents his thumb mark made, of course, minus tho mailed fist. CLEARING THE RAILS NO TALCUM POWDER KEPTCIDER BAR OPEN IN COAL REGIONS FOR GIRLS AT SHOREON 'HEATLESS MONDAY' houses for the people to live in, uuiuiai "During tho last tuo davs I havcm i- -1 t 1 onn Willi-im there mu.t be churches, schools, clubs. drl r: ,.;lt ni vcU jay uU,10utl Reading Company Puts GOO "m movies and all the amenities of a wen-, When I get thiough I am almost -rGn ..(Work Removilltr Availab balanced community. This essential ,,, boneIi Yc,u.,. J1CI1 dl WOIK WUnOMllfc , feature was almost overlooked here at SllOW From Tracks a3 TTna- Tuland "Our treatment of the problem had been scandalously slow, thoroughly In competent, III considered and has demon strated that we havo not yet learned In thla country where io go for help In great developments of this kind," Mr. Whltaker said. "We liae tho men. but A. Brady Corners Lutts Objected When Cop Iablc Supply to Make ! Told Him to Close, Now He Movie Holiday Must Explain "I started for food nt 8 n. 111. and re- 1 turned nt 11 11 in. At 2:30 p. tn. I' started after a man having n contagious disease. I did not return till about It p. in. and It was Christmau live. Kvury milo or ho It was necessary for me to stop and thaw out my glasscx, for the m:.niX(i. 1M . Jan. JD. Moii- than 30U employes of the Head ing tar and locomotive shops were sent to tho coal legions this morning to clear we Ignqre them and take men who hao Ice was m !ilck that 1 could not t,ee the lompany tracl.x. .V special train of l' K - fti R'S m.rfn MircrgacM In oilier lines WHO we think can handle the most complicated problem In modern life, with all Its ramifications, physical, moral, social, economic, as easily as'lhey would handle a factory problem. The bill to appropriate 130,000,000 for building houses for our workmen now pending In Congress was generally In dorsed by Mr. Whltaker. However, ho strenuously objected to the selling of such houses to the Individuals until such tlmo as a standard value can be placed on them. It is the plan to sell them on long-term loans of 4 per cent. Tills. Mr. Whltaker declared, would afford an Improper chance for speculation. isThe following omcers ana uireuiorn eV. 'elected nt the meeting: unurics ri.udln.rton. president: Theodore J. ewls. vice president: Howard Butcher, Jr.. treasurer; auss ueien 11. i-urusn. ecrefary; directors, cjeorgo vtooiiwaru. Miss Hannah Fox, Miss Mary II. Ing ham. Stay 11. J.ioyu. -vriiiur J. j-.mien. k'athan Hayward, Isaao W. Hoberts, If. Tt. M. Iindls, M. D., John Irwin Ilrlglit. Miss Hsther Mod. Earl IS. Put lUlm. Tarker H. Williams, Miss Hdlth T. Blddle. Hr. Mary T Mason, and Eigar II. Howard. The superintendent of the Ortavla ilill Association Is Fiederlck C. Feld. I Suicide May Be I'hiladelphian NUW YOUK. Jan. 29. A man regis tered under the name of Jan Syubls, of Philadelphia, although It Is believed he came from I-awience, Mass., shot and killed himself In a room' In tho Hotel Philadelphia, .Seventh avenue and Twenty-fifth street. A bottle of plllr bought In Lawrence was found In the i-oom and his necktlo had also been bought there. No papers of any kind were found. He was about thirty-fivi yeaftt old. MAfBlMticmNAL' HOUSES FOR SHIPMEN the road nt all. scen coaches left here at fi o'clock. Km- "As I came back alone at about ten , pioyes ot tho Schuylkill Haven and St miles per hour, as the roads wcio tco , Clair shops started the work yesterday, slippery for fast driving. 1 paspeil j nnd tho olllcials hope to clear the tiacku through many a small French vlllngo today. Tho rain had Btopped and turned to Iit,t Saturday a large foicn of men snow nnd as a result 1 could see a 1 from Heading completed part of tho great deal better. As I droe along I woik, but the stoim on Sunday nnd Mon-iMiaeini-ri I wn Kcinta r'laiia ilrlv Inir ' ln- nu:iln coei ed the II acks. The coin- through the small Ullages distributing I pan lius experienced more trnublo with gifts. It was a beautiful sight. "One thing marred, tlin entire eve- i nlng, Ap I was driWng along I passed n woman nnd tun children toiling through the snow. It was at least six miles to the nearest town and 1 surely longed to pick them up. However, I had Just carried a man having a con tagious disease and my ambulance had to bo thoroughly disinfected beforo I could carry any one else. This inci dent occurred about 9:30 p. in. "It Is dangerous for us to drive during the dark nights, tho nights? that are foggy and misty and nights such as we are haWng tonight a blizzard. We feur those more than we do the German shells. A( orrsent wo bavp three cars Fin the 'garage,' none of which will come out for at least two weeks. Tho drivers Just escaped by good luck. We are having a peach of a blizzard and we aro hoping and praying we will not get n call to go out, for we are sure of losing the road, as all our cars did the last time wo had a blizzard." Seek Camden Draft Eligibles Detectives weio sent out today to search for fifty-seven draft eligibles In Camden County who havo so far failed to leturn answers to their qucstlon alrrs. Most of tho fifty-seven dc'ln qucnts are registered In Districts 1 and 2, which include Woodland. Auduhon, 1 (addon Heights, Gloucester and Aleinlty. nov this year than ever before, and It Is seriously ir.roi filing with tho ship ments of coal nnd other freight, espe cially at this critical btago In order to speed 110 this shipment of fuel the trains ha been 1 educed, Mont of the trouble lies In the coal reglcus, ns considerably inoro snow fell In this part of the Stato than lu tbH vicinity, al though It was necessary to send tho snowplows out from Heading oer stino of tho divisions. ATLANTIC CITV. Jan. 28. There has .een wild excitement uiound tho Hotel TiaymuD- lor tho last few days. Wil liam A. lliady, the New York theatlleut manngir and niovlng-piclure producer, was ic sponsible, llrady called as many of tin' Traymoio bellloji as could bo tpaied from their duties to his loom. '(Jo out," said ho to these dusky jouths, pnstng each seeral pieces of paper money, "ami buy me all the tal cum powder there is in Atlantic City." The bellbovs went. They bought. So "powderless das" may bo the lot of fair ones for the rest of the week until the IJra'Iy coiner on tho talcum ponder mar ket is broken by the arrhnl of fresh supplies. "Why." asked an Inqulsitlvo maiden. "diil .Mr Urady bi" nil poder"" This Is why: Brady Is here directing a film thriller which is to liao Its setting in Atlantic City. Ono of the features of tho plcturo ' to be a huge dirlgiblo balloon which has been constructed on one of the piers. This dirigible is to be "blow n up" by an I airplane during nu air battle off Long-i 1 poit, lelow Atlantic City. Preparations were being made to de. Young Captain Will Educate Ani mals for War at Meade Captain John Wauamaker. Jr., "has WANAMAKEB TO TRAIN DOGS 1 flato and remoc the balloon to hong- j.Ull. ..Ill ..flll IIIV1 Mil .. ICIIMJtl'M 11 was found tlie sides stuck together. Thov had been varnished that tlie bag might better hold the hdrogeu which Is to 1111 it on Its "fatal" Journey. A in. ..iincrr ri!.1i-il liAtitlmLfu it tl.o been placed In chaige of training the Traymor(v v,ero Mr. Brady is regis dogs nt Camp Meade which have been ,rej 'Talcum powder spread over all offered to C.eneral Scott following his 1 thc k!ii.m u ,, balloon will stop tho appeal for these animals, according to Btickliig," s.ud llrady, and forthwith a dispatch received today. khio his order to buy all tho talcum for Captain WanantaUcr, who Is well , ta0- Inside nf two hours 11 large part known In Philadelphia social circles, I of t,0 mallubie supply had been bought was In the conimlssaiy department prior , U, An,i .lirtcil on tho Inside skin of tlie to tills appointment. His knowledge of 1 balloon, thereby aoidlng serious damage dogs will fit him for the work. A largo 1 (0 ti,e balloon, whlcli Is valued nt scv kennel will be built In the remount sta- ural thousands of dollar. tlon. Already twenty-eight of thc nnl- 1 - mals havo been offered (Jen-raj " NAVAL RESERVE NEEDS COOKS It ts expecteo inai uemiu ; nr.,,,... CUltr Is not booze, but Its a mighty good substitute on "dilliMess Mondays At least that Is what William hulls, who eoiiiluits n "1 Ider saloon" at 331 North Ninth stieit, discovered And because of that dlsiovuy ho will h.ic sumo explanations to make l fore c'nlioil States Commissioner J.011;: In tho Federal Building toiHy. Neighbors In ihc vicinity of tho 'sub stitute" complained to tha pollro Mint I.utts was doing :. hl business, ngalntt the specific ruling of the fuel adminis tration. Polceman Ainbtoc, of tho Tonlh and 1 nuttonnood streets stntlon. 'was ills- our talcum ' patched to the siene and lounted Iwmi- ty-ono pet sons Imbibing freidv In Ilia llowlng substitute. "What's the Idea?" suggested Am oroso by way of Introducing himself. "Oh. this Is n restauiant," replied the proprietor. But Ambrose couldn't see any food and ordered It closed. I.utts, It Is nl'cged, I protested forcibly nnd demanded Am I brose's authority. Ambroco raid It came from the Government. hutts. It Is alleged, then suggested tint the Government, tho fuel adminis tration nnd the police department" seek been Issued to the customs force: "When vessels arrive nt tho piers the Inspector of customs In chargo should Immediately confer with tho master and fully explain every detail in the new regulations. They should impress on the masters that the primary object Is to keep sollcitois nnd other persons off vessels when llielr business can be tians acted on piers or at tlie ofllcu of tho authorized ngenl of the tes-el: nnd that, oven though It may occnslon him some Inconvenience, these steps nre tnl.cn pri marily In protect his vessel from thc designs of enemies ".Masters should 0-pIhIii to the now that all persons going on or ort vessels will bo fe-arched for iinv writing or other form ot communication, nnd hat each member of the ciew must have an lilentHlcntlon ccrtlllcate to go to or from the vesel. . .... lu is.tueu 10 junii by Two Negroes Victor hahtaneit, twenty-eight years old. Third and Market streets, Cnmdcn, was held unihy two negroes nt Third and Cherry streets, Camden, early to day. Ho 'resisted them, and during the fight that followed 0110 of the negroes rtnbbed him in tho head. Ho is In the Cooper Hospital, nnd the pollco nro Harchlng for tho two men, whoso description Lahtnncn furnished them. Lnhtnncn told the pollco ho camo from Brooklyn two days ngo to seek work In ono of tho big shipyards near here. PATRIOTIC RALLY i lnuilnr hnsses iln.ilnrs Kinnreeiuvv passes ti Inspect uft- m,:t.,,l1l,:., cl,i t ti Junk oil the vessel will be issued nt the """ """'"" "wiuiuio u utai are completed the number will reach fifty. Most nf the dogs are Airedales and German sheep dogs. .Chairman of Emergency Hous ing Committee Urges Them for Hog Island Workers Potter Plans Drastic Seizures of Coal m Sectional houxes of from four to eight fooros may bo built In the, Fortieth Ward .to houss tlie several thousand Hog Island jrorkers. This plan will bo recommend- .if. TU ev ejCM Cl llliicill e-iniiicci9 ilk it iiicci- r Ins In Washington, to be held the lat- Si1 '' Thepdore Thom'is, chairman of the ; 'Emergency Housing- Committee, who Is '$.' Mopping at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel. tnlrl 1m helteveil (iin erctlon of this tvne f . . .- . .1.. ...... .. .. tt.. pi.' HUIDI eU OO L1U3 BCHUltUII VI IflV IVH Island housing problem. These houses, 'he said, are convertible Into permanent structures by the erection of concrete f .'jralla Inclosing them. eVM tr J ii. 4 t.lw ..t-nettin mniiv ii s winter . U, nearly over. The homes, he said, 'would be ready for the concrete walls ;Wnt fall. This type of home has .Inn successfully tried out nlth various .fssampa established In and near New TvorK. iir, Tnomas saia pian woum 00 ' " Vubraltted to the Wr Pepartment to ( utilize- them in connection with the ' .;'?Arnrlcan army In France. Base hos- .) bl.l. .ullt Ka t.,,111' t... llltnff 1.wl hll - -hal. during tho spring at several "jpolnt In Kurope. n't. Doubt as to the time of the arrival triKrnmr Admiral Bowies, recently ap- ll1.... .A n? iha t.liy lino- Tul.tntl itbttHdln plantt. was expressed todiy Matah or tho niant. lie may reucn KaalKliIa same time today, they said, it May not come herfvntll tomorrow Muiv aefr. KVeral said Ihey -.,-- -"" r TJ. - f" f7.-.- -ei unnennana -woy no iu 'here, 'ait they had received no of Mat of his mission .5V n MCRVE MILITLi GROWS , r xTL . -..... -- -m. Ji . , . .. . .. . Huting Well Pleased wttn lMfM tnVM-Nnbership Paftnsylvanlh . Heuervu Mllltla tmr.comwu.ieD more man two- .&l 4. warper. ui JM ( wfH4ed'at the wcy uaMHhioomniunlty are MW Or(PBMI-HHl. tehtitl sali.bsf e ad General vriiow.in a IBWfl t'nntlnued from I'are One possession for tho relief of City Hall. Acting under the Instructions of this Jtflce are. members of tlie Federal Trade Commission. Theso men am locRtlng and reporting tho number of tons of coal on hand that Is not being drawn in for current needs, and any thing In excess of a maximum ot six weeks' reaulrement should bo freely olTered by their owners. With trnltlc tied up thioughout the State as a result of the storm and coal dealers In the city experiencing great difficulty In delivering what little fuel they havo nn hand, the Philadelphia coal famine Is more acute today than it has been for weeks. Appeals for relief In homes where sickness prevails are pour ing Into the fuel administration offices and to the emergency aid investigation station-in the Mayors office. City Hall. Mr. Potter's action In diverting the coal for consumption hero Is In defiance of Doctor Garfield's order prohibiting coal administrators of any Stato from seizing coal consigned to other sections of the country. It Is tho belief ot all Interests close to the coal trado that this action will "start something." They say It offers grounds for a test rase of tho power of State administrators to di vert supplies In an emergency. 12,000 TONS SEIZED II Km: Tho relzures aggregated 12,000 tons. More than 1300 tons were taken from a barge In the Delaware Illver to sail for Florida. Kven with the seizure, Plilla delphla's coal receipts for the last twenty-four hours amounted only to about 1,000 tons, the amount esti mated to surply all householders on war time rations. Less than 0000 tons were brought here by the railroads. Another step to lake care of needy families has been taken by Mr. Potter, He has appointed John Kdmunds, of the Madeira-Hill Company, anthracite ad ministrator for Pennsylvania. It will b) his duty, Mr. I'otter announced, to assure that family' size coal Is not di verted Into Industrial channels. Kd munds has liad more than thirty years' experience In fuel distribution. While Mr. .Potter was diverting the coal here, at a time when the coal bine of the city were at the lowest point ol the winter, and when suffering was claiming fresh victims by hundieds, the the storm, freight congestion and ship ment to other points male a serious hole In coal arrivals and deliver!" to houreholdtra. j I Br, AbrI L. Conner Die Dr. Annie Im Conner, a widely known phytelB attached to the start of the SOLD SUGAR TO MOVIE MAN; LOSES LICENSE Tho I'nlted States naval reseive force needs 500 cooks and mess attendants be tween the ages of eighteen and fifty- 1 eight for Immediate sen Ice. 1 Aliens of friendly nations who have I obtained their first papers, and drafted 'men who have serial numbers which do not make lliem liable to call in the Patcrson Wholesaler Punished I nr 'u,u.r,c ""' i",' accepted for Violating Food Admin istration Orders climate where there nre nu fuelless Mondas. Whereat, Ambrose promptly nnkiA I.utts from behind tlie 1:011. Hit 'still forcibly lirotestlng) and hauled him to tho pollco station. The affair will be concluded before Commissi jner hong to day. START BOOM FOR AMBLER Insurance Commissioner's Friends Want Him for State Senate Friends of Stato Insurance Commis sioner Ambler, of Ardmore, Montgom ery County, have started a boom for his nomination for tho Stato Senate from the Second senatorial district Announcement of the boom for Ambler was announced by Magistrate H. Still- wagon, a- closo personal inenu en mo commissioner. Should Ambler run ho would bo op posed to State ItcprcHcntatlvu James Bold, nf Norristowii, who recently an .,n,nn.i th.it he would bo a cnndldate .Vppllc.it inn may ho mado at the nay!for tho senatorial nomination from tho recruiting station. 1515 Arch street, or) Second district. Stlllwagon rays com at any n ivy recruiting station through- nilttecs uro being organized in tho ln out the United States. terest of Ambler's candidacy. Men Between 18 nnd G8 Years Eligi ble to Service surveyor's oltlco upon tho personal ap plication or the owner or agcnc. .n tunk should be placid 011 pier for In spei foil and sale. "Ujigos, tugboats nr oilier vessels cannot tie up to or anchor dote by nny vessel under cutoms supervision, unless reiiuhed to do so for some specific pur poo approved by customs ofllcer in cha rge. "Customs omcers rhouhl closely in spect eveiy pass for olllclal seal, stamp, photo, slguatuie, etc., and scrutinize tho conduct of nil holdeis white they am on board vessels or about piers. Thoy should report all persons under sus. tiiclon, or any ono who abuses this privi lege by engaging In business other than that designated on tlie pass. "In connection with these new regula tions It Is deemed advisable to Impress upon nil customs nlllceis the necessity at this time for unusual vlglinco in guaidlng nil vessels nnd pleis. Tlie out Mile forco should keep in close touch with the silrvejoi s olllce; promptly re port everything of Importance; give en hnsKMtc cn-opers'ion to make these new leguUtlons eff-ctlve." ALIEN WIRELESS MAN DETAINED IN NEW YORK Otto Mawlitz, Former Sayvillo Sta tion Operator, Had Arrived From Philadelphia NHVV YOUK. Jan. 20. Otto Mawlitz. nti electi ical engineer, lias been arrested licit-. Infui inatlon that a suspicious Gciman was loitering In the Pennsyl vania station was sent to tbo authorities. Tlie man, who had ui rived from Phila delphia, appeared nervous and rest less and was recognized as a former engineer of the Sayvllle wireless sta tion beforo it was taken over by tho Fnltcd States Government. He was at that tlmo In chargo of tho me chanical end of tho plant. When ques tioned by the authorities he said ho was n native of Potsdim, Germany, and that he had two brothers who were Junior omcers In the German army. Ho also said he was graduated from a German wiieless school at Hamburg and that In 19H he hnd been sent to Jnpin by his Government to establish wireless sta tions there. When Japan Joined the Kntcnte. ho said, ho was sent to the United States, where ho obtained 11 posi tion with the Atlantic Commercial Tele graph Company na operator of tho Say vllle pi mt. The police department and Govern ment ngento hive had reports concerning Mawlitz, It was said, but so far ho has been connected with no pro-enemy ac tivity, Ho recently has been In Phila delphia, Pittsburgh, Detroit, fit. Paul and Boston. Ho said he had worked as a mechanic In a number of munition plants. He explained that ho was beyond the draft ngc and therefore had not regis tered for army service and also that ho hid come here In search of work, It was said ho would be turned over to the Federal uuthorltles and probably interned. War Talk Tonight A patriotic rally under the auspices of tho Natlonnl and State liuicau-j of Pub lid Information will bo held tonight at tbo West Philadelphia High School for Buys ibid Girls at 8 o'clock. It Is for thc purposo of disseminating Information to the public and will bo ad dressed by Llcutennnt F. A. Sutton, of the Canadian expeditionary forces, who has seen service tn tho Calllpoll cam paign, and Harold II. Beltler, Hsn.., chairman of tho Four-minute Men enroll ment committee. malls bo denied to It. The action taken ngalust tho enter prise Is said to haVe been on complaint of lied Cross authorities and after an Investigation of Its nctlvltlos by pott olllce Inspectors nnd Secret Service agents. It Is declared that the so-called "school" Is a private enterprise of aim bcl's which Is fully covered by the lied Cross and the work of tho war risk bureau of tho United States army, Ulmbel, a promoter, was .vi,..i sat castlo regarding the action ot the' jr.ni,,i,v iu;, urcinring tnat It was "fine patriotism." H0 also asserted that I.ls alms wcro the same us thoss of tho Ited Cross nnd that ho could prove that a large amount of the money collected by the latter organization was URcd for "expenses." He did not, how over, offer to glvo any specific Instances. Ho declared that ho had quit business "for tho present." but would take the matter up-, with the authorities In Wajn. (ngton. Ho Is lepresented by Francis Tracy Tobln. rncu Tho War Call Vocational Tralnln School advertisements have been con spicuous on tho streets and In publla pIocch for some time past TJie Investi gation which led to tho request that tho malls bo denied to It was mado by Arthur H, Nichols, n postal Inspector and Joseph McDevitt, a Secret Service' operator, whoso report to District At. torncy Kano was mado Hie basis of the action taken. ROYAL ARCANUM will rcuNHii voir with it-to-dath StOOn nt am 18 nt a east of 4'6t Amv Are 2.V nt Jc n Any. ABe 30 nt so K Are 31 nt 7c ilnr. An 41 nt Sc ,' Join V nntl Create nil rotate nt On ((WNCII.H MKKT THIS VTKKK Jan. 2K B. A. Hotn. Ao.. I'arktrar Illdi. Jan. '-'H Intrrrllr. 1611 foInmWs Ate .Inn. 20 It. A. Dlnlne club, lllnc hun t,i Teh. I (ernmninun, Vernon llnll Teti. 1 Krnnkforil. Inftiirnnre Ilnlldlnc l'rl. 1 lluicrfonl, Kltttnhouse Hall IVli 1 l'otttowii. (I. H. of A. Hall J. E- CALDWELL 8,0. Chestnut Junipei South Pcnn Square MILITARY WRIST WATCH Gold and Silver 15 and 17 Jev?els Unbreakable, Non-ExplosWe Crystals With Leather Straps or Sanitary, Damp Proof Khaki Band Hands and Numerals Visible in Darkness lti a Staff CorrrsiioMffiif WASHINGTON, Jan. 23. Hccauso be sold sugar to n. moving plcturo theatre, which gavo It away In one-pound packages to patrons draw ing lucky tickets of admission, tho United States Food Administration has suspended tho license ot I). Nochlmson, a wholesale grocer, of Puterson, N. J., for tho entlio mouth of February, and he has been forbidden to deal In any commodities licensed under tho Food Control Act. If Nochlmson should refuse to close his doors, his license will be perman ently revoked, tho Food Admlnstratlon announced today, Nochlmson was tried on the specific chargo of having sold to nn Individual moro sugar than was rtqulred for a reasonable length of time. The sale was mado to hew Wat son, mannger ot the Orphcum TJicatre. In his defense. Nochlmson claimed that u man unknown to him had asked for a price on 400 pounds of sugar. Ho said he took for granted that the man was n dealer. The price being satisfactory, Watson purchased and advertised In Decomber that ono pound would bo glvxn nway with each of 373 'tickets bearing lucky numbers. Smokers Save Money-s Buying Here Note Our Little Trices on Standard floods SI'HCIAh Chuterflfld Cigarettes, 200 Io carton. New Nebo, parked In foil, 200 la carton .......... JTatlma, 20 la pack, 200 In carton. , '. rrth Importation of A. 1 Manilas, 100 la box... All Brands, Bex nf CO.. ,..,, ...... AH lOe Branaa, Bos of HO.f ,.,. ... ,..t Parkway Ciger Shoo ; PRICK WSBCJjlfWJ STANDARD, .$1.00 . 90c 1.50 3.00 2.25 ?4.25 DON'T BUY METAL WEATHER STRIP until you get our price and reference list. Special prices for this week only. Keeps Out the Cold. Retains the Heat. Saves Coal. CHAMPION CO.. 1SSJ IA'DhOW hTRI.HT Phone, Walnut 6677 PHILADELPHIA STEAM HEATING COMPANY Engineers and Contractors 6000 SUCCESSFUL PLANTS IN 40 YEARS' SERVICE CONTRACTING JOBBING AND REPAIRING In heatin. plumblnp, ventilating power piping, 'steam fitting, sheet metal work, Insulation, heat regulation, electric work, motor Installations, electric .elevators. Take This Time to Prove $9 .$ Our Saving of ... & Vn ar never liuil ilner, better value since w opened this hi. The fthouinjr ue linte nun' forcefully ilemonntratea the monf m In we offer .you turr any other nhop In I'h.IadelphU. Knowtnff wlmt ou u-nnt anil knowing: how to obtain It at j minimum price make u tyle leader. Our upttalrs' economic itiuKe the bavliif A SPECIAL EXHIBITION OF EXTRA VALUES THIS WEEK . They are $5 to $10 wat.t of the umarlrnt t t fins' patterns nnd Uncut materials nnd workmantlilp to be J11 ," V tntj fouad in I'miaueipiuu. vet our price is oniy -r -r If you have been paying ground-floor shop prices take thU tlms Is Usrs how we ran save you money. Votl will find our saving of IS to S3 on ererywsht is well worth while. Conie In this wee'-' "(1(1 orders filled. Spjegcnf'fr Blouse Shop f 77J 1208 CHESTNUT ST. SmettMi ,S ( C COVIRCHILDS RESTAURANT - TAKE ELEVATOR ' afis ftp! The Hog No Longer Slanders the Hen Eggs fried in animal fats are hard to digest the action of the fat on the albumin gives it the character and texture of rubber, and a greasy varnish over the whole. The fault is laid to the hen instead of the hog. ' . . gives you the opportunity to distinguishre eggs. Sawtay does not rob them of their delicate fresh taste and flavor. You will find your eggs unvarnished, readily digested and whollv assimilated if thev - . ."".- .! Uo. fr'toA in itrriw r .f"" -Sif I W . l ,. f, -N-N m tvii m i" m I'M m m MlWoWs'HsVta..a4ftthW,lniS. 'F1? fTcKSJlr STANDARD, I H InMHafiBMBrTOlMiliwilfiMwWanHJMM JHSm Slli riftr' ''"Ifi n i' ' V i ; lU'ihi'.iMmJTirfrii Draft SomUxs tn InerMiilns Hwr belUr HpadU, auddas II pMtlbfo t bora Imi (rid f nl Steam, Plumping and Electric Supplle Ttlphmr$Continuou Service Night and Dan Community Stores WcServe ( You Save 'cVL B Anil ? I market, H LagafflMl IN BIG 38CT1NS '$ lfeVV iff" ) -y"1 "v. -' f iA" Jnf ' K- VI II fe-l
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