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EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1915.
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BRITAIN FAVORS
CHANGE OF CHIEFS
ON FRENCH FRONT
Selection of General Haig,
Hero of Mons, Enthusi
astically Greeted
EXPECT FRENCH RECALL
Gradual Retirement of Com
manders in Preparation for
Spring Drive
LONDON, Dec 18.
Appointment or Sir Douglas Hnig as
commander-ln-chlcf of the Hrltlsh forces
In France and Belgium was received with
enthusiasm litre today.
With the ett-vntlon of Sir Douglas, the
return of Field Marshal Blr John French
to command the armies In Oreat Britain
and the dispatch of General Sir Horace.
Smlth-Dorlon to Africa, It la understood
that Lord Kitchener has completed tho
chief steps In tho greatest military shake
Up tho British nrmy has ever received.
The promotion of Oenernl Hnlg makes
the Scot warrior the youngest commander-in-chief
In Kuropc. He will he 55 years
old next June. Despite the fact that he
)s much younger than other European
commanders. Sir Douelas has nevertheless
been a popular hero since the retreat from
JIoiib, which he prevented from becoming
a. rout.
FRENCH RECALL NO SURPRISE.
Tho recall of Sir John, "at his own In
stance," as the oMlcl.il announcement
says. Occasioned no surprise In England
araoiiR those who have hcen closo observ
ers of the military situation. Following
the war council held at Paris It was un
derstood that fclr John would retire from
actlvo field service. Certain considera
tions made such n Btcp essential.
Sir Douglas Hnlg, previous to the pres
ent wnr hnd won fame by his brilliant
cavalry tactics, which had caused his col
leagues to nickname him "von Hnlg."
Ills cavalry conceptions have had little
show on the west front since tho early
weeks of the war. but he hnd adapted
himself to tho conditions nn they have
changed. He was promoted to a full gen
eralcy In November, 1914. for distinguished
conduct on the field and was praised In
. dispatches by Marshal French. The lat
ter has ben created a viscount.
MORE CHANGES PENDING.
Commanders who hnvo been held re
sponsible for the failure of the British
offensive nt Loos, In September, are to
he transferred to less Important posts.
There will be a Kradual replacing- of field
commanders before the expected spring
offensive.
The wave of criticism that first beat
about Lord Kltchner turned against Gen
eral French, nfter the British failed to
make any considerable Rains In the nlllcd
offensive of September. It was realized
that General French was about to be sup
planted, but to tho last he retained the
friendship of the public. If not their con
fidence. LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM
RUDELY SHATTERED
Continued from I'mre One
aid he saw him nttnek her through the
glass panel In the door.
CHARGE AND COUNTERCHARGE.
Doctor IJrockLonk d'eclaicd that Wilkin
son was a "day dreamer." He told tho
physician that he had ViVM when he asked
for his daughter's hand, but after being
two days on the honeymoon, according
to the physician, Wilkinson wired to him
for funds. After they were married a
short time WlUlnson got an offer, he
said, to go to Australia. He Bold all tho
furniture bought by his wife, according
to tho doctor, but returned without mak
lng the trip.
"Why, he has 11 suits of clothes," said
the doctor today." and he thinks of noth
ing but his own comfort. He also pawned
his wife's engagement ring, and was In
so many mix-ups that her llfo was mis
erable." Wilkinson said the trouble was started
by his wife's love of fine clothes. He
also says she wanted a servant, which he
could not provide.
HE WANTED TO SEE WILSON
Man Who Created Scene in White
House, a Philadelphian, in Hospital
M J. Ryan, who says he lives at 33
West Gray's avenue, this city. Is being
held under observation at the Asylum
Hospital in Washington, following an un
successful attempt to settle nn Imaginary
grievance with President Wilson at the
White. House last night.
According to the dispatches, Rjan at
tempted to force his way post Policeman
Horn, stationed at tho White House, de
clarer that he wanted to see tho Presi
dent before leaving Washington. "Ho
promised to do something for me, but he
has not done It," Ryan is quoted as say
ing. Horn called for aid and Sergeant J.
D, McQuade responded. After a short
struggle Ryan was removed to a police
station and from there to the hospital.
Ryan Is said to be an Iron worker. Tho
city directory does not disclose a 31. J,
Ryan living at the address given.
COPS INJURED IX CRASH
Chauffeur Also Goes to Hospital After
Chestnut Hill Car Demolishes
Patrol
A northbound Chestnut Hill trolley car
crashed Into the police patrol van of the
Germantown and Lycoming station house
early this momlng,
The chauffeur and two policemen are
tn the Jewish Hospital as a result. They
are
Jurats Winchester, driver: Internal Inju
ries. David Cbilmers. acting: patrol serceant;
Internal Injuries and shock
Qaorso Ambti, patrolman; Internal In
juries and ehock.
Physicians are to make a second ex
amination to ascertain the extent of the
men's Injuries.
A call was being answered by the patrol
to Lehigh avenue and Hutchinson street.
Winchester drove out of the runway
Which leads from the police garage to
the street The car was halfway over
the tracks when the car ran Into it.
.policemen ran out from the station
house and sent for a Jewish Hospital
ambulance. No arresta were made of
the street car crew.
Winchester is the least hurt of the
three. Chalmers Is 39 years old and lives
jit 223 Reese street. Ambes Is (0 years
old and lives at 4000 North Marshall
Street,
Woman Asks 125.000 for Injuries
Suit for S 23,000 against the West Jersey
&ud Seashore Railroad Company for In
jorU muttered by Jan T. Hall when an
u.uuraobil was struck by a. (ruin, at
Uluceter. In May, 1SV. was brought to
day In Court of Common Pleas by At
torney A. T Ashton. Another woman
w '.lied ia the accident. It is wn
U."Je" that ttta croMlojc gates were out
ut itrief and wsr w tjbelud, and. thai
SUe company maUUalne-i no. watchman to
pnarl fb roln. jUUs KU is eald to
i -t m I'npaijsd heaKu 4ict rwilt
85 PER CENT. OF CITY'S
BUTTERMILK IS FAKE,
SAYS PURE FOOD MAN
Agent Simmers Tells Magis-,
trAfn Rovprncrn Af'vnrl WIMi
Lactic Acid Sold in
Large Quantities
TWO DEALERS FINED
Merchants Accused of Using Had
Eggs and Chemicals in
Products
Philadelphia Is flooded, gurnllvely
Bpenklng. with n chemical substitute for
buttermilk, according to Speclnl Agent
Robert M. Simmon", of the State Dairy
and Food Commission. Tho agent today
told Magistrate Harris, before whom vio
lators of the food laws were arraigned,
that 85 per cent, of the "buttermilk" con
sumed In this city Is of the manufactured
brand, and thnt so far the Food Commis
sion has been unable to net ngnlntt the
sellers of tho beverage.
The manufactured "buttermilk," ac
cording to Mr. Simmers, Is made of skim
milk, obtained from large yestern dairies.
This Is dried and mndo Into n powder,
which is nhlppcd to this city. It Is then
tnlxe with wnter and a small pioportlou
of lactic acid. The mixture makes a mon
pleasing drink, Simmers said, than tho
nntural buttermilk, but from n nutritive
stnndpolnt, It is useless, ns he nsscits It
contains little or no buttcrfot.
The agent also told the magistrate that
a dealer In this city, who sold the natural
product, recently hnd to close his busi
ness because his customers were taken
away by a man selling the manufactutcd
"buttermilk."
Simmers gave the spectators nt tho
hearing n good Inugh when he presented
his evidence ngalnst Dorn and Jonas
Lnssansky, of 1501 South 5th street, who
conduct a baker. They were held under
JIOO ball for court, accused of buvlns
rotten eggs In their possession. Accoid
Intf to Simmers, he went to the store to
Investigate nnd saw n bucket of "canned
eggs" In the cellar. As he stnrtcd down
to get a sample for testing, Louis
Borossky, a baker employed In the place,
grabbed the bucket of eggs nnd ran up
another stairway with them.
With Simmers In closo pursuit, Boros
sky traveled to the second floor three
steps at a time, meanwhile Hinging broken
eggs In all directions. The stairway nnd
walla were decorated with the stuff anil
not more than a quart of It waB left when
the baker (bully hid It In a closet, but
Simmers got this. Borossky threw away
the stuff to prevent It being tested, Sim
mers said.
Mrs. Anns. Chatllskl, another agent for
the Pure Food Commission, testified that
she bought goat for lamb nt II cents a
pound from another firm. Goldle Brown
J und her brother, Jacob Pcchln, of MKi
Jtlnge ivenue, were fined "120.50 for Hav
ing had eggi nnd Imitation lard In thotr
store, and Kcllog r Co., of 26 South
Frcnt street, were held under 400 ball for
court accused of using sulphur dioxide In
cherries.
M'DERMOTT HURLS HAT
IN RING FOR U.S. SENATE
Willing, He Says, to Let Jersey
.People Make Amend for
"Error in 1910"
TRENTON, Dec. 16. Frank McDer
mott, of Essex, ex-Assemblyman, who
was a candidate for the Democratic In
doresment for United States Senator
ngalnst James E. Martlne In 1910, while
In the State House yesterday announced
that he would again enter tho ring for the
senatorial toga and that he would bo in
the race to win. Mr. McDcrmott re
marked that he had dropped Into the cap
Itol to refresh his memory on the light
of 1910 by taking a look at the petitions
filed at thnt time by Mr. Martlne.
Mr McDermott then said:
"It is just as I remember It. It was
filed, you will observe, on October 23,
just 21 days prior to the holding of the
primary. Of course, my good old friend
Sam Dickinson had a kindly feeling for
the farmer-orator and he succeeded In
getting the notice required by the laws of
ISO" to the county clerks in time to havo
Mr. Martlne's name of the ballots. That
was going some. Inasmuch ns tho law re
quired that notice should be transmitted
by the Secretary of State to the county
clerks at least 20 days prior to the holding
of the primaries,
"A glance nt the Martlne petition at
that time might have indicated that it
was somewhat irregular, both as to form,
quality of paper used and other things.
An examination of the petition would
show that a large part of the signatures
were obtained upon tissue paper. How
ever, the prospect of success at that time
was so remote that I did not consider It
worth while to contest the validity of
the petition, and my modesty not only
resulted In the Hon. James E. Martlne
winning, but being your United States
Senator for six years.
"I am ready nnd willing at the next
primaries to let the people of New Jer
sey make amends for their error on that
occasion by permitting the use of my
name as a candidate. Instead of one pe
tition with 1000 signers, I think by way
of Innovation I will have 21."
WHITE SLAVER MARRIES (JIRL
WHO CAUSED HIS CONVICTION
M. L. Diggs, Under Sentence of Two
Years, a Bridegroom
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 16. M. I
Dlggst nnder sentence of two years for
alleged violation of the Mann white slave
law, has been married to Miss Martha
Warrington, the girl who brought about
his conviction, It was learned today. The
ceremony was performed In Oakland last
night.
Dlggs and Drew Cimlnettl were con
victed In the Federal Court of taking two
girls from Sacramento to Reno for Im
moral purposes. Cauiinettl, who is a son
of Anthony Camlnettl, Commissioner Gen
eral of Immigration, was sentenced to IS
months.
Both are at liberty under ball on a
writ of certiorari. At the time of the
scandal trip they were married, but Mrs.
Dlggs recently obtained a divorce from
her husband.
Bill for Playground Recommended
Members of the Property Committee
of Councils this afternoon recommended
favorably a bill condemning a plot of
ground bounded by Chatham, Ann and
Gaul streets, in the 25th Ward, for play
ground purposes. This tract adjoins an
other which, already has been condemned.
It is planned to make this tract a city
park and the ordinances place the new
section under the supervision of the Board
of Recreation for a playground.
POLICEMEN!!!
Policemen must not look on page
17 of today's Eveninq Ledger. The
little folks of the Rainbow Club
have 3 Christmas surprise for
them, and there holding: a Beeret
conference in the: corner of that
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today. Tho picturo shows
ELECTRIC COMPANY
ASSENTS TO VALUATION
BY THE CITY'S EXPERT
Director Cooke's Long Fight
Culminates in Concession
by Counsel for Other
Side
SURPRISE AT HEARING
After n 20 months' fight, Dliector Cooke,
acting for the City of Philadelphia, won
n big point In his complaint ngalnst the
Philadelphia Hlcctrlc Company when
counsel for that company today granted
permission for nn expert appointed by tho
city to make a physical valuation of tho
property.
The permission wns tho surprise of the
day In tho hearing before tho rubllc
Service Commission.
It camp when William Draper Lewis,
chief legal representative of the city nt
tho hearing, announced that he hnd con
cluded his cross-examination of Prof.
Dougnl C. Jackson, of the Boston Insti
tute of Technology, who made tho prop
erty valuation for the Philadelphia Elec
tric Company.
Mr. Lewis, In announcing thnt he was
through with Mr. Jackson, addressed the
commission, and said:
"We hnve only one request to make.
Wo want to check up the findings of the
company's export with the findings of
our own expert. To do that It Is neces
sary for our expert to personally Inspect
all the plants nnd stations of tho com
pany, nnd we want the commission to
order that this bo nllowcd."
To tho surprlso of every one Frederick
W. Flcitz, chief counsel for the Phila
delphia Electric Company, got up nnd
said thnt the city's expert would bo made
welcome, would bo accorded every cour
tesy by tho Philadelphia Electric Com
pany and also every assistance. It was
an especinl surprise, for all nlong the
Philadelphia Electric has Interposed
strenuous objection to every suggestion
niong tins line.
Frederick W. Ballard, chief engineer
of the Cleveland Municipal Electric
Light Plant, will make the Investigation
and resultnnt valuntlon on tho pnrt of
tho city. The p'mt he manaaes furnishes
the people of Cleveland electricity at the
mnxlmum rate of three cents per kilo
watt hour. The corresponding rate of
the Philadelphia Electric Js 12 cents per
kilowatt hour.
In concluding his examination of Pro
fessor Jackson, Mr. Lewis brought the
admission from him that in nil the 128
volumes of Inventory he has brought be
fore the commission, ho has not furnished
one complcto blueprint of any power sta
tion or substation of tho Philadelphia
Electric, thus making impossible u com
parison to the members of the commis
sion between tho physical appearance and
the facts as listed In the Inventory.
FIRE CHASES TROLLEY RIDERS
Firemen, Who Were Passengers, Di
rect Fighting of Blaze in Wood
land Avenue Car
Flames shot out of the roof of a trolley
car, crowded with passengers, between
G2il and 6Jd streets on Woodland avenue
today and nil of the occupants were hur
ried out into the snowy street while
two firemen, who happened to be pas
sengers, directed the work of putting
out the blaze. The car, on the Dai by
subway line, had blown out fuses and
was being rushed along by the car be
hind It.
Captain Stevenson, or the 65th street
and Woodland avenue englno company,
and John Hughes, a fireman, ordered the
motorman to open the doors and when
the car was empty he mounted to the
roof. The nre had started from defective
Insulation at the base of the pole. Steven
son yelled to passengers to get buckets
of water from a nearby store, and in
this way the flames were kept under
control until the arrival of a chemical
engine.
rne acciaent occurred shortlv
before 9 o'clock.
The car was taken to
the 49th street barn.
Held on Charge of Robbing Barber
Charles Trube. of Freeport. Pa., was
held under J500 ball for court by Magis
trate Pennock at the Central station
today, accused of robbing the barber
shop of Leonard A. Zlto, at 943 South
58th street. Zlto said he employed
Trube to look after his shon whn h.
went on a gunning trip. Two hours after
he left the shop. Zlto says, the prisoner
took the receipts, together with razors
clippers and shears and closed the place.
When arrested Trube had fifteen pawn
tickets In his possession calling for barber
supplies.
Rich Djchardimanac'
for the first skating of the season
tho first devotees to arrive.
BETTER MAIL SERVICE
WITH SOUTH AMERICA
NOW BEING PLANNED
Assistant Postmaster General
Roper Tells Southern Com
mercial Congress Letters
Come Here Via Europe
WANT UNIFORM POSTAGE
CHARLESTON, S. C, Dec. 1C "It Is
a Rnd commentary on the situation that
commercial letters from tho Argentine
often reach their destinations In this
country via Europe," said First Assistant
Postmaster General Daniel C. Roper In
the course of an ndrcss before the South
ern Commercial Congress here today.
"An order for goods from Buenos Aires
to London may In time of peace bo re
ceived, filled nnd dispatched before a
similar order reaches Now York. Simi
larly with remittances and commercial
advices."
Mr. Roper outlined several changes in
tho United States mall service to South
America which are desirable and on
which the Postofllcc Department is work
ing.
These arc:
First. The uniform nrrangement
for fixing flrst-clnss postage rates for
nil countries In the Western Hemi
sphere, according to tho domestic rato
of tho country of origin. This would
give us a two-cent rate per ounce for
first-class mntter for every point In
the New World.
Second. Tho establishment of work
ing and workable mall nnd parcel post
conventions with nil of tho countries,
with provision for ndvantageoui ar
rangements covering tho charge for
the delivery of parcels by tho for
eign administration und tho simpli
fication of custom house require
ments. In the mater of custom
regulations our own country is tho
chief offender. For a generation or
more our Government has proceeded
on the erroneous theory that It Is a
pntrlotlc duty to keep foreign wares
out of America, by cumberNomn pro
cedure at the port of entry, ns well
ns by prohibitive tariffs. The Latin
American countries have followed our
example so that their customs house
requirements nre notoriously compli
cated and harassing.
Third. Standard nnd minimum parcel-post
rates between this country
and the countries of Latin America.
Tho Postofllce Department hns for a
number of months been npplylng It
self industriously to the considera
tion of this subject, but here, again,
needs the co-operation of Interested
prlvato agencies at home as well as
the co-operation of the South Amer
ican countries, which will result from
a comprehensive understanding of tho
situation.
Fourth. The Inclusion of a collect-on-dcllvery
fee In all of our for
eign parcel-post arrangements, which
would greatly facilitate the sale of
small articles and Initial orders of
merchandise. Such an arrangement
is being operated in the Hawaiian
Islands under our domestic parcel
post act to the great advantage of
shippers, and the British Government
has this nriangement with virtually
every nation In the world. It must be
ecognized that our extended parcel
post, together with the C. O. D, pro
vision. Is absolutely necessary for
general participation in foreign trade.
URGES CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATION.
F. C. Schwedtman, head of the manu
facturers' department of the National
City Bank of New York city, spoke on
"Co-operation of Big Banks and Colleges
In Cnmmerclul Education."
"There are men who believe that the
ideal system of commercial education
eliminated the schoolmaster more or
less," said Mr. Schwedtman. "I am not
ono of these; I believe that the teacher. In
proper co-operation with the practical
man of affairs, is the builder of our des
tinies as a commercial nation.
"It Is the combination of American
schoolmaster and businessman in co-operation
with American government that
will give us an interlocking system of
commercial education a system closely
fitted to our national qualities. We have,
as a. nation, an overabundance of energy
and Initiative, but we can advantageously
acquire a large stock of thoroughness and
experience. Our future system of com
mercial education, In order successfully
to cultivate foreign markets, must be
based on a thorough knowledge of foreign
countries. We must plan a national edu
cational system for our youths, which will
teach them commercial geography, the
business language and the financial cus
toms and manners of foreign people, while
our young men must be encouraged to go
Into different parts of the world aa com
mercial missionaries to convert the cus
tomers Into users of American goods."
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A little campaign of ad
vertising will breed great
sales.
CITY COUGHS, SNEEZES
AND SUFFERS CHILL IN
EPIDEMIC OF "COLDS"
Doctor Cairns, Chief Medical
Inspector, Issues Special
Warning Looking to Pre
vention of Grip
PREDISPOSING CAUSES
Philadelphia Is In the grip of an epi
demic of colds and kindred minor ail
ments that frequently lend to more se
rious maladies. A great number of per
sons In the city have a cold In the head
or chest, and the trouble hns become so
I widespread that Dr. A. A, Calms, chief
mcdlcat Inspector of the Bureau of
Health, today Issued a special warning
on tho prevention of the attacks.
One of the most remarkable Instances
of how colds spread, It was learned to
day, was In the offices of the Mldvalo
Steel and Ordnance Company, where 18
stenographers were forced to stay homo
by coldB. To stop the Infection officials
of tho company had tho offices fumi
gated. Apparently tho malady wns
brought Into the office by n girl who
caught cold. A day or two after she
left to recuperate other employes became
Infected, nnd within n week IS had to re
main away from work.
Grip and other maladies cnused by colds
are particularly severe In some sections
of the city. Business men In Fox Chase
are having trouble gottlng their work
done, as many of their employes arc 111.
One placo has been compelled to nlmt
down because of a lack of help. In West
Philadelphia similar conditions prevail.
A baker, near 60th nnd Catharine- streets,
fell 111 a week ago and within two days
his son nnd daughter also were stricken
with tho grip. His wife Is now attending
to tho Btore nnd taking precautionary
measures to fight off an attack of tho Ill
ness. DR. CAIRNS' WARNING.
Doctor Cairns' statement follows-
"Mote people probably suffer from
common colds than from nny other sin
gle ailment. Vital statistics give no ilnt
of the prevnlcnco nnd Importance of
these minor nffcctlons because the mor
tality Is nil and tho morbidity records
nro notoriously Imperfect and difficult to
collect. Could the sum total of suffer
ing, Inconveniences, sequelne and eco
nomic loss resulting from common colds
bo obtained. It would at onco promote
theso Infections from the trivial Into tho
rank of the serious diseases.
"The common colds here considered nro
a group of acute Infections of tho mucous
membranes of tho nose, pharynx, ton
sils, larynx, trnchea or larger bronchi.
A common cold Is not merely a conges
tion. It Is nn Infection.
"Congestion und Inflammation of the
mucous membrnnes of the upper respira
tory trnct frequently occur ns a result
of Irrltnnts other than bacteria. Thus,
chemical and mcchnnlcnl Irritants will
produce n congestion or Inflammation;
an Increased acidity causes a flaring up
of tho mucous membranes, especially
of the none, nnd many other local and
reflex causes lead to acute or chronic
catarrhal conditions of these membranes,
which may become exquisitely sensitive
nnd sometimes hypersusceptlble. In the
absence of the proper bacteria, however,
theso conditions do not develop Into in
fectious colds, and arc, therefore, not
communicable.
"DRAFTS" NOT PRIMARY CAUSE.
"Tho popular fallacy of colds being duo
to pxposure to drafts, sudden chnnges of
temperature and chilling of the body
clings nerslstently In both the professional
and lay mind. Theso are predisposing
causes and will not produce a cold with
out the presence of the specific cause.
The bacterln usually found associated
with these catarrhal Infections are sta
phylococci, streptococci, pnoumococcl. In
fluenza bacillus, th: bacillus catarrhalls
and other bacteria. The etiological rela
tionship between these organisms and the
disease is not nlwnys clear. Many of tho
above-mentioned bacteria are also found
normally upon the mucous membranes ot
the nose, mouth, throat and upper res
piratory passages; reinfections must,
therefore, be common nnd predisposing
factors which diminish resistance have
a Bpectal Importance. Common colds fre
quently attack tho strong and robust If
exposed.
CONTAGION IN COLDS.
"Colds are contracted from other per
sons having colds, just as diphtheria Is
contracted from diphtheria. Arctic ex
plorers, exposed to ull tho conditions sup
posed to produce colds, do not suffer from
these ailments until they return to civ
ilization and become reinfected by con
tact with their fcllowmcn. A campaign
to prevent the spread of the common cold
would have much collaterial good In aid
ing the suppression of tuberculosis and
causing the diminution of pneumonia and
other Infections. Common colds occur In
epidemics and have all the earmarks of
a contagious disease. Colds are apt to
go through sill the members of a house
hold and outbreaks In schools, factories
and other places where peoplo are closely
associated frequently occur and result In
considerable loss of time and money.
"While common colds are never fatal,
the complications and sequelae are seri
ous. These are: rheumatic fever, pneu
monia, sinusitis, nephritis and a depressed
vitality which favors other Infections and
hastens the progress of organic diseases.
"Common colds are perhaps most con
tu'lous during the early atagos. If person-
would Isolate themselves by re
maining In bed during the first three days
of a cold, they would not only benefit
themselves, but would largely prevent the
spread of the Infection. Tho contagious
ness and severity of colds vary greatly
In different epidemics and different sea
A Hat Will Not Fit in His
A STETSON Will Fit
Use on of our Christmas orders.
CWUSTMASV
J NEW-YEAR
John B. Stetson Company
iXMChestjuit Street
Ifill deliver to bearer a Stetson of
th. value of dollars
as a Christmas Greeting" from
The critical la aa attractive
three colore four tlmte thU tit.
Stetson Hats Are Sold
sons of the year, depending particularly
upon the particular micro-organism In
volved and other factors not well under
stood. PREVENTION' OF COLDS.
'The prevention of colds consists, first;
in nvoldlng tho Infection, nnd, secondly,
In guarding ngalnst tho predisposing
causes. Contact should ba avoided wltn
persons who havo oolds, especially In
street rnrs. offices and other poorly ven
tilated spaces, where the risk of persons
coughing or sneezing directly In one's
face is Imminent. Contact with the In
fection may further be guarded ngnlnst
by a careful self-education In sanitary
habits and cleanliness, based upon tho
modern conception of contact Infection.
Colds, like other diseases conveyed In se
cretions from the nose and mouth, nro
often conveyed by direct and indirect
contact through lack of hygienic cleanli
ness and a disregard of sanitary habits.
Kissing, the common drinking cup, tho
roller towel, pipes, toys, pencils, fingers,
food nnd other objects contaminated with
the fresh secretions will transmit tho
disease.
"The predisposing cnuscs of colds In
clude a number of conditions that de
press vitality, nnd thereby diminish re
sistance. The mechanism by which im
munity is lessened has been mentioned.
The prlnclpnl predisposing factors In
ontchJng cold nro vitiated nlr, dust,
drafts, RUddeu changes of temperature,
cxposuro to cold nnd wet, overwork, loss
of sleep or Insufficient rest, Improper
food nnd other conditions that lower tho
general vitality of tho body.
"A special word concerning 'drafts' Is
necessary, Drafts In themselves cannot
produce an Infectious cold. Tho first
symptom of tho disease Is a chill, which
Is not the cause, but tho effect of the
Infection. It Is a common belief that
tho cold Is caught when the chill occurs.
Tho rigor frequently consists of only a
transient chilliness, nnd it Is during this
time that the Individual thinks he feels
a draft which Is producing his cold.
HOLD GIRLS, ACCUSED
OF ROBBING FATHER
James G. Gavaghan, Downtown
Saloonkeeper, Told Police
Daughters Took $300
Two young girls, daughters of a promi
nent downtown saloonkeeper, were ar
raigned before Magistrate Pennock In
tho Central Police Station todny nccused
of robbing their father of 300, which they
nre said to have used to purchase clothes
nnd "havo n good time." Tho girls nro
Margaret and Catharine Gavaghan, IS nnd
17 years old respectively, of 6635 Green
way avenue. They were held under J300
ball each for a further hearing late today.
According to the police, on Sunday tho
girls went Into t,helr father's room while
ho was taking a nap, removed his keys
from his pocket and went to his placo
of business nt 423 South 17th street and
took $300 from a cash drawer. James G.
Gauaghan, the father, Immediately noti
fied tho police of his daughters' disap
pearance when tho keys were returned
to him by a messenger boy.
Last night he learned that they had
engaged rooms at tho Windsor Hotel.
Early this morning ho went to their
rooms, compelled them to dress and
marched them to tho City Hall, where
they woro "slated" as runaways.
Both girls are protty and were dressed
In the height of fashion. They told a
police sergeant that their father had
navor treatPd them liberally, and that
they didn't have the clothes and recrea
tion that other glrla enjoy. It was at
their brother's suggestion, they told tho
police, that they took the money. Most
or the cash had been spent on clothes and
nt betels In which they lived slnco Sun
day. Thoy suld that tlray had met two young
men and had taken them to the theatre,
treated them to luncheon and dinner nnd
then took them on a trolley tide. The
girls suspect that one of theso men told
their father there whereabouts.
The father failed to appear at the hear
ing this morning, which caused Magis
trate Pennock to hold them until this
nfternoon. Meanwhile they are under the
care of Mrs. Cooper, the matron at tho
central station.
JURY VINDICATES I1RAKEJIAN
Samuel W. Yeager Acquitted of At
tempt to Steal Overcoat From
Express Car
Samuel W. Yeager, 4M5 North 53th
street, a brakeman on the Pennsylvania
Railroad, was acquitted bey a Jury In
Judge Dickinson's Federal court today
of a charge of attempting to steal an
overcoat from nn Adams Express Com
pany, car on November 6. Yeager was
arrested on that date while passing
through the car by two Adams Express
Company detectives, who accused him
of opening a package shipped from Chi
cago and extracting the coat.
The trial lasted two days. More than
a score of witnesses testified as to Yea
Eers Integrity and stamped him as a
man of good reputation. The brakeman
himself testified that he was passing
through tho car In the performance of
his regular duties, that the package re
ferred to was lying open as he passed
through the car and that ho never had
the intention of stealing an overcoat or
anything else. Many Pennsylvania Rail
road employes testified that Yeager had
every right to enter the express car and
thnt they had done the same thing them
selves under similar circumstances. Yea
ger haa been employed by the Pennsyl
vania Railroad for moro than 16 years.
BUT
It will please any man immensely
because it is the most practical of Christ
mas gifts for men.
Our selection of silk hats, canes,
umbrellas and leather hat boxes is the
most attractive we ever have shown.
John B, Stetson Company
' Retail Store, 1224 Chestnut Street;
card la
and Featured by Prominent
SMITH SAYS HE
HALTED ACTION
ON HUGE LOAN;
Mayor-elect Takes JRespcmj
oiumi.y xuj.- .ueiay i
ill flnm-iiilr, i
LEGAL POINTS INVOLVED
Action on tho 95,000.000 loan wa hmiJ:
at tho request of Mayor-elect CThom, n 4
Smith. Tho Mayor-clect made this "J
nounccment today, and said that no ,,,
on tho project will be taken until afire A
tho first of tho year. 1
"Tho loan wns held up at my requt,.- i
no snia. "i wnnt it to como up under tu J
new nnutirlla. Th. flu. en.,. ,
.-.. .,., t,UUgU0. caI(. .
my attention to sovernl legal point, th.t
are Involved, and I asked Mr. Connelly i 3
omv . u.i- .uu.. unu, ineso matter, w,
straightened out. I am like Davy Crocked, '
1 wont to bo suro of my ground.'1
The Mayor-elect would not dlacus tVl
"legal points" Involved. ! am ., . -;
iivwycr unu wiereiure l cannot dli,.
kllClil, I1U HUlUi '
Whether nny change will be mad i I
the size of tho loan or In the npporu, :'
mont of tho money a planned undtr tkl
loan that Is being hold up tho MayorV,,! .
declined to discuss ponding the oluti,
of the lcgnl difficulties which, hi ,u
were the cause, of tho delay.
"Tho loan will go through, howewr
and nil of tho Improvements planned nil!
bo amply provided for," the Mayor-elMt '
asserted. rtiett
SITUATION A MYSTERY
What Is wrong with the $05,000,000 loin? '
This is the pertinent Inquiry of man
members of Councils who know that thi
bill Is printed nnd In shape to be called
up nt this afternoon's session. That it
wm nut oo caueu up ior passage la cer
tain, unless some daring member calls
for action, nnd tho real reason for the
delay may never bo fully explained
In tho absence of nny demand for
nctlon on the permanent loan, the, moat
Importnnt piece of legislation In Select
Council will bo the passage of the 'WW,.
000 temporary loan that will provlde'fondj
for city payrolls nnd for some badly
needed supplies. This bill was pmed
by Common Council last week, and alter "
Its passage by Select Council will it
taken at onco to Mnyor Blankenbun '
for his signature. The money will most
likely bo supplied from the sinking '
fund, anil will bo available for use In a '
very few days. j
The temporary loan does not cover the ,
needs of departments nnd bureaus for
1015, and a number of transfer bllU will
have to bo authorized If the necessary i
demands of the cnbtnet members of th
niankcnburg administration are to bo
met. Chnrles Scger, chairman of ,lh
subcommittee on appropriations of Coun
cils' Finance Committee, admits that tho ;
loan will not provide for the needs of th -;
city for the closing months of the' year, ','
but Insists that the money will bo madi
up by the transfer bills. ;
APPROPRIATION DILLS. '
Next In Importance to the loan legisla
tion comes the passage of tho npproprla-
tlon bills. Tho members of the subcom
mittee on finance have completed their .
task of going over the demands of depart-
ments, nnd nil tho appropriation bills will
be favorably reported at a meetlfij-of th
Flnanco Committee, scheduled to b held
15 minutes In ndvanco of the aentai ot
Councils.
City Solicitor Ryan, in a commuolrilloa
to Councils today, calls nttentlon U tha
fact that provision must be made by Iht
city to comply with the workmen' com-
pensatlon law, under which 12.C00 munic
ipal employes are entitled to ctSmjKnsa
tlon In caso of injury while In service. .
No action on tho compensation problem Is
likely before nest week.
The City Solicitor In his letter to Coua
ells suys:
"I respectfully suggest that It Is UxhfT
Important for Councils to take W
promptly tho question ot what provlsta
shall bo mado for tho payment of com
pensation to such of these employes a
may be Injured while In tho service ot Its
city, and whether Insurance is to bi
taken against such liability, or applica
tion be made to tho workmen's compen
sation hoard for exemption from
necessity of taking out such inaunuci
because of the city's being a KOTenv
mental authority having the right to OT
taxes."
Three Drug Users Freed by Court
Two Chinese nnd another man. victims A
of the drug habit, who are taking,!"
cure, were discharged today by
Dickinson, in United States DUtnct -Court,
when they pleaded guilty to P'
ing narcotics in their possession. In w
latlon of tho Harrison act. It wu J""
fled that none of the three peddled :
drug. Tho men were Thomas jresJlniton,
Hock Nlng and Charles Jung.
$3000 for Injured Superintendent
A jury in Common Pleas Court N J
today awarded '3000 damages to CM""
m..t. m..inirniant nt building con
struction, for Injuries he received wh
n Inn.l nf llimllfir Tllnned l)ln 10 '"
ground near tha Huntingdon Vajley
owned by William M. Lloyd & Co.. j"J i
defendants. It was tesiineo. ' -.,.
j, i j ... i..,.i a tha wrons
driver uiscnurecu ma - : ,,,
place and tho lumber struck Clare T"""
his back was turned.
Stocking
His Head
Dealers Everywhere
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