ras-irfiiv uP M- 1: 'J" U !i '1J-. S Jr. .Vf'- (iu at 'St' IJ-: IS EVENIKG PUBLIC LEDaER PHIXADELPHI; FRIDAY, .ftJM 20, IMS'1' r Jfc .- n-- ., iv t --'v - 1 1. 'it ! J" '' w KJ RV l Its r K & PBEPAREDNESS NO .General Wood Lnuds Work of Women and Tells Them to Be Ready to Continue MRS. DREXEL GETS SERVICE The mectinjr of tlie enntren workers of the Pennsylvania -Dolnir division of the American Ited Cros at the Academy of Music last rveninK de veloped n decided tendency toward pre- parednoss in the future. , The features of the meeting were the address of fiencrnl Leonard Wood and the presentation of a magnificent sllver service by the workers to Mrs. George W. Childs Drexel, tlie com mandant Dr. Charles .1. Hatfield Wade the speech of presentation. Genera' Wood was introduced by Charles Scott. .lr,. manager o? the 'Pennsylvania Delaware division, who presided nt the meeting. The general complimented the canteen service on its work nnd 'ni-1 that lie hoped they Would crntinne in some civic service. "Jt is for the women to stabilize , condition and mniiitnin the constitution . Hut n tntcd lnvuinil inch safe nnd In these tir,ie of sociil unrest," On-Uanc details the reporter for the Hing eral V. nl averted. 'We must do cur. town Itugle could not hao gone not duty it war c.imes ngnin. but mint do for malltovn consuniption, llezekiah: it more quicli', Amerii'n miM never again be fni'iid in vneli a Ptnte of utter '""' ,o" fa" unprepar'dti' .s as she was wlj"ii this Here's early roll call of thoe pres war came General Wood also spoke of the "criminal brutality" of unprepared -ness whit li I d our half-trained youug eoldiers into battle gainst the fine.t trained a my in the world and resulted In totalb unnecessary lrsspg by our troops. I'nprcparedness Prmnlirs War "Unprepn redness itself is provoca tive of wa." lie said. "Iicasonablc prepardeucv will not build up a mili tary spirit in our nation and the t'uiited States will onlv go to war under the dictates of the United States consli tution and not nt the dictation of any Other nation or group of n.itinns. To be successful In war. a nation inu-t be not only right, but al., ..i-.oag " General Wood's address was received with tremendous applause, after which Mr. Scott introduced Major General McMnnus. who had charge of the em barkation and debarkation of United States troops. General Mi-Manus paid tribute to the canteen workers of the Philadelphia dis trict, which he said was eommente,! "r'l '"Vl,rahI ,.'. n" the 'troops Jtrate Costello at the Front and West- I wno passed through this division where, , . more than .'S.000.000 men wet0 fed lie mnrp,an, streets station. eiiM Vi .. .u n . . i TU- l :..-!. i- .. . . buiu me eiiect or their trenimrt i.. ' upon their morale was incredibly good. tvonicn Heady Sooner Than Men . "hnrton Pepper sketched briefly the work of the canteen from Inception to the present, telling i,n... many men were fed ami cared for in I '"'"us ways, lie thoroughly approved the idea of military preparedness and said that Theodore Roosevelt and Gen eral Wood were the ones whose names Would go down in historv as the men who had made possible the great work mac mo canteen had accomplished. I ?. "' i'i'1"' i-niu ine women of the! tor v -country knew of the danger before the l men did and thev were re.-olv in ,lo tftfir part much sooner Tbi-'wr-k j, not yet over, he said, and he brought a message from Mrs. Drexel ,o all the workers to carry on to the end the gooa worK so far performed. Addresses also were made bv Lieu- ' tenant Colonel John Hughes, of the U. i S. marine corps, and Major Robert L. ' Denig, I". S. M. C, both of whom , were wounded in France. They told of their experiences with all branches of the Ited Cross and what it meant! to wounded Americans. I Tells of Navy s hxperlenres Captain Clarence S KempfC. of the i dress not civen. nre reported killed in U. S. navy, narrated the .'.xneriences action. Thev had previously been re of the navv with the Red Cross. i norted n missing iu action. Corporal Doctor Hat field thn presented the Charles C. Brewer. 421 North Tenth silver service to Mrs. Drexel. who made ! "f""1- '. n?"1 as wounded, degree a brief and gracious response. I undeterminr.,1 Privates James T. Cal- rrv, ,!,... ..,., fill i -.i. .1. i nhan. 52oG oodlnnd avenue: S;nlne The academy was filled with the can- 'na'i4lf 2-4 Cnmbrla strt,nt. an(, teen worker- all in their blue uni- I ft h M'oran, m07 North Paleth.-rpe forms and their friends. The boxes ,; ' hnyc r,lturn(.,i t0 ,iury. Tu(, were reserved tor the workers from the i haJ p-0viouly been reported a miss chapters in the division outside of Phil- I in jn notion, ndelphia Tlie stage was handsomely ! ' decorated nnd all through the house were hung the Red Cross banners. On the stage with Mr. Seott were ' Colonel Magill, Rear Admiral Hughe-. George Dallas Dixim, General Cole, j General Price, Admiral Hughes. Cap tain Kcmpff, Mr. Pepper, General Mr- i Manus, General Wood, Mr. Fnrwell, I Colonel Il'ighes. Major Denig. Colonel I Mason, Klihe Lee, Captain Landen- i bergcr. Colonel Pusey, Mr. Drexel and "'Alan D. Wilson. Poultney Bibelow Improved Kingston, N. Y., June 20. The eon- i dition of Poultnev Bigelow. author and I traveler, snT' ring from tetanus, had ' slightly improved last night, although I his condition was still herious, accord- Ing to his pi j sieian. t l&rf itr ml $!&rr$iF f1 HHESJ 4 f"JsJ '"?-' "--faB i . I' WW f rtJrO rffl wf 'tty'HtM The pink and ' pi iv 9 ' lW white blos- tt'" v rill soma the Sli 'fJSKruiJ birds the if ' 'rlJUl1 delicate f""" JmW greens. Beauty Efls" iMtH and Coo,nes3 W ,' &&&$$ uln hands to E; WtoWrjm&ir help in your p ggP happiness 2 1 i&u ''$Wft&jfi stories above 1m' l.'B yS. the heated B' NvX street. Come p.-.-asgHT n, up where the i ' '',. -Wm breeze is) sM ! 1 rtel mmu I SPLINTERS, GRASSHOPPERS WUU JriL,lll,lULr JUfl'lV Ks&lXO , Oh, Yes, and They Took Off Their Socks, Played Baseball and Dared Death on Horses Those of Mcrry-Go-Round Vintage There is a certain show in this town I that squeaked in the high notes last nisht nnd needed oil in the hinges. The chorus, particularly, was slightly sunburned in bizarre places, nnd per haps had splinters in lis anatomy. The reason being that yesterday the cast nnd the chorus particularly the chorus had a picnic at Wondsidc l'nrk. As the Itingtoivn IIiirIp might say, "An excellent time was bad by nil." Heyond this, n repo'ter for the ning- town Itualc miglit not be allowed to go, or if lie (Mil, lie unulrl linvc to con Sn himself to what was to eat. and a few details of the ball game and the ""- rI' n"n '" P" He could linve quoted Marry Kelly, who makes a darned good deacon on the stage, nnd a nice, fatherly joy-promoter on picnii's. to the effect that "rairniount Park is a wonderful thing for this town. I've always liked obi I'liilly, and people who knock it don't stay long enough to get acquainted." That'-, a good quote because it makes ii feel good, and makes us think that the holes in our pavements are visionary nd our politic is almost nnti'.eptl ent, as nearly a I ian:, Iloyt could make it out. while cussing inwardly about those who came not. Cast: (but not in the order of (heir appearance) Louis Strangnrd. Mat Murphy, George Trabert. William Zinnel. Larry Fran eis. Dave Dreyer, Lew Dooper, Frank Fay (and baseball equipment), Harry Kelly. Mn F.elle fand ockettesl, Sam Curtis (and son "Cut liny"), Miriam n.ittistn and Fthelman Oakland (two cute kids of eight and ten), Lester stuck to hot stuff. Sehnrff. Yes, nn excellent time was had by Chorus: I No use to say it was an all. But the nece-snrv high kicking early roll fill. Many n mouth was I last night! And th" ambitious grass full of hairpins as the clock struck half-' hop1ers. And the suf ketteh ! Curjnin. 3 HELD IN S800 BAIL EACH Charged With Larceny Suspicion. Took Orders for Tallor-Made Suits Three men. who gave New York ad dresses as their homes, arrested as they went from door to door in Kensington taking orders for tailor-made suits, were held in S0() bail each today by Macis me cnarge ngaiusr tlie men was sus picion of larceny. They will lie given !a further hearing Monday before Magistrate Costello. after an examina tion is mnde at City Hall. The prisoners describe themselves as Andrew Wrnggs. twenty-six years old; Charles Pinkelman, forty years old, and l'dward Fmmiel;, forty years old. They were arrested yesterday by Detective Auty. An automobile, bear ing the New York license No. -1220O, I was used by the men in soliciting the neighborhood. The prisoners claim to B0 -Nn,v ,mh ""'ir-" ""' '-.irrjiuK ' samples of cloth from which they said j ,hn" ""'''' n,,, ,n ma,!P clothin nt a ! lower price than that charged in the ' stores. TODAY'SCASUALTY LIST Six Philadelphians In List Dead, Four Wounded Two Six Philadelphians are named in the) onsunuv list made public by the War Deinrtmcnt todn. Privates Frank Contricinno. Mis i vine street, and Fred S. .Tainett. ad lailliaiBIiieiSISiai&IIIIIIBIBISIBIflieiBIBIBIBIBIIIBIHIllBlglBli; Playgrounds of the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains Forest-Clad Summits Winding Streams Green Valleys Bracing Mountain Air Crystal Water3 Health-gb ing Mineral Springs Here, indeed, are playgrounds for all. Golf tennis trout and bass fish ing bathing mountain-climbing driving and motoring on smooth, winding roads, through regions rich in natural beauties. Blue Ridge Summit Buena Vitta Spring! Pen Mar, Capon Springe, Jordan White Sulphur Spring, Orkney Springi, Webiter Springs, Berkeley Springs, Bedford Springs Deer Park, and Mountain Lake Park and many other delightful resort For full Information or booklets of this section apply to nearest Con solidated Ticket Office or address nearest Travel Dureau of the UnTTED-SEATES -RAIIIlQAjO'ADMINISnvATICN Travel Bureau 143 Liberty Street New York City 646 (lSIRIBIHISIEIEIBIliaiI3IHIBIilSIBISIBI3lilBlBIBIBIElIBIBglBJ-l GIGANTIC AUCTION SALE 261-269 No. Broad St $75,000 Stock of Tires, Tubes, Supplies and Automobiles TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION Regardless of Cost or Value Sale Begins Monday. June 16th to June 21st Sale AJl Week Hours 10 io 12, 2 to 4 All Makes of Standard Brands. All Sizes New and Used SPEDALLE&KUPERSMITH Auction., 261-269 No. Broad St past ten.) II 111 io Andrews, Phoebe Ap pleton, Plorenee Darling (who was strong for walking mid sylvnn glades, etc.). i:ila Ilvans, Clarice Miller, Pauline Mnrkham, Florence Nelson, .Tack Polen aio inn. S. O. S. Socks! Sncre bleu, well, VfntHier! Yrs. llenei, Arlorpe. imiq nvez luen connu you did sol Think "evolutions denouncing the report the world had gone blind? And Ma , made iiy IHhelbert Stewart, Department nolle nnd - J of Labor investigator, were adopted by Well, the fact is simply this. Miss the Vniled Tenants' Protective Associa Anna Nettigan, who is wnrdrnbe inn , n ,, i. t, .. . , . i i ,, , lpn nl " meeting in itooin No. f25. New mistress, was along, nnd it is up to , .,, r- , . ... . her to fMdnlii where tftc other hnlf of , tocW Lxchnnge Ilulldlng, last night, those hose went. Or maybe the other "r- Stcwnrt's reference to rent riots halves never weie. Oh, yes they were, "nil serious trouble, which he dntimated too. in some instances, but a fashion I would result from the various tenants' is fashion, jou know, and it happens j ,,.,i .. to be the truth, the whole truth I and !mmPImn v " progress, was what nothing but the truth, that about three inrous(Ml thp iro "f " V. Kenny, chair of that aggregation were caught shame- 'mnn of the orRanizntiou's committee, by lesslv rollipg "em down to the modish 'whom Hie rcMiIuthuis were drafted, height, wliiel, is slightly or-n-. The; Aft,r ,,,,. 1(, ,vork of ..!,, on y bad feature of It ii that the grass ,.,. trvjK () cm,nlnra(,t b ( istull in some places, and full of nmbi- '( Yor Home' advocates, who arc tious young grasshoppers, who hop, nnd inflating values to such an extent that cling Well, nillie Andrews said that she could realize wlnt a hard war it must have been, with the cooties intruding on your personality and everything. A baseball game was staged. Batter ies. Murphy and Drxrr. Francis nnd Cooper. The less said about the game from n sports standpoint the better. The box -score could have been best recorded on n phonograph, and the percentage, on n motion picture film. Frank Fay's perfectly lovely lace cap mnde him n scenic wonder in the pitcher's box, nnd his delivery was al most as good ns Mr. Burleson's. Mur phy was slightly strong on curves, but ns this concession had been allotted to the fair rooters early in the day he left the curvetting up to them and MAID ACCUSED OF THEFT Held In $500 Bail After Capes and Sealskin Vanish Suspected of having nt least helped to spirit away fr,om her former cm- ployers" home two silk mandarin rapes unusually valuable, as well as a seal skin worth considerable money, Ada Kleinz, of 1410 North Twelfth street, -,,,,... was arraigned before Magistrate Pen- ,i..1.- Mo ..-.: J 1.1.1 :. Crf nock this morning and held in S500 bail for a further hearing on June 24. The charge is suspicion of larceny. The oung woman, who was formerly a maid nt the home of Mr. and Mrs. Karl Raker, .10S School House lane. Germantnwn. is said by the police to be part Japanese and part Fast In dian. This fact led immediately to sus picion of her fondness for Orientnl tog gery and to her arrest, after she had left, and, simultaneously, the garments also. District Detectives Welsh nnd Bolny, who took her into custody nnd who appeared against her, say she de nies taking the capes, but told them she could give them valuable informa tion as to how to find the stolen goods in New York. The capes had ben appraised by a Japanese dealer on Walnut street near Broad, who said that they were of too fine workmanship and material to be handled in the ordinary line of trade in Oriental goods ATTACKED BY BULLDOG Animal Beaten Off by Club Victim i Suffers Severe Injuries A bulldog attacked George Turner. "OS7 Terrace street, on Hollow road, West Manayunk, today, and inflicted severe injuries. j Mr. Turner's cries for help were an swered b. John Murphy, 502 Monastery avenue. He beat the animal off with a club and assisted Mr. Turner to a drug store, where his wound-, were dressed. Travet Bureau Transportation Building Chicago Travet Burean 60 Healey Building Atlanta T U, MOUSING REPORT Association Demands Removal of Federal Investigator as 'Unfitted' for Position HIT 'OWN YOUR HOME' DRIVE lit is impossible for the ordinary work- mg class Io buy n home," the resolu 'tions contain the demand that "the said Kthelbert Stewart be removed from his position ns being totaly unfitted for it." The Department of Labor is asked to appoint a man who will confer with the United Tenants' Protective Association nnd (he labor organizations, "to get nt the real facts, so that intelligent action may be taken in I he matter nnd pre ventives emplojed against the suffer ing that would otherwise ensue during the coming winter from the many evic tions threatened by the profiteering landlords Attention is called to a shortage of 25,000 homes in Philadelphia and the Department of Labor is asked Io use its influence to start immediately the build- ing of small sanilar. houses to be rented to the wnrkingmeii of Philadelphia at n legal rate of interest. , It was planned to arrange a large mass-meeting to be held at Cramps' ' Shipyard. On f!atiirriav. June 'JS. it was an nounced the Tenants' Protective Assoei- I ation of South Philadelphia will have an all-day outing at Lighty-foiirth street nnd Tinicum avenue, at which an nl- i,-.,!., f ,.t .,!-, fit-n ontilo it. til . l,,-.,l l nler to nccumntntf funds for the legal battles the tenants in that section mm have to wage against profiteering lamllorus. , - 3 FOR MEN Nothing Like Their Quality Can Be Had Anywhere at Anything fi?i ISStl $ For Every Woman The most charming, graceful, dainty styles that ever captured women's fartcy are shown in NEWARK shoe stores, priced at $1.50, to S3.00 LESS than the samequalities command elsewhere. See them and you will gaSSSStSmieiSaSimtmf, -ion si: I i! p I SflHR be most extravaeant in yournraiseovertheit stunning beauty and amazing value. Selling nearly four million pairs a year, through our ' own 298 stores explains why we can sell them at.such low prices. Investigate! Newark Shoe Stores 1221 Market, bet. 12th i 13th 32 S. fiuth St., nr. Market 2112 Krn-inEton Are., bet. York A. Cumberland 2818 Kens. Av nr Hart Ic. 137 '. Sth. near Cherry St. 422 isoutli St.. near Sth 101 S. 52d St.. nr. Chestnut .Main Other Nearby Storesi Camden, n'llnilncton, Bristol. Chester TllB WORLD luy Heat and Steam 55S TOR DOMESTIC DSE-E,!, HtoT., Clatntit sal P rou BIEAM UBE Uuckwbeat, Hie and UcrUr. The Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company BIG LOSSES CLAIMED , BY BELL COMPANY Phono Concorn Says It Is Forced to Raiso Rates Because of Increased Expenses Increasing cost of labor, material, equipment, etc., is set forth by the of ficials of the Bell Telephone Company ns the reason for their 20 per cent rate Increase. This incrense, which was put Into force last Monday, affects nil local ex change service rates with the exception of those for whnt is known as "city locnl messages" from public telephones. In n statement to the chairman of the public utilities committee of the Chamber of Commerce, L. II. Kinnnrd, vice president nnd general munagcr of the company, snys that the rate in crease lias not only been made at the order of Postmaster General Burleson, but that conditions have become such flint it is no longer possible to conduct the telephone business without heavy losses. nard says, the company would have requested approval for such revenue in creases from the State Public Utilities Commission. Now, however, ns the company is under government operation, the case was laid before Mr. Burlesou and approval obtained from him, Mr. Kinnnrd says that In order to illustrate something of tlj,c recent ten dencies that have been steadily ab sorbing nil the former mnrgins afforded by the business, the following figures nre of interest : "During the four years of 1015. 1010, 1017 and 10LS our total number of em ployes increased 52.02 per cent , our CANTRELL & COCHRANE THE STANDARD i!FS . OF TWO CONTINENTS Order by the dozen for use at home Ike Their Prices. EFORE.you think of paying $5.00 to $9.00 for your vaca- es, take anywhere from .95 to $5.85 of it and tit in a pair of NEWARK shoes. You will get just as much style, wear, com fort and satisfac tion and SAVE the difference. Co. K.'SSS : -i-OV, 22SB N. Front, nr. Dauphin Sets Gtn. Ave., nr. Chelten 1431 South. bet. Broad & lath 4084 Lanenstei- At., nr. 41st 21(1 N. Kth, bet. Itaco &Vlne 424 Market, bet. 4th & Sth 483.1 rrnnkfordAv.,nr.Orth'x 2248 Hideo Avnr. Columbia K LAllOEST RETAIl.K.na m., JianarunK tit- H1IUKH IU Insist That Your Dealer Gives You IBtftiSfirw MiM4CilE Without Smoke pnyroll Increased 101.12 per cent. "The Increased costs of material en tering Into our work was greatly In excess of even the high Increase In labor costs. "Telephone revenues of all sorts In creased .11. 0 per cent, while telephone operating expenses went up 71.10 per cent. "It must be self-evident to everybody that under conditions of this sort tele phone rates would have to be advanced. sLBfa v ' tw tSfjry :joko. :: :jaBBr7-.v.-.-.-.v.v.s m 4' jtf .JKoifll'.-i'X:::: sLV ,?9Sfyy' tm . &: vyw,crr"r.BBR.y s: ?&? -rf t r' .':S55i!iift:-J: ' ::: xx -tar .f . jwiv ..- jm M-m-r' t- i . f sr.1 vVXOCaVaI' mr.-- i'-1. - '. V FV eS 'vlrKl' .&!$'. JilmGSEr .: W J 2 w :fe m$sW Ky Xi $ SfSV m M?; i i i-a " 7.- . .iaM wa BaJ r.-. . .:.'.:?. : -7- rtr.v GJiLjmmmv- I PWI ee that Helmar r It Is f amoiis ivherevcF cigarettes are smoked. Notice flllie kind of men who smoke Melmar, Listen to the opigiions yon' hear ol Ilelmar. Remember Hclmar is 100 pure Turkish the Mildest and Best tobacco tor cigarettes. """"""" Remember if you don't like Helmar, you get your money back. Also remember "bundle" cigarettes cost less than Helmar. I V BBBa9GHaBBBBBBB?aBBBBBBBaBBBBHraaBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBEaBaBBI BBBa' vv iS ' I sP B aaV aB3aak ! 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Hid den amid crates of bananas, he lived a day In safety In the dark, until the boatswain's mate made n cargo Inspec tion, Now McKenzle Is at the Gloucester Immigration station and he's going back to the sovereignty of King George. " s i w i 'l'j? Tal SjBf $v9jaf vsVi box? 'i n jshSJ." 1A -'ifaSiST; ju, Jr in, i. m t-", 1?- ' ' s4"-' l-: (P4-p0t ? ' ' ' " ; :, 3 W-- , 1 11.1 -.- .. "'(" '. WWJsPWIWffai.WSF-. J J V ! " 'I
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