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DRAFT OFFICIALS
WIN DELAY PLEA
Gourt Grants Indicted
Boards Time to File
Demurrers
MAY POSTPONE TRIALS
Ten Men Accused of Making
False Affidavits Plead
Not Guilty
Tlie opening skirmish of what prom
ises to be a long legal battle Mas fought
today before Judge Thompson In the
TJnltcd States District Court between
counsel -for Indicted draft board num.
liers and United States District Attorney
Kane.
inc utiuHcu memuers or uoirici jp
Jeal Board Xo 2 and of Local Boards
No '4 and No 10 won a two weeks' de
lay In which to (lie demurrers to tho In
dictments and to file briefs to quash the
Indictments
Tf the motions arc denied by Judge
Thompson the members of the two local
boards will be called to trial Slondpy,
November 11 and the members of the
District Board will be summoned for
trial Nov ember 18
Ten men Indicted for making alleged
false nffadavlts before draft boards
pleaded not guilt todaj.
Two other Indicted men, Svlvla Mcnna
and Ralph Camlllo, failed to nppear In
court. A bench warrant was Issued for
Henna It de eloped that Camlllo Is now
In the army.
Fight fnr Ielv Open
The fight for the Indicted draft of
ficials was opened today bv Samuel M
Clement, Jr , counsel for Major Frank
C. Hammond, now head of the medical
advisory board of the draft In Penn
sylvania Clement asked for two weeks
In which to file motions to quash the in
dictment' He was Joined In this plea
by counsel for the other members and
former members of the appeal board
Judge Thompson granted the two weeks
desired.
The other members of the Dlstilit
' Board represented, all ot whom were
held In $1000 ball, weie Walter WillaiO,
chairman ; James JlacDonald, Kills A
Glmbel, James J nan, Alexandet
X,aw rence and Charles II. I-affert
The members of Local Board Xo 4.
which presided ocr the Fifth Ward, also
were granted two weeks for filing de
murrers, but they were held in header
ball than any of the other accused ofll
clals. Ball was fixed at $5000 for the
.members, Norton O Harris, A Nledel
man and Samuel Leln They will be
called to trial November 11, If the mo
tions are overruled
Oth r V In l.xIniMon
An extension also was granted the
members of Local Board Xo 10, Leo
LaskowBkl, Dr. Louis W. Schwimlt and
Dr. John B Stlne Kadi was held In
$1000 ball These three officials weie In
dicted on charges resulting fiom nllegea
preference shown to sons of Doitoi
Schwlndt and Doctor Stlne Counsel roi
Board Xo. 10 members today said that
the medical advisory board has upheld
them In rejecting the two joung men foi
v physical reasons G -von Phul Jones,
counsel for Board Xo 10, was granted
until next Wednesday at 3 p m to
file a biief.
The men who entered pleas of not guiltj
today were: Joseph Diamond, Raphael
d'Abruzzo, Abiaham Swartz, Max G
Swnrtz, brtham Lew, Icepli Petro,
Bennett Morganstcin, Mori Is reltelion
and Nathan llotoff faamucl Finesieln
refused to plead today, his counsel as
vsertlng he had not read the 'ndletincnU
FJnesteln was granted until tomorrow
afternoon to plead The t-n mm wen.
held In ?2300 ball each
Assistant United States Dlstilct At
torney Walnut announced later that the
ten men would be tried before the In
dicted draft officials Thev prolmbh will
be called for trial, Walnut stated, on
September 30
ARREST 30 IN RAID
3Mcn and Women Captured by
Vice Squad Saloonkeeper Held
Thirty men and women were anested
bv vice, squad detectles shortly after
inidnlght in an alleged dlsordeily house
nt Fifth and Diamond streets James
CulUn, a saloonkeeper, the piopiietoi,
was held. All will have a hearing before
.Magistrate Pennock In cential station
today.
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TO ROUND UP, TAX EVADERS
Collector Lcdercr Plans Early
Drhc Against Income "Dodgers"
Hundreds of income-tax dodgers will
be rounded up the, next two weeks under
direction of Kphralm Lederer, collector
of Internal revenue for this district.
Dodgers will be forced to paj a penalty
of B0 per cent of the tax, ns well as
the lax Itself. Mr. Lederer said thai
In nome cases criminal action may bt
t-iken, adding:
'This drive Is far the most Intensive
one. and I expect a considerable amount
w HI be added to the returns In a ten
davs I shall hae In hand the evidence
that prompted the Grand Jury to com
ment on the amazing number of met
who failed to pav, nnd with this I shall
make things hot for the dodgers In
all cases where the men have made no
teturns or have made returnB that con
cealed considerable amounts of reve
nue. 1 shall proceed
"We hae been aided considerably In
our research by persons who have volun
teered information regarding the fall
ings of persons under their personal
supervision."
BUHERPROFITS FIXED
Food Administration Puts Maxi
mum at Six Cents a Pound
ml.- n..1.H.1 rnn.l ndmlntstrntlnn tO-
i. iDiAii c, nnir tirnhlbltlnir dealers
selling butter more than five or six cents
above cost, mis runns is er,rr..
medlatclv
Those who do business on the caslv
nnd-carry plan will be allowed a nve
.. .l. nnnn nml thnan who liaV O a de
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llverv svstem are- auowea bix ,.u
'"two dealers were penalised vcteiday
by the food administration charged with
hoardlnqr sugnr Thev arc Morris Dubln,
of Sixth and Rn-e strict!", and narrj
Warner Auto Trailers
Two and Four Wheel Tjrpai
H Ton to 7 Tons Capacity
' INSTANT DELIVERY
JOHN W. ADAMS, Distributor
1427 Melon Street
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Fall Styles!
From Mtler to Wtarer
it 00 Vfloun for 5 00
It 00 Soft Hill, tsoo
ktS 00 Soft Hall. II 00
II M Dd.Yi for tilt
G. trm Uoutmn, 135 5. 10th St
IRISH HERE ARE UNITED
All Factions Against Gcrnany,
Sajs Friendly Sons Speaker
The Irish In America are absolutely
united In the war against Germany, ac
cording to Thomas V Meagher
Mi Mcsghei addressed members ot
tho I'rlriifllv suns of St Patrick at n
dlnnei In Dooner's Hotel list night ll"
'PLAYERS' HOUSE' AT DIX
Y. W. C. A. to Cuic for Choi us
Girls ViMtiii;: Camp
Chorus ulrls who visit Camp DIx, X
J.'.." P.'ny.L", ,l,e ''"'ertj Iheitrr ran
Ma after this at the nincis' house
which has just ,c, , ieCl,(i i,. t,P
'f.ni? n,'l'"'f.. of the war work
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WATER FAMINE
STIRSSUBURBS
Haverford Township Resi
dents Indignant at 31
Hour Deprivation
AFFECTS WIDE SECTION
FRENCH LEGIONISTS COiMFNf,
. . it t.,. !.... .. In HKnitlilaiil IMijiii1 J H '
Fatal Fire Races While Atlia-!' I'etgeson for sicretan nmi n bonus 'Hundred Will Uii ru. .
D . J I K Dooner foi treasurer There Is no , ' " - lo IJ
Cent Hollies Are With- opposition to ans of the nominees
out Protection .. ..
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J Trolley Injurrs Uniilentifieil Man
An unidentified man was struck by
n northbound Thirteenth street car
early today at Callow hill Ftrect. His i
slutll Is fractured and bis t glit nm ,
lnohen He Is In HnhiRiiiinti Hospital
A pawn i "ket in his p'icKot luars tbc t
1111111. of OttPtigpi SimiicI H. Uvnns
of :sr,l North rrnnMIn street, motor- (
Minn of tin cm w.m n le'fJ
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declaied .conditions which might reault ,,nxn, , 11 poi,i T ,,Vi. Ie',ue.',t.,"r
In disunion would not be tolerated ml m " a ,,, ,7 K,,, " lm"'1 ?J ',,lc T-
s.ld nil factions must get toget her. ,YJ ' ,J1,'a, A7tvltVR"miiSl011 "" rln- F rf.lir;P VOU are
.llmlnate all prejudices and stand solldlv VH .lohn n itVilefpiJ,,eI1,'1nlr'1 ,0 I lf COUlSe yUU aiC
M'e'mb'X "fh organization v oled to j ft ; n. buJf.TS J cUnrlUanf1ed K U t
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l.lhort Loin boncN nnd announced mm ' jl.
tSlM.nil ttmrft u.u nxnlflhiP If tlPPUPtl
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lm aallrrktnra K'ilti Illlbln llllll nillCll
trorc than a thlrtv dajs supplv on ham I U,e ,ream ,urnc(, off ,nto a fle,(,
than 1200 pound Dubln was ordered
to close his plac for thirty davs, and
Moshlnslty must close for fifteen davs
COLONEL JOHN FRAZIER DIES
Veteran Falls Dead on Way to
G. A. R. Meeting
Colonel John IV Krazler, elghtv-two
jeais old, veteran of the Civil War and
a widely known figure in political and
military circles throughout the State,
Is dead at bis home, 4814 Hazel avenue
Colonel Frazler fell dead a block
from bis home last night while on his
way to nddicss a meeting of the mem
bers of the William L Curry Post. G
A. It , on "Punishment of the German
Crimes" He Is survived by three sons
and a daughter.
Haverford township residents are In
dignant today because of n thlrts-one
hour water failne In communities along
the, West Chester plge, during which
time a clubhouse was destroved bv fire,
with two deaths, and the cnthe sec
tion, containing many costlr homes,
placed In Jeopardv from fire.
At least eleven communities along the
West Chester pike are served with water
through a slxtecn-inch main th-it carries
the water from Media, where the
Springfield Consolidated Water Com
pany maintains a pumping station
Workmen for Kdnln H. Vare, contractor-politician
of this cltv, nre work
ing on the pike near i:agle
While blasting out rocks and earth
to reach tho level of a telephone cable
on Monday afternoon, a charge set off
1 the workmen snnshed the watir
main and sent a torrent ot water poui-
nig aown the West Chester pike until
PLAN COMMUNITY TRAINING
County Sundaj School Workers Outline
Aggressive Campaign
Plans fcr a community training school
and an aggressive campaign of Sunday
sphnnl work were outlined at a meeting
of tho executive committee of the Phlla-J
aeipnia uountv sunuay ncnoui Ksocia
tlon and the executive committee of
twentv-two Sunday school districts last
night in the First Baptist Church, Sev
enteenth and Sansom streets
A campaign to Increase the member
ship f f Philadelphia"." TOO Protcsant Sun
dav schools was planned
Harrv i: Palslev, president of the
Philadelphia Countv AFsoc'ation, me
slded, nnd Iheie were addresses bv Wil
liam G I.andes, Samuel B Faies and
Frederic W Noi cross
rue water main broke at 2 41 o clock
Mondas afternoon, depriving tho entire
surrounding section of Its water supplv
Service was not resumed until nearlv
10 o'clock last night, a period of thlit
one hours
Karlv jeslerdav morning, while the
elvven communities were still In the gilp
of the water fanilnr. fire destroved the
I three-stoi clubhouse of the Bon ir
Countrv Club at Manoi Suburln.ii fire
'companies tespondctl promptlv and laid
several huhdred virds ot hose ovei the
golf course, bu t could get no water The
engines were able to pump only a thin
diibble of water thit was powerless to
check the flames The clubhouse super
intendent and a ngreo maid weie
burned to death
Among the communities deprived nf
water bv the main break were Ijl.tneir.li
Manoa, Bon jlr, Darbj Creek, Broomall,
Xewtown Square, Oakmont, Biookllne,
Klrkln, Highland Paik and South Ard
more The Ij1anerc.h High School ac
comodating about 300 pupils, was In the
waterless area, as was the Manoa School,
with about flftj pupils
SEEK RECKLESS DRIVER
I.ighllfsv Motortruck Collides With
Auto, Injuring Occupants
Police todav are searching for the
dilver of a motortruck which, lunnlng
without lights, crashed Into an nutomo
blle occupied bj Mr and Mrs I.rnest
Tut pin, of Orange and relton streets
Simon III1I at about 1 o'clock this
-morning at I'lftv-thlid street and Wood
Hnd avenue
M,r Tuiplns collarbone was broken,
and he suffered Internal Injuries Mrs
Turpln received several bad cuts.
Neither Is'serlously hurt.
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DIAMONDS 1
jat a Saving I
It will be tn jour adm I
lae" to buv JUIamonds 4'
re right SOM. Pi Ice a are
here
Joner than the will b In th? near
future See our treat anortment
of Diamond llnjracment Rings at
a rangre of $30 to $000
C. R. Smith & Son
Marhut St. at l$th
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Athletes desire
comfort.
Underdown's
SHIRTS
$1.50 Each
(n l I r' ,u' ,0 n'- Kvory ono
O lOr iH I cuaranttott In quality and
- workmanahln
workmanahlp
ColTa Attached and Sataehad
A. R. Underdown's Sons
Hubbw Raoda mad Men's Fiirnlihioai
202-204 Market St.
' Eitabllihed Blnea 1$3"
Blankets and Spreads
With tfye'present scarcity in view, wc ordered early. The
advantage to you is shown in the following assortments
and prices:
.Blankets, $3.75 to $30 the pair
Wool Comforts, $6.50 to $10 each
Silk-Covered Wool Comforts, $15 and $17 each
Pure Down Quilts, sateen covered, $15 each
Pure Down Quilts, silk covered, $20, $25 each
Bedford Cord Spreads, $3.00 and $4.50 each
Bedford Cord Spreads, hand embroidered,
$9.50 and $10.50 each
Household Linens
Pure Linen Pillow Cases, hand embroidered,
$7.00 the pair
Pure Linen Pillow Cases, Mosaic Work, $18,00 the pair
Pure Linen Pillow Cases, Italian filet,
$25.00 the pair
FREED TO MAM RESTITUTION
Man Who "Borrow ctl" From Es
tate Will Repay, He Says
William IJ Younir, who conducts an
eneravlnjr shon at 134 N'orth SIMh
street, has been placed on ptobajou foi
five vcars folloivlnp his plea of Riiiltv
to a clnrRO of enibr. le.ne t it his Ir'il
In Detroit. Tho fojit piioli 1 Vouns
on recommendation of .In 1k ( linles fj
Riowu of the riilWdelpVa Vunkli il
f'ourt. Willi the uii1crs'nninT tint 1
Is tn make ictltutton He as iliiit; d
wltii einhezjillntr $188 of tho est ite of
Alls Kmnia It Oav, of who'-e will lit
was joint executor
Younc borrowed the moncj from the
estate with the consent of the other 1oint
eccutor for the purpose of flimncine the
Acorn Garage Carlisle and Oxford
rtreets. The eaiaee failed
cpro Itcphicco Mn;itralc in
Scvrntli Wnrtl Republican Body
Mnclstrntp UeorKe Peisch, who
tlRiind as an 'unwilling witness for
the I'oiiiiiKinwciuh at the lifth vv. iril
trials in West Chester, has been ousted
as a member of the seventh Ward Ite
liuhllcnii committee 1'eisUi was otiMcd
on Hie Brounu tnai lie was an unde
slnble '
The resolution to oust I'ersch was
piesented h Charles H Hall, chief
clerk of Select Council and one of the
l"idcrs of the beventh Persch was
elevated politically through ye effoils
of the beKer-Ilall combination Later he
tiled to wrest the leadership from them
Persch s pine In the committee, was
taken bv David Prultt, a negro
your advertising cannot
be ignored or neglected. Or
ganizations like the under-
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HERBERT M. MORRIS
Advert! ting Agency
400 Che.tnut Street, Philadelphia
ToHog Island
via
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35 Minutes from
City Hall
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Connecting with (ill southbound P R T
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Bailey Banks
andBiddleCo.
Jewelers - Silversmiths
Gifts of Utility
Umbrellas
China Plates
Electric Lamy3s
BusinessHours I0am4jopm
J EGVLDWELL 8f .
Silver
jnVELEKS-SILVl.RSMITHS
Tea Sets, Coffee Sets,
Centrepieces, Compo
tieres, Platters, Veg
etable Dishes, Knives,
Forks, Spoons and
the Accompanying
Serving" Pieces.
SUPERIOR QUALITY.
ENDURING WEIGHT
WITHOUT EXCESSIVE COST
BUY WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
Production
Manager
Familiar with up-to-date
methods of costkeeping and
mnnufactuie of small me
chanical parts. Write,
stating age, ptevious ex
perience and qualifications,
J 40, Ledger Central.
KODAK
HEADQUARTERS
HIGH GRADE
DEVELOPING
AND
FINISHING
Put the spirit of good
cheer into your soldier
letters KODAK pictures
from home will help.
HAWORTH'S
EASTMAN KODAK CO.
1020 Chestnut Street
Atlantic City Store 1637 Boardwalk
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923 MARKET STREET
A Splendid Showing of X'
Fall Suits
Worth Fully a Third More V
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"2y ytv
A most Important feature of thee suits they
are made of all-wool materials.
Poplins erge, velours, liurellas, broadcloths
and gabardines In all the new colorings
Plain talloied and trimmed models all silk
or satin lined and Interlined
Alt the modish effects In great faor this season
TLj. 11 . ,xaljj4ffiB-
saved decided ILfBfc
HfflTHE GENUINE BB
J5E EDISON DICTATING MACHINE ljffl
CJke cdipHonc
New Lingerie
Waists,
98c
Xont lace and fill
broldei ed t r I in m e d
models also tailored
effects. Very diessy
models.
'New Fall
Skirts,
2.50
Good quality cloth
skirts In a new panel
effect, trimmed with
buttons.
Women's & Misses'
New Jersey
Dresses
Featured, at
$25
The populai dresoe
that combine stj.le, Kracs
nnd warmth femart tunlo
effects heavily braided,
as shown
Also satin frocks In
new fall models unusual
values at lib 00,
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BASEMENT SPECIALS
"In a short time the results were
actually astonishing.
s'The dictators 'found The Ediphone
invaluable to them far superior
to dictating to stenographers. The
stenographers increased their pro
duction fifty per cent and Better
Letters were the outcome.
' ' ' The ability to hear exactly what you '
have dictated, merely by reversing
the 'dictate' lever, is one outstand
ing feature that is particularly valu
able in our business where accuracy
in terms and figures is essential."
( Quoted from the statement of one of the'
I thousands of Ediphone users listed by name
and business in our book "STABILITY.
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PROVIDE FOR THOSE WHO FIGHT FOR YOU BUY W. S. S.
Women's & Misses
'Serge
Dresses
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TO HOUSEKEEPERS: At present, our stock of linen
tablecloths, napkins and towels is worthy of your selection.
But don't forget that the supply of pure linen is dwindling.
1008 Chestnut Street
L
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$6.98
s fall model serge
di esses In navy blue or
black. Plain laiioreu
or pome emnroiucrcu
models All sizes
Children's
Wash
Dresses
98c
Of g-lnehams
and ihambra)
Sizes from 'J to 6
ears.
Women's & Misses' '
Fall Coats
$12-98
flood warm coats of
heavy materials for
present and fall wear.
Self, velvet or fur
trjmmed collars. RelttU
or Plain st)ie3
Installed by
' G. M. AUSTIN
The Ediphone 103S Cheitnut Slnel
WjIi fur rViuon'i lUttrr Ltltirt Hagatine ,
Call un Walnut 3135. tav:.
ufiu "I want to dictate one letter the Ediphone mar."
HOMEOF STYLE AND ECONOMY t
Starting This Morning a
Last and Final Sale '
Comprising
SEVERAL HUNDRED
Light -Weight Overcoats
and Rubberized Raincoats
formerly $22.50, $25, $28, $30, $35
to be closed out at
$15 and $20
9 This is an Extraordinary Opportu
nity! These Light-weight Overcoats
are remainders of our splendid stocks
of last Spring and last Fall, with some
broken sizes from the year before.
I There are fine dark Oxfords, light grays,
herringbone patterns; blues, tans, browns,
heather mixtures in Fall-weight Overcoat
ings and stockinette fabrics some full-lined
with silk, some half-lined or skeleton-lined
with silk some have braid piping on collars,
cuffs and pocket flaps in full loose-back
models, conservative models, close-fitting
models in cloths and patterns that right
now are selling in the new stocks of good
stores everywhere at five to ten dollars more
than their original Perry Prices of $22.50, $25, ,
$28, $30 and $35.
Yet, in spite of that fact, we
are closing them out in this
Last Sale of the Season
at
$15 and $20
$ Only one of these Sale Overcoats to each
customer, and none at all to dealers!
Also Concluding Our
Final Farewell Sale
of
Light and Medium-Weight
$25, $28 and $30 Suits
at the
One Uniform Price
$20
& For the man who is in luck, there
are mighty lucky pickings in this
Final Farewell Sale. There are espe
cially fine Suits for Prep School and
High School chaps, and for boys just
going into long trousers. Cassimeres,
Cheviots, Flannels in desirable nov
elty patterns that can't be duplicated
today to sell for $25 to $30. So you
can figure the saving at the
One Uniform Price
$20
Open 9:30 A. M. to 5 P. M.
Perry & Co. n.b.t.'
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