f wyrJ- "FflTipji - vtrs&w'- - T3VEKING LEDGER PniLxlDELPniA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 191G. 1 1 W r KULVf tan I Egyptian DEITIE; The Utmost in Cigarettes Plain end or Cork tip IcopU of cuLku-e, refinement (utd education invnrCablo prefer 1)cities to cuty ofw cicaretWT JfrratftUI "S t? A mllaffluni'yarrilanikVMi, """. STATE'TO BUY PART OF LANCASTER PIKE Highway Department Seeks to Free From Toll Overbrook- Pnoli Section CENTRAL HIGH BOYS DO THEE 'STUNTS' AT CLASS DAY EXERCISES Members of Graduating Class Present an Amusing Pro s' gram for Guests at For rest Theatre FAREWELL DINNER, TOO Slcnwcra vi - n .... . ef the Boy' Central High School hold thtlr class clay cxei ciscs In the Forrest Thtfttre at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. In iddltlon (o the usual class oratories tho rortlon of the program most enjoyed , ihc'prescntatlon of Klfts to the mem bers. William A. Stern, assisted by Georjc W. Schock, had charco of this feature. According to the characteristics of tho pupils they wero made to perform funny "stunts" before tho other members of ' the class and rucsIs. Some were made to cat pie, others were called upon to ilns or recite, and some, were icnulred to "costume themselves In women's ap parel ami cavort about the Btago for the ,' amusement of the others. In tho eve ning the class will assemble, at the Kitten- , house for tho farewell dinner. The class U composed of 116 members. Tho names follow: Harold J. Herry Nathan Lcwint William tlrlnehumt .Innnh l.cWn ' Edmund If. ripnkowkljoeih J. I.lcliprman Bad Ituhf DfLonc (ScorKe V. McCoal jimti II. Dmkrey. Jr. j.mip 11 McOuekln WJore OcUman 'harlrn T. Jtacon, Jr. iuia ... .......... iicn .imin ai crim Robert M. i.rojsmnnn MnrcoB ., .Mottnm T,itrnm Arthur Xowmark l.r J. rrnnop.icker IMnard S. P. (Julnn lforliprt IlhclnMtroni Josrrt) The. I.ibrum (IrorKo 1.. Roberts Joatph W. Mlreky (liorRp JtcK ItoRers uiiuiii ituvt'iiiici k Millard HoHiMifclil Maurlcp Ituhln William N. Itussell t'lnyton II. .1nmotlt9 Iiudotf (I. Sehmli'ilcr (IcorKP W. Shook, :i(l William A. Stem. 2d ltionioml I. Tiirliuck J05Cpll I.. VcImit Ch.irlei It. Weir Arnold i:. Weiss William T. WIcKand Tlussell t Wlsvier .Morris Uittrr cliarlei II. Hllttcrsdort I.ouIh II HrCKKllT IMwurd O. Crap William H. Curry Herbert W. Davis w.iltnr fl. llmnintt lllcnati uwiin . . . ,:.,, , t i.- VV.; Hirraan Klxman Raymond C. I runklln Michael A. Foley 'i!""'' 'h V, . John LouI Kromm. Jr. Warren H. Hampton Otorta (loldmnlth, Jr. Harry N. Helms XiUan II, a. OooilmanThPOdoro Kline Betlimln Gouley Ammon . iJiuh Simud I. Ureenateln wnrrcn P. I.eatherman Jowrt F. CJreenwoort nrton II. I-vl imM N. Orouman Abraham Tolls fttmari Ourvltz . Hnrrv A Illchter Jfflff ."'A'KKi'm1 'VheoSor.; n. HuMit SlUlam Karl llea ioh,",J- h,,1, Abraham lllrch C harles S. Se ott Sltphen O. Holmes IMiloro II. Share ament B. Hoyler Harold J. Sheppard Alei. 0. Keller. Ir. Alfred H. Tarr Miuri J. Kratney Harry V. Vimi Btmard I. Lemlsuh Wnltcr 8. White Hit Utkowltz filrin il. Illrsch Hirry w. jawpan Albert Jawer Emmanuel M Joblln ourxri J. nrnu' Walter NU!lc .Mjera Maxwell II. Nemlr Jack K. Pomtret Ward Roth Kelnhold II. Schmidt Walter H. Shaw EJwIn 11. Silverman Saul Irvlnn Vhr Nathan- Wlldinan halrh S. Wood Walter P. Amlck Paul Herbert Aspen Robert Willis Ilell Famuel Knenle Ilell Emanuel lllnttl'erc William I.. Iloiuell Famuel C. Cradly riareneo I,. Cnspary Franklin II. Connor William W. Daniels William Moore Divls Ajnew V. Derbyshire COULDN'T BORROW $100, LAD TRIES TO END LIFE Letter Says He Wouldn't Ask Mother for It-rPolice Probe Hints in Note ! T-enty-year-old 1-co flafner attempted '; lulclde this mornlnB nt his home, 1810 Korth Gratz street, becauso ho could not 1 borrow J100 from his friends and would not ask his mother for It. Hafner was found In nn unconscious condltloa In the bathroom at 4 o'clock. 1 The room was filled with Baa. Newton uptenhaven, a boarder, noticed the odor nd broke down tho door, A letter found In his coat pocket told Welly the reason ho sought to end his Me. The pollco of the :oth and Berks itreets station are trying to find persons mentioned In the letter In order that they fay clear up the obscuro points In tho delter, which was as follows: J To whom It may concern! j A line to let my mother knoy where . nve gone and to try to clear mysolf l IUi all concerned. f, . -A' & eood fellow I was once all right, lo now that I am In this trouble they '12'' kj0"- me as I cannot even borrow J 1 outside, and I will not try to Bet It ..-u. iiiuwer. j. couiu Bet u irom uen , f Ml, but not till It would be too late, jMa.1 would suffer. I cannot disclose my wti, out this much I could Bay I could It hot for one fellow If I would epen ray mouth, P.. I "k the forgiveness pf my mother, tueoeat on earth, and my dearest friend, tiome Hall, who above all girls Is the Merest, LEO. ."' ". icooo eeiiie my ueui ua ucur LM DCMSlble" I ''iter's mother said today that "Gert" lli W referred to In the letter, were LW SUtera. She ntntoil Hint Knlnmn Ilnll F one of her son's friends. llilji. ' "'"lorstand." she Bald, "why u mis. ue seemed to be in tne Best We.' an1 never "Poke of any trou- B New Engineer in Labor Department L,,A.BR,SBl,RO, Feb. 8. Tho appoint rw oi uscar E, Thomson, consulting MCaantCal enelnper nt Dtwionlvvlllp tn ho Wcoanlcal engineer in the hygiene and ffireer,ns division of the Department of a7 am' '"dustry was announced to "' He succeeds Rlchurd M. Tennock, siT; w made safety engineer for the ,--" insurance Board. $36 Clay ? during February for custom-mada and Martin Serge Suitings villi alceve llhlnir S.im unllln.-. ,lll "i HU or i3 uor. fI3 and up elo- f' of 1913 Ser8t gladly givn. IES UJ6 WIuSl. Mrltf-- IHMVIIUfj, WHIJt Trousers a Specialty PENNSGR0VE, "DRY" TOWN, MAY BECOME SLIGHTLY "WET" AGAIN Much Speculation' Aroused Over Proposed Incorporation of Beer-Bottling Works by Camden Promoters HOTEL TALK REVIVED tlua Staff Coi respondent I'cnnsBroe, N, J., the "powder town" that recently ousted Its lono snloon nftcr n long and bitter light, may becomo slightly "damp" again, for much specula tion w.ih aroused today over the llllng of ai'tlcles of Incorporation of a bcer bottllng works for Ponnsgrow. The papers for the Pcnnsgrovp Hottllng WiirkB, with n capital Btoclc of $25,000, were filed today with tho Camden County Clerk. Tho charter announced as tho pur poso of tho corporation "to purchnBc, lease or acquire land nnd buildings In tho bor ough of PinnFgrove or elsewhere In the State of Now Jersey" for tho manufacture and Bale of carbonated beverages, beer and ale. Humor connected this 'company with tho hotel of Colonel Joseph O. French, whoso retail liquor license, tho only one In the budding town, was withdrawn by the I.lceiiBC Court recently. Tho hotel prop erty last mouth was reported sold to Colonel Horace Wilson, former Mayor of Wilmington and head of tho Wilson Line of Pliilailolphla-Wllmliigton steamboats and of tho WllinliiRtou-T'cmisgrovo ferries, nt a price bald tn bo $75,000. Tho exact location of tho bottling works has not been announced by tho In corporators, who are Antonio 1)1 I'nvlo, Olannini Dl I'nvlo nno ccprlnno Moles, all of Camden. The decision of tho courts in withdrawing the retail licence would not affect the mnnufactuie of liquors at I'cnnsgrove, It was said at tho County Clerk's olllce. 139 ALIENS LOSE PLEAS TO BECOME CITIZENS Notices Fail to Bring Them to Court and. Naturalization Pe titions Are Dismissed Tho Stntn Highway Department has tnkeu steps to free from toll that part of the Lancaster pike running from the city lino of Philadelphia nt Overbrook, to Paoll. State Highway Commissioner Cunningham today wrote to Maskcll Rwlng, Bocrotnry-trcaBUrcr of tho Lan caster Avenue Improvement Company, with hcadqunrters In this city, request ing that n price be placed on tho com pany's holdings tho toll portions being owned by tills company so that tho State may be In a position to purchase tho road nnd throw It open to the traveling public. The part of the pike known to tho Stntc Highway Department as Sproul Highway H2, controlled by the Lancaster Avcnuo Improvement Company, parallels tho Pennsylvania Hallroad through tho populous Main Lino section nnd Is the main avcnuo of entrance to Philadelphia from tho west, "We aro not, as you can readily tinder stand, desirous of obtaining the stock but want to obtain, If we purchase, n deed to your property and right of way, the dis tribution of the purchase money to bo mndo to thn stockholders: by your com pany," 5Ir. Cunningham says In his letter. "We prefer. If possible, to agrco on a fair price for your holdings) rather than enter Into court proceedings, preferring, In nil cases, to acquire properties of this char acter by amicable ngrcement rather than by condemnation. "I would appreciate a prompt reply and also If you will advise mo If I can meet with you In your office In Philadel phia tho morning of February 23, 910, nnd at what hour. I name this date for tho reason thnt my time Is practically all taken up, but I can arrange this tiny to meet with you, If convenient." 1JIIIDE BALKED AT THE HILLS Camden Girl Decides Wedding Suit Was Enough nnd Sues Tightwad Suitor A present of a wedding suit did nV satisfy John Protusky, 123 North GUI street, this city, and when hla prospec tive bildo refused to supply money for a marriage license, tho police of Camden say, he broke hla promise to wed her. Such also was the testimony today of Miss Camclla Itolferoskl, 1003 Kalgn ave nue, Camden, before Recorder Stack house. Protusky was accused of obtain ing money from her under false pretences, "He proposed Saturday," said Miss Holferoskl tearfully, "and I gave him 25 to buy a wedding suit. He bought tho suit, and then he wanted more money to get the marriage license nnd other things. I thought I had done enough nnd refused him. Then he said he wouldn't marry me." Protusky was held In $300 ball for court. Negro Slayer Sent to Penitentiary WEST CIIKSTKH, T'a.. Feb. S. Lindsay Wright, a negro, of Coatesvllle, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter la court bete this week, was, bentcnecd today by Judgo Butler to not less than two years and not moro than five years In tho Eastern Penitentiary. He was accused of killing Itobcrt Itcnsnn by shooting. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiHiiiiiiiiHiiiHiiiimimnim Judgo Thompson dismissed the petitions of 139 foreigners for final naturalUatlon papers In the United States District Court today. This was in tho nature of a lesson to aliens who have repeatedly fnlled to appear for tho final test on applications for certificates of citizenship. Somo of the applications have been mi tho dockets for 10 years and six and seven I notices havo been sent to tho petitioning ' aucns to como to court on n fixed day. In dismissing the petitions tho court cleared tho dockets for tho first tlmo slnco IDOii. To wind up tho old business tile court sent out notices to 190 aliens to appear In court today. Tho 51 who responded wore passed and the remaining 139 peti tions wero dismissed. In these cases any petitioner who can satisfy tho court that ho did not receive any of tho notices or fnlled to appear for a good' cause will be permitted to fllo n petition for n hear ing, and on satisfactory proof Judgo Thompson will rescind tho ortlor of dis missal. fjJ Old Doctor Cqolc- carried Gum Drops thousands of miles and thenj gave them to the Esquimaux near (?) the North Pole. That's carrying a good thine: too far! SB io CANDY SHOP SIX FEET BELOW BROAD ST. IN THE LINCOLN BUILDING BROAD ABOVE CHESTNUr OPEN UNTIL MIDNIGHT rTmfflTTO J. E. Caldwell & Co. qo2 Chestnut Street Wrist Watckes Artistically Jeweled m IT II mmzmmmmzmmmjm EALTH demands clean water. We do not eat food after it has fallen in the dust. Why should we be content with water after it has passed over or thru miles 01 son or piping, piCKing up from it minerals or harmful organic matter? Are you as particular with your drinking water as you are with your food, or do you, too, judge it by its clarity alone? PUROCK is not only clear, but pure and an unvarying safeguard to health. Pumct Water is delivered to offices and homes tightly sealed. Six large bottles or a five-gallon demijohn, 40c. Older a coat, use ona bottle. If tho water rlls to pleaae, w will, st your rcqueat, remove tho ?o and make no charge. THE CHARLES E. HIRES CO., BOTH PHONES YVAIfcaK DRINK B i Ml - BRYN ATHYN AT LAST BECOMES A BOROUGH Court Issues Order of Incorpor ation and Appoints Tem . porary Officers NOItniHTOWN," Pa., Feb. . Judge Aaron S. Swartz this morning granted nn order of Incorporation for tho borough of Hryn Atliyn, to bo formed out of tho township of Mnrcland, In tho lower end of the county. In making tho decrcq tho following clec tlon filacers nro appointed: Judge of elections, Leroy S. Welli: In spector of elections, Leonard E. Uyllcnhnnl nnd Oerald S. Cllenn. Other appointments made by tho Court are: Assessor, Charles n. Pendleton; school directors, lldwnnl C. Bostock. Kdwln As plundth, Clarence Lcedom, Itaymond Me. (Ice, William P. Alden; constnble, Karl Aldcn. The Court also directs that a special election be held on the third Tuesday of March In tho Auditorium, known as He charmes Ilnll, on tho property of tho Academy of tho New Church. For this election the election officers nppolnted for the May prlmnrlcs nnd tho November gen eral election are named. Tho new borough Is mado up mostly of members of the Now Church, know us Swcdcnborgtans. THOMPSON INDICTED CHILDREN ON STRffiE, ON SEVENTEEN COUNTS DEMANDING S0WDEN Uniohtown Banker Charged J Pitlcr School. Youngsters Again With Falsification of Take Action Following Papers and Perjury Committee's Decision PITTStltmOH, Feb. 8.-Jos1ah V. Thompson, former tnllllonalir coko and coal operator was Indicted by the Federal Oiand Jury today on 1? counts. Tho Indictments grow out of Thomp son's nlloged manipulation of the funds of tho First National Hank, of Unlontown, which was wrecked January 18 of last year. Thompson was president of tho bank. One blanket Indictment wns returned, embracing the 17 counts, which nrc based on charges of false certification of checks, making false entries, making fnlso reports to the Comptroller of tho Cur rency and perjury. It Is expected that Thompson will ap pear beforo tho court Inter today. Lapp Hoy Mny Die of Hums The efforts of his parents to save 3-ycar-old Henry Lapp from fntal burns wero In vain today, after ho had set him self afire while playing with matches In tho kitchen of tho Lai'p home, 1117 North 21st street, Cnmdcit. Hearing his screami, his mother. Mrs. Michael Lapp, rolled him In a mat and the father rushed him to the Cooper Hospltnt in a trolley car. Physicians say he will die. Moro Ihnn 100 pupils of the Fltlcr School, 1 Seymour nnd Knox Btrcets, Ocrmnntown, ! ngaln went on strike this afternoon when ' (hey learned of the action of the Kte 1 mctitnry Schools Committee In refusing i to reinstate William H. Sowden as prln- clpal. 1 The children did not lenrn of the action I of the committee until they were told at I dinner today by their parents. Tho news spread tiulckly, and before tho opening of the afternoon session a crowd of chil dren gathered In the Behoolynrd and dis cussed tho situation. Tho mass-meeting i lesultcd In tho decision to go on another strlko nnd to remain nwny from school until tho committee had reinstated Mr. Sowden. "Wo will never go back If they don't give us Pop Sowden!" yelled n boy, and the cry wns tnken up by tho rest of tho pupils. He fore night it is pirdlcted thnt all of the pupils of the school will have Joined the Btrlke. .Monthly pay checks for school teachers fell ilue today nnd teachers nt tho Fil ler and Sartaln schools had visions of "going without," due to the fact that William II. Sowden, trntisfcired ns prin cipal from tho former to the lntter school, left Fltlcr before the payroll was made up there nnd has refused to take charge of the Sartaln school. ll Irfflff EtECTRIC m m JsPPy GRJjCFONOLAS M m IjflTl! 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X101 Chestnut St., Phlla., Pa. OR ANT. WM.. & CO., 1025 Arch St.. Phlla., I'a. PENNSYLVANIA TALKING MA. CHINE CO.. 1109 Chestnut St., Phlla., Pa. SNELLENBURQ. N.. & CO., l!th and Market Sta.. phlla.. Pa. 6TORY & CLARK PIANO CO.. 1705 Chestnut St, phlla.. Pa. BTRAWHRIDOE & CLOTHIER, 8th nnd Market Sts, phlla.. Pa. NORTH DOTTER. JOHN C 1337 Rock land St., Logan. Pa. FLEISCHER. FRANK, 5527 North 6lh St.. Phlla.. Pa. FUTERNIK, BENJ., HO North th St.. Phlla,, Pa. GOODMAN. L. L.. 327 West Girard Ave., Phlla.. Pa. PHILADELPHIA TALKING MA. CHINE CO., 900 North Franklin St., Philadelphia. Pa. REICB, I. a, 919 Girard Ave.. Phlla., Pa. GCHERZER'B Piano Warerooms, 533 North Sth St.. PhlladelDhla. , SCHNELL & MEGAHAN. 1711 Co lumbia. Ave , Phlla . Pa. KOIITIIITASP KENNY. THOMAS M., J2J Ku- FOR SALE BY KRYG1ER, JOSEPH, 3132 Rich. mond St., Phlla. Pa. NUU'l'HWKST IDEAL PIANO AND TALKIN3 MACHINE CO., 2835 Gorman. town Ave.. Phlla., I'a. MAI'ERMAN, Mrs. C. Cor. 20th and Master Sts., Phlla. JACOBS. JOSEPH, 1608 German. town Ave.. Phlla., Pa. MOORE, PHILIP H.. 6648 Ger- mautown Ave., Phlla, TOMPKINS. J. MONROE, 6147 Germantown Ave.. Phlla., Pa. i MUST PHILADELPHIA GEO. 11. DAVIS A: CO., 3930 to 3'J36 Lancaster Ave. EAKINS-HUGHES PIANO CO., 261-63 S. 52d St. Phlla.. Fa. . , FLOOD. CHAS. W., 4914 Baltl. mure Ave., Phlla.. Pa. LEDANE. HARRY, 418 N. 62d St. Phlla.. Pa. MELCHIORRI BROS.. 4933 - 40 Lancaster Ave.. Phlla.. Pa. WEST PHILADELPHIA TALK. INO MACHINE CO.. 7 South 60th St.. Phlla-. Pa. aUUVU LUPINACCI. ANTONIO, 730 South 7th St, Phlla, Pa. MILLER. B. 694 a id St.. Phlla. delphta. Pa. PHILADELPHIA PHONOGRAPH CO., 1838 Pasayunk Ave.. Pblla.. PHILADELPHIA PHONOGRAPH CO.. 823 B. 9th St.. Phlla., Pa. ETOLFO, HARRY, 612 South th St. Phlla.. Pa, NKAltUV OUT-OF-TOWN DEALEU3 BROWN, II. II., 31 East Gay St. West Chester. P. CARR, B. F., 612 Main St, Darby, Pa. COLUMBIA GRAFONOLA PAR. LOR, 1326 Pacltto Ave., Atlantis City, N. J. GODFREY, CHAS. II.. 2510 Atlan- tlo Ave.. Atlantic City, N. J. JARVIS.-H. C, 135 High St, Mill. vllle, N. J. KEENE'S MUSIC HOUSE. 11 Cooper St.. Woodbury, N. J. RAMSEY & DONNELLY, Broad. way, Salem, N. J. ROBELEN PIANO COMPANY, 7l Market St. Wilmington, Del. ROSENBERGER. A. C.. 204 High St.. Mlllvllle. N. J. SCHUBERT PIANO WARE- ROOMS. 2638-40 Atlantic Ave-. Atlantlo City, N J. THOMPSON. W C., 140 Mln St. Coatesvllle. Pa. TOZER & BATES. 643 V, Vlnaland Ave.. Vine land, N. J. WINTERSTEIN. A F. 209 Rad- cliffe St, Bristol, Pa. WOLSON. A. W. 604 Edgrooat Ave , Chester, Pa YOUNGJOHNH. ERNEST J- XH W Main Bt. NorrUtown, Pa. trTllll1Trn'--''"'' Any one of THESE SPLENDID PERRY SUITS in this SALE at these v RADICAL REDACTIONS would be worth practically twice its present reduced price, if we were to hold it to sell next season! f All calculations of a year ago as to the trend of prices fdr fabrics have been knocked into a cocked hat by the pres ent shortage and prob ably greater future defi ciency of dyestuffs and raw wool! Clothing.' merchants aren't sure from day to day how much cloth they're going to get to cut up into clothes for next Winter's business! If ten per cent, of the men on the street really sensed the situation in its true nature and logi cal implications, we should have to guard our doors to let the crowds in and out dur ing this Sale of Splendid Suits at these Radical Reductions. This season's $15, $18, $20 Suits, je.vt season's sure prices, $18, $20, $25 In this sale, $13.50 This season's $22.50 and $25 Suits, ?ic.vf season's sure prices, $28 and $30 In this sale, $18! This season's $30 and $35 Suits, iicvt season's sure prices, $35 and $40 In this sale, $24! PRRY&CO. "N. B. TV' 16th & Chestnut Sts, A im IHStlOD vv . fDlUL, $". asaaHSBBMfisa f JL