" " "lj .i r EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, -MOlfoAX 'AUGUST 19, 1918 , UMwW'QWYr i" "$ ' f '"vf!1 & fVr : .iffiBE 8PfensrKiR$ ! II I ' I MATCK ALL FIRES LITTLE TIKES i - "Sprinklers? No, myproperty'3 fireproof. Your s very truly." But when Arc come thl man paid for hit mistake. The papers said four lives were lost andltliebtiildinir stands nn empty shell the contents weren't fireproof. Maybo you, too. ought to be Rcttlnr. all the facts about Globe Sprinklers the fire protection that pais for itself. Telephone for appointment. GLOBE AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER CO. IMS Waohlnrton At.. Dickinson S31 P. R.T. BENEFITS TO BE INCREASED Larger Insurance and Pen sions in Plan Submit ted to Employes WILL KEEP WAGES UP "'flSflist'GNITION CO. 618 MORE HOUSES FOR SHIPWRIGHTS PHILADELPHIA SOLDIER JOKES ON BEING SHELLED BY "HEINIE Former Evening Public Ledger Reporter Describes Sport of Sliding Down Cellar and Sleeping Among Potatoes and Silver Candlesticks Promise Made to Equal Pay in Chicago, Cleveland, De troit and Buffalo Emergency Fleet Corpora tion Will Build in For tietli Ward 2000 AT EDDYSTONE Government Decides Only Building Can Solve Indus trial Housing Problem Provisions for larger sick and denth benefits, pension Increase arid greater Insurance nrc contained In a new co operative plan submitted today by the Hapld Transit Company to nil employes In Its service. Announcement Is talso made that wages "will always be n- high" as those prevailing in Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit and Buffalo, which the company tcrmi "most favored cities." In announcing Its plan the company makes this explanation: "The co-operative plan as now Im proved will Include benefits to all em ployes, putting the men In the electrical department, shops and buildings, way and other departments on a proper, com parative basis with those operating the cars. Under the plan there will be es tablished lnrger sick nnd pension bene fits and greater life Insurance. Wages will be based upon the nvcrage of wages established by the war labor bonrd In the four big cltlc-s of Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit and Buffalo, so that the wages paid In Philadelphia will always be as high as for these four most (favored cities. Plans are being prepared for Imme t'l.itc construction In the Fortieth Ward of 018 additional houses for Hog Island workmen. It was announced this after- noon. This operation, for which contracts probably will be let by the end of thli week. Is a part of an operation of 1000 houses. The first group will bo com pleted nnd ready for occupancy by Jan uary 1. The Emergency Fleet Corporation now has options on the land upon which the 018 houses are to be built. Pre liminary surveys nro under way. When completed, these new houses will mako a total of 2380 homes In West Philadelphia provided by the corporation for Hog Island, workmen. The first operation of 000 liouseq Is almost com- nlntA rtnn Hindis nt clviv.niw, ..,...... liu iMllinuuu UYCi.UU 13 ttllL'iMiy UUCUpiUS ine remainder or. the nouses In the tlrst operation will be ready for occu pancy within a few weeks. The 429 houses commandeered last spring are irtually all occupied. Another big building operation at Kddystone, to house tho workers at the Baldwin Locomotive Works plant there, Is expected to releaso houses In West Philadelphia for shlpworkers. At least 2000 homes will be constructed there, and It Is probable many employes now lltlhg In Philadelphia will move Into Ihem. More new houses may be built here by the, Government, through tho Depart ment of Labor, as It was stated In Washington tho problem of housing In dustrial workers could not be settled through Inducing house owners to bonrd war workers or extending transit facilities. Government construction of fers the only solution, It was announced Sick Benefit "Sick benefits will be at the rate of $1.50 a day, commencing with the eighth day of Illness and continuing for a period not to exceed 100 days In any yean This In addition to the amount which the company pays In case of In jury under tho workmen's compensation act of Pennsylvania. Tho present sick benefit Is only $1 a day. "A pension of $40 a month will be paid to any Incapacitated member who has reached slxty-flvo years of age nnd been twenty-five years In the continuous service of the company; this as against tho $20 a month now being paid. Spe cial cases to be given special considera tion. "Every member receives a life Insur ance policy for $1000, maintained while he Is in the service of the company. This takes the place of tho prosent death benefits of $050. For all or tnese Dene fits and protection to himself and family the employe will pay only $1 a month. Tho company will contribute $10,000 a month for the same purpose. "Any and eery employe of the com pany may become a member of this f.rt.nivrntiv tilnn . the only reaulre- ', Kment being that he bhall have been one year In tlic employ ot ine company. AUEALLT vivid picture of the dally life In ' the trenches, which has withal n touch of tho humor never lack ing where more than two Americans are assembled, Is given In n letter from "Don" Donnghy, a former member of the EvENiNO punuo LEDOEn staff, who Is now In Franco with the 103d Engi neers. Writing to -a. "pal" of his newspaper days. Donnghy, who for some occult rea son was known to his school friends as "Dunk," starts In characteristic fashion with the heading "Here today" then continues: "Here Is your chance to show nil the boys a letter from the very edge of hlngs, where horseshoes nnd rabbits' feet have toSvork overtime to do a fellow any good. Barnum made nn awful mis take when ho clnlmed ho had the great est show on earth. This has his poor old slx-rlng circus beaten a thousand ways. This sketch Is continuous and has more high spots ana dare-devil stunts than Barnum ever thought of. Also there nre no red lights over the exits, but you usually 'go out In a red flare. Figure thnt out for yourself nob by, then tell It to the latest recruit for the W P. district. "Willie and I nnd nbout fifty others have apartments over a stable In a town that Is Just comfortably out of reach of the big guns. We are here for a few days only, Just to wash up, feed up and sleep up. The good people of the village moed out In such a hurry last spring that they even forgot the pennies In tho babies' banks. However we have not overlooked nny bets, ns you will have guessed. 'We have borrowed all the feather beds we could find, ditto linen sheets, nnd opened up tho stablo under new management. Our last bluet before this wns nice enough, but Heinle wouldn't leave us alone. Wo had a luxurious po tato cellar, fitted up with other feather beds, silver candlesticks and oil paint ings of the ancestors of the late owner of the nearby chateau. "It sure was swell, as George Thomp son used to say. hut the trouble was that Just about meal times our mutual friend Heinle would go gunning for the few remntnlng chimneys In the town nnd said meal would be Indefinitely post poned, "We all developed Rundry talents that wo never knew we possessed before, Willie, especially, learned how to make It from Kitchen to cave In one slide. At thnt he has to keep moving to get out of my way. A one-legged blind man would make good with one of those six-Inch homewreckers heading for him. "One day last week I woke up full of loud complaints that somebody was either smoking French tobacco, which Is strictly 'verboten,' or that some yap was burning rags In the stove. Later I found that I had had my first taste of gas. I got off easy, but I had to wear a mask for an hour and, believe me, an hour In a gas mask would spoil any body's disposition. "Dog-gone it. I have to stop : here Is Friend Sergeant with an order that we must get ready to go somewhere very shortly. I must get busy and play dry nurse to a nice hefty pack. When I get settled again I will write again. In the meantime, Robbie, old Scout, Just pin It In your hat that there Is enough fun and excitement In this business to make a district Beem very tame. Tou had better take tho plunge." Don Donaghy was graduated from the West Philadelphia High School in 1910. He was on the staff of the school paper two years, and was associate editor a year. He Is only twenty years old now. He lived nt 111 North Fiftieth street. While at Camp Meade training for serv ice abroad he wrote original stuff about camp life. "Willie" referred to In his letter is his chum, William Shoemaker, Jr., who was his Inseparable companion while at school and went Into the army at the same time Donaghy Joined BRING 20 HERE ON SEDITION CHARGE Third of Those Taken in Chester I. W.W. Raid Arraigned 14 HELD AS SLACKERS Speaker and. Wife Cbargcd With Assailing President and Opposing Army Service CROWDS AT LIBERTY SINGS Affairs nt Oak Lane and Hunting Park Enthusiastic Affairs The liberty sings held at Oak Lane and Hunting Park yesterday wero two of the most successful ever held In this city Enthuslnstlo crowds. In ad dition to more than 300 marines nnd sailors, were given a day of purely en joyable nnd beneficial pleasure, The first sing was held nt Hunting Park, with 250 marines and Bailors, 400 members of the Liberty sing Chorus nnd 150 members of tho Doylestown Liberty Sing. Thousands of other persons also took part, nnd so enthusiastic did they become that many divided Into groups and sang patriotic airs. This affair concluded, and headed by the contingent of marines, hundreds of persons marched up the Old York road from ltunllnir l'ark to Asburv Green. Oak Lnnc, where the second sing was hold. The quota of uniformed men was Increased by 100 marines who wero the guests of Oak I.nno people oer tho week-end, and the sing which followed was equally ns enthusiastic as that held In Hunting Park. TRUE BILLS UNLIKELY IN DRAFT PROBE HERE VETERINARIANS START FUND . Five Hundred Dollars Set Aside for 'Relief Work Five hundred dollars was set aside by the American Veterinary Medical Association nt the opening today of tho flftv-flfth annual convention In the Bellcvue-Stratford Hotel for the pur posn of giving relief to needy members or their families. The association has a membership of 2000, of which nearly 1700 are In serv ice. Nearly 200 attended the opening meeting. . . The Ladles' Auxiliary attended the opening of the convention, but left shortly before noon to hold a luncheon at Kugler's. where business affecting tho relief wcrk of the women's organiza tion wna discussed. F. Torrance, of Ottawa, president of iii.iinj.ivi- i- . : .- ,.!- ,., i the association, neciareu in ium jimuuo.i .... v,, ...u...u..B mo uiuea "emu th t t, nilte(l states and Canada considered for housing projects. should have a lot of pride In tho veteri nary profession s part in tne war. Federal Grand Jury, Recon vening Today, May Only Criticize Involved Men The special Federal Gntpd Jury se lected to Investigate draft conditions In this city reconvened todny to consider new cxldence. Owing to the unsatisfactory nature of tho e Idcnce presented, tho Jury may fail to return any indictment against board members. """ For this reason, it Is asserted, T Henry Walnut, Assistant United tSates District Attorney, visited Washington to confer with Colonel Easby-Smlth to as certain the views of the draft ofllcers re garding tho boards Involved In the probe. It Is considered likely that tho Jury will return recommendations against certain boards rather than Indictments. Mr. Walnut believes that new evi dence may Influence certain changes. Be cause of this, he announced that he did not think the jury would close the probe this week. BURGLARS OPEN SAFE; ESCAPE WITH $3081 Bakery in East Cambria Street Entered While Proprietor Sleeps Above NEW WAR WORK EXCHANGE PERSONAL PLEAS TO MINERS Manufacturers Will Get Together jrcn Will Be Urged to Work and Here to lietter JJoost Government ' Not Fight The Philadelphia district of the United Personal appeals to each miner to States armv ordnance rien.irtmAnt yaa nrnent ilpferrert classification, work the Just announced Its plan to bring to- full eight hours each day and put forth gether representatives of manufacturers cv"y e.$.n t0 '""ease the output or in this dUtrict who are nijw working or wno may later taive on ordnance con tracts. This new department will be known as the Philadelphia District Ordnance Manufacturers' Exchange. The ex 'changc will hold Its sessions in the au ditorium of tho Manufacturers' Club on each Wednesday morning, These ses sions will bo from 11 a. m.to 1 p, m. The Philadelphia district comprises the eastern half of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Including Trenton and south thereof, and Delaware. All manufactur ers In the above district who are In a position to supply materials, tools, fix tures, machinery or any of the thou sands of articles or parts which are re quired by the ordnance department or which are necessary to the manufactur ers of ordnance equipment, are requested to immediately communicate with the secretary of tho exchange, stating the character of goods they are best fitted to produce. MAYOR SMITH DROPPED Playgrounds Association Lets Him Out' After Gudehus Fight Mayor Smith has been dropped as a Vice president of the Philadelphia Play grounds Association. This action followed his appointment of Judge Haymond MacXellle to one of the vacancies on the board of recreation, thus assuring the election of Senator Vaje's secretary, Edward II. Gudehus, to the post of supervisor of playgrounds. That the Gudehus appointment will be ignored by those who are experienced In recreation work was Indicated yesterday when William A. Steelier, director of physical education In the public schools, declared he did not feel the appointment would "Interfere" In any way with the work, Stecher resigned from the recrea tion board as a protest against the Mayor's dismissal of three other members of tho board. coal, will be made by committees repre senting the anthracite mine owners and the Federal Government. Tho coal regions will bo canvassed Just ns In a political campaign. Each man will be Interviewed, and If he does not understand English well an lnter pieter of his own race, his minister or doctor or someona In whom he has confidence, will be asked to tell him of tho nation's urgent need for coal, and to try and arouse patriotic enthusiasm. "Four minute" men, able to speak the dialects of the foreign-born miners, will mako noon addresses, and their efforts will be followed up by a house-to-house canvass. COAL WEIGHT SHORT; $25 FINE Six-Ton Delivery Lacked 1661 Pounds, Says Sealer One day last week the coal firm- of Devaul uros., iiaoaon tieigms wi iini.nnlln 7 T rinlivarari sly fnnfl nf coal at the home of Mrs. James Shaw, Audubon, If. J. lira Mhnw looked at the nlle when the coal heavers packed It 'In the cellar and decided sue- nan not receivea u ui ficient quantity. She summoned George Starm. sealer of weights and measures for Camden County, and that official said the Shaw coa) pile was 1601 pounds short. Devaul Brothers were summoned be fore Judge Panoast In the United States District Court nt Camden today, and, besides being fined $25, were told to mako up the bhortage. THOMAS P. C. STOKES DEAD Was Member of Old and Promt ncnt Philadelphia Family Thomas V. C Stokes, member of an old and prominent Philadelphia family, died on Saturday night in the University Hospital, after an Illness of two weeks, due to a complication of diseases. The Stokes home was at Loneoak, Wlssa hlckon and Westvlew avenues, German town. . Mr Stokes, who was seventy-five years old, had not been engaged In business for many vears. He was a member of the Philadelphia Club and a polo en thusiast , , The surviving sons nre Major Thomas Stokis. In the nrtlllery service nt Fort Sill Oklahoma ; Captain Walter Stokes, who Is In France; John W. Stokes, who recently entered the officers' training camp at Camp Taylor, Louisville, Ky. ; Edward Lowber Stokes, an Investment broker, and W. Stanley Stokes, of Ger mantown. who a few years ago married Miss Ruth Coxe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Brlnton Coxe. Burglars entered the bakery of FranV Klnstor, 2735 East Cambria street, early ' today, and, after rolling a big safe from the rear of the building to the front of tho store, blew off the steel door and made a getaway with $3081. The police of the Belgrade and Clear field streets station nre making a wide search for the safe-crackers, but have so far found no trace of them That the burglars were experts Is the opinion of District Detective Cnt who. after making an lncstlgatlon of the brink, asserted tl)at the cracksmen used niiro-glycerln to wreck Klastor's stiong box. Klastor. who came to this countrv m-v- cral years ago, lives In tho apartment dliectly oer the store, but did not hear the burglars. "I did not learn of It," said the baker, "until shortly after 4 o'clock, when I entered the rear of the store to make ready for the day's business 1 noticed that tho safe, which occupied a place la the room directly In tho rear of the store, had been moed. Going Into the store, I found It In the center of the room and almost In front of the store door. The door had been blown off and etcrythlng of vnlue taken." When asked why he kept such a large sum or money in tne store, Klastor said that he had drawn It from the bank on Saturday to pay a number of bills today More than twenty persons who last night wero caught In a raid on nn I. W. W meeting In Chester were today brought to this city and arraigned before the United States Commissioner. They wero accused of spreading Bedltlon. Forty others were detained by the po lice, and among them were fourteen al leged draft slackers. Their cases will be taken up tomorrow. The gathering was In full blast when Sheriff Albert It. Granger, of Delaware County, his deputies nnd a detail of Chester policemen forced their way Into a hall at Eighth and Caldwell streets. Seditious remarks against the Presi dent and the United States are alleged to have been made by speakers, all of whom wero nrrcstcd. In nddltlon, the meeting was combed for slackers. Four teen men are detained because they are reporttd to have failed to comply with the selective service regulations. Agnts of tho Department nf Justice In this city were nbtllled of the raid and have begun nn Investigation. They will bring the alleged slackers here late to day. A large quantity of I. W. W literature was seized by tho police. Nicholas Wallace, whom the police as sert Is a dangerous agitator, a woman who claims to be his wife, and the owner of the hall, Tony Carsscskl, were arrested at tho meeting. The police report that Wallace, while addressing the meeting, remarked that "It makes no dlffeiencc who the Presi dent Is, we must down all Presidents, Kings nnd capitalists " Other statements Wallace Is alleged to have made are "It makes no dif ference if a man has twenty citizenship papers, he has no right to Join the army," and "There is Just as much swindling here as in Hussla." Remarks of a similar nature are also alleged to hae been made by the wo man, known ns Mrs. Wallace. All the men at tho meeting who were unable to show proper draft classifica tion credentials were tnk.-n before local board nllicials and examined BailexBanks andBiddleCq Silversmiths Tea Services One hundred all different Forks and Spoons Fifty Patterns Various Weights Inexpensive Plated Silver for the Summer Home LAST WEEK! The Suits in this Perry Reduction Sale were formerly $20 to $45 and steady sellers all season long at those prices $4" and $45 Suits Big Original Value $35 Suits Biff Original Value $28 and $30 Suits Big Original Value $25 Suits Big Original Value $20 Suits Big Original Value NOW f $32.00 and I $35.00 now $28.00 NOW NOW NOW $22.00 and $24.00 $19.00 $16.50 In the interest of Conservation, we will sell ONLY ONE OF THESE SUITS TO A CUSTOMER! blORiRUCK . T1M mmss - :Tz-;-z-j' , , , ,y igHKP BY MOTQXfc TRUOK .?AVT3,g TIMli Guaranty INTERNAL GEAR -DRIVE UNIT LIPPINCOTT Motor Co. MOTOR TRUCKS 2120 MARKET STREET Executive for War Service Bureau i n Washington Wanted, a hlch-erade Executive, haiinr bnnklni or Industrial expcrlenrn, to accept executive nosltlun In Important llureau of War Sfrrlce In xnhlmttnn. Salary from num. Th. man who ran fill Oil position rouit b. capable of earnlnr at leuat llfteen thousand dollara per unnuni In nny commer cial Bcld. a j.1.1. i.i:i)ii:it oFiicic. ws' UJsEaaH fei I.2.3J4 & 3 Tons Iippincott Motor Co. MOTOR TRUCKS 2120 Market St RHY-fbr ERAS DEVELOPING C.PRJNTIMO FRANK J.CURRY THE CAMERA SPECIALIST" S12 CHESTNUT5TREET 812 I Sunday family partita are always I I tfven apcclal attention. Splendid I I orchestra. I I.KAVKS rillUM)KM'IU. IOK New York l l).illy ' 1". M. Haltlmon- I ILillv .1 P. M, Wllmlnalnn rijlly B A. M. I'hi-or I Dullv n A M Hamlin I Mnn.. Wfd . Frl.. n A. M. lislcin I Mnn WpiI . Trl.. ft A. M, All-ntnn ' Mnn IVnl l'rl , S A. M. llfihl.-hi'in I Mon Wed. Krl., n A. 51. ItiriritNS TO l'HII.A. FROM Nr-H Yiirk i Dully a P. M. llalllmnri- I D.illy r P. M. Wilmington I Dally 11! Nnon I Hallv 3 P. M. I Mnn . WpiI.. Frl . n P. M. I Mnn.. WimI . Frl 1 P M. All.-nmwn I -Mnn Wwl Frl.. 1 P. M. IMhli-hrm I Mnn Wed. Frl., 1 P MT SPECIAL KEDUCEI) HATES ON FULL. TRUCK LOADS FOR IJALANCE OF SUMMER Shipments transferred at New York for Ilostnn HridfiPiort, New Haven nnd other New England points. Motor Truckn for rent for all kinds of httullnfr, in cludtnff coal, sand, gravel and general merchandise. B?ati-FlGldborTtBSportation G. roplnr 6400 Operattnc Otrr 60 Flrr-Ton Mlilto Trucks "Write or phone for new Rate Cards The criterion of the true meaning of a Reduction- Sale is what kind of goods were they, and how did they fill the bill at their regular prices? These Perry Summer Suits now reduced were THERE with the VALUE all season! Park 089 XL t&zmiMivwMWi, h-fxft "((i&tl&tA THE BIG DRIVE for health betlns with proper care of the teeth. This means a rood a dentist ana a aenumco use jw m e.. . ii, .,. ,r p ,ini Ullu JMIIIfll vt,.J h-vu. - the teeth and atrenithena the gums. 33c. postpaid thruout U. R. fig L.L.EWJSL.L.IIVS Philadelphia's Standard Drue Store 1518 Chestnut street Good tooth brushes, 23c up vvtyMmwmMmxmm See them dis played. Underdown's Shirts $1.50 Each 3 for $4 oassM lnUstyle 1 nualllv and tit. Cuffs Attached or Detached A.R. Underdown's Sons slabber Goods and Men's Furnlthlnrs m Vljmj ! "' I U1 JIM Each star differs from its fellow yet they seem very much alifee when we look up at them. So do Roof Gardens from the street level. But there's something very different about the Ritz Roof yet no one seems to know just what that difference is I 40 f Ml I Individuality The Stroud Pianola Piano should not be com pared with other player-pianos, because it is supremely in a class by itself. No music lover who has heard its splendid tones and glimpsed its unusual points of attraction will dispute this statement When it is further added that this marvel of musical construction is the product of the great Aeolian Company, famous the world over as makers of the Weber and Steinway Pianolas, you can understand why the House of Heppe recommends its selection to their most critical and particular patrons. When you choose the Stroud Pianola Piano you secure assured satisfaction, distinctive construc tion and quality for a moderate price $700. Enjoy a demonstration of this famous piano, whether or not you consider buying now. We're only too glad to accord you an opportunity to hear this player-piano which has real individuality. C .J. HEPPE &S OH 1U7-1I10 CHESTIStJIT ST. 6TH&TH0MPSOICSTS. &rm SlIlV Quality, charm, individuality and the most perfect express ion are merely a few traits that tend to make the Stroud Pianola Piano theworld's greatest piano value. 1 m J4H 11 $700 full Dont Fuss and Fume at the Weather! If It's Hot and Sultry, Dress to Suit! Get a Perry Cool-Cloth Suit and Be Comfortable! The Prices are really a Bagatelle! Palm Beach Suits $7.50 to $15 Mostly big sizes at $7.50 and $9 Creams, grays, tans, bt is, sand colors, Oxfords, blues, and no. patterns. " Breezweve " Suits $10 and $12 In very attractive patterns Suits of Mohair $12 to $25 Regular Suit colors. All sizes. Blazer Coats, $8 to $12 Big Variety of Patterns! Extra Special! $6.50 and $7.50 Striped Worsted and Striped Flannel Outing Trousers, Now $5 and $6 Closed Daily at 5 P. M. Saturdays at One P. M. During August Perry & Co. n. b. t 16th & Chestnut Sts. m t"M J , 202-204 Market St. : .-'It- I I VSWAt -KalaWbLeil bls U3tf '.t- S.-iFVi '4 A Vlr-. . era
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