K 'j IF 1 fc "a- lVi if i i m M- 4 ",- ,1 "K V JiiMjLrt U, iJ bhbLC ' J.iiijJviEK--x xaiLiAjJL!,jLJx jclxA, jl- xviL . ulLi o, xbxd IMPORTANT RECORDS FADING ' OWING TO USE OF POOR INKS Gradual Disappearance oof Writings Composing Historical Documents. Deeds for Properly and Other Valuable Papers Is Causing Alarm bV j htAt-nhtw. ..--.. ' : u " frciJtU c-JTlrrrT'tft.A).',-. . ii.?.. . ... - I Maft investigation HERE IS REOPENED Lieutenant Hollowcll Returns to City and Hears Addi tional Complaints Ime&tlgatlon IntofhCKliaft muddle In Philadelphia una leopened today when Lieutenant V .1 Hollow oil, a Uai-sifW-tlon officer of the Kedri.il di.ift head quarters, returned to this oltj .md ic eled complaints about the npemtionot the seleellxo sjstem at Itooni 590 City Hall. Lieutenant James S. Kasby-Smlth, nhl Is In charge of the piobe ordered by Proost Marshal (icneral Crowder, is expected to again taUe the reins In the In estimation tomorrow morning vHn In. Ik flit., lint a ffnlii X.fi oil tn ortnn Jleanwhlle, Lieutenant Hollow ell Ih mal;-' lug note of all charges being made In the draft contioery Major W. G. Muidock, disbursing of ficer for Pennsylvania, who Is nt the head of the probe under wav In behalf ol tie State, will return to this city fiom Harrlsburg elthei late this nftci noon or tomoirow nioinlng and will join lth Colonel i:iiby-Smlni In clearing up the muddle. The Federal Gland .lury investiga tion which began this week, but was halted because of the holiday, will be Ehen much evidence In many cases of alleged draft luegularlliei vvlien it re convenes nexl Monday Federal officials In the I'nited States Attorney's ofllce toda began prepara tion of several new and Interesting cases for the attention of the- probe Jur T .Henry Walnut, Assistant I'nited States Attorney, who Is virtually in charge of the draft matter In that of fice, will hold a meeting with Lieuten ant Colonel Easby-Smlth tomoirow and inform the latter as to the character of the evidence that has been or will be brought to the attention of the jury. BRITONS MARK FOURTH HERE Take Big Part in Services in Old Christ Church In, old Christ Church, Second street Bbov'e Market, where Washington, La "fayette and other leaders and friends of the American revolution woi shipped and prayed for victory, the Fourth of July was observed with a religious serv ice, under the auspices of religious bodies that sanctioned and aided the struggle for American Independence. Members of many patilotlc societies icere there and among those who joined in singing a hmn written by Bishop Garland were the British Consul Gen eral and his staff. Among the societies represented were the Imjierlol Order of Daughters of the British Kmplre, the Transatlantic So ciety, the Overseas Society, the Biltlsh Committee of the Kmergency Aid, the Patriotic Order of Sons of America, the Colonial Dames, the Sons of the Amer ican Revolution, the United Sons of St. George, the St. Andrew Society and tha Welsh Society. PLAN TO WELCOME KERENSKY 1 I 3 V?3rv4c X (PfSBB SI ! ,-'. 1 - ' Sf s . V ruMOMn' JL vaV 4 nr 1 'i! BWMUWvii-JiiM.4.V- - v. A Ji MORE THAN 500 OFF TO CAMP WADSWORTH Vliovc U a porlion of a i!ril moile in I'elirua,)-, 1717, whiili, licrau' llie durable qualitv of ink ucd, can lie rcail loilav of Departure of 3000 Here Begins Movement Sclcetivcs From in Five Davs- If. due to Imperfections In modern Foimer Judge Mavei Sulzberger has wilting fluids, some of the most valu-.many books In his librarv' pilnttd In able records of the tlm.s ate lot lt4St. In 148ft in 1400 before America would not surprise certain impels o.'lWas discovered 'I hev ai a rrnrvel ..f r'hlladelphla leal estate wlio have be- honutv .md rl.nln Vimrii,.,i .,t. . (ome comerned over the rapid dls.ip-1 made by the censo'r who pi"-ed upen pearann. of the very words In which their religious expicslnn md d.cinne iiiipiutnnt documents are written H, ,,H latlng. 'Ink such an Is oidinaril bought Is vetv well fot the eetlng phrases of j I reserved Mnre ISM social correspondence ' vaiil one "the Uue ri mnrkaole manuscript printed h 1 irt of letter writing Is forgotten, anj I nanil in Kill is a tieasure In this lihraiv, ! wav , but wh"ii It comes tn having thltiBS most of whose valuable tomes Judge RJde by side In the offlce of A well known citizen hung two commissions In sued by the city of Philadelphia. One Is dated 1S87 and the other 10906, or 1900, it Is impossible to decipher the exact j car The older paper Is legible and ilear the other some twenty vcars later Is completely faded out What is to beccine of the property grants, bequests, leases and mortgages oil oi a part of which are inscribed with ink of such riuallt" he wanted to know I'ostlv confusion will result if this mat. tei Is overlooked In his afe are nu merous papeis jellovv with age Many are deeds written In the precise hand of n day ot flue penmen. The Ink Is brewn hut strong and cleai , every word casllj rrHil They used leal Inks In those divs ' , he said, "before the daR of adulteration , and cheap suliMltutes Some people will show ou examples to prove Inks of the , past were gulltv of fading .is thoe of the ptpsont It Is not Ink used to eb j c-Mi'iislve and clerks furnlfhed their own I When thev wanted to economise thev I mixed a little water with It Hut the genuine substance known to the ancients and found on papvri and manuscripts nirl of fluid that should be ued tod.iv dating bark more thin HWO veals. Is tho i tor public documents Thev made It of i ulRiiients that came chiellv fim such) fcrm i of carbon .is lvor black lriinp i black and soot mixed with gum to avoid too great tluldltv , or composed of d.vcs made of Irons and adds to which carhon was added In certain of the better i giades of Ink and thei e are home c- cellcnt ones en the maiket ucd toda i appear some of these components I i liave become alarmed over the quality of Ink used on public documents whose i peeservallon is imtioitant" More than ,"in selective Fervlre men depaited floni tblh clij tcid.i for Camp Wadsworth, Xoith Caiollna the first of Philadelphia quota ofneail.v S000 win are to he moved to camp In five days One gioup left Brldeshuig shortly after S o c lock this morning, and an other contingent from north and north west Philadelphia left the North value fade out almost liefote the time h is come fin radical of hlstnilc one's j es utcph ' Titles to I, unit' aie iiupetiled and num berless conticneisies mei deed ,ue 'hrcatinid If the'e thioiles aie collect It hit been observed b business men that much of tin Ink used In tiansirih Ing public documents Is not l.i'tlng In qu.illtv Thej feai that In a few dee lades questions of ownership hnpu-slble Plllla- 1'iove win aiiM'. Ink used on Ivnewriters is esneclallv' dolphla fetation of th" Pennsjlvania ha(li thej. Sili ilm PS rare .i taken the lecoids of titles mav also fade James- M -Ila.lett, Itecorder of Deeds. lieut. FRKt) r.. i;ttelson t Son of Mr. anil Mr. dtniicl N. Ettchon, 2132 Wctl Eric avenue, wlio vsas rctpnlly (oniiui- ioncil scr onil liculciuiul. He is taticined at Camp Upton, N. Y. Ho is twenlv tlirec car olil anil workcil his way up from the ranks RENT PROFIT HEARING" BY COMMITTEE TODAY Kallro.id Stirring faiewell scenes marked the departuie of the future soldiers Com munity ii.ii. ides pieccded entralnmcnt at both point!- Twent' -five local boa ids will be lepie 'entid In the (lvr-dav movement while 'vlrtuallv everv hoaid In the cltv will ' bn I m nsntilf,,! In nllim nin onirMtq scheduled to begin Jul IS The boards sending men In lb" piesent movement. and tlieli quotas, ate as f dlov s I Hoaid No 1, Third and Dickinson iitiets, lino . Uoaid .No i. Second and I'upentu strteii,, Sii . Boaid No i. Twolf'h and Pine streets ill. Una Ml I N'o S, Tintli ,i'iel Biit'nnwood t-licets. In-, Hoard .o IS Paul and ltuan 'streets in;. Board N'o in. Thlrtv -ninth I 'tied and Laitcanter avenue, UR . Boaid , No Jl Belgrade and rp,u field stieeth Itoa.d No 21. l'ifteenth slieet and , wlicn attention was called to the ques tion of Infi-tlor Inks and then general uscy. declared that he takes no risk with Ir.Jrl.f unknown qualltv Must t -" Ink riiniUlicil "In this office." In said 'the s,ime I make of Ink one of a pioved ieiiuan eiue, lias lie en used fen .veals We do I not even allow a linn to sign a docu ment wjtti his own fountain pen It Is too risky a pioposltloii lie must sign with the Ink furnished here feu the pui- i pose and which 1 can vouch fin " Mr Ila7lett s.ivsho sees no signs of the I passing of am written wends in the rec- 'ntd room In otliei nimilc'pal depart uie nls Ink to suit individual tastes Is ordered, according to morels In the de- pal tineut "f .supplies r.eciistions call , Councils' Probers Will Give i i Landlord--, Chance to Ex plain Big Increases A score or moro real estate dealers, accused by their tenants of rent profi teering, will have a chance this after noon to explain to a. eouncllmanlo com mittee just why they lecentlj Increased their rentals 30, CO 80 and in scmo in stances 100 per cent. Councils' special committee on rent profiteering lues on record instances where rentals have been increased from $20 to J40 a month and many instances of smaller increases. Dealers who are said to have figured in moves to have tenants 'buy or mc-ve" will albo have a chance to explain their methods of profiting by the unusual demands for houses brought on by war activities in tills cltj IJnough cases of idle Red u.ifa,r treat- ment have been found bv William T, Russians Here Will Give Former ( Coiboi n, chainnan of the cnnmiitteo. to tj T: T?:.. justify a full lepott to the Federal 1 IdltlUI. LJlgl 11S.CS.I.F tisrift Thousands of Russians In this city are waiting to welcome Alexander F Ker nsky, former premier of nussia, if he ' comes here ' JThis Is according to Lawrence A Bloom, manager of the Russian-American Bureau, 715 North Fifth street Informed today that Kcrensky is again reported en route to the United States, Mr. Bloom said the Russians of this city are "strong for Kcrensky." He aid a, rousing welcome would bo given him If he was to come heie. saying the Bolshevikl do not represent the spirit of the Russian people. Constantlne von Sternberg Russian Tilanlst and composer, declaied Keren eky's appearance here would probablv ' result in nothing of importance. He said he believed Kerensky "not altogethei lacking In sincerity, but possessed of a good deal of the theatric." Snvder avenue. S73 : Board No 23, i for various kinds and qualities. U is a provin fact, however, that many of the writings of a few ve.iis back having a historic ll if not a money value are dKippeailng So much an xiety over this is being Miow n In men of affairs who value the preterv it Ion of lec-ordH and hlstorv that a movement lequiilng the standardisation of ink used for public documents K not un llkelv. To Illustrate Ids complaint against modem Inks, a. leading citizen of Phila delphia shows a commission received from the- city a le .vcars ago and practically dctrneil by the effect of lime, on the t.vpewrltten lines After fewer than twenty jears It is loianv Illegible and but little sign remains that the paper was ever printed at all In striking contrast aie manuscripts of antlqult In some of the libraries fter lmnd! cris of cars they remain as clenr as n page written jesterday deed made In l'ebru-iv. 1717, or 1 71 S - foi tlieie was an lineeitalntj in those elavs whethei or nor- Maieh 1 was the beginning of the jcar is leprlnted in fiagment on tills page The entire .1 -.n lu InrrtViln mill .tlltldllt lllivlllf .lM .K&K p7 'J,; r 're-state aftei noon to discuss the sugar situation, f'" llc,lt and 'llr '" V'c rcal f ., which has become terlous office- where it Is one ot many similar The meeting was called bv JM Fra-I papers, is clearer than tome written zier representative of hotel proprietors twuuv ears ago in the State food administration The , latest sugar rules e.f the (lov eminent .- " ' " for hotels, lestaur.ints and othei public eating places will be gone into fully and explained. Plans for further conservation of sugar will be talked over and adopted if pes slide, by the hotel men- lesent rules or the food admiulstr i Thlr'.i -second street and Woodland ave- I hiu , 20, tSontd No 20, Tvi entv -eighth mil Oxford streets. 4'i : Board No 2'l I 1'inn .Nortli Twentieth street lit , Bo.ud I N'o Id, Paik and l.eliich avenues 124. j Board No ,17, Twent -,-ifi ond stieet and I Hunting Park avenue, 102, Board No i 38, Tweiitv-second street and Hunting Park avenue, 20; Board No 4 0. Fourth sheet and Snj rlei avenue. I'll: Bond No 41, SWt.v-Hfth slieei and Woodlan I avenue- 29: Board No 4J, .Slxt.v-fifth street and vVoodlnnd avenue, 12: Boaid No n, York road and N'edro avenue, 41 , Board No 14. 3107 !e rmantnwn avenue, 73, Boaid No (I. 3117 (iermantow n 'avenue, 13; Boaid No 10, Fort) -eighth iilieet and Wvalusing avenue. 121: Board No 47. Richmond and Kirl. bride streets, 131 ; Board No 48. Fifi -seventh I land Spiuce sheets, 4'l . Board No. 50,' Nineteenth and (ivford streets l!R , I Board .N'o 51 Hnvder avenue- and Doi lancc street (-3 Sui7lierger liresc-nted sonn time ago to the Jewish (listen leal Lilir.it nf Ne-v oik It- Illuminated pages decorated In led ,ik, show that the writing fluids of 151 1 weie cieated d' live fnrevei Of far greater nntlqultv ..IP some ot the ni.,nuscrlpts .piesented liv htm to the I llii-nrv These a- ai'o ,'gible Judge Sulzberger o,nesprd great con 1 1 i n when the subject of pool inks wast mentioned to him. Public document"" s'lot.ld bv all means h written with Inks of assured per manency." he said ' Nothing should be mern permanent than tltle- Nuinbei less c ontiove rsler. will oilierwfse ari e anil In fact the tines to all the prjpcrtv m tho State will be ciidmgeied 'Tlil- Is a matt' i important Piinugh for all of our c henilsts to stnp i vei t lilii? -Ise and give the Ir tlim olelv to c n itl ig in Ink that will not fade " Dr. Harry Kellei. if tin t let m into vn Bass' High School, found no fault with the general run of Inks of tod.iv 'lln-ie are manv kinds from which to choose lip aid, and the gieat""-' cir iliould be taken in the selection of pel mane lit lil.u .or public papeis "I'oal tar preparations" he s ild "arc likelv to fade and should not be ,l ed In pteparlng public eloc iiniruts .Nut black Ink made from ciilimi or lamp black cannot be blench' el anel will stand inv amount of cvposnn That i. tlie Mud of Ink used In p-lttng newspapers It i" so perin.inent that even c hlori'ie will not fade It Tin re are -vai.vln,; de gi ees ef thicknesse ,c and bliekire--e in t arlion-inade inks Thev are tttonncd with tntpcntitie oi linseed oil ot like fluids and an- made the destiahle -dep h of coloi But the give sCii service n- needed by tliose who want an Inl' tha. will live "Pin pie, grco nand blue Inks arc no' likely to last, because uovvadajs they aie colored with aiilllnn dj es For most piactical purposes the are idequ.cte 1 quite agree that Ink for public papers should be selected with a view to as suilng their permanency ' iiamii'Li Washing Nine Million Hands Massive muscular hands, dainty snowy hands, tiny grimy Hands nine millioni .ill told, belong to the fami-1 lies that read The Delineator nine million hands to be washed every day. Howi long docs a cake of soap last; in your family? And who buvs the soap in your famih? i If you make any article for this enormous market of a million progressive, prosperous families, adver tise it to the women folks they arc the "purchasing agents." elineator The Maqazine In ' One1 Million Homes HOTEL MENJO DISCUSS SUGAR Conservation Will He Planned tit Meeting in Hellevue-Slr.itford tlou piovlde tli.it hotel and lestnurant keepers must appoition sugar at tho late I of thieo pounds to each ninety custom- (ufw&Tn Reputation 1 $$ Fr Reliability 5j5f I- a" asset wr are yyydr nroncl of furt ' fs c-nrtliv nf f eiiiHieleratlnn In yj Soldier Drowns in Delaware Private Herman Hcines, twenty-four years old, 3043 Coral stieet. a member of Company h. Thirty-seventh Infantry, Fort Mcintosh, Tex, was dro vvned In the Delaware River at Linden avenue, Torresdale, jestcrday. He was home on a furlough and was in a canoe when It was overturned The body was re covered four hours after the accident. m Alt kinds and elzea in stock Hull Dos eiur p e c I a lty. Never order flags before cettinc our prices, malted on request. L. Fink & Semi 88 N. 7th St. auinouiies at Washington The com mittee mcmbeis admit that Councils have little or no power to improve con ditions and for that reabon may confine their efforts to have Washington act Before doing this, however, it was de cided to give owners a chance to defend their actions Owners and dealets will be questioned as to their investments and no particular attention will be paid to assessments which, In many Instances are said to be no true indication to values In cases where increases are wan anted through Investment calculations, taxes, etc., the piotests will be stilcken from the list that will finall be taken to Washington and ultimately submitted to Councils in a final repoit. STOR ORDERS EASV TERMS I'RAMBES .t CLARK ill.- ctiestnut h: CAMDEN I 80 N. Third St. I ATLANTIC CITT 648 Guarante Trust Bide. ifi Is an asset wr are tirnnil nf fjirt i-eirthv nf e oiiMicieratlon In those clpslrlnc u 111 - MIIMI. Our so veuri. ef fair iTeiltnir Is a safeguard to 9imr iHircliiise C. R. Smith & Son Market St. at 18th Silver Tea Service The Bridal Gift That usually becomes an heirloom This House offers the (IT1 !iWJKIlMNliABDMI0h, jTJ largest selection Store closed Saturdays in Philadelphia VtVnVVHtVVVMlVVVUVVVVVltVVVitVVMVUVVUUMWVVVVWV PUBLIC SPEAKING Slf-Expression, Splf-Conrtdence. Elo cution nnd alNarourd Self-Deelopment. Join the summer i.rss now forralnt. Four weeks commer.elnff Culy lit. Mon , Tu and Thurs. Kvks. or Mon.. WM, and Frl. mornings Uoth seiet. tiend for Instructive lltratur. Call, vrltfl or phone Spruce 3218 NEFF COLLEGE l$$ iptfllsTliViHMBfiT itstftiVnTtT T T" -sMinagaiMgsss I Offers the Hnest food, the best herr- I I l(et the moHt pleaHunt nurroundlnss. I i:uHy turriH nnd fine music 1 f TTniiMiwiimiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiuj Special Friday and Saturday 16 Cheaper Than Rent MINUTES TO CITY HALL We offer young women of fash- I ion the opportunity to purchase Dalsimer Quality For Kent or Sl WHEEL CHAIRS fr Invalids We also til Arth Supportsr, Trusnos. Flni-tle- noslcrr. Atdomlnal Belli. T rhjsidtns' Pnpplr Co. of Phil. N. V. Cor. jeth & Snnioai 86s. f Cs II, phon or xvrlti tor catsJof. ! iitanquarlera for lnalia ana .sickroom hupiiUss. WARNER TRAILERS Two and Four Wheel Type li Ton to 7 Tons Capacity immhdiatf: dbmvkry JOHN W. ADAMS. Distributor 1427 Melon Street y-j-HAWORTH'S HAWORTH'S -L. isih mm nuuHn , Headquarters Also plain, Alms, rhriulrala aud sundri. Kxpcrt doveloplng-. prlnt Inr, tnlarslur arrordlnc to tho Roclisaier Method. HAWORTH'S Eiolman Kodak Co. lata r-HKSTNfiT SB v Inllln Y MH BVi sssH sasaHHHIIBa I ImsaaaaH i?l& Cljestnm t IllneTliiilnatliir I'lilla clelphlans liae preferrecl ) liltman's Candles slnre 184S. Now ther sliour the same preference also for Whitman's Luncheon and Ice Cream. Ojirn In Cie rvtntna tilt rtirn-th(riy ior aodei, ice cream and candies ALL MAKES REPAIRED ALLOWANCES ON OLD PENS J W.G.NicliOl.Agentl ror waterman s r"ens i Entrance 26 SalOth-J llllffllSTITO WhiteOxfordsii as Low as $3-50 i s I MolLET Co-Operative Drug Co. 103 S. 13th St. Te...-Y,,,r Treadeasjr Foot Powder Penslar 2Sc Cuticura Soap .. .. .20c Prescriptions Filled Tin Tex 23c Pebeco Tooth Paste 38c Lady Carlyle Face Powder.. 18c Agency for Allegretti Chocolates Mary Garden Talc 55c Lady Mary (Vivandow) Face Powder 45c Mary Garden Eau de Toilette, $4.50 Colgate Talcum Powder... 15c Palmolive Shampoo 39c "4711" Eau de Cologne Bath Salts 50c, 75c, $1.75 Java Face Powder 39c AllKNCY FOR . AMAMI TOIH.KT i-KKi-AKATIONK Canvas $3.50 Linen $4.90 Buck $5.90 Bfv, iff fit 'dfcl I If & K V "" I ff r IX ONE 5-CENT FARE NO CHANGE OF CARS am just building some up-to-the-minute single stone houses in Philadelphia's most convenient residential location, directly opposite the 69th street Elevated Terminal. $700 Down $41 per Month Carrying Charges Cars run every two minutes durintj rush hours, every ten minutes after midnight. John II. McClatchy, Builder and Owner, Land Title Building, or on premises. !Uuiuuuvttutwttuuutvvvut ttvuuuvuntutivtuuuutt DOC IOC 1 A dainty dress oxford with French heel and turn sole. OPEN SATURDAYS UNTIL S.30 P. M. DURING JULY The Big Shfee Store 1204-06-08 Market Street M As An Economic Question. It isn't the price per pair that makes Hosiery cheap or costlv but the number of pairs vou hav? to buy. is the cheapest in the end no matter what it is in the beginning fop every pair gives "plus" service. That is, all you expect, and then some. Far Hen Pure Silk Silk and Lisle Dale Every wanted color plain and fancy. For Wsaits Ask for Mo-knit-o. The name is important. Moorhead Knitting Company, Inc..' Harrisburg, Pa. H II fy i ,;.'" '"ji Closed at One P. M. Tomorrow! Quality is the Backbone of Style and Perry's is the Home of Both! ! Good Fabrics are the brick and mortar, the stone and concrete of a Suit of Clothes. J Suits of sound, substantial values in good selection of patterns $20 .!! "1 A V Blue Serge Suits $25 Guess you know we owned the Serge over two years ago, or we could never sell these Suits at this price! f A very wide choice of Summer Suits that we can't replace at what they cost us $25, $30, $35 fl Palm Beach Suits that are head and neck above what you'll find in most places at the prices! $7.50, $9, $13.50 A f Suits of Breezweve cloth well, just SEE them That's all! $10&$12 Mohair Suits $15 to $25 Thousands are turning to Mohairs this Summer! CJ Three shades of Gray Flannel, or Green Flannels, or Brown Flannels in Coat-and-Trouser Suits $18 White Basket-weave Serge Suits $18 Nothing cooler, dressier, smarter anywhere! Outing Trousers $6.50 to $10 1 Get a run for your money, if you are going to spend it for Summer Clothes! PERRY & CO. "N. B. T." Iffi Ar r.hocfnnt Sfc tfl - v . w viliu.)lliui uiui . ,. .fj n Mi S3 Jl 8& ?.asj kv:n S : r.a 1 . : sr W i La , tW BUtalBroadiralk,, El DOC :ooc 'TIM A VYWt TO TIT YY.V.T :P- r. (, j. j .n fo .y . . v - M f tf Vt rj., a. , 'Sir ."' ?i . " . A i, & .ij. -' itsr ''f?