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EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29. 1915.
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DOVE OF PEACE IS SHY,
SO EGGS WILL MARCH
IN MUMMERS' PARADE
George Hcrshaft, "Mayor of
Tnr Ditch," Gathers Hatfuls
From City Hall Roofs for
New Year Event
SHOOTERS BUSY ON PLANS
t'lRCOti fRKf. Inrsc and small niul tin.
n,erous. will "mnrch" In the New Year's
earnde with Hn Chnrles Klein New Year's
Afsoelntlon If OroiRe Hersclmft, "Major
of Tnr Hitch" ami one of the fancy ilresi
tt of thi club, ha-? nnylhlni? to do
with 11
llcrschiift Is emplojoil In the niectrlcnt
nuicau and tmlny was flMtit; the wires for
the clertilr lllit display at the City Hall
on the kdjes msldc the east corridor.
"(lee. the dove of pence must be liovcr
Inff ni'miml this t)lace all tlfiht," he
jhoiiled to i 'lint lea Steele nnd Harney
Il0t.cr. who vvnc nsslsthm him from
torn Hi ma. "Henry Kord otmht to sec
thl eiv rniefully he descended n lnil
dcr. holdltiR his lint In one hnnd.
The n8.'lstnlits joslleil each oilier lit
thplr anklet i to see vvlint the lint con
Inlnpd It nni mil of plRenn crrs. Hack
,, the ladder eiit lleifchafl n second
llmr nnd down he came with another lint,
(ul Koin hat nils were Ratheied alto
jclhpr nnd tiiicftlllv placed In n caulhoard
box
Win ihos( crs incn't oni-hnlf oT
what'o up I line." he commented, "hut
I'm ROliri to t theiii nil."
Oolnn to ml thctn?' he was asked.
S'upi'. wit'1 'he inompt replj "I'm
poll)': t" Mil end tlirm out on blR hlntikct
tft'a t Iicv enn mill eh In the New Year's
iiaMlh wi.h li" The dove of peace iniRht
not he nlile In innlcli with us, hut his
rcpicsininlhes will lr I've Rol iinythliiR to
8tl iiiimit It' Wheiewlth the npcnltcr
p'iired die lid on the box and pioi ceded to
climb Ihe hitlder to llnlsh the wlrhiR mid
aim lo lollcet Ihe rest of the ckr.
.siiooTHits in i:ani;st.
A crt-tctutliei splilt for the niuiiiluers'
relehintion f now eniphatlcullj In evi
dence Ihroushoiit the cltj. While the
fhooteis ate ptittiiiR the lliilslilntr touches
on their costumes nnd floats, the city Is
(rettliiK in shape to iccelve the thouands
of visitors who nre espected beie to view
the imRcant of fun nno sunn Nm.
The Riandstand on the tooth plnzn
of I'ltj Hnll will he llnlshed tills nfter
tioon. It will he used by I'ounellincn
and their friends on New Year's Day
and will seat about 1200 persons. Most
of the cluhs lmvliiK hcniliiuaiters on
Ilroad stieet have extended Invitations
to orsniilzntlons In other sections or the
city to view the blK turnout, nnd special
arrangements aic beliiR made to accom
modate larKc numbers at cveiy club
house Spcclnl-rnto excursions for the piiRennt
have been nrnuiKcd by the Pennsjlvnnia
Ilallroad nnd these will be tun on Ihe
different divisions. As hundreds of re
quests for reservations for New Year's
Evo and Day have heen received by
numerous hotels In the business section.
It Is expected that the excursions will
brlnir blc; results.
PLANS FOR KI.OATS.
These are Indeed busy days for tlie
clubs. In addition to vvorkiiiK on their
own creations, most of the shooters hnve
to pitch In and help on the club floats,
some of which will bo nearly half a block
In length Two or thrco orRnnlzatlons
which will Rive spoclnl nttcntlon to the
Ford peacemakers vvcro obllRed to mako
come revision of their exhibit on account
of the sqiinhblo among the pilgrims of
peace abroad. UeslrlnB to be thoroughly
up to- date, It hna been learned that the
Ford flouts will be so arranged as to
show tho cliques within the party. Us
arrival, Us Icelandic erecting In Sweden
and flnnlly the icturn of Henry Ford In
New York.
- JOB FOR LEO IIAGGEKTY
Elated for S3000 Place Vncated by
Peter Iloban
I.eo lluKRcttj. brother of Cornelius
llasKcrty. Jr.. Is slated to ho appointed
a real estate assessor to succeed Peter
J. llolmn, who has heen named by Maj'or
elect Sinitli to he Assistant Director of
Supplies Reorganization Democrats have
been bncklug former Mnglstrato Joseph S.
llojlc for the place, while the Old Ounrd
Demociiits have heen hacking State Sena
tor Itlchard V. Failey. The place pa.-a
M0 a j car
A boom has heen launched to have
Wllhnin K. l'lnley. Select Councilman
from the ;iith Ward, named to succeed
Sheriff-elect Hurry C. HunsUy as mer
cantile appraiser. Flnley is n Vale fol
lower MTLE IJEXA WANTS "MILLIE"
He's Her Dog, and She Says Bennie
Gabel Has Him
Little Delia Sucks has cried every lilfiht
Mien hhc went to bed for a long, long
time, bci.iuso "I.lttlo Hllllc." her dog.
has been taken nvvny from her, I'ntll
three weeks ago. when she went to bed.
"Utile lillllo" went to bed, too, und uny
eodj knows its jivvfully hard to go to
bed In the spooky dark all nlone.
Heu.i sujs Ilennle (5abelxulio lives at
enj-der avenue and "th street, has her
oog, but Denny sajs It's his and he will
not give It up.
Today at the S. I. C A. headquar
ters, at 1628 Chestnut street, there was a
letter from Dena asking what she should
oo to get "Little Blllle" back. A boy
took her dog. she Bays, from her and
save It to Bennlc. An agent of the
ocUty told Hena the only thing she
could do was to get a warrant for the
joy, which did not mean much to Bena.
The nights promise still to be spooky
tor her.
KILLED MAN FOR A DIME
Victim Dies and Two Assailants Are
Arraigned
Two nien, accused of attacking and
tauslng the death of Charles Bohm, M
years old, of HOtf Deal street, because he
refused to glvo them 10 cents, were ar
raigned today before Magistrate Beaton
ft the City Hall police court, following
Ibe death of Bohm last night at his home.
The men, Joseph Coyle. 3726 Frankford
venue, and William Dawson, of 2321
ranklln street, were arrested on the de
KHption given by Bohm after he was at
"Cited on December 21 at Frankford ave
nue and Wheatsheaf lane. He died from
internal Injuries Inflicted during the at
tack. Vqu are cordially Invited to
Beto Uenr'g (be $flrtp
In the lull ltoora
IHuncr at 8 o'clock
Adfaute rcurrtationa required.
Dancing Souv rnlra Kntr rtalnmrnt.
wfelSteot
Broad and Spruce Streets
.unilUU f, IlKMt, JIuiUKCr
Make New Year's Joys Complete -
oy Having Comfortable reet
FORD PILGRIMS HAILED
AS "VIKINGS OF OLD"
BY STOCKHOLM MAYOR
"Better to Try Something Big
and Fail Than Not to
Try at All," He
Says
ONE MORE LEAVES PARTY
STOCKHOLM. ec. M-Theie has been
nnotber defection from the Ford peace
partj. Herman llernstcln. nn editor, has
withdrawn and left for The Hague. The
remainder of the pnclllsts will leave
Stockholm tomoiiow for CopenhaKen
A banquet In honor of the Swedish com
mittee was rIvcii Inst night In the ball
loom of the citntid Hotel, and many of the
most pioinlucnt men and women of Htork
holni were pieseut. Tit" greatest enthu
siasm wns : hown, especially, when Mayor
I'm I l.lndlingeli. In the touise of his
speech, snld:
"You come ncioos tlio sen like Vikings
of nlil. You aie Vikings, In n spltitunl
sense, t ngiee with Americans Hint It Is
better lo try something hlg nnd fall than
hot to try nl n II."
Cinston I'liilntlff, of the I-'ord tlrm, said
lie spoke for Mr. Foul when ho arose to
thank the NvvnlMi people for their kind
ness and hospltnllty.
Anna l.lndhnKeii. n sister of the Major
nnd a member or the municipal Council
Mine, niznheth IIiiikw, one of the lend
ing feminists of Sweden; Hairy Kvans,
of lies Moines, la.: Harmless Illicit I'nlm
stlernu and .linlgc Hen l.tndsev, of Den
ver, nut dp speeches.
Senator Helen King tloblnson, or Hen
ver, pu sided.
Mine lloslkn Siiiwlninier. I'loience llol
litook, or ChiciKO, and Mls ,loncs have
left for Copenlingeii to mnkc nrratiRe
tneiils for th" coming of the paity.
It Is now bellcvtd thai the del man
(inveiniueiit will not hold up the luetn
beis of the pntU, hut will give them free
passage on the wny tluoiigli to The
Hague.
TWINING FOR TRANSIT
DEPARTMENT HEAD
VIRTUALLY ASSURED
Mayor-elect Expected to An
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Successor Within a
Few Days
ENGINEER OF REPUTE
The appointment of William S. Twining
as Director of the "department of Cltj
Transit to succeed A. Merrltt Taylor, is
expected to lie niinounceil by Major-elect
Thomas It. Smith within n few dnys.
While tile Mnj-or-clcct has not said in
so ninny words that Twining will be his
selection, be would spring a hlg sui prise
In political circles should he name nnymiu
else.
Since he Hist stinted to consider the
personnel of his cabinet, the Mnj'or-clect
has ficquently announced that Director
Taj lor will not be retained, and at tho
snmo time he has praised Mr. Twinlng's
ability as nn engineer. He has even gone
so far as to say that he has not consid
ered anyone else for the place.
It was said authoritatively- today that
tho announcement of tho new Transit
Director will be made hcfoie Mnyor Smith
takes the oath of office on Monday nevt.
The Mnyor-clcct himself, however, last
night suggested that there Is n posslbil-Itj-
that ho will not announce nuj' more
appointments nt all until after he goes
Into office.
"I will make no appointments for sev
eral daj's at least," he said. "It inny be
conslderablj- longer beforo I do so."
When tho announcement of the new
Transit Director is made, the now As
sistant Director and the secretary to tho
Director will be announced.
The transit appointments are tho most
Important that the Mayor-elect still has
to make. In addition he has to appoint
the three members of his Civil Service
Commission, a chief of tho Ilureau of
Surveys to succeed George S. Webster,
who will he Direotor of the Depaitmcnt
of Wharves, Docks and Ferries under
Jlaj'or Smith, and a successor to fleorgo
H. Datcsmnii, the newij appointed Direc
tor of Public Works, as chief assistant
engineer in the Ilureau of Survej's.
William S. Twining, reported "slated"
us tbu new Director of Transit. Is chief
engineer with the linn of Ford. Hneon &
D.ivls, who have been consulted by Direc
tor Taj lor during tho foimulutlon of tho
Tnylor plans. Ho was chief engineer for
the Philadelphia llapld Transit Company
nnd for tho Union Traction Company
when the Market street bubway and ele
vated were being built.
Northeast "Frat" to Banquet
The Delta Pill Fraternity of the North
cast High School will hold Its eighth i
annual banquet at the Hotel Windsor
tonight, llussell U Jenkins, of Kokomo. j
Ind., will be tho principal speaker. ,
Write or call or our new
oitd inttreatina Booklet
"hooMna Into Your Own
Pvr "
A Series of
Eye Talks
Our Neit Talk Wed., Jan. S
By Joseph C. Ferguson, Jr.
OSS1BI.Y few peopls
who have luKerea
with allei know that
they generally Indi
cate eye strain.
While they are
raukptl bv a e r iu a
which gain accen to the little
gland ducti around the labhea.
jet their appearance Indicate
low reltance. which in turn
U nearly always the reeult of
eje-itraln.
In many caees tho removal
of lhl atraln I the only way
to prevent a aucceseion of
Illea and a In all ca of
e"e trouble the OculUt Is the
one qualified to prescribe prop
er relief.
If lusei i should bo neces
sary, see that the Oculist's
prescription Is filled by non
other than an experienced and
tapable Optician.
Inscription Optician
6,8 & 10 South 15th St.
ll'e Do XOT i'xauilao Eves.
This Talk" from a copyright
irrle all rights reserved"
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QUIT BK1TISII CABINET
Above is Wnltcr II. Runcimnn,
president of tlio Board of Trade,
and below is Reginald MeKcnna,
Ohnncellor of the Exchctmer,
both of whom are declared to
have resigned their posts because
their colleagues ndopted a modi
fied form of conscription.
WILSON KEPT BUSY
President and His Stenographer
Overwhelmed With Messages
From Well Wishers
lluT SPU1NGS, Va. Dec. 29. Acknowl
edgment of tho well wishes of his ninny
Irlends forced tho President and his
stenographer to put In a long stretch of
wink tniluy after a 10-hour session at it
jesterday. The end of the thousands of
mm Huge, Christmas nnd birthday mes
sages was In sight today
A messago from Secictnrj- of State
Lansing wns on the President's desk. It
wns believed to contain information le
gnidlng the sinking of the Ynsaka Maui,
but this could not he learned definitely.
Dining the day Lansing called the Presi
dent on the private Washington wire
A cold driving rain kept tho President
and his bride indoors.
BEST FISHING SEASON EVER
Newfoundland, With Fewer Vessels,
Caught L'3,29-1,.128 Pounds
Consular reports iccelved hero todaj
from Nefoundl.ind show that the great
est fishing season in the history of the
cod industry on the Nefoundlnnd banks
has Just been closed. Though tho num
ber of steam trawlers and sailing vessels
engaged In the Industry wns smaller this
year the catch was 2.I.29M2S pounds
The 1111 season, when more than a
hundred extra vessels vvcro operating,
-brought in only 2i,lH,07S pounds The
success of the lull catch has Induced the
llsblng I'ump.iulc.s to make plans for
sending their ships out this wlnlorJi ven
ture never befoie attempted.
Heppe
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C. J. Heppe & Son, 1117-1119 Chestnut Street. 6th & Thompson Streets
At HEPPE'S you can secure many operatic records for
75c, $1 and $1.25
We have the only large stock in Philadelphia of the so-called "foreign-made" grand
opera records, which are made abroad by foreign artists whose talent in many respects is as
wonderful (although not as famous) as that of the Victor red-seal artists. This stock of
foreign records is only one of the many features exclusive to
GIGADA one of
the many foreign ar
tists who make grand
opera records selling
for 75c, $1 and $1.25.
SUNDAY SCHOOL GIVES
CHRISTMAS TABLEAUX
St. Andrews Scholars Will Pre
sent Novel Affairs, Product
of Own Handiwork
Forty Sunday school scholars of St.
Andrew's Episcopal Church, 36th nnd Dar
ing streets, tonight nnd tomorrow night
will present n series of tableaux in the
Sunday school auditorium that will be
models of technical eulcloncy, measuring
up to tho professional theatre.
"Tho Tlcthlohcm Tableaux" they call
their Bet of 12 scenes, nnd In nrrangement
they nre ns fine ns can be.
The real feature of the undertaking U
the mechanical skill with which It hns
been constructed. The scholars have
stopped nt nothing: every contrivance
that could possibly help along tho effect
has been made not procured, but made
hv these j-oungstcrs.
The director Is Hohert Ackroyd, one of
the Sunday School members. He hns hnd
experience In a real thentro. It wns his
Idea when they were looking for supports
for the stage to 'est It on an old altar
rnil and some prayer stools.
William Jerome, ninnngor or the stage,
and Herbert .lerotne, musical director,
are with Ackroyd ns tho moving spirits,
ns Is Hohert .1. Smith, who hns chargo
of the ih ops All of the lenders give
credit for the real push behind the show
to Warren It. Hnlgbt. assistant superin
tendent of the Sunday school and tho
business mimnger. Tills particular Job of
business mntinger required especial ability
because no admission Is charged for either
night The audience nt each performance
will be MO at least.
Those who will take part In the tnblenut
tonight nnd tomorrow night nr Anna
Hell, Anna Klllnger. l.llllan Miller. Sara
t'rntlcy, Dorothy Crnbtree, Kilna Abbott,
Russell l.avcity. James Hell. I.ouls Dolby,
Raymond tlreen, Hdward ?. Hall. Dllen
Newell, Elizabeth Leonard. William Hen
derson. William A. Doyle, Joseph Htack
wcll, Oeorgn Sterling. William Xono
maker. 1.. II Crnbtree, Frank Cashel,
J. Harold Pnvne. John W. Price, I.enii
Clarke, Kit win Buckley, Florence Dur
dlck. Ilittli Hall. Dorrls Ilea. Mabel
l.vncli, Ddlth Duckley. I.illlnn Hell, Vir
ginia Clnik. Anna Fremiti, Sara Cilass,
Blanche Peck, Louis Trout, Htith Tavior,
(Uadj's Hurnslde. Hnndolph Wolcott. F.d
ward Kuowlcs. John .1 Itnlston nnd Stiin
lej McCrncken
MORE PAY FOR 100,000
COTTON MILL WORKERS
Wage Increase for Big Army
of New Hampshire Em
ployes Announced
N'ASIll'A. N. II. , Dec. 2?. Announce
ment of u general wage incienso that
wilt afreet more than 100,000 cmplnjcs or
the cotton mills nlong the Morrlinac val-lej-
Is expected within n week. Notices
posted outside tho Nashua mills this
morning lead:
"A readjustment of wages in fnvor of
mill employes will shortly go Inlo effect."
It wns not announced how large the In
crease would he.
Victrola
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HEPPE VICTROLA SERVICE
In Purchasing Victrolas our service offers outfits from $15
up. Settlement may be made at the cash prices, either in
cash, or charge account, or our rental-payment plan, by which
all rent applies to purchase, with no interest charge for this
privilege.
Here are our outfits and the
plan.
VICTROLA IV $15.00
6 10-in. Double-face Records 4.50
Total cost $19.50
Pay $1 down, $2.50 monthly.
VICTROLA VI $25.00
6 10-in, Double-face Records 4.50
Total cost $29.50
Pay $2 down, ?3 monthly,
VICTROLA VIII $40.00
Records, your selection 5.00
Total cost $45.00
Pay $4 down, $3.50 monthly.
VICTROLA IX $50.00
Records, your selection 10.00
Total cost $60.00
Pay $5 downt $4 monthly
"MOVIES" AS A CURE
FOR LIQUOR HABIT
With Other Amusements, Doc
tor Believes Film Drama
Effective Foe of Rum
WASHINGTON. Dec. 23. The "movies"
on a cure for the liquor habit with the
legitimate drama, sports and other
amusements thrown in for variety was
ndvocated before tho Pan-American
sclentlllc congress today by Dr. Luis
Lopez de Mesa, of Colombia, Police, ped
agogic, medlenl, flnanclnl nnd commercial
restrictions have accomplished little or
nothing. Absolute prohibition world
wldo would succeed in tho end, said Doc
tor De Jtesa, but its Inauguration would
cause gieat disorder nnd confusion.
Hold Up Minister's Son
Tho Genunntown police nre searching
for n negro boy who held up nnd robbed
Milton Stinger, 13 jears old, S2T Kast
Chelten avenue, nt Chclten nvenue and
Musgravc stieet, last night. Stringer Is
the son of the Itev. Henry W. Stringer,
pastor of the First Baptist Church, of
Germnntown. According to the police,
the neKro, who was nbout 15 years old,
nppioachrd Stringer and ordered him to
tut n over the chnngo In his pocket and
n stickpin vnlued at $15 with a threat to
kill him If he did not comply.
Safeguarding
Your Valuables
This Company's Safe
Deposit Vaults arc of
modern construction;
fire-proof and burglar
proof, and arc protected
by every device necessary
lo insure safety.
Individual Safes rent
from S5 up; charges for
special deposits, such as
silverware, arc based on
the value of the articles
deposited.
Complete equipment
at bo Hi offices.
Philadelphia
Trust Company
Main Office
115 Chestnut Street
Broad Street Office
1415 Chestnut Street
FOR RENT
Horner Builfling
925 Chestnut Street
formerly
PENH MUTUAL BUILDING
Desirable Offices
Single or en Suite
The building has just been entirely reno
vated and alterations will be made for
individual tenants.
APPLY
J. M. CONOVER, Agent
The Pcnn Mutual Life Insurance Co.
Independence Square
Service
terms of our rental-payment
VICTROLA X $75.00
Records, your selection 10.00
Total cost $85.00
Pay ?5 down, $5 monthly.
VICTROLA XI $100.00
Records, your selection..., 10.00
Total cost $110.00
Pay $8 down, $6 monthly,
VICTROLA Xiy $150.00
Records, your selection,... 10.00
Total cost ..: $160.00
Pay $10 down, $8 monthly.
VICTROLA XVI $200.00
Records, your selection.... 10.00
Total cost .$210.00
Pay $10 down. $10 monthly
Marching Orders are Urgent!
You 11 have to fall
in line quickly for
Perry's Semi-Annual
Reduction Sale
of
Winter Suits and
Winter Overcoats
C No reinforcements in the order of the day!
Every Suit, every Overcoat captured by a lucky
man, leaves an empty place behind it !
C If we were to mark up the prices on them
instead of marking them down, we'd be doing
just what all the world is doing today on mer
chandise; but we made these Suits and Over
coats to sell this season, and this season we'll
sell them! The reductions are made on our
season's retail prices which already have a
wholesale rating in the clothing market!
$1andkuits anfdlNOW
$18.00 (Overcoats
20-0 Suits and) Knw
sjSwOvercoa tsJNOW
$25 orcoTtsJNOw $19 and $20
$30, $35,1 Suits and) Nnw ( $24, $25,$28
$38, $40 Overcoats 1NUVV $3Q and $32
$40 to $60 Overcoats
the finest to be got at any price, now at
Savings of $8, $10 & $15 on each Overcoat!
Trouser Prices Reduced!
$2.50, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7 Trousers for
$1.50, $2, $2.50, $4 and $5
Greet the
in new
PERRY & CO., -N. b. t."
16th & Chestnut Sts.
$13.50
and
$15.00
$15.00
$16.5
$18.0
New Year
Clothes!
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