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City Solicitor Finds Con
flict in Proposed Changes
in Constitution to Facilitate
City Loans.
CHRISTMAS IAS
MOST WONDERFUL
IN CITY'S HISTORY
No Person Went Hungry
and Thousands Were Fed.
Skating on the Lakes in
Fairmount Park.
CHANCE TO VISIT.
FAR TOT
14:
aa OF CITY'S MOST
1 PROMINENT MEN
HAYE DIED IN YEAR
Mitchell and Reyburn, Baer,
Justice and Fels, Among
Those Who Have Passed
Awayih 1914.
Twehty-nlhe leading citizens of Philadel
phia haye been claimed by death In 1914
In January a former Mayor of the city, a
noted physician and the head of a targe
financial Initiation died.
Later In the year a railroad president,
a widely known art collector, three
Judges, the foremost single tax champion
of the world, a capitalist and a former
OssUtant District Attorney died.
The deaths' of ex-Mayor John E. Rey-
burn artu Dr. B. weir Mitcneii, tne
famous neurologist and author, occurred
on the same day, two hours apart. The
lecord of the iTftnths of prominent persons
follows;
January 4 John B. Ileyburn, ex-Mayor
of Philadelphia.
January 4 Dr. 6 Weir Mitchell. Doe
tor Mitchell was H yoars old when he
died.
January 15 General Louis Wagner,
resident of the dlrard Trust Company,
January 23 William W. Wlltbank,
Judge of Common Pleas Court No 2.
January 2 J Samuel Laughlln, former
superintendent, Bureau of Charltlos.
February 1 Charles B. Dnna, art critic
and teacher.
February 2 Benjamin M. Falros, banker.
February 23 Joseph Fels, head of Fels
& Co., manufacturers of soap. Mr. Fels
left a large fortune to be devoted to cam
paigns In behalf of single tax.
March William C Bullitt, former
legislator-
April 24-Judge James B. Holland, of
the United States Circuit Court
April 28 George F. Bacr, president of
the Philadelphia and Reading Railway
Company.
May 18 William W. Justice, a promi
nent Philadelphia merchant.
June IS Thomas Dolan, president of tho
United Gas Improvement Company.
July IS Thomas M. MacDonald, mer
chant July 23 Lewis A. K. Mellon, Judge of
the Municipal Court
Aug. 23 Francis T. Sully Darley, on
art collector.
August 2T-The Rev. Dr. William C.
Richardson, of St James Episcopal
Church.
August 22 "ZIba T. Moore, former As
sistant District Attorney.
September 11 Joseph S. Vetterleln, man
ufacturer. September 30 J. Albert Caldwell, a mer
chant and prominent in clvlo work.
October 14 Former Judge William N.
Ashman, of the Orphans' Court.
October lS-Stephen William White, for
mer railroad official.
October 31 George Guest iron maker.
November 4 Charles O. Kruger, presi
dent of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit
Company, stricken while dining with
friends at the Racquet Club.
November 25 Colonel Robert B. Death,
former commander of G. A. R.
December 2 William Redwood Wright
former city treasurer.
December 4 John Chatterton, actor and
singer.
December 10 The Rov. James Hough
ton, Episcopal clergyman.
December U Otto Elsenlohr, tho "Five
Cent Cigar ping."
XMAS AT SHERWOOD CENTRE
i
SOO Children Prom Shot Tower Play
ground Entertained.
Two hundred children from the Shot
Tower Playground, 2d and' Christian
Streets, were the guests of the Parents'
Association of the Sherwood Recreation
Centre, at 66th and Christian streets, this
afternoon. The children came In special
cars from 2d and Christian streets and
were then taken to the recreation build
ing on the grounds. The auditorium was
decorated with holly and Christmas
greens, Arlington Evans, director of
the centre, presided and the guests were
seated facing a large fireplace at one
side of the building.
Several Christmas songs were sung
and then quiet was ordered while Santa
Clays slid down the wide chimney fol
lowed by several sacks of presents. He
passed about through the audience dis
tributing the gifts. The boys got toy
automobiles and the girls received dolls.
Candy, cake and fruit were passed
about after the gifts were distributed
and the children were finally sent back
In the special cars. The entertainment
and gift giving will be repeated Mon
day night for the children of the Sher
wood Centre. On Tuesday night they
will appear to an audience of patents In
'Christmas at Skeetervllle." a Christ
mas play.
Pour Hurt When Engine Buns Wild
ATCHISON, Kan.. Deo. 28. Four men
were injured and a half dozen passengers
were roughly shaken up early today when
a Mlsiburl Pacific engine ran wild from
the roundhouse at Omaha Junction and
collided head on with an Omaha-Kansas
City passenger train. The light engine
was demolished and fell over on its side,
but the passenger train remained on the
rolls. Several of the passengers leaped
from the windows of the sleepers.
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VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE
AIM OF Y. M. C. A. BUREAU
West Branch Will Widen Scopo of
Operations With New Year.
Final preparations for enlarging the
scopo of the Vocational Guidance Bureau
of the West Branch T. M. C. A. at 62d
and Bansom streets, are being made by
Stewart W Olsrlel, tho educational direc
tor of tho Institution, who says that on
January 1 the bureau will become the
dominating featuro of tho Institution,
Tho movement Is tho first of Its kind to
be established In the country, and Is the
result of observations made by Mr. Gttrlel
among bojB studying In his school. Many
of theso, he said, are taking up short
hand and stenography merely because
these branches were tho usual things to
learn and not because of nnv Inclination
of the pupil toward tho work, and often
In opposition to their desires and talents,
which manifested themselves along to
tally dlfforcnt lines.
"I nm convinced," said Mr. Glsrlel to
day, "that Improper vocational education
of boys materially affects their futures
and that no wasto of valuablo possessions
In bo reckless us that which results from
the distribution of living force by chance
methods. Instead of examining how work
and workmen can fit one another,
"When a. boy comes here we don't ask
him what ho wants to learn, but try to
let him back to what ho really Is and
tell him what ho should do. In this way
becoming a psychological vocational bu
reau." DELAWARE'S POLITICAL STIR
Salisbury's Attempt to Oust TJ. S.
Marshal Opposed in Both Parties.
WILMINGTON. Del , Dec. 28 United
Stntes Senator Wlllard Saulsbury appears
to have stirred up a hornet's nest by his
efforts to oust United States Marshal
George L. Townsend in order to mnke
room for Chauncey P. Holcomb, his po
litical lieutenant The marshal has re
fused to resign. Saulsbury succeeded In
getting out the two Republican doputy
collectors of Internal revenue hero, though
they were supposed to be under civil
service, and It Is expected the game thing
will be done with the two deputy mar
shals after tho marshal has been got out
and a Democrat placed In the position.
Democrats are manifesting Jealousy
over the manner In which tho Senator Is
taking care of Holcomb. The latter Is
popular and has boen a good political
worker, but It la asserted he has done no
more for the party than numerous other
men. Saulsbury made Holcomb his pri
vate secretary, but Holcomb was not able
to keop an eye on the political situation
here while In that position. Recently he
became deputy collector of internal rev
enue at half the salary of private secre
tary, and it has boen generally under
stood that SauUbury expects to have him
appointed marshal.
The present marshal, while a Republi
can, has a large number of Democratic
friends, and a number of them will resent
any Interference with him. Saulsbury,
however, wants the place, as well as a
number of other places held by Republi
cans, and the chances are that he will
get them and will fill them with his own
men.
AFTER OPIUM SMUGGLERS
Federal Sleuths on Lookout for Wo
man Believed to Head Band.
Unlike New York- there Is no smuggling
of opium through this port on a large
scale, according' to Philadelphia custom
officials, although the opium surrepti
tiously entered at the metropolis eventual
ly finds It way to the Chinese of Race
street.
But every passenger vessel arriving
here Is being watched carefully by agents
of the Federal Government. They are
trying to find a woman said to be the
head of an organized band of opium
fctnugglers, All vessels entering this port
are carefully searched when they reach
their docks.
It Is admitted that some light smuggling
can take place between accomplices on
shore and crews of vessels during the run
up the river from the Delaware Capes.
The custom officials, not being equipped
with a motor boat, are unable to cope
with this situation.
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Tho most wonderful Christmas Day
Philadelphia has ever experienced has
gone Into history, but the glad carols bf
the Yuletlde still sound today. They will
continue to osund until after the first
day of the New Tear in nearly every
home In tho city, and In thousands of
hearts tho Joy this Christmas brought
will live foreer.
Philadelphia surpassed Itself this year
In giving. After the supremo effort of
suppljlnff threo ships with food for the
starving Belgians, the city turned Its face
toward home and did mora for Its own
poor and unfortunate than at any pre
vious time.
Charitable) organizations said today that
no person went hungry yesterday in
this city. There was provision for overy
one, and the most wondorful feature of
the Christmas giving was that It did not
wait to be asked by the poor and needy,
but sought out tho unfortunates and min
istered to them.
The day was Ideal for Christmas. As
predicted by tho weather man, tho snow
fall stopped before tho dawn of Christ
mas Day and the thousands of happy
ioungsters got their first opportunity to
try out now sleds. There was little
sleighing, the fall being not heavy enough
for this sport
BEST SKATING OF THE WINTER.
Every lake In tho Park and every pond
In and noar the city was swept clear
of snow and found to bo covered with
a glassy surfaco of Ice, which made the
best skating of tho winter. Throughout
tho day men, women and children In ever
Increasing throngs Journeyed to the Park
to Indulge In the sport.
Faces long missing were seen In hun
dreds of Philadelphia homes yesterday,
according to the records of railroad
travel, which was exceptionally heavy.
Other faces, of those who work In Phila
delphia but have their homes elsewhere,
are missing today iln many Instances.
Everybody who could "went back home"
for Christmas dinner and a happy day
with the old folks. All who could re
mained away over today and will not
return until Monday. Today has been
made a full holiday by many.
One thousand families who othorwlso
might have had to subsist on hard crusts
or go without food yesterday sat down
to a bounteous Christmas dinner In their
own homes, the guests of the Salvation
Army. Baskets containing the dinners
were distributed, at Musical Fund Hall
by Colonel and Mrs. IMchard F. Hols,
provincial officers of the army for the
Atlantic Coast Province. Each contatned
sufficient good food for a family of six.
In tho hall was a big Christmas tree, and
each of the hundreds of children who
came to the place with their parents was
given a toy.
1000 HOMELESS MEN FED.
The Galilee Mission at 823 Vine street
tried to take caje of tho men without
homes who Were unable to buy their
Christmas dtnner.
One thousand were fed. The mission
Invited tho men who early yesterday
morning stood In tho bread lino outside
the Inasmuch Mission for breakfast of
bread and hot coffee.
Tho one thing needed to fill to the
overflowing Philadelphia's cup of hap
piness was the word, received yesterday,
that the third food ship, the British
steamer Batlscan, Captain Green, had
reached Falmouth, England. The Batls
can left this city December 8 with 300
tons of grain for the Belgians.
At every hospital, asylum and other
Institution of their kind In the city some
kind of special observance was held.
Gifts were presented to the Inmates in
each Instance. Sixteen hundred Inmates
of the House of Correction had the feed
of their lives. Three thousand at Block
ley enjoyed Christmas Day to the utter
most, the halls and rooms of the big In
stitution being decorated with holly and
evergreens. There were gifts also for
the women and children.
The Lighthouse, Lehigh avenue and
Mascher street, distributed hundreds of
boxes of candy, toys and other gifts to
the little ones of the neighborhood. At
the Eastern Penitentiary gifts were dis
tributed to 110 children of prisoners by
the Big Brothers' Association. There
was a special concert and an exception
ally good dinner for the prisoners.
HUNGRY KIDDIES FED.
One of the most Interesting of the
many Christmas Day detds of charity
was that engineered by the Boosters'
Club of the Hotel Adelphla, who took
120 children of all ages, colors and na
tionalities from the streets of the city
and led them Into the hotel for their
Christmas dinner. Then they sent the
little ones home with new shoes and
plenty of toys.
Two Santa Clauses distributed the gifts
provided by the Abrahamsohn commit
tee to the patients at the University Hos
pital, Children in the Municipal and
Frankford Hospitals received gifts
through the generosity of the students of
the William Fenn High School. Toys also
were distributed at the German Hospital
and In the Children's Homeopathic Hos
pital, The managers of St. Joseph's Hos
pital presented each married man em
ployed with a turkey and a mince pie.
Each nurse received some substantial re
membrance. A special turkey dinner was
provided, for all patients where the doc
tors allowed It.
A dinner for all the Inmates of the
Catholic homes for children was pro
vided by the Knights of Columbus. Christ
mas dinners also were served at the
Bethany Anchorage for Girls and Wom
en, at SOS North Sth street, and the Chris
tian Volunteers' Church, 807 North Jth
street The Brotherhood Mission. 401 East
Glrard avenue, fed more than ISO fami
lies. Two hundred basket were distrib
uted by the Bedford Street Mission, BIT
Kater street, and 300 by the Helping Hand
Rescue Mission. The Bethesda Rescue
Mission was host to- UO men at US South
street
Baskets filled with Christmas dinner
were distributed by the Baptist Church,
Frankfort! avenue and Setterly street
Other organisations distributed baskets
or fed men at the tables of their head
quarters, according to their facilities.
SAILOR3 OBSERVE DAY
Special observance of the day was held
en nearly every ship at anchor In the
port of Philadelphia, or at t& sailor's
mission houses. At League Island the
Y. M, C A- had a vaudevilje eatertain
ment after the bis Christmas dinner for
those unable to get leave of absence to
ge feome for the day.
Provost and Mrs. Edgar Fab Smith,
of th University of Pennsylvania, gave a,
(WltMr to Sfi students of the TJntvereUy,
who !nWuJ4 dUfenpt na.Uoni.UU,
The affair was hM at the Hwuuis Cfc,
Anthony J. Drexel Btddle serssMJtr
greeted neatly HW wewbew of the Bftta
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Mount Vernon street,
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ALFRED M. COLLINS
Bryn Mawr polo player, who sail
ed today with exploring expedi
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COLLINS-DAY PARTY SAILS
Members of Expedition W1U Explore
South American Wilds.
The Collins-Day trans-South American
expedition left New York today on the
United Fruit steamer Matapan for the
most remote unexplored parts of the
Southern Continent. Alfred M. Collins,
of Bryn Mawr, big game hunter, and L.
Garnet Day, bf New York, are in charge
of the expedition, and are accompanied
by Robert II. Becker and George K,
Cherrle, naturalists.
At Panama the party will take a ship
for Mollendo, Peru. Thence they will
go Inland by rail to the Andes, explor
ing Lake Tittcaca, the highest lake In
tho world. Leaving La Pax, on the
eastern olopo of the mountains, the party
will go down to Bolivia's swnmps and
strike directly Into the least known por
tions of that mysterious country,
Mr. Collins Is secretary and treasurer
of the Bryn Mawr Polo Club and Is one
of the best polo players In this part of
tho country.
CITY PAID OUT
$24,408,000 FOR GIFTS
Continued from Pase One
proved capable enough on allied enemy
to overcome the great big spirit of gen
erous Christmas giving.
"SPUGS" IN MAJORITY.
In round numbers each and every one
of the million and a half residents In
Philadelphia played Santa Claus to the
extent of spending 316 26 apiece. Maybe
they couldn't afford It that is neither
hero nor there-but the temptation was
strong and they succumhed.
A marked difference distinguishing the
Christmas shopping of 19H from that of
former times was the notlceablo Increase
in the number of useful purchases made.
If an article was beautiful and useful
at the same time well and good, but If
It was merely beautiful with no ear
marks of utility about It, It was more than
likely to be passed by this year.
According to the majority of the mer
chants this was tho "little man's" year.
It was the wealthy who did most of the
economising. As a leading Jeweler ex
pressed It, "the man who usually gives
a $10,000 necklace to his wife this year
cut the amount to 35000; the $5000 man
spent about $3000. and the $3000 man $1000.
Under that sum tho purchases were about
ths same this as In other years."
Haberdashery shops report that never
before were so many gifts bought with
the Idea of durability and longevity than
this season "Will It wear well?" was
the question heard on all sides. "Loud"
socks, ties that .screamed their presence
and shirts of the peppermlnt-stlck and
barber-pole variety were more or less
taboo.
The comment of the heads of the cloth
ing departments In the big shops were
much In the some strain. Wives who
heretofore received extravagant glm
cracks and geegaws from their better
halves, this year showed a decided pref
erence for sensible wearing apparel.
Heavy topcoats, furs and evening dresses
were popular gifts.
According to the proprietors of the little
specialty shops tucked here, there and
everywhere In the heart of Philadelphia,
the sale of waists was never more tre
mendous than this season, and If their
figures are to be believed half the femi
nine population of the city received at
least ope blouse In Its Christmas stock
ing. , . ,
The aggregate amount spent In Jewelry,
flowers, candy and cigars totaled more
than three millions, which, compared to
the 21 remaining millions spent In useful
Christmas giving, la a small sura, and
proves this to have been one of the
sanest holiday seasons wo nave ever had.
PESSIMISM ROUTED.
Although from a financial standpoint
the season of 1311 cannot be exactly
termed a banner one, yet so lowering
has been the commercial atmosphere with
the Btock Exchange closed, factories run
ning at half time and Insistent rumors
of large numbers of unemployed that the
merchants approached the season with
rather a pessimistic mien, in much the
same manner, In fact, as the Christmas
shopper himself approached It He won
dered where the money was coming
from.
But, strange as It may sum. Christ
mas money, like the irrepressible dolly
In "Iti. Vjanw t th. n.AM Hnn " )iai.
up willy nllly; and when the time came
to go forth Into the shopping marts each
and every Individual discovered that he
had at least 115 to spend that he really
didn't know anything about The result
DCfner uiai tra Bpaufc ii tutu evvryuvujr
had a Merry Christmas.
GLENSIDE BLAZE THROWS
HUNDRED MEN OUT OF WORK
Two Families Homeless Bebnll ding
Plans Made by Employers.
Two families are homeless today and
100 men are out of employment following
a Christmas Day fire which swept the
lumber yurds of Frank O. Justice and
the buildings ana stable or. Morris W.
Wolff, contractor, at Olenslde. and
caused a loss of about tUs.009. Thirteen
fire companies from northern suburban
towns and a steamer company were called
to fight the flames, while thousands of
spectators from every town north of City
Line flocked to Olenslde.
Three Are companies from. Jenklntown
EdgesUl and Olenslde were still direct
ing streams of water on the ruins this
morning. The water frote and the ruins
were covered with Ice, The temperature,
Was sis degrees above, aero.
The owners of all concern whose build
ings were burned said today they would
Immediately rebuild and would devise
plans to osnUnua work pending recon
struction. Tbey said none of their men
would b out of work for more than a
week.
Bkat ta Quarrel la Poolroom
J. J$lm40H, a Hegre, years oW, ej
UW Kodnas street, m In tbe ?J?bJ5
Hospital la serious ewMMon wMt i.
boQet in ttf abdowa, Bany AB4ersetV
jwotarttor of a peel ream at llti a4 SdU
Wtt trst, U tttubr arrwK. obaryed with
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for Uw ww of a pel tMM,
The necessity for the next Legislature
to drop one of the two proposed amend
ments to the gtate Constitution Increas
ing the borrowing capacity of the city
for transit and port development Is urged
by City Solicitor Ryan In a letter to
John P. Connelly, chairman of Councils
Legislative Committee.
The amendments confllot, says the City
Solicitor, and he advises that the Legis
lature bei asked to pass only the one
providing1 for comprehensive port de
velopment and the completion of Director
Taylor's program for rapid transit
Tho two amendments are, known s No.
S, or the Taylor amendment, and No. 6,
or the Varo amendment The Taylor
amendment authorises the City of Phlla
delphln to Increase Its Indebtedness from
7 to IB per cent upon tho assessed valua
tion of taxable property for transit and
port development This Is the amend
ment which the City Solicitor snys should
be adpoted. The Vara amendment was
originally proposed on behalf of the De
partment of Wharves, Docks and Ferries,
and provides that additional Indebted
ness shall not In the aggregate exceed
$25,000,000, and shall be applicable only to
port development Both were passed by
the Legislature In 1913.
"There can be no question of tho wis
dom of unfettering our municipality,"
the City Solicitor said In his letter.
"Even with the creation of tho school
dlstrlot as a separato entity, and tho
clothing of It with the power of taxa
tion and debt-making, the limitation now
existing' Is only 9 per cent 7 for
the city and 2 far the schools. Iri many
parts of the Btato taxable property may
be subject to four differently created
debts of 7 per, cent each, or a total of
28 per cent; and the argument Is un
answerable thnt Philadelphia should bo
permitted. If Its citizens so desire, as
expressed by their votes, to break down
tho barriers that aro interfering with
Us progress.
"If both of the proposed amendments
should be adopted, tho actual text of the
Constitution would bo so far as this
section Is concerned shrouded In the
greatest obscurity and uncertainty nnd
the purpose of advancing tho 'city of
Philadelphia defeated,
"As between the two proposals, It Is
seen that No. 2 Is by far tho mora lib
eral and tho more practicable. It pro
vides not only for the Improvement of
wharves and docks and reclamation of
land, as does No. 6, but also for the con
struction and lmbprovcment of subwas,
tunnels, railways, elevated railways and
other transit facilities."
LEAPS FROM WINDOW INTO
ICY CANAL AND SAVES MAN
Athletic Greek Calls His Seed
"Beally Nothing."
A little thing like Jumping out of a
second-floor window Into an Ice-coated
canal to rescue an aged man from drown
ing Is a mere trifle In the mind of B I.
Evans, an athletic Greek. He saved Ed
ward Dalley, 61 years old, 4217 Terrace
street, from drowning In the Schuylkill
Canal at Manayunk on Christmas Eve,
"It was really nothing, I am a good
swimmer, so I took no ohance whatever,1'
modestly said Evans, as he rubbed a
bruised chest and shoulder, the result of
fighting his way through tho ice to the
drowning man's side,
Evans conducts a confectionery store
at 4390 Main street, Manayunk. Late
Christmas Eve, while his place was
crowded with customers, he heard cries
for heip. From a rear window, opening
on the canal, he saw a man struggling
In the water. Stripping off his coat, he
leaped out of the window to the canal
The Ice broke under his weight and It
took him five minutes to fight his way to
Dalley's side.
Both men suffered severely from tho
ley water, but now nre out of danger,
Dalley had attempted to walk across the
Ice when he went through.
BUSINESS MEN PBOVIDE CHEEB
More than a score of families In West
Philadelphia were enabled to enjoy a
merry Christmas through the liberality
of the Sixtieth and Market Street Bus
iness Men's Association. In addition to
receiving ample Christmas dinners, many
families were supplied with shoes and
clothing. The gifts were distributed by
Miss A. E. Grimes, of the Pennsylvania
Society to Protect Children from Cruelty,
who devoted ail unnsimas uay to the
work.
BATJNTEEED INTO CELI.
When William Duffy, 62d and Market
streets. Is sleepy he Is not particular as
to where he rests, but ha was warned to
day by Magistrate Boyle that he could not
use a police station as a lodging house.
Duffy sauntered Into the 61st and Thomp
son streets station, late on Christmas
night and casually dropped In a cell to
have a nap. A sergeant passing the cell
later saw him asleep and noticed the cell
door was unlocked. When he reprimand
ed the turnkey for not locking the door
the latter was surprised to learn that
ho had ft prisoner.
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DR. CLARENCE S. FISHER
DR. FISHER, EGYPTOLOGIST,
ARRIVES SAFELY AT CAIRO
XT. of P. Expedition Will Begin
Search Despite War.
A cnblegram from Cnlroi Egypt, has
Just been received announcing tho arrival
of Dr. Clarence S. Fisher, leader of the
University of Pennsylvania Museum's
Eckley B, Coxe, Jr.'s, expedition, to dig
further in Egypt Doctor Fisher an
nounccd that preparations wcro going for
ward rapidly to begin digging, In spite of
tho reports thnt the Turks were ap
proaching the Suez Canal.
A letter was received at tho same time
from Doctor Fisher, whllo In London,
saying ho had purchased the entire equip
ment for the expedition nnd there had
been no hitch In his plans. Ho expressed
surprise over tho fact that In London
tho war had mnde very little change In
tho normal life of the people. Ho feared
he would have difficulty in getting gold
for his Egyptian laborers, but found tho
metal was used In the shops as If there
wus no war.
Ho hopes to bo ablo to begin digging
early In January. Ho haH threo sites In
view. A selection will bo made nfter
visiting all of them. Tho expedition has
the Invaluable advice of Prof. Flanders
Uetrle, the most expert Egyptologist In
the world. Doctor Fisher has had ten
years' experience In Egypt and other
parts of the Orient and hopes to obtain
many valuable relics.
WEALTHY POULTRY DEALER
QUESTIONED IN BAFF CASE
Ex-president of Association Exam
ined In District Attorney's Office.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26 William Simon,
wealthy poultry dealer, formerly president
of the Live Poultry Dealers' Protective
Association, appeared In tho Criminal
Courts Building today for an Interview
with District Attorney Whitman concern
ing the murder of Barnet Baft. There was
a persistent rumor In the building that tho
automobile In which the murderers es
caped had been found, but tho police re
fused to comment on this
Another development, it wrb said, was
the Journey of two detectives to Buffalo,
where they are hunting for a man first
sought as a. material witness In the case,
but now believed to bo one ot tho ring
leaders In the plot Simon reiterated his
declaration that he knew nothing of tho
Baft case, but desptto this Mr Whitman's
assistants conducted his preliminary ex
amination with tho same secrecy that
had been maintained with the other wit
nesses. MABBlIED AT ELKTON
Fifteen Couples Visit Maryland's
Gretnn Green Today.
ELKTON. Md., Dec. 6 -Thirty young
persons from Pennsylvania and New Jer
sey came to Elkton on the morning trains
today and were married. They were:
Warren R. Snow and Elizabeth D.
Campbell, Herbert 'Whitehead and Mary
L. Hughes, Donald W. Banford and Lou
ise C. Davidson. Robert Steele. Jr., and
Josephine Bnrltoll and Thomas R. Court
ney and Minnie Fleming, all of Phila
delphia; Leland S. Hubbell and Ethel P.
Hubbell, Chester: Irvln McCreary and
aeraldlne Heberllng, Northumberland;
Gordon R. Hunter, MIHvllle, and Beatrice
Earners, Brldgeton, N. J.; Robert J. Dlehl.
South Bethlehem, and Mamie C. Selg
fried. Allentown: Walter McCIyment and
Mary A. Elliott, Chester; Harry H. Py
ott. Jr., and Eva M. Spohn, Boyerstown:
Harry C. Riley and Mary E. Searfoss,
Trenton, N. J.: Grant A. Zartns and Alva
Lelchleltner, Shamokln; Harry D. Under
cuffer and Annie Thompson, Norristown;
Eugene W. Robbine and Helen R. Cole,
MIHvllle, N. J.
Robbed the Christmas Stockings
Liquor caused Robert Lowry, of 3d
street and Ridge avenue, to rob the re
frigerator and Christmas stooklngs of
the family ot Andrew Burkelbach, ot 20th
and Dauphin streets, yesterday, according
to the man's statement before Magistrate
Morris In the 26th and York streets sta
tion this morning. Upon his promise to
pay for the damage he did, Lowry re
ceived the minimum sentence of Ave days
In the House of Correction.
Invest Your Christmas Money
in b Victrola or Victor Records. Wo
do not fell our demonstrating rec
ords, but give you perfect, tiew rec
ords. Vktrolas aro priced irom $15
t? ?2Q0. Settlement at the cash
prices by either cash or charge ac
count or the Heppe rental-payment
plan.
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Ledger Contest Offers Rrtl
Opportunity to Attend $1
Expositions.
Requests for information concerning tS
Evening LBDOBrPum.to LBDOEft titan j
send SO persons to the Panama-Pad
and San Diego Expositions free of chi
are beginning to pllo up today in toll
ofllce of tho contest editor. Phlladelph
apparently are going to get hard fl
work on tho contest now that Chrtitauj
Is over. ig
Undor the point system of keeping reiS
ords to bo used by the contest editor, jiif
favoritism can he snown, and each i
testant has an equal chance with tin
others to bo among tho fortunate to
Only employes of tho Public LiDosaJ
and Evkninci Ledger nnd members 6!j
tholr families aro Darrea irom partlcw
nnllntr In the contest S
May. 1615. will seo tho end of the cm!
test and that means Just rtve monthij
are available for those who wish to teSi
tho two wondorful expositions of all tlinjj
and tho natural marvels of the Wen ill
tho Bamo time, all without cost Tlojs!
who tako tho trip wilt bo the gueits ofS
tho Evekino LEDor.n and rom.10 LfiDOtxIj
Everything will be provided for th
They will not have to spend a penny on!
tho trip, ana tnero wm do tne Best
everything.
Full Information as to the detollt
the contest may be obtained from the
contest editor. Every day of delay aawj
may mean tha some one else gets lsto
the lucky 00. I (g
The work required In the contest UJ
pleasant, and It is work that may ,fcJ
undertaken by nny self-respecting msaa
or woman. It Is n pure business proconU
tlon, one that may be put up to level!
headed business men successfully. Alii
that Is needed to get this trip to the
Pnclflo coast and back again free etl
chargo Is a little ambition. The nen
papers Will do tho rest
DISCHARGE OF PICKPOCKETS!
AROUSES DETECTIVES
Magistrates Aro Unable to Hold fins-1
pects Pending Investigations.
Difficulty Is being exparlenced by the .
Detective Bureau In getting Magistrates
to hold men arrested as thieves uii'i
pickpockets. Detectives Scanlair audi
McCarthy today complained that the 1
law regarding this matter did not cnlbleti
them to obtain the proper evidence forn
the conviction ot many men who reyJ
upon the public in the streets ana par-
tlcularly on street cars.
According to these detectives and LUu-ttj
tenant Wood, many pickpocket suspects
ucro brought up before Magistrate Rea-I
shaw In the Central Police Station dur
ing the past few days whom the Magls-1
trates refused to hold, on the ground the
detectives did not have sufficient evi
dence Detectives McCarthy and Scanlen!
say that In Instances whero pickpockets?
co-operato It Is easy for them to conceslM
their work In a manner which does not,
iiiRtlfv Minlr conviction. '
"Tho only way In which wo can get's
evidence or show reasonable ground for
l.A nn. fy.tnn rtA hnMlnf? fit nlpktlricketd '
Is to look up their records. To doMtlsl
t miint 'Vinvn nbme time, but the .Mag- 1
Istrato Is obliged to discharge them under ,
the law."
Lieutenant Wood recommended as a
rnmeiiv hnt tho nroner authorities, par
ticularly the District Attorney's offlce,v
should try to havo the law amended In
a manner which woum permu mo -s
Istrates.to hold pickpocket suspects sn
give the Detective Bureau or the policed
a chance to produce me eviuenua. "- -
them.
THE CANDY OF
EXCELLENCE
We wish to extend the
season's greetings to our
patrons and also to express
our most sincere thanks
lor the patronage and sup
port so generously shown
to us in the past and most
successful year of our or
ganization. 101 S. THIRTEENTH STREET
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