V'Wfct
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EVENING
PUBLIC
LEDGERPH1LAJJELPH1A, Flill)A, ' I
A,l
jii
1918
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Former University Law
School Instructor Was Pcnn
Cliartcr Alumnus
LIEUT. E. R. WILSON j 12,000 wanted in tank corps
DIES OF PNEUMONIA. ''XI. " oS!? B. oEr"y
Aiipioxlnmtly I2,0nn nirn nrc iimmIhI
within t lie next tlc utcka hy the United
S'tiite.i liliik coins In n-iiicr Hip bill
tnlions to l Bent tiVfTFciiH fhortly to
lirlp tlic Allies In their tlrlxe on the
western front.
Ilxpcrt mechanic lire In Hpruliil u
iiiand at the revt'iiltliiR olllce iipenetl at
llin Automobile ('lull lirailUmirtrrii,
Tncnty-ttiliil ninl Chestnut streets, bv
Ui'iitetimit ,. tl. MpKiiIeMI. Moti with
Ipi'linlcal ciliiriitlons utul iiieiliiiiitoal
training will ho sent In Kranpp ulth
out delay, while tlin untiiiliiril men
will receive, a i-i'tirse of Instruction at
Camp roll. (Icily!. 111 c, where all will
lp Klven a clmncp to qualify for u one
month's olllrris' IraluliiR school,
N'ene. Initiative and stainlnu arp Hip
pole requisites to iuallfy us n member
of Hip "Treat 'Km IIoiikIi" nqn.ul, l'n
eonquereil rovers of .'o Mnirs l.iiinl. Hie
boys In Hie American tniiUs. In ton.
Junction with Hip Itiltlsh. Iinve been the
IKithflnilcrB In the reat Allleil drive
from the outre!
IN GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Lieutenant Kmmanuel Iteyenlhnler
Wilson, son of Mr. nnil Mrs. William K.
Wilson, of Cynwyd, dlnd nf pneumonia
yesterday at Kyrntuse. Up had "beela
stationed there since August. He was
twenty-seven years old.
Lieutenant Wilson vvas on assistant
Instructor In the law school of tho t'nl
erslty of Pennsylvania from 191B
'until ho enlisted In the Fourth Pro
visional TralnlnB Iteslnient at Kort
Xlasara. May 1.1, mi" Up was
commissioned a tecond lieutenant
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MAY ADD JO PORTSHIPPING
Lnrpor Sliurc nf Gnvcrmnr-nt
Overrent Cargoes Kxprrtcri Hero
rniiaoeipmn may n niiotled a larger
sharp of llovernment shipments overseas
after an otllclal Investigation Into thp
I farlllllPH of all Alliintl.- ciast harbors
has bppn completed. iu'couIIiir to Her
bert 0. Wall.tr, federal manager of
-oastulp shipping, who war In this cllv
yesterday its tho guest nf llarvev
.Miller, president of a Mp:imhp coin-
I pany. '
inn narnors or this cllv Compare
most favorably with those of other porls
that 1 hav-p seen," Mr. Walker said In
Humming up tho results of n tour of In.
iipectlon nlomt the river front. "There
ate plenty of facilities help, nnd al
tbough we limn met with llttln coiigns.
lion n yet In our ptpsent port of em
baikallou, there Is-evt-ry pofslble chance
of ilimculty there In the winter mouths
We shall certainly make use of the port
of Philadelphia when that contingency
nilfes."
HELD AS YORK ROAD THIEF
Convict's Confession Cots Alleged
Accomplice Into Tronlile
Harry Stein, thirty years old. of
Klglitli street near til ecu. vvaR held
under $2S0n hall hy Magistrate Meclrary
In the Central Station today for a hear
ing before the Montgoinciw Cniintv
court, Norrlstown. mi charges of larceny
and receiving stolen goods
Accoidlng to the testimony of De
tective Harry Streeper. of the' Ablngton
police. Stein, with the aid of Karl Smith,
only ii few days ago sentenced In five
years In the Eastern Penltenllarv for
burglary, lobbed the home of I'leniv
Miller In Noble several months ago of
Jewelry and sllverwarev valued at $27n.
Stein's arrest followed an alleged
confession hy Smith that the pair Iuup
tubbed many homes In the York road
section during Ihp last several months.
GIFT TO S0LD1ER-SH1PMAN
Schwab Presents Cold Watch to
I.IKUTKNANT K. It. WILSON
Son of Mr. ami Mr. William K.
Wilson, of Cjnwyd, died elcrilay
at Sracu?e. N. Y., where lie vvas
attached In die Twcnly-seconil U. S.
Infantry Regiment
of Infantry, t'nltcd States army,
and assigned to the Twenty-second In
fantry negltnent October 20, 1917. He
was then promoted to Hist lieutenant In
the same regiment, his new rank dating
from (jeloher "(!.
Lieutenant Wilson attended Pe.nn
Charter School from 19H to 19nn, and
lecelvcd the degree of bachelor of sci
ence at the University nf Pennsylvania
hi 1913. In the fall of 19ltihe was ad- I
milieu io iiih i-iiiiaiieipiiin nar anci io shipyard service as a rigger's helper
liractlce In the Pennsylvania Supreme when he vvas given a discharge from the
Court. army, Charles M. Schwab, dliector gen
He was n member of Lodce No. .11, T1'1 of the Kmergency Fleet Cortwra-
F. nnd A. M., Philadelphia. Signet :'?"l, """ I'rf'Hcd mm with n gold
Chapter No. 2S1, It. A. M. ; Philadelphia
lonsistory, A. A S. It.; Lu I .ii Temple,
A. 'A. CI. N. M. S. ; Harvard Chanter.
mojt. Howard
h. LAWSON
MRS, LEONORA
LAWSON
Four children of Police Lieutenant
Howard II, Lavvmn and Mrs. Law-
on, one of them a pirl, are in the
tervicc of tlic United Stales
GIRL AND 3 BROTHERS
ALL IN U. S. SERVICE
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COOKE WARNS ME A 1 MEN
TBEY MUST LO WER PRICES
Threaten "InvrHicnlinil' I lull Will Until Unnil.-r, in ".S'friV ' equipped nnd
Iccnunlttbilitv" I nlem V'iey 1eef Itreent Cut )'
11 Itnlrsnlt'is Slatemvnl Clmrpes I'mfitvrrhif;
Prim Army Unit Gels Uniform
first distribution of uniforms for the
r.tudent army training corps nt the uni
versity was made lmln Approximate
ly one-half of the men were provided
for ill lhl limp miH II m fVliectrfl that
within ii few days the entire, corps will
inlfoi
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iirined.
ENGLISH TEA ROOM
PoUccmau and Wife
Danphlor in Navy ant
Have
HOWARD P
LAWSON
OEorjCiE Z.
LAWSON
GRIP CRIPPLES POLICE
Fighting Boys
Hero Discharged From Ariny
liecaustv S. O. O sen. vvnumleil m,H
gassed mi the western front, enlisted In
Acacia fraternity;
Ion Cricket Club
camp.
Union League. Men
and Merlon recruit
FIGHT OR GO HOME
watch as a token nf appreciation.
Olsen received the watch from tin)
hands nf John Hunter, naval construc
tor at tho Shooters Island shipyard.
four children of Police Lieutenant
Howard II. Ijtwsou and Mrs. Lawson
one of them a girl are In H service
of tho United Slates. The daughtpr Is
In the navy, two sons are In the army
and the other son Is In the marines.
They sire all vptirans now, for thpy h.up
been In tho service since Jtlst after war
was declared. Their home Is nt "J'Jl"
Venango street.
They nre children of a lighter. Lieu
tenant Lawson was a railroad man
during the pioneer dns in Texas and
New Mexico. He was In the Southwest
from 1S7 In 1RS7. He In now at thp
Twenty-sixth ami Yolk streets police
station.
Miss Leonora Lawson was n yen.
.woman before It was stylish for women
to appear on the streets In navy uni
forms. She Is assigned to the nllice of
Chaplain Mcklns. nt League Island.
Howard Lawson. the oldest son,
twenty-three years old, Is in fiance with
Hie marines. He has been In action
several times, but Is not as gnrtd a cor
respondent as he Is a lighter, for Hie
only malt his parents receive from him
nre postcards saying he Is well.
George, twenty-one vears nld. enlbtcd
the day nfter war against Germany vvas
declined. He Is an nmhulanco driver
mid has had many thrilling experiences,
among them a miraculous scape tmni
death when n shell wrecked an ambu
lance lu which he and an orderly were
tiding.
Albeit, the youngest soe. Is nineteen
yenrs old. He is In the chemical war
fare service In Wnslilnglqji, P. C He
enlisted In tho aviation section, but be
cause of his knowledge of chemicals was
transferred to the chemical service. He
was a chemist for a large manufactur
ing concern before he enlisted.
That's What Chinese Is Up'
Against on Government Order
Charlie foo, Chinese, must either fight
for the United States or go back to
China.
Charlie Is loalh to do either. At a
hearing before United Stntes Commis
sioner I.ong to determine, whether he
should bo deported under tho Chinese
exclusion act, Charl'e declared that he
had livid In the United States all bis
life.
"Very well, then," said tho District
Attorney; "whero Is your registration
card?"
Charlie smiled when he produced II.
but he lost the smile when the attorney
read "Charlie foo. alien, Class S-K."
Now it's up to foo to light or go
bauK.
guiiiiiiiiiiiiiiDiiiuiBiinniiBiiN
e if
Have you seen those
very unusual Madras
!1
'm
ft
Skirts that Reeds
selling at $1.50?
are
H They are made of a "through and
1 through" Madras (not a printed
fabric) in a fine assortment of pat-
g terns and colorings. They would
B have been good pre-war value at
1 $1.50. Judge what they're actually
1 1 worth now.
$1 PER WEEK
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IUA.MOMI4
'.Ti'iir.s
.ii;vvi:i, in-
Plenty on hand at
they're going rapidly.
present, but
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Kiftlt District Hji Twelve Mem
hers Down With Iitlliirn..t
The lieutenant, two MTgeutits and
nine policemen of the fifth InMriet
police station, fifteenth and Locui.1
Mrcets, have been stricken with Spanish
Influenza. The few wh-i um.tlu are
compelled to woik two .ditfts to police
the district.
Those who are 111 ate Lieutenant
Joseph W. Van Horn, fortieth and As-
ii strtets; IKiiisu Sergeants John
Stuckeil, Hll! Ilutloiiwond stiiet. and
William fergiiFon. Kim Upland ,treet ;
flank flynu. 21:11 St ,lniuc Tin.iec.
John Claik, P05 South Tvvi-utv-tirth
street; IJeorgn Urah.ini. T.ll Tanker
stieet; Thomas Ilroun, "In Smith fit-
teenth street; Kdniird Cojle. jit? V,i
erly strict; Itobeit .Monroe, tip, n.ii
old sheet; Charles Monte mr, inown
street; James Maloney, JIT Sn.ih iiita
food Administrator .lay Cooke, who
yesterday. In .1 public statement, gave
hoiiselioldeis their first Intimation of, a
Jump milk prlies In II rents 11 fii.irt 1
effective- next Monday an lnerpaf
which Hip administration approved be
cause of "our military prnsinni abroad"
today, in another statement, attack
ed retail tnal dealers whom, he hints,
are uilnc pinllteering methods.
Mr Cooke threatens Io older another
"invrMlgallou. unless these letaller.s
"riiliiro their Jirlc to llguieH consistent
with the cost" of Ihelr product. And
Hie dealer, he adds, will be held In 11
"strict accountability."
Here's the statement
"Gwlng to certain conditions In the
West the wholesale prices nil meal have
declined fmm 3,1 to in'per lent during
the last few da.vs. and there Is a huge
amount of lighter grades of hi ef, veal
and mill ton now on the 11m rite' In the
meantime theie lias not hern any np
Picciablc decline in Hie prices In the
housewives of the city.
"The retailers must reduce Ihelr tulie
to tlguies consistent with the cost
I
Hot -imeifMii
Raiiilmfrltri ftnfnlles
Itrmtitnnblr I'rlrcs
.t.:i7 .Smith llltli Street
they will be held to a strict account-I grades will hi eak."
aMtltv by the food administration In
case this leduetlnn in price is tint etfec
live within ,1 few davs Mr Cooke will
older Jin tin. stlgallon' and the nffctider
villi be punished xcvctpjv. Under the
food control net tt n poxhle for the
administration to withhold supplies fiotn
wie reran Mealeis wheie tliev ale con.
vlelfd of unfair practices, and this law
will lie uxed to the limit unless the ic
lull prices show a decided and Inline
di.ite decrease.
"The droii In wholesale prices Is1
mused hy the diy sell and Hie lack of
help In the pinduelng district which has
,"- Kronen annul iv i ne war nun ny .t . . .. .... .
the present .pldetnlc This has driven '" ' ravcier Ifainroat In Dine A: tan.
Hie lighter cattle to market In enormous The Dressy Mntcr Overcoat, full
unioiuies nun tins resulted III an over
supplv of this, lighter grades Lack
or friczir sp.n e has also materially
ontriliiiied to this surphm' of meat
"These conditions have forced the
cattle Inio the hands nf Hie dealers at
., I ,1 .1 t... I....I !..... ..1.1a
., i..,-i iikiiii lllifll lil 11. ot '.eei ,...'; .- . . .
to buv for a long time This applies. '" Loeut Street
however, only to the light, r grades of fWlffBllllllWI'illlllillllilillllgl'WIWIWniinilCTilllll'llirillMIWri
.little The heavier giadcs and fancy - ..
aisiles have not heen leduced. and,
owing to the enormous demands for
this giade for shipment abroad, they
are holding their iivvni and there Is no
probability that the market fnr these
' 1 si1 nil HW!WiimiiiwiHiii'imiiriiiii.wii!!i.iiiiiiiiiiiiiraiHiiiiiiiiii in l
Specialists in High-Class
Rcady-to-Wcar
OVERCOATS
RAINCOATS
! The l!ox Orrrrn.it, Cravanettcd
lined.
Our M'filnltr. full jnke llk llnlni
stirel
street,
Seigeunt
tenant.
Harry Dean,
John J. Clay
lii km .on
i .0 ling lieu-
l.icen.T Taken Frnm linker
llov Scout llie.ik l.e? Aitlin? I.n.m
John Wllklnum, IS years old. 5ll
Cliehttiut sheet, a Hoy Scout who I1.111
iireti taking an nciive ian 111 me iiiiinn 1
Liberty Loan i-ainpalgn, suf' red a frae.
turo of the leg today in the cause of
the loan lie was getting out of an 1
tiutotuoliile nl city Hall when the car I present, sending a e,i..niativp and
had expert! d claiming mckuci-i. but falling to send
M.ei.1 ( hesier, I'a.. net II.-Morris
c Lang, propi let. ir of a bakery and
Hour ineichant at I'lioenlxvllle, has Inst
Ills llrense ami filn nlaee )i:ih l.rii
closed until ,e end nf the war bv
rood Adininlshalnr llosklns. of flies-
ter eolllllv lie W.IS plvell n heneltit.
foie the administration, hut w:ih not
started vomer 1I1.111 he had expei
It ran over one foot and III. lesultlnt
uri nctt c'liised a frui I me above tli.
nnk'e lie was taken Io the llaliin
111:11111 ItnspHiil
the reipilred iiccriunts of his business
Tojog Island
ISouthwestern"
On Moyamentinf A
35 Minutes from
. City Hall
:)
Connrttn with nil poulhbounfl 1
turn twten 'Jd n I.Mh Strem
Aulo I'raclurcH Man's J-kull
Charged with careless driving John
Ixenl, of i2I5 Noilh I'lulip Mteit. Is de.
tallied at the Highlit and .1. ffeion
strcels police station to await the out
come of Injuries suffered In otto tlia
howsky, of l'J22 uutailn stnei, when the
ttuck Kent was driving Mimk lira
bow sky's antninolillo, neat Tciiih street
and tilraid iivcnue esteida afletnoon
Tile maclilne was overliirned and lira-bow-sky
siiffered it tra tine 01 the skull.
Man Knil. Life, for I'likiiowii liea.nti
Albert Schroeder. Ilflv-eiglit vears old
of IJno Meiiiplils sheet, coniinuted sui
cide early today by shooimg hiniielf in
the head with 11 levolvcr lie was pro
liouuced ritad by Hr. J. c Clnstnui, IS 1 7
frankford avenue. Tlie i.iuse of the
suicide Is unknown.
Warner Truck Trailers
Two and Four Wheel Typei
Yl Ton to 7 Ton Capacity
. instant PEi.tvr.nr
JOHN W. ADAMS. Di.tributor
1427 Melon Street
Stake Yimr tVntrli
Day or NiRlit
Watch
RAOIO I11AI. ANO
hands nut nn alu vintrh
hy ii.itrntril priie- C
rss nn sin rt entire
Mull Orders Arrrptrd
IKKKOK'S W.WVA. SltOf
1.1(11 MXnKlIT ST.. 1'IIII.A.. I'A.
"HPO RELAX now is
to invite bitter
competition later," says
William B. Colvcr, Chairman
Federal Trade Commission,
Washington. A copy of this
article will be mailed on
request.
HERBERT M. MORRIS j
Advertising Apency
Every Phase of Soles Promotion
400 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia!
J E OvLDWELL 8f 0.
JEWELERS-SILVERSMITHS
Wedding
Stationery
Correct Phraseology
is as important a
Requirement Of
Wedding Stationery
As Proper Paper And
Distinctive Engraving
Wm. O'Donnell
On Credit nl Cash I'rlin S
n Security Krqulreil B
$30, worth $50 If
Call, Write nr Plinne B
fa
13 S. 10th
hut, Kiev,
Jacob Reed's Sons
25
FflLLSUITor $
UVEKCOAT
TO ORDER
Real $(0 Value
Nnnt.t, t J I I h,
well - hull! rlnthes
Hint assure absolute
fit, made .nt line
vtmitelik. Why buy
ready inndr,
GOODFRIEND
37 North 9th Street
. 1424-1426 CHESTNUT STREET
vfliiiiniiiiiini
Buying Bonds is a
Privilege and should
not require urging
1
patriotism is not measured
by the amount of your. purchase
but by your sacrifice
have you invested until it hurts ?
Women's Commi Hee Booth
near Si ore Eni ranee
for Your Convenience
BAILEY. BANKS AND B1DDLE C0.
THEY'RE ON THE HUN
KEEP THEM UOINtJ WITH BONDS.
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THE BIG SHOE STORE
ss
Headquarters for Boots and Rubbers
vjKyE&wmmmffi.
Phono g raphe
Q ual it 6
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SHIRTS
3 for $4
P. T VVISC SAYS
Jsovv. who tho dlehens would expect
.Q-.fi R dollar back after handlnc
for thtee line shlrta?
Cnffi Attached or Dotachod
A.R.Underdown's Sons
Itulihrr .'oo(M nnd Jlen'n I'urnUliInx
202-204 Market St.
WfKBSlSSBSBlMSamaS G ? h n J r (i V h G de
S wttUkSlHgrn; r &siiHIHllMrB WB fln' xtt &
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Save to Buy Buy to Keep LIBERTY BONDS
Genuine Cor
dovan. Over
weight oak lea
ther soles. New
English last
and broad flat
heels.
Mm- 'll
Klal.lli.liril hints 1X38
jflZ) 9J
The receipt, of IhU tnr
fnr all FrlUnya and Bator
dayi durlnr the campaign
will lie Invntcd In Liberty
Ilondg. '
Candlri Luncheon
Afternoon Tea f
t eten(ngn till elet'cn.thlrtv or
Ewiyi for owotee , ,
zjr. 5: . .. ,
mtt. .'?,
BIG REDUCTIONS
The wise thine In do Is to Buy SOW nnd cet the heneflt ot our reduced
prices In lieepliiK vvilh nur usual policy, we are conducting n seiul
annual clcai.ini'e of nil inlnioals lu stock. Considering prn-i'iit high war
pilct'H, this Mile Is of particular Importance ultordhiB u vvi'lcnino oppor
Utility to KAVlj JIO.VMV when thu need la RrealtBl,
Raincoats
Men's and
Women's
$10 value now : . . . . 7.50
$15 value now 10.00
$20 value now 15.00
$25 value now ,. 18.00
$35 value now 25.00
gg and Raincoats
$5.00 value now 3.00
$7.50 value now 5.00
Special Prices on
f Army and Navy Raincoats
820
Chestnut St.
'ir rrs bvbbsk wsaiTtrr
820
Chestnut St.
A.,
Tone
YOU KNOW thr foEq.'
bloro which oceur in
many phonoitropht in re
producing chorus rin;;!ns
and heavy orchettral music? Vou
will not find it in your records if
they are played on a Paths phono
graph. Such noises aro larc'y
caused by defects in the construc
tion of the phonograph. The
Pathe reproduces each voice
each instrument in its correct
tonal value, even when many sing
or p!sy together.
'Musicians recognize and ac
knowledge) this superiority of t'ls
Pathe. It has tone that is LIFE.
In addition, French taste nnd
artistic instinct are expressed in
all details, from the character of
the musical tone to the designs cf
the cases.
Plays all disc records better.
!$38&m
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Convenient Terms
as low as
$5
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1026 CHESTNUT ST.
Monthly
Pathe Phonographs
$32,50 Up
Dealers Everywhere
Bettr pay your Walr gfMtHjjHM 'forty than lcl ypu had later
.50 This Shoe
for style and
quality cannot be
equalled elsewhere
We offer this unusual opportunity
to young men who are looking for shoes that
are right in style and right in price. Our
men's Department on the Main Floor is not
only the largcct in all Philadelphia, but stands
first in values and service.
r-A SPECIAL CALFSKIN SHOE-i
With Neolin Soles
and Rubber Heels
A tippclnl purchase that we got at a substantial saving which we
fharo with you.
$7.SO
STORE HOURS 10 to 5
SATURDAYS 10 to 6:30
' 77s a Feat to Fit Feet
Mahmet
1204-06-08
Market St.
TrrnrriaitjpSSR STANDARD SHOES ,i ffl
$20, $25
iur wew rail
Overcoats I
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p25, $30, $35'
!
for New Fall
& Winter Suits
l These Fall Over
coats at $20 and $25 -are
blacks with full
silk linings. They
are cut conserva-
tively andare hand
some Overcoats.
fl The $25 Fall and
Winter Suits are
in good cheviot
mixtures that show
dark autumnal
tones and colors.
Models are conserv
ative with the addi
tion of style that
comes from Perry
making.
n At $30, and $35,
there are Suits of
dark Oxford, with
browns, blues,
greens, and grays in
unfinished worst
eds, cassimeres, and
cheviots.
For Young Men
$ Youth will have
its way and the
way of it is this
the Government
wants cloth saved,
therefore, no belts,
no excess material
anywhere. And the
result in these new
Youthful Perry
models is marvelous.
I We've put a
classic simplicity
into their lines
military in their
trimness from top
to toe. Coats are
cut off at the waist
line, shoulders are
concave snug and
closefitting, of
course, where the
belts might have
been. Many, are
brilliant with irides
cent silk linings
and inside seam
ed ee nipings $30,
$35, $40.
Hiotovists, Aviators
$ Outfits that pro
tect against wind,
rain and cold. From
$30 to $85.
Perry &Cd
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