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JVJ5WS OF THE MEN WHO ARE BUILDING SHIPS
PLAN HOMES FOR
SHIP WORKERS
HOORAV! HOG ISLAND'S FIRST LAUNCHING WILL BE ON JULY FOURTH!
SCENARIO TO SCREEN
AND IN BETWEEN
Houses to Be Erected on
Farm Back of Old Glou
cester Race Track
TnE RNER.S
pull of Ships
9Ein3 louche r
rx rPunr
0UE SHIP ENERV TWO V(EEKS AVN SOCN BE. EXPECTED
NEAR TO TWO YARDS
New Operation by Pusey &
Jones Firm Will Aid
in Relief
The I'uv A lone Companv, which
Control thp Ppnnpvlvnnla nnd New Jer
sey shlpvnrds Gloucester ' Oltv hii
made the announcement that n lnrpe
farm between til nnd l.lttle Timber
Creeks just hack of the old ("SlouceFter
race track has been purchased nnd will
soon be turned Into a email oltv of
homes for families of men who arc em
ployed at these two -nrds
With thepe homes and the thousand
or more houses to be built In Haddon
township b the Vpvv York ShlphulldlnK
Corporation the housInK proposition for
the shlpjard workers will soon be prrat
ly relleed The litter corporation has
alread started work on the foundations
for Its homes for workers nnd It will
be but a few davs before the Pue .
Jones firm will becln operitlons
The farm where the homes are to he
built Is within three minutes walking
distance of the two ards The plans
have been preptred b a New v. nrU ,
architect The matter was put hefore
the shlpvard emplove. at a meetlnK held
In the plate and ancle shop of the Penn
sylvania nrd j
C Stewart Lee nsRlMint tmnaper
director of the Puse & Jones Companv I
and manager of the WllmlnRton plant
explained the arrangement In detail nnd
when he had finished 13 emploes
signed application r.mls it once for
the homes
The unique feiture of the propound
plan vvltl be that the housps will he
built without profit The contractor In
Charge will be paid wnges just the i
same as the men who do the labor all '
working for the Government When
completed the homes will be sold for
cost, less 3d per cent rv-r D TT 1? o
Thus. If n house should cost Jjsnn " IX i I Li 3
It can be purchased bv a shipyard
worker for 11961 on the condition tint
when the war is over inspectors of
the Government will look It over If
they And tha It Ins depreciated in
value to the pxient of 3i per cent the
purchaser will be given the deed with
out anj further pavment
If it has onl depreciated in value 15
per cent, then the purchaser will pij
the companv the other per cent which
will be J42n As a safeguard the em-
y! HE HURRY v,?
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II Ilu SwiP rscc -Tl.r Vim OP ShiPS .-rV-J""!
Y'X nCT1 ws-icaxt beius Louche r tii, m uff """ "M Tn-T """"i-." ' .1
fSSmy mm
'fmL
bffd, CoiWum and Sayoy ThMtrMf-wHy
she suggested "IU Get a lJlorce"
Chartea Chaplin Is again at work In
his studio, making a nuccessor to his
X Doga Life ' which will be at the
I . I'omlly on Thursday
'"Alnslrc mwl IT-woc-' fnnl.ilnc The "'' 5',ul" ase Is aald to have
iU.iFKs and 1'accs L.onlaiiiS hren tn(, na, for Wnmn nnd thc
G, n m i 1 ..1 ''-,w ,n which Miriam Cooper Is
rcat Last I'llOtoplaj and Mtrml at the Great Northern and Broad.
Plaxns in Current Bills x i
Ktnnle Ward appealed at the Broad
I " Mreet 'I heatre the last time she was In
-. 'y, -i
a FpOKMl pr7. Jlf
film 'ersloti" of.'
day at the Model,
Silent on Prisoners' E
London. Mnv 27 Oefmkttil
no renlv to the British nroDoMtil
exchange of prisoners , jS
Stalnetl Glass Artiits
New York. May 2T. Davids
Armstrong, nrtlst, designer of
fflnss windows nnd lawyer. di
vesterdav In hla eight -third y
Il tlie riiolopIa IMilor I
"oldler" and sailors will he. ndmltted
without iiiuge nt the Torrest, where
Mv Tout leirs In Oerminv Is en
tering lis third week
Prunella will Inve Marguerite Clark
in the same pirt whlcli she plnved v hen
i v. t ' 'mini tuiiiiH nu p MimiiiiiiiiwiiHJTiiiiHanftFiBiiriia wa
"fr:
George Allen, incj
1214 Chestnut Street 1214
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"ergeHnt rlhur titiv Ilinjwv is in the
film Mi'.lnn of his pnpul u book Over
'In T i nt the Nlvon and i "lonnl
':.::Tzr":z:rl Disposal of Summer Milline
1? . 1 . '-JM
at lmDortant reductions &.
Our latent models are included and our usual excel- g;
lent qualities of materials and workmanship throughout; "v;
even in the lowest priced hat.
$5, $6,$7&J
Allen'sFrenchHairNetsi
Tli I il t 1 rwut nri'l tnnrl hie
irr inprO in jh pr nt Hrrt Harm
Mll" with Mar TMckfnirl 'Ihrorlnti
Toif.)t js ,,,Ft ns imp ttant is N (ho
f i tit mJ i It oi ,
Kma r low (li liaf with
n f tli - onri in Mndpin Mii-
Krtf r wlmh will lp th n llo s jl
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10c each, $1 dozen
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On May 13th the Government placed the importa:
r3
rlii tn tliat llltnm S
Mart in lUr ppsort Man p r hip L;
imoii p.Tn" iM hTvl'nopp .m'T fe tion of hair nets on the restricted list. Notwithstanding
tn Jimct l r l nenieivps nn nineni
um rnL nnr r-uvD LNrr-rut stfipfh i f rnr ruviMrn
-VOL SUV VOT GRAr Tlir MHPC er THl MRni iMtir firirl vvnR.
vit nrn tiht I runt my nail? n urniAF A.sn irrri
I md uvior m rouirocre ia crto ras XAUrsi corm
INCREASES HIS
E.CPICIC.HCV AS A
-SPIKE-DRlVEfi. BV
IEIHG HIS IWAGlKATvyj
t tllrl ( isvton w ins lgned I on m
tli t with Paiatpoiint will be in Tue g
Witih Wonnn on Wednnsiiij u Jie g
' oliseilm 11
M -ii v mrden's fiiliei kept a bir rle g
iij ill hop tn this Mtv when his now
fimniis iliiigh'er was preparing for her fl
i ireci he is feituted tn Tin Spli-n- g
Hid Mnner at tiie xlharnbrj the litter e
half "f this (cd(
the cmbarco. our price will remain the same as long a3
our stock will last. Cap shape and allover straight?'
shape; xalue S2.50 dozen.
New Neckvear at 50c
The newest stvles in collars, sets and vestees, in
embroidered, lace trimmed and tailored effects; many
erv sui prising values.
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WANTS CONCRETE '
SHIPS BUILT HERE
WAR REPORTFROM CAPITAL WINS R1VETIKU0NTEST DECLARE LABOR
Washington ill U-tir IVrliinp lonrnr. "N 1 . Man ('..rnr OfT
DaiK Cniiiinunifiir4 Soroml Work's Hnuoi
Unhlnctnn, Mix 27 Dip tr fip- I rh sr nn'l wrrKh t mtpt Mi tho
" paitmrnt will hnmftn iBiip ripnor r( i tine rd n 1 u Im h lwoit iturfH
Prrhinc lifl omniiinlqup to thp j Ins bpn won In lmU- I n ilirk nf
fnnrrrnccnnn F A i r il Ac WVr nf ,hp ' n,,p, M''" ( nP"" f"i lh 1 ' 'U ! MiiphuibMnp t nmpm it
VJUI1ILM-I11.I1 Xj U 111 O II (IS ti p ,n(,pr nf J.nplTn.l Inmonnd It ih K' irnov N I tth i trcnnl if nit,
will he cien nut nt thp hpnflrnnrtpr nf . 1 1 x Is
thp ppi 'litinmrx fntrps whore it ! un-
dertnrfl tlip -il( will be nxillahle tn
mptlr-ui ( orrepondPtU" hut ou for
tho r own inform itfon
The fin iin?) tn lnp the r nmnmninue
iuorl hero i unflPTtonr tn hip re
ultpil from twn i nnililpntmn The
flrt wis tn pt o ent furt hi r nnppptmn
nf Tlrfarb men row rl fl tnhle w trpq
which would result from eirh merit in
rorrcpondent ahllnc thp i ninmunirpies
ppitTtel ind the second w i to mike
Via nniivivinnMline ii nilthlp in ichlim.
crete carpn carriers was irtxoritert tnn fnr .. ., tn the I nim.i
Stiles u the ham time
Heait and I amotuN will brine
il inn Huell the pnpulir Mutllll
t ir to the !' it k nn 1 nla
nillle Burke will t-ndt n or to hnt the
pit mn of the 1 endei 1 t t tkford Blue-
I Correct Veiling Styles at Allen's ,
e iuUM, iiiui-i tia in onima, jiiuliio, unuiiuc oiiuut) j
ft and borders in Jaupe, Brown, Navy, Purple, Black and J
& all maiked at less than usual, quality considered. z
m -r ,s
a n ' t " m i ii inr " 1 1 n i ,i a iiiii inn iiii inn nu . n ia,n wm iiiimniii t " minii'iri ; 1 1 r it-wmi;
Urges Work at Traylor
Yard, Cornwclls
TO HURLEY
rnnerinn nf the Tralnt '-hlphullrl-Inp
Corporation at Cornell Va into
a -.hlimrrt for the production nf con-
tnda h ronpreipan Oenrpe W I'd
moncN )
In a letter to rTnirman Hurlei of Pvncirl e11 I ll'tlfl
the Shipping Board ronEreiman Hrt- ' to'ut'a C" fCO
monno who In n meinher nf thi roni.
pIoes will hae tno representatles on mitten on Merchant Marine nnrl I'i.h.
the board of directors that will control i ,.rteS hlch slted all shlpards In thN
the properties section last week pointed out that hen (ontlnoed from Pncr One
I the Rhiinard present ( anti xctt for t n
, , wooden eels l (ompleted the ard
TTlin Phllnn.f.lnhmnS , n he cnn.erted in i Bhnit time
Sound Tax Law
To
Another conclusion re.iclied h the I
flflir In S.nrt flf ffo-ii I rnKf',niRn as a result of the Inspec
j win in uiw. irx aon.i i 1 tinn t
Continued from Pnre One ,
war times when eer hottoni Is so
precious is taken as an Indication that
It ma hae first been remoed or de
stroed the aeenc which sank her
Another half hour and the Kdna was
met. water-loBEed and abandoned Her
mainsail and a spanker were still set,
but her deck was almost awash As
rhe, was still upriRht It was decided to
attempt to salvage her P M Wilson
the first officer, olunteered to ro aboard
her. tnklng with him a watchman a
boatswain and two seamen Setting out
In a lifeboat thev succeeded In stretch
ing a hawser, which was made fast to
the Bdna's foremast
Upon examining the dm. Wilson
found her to cair thousands of nallnns
of casollne In cases and fle-eallon cans
The alue of the shin and carsm he will he launched In a few ueeks
placed at more than $.'00 oon He found Traj lor head of the orpoia,tlon has
that onl six life preserers and a tln I predicted that the shlpvards will Hunch
our Is the need nf Immediate ( on
struction nf at least two drdocks alone
the Delaware He predicted that this
would soon be brought tn the attention
nf shipping board nlllclals
In suggesting the mmersfnn of (lie
Trn lor Ehlpards Mr IMmonds pointed
to the recent report nf (Joernni(nt
ergineers who urged the i (instruction nf
the new jards for the production of con
crete ships throughout the counlr
Ah the Tralor ard lies a short dis
tance below the mouth of the Lehigh
Coal and algatlnn Canal whkh leads
from the ement-ptoduclng belt xt llas
on cement and other supplies nei es
sarv In the manufacture of i on re e
could be shipped b lanalbnat thus
eliminating all possibility 6f railroad
congestion
MtmI I.Riindiln? soon '
The first wncden ship at the ards
Bklff had been left behind b the crew
before the left
llawner llreaks
As soon as the big steamship had be
gun to tow the i;dna the latter essel
started to lake water rapldh That,
coupled with the almost unbearable odor
of gasoline ascending fiom the holds
Indicated that there was a large hole
below the waterllne. caused b some
thing which also had punctured many
of the cases of gasoline
The essels continued northward in
that fashion until at 11 30 o clock, the
hawser broke A fresh hawser was
made fast despite the sea, which had
elnce become rough and the fact that
the deck was waist deep In the ocean
SPIRIT OF '76 MARCHES
WITH SPRING CITY MEN
Rousing Send Off Gien New Soldiers
Who Start for Camp Meade.
Business Is Suspended
Sprlm rit. Pa. Ma 1 Twenty
one drafted men, the biggest contingent
that has left here so far. were gien
a great send-off this morning before the
departed for Camp Meade The school;
were closed and business was suspended
V Parade which was the feature of
the celebration was headed hy three
rSSldent T dressed to depict The .Spirit
of -76 " SI" hundred school children
fraternal organizations, the town fire
men the Hed Cross Society and work
Ss in the various Industrial plants
marched behind the drafted men
Fach of the conscripts was gten a
complete trench kit by the women of
the tow n
PHILADELPHIA WOMAN
BRINGS WILL CONTEST
Mrs. Emma Everman Alleges Testa
ment Not Father's Text. Will
of $123,000 Involved
Carlltle. ! May 27 Distribution of
. ..in. i ained at over S125 000 and
the enlargement, of the Carlisle. Trust
Company, one iff the leading banking
Institutions of the town haj been held
up following the action of Mrs Emma
E'ersman. of Philadelphia, In contest-
Insr the win oi ncr itiwici, mc wic -C.
Kramer, local capitalist Mrs Evers
man alleges that the will filed, and on
which letters were Issued by the County
Register, Is not the final one of, her
rather In the will probated. Mrs Emma
Eversman recehes only a small sum
Recently the executors authorized the
rale of one of the properties to the
Carlisle Trust Company which planned
remodeling and enlargement along t ex
tensive lines
POSTAL ROBBERY FOILED
Keadlnc P., May Zt. William Rich
ards, sixty years oil, who say he Is
from California, and Joseph Lewis, who.
It is said, has served t me In theOhIo
and Eastern Pennsylvania penitentiaries,
were captured In the act of robbing the
Wvomlsslng postofflce, near here, esrly
Sunday morning by state constables,
. who live in the bulling.
a essel eer few weeks after Jul I
If this schedule Is maintained the pres
ent contrnct foi ten wooden ships will
be completed in about seen months
rie shlpwajs onlv are being used to
turn out the present contract The haes
of five others hae been started whlh
could easll he turned Into was for inn
crete ships Mr Kdmonds pointed out
Anothei advantage Is the sniill inn
tract When work Is completed on It
the new work could be started immedi
atelj on the concrete ships
To critics who hae complained thit
the Traylor ard is surrounded b
shallow water, Mr Kdmonds said that
nnl twelve feet was neccsarj to
launch a concrete ship There is
eighteen feet of water oft the head of
the ard Dredging Is now going on tn
facilitate the launching of the wooden
ships and if concrete snips be con
tracted for the depth will be sultlclent
foi launching and freewaj down the
Delaware
Hating In Time nnd Mnne)
There la no doubt that the conver
sion of this shipyard will mean a big
saving in time nnd monev,' Congress
man Edmonds said No more Ideal ,
location for a inncretet ship-producing
sard can he loctted In the couMr This
vard could easllv take the place of one '
of the new vards recommended b the
Government engineers '
In lererence to me nraocKs air i a
monds said work could not start soon I
enough 'I have talked to a number of
tne Congressmen who made the trip"
he said, "and the opinion Is unanimous
that at least two docks should be built
Of course, we want four If possible,
but two would answer although It would
overcrowd things a bit The type of
dock to be built doesn t enter Into the
question, what Is needed Is dr) docks,
and we need them at once
VILLA DEFEATS FEDERALS
General Amaro Wounded Severely and
Many of His Men Killed
Juarrtt Mexico, May 27 Railroad
men arriving here report that General
Joaquin Amaro was wounded severely
nany of his command were killed nnd
quantities of arms, ammunition and a
number of horses confiscated by Villa
troops last Friday Amaro Is commander
of Federal troops in tne state or
Durango
iiinnt .illrr or blink llirin
statr tlirm Is .ircnnirnt rnniigli
Vinr Profiteers In 1'av Added T.i
nd vet pci hips ion will peimit
mo to dwell foi n moment upon the
situation thrv il.-rln.p rnnrmnus
loins freolv spun In the stimul ltlon
nf Industrv nf ilmnst v ei v vni t
produce lnllations mil ett lv.iganios
which preenth mnUn the vvholf
ci (inomlc striKtme iiuestmn iblc ind
Inspi urn amf the er b iss nf credit
Is (lit nw iv Onlv fill pipiltahlv
(li(strlbutPd tnxatlon of the widest
incidence and dnvvlng rlileflv fiom
the MHnces which would bp IIKpIv
to (lemnrili7P (i edit bv tlipil v ( rv
nhiindinti' cm prevpnt Inflttinn and
kppp nut Indiistilul svstpm frpe nf
sppcul ition nnd vvastf p sli ill
n.ilnrallv turn, therefore, I suppose,
tn vv ir profits .mil incomes- nnd lu
urips for the ntltllt ion.it taxes Hut
the vv.ir prollls .mil nu nines upon
which the Inirr.isrtl lives will be
levied will be the prollls and lilt nines
of the (iilendir veir 1'ltH. It would
Federal Ollicials Sa Nrw
Draft Ruling Vi ill Cor-
reel Condition?
VY.W ViROG PLVCES
Ia W U "ill tntip ih prl7 of
$1on fi ! hi rK tnmnrmw lrmhpr
nf tli ic m innntiru fl 1t?i Mnrtfl i that '
if thn lintllfl II Hit p ?i thr tin ne
wniilrl r" t t'ip Horl (",irs
Tho rff. I nf tilt riKI r r fni tho
bp;t rfrd in drMtiR rUt f r niiip
lioins w i "i"ln ictttitlx h tli I nit oil
u.tni .htppiim bond IMim l th
. mU iiul Philul lphl i clifctitci. in1 We thio ipppnro tn hP t rrpTt
ill tin ihlphulWlinu ii 'I -i" rhpHI 'inr Iioiibp m tliw rnuntr it 1- Tp
raHiK itul hts ti nn flmvp . mf inront but nu nil upirdintr tn lol
1 II . t I Aftln. . It,
ttPt Ml Il'll1 IVMII" I ltt" I IIIMM1 IH in in- - -t..-e1
lr tli1 IOt prit nuni Jl" dit (ui ' '' nin-Mi nniinoi in i nnipionTi- f A O CO.
siiiir! i
S'IRIM'.RS i.EY v GL HIM.
Hcjdm? Tnti'il Companv Fvperts Men
lo netiirn In VTnrk Tod iv
NnrrMnwn l' Miv " I he sei ond
(lav nf the 'rlke on the lo at tmllev
load whi unlet with no rus running
o men wen winking and lliere was
no dli-turbini e is no ittempt v is made
to tun cars with sti ike-bie ikers mil
none of lbe -.trlkiis ippimd imiiiid
llii i ir turns
I ite snndiv ifieinnmi tin Ite idmg
Iihiii ind light lompinv inuoiiiii i il
Hut it hid ngri(d 1" lemslili lbe elglit
men il had Minim irllv (li-mlneil ind to
glvi all emplovos Ihlrtv four ((lit
limn Ihi ( onm un iMiitsth
iilurn to work tins mntniiig vviuinei
die men will niurn (i unr-unr inev j
ufll Insist on lei onnition of tile union
which the eight iik n 11 id Inined mil
which was Hie ( au of their dlsml il
nmilM in b( i i n
t '1 n ( ln( k Inst nlglll the sinking
(nnduitnrs md mntnrtncn nf Ihi lie iding
Tr msit Compinv annoiindd thil lliev
i mid not letuin to work unliss thev
veu Civ thiitv-flve (enls m linur
and lint the union it i i ogn 7ed V
inndiictnr irringid to ini t 'Miperin
Kndeni '-inith at I n n c c 1 1, this nuni
ing It looks now is If tin ( us will b(
iillf nnothei dav
LEMNE NOI I'UNMM.
dfa'ali tion or ri bli:
sue sne nf indu-tliec and vorilinns T
I w till view lo mcel I lining theil mm 1
pirali e uerulnes in time nf uai i
at nut tn le iintlerlUen In Ujo iiovirr
j nient and the si. n s( nr, j nf i it , ,
.will then he shown nit Ii be i sluntico
at all lut nierdv i r cnli of iho iIl,1ii
men wording m the uinng pi ii es
The o npeialinn (if lll( u It i idllstrles
1 nard and Hie nftli e of rrnnt M u bal
' iPtirt it 1 vf w ili i w li'ii-i i ulinc In i et, inl
to tndnitrii einiilioni fnt if. the Iii-is
fnr th I ili it 1 ifl will lie i i - ii v i i
citn out tin prop! im nut IumI b the
linitd
While tin dt ifl aue tint uiil 1 nu re
wid(l affiled li tlii Iidetil ai tinn
tuaiiv men in noni ss( tilial itiil'lvttv w lia
Hln llinvi tile diaft igp II sinn llnd
tin m-f Hi s f ii ( (1 with tin tiP(esslt fnr
tn n t i working I i e i nil il indiistri il p! inl I o
no this i ( ,o ei nni( ill I in inn he pi u i d
n the manilfacturi of iirtain irtnles
J-, -
I'ropo-e Nni Nliemp of I in inn il lie.
liiiliihl ition for Ru-ia
Itv vnTIIllK RVNSOMI
lie inanifesllv unfair In w.til until & , ( Mp lf , ( rI1(, ,,(,,,,(r , rf,grr
the earlv monlhs (if 111') tn siv rn,u,,gh, , i, r itithiom
vvlial lltP.v .ire to lie. It might I'e
diflKiilt, I slinulil 1i.ikIiip, In run
Mii'mihi, Miv 2. Mil 11 misinform!
tlon appeals In line been i lbleil tn
inerli l based in l.enlne s cppc( Ii on
the subject of forthcoming tin iik til
nicisuies 1 ( in dednitelv sav theie
Is no piojed for the immediate (lev ilu
ition of tin mhle h in till '' llleil
elllinge of nfll IlinlK V f(U nil! I."
nines reil pinpn-il is lint UP lo i iei
tnin amount its pssPsKOis should re
leive iven new ninnev, lli( sui tillle-
ihove the inioiint being opined n- mi
acinunt in the Mile bank mil that
,i hei k b ink should be Mini to its
porsvor post il savings bank on
the Cnglli-h model is to tie iniiniimid
The (Itrinmt in Ikriiiu nie iiiiv
Ing out Ual ilv ilu ition of tin i utile
bujlllg llusslin lubles 11 the i He ol
two liusslin for oi luhle in tin hi
rencv of the occupiid trillion With
these Russian luhlcs thev will then
seek to do busilHus with liussu I,. -nines
sdume would pin i limit to tli
po-slhlliths of this pieie nf Ingmuitv
ind also to the sle.ulv Inipni 1 ilmu of
old time mhle notes fnrgt d in i"ier
m.inj Untifh Sleanuhip inink in Collision
i Iim Clan Matheuson was a new1
steumsh'p of 45nn tons gross built In
Cavzei Irvine . in l.iniueu "i nns
Kow The las! mention nf her In th
shipping records was on Tiecember 16
last when bhe was reported at a Lnited
fatatea Atlantic port
Mines Suffer From Draft
llaileton. Pa.. May 27 Departure of
120 bovs from Haile'.on and eight) -nine
from Freeland In the draft quota: on
Monday has made such Inroads on the
operat'ng forces of the I.'hlgh Valley
Coal Company In the Hazleton district
that an appeal will be made tn the dis
trict exemption board at Scranton to
day to place all miners in deferred
classifications It is contended that
miners are as necessary at the collieries
tor successful prosecution of the war as
ney may be at the fropt.
Organlied Allenlown Band
AltenUwn. To.. May 27. Peter
The Dostofflce Is also the State police Schwenier, eighty-three vears old. vet-
.rrsici and the officers were awakened eral o' the Civil war ana tne. last ur-
J the noise made by the burglars The vlvor of the twenty men who s xty yeara
fc which lw Jrequwtly Jf- AllentownBan, 1 dead at bli home In
the mill with water Hut 1ml alrcad.v
Kiine over the wheel.
dreatest Itoml hale ( oiiiIhk
Moieovei tav.es of that s-oi t will
not he paid until th Mine of net
venr nnd the ,Treasui v must antlci
pate them It must use the monev
thev produce hpfoie il Is due It
must sell shoittime ceitlflcite-. nt
Indebtedness In the allium a mm It
largpr sale of loiiR-time bonds must
be elicited than has vet been at
tempted What aie the binkeis to
think of the ceittficates If thev do
not tertalnlv know vvhvie the monev
Is to tome from which Is to take
them up' And how an the in
vestors to appioich the puiclnhe of
bonds with an sort of confidence oi
knowledge of tlieli own affnlis if
thev do not know what taxes thev
nie to pav and what economies nnd
adjustments of their business thev
must effect' I cannot assuie tin
countr If a successful lilmlnlstia
tlon of the Tieasurv In 1918 if the
question of fiuthei taxitlon Is to be
left undecided until 1919
The consldeiatlon tint dominates
even other now and makes eveiv
nthei seem trivial and negligible.
Is the winning of the win We are l,qi7 llt sunderl ind She w is owned b
not oni in me iniiisi i ui- " -are.
at the er peak and trisis of
it. Hundreds of thousands of our
men, carrvhijr our hearth with them
nnd our fortunes, arc in the Held
and hhips are irowilliiK faster and
faster to the ports of Tramp, and
England with regiment nftrr regi
ment, thousand after thousand, to
join them until the enein.v shall he
lie-'cn anil brought to a reckoning
with mankind There tun lifi nu
pause nt Intermission. The gieat
enteipiiso must, on the contrat be
pushed with greater And greatei
energj The volume of our might
must steadily and uipldlj be aug
mented until there can be no ques
tlon of resisting it. If that Is to
be accomplished, gentlemen money
must sustain It tn the utmost
Our llnaiulul program must no
mrre he left in doubt or suffered to
lag than our ordnance program or
our ship program or our munitions
program or our program for making
millions of men cad). 'Ihese others
are not programs, indeed, but mere
plans upon paper, unless there is to
!ev an imquestlonible supply of
inoivP).
That Is the situation, and It Is the
situation which creates the duty, no
choice or preference of ours, There
is only one way to meet that duty
We must meet it without selfishness
or feat of consequences Politics U
adjourned. The elections will go to
those who think least of It; to those
who go to the constituencies without
explanations or excuses, with a
plain record of duty faithfully and
(Jklutwotedly perforated, v
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fnr ronin i tn miro upful viiipiilnn
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tholr m tnnfnr tnro ill ho lllrl i - .11
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Memorial Day, Thursday, May 30th
OUR STORES WILL BE CLOSED ALL DAY
Tor jour convenience, c will be open until 10 o'clock Wednesday night.
11V arr closinq thr entire dav so that our employees will be privileged
to comply with the spirit and letter of the President's proclamation.
AMERICAN STORES COMPANY.
Hasty Luncheon Suggestions in Ready -toServe Foods
Rich Cheese lb 30c
Potted Meats can 3c, 10c
Potted Ilecf can 10c
Sat dines can Sc & l.'ic
Kippered IIci riiiR . . .can 15c
Pancj Shrimp .... can 13c
Choice Salmon can . . . 18c & 25c
Tuna Fish can. .12c, 20c, 32c
Uneeda Biscuit pkff 'cn?
Peanut Butter Rlass lc
Pure Jellies glass 12c
Pure Apple Butter. . .jar 15c
Stuffed Olives hot.. .10c, 13c, 15c
Campbell Soups... .can 10c
Fancy Peaches. .big can.... 20c & 23c
Pickles big bot 12c
l'o Parents of High School
Giaduates:
v.oui iliilKbtei cm lenrlei valuible
verv ire tn hei nunlrv eilhei in (,nv
eminent work 01 in business as a
rilinp i ierk lnvelicite oui niir-e
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Hl'l'lUDELPHIA SCHOOL OF FILING
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limn lun N iv nrk h n 1 ltuton
1335-1337
Walnut St.'
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Discontinuing Waist
Department
Our Entire Waist Stock
Will be put on Sale
Monday May 27
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Condensed S. Milk, can 12
Getter and more economical to use thn fresh
milk for coffee and all Kinds of puddintrs
"Asco" Beans, can 10c,15c
Carefulb selected beans cooked with pork and
packed in a delicious tomato sauce
National Oats, pkg. 9
The best white oats grown a regular 10c pkg,
Evap. Peaches, lb. 12c
Splendid alue m choice yellow California fruit j
Fresh From the Nest !
"Gold Seal"! 3C
EGGS ik&tw
Big, selected, meaty eggs Quaht counts in eggs
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Prices in All Our Up-to-the-Minute Meat Markets
Swiff s Little Lean Piutics 23cib
Fancy Nearby Country Veal
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Cutlets 45c lb.
Loin Chops 40c lb.
Rib Chops 38c lb.
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Rack Chops 30c lb.
Shoulders 26c lb.
Stewing v 24c lbS
Delicacies Repdy to Serve
COOKED
CORNED
BEEF
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SLICED
DRIED
BEEF
13c lA lb.
BAKED
MEAT
CAKE
14c !4 lb.
SLICED
LEBANON
BOLOGNA
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Cold Boiled Ham 18c lA lb. I Large Bologna 14c lx lb.
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