Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, December 07, 1916, Night Extra, Page 3, Image 3

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'iSWENOONE," ORDER
JN FOOD PKOSliCUTlUNS
I t.,n penalty of the Federal Law
re fun Tttnra nt
pinnncu im uua"" v
Prices
Political plot hinted
.-.r rt TTho full nennllv
,ttirSe con.plratorWho
fe "SdSKi of J"tlc let It t
I ?& that It Intends to follow out
E1 . f IMnif. !"' " "Pflro no on6 not
i'1 ..,. hlKher-ups-lf It can tar them
?$ violation tho national conspiracy
r . .. t... K.in hinted to the denart-
A. 'Jill m may b- behind soma ot tho
B"nhrBr to. Ono omclal said that whllo
8EtUPM IVMnee of thla. Investigators
m m down lhci rumors ns an Intrluuo
"' rrM part of the Administrations
? .'iSbw to reducolhocostof Ilvlnir.
"bSSu forrand Jury Investigations In
JStn and New York. Important steps
MAdElnWtton effort to get nt tho
J nf causes for the present abnormally
. i Wrtt-m wero virtually completed today.
SeGdSdlnlho pr.Mi.tl Invertlrallons will
fc. an Inquiry Into tho oxcesMvo prlcoh of
COt ... i,A Mnunt nf PrMldnnl
wSonl Probably will noon bcftln work to
Sd ont who put tho stilts under tho cost
!f llvlnit. A preliminary hearing on the
1'L Investigation resolutions Introduced
T tixa House wilt bo accorded by tho
. Rules Commltteo. which paasos on
H? Innulry proposals, and tho group ot
noun members, who nro pressing for leg
S relief from high prices. Is asptcted
to mSo formldabla ohowlne beforo tho
Chairman Henry, of tho nules Commit-Y-r
conferring with President Wll
n made It clear that his commltteo
JriS' not block efforts to obtain an In
vitif Atlon.
The congressional Investigation un
j6ntltedty will bo directed toward deter
mining If posslblo, tho causes of tho gen
ital In'crcaso In food prices ami tho pos
sibility of legislative action to remedy tho
iluallon. Tho firm opposition of Dcmo
eratlo leaders In Congress to tho various
imbargo proposals has mndo It apparent
that such legislation cannot bo enacted
during tho present session. It may bo
noulblo, however, to ogrco upon somo
Jtfulatory measures which would meet
tie situation.
RELIEF SAVES MOTHER
FROMENDINGIIERLIFE
Charity Worker Comes With
Food for Starving Children
and Averts Tragedy
A young mother, despcrato with poverty,
was saved from nulcldo at 1818 Harts lane,
leeordlng lo Mrs. Kstclla Heed, an In-
It Tiitlgator for Mrs. M. W. ICetchum, Ken
s' . l .... M.Vtnr' fit Min Imnr"
Tho woman la Mrs. Bessie Smith. Her
husband died last May nnd sho wan drlvon
to desperation when her threo children wero
itarvlng and not n blto to cat could bo
found in tho house. Mrs. Heed found her
ft yesterday Just ns nha was about to put a
feigns tunc in ncr muuui.
ELT "U'htf iln villi enrnn In horn?" Ihn wnm.in
uked when Mrs. Heed answered an appeal
tnt by neighbors.
"God bent mo to save you from what you
were Just going to do." Mrs. Heed answered,
t Tho woman then broka down. "I could
te no other way out," she waited. "My
three children nro ntarving and so nm I,
Fo mako It woise. nnothcr baby Is coming.
If I were out of tho way, tho three would
U looked after by umi kind persons, nnd
I thought It wouTd bo best for nil
concerned "
Mrs. Smith told a pitiful tnlc. Sho said
titer her husband's death sho managed to
jet work, but her landlord rnlscd her rent.
She moved to her present address threo
weeks ago
Within half an hour nftcr Mrs. Smith's
itory had been told, Mrs. Ketchum sent
around a basket of food. At tho sight of
her three children's faces shining with Joy
at the bight of the food, tho weening mother
dried her tears and smiled. V
CHARLIE YOST SOME SPEEDER
Karbcrth Chauffeur Knocks Man From
Bicycle and Crashes Into Wagon
RDeeil ihnwn hi Plinrllw Vnt In H.l..l-.
tke shiny truck used by tho Narbortli
Volunteer Klro Company is much too fast
for tho safety of Philadelphia pedestrians,
the police Bay.
When Charllo Isn't driving- tho firo' truck
at night, ho gets practice during tho day
with a truck owned by Henderson Brothers.
Charlie was In a hurry to get homo last
nljht. Its opened tho throttlo, knocked
one man from n bloyclo at Fifteenth and
Stiles streets and crashed Into a wagon.
"Speeding may bo all right when you'ro
olng to tires out home," Magistral. Collins
told him this morning, "but I'd advise
strongly against speeding to put out any
Are Inside, I'll have, to hold you under $500
for a further hearing."
DISCHARGED AFTER 50 YEARS
Civil War Veteran Waited Half Cen
tury for Papers
HEADING. Pa. Dec, 7. Taken prisoner
In 1163 at Gettysburg and later paroled,
Cyrus O, Derr, corporation lawyer and
Pennsylvania Hallroad attorney here, re
enlisted as Calvin Derr to prevent being
Jhot for technical parol violation by tho
Confederates If captured.
As a result, ho was unable to provo his
"entity and did not get his honorable dis
charge until this week.
Bids on City Park Work
iJH?" w,en! rec'ved by the Department of
... -" " i"uwiik oienion raru.
' vwKMC0J!Ml Vard: - '" at Twenty-
.. . """" ."' " -iarenco n. uiarK
, iun Si maklnK repairs to Independence
H;.. Th ntlr Jelng Involves an ex
penditure of about ftO.OOO.
Nice Little Gift
tor a Motorist
Complete set
(Bix) of Mazda
nitrogen lamp3
2 head, 2 side,
rear .and motor
lights, in a dur
able --
nut i "Jest. i-
Rljsht lamps for every fru -4
nake of r, per set,f S .54
JJank II, Stewart Electric Co,
LSj 1 Nortn 'th f 1IM Bunding.
"""Mm eittrusi caiaiec
Heady Monev
United States Loan Society
i CITY NEWS
.tUl? Hti'l lt,Mn brl.lg nt rtutmn
JLlriu.wl ,h". ne'm Hallway while ho
was riding or. top of a freight car. Harold
umic, a brakeman. was so badly Injured
fM,?!?1?;. The hIow l bl"evI to have
;r"cl'' his skull. Ho was removed to
Norrf"town """P"1' ,lls hom) ' ln
t,?.1'"." ,:v"N "OWNS and far.
i?i!i ,,over UB0, ,0"ml ln h0 "m
or Stella own. a twenty-year.old negress,
fL . J,0,.h 81n,e frc, 'e 1 her arrest
M.-?.7iiA.ncS. "' Kt0I', wero lweltlvely
Identllled by Mrs. Thomas W. 8parks. wife
?i,."-im,lnufftVr nl ,81 Walnut street.
U ? .' f" heM ,n '60 b11 fr utt by
Mnglntratp I'ennock. In tho Thirty-second
i i . n.n. "'ooitlnml avenue station. Tha
girl Had been employed as a maid In tho
.Sparks household.
TII13 ltOWAHt) HOSPITAL, ttrosit and
Catharine streets, trcatnl 2St accident
cases during tho last month i J52J prescrlp
tonswero put up. 618 now dispensary pa
llents wero necommodaled and 106 patients
wero admitted to the hospital.
Till: llt'AKIlll CITY MOTOU t'l.tm b
atnilated with the Overland Club. The clubs
hne a combined membership of more than
seven hundred Paul II. Ituyetto Is presi
dent of tho organization.
l'lttl.ADr.I.rillA, ,n .ffond tnrnr.t
port In the country, is without a boarding
boat Tho Guthrlo 11 laid up for repairs,
whllo tho revenue cutter Wlsenhlckon has
been sent to Ualtlmorc.
TIIH roi'MlllYMIlN'S ASSOCIATION
has nominated tho following oincers; Presi
dent, Thomas Devlin; vlco president. George
C. Davles; treasurer. Joslah Thompson j
secretary, Howard Kvans, and executive
committeemen, Walter Wood. Tnomns M.
Kynon, II. I,. Ilnldcmnn. Walter T. Mac
donald and W. S. Dunning, of Chester.
TIIK STKAMHIIIP r.t.StVK'K PAUK.
out two months from Philadelphia, has been
posted ns missing nt Lloyd's. She sailed
Willi a cargo of coal for Santos, Uriizil.
AV AUTOTUUriC rrmhrd Into the win
dows of n clollilng shop at S3-60 N'orth
Thirteenth street when tho driver lost con
trol of the machine. Tho trurk was owned
by tho American Express Company nnd
drlvon by Thomas Muskeet, of Thirteenth
streot near Uronn. Muskcct was arrested.
J. IIOWAItl) 11RKUY, the Prnn fullback
and national guardsman who found it im
possible to nttend tho weekly drills of tho
First lleglmcnt, was excused by Captain
It. C. Holslcr. Investigation proved that
Ucrry's cntlro Umo wan occupied In his
studies and work.
A I'JTCAIIL Ni:CKLACi: vnlnrd nt 10,000
is among tho gifts presented by New York
firms to tho Permanent Illind Ilcllef Com
mltteo to bo plnccd on salo In tho second
"Mndo-ln-Amcrlch," bazaar next week, ac
cording to nn announcement mndn by Mrs.
Joseph U Wldcnor, of I.ymiewood Hall, HI
kins Park. Other pieces of Jewelry hae
beon given, Including a diamond ornament.
IMtANK J. CUMMLSKHY, chief of the
nurcnu of City .Property, for whom his
fellow workers In City Hall prayed when
ho was taken sorlously ill several weeks
ago, la. Improving rapidly ut St. Mary's
Hospital IIo Is considered out ot danger by
tho physicians, although thoy do not say
when ho will bo permitted to leave tho
hospital.
HOT COALS from the flrc-hax nf n lnco
motlvo set flro to tho Pennsylvania Itallroad
bridge at Hlghtecnth and Allegheny nvc
nuo onrly today The blaxo was discovered
by Policeman Mooney, of Kldgo and Mld
viilo avenues police station, who summoned
Knglno Company N'o. 50 to the scene. Tho
loss was about ?S0
JOHN II. Mi-r.IIi:N, ttir PlilliKtrliihln
art collector and phllantlin Ilst. Is reported
to bo steadily Improving irom his recent
illness. Mr. McFndden Is In Atlantic City.
A I'AHDON foil M'lllluni II, Arnutrong,
a real cstntii" dealer of Philadelphia, who
was sentenced to six months In tho county
prison on n chnrgo of marital Infidelity,
has been applied for by his wife. Tho ap
plication filed before tho Hoard of Pardons
asks for Armstrong's release becauso Xtrn.
Armstrong Is In destituto circumstances.
Tlin AMOUNT I'AIII Into the City
Treasury during the week was Jt75.30l.79,
and tho expenditures amounted to $1,651,
430.00. This, with tho hnlanco on hand
from Inst week, not Including tho sinking
fund account, leaves a balunca of $16,457,
015.35. A FATIinil AND RON, returning from
work In their wagon last night, wero run
Into by an automobile at Cedar and Clear
field streets. William Ilrown, forty-six
years old, tho father, received a cut over
the eye, nnd his son Itaymond, twenty
years, was bruised In the side. They wero
taken to the IZplscopal Hospltnl and later
went to their home, 2204 East Venango
street. Gcorgo Orleb, twenty-six years, of
604 East Dauphin street, tho driver of
the machine, was held on his own rccog
nlzance. CITY APPOINTSinNTB today Included!
Itufos Choate. 5412 Market street, clerk.
Bureau of Water, salary J900; James II.
PURE
FRESH PAINT
Seifeve Me
Cheap
palntin.fr Is always tho most
expensive. Kuehnlo paint
inij is tho most economical
becauso it is dono Tight,
always.
Get our eiffmafe no obligation
28S.l6thSt,'DAcwtSV,s!
"We're Distinctive"
Dependable Tailor Service
since Eighteen-Sixty-Six
Baitings or Orercootlngi, 35 to I5S
1111 Walnut Street
'We're Reasonable"
BANQUETS-
f 75c Up
Get Our Menus and Prices
0an$com'$
929 Market St.
ErVTarrKG' !CBDGlDB-PHII)A3)BEPHns:, THURSDSY, KEOIffltBBB; t,
IN BRIEF
Murray. US South Sixty-first street, nnd
Harry Jnmleson, 1813 I'jvst Hart lane,
painters, Ilurenu of Chanties, 11 n day;
James C Johnson, 17.14 Meadow street, nnd
Frank Tlaiio, 7113 Tulip street, firemen,
Bureau ot Water, salaries JS00 a, year.
CAMDEN
AN INVOLUNTAUY PKTITlON In bank
ruptcy was tiled toilay-before. Ileferee S.
Conrad Ott In the case of Walter A. Hlch
mnn, a builder nnd contractor of Moorcs
town. Tho letltlon states that he has lia
bilities ot 111,379.41 nnd assets ot $3101.74.
TWO MILS' fell twenty feet when n nest
fold on which they were working on the
new library In Cooper Park collapsed. They
wero taken to tho Cooper Hospital, where
It was stated that they wero suffering from
cuts and lirulses They nro John Mogondl.
forty-six enrs, ot M5 Klmbnll street, nnd
Thomna Donaldson, thirty-one ears, of
2454 Irving Rtrcet, both of Philadelphia.
TWO YOUNO MILS held up nnd rol.l.ed
Mrs. Kmmn Hubbs, of 323 llenson street,
today nt Fourth street nnd Taylor avenue.
Ono held her nnns while tho other grubbed
her purse She notified Antonio 1)1 llnccii.
n private dctectlvo, who camo along shortly
after. Ho gavo chnso and with the aid
of several others arrested two men Thoy
wero taken to the city halt nnd gave their
names ns John Moore, nineteen years, of
llrooklyn. nnd John O'llrlcn. twenty years,
of Providence. It. I Mrs Hubbs identllled
tho men nnd then collapsed from excite
ment. Till! MONTHLY imi'OItT of Hie Cooper
Hospltnt shows that 213 patients wero ad
mitted to tho wards. These, with 106 who
wore still In the hospltnl slnco September,
make n total of 310 patients now In tho
hospital wards. Also there wore 4 $3
pntlcnta treated in the out surgical ward.
A UKI'OUT mnile by Attnrney 4. Kd
ward Foger, truateo for Harry Swain, u
bankrupt druggist of Haddon Heights,
states that Swain's drug store can bo run
on u paying basis, ns Foger during tho
Inst two weeks made a net profit of 135 n
week. Tho refereo In bankruptcy orderJil
Foger to continue with tho business In his
chnrgo until Swain's debts could bo paid.
TIIK I'HIST MINTING of the crcdlton
of Hnrry II Mncklln. a commission mer
chant of Mnple Shade, N. J., was held
today. Tho petition In bankruptcy which
was brought before, them states that Mnck
lln has liabilities ot nearly $12,000 uud
assots ot nearly 15000. Tho J5000 Is tho
amount Mncklln g.wo for produce cr;ites
when he was president of tho Woodbury
Produce Company, which fnllcd a short tlmo
nto. Tho crates were never used and are
now for sale.
TIIIKTIIKNOIONTII-OI.H Joseph Corn
wall, of 1011 Haddon avemio, Haddon
tleld, N. J., tiled In the Hahnemann Hos
pital, this city, from a frnuurcd skull Tho
child fell out of his high chair nt his homo
today.
AN ATTACK of heart dUenne while
attondfng tho funeral of a friend in Calvary
Cemetery proved fatal to Mrs Jull.i Donof,
forty-two years old, of 426 Spruco street.
Coroner Pratt gavo a ccrtlflcato of death
from heart disease.
TIIH CAMDI'.N llnnnl uf L'ducatlon pro
poses to prosecute tho parents of those
children In tho public schools who do not
live up to rules pertaining to clcnnllncss.
Dr. II. II. Davis, chief medical Inspector,
stated yesterday that If tho warnings nf
tho medical Inspectors nre Ignored further
tho offending parents will bo summoned
to appear beforo Judgo Doyle.
TIIH NKW JintSnY llrldie nnd Tunnel
Commission will meet In Camden today to
rccelvo tho report relative to tho recent
conference hold with tho members of the
Philadelphia llrldge Commission. The Phll
ndelphlans want to know with facts and
figures what tho proposition means, and In
this connection tho Jersey commission linn
been nt work gathering essential data from
the large corporations, especially with ref
erenco to passenger nnd vehicular traltlc.
Until tho Philadelphia representatives do
cldo on a possible terminus It will not bo
the design of tho Jerscymen to consider
this point, although It Is hoped to bo some
where bctweon Spruce street and Cooper
street.
TIIH KANT SIOH New Yeer'n Auocla
tlon, of Camdon, N. J., him appealed to tho
city nnd to the business men to make an
appropriation of sufficient size to hold tho
mummers' parade in Camden on Now Year's
Day. William Wharton, chairman of tho
parade committee. Is acting for the men.
sfiitt5z-
OUR MEATS HAVE
NOT ADVANCED
The prices are very low
made on a basis of many
sales and small profits.
The quality has always
been, of super-excellence,
which is impossible to im
prove. Like our Beefs Tanaue
A quality Steak speaks
for itself.
For Comparison
Porterhouse . . ,30c lb.
Sirloin 32c lb.
Rump 20c lb.
Bradley
MarJcet
ANDIRONS
FENDERS
FIRE TOOLS
as. A. Suddards
lJtJ I'HKSTNCT ST.
t'lllMUtlPBU, I'll.
'0.
- Alfred M. Bloomingdale
OKIQINAL IOK.1S IN
a ELECTRICAL WORK
f& 217 Walnut Street
g T ftrtt Col t Onlu Coit.
Order Engraved Christmas Cards Now
' EDWARD DILLON
yerswrlv ef
TIFFANY & CO.
III' 1 Oln Cfxnn I
ill mill 6iBi- uncuia i
HI Phone Service I I'
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Amu.
v Asr jgrjy it a m a h
pfgfr.&r jiv jj & a m m
11CTH AUTO VICTIM
Thrco-yenr-old Antoinctto Anonn,
of 714 South Seventh street, wns
run down nenr her homo nntl kilted
whllo her mother wns In n storo
bifj'inK her somo candy.
TWO CHILDREN KILLED
AS AUTOS HIT THEM
Boy nnd Girl tho Victims One
ChnufTcur Speeds Awny
After Accident
Tho children have been killed by nuto
mobiles In Philadelphia within tho last
twenty-four hours, bringing the number of
fatalities from motor vehicles In this city
up to 116 slnco January 1.
The victims wero three-year-old An
toinette A no mi, 711 South Seventh streot,
nnd Thomas Marshall, eleven years old,
2DC2 North Tnvlor street.
Tho girl was struck by on automobile
at Slith and Kltxwnter streets whllo her
mother was In a store buying her candy.
Tho child tried to cross the street when sho
wns struck by an automobile driven by
Samuel Coodmnn. of 214 I-'ltswnter streot,
vlm surrendered to tho police.
Tho Marshall boy was struck nt Twenty
fifth street nnd Indluna nveiiuo by a mo
torist who did not stop. The bid wns
taken to the Women's Homeopathic Hos
pital, where he died Inst night. Tho police
nro looking for the chauffeur.
Several persons wero Injured by nuto
mobiles. Among them MrH. IX A. Stewart,
slxty-threo enrs Old, of 6701 Creshclm
road. Uermnntown. nnd seven-year-old
Chnrlca Wright, of 3002 North Stlllman
street. Uoth will recover.
PREFERS JAIL COMFORT
TO LIVING WITH HIS WIFE
New York Man, Given Choice by Judge,
Selects Lesser of Two
Evils
Ni:W YOUK. Dec. 7. Illackwell's ls
Innd held nt least ono happy man today.
"You can cither go homo to your wife or
I'll sond you to tho Island for six mouths,"
said Mnglstrato Cornell to Israel Sldcmnn.
"I'll tnko tho Island, thank you. Judge,"
ho replied.
"You would rather servo half a year
thcro than go back to your wife, who prom
ises to support you It you can't get work?"
"Yes. sir."
Ho got what he wanted.
;-3KS3smrcRmas
Uplifts the sagcinu or over-devel
oped abdomen fcauslnc vital or-
Cans to assume their proper place) (
and supports the spine, assuring jj
erect, soiQieriiKe carriage; suouid-
ers back, chest out, develops in
creased breathing and lung eg- j
panston.
LINEN MESH $3.50
Other Styles up to $ 12.00
Especially adapted for men of
sedentary tiautts inclined to take j
on flesn. This Belt demonstrates
its effectiveness in a few days.
JACOB
REED'S
SONS
1424-1426 Chestnut St.
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ELECTRIC
LAMP5
Lighting
Fixtures
Lowest
Prices
Larce
Showrooms
RELIANCE
Gas & Electric
Fixture
Company
1318 Arch St.
V MEN'S TAILOaS 0
Cor, 13th and Sansora
Faultless Fitting GanaeaU
TY
WMSB
TWICE DIVORCED, HE
MARRIES THIRD TIME
Dr. T. L. Clinso Weds Dr. Bnrr,
Who Was Witness In
Second Suit
Or. Theodore I. Chase, twice divorced,
has married a third time, according to Infor
mation here today, his bride being Dr.
Agnes llarr. for ten years his aid and n
witness In his second divorce suit.
Tho ceremony was performed In Now
York Yesterday by p. J. Scully, city clerk.
Doctor Chase, who I a surgeon, gynecolo
gist nnd lecturer, with oirices nt S003 Chest
nut street, gavo his ago as fifty years. Ills
brjde, who lives at 1512 Dickinson street, Is
thirty-six years old She Is a daughter of
Henry llarr The coupto nro expected to re
turn to tho elty Monday
Doctor Chase, who Is connected with the
Hahnemann, Women's Southern Homeo
pathic and Wilmington Homeopathic Hos
pitals, first married In 1893, his wife being
Miss Clara Holmes, daughter ot Henry
Holmes, of Troy, N. Y. Divorce proceed
ings, begun In 1907. rrsuited In n decree In
September, 1910. based on their uncon
genial life. I tin second wife, whom ho mar
ried July 6. 1912, was Mrs Annie T Wirt,
of Wnlllngford, widow ot Henry Wlrs, a
mnnufneturer. A divorce, nought by the
surgeon, wns granted October 23, this year
At ono of tho bearing:! Doctor Chnso and
Doctor narr testified that Mrs Chase snld
sho would "mnko his life mlsernblo every
day sho wns In tho liouso."
I-AXSDALn AVOIUtlES DIXON
Commissioner Now Willing to Discuss
Ills SewcrnRo Ultimatum
I-AN8DAI.K, Pa, Dec. 7. Although
State Health Commlxsloncr Dr. Samuel
Dixon Informed Lnnsdnlo that Its State
permit to empty sew ago Into State waters
had been revoked and that proceedings
would t.e tirniiKlit against tho borough nt
onoo because tmnndalo refused flatly to con
struct a sewerage system ns directed ty
tho State, It now appears that tho matter
Ii hanging fire, nnd Hint tho Stnto Is not
quite no ready to tnko tho matter Into
court.
N'owrtwo weeks after tho supposed Stato
ultlmnttim. and nfter Insdalo had em
to represent It In a lcgnl nght, negotiations
plned John (I. Johnson, of Philadelphia,
arranged for next month.
Cnrllsle's Unique ChriBttnng Tree
CAltl.tSM., Pa., Dec. 7 Carlisle will
have a iinliiuo Idea of community Christmas
treo celebration this year Instead of erect
ing a special treo, they will decorate ono of
tho mounter plnea In tho Dickinson College
campus under which various Christmas
exercises will tako pines during the holiday
season ,Thn celebrntlou hero la In charge of
the Civic Club, the members of which bo
lluvo In conservation.
J. E. Caldwell & Co.
Chestnut Juniper South Pcnn Squora
OVERNIGHT CASES
Fine English Morocco
Silk lined in dainty colors
The needed toilet
accessories of Gold,
Silver, or, Gold and
Enamel
MJLIIII llll HII IQILyJUllUiiUli-
W
are placing on
tke Arcadia
menu a Sea Food
Dinner as itrskould be
prepared and served.
The judgment of
epicures is invited.
VIDENER BUILDING
FfhrwTirTnnni mi mi mi mi mi
-Qis-rniNy-AY Duo-Art Pianola PIANO 'llBi
The Fairest-Priced
Piano Ever Made
The actual percentage of profit in the sale of a
Steinway is lower than that realized from the sale of
any other piano. So small is this profit, that it proves
our constant assertion that the Steinway Is the
fairest-priced piano ever made, Measured by dimen
sions of money, or Intrinsic value, or permanent
satisfaction, or years of service, there Is no parallel
to the bargain in a Steinway,
Three olanos In one a rtlaver without fo cum nine, n
Isl
I
m
i
Tom
lano that reproduces the ?rt
itelnway for your own fineers
mm t
Art Pianola Piano. Come and hear it or try it.
N. STETSON & GO.
1111 Chestnut Street
riinTTTmmr "
15)10,
MOTHER FATNT8S BABY KltiLED
ii i .
Woman Overcome in Warm Room and
Child's Hcml lilts Bowl
DOVr.lt, Del., Deo 7. The sixteen-day
old child of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Anderson,
of Cheswold, met death under unusual cir
cumstances. The nurse had left the Anderson home,
nnd the mother wns giving the Infant n
bath. The room wns very warm and while
bathing the child the mother fainted The
baby fell from her arms ami Its head struck
the bowl of water. Death resulted before
medical aid could be summoned.
Poor Children Go Without Shoes
HA7.I.KTON. l'a., Dec. 7 Scores ot
families hero nre so poor that they can't
afford to buy shoes for their children, Tru
ant Ofllcer Kdward Turnbach found, upon
Investigation why many boys nnd girls wero
absent from their classes without proper
excuses. Tho Hoard ot Kducatlon will ask
the l'oor Hoard to look after the casts.
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met inside our door the
other day. .
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A cleon-cut, lean, llllio and
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tinued, "I have to have
all my Suits made to
measure, but I thought
maybe I could find an
Overcoat lo fit ready
made."
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him to step back with
him just a minute, put
the coat of a suit on
him, and asked him how
it felt and looked.
"That's all right," said
he sceptically, "but will
it stay that way?"
q "Why won't it? Just
look at that inside tailor'
ing it can't be s u r-
passed for quality and
fineness, no matter
how much you pay!"
CJHe bought the Suit
as well as the Overcoat,
and we know we've
made another convert
for Perry Clothes.
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for Suit or Overcoat
$25 upward for
Evening Dress Clothes
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