EVENING LEIgE'R-PHTL,ArELPHtA THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 191tf
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DEITIES
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tcopU or culture, rcfuiancnt cutd
education iiivatiaEly prefer
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JHY LORD AND LADY
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ON WAY TO THIS CITY
Marquis of Aberdeen Takes
Rieht Train, Marchioness
1 Does Not and Her Lady
ship Has the Purse
1I. 0. U." TO STEWARD
The Msmiuls mid MnrrhloncHS of Alicr
iten nnd Tomalr camo Into Philadelphia
this afternoon and Uoril Aberdeen related
what he called nn "unfortunate little
episode." ... , .
Boiled down, tlio episode was simply
that his lordship Rot separated from her
ladjshlp at Jacksonville, for she sot on
the wronp train. It happened around
lunchtlme. nnd the titled visitor was left
without funds to pay for his luncheon.
It might be" said, by the way. that Iady
AMrdten Is a very enthusiastic suf-
ft Lord Aberdeen told about It the minute
' he got off the train at West Philadelphia.
half'of the Transatlantic Society, whose
pjest he Is tonlRht, nnd Prof. Leo 8.
Howe, who welcomed him for the Amer
ican Acadenn of Political and Social
6cler.ee, wns wnlkltiR down tho platform
with Lady Aberdeen.
At that moment Mr. Wlhon was RlvinR
the porters directions for sending a
mountain of lUBKage to the Bellcvuc
Stratford. and Lord Aberdeen began his
g rtory to tho reporters about the "unfor-
tanate little episode." ilo told then how
Bfour party" that Is the way he always
h referred to lilmseir nnu jhi wiic roc sep-
v 1-.1 , Tnnl.nn..lltn 1. A n(llnr. nn ll A
ll'rlKht train, tho Atlantic Const Express,
ind she on tho Seaboard Air Line.
HIS LOHDSHIP'S "I. O. U."
"Fortunately." he snld, "the trains run
pretty close to each other, nnd when we
P.got to Savanah our party came together
main."
Lord Aberdeen himself didn't tell that
he had to Klvc the dlnlnc-ear steward an
1 L 0. U. for Ills luncheon because Lady
Aberdeen hnd the funds. That news came
Bfrom a passenger.
B 11'I.am .1.... ..nv...' n.i.l ttiA iianni.f nnt
K it MCII uut jjuiij hum ntv M.ui b h,ufc
IP Hnafntra thapit wna n tvinli urnltlnrr Tlnivii.
C'rtalra In the station Lord Aberdeen had
I made tho porter very happy by shaking
I hands In real democratic, American fnsh
t Ion. and then outside he posed for tho
tphotographcrs nnd movlnc-plcture oper-
rtor as If lie was well used to it. Dur
ing yio pnotograpnic operand no kcpi
up a running conversation wun me
jSirchloncss, Mr. Wilson nnd Doctor
Howe, chnnglnc- his noso without prompt
ing and expediting the nffnlr as hand
imely as nny movlo director could have
wished.
MARQUIS MUTK ON WAR.
About the war he would not talk. Snld
' 'Tou see. I am not over here on nny of-
I-flcIal mission, so I cannot talk about the
tBost paramount subject In the world.
"Anything I have to say about It I will
reserve for my speeches." But ho was
.men loquacious in commenting on mo
,eather. the politeness and hospitality
Bef Americans, tho good company ho was
In-referring to Mr. Wilson nnd Doctor
FRowe and such kindred topics.
with Lady Aberdeen It was different.
ftoae tamed, That -was all right, thougn,
IjMld her husband, because she was hero
SOBIcIally. His status, is simply that of a
peron who nccompnnys one's wife. Lady
;Acerdeen, on tho other hand, Is here to
ule money for the poor women nnd
thlldrcn In Ireland, n mission that became
BBesary, she explained, because the war
tut off funds nn the other side.
If VICTORIA CR0S8ES FOR IRISH.
K 6he was asked hnw Ireland war nld-
Ilng England. If nt all. "Are the Irish
."wiuaiuawi; in ueirung out ungianu; jtb
they doing as much as any other part
el the empire?" she was asked, and sho
X "The answer to that Is found in tho
mimoer of Victoria Crosses the Irish have
jw. the number of Irish regiments, the
helD the Irlah nnmpn urn Mvlnir Whv
EWh purses outnumber any others In the
E&Hlljh forces!"
Mdy Aberdeen would havs tnlked soma
more alonCr thft fifima lltm Kllf than T.r.r.,1
Aberdeen got back Into the conversation,
4 it sort or tapered off until their escort
tnem to a cab, and thence to their
m
niTISH WARNED THAT
AIR CRAFT 3IUST BE BUILT
.Control of Seaa Useless if Foes Can
Raid England nt Will
MFOXPON, Feb. U.-Warnlne: that Qer-
Sir t y l r may wl,nm ne
i -,."-" tcimer xngiiina s supremacy
"the seas of no avail In repelllne; dlsas.
. sounded by several aeronautic
:.-' way hi comments on yesieraaya
E?J?ta debate In the House of Com-
Eerti7 5aLnted Kraphlo Pictures of whole
MnlM V v ureaanougntg, accom-
iUne J, i. B w-miie-an-nour aero-
'iki. -"""'"s E.nsiana irom tne Buy
1m. SJ1rhap ather generation. Un-
lu.rt- 5 ..nt waues to the- danger and
Kj1? ulldlngr mighty battle fleets, he
fteo. h.. "" "Joy isolation irom tsu
rSS2ta ani battle cruisers, they de-
E?FfrobUm of the na'ery of the, air
trowsT-' ij i. 9 Q aea'n Bn isiana
Wxir- "" "1B limes.
m
i iibm h as BtronS In the air as we,
in I i " """. anero is little use in
IB -aBr ,, --"" wufc ujr waver over
o strike at us effectively from the
f V. R. T. for Husband's Death
lial J . le P'Ne'U Armour, 2323 North
Mmi 'lrLb'S ul alnt the
6a PiV. vV company in Court or Com
ttu fn-.1 No- today recover dam
liI..th 4ea of her husband, John
Wrt, .M wa" k,1Isi1 n November
f&viir a Jro"ey struck a bugrgy he was
tefia . ,aya that ho car was going
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IWlUdVlurCoal
ftfcitT " ra-' " IT tienry
Riffle k Tremont. an. expert miner.
JT""' an of coal at the Good
v-.ucry 01 me 1'hlladelphla. auit
oat and Irnn rn.nnan E2
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in Cigarettes"
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SOUP POISONER SEEN
IN BOSTON, SAYS MAN
WHO FEARS VIOLENCE
Called "Hello, Jean" to Crones,
He Asserts Was Told to
"Mind Your Own
Business"
HAS SHAVED MUSTACHE
CHICAGO, Feb. 17. Police mntle
another arrest in the nnnrchist poison
plot investigation today when they
raided a house on the South Side and
took into custody Fritz Shoenfcld,
assistant chef nt the University Club.
! Shoenfcld said he hnd no Information
which would help the police and that
he is not nn anarchist.
IIOSTON. I'YIt. t". "I paw .lean (.'roues
In lloiton last night and spoke to him."
was tho statement today of it Cambridge
f mnn, who Insisted that his name be kept
secibt through his fear of vlolnnce.
"I heard Crones' voice nnd recognized
lilin while I was standing in the South
Station," lie continued. "He una coming
out of the train shed' nnd I followed mm
as far as tho Hummer street extension
nnd then ran up nnd touched his arm and
said, 'Hello Jean.' He said 'Mind your
own business,' gave me an ugly look and
hurried oft In the direction of South
Boston."
The Cambridge man says that he and
Crones were fellow-members of the Wait
ers' Union in Chicago, nnd that they
were friends theie. Crones helped him In
raising carfare to come Cast, ho declared.
Crones has shaved off his moustache,
the Informer said. He wore n black velvet
hat, a black overcoat ami kid gloves with
fur waistbands. He was carrying a
leather music bag, according to the story.
PUSH TWO PROBES
OF BIG ARMS FIRE
Federal and New York Authori
ties Have Reason to Sus
pect Incendiaries
NEW YORK, Feb. 17. Federal and local
authorities are co-operating to trace the
oilgln of the mysterious ;,000,000 flro In
tho Atlantic Basin, at the foot of Pioneer
street, Brooklyn, early yesterday, when
two largo ocean steamships, chartered to
carry munitions of war to tho Allies, wcro
partially destroyed, nnothcr badly dam
aged." Thirty-seven lighters, with their
cargoes, nnd a 900-foot pier, piled to tho
roof with merchandise, "were consumed.
Two Ciovernmcnt Investigations aie un
der way. One is In charge of Captain
AVilllam Offley, head of Department of
Justice ngents in this city. The other Is
being prosecuted by Special Deputy
Lamb, of the Neutrality Scjuad of the
Customs Service.
They nre In possession of Information
thnt the lire was preceded by explosions
and spread bo rapidly as to confirm sus
picion It was of Incendiary origin.
SEE NO PLOT IN BLAZE
Marshal and Underwriters Believe
Dalton Fire Was Accidental
FJre Marshal Elliot, who has been In
vestigating the causes that led to the
fire abdatU the steamship Dalton, of the
Earn Line, at the Vine street pier, and
damaged the cargo of sugar, said today
that he wns convinced that the fire was
not started by Incendiaries, and that so
far ns his department wns concerned the
Investigation was closed.
"No one on board the Dalton on Tues
day could tell whether they saw strangers
on the ship," said Elliot. "People were
moving on and off the ship all the time,
we found, and It Is probable that the
blaw was due to carelessness on the part
of a stevedore or sailor, or nn accident."
Marine underwriters who Investigated
the lire are also satisfied that tho fire was
not the work of an incendiary,' and said
that the first reports on the loss and dam
age to the cargo were greatly exagger
ated.
Scarlet Fever Closes Friends' School
The primary department of the Friends'
School, on Coulter Btreet, Chestnut Hill.
Is to remain closed for the remainder of
the week, owing to a case of scarlet
fever which developed In that division of
tho Institution nine days ago.' The case
is the sixth of Its kind In the primary
department this winter, and parents of
the neighborhood have become consider
ably alarmed. The Intermediate and high
school classes are meeting regularly, and
on Monday the primary school will re
convene. DIXON
Tailoring That Hat Creattd
Prftigt
Home Kltaltilhcti tilt
"-Particular men" is a
threadbare advertising
Pbraae but It .till HU the
man who realliw that cor
rectly tailored clothes are an
anet In hie suceeee plana.
Which makve u appreciate
the fact that our cuatomerj
V Include Philadelphiaa raoat
eminent cllUeny-ntt la trib
ute to Ulxou-TallofUif end
UUon-Se trice.
1111 Walnut; Street
"FOOT NOTES!" &?.!&&
HATJINA lOr Cracj'a) aa
119 CHESTNUT ST.
CamHrml.cEa. Mnjcgttog.JSt,
"MOVIE" MELODRAMA
DOESN'T HELP YOUTH,
CENSOR BOARD SAYS
it-
Better Moral Lessons Learned
in Churches and Schools,
Report to Brumbaugh
Asserts
WIDER .POWERS ASKED
IIAitlUSIirilO, Feb. 17.-In n report of
the Pennsylvania Hoard of Censors, sub
mitted to Governor Brumbaugh today, It
Is asserted that the board "cannot be
lieve tho motion plcturo theatre Is n mo
dlum for teaching tho youth of Pennsyl
vania moral lessons through melodrama,
which It could much better get through
the old chnnnels In the churches or
school, nor will It be turned from Its wny
by appealsnfor freedom to lay baro or ad
vertise the sordid relations of life In the
nnmc of literature- or tho dramatic art."
Tho board nsks amendments to the
lnws controlling the supervision of mo
tion picture films so thnt It may have
more power over films shipped into Penn
sylvania from other pnrts of the coun
try. It nlso nsks the right to confiscate
objectionable films and to bo given power
to bar all seals except thoso of tile Com
monwealth from films shown within the
Ktnto.
The report tells of rapid growth In tho
"movie" business, nnd points nut thnt
three-fourths of all films shown hero arc
made In California. Seventy-live per cent,
of the films nre mclodrnmn, tho report
sayw. and 13 per cent, comedy, much of
which Is clnsscd ns "coarse." Many of
tho advertisements shown before motion
plctrtre theatic1! arc severely criticised.
From May 17 to Novombcr 30, the period
covered by tho report, 11.1W Inspections
wero made; 169 films were condemned nnd
parts of C3i0 were eliminated. Fines
nmountcd to h-"l collections were $27,033
111 fees.
JOHN A. STEWART, 3D,
BALKS AT WIFE'S BILLS
Stock Broker Explains Action
by Statement That He Pre
fers Cash Transactions
Social circles hero were somewhat
stirred today on learning that John A.
Stewart, 3d, a prominent stock broker of
New York, would no longer pay his wife's
hills. She Is tho daughter of Francis P.
Abercromble, of Chpstnut Hill, and for
merly the wife of Robert Oratz Fell, cousin
of Prince Wendlsch-Graetz. from whom
sho wns divorced 10 yenrs ago.
Announcement thnt Mr. Stewart would
ceuso to honor his wlfo's nccounts wna
inndo through an ndvcrtlscinenl In n
mnilo through an advertisement In a New
York ncuspnper. It rends as follows:
I hereby notify tho public thnt I
will no longer bo responsible for the
debtH of Mrs. John A. Stewart, 3d.
The Stewnrts have a handsomo homo at
Short Hills, N. J. They still occupy tho
samo house nnd to nil nppcarunceT"uro
happy. AVhen Mr. Stewart wns asked for
an explanation of the advertisement, ho
said:
"I don't like bills: I prefer to pay cash."
Soon after the advertisement was pub
lljhed Mrs. Stewart -went to New York
on a shopping trip. She declined to mako
nny comment on the matter.
No one who knows the Stewnrts In
timately believes that any serious differ
ences exist, but It Is tho general opinion
that there has merely been a slight mis
understanding regnrdlng the management
of tho household finances.
Tt la contended by friends of Mrs.
Stewnrt that It's much better to pay casli
for things ns they uro purchased than
to allow things to mount Into big bills.
Mrs. Stewart, when Mro. Robert G.
Fell obtained a divorce In this city from
the latter on the ground of cruel treat
ment. One child wns born to them,
Hubert G. Fell, Jr. He is now 12 years
old.
Tile Fell-Stewart wedding was cele
brated at the summer home of her per
ents at Bay Head, N. J. Ono of tho un
pleasant Incidents was the sudden col
lapse of tho porch while tho guests were
crowding Into the Abercromble homo to
congratulate the happy couple. No ono
was Injured.
On being Informed today at her homo
In Chestnut Hill of the action taken by
Mr. Stewart, Mrs. Abercromble was
greatly surprised. "This Is news to me,"
she said, "but I do not believo that any
serious trouble exists between them. Mr.
Stewart has always been u firm believer
in paying cash for things Instead of wait
ing for bills."
TWO NEW POLICE DISTRICTS
RECOMMENDED TO COUNCILS
Property Committee Presents Two
Ordinances Authorizing Action
The Police and Fire Committee of Coun
cils presented two ordinances which create
two new police districts, one In the -18th
Ward, to be known ns the 41st District,
and the other In the -Uth Ward, to be
known ns the 4 2d District. Each bill au
thorizes tho appointment of a lieutenant,
two street sergeants, three house ser
geants and 20 patrolmen.
The bills were referred to the Finance
Committee for the necessary appropria
tions. JOSEPH S. WARD
Resident Engineer at Williamsport of
Reading Railway Company
WILLIAMSPORT, Va., Feb. 17.-Joaeph
S. Ward, resident engineer of the Phila
delphia and Reading Hallway, and known
throughout the States as an engineering
authority, died here today after a long
illness, the result of hardships suffered
In Brazil when a young man as member
of the Madeira and Matamoras Railway
expedition. He was CO yeara old.
VA
The very close relation of high intrinsic value
and low price that prevails in the entire
Sterling product is what classes these pianos
and player-pianos among the most distinctive
of American instruments. Approved in homes
of refinement and schools of highest aim.
Pianos, $275 to $450; players, $450 to $800.
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WANTS U. OF P. BOWL
THAT COST SON'S LIFE
Albert Lifson, Elizabeth, N. J,
Seeks Memorial to Lad Who
Was Killed in Struggle
BOWL USED IN FATAL FIGHT
Albert Lifson, father of William
Lifson, killed in tho recent con
test nt the University of Pennsyl
vania, has asked for it ns a me
morial of his Bon.
Albert Mfson. father nf William l.lfson,
who wns killed In tho fniverslty of Penn
sylvania bowl light recently, has re
quested tho sophomore clnss nt I'cnn to
grant him the custody of this yenr'n bowl
ns a memorial of lit son. Tho boy'n
body was found with ono hand clutching
the bowl nt the end of the fight, pressed
Into the mud by the crush of clnssmntes
nnd sophomoros nil struggling to get their
hands On tho bowl.
Tho sophomore clnss nt the University
today approved the request of Mr. l.lfson,
but tho mntter will not ho decided until
a meeting of the tlndcrgrnduntc Commit
tee tomoirow. Tho howl Is' generally ic.
tallied by the sophomore class nnd pre
sented for custody to the second "honor"
man In the senior yenr.
It Is a rather large ebony bowl, inlaid
with mother-of-pearl.
Tho sophomoic class will present tho
suggestion to tho Undergraduate Com
mittee tomoirow that tho bowl to ho
contested for In tho future bo called tho
"tilfson memorial trophy."
CONVENTION HALL, FREE
yHBRARi' HILLS PASSED
Continued from I'nge One
lying between 21st street nnd tho Park
way. The closing of this section of tho
street nnd the taking of the additional
property. It was pointed out by Chairman
CJnffiiey, en nbe done without nddltlonnl
expense ns all the land involved In the
chnngo Is now owned by tho city.
CHANGE IN SIZE j?F PLOT.
Tho chuiige In the sle of the plot, to
which no objection wns made, gives tho
Convention Hall plot n Parkway frontage
of Mi feet, as compared with 170 feet
nvnllablo under tho original plan. It ne
cessitates n change In the i outing of
trolley lines In tho section nffectcd.
Councils. In passing rt bill providing for
a Philadelphia commission to mako n
study of tho Delaware River brldgo proj
ect, took the first official step on the Penn
sylvania side of tho stream looking to
ward tho ultlmato constiuctlon-of an over
head htructuro to span the stream.
Tho bill, ns approved, provides for a
bridge commlslon consisting of Directors
Dntesman, Twining nnd Webster. These
ofllclals aro empowered to confer with
brldgo commissioners from New Jersey
with n view to deciding upon a fenslblo
plan and obtaining a preliminary survey
of the stream and possible approaches.
Tho commission Is Instructed to mnke a
repoit of Its findings to Councils. Tho bill
originally carried an appropriation for
Jin.000 for expenses. This was cut out
by the Flnanco Committee.
MORE LAND FOR HYBERRY.
A bill was Introduced, nt the Instnnce
of Director Krusen, of tho Department of
Health and Charities, providing for tho
purchase of t"7 acres of farm hind In
tho 33th Wnrd, to uo ndded to the city's
holdings nt Hyberry. No estimate of
cost was Included In the bill, ns It is
proposed to take the piopcrty by con
demnation. The bill was Introduced following a con
ference Director Krusen hnd with Mayor
Smith, relative to the need for moro land
nt Byberry. nnd for other extensions nt
the farms to provide for many patients
who nro now living in overcrowded quar
ters nt Blockloy.
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There are almost aa many
flavors in caramela a
there are mooda in women
minus a (ew million!
They're 40 cents a pound
the caramela, not the
women. Phone, write or
I'M CANDY SHOP
SIX FEET BELOW BROAD ST.
IN THE LINCOLN BUILDING
BROAD ABOVE CHESTNUT
OPEN UNTIL MIDNIGHT
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BUY THE NEW SONG HIT
POLLYANNA
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For Sale at Department Stores
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HOPE INSANITY PLEA
MAY SAVE MAN'S LIFE
Defense Intends to Prove Okla-
homan, Who Slow Saloonman,
Is of Unsound Mind
The defenso In tho Anderson murder
trial, the taking of testimony In which
wns begun this morning, will be that the
defendant Is of unsound mind, It was snld
todny. A Jury was obtained shortly be
fore noon, and Assistant District Attor
ney Tan lane outlined his cnec. He said
thnt John F. Anderson had rnlcred tho
saloon of James P. Campbell, lid and
Market streets, nnd murdered tho pro
prietor on the night of September 24 last,
with the Intention pf robbery, and that,
for this rcnion, he would press for a first
degree murder sentence.
Anderson Is 27 years old. Ilo was
brought from Moyamcnslng Prison at
tired In a natty suit, with trousers care
fully creased. He wno close shaven and
seemed to have spent a long time In pre
paring himself for the ordeal. Hut It
seemed to be no real ordeal for the young
man. He looked, without emotion, about
tho courtroom and showed not the slight
est sign of nervousness.
Ills father, L. P. Anderson, of Aril
more, Okln., sat on the first row, and,
bending forward, did not miss n word of
tho testimony. Ho is a banker of tho
Oklahoma city. Mrs. Campbell, widow of
tho slnln snloon man, sat, dressed in
black, In the rear of tho courtroom.
William A. Gray Is counsel for tho de
fendant. Mr. Tnulano, In trying to show that tho
shooting wbb done with robbery as a mo
tive, said that Anderson hnd held up the
mnn In charge of Magulro's saloon, near
Campbell's, before his attack upon tho
latter. Ho snld Anderson wns ."broke,"
and that lie would provo he needed money.
Michael and James McGlynu, uncle nnd
father of Mrs. Campbell, testified to hav
ing Identified tho body of Campbell. It
w.ih snld that all tho testimony would be
In within two or three ilnyn.
Tho defenso has summoned two lawyers
who knew young Anderson In tho West,
and who will testify thnt ho was of un
sound mind. At tho age of 14 the de
fendant was a student at St. Kdwnrtl Col
lege, Austin, Tox., nnd nt ono tlmo suffered
a breakdown. Ho was sent to tho Stato
Hospital for treatment for his mental con
dition. The defense, It Is understood, will
maintain Hint Anderson was not respon
sible for his actions.
WOMAN CHASES "JOE" HUTLER
Ex-Prizo Fighter Is Arrested After
Flight From Pntron Who Claimed
He Sold Her Bad Vegetables
"Joo" Ilutlcr, of 1935 Wilder street, n
former prize-fighter, who discarded tho
"mittens" for a more gentle occupation,
decided today that there's "rough sled
ding' in selling vegetables, especially if
tho customer nsserts th'at they aro as ripe
ns those thrown nt actors.
After being chnscd six squares by an In
dlgnnnt woman, he was held in $400 ball
for court today by Magistrate Harris.
"Tho potatoes he sold mo wcro rotten,"
declared Mrs. Itoao Cavannugh, of 527
South ISth street. "I suppose I mado n
fool of myself running after him, but I got
him, even If ho did whip up his horse and
mako me chase him, ns hard as I could
run, for six wiunres.
Womnn Plunges From Window
Mrs. Anna Kngln, 48 years old, of 3949
North Sth street, while suffering from nn
attack of melancholia last night, fell from
an open second-story window of her home
to tho yard below. Sho was bruised on
the head and suffered contused knees.
Tho doctors nt tho Jewish Hospital said
J. E. Caldwell & Co.
qo2 Chestnut Street
announce
additions to tneir
collection of
Ckinese Jades, Crystals
and Ceramics
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The Philadelphian who drives a
Packard Twm-Six
lias for a playground his city,
his state and his country
ITS twelve-cylinder motor will take
him wherever he wills, over asphalt
or desert, with nn ease, sureness and
comfort never before combined in any
motor car.
It will court his wish in nny situa
tion, whether that situation demand
sustained racing speed, downright dog
ged effort, or the smoothest, softest ac
tion, with an ability and responsiveness
hitherto unknown.
Let us show you by demonstration
why this car has become the recognized
standard of automobile perfection. In
action it tells its own story.
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CAMDEN CIGAR GIRLS
WALK OUT ON STRIKE
Aak Change in Hours nt Seidcn-
berg Plant Business Not
Hurt, Offlcials Say
More than 350 girls walked out on strike
today from tho Seldenberg & Co. cigar
factor)') nt Cth and Mcchnnlc streets,
Camden, and have posted themselves as
pickets In front of the factory In nil ef
fort to prevent the other 650 employes
from going to work. The girl strikers say
they have tied up tho business of tho fac
tory nnd It will not bo able to continue
unless their demands arc heeded.
Tho strikers gavo several reasons for
quitting work. Some said It wan for
higher woges, others for better treatment
and better hours, whllo others asserted
that the only renson they walked out was
on "general principles." becauso tholr
friends did, or because their husbands
or brothers wcro striking in other cigar
factories.
Ofllclals of the company denied that
business was In any wny tied up by the
strike.
"We can't explain the action of tho
girlB," said Anthony Schneider, vice presi
dent of tho coinpnny, "becnuso we havo
dono a better business this 'yenr than ever,
and consequently have voluntarily raised
tho wages of our employes right along,
and havo made every effort to hold on to
our employes We advanced them ac
cording to their deserts. 1 came to the
ofllce this morning with a proposal In
mind to raise the wages of the girls 50
cents on every hundred cigars turned
out. Soma of tho girls make ns much ns
$20 a week nnd none mado less than $10.
"Wo pay better than tho Philadelphia
factories. As for bourn, we nsk that our
employes work 53 hours a week. Wo
don't care what time they come In or
what tlmo they leavo so long an they get
In their f3 hours during the week. I
don't see how wo could be moro llbernl."
Twelve policemen are stntloncd In front
of the plnnt to provent disorder
Income Tax
Returns
For 1915
We have opened a
department expressly
to assist individuals in
the preparation of their
income tax returns, and
invite its free use by
all persons subject to
the tax.
Inquiries received by
mail will be given
prompt attention.
Philadelphia
Trust Company
Main Office
415 Chestnut Street
Broad Street Office
1415 Chestnut Street
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The goods
in these
Splendid
Perry Suits
aire actually
worth 25 to 50
x more than their
regular prices
on top of which
we've made
these
Radical
Reductions
C We're sacrificing our
present and future profits,
rather than attempt to
carry them over to another
season for a higher price!
I Every mill has only a
limited quantity of dye
stuffs and raw materials
on hand. When those
supplies are used up
they have to withdraw
their lines from sale.
Not only will goods be
higher next Season, but
they will be scarce. We
have these to offer you
at these radical reduc
tions today because we
bought heavily at low
prices long ago. These
Suits are advancing in
value, and next Fall we
could easily get full
price for them, and they
would be bargains then.
This season's $15, $18, $20
Suits, next season's sure
prices, $18, $20, $25
in tliis sale, $13.50!
This season's $22.50 and
$25 Suits, next season's sura
prices, $28 and $30
in this sale, $1B!
This season's $30 and $35
Suits, next season's suro
prices, $35 and $40
in this sale, $24!
PERRY&C0.
"N. B. T."
16th & Chestnut Sta.
BLANKS
Luncheon, 50c
IN OUR DltflNO. SALON
Business Men's
Luncheon, 40c
AT I.UNCH COUNTER
1024-26 Chestnut St