$''vrHjWgi V fi IX' y . it fK' K ! IP h A i i H u 13 :.T f v i&' lz? Jf l e l ! LABOR HEREHITS 'WORK OR FIGHT' Leaders Call Proposed Man power Bill Clause ' Needless HELD "UNDEMOCRATIC" Workers Patriotism Proves "Virtual Conscription" Un- jj necessary' Says Officer Organized labor In Philadelphia la unanimous In Its opposition to the Thomas work-or-flght amendment to tho man-power bill, Labor leaders say It would mean vir tual conscription of workingmen who attempted to strike. John A. Phillips", first vice president of the State Federation of Labor, branded the amendment as "undemo cratic." Mr. rhllllps said the general belief was that President Wilson would not sign the bill even If it should bo passed by Congress. , "It would be the first undemocratic move by the present Administration," Mr. Phillips declared. "So effect of any value could be produced by the amendment, nor would there bo any benefit from tho measure which could compensate for the limitations It would place on the rights of the workers. Labor narks rresldent "Labor Is united behind President tVllson. and .has been doing Us maxi mum to- help the Administration win the war." Leonard Kraft, secretary of tho Build ing Trades Council, termed the amend ment "camouflage conscription." "Labor does not need any force to do its duty," Mr. Kraft declared. "Organized labor strenuously opposes the passage of the Thomas amendment. "So such harsh measure Is required. Labor Is squarely behind the Govern ment, and the workers' see their duty dearty." "Labor has shown durintr the war that it has done all It could do," was the way V. L. Brown, of tho Steam Fitters and Helpers' Union, summed up the attitude of his organization toward the amendment. "We have never re tarded Government work. It has al ways been our policy to spur on the work, because wc believe the man on Government work Is Just as essential as thn tvinn In tha trar.ohfla M Plumber Opposes nlll " Joseph W. Allison, representative of 'the United Association of Journeymen Plumbers, declared the amendment should be opposed by "all right-thinking men." Mr. Allison declared labor had voluntarily dont all It could do. Robert G. Odam, of the Slate, Tile nd Asbestos Roofers' Union, declared there' was no necessity for the meas ure, "Labor," said Mr. Odam, "has sacri ficed sorrjp of th9 things It should have had to help the 'wln-the-war' policy of the Government." Other labor leaders here were of the lame oplnlpn, and a number declared It would be a mistake to force the measure on, the working people of the country at a time when they were do ing everything the Government asked. NEW ELIGIBLES MUST REGISTER TOMORROW All Those Who Have Reached Age ;e of 21 Since June 5 Last Commanded A warning that youths who have be come twenty-one since June 5 must reg ister tomorrow or be "rounded up" and arrested was Issued today by the De partment of Justice. Members of the Jewish Orthodox Church who have reached the age of twenty-one since Junp 6, will be allowed to register Monday Instead of tomorrow. It Is expected that about 2000 young men will enroll In this city In tomor row's registration. Registration will take place tomorrow between 7 a, m. and 9 p. m., at the following places: Local Board Will register at No. 1 Third and Dlckirsop. streets. No. 2 Seventh and Carpenter street!. No. 8 Second and Christian streeta. No. 4 S21 De Lancey street. No. 8 328 rtace atreet. No. 8 11109 Pine street. No. 7 2BS North fifteenth street. No. S 1012 Buttonwood street. No. 9 Southeast corner Twentieth and But tnnwood streets. No. 101417 North Piont street. No.JJ 015. East (ilrard avenue. No. 12 Fourth and York streets. No. 13 Klghth and Jefferson streeta. No. 14 Cresson and Cotton strtets, Mana yunk. No. IK Highland avenue and Shawnee street. No. 10 43 West Haines street. No. 17 23 West 1'enn street. No. 1ft Paul and Huan streets. No. 19 Thirty-ninth and Lancaster avenue. No. 20 Thirty-ninth and Spring- Garden ata. No. 21 Belgrnde and Clearfield streeta. No. 22 Northwest corner Fifteenth and Sny der avenue. No. 233214 Woodland avenue. No. 241438 West Dauphin atreet. No. 25 Twenty-sixth and York afreets. No. 26 Twenty-eUhtlf and Oxford streets. No. 27 1928 Fltswntir street. No. 28 Cumberland and Collins streets. No. 29 1900 North Twentieth street. No. 30 Front fnd Westmoreland streets. No. 31 D str-et and Indiana avenue. No. 32114.', North film -third street. No. 330047 Market street. No. 34 Stati road and Iinnshore street. No. 3.11210 South Twentieth street. No. SO Park and Lehiah avenues. No. 37 Twenty-second street and Hunting I'arK avenue. No. 88 Twenty-second street and Hunting Park avenue and flrehouae. Ridge. an.1 Midaln nenuei. No. 89 Fourth street and Snder aenue. No. 40 Fourth atreet and-Snyder nvenue. No. 41 Fiftieth street nnd Cheater avenue. No. 42 Sixty-eighth and Woodland avenue. No. 48 Champloat and Willow Orove aenue. No. 443007 (Sermantown avenue. No. 43 8447 Germantown aenue. No. 40 Forty-eighth and Wyaluslng avenue. No. 47 Richmond and Klrkbrlde streets. No. 48 Flfty-setenlh and Spruce streets. No. 49 Fifty-fifth and Pine streets. No. 30 Nineteenth and Oxford streets. No. 51 Eighteenth and Snder avenue. LIBERTY SING TONIGHT- Affair in West Philadelphia to Aid ' "Adopted" Transport Two of tlftwnost enthusiastic workers, , -for the navv auxiliary are the Misses Theresa and Gene Braden. 3045 Lane-aster avenue, president and vice presl i dent, respectively, of West Philadelphia Navy Recreation Unit No. 1. who will arslst this evening at a Liberty Ring to be held at Thirty-ninth and Lan caster avenue. - Proceeds of the sing will go to the rnuslo unit of navv recreation. In behalf of which the West Philadelphia unit ' has "adopted" a transport to outfit completely with musical Instruments. :: Knocked Off Ship by Swinging. Boom ' Peter Bryandson. Wlldwood, N. J.. Is .' In Cooper Hospital, Camden, suffering ' from Injuries received yesterday when l fishing from a schooner ttn miles off 1 , 'Wlldwood. The main boom swung 'around and struck Brvandson on the hadA He was knocked overboard and. w rf BLAKE'S BODY NOT RECOVERED Many Messages of Sympathy Reach Family of Writer Here The body of Warren Barton Blake, writer and lecturer, who was drowned at Nantucket last Sunday, has not been recovered. Mr. and Mrs. Burton F. Blake, of Merlon, parents of the writer. .arc awaiting details concerning tne drowning. Mr. Blake, the elder. Is treasurer of the firm of Wanamaker & Brown, at Sixth and MVrket streets. He has been the recipient of messages ot sympathy from a wide circle of acquaintances. The younger Blake wbr one of the edi tors of "Collier's Weekly." He went to Nantucket to spend the week-end and Intended to return to New York on Tuesday. , He won considerable distinction as a writer on social and economical sub jects. He was prepared for college at the De Lancey School, this city, and was graduated from Harvard In 1901. PROBERS ON TRAIL OF WHITE SLAVERS Federal Agents Find Vice Traffickers Conduct System Here Plan Roundup Trails that may lead to the heart of the white slave traffic In New York, Philadelphia, Atlantic City, Reading and other points are being followed by Fed eral agents. It was learned here today. Important discoveries of organized vice traffic, operating In various sections, were made following the raid recently on the "Carmine Coast," a settlement located on the hills just outside of South Bethlehem. Several arrests are said to have been made already in conjunction with a sweeping Investigation, the names of the prisoners being withheld for the time being. Although reticent In discussing the probe, Captain Cunningham, head of the Government vice squad here, admit ted that many more arrests are likely to follow. The bulk of the traffic uncovered. It Is evident, Is centered In New York, as was shown by numerous communica tions seized In the swoop on the "Car mine Coast" last week In addition to tho operators of" vice located on tho hills, several of" whom are now In cus tody, tho letters showed that directing he.rds In many cases operated from dis tant points. M prerent fifty-two women, arrested tn t tin f n trl nr liolil Hnrtoe lSf 1 1 f Q nt i frn, ,V.snn , ,Knnn imnn.nrt hv i United Slates Commissioner Turner. In , ........... . . addition the agents are holding ten men said to be linked with the lco condi tions. All the more recent arrests will come up before Commissioner Turner next Tuesday In Kaston, Pa., "following a further hearing of the persons that were caught In the net last week. BRITISH RECRUITERS TO GO Will Depart September 28, Leav ing Work to Draft Board Now that the draft convention be tween the United States and Great Brit ain provides for tho drafting of the British men In America Into the United States army, the British nnd Canadian recruiting mission, nt Sixteenth and Chestnut streets, will close September 28. and Its members will take their places i among the fighting forces. i Names of the 1050 men who have been examined by tho mission during the last year and have signed preliminary pa pers, hut failed to report on the day they were to be attested, will be turned over to tho draft bonrd. Thus, r Thus, If they fall to mber 28, they will report before September 28 bo drafted into service. Captain W. P. Latham, In charge of the mission, reports more than 5000 men have been enlisted during the last year, and there are that many more Britons here who should be with tho colors. The mission has many of these listed and will give tho list to the draft board. Since the mission Is closing In five weeks. It is imperative all applicants report immediately or De buujcci io me draft. NEW SI NOTE ISSUED Federal Reserve Bank Puts Bill in Cir culation A new dollar note. Issued by the Fed eral Reserve Dank, of Philadelphia, was tint in circulation todav In PhlladelDhla. The ncte carries a picture of George Washington on the race and the Ameri can eagle and flag on the reverse. It differs materially In design from previ ous Issues of Federal Reserve currency. TWO BOARDS NAMED TO HANDLE SLACKERS No. 6 and No. 7 Designated to Rush Draft Evaders to Gamps Local Hoard No. 6, Twelfth and Pine streets, and Local Board No. 7, Fif teenth nnd Vine streets, have been des ignated to handle all slacker cases In Philadelphia. This wns done this afternoon follow ing It telephone conference between Ma jor W. G. Murdock, State draft officer, and Assistant t'nlted States Attorney T. Henry Walnut, As the Jails are well filled with slack ers and quick action Is required tu; In duct them Into the service, each board mentioned has been requested to devote one day a week to handle slacker ca3es only. No official slacker board will be established. Continuing their hunt for draft dodgers special agents of the . Department of Justice, with the assistance of the police of the Twelfth and Pine streets station, rounded up 150 negroes of draft age In the poolrooms, cigar stores and other lounging places ln the section be tween Thirteenth and Fifteenth streets last night. The captives were examined at the police station for registration cards or other evidence that they had compiled with the draft regulations. About fifty who were able to answer questions sat isfactorily were released. The others were held to appear before the Federal authorities today, . CATCH SUSPECT IN STORE Woman Accused of Theft Arrested After Chase After a chase through a Market street department store this afternoon, a woman who gave her name as Anastasla McClure was arrested on a charge of stealing a pocketbook belonging to Mrs. Mildred Govett, 66;& Addlston street. On account of her strange action at City Hall the prisoner was placed ln the care of Police Surgeon Kgan. , Accused of Stealing Brass Camtllle Sassa, 1725 South Isamlnger street, was held under 800 ball today by Magistrate Collins on a charge of having stolen crass irom me oaiuwin Locomotive Works. Sassa waa arrested la-st nlht as he was leaving tha shop. ZZ -"- T.- . ,- - - - .. .! EVENING PUBLIC PROFESSORS QUIT COLLEGE FORWAR Members of Swarthmore Faculty Obtain Leaves of Absence SERVICES TO THE NATION Five Men Engaged in Useful Work Nine Changes Announced Leaves of absence to engage In special war work are responsible for five of nine changes made In the faculty of Swarth more College. Dr. Harvey C. Hayes, professor ot physics, has temporarily left his col legiate post for a Government labora tory. He la nt New London, Conn., at work on methods of detecting tho pres ence of U-boats. His Swarthmore chair will be filled during the coming term by Mason F Hufford, now doing re search work In the Bureau of Standards at Washington. Philip M Hlcks, assistant professor of public speaking, has given up his teach ing work for tho duration of tho war to become an airman. Ho Is now In training at the ground school of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Y. M. C. A. Man In France Assistant Professor Roy B. Pace, of the English department. Is doing V. M C. A. work In France. His succrsior at the college will be Dr. Kdgar White ll-ur-f 111. a former Instructor at Columbia Unlerslty. swarthmore s professor of public speaking. Dr. Paul M. Pearson, h.is se cured a year's leave of absence. He is going to Australia for Chautauqua lec tures, and will make his headquarters at Sydney. Dr. Pearson, during the last year, has been doing Important work for the Y. M. C. A. Part of his college work will be taken up by Wilbur Jones Kay, formeily professor of public speaking at Washington and Jefrerson University. Special mathematical work for the du Pont company will be dono by Dr. Ross W. Marriott. During his year's leave of absence his assistant professor ship of mathematics will be filled by Earl B. Miller, of Colorado. Four Other Changes The four other changes are the elec tion of Dr. T, K. Urdahl as professor of economics to succeed Dr. Louis N. Robinson; the election of Dr. Henrietta J. Mateer, formerly dean of women at Swarthmore, to the chair of Latin and Greek at Swarthmore : the appointment of Esther F. Baldwin, a Swarthmore graduate as instructor In English to sue-' ceed Miss Clara M. Hogue, resigned, and the selection of SIlss Helen C. Culm as director of pHyslcol education for women to succeed Miss Lillian Shaw. Miss Shaw recently saved the life of a young girl from drowning and was given a Carnegie Hero fund award. Sho resigned to study medicine. Dr. Robinson, who relinquished the post of professor of economics, is now chief probation officer of the Municipal Court of this city. DENIES WAR PROFITEERING Chamber of Commerce Wants War-Graft Charges Cleared The executive committee of the Phlla- delphla Chamber of Commerce has urged H, A. Wheeler, president of the Chamber of Commerce of tho United States, to make an announcement correcting the Impression made by tho report of the Treasury Department that the country's business men were profiteering on war contrncts. A portion of the letter asking Mr. Wheeler to take this step says: "Unquestionably some concerns have been profiteering, but It Is believed by our committee that many interests have only been making legitimate profits and, in some cases, no profit at all, and It does not seem fair that the Impression should go abroad that all of the Inter ests mentioned ln the Treasury De partment's report are profiteering." A letter from Nathan T. Folwell was also sent to Mr. Wheeler. Mr. Folwell asks that the Philadelphia bankers try to Induce Congress not to impose war revenue taxes that would tend ttv cripple L merchants and manufacturers. BOARDS MUST REPORT ON "WORK OR FIGHT" City Draft Officers to Tell How Well Rule Is Enforced Local draft boards were today called on by Major W. O. Murdock, State draft executive, to report by August 28 to State headquarters the manner in which the "work-orifight" order Is being carried out. The results of the reports will be sent to Provost Marshal General Crow der, in accordance with a telegram from him received by Major Murdock today. The reports call for statements as to the number of registrants notified to appear because of non-productive occu pation or Idleness; number giving notice of changes In occupations; number cer tified to district boards as delinquents; number notified by district boards that numbers and classifications have been withdrawn because of failure to change occupations. Orders were Issued today changing the rate for meal tickets for selected men from 60 to 75 cents. Draft headquarters staff Is busy work ing out additional calls for troops and the train movements for quotas already announced. Heavy drafts are expected within the next two to three weeks. ADVERTISING COPY MANAGER A Philadelphia export house Is desirous of ohtatnlnir the service! of a rompetent man ori woman capable nf handling- thrift advertising- department. All rorre upondenre treated In strict ron fldenee. Addresa F 248, Ledger Central MONEl LOWEST RATES ON1 DIAMONDS LOAN & GOODS OF VALUE FjyDEN&tRG SmMOTTjttMtrMAick) iiu r mi i u cmwmswmffi , LEDGER- PHILADEliPHIA; FRIDAY, IE. ,rV aPf . sr i. 'V j& M& ' ? JHiS t-LErAlBL-vi !Ep?"4 fii!IfcfM I IE? .MSkK !Si ' saE&2 aBlrBftCisaaPsaaaSKisal at" S?" ? sf.-Twff&r' .yJsaaaaal msffCW.rJSaaaCELirry saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaB i TED MEREDITH PROMOTED University of Pennsylvania allilele who lias been placed in command of an air squadron in France "TED" MEREDITH PROMOTED onner l'cnn Track Star Now in Charge of Aero Squadron .. e . ... Lieutenant James I.dward Meredith. better known as "Ted" Meredith, former Lnivcrstty or Pennsylvania track star and holder of the world's record for the half-mile run, who has been in the army aviation corps for more than a year, has been promoted nnd is now in com mand of a flying squadron on the Amer ican front, according to a cablegram from Paris, today. Ted Meredith went Into the aviation corps in the spring of 1917, tnklng the ground school course nt Cornell Vnlvci sltv and learning how to fly at the big camp of Mount Clements, Mich, where many other Phlladelphlans vere trained. He was sent abroad last fall. At first he was pilot of a bombing machine, but later wns promoted to be pilot of 11 chasso or scout machine. He has seen considerable active service and has been In many battles with boche airmen. On May 25 a dispatch from Paris stated Lieutenant J. J. Meredith, of the aviation corns had been captured by the Germans. No address was given for the officer and friends of Ted Meredith here thought it was he Twr, days later, however, a cablegram from Ted re ported he was still very much on the Job. ent nt Mereershurg vvoii T the 800-v.ird ames at Stockholm, wnue still a siuue Arirtn,. Alnrrtitltl 1 run at n. nlvmni,. n,,i. Hwetien, in 1912, setting a new worm a ", " "'" "'i" record. He also holds the quarter-mile transfer of bpnds for valueless securi and half-mile American Intercollegiate ties. recorus. tie is twemy-six years 01a ami was born ln Chester Heights, Pa TIDI nDlVUDC MAV C( AV17D UlnL LmlVcKj nlAl UU UVtiK Onnnrtimitv Will He OftWpd Motor Messenger JMcmbera serving In the motor mess-enger service. mav soon be called for overseas service According to dl.spatehes from Wash ington more than 300 women drivers will .be sent to France within the next six months. Volunteers will be selected, and It Is believed that many of the women ln the motor messenger service here will go over. Itegulatlons as to age are the same ns for the lied Cross nurses. They must he twenty-five years of age or over, and physically fit. They must be expert drivers, and un derstand the mechanism ofthe machines, since a greater responsibility rests on them than In their work here. They must be fitted to serve as motor messen gers, ambulance or camion drivers. So far It is planned that fifty drivers shall be sent over each month for the next six months. Expenses and a small salary will he paid. GO INTO AQION SINGING Soldier Writes of Cheerfulness of Men in France Horace Kemmerer, a Philadelphia sol- dler attached to Company D. 103d Engl - peers, in a leuer iu .nin iiarcniB. iiw North Tvventv-sixth Btreet. said th American troops were making- an excel lent showing in the present drive and go Into action singing-. "We captured several thousand Ger mans," he said, "and battered the rest to powder. But while things are going well here, I long to see a good ball game and root again ln the bleachers. The conditions here are all that could be de sired. We are treated fine and getting plenty to eat. "I was gassed ln our last fight, hut I'm coming around all right." Kemmerer, who was a vaudeville per former, entered the service last January aid sailed for France In May. Military Mass for Michael Kelly A military mass will be celebrated at l 9 o'clock Monday morning ln St. Gregory's Catholic Church, Fifty-second i and Media streets, ln memory of Prlvato Michael Kelly, killed ln action July 8. 1 He was a member of Company M, 111th Infantry. Private Kelly was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Kelly, 6200 War ren street. Philadelphia's .moat discriminating shoppers make this their place or refreshment for lea cream, for luncheon, for candles. Or "" rvminp till elevtn-thlrtv for soda, let cream and candiit '16 Chestnut St. i0& FISH TRUST SENDS PRICES SKYWARD Now In Control of Pounds Along New Jersey Coast SITUATION IS PROBED ,, . . c, . 1 1, Meat raCKCrS Arc billtl t() lie Finnnejally Interested in the Industry Klh prices are doubling nnd in many Instances trebling, because big flh con cerns, or what the public terms the "fish trust," have gobbled up the fish ing grounds cm the New ,l?rev ptmt That the trust has succeeded In irrt- ting control of the fish supply on the Jersey coast nnd that competition has been eliminated are charges made today by special agents of the National Food Commission. These agents have made a thorough Investigation of tho fih situation nnd today, while paying a visit to Unrnegat, N" J., asserted that but one of the scores of big fish pounds on New Jersey's const Is operated by on Independent. Kvcn tho supply of fish caught In this pound Is controlled by the trust, for tho agents say that the combine, having gained contnl of the wholesale markets In New York nnd Philadelphia, aro In a position to dictate terms to this lone. Independent. He muit sell his product, and as tho trust li his only customer It matters but llttlo to the j public what price no optatns, That the nromlnent meat-packing ' - . , . . ...,., t concerns nr the country nn invnueu , the fish field and Invented money In the Jersey pounds nnd fishing fleets Is the belief of tha Federal investigators. They have prepared a report and this has been forwarded to Washington De tailing tho skyward tendencies of fish tirlccs the ncents report that tho whold- i-.nlo price of weak fish this yenr is I twenty cents per pound, against last vrai's nrlce nf twelve cents. Putter flli lis today selling for nine nnd ten centsN per pound wholesale. Last venr the price vvns four nnd five cent". , I This year's catches have been ex , ceedlngly good, so that the Federal J agents ate nt a loss to know why tho T n-t. .............. ..ka .l,n..vtrifr allot, liltrli j prPCs. Governor Kdge, of New Jeisey, h,is become Interested nnd, through the New Jt,rsov Klvh Commission, hop-s to hit u)rm n pl.ln tliU ,Nu lower prices. The 1 commission has been investigating, uui Is not teaily to report. Last vear the New Jersey I.egisln tuio passed a bill which authorizes the Governor to buy and distribute fish, but whether this bill permits the State's ohlnf .veciitlve to oneratc llsh pounds ln i,e)mif 0f tho people Is a question I that must be decided by the Attorney General. Law .vers differ on this question and point to the wi angle in the Legisla ture when the fish bill was passed. At that time several legislators wanted to inject a clause into the bill which would glvo the Governor an undisputed right to build and operate fih pounds. This was defeated by agents of large fish concerns. WARNS AGAINST SHARPERS "Arl" Men Give Advice on Lib erty Bond Trailing If you want to sell a Liberty Pond, ' transact the deal through n reputable hank or bnJ nousp. Is ll" appeal of the Associated Advertising Clubs of (he 1 ne organization especially urges against the trading of Liberty Ponds I for stocks, unless the dear Is made 'through aa established concern, doing I I away with the danger of sharpers being I mixed Into tho transaction. An investigation made hy the Asso elated rlubs disclosed that ln one county, BO per cent, or $15,000,000 worth of the bond sale In that district had I bee" nbtaln.td b slock salesmen pro motrng worthless enterprises. The Associated Clubs has Issued the warning against Liberty Bond sales to counteract any Influence that may have been raised against the bonds by pro moters representing that their enter prises were much better than Govern ment bonds because the returns were larger. The move Is to halt nny preju- i dice that may nffoct tho forthcoming l Fourth Liberty Loan. LOSES HIGHWAY BUREAU JOB W. D. Gernet, Assistant Engineer, Did Not Support Vares Notice of the abolition of his position as assistant engineer ln the Bureau of Highways has been sent to Walter D. Gernet, 4638 North Camac street, by Di rector Datesman. of the Department of Public Works. The place carried a sal ary of $2500. Gernet was appointed during the Blankenburg administration and Is a innanrian DiPnnffi,M that niwtiva n. i turn's majorities against the organize-1 tlon. According to his friends. Gernet never learned to pull doorbells on behalf of the Smlth-Vare forces, and this over- sight is sain to nave icii io nts dismissal from the city service. I.2.3J & 5 Tons Iippincott Motor Co MOTORTRUCKS 2120 Market St Ladies' Hosiery 1"ifo6'e Only One Store d Chestnut St 0 Cor. 11th and For Rent or Sale WHEEL CHAIRS for Invalids. We also fit Arch Support- rrs. Trusses, Elastic loslerr. Abdominal Delta. lue I'hrslrlans' Supply Co. ot I'hlla. N. IV. Cor. 18th i. Sanaom 8ts, Call or writ" for cataloa. Ileodquartera for Invalid and siraroom supplies It? A BUSINESS MAN OF ABILITY nlth vrlde and aurressful eiperl enre In organizing manasinc advertising ftllni. denlrea an everutlvo position with n respon sible tlrni. Am employed at pres ent draitlnc (3000 and earning more and have excellent rrnsons for v anting n change, Mr middle name Is 'Efficiency' and 1 have fi head chuck full of practical deas for better results. That bead la easily, worth (10.000 year to the right m flrtn I sent it may do naa for icns money, riease giro Drier nartle- ulara and telephone number in reply. Addrs A 8J. Ledger pr. wvtlQiUH AUGUST 23, 1918 WANT FEDERAL DOG TAX Wool Men Say It Would Help Increase Sheep Supply TH,ft Mnre-Sheen-Mnre-Wool Asporta tion of the United States, with headquar- ters In tills my, ims !uiriru a campaign for a Federal tax on dogs. Dogs running wild do more harm lo sheep than nny outer element, mc sneep men say. They declare that since the I Stale required dogs to be taxed, two and a half years ago, there has been an Increase of more than 2,000,000 sheep In Pennsylvania ... "It has bten estimated that the needs of the soldier call for IDS pounds of wool per man per Jeat," said A. C. Blge low, president of the association. "To be Independent of the world for wool to supply an army of 6,000,000 men, wlth- out considering the needs of the civilian population, 150.000.000 sheep are need ed in inis cuuiury. LEVAN'S HALF MILLION DWINDLES TO $40,000 wrItl, nf Tiilnr FiVnrp ill WCaiUl OI J ailOr, 1 lglUO ,u , 5th Ward Case, Largely Imaginary The estate nf Maur Levan. reputed to have been worth upward of $500,000, under examination of the executor has Bhrunk to about 140,000. Levan. a tailor, killed himself April 3, nfler alleged persecution by Fifth Ward police because he supported Mer cantile Appraiser Jamei A. Carey In the Intter's fight for ward leadership against Isaac Deutsch. Levan had a tailoring establishment at 23!) South Fifth street. He was con- I .......- . . 1 1ntad " " tnis city icr .-pam. mm .-" - .. ...... . , aner rurKisn interests nnc. Shortly before his death ho was nr rested In Atlantic City In connection with supposed draft frauds, but was later cleared of suspicion. His arrest, coupled with a robbery at his tailor shop, weighed on his mind. It is said, and drove him to suicide. A short time before his death, Levan said his possessions aggregated more than $500,000. He declared lie had ex tensive property holdings. A scrutiny ... . . . . .,,,.,, .1... -, 1 ofthf estate, however, showed that most.! If not r,ll, ot his twenty-odd properties were heavily mortgaged, some being en-1 cumbercd with both first nnd second , mortgage!'. His chief unencumnereo asset, was nn Insurance policy for $10,000. Under the terms of Levan's will his widow has a life Interest In tne estate At her death It Is to revert to lour children, all minors now. Mrs. Levan Is living In Atlantic City, but maintains a home at tho South Fifth street ad drcsJ. MYSTERY AT STATE HOUSE Aggravated Assault and Battery Committed on Lamp Post Who did that to the lamp post at Independence Hall the one in front of the Washington Statue en C hestnut street? . ,. . Karlv this morning It was discovered to bo bent and shattered, but not even the trusty watchmen know who the late traveller was who hud a grudge against that vcjierahle lamp With glass completely gone. Its neck twisted sadly appeallngly, that poor lamp silently demands to be avenged. It is .suggested that perhaps a way ward truck gave it a nudge early this tncrnlng. or it may be a market wagon, lumbering along with Its sides swollen with baskets nnd crates, knocked over Its proud head. Boy! Page Sherlock Holmes! COUPLE HURT IN MOTOR CRASH . -,-, 1 XT 1.1 Yt71... I"1-- ! Bernard iTCUnil ilclrl Wlicn L,ar Hits Daniel Leonard, Jr.'s Mr. nnd Mrs. Daniel Leonard, Jr., 6140 Hagemnn meet. Tacony, were Injured today In nn automobile collision nt ' Klghteenth and Diamond streets Their car was struck by one driven by Bernaid Freund, 2220 Van Pelt street. I Freund was arrested and held by Mag utrnto r"nlllns to await the result of the Injuries to Mr and Mrs. Leonard, who were taken to the Homeopathic Hos pital. Both cars were wrecked. Finances Arranged In any amount on additional building! for responsible manufacturing concerns anywhere In metropolitan Philadelphia vicinity. 1'onimunlcnte promptly. A 226. LEDGER OFFICE Guaranty INTERNAL GEAR -DRIVE UNIT Lippincott Motor Cq (MOTOR TRUCKS Zl&r MARKET STREET WARNER TRAILERS Two and Four Wheel Types Yi Ton to 7 Tons Capacity IMMEDIATE DELIVERY JOHN W. ADAMS, Distributor 1427 Melon Street itFNotice of Removals Laurents formerly 1308 Cheitnut St. art nqui located in their New and Larger Quarter 914 Chestnut Street Opening Hour, 10 A. M, A fresh shipment of ! Zuma. Havana rlsnrM made nt Key West, have Just arrived. In three size! No. 4, S.VOO per hoi ton No. S, fd.nil per hot 100 No. fl. S6.00 per 10 A TRIAL. OF IS FOR 35c H)gav (QftMHtr Importer of Havana Clears 108 CHESTNUT STREET Take a look at the value in Underdown's Wb, SHIRTS I iS: S1-50 Each I 3 for $4 Tou'll be surprised ts And such ciusllty and stvla at these Prices. Cuffs Attached or Detached A. R. Underdown's Sons Bmbber Goods and Men's Fnrnlshlnn 202-204 Market St. $1.75 TO BB LIMIT 0F1919TAXRATE Vare Promises No Increase in the Levy on Realty BUDGETS MUST BE CUT Salaries of City Employes Will Not Be Reduced, but Rises Predicted The city tax rate on realty for 1919 will not be mor th.in $1 76. There Is a possibility of It being even less. Hevenue nt this rate will nnnrntl. m"tc NMoO.000, and expenses will be made to fit. Senator Vare. whose grip on Councils nnd Councils' Finance Committee Is ad mittedly strong enough to make his word law, has promised there will be no Increase over the present high figure reached In two jumps under the Smith administration. Ills pledge ends ill dis cussion of the possible need for nn In crease to retain nil on the city nnd county pay-roll. I'crsonal services now tost the city nnd county governments about $19,000,000. Sularlrs to Stand Department heads are fast putting Into shape their annual budget requests. These will be sent to Councils' Finance Committee within the next few weeks Before that Is done however, they will bo revised downward from their approx imate grand total of $50,000,000 In an effort to cut cost of supplies and operat ing expenses Salary rolls will nnt bo advanced, but. on tho other hand, plans are afoot to Increase the pay of thousands of em ployes who do not now receive a living wartime wage. Money for these In creases will have to be found hy cutting out pet improvement fcchcmes of depart ment heads To Seek Mayor's Pledge Having obtained Senator Varc's prom ise that "there will be no Increase In the tax rate net year." members of the Philadelphia Real Kstate Hoard and of thc 0pa,ve Uumnf.. Assoc,atlon w, noxt ask Mnvor smtn nmi Councils for n similar promise. Officers of both asso- cl.itlons believe they obtained all the results necessary irom oenator vare ana tho request to the Mayor nnd Councils Daniel Crawford. Jr, president of the Operative Builders' Association, reply ing to n similar question, said: "We lelt that the Influence of the Senator vouId be effective In picparlng the way. so that the people. In City Hall would know how wc stand." WANT "RYAN" PARDONED Three Hundred Sign Petition in In- tercst of Jailed Fake Officer Pardon for William llamm, who poed as a member of Pershing's force ln Phil adelphia, several months ago. Is urged In a petition sent to the fnlted States Attorney General at Washington. The petition, which was circulated hy Francis ' Tracy Tobln. Hamm's attorney, bears1 300 signatures. I Hamm Is serving a four months' sen-, tence In Mercer county Jail, at Trenton, N. J. While In Philadelphia he an-. nouncfid himself as Sergeant Major Ityan. "who first sent the Americans over the top" In France.'' MEN! Advanced Shipment Just ii r?? .. rn "-.. ara s r inesi r an custom nAUJAinM J7L IsUrUUVclil Ok Genuine Cordovan Shoes Will Be Sold at Last Year's Prices $7to$8 The character of workmanship and quality of these custom-built shoes has no superior! Burt & Packard produced them on our own exclusive designs AND ONLY because of our huge orders placed early in 1918 are you able to buy them now at last year's prices. It's the big money-saving opportunity of the year so, for your own sake, come early Be Prepared Buy Your Winter Shoes Here Now & Save $3 to $5 Royal Boot Shop FOR MEN M Xkl rCX 17TU AWH MAPIfFT QTDFCTC v 1 vxas M.-JM.M.M. tr-i.i-ir Open Tonight and Saturday Night to 11 P. M.'fS Loading Hauling; Unloading; rruettawt Trailers liccp iour Irticfc busy fiauHna tills tlms slimlMatod, Capacities 1 to 10 tons. TRIPLE CAPACITY OF MOTOR TRUCK Utilizing; the reserve power of a motor truck to haul a FYuchauf Seml-Traller Is sound business Judgment. FRUEHAUF TRAILERS Motor Truck? are built to pull, while Fruehauf Trailers are built to carry the load. The trucl; and trailer make an eftlcient, economical hauling unit with three times the carrying; capacity of the motor truck. Haulage costs are reduced accordingly with Fruehauf Trailers from 60 to 200 per cent. mo-1740 North Croskry St. Bell Phones Diamond iiS3-!i yrr Kt.T"r IWt .!VV- .' ,'- tf.t't-? , CITY MEN GET CC Uf More Philadclphians Arc Mi Officers in the U. S. Army Kl Phlladelphlans whose commlsslonVl?;S were announced nt the office ot the !; Jutant general Include: if". Second lieutenant, engineer, HM-oML D. Uclsel, 229 North Klghteenth Itrtttii captain, ordnance, George H. Miller, Mi Walnut street; second lieutenant, quar' termaster, John P. Lally, 1344 South,1 Hancock street; second lieutenant, au!1'?-' termaster, Harry A. Dewaelc,2027 SoutiTiJ sixtieth street; uernard 1, McNcho4.v 765 Corinthian avenue; Charles ..fcjSsj Stretch. Narherth ! lieutenant. Miml'.Aji warfare service, Clement It. Walnwrlght scond lleim ;rvlce, An4jV 1332 Washington avenue; tenant, chemical warfare servi tonlo J. DeChequler, Ardmoro; Garner sj II. Mann. 241 South Twenty-first street rfi$ j.uwin u. uiaKeiocK, d'jitt ijancasterc avenue; chaplain, first lieutenant, Cyrlf hi B, Harris. 217 St. Mark's Square. i M VnttalAil v,n nlir.n m i'ii.iaHww. fat . ? Second Lieutenants. Quartermaster JiEl Charles James Gregory, 3528 NortK&KS Watts street : Albert Herman Schmidt. ,jS 2313 North MaBCher street. V'i Second Lieutenant. Sanitary Coras .'TBI Harry AV. Miller, B115 York lload. ' Smashup Establishes a Milky Wiy ,:iht A rti UTj- it'airfln xin a taiVitV Ktf t 4n1lAt!lT3 A car today In South Thirteenth otret. &9 ThA driver r.f tha uniron. Prank Zand, tpm 1025 Wntklns street, was slightly In iJ jured. Ho was taken to St. Agnes j tinsniiau dui mier was senx nom-, man -r tint na nt rtllr iuA hvnVon onllttna ihn contents over the street. ,j-gi BaileyBanks andBiddleCq Necklaces Earrings Studs t Pairs .--or -Separate Pearl s-'f or - Addit ion, ToNec"klaces SpecimensSelected) and -Submitted Store closed Saturdays) ' TODAY AN TOMORROWS Your Choice of Arrived or Burt ck f ack-;& n 'iLmi. ui o r i &. duui p iu xo a io uuaiiTy mm .. it 7AlfA A1 t- & JHLUtlU ctli cs They'll m Cost You $10 to $13 mw- tirj && i ins r inter & FOR QUICK SALE ' TODAY, TONIGHT TO SAT'D'Y NIGHT iimiuiu i u ut I U 43 !? a T. Ifm ? J & &SSS rtnt4MA, r "!"" w jtwwsufirs t vi- liy -aUttWUhsit Um tm. -1-1 l-,. ' - .fcf'v' r&J'-.w . !i" ZBibi m r. :?'V"vj
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