WCT 3?5FEB!BHEHBBWBW PWlWIWJ,W.IPuJli'TVW77W,-n.-i.iV;:yJ,'JT VJK1T5H,arj3PS?rTKH"i",I-' Sii'i;i)V.ill ii ,J TrWiV21. 1E;JC1VJTT t "ft'Or1 " r " T?'&rWtV.tiJr2.f--C.'i7T..R-9 STt ftrt'V sery- ismesr-j iJiviByiii'SiJi .-.f ?,.-rsv;,fi' r -i W'vrv-vrar jv ' v -v1" -- , -- - ir. :k;n-wH, a-wxi'isi' stfv; ?.. ' - m ,,. .y:safr &$ JULY 30, 1918 J'T'l MV;i!i-l'J(ttt 4trDOljLW ILiJCiJJLMyjKr i'JU.liiA.UHiljJb'llIA, TUJliCUA.1, j r'KK w. Ti Nl'1WifilHl' ,J-JP1CTWT'Pl.'J7.i,''V $i' st lit, b: '? lw (CAUS COAL MEN BIG TAX DODGERS F. C. Reese, State Official, Says Millions Are Lost in Schuylkill Region SOME TOWNS. BANKRUPT School Directors and Council men Decide to Fight Al ' leged '"Trust" rottuvlllc Vn July 30. A county convention of school direc tors and Councllmen at the courthouso were astonished when former Represen tative Frank C. Reese, presented figures which he said showed that the blR coal companies havo for 5'cars dodged mllllonu of dollars In taxation In this county Be cause of this ta-dodgingt Mr. Ttedsc as ertcd, conditions In tho anthracite re gion have tieeoma Intolerable. Towns and townships which aro among tho wealthiest In mineral deposits In the whole world aro bankrupt and skilled miners hao for years been leaving the county aq fast as they could establish themselves elsewhere, he went on Mr. Reese quoted from thej report of a State commission showing that of the 19, 000,000,000 tons of coal In the anthracite region, 12,000,000,000 tons were In the Schuylkill region at tho time the report was made. And yet, he said, the coal lands In this county aro only ns"x,rt $24,000,000 ns compared to $171,000,000 In the less wealthy coil county of Lu zerne. It was decided to form a permanent organization to fight tho "coal trust" and another meeting will be held at the courthouse net Monday. Most of tho School Directors and Councllmen were accompanied by their solicitors, who took part In the meeting. An Increase of $200,000,000 In the tax valuation of the coal lands is confidently predicted Mr. Reese, who is now an auditor In tho State Highway Depart ,ment, will address tho Dauphin County Commissioners on the same subject to morrow, Reese Indignantly denies In behalf of the miners that too much alcoholic liquor Is hindering the production of coal He eald this Is only one of tho many "goats" put forward by the operators as an ex cuse for tho nonperformance of their duty to the country, COMMITTEE TO STUDY NEW REVENUE BILL Named hy Alba B. Johnson, President of State Com merce Chamber llarrlslmrg, Pn July 30. The Pennsylvania "State Chamber of Commerce committee on national tax legislation, authoried to make a" com parative study of the new revenue bill now being prepared hy tho House Com mittee on Ways and Means, was an nounced todav as follows by Alba B. Johnson, president : Louis T. McFadden, chairman; H D. Shute. East Pittsburgh : Fa etto. R. 1 Plumb, Philadelphia, and Paul Little field, secretary, Harrishurg Chairman McFadden Is Congressman from the Fourteenth Pennsylvania Dis trict, -prominent minority member of tho House Banking and Currency Com mittee and an expert on banking, cur rency and Federal taxation. Ho is vice president of the Westlnghoiibe Klectrlc and Manufacturing Company, and for a number of years was Its treasurer. Mr. Plumb is prthident of the Kayetto R. Plumb (Inc.) Company and an au thority on corporation tax. A member of this committee attended the meetings of the Ws and Means Committee dur ing June In order to look after the In terests of the mote than 27,000 manu facturing plants and a large number of commercial houses throughout the State, and to provide information for mem bers of .the chamber on the proposed legislation. TO TRAIN REGISTRANTS Retired Surgeon General of Navy Heads Committee in Charge By the Associated Press v.w Voric. Julv 30. The National So. curlty League Announced today that Rear Admiral Charles U. Stokes, re tired surgeon general of the navy, has accepted the chairmanship nf Its com mittee on preliminary training and in struction of men registered for the draft. Utilizing Its 281 branches throughout the countFy and co-operating with draft boards, the league plans to establish classes for prospective conFcrlpts, who will be drilled by retired or disabled army officers Supplementary pre paration for military setvlce will be "'directed. It was stated, by local clergy- kinen and physicians Galvanized Boat Pumps ;,,,ip,pwl...WHini.-. I, I. Brrefr Co.. M N" 2.1 St, lfnfn 1001. Uarktt Sit. Guaranty INTERNAL GEAR-DRIVE UNIT Lippincott Motor Co. MOTOR TRUCKS 2120 MARKET STREET I.2.3J4 &5 Tons Iippincott Motor Co. MOTORTRUCKS 2120 Market St Philadelphia Textile School TIIK I'KNVA. MIJSKI'M AND SCHOOL, OF INIR'Mltl.U, AHT America's I.rndlnc Textile Krhnal In the Greatest Textile Center Courses under expert instructors Include practical work in dslgnlns, cardins, spinning, weavlns of cotton, wool, worsted and silk, chemistry. deing and the General processing of textiles Equipment unexcelled nnd Instruc tion thorouah and prictlral. The Philadelphia Textile School Is to the Textile Industry what tho United States Military Academy at West Point is to the Army, i Our graduates are sought by tex tile manufacturers in all Ijnes, Call or write for Illustrated Cata log. Day term opens Mon., Nept. S3. Ent. examinations Thurs.. Sept, ID. Special Ktenlng Couri.es begin Monday, Sept. 30, E. W. FRANCE. Director Broad and fine fits.. I'hllaUelnhla a mmaLm Russia's Heart Broken in 1915; Won't Eight Again By CHARLES 11. GRASTY Special Cable to Eiening Public Ledger Copvrtahti lilt, by .Veto York Times Co. London, July 30. Americans ar living hero from Russia agree In the belief that that country will not participate In tho war again on cither side. "Russia's heart vnn broken In the defeat late In 1915," said one. "She was so big that there were enough shattered remnants to create nn Impression of activity for some time nftervvard, but her strength declined steadily. If the Allies strike a hard blow on the western fiont within a few months It will paralyze the German tenta cles In Russia," Ambassador Francis Is repoitcd well and optimistic. He said a short time ago that he purposed staying In Russia If he had "to live on wheels." BETTING SYSTEM PIONEER HELD George Graham " Rice Charged Wjlh Using Mails to Defraud - By the Associated Press New York, July 30. Jacob Simon Her zeg. better known as lieoige Graham Rice, vv ho first gained notoriety by found ing the mjthical film of 'Maxim ,L fiay," which was the pioneer in supply ing advice on "the on best bet' In horse racing, was arrested here last night by a United States maisli.il on tho chaige of using the malls In a slIkiho to defraud He was released In $15,00i ball for a hearing. Ulce has been Involved in other finan cial enterpilses with nation-wide ramifi cations, some of which resulted In prison sentences According to the Federal au thorities, he started a brokeiage business In this city about six eais ago and claims to have 63,000 customers, 123 em ployes and office expenses ot $200,000 a eir. The specific charge on which the art est was made Is that last .Tammy ho ob tained $721 25 from 11. W Hailman, of Mansfield, O, thiough the mall for sev eral shares of American Car and Foun dry Company, which. It Is alleged, he never sent Hal 'man. EHRET TO FIGHT SEIZURE New York Brewer to Institute Proceed ings for Return of Property By the Associated Press Washington, Jul 30 Ocorge Hhret, a blew or of New Yolk, whose estate, estimated to be valued at J40,nnnnoo, recently was taken over by Allen Proper Custodian Palmer, was reimrted todaj to t returning from Germany to Institute proceedings for recoveiy of the pinpeitj. The caso is analogous to that of Mis Adolphus Dusch, tho widow of the St. Louis multimillionaire biewer. who nnw Is seeking lecoverv of her estate which was seized while she was In Germany Khret went,, to Germany before the United States entered the war, and his friends claim the tilp was made neces. urv he leasnn nf his decl n ng boa til -His pioperty was seized bytlie Govern ment on tno grounn oi ms utniwn n.-n-dence, as residence and not citizenship is the determining factor Insuch cases. APPEAL FOR AUTOMOBILES Kensington Neighborhood House Lacks Ychiilcs for Picnic Several moic motorti ticks and autn. mobiles are needed bv Mr. M W. Ketchum. financial secreiniy of the Ken sington Neighboihond House and Rich mond Soup Socletv. to accommodate the guests at her annual fico picnic to Faii inonnt Tark tomonow. War conditions have caused her to curtail her plans, and only 400 children and a few elderlv women will take the trip Instead of the thousands of other vtars Hut she needs transportation facilities for these. Todav fourteen children designated to take' the ti lp reported at the head nuarteis, SOfiS Piankford avenue, that thev would be unable to go because thev had no shoes. An elfoit is being made tosupplythem REPORT KERENSKY IN U. S. Naval Man Sas He Crossed VtHth Rus sian E-Preniicr Chlrniro, Julv 30. (By I. X' S ). Alexander J Kcrenskv, former premier of Russia, Is in the United States, hav ing arrived Incognito on a leoent steam er, according to telegraphic word re ceived here from John A. Haggerty. a naval gunner, who says he was a fel low passenger of tho Russian statesman. The telegram addressed to William H. Burnuest, associate editor of Domestic Hngineerlng, and published in the Chi cago Herald and Examiner reads in nart : "Passenger with Kerensky on , at tacked off Irish coast afternoon eigh teenth. Great liner Justlcla torpedoed. Attacked again at midnight same day. No casualties Kerensky calm. Travel ing ineoknlto." SfeoSfs Market Street Store Opens 9 o'clock, Closes 5.30 CLOSED ALL DAY SATURDAY DURING AUGUST aj nil lid-Summer Clearance Women's Pumps & Oxfords White 31 Formerly to $6. SO Formerly to tS.SO "A.8S Louis or sport heels. 919-921 MARKET STREET 60th and Chestnut Ste. 4028-30 Lancaster Ave. MARINES s&TSCCSsss-tsOTTrsssssOTJT L'nilei tin" uatdifiil eves of marine a t ?-sii. , GERMANY HURLS MILLION MEN INTO GREAT BATTLE Gigantic Force Makes Mere Dent in Allied Front, 1) hilc Foch Presses on for Gains at Various Points Hy the A'socialcd Prcs -The Germans have thrown nearly a million men into the gigantic battle between SrUrsons and P.hcims and have been vic'ously counter-alt ickli)B all mound the clicul.ir line that stretches fiom to!ssons to the neigh borhood of Rhelms i:en this formidable force, how ever, appeirs to have made not more than a dent or two In the Allied front In Its latest effott, while at various points progiess for the Allies, slight but important Is repotted Regarding the sticngth of the Gli man forces, unofficial advices btate that there aio si.vent-one Teuton divisions engaged In this struggle The strength of a German divMon Is about 13,500 on a normal footing, so that If all the units iets'tlng the Al lies north of the Maine have been kept up to standard, theio are 958,500 men trying to hold the line until the situation istrelievid of these divis ions there are ten diawn fiom Crown Prince RuppieUitt, .umy In the north. Troops from Ollur fronts The German Ciovvn Prince had In the neighborhood of 500, ono men be tween Rhelms. and rh.itcau-Thlciry when the attack across the Maine be gan on July 15 The incit ise In the number of divisions rng.igod in tho battle would appear to Indicate that he had since that time drawn heavily on other army g'oup- It would also seem that this action nn ills pirt te llects the Importance of this battle in the eyeu of the German high com mand. Thiough tho Get man counter-blow, the Amei leans were driven bark fiom Clerees, southeast of Pire-cn-Tarde-nols, while to the nnithwest of Pttt, the Americans have aWo heuii fotced out of Reugneux, into which the had penetrated after pas-olng thiough Gtand Rozoy Uuzancv, t-ituated on the west side of the Crls'e River about five miles smith of Solssons, h is nisi been the t-cene of heavy fighting, and the bat tle appears to havo been genital along the line j-outh of that point, notably In Plessier Wood, near where the front turns abruptly to the east On tho other end of the bittle line there have been bharp engagements, but tepotts credit the Allies with making an advance at Aubillv, In the Ardre valley, west of Rhelms. They have als,o forged ahead further down toward the bottom of the pocket, at Villerb-Agron-Aigulzy. Allied VIcwh DltTer While these counter-blows against ' tho Allied lines are general and of great violence, It is not believed In London that the enemy Intends to mako a real stand south of the Vesle River. Paris, on tho other hand, seems to believe that the Germans may have fixed upon tho present location of of "buck" and white canvas pumps y?p and oxfords; also plenty of styles in mahogany, gun-metal, Koko-calf and patent leathers; turned -sole models with covered Louis heels or welted sole styles with sport heels. Pumps and oxfords in the most fash ionable styles of white "buck;" also' a wide variety of models in Havana brown, gray, green and black Kid; Koko-calf, mahogany and patent leather: turned or welted soles and 2746-48 Germantown' Ave. 5604-06 Germantown Ave. ON LOOKOUT FOR irsrazrsssssngg; sxaussuasxei innxssri and liluciojt, the itUunleti in Nllllll their armies as the field upon which thry will tuin at baj Their hivt been pitiol operations alnng the Utltish fmnt, but nothing significant has ocruned tliete Little has been lrpnitcd lo nmplifv the Copenhagen dipitch to tho ef fect that TuiUp and (lerminv have blnken uft ipl.itlnn AiiT-tetdim ad vices, however. Indium thu Tut -kev intends to putt-ue nn agpressc policy In the Cam imk legton, the Held supposedly set aside foi Get man exploitation This 11115 cmy ,1 meas ure of continuation of tin 11111101 tint the Quadruple Alliance has Innkeii over the divlsinn nf sprns kubsttiunt to the peace ticitk" w ith Uu la ami Rumania FRANCIS MOVES, SAYS REPORT U. S. Embassy Declared Trans ferred from Volgod.i to Vrchimjicl fly tJip Associated Vr? vt ii-hliiKlori, July .10 Unconfirmed repoits leached tin- State ivpntnn nt today that Arnhdhsaili 1 rr.iui'ls h ib moved his headquai teis fiom Vologda lo Aichangel Nu dirict word li.ib been received fiom Mr l'rancis and the State Depattmetit has cabled him legaiding tle lepot t Conflicting reports leg 11 ding the p'is ence nf Geimau tioops in Moscow hivt leached the State Dipaitimnt I'nuii one tource comes Inform itiou 11 it Nlkoltl Lenlnc, the I!olsh-.llv piemlii his iidmltted that the (it 1 mans .111 bonding tioops to gu.ud the German embassy, whllo lepoits fiom nnotln 1 bourct! deny this I icpaitmuit olllctil. ',111. .satlslled, howevti, that u leitalf number of German guards, are In Moscow The NOISELESS TYPEWRITER "She's More Valuable Than Ever Before" "QHE'S always been a mighty faithful girl, but recently she's been helping me more than ever. In the old days she used to work in the outside office because I couldn't stand the rat-tat-tat of the noisy typewriter. "You know what that means. Always yards away when I wanted her most never near enough to answer the telephone just a typist instead of a private secretary. "But all that was changed the day we installed the Noiseless Typewriter. Now she works right at my elbow, yet unless I watch her hands I hardly know she's typing. "The Noiseless has increased her efficiency -rand mine, too fully 50. More work better work quicker work that's the answer" Write 77; ic The Noiseless Typewriter Company, 835 Chestnut St., Philadelphia (Phont, Walnut 3691) RIOTERS Philadelphia have liecn .llum mini WANTS R. R. BRIDGE SPEEDED JIaor Coinitlains of Delay at Span (Jcr Island Avenue M.-oor Pmlth sent .1 telegram to Sec rrt.ny of War Hak. r sterday calling attention to the fact thit the construe lion of the In idee ov 1 1 Island avenue, on the line of the Phllidlphi 1, ISiltl more and Wa hlngton Ualhnid. under continct bv the cltv and railroad mm pinv, had btopped In cause of the com mands ring of mitiilal bv the itlb l.ils of the Hog Islmd shipbuilding plant All troop and Government fieight move ments from the South to phllndelphli and N'evv Voik go over the trestle ued ns fale woiks and the Major asked tint the Wat Pepaitmcnt act thiough the 1 1II1 nid legiornl dlrer'or to stop Intel ference b tin Lmergencv l'leet Cnri)pnnn. ns the woik Is essential for the bafet.v of tioops for Luncheon for Ice Cream for Candies Open in the cienino till clcvni'thtrt'j for soda, ic cruttn, and candiis D16 CDestnut 5t. 11 """"M ' ' unmi-imj 'I J uarMnxKmfcMnaCTVKiMma for booklet "The Typezvritcr IL TYPEWRIT BtfiT"".'rMSiBlfri fr"S it SUGAR RATIONS CUT TO HALF POUND EACH Food Administration An nounces New Restrictions on Weekly Allowance Vew restrictions In the use of sugar just announced by the food adminis tration sallow but one-hilf pound per person ppr week Consumers arc notified that their sup plies for August are not only unusually small, but will be dolajed In reaching them, so the.v are ndvKcd to make the amount now on hand gn as far as possible Cargo shlpa. used in tho sugar trade between here and Cuba, are scarce and It Is Impossible to maintain the nornvil supply. As a result, manufacturers using sugar In less essential indusliies mav be further limited Two pound for each nlnetv persons setvrd Is the allotment allowed les taurants and other public places 'ugar for canning and jupservli 'j may still bo purchase d on certificates issued l urocers Any person who attempts to vlo lite tho regulations mn the i isk of having to go without sugar entirely T. J. Hradlrj, Undertaker, Head John J. flrVirtley, who has been en Ratted In the undertaking business n final ter of .1 century at Pol tv -eighth street and "U'valusitig aveniin dkd 1 -- pidiv aftei three months' Illness Mr. lltiilltv w.11 a memliei nl main uigini yitioiis Including the Knights of Hie Hod Hiaiuh of whlib In was supreme clilif. the Knights of Columbus and the Vnilent Order i,f ltlbeinlnn" He was flhc-siv veals old Mr Iiradlev Is sui vlved by his widow, a otl, John J Iirad lev ,lr, and four daughters BaleiBanks AND BlDDLE CO. 1832-Jewelers 1918 Gift Selections Jewels Gold Silver Watches Clocks Swords Memorials Plus " E R. In Full Blast Today I The Big REDUCTION SALE of PERRY SUMMER SUITS (Formerly $20 to $45) at further savings from their already l(nv regular Prices! i We will sell $40 & $45 Suits Big Original Value 53tU,0( yjl " j28.00 $28 & $30 Suits Bir Original Value W4tU- vJi mw 19.00 I Get these TWO POINTS clear in your mind First These Reductions are on the Finest Clothes made; and Secondly, are from Prices already remarkably low! We're doing it to clear decks. We're doing it to make room for the Fall and Winter. We're doing it, also, because these Reduc tions will help to introduce our Clothes, with the merits of fit, workmanship, style, distinc tive of Perry's, to numbers of new customers who have been looking for just such qualities in a Suit of Clothes. For Tropical-Weather Wear "Breezweve" Suits $10 and $12 We can't replace them at the prices! Palm Beach Suits $7.50 to $15 Wide variety of colors and patterns and a Big, Solid Saving in Price! Suits of White Basket-Weave Serge $18 Very "swell", and also very reasonable! Outing Trousers, $6.50 to $10 Closed Daily Saturdays at During July Perry & Co. "N. B. T." 16th and Chestnut Sts. 'ft .& 1 , !-.,. tfSi . f fn $32.00 and $35.00 NOW $22.00 and $24.00 V NOW r at 5 P. M. One P. M. & Augilst 41- " " S assw ''X-X.V ifs&i I&f ' Att. , i ; p-W m 'fc m r. AQ " Affl ! j t-m . j-i '3 m 3&f! X jtm Vi Lm a --a Y ,2a j, tJi-.ji?iw '4 $& mm iTi-i&ff-i mw Cist jSiWJ nam WJetfrl 18, !, TI - , St ftrfJUWJWWWJW" "- 2 .$ & -sr-m ,l mK - -"&Jiw-f- Jl. 1U..K . i, V MAhdt-Mk-M l5t.3S.i fW,V. "v - --. TUt. ;..ie2v k " i .izz biB5i.4ua: t&P (Jkl 'ujiosi
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