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CIJT-RATE TAXIS PROVE
POPULAR INSTITllTION
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IManngcment Announces It Will
jsjagStave 300 Automobiles in Serv
- Wilka by the First of the Year
"ilAY LOWER PARES LATER
More Trips nnd Lighter Cars Given ns
f -.11088011 for Ability to Run
j Under Reduced Charges
1 iTaxl fares ns cheap ns those In London
', and Paris I lh bright outlook for Phllft-
dcl&hla In the near future.
V i .For the low-priced taxlcftb lias coma to
1 Philadelphia and It ha como to stay, fio
1 itlccessfut have tlio now earn beon with
thelt moderata rates that trlpi ncross tho
t Schuylkill for twenty-five cents will soon
prevail, Instead of a dollar or more, now
'tho rato of nomo companies.
tThe cut-rate cabB, with their efficient
I flfrylce In handling hundreds of Fhllailal
jshlans every day, havo proved so popular
1 that tho operating company has been
obliged to add 1B0 moro cars to Its fleet.
,Tho now cars will bo In operation by tho
flrnt of tho year, making a total' of nearly
fo taxlcabs which I'hlladclphlann will bo
, tilo to o at tho reduced fare.
,' Tho venture haa proven id successful
' that both Now York nnd fhloago followed
thia clty'a lead. Business men from thesa
i Cltlts came to Philadelphia to Kot Ideas,
returned and then Itiauirurated similar
tympanies 111 their own towns. Theso three
cities nra thq only ones In tho United Stales
with tho low rates. Cnmlllo'Gcmohl, gen
eral manager Of tho concern operating tho
cheap-rate cars, said today:
"We keep our cars busy that's the secret.
Every car Is busy all day Jp'ng. Then, too.
our machines aro lighter and do not rat
tip as much money for running expense! an
tho heavier cars used by tho other com
panies. Therefore, with our running ex
penses cut down, wo can afford to cut down
tho prices. Getting a small profit from lots
of business Is equivalent to getting a largo
profit from llttlo builness, and wo find It Is
much more popular with tho public "
Mr. Qemchl then took down a chargo ac
count book and showed bill aftor bill that
nmbuntcd only to thirty conts. Other bills
were forty, fifty, sixty nnd seventy cents for
longer distances. Vory fow of thorn were
f high, but there woro pnges of them.
His company charges forty cents for tho
first' mile and thirty cents for ouch addi
tional mile.'
Mr. Oemeht said that his profits had
increased soventy-flvo por cent since tho low
cale had bean put Into opcrntlon. Ho
also promised that if tho business was ns
successful In tho futuro ns It han been ho
Will glvo Philadelphia toxlcab fares as
low as thoso In London and Paris. Tho
prevailing rato In thoo clttos is about
twehty-flvo cents for tho first mllo and
twenty cents for each nddltlon.il mile.
Tho 160 now cars will bo put at dif
ferent stands throughout tho city ns soon
as they aro received, about tho first of
tho year.
JUDGE SENTENCES BOY
TO HURL 1000 STONES
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THE NONHUNTING HUNTER HUNTED
ON CHESTNUT ST,; HE BAGGED 'SUCKERS'
Being More or Less of a Fable of the Craftsman Who
Brings Game From the Cold Regions and Sells
to Those Who Don't Know Any Better
The hunter Is a brave man,-
Ifo carries a gun nnd wears r suit of
buckskin and sometimes khaki.
Around his waist there Is usually a belt
In which he carries shells.
Somo hunters wear boots which go to their
hlpa and somo other hunters do not wear
any boots.
Some hunters havo dogs which run ahead
and pick Up what they shoot Sometlmei
doga do not find what the hunter has BhoL
As a rule that kind of doga does not
live long.
Most hunters are acquainted with tho
woods and tho marshes and other members
of the outdoor family.
When n hunter Is n hunter ho Is proud
that people know It.
Most hunters start hunting on railroad
(rains. Besides shells In their belts, they
also carry matches, cigars and dark brown
bottles. These bottles contain liquid
whloh seems to be tmportnnt.
, Hunters do not h'" horses or people
only by. mistake
When hunters kill lots of birds and rab
'fyte, they got their pictures taken. Put
somft hunters do not kill anything but
tlm.N
Many hunters hunt In tho wltda of Jer
sey and Pennsylvania, nnd some hunt In
tho wilds of Philadelphia Itself.
Kvery day a hunter may bo seen on
Chestnut street He has a khaki suit, a
sombrero nnd n gun. Ho carries rabbits,
ducks, geese and other things. His boota
are splattered with mud.
Ho will tell you that ho came from the
mountain region or tho Jersey flats, whero
wild things llvo In tho hunting season.
Many bankers and brokers and men who
havo stylish Jobs buy the birds and rabbits
and ducks from tho hunter, because they
know It must be fresh because It linn Just
been kilted And they take these things
home to tholr wives, who are delighted.
Put these anlmala have been deceased a.
long time.
The hunter hunted them In Dock street
and they wore found In a big commission
house He got his canvasbarks with green
backs, and had no ammunition with him at
all.
When ho got his birds and rabbltn ho
wont homo nnd put on his hunter suit.
It Is true that his gnmo onmo from the
cold reglous for tho refrigerators from
which they camo have to bo kept at a low
temperature on account of tho ngo of tho
decensed.
Child Who Hit Playmates by Ac
cident Throws for Hour
and Half
LUCKENBACH DENIES HE
URGED WOMAN'S VISIT
Asserts He Never Invited Mrs:
Wollc Says She Asked
for Money
LYNN, Mass., Nov. 2t. Leonard Crow
der, (en years old, throw 1000 stones thla
afternoon, when he paid the penalty Imposed
by Judge Lummus In tho District Court for
throwing stones that Injured two play
mates. Ho pitched tho prescribed mlsslloa
in a gravel pit while Probation Officer
Parmer clocked each stone.
It took one hour and thirty minutes to
complete the sentence
"I guess this Is a pretty good Job," Crow
der told Farmer, nfter twonty-flvo stones
had been thrown und ho stopped to wlpo
perspiration from his face.
From then to tho four hundredth stone
the iboy used an underhand motion nnd
twico hit the rock lib aimed lit.
An ordinary tin can was placed twenty
flve yardu away and tho boy commenced
throwing at that, using tho baseball
pitcher's motion, but hnvlng hardly enough
speed to striko within reasonablo distance
of the mark. "I'm afraid I ran't hit It, I'm
tired. How many more have I got to throw?
I've, thrown enough to tonch mo novor to
throw another Btono," ho pleaded, tears
mingling with perspiration on his face.
"When the ofllccr called out 025, Crowder
said!
"I can't throw nny more I'm nil In. No
more stones for mo."
Urged by a crowd of playmates to "kocp
It up" the boy threw a dozen moro stones
with some speed, but no accuracy.
Ills arm was limp and tho boy was gasp
ing when Officer Farmer called out the
thousandth atone. Immediately the boy was
taken to his homo, whero liniment was ap
plied to his right arm.
"yes," 710 said. "I have thrown the last
etone. I wish the judge had been there to
ee me carry out the ecntence. He prob
ably didn't understand that when I hurt one
of my playmates I didn't mean to do It"
Judge Lummus expressed satisfaction
When told, the boy had obeyed the sentence,
"I do "not believe In sending boys and
Blrls to Jail unless their offense Is very
Brave,- nam ine juago.
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OPPOSE DELAWARE BRIDGE
Shippers and Others Protest Erection
of Structure From Pensaukon
Township to Pettya Island
Representatives of shlnnlnir Interests and
owners of water-front prppeitles will as
', eemble In the office of the United States
Engineer, DourBo Pulldlng, thta afternoon
to protest the proposed erection of a bridge
ncross the back channel of the Delawuro
PJver from a pcjnt on the New Jersey
shore In Pensauken township to Pettys
Island. The objectors say the bridge would
be a menace to commerce and a. permanent
oosiacie to navigation.
Major J. C. Oakes will nreslde ot the
hearing, which will be attended by repre
sentatives of tne camden Hoard of Trade,
Mayor Ellis, of Camden; Charles Elmer
Smith, secretary of the nultdera' Exchange,
- of Philadelphia; representatives from
Dempsey & Sons, Noecker & 'Ake and
Bernard Tucker, all shipbuilders of Phila
delphia C A yon Nelda will attend ns
the representative of the North .Shore Im
provement Association of Camden,
The proposed bridge Is for the purpose
-. of transporting materials and products from
petty Island, on which tho Cramp Shirt
building Company la to. build a plant. The
bridge Is to be constructed by a company
known aa the United New Jersey Itallroad
and Cana Company, which la said to, have
th backing of the Pennsylvania Itallroad.
"W are not opposed to. a bridge to the
Wand," said Von Nelda, "but wo are op-
jisa to the kind ot bridge whloh the oom
rniny proposes to aonatruct A br!dKewlth
100-foot mbankmht U Included In the
laas, this embankment to extend ftonj
Mj-fc ,4Bi, vutuuciv io acp. .cer
tain that this embankment wquld Interfere
witji navigation -on the rlyer. We would
not object to the construction Af a trestle
btUSse."
ISASTON, Pa., Nov. 21. All the testi
mony In tho J2S,00 damago caso brought
by Robert II. "Wollo, of Bethlehem,
against Maurice Luckonbacli for nllcna
tlon of tho affections of Mrs. Wollo ban been
completed. Tho caso will go to tho Jury
today. Mr, Luckenbnch was on tho stand
most of the day yesterday.
"The first tlmo she camo to my home
I did not send for her," tho witness said.
"She came and nsked for money. Sho camo
cmlto frequently after that. Sho nuked
mo to pay hor daughter's tuition, saying
that she had no money. Then thero were
immlo lessons for the daughter, but they
lasted only a short time. Later sho said
Bho was sick, and she was growing worse
gradually. Sho wanted mo to holp pay tho
doctors' bills nnd said sho hoped to bo
nblo to reimburse mo. Sho spoko of finding
the I road stroet house too expensive, ex
poctlng her mother to Bell, and would reim
burse mo from tho proceeds. I holped hor."
Mr. Smith, ot the counsel for tho proso
cutlon, on cross-examination, went Into
ovary phaso of Luckenbach's relations with
Mrs. Wollo, and tho motives that actuated
hlra whon ho ndvancod her largo sums of
money Tho testimony held Mrs. Wollo's
deepest Interest Sho leaned over tho seat
In front of her. Intently llstonlng to every
word. Mr. Smith took up the $13,000
"release" signed by Luckenbach and Mrs
Wollc, and asked Innumerable questlonn re
garding It Tho document purported to
release Luckenbach from "all suits, actions,
payments, liabilities," no far an Mrs. Wollo
was concerned. The defendant testified:
"If sho recovered her health, I would con
sider marrying her. I did not promise to
marry her, I promised to consider marrying
her." To avoid publicity, ho settled by pay
ing her the 113,000. Uy publicity, ho meant
court proceedings, ho said. Asked to ex
plain what ho meant, Luckenbach said Mrs.
Wolle had threatened to sue him for
damages.
"Damages for what?" Inquired Mr.
Smith. Mr. Luckenbach replied, "damages
for stopping going to hor houso."
TURKEY SHORTAGE IN CITY
Birds Will Be Both Scarce nnd Ex
pensive, Ranging in Price From
34 to. 45 Cents a Pound
Thanksgiving turkeys In Philadelphia will
be both scarce and expensive, According to
tho latest markot quotations, tho retail
price In this city will bo:
Prime turkeys, dressed, forty-flvo conts
a pound; second quality, thirty-eight to
forty-two cents a pound, and third quality,
thirty-four to thirty-eight cents a pound.
Tho much-heralded annual ThankHglvIng
turkey auction sale at Hatfield, Pa., not
only fixes tho Philadelphia market price,
but Issues a reliable forecast as to tho
scarcity of tho birds In this city. Whereas
usually E000 are Bold nnnually In Hatfield
at pro-Thanksgiving tlmo, only approxi
mately 1000 were sold yesterday. Honce. tur
keys will be scarco and expensive. Q. V. D.
The highest figures over obtained pre
vailed at the Hatfield sale, The turkoya
sold averaged thirteen pounds to the bird.
Somo of the farmers stroked their beards
and said the "thirteen" average evidently
wna unlucky so far as Philadelphia la con
cerned. The highest wholesale price paid was
(30.70 for 100 pounds llvo weight whole
sale for first-choice turkeys That means
forty-five cents a pound retail In Philadel
phia, according to Milton H. Bcnner, of
Worcester, the auctioneer.
Purchasers at the sale ,at Hatfield will
prepare tho birds for sale In tho markets In
Philadelphia.
BOY'S ARM IN UANDAGES
AFTER THROWING 1000 STONES
Lad Pays Severe Penalty for Carting
Missilo at Girl
LYNN, MnBH, Nov. 24. Leonard
Crowdor, ten yearn old. Is wearing n very
soro right arm and nn nngolla face today.
Tho arm Is wrapped In bandages and the
fnco In smiles. Young Crowder throw 1000
stones In it grael pit whllo Probation Of
ficer Farmer watched him. Ho had been
sentenced to tho porforinnnco for throwing
n stono nt n llttlo girl
Crowder started his taRk with consider
able pep and got away with twenty-nvo
stones without any trouble. Then "ho ad
mitted ho hail something of n job on his
hands. Ho began to uso nn underhand
motion, throwing nt a rock nnd n tin onn.
Neither mark wns hit often
Whon tho youth reached 100 ho wanted
to quit At 02li, with tears rolling down
lili face, ho begged to bo allowed to Btop,
declaring ho noser would throw nnother
stono. Urged on by his playmntoi, ho stag
gered through tho final Boventy-flvo, and,
then was tnken homo, exhausted, whero his
arm was wrapped In bandages.
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Kelly and Campbell Hold Leads
PITTSBURG-!!. Nov. 24. at. Clyde Kel
ly, Progressive Democrat, Is leading Repre
sentative W It. Coleman, Republican, by
250 votes In the Thirtieth Congressional
District, and auy E. Campbell, Democrat,
is leading Representative a. J. Barchfcld,
Republican, by seventy-five votos In the
Thirty-second, according to the official count,
excepting only the soldier 'vote to be counted
today. In the Uarchfeld-Campbell contest
court proceedings start today.
A Life insurance
-- company is a
life insurance company
these days. It is entitled
to your confidence and
co-operation.
TT IS important to know
how far-reaching and ef
fective is the campaign of
legal reserve life insurance
companies to CONSERVE
THE PUBLIC HEALTH
what they are accomplishing
nationally and locally to
forestall and stem the tide
of death from accidents and
preventable disease. Even
social service organizations,
whose function it is to work
for thq betterment of man
kind, have not taken such an
advanced stand.
T IFE insurance companies
are paying out FIVE
HUNDRED MILLION DOL
LARS YEARLY in death
claims alone in this country.
Half of these deaths are un
timely and avoidable. How
wise, then, is the policy to
lend their energies and
money to pro
mote the gospel
of good health.
THE Philadel
phia Association
nf T.lfn Ilnrforwrit-
era is part of tho T1,1!,3,
urana Army oj
Health Conserva
tion. Every mem
ber is an alert sen
tinel. Give him a
hearing.
W&W
Emblem
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memben at thn
National Aasoct
ntlon of I, Ifo
Und erwrlters.
who are pledzetl
to tho nlzhaat
t a n d a rila of
Life . Jneumnc.
practtcs.
You can't trust to luck, you
can trust insurance policies
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WHY SHOjtE GIVESnANKS
Bathing' Season Without Fatality Fig
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ELECTRIC
LAMPS
PHILADELPHIA
Hand painted shades in
subdued cobrs ofkmdscqpea
arid flowers, after famous
pamlfttdSi- decorative aud
practicable
DOWNSTAIRS 5HOW0pM
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Market, lOlh and 11th Streets
CHARGE PURCHASES
Made tho Rest of This Month Will Bo on
December Bill
PAYABLE IN JANUARY
cm$iiJk$fm
Market, 10th and 11th Streets
CHARGE PURCHASES
Made tho Rest of This Month Will Bo on
December BUI
PAYABLE IN JANUARY
For Tomorrow We Announce
500
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PLUSH
COATS
Positively
Worth Up to
$40.00
Positively
Worth Up to
$40.00
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We hardly thought it would be possible to duplicate such silk plush coats again this season to
11 at $25.00, and here the unexpected has happened.
These Coats Are of Greater Value Than Any We Have Yet Sold!
There are exactly 500 coats every one a perfect beauty in their full-sweep effects and truly gorgeous wide
trimmings of fur. .
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Some have been used as salesmen's samples and for showroom pieces and these
show slight roughness in the fabric from handling but you would hardly notice these
hurts if we did not show them to you.
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They arc developed of finest shimmering silk plush; and are satin lined throughout. Some have collars of
fur, and cuffs and bottom of coats with fur to match others have fur collars and cuffs, and yet some have very
deep collars of plush trimmed with fur.
The choosing is unusual, for every size is represented.
SECOND FLOOR
Several Purchases Added Tomorrow
Men's Overcoats arid
Winter Suits
Save One-Third and More!
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The Saturday before Thanksgiving is the time when
all well-dressed men finally decide to buy their new over
coat or suit.
We planned accordingly and we have the best stocks
we ever carried this season and at these most pleasing sav
ings, too!
They are garments that come from 'our regular makers
nothing slipshod in their tailoring or designing but in
every way they are up to the standard of the Earle Store.
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Double Breasted Full Swagger Overcoats
Double Breasted Pinch Back Overcoats
Double Breasted Waist Fitted Overcoats
D. B. Convertible Collar Belted Overcoats
Single Breasted Conservative Overcoats
Black or Oxford Grey Chesterfield Overcoats
Single or Double Breasted Pinch Back Suits
Double Breasted, one or two button Belted Suits '
Conservative Model, three button Suits
Particular attention is called to the suits and overcoats at $14.75 and, $17.50, for they
include such well-known makes as "ATTERBURY SYSTEM" and "BOULEVARD
CLOTHES," "ROCHESTER ART CLOTHES," "HOUSE OFHOCHMAN" and other
makers whose names we cannot mention owing to the lowered prices. Many are silk lined.
$HJ5
$14.75
$1 J.50
8EOOND FLOOR.
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