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EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1915:
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DELAWARE CANAL BILL
STRONGLY ADVOCATED
J. Hampton Moore and Others
Present Arguments for Its
Acquisition by the
Government
- . - i-ff fnrrrtnondcnl
f WASHINGTON. toc to. - Phltmlclpliln
V . ,n mo Brcntly .ltsnppolnted
ST imot unilewlniHl the nctlon of Bee-
",, Daniels in rorusuiB 10 ." "
' f ihi bntllenhlps to the Phllndel-
f . . Mr. Dnnlela hits salil prlvntc
T J uubllcly that .me of tl.c two drrml-
Lm authorize! lv tho Inst CoPBrcsa
VMia be b""1 nt l,Mlnlcl,h,n' nntl mo,,c-v
.u i. inkcri out of the ninount nppro-
vrlN for the battleships to equip the
Cd1hraJhnt the A-lmlnlMratlon
'data politics Is now freely mnile. Aiml
Sl the bUls shows philnly that .Metre
"-Daniel could cnsll) have nwnnlcil
-ShM to l'lillndclphla. The Phltndulplilii
rfM the loot bidder: Its bid uns
?l(l f the JI.OWM now estimated
Mbi n'eccmnry to equip that yard wcic
Med to the lihl. H would not exceed
1m limit Htcd by CoiiKress for build
K one of the biitlleshlps-7,M,0C0.
Secretory Daniels, naked ns to this,
'.M Ihnt the Mnro Island yard was bct-
J equipped and that Its bid of $7.m,W
' indcd the cost of equipment. Ho dc
S1 most vigorously that bo had played
Millies and asserted that Philadelphia
is In a better position nou than before.
'I will recommend to ConRiess an np
eroprlatloii of Jl.OOO.OW to etpilp the Phil
lohla yard ' lie said. 'Then Phllu
JflDhln will be In n position to build
one of Ihe battleships authorized by the
rtjent ConBress
-Do you think that ConKress, tinder
iin.t flvtmiiiipq. with the Dem
tcraU already balking at proposed new
tiiw, will agree to equip three Govern
ment yards?" he was asked.
Certainly. It will bo necessary to
kolld In Government yards three of the
Battleships proposed In the piesent pio-
Ttie Inconsistency of Secretary Dan
Ids' action Is seen when It Is slated that
ill the armor plate and all the steel will
be made for these battleships In Penn
ijlvanln. The armor plate and much of
tie steel will be manufactured In Pitts
kursh, while other steel parts must be
manufactured nt Coatesvllle and Chester,
li Arms In those places are the lowest
bidders. These bids will be nwarded to
jljr or tomorrow In other words, fully
(M.000,000 will be expended In Pennsyl
Tinla for armor plate and steel that
till go Into these ships, and this must
be transported to Hiooklyn and the Pa
cific const.
Representative V S. Vnrc, who an
nounced In man Interviews that Sec
retary Daniels had pi utilised to equip
League Island to build one of those bat
tleihlp. was not here today to explain
Ihe developments which left tho Phila
delphia Yard without such equipment.
Representative .1 Hampton Moore said:
"Secretary Daniels hns submitted .in
jailmate to extend the ship ways at the
Philadelphia Yard for the construction
of a battleship, and Is. I understand, ur?
bs Consiess to make the necessary ap
propriation to complete the ways, so that
I battleship enn be built In Philadelphia"
Mr. Moore declined to enter Into a dla
cqwlon of the controversy.
Clarke Wins From Drennan
SCIUNTO.V. Pa . Dec I". -Jack CLirke, of
Fill niter, dvreniril Kno knut llrrnmin. or
iurito, iIm 10 rnunilx In re List nlglit. Clark'1
m the j-acu frum the tart nail ni tho llnMi
Breniun s rlu'tl eye witi cloapU nnd his face
tJJI purffl
STARY DANIELS
JCA1N THROWS DOWN
LEAGUE ISLAND YARD
L. Qnfrl Privately and Pub-
! jicly That One of Two
Dreadnotignts wouia
Be Built Here
aV HE PLAYED POLITICS I NO "PORK" IN PROJECT
flu n Staff rorrrioit(lfiit
WA8I1INOTO.V, Dec. lO.-Mombcrs of
the House Itlvers nnd Harbors Committee
today were urged to report fnvornbtv an
appropriation for Kedernl acquisition of
the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal.
I Hfprescntntlve .1. Hampton Moore, of
I Philadelphia; ttcprescntntlve Charles A.
Iitnthlcum, of Haltlmorc, nnd other olh
cers of the Atlantic- Deeper Waterways
Association, appeared nt the hearing be
fore the committee to show thnt until tho
Government takes over privately owned
waterways It never will be possible to
develop properly tht Interconstnl chnln.
"The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal,"
said Mr. Moore, "Is dolus l.ooo.ooo tons of
business annually under the most ndverso
condition. That watcrwa Is now n
relic of nutlqtilty. If the Oovcrnmcnt
should take It uvcr, widen nnd deepen It,
freight rotes would be lowered, because
the present liarRes could carry ki eater
cargoes w-lth the same crews."
'Ale you sure," nsked Representative
Charles I'. Iloohct, of Missouri, "that
there Is no 'pork' In this pioject?"
Mr. Jlooher Is vcr.i bitter because the
army ennlnrem have icp-irtcd iiKiilnst
continuing the Impiovenienti undertaken
nlonR the Missouri Itiier.
"I nm sure," rcpllctl Mr Mooip. "that
II the pork-b.it rel experts should ro over
this proposition with a llne-toothcd comb
they could not find n truce of pot!..-'
PATHIOTISM AND I'oitK.
"A distinguished member of tho House,
speaking before this committee yesterday
said any appropriation for livers and
harbors east of the Allegheny Mountains
Is patriotic, but that any for waterways
west of the mountains Is pork," said Mr,
Iloohcr.
"The papers of ur city have been
crlnn 'pork,' so I wont to know what
pork It. What Is your dcllnltlon of
poik?" Mr. Moote was asked.
"Pork," replied Mr Moore Kood-natur-edlj,
"Is not what you net, but what tho
other fellow gets. I know that JuiIko
Hoohcr feels keenly about the Missouri
Illver situation, but most of us Unci out
nfter a few ears' service In Congress
that we get alotnr better by co-opcrntion
tlinn by assault."
Ilcprosentntle Moore quoted from
statements made by Sccictary of the
Navy Daniels nnd Secretary of War Oar
rlson to show that those Cabinet olllcers
favor the development of the Intercoastnl
chnln because of the military and
strategic advantages that would be given
In time of wnr. Mr. Mooic said, how over,
that lu his opinion the House Itlvers and
Harbors Committee should not turn tho
proposed development over to the Naval
Affairs Committee.
PUO.Ii:CT A COMMKIICIAL OXK.
"We ate not In favor," soltl Chairman
Kparkmnn of the Itlvers uud Harbors
Committee, "of relegatlnr the Impiove
ment of nny waterway to another com
mittee unless the chief use of It would be
by the Navy. This proposed Improve
ments Is more important from a com
mercial than a military standpoint."
Wilfred H. Schorr, or Philadelphia,
secretarv-treasurer ot tho Atlantic Deeper
Waterways Association, told the com
mltec or tho expenditures being made by
the city or Philadelphia, nnd asked Tor
co-operation liv the Kedernl Government
in ielnplni; water tiansportatlon
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YOUNG AMERICA
is the title for a new page in the Maga
zine Section of the Sunday Public
Ledger. It is a page of suggestion,
information and instruction. Next Sun
day's page contains the opening chapter
of a vigorous, manly story for boys
"Walt Trueman's Camp," an article on
how to make a bobsled,' notes on "The
Winter Birds," Boy Scouts of America,
Science and Invention, Jack Horner's
Corner, etc.
It is a page which will interest readers
of those ages when more is learned than
at any other time of life and when all
things ought to be correctly and sen
sibly understood, appreciated and mastered.
Your boy should
America page in
read the Young
SUNDAY'S
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Friday, December 10, 1015 THE STOKE FOR THRIFTY PEOPLE
NELLENBURG
EMTTRE BLOCK - MARKET, TT0f2W STREETS
SEE OUR PIANO AD ON PAGE 13
are for children who come to sec the toys nnd for
parents who come to save money in the purchase of
toys.
Santa Clans is holding n reception every day from
the minute the doors open in the morninR until they
close at niRht.
THE FUNNY BUNNIES
keep the children latitfhinp; with glee. t0n't miss seeing
them.
Electric Trains on G2 OC f QJOC
Third Rail Track pO.0 10 )0
Can be operated by house current or dry cell battery.
Exnct reproductions of actual railroad systems.
Locomotive of regulation typo or electric type engine.
Knilroad engineering plan can be worked out with
these trains nnd accessories.
Clockwork and Mechanical Trains,
at 75c to $7.50
RAILROAD ACCESSORIES
Track almost every imaginable design can be made
and railroad system extended and enlarged as much
as desired.
RAILROAD OUTFITS
Outfits nrc constructed as to make it possible for
a boy who has started with n modest outfit to extend
his rnihoad. He can buy several pieces of track, n
switch, additional cars and coaches, or a locomotive
or a semaphore, or a bridge, station or tunnel, etc., nnd
in this way enhance the educational vnlue of his outfit
as a whole.
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THE DELIGHTS OF , jTay Towr-j
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Extra Track, curved or straight, section, !5c, 10c & l.lc
Cross Overs or Crossings I0c & SOc
Switches, right and left, pair $1.00 to $1.00
Signal Hells, can be used with interesting results a short
distance from railroad crossings and stations at
.... . -10c to $2.25
Iiumpcrs, for terminals and side switches, at ,
, . 2;C' fi0c & 75c
runnels, that produce realistic effects 30c to $1.50
Speed Signs, Danger Signals, Crossing and Telegraph
Poles, at 25c
Semaphores, millions of dollars arc being expended by
our large railroads in installing, maintaining nnd im
proving their block signals 25c to $1.05
Oil Lamps nt 25c to- 75c
Arc Lamps at oOc to 85c
Klcctric Lamps at 50c to $1.75
(Of course the boy will want these for the station.)
Fourth Floor
Home Lovers Will Appreciate a Gift of
Good Furniture
The Giver Can Save Substantially By Getting It At Snellenburg's
fl2C HA ' 5.00 Brass
4Do.UU Beds at
$16.75
$45.00 Turkish
Rocker
Martha Wash
ington Table .
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Upholstered in genuine brown
Spanish leather
$15 Solid Mahogany
Tea Cart, $7.50
$5.00
Smokers '
Table at
2-49
Ash tray, light
er, cigar holder
nnd match box
holder.
no feA
pip! IH ,
Royal Push Buttons,
$11.50 to $40
"MlheButtei-BaAWnes
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nOKrfrn
lll ChLVB-
HI 7U-SIP.oh
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.$5.00
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Mahogany; deep pocket sides
and three drawers.
$18.00 Solid
i Mahogany Rocker.
$8.75
This is positively one of the best
values ever offered in any sale. A
full-size solid mahogany Tea Cart
with rcmovnble glass tray, rubber tiro
on wheels.
mi IlL
Mm 'I kJH I
Arm Chair to match at same
price.
$200 William and Mary Dining
Room Suit, $99.75
In Jacobean Finish, 10 Pieces
g&We
Fumed oak, golden oak and mahog
any; complete with cushions; some
hnve foot rest.
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Fifth Floor
Here Are Three Special Victor Outfits
One of Which We Feel Sure Will Interest You
First Outfit
at $75
A
Victrola
For
XMAS.
The Payment of Only
ONE DOLLAR
doun t burllenbursV the mnt com
lilrtc Tulklns ilnchlue btore In Hie
t'ountry I. all that". nccJfd to brine
to our home any
Victrola
Th. balance may b paid In imtll
wetkly amount! to ault your con.nUnc.
Third
Outfit
$112
Milrula No, IX $10.00
I'oolry Caliliift to matili 10.00
IS Ttu-inrh Double Milur Itriord. 0.00
S73.00
Second
Outfit
$86.75
Victrola No. X , J73.O0
? Album, boldluB 10- and lS-ln.
Krrord , .M
1? lru-lucb Double Mctor Krrord.,. 9.00
S0.75 I
Villi vPillllHi nSHi
ilii
lii til ii
HLiMll pi 1h II Blv
Victrola No. XI flOO.OO
6 Trn-lncli and 3 Tuclve-luch .1-
bum. 3.00
U Ttn-lucb Double Mctor Ilrcord.. 0.00
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M.U. THIS COVI'ON
I'lca.e mdJ me catalogue uf Mctor
Talklnc Jlacliluc.
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Addrra
P U 10-12-13
Place Your Order at Once for
Christmas Candies
Our Prices Arc Lowest, Our Sweets the Most Whole
some, Our Variety Practically Unlimited
See our holiday novelties and table favors, and our special line of
candies for schools and Sunday schools.
Orders placed now will be delivered on date desired. Samples
furnished to Sunday schools on request. Positively no candies sent
C. 0. D.
Assorted Chocolates,
25c to $1.50 per lb. $1.25 to $5.00, 5-lb. boxes
Assorted Mixtures. 25c lb. 5 lbs. $1.00
Clear Toys ,15c lb.
Xmas Novelties and Favors 5c to $1.00
Dress Suit Cases (filled with Choc. Nonpareils) 10c ca.
.'15c Chocolate Coated Almonds 25c box
75c Snellenburg's Parfait Chocolates 49c lb.
25c Chocolates, for today only 20c lb.
Basement
Let
Our
Men's Furnishing Shop
Help You Save Money on Christmas
Gifts, Boxed, If You Say So
$:i.00 and $3.50 Neckwear $1.G5
50c and fioc Neckwear ,39c
Silk Shirts $3.50 to $5.50
Silk Front Shirts $1.50
Percale Shirts 75c to $2.00
Pajamas, Silk and Cotton, each in a fancy box, $3.50 to $5.00
Silk Pajamas, plain colors $5.00
Outing Flannel Pajamas $1.00 to $2.00
Outing Flannel Night Shirts 50c to $1.00
Silk Mufflers $3.00 to $10.00
Fibre Knitted Mufflers $1.50 and $2.00
Suspenders and Combination Sets 50c to $1.50
Ilelts, Silver Buckles $1.00 and $1.50
First Floor
Boys' Furnishings
Good for Gifts Good Values
Blouses 50c to $1.00
Shirts 50c to $2.65
Outing Flannel Pajamas 75c to $1.25
Outing Flannel Night Shirts 50c, 75c and 85c
Cotton Pajamas 75c and $1.00
Muslin Night Shirts 50c
Silk Four-in-Hands 25c and 50c
Knitted Four-in-Hands 25c
Belts, boxed 25c and 50c
Suspenders, boxed 25c and 50c
Windsor Ties 25c and 50c
Peter Thompson Tics 50c and 75c
First Floor
Women's Sweater Coats
Shaker knit, brush wool and plain mannish weaves; shawl collars,
Byron collars and collarless styles. All the new colors and rich com
binations. $3.00 Sweaters at $2.00
$3.50 Sweaters at $2.50
$4.00 Sweaters at $3.00
$5.00 Sweaters at $4.00
$6.00 Sweaters at $5.00
Women's Knitted Shawls, $2 to $8
Beautifully mnde imported and domestic shawls in all the lovely
soft colors and two-tone effects.
Women's Hand-Made Tea Jackets
at $1.50 to $3.00
Plain colors and effective mixtures; with or without sleeves.
Women's Brush Wool Scarfs, 59c to $1.00
Women's Brush Wool Toques at 59c
Second Floor
Direct From the Manufacturer Comes a
Timely Lot of
Women's Fur-Trimmed Suits
To Sell at $1&50
And Every Suit in the Lot Is Worth a
Great Deal More Than Our Selling Price
You'll want a new suit for Christmas, especially one of these lato
winter models of a rich broadcloth in navy, black, jjreon and plum.
Second Floor
Women's $2.00 and $2.50
Richelieu Union Suits at 89c ea.
Exceptional opportunity to buy these hifih-Krade union suits at
less than half the prices being asked by other stores.
The pjarments are made from the highest grade Sea Island mer
cerized yarn. The styles include all the wanted shapes in regular and
extra sizes.
Choice of high neck, Dutch neck or low neck; ankle length or knee
length; long sleeves, elbow sleeves, short sleeves or sleeveless. Regu
lar an dextra sizs. First Floor
Aprons
Of Many Styles
At Little Prices
Practical aprons for morning or afternoon wear, as well as the
daintiest tea and chafing dish styles and many novelties in sewing
and embroidery aprons.
39c Values at 25c
50c Values at 29c
65c Values at 39c
75c Values at 50c
$1.00 Values at 85c
$1,50 Values at $1.00
Second Floor
Novelty Umbrellas
At Inexpensive Prices to
Add to the Gift List
Magic Folder Umbrellas,
$1.50 to $5.00
Open to full spread of 26 inches,
but fold to fit into average size
suitcase. Choice, of cover comprises
cotton, silk-and-cotton. silk-and-linen
and all silk. Styles for men
and women.
Men's Cane Umbrellas
at $3.50
A most unusual value and a
more-than-acceptable gift. When
closed it forms a perfect walking
stick; when open it is quickly con
verted into a practical umbrella.
Bag Umbrellas, $2.50 and $5.00
Will fit into a sixtcen-inch traveling bag. Quickly opened, easily
closed, atyies ior men ana women.
First Floor
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