w .:o." EVENING 4jr.BbIC IEDGEK-PHlLADl&PHIA, tfHUKStfAV, FEBRUARY 28, 1018 (. v - .f ID W. S. S. SALES IDE AT LEfflGHTQN Chases Average $4.12 Peri ..Capita, Largest in Phila- delphin District TE HERE ONLY 80C nands for Booths Coming in to .Xcfedauftrtars in Kvcr.Incrrm. ., Kf k ine Numbers. lit, ' . V,Te borough of I.ehlghtou, t'arbou LfMnty. reports, a total tale to date of mmC aavlntr securities to the vattie vt fi,IQ0. This la a per capita rate of f4.Az; and Is the highest pur capital rate tfH", the entire eastern district, (or which StTllUdelphla Is headquarters. Tile per canlta rate 111 Phlladeln!a to date has Mn eighty cents.' fj Demands tor war savings secuimes ','s.las booths are coming In increasing ELr,number each day from all over the city IL, and vicinity. This Is becoming more SVfahfi more merited lu the ease of out KVtvInr districts. ttarterti district head- Krquarters, located in the '.onifaetc Build f rlnir nil Walnut utreet. leuort they lite E r"elng- kept tnoie than liury answering VdMH calls for the location oi me ui W'tractlve booths, but that they will do 84 Ihelr best to 1111 all iuiiueU "t lle earliest possible moment. This morning a request for five tnoie .booth came In from, one of the large 3"' . . .... ...... . ..l.(.Hl aiiiunj department stores where only eateiua ffitvro booths had been placed. T" An effort Is being made to stimulate k uta f tv. S. K. In outlying districts of V the city and county. To this end the A' .......ati.. ftf iiitir:inca acents and .-wv. ""---,- ,.-,, ,, ,, pf ui-oi-me-cuy miuiiiivib .- ..... .- . "f i.trt;ef that these persons carry news st the sales of these stamps to then- 'respective sections of s the city aim fA'county and then endeavor to have sales i I,' 'booths located In stores and other pub- EJtHo buildings. AdveitlMne matter nidj also oc uisiriuuiuu w.. .. "--"' Increase lu the foimatlon of V . i Jt. .nelettea" Is also u.te of tlnj encour- L' aging features of the headiiuarters re ? port. A society must be composed of fx- at least ten persons. In the John J... Stetson store, for instance. i -" thrni 1011 SUCtl HOCltUfS ...... f'"'""".V ..".. J. n-.." -Ui.lHt t "Pershing, -over uw ii .- ; : ,i." .' i... i..irm. -Wilson hald r am ' , L. iMn. .... Lu in lbo tier K'ona. Uach society when it organUes have been landed on Ihe lilsn coast, j adopts a name and sends tame to local , aLxouiiiiK to a difpatch tfce!cl today. 'A headuuarters, from which It Is sent to T l Washlncton Among liamef. received to, "'CJ ul" ,U we the flowing: "Hun Uut.ters.; IOIIN v. ol.MJ.N. cptah, .ifoiwiml.Go.Clet-Thein," "Joan of Aic. JOHN M. KMIAI.I., S" I Ua.-t l!hell (4. eSave (W. S. S.)" and hundreds of others : enually as unique '"" , Benjamin II. -Ludlow, cliainiia m tt Var Savings otlettts of the rhlU (elphU dlstttct. last night JJw the audience of a loeal theatre, im t,r.inr upon them the purpose and , ii ! '..iZ f i. v K. S. sa es anil up- 1 ..eallng- to their patriotism and liunianl- 1 tarlanlsm lu boosting tho sale ot mese stamps. . . , , , W. S. S. sales to date, as lepoilril the Federal Reserve banks for this dis trict, are: Savings stamp-, sttalght sales. 1,424.233.63; on consliiuncnts to agents. 172,-.M.83: thrift stamps. I straight sales, 3J7.243.23: .m cons gn ments to agents. S12IUM7 " postolflce sales yesterday, $22,749. READING TO CONSTRUCT i NEW HOG ISLAND LINE . .-? 'City and .. Company burn ' Agreement for Branch in Southwest Section A. new line of the Philadelphia and Reading Railway, extending from Grays : Ferry to Sixty-first tretand leading Into Hog Island shlpyatd, will be con structed as a tesult of an agreement en tered Into today between the city and the railway company. The new line will assuie quicker de velopment of the fcouthwestern section f Philadelphia and much better facili ties for reaching the shipbuilding plant. It Jt III also run to many other Industrial t Dl&ms Between j iiiiuusiiuiiu anu i-iiH' K :$, 'ine asreeuieni a wiuneu .najur &'" ?mlth and Director Uatesman,' of the B. Department of Public Works, as a re- (& suit of authority .confened upon them K' by Councils. Tho line will take the place jjf of a Urge Bectlon of tha present Chester !ii branch of the I'eadlng load, which under the terms of the present agreement, must be abandoned. The abandonment of a "Cnortlon of the line will abolish many K' grade crossings, EtKr- 1-lijt nla.i fnr fliM hah vil ia .lm.il Kj;'conipleted. According to it this toad will tH virtually parallel the lien-Sixtieth street Ea,hr,anch of the Pennsylvania Itallroad. t:4,( which connects with the Main Line of gv inn company at HtxiietJt street and then Ci?eltends In a southeasteilv direction near t the western bank of the Schuylkill, lead- "ing Into Hog Island and toward dies- vf't - tull"euioi Yitiii au uju u;g lliuus jtiriai plants oi tne section. Bl EGG PRICE AGAIN DROPS; O 40 CENTS AT WHOLES A 1 -P. m, ....- .-- . ... . tcr: increasea onipmenu iteacn (Jity and Itesult in ToUl Kail of :2'i Cents a Dozen Kess took another droit In iirli't. In. fcy. falling to forty cents a dozen whole Ef tH. This Is a drop of twenty-two and Prta half cents In the last week. JR -..k'The "little old hen" working overtime i& vla resnonalble for the rieereaii. nrnritie p1, dealers said, big shipments reaching ... 7'hlladelpnia dally. On Saturday eggs tfittll from sixty-two to forty-four and a iBiit cents, Vft MERRY TIME FOR SAILORS Entertainment for League Island :w " Men at Y. M. C. A. Hut h.'A. snecfal entertainment and an eve. brimming Willi tun vvni be pro 1. for -league Island sailors and ?" UKMInes at the Y. 3f. C A. Ked Triangle ' t. tonight. Many prominent baseball ireru nave promisee, to no present li'help make it a "peppery" occasion. Albert V ffnsle nilinlpol illMInn nP kjktr'Navy Yard, has arranged a rousing I been engaged and will ting alter- mvi wiin me navy quariee. kviral baseball .men, among them Ma Jlaclt, Kddle Collins, "Stuffy" bbIs and Harry Davis, will take in tha entertainment. rc r t HAY BE CHEROKEE VICTIM kia Boy. Possibly Did Not Sail on. Craft ' Kdglngton. 7C0 South Fifty, t.imay have bean lost on thalopeneof this afternoon In the roof gar- aaral tu Charovcee, and If he tin due to tha fact that he wuu I th ahlp laft Newport Nawa. , to BOt In tha Ibrt of survivors, KTa fMgington. tne yourtlt a fit almost proetrata with su- t'i tha nawa came of! , .tie 6lved1 1ptHriHl -t Jlaw. mi&mwm,& m MF4" Haaa ik I By 1 1 JeMf -s2av jJ h E j. jiumi win ' Mil '" ' " 'rirT "" """ JOHN MARSHALL I'hiladclphian and u member of the crew of the oil tanker Santa Maria, who was among the surviv'ors landed on the Irish coast followinp; the torpedoing of the vessel by n German sub marine. FIVE PHILADELPHIANS SAVED FROM TANKER Landed on Irish Coast After Torpedoing of, Santa Maria The .apui:n and foui c,f the new f th? American oll-tauh steamship aula Alalia, which uas toipedord by (.'crnian submarine yesterday, aic luted as l'hlladelphlans. All of them (ttiet lOII.V .1. tOtIK, 2ol Fulton tleet. ioiin t t.i;.vie. tail voi Hi liuiknell strett. Vi:V ()I.-.i:N. 21 IT .Vmlli i:.g'.ith .'tre..t. The name of none nf llto mi 11 is to be found In llie-city diiwioiy, but this is doubtless due to the fact that, being seafailng men. tlwy weie ini.-ed by the' canv astern ot the time the data for the llivitovy was gutlicrtd. John .MAieh.ill. one of the members of the eiew rescued. as asMi'laiit clilet siis'necr of the Santa Mai la. He Is an l-'ugllsumati by birth, about forty tais of age, and lias followed the sea all his l.fe. lie has livid in Philadel phia, for Itvciity-tlvc veais. but lias a wife and io children, at pirsent living in V01 Usb no, l.'tigland. The essel was owned by tl.e Willi Uil oiniiany. Chester. Accotdlng to le potts received by J. Howard Pew. piesl dent of the Sun Conipar., thu vessel saiil; lu tlvc minutes after being struck. It wa stated that two tc.iptdues weie med by tho submailnc. the periscope of which was visible shortly after the ex plosion occuired. Shipping Commissioner Smith said most of the crew ate Swedes and Danes. Tho officers of the clew and Aiuci leans listed arc: .lohli V. OlM.li, captain I.. Skold. .Ill st mate (. P. Ucvos-., secomi oincei II. l.anee, thltd otilcfr. A. 1C. CriVise. of 102" Hernial street, Wlliiilnglou. IJ'I.. chief engineer. A. I.lndmtlst. Wilmington. N C, llrst assistant ciiglntcr. iliorge P. Quateinlls. of ijalvc.-toii, Te... thltd assistant mginecr A. Y. 51cr, chief stcwaui. Jojepli I.elbaldo. of Uuikwell, Md., cabin .boy. MIDVALE STEEL COMPANY OPPOSES SALOON LICENSE War Plant Asks Coutt to Ilevoke Liquor License Nearby Trans fers Protested The ilidvale Steel Compau.v. believing saloons In the neighborhood of big man ufacturing plants tu be it great menace, has tiled a teinonstrance requesting Judges Wesscl and .Shoemaker, of the new Ilceii'e court, to revoke the liquor jlcens" of Ceorge Hriinuel. WlssahIci;on and Hunting 1'aik avenue. The license court convenes .Monda' . No charges of tnlaeouduct me made, but the petition sets toith that because of the many manufacturing establish ments in the neighborhood employing highly skilled mechanics tt is of vital Importance that temptation be kept a iv ay. ttemoustrances against three petitions asking for transfer of location have been filed by tho Law and Order .Society. All the lemonstianccs are signed by resi dents of tho neighborhoods to which the (aloonkecpei'H reel; to move. John !. Uevlne. now at 43 North Sixth street, seeks to remove his privilege to 5327 Baltimore avenue.. A saloon at Seventeenth and Wood rtteets, owned by John Green,' linn asked for temoval to 1707 Duller street, nnd the third petition Is that of Jainea P. Plynn for transfer ftoni 249 South Kront street to C033 Klmwood avenue. T.-V'riRTAIMKNT AT UMblUAJ..un.M A I CHURCH . , ,, ". . Features at Jlontgomery Avenue M. E. Include Music A sketch by John Kendrlck Hangs, en titled "A Proposal Under Difficulties," will be one of the features of an enter tainment given tonight at the church hall by the I'aat Montgomery Avenue Methodist Hplscopal C.hurch. The sketch will be produced under the direction of Mrs. James Neely. Musical selections will be given oy miss catnarlne Ulllett, Carl H. Stanger and Miss I-ottle Wil liams. Preceding the entertainment, Alexander MacTJrlde. teacher of the Men's Bible Class, will deliver an ad dress. I The enteitainment will be given un der the direction of A. N. Ulllett. GUERNSEY BREEDERS MEET Eastern Association's Fifteenth An nual Convention at Adelphia The fifteenth annual meeting of the ' Vntttern Guernsey Breeders' Assoeiatlnn I den of tne AQeipnia uotei. umcera for i th ensulnr year will be elected. I pr. T. it aiunce, acting stita veter-' . Insrlan oi j'ennsyivania. win discuss, tha ' 'Control' of Bovine Tuberculosis" and "Accredited Herd," and Professor Harry iT.vtvanl ftf tfiA rielaWArA KvneHmn Station, will talk on '.'Pedigree va, Indl- vlduatlty in uuernaeya. - . JIW JWWtlBrii uiuviiivvj' otccucre w- Relation ooniprise breeders rrom, penn- vjvajtui-'w -! .iituiijiT,. iry lawTS w; Yorttr, . ,,-" 4!L; -,. 'i- ' FOOD CONSERVATION AND DRAFT ON FARM 'Babbi Krauskopf Sees Ineon sistency in Calling Agri culturists to Army The folly of conducting n caiiiMi;n for food conservation and Increased pro duction whllo draftltiK farmhands and farmers for military service was ' pointed out today by Itabbl Josenb 1 Krauskopf at n lunc.teon of the l'cd- I .. . .... ...... I.. .17. ,.. II'.h ...ml Aa I'rai loou auimniMrHiiuu hi huiihiiwiw a tearoom. ' Hoc-tor Krauskopf Is In cIi.uro of th food compalgn mnuriB the U.OOO.dUH He brews In this country llu pointed lo th'i National Kami School, near Pnylestown ! where the enrollment bus fallen off Nearly TS per cent. "The riovci ninent Is ijiiik fo more food." he said. "We tire ttrnlnlm; eer nervo to prtduc tialned men. l!ut the Covernment takes thm away from us and we were able to turn out onI twelvo farmeis tlilj tar. Instead of the usual lhlit.-sl.." The drafting of nvn foi usrictiltnia! oih as well fur inllitar i el !' as also ndvoci ted. f J. Tyson. . leiently appointed , umber of the administration and a lepresentathe of th farmus of the State, told of the seriousness of the sit uation faeinir cattle lalseri; In lVnnsj I vanla. At the present martlet in Ice?, the farmer can not alfotd to sell his cattle. With the rising cost of all feeds he lau not afford to l.ep on feeding litem. A lonferenct of cattle laisers will be held In Lancaster on Wednesday, he an nounced, to consldei means of lelletliiK the situation. The udmlnisli.ttioii t- ' woh.hir --;; Ileal Blpllns puce Ht f"' K'o- rles based on a cislwind-uiiry plan. aiTordlng to II. SI. Tan-. ptldcnt ot the Johnstown, l'.t . Oiovcr Company. If a eatlsfaetor schedule Ism bi found, by which the consumer It charged foi credit and delivery. It will b. enforced throughout the Plate, he said. A coilfeieuce between Jay CooKe. l'ed cial Juel udnilnlstiutor for Philadel phia, and a committee of sugar tel'iii'is was held today to complete plans foi an equitable dlattlbutlon of sugar "There uie no crlotis questions be foro us now tu the sugar situation." Mr Cooko tald. 'There Is a plentiful supply, but wo want to make sine thero Is no unconscious disci liuluatloii In Its distribution. We ate cou-ddeilng only small technicalities" GOVERNOR OFFERED BLOOD TO DR. DIXON Letter Cherished by Late Com- , T, ., ,, t. missioner s rannly L)r. Tloyer Filliiijr Place Temporarily A ii?isiii1 letie- vviittrn l,.v iJuxt'iuor Giumbaugli 10 r .Samuel ti. L.miii dining his list illness, in which the lovei nor offered his blood for tians fusion mtu the veins of Doctor Dixon, is one of the iher.shed po'-e:sluiis of the family of the late health cumin's slaner. No Intimation that such a letter had been wiitlen was given until af.er U01 tor li. son's death, when the fact be came known through close trieud.-. Dr. P.. I'ratikllu Itoyer. of 'J90 Spiucc street, llarrlsburg. for seveial .veins the chief medical Inspector of the Depait inent of Health, who has been In active eliaige of the ulfalts of the department during the long lllnexs of Doctor Dixon, has been Appointed temporarily to 11. 1 the vacancy caused by Doctor Dixon's death and has accepted the appointment. Dr. Wllnier Krtisen,' Director of Public Health and Chailtles ot Philadelphia, is being stiongiy urged for the permanent appointment and his friends are con fident that eventualb he will land the o.llce. 'Tha funciHl of lioitor Dixon will take place from his ieideie at lllack I Luc I. Karm. ILr.vu Mawi. at 11 o'clock to moriow iiioruing. It will be private and only 11 few personal and official f..ends will bj in attendant. It All) ON STABLE YIELDS FIVE MEN AND PLUNDER Police Uccover Si3000 in Knitted tioods Tuhen From Arch Stieet Establishment I''ie men were founded up lu .1 tatd on a stable nt Third and Kainbndge streets lat night by police of the Sei -oud Ptitl Christian streets station, charged with having stolen live eases of sweaters and knitted goods valued at Soon from the Pioneer Knitting and Mauufaciiiiing Company. a'l-i(i Arch stieet. The goods were found in the stable. The jobbery was committed some time last night Prying open the back door of the building the thieves took the live cases, three of which were packed for shipment, and made off 111 an auto pniblle. Magistrate Movie tilts morning held the prisoners under ??600 ball each for a further beating. They gavo their names tnd nddt esses as Abraham Hrown. forty-four ycats old. L'lIC South 1111 Several pans or silk stockings well found on Abraham Iliowu. The police will try to find their ownei. T'he laid hint nlgli. followed bv the tecovery ot the stolen goods and the arrest of the five men. was carried out by Detectives Blueboud and Alburger and Policemen I.oesrh. Spitzer, Lyons, ot the Second nnd Christian stieets sta tion, and Policeman Nllan, of the Kourth , and P.ace streets station. 01RL "COKE" USERS CAUOHT .Six Young Women Sent to the House of Correction Six joung women caught in a laid on cocaine users at 31s North Kranklln Slftei laei lUKiil netn rrni to ii.b House of Correction for th by Magistrate Watson at th Police Station today.. Detectives I.ee. Le"gner and Palma who madu the arrests, conllscated 1 30 ,,.tf, bwt,,ov.u.v,t l.v packages or and a bottle cocaine, eleven packages of heron, tosrether with twenty-eight hypodermic needles. Tho prisoners aro riorence Tyler, Mabel Wilson, uoiuie Ht. uiatr, Helen Aeluon, Mary Keating and Anna Johnson, GORGE ON STOLEN CANUY Gloucester Boys Have "Sweet Time" Until Police Interfere' To the police of Cloucestcr It seemed that Christmas had come during the last few days. Everywhere they went they saw boys eating canuy. The sup- nl,. fllfln't seem to he st nted. either ret vj i tinBf, .vit. ns ouit- but where It all came from was the question that, bothered the sleuths. ' Investigation today showed that two cases of candy had been opened In a car at the Pennsylvania Station at Gloucester. Mayor Aliderson swore but warrants for twelve ooy cnarged with L tha theft, and they -will be given a, r ntarlng tomorrow. ATianon Giants uiscontlliued nvery aviation school In the country has become so crowded with young men who are' eager to test the. thrills of tl.e aerial service that tha War Department, has issued an order suspending a)j - AinttifttlnnH. An announcement, t. 'tt.iV affect. was made jMlif Uiilvtrilty .of wa made ythf Uiilveralty .of rylvtMttAUoajrt". ' vi- raBayiHHM. Mvr.,fc-ri. -j.i ,? tv-e snerman strec. : 111s sop, jo-epn nrowu. , . , ,m..,,,i ra a7i rrt AflminUtrntni HoillZ Warns an1 "aH ,a,ei' o part In board activities Is urged to apply at once to !enty j ears old. same eddress; lien- AluillCipal Kitty lSiSlUJ.50 Atimimt.ll.U01 ntlll-i ,v,ul,a for rome lime The forme.- will sun- Cross, In the Medical Arts Build ' New- York' city. Hal ry Goidstein. Richer TlirOUL'h Vice Squad's People to GlVC Up Stored Port Wolf In many matters, but It Is said Icenlh and Walnut stieets. twetity-nne years o'rt. 411 Mlfllln stieet. TT , . .. ,. , i.-i l"a I,e "'"1 desert the "progressive" - und Abraham Brenner, ilj.i South DeSCClltUpOll GaniblCl'S Supplies Voluntarily ranks on any Important "llue-up." ., .. ..,,.. Philip sttcet . -Mr. Smith Is reported to have refused S1000 FOR PREACHERS' PHILADELPHIANS ENLIST IN JEWISH BATTALION V' '? ' s I'liilndclphin ltna contributed the (iciieinl Allcnby's British urmy in '.sudor Schwartz. Hymun DOG SAVES NEIGHBORS, BUT HE DIES IN FIRE Collie's Harking (Jives Alarm in Time for Rescue of Couple in Apartment Tin' f 1 ..in 1, and Insistent balking of a itilie. I. ft to guard the aparlment of Mover I. Ine. Sixtieth nnd Pine sticcts, saved Mr. mid -Mrs. I,. Hammond, nf the aiuitinent above, fioni being burned to death lu their bodi 00111 mily tills inmuing , " The dog H.ive the iil.11 111 I'liviueii, finding the Hammonds flapped by flames, re.iied u ladder and rallied them to f.ifelv. Then they tried to (itiil the dog and Mive hint, but the llamet drove ni'" '"! -"'or- th- me M tr.. tiiiRulsheil tlie animals chat ml bodv was found in the debn- Mr. and .vns. l.lne had gone avv.ij and the dog. us per cutom, had lemaln'cd at Inline lo deal with hurguirs that tiilght Invade the hnuie. At l:2n tills upirnliig Waller Slinon. living ucrnss the Hticet at r.i'.'iii Pine stieet. wa awakened by the wild bulking of the dug It sounded llki e wainliiB t" him and he ran-to his bcdii'Oiii window, liames weie buistlng ficm Median's drug stoic. vvhli'Ii 01.- I'liple-. the Hist Hoi f the hul.dilig the llaiiuiuinds and the Lines occupied. Simon 1 an half dressed ucruh" the stieet and liiiig the Line and llainmouil bells. Then li called the lire depait ment. So lupldly had the tlauies ad vanced that the lUuiiiiouds could not escapo down tile stall ways. They called to Simon and the otheis that hail (utne that the Lines vv el ' away and therefoie safe. When the (Ireineti came ladders were hoisted anil the Hammonds cattled to safct.v. DKNOUNCES AKT 1'KIZKS Too Much Politics in Tlicm, Joseph IViincl! Says Jueih piinn.ll. In li lectin,' last night at the Plastic Club, denounced the Ameriian habit of prize giving to ar tists, dtclailng that polities' plaved too gnu, 11 part in tlil prize winning. "There Is mole politics In alt than in politics." he said. "The committees at tlio viulous exhibitions decide after .....,. flniii-lm, .li'it ulll,.., IaIh) Mlltit got A i'Tit n,e iast exhibition. rm Ki'nun should have one tills year, and so on. Why don't the art lovets dig down and buy Tom Brown's pictmes Instead of giving linn prizes? That Is the only teal wa to encourage ait buy the examples of It." Orphans' Court Crier 80 Years Old A lurthdav dinner of twenty-three mv. eis .it the Hotel Adelphia will be ten dered tonight to Henry W. Wndswoith. the venerable 1 ler of the Orphans' Couit. on the occasion nf his "elglitv vears voting'' blithda;. Mr. Wadsvvurth became flier of the court In October. 1878. and has filled the otlice contin uously eier Mnce sciving under twelve different Judge" RAID "TIF IGNORED; 57 CAPTIVES FINED l''ifi-'cven men stood befue Magls tiate Pennoi.l. in tiic night co.nt last lllght. chatged with dttordeii; conduct in that they weie found In what the police suy was a' gambling house on Arch stieet near lllevcnth. They were all "privates," as they police Insist that they do not know who the pioprletors are. Captain Soudei. of the vice squad, w'ent oil tho stand, simply displaying lacing sheets that were taken In the raid, and two of his assistants told of tha 'arrest. Cornelius Haggerly, an at torney, announced as the hearing went re'e m'onina 1 n il Tact on that he represented" alfth'e ,tll0cfor'1r,PCokBa8tor,U,,,i; A',"etite fr Eatables L to Cap .he Centra, , gerlemen before ,1, bar. tcIey ?it ?rt$ ' ture of Intruder "When Soudcr had told hla story In less than tlfty words, and Ihe other men in . . .. . .....,!.,. fl.n ...ua an.1,.1 less man menu-inr, ...v ' ' when Haggerty sain, -.vo quesuous, anu the .Magistrate sain, "All must pay fin and costs." so ti wus uuy-seven men at $12.50. or $702.30, that tho city re ceived from the one ram mat got uy ....... .,.., untwlthstundlnc tho tin that Is alleged to lio gone out from City Hall to the gambling headquarters. "Where are the proprletots?" Souder was asked after the hearing. Ha replied that It would take a Solomon to ferret out who was the proprietor In the two lines of prisoners that were up for hearing, no aitocu inai un man in. whose name the lease was Issued, ha . - waa.not !n:tue country. VOUcnea 10 on) ti, ntaee raided Is only one of many , tI)a. neighborhood. All were "tipped ' 'L.. . ' .,. ah ,n,i evrent the one- tn raldera found that one open t "'" Vl.,i I t'lc' rataeu. Pardon Application FoeUponed n-i.. ,. nf Charles R. Kbersole. of i Heading, still with four months to serve JrVhi Kasurn Penitentiary for forgery. whoso release is being sought op the nlea that he be permitted to complete an Invention that may help' -win the war. haa been postponed. Tho appliance will extract tea electricity from the air and UH...,i t Intn bolts to kill Germane. fclamta-trf, that convict claim. The tcae trund -;,. that convict jBS,' atvoyart to ifca 'ajeeir a. wvri e i,h,i-w.- --'v ;&. : HjifeHP' !K5 mBBBB itbovo live men to the Jewish battalion licinff fonnetl to WrM with Palestine. They left today for New York. Left to rijrht are Dubow, Jacob Urcssler, Philip l'arman nnd Abraham Arons. JEWS OFF TO fFgHT BUSINESS MEN ASK ' FOR LAND OF DAVID PROBE OF SCHOOLS Five IMiiladelphians Enlist in British Army for Service in Palestine I'm' Pluladelph!.! Jeivs. laiiglug in ages 11 0111 eighteen to loity-flve years, who have enlisted 111 the liiillsh arm for service In Palestine, left llioad Sttect Station for New Vol I; shortly befute noon today to join the .If J wish icglmcnt forming tliere. They are 11 man Dubow, 11)28 South Ninth stieet' Jack I'resler, 709 Callow hill sluet: Philip Knritt.iii. lion .Mollis street ; Abraham Arons, 736 Lnmbaid lteet. and Is.uloie Schviatt.. 72tl I.oiu banl stieet None Is nn Ametlcau cltl , r.en. They vere enlisted b.v Colonel St. lienige l.oftus Stee.e. C. II.. of the lit It IhIi iei itiitillt,' Illl-'.-ion hele Kaih of the Jews who left today was enthusiastic over the prospect of light ing lor his 'native land.'' lcieutlv re leased by the Kiitisli f rum ceiituiles of Tuiklsh npprcsHlou. All weie smiling as the ti.iiu pulled out of the station. Leaning from the windows they waved happy good-bvs to the fi lends who gathered to see them off. I'acli had a little comiiviit to make as they uigeil otheis In Join. Inibow. the llrst Jew lo enlist lu Philadelphia, said: "I feci ptoud to have al such a moment to light for my own cuiiiiry -Palestine. I hope all Jewish Vuutlis in Philadelphia will soon fol low." Di Ciior. (I,,, oldest of the group, said: i am a man of forty-thiee. I Joined because I feet H Is my duty to ni nation. If I leap no benellt my .ihlhlreii and the next geneiatlun will." He has a son seventeen ears old. I'oiman, the joungest mtniber of the party, said: "I am very enthusiastic for the Jewish battalion. This war has piovcu the Jews; are a nation, with a full light to exist as a separate nation. It Is for that 1 am going to fight." A lulls said: "I am glad 1 joined : happ.v to light for nij country. If till Jews, feel as I thev will souii go tu Pales tine witli the Hiitish arm.v." "I believe tn Jewish nationalism and 11111 going tu light for It." was Schwar'.j'.' comment. Iteci tilting of liii.adciplua Jews vv ,11 continue tiuleliuilelv. A scoie of otheis have tulisted and aie waiting to be sent lo New York, vihcie. with the group which left'tudov. they will Join tho '.ISO now enlisted there. Tne legiment will soon sail for the Duly Land, to become a separate unit of (icneral Ailenby's army. In battle they will cany the Hag of David, lonslsting of two blue stripes and a slx'-polnted star on a while back ginund. Among the Philadelphia's waiting lo be sent to New York 111c Samuel Lcvin suii, Siconil and Spruce stieets; A. Wax. II:; Slgel sttfet, and Abraham Kiel, .'.' North Kranklln street. Hlel. who Is en thusiastic at tho ihame of lighting In Palestine, has In ought several young men into the unit. SHARP ACTION FACES nnARnKKS (IK KLIII K Hour hoaidlng will be met with mili tary action, If the people do not act voluntarily. This statement has been Issued by Howard Helms, food adminis trator for Pennsylvania. Information of flour hoaiding Is now In the hands of the Kedeiul food admin istration. Householders aro the of fenders. .Mr. llelnz said that if tho peo ple of the State will not act patriotically and come to the aid of their allies audi armies by giving up hoarded Hour, other tictlon will be detet mined upon. .lay Cooke, county food administrator, has telterated ills former statements that bakers must make Victory bread none. Tins limn- it was uerore tn tlin nO ner eent wheat Hlitistltut,. r-ul. Ing. He said that tho bakers were Not co'n Wth removing furs and strongly organized and that where bak- ?irary "i? I C Wvl lest ee't'e a,l ,," lath ers ran short they should be aided by J, Eft ,,neD,V to inors v',1 niii hn..' their more fortunate n.n.bers until they i anl caed off re" l' valuables'0 1 ft hi could get supplies. shape of articles of food. All of tha ittibf-ra hiivlnir eflilondq of whoitt u,,l. stolen articles, valued at Sinn nem . stltutes tn transit w ere told that the i food administration would do everything hurry these cars tS bakers werotoM n uakeis were told to of thecars to tho lo- in Its power lo Philadelphia. The send the numbers cal administrator so that tracers may be sent out and the shipments hurried along i with all possible tpeed. S:maller bakertf who'do not buy In'car- load were advised to club together to bu lu carload or else make arrange ments with the Jobbers. Mrs. Sarah II. Mason Dead Harab.H. Mason, alxty-sevenVeara old, mother of J. Leonard Mason, of the Philadelphia, Board of Itecreatlon, who' is attached to tne cnapiatns onice oc the navy yard, died yesterday from pneumonia. She had been a Constant companion ot ber son in hla work for twenty yeara at Dawrenceville School, the University of Pennsylvania, and other educational Institutions.. She was an enthusiast abo'ut physical exercise and while at Brookllne.. .Mass., ana too part in ner soni gym- nastlc claaaes., aes., Besides hr,'aorir Irt; wt&Wvtetvlfcf.tM'&i wmm W ...J- Ctiilfiil'Pliet' oi Presidents Asks Why Board of Edu cation Debt Continues An Investigation of the llnum-ial and administrative lieuls of Philadelphia schools was proposed today at a meet ing and luncheon of the Conference oc lo lliiance tho Investigation. A comnilttee vras appointed to appeal to the Hoard of education and aslt that 11 probe be made consisting of l'l.inklln N. brewer, gcneul man ager of tin- Wniiamakcr stoics: ticorgc lluinh.iin. Jr.. president of thii City Club, and William .1. Illdildge. presideijt of the Market Sttect lluslnes's Men's Association. The meeting was nitslded over bv Walker Lee llosenberger. The speak- cm iierw 1 iinmn i.ogers vvoonruu. in lector of the League of American Mu nicipalities: I!. M. Watson, sccietary of the' Public education nnd ihlhl Labor Association, of this ellv. and I'l'iuikiiii N. Drewer. Investigation of the publif-ihon! sys lein of this city has been postponed as a tesult -of tho Illness of Simon Urat., vice jit evident of the Hoard of educa tion, aivordlng to announcement made today by olllclaN of the board. At tho Kebruary. meeting this com mittee; was created to determine ways and means of effecting tcforms In the fchool sj stem, with a view to cutting down expenses without Injuring the ef ficiency of tho curriculum. Mr. lir.c.z1 has been appointed chairman of the committee by Ldwin Wolf, president of I lie .board. It was to have met this week, but necessary. postponement has been 1 lor some days theie was a delay In me committees getting into action, as theie was a uueMlon ns to how many inenibtis had been appointed to It The original resolution called for live iikm-.-beis. It was then amended by stipu lating that thn committee, should be composed of the ihaiinieu of standins committees. .Theie aie seven slandliig committees. It has finally been agreed that all of these chaltmeii m0 to serve en tho com mittee. It is, therefoie, composed of: Simon !ratz, chalnran. Committee on Normal School. High Schools for Gitl3 and fieriulrements of Teachers. Dlmner Ilceber, Committee 1.11 High Schools for Hoys. Walter tleoige Smith, Committee on Discipline. Thonian Shallcioss, Committee on Piopeity, John Wanamaker, Finance Committee William How en, elementary Schculs Committee Kranklln Smedley. Bylaws and T.ulcs Committee With these membtis 011 the commit tees. Kdwiu Wolf, the leader ot tl3 "progressives" 011 tho board, will be more powerful than with a committee ot five. Thomas Shallcross and William """"troiurOiaWMUiiport.ra. John Wanamaker and ev..iniii itee. ber aie classed us "Piogresslves." How ever, the former has been In lll-health to support the progiesslve program. It Is thought he will not adopt any definite policy, and cannot be tcllcd upon by either paity. Mr. Smedley has reldom cnletcd Into a"y, discussions ut board meetings. He will favor tho progressive program, however. It Is said, Tho progressives will thus control three voles when they are present Ir. strength. If Mr. Wolf avails himself of ' Ji0 , rlc,',t, to sl' ," "" committees ex 1 officio. There will be two doubtful votes. and thrco inembcis voting with the "old guard." i FURS ANU FOOD AS BOOTY '"""" u' man wucn he was later1 At, .a "eafll,ff tM" mornl'"- b"or' Mae'trate Colli,,, the prisoner gave his name as Decatur' Morris, thirty-four years old. lie was held under $1000 ba I i for court. FIND LOST TROLLEY FARTS Controller Handleij That Tied Up Camden Lines Recovered Missing controller handles that disor ganlzed' the trolley service of Camden last Tuesday, were found burled In a sand pile In the trolley yards this morn ing The equipment disappeared, the pollreH unlet.;, uuuugii manipulation or men formerly employed at the car barti. I St. Ann's Entertainment Postponed Owing to the death of Archbishop Pren dergast, the entertainment planned by the boya oC Bt, Ann'a Seminary, at XTerlnn. for next Sunday .afterannn will be poatponea to eunqay, jarcn.jo. ti cards ofvinvlUllpn a,lraady,aent .out wU Wi''MMt W-"". 'V-, ?Si Piesldents. nn organization of business ,,Myers f0. the lenose of the soul ot the. would never walltwl I J, L 1,'. . ""."''f dub presidents, at the Uellevue-Strat- '.Uparted metrcpolltan. The body w.U , , '.," V'.'j w lJ ' . 7 on he ' . 1 foul. The lontcience wants to know not be taken to the t'athedml for public mattied woman but ie winiM fin the teasoii for the continued d bt of view until Monday afternoon at I clo'e In back of her 01 1,. f.m!. e LWrf. the Hoard of Kducatlon and has offered o'clock. until thev reached ,..,. ..?." "L.'M' BUSINESS BODIES FAVOR DAYLIGHT SAVJNG PLAN Chamber of Commerce and Bourse Indorse Extra SVork Hour The Philadelphia Ohamher ot Com merce and the Uoursc have given their unstinted approval of the daylight rav ing plan now before Congtes". which provides for setting the clock back an hour during the summer months, thus making use of one more hour ot daylight In the morning. The chamber approved this measure before, In 1316, and was the llrst com mercial body In this city to go on rec ord as doing io. It Is said that fin per eenl nf the ndllH nonulatlotl flfCS In daj light nnd retires In darknes- dur ing the summer months. With the new measure there will be one more hour of daylight while we are nwake and on" I hour less of darkness, and thfte will i he no nilxups, .Most of the world will , be asleep when the chance Is made nnd will never know It happened. Improvement of health and conserva tion of light and fuel were two other reasons given by the Uoursc for approval. ARCHBISHOP DISPOSED OF PERSONAL EFFECTS u:.wi oAt;..A a4:. cun.nr 1,u:"us "eu u He Knew End Was Near The steady disposal of many of his personal effects dining tho last few months of his life led many to believe that Archbishop Prendergnst. time ago Tuesday night, realized some time ago that his life was netting tin end. Among other .things which he gave art ay was nn etenslve library, believed in bu one of Hie latgest on theological and philosophical subjects In. the T'n'.trd States. Ho gave this to St. Charles UorKitnen'H Seminary last summer, and since that time gradually disposed of "'C'' Personal belongings. Those who bcIlcvo.lb.at he left any extensive estate. Throiigh some mlsundeistanding. man.v persona gnlinxl the Impression that the body c.f the Atciiblshop would lie in state tor public view until the time of burial next Tuesday. As announced .vesteiday, the body will remain at the archteplscopal tesldence. where the sis- Solemn lequicm mass in memory of the Archbishop was celebrated today at St. Catherine's Chinch, West t'ciui street, tierniatitov.'ii. hy the ltev. J. A. Ilarlne.tt, C. M. The service was l.uscl attended. Many other Catholic churches thiough out the city are arranging lo celebrate memorial masses. Manifold expressions of soriow over the 'death ot Aiihblshop Piendetgast. 'u)ntUed to pour Into the archeplscopal residence today. Chief among them was ul telegram ftom Caidlnal tllbbons. It read : Itegaidlng too pews. 1 legiei to hear ot the death of mv g'lod fiiet.d, Atchhlshop Prcndergas.. S.wnputh.v to the Church of Philadelphia tor Its great bereavement. 1 feel his death a personal loss, ills piomlnent tca tute vvaH his great benevolence of character. His benignant smile and his kindly ec were expressive of his gieat and gentle heart He was con spicuous as a great administrator. It was largely thiough his efforts that the nichdlocese of Phlktdcipnia statins among the first in the country. Theie was not a parish nor an Institution In his Jurisdiction with which he was 1 not familiar and did not aid with his generous help and sound advice. 1 ad mired li lut also for his devotion to tho Catholic t'nlvcrslty at Washington, and I could always rely upon his co operation In promoting tho welfaie of that great Institution. JAMeS CAUD1NAL GIBBONS. The apu'tollc delegate, John Honzano, Alchblthop of Mllltene, also sent woids of sympathy, 11s did hundreds of Catho lic organizations tlitoughout the city, State aiul counti.v. Catholic laymen will bland guard over the body when It Is leiuoved to the Cathedral, where tho funeral will take place Tuesday morning. The men will be selected from representatives ot Various Catholic societies In Phlladtl phla, who will meet tonight at the Phllopatilan Club, Arch street above Broad. Completo arrangements for a guard ot honor to attend the funeral will be made ut the meeting KEU CROSS NEEDS DK1VEKS Call Issued for Men for Forcijrn Service A call was issued today by the Ametl cau fted Cross for autotruck drivers, mechanics and chauffeurs for foreign service, All expenses and a salary will I be paid. All applicants must bo more than thirty-one years of age. Tho work will consist of transporting materials I ami supplies for our soldiers on foreign ! service, Any one desiring to take up this woik tlio lied Udiiig, Six-- ' All) A bequest of $100(1 to the' Preachers' Aid Society of the Methodist Kplscopal Church Is contained In the will of Ben jamin T. String, :M36 North Thirteenth street, which, In private bequests, dis poses of property valued at $18,100. Other wills probated weru those of l'ltzabeth Walsh. 5023 Chester avenue. $12,600; John Butler. 3029 lUchmond ntreet. $11,500: Patrick K Cormier. Bscii Washington iivenuc iu,uuu; Alexander M. Stenlien. 2846'a Kast Venango street. J42O0; John Cavanaugh. 141 Iloxbor- ough street. 53000, and John Johnston, "41 Mariyn roau,-;ivu. Tremendous i .1 ... I .!. ,. t (ltd .1Ta..aia ..IT1 .fr,.n iriN Hllli III If f in ll 11IC IIIUv.tiTI.' III IMlfl tlllliiliAt nP nina ...i 11... .. ..7" . " .KM THIS THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATUKUA ; Cordovan Calf and Olll 1-1 PI1C11 JM. Xjy XKJL UalalVWrg New, Rich, Bright Mahogany and $X50 Regular ?7P to ! O OZ Special Shipment New Advance Styles It's not a uetlon of profits, for Thomp.on'. Ilaad-Crafl" slittes eould winriit sia lor ai.au lo an. t t Hut our fanians x-ilar xiwelaU are ntaklna liondrads of new , uVJJ5tl eeoaomr shap., ln roine far miles to obtain tliene phenomeoal vatoss w r,i ou (. them r.ou'll realise tne. reason. it thii nrlc. brut tlier arc worth 1 fitur Kr aairni ni iTir ia movie ifhous noon who nni h t ml air op tonro unit BUY AT PUUH1 Uft.N 1 ILL. Rom Boot Shop jsas CWn HMvmr "Better a V A iJUll Bdeiitnt Pricer orw vbo MISCONDUCT ALU IN STEWART DIV( Woman Testifies Dcf and Italian Musician Weril uuen Together CALLED NARATO 'DEARIE Mia W....l1. . 'n,::.;.?1". Counted ", "m"! y Attorney for Defendant ..The :Mal of tho suit of h. ... 'Hi Stewart for n divorce from ,on" 1! Ktlirl J. si.tv,i l. .frow h' llfc Judge Wesscl nnd ,, ' Jtl . " ",? ."i oiiimon I'leas No. , todav .n..' Mi I v I.. Wcntlck. of S,7 s'' l1 "f1 street, n Piutual frlen, ? . h Po as star witness for the doctor. "' Slnco Ills senarniin.. t... .'. i Uoctor Stewart has n oveH V,i ll,L h? SI Vnrll, 'I'" '",Prt hs olUce t.i form,r "HdirVi.." 8M 7oni 'TI street, and Mrs. m. i ," .. JwthJ at 2M Xorth Cn,ac rV t , " !7 ; at ..i Aorth Camac street. liocto, , "V art Is nr.yone year, of age IS'Vf wife six years younger. Thev .a"'1-hl,i vJ.Ti ownecr. Thev ..." ?f J ripit in -in ,,, D-g "' " jwr.ttd h iflft? ..j :." '.-.'i of improper relations w h Chs T lato. an Itnllnn ..i..il' " .' had met at a hotel at Holly' BeiT V ?i In tho suinuicr of 1911- "jf rriyale detectives cniplojed by rw or .Stewart testified yesterday ti. ! Ing followed Mrs. si...;. .? .,0 h' -N" c,Pf"th. ?"' bt' In the day ZV and at night, nnd that dav II. I vr..- ..... fl would remain lu X.ir.,i'J i!" "'ir-! two to live hours n ii..... ..'.". Ir0lt! .. ,cou uccasions. JtfA Wemlck lestlfled that she In the ccnlldencc ofJIrs. Stewart, who "n" tided lo her' that she cared more e.' Nnrato than any other man ZVt" and that she referred to hi,,, - ,7: to him a iur'1 sweetheart and dearie. I'LIILTICD WITH I.AWYLT. Mrs. vtcnrlck also testified that J,.1 Stowa.t had told her of a flirtation .Sj had .engaged lu with a Mr. Mifflin. v"J1 she said was a lawyer, while rldla iH lowed her off the car and inado nn J gagement lo mct her In Hlttenliousej Sfl II fife t 19 (liAt. ...- Ua ..,...., . i.,w ncm -jui loceinerftt thev could be alone t,. frf.fi.se , i 1 no witness said Mrs. Slewait hid, aiso toiu per or an Invitation she liar ice rived ftom n Mr. Oldrlck, or Ulrlck. tne husband of a personal friend, to meet ntiii 111 New York, where they .i wouiu laiie uinncr. go to the theatre and have a good time. She said Mri J Mew-ait also bad ictteis foV her ad- -uicMvii iu ioc iiiiiicsss nouse , A un cross-examination Mrs. Wenriek denied that toere was any Improper In-., tiniacy neiwecn Herself and Doctor Stew ait. although she admitted that' Mrs. t-tcwart had protested agalnut th dOLtors frequent visits to her house When slje' asked Mis, Stewait for ink explanation, ner answer was that (he had become afraid that she and the doc tor were, getting on too confidential terms nnd witness might betrav hf-r by telling the doctor nil she knew about .1 her. I'T.ie.N'DLV WITH STLWAUT The witness admitted that Dr. 'Stew. art had bought Christmas presents (or "' , . .. . ..... ...... . . . . . . S; ner iwu sons ann mai ne nau emer-;'5j tallied one of then! at Wlldwood fornr-A". eial days last summer. Also tnatJOTVto, --i.'.v- father had visited Doctor Stewart M: farm at llatboto In the summer of 1115 and remain) d there for tomo time fof the benelll of bis health Klie ilniilffl InLlncr rmln.nrilill IrlfM with Doctor Stewnlt. exeent on on . occasion when she rode to llatboro to J seo her children, who were on the farm "a and Doctor .Stewnlt Intercepted lieriJ on tho way, explaining that Mrs. Steuv art had sent him to take her In his auto to the farm, as tho walk ftom tho cars was too far for her Krauk D. Slcfano, formerly proprie tor of the Colonna Hotel, at the north west comer of Seventh and ChrUtli streets, testified to having 011 frequent occasions seen Mrs. Stewart and Xa rato dining and drinking together In his cafe, but he never knew tliem toV f.tr,i, nil nli-lit fit llift linlr! Attorn?1 :m e'r,lfii lei; .1 Stlinl-ee nrn,lliefft ttiA hottlV i.-lalni-d f.,. 1 f, 1 1 n.,,1 101.". nnrt !ffrrlf? lo submit them in evidence, but ai tnr handwriting had not been Identified In') tho register. .ludgb Wesscl sustained a" objection raised by Attorney Wll- Ham Potter Davis. Jr.. counsel for the" tcspondent 'tjj ',? KNTP.IKS IN 1IOTUD P.r.GISTUn .TO The hotel registers showed two entrlas bv John McCoy and wife, of Atlintlo1 " City, as having stopped there over nlintK? occupying the same room on both W'sJ" r-aslons. Mrs. Wenrlck had teatlMw that Mrs. Stewart had told her that tha VII and Narato had registered at tne nwi under the name of McCoy. - Thin rinsed tho evidence on behalf of. Tinrtor Stewart, and Attorney Davis,, made an opening address on behalf of; the reanondent. denying that mere ran been any Improper relations between .Mrs. Stewart and Narato, but expUW'j Ing that tho doctor's wife had becMM. Interested In Narato's large family children and his haul struggle to l( along, nnd that she had visited Xiratol home on a numb,er ot occasions out of. charltv to do liouseworis anu neiv e nrnve'the conditions ot the home an Ia ..111 111 l-rtll Attorney Davis further declared It .....i.i i... ctmu'ii that Doctor Stcvtaft was unduly Intimate with Mrs. ;, rltk. which was tne teai iraiii -- At!! ' If ,,l,M .aildreaa the Court tookV tIle cIoso ot 1,ls aaa,etl3 lM l-ou''-"w W ..A-inf u fllvorce from his win. . -w...s, ,.UVu ..iicrflfi. Special Values g CUDCi Koko Shades and Black r----- ? $ Values eg nVL-SSBH Mskt 8trxiM tbew Uurt 1'aekard. "Korrect Shape . ,. J1 . . h t iruni ir. n iinb iiuuuib ...-- --.j i ry Ptnnr of th T ia Cll tbji "-ai HatnriUv n hr -'0'a A.TS''1'! U.30 .VI. AWU IW.aw v Shoes at Entrc on 13KJ fiint)rriii"i,'8w'1' H"T" 7 : ! J?? J& ,.;." iy 3 jr. v ja-rrs""" rsr i ji! mill'1 .
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