EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1916.
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RAILROAD'S PATRONS
TELL OFFICIALS HOW
WTO PLEASE raKYMJDY
':Cdmmuters Want Cheaper
. .i- csliinnorA Assail Em.
Jtniua) M...fK -- -
rgo Salesmen Ask for
rpwn.flfiiit Mileaire
I3CKITICISMS REQUESTED
Summary of Criticisms and
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SHIPPERS
1. Present embargo has re-
. ii.1f ttttA lAnnnlftf -frt Tin-
v'y"TAnl!cr:,on:;
NcilitnllnB rcdl rush shipments.
3 No definite nction or decision
obtainable on shipments delayed at
OIstributinR points.
4. Unsatisfactory switching
"Lnck of interest on part of
.ome individuals nnd subofficials.
G Present demurrage one-sided (
recinrocal demurrnRe demanded.
COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS
1 Advise 5000-mile interchange
nble milengo book at two cents per
mite rate.
COMMUTERS
1 Lower commutation rntcs;
advise ndjustmont on 7-mile zone
basis.
Y. W. C. A. 'MYSTERY'
SPIRITUAL IN m
DESIGN AND SCOPE
So Described by Religious Sec
retary of Association Secret
Meeting of Executive Com
mittee Members
DESIRE CHRISTIAN HOME
The Pennlvanla nnllrond Inst week
tV(d the public for crltlclBma nnd nilvlco.
n mat the pntroni of the rond might Ret
Just what they nnl In the way of
iwvlce The request was mane uirnu-in
Miters', printed In black nnd rod, which
rtn placed In pnwjonscr nnd freight
Today criticisms, ndvlco nnd sUKKca
linns were forthcorolnir .from ninny
citrons. The shippers, commorcl-il trnv
Wer and commuters tell tho "I'ennsy"
Jystem hnt mny bo done to trnnsform
knockers Into boosters.
" The commuters hnvo only one bone of
contention, nccordltiB to tho Philadelphia
iltorney who represents them. Give them
lower commutntlon rntcs, or cstnbllsh n
icvcn-mllc zono limit for tho maximum
fare and they will hnve no other kick
to rfRlster, they sty.
Shippers nro chafing under tho present
embargo. They contend thnt It hns
Resolved Itself Into n pcnnlty for having
only Pennsylvania rnllrond connections.
' A FEW OF THE WANTS.
They want more prompt nnd frequent
iwltchlnfi service, more .satisfactory
means of BCttlnB definite Information on
lhlpments delayed nt dlstilbutlnB nnd
transfer points, more attention Klven rcnl
rush shipments, n reciprocal demurrage,
and greater Interest on tho part of Tcnn
tjltanla. aub-omclals.
Commercial travelers believe Hint they
are entitled to n DOOO-mllo mlleaco book nt
the two-cent per mile rate. This, they
lay, must be Issued by tho Trunk Line
Company, but takes tho Pcnnsjlvnnln's
Indorsement to put It through.
In the opinion of one of Philadelphia's
largest shippers, embnrsocs should bo
more carefully considered before being
applied. ' Tho present embargo from
Pcnnsilvanln to other lines nnd vice
vers.i Is a great hardship to thoso located
solely on Pennsylvania lines," he said
this morning.
"Embargoes should bo restricted to ma
terial not emanntlnc from or going to
those having only Pennsylvania Hnllroad
connections. It can rondlly be seen thnt
the embargo practically" resolvei Itself
Into a penalty for having no other trans
portation connection
"More attention should bo given nnd
more Interest shown In real rush ship
ments; this applies especially to transfer
and distribution points. It Is n source ot
Croat annoyance nnd dissatisfaction to
the shipper or consignee to find thnt nn
Important shipment has been lying- nt
euch a point during n consldcrablo period
of valuable time and that lie Is unable to
obtain any definite decision or nction to
van) obtaining samo.
CAP.S WAIT OX SWITCH.
"The present demurrage situation la
one-sided.. There Is no reason why tho
shipper shouldn't bo entitled to a recip
rocal demurrage.
'"More prompt nnd frequent switching
service should be given manufacturing
flints. Quito frequently cars that are
ready for removal early In tho morning
. are not removed until Into nt night rnd a
day thus lost at once. Common sense
planning of switching movements In con
nection with freight movements would,
we believe, considerably Improve trafllc
conditions.
"This criticism,' we will say, finds Its
rltin In the lack of Interest on the part
of sub-odlclals rather than from poor
policy of tho rallronds. A little Individual
attention will often transform a dissatis
fied Into a satisfied patron. "What the
shippers want and expect nnd what the
faUroada should give is service with a
capital SV
'Tho Baldwin locomotive works have no
Criticism to make: frlenilHhln forbids.
' The Pennsylvania Ilallroad nre great
friends of ours." Is the way the treasurer
of the company put It.
Hobert Tunis, president of the National
Traffla Service Bureau, 13th nnd Spring
varatn streets, said:
'"!' Iha shippers understood conditions
fetter there would bo less misunderstand
Inj between themselves and the railroad
company. I would say to the shippers
"understand thyselr nnd conditions, and
lose thy misery,' "
; Edwin M. Abbott, chief counsel for the
combined committee of tho United Bus
iness Men's Ascsoclatlon and the Com---'
Association, said;
. if l,h Pennsylvania Ilallroad Is sincere
"! inviting criticism from Its patrons and
especially from tjie commuters, we would
"Tfr them this suggestion, which would
"nwedlately meet with a hearty response
fT00' " general traveling public reduce
commutation rates, or at least estab
"o a seven-mlle zona limit for the max.
ym fare and then add W cents per
tr.i010 thls amount for all stations be
o4 the zone limit."
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DIXON
Tht Dependable Tailor
Hom Eilatlhhti jiff
$5 Saved
n JJUon TallorloK and
?ij",b,',l 'a '
liBJvaIent "ble that
amount later on.
Ce VL reUu"d all our
- ii&V rabr'c 5 ror the
month of January Next
iJiUv9 raDld increase In
"ItorlnK costs may dou
perhaps treble, the
amount y0M'ii saVB on tnB
f.icor overcoat ordered
from us now
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t?ir.V,lke nluhy "t-
men economy to most
Ull Walnut Street
An nlr of mystery enshrouds the work
ings of the Executive Committee of the
Philadelphia Y. W. C. A. nnd the secret
meeting of npcelnlly appointed members
of nrlous committees this afternoon.
The Executive Committee met this
morning nt 10:10 o'clock In tho tower
I room of the central building. The work
ers would not tell where the meeting this
nfternoon Is to be held. Some of the
members of the Executive Committee
I have not been nsked to attend this ses-
........ niii-tiier iuih iiiccuilK " uiij iiiiiim
to do with the "mjsterlous something"
which Is hanging oer the Y. W. C. A.
nffnlrs It la Impossible to say, becnuie
the president of the association, Mrs. Jo
seph A. Hudson, s,ij8, "There Is noth
ing, absolutely nothing, for publication nt
this time."
The ultimate nlm of tho Y. W. 0. A. Is
spiritual, nnd nn association which misses
that point falls Rhort in Its nlm, Its key
note, according to SIlsi Cmllle Wyckoft
Vnughn, religious sccretnry of tho nsso
elation. Sho docs not sny thnt .the local nsso
clatlon falls In Us nlm, but she Is doing
nil In her power, nldcd by dnlty prpycrs,
to keep It up to tho spiritual lilenl.
"All tho girls of tho Philadelphia Y. W.
C. A. nre stnndlng together for tho spir
itual sldo ot the nssoclntlon," said Mist
Vaughn. "Tho response nnd the spirit
of co-opcrntlon hnvo been nnd nre splen
did. The nlm of any nnd every Y. W
C. A. Is four-fold physlcnl, social, mentnt
nnd splrltunl with tho emphasis on the
spirltunl, to which nil others work up as
a climax. Our aim Is to make tho Ccn
trnt Y W C. A. a Chrlotlan home a
homo In tho true sense of tho word.
"Tho motto of the Y W. C. A Is what
wo follow, and tho thing for which wo arc
prnlng," ndded Miss Vaughn with one of
her winning smites. "And that motto Is,
'I urn come thnt they might have life
nnd thnt they might have It moro abund
antly.' "
This motto. In green nnd gold nnd ef
fectively Illuminated with electric lights,
blazes nbovo the platform In the assembly
room of tho central building nt all re
ligious sessions. Each morning nt 9
o'clock nnd ench evening nt 7 o'clock In
the tower room of the building young
women nnd secretaries of tho association
gather nnd hold prayer circles.
In the dining room, too, there Is a spir
itual fcollng concerning tho problems of
tho Y. W. C. A. Tho young women hnvo
nlso been naked to remember the asso
ciation In their prayers at night, for Im
portant matters are before tho associa
tion now matters which fow of tho
oting women thoroughly understand.
Still they aro praying thnt the All Father
will guldo the aflalrs of tho homo right.
FIVE MEN DROWNED
WHEN ICE HITS BOAT
Rowboat Capsized in Delaware
Near Eddington and Whole
Party Is Lost
Tlvo men were drowned yesterday In a
rowboat which was capslted by Ice near
Kddlngton, In the Delaware, early yes
terday. Tho dead nre:
liAnny yortTV. nr i:.Kiineton
nnwiN SWAIN, of Cincinnati.
PATIUCK KIjTNN. of Comwells.
CHAltl.KS rFHISTHR. ot Kddlnston
PNinCNTIPinD MAN. compinlon of Snaln.
Yorty nnd Swnln were tnken from tho
wnter while still nllvc, but died within
ten minutes from exposure. Tho other
men were drowned.
Tho five, hnd been Yorty's Buests on
a shopping tour to Beverly. They made
the trip across successfully, but It was
about midnight when they were making
the return trip, nnd they were handi
capped by the darkness. They hit nn
Ice Hoe -and capsized.
Their cries for help were heard by
Franklin Splegelmann, whose house In
Hddlngton Is near tho river bank.
HATTER, ILL AND SLEEPLESS,
ENDS HIS LIFE WITH BULLET
Harry Tfeil Commits Suicide nt Home
in OInoy
A sufferer from stomach diseases for a
number of years, Harry Tfell, 40 years
old, a hatter, who lived at 6534 North 2d
street, Olney, committed suicide this
morning at his home, according to the
police, by shooting himself with a re
volver. He died shortly after being ad
mitted to the Jewish Hospital.
Tfell, the pollco say, had been a sufferer
for tho last ten years. Many weeks dur
ing that time ho had been forced to stay
away from his place of employment nt
the John B. Stetson hat plant because ot
his illness.
"I haven't slept five minutes during tha
last year and a half," sold Tfell this
morning while seated at the breakfast
table. A short time later his wife and
daughter heard a shot ling out. but
thought It was In the street. Later he
was found In the bedroom by his daugh.
ten
Tfell Is survived by a widow, two
daughters and three sons,
The girl wilK a
clear skin wins
If you, too, are embarrassed by
a pimply, blotchy, unsightly com
plexion, just try
Rpsinol
ooap
rgularly (or a week and see if t
does not make a blessed difference
in your skin. In severe cases a
little Resinol Ointment should also
be used. Resinol Soap helps to
nuke red, rough hands and arms
soft and white, and to keep the
hair hea'rhy and free from dan
druff. Contains no free alkali.
Rulnol Soap uut Ointment htil Kitat tni simi
lar sUiKtufdaa ind usually slop Uchlsz kuUBtly.
SitunU Jxm. Off V, Ktiiacl, Wtimerc, Mi
BOY WHO SHOT CHUM
TAKEN, RIFLE IN HAND,
AT RAILROAD STATION
Fourteen - Year - Old Charles
Flood Arrested While Wait
ing for Train to
Elude Pursuers
SHOOTING AN ACCIDENT
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WOMEN'S CONFERENCES
START THIS AFTERNOON
Monday Discussions for Civic
Betterment Will Be Held
in Curtis Building
FRANCIS I3RENNAN
Pourtorn- enr-old Charles riood, believ
ing In his frightened heart that tho
blood of his plnymnte wns on his hands,
wns nrrcstcd enrly to-dny ns ho crouched
rllte in hnnd, at Amcrlcnn nnd Dauphin
streets, waiting for n frelgnt trnln that
would ennble him to cludp his pursuers.
He wns drenched to the skin.
Chnrles. who live at 230.1 Mutter street,
nccldcntnlly shot 8-j enr-old Francis Ilrcn
nnn, 2302 I'nat LehlMi avenue, jestcrdny,
while the two nnd tiiree other bos weie
bird-hunting on a lot near O street nnd
the Pennsylvania Hnllroad. Ho helped
enrry the wounded boy nenrly hnlf n
mllo before ho beenmo frightened and
ran,
The Brennnn boy will recover, It was
snld nt the Hptscopnl Hospltnl. He wns
wounded In the right side.
Young Flood, who was arrested by
Special Policemen Clifton, of tho 4th nnd
York streets stntlon, and Walker, of tho
Front nnd Wcstmorclnnd streets stntlon,
had "swapped" nn ncccordlon for the
22-callbrc rltlc with which the shooting
wns done. Ho wns taken to the House of
Detention for a hearing. ,
GEMS TAKEN FROM TRUNK
Jewels Worth $20,000 Stolen on Wny
to Sun Frnncisco
Word wni received by the police this
nfternoon thnt Jewell valued at f26.0flO,
belonging to I.leutcnnnt Commander Wil
liam Plgott Comnn, U. S. N., were
stolen from n trunk while enroute from
Ovcrbrool to San Frnncisco.
It nppcnrs thnt the trunk wns shipped
by the commnndcr when ho wns ordered
from Wnshlngton to the Bremerton Navy
Ynrd. Although the trunk wns sealed
nnd tho seals unbroken when tho trunk
arrived, the Jewels wcro missing, ho said.
Lieutenant Cornan married Miss Nellie
Grant, granddnughtcr of General Grant,
hi San Frnncisco, In 1913. Ho wns Inter
stntloncd nt Hampton Bonds, In com
mand of the destrojer Jouett.
The second year of the weekly Monday
conferences for women for the study
nt first hand of tho political, civic nnd
social problems of the community will
start this afternoon nt 3 o'clock In the
Curtis nulldlng Hundreds of women
from women's clubs, hrnrlches ot the
Leagua of Good Government anil olh'
orgnnltntloni hnvo signified, their Inten
tion of enrolling ns members of the con
ference. Last year the conference had ni
speakers ecvernl of the Directors In
Mayor Blnnkcnburg's cabinet, ns well
ns leaders In tho light for civic reform,
nnd the nddresses gave the women n bet
ter Insight into tho nffnlra of the city
than reams of nbstrncts could hnvo done.
This yenr the members nre hoping for
similar expression from the Dii !.:... ,
The general subject from Jnnunry to
April will bo tho "Administration of
Laws." Other nttrnctloni scheduled nre
questions on the work of the Department
or Public Health nnd Chnrjtles, the De
partment of Public Safety nnd the Hoard
of Hdiicntlon One ot the features of the
conference Is the general discussion, In
which nil members mny Join at tho close
of the nddrcscs.
CHILD 1IURNS TO DEATH
Was Plnylnff With Christmas Trco
' Candle nnd Sot Firo to Dress
Gertrudo StcGllnchcy, 2 years old, died
today In the Pnlc1ltilc Hospltnl. She
hnd bcci nt play while her mother was
baking In their homo nt 1423 South 20th
street, nnd her mother gave her a candle
off a Christmas tree to nmuse her.
Mrs. McGllnchey left the kitchen only
for a moment, nnd Gertrude mnnngetl to
climb to tho top ot a high chnlr nnd roach
tho gnn stove. Then Bho set her clothing
a II re nttcr lighting the enndtc. Her
screams summoned her mother, who wns
bndly burned trying to beat out the
flames
NEW CIVIL SERVICE
COMMISSION ON DUTY
Board Appointed by Mayor
Smith la Silent as to
Policy ,
The new Civil Service Commission, ap
pointed by Mayor Smith over the protest
of the old commission, assumed Its duties
today, silent as to the policy It will pur
sue. Tho Mayor administered tho oath to the
new members In his office shortly before
noon, after which tho new commission
went to Its ofTlces on the seventh floor
of City Hall. Peler Ilolger, secretary of
the old commission which wns d'schnrged
Friday, turned over the offices to'the new
members. Ha nnd Chief Clerk Corliss
were nttentllng to routlno mntters during
tho Interim between the dismissal of the
old commission nnd the assumption of du
ties by the new commission.
Tho new members are! President,
Hobert M. Grimth; secretary, William H,
Krclderj minority member, Nicholas Al
brecht. The new commission declined absolutely
to stnte what policy will bo followed until
It had been Installed Into the olTlce.
"What will bo your potlcy7" the com
mission wns n9ked. "Will the civil serv
ice bars be let down?"
'We may say something on thnt sub
ject later," replied Mr. Krcldcr. "But If
we do say something It will bo through
the Mayor."
President Grimth ngrccd that the Mayor
should Issue whatever statement the new
commission had to make.
Abstainer's League Names Officers
New ofllccrs of tho Cnthollc Totnl Ab
stinence Union, of Philadelphia, as an
nounced today, nre president, James C
Dougherty: first vlco president, H, II.
Hughes, second vice president. Miss Ade
laide Yost, third vice president, In In
Sommcrs; sccretnry, W. P, Power! cor
responding sccretnry, James F. Gordon:
sergcant-at-nrms, James 13. McLaugh
lin; flnnnclnl secretary, Miss Mnzlo
Dougherty, trensurer, John A. Smith;
editor, J. P. LalTcrty; marshnl, Thomas
Murphy.
MQSQUQ)WI.
Candor about Tecla Pearls
Will Tecla Pearls wear like deep sea pearls?
They will wear exactly tike them or better.
Will Tecla Pearls wear thin If In contact with a harder surface?
Yes, just like deep sea pearls.
Will Tecla Pearls discolor if subjected to certain adds?
Yet, just like deep sea pearls.
Can Tecla Pearls possibly break if accldcntly crushed, or dropped
(o the floor?
Yes, just like deep sea pearls.
What Is the chief difference between Tecla and ocean pearls?
Tecla Pearls cost less money and entail less risk.
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MAXWELL & BERLET, Inc.
.Sofe Philadelphia Agents Walnut St. at 16th St.
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HALLAHAN
Satin Slipper Sale
Another Big Lo!
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lillllim Jliffliiil!
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Ready for Today's &
Tomorrow's Crowds
The sale started with 12,000 pairs of
these beautiful slippers, and thousands
of pairs have been sold. For tomorrow
the values and selections are wonderful ;
more thousands of pairs, in the most de
sirable shades, have been added to meet
the great demand.
$3-M $350 $4iP0
STYLES
Dainty
Dance
and
Party
Slippers
51.25 Silk SlocMnjs
"To Match"
90c A PAIR
All Sizes
and Widths
Colors to Match Gowns
Pink Light Blue Nile Green
Red Black Helen Pink
Cerise White Taupe Gray
Gold Sapphire Blue Pearl Gray
Com Nevada Silver Lavender
Purple Emerald Green Havana Brown
All are kid lined and have French
heels; some have plain vamps, others are
daintily trimmed with chiffon rosettes.
Mailed Anywhere
If you include 10c extra in stamps or coin.
GOOD f
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XJUJ-zJJMLiXil k5 SHOES
919-21 Market St.
5W1-66 CERMAWeWN AVE.
Below Che'lun Jkt,
Z74MS GERMA.NTSWN AVE.
Abut LtbJiti Ait.
Broach Stores Opn Ertrr Etslor
1GJS-J9 LANCASTER AVE. M
Ab. 401b. star riUtoanot At. g
6th aa4 CHESTNUT ST8EFTS gE
tw Crrstal Corner. fx
Market 8tmt 6tor Open Saturday Rtnlai. Sg
f
Speed is the Program
for this
Perry Semi-Annual
Reduction Sale
of
' Winter Suits and
Winter Overcoats!
C Our wonderful stock was so wonderful in
point of numbers and assortments that a man
must be an exception indeed, if his taste, his
temperament, and the totality of his length,
breadth and thickness can't be suited here to
day! Suits and Overcoats of every specifica
tion, and both Suits and Overcoats made on the
exclusive tailoring specifications which produce
the best-fitting, most stylish clothes in mascu
line Christendom!
CE. Here's the Point at Present !
C We've reduced our rock-bottom, close-margin,
low original prices to effect a quick clear
ance! Every paring taken off a Perry price is
a sure-enough concrete saving!
$15
and
$18
I
Suits and
Overcoats
NOW
!nd 1 uits an? NOW
$22.50 vercoats ;
13.5G
and
15.00
15.00
$16.50
$18.00
$19.00
S2-( Suits and 1 N0W f $19.00
$25 i Overcoats I NOW $20.00
$30, $35 Suits and L NOW j $24, $25, $28
$38) $40 J Overcoats f wvv $3Q and $32
$40 to $60 Overcoats
now at
Savings of4$8, $10 and $15 on Each Overcoat
Trouser Prices Reduced!
$2.50, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7 Trousers for
$1.50, $2, $2.50, $4 and $5
PERRY & CO., -N. b. t.
16th & Chestnut Sts.
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