- -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.
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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
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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
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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
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2il ft Chestnut Rts,
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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
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The man
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C And your genuine
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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
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got his clothes at
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ideals build up our
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