-. .araxTJMW ! a jiinm.r - . ".!. ai if1 "' ..- '..' r ' L ' EVENING PTTBLTfl EVENING PUBLIC LEDGERPHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE .5, 1918 '?m Wi- ' M t P: n MAKE ALL FIRES LITTLE HRES Higher renting values i Your buildings, when protected with Globe Sprinkler Systems, will readily command higher rentals; yet the cost of this fire protection is returned in a few years through reduced insurance rates. Full particulars on request. GLOBE AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER CO. t035 Washington Ave. Dickinson S3I rvir IONITION CO." SprinkUr .SPROUL TO FEAST CITY COMMITTEE X i xcr t l T?' LUUCllCOll Wednesday t ll'St " I Step in Program to Re unite Factions BAYS TO BE SPEAKER, Vare Controlled Body Also Will Attend Meeting of County Leaders Senator Sproul, Republican guberna torial nominee, will tender a luncffeon lo the members of the Republican City Committee and tho local senatorial, leg islative and congressional candidates In the Hotel Adelphla next Wednesday, rn...in i, ......niiinn m..in. following the reorganization meeting of the city committee. The luncheon will be the first move ' ine luncneon uui ne me nrsi move In a program to bring about complete I harmony between the rival Republican J factions for the coming gubernatorial , campaign. The second move will be the appearance of the Vare-controlled City committee In a body at the meeting of the State committee here on Friday, June 14. Mayor Smith, all the county officials, the chairman of the forty-eight Repub lican ward committees and the candi dates on the State ticket will be includ ed among Senator Sprout's guests at the luncheon In the Hotel Adelphla .. ' 1 the meeting of tho State committee the A'ares and their city committee will sit in the same room with Senator Pen rose and hear the plans for the cam paign. Hays to Speak for Harmony. National Chairman Will H. Hays is expected to address the gathering on the subject of harmony. Hays is maln.y Interested in the election of Hcpub.lcan Congressmen, but niay touch in his re marks on the necessity of a united party in tH' State. Detalls'-'for the harmony program are understood to have been arranged nt a conference held In the Manufacturers' Club last night by Senator Sproul, Sen ator Vare and Congressman Vare, Sheriff Harry C. Itansley, chairman of the Re publican City Committee, and James M. Hazlett, Recorder of Deeds. "We met Senator Sproul to discuss with him tho coming campaign In Phll ade.phla," was the explanation clven by Senator Vare concerning the confer-4 ence with Senator Sproul. It has been no secret In political cir cles for some time that the Vares expect to be recognized by Senator Snroul ns he dominant Republican leaders In the " Jm te-Vff55S fssssss. f .m?jiLmi2i Th ?mE&&w JM'2l5'n city. They have made plans to take full charge of the local end of the Sprou, campaign. Senator Vare Is understood to have given his pledge to Senator Sproul to upport him for Governor during the session of the last Legislature. The . Vares, however, never declared them selves un.il primary day for fear of In curring the wrath of Governor Brum baugh who was desirous of their support for Highway Commissioner O'Nell. Candidate to Attend All of the candidates on the State ticket have been Invited to attend the city commltteo meeting next Wednes day. Senator Sproul and W, S. Aron, one of the nominees for Congress-at-I.arge, were tho only two supported by the Vare forces. In return for the com pliment extended to tho candidates the State Commltteo has Invited the Vare committee to attend its meeting. The A'ares, It is announced, will sup port the complete Republican ticket from top to bottom, Including the senatorial and legislative candidates nominated In s"-the city by tho nntl-Vare forces. Both i the Vare and antl-Vare candidates are to be Included In the list of Senator Sproul's guests at the Hotel Adelphla. No provision has been made so far In tho proposed harmony program for the Town Meeting-party and the Republican Alliance. Both organizations plan to continue their headquarters In tho Transportation Building, and arrange ments have been made to conduct as energetic a campaign for the election of the Republican State ticket as was waged prior to the primary, RUDOLPH R. BAIZLEY DEAD Iron Works Head Was Seeking Health in Michigan Rudolph R. Balzley, of 2347 North Broad Mreet, president of the John Baiz ley Iron Works and the City Iron Works "..u ... w uv...,.u.,(, wll uuiti ueia ware avenue, and a brother of John H Balzley, Common Councilman ef the Thirty-ninth Ward, died at Mount Clem ens. Mich., yesterday after an iiia. of several weeks from his home In this cuy in an ruuti iv recover nis DroKen health. f -i llfHY tint use? Rank's Isis Bond for your office forms? It's a good paper at a reasonable price. Ask your printer for samples or ask us. Charles Beck Co. ,Fpera for All Kindt or tfooa rriniina 6Q9 Chestnut Street Philadelphia EXPLOSIVES ON SHIP LAID TO GERMAN SPY Indict Algerian Believed to Have Acted at Direction of Teuton Agent Suspected ot being In the employ of the German Government, Refchrl Mo hand, nn Algerian, was today Indicted by the Federal Grand Jury on n charge of attempting lo export component parts of high explosive. Discovery of two-and-a-half pounds of ferrocerlum, n highly Inflammable Ingredient used In the manufacture of explosives, saved the steamship Orion from possible destruction by firo while at sea. Mohand, a butcher on the Orion, took the Inflammable material aboard the ship March II, and stored It with a cargo that was to be delivered at Genoa. Italy, for the Allies. Cuctoms officers Inspecting the cargo found the ferro cerlum and an Investigation led to the arrest of Mohand. His explanation was that he had taken the stuff aboard for "some one else." Assistant United States District At torney Kremp declared the Government has evidence that Mohand bought, the (inflammable materials for $80 a few days before he took them aboard the vessel. Mr. Kremp explained that be cause of the combustible character ot the sturr. It could easily have been Ignited In bumping against other boxes In the r ftm ni4 ,lin ntiln ...a, ,11 timti. ka.n rn I fire In a Jiffy. I Tho act of Mohand In attempting to take the explosive parts abroad Is In violation of the espionage law, said Mr. Kremp. DIPLOMAS FOR PENN MEN Commencement of Wharton School Takes Place Tonight ! The class-day exercises of the Whar i ton Evening School of Finance and Com merce of the University of Pennsylvania will be held at the Houston Club this afternoon. hls class, which originally numbered 4S0, has only forty men remaining. Al most 300 of the original number are now In some branch of the Government service The commencement exercises tonight will be conducted by Dean William Mc Clellan. Members of the faculty will ad- areas ine Fiuacnis ana reriincaies 01 proflcencv wl be awarded. The officers of tho class arc: Jacob Samansky. president; Henry K. Barber, ,oe presIdent. barren Johnson, treas- urer ; Fred Morrison, secretary, Je? joWSSSb! kT&edY": Welngrad, II. Feldman, M. Zlehl and D. Wright. SUN MEN TO AID RED CROSS Wrestling Will Be Feature of Benefit at Chester A Red Cross benefit with unique fea tures will take place Saturday afternoon at the Sun Shipbuilding Company's yard, Chester. Frank Grimstad, a riveter, who claims the middleweight wrestling chamnlon- fthlp or New Jeruey, is more than willing In tnlfit on "fvplnn' flAna nnrl l t-on lo take on "Cyclone" Rees, and Is even , "0Th,ebo1u,tnV.ll begged in the center of the big athletic field about 2.30, and ?nC.'ihaln.V,rTrfVe reCeP'S "re ' 8 to the licoooBS. I INDICTED FOR MAIL THEFTS Two Men Accused of Stealing Packages Addressed to Soldiers Thefts of packages containing ciga rettes and candy for soldiers at Camp Meade. Camp Gordon and Camp Han-1 cock led to the Indictment by the Fed- j eral Grand Jury today of C. Harold Moyer and Arthur, O. Hartman, who live In Berks County, and who were j employed as substitute railway mail clerks. I Considerable losses of this kind re sulted In an investigation by Postal In spectors Hawksworth and McVlckar. anej the trail led to Moyer and Hartman. They will be tried some time this month. James McDowell, formerly a clerk In the Penn Square Station, was Indicted on the charge of stealing a letter ad- I dressed to the Red Cross and containing $2.50. ! Municipal Appointments j City appointments today include Jesse If. Dando. 1425 Rockland street, as-1 slstant teacher, Board of Recreation. I salary, $900; John J. Martinez, lSlt West Thompson street, chaimnan, Dc-1 partmont of City Transit. J600 ; Charles Greener, 1S1G Judson street, painter. Bureau of Water. $3.60 a day;' Claudlne V. Magill. 6715 Torresdale ave nue, nurse. Bureau of Correction. $510; Edward H. Jenkins. 2430 West Thomp- west nompson sireei. cnairman, ue partment of Transit. $1600. and Joseph . H. Hutchinson. 2252 North Nineteenth 'nin street, draftsman, Department of Transit, $1400. Devon War Relief HORSE SHOW Tomorrow, Friday & Saturday (Benefit Main Line Branch Emergency JLtdl GIFTS FOR GRADUATES Wateltes. Flncrr Ilinr. rendant. Srarf Pins, liar I'lnj, Cuff Links Beautiful n'! ltlnB, Birts fM 11IUUJ1 Vv iui9 V t l C. R. Smith & Son Market St. at 18th Ladies' Shirt Waists AM. STYLES INCLUD ING" SILK AND GEORGKTTE CKEPE Beat quality: whlta and colors. Special Value $1.50 to $6 Also full linn of ladles, children's and men'a hose. McPHILOMY'S, 1624 Market St. NEXT TO STANLEY THEATRE OPEN EVENINGS Kicept Tuesday and Wednesday 0ScXY GIFTS FOR tfl vSNwSl Jy Market St. at 18th M I X v'lDllr) 1 ajHHHL J "Accountants Wanted" Accountants needed for Govern ment work, especially those who can qualify as junior and senior ac countants under civil service exam ination. No examination necessary, as competitors will be rated upon sworn statements in their applica tions, and upon corroborative evi dence adduced by the commission. For complete information apply to W. U. REISINGER OLD COURTHOUSE GOAL OF WAR CHEST VIRTUALLY REACHED Amount Actually Counted Only 543,477 Short of $20,000,000 Mark With reports from many committees In the Five Counties War Chest drive still not tabulated, the grand total has reached 1D,5B6.52.1. This amount l but $43,477 t-hort of the desired $20,000,000. The full reports, which are expected to send the campaign well "over the top" will bo returned before tho end of the week. Contributions of $349,114.!S from the public schools of the city, announced this mornlnfl did much to raise the hope, of tho campaign directors that more than $100,000 abovo tho goal would be realized. More Ucpnrts The central district teams, headed by Joseph U. MyVrs and Mrs. Paul Denckla Mills, made leports yesterday which brought their totals to $284,914.65, rep resenting 8736 subscribers. The total from the' Industrial employes of South Philadelphia reached $645,000 yesterday, which Is $53,000 above tho district's quotn. Powell Kvans Is conducting the campaign In this part of the city. Common Pleas Court No. B estab lished a 100 per cent record, according to nu announcement made yesterday of total subscriptions ot $3500. J. Willis Martin Is president Judge of the court, and his associates are Judge William H. Staake and Judge John Monaghan. The following jewelry stores have also made a perfect record, according o the an nouncement of Chairman Wilson A. Streetcr: D. Atlas & Co., Combes Van Roden, Samuel Deutsch, Charles It. Hambly, Harburger Brothers, Kmll J. Hertz, Ernest Kaufmann, T. S. Mitchell, Isadore Sagorsky, Robert I,. Sanders. William Stern and Charles H. Dean. Longshoremen Help A collection among longshoremen and dock laborers netted $61.05. Team No. 27 announced nn additional $1203, in cluding a $500 pledge by Mrs. Gladys K. Colket. Team No. 40 reported $803 more. St. Mark's Protestant Episcopal Church sent In $20 taken In a collection. Tjlttle Sylvia Oser, three years old. 791 South Second street, ciad in a Red Cross uniform, was brought to the War Chest headquarters by her father to de posit $2.23 which she had collected on the corner of South and Christian streets. A contribution of $100 was re ceived from nn aged Russian. Solomon Schmerln. 821 North Broad street, who made the sacrifice to tho cause of humanity Instead of spending the money to take a rest during the summer. "I gladly give up my rest this summer," he said, "to add a little comfort to the soldiers and sailors who ore suffering for us." YACHT OWNERS EXEMPT Pleasure Craft and Launches Not Under Coal and Oil Ban fllfntre nf nln . . ..- l-i - i launches noeratee hv m soft, l &, on&u'rl W COnl a"d " aS The orden which was Issued Mav " establishing 'a regulation to restrict5 filHi consumption to private yachts and all manner of pleasure craft, does not In- i ciueie gasoline. To the many queries uireuicu iruin mis ciiy io fuel Admin istrator Garfield the following answer Is given : "The fuel administration has Issued no order affecting the use of gasoline in pleasure launches or automobiles.", H. TERZIAN & CO. Direct Importer of Rugs & Carpets Rrnalrlnc. lUwasblnf nnn Htnrttrm f?alltff fnr nnA TI!IwjI Tiol' S. W. Cor. 15th & Walnut MOTHERS OF MEN IN THE SERVICE Wilt be cordially welcomed to nn undenora- tnultnnal mcetlntr to b hld in th1 lower temple of th Templf. Ilroad and Herks Hts. Tomorrow Kfntnr Junt 0. at ft o'clock W EDGING ANNOUNCEMENT S S5 and SlO Pr hundred EDWARD DILLON Formrrtv with Tiffanu d Co, 1733 CHESTNUT STREET b'n graver and Stationer WARNER TRAILERS -. w Made by the Speedometer man. Two and four wheel types, ton to 7 tons capacity. Immediate delivery. 1427 MELON STREET fHiRnpnnv Proper Vmn of tho KKF.T Mmm Comfort nni Vam JMf Ifappinesn. Life's tTMtett (Mcnttals. yilt n. for joor FOOT ailment. Palnlm. Antlnentle, InextienMr. HANNA B. . Cor. ISth tiwa BU. (over Crano'al and 1S04 ChMtoat I It Bl. Panama Hats bleached, blocked and trimmed In any style; e uie no acid to in jure your hat. Jeffenoq Hat Co.. 135 S. 10th St. immmiHiiiui ICEZZX3 DIAMONDS ana. gcnti.ni Our Confidential Credit System Makes Ownership Easy Payments are bated on cash prices, and over such a period that you never mlsa tho money. 4.Cimor&Sors I 0 135 SOUTH I3IS ST. Nea far Walnut M . R Saturday Evening D iiiunmitiiiiiBimi ntnszrB a oi Open h nrmn Take a look at the value vi Underdown's SHIRTS $1.50 Each Tou'll bs surprlssd to find such quality and I 3 for $4 styls at tneae prices. Cuffs Attached or Detached A. R. Underdown's Sons H Sr Pe"ian k Cleanlnr. ta fltiftdm iO i mi sWl - 4tS a wnniw i miv iy . aTssssssssssssV HamtMffl&mKrmmmai I EHHIMI 1 DECOR VTKI) FOR BRAVERY Captain Henry II. Worlliinplon. son of Mr. anil Mr?. Tlioma K. Worlli ington, of Lancaster, paid to be tho youngest I'iiptuin in the American army, who ha? been cited for bravery while under fire. Captain WortliitiRlou was ceriously wound ed in a recent action of American troops f LANCASTER MAN KILLED William Kcllish First Man of That City to Die in Baltic Lancaster, Pa., June 5. The first Lancaster man to be killed In ae'ion 1 William Kelllsh. twenty-four years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hellish, ac cording to a telegram received from the War Department last night. Kellith's death will put the first gold star In the great rvlco Hag of the St. Joseph Catholic Club. Kelllsh enlisted a year ago. He was well known here as a ball player. m vacation j Stenographers and "vacations" and The Ediphone Here they are right ahead vacations. Usually they mean one of two things : ' 'substitutes, ' ' or correspondence snarled up owing to doubling up of work. And it's worse this year office staffs already are short. Add that to "vacations" and you are facing a tidy problem if you are depending upon the shorthand system. If you would really like some intelligent help this year help that you will tie-to for all year service you will take the few minutes necessary to find out why The Ediphone has replaced shorthand in thou sands of business offices. To the everlasting comfort and efficiency of the stenographer and the "boss." I P THE GENUINE k Fit ! aEDISON DICTATING MACHINE W 1 I m m JkZ . w flllHiiiliK Built by Installed by k WmSHa hi Pl V product or f The Ediphone 1035 Chestnut Street ( 1 J v M il LABORATORIES Atk for Eduon'i Betttr Littert itagannt U lr iMI I l ; I I IssssT iWl - aTh PfMBWgfga'liy aU UP wainuc oicjd, say; jtj " HBsV " tvant to dictate one letter rfl II ssssssssk afassssT the Ediohotxe way." MLL THREE CHILDREN DIE IN STREET MISHAPS Autotruck, Touring Car and Trolley Crush Ont Young Lives ' Street accidents have claimed three I more children In thl city The three young lives were snuffed nut within a few hours yesterday while merrymaking children romned ut their games in tho northern section of the city. The ictlnis were Marie Madden, nine years old. t3U, rlrecn street; James Oress, fle ears old. 2IJ3 North Ork ney street, and Stephen Narlnkn, nine years old. 1106 East Fletcher sUet. A pathetic Incident In the death of Oress was that hl; life was crushed out by an automobile truck driven by his uncle. John Cool:, of Kensington. The nccldent occurred at Orkney and Diamond street" The boy died in stantly. The Madden girl was crossing Broad street at Masirr when she was run down by a touring car. Tho front wheels passed over brr dnM. crushing It She Ey,NKSBID) W MILITARY- NAVAL JEWELERS M f) r HERALDIStS STATIONERS MEDALISTS H OFFICERS WATCHES Gold or Silver Unbreakable, non-explosive Crystals Numerals and Hands visible in darkness Moisture proof Khaki Straps was rushed to St Joseph's hospital, where she died within an hour without regaining cotisclousns!. Stephen Narlnkn was plrnlnc bafccball with companions at ('Irani avenue and Fletcher "tret, when lit was killed. A i fly ball had been hit Into the street and i the boy. unmindful of the dangers, na chaliig tho ball when he was struck by a (llrard aenue trolley car lie was dead when taken from under the car. I Six Trainmen Killed in Collision lliirllnctnn, VI., .Intie 5. Six tralnmrn j weic killed and four others are not' ex pected i" liM' as a result of a head. on I collision between a mixed train and a wrecking engine on the Central Vermont I Railroad on the tunnel tinder North I aventii' here m'snmlerstandlng of orders enured the accident. ps Jffmxrwmk 8 RESTAURANT (3 "The rinre for Steaks" ffl Planked Sirloln.r rr fll 9c Willi Velnblf.lT""'I'J-.D Tenderloin en Casserole, Cflc Wllh Vegetable " Special Steak, V. F. Pol.. 40c IIS So. Slh 2X8 .No. 13lh Never Closed This is no Flash-in-the-Pan " but a Big, Voluminous INTENSIFIED of $25, $28 and $30 S Spring and Summer Suits at the One Uniform Price $20 Every one an ble, unqualified $25, $28 or $30 Value. Every one in addition to our already large $20 assort ments provided for our regu lar season. Some Suits have silk trimmings; some silk sleeve linings; some silk finishings. There are models for Young Fellows, for Young V , Men, for Middle Age all to be sold in this Intensified Value Sale at the One Uniform Price $20 In our Regular Stocks are Thousands of Sum mer Suits for $25, $30, $35 to $55 as fine as have ever been made! Patterns the Models ttl s - touch of our own cutting! Workmanship the finest that skilled hands know how to do ! the The Suits the rnemselve8 Palm Beach Suits, Breezweve Suits, $10 and $12. Mohair Suits, $15, $20, $25. Outing Trousers, $6.50, $8. Perry 16th and ty'tS A.d'.'iV, -f .jr" .1' VALUE SALE i unquestiona -S :i 'if -"it -ml s w2 pit 4i choicest of the season! m ,? iorlt - rnB iiri4-V. U '"" "iri --O-.v ..w, ... v..w m brightest star in our sky'j kind you want to wear'l $7.50, $9, $13.50, fl .,& n - &4& V'U '4 .'4 ',:. '.WV' rt '-'.! '- -? " .. .,. .f'fjsLT' ; . ,N '!? MS i &z ,; ! "M . . & . ?''6l 1 4 ? ' .!' r. i..i& f& " ftiT'Jl i? . rtiffl -v2 ft m m m a :. m wsl ml V i Babber Qsods and Men'. 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