r3m Tl A1-?1, JLE HEADS ENVOYS P Tklrtomt Cnrmir QnMiAro tn $ '. Represent Philadelphia in OT. uouis uonvuruiun Stwo from each district sSiU ffeii;''l)IcharKCd soldiers. Bailors and K?'arlnes of rcnnsvlvanin last niRiit K I, ? a i a f Iln frtKinA T A4 F n &7,J,,tOOK BICpH lOWnni lll lumuuuu i .1 it permanent organization or men who is a.i n lio trnr. Tlicr cathcrcd in & v. cnHM, Tllto Hall and elected arc, "'" ... ... L delegatei to serve at tnc caucus 01 uie American ijCRion, ns me miaiuuuuuu has been named, in St. Louis, May 8, D and 10. This city will lime n repre sentation of thirteen at that meetinc Major Charles J. Middle, the Phila delphia ace, as selected to head the city envoys. He was selected n dele- . , rrl, rAmnlnln? fuplrp delegates were apportioned to the six , Se.sional districts, two beinBeleoed EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, APIHl;. IS ICE CREAM FREE OF TAX? YES IF YOU EAT IT AT HOME Luxury Levy Applies Only When You Consume It at Fountain. Statement Explains Intricacies of Soft Drink Assessments Soda water, ice cream, nundaes, root mnltcd milk Fhakes, cream and V eKS- from each. Alternate delegates were also ehospn. , , . The following are the dclccatcs and alternates : First District Kdward tt. Simonson, J810 Gladstone street, private in the 400th Aero Squad; Howard I O. Muck, 2237 South Twelfth street, of the """ ty-sixtb Aero Squad, deleKates. Alter nates wvic J..3eph A. T.iesi. 1112 South Seventh street, and Ambrose M. Sher man. 2241 South Hieks street. Second Distric t Lieutenant Samuel H Jones. 2012 ParrWi street, nnd Charles Winbury, V. S. N. 1310 Melon street, were chosen delegates. Aber rates werp liieutenant Joseph .7. Me Nichol, l."3" Ttncc street, aud Sergeant Charles M. While. Third District Corpor.il GeorRO No fer, C21 East Melgradc street, and Major .T. fJordon Stoue, delegates; Xieutcnant Harry Tacgart, 1315 Marl borough street, alternate. Fourth District James O'Donnell, 2413 Sejbert street, and Sergeant Adcl- bicr and nil other soda fountain drinks will bo taxnblo beginning Thursday under the luxury sections of the rev enue act. Tive aud ten cent drinks or dishes will be taxed one cent, while fifteen or twenty-cent drinks will be taxed two cents. The tax will likely be collected from the purchaser. The question of when drinks are tax able nnd when not nnd the precise methods of collecting the tax were dis cussed in a statement issued toda by the internal revenue bureau for guid ance of proprietors and patrons of soda fountains. Thc-e examples were given of tax able drinks when mixed nnd sold at the fountain for consumption on the prem ises: Ornngenge, lemonade, pineapple juice. jroot beer, phosphates, fruit and flaxor- sirups mixed with carbonated atcr or plain water; milkshakes, shakes, ice cream, ice cream sodas. sundaes, ice cream sandwiches, flavored ices. These drinks are not taxable: Hot beef tea, coffee, tea, buttermilk, milk, hot chocolate, hot clam broth, tomato bullion and bottled drinks sold direct from the container. ' Separate manu facturers' taxes arc Imposed on drinks of the latter class. Ice cream Is not taxable when old in containers to be carried away from the selling place to be eaten. Ice cream cones arc taxable. Salts, scldlitz pow ders, castor oil and similar medicines often served at soda fountains are not subject to the tax. Soft drink stnnds or push cart en terprises nre subject to the tax, but restaurants or other places serving ice cream or soft drinks ns an incidental feature of the business are not re quired to collect or to pay the tax. Church "sociables" and clubs nre ex empt, but booths at country fnirs, cir cuses or ball games must collect the tax. HONOR UNIONTOWN WOMAN Miss Mary F. Semans Decorated by Queen of Belgium Washington, April 30. Miss Mary Semans, of Lniontown, Pa., bns re ceived a foreign decoration in recog nition of her services in Europe, Ked Cross headquarters announced here to day. Miss Semans, of the hospital hut tcrvkc assigned to Chaumont, was dec orated by the queen of IJelgium at the reception recently tendered to King Al beit and his consort by General Persh ing. To Miss Alice Lord O'Hrien, of 43 Cleveland avenue, Buffalo, who served fourteen mouths in the canteen service, Lert Hocrger, -i ;sortn iwenty- , n,,i,i ,i, Vp.IuIIIp ile In Itecon- TIKlSh jTVoudid avTnueaUe": ,.. rrancn.se. ope of the high nate avenue, nuer d).ooration the VDch government ,Fi'fth District Captain A. Knox. riOl can confer on women for war work. East Allegheny nvenue. and Chief Yeo- " man M. Penny, 3025 North Phillip ,, e .ir-r-no TVDICTC street, delegates; Lieutenant .7. J. U. o. NfcfcUo I Trio Id Tjamond, 840 East Tioga street, and i - altefnat'e!6' KCD8iUStn "" Thousands Appointed During War Sixth District Colonel Millard D Brown, of the 109th Infantry. 21 West Tulpehocken street: Sergeant W. S. Smythe, 0437 Paschall avenue, dele gates: Lieutenant W. Clvde Menrkles, J143 Sguth Wilton avenue, and Private Charles II. Dcarlove, 01 East Ciaplcr street, alternates. Called Thief for Returning Pur6e Merchant. Ule, N. J., April 30. Harry Ferris, colored, of Jordnntown, found a pocketbook containing S75 and, as it also contnined the ownetjs name, he went to the address given in Oer mantown, Philadelphia, and returned it in hn owner, who accused him of Vinini Pfi Tileknocket nnd threatened tn cnll tho WS .". KJS ,f 1W"V.- Were Unable to Fill Demand Washington, April 30. Many stenog raphers nnd tjph-ts are needed in gov ernment service at Washington, al though thousands were nppointcd dur ing the nineteen months of America's participation in the war, the United States Civil Service Commission an nounced. Examinations for men nnd women are held throughout the country cverv Tucs daj. Entrance salaries arc $1000 to $1200 a car. Information may be se dired from the Civil Service Commis sion, at Washington. Men who left positions in the civil service to take part in the war may be reinstated with out examination. LIGGETT TO COMMAND Dlckman, His Predecessor, Will "Go to School" Again Coblenz, April 20 (delnvcd). My the Associated Press. Major Oencral Joseph T. Dickman, who has been in command of the Americnn third nnnj since it entered fJcrmnnv, hns been ap pointed n member of the boaid which will meet nt Chaumont, American head quarters in France, to consider lessons learned from the war insofar as they concern tactics nnd organization. Gen eral Dickman, who will be the senior officer present, will bo president of the bonrd. It is announced at Coblenz head quarters today that Lieutenant Gencrnl Hunter Liggett will take command of the third army as soon ns the affahs of the first armj nre closed. WARSHIP IS LAUNCHED $15,000,000 Supordreadnought Tennessee Most Powerful Ever Built REFLECTS WAR'S LESSONS Ily the Associated Press New York. April 30. The world's most powerful battleship, the super dreadnought Tennessee, was success fully launched totlnj . sliding down the wnvs nt the New York Navy Yard nt 0.45 o'clock. Nnvv officers said tiic launching was one of the prettiest in the history of the 1'nited States navy. After- the. Tennessee took to the water she moved with n wide, sweeping curve until her stern vvns almost under the Williams burg bridge, several hundred yards from the drydock, before tugs brought her under control. The ceremony which welcomed this leviathan fighter into the Yankee navv vvns simple. After n prnvcr hv Cap tain W. G. Isancs, chaplain of the navy vard, Miss Helen lloberts, sponsor, broke n bottle of chnuipagne over the battleship's bow. Mands plaved, and the spectators cheered nnd waved flags us the national emblem on the Tennes see's bow stnff stiffened before the breeze blowing in from the harbor. On n platform constructed nt the how end of the Tennessee's dock stood Ten nessie's official delegation of 100 per sons, including Governor A. II. Hob erts, his dnughtor and her schoolmate, Miss Mildred Welch, of Nashville, car rj Ing bouquets of American Menuty roses: the governor's military staff of ten ofheers, unhiding Major Generul L. D. Smith; Franklin D. Hooscvelt, act ing secretary of tho navj ; Hear Ad miral .7. II. Glennon, commandant of the third navj district; State Senator Andrew L. Todd, of Tennessee; Captain I A. L. Snagg, representing tho Hrltlsh Irovnl nnvy, and representatives of the Chilean Government. The keel of the giant fighter, which I is the fifth to bo named Tennessee in I American history, was laid May 14, 11)1", nnd she is expected to be com iplcted early in 1020. She is a sister shin of the U. S. S California, now iimicr construction nt tho Maro Island Navy Yard. A peculiar featuic of both the Tcnncssco and the California is that during the war the original plnns were changed frequently in order that the lessons learned in actual warfnrc might be incorporated in them. Each ship Is said to embody the latest Idens in battleship protection nnd efficiency. Tho Tennessee is 024 feet over all In length nnd her extreme breadth to the outside of armor is 07 feet 3 inches. Her draft is 30 feet 0 inches. She will have ii speed of 21 knots an hour. Flour Machinists Strike Chambcrshurg, Pa., April 30. All employes of Wolf Company, flour mill machinery makers, wnlkcd out this morning. A former strike had been called off when the wnr labor board of fered terms of settlement. The com pany nnd men had agreed, but the men nllegc the company hns never made good nnd heme todaj's strike. WAR INSURANCEUBEflAL Government Policies fop Service Men Given Free One Month Washington, April 3,0. (By A. p.) Government Insurance on lives of soldiers and sailors will be continued automatically in effect for one month after the end of the month in which a min is discharged from, the service, even If the mnndocs not pay his pre miums, Henry D. Llndsley, director of the War Hlsk Insurance Bureau, announced today. If a man dies within that time the Insurance will he paid, but after that time, the policy is con sidered lapsed, and will bo lost unless application has been made 'for rein statement. A lapsed policy will be re instated if application for this 19 made within six months. These terms nro considered suffi ciently liberal to eliminate chance of accidental neglect of n policy by n dis charged soldier. Attempts now arc be ing made to hnvc tflsehnrgca'mcn keep their policies in force, so they can bo converted into regular life insurance nt the man's option within five yenrs. Another new ruling of the bureau is that physical disability of a discharged soldier will be recognized after hU dis charge even though records show ho was sound on leaving tho service. Many men, in their anxiety to be discharged, claim to bo physically sound, though they may be partially disabled, and sub sequently develop ailments which en title them to free treatment in govern ment hospitals. X- 1 Veterans Abandon Parade Plan Chambersburg, P., April 30. Fo the first time since Hotisum Post was instituted fifty years ago, the Grand Army will have no piyade on Memorial Day. The scliools. wilt not close, in, order to mako up studies, and the com rades feel that without the children a parade would he a failure and decided to abandon the procession this year. Graves vltl be decorated as usupl. A Distinguished Service Label If you -would know warm w.eather comfort get union- suited in Munsingwear summer fabrics. Form-Gtting light-weight knitted garments tor men, women and children. Loose-Gtting, ' sheer woven athletic suits (or men. The Satisfaction Lasts Tell Your SRIC . 7H Battery of ML Troubles t ve JJte M Jt -ir m- i n riM in i h i in M In m III fkBkiilk m III! II rr fr III nu Phnnn? SBBKtta H. Illl il A T BlarMistto ssps- . ik m Battery Service Corporation I Jl i M 615-29 N. Fifth Street VV f i. Coming in Fresh & New Almost Every Day Our $30, $32.50, $35, $37.50 & $40 Silk-lined Suits which we are Selling for $25 & $28 NO SLACKENING of either demand or supply. It is difficult to say which are the most popu lar those lined with striped silks or those t trimmed with iridescent silks! Styles running "neck ( and neck," too! All models to choose from camouflage, 'double - breasted, threer in-one, single - breasted, skirted designs with rail road, stitching. fei lu I- , All Wool. $25 & $28 ' William H. Wanamaker -19 T$tamtatSt. 'V.-.-'A ViT- If wages don't come down? HERE'S a closer conmction than you realize be tween your new foreign trade and our peace-time wage scale in America. Wages determine the standard, of living. This, in turn, decides the extent of your market both at home and overseas. SYS TEM is fortunate in being able to give you another of its concise and thoughtful discussions on the trend of the world's trade and commerce this time by John Hays Hammond Mr. Hammond is a far-sighted business man and engineer of world-wide experience. Read "Your Marketing Problems Today," in May SVSTEM. Winning the double "O. K. for credit VOU refused a man credit and kicked yourself afterwaras? The next day you had to charge off a whopping bad debt because you extended credit too easily I Is there a system that avoids such costly extremes? The plan at Endicott, Johnson and Company calls for one extra entry, but the advantages of this double credit O. K. count tremendously in both profits and satisfied customers. C. M. Jackson, Credit Managers of the company, tells in May SYSTEM how this idea works so v.elL Advertising that's bound to pay Cmuiniiiu in advertising eauals the word. nf.mrmth endorsement of friend to friend. L. M. Davenport of Spokane has found the secret of making every customer an advertisement. The way they pleas: people at the Daven port Hotel has built up a wonderful clientele for them. Read Mr. Davenport's article in May SYSTEM. "It Pays Us To Give A Little More" and see how many of these ideas can be adapted readily to your bus'ness. Where executives come from JOT-JED every stenographer be as mechanical as her typewriter? No indeed I Behind Angers that turn shorthand into type you'll often locate real executive brains. Josephine Tague shows, step by step, how first class executives are developed by giving stenographers more rein and bigger jobs to do. Miss Tague presents a real idea here. Read ber article in May SYSTEM. Howl V?k XI 2M85Ji Iwi 1k1 v A lilsjYallliil H Rib 1 w 11 W pU HP 'Hi II If your dealer has already sold his supply, ask him to order a copy for you, or write direct to the publisher A. W. Shaw Company at either Wabash Ave. and Madison St., Chicago, or 299 Madison Ave., New York, and ask to receive SYSTEM regularly. It will be billed you at 25c a copy or $3 for a full year. No more "come and go" help TN 1918 the "come and go" average among plantt neighboring the Jordan Motor Car Company was jj 70. ii uk juruan iaciory that j ear labor turnover was just 30. EdwardS Jordan tells in May SYSTEM, just how he creates steady moral; in his factory. His idea pro-' duces more profit for em ployer and employee and better satisfaction for the customer. . "My Knack of Getting The Men To -Give Their Best" will interest any man who squarely faces today's big problems. Simple ways to push ahead JJOW is it that the other fellow seems to keep business booming in spite of every obstacle? Location no better than yours. Product about the same. Employees and .methods no more than aver age. But there's a "kick" to his methods that speeds the day when he will increase his capital stock. In the May issue of SYSTEM you will find two score of "Short-cut Ideas" proved out by leaders in many businesses. Spend a few minutes at this round table of ideas end make your business grow. He wouldn't stay "broke" piFTY-FlVE years old, not a cent of money and no credit at the bank! It would mean the poor house for most men. But not for J. H. Long, the San Francisco coffee merchant. He pledged his furniture to a money lender, bought a few sacks of coffee, roasted it himself, and rang every doorbell in Oakland trying to sell it. It took grit to do it. But today he is the proprietor of "Long's Market" an " sells 30,000 pounds of coffee every month. His story is a real inspiration. Read the interesting experi ences of rTiree such "Builders of American Busi ness" as related in May SYSTEM. t Better salesmen ''THEY'VE gone at the misfit problem in earnest at the executive offices of the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co. They sell the job to the man in advance. The payroll, is never encumbered with floaters who are "just trying their hand" at selling. Here's a system that works a staff -of satisfied, satisfactory, permanent salemen. H. S. Robinson, President of the Company tells the whole story in May SYSTEM. You can profit by this experience. What Are These Ideas Worth! t , No real limit, is there, to the value of a good business idea! Woolworth built a $65,000,000 fortune on his idea of 5 and 10 centstores. Ford's idea "the people's machine" sells nearly three thousand cars a day. Everywhere in business, men who hit on fresh ideas just average sort of men are increasing sales, col lecting money, trimming down costs, settling labor troubles, revolutionizing profits. x For business makes or breaks on ideas. That's why SYSTEM, the Magazine of Business literally packed' with ideas and methods and practical plans is such valuable and interest ing reading for every business man. Stop at the nearest newsstand and see what a wealth of ideas aquarter will bring you today. 186 Business Ideas for 25 Cents Get May SYSTEM- at all Principal Newsstands t faowtotctrldordcsdstock how to write Utters bow to y "no" without offending bow to bonatmnuner itlet bow to reduce office errors how to buy and wbst bow to check up on stock how to "(Inter up" ttlci- bow your tuocUUon can ncipyou bow to live time In con. fertnee bow to deliver soodi with WIIMDOr -bow tn cut transporting coU bow to set mote out of window duplay bowtoeconomtieon paper how to ensure moraine promptness bow telephone courtesy bclpa how to adjust Ideal to your builneti bow to Mire time In buying how $80 In cash grew to JH,00O,00O -how to know what your workmen think -how to systematize catalog hits -how to locate emploecs automatically -how to sell the job to the man -bow to locate prospects -bow to make worker! loyal I how to make your itrvica talked about how to make employees work as partners how giving good measure pays well how to (nsure Industrial harmony how to cut high labor costs how to Increase production -how to please hotel guests how to build your oreiga Mlei how to select new markets how to let your people choosa their own manager how cheap help cut down business r -bow to sere time la the offlce how to arrange a better memo system how to handle salesman's report! how the soldiers will rttun to business how to gauge dictation cylinders how to get 'the outside point of view bow to locate Utters la fit bow to And your worlasrt good will how to fiaanc export ahlsji menta how to make sura of custo mer's credit. how to do without a stock keeper how to speed up the ehla-ping ., l4l t V ?: """ '- v .'flL ' i - , - rr yff V ' WKESFVm&r&S JnWW ?1 'J A1 wmmj -fllL ' I, TtfiWISHBmDasmtaMmMmaHHSKaf. , Tfi. fffifoa ? i 3 0 - 1 V & rl m M . 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