- -3 V T- sf- t jjjlo VICTIMS OF GRIP IN CITY; HUNDREDS DIE I; Epidemic Assumes Alarm ; jng proportions and Hos pitals Are billed pneumonia IN ITS WAKE I Lhurban Sections Hnrd Hit. f Camden Suffers Severely. Undertakers Busy I The death rate from pneumonia P.I5 hv urln I' rlsltiK "by tear dcvel- caps mid ".. t- iMa pllv. nccordlnc tc according to Chief Sfon of the Ilureau of Health nml ShfrcUy health ofllrlnh. More than XmcMe of isrlp ami kindred maladies Zt Mng treated In I !Smleil. Six hundred Philadelphia It la cape? nro In the t.nl9 nlonc. I ne hlglrwater mark In the number of ' mim reported In this city was reached tutor when, up to Itoon. RO new cases had ton reported This makes a total of 181 'icuts la tl 'nat six dil'8- i .. ),.nitli authorities, however, have ' ft fnlnl Idea of Just how great tin? 'rlfcmlo of grip and pneumonia Is. Orlp L nt a renortab.o disease and physicians liri likewise not compelled to report cer tain other forms of pneumonia, which nre j,u violent In nature. ' "There nre many more cases of pneu ,'Bonla M the city than nre icportcd." tuU Dr. A. A. Cairns, chief mcdlcnl In lctot of the Ilureau of Health, today. i "Frequently the disease Is not recognized L.a ih.reforc wo nre not notlllcd. The ! conditions nre much worse than nre fliown In the statistics." ( MANV CASKS OF I'NniWIONIA. The number of cases of pneumonia Otitis far leported In six days Is greater ?lhin for nny week In the year, and there iliitllt another day to go to complete the (week. During the whole of last week ftliere were only IIS enses, the week bc i fore 191. and the week befoie thnt CI. so hint the IlKUrcs show the wave of pneu- monla has been increasing In severity i rapidly, and no olllclnl of the health de (tartment could be found to say thnt he fiftlCVCU 11 IIUll JV. .v.. ..... i. .... ........ Doctor Cairns was nsked what part lining plnjed In the transmission of gilp lid pneumonia. He replied that It was tndouMedly a factor In the transmission of disease, but thnt the henlth authoiltles could not Intcrfeie with Individual rights. Philadelphia Is not the only victim. The ) pip epidemic Is npicndli ; with startling riplUliy iniUUKUUlll. 1.1'U liui UIH.-1 w win. wntrnl sections of the country. Drastic ' measures have bem taken In many cities (to prevent the Increase of the disease. I A week nso Camden health authorities rnrned citizens that kissing spreads grip , and colds more rapidly than anything ItlM. Milwaukee olticlnls followed suit .today, nnd similar warnings have been Muiicd In several other cities. w" Thft nltmlHM" nt flnntha rotmrlpil tn CltV t'Hall so far this week. It wns said today, '.,. -., fi.,.1- , ,,.. i.i.-t. i ..in... "ii at- nun is uiiusuiiiiy iukii. ii wun 'cfthe fact that It Is for only live days. Cllef Vogclson says that every day this vtfi has shown u startling increase In He denth rate, especially of piiciimo.iln cuea. In nearly every Instance thLs dis use Is an outKlowth of an attack of the. pip, which In Itself Is not serious. la some sections of this city nnd In the v lirtrcrbs the conditions are een worse Una In Cni...len (ilenolden, Delnwaro 5 ftunly, olllclals have been forced to closo L.lht pub Ic school there until nfter Jnnu- Kiry 1. owing to an epidemic of measles td scarlet fever, and It may be ncces fc un for the Presbyterian nml Congrega Ktlooal churches there to ubniulon contem plated Christmas entertainments. , CITY EMIU.OYIOS STHICKK.V. Employes at City Hall who Issue burial i certificates ate swamucri with nnnllca- tlons from undertakers. In this city. Several of them have In on strleken with "trip. Nearly every demirtmc-nt In the I Banlclpal government Is snorthnnded. In pact, and the sltuntlou Is becoming ,ierlous. Throuchailt thft Nnttti ilen.irlment stores hate beea the hardest hit. At this season f their greatest rush they havo been .compelled to fill tho nlnnps nf nxnerleneed ('clerks with salesmen nnd women who fcinew nothing of the stock. This has .caused much confusion und delay neiuly everywhere. 1 A health oillcial In tills city said today ,that when he visited an olltco employing . urge number of stenographers to tlnd out why so many of them had been itncken with grip, ho found the tem .perature 'In the room 73 degrees. This, says, is much too high. It should not Jjn over 70. Keeping the temperntuio at he Tight point when Indoors Is one of Line most Important methods of lighting a the grip, It Is said by physicians. . CAMDEN 8UFFKIIS SUVKUKIA'. '..Can"'en's health situation as regards IJJJ ' srip epidemic Is much worse than SrlSf lade'Phia's, bad ns It Is hero. On the fjjwer side of the Delaware tho cases yiturnlng Into pneumonia much faster, tik '" Camiienltes died of pneumonia In . t U hours, according to reports r tT .t0 neaIth offlcers today. I iu'" funerals were held today, there liii S tomorrow and 30 on Sunday can 0r Trln-nnfMimnnln ulxtlma PnmH.n JWderUkera have a Job almost bigger ,mn they can handle. Thus far no rcnerals have been arranged for Chrlat mts Day, ;Je5re Rncl Police forces of Camden are "4 Mt. Ten of each force are dying. wet of Police Ellsha Qravnor Is in a r senoua condition. Many of Cam ns citizens are on the sick list, among E!?."ayor Ellis. Congressman George ?J,n' Qerman-Amerioan clement and rwnt in the Masonic organization. &t t " nas had w deaths since Mon 5 Mm iiim Brln-Pneumonla. The Cooper !.n,! -; "" cases, me ttomeopainic :tfis.V . hB" !0 caees' besides the many kahoiif iUora,nary P. n all, there are K ?"? Person 'ck with grip In Cam iiTih. Jy brought In reports of slmllar I'Haido S Matlona ln plnya. Beverly, mtii """"""iiti vooaiynne anu AWlUnWWood-ll suburbs of Camden. 1 , . Hailroad Head Leaves Hospital Utt.T.j "?. ueo- -' I am feeling iter today than I have felt for manv 'Kii,.! '.?. M- " Smlth' President of l. it?. ul3TvIe and Nashville nallroad, as kfTiVwJohna Il0Pklns Hospital, where Mr b r.l'n a Patient for the Ust month. tnt,A It '" '" years oiu, was op ywted on by Dr. Hugh H. TounV. Ug supports : a ,a,,cPs.1; VEINS. ULCEUS. 1 W "ffk Ankle. Hvtollcu Leo. Etc. rT M A11E KVKFUI.V klli'1'flllTI.'ll BY THE USB OF TUB Corn l.nron Sinhirt Isr 1 BAMTAHV, a tboy nuy b. !f I X S whJ or tolled. ' F k I X I v?in?.t.ble' raad to meaur. lMOD ni E'-ASTIOi AdJiutabU; Inc.. $ lflk I Uke lerKlnz: llnht & dut.hl. ECONOMICAL. Cot SI.T3 tch. or two lor the- sain limb, W.Ou, postpaid. Call and be nicammd jreo or writ for seU-tucuiu-f mn Blank No. 19. lv aUo niak noo-eUUe Ab Joroloal Belt to orilr. Hour 9 tu 5 dj.Hr fc.it. 4 I. I '. loriu Liaospccunyia-i i Wu U4 Wis. tVoon Wiuuut m I I Ull-u.it riifcrt Nt. t'ltVU. I'a. 1 EVENING- LOST Or u''BKilBSBBBPzjKBsMMMm 1 ii...i-mm , nil iaiaiistSgSB3aBBSaH8 HORRORS! THIS BATHING GIRL'S PICTURES ARE AFLOAT IN CITY Fourteen Lovely Poses of Miss Longshore Lost and Now Probably Exposed to Male Eyes Thought of It Almost Makes Her Sick LN I.t.OI'i:. coiil.-ilnln nhotoxrnplis In Inth Inic suit nml nlhernttlrp, lost. Ilennrd. Mlts LoiiRirlioie, 1IK.I Walnut st. Miss Sara Longshore has it fondness for photographs of herself taken In nllur Ing poses. Kntlclng pictures In the latest word In bathing suits and photoginphs snapped while nonchalantly sipping tea In u pink frock ndom her room by tho scores In her home nt tCH Walnut street. Miss Longshore dreads undue publicity and notoriety. Hence when she lint n package containing II of the Milttnblo nnd delightful photos somewhere in the shopping district on Tuesday she was nearly frantic. The very thought of hav ing them found by nn unknown man and passed from hand to hand n almost distracting. She was carrying the pre cious packet to her home from her pl.ito of business at IDHI Market street. On the way she stopped to do some shopping, n bit of tete-a-tetclng and some dancing. When she arrived home the parcel and the photographs were missing. The package contained one dozen photos taken In her bathing suit nt Atlantic City, one taken when she was but 13 years old and one lkrn in a pink linen suit. A liberal rcvnrd Is offered for their return. Miss Longshore Is In hopes thnt the TAFT A SPHYNX ON COLONEL ROOSEVELT Continued from Tnge One K. J. Laubnch nnd I'dwln Doncckar. Tho party went by automobile to the Uelle-vue-Strntford for bicnkfast after which they left the C9th Street Terminal for Allcntowu In tho private car of II. It. Fehr, president of the Lehigh Valley Transit Company. TAFT SPEAKS AT DEDICATION OF HOME FOR NURSES Handsome Structure a Memorial to the Late Judge Harvey ALLENTOWN. I'n.. Dec. M.-Wllllam Hounrd Taft, former 1'iesldent of tho United Stntes, hurrying hero through snowstorms from Wisconsin, this nftcr noon addressed the most select audience ever gathered In Allentown, assembled In tho new Nurses' Home for tho Allentown Hospital. This Is n magnificent struc ture representing nn Investment of $H0, 000, erected through bequest of tlie Into Judge I'Mwnul Harvey, of the Lehigh County courts. For ten years Judge Harvey was presi dent of the Allentown Hospltul, nnd be nlways advocated a separate home for the nurses. His wishes were carried out by A. L. Itelchenbnch, executor of his will and his successor on the board of trustees, nnd Dr. Charles D Schaeffer, siirgcon-In-chlef of the hrspltnl. Mr. Itelchenbnch at the last election was chosen Mayor of Allentown without op position, and Doctor Schaeffer Is a for mer Mayor of Allentown. After tho home, a building, 100 feet long by B0 feet wide, had been erected, Mr. Itelchenbnch nnd Doctor Schaeffer raised by contributions $20,000 to furnish the home. It wns thought proper that theie should be a memorial to Judge Hnrvey. nnd out of tho funds a stntuo of him was placed in tho entrance hall, designed by George T. Brewster, tho Tottenvllle sculptor, and executed In bronzo by tho Gorhams, nt a cost of about $:0M. At the dedication exercises this after noon from 2 to i o'clock, the principal nd dresses were made by Mr. Taft nnd Dr. J, Chalmers Da Costa, of Philadelphia, and the devotions was conducted by Bishop Talbot. Lansdale Art Store Burned LANSDALB. Pa Dec. 23,-Flre. which started In the basement, evidently from a spark from the heater, resulted In tho loss of thousands of dollars' worth of stock at the Wesley Hcebner art storo on Main street. The tire occurred about S o'clock last evening. Tho nrt works were destroyed by the denso smoke and tho basement was flooded, Income Tax Perplexities In the preparation of your income tax return, you will find yourself con fronted by many perplexing questions. Our income tax department is at your service to help you solve them, Inquiries by mail will receive prompt attention, Philadelphia Trust Company Main Oflke 415 Chestnut Street LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER Miss Snrn Longshore, of 1623 Wnlnut street, is advertisinpt lor the return of n dozen of these pictures of herself which she lost on the street. They were taken last summer nt Chelsea. She ex plains that she is embarrassed nt the thought of the photographs being "at Inrge." printing of the picture in this paper will enable the Under to readily lccognlzc It and return them to her. "It makes me sick," said Miss Long shore nt her home today, "to think thnt my plctutes nre lloatlng nround tho city, perhaps the country. My natural mod esty nnd abhorrence fo.- undue publicity mnko the mere suggestion thnt the pic tures nre being passed from hand to hnnd repelling. I am nearly sick about It. 'hlle the pictures will be of no use to ' e finder, they are of intrinsic value to me. I am very much chagrined over the fact that I lost them, ns t was very proud of them. What will eventually be come of them If they nre returned to me I do not know, and I hate to think about It. "I lost them some time Tuesday eve ning. I wns taking them home from tho office. Klrst I went downtown nnd did some shopping in Jacob Heed's. I re member having them. Next I went to lionwlt & Teller's, then to Whitman's. After some refreshments I went to White's Dancing Acndcmy, where I take lessons. From thcro I went to the Au tomat, where I supped, and then home. When I arrived they were gone. They must have slipped out of my arm." IDA VOX CLAUSSEX FREED FROM ASYLUM THIRD TIME Woman Who Threatened Roosevelt Now in Brother's Custody NYACK, N. Y., Dec. 23. Countess Ida Von Claussen. who once tried to bring a suit for $1,000,000 damages against ex l'rcslde tnltonscvelt, bus won her release from nn Insane asylum for tho third time. Justice Arthur S. Tompkins, of tho Su premo Court, handed down n decision to day ordering the Countess' release from tho MIddlctowu Stnte Homeopathic Hos pital. She will be placed In tho custory of her bi other. Light your Christmas tree without danger of fire. We sell the little electric tree-light sets for $2.40 little dogs, cats, birds, men, ett . No Christmas fires no dripping wax. And you'll use them for parties after wards. Come sec them at SSStSSara JP t'Kltf 1719 Chestnut Street rXMAS TREES Ti line Kprclmrna, Holly Wrrutlm, 33u rurh uud up, Stic each und up. Harrison's Nurseries m.viJ,u". H'll i'lionoii Walnut S501 iii. Broad Street Office 1415 Chestnut Street I OlSRzKa U. S. FOREIGN POLICY FACES GRUELING IN NEW SENATE INQUIRY Hoke Smith nnd Lodge Will Push Resolution for Airing of Alleged Failure to Pro tect American Interests TRADE THE VITAL ISSUE WASHINGTON. Dec. 2.1 -The general foreign policy of the United States will be attacked ln Congress. Ilcsolulinns catling for a complete Inquiry are being prepared nnd will be Introduced sljortlv. Announcement that Colonel !. M. House Is going to Kuropc ns an "un olllclal ambnsador" hns precipitated ncjl tntlon for nn Inrplhy to determine whether the American diplomatic service bna failed to safeguard American In let ests. tt Is likely thnt Senator Hoke Smith, of Georgia, wilt lend the way by forcing a vote on his resolution, now before the Sennte, calling for an Inquiry by the Foreign Helatlons Committee Into the alleged failure of the Stnte Department to prevent Interference with American trade with neutral nation This trio lutlon Is to be fought by Senator Lodge, who wants It amended so that It will In clude nlso an inquiry Into the submarlno activities of tho Teutonic nllies. Senator Stone, of Missouri, lias warned tho Administration thnt tho opposition to the present foreign policy Is set Ions As chnlrmnn of tho powerful Committee on Foreign Relations Stone will endeavor to prevent nny general delink- in open ses sion or tiuitter.i of policy which might embarrass the Administration abroad. But he will not be nble to prevent sue. discussion In executive sessions of the Sennte, ho hns explained. Pence ndvocatcs, followers of William .lennlngs Hrynn nnd cotton state rcpre sentntlves, nre expected to combine to get nil of the facts, especially thoso In connection with the trip of Colonel House. The explanation that ho Is making tho trip to give Information to American ambassadors has increased the demnnd for tlie "Inside reasons" Instead of les sening It. and It Is expected that nn effort will lie made to force action that will end the general policy of secrecy now prevail ing at tho State Department. $230,000 for Market Street LenBc A 10-ycar lease for the first floor of the building nt 030 Market street, formerly occupied by Ilerg & Derg, hns been ob tained by tho W. T. Orant Company, of New York, which owns a chnln of C-nnd-10-ccnt stores In New York nnd other cities. A rental approximating K50.000 for the term of the leaso has been fixed J, E. ' Gifts Signet Rings Bmcelots . Earrings Scarf Pins Cuff Buttons Belt Buckles Photo Frames Card Cases Hand Mirrors Sewing Sets Thimbles Desk Articles Christmas at Kind's I t - . I FOR MOTHER Opera Glasses $3.00 to $35.00 Lorgnettes 2.75 to 67.00 Picture Frames 1.00 to 52,00 Mesh Bags 2.25 to 500.00 Bar Pins 50 to 50.00 Thimbles ,. .25 to 30.00 FOR SISTER La Vallieres 75c to $75.00 Lingerie Clasps 50c to 7.75 Circle Brooches $1.50 to 75.00 Vanity Cases 1.75 to 240.00 Powder Boxes 2.25 to 47,00 Jewel Boxes 17,00 to 58.00 The magnitude of our stocks is indicated by the size of our new catalogue, which contains over 20,000 photographic illustra tions of Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry and Silverware, and is re plete with gift suggestions for any one at a wide price-range. Call or write for a copy. It is free, S.Kind&Sons Diamond Merchants JewelerS'Silversmiths illO Chestnut Street CloiUfl Hours Six o'Clock Until ChrUtmot POLICEMEN RESCUE FAMILIES CT10M FIRE Rabbi Rivkind Among Those Saved From Flames Fire men Kept Busy Three llr kept the firemen busy early this morning, nt a Jewelry establishment nt IMS Chestnut street nnd nt dwellings In the southeastern pntt of tho city, where two men hnd narrow escapes, one of them being the Hev. St. Itlvklnd, of the B'nnl Jacob Synagogue, a prominent rabbi. The blaze In the second floor of the Chestnut street building damaged the Jewelry stock of Median. Itnnkln &. Co. to the extent of $100, nnd spread to tho third floor, which Is unoccupied. It wns easily extinguished. The lire wns dis covered by the night watchman, John Taylor. Its origin could not be learned. Unbbl Itlvklnd nnd his family occupy the llrst and second floors of 12) Dickin son stieet, the third lloor being used by Morris Hubln and his family. Police man Mi Cos saw smoke pouring from n lower window. He aroused every one In the house, helping some of them to the street, nnd then turned In nn nlnrm. The loss is smnll. Pollcemnn Million saw smoke coming from the building nt 223 De Lancey street. He cnrrled Nathan Weiss from the sec ond story landing, where ho had been overcome with smoke, nnd then went buck to help Mrs. Weiss and her three children to safety. To Match Tecla Pearls To match tho texture, tint nnd tone of Tecla Pearls, to reproduce their silken sheen, their lnmbent firo, their spherical character, their subdued colorings, and their poetry and soul One must go to the bottom of the sea For only in the ocean bed, secreted in the shell of an oyster, can one find a pearl to match the superb creations of Tecla. Marine pearls arc equally as nood as Tecla Pearls, but Tecla Pearls cost infinitely less to buy. 325 3!S Plllh Avium. New York e MAXWELL & BERLET, Ino. Sola Philadelphia Agents Walnut St. t 16th St. Cald'Well & Co. 902 Chestnut Street of Gold for Women MODERATE PRICES Miniature Frames Lorgnons, Sautoirs Necklaces, Lockets Gold-Mounted Umbrellas Jeweled Finger Rings Brooches, Bar Pins Veil Pins, Hat Pins Mesh Bags, Purses Pencils, Fountain Pens Manicure and Dressing Table Sets Gifts FOR FATHER Eyeglass Cases $2.00 Cloth Brushes 2.25 Cip,ar Case 13.50 Drinking Cups 50 Cigar Cutters 1.00 Pocket Knives , 1.00 FOR BROTHER Military Brushes $2.00 Cigarette Cases 5.25 Cigarette Tubes 1,00 Scarf Pins 1.00 Link Buttons 50 Tie Clasps ,50 23, 1918. SMITH PAPERS OWE MILLION Ex-Sen a tor's Newspaper Properties Accounted in Receivership TRENTON, Dec. 23. The Newark newspapers owned by former United States Senator James Smith, Jr.. have assets of 3o3,3f?.2 nnd liabilities of 11,311,123.37, according to an Inventory filed today In Iho Chancery Court at tho State Capitol here. The Inventory was prepnrcd by Ed ward A. l'ruden, trust olllecr of the Fi delity Trust Company, of Newark, which Is the receiver of the former Senator's affairs. The assets nnd liabilities nre Med as those of the Newark Advertiser Publishing Company, the Smith Com pany, controlling tho Newark Morning Kigle, and the Newark Evening Star. ! "Great! Jutl What 1 Wanted" the $ure appreciation that goe with a box of "AS YOU LIKE IP' PERFECTOS 0H llth k Chestnut Rt, 2il ft Chestnut Rts, 13th It Chestnut fits. Ekegren Watch Century Watch A Watch for $25 Bracelet Watch Lorgnette Chains Rosaries, Crosses Shirtwaist Sets Slipper Buckles Vanity Boxes to $71,00 to 10.00 to 16,50 to 12,50 to 40.00 to 45.00 to $21.00 to 154.00 to 25.00 to 75.00 to 42.00 to 30.00 2l3 I i i Perry Ideals Realized in Perry Clothes give the full meaning of these Perry Prices $15 $18, $20, $25 The man without an ideal is a dead one! C And your genuine ideal is always altru istic it considers the other fellow. If it doesn't, it's not a bona fide ideal. The strange part of it is, that such ideals launched upon the waters of business return to you as laden argosies. So that, without being so in tended, ideals are the most selfish proposi tion in the world. d Our ideals are brimful and overflow ing value of materials to the last button and buttonhole; a fit, style, character and distinction such as send a man to his mirror for another glance of apprecia tion, and move him to tell his gossip that he got his clothes at Perry's. A1H which ideals build up our business, besides in spiring us to greater and greater service. Perry&Cq. "N. B. T." 16th & Chestnut Sts. v?i 'M aUfmsmmmi TfinmlirTti IT utimsjitmMto4
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