W.l v il'lTJir- J J; m f,: ', ' t "X: EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILAT)15LIHIA, WEDNESDAY, ' I r r . i JUNE 11, 1919 a i KaufMA Ksr. Itobokm. N. J. Frtterjp J. iieyitre. Architect "ilurner for Concrete In most businesses profits are made by working not waiting. Start your building now and gain six months' profit on the fellow who waits for business to swamp him. TURNER Construction. Co 1713 Simoom Street BEGINS ON FRIDAY Graduation and Kindred Cere monies Inundate Classes of 1919 WAR LENDS NEW TOUCH Commencement week nt the Univer sity of Pennsylvania will begin Friday and end with the graduation exercises nt the Metropolitan Opera House, Thursday, June 10. The week promises to be one of the most membrnble in the history of the Institution. Tomorrow, between 15 nnd 10 p. m.. the members of the graduating classes of the college, Wharton and Towne Scientific Schools, will be entertained by the .College Alumni Society, after which the classes will go to the Mcriou Cricket Club for an informal dance. Saturday the junior class and its guests will nttend the campus nnd later join the annual nlumni day parade nt 2:30 ou Franklin Field, after which the new and old graduates will witness the basebnll game with Cornell. Before the game "the alumni will meet by classes in the various dormi tory nnd fraternity houses, organize and join the general pnrade, which this year promises to be unique in many re spects, ns n result of the service of many alumni in the great war. Special efforts Tire being mnde by the classes thnt this year will celebrate their tenth, twentieth, twenty-fifth, thirtieth, fortieth nnd fiftieth nnniversnries. Most of the classes after the game will hold their annual reunions in local hotels aud restaurants. The graduation sermons will be de livered Sunday, June 15, nt old St. Peter's. Third and Pine streets, by the Rev. Dr. F.dward M. Jefferys. The trustees and officers of the university will assemble in the parish building, 31!) Lombard street, at 10:10 n. m., and proceed to the church iu a body. The provost, vice provost and deans of the faculties will wear academic dress. The students will occupy the nuditorium. Monday evening the college, Wharton nnd Towne Scientific School seniors will hold their Inst annual dinner of under graduates at the Ilellcvue-Stratford. POLICE SEEK MISSING BOY Mother Is Told Seventeen-Year-Old Boy Shipped on Fruit Boat The police have undertaken n search for Bcvcnteen-year-old Salvador Pas cule, of 730 Carpenter street, who ran awny from his home lust Friday. The mother of the boy is on the verge of a nervous breakdown because of his absence. She has been told by the boy's acquaintances that he has shipped aboard a. fruit boat nnd sailed for the Gulf ports. When he left home he had about $29, which he had earned at an oil' plant in this city. He is about five feet three inches tall and is dressed in a light brown suit, with thin white stripes. He Hvore regulation army shoes and a gray capv His hair is dark brown and his eyes blue. i Killed by Fvall Down Shaft ' Falling down an elevator shaft in his Junk shop at 007 Pine street, lnte last night, Abo llacc, forty years old, re 'ccived injuries that resulted iu his dentil shortly nfter being admitted ,to the Pennsylvania Hospital. m MtotihxifMGiMmn S v GALA WEEK V i.AVV-:. tft iTne " ST Tt S tiSWSS " ' &r r .& v - r- ii mimiii 1 K4W' .41V .Al V W xr-r t - nV - - Via ?:f T GROWSHOTHERE Chief Flynn Due Today to Fol low Clues Found in New York TAKE CENSUS OF RADICALS A census of nil radicals In Philadel phia Is being taken ns part of the rov ernment pniRrnm of action njrninst "reds" In nil Rertlnni of the country whose Bolshevist tendencies are insptrcd by the radical element of Europe, nn (fered because of the entry of the T'nited States into I'uropean nffalrs. The round-up here is part of n nation-wide effort to secure positive data upon the number of rodicnli in the country now. Although the immigra tion authorities have closed the legnl doors of entry, many dangerous leaders and propagandists arc known to have slipped "in by way of Mexico nnd Canada. Fifty Philadelphia "reds" are already under surveillance for the part they are suspected of having played in the bomb outrages of last week, when explosions, occurred in this nnd six other cities. Jiimatn street, was held under S500 The fifty men under suspicion ,hciCbail by Magistrate Wrlgley nt the l.y- form a group that meets in a small ' coming street nnd (Sermnntown avenue ball near Seventh street nnd Fairmount avenne. Th is croun is known to have been renrcsen ,nfn7l t mentimr in New York recently, when those in nttendancc were urged "to make war ou the ..-... ., --- churches." Process Slow, but Sure Efforts nre now being made to link up membprs of the group with the two explosions in West Philadelphia Mon duy night of last week. The checking up process is n slow one, but also a sure one, William J. Flynn. chief of the bureau of investigation of the Department of it is said. Ilnlkey tried to push her Justice, is expected in Philadelphia1 away, and then Olexon appeared on the ngain today to follow up some clues scene, it appears, with a carving knife, unearthed in New York, where be has Secrnl thrusts at Ilnlkey 's back failed beeu for the last several days. to penetrate his llesh because the knife One important result of his New York was dull. Halkey was discharged by investigations was establishment of the, the magistrate this morning. fnct that various groups of "Iteds" of ',nnnriiT lllnnrlnr different nationalities are definitely COAL SHIPMENTS INCREASE linked together. Thus, the Italian group mny hnvo perpetrated the bombings in Nearly 500,000 Tons More Anthra Wnshington, the Spanish group those cte shipped in May Than April hero, and the Itussian group the bomb- Tlu,rc wns aH .iucrrns(. of nPnrv t-l00. ings in New York all in the cnrrjingi ()00 ,n s. ltg nf nntlu.a(lUe con, out of a carefully agreed upon plan of, (lllrinK Mny ovel. ,,, month ot April, action. ncrnrding to the anthracite bureau of The fifty men under suspicion here information. lorm a iiussiun group. o....s.wu v. fop M amounted to them is .strengthened becnuse nfter sev-, ',. tons ,.ompnrcll with ernl of their members hnd attended the, . .,4 71- ,() A This incrca8C Wns meetings nt which a I.eninc- Lrotsky li;.colnl)lishc,1 despite the fact that most delegate had urged those present to ()f (l( Inincg wcro ,e ml Decoration "mnke war on the churches," the rec- umi Ascension Dn.s. During Mny, 1018, tory of the Our Lady of Victory Roman i,jpmPnts of nnth'rncite readied (1,887, Catholic Church, in West Philadelphia, o-,(j toligi which increase nt that time wns bombed. Wns due to war demands. Bomber's Shoo Identified The shipments were ns follows: May, The most important clue yet discov- hoij), n,711,01ii; May, 1018, 0.SS7,- ercd in the effort to estnblisli the iden- o-,(; Shipments for the coal year, titv of the anarchist who was blown to 11)10-1020, were 10,J.'U1,(K10 tons nnd pieces while planting n bomb nt the home of Attorney General Palmer, In Washington, wns uncovered in New York, Chief Flynn said: The clue consisted of the locating of nn obscure shoe repairing shop, the proprietor of which positively identified one of the shoes worn by the dead man ns having been repaired by him. The bomb thrower wore a cheap pair of shoes with newly attached rubber heels. The cobbler is certain thnt the heels were nttached by him, nnd has n clear recollection of the man for whom he did the work. Chief Flynn believes the ccw clue will j enable the detectives to ascertain deli- j nitely who the would-be assassin was, ' and to lenrn who were his nssocintcs. I His initials were J. M., it is believed. Todd Daniel, chief Philadelphia agent I of the Department of Justice, said today I that the establishment, of the identity of I the dead man would be the beginning of J the end of the bomb investigation. , Radnor Schools' Bond Issue Radnor township Hoard of Kducntion is asking for bids for n bond issue of ! $00,000 bonds of a denomination of , $1000 each, at 4V4 per cent, maturing in blocks of 510,000 on June 1 in 1024. 1020,ll34, 1030, 104-1 nnd 1010. , DON'T BUY FLY SCREENS SlMff Made to Order In l'hladelphla Rust-rroof ETerluMInt Itfwlrable 10-DAY QBLIVERY rhone Walnut 0077 for Katlmator STEIN-WAY MFO. CO.. SIS N. Darlm St. KlVlO1" Vi! uenffftt. iJ GUY A. WILLEY, President Paige Distributors . 304 Norh Broad Street. Philadelphia PIPE PUFFS PUFF AWAY POWDER PUFFS f SOME SAY While Others Claim Pipe Puffs, Puff Powder Puffs Milady's Way More Puffs and Ponder Puffs Sold Each Day Will the powder puff go as the pipe puffs increase? That is the question at issue since tobacconists say smoking among women In Philadelphia has greatly increased since the beginning of the war. There are some who my the powder puff cannot remain where the smoke habit exists, and there are others who assert that the powder puff will be needed far more to protect the feminine nose. Me that as it may. tobacconists throughout the city say tliey are sell- ing more cigarettes than ever to women and a few have disclosed the fnct that women nre using pipes, loo. Many are using cigarette holders thnt resemble pipes. "I suppose the women who worked overseas during the war were under ALlToVER'A$4 BILL It Was Lucky That the Knife Was Dull Clothing Alone Suffered John Olexon, forty-eight years old. proprietor of a boarding house nt 1022 police station today for a further hear ing June 17, on a charge of assault and' battcrv. . Olexon wns charged with attempting to stab Fred Ilnlkey, a former boaidcr, ami with cutting Ills clothing. Ilnlkey, according to Olexon. moved from his house to 1021 Juniata street, without pa; ing his board bill of $4. The Olexons held his suitcase and some clothing ns security. When Mrs. Olexon encountered Hnl- key on the street yesterday, she sprang nt him and badly scratched his face. f0r the coal year 1018-11), l.s,ou,t-J 'rH.nnnxEi srnccE 2053" Fur Storage and Remodeling at Extremely Low Rates LUIGI RIENZI CORRECT APPARELi FOR WOMEN 1714 Walnut Street CLEARANCE SALE EXTRAORDINAKY VALUES SAVING 1-4 to 1-3 CAPES Grouped for Immediate Clearance Herrr Tricot, formerly to 45.00 20-A0 Vflour Bolivia 40.RO HIT.CIAIi SUk Hunt Coats 29.50 Skirts Trlrolett Bonbonneltf Satin CforBott Wool rialds Formtrlv ts.so to io Now 12 to 29J0 Wash Skirts Cotton Gabardine 335 Pique '' Linen SJ5 DRESSES Many New Models In Oeoritetle -Crepe lie Chine Satin Taffeta Attriictlirly I'rlceil Summer Voile (llnitliam 1S.00 10.50 38.00 L ($ The car mentioned in this news .item is the five-passenger touring model on which we are making deliveries within a week." 4J Price, sixteen hundred and ninety dollars, F. O. B. Philadelphia. as high tension as the soldiers," ex plained one cignr store manager today, "and they were just ns much in need of n soothing smoke. "t know for a fnct that the women in service smoked n grfat deal, and perhaps they lime brought the habit home with them. The Increasing con sumption lij women accounts somewhat for the shortage of cignrettes.-" Today it isn't the wrinkled old coun try womnn who bujs coarse tobacco, but the tlnintj city woman, who thinks she is being ultramodern, who is pur chasing the linest mixtures of tobnmi j Dealers are catering to the trade, too. 'and are bringing highly ornamental nnd dainty cigarette holders and pipes on the market. We know one girl who smoked a pipe. My, but she was sick ! BOOST NAVY YARD HERE Forty Employes Visit Washington to Urge Daniels to Send Work A committee of foity employes from the Philadelphia Navy Yard elected from the various shops went to Wnsli ingtpn this morning for the purpose of llPffinff linnlT KpfWiltlfr nt tlin "Vn,.,. ,.,. , .. .. ." . .." wau.es uie neeessy ,or sending ncl,ll- , , ... . . . uuiiui worn to tnc navy yard in outer to maintain the present organization in tact. The committee desires, if possible, to obtain the building of the new trnns- port nnd two battle cruNcts. The ap pointment has been arranged by Michael Francis Dojle. general counsel for the employes of the navy jnrd. who will present the men to the secretary There are at nresent emnloie'il nt thol Philadelphia Nnvy Yard about 14,000 ' somcwhnt greater than the cniicspnnd men, the largest nunTher in the liistorj j ing excess for 1010, 10.1 pcr 1000, nl of the yard. Owing to the fnct thnt much though it fell slightly below Hint for of the work assigned to it lias been j 101.". 10.0 per 1000. If the birth and finished it will be necessary for n general denth rates prevailing in niij one of lny-o(T to take plnj-e about July 1 and J these three yenrs were to lemain iiii in order to prevent this the men went I i hanged, nnd if no migration were to to Washington urgently to present their i take place to or from the area to which claims to the secretary. I they lelatc. its population would in- ciense nt the rate of slightly more than SAD. BUT WISER Cash and Diamond Ring Presented to Stranger at Emphatic Request Harry E. Flaeger had .'?07 in cash, also a diamond ring, as he sauntered along Knighn avenue lute last night on his way to board a train for his home in Cape May. He had neither cash nor ring when he reported to the Camden police early today that both had been surrendered to n stranger, ns yet unidentified, who supplemented his request with a full size revolver. Flaeger couldn't remem ber much about the man except thnt lie wns white in color, if not in behavior. I v Stationary Ul Yeddinx Silver Tea Sets - Chests jFlat Silver TMe at Platters "Vcctafalc "Disliea After-Dinner Coffee Seta -Compoliers -Fruit Dishes The moat important collection of Silver J America jrom th moderate inyeKce. 'Aemost expensive. I pi r llAI.MMr.l"- WAM1AH1I MHOIOS 1 tt BOY SCOUTS! Boy Scout Week, President Wilson Says : "Ererj Nation depends for Us future upon the proper training; nnd development ot it youth' Tlio plan, therefore, for n Hoy Scout Week, duiinc nhlcli a uni versal appeal will be made to Americans to supply the means to put the Boy Scout" of America In a position to earry forward effep tltely and continuously the splen did work they are (loins, for the youth of America should linve the unresened support of the Notion." Be Prepared With Real "SCOUT" SHOES The Official Shoe for Hikes and Camp (J OC Double-tanned elk-hide (Jje-ft J r? P",3 Double-sewed soles p e O 8lies U to 1S4. uuuuie-wear These sturdj' shoes will help you in work or play, because they give better service and stand all the hard knocks and bumps that red-blooded fellows and "good scouts" give them. They're official, too, and the prices will save you money. Guaranteed to give full satisfaction. 'TIS A FEAT TO -FIT FEET 1204-06-08 BIRTHS IN THIS CITY EXCEEDDEATH RATE Census Figures' Show That Rate Is 44.3 Per Cent Higher Than Deaths CHILD MORTALITY IS LOW In this city births are 41.3 per cent higlnr than the deaths, ncrnrding to stations made public today by the Viimis Iturcau. The 1017 report shows that the births iiiimlpciecl -JL'.i.ss. Willie tne intniit mor-,,vns tnlilj (children less thnn one cnr of agei wns 10S.-J per 1000. In the birth registration nrcn of the United States 1.353,702 infants were' bnin alive in 1017, representing n birth rate of 21.0 per 1000 of population The totnl number of deaths in the -mine area was 770.222. or 1 1.1 per 1000 The births exceeded the deaths bv 74 1 per cent The mortality rate for Infants under one year of age averaged 03. S per 1000 living births. The birth registration nrea comprised i in 1017. the six New Knglnnd stntes, Indiana. Kansas, Kentucky, Mnr.iland,' Michigan, Mlnncntn. New York. North Carolina. Ohio. Pennsyhnnia. Utah. Virginia, AVnsbington. Wisconsin nnd the District of Columbia, and had an estimated population of ft.i.000.000. or ,,, t pcr cent of the estimated total i population of the l nlted Mates in mat sear Itirth Rales The birth late for the entlie birth legislation nrea fell below that for 1010 by two-tenths of 1 per 10(10 popu hition; but the death rate was less l. uiv.tnnlltc nt 1 noi- 1000 tllllll III 1010. Thus the excess of the birth I rate ocr the death rate for 1017, which amounted to 10..". per 10(10. wns ' 1 i,pr ,rnt 1,,r nnmim (,r " ,lttlc """ thnn 10 per cent in a decade Tli is would he about half the rate 21 per c(,nt by which the entire population of GAS' Soldering Furnaces and Appliances BEND FOR CATALOGUE L. D. Berger Co., 59 N. 2d St. lien, ilarhct SSI Kcvitmte. Mnln 1000 Itleaclied. Blocked and Trimmed In any utile. lie nte no arid to Injure rour. hat JEFFERSON HAT CO., 135 S. 10th June 8th to Nth ur juu s,, x to 6i Market St. t. Panama Hats f ii. the United States Increased between 11)00 nnd 1010. Of the total number of births re ported, l.-MI.'.'RS. or 21.". per 1000, were of wliltn infants nnd 7tf,i0l, or 2.1.8 per 1000. were of negro Infants. The death lates for the two elements of the population were 13.7 nnd 22.5 i per 1000. respectively. I .Mortality in ( oiintry I The infant morality rate thnt is, the) number of deaths of Infants under "'" j ears of age per 1000 born alive throughout the birth-registration area i as a whole was 113. S in 11)17. ns against 101 In 1010 nnd 100 in 1015. This Is cquivnlcnt to ;ij ing that in 1015 and 1010, of every ten infants born nllve one died before leaching the nee of one .cnr, whereas In 1017 the corresponding ratio wns a trihV nunc than one in eleven. I'he mortality rates for male infants ' j (H7. 10: pir 100(1 living births nenrl.v 25 pel cent greater than tiint fr fPnini,, jnfnnts ,j,.i, , uu r- tt - AUTO SCHOOL rrnftUil rours In ovrrhftnllnc nnd ri. palrlnff nlrmui. cum nul Iruik Mornlnc nflprnoon nnil Mintnp i'linp fur men arul wom,n CnmpW'ti' eoulnment Competent Inslructo n rttrproof Hui'rling Central V. St. C. A. nto School InRtrurtlnn nfllrp 717 NV rirr.irt 1121 Arch St TTJ17 L lL i nil DUSineSS that Can- not be bettered by the right advertising has yet to be discovered. HERBERT M. MORRIS AdvertUing Agency Every Phase of Sales Promotion 400 Chestnut Street Philadelphia Bii3iJ1 No i v SDH S M vln r & 3! vTsp If Starter. Electric g W Lights are all complete on 3 Ki ii.. inn r rn,nn.AU U I Tourinc. $7.15 F. O. 15. A "" " Instant DelUrry fij jC lOUs&B& M nn.n licit, mi n. Sutiil itu m B ' "ii 5 a STABILITY"! MOTORS CO. & 1720-40 N. Croskey St 9 m Rldce & Cnlitmlil i Aim. w K. Dla 11-3 I'.irk 11,17 S Bstnlillll Srrlr Kfrr jj W Hour 111 tlie Tenl- M M four. m f Stability Our Co-operation With Your Shipping Dept. May Save Thousands of Dollars On Your Freight Bills We have done it for others and can prove it. In no other department of your business do you approve a charge without KNOWING it is correct. We will compile for you a card index or loose-leaf book showing routes and rates to all YOUR shipping points for YOUR goods and keep it constantly up to date. Its value is inestimable. Our Service Man will call without obligation. FREIGHT CLAIMS COLLECTED Industrial Traffic Association Traffic Managers Service Perry Building, Philadelphia Phone J'SaV1" (tut llil "lit SOU' for prompt reapi nve) fir&Utiion oaya: A TAX PAID TO Each year thousands of Brnouldering ashes of the records and documents upon which their business life depended. They did not count the cost until too late. They failed to realize what these records meant to their business progress. Other men have saved their records and have resumed business growth without suffering the heavy losses of wasted time and energy. They used. t "Tho World's Safest Safo" Will you wait until too late or will you in vestigate now? Will you trust to luck or will you be cure? Evidence, Indisputable, of SAFE-CABINET superiority is here foryourguldance. Learn ton (acta bdoui iccoio protection touay. THE SAFE-CABINET CO., 1 204 Walnut Street ,, TIKAV IIAI1U1TT, HALCS AOENT WIout C60I ISO 83.3. A minimum of C0.2 per 1000 births is shown for Infants with mothers born In Denmark, Norway and Sweden, n innxlmum of 172.2 for Infants with mothers born In Polnnd. while for uegro children the rntc was 14S.0. The reports show the birth of U.3-' I'Mrx ' 'w,ns nml "M BPls, '" "'i'"-" ,,, 1017 in nil. 20.2.-.3 Infants, or a ,t(, mnrP ,mn j pcr ,.t.t of the total number born, J'l 11,111 WIHiill; 'j You are as welcome to look I as to bvv in this store. The fi firmest friends do not always 5 become so with their introduc- C tion. LiKewise, it is nor pos S sihlc that everv one who enters fii E our store will immediately be- g E come a customer. We want j S you to know us, to know our S 1 merchandise, to know a great g J deal about our new Spring and d I Summer stocks and then per- j 1 haps we will become life H g friends. p jf You are invited to visit us S B you will not be urged to buy. 1 1 1424-1426 Chestnut St I WauiiiiiiiiiiuiiuunininuiiNiiM from Tffie iSsy vffte. ps9 are always fresh We receive four shipments daily Castries fflenryFhix 221 South Broad St. IGNORANCE" men atand and gaze at the T EH !- iiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiiEiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii'iiiiiiiiiiniiuniii Come give us the "Once Over" even if only to our Windows at Perry's! Q Look, for example, at the breadth of the va riety in fabrics, in col ors, in shades, in cloth designs, in models and in modifications of mod els behind these expan sive sheets of glass! Here are the new brown, green and gray flannel Suits in Sum mer weights that you will hardly find dupli cated for freedom of choice in town today! I Some of them are seam waisters, both in single breasters and in double breasters; some are close-fitting models, both singles and dou bles, without the cir fronts of the coat. ISome have rope shoulders being a slight elevation to the sleeve head as it fits into its place; some three rows of stitching down the edges along the collar, lapels and front of the coat. Some have vertical pockets, some have outside patch pockets, some have the pockets cut on the bias. Then there are silver grays, Cambridge grays, deep, dark Ox-, ford grays; russet browns with delicate invisible stripes and wales; olives, and tans, and blues, of course! There are bright new check worsteds such as you have scarcely seen since the war was well under way; and home spun mixtures; single, double and triple ( stripes. J And, also of course, a wealth of Palm Beach, Breezweve, Mohair and other tropical fabric Suits in the biggest vol ume and variety we, or anybody else, has ever shown! J Give the m the "once over," and see! Perry & Co "N.B.T." 16th & Chestnut Sti Wi ,,j , A ,;:- "J" 'it' a '-if ii ri ,
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