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EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1915.
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DON'T GROWL AT ICE;
, WORST IS YET TO COME;
YOU'LL SAY 'OH SLUSH'
Mr. Fahrenheit's Invention
Goes Up ns Ice and Snow
, Go Down Gutters in
J Water
LATE FOLK HAVE EXCUSE
Ice disguised ns rain lured peop'o out
on Innoccnt-looKtns wot pavements this
morning' nnd promptly threw thorn flat.
A steady rise In temperature throughout
the night turned a prospective fnll of
enow to a llsht drizzle. Then the ther
mometer declined ft few degrees nnd the
rnln froze to everything It touched. Few
reached their street cars nnd trains on
their Way to business today without
barely escaping n fall, nnd the majority
went down at lenst once
Throughout the residential districts
pedestrians found sidewalks covered with ,
41.1a t....a f tit. .Hinnlli na itlneD '
IJI1I1 Blll'UlB HI III' " i-liivjvMi tv" B''-
nnd quite ns deceptive. Street cars fell
Its victim as readily ns pedestrians. Tons
of sand wns 'hot on tails In nti effort
to keep ihe ears moving, but nil were
delayed I.oiik Intervals of waiting In
terfered with mntnlna Mips frm WpI
Philadelphia to down town on the ele
vated, tn the suburbs, the ice, r little more.
hardy, clung to trees, draping thorn with
Kllstenlng streamers. Third rails, over
head wires nnd other means of commu
nicating: electricity to transportation lines
eoon gathered a coating of hardened
moisture sulllciently thick to Impede
trnfllc everywhere. Steam trnlns were
lrom 5 to IS minutes late, and the
electric trains fared no better.
The temperature went up ns the tiny
grew old, nnd slush supplemented the
sleet. The drlzzlo kept up, as the Weather
Bureau said it would, and no cold snap
Is In sight to restore the skating that
was so lino yesterday at Hunting Park.
The only good thlim that was heard
tibout the weather was from the tele
graph companies, who took ndvnntago of
the warmth to repair the dimago caused
toy the snowstorm.
BoyB who live around Locust Hill, in
Oermantown, said today they didn't caro
that the police broke up their coasting,
because, the slush spoiled It. anywn. Tho
Bport was stopped after ono of the lads
ran into Alvln Henni'se, 41i Locust
street, Oermantown, when ho was on his
way homo from church last night. Uc-
causo tho sidewalks were slippery ho
walked In the street and was knocked
down by a sled. His arm was broken
and then tho police brokp up the coasting.
There were many accident.. Charles
Antes, 31 years old, of 21M Columbia ave
nue, fell on the ice on 21st street near
hU homo cirly today and was badly cut
In tho face. Ha was taken to St. Joseph's
Hospital.
William Clark, K years old, of Slrt Orceti
street, fell at Sth and Spring Garden
streets and fractured his right knee.
Only two months ugo he was similarly
Injured In the same manner ut the same
place. Ho was taken to tho Etoosevelt
Hospital
John Singer, a policeman of the 10th
nnd Buttonwood streets police station,
fell as he was patrolling hi beat on
Itldgc avenue, below Oreen street, nnd
fractured his right ankle. Singer, who is
heavy, twisted the ankle beneath him as
his feet slipped on the ley pavement. He
"was taken to the Hahnemann Hospital In
a patrol wagon.
Ice on the sidewalk was responsible for
injuries to Mrs. Blanche Pritchnrd, of
1619 North lDth street, who tell at 15th and
Oxford streets today and suffered Bevere
bruises to her shoulder as well as a cut
face. Sirs Pritchnrd was taken to St.
Joseph's Hospital.
William Hill. 74 years, of 339 North Oth
street, fell on Market near 10th street
nnd suffered Injuries to his back, and
Paul Smith, of 5530 Do Lancey street, wns
badly cut about tho face In a fnll near
the Hahnemann Hospital, where he nnd
HIU were taken.
VALLEY FOIJGE AWARD MADE
Jury Grants $5500 for Ground Appro
priated for Park Purposes
NORniSTOWN. Pa.. Dec. IT. The
Montgomery County Jury of Viewers has
awarded 550O for nn acre and a halt of
ground near Washington's Headquarters.
Tho ground has been appropriated by the
Valley Forgo Park Commission for park
purposes
On tho ground are a house, bum and
nn old springhouse. Tho property Is
owned by Thomas Cutler nnd Is now oc
cupied by Mis. Harriet F. Hoss. who for
years has sold lunch to Valley Forge vis
itors. Mrs. Etoss will not be disturbed
for a year
The Rev W. Herbert Hurke, founder
of Washington Memorial Chapel nt Val
ley Forge, told tho Jury that the prop
erty was worth 310,000 for huslness pur
poses. The State's witness fstimnted the
value of the property at $1300.
E. W. -Miller Named Wharfinger
It was announced today that Edward
W. Miller, of UK Spruce street, would be
permaner.tb appointed chief wharfinger
of the Department of Wharves, Docks
nnd Ferries The position, which carries
a salary of $1500 a year, has been vacant
since Us creation.
THE WEATHER
Official Forecast
The southwestern storm has moved from
western Arkansas to the northern portion
of Lake Michigan during the last :i hours.
It has Increased somewhat In energy, and
& narrow trough extends from Its central
area southward to the Louisiana coast.
Tho precipitation area has enlarged rap
Idly and had covered practically all of the
eastern hair of the country, being heavy
In the Onio and central Mississippi val
leys, The temperatures have risen rnpr
idy in the Lake region and the Ohio
basin, while a cold wave has overspread
tho plains States.
Dr. J. William White in Hospital
Ur, J William White, of 1810 Kitten
house Square, will spend his holidays as
a patient at the University Hospital. He
has been at the institution olnce Sun
day suffering from a bad attack of
neuritis. Dr. Alfred Stengel is attending
him.
Victrolas
Allrytes,2l5to?350
Immediate Delivery
Easy Terms
Brown
Talking Machine Co.
228 Market Street
teOO IATE TOE CLASSIFICATION
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IIUKIKD AY LANTERN tlflHT
AFTEIl 2-IMY TBI!' 3N SNOW
Womnn's Funernl Delayed by Impas
sable Condition of Roads
WKST ClIESTUn, Pa., I'ec. 17.-tly the
light of lanterns Inst evening the body
of the Into Annie M. Scott, of Phoenlx
WHe, was hurled and services held at
drove Methodist Kplscopnl Cenietcrv,
West Whlteland, after a trip of ten
miles, which had consumed two days
Services were held rtt the Scott home
on Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock, and
tho cortege stnrted for Orovr, 10 miles
distant, lly nlqht the procession had
reached Klmberton, five miles from the
starting point, where tho trip wns nlnn
doped on account of the Impassable . nn
dltlon of the roads occasioned by tho re
cent snowstorm, The Journey wis te
sumed yesterday morning, but It required
until late Inst evening to reach thn eemc
tery. tho route leading for tho main part
through fields where tho main hlKhums
wctc drifted badly.
DESERTS HEK I1AHY IN STOKU
Child Pound Wrapped in a Hlankot in
Hnsetnont
HAOBltSToWN'. Mil., Deo. 1T.-A two-weeks-old
girl baby deserted by the mo) ti
er In n department store It tho latest
acquisition of tho Orphans' Home. The
Infant wns found wrapped in a pink
blanket In the basement of Uyorly's storo
by ono of the shoppers, nnd from de
scriptions of tho woman It appeared that
she had left the local hospital, where,
under an nssutned name, she had been n
tKitlent for the last two weeks and had
been driven In a tnxlcab to the storo
where she loft the baby
The crying of the child attracted at
tention, but not until after the mother
had left the place The young woman
Is supposed to have been from Franklin
County, Pa
ECONOMIC FARMING
MADE GERMANY GREAT
Prosperity of America Depends
on Conservation of Agricul
ture, Expert Tells Congress
CHARLESTON. S. C. Dec. 17. That
the economic agricultural system In
Germany has placed the German empire
among the great powers of the world
will be told the Southern Commercial
Congress tonight by David Lubln, United
States delegate to tho International
Institute of Agriculture nt Rome.
"If our nation Is to persist and to
prosper, there must be a conservation
of our farmers," Lubln said today. "The
farmer must take his placu as a com
mercial peer alongside the business man
of tho city. This alone will bring about
the economic equilibrium so essential to
the life oC a progressive nation. Thu way
to bring the farmer to this status, Is to
put Into effect satisfactory rural credits
and similar measures."
I.ubln's address nnd three others, will
conclude this year's session of the Con
gress. Labor Secretary Wilson will dis
cuss ' .in Agricultural Immigration for
tho Southern States;" Senator Robert U.
Owen, chnlrman of tho Banking and
Currency Committee, will talk on "Agri
cultural Finances," nnd Dr. Clarence l'oe,
of Raleigh, will discuss "OrganlKiiiE the
Rural Community."
The congress Is expected to urge tho
Congress of tho United States to hasten
rural credits legislation and changes in
the Immigration laws. Ono of tho most
Important results of the conference wns
declared to bo tho organization of tho
House of Southern Governors, which will
meet each year to discuss Southern
problems.
PASTING YOUTH IS WELL
Treatment of Indigestion Satisfactory
on 18th Day of "Starving"
Samuel Allen, tho tS-yenr-old youth
who Is "starving" it digestive complaint,
entered tho IRtli day of his fast today.
Ho is at his home, 314 North Id street,
where he Is being closely observed
"The boy Is In good condition today,"
said Dr. II. B. AVolssberg, of 515 Spruce
street, who. with Jacob Pfeffer, an idl
tor of the Jewish World, Is in ch.nge of
the case. "I do not think, thnt It will
be necessary for the fast to continue
much longer."
Allan began fasting November 30 His
diet Is water.
Doctor Welssberc Is the physician who
attended Mr. Pfeffer during the latter's
fast of 22 days lust summer. Mr. Pfeffer
Is a well-known writer on the value of
fasting.
Warns Against Poultry Frauds
George C. Kruck, sealer of weights and
measures for Camden, has Issued a
warning to housewives, asking them to
Insist that when they purchase poultry
the whole fowl bo delivered to them, -o
that the sealer will hnve evidence f"r
prosecution in case of short weight He
said that some dealers are In the habit
Of selling poultry weighing in the lie.ui
and feet, and then cutting off both the
head and feet before delivery to the pur
chaser. J. E.
Jeweled Finger
Rings
Signet Rings
Scarf Pins
Cuff Links
Shirt Studs of pearl,
gold or enamel
Vest Buttons
Tie Clips, Toilet Set3
Spectacle Cases
RUINS
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All that n left of tho main building of Christ Home or Orphan Children, north of Hntboro, where C0 chil
dren escaped.
FEDERAL SUIT MAY
BE BEGUN AGAINST
B0XB0ARD MAKERS
Department of Justice Has
Been Conducting Investiga
tion of High Prices in
Philadelphia
WILL REPORT TOMORROW
Government prosecution of the so-called
"paper Imxbmrd trust" mny bo brought
under tho Sherman ontl-trust law as a
result of an ln estimation now being
conducted In Philadelphia.
Tho Investigator is W. P. Ilazen, of
tho Department of Justice, nnd ho will
probably make his report to District
Attorney Francis Fisher Kane tomorrow.
Mr. Knnc said today that, from what
he already lne, lu had not made tip
his mind whether to recommend to tho
Dopnrtmcnt hi Washington that thero
should be u prosecution oi vice versa.
"Tho complainants contend," he said,
"tlwre has been nn unwarranted rlso In
the price of boUioard In tho last sK
months. On the other hand this assertion
I lu unit with thn itiiitilfr-Ktiitf.mmit thnt
the rise wns not unwarranted, that con
ditions mndo neccsary tho ilso in cost.
Among the conditions have been men
tioned thu increased cost of chemicals on
account of the war."
Ono of the Philadelphia boxboard deal
ers, who is complaining, said today that
chemicals had othtng to do with the rise
In the cost of the popular classes of box
board the newsbourd and the chip
board. Ho said chemicals xvcru not used
lu making these boards, that nothing but
water was used In washing them, and
thnt. notwithstanding this, there had
been a CO per cent, rise in cost In the last
six months.
Mr. Kane said he thougnt si's months
was not a long enough period to Judge.
Ho refused to discuss the matter nt
length, because ho did not have nil In
formation In hand, but ho Indicated that
fiom what ho knew so fur It was not at
nil certain that thero would bo a prose
cution. TWO KLKCTUUCUTfiD IN X. Y.
Men Die in Electric Chair for Mur
ders OSSINT.N'G, N Y., Dee. 17. "I hope
some one will get some good from my
death."
Tlivfcc were the last words uttered to
day by Noith Tolley, ns he went to death
in tho. electric chnlr for the murder of
John Hallenbeck, near Athens.
Within 10 minutes after Tolley's life
less bodv was removed from tho chair
Ludwig Marqunrdt was also put to death
for killing .Mrs. N'ellle Paulls, at Kingston,
N. V.
The doulilo execution was accomplished
without a hitch.
Calclxvell &
902 Chestnut Street
SSchjachardSjl m a naxM
tWffl x4$ I s'10f) we" am' 1J' SP Sill
Hfll xlriDyV ? u'" kecP tnee well, sas 11
Gifts of Gold For
Ekegren Watches
Centwy Watches
Wrist Watches
Watches for evening wear
Lockets, Fobs, Charms
Vest and Coat Chains
Key Rings and Chains
Penknives, Pencils
Gold Mounted Walking
Sticks and Umbrellas
OP BURNED ORPHAN
"WIM. nEllWiD BURNED HOME
New Main Buildinp; Will Ho Con
structed for Homeless nnd
Destitute Children
Preparations nro nlrcndy being mndo to
rebuild the recently completed main
building of tho Christ Homo for Home
less nnd Destitute Children which was
destroyed by fire yesterday. Tho clear
ing was bequn this morning and Old York
roitd thrtc miles above Hntboro, whero
the horn Is located, presented a busy
scone
Tho sorrow over the loss of the building
Is practically tost In the Joy that nil of
the to ehilclirn In the building were res
cued when the fl-o broke out. Tho oldest
of them was only eight yenrs old. Hut
tlf fire drills at the homo had been fre
quent nnd thorough, nnd when the fire
bell sounded the pupils' exodus wns made
ns ;almlv as eeuld be, the older children
taking cure of themse'ves and four nurses
carrying those who wero too young to
walk.
I 1'I.AXS FOll SMITH IXAUfiHRATi
! JuiIro Patterson Will Administer the
UUUl OI UII1CU lu l"W nuw mil)"'
on January 3
All tho arrangements for tho Inaugura
tion or Thomas H. Smith ns Mnyor, at
noon, on .Tnnunry 3. havo been com
pleted by the members of the Council
manic committee appointed for this pur
pose. In accordance with Mr. Smith's
wishes, Judge John M. P.itteiHon has
been selected to ndmlnlster tho oath of
ofllco nnd tho Itov. John It. Davis has
been chosen to deliver the Invocation.
The now Mayor will go to tho ofllco of
Mayor Hlankenburg, In City Hall, and
after an oxchnnge of gnetings the two
ofllclnls. followed by the Directors of the
present nnd the now Administration, will
proceed to the chamber of Select Coun
cil nnd from there to tho lower branch,
whero the ceremonies will bo held.
Tho other city and county olilclnls, who
will take olllco on the same day, will not
bo nworn In nt the same time, nor will
tho new Directors take the oath at the
Inauguration Hnch new otllclal will ar
range for his own Inaugural In one of
tho courtrooms, whllo the now Mayor
purposes swearing In his own Directors.
Turks Charge Brutality
CONSTANTINOl'LH. Dec. IT. Charges
that Turkish prisoners have been treated
in an Inhumane maimer by the French
and Ilrltlsh troops were made here today
The Turkish Oo eminent nlso declnres
thnt Tuiklsh hospitals were shelled by
Allied aviators at llavouzlou and Dortnop
Near Sedd-I'l-Pnhr Allied troops are al
leged, by the War Office, to have turned
machine guns against non-comhatnnts.
Three Lnhorers Killed by Train
LAKH HOPATCON'G, X. J., Dec. 17.
Three laborers were killed and several
others Injured by a Lnckawannn train at
Mount Arlington today. Tho men were,
tun down lv a train whllo thev were at
work on the tracks. The Injured wero
taken tn St. Joseph's Hospital, nt Patcr
son. All of the victims wero foreigners.
Co.
Men
Compasses
Library Sets
Fountain Pens
Pen Holders
Flasks, Cups
Cigar and Cigarette
Cases and
Holders
Cigar Cutters
Gold Mounted Pipes
HOME
NAMESAKE CIGAR FOR
MAYOR-ELECT SMITH
New "PtilT" Bears His Honor's
Name and Photo
Adorns Box
When a man becomes famous he has
to submit to nil kinds of "purrs." Th
latest of these for tho Mayor-elect Is the
"Tom Smith" cigar. It was (Unpin) oil In
n Chestnut street stoto window today In
nn attractive box which was ndorned with
a characteristic picture of the coming
Mnyor. it shows him smiling optimisti
cally, as much as to sa "I've Hied these
smokes and thej'r.- till light."
Tho cigars nre rather conservative
looking and It Is probable that they will
figure conspicuously In many joiifercnccs
at tho City Hall.
VAUDEVILLK ACTOU 1)1 HS
John Uarrctt, of Hordentown, N. J.,
Had Been 111 Several Months
noitliUNTOWN, N. J., Dec. IT. Timo
thy McMnhon llnrrctt. 13 years old, son
of the late John Itanett. who wns known
In vaudeville, died at the Flower Hos
pital at New York this morning after
several months' Illness there.
Ho was bom in Hordentown and played ;
In thn "Watermelon Girls." "Pullman
Porter Maids' nnd "How Hubby Missed
the Traill." IMIth C'happell. of Now ,
Yorlf, who ployed with him there, was
his wife.
He haves four ililldrrn, two sons anil i
two daughters, the youngest 3 and the I
oldest 12 venrs old.
lluiinl will be In Hordentown from the
home of his mother, Mrs. Mary Uarrctt.
SUNDAY s
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WITH EXPLOSION THAT
KILLED DUPONT'S MEN
Ex-Convict, Arrested in Penns-
grove, Is Held in $1000 Bail
at Salem, N. J.
EXPLOSIVES IN HIS ROOM
Joiin Swobodn, nllns Dr. Jacob Swobodit,
said to be a Philadelphia, was held n
Jinm ball today at Salem on suspicion m
connection with the explosion that killed
persons nt tho du Pon' Powder Works
in Wilmington on Xovembor 30
twofootla claims that he can speak Ger
man and French fluently nnd appeals to
tie a man of education. Among his ef
fects wero found several letters In Ger
man nnd French. These nro being trans
lated, but their contents will not be di
vulged nt present.
According to the Now Jersey author
ities. Swoboda admits serving a. term In
the Eastern Penitentiary In this city for
larceny, and n term In Sing Sing for lai
ccny committed In Hrooklyn.
The police sny thnt he had live aliases
nnd nlpo served time in other places.
At the Hnslcrn Penitentiary It was
learned this nfternoon that Swoboda wns
committed there In l!Wi on the charge of
Inreeny and lecelvlng stolen goods
Major Sylvester, of tho du Pont guards,
says thnt Swoboda lived In Pennsgrovo
with two other men, ono of whom was
known ns his son and tho other as his
nephew. Tho old man wns much more
Industrious than either of the younger
men. They boarded together and spent
much tlmo In their room.
Nitroglycerine, smokeless powder nnd
black powder. In sufficient quantities to
blow up powder mills In fact, all of tho
mills In tho du Pont plant nt Carney's
Point, weie found In tho man's room,
but this is not the only evidence In tho
hands of the du Pont people, It Is said.
In the last three weeks Swoboda has
been acting p.n ticularly suspicious, and
his suspicious actions extended fiom
Pennsgrovo to Philadelphia, according to
the du Pont people.
This Is tho first tlmo that any of the
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find nmnnerot mir wfdp ranps flivcrsitv clioutrh to i
completely satisfy you. j
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h I arc made with the same care and of the same high- g
grade quality materials as Sorosis Shoes. Our present Mil
M showing is of unusual interest. "f
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College degrees and family
trees have little to do with
making a man welcome :n your
home. No mere pedigree or
surface refinement assures the
welcome of an outsider into
the intimate family circle of
the well-bred American.
It is worth noting that RameseSyThe
Aristocrat of Cigarettes, is at home
among the most exclusive.
Because its excellence is no surface
matter, but a characteristic -which
goes beyond appearances; a marked
distinction in fragrance that is im
mediately recognized and accepted
as right by men of culture.
And nobody ever changes from Rameses.
officials of tho du Pont Company h,
made any statement concerning the
plosion, nnd It Is believed that they V.
on the trail of tho men who have been
responsible for the dynamite outrage.
DU FONTS TO INVESTIGATE
It wns learned today thnt a man nn
swerlng tho description of Swoboda.' J
In Wilmington some time ago nnd saw
several editors ot newspapers, whom h
sought to Interest In nn Investigation of
tho du Pont plnnt He left samples
powder with some of the men he met!
and made a proposition to get reporters
Inside tho plant on his Bon's pass. At
that tlmo no one took him seriously' Tn
du Pont officials will Investigate this
phase of the case.
Swoboda Is known to havo been about
Carney's Point for several months. h
declared that he lost his family ln 4!
Slocum disaster, nnd although over 7J
years old, had started life over again &i
a powder worker.
Ho claimed to hold medals for life
saving. A newspaper which he visited
took him for a notoriety seeker and dhl
not print tho story which ho ottered
EGLIN ON STAND IN ItATE CASE
Defends Motor Generators Used by
Philadelphia Electric
William C. U. Kglln. chief engineer
and second vice president of the Phils,
dolphin Flcetrlc Compnns, took the nit.
nctto stand before the State Public Ser
vice Commission today nnd defended the
company's uso of tho llruxh art motor
generators. This type or generator hus
been cnlled Inadequate and antiquated
by Director Morris U. Cooke, of tho De.
parttnent of Public Works, nnd other
complainants In the action against tht
high rates of tho company
Mr. l'glln was examined by Italph J,
Daker, Jr., attorney for tho company.
Ho said that there Is no other typo of
motor generator that Is better suited to
the work to which the Hrush machine Is
being put bv tho Philadelphia Klectrlc.
Mr. linker alo gave tho time ot pur
chase, price paid and name of the seller
for nil pioperty owned by the company.
It was biought out in the testimony
that a lnrge part of the machinery owned
by the company was acquired from small.
er concerns that the compnnv bought up
nnd assimilated. Commissioner John
Monnghnn, who has been conducting the
hearings In this city for somo time, was
Joined today by Chairman William D. B.
Alney.
I Philadelphia r
In tens, twenties and week-end
tins, Rameses Large Size for
Banquet, Club, and Dinner.
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