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.BUY TICKETS EARLY
P. R. T. WELFARE BODY
PLANS BIG GROWTH
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FOR LABOR DAY TRIPS
Rail Director Assures Excur
i sions, but Says Congestion
Must Bo Avoided
'Company Will Double Monthly
I Contribution if Membership
Drive Succeeds
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ZIONISTS OF NATION
TO MEET IN CHICAGO
TROOPS NEED MANY CARS,
The Cn-Oporntivo Welfntc WnWii
lioii of rinplojc of the I'MliHlrlplito
ItapM Trnnsit Company is conritictiiiK
n drive for now member?.
(Jpoi-rp V. Jnrkrl, president of the
Walker r. Hine, director Renernl of nvsoi-intion, ninioiincrd toilny Hint Hie
railroads. hns uppenleil to the public ,.(mpnii. will incrence its present run -
to' buy l.nbor Dny eirursion tlrkrts iribntioii of SKI.000 per inoiitb to S'-ll.-
eirlv to avoid the iistml holiday eon- 000 per month for the rnlemliir J ear
J of 10'JO if the menihership of the nr-
per rent of the eligible on or before
September
Department of City Transit Says
Thirty-fifth Ward System Is
Noaring Completion
TO START IN FRANKFORD
Animiinepinent n made tndny In
f'eorte T. Atkinson," nssistnnt dirrotm
Question of Settlement of Pal
estine to Be Considered at
Week's Convention
One thousand representatives of the
Zionist organizations of the country will I
meet in h week's convention nt Chicago
beginning September 1-1.
The purpose of the convention Is to
! secure the co-operation of the many
Hfferent organizations In the Vnlted
LEGION IN STRIVE
Philadelphia Posts Want
Swell Delegation to First
State Convention
to
The railroad administration an
nounces there ill be no curtailment
of excursion trips to seashoie points,
nij-wns the case on .luly 4. when short
age of cars was given as the reason for
cnltlng off nil seashore excursions.
Troops N'ewl .Many Cars
"The arrival within the next two
weekR of the Kir-t and Thiid Army
Divisions from France will require n
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liir ir mn ri i in s,tij iitiupiii turn Mi i i . i t
.i. ti.i ... of.i i ..r,.,. 1 'States which are working to the same
which was authorized bj Council in 'end the settlement of Palestine.
GIVE RESULTS SEPTEMBER 8
hold n meeting soon after September 8
to appoint delegates nnd alternates to
the state convention, which Is to be, held
In IlarrlsDurg October 2, 3 auci 4.
The county committee Is advising all
posts that the. hotel situation In liar-
risbnrg is such that It will be Accessary
to make reservations in advance. Jinny
of the men will have to stay In private
homes if these nrc available, It Is believed.
CITY BUTTER BID HIGH
Lowest Offer 62.25 Cents Pound
Eggs 46.63
Miscellaneous bids received bythe
Department of Supplies included pro
posals for the furnishing of butter
nnd eggs to the Department of 1'ubllc
Health nnd Charities for the month of
September.
The best prices submitted for 18,500
pounds of tub butter was KJ.25 cent!) a
pound; for 2500 pounds of print butter,
57,00 cents a pound, and for 1500
pounds of print butter, 50 cents, a
pound.
The lowest (luotatloh on 13,500
dozen eggs was 40.03 cents a dozen) and
on 1500 dozen eggs, 48 cents a dozen.
The lowest bid on 8000 pounds of .
crane chain for the' Department of
Wharves, Docks and Ferries was $1009,
submitted by the Collieries Supply and
Equipment Company.
101(1. would bo in operation early in
January.
The Hiip is being constructed espp
Ac.Mir.llnir in the rennrt made liv Mr. 'nnlly for the residents of Kustleton.
.Inckel, on August 1 there were 10.IIW1 1 Hj berry nnd Somerton. While those
emplojes eligible for membership in tlio sections at present are spnrsely settled
association, of which number S0S1 were. Mr. Atkinson expressed the opinion that
members. This left 200S nnnmembers. there would bp a derided building boom
The first annual picnic of the asso-n thp Thirt -fifth ward upon the com
cintion is to be held nt Willow (!rno j,otion of the new line. It will b the
Park September :t and t. Invitations only trolley line in the ward, yith the
to attend the celebration have been sent (.xroption of the Fox ("hasp line, which
to the honoiar chairmen of the '""-.runs along the western edge.
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large number of cars, and there is also vfcnmzntinn. i:. T Nt.ncsinirv mm rres-i
iiriii i luinun I.. .iiiiii n
still a verv heavy movement ot ilis-i-harged
soldiers from camps to their
homes, which takes up n great deal of
space in passenger equipment
tl,i. u-nrnitiir issued by Mr.
"Bui- all equipment that the troon
mnrpment section can possibly spare
has been assigned to
traffic.
sajs
Hines.
the Labor Day
"In view of the extraordinary travel
anticipated over Labor Day. it is urged
that the public, if desiring to trnvel on
the uiilroads over Labor Day. make
their traveling arrangements, includ
ing the purchase of railroad and sleep
ing car tickets, as far in ndvaucc as
possible so ns to avoid adding to the
congestion which usually occurs at this
period.
Ktra Ticket Sellers
"As far as it is possible, evcr thing
that can properly be done has been
Anr,c m rnrr for the expected heavy
Several weens
In his statement. Mr. .Inckel said:
-Ve must have belter tbilli ll."i per
ppiit membership bv the afternoon of
September .'. The two Stotoslmrv cups
will be presented on September 1 to the
departments first securing nearest to
100 per cent of the eligible employes.
Honor banners will be presented to nil
of the branch locations which have
leached 100 per rent."
SHIPPING BOARD TO MOVE
tcnvol nrr Labor Dav
ago our regional directors were nsKcu
to give special consideration to this i
matter, and each ot them has answered
that they have issued the necessary
instructions and have taken steps to
provide as much equipment ns possible
to adequately care for the travel as far
as its volume can be anticipated.
"Arrangements have also been made
to supply extra baggagemen at nil large
centers and other points where con
gestion might occur. Also extra ticket
forces have been arranged."
HUNDREDS OF BARRELS BURN
Severnl hundred barrels caught fire
(early today in the grounds of the At
lantic cooperage plant, Swanson and
Wolf streets, nnd kept two fire com
panies busy for nearly two hours. Hun
dreds of residents of the southeastern
section of the cit were nttrncted to
the scene by the bln7e, which could be
seen for n considerable distance. v ,. ,
Students' Band to Play Hero
.The Mooseheart student band, com-
nosed of orphans whose fathers were
members of the Lojnl Order of Moose,
will spend two days in this city, to
morrow and Sunday, on its second con
cert tour. Tomorrow afternoon the
band will give a concert on the north
plaza of the City Hall. Sunday night
it will play in the Moose auditorium.
1312-131(1 ortn Uroad street
It is expected that thp new line will
be used by people of the ward who nre
now compelled to make use of the
branch lines of the Pennsylvania nnd
the Philadelphia and Heading Hnilronds
and a line of jitnejs. Mr. Atkinson
pointed out that one advantage of thp
new liup will be in its inunectinn with
the high speed I'rnnkford elevnted line
nt I'rnnkford nnd Oxford avenues.
Six miles of this ten-mile linp nrp
now under construction. Work on the
line had to he dropped with the entrance
of the I'nili'd States into the wnr. The
six mile spur will extend from I-rnnk-
i Several Branches to Occupy Build- fowl nnd Oxford nvennes to Verrec road.
i ing at Eighth and Chestnut Streets Work on the Vein-.- road section from
Seveu.1 branches of the shipping I Hustleton pike to Worthing!".! road will
board will consolidate and move int.. the "" ' ""' ""' ' "nvU'U"" "L0
Times llnil.li.,.- southwest corner first spur All appropriation of S1.200.-
of Light!, nm! Chestnut streets, thcl10 v ''"c by ( ounejls for the ini-(
i rail, part of next month The division piovenients. ,
of opeintions of the boaid. which or-1 T1"- 'I''"' , ',"", ,WlU Mnrt ,
inpes a part ot tlie sixtli llonr 01 me ......-
ree.l run iimiihi nrnnw iiie ,.ui iii.-u-.i
bmilevnrd to Castor road. It will then
run along tin Ilustleton pike to Verrec
load, to Woithington road, to South
Hampton road, to Hensalein pike, end
ing in the heart of the ritj farms at
Hvherrj In rros4ing the boulevard the
line will touch at the noint known as i
llio .'iri'le I
The convention will establish a cen
tial seat for Zionist administration.
Much of the time of the conference will
be given over to the development of
the so-called "Pittsburgh prevgrnm"
adopted by the Zionists nt the Pitts
burgh convention last year.
Philadelphia will send about twenty -five
delegates. A pnrtial list Includes:
Isnnc Ash. .1. Ash. A. Kllers, David
Calter. S. (Jnssgolll, Wlllinm Leaf.
William Lipkin. AVIlllam I'oitner, Dr.
Lewis Itiibensohn. Mr. nnd Mrs. Samuel
Sehinimel. A. Wnchs. A. Hosenbloom,
Miss'IIortense Icvi, Max (Jordon, nnd
liubhi Samuel I'redinnn.
AVlth the first state convention of the
American Legion only n month away,
leaders In the drive for new members
in the various posts nre striving to
report large memberships to the county
committee in order to hnve as many
clelecnteH ns possible to the conven
tion. Knch post is allowed one delegate
and altemnte nnd one additional dele
gate and nlteruntc for each 100 mem
bers. Kesults of the membership drive nnd
the race for as large n representation
ns possible from each post will be sum
med up nt n meeting of the county
committee in the assembly room of the
Chamber of Commerce September 8,
when lcports of new members will be
received nnd the number of .delegates
each post is lov have will be made
known.
Kvery post in the city is arranging to
Itoursp, will move within three weeks.
In charge of this branch of the ship
ping board is Captain Joseph K. (Intle.v.
geneinl agent, nnd Captain II. F. Kent,
ninrine superintendent. The division of
operations needs more floor space,
which is not available in their present
quarters.
The auditing departments" which is
now located nt 2."!i North Uroad street,
will move into the new quaiters at
F.ighth and Chestnut streets tomoirow.
The port engineer and the port captain
of the shipping board will nlso move
from their present offices at Third and
Walnut streets.
Deaths of a Day
HERBERT WASSERMAN
CITY FIGHTS LOAN SUIT SOON
Will Demur and Ask for Quick Hear
ing This Week
Tho citj's demurrer agninst the tax-
ta.vcr's suit questioning tho power of
the municipality to negotiate the un
borrowed balance of three authorized
loans under provisions of the new- char
ter w.ill be tiled ths week in Court of
Common Pleas No. 2, where the suit
was instituted.
Joseph (J. Magee. assistant city so
licitor, said the demurrer has been com
pleted and is in the hands of the printer
Preparation of tho petition which
will be filed with the State Supreme
Court asking that court to hear the
case hns not jet been finished. Ac
cording to Mr. Magee, the petition will
be filed shortly after the filing of the
demurrer.
Mr. Magee indiented an effort will
be made to hnve the Supreme Court
hear the suit immediately after resum
ing its sittings at Pittsburgh Septcm-
ber 20.
It's a Cruel World
The cruel word went forth today from
the office of S, L. Downs, superin
tendent of schools of Lower Merion
township, that the summer will end of
tiiially for the joungsters of the Main
Line at II a. in. next Tuesday, Septem
ber 2, when the Lower Merion schools
will open.
FEOERftL
MOTOR TRUCKS
Have Not Changed in Price During the
Past Eighteen Months
lVa-Ton Chassis, $2350 F. O. B. Detroit
2-Ton Chassis, $2600 F. O. B. Detroit
3V2-Ton Chassis, $3350 F. O. B. Detroit
5-Ton Chassis, $4400 F. O. B. Detroit
FEDERAL SALES CO. OF PHILA.
1830 Market Street
The following interest coupons are
payable September 1, at this office.
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Principal due is indicated by asterisk.
American Railways Company" (Jersey Centrales) x
American Railways Company (National, Gas 5s) l
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad Eq. Tr. Series ';il".5!2s
.Cincinnati Northern Railroad Eq. Tr. of 1915 .. . .5s
Constantin Refining Company Car Trust . . .6s
Des Moines Gas Company First Mortgage. : .' . .5s
Electric Company of New Jersey First Mortgage 5s
Erie Railroad Equipment Trust Scries "AA". 5s
Gleason Coal & Coke Company First Mortgage 6s,
Inland Coal Company First Mortgage 6s I
Jersey Central Traction Company First Mortgage 5s
Lebanon Valley Iron & Steel Co. First Mortgage 6s
New York, N. Haven & Hartford Eq. Tr. Series "CC".4l2s
Pan American Refining Company Car Trust 6s
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company 50-Yr 5s
Southern Pacific Eqltip. Tr. Series "A" 45s
Southe'.n Pacific Equip. Tr. Series "B" 4'2S
We welcome consultation on any investment matters.
COMMERCIAL TRUST COMPANY
City Hall Square, Broad and Fifteenth Streets
The Bank With the Bridge to Broad Street Station
MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
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Well-Known Mill Man Dies of Pneu
monia The funeral services of Herbert Was
herman, thirty-one jcars old, who died
of pneumonia nfter four days' illness
will be held Saturday from nn under-
inkinK establishment on North Uroad
sjreet.
The ltev Dr. Joseph Kraus-kopf will
officiate. Interment will be in the
Mount Sinai Cemetery. I
Mr. Wasscrman is survived by his .
wiff. who wan Ciladys Simon before '
their marriage six years ago ; by his
parents, Mr. nnd Mrs. Albert Wasser- j
man, of Broad street and Girard nvc-1
nue ; and by a brother and two sisters, '
Mr?. Walter Rosenberg, of Philadel
phia, and Mrs. Harry Hatry, of New
York. I
Mr. Wasserman graduated from the
University of Pennsylvania, and had
been connected with the Philadelphia'
Tile Fabric Mills for some years. He !
was a Mason, a member of the Mer- ,
cantile and Belmont Country Clubs,
nnd "a director of the l'nglesville Saui- ,
larium.
Sir Richard Crawford
Washington, Aug. "K. Sir Richard
Crawford, financial and trade repre
sentative of Great Britain at Wash
ington during the war, with rank of
minister plenipotentiary, U dead at ,
Bournemouth, England. News of bis
death was received yesterday.
Sir Richard was adviser to the Turk
ish minister of finance, and when
Turkey entered the war he barely
escaped from Constantinople with his
life." He finally obtained passage on
a train, but only through the personal
insistence of the American ambassador
there.
Formerly 1115 Chestnut Street!
niniiiy,
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1215 Chestnut Street
Liberty Bonds and Purchasing Agents' Orders Accepted
1 1
Annual
11
Fur
$6 SILK STRIPE
SHIRT
$3.85
1 hi shirt being a special
feature or our Hummer Clean
Up Hale, wonderful In wear
ing qualities, and the colors
urr all warranted,
$1.00 j-jc
Neckwear VV
$2.50 Madras $4.65
Union Suits I
35c Pad Garten, CKc
19c, 3 pair for. .... vu
SUITCASES AND HAND BAGS
There Is also a 25 reduction
un nil these fine leuther articles.
JJERSnth
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Savings of 20 to 45 Per Cent!
The significance of this Annual Sale of Furs harks back a year and
more. A year ago we were in our old store, and then we were planning for the
greatest Fur Sale in Fur History. The time has come. The Sale is here. And-without
thought of profiteering we secured all the advantages of early buying, so that
we could justly share these cash benefits with all Philadelphia.
The Sale is here, and the Results are evident in the superbly se
lected Stocks and the amazing Values. Don't forget, either, that
A Small Deposit Will Reserve Your Purchase
Wonderful Varieties of Fur Coats
tf
JStfond Floor
Clearing about 200 Sum
mer Hats, that have been
moderately priced front,
7.S0 io 18.50, tomorrow at
J.00 and 3.00
Matfson & DeMW
1215 Chestnut Street
New Velvet Hats
Shoeing First Here at 10.00
it seems that every style possible is here. Rolled San Tuv
I 'Sailors, large flat, sailors, soft velvet modes, flaring off the face,
rrspe turbans and lints wiu osy-icii crowns. The most effective
UfpSufstjUef here nrttl Purchat(na Atxm' Ordert Mccptttl
SALE
97.50 Marmot Coats 78.00
155.00 Natural Nutria 124.00
167.50 Australian Seal 134.00
167.50 Natural Muskrat ..v-. 134.00
242.50 Hudson Seal .'. . . 194.00
305.00 Natural Squirrel 244.00
310.00 Hudson Seal 248.00
SALE
367.50 Hudson Seal 294.00
367.50 Scotch Moleskin 294.00
61 7.50 Moire Caracul Coats. . 494.00
805.00 Alaska Seal 644.00
I 185.00 Natural Mink Wraps. . 948.00'
I I 70.00 Broadtail Wraps 975.00
1 500.00 Ermine Wraps 1250.00
Also Extra-Size Coats Up to 50 Bust
Australian
Seal
Coat
icith
Natural
Squirrel
Collar and
Cuffs
195.00
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Remodel
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Repairing
Sets
SALE
45.00 Nutria- 36.00
55.00 Gray Wolf . . 44.00
60.00 Black Wolf . . 48.00
80.00 Taupe Wolf . . 64.00
92.50 Beaver 74.00
92.50 Brown Fox . . v 74.00
110.00 Mink 88.00
122.50 Black Lynx .. 98.00
122.50 Taupe Fox .. 98.00
1 22.50 Jap Cross Fox 98,00
137.50 Skunk 110.00
1 37.50 Black Fox . . . 110.00
230.00 Fisher 184.00
435.00. Silver Fox . -348.00
Coatees
SALE
122.50 Australian Seal 98.00
242.50 Mink .194.00
280.00 Squirrel 224.00
377.50 Kolinsky . ... .294.00
867.50Hud.BaySable694.00
Scarfs
SALE
30.00.TaupeWolf.. 24.00
30.00 Brown Wolf.. 24.00
30.00 Nutria 24.00
28.00
28.00
34.00
34.00
34,00
J4.00
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35.00 Taupe Fox . .
35.00 Brown Fox . .
42.50 Raccoon
42.50 Hudson Seal.
42.50 Black Wolf . .
42.50 Red Fox
52.50 Black Fox ..
80.00 Lynx 64.00
105.00 Slate Fox 84!00
205,00 Blue Fox... .164.00
337.50 Silver Fox ..270,00
Choker Scarfs
SALE
37.50 Natural Mink 30.00
55.00 Stone Marten 44.00
72.50 Hud. BaySable 58.00
11 0.00 Fisher 88.00
1 80.00 Russian Sable 144.00
o You Kiiow Your
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If you own shares in a 'business do you
want a Government employe to tell your
executives how to run your business?
. If you are a loyal employe, do you
want a political appointee to have the
power to injure your concern by hamper-
ing its operations or by interfering with '
its efficiency? .
Perhaps you have noticed the effqet
of Government control on the railroads',
telegraph, and telephone.
Bills have been introduced to license
and regulate the packing industry
perhaps your business will be next.
You would probably dislike to- have
this happen to your business even more
than you would dislike to have your
daily supply of meat interfered w;ith.
X'rT
President,
Swift & Company, U. S. A.
Seven Wholesale Distributing Markets
Central Office, 9th and Girard Ave.
F. M. Hall, District Manager
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IGharge Accounts Solicited.
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