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SPRINGERS
THE AUTOMATIC FIREMEN
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Globe Sprinklers In the
Atlunta Fire
JVhcn everjthlnir for blocks around had
fallen before the flume, the I rio Laundry
stood bravely mid the lire rmtd, Iravlii?
It unhurt Hunk to Chile Sprinklers.
Itwasn tiiirdiy for Cilnbo Sprinklers but
they hid Just tlono their mrk n wni
expected nml n they III In our plant
If jou'll give them a chime.
Globe Automatic Sprinkler Co.
1035 Wanhlnston Ate. ntiklnson 531
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The AtltntA Wnrohonprs rr protected by
nre rprinkicrB
m LOAN SALE
MAY BE DENIED
Capital Issues Committee
Likely to Withhold
Permission
WOULD DELAY PROJECTS
If $10,000,000 Bond Indebt
edness Not Allowed Improve
ments Must Wait
Philadelphia may not be allowed to
iell 510. 600,000 worth of bonds, this
-saTasaW b Y'.TeTeWX-iU-S.sar eM .h v
t fn.
Plans for many big Improvements will
'go over until after the war If the cipl-
tal Issues committee turns down tho
latest requests of Jlajor Smith and
Controller Walton.
In the event of the final refusal of
the Government to allow the sale, vir
tually every city permanent Improve
ment will be brought to a standstill
Although city officiate still hope
pull thioug
a bund s.-.k between 1
now and the first of tho jcar, there is
no chance to canv out the orlgln-il plan
01 selling uonrls before the fourth Llb
, rty Loan drive The onlv assurance
the city has Is relative to sj, 100,000 to
complete the Frankford i:ievatcd and
this may be held up until 1019 or even
later.
When the tlov eminent edict went out
against nil but tho most necessary of
Improvements, department headi got
busy and compiled a long list of Im
provements which they considered es
sential, and demanded, that the Govern
ment permit the city to sell bonds to
cover the various classes of work It
Is said they received but little encour
acement fiom Washington
AurlotiH Projects Outlined
Plans were made to Include the com
pletion of the Frankford elevated nnd
that part of the t-ubwav under City Hall,
to continue improvements to the water
system, to build hlghwn.vs and bridges,
tcNiontlmie gindo-crossing removals and
1 to continue port Improvements Director
15 Twlnlmr of the. Dennrtment nf Transit.
fixed $1,100 Q00 as an Mneduclblc mini
mum" for tianslt Improvement He was
given nsur." nee. that this sum would be
allowed and that tho city would be given
the right to soil bonds to cover the
amount.
The fcuccess of the transit head led
others to fall In line, and a total of
510,000,000 wns 111
made up approximately
Vn.lt J! 100 000 nort
anslt, $1,100,000, port.
as follows, Tr,
51,500,000; ned roads, $1,500,000; grade
crossing icmovals, 52,0U0,00u; improve-
menu; to the wntcr works, $.200,000, and
hospital oonti uctlcm work, $700,000.
-xnese junyor snuiu ana oinerB urgea as
Imperatively ucedrd for war purposes.
The committee, In .1 letter to the Pub
lic Service Commlbslon. now takes thi
ground that public utility projects shall
be uniformly deHed until nfter the
war, and that extensions unless Impera
tively needed foi war purposes, be abandoned.
. ABMY FRAUD LAID TO WOMAN
f Mother Says Prisoner Took Al
lotment rom sons ray
Charges of harboring deserters from
the army, and of making false state
ments to obtain the allotments of a sol
dier wero pressed today against Mrs
I.i Amelia ucunj, miu'kcu piugi! ii'iur UL il
r hotfse at 5334 Westminster avenue.
which was raided early yesterday.
At a hearing befoie United States
Commissioner Long in tho Federal Build
ing the woman was held In 51500 ball
for a further hearing September 3, nnd
tTirA nthnr vnmpn taken in thn rnlrl
I were held In 51000 ball each
. They arc Ester Terry, Anna McGlnnls
and Helen Conway.
The raid was conuucien uy Federal
.ajrents Stum and Sin-ague. Thev ar-
F rested two alleged deserters from Camp
ITnlnn X V Tho man n m ITo nn
Irf Qfnneu unu juuira itrriiB, buiu iu ue
Tllillorfalnhlnno ThV ivnra rshlmaH tn
the cantonment.
Agent Harper, of the American Pro
tective League, testified a complaint
had been received from the mother of a
drafted man In Manayunk, named
I'y Walsh, that she nan received no allot
5" n4ntn from the ftAvprnmpnt slncA tier
In? son went away to camp MrB. Walsh.
It was said, charged Mrs. UeaKy had
.sworn falsely to get the allotments of
I f nriMlnli
Mr. Beaky denied all the
If" charges-
JEWS REGISTER TODAY
l& Enrollment Delayed Because Sat-
i:.; urciav is ineir iiuuiuii
'W . Registration for the army of joung
emeu who have become twenty-one sears
5 of age since last registration day on
fc June 5 continued today.
6 The young men enrolling for mlll
ritary service today are of the Jewish
sfulth. Permission was cranted bv the
Irt War Department for them to wait until
if today, as last Saturday , when 2721
iyoung men registered in cms cny, was
their Sabbath.
lit According to the renort sent from
Harrlsburg, the teglstratlon Is classl-
c UflU no luuuns, ivillin i;iu&cilB, villi
1 uesru uiuseiin. d.o, uiiu uiirns, eoo.
A It Is expected that many of the youths
3t"wno nave just registered win oe in
65. camps within the next few weeks
PRISONER APPEALS FOR FOOD
Charles W. Kerwood Writes to
Friends From German Camp
Charles W. Kerwood, of Bryn Mavvr,
one of the best all-round athletes ever
turned out on the Main Line, who Is a
prisoner tn a German concentration
camp, has written to friends in Paris
that he needs food and clothing. A
copy of his letter was forwarded to
friends In Bryn Mawr nnd a bcrx will be
hlnDed to him at once.
Kerwood enlisted In the aviation sec
tion ot tne irencn army ueioro tne
"United States entered the war and was
matHgnea to tne Larayette isscadrllle.
JtafWAi taken prisoner last March,
ten-tne .engine 01 a Domoing macmne
'was driving went dead and ha was
read lo, desewsd .bhlnd t(i 'Qrroan
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FRATERNITY MEN
START MEETINGS
Delayed Benefit Payments
to German Subjects
Discussed
CONVENTION TOMORROW
Medical, Law, Press and Offi
cers' Sections. in Prelim
inary Conferences
Preliminary tn the openlnp tomorrow
of the rnnfntlnn nf thn Kntton.il Frn-
'tcrntl Centres, ot America, sections of
the congress tod.-O' held sessions In the
Rellexue-Rtratford Hotel,
Moie than 400 delecntes were at tho
mcetliiKs, nnd the KUests probably will
ntimhct 5000. 1'crsons from all oer the
country are present. Virtually c cri
state Is represented. '
Todni's meetings were held b the I
medical Inw, presidents, secretaries and
press sections.
Mutters pertaining to the
nrlous departments controlled by these
convention tomorrow or Wednesday.
Interest Is centered In the action to
be taken by the law section on the
I question of paying benefits to residents
I of countries now at war with the
' United States
Tatted Trnillnjr with Thiemr
The trading with tho enemy act pre
vents pajment of benefits to persons In
enemy countries nnd thus far more than
million dollars In benefits has accu-1
mulatcd in tho treasuries of various or
ganizations, according to Aithur W
L'llltnH nhtnlnn ntn...n.. tl -..1.1 1. h
law section probably will recommend
that all benefits due alien enemies be
paid to Allen Property Custodian A
Mitchell Palmei, to be held until after
the war.
, Arrangements will be completed this
evening In the Major's reception room,
I Cltv Hall, for tho big fraternal pageant
i to be held hero tomorrow night.
Tho pageant with about 40,000 in
line, vvill lie a living symbol of fraternal-
Ism's solid support of the nation at war.
I Its climax will bo reached at Indenen- i
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1.11-nv.v- 111111 "ii'ii- inrii Ml nil luiuii '
nrominenco will sneak and a new
nitionnl
declaration of liberty will bo proclaimed.
spectacular l'nrudc
The trvrnde will be a spectacular fea-
ture of 'he N'atlonal Fraternal Congress,,
which closes Its sessions rrldty
The
Congress represents 20,000,000
mem-I
bcrs. affiliated with hundreds of
't'l mil hodlrs
fra-
The meeting tonight was called by
W. I'reeland Kcndrlck, chairman of the
N'atlonal Fraternal Day 'celebration
committee. Itepresentatlvcs of scores
or lodges, councils, camps and com
mandcrlcs will attend and receive final was hauled nt.hore at South Carolina
Instructions for the part their organlza- avenue. At Bartram Place, Chelsea,
tions are to have In the pageant. , Gunrdb Farr and Murray rescued I,ouls
The line, of march will be on Broad' Mason, Miss Doiothy Murphy and Wal
strect between Spring Gaiden and . tcr Bolte nftei a hard fight,
tfpruce stieots , Morris Itevlnsky. Hdward Mejers nnd
Addresses at independence llall will
be made bv Charles M. Schwab, direc
tor general of the Emergency Fleet
Corporation : Senator Warren G. Hard
ing! of Ohio, and James W. Gerard,
former ambassador to Germany. A
"liberty sins," -tho ringing of the bell .
In tho tower of Independence Hall nnd 1
the proclaiming of a "declaration of
fiaternallsm" will follow tho addresses
TTfE WALNUT TO BE AUCTIONED
City's Oldest Theatre Will Be
Sold September 18
The Walnut Street Theatre, Ninth and
I Walnut streets, will bo sold at auction
, September 18.
1 Th situ of the Walnut ras been oc-
cupled continuously for varied purposes
of publio nmusement. chiefly theatrical
ente,talnment. fqTlOD vcars. It Is the
oldest theatre lnMhls cltv;
the plaers
Vcrc there when Philadelphia hnd onlylinese drivers
95.00) Inhabitants, and vvhei" Thomas nm occur.
Jefferson was president 01 mo uruied.
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vvnin i' urst nin.-uv.-u """ ; '""'complaint rrom tne mousancis 01 riuers
edge of the built-up part of the city, with Two hundred .stops have been eliminated,
tho Almshouse in sight at Tenth and. Twenty-five warrants were Issued to
Snruco ttrects dav bv Magistrate Hairts nealnst auto-
Tha Walnut has been In dimcuitie.s tno
lsst few jears On November 8, 1915, it
closed its doors, unable to pay its debts,
and u dozen actors weio btrandea In thU
city . , , , , . . ..
Two weeks later thy furnishings of the
v.1.1 .hAutrn lPre SOld at ntlUliC aUCtlOll
renrdnrltTil.s,nmnaswe:
to satisfy the creditors, and the theatre.
TROLLEY TRAFFIC BLOCKED
Wagon Breaks Down West Phil
adelphians Are Late nt Work
Thousands of West Philadelphia resi
dents went to work this morning with a
"late excuse." . . -
"Cars were blocked" formed the
stereotpod explanation. They were1
for forty-five minutes. A wagon loaded
with about three tons of produce drop
ped a rear wheel on tho subway and sur
face car track Intersection at Twenty
ninth and Market streets.
The Market street subway and surface
cars, the Woodland avenue lino and the
Lancaster avenue sstem were tied up
n.1... nnnnuutln,, I.Pnnif, Un fr All t tllllt tH ro
were rushed from the barn at Forty -
ninth street anu vvoouianu avenue ano
m rinun Chestnut street.
Powerful trucks and a wrecking crew
Anally moved tho wrecked wagon.
Investigating Death Under Train
Authorities of Westvlile, X. J. today
are investigating the death nf William
A. Murray, fifty-two years old, of 414
Powell street, Gloucester. Ho was killed
last night by an electric train on the
West Jersev and Seashore Itiilway, af
ter he Is said to have crawled under the
safety gates
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DEVELOPING bPRINTINO
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THE CAMERA SPECIALIST
8!2 CHESTNUT STREET 812
ADVERTISING COPY
MANAGER
A rhllsdelplili export hon 1
d'slrous of nbtnlnlm the wnlce
of a competent man or womsn
ripnble of hnndllnr the r ad?er
tfalnc department.. All corre
, spondrnco treated In strict con
fidence. Address F its. I-cdfer Central
Notice of Removals
Laurents
formtrly 1308 Chtttnut St. art
now loeaftd in thtir
Nmw and Largtr Quarter
914 Chestnut Street
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PLANES TO DROP WAR PLEAS
ON CITY'S LABOR DAY PARADE
Handbills From Shy Will Urge Marching Hosts to Speed Up
Shipbuilding. Munition Mahing and Other Worh
Essential to Victory
While thousand of war workers
march down Broad street In a tnlRhty
lonIty demonst-utlon on Labor Pay.
battle planes will soar oer the city nniJ
drop handbills on the marcher
Ilcrinte tho s'rcnuou efforts of ship
and munitions makers to turn out
maximum quantities of war supplies, the
hardhills, !rsued by ofllclals of the
orduimco department of the arm'- wll1
cany urecnt pleas for additional spetO
Ing rians liac been drawn for a series
of celebrations In Philadelphia nnd In
eery section there will be pnrades and
patriotic meetings These drmonstra
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Mill sttnmlntn Intprost nnrl pntliiialnmn
ninonjr workers who arc Indirectly con-
ccrned In tho war machine nnd by
doIiiB so aid those who arc bulidlnB ships
YOUTH DIES IN SURF;
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MANY OTHERS SAVED
Benjamin
Alexander M a y
Have Been Shark Victim
at Wildwood
Benjamin Alexander, twentj-nlne jcars
old. of 251D North ITont street, this
city, was drowned csterday at Wild
wood, N' J. Alexander's body, badly
lacerated, was taken from the surf by
lifeguards An examination of the Hcer-
ations Is being made to determine, if
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how they were caused tho
thcoiy being advanced that he m i hive
been bitten b n sea turtle 01 .1 bvby
shark.
Nineteen other persons of till" city
were rescued by life guards ns towering
combers raked the shores at N'ew Jersey
coast resorts esterdiy.
Alexander had been emplojed as a
lineman In the Klectrlcal Bureau slnre
1912. He was on a vacation at Wild-
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r'w'- 1""I"K been there a w eek.
Atlantic City was the scene of nnny
heroic rescues. Tho largest crowd of the
season was In the surf nnd tho guards
experienced their busiest day.
Three bathers were rescued off N'orth
Carolina avenue shortly before C o'cock
Ono of them was C II AVhltc. of this
city. lie was cairled out Into the rough
breakers nnd was unconscious vhen tho
glial ds finally brought him abhorc
Miss i:ilzibcth Beach and Benjamin
Arlltz were tescued nt Jvcntucky ave
nue Cliff Johnson, a medical student,
Charles Bj berry, all of Philadelphia,
were rescued by tho guards at other
points
Guards Somers and Goulker rescued
Charles Meade, Julius Bernstein, Ben
jamin Cohan and Mrs. Arthur C Van
Dike. Guard Itajmond, using the can
buoy, pulled many persons to safety
during the day. Among these were u
S Bussare. Jacob Stclnfeild. Mrs. U T.
ltcnway and Mrs. Fred Miller, of this
city.
AUTOS IMPOSE ON SKIP STOPS
Motorists Cause Danger in West
Philadelphia
Many motorists took advantage of the
car lines sRip-stoj) plan, wnicn is on
tho second today of Its trial In West
Philadelphia, nnd passed at express
speed streets nt which cars did not stop
unless tome action is anen against
it is feared, accidents
Adoption of
the skln-ston nlan in
ll'aal flLHn.lalnnln hmltc-ht itttlt n f
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mobUe drivers charged with lunnlng
tj,eir ara between the curb and tiollejs
discharging passengers,
The warrants were given the police
of tho Sixty-fifth street and Woodland
nNenue station nnd are being berved as
nn .. 1,n n11crar1 nfTonil.K la Inilml
TPntv-nve automobile drivers arrested
Saturday and vesteraay were eacn lined
510 and costs by Magistrate Harris last
night for the same otlcnse.
FIGHTS WOMEN DETECTIVES
Negress Accused as Shoplifter
JUitcs Captqrs
Two women detectives n a Market
street store, were badly bitten and
scratched today when they attempted
tn arrest Margaret Maddox, a negrcss,
fnlnrnrln street Apar DloktnSOIl
Margaret Maddox, it Is charged, stole
several shirtwaists Miss F.thel Mlnton
nnd Miss Illlen Colotnn, detectives, 101
lowed her .Into the street and tried to
make the arrest Tho negress .attacked
them, tearing part of their clothing off.
A reserve policeman came 10 tne utsm-n
lance of the detectives nnd arrested tho
mwa;
xtnilstratc Mrclearv. Central Stntlon
held her for court under 51000 ball.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
To Hccord with thn Oornmtttt'
nr-wlnnlnff conerntlon plan
until further notice our dally and
Minda business hours will be front
11) A M. in th usual closincr hour.
In no other way will our service Kf
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Philadelphia'" Standard IJru Storrt,
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1518 Chestnut Street
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INTERNAL- GEAR-DRIVE UNIT
LIPPINCOTT IVlOTOR CQ
MOTOR TRUCKS
2120 MARKET STREET
I.2.3J4 &STons
tippiNCOTT Motor Cq
MOTORTRUCKS
2120 Market St
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tuUntUr rollOToi
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opporto. Illtod and
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BatUo HMlorr
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support, for
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and anklaa.
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and making munitions for the men In
Trance
All work though, will not be suspended,
for labor, mindful that work on housing
projects and on Oo eminent buildings
must continue, will forego the pleasure
of a holiday on September 2 More than
10,000 men arc numbered in this group
and they will continue, to work or In
their own language, "drlC more nails
In "the Kaiser's coMln "
Shipbuilders nnd other workers en
gaged In the making of war materials
gae up their holiday on July 4. as well
ns almost ecry Sunday during the sum
mer, but will come out In full force on
September 2. Approximate! 30,000 Hog
Island workers nnd 10,000 shipbuilders
from Chester jnrds arc expected In the
line of parade, nnd these patriots will be
augmented by thousands In other trades
RECEIVER APPOINTED
FOR ST. JAMES HOTEL
Fruit and Produce Dealers
File Bill in Equity and
Court Acts
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In Court of Common Pleas No 2, Judge
Wcssel today appointed Israel Hecht,
tempoiary receiver of the St. James
llotel Company w Itb the lccclvers se
curity fixed nt $25,000
September G was fixed for the hear
ing, at which th tourt will determine
whether the receivership shrill be m.ulo
nprninnoni Tin. Iintnl la at Tlilrtppiitli
and Walnut streets
rhe (oniplilnnnts In the bill In equity
are I'elK Spitol.i & Sons, dealers In
fruit, vegetables nnd produce, who hive
an unpaid claim against the hotel com
pany amounting to 52,783 33
They allege the hotil companj Is sol
vent but that for some tlmo the receipts
of the cnmninv have been dlvntid to
develop real estntc v entiles not owned by
the company but In which Its officers and
stoeUhoIders are Interested I
The result Is, It Is complained, that the
hotel comp my now lacks ready means to
meet Its bills for merchandise, to p iv
Intnest on mortgages, dues, premiums,
nnd
ntlwr ,,l,lln-nllr,r,u nn.l fr ni or.lT
months past has not paid the same, with
the coseueneo that the holdeis of liige
niortgngcs ngilnM the real estate, coll-
sisllng of the hotel, southeast coiner
I llirirrillll ,11111 Willlllll htrefir. nil- liuii:i
anne, southwest corner of Camac and
Walnut streets, and the power plant
southeast corner of Chancellor and
('mm streets', have threatened to fore
close tho mortgages
It Is set forth that the hotel company
h is a capital stock of 5350,000 nnd that
Its teal estate Is mortgaged to the
Fidelity Trust Company t,i secure the
principal sum of 51.150,000; to the New
Cosmos, Aetna, Cosmos and Franklin
Kii"iri nulldlng Associations In enifvl
liens, 5170.000: the Ilio.ul Street Hulld
Ing Association, 550.000, and to Dlani
Levy, 5GO.0O0, and that there are other
mortgages The real estate of the com
pany Is assessed at 51,500,000, but It Is
set forth In the hill in equity that It is
worth in excess of 52 000,000 .
TO LAUNCH NEW PARTY
Bonniwcll Hopes to Capture In
dependent Wet Vote '
A new party is soon to be launched
by supporters of Judge Hugene C Mon-1
nlwell. Democratic nominee for Gover
nor, with the view of capturing the 'n
denendent vote. I
The fight Is to be carried Into every
e'ectlo'i district, and there wilt be com
plete count v organizations' as well ns
ward mid division bodies In the cities
The organization of the new party
w as decided upon, it is said, because
former Congressman J. Washington
Logue. "drv" candidate for lieutenant
governor, declined to step out so that
a "wet" candidate like Judgo Bonnftvell
could be chosen for tho second place
on thn ticket.
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FESIl MET Most economical, hralthful.
'a-satisfactory for old or new
HARDWOOD hou,ca.
LOORS O! I floors reflnlshed.
IV. O. OSTENDOnr. 2053 N. UroaU St.
Tlosa 3-T.
ria Orates. Tile. Mrtsl Weather Strip.
MEADE'S HOTEL
The Home jf Mexican Dishes
11 a rrnl Hot Tnmalta fin corn huaka)
and delicious Chill Con Carna.
Served Day and Night.
GEO. G. MEADE, 9th & Samoa Sti.
Which shall I
wear?
Underdown's
SHIRTS
$1.50 Each
are all alike In smart
&",ra0'vra'.t,C.CUtanlflt 3 for $4
CarTs Attached or Detached
A. R. Underdown's Sons
Rubber Goods and Stan's Fnmlahlnn
202-204 Market St.
Katabllahed Since 1S3S
Notice of Removal
On and After September 1
Ramsdell & Son
1225 WALNUT ST.
Ivers and Pond Pianos
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LEAVES BOY TIED
IN BURNING ROOM
Policeman Finds Youth
Helpless in Market Street
Tire Store
TELLS STRANGE STORY
Attacked by an unidentified miti when
he entered the burning salesroom of the
Akron Tire Company, C16 Market street,
today, Morton lllntr, manager ot the
company, was ' knocked unconscious,
bound and gagged and left In the build.
Ing.
Smoke pouring from the front of the
building attracted Patrolman Clav, of
the Fourth Dlstrlot, who found two
fires In the salesroom. One was In tho
front In the manager's office, the other
In the rar, where Cltv found Blatz
tied with Inner tubes and Insensible.
Tho policeman siys he i ailed two men
from the street, who helped lilm carry
Blat7 to the sidewalk in Marshall street,
where the manager was untied The
policeman went across Market street to
telephone for a patrol 'wagon
When he returned Blatz was trnnr.
Some person In the crowd -lid .1 truck
! had taken Blatz to the JrlYct-un hos
I Pltnl The tiuck was said to be a Unlttd
, States naval truck
mniz was t.iKen to the huspitil bv
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22-'fi Darlen street The D-vvlses slid
men fiom the Insurance pntml ordered
them to take Blatz to the hospital
Blatz's shirt was torn from his back
and he was differing with shock when
ndmltted to the hospital He ml.1
Tr.itllu Policeman Xnughton that when
' ,le entered his office this morning he
Behind a counter he saw a tall man.
I who attacked hint Hlatz said he re-
l moved his coat and tried to bnttle with1
his assailant, but received a heavy blow
, on the head He was struck on his Jaw,
Drctor Annon said i
Ulatst does not remember what hap-,
I pened nfter he was hit. he told tho po-1
lleemnn He s.ihi ,0 ,1B nineteen ve irs I
old His home Is at 3211 Page street
The fire loss was trifling, oni old I
ruooer noing nurned
WILL PLAN MOSQUITO WAR
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ir. tj . i t-
' "l" '' UCirmiPtl I'lOlll
Downtown to West Philadelphia
,,, fo, ,, , lnosqulto pests
, Wcst Philadelphia, inrilculailv in the
Cobb's Creek (.ealon. will be drawn nn
this nftrrnron at a conference In the of-
ures ot ine -m nP neallh l)f p n tnient -it
Nineteenth and Haie, streets, called bv
Dr 11 Franklin Hover, .assistant State
commissioner of health
Tho cltv will no represented bv Dr '
A. A Calms head or the Bureau of
Health, and Harry W. Maco. .isslstint '
director of the Department ot Health and
Charities. '
The mosqultn has virtual! been ellm-'
Inated In tho I.iague Island district and
thioughmit .Smith Phil idelphl i. much i
nf an appropriation of 5120,000 hiving
been used foi this work The remainder
of the monev will he used for the work
In West 1'hlladf lphl.i, wheie stagnant
pools of water arc to tin drained and oil
poured on marshes where the mosquitoes
breed I
Mann & Dilks
U02 CHESTNUT STREET
MANN & DILKS
1102 CHESTNUT STREET
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EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY
Rrspanatble msnDfaetnrlnir roncrrna can obtain on attractive trrni
Ihnronjrliljr modern aceammodatlann for any number of planta aDd
empToTea' bonalng. In n blirli-jrrade fndnatrlal rommnnltr now derclop
Inc within 10 mllea of Philadelphia. Much cheaper "orerbead" casta
than prcaent comreated metropolitan centera afford.
PRFPARE NOW FOR THE .FUTURE
and atold freight embargoes ao frequent In large commercial (retinae
tiy lorattnc In thla new vicinity with One train and trolley aertlaa,
complete (hopping facllltlea and general welfare faaturea tor all-year
amutement, as tract contains large creek and beautifully wooded grara
tew being deTlaed for park purposes.
Box A 225, Ledger Office
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TO BE
JKL.XB.'N PROPERTY
tJUSTODI
NOTICE is hereby given that the
FERRO-VANADIUM r&&J
offer for sale, to the highest bid
der, at the times and places hereinafter mentioned, all or any part, as
shall be determined at the sale, of three lots of Ferro-Vanadium, to
wit:
At the warehouse of the Primos Chemical Company, Primos,
Delaware County, Pa., on the 3d day of September, 1918, at 11:15
o'clock A. M.
Lot No. 1: Consisting of 33,075 pounds, more or less, re
ported to analyze 39.85 Vanadium.
Lot No. 2: Consisting of 27,562 J2 pounds, more or less, rt
ported to analyze 40.74 Vanadium.
At the Swanson Warehouse, 81C South Swanson street, Philadel
phia, Pa., on the 3d day of September, 1918, at 4 o'clock P. M.
Lot No. 3: Consisting of 26,460 pounds, more or less, re
ported to analyze 39.22 Vanadium.
The three lots being now located at the warehouses, respectively,
mentioned.
A. MITCHELL PALMER,
i Alien Property Custodian.
For further Information concerning terms and conditions of the
above aale apply to Horace O. Kilbourn, Room 618, 110 West
42nd Street, New York City.
JOSEPH F. GUFFEY.
Director of Sales,
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BEG WOMEN TO SAVE
BIG VEGETABLE CROP
Land Army Will Pay for Har
vesting Potatoes, Toma
toes and Frnit
Manv thousand" of buhels of pota
toes and totmtoes nnd great quantities
of fruit are going to waste on the farms
nnd orchards of N'ew Jersey for lack of
farm labor
In ha hope of saving this food, the
Women's I,and Armv of N'ew Jersey Is
sued an appeal todiv for men and
women to help gather the big harvest
Immediate emploment will be given
thoc who desire to, help If they apply
at the armj's headquarters, 2011 Chest
nut street. Philadelphia, or I'lfth and
Tavlor streets, Camden
The working and living conditions on
these fnrms, It Is said, are excellent and
the workers arc well cared for. Those
who take up this work may earn from
$2 a day upward
The women worncrs are divided Into
units, with a supervisor for each. Miss
Roberta Klane, field secretary of tho
army. Is taking prominent part in re
cruiting help
BAILfrBANKS
AND BlDDLE CO.
Gifts for Men
Scarf Pins
Signet Rins
Cigarette Cases
W&ldemar Chains
Cuff Links
Tie Clasps
Jeweled Gold
I
CwP
Tyrol Vool
Fall and Winter Styles
Ladies' and Misses'
Plain Tailored Suits
26.75 29.75 33.75
Street Top and Motor Coats
29.75 32.75 37.75
Girls' and Junior Suits 25.75
Girls' and Junior Coats 24.75
New Velour Hats
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ERTY I
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In compliance with the wishes of the
Fuel Administration
We Open at 9.30 A. M. and Close at 5 P. M.
Starting this Monday Morning
Final Farewell Sale of
Perry $25, $28, $30 Suits at
One Uniform Price
$20
'And there's not a Suit
reproduce to sell at
Q This is not a time for
explanation it's a t i m e
for action. If you are going
to buy a Suit of Clothes at
all this Summer, now is the
time to buy it, and this Perry
Farewell Sale is the oppor
tunity. It's a Farewell at
such a price for such suits.
They sold all season at $25,
$28 and $30, and they were
and ARE big values and
genuine bargains without a
dollar of a reduction. But
we planned to give o'ur
friends and customers one
FinaJ Farewell chance to
choose a good Suit of
Clothes at the
One Uniform Price, $20 ,
and here it is!
Light weights and me
dium weights that can be
worn almost all year around
worsteds, wool crashes,
flannels, cassimeres in grays,
bluish and grayish mixtures,
fancy patterns with stripe
effects and plaids single
breasted Suits and double
breasted Suits, slashed side
pockets, regular pockets
a splendid selection of assort
ments that were $25, $28 and $30
this season, and Now are closing
out in this Final Farewell Sale at
the
One Uniform Price
$20
Starts this Morning, 9.30 o'Glock
Open Daily 9.30
Saturday 1 P.
Dpddv &T-
16th & Chestnut Sts,
.,-ifc' , . r w
of them that we can
its original price!
A. M. to 5 P. M. '
M., in August
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