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TOP.R.T.CARMEN
Company Voluntarily
Raises Wage Rate to 48
1 Cents Hourly
DOUBLES PAY SINCE 1911
Action Follows Agreement
Between Officials of Corpora
' tion and Employes
:
On tho eve of an expected decision of
tM venr labor hoard, headed by former
President Taft and Frank P. Walsh,
covering wage Increasen and recognition
demands of trollcymcn associated with
( tho so-called "Pratt Union," the com
pany has announced Its .fifth voluntary
wage Increase this year a jump of
from five to nine cents an hour.
Under tho latest agreement the mln-
t umum wage for surface line motormen
and conductors Is forty-three cents an
hour, the maximum forty-elsht cents
The same scale npplles to subway con
ductors. Subway motormen will now re-
celve a maximum of fifty-one cents and
a mlnumum of forty-six cents.
In 1911 the maximum wage for both
motormen and conductors was twenty
three cents an hour. Only last Afcrll
It was thirty-eight cents an hour.
How flio new expenditures, which,
with ,the other Increases t granted this
year aggrogate t4i000,000,'wlll be made
up Is has not yet been decided by the
company. On one point nil the officials
are clear fares must be Increased, they
contend.
Approval of tho transit lease by the
Public Service Commission is expected
to clarify matters. If that approval Is
not forthcoming, the company Bays It
will appeal to Washington, there to say,
"We havo done "our duty by the nation,
we hope tho nation will do Its duty by
us." I
The Increase followed an agreement
between the employes' co-operative com
mittee and officials of tho company. Ac
cording to a statement Issued by the
company, It was mado to save the war
labor board the "anxiety" of passing
on the carmen's wage question In this
city and to glvo Incentive to tho men
to further facilitate the transportation
of war workers.
The minimum wage npplles to men In
the company's employ only three
months. After that period of service
they arc advanced three cents an hour
until tho ninth month, when they re
ceive an additional increase of two
cents, reaching tho maximum.
As heretofore the maximum wage
was paid only to employes who had
served five years, many men will im
mediately Jump.from the existing wage
to the maximum. No employe will re
ceive an Increase of less than five cents
an hour, as t'le present maximum rate
Is forty-three cents and the minimum
thirty-eight cents.
"Overtime" Is to be allowed to men on
swing runs. A "swing run" is one In
which the motorman or conductor works
several hours, then rests and returns to
( work again. ,
U, S. l$ay Summon
13,000,000 Sept. 5
Continued from Tate One
additional classes .suggested. We can
not therefore wait for the completion of
class l but must take men irrespective
of thelrofder number as fast as they
And their way Into class 1.
rrenIdent'H Wide Powers
The principal portions of tho bill In
troduced In both houses aro as follow s:
"The President may draft such per
sons liable to military service In such
sequence of ages nnd at such time or
times as he may prescribe; a citizen
or subject of a country neutral In tho
present war who has declared his Inten
tion to' become a citizen of the United
States shall be relieved from liability to
military seVvlce upon his making a dec
laration In accordance with regulations
as the President may prescribe. Wlth
, drawing his Intention to become a citi
zen of tho United States and he
shall forever be debarred from becoming
a citizen of the United States."
The provision referring to persons en
gaged In Industry and agriculture pro
viding for their relief from military duty
would be amended to read: "N,
"Persons engaged In occupations or
employment found to be necessary to the
maintenance of the military establish-
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SECONP FLOOR
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f- Showing of Newest
LJall Silk
a Dresses
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Satins and charmeuse are com-
blned with French serges In dif
ferent (fects. Some finished with"1
Ilk flna'e apd round collars.
New panel or pleated skirts.
Women's $20 & $1 A.00
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ment or the effective operation of the
military forces or Oio maintenance of
national Interest during the emergency."
From 18 to 45, Iloth Incltmlre
The principal section-would provide:
"All male persons between the ages of
eighteen and forty-five, jboth Inclusive,
Bhall be subject to registration In ac
cordance with regulations to bo pre
scribed by the President, and, upon con
firmation by the President or other pub
lic notice given by him or by his direc
tion, stating the tlmC or times and placo
or places of any such registration. It
shall be the duty of all persons of
the designated ages, except officers and
enlisted men of the regular army, the
navy and the national guard and naval
mllltla whllo In the service of tho United
States to present themsches for and sub.
mltto registration under the irolslons
of this act.
"Persons shall be subject toreglstra
tlon as herein provided who slVUhave
attained their eighteenth blrth5-!and
who shall not have attained thelr'forty
slxth birthday on or before the day set
for the registration In any such proc
lamation by the President or any such
other public notice given by him or by
his direction, and all persons no regis
tered shall be and remain subject to
draft Into the forces hereby authorized,
unless exempted or excused therefrom
j the President may at such
Intervals as he may desire from time to
time require oil male persons who have
attained the age of eighteen years since
the last preceding date of registration
and on or before the next date Bet for
registration by proclamation of the Pres
ident, except such persons as are exempt
from rcglsratlon hereunder, to register
In the same manner and subject to the
game requirements and liabilities as
those previously registered under tho
terms thereof. "
IMP0RTANTEV1TT0RIA
DEI SOLDATI ITALIAN!
Gli Austriaci Pcrdono una
Vitale Posizione Sulle
Montagnc
Published nnd Distributed Under
PERMIT No. 341
Authorlifd by the net of October 0,
11)17. on Ms at the. Postofllce of Phila
delphia. Pa.
13y order of the President.
a. h. nunLESON.
Postmaster General.
Roma, 5 agosto.
Dalle notizle giunto dal fronte dl
battaglla. confermate dal comunlcato
pubbllcato dal Minlstero della Guerra,
si rlleva che le truppe itallane hanno
conscgutto un altro brlllante succcsso
sulle llnee delle montagne, rlcatturando
la quota 173 presso Dosso Alto, un lm
portantc picco a nord-est dl Brescia.
Gil Itallanl prcsero gll austriaci dl
sorphesa, combattendo dl caverna In
caverna, ove U nemlco si era nascosto
e fortlflcato.
Gll austriaci ebbero a sublre perdlte
conslderevoll ed una grande quantlta' dl
arml e material da guerra, che 11
nemlco nveva immagazzinato nelle
cavernc, cadde nelle manl degll Jtallanl.
Gll Itallanl consolldarono lmmedlata
mente 1 loro guadagnl, protettl da un
vlgoroso fuoco dl artigllerla. La quota
173 fu occupata dagll austriaci fin dal
15 glugno e domlnava le allure a nord
ovest del Lago d'Idra fino ad occldente
del Lago dl Garda, uno del puntl dl
vantaggio nella valle che mena ad Im
portant! cltta' Itallane ed rflla base dl
Brescia.
"Icrl, 11 nostro vcntlnoveslmo rlparto
d'assalto, con un attacco dl sorpresa
strappo' al nemlco la quota 173 In Dosso
Altoove 11 18 glugno 11 nemlqo, dopo
vlolenta preparazlone d'artiglleria. era
rlusclto a guadagnare un punto dl apog
gla ed a mantenervist a costo dl gra
vlsslme nerdlte. Ora l'occupazlone c'
aintn. nrontamente consolidata sotto
I'efTlcace protezlone dell'artlgllerla."
,0'NEIL SUPPORTS SPROUL
Withdraws as Candidate of the
Rooseveh-Progressive Party
Ilarrlsburt. Aug. 6. Highway Com
missioner J. Denny O'Neill today filed
with George Thorn, chief clerk to the
Secretary of the Commonwealth, his
withdrawal as candidate for Governor
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
on the Roosevelt Progressive ticket.
In a statement Issued Commissioner
Vvvoiii B.iid that he Is going to give
as much of his, time as he possibly can
during the campaign to tne support oi
State Senator William C. Sproul and
the entire Republican ticket.
MAIN FLOOR
Smartest
Wash
. Skirts
$-1 .98
Georgette
Silk
Waists
$Q.OO
Skirts that are
Unyaual creations
dtderent In their
style conception
and unique in
their pocket, belt
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and smart. Kew I
pat dress models, ,
In unlaue 4 rim
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'fecu.
mlng effects.
Women's
$7.50 Wash
. Dresses
$500
The new voile ft
(Ingham frocka
In the approved'
atylea for aum
mer. Flaln colore,
afrlpea ft checka.
1 Slzea up to 44.
-New
Sleeveless
Sport
Wash '
, Suits, $0.69
95 Value 0
the newt at atriaa.
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EVENING PUBLIC
DRAFT QUOTA BIG
UNDER NEW AGES
Extension of JL8 to 45
Would Call 1,750,000
' in State
CITY'S SHARE 183,000
i
Murdock Figures Additional
Men Would OutnumbcV
Present Selcctivcs
Ten to One
Approximately 1,750,000 eligible will
be added to the Pennsylvania quota If
the draft age Is Increnscd from eighteen
to forty-five years.
This estimate was made this after
noon by Major W, O. Murdock, head of
the selective service system In the State.
The new men would outnumber the
present draft men ten to one, according
to the figurex nt the State headquarters
In Harrlsburg.
The first draft. Including men from
twenty-one to thirty-one years, totaled
175,000 registrants. Of that number
Philadelphia furnished 83,000.
Philadelphia's quota. If tho ago limit
Is extended, will be 183,000.
To carry on the work of registering
and handling such a huge quota. Major
Murdock believes, the efficiency of many
of the local and district boards will hae
to be materially Increased. In addition,
the new draft will necessitate the hire
of thousands of additional clerks.
Major Murdock said It would not be
necessary to Increase the number of
t boards In this city, but that additional
members might be needed In some cases
to handle the tidal wavo of work.
If such an extension of nge Is approv
ed by CongrcBS, it Is Major Murdock's
belief, a ruling will be sent out to In
corporate the new registrants In the
work-or-flght order wnicn went into ei-
fect on July 1.
The wide scope of The new draft, he
said, might seriously affect Industrial
conditions In many lines of business,
particularly among the nonessential In
dustries. "It can be readily understood that
tho work-or-flght order would be made
appllcabio to the new registrants as al
matter or fairness in ine oiner ensi
bles," remarked Major Murdock,
"Naturally, as all the men between
the nges of eighteen nnd forty-five
would affected, I think that Industrial
conditions would be shaken up con-"
slderably."
Tho new plan would virtually put
nine-tenths of the country under mili
tary supervision and would give the
Government a tight relnhold on the In
dustrial workers of this country, Is the
opinion of Major Murdock and other
draft officials.
Such a move would co-ordinate the
efforts of the men In line and thise
back of the fighting line, thus attaining
the highest percentage of efficiency In
achieving the war nlms of the country.
Hundreds of thousands of men In the
State would be found fit only for lim
ited service, and probably pressed Into
the noncombatant forces, the home
forces, the munition, shipyard and con
struction plants.
V
Tin Plate Men After Record
Sharon, Aug. 5. Tin plate manufac
turers aro planning to make a produc
t'on record In the last six months of
this year. When the first six months
ended a 3 per cent deficit was noted,
but they will try and wipe this out be
fore the new year More tin plat r
being produced today than at any time
In the history of the Industry.
Strawbridge-& Clothier
August Furniture Sale
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Golden Special To-morrow
fDAILT
One of the most remarkable values amonp our special pur
chases for the August Sale is this lot of forty Dining-room Suits,
which are well worthy the place of honor under our illuminated
Golden Special sign to-morrow; and the entire lot should be sold in
one day. This suit is in the handsome William and Mary Period
design 54-inch Sideboard, China Closet, Serving Table, 48-inch
Extension Table (72-inch extended), Arm Chair and five Side
Chairs, upholstered in blue or brown leather. Complete suit, of
mahogany or walnut, ?139.75; of Jacobean oak, $124,76. It. may be
conservatively stated that they are WORTH ONE-HALF MORE.
This is an extraordinary value, butjhere are
hundreds of very unusual values in the Furniture
Store hot only among the special purchases, .but
in our regular stock, all of which is marked at
redUCed prices. ' -V Strawbrldce A CJothieK-Thlrd Floor
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LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, MO'-NDAiV
Victory, Demand
. of Lloyd George
Continued from Tare One
only prolonged war, can never be ful
filled. mttle Not Yet Won
"But the battle Is not yet won. The
great autocracy of Prussia will Btlll en
deavor by violence or guide to avoid de
feat and so give militarism a new lease
of life.
"We cannot seek to escape the hor
rors of war ourselves by laying them
up for our children, alllvng set our
hand to the task we must see It through
until a Just and lasting settlement Is
achieved.
"In no other way can we endure that
the world will bo set free from war.
-' 'Hold fast.' "
Winston Churchill. Minister of Muni
tions. In writing to Sir George Ritchie,
of the Dundee Liberal Association, re
garding Lord Lansdowne'a "iieace"
letter, says the "was haB got to bo won
and It's not won yet." Continuing, he
declares:
"The facts dominate every form of
argument not arising from despondency
or treason. Appearance of power Is
with the enemy; reality of power Is
with us. Peace now would for nil time
register and rivet upon the world upon
tho world an appearance of German
power, taken nt Its cu.mlniuiiiK i
It would forever deny other nation" the
heritage of reality. Are we to doom
our children to accept for all time the
Germans at their own aluatlon7 To
do so would defraud and defile the
destiny of mankind.
Not Time for Peate
"Why should we seek pence at tho mo
ment when Germany Is declining and
America Is beglrtnlngT-That Is what
Lansdowne beseeches us to do.
."President Wilson has spoken the only
words which in these daj-s should be
heard In the councils and camps of the
Allies: 'Force without Btlnt; force with
out restraint; force to the utmost
limit.' "
rtown come prices
on men's fine
Silk Shirts
The $6.50 Shirts, now $3.75
The $4.00 Shirts, now $2.25
Those reduced to $3.75
are pure silk; while those
at $2.25 are fibre silk. All
are smart of line and pat
tern. Waiiam H.
Wanamaker
1217-19 Chestnut St.
Forty 10-Piece
Dining-Room
SUITS
Mahogany or walnut
$139.75
Jacobean Oak. $124.75
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-AMERICA'S LARGEST FURNITURE STORE WITH THE GREATEST STOCK
The Van Sciver August Sale
Is Full of Rare Opportunities
OPPORTUNITIES to select from an unequaled variety of beautiful
suites and pieces and to secure them at far below present retail
prices at prices that approximate manufacturing cost. This,
because our heavy contracts with the leading factories were placed marry
months ago, long before the scarcity in labor and lumber brought about the
auctrp aavance
America's largest furniture Store and
here you will always find (as home
lovers for over a generation have
found) the largest, most varied stock,
and the lowest prices. This is the
season of large advertising and extrava
gant claims, but here the goods and
prices speak for themselves, invite
comparison, appeal to common sense
and true discrimination of quality.
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A Dining Suite in Brown Oak, after tne Italian Renaissance Period., (10 pieces) $285.00
An exquisite reproduction of the Italian Renaissance style, executed in Dark Brown Oak (in perfect imita
tion of the sombre, mellow tones of the antique wood) with rich polychrome carving. One of the many exceptional
offerings of this Sale. Note the symmetrical lines, perfect proportions and hand-carved decorative treatment (in
color.) Suite comprises Buffet, 66x22 in. ; China Closet, 39x14 in. ; Extension Table, 54 in. ; 8-f t. extension, Serv
ing Table, 42x18 in.; Arm Chair and five Side Chairs (with cane, inserts in back and blue haircloth seats).
An Enormous Stock of Rugs and
Carpets at Factory Cost and Lower
Close to and below factory cost of months ago, mind you, not the advanced cost of to-day. No matter what
your requirements may be you will find what you want in so complete a stock as ours, and comparison will show
how much you save by coming here. Our knowledge of manuicturing and market conditions leads us to advise
buying now for future requirements. It will pay you.
$11 1.00 Finest Wilton
$82.50 Royal Wilton,
$78.50 Royal Wilton,
$60.00 Best Body Brussels,
$57.00 Fine Axminster,
$52.50 Fine Axminster,
$29.50 Best Axminster,
Good settetlon of patterns and
Noted, at a Glance,
Serving Table, in
Jacobean Oak, $75
Rocker; in Mahogany;
Leather Scat & Back, $13.25
Rush Scat Chair, in
Mahogany, $10.50
Arm Chair, Brown Fibre,
Tapestry upholstered, $10.50
Chiffonier, Mahogany
finish, $11.50
Bureau, Mahogany
finish, $14.00
Bedroom Suite, in
Mahogany (4 p&.), $81.75
Everything for Living Room, Library, Dining Room, Bedroom, Reception Room, Hall, Porch and
Lawn Everything of Worth and Beauty, at Lower Cost Than Elsewhere.
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in prices. i nis is uaLJ -
9xl2t $87.00
9x12 $57.00
8.3x10.6 $52.50
9x12 $42.50
9x12 $39.75
8.3x10.6 $36.50
6x9 $22.50
coloring!, Including tho much wanted
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DRAPERIES
Among the money-saving specials, our Drapery
Department presents Couch Hammocks at reductions
of 10 to 25. Values, $12.75 to $55.00; present prices,
$11.50 to $46.50. This includes practically all types and
as these porch luxuries are becoming scarcer, early
buying is advisable. Also, Hand-Painted Opaque
Shades, mounted on Hartshorn Rollers, up to 38 in. x 6
ft., made to measure and hung complete for $1.70 each.
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$45.00 Seamless Wool Velvet, 9x12 $36.50
$43.50 S'mTs Wool Velvet, 8.3x10.6 $34.50
$31.00 Seamless Tapestry, 9x12 $26.50
$26.50 Seamiest Tapestry, 8.3x10.6 $21.50
$18.50 Silk Colonial Rag Rug, 6x9 $12.25
$26.00 Silk Col. Rag
$30.00 Silk Colonial
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rose and blue effect!
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Rug, 8x10 $18.75
Rag Rug, 9x12 $21.50
here below to.day't wholesale cost.
Noted at a Glance
Bed, White Enameled Iron,
with Spring, $9.50
Dining Suite in Jacobean
Oak (9 pes.) $67.50
Buffet in Golden Oak, $16.50
China Closet in
Golden Oak, $15.00
Dining Suite in
Mahogany (3 pes.), $67.50
Dining Suite in
Mahogany (4 pes.), $130.00
Arm Chair; large; in
genuine leather, $23.50
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