1 TO RELIEVE SKETCHES OF FAMILIAR SCENES IN ANNUAL EXHIBIT FREIGHT CONGESTION Chamber of Commerce Points Out Advantages of Ban Effective Wednesday 'r Relief from the freight congestion and Improvement In uhlpmtnts ma.y be x- Pected, according to a statement today by the Philadelphia Chamber of Com merce, making clear the effect of the embargo on carload domestic freight, which goes Into effect Wednesday. The embargo, which means that the flow of traffic "111 be so controlled and regulated that the fullest polll use will be made of the transportation fa cilities at the terminal points In Phila delphia, Is on all domestic freight except foodstuffs, fertilizers, seeds, poultrv, newsprint paper, etc, and freight for war Industries Other trnfTlc will not be moed toward Philadelphia until the consignee has applied for and receded a permit from the Philadelphia doinMil.. division of the freight traffic committee lor north Atlantic ports The consignee must satisfactorily conMnce the commit tee that his siding capacity Is such that the freight will he promptly unloaded up"on nrrUal and must state that the material Is not In excess of Immediate neeas. -FIRES OF INDUSTRY ALONE : MAY SMOKE AT HOG ISLAND t- .Tobacco, Pipe and Cigarette Barrages Doomed Under Latest f "Safety-Frist" General Order to Shipyard Workmen JfpHE O. K. has been taken out of J- 'smoke" nt Hog Island. It's all . wrong. Uncle Sam doesn t propose to take any chances There Is much food for , fire nt the ard. I'urthermore. a p who managed to get Into tho place J might use smoke as a camouflage to covr some deed which would wreak dls- aster. No admiral or captain Is responsible for this condition This time the ukase .came from Oeneral Order, with whom J no one can argue It would take a thousand police to conflnc the smoking "Just to ceitaln 'zones, so the rule was sent broidcast i that there would be no smoking on the (waya In and around the warehouse", lij . lumber vnrds, or on u work In process i344 MORE DRAFTEES 1 LEAVE FOR COLUMBUS -jCity Will Send Away Last Ohio Quota This Afternoon bt Im: .saaaM . BTJr ilsffaaal M . t 4 rtk. . 1aaaMlaaalllBm."BBaaai BViT K ' Kf.. ,.y T7mfi,ti i i i fc i9PRrHnMl"aH n,IKS .x'MMitmi'li. ' mWSSMaSmKM MBKKftM a V &.M . , 4 n iV .. . . JmWFsYiZWSmMl mms . w mtiti mLLuw:mm Ithk! 'maEm:;m'M mMrm .; MLnr&ra&& . xsmMmEsmmmXmm Ep-?VSTEiu.V4 A rSVSTt I I mi ! TFT nil iwWmfi . v h. t . ?tCH i lifl P1" c'rTr-y'"" wir "r?tftt vr&TT - : liWi) iti, fri - tJ WiKSTT5'TJir!JL -JZrfSSfaterCrr'-T.j' y-- .A. J"TatJMC lia f vs . .tr'; -, vsy'immmmmmiT? ,f-zm: v.. . v. rr-.jMi.iBBWfim(rM5!ew. i;..i a r?v:y-sH.S3& ;:. gvJCo" :.!. siVNfifci: t t j . a rs-sffiPTtf- . i n 1 im i iiiv a . i i. y iifKA.Y, 18, , .. Vf SEED rr FELL ON GOOD GROUND EDITORIAL FOR WOMEN BY A WOMAN By MRS. 11. 5. PRENTISS MCIIOLS Chairman nf Pennsshanla Fdfratlon it Women a Cluba, Kaatern Section, of construction where lumber or other Inflammable nnterlal Is used Not oen on the piers In the "wet basins" will smoking be tolerated The rule also Hpplles to the machine and repair i-hops It Is pointed out that too much dam age has been done through fire at muni, tlon plants and other places through out the rountrj Some of the men may console them sehes with dry smoke" This Is In line with economj, as a carload of matches will be saed y Then, too many n man with a muti nous pipe loses at thetnte of fifteen minutes i day trlng to light It Mul- mokers. nnd how many weeks will be s.aed by the no-smoklng order imnuies i nay ir ing 10 lis I tlply fifteen by 6000 plpe-si ' any arithmetician can see Three hundred and fortwfour selected men, completing the clts's quota under the call made seeral weeks ago for sending draftees to Columbus Parracks, Columbus, O, left here this after noon. They will entrain at Ji'orth and West Philadelphia between 3 and 4 o'clock. The selected men are from twenty-six local beards. .- The last call proUded for sending to Columbus 2106 men from this city and nearby points that formerly sent Its quotas of draftees to Camp Meade. Three hundred and thirty -nine men were sent last Saturday. The,remalnder of the draftees to be sent to Columbus from nearby sections cf the State leae today and tomorrow. Fifty-five draftees were sent to Fort Slocum, X. Y , fiom Camden today. Thirty-eight of the men are from the city and the remainder from the out lying sections. For the men who are to leae this afternoon demonstrations have been planned by nearly exery local board One of the most elaborate will ho In Germantown, which contributes cleen men. These men have all been pre sented with comfort kits by John A. Courtney, chairman of local board No IS, and when they leae the boards headquarters In the Germantown police station they will be escorted to the station by a band and members of pa triotic societies " DEATH IN WRONG LETTER Train Kills Soldier's Wife, Stoop. ing for Missive She Thought Husband ' Dropped When she crossed the tracks of the Pennsylvania Hnlh-oad at Tacony sta tion to get a letter dropped from a troop train by a soldier she believed to be her husband, Mrs Joseph Tomllnson, twenty-seven years old, of 3711 long shore street, was Instantly killed sVioftly after midnight. A crowd of men, women and children were lined up alone the station plat form to witness the passage of two trains carrying Field Hospital Unit No 2, composed of Holmesburg, Tacony and Frankford soldiers ' As the first section of the train thun dered through the station a soldier Mrs Tomllnson believed to be her husband dropped a letter from a car window. Caught by the suction of the rushlnu train It fluttered across the tracks to the westbound side. Mrs. Tomllnson rushed across to get It, and the west- , bound express struck her before she i could return. An hour later the second section of VVtha train brought her husband, who was ' notified of the accident. The o(her member of the family Is Joseph, Jr., four years old HOOVER TO SPEAK HERE I FOOD LEADERS RALLY Admtnlitralor Will Deliver Important Metsage at Patriotic Meeting Friday Ulu-t Ifnnver urllt antliftfM a blr Jipatrlotle meeting at the Academy uf i IMusle Kriaay, way si. 5 This meeting Is being arranged by the if food administration, and Jay Cooke, '.administrator for Philadelphia, Is tak l personal charge of the details and rill preside at tne meeting. Howard Helnx, food administrator t-i for 'Pennsylvania, will tell of the food avettvltles being carrltd on In thli State rsujus ma necessary regulation 10 do ioi lowed at tnis time. i.-,' pr, is. v. aiccoiium. or tne jonns JHepklns University, will deliver his ad- on ' rooas containing isourisn- Hla massage la to -"eat for ;th and health and not for self- 4 V.ila.J a ICHK" WANT DISABLED MEN RETAINED IN SERVICE i AT TH12 time of the Hilly Sunday . meetings In Philadelphia a very In teresting psjchologlcal adjunct to the Tabernacle meetings was the work for business women and girls Hlble class meetings were held In large downtown churches In the mldt of shops and offices. From 12 to 2 o'clock every dav the church women of Philadelphia pre pared and served lunch to the throngs of )oung women nnd girls who came during their noon hour nnd who then passed on to the rooms where the women evangelists who nslsted Mr Sundav taught Hlble clanes They spoke, to a constantly changing nudlcncr, some going, others coming In. but good peed fell Into good ground and It has brought forth splendid fruit After tho Tabernacle campaign closed these voung women were held together nnd formed Into Hlble i lases with the thought that they would nilurallv be In corporated Into the Young Women's Christian Aesochtlon, ns ha'd been done in other cltle The desire was to hive n convenient downtown building fcr which money h id nlreart) been pro vhled In the previous Y V.Y C A whirl wind campaign For nme Inscrutable eu'on 'the power that be at eight eenth and Arch which corporation seems to hold a sort of blanket Y V C A charter for the cltj, fulled to appreciate this great opportunltv nnd made so main illlllculllrs that this great bortv of about 100O business clrls found It Im possible to go Into the very organiza tion that should hive eagerlv welcome, them llecent developments mike this fact less surprising These .voung women with their minds and hearts lcidv for higher and better things, organized themselves Into the Ituslness Women s Christian League with remarkable results The began In a small way at Eleventh nnd Olrnrd streets and now after onlv three vears with a membership nf J3.'2, thev lne taken 1118 Walnut street Here Vhev h iv e c assrooms lestromns mi the most wonderful cafeteria About one thou sand oung women use this tafeterli every dav It Is sn clean, so inviting and the food Is so who!eome and nlu lable It Is not surprising to see the long lines of girls being qulcklj served on the trajs they hold ami which thev tike to the prettv glass.topped tibles wheis thev eat In comfort the meil thev hive chosen More than the mere phv steal comfort Is the seisn of its being their very own. their club, where they meet each other and the older women Inier eMed In them Then are nnnv op portunities for tlevenpmenl mentally and phvsicallv nnd besides all this the good fellowship Is the iilckenlng nnd strengthening of their life ond Chir ac ter Already two branches of this three v ear-old organization hive been cstah- mmmV!2k"Cym H && iW- m''" r iafcMasflU AND IN BETWEEN CurrciU Events in the Photo- pby World Told on Local Screens Ily the Photopliy Editor The film version of former Ambassador Gerard's "My Four Years In Germany" Is the newest contribution to the war films now- holding first place on our local screens It will be at the Forrest foe three weeks History will be shown upon the screen of the. Victoria, where Thcda Hara Is ap pearing In 'Cleopatra." It Is a gigantic spectac.e, William Pesmnnd Is lo appear at the Coliseum today In his newest play, "An Honest Man" Mr, Desmond portrnjs a character with great reserve. Tiesdsv and Thursday will find Chrrllc Chaplin In "A Dog's I.lft" at MRS, H. S. PRKNTISS NICHOLS llshed In the busy sections, one on Third Mrcet nnd one on North Itroad street The marvel Is that with onlv $1 annual dues It Is almost Self-supporting. Ones a vear a finince-week cimpalgn Is devoted to rallng about Ml 000 to mike up the total budget of $R8 000 Money Invested here brings a large re lurii and Is more than well Invested hv those whoso emploves ale here taught the value of life and the beiutj of senlie Httisj k Mturft, M " ftft. .t..M 'VUk Ml i,ii. Alio uu .-num ph at.1 A knf- tut,? Ai . t . ,J.v.,,,.rt nx Bcach'a "Heart of til which appealed In serial fe Kve.nino Public LkOAen. Isl on the screen of the Palace Itlchard Bach, organist of th formerly plaved at the Fran two years. One of the best,! cnanes iuy career Is shownvl Ing the Game." which comes fa t theatro and to the Nixon. ftjj The popularity of Frank; products Is the reason for thei "The Thoroughbred" to th Imfj , Hi iiirector rourneur, who "Blue lllrd." which Is to be see Liberty and lluby Theatfes.l making pictures for himself. ,. Viola Dana and her husban Collins, have returned to the : completing "Nlcht nidcrs." wM have Its premier at the RertnOUl The Screen News Is an added of the Apollo s programs on and Wednesdajs. jig i GETS MUMPS WITH KISS Un favored hy Marguerite Clark t)oen't Kick t hlrssn. Mav 13 Mumps, two whole weeks of them Would vou be willing to pav that penalty for one kiss from Ma--guerlte Clark" Charles C Avre got the kiss and the mumps from Ml'-s Clark when she was here selling l.lbi rtv Bonds Charles says It was vvo-th It too To Parents of High School Graduates Tour rlflUKhter can rnnr vilun lie service lo hr countrv either In Oornment work or In bunlnss lniriitlrnie our course of prep nrntlon. Philadelphia School of Filiof 910 Cheitnut Slrtel PliilaJelphia, Pi. York, noaton lifsih iJUil Oxfords Many smartly origi nal interpretations of this popular foot wear at 'MIS good SHOES t ,WI Wlh'i 6 MmGxf? W.IK. .' ... j v . "s..-J. :. R,A'wr3ailK?sM US MM TU.tf,M 4WAW51 sjiv mv i iff aM r X. x f&" V J "isv; nrttYWd WJ.Maa is made in patent leather 1 una auu mai kiq at jo.ao. In fjrey buck and white kid at $70.1 And in white Canvas at $4.00. I 919-921 MARKET STREET 60th and Chestnut St. 4028-30 Lancaster Ave. Branch Stores Open Eiery Evening 2746-48 Germantown Are. 5604-06 Germantown Ave. Market Street Stora open Saturday Evg. jl Military Control of All Sol diers Until Complete Recov ery Is Advocated Military control of nil sold'eTS disabled on duty, for the purpose of rctilnlng them In the service until a complete re covery has been effected, was advocated todav bv the Philadelphia committee of the Penns.vlvanla Society for the Pre vention or Tuberculosis The committee wants to abolish the practice of Immediately returning men from the front disqualified because of wounds or disease. The new plan Is to keep disabled men under observation by military surgeons until a satisfactory phvslcal reconstruction has been ef fected, rather than send them home be fore permlliientlv recovered The plan has the. approval of Surgeon General fSorgas, nnd similar sentlrmnts ar ex pected from the Secretary of War. In discuslng the measure ndvoeated by 'lis organization. It N Whaley. secre tary for the Philadelphia committee, said today 'The Inauguration and continua tion of this treatment cannot help but retain In the service a large number of efficient ofllcerH and soldiers who with out It never would be able to perform duty "The reconstruction wt' aim at mav be defined as a completo form of medical and surgical treatment carried to the point where the maximum phvslcil aid mental rehabilitation has been secured To obtain this result the use of work, mental and manual, will be required during the convalescent period. Such treatment will aid materially In shortening that period and at the same time route and stimulate the mental activities. Thus will the military hospl tal authorities be enabled to return 1h patient either to the service or to civil Photos from Chipprl Studio The Graphic Sketch Club, that unique art school ut "19 Catharine Mrrct, is jut now having its iiinetcentli annual exhibition. Tun of the sketches of (pots familiar to I'lnladelphians are reproilured above, the tipper I being "Span of tbe New Bridge, Manavunk," by James A. Jeffcrjs, and the other "Old Home- Addinclmm, Pa," bv ('e-are Itiriiardi hlfe, with the fnll realUitlon that he can I the habits of industry much encourigcd, work In his hindleipped state nnd with If not firmly formed" oj0euoto 1335-1337 Walnut St. (, Opposite Ritz-Carlton ) Special Sale of Dresses Unquestionably the Greatest Value We Ever Offered! An exceptional collection of models selected from regular stock and marked for quick disposal; formerlu priced at $35 and $15 18 .50 ALL SALES FINAL - n "mi !-"' ONE PINT 111 ' Corn Meal Muffins wrtii mDour IsttptMQ Offttf ttatpoon twit tUS tiMMMBrMllk fWJM ... . IIMUpmiUIOHk The favor of the family goes t o Mazola the oil from corn because of the wonderful fla vor of the foods cooked in if THIS pure wholesome oil has gained a new appreciation for fried and sautdd foods in thousands of American homes. Because it makes them so light, crisp and easy to digest None of that sogginess or greasiness which, so often spoils fried foods. It is ideal for shortening, too. Does not have to be melted saves time, gives perfect results. Try it with your next salad dressing. You will find that it is easier to mix than an olive oil dressing. Wonderfully economical can bo used over and over again at It does not carry flavor or odor ol one food to another even fish and onlont. For sals in pints, quarts, ball gallons and gallons. For greater economy buy tbe large slses. There U a valuable Cook Book for Mazola luero. It shows you hoto fry, saute, make dressings and sauces more delicious, make light, digestible pastry. Should be in every borne. Send for it or ask your grocer, FREc. ' II! HSIiM3.rei.' APURC SALAD AND COOKING. Vlb w9SfflLV? i U"KV. .... . . .. .1 - jpruoviM'iy , privileged Fu!
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