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EVENING l PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1019
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SLAIN MAN IDENTIFIED,
BUT NO MOTIVE KNOWN
Murder of Italian on Christian
Street Still Baffles
Police
Identification today of the Italian who
aa found shot to death in front of tho
boardlnu house of F. Francis, 811 Chris
tlan street, on Tuesday night, brought
to light no additional facts to clear up
tho mysterious murder.
The dead man Is Fred Carlta, thlrty
'elx years old, of 2020 South Eleventh
street. Mrs. Helen Carlta, wife of tHo
man, read of tho shooting mid went
to tho Morgue after her husband had
failed to return homo yesterday. Slio
Identified tho body.
Tho couple camo to tills city from
Baltimore, where Carlta was employed
as a salesman, about nix months 'ago,
according to u statement made tb de
tectives of tho Second and Christian
streets station. On Tucbday night, Mrs.
Carlta Bald, lur husband asled her to
BO to a moving picture show, but sho
declined because it waa raining. Carlta
went alono. That was tho last heard
from him. She told tho pojjco that her
husband had no enemies that sho knew
of, and sho could in no way account for
tho crime.
Carlta was tho sixth of n series of
daring shootings which hao occurred
within a few weeks In the Italian sec
tion. Tho sliootine occurred shortly
after 7 o'clock. Two shots were ilrcd,
one bullet piercing his heart and tho
other penetrating his throat.' No cluo
to tho murderer has been found.
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MAJOR R. 11. CLENDINNING
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8TOP8 THE PIREATTICS START
Does insurance
compensate?
Insurance pays only for loss of phys
ical property. It docs NOT pay for
lost production, lost business, can
celled contracts or HUMAN LIVES.
GLOBE Sprinklers absolutely elim
inate ALL losses due to fire.
CLOBE AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER CO.
2035 Washington Ave. Dlcklnion 531
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CHIEF, RECOVERING
Commissioner, 111 at Shore,
'Past Danger Point, Wife
Announces
NORTH WALES WRECK
INQUEST HELD SOON
Fireman of Express Which
Struck Local' Out of
Hospital
Heports from Atlantic City today were
that Charles A. Ambler, Insuravo com
missioner of Pennsylvania, who Si seri
ously HI from pleurisy, following nn at
tack of grip, had passed a restful night,
and was somewhat Improved. Mrs. Am
bler expressed the belief her husband
had pasrd the danger point.
t-omm'ssloner Ambler, formerly
Tho !nnut In the wreck on the
ficndlng Rillway nt Fort Washington
early In .lnnimry, In which fourteen per.
sons were kll'ed nnd mnny Injured, will
bo held within tho next few days, ac
cording Uf the statement today of Wil
liam Nolllc, Coroner of Montgomery
I County.
Snenker of tlm limine, nnd Inmiram-n I l'Pitponemenl of the Innulry was ne-
commlpsloner since September, 1917 was """I'n'ed seral times lccaue of the
taken 111 at Ablngton three weeks ago condition of Frank Coulton. nrernnn erf
Following apparent recovery he went'"1" Scranton filer and regarded as the
with Mrs. Ambler to Atlantic City se- mot material witness. He wps gravely
eral days ngc for rest and complete '"rt, nnd was rnlv permitted to leae
convalescence. A relapse drlopeit Sf T'"ke's Hnsp'tnl last Tuesday
within .twenty-four'hours and pleurisy When the Scrantnn rxpre go'ns forty
followed. miles nn hour crnshed Into tl.e rear of
Commissioner Ambler served a number "'" noylntown local, south of Fort
of termi In tho Legislature, nnd was WaMilnetnn, t.ven persons wero killed,
the speaker during the 1915 session. Ho sern other-! died later and nt least
opposed James Boyd, of Xorristowii, for twenty were Injured.
" "" mio nomination of state Senator nt tho At lent lialf a rioicn clxll suIIh for
Newspapers Lredlted for OllCCCSS 1018 prlmnrles, but waw defented. IIo damages arising from tho wreck hne
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CHURCHMAN LAUDS PRESS
JOLT FOR LIQUOR DEALERS
T?:T r.,i..r.n.in nrmy were numerous enough een to
i iic uijuiuuio v.uiumiihw u..u..,j, threaten t
to Issue Protection on Wet Goods
Fire insurance companies are tighten
ing the ban aEalnst granting policies
on whisky, beer nnd wine and tho build
ings In which Buch beverages are stored
and manufactured.
"A considerable number of companies
are cutting out that class of business,"
bald an official of Robert M. Cojlo &
Co., fire insurance agents, today.
"Quito a number of tliet companies wo
represent are doing so, and I presume
this move on tho part of the companies
is general. Many companies began to
curtail such risks at the time the war
tlmn nrohlhltlon order. eirectlo July 1.
was issued, but, of course, an added
MAJ. GLENDINNING RETURNING
Philadelphia Aviator on Aquila
ma Due to Dock tomorrow
Major Robert U. Glendlunlng, pioneer
In tho study of aviation, who has been
In Franco with the Hying corps of tho
American Expeditionary Forces, Is re
turning to this country on tho liner
Anultanln, which will dock In New York
tomorrow. He has been In Franco about
a year us one of the ranking officers
of tho American aviation bervlce.
Ho was commissioned u major unit
sent overseas to aid In the establish
ment of the American Flying Corps long
before tne aviators in tne American
lie sunremacv of the air,
MnJor Ulendlnnlng has u reputation
as a clubman, sportsman and hunter.
Ho was master of the Whltemarsh Hunt
Club and a member of tho ltose Treo
Hunt Club. Besides, lie Is a member of
the Jltttenhouse Club, the Racquet Club,
the Philadelphia Cricket Club, tho Mark
ham Club, the Huntingdon Valley Coun
try Club and the CorlntblHn Yacht Club.
He is a graduate of the University of
Pennsylvania, class of 1888, and U a
banker lit Fourth nnd Chestnut strcetts.
TAX BILL TO GUARD
TRAFFIC IN DRUGS
Monthly Reports of Dealings
Required of All Who
Handle Narcotics
Ph)sklans. dentists, druggists and
manufacturers' or dealers who sell or
administer narcotic drugs are required
under tho new rccnuo bill to register
and pay license taxes to revenue col
lectors within tho mxt thirty days.
This amendment to the HarrUon act
also applies to morphine, oocalno and
derivatives or medicines containing these,
at tho nominal rate of one cent an ounce,
and makes it illegal to bell drugs not
bearing revenue stamp.
Unstamped packages of tho drugs in
stores or elsewhere are liable to seizure,
but Revenuo Bureau ulTli'ials said today
they would allow a rciMmablo tlmo for
comiillanco with tho requirement.
Manufacturers, Importers and whole
salers hereafter wl.l bo compelled to
mako monthly reports of their dealings
In the drugs, or hi preparations con
taining them. The.se .new 1ce.iI tiro.
visions are regarded as police measures
by which revenue officers hope to wage a
much stronger light against narcotics
than in the past.
Phvslclans, dentists, veterinary sur
geons nnd other practitioners aru taxed
$'1 a year for tlm drug privilege but
they will bo credited with tho Jl tax
under tho old Ian. Druggists and nther
retail dealers are taxed $C a car, whulo
saleis fl2 and manufacturers or lui
porters I" I.
of New Era Conference
Walter I. Clarke, formerly a news
paper editor of this city, was an active
llgure In the work of the Presbj terlan
New Kra Conferenco here. Ho gives
newspaper publicity full credit for a
large part of tho succera of the confer
ence and of tho New Era movement.
"Newspaper publicity," said Mr.
Clarke, "Is vital to any cause today. It
Is a splendid thing for America that
tho newspapers are so ready to'supuort
any movement having the welfaro of
tile community nt heart.
"Newspapers put over tho Liberty
Bonds, tho Red Crors and other war
fund drives. Tho concerted, loyal ilevo
t'on of the American press was a tre
mendous factor in winning the wnr
Th Presbyterian Church lias long rec
ognized the value of printer's Ink."
Mr. 'la rite's newspaper experience
covers ears or active seivico m va
rious parts of the United States, includ
ing New York. Boston, Philadelphia,
Omaha and Chicago.
wns annotated Insurance commissioner nlrendv bepn tiled by PTSons who were
by Governor Brumbaugh and Governor 'P'ured or by representatives of those!
Sproul has not, as yet, named anothei nh" ere killed. Walker D. H'nes, dl-1
ror that omee. rector general or tlie united Mates rail-
Ho 's the senior member of the llrm ro',', ndmlnl'trntlon. oprrntlng tho Phil,
of Amh'er-navis Compiny, with offices "delphla nnd Reading Railway, upon
in the Harrison Building, and Is one ot whoso lines tl.e smash occurred. Is
six brothers, ail of whom are actively named defendant.
in public life. They nre: Harry S. Am- The four latest suits to bo Hied are
bier. Jr., attorney: Frank S. Ambler, '" behalf o-f Bertha M. Julius, whoso
attorney; Dr. Jesse Ambler, Raymond husband Hugo Jullus,.dled In the Ahlng-
Ambler, former postmaster of Ahlng- ton Hospital; Kmlly K. Solllday, whoso
ton and secretary to the Board of Com- husband was killed outright, and In
mKs'oners in that township, and George behalf of Katie I, Johnson and Irene I.
Ambler, with tho Amblcr-Davls Com- Hoff. Of the fourteen victims ten lived
pany. in North wines.
impetus was. given to this policy when
natloivvvlde constitutional prohl
became a reality
"This attitude on tho nart of the com
panies In eolne slowly In taking any
further risks on liquor stores, brewer--
ieS, distilleries, roadhouses and so on.
has been growing gradually. The chief
reason Is that the values of tho bever
ages, because of tho erdlct against
them, are difficult of determination in
case of their destruction by lire. A largo
stock of liquors was recently burned
In another city and experts are having
a difficult time In arriving at a valua.
tlon of the goods."
RE-ELECTED BOOSTERS' HEAD
E. S. Armstrong Made President
for rourtli Consecutive cur
For the fourth consecutive year !"
H. Armstrong, head of AriuntmiiK Ac
Co.. loimnlsKlon meiclmnts. of 13; Dock
street, has been elected president of the
"Boosters." an oigaiilzation of wholesale
fruit and vegetable dealers. At the
Mutual meeting of the association yes
terday F A. Brandt was re-elcted
vice pre-sldent and K. S Woodwird wns
named treasurer Comly Shoemaker was
chosen secretary, succeeding ranu v .
Staiilou, who had oe-cupled the post
fclnrn the organization of tho club, many
years ngo.
Mr, Stnnloii, who is head or Frank W.
Stanton &. Co, Walnut and Dock
streets, was leeently elected president
of the Philadelphia branch of the Na
tional League of Commission Merchants,
and found that he could not continue his
duties.
CITY FIFTH IN MORTALITY
Philadelphia Tics New York,
Census Bureau Report Shows
Among the large cities of the coun.
try Philadelphia last week was tied for
tlfth place In mortality rate, according to
reports Issued today by the Census
Bureau at Washington.
Philadelphia's d. ath rate is the same
as New York's, the mortality being 21.3
per thousand population.
Among the big cities of the country
Baltimore stands first with a death rata
of 26.1. The city's population is esti
mated at 669,981. Pittsburgh, with a
population of 593,303. has a death rate
ot 24. B per thousand; Louisville, with
242,707, has a death rate of 21.3, and
Cincinnati, with 418,022, has a death
rate of 23.5. Philadelphia and New
York come next. Chicago's death rate,
with a population of 2,595,S21, is esti
mated at 17.
Cities with the lowest mortality aro
fit. Paul, with 10.3; Milwaukee, with
j.1.0, and Los Angeles, with 12.3.
Philadelphia's population is estimatod
ftt 1,761.371. '
CLUB OPENS ROLLS TO WOMEN
Limited Number Being Admitted
to Musical Arts Membership
A limited number of women Is being
ndm'tted to membership In the Musical
Arts Club with privileges almost equal
to those enjoyed by men. Of course, the
women will not be allowed ordinarily to
make 'use ot tho billiard room on the
top floor, nor are they permitted to use
the grill until after 3 o'ciock, out eveni
these restrictions may be lifted on acca- .
elon ; and In the meantime lunch will be
served In the. lounge.- . I
The new club house at 1811 Ranstead
street was opened ai"ut a year ago and
one ot Its attractive reaiurea is mo wiki
muslo room which will accommodate
' an audience ot from 200 iu L'ou. it wat
built specially for concerts and has a i
hanging celling with a space ot three
feeteetween ;t and the floor above.
The women's membership commlttcu I
la headed by Miss Dorothy Jollne. Al.
ready sixty to slxty-flve members have
been admitted, and the limit Is placed at i
100. The membership of men members
Hbout 300. . ....
So far the women have confined their
activities to Informal teas and musicals
on Thursday afternoons for both men
and women members and their guests.
( KILLED AT WINGOHOCKING
William Cross Fatally Injured At-
tempting to Alight brom Irani
William Cross, forty-flvo years old,
of C4 West Penn street, Germantown,
was instantly killed today when he
attempted to alight from a Ph ladelphla
and Reading Railway train near Wlnso
hocking station.
A lee was severed and he was badly
crushed.
According to the police. Cross, who is
employed by the railroad, undertook
to jump from a Chestnut Hill train
which did not stop at Wlngohocklng
station, a few blocks from his home, in
Mine manner he lost h a footing and
mi drawn under the -wheels.
- nalrol 'Scrseant James Crow of tne
qiyntwm pUta. fea a tuytaw af tit I
FINDS "FRIENDLY ENEMY"
Lieut. WriphtMects Former Ger
man Sclioolinuto Prisoner
A "friendly enemj" was discovered
in tho person of a German prisoner in
nn American camp by Lieutenant
Witney Wright, 1003 Walnut street, a
member of the Iron Division, who has
returned from overseas service.
"I was passlntr the camp when I heard
homebody yell tho nickname by which
I was known rt Harvard and an Invita
tion to pass the guard and visit tho
stockade. I vv-nt and was surprised to
bee Werner Schauter, an American of
German descent, who roomed next to me
when "o attended college.
"f J'ter was a lieutenant In the
Ger. ... army. He explained to me thst
lie had enlisted at the outbreak of the
war In 1914, when there seemed no pos
sibility of the United States becoming
involved In the conflict, and that he later
lost heart In tho German cause and waj
glad that ho had been epptured."
Lieutenant Wright went abroad ad a
sergeant and won his commission in
France.
MATRIMONIAL MIX-UP
Missing Fiances of Girls Back,
But Complications Follow
Tlin fiances of Mary IT. Bryant, 131
Cumberland btreet, and Klla Grant, 436
Cumberland street, Gloucester, vho dlb
appearcd three days before their double
wedding was to have tnken place In tho
Gloucester Methodist Episcopal Church.
uii ctuiuruay, navo reiurnea, me men
are Otis Bury and Lawrence Stevens.
Additional complications have been
added to the love uflair by tlio discov
ery that tho youths aro of the same agp
as the girls eighteen vcars. They
stated they wero twenty-one vcars old to
the marriage license clerk, Tho quest ion
of tho validity of tho licenses is puzzling
thcuuthoiltlcs.
ROUND UP EXPRESS THIEVES
Arrests Expected in Reading in
Operations Extending Here
Police officials and detectives expect
to make urrests In Reading today to
break up a gang of expm thl-ves.
John A. Good, u Jitney owner, nnd J,
Flaheit, an American lOxpress Com-'
pany foreman lit this .city, have been
arrested there nnd held In $10110 ball
each charged with the larceny of nuto
mobilo tires from the express companv.
The gang's operations involved J9000.
according to uu alleged confession by
Good.
George Baranowskl and John Knauer.
of Reading, aie charged with receiving
some uf the stolen tires. Hu gave 3500
ball. Flaherty Is alleged to havo re
conciled tires ariivlng In this city to
various towns vvhero Good collected and
later sold them.
J .E- Caldwell (o.
JEWELERS SILVERSMITHS
CHESTNUT AND JUNIPER STREETS
SILVERWARE
The Utmost care Is
Constantly Exer.
cised To Provide
Weight Which Will
Assure Maximum
'Service
Dinner Dessert Tea Services
Kenilworth St. Pier Award Approved
Mayor Smith has approved the award
of a contract to the F, W. Ward Con
struction Company for a new pier at tho
foot of Kenilworth btreet to'cost $050,
000. The cost will be taken from the
tlO.000,000 port Improvement loan au
thorized In Juno, 1916.
MATTRESSES RENOVATED
I1RANS ItPPS UrTArOIIFRFI
Guaranteed equal to new. Feathers ter-1
mzea ana maue into iiiaureases. is
springs reuphoia red
ACMK RKNOVATORS
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Ph. Lombard 4703. Send postal.
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R. UNDERDOWN'S SONS
92-304 MARKET STJtEET
It May Cost You Money
If Your Income Tax Return
Is Not Correct
We have secured the"services
of Mr. Kelly, U. S.. Internal
Revenue Agent, to . assist our
friends in the preparation of
' their Income Tax Returns, and
for that purpose he will be at
this office daily from 10 a. m. to
yp. m. ' ,
Mr. Kelly may be reached by calling Spruce 1480.
Commercial Trust Co.
Member of Federal Reservo Syetera
City Hall Square
You're only part
of your business-
Head of it, to be sure but it is not you who
does the work that turns ideas and thoughts
v into finished letters.
That's your stenographer's job. A mighty im
portant job, too. How about her equipment?
Is she still "shorthanding" without
comfort and efficient convenience, writing
letters twice, once in shorthand and once
on the typewriter? Still turning out about
half the letters she could? While you pay
about 50 more than you should for them ?
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mw. raw Pis wsmm uzirmiias
The Ediphone is on the job in many thousands
of business offices. Be sure it is The Ediphono
you get. IiOok for the name, The Ediphone.
Edlton make only one Dictating Machine Tho Ediphono
Semi for our book, "Hatter LellmrM." Or, better yet, yet a demonttration.
Telephone The Ediphone Walnut 3135
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Rtwtm Ci. Cdt-OCTI, irttC.
dATHosucTerb
v $25
Wind-Up Sale!
Hl Closing out Remainders
of $40, $38, $35 and $30
Winter Overcoats and Fall
and Winter Suits in their
Last and Final Wind-Up
Stofeoftheseason, grouped
at One Uniform F ice, $25!
These values are greater than
printed words can tell. Actual con
tact with the Overcoats and Suits
themselves will convince you that
they are the kind of bargain you
will remember and praise. And the
reason is we need the room for
Spring goods. Let us also whisper
that it will be some time before you
see again such Suits and Overcoats
for a $25 price! It will pay you to
buy these now and lay them
away:
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$40 Overcoats for. . ., $25"
$38 Overcoats for .$25
$35 Overcoats for $25
$30 Overcoats for. . .'... . ..... ... . . $25
$40 Suits for $25
$38 Suits for $25
$35 Suits for $25
$30 Suits for... .,.,..!.,.....,..,.. ..$25
fr Overcoats in double-breasted mod
els and jn. single-breasted models,
Ulsters, Storm Coats full silk-lined
Oxfords, conservatives and fashion
ables, and sizes 32 up to 52 chest
measurement.
Suits of worsteds, cassimeres,
cheviots in a good range of colors
and cloth patterns heavy weights
and medium weights that a man can
wear well into the Summer time
remainders of $40, $38, $35 and $30
Overcoats and Suits, at
One Uniform Price
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